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Study: Cell phone use Ease of transfer changes brain activity Arizona Transfer Admission Pathway aims to smooth degree track between university, community colleges

electromagnetic phenoms that are emitted from cell phones,” said Dr. Nora Volkow of the National Institutes of Health in a press telebriefing on Thursday.

Volkow conducted the randomized study along with other researchers from the National Institutes of Health. The study included 47 participants, according to the journal.

“The human brain is sensitive to the electromagnetic radiation that is emitted from cell phones,” Volkow said.

While conducting the observations, researchers noticed a significant increase in glucose metabolism in areas of the brain that were closest to the antenna, Volkow said. Areas that were farRebecca Rillos/Arizona Daily Wildcat Christian Heaviland, a pre-business freshman, talks on his cell phone in the patio of the Park Stu- ther away did not show brain acdent Union on Friday. A recent National Institute of Health study found that “(t)he human brain is tivity changes. sensitive to the electromagnetic radiation that is emitted from cell phones,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, Andrew Murmes, a pre-busithe doctor who conducted the study. ness freshman, said he would not stop using his cell phone even if increase in brain glucose metab- researchers found harmful efBy Michelle Weiss olism, according to a study in a fects in future studies. In addiARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT recent issue of the Journal of the tion, he said students tend to text American Medical Association. more than call because they usuA new study has shown that Based on the study, conduct- ally are in class. cell phone use changes brain ed by the National Institutes of “Either way, you’ve got to activity, once again raising the Health, it cannot yet be deter- get in contact with people and question of whether cell phone mined whether there could be sometimes it’s important,” radiation can cause long-term long-term damage, such as can- Murmes said. brain damage. cer, from cell phone use.

Gabi Ibarra, a pre-business freshRecent research revealed peo“The purpose of the study was man, voiced a different sentiment. ple holding a phone to their ear to try to find out if the human PHONES, page 3 for a 50-minute period saw an brain is sensitive to the weak

our goal of being more productive and efficient (by) providing options and helping students find their way to a bachelor’s degree,” said Katie Paquet, spokesperson for the Arizona Board of Regents.

NAU will eliminate more than 50 degree paths that are redundant within its programs, NAU Provost Liz Grobsmith said at the meeting. Gail Burd, vice provost of UA Academic Affairs, said the UA does not have plans to eliminate any degree pathways at this time.

The new UA and PCC transfer agreement was signed earlier this month and created official degree pathways between the schools in 16 disciplines, such as anthropology, communication and political science. PCC will have between 75 and 85 new pathways within two years, according to Mike Proctor, vice provost of UA outreach and global initiatives.

“We put a lot of time into making sure every element of the transfer is clear and fairly concise, so it’s easier to make students aware of the opportunity,” Proctor said. “It takes a lot of ongoing work.”

By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Pima Community College student Joseph Krause said transferring to a four-year school can be a struggle.

“I think it’s really easy to get stuck at Pima,” he said. “I’m the perfect example. I’ve been here seven semesters.”

Krause, who studies business, said he tried to transfer to the UA once before and was unsuccessful because of unclear degree requirements and other complications within the system.

A new transfer initiative between the UA and PCC aims to streamline this process. The Arizona Transfer Admission Pathway Agreements is one of the efforts undertaken by all three universities to increase the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in the state.

The three universities presented their programs for low-cost degree options, including degree pathways between universities and community colleges, at the Arizona Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 17.

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Lujendra Ojha , a geosciences senior, found possible signs of liquid water on Mars through his research using a special high-resolution camera. About 700 undergraduates around the U.S. applied to present their research at the Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C., on April 13 , and 74 students, including Ojha, were chosen.

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I took these images and made digital terrain models, where I looked at two images of the same place, creating a 3-D effect. I saw a “flow feature” on one image, and not the other.

This led me to start looking for more of those features. I quickly gathered the observation that these features were only on the Southern Hemisphere and were forming at the time prudent for liquid brines to exist: during the summer.

How did the opportunity to present your research on Capitol Hill come about?

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Professional Student Council has an annual showcase at the UA that displays research from different fields. My research won a first prize and an honorable president’s award .

GPSC sent me an email about and event with the Council on Undergraduate Research , so I registered with CUR to present on Capitol Hill. Last week I heard a reply and found out I was accepted. CUR asked that I write to Arizona senators and representatives so they can see my research in Washington, which I plan to do.

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Lujendra Ojha, a geosciences senior, shows a 3-D image of the surface of the moon in his laboratory in the Charles P. Sonett Space Science building on Thursday. Ojha recently discovered water forms on Mars and will soon be sent to the White House to present his research.

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ASUA elections preview

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Primary election voting for the Associated Students of the University of Arizona will begin today and run until March 2, when the results will be announced.

These elections are a precursor to the general elections, which will run from March 7-9. The general elections will determine the ASUA membership for the upcoming academic year.

Voting for the ASUA primary election will be held at ASUA.arizona.edu starting today and lasting until March 2.

Election Schedule

March 2: Primary elections results announced, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Kiva Room, Student Union Memorial Center March 3: ASUA Senate forum, 5-7 p.m. Kiva Room, student union March 6: Executive debates 7-9 p.m. Ventana Room, student union March 7-9: General elections

The Daily Wildcat compiled information from all candidates running for a position in the Associated Students of the University of Arizona ahead of this week’s primary election.

Presidential candidates Age: 20 Political science junior Graduation date: May 2012 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s)?

Presidential chief of staff 20102011 and safety executive director 2009-2010 Statement: “I have an incrediJames Allen ble unyielding passion for student representation and advocacy for underrepresented populations. My drive and experience fuels my efforts to amplify the student voice.”

Age: 21 Political science junior Graduation date: May 2012 Served in ASUA before? No Statement: “Teamwork makes the dream work.”

Hector Araujo

Age: 21 Political science junior Graduation date: May 2012 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Campaign manager Statement: “I have had the great honor of working to represent students over the last three Daniel Hernandez years with ASA. I believe that I have not only the passion and drive but the experience necessary to move not just ASUA forward but working to move the entire university forward.”

Executive vice presidential candidates Age: 20 Journalism junior Expected graduation date: May 2012 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Club advocate, special events.

Statement: “I want to help Bryan Ponton clubs. Give them more money, fundraising opportunities, and easier recognition processes. With over 500 clubs, ASUA should do their best to make UA Clubs the best.”

Monica Ruiz

Age: 20 Psychology junior Expected graduation date: May 2012 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Club advocate.

Statement: “I have chosen to run because I have multiple, innovative ideas that will improve the Club Resource Center and enhance the student experience with ASUA altogether.”

Administrative vice presidential candidates Age: 19 Pre-business sophomore Expected graduation date: May 2013 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Member of Freshman Class Council; currently administrative chief of staff Darren Brown Jr. Statement: “The potential of Programs & Services is limitless in the programming that can be done by students, for students. I want to be the leader of this major impact on the Univeristy of Arizona campus.”

Age: 20 Marketing junior Expected graduation date: May 2012 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Freshman Class Council vice president, administrative chief of staff, adminisBrett Ponton trative vice president Statement: “With the experiences I’ve obtained as AVP this year, I know the changed that Programs & Services need to make to effectively advocate and educate for students at the UA.”

Age: 20 History junior Expected graduation date: May 2012 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Spring Fling executive director, Bear Down Camp counselor Brittany Steinke Statement: “I’m running for AVP because I have worked within Programs & Services and I can see improvements that could be made to my area and other areas. I think the position of AVP can be utilized in different ways and I want to explore those options to the fullest.”

Senatorial candidates Raymond Arvizu Age: 19 Political science sophomore Expected graduation date: 2013 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): ASA correspondent Statement: “I am running for ASUA senate to restore the integrity of the office. I hope to ensure that all students are equally represented on campus by their ASUA representatives.”

Jarrett Benkendorfer Age: 21 Political science junior Expected graduation date: 2012 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Standards Board director, Appropriations Board director Statement: “Bring back the student fee referendum, increase representation. Two ideas to give a voice back to you.”

