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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

LOCALS WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT MOMENTOUS AUTUMN IN 2001 WHEN THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS BEAT THE NEW YORK YANKEES TO BECOME WORLD CHAMPIONS. THEY MAY HAVE CHANGED THEIR COLORS SINCE THEN, BUT THEY STILL HAVE THE HEART OF A GREAT BASEBALL TEAM—AND PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT.

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THE DIAMONDBACKS SCORED 37 RUNS IN THE WORLD SERIES

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HOMETOWN HOMIES Catcher Wellington Castillo and pitcher Rubby De La Rosa grew up together in the same town in the Dominican Republic.

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The D-backs defeated the New York Yankees in seven games to claim their first title back in 2001. They scored 15 runs in Game 6 alone, which was also the only game neither team managed to hit a home run in the series.

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Sixteen different D-backs players have worn the number 32. In fact, four different men wore it in just one season alone. In 2007, Randy Choate, Bob Wickman, Byung-Hyun Kim and J.D. Durbin all donned the number 32 for the Diamondbacks.

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D-BACKS DOWN UNDER Outfielder A.J. Pollock’s wife, Kate, came to the United States from Australia and the couple got engaged when the Diamondbacks played in Sydney in 2014. Handsome AND sweet!

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GOLDY AND MRS. GOLDY D-backs star Paul Goldschmidt met his wife, Amy, in college at Texas State University where she was a member of the women’s golf team.

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NAME THE TEAM The team name “Diamondbacks” was picked over thousands of other contest entries. It was based upon the Western Diamondback Snake.

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THE STADIUM OF FIRSTS Even though it was built in 1998, Chase Field was the first ballpark to be built in the United States with a retractable roof with a natural grass-playing surface on the field. It was also the first stadium to have a pool just beyond the outfield wall.

HOME RUNS CAN MAKE A SPLASH On May 12, 1998, Mark Grace was the first player to hit a home run into the pool. At that time he was on the Chicago Cubs, but would join the Diamondbacks’ roster three years later. As of 2013, there have been 36 more splashes that have been made.

The Diamondbacks have had a representative at every All-Star game since making their league debut in 1998. Some years, there have been more than one, but at least one per year since 1998, with a player from every position except for the shortstop being represented.

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DRAFTS BEFORE A TEAM? Even though they did not play their first MLB game until the 1998 season, the Diamondbacks had two first-round draft picks in both the 1996 and 1997 drafts. Also, with their first-round draft picks, the Diamondbacks have never selected a second baseman.

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FIRST RINGS ALL AROUND When the Diamondbacks won the World Series in 2001 that was a new experience for every team member except for one.

Craig Counsell was the only player on the team who had previously won a World Series ring, which he received with the Florida Marlins in 1997.

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ILIZA SHLESINGER As the only female and youngest winner of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” Iliza Shlesinger is sure to grab your attention and keep you laughing throughout the entire show. Her debut comedy special “War Paint” can be viewed on Netflix prior to her performance and provides a quick glimpse inside her comedic mind. In the past, Shlesinger hosted 230 episodes of CBS’s dating show “Excused” and has since had a long and impressive stand-up resume.

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The Tony Award winner for best musical, “Evita” by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice is ready to hit the stage here in the Valley.

Inspired by Eva Peron and her ability to inspire a nation, this blockbuster hit is sure to take your breath away. With soaring ballads and elegant melodies, “Evita” will draw you, and the entire audience, into the world of a woman who had to be strong while hiding the fragility within her.

Phoenix Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, 602.254.2151, phoenixtheatre. com, Wednesday, February 24 through Sunday, March 20, times vary, $36-$86

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BITES ‘N BREWS CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL Featuring over 20 breweries from around North America including Arizona’s own Four Peaks Brewing Company and Lumberyard Brewing Company, this is an event no ale or lager fan would dream of missing.

Enjoy the hustle and bustle of Downtown Phoenix as you kick back and relax with some friends. Maybe even show off your karaoke skills during the event’s first annual Beer-Karaoke challenge! Your ticket will include 10 tastings so get yours now!

CityScape Phoenix, 1 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, bitesbrews.com, Saturday, February 27, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., $30

VIOLA DAVIS: DELIVERING DEMOCRACY LECTURE 2016 The Delivering Democracy Lecture is sure to wet your appetite for some stimulating conversation about what

democracy has come to mean in the United States. The event is a platform for speakers such as Viola Davis to present their intellectual views on participatory democracy. Davis is a social justice advocate and philanthropist who has supported many causes including civil and human rights, women’s issues, refugees, rape and sexual abuse and ending childhood hunger.

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 1401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 602.496.1376, csrd.asu.edu/ deliveringdemocracy, Saturday, February 27, 4:30 p.m., free

TYGA Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend actually does have a music career as well as a famous girlfriend! The “Rack City” rapper is back performing songs from his second album The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty at Livewire in Scottsdale. Tyga’s Rawwest Alive Tour spans 13 cities in 14 days all along the west coast. Go for Tyga or the off chance you run into Jenner and some of her famous squad. Either way, it’s sure to be a good night filled with great music.

Livewire, 7320 E. Indian Plaza, Scottsdale, 480.361.9783, livewireaz.com, Saturday, February 27, 8 p.m., $36-$57

DEVOUR PHOENIX BARTENDING COMPETITION The Devour Phoenix Bartending Competition, one of three events leading up to this year’s Devoured Culinary Classic, will take place at Desoto Central Market in Phoenix to kick off the festivities. Market vendors will also have specials on their local dishes. Ticket prices for this event include delicious cocktail samples, as well as craft spirit samples and a show. If you like a little alcohol, local food and a little fun on your Sunday nights, check out this event!

Desoto Central Market, 915 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, 602.956.0909, devouredphoenix. com, Sunday, February 28, 2 p.m., $40

MELANIE MARTINEZ Referred to as “an anti-pop force to reckon with” by the Boston Globe, Melanie Martinez will grace the Valley with her presence at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe this month. Melanie’s debut album Crybaby hit No. 6 on the Billboard Top 200 chart upon its release and her tour has only left fans wanting more. Melanie’s story of a broken family hiding

behind the image of a perfect one is spot on and eye-opening.

Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Avenue, Tempe, 480.829.1300, luckymanonline.com, Sunday, February 28, 7:30 p.m., sold out

AZ CARIBBEAN JERK FEST Are you a “friend of the Caribbean?” Do you enjoy food that you can inadvertently insult? If you answered yes to those questions—hell, even if you answered no, you should check out the AZ Caribbean Jerk Fest at Kiwanis Park in Tempe.

Arizona’s largest Caribbean food festival with chefs traveling from all around Arizona and the west coast to be there to cook for you!

Be sure you mark your calendar and arrive ready to eat!

Kiwanis Park, 6111 S. All American Way, Ruben Romero Ramada, Tempe, 602-7332998, azcaribbeanjerkfest.com, Saturday, March 5, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., $10-$27

90’S BAR CRAWL Go retro in Downtown Phoenix for this year’s ‘90s Bar Crawl!

Local bars will have drink specials from $2-$5. With the purchase of a ticket, crawlers will receive a commemorative ‘90s Bar Crawl cup, ‘90s music at participating venues and waived cover charges. Get jiggy with all your favorite ‘90s songs thumping in the background and take a night to reminisce the days when parachute pants and all denim outfits were a thing.

