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INSIDE Dr. Peter Rhee to give speech at commencement PAGE A3
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The Daily Wildcat’s picks for best senior athletes PAGE A8
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News • Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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Advisers: Job choice not a matter of major By Will Ferguson Daily Wildcat
Landing that first job after college might not be as daunting of a challenge as many graduates from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences think. Nearly 200 of 316 students in the college surveyed by UA Career Services in May, August and December reported that they were still looking for employment after graduation. However, John McNeil, head of academic advising for the college, said the biggest misconception most graduating seniors have is that their job options are tied to their majors. “A lot of times students about to graduate will come in and ask me, ‘Where will my major take me?’” he said. “The answer is, ‘Where do you want to go?’” McNeil said learning how to collect, organize and communicate vast amounts of data effectively are marketable skills for government positions, nonprofit organizations and the private sector. He said most students in the college struggle with finding employers that are hiring and
learning how to communicate their skills effectively. The FBI, CIA, National Security Agency and other federal agencies have a long tradition of employing history, social anthropology and other majors from the college, McNeil said, to analyze the customs and traditions of foreign countries where they operate. “Students often have this perception that the only jobs at places like the FBI are field agent and they won’t even look,” he said. “That’s not the case. The FBI has all kinds of jobs, a lot of which are perfect for SBS graduates. A lot of times finding a position requires one to break through the perceived notions of what certain agencies and businesses do.” UA President Eugene Sander said students with several internships and a lot of firsthand interview experience put themselves ahead of their peers. “We talk in higher education about the value of a bachelor’s degree,” he said. “However, what we need to remember is that while a degree has great value to a student, they still need the training and job coaching to put that degree to work.”
Sander said the UA administration is ramping up its focus on career training and preparation for students during college, especially for those in the social sciences. “I’ve always seen the rub to be for the students in social sciences,” he said. “We are really concerning ourselves about changing that.” He said the schools and departments that are most successful in placing graduates in the workforce require job coaching and interview training for students, like the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences. “About 90 percent of the students in that program take some form of job coaching and pursue an internship with a store like Macy’s, Walmart or (JC) Penney’s,” he said. “Seventy percent of those students were given an opportunity for a first job with that company.” Renee Schafer Horton, academic adviser for UA School of Journalism, said she agrees with McNeil’s approach of encouraging students to branch out while job hunting. Of the roughly 65 graduating journalism seniors, just over half have reported to Horton that they have found employment. About
a quarter of the journalism students graduating in May have found employment in a field outside of print or broadcast reporting, Horton said. “People are freaking out because they think their degree is tied to their job,” she said. “That’s just not true. Every business has a media relations department. You have to recognize that as a good writer, you can take a product as simple as a widget and sell it. A lot of people can’t even describe what a widget is.” Horton said the first thing she tells job-hunters to do is to check out the employment listings, interview training opportunities and resume building workshops offered at Career Services. “I don’t believe students at the UA take adequate advantage of the career services available to them,” she said. “I would estimate about 3 percent of my students have used these services.” Courtney Groves, a finance senior, will start work this May as a consultant for San Francisco-based Factset Research Systems Inc., a finance performance company that works with investment banks and wealth management firms. She said while it is not
required for Eller students to use the school’s job coaching services to land internships and jobs, almost everyone does. “From the point where you apply to get in to Eller to your first job, there is an emphasis on training students to have the right experience, resume and interview skills to get where they want to go,” she said. “It’s a practical approach and one of the reasons why I think Eller graduates are traditionally successful.” Horton said many schools and departments in Social and Behavioral Sciences are starting to adopt this approach. The School of Journalism is instituting mandatory career planning to help new students figure out what they want to do post-graduation to keep them on track. Horton said students will soon be required to meet with the school’s internship coordinator periodically throughout their collegiate career and take job coaching seminars from Career Services. “Whether you are pre-med, a business major or in journalism,” she said, “You don’t get what you pay for from college, you get what you work for.”
Q&A ASUA president-elect discusses goals By Stewart McClintic Daily Wildcat
Katy Murray, a marketing junior, is the president-elect of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona. The Daily Wildcat asked Murray about her plans to effectively represent the UA’s undergraduate student body. Daily Wildcat: What are the top three issues that our undergraduates will face next school year and how do you plan to fight them? Murray: One would be to just maintain an affordable cost of attendance for UA students, which outgoing President James Allen did great this year by “advocating for zero.” We need to ensure that we have zero to minimal increases in tuition and fees. Secondly, ASUA needs to work on its outreach to really represent the voice of all students. Next year, we are going to strengthen our student diversity coalition that was started this year by bringing in more interns. I am also creating a new position, the leadership and development director, which is designed to link new student programs, freshman retention programs and transfer student programs. Student government really hasn’t had a huge role in tapping into the student experience from day one. Lastly, I want to make sure our students are civically engaged by voting in the upcoming presidential election. I hope to work with the community to make sure our students are heard loud and clear in the election and that we amplify the youth vote.
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Allen was all about lowering the cost of attendance. How exactly do you plan on continuing that? I plan on working with organizations like the Arizona Students’ Association as well as our own students to really get feedback on what they want. I want to maintain strong connections with the Arizona Board of Regents and our administration, because they make a lot of decisions that directly affect students. In addition, regents Chairman Rick Myers will have an office on campus, so we will have the opportunity to work closely with him. I am really excited to continue our presence at the state Capitol and lobby the Legislature. How are you going to work with faculty, students, administrators and legislators to advocate for students? The best way to work with these different parties is communicate with them and always be open to what they have to say. We need to be in constant contact with them, whether it means traveling on my end or scheduling as many meetings with them as possible. This summer, I plan to form various relationships at the local and state level so that we start on a great foot in the fall. It needs to be easy to talk to administration, faculty and the regents, and I would like to know them on a personal level as well.
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Marketing junior Katy Murray celebrates her victory in the Associated Students of the University of Arizona election in March. Murray was sworn in as ASUA president for the 2012-2013 school year on May 2.
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Giffords’ surgeon to speak at graduation By Stephanie Casanova Daily Wildcat
Dr. Peter Rhee, one of two surgeons who operated on former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the chief of the University of Arizona Medical Center trauma division, will speak at the undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday to remind attendees that every day is a good day. “I think when all our instruments are telling us how bad it is, look outside,” Rhee said. “And what you’ll see is how good it is here.” Rhee became nationally recognized after the shooting in Tucson on Jan. 8, 2011. Six people were killed and 13 injured, including Giffords. Rhee was one of two surgeons who operated on Giffords and looked over her in the intensive care unit while she was hospitalized. As the incident gained national attention, so did Rhee. “I’m pretty sure it was a very humbling experience to bring the national spotlight, the world spotlight, here,” said George Hadeed, a medical student and one of Rhee’s students in UAMC’s trauma training program. “He was the guy everyone looked to.” At the commencement ceremony, Rhee will tell students about his traveling experiences and how much they’ve made him appreciate life in the U.S. “After all that traveling at my age and experience, what it really shows you is that there’s no place better than home,” he said. Since Rhee moved to Africa at age 5, traveling has been a big part of his life. After earning an undergraduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Rhee went to Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, a military medical school. Once he graduated from medical school, he did his surgical training in Irvine, Calif., where he met his wife. Twenty-four years of service followed his education. He served as a Navy surgeon in Ramadi, Iraq, where he cared for anyone who was injured, whether they were Iraqi children or U.S. troops. “You’re a doctor in the war zone
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Dr. Peter Rhee, a trauma doctor at UAMC, will be a keynote speaker at the May 2012 commencement.
