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Journalism Diversity Workshop for Arizona High School Students
June 13 / 13 de junio 2007
8-time world champs
Pages 11 & 12
Scholar crafts
words from
songs, history
Page 5
Summer program
offers fun,
opportunities
Page 3
Student photos
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Back row (from left to right):
Amanda Kamphaus, Andrés
Domínguez,
Nicole-Eileen
Espinoza, Sha’Vonteé Joseph,
Karen Elisea
Front (from left to right): Jose
Estrada, Christen Bejar, Scott
Barraza
The Chronicle 2007
Scott Barraza
Nicole-Eileen Espinoza
Scott Barraza was born Jan. 5, 1990, in
Torrance, Calif. He moved to Tucson, when he
was 8 years old and has been living here since.
Scott goes to Mountain View High School, and
will be a senior in the fall.
Scott enjoys hanging out with friends,
indoor soccer, cooking (mainly grilling) and
playing video games. On his spare time,
Scott plays a variety of sports, including football, baseball, soccer, and basketball. He also
likes to listen to a wide range of music,
including rock, rap and classical rock.
Scott plans to attend Pima Community
College, and then transfer Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University where he will major in
aviation to become a commercial airline pilot.
“Well, the money’s there, and it would be
pretty awesome to fly a big machine,” Scott said.
He said also plans to start a family when he
is between 25 and 30 years old.
“Until then, I just want to enjoy life,”
Scott said.
Nicole-Eileen Roselani Espinoza was
born in Fort Worth, Texas on Oct. 28, 1990.
She is 16 years old and plans to be a photojournalist. She attends Agua Fria High
School in Avondale, Ariz., and will be a senior in August 2007. Her favorite class is
English and her teacher, Robin Cole inspired
her to choose this career path.
Her father, David, works with Air Force
planes and, thanks to his job, Nicole has
been to many places such as Germany, Italy,
and Hawaii. She wants to keep traveling and
explore even more cultures.
She plans to attend the University of
Hawaii for photojournalism.
Nicole’s mom, Arletta, is from Hawaii,
and that is the reason why Nicole is so in
touch with Hawaiian culture. When she was
younger, she wanted to be a hula dancer.
Nicole moved to Phoenix four years ago,
and now lives in Avondale, Ariz.
Christen Marie Bejar, 17, will be a senior
this fall at Agua Fria High School.
She is a filmmaker and a musician who
was born in Corona, Calif. Her family to
Avondale, Ariz. when she was 11 years old.
Christen’s father is Javier Bejar, and her
mother is Jeanne. She has one older sister,
Candis, who is 25 years old. Her family also
includes two dogs, Mya and Molly. Mya is a
German Shepherd/Border Collie mix, while
Molly is a Labrador/Sharpei mix.
Christen makes films, mainly short
movies and music videos, and has also been
playing the electric and acoustic guitar for
about a year. Her favorite bands are metal
groups Opiate For The Masses and Dir En
Grey, and her least favorite band is the AllAmerican Rejects.
Christen opens mail at Mayo Clinic in
Scottsdale, Ariz. and uses caffeine to wake
herself up in the morning and help her make
it through the day.
Jose Ricardo Estrada is 17 years old,
Hispanic, attends Tucson High School,
where he will be a junior this fall, and was
born and raised in Tucson, Ariz.
He is very close to his family, especially
his sister Ynes, who is 26 years old.
He says if he ever needs to know something about life or school, he can always look
up to her.
Jose’s interest in journalism began when
he joined his school’s yearbook staff to
become a photographer, and discovered
somewhere along the line that he enjoyed
being a writer.
Jose has been writing and taking photos
for about six years.
He said he is expecting this experience to
better prepare him for a career as a journalist.
His goal for the future is to become a
computer engineer or pursue journalism. In
his free time he hangs out with friends,
drives, plays on the computer and reads.
Christen Bejar
Andrés Domíguez
Jose Estrada
Sha’Vonteé Joseph
Daniel Andres Dominguez, who goes simply by “Andres” because there are too many
people named Daniel at his school. Andres is
16 years old, and is the eldest son of Margarita
and Daniel Dominguez. He has a younger
brother, Nicholas, who will be 14 years old.
Andres likes to read books in his spare time
– his favorite is The Three Musketeers - and
watch movies, like the Star Wars series, and
Pirates of the Caribbean.
He also plays in a mariachi band called
Mariachi Milagro (Mariachi Miracle), where
he plays the guitarron, an instrument often
called the “heartbeat” of the music.
Andres has been playing in the mariachi for
about seven years and has traveled to
Nashville, Tenn., Molien, Ill., and New York.
But his favorite is still Tucson.
Although an avid mariachi musician, he
also likes rock music and “far out” bands like
Ozomatli, who incorporate classical rock
instruments with horns and percussion.
Sha’Vonteé “Shay” Joseph, a junior at
Tempe High School, plans to attend Arizona
State University to pursue a bachelor’s
degree in journalism
She started with journalism at South
Mountain High School.
“Journalism is different you can see something and just write about it,” Shay said.
She joined the staff of “The Buffalo” newspaper at Tempe High School. She plans to be
an editor at the paper in the fall.
Shay was born in Phoenix on March 30,
1991. She lives in South Phoenix with her
grandparents and 15-year-old sister. She also
has a 24-year-old brother and 27-year-old
sister.
In her spare time she likes to go shopping,
do hair and hang out with her cousins. She
especially enjoys styling other people’s hair
and designing clothes.
After college Shay would like to go to
California to pursue her graduate studies.
Aura Karen Elisea Bonilla was born to
Martha and Santiago Elisea on March 4,
1989, in Mexico City. Aura “Karen” has two
older brothers, Santiago, who is 27 years
old; and Julio, her 26-year-old brother.
Karen said she has a somewhat traditional family that she is close to.
Karen’s interests vary from music, dance,
sports and learning. She likes all kinds of
music. She has no favorite color and is an
open-minded, adventurous individual.
Karen wants to travel the world and learn
about different cultures and people. She
wants to move around and see what the
world has to teach her.
Karen plans to attend Pima Community
College, and transfer to the University of
Arizona to earn her bachelor’s degree. Karen
said that her creative writing teacher, Mr.
Hanes, has been her biggest inspiration in
striving to become a journalist.
Amanda Christie Kamphaus was born
Nov. 25, 1991, in Tucson, Ariz. She will be
a sophomore at Tucson High School in the
fall, where she plays volleyball and plans to
join the diving team.
Amanda, who loves to write poetry, said
when she graduates from high school she
would like to go to New York University, or she
would like to go to the University of Arizona
for two years and then transfer to NYU.
Her dream is to live in New York City and
work at Seventeen Magazine as an editor.
She likes to go shopping, camping, and
hang out with friends. She said is also really
into exercising because she needs to stay in
shape, especially with all of the junk food
she eats.
One of Amanda’s favorite things to do
when she is bored is to listen to music, she
said she likes different types but her favorite
artists are Tom Petty, Unwritten Law and
Lily Allen.
Karen Elisea
Amanda Kamphaus
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Directors
Counselors
Editor in Chief
William F. “Bill” Greer
John deDios
Matt Andazola
Lorena Barraza
Assistant Editor
Advisers
Translators
Design: Emily Adams
Editing: Jacqueline Kuder
Online: Mike McKisson
Hopi: Emory Sekaquaptewa
Spanish: Fernanda Echávarri
Lorena Barraza
Christen Bejar
Karen Elisea
Photo Editor
Jose Estrada
Staff
Scott Barraza
Andrés Domínguez
Sha’Vonteé Joseph
Amanda Kamphaus
Photographer
Nicole-Eileen Espinoz
The workshop administration and participants thank the DowJones Newspaper Fund, Gannett Foundation, Tucson Citizen, The
Arizona Republic and the Arizona Daily Star for their sponsorship
and continued support for the University of Arizona Department
of Journalism and The Chronicle 2007.
The Journslism Diversity Workshop for Arizona High School
Students is an annual program and welcomes high school students
from all over Arizona to participate in a 12-day intesive program
in journalism. For more information please contact William F.
Greer at [email protected]
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COLLEGE CRAZE, SUMMER HEAT
PHOTO
BY
JOSE ESTRADA
Parents Kim and Steve Dudley interact with peer mentor Kristen Ehrle. The
Dudleys were in Tucson to help their son Steve move into the residence halls.
Incoming freshmen get a head
start on college education
By Jose Estrada
The Chronicle
Out-of-town and local incoming freshmen moved into the Gila
Residence Hall for the New Start
summer program June 6.
New Start, a program
designed to prepare minority
students academically and
socially for college, was started
in 1969 by University of Arizona
students, faculty and staff,
because of the belief that the UA
had limited resources for the
transition from high school to
college. Initially, the program
was designed to include only
minority students, but it now
expands to all students.
“I’m anxious because it’s a
new start in my life and I’m
excited I will be away from
home,” said Tashina Machain,
who plans to major in prephysiology.
