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NEWS: Finals Survival Week, so you survive, p. 2

OPINIONS: Finals aren’t the worst ever, but exams shouldn’t be the end all, be all, p. 7

The Arizona sand volleyball team heads to the NCAA Championships, where it looks to knock off West coast powers Pepperdine and USC, p. 15

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UAPD officers cluster near a police vehicle outside the Thomas W. Keating Building/BIO5 after responding to a call of shots fired on Wednesday, April 27.

A second suspect has been arrested in relation to last Wednesday shooting at the Bio5 building on the UA campus.

Jahron Davis Francis, 29, turned himself in to the Pima County Jail late Tuesday morning where he was booked for aggravated robbery.

This second arrest comes after Monday’s arrest of Christopher Eugene, 29, on three felony charges including two counts of

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BY GABRIELLA VUKELIC The Daily Wildcat

Finals are approaching and to help students bear the brunt of the toughest week of the year, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Academic Initiatives and Student Success is putting on Finals Survival Week from May 4-12.

Water Park Day, presented by the Wildcat Events Board, will kick off the week’s events.

Water Park Day, also called May the 4th Be With You Water Park Day, will take place on the UA Mall with two large water slides and a farmers’ market. The first 500 students who attend the event will receive a free “Star Wars” wrist lanyard.

Free late-night pancakes with sausage and a fountain drink or coffee will be available for students at Cactus Grill, Nosh at Park Student Union and Bear Down Kitchen on May 5 from 9-11 p.m.

In addition to extending its hours on Friday and Saturday untill 1 a.m., the Student Recreation Center will be hosting a slew of events throughout the week, according to Tara Watson, assistant director of marketing and communications at the Rec Center.

“From May 5-12, we will be having free group fitness classes at 4 and 5 p.m. The 4 p.m. classes will be more aerobic type and the 5 p.m. classes will be mostly yoga classes to help students relax during this stressful time,” Watson said.

“May 6, we are having a nighttime zip-lining, which will happen at the UA Challenge Course and on May 10, the Rec [Center] will be having a free 20-minute triathlon from 3 to 5 p.m.”

The Main Library will have a game night featuring therapy dogs and free snacks on May 5 from 6-8 p.m., and May 8 from 7-9 p.m.

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SIERRA FRYDENLUND, a natural science freshman, studies for her chemistry test outside the Arizona State Museum on Tuesday afternoon. The UA has planned Finals Survival Week to help students get through one of the most trying times of the semester.

help while studying, and the bookstore will also be handing out free blue books for students who need them for written exams.

“Best of luck to all students studying for and taking their finals in the upcoming week,” said Evan Hastings, executive vice president of the Associate Students of the University of Arizona.

“Please remember to take care of yourselves, stay healthy and know that we have been preparing this all semester and now we get to show off what we learned. Bear down!”

For more information about Finals Survival Week, visit the UA Student Affair’s website at: http://saem-aiss.arizona.edu/uafinalssurvival.

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Watson said the Rec Center will also have group study areas on May 5-13 from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m., for students who are tired of studying in the same place all the time and want to be in a different environment.

“I think that the events on campus do really help out when I am studying for finals,” said Alex Lambert, an art history sophomore.

“Sometimes I will lose track of time when studying and having a fun distraction like the therapy dogs make my day so much better.”

Campus Health Service will be handing out free apples, oranges and granola bars on May 6-12 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, according to the UA Student Affairs website.

Free massages will be available to students at the UA Bookstore on May 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Students looking for a bit of immediate information can text @uafinals to 81010, and Amanda Cheromiah, the content and project manager for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, will respond with a few tips to students who are beginning to prepare for final exams.

Cheromiah had a few tips on how to survive finals.

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Trump takes Indiana, Cruz ends campaign

BY MARK Z. BARABAK AND MELANIE MASON Los Angeles Times

INDIANAPOLIS — Donald Trump stormed to victory in the Indiana primary Tuesday, chasing Ted Cruz from the presidential race and virtually locking down the Republican nomination despite the strong misgivings of many in the party who fear a November rout.

For the third week in a row—following a string of landslide primary wins across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states—the outcome was never in doubt.

But Trump’s powerful showing in Indiana was the most significant of all; the Midwest was a region where the Manhattan real estate magnate had struggled and the state was viewed by many as the last best chance for Trump opponents to slow his steamrolling campaign.

“It’s over,” Republican strategist Curt Anderson said even before Cruz officially ended his campaign. “Done. Finished.”

Trump’s win was also a major setback for John Kasich, his other remaining GOP rival, and the forces seeking to block Trump’s takeover of the party.

The victory was not unexpected. Polls showed a close race turning Trump’s direction in the final days of the primary campaign. As Trump sailed closer to the

nomination, Cruz made the moves of a candidate who saw his hopes rapidly fading.

He formed a shaky noncompete alliance with Kasich, who stood aside in Tuesday’s contest to boost Cruz’s chances. He named his prospective vice presidential running mate, former business executive Carly Fiorina, forging ahead on an announcement usually left until the primary fight is over.

On Tuesday morning, as Hoosiers went to the polls, the Texas senator leveled one of his most scathing attacks on Trump, calling the Republican front-runner a “pathological liar,” “utterly amoral,” “a serial philanderer” and “a narcissist at a level I don’t think this country’s ever seen.”

Hours earlier, in a Fox News interview, Trump had referred to an unsubstantiated National Enquirer report linking Cruz’s father, Rafael, to Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President Kennedy.

“I guess I should go ahead and admit— yes, my dad killed JFK,” Cruz sarcastically told reporters. “He is secretly Elvis and Jimmy Hoffa is buried in his backyard.”

Trump flicked him aside.

“Ted Cruz is a desperate candidate trying to save his failing campaign,” the Manhattan business mogul said. “Today’s ridiculous outburst only proves what I have been saying for a long time, that Ted Cruz does not have the temperament to be president of the United States.”

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Cruz’s seeming desperation underscored the high stakes in Tuesday’s primary, widely seen as the last chance for Trump’s opponents and many critics to stop him short of winning the GOP presidential nomination and leading Republicans— many openly hostile toward his candidacy— into the fall campaign.

Indiana will award 57 delegates on a winner-takes-most basis, a small fraction of the 1,237 needed to secure the nomination ahead of the party’s national convention

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in Cleveland this summer. But the state’s import went far beyond that number.

Moderately conservative with a stolid Midwest sensibility, Indiana was seen as the last true tossup left on the GOP calendar and, for the anti-Trump movement, a crucial chance to stop his gathering momentum after a half-dozen big wins along the East Coast.

Cruz also enjoyed advantages he lacked in others states, including the endorsement— albeit lukewarm—of its governor, Mike Pence, and millions of dollars in advertising from independent groups working against Trump.

Entering the day, Republican frontrunner Trump had 996 delegates. Cruz and Kasich trailed far behind, with 565 and 153 delegates, respectively.

A victory, Trump repeatedly told audiences, would close out the long, raucous fight for the GOP nomination. “If we win Indiana, it’s over,” he told a crowd Sunday in Terre Haute.

There are still five weeks left in the primary season, though, and Trump cannot win all the delegates needed for the nomination until California and four other states vote June 7.

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Meningitis more prevalent than you think

BY AKSHAY SYAL

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When students stumble through the front doors of their residence halls next fall, they will be greeted by a slew of “cover your cough” and anti-STD posters. But one infection in particular is one that those living in on-campus housing should be particularly concerned about: meningitis.

College students are particularly at risk for the disease, according to the National Meningitis Association.

Meningitis is an inflammation of one of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord, resulting in acute, severe symptoms inlcuding fever, neck pain or a headache.

One of the most vulnerable groups to getting the infection are college students who live in dorms or greek housing. This is because of the intimate, closed quarters in which students live.