Jason Brown Age: 21 Political science junior Expected graduation date: May 2012 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Chief of Staff for the Executive Vice President Statement: “I, as your future senator, will develop an internship fair and help acclimate international students into our amazing UA community.”

Marielos Castro Age: 19 Pre-public health freshman Expected graduation date: 2014 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Freshmen class council, SpringFling chair Statement:”I am passionate about the issue of financial access for students. I not only want to be a voice for students on this issue but an advocate in making solutions.”

Carlita L. Cotton Age: 39 Anthropology junior Expected graduation date: May 2012 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Appropriation Board director, 2010-2011 Statement: “I understand challenges; I represent diversity, my goals as Senator are to increase student communication, retention, and integration.”

Blanca C. Delgado Age: 19 Public health sophomore Expected graduation date: May 2013 Served in ASUA before? No Statement: “Dedicating myself to YOUR needs: an affordable education, promoting civic engagement, and supporting a diverse and secure experience!”

Danielle Dobrusin Age: 20 Political science sophomore Expected graduation date: Spring 2013 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Senate aide Statement: “Working as a Senate Aide has allowed me to see that senate can be improved to be more accountable and better represent the student body.”

Kevin Elliott Age: 20 Political science Expected graduation date: May 2013 Served in ASUA before? No Statement: “I am running for ASUA Senate because I am a student looking to help and give back to a campus that has already provided me with so much.”

Nina Grubisic Age: 19 Freshman majoring in Spanish Expected graduation date: 2014 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Freshman Class Council Statement: To broaden the students’ cultural horizons and make transitioning to a new school easier both through positively adjusting and transferring credits from previous schools.

Kyira Hankton Age: 18 Veterinary science freshman Expected graduation date: May 2014 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): executive diversity director Statement: To become a Senator to provide students with a centralization of information. Increasing diversity of meals available to vegetarians, an underrepresented population on campus.

Shan Harris Age: 18 Pre-business freshman Expected graduation date: May 2014 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Freshman Class Council Statement: “I am running for ASUA Senate because I have a passion to keep students informed about legislative policies and ways to reach out to student through forums and group visits.”

Dylan Janis Age: 19 Anthropology freshman Expected graduation date: 2014 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Freshman Class Council, Freshman Fee Advisory Board Statement: “I truly believe I have what it takes to do an extraordinary job representing the students of the UA...I want to be a part of the decision making when it comes to the allocation.”

Erik Lundstrom Age: 19 Political science sophomore Expected graduation date: December 2012 Served in ASUA before? No Statement: “It is simple: make a budget that works, make an open government, and build connections politically.

Branch out and represent students.”

Chandni Patel Age: 18 Psychology sophomore Expected graduation date: 2013 Served in ASUA before? No Statement: “I want to be a refreshing voice for the students at UA. This campus has provided so many opportunities to be successful however I believe their is room to change. I hope to make a difference!”

Robert Rosinski Age: 25 Civil engineering sophomore Expected graduation date: 2013 Served in ASUA before? No Statement: “I will bring my experience from outside of the college environment, with its unique perspective as a veteran, father, and business owner, and use it to improve the University.”

Josh Ruder Age: 19 Physics sophomore Expected graduation date: May 2013 Served in ASUA before? No Statement: “I’m running for senator because I believe I have the capability to make a revolutionary change in students’ access and availability to internships and research oppertunities.”

Chad S. Travis Age: 20 Pre-business sophomore Expected graduation date: 2013 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what positions(s): Current senator, president of the Freshman Class Council last year Statement: “I’m Chad S. Travis, I’m running for re-election to the ASUA’s Senate. My platform this year — use CatTran for trips to local shopping center.”

Michael Weingartner Age: 19 Sophomore majoring in molecular and cellular biology and creative writing Expected graduation date: May 2013 Served in ASUA before? Yes If so, what position(s): Appropriations Board director Statement: “I will facilitate student financial aid/scholarships, promote fiscal responsibility in tuition and fees, and engage nontraditional students.”

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DEGREES continued from page 1 Degree articulation staff from both schools worked to identify the most closely aligned programs. They made changes in which courses are accepted for transfer credit and when those courses are offered. Additional courses were also offered online in some cases.

“This has really (been) driven by making extremely seamless pathways and identifying any possible disconnect,” Proctor said.

Programs will continue to be evaluated to ensure they stay aligned with one another, according to William Fee, director of UA Transfer Curriculum and Academic Articulation.

“It’s always challenging with curriculum,” Fee said. “We have to face the fact that curriculum’s changing. That all has to be accounted for.”

The UA will work on similar pathways with community colleges throughout Arizona, he said.

The UA plans to increase enrollment by 14,000 students across Arizona annually by 2020 as part of the Arizona Board of Regents 2020 Vision strategic plan. Community college partnerships will serve 10,000 of these students, according to an Arizona Board of Regents executive summary.

The new agreement aims to reach this goal by helping students who are uncertain about the transfer process.

“From the Pima side, it seems like the two colleges are completely separate and have nothing to do with each other,” Krause said. He said he plans on transferring to the UA next semester.

The current system of transferring credits and meeting advisers can be convoluted, he said.

“I feel like I made a million trips (to the UA campus) and would get there and be sent to the wrong person,” Krause said.

Proctor said the intent of the new agreement is to remove barriers to transferring.

“There are a number of students who go to community college and have every intention of finishing in four years,” Proctor said. “They have every intention of going here, but it didn’t happen.”

Proctor said the program provides resources for students who were sidetracked in their degree paths due to family or job issues or difficult classes.

“You don’t have to build the path yourself,” Proctor said. “We’ve built it for you. We’re here to help.”

Marketing teams will also target transfer students in advertising the new pathways, according to Proctor.

Anthony Abeyta, a recreation management student at PCC, said making students aware of the pathways could encourage them to continue on to the UA. “The only barrier is just staying motivated at Pima,” Abeyta said. “There’s not really something telling you to go to a four-year school and get that degree.”

Abeyta plans on transferring to the UA next semester and said the process is easy for students who know what resources are available. He said the transfer agreement may make these options clearer.

“It’s just informing people,” Abeyta said. “You’ll have credits transfer. It’s a for-sure deal.”

News Tips 621-3193 The Daily Wildcat is always interested in story ideas and tips from readers. If you see something deserving of coverage, contact news editor Luke Money at news@wildcat.arizona.edu or call the newsroom at 621-3193.

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“The main things that are coming out of a cell phone are microwaves,”

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said Bradford Barber, a research professor of radiology at the UA. Barber is also a physicist that develops instrumentation in nuclear medicine and he works with gamma rays.

“There’s no clear mechanism for causing cancer with these kinds of microwaves that you would have from a cell phone,” he said.

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found from radioisotopes can cause cancer at very high levels. It seems unlikely for long wave radiation such as radio waves to cause cancer, Barber said.

“The fact that we are observing changes really highlights the need to do the studies,” Volkow said, “to be properly able to answer the question of whether cell phone exposure could have harmful effects or not.”

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Baja Arizona: 51st state a first-rate idea T

he insurgent group “Start Our State” made headlines recently by calling for Pima County to secede from Arizona and become its own state, called “Baja Arizona.” The primary reason for this, according to group co-chairman Paul Eckerstrom, is that the heavily liberal population of Southern Arizona is fed up with Republican-dominated state politics.

All of those calling Pima County separatist “sore losers” should remember that this would not be the first time a portion of a state was so wildly different in terms of political views that it decided to forge a new path for itself in this crazy world. When the mostly rural, poverty-stricken, non-slave owning people of the western parts of Virginia saw how different they were from their metropolitan compatriots to the east, they realized it was time to make a change.

So, from a historical perspective, this is not too radical of an idea. After all, it’s not like Pima County would secede from the United States entirely. That’s what the rest of Arizona wants to do. By even considering Senate Bill 1433, a measure which would allow Arizona legislators to nullify federal laws and executive orders (basically the legislative equivalent of a teenager storming up the stairs and screaming “You’re not the boss of me!”), Arizona lawmakers have made it clear they are not too interested in the “united” part of the United States. So, in a way, all the supporters of “Start Our State” are really saying is that they view themselves as residents of the United States first, and of Arizona second. The last time we checked, that’s the exact definition of patriotism.

