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WILDCATWEEKENDIT’S WHAT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR

Friday, april 5, 2013 • VOl. 106, iSSUE 131 • dailyWildCaT.COM/WEEkEnd

At six of the UA BookStores’ locations: UA BookStores SUMC, AHSC, Sierra Vista, The A-Stores Downtown, Main Gate & McKale!

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Scott & co. BarteNDer DaviD KWoN whips up a custom concoction for patrons. The bar is reminiscent of a 1920s speakeasy, with little signage, an intimate lounge area and dim lighting.

47 Scott’s best-kept secret is Scott & Co., a speakeasy located next to the restaurant where customers can go to hide away

PAGE - 4

ED RUSH RESIGNS

PAGE - 10

WAY OUT WEST ROLLS INTO TOWN

PAGE - 3

ALOFT HOTEL OPENS ITS DOORS

PAGE - 7

FOR THE COLLEGE SET

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Students are typing furiously, and the sound of clicking keyboards fills the classroom. They are attempting to create a viral social media experience for local indie-pop band Roll Acosta. This isn’t a hobby or a side project — this is Music

109H, a classroom full of young honors students in charge of managing the band.

The instructor leading this classroom experiment is Brian Moon, who developed the concept to get his class involved in Tucson’s music scene while teaching them the ins and outs of consulting for a band. Roll Acosta volunteered to be managed by the class, both facilitating an educational experiment and reaping the benefits of a free managerial team.

“Last semester was the first time we had started this assignment, so the students were essentially guinea pigs,” Moon said, adding that there were frustations trying to make such a novel project work with a crop of inexperienced students.

Getting a band’s name out there is never an easy task, and Moon knows that. “The class was split into groups that each had specific roles,” he said. “Getting Roll Acosta on the radio, getting them on Pandora, booking shows and also a group for videos.”

This semester, the students are not broken up into groups. Instead, they collaborate with each other on every aspect of managing Roll Acosta, which Moon feels has made the project more effective.

Jacob Acosta, guitarist and singer for the band, agrees. “The students seem extremely more invigorated and

excited this time around,” Acosta said. Roll Acosta is “at the mercy of the excitement of the

students,” said Kevin Frederick, violinist for Roll Acosta. Recently the class directed and produced a music video

made for the band’s song “The Deep.” “We were especially pleased with the video and how

it came out — it looked professionally done when it was completed,” Acosta said.

Not only did the band get a music video from the deal, but it is also on Spotify and Pandora now because of the students’ persistence in creating what Moon calls a “viral experience.”

“I wanted to share with the class how reinforcing with social media and creating overlap with personal invitation and download cards, and how incorporating moments of viral activity by way of conversation and social media, could make such an impact on managing and promoting a band,” Moon said.

Acosta said he hopes that this project will spread the word about Tucson’s creative community and that being involved with the UA will encourage more student activity within that community, which Acosta calls “a growing music Mecca.”

Roll Acosta’s show at Club Congress this Sunday with local band Union Pacific seems to be a direct result of students getting involved.

Zach Vito, a member of Union Pacific and a marketing senior, said that Moon’s students asked his band to play Sunday night’s show via Facebook.

“It should be really fun, and it will get U of A students to

come too,” Vito said. Roll Acosta and Union Pacific will be playing at 7 p.m.,

along with Phoenix-based band Run Boy Run. Join the local music scene, and show some support for your fellow students — this show is sure to entertain.

ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES

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UA students use music honors course to manage, promote local Tucson act while getting taste of music industry

“I wanted to share wIth the class how reInforcIng socIal medIa and how IncorporatIng moments of vIral actIvIty by way of conversatIon and medIa could make an Impact on managIng a band.”

— Brian Moon,Music 109H professor

PHOTOs cOurTesy Of rOll acOsTa

rOll acOsTa, a TucsOn indie acOusTic acT, has been the subject of adjunct instructor Brian Moon’s Music 109H, in which students learn to manage a band through social media while helping the band develop an image.

The academic year is coming to a close, and while many students are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel, a different light is being shone on the graduating students of

the Master of Fine Arts program.A showcase of 12 different artists will

make up this year’s MFA Thesis Exhibition which begins Friday. The work will be featured in the Joseph Gross Gallery as well as the University of Arizona Museum of Art galleries.

“While there is always a range of work developed for the show, as students come from several divisions of the School of Art, themes seem to be much more apparent this year than in years past,” said Brooke Grucella, curator of the School of Art Galleries. “I see students developing work regarding mediation and the digital/technological world, liminal space or spaces

that are constructed to be ‘natural,’ and we always have works that explore childhood or the past in some way or another.”