Freshman living in dorms are up to six times more likely to get the disease than the rest of the population, according to the NMA. Meningitis can be very deadly,

according to the NMA, with fatalities ranging from 10-15 percent of those infected.

Surviving the infection itself is just half the battle, 20 percent live with permanent disabilities such as deafness, loss of vision or loss of limb control.

There are many preventative measures students can take to ensure safety.

“Fortunately we have a vaccine against meningitis,” said David Salafsky, director of Health Promotion and Preventive Services for the UA . “We actually have more than one vaccine available. One has been a traditional vaccine against the disease and the other is rather new, known as Serogroup B.” The vaccination against meningitis has been found to be 80 percent effective against the illness, according to the NMA. Luckily for UA students, Campus Health offers both of the vaccines to students seeking protection from meningitis.

“The good news is that most students are covered through their parent’s insurance plan and

typically the two vaccines—both the standard and the newer—will be covered under most insurance plans,” Salafsky said.

Salafsky also noted that students should be wary of the hallmark signs of the disease as meningitis can often resemble the flu at its early stages, making diagnosis difficult. One of those signs is neck stiffness, he said.

Salafsky strongly encourages students who suspect they have any of the symptoms of the disease, to seek immediate medical care quickly, as rapid intervention is key.

“If you are displaying the hallmark signs of meningitis, it’s very important to get to a hospital,” he said. “Getting immediate care is the No. 1 concern as minutes really do matter.”

Currently enrolled students can call the UA Campus Health Service Travel and Immunization Clinic at 520-621-2292 to schedule an appointment for vaccination.

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POLICE BEAT

BY Ava Garcia

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University of Arizona Police Department officers responded to a call from a fraternity house on April 23, about an intoxicated man who refused to leave the house steps.

The man had tried to follow three women into the fraternity house, but was stopped.

He claimed that one of the women was his girlfriend, but the three women said they didn’t know the man and that he had been following them for a few minutes. A fraternity member asked the man to leave, but he refused.

The man had red, glassy eyes and smelled of intoxicants. He said he was only trying to follow his girlfriend into the house.

The man said his identification was at his apartment and identified himself verbally, but UAPD could not find a record matching his name. When the officers told him this, he then spelled out another name and gave his birth date. Officers found no record of that name either. Eventually, the man gave his real name.

He was placed under arrest for minor in possession in the body and false reporting to law enforcement and taken to Pima County Jail.

I’ll just lay here, thanks At 1:20 am on March 30, University of Arizona Police Department officers noticed two people, one was laying in the center of the road by Pima Residence Hall.

The officers were told the person on the ground, a female UA student, was intoxicated and had made her way to the ground without hitting her head. The female student was not responding to questions, but was breathing and had her eyes open.

Her friend helped the officers walk her off the road because she could not walk straight.

UA Emergency Medical Services and the Tucson Fire Department then arrived to check on the female student.

The female student’s friend had been trying to get her to eat to sober up, but she had just laid on the ground.

The female student was medically released, and her friend allowed her to stay in her room for the remainder of the night.

On the walk to their residence hall, the female student acted belligerent. After the officers left the hall, the friend asked that the female student not remain in her room with her because she was creating a disturbance.

When police went to look for her, they could not find her. Later, officers went to the Sol apartment complex and, after speaking with security there, found that the female student had returned home safely.

The student was issued a UA Student Diversion for underage drinking.

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MAY 3, 2016 11: 15 A.M. Jahron David Francis, 29, turns himself into Pima County Jail

May 2, 2016, 7:00 A.M. UAPD and TPD SWAT arrest Christopher Eugene, 29

April 27, 2016, 10:02 P.M. UAPD declares scene “all clear”

9:00 P.M. Local hospital reports a 23-year-old male with non-life threatening gunshot wound to the buttocks

8:43 P.M. UAlert updating those still in area

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UAPD OFFICERS stand outside the Thomas W. Keating Building/BIO5 after responding to a call of shots fired on Wednesday, April 27. UAPD and the Tucson Police Department SWAT team made arrests connected to the shooting Monday and Tuesday.

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aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of aggravated robbery, according to a UAPD press release on Monday. UAPD, in conjunction with the Tucson Police Department SWAT team, arrested Eugene at his home without incident.

UAPD issued a UAlert about a report regarding shots fired near the BIO5 building on the night of April 27. The building is home to UA researchers and is in close proximity to the Banner — Health University Medical Center.

UAPD was able to gather evidence and determine Eugene’s involvement as the individual responsible for the shooting, according to the press release. Eugene and the victim have no affiliation with the university.

UAlert text messages and emails on the

night of the shooting described a “person of interest” as a 5-foot-10 man wearing a Chicago Bulls hat with spiky hair, a white shirt, khaki pants and a tan backpack.

That person of interest was found at a local hospital later that night, according to a UAPD Clery Timely Warning Notice sent to all students the Thursday after the shooting.

The 23-year-old man sought assistance at approximately 9 p.m. Wednesday night for a non-life threatening gunshot wound in his buttocks, according to the notice.

The victim was treated and released the following morning.

Police ended up identifying the wounded man as the person of interest described in Wednesday night’s UAlert messages.

The victim told UAPD that he had ridden the Sun Link Tucson Modern Streetcar to the Warren Avenue stop, directly across the street from the BIO5 building and Roy P. Drachman Hall. He was then approached by three African-American men, one of whom then shot at the victim, striking

him once in the buttocks, according to the notice.

The three suspects then fled in a “darkcolored SUV,” according to the victim.

Officers on the scene found bullet casings and blood near the Thomas W. Keating BioResearch building on the night of the shooting, according to Officer Rene Hernandez, public information officer for UAPD. Until later in the evening—closer to 9 p.m.—officers had not located a victim.

“We are currently trying searching for who that blood belongs to,” Hernandez said the night of the shooting, adding that there had been no reports of gunshot victims from the nearby Banner — Health University Medical Center.

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Tests shouldn’t be the end all, be all

BY RHIANNON BAUER

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any students are still trying to recover from last week, which provided them with more tests than they could have ever asked for. And with the onset of finals week this Friday, there’s no time to rest.

College students—both at UA and across the nation—are being faced with too many tests during the span of their college education. For classes that run the typical 16-week semester, students can expect three to five major exams, including midterms and finals. This means a student taking five classes could reasonably anticipate over 15 exams in just one semester.

Students face almost as many exams as there are weeks in the semester.

Maybe 15-plus exams wouldn’t be so scary if students could just walk in on test day and fill out the Scantron to get an A. But it’s rarely that easy.

In order to properly prepare, most exams require additional studying on top of classwork and homework. This preparation is hard to quantify, since everyone approaches studying differently and each class requires a unique strategy. No matter how it gets sliced, studying for a test can take up a significant amount of time from a student’s busy schedule—and that studying is expected for every single test students take.

And if that isn’t scary enough, just factor in the impact testing has final grades. Exams

compose the largest portion of a student’s grade, with homework and projects in a not-soclose second.

For example, calculus classes in the Math Department at the UA give four midterm exams and a final exam that account for roughly 85 percent of the student’s grade. Homework makes up the remaining 15 percent. Students had roughly 40 homework assignments throughout the semester. And for all the time and energy spent on completing homework, they only get 100 points on a 700-point scale?

Examinations are such a massive component of a course because educators view them as the ideal way to assess a student’s learning, but there are serious problems with this train of thought.

Test material is meant to be difficult, but sometimes it can catch a student off guard and leave them unsure of what to do to come up with the answer. It can be incredibly difficult to study for a test when you don’t know what it’s going to be like, what kinds of questions are going to be asked and what sort of problems need to be solved. Sometimes even a deep knowledge of the material isn’t enough to achieve that high grade, which means a test may not accurately reflect what a student truly knows.

Additionally, many tests are “exercises in regurgitation,” according to Howard Gardner, esteemed professor of cognition and education at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.

