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Even though the UA Tech Park had an economic impact of $2.67 billion in Pima County for 2009, UA researchers are look- ing to generate an even bigger revenue by creating more sus- tainable and inexpensive solar panels. The park’s solar zone helps spur both economic and envi- ronmental development for all of Arizona, according to John Grabo, director of business development at the park. With 1.9 million square feet and photovoltaic solar panels comprised of a thin film that generates 18.5 megawatts of en- ergy into an electric grid, the park will eventually power about 3,700 homes in Tucson, according to Grabo. This is part of an effort to reach a state mandate requiring that utilities generate about 15 percent of their energy from renewable resources. In order to reach that goal, several UA professors are working on research projects, studying various materials that can gen- erate sustainable and inexpensive energy. Neal Armstrong, a chemistry and biochemistry professor, is one of many working on this research through the Center for Interface Science, an organization he established in 2009 that focuses on thin film photovoltaic technologies. Current solar panel technologies can convert light from the sun into energy at a rate of about 20 percent and can last about 20 years, according to Armstrong. Despite the advances that have been made in the past 50 years, Armstrong said that these technologies are still too ex- pensive and inefficient to generate the kind of energy needed, which is why he is working on using cheap, organic materials to create new kinds of solar cells. The cells are created with poly- mers and small molecules, which are comparable to the dark dyes of computer ink cartridges, and are produced through a printing press-like operation, he said. Despite the fact that these cells currently convert energy at rates of 10 to 15 percent, he said he is confident that this technology will advance at a much faster rate than the silicon- based panels currently being used. Such technology is not only cheaper, but also easier to produce and more durable than silicon-based panels. Armstrong said it is a matter of knowing which materials will convert at a higher rate. Paul Lee, a staff scientist and UA alumnus, created a ma- chine to test such materials called the “photovoltaic deposi- tion chamber.” The machine separates organic and metal ma- terial that goes into cells in order to prevent contamination, according to Lee. Students will then test the conversion rate of the material, seeing which composition is most effective. If the research is successful, Armstrong said the projected cost of the cells for new solar panels, in addition to the cost of installation, will be $1 per cell instead of $3. “It’s still expensive, but still cheaper than $3,” he added. A few moments before her workshop on emotional wellness was scheduled to begin, Gabrielle Price, an ATLAS mentor, stood in front of an empty conference room. By the time the workshop started at 4 p.m., a single student sat at her side. “Not a lot of students are interested in emotional wellness,” Price, a public health junior, said. The one student who did seem interest- ed, architecture freshman Ramon Lopez, said he attended the workshop to fulfill an out-of-class assignment. He could have at- tended any number of events on campus, but this event seemed the most appealing, he said. “I want to see the level of stress I’m at right now because it will help improve my stability,” Lopez said. A few minutes later, Lisa Marie, a general studies senior with an emphasis in social behavior and human understanding, ar- rived. Marie would be the last student to walk through the door. The ATLAS program hosted the emotional wellness workshop in the Student Union Memorial Center on Monday. ATLAS, which stands for Applied Tailored Leadership Adventure for Success, is a campus leadership program that certifies students in various areas, including wellness, leadership and event planning. The program also provides mentors, like Price, who work one-on-one with students looking to improve their leadership skills. This workshop was part of a series of wellness workshops that addresses physical, spiritual and occupational health, among other categories. D AILY W ILDCAT DAILYWILDCAT.COM Tuesday, February , SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA SINCE 1899 NEAL FINALLY SET TO ANNOUNCE SCHOOL CHOICE ENGINEERS FLAUNT ARTISTIC TALENTS FAFSA FRAUDS A FRUSTRATION FOR STUDENTS SPORTS — 10 NEWS — 3 PERSPECTIVES — 4 71 42 HI LOW Singer, La. 73 / 54 Strum, Wisc. 38 / 25 Talent, Oregon 59 / 39 QUOTE TO NOTE “ College is expensive, and ob- viously no one wants to pay more than they have to. But hiding money to save a few tuition dollars is unfair to fam- ilies who truly need the aid.” PERSPECTIVES — 4 Apathy greets emotional wellness talk KEITH HICKMAN-PERFETTI / DAILY WILDCAT Lisa Marie (left), a local community service consultant, answers a jeopardy-style question asked by Gabrielle Price, a public health junior, while Ramon Lopez, an architecture freshman, awaits his turn during an emotional wellness workshop in the Student Union Memorial Center on Monday. Researchers to make low-cost solar panels A new study conducted by associate professors in the Nor- ton School of Family and Consumer Sciences might help de- rive a theory about why people shop and browse through dif- ferent online and offline channels, such as in stores or online. Sherry Lotz and Mary Ann Eastlick, associate professors in the college, are working together on a new study that will allow them to analyze why people choose to purchase and search for products in certain arrangements consisting of store and online channels. “It’s really interesting now that we have all these channels because people will use different variations,” Lotz said. “We are really interested in finding out why people do the activity they do and in which channels.” The two conducted a qualitative study in 2009, which al- lowed them to conduct in-depth interviews and gauge the general response. However, the new quantitative study uses a survey approach and should provide more detailed infor- mation. In the 2009 study, Lotz and Eastlick found that there are gender differences when it comes to shopping, and that people tend to avoid stores with bad customer service or pushy salespeople. “If you treat the customers with respect and you’re nice to them, they’re going to want to come back,” said Emma Pinter, a pre-dental and studio art junior who works at Old Navy. “If you’re rude, they’re going to say, ‘This store is terrible, the people are so rude.’” A recent bad customer service experience Pinter said she remembers is when she went to get her hair cut, and an em- ployee acted extremely snobby. After the experience, Pinter decided she was not returning. Other stores place a high focus on connecting with cus- tomers in order to ensure they return. “Our number-one priority in here is customers,” said Taness Billington, a manager at Grand Central Clothing on University Boulevard. “We train our girls like that, that everything is centered around the customers. Without them, you would have no business.” In regards to the new study, Billington said it would be helpful for her company because store workers could gain a better understanding of why students choose to use different channels of shopping. The new survey has more than 200 questions and focuses on different factors relating to purchasing and searching for products online and in stores. Lotz and Eastlick contracted Zoomerang, an online survey tool, to collect the data from a panel of consumers. Data analyzing will most likely take place this summer, Lotz said. She said the actual survey results should be done around the fall. “From an academic perspective, no one has definitively figured out why people use the channels they do,” Lotz said. “Hopefully by analyzing this data, we will have a better idea of why people actually purchase in a channel and browse in others.” By Brittany Mejia DAILY WILDCAT COURTESY OF OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS UA Science and Technology Park’s Solar Zone provides solar energy to Tucson Electric Power companies. Researchers at the UA are testing mate- rials that would create more efficient and cost-effective solar panels. By Danielle Salas DAILY WILDCAT UITS creates email system for employees By Savannah Martin DAILY WILDCAT EMOTION, 2 University Information Technology Services will migrate all staff and employees to its own email and calendar system some time this semester, aim- ing to give them more control over their information through the UA instead of Microsoft. Rather than purchasing the mailing software sys- tem from Microsoft, UITS will now employ its own cloud system, giving users more local control of their online environment and configuration in the interest of all staff and employees, according to Derek Mass- eth, senior director of client and infrastructure ser- vices for UITS. With all UA staff and employees’ accounts on the same system, users will be on the same calendar sys- tem and have all of the same features, such as sharing calendars between users, said Julie Suess, informa- tion technology project manager for UITS. “Doing this ourselves with this platform, we can deliver the same features and functionality needs to all users regardless of what their choice is,” Masseth said. Before this, the university was running on a system developed by Microsoft, under an agreement that Microsoft maintained. 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Even though the UA Tech Park had an economic impact of $2.67 billion in Pima County for 2009 , UA researchers are look-ing to generate an even bigger revenue by creating more sus-tainable and inexpensive solar panels.
