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BK flamebroiled SUMC Campus

By Luke Money ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

The Student Union Memorial Center was evacuated early Wednesday afternoon after smoke was sighted coming from Burger King.

Hundreds of students were left standing outside the student union after the fire alarm sounded at approximately 12:40 p.m. Some of those students were attending the UA Spring Career Fair.

“We did see smoke after the alarm went off,” said Susan Miller, senior coordinator of marketing-special events in Career Services. “In 12 years I’ve been doing the Career Days, I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s just been one thing after the other.”

According to Joy Florence, an Event Services employee, the alarm was set off when cooking oil overheated at the Burger King restaurant in the student union. The Tucson Fire Department responded to the alarm. Three firefighters, dressed in plain clothes and without equipment, entered

the building. TFD could not be reached for comment as of press time.

The firefighters left 40 minutes later, allowing students to pour back into the student union.

Students were inside for about 20 minutes before a second fire alarm sounded, prompting yet another evacuation and another interruption to the career fair. This evacuation was much shorter, lasting less than 10 minutes. It is unknown at this time what caused the alarm to sound again.

Burger King experienced no noticeable damage from the fire, though it did not reopen in the immediate aftermath of the evacuation. Burger King employees declined to comment.

NikolasVallens, a finance sophomore in the Eller College of Management, had his career fair experience interrupted by both alarms.

“I left the first time and went home until I got a message (from UA Alert),” Tim Glass/Arizona Daily Wildcat Vallens said. “I came back again, and Benjamin Kochman, a UA event services employee, stopped students from entering the Student Union the alarm went off again. I almost Memorial Center on Wednesday. Students were evacuated and others kept from entering in response to a fire alarm that went off when overheated cooking oil at Burger King caught fire. didn’t come back a third time.”

Students dig into organic garden

By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

Roommates Clayton Stude, Nathan Gloyd and John Lawrence have found a use for the plot of dead grass in their back yard. The three created a 210-square-foot organic garden.

Organic gardening focuses on nourishing plants without the use of harsh chemicals and pesticides. Instead, they use fertilizers like compost and manure.

Stude, a history junior, had the vision of starting the project.

“My goal from the start was to make my own salsa,” Stude said.

The roommates first cleared the area and dug about a foot into the ground, creating a garden bed. They then planted seeds in small egg crate containers. After growing seedlings, they transferred the plants into the garden.

Gloyd, a plant sciences senior, found it simple to start the garden.

“It’s not bad at all. It’s just manual labor,” Gloyd said.

The garden features plants native to Arizona, including basil, beans, chilies and tomatillos. The roommates plan on planting onions and cilantro in the near future. All of the seeds were purchased from Native Seeds Search.

Native Seeds Search provides a variety of plants, often ancient, that have grown accustomed to Arizona’s climate.

By using native seeds, gardeners help keep unique seed lines alive.

Cheralyn Schmidt, program coordinator for the UA Cooperative Extension, explained that native seeds are not only easily grown in Tucson’s arid climate, but are more sustainable.

“They don’t require as much water,” Schmidt said.“They flourish in our soil.”

Home gardens, especially organic gardens, benefit the environment in several ways.

“Every plant that you grow not only feeds you but is putting off oxygen all the time,” Schmidt said. “Everything you grow in your backyard without spray is one less sprayed thing in the grocery store.”

The roommates have found the garden to be a lesson in sustainability.

They now have a greater appreciation GARDEN, page 5

The Associated Students of the University of Arizona met Wednesday to listen to Bear Down Camp and Proposition 100 presentations.

Daniel Hernandez, a senior fellow of the Arizona Students’ Association, presented a PowerPoint with information on Proposition 100, a ballot proposition for a temporary one-cent increase in Arizona’s sales tax intended to protect education, public safety and

By Matt Lewis ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT For a mere five minutes Wednesday the power was out in approximately 30 buildings, bringing the university into darkness, if only for a moment.

Buildings including the Student Union Memorial Center, Park Student Union, the Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center and Hopi Residence Hall lost power at around 10:05 a.m.

Tucson Electric Power, which supplies the university with power, had some breaker issues that caused the power outage, according to Chris Kopach, associate director of facilities management.

“We lost power due to a problem at TEP, they had a power bump,” Kopach said.“Shortly after that we got with TEP and we started restoring all the power to campus.”

This followed a lengthier power outage on March 10 that affected 13 buildings, including five residence halls, which was caused by water getting into some of the switching gear.

“It was only for five minutes, so I didn’t hear of any major disruption to the campus community as a whole,” Kopach said. “We got an electric shop here … the guys just did a great job getting everything back up and running and really double checking everything.”

Shelton, GPSC lay out facts of 1¢ tax

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Clayton Stude, a history junior, and his roommates compost and garden in their backyard. Stude says that he has always wanted to grow his own food and composting is easier than people think, it’s just a process of recycling food.

ASUA: Bear Down Camp on the move

By Laura E. Donovan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

outage resolved quickly

health and human services.

“This is a critical moment in Arizona history,” Hernandez said. “Arizona has not faced an economic crisis like this since World War II. Without Proposition 100, there will be more cuts. Spending has been cut by record levels.”

The PowerPoint included information on Proposition 100, budget cuts and the continued growth in Arizona.

“We need your support,” Hernandez said.

While ASUA cannot directly act upon Proposition 100, the senators

found the presentation valuable.

“While ASUA cannot take a stance on anything political, I thank you for your information,”Wallace said.

Mollie Beshears, newly appointed director of Bear Down Camp, a university immersion camp for incoming freshmen to attend a week before they start classes, presented some of the program’s changes.

Beshears said that Bear Down Camp will be moved to another campsite.

Sen. Stephen Wallace expressed appreciation for Beshears’ efforts with

Bear Down Camp.

“It’s uncommon for a freshman to take on such a big task, and I think it’s great,” said Wallace.

The senate also approved a $400 funds request for T-shirts and a conference for the mentors in the Peer Mentorship program.

After approving the minutes from last week’s meeting, Sen. Leo Yamaguchi read the consent agenda, which included club-funding requests.

ASUA allocated $7,615.72 in club funding of the requested $24,212.47.

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The UA Graduate and Professional Student Council held a special meeting with President Robert Shelton on Wednesday to address some of the graduate students’ concerns.

The first item discussed was the ongoing debate around Arizona’s Proposition 100, the one-cent sales tax increase that current Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer proposed last year.

The bill, which would repeal itself automatically in 2013, promises that 66 percent of funds raised by the tax would go to fund education .

According to Shelton, the UA’s share of those funds would amount to more than $41 million.

“Forty-one million dollars is a big number,” Shelton said. “To put that in context, we receive only two sources of state funds of that magnitude, salaries and financial aid.”

Though Shelton did not officially give his support to the bill, he did outline the consequences should Proposition 100 fail.

“I can’t get the word out on the university letterhead, but I will speak to the facts of the matter,” Shelton said. “As you all know, we’re down to the bone and beyond already. This is literally a referendum on education in Arizona, both for universities and K-12.”

Shelton also addressed the council’s

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weather Today’s High: 55 Low: 38

Tomorrow: H: 62 L: 42

ODDS & ENDS april

datebook Viva la women

At 11 a.m. in the Student Union Memorial Center’s Kiva room, there will be a “Wise Latina Women” panel discussion. Additionallly, the panelists will share how their cultural backgrounds have shaped their educational and career choices.

Fool me once…

Today is Boomer Bonus Day, St. Stupid Day, National Fun at Work Day, April Fool’s Day and Poetry and the Creative Mind Day.

on the spot He’s just a sk8r boy

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Immuno-what?

