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Those looking to become professors at the UA may face more competition than they would have 10 years ago.

The number of tenure-track jobs at the university increased about 1.5 percent between 2001 and 2009 while the number of doctorate degrees granted in the United States grew about 52 percent during the same time period. This increase in potential applicants has created a tougher job market, according to some UA faculty.

The UA had 1,561 tenure-track jobs in 2001 compared to 1,585 in 2009, according to the UA Office of Institutional Research and Planning Support. The number of doctorate degrees awarded in the country grew from 44,160 to 67,000 between 2001 and 2009, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Education.

Tenure-track jobs allow assistant professors to be promoted to associate or full professors after about six years if they show excellence in teaching, research and service. Tenured professors have more permanent positions, ensuring their academic freedom.

The criteria for landing tenure positions has become more stringent during the past decade, according to Ander Monson, an assistant professor of English who is in the third year of his tenure track.

“The job market is different,” Monson said.

“There are a lot of people who want these jobs.

And teaching has become a more difficult profession, I think, in terms of the demands in our time, in the past 10 years.”

Many institutions have been moving away from hiring tenure-track faculty for about a

Maritza Cardenas, an assistant professor at the UA, lectures her class on film and fiction on March 2. Cardenas said it’s difficult for assistant professors to juggle research, book publication and teaching.

By Eliza Molk ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The UA Faculty Senate publicized its official statement of opposition to a proposed Arizona gun law, Senate Bill 1467, at its Monday meeting.

S.B. 1467 states that no governing board of an educational institution could adopt or enforce a policy that prohibits the possession, transportation or storage of a concealed weapon by a person who has a valid permit.

The senate’s statement says that it “vehemently opposes” the bill, because the bill could place everyone on campus at “significantly higher levels of risk of bodily and psychological harm.” In the statement, senate members argue that the bill, if approved, would deprive governing boards of authority and academic freedom to make prudent judgments about whether students, faculty, staff and visitors are permitted to possess, transport or store a concealed weapon.

The statement was dispersed Monday, and about 500 UA faculty members have already signed in support of the statement, according to a speaker at the meeting.

Faculty senators agreed on the

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Researchers study robot autonomy

By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT UA researchers continue to strive for a time where unmanned robots are capable of operating themselves without human input, and some think the technology could become mainstream soon.

Wolfgang Fink, an Edward and Maria Keonjian Endowed Chair and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, came to the UA in 2009 to do more work on autonomous rovers, much like those in his favorite example, “Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back.”

But unlike the 1980 film, Fink’s rovers aren’t fiction. They hold 60 pounds and can be used to explore Earth, Mars and the lakes of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.

“The whole point is not to have human interaction,” Fink said.

Fink’s research group was the first to develop the reconnaissance system, a three-tiered information flow route that allows overhead orbiting satellites to help surfacelevel rovers maneuver during exploration. The system shortens communication time between operator and explorer from two or three days to two or three hours.

“Yesterday, we were at the mercy of the ground controller,” Fink said.

“Today we are one step down from where the space craft can direct its own course.”

The rovers operate on Mac mini computers and are controlled by iOS electronics technology, which is similar to the

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The UA Panhellenic Council aimed to dispel stereotypes and promote sorority sisterhood during International Badge Day on Monday.

Sororities around the country and Canada wear pins unique to each chapter during the annual event. This year’s Badge Day was another step toward improving the Greek Life image, according to Jessica Hermann, president of the UA Panhellenic Executive Council and an Africana studies junior.

The theme of the day was “Keep Your Fraternal Experience Close to Your Heart.” Many smaller campuses have large, celebratory events surrounding the day, according to Hermann.

Members at the UA wear their pins after being initiated into the sorority and take group photos.

Many sororities also refresh members on the role of the Panhellenic Council at their chapter meetings, Hermann said.

“It’s a day to be proud you’re in a sorority, stay away from the negative stereotypes and remember why you joined in the first place,” she said.

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Wolfgang Fink, an associate professor in electrical and computer engineering, demonstrates robots he has developed to be controlled with an iPhone application. Fink hopes the design could have potential for lunar and space exploration.

iPod Touch or iPhone.

Jonathan Sprinkle, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, said that finding out how robots “behave themselves” when given autonomy is the next step.

“There are a lot of schools that are doing something with autonomy … but the UA is uniquely and opportunistically placed within that,” Sprinkle said. “The UA has got the science knowledge and the engineering knowledge. It makes it much easier for the UA to have a really big impact.”

Sprinkle said he could see this kind of technology trickling down to the mainstream, from drones

that can stay airborne indefinitely to being able to operate a home thermostat via a smart phone.

“And it’s making its way into the classroom,” Sprinkle said. “More and more we’d like to have students say, ‘I can program an iPhone to operate that robot.’”

The rover technology could also have uses outside of the classroom, such as robotic mine rescue, according to Sean Dessureault, associate professor of mining and geological engineering.

Dessureault is utilizing Fink’s contribution to re-establish highbandwidth wireless communications underground, where it’s unsafe for people to venture.

Instead of being operated via iPhone, sensor-triggered robot coordination between various rovers would help establish the communication.

“You want to push as much intelligence on the machine as possible,” he said. “But it requires sufficiently sophisticated control to go from research into industrial practice.”

Dessureault said it could be a couple of months before government agency funds for mine rovers would be assured. Fink hopes to have a working model of a boatstyle rover by the end of the semester and an expansion on the developed indoor version by the end of 2011.

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Rebel fighters run for cover as a missile explodes near a check point in Ras Lanuf, Libya on Monday. The rebels are demanding for President Moammar Gadhafi to step down from his more than 40-year dictatorship.

RAS LANOUF, Libya — As the U.S. and NATO allies debated a nofly zone and other military options in Libya, forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi appeared to seize the initiative Monday in brutal counterassaults against opponents of the Libyan leader.

In the western city of Zawiya, government forces, backed by as many as 50 tanks, inflicted heavy damage and killed dozens of rebel fighters and civilians, a resident said, seizing at least partial control of a city that had been in rebel hands.

In eastern Libya, pro-Gadhafi forces conducted airstrikes on Ras Lanouf, a key rebel-held oil terminal. Some fighters, unnerved by their first defeat Sunday in the town of Bin Jawwad, fled Ras Lanouf after hearing rumors of a Gadhafi ground offensive that never came.

In Washington, the White House said it is studying military options, including imposing a no-fly zone,

and President Barack Obama reiterated a warning that Gadhafi and his allies would be held accountable for atrocities against civilians.

But developments raised the question of whether outside help, if it comes, would come too late.

In Benghazi, the de facto capital of the rebel-held east, Libyans’ frustrations with the United States grow with each passing day of fighting. The lack of international help for their movement ensures a long battle and many casualties, fighters say.

The U.S. position is baffling, they said.

“We can’t determine if it is a negative or positive attitude from the United States because we think that Obama is holding the stick in the middle,” said one Benghazi resident, who requested anonymity for security reasons. “He has previous commitments with the Gadhafi regime.