Out of the 500 students who
applied, 257 students were
accepted. Out-of-state students
who were accepted stay in the
residence hall.
“I’m very confident this program will benefit me,” said
Steve Dudley, a student from
Illinois who plans to major in
pharmacy. Moreover, he said, “I
like the weather.”
The program allows students
to earn up to six units of college
credit for $200. Normally, the
UA tuition for six credit hours is
$1,587, and Pima Community
College charges $278.
“I think the New Start program is a great way for my
daughter to get a head start on her
college education,” said Sandra
Alcorta, the parent of a student
who hopes to major in journalism.
“Financially, the program will
definitely help. For only $200 she
is able to get six units of credit,
which is just great for us parents,” she said.
The students are placed into
summer courses according to
their math and English placement
scores, along with the students’
declared major. Class begins at
7:30 a.m. and ends at noon each
day. In addition to core classes,
every student is enrolled in orientation and transition workshops
where they are able to receive
two units of credit.
Previously, the workshops
were required but no credit was
given. At the workshop, peer
advisers teach the students success strategies for college, and
each student is given a textbook
especially designed for New
Start.
Numerous student-centered
activities are offered after classes,
including leadership workshops,
community-service events, tutoring service and hall programs.
“The activities are offered
after classes so students are able
to transition not only academically but socially also,” said Judy
Kiyama, assistant director of
Undergraduate Initiatives’ New
Start program.
PHOTO
BY
CHRISTEN BEJAR
Fransisco Chavez, a parent of an incoming freshman Guadalupe Duarte, participates in orientation activities.
Welcoming freshmen wildcats style
By Christen Bejar
The Chronicle
Incoming students and their families are flooding the University of
Arizona campus with new student
orientation well under way.
Groups of newcomers toured the
campus, moved into dorm rooms
and learned where their classes
would take place.
“At first it’s intimidating, but
then it gets more comfortable and
relaxed later on,” said Rachel Zinn,
an incoming freshman.
New students watched performances by different clubs and classes
associated with the university. The
Street Performance and Incendiary
Arts group was performing, and the
incoming students were treated to a
show of flaming-staff twirlers and
poi swingers — a flaming mediumsized ball attached to a short rope.
Lynette Duran, a coordinator of
academic advising and orientation,
gave the new students a speech,
advising them not to pick a major
based on how much money they
could make once finished.
“You’ll never make money
doing something that’s not your passion,” Duran said.
Student ambassadors helped
incoming students find their way
around campus after the initial orientation. The new students also met
with advisers and professors.
“I’ve been doing this for four
years and love it,” said Candiece
King, a UA senior and student
ambassador. “You can give them an
idea of what their college experience will be like.”
Parents who were concerned
about their children leaving home to
attend school full time accompanied
their students to the UA.
Guadalupe Duarte, the first person to attend college in her family,
was touring the grounds and dorms
with her father, Francisco Chavez,
and mother, Lupita Chavez.
“I feel good and comfortable,”
said Francisco Chavez. “She’s
growing up and, well, she must be
responsible, that’s what I think. My
wife is a little afraid though.”
A number of parents were also
assessing the safety of the campus,
which was a cause of concern.
“I think so far its reputation has
been good,” said Dario Gutierrez,
the parent of an incoming freshman.
“I’m very comfortable.”
Other parents were worried
about their students’ well-being on
the grounds and in the dorms.
“My feelings are mixed,” said
Michelle Zeman, the parent of an
incoming freshman from New
Jersey. “I’ve heard different impressions of campus security. One piece
of advice was to not walk around at
night, so there is a little bit of concern.”
The University of Arizona Police
Department reassured the parents of
their readiness to suppress and manage violence on the grounds.
“Our message stays the same.
We always re-affirm our services,
and safety and prevention tips,” said
Andrew Valenzuela, a UAPD officer. “The general consensus is that
(the parents) leave with some calm.”
Officers also gave the parents
and incoming students a newsletter
regarding campus life and printed
FAQs to help relieve any worries
they might have about the grounds.
Many incoming students met
with advisers to adjust their school
schedules to try and match their
needs for the upcoming semester.
Jeremiah Webb, an adviser for
freshman scheduling, said that he
helped the soon-to-be freshmen go
over what was important and assess
their goals for college. He told the
students if they had issues with their
first few days of school, they could
see him to try and fix the problem.
“It’s nice to be able to give them
helpful hints and give them tips to
succeed,” Webb said. “It’s really
rewarding.”
Fall semester classes are scheduled to begin Aug. 20.
Orientation in Spanish see page 7
‘Courts R Us’ opens new window of careers in law
By Andrés Domínguez
The Chronicle
Tucson students will be given
the opportunity to have a summer
job, and experience the local law
system at the City Court, Judicial
Court and Superior Court in the
summer workshop Courts R Us.
Working in case management at
Tucson City Court as a summer job,
Ceny Fisher and Marcos Andrade
are two of about 30 students selected to work and get experience in the
local judicial system through the
workshop from June 4 to July 20.
Applicants are picked on a firstcome, first-served basis, and from
there participants are chosen based
upon the income level of their families.
“(Courts R Us) will really help
them with experiencing real work,
showing up on time, learning
proper courtroom etiquette and
having responsibilities,” said
Sandy Green, who along with
Manuela Baker is a supervisor of
Courts R Us participants.
Students will be able to learn
about different careers in the
law through Courts R Us, and
about the similarities and differences between the fields.
“I always wanted to be a
lawyer, and my sister found out I
wanted to work, so she told me
about the program,” Fisher said.
Fisher attends school in the
Philippines but comes to the
United States every summer
because she is a U.S. citizen and
needs to renew her visa.
“My whole family lives in
Arizona, but my mom is from the
Philippines and my dad decided
to move us there,” Fisher said.
Much like Fisher, Andrade
also found out about Courts R Us
by word of mouth.
“My cousin was in the program
two years ago and told me about it,”
Andrade said. “I signed up for it.”
Andrade attends Pueblo High
School and will be a junior in the fall.
“I want to be in criminal
justice,” he said.
The workshop is considered to
be an internship, and participants
are paid minimum wage. Daily
responsibilities and activities for
Andrade and Fisher working in
case management include filing,
organizing, and arranging and transferring warrants, both by hand and
by computer to keep track of files.
Students will also get a chance to
watch lawyers and judges in court,
and they will work with the staffs of
the case management, financial services and judicial services departments.
Fisher, Andrade and other students will learn about the system,
rules and procedures of the Tucson
City Court and the duties of different
occupations within the court system.
“I got to see how the judge prosecutes the defendants in the courtroom,” Fisher said of a court session.
“They ask good questions,
and by the end of the program
they grow in confidence,” said
Green, the program supervisor.
PHOTO BY ANDRÉS DOMÍNGUEZ
“They’re smart and very efficient
‘Courts R Us’ participants Ceny Fisher and Marcos Andrade work at City Court over the summer.
at what we have them doing.”
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Mariachi Milagro goes solo after 10 years
By Jose Estrada
The Chronicle
With no director, the independent
mariachi group Milagro (or “miracle” in
English),
has been able to combine violins,
trumpets, guitars and a guitarron – a
small-scale acoustic bass – into a sound
that can be fully appreciated only in person.
Over the past 10 years, th e group of
teenagers has competed together, lost
members, gained members, had four
directors, recorded a CD and almost
stopped playing. But Milagro’s members
still continue to play but now with a different purpose — fun.
Mariachi Milagro started in 1997,
when Alfredo Valenzuela, mariachi director for Davis Elementary, was
approached by a group of recent graduates from his mariachi class. Along with
the students’ parents, they persuaded
Valenzuela to continue to direct them,
even though they would be moving on to
different schools.
“At Davis Elementary, being in mariachi was the thing to do. Everyone did it,”
said violinist Adrienne Perez, who will
attend the University of Arizona this fall.
“We wanted to continue to play after we
finished second grade because it was like
our sport that we were passionate about.”
After being involved with Davis
PHOTO BY JOSE ESTRADA
Elementary and another mariachi group,
Andrés Domínguez and Lizandro Sallard practice twice-a-week in the quiet Valenzuela found a director that was
room at the Armory Park retirement center.
capable of teaching the group. In six
months, the group had three directors
until the 40-member group was finally
given to Alfredo Valenzuela’s son Jaime
Valenzuela. For eight years, Jaime
Valenzuela prepared the group for competitions and traveled with the group to
places including New York, California,
Florida, Illinois, Colorado and New
Mexico for conferences.
In addition to traveling and competing, the group was booked once a week
to play at events like quincañeras – when
a Hispanic girl turns 15 years old – weddings and other formal occasions.
Confident that the group could lead
itself, Jaime Valenzuela decided to retire
as director of Milagro in December of
2006. There were many reasons why he
decided to leave, including that some
members dropped out and the pressure of
a busy schedule. The main reason he left
was because the group had transformed
into young adults and could learn on their
own.