Today in the Arizona Health Sciences Center Room 5403 at 2 p.m., Maja Maric, assistant professor in the department of microbiology and immunology at Georgetown University, will give a seminar titled “GILT: Unexpected Involvement in Cellular Redox Balance and Immune System-Independent Resistance to Viral Infection.”

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News Tips

Brendan Clasby

Aerospace engineering freshman That’s a gnarly scrape on your arm. What’d you do?

I fell.

On? On my skateboard.

No! Set the scene of the accident for me, tell me what happened.

I was just going along, and then there was an uphill, and I kind of lost my balance and my board went left and I went right.

Where was this?

Around the Chem(istry) building.

Oh no, it was on campus? Did people laugh?

Yep. Did anyone ask if you were OK? One guy did.

What hurt more, your arm or your pride?

Pride.

Did you get up really quick and just shrug it off?

Yeah, I kind of did a somersault.

Accidents aside, is the longboard an efficient way to get around campus?

Oh, yeah. You go way faster.

Minus the time allotted for falls. Do you laugh at other people when you see them fall?

No. Because I’ve been there.

Really? I always laugh. I might have been one of the people laughing at you when you fell.

Yeah, it is kind of funny.

Have you had any other accidents on the long board?

Yeah, I’ve fallen three other times.

Three other times?

(Laughs) Yeah, wait, why are you laughing?

I told you, people falling is funny.

Almost always. Do you find the long board helpful in picking up girls?

No, not at all.

What about the scrapes and bruises?

You could play up the tough guy image.

No, because they ask and I tell them it’s from the long board.

Well, let’s get you a better story, then.

What about “I was in a chain-gang fight? Or a vicious bar brawl?”

Maybe. Would that work?

Every time. I can’t even tell you how many times guys have used that line on me.

It always works, and then later I find out their scar is from like, a scooter.

— Claire Engelken

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 Michelle Monroe at news@wildcat.arizona.edu or call the newsroom at 621-3193.

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A tree outside the Student Union Memorial Center apparently ordered a plate of French fries Wednesday from the Cellar restaurant downstairs, but refused to clean up after itself.

Study: Chocolate could reduce heart risk LONDON — The Easter Bunny might lower your chances of having a heart problem. According to a new study, small doses of chocolate every day could decrease your risk of having a heart attack or stroke by nearly 40 percent.

German researchers followed nearly 20,000 people over eight years, sending them several questionnaires about their diet and exercise habits.

They found people who had an average of six grams of chocolate per day — or about one square of a chocolate bar — had a 39 percent lower risk of either a heart

attack or stroke. The study is scheduled to be published Wednesday in the European Heart Journal.

Previous studies have suggested dark chocolate in small amounts could be good for you, but this is the first study to track its effects over such a long period of time.

Experts think the flavonols contained in chocolate are responsible. Flavonols, also found in vegetables and red wine, help the muscles in blood vessels widen, which leads to a drop in blood pressure.

“It’s a bit too early to come up with recommendations that people should eat

peeps Guy 1: So I was pretty much raped last night.

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fast facts

• Iguanas, koalas and Komodo dragons all have two penises.

• In ancient Peru, when a woman found an ‘ugly’ potato, it was custom for her to push it into the face of the nearest man.

•In “Casablanca” Humphrey Bogart never said “Play it again, Sam.” Sherlock Holmes never said “Elementary, my dear Watson.” Captain Kirk never said “Beam me up, Scotty,” but he did say, “Beam me up, Mr. Scott.”

• In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

• In most watch advertisements the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 because the arms frame the brand of the watch (and make it look like it’s smiling.)

•In the ‘40s, the Bich pen was changed to Bic for fear that Americans would pronounce it ‘Bitch.’

•In the Andes, time is often measured by how long it takes to smoke a cigarette.

•In the film “Star Trek:First Contact,” when Picard shows Lilly she is orbiting Earth, Australia and Papa New Guinea are clearly visible but New Zealand is missing.

• It is a criminal offence to drive around in a dirty car in Russia.

more chocolate, but if people replace sugar or high-fat snacks with a little piece of dark chocolate, that might help,” said Brian Buijsse, a nutritional epidemiologist at the German Institute of Human Nutrition in Nuthetal, Germany, the study’s lead author.

Alice Lichtenstein, a nutritionist at Tufts University School of Medicine, said it was difficult to link the reduction in heart disease and stroke risk to the chocolate alone, since there may have been other differences between the study participants.

— The Associated Press

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Corrections

In Tuesday’s article “Footprints challenge theory of evolution,” the footprints mentioned in the study are 3.6 million years old, not 3.6 billion years old. The Daily Wildcat regrets the error.

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Palin’s show drops LL Cool J after he complains

NEW YORK — An upcoming Fox News Channel special hosted by Sarah Palin is titled “Real American Stories.” But rapper-actor LL Cool J says his participation in the show was bogus. In response, the network has snipped him from the program.

In a Twitter posting late Tuesday, the entertainer wrote that “Fox lifted an old interview I gave in 2008 to someone else & are misrepresenting to the public in order to promote Sarah Palins Show. WOW.” “Real American Stories,”which debuts Thursday at 10 p.m. EDT, is hosted by Sarah Palin Palin, the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, who joined Fox News Channel as a regular contributor in January. The onehour program is described by Fox News as“the first installment of a new series” that features “real-life tales of overcoming adversity throughout the American landscape.”

Fox News says the episode, which was not available for preview, will feature a Marine Medal of Honor recipient“who gave his life to save his comrades” and a wealthy stockbroker who helps underprivileged students pay for college.

Also listed as part of the show are country singer Toby Keith and former General Electric boss Jack Welch, as well as LL Cool J, who appeared among a number of video clips on the “Real American Stories”Web site Wednesday morning before being removed.

“Contrary to what was reported, LL Cool J was never scheduled to be a guest on‘Real American Stories’with Sarah Palin this week,” Rhett Usry, the artist’s spokesman, said in a statement on Wednesday. “The show had planned to use an interview from 2008 that was being repurposed without LL’s permission.

“This statement is not a reflection of any feelings LL has toward Fox News or Ms. Palin, whom he has never met, rather a clarification of what we have seen published in the media.”

Fox News Channel did not respond to numerous calls and e-mails from The Associated Press inquiring about the status of the segment with LL Cool J, who was born James Todd Smith.

But in a statement released to other media outlets, the network said: “’Real American Stories’ features uplifting tales about overcoming adversity and we believe Mr. Smith’s interview fits that criteria. However, as it appears that Mr. Smith does not want to be associated with a program that could serve as an inspiration to others, we are cutting his interview from the special and wish him the best with his fledgling acting career.” ­— The Associated Press

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Census responses Evolution, intelligent design needed for funding face off at Humanities panel

By Alex Newman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The government is counting on everyone to fill out the census, but don’t worry; they’ll find those who forgot. Today marks National Census Day, and although many students have a different permanent address than their school address, they still have to fill out a census for the area in which they currently reside.

The census is a survey distributed every 10 years by the federal government’s Census Bureau to determine population of the United States. Completing the census form is required by law under the Constitution.

“It’s vitally important that everyone be counted because a lot of the federal dollars that are allocated to states and municipalities are based on population,” said Marshal Vest, director of the Economic Business Research Center in the Eller College of Management.

Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states, so there is the potential to gain more representatives in Congress. The results of the 2000 census granted Arizona two more representatives, bringing the total to eight.

“Last decade, Arizona picked up two more representatives, and I wouldn’t be a bit surprised to see another two seats added this time,” Vest said.

The census provides more than $400 billion worth of federal funding to states for things such as hospitals, schools and new roads — which equate to potential improvements for the Tucson community.