where troops are getting shot and killed,” he said. “You don’t have to worry about politics, you don’t have to care whose side is right or wrong. All you have to do is take care of the people that come to you.” Being at war is “the most fun you could have,” Rhee said, adding that serving is his way of paying the government back, and doing what he’s been trained to do. “There, life is very simple. You have two pairs of pants, two shirts, you don’t have any possessions — all you have to do is work,” Rhee added. In Iraq, Rhee built his own surgical suite and worked with two other surgeons. “We were very far forward in the lines, so we went through a lot of good and some bad times,” Rhee said. Upon returning to the U.S., Rhee was asked to set up a trauma training center in Los Angeles so that doctors, nurses and medics could learn to take care of those who had been shot and stabbed. Since there was a 20 to 30 year period without war, most doctors who had been in the military for more than 25 years had never seen a gunshot wound. “We thought it was our obligation and duty to get our military personnel as well-trained as we could before they went to the war,” Rhee said. Rhee has seen more gunshot wounds working in the states than he has while on military duty. He
worked at the Los Angeles Medical Center for 5 years before moving to UAMC. “Unfortunately we see gunshot wounds all the time, every single day,” he said. “People get shot whether they shoot themselves or shoot each other. We see it every single day here in Tucson.” Rhee had to leave his family in Los Angeles for a year in 2007, when he moved to Tucson. As the chief of the trauma division and one of only two trauma surgeons at the time, he was working between 120 and 140 hours a week in the UAMC trauma center. It was a tough year without his wife, daughter and son, he said. In just five years, Rhee has expanded the trauma center at UAMC from two to nine surgeons. It takes about a year to hire just one surgeon, Rhee said. A 10th trauma surgeon, who specializes in burn surgery, will soon join the UAMC staff. “He came to this division when it was at its lowest point and he pretty much rebuilt the entire program,” said Laura Ballesteros, senior program coordinator for trauma at UAMC. “I have the most respect for that man.” Sitting on Rhee’s office couch are framed medals as well as a picture of him with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. Ballesteros, who’s worked closely with Rhee since he moved to UAMC, was cooking dinner and watching CNN when she saw him at the White House on TV. “It was just like a proud moment to see where he has gone. It was surreal,” Ballesteros said. “It was neat to see for everybody else to see the type of person that he is and what we see every day.” Rhee teaches trauma surgery to medical students and residents from all over the country. He also does research, which has been featured in more than 200 publications. “The average person has no idea that a doctor who does surgery actually does a lot of research,” Rhee said. “But we’re constantly doing research to better our field and to figure out what’s right and what’s wrong.”
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Construction halted for weekend parking By Stephanie Casanova Daily Wildcat
Graduates and family members attending commencement ceremonies are being advised to park south of Sixth Street or north of the UA Mall to avoid congestion and confusion. Undergraduate commencement will be at McKale Center at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Graduate school commencement will also be at the center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. All on-campus parking will be free for both graduations. The first and second floors of Cherry Avenue Parking Garage will be reserved for disabled parking on Friday night and Saturday morning. The parking lot at Hillenbrand Center on Enke Drive off of Campbell Avenue will also be designated disabled parking on Saturday. To assist those who have to park far away and cannot walk long distances, the UA’s Parking and Transportation Services will provide a shuttle and golf cart service to take people to McKale Center. On Friday night, shuttles will circulate around Cherry Avenue, Seventh Street, Highland Avenue, Sixth Street, Santa Rita Avenue and Fourth Street from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday’s shuttle service will run from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The shuttle will follow the same
route on both days. From McKale Center’s north entrance, a shuttle will take Campbell Avenue north to Second Street, then go north on Martin Avenue to First Street. It will then take Mountain Avenue north to Speedway Boulevard and go south toward McKale on Cherry Avenue. The UA’s commencement committee hired PTS to provide a golf cart service on campus grounds for the undergraduate and graduate ceremonies. This will be especially helpful for those trying to get to the ceremony during the procession, when the graduates walk with their college from Bear Down Gym to McKale Center, said Elisa Tapia, the PTS program coordinator. Construction around campus for the modern streetcar project will be halted during both commencement ceremonies. Representatives from the project agreed to keep as many streets open as possible. The only street closure will be on Second Street between Highland and Cherry Avenues. To get around the street closure, visitors will be rerouted to First Street, which will operate as a two-way street. The UA is advising visitors to arrive at the ceremonies as early as possible to avoid parking and seating issues.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
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Congratulations Honors Graduates & Award Recipients! The Honors College applauds your success and wishes you the best in your future endeavors! Outstanding Senior: Aubri Carman Dean’s Award of Excellence: Brandon McBrien and Megan Reed 5 Star Faculty Winner: Guzin Bayraksan
Anthony Adams†
Near Eastern Studies Thesis Advisor: Yaseen Noorani Philosophy Thesis Advisor: Margaret Reimer
Eseoghene Adun
Biology Thesis Advisor: Heddwen Brooks
Harmony N. Chartier
Lauren Alescandra Guthridge
Rachel Elizabeth Langston
Sarah Otter
Howard Cheng*
Lynette Guzman
Francisco Lara Garcia
Angela Mayo Palomer
Aleksey Chernobelskiy†
Alex N. Hale
Janea L. Laudick*
Sindhu Pandurangi*
Political Science Thesis Advisor: Suzanne Dovi Mathematics Thesis Advisor: Tom Kennedy
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Milena de Felice
Accounting Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey Schatzberg Finance Thesis Advisor: Arvind Singh
Kaitlin Akif
Caressa Chester
Sarah Swathi Anand
Harsharon Chopra*
Sarah Rubis Ahmed
Microbiology Thesis Advisor: Gayatri Vedantam Political Science Thesis Advisor: Tom Volgy
International Studies Thesis Advisor: Paul Robbins Physiology Thesis Advisor: Anne Cress
Jillian Laura Andrews
Erin J. Clair
Ersilia Lucretia Anghel†
Troy J. Comi
Creative Writing Thesis Advisor: Elayna Browne Art History Thesis Advisor: Philip Zimmermann Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisor: Ronald Heimark
Lena Armuth
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Biochemistry Thesis Advisor: Craig Aspinwall
Stephen Conatser
Aerospace Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ed Kerschen †
Sarah Cook
Psychology Thesis Advisor: Matthial Mehl
Arati Chatur Babaria
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Thomas Pannabecker
Emily Wills Baker
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Zoe Cohen
Lauren Ballard
Psychology Thesis Advisor: Mary McCaslin
Angela M Barraza
Latin American Studies Thesis Advisor: John Whiteford
Michelle Beckett
Finance Thesis Advisor: Thomas Gosnell
Marcin Bednarski
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Jarrett A. Benkendorfer
Political Science Thesis Advisor: Chad Westerland
Kevin M. Berg
Physics Thesis Advisor: Ubirajara Van Kolck
Rachael Bickford
Finance Thesis Advisor: Thomas Gosnell
Caitlyn A. Bindschadler*
English Thesis Advisor: Elizabeth Evans
Vincent Clint Black
English Thesis Advisor: Jerrold Hogle
Kimberly Blaylock
Interdisciplinary Studies (International Relations, Anthropology & Spanish) Thesis Advisor: Adele Barker
Cheryl Ann Blomberg
Jon Patrick Patterson
Thomas M. Sullivan
Elzada Hasecic
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: David Nix