He is also thinking about whether the rebels take over. The U.S. position is not clear.”

Withdrawing troops 83-year-old to begin in July charged in robbery MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE KABUL, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Monday that the U.S. and its allies are on track to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in July as promised, even as he sought to tamp down tensions with President Hamid Karzai over continuing civilian casualties.

Though violence has been spiraling upward in several regions of Afghanistan recently, Gates said that his talks with American commanders and Afghan officials had strengthened his confidence that the U.S. would be able to carry out President Barack Obama’s pledge to begin troop pullouts later this year.

“While no decisions on numbers have been made, in my view we will be well-positioned to begin drawing down some U.S. and coalition forces this July,” he said at a news conference.

Gates said security was improving in the south and east and that the U.S. and Afghan forces were making gains in ousting the Taliban from strongholds in Kandahar and Helmand provinces. But he wasn’t more specific.

Marines in Helmand have said there is greater security and better governance in and around Marjah, where they staged an offensive 13 months ago, although some residents have expressed fears the Taliban will seek to regain a foothold in the spring.

Coalition forces have also seized

MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police in Statesville, N.C., say an 83-yearold man who worked at a WalMart store as a greeter is in jail, charged with donning a disguise and robbing the store at gunpoint Sunday night.

George Plane, Jr. of Mooresville, N.S., was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and discharging a firearm inside the city limits, police say.

According to police, Plane was working Sunday evening in his normal job at the Wal-Mart store.

Sometime before 7 p.m., police say, Plane went out to his car.

Minutes later, a man wearing a disguise entered the garden center area of the store and

allegedly pointed a gun at an employee, demanding money from the cash register. Soon after taking money, police say, the gunman fired at least one shot into the air. Police say the man escaped with money, got in his car and drove off.

Witnesses called police, and the N.C. Highway Patrol and Iredell County Sheriff’s Office joined Statesville police in spotting the vehicle a short distance away. The man in the car surrendered after a brief standoff.

Statesville police Capt. T.C. Souther told WCNC-TV he was surprised when he saw the age on Plane’s driver’s license, saying the man didn’t look his age.

“He appeared to be in good shape,” Souther said.

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BADGES continued from page 1 The Panhellenic Council is working to improve the Greek Life image by addressing stereotypes around subjects like alcohol and providing academic and leadership programs. “I’m really fighting against that (stereotypes),� Hermann said. “It’s one of my main goals this year.�

Events like the Badge Day aim to remind sorority members they’re part of a community. “It’s just so cool,� Hermann said. “It’s why we joined — for sisterhood, for bonding. We joined for a lifetime, not just for four years.�

Morgan Larson, president of Gamma Phi Beta and a junior studying family studies and human development, said her sorority participates in the event every year. “It’s a great way to represent Greek Life as a whole,� Larson said. “We can wear (our pins) proudly and represent each of our chapters.�

Each chapter’s pin includes different symbols. Sorority members asking each other about their pins can bring unity, Hermann said. “One you’re educated about other chapters, you’re not going to hate on them,� she said.

Hermann said friendships between members of different chapters will also improve the Greek Life image.

Board will discuss potential increase

By Luke Money ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The Arizona Board of Regents will hold a special study session today at the Arizona State University campus to address potential increases in Arizona university tuition for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Next academic year will be the first since the expiration of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, or federal stimulus act, which has funded more than $201 million in projects at the UA as of Sept. 30.

The documents the UA will present to the regents contain two hypothetical proposals for illustrative purposes, according to UA President Robert Shelton. One shows the financial impact of an across-the-board $1,000 tuition hike for all UA students regardless of level or residency, and another that displays the effect of a $1,500 hike. “We are still working with student leadership on tuition and fees,� Shelton wrote in an email. “I

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personally prefer a dollar amount, as opposed to percentage, since we all write our checks in dollars, not percentages.�

If tuition was raised $1,000 for all students, the UA would still face an estimated shortfall of $60.8 million. If tuition was raised $1,500, the shortfall would still be $50.9 million.

The UA cut $56 million from its budget last fiscal year.

While there is no official tuition proposal in the UA’s documents, the UA said that for every $10 million reduction in state funding, tuition would have to increase by $500.

The UA has lost $100 million in state funding since 2008 and would lose an additional $67 million under Gov. Jan Brewer’s current budget proposal.

Shelton said support units and academic programs would have to be cut to address the shortfall.

The regents are expected to take official action on tuition during their meeting from April 7 to 8 at the UA.

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Sorority members of Alpha Delta Pi gather outside their house on Monday to celebrate Badge Day. Members wear their pins to honor the bond they made at initiation.

“It’ll stop negative stereotypes,� Hermann said. “There’re stereotypes about every chapter.

It’s horrible.�

Sorority members may see people in class wearing pins who they did not realize were in Greek Life and ask them about their chapters, Larson said. “I think it’s a great way to bring us all together,� she said.

The day also helps incorporate smaller sororities into Greek Life according to Yuwon Kim, president of Phi Beta Chi and a psychology junior. Kim said her sorority is smaller than most others with 15 members. “By wearing our shirts, our let-

ters, our badges — maybe we can help get our name out there and help with recruitment for next semester,� Kim said.

Learning about other chapters is helpful for networking, Kim said. “Other people realize, ‘Oh, this is a chapter I haven’t seen before.

Maybe we could work together for a fundraiser or social event or community service,’� she said.

International Badge Day helps bring sorority members back to the roots of their organizations, Hermann said. “We’re really focused on improving the Panhellenic image,� she said. “It’s little steps like these that will help improve it.�

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EDITORIAL Police brutality threatens First Amendment

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he role of protests on the University of California, Berkeley campus has always been a large and historical one.

However, the role of police has been uncharacteristically overbearing and forceful as of late.

On March 3, a group of eight protesters stood atop a ledge of a university building.

On the steps below, a crowd of 300 people gathered, prompting police to declare the protest unlawful.

Since then, the University of California Police Department has been under fire for clearing the crowd by way of pepper spray and striking people with batons.

“It comes down to people having a right to assemble and to protest, but at some point, when the people have to move for safety reasons, people also have an obligation to follow instructions,” said UCPD Chief of Police Mitchell Celaya to The Daily Californian, Berkeley’s student newspaper.

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution clearly grants the right to peacefully assemble.

Also, if the police officers’ fear was that protesters on the ledge would fall, creating chaos by beating fellow protesters below with batons and blinding them with pepper spray appears to be a counterintuitive strategy.

One woman told The Daily Californian that she was pepper sprayed while getting up to move from studying in the doorway.

Many of the protesters agreed the officers’ use of force was excessive.

Members of the ZonaZoo who were not allowed into Arizona Stadium for the Iowa game experienced some degree of police force. University of Arizona Police Department officers used bullhorns to usher students away from the stadium and drove a large van at about 1 mph through the crowd to slowly break them up. Some students claimed to have been shoved by police officers toward Cherry Avenue.