The park’s solar zone helps spur both economic and envi-ronmental development for all of Arizona, according to John Grabo , director of business development at the park.
With 1.9 million square feet and photovoltaic solar panels comprised of a thin film that generates 18.5 megawatts of en-ergy into an electric grid, the park will eventually power about 3,700 homes in Tucson, according to Grabo. This is part of an effort to reach a state mandate requiring that utilities generate about 15 percent of their energy from renewable resources.
In order to reach that goal, several UA professors are working on research projects, studying various materials that can gen-erate sustainable and inexpensive energy. Neal Armstrong , a chemistry and biochemistry professor , is one of many working on this research through the Center for Interface Science, an organization he established in 2009 that focuses on thin film photovoltaic technologies. Current solar panel technologies can convert light from the sun into energy at a rate of about 20 percent and can last about 20 years, according to Armstrong.
Despite the advances that have been made in the past 50 years, Armstrong said that these technologies are still too ex-pensive and inefficient to generate the kind of energy needed, which is why he is working on using cheap, organic materials to create new kinds of solar cells. The cells are created with poly-mers and small molecules, which are comparable to the dark dyes of computer ink cartridges, and are produced through a printing press-like operation, he said.
Despite the fact that these cells currently convert energy at rates of 10 to 15 percent, he said he is confident that this technology will advance at a much faster rate than the silicon-based panels currently being used.
Such technology is not only cheaper, but also easier to produce and more durable than silicon-based panels. Armstrong said it is a matter of knowing which materials will convert at a higher rate.
Paul Lee , a staff scientist and UA alumnus, created a ma-chine to test such materials called the “photovoltaic deposi-tion chamber.” The machine separates organic and metal ma-terial that goes into cells in order to prevent contamination, according to Lee. Students will then test the conversion rate of the material, seeing which composition is most effective.
If the research is successful, Armstrong said the projected cost of the cells for new solar panels, in addition to the cost of installation, will be $1 per cell instead of $3.
“It’s still expensive, but still cheaper than $3,” he added.
A few moments before her workshop on emotional wellness was scheduled to begin, Gabrielle Price, an ATLAS mentor, stood in front of an empty conference room. By the time the workshop started at 4 p.m., a single student sat at her side.
“Not a lot of students are interested in emotional wellness,” Price, a public health junior, said.
The one student who did seem interest-ed, architecture freshman Ramon Lopez, said he attended the workshop to fulfill an out-of-class assignment. He could have at-tended any number of events on campus, but this event seemed the most appealing, he said.
“I want to see the level of stress I’m at right now because it will help improve my stability,” Lopez said.
A few minutes later, Lisa Marie, a general studies senior with an emphasis in social behavior and human understanding, ar-rived. Marie would be the last student to walk through the door.
The ATLAS program hosted the emotional wellness workshop in the Student Union Memorial Center on Monday. ATLAS, which stands for Applied Tailored Leadership Adventure for Success, is a campus leadership program that certifies students in various areas, including
wellness, leadership and event planning. The program also provides mentors, like Price, who work one-on-one with students looking to improve their leadership skills. This workshop was part of a series
of wellness workshops that addresses physical, spiritual and occupational health, among other categories.
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KEITH HICKMAN-PERFETTI / DAILY WILDCATLisa Marie (left), a local community service consultant, answers a jeopardy-style question asked by Gabrielle Price , a public health junior , while Ramon Lopez , an architecture freshman , awaits his turn during an emotional wellness workshop in the Student Union Memorial Center on Monday.
Researchers to make low-cost solar panels
A new study conducted by associate professors in the Nor-ton School of Family and Consumer Sciences might help de-rive a theory about why people shop and browse through dif-ferent online and offline channels, such as in stores or online.
Sherry Lotz and Mary Ann Eastlick, associate professors in the college, are working together on a new study that will allow them to analyze why people choose to purchase and search for products in certain arrangements consisting of store and online channels.
“It’s really interesting now that we have all these channels because people will use different variations,” Lotz said. “We are really interested in finding out why people do the activity they do and in which channels.”
The two conducted a qualitative study in 2009, which al-lowed them to conduct in-depth interviews and gauge the general response. However, the new quantitative study uses a survey approach and should provide more detailed infor-mation. In the 2009 study, Lotz and Eastlick found that there are gender differences when it comes to shopping, and that people tend to avoid stores with bad customer service or pushy salespeople.
“If you treat the customers with respect and you’re nice to them, they’re going to want to come back,” said Emma Pinter, a pre-dental and studio art junior who works at Old Navy. “If you’re rude, they’re going to say, ‘This store is terrible, the people are so rude.’”
A recent bad customer service experience Pinter said she remembers is when she went to get her hair cut, and an em-ployee acted extremely snobby. After the experience, Pinter decided she was not returning.
Other stores place a high focus on connecting with cus-tomers in order to ensure they return.
“Our number-one priority in here is customers,” said Taness Billington, a manager at Grand Central Clothing on University Boulevard. “We train our girls like that, that everything is centered around the customers. Without them, you would have no business.”
In regards to the new study, Billington said it would be helpful for her company because store workers could gain a better understanding of why students choose to use different channels of shopping.
The new survey has more than 200 questions and focuses on different factors relating to purchasing and searching for products online and in stores. Lotz and Eastlick contracted Zoomerang, an online survey tool, to collect the data from a panel of consumers.
Data analyzing will most likely take place this summer, Lotz said. She said the actual survey results should be done around the fall.
“From an academic perspective, no one has definitively figured out why people use the channels they do,” Lotz said. “Hopefully by analyzing this data, we will have a better idea of why people actually purchase in a channel and browse in others.”
By Brittany MejiaDAILY WILDCAT
COURTESY OF OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARKS
UA Science and Technology Park’s Solar Zone provides solar energy to Tucson Electric Power companies. Researchers at the UA are testing mate-rials that would create more efficient and cost-effective solar panels.