Bryce I. Hashimoto
Chemical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Kim Ogden
Taylor Hedberg
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Steven Ross Henglefelt
Daigaro Cota Carrasco†
Jennifer Rose Hijazi
Engineering Physics Thesis Advisor: Jesse Little
Darryl A. Davis-Rosas Chemical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Kim Ogden
Mary Elizabeth DeHaven Biology Thesis Advisor: Patricia Stock
Sean Edward DeRosa
Chemical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Eduardo Saez
Karen F. Dougherty
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Amy Douglas
Aerospace Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ed Kerschen
John P. Doyle
Linguistics Thesis Advisor: Andrew Carnie
John Michael Eddy*
Theater Arts Thesis Advisor: Peter Beudert
Kimberly Elizabeth Edelman Vogelsang
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Cindy Rankin
Classics Thesis Advisor: David Soren
Alyssa N. Hinchman*
Veterinary Science Thesis Advisor: Noble Jackson
Matthew Hom
Economics Thesis Advisor: Keisuke Hirano
Jordan Hongo*
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Irvin Hsu
Management Information Systems Thesis Advisors: Jay F. Nunamaker & Ashley M. Humphrey Nursing Thesis Advisor: Carrie Merkle
Ashley M. Humphrey
Nursing Thesis Advisor: Carrie Merkle
Jessica J. Hung*
Chemical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Kim Ogden
Rachel M. Iacomacci Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Nicolle Ioakem
Organismal Biology Thesis Matt Sullivan
Nicole Lynne Jacobsen Nutritional Sciences Thesis Advisor: Kelly Jackson
Johnny Jacquez
Philosophy Thesis Advisor: Margaret Reimer
Ellen R. Janco
Communication Thesis Advisor: Kyle Tusing
Jessica L. Jemmett
Management Information Systems Thesis Advisor: Sudha Ram Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Frans Tax
Phillip Lee
Computer Science Thesis Advisor: Paul Coen
Rebekka A. Lee
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Zoe Cohen
Laura Lelicoff
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Jeremy Lerner
Mathematics Thesis Advisor: Moysey Brio
Zachary Lewis
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Frank W. Li
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Danzhou Yang
Younan Li
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Bradly Davidson
Natalie Liu*
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Jesse Martinez
Kristin Xiao Liang
Creative Writing Thesis Advisor: Homer Pettey
Blaine Harlan Light
Engineering Management Thesis Advisor: Bob Morrison
Rodrigo Lopez
Chemical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Kim Ogden
Aaron J. Maciosek
Civil Engineering Thesis Advisor: Achintya Haldar
Charles Edward Mackin, Jr.* Electrical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan
Jasmine Mahabadi
Family Studies & Human Development Thesis Advisor: James Hunt
Caitlin Maria Maish
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Thomas Pannabecker
Kunal Mangal*
International Studies Thesis Advisor: Tauhidur Rahman
Brian Kendall Mannakee
Biochemistry Thesis Advisor: Ryan Gutenkunst
Harold Mapes*
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Heather L. Marotti
Creative Writing Thesis Advisor: Jason Brown
Nina A. Martin
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisor: Melissa D. Halpern
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisors: Brad Davidson & Lisa Elfring
Alyssa B. Martinez
Business Economics Thesis Advisor: Keisuke Hirano
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisors: Samuel Campos & Tsu Shuen Tsao
Ryan Michael FitzPatrick*
Christine Agnes Johnson
Amanda R. Mateer*
Media Arts Thesis Advisor: Jennifer Jenkins
English Thesis Advisor: John Hurh
Jessica M. Brennan
Stephen Flaaen
Samantha Jamie Mathwig
Communication Thesis Advisor: Kevin Coe
Management Information Systems Thesis Advisor: Alexandra Durcikova
Karen Johnson
Business Management Thesis Advisor: Paul Melendez
Art Education Thesis Advisor: Ryan Shin
Joshua I. Brent
Zachary Forman
Daniel W. Maxwell
Optical Sciences & Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan
Philosophy, Politics, Economics & Law Thesis Advisor: Gerald Gaus
Taylor Christine Johnson Mathematics Thesis Advisor: Marek Rychlik
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisor: Frances Walker
Jessica Brittain
Rebecca Sue Fritz
Brandon McBrien†
Ecology Thesis Advisor: Wulfila Gronenberg
Creative Writing Thesis Advisor: Ander Monson
Chan Jung*
Stephen William Brookshire
Sharadhi Gadagkar†
Matthew A. Justice
Computer Science Thesis Advisor: John Hartman
Architecture Thesis Advisor: Christopher Domin Management Thesis Advisor: Steve Biovie Regional Development Thesis Advisor: Sarah Moore
Katie L. Kahler*
Abigail McCallum
Nikolas Kaplan
James Meglio*
Alex Karam
Samantha Meis
Kristina L. Keffeler
Nicholas W. Melena
Su Hyun Kim
Elizabeth A. Mercer
Chemical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Eduardo Saez
Kristin N. Bratton
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Todd Vanderah
Chelsea Elise Brown
Physiology Thesis Advisor: John Szivek
Jason Brown
Political Science Thesis Advisor: Barbara Norrander
Kaylan Joshua Burleigh Astronomy Thesis Advisor: John Bieging
Whitney E. Burns
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Ralph Fregosi
Daniel Fitzgibbon
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
International Studies Thesis Advisor: Wayne Decker Psychology Thesis Advisor: Lisa Ordonez
Elizabeth Nicole Gamboa English Thesis Advisor: Joanne Behling
Lynn M. Garnaat
Economics Thesis Advisor: Price Fishback
Tess Gemberling
Psychology Thesis Advisor: Judith Becker
Aaron Scott Gibson†
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Elizabeth A. Arnold
Marketing Thesis Advisor: Pam Perry Aerospace Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ricardo Sanfelice Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars English Thesis Advisor: Laura Berry
Management Thesis Advisor: Pam Perry
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Daniela Zarnescu Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars Optical Sciences & Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan
Mechanical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Doug May
Electrical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan Mathematics Thesis Advisor: Hermann Flaschka
Alice Cai†
Kavya Giridharan
Corey Laws Kinsinger
Jonathan Merritt
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisor: Katrina Miranda
Chemical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Kim Ogden
Thomas Michael Glenn
Mary E. Klein
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Paul McDonagh
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisor: Catharine Smith
Kyle Merry
Jenna Glickman*
Katarina Kolesikova
Marisha L. Mets*
Lakshmi Sahitya Koripella
Caitlin Michelle Milder*
Jacob Andrew Krause
Hannah Marie Mills
Kendra Noelle Daiss Krietsch
Nathan W. Mogk
Shuba Krishnaswamy†
Sarah Lian Monks
Austin Byrne
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisor: Josephine Lai East Asian Studies Thesis Advisor: Dian Li
Margaret Claire Callahan
Family Studies & Human Development Thesis Advisor: Melissa Barnett
Erica D. Carlson
English Thesis Advisor: Roger DaHood
Aubri S. Carman*
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisors: Vicki Wysocki & Donna Wolk
Carson T. Carter
Art History Thesis Advisor: Sarah Moore
Laura I. Casanova
Psychology Thesis Advisor: Lynn Nadel
Elizabeth Casavant
Environmental Hydrology & Water Resources Thesis Advisor: Martha Whitaker
Angelia Marie Castorena Psychology Thesis Advisor: David Sbarra
Joseph Catone
Physics Thesis Advisor: Donald Huffman
Julia R. Cavanaugh
International Studies Thesis Advisor: David Gibbs
Casey Arline Caylor*
Political Science Thesis Advisor: V. Spike Peterson
George Chac
Chemical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Kim Ogden
Jun Chai
Mechanical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan
Management Thesis Advisor: Cynthia Gilliland
International Studies Thesis Advisors: Anna Ochoa Oleary & Wayne Decker
Finance Thesis Advisor: Arvind Singh
Emile Brink Gordon*
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Donata Vercelli
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Bentley A. Fane
Anna Gorshkova
Anthropology Thesis Advisor: Linda Green
Arathi Meghana Gorur Physiology Thesis Advisor: Zoe Cohen
Rocio Belen Griggs