Another, more colloquial definition of patriotism is paying attention to and criticizing those policies you feel run counter to the fundamental ideals of your country.

Having a state legislature that is unilaterally focused on promoting a hyperpartisan agenda with no outside input whatsoever is not serving the best interests of the people of Arizona, it’s serving the interests of those in Maricopa County. And that’s the fundamental issue at hand here.

Maricopa County, by far Arizona’s most populous area, wields clout and power so disproportionally large that it eschews any possibility of equal representation or debate.

As a result, this debate is far less pitting Democrats versus Republicans and far more Maricopans against everybody else.

Hell, you might as well call the new state “Baja Maricopa” since they’re the ones we would really be seceding from.

If even Tucson, Arizona’s second-largest city, is unable to make a dent in the tide of conservative politics, then it’s clear the system of representation is broken beyond repair, and the only solution is to scrap it and start over.

The only piece of advice for the Legislature: Don’t ask for permission.

West Virginia didn’t ask Virginia if they could leave. They just left. Introduce a bill? No! Declare independence and just be there. If there was ever a president to support a new blue state, it’s President Barack Obama. The comparisons between President Abraham Lincoln and Obama could grow.

It would be nice if Maricopa County would, instead, just secede and save us all the effort. For you Maricopans who aren’t crazy about that idea, three words: Senator Joe Arpaio. Baja Arizona would have no immigration law and its citizens would laugh as Arpaio tried to round up everyone. People would know that when Rep. Raul Grijalva said, “Boycott Arizona,” he meant boycott the crazies in Maricopa County.

And to our hippie tree-hugging brothers and sisters to the north, that’s right Flagstaff peeps, come on down!

Your voice will be heard. Solar panels and hybrid cars will flourish.

Baja Arizona’s wouldn’t have a state gun. The state motto could be: “Baja Arizona. Bad ass.” And the state drink: Adios mother fucker.

In the end, it’s not you, Arizona, it’s us.

No, wait. It is you, and that’s why (we hope) we’re out of here.

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and specifically on our campus, may I offer these personal thoughts for the consideration of Wildcat readers?

1. I support guns for hunting (though I do have a problem with entertainment killing of animals).

2. I support a person’s right to carry a gun in extreme circumstances; for example, if they have a business or home that has been robbed, or if they are being specifically threatened.

3. I support a person’s right to target practice with guns in an authorized area.

4. However, I don’t support the right of people to carry guns as a general practice. Why? While it may be true that a person has a right to carry a gun as they walk around campus, work at their place of employment or visit a store, I also have a right that they not carry a gun.

Therein is the clash of rights.

5. My reason is this: I don’t trust the average person to carry a loaded gun.

I don’t know what they are like when they are angry and have a gun, when

The bagel place in the Student Union Memorial Center forces students to get the drink on Wednesday in order to get the subsidized $3 meal. The checker said that the employees were recently told to ensure that students grab all three components to the meal, otherwise they must charge full price. I don’t drink soda, so I only grabbed chips and the bagel sandwich. The checker would not give me the $3 meal unless I went and grabbed a cup and put some liquid in it … I had to throw out the cup and waste it because of their new policy. This anti-environmental policy should be highlighted. ­— Lee Streitz Landscape architecture graduate student

Fewer guns allows for more civilized campus

On the issue of guns in general,

they are stressed and have a gun, when they are at a party and have a gun, or when they are in a fast-moving panic situation and have a gun. In my view, their gun possession is a threat.

6. Some people argue that it would be beneficial to have more people armed in the event that a crime or mass shooting takes place. But consider this: No matter how much target practice a person does, being able to respond correctly in an actual chaotic and volatile situation is a whole different level. It demands higher, more finely tuned, and quicker decision making capacities. Soldiers and police undertake persistent training for these situations. The average person is only an amateur.

In summary, it is my personal view that having fewer and less powerful guns, rather than additional and more powerful guns, provides a more civilized pathway for our campus and society.

— Ron Rude UA Lutheran campus pastor-ELCA

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ussell Pearce, the president of the Arizona Senate, is at it again with his unquenchable thirst for pursuing illegal immigrants to the furthest extent of the law and then beyond it.

Pearce, known largely for his role in the infamous S.B. 1070, is now among those in the Arizona Senate who are introducing legislation that will make it a crime for illegal immigrants to drive in the state, bar them from public education, dole out special birth certificates that deny state citizenship to children born in the US to illegal immigrants and force eviction of those who harbor illegal immigrants in public housing. The new legislation, S.B. 1611, is sure to bring up several lawsuits, but apparently the Legislature is banking on that in order to bring the matter before court for a landmark victory.

Pearce said that, in order to stop what he calls “the invasion,” the state must stop “rewarding people for breaking (immigration) laws,” according to an article from The New York Times.

Supporter of the new legislation, Katie Dionne, said in the same article, “if (an immigrant’s) life is so wonderful, why did they leave where they’re from?”

First, to touch on Dionne’s remark,

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the life of an immigrant isn’t wonderful.

Mexico is currently in such a vicious and corrupt state that these people are fleeing the chaos in search of a better life. If you don’t want to hear it from a college student, just listen to Gov. Jan Brewer.

By now we’ve all heard her accusations that beheadings are spilling over from Mexico. While she’s wrong about the spillover, Brewer is right about the state of violence. Just ask Tiffany Hartley, whose husband was shot in Mexico while on his Jet Ski. Second, yes, these people are breaking the law, and we certainly ought to punish them, but this Joseph McCarthy-like witch hunt to uproot the immigrants and punish their children is truly going too far.

How can someone be born in the US, but denied state citizenship? There seems to be a conflict here, both in logic and with that pesky 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Furthermore, perhaps the grossest overstep of the legislation is the punishment for harboring an illegal immigrant.

Play out this scenario: An illegal immigrant couple comes over to the U.S. and lives with relatives who are current U.S. citizens living in public housing. This is, of course, breaking the law and the

U.S. citizens are essentially harboring a fugitive couple. Under this new legislation, if discovered, not only will the illegal immigrants most likely be jailed and eventually deported, but their relatives can be evicted from their homes.

Now factor in the possibility of a child being born to that illegal couple and tell me things don’t get complicated.

The current law on the books, Arizona Revised Statute 13-2929, lists the punishment for harboring an illegal alien as a Class 1 misdemeanor, and a fine of up to $1,000. Now tack on eviction and ask yourself if this is going too far.

It is understandable to want to bring illegal immigrants to justice. They’re here illegally and that is a crime. But at what point do we stop treating them as an illegal immigrant and more like some sort of vicious monster? Is it really so bad to want a better life? What happened to embracing the tired, poor, huddled masses that yearn to breathe free?

This incessant hounding to stop “the invasion” needs to be abandoned. The lawsuits and boycotts of this bigotry alone are draining our, already weak, state of its limited resources. Now we learn that our Legislature is passing bills in hopes of getting judicially reviewed and challenged? That’s like betting money you don’t have. It’s as though Arizona is truly aiming to be labeled the most senseless state in the union.

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UA budget cuts deter international scholars

By Jazmine Woodberry Arizona Daily Wildcat

The UA’s last international scholar came from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2006, but the UA shouldn’t expect more scholars any time soon due to budget cuts.

Kirk Simmons, executive director of International Affairs, first introduced the program to the UA as a part of its broader mission to be recognized as a research university.

The Scholarship Rescue Fund was a national formalized response to scholars being rebuked for research abroad. In 2002, the Institute of International Education, a private nonprofit organization specializing in international information exchange via scholars, created the fund.

Mary Ann Berg, administrative assistant in the Division of International Affairs, said the office now focuses around mostly student programs, as the Scholar Rescue Fund focuses around teachers working with students.