“There were apprentices in the group
that could practice and organize on their
own,” Valenzuela said. “The group had
reached their peak and the only way to go
when you have reached your peak is stay
at the same spot or go down.”
With 10 members in the group at the
time Valenzuela stepped down, four
members dropped out.
Now, with six members left, the
group has a new purpose of playing for
fun instead of being a show group. Twice
a week they practice in the quiet room at
Armory Park Retirement Center, with
three original members taking a subtle
leadership role.
Lisa Perez, parent of Adrienne Perez,
occasionally books the group to play for
various occasions. Charging $250 dollars
an hour, the group is able to buy new
Mariachi outfits, called charros, once a
year and divide the rest of the money
amongst themselves.
After an hour of practice, Jaime
Valenzuela occupies the quiet room with
his new group, Mariachi Tesoro, meaning, “treasure”. With ages ranging from 9
to 13 years old, Valenzuela hopes to transform the group to be like Milagro.
“I hope to make the group as successful as Milagro,” Valenzuela said. “This
time I hope to make them less as a show
group and keep as many members
involved as I can. I want to keep them as
a family and stay with them as long as I
can.”
Chelye Smith, a recent graduate of
Pima Vocational High School and Perez,
both violinists for Milagro, stay after
practice to help Valenzuela direct the new
generation of Mariachi. (quote)
Though various Mariachi groups
have approached members of Milagro to
join, all members agree that they will
only play in the same group but do not
know how long the group will last. The
group welcomes anyone who would like
to join, because with six members they
are a small group for a Mariachi.
Mariachi Milagro se despide de su director
Por Jose Estrada
Transducido por Fernanda Echávarri
The Chronicle
Sin director, el grupo Mariachi independiente “Milagro” ha sabido combinar violines,
trompetas, guitarras y un guitarron, en un
sonido que solo se puede apreciar por completo en persona.
Durante 10 años, estos adolescentes han competido juntos, perdido miembros, ganado miembros, pasado por cuatro directores, grabado un
disco, y casi dejar de tocar, pero continúan tocando, ahora con un propósito diferente, divertirse.
Mariachi Milagro se formó en 1997, cuando
Alfredo Valenzuela, director de mariachi para la
escuela Davis Elementary, recibió una propuesta por un grupo de ex alumnos de su clase de
mariachi. Junto con sus padres, los alumnos
convencieron a Valenzuela que continuara
dirigiéndolos, aunque ellos se irían a otras
escuelas diferentes.
“En la escuela Davis Elementary, estar en el
mariachi era popular, todos estaban en el mariachi,” dijo violinista Adrienne Pérez, quien
continuara sus estudios en la Universidad de
Arizona este otoño. “Nosotros queríamos
seguir tocando cuando terminamos el segundo
grado porque era como nuestro deporte al que
le teníamos mucha pasión.”
Después de haber estado involucrado en la
escuela Davis Elementary, y en otro grupo mariachi, Valenzuela encontró a un director que supo
como dirigir a su grupo. En seis meses el grupo
tuvo tres director hasta que el grupo de 40 fue
entregado a Jaime Valenzuela, el hijo de Alfredo
Valenzuela. Durante ocho años, Jaime
Valenzuela entrenó al grupo para varias competencias y los llevo de viaje a competencias y conferencias en Nueva York, California, Florida,
Illinois, Denver y Nuevo Mexico.
Además de los viajes y las competencias, el
grupo fue contratado una vez por semana para
tocar en eventos como quinceañeras, bodas y
otros eventos especiales.
Seguro de que el grupo se guiaría a si mismo,
Jaime Valenzuela decidió retirarse como director
de “Mariachi Milagro” en Octubre del 2006.
Fueron muchas las razones por las que decidió
dejar al grupo, entre ellas, la presión de un
horario saturado con miembros del grupo faltando. Pero la mayor razón fue porque el grupo se
había convertido en un grupo de ahora adultos
quienes podían practicar solos.
“Habían aprendices en el grupo quienes
podían organizarse entre ellos mismos,” dijo
Valenzuela. “El grupo ya había alcanzado un
punto alto y de ese punto el grupo solamente
podía o permanecer en alto, o decaer.”
Con 10 miembros en el grupo al momento en
el que Valenzuela dejo su puesto, cuatro miembros dejaron el grupo.
Ahora, el grupo tiene seis miembros y tiene
un nuevo propósito al tocar solamente para
divertirse en vez de ser un grupo para eventos.
Ellos practican dos veces por semana en un lugar
PHOTO
BY
JOSE ESTRADA
De la Izquierda, Chelye Smith, Amarilis Granillo, y Adrienne Perez practican dos veces a la semana
en un cuarto en Armory Park centro de jubilación.
silencioso en Armory Park Retirement Center,
con los tres miembros originales como líderes
del grupo.
Lisa Pérez, madre de Adrienne Pérez, ocasionalmente encuentra eventos en los que el
grupo puede tocar. Cobrando $250 dólares la
hora, el grupo ha podido comprar trajes de mariachi nuevos, llamados charros, una vez al año, y
se reparten lo que sobra entre ellos.
Después de una hora de practica, Jaime
Valenzuela usa el lugar de ensayo para su nuevo
grupo “Mariachi Tesoro.” Con miembros de 9 a
13 años de edad, Valenzuela espera transformar
este grupo en lo que es “Milagro”
“Espero poder hacer a este grupo tan exitoso
como Milagro,” dijo Valenzuela. “Esta vez
espero mantener a muchos miembros y que no
sean un grupo para tocar en eventos. Quiero que
se convierta en una familia y quedarme con ellos
lo más que pueda.”
Chelye Smith, graduada de Pima Vocational
High School y Pérez, dos violinistas en Mariachi
Milagro, se quedan después de su practica para
ayudarle a Valenzuela a dirigir la nueva generación de mariachis.
Aunque varios grupos de mariachi han tratado de convencer a miembros de Milagro a que se
integren a su grupo, todos los miembros están de
acuerdo en seguir tocando juntos. El grupo acepta a cualquiera persona que quiera añadirse al
grupo, porque con solamente seis miembros, son
un grupo pequeño para ser mariachis.
Ten great places to eat on University Boulevard
STORY
Fat Greek — The Fat Greek is a little
pricey for fast food, but it has delicious wraps,
veggie platters, spanakopita, tons of soups and
Sobe drink fountains with free refills!At the corner of Park and University Boulevard.
PHOTOS
BY
AMANDA KAMPHAUS
Penguins Frozen Yogurt Place — This
place changes its selection each week, with all
the common ice creamflavors available, as well
as more adventurous ones, ranging from blueberry cheesecake to double Swiss chocolate.
They also have smoothies and yogurt cake.
Frog&Firkin—EverhadaFirkinpizza?
If not, you’re missing out! Frog & Firkin has the
most original pizzas on University Boulevard.
They also have hamburgers, sandwiches and
salads that are just as good.And for the over-21
crowd, there is a wide selection of beers.
No Anchovies —- Gourmet salads, subs,
pizza, pasta and appetizers, a full bar featuring
many beers and over 30 pizzas available daily
by the slice. Need I say more?
AND
to your classes.
Chipotle —Craving Mexican food? This
is definitely the place to go! It doesn’t have a big
menu, but the offerings are filling and satisfying.
Starbucks —- This should be your
No. 1 stop on the way out the house and
Pei Wei — This Asian eatery features a
health-oriented menu. It’s a bit pricey, but you
get quite a bit. It serves appetizers like the
edamame (salted soybeans in the pod) or wonton soup, and entrees like spicy shrimp, which is
served with vegetables, garlic and chili-vinegar
sauce.
La Salsa —You’ll love the grande burrito
and taco salad! Great for dinner and cheap, too.
A few favorites are the nachos and chili-lime
salad.
Café Paraiso —Acozy and comfy cafe
with relaxing music. The menu features bagels,
muffins, specialty coffees, soups, salads and
sandwiches.
Johnny Rockets-Acasual, fun ’50s-style
diner where you choose the music! It’s a typical
diner featuring great hamburgers, tasty milkshakes and much more.
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Hopi educator, scholar
keeps language alive
By Amanda Kamphaus
The Chronicle
Emory Sekaquaptewa is a man who
shows much appreciation for his past,
present, and future.
Sekaquaptewa was born on the Third
Mesa, Hopi Reservation in Arizona. He
graduated from the University of Arizona
with a degree in law, and came back to
the university to teach in the anthropology department.
“I find lots of people who have a sincere interest and who want to understand
the Hopi culture,” Sekaquaptewa said.
Sekaquaptewa is passionate about his
Hopi background.
He has written a recent revision of the
Hopi Dictionary, which was completed in
February 2004.
“The reason (for the Hopi Dictionary)
was to preserve the language by documenting it,” he said. “When speakers of
the language die, then the language dies
with them because they cannot leave their
knowledge of the language that they can’t
document.”
The
Hopi
Dictionary
took
Sekaquaptewa 10 years to publish.
“It’s not just a dictionary,” he said.