Downtown Phoenix, locations TBD, Phoenix, 90sbarcrawl.com, Saturday, March 5, 2 p.m.--10 p.m., $20

CHARLIE PUTH His debut album was just released in January and now Charlie Puth is ready to see you, his fans, in his first headlining tour! Puth is another in a long line of Youtubers-turnedperformance artists in recent years and really hit it big with his song “See You Again.” That and practically every other song on the radio. Don’t miss this chance to see Puth in this fairly intimate setting because he’ll soon be playing stadiums.

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THE BOOKS YOU SHOULD BE READING BEFORE YOU SEE THE MOVIE JASMINE KEMPER • COLLEGE TIMES

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he book really is usually better than the movie, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy both. There are so many amazing books that are being made into major motion pictures. If you just can’t wait for them to come to the big screen, try things the oldfashioned way and read a good book. It’s going to be a fun year for book adaptations, so why not get ahead of the curve?

“ME BEFORE YOU”

Who wrote it: Jojo Moyes What it’s about: After losing her job, ordinary girl Louisa gets hired as a caretaker for Will, a once adventurous man whose recent motorcycle accident leaves him paralyzed. Their hate for each slowly grows into love in this story of friendship and strength. The film will have you in happy tears, so just imagine what reading it page for page will do your 8 heartstrings.

Who’s starring: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Matthew Lewis Movie Release Date: June 3

“LE PETIT PRINCE” Who wrote it: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry What it’s about: A little girl whose life has already been planned for her by her insistent mother finds refuge through a magical story told by an old aviator who tells her about his adventures with a little prince from another planet. While not a straight adaptation, the 3-D stop-motion animated film is a new take on this classic 1943 book.

Who’s starring: Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, Marion Cotillard, James Franco and many others Movie Release Date: March 18

“THE CHOICE” Who wrote it: Nicholas Sparks What it’s about: You can’t go

wrong with a little Nicholas Sparks, which means you can easily set up shop in a café and immerse yourself in this love story before watching the movie. In classic Sparks manner, two people fall in love—Gabby and Travis. She’s already in a relationship, but a strong force brings the two together. Prepare yourself for yet another chick flick masterpiece.

Who’s starring: Alexandra Daddario, Teresa Palmer, Maggie Grace, Benjamin Walker Movie Release Date: February 5

“PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES” Who wrote it: Seth GrahameSmith What it’s about: Petticoats and plague? Count us in! In this expanded version of the wellknown Jane Austen novel, an epidemic brings the dead back to life and Elizabeth Bennet must save her town…that’s if

her infatuation for Mr. Darcy doesn’t get in the way first.

Read about some badass ladies taking out zombies 19th century style and then see it up close and personal.

Who’s starring: Lily James, Lena Headey, Charles Dance, Matt Smith Movie Release Date: February 5

“HOW TO BE SINGLE” Who wrote it: Liz Tuccillo What it’s about: This book is all about girl power! Julie is a book publisher in New York City whose friends want to embrace being single while she wants to find love. Julie decides to quit her job and travel the world witnessing love and broken hearts, while her friends live the single life back at home.

Flip through the pages of this romantic comedy and then see the film starring some of Hollywood’s most hilarious leading ladies.

Who’s starring: Rebel Wilson, Dakota Johnson, Alison Brie, Leslie Mann Movie Release Date: February 12

“THE TALIBAN SHUFFLE (WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT)” Who wrote it: Kim Barker What it’s about: Journalist Kim Barker writes about reporting in Afghanistan and Pakistan during the 2000s. Barker’s humor shines through this oddly comedic memoir, which is why the film adaptation (starring Tina Fey) is sure to be a laugh-out-loud hit. War and wit don’t usually go together, but this journalist has found a way to make it work in her book.

Who’s starring: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Nicholas Braun Movie Release Date: March 4

Who wrote it: Patrick Ness What it’s about: In this fantasy children’s novel, a young boy living in England deals with bullies and his mother’s terminal cancer. To get by, he creates a fantasy world with monsters who visit him during the night. There’s sure to be a ton of details in the book that the film will miss, plus the book has some eerily awesome illustrations—but Liam Neeson’s narration in the movie trailer is possibly the best thing you’ll ever hear.

Who’s starring: Liam Neeson, Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Lewis MacDougall Movie Release Date: October 14

“FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM”

Who wrote it: Mike and Dave Stangle What it’s about: This book tells the true story of two brothers who used Craigslist to find dates to their cousin’s wedding, which made them a viral sensation.

Read about all of their crazy shenanigans, and then reward yourself with Zac Efron’s abs in the movie.

Who’s starring: Anna Kendrick, Zac Efron, Aubrey Plaza, Adam DeVine Movie Release Date: July 8

“ROOM” Who wrote it: Emma Donoghue What it’s about: Told through the perspective of a 5-year-old, “Room” tells the story of Jack and his mother being held captive in a small room and escaping after seven years of being locked away. Since 2010, the book has won plenty of awards, and the film has been nominated for four Academy Awards.

Who’s starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay Movie Release Date: September 5, 2015

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Who wrote it: J.K Rowling/ Newt Scamander What it’s about: Harry Potter lovers rejoice! J.K Rowling has done it again in the newest story to come out of the Wizarding World. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is a book written by Newt Scamander, 70 years before it hits Harry Potter’s desk. Follow the writer as he adventures alongside other witches and wizards in New York.

Who’s starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterson, Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell Movie Release Date: November 18

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“How do you define yourself?”

“I just try to be a good person. I try to analyze the situation and do what’s right and try to treat people with respect and give everyone a fair chance. I think as long as you do that, that’s a good way to go through life.”

– NICK SERPA, FRESHMAN, ASU

“I define myself as a person who always gives his best and tries his hardest and is just a good person, in general, who always looks to help other people and puts other people before himself.”

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“I define myself through many words: unique, diverse, talented, smart, weak, sad, happy—a mix of emotions to accumulate and make a human being.”

“I would define myself, um...first, I would define myself using my faith. I always want to learn new things and learn about new things. I would also define myself by saying that I’m just someone who wants to make a difference any way I can and someone who is just trying to figure out how to do that.”

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– BRIEANNA FRANK, FRESHMAN, ASU

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Do you ever experience fear to voice your opinion? When was the last time?

That’s a hard question. I don’t think I’ve ever had an issue voicing my opinions, in the sense that I feel like it’s a good thing to voice your opinion, so that’s how I’ve always felt [about] it. I don’t think I’ve ever had a fear of voicing, maybe when I was younger in class.

To your friends, it’s usually a hard time to voice your opinion. I don’t think anything recently has stopped me from saying how I feel.

Do you ever experience fear to voice your opinion?

When was the last time?

Yes, I do. It’s not a genuine fear. It’s more so the fear of a negative reaction when I just, in reality, am attempting to pose a question. It happens in my philosophy class sometimes because it’s very conservation based and I want to pose questions that could offend someone or look at things in a different way, but I’m afraid that they’ll think of me negatively as a result of that.

What sorts of things do you claim as part of your identity?

The things that I stand by.

Whatever I think is important to me is something that I value and would stand by 100% because obviously I find importance in it.

What sorts of things do you claim as part of your identity?

It’s easy to define yourself by the things you like, like the music you listen to or where you live, but the question of who you are, to me, it relates to what I want, what my mantra is. And my mantra is to leave people in a better place than where you found them.

What things do you use to categorize others?