“I doubt students even

know that this program exists,” said Dana Bleau, director of the Office of International Faculty and Scholars. “The SRF (Scholarship Rescue Fund) really strives to provide opportunities for scholars, not students, to continue their research in a safe environment, somewhere where they are free from fear and persecution.”

A lack of funding has stood in the way of some scholars coming to the UA, according to Bleau.

She said the UA faculty is aware of the program, but requiring the UA to match the institute’s financial support can sometimes be a deterrent.

Host campuses are asked to match the Scholarship Research Fund fellowship award by providing partial salary, stipend support, or housing, material support for researching and publications, and other in-kind assistance.

The fund supports fellowships lasting for three months to one year, with awards up to $25,000.

Awards can be renewed for a second year if

MARS continued from page 1 If what we found is really liquid brine flow on Mars, then we can look into the potential of that more seriously. Water on Mars has always been so debatable, but what we found is convincing. It gives us better understanding of dynamic and surfacial (sic) processes as to what is actually happening on Mars.

People have had ideas that gullies, which are flow features, were found by water, but what’s new and exciting in present day is liquid water on Mars.

The research is very promising.

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approved. Money is then given through the UA, or another host university, for direct support of scholar-grantees.

To Bleau, the UA community needs the opportunity to learn and interact more globally by engaging with scholars from other countries, through programs like this one.

Scholars using their time at the UA to teach classes could impact the campus in a postitive way, according to Bleau, as “my hope would be that there would be an exchange of cultural understanding and education,” impacting the average student at a greater level.

Bleau said the benefits vary from scholar to student.

“The scholar obviously gets to continue their research and collaborate with fellow experts here at UA,” Bleau said. “The students have the opportunity to learn from someone from another culture and hopefully not only peak their interest in their academic field of choice, but also in understanding other cultures.”

ing this?

I have been researching this for about a year and a half. My senior thesis is on this research, and I am working on getting the paper published.

How do you think finding clues of habitation on Mars will affect your own future?

It definitely helps my resume, and when I apply for graduate school it will show that I am actually involved in significant research. It is also personally satisfying because involvement in this type of research has been my dream since I moved from Nepal at age 15. I have always been interested in science, and I hope to one day be a planetary scientist.

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By Alexander Vega ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

Mutant Ninja Turtles go to college A group of four people were arrested for trespassing in a sewer at 3:00 a.m. on Feb. 20.

A University of Arizona Police Department officer was patroling Second Street when he noticed a group of people on Highland Avenue.

One of the men in the group was on the ground, but the officer knew that Highland Avenue was blocked on both sides.

The officer drove around to First Street and looked for the group but could not locate them.

He then saw movement on the ground and observed one of the men going into a manhole.

The officer yelled out to the subject to stop and ran over to the manhole.

The man listened to the officer and exited the manhole as the officer approached him.

The man identified himself as a UA undergraduate student and told the officer that there were three other people in the tunnels.

The officer shouted into the manhole, ordering the rest of the group to exit.

The group cooperated and all three came up the ladder and left the manhole at street level.

Once all four were on the street, the officer obtained their identification.

Two were UA students and two were friends from the students’ hometown.

The officer informed all four people that the public is not allowed inside the tunnels and that entering them is considered trespassing.

The officer cited all parties for trespassing in the second degree and released them on the scene.

The two UA students were also referred to the Dean of Students Office for a code of conduct violation.

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An international female UA student was cited for minor in possession and transported to the University Medical Center on Feb. 20.

A UAPD officer responded to La Paz Residence Hall after Tucson Fire Department reported a highly intoxicated female.

TFD was already at the residence hall when the officer arrived.

The student was sitting on a bench in front of the hall, leaning forward with her head down.

At the time, the student was unresponsive and there was a strong odor of alcohol coming from her mouth. There was also vomit on the ground near the student’s feet.

The officer spoke to her friend who was on scene.

The friend said that she received a call from the student’s roommate requesting that she pick up the student from a party.

The roommate called from a blocked number and the friend could not call back.

The friend picked the student up from an unknown house party near Park Avenue and First Street.

The friend called 911 after the student became unresponsive.

She was transported to UMC and the officer followed up at the UMC at 5:30 a.m. and cited the student for minor in possession.

Because the student was an international student, the officer notified her native consulate about the arrest.

The student was also referred to the Dean of Students Office for a code of conduct violation.

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A domestic disturbance occurred at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center on Feb. 22 at 6:42 p.m.

A UAPD officer responded to the pool regarding a disturbance between two men.

Upon arrival, the officer met with a man who was there to see his daughter’s swim practice.

The man identified himself as the daughter’s stepfather and said he was there with the daughter’s biological mother.

The stepfather noticed that another man, the daughter’s biological father, was also in the stands watching the practice.

The stepfather confronted the father and told the father to leave the practice.

However, the biological father had custody for the weekend and wanted to watch his daughter’s swim practice.

The stepfather confronted the father and at one point bumped the father with his chest.

The stepfather later admitted, “I should not have done that, it just makes it worse.”

The biological father decided not to press charges.

The officer advised the two men to somehow overcome their bad feelings for the good of their daughter.

The two men agreed that their arguments were not good for anyone involved.

The officer later learned that the two men were involved in a similar incident, previously recorded by UAPD, and that criminal charges were not pressed then either.

Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department reports. A complete list of UAPD activity can be found at www.uapd.arizona.edu.

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Psychology freshman What are three words you use to describe yourself?

Sexy, beastly and wild.

Would you rather waste hours playing “Black Ops” or the Wii “Kinect Dance”?

Definitely the Wii Dance. I need to compete against some dancers.

When you have kids what are you going to name theme?

Olga and Josephina, and then if it was a boy I’d name him Stud Muffin.

Since you used the term wild to describe yourself, how have you been wild in the past 24 hours?

I did a wing eating contest, where I had to eat these super hot wings, and I had to eat six wings in 20 minutes. When I only ate three, my throat started swelling up and my nose stopped and I couldn’t breathe. I was suffocating while dying, so I stopped before I had to go to the emergency room.

Sounds incredible.

Who do you want to see on the next front cover of Maxim?

Jessica Alba, she’s my favorite.

Favorite Michael Jackson song?

All of them.

What are you doing tonight?

Tonight I am a DD, a designated driver. It’s for people who are just really good drivers.

HOROSCOPES

Aries (March 21 - April 19) — Today is a 6 — It’s funny how confidence can turn so quickly into self-doubt. Accept your thoughts, learn from them and love yourself. Trust your intuition.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) — Today is a 6 — You’re yearning for adventure but are afraid of dangers ahead. Don’t let negative thoughts block your imagination.

Follow your dreams anyway.

Gemini (May 21 - June 21) — Today is a 7 — Negative thoughts come into your head.

Just thank them for

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Christopher Francis, left, and Albert Niemeyer, members of the Sons of the American Revolution, greet concert goers in front of Centennial Hall on Sunday as it hosted the UA Wind Ensemble in the John Philip Sousa Gala Concert. “We’re providing a patriotic atmosphere for a patriotic concert,” Francis said.

boosters and will be available to sample as they come or in cherry, licorice or banoffee pie flavors.

“You often hear from a female perspective that semen has an awful alkaline taste, so we thought we’d better make it more user friendly,” explained horse trainer Lindsay Kerslake, whose stallions will supply the shots, according to The Australian.

“Think of it like a milkshake …

It’s all safe. We’re getting the semen in the same way breeders do, using an artificial vagina and storing it in the formula they use.”

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their opinion, and move on with your day. There’s plenty of work to do. Reframe with new language.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22) — Today is a 6 — You’re right to be suspicious and trust your intuition. Not everybody is who they say they are. Choose your friends by their actions, not who they say they know.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Negativity looms and threatens your health.

Make sure to get plenty of rest, and don’t take yourself

TODAY IS

“Ansel Adams: Arizona and the West” exhibit is being shown in the Center for Creative Photography until May 15, 2011.

“Face to Face: 150 Years of Photographic Portraiture” exhibit is being shown in the Center for Creative Photography main auditorium until May 15, 2011.