“It’s not just a said chunk of money for different things,” said Valorie Rice, a librarian at the Economic and Business Research Center. “If you find out a neighborhood has a large population of young kids, maybe they need to build a school.”

The information is also used for zoning and redistricting of neighborhoods where the city may adjust electoral districts based on population growth.

“This year it’s 10 questions. In the past there’s been more than that,” Rice said.“You’re counting everybody, even newborns. One of the questions

on there is … are you counting everybody?”

Students living away from home in the dorms and off campus will be sent their own survey to complete and will not be counted on their parents’forms at home.

“Everyone should fill it out … even foreign exchange students that are living here right now. It doesn’t ask for citizenship, whether you’re a U.S. citizen or not. You should fill one out,” Rice said.

Personal census data remains confidential for 72 years, so individual information from this year’s census will not be released to the public until 2082.

“The census information is completely confidential … it’s not going to any other federal agency … they just want the numbers and the information,” Rice said.

According to the 2000 census data, there were 281.4 million people in the U.S., a 13.2 percent increase from 1990. It marked the largest increase in American history.

Arizona saw a 40 percent population increase in the 2000 census. The population increased by nearly 1.5 million people in just 10 years, making Arizona the second fastest-growing state, after Nevada.

“I think for the whole decade I would expect Arizona to be in the top three probably in the top two as far as population growth,”Vest said.

HOW IT WORKS • March 2010: Census forms were mailed out to each household. People completed the 10-question survey and mailed it back.

• April 1, 2010: National Census Day, census survey forms are due.

• April-July 2010: Households that have not completed the census will be mailed a second form. After that, census workers will visit households that have still not completed the survey. Each visit costs the Census Bureau $57 instead of 44 cents by mail.

• December 2010: The Census Bureau is required to report the total population number to the president.

• March 2011: The states receive redistricting data from the Census Bureau.

By Luke Money ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Almost 100 people crammed into the Dorothy Rubel room at the UA Poetry Center to attend a round-table discussion on evolution and intelligent design on Wednesday.

The discussion, held as part of Humanities Week, featured two panel members: Joanna Masel, a UA assistant professor in ecology and evolutionary biology, and Lucas Mix, a UA adjunct professor of religious studies and an ordained Episcopalian priest.

The panel, moderated by UA associate professor of religious studies Karen Seat, addressed questions concerning the incompatibility of Christianity and evolution and the validity of intelligent design as a viable alternative to evolution.

“There’s a real sense coming out of fundamentalist evangelism that society is on the wrong path,” Seat said. “To them, the only path that is right is a

intelligent design could be considered theories does not necessarily place them on even ground.

“The true question is how much confidence we have in them,” Mix said.

After answering questions put forth by the moderator, the panel took questions from the audience. Mix’s dual role as a man of science and the cloth drew the most interest from those in attendance.

“All scientific inquiry begins with the assumption that you lack complete knowledge,” Mix said.

“The challenge philosophically with creationism and in general is whether you can have an unchanging knowledge of the universe.”

Mix went on to elaborate on his position, saying that God created the universe, and that as a biologist he was just trying to figure out how.

“Much of the true value of the Bible is not scientific, it’s not historical,” Mix said.“It’s about humanity’s relationship with God.”

New UA school hosts EarthWeek

By Bethany Barnes ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences is celebrating science through EarthWeek.

UA’s EarthWeek is a studentorganized event and consists of five days of talks and presentations given by undergraduate and graduate students in the school. “It’s a chance to show off all the things our undergraduates and graduate students are doing in research,” said Karl Flessa, director of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Many of the EarthWeek events are longstanding UA traditions, like GeoDaze — a showcase of student research in the earth sciences.

“This is the 38th year that GeoDaze has been held, but this year is special because it is the inaugural year of EarthWeek,” said Jill Onken, geosciences graduate student and GeoDaze co-chair. “Most of the EarthWeek events have also been held in past years, but their being joined by EarthWeek is an appropriate way to

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biblical path. Evolution is seen as an attack on the traditional, literal meaning of the bible.”

Masel expanded on the intelligent design movement, as well as opined on why evolution is one of their targeted beliefs.

“Are some versions of Christianity incompatible with the theory of evolution? “Absolutely,” Masel said.

“But I don’t think it’s right to single out evolution as a sticking point. Once you pick out a theology that is incompatible with evolution, it becomes incompatible with all science.”

The panel also discussed the claim that evolution is just a theory and thus should not occupy a favored spot in school curricula.

“This argument exploits several different meanings of the word ‘theory,’” Masel said. “For scientists, saying something is just a theory is the same as saying it’s just the highest form of scientific knowledge we have.”

Mix elaborated on the point, saying that just because both evolution and

recognize the newly created School of Earth and Environmental Sciences.”

William Guenthner, a geosciences graduate student and a GeoDaze cochair, said events like GeoDaze and EarthWeek provide a great experience for both presenters and organizers.

“If you’re a presenter, as I’ve been in the past and will be this year, it allows you to showcase your research in a less hectic, more personal environment than at a big national meeting,” Guenthner said. “And, therefore, when you do attend such a meeting, you feel more comfortable about interacting with other scientists.”

He said being an organizer provides perspective on how to be an effective manager.

“This is a skill that I think people often associate with an industry or government position, but academics requires it too. From running a lab to chairing a national scientific organization, these are skills that are not necessarily learned simply by completing your degree, and I think that GeoDaze affords me and others in the department with an opportunity to

develop these skills,” Guenthner said.

On Wednesday the keynote speaker was Randy Olson, an independent film director and former marine biologist. A screening of Olson’s film “Sizzle” played at The Loft Cinema Wednesday evening.

GeoDaze: 38th Annual Geoscience Symposium will be today and Friday.

The final EarthWeek event is a GeoDaze field trip to Mt. Lemmon on Saturday.

IF YOU GO

Thursday and Friday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

GeoDaze: 38th Annual Geoscience Symposium Saturday: GeoDaze field trip to Mount Lemmon To register for the field trip go to: earth.geo.arizona.edu/ geodaze/2010/register.html

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Anna Swenson Opinions Editor 520•621•7581 letters@wildcat.arizona.edu

Civility should not negate decisive arguments I

n a lecture last Friday in the Kiva room of the Student Union Memorial Center, current National Endowment for the Humanities chairman Rep. Jim Leach (R.-Iowa) spoke of the importance of civil discourse in what he calls an increasingly socially divided time in American history. Leach, who served 30 years in the House of Representatives before he was appointed chairman of the NEH, developed an argument that was strongly in favor of a more “polite and civilized” method of politics.

“Negativism attacks the soul of society,” Leach Anna Swenson said, before moving on to Opinions editor explain his perspective on the state politics, including metaphors involving baseball this author can’t claim to understand any more than she understands cricket. He posed the question, “Can politics be as good as sports?”

Leach’s point is well made, given the increasingly polarized nature of the two main political parties in this country. In a game of baseball, Leach explained, one must “respect the opponent, study what the opponent does.”The advantages of sports over politics, according to Leach, are that while one includes referees and basic sportsmanship, the other is characterized by “uncivil and corporate speech” and “language of enemies.”

Mr. Leach’s comments are especially timely in the tsunami-like wake of the current healthcare bill. From puerile name-calling to threats and actions of violence by both members of Congress and civilians, civil discourse is certainly a topic that is and should be at top of the proverbial citizen watch-list. But with all due respect to Leach, barring violence, radical ideas and provocative speech have a due place in the democratic process and should not be shamed or limited.

To apply Leach’s argument to the political process at the UA and in the state of Arizona, some more incendiary speech would bolster discussion and promote critical thinking among elected officials that might otherwise remain silent and stoic. A contentious vote is more desirable than a unanimous one: students would certainly have appreciated a regent who spoke out in any decisive manner against the proposed tuition increases, which were approved by an overwhelmingly wide margin.

