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Contents
Try This at Home | 8
The Underwood Garden offers green ideas for personal
landscaping projects, while the SEED[pod] is a futuristic dwelling
showcasing cutting-edge technologies in sustainable design.
Academic
Calendar 41
Stay Cool | 12 Basketball
Schedule 37
Escape the desert heat by heading to one of the UA’s cool off-
campus locations, including the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, Kitt Dance 19
Peak and Biosphere 2. Dining
Directory 26
Galleries 47
From the Heart | 24
Getting
The Sarver Heart Center is internationally renowned for its Around 7
cardiovascular disease research, thanks in large part to private
support. Libraries 39
Museums 10
Music 21
Raising Arizona Wildcats | 35 Poetry 38
By giving kids a chance to do fun things on campus, Club Steward
Arizona creates a connection that hopefully will bring them Observatory 47
back when they’re ready for college.
SpringFling 23
Theater 17
Sounds and Silence | 42 Tours 6
With a bamboo-filled garden, comfy reading chairs and a Performances 14
Children’s Corner, the Poetry Center’s award-winning building Campus Map 28
offers areas for interaction as well as self-reflection.
Student
Union Map 50
Taming a Tree-Ring Forest | 48
As the first curator of the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research,
Pearce Paul Creasman is responsible for managing a
collection of about 2 million pieces.

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UA Visitor Guide
The University of Arizona
Visitor Guide is published
twice a year by the Office
of External Relations and
Arizona Student Media. Its
purpose is to provide useful
information about the UA
to visitors to our dynamic
community.
Editor
Pilar A. Martínez
Director of Campus
Communications,
External Relations
pila@u.arizona.edu
520-626-4348
Assistant Editor
Alexis Blue
Campus Communications
Assistant,
External Relations
ablue@email.arizona.edu
520-626-4407
Advertising & Distribution
Milani Hunt
Marketing Coordinator,
Arizona Student Media
milanih@email.arizona.edu
520-626-8546
Production
Cindy Callahan
Creative Services Manager,
Arizona Student Media
cynthiac@u.arizona.edu
520-621-3377
Circulation: 35,000
http://wc.arizona.edu/ads/
visitorguide
Copies of the UA Visitor Guide
are available at several loca-
tions on and off campus, includ-
ing the UA Visitor Center, the
Information Desk in the Student
Union Memorial Center and the
UA Main Library.
The UA Visitor Center
Heather Lukach, Director
811 N. Euclid Ave.
hlukach@email.arizona.edu
520-621-5130
The University of Arizona
www.arizona.edu
520-621-2211
UA VISITOR GUIDE SPRING/SUMMER 2010
Welcome to the University of Arizona!
Whether you’re visiting campus as a pro- best public research universities in the
spective student, as a parent or as someone United States. We’re also a global leader in
who simply wants to know more about us, researching cardiovascular disease, which
we hope this guide will give you an idea of remains the nation’s No. 1 killer. The work
what a very unique place this is. happening here is due in large part to pri-
This year happens to mark our 125th vate support, which has helped the Sarver
birthday. We were established in 1885, Heart Center attract and retain world-class
almost 30 years before Ari- physicians and researchers.
zona became a state, and See page 24.
broke ground for our first •A college campus can be
building on land donated a daunting environment for
by two gamblers and a recent high school graduates.
saloon owner. We’re trying to make the
Humble beginnings transition easier by getting
indeed. kids here while they’re still
Today, we’re redefining in elementary school via a
what it means to be a 21st program called Club Arizona.
century land-grant univer- Membership grants them at-
sity and moving toward be- tendance at sporting events
coming one of the 10 best plus special activities created
public research universities in the country. just for them. See page 35.
What hasn’t changed are our values, which •We get a lot of compliments on the
remain the same as they were back in the beauty of our campus. We can’t take much
late 19th century: to improve the lives of credit for the gorgeous weather or the
people in Arizona and beyond through our view of the majestic Santa Catalinas. But
research and outreach. You’ll get a good we’re more than happy to brag about our
idea of how we’re doing this by reading the architecture, including the award-winning
stories in this issue: Helen S. Schaefer Building, which houses
•When we opened the doors of Old the Poetry Center. See page 42.
Main in 1891, we weren’t using phrases like •Arizona Stadium is home to more
“sustainability” and “climate change.” But than just the Arizona Wildcats football
those are the concepts behind the con- team. It’s also the location of the Labora-
struction of Old Main, which was designed tory of Tree-Ring Research, which has the
with deep porches and a partly recessed world’s largest collection of tree rings,
first floor to beat the heat – practices that including a specimen that’s 10,000 years
today are considered “green.” That tradition old. See page 48.
continues today at the College of Architec- These stories are just the beginning.
ture and Landscape Architecture with the There’s a lot more to discover about the
Underwood Garden, an outdoor laboratory incredible work being done by our faculty,
featuring methods that can be used in your staff, students and alumni. I hope you’ll
own landscape projects. See page 8. see it firsthand by spending some time
•If you’re at all familiar with Tucson enjoying our campus, meeting members of
summers, you probably know that it gets a our diverse community and learning more
little warm around here. But we have ways about where the University of Arizona
for you to escape the heat – and learn about came from, where we are and where we’re
the University at the same time. Just head going.
to one of many UA facilities nearby that are
in cooler climes, such as Biosphere 2 or the Regards,
Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter. See page 12.
•Astronomy isn’t the only science that Robert N. Shelton
has helped us earn a spot as one of the President
On the Cover
The University of Arizona opened the doors of its first building,
Old Main, on Oct. 1, 1891. Besides classrooms, laboratories and
offices, there were temporary sleeping quarters for faculty and
male students, a kitchen and mess hall, space for a territorial
weather bureau, and a darkroom. Running on the balcony was a
no-no and cost the offending student 10 demerits.
Cover photo by Jackie Alpers.
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tions are recommended and can be a variety of guided tours, includ-

UA Tours made by calling the Visitor Center

at 621-5130.
ing a collections overview and
tours of the museum’s temporary
exhibitions, conservation labora-
Arizona Ambassador Tours are led
tory, archaeology laboratories and
by UA students and offered to pro-
library. Tours also are available
spective students and their parents
for the museum’s two permanent
by the Office of Admissions. Old
exhibitions – “Paths of Life,” which
Main, the Student Union Memo-
highlights 10 American Indian
rial Center, the Student Recreation
cultures of Arizona and northern
Center and the Main Library are
Mexico, and “The Pottery Project,”
showcased. Tours are offered week-
which features pieces from the
day mornings and afternoons and
museum’s renowned collection
Saturday mornings during the fall
of Southwest Indian pottery, the
and spring semesters. Call 621-3641
world’s largest collection of its
for more information. Prospective
kind. Tours are $12 per person.
students can register online at
To schedule a group tour, contact
http://admissions.arizona.edu/visit.
Photo by Scott Kirkessner

Darlene Lizarraga at dfl@email.

Campus Arboretum Tours let visi- arizona.edu or 626-8381.
tors explore the more than 7,000
Steward Observatory Mirror Lab
trees on the UA campus. Designat-
Tours offer a behind-the-scenes
ed as an arboretum by the Ameri-
look at the cutting-edge technol-
can Public Gardens Association in
ogy and revolutionary processes
2002, the campus is home to more
Campus Tours are offered by the involved in making the next genera-
than 400 types of trees, some of
UA Visitor Center during the fall tion of premier giant telescope mir-
which have been a part of Universi-
and spring semesters. Walking rors – from constructing the mold,
ty history for more than 120 years.
Tours take place on Wednesday to casting, to polishing, to deliver-
Self-guided walking tours, maps,
mornings and Shuttle Bus Tours ing the finished product on a moun-
virtual tours and detailed informa-
are held on the first Saturday of tain top, to viewing the universe.
tion on the UA’s diverse landscape
every month. All tours begin at 10 Tours to this world-renowned facil-
and its history are available on
a.m. and start at the Visitor Cen- ity can be scheduled for Tuesday
the Campus Arboretum Web site,
ter, located at the corner of Euclid through Friday with reservations
http://arboretum.arizona.edu.
Avenue and University Boulevard. required. Participants must be 7
Docent guides share their knowl- Arizona State Museum Group years old or older. Admission is $15
edge and experiences and partici- Tours are offered by appointment per person, $8 for students. Call
pants learn about UA landmarks, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 520-626-8792 or visit http://mirror-
history and traditions. Reserva- 5 p.m. Visitors can choose from lab.as.arizona.edu.