By Danielle SalasDAILY WILDCAT
UITS creates email system for employees
By Savannah MartinDAILY WILDCAT
EMOTION, 2
University Information Technology Services will migrate all staff and employees to its own email and calendar system some time this semester, aim-ing to give them more control over their information through the UA instead of Microsoft .
Rather than purchasing the mailing software sys-tem from Microsoft, UITS will now employ its own cloud system, giving users more local control of their online environment and configuration in the interest of all staff and employees, according to Derek Mass-eth , senior director of client and infrastructure ser-vices for UITS .
With all UA staff and employees’ accounts on the same system, users will be on the same calendar sys-tem and have all of the same features, such as sharing calendars between users, said Julie Suess , informa-tion technology project manager for UITS.
“Doing this ourselves with this platform, we can deliver the same features and functionality needs to all users regardless of what their choice is,” Masseth said.
Before this, the university was running on a system developed by Microsoft, under an agreement that Microsoft maintained. That was later replaced by
Researchers tag shopping science
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Price started the workshop by having the stu-dents fill out a form titled “Burnout Self-Test,” which is designed to assess a person’s stress level, she said.
For Marie, the self-evaluation confirmed her feelings of distress.
“Now I’ve got the piece of paper that says I’m burned out, so at least I’ve got proof,” she said.
Next, Price conducted a Jeopardy-style game. In the game, the attendees attempted to answer questions taken from various stress-related categories. The first question, worth 300 points, was “What activity can be used to relieve
stress?” The answer: journaling. Another question, for 500 points, was “what
is an endocrinologist?”— a scientist who stud-ies the system that produces hormones.
When the Jeopardy-style game was over, Price handed out a worksheet that listed vari-ous ways to ease stress, including drinking green tea, listening to classical music and eating “happy meals” that contain HDL cholesterol. It also listed seven ways to feel happy. Connecting with friends and “enjoying the great outdoors” were two of them.
“I just don’t think people really know what levels of stress they’re dealing with,” Price said at the end of the workshop. “They just think that once school’s over it all goes away, but that isn’t always the case.”
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The new on-campus system will include a more efficient and en-hanced email software, Masseth said. The biggest difference between the old and new system is the ability to support the specific needs of the university and the flexibility to provide Macintosh users with the same features as Windows users, Masseth added.
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Engineering students put away their books and took a break to show their unique abilities during E-Week’s Engineers Got Talent Show, perform-ing musical acts in the Engineering building on Monday.
The Rube Goldberg team — a group of engi-neering students who design complex machines — and the National Society of Black Engineers hosted the event.
“Engineers are an eclectic group. We do really cool things and this is just an expression of that,” said Chris Cantoni, a junior studying material sci-ences and engineering and president of the Rube Goldberg team.
Performers were representatives from differ-ent engineering clubs and organizations around campus. All were competing to win first place and earn points in the overall E-Week competition, a series of challenges and events for engineering students specifically. Events began Friday with an opening ceremony and will end on Saturday, where an engineering club or organization will be announced the winner of the overall competition in Crowder Hall at 5 p.m.
“I think this (the talent show) is awesome,” said Chelsea Kestler, an environmental hydrology and water resources junior who participated in the talent show with the Engineers Without Borders club. “We (engineers) are more than people who hang out in the library.”
Some of the acts included a cello and guitar rendition of the song “Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and a routine of The
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“Everyone has weird little talents you would not thought they had,” Cantoni said. “And this is a chance for students to show that, whether it (the talent) is something that is going to make us laugh, make us think or make us feel good.”
Roger Wilhelmi, a chemical engineering senior, won the talent show for his ukulele performance of “Drop, Baby, Drop” by Kapena. Upon winning, Wilhelmi sang the song once more with crowd participation.
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Whether he’s calling us whores, fornicators, masturbators or merely condemning us to hellfire, Brother Jed’s “confrontational evangelism” induces a reaction. While this behavior amuses “Jed Heads” and some find repetitive shouting makes a stimulating debate, I speak for many when I say that he is not welcome here. He verbally attacks bystanders using sex-shaming, sexist and racist language. As a student, I say with certainty that I do not appreciate his message, I will never be brought around by hateful speech and I do not want him here.
While I am quite aware of the laws surrounding free speech, is there nothing we can do to enforce students’ wishes? We get enough messages from the religious community in the world at large, as well as peaceful (and sometimes even LGBTQ affirming!) messages from churches and student organizations on-campus. Christianity is the most prominent religion in our country, and there is no lack of Christian messages here. That’s why I would appreciate the most annoying, intrusive examples of evangelicalism (Jed, Roy, the people who have no ties to the university yet still write letters to the editor) to remove themselves from our secular spaces.
If expulsion isn’t possible, at least students are doing something about it. The Angel project is a silent protest against Brother Jed, in which protesters wearing wings block his hate speech. Alternatively, the ASUA Pride Alliance space is open to all LGBTQ students and allies. Here you can find a safe, supportive group away from Jed. Feel free to stop by if you feel harassed, want to vent or need support on anything in general.
Express your disapproval of Jed’s message wherever you are able, whether it be to administration or to your peers. Let the university know that students won’t stand for hateful attacks on our campus.
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In response to a Feb. 20 column titled, “Occupy protests worth teaching”:
The Occupy movement seems to be getting credit where no credit is due. You say it has made a “huge impact”, but list no examples or evidence. What has been a direct effect of this movement? What impact has the movement really had? (Besides hurting businesses in the vicinity of their camp-outs, the cleanliness of public parks and REI’s profit statment.) You acknowledged the fact that they lacked a clear agenda, so how much of
a qualified “movement” are they? I’ve been on the Occupy online forum to find out for myself, and when I asked their goals/objectives/mission statement there was literally no response. Regardless, their movement consisted largely of camping out in public parks overnight, which is illegal no matter who you are (not to mention the private property they occupied) so if they had actually protested legally the Occupy sensation wouldn’t have happened. The “occupy” portion of the movement, the basis of their protesting, was illegal. So as a teacher, how would you go about educating students about a group of protesters that breaks the law and has no clear objective? I feel sorry for the teacher that has to attempt this vague piece of history. Before the “Why?” question is asked, I think the “What?” question deserves a little attention.
—Connor Young,aerospace engineering sophomore
In response to a Feb. 20 column titled, “Contraceptive debate lacks individual choice”:
I love your article titled “Contraceptive debate lacks individual choice.” About how Catholics don’t really have free choice in this crazy, crazy world.
— Michael Barrios,Tucson resident
Recently, conservative Christians have been up in arms over President Obama’s health care mandate that would require church-affiliated universities and hospitals to provide birth control as part of their insurance plans.
Ex-presidential candidate Rick Perry released an ad that claimed, “You don’t need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there’s something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military, but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.” Perry vowed to end Obama’s “War on Religion.”
These examples are two of many that represent the alleged “War on Christianity” in the United States. Religious groups and politicians have used this cry to clinch votes – or maybe they naively believe their faith is actually in danger.
The reality is that the Christian faith in the United States has not faced any risk and it continues to prevail unscathed.