Probably just personality traits is kind of what I go based off of, like appearance and that whole physical perspective is how most people judge each other or describe others—just using adjectives like that. You probably should be able to describe them [your friends] in different ways, more than just basic adjectives, so probably more on a real level you can describe them and kind of defend them in a positive manner.

What things do you use to categorize others?

I really define others by their intents and their actions.

But I try to look at intents because I read a quote once that said, “We look at people by their actions, but we judge ourselves by our intents.”

When I read that, I realized that’s true across the board.

If someone does something to wrong someone else, if they’re sorry—if they didn’t want to hurt anyone, I’m completely open and willing to move on and forgive.

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GUEST LECTURER HATEM BAZIAN SPEAKS AT ASU ABOUT ISLAMOPHOBIA IN THE UNITED STATES AND ON CAMPUS ALLIE BICE • COLLEGE TIMES

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ilitarism, materialism and racism—these are the aspects of Martin Luther King’s 1967 “Three Evils of Society” address that continue to reflect today’s Islamophobic society, a prominent leader of the Muslim community told Arizona State University students on January 22.

Hatem Bazian, a scholar and researcher, who also cofounded the first accredited Muslim college in America, told ASU students how relevant King’s address is decades later.

“The three evils outlined

by MLK are all around us,” Bazian says. “They are the DNA that give rise to the blueprint of today’s falsely called ‘modern society.’“ Using graphics to illustrate the scope of the societal problem, Bazian says America capitalizes on building up its military, while also

inadvertently maintaining its materialistic and racist mentality.

“Nothing is modern when racism, materialism and militarism are set by design and are barbarically, clinically and methodically killing millions,” Bazian says in his ASU address.

In another point, Bazian says the media played a factor for society’s behavior toward the Muslim population.

“The media pursues the agenda that reflects elites’ priorities, and journalists are under tight reign as to when, who, and what is to be covered,” Bazian says.

Bazian explains that the mainstream media is to blame because it victimizes and simultaneously accuses Muslims of attacking themselves.

“The root cause of this faulty reporting is that elites in civil society have prepared

and stoked the conditions that embolden people to take their fists to Muslim faces in the first place,” Bazian says.

Bazian concluded by stating that the hatred of Muslims is an easy way to diverge from the real societal problems.

“Muslims today are an instrument that shapes and reshapes power disparities at a time when all existing modalities have failed,” Bazian says.

Audience member, Sarah Syed, who is also the President of ASU’s Muslim Student Association and a health science senior, says she watched Bazian’s lectures featured on his website in preparation for his lecture at the university.

“He’s an intellectual authority in the Muslim community,” Syed says. “He speaks about power and politics, as well as orientalism

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and Islamophobia and has the religious and academic background to do so.”

Like Sarah, Johnny Martin, president of ASU’s Sun Devils Are Better Together and a religious studies senior, found Bazian inspirational.

“I know first hand that Islamophobia is a real issue on our campus,” Martin says. “And I’m glad Bazian talked about how it is deeply interconnected with issues like racism and all of these other forms of bigotry.”

Martin also says that he is excited to be a part of ASU’s new initiative to be more religiously inclusive on campus.

“ASU’s Dean of Students Office will being responding to issues of Islamophobia by bringing Muslim students together to share their experiences and strategize solutions,” Martin says.

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THE NEED FOR HEALTH EDUCATION

THE LACK OF EDUCATION FOR YOUNG ADULTS ON HEALTHY EATING CAN LEAD TO MALNOURISHMENT AND HEART DISEASE REBECCA SAVITZ • COLLEGE TIMES

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here are many dining options available at ASU, yet many students are somehow at risk of poor health.

Young adults have received little to no education on healthy eating, which causes students to make poor health decisions and eventually lead to heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.

“It is crazy to me that [The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics], and that every university, doesn’t have an eating disorder and addictions class,” says Megan Kniskern, a lecturer in the School of Nutrition and Health Promotion at ASU. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes a “Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool” based off of the “National Health Education Standards” available, schools can minimize or alter the curriculum. By definition, a standard is not by any means a form of requirement for any entity to abide by.

There have been several studies in the past researching the general public’s knowledge of nutrition and how it relates to heart disease, such as issues with the various types of fats. In more recent years, surveys on health and food show that the knowledge of young adults has led to unhealthy habits.

In addition to learning time management as a young adult to balance college, work and a social life, all of which cause

many emotions, young adults are learning to budget. These overwhelming lessons can result in less healthy behaviors.

“I believe there is no awareness. It’s a vicious cycle, neurotransmitters can be depleted from anything,” says Pamela Black, a certified holistic health coach, about the lack of recognition and awareness of the importance of nutrition related to psychological disorders.

Both Black and Kniskern say when the brain is malnourished it cannot function properly,

which can lead to various negatively impacts on mental health.

Without health education emphasizing the important role nutrition plays for mental health, it leaves room for health issues to develop and go unrecognized.

There are many eating disorders that people do not know qualify as a psychological disorder. In addition to not being aware of the eating disorder or mental health issue, they also do not know the side effects the issues cause in a nutritional sense.

Emily Dell’Amico, a young adult and Arizona native, used to be a dancer with an eating disorder. “We did not have any health education in school so my mom set me up with a nutritionist when she noticed that things got really bad,” Dell’Amico says about her lack of education on what it is to be considered healthy.

Arizona legislation does not require high school students to take a health education course, which directly leads to the lack of education and awareness.

This advances into the issue of eating disorders, which are onset in young adulthood.

Many eating disorders over time result in harming the heart.

The World Heart Federation website says, “The role of diet is crucial in the development and prevention of cardiovascular disease.” With this being the case, health education has neglected to teach about nutrition for a prolonged period of time, since heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.

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Going back home can be a good option for those who are looking for a quiet getaway from the hubbub of college life. Even if you have a ton of siblings, I’m betting that your childhood home is not as wild as a spring break party, or even the dorms. You can visit all you favorite places from childhood and adolescence and with any luck your old friends’ spring breaks will line up with yours. Get the whole crew back together and forget about the reality of adulthood for a little bit, all while eating some home cooked meals that actually taste good—not to mention they’ll be free.

On the other hand, you’ve probably gotten used to a certain degree of freedom at college, one that you may not be able to have when you go back to visit your parents. Staying up until well past midnight, eating greasy and sugary foods and going out into the city at night are all parts of college that parents might not want you partaking in when you’re back home. And depending where you’re from, there are probably no big parties in your hometown to ring in the start of spring. Also, not all of us come from glamorous towns like NYC, San Francisco or San Diego, and spring break affords us a chance to visit one of these exciting places, if possible.

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eciding what to do for spring break can be a tough decision. In high school, you could basically either sleep through it or go on a short vacation with your family. When you’re in college, there are a few more decisions. Specifically, you can choose to go to a party destination with your friends, or you can go back home and visit the parents and family you left behind. But, which one is really better?

Below we examine the pros and cons.

Ohh, the allure of travel. Who among us is strong enough to not fall prey to it? There are countless “spring break destinations” famous for their fun in the sun mentality, like Miami Beach and Cancun. If you choose to go to one of these places you get the plus of not having to leave your friends behind and checking out a cool new place with them. For those of you who are freshman, spring break is probably your first chance to go on an extended trip with a new group of friends.

However, spring break is also the longest amount of days in a row with no school during the second half of the school year. It could be your last chance to visit home before summer, if you don’t live close to campus.

If you’ve been feeling homesick, going to a new place might not help with that. Although it could get your mind off your homesickness, it probably won’t cure it.