Many Mexicos: Vistas de la Frontera exhibition at the Arizona State Museum (1031 E. University Blvd). January 24, 2011 through November 17, 2012. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. $5.

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too seriously today. Tell those fears you’ll get back to them later.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — When you strive for perfection, you can be too harsh on yourself.

Notice your successes, rather than lingering on failures (that gave you lessons to win).

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Your family will always have an opinion. Don’t take it personally. They love you and want the best for you, even if it doesn’t seem so.

Look from a new angle.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — It’s difficult to believe your creative productivity over the last few days.

Take time to acknowledge your accomplishments with a special celebration.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Don’t worry. Just get busy. Economic distress is temporary, and you still have the juice. Besides, money can’t buy health or love. Enjoy what you have.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Don’t get intimidated by the ideas of others.

Sports Reporters Kyle Arps Vince Balistreri Nicole Dimtsios Ryan Dolan Kelly Hultgren Tyler Johnson Daniel Kohler Kevin Nadakal Zack Rosenblatt Bryan Roy Alex Williams Kevin Zimmerman Arts & Feature Writers Remy Albillar Miranda Butler Christy Delehanty Kim Kotel Jason Krell Steven Kwan Kellie Mejdrich Kathleen Roosa Johanna Willet Dallas Williamson Jazmine Woodberry

Photographers Robert Alcaraz Gordon Bates Janice Biancavilla Will Ferguson Farren Halcovich Valentina Martinelli Virginia Polin Ernesto Somoza Annie Marum Koby Upchurch Rebecca Rillos David Venezia Designers Kelsey Dieterich Freddy Eschrich Jessica Leftault Chris Legere Adrienne Lobl Rebecca Rillos Zack Rosenblatt Copy Editors Chelsea Cohen Nicole Dimtsios Emily Estrada Greg Gonzales Jason Krell James Neeley Melissa Porter Sarah Precup Lynley Price Stephanie Ramirez Advertising Account Executives Ryan Adkins Kirstie Birmingham Sarah Dalton Liliana Esquer Zach McClain Grego Moore Siobhan Nobel Luke Pergande John Reed Daniela Saylor Sales Manager Courtney Wood Advertising Designers Christine Bryant Lindsey Cook Fiona Foster Levi Sherman Classified Advertising Jasmin Bell Katie Jenkins Christal Montoya Jenn Rosso Sales Coordinator Sarah Dalton Accounting Nicole Browning Brandon Holmes Luke Pergande Joe Thomson Delivery Colin Buchanan Kameron Norwood

Get support from someone with more experience to keep you on the right track. Postpone travel until later.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Work schedule is full. Bring your top game as you’re going to need it. Leave aside all complaints and negative thoughts, and narrow your focus to win.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) — Today is an 8 — You have many work and social responsibilities.

Figure out how you can combine them both. Get plenty of rest or you’ll wear down.

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Festival organizer Keenan joked that New Zealand’s recent international sporting success in rugby league and netball were because of athletes imbibing stallion semen.

“The Kiwi rugby league team and the New Zealand netball team found [stallion semen] is better than Viagra and has helped their performances very well,” he said.

Really?

“No — but we are saying that.”

OVERHEARD

•Chef Boyardee is actually a real person. His given name is Hector Boiardi and he was born in northern Italy in 1897.

•Richard Pavelle`s solved the Rubik’s cube underwater, needing only five gulps of air.

•The Red Baron’s real name was Manfred Von Richtofen.

•Emerson Moser, Crayola’s most senior crayon moulder, retired after making 1.4 billion crayons. It was then that he revealed he was actually colorblind.

Opinions Editor Kristina Bui Design Chief Olen Lenets

Stallion semen served up in New Zealand

The latest crazy candidate for a food fad may prove to be quite a mouthful.

Raise your glass if you fancy a shot of horse semen, a purported “delicacy” that will debut at the Wildfoods Festival in Hokitika, New Zealand, in March.

“It is sort of quirky, I suppose,” festival organizer Mike Keenan told AOL News, with Kiwi understatement.

“It is the protein of the stallion.

It is going to be tastefully done.”

The shots, which will sell for $10, are pitched as being healthy energy

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Columnists Storm Byrd Nyles Kendall Mallory Hawkins Caroline Nachazel Heather Price-Wright Andrew Shepherd

Exhibit Commemorates Stewart Lee Udall Legacy “I’m for Stew: The Life and Times of Stewart Lee Udall” will be on display through June 15 in the gallery at Special Collections at the University Libraries, located at 1510 E. University Blvd.

Portions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Feb. 2-28, Arizona State Museum, Park Avenue and University Boulevard. Extra Info ASM is open Monday through Saturday, 10a.m. to 5p.m. Admission is $5 for adults; free for ASM members, UA and Pima students with ID and children 17 and younger.

A free public symposium and teacher workshop on Saturday, Feb. 12, will be led by experts who will discuss the ongoing significance of the treaty. 520626-8381 The Aesthetic Code: Unraveling the Secrets of Art, through April 12, 2011. University of Arizona Musem of Art.

Theatre

Old Time Radio Theatre An evening of new and vintage radio stories presented live by our casts for a nostalgic look and the Golden Age of Radio. $8, discounts available. For more details, go to www.beowulfalley. org. Jan. 18, Feb. 1 & 15, March 1 & 15 at 7pm at Beowulf Alley Theatre 11 S. Sixth Ave. “Gunsmokin’ or Have Fun, Will Travel!” at The Gaslight Theatre 7010 E. Broadway starting Jan. 19- March 5 $17.95; discounts available! Contact Box office for correct showtimes 886-9428

Galleries

“Musical Compositions of Ted DeGrazia” Jan. 21, 2011 – Jan. 16 2012. Musically inspired artwork from throughout the artist’s career is on display, including the complete collection of paintings from his 1945 Master of Arts thesis at the University of Arizona titled “Art and its Relation to Music in Music Education.”

DEGRAZIA GALLERY IN THE SUN 6300 N. Swan Road

Of Note

Off-Campus Housing Fair! March 1-2, 10am -3pm UA Mall. Get moving, and get info and insight for successful off-campus living without leaving campus. FREE door prizes, games, refreshments and details from Tucson apartment complexes, property management firms, real estate agencies and key local businesses and services.

Meet Me Maynards. Southern Arizona Roadrunners hosts a free, 3 mile run/walk in downtown Tucson on Monday evenings, beginning and ending at Maynards Market/Kitchen.

Check in: 5:45 p.m. Start at 6 p.m.

520-991-0733 OR 520-545-0577 The third annual Tucson Festival of Books—March 12 & 13, 2011 Free and open to the public, this two day festival endorses the community celebration of reading and knowledge by featuring hundreds of authors, publishers, and exhibitors.The Tucson Festival of Books is sponsored by the Arizona Daily Star, the University of Arizona and University Medical Center (UMC). It is planned and staged by an all-volunteer group of Tucson community, commercial, civic and educational leaders.

Proceeds from the event benefit literacy efforts in Southern Arizona.

TucsonFestivalofBooks.org

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U.S. reaching out to rebel forces in Libya, Clinton says

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A group of boys get into the revolutionary spirit on the streets of Benghazi, Libya, on Sunday.

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BENGHAZI, Libya — The Obama administration appeared Sunday to welcome the formation of a national opposition government in Libya, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying “we’ve been reaching out” to forces trying to oust dictator Moammar Qaddafi and are prepared “to offer any kind of assistance that anyone wishes to have from the United States.”

Clinton’s comments came as former high-ranking Libyan aides to Qaddafi who resigned since the uprising and his bloody crackdown began 12 days ago met behind closed doors in rebel-held Benghazi in eastern Libya, the country’s second-largest city, to create an alternative national government. Organizers said the government will include liberated cities and towns and emphasized it was temporary.

With an unconfirmed death toll estimated in the hundreds to the thousands, Qaddafi still held the capital of Tripoli on Sunday. Residents of nearby Zawiya said Qaddafi’s forces were circling the outskirts of their city after being run out days ago.