Anthropology Thesis Advisor: David Raichlen
Stephanie S. Grosvenor
Public Management & Policy Thesis Advisor: Pamela Adams
Jenna N. Grover
Studio Art (Visual Communication) Thesis Advisor: Jackson Boelts
Steven Gubka*
Philosophy Thesis Advisor: Uri Kriegel
Andres Guerra
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Zoe Cohen
Francisco Guerra
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Zoe Cohen
Yunyan Guo
Accounting Thesis Advisors: Dan Dhaliwal & Landon Mauler
Rachel Nicole Stringer†
Cameron H. Lee
Geography Thesis Advisor: Elizabeth Oglesby
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Amanda Kathryn Davis
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Anne Cress
Chelsea L. Halstead
Abdel Hernandez
Political Science Thesis Advisor: Laura Carlson
Stephanie Strautman*
French Thesis Advisor: Phyllis Taoua Women’s Studies Thesis Advisor: Adam Geary
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Amanda L. Dalmendray
Psychology Thesis Advisor: T. Lee Ryan
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Brad Davidson Russian Thesis Advisor: Adele Barker
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Michael Riehle
Emily I. Copperud
Spanish Thesis Advisor: Judith Nantell
Marketing Thesis Advisor: Pam Perry
Family Studies & Human Development Thesis Advisor: Melissa Curran
Ella I. Starobinska†
Yong Soo Park
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Zoe Cohen
Geri Courtney-Austein
Sociology Thesis Advisor: Kathleen Schwartzman
Psychology Thesis Advisor: Aurelio Jose Figueredo
Betty Lee
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Biosystems Engineering Thesis Advisor: Donald Slack
Aerospace Engineering Thesis Advisor: Sergey Shkarayev Mechanical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Jyoti Mukherjee
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Konrad Zinsmaier
Jacklynn Hall
History Thesis Advisor: Jeremy Vetter
Aeen Mostafa Asghar*
Kristen Ash
Electrical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan
Thomas Aloysius Hart
Nutritional Sciences Thesis Advisor: Joy Winzerling Physiology Thesis Advisor: Bohuslav Dvorak
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisor: Horatio Rilo & Roger Miesfeld
Mathematics Thesis Advisor: Mathew D. Felton-Koestler
International Studies Thesis Advisor: Paul Wilson
Anthropology Thesis Advisor: John Olsen
Zachary Ryan Conley
Music Thesis Advisor: Janet Sturman
Grace Celeste Hargis*
Linguistics Thesis Advisor: Natasha Warner
Darin Len Arrick
Spirit of Inquiry Alumni Award: Paul D. Nussbaum, PhD Social Responsibility Alumni Award: Michael G. LaMar, MD
Optical Sciences & Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan Psychology Thesis Advisor: David Sbarra
Architecture Thesis Advisor: Sasha Wilson Creative Writing Thesis Advisor: John Melillo
Marissa S. Kryger*
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Thesis Advisor: Leah Fabiano-Smith
Gregory Ksionda*
Computer Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan
Lauren Christine Kuehner Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Dimuth Madushan Kulasinghe Computer Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan
Andrew La Folette
Political Science Thesis Advisor: Paulette Kurzer
Jessica R. Labarbera
Media Arts Thesis Advisor: Yuri Makino
† denotes Da Vinci Award recipient (students who completed more than one Honors thesis) *denotes Silver Award of Excellence (students who are graduating with a 4.0 GPA)
Political Science Thesis Advisor: Chad Westerland Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisor: Matthew Cordes Computer Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan Psychology Thesis Advisor: Matthias Mehl Physiology Thesis Advisor: Zoe Cohen
Anthropology Thesis Advisors: Lisa Falk & Suzanne Fish Materials Science & Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan Physiology Thesis Advisor: Todd Camenisch
Jillian N. Moore*
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Michael W. Nachman
Sean Morehouse
Mechanical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan
Aishah Najam
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Sean Limesand
Shannon Niere
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Dan Stamer
Adam M. Olshansky
Engineering Management Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Kenneth Olson
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisors: Vahe Bandarian & John Kyndt
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Daniel Latt
Rebecca Patterson-Markowitz International Studies Thesis Advisor: Wayne Decker
Marcus A. Pearman Chemical Engineering
Amber Lynne Perry
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Aurelio Jose Figueredo
Gabrielle M. Pina
Accounting Thesis Advisor: Dan Dhaliwal
Amber Dale Placke*
Marketing Thesis Advisor: Jesper Nielsen
Pritha Prasad
English Thesis Advisor: Jerrold Hogle
Danielle Francis Puente Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Devin B. Randle
Psychology Thesis Advisor: Judith Becker
Maria Ralph
Nutritional Sciences Thesis Advisor: Kay Hongu
Taylor M. Reak
Near Eastern Studies Thesis Advisor: Aslı Iğsız
Megan Reed
International Studies Thesis Advisor: Wayne Decker
Jessica A. Regan
Physiology Thesis Advisor: John Konhilas
Daniel Thomas Rogan†*
Physiology/Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Melissa Halpern
Ron Rojany
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Zachary R. Rome
Mathematics Thesis Advisor: Klaus Lux
International Studies Thesis Advisor: Wayne Decker
Stephanie Marie Swerdan Physiology Thesis Advisor: Daniela Zarnescu
Kimberly Elyse Swift*
Elementary Education Thesis Advisor: Steven Arnold
Lili A. Szabo
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Eva Varga
James Taylor
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Sarah R. Therio
Veterinary Science Thesis Advisor: Noble Jackson
Tolan A. Thornton*
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Kelly Tingstad
Aerospace Engineering Thesis Advisor: Hope Schau
Timothy P. Tiutan
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Frank Porreca
Daniella P. Trimble
Sociology Thesis Advisor: Celestino Fernandez
Courtney Ann Triphan
Marketing Thesis Advisor: Hope Schau
Elisabeth M. Trujillo
Creative Writing Thesis Advisor: Ander Monson
Leanne R. Trujillo
Latin American Studies Thesis Advisor: Sarah Moore
Liana Tsirklin
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisors: Lisa Elfring & Tsu Shuen Tsao
Mitchell Lee Turbenson Guitar Performance Thesis Advisor: Tom Patterson
James Hugh Vancel†
Philosophy Thesis Advisor: Michael Gill
Economics Thesis Advisor: Price Fishback International Studies Thesis Advisor: Wayne Decker
Shannon Rzucidlo
Jelena Vasic
Lauren Routen
Theater Arts Thesis Advisor: Carrie Cole
Caitlin Rose Sandahl Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Keith Sangston
Aerospace Engineering Thesis Advisor: Sergey Shkarayev
Fernando R. Santos
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Erik Henriksen
Maxwell Sasaki-Crupi
Psychology Thesis Advisor: Mary Peterson
James Sauer
Architecture Thesis Advisor: Christopher Domin
Jaimie Sauls
Computer Science Thesis Advisor: Rick Snodgrass
Lauren N. Schneider
Veterinary Science Thesis Advisor: John Marchello
Daniel Schucker
Computer Engineering Thesis Advisor: Ara Arabyan
Joshua D. Schulter
Physics Thesis Advisor: Srinivas Manne
Kamber R. Schwarz
Astronomy Thesis Advisor: Yancy Shirley
Julian John Secomb
Business Economics Thesis Advisor: Paul Portney
Laura A. Seekatz
Chemical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Kim Ogden
Amanda J. Seely
English Thesis Advisor: Peter Medine
Neil Segel
International Studies Thesis Advisor: Wayne Decker
Jennifer A. Sepulveda
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: David Rhoads
Geena Sethi
Psychology Thesis Advisor: Melissa Barnett
Maria K. Serrano
International Studies Thesis Advisor: Wayne Decker
Romy Bianca Shane
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Cindy Rankin
Shaina A. Shay
International Studies Thesis Advisor: Paul Robbins
Kevin Guanwen Shim
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Linda Restifo
Michael A. Shufeldt
International Studies Thesis Advisor: Wayne Decker
Mary Lee Elizabeth Sidorowicz Nursing Thesis Advisor: Elaine Jones
Tenaya J. Snider
Creative Writing Thesis Advisor: John Melillo
Forest Sobol
Spanish Thesis Advisor: Yadira Berigan
Robert J. Soto
Chemistry Thesis Advisor: Victor Hruby