An exam that is framed in this way does nothing to test what a student truly knows and understands; it tests whether a student can memorize information and put it on paper.

That is not education.

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indicators for some students to show what they know. Given a longer time frame to complete work, as well as more resources from which they can obtain help to master the material, students can just as accurately demonstrate how well they understand material. Homework can be an even better assessment of knowledge, especially for students who inherently do not test well.

After all, students learn differently and have unique needs. A stressful exam could do more to hinder some students than to help them grow intellectually.

“We spend too much time testing people and not enough time helping them,” Gardner told BU Today.

If we expend so much energy and effort into acing a test and we don’t actually focus on understanding the material, it calls into question whether the education we receive truly teaches us anything useful. I worry students are only building habits of cramming for tests and providing less attention to homework that doesn’t determine their final grades nearly as much as it should.

More weight should be given to assignments like homework, classwork, projects and participation. These things are perfectly valid representations of a student’s knowledge and understanding, and they shouldn’t be overshadowed by a single, unpredictable test.

Students would be more successful and learn the content more solidly if the balance between homework and exams was a little more even.

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Finals aren’t the worst thing ever

BY JESSICA SURIANO

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ith finals week approaching, students should prepare themselves for countless memes agonizing over exams and a flood of tweets about how much coffee their peers say they desperately need to make it through May. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

This column is a complaint about people complaining, but the purpose of this job negates my slight hypocrisy in this case.

First, nothing productive ever comes from complaining. Negative energy makes people less productive.

Emma Seppala and Kim Cameron write in a Harvard Business Review

article, “Although there’s an assumption that stress and pressure push employees to perform more, better, and faster, what cutthroat organizations fail to recognize is the hidden costs incurred.” In this case, one could think of the “cutthroat organization” as the public university system and the “employees” as its students.

Negativity also makes people more stressed, and not to mention less attractive to be around. Seriously, if anyone has ever tried to hang out with someone who is constantly complaining, he or she will know how annoying and counterproductive it is.

Finals aren’t fun for anyone—we get it.

Students are here to find jobs after college, and just because they’re going through college doesn’t guarantee them a job. Getting that degree and acing those finals is not supposed to be a walk in the park;

it’s supposed to be a challenge. We are not entitled to anything we do not work for and therefore did not earn.

Honestly, if one week of testing is the most stressful event in students’ lives come the end of May, I would say those lives are pretty fortunate ones.

There are positive ways to look at approaching finals, too.

The term “finals” itself implies the end of the semester is near, and summer vacation is inevitable. Final exams also assess progress in the course of the semester. If a student has been attending class regularly and doing assignments along the way, they will probably be able to manage at least a minimum passing grade with a reasonable amount of studying.

In regard to those “evil” professors who are inflicting the torture of finals, just think about who exactly will be hunched over a desk or computer grading hundreds of

exams. While students are packing up their belongings or making final preparations for trips, that is what professors will be doing so they can eventually do the same. So please, just try to be civil and kind to your teachers during finals despite your Red Bull hangover and sleep deprivationcaused crankiness. Finals week is no party for them either.

Testing is definitely not the most enjoyable activity, especially right as the temperature has become prime for pool parties and other outdoor adventures. Students and students’ families made a financial obligation to a college education.

Everyone might as well try to finish out the semester as best they can, and maybe even manage a smile while they’re at it.

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‘Pink tax’ keeps women from financial equality

BY Michael Cortez

The Daily Wildcat

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alk into any grocery or convenience store and compare similar products for men and women. You will find that even though both products have practically the same ingredients, the product marketed toward women will oftentimes be higher in price. This is known as the “pink tax.”

A study done by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs found toys meant for girls cost 7 percent more than toys for boys, and their clothes cost 4 percent more. The DCA study found clothes for adult women cost 8 percent more than equivalent garments for men, and personal products for women cost 13 percent more than those marketed toward men, even though they were virtually identical and contained the same ingredients.

What is puzzling is the price hike.

Women already have so many products and clothing geared toward them—virtually an unlimited amount of creative inspiration, yet corporations and businesses still want to charge them more than their male counterparts.

Yes, businesses must design, promote and market extravagant campaigns, which in turn drive up the cost of products with the target market typically consisting of women. From a business standpoint, I partially understand the price hike. It still does not merit such outrageous increases.

Besides cosmetics and other outrageously priced feminine products, ask a woman how much she spends on items like her undergarments. I think many of our male readers are in for a surprise.

For instance, Victoria’s Secret sells bras for an average of $50 a piece. You want some underwear to go with that bra? Expect to pay over $20 for a little bit of fabric.

There are plenty of articles with headlines like Lifehacker’s telling women to “Always

Buy the Men’s Version of Products to Avoid the Gender Tax,” however, this logic is fallacious. Yes, it’s true women will save money in the long run by buying the male version of products, but it’s a serious problem they would even have to do this in the first place.

The gender tax includes products like shampoo, razors and clothing. Women are also forfeiting more of their income and savings on major investments such as mortgages and cars.

A 2001 study in the American Economic Review confirms this, revealing that

preliminary offers made by car dealers to white women were about $200 more than white men. The situation was even more grim for women of color.

There’s clearly a pink tax, but there’s also a “choice tax.” Anyone who chooses to go to Great Clips for a haircut is saving much more than those who choose to go to a professional salon.

For some services and products, the pink tax is inevitable, but in some cases, women can avoid it. Spending $50 to $100 on a haircut from Toni&Guy Hair Salon when you can pay $15 at Style America is your

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prerogative, but don’t complain when there are cheaper options available.

As for the other costs imposed on women, we need to stay on the path toward financial equality and give women a level playing field devoid of financial oppression. Combating this issue will also allow the strength of other forms of oppression to lose their grip in the process.

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Household chemicals tied to early menopause

BY PATRICK O’CONNOR The Daily Wildcat

Current phthalate experiments The study linked one class of chemicals called phthalates to early onset menopause.

Phthalates are commonly added to plastics to increase flexibility and malleability.

Manufacturers use phthalates in a huge variety of products, including medical tubing, prescription medicines, food packaging and personal care products such as perfume and shampoo, according to the National Institutes of Health.

“I truly hope [the study] doesn’t cause

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Chemicals in Household items linked to early onset menopause The average age of a mother at the time of giving birth to her first child was 21.4 in 1970. It is currently 26, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

What no one expected is that the window of fertility is also shrinking because of common chemicals found in everyday products.

A new study from Washington University in St. Louis links earlier menopause with exposure to chemicals found in items around the house like cosmetics, prescription medicines and food packaging.

“These are just everyday exposures in the United States,” said Dr. Amber R. Cooper, coauthor of the study and an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Washington University in St. Louis.

Understanding 45.6 million women The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, examined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which the National Center for Health Statistics administered.

The researchers looked at the health data of more than 31,000 women, collected between 1999 and 2008. The team narrowed the sample down to 1,422 women who were over the age of 30, post-menopausal and had endocrinedisrupting chemicals in their blood. The sample of 1,442 women helps scientists understand the 45.6 million menopausal women in the United States.

The women in the study were then screened for 172 different chemicals. Of those, 15 negatively affected women’s reproductive health. Onset of menopause occurred from 1.9 to 3.8 years early in women who tested positive for these chemicals, even if they were not in extreme concentrations.

Early onset menopause is not only a problem for women’s reproductive health, but also for their bones. Menopause causes the ovaries to produce less estrogen, which signals the body to break down the bones. This condition, called osteoporosis, makes the bones weak and prone to fractures and often leads to chronic back pain.

Osteoporosis can also turn minor accidental falls into traumatic events.

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significant fear for women, but simply [creates] awareness and transparency,” Cooper said.

While phthalates are common in our homes, the human body can break them down and excrete them quickly, according to Zelieann R. Craig, an assistant professor at the UA studying the effect of phthalates on the ovary.