When was the last time you saw a Christian being questioned at the airport for sporting a crucifix? Does carrying a Bible often attract disapproving stares?
The fervor of conservative politicians to cry wolf is shameful, especially when there is a real war on Christianity occurring halfway around the world.
It is detestable that politicians in the United States are falsely portraying themselves as victims in order to paint some moral image or a false advocacy for religious freedom when there are real victims dying and suffering in other countries. The political gains of politicians are coming from the false representation of their struggle and the underrepresentation of the genocide of Christian minorities in the Middle East.
Politicians are right. The “War on Christianity” is prevailing. That war is occurring halfway around the world, though. We should no longer stand for the whining of politicians who drown out the cries of the real Christian victims.
— Emilie Eaton, Feb. 19 issue
“Have you seen it?” Kelsey asked me brusquely of the new TLC show “Sorority Girls,” while wearing a disenchanted expression. I looked up. A swarm of girls in my sorority house were gathered in the TV area, booing and yelping in exasperation. I figured the noise was about “The Bachelor” or a Husky basketball game, but no, it became clear something was amiss. I ran over to the scene. The screen was displaying a string of greasy blonde girls, which at first seemed entirely conventional for trashy TV. The image then switched to a shot of said blondes wearing floor-length black … robes? Adorned with hot-pink Greek letters? No. What? It had to be an error — this looked to me like an Obi-Wan Kenobi Barbie cult.
There was no way I was witnessing this heinous sorority depiction.
The evil leader or, I suppose, the president, started to get emotional in her close-up frame. With her neon lips and carroty skin tone, she looked like a sepia version of a human. Promptly, I wanted to get a garden hose and spray her down.
A promotional montage of the show began and my mouth dropped open. Oh God, there was so much more to see, and it was excruciating. Mind-splitting. All of my pride in belonging to a Greek house had been mocked, spat on and belittled by the footage.
The greasy girls on “Sorority Girls” are directly representing “American sororities,” and the show is based on bringing college Greek culture to Great Britain. Nice. Ultimately, the manner in which sororities are displayed is unbelievably inaccurate and offensive.
When you type in “sorority girls on TLC” in YouTube, it has a 93 percent “thumbs down” rating. It looks like other women are thinking exactly what I am. I expect this show to be cut off very shortly, and if it’s not, it looks like I’ll be flying over to Great Britain — garden hose in hand.
— Olivia Zech, Feb. 13 issue
It might just be a sign of the times, but the waning power and influence of America seems to be in the forefront a lot these days. And I can’t help but see signs of it here and there, too.
We aren’t in decline quite yet, but it’s as if the façade of our greatness is beginning to look a little shabby. However, if we don’t start looking at the root causes of it soon, we could be facing a long slip into irrelevance and decline.
And its cause isn’t any of the usual suspects. Our country is waning in power, not because of the loss of manufacturing jobs, the rise of China or as idiotic social conservatives would posit, a loss of morals and the legalization of gay marriage. It isn’t because of any external factors or influences. It is because of something that has changed fundamentally within the soul of the nation.
Our nation is losing its sense of national solidarity, our sense of togetherness, the binds that have held a polyglot nation of immigrants and native peoples together for so long.
We need to step up to the challenge of our times. We need to come together again as a nation. We need grand ideas and to be on the cusp of innovation again. We need to revive our national sense of optimism and the idea that out of many different parts we can create one united whole.
If we are to regain this, steps need to be taken to build up our national solidarity. We need to remove the economic barriers that are dividing up America.
If we want to be great, we need to recreate a sense of duty and service to the nation and its people. And we need to make sure that even the lesser among us have a chance in this system.
— Don Iler, Feb. 20 issue
Students looking for financial aid are filling out the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid before its due date, March 1. Unfortunately, too many well-off students and families lie on the FAFSA to get aid that they don’t deserve. Recently the government has had to implement new processes to find fraudulent applications, which have been increasing. For the sake of honesty and students who actually need the money, tell the truth on your financial aid forms.
Students and families have been lying on these forms since the beginnings of federal aid. According to The College Planning Network, most of these lies involve hiding assets or overstating how many family members are enrolled at college. Some families, even here at the UA, pretend they live in a single-parent household when both parents are financially supportive, or put their second home in a relative’s name so they don’t have to list it as an asset.
College is expensive, and obviously no one wants to pay more than they have to. But hiding money to save a few tuition dollars is unfair to families who truly need the aid.
Without money from the government, many students would not be able to afford more than a high school education, which greatly restricts job opportunities and salary potential.
Because of federal aid, college enrollment has been able to increase over the years and more people can benefit from a college education. According to the CollegeBoard Trends in Student Aid 2011 Report, in 1990 the government gave nearly $7 billion to 5.5 million students. In 2010, it gave more than $53 billion to 24.5 million students.
Unfortunately, financial aid is limited, and the government isn’t financially stable enough to pay for everyone’s college education. According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the national deficit is increasing by about $4 billion every day, and as of Feb. 18, the country was $15.4 trillion in debt. This deficit will be a burden for taxpayers for years to come, and adding to it with financial aid fraud is unfair to Americans.
The government has consistently been making changes in FAFSA processing to prevent fraud. According to the Department of Education, as of 2012, the FAFSA Central Processing System “rejects records when applicants and/or parents claim to be ‘non-filers,’ but report income above IRS filing requirements.” Also, the Department of Defense started matching records in May 2010, and has only recently required applicants who state that their parents have died to verify the date of death.
Penalties for lying on the FAFSA include paying all of the aid back, and possibly being fined $20,000 and sent to prison. Every college is required to audit at least 30 percent of the applications, and some even audit every application. Even without worrying about moral implications, the risk of getting caught is high.
We learned in kindergarten that lying and cheating is wrong, and in college, parents who encourage cheating the system should be better examples for students. Here at the UA, we are told to have academic and personal integrity, lest we face the consequences. Is it fair to take taxpayer money that you don’t need? Is it fair that your friend who went to private school qualified for work study over someone else? The people and institutions that truly need the money probably wouldn’t think so.
— Lauren Shores is a journalism sophomore. She can reached at
[email protected] or on Twitter via @WildcatOpinions.