“People, especially speakers, are not really equipped to write their own language
in some consistent way, so it was a challenging problem to come up with a system for writing Hopi.”
Sekaquaptewa is also reconstructing
the Hopi Past from Ritual Metaphors in
Song and Image with others.
“Thousands of songs from the Hopi
culture have been recorded so we can listen to their song words for message about
cultural values,” Sekaquaptewa said.
“English is very dominating and a priority for people to learn and to get ahead in
modern life. Younger people just aren’t
learning the Hopi language as much
because of this and they are no longer
participating in cultural practices as
much, which was the way to learn the
language in traditional times.”
Right now, Sekaquaptewa is involved
with Hopi literacy programs for Hopi
High School and other schools on the
Reservation. Sekaquaptewa is also working as an appellate court judge of the
Hopi Tribe.
“Once you can document the language, you can document the history, politics, art and songs,” he said.
Amanda Kamphaus
Hopi Translation by Emory
Sekaquaptewa
The Chronicle
PHOTO
BY
JOHN
DEDIOS
Emory Sekaquaptewa, JD, took the afternoon June 7 to
lecture about American Indian culture and the Hopi
Language.
New café shop steams up with $16,000 machine
Seattle transplants add expensive Italian twist to
caffeine consumption on University campus
By Scott Barraza
The Chronicle
The smell of freshly brewed Italian-style
coffee is wafting around Main Gate Square.
Co-owners Martyn Meisner and Michael
Foster recently opened the new Caffé Lucé
just north of University Boulevard.
The owners opened the café on June 1.
They intend to be the café front-runner in
the area with the quality of their coffee.
“The other shops do not roast like we
do,” Meisner said.
Caffé Lucé, 943 E. University Blvd., provides customers with a variety of Italianbased coffees, starting with the Italian roasting process, which is usually a medium
roast.
The shop’s signature coffee is called
“Espresso Lucé”.
“It is our signature cup because of the
preparation and blend that go into it,”
Meisner said.
Meisner and Foster use a high-performance espresso machine called La
Marzocco. These machines are handmade
in Florence, Italy, and have been made
that way since 1927. They cost around
$16,000, Meisner said.
“It is the Rolls-Royce of espresso
machines,” Meisner said. He and Foster are
the only La Marzocco dealers in Tucson.
They also sell wholesale, and in bulk.
With the café’s recent boost in business,
the pair said they plan to try several different ways to create more competition with
the other shops. They are organizing local
bands to play unplugged at the
cafe.
“I’m all about supporting
local artists,” Meisner said.
Now the two find themselves long-time friends,
having a partnership in a business that they both love,
and bringing a unique
style to Tucson that not
many Tucsonans know
of.
“I want people to
realize that there is
better coffee then
they are used to,”
Meisner said.
PHOTO
BY
SCOTT BARRAZA
Caffé Lucé opened in June and the owners
promise to up the quality of coffee in Tucson.
PHOTO
BY
NICOLE-EILEEN ESPINOZA
Women displays paintings of herself at UA gallery
By Nicole-Eileen Espinoza
The Chronicle
Parents, students, and members of the community will be greeted with a provocative display of the female body at the Kachina Gallery
in the University of Arizona Student Union
Memorial Center throughout the summer.
The exhibit, on the third floor of the Student
Union, 1303 E. University Blvd., is a self-portrait series that highlights certain parts of artist
Edie Daldrup’s anatomy.
Daldrup, a recent graduate of the university,
started her academic career at Pima Community
College intent on getting a business degree.
Soon after, she rediscovered her love of art and
switched her major to art.
“‘Red Light’ took years to develop the con-
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cept and how I was going to get my point across
but actually painting it took six months,”
Daldrup said.
The show, a series of 15 paintings, is done in
red and blue paint, and Daldrup used highwattage lights to cast a harsh light on herself.
Daldrup said she wants her art to “influence
women to speak out and express themselves in
a positive way.”
“It’s really provocative and erotic,” said
Rene Moore, an incoming UA freshman. “My
mom was offended only because she didn’t like
seeing the lady’s boobs.”
“It’s drawn nicely but it’s not my type of
art,” said Stephanie Moore, Rene’s mother.
Others seem to feel more in touch with
Daldrup’s art. She said although some people
have seemed shocked, she has not received any
complaints.
“I love her artwork,” said Aron Talenfeld, a
UA junior. “I think it’s very raw and emotional.
I feel like she doesn’t hold anything back.”
“My favorite was ‘Yes’ because it looked
really natural but intense,” said Rene Moore.
“Yes” is an image depicting Daldrup’s open
mouth and is drawn with soft colors and positioned in a way that could be interpreted as
seductive. “Red Light”, a painting of Daldrup’s
naked torso and hand, was freshman Michael
Strorn’s favorite piece.
“I like how she made the feminine physique
look like art,” Strorn said.
In her home studio, Daldrup has numerous
paintings, which she hopes to get rid of before
she leaves in September to travel to India.
More of Daldrup’s work is available to view
at her Web site www.ediedaldrup.com.
Emory Sekaquaptewa hak
taaqa tuwat Hopit hisatqatsiyat,
pu’ yep qatsiyat, pu’ yuumo
qatsiyat a’ni hìita’ykyangw ang
wuuwanta.
Sekaquaptewa Arizonat ep
Hopitutskwat epeq tìitiwa. Pam
University of Arizonat angqw
tutuqayyuku, niikyangw it law
degree àasata. Àapiy hìisavohaqamtiqw pam ahoy U of A ep
pítùuqe pu’ Bureau of Applied
Research in Anthropologiyt ep
tumala’yva.
“Pay nu’ kyaysiwqamuy
amungaqw nanvoqw pay puma
sòosoyam Hopit qatsitwiyat aw
kyaatayyungwa, nìiqe hin aw
pavan
maamatsyaniqey
naanawakna.”
Sekaquaptewa Hopit angqw
sino’iwtaqey put pas hìita’yta.
Pam Hopilavàytutuvenit aw
puuhutaniqey
naat
aw
tumala’yta, 1998 ep pam tutuventiqat angqaqw.
“Pam Hopilavayi paas oyiltiniqat oovi Hopilavàytutuveni
peeniwtaqat akw yukilti. It
lavayit tuuqayyùngqam hapi
sulaw’iwmaqw lavayi’am amumum tuuwayiwma, noqw puma
lavayiy qa pèntuwi’yyungqe
kur hin lavayiy hakiy aw
maatatveni.”
Hopilavayvènpi pakwt lööq
yàasangwuy ang aw tumalaniikyangw pu’ tutuvènti.
“Pam qa paysoq lavàytutuveni. Sinom, tis yu’a’atotaqam,
qa
hìita
penpit
naap
tuwi’yyungqe kur hin lavayiy
sun yuykiwqat peenayaniqw
oovi pam qa tuvosti. Hin
Hopilavayit engem penpi’at
yukilte’ pasiwtaniqat enang
oovi it aw a’ni wuwni.”
Sekaquaptewa oovi naat pu’
piw
Hopitatawit
angqw
lavayiyamuy pentakyanw hìita
pam Hopit qatsiyat ep
ayawa’yyungqat put aw maamatslawu. Pam hapi naat piw
angqaqw Hopit qatsiyat tu’awi’yyungwa.
“Nìitiwtaqa
Hopit
hintsakpiyat angqw taatawi
hapi lavayhutututaqat ang pu’
yukiwyungwa. Oovi put aw
tuuqaykyàakyanqw
itam
lavayiyamuy ang aw maamatslalwani, hìita pam Hopit qatsitwiyat ang su’anqatsit tu’awi’yyungwa.”
“Pahanlavayi yep sòosokmuy tuuwikta, noqw putsa
sinom pu’ it puhuqatsit ep
momiqtavi’ywisa,
akw
neengem hìita pumuyniqw
nukngwat aw ökiniqey oovi,”
kita Sekaquaptewa. “Yantaqw
oovi tsaatsayom Hopisinom
Hopilavayit paapu qa tuwi’ywisa, nìiqe oovi Hopit
hintsakpiyat ang qa pas nùutum
hintsatskya. Yan hapi put ang
hintsakme’ as hisat Hopivewat
hak put tuuqayvangwu.”
hapi
naat
piw
Pu’
Sekaquaptewa Hopi High
School pu’ aqwhaqami Hopi
Reservation ang tutuqàykiva
Hopilavayit peeniyat akw
enang tutuqaynayaniqat aw
tumala’yta. Pam oovi naat piw
Appellate Court of the Hopi
Tribe ep Judge tumalayat ep
pakiwta.
“Panis hak Hopilavayit
peeniyat pasiwtaqat yukye’
pàapiy pay hisatqatsiyat, kansulvewat tumalayat, tuhistumalayat, pu’ taatawit ang
lavayiyat sòosok ang hiniwmaqat
pèntivangwu.