Likewise, constituents should appreciate the decisive statements made by Associated Students at the University of Arizona Sen. Daniel Wallace at last week’s senate meeting regarding the proposed special election for the Public Interest Rights Group. His condemnation of the proposed election was decisive and could be seen by some as “negativism,” but it promoted discussion and due consideration of the situation by ASUA senators.

Before Wallace spoke out, it was speculated that PIRG’s fee-grubbing measures would pass unanimously.

Leach said, “the logic is really the message,” and as such, the logic here is a poor message for the process of government. While Leach is correct that civility and civic engagement are imperative to effective government, arguments both moderate and visionary should be appreciated and promoted.

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On top of all the other things this article has done horribly wrong, the headline mentions a “Theory of Evolution.” Evolution is a fact; the current theory for the mechanism that drives evolution, which has held up to 151 years of criticism, challenges and tests, is the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. Sir Naff The basis of these experiments is essentially flawed because of human physiology. Attempting to reproduce the laetoli footprints (which are +/- 3.5 million years old ) with a human foot whether upright or bent over will not yield identical results due to differences in bone structure between modern humans and early hominids, especiallly if comparing them to a semi bipedal locomotor such as a chimpanzee. This has been common knowledge for a long time in anthropology, which should have been noted by these “professionals”; their research is little more than redundant. Also, this article was written by a college student?

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On ‘Too late to take action against bullies,’ March 31 I work in the behavioral health field I have a 14-year-old client who endures daily harassment at school and via text message. It has gotten to the point where she is refusing to go to school and ditches classes once she is there. (And she is the one getting the brunt of the punishment for truancy.) The threats, harassment and intimidation have been reported to the police and a “mediation” took place with the perpetrators, but the behaviors have continued. On March 24 and 25, she attempted to kill herself. Fortunately her attempts were unsuccessful. There IS an anti-bullying law in Arizona, but I’m wondering if it’s actually being implemented. The steps weren’t followed in this case and almost resulted in a very tragic ending. People really need to speak up before more kids die. Thanks for your column.

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Methinks the (high school?) student who wrote this article or a (creationist?) Wildcat editor was looking for some sensationalism with the aforementioned mismatched headline. Creationists who don’t read or think (redundancy?) will take said headline as more “proof” for their evidence-less position.

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Despite past blunders, ASUA better than public opinion

he Associated Students of the University of Arizona is the ASUA had reserve funds, around $350,000, that were depleted in recipient of much of this campus’s harsh criticism. payment. U of A BookStores picked up the rest as a loan to ASUA. Is ASUA deserving of its criticisms? As a current ASUA ASUA’s payments are made annually in the hundreds of thousands senator and one finishing my second year of involvement within for the next five years. U of A BookStores have assured all students the organization, I hope to tackle this issue in the most balanced that this deal has not and will not affect the prices students pay in manner I can and offer a different perspective on everything. stores. Despite substantial cuts to our operational budget, ASUA First, let me say this very plainly, last year’s concert was ASUA’s has not reduced the quality of any of our services. Aptly so, special fault. I apologize to all students. Allow me to illuminate the topic events received the largest cut. Such ventures put too many other at large. necessary programs at risk.

April 2009, ASUA put on the Last Smash Platinum Rumors and misinformation have been Bash. It was the first concert held in Arizona Stadium dispelled; does ASUA deserve the harsh criticism it since Fleetwood Mac in 1977. The show bill held The often receives? No, though ASUA is absolutely and Veronicas, Third Eye Blind, Kelly Clarkson and Jay-Z. It undoubtedly deserving of criticism. Government was designed with the hopes of attracting students of needs criticism to maintain focus, to ensure its all musical interests, which in theory sounds appealing. mission and to improve where needed.

Things did not pan out the way those organizing it ASUA’s negative image as a whole is Tyler Quilin had planned. ASUA went a million dollars in the red. unfounded. ASUA provides some exceptionally Guest columnist This was upsetting for students, and rightfully so. I positive and highly impactful services to the was upset as well. university that go seemingly unappreciated. The Arizona There are a few things to take into account with this loss. First, all Students’ Association fights consistently for students on members of ASUA were not involved in the decision-making process everything from textbook costs to tuition to educational for the concert. As per contracts and the money involved, things legislative reform. They win victories for students everyday, remained confidential until negotiations were completed, leaving and it’s saddening to see their work overlooked. Additionally, most ASUA members uninformed of the event at all. I understand the Students for Sustainability work tirelessly on initiative that acknowledging backroom activity doesn’t necessarily help after initiative. Safe Ride transports hundreds safely every improve the stance of the organization. However, these activities have night. They run a premier student taxi service with less been addressed and appropriate actions have been taken to ensure funding and resources than most other universities. ASUA debacles like the Last Smash Platinum Bash never occur again, actions appropriates over $150,000 to clubs and organizations across include financial limitations, increased cooperation and collaboration campus, helping clubs compete and represent the university with campus entities and UA Presents. across the region and country, among others.

ASUA is a huge office, with students working on a variety of different It’s these types of great things that happen everyday in ASUA, things. Though ASUA works collectively on the“day of”operations for in addition to concerts; for this reason, frustration festers with the events, our day-to-day operations function very independently. uninformed and angry students who look past these grand things Let’s look at the event’s financial ramifications. Some are under only to see negativity. Those upset with the concert have a gripe to the impression that students footed the bill. This is not the case. be made and it has been heard. The criticism has been heard and

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appropriate responses have been taken.

It’s only appropriate that I tell of my experience in ASUA. I began an outsider. I heard many negative sentiments in relation to ASUA. I fell into ASUA. I applied to be the University Activities Board’s Special Events Chair. Once accepted, they reorganized the Center for Student Involvement & Leadership and the board moved into ASUA’s Programs and Services.

ASUA’s air was definitely tangibly different from that of CSIL. It was new to me. Like any organization, there are two types of people; those who are involved for the right reasons and those for the wrong. These two types of people are what I attribute ASUA’s awkward energy to. There are those who are truly working with their “nose to the grindstone” for students in the dark corners of the student union. ASUA has offered me more opportunity than any other organization on campus. I have truly grown as a person and a leader. The highlight of my collegiate career has been my senate term.

The types of criticisms that paint ASUA in one color seem to only come from those cynical nay-sayers that stand from street corners and protest for change, yet never take a step inside, never attempt to understand that which they protest. As an ASUA senator, I have worked to increase transparency and we have taken positive strides. ASUA’s budget is now posted online with monthly updates on spending. ASUA senate meeting minutes are now online at the senate Web site. We have extended our outreach and communication through the rekindling of relationships with entities around campus, including the Residence Hall Association, among others. ASUA must change, indeed. It will change, over time. However, this process will be slow and can only happen with the help of those in ASUA and those it serves being in the process together, a collective body working towards a brighter future.

—Tyler Quillin is a junior majoring in English and philosophy and a current ASUA senator. He can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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Spike Lee tells it like it is at UA Centennial Hall

By Ada Dieke Arizona Daily Wildcat

In his last college lecture for the school year, renowned filmmaker and director Spike Lee spoke words of encouragement to hundreds last night at Centennial Hall.

With successful films such as “Do The Right Thing” and “Malcolm X” to his name, the director came out looking relaxed in white Jordan Spiz’ikes and a polo shirt over a long-sleeved shirt, and asked, “Is Brooklyn in the house?” Lee, 53, made no effort to conceal his love for his hometown, wearing a New York Yankees cap.

