THE DAILY WILDCAT Printing the news, sounding the alarm, and raising hell since 1899
DAILYWILDCAT.COM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015
IN THE NEWS
VOLUME 108 • ISSUE 129
FAREWELL, RONDAE
Energy Dept. predicts more low gas prices Sen. Rand Paul announced presidential campaign Defense rests in Aaron Hernandez murder trial
INSIDE
South Carolina cop guilty in murder of unarmed man
It’s time to let Stanley Johnson loose on offense Rondae Hollis-Jefferson announces move to NBA
— The New York TImes
SPORTS
Page 6
KYLE HANSEN/THE DAILY WILDCAT
ARIZONA MEN’S BASKETBALL forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson announces his decision to enter the 2015 NBA Draft in McKale Center on Tuesday afternoon. Hollis-Jefferson spent two seasons as a Wildcat and was an integral member of back-to-back Elite Eight teams.
Replacing Rondae will be tall order for Miller, Wildcats Page 6
Stanley Johnson could use more seasoning
Page 7
ARTS & LIFE
Latin students perform Vergil’s ‘Aeneid’ aloud Page 3
OPINIONS Straight couples have a lot to learn about sex — from same-sex couples Page 4
QUOTE TO NOTE “To those who speculate that this simply wasn’t the right time for a case like this to succeed, this is true. The right time for women to attain equity in tech fields was decades ago” — Hailey Dickson
What it means to be a man at UA BY ALISHA PERERA The Daily Wildcat
Healthy Masculinity at the UA: Our Stories will be held for students to share personal stories about how expectations and stereotypes surrounding masculinity shape their lives tonight in the Union Kiva Room. The event will run from 6-8 p.m. The goal of the event is to provide a healthy and safe environment for UA students to break stereotypes and share stories. “At last year’s event, a student told his story about how someone in his family experienced sexual violence committed against them, and he wanted to seek revenge,” but realized aggression is not a productive way to solve his issues, said Tanner JeanLouis, an anthropology junior and student director for The Men’s Project. She explained there are a number of stereotypes men at the UA face. “One big one is body image and the stereotype that a man has to have a lot of muscles and be tall strong and athletic,” Jean-Louis said. “Other stereotypes include the ways men have to behave. Men are supposed to show only a certain range of emotions.” This marks the second year the UA has partnered with Men Can Stop Rape, an organization that aims to help men develop a healthy masculinity and create an environment free from violence, especially toward women. “When people think of men, they think of a very specific idea that is often associated with a white middle-class male,” said Chris Corces-Zimmerman, a graduate assistant and higher education graduate student. “In reality, a lot of men at the UA do not fit into that mold. … There is also a focus on the negative aspects of masculinity, what some people call ‘toxic masculinity,’ instead of a focus on the potential for men to build
MASCULINITY, 2
TANNER CLINCH/THE DAILY WILDCAT
MEMBERS OF THE Staff Advisory Council listen to others in SACs from different colleges during a meeting on Tuesday in the Student Union Memorial Center. The discussion focused on expanding SAC to other colleges around campus to assure everyone’s concerns are heard.
Council wants to hear more campus concerns BY AMBER WHITE
The Daily Wildcat
The UA Staff Advisory Council is trying to expand its influence and get its voice heard by other faculty members in colleges with advisory councils on campus. SAC arrived on campus in the mid ’70s to early ’80s to provide links to information and to advise others on policies and procedures. Members want to understand what is going on in different colleges around the university and offer assistance.
Richard Salazar, parking appeals officer and SAC member, said he thinks it is important to combine information, because the councils share common threads and are stronger when they work together. “Our concerns are your concerns,” he said. Salazar said he wants to make the SAC meetings mobile so they can travel to every college at the UA. Tuesday’s meeting was attended by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences SAC, College of Science SAC and the Arizona Health
Sciences Center SAC, which were asked to voice their concerns and opinions. “If there were no staff advisory council, the concerns people have would never be heard,” said Elena Stauffer, co-chair of SBS SAC group. “You just have to find a way to get people excited or worthwhile to come to the advisory meeting, and then they start to see a return.” In December, the SBS SAC hosted a holiday giving event called “Adopt-a-School” and provided
ADVISORY, 2
Grants fund UA research initiative to aid economy BY ISAAC ROUNSEVILLE The Daily Wildcat
The UA’s Eller College of Management, through the Economic and Business Research Center, is increasing efforts to provide professional research, opinions and solutions to socioeconomic issues throughout Southern Arizona. The recent drive to expand
Today
HI 78 LO 47
information takes the form of financial grants for “white paper proposals,” which are being requested from all UA faculty members. The call for proposals comes from the Making Action Possible Dashboard, a research initiative that seeks to provide Southern Arizona with credible information and guidance on local
economic issues. The MAP Dashboard is also a partnership between the Southern Arizona Leadership Council, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona and the UA. The white paper proposal is an approach that seeks to combine a broad public appeal with specialized academic knowledge. “A white paper is a
Tomorrow
HI 82 LO 49
thing which lays out, in detail, the background of an important socioeconomic problem or issue,” said George Hammond, director of the EBRC. The goal is to identify an issue, such as high rates of recidivism or faltering school budgets, and provide reliable economic information that sets a pathway toward addressing the issue. According to the call for proposals issued by the EBRC, the MAP Dashboard will provide up to five grants of
Friday
WHITE PAPER. 2
HI 85 LO 53