Imagine if that situation had been addressed with pepper spray and cracks to the stomach with police batons.

Crowd control is a common problem for university police officers, but in this case, Arizona 1, Cal 0. Where UAPD acted appropriately, the actions of police officers at Berkeley were hasty and poorly planned.

The students at Berkeley should continue to protest. It is in situations such as this, when your voice is being threatened, that it is most important to utilize your First Amendment rights, and, while your ass is being kicked, take names. Use the legal system to benefit you. Wipe the pepper spray from your eyes just enough to take badge numbers and names to file a report.

Police force should be used to ensure student security, not to threaten it.

— Editorials are determined by the Daily Wildcat editorial board. They are Kristina Bui, Ken Contrata, Michelle A. Monroe and Heather Price-Wright. They can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

To stay informed, look abroad Andrew Shepherd Arizona Daily Wildcat

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peaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton raised some eyebrows by criticizing media coverage in the United States while praising the work of Al Jazeera English. Last Wednesday, during her testimony, she said, “You may not agree with it, but you feel like you’re getting real news around the clock instead of a million commercials and, you know, arguments between talking heads and the kind of stuff that we do on our news that is not providing information to us, let alone foreigners.” Unfortunately, Clinton is correct. The way Americans receive their news is clearly lacking.

It seems as though the only legitimate way to stay informed is through print media, but with record low profits, it’s unclear as to how much longer newspapers will actually be around.

Cable news is, of course, a joke. You would need the IQ of a tree sloth to not see the glaring biases within Fox News and MSNBC, and while CNN is the most trustworthy of the three, its depth of coverage is still deficient.

CNN seems to be more focused on covering issues that people want to

hear about, instead of issues that they need to hear about. In fact, recently they’ve unveiled a segment where people choose which story they want to hear about. Shouldn’t they just tell viewers all the news they need to hear?

If Americans truly want to be informed on domestic political issues, one must look abroad for the most decent coverage. By far, the best news organization in the world is the BBC. The British Broadcasting Corporation’s coverage of American issues is far superior to the coverage

by American networks in that they don’t focus so much on the rhetoric spewed from both sides of the political aisle. One can learn more about what’s going on in the US Congress from a simple trip to the BBC News website in a few clicks than an hour spent watching CNN. If you want to learn about global issues, definitely steer clear of cable news. Interested in the Middle East?

Read Al Jazeera English. Interested in the Arab/Israeli Conflict? Read Al Jazeera English in combination with Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post.

Interested in Europe? Read the BBC, Financial Times or Deutsche Welle English. The truth is that Fox News

and MSNBC are seemingly incapable of telling a story without allowing their biases to show through and CNN will not tell you everything you need to know.

Of course there are credible news organizations in the United States that could compete with even the best foreign outlets any day, but as stated earlier, these are mostly newspapers. It’s hard to find a newspaper anywhere that goes into as much depth as The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal. Say what you like about the editorial pages of these two papers, but you will not find better coverage of legitimate news anywhere else in the country. In addition, the evening network news is still trustworthy and informative, but there’s only so much that can be crammed into a 30-minute newscast.

So if you truly want information on the issues that affect both our country and our planet, turn off the cable news. Broaden your mind and read what foreign journalists have to say about our country and how we do things. Often times what they say is more accurate than what our own journalists say. But don’t just take my word for it. Go to these websites and see for yourself. There’s no question that you will walk away significantly more informed.

— Andrew Shepherd is a political science senior. He can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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t’s the most common fairy tale told in the academic community. Our brave protagonist, perhaps a film major trying to score a “real subject” minor through organic chemistry mastery, is faced with defeating a daunting course load. The test, an evil specter, looms overhead. Our stoic hero cannot sustain lucid wakefulness on his own.

Luckily, modern science advances in exciting and slightly disturbing ways, presenting a myriad of toxic beverages that allow us to fight the REM sleep cycle. Since consuming all of them would probably kill you in an impressive, spastic explosion, a choice needs to be made. With the help of one of these (I can’t say which, as I would hate to present a bias before the jump), we shall explore the wide, scary and hyper world of sleep-defying beverages.

Let us begin with coffee. Perhaps the most basic of the choices, and yet most culturally varied, coffee has been a favorite vampire set drink since the 15th century.

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Arizona Daily Wildcat Hipster monks in Arabia were thought to harness the power of the drink and talk about new religious chant albums coming out soon, and their religious fervor for the drink soon spread to the rest of the world. This head start and its energetic benefits soon made it a hit with the secular population, which is why it has such a rich cultural stigma attached to it today.

Different cultures enjoy it different ways — Italians love their coffee quick and concise, so it’s essentially shots of the wake-up juice, since Italians are always on the move (that Vespa isn’t going to swerve itself through traffic). Americans, being the ignorant plagiarizers that they are, decided to use Italian words in most of their mainstream coffee shops, despite selling a completely different caffeine experience. The most embarrassing example is of course the trenta, an abysmally large Starbucks drink built around the super-size mentality. It’s a pathetic option that would make most Italians exclaim “Basta cosi!” and spew

their half-mouthful of espresso over the counter.

Coffee potency varies. I personally shake like a malfunctioning massage chair after any coffee from a hip cafe, and overstimulation usually detracts from the productivity boon I am trying to receive.

For those with the power to harness the coffee though, it’s a great choice, although expensive and harder to find late at night.

What is not hard to find in any selfrespecting gas station, but no less expensive, is the energy drink. These devices of the new world have emerged in rampant popularity in front of our very eyes. What started as a tentative fad is now a full-fledged epidemic of glucose, caffeine and taurine. Coffee may have the edge on cultural and social gathering appeals, but we are probably only a decade away from Red Bull bars, where we can have it directly injecting into our cerebral cortex before work. They have become the face of our generation, bottled speed for help in both work and play. For the most part, they taste like the captured essence of melted Jolly Ranchers, and the positive aspects of that analogy decrease rapidly in direct correlation with the generic nature of the brand. Red Bull is a reliable standard,

Rockstar is not far behind and Full Throttle tastes like a bag of Twizzlers left to die in the sun. In terms of omnipresence, the energy drinks are key, which is why they are probably the best option on the list.

Four Loko (Pre-2011): OK, I can see where you’re coming from. These drinks certainly packed a hyperactive dynamic when they had caffeine present. I’m not really sure how this would help for homework, though, since they also entertain an absurd amount of alcohol.

Four Loko (2011): Oh. You just want to get drunk. Homework accomplished like a true Wildcat student.

No matter how you slice it, humans have managed to harness the power of nature to create us into a race of amped up zombies, impervious to our bodies’ cries for sleep and rest. In an increasingly multitasking and A-type system for productivity, these devices will just grow in notoriety (Trenta), until we finally use MacBook batteries to sustain our all-night needs. Until then, reach for one of the above drinks, and stick it to that pesky Circadian rhythm.