Lee began by discussing his path to filmmaking. His mother dragged the young Lee to art events. “I was kicking and screaming,” Lee said.

“Now I’m glad she brought me.” It was this early exposure to art, he said, that created the foundation for him to pursue filmmaking.

Lee then went to the historically black, all-male Morehouse College, claiming to have been a terrible student.“I was a C student … I didn’t apply myself,” he says.

However, his grades improved once he found what he loved to do. The summer after his freshman year, Lee said he used a Super 8 camera given to him as a Christmas gift to film block parties and the looting that went on in

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his neighborhood during the late ’70s.

He encouraged students, especially graduate students, to do what they love.

“Hopefully the major you’ve chosen is what you love and not necessarily what you think will make you the most money,” Lee said.

He was blunt about parents shaping their child’s future: “Parents kill more dreams than anybody.”The audience responded with a resounding round of applause. Lee added that while he had strong family support, he knows this is not the case for some students. He then said,“You succumb to parental pressure, but then years later you become a miserable person.”

Moral support was crucial for Lee, but there were times when he had to rely on himself financially to see his vision come true. He told students they should go around the financial obstacles that would threaten the creation or the release of their films.

Some members of the audience booed when Lee did declared love for the University of Southern California’s Fighting Trojans football team. Lee laughed and said,“Don’t hate. When you become national champions, then we could talk.”

During his discussion of the “digital revolution” and YouTube, Lee caught a student videotaping his talk, much to the student’s embarrassment.“Busted!”

In the audience Q & A session,

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concerns about the Arizona Board of Regent’s recent directive to cut general fund expenditures on salaries by 2.75 percent, or about $5.3 million for next year.

“Some of this, we can accomplish through natural attrition, people retiring or leaving to take jobs elsewhere,” Shelton said. “The rest we can accomplish by one-time furloughs, even though I hate that f-word. It may be a way to comply with the one-time directive.”

Shelton also stressed that the regents have not finalized the details of the proposal.

GPSC secretary-treasurer Cory Christenson asked Shelton what the university’s plans were for

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“So far the best proposal I’ve heard from the administration seems to be ‘good luck, hope you graduate before then,’” Christenson, a physics graduate student , said.

Shelton agreed, but stated that the university has several contingency plans in place to deal with what many expect to be sharp cuts.

“The challenge isn’t figuring out the numbers, that’s a mathematical and spreadsheet process,” Shelton said.“The real challenge is figuring out the impact. The most difficult part of leadership in these times is giving people hope.”

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John Allison, right, a graduate of Tisch School of the Arts and currently a student at Pima Community College studying solar design, speaks with director Spike Lee at a meet-and-greet after Lee spoke at Centennial Hall on Wednesday.

enjoyed Lee’s encouragement to follow his dreams, especially since he’s a musician.w Meet Spike Lee Contest winner Mitch Turbenson, a classical guitar performance and mathematics sophomore, said,“What (Lee) said about parental pressure, every student should

hear.”According to Turbenson, his parents disliked his choice of major. “(Lee) was so humble considering everything he has been through,” said Monique White, an interdisciplinary studies senior.“I’m glad that he always touches limits and boundaries people are afraid to touch.”

Project reflects campus sustainability

for the effort it takes to produce food.

“I think it’s really important that people are able to grow their own food,” Gloyd said. “It gives you a better respect and understanding of where your food comes from.”

The garden, which was started in mid-January, requires daily weeding and watering. Stude expects that the plants will be ready for harvest by the summer.

“It really is a simple thing to do,” Stude said of maintaining the garden.

The roommates have also found the project to be a bonding experience and look forward to the results.

“We’ve had a great time. It’s fun hanging out in the backyard, putting music on and getting our hands dirty,” Stude said.

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questions ranged from Lee’s favorite directors to getting into the business as an actor to directing a comic book movie to the contradictions in American history.

Lee talked about how America dominates the world not through nuclear power, but through the export of culture and media stereotypes. He also remarked on the contradiction between the principles and actions of the Founding Fathers.

“Thomas Jefferson was a pedophile,” Lee said.“Sally Hemmings was 14 years old. How can these great minds come up with this great democratic document and own slaves and create genocide against Native Americans?”

The reactions to Lee’s lecture were positive overall. UA alumnus Menelik Bakari, 60, said he found Lee’s discussion about Tyler Perry interesting.

Lee clarified that there is no conflict between him and Perry.

For Bakari, the two filmmakers represented different audiences and philosophies.

“It’s like the old minstrel thing: Do you want to make people just kind of laugh and make them feel good or do you want something like ‘Miracle at St. Anna,’ a serious, serious movie with a serious theme? So I’m more about that than I am about the Madea (films),” Bakari said.

Tom Burrish, a psychology senior,

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“I’m looking forward to being able to go outside, get fresh cilantro, and cook with it,” he added.

In another effort to be ecofriendly, the roommates have also started a compost bin. They compost food scraps like fruit rinds, vegetable peels, eggshells and coffee grounds in their kitchen. They then transfer the scraps to a large bin outside and add sticks, leaves and water. Once the compost is ready, it is used as topsoil for the garden.

Schmidt recommends composting as an easy way to reduce waste and as a cost-effective way to nourish plants.

“If you’re using actual waste from your house, it costs you nothing, and you have premium nutrition,”Shmidt said.

Joe Abraham, coordinator of the

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“I think the university community is absolutely engaged in sustainability,” Abraham said. “It’s a very popular issue here, and people are energized about it.”

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By Bridgette Doran Arizona Daily Wildcat

Next time keep your mouth shut A University of Arizona Police Department officer was called to the Coronado Residence Hall on Saturday at 3:41 a.m. after two residents called to report an assault.

The officer met with the two UA students, one of whom had been injured by an unknown man.

The woman said she and some friends were standing in the fifth floor hallway when two men in their 20s walked by. She reported that one of the men had long dark hair and the other had short, curly blonde hair.

One of the women made a comment about the man’s long hair and he turned around and said, “What did you say to me?”

Her friend told the officer the woman called the man a “faggot.”

She said the man then pushed the woman who had spoken and when she tried to kick him, he pushed her to the ground.

While on the ground, the man kicked her right thigh and then her right ankle, scraping some skin off.

The man then got on the elevator and left.

The woman’s friend said that while he was assaulting the woman, she tried to help and lost her cell phone in the process.

After the man with the long hair left, the friend asked the other man if he had her cell phone, but he said he did not.

The women and the unknown man got in the elevator to go to the lobby and she asked him again if he took her phone. He said he had picked it up, but dropped it while trying to break up the fight.

After talking with the man, the woman said he left the building and started walking west toward Euclid Avenue.

The officer took photos of the woman’s injuries and the memory card was placed into property as evidence.

UAPD patrol cars circled the area looking for the men, but they could not be found.

Both women were given victim’s rights forms.

Ed Hardy makes koozies?

A UAPD officer on foot patrol asked for a records check for a woman walking in the UA mall area Saturday at 11:01 a.m.

The records check showed she had a misdemeanor warrant through Tucson Police Department. The warrant was for failure to appear in court for previous charges of driving under the influence.

The woman was arrested and placed in handcuffs.

The officer searched the woman’s property and found a glass pipe with marijuana residue left on it in her jacket. In her purse, the officer found two glass pipes, both with marijuana residue left on them. He also found a plastic baggie with metal filters for the pipes, a packet of cigarette wrappers, an ashtray, an empty blunt wrapper and an Ed Hardy koozie.

The woman was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.

She was transported and booked to Pima County Jail.

The pipes were sent to the Department of Public Safety for testing and the rest of the evidence was placed into UAPD property.