I don’t know about you, but when I’ve traveled, even with all the fun, it’s made me long for the stability and familiarity of my hometown. Visiting your parents could replenish you and give you the strength you need to finish off the semester strong.

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ost people in their 20s can’t even figure out what we want for lunch. Twenty-four-yearold Steven Erkelens has his life planned out for the next eight years.

Erkelens and his girlfriend of almost three years, Alexandria Davis, are the founders of the soon-to-be Twisted Cactus Brewing Company in Ahwatukee Foothills.

Erkelens has always appreciated the hard work that goes into creating a good beer. Unlike most beer drinkers his age, Steven recognizes the importance of flavor, hops, grains and yeast that go into creating different kinds of beers.

“I have a big passion for beer and I love all the different tastes and people that’ll take the time to understand it,” Erkelens says.

The idea for the brewery really flourished when his parents bought Unwined Bar & Bistro last May. “It really took off when his parents bought the wine bar.

It definitely wouldn’t have happened without them,” Davis says.

What was once a dream is becoming reality for these young twenty-somethings. It’s still in the early stages, but the idea of Twisted Cactus Brewing has grown so much in the last year. Soon, the brewing will begin on the stage located at Unwined. Erkelens is ready to

transition from brewing small batches out of his home to making large amounts in the restaurant.

“I bought a little kit at home and started doing it that way and now we’re about to drop about $12,000 on our system,” Erkelens says.

The pair works full-time at Unwined, and plans to run the brewery there in between shifts. Erkelens predicts brewing 30 gallons about three times a week in their new 15-gallon system.

“We’re [going from] making 5 gallons, four times a week at home to making 30 gallons, three times a week. It’s going to be a big step up. But it will actually be a little bit easier because we can make it at such

a higher volume,” Erkelens says.

The beers will be named after different types of cactus to play off of their desert name, and they’re in the process of purchasing merchandise with their logo including T-shirts, hats, cups and stickers that will be available for sale on their Facebook page. Their official website is getting ready to launch as well.

“We came up with a business plan and for the first year we’re going to do four flagship beers.

We’re going to have a Blonde, an IPA, a Brown Ale and then a Seasonal,” Erkelens says.

Starting out, they want to try to keep distribution small scale. They will of course make the beers available in the

restaurant and possibly bring them to Tempe, Scottsdale, Glendale and other areas in the Valley.

The brewing won’t always take place at Unwined, however. Within the next year, they hope to make enough money to get their own warehouse location to brew out of so that they can do collaborations with other breweries around town. They also want to enter the beers into competitions, festivals and fundraisers.

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desserts, Davis says.

Eventually, they want to include a bigger menu of bar food alongside the brewery.

For now, the short-term goal is to get the brewery upand-running, and that means coming up with a lot of ideas, like including the beers with the food at Unwined.

“I’m one of the cooks here and I help out so I know how to make the dishes,” Erkelens says.

Other ideas include starting a beer class where people can learn the story behind Twisted Cactus and sample the beers. Erkelens also proposed a “Tuesday Brew Day” where people can buy tickets and “help” brew a batch of beer.

“We can take a poll on

whatever they want it to be called and then whenever they’re done, they get two free tickets out of that batch, so then they kind of helped us brew the beer,” Erkelens says.

Building this company from the ground up is a team effort.

Erkelen’s parents have helped them with the hectic work like applying for a liquor license and giving them the space to brew. They even got their logo from Davis’ family friend who is a graphic designer.

“We have support from her family and my family and everyone is here to support us.

The only stressful part is the paperwork. The brewing is the fun part,” Erkelens says.

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THE TOP FIVE SPOTS DOWNTOWN TO HOLE UP AND STUDY FOR MIDTERMS NICOLE GIMPL • COLLEGE TIMES

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This Phoenix hotspot is where students gather to study for quizzes, tests or just to read a book and get away from campus for a little while. You can enjoy a nice quiet atmosphere with only the buzzing and hissing of coffee makers to accompany you. While you’re there, why not drown yourself in coffee to get you through the night? jobotcoffee.com, 918 N. Fifth Street, Phoenix

s the mere idea of studying for midterms getting you down?

Never fear! These Downtown Phoenix hotspots are sure to make you comfy and cozy and let you relax so you can ace those tests and hit the road for spring break!

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Who would’ve thought to go to the library to study for those dreaded midterms? Honestly though, the library is really quiet and located in the basement level of University Center on the Downtown Phoenix campus. There are study rooms so you and your closest friends can hunker down and study like there’s no tomorrow. lib.asu.edu/downtown, 411 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix

Do you love the outdoors and breathing in the smell of freshly cut grass? Does soaking up the sun really get you in a good mood to hit the books so you’ll finish the semester with a 4.0? Then you definitely need to get down to Margaret T. Hance Park. There’s plenty of spots for you to settle in and tune out the rest of the world for a few hours and when it gets dark just mosey on over to an open ramada and keep reading and highlighting! hanceparkconservancy.org, 1202 N. Third Street, Phoenix

LUX CENTRAL Why not be cliché and go study at Lux? There’s a reason so many people do it! It’s a nice atmosphere and there is nearly an endless supply of the good stuff a.k.a. caffeine.

Lux Central is open really late some nights and if you start to feel weary and near death after several hours of studying, grab one of their house-made cupcakes or bearclaws to give you that final push deep into your night. Not feeling the sweets?

Grab a good old fashioned cup of joe. luxcoffee.com, 4402 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix

CONNECTIONS CAFÉ OK, so we’ve covered cafés and a library, now why not combine the two? Nestled inside Tempe Public Library is Connections Café, a fullservice espresso bar that awaits all who enter. They aren’t open late but the early bird does get the worm sometimes, right? Their menu features pastries, sandwiches and soups so you can keep yourself fed throughout the day. Oh, and did we mention there’s free wi-fi? tempefriends.org/cafe/, 3500 S. Rural Road, Tempe

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t’s about that time in the semester where students are getting antsy for spring break and a time to just relax.

Being a student in Arizona, there are benefits that students in other states do not have come this time of year.

We can go to spring training games without having to spend an arm and a leg or having to travel very far.

With half of the league, 15 teams, playing in the Cactus League in Arizona, there are plenty of games to catch over the next month and a half.

Ideally as students, you want to keep things as cheap as possible so here are a few things to bring that will keep the cost down for you.

Pack your own water bottles, especially since you can buy a whole pack of water at the grocery store for the cost of one bottle at baseball games.

You can also bring in a few snacks, like peanuts or granola bars, so that if you happen to get hungry, you don’t need to buy a whole meal. But should you want a snack, you cannot attend a baseball game without

getting the staples: a hotdog, sunflower seeds, popcorn and beer if you’re over the age of 21.

When deciding what games might be worth going to, there are things everyone should keep in mind.

For instance, how are you going to get there? Unfortunately the light rail does not stop close to any stadiums, but there are a few that are close to bus stops. If you have friends with cars, it makes it easier to get to any game, but for goodness sake, assign a responsible DD.

The cost of tickets all depends on what teams are playing and how big the rivalry is between them, or how well that team finished the previous season. The cheapest tickets are normally sitting in the lawn, but fear not because those are the most fun. You really get to interact with other fans, and may even be able to get a nice tan!

Picking what games are worth your money is mostly your choice. It all depends on what someone is willing to spend, what team you want to

see and if you pick a certain rivalry. If you are a fan of the game, you will have fun no matter what game you go to as long as you go with friends and make it a good time.