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Wildcat CalendarAnsel Adams: The View from Here Perhaps no photographer’s work has enjoyed such popularity as Ansel Adams’s awe-inspiring views of the natural world. His early trips to the Yosemite wilderness in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s informed the stylistic approach that made him famous. These treks included not only the physical activities of hiking, camping, and mountain climbing, but also social, intellectual, cultural, and spiritual elements. With forty photographs and supporting documents from the Ansel Adams Archive, Ansel Adams: The View from Here explores the relationship between Adams’s magical photographs of the American landscape - both its panoramic vistas and its intimate details - and how he came to understand the importance of his natural environment. Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm, Saturday & Sunday, 1pm – 4pm through March 4th at The Center for Creative Photography: 1030 North Olive Road.Cooking on Campus: Tasty Travels Indulge in healthy eating habits as a college student – yes, it can be done! We’re cooking on campus to show you how. Our student and celebrity chefs will amaze you with how easy it is to make quick and simple, yet tasty, meals and snacks. Taste them for yourself at the Rec Center’s instructional kitchen in the Outdoor Adventures area. Cooking on Campus is only $5 a class or $30 for all seven classes! To register, call 626-3396 or walk in to the Rec Center’s registration desk. Tuesday, February 21. 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Colloquium Launched in 1977 on a journey to the giant outer planets and beyond, Voyager One and Two are now at 119 and 97 AU, exploring the spatial and dynamical properties of the heliosheath as the subsonic solar wind approaches the boundary of the heliosphere. Voyager One is in a stagnation region in the northern heliosheath, with a slow wind speed, enhanced magnetic fi eld and continuing changes in the intensities of particles accelerated in the outer heliosphere and of cosmic ray electrons and nuclei that are diffusing in from nearby regions of the galaxy. In contrast, at Voyager Two in the southern heliosheath the fl ow is faster and slowly turning tailward. These and other observations will be discussed in the context of models of the interaction of the solar and interstellar winds that are evolving as the Voyager journey to interstellar space continues. Tuesday, February 21. 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Kuiper Space Sciences. Room: 308Improv Comedy: Charles Darwin Experience FREE! The Charles Darwin Experience: The UA’s only all improv comedy group performs every Tuesday night in the Gallagher Theater at 10:10 pm. It’s an hour long show and completely FREE. So take a break from your mundane lives and enjoy the hilarity!
Wildcat Connections: Dinner and a Movie You’re invited to join the Student Affairs Outreach team for free pizza and soda. After dinner, the group will head down to the fi lm screening of “A Lot Like You” sponsored by African American Student Affairs in honor wof Black History Month. The movie starts at 5:30 p.m. in the Gallagher Theater. “A Lot Like You” by Eliaichi Kimaro presents what happens when a woman goes in search of her identity and discovers that the cycle of violence she’s been working hard to break in the United States is part of her family history and culture on another continent. This event is open to everyone, so please bring your friends. Nugent, Room: 28 (in basement). Tuesday, February 21, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Better Than Ever Run/Walk Group Information Meeting Learn more about Better Than Ever, the University of Arizona Cancer Center’s running and walking program, and sign up for this life-changing experience. BTE is designed to make fi tness a fun part of your life and help you to prevent cancer. We provide a welcoming, non-competitive atmosphere. All ages and abilities are welcome! Meet up and run or walk together – it’s that simple! Weekly training sessions on campus and throughout Tucson. Student Union Memorial Center Sabino Room. Tuesday, February 21, 2012. 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
“Way of the Cross” The annual exhibit of DeGrazia’s dramatic interpretation of the traditional Stations of the Cross also includes the resurrection of Jesus. The artist created these 15 original oil paintings for the Catholic Newman Center at the University of Arizona in 1964 where they were displayed for about a year. DeGrazia then replaced the originals with prints because of insurance and environmental concerns at the Center. A portfolio of prints is available at the gift shop. January 20, 2012 - April 15, 2012 6300 N. Swan Road 520.299.9191Butterfl y Magic Tucson Botanical Garden: Be transported on a global quest for the most beautiful, exotic and rare butterfl ies of the world, hundreds of live, tropical butterfl ies in this intimate exhibit, $6.50 - $12.00, 9:30 am – 3 pm, http://www.tucsonbotanical.org. 2150 N. Alvernon WayScience Downtown: Mars & Beyond “Mars and Beyond” brings you the wonders of Earth’s neighborhood, our solar system, in stunning color and clarity. The emphasis is on Mars, the “Red Planet,” which has fascinated Earthlings from earliest recorded history to today. You’ll see stunning space imagery from the Red Planet and the solar system, including samples of some of the latest NASA Mars mission spacecraft - the robotic planetary science tools that, after millennia of wondering, are now answering some of Mars’ and the solar system’s mysteries. “Mars and Beyond” digs deep into the mysteries of the Red Planet, including some of the latest cutting edge scientifi c work by UA teams on NASA’s HiRISE Mars high-resolution orbiting camera, the Phoenix Mars Mission science lab lander, the upcoming OSIRIS-REx, and more. Closed Tuesday-Wednesday. Monday, Thursday, and Sunday 9-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday 9-6 p.m. Admission prices vary. 300 E. Congress Street
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Let me urinate in peaceTwo Latina custodians called the University of Arizona
Police Department, saying a female student in the UA Main Library was harassing them at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Of-ficers arrived at the scene and met the women in the li-brary, next to the restrooms, where the incident had oc-curred. The officers translated what they said and realized the suspect was still in the restroom stall.
The officers went inside the women’s restroom and in-troduced themselves. The student replied, “Get the fuck out of the bathroom, I am trying to urinate.” The officer asked if she was OK and she said she was upset because every time she tried to go to the bathroom and urinate the same two janitors were cleaning the stalls. The officers asked if she remembered insulting the janitors and the student said, “Yes, I remember calling them bitches and whores and told them to go back to Mexico.”
The officer then asked if she was done urinating, and that when she was, she would need to step out of the stall. The girl said she would only come out if the officer went to grab her a tampon. An officer was able to retrieve a tampon shortly after and handed it to the girl. She eventually came out of the stall and spoke with the officers, telling them that she would like to speak with the supervisor of the library.
The student started yelling at the supervisor and telling her that it was a mistake to employ these two custodians because they would never let her urinate in peace. The student then started throwing wads of wet toilet paper at the supervisor because the supervisor disagreed, then at-tempted to throw the toilet paper at the two janitors. Of-ficers then arrested the student for disorderly conduct and referred her to the Dean of Students Office. Officers apolo-gized to the supervisor and custodians for not taking care of the situation before letting it get out of hand.
Lining up on the street to go to jailA UAPD officer was on patrol at the intersection of
Speedway Boulevard and Tucson Boulevard at 3:13 a.m. on Friday when he stopped a blue 2001 Honda Civic. The male driver pulled to the side of the road and the officer called in his plates, which were expired. As the officer wait-ed for a response, he asked the driver for his license and registration. The driver was unable to provide any registra-tion papers and his license was suspended. The officer ar-rested him for driving with expired plates and a suspended license.
As the UAPD officer waited for the tow truck to come to impound the vehicle, one of the driver’s friends, who had heard about the traffic stop when the driver had called him, drove to the scene and parked. The second man approached the officer and asked why his friend was going to jail. Nei-ther the officer nor the driver paid much attention to him until he was close enough for the officer to smell alcohol on his breath. The officer also noticed that his eyes were blood-shot and he seemed to be slurring his speech. The officer ar-rested him for driving under the influence under the slight-est degree. The second driver’s vehicle was also impounded and both men were taken to Pima County Jail.
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The No. 20 Arizona baseball team didn’t have a perfect opening weekend, but with a 5 p.m. game tonight at Hi Corbett Field against Utah Valley University, the Wildcats can’t dwell on the missed opportunities.