Men vomiting leads to three MIPs A UAPD officer arrived at the Apache-Santa Cruz Residence Hall Saturday at 12:44 a.m. after getting a call about two men vomiting in the third floor restroom.

The officer spoke with one of the men in the bathroom.

The man did not have any identification on him and smelled of alcohol, and his eyes were red and watery.

The man told the officer he was visiting a friend from California. He admitted to drinking and told the officer that he was sorry.

A records check showed the man was underage and he was cited for minor in possession in body.

After talking with the other man, the officer saw that he was drunk and also appeared to be underage. He was cited and released for minor in possession in body.

The officer then went to the dorm room of the woman the men said they were staying with. After speaking with the woman, the officer reported that she also smelled of alcohol and had red watery eyes. She was cited for minor in possession in body.

Actually yes, I have a Glock …

A UAPD officer heard a loud banging sound coming from Fremont Avenue and Helen Street during a check of the Park Garage Saturday at 4:43 a.m.

The officer saw two men walking in the area and asked them about the noise.

Both men told the officer they were coming from the 7-Eleven store at Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. They said they walked through the parking garage on their way to their apartment at Zona Verde at 1201 E. Drachman St. The officer asked if they had been banging on anything and they said they had not.

When the officer asked one of the men if he had any weapons on him, he said, “Actually yes, I have a gun in my coat pocket.”

The man was placed in handcuffs and the officer pulled a Glock model 23 .40 caliber handgun from his right coat pocket.

From the man’s pant pocket, the officer pulled out a Glock .40 caliber magazine fully loaded with 13 bullets. The man also had a black expandable baton in his back pocket.

The officer asked the other man if he had any weapons on him and he said he had a knife in his back pocket.

The officer put handcuffs on the other man and removed a 4-inch chrome blade from the man’s pocket.

The man told the officer the gun was a gift from a friend in Scottsdale because his friend did not think Tucson was safe.

The man told the officer he carries the gun at all times because he can’t carry a cop in his back pocket to protect him.

The man was cited and released for carrying a deadly weapon without a permit to carry a concealed weapon on his person.

The gun, magazine and bullets were placed into property as evidence.

A Code of Conduct referral was sent to the Dean of Students for one of the men.

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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Hitting the road with momentum After 25-game homestand, UA baseball heads to Cal

Baseball Power Rankings No. 1 ASU (23-0, 3-0 Pacific 10 Conference)

The Sun Devils return a legitimate championship contender after appearing in Omaha last year. They remain the unquestioned No. 1 team atop a rejuvenated Pac-10, even after losing head coach Pat Murphy.

No. 2 UCLA (21-0, 0-0)

Last year, a weak offense slowed the Bruins in spite of a stellar pitching staff. UCLA returns a pitching staff every bit as good as last year, and now they have the bats to back it up.

By Mike Schmitz Arizona Daily Wildcat The No. 18 Arizona baseball team strategically scheduled 25 consecutive home games to open up the season so that the youngest team in the Pacific 10 Conference would have some confidence by the time it hit the road.

But the Wildcats (20-5, 2-1 Pac-10) have far surpassed expectations by winning 15 of the last 16 games and couldn’t be more confident heading into their first road trip of the season — a three-game series at California today, Friday and Saturday.

“I really was hoping for what I think we have right now, a young group obviously, but I think they’ve got a little bit of confidence,”UA head coach Andy Lopez said. “They’ve played well, and hopefully they can carry that into being in a hotel and getting on and off planes and everything.”

For an average team with 17 freshmen, hitting the road for the first time brings some natural jitters. But for an Arizona team that’s playing like vets rather than youngsters, there isn’t the smallest doubt that things will go smoothly.

When freshman ace Kurt Heyer was asked if there was any worry hitting the road for the first time with such a young group, he said,“No, not at all. We’re all really amped up. We’re like‘oh my god, we’ve got to get out of here man, 25 games,’we’re more than ready to hit the road.”

Freshman left fielder Robert Refsnyder echoed Heyer’s statement.

“Oh no. Shoot, all these guys have played summer, they’ve flown to various places,” he said. “Same people on your team, just a different setting.”

That’s the confidence that comes along with winning consecutive games and starting the season 2-1 in Pac-10 play. The Wildcats were able to get their feet wet and get adjusted to the college game at Sancet Stadium, leaving absolutely no worry in Lopez’s mind.

“Maybe I’m ignorant,” he said, “but the way they’ve handled the first 25 games, I’m not worried, I’m really not.”

The confidence certainly isn’t lacking, and Arizona will be taking on a Cal (13-10, 0-3 Pac-10) team that was just swept by ASU and currently sits in last place in the conference to make things that much better.

Heyer (4-0, 2.01 ERA, 48 strikeouts) will start Thursday night, while Bryce Bandilla (3-1, 3.55 ERA) and Kyle Simon (4-2, 3.45 ERA) will start Friday and Saturday, respectively.

The Wildcats lost a heartbreaker last time they took the field, when freshman closer Nick Cunningham allowed Oregon to score four runs with two outs in the top of the ninth, bringing the Ducks back to win 9-8.

But with the confidence and the talent,

No. 10 Oregon State (16-5, 0-0)

The Beavers are an established threat in the Pac-10 after their last few seasons. They currently have the lowest batting average in the conference (.273), which might be a red flag, but until they face other teams in the Pac-10, it’s hard to take them out of this spot.

No. 18 Arizona (20-5, 2-1)

The Wildcats are the real deal.

They can tear the cover off the ball, and if the pitching stays consistent they can challenge anyone within the conference. It’s hard to see where teams match up this early in the season, but Arizona’s first road trip this weekend will be a good test for Andy Lopez’s young team.

No. 28 Stanford (12-7, 2-1)

The record doesn’t jump out, but the Cardinal is talented enough to challenge for a top-5 spot in the Pac-10 all year. Stanford has dropped some questionable games to lower opponents, and will have to prove to be a postseason candidate during conference play.

Oregon (18-8, 1-2)

Oregon stole a game from Arizona on Sunday, but the Ducks will challenge anyone with a solid 1-2 punch in their starting rotation.

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UA freshman pitcher Kurt Heyer goes through his windup during a 9-3 victory over the Oregon Ducks at Sancet Stadium on Friday. After hosting the first 25 games of the season, Heyer and company head to Berkeley, Calif. to take on Cal in a three-game series today, Friday and Saturday.

The starters

Thursday RHP Kurt Heyer: 4-0, 2.01 ERA, 48 strikeouts in 40 1/3 innings Friday LHP Bryce Bandilla: 3-1, 3.55 ERA, 35 strikeouts in 38 innings Saturday RHP Kyle Simon: 4-2, 3.45 ERA, 22 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings

Team leaders

Batting average: Jett Bandy (.470), Steve Selsky (.450),

Robert Refsnyder (.435) Runs: Steve Selsky (35), Jett Bandy (34), Rafael Valenzuela (32) Home runs: Jett Bandy (5), Joey Rickard (4), Steve Selsky (3) RBIs: Joey Rickard (34), Jett Bandy (27), Steve Selsky (27) Stolen bases: Joey Rickard (12), Bryce Ortega (10), Rafael Valenzuela (8)

Arizona is aiming to bounce back.

“We’ve been playing really good ball right now,” Heyer said. “Hopefully we can start another streak again. We’re just going to try to keep the same mentality and not be consumed with that loss, because it’s going to happen — that’s the beauty of baseball.”

The 25-game homestand, the longest at Arizona since 1967, helped this team gain some confidence behind the plate, as it still leads the conference in batting average (.372), runs scored (242), hits (341) and RBIs (220).

But whether the success at Sancet Stadium translates to Berkeley still remains to be seen.