However, going to any games means that you will be sitting in the sun for hours during the hottest times of the day.

Ending the day with “lobster legs” is never a good way to end a fun day at the game, so make sure you have lots of sunscreen to avoid getting a horrible sunburn.

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ASU MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. CALIFORNIA The final home game of the season is almost upon us.

Arizona State is set to take on California for the final match up before two tournaments to round out the season. With both teams wanting the best seed they can receive for the upcoming Pac-12 Tournament, it is bound to be an intense

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ENTERTAINMENT FROM STRESS TO SUCCESS

HOW TO CHOOSE MUSIC FOR A COLLEGE PARTY

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t must have been a Saturday, because we usually threw the parties on Fridays.

My friends and I were a couple of floors below our apartment, inside a dark suite, the concrete floor both sticky and slippery. I can’t remember whose apartment it was; all I can remember was there was no music playing, and that the AUX cord was ripe for the taking.

So I took it. I plugged in my phone and played the only song I knew would give new life to this struggling party: “Monster” by Kanye West. Of course, no one really cares about the Kanye part—it only works to build anticipation for Nicki Minaj’s verse, also known as “the best rap verse, ever.”

But we never got to hear it. On the chorus before she “pulled up in a monster automobile, gangsta,” a man tipsier than me disconnected my phone and put on his own, inferior music. Believe me, I tried to fight it—but in order to avoid a scene, I walked away.

My friends and I, disappointed at the night’s turn, left the party and went back home.

This is what happens when music at a college party is not given the attention it deserves: unattended AUX cords, greedy 24 party guests, and the same old

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songs that everybody knows.

Take this from my experience as a Chilean party animal: Bad music choice can kill the momentum of a party and have swarms of people walking toward the door.

Of course, being the person behind the Spotify account is no easy task. You have the stressful responsibility of keeping the packed room energetic; if that goes poorly, it’s easy to lose your privileges.

But when you pick the songs that lead people to dance on top of furniture—responsibly, of course—well, success never feels sweeter.

Here are some things to keep in mind when you’re busy soundtracking the night:

REMEMBER: IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU Whether you’re throwing a party or are tasked by a friend with playing the tunes, the ultimate lesson is one that applies to many other circumstances in life: It’s not about what you want. It’s about pleasing the largest number of people in attendance. Politely take requests and say you’ll throw them on the queue.

Feel the crowd. If people are digging the ‘90s throwbacks, maybe don’t play an EDM track just yet. And keep it easy for guests by not playing too much stuff they don’t know.

PREPARE IN ADVANCE I have amassed a lot of personal party playlists over the years, bearing awful names such as “P-Tay,” “Partay,” “Forever 21 mix” and “swegg.”

Several of these were carefully curated, then discarded over the years. Others were thrown together in 30 minutes and became surprise hits. Let each one have a certain feel or theme, with enough goodies to pick from if you start hesitating midway through the night.

Similar to humanity, playlists will not last. When songs start to feel dated, it’s time to let them go.

ADD VARIETY I can’t tell you how many festivities I’ve been to where the same Kendrick, Kanye, Beyoncé and Drake tunes are played. This is lazy hosting.

Keep an expanded repertoire of songs on deck, everything from bangers to feel-good throwbacks. If you haven’t played a song in the last few months, throw it in and watch the responses. Let songs play for a while before switching them, too. Like Steve Jobs said, sometimes the people don’t know what they want until you bring it to them.

SONGS THAT NEVER FAIL “Dancing Queen” by ABBA “One More Time” by Daft Punk “Pop That” by French Montana feat.

Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne “Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado “F***in’ Problems” by A$AP Rocky feat. 2 Chainz, Drake and Kendrick Lamar “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls “Lose Control” by Missy Elliott feat.

Ciara and Fatman Scoop “Paper Planes” by M.I.A. “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire “Drop It Like It’s Hot” by Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell

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Brothers—Scott Avett on vocals/ banjo/kick drums; Seth Avett, vocals/ guitars/high hat; keyboardist Paul Defiglia; violinist Tania Elizabeth; cellist Joe Kwon and drummer Mike Marsh—return to Phoenix to play the McDowell Mountain Music Festival on Sunday, March 13. Crawford says The Avett Brothers will play a few new tracks from an album that’s due out in the summer, perhaps. But that’s all he’ll say.

“The only thing I’ll say about it is we, for the first time, recorded with a seven-piece band,” he says. “We’ve never done that before. That alone will make it unique.”

He’s chattier about The Avett Brothers’ last album, 2013’s Magpie and the Dandelion, as well as its predecessor, 2012’s The Carpenter.

“That was such a weird time period,” Crawford says. “They were both recorded in the same window of time.

“We put out The Carpenter and that got a lot more behind it than Magpie ever did. We don’t bury our heads in the sand and we’re not completely aloof as to how something is perceived or how successful it is.”

That’s not something on which Crawford or his bandmates focus.

“For us, it’s the creation of the record that’s the memorable point,” he says. “Once it’s released, however, how well it does or does not do is technically out of our hands.

“I will say this about our two records. We recorded all of these songs and when we released The Carpenter, we didn’t know what was

going to happen to the rest of the songs.

“Six, seven, eight months went by and Rick [Rubin, producer] started playing with the tracks we had remaining.”

He and The Avett Brothers found that the songs could work as a standalone collection.

“It was amazing how thematically different Magpie is from The Carpenter,” Crawford explains. “So in that respect, I’m really proud of Magpie. It was compiled and released so far away from the time it was recorded that it really gave us, well, me, the opportunity to be disassociated from it and be distant from it.

“I remember listening to it before it came out. I would listen to it like I wasn’t in the band. There was something about that distance that made it appealing in the songs and the vibe of the record.”

Magpie and The Carpenter aside, Crawford is looking forward to playing his new songs at the McDowell Mountain Music Festival.

“It’ll be our third show of the year,” he says. “Hopefully we remember how to play the songs. We’re looking forward to getting back out there.

We’ve been off since November. It’s time to get back to work.”

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he Avett Brothers have an intimate relationship with Father Time.

Sure, it sounds like an odd statement, but bassist/vocalist Bob Crawford is pretty convincing when he mentions that the mythical figure appears on Live, Vol. Four.

“We’ve got a good relationship with Father Time, which is really special and exciting,” Crawford says of the album that was released December 18, 2015.

“We always like for him to do a song with us. When you’re dealing with Father Time, you really have to choose the right song.”

Mystery revealed: Father Time is really Valient Himself, of the Southern heavy metal band Valient Thorr. Recorded in Raleigh, North Carolina, on December 31, 2014, Live, Vol. Four features 14 tracks, including four covers and two unreleased songs.

Crawford says, besides reining in Father Time for a NYE show, preparation is minimal for a live CD. Same goes for the band’s nerves.

“I really don’t sense that,” he says about the anxiety level of The Avett Brothers before a NYE gig.

“Once the preparation for how many balloons are we going to have, what time do you shoot off the confetti canon, when do you drop a certain banner [things cool down],” he says. “I would think the prep is more on our crew than us; the guys who have to pull off the lights and the sounds. There’s more pressure on them.”

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obert Eggers is the new darling of horror films.

His premiere effort, “The Witch,” has been called one of 2016’s most anticipated movies in that genre. Eggers also returned home with the Best Director Prize in the U.S. Narrative Competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

He is taking it all in stride.