William D. Soulsby
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Zoe Cohen
Sarika Srivastava
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Felicia Goodrum Sterling
Nicole Sari Starbuck*
Studio Art (2D) Thesis Advisor: Barbara Penn
Molecular & Cellular Biology Thesis Advisor: Michael Kuhns
Sara S. Viator*
Psychology Thesis Advisor: Rebecca Gomez
Laura K. Wade
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Maggie So
Aubrey Carolyn Wadman-Goetsch Psychology Thesis Advisor: Aurelio Jose Figueredo
Erica Elizabeth Wager
Psychology Thesis Advisor: Rebecca Gomez
Jessica S. Wagstaff
Physiology Thesis Advisor: Zoe Cohen
Anna Walcutt
Art History Thesis Advisor: Sarah Moore
David Ware*
Management Information Systems Thesis Advisor: Mark Patton
Katherine A. Weingartner Public Management & Policy Thesis Advisor: Jeff Silvertooth
Denise Werchan
Psychology Thesis Advisor: Rebecca Gomez
James Lee Westling
Accounting Thesis Advisor: Dan Dhaliwal
Chelsi J. White
International Studies Thesis Advisor: Wayne Decker
Amanda Elizabeth Wieland Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Roger F. Wilhelmi
Chemical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Kim Ogden
Kristen Williams
Business Management Thesis Advisor: Paul Melendez
Evan E. Willis
Political Science Thesis Advisor: Suzanne Dovi
David Aaron Wills
International Studies Thesis Advisor: David Dunford
Jazmine B. Woodberry
Journalism Thesis Advisor: Nancy Sharkey
Taylor Wyman
Veterinary Science Thesis Advisor: Michael Riggs
Jinshuai Xie
Communication Thesis Advisor: Ed Donnerstein
Jason Xu
Mathematics Thesis Advisor: Kevin Lin
Kiley Lauren Yeakel
Chemical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Kim Ogden
Cindy Yourison
Psychology Thesis Advisor: T. Lee Ryan
Rachel Yourison*
Psychology Thesis Advisor: Rebecca Gomez
Xingyuan Yu
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Tony Yuan
Entrepreneurship Thesis Advisor: Matt Mars
Jin Zhang
Chemical Engineering Thesis Advisor: Kim Ogden & Anthony Muscat
Rona Zhou
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Thesis Advisor: Felicia Goodrum Sterling & Tsu Shuen Tsao
NEWS • WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
DAILY WILDCAT •
ALEX KULPINSKI / DAILY WILDCAT
UA President Eugene Sander shakes hands with Craig Barker, senior vice president of financial services during Sander’s farewell party, held in the Student Union Memorial Center on Friday afternoon.
Sander to retire after serving as ‘village elder’ By Savannah Martin DAILY WILDCAT
President Eugene Sander’s numerous roles and accomplishments are no secret. But one of his more important positions, which he held for only minutes, remains unknown to much of the UA community, said Ron Wysocki, chair of the Appointed Professionals Advisory Council, at the president’s farewell and thank-you ceremony on May 4. According to Wysocki, one of Sander’s most crucial moments came when he was sitting in a golf cart outside the Administration building and a student approached him pleading, “I’m late, I’m late. Can you drive me across campus?” The president, realizing the student had no idea who he was, obliged. As he and the student drove, they got to know each other. Sander asked the student what he was studying, where he was from. “How long have you been working here?” the student asked. Sander shrugged. “Twenty-five years or so.” When they reached their destination, the student stepped out of the golf car and asked, “What do you do at the U of A?” “Oh, I’m just the president,” Sander said. As the crowd at his retirement ceremony demonstrated, Sander has been far more than “just the president” to many in the UA community. “The saying is, ‘It takes a village to raise a child,’ and every village has an elder,” said Frank Santiago, assistant director of recruitment and student services at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and an alumnus of the college. “Well, Gene was the elder of the village who raised me.” Guests from the UA, Tucson and Arizona attended the farewell event to demonstrate their appreciation for the president, who is leaving
after 25 years of service to the university. Sander came to the UA in 1987 to serve as the dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences after a long career as a biochemist and educator. In 2006, he became the vice president of University Outreach. In 2007, he took on a second position as executive vice president and provost of the university. He was set to retire on July 1, 2011, but postponed his retirement at the request of the Arizona Board of Regents. The regents asked him to fill in as the interim president during the search for former President Robert Shelton’s replacement. “Now, the university is on a steady course and it’s ready for someone new to take the reins,” said Louise Canfield Sander, the president’s wife and a former UA professor. Ann Weaver Hart of Temple University in Pennsylvania will step in as the UA’s 21st president in July. Several speakers, including Regent Rick Myers, Sen. Steve Pierce and Jacqueline Lee Mok, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, commended Sander’s integrity, dedication and no-nonsense mindset. “He is a man of few words,” Mok said, listing Sander’s three most favored utterances: “No,” “Get’er done,” and, “Not only no, but hell no.” When it was the president’s turn to take the stage, he conceded Mok’s claim, saying, “I’m a man of few words because tonight I don’t really know where to start.” He thanked his staff, which he referred to as his “dream team,” and joked about the fact that just one year ago, a similar celebration was held to bid him farewell before he made the decision to assume the presidency. “I’d like to thank all of you for attending my annual retirement party,” he said to the audience, which erupted in laughter and applause. “I promise if we ever do this again, it will be for my resurrection.”
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Arts & Life Editor: Jazmine Woodberry • 520.621.3106 • arts@wildcat.arizona.edu
SENIOR STANDOUTS With graduation here, Arts & Life is taking a look back at the seniors we profiled this year as they walk across the stage and receive their diplomas.
COURTESY OF NICK GOING
COURTESY OF MARIANA IVANOVNA
Nick Going
Mariana Ivanovna
A film and video production senior, Nick Going is showing off his chops in the “I Dream in Widescreen” thesis film showcase on May 12 at the Fox Tucson Theatre. “I think the most rewarding part is the ending,” Going said in an interview with the Daily Wildcat in April. “I love creating an idea, then I hate everything until you’re back into editing. You see writer-producers or producer-directors. I’ve never heard of a writer-editor, but I totally would do that if it existed.” Going’s work directing his own comedy “Half Amazed” and his post-production work on some of his classmates’ films are just some of the reasons Lisanne Skyler, assistant professor in the School of Theatre, Film and Television, thinks Going will make it in the industry. Skyler has been Going’s teacher for three years. “He has such enthusiasm for the process, and grabbed on to the technical things really quickly,” she said to the Wildcat. “He’s really found an area that I think he’s going to shine in.” Going is looking to move after graduation with to an industry job on one of the coasts.
After a move that brought her from Moldova to Mexico, Mariana Ivanovna spent close to a decade on the Southern side of the border learning piano and attending school. But when her father’s job took her to the U.S., she began writing. First poems, then letters, then songs. After a two-year foray into opera and a stint in show choir, Ivanovna realized her passion for music. “But education, that’s been something that’s been hammered in,” Ivanovna, a marketing senior, said to the Daily Wildcat in April. “You have to have something to rely on. Marketing, I felt, was something I could use. Music is my passion. Marketing, it’s insurance if my passion doesn’t work out.” A self-proclaimed “daughter of the world,” Ivanovna’s mixed heritage shines in her freshman album “Nada Keda D’ Mi,” a 10-track Spanish pop-rock album. After graduation, Ivanovna’s father and manager will go with her to Mexico City, where she hopes her album will gain traction with a Mexican market that she can use to launch an American career as well. She also hopes to eventually head her own independent label.