“We’ll see,”Lopez said of whether the early home games will help them on the road.“If we go up and we can’t find our hotel and we’re late to the stadium on Thursday, then I’ll come back and say ‘Man, I can’t ever do that again.’”

California (13-10, 0-3)

The Golden Bears led ASU 1-0 in the eighth inning last weekend, but fell in the ninth. But they can hit and might surprise a few teams down the road.

Washington State (14-7, 0-0)

Not much to say about Wazzou, but it is off to a nice start despite the high of 39 degrees and showers in April.

USC (13-12, 1-2)

Will the school with the most baseball titles in Division I ever return to that level? Probably not this year.

Washington (12-10, 0-0)

This is a tough team to play. The Huskies beat teams like Long Beach State and Fresno State this year, but the conference is deep and someone has to occupy this spot.

— Michael Fitzsimmons

Track and Softball opens Pac-10 field hosts play vs. Sun Devils Jim Click Classic

By Kevin Zimmerman Arizona Daily Wildcat

Multiple events start today; individuals begin Saturday

By Galo Mejia Arizona Daily Wildcat

The Arizona men and women’s track team will be defending its turf from Califorinia, the University of Nebraska, Kansas State University and the University of Minnesota at the Jim Click Invitational.

While the Jim Click meet has usually been a conference versus conference meet with two teams from the same league pairing together, this week’s meet will be five teams head-to-head.

Today, freshman Fabian Zazueta will be competing in the decathlon, which consists of 100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500-meter run. Former Arizona athlete Jake Arnold will also be competing as an open athlete in the decathlon as well.

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For the Arizona softball team, hitting the beginning of the Pacific 10 Conference schedule is a perfect measuring stick, a way to learn where the team lies and how much it must improve.

Playing the No. 10 ASU Sun Devils (31-4) in Tempe to begin that schedule just allows the No. 2 Wildcats (28-3) to break into the Pac-10 season with a little more pop. The rivals will play today and tomorrow at 7 p.m. with the series finale coming Saturday at 1 p.m.

“It’s a great environment to begin conference play, because it’s a great rivalry and the place will be packed,”said head coach Mike Candrea.“I think it’ll be a lot of fun.”

Arizona and ASU are tied as the top-scoring teams in the nation, averaging 8.26 runs per game. The next closest team is Florida at 7.67 runs per game.

And with an offense even with the Sun Devils, the name of the game becomes quite simple.

“You have to match them pitch-for-pitch,” Candrea said. “Obviously, they’re a good offensive team one-through-nine, and I feel that we can be.

We’re going to go out and play Arizona softball.”

And there’s no doubt the Sun Devils will be gunning for Arizona. Last season, the Wildcats swept ASU 3-0. The season before that, ASU swept the Wildcats en route to its first-ever national championship in softball.

“We definitely have a rivalry with them, especially since they beat us all three games last year,”ASU first baseman Mandy Urfer told the Arizona Republic.

“We’re definitely going to come out and show it and bring them everything we’ve got, because we were very upset from last year.”

Along with a potentially explosive offensive show,

the pitching match-up will be intriguing as well.

ASU ace Hillary Bach struggled against the Wildcats last season in her freshman campaign, giving up 20 runs to Arizona in two of the three contests — 19 of which were earned runs.

But this year, Bach is off to a hot start, boasting a 15-1 record and a 1.26 ERA. “I just heard she improved her drop ball,” said UA shortstop K’Lee Arredondo, a native of Tempe whose family has 40 tickets for each of the three games at ASU’s Farrington Stadium. “We’ll look for (the drop balls), kind of see what she throws the first time around, and we’ll adjust the second time around.”

Bach’s counterpart, Arizona ace Kenzie Fowler, has turned in perhaps a more impressive season.

She’s gone 18-2 with a 0.71 ERA in her freshman year.

Fowler’s not the only contributor from the freshman class for the Wildcats.

Freshman third baseman Brigette Del Ponte is third on the team with a .405 batting average, is tied for first with 11 home runs and leads the team with 45 RBIs. That’s not to mention her nation-leading 1.55 RBIs per game.

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Gronkowski rocks pro day, looks ahead to NFL

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To say the last 12 months of Rob Gronkowski’s life have been a rollercoaster ride would be an understatement. The junior entered the 2009 season as a likely All-American and a surefire first-round NFL Draft pick, until a back injury suffered during summer workouts sidelined him for an entire year and put his NFL

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But after months of speculation, the doubts about Gronkowski went out the window last Saturday after he turned in an impressive pro day.

The tight end ran the 40-yard dash in 4.65 seconds, had a 33 ½-inch vertical jump, a 9-foot, 11-inch broad jump and finished his three-cone drill in 7.18 seconds.

“I felt great going into it,” Gronkowski said. “The night before it, I felt a little nervous and I couldn’t fall asleep right away, but I ended up getting a good night’s sleep and in the morning I felt good. I think the pro day went pretty well overall.”

The pro day was particularly important for Gronkowski after he chose to only bench press at the NFL Combine back in February.

“It was a really important day,” Gronkowski added.

“I’ve been training for a couple months now knowing that (the pro day) was going to be a big day for me. I went out there and performed well.”

The strong showing should help Gronkowski’s draft stock, which could mean a first-round selection in April.

Gronkowski spoke to the Daily Wildcat shortly after his pro day about:

His plans between now and the draft: I’m out here in Arizona right now

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training with the strength coach and I’m going to go visit some teams. I have about five to six visits lined up in the next two weeks.

How he compares to other tight ends in the draft: I believe I’m right up at the top with the other tight ends. I don’t really compare myself to other tight ends. I did my best (at the pro day) and showed what I had, now I’ll let the (general managers) and the teams figure out who’s the best, but I believe I’m right up there with anyone.

NFL tight ends that he compares to: I really don’t compare myself to anyone in the NFL, but I follow some guys. I like the way Tony Gonzalez plays and I like the intensity that Jeremy Shockey brings to the table.

Where he would be had he played his junior season: I wonder sometimes, but I try not to look down that path. I definitely wonder sometimes, though. It could’ve been worse, it could’ve been better, but it is what it is and I’m making the best of it.

If he is happy with his decision to go pro: I definitely am. Going to the NFL is a dream come true.

His agent Drew Rosenhaus: He’s a hardworking guy that’s really good at his job.

His brother, Chris Gronkowski, and his NFL future: He’s been doing great. He timed really well at the pro day and if he doesn’t get drafted he’ll definitely get some free agent contracts.

The rumor that he has spinal stenosis: I have no idea where it came from and it isn’t true. My back is 100 percent.

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Home sweet home for Wildcats

will be the first weekend that they get to run their main events.

“I’m ready to open up in the hurdles finally,” said junior LaTisha Holden , who will finally run her main event, the 100-meter hurdles. “I didn’t have a chance to run them last week. I’m happy to finally get to this point. I’m ready to do some work.”

Holden hopes to see some fans in the stands this week, as it’s the biggest home meet of the season.

“We have a couple of fans, and I’m glad they finally get to come out and watch us run,” she said. “Especially the way our indoor season finished, I think we’ve gained more fans.”

Holden will also be running the 4x100m relay, the 100m and the 4x400-m B team. It will be the second meet that Holden has run on the B team, but she doesn’t mind being the back up.

“I like being the alternate. If they need me, I’m there, but I’d rather focus on my other events,”Holden said.

“My main focus is the 100(m) hurdles and the 100-m. That’s what I’m looking to drop my times in, but I’ll do (the 4x400m) whenever.”

The home track provides the Arizona athletes with certain advantages. For redshirt sophomore

Echos Blevins, it’ll be a track that she’s familiar with. Blevins will be running the open 400m and the A team of the 4x400m relay.