Two men told McClatchy in separate interviews by cell phone that Qaddafi forces were attacking on the edges of the city but had not re-entered the center, but that they feared that could happen at any time. The men spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing for their safety. One of the men also said there had been about two dozen kidnappings in the city since Friday.

It was unclear how high level the U.S.

overtures to the opposition have been — or just what sort of aid has been offered or accepted and whether that includes military assistance.

Clinton spoke with reporters before departing for Geneva, Switzerland, where she’ll discuss the Libyan situation at a meeting Monday of the United Nations Human Rights Council. President Barack Obama is to meet Monday in Washington to discuss the situation with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Clinton did not explicitly endorse the opposition government. She said the discussion is “just at the beginning of what will follow Qaddafi.”

“First we have to see the end of his regime with no further violence and bloodshed, which is a big challenge in front of all of us,” she said. “But we’ve been reaching out to many different Libyans who are attempting to organize in the east and as the revolution moves westward there as well. I think it’s way too soon to tell how this is going to play out, but we’re going to be ready and prepared to offer any kind of assistance that anyone wishes to have from the United States.”

A spokesman for the opposition government, Abdulhafid Gouqa, said at a news conference in Benghazi on Sunday that the organizers were not talking to foreign governments and were not interested in outside intervention.

He also emphasized that the government was still being shaped and that he could not offer many specifics, but he insisted there would be no negotiations with Qaddafi’s regime. “Our blood cannot be negotiated,” he said.

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Staples Center homey for the Celtics in 99-92 win over Clippers McClatchy Newspapers LOS ANGELES — They came home from that long-and-winding journey through the wilderness and made a discovery, peeling away a layer or two: The road had followed the Los Angeles Clippers home.

The Celtics grabbed Staples Center and claimed it as their own, boosted by a loud, proBoston crowd. Then they seized the Clippers, shook them around and rattled them in the third quarter and went on to win, 99-92, on Saturday night.

Blake Griffin had 21 points and 11 rebounds for his 50th double-double of the season, guard Randy Foye scored 32 and Chris Kaman had his best offensive output since returning from his lingering ankle injury, playing nearly 27 minutes.

Kaman was eight for 12 from the field for 16 points but went scoreless in the third quarter.

This was their fourth consecutive loss coming out of the AllStar break and it mirrored many of their latest wobbles, featuring a decently played first half and horrendous third quarter.

The Clippers (21-39) had a seven-point lead at the half and promptly watched the Celtics’ Paul Pierce go to work in the third quarter, in much the same way Kobe Bryant did one night before.

Bryant had 18 points in the

third quarter on Friday night for the Lakers, outscoring the Clippers, who could manage only 17 themselves.

On Saturday, Pierce had 24 points, scoring 12 of them in the third quarter as the Celtics opened the third on a 14-4 run.

At least this was a moderate improvement over Friday: The Clippers put up a whopping 21 points in the third quarter.

They were without their newest players, Mo Williams and Jamario Moon, and the waiting game continued for the Clippers two days after their trade-deadline deal with the Cavaliers.

Williams and Moon were not able to play because the trade has not been officially completed.

The holdup was because of pending results of the physical of Baron Davis, who was moved to the Cavaliers along with a first-round draft choice.

There was a school of thought that the deal would go through even if Davis failed the physical, that the Cavaliers were more concerned with this June’s draft pick and were aware of his knee issues when they agreed to the deal.

Williams and Moon got to Los Angeles on Thursday night in time to have dinner with Coach Vinny Del Negro and Neil Olshey, vice president of basketball operations.

Davis arrived in Cleveland

on Saturday afternoon and had the physical, including an MRI exam on his ailing left knee.

“It’s a Saturday evening in Cleveland,” Olshey said. “I don’t think the MRI technicians are standing around. They (the Cavaliers) have until tomorrow at 5 and they’re not playing tonight. So I don’t think they’re in any great rush..”

Still, the Cavaliers do practice at a complex called the Cleveland Clinic. It’s not as if they have to wait in line for an MRI machine.

The Clippers, however, do seem to get their MRIs back in record time.

“Unfortunately, we’ve had far too many reasons to use MRIs lately,” Olshey said.

“There’s a lot of repeat business there they don’t want to lose. We take MRIs like we take showers.”

Gordon on hold

Shooting guard Eric Gordon, who has been out because of an injured right wrist, is going to be sidelined even longer. The Clippers had thought he might return Monday at Sacramento, but Gordon is thinking it might be Wednesday against Houston or Saturday at home against Denver.

“Right now, I can’t even shoot a three-point shot,” Gordon said, adding that he can’t make mid-range jumpers either.

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Blake Griffin, left, of the Los Angeles Clippers misses on this slam dunk attempt as he is defended by Glen Davis, 11, of the Boston Celtics in the first half at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on Saturday.

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Freshman Andrew Murmes advances the puck in Arizona’s 11-5 loss to ASU on Friday in the Tucson Convention Center. The Icecats lost to the Sun Devils again on Saturday, 6-5.

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The ASU club hockey team rolled into Tucson this past weekend riding a 14-game winning streak over the Arizona Icecats, and it left with a 16-game winning streak.

The Icecats (14-13-2) fell to the No. 8 Sun Devils 11-5 on Friday in the Tucson Convention Center and 6-5 in overtime in the most intense games of the season on Saturday, according to head coach Leo Golembiewski.

“The guys played their hearts out,” Golembiewski said.

On Friday, ASU struck first, scoring only four minutes into the game with a shot that snuck past goaltender Steven Sisler’s left shoulder.

The Icecats answered back with a Brady Lefferts goal four minutes later, and tied the game.

The two teams would exchange goals for most of the first two periods. Arizona would lead 4-3 late in the second, but it wouldn’t last.

ASU scored three goals to end the second period, including one with one second left on the clock, giving the Sun Devils a 6-4 lead.

“That kills a team,” forward Mike Babyak said about ASU’s last-second goal.

Despite scoring a goal to make it 6-5 at the beginning of the period, Babyak’s premonition was correct.

ASU poured in five unanswered goals to close the game, giving the Sun Devils a lopsided victory.

“It was a tale of two games,” Golembiewski said. “We played well for half of the game, and (ASU) played well for half of the game.”

The Sun Devil rally at the end of the second period shifted the momentum in the

game greatly.

“Momentum can be a tricky thing,” said freshman Eric Watters. “If you have it, you have it. If you don’t, you don’t. It’s hard to get back, and hard to get. We just couldn’t get it back.”

In game two, the Icecats made sure momentum was on their side from the beginning.

Arizona jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and closed the first frame up 4-1.

However, the second period was all ASU. It scored three consecutive goals to tie the game at four. The score held until the middle of the third period when ASU scored once again to take the lead with nine minutes remaining in the game.

The Icecats were unable to convert on numerous chances to score with time dwindling.

Golembiewski made the call to pull the goalie with just less than a minute to play to give the Icecats a sixth skater, and it paid off.

Icecat captain Jordan Schupan, in his final game in an Icecat uniform, scored the gametying goal with 24 seconds left, sending the Tucson Convention Center arena crowd into pandemonium.

“It was really incredible, with 6,000 fans going crazy,” Schupan said. “It was an amazing feeling.”

The excitement wouldn’t last too long, though.

ASU’s Danny McAuliffe scored the game-winning goal with a minute and a half remaining in the overtime period.

“We definitely left it all out there,” Schupan said. “We had such a great start (but) we started to watch and sit back, we took a couple penalties and let them right back into the game.”

The Icecats finish out the season at 14-13-2, giving them their 30th winning season in the last 32 years, according to Golembiewski.

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Wildcats carry on full beam ahead

Improved routine delivers key win over BYU

By Kevin Nadakal Arizona Daily Wildcat The No. 25 Arizona gymnastics team could be jumping up a few spots in the rankings after its weekend performance against Brigham Young University.

The Wildcats put up 195.350 total team points, besting the Cougars during the Saturday-night meet.