“It doesn’t matter how [well your body] disposes of [phthalates] because you are going to be exposed to it tomorrow,” Craig said.

She is trying to understand the molecular method in which phthalates can cause ovarian problems. To do this, Craig extracts follicles from mice ovaries and exposes them to phthalates with different inhibitors and growth factors. Follicles are the basic building block of the ovary. They secrete reproductive hormones and eventually release the egg.

Craig and her team also conduct animal studies where they expose mice to phthalates to confirm the results of their follicle studies. “[In our experiments] we are using concentrations that are very close to what humans are exposed to every day,” Craig said.

Regulatory response to phthalates Researchers have exposed cells to extremely high concentrations of phthalates, so it was

difficult to make comparisons to the average person’s exposure, according to Craig.

It is hard for regulatory agencies, like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration, to create effective policies without useful data.

Some countries have laws regulating phthalate use. The European Union banned certain phthalates from children’s toys in 1999.

The United States followed suit in 2008 when President George W. Bush signed into law the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which banned the same phthalates.

Both Craig and Cooper think we need more information to further regulate phthalates.

“I think that we’re still gathering the information and that EPA and FDA can’t do much until you can provide them sound data,” Craig said.

In addition, the FDA has recommended the pharmaceutical industry limit phthalate use in prescription drugs.

Cooper said physicians need to weigh the benefits and risks because phthalate-containing medication may be a patient’s only option to alleviate the symptoms of a serious disease.

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Arizona residents face threat of skin cancer as summer approaches

BY KAITLYN FLETCHER The Daily Wildcat

An invisible threat Southern Arizona is No. 2 in the world for skin cancer, following Queensland, Australia, according to Sally Dickinson, a research assistant professor of pharmacology at the UA . “[Tucson is] a hot spot,” Dickinson said.

An Ultra Violet index is used to measure the strength and the potential health risks, such as sunburn, from exposure to UV rays at any given time or place. As the index number increases, so does the risk of getting a sunburn.

The UV index is generally higher in Arizona due to its proximity to the equator—meaning there are constant direct rays of sunlight. This proximity also means the UV index does not fluctuate as much throughout the year ; it is always moderate to extreme.

The definition of a sunburn is a type of skin burn from short-term overexposure to UV, whether it be from natural sunlight or an artificial form, such as tanning beds.

UV light is an invisible threat, penetrating the layers of skin without immediately noticeable damge.

There are three types of UV light emitted from the sun. They are classified by their wavelength and from longest to shortest are UVA, UVB and UVC. The shorter the wavelength, the more damage radiation can do to the human body, especially to the eyes and skin.

The atmosphere completely filters out UVC rays, the shortest and most dangerous of the three, as well as 90-95 percent of UVB, according to Dickinson. On the other hand, the ozone layer does nothing to weaken the intensity of UVA rays. Ninety-five percent of the UV radiation that reaches the Earth’s surface is type A , according to the World Health Organization.

Now, please take a moment to thank the Earth’s atmosphere.

UVA radiation’s long wavelength allows the radiation to extend deeper into the middle layer of skin, or the dermis, while UVB is only able to reach the epidermis, the outermost layer of skin.

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39% of on-campus 911 calls last year were related to alcohol intoxication. (UEMS 2014-2015, n = 174)

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Photo of an Aplysia californica, a species of sea slug. A. californica provides a model for researchers to better understand the biology of habits.

Slugs, humans display similarities BY steven preston

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Edgar Rice Burroughs, the American writer who authored “Tarzan of the Apes,” once said humans are creatures of habit.

Neuroscience, the study of the brain, can confirm this adage.

With awareness and practice, habits can be shaped to increase the productivity of day-to-day life. So, before you begin your new workout regiment, piano practice or finals study routine, streamline your goal by taking your brain’s habit loop into account.

A great deal of knowledge about habits comes from experiments performed on a sea slug known as Aplysia californica.

This animal provides a straightforward way to understand habit due to its simple behaviors.

The slug will typically recoil after being touched on its gill. It will relax once it’s realized the touch is not a threat.

The slug, however, can apply an electric shock and will recoil after being touched repeatedly.

While humans and sea slugs are quite different from each other, the neuronal circuitry that maintains the habits of these organisms is very similar.

As a defense mechanism, A. californica has a circuit—a set of neurons connected to each other in the brain—to immediately respond to what it senses as danger. The connections in the circuit lose their strength as the threat of being injured decreases after the organism is touched without pain.

Think of loosening grip on a baseball bat.

As the grip gets looser, the ball will be hit with less force. When the connections in a circuit decrease in power, the response will decrease and eventually disappear.

The sea slug’s decision to recoil or relax is instinctive. It comes naturally based on the experience it has gained. While the type of people we enjoy being around or the foods we favor seem to stem from more complex behavioral traits, they are almost one in the same as the sea slug’s recoil reflex.

Say you call your best friend and they don’t pick up. This is fine for one day. After a week of zero responses, you may begin to harbor feelings of sadness. The friend becomes the shock and it will take time to see them the same way because of your fidgety gill.

“The way we use our minds is a lot like exercising,” said Alan Nighorn, professor and head of the UA neuroscience department.

“So you wouldn’t want to just jump up and decide you were going to try out for the Olympics without ever training.”

Like a muscle, your brain can be trained to adapt to specific environments and situations, reducing the strain after every session. Studying may be difficult at first, but after studying every morning for a week, the difficulty will wear down a bit. After studying every day for a month, it will become strange to think of not studying.

Our habits define us. We take pride in the songs we listen to every day, the talents we’ve acquired after gaining a knack and the friends we’ve made after spending parts of our lifetime with them. But, as our experiences change, our habits will adapt with them.

“We’re always plastic. We’re always changing,” Nighorn said. “You’re always a moving average of your previous experiences.”

When should I call for Emergency Medical Services (EMS)?

Whenever you need to. Calling for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is completely free. They are there to help you and it never hurts to be evaluated by trained professionals. However, it is important to remember that if they determine you need help beyond what they can give you, you may be transported to Banner University Medical Center by ambulance (which can cost quite a bit).

So what happens when you call 911?

Calling 911 on campus means that UAPD, University EMS, and Tucson Fire Department will respond to make sure the person you called for is okay.

If you think someone has had too much to drink, call. It is better to be safe than sorry.

If it is determined that the person is safe to make it through the night, they may be released into the care of friends, an RA, or any responsible party. If the person you called for is too intoxicated or impaired to be safe, they may be transported to the hospital. They can be transported

Scared of getting in trouble for calling? Recently, The University of Arizona created the Good Samaritan Policy which states that “Students and/or organizations that seek assistance will not be subject to University disciplinary action with respect to the alcohol policy.”

Basically, you won’t get in trouble for calling 911 to help your friend. The requirements? Don’t leave once you call and give EMS any information they need to help the person.

You can learn about University EMS and how they respond on campus at www.ems.arizona.edu (click on “About Us”). You can also view the Good Samaritan Policy online. Go to www.life.arizona.edu and search for “Good Samaritan.”

Guest author: Samantha Roberts, UEMS

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with Basic Life Support (BLS) for basic cases or with Advanced Life Support (ALS) for more severe cases.

Last year, 53% of the alcohol-related calls resulted in transport, 85% of those with BLS, and 15% with ALS.

The Red Cup Q&A is written by Lynn Reyes, LCSW, LISAC, David Salafsky, MPH, Lee Ann Hamilton, MA, CHES, Spencer Gorin, RN, and Christiana Clauson, MPH, in the Health Promotion and Preventive Services (HPPS) department of the UA Campus Health Service.

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Thin line divides life, death

BY Pearl Lam

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When it comes to life and death, the discussion is not only limited to what it means to be dead or alive, but also when to consider someone a human or a person. There comes a point in time when our bodies reach the threshold between life and death, thus bringing us to question at which point we lose our identities as people and become just mere humans.