— Reporting contributed by Kate Newton
— Reporting contributed by Jazmine Woodberry
To see seniors graduate, head to a couple special college convocations: College of Fine Arts
College of Humanities
Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Centennial Hall
Friday at 8 a.m. in the Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom
In the College of Fine Arts graduation ceremony, each graduating
For Humanities undergraduates, try the Humanities convocation.
senior gets special recognition. However, this event is both ticketed
An event separate from that of the doctoral and master’s degree can-
and requires an RSVP to get in. Contact Michael Gravitt at
didates, contact Debra Olson at daolson@email.arizona.edu for more
mgravitt@email.arizona.edu for more information.
about this convocation ceremony.
For a list of information about other convocations, check out commencement.arizona.edu/collegeconvocations.
Things you shouldn’t miss about college Jazmine Woodberry DAILY WILDCAT
F
eeling nostalgic about leaving college? Wanting to go back and take that underwater basket-weaving class or African dance colloquium? It might seem scary heading out into the wild blue yonder, but from one graduating senior to another, here are a couple of reasons why a victory lap might not be necessary after all:
That randomly assigned roommate from Hades
People tended to have two one of two experiences with their randomly assigned roommate freshman year: best friends or worst nightmares. The roommate who always got caught with alcohol, who sexiled you six days of the week, who stole your food and never cleaned up anything — or the roommate who you rushed to room with sophomore year,
who you still go out with on the weekends, who you’ll invite to your wedding so they can tell all the crazy stories about the two of you as stupid senioritis-ridden undergrads. But let’s be honest, most people had the first one. The dorms can be a great way to make friends, but at a time in life where people are experimenting and reinventing, the person you met freshman year can turn out to be a crazy. So good riddance to crazy roommates, the drama they bring and finally getting that underage drinking code of conduct violation off your record.
That tattoo you thought was a great idea
Tucson has more tattoo shops per capita than all the states, territories and many small island
nations in this and our neighboring hemisphere. This isn’t just because the fixed gear-riding insert-a-social science-ology graduate students all need a place to get inked up. It’s because of lax laws on permits that make opening tattoo shops easier here than most anywhere else. This is an easy — and dangerous — trap for a 19-year-old college kid trying to fit in and stand out at the same time. More than 45 million Americans now have ink, according to the Food and Drug Administration, as reported in Slate magazine. But the Chinese characters that you thought said “courage and strength” but really say “soup,” or the cursive Italian phrase “la bella vita” on the nape of your neck that’s hard to cover up might make you rethink your choices. No worries, a little electrolysis or a career in music public relations will make those silly tats funny stories — but damn if it isn’t good to get away from temptation.
The glorious Arizona Student Unions
Yes, it was great when you could spend what felt like Monopoly
money by swiping a CatCard to get a hangover cure breakfast burrito from the Highland Market. Until you remember fighting with a bunch of drunk freshmen for a spot in line, and that no matter how hard you tug, that courtyard Highland door is impossible to open. You can get a cheaper burrito and be less likely to be nabbed by the University of Arizona Police Department for drunk and disorderly if you just go to Taco Shop. Sure, it’s easy to get chicken strips and fries from the Catcus Grill, but an adult can’t live on fried foods alone. Remember how great home cooking was and how nostalgic you got freshman year when you left it? You can do that every day as an adult — and then still indulge in Doritos for breakfast and leftover pizza for dinner when the mood strikes. You’ll get over Bagel Talk eventually, I promise.
That bike that kept getting stolen, or had the worst rider ever
Bike theft sucks. It didn’t matter how many U-locks and chains you
slapped on that Magna 10-speed, some people just like jacking front tires. Sure the Bike Valet can keep watch from 9-to-5, but eventually bikes are out and vulnerable, and they will get stolen. The only thing worse than that are the “I’m super cool for being green and riding my bike” bikers. You know the kind — bicyclists who never stop at stop signs, who ride on the sidewalks and look at pedestrians like they’re in the way or who have those pulsating strobe light headlights that are impossible to look at without almost falling into a seizure.
That tuition bill that kept going up
Save for student loans, you don’t have to pay the UA anymore for a piece of paper you’ll get in the mail a couple of weeks after your family snaps a million and three pictures of you in a gown and tassel this weekend. And that will be pretty sweet. — Jazmine Woodberry is the arts editor. She can be reached at arts@wildcat.arizona.edu or on Twitter via @WildcatArts.
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Where to wine before graduation and dine with the parents after By Arts & Life staff Daily Wildcat
Let’s be honest. The big university-wide commencement on Saturday will be boring, arduous and tedious for most involved. The reasons for going are usually limited to parents wanting photo ops and professors who encourage taking advantage of these moments before they are gone. But in order to spice it up, here are a few options for an ice-cold beverage or two before the ceremony and a bite to eat (read: an excuse for more beverages) after it all within walking distance of McKale Center and without fighting the crowds on University Boulevard.
Before
After
Gentle Ben’s
Gentle Ben’s asked on Facebook whether they should open at 6 a.m. to help graduating seniors start their last day as UA students off right. With a resoundng “yes” to the Facebook poll, Ben’s is now offering what is billed as the “new graduation tradition” that will allow graduates to party without the wait at more established pre-commencement watering holes around campus. Gentle Ben’s 865 E. University Blvd. 624-4177
Grimaldi’s
University Boulevard will be packed because everyone is too lazy to move much farther than the couple streets that jump out as hotspots for post-grad eats. But this pizza joint right off Sixth Street and Campbell Avenue is just as close to McKale and serves upscale pizza done right. Plus, if the line is too long, Sam Hughes Championship Dining and Rosati’s make good backup plans and are seconds from the front door. Grimaldi’s 446 N. Campbell Ave. Suite #100 882-6100
The Buffet
Open at 6 a.m. every day, The Buffet always gets hordes of seniors wearing tassels and gowns to eat a little and drink a lot before commencement. A lot of the patrons who usually frequent this institution in the morning are those just coming off the night shift, but plenty of soon-to-be UA alumni will get their hands on the bar’s signature Fun Dip shot or the cheap beers.
Miss Saigon
Curried catfish, pho and drinks served in coconuts — mix up the graduation celebration with this little eatery on Speedway Boulevard and Campbell Avenue. Hearty servings and nothing like the chain restaurants, Miss Saigon provides hearty portions at a decent price with an intimate setting in which to share stories and reminisce with the people buying the meal. Miss Saigon 1072 N. Campbell Ave. 320-9511
The Buffet 538 E. Ninth St. 623-6811
Zachary’s Pizza
Dirtbag’s
The lines outside of Dirtbag’s on Graduation Day are memorable. In fact, on the bar’s Facebook page, there’s valuable timeline real estate dedicated to showing crowds of people trying to get a couple last drinks at Dirtbag’s before becoming graduates. If you go, know there will be a ridiculously long line. But it’s all tradition.