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Getting To and Around Campus

From Tucson Inter- Visitor Garage Rates
national Airport Campus parking garage
Exit airport north- rates prior to 5 p.m. are
bound on Tucson $1 per half hour for the
Boulevard. Turn left first two hours and $1
at Valencia Road, the each additional hour,
first traffic signal. Take with a maximum daily
Valencia one block to rate of $8. After 5 p.m.,
The Visitor Center the light at Campbell
Avenue. Turn right onto
the rates are $1 per
hour, with a maximum
Make the UA Visitor Center Campbell, following the rate of $4. Garages
street through a mid- are free on weekends,
your first stop when exploring
way name change to pending special event
campus and learn about the Kino Parkway. At Sixth parking restrictions.
UA’s attractions, top-ranked Street, Kino will be-
programs and talented com- come Campbell again. CatTran Shuttle
munity of scholars and stu- You will see the UA at A free campus shuttle.
dents. The center offers more the northwest corner For maps and sched-
ules, visit http://parking.
than 80 UA and community of the intersection of
Campbell Avenue and Sixth Street. arizona.edu.
publications, Internet access,
information about campus per- From Interstate 10 Old Pueblo Trolley
formances and activities, tour Visitors approaching Tucson on I-10 The trolley runs between Tucson’s
registration, parking and more. should exit at Speedway Boulevard Fourth Avenue business district and
The center is located at the (Exit 257). Turn east onto Speedway. just outside the UA gates on Universi-
The UA will be on the right after Eu- ty Boulevard. The trolley runs Fridays
northwest corner of Euclid
clid Avenue. 6-10 p.m., Saturdays 12 p.m.-midnight
Avenue and University Bou- and Sundays 12-6 p.m. The fare is
levard and is open 9 a.m. to 5 Parking on Campus $1.25 for adults and 75 cents for chil-
p.m. Monday through Friday See the campus map (p. 26-27) for dren 6-12 each way on Fridays and
and closed weekends and UA visitor parking garages. Parking in the Saturdays. On Sundays, the fare is 25
holidays. For more informa- Highland Avenue, Main Gate, Second cents each way for all patrons. All-day
tion, call 621-5130, visit http:// Street, Park Avenue, Sixth Street, Cher- passes are $3.50 for adults and $2 for
ry Avenue and Tyndall Avenue garages children 6-12.
externalrelations.arizona.edu/
is on a space-available basis, 7 a.m.-12
community_visitor.cfm or write Detailed Campus Map
a.m. For more information, visit http://
to visitor@email.arizona.edu. parking.arizona.edu/visitors. http://iiewww.ccit.arizona.edu/uamap

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 The Underwood Garden uses available
resources instead of drawing from the
region’s precious water supply.

features five distinct habitats found

in the Sonoran Desert: Upper So-
noran, wetland, riparian, mesquite
bosque and canyon.
Honored with the President’s
Award for best project in Arizona
landscape architecture in 2009
by the Arizona Chapter of the
American Society of Landscape
Architects, the Underwood Garden
thrives on available resources from
both nature and the college’s build-
ing itself so the Southwest’s pre-
cious water supply is not tapped to
quench the desert garden.

“The Underwood
Sonoran Landscape
Laboratory is the best
example of integrated
site and structure in the
arid Southwest.”
Ron Stoltz, Director
School of Landscape
Architecture

“The Underwood Sonoran Land-

scape Laboratory is the best ex-
ample of integrated site and struc-
ture in the arid Southwest,” says

Try This at Home Ron Stoltz, director of the School

of Landscape Architecture. “It is a
superb example of how we at the
UA combine excellent educational
outreach with a unique hands-on
Quenching its own thirst with rainwater and air learning environment sensitive to
the unique needs of our local envi-
conditioning runoff, the Underwood Garden offers a ronment.”
One of the Underwood Garden’s
bounty of green ideas for personal landscape projects. primary water sources is harvested
rainwater collected and stored in
an 11,500-gallon cistern, about half
The oasis hidden on the north Landscape Laboratory, located at the size of a swimming pool. The
edge of campus is no mirage. It’s the base of the south side of the cistern distributes about 70,000 to
an example of cutting-edge sustain- College of Architecture and Land- 85,000 gallons of water to the gar-
ability in landscape design for arid scape Architecture, features a pond den each year, depending on the
regions. nestled amid mesquite, willow and amount of rainfall.
The Underwood Family Sonoran palo verde trees in a garden that The garden’s landscape is de-

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signed to hold and utilize rainwater
and water from the cistern, pre-
venting rainwater from running out
of the garden and into urban drain-
age systems. Basins throughout the
garden help to conserve water in
pools so the earth can absorb it,
helping to replenish the groundwa-
ter supply.
The garden also lives off mois-
ture from the building’s cooling
system. Condensate is harvested
from the building’s air condition-
ing, producing approximately
Students pose inside the SEED[pod] frame in the lab.
95,000 gallons of water per year.
Concrete and asphalt absorb
heat from the sun, which can raise
temperatures in urban environ-
ments. But the Underwood Garden
works to combat this urban heat
island effect by shading sidewalks
at the base of the building. Wild
orchid vines sprout from the gar-
den and climb four stories up the
building’s south façade, integrating
nature into the urban environment
while shading the building.
The Underwood Garden is in-
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tended to be a learning laboratory
where students and the public can
observe the many simple and natu-
ral methods used in the design of
the garden and then incorporate
them into gardens and landscape
projects of their own. Many of the
features and designs found in the
garden are scalable examples for
smaller landscapes at homes and
businesses in the Southwest and
beyond.
The college also offers an exam-
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and weekdays after 5 p.m.

Center for Creative
Museums Photography
Contact 621-7968,
www.creativephotography.org
Arizona State Museum The Center for Creative Photography
Experience the native cultures of collects, researches, preserves, inter-
Arizona, the greater Southwest and prets and makes available materials
UA Museum of Art
northern Mexico. Dynamic exhibitions, essential to under- Located near the intersection of Park
engaging programs and an educational standing photogra- Avenue and Speedway Boulevard, the
museum store celebrate 13,000 years phy and its history. Museum of Art has intriguing collec-
of human history in the Southwest. The The center holds tions of classic and contemporary art
Arizona State Museum is the oldest and more archives and that are among the finest in the region.
largest anthropology museum in the individual works by From the medieval
region, established in 1893. It is home to 20th century North to the modern,
MUSEUM ART
the world’s largest collection of South- American photog- explore over seven OF ART
DRAMA
west Indian pottery and is an affiliate raphers than any other museum in centuries of paint-
of the Smithsonian ARIZONA the world. The archives of more than ings, drawings,
Institution. STATE
MUSEUM 60 major American photographers – prints and sculpture. MUSIC
Hours Monday-Sat- including Ansel Adams, Harry Callahan, Changing exhibitions
urday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. W. Eugene Smith, Edward Weston and present the contem-
Closed Sundays and ARIZONA Garry Winogrand – form the core of a porary art of distinguished as well as
federal and state STATE
collection comprising more than 80,000 emerging artists.
MUSEUM CENTENNIAL
holidays. SOUTH HALL
works. Hours Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Admission $5; free for students, UA Hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., weekends 12-4 p.m.
employees and children under 18. weekends 1-4 p.m. Admission $5; free for students, UA
Location 1013 E. University Blvd. Just Admission Requested donation employees and children under 18.
inside the UA Main Gate. Location UA Fine Arts Complex, 1030 Location Near Park Avenue and
Parking Covered parking at Main Gate N. Olive Road Speedway Boulevard
and Tyndall Avenue garages. Free park- Parking Park Avenue Garage, Parking Park Avenue Garage
ing on weekends. pedestrian underpass gives direct Contact 621-7567,
Contact 621-6302, access. Parking directly behind center www.artmuseum.arizona.edu
www.statemuseum.arizona.edu (off Second Street) is free on weekends,