While the barriers between these four identities are still inconclusive and subject to debate, defining the intersection between them is an even greater concern in the context of organ demands in medicine.

Death is generally the moment when the biological processes necessary for selfsustaining life ceases to function. This could mean the death of a whole organism, which is an entity composed of at least one cell, or the death of a cell itself, which is the smallest unit of life.

In medicine, however, death is not so simple. The death of a person is a deceptively complex situation in which many considerations have to be made.

Speculations about the death criteria arose when the homicide of Pamela James in Defiance, Ohio, gained national attention in 1987. While initial medical reports stated the gunshot wound to her head was fatal, neuropathologists later found it was actually a heart transplant after the homicide that caused her death. James had in fact experienced a head injury from which she could have recovered.

Since then, the brain death criteria—as opposed to heart failure—have been widely used to declare a person dead. The brain death criteria mandate a diagnosis of total and irreversible loss of brain function.

Although the establishment of the brain death criteria has produced an increasingly robust system for determining life and death, there are still exceptions to the rule. In rare cases, patients who have been considered brain-dead have actually woken up.

“One of my students [name undisclosed] was declared dead because of a car accident,” said Dr. Angel Pimentel, a UA professor and bioethics expert. “There was no brain activity for days, but the parents insisted she would come back and the doctors were very upset with [them].”

While the information suggested that taking the student off life support was the most reasonable option, the student suddenly woke up for no reason.

“The more we learn about brain death, the more questions than answers we have,” Pimentel said.

Because of rare cases like this, medical experts still question what it really means to be dead. Furthermore, the lack of evidence or reasoning for explaining these exceptions urges medical experts to consider other ways to define death. Regardless, with the

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A grandmother lays in a hospital bed while a family member sits next to her in February 2008. Doctors and bioethicists continue to debate the best way to diagnose death.

technology we have today, brain death may be the closest idea we have to grasping the true definition of death.

Both the brain and the brain stem lose their ability to function, according to the brain death criteria. However, humans are still considered alive if they do not have a brain, but have a brain stem.

Anencephalic infants, for example, are infants who lack a brain and complete skull, but often retain a brain stem. As a result, these infants can live up to 30 days because some neural processes in the brain stem­—which control vital organs as well as basic motor and sensory functions—are still happening within the body at early stages of child development.

Although anencephaly is a rare genetic disorder occurring in only about three in 10,000 pregnancies in the United States, some medical ethicists argue that the potential for saving lives of infants suffering from heart, liver or kidney disease in Canada and the U.S. makes these individuals valuable medical resources.

Neither Canada nor the U.S., however, have legalized organ donation from anencephalic infants, even after death, as a means of protecting anencephalic individuals and their families from pressures to sacrifice their disabled children for the better of others.

If we take a step back from this specific debate, we can see, however, that there is a larger discussion deeply embedded in the politics of what qualifies an individual for being an organ donor.

The controversy behind this case lies in the question of defining the border between

skin cancer from page 10

UVA and UVB together can cause direct DNA damage, which can cause premature aging, leathery skin and ultimately skin cancer after long-term exposure.

“Anytime you get a sunburn, you have all this [DNA] damage that’s being repaired or trying to be repaired [in your skin cells],” Dickinson said.

The process of peeling after a sunburn is the skin’s way of ridding itself of the cells too damaged to be repaired.

An enzyme called DNA polymerase, which aids in the DNA replication process, usually corrects the mutation with its proofreading ability. The problem starts when the damaged genes are not noticed and corrected, which causes these genes to replicate improperly.

This build up of mutations can lead to skin cancer.

Some people say they always tan instead of burn, but this does not mean their skin is genetically undamaged by the UV rays. UV damage “wakes up” melanocytes, according to Dickinson.

Melanocytes are melanin-producing cells that disperse the pigment through the skin when threatened by UV rays.

Those people have more melanocytes in their epidermis.

“A tan is the skin’s way of protecting itself from the sun in the future,” Dickinson said.

being a human and a person.

A person is a human with the conscious ability to be aware of the past, present and future, and to project himself or herself in those settings in time, according to Pimentel.

Even though the retention of the brain stem allows anencephalic infants to move normally and be aware of their surroundings, the absence of a brain not only critically shortens an individual’s lifespan, but also impairs their ability to store memories and develop a sense of self. In the eyes of ethicists, anencephalic infants are often vessels that cannot form an identity, and therefore cannot be people even though they are still humans.

“You are what your brain does,” said Alexander Hartz, a philosophy junior with a specialty in ethics. “Without an identity, you are just a body.”

Ethicists also argue the inherent disabilities of anencephalic infants should not make them default candidates for organ donations. This argument can be applied to various situations pertaining to similarly disenfranchised individuals such as those suffering from genetic, physical or mental disabilities.

Despite the increasing gap between supply and demand for organs in North America, the debate over the definitions of life, death, person and human is far from settled. For now, the thin barriers separating a human from a person, and separating being dead from being alive, continue to confound experts.

Don’t be part of the statistics About one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

There is a common misconception about the meaning of SPF, or Sun Protection Factor.

An SPF rating determines how much more time one can stay in the sun while wearing sunscreen without getting sunburned, compared to the same exposure time without the sunscreen, according to Dickinson.

Simply put, an SPF of 15 protects you against sunburn 15 times longer than unprotected exposure to UV rays.

That being said, sunscreen also has to be reapplied on average every 90 minutes, even if the SPF protects the skin for a longer period of time.

Dickinson strongly advises against the use of anything over SPF 30 because the skin is saturated with about 98 percent protection. Using a higher SPF will only cover your skin with harsher chemicals.

There are many other ways to protect yourself from UV exposure besides sunscreen, such as protective clothing, shade and avoiding times of high UV index.

“Avoid tanning beds like [you would avoid] the plague,” Dickinson said.

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ARIZONA OUTFIELDER Katiyana Mauga swings at the ball during an 8-7 loss to UCLA on April 25. The Wildcats host Oregon State for a three-game series beginning Friday.

How far can Mauga power ‘Cats?

BY CHRIS DEAK

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Katiyana Mauga was accustomed to playing baseball with the boys growing up in San Diego.

Her parents, Matthew and Kanan,i encouraged her to begin playing softball as she grew up.

“They thought the boys would get bigger and stronger, but I said they wouldn’t,” Mauga said.

“I loved baseball, but I switched over to softball [in high school].”

She was a four-year letterman at Mira Mesa High School and preluded her illustrious time at Arizona with quite the high school career.

Mauga was first team all-state and conference during her junior and senior seasons, and tied the San Diego District Division II record with 41 home runs during her career.

Mauga can remember having coaches come to watch her play beginning at age 12, and says the recruiting process started right as she entered high school.

Coach Mike Candrea remembers watching Mauga and falling in love with her as a player for the first time.

“One thing that stood out more than anything was her ability to hit for power, but for me more importantly was her ability to be clutch,” Candrea said. “I kept going to watch her, hoping she would still be available, I wanted to see her do it more than once or twice and I did.”

Mauga started to gain attention from recruiters and was talking not only with Arizona, but with Pac-12 Conference foes

Washington and Oregon.

“I knew I didn’t want to play in the cold, so that conversation didn’t go too far,” Mauga said.

After a tournament with her club team, Candrea was finally ready to pull the trigger.

“I remember being in Colorado [for a club tournament] one weekend and they couldn’t get her out when they were trying to,” Candrea said. “She had a hell of a weekend and that’s when I said I have to have this kid.”

Mauga selected the UA for the “tradition, weather, coach and being close to home.”

She has been one of the most exciting athletes on the UA campus since she arrived in 2014 for her freshman season. Mauga batted .363 and belted 20 home runs during her first year, earning the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year award.

She didn’t skip a beat from high school to elite Division I softball and attributes her success to hard work.