“We are in season now, and we have got to get this thing roll-ing,” junior Robert Refsnyder said.
It was a disappointing weekend for the team, and the players can’t be satisfied with the results, he added.
Arizona won two out of three against North Dakota State last weekend, but its offense managed only five combined runs in the first two games — plus the bullpen collapsed on Saturday, leading to an 8-2 loss.
Head coach Andy Lopez said the team has been sweeping its swings too much and also hasn’t adjusted to the pitcher-friendly ballpark, hitting too many balls into the air.
It wasn’t a great weekend, but the team will keep working to perform better tonight as well as in the series coming up this weekend, Lopez said.
Other than Refsnyder and junior Johnny Field, the offense has yet to show its pre-season potential. The two juniors com-bined for 13 of the 22 total hits for the Wildcats.
“Refsnyder is a big guy for us in terms of a key offensive play-er,” Lopez said. “We have to have him hit well to be successful.”
Lopez said that Refsynder was one of the few players that has adjusted to the changes this year, but that was something he expected. A greater concern for Arizona has been its bullpen.
Saturday’s game was tied 2-2 in the seventh inning, and an out had already been recorded by starter Konner Wade when Lopez went to the bullpen. But it took four pitchers get the final two outs, and they gave up six runs in the process. Junior Vin-cent Littleman was given the loss, but the mistake was a com-bined effort from the bullpen.
Lopez wanted to try out some of the freshmen in the bullpen on Sunday to see how they would handle the environment, but starter James Farris ended up pitching all nine innings on his way to a complete-game shutout.
“This is that trial and error period,” Lopez said. “We are try-ing to figure out who is our closer … Based off the weekend I feel pretty good about our starters. I think (reliever) Stephen Manthei did a good job. But other than that, we have a lot of candidates for some spots.”
Junior pitcher Tyler Hale will start tonight’s game on the mound —his first action of the season.
After Arizona head coach Sean Miller pulled in the nation’s No. 4 recruiting class in 2011, according to Rivals.com, the Wildcats had high preseason expectations despite losing Derrick Williams to the NBA. While the class hasn’t lived up to the expectations of some so far, it has held its own and has the Wildcats in a position to make the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year. Here’s a look at what was expected out of each player and how they’ve actually panned out:
Despite the success of the 2011 Arizona Baseball team, there was one thing contin-ually plaguing the program throughout all of last season — the empty seats at Sancet Stadium.
Some Friday nights last season, the silver color of the bleachers was more prominent than cardinal and navy, while Sunday af-ternoons were even worse.
The highest home attendance set for a single game last year was 2,238, when ASU came to Tucson — and even then there seemed to be more maroon and yellow in the stands.
If opening weekend was an attendance barometer, then the issue looks like a thing of the past.
The Wildcats packed in almost 2,000 fans on Sunday alone, so if this can con-tinue, Arizona baseball will actually have solid fan support this season.
While opening weekend was a success for the Wildcats, it was clear that Hi Cor-bett Field was still getting used to its new residents.
Let’s take a look at some of the odds and ends that made up Arizona’s memorable opening weekend.
Beer, beer and more beerIf there’s one thing that will draw a
crowd it’s beer. At times it even seemed there were almost more fans waiting in line for a cold one then there were in the bleachers.
The system was a little complicated however. Patrons had to wait in line to get a wristband and then wait in another line to actually get their beer.
Still, the low prices must have made the wait worth it.
The lines got more efficient as the week-end went on, partly due to a smaller crowd,
but also, according the athletic depart-ment, the stadium management had each concession stand more well-trained and well-staffed for the rest of the weekend.
Mic checkThe PA system needed a little tending to
after it blew out three times before Friday’s opener had even started.
It cut out twice during the opening line-ups and once during the national anthem.
Luckily, the crowd picked up on cue and finished off the anthem.
Mejia a switch hitter?For the first time in his two-year career at
Arizona, preseason All-American shortstop
Alex Mejia walked up to the plate swinging left-handed.
Mejia had been battling a lingering wrist sprain and said it was more comfortable to swing lefty.
Originally, Arizona head coach Andy Lopez had told Mejia that they would just use him to bunt, but Mejia decided around 3:30 Friday afternoon that he would hit left-handed instead.
On his second at bat, the righty-turned-lefty hit a rope up the middle to center field for a base hit.
Lopez just sat back and smirked.“Anybody that doesn’t know him, you
just need to take the time to get to know Alex Mejia,” Lopez said. “He’s a pretty spe-cial young man.”
Angelo Chol, forwardWhat Rivals.com said:
Chol is a renowned rebounder and shot blocker.What the Daily Wildcat said:
Chol’s development will be crucial in providing a solid defensive pres-ence inside. He’s a possible lanky shot-blocker, but could struggle early on with his slight, 210-pound frame.What’s really happened:
While Chol didn’t exactly struggle early on, he wasn’t making positive things happen, either. The 6-foot-9 forward found himself being more comfortable at center as opposed to power forward. His confidence has only grown and he played a key role in Arizona’s sweep of the Bay Area schools. Chol’s size has helped Arizona deal with potential matchup problems as the season has gone on, and he aver-ages 2.8 points per game, 2.4 rebounds and is Arizona’s leading shot-blocker with 23 swats on the season.
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Nick Johnson, guardWhat Rivals.com said:
Five-star prospect Nick Johnson is a NBA caliber athlete and highlight wait-ing to happen.What the Daily Wildcat said:
Johnson’s explosive athleticism with and without the ball will only develop into a more dangerous weapon as the season progresses.What’s really happened:
Rivals couldn’t have been more ac-curate in calling Johnson a “highlight waiting to happen.” The 6-foot-2 guard started strong out of the gates, energiz-ing McKale Center with spectacular dunks and being one of the Wildcats’ more reliable shooters. But he’s strug-gled in Pac-12 play, despite scoring a season-high 20 points against Wash-ington on Saturday. He’s scored fewer than seven points seven times dur-ing conference play, and averages 9.6 points per game on 39.7 percent shoot-ing to go along with 2.4 assists and 3.3 rebounds.
sidiki Johnson, forwardWhat Rivals.com said:
Sidiki Johnson is a rugged rebounder who can score in the post.What the Daily Wildcat said:
Johnson has been unimpressive through two games. He’s also struggled with the mental aspect of the game, most notably his defensive positioning.What’s really happened:
Johnson only played three games at Arizona before leaving the program and eventually opting to transfer to Providence. The 6-foot-8 forward strug-gled mightily in his limited action as a Wildcat, scoring just 1 point, grabbing two rebounds and turning the ball over once in seven minutes.