(Hopisinmuy naat yesniqamuy
amungem paas oo’oyngwu)”
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Multicultural celebration to explode in front
of Arizona State Museum for Solstice
Cross-cultural
performances include:
• Ballet Folklorico Tapatio
with Mariachi Tapatio (Mexican)
• Halfway Round the House
(Irish music)
• Yellow Bird Indian Dancers (Apache)
• Cuban Connection (Cuban salsa)
• Tucson Taiko Kyokai
(Japanese drumming)
• Flam Chen with the Dambe
Drum Ensemble
(mystical otherworldly fire
performance with drumming)
By Sha’Vonteé Joseph
The Chronicle
Featured Cultural Experts:
• Dr. David Begey (Navajo)
• Sam Casados (Apache)
• Diane Dittemore (ASM curator)
• Josefina Lizarrage (Mexican)
• Dr. Patrick Lyons (ASM curator)
• Rueben Naranjo (Tohono O’odham)
• Magdalenda Nowacka-Jannotta (Polish)
• Stella Tucker (Tohono O’odham)
The public will once again be treated to a full day of culture, music, art
and entertainment when the Arizona
State Museum hosts Solstice on June
23.
Solstice started in 1999 as a collaborative effort between the Arizona
State Museum and the Pima Country
Library, said Lisa Falk, director of education for the Arizona State Museum at
the University of Arizona.
There will also be performances by
a variety of cultures such as Tapatio
with Mariachi Tapatio, Halfway Round
the House, Cuban Connection and
many more, Lisa said. The main focus
is dance. All of the groups specialize in
other music or dance.
“There are a multitude of performances,” Falk said, as well as “hands-on
activities and demonstrations, the
museum exhibitions to explore, food to
eat, and sun and star viewing through
professional telescopes.”
Flam Chen has been performing
since 1994. The troupe, which travels
internationally and uses fire in its performances, will appear at Solstice with
panoramas of spectacles and narrative.
Flam Chen will be giving their performance an African spin.
Referring to Tapatio, historian
Mendez Moreno said, “The word originates from the Indian tribe
Thalapatioti, which in the language has
two meanings — to change or touch
something, or the price of buying
something.”
Another historian, Javier Aceves,
concurred, saying, “The word is
derived from the Azteca Thapatioti
Indian tribe.”
Tapatio is a Mexican form of music
and dance. In fact, Tapatio is a way of
referring to someone from Guadalajara
in the Mexican state of Jalisco, which
is México second-largest state.
“Tapatio was the unit of money
used in the Aztec territories before the
Spanish conquest and consisted of
cocoa seeds,” said Eduardo Daca, president and owner of Tapatio.
The Yellow Bird Dancers, who also
will perform, are the essence of
American Indian culture. Indians today
are losing their cultures and traditions,
but a good way to keep traditions alive
is by pervading dance and creativity.
This isn’t just about music and
dance, it’s a way of life. It’s about having fun, trying new food, and experiencing art and science activities you’ve
never done before. This is good for
younger children because they can see
what’s out there. So come out and join
the fun. Seeing the show can be a wonderful and beautiful way of learning
more about other cultures.
Solstice will go from 4:30 p.m. to
9:30 p.m. outside of Arizona State
Museum at the University of Arizona
June 23. The Arizona State Museum is
located just inside the University of
Arizona’s Main Gate at Park Avenue
and University Boulevard in Tucson.
Admissions, parking and food will be
free.
For more information visit the
Arizona State Museum Web site at
www.statemuseum.arizona.edu or call
626-2973.
Garage speed limit triples; enforcement
technology heightened
By Scott Barraza
The Chronicle
The increased speed limit in University of Arizona
parking garages and the addition of renewed enforcement have resulted in an increased obedience with
speeding laws.
A program to enforce speed limits in UA parking
garages began August 2006. David Heineking became
associate director of operations shortly before the program began. The program was founded by, Heineking,
and Patrick Kass, director of parking and transportation
at the UA.
The parking and transportation committee decided
the university needed to enforce the speed limits in the
garages because of all the people who were disobeying
the limit.
“I notice when I am walking in the garages people
are flying by,” said Jelyn Cummins, a senior who parks
in the Main Gate garage.
Before August, the limit was 5 mph, but a speed survey found that cars were averaging 15 mph. UA officials
determined that was a reasonable speed and began
enforcing it, Heineking said.
When they took the percentage of people obeying the
5 mph limit, 5 percent of drivers obeyed the limit. At the
15 mph limit, 80 percent of drivers obeyed it.
By Christen Bejar
The Chronicle
One drawback of the new enforcement program is
that only one laser gun rotates daily between all seven
garages. Interestingly, the device is a laser gun, instead
of a typical radar gun.
“It is very easy to use,” said parking safety officer
Earl Phillips.
“Over the school year 2006-2007 they recorded the
average speed dropped 1.3 mph,” Henieking said.
“Once the program was enforced, accidents in the
garages went down 25 percent in a year,” Heineking
said. The UA parking and transportation department
said it is content with the gun and is satisfied with the
results.
“It exceeded my expectations,” Heineking said.
If you get caught speeding, you will have to pay a
$50 fine no matter how fast you are going.
“You don’t like the enforced limit because sometimes you have to get places faster and the limit doesn’t
let you do that,” said John Brown, a business major who
parks in the Tyndall garage.
If you’re not stopped by an officer, but you have
been speeding, don’t be surprised to find a ticket in your
mail. The laser gun is also equipped with a camera,
which will take a picture of your rear license plate if you
are speeding.
However, “if you get a speeding ticket, it will not
appear on your Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles
record,” said Mike Delahty, operations manager.
‘Dir En Grey’ a Band
Review
slashing at his wrists, and more recently, fish-
The Japanese band Dir En Grey seems to
have finally broken into the U.S.
Dir En Grey has five members: Kyo
(vocals), Kaoru (lead guitar), Die (guitar),
Toshiya (bass), and Shinya (drums). They are
managed by Yoshiki (the ex-drummer of the
now retired metal band X-Japan), and they are
signed with several different record labels.
The group has created hype all over the
world, from Singapore to Germany, but it has
yet to conquer the United States.
That’s not to say the group is unknown in
America. Much of its music has crossed the
Atlantic via the Internet, eBay, and word of
mouth until the fan base had reached an estimated 100,000 people.
The band’s music primarily focuses on the
pain humans feel, represented through strong
lyrics and an emphasis on a fluctuating rhythm,
although the group does have great fast songs
purely meant for head-banging to.
Band members, specifically Kyo, have
become famous for using shock elements during shows, such as scratching his chest until he
bleeds, wearing fake burns, vomiting false bile,
hooking (the martial art of ripping at the inside
of the mouth). In any show they do, it’s definitely enough to interest any rocker who doesn’t
know about them.
They’re also famous from their music
videos containing strong material that could be
considered disturbing, such as “Obscure,” “Kiri
to Mayu,” and “Clever Sleazoid.”
The group made a three-show debut in
2005, where it performed in Texas, California,
and New York. The shows sold out within
hours of being announced, and U.S. fans finally got to see firsthand the band that they could
only see on imported DVDs and YouTube.
Later in 2006, the band joined the Family
Values Tour, where they played throughout the
U.S. with a dozen other bands. Their powerhouse performances, although only 30 minutes,
got people excited, and they rushed to buy Dir
En Grey’s 2006 album “Withering to Death.”
Once the band took a small break, it recorded its latest album, “Marrow of A Bone” and
released it in the U.S. in mid-February. The
group kicked off its first U.S. headlining tour
through 16 cities called the “Inward Scream
Tour.”
Dir En Grey has since exploded in the U.S.
PHOTO
BY
NICOLE-EILEEN ESPINOZA
Drivers now have the ability to get in and out of UA parking garages faster.
However, drivers will have to make sure they abide by the speed limit because
of heightened enforcement.
Program needs funds to continue
By Nicole-Eileen Espinoza
The Chronicle
For the last 17 years, Pima Community
College has offered the Upward Bound program to high school students all over Arizona,
but if a grant from the U.S. Department of
Education isn’t renewed, this could be the program’s last year.
Through the Upward Bound program, high
school students can either participate in a fiveweek summer program or attend 18 to 20
Saturday classes during the academic year.
According to the Pima Community College
Web site, Upward Bound focuses on high
school students with low-income families who
are the first in their family to attend college.
“When the program first began it was targeted to influence Native American students to
attend college,” said Ryan Smith, the Upward
Bound coordinator for Pima Community
College.
In order to be accepted into the program,
students must have exceptional grades, recommendations, and plans to attend secondary
school.
During the summer program, students live
on the University of Arizona campus to get a
taste of college life, and each day they are
bussed to Pima Community College East to
participate in intermediate classes such as
math, science, writing and literature, for both
high school and college credit.
“I like the program,” said Christian Lopez
We get a lot of stuff for free, like meal cards,
dorms and stipends,” said Christian Lopez, a
student in the program. “It sucks that the grant
money is running out.”
Smith said the current grant from the U.S.
Department of Education is ending and this
could be the last year the program is funded.
There is the possibility of another grant coming in, which would be in September.