“Coming here, I knew I had to work hard,” Mauga said. “I was a rookie; nothing was given and the expectations that coach had for me—I just had to live up to those expectations.”

Mauga improved during her sophomore season, building on her early success.

After hitting 26 home runs and driving in a remarkable 76 runs in her sophomore season, Mauga made it clear she was one of the most feared righties in the nation. Coming into this season, she has had a target on her back and teams have adjusted accordingly.

Mauga has walked at a higher rate this year

than the previous two, and most teams have decided throwing to Mauga is not worth the risk.

“Coach told me at the beginning of the season that there would be a bulls-eye on my back,” Mauga said. “I have to take what I can take and do what is best for our team. If it’s a walk, it’s a walk; if they pitch to me, I have to take advantage.”

Mauga is hoping to carry the Wildcats back to Oklahoma City, a place the historic program has not been for five years.

The Wildcats have struggled to find a balanced team over the last few seasons, and either the bats or the rotation have let the team down each of the previous five seasons.

With the Wildcats’ current pitching staff and a player like Mauga, who will have her name etched all over the Arizona record books, the Wildcats should be in contention the next two seasons.

Mauga is focused on the rest of the season and believes her team is still right in it.

“We need to focus on doing the little things, and not focusing on if the big things happen,” Mauga said. “If the big plays come, the big plays come.”

If Arizona raises the trophy in the next two years, Mauga can expect to see her picture on the outfield wall at Hillenbrand Stadium forever.

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UA lacrosse team headed to nationals

BY Ivan Leonard

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Arizona’s lacrosse team earned a playoff berth to the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association Tournament and will face the Boston College Eagles on May 9 in the first round.

While the Laxcats already defeated the Eagles 16-5 earlier this season, they know not to take them lightly.

“Our confidence level is high and we are more of the aggressor, but we cannot be too cocky and we know they have made some adjustments,” said sophomore midfielder Ryan Falbo.

Head coach Derek Pedrick and his players believe if they are to make a deep postseason run, their offense is going to have to improve in the playoffs.

“We have done a really good job of competing and had some big wins and our body of work ultimately got us into the playoffs,” Pedrick said.

Arizona finished 7-4 and defense was a big factor in the team’s success, but the players also know what they have to do individually to help the team.

Falbo emphasized putting more shots on cage, dodging harder and finding the open man as ways he can help beat Boston College. Senior Brett Burkholder

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Arizona midfielder Matt Lai (16) leads the offense against Utah in Tucson on Feb. 14. The Laxcats will compete in the NCAA Regionals on May 9.

emphasized getting open, scrapping for ground balls, winning the ground ball war and scoring as ways he can impact the game.

“Our defense has been carrying us starting with our returning All-American Tanner Knego and we also have three first-

team defensemen, but we need our offense to step up,” Pedrick said.

Knego, a four-year player, is a reigning first team All-Conference and All-American goalie who has actually improved his numbers from last year. He has decreased his goals allowed from 77 to 69 and

increased his save percentage from 68.25 to 70 percent.

Seniors Nolan Baker and Foster Bundy also earned accolades last season with second team All-Conference nods for their superior play.

“Our seniors are our impact players and we’ve got a great class of guys and we are not going to give this [opportunity] up,” Burkholder said.

While Arizona is the 11 seed in the tourney, the Wildcats are confident in their ability to make a deep run in the postseason.

“Talent-wise, we have as much talent as the top teams in the country and if we continue to work together and have a great week of practice like we had all year, I see no one stopping us,” Pedrick said of the team’s chances.

The Wildcats face Boston College on the University of California, Irvine’s campus, where the first two rounds are held. The championship round is held at Chapman University, and every game can be livestreamed on SLC’s YouTube channel.

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Sand volleyball scores postseason birth The Arizona sand volleyball team is headed to the NCAA Championships, which will take place later this week in Gulf Shore, Alabama

BY GIA TREVISAN

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After finishing runner-up to USC at the Pac-12 Conference Championships, the Arizona sand volleyball team will head to the 2016 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships from May 6-8 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Arizona sent two duos to the NCAA tournament last season, but this is the first time that it will compete in the team tournament.

Arizona head coach Steve Walker was previously an associate head coach for the women’s indoor volleyball team and moved to head coach of sand volleyball in 2013.

Each season has presented a new challenge in terms of player changes and team dynamic.

While Arizona sand volleyball is a fairly new program, it has already established itself as a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Championships.

“This team is no different from the other NCAA finalists,” Walker said. “I knew that building this team from the fall wasn’t a challenge necessarily against the other teams, but mainly against time. There was

a question of ‘can we put in the work every single day?’ and ‘how quickly can we get where we need to be in terms of getting good enough for the Pac-12 tournament play?’”

The team has only one returning duo, twins McKenna and Madison Witt. They finished as runner-ups in the conference tournament.

Jianna Bonomi and Katarina Schulz will play as the No. 2 duo. They also won their court play against ASU in the tournament.

While they are now teammates, Bonomi and Schulz are also former rivals. They previously played against each other during their undergraduate play in the West Coast Conference, but the two paired up at Arizona because of their past history.

“We had to prove that we could play together, and be nearly perfect in practice,” Bonomi said.

For the duo, this is just icing on the cake to make the NCAA Championships. Both have played in the national tournament before, including sand and indoor volleyball, and they provide a wealth of experience and mental toughness.

“We have experience going post season and pushing through that final home stretch,” Bonomi said. “Based on this last weekend in the conference play, we’ve established ourselves and made a name for our program.”

The Wildcats know a final push is needed to finish the season strong, and from day one, the team established the goal of an NCAA Championship appearance. However, it had to make plenty of adjustments to get there.

“Coach Walker has a system of how he wants to play, and everyone was learning it in the fall,” Schulz said. “And we caught on early in the spring. Once we started learning it better, things just started to click.”

The team’s improvement will be on display during the first round this weekend.

The first day of action begins on May 6 from 12-3 p.m., and will continue on Saturday and Sunday.

It will be televised on TruTV.

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BY EZRA AMACHER The Daily Wildcat

Ginkel takes home conference honors For the third time in four weeks, the Pac12 Conference Pitcher of the Week award went out to a member of Arizona baseball’s staff.

This week, it was junior Kevin Ginkel taking home the honor after he held ASU to two hits in an 8-0 Arizona victory in Tempe last Tuesday.

Ginkel pitched six perfect frames against the Sun Devils before finally allowing a hit in the seventh inning. The Lakeside, California, native, who spent most of the year in the bullpen, now boasts a 2-0 record with a 3.29 ERA. Nathan Bannister, Bobby Dalbec and Alfonso Rivas have also won Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors this season.

Arizona’s pitching will next be on display this weekend when the Wildcats host Oregon State for a three-game series beginning Friday.

Mesa standout joins baseball program Arizona baseball coach Jay Johnson announced Monday that Mesa Community College’s Mitchell Morimoto will join the program next season as part of the 2016-2017 recruiting class, according to an Arizona Athletics press release.

Morimoto, a sophomore, is batting .442 with five home runs for Mesa. As a freshman, he was named to the NJCAA Division II All-American second team.

“He is an accomplished hitter and will help us immediately in 2017,” Johnson said in a statement. “We could not be more excited to have him. He will fit in perfectly for us on offense and defense here at Arizona.”

The Washington native becomes the 16th member of Arizona baseball’s 2016-17 class. He will have two years of eligibility remaining at Arizona.

Women’s golf to compete at NCAA Regionals The Arizona women’s golf team will travel to Bryan, Texas, to compete in the NCAA Regionals, which run Thursday through Saturday.

The Wildcats, who were selected as the No. 3 seed in the regional behind UCLA and Georgia, are led by senior Lindsey Weaver.