“Of course you have to believe in your film to get it made,” Eggers says during a recent phone interview. “It’s very hard to get a film made— especially one about pilgrims suffering.

“I never expected the zeitgeist would be right for this film in such a large way.

I’m very happy about it—very pleased.”

This new horror film that opened Friday, February 19, melds witchcraft, back magic and possession to tell the story of a family of pilgrims who are banished to the New England wilderness around 1630. An unknown evil lurks on the edge of an ominous forest near their home.

When crops fail, animals turn malevolent and one child disappears, the family blames their daughter, Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy), whom they believe is a witch. Playing her parents are Ralph Ineson

of “Game of Thrones” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” and Kate Dickie, also of “Game of Thrones.”

“I grew up in New England and New England’s past is always part of my consciousness,” Eggers says. “I wanted to make the archetypical New England horror story. The challenge I set myself was to take a nightmare from the past—a puritan’s nightmare— and upload it into the mind’s eye.”

“The Witch” took six years to research and create, but only 26 days to shoot. During the course of the six years, Eggers says he was thrilled to have found Anya to play Thomasin.

“It just seemed she could never survive in a puritan society,” Eggers says of Anya.

“She’s also amazing with the language, and she’s super enigmatic and mysterious.

You put the camera right in front of her face and you want to know what she’s thinking but she can’t really figure it out.”

The casting seems to be the easy part. Eggers says the rest of the process was challenging.

“We were shooting in a very remote location; all of the money was on the screen to

make it accurate and so on,” Eggers says. “We didn’t have a lot of infrastructure. It was hard dealing with the weather.

We wanted to shoot only on gloomy days.

“Working with the animals was very difficult. The goat just did what the goat wanted to do. Of course, I respect Charlie the goat. He’s just trying to be a goat. He doesn’t care that I was trying to make

a film.”

He admits that it made his life “miserable.”

“But I just kept my eye on the prize and compartmentalized and pretended that everything was going to be alright,” he says. “You have to have blind faith a little bit.

Every morning I’d be making coffee in tears, but by the time I got to the set, I’d have to be excited and pumped and

ready to go.”

The project has paid off for Eggers.

“At one of the first screenings, the audience gasped at this one particular moment that I can’t share with you for spoiler reasons,” he says coyly.

“Obviously, people are going to jump at a few jump scares, but I’m glad that moment worked.”

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HOMETOWN HERO

RAPPER FUTURISTIC IS EXCITED ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI • COLLEGE TIMES

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uturistic hopes to be “the biggest rapper that there is”—and that’s not just lip service. With nearly 1 million followers on Facebook and 65,000 on Twitter, Futuristic shows what could be ahead for the Arizona rap scene.

Even though Futuristic— who, as Zachary Lewis Beck, attended McClintock High School in Tempe—makes that bold statement, he is still conflicted about how successful he wants to be.

“I go back and forth,” he says, traveling to a Midwest tour date. “I think, ‘Oh I don’t want to be too huge.’ But the more successful you get, the more you want.

“My goal is to keep pushing as long as I’m happy. I want to be able to do what I do and not be pressured. I just want

to be creative, be myself and be happy doing music.”

Now living in Los Angeles, Futuristic will return to the Valley—specifically Livewire in Scottsdale—Thursday, March 10. He’s thrilled to be coming back home.

“That’s the only show I ever stress over,” he says. “‘Yo, it’s got to be sold out. It’s got to be this. It’s got to be that.’ I go all out for the Arizona shows.

“You have everybody hitting you up from family and stuff. Everyone forgets that you have so many other things going on. I have to turn my shit off those days.”

That said, family is important to Futuristic.

“I’ve been rapping since I was 6 years old,” says the 24-year-old who was influenced by Will Smith, Ludacris,

Eminem and Busta Rhymes.

“My family’s in music. My pops is a drummer. My older brothers—one’s a drummer/ guitarist/bassist. My other older brother raps. My little brother plays drums. From a very young age, I was always around music.

“When you’re in a house and it’s there, you do [music] without even thinking.”

So far, his innate talent has deemed him a success. His latest album, Coast 2 Coast with Devvon Terrell, peaked at No. 12 on Billboard’s Top R&B/ Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Futuristic knew he was on the right path when he sold out the former location of Club Red in Mesa.

“It was just crazy,” he says.

“I was backstage talking on the mic before I went on and

everyone went nuts. I was like, ‘Holy shit.’ They knew every word. It was a 500-cap [capacity] room, the old Club Red. It was nuts to me that it sold out.

“It’s always tight, especially when it first starts happening.

When it happened in other cities, people knowing all the words, it was like, ‘Damn.’”

Futuristic has accomplished what he has only with the help of a manager. His DIY work ethic was recently featured in Forbes magazine, an impressive feat not only for a rapper, but an independent artist at that.

“It’s definitely been a lot of hard work,” he says. “Literally, it’s been hard work and just being creative. You have to come up with new ways of introducing yourself to new

people. At a certain point, you can get [record labels] to work for you, instead of working for them.”

Despite the ups and downs of his career, Futuristic has managed to keep a positive outlook, in life and in his music.

“I do that just because kids are so influenced by everything,” he says. “If you have a positive message and something that people need to hear and you’re an influential person you should speak it.”

FUTURISTIC W/ DEVVON TERRELL’ Livewire, 7320 E. Indian Plaza, Scottsdale, livewireaz.com, Thursday, March 10, 7 p.m., $20-$50

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THE TOP 5 MOVIES TO STREAM DURING SPRING BREAK BREANNE DEMORE • COLLEGE TIMES

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o your spring break plans fell through. Fear not, there are plenty of great way to spend this week off school.

You can get all of those errands and tedious tasks done that you normally don’t have time for! Or, you could just stay in bed all week and watch these movies about other people having the spring break of their lives.

“FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY” (2003)

Elvis falls in love with a mobster’s daughter that he was put in charge of keeping an eye on while in Florida. It’s a classic. Give it a try.

In the height of “American Idol” popularity, Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini were forced to make this pretty terrible movie. We bet you’ll find it amusing anyway.

“SPRING BREAK” (1983) Two sets of two college guys are forced to share a room at an overcrowded motel in Florida. Hijinks and plenty of fun ensue.

“SPRING BREAKDOWN” (2009) The cast for this movie includes Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Amber

Tamblyn, Seth Meyers, Jane Lynch and Kristin Cavallari. If that random mix of people doesn’t intrigue you, we don’t know what will.

“SPRING BREAKERS” (2012) Remember when Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, one of the “Pretty Little Liars” and James Franco starred in that ~edgy~ spring break movie a few years ago? This is it.