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Flandrau Science Center and
UA Mineral Museum
Highlights of the center include a
16-inch telescope observatory – the
largest public viewing telescope in
Southern Arizona, an asteroid cave,
the Mars Wall,
astronomy educa- STEWARD
tion and enrichment OBSERVATORY
programs, and the
UA Mineral Museum.
FLANDRAU
The museum is the
longest continu- UA MALL
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ally curated mineral
museum west of the Mississippi and
contains one of the top five collections
in the United States. It has more than
27,000 specimens, representing 1,566
different species, and 1,000 artifacts in
its collection.
Hours Observatory, Wednesday-Sat-
urday 7-10 p.m. (weather permitting);
UA Mineral Museum, Friday-Saturday
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Admission Museum, $4 for ages 4 and
up; CatCard holders $1; Observatory,
free and open to the public (donations
encouraged).
Location Corner of Cherry Avenue and
University Boulevard
UA VISITOR GUIDE SPRING/SUMMER 2010
Parking Free parking is available on Jim Click Hall of
campus all day Saturday and after
5 p.m. Friday in metered spaces and Champions
many parking lots. The Jim Click Hall of Champions show-
Contact 621-4516, www.UAsciencecen- cases the heritage and rich traditions
ter.org of Arizona athletics. Visitors can learn
about their
favorite Wild-
The Arizona History Museum cats, view the
The museum, located at the Arizona men’s basket-
Historical Society, features interactive ball national
and traditional exhibits about Arizona’s championship McKALE
MEMORIAL
dynamic past, including an under- trophy, dis- CENTER
ground copper mine, ranch and town cover which
life of the 1870s, Victorian-era period Wildcats are Olympians and more.
rooms, the archaeology of Tucson’s Hours Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,
downtown, an original stagecoach and Saturday 12-5 p.m. On basketball game
a 1923 Studebaker. days, the hall closes two hours before
Hours Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. the game, reopens 15 minutes into the
Admission $5; seniors and students start of the first half and closes at the
12-18 $4; children 11 and younger, start of the second half.
library patrons and members free. Free Admission Free
for all the first Saturday of the month. Location North side of McKale Memo-
Location Park Avenue and Second rial Center, 1721 E. Enke Drive
Street Parking Cherry Avenue Garage is free
Parking Main ARIZONA
HISTORICAL on weekends, except during special
Gate Parking SOCIETY events, and after 5 p.m. on weekdays.
Garage Contact 621-2331,
Contact 628-5774, www.arizonaathletics.com
www.arizonahis-
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Stay Cool
Take a break from the
desert heat with a trip
to some of the UA’s
off-campus attractions.
V isitors to the University of Ari-
zona can enjoy a variety of attrac-
tions, from museums to galleries to
performance halls and more right
on campus. But the journey doesn’t
have to end there. The UA also has
a wealth of offerings off campus,
in locations that often see cooler
temperatures than the Tucson met-
ropolitan area.
When the desert sun is blazing,
a day trip to one of the UA’s “cool”
campus attractions outside the city
can offer a reprieve from the heat.
Biosphere 2
Cool factor: 5-10 degrees cooler
than Tucson
The Biosphere 2 research facility,
located north of Tucson in Oracle,
features a guided Under the Glass
Tour that takes guests inside the
3.14-acre glass-enclosed biosphere
facility, where Biospherians re-
sided in the early 1990s as part
of a study on survivability in a
sealed environment. Visitors can
check out an apartment, a kitchen
and the farm area where study
participants grew their crops. The
tour also takes guests through the
biosphere’s engineered wilderness
areas, including a tropical savanna,
a million-gallon tropical ocean, a
desert, a tropical rain forest with
more than 150 different species
of plants, and more. The facility
serves as a unique laboratory for
Photo by David Langdon
controlled scientific studies, ad-
dressing topics such as global envi-
ronmental change, water, drought
and renewable energy. Biosphere
2 was named one of the 50 Must-
See Wonders of the World by Time
Life Books and was named the No.
1 destination in Arizona by USA
Today. The UA assumed manage-
ment of Biosphere 2 in July 2007.
For more information on hours and
special programming, visit the Bio-
sphere 2 Web site.
Admission: Tour is $20 for adults;
$18 for AAA members, military
and seniors age 62 and up; $13 for
children ages 6-12; free for children
under 5.
Drive time: About an hour
More information: 520-838-6200,
info@b2science.com, www.
b2science.org
 Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter
Cool factor: 20-30 degrees cooler
than Tucson
The UA’s science learning facility
atop Mt. Lemmon offers a variety
of public programming and work-
shops, including SkyNights, an
evening program that lets visitors
explore the skies with binoculars, a
telescope and the help of a profes-
sional astronomer, and Discovery-
Days, a weekend summer program
that involves participants in hands-
on activities related to scientific
study in the Santa Catalina mountain
region and surrounding desert on
topics such as tree rings, insects,
monsoons and more. Reservations
are required. For hours, reserva-
tions and programming details, visit
the SkyCenter Web site,
http://skycenter.arizona.
edu.
Admission: SkyNights are
$48 per person, which
includes a light dinner;
DiscoveryDays are $24
for adults and $18 for
children and students.
Drive time: About 90
minutes
More information: 520-
626-8122, SkyCenter@
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skycenter.arizona.edu Wonders of the World by Time Life Books.
Facing page: Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park is Arizona’s oldest and largest botanical garden.
Above: Visitors to the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter can gaze at the stars and participate in other public
programs while enjoying the cool mountain air.
Boyce Thompson Arboretum dicinal plants, trees and arboretum
State Park history. There also are monthly
live music events after hours in the
Cool factor: About 5 degrees cooler picnic area, such as June’s “Surfin’
than Tucson, with lots of shade Summer Solstice” concert. For
Situated on 323 acres, the Boyce hours and information on special
Thompson Arboretum is Arizona’s events, visit the Boyce Thompson
oldest and largest botanical gar- Arboretum Web site.
den. Trees, cacti, flowers and other Admission: $7.50 adults; $3 chil-
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create a shady oasis, complete with free.
a lake, canyon and plenty of wild- Drive time: About two hours
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kids, and weekend tours teaching
Kitt Peak National Observatory
about butterflies, dragonflies, me- Visitor Center and Museum
Cool factor: 15-20 degrees cooler
than Tucson
Guided tours and evening stargaz-
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collection of optical telescopes.
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Performances “A Year With Frog and Toad,” 3 p.m. performer, Feinstein brings this vibrant
Arnold Lobel’s much-loved characters project to life with a blazing big band
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Monday-Friday musical remains true to the spirit of the
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Location Centennial Hall
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Parking Tyndall Avenue Garage attributes that make each of us different Story,” 8 p.m.
Contact 621-3341, www.uapresents.org and special. Set in swinging 1957, “Val Caniparoli’s A
Jan. 23 Cinderella Story” reimagines the world’s
Jan. 30 favorite rags-to-riches tale as a fresh,
MOMIX: “ReMIX,” 8 p.m.
Michael Feinstein: “The Sinatra Proj- hilarious and wildly inventive marriage
For 25 years, these dancer-illusionists
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humor. Artistic director Moses Pend- Michael Feinstein has blazed a brilliant original themes. Founded in 1939 by
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Narrated by Neal Conan, host of Nation-
al Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation,”
with projected images from the Hubble
Space Telescope, this concert marries
music to words. Inspired by pictures
from the space telescope, the evocative
music of the Celtic/early musical group
Ensemble Galilei is a perfect backdrop
for readings from a Navajo creation
myth and the works of Stanley Kunitz,
Jim Harrison and William Shakespeare.
Feb. 13
Olga Kern, 8 p.m.
With a passion as vivid and confident as
her musicianship, performing Rach-
maninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, Olga
Kern won the 2001 Van Cliburn Inter-
national Piano Competition, becoming
the first woman to win the prestigious
honor in 30 years. It could be in her
blood – she was born into a family of
musicians with ties to both Tchaikovsky
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Feb. 28
study.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra, 2 p.m.
Feb. 24 The most popular World War II-era
The Chieftains, 7:30 p.m. band was led by American trombonist
Six-time Grammy Award winners and Glenn Miller, who disappeared over
the best-known Irish band in the world, the English Channel while serving his
The Chieftains have played to count- country in 1944. His estate formed the
less sold-out houses. They revel in the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1956 and
legacy of centuries of traditional Irish today it’s the most popular big band in
music, projecting its warmth, embrac- the world. Trombonist Larry O’Brien
ing its melancholy and relishing its leads the orchestra and its vocalists in a
sense of fun. With a career that spans program of some of the greatest dance
44 years and 43 albums, The Chieftains music of all time. Signature classics like
are not only Ireland’s premier musical “Moonlight Serenade,” “In the Mood”
ambassadors, but also an enduring and and “Chattanooga Choo Choo” anchor a
influential creative force in establishing timeless repertoire.
the international appeal of Celtic music.
March 6
Feb. 27 Lily Tomlin, 8 p.m.
“The Music of Broadway” with Chris- Over a 40-year career Lily Tomlin has
tine Ebersole, Brian Stokes Mitchell won two Tony Awards, two Peabody
Awards, six Emmy Awards and a Gram-
and Marin Mazzie, 8 p.m.
my Award. In 2003, The Kennedy Center
Multiple Tony Award winner Christine
honored her with the Mark Twain Prize
Ebersole won critical acclaim for her
performances in “42nd Street,” “Oklaho- for American Humor. Her characters
ma!,” “Dinner At Eight,” “The Best Man” Ernestine and Edith Ann from the 1970s
and “Grey Gardens.” She also appeared TV smash “Laugh In” still draw throngs
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Mark Morris Dance Group, 8 p.m.
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 7 p.m.
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their unforgettable contribution to
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these 2009 Grammy Award winners and
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perennial nominees. Ladysmith Black
Mambazo has been just as much about
physicality and signature tiptoe chore-
ography as it has been about brilliant, a
cappella vocal harmonies. Their songs
merge the traditional music and dance
of South African miners with the sounds
and sentiments of gospel.
March 20
The Vienna Boys Choir, 8 p.m.
For its first 400 years, only kings and
their courts were privileged to hear
them. Franz Schubert was a member
and both Joseph and Michael Haydn
sang with them. The choir still performs
at Sunday Mass at the Imperial Chapel
but, since 1926, the privilege of listening
to them has encompassed the globe.
Four choirs tour regularly throughout
Europe and are frequent guests in Asia,
Australia and the Americas. Their reper-
toire spans their history, from medieval
chansons and Renaissance music to
masses and lieder by Schubert.
March 26
Ramsey Lewis
and Patti Austin,
8 p.m.
Pianist and
composer Ram-
sey Lewis is an
American jazz
icon. Recipient
of seven gold re-
cords and winner
of three Grammy
Awards, he has ranked among the
world’s great jazz pianists for more than
40 years, regularly topping the charts
with classics such as “The In Crowd.” In
2007, the National Endowment for the
Arts awarded him the prestigious title
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April 9
Guthrie Family Rides Again, 8 p.m.
They are a family whose legacy is
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Monterey Jazz Festival, 7:30 p.m.
An unforgettable evening of 21st
century jazz will feature pianist Kenny
Barron, violinist Regina Carter, swing
jazz guitarist Russell Malone and
vocalist Kurt Elling, a baritone whose
voice spans four octaves. Winner of
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The Taming of the Shrew by William
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One of Shakespeare’s earliest and most
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of the sexes. Renowned for her sharp
tongue and temper, Kate vows never to
wed. Hearing of her sizeable dowry, the
flamboyant Petruchio agrees to marry
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dancers will perform George Bal-
anchine’s “The Four Temperaments,”
first presented in 1946 for the Ballet
Society, a forerunner of the New York
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Parking Park Avenue Garage
Contact 621-2998, 621-1162 (tickets),
www.music.arizona.edu
Jan. 25
Faculty, guest, alumni and student art-
ists will perform “German Romantic
Gems.” Rex Woods, piano, Mary Woods,
soprano, Alexander Woods, violin, Gar-
rick Woods, cello, 7:30 p.m., $5.
Feb. 3
Trio Arizona faculty artists Neil Tat-
man, oboe, William Dietz, bassoon,
Paula Fan, piano, 7 p.m., $5.
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Planning
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• Tutoring
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Feb. 6-7
President’s Concert featuring the
Arizona Symphony Orchestra and
solos by winners of the Concerto Com-
petition, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, 3 p.m. Feb. 7,
$5, $7, $9.
Feb. 8
Brass faculty chamber music recital
featuring faculty and student artists
Edward Reid, trumpet, Daniel Katzen,
horn, Moisés Paiewonsky, trombone,
Kelly Thomas, tuba/euphonium, 7:30
p.m., free.
Feb 14
Schaeffer Memorial Guitar Competi-
tion Finals, 2:30 p.m., $5, $7, $9.
Feb 23
UA Wind Ensemble and Wind Sym-
phony, 7:30 p.m., $5.
Feb 26
Faculty Artist John Milbauer, piano,
7:30 p.m., $5.
Feb 28
Sholin Guitar Competition Finals, 2:30
p.m., $5, $7, $9.
Feb. 28
UA Symphonic Choir, 3 p.m., Casas
Adobes Congregational Church, 6801 N.
Oracle Road, free.
March 2
Faculty Artist Daniel Katzen, horn, 7:30
p.m., $5, post-concert reception hosted
by Friends of the School of Music.
March 5
Roy A. Johnson Memorial Organ Se-
ries with guest artist Douglas Cleveland,
organ, 7 p.m., $5, $7, $9.
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Performances
School of Music
Continued from page 21