— Johnny McKay is the multimedia editor of the Daily Wildcat. He can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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Meredith Hay, UA head softball coach Mike Candrea , Anthony Daykin, the chief of the Both undergraduate and University of Arizona Police graduate student governments Department and Lynn Nadel , a are partnering to present an regents professor in the of psyopen forum addressing pro- chology department . posed gun legislation at the Old There are several bills in the Main Fountain on Wednesday. state Legislature that would The forum dubbed “Learn allow concealed carry of fireWithout Concern: Public Non- arms on college and university Partisan Forum on Concealed campuses. UA President Robert Weapons on Campus,” will be Shelton responded to one of held from noon until 1 p.m. these, Senate Bill 1467 , in a The forum seeks to provide an statement released on Feb. 28. open and non-partisan environ“The University of Arizona ment for proponents and oppo- is unambiguously opposed to nents of the leghaving guns islation to voice on campus,” their opinions to Shelton wrote. student govern“The notion “Learn Without Concern” that having ment officials.

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Against Guns ing weapons www.gpsc.arizona.edu/learnin Education , across campus helped motivate would somewithout-concern the creation of how make evthe forum, aceryone safer is cording to Emily Connally, the staggeringly naive.” president of the Graduate and The UA Faculty Senate and Professional Student Council . UAPD have also spoken out Connally will be moderating against the bill, which proponents the forum. say will make campuses safer.

Speakers at the event will The forum will also include include Associated Students open calls to the audience and of the University of Arizona all students and faculty are enPresident Emily Fritze , Provost couraged to attend.

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decade due to its cost, according to Thomas Miller, associate provost for Faculty Affairs. The UA has resisted the trend of cutting these positions because tenured faculty members are vital to the institution, he said.

Earning a tenure-track job is challenging due to limited positions and the influx of eligible applicants, according to Marilyn B. Skinner, professor of classics who came to the UA as a tenured professor in 1991.

“In humanities in general and classics in particular, there are just too many very qualified and exceptional Ph.D.s who don’t have tenure track jobs,” Skinner said. “The competition is incredibly difficult.

And this is nationally, it’s not just this one university.”

Skinner said the standards are much higher now at the UA than when she achieved tenure at Northern Illinois University in the 1980s.

“Although I was a good teacher and tried to be a good teacher, I wasn’t held at Northern to that standard of excellence that people in my department and people in other departments are held to,” she said.

international students, which now allows an endorsement from the Center for English as a Second Language to satisfy the second language requirement as an alternative to passing the Test of English as a Foreign Language or the International English Language Testing System.

Previously, students were required to take one of the standardized tests.

The requirement was amended because some students whose second language is English struggle with standardized tests, yet they attain advanced levels in CESL’s curriculum. This indicates the same level of proficiency, according to the approved amendment.

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SENATE continued from page 1 importance of student and faculty attendance of the “Learn Without Concern: A Public Forum on Concealed Weapons on Campus” on Wednesday, and said it will be important to educate students and the community about proposed gun legislation.

They also agreed that showing both sides of the argument during the forum would be “absolutely appropriate,” saying that if there are potential beneficial aspects of the proposed legislation, they should be voiced.

The senate also approved a measure to amend the second language requirement for

The criteria for publication have also become more difficult to meet, according to Monson, who published three books before applying to teach at the UA. “You didn’t used to have to have a book to get a tenure-track job,” Monson said. “You definitely do now. At least at a major research school like Arizona.”

Monson said publication is one way to distinguish between qualified applicants.

“The fact is, there’s a ton of people out there that have terminal degrees in Ph.D.s,” Monson said.

“You have to have some criteria to separate people out.”

Some departments have also placed an increased emphasis on teaching quality over the past few decades, according to Chris Impey, university distinguished professor of astronomy.

“The pressure to take teaching more seriously has increased,” he said. “I don’t think the landscape for research has changed.”

Impey said receiving grants in his field is difficult, which can affect people on the tenure track.

“You have to be at the top of

Council President Emily Connally asked the senate to join GPSC in the effort to create transparency regarding university budget cuts and fee increases. She explained that GPSC members were frequently faced with questions from constituents regarding annual fee and tuition increases and which programs will be cut. She asked for continually updated data about student costs in order to help students reasonably predict their futures upon enrollment at the UA. “We want to know what the enduring ramifications are of decisions made in crisis,” Connally said.

She explained that if a student enrolls in, or graduates from, a program that is later cut, his or her degree could hold less significance,

your game,” Impey said. “If you slide even a little bit you won’t be competitive any more. You won’t get grants. It’s a little unforgiving.”

Juggling research, publication and teaching can be challenging for assistant professors, according to Maritza Cardenas, an assistant professor of English who started her tenure track this year. She said she is always working to make sure she will have a book published by the time she comes up for tenure.

“I think there’s a challenge of not having job security,” Cardenas said.

“The pressure is ‘I need to have a book.’ I think you always just keep that in the back of your mind.”

Miller said the job market for people with doctoral degrees has been difficult since the 1970s and the increase in qualified applicants has not affected the quality of faculty hired at the UA. The UA has always recruited those at the top of their fields, he said.

“We are competing for the best of the best,” Miller said. “That competition is always going to be hot, always going to be heated.”

and therefore the student deserves to know university funding for that program ahead of time.

When asked by Wanda Howell, a nutritional sciences professor and chair of the Faculty Senate, if she really wants to know what programs will be cut or eliminated, Connally said, “Yes.” Provost Meredith Hay explained that the UA follows the Arizona Board of Regents policy in regards to cutting programs. Hay also said that, unlike cutting faculty, getting rid programs is not what saves the university money.

“Most of our expenses are tied up in payroll,” said Hay. “It (cutting programs to save money) is a false premise.”

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By Bethany Barnes and Luke Money ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Standing before an audience of more than 13,000 in McKale Center, with an almost equal number watching via video from the nearby Arizona Stadium, President Barack Obama took a thoughtful pause.

“On Saturday morning, Gabby, her staff and many of her constituents gathered outside of a supermarket to exercise their right to peaceful assembly and free speech,” he said.

“They were fulfilling a central tenant of democracy and the vision by our founders … That is the quintessentially American scene that was shattered by a gunman’s bullets.”

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were present in Tucson as part of the “Together We Thrive: Tucson and America” memorial event held to honor the 19 victims and six fatalities of last Saturday’s shooting spree, an attack that took the life of federal district Judge John Roll and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition at University Medical Center.

“There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts,” Obama said. “But know this. The hopes of the nation are here tonight. We mourn with you for the fallen. We join you in your grief. We add our faith

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Vulgar student ejected from ZonaZoo

A male UA student was escorted from McKale Center after being excessively vulgar and argumentative with employees on March 3 at 5:40 p.m.