Josiah turner, guardWhat Rivals.com said:
No. 2-ranked point guard Josiah Turner is the top ranked prospect in the class.What the Daily Wildcat said:
If Turner can be the kind of electric distributor of the ball that he was in high school, it’s going to make everyone on the floor with him more dangerous.What’s really happened:
Turner has taken over the reins as Arizona’s starting point guard despite a pair of suspensions early in the season. While he isn’t the one-and-done player that some expected him to be, Arizona’s offense is at its best with Turner on the floor. He regularly delivers beautiful passes to set his teammates up for a score, and he averages 6.6 points per game to go along with 2.3 assists. Turn-er has also occasionally flashed a solid mid-range game and shoots 41.4 per-cent from the field.
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arizona shortstop alex Mejia checks his swing on Friday against North Dakota State. Mejia is trying his hand at switch hitting after dealing with a wrist sprain during the preseason.
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President Barack Obama arrives on Air Force One at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., on Friday. Republicans may use the fact that gas prices have steadily risen during his term, from $1.59 to $3.41 a gallon, as a platform in November’s elections.
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LOS ANGELES — Pinal County, Ariz., Sheriff Paul Babeu — recently and publicly accused of threatening to deport a former boyfriend — denied on Monday that he had done anything illegal and said he would continue his bid for a congressional seat.
“I have never run from a fight and am not going to now,” Babeu told interviewer Wolf Blitzer on CNN.
“I am a single man, never have been married and don’t have a fake girlfriend,” said Babeau, who also served in the military. “I want to be judged on my life of service.”
Last week, the Phoenix New Times, an alternative weekly, reported an allegation that Babeu had threatened to deport his former boyfriend, a Mexican immigrant, if he revealed their relationship. The man was identified only as Jose.
Babeu called the allegation “slanderous and baseless,” though he acknowledged having had a three-year rela-tionship with the man. He said that Jose was a legal resi-dent and that a sheriff didn’t have the authority to deport anyone.
In interviews, Jose has also said that he’s a legal resident.Babeu said that Jose was an expert on social media and
websites and had worked on the sheriff ’s campaign as a volunteer. He accused Jose of trying to steal his property, identity and images.
He also noted the timing of the allegations, coming
during a difficult race for the Republican nomination for a House seat.
Babeu publicly acknowledged on Saturday that he was gay, and he told CNN on Monday that he supported gay rights — positions that could hurt him in the conservative rural district where he is seeking the nomination.
“I’m not ashamed of who I am,” Babeu said. “Our party is the big tent, the party of Lincoln and of equality.”
In 2008, Babeu defeated a Democrat to become sheriff of Pinal County, south of Phoenix. He has frequently ap-peared on television to blame the federal government for failing to stop the smuggling of drugs and illegal immi-grants across the border. In 2010, Babeu helped Sen. John McCain by campaigning for the Republican’s border secu-rity plan.
Last week, Babeu spoke at the Conservative Political Ac-tion Conference in Washington, hitting hard at issues that appeal to conservatives — such as the Justice Department’s Operation Fast and Furious investigation into weapons crossing the border.
The furor over the ex-boyfriend’s allegations has led Ba-beu to quit as a state campaign chairman for GOP presi-dential contender Mitt Romney. Babeu campaigned with Romney and spoke on robocalls in Iowa attacking Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has since dropped out of the presi-dential race.
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Higher gas prices may slow recovery
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A winter of good economic news for the White House may soon give way to the click, click, click of higher gasoline prices, experts said Monday, threatening the recovery — and perhaps President Barack Obama’s chances for re-election.
By summer, some analysts said, you could be paying $4 for a gallon of gas, almost as high as the record set in the sum-mer of 2008. A price that high could cripple the still-fragile re-covery, as millions of Americans might decide to spend their just-renewed payroll tax cut on gas instead of a new clothes dryer or TV set.
We’re always over-sensitive to the price of gasoline,” said Chris Kuehl, a Kansas City-based economist and business forecaster. “It just provokes consumers into total depression if the price goes up. ¦It’s just psychological.”
The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the Midwest was $3.41 last week, up 32 cents from a year ago and $1.59 more than the day Obama became president. The price of a barrel of crude hit $105 Monday in some overseas markets, the highest in the last nine months, largely because of Iran’s decision to curtail oil supplies as a response to sanctions im-posed to pressure the country into abandoning its nuclear ambitions.
In Los Angeles, the price of regular unleaded already is $4.93 a gallon and premium $5.09 at some gas stations, and the escalating fuel costs are expected to ripple throughout the economy, affecting everything from groceries to air fares.
While economists, energy analysts and consumers kept a close eye on rising fuel prices, politicians are paying atten-tion, too.
Obama’s approval ratings have steadily climbed since the debt-ceiling debacle last year, reaching 47 percent last week according to the Gallup poll, the highest they’ve been since June 2011.
But gasoline sticker shock could change that trend, many Republicans believe. House Speaker John Boehner report-edly has urged GOP House members to make gas prices an issue on the campaign trail this fall.
Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich also have moved gas prices to prominent positions in their stump speeches. Gingrich in particular has made fuel prices a campaign theme, launching a Facebook petition drive aimed at $2.50 a gallon gas, while bitterly criticizing the administration at every campaign stop.
“Stop bowing. Start drilling,” the Gingrich website proclaims.
Santorum also has made the price of gas an issue. “This president systematically is doing everything he can to raise the price of energy in this country,” he said over the weekend.
Robert Dewhirst, a political science professor at Northwest Missouri State University, said the attacks are predictable. Gasoline prices are among the most important issues for any presidential candidate, he said, because they become a cam-paign commercial every time the tank is filled.
“It’s up close and personal,” Dewhirst said. “It’s something everyone can figure out when they go the pump: How angry can you get. And we have a history of taking that out on the president.”
Sensing that reality, many Republicans have concentrated their criticism on the White House’s energy record, especially its opposition to a new oil pipeline from Canada known as Keystone XL.
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The Red Cup Q&A is written by Lynn Reyes, LCSW, LSAC, David Salafsky, MPH, Lee Ann Hamilton, MA, CHES, and Spencer Gorin, RN, in the Health Promotion and Preventive Services (HPPS) department of the UA Campus Health Service.
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It depends. A breathalyzer is a device used to ascertainwhether someone is intoxicated and to what level. They are
designed to read a person’s Breath Alcohol Concentration andaccomplish this by having the person blow into a disposablemouthpiece. Alcohol that has been absorbed into our bloodstreampasses through tiny capillaries lining the lungs where it vaporizes and is carried out of the lungs in our exhaled breath.
The accuracy of a breathalyzer depends on the quality of the deviceand following directions for use. Faulty readings can occur whenblowing immediately after drinking and by reusing the mouthpiece.Testers range from small disposable personal devices (not soaccurate) to larger hand held testers, costing thousands of dollars,used by law enforcement. To maintain a high level of accuracy inthose units, regular maintenance and calibration is required.
The industry standard for measuring the degree to which a person isimpaired is to draw blood for a BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration). Youmay be surprised to learn that some Arizona law enforcement agenciesnow use phlebotomy trained officers to do blood draws in the field.
Compliance?