March 6-7
Guest artist David Russell, Grammy
Award-winning guitarist, 7 p.m. March 6,
2:30 p.m. March 7, $20, $25, $30.
March 7-13
32nd Annual AzJazz Week, featuring
faculty and guest artists and student
ensembles, 7:30 p.m., $5, $7, $9.
March 24
Arizona Bach Aria Consort, a Bach
Belated Birthday Bash, featuring fac-
ulty, guest and student artists, 7 p.m.,
free.
March 25
UA Wind Ensemble, 7:30, $5.
March 28
Collegium Musicum, early music en-
semble, 2:30 p.m., free.
April 2
Arizona Graduate Winds, featuring
Starla Doyal, flute, Elizabeth Knoff,
oboe, Edwin Serrano, clarinet, Daniel
Hursey, bassoon, Lisa Gollenberg, horn,
7 p.m., free.
April 8-11

Adobe UA Opera Theater with the Arizona

Symphony Orchestra, “Il Matrimonio

Rose Inn
Segreto,” by Domenico Cimarosa, 7:30
p.m. April 8-10, 3 p.m. April 11, $10, $12,
$15.
Bed & Breakfast
~ Safe, historic April 13
neighborhood Student Chamber Music Showcase
with KUAT-FM radio host James
~ Comfortable Reel, 7:30 p.m., reception hosted by
and quiet Friends of the School of Music at 6:30
A beautiful ~ Areas for visiting, p.m., free.
indoors and out April 14
1930’s
~ Wireless internet UA Archive Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., $5,
Adobe home $7, $9.
in the historic April 17
Sam Hughes World Music Gang, 7:30 p.m., $5.
April 18
neighborhood
UA Steel Bands, 3 p.m., $5, $7, $9.
just 2 blocks
April 19
east of the Arizona Wind Quintet, with faculty
UA. Enjoy artists Brian Luce, flute, Neil Tatman,
oboe, Jerry Kirkbride, clarinet, William
irresistible Dietz, bassoon, Daniel Katzen, horn,
breakfasts and
800-328-4122 ~ 520-318-4644 joined by the Arizona Graduate Winds,
940 N. OLSEN AVE., TUCSON, AZ 85719 7 p.m., $5.
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April 21
UA Studio Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., $5.
April 22
UA Philharmonic Orchestra, 7:30 p.m.,
$5.
April 23
Rosewood and Friends marimba en-
semble, 7:30 p.m., free.
April 24
Arizona Percussion Ensembles, 7:30
p.m., $5.
April 25
Mildred Flood Mahoney Memorial
Organ Recital, featuring student artist
Shinji Inagi, organ, 2:30 p.m., free.
April 25
University Community Chorus and
Orchestra, “Basically Baroque,” 3 p.m.,
$6, $12.
April 28
UA Wind Symphony and Symphonic
Band, 7:30 p.m., $5.
April 29
UA Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., $5.
May 2
Arizona Symphony Orchestra, the
Arizona Choir and the UA Symphonic
Choir, “Vive la France!” music of Pou-
lenc and Ravel for combined choirs and
orchestra, 3 p.m., $5.
May 4
UA Opera Theater, “An Evening of
Opera Scenes,” 7:30 p.m., $5.
May 9
CrossTalk electronic percussion group
presents “Speed!” an amazing collabo-
ration of music, dance, and technology,
3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., $5.
May 23-29
International Tuba Euphonium Confer-
ence, presented by the International
Tuba Euphonium Association, visit
www.iteaonline.org.
April 8-11
Spring Fling, the largest stu-
dent-run carnival in the nation, is
a University of Arizona tradition.
Since 1974, Spring Fling has
been a fundraising opportunity
for clubs and organizations across
campus. With the help of more
than 3,000 UA students, the car-
nival raises about $80,000 per
year. The carnival features rides,
games, food and entertainment
and commands seven acres of
space.
The carnival takes place at Ril-
lito Downs, three miles north of
campus at North First Avenue and
East River Road.
For more information, visit
www.springfling.arizona.edu or call
621-5610.

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From the Heart

Gifts from private donors have helped make
the Sarver Heart Center a world leader in the
treatment of cardiovascular disease.
P rivately funded endowments and
annual support have positioned
the University of Arizona’ s Sarver
Heart Center as a global leader
in researching the nation’s No. 1
killer, cardiovascular disease.
The margin of excellence pri-
vate support provides at a public
research university cannot be over-
stated, said the center’s director,
Dr. Gordon
A. Ewy,
who holds
the Gordon
A. Ewy,
MD, Dis-
tinguished
Endowed
Chair for
Cardiovascu-
Dr. Gordon A. Ewy lar Medicine.
Of the 92
endowed chairs at the UA, 10 are at
the Sarver Heart Center.
Endowments have allowed the
Sarver Heart Center to attract and
retain top cardiovascular physi-
cians and researchers who, in turn,
have been successful in securing
major research funding.
Traditional funding sources, in-
cluding revenue from patient care
and state funding, barely support
clinical, administrative and teach-
ing activities. That’s why private
funding is so important to advanc-
ing the prevention and cure of car-
diovascular diseases.
“Without endowments, the Sarv-
er Heart Center would be rather
The Sarver Heart Center is located at the Arizona Health Sciences Center, which is just north of
mediocre,” Ewy said. “But thanks the main UA campus.
to endowments and the donors
who have created them, we have successful research efforts have cans dying from cardiovascular dis-
achieved an internationally out- led to improved prevention and ease down to 34 percent, Ewy said.
standing reputation.” patient care. Mortality rates have “We’re making progress, but
Over the past three decades, dropped from 40 percent of Ameri- cardiovascular disease is still by
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far the No. 1 cause of mortality, the
No. 1 killer in the United States and
the industrialized world,” Ewy said.
Most recently, the Sarver Heart
Center is transforming the way the
medical community looks at cardio-
pulmonary resuscitation. Doctors
and basic physiology researchers
at the UA have developed new
“… thanks to endowments
and the donors who have
created them, we have
achieved an internationally
outstanding reputation.”
Dr. Gordon A. Ewy
methods that not only improve
bystander CPR, but also how emer-
gency medical service responders
treat patients in cardiac arrest.
In what began as research look-
ing at electrical defibrillation tech-
niques, the Sarver Heart Center Re-
suscitation Research Group made
a shocking discovery. The group
found that CPR using continuous
chest compressions rather than
the long-accepted combination of
compressions and mouth-to-mouth
ventilations is superior at saving
lives.
Combining compression-only
CPR with modified protocols for
paramedics and other profession-
als, a new approach called Cardio-
cerebral Resuscitation has tripled
survival rates.
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“We have already saved hun-
dreds of lives in areas where this
technique was implemented – this
approach will have a truly major
worldwide impact,” Ewy said.
However, obtaining funding for
breakthrough research, especially
projects that contradict widely
accepted medical science, is in-
creasingly difficult. Today, only
4 percent of funding requests for
cardiovascular disease research
to the National Institutes of Health
receive funding.
In this increasingly competitive
environment, preliminary data that
strongly supports the need for ad-
ditional research is paramount to
winning grant awards.
That’s why endowed faculty
chairs are essential to recruiting
faculty with the best potential of
making future breakthroughs.
l L i f e
Rea
The most recent example is Dr.
Aiden Abidov, an academic imag-
ing cardiologist recruited over the
summer. Without an endowed chair
to support his research, he would
Living on campus will pro-
have pursued academic opportuni- vide you with the academic
ties elsewhere, Ewy said. environment you need and
Looking ahead, two of the cen- the social environment you
ter’s priorities include expanding want. Our caring, supportive
the clinical component of the Heart
Disease in Women Program and ad-
staff is here for you 24/7
dressing the growing health crisis to help make your college
of pre-diabetes and diabetes. experience a great one.
“As in the past, private donors
Campus Housing
will play a crucial role in aiding our
efforts to improve the quality of life
for Arizonans and people around
the globe,” Ewy said.
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• Largest selection of UA
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• Textbooks & general books
• Large selection of
school & office supplies
• Reference materials
• Snacks and beverages
622-4717 • 845 N. Park Ave.
(B5 on campus map, in Marshall Bldg. next to University Marriott)
www.arizonabookstore.com
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Dining Directory
American
Beyond Bread 6260 E. Speedway Blvd.
747-7477 and 3026 N. Campbell Ave.
322-9965 Mon.-Fri. 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat.
7 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Scones, croissants, cakes, cookies, tarts, breads and
more. Sandwiches, salads, soups, coffee and espresso.
Dine-in, take-out. beyondbread.com
Frank’s/Francisco’s 3843 E. Pima St.
881-2710 Frank’s: Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-
3 p.m.; Sat. 7 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Francisco’s: Sun.-Thurs. 5-10 p.m., Fri. & Sat.
5 p.m.-Midnight
Greasy spoon by day, Francisco’s Mexican food by
night. “Elegant Dining Elsewhere.”
Lodge on the Desert 306 N. Alvernon Way
(north of Broadway) 325-3366
Breakfast Mon.-Sun. 7-10:30 a.m.; Lunch
Mon.-Sun. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Bar Menu 2-5 p.m.;
Dinner Sun.-Thurs. 5-9 p.m., Fri. & Sat.
5-10 p.m.
Eclectic southwestern offering scrumptious tasteful
menus. lodgeonthedesert.com
Maynard's Market & Kitchen 400 N.
Toole Ave (between 4th Ave. and 6th Ave.)
545-0577 Kitchen & Market: Daily 7 a.m.-
10 p.m.; Thurs., Fri. & Sat. extended late
night hours until midnight or bar closing
The Kitchen serves New American cuisine with
European influences on a seasonally changing
menu. Under the direction of Executive Chef Addam
Buzzalini. maynardsmarkettucson.com
Asian/Thai
Asian Bistro 3122 N. Campbell Ave. #110
881-7800 Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri. &
Sat. 11 a.m.-12 a.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Pacific Rim specialties; extensive dessert menu. Take
out 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Happy Hour 2-6 p.m. & 8 p.m.-close
7 days tucsonasianbistro.com
Lotus Garden 5975 E. Speedway (E. of
Craycroft & W. of Wilmot) 298-3351
Sun.–Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri &
Sat. 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Cantonese & Szechuan cuisine, family owned since
1968. Elegant atmosphere. Polynesian drinks, wine
& cocktails. Fine Cantonese quick stir-fry searing fla-
vors of meats and vegetables and Szechuan Cuisine
with hot peppercorn, garlic and spicy bean sauce.
lotusgarden.com
OM–Modern Asian Diner & Sushi Bar
1765 E. River Road 299-7815 Sun.-Wed.
11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 11-2 a.m.;
Limited menu 12-2 p.m.
Modern Asian French fusion cuisine.
Vila Thai Cuisine 972 E. University Blvd.
(upstairs) 393-3489 Mon.- Fri. Lunch
11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Mon.-Sun. Dinner 5-9 p.m.,
Happy Hour Mon.-Thurs. 3-6 p.m.
Authentic dishes from Thailand that can be prepared
vegetarian, and often vegan. vilathai.com
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Bar & Grill