Upon arrival, event staff informed the student, who approached the entrance of the arena wearing a red T-shirt that read, “Welcome to the shit show,” that he would not be admitted to the ZonaZoo because of the phrase on his T-shirt.

The student began arguing with staff for several minutes and walked away.

“This is bullshit,” the student said as he walked away. He then turned his shirt inside out and re-entered the line.

The student was allowed to enter the arena after an event employee warned him that he would be ejected if the shirt were flipped around again.

“Whatever,” the student said. The staff reminded him once more of possibly being ejected. “Fuck all you guys,” the student replied.

A University of Arizona Police Department officer, working the ZonaZoo entrance to McKale Center, then approached the student and told him to leave the arena.

The officer said that the student was not allowed entry because of his attitude, demeanor and vulgar language.

Before he left, the officer warned the student of possible arrest for trespassing if the student were to return to McKale Center again on March 3.

Piggy-back ride leads to MIP

Two UA students were arrested for minor in possession on March 3 at 11:05 p.m., after a male was spotted carrying a female friend on his back.

A UAPD officer, on patrol in the area of Lee Street and Vine Avenue, noticed two people walking in the street.

The male student picked up the woman and began carrying her on his back. When the officer made contact with them, he noticed that they both smelt strongly of alcohol. They both admitted to drinking, but would not say where.

The officer then administered a portable breath analysis test on the male and found it to be positive for alcohol.

After being arrested for minor in possession, both students were cited and released on scene.

Thundercat becomes repeat offender

A UA alumnus’ phone was stolen from the Student Recreation Center on March 3 around 6 p.m.

A UAPD officer responded to Villa del Puente Residence Hall and met with the alumnus at 6:30 p.m.

The alumnus said that he was playing basketball at the Rec Center earlier in the evening and put his belongings down on the sideline of the basketball court.

Another male player in his basketball game quit early and sat down on the sideline, near the man’s belongings.

After the game, the alumnus could not find his iPhone.

The man who was sitting on the sideline was the only one in the area during the time the phone disappeared.

The alumnus had a clear description of the suspected man, down to his Thundercats t-shirt.

Other witnesses at the Rec Center recognized the description as someone who had stolen another phone in the past.

A witness told the officer the suspected man’s name and told the officer the location of suspect’s residence hall.

The desk assistant at the hall brought up the man’s Facebook profile, and the alumnus recognized him as the suspect.

The alumnus did not want to press charges on the suspected man, but wanted his phone returned.

The officer attempted to make contact with the man but could not reach him with any of his listed phone numbers.

The officer advised the alumnus that he would not be able to follow up in the case, because he did not want to press charges, and left a message on the suspect’s phone saying he could return the iPhone to the residence hall’s front desk with no questions asked.

Ransom held for Droid

A male UA student’s cell phone was stolen from Highland Market on March 3 around midnight.

A UAPD officer met with the student at UAPD headquarters at 2:45 p.m., to discuss the theft.

The student said that he accidentally left his Motorola Droid phone in the restaurant.

The student called his Droid with an alternate cell phone and an unknown male answered the phone.

“I don’t meet with strangers for free,” the man said on the phone.

Thirty minutes later the student received a text message from his phone saying, “The bidding starts at $200.”

The student cancelled the phone’s service but said that he did not want to follow up for prosecution.

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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physiology freshman How do you feel about the show “Teen Mom?” I think it’s hilarious because it’s really fun to make fun of them.

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No. Which classic Britney Spears hit do you most relate your life to?

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HP hosted the Campus Legends Basketball Tournament this weekend which pitted six UA students against celebrity guests Kurt Warner, former Wildcat basketball player A.J. Bramlett, and Rick Fox for the men and Diana Taurasi, Penny Taylor and Jayne Appel for the women, in the ultimate 3-on-3 joes vs. pros showdown.

“Femen warns the lucky winner of the New Zealand competition that he can expect an unhappy ending in Ukraine,” activist Olexandra Shevchenko wrote on the group’s blog about the naked demonstration. “Ukraine is not a brothel and Ukrainian women are not prostitutes.” Established in 2008 by university students to object to the proliferation of sex tourism in their country, Femen has expanded its protest folio to include broader issues linked to women’s rights. “Our

• Approximately 4 to 5 percent of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobia every given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.

• Canadian researchers have found that Einstein’s brain was 15 percent wider than normal.

• In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership

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Aries (March 21 - April 19) — Today is an 8 — Be creative with money. You can make a dollar stretch a long way. The tendency for the next two days is to focus on the material. Don’t forget: It’s just stuff.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) — Today is an 8 — Life works today. You have all the tools at your disposal. Dress to impress, and go ahead and appreciate yourself. You’ve earned it. You’re great just the way you are.

Gemini (May 21 - June 21) — Today is a 6 — Yoga, meditation or both can help you regain balance. Breathe in, breathe out and listen. The challenges ahead will bring hidden rewards. Seek opportunity.

to be born with a crooked nose.

• Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was born and died on days when Halley’s Comet could be seen. During his life, he predicted that he would die when it could be seen.

• Every U.S. bill, regardless of denomination, costs just 4 cents to make.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22) — Today is an 8 — Surround yourself with friends. Today is perfect to start a project. Express yourself like you haven’t before.

New actions get new results.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Have you ever considered being involved in a creative community project?

Today’s a good day for action. It’s a great way to meet the neighbors and build something to share.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — If you could tele-transport yourself anywhere, where would it be? Long-distance travel is on the menu today and so is a powerful imagination. Close your eyes and go.

Wildcat Campus Events Calendar College of Science Lecture Series: Cosmic Origins. Tuesday, March 8, 7p.m. - 8p.m. Carolyn Porco, the Cassini Imaging Team Leader for the CICLOPS/ Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo., will give a talk titled “The Oldest Question: Is there Life Beyond Earth?” Centennial Hall http://cos.arizona.edu/cosmic Real Women, Real Beauty Exhibition Mar 2 – 31. Student Union Gallery DescriptionChallenging the media’s unrealistic portrayal of women, these photographs of real UA women focus on the reclamation of the female form and celebrate realistic health. Exhibit open March 2-31st with an opening reception on March 9. Part of Women’s Herstory Month Many Mexicos: Vistas de la Frontera exhibition at the Arizona State Museum (1031 E. University Blvd). January 24, 2011 through November 17, 2012. MonSat 10am-5pm. $5. 520-621-6302 2011 BFA Studio Senior Exhibition Feb18, 12pm – Fri, March 18, 6pm at the SUMC Gallery

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Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Your own personal weather forecast may be cloudy today. Dress for the worst, and expect the best. That way, the sun breaking through becomes a sweet surprise.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Invent new partnerships. Join a sports or creative team, just for fun. It’s time to practice those social skills before they get rusty. Game on.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Take care of your health. Don’t get consumed by a difficult domestic situation. Listen to an elder who has something to contribute. Plan the vacation of your dreams.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Admit it: At least once, you’ve been to a museum and thought that a fouryear-old (or even yourself) could paint better than that. Go ahead: Make art history.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Use your newfound energy to create something beautiful at home. It doesn’t have to be material beauty.