“We want to retain students in the program,” Smith said. “Students who attend the
program are always welcome back for another
year. The program is meant to keep the students on top of school and to provide inspiration to continue to college.”
For more information or to apply for
Upward
Bound,
check
out
www.pima.edu/kidsandteens/upward.
A new deadline for the fall will be posted
when the school year begins.
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UA cops, students help each other
Crime down in the summer; bike theft
always a problem
By Karen Elisea
The Chronicle
Campus crime slows down
somewhat in the hot Tucson summer, but University of Arizona
police officers, students and some
parents are always on the alert.
“Summer is really calm, most
things happen during school time,”
said University of Arizona Police
Department Officer Victor Garcia.
Garcia, who is in charge of traffic,
said there is not as much violent
crime, and the most common is
property crime.
Incoming student Mike Malin
said he feels comfortable and safe
walking around campus. Malin’s
only worry was riding a bicycle to
campus, he said.
“I’m a little worried about bikes
being stolen a lot,” Malin said. “I
heard it is a big problem. Police
officers should stay around areas
where bike theft is reported. I will
use a lock on my bike.”
The property crimes on campus
are opportunity crimes, and criminals find the easy way to take property, said UAPD Commander Bob
Sommerfeld.
“This university is not perfect
but it’s not (University of Southern
California) either, it could be
worse,” Malin said.
Actions are being taken to stop
thefts on campus; for instance,
police officers track crimes and use
crime analysis, Sommerfeld said.
UAPD uses an undercover system
to try and catch bike thieves in the
act, he said.
“As technology advances, the
price drops,” he said. “Technology
will be used to prevent crime and
theft better. Also, if we are careful
and use prevention techniques, we
will become a harder, undesirable
target. This will make criminals
move on and go elsewhere.”
When comparing campus crime
to crime in the city, the UA campus
has a lower number of victims,
Sommerfeld said.
“If you stop and take a few minutes to lock everything, you will
save hours or days of extra work
that you would have if you were a
victim of a crime,” he said.
Crime Prevention and Media
Relations Sgt. Eugene V. Mejia is
in charge of crime prevention on
the UA campus, and often makes
presentations to educate people
about crime situations.
Mejia said he tries to teach students how to stay protected and
know what to do if they were victims of crime. Now the freshman
orientation is underway, UAPD is
very busy, he said.
“If I didn’t like my job, I wouldn’t give you a good service, and
you would notice I was not happy
with what I was doing,” Mejia said.
Police are always around campus or supervising events, and are
sometimes needed for off-campus
functions, said Andrew Valenzuela,
crime prevention officer.
He said that the biggest reported
crime on campus is property theft,
especially of items such as bikes,
books, and laptops.
“Aside from our presence, we
educate on things people can do to
reduce the crime on campus,”
Valenzuela said. “I strongly believe
people have to know what to do
and what to look for to in order to
stay safe. We encourage everyone
to report anything suspicious.”
Even with the UAPD’s crime
prevention education, some parents
are still not comfortable.
Margarita Sanchez, the mother
of an incoming freshman, said her
daughter would not be staying in
the dorms because Sanchez is concerned about safety.
“We rented an apartment out-
side of campus thinking she will be
safer that way,” Sanchez said.
“Also, she has the opportunity be
more independent that way.”
Other students are not always
the main concern of parents. Lori
Lindmeier, the mother of an incoming freshman, said she saw a lone
man walking on campus at night.
“I don’t know if I feel safe
because I don’t know this place and
seeing that individual walking
makes me wonder what he might be
doing,” Lindmeier said. “It scares
me with my daughter at night.”
Dorm safety seems to be a concern among several parents of
incoming freshmen. Susan Smith,
another parent, said some news she
had heard from a UA student disturbed her.
“My daughter’s friend told us
about a sexual assault that happened in a dormitory not too long
ago, so I’m concerned with my
daughter coming as a freshman,”
Smith said. “I understand incidents
like those happen sometimes, students just have to be very careful.”
Sommerfeld has a few answers
for concerned parents, and said that
in the case Smith was referring to,
there were many reported witnesses of the sexual assault. He said
that most likely, the perpetrator
who got into the residence halls
was not supposed to be on campus,
and the case is under investigation.
“We don’t know how that individual got in there, maybe someone
let him in or left the door open,”
Sommerfeld said. “Until the case is
completely investigated and
solved, we won’t know.
“Someone else probably saw this
person on campus, if they noticed
that this person didn’t seem like he
had any business in here they should
have called and reported it,” he said.
“There is no way that police officers
can stop this by themselves, it is a
community effort.”
A mother of another incoming
UA student, Mary Rivera, said she
feels calm and safe just walking
around the campus.
PHOTO
BY
NICOLE-EILEEN ESPINOZA
UAPD patrols campus and surrounding community. Crime statistics have
shown a decrease in the past year in property crime.
“I’m not familiar with the campus but one of the things that make
me feel better is the security system
that allows people to get a hold of
officers right away,” Rivera said.
Rebecca Whittaker, mother of
an incoming freshman, said she is
aware of the blue light security system and knows students can call
police officers anytime.
“I feel pretty comfortable about
security,” Whittaker said. “There is
crime everywhere, students just
have to be careful.”
The “blue light” security system
is a series of 64 blue lights on campus, each with telephones that are
connected to the police dispatcher.
They are in the corners of all the
parking garages, and according to
the UAPD, police response times
are extremely fast.
Although crime does happen,
UAPD Crime Prevention Officer
Frank Romero said he feels there is
a “polite” population on campus.
“People are paying to be here, so
that helps maintain everything,”
Romero said. “It is students that call
the police quickly and know the
value of their education. They don’t
want to lose it so they keep the campus under control. This university
has proven to have good education
and we have pride in that.”
Estudiantes están visitando durante la orientación
Por Christen Bejar
Transducido por Lorena Barraza
The Chronicle
Estudiantes y sus familiares están visitando a la Universidad de Arizona durante
la orientación de estudiantes nuevos que
va en camino.
Los estudiantes recorrieron la universidad, se quedaron en los dormitorios y vieron
en donde tomaran lugar sus clases.
“Al principio es un poco intimidante,
pero después el ambiente es mas a gusto y
relajante,” dijo Rachea Zinn, una estudiante nueva.
Los estudiantes nuevos vieron presentaciones sobre los clubs y clases diferentes
asociados con la universidad. The Street
Performance y Incendiary Arts grupos
tuvieron un show y los estudiantes vieron un
show de lumbre.
Lynette Duran, una coordinadora de consejeros académicos y orientación, dio un discurso en donde les aconsejaba a los estudiantes que no escogieran una carera solo por
el dinero.
“Nunca ganaran dinero haciendo algo
que no les guste,” dijo Duran.
Los embajadores estudiantiles ayudaron
a los estudiantes recorrer la universidad
después de la orientación inicial. Los estudiantes nuevos también se reunieron con profesores y consejeros.
“Yo llevo cuatro años haciendo esto y me
encanta,” dijo Candiece King, una estudiante de la UA. “Uno les puede dar una idea
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Estudiantes se concen por primera vez a la orientación de estudiantes nuevos en la Universidad de
Arizona 4 de junio.
sobre como va hacer su experiencia en la
universidad.
Padres de familia que tuvieron preocupaciones sobre sus hijos estudiando fuera
acompañaron a los estudiantes a la universidad.
Guadalupe Duarte, la primera persona en
su familia que va a la universidad, estaba
recorriendo la universidad y los dormitorios
con su padre, Fransisco Chávez y su madre
Lupita Chávez.
“Me siento muy bien y muy a gusto, “
dijo el Señor Chávez. “ Esta creciendo y yo
pienso que es responsable. Mi esposa en el
otro lado esta un poco preocupada.”
Varios padres estaban avaluando la
seguridad en la UA, que fue una causa de
preocupación.
“Yo pienso que hasta ahora su reputación
a sido buena,” dijo Darío Gutiérrez, el padre
de un estudiante nuevo.
Otros padres estaban preocupados sobre
el bienestar de sus hijos en la UA y en los
dormitorios.
“Mis sentimientos son mezclados,” dijo
Michelle Reman, la madre de un estudiante
de Nueva Yérsey. “He escuchado diferentes
cosas sobre la seguridad en la UA. Un consejo fue de no caminar en la noche, entonces
estoy un poco preocupada por eso.”
El departamento de policía de la universidad aseguro que harán todo en su poder por
controlar la violencia en la UA.
“Nuestro mensaje siempre es el
mismo. Siempre refirmamos nuestros servicios,” dijo Andrew Valenzuela, un
policía de UAPD.
Los policías también les dieron una carta
a los padres y estudiantes sobre la vida en la
universidad y sobre cualquier tipo de preguntas que pueden tener.
Varios estudiantes se reúnen con consejeros para ajustar su horario de clases de el
semestre que viene.