Flying V Bar & Grill 7000 N. Resort Drive
(north of Kolb & Sunrise) 615-5495 Mon.-
Lead in the World’s Greatest
Sat. 5:30-10 p.m.; Sun. 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Outdoor setting overlooking 18th hole, cascading Air Force
water and city lights. Southwestern fare with a Latin
flair. flyingvbarandgrill.com
Kingfisher Bar & Grill 2564 E. Grant Road
323-7739 Mon.-Fri. Lunch 11 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Dinner 5-10 p.m., Sat.-Sun. Dinner 5-10 p.m.,
Late Night 10 p.m.-Midnight; Bar Menu
3-5 p.m.; Happy Hour 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Seafood with an Arizona flair. Lunch, dinner, late
night, Live music Mondays & Saturdays, 9 p.m.-
Midnight. kingfisherbarandgrill.com

Barbeque
Brushfire BBQ Co. 2745 N Campbell
(Glenn & Campbell) 624-3223 Mon.-Sun.
11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Tender fresh high quality pork, poultry, meats and
messy fries, fresh bread and six different BBQ sasuces
and more. Meats smoked daily; ten side dishes made
fresh daily. brushfirebbq.com It’s Never too Late...Explore Scholarship
Famous Dave’s Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que and Career Opportunities Today
4565 N. Oracle Rd. (near Auto Mall
Drive) 888-1512 Mon.-Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. For More Information Contact
Great barbeque, with pit-smoked meats, secret recipe Air Force ROTC Det 20
sauces, and made-from-scratch desserts. Dine in, take
out, or catered.
(520)626-3521
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Security
UMC ED
PARKING Patient/
Visitor
GARAGE Parking
Construction UMC
Site Employee Health/
Human Resources
EMERGENCY
ED DEPT. (ED)
Visitor
Parking DIAMOND
BUILDING
Campus Map Construction
SURGERY

Locations of special interest, such as museums and performance halls, ARIZONA

DUVAL CANCER CENTER
are included in the index below AUDITORIUM

$ = Garages with Visitor Parking and Parking Meters Emergency Vehicles Only
ADAMS STREET
Telephone Parking & Transportation at 626-PARK (7275) for more information
CAMPBELL AVENUE

Local traffic only during construction

DRACHMAN STREET DRACHMAN STREET

CORLEONE AHSC
APTS. UofA
BookStore BookStore

VINE AVENUE
Corleone Ctr.

HIGHLAND AVENUE

MOUNTAIN AVENUE

EUCLID AVENUE
ART
STUDIOS
(future)
MABEL STREET MABEL STREET MABEL STREET

VISUAL
ARTS

FREMONT AVENUE
INTERNATIONAL

SANTA RITA AVENUE

GRADUATE FACULTY & SCHOLARS/
RESEARCH PASSPORT FACILITY
CENTER

THOMAS
W. KEATING
BIORESEARCH

HELEN STREET HELEN STREET HELEN STREET

CURRICULUM
VINE SCHAEFER & REGISTRATION
POETRY
ANNEX CENTER

AEROSPACE &
MECHANICAL ENROLLMENT
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

PARK AVENUE

TYNDALL AVENUE
MOUNTAIN AVENUE
CAMPBELL AVENUE

ss

ARCHITECTURE
& LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
Pedestrian/Bike Underpa