You can create a new idea or a sacred space.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) — Today is a 7 — Words come easily. Write down your thoughts, not worrying if they’re in order, or grammatically correct. Notice your environment, and give it extra attention.

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weapons are bare breasts” is one of the movement’s protest chants.

“This is the only effective way to protest,” Femen organizer Anna Gutsol said in an interview with CNN. The controversial contest is billed by The Rock FM station in New Zealand as the “Win a Trip To Beautiful Ukraine for 12 Nights and Meet Eastern European Hot Lady Who Maybe One Day You Marry” competition.

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Topless feminists protest ‘Win a Wife’ competition A feminist group in Ukraine has protested a radio station competition to “win a wife” in the most eyecatching way possible — by removing clothes.

The Femen Movement is angered by a contest organized by a New Zealand radio station that offered a listener the opportunity to travel to Ukraine and meet women. Nine women protested in wintry Kiev by going topless and holding aloft banners that claimed “Ukraine is not a brothel” and “Welcome to hell.”

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Debating Diversity Speakers: Addressing Needs of Immigrant and Undocumented Students Mar 8, 12:30pm – 1:45pm in the Kiva Room, SUMC Main Level. Higher Education Beyond Borders: Addressing the Needs of Immigrant and Undocumented Students

The Guerrilla Girls! reinventing the “f” word - feminism Mar 8, 7pm – 9pm Gallagher Theater. The Guerrilla Girls are feminist masked avengers in the tradition of anonymous do-gooders like Robin Hood, Wonder Woman and Batman. They use facts, humor and outrageous visuals to expose sexism, racism and corruption in politics, art, film and pop culture.

Tuesday Night Film Series - “Beyond the Mirage: The Face of the Occupation” March 8, 7p.m. - 9p.m. Israeli progressives speak on the occupation in this excellent documentary, featuring Jessica Montell from B’Tselem, Jeff Halper from the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolition, and Allegra Pacheco, an Israeli attorney who represents Palestinians. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Room: S202 The Charles Darwin Experience Mar 8, 10:00pm – 11:30pm. Student Improv Comedy Group. Free in the Gallagher Theatre

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

Campus Events 33rd Annual AzJazz Week, presented by the School of Music at the University of Arizona March 5-10 Crowder Hall, UA School of Music building, southeast corner of Speedway and Park Admission ranges from free to $9. See complete schedule below for details. Click on link to view poster http://forms.pacs.arizona.edu/docs/ PosterJazzWeek2011.pdf Steward Observatory Mirror Lab Tours.

This tour will provide visitors with a behindthe-scenes look at cutting-edge optical technology and the revolutionary spincasting processes involved in making giant telescope mirrors. Tours are Tuesdays and Fridays at 1p.m. and 3p.m. Call to make reservations.Admission: $15 adults, $8 students http://mirrorlab.as.arizona.edu

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LUNAFEST - Tuesday, March 8, 7:00p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

The Loft Cinema - 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. An Evening to Celebrate Women’s History Month with Films By, For, and About Women Benefiting WOSAC, UA Gender and Women’s Studies, and the Breast Cancer Fund For more information about LUNAFEST: www.lunabar. com/lunafest

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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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.

Beauty Queen of Leenane February 25, 2011 — March 13, 11 S 6th Avenue, 520-882-0555 Beowulf Alley Theatre presents a play set in Ireland with surreal humor, a touch of melodrama, and irony at the malevolence of people leading hopeless lives.

Beowulf Alley Theatre. www.beowulfalley.org/

The Aesthetic Code: Unraveling the Secrets of Art, through April 12, 2011.

University of Arizona Musem of Art.

“Musical Compositions of Ted DeGrazia” January 21, 2011 - January 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

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

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AWARDS continued from page 12 more than being a part of a good team, Miller thinks the way Williams has developed should be the blueprint for how young players follow their dreams.

“It’s one of the things that make college basketball special,” Miller said. “Things can really change quickly. You have young players leave your program early for the NBA. You have more transfers now than ever before.

You don’t have that continuity of four years that everybody (could) count on before, part of it is. It’s just a quest to go to college and become an NBA player as fast as you can.”

Williams, who wasn’t highly touted in high school, was never your typical prodigy. The forward was just 6-foot at the beginning of his freshman year at La Mirada High School. But after a growth spurt later that year, Williams, suddenly standing at 6-foot-6, could have transferred to

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his choice of prestigious Southern California high schools.

But he chose to stay at his original high school with his friends, planting the seeds for his humble career.

“I just kept working hard every year to get better, to put my school on the map,” Williams said. “That was really the whole point of why I went there. I didn’t have to go to Westchester, Fairfax, Mater Dei to get seen, if you’re good enough you can go anywhere to get seen.”

Williams, unlike a lot of the top college players, has improved his NBA chances not just by his talent but by his team’s success.

“Sometimes what an individual player doesn’t understand, the way great things happen individually is through winning,” Miller said. “The teams that win get the most honors, and that, to me, is the key ingredient to these guys getting to where they want to get to.”

That’s what Williams has done the entire season, prior to winning the Pac-10 Player of the Year award on Monday.

“Derrick (Williams) is a great example of that,” Miller said.

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By Zack Rosenblatt ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The Arizona women’s tennis team went into the weekend on fire and the country started to take notice, rewarding the Wildcats with an unprecedented 15 spot climb in the ITA National Rankings to No. 26.

The Wildcats have never really been in the national spotlight, and the new ranking brought attention to the women, so the question going into the weekend was whether or not they were up to the challenge of living up to these new expectations.

As it turns out, this newfound spotlight didn’t affect them in the slightest.

The Wildcats (12-2) cruised to back-to-back 6-1 victories over Pacific 10 Conference opponents Oregon and Washington State. A key part of the team’s success has been junior Natasha Marks, who jumped back into the national rankings at No. 99 in singles, along with being ranked at No. 67 in the doubles rankings with partner Sarah Landsman.

This weekend, Marks won all four of the matches she participated in and has been the driving force in the team’s recent success.

“She can do it all,” said assistant coach Ryan Stotland. “She has all the ability in the world. When she

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comes and plays the way she is capable of, she is scary for the other girls to play.”

But Arizona’s success hasn’t solely been a product of Marks’ spectacular play of late.

“Overall, the girls have been playing better,” said head coach Vicky Maes. “We’ve won the doubles point more often in the last few weeks. We’re still very strong at all positions. Although, we are struggling a little bit at (position) six, but (freshman) Susan Mc Rann has started to play a lot better at (position) five, which gives the top four players a little more relief.

Overall, we feel like we can win at every single spot in the lineup.”

On the men’s side, the Wildcats bounced back from its recent struggles and beat Sacramento State, 4-3, and New Mexico State, 6-1.