Jeremiah Webb, un consejero agrego
que ayudo a los estudiantes repasar sobre
lo que es importante y sobre sus metas para
la universidad. Le dijo a los estudiantes
que si tenían problemas en sus primeros
días de clase, que se contactaran con el
para corregirlos.
“Es lindo poder darles consejos,” dijo
Webb. “Es algo muy gratificante.”
Las clases para el semestre de otoño
empiezan el 20 de agosto.
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Complete wireless system connects univeristy campus this fall
By Karen Elisea
The Chronicle
University of Arizona students will be
able to connect to wireless to the Internet
anywhere in campus next fall.
The technology fee had to increase to
cover the system’s cost, which is double its
original estimate.
The wireless system, which costs upward
of $10 million, will be available to students,
staff members and faculty at all times, said
Jessica Anderson, executive vice president of
the Associated Students of the University of
Arizona.
About three years ago, research on the
wireless system found it would take about
$4.5 million to install, she said.
“Wireless is the largest source system in
any university, so it is very important,”
Anderson said.
The ASUA did not want to charge too
much but also had to take care of the fee. A
student advisory board was put together and
tech surveys were made.
The final fee is $100 a year, double the
tech fee of the previous year, she said.
“This wireless system will be one of the
best technology systems that any university
has had,” Anderson said. “Degrees are probably going to be more valuable because of
the increase in technology quality.”
ASUA President Tommy Bruce said the
new technology should open a lot doors and
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Brian Janezic, a nutritional sciences student, takes advantage of Univerisity wireless service while
enjoying down time between classes over the summer.
will not be outdated.
“With this system we are going to be able
to have office phones that can be taken anywhere,” Bruce said. “There are about 10,000
users and the number is still increasing.”
Cody Aune, a librarian who provides reference assistance, said she notices many students wanting to use their laptops wireless.
She said she often sees people in computer
labs using the databases to work on papers,
projects and do research.
“I think providing a place where students
can get their work done is important because
otherwise it would be difficult for professors
and students to get work done,” Aune said.
“It allows teachers to encourage students to
explore programs and it raises the expectations.”
Systems programmer Jack D. Alfred, who
works in the Center for Computing &
Information Technology, said that without
the technology system, everything would be
difficult. He said that without this technology, students wouldn’t be able to register,
teachers would not be able to submit grades,
and the payroll system wouldn’t run.
“It is very different now. When I was a
student here, you had to do everything by
hand,” Alfred said. “To me it is a very significant change.”
As much as people say that new technology is an important thing to have on campus,
instructors like Keith Grant say that it is not
necessary to use it in their classrooms. Grant,
graduate assistant/associate of political science, said he tries not to use a lot of the new
programs for his class.
“This technology detracts from the learning experience because people don’t know
how to integrate it to be an aid,” he said.
He said that students get distracted by it
and do not concentrate on the importance of
the lessons. By not using new technology in
his class, it allows him to give students real
lessons and interact with them more, he said.
Nutritional-science student Brian Janezic
said he wouldn’t spend much time on campus if it weren’t for the wireless Internet. He
said it was nice to not have to be inside the
building to use his computer.
“They made many changes in technology
and it’s more expensive, but I use all the
resources so I don’t mind it,” said Janezic.
“That’s how much I pay a month for cable at
home so it’s not bad.”
Estudiantes empiesan temprano en su educación
de collegio en la universidad
Por Jose Estrada
Transducido por Fernanda Echávarri
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Estudiantes locales y de otros estados que comienzan
en la universidad este año, se mudaron a los dormitorios
Gila como parte del programa de verano New Start el 6 de
Junio, marcando el comienzo de las seis semanas del programa.
New Start, que en español significa, nuevo comienzo,
es un programa diseñado para preparar a estudiantes de
minorías, de forma académica y social en la universidad.
Fue fundado en 1969 por estudiantes y maestros de la
Universidad de Arizona porque se creía que la universidad
tenía recursos limitados para la transición entre preparatoria y la universidad. Al principio, el programa fue diseñado solamente para estudiantes de minorías pero ahora se
expande para recibir a cualquier estudiante.
“Estoy nerviosa porque es un nuevo comienzo en mi
vida y estoy emocionada de estar lejos de casa,” dijo
Tashina Machain, quien quiere estudiar pre-psicología
De los 500 estudiantes que metieron solicitud, 257
fueron aceptados. Los estudiantes de fuera quienes fueron
aceptados al programa se hospedan en los dormitorios.
“Estoy muy seguro que este programa me va a beneficiar,” dijo Steve Dudle, un estudiante de Illinois quien
planea estudiar farmacología. Pero mas que nada, el dijo,
“Me encanta el clima.”
El programa ofrece hasta seis unidades de crédito para
la universidad por $200 dólares. Normalmente la UA
cobra $1,587 por seis créditos, y Pima Community
College cobra $278.
“Yo creo que New Start es una excelente forma de que
mi hija se adelante en su carrera universitaria,” dijo Sandra
Alcorta, madre de un estudiante deseando ser periodista.
“Económicamente, el programa va a servir de mucho. Por
solo $200 ella puede tomar seis unidades de créditos, lo
cual es excelente para padres de familia.”
Los estudiantes toman clases de verano de niveles de
acuerdo a sus calificaciones en los exámenes de matemáticas e inglés, junto con las clases dentro de el área declarada de sus estudios. Las clases comienzan a las 7:30 a.m. y
terminan diario al medio día. Además de las clases básicas,
cada estudiante debe estar inscrito en la orientación y
talleres de transición, donde pueden también recibir dos
unidades de crédito. Previamente, los talleres eran requeridos pero no contaban como unidades de crédito. En los
talleres, consejeros ayudan a los estudiantes a planear
estrategias para destacar en la universidad, y cada estudiante recibe un libro de texto diseñado especialmente para
el programa New Start.
Varias actividades basadas en los estudiantes toman
lugar después de clase, incluyendo talleres de liderazgo,
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El 6 de junio, Debra Garcia ayuda a Michael Bastidas para el
programa de verano, “New Start.”
eventos de la comunidad y servicio de tutores.
“Las actividades se ofrecen después de clase para que
los estudiantes puedan hacer el cambio no solo académico
pero también social,” dijo Judy Kiyama, directora asistente del programa New Start.
It’s a dog’s life on university campus
Poetry center expands, relocates after
almost 50 years
By Christen Bejar
The Chronicle
By Amanda Kamphaus
The Chronicle
The University of Arizona is dog
friendly. Every day, dog owners walk
their dogs around the UA campus
instead of dog runs or other parks.
However, there are certain pros and cons
to walking them on UA grounds.
The campus is a convenient place
that provides a fun, open and safe area
where students and residents can take
their dogs for walks and playtime.
“Oh yeah, I love it,” said Erik Hovda,
the owner of a pit bull/boxer mix named
Wrigley, named after Wrigley Field in
Chicago. “I mean, he’s nice and I keep
him away from other dogs.”
A number of the pet owners are UA
students, but there are a few who just
live near the campus.
“I think this place is a little oasis in
the desert,” said Michael Carson, owner
of a Boston terrier. Carson lives near the
university and often walks his dog
Bernard in the mornings and evenings.
Although many owners said they
prefer the campus to other places, there
The Poetry Center has over 60,000
books in its collection, but 30,000 books
are in off-site storage because of the center’s limited amount of space.
They will be available to the public
in the new Poetry Center, just north of
Speedway at East Helen Street and
North Vine Avenue, July 10.
The Poetry Center was founded by
writer and philanthropist Ruth Stephan and
opened in 1960. Forty-seven years later, it
will be moving out of its current building at
1600 E. First St., into its new home.
“I’m excited. It’s going to be great more space, more light, and more room
for students to come visit,” said Rodney
Phillips, librarian at the Poetry Center.
With a combination of private and
public funding and $1.9 million from
the University of Arizona, the Poetry
Center has raised more than $4 million
from private contributions. After the
Poetry Center has moved out of the old
building, that structure will go back to
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CHRISTEN BEJAR
Eric Havda and dog Wrigley enjoy warm day at the University Campus. Dog
owners frequent the campus for walks and exercise.
are some drawbacks to walking pets on
the university grounds.
Many people cannot take their dogs
off the leash because of traffic, students,
leash laws, or other pets. Also unlike dog
parks, there are no designated places to
feed or give water to the animals.
Instead, dog owners often choose to
take their animals to nearby Reid Park.
The dog run there provides a fenced-in
area for off-leash dogs to run and wander, and is designated for pets.
“I’d pick the dog park,” said Jessica
Bowron, a UA student and dog owner.
“They have a pool there and you can let
them run around.”
Bowron takes Mason, a 3-year-old
mixed breed, to the Reid Park dog run at
least once a week and walks him on
campus at night to get his exercise.
One of the drawbacks to Reid Park
is that it is too far to go for many local
residents. Many UA pet owners live
close to the campus, so it is more convenient for them to walk their pets on the
campus grounds.
the university.
The new center will be a 17,650square-foot, $6.8 million building, owned
by Tucson arts advocate Helen S.