“I practice on that track and I run the 400m in practice. Its something I know how to do,” Blevins said.

“I’m also just excited to run the open 400 outdoors,” she added. “I know I’ll do better outdoors. I have this thing with indoors and I just don’t like running the open 400m inside.”

The 4x400m A team has a slight change in the lineup this weekend with senior Christina Rodgers taking the first spot.

“We added her based on the way she looked leading off at the (Willie) Williams meet and I think she has the ability to run even faster,” said sprinter coach Francesca Green.

“We’ll give her a shot and see what happens this weekend,” Green added. “Plus we have the B team to run with them because those girls are really fast too.” The Arizona athletes are ready to defend their home track and are hoping that the competition brings its ‘A game.’

“If other schools come out and run, it’s going to get you hyped up,” Blevins said. “We’re not going to let somebody come to our track and embarrass us.”

Pac-10 brings new schedule to the plate

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with youngsters facing their first Pac-10 opponent.

“There’s going to be some excitement and some nerves. That’s part of the game,” Candrea said.

“For the most part, from what I’ve seen, they react pretty good in those situations.

“It may be a good thing for us.”

A new Pac-10 schedule

The Pac-10 has implemented a new schedule format for softball this year, giving teams three-game series each weekend against a single opponent.

In the past, teams would play a twogame series against one opponent

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and then travel to play a single game against another. Candrea said he likes the 2010 format.

“I think it’s good. It eliminated the UCLA-Washington trip, which is a big thing,” he said. “It’s adds a different challenge playing someone three days in a row.“ But three games against one team also allows more time for adjustments, especially to the opposing pitcher.

“It’s good for the hitters for our team,” Arredondo said. “By the third day we know their pitchers.

It’s still a two-way street, though.

“They know our pitching by that third day too,”Arredondo added.

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From player to coach, rugby’s Sitton inspires

By Jaime Valenzuela ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

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rizona club rugby coach Dave Sitton has been a part of the rugby team for 38 years as both a coach and player. One of the longest coach in Arizona school history had the opportunity to coach some of the“finest young men you will ever know.”

Sitton originally came to Arizona to play baseball for coach Jerry Kindall, but when injuries left him unable to play, he turned to rugby.

“Baseball was too dangerous for me,” Sitton said.

“Rugby seemed to be a lot safer. There are not too many people who are going to tell you that.”

In his junior year, Sitton traveled to England and Wales to play rugby and was introduced to rugby coach Jon Evans, who became Sitton’s mentor.

Sitton said Evans took him under his wing and lit a fire under him that never went away.

Upon returning to Arizona for his senior season, Sitton got involved with coaching, and after graduating became head coach at the age of 22.

His involvement in the community didn’t stop there. Sitton is the global marketing director for the Arizona Cancer Center. He decided to work for them after being treated for, and cured of, lymphoma.

Aside from coaching and playing, Sitton has also long been involved with broadcasting Arizona sports and rugby around the world. His interest in play-by-play started as a child growing up in Los Angles and hearing sportscaster Vince Scully.

“I had a deep respect for baseball,”Sitton said.

“Growing up in Los Angeles, I was familiar with the great Vince Scully. Coach Kindall and I joked that I should get into broadcasting, and that was something I had in the back of my mind. Growing up in

Hollywood, (broadcasting) came somewhat naturally.”

In 1981, Sitton began his broadcasting career at Arizona doing baseball play-by-play for 10 years.

In that time, he did about 700 broadcasts, including two College World Series.

“I got (a) uniform,” Sitton said.“I would tape the pregame show, catch batting practice, put the pregame show on the air, shower and then go (call) the game. I was in heaven.”

Of all sports, Sitton said he enjoys calling baseball the most.

After 10 years of calling baseball, Sitton took a position with the Fox affiliate in Tucson and for the past 21 years has done Arizona play-by-play television for sports including men’s basketball and football.

“I’ve had a lot of fun broadcasting and great employers the entire time,”Sitton said.“I love the people.

I’ve been very fortunate to be involved with this program and the way I’ve been afforded the time to do it.”

In his time at Arizona, Sitton had the opportunity to cover the 1997 National Champion basketball team, including its final two games that it lost prior to taking the NCAA title. “(They) played horrible,” Sitton said.“The next thing you know they’re in the NCAA Tournament.

I was in Korea when (they) beat Providence. I learned enough Korean to say ‘I need the TV and remote.’ I’ll never forget it. It was wild.”

Sitton’s first love, however, will always be coaching.

Sitton said he finds his inspiration from a rather unusual coach.“I listen toYoda,”Sitton said.“Yoda was a damn good coach. He coached Jedi, and I coach rugby players.

“If you do something well, I don’t like to say nice try,” Sitton added.“Yoda was right. There is no try.

You either do, or you don’t. It’s that simple.”

The relationships Sitton has built while coaching

cannot be replaced. “(I) have a lot of friends who don’t understand why (I) put so much time into rugby,”Sitton said.

“I get teary-eyed about it, because I wouldn’t trade the relationships I’ve got with friends around the world for anything. The heart and nature of rugby produces a respect for the players amongst themselves. It’s the wildest fraternity on the planet. I’ve always loved it.”

Junior prop Rudy Padilla described his coach as respectful and amiable.

“He’s always been a great help to me,” Padilla said.“(But) he’d never talk like (Yoda), and he would damn sure never be nice, when being mean will help you out.”

Senior flanker Nathaniel Schneps described his coach as tough and intense.

“He’s a tough teacher, but if you have any problems, he will not push you too hard,”Schneps said.

Coaching for more than 30 years has left Sitton with many memories, but one stands out.

“One of my favorite moments in the history of the program was last year for the 40th anniversary,”Sitton said. “(Past players) who had never met each other before (came down for a weekend), and by the time the weekend was over they were best friends. The camaraderie and respect for the program was such that it was great.”

Sitton wants to teach his players to be men, which is one of the things he enjoys most about coaching.

“My greatest joy is when I get letters back (from past players),”Sitton said.“I got one very poignant letter from a guy I coached for (three years in the 1980s).

He told me,‘I can’t tell you how many things I learned from you I use in my life every day.’It fills me with joy.”

Lisa Beth Earle/Arizona Daily Wildcat

Arizona club rugby coach Dave Sitton has been at the helm of the program for 38 years, earning the respect of his players and colleagues along the way.

Gymcats well represented in conference selections

By Kevin Nadakal ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The 2010 All-Conference women’s gymnastics team was released late Wednesday, and four Gymcats made the cut.

The team had three out of the six possible gymnasts earn first-team honors in the all-around selections. Freshmen Aubree Cristello and Molly Quirk joined sophomore Deanna Graham as the all-around selections.

Senior Sarah Tomczyk was awarded second team all-conference for her performances on vault and bars .

“I think it’s a great thing for them, they

have certainly earned this,” said head coach Bill Ryden . “All four of them have competed all-around all year, and they have gotten us most of our points all year. Due to our lack of depth and injury these girls really had to step up.”

Quirk had a fast start to her career as a member of the Gymcats, competing in every all-around meet as a freshman. She only fell once in 48 attempts.

“It’s great for our program to have four girls make it to all conference,” Ryden said.

“Definitely bodes well for the future, obviously to get on the all Pac-10 team you have to hit under pressure.”

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With WildcatMobile you’ll have all this on your iPhone and iPod Touch: Daily Wildcat news, sports, arts, opinions, Police Beat and more The latest Wildcat Classifieds News, sports and entertainment videos and slideshows from DailyWildcat.com TV shows from UATV Channel 3 A live stream of KAMP Student Radio An interactive Campus Map And you’ll be able to share it all with your friends with a touch of button!