Typified by extraordinary deep dish pizza that takes a fair amount of time to cook, Zachary’s is an oft-overlooked destination off of Park Avenue and Sixth Street. If there’s no problems with a little waiting and having beers instead of a nice glass of Chardonnay, Zachary’s can be a perfect place to de-stress after a hectic graduation weekend. Zachary’s Pizza 1028 E. Sixth St. 623-6323
Dirtbag’s 1800 E. Speedway Blvd. 326-2600
THE COLLEGES OF LETTERS, ARTS, AND SCIENCE CONGRATULATE our 2012 MAY and AUGUST GRADUATES Bachelor’s of General Studies Arts, Media, and Entertainment
Brittany Baumgarten Nyka Castillo Samantha Brooke Diener Naomi Finkelstein Dara Lissette Heward Malcom Marzett Brittany A. Raymond Danielle Layne Sotelo Leonardo Volcy
Economy and Industry Ralph Batac
Lauren Carter Philip Crawford Ernst Ruben Xavier Hill Matthew Holl James Johnston Kevin Lectura Brittany Alanna Lee Paul Lewis Joshua Mann Brian Martinez Kevin Mason Sophie Miachika Katie Pearson Joseph A. Scerbo Vince Signori Francisca Slagle Lauren Slyker MaryAnn Christine Srulowitz Matthew Sterling Lauren Wheeler Daniel Wiegand Alexander Zendejas
Global and Intercultural Understanding
Spencer Corben Paula Marie Cruz David Hill Kelsey McKinney Alfonso Guillermo Munozcano Phillip Telles
Science, Technology, Health, and Society Kathryn Anderson Aran Canally Letitia Castro Abigail Chandor Renee Donaldson Clayton J. Farber Amanda Gavin Joshua Guzman Tylee Mougeot Heather Myers Shaima Namazifard Carmen Ortiz
Sherrina Patel Erin Peterson-Meyer Carlo D. Robles David Rodriguez Jesus Armando Ruiz Jillian Schimke Nicole Schutt Nicole Schutt Cassandra Morgan Senne Joseph Michael Young
Rogelio Alvarez Megan Baker Claudia Becerril
Kimberly Blaylock David Bodzin Alex Brown Caroline Bruner Daisy Burnham Jack Robert Chaluh Social Behavior and Human Karleen Cordova Understanding Colin James Darland Keola Antolin Samantha Elizabeth DeLaFuente Shanita Arnold Vito Joseph DelForno Erica EvelynWilde Bacher Joseph DiSaulo Julia Bachis Aaron Elyachar Lisa Marie DeLong Stephanie Engs Erik R. Enriquez Ahmed-Hanad Farah Samantha Forman Ashleigh Michelle Floyd Christie Furman Matthew Gall Brandon Goldgrub Johnathan Gallagher Kristina Harjung Grace Georges Brendon Lavender Jenifer Greene Shannon Macey Virkinee Hanessian Alexander Masket Emery Elizabeth Lyle Hartstein Brittany Monforte Kyle Langley Joseph Morgan Brandon Laue Alexa Jayne Nicolette Matthew Hiroshi Leon Carl O. Parish Jr. Whitney Macleod Alex Pattis Mariessa Ashley Mahfouz Jesse L. Perry Jr. Chelsea Marlin Brice Mendes Ashley Saindon Alexandria Moody Alyssa Moser Study of the U.S. and the Kathleen Ann Muench American Experience Ana Maria Murrieta David Humphreys Brittney Novelly Kelly O’Connor Chad Olgin Roy Patterson Michelle Pitchford Nicholas Rathbone Armand Rhone
Congratulations to Kunal Mangal, our outstanding senior, and Joshua Mann, winner of our Spirit of Excellence Award.
COLLEGES OF LETTERS, ARTS, & SCIENCE
Bachelor’s of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Colin Robinson Recynthia Robinson Alexis Rodriguez McKenzie E. Ryan Naomi Schnee Heather Holly Moore Serrano Casey Shaw Matthew Sherman Kendall Shinmoto Samantha Sloop Steven Spithogiannis Kristofer Stark Lydia Stern Mark Strass William Tilton Aaron Anthony Tirazona Keith Wilson Trevor Wodiske
International Studies
Mirely Baca Andanette Carrasco Julia Cavanaugh Caressa Chester Sharadhi Gadagkar Jenna Elyse Glickman Grace Celeste Hargis Jamileh Hawatmeh Kunal Mangal Rebecca Patterson-Markowitz Vikram Kishore Rastogi Megan Nicole Reed Neil Elliot Segel Maria Katalin Serrano Shaina Shay Michael Shufeldt Taylor Sorenson James Vancel David Wills
Sports
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Sports Editor: Alex Williams • 520.626.2956 • sports@wildcat.arizona.edu
senior standouts Daily Wildcat
Kyle Fogg, basketball Few players in Arizona history have worked as hard as and led by example quite like Kyle Fogg. He’s played and started in more Arizona basketball games than anyone in school history, and the list of players who have improved as much as Fogg has is microscopic. UA head coach Sean Miller often jokes about how bad of a defender Fogg was when he first saw him play, but Fogg worked and worked and worked, and this past season, he developed Colin Darland / Daily Wildcat
Nick Foles
into one of the premier perimeter defenders in the Pac-12, if not the country. With his 6-foot-9 wingspan, he locked down everyone from point guards to small forwards on his way to a Pac-12 All-Defensive selection. Fogg came to Arizona as a late signee with few offers elsewhere. But former head coach Lute Olson, who recruited Fogg, saw something in the 6-foot-3, 188-pound guard. Fogg turned out to be a diamond in the rough. After averaging 6.1 points as a freshman on Russ Pennell’s Sweet 16 squad, he earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshman honors. Fogg was once again productive as a sophomore and junior and played a big role on the UA’s Elite Eight team two seasons ago. Then, as a senior leader last season, he came into his own offensively, averaging 13.5 points per game while shooting 44.4 percent from three and surpassing the
Hockey seniors led team changes By Kyle Johnson Daily Wildcat
When the seniors from this year’s team look back at their final season of collegiate hockey, their eyes may water when thinking about how things ended, but they’ll certainly remember the ride. The Wildcats finished the year with a full-ice brawl against thenNo. 4 ASU, capping off a 24-game losing streak to their rival and a 4-11-2 record to finish the season. Overall it was a successful season for the consistently top-25 team, and the senior leadership was a key factor in the team’s return to relevancy under first-year head coach Sean Hogan. Seniors Blake Richards and assistant captain Brady Lefferts were two of the three parts to the team’s most high-powered offensive line. Its other member, sophomore Andrew Murmes, led the team with 52 points, but the veteran Lefferts was only two points back, at 50, and had a team-high 25 goals. Richards was third on the team with 31 points and was one of three players to play in all 34 games. The other senior forward, Chad Wade, appeared in 27 games for the Wildcats and scored three goals in his final season at Arizona. But where the seniors really made their mark was on the defensive end. Assistant captain Geordy Weed and senior Jonathan Watanabe were stalwarts in the back all season, as Weed missed just one game and Watanabe suited up for all 34. Watanabe even got into the mix offensively with 24 points on the season, a team-high for defensemen. Seniors Shane and Sean MacLachlan brought both toughness and brains to the team, as the Canadian twins played in nearly every game while also being named to the ACHA All-Academic team, along with Weed.