Schaefer for the internationally renowned
collection of contemporary poetry and its
acclaimed literary programs.
“I’m very eager for it to open.
Students will be able to use the library,
have bigger reading classes and enjoy all
of the books,” said Gail Browne, executive director of the UA Poetry Center.
“We have the largest collection of
books and many visiting poets,”
Browne said.
Some visiting authors have been Robert
Frost, Seamus Heaney and Niki Giovanni.
The Poetry Center not only provides
public access to the collection, but it hosts
literacy programs such as its Reading
Series and workshops for K-12 poets.
Field trips are welcome, the center says.
The center’s latest literacy program,
the Native Voice Youth Symposium, is
June 14-16. It is a creative-writing
course for middle school and high
school students. Students will speak to
many poets and listen to readings.
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Es una tradición encender una vela
en El Tiradito
Por Amanda Kamphaus
Transducido por Fernanda
Echávarri
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Es una pared de 12 pies de
altura hecha de ladrillos de adobe,
de donde sale un altar lleno de
velas que descansan en repisas. El
suelo es negro, el fuego parpadea,
todo esta en silencio. Esto se llama
El Tiradito.
El Tiradito, 356 S. Main Ave.,
ha existido desde el principio de los
1800’s y es conocido como el altar
dedicado a un pecador. En Ingles,
Tiradito significa, abandonado,
pero en Español, al agregarle ‘ito’,
se convierte en un termino de afección.
Nadie sabe como fue que apareció El Tiradito, todas las historias
sobre su origen no son mas que
leyendas que no se pueden verificar.
Existen varias historias sobre la
razón por la cual El Tiradito es el
altar dedicado a un pecador. La mas
común es la historia sobre un hombre llamado Juan Oliveras, quien se
conoce como un “santo del folk”
que murió de un romance ardiente.
Según la historia, Juan se había
enamorado de su suegra. Un día,
Juan fue a visitar a su suegra. Su
suegro había ido al pueblo ese día y
encontró a Juan con su esposa a
medio romance.
Juan salió corriendo pero su
suegro, le aventó una hacha que
terminó matándolo.
La Iglesia Católica se negó a
enterrarlo en propiedad de la iglesia por su pecado. Por eso, Juan fue
enterrado en tierras no consagradas, en el mismo lugar donde
fue asesinado, y este lugar se llama
El Tiradito.
Desde
entonces,
muchas
mujeres han venido a rezar por
Juan. Pronto este lugar se convirtió
no solo en un lugar histórico, pero
en un lugar espiritual también.
“Es un lugar sagrado, por alguna razón uno lo siente,” dijo un visitante Pat Miko.
Otra de las cosas especiales que
tiene El Tiradito son sus velas. La
historia dice que si tu enciendes
una vela, haces un deseo y la vela
se derrite hasta el fondo, tu deso se
convierte en realidad. También
puedes escribir tu deseo en un
pedazo de papel y meterlo en uno
de los varios hoyos de la pared,
esto es lo que hacen muchos.
La razón por la cual El Tiradito
todavía existe, es por los vecinos, y
sin El Tiradito, el barrio hubiera
sido demolido también
A finales de los 1600s, nueve
cuadras de hogares fueron demolidas para poder construir el Tucson
Convention Center (Centro de
Convenciones de Tucson) y cuando
la explanadora se dirigía hacia El
Tiradito para destruirlo, los vecinos
se pararon juntos bloqueando su
paso, protegiendo este pedazo de
historia del barrio.
“Es muchas cosas, un lugar para
jóvenes, educativo, histórico que
invita a la comunidad para que se
use como refuerzo y la gente puede
todavía disfrutar de la colonia,”
dijo Kathryn Wilde, fotógrafa y
fundadora de La Pilita.
Otra parte de El Tiradito es La
Pilita, la cual esta a un lado de El
Tiradito. Estudiantes de la escuela
primaria Carrillo, están a cargo de
La Pilita, ofreciendo paseos por el
barrio y manteniéndolo limpio.
La Pilita es un edificio pequeño
que incluye La Tiendita, que como
dice su nombre es una tienda
pequeña, un jardín y un lugar
donde se pueden hacer juntas de la
comunidad.
“La Pilita nos trae
un jardín tan lindo, cultura, educación y un
espacio social para la
comunidad y también
para todo Tucson,” dijo
Wilde.
La
Pilita
fue
propiedad de la escuela
primaria Carrillo, pero
ahora es un programa
independiente. “Es un
programa maravilloso,
recibe apoyo por medio PHOTOS BY AMANDA KAMPHAUS
de donaciones,” dijo Visitantes de diferentes lugares, vienen a El
Wilde.
Tiradito, el altar mas viejo en Tucson, para hacer
oraciones y ofrendas para seres queridos.
It’s tradition to light a candle at El Tiradito
By Amanda Kamphaus
The Chronicle
It’s a 12-foot-high, semicircular wall built
of adobe bricks. An altar steps out from the
wall with various candle-filled racks. The
ground is black, the fire flickers, everything
is silent. This is called El Tiradito.
El Tiradito, 356 S. Main Ave., has been
around since the early 1800s and is known as
the shrine dedicated to a sinner. In English,
Tiradito means “cast away,” but in Spanish,
adding the suffix ito represents affection.
No one really knows how El Tiradito
came about. All the stories about the foundation are nothing but legends that cannot be
proved.
There are many stories about why El
Tiradito is known as the shrine dedicated to a
sinner. The most common one is about a man
named Juan Oliveras. He is seen as a “folk
saint” whose death resulted from a torrid
love affair.
As the story goes, Oliveras had become
infatuated with his mother-in-law. One day,
he went into town to pay the woman a visit.
His father-in-law went into town the same
day and unsuspectingly caught Juan with his
wife having a love affair.
Juan fled but was stopped by his fatherin-law, who threw an ax at him, killing him.
The Catholic Church refused to bury him
on church grounds because of his sin.
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A poem is hung on the wall of El Tiradito in rememberance of a loved one at El TIradito. The shrine
has been a mainstay in Tucson for loved ones who wish to offer some kind words for those who have
died. It has been in Tucson for 136 years.
Instead, he was buried in unconsecrated
ground, at the exact spot where he was killed,
and the site is named El Tiradito.
Ever since then, many women would
come to pray for Juan. Soon it not only
became a historical place, but a spiritual
place as well.
“It’s a very sacred place; for some reason
you can just feel it,” said visitor Pat Miko.
Another special thing about El Tiradito
are the candles. The tale goes that if you light
a candle, make a wish, and the candle burns
down to the very bottom, your wish will
come true. You can also write your wish on a
piece of paper and stick it in the holes in the
wall, which many do.
The reason El Tiradito is still around is
because of the neighbors, and without El
Tiradito, the barrio would have been demolished as well.
In the late 1960s, nine-and-a-half blocks
of homes were destroyed in order to build the
Tucson Convention Center, and when the
bulldozer was headed for El Tiradito, neighbors stood blocking its path, protecting their
neighborhood’s historic landmark.
“It’s both a youth-friendly, educational,
historical place that reaches out to the community to keep as a resource and people who
still enjoy the neighborhood,” said Kathryn
Wilde, photographer and founding member
of La Pilita.
Another part of El Tiradito is La Pilita,
which stands side-by-side to El Tiradito.
Students from Carrillo Elementary School
run La Pilita, giving tours of the barrio and
maintaining it.
La Pilita is a small building that includes
La Tiendita (which in Spanish means little
store), a garden, and a place for neighborhood meetings.
“La Pilita provides a nice garden, education, and a cultural and social place for the
neighborhood and Tucson as well,” Wilde
said.
La Pilita was formerly owned by Carrillo
Elementary School but is now an independent program. “It’s a wonderful program. It
gains support through grants and donors,”
Wilde said.
Campus Life
Arizona high school students and Journalism Diversity
Workshop students capture a taste of university life during the 12-day workshop.
Alfredo E. Araiza of The Arizona Daily Star served as
the students’ photojournalism instructor Sunday, June 3.
*See More of the students’ work on the follow page.
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NICOLE-EILEEN ESPINOZA
Workshop student Andrés Domínguez takes a time to take a photo during the
Photojournalism Field-work lecture with professional photojournalist A.E. Araiza.
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Getting
Around the
UA
Photos by The Chronicle staff
Scott Barraza
Christen Bejar
Andrés Domínguez
Karen Elisea
Nicole-Eileen Espinoza
Jose Estrada
Sha’Vonteé Joseph
Amanda Kamphaus
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Softball team wins
8th championship
PHOTO ESSAY
BY
JOSE ESTRADA
The University of Arizona Softball team was greeted by fans at
the McKale Center after winning the 2007 NCAA World Series in
Oklahoma.
Governor Janet Napolitano, Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup and
UA President Robert Shelton congratulated the girls in a packed
celebration Thursday afternoon, June 7.
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Photos and cover photo by Jose Estrada
For more accounts of the event, visit The Chronicle blog at
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