“I’m trying not to take too much for granted, and just play my best and get us as far as I can,” Weaver told Arizona Athletics last week. “It is my senior year, I love this team and we’ve come so far— winning Pac-12s last year—but as a team we haven’t really peaked yet. Going into post season, regionals, nationals, is a really great time for us to play our best golf.”

Krystal Quihuis, Gigi Stoll, Jessica Vasilic and Haley Moore are also expected to compete for Arizona.

To follow live scoring of regional play, go to www.golfstatresults.com.

Softball looks to rebound against Oregon State After being swept by Oregon this past weekend, Arizona softball will look for better luck against Oregon State when the Beavers come to Tucson for three-game series beginning Friday.

The Wildcats got nothing going on their road trip to Eugene, Oregon, as the Ducks outscored Arizona 17-0 over the course of the three-game series.

Following the sweep, the Wildcats now stand at 9-9 in Pac-12 play. The Beavers are right below them in the standings with a 6-12 league record.

Opening pitch on Friday is slated for 5 p.m. The entire series will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.

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Arizona pitcher Nathan Bannister (35) throws a pitch during the first game against Stanford on Friday, April 15. The Wildcats host Oregon State for a three-game series this weekend.

Baseball hopes to bounce back against Oregon State

BY Ross Olson

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After dropping two out of three at USC last weekend, the Arizona Wildcats baseball team will return home for a pivotal three game set against the Oregon State Beavers this weekend at Hi Corbett Field.

The Wildcats won the opener last Thursday night against the Trojans, but dropped the next two to fall to 12-11 in Pac-12 Conference play and 28-16 overall. The series loss was the Wildcats’ first since they got swept by Utah at the beginning of April.

Despite falling to the Trojans, the Wildcats still come into this weekend bearing confidence as they were riding a six-game winning streak up until last Friday. The streak, which included a sweep of California and a shut out win over ASU, launched the Wildcats into the discussion of Pac-12 title contenders.

The Pac-12 is virtually wide open, with the last place team, Washington State, being within four wins of the first place Utah Utes with the rest of the conference in between. The Wildcats sit in fourth place despite being tied for the most wins in the conference.

Their 11 conference loses are what separates them from Utah, Washington and Oregon State at the top of the division.

If the season were to end today, the Pac-12 would most likely send four or five teams to the NCAA Tournament. With four weeks left in the regular season, it will be a dog fight to determine who will sit atop the Pac-12.

The always competitive Beavers are coming off a series win over Stanford in Corvallis,

Oregon, in which they scored 14 runs in the finale to top the Cardinal and remain in third in the Pac-12.

The Beavers have relied on top-notch pitching to shut down opponents and propel themselves to the top of the Pac-12. However, the Beavers still showcase a strong pitching staff and are also getting it done at the plate this season.

OSU is first in the Pac-12 in batting average and slugging percentage while second in runs scored, on base percentage, and runs batted in coming into this weekend.

The Beavers trail only the Wildcats in the three categories mentioned above. In addition to explosive offenses, both teams aren’t throwing any slouches either. The Beavers currently are first in the Pac-12 in opposing batting average and third in runs allowed.

The Wildcats’ ace, Nathan Bannister, has taken home Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week honors twice this year while midweek starter Kevin Ginkel is coming off a shutout victory over ASU last Tuesday. Ginkel’s performance earned him the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honor of his own.

With both teams bringing talented arms and dangerous lineups to the stage this weekend, it will be interesting to see which side will prevail.

First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Hi Corbett Field. All three games of the series will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.

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Fun dip isn’t just candy at Rusty’s by kelsey ropte

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The Daily Wildcat caught up with bartender Stacie Rodriguez at Rusty’s Family Restaurant and Sports Grille to get the inside look of its bar scene.

Daily Wildcat: How long have you been bartending?

Rodriguez: Almost eight years.

When and where did you start bartending?

Here, actually, but I do a lot of private parties, birthday parties, weddings. But for here I have been bartending for about four years.

What made you decide to work here?

I have been here for 11 years. One day someone told me to come check out this place, [they said,] “I think you would like it.”

I had been in the business before, so the day I applied I never left. I have been here ever since.

What’s your favorite drink to make? Why? Maybe a Fun Dip. One of our old bartenders that used to be here taught us how to make it.

It’s a few different types of vodka, some fancy mix but we rim the glass with like a Pixy Stix and so it tastes like a Fun Dip. What’s your least favorite drink to make?

Why? My not-so-favorite drink to make—but it’s super popular—is the Michelada. When we make ours, we use a little bit of a Bloody Mary

mix, some Clamato, salt and pepper, olive juice, fresh lemon and lime—a long list. It’s very time consuming, and I make them with love so that’s what happens.

H e y, Bark eep!

Do you have any strategies that you use in order to get your drinks or food out faster?

Yes and no, we typically do bottle and draft beers first and then make the mixed drinks after because we typically make those with a little bit more love because just pouring out beer is not too hard.

Do you have any memorable or favorite customers?

Oh dear. Do you know how long I have been here? This place is like a “Cheers” bar, we have so many regulars. We have seen people’s children grow up, we’ve been a part of weddings and funerals and birthday parties and graduations. It’s hard to say.

What sets this bar apart from other bars?

If you have ever had an experience here, like I said, it’s like a “Cheers” bar. You can come in here in your pajamas or you can come in here in a suit and you feel comfortable either way, regardless of the atmosphere and what’s going on. And the owners—Anita, she’s the owner— she’s so amazing and such a hard worker.

And you can see her all dressed up or in her pajamas and she is working just as hard as any other day.

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Stacie Rodriguez

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Looks of the week: Summer dresses are in BY erica szpylczyn The Daily Wildcat

The temperatures are hot and so are the trendy dresses students are wearing. Dresses are a fool-proof way to look stylish and chic while withstanding the blazing temperatures Tucson has to offer.

The school year is almost over, and since the temperatures aren’t going to go down anytime soon, dresses can be a go-to when you want to look fashionable but still be cool and comfortable. The theme for these hot spring months seems to be all about the events going on and dress patterns.

“A lot of it is depending on what is happening,” said Dia de la Viña, a Swindlers employee. “During the spring, everyone goes to festivals such as Stagecoach or Coachella.

The looks for those music festivals are lots of bohemian, mandalas and floral patterns.”

Alongside music festivals, a true Tucson event includes pool parties. The UA is known for weekend events that include hanging out at a pool.

“T-shirt dresses are really popular right now,” said Madalyn Lorber, a communications sophomore. “They’re so versatile because you can just wear the dress over the bathing suit, or you can also put a belt over the dress, and you can wear it while going to classes or running errands.”

Athletic-styled dresses and dresses with ruffles are also trending right now because of the fabrics and color schemes. Racerback and maxi dresses take the cake trend-wise.

“Athletic-sexy is what is without a doubt trending right now,” said Urban Outfitters employee Elizabeth Trujillo. “A lot of customers have been asking for dresses that have that style and also ones with ruffles.”

As for the color scheme that goes along with the different styles of dresses, there is a lot to choose from. Spring colors are also very fashionable right now.

“If you’re going on a weekender to Vegas or Mexico, then springtime colors are a definite go-to,” de la Viña said. “Other than that, bohemian-patterned dresses are very in style right now.”

Each spring-centric event also offers a variety of different color schemes to work with. Spring is a good time for pastel colors and bold patterns to come into play.

“Floral patterns are really trending right now, but white is really perfect for the season,” Lorber said. “Tanning is what everyone is doing right now because of the sunny weather and graduation is just around the corner, so white has been super prominent around campus.”

To find currently trending dresses, look for stores that have a wide variety of styles fitting the needs for your event. There are differences between dresses worn at music festivals and those at graduation.

“For my own dresses, I love ASOS, Topshop or Zara,” Trujillo said. “The quality of the clothes overall is not only good but the clothes are very trendy. ASOS would have to be my go-to.”