Pedestrian/Bike Underpass

Pedestrian/Bike Underpass
E. FIRST STREET E. FIRST STREET
MOUNTAIN AVENUE

UA
UNIVERSITY POLICE
S.A.L.T. TEACHING CENTER DEPT.
E. FIRST STREET
CENTER

E. SECOND STREET E. SECOND STREET

SIROW/GENDER
& WOMEN’S
STUDIES

NUE
PBELL AVENUE
 E. SECOND STREET
EUCLID AV
PARK AVENUE
TYNDALL AVENUE
UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
Student
Exchange
PARK AVENUE
EUCLID AVENUE
NEW RESIDENCE HALL
CONSTRUCTION
TYNDALL AVENUE
Abrams (UAHSC) ........................................... F-2
Administration ..............................................D-5
Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering ...........D-3
Apache .....................................................D, E-7
Architecture & Landscape Architecture .........C-4
Arizona Cancer Center ..................................G-1
Arizona .........................................................A-7
Arizona Stadium ....................................... E-6, 7
Arizona State Museum ..................................B-5
Arizona State Museum South ....................B-5, 6
Art and Museum of Art ..................................B-4
Babcock .......................................................G-3
Bear Down Gym........................................ E-5, 6
Bio. Sciences East.........................................D-6
Bio. Sciences West....................................B, C-6
Biomedical Research .................................... F-1
Bioresearch, Thomas W. Keating ................... F-3
BookStore
AHSC ................................................... F, G-2
Corleone Center .......................................B-2
Main (in SUMC) ........................................D-5
McKale Sports Stop ..................................G-6
Student Exchange ....................................A-6
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PARK
PARK AVENUE
FREMONT AVENUE
Campus Health ............................................D-7
Centennial Hall (and Ticket Office) .............B-5, 6
Center for English as a Second Language .....C-5
Chávez, César E. ...........................................C-5
Chemical Science .........................................D-6
Chemistry .....................................................D-6
Children’s Research (UAHSC) ........................ F-2
Civil Engineering .......................................C-4, 5
Cochise .......................................................B-6
Coconino .....................................................B-4
Colonia de la Paz .....................................D, E-6
Communication ............................................C-5
Computer Center (UITS) ................................D-4
Coronado .....................................................A-7
DeConcini Env. & Natural Resources .............B-7
Dermatology (UAHSC) ...................................G-1
Disability Resource Center ............................D-7
Douglass ..................................................C-5, 6
Drachman Hall .............................................. F-3
Drachman Institute .......................................A-4
DuVal Auditorium (UAHSC) ............................G-1
Education, College of ....................................E-5
El Portal ........................................................D-7
Electrical & Computer Engr............................C-4
Eller Dance Theatre................................... F, G-5
Engineering, College of .................................C-5
ER/Amb. Surgery (University Medical Ctr.) ....G-1
Esquire ........................................................B-3
Faculty Center...............................................D-3
Family & Consumer Sciences ........................C-6
Flandrau Planetarium .................................... F-5
Fluid Dynamics .............................................D-4
Forbes, College of Agriculture & Life Sci. .......C-6
Gila ...............................................................B-5
Gittings ......................................................... F-5
Gould-Simpson, College of Science ...........B, C-6
Graham ....................................................D, E-6
Greenlee ...................................................D, E-6
Harshbarger / Mines & Metallurgy.................C-5
Harvill ...........................................................C-4
Haury (Anthropology) ....................................B-6
Herring .........................................................C-6
Hillenbrand Aquatic Center............................G-6
Hillenbrand Stadium ................................. F, G-5
Hopi..............................................................E-6
Hospital (University Medical Ctr.) ............F, G-1, 2
CHEMICAL
SCIENCES
HIGHLAND AVENUE
NEW
RESIDENCE HALL
CONSTRUCTION
HIGHLAND AVENUE
Huachuca .................................................A, B-6
Human Resources (in USB) ...........................A-5
Info. Res. & Library Science ..........................E-4
Integrated Learning Center ...........................E-5
International Student Pgms. ..........................A-5
Kaibab ......................................................A, B-6
Keating Bioresearch (BIO5) ........................... F-3
Koffler...........................................................D-6
Kuiper Space Sciences ................................. F-5
La Aldea .......................................................A-6
Learning Services .........................................E-4
Library
AHS.......................................................... F-2
Main .................................................... E-5, 6
Science & Engineering .........................D, E-6
Life Sciences North .......................................G-2
Life Sciences South ......................................B-6
Little Chapel of All Nations ........................D, E-4
Manzanita.....................................................B-4
Maricopa .................................................B, C-5
Marley ..........................................................C-6
Marroney Theatre (Fine Arts Box Office) ........B-4
Marshall ..................................................A, B-5
FLANDRAU/
MINERAL
MUSEUM
Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center............D-4
Marvel ......................................................C, D-6
Mathematics.................................................C-6
McClelland, Eller College of Mgmt. ................C-3
McKale Memorial Center Legacy Lane,
Eddie Lynch Athletics Pavilion Plaza,
Jim Click Hall of Champions ................. F, G-6
Medical Research ......................................... F-3
Medicine, College of .....................................G-2
Meinel Optical Sciences, College of ............... F-6
Mineral Museum ........................................... F-5
Mirror Lab................................................. F-6, 7
Mohave ........................................................B-4
Modern Languages .......................................E-5
Music (Crowder and Holsclaw Halls) .............B-4
Navajo ...................................................... E, F-7
Nugent..................................................C, D-5, 6
Nursing, College of........................................G-2
Old Main .......................................................C-5
Park Student Union ...................................A, B-6
Parking and Transportation ...........................C-7
Parking Garage
Cherry ...................................................... F-6
MEINEL
OPTICAL SCIENCES
Highland ..............................................D, E-3
Main Gate ............................................A-4, 5
Park Avenue .............................................B-3
Second St.................................................D-5
Sixth St. ...................................................C-7
Tyndall .....................................................A-6
UAHSC .....................................................G-2
Passport Facility............................................C-3
Pharmacy, College of ................................ F, G-2
Physics and Atmospheric Sciences ...............C-6
Pima House ..................................................D-4
Pinal .............................................................E-7
Police ..........................................................G-4
Posada San Pedro .........................................D-6
Psychology ...................................................E-5
Pueblo de la Cienega ....................................D-6
Roby Gymnastics ..........................................G-6
Rogers, James E., College of Law ............C, D-3
Rogers Rountree Hall ................................C, D-3
SALT Center ..............................................D, E-4
Santa Cruz ................................................D, E-7
Sarver Heart Center ...................................... F-2
Schaefer Center for Creative Photography .....C-4
CA
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PRACTICE FACILITY
DIVING
POOL
HILLENBRAND
AQUATIC CENTER
McKALE
SPORTS
STOP
CAMPBELL AVENUE
Schaefer Poetry Center .................................E-3
Shantz .....................................................C, D-6
Slonaker .......................................................B-4
Social Sciences.........................................C-5, 6
Sonett Space Sciences .................................E-5
Sonora ......................................................A, B-7
South........................................................B, C-6
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences ......C-4
Staff Advisory Council ...................................C-3
Steward Observatory ....................................E-5
Student Recreation Center ........................D, E-7
Student Union Memorial Center ....................D-5
Swede Johnson (Alumni Association) ............E-3
Theatre Arts (Tornabene Theatre) ..................B-4
UA Visitor Center ...........................................A-5
Udall Center ..................................................A-4
University Services Building (USB).................A-5
University Teaching Center ............................ F-4
Veterinary Sci./Microbiology..........................C-6
Villa del Puente .............................................D-7
West Stadium ........................................... E-6, 7
Yavapai .........................................................C-6
Yuma ............................................................C-5
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Café 54 54 E. Pennington Road 622-1907 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Enchiladas, Spinach & Cream Cheese Quiche,
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Pesto Chicken Breast & Brie Sandwich, Guinness,
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catering services, though its primary mission is an
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Sun. 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Colonial West House with plant-filled courtyard and
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across the street from campus) 623-6323
Mon. 4-10 p.m.; Tues.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.,
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Raising Arizona
Wildcats
By hosting kids on campus for activities ranging
from sports to science, Club Arizona hopes to
create connections that bring them back when
it’s time for college.
A nnalize Estrella has a plan. She
wants to attend the University of
Arizona, get a degree and teach
second grade. Of course, she’ll
have to finish elementary school
first, and then junior high and high
school.
Granted, the 9-year-old future
Wildcat has a few years to go be-
fore she can call the UA home.
Until then, one University club is
working to keep Estrella, and other
Tucson kids, connected to campus.
Club Arizona, based in the UA
athletics department, sponsors
and promotes youth events and
activities throughout the year for
students in grades K-12.
More than 1,000 students,
mostly elementary aged, belong to
the club, which collaborates with
more than 40 campus departments
to coordinate or share news about
special events, activities and Club
Arizona member discounts, said
Courtney Anthony, coordinator
for community service and special
events for Arizona Athletics.
The club, which previously
went by the names Cats Kids Club
and Junior Wildcat Club, once fo-
cused solely on involving
youth in Arizona Athlet-
ics events. However, it
changed its mission about
three years ago, as the
result of a joint effort be-
tween Arizona Athletics
and the Office of Enroll-
ment, to become more
inclusive of all campus
events. It was renamed
Club Arizona.
The idea was to create
a club that would help
connect kids with a wide
range of diverse activities
Students in grades K-12 are invited to attend a variety of
on campus, from sporting youth events on the UA campus through Club Arizona.
events to science activi-
ties to arts and cultural who attended the event. A soc-
performances, said Anthony, who cer player herself, she said she
oversees the club. enjoyed meeting UA athletes and
“Our whole purpose is to con- spending time on campus.
nect kids with college,” Anthony “It’s a very big campus, and I get
said. “The more a child is on cam- confused where to go sometimes,
pus and exposed to that envi- but it’s a good campus,” the third-
ronment, the more likely they grader said.
are to attend college.” Estrella’s mother, Julie, said she
In October, the club co- appreciates that Club Arizona ex-
hosted, along with the UA’s poses students to an environment
Student-Athlete Advisory they might otherwise not get to
Committee, an event called experience.
“Halloween Spooktacular,” “It gives them something to
which invited costumed shoot for,” she said.
youngsters to campus to trick-or- Anthony said the club is an es-
trick at tables staffed by UA stu- pecially useful tool in reaching out
dent-athletes. Club members could to children, in Tucson and outlying
then attend a women’s volleyball areas, who might not be thinking
game for just $1. about – or have ready access to
Dressed as a Spanish dancer, information about – attending col-
Estrella was one of about 200 kids Continued on page 37
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lege. She said she is working with

Arizona Basketball
House Inn
area school districts to encourage
teachers to help their students sign
up for the club.
Any student in grades K-12 can
join the club free on the Club Ari-
zona Web site, at www.clubarizona.
org. Club Arizona launched the
kid-friendly site in August 2009. In
addition to providing information
about upcoming club events, it in- Jan. 2
cludes fun features, such as “Wild- UCLA (Los Angeles)
cat Trivia,” a word search, a maze, Jan. 8
science experiments and other Washington State (Tucson) Each room features:
games and activities. In 2009, the ~ Kitchen or expanded
Jan. 10
club sponsored a coloring contest kitchenette, stocked with breakfast items
Washington (Tucson)
in honor of mascot Wilbur Wild- ~ Private entrances, most with access to
cat’s 50th birthday. Several of the Jan. 14 “world’s greatest porch”
entries were featured on the club’s Oregon State (Corvallis, Ore.) ~ Hot/cold water for supplied teas, cereals
Web site. Jan. 16 ~ Air ozone puri½ers
Once they’ve signed up, club Oregon (Eugene, Ore.) ~ Hardwood ¾oors
members are sent a membership ~ LCD TVs w/300 digital channels
Jan. 23
card that lists their name, birthday,
favorite subject in school and fa-
Arizona State (Tempe, Ariz.) Plus:
Jan. 28 ~ Parking with video surveillance
vorite sport. They also receive an Stanford (Tucson) ~ Free WiFi throughout plus internet
e-mail newsletter about every two
Jan. 31 work station in a semi-private alcove
weeks and a printed newsletter in ~ Walk to University of Arizona,
California (Tucson)
the mail twice a year, keeping them Downtown Tucson and Historic 4th Ave.
posted on activities and events. Feb. 4
Members can purchase a Club Ari- Washington (Seattle)
zona T-shirt for $10. Feb. 6
Club Arizona members enjoy Washington State (Pullman, ALL-SUITE
TUCSON
$1 admission to select UA soccer, Wash.)
BED AND
volleyball, women’s basketball, Feb. 11 BREAKFAST
softball and baseball games, and Oregon (Tucson)
gymnastics meets. They also get
Feb. 13
year-round discounted admission Oregon State (Tucson)
of $10 to the UA’s Biosphere 2, as
do any immediate family members Feb. 21 DAILY,
Arizona State (Tucson) WEEKLY OR
accompanying them.
EXTENDED
Club members who shop for Feb. 25
STAYS
school supplies at Office Depot, California (Berkeley, Calif.)
WELCOME
the club’s corporate sponsor, can Feb. 27
show their Club Arizona cards and Stanford (Palo Alto, Calif.)
have 5 percent of their purchase March 4
donated back to the club to help it UCLA (Tucson)
continue to grow.
March 6
“It’s been really neat to see the
USC (Tucson)
kids coming back for a lot of differ-
ent events,” Anthony said. “We’re March 10-13
trying to get an even bigger mix.” Pacific Life Pac-10 Tourna-
ment (Los Angeles)
Alexis Blue, Office of University Com- 144 E. University Blvd.
munications Tucson AZ 85705 520-891-1827
37 info@BigBlueHouse.net
http://144university.com
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lapse.” Oliver is poet, performer, teacher doctorate in Arabic literature in 2006.