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20-point mark in seven games. Fogg weathered the storm that came with the end of the Lute Olson era. He led an undermanned team a season ago and should go down as one of the hardest workers McKale Center has ever seen. — Mike Schmitz
Alyssa Anderson, swim
Arizona Wildcats women’s swimmer Alyssa Anderson has left her mark on the university’s swim program after wrapping up her college career with a solid senior season. Anderson is a 16-time All-American who currently holds the school record for the 800-freestyle and has the second-fastest time for the 200-individual medley in school history. She has also been a member for the U.S. National Team for two years and she held the UA team captain
position during her senior year. This year, Anderson had not finished lower than second place in the 200-freestyle until the Pac-12 Championships and the NCAA Championship. During the Pac-12 Championships, Anderson placed in the top five in her event. She placed seventh in the NCAA Championships for the 200-fly. As a senior leader, she pushed the Wildcats to hold their top-10 ranking throughout the season. Furthermore, Anderson helped Arizona earn fourth place at the Pac-12 Championships and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Individually she was able to earn an additional five All-American nods for the 500-freestyle, 200-freestyle, 800free relay, 400-free relay and 200-fly. — Christopher Cegielski
Arizona football history, Nick Foles became the first Wildcat passer to reach the 4,000-yard mark in a season and 10,000 yards in a career. Throughout his tenure as the Arizona signal caller, Foles also set records for completions, attempts and touchdowns in various career, single season and single game categories. He is also top-10 all-time for yards thrown in the Pac-12, and only the second quarterback in conference history to reach that mark while playing just three seasons. The other one was USC quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart. Foles also became the second Wildcat quarterback in history, and the first since Eddie Wilson in 1961, to be selected in the NFL Draft, where the Philadelphia Eagles selected Foles with the 88th overall pick. Things were far from run of the mill Nick Foles, football for Foles during his three years at the As the most prolific quarterback in helm of the Arizona offense. In 2009,
the Michigan State transfer lost the opening day starting job, as former head coach Mike Stoops opted to go with Matt Scott, but Foles eventually earned the role after trouncing Oregon State. That same year, the Wildcats were a win against Oregon away from reaching the first Rose Bowl in Arizona history. Wildcat fans will remember that contest as ZonaZoo-gate, after the ZonoZoo decided to rush the field prematurely, and were quickly subdued by Chip Kelly’s offense, as the Wildcats lost in double overtime 44-41. Fans can look to the 5-foot wall in front of the Zoo and reminisce. Despite the Wildcats getting shellacked in both of their bowl appearances, without Foles under center, it’s almost certain they wouldn’t have even gotten there. — Dan Kohler
seniorawards With the college careers of many Arizona athletes coming to an end this season, the Daily Wildcat staff decided to take a trip back to high school and vote on senior awards for the 2012 graduating athletes. Here’s a look at what we came up with:
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David Douglas, football
Whatever the reason may be, David Douglas goes by the name “Do-Do.” The nickname most likely comes from the fact that both his first and last name start with the letter D, but regardless of the origin, the former UA receiver has been called this since his underclassmen years at Arizona. The McKinney, Texas, native will sign on with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent, and we’ll see if that nickname sticks with his new teammates. — Mike Schmitz
Juron Criner, football
At 6-foot-2 and 224 pounds, Criner has the physicality to be a top-10 wide receiver in the NFL. It’s now a question of whether or not he can get his quickness off the line up to par. In his four dominant years, two of which were spent as the Wildcats’ No. 1 receiver, Criner has shown time and time again his ability to bring down the ball. Despite not meeting fan expectations in the 2012 NFL Draft, he should be as productive as, if not more than, first-round picks Michael Floyd and A.J. Johnson next season. — Dan Kohler
Brendon Lavender, basketball
There are few players on the court that could change the game like Brendon Lavender. In the 2011-12 season, the 3-point specialist was deadly accurate. The senior registered 191 points this season, and 165 of them were scored beyond the arc. But it wasn’t just his ability to shoot that helped the Wildcats — it was the way he changed the flow of the game and helped his teammates get into an offensive rhythm that earned him the title of best-non starter. — Nicole Dimtsios
David Roberts, football
David Roberts was one of the UA’s most unheralded receivers over the past two seasons. It seemed like whenever the Wildcats needed a gritty play to move the chains or to pick up a big block, Roberts would come through. But Roberts didn’t need attention for being a spectacular playmaker — he’ll do just fine with his degree in aerospace engineering. Roberts is a sharp guy, and he often poses ponderous questions regarding government, engineering and business on his Twitter page. The 6-foot receiver likely could have pursued a career in football if he wanted, but he’ll be all right without the game. — Alex Williams
Shanita Arnold, women’s basketball
Times were tough for the Arizona women’s basketball team this season. Following a 11-1 start, the Wildcats won just four more games — while losing 17, 14 of which were conference games. There weren’t many bright spots for the Wildcats, but fans and the coaching staff can look back on the season and career of point guard Shanita Arnold with a smile. Arnold began her basketball career in her home state of Arkansas before transferring as a sophomore. Since she became the floor general for Arizona, Arnold has put up steady and impressive numbers despite her 5-foot-5 stature. In two seasons at Arizona, Arnold started 60 of the 63 games she played in. In her final season, she averaged 4.53 assists per game, good enough for third in the Pac-12. Arnold was not selected in the most recent WNBA draft. — Cameron Moon
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College sports: It’s more than just games I was fixated on the box score and only knew a player by his signature crossover or fluid jump shot. But after working my way into sports media and gaining more and more experience, sports took on a whole Mike Schmitz new element that each and every Daily Wildcat person should be able to appreciate. By writing feature after feature I cheat sheet taped to your forearm very soon-to-be college learned about the human behind during finals week, or that employee the athlete. I was enlightened about graduate has a list of people they’d like to thank for helping at Mama’s Hawaiian BBQ for always the role of sports as therapy to some them do what can seem impossible cooking chicken katsu to perfection, people who had nothing else. even at 3 a.m. — actually earn a diploma. The use of sports to overcome As I enter my final descent into For some, that list includes their life’s obstacles intrigued me, and the dreaded reality of the world mother for unknowingly funding I became driven to make sure outside college, I’m thankful for my the general public felt the same their daytime trips to Frog & Firkin to complete their beer card and earn family, my friends, my professors, admiration as I did for what these my co-workers, my cab drivers and that coveted T-shirt or mug. athletes had conquered. everyone else that made my college Or maybe it’s their father for The best moments of my experience the best four years of my sports writing career didn’t come not realizing that books don’t cost life. But more than anything, I’m $2,000, and their little boy or girl is from covering a bowl game or a thankful for sports, because without postseason tournament. Through draining their bursar’s account to athletics, I wouldn’t have been buy iPads or Clinique makeup. my work at ValleyoftheSuns.com, I’ve able to do what I love at the Daily The rest may be thanking their been fortunate enough to interview Wildcat for the last three years. resident assistant for not noticing greats like Steve Nash, Grant Hill, For most people, sports are the potent smell coming from their Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson and Alvin about the highlight dunks, 80-yard dorm room, that police officer Gentry, among others. touchdown runs, walk-off home for his inability to hop that fence I’ve been in a playoff runs and championship rings. I behind you and hand out an MIP, environment, covering Suns used to share that train of thought. that teacher for failing to notice the practices during the Western
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Conference Finals. I’ve been a floor below the Phoenix Suns draft room in US Airways Center to cover the NBA Draft. Yet, despite these amazing experiences, my best memories are hearing the stories of the UA’s collegiate athletes and watching the emotion they carry with them into battle. Because of the power of sports, I saw former UA interim football coach Tim Kish, who played at West Point, begin to cry during his last weekly press conference as head honcho. Thanks to sports, I witnessed former UA receiver Gino Crump pour out tears of joy in the media room after the Wildcats stunned ASU in Tempe, Ariz., last season. On the flip side, I witnessed the pain of defeat, as Kyle Fogg sat with his head in his jersey without moving an inch for 30 minutes after Colorado defeated Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament Championship. Because of collegiate competition, I was able to hear the story and struggles of deaf former UA swimmer Marcus Titus. I had
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the pleasure of sharing the life of once-homeless Dame Ndiaye. I was let in on the life of Tevin Hood, whose work in the classroom defied all athlete stereotypes. If I were to speak at graduation, I’d thank sports and all of the athletes who allowed me to hear their stories and share them with the public. Sports are more than just a game, they’re a metaphor to life. It’s therapy for those who could use it, and it’s an outlet for those looking to escape. Thank you sports for not only helping me rake in underwhelming pay checks for three years — yes I’m talking to you Daily Wildcat and the dying paper industry — but also for providing me with amazing experiences, introducing me to remarkable people, and giving me a new perspective on athletics. I’m forever grateful. Now, if I could only find a job. — Mike Schmitz is a marketing senior. He can be reached at sports@wildcat.arizona.edu or on Twitter via @Mike_Schmitz.
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Letter from the editor: Years of stress, worth it Luke Money DAILY WILDCAT
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obsession. Now, after two and a half years, more than 300 issues, countless cups of coffee, two interviews with presidents and four nights spent sleeping in the office, I stand at the cusp of departure. And, though journalists are supposed to avoid clichés whenever possible, parting is such sweet sorrow. Granted, I’ll probably enjoy not spending five nights a week in the Park Student Union. My sleep schedule can finally begin to balance out now that I’m not working until midnight or 1 a.m. The Wildcat has always been a labor of love, and while it was hard to love the labor, I know I’m going to miss it. I’ll miss the thrill of covering breaking news, the sense of pride that comes when
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