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Rachel Castillo, a public health junior, poses for a picture in her blue sundress on Tuesday, May 21.

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Say goodbye to the dogs of UA for summer

BY Taylor Brestel

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Students are getting more and more stressed with the end of the school year approaching.

The dogs of UA, however, are as happy and friendly as ever. You can find dogs enjoying the grassy areas on campus.

Scout ran around happily on the UA Mall last Thursday with her owner Christa Patané, a nutritional sciences junior. The small to medium-sized dog is almost 3 years old, and was adopted from The Humane Society as a puppy. Scout has lived with Patané for around two and a half years, and the two have become great friends.

“They said she was a Chihuahua, but she’s not,” Patané said, unclear of what type of dog Scout actually is.

Scout likes to play with ropes, especially tugof-war. Scout’s a pretty strong dog, according to her owner.

“She’s really, really smart—the smartest out of all my other dogs,” Patané said when asked her favorite thing about Scout. “She also loves me the most.”

The two like to explore the outdoors together.

Hiking, running and biking are a few of their favorite activities. Patané, a part of the water polo team, also enjoys swimming with Scout.

Scout has a lot to say according to Patané.

“She tries to talk,” Patané said. “You’ll ask her a question and she’ll stare at you and make weird sounds back.”

It’s always fun to find dogs out and about doing whatever dogs do. Rocco and his owner Sandy Molera were spotted in front of the Arizona State Museum.

Rocco, a 5-month-old puppy, has lived with Molera for three months, since she adopted him.

“He’s very friendly,” she said. “He loves to cuddle.”

Rocco loves a lot of things, including fetch, running around in the grass and cats. Molera said he gets along well with her two cats.

His favorite toy, a stuffed caterpillar, is yet another thing Rocco enjoys.

In two weeks, just as UA students finish the semester, Rocco will begin a school of his own: training school. He’ll learn commands like “sit” and “stay,” and everything a good puppy needs to know.

And so we say goodbye to the dogs of UA for the summer, when students and their dogs will return to their homes in other cities and states.

See you next semester, dogs of UA.

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Michaela Harrington, a freshman studying dance and neuroscience, cries in a library study room while studying for finals. There are plenty of places around campus to have a mental breakdown about finals.

Best places to have a mental breakdown at UA

BY Sean Orth

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Everyone’s favorite time of the year has arrived: spring semester finals.

Remember all those careless days in the fall, drinking on Tuesday nights and missing your 8 a.m. nearly every other day? Well, as shit got real this semester, things started to fall apart for most. Finals are here, which means it’s about time for the annual end-of-the-year breakdown.

Breakdowns can manifest themselves in different ways: crying in a fetal position, punching walls or even primal screaming.

To participate in the UA’s Finals Survival Week, the Daily Wildcat has picked out the best places on campus to have that inevitable breakdown. When you find yourself going on eight hours in the library, take a break, let out your stress and despair and hit up one of these cool spots.

For those who spend their time on the west side of campus—or were unlucky enough to get a pass for this garage—the top of the Tyndall Avenue Garage doubles as a place to sit in a car and listen to sad ’90s rock songs and regret life decisions. The incredible view of campus will remind students of their crumbling GPA. The best part is it’s usually completely empty, so there’s no need to worry about someone seeing you.

If you can’t stop studying to take a quick break, then reserve an independent study room at the library. The UA Main Library has tons of them, and they can easily be reserved.

Other than people who glance in from the small window on the door, the room keeps your breakdown out of sight.

For nature type, take a trip to the Highland Bowl in between cramming for finals to casually break down. Instead of pulling your hair out due to unhealthy levels of stress, opt to hang out at the Highland Bowl and viciously pull grass out instead. Don’t mind the people slacklining next to you—they get it.

If you happen to experience a tragic loss to a D2L submission deadline while eating in the Student Union Memorial Center, take a trip to the bathroom in Old Main. First off, these bathrooms are super clean—your tuition money hard at work—but more importantly, no one ever goes in them. I don’t even think the people who work in Old Main know they exist.

The bathrooms serve as a great place to scream out your frustrations or dramatically look in a mirror before turning and punching a wall. You know—college stuff.

For the crying types, definitely hit up the pool at the Student Recreation Center. The hot weather is back, so it’s the perfect time to go to the pool. Swimming not only releases endorphins, but also camouflages the tears streaming down your face. It’s really a win-win.

To achieve the most angsty college breakdown, take a few steps off campus to the nearest 7-Eleven. Aggressively down a Slurpee while devouring a couple of stale donuts behind the store to really get the full experience.

That mysterious guy chain-smoking a pack of cigarettes next to you may seem like he has it all together, but don’t worry, he’s been there.

We’ve all been there.

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FILM CREW on the set of “Blood Relations.” The School of Theatre, Film and Television seniors will present their films this weekend at the Fox Theatre.

Senior filmmakers’ dreams are brought to the big screen

BY VICTORIA PEREIRA The Daily Wildcat

Calling all film fanatics, moviegoers and anyone who can’t resist a good story: The School of Theatre, Film and Television senior class will premiere their capstone short films at the I Dream in Widescreen event this Saturday.

For one night only, the Fox Tucson Theatre will be the spot to watch a smorgasbord of student films that showcase their creativity, passion and determination.

Every year, the seniors create unique films to show to their friends, family and the Tucson community, and this year’s 16 students are no different. The 12 films being screened each took hundreds of hours of work and dozens of dedicated people to turn what was an idea at the beginning of the fall semester into a finished product the filmmakers could be proud of.

“The work is especially mature and especially varied this year,” said Jacob Bricca, a film and television professor. “There’s everything from something which the director

himself would proudly call a B-movie horror film, to a strange brain-twisting sci-fi, to a couple of tender, emotionally searing dramas, to a somewhat highconcept and very silly comedy— there’s a little bit of everything.”

Bricca teaches the second half of the film and television capstone class and advises students on their post-production work. He is also one of the main faculty members in charge of putting together I Dream in Widescreen. Throughout the semester, Bricca has seen the creation of these student films and all the ups and downs of the process.

From writing a script and finding a cast and crew, to weekend-long shoots, to months of detailed editing and color-correction work, an incredible amount of time and effort has been put into each one of these films by not only the senior filmmakers, but all the underclassmen who worked on their sets and the actors who brought their stories to life.

With such large-scale projects, there were sure to be unexpected problems, and each film suffered

a moment of panic at some point during its creation. Locations became unavailable the day before a shoot, editors found problems with the film’s plot during postproduction—even something as simple as inclement weather on the day of an outdoor shoot could be cause for alarm when working on a low-budget student production.

“When you go to make one of these films, it’s a several monthlong journey,” Bricca said. “Any filmmaker will tell you that, especially on projects that turn out really well, there’s usually at least one major moment of crisis of faith.”

Despite their issues, all the filmmakers were able to recover from whatever bumps in the road they faced and eagerly wait to show their final products to the world.

Not only do the seniors get the chance to premiere their films at the iconic Fox Theatre for I Dream in Widescreen, but they also compete for a number of awards.

There are five awards sponsored by various companies involved in film production both in Tucson and from Los Angeles that will be

rewarded at the end of the event.

Four of the awards highlight outstanding displays of the main aspects of filmmaking including screenwriting, cinematography, editing, directing and producing.

Each awards the winning student with various prizes pertaining to their craft.

While awards and prizes are exciting, the focus of I Dream in Widescreen is to display the incredible amount of talent, determination and passion these filmmakers possess, and to celebrate their work thus far and their future endeavors. Soon, the Class of 2016 will be off making names for themselves and finding success in whatever they choose to pursue, but this Saturday at I Dream in Widescreen, the 16 seniors get to shine in the spotlight.

Tickets for I Dream in Widescreen can be bought at the door or found online along with filmmaker biographies, film synopses and the event trailer.

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