Reading series and author of “the she said dialogues: His poems and essays, in Arabic and
flesh memory.” A recipient of the PEN English, have appeared in various jour-
Poetry Center Helen Street
Beyond Margins Award, she lives and nals and publications in the Arab world,
Time 8 p.m. (unless teaches in Brooklyn. Shimoda has lived as well as “The Nation,” “Middle East
SCHAEFER
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Vine Avenue
POETRY

Cherry Avenue
CENTER
Admission Free, open tries. His collaborations, drawings and others. He is the author of “The Baghdad
to the public poems have appeared in print, online, Blues” and “a I`jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody.”
Location UA Poetry on vinyl and on walls, as well as in “The Antoon is an assistant professor at New
Center, 1508 E. Helen Speedway Boulevard Alps,” “The Inland Sea” and “O Bon.” York University.
St. (unless otherwise noted) Jan. 23 Feb. 18
Parking Paid parking available in Poetry Joeys children’s poetry reading Dan Beachy-Quick Beachy-Quick is the
Highland Avenue Garage. Free parking and activities, 10 a.m. author of four books of poems, most
is available in University parking lots recently “This Nest, Swift Passerine,” as
Jan. 29
weekdays after 5 p.m. and all day on well as a collection of interconnected es-
weekends (except for special events). UA Poetry Faculty Panel Faculty
says on Melville’s “Moby Dick,” titled “A
Contact 626-3765, poetry@email.arizona. members will participate in a panel
Whaler’s Dictionary.” He teaches in the
edu, www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu discussion about poetry as art, craft
Master of Fine Arts program at Colorado
and life. Panelists are Alison Hawthorne
State University.
Jan. 21 Deming, Jane Miller, Tenney Nathanson,
Steve Orlen and Boyer Rickel. Poet and Feb. 20
Next Word in Poetry: Philip Jenks,
UA adjunct instructor Barbara Cully will Poetry Joeys children’s poetry reading
Akilah Oliver, Brandon Shimoda
moderate. The event starts at 4 p.m. and activities, 10 a.m.
Jenks teaches at the University of Illinois
at Chicago. His poems have appeared in Feb. 4 Feb. 22
“Chicago Review,” “Typo,” “Cultural Soci- Sinan Antoon Antoon is a poet, novelist UA Prose Series Presents John D’Agata
ety,” “Canarium,” “LVNG” and elsewhere. and translator. He was born in Baghdad D’Agata is the author of “Halls of Fame”
He wrote the poetry volumes “On the and studied English literature at Bagh- and the editor of “The Next American
Cave You Live In” and “My First Paint- dad University before moving to the Essay” and “The Lost Origins of the Es-
ing Will be ‘The Accuser’” as well as the United States after the 1991 Gulf War. say.” He teaches creative writing at the
books “The Elms Left Elm Street,” “How He did his graduate studies at George- University of Iowa. Curated by faculty
Many of You Are You?” and “Colony Col- town and Harvard, where he earned a of the UA creative writing program, the