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CALENDAR FEBRUARY 25 Grizfolk, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $10-$12 GoldenGoat, Pub Rock Live, 8 p.m., $8-$10 Blaak Heat, Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free Andrew Jackson Jihad w/Joyce Manor, Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $20-$23 Wes Williams Band, Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $7-$10 The Outer Vibe, Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $6-$8 Enjoy w/Wu-wu, Captain Samurai, Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., $6 We, Beloved w/Almost Young, Club Red, 7 p.m., $10-$12

FEBRUARY 26 ASU Devilpalooza w/ Hunter Hayes, ASU Sun Devil Fitness Complex, 9

p.m., free Lightspeedgo Record Release Show! w/ Skipjack, No Gimmick, Miles To Nowhere, Rebel Lounge, 8:30 p.m., $10 Man Hands + Katterwaul, Valley Bar, 7 p.m., $7 decker. w/Vinyl Station, Taylor Upsahl, Adam Bruce, Last Exit Live, 8:30 p.m., $10 Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., $25 Level Four California Beatdown w/Injustice Adamant Disservice, Nile Theater, 5 p.m., $5 Andrew Jackson Jihad w/Joyce Manor, Crescent Ballroom, 8:30 p.m., $20-$23 TobyMac, Talking Stick Resort Arena, 7 p.m., $15-$69 Rick Estrin & The

Nightcats, Rhythm Room, 9:15 p.m., $15 Armors w/The Breaking Pattern, Pub Rock Live, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Paranova, Club Red, 6:30 p.m., $10-$12

FEBRUARY 27 Tyga, Livewire, 8 p.m., $30-$50 Sweet Temptations w/ Whiskey Kiss, Voodoo Swing, Rebel Lounge, 9 p.m., $12 Della Mae, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $15 The Haymarket Squares, Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $8-$10 Missing Persons, Club Red, 7 p.m., $20-$25 Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., $25 The Alternative Press Tour w/State Champs, Neck Deep, Nile Theater,

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Crescent Ballroom, 8p.m., $38-$40 This original Backstreet Boy is making his way back to the mic with a solo performance at Crescent Ballroom. You can hear songs from his new album All American and live your childhood dream at the same time.

5:30 p.m., $17-$20 Dance Yourself Clean, Crescent Ballroom, 9 p.m., $10 Soul Power Band, Rhythm Room, 9 p.m., $8 City Rock Fest, Nile Theater, 6 p.m., $18-$29 The Mavericks, Talking Stick Resort, 8 p.m., $40$75 Megadeth, Comerica Theatre, 7 p.m., $49

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Marquee Theatre, 6:30 p.m., $54-$74 Fetty Wap rose to fame with his 2014 his platinum record hit “Trap Queen” and has been topping the charts ever since.

Come see him at the Marquee and watch this hop-hop artist break it down on stage.

Sumac w/Cult Leader, Black Spirituals, Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Diane Coffee, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Melanie Martinez, Marquee Theater, 7:30 p.m., sold out Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., $25 Greg Brown, Crescent Ballroom, 7:30 p.m., $25-$40 Afton Showcase, Rhythm Room, 6:30 p.m., $11 adv, $14 dos Leo Kottke, Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $45-$50

FEBRUARY 29 Rob Crow’s Gloomy Place w/Celebration Guns, Underground Cities, Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $10-$12

Leo Kottke, Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $45-$50

MARCH 1 Vance Joy, Marquee Theatre, 8 p.m., sold out MuteMath, Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., sold out Simo w/The Glorious Sons, Pub Rock Live, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Levi Parham, Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free Liza Anne, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $10-$12

MARCH 2 Galactic, Livewire, 7 p.m., $27 Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $10 Pell w/Daye Jack, Pub Rock Live, 8:30 p.m., $12-$15 The Photo Negatives, Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $12-$14 Martha Redbone Roots Project, Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $33-$45 Penny And Sparrow, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $12$14

MARCH 3 Basia Bulat w/The Weather Station, Rebel Lounge, 7:30 p.m., $12 Passafire, Crescent Ballroom, 8:30 p.m., $13-$15 Koffin Kats, Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $10 Jerkagram w/Larkspurs, Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., $6 Agent Orange w/In The Whale, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., $15 Negative Approach, Nile Theater, 6:30 p.m., $15 Hank Mowery & The Hawktones, Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $5 Robyn Hitchcock, Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $35-$45 Freakwater, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $12-$14

MARCH 4 Limbeck w/Reubens Accomplice, Ticker Tape Parade, Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $12-$15 The Soft White Sixties w/Banana Gun, Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $10-$15 Anuhea w/Through The Roots, Club Red, 6 p.m., $15-$20 Henchmen w/Gamblers Mark, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Make Them Suffer,

MARCH 5 The Undead Can Dance, Rebel Lounge, 11 p.m., $2 Sundressed w/Naked Walrus, Goldengoat, Adult Feelings, Rebel Lounge, 7:30 p.m., $8-$10 Johnny Mathis, Celebrity Theatre, 7 p.m., $39-$133 Keith Secola, Highest Conspiracy w/Casper Lomayesva, Last Exit Live, 8 p.m., $8-$10 Never Let This Go, Pub Rock Live, 7:15 p.m., $10-$12 Sugar Skull Explosion, Pub Rock Live, 7 p.m., $5 Berner, Club Red, 7 p.m., $15-$18 The Nodnarbs, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free Azilla Music Festival, Nile Theater, 3 p.m., $10 Joe Satriani, Nile Theater, 8 p.m., $40-$100 Blues Blast After Pary w/Bob Margolin, Bob Corritore, Rhythm Room, 7:30 p.m., $10-$12 Kneedelus, Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $28-$38

MARCH 6 Dirty Dishes w/Twin Ponies, Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $8-$10 Ron Pope + The Nighthawks, Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $16-$65 One Ton Project, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free AJ Odneal w/Foxheart, Justin Moody, Rhythm Room, 7 p.m., $5-$7 Karla Bonoff, Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., sold out

MARCH 7 General Mojo’s w/The Bittersweet Way, Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $5-$8

MARCH 8 Luke Sweeney w/Flower Festival, Sonoran Chorus, Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $5-$8 Shawn James & The Shapeshifters, Last Exit Live, 8:30 p.m., $5-$8 Stone Soul, Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free Born Of Osiris, Nile Theater, 6 p.m., $18

MARCH 9 $5 Feature, Club Red, 6 p.m., $5 Bur Gur w/Snailmate, Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m.,

free Emily Kinney, Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $27-$32 Shannon And The Clams, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $12-$14

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MARCH 10 Futuristic, Livewire, 7 p.m., $25-$50 UFN w/Them Guns, Club Red, 6 p.m., $10-$13 Tongue w/Lifesize Monsters, Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free Dead Kennedys, Nile Theater, 7 p.m., $22-$26

MARCH 11 Sigala, Maya Day + Nightclub, 9 p.m., $10 Property Six w/24 Thorns, Latino Rebel Band, Last Exit Live, 7:30 p.m., $7-$10 Unwritten law and Fenix TX, Pub Rock Live, 8 p.m., $13-$15 Computer Class w/ Moonraker, Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., $5 Cannibal Corpse, Club Red, 6:30 p.m., $25-$30 The Noodles, Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free The Walter Trout Band, Rhythm Room, 5:30 p.m., $15-$20 Fred & Toody, Valley Bar, 7:30 p.m., $12-$14

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A GREAT BIG WORLD Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $25-$65 We all remember the touching “Say Something” duet featuring A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera. Well now, this duo is headed to the Valley to perform even more hits on the big stage.

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Livewire, 7 p.m., $22 We were all jealous of Meghan Trainor at the AMAs. Even if you can’t lock lips with this heartthrob, you can still see him perform some of his top hits at Livewire like “Marvin Gaye” and “We Don’t Talk Anymore.”