The Wildcats erased a 0.300 point deficit in the final event with their beam team to take home the win.

“It was a good meet, but once again we had a singular problem event,” said head coach Bill Ryden.

“It was a lot of the same story. We didn’t give up and ended up with our best event of the night.”

Arizona put an end to its beam woes, scoring a season high 49.200.

Juniors Katie Matusik and Deanna Graham scored a 9.925 and a 9.900, respectively.

“They were really top-notch routines,” Ryden said. “With Katie (Matusik’s) routine especially, I was watching it and as she was getting ready to do her dismount, I had no deductions. It was literally flawless.”

Although the Wildcats put together three good events, they struggled during the floor routine. The Wildcats only put up a team total of 48.200 during the event, putting them behind heading into beam.

“Honestly I think we just got a little bit exposed, some of the kids had a little bit of trouble adjusting to the bounciness of the floor,” assistant coach John Court said. “That cost us a couple of out of bounds

HOOPS continued from page 14 defense, helping UCLA (21-8, 12-4) score 50 points in the paint to the Wildcat’s 22. The trio accounted for 32 of the first 36 Bruin points.

While UCLA took advantage of easy inside baskets en route to a 53 percent field goal accuracy, Arizona’s poor outside shooting led to a 32 percent clip for the Wildcats.

Miller said Arizona’s poor interior defense wasn’t a new development.

“We have tried to address it,” he said. “The other thing to keep in mind is the same team, the same frontline, went 23-4. Still a week from today, we can win the Pac-10 Championship.

“It’s not a strength of ours, but did we get handled inside this weekend? Yes.” Lacking size against Nelson and Smith, his players’ post traps either weren’t executed well or, when they were, the passing of UCLA’s big men easily maneuvered around them. “(Reeves Nelson) really plays off Josh Smith well,” Miller said. “A lot of his baskets tonight happened

ROY continued from page 14 show up: “I have no answer for that,” Natyazhko said.

He only gave one reason for the loss: “I felt like we didn’t play hard,” he said.

Meanwhile on the court, fans and players celebrated the final game in the nowold Pauley Pavilion. They danced, snapped photos and partied to the music of a season-

and that didn’t help.”

Court said that these mistakes do happen sometimes and that the six gymnasts on the floor team have done more good than bad throughout the season. Ryden added that small deductions, like extra steps during their tumbling passes, cost the team.

The Wildcats head to UCLA next week for their second straight road meet. The meet will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Arizona will have its hands full with the No. 9 Bruins, the defending Pacific 10 Conference and national champions.

“We definitely need to improve floor landings,” Court said. “If we have the same meet and we land better on floor, we are going to score eight to nine tenths higher, period.”

because we trapped the post. They had a really good plan against our post trap, and they exposed us.”

Meanwhile, Honeycutt scored 15 and Smith added 17 points. Combined with Nelson, the three Bruins shot an efficient 23-for-36 and they also helped UCLA outrebound Arizona 40-26.

That came as UA forward Derrick Williams struggled for the second contest in a row, scoring 15 points and grabbing eight rebounds while getting beat up by the UCLA interior players. He scored 13 of those points in the first half, and his only bucket in the second, a lefty hook, gave Arizona its only single-digit deficit of the second period.

“This wasn’t his night,” Miller said of Williams.

“They’re (UCLA) very difficult, very physical on the other end. Defensively right now, not just Derrick, everybody on our team, we have to answer the bell.”

Just as Arizona shot themselves in the foot two days prior by allowing USC to finish the game on a 15-3 run, UCLA went on a 14-1 run over the final 4:36 minutes of the game to put Arizona away.

“We knew before we came this would be a hard weekend,” Miller said. “We have to make sure that we recognize who we are as a team and what we have at stake.”

defining win.

The game-of-the-year atmosphere went into a frenzy when John Wooden’s great grandson, walk-on Tyler Trapani, scored the final two points of the game — the first of his career.

Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke called Trampani’s basket the “alley-oop from heaven.” From Miller’s view, it was just two more points from the paint after an uncontested rebound.

Arizona’s demoralized bench soaked it up, hunched over with heads buried in their

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Women’s tennis keeps winning while men’s team struggles

By Zack Rosenblatt Arizona Daily Wildcat The Arizona women’s tennis team continued its recent hot streak this weekend, defeating both Boise State and Saint Mary’s College in Boise, Idaho.

The No. 41 Wildcats started strong versus No. 42 Boise State on Friday, clinching the doubles point as the combinations of Lacey Smyth and Kim Stubbe, along with Sarah Landsman and Natasha Marks both came out on top by scores of 8-2 and 9-7, respectively. In singles play, the Wildcats won four of six matches with Landsman, Smyth, Stubbe and Susan Mc Rann winning their matches. The final score was 5-2 in Arizona’s advantage.

Against the No. 46 Saint Mary’s Gaels on Saturday, the Wildcats didn’t start off as strong as the day prior, losing the doubles point.

They did manage to win one doubles match, with the duo of Marks and Landsman prevailing 8-1. In singles action, the Wildcats won four out of six matches with victories coming from Marks, Smyth, Stubbe and McRann.

Despite her singles loss to Saint Mary’s on Saturday, overall Landsman continued her fantastic play of late. On Friday she defeated Boise State’s Lauren Megale 7-6, 6-1 and excluding Saturday’s loss, she has won her last nine singles matches and seven out of her last nine doubles matches. Pacific 10 Conference play starts next week for the Wildcats as they welcome Oregon and Washington State to Tucson.

On the men’s side, the Wildcats

hands. In between each of them, the chips on their shoulders swelled up.

Maybe that’s the only way Arizona wins.

Right now the responsibility of handling national attention proved too difficult and distracting, to the point where Williams said Thursday’s loss was “a good thing” to clamp down the egos of 12 players still unfamiliar with that caliber of college basketball success.

This weekend, the same 12 players who started the season 23-4 will play two more basketball games at home, against mediocre

faced three tough opponents this weekend, starting with the No. 17 Texas Tech Red Raiders, and they struggled to a 1-2 record on the weekend in the Blue/Gray National Classic at the Lagoon Park Tennis Center in Texas.

Their first match started off with a hour and a half rain delay, and it didn’t get much better from there as they went on to be shut out by the Red Raiders by a score of 4-0.

“We had our chances on pretty much all the courts in the first sets,” head coach Tad Berkowitz said.

“Tech though stepped up and did a good job to recapture the momentum. The guys fought hard today against a good team.”

Arizona bounced back the following afternoon, proving victorious versus No. 37 Boise State Broncos. The match didn’t start off so great, however, as the Wildcats lost the doubles point for only the third time this season. They bounced back in singles action, despite the fact that four freshman started for the Wildcats, and won four out of the six matches. Andre Vidaller, Geoff Embry, Mario Urquidi and Sam Barr were the winners for the Wildcats.

In the final day of the Blue/Gray Classic, the Wildcats fell to No. 32 Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 4-1. Arizona’s only point of the afternoon came via a singles victory from junior Jason Zafiros. He defeated Alabama’s Jarryd Botha by scores of 7-5, 6-3.

“We had our opportunities, but ’Bama did a good job closing out the match,” Berkowitz said. “This weekend we proved that we can compete at a high level regardless of who plays in the lineup.”

opponents no less.

The season’s first back-to-back losses shouldn’t alarm anyone because, believe it or not, Arizona’s still tied for first place in the Pacific 10 Conference with two home games remaining. The other team tied for first place, UCLA, must travel to Washington.

And that’s the real perspective.

Gets you every time.

— Bryan Roy is an interdisciplinary studies senior. He can be reached at sports@wildcat.arizona.edu.

SPORTS

Scoreboard

Game of the night Louisville

NCAA Men’s Hoops

Pittsburgh Men’s Hoops

62-59

3 OSU 82, Indiana 61 8 Purdue 67, MSU 47 15 UConn 67, Cinci. 59

NBA

Suns 110, Pacers 108 Lakers 90, Thunder 87 Magix 100, Bobcats 86

No answers

Arizona basketball trying to forget Los Angeles trip, move forward

By Kevin Zimmerman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT LOS ANGELES — Twice in three days, they heard it.