With the two victories, the No. 42 ranked Wildcats improved to 8-5 overall and an impressive 7-1 at home. Following the win over New Mexico State, which snapped that Wolfpack’s six-match winning streak, head coach Tad Berkowitz couldn’t have been happier.

“The guys played a complete match today,” Berkowitz said.

“Across the board they competed very well and got the job done.”

On Sunday, the Wildcats’ No. 107 ranked senior Andres Carrasco defeated the No. 77 Arthur Surreaux by scores of 6-1 and 6-1.

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Q Why do ugly people look

everyone reads the Wildcat

A. the “beerholder” drinks too much alcohol, the frontal cortex of

You’ve heard that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” And if

the brain, eyes (and other senses) become impaired. It’s as if a person is wearing “beer goggles,” meaning that alcohol clouds the vision of the drinker, not to mention judgment and reasoning skills.

When sober, the body works best, with neurons firing well, allowing the brain to accurately process information and perceptions of people, places, and events. The ability to process and evaluate the surrounding world is at its peak. However, normal functions and reactions often fail when under the influence of spirits. Alcohol acts as a drug to depress and diminish the responses of the Central Nervous System. A rising blood alcohol concentration (BAC) can cause blurred or double vision and an inability to see well in the dark.

The more alcohol imbibed, the greater the impairment in the drinker.

Alcohol affects the brain in an interesting and predictable sequence.

The cerebral cortex (located mostly in the front and top of the brain) is the first area to be disturbed. As BAC rises, drinkers experience diminished judgment, reason, decision-making, and self-control, leading to the lowering of inhibitions in social settings. Next to be impacted is the cerebellum (located in the back lower part of the brain) which controls muscle coordination and equilibrium. The last area to be affected is the medulla, which regulates heart rate and breathing.

8 out of 10 UA students read the Arizona Daily Wildcat regularly.

In fact, they find out what’s hot on campus from the Wildcat more often than from Facebook or friends!

Remarkably, there may be another scientific explanation to your question. Recent studies indicate that facial symmetry is a desirable quality of physical attractiveness in humans. Drinking alcohol has been proven to reduce visual perception and judgment. According to researchers* from Brazil and the United Kingdom, intoxicated subjects were less able to detect asymmetry than sober subjects.

Alcohol makes people less able to see imperfections. In real life terms, this may partially explain why the drunker you get... the better others look.

Source: Readership survey of 2,617 students conducted by Arizona Student Media in December 2008

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Room spins are caused by convulsions in the tiny muscles (iris) of the eyes.

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The Arizona Daily Wildcat…UA’s #1 Source of News 8 out of 10 UA students read the Arizona Daily Wildcat regularly.

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Rags to mats

GymNASTICS continued from page 12 “I believe that we will be good on Friday,” Ryden said.

“It’s a senior meet. Miranda (Russell)’s going out after a great career. I know the girls are really focused on doing well for the team as well as for (Russell).”

Douglas has steadily improved her game since a rough freshman year

By Kevin Nadakal Arizona Daily Wildcat Mykle Douglas has steadily made her presence known on the gymnastics team.

The sophomore from Plano, Texas, has worked her way up from just competing during the floor event last year to now being a consistent member of the vault squad.

“She has progressed quite a bit,” said head coach Bill Ryden.

“It’s part of that ‘learning the game’ that all freshmen have a difficult time to figure out what is going on. She had to figure how we trained and collegiate competition. Certainly, she is having a far better year this year.”

According to Ryden, it took him some time to be able to trust Douglas, who came to Arizona as a floor specialist. Ryden needed time to know how Douglas would perform under pressure, as he does with all freshmen.

“If you go to war with someone for a long time, you know what is going to happen, you know how they will handle stress,” Ryden said. “With all new freshmen, it takes a while to really get to

know what makes them tick and when they will have problems.”

Along with Ryden’s trust, Douglas said she believes that the experience she gained last year has helped her make progress this season.

“I honestly do feel like I have gotten more of a shot, especially for our vault team,” Douglas said. “I feel like I am a big part of our vault line up.”

Douglas was a fixture on the floor team last year but has been in the lineup on and off this year.

This year, she has competed in vault during every meet for the Wildcats.

“She just needs to beat the six ahead of her,” Ryden said. “The competition happens in (practice) before we get out (to the meets). She has plenty of difficulty (in her routine). It’s just about consistency and attention to the fine details.”

Although Douglas has competed primarily in the vault competition, she has impressed the coaching staff with the ability to compete in other events.

“She’s not where we want her to be yet, but she is certainly more of the gymnast that we

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Sophomore Mykle Douglas struggled to gain consistency in her first season as a Wildcat.

After a year of extra effort in practice, Douglas has not only worked her way into the rotation, she’s earned the trust of head coach Bill Ryden.

recruited,” said assistant coach John Court. “She has gone out there on balance beam for us before already this year. She is always ready to go.”

Douglas realizes that she still needs to work on her floor routine and go back to what helped

her get to Arizona.

“I just need a higher confidence on floor,” Douglas said.

“If I have a higher confidence, it might be better for me just in general and maybe even help me score higher, it will also be better for the team.”

Cunningham is expected to be the set-up man getting the ball to closer Bryce Bandilla.

Left-hander Matt Chaffee will probably be on the mound in the seventh, unless matchups or the starter ’s performance dictate otherwise.

Konner Wade was warming up when starter Tyler Hale struggled early in Sunday’s game against Utah Valley, and it looks like he will be one of Lopez’s first options if a long-relief situation presents itself.

Freshman Jacob Doyle, from Glendale, Ariz., has also been solid in three relief appearances, allowing one run on two hits. He’ll get a chance to log more innings against UNLV.

Men’s swimming finishes fourth in Pac-10 tournament

By Kelly Hultgren Arizona Daily Wildcat After a grueling four-day meet, the No. 6 Arizona men’s swimming and diving team came in fourth place at the Pacific 10 Conference championship at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool in Long Beach, Calif.

Stanford University won its 30th consecutive conference championship with a final score of 911, which blew Arizona’s score of 483 out of the water.

Head coach Frank Busch wasn’t surprised and isn’t concerned.

“Stanford shaved their guys, and they were rested, this is where they were

going to shine,” Busch said. “They put a lot of emphasis on this meet and you can add up a lot of points when you have a rested team and two or three people in every final and consolation.

“It doesn’t concern me that much, because last year Stanford won the conference again and we beat them at the NCAA’s,” Busch added. “We were third and they were fourth. It just depends on where your emphasis is, and ours is at the last meet.”

As for the other placements, California came in second place, while Southern California came in third. Trailing behind Arizona was its state rival, ASU,

who came in fifth place.

Although the Wildcats didn’t outshine too many opponents, reigning NCAA 200-backstroke champion Cory Chitwood won his event, giving Arizona its only first-place finish in a championship heat.

Overall, the Wildcats placed where they thought they would and even qualified a few more swimmers for the NCAA Championships.