Wolf Eyes, Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $12-$14 COH w/Brandon Nickell, Shredded Nerve, Rebel Lounge, 11:45 p.m., $5 Hero Jam, Livewire, 7 p.m., $55-$150 I See Stars, Pub Rock

MARCH 14 Dreamers w/Arkells, Karma Killers, Rebel Lounge, 7:30 p.m., $10$12 Foster Body w/ Neighbors, Expiration Date, Trunk Space, 7 p.m., $7 Antonio Zambujo, Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $33-$43 Bronze Radio Return, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $12$15p.m., $12 Wheelchair Sports Camp, Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $8-$10 EOS w/Eigenlicht, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free Southside Suicide, Nile Theater, 6 p.m., $20 Electric Six, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $14-$16

MARCH 16 Talia Roya, Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $5-$8

Autolux, Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $15-$17 Adara Rae & The Homewreckers, Last Exit Live, 8:30 p.m., $5 The Sloths, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free Counterparts, Nile Theater, 6 p.m., $13-$15

MARCH 17 Tonight Alive w/Set It Off, Nile Theater, 6 p.m., $18-$20 Quilt, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $10 Pot of Gold Music Festival w/Slightly Stoopid, Atmosphere, Rawhide, 2:30 p.m., $40$50

MARCH 18 Calabrese, Rebel Lounge, 8:30 p.m., $10$12 Marisela, Celebrity Theatre, 8:30 p.m., $40$80 The Expanders w/E.N. Young, Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $10-$12 Ghost Mother, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free Kingdom Of Giants, Nile Theater, 6 p.m., $10-$12 Sugar Thieves, Rhythm Room, 9 p.m., $8 John Hiatt, Musical Instrument Museum, 9:30 p.m., $68-$73

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Viva PHX: A Downtown Phoenix Music Festival, Multiple venues in Downtown Phoenix, 7 p.m., $19 Jugg-Fest 2016 w/ Spawnbreezie, Casper 602 Band, Livewire, 7:30 p.m., $20-$24 YG & Friends, The Pressroom, 9 p.m., $30 The 8th Annual Mustache Massacre, Pub Rock Live, 7 p.m., $5 Lolipop Records SXSW Phoenix Showcase, Trunk Space, 6:30 p.m., $8 Bongzilla, Club Red, 6 p.m., $18-$20 Skizzy Mars, Club Red, 7 p.m., $18-$20 Gungor, Nile Theater, 8 p.m., $15-$100 BoDeans, Talking Stick Resort, 8 p.m., $25-$35 Cold Shott & The Hurricane Horns, Rhythm Room, 9 p.m., $8

Live, 7:15 p.m., $15-$18 Gnash: Me & My Friends Tour, Club Red, 7 p.m., $13-$15 Haunted Summer w/ Edith Crash, Emby Alexander, Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free A Lot Like Birds, Nile Theater, 6 p.m., $13-$15 La Luz, Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $13-$15

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‘THE VOICE’ CONTESTANT MELANIE MARTINEZ HAS MOVED ON FROM HER REALITY SHOW ROOTS CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI • COLLEGE TIMES

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s a finalist on the third season of “The Voice,” singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez says she feels like viewers didn’t totally grasp her talent as an artist.

“As a 16-, 17-year-old it was the weirdest thing ever to be on live TV when your friends are in high school still in class,” she says.

“It was the weird kind of awesome thing at the time.

Afterward, it was way harder for me to show people who saw me on the show. It was hard for me to show them that I was a real artist that I actually made my own music.

I didn’t just play covers. It was definitely a great learning experience.”

Martinez has since branched out with her own music, most recently the concept album Cry Baby. She’s sharing that story on tour, with a sold-out show at the Marquee Theatre on Sunday, February 28.

“I’m super stoked,” she says. “I’ve definitely toured a lot for the Dollhouse EP. The last tour was the first one off the last album, this one is the biggest one for sure. I’m excited to see familiar faces and new faces, that’s for sure.”

Martinez described her live show as visual, taking audience members into Cry Baby’s nursery. She dubs it “super creepy” but fun.

For the album Cry Baby,

Martinez worked with stellar producers, including Kinetics and One Love, as well as former “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi, among others.

“I had never collaborated or co-written with anyone before working on this album,” she says. “I was stuck on my guitar. I wasn’t used to talking with other people about ideas I had. The whole experience was so fun and opened this whole world to me. I’m super grateful to have worked with the awesome producers I did on the album, and the producers [I’m] working with on this next album as well.”

She couldn’t say too much about the new collection other

than it somewhat continues the storyline from Cry Baby.

“I want all of my albums to connect and tell a bigger picture because all of them are concept albums,” says Martinez, 20.

“For the new album, Cry Baby is one character in this town, basically, and the next album is going to be about this one place in this town and it’s going to be from her perspective. She’s basically going to be the narrator, but it’s not going to be about her love life or family life. It’s less based on her emotions and how she feels. It’s more about the characters in this town she lives in.”

She says writing concept

albums are challenging, but that’s why they’re fun.

“When you’re focused on something—a very specific thing you’re working on—it doesn’t seem challenging because you’re in that world and you’re surrounding yourself with it every day.”

MELANIE MARTINEZ W/ALVAREZ KINGS’ Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Avenue, Tempe, 480.829.0607, luckymanonline.com, Sunday, February 28, 7:30 p.m., sold out

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HOROSCOPES! TOTALLY ACCURATE PREDICTIONS YOU SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT

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(FEBRUARY 19 – MARCH 20)

(MARCH 21 – APRIL 21)

(APRIL 22 – MAY 20)

Listen to the people around you. You just might learn something. No really. Listen.

Do you hear those people talking about Christine behind her back? Wow! They really dislike her.

Learn something from this Taylor Swift and Kanye West tension. First lesson, don’t post all of your horrible thoughts on Twitter. Second lesson, don’t let anyone take responsibility for your hard work.

Just because you gave up sugar for Lent doesn’t mean that the rest of us need to suffer, too. That was your choice, Aquarius, and we don’t remember the part where Jesus took it out on his friends when he didn’t eat for 40 days.

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

(MAY 21 – JUNE 21)

(JUNE 22 – JULY 22)

(JULY 23 – AUGUST 22)

(AUGUST 23 – SEPTEMBER 22)

Congratulations, Gemini! You have now earned the reputation for being hilarious in your friend group. Just be careful. You really aren’t all that funny and the pressure to always be so can be crippling.

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Yikes. That test went really poorly. It’s OK. You still have plenty of time in the semester to figure things out and get your grade back up. Don’t worry. Just … you know, study next time.

The stars are telling us that this new romance of yours will totally work out. Well done—you’ve found a keeper.

Now the stars have done their part. It’s time for you to hold up your end of the bargain.

College is a time to evolve and learn more about yourself. You may not like what you learn, which is pretty unfortunate. If that happens, just try to keep evolving into something that is better.

There are no right or wrong decisions.

It is only how you decide to handle your choices that matters—unless you decide to drink and drive or something. That is definitely the wrong decision.

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(OCTOBER 23 – NOVEMBER 21)

(NOVEMBER 22 – DECEMBER 21)

(DECEMBER 22 – JANUARY 19)

You know why that professor doesn’t like you. Don’t play dumb. They have a legitimate reason, too. Don’t think we don’t know.

The spring is a time of lots of changes.

Lots and lots of changes. Wow. You have a lot going on. What are you doing reading horoscopes right now? Get to work!

OK, Sagittarius. Your campaign for Leonardo DiCaprio to win an Academy Award is a little weird. “The Revenant” isn’t even his best role. “The Departed,” “Titanic” and “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” were way better. OK, you’re right—he deserves to win. Go Leo!

If you keep being understanding and sincere, this copacetic relationship you’ve created with your roommate will continue. For the sake of everyone around you, including your roommate, please keep this up.

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