If you are being cited for an MIP, there is usually not a reason for theofficer to obtain a breathalyzer reading because an underage citationonly requires the establishment of probable cause (the drunk walkback to your dorm, slurring words, odor of alcohol, etc.) This caninvolve a field sobriety test (walk straight, count backwards, followthe pencil without moving your head, etc.).
And no, you don’t have to submit to a breathalyzer test, but if you were stopped while driving, your license will be suspended for one year and you will still beprosecuted for DUI. Also, a search warrant canbe obtained for a blood test to determine yourBAC. The best option is to not get behind thewheel after imbibing.
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Davonte’ Neal, the state of Ari-zona’s top-ranked football recruit in the class of 2012, is set to announce his college decision today at a news conference at 9:30 a.m. Neal’s deci-sion will be webcast by Fox Sports Arizona starting a half-hour earlier.
Neal is being recruited as an ath-lete but would likely play receiver or cornerback should he commit to the UA. He’s ranked the eighth-best prospect in the country by ESPNU and is the only player in the ESPN top 150 that has yet to announce his college destination.
The standout from Scottsdale Chaparral High School is decid-ing between Arizona, Notre Dame, North Carolina and Arkansas. The 5-foot-10, 175 pound Neal rushed for 1317 yards and averaged 13.17 yard per carry during his senior season. He also hauled in 62 receptions for 1113 yards and scored 30 offensive touchdowns.
Richard Obert of The Arizona Republic, who has been following
Neal’s recruitment for more than a year, wrote on his blog “My gut tells me it’s UA, but I wouldn’t be surprised if either Arkansas or Notre Dame come up as the school on Tuesday.”
Neal would be a key commitment for first-year coach Rich Rodriguez, who may have bolstered his chances by hiring former Chaparral coach Charlie Ragle as the UA’s liaison to in-state recruiting. The signing of Neal would also go a long way to-ward Rodriguez locking down in-state recruiting; something he said is one of his top goals.
The Wildcats signed two of Neal’s teammates from Chaparral in the 2012 class — defensive end Dylan Cozens and linebacker Cody Ippolito.
Check DailyWildcat.com and fol-low @WildcatSports on Twitter to-morrow for full coverage of Neal’s decision.
W hen the women’s basketball team was playing Washington in McKale Center on Sunday, an elderly woman
approached me.I was sitting at press row, getting my things
together for the game, and she, fully clad in Arizona gear, came up from behind and tapped me on the shoulder.
“What place are we in the Pac-12?”“Last.”“Even after that amazing win the other day?”“Yeah, still in last.”“Well, there’s always next year.”It was a simple, succinct conversation. Yet, in
a way, it was exemplary of the Wildcats’ season.Arizona played out of its mind and won by
39 points on Thursday. Yes, you read that right. A team that had lost eight games in a row blew the Cougars out of the water. Now, Washington State isn’t very good — it sits 11th in the Pac-12 standings — but Arizona is supposed to be the worst team in the conference, and it certainly didn’t play like it.
Against Stanford, Washington, Oregon and ASU, however, the Wildcats did. Everyone looks like the worst team in the conference against Stanford but there was a common denominator against the other three schools. They were all played on the road, and Arizona lost, on average, by 16 points.
In Arizona’s eight other losses, five were at home, including Sunday’s loss to Washington.
In those five losses, the Wildcats only lost by five points on average.
Arizona has actually held its own in the majority of its home games. Statistical analysis, or even a simple look at the team’s record, might indicate otherwise, but the fact is this team has remained competitive and, on most nights, plays much better than its last-place standing in the Pac-12 might indicate.
“There’s always next year,” has a negative connotation, thanks to its implication that this year is already over. But it’s not quite over yet — there are still three games and the Pac-12 tournament to be played. Arizona will not win the Pac-12. It might not even win a game the rest of the season, but despite most signs pointing elsewhere, this team has a bright future.
There are two graduating seniors on its roster, only one of which will be a significant loss (point guard Shanita Arnold).
Davellyn Whyte, who has been one of Arizona’s best players for each of her first three seasons, averaging 17.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this year, returns.
Forward Erica Barnes, Arizona’s leading rebounder at 7.9 per game, and guard Candice Warthen, who broke out for 36 points in a game earlier this season, both still have two years of eligibility remaining.
Aley Rohde, Erin Butler and Layana White have been getting significant playing time in recent weeks. All three have started Arizona’s last two games, and Rohde has started in every game this season. They are freshmen.
At various points this season, all of those players have performed pretty well, just never at the same time, which is largely why at times the team might appear to play better than its record. But, as the cliché says, don’t judge a book by its cover. Wait until next year for that.
With head coach Niya Butts at the helm, this team is poised to be a legitimate threat in the Pac-12 next year.
As the old lady said, there is always next year. Except this time, it may actually ring true.
—Zack Rosenblatt is the assistant sports editor. He can be reached at [email protected] or
on Twitter via @WildcatSports.
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Six-month investigation resulted in arrest, expulsion of four TCU football players
FORT WORTH, Texas — A knock on the door of a modest wood-frame house on Nov. 3 led an un-dercover Fort Worth police officer to two Texas Christian University football players.
At that moment, TCU’s highly re-spected football team — less than a year removed from an undefeated season and a Rose Bowl victory — was about to be drawn into a drug investigation that would threaten the program’s image and rock the cam-pus of 9,100 students.
Two days before the football team played in Laramie, Wyo., undercover officer J.C. Williams showed up on Brady Avenue, about a mile south of campus, at 9:35 p.m. with cash in hand. A confidential police infor-mant who knew the residents there told them a friend would drop by for some marijuana, according to arrest warrant affidavits.
Williams was welcomed into the house and met Ty and D.J., according
to the documents. The officer later confirmed they were sophomore offensive lineman Ty Horn and junior defensive tackle D.J. Yendrey.
Waiting for the half-ounce of marijuana, Williams said to Horn: “$220 … is that cool?” ac-cording to police.
“Horn said, ‘Ya,’ and I hand-ed Horn $220,” according to Wil-liams’ account.
That alleged drug buy was part of a six-
month investigation that led to the arrest last week of Horn, Yendrey, junior linebacker Tanner Brock and redshirt junior safety Devin Johnson. The four players were among 15 stu-dents arrested — all of whom were then expelled by the school.
Six others also were arrested on
similar charges based on evidence related to suspected drug dealing on or near the TCU campus. An-other suspect turned himself in Friday.
Several other drug arrests con-nected to TCU two years earlier barely caused any ripples. But none of the students apprehended then were prominent athletes on a team that flirted with a national champi-onship in 2010.
Until last week, TCU had been basking in the attention that came from its decade-long football resur-gence and a move from the Moun-tain West Conference to the higher profile Big 12. Even TCU’s unranked basketball team attracted sports fans’ attention by beating 11th-ranked University of Nevada-Las Vegas on Tuesday night.
It was the last good news at TCU last week. Hours after the victory, po-lice were on campus and at student residences off campus, making the arrests.
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