The No. 10 ranking now a thing of the past, chants of “overrated” sent the Arizona men’s basketball team away with a second straight loss during a 71-49 throttling at the hands of UCLA Saturday.

Head coach Sean Miller and his team, usually not ones to have a long locker room talks after games, spent 30 minutes in the depths of Pauley Pavilion, the historic venue’s last game before a year-long renovation.

After his no-longer top 10 team fell, Miller said that time was spent on refocusing for the future and not looking at the past.

“What happened this weekend is we played against two teams that are excellent on defense, took our scoring away and really exposed our defense,” he said, hinting that Arizona’s strong offense had veiled its lackluster defense, even during the end of an eight-game winning streak.

“Moving forward,” he added, “we have to see, as we approach this homestand, if we can regain that defensive toughness and team-centered attitude.”

He said he didn’t want his team to stew on the past, and as a result, Arizona officials didn’t allow anyone other than the Wildcats (23-6, 12-4 Pacific 10 Conference) lone bright spot, center Kyryl Natyazhko, to speak to the media in postgame interviews.

Natyazhko didn’t have many answers for the Wildcat’s past two games.

“Nobody is happy about the loss, but we lost to a really good team,” Natyazhko said. “We didn’t play hard enough to stop them.”

Bruin forwards Reeves Nelson and Tyler Honeycutt, along with 305-pound center Joshua Smith, chopped up Arizona’s interior HOOPS, page 13

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Exposed in SoCal COMMENTARY BY Bryan Roy sports writer

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Sophomore Derrick Williams, right, was mostly irrelevant on offense for the second game in a row, when Arizona lost 71-49 to UCLA on Saturday in Pauley Pavilion. The forward scored just 15 points on 11 field goals after being held to eight points against Southern California on Thursday night.

LOS ANGELES — You fell for it.

You fell for the top-10 ranking, you believed Derrick Williams could not be stopped, and you couldn’t think of a reason head coach Sean Miller shouldn’t win Coach of the Year.

You fell for it all, and one weekend in Los Angeles was all it took to unravel everything.

The only word to describe it: “exposed.”

There’s no stat on the box score to directly measure effort, but these numbers do fine: — Selfish basketball: Arizona had seven total assists, none of which came from either point guard. On Thursday’s loss at USC, the Wildcats only had two assists — Miller said “that’s impossible” even though, well, now it’s possible.

— Out-rebounded: UCLA 40, Arizona 26.

— Out-toughed: UCLA scored 50 points in the paint. Combine that with free throws and the Bruins scored 63 of its 71 points by not settling for a jumper.

The offense couldn’t get anything started. Arizona shot 25 percent in the second half from the floor.

Miller kept his team in the locker room for more than 30 minutes after the game. We wondered if they would ever come out to talk about what happened.

Who knows what they talked about in that room. The only player made available to post-game interviews was Kyryl Natyazhko.

I asked him why this team didn’t ROY, page 13

Natyazhko lone bright spot in loss

By Kevin Zimmerman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

LOS ANGELES — Center Kyryl Natyazhko’s final line didn’t stand out, but with forward Derrick Williams sitting on the bench for more than six minutes in the heart of the second half, the sophomore center played one of his better games.

Against the 6-foot-10, 305 pound Bruin Joshua Smith, Natyazhko altered shots to help the Wildcats make an 10-0 run from the 15:56 mark to the 13:22 point in the second half. He also forced misses from UCLA’s guards, who had been slashing to the basket without any of Arizona’s defensive rotations making them miss.

“Kyryl practices really hard,” said head coach Sean Miller.

“Sometimes you watch him in practice and you can’t wait for it to carry over into a game. He did a really good job tonight.”

The 6-foot-11, 264-pounds center scored two points off a tip-in and also contributed three rebounds in 16 minutes of action.

Last points in ol’ Pauley

To Arizona fans, a lay-up by UCLA walk-on guard Tyler Trapani to give the Bruins their final two points with 12 seconds left might have been seen as an unnecessary basket. But it was possibly the most fitting make of the evening that sent UCLA out of the final game at historic Pauley Pavilion with a win.

That’s because Trapani is Hall of Fame head coach John Wooden’s great-grandson.

“I have tears in my eyes thinking about coach Wooden,” UCLA head coach Ben Howland said afterward.

“It was so fitting to have his great grandson, Tyler Trapani, score the last basket.

“This was, by far, our best game of the year.”

UCLA fans entered early and left late, soaking in the last game at Pauley Pavilion.

At halftime, members of the 1971 National Championship team, which went 29-1 that year, spoke to the 11,986 in the audience.

Throughout the game and thereafter, the arena’s video board went through a laundry list of the big-

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Sophomore Kyryl Natyazhko, middle with ball, played solid defense in his 16 minutes of play in Arizona’s 71-49 loss to UCLA on Saturday in Pauley Pavilion. Natyazhko has struggled to gain a comfort level since arriving in Arizona last season, but his contributions against the Bruins bring hope for the future.

gest games at UCLA’s complex, the home to Wooden, who passed away on June 4, 2010.

The atmosphere was no help to

Arizona looking to lock up a conference title.

“When you play in an atmosphere like this, things get away

Wildcats spear Women of Troy on senior day

By Dan Kohler ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT It was a day of mixed emotions for the Arizona women’s basketball team. After beating Southern California 84-74 on Saturday in McKale Center, the seniors had to say goodbye to the crowd in their last regular season contest at home.

Arizona (17-10, 8-8 Pacific 10 Conference) forced itself ahead before having to contain a late second half Trojan (16-11, 8-8) run that put the game within a close reach.

Head coach Niya Butts said she was proud of the way her team was able to focus, but still knows that there are crucial games left on the schedule.

“We’re excited to get the win, it was a tough game today against a tough opponent. Our team came out ready to play,” she said. “We’ll get ready to go on the road after this victory. We’re not going to be satisfied with this.”

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Junior Brooke Jackson skies for a layup in Arizona’s 84-74 win over Southern California on Saturday in McKale Center.

With 14:04 left in the second half, USC head coach Michael

Cooper showed his displeasure after a foul was called and was issued a technical.

The Wildcats took advantage, with Davellyn Whyte sinking both free throws. Arizona put together a quick transition offense to score another easy layup.

The technical foul seemed to take the wind out of the Trojans’ sails, as a 21-9 Wildcat run over the next six minutes silenced the USC faithful.

The Trojans managed to claw back within six points with time expiring, but the game was already out of reach.

“Anytime we play (USC), it’s always a see-saw type of effect,” Butts said. “I hoped it would be a lead that we could take and maintain for the rest of the game, but they would balance it out with a run on their end.”

Arizona forward Ify Ibekwe, one of the most successful women’s basketball players in Arizona history, scored 17 points and hauled

in seven rebounds in her Tucson curtain call.

Whyte led the offensive charge for the Wildcats, with 19 points, and carried her team throughout the entire contest.

For the Arizona veterans, it was a bittersweet farewell.

Ibekwe, forwards Soana Lucet and Amanda Pierson and guard Tasha Dickey received senior day honors.

“I knew that we were playing for each other on the court,” Ibekwe said. “I wasn’t nervous. I knew we were going to get the win.”

USC was lead by the dominant Briana Gilbreath, whose 21 points and 10 rebounds helped the Trojans keep pace with Arizona.

“Obviously this win gives us a lot of momentum heading into the postseason,” Butts said.

“Right now we are worried about the next game in front of us. We know what our ultimate goal is and right now we have to take care of Oregon State.”

from you. They really test your togetherness and really test your defense,” Miller said. “We didn’t have either tonight.”

Around the horn Both Arizona baseball and softball had successful weekends. The baseball team won two of its three games at Long Beach State, while the softball team won four of five at the Cathedral City Classic.

Check back on Tuesday for an indepth analysis as well as a preview of baseball’s key series against No. 22 Rice.