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to Tucson for readings and colloquia.
March 6
Gustaf Sobin Tribute with Andrew
Zawacki, Andrew Joron, Tedi Lopez
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March 11
UA Prose Series Presents “Best of
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Anthology Event with Vivian Aben-
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Poetry Joeys children’s poetry reading
and activities, 10 a.m.
April 22
Franz Wright Born in Vienna, Wright is
the author of 14 collections of poetry.
“Walking to Martha’s Vineyard” was
awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Wright also
has translated poems by René Char,
Erica Pedretti and Rainer Maria Rilke. He
has received the PEN/Voelcker Award for
Poetry, as well as grants and fellowships
from the Guggenheim Foundation, the
Whiting Foundation and the National En-
dowment for the Arts. Wright has taught
in many colleges and universities, includ-
ing Emerson College and the University
of Arkansas. He currently is the writer-in-
residence at Brandeis University.
Center for Creative Photography, 1030
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p.m. Closed weekends. 621-1331. www.
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Fine Arts, Music Building, Room 233,
1017 N. Olive Road Monday-Thursday
8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday 1-10 p.m.
621-7009. www.library.arizona.edu/about/
libraries/fineartslibr.html
Law, 1501 E. Speedway Blvd. Monday-
Thursday 7 a.m.-11:45 p.m.; Friday 7
a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Sunday 12-11:45 p.m. 621-1413. www.law.
arizona.edu/library
Main, 1510 E. University Blvd. Open
Sunday at 11 a.m. until Friday at 9 p.m.;
Saturday 9 a.m.-9 p.m. CatCard required
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of the stories in this anthology appear
in English for the first time. Editor Uribe
selected 16 of Mexico’s finest writers
born after 1945 for this volume. The UA
Prose Series is proud to bring Uribe and
three of the authors represented in his
anthology to Tucson.
March 20
Poetry Joeys children’s poetry reading
and activities, 10 a.m.
Libraries
Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. Univer-
sity Blvd. Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-3
p.m. and by appointment; closed state
and national holidays. 621-4695. www.
statemuseum.arizona.edu/library
Arizona Health Sciences Library, 1501
N. Campbell Ave. 7 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Sunday-
Thursday. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
Open until midnight for UA and UMC
edu
Science-Engineering, 744 N. Highland
Ave. Monday-Thursday 7:30-1 a.m.;
Friday 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-6
p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.-1 a.m. 621-6384.
www.library.arizona.edu/about/libraries/
scienglibr.html
Special Collections (Main Library), 1510
E. University Blvd. Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6
p.m.; Closed weekends. 621-6423. www.
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The Poetry Center’s collection of more than 65,000
items, the center stays true to the
award-winning building words of its founder, providing a
comfortable haven for the writer in
blends community spaces all of us.
The Poetry Center is one of the
with quiet areas, serving only freestanding public-access li-
brary collections on any university
as a haven for both campus that is solely dedicated
to celebrating and advancing the
congregation and creation. literary arts. In designing the cen-
ter’s permanent home, the Helen
S. Schaefer Building, architect
When founder Ruth Stephan Les Wallach wove the essence of
seeded the Poetry Center library Stephan’s words right into the
with several hundred books from building, creating a 17,000-square-
her personal collection in 1960, she foot landmark facility that houses a
envisioned the center as a place multitude of community programs
where readers and writers could and events while providing a relax-
venture to “meet and be with the ing, tranquil oasis for readers and
cries, whispers, shouts, questions writers.
and conclusions of another human The building has won several
spirit in the essence of design awards, including the 2009
poetry.” Today, Arizona American Institute of Ar-
with an chitects Award for Design, the 2008
Southern Arizona AIA Award for
Design, the Southwest Contractor
Best of 2008 Award
The Helen S. Schaefer Building won the 2009 Arizona American Institute of Architects Award for Design.
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for Excellence in Interior Design,
the Arizona Masonry Guild’s 18th
Annual Excellence in Masonry De-
sign Award and the 2009 Arizona
AIA Sustainable Firm of the Year
Award.
The design is built upon a prin-
ciple called “a progression toward
solitude,” says Wallach, of Tucson
firm Line and Space. Beginning on
the west side of the building, visi-
tors move through meeting and
gathering spaces. As they work
their way east, they experience a
gradual retreat into the quiet of the
library collection, where they find
comfortable armchairs and light-
filled reading areas.
“The contradictions – noise
versus quiet, intimacy versus in-
stitutionalism, interaction versus
solitude, interior versus exterior,
security versus accessibility – cre-
ated the puzzle that directed the
design, “ Wallach explains.
The progression of solitude cul-
minates in the Mary Dearing Lewis
Garden to the east of the library.
Here – in a true oasis of fast-grow-
ing bamboo, filtered sunlight
and river rocks – visitors
can seat themselves
on a natural
bench
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of 270-million-year-old Coconino
sandstone and experience the
special awareness described by
Stephan. The spirit of poetry in-
habits, quite literally, the walls of
the garden, where a line of poetry
by UA Regents’ Professor Richard
Shelton is rendered in visual form
as binary code.
These features and more make
the center a perfect place for visual
arts and architecture enthusiasts
to sketch, photograph and seek in-
spiration. In fact, visitors to the Po-
Children are regular visitors to the Poetry Center, pictured here from the south, which holds
etry Center just might get a sneak
readings just for them in the Children’s Corner.
preview of art in progress, such as
chalk portraits of poets created by 19th centuries along with hundreds listening/viewing stations, allowing
undergraduate figure drawing stu- of contemporary first editions and visitors to experience firsthand a
dents or new works by local artists artist books. It also houses the diversity of voices, from Allen Gins-
adorning the library stacks. photographic archives of LaVerne berg’s “Kaddish” to Lucille Clifton’s
They may also see the next gen- Harrell Clark, the Poetry Center’s “Homage to My Hips.”
eration of poets enjoying the Chil- first director, comprising more The Poetry Center is located in
dren’s Corner and the Anika Burns than 2,000 images of notable poets the Helen S. Schaefer Building at
Children’s Collection. There, kids and writers. Rotating exhibits in 1508 E. Helen St. (at Vine Avenue,
of all ages can read quietly in child- the Jeremy Ingalls Gallery make just north of Speedway Boulevard
sized armchairs, explore language these and other treasures acces- and west of Cherry Avenue). For
with a giant magnetic poetry wall, sible to the public. information on the Poetry Center’s
and write and illustrate a poem on Another important archive pre- library and programs, please go
butcher paper for Joey, the Chil- serves the voices and images of to www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu,
dren’s Corner kangaroo mascot. more than 1,000 poets who have call 626-3765, or e-mail poetry@u.
The Poetry Center is a haven read for the Poetry Center since arizona.edu.
for literary treasures. The climate- 1962. Currently in the process of
controlled Rare Book Room pre- digitization, the center’s audio/ Anne Guthrie, Poetry Center
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Art Galleries
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Photography
The center’s gallery exhibits work by
new photographers and renowned
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Weston, Garry Winogrand and Harry
Callahan.
Hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Saturday-Sunday 1-4 p.m.
Admission Requested donation
Location Fine Arts Complex, 1030 N.
Olive Road
Parking Park Avenue Garage. Pedes-
trian underpass gives direct access.
Parking directly behind center (off
Second Street) is free on weekends and
after 5 p.m. on weekdays.
Contact
621-7968,
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phy.org
Joseph Gross Art Gallery
For 30 years, the gallery has exhibited
the work of student, faculty and profes-
sional artists in a broad range of media
and concepts. The gallery also hosts
visiting artists and scholars for public
lectures.
Hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Saturday-Sunday 12-4 p.m.
Admission Free
Location Corner of Park Avenue and
ter for Creative Photography and the UA by exposing Union
Gallery
Museum of Art visitors to
Parking Park Avenue Garage. Pedes- original art
Gallagher
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trian underpass gives direct access. by regional
Parking directly behind center (off and national-
Second Street) is free on weekends and ly prominent
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When it was established in 1977, this
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gallery became the first student gallery Parking Second Street Garage
in the UA art department. Today, it is
Contact 621-6142,
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realize their artistic visions and learn
about gallery management under the
guidance of faculty and the gallery
curator.
Hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Saturday-Sunday 12-4 p.m.
Lecture series
Steward Observatory
Admission Free
Location Corner of Park Avenue and
Since 1924, Steward Observatory has
Speedway Boulevard, between the Cen-
been hosting public astronomy lectures.
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Following each lecture, participants can
UA Museum of Art, inside the Joseph
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Taming
a Tree-
Ring
Forest
The first official curator of
the UA’s Laboratory of Tree-
Ring Research is responsible
for cataloging the world’s
largest collection of tree
rings, which includes a
10,000-year-old
specimen.
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Pearce Paul Creasman was hired as the first-ever curator for the Laboratory of Tree-Ring
Research and is charged with managing the UA’s massive tree ring collection.
T ucked away beneath the bleach-
ers at Arizona Stadium, in a dark
corridor unknown to most football
game-goers, lies a rather unex-
pected collection – a collection
of wood that’s been accumulat-
ing for more than a century.
From large, disc-shaped
slices to skinny pencil-shaped
samples, the storage area
is packed with tree ring
specimens, part of a mas-
sive research collection
held by the University of
Arizona’s Laboratory of
Tree-Ring Research.
Visitors to the hidden
den may have to duck
their heads to dodge the
utility pipes pumping life
into the stadium overhead
as they glimpse a portion of
the largest collection of tree
ring samples in the world.
Charged with managing the
UA’s collection, which is estimated
at about 2 million pieces, is Pearce
Paul Creasman, the laboratory’s
curator of collections.
Creasman is the first curator in
the lab’s 73-year history.
Since the lab was established in
1937 under A.E. Douglass – former
acting UA president and founder
of the modern science of dendro-
chronology, or tree ring research –
various staff, faculty and students
of the lab have shared responsibili-
ty for managing the collection, said
lab director Tom Swetnam.
The lack of an official curator
for the overwhelming collection –
which has branched out to include
space in the Mathematics East
building and an off-campus storage
facility – also has meant a degree of
inconsistency and disorganization
in the collection, which Creasman
is preparing to tackle.
“It’s a huge job,” Swetnam said.
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“We hold the world’s largest col-
lection of tree rings and it’s an ir-
replaceable, one-of-a-kind resource
of environmental and cultural his-
tory.”
Creasman, also an associate re-
search professor of dendrochronol-
ogy, comes to the University from
Blinn College in Texas, where he
taught anthropology. He received a
bachelor’s degree in anthropology
and philosophy from the University
of Maine in 2003 and a master’s
degree in anthropology from Texas
A&M in 2005 before going on to
pursue a doctorate in nautical ar-
cheology at Texas A&M.
Most of Creasman’s research has
focused on nautical archeology,
which at first might seem to have
little to do with the world of tree
ring research. But when you take
into consideration the fact that
up until 1850 boats were made of
wood, Creasman’s work with ship-
wrecks and shipwrecked materials
in Egypt bears a clear connection
with work being done in the UA
lab, where researchers in multiple
disciplines look to wood to answer
questions about archaeology, geol-
ogy, ecology, climatology and more.
Creasman, who has worked ex-
tensively with the Egyptian Muse-
um in Cairo, also did a brief intern-
ship in the UA’s Laboratory of Tree-
Ring Research in 2007, although his
early introduction to the lab and its
collection couldn’t have prepared
him for the task he faces today.
Wood samples have been piling
up for more than 100 years, since
before the official creation of the
lab, Swetnam said. And while most
are labeled, a comprehensive cata-
log of what, or exactly how many,
samples the UA has in its collection
does not exist.
To get a better handle on mat-
ters, Creasman initially is mapping
out where specimens are located
on campus and is preparing to
collect “institutional knowledge”
about what’s in the collection
through videotaped interviews
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Taming a
Tree-Ring Forest
Continued from page 49
with the lab’s staff, faculty and
students.
That’s no small undertaking
when the UA’s collection is more
than twice the size of the two other
largest collections in the United
States combined. Together, Colum-
bia University and the University of
Arkansas are thought to hold about
half a million samples, Creasman
said.
Creasman said he expects his
background in archeology to come
in handy as he delves into the UA
collection.
“This is an archaeological exca-
vation. You’ve got to do a site map;
you have to map everything where
it is, and then you have to ask the
right questions,” he said. “It’s col-
lecting that institutional knowledge
before it disappears that’s critical.”
But the task doesn’t end there.
Creasman also intends to cre-
ate a searchable database to allow
greater access to the collection for
researchers across the globe. He
also will work to raise funds to hire
others to help him manage the col-
lection.
With specimens dating back
thousands of years, many of the
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The UA is home to the world’s largest collection of tree ring samples, estimated at about 2
million pieces. Many of them are stored beneath Arizona Stadium.
samples held by the UA can no
longer be found in nature because
the tree or forest they were taken
from no longer exists, making the
collection an invaluable resource
for scientists, Creasman said. The
oldest sample in the UA collection
was taken from a 10,000-year-old
bristlecone pine.
“If I can get it organized, both
the records and physically, there
are so many opportunities for new
research and additional research
here that I think the science will
greatly benefit. The field as a whole
will greatly benefit,” he said.
Creasman was hired after the
laboratory received a $9 million gift
from Agnese N. Haury, the widow
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of one of the lab’s founders, to
construct a new building to house
much of the collection and the
tree-ring lab and its offices, which
are currently located in Arizona
Stadium. Part of the gift agreement
called for the lab to hire a curator,
Swetnam said.
Construction of the new build-
ing – to be named after Bryant Ban-
nister, a former lab director and
professor emeritus – is expected
to begin this year, east of the Math-
ematics East building, Swetnam
said. Completion is scheduled for
late 2011.
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ple of sustainable design
for the indoors. Next to the
garden sits the Solar Ener-
gy Efficient Dwell-
ing, or SEED[pod],
a highly sustain-
able futuristic dwell-
ing that can be visited and toured.
A collaborative two-year project
that involved the College of Archi-
tecture and Landscape Architec-
ture and the College of Engineering,
SEED[pod] is a prototype housing
unit that features cutting-edge
technologies in solar-powered and
sustainable design.
SEED[pod] was designed and
created to adapt to its environ-
ment. Just as an organic seedpod
will protect and house a seed
from the elements, the structure
Members of the UA’s Solar Decathlon team work on the SEED[pod].
A computer rendering of the SEED[pod] prototype housing unit.
provides a comfortable living envi-
ronment while also capturing and
renewing resources provided by
nature and existing harmoniously
with it.
The building is powered exclu-
sively by energy generated by the
sun, collected by the solar panels
that cover the structure’s roof.
Rainwater collected and stored
in tanks in the subflooring and the
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pod’s gray water filter allows water
from both nature and the building’s
utilities to be reused as water for
the building’s greenhouse and land-
scaping.
To help the building maintain a
comfortable temperature, a clear
plastic water wall is used on the
south side of the structure. The
wall acts as a “heat sink,” prevent-
ing heat from entering the house
during the day and then releasing it
slowly at night. The water wall also
allows natural light to enter the
house.
Other SEED[pod] features in-
clude natural ventilation, passive
lighting elements and an outdoor
deck made of permeable material,
allowing water to pass through to
the ground below, replenishing the
groundwater.
SEED[pod] received interna-
tional attention during the 2009
U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar
Decathlon on the National Mall in
Washington, D.C., where it was part
of a competition of 20 team proj-
ects.
“When the SEED[pod] returned
from Washington, we placed it next
to the Underwood Laboratory to
demonstrate the many different
ways in which the college studies
and researches sustainable design
and planning,” said Janice Cervelli,
dean of the college.
More information about the
SEED[pod] is available at www.ua-
solardecathlon.com.
Patricia Coyne-Johnson, College
of Architecture and Landscape
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