“We were going to either be third or fourth,” Busch said. “We had a really good meet, we picked up a couple more guys. Now, we are taking 15 to the NCAA Championships. I really liked the way we swam under the circumstances, and

I’m excited with what I think is going to be happening with these guys in the next couple of weeks.”

Now, both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are back at Hillenbrand Aquatic Center resting up for their respective big dances — the highly anticipated National Championships. The women’s team competes next week, while the men compete the following week.

As for diving, the Wildcats have their Zone E Diving Qualification Competition starting on Thursday in Minneapolis, Minn. Depending on their performances, they may or may not be accompanying the qualified swimmers to the NCAA’s.

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Wildcats stumble

Gymnastics can’t take advantage of opportunity

By Kevin Nadakal Arizona Daily Wildcat

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Head coach Sean Miller, left, has exceeded expectations in his second year at Arizona. He left Xavier in 2009 and acquired a gutted Wildcat roster, but through smart recruiting and implementing his system, Miller won the Pacific 10 Conference Coach of the Year this season after leading Arizona to the Pac-10 championship.

Best of the best

Williams, Miller earn Pac-10 Player and Coach of the Year awards

By Vincent Balistreri Arizona Daily Wildcat Forward Derrick Williams and head coach Sean Miller became the first player/coach combination at Arizona to win Pacific 10 Conference Player of the Year and Coach of the Year since Mike Bibby and Lute Olson won the awards in the 1998-99 season.

As Williams exited the media room in McKale Center on Monday, he was met at the door

by Miller, who congratulated his star player before telling him, “that’s what happens when you win championships.”

Miller won his second conference coach of the year honor, having won one in the Atlantic 10 Conference at Xavier.

“I’m honored to be Coach of the Year, especially in the Pac-10,” Miller said. “It’s such a coaches’ conference. So many guys did a great job this year. To be named that means a lot.”

Olson, who won seven Pac-10 Coach of the Year awards, was the last Arizona coach to win, and Miller isn’t ready to put his name in the same sentence as the Hall of Fame coach.

“I’m never going to compare myself to coach Olson,” Miller said. “He’s in the Hall of Fame.”

Miller, who took a team from a 16-15 record one year ago to

its current 25-6 record, probably wouldn’t have won the award without Williams, who averaged 18.8 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting 61 percent from the field.

“What he’s accomplished as a player in two years, he deserves to be put up there with the players that everybody associates Arizona with,” Miller said of Williams.

Williams became the sixth player in Arizona history to win Pac10 Player of the Year.

“It’s a great honor to have my name up there with the other people that have won it before,” Williams said. “I think it’s a big accomplishment for me, as well as the team.”

Though Williams was considered a lock by most, he didn’t see it that way.

“I didn’t just expect it,” Williams said. “Had a lot of hard work.

They reward the player that has the best team.

“I’m just the same person I was before,” Williams added. “I think that helps when you’re the same person. You don’t change through the whole process. You don’t become cocky. I don’t expect things to come right at me. I expect to just go get it, and that’s what I did.”

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Derrick Williams, right, became the sixth Arizona Wildcat to win the Pacific 10 Conference Player of the Year award on Monday. Williams, a 6-foot-8 forward from La Mirada, Calif., led Arizona with 18.8 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game.

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Rough.

That was the only way head coach Bill Ryden could describe the Arizona gymnastics team’s performance on Sunday against the No. 8 UCLA Bruins and the No. 7 Georgia Bulldogs.

The Wildcats were only able to put up 194.125 points during the meet, which put them third place out of three teams. The Bulldogs earned first place with 196.175 and the Bruins scored 195.750 to finish second.

“We had two good events and two poor events. I’m not sure why,” Ryden said. “When you start off the meet counting two falls, it’s certainly tough to come back super strong.”

Arizona started off on bars, an event it is usually strong in, but the Wildcats immediately had to count two falls. The falls came from two of the more reliable gymnasts on the roster, Deanna Graham and Katie Matusik. Ryden considered this to be one of the worst bar events for the entire season.

“It was like some good, some bad, but it only matters if it is all good,” Ryden said. “It was disappointing.”

Ryden was at a loss for words as he tried to explain what happened during the meet, saying that everyone looked good during practice and warm ups.

“We need to clean up some of our issues,” Ryden said.

“We need to be ready to go mentally. I think we are ready physically.”

According to Ryden, the pressure kept mounting for the Wildcats. Immediately after the slow start on bars, Arizona experienced another fall on the beam, although it did not have to count the fall at the end.

“Every time you miss a routine it adds pressure to that next routine,” Ryden said.

“When Aubree Cristello had issues with her beam set, that was really surprising. We were just bleeding. We were almost in cardiac arrest at that point.”

The positive things Ryden could take away from Sunday were few, but he was happy with the beam not having to count any falls and he also considered the vault routines the best of the year. He was, however, disappointed that the best vault of the year happened during a meet where it did not have the impact that it could have had.

The Wildcats’ next meet will be this Friday as the University of New Hampshire, Texas Woman’s University and BYU will all visit McKale Center for the regular season finale.

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Wildcats to test youth against UNLV No. 14 Arizona baseball rides hot hand to Sin City after three-game win streak

By Alex Williams Arizona Daily Wildcat Arizona baseball head coach Andy Lopez is going to find out just how good his freshman pitchers are this week, when the No. 14 Wildcats (9-2) travel to Las Vegas to take on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Against Rice University — Arizona’s lone mid-week series in 2011 — Lopez elected to go with ace Kurt Heyer and Saturday starter Kyle Simon on the mound, but the 10th-year head coach said that wouldn’t be the case against the Rebels (11-2).

“I don’t know who we’re going to throw, but it’s definitely not going to be Heyer and Simon,” Lopez said. “It’ll be some young guys early, and they’re going to get some experience.”

Lopez knows that trial by fire is the only way his pitchers are going to gain experience, and it’s better to take the risk against UNLV instead of waiting

until Pacific 10 Conference play starts.

“They need to pitch,” Lopez said.

“The only way they’re going to get better is by pitching.”

Junior catcher Jett Bandy says that he’s up to the task of managing younger hurlers for a couple of games.

“I love catching younger guys,” Bandy said. “They’re fun to watch and they’re fun to catch. They’re real good.”

Bandy said that he takes pride in the performance of his pitchers, and he takes a bad performance just as hard as the guy on the mound.

“His outing is my outing,” Bandy said. “Me and coach Lopez always use the phrase, ‘I’m going to put you on my back.’ I’m going to get them through it.”

Bullpen shaping up

With Nick Cunningham returning from a strained abdominal muscle, Arizona’s bullpen is starting take form.

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Arizona’s offense will need to continue its clutch hitting and savvy baserunning against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, since head coach Andy Lopez will start two young pitchers in two games. Though Lopez isn’t sure exactly who will start, he did cite the need to get the underclassmen work this week.