Grucella works with the students to help showcase their talents in their thesis demonstrations and help them with their development.

“I helped lay out the allotted exhibition space for each student and I give my two cents when it comes to presenting the work in the best way possible within the Joseph Gross Gallery,” Grucella said. “The installation, development of the work and all the components that go

into creating are the responsibility of the student, along with their faculty committee.”

Those interested in attending this year’s showcase can expect to see, among other pieces, complex mechanized sculptures constructed by Lebanese artist Michael Fadel, who carefully weaves his heritage into much of his work.

Clare Benson will be presenting installation art, which includes

themes of hunting and family history, and displaying an impressive basswood construction of antlers.

The exhibit will also feature the return of a performance piece by artist Neal Galloway.

The thesis exhibit allows members of the community to interact with this year’s graduate students on a personal level.

It’s not only an extension of the artists’ hard work and time spent at UA, it is also a way for them to let their art speak for them. Many of the themes in the exhibit will be deeply emotional and cultivate a connection between stranger and artist.

“I really enjoy this exhibition every year because we get to see what our graduates are concerned with,” Grucella said. “They are the emerging artists and seeing the show keeps me personally connected to the concerns of, many times, young artists. It shows the creativity of the students, but perhaps in a way [that] spurs creativity in others.”

Arts students present MFA thesesAmy Johnson

“I enjoy thIs exhIbItIon every year because we get to see what our graduates are really concerned wIth.”

—Brooke Grucella,curator of School of Art Galleries

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With any luck, this weekend downtown Tucson will see an influx of beards, black band T-shirts and beer, all of which are a part of the annual Way Out West Fest.

“Since day one, it’s never been about making money,” said Billy Brooks, who has been the festival’s organizer, promoter and MC since the first WOW Fest in 2011. “I just knew that I wanted to make something that would bring people, bring bands, to Tucson.”

This is the third year Brooks has poured his savings into the weekend-long festival, learning as he goes. The first WOW Fest scored an impressive amount of online press, not to mention sponsorships from Razorcake and the now-defunct AMP Magazine.

“It just blew up online, even before I really knew how or where to do it,” Brooks said. “I would go up to Phoenix, even out to California, and just hand stuff out about it. Even for the first one, we had tons of submissions to play.”

Since 2011, WOW has only gotten more successful. Last year’s WOW Fest II brought nearly $30,000 into the local economy through hotels, transportation and beer, Brooks estimates.

Brooks himself barely made a dime. “The core group of people that really makes WOW Fest

what it is, the people who come every year, are just the kind of people who believe in this whole DIY music thing,” he said. “To me, that’s worth the money.”

Though this year’s WOW Fest will only be a two-day festival, running Friday and Saturday, it is shaping up to be just as much of a communal experience as the three-day festivals of previous years.

There will be a couple other changes to this year’s festival as well, including fewer bands.

“There’s less bands this year, around 30, but that means that I’ve really been selective in who gets to play,” Brooks said. “Virtually every band who has played in the past asked to come back and play III.”

Of course, getting to see more than 30 bands for a $20 pass is still a steal, especially considering the set times are staggered between The District Tavern and The JunXion Bar so fans can see as many bands as possible.

The other major change Brooks has made for this year is the addition of an all-ages component with a Thursday pre-show and a Sunday post-show at the

all-ages venue he manages, Tucson Live Music Space. “I love Tucson, and I like to share things that I like

here with friends all over the country,” Brooks said. “Part of that is just giving people, no matter how old they are, the opportunity to hang out and make new friends.”

He acknowledges that general attendance for events like this in Tucson is low these days, but he remains optimistic.

“I just see the bands who are coming every year to have a weekend where they can hang out with their friends, like the music is almost a byproduct,” he said. “This is a fest about the people.”

Way Out West festival brings indie to Tucson

Wildcat Events Board hosts EDM concert

if you’ve been longing to dance your heart out on the sands of Ibiza or in a packed, thumping nightclub in Las Vegas, your wait is over.

Saturday night, the Wildcat Events Board is bringing Kap Slap and 3LAU, both prominent DJs in the electronic dance music community, to the UA Mall.

“We wanted to bring groups that were affiliated with other genres, that were more diverse than Mac Miller last year, where it was just hip-hop fans,” says Kaitlin Medley-Lerma, a member of WEB’s concert committee.

3LAU’s dance-floor mashups are just what WEB was looking for. The 22-year-old EDM star cites influences as varied as Sigur Ros and

Radiohead on his unique house-based sound. Kap Slap, who is a senior at Lehigh University, has been developing his own take on EDM while touring the country.

The stage for the spring concert will be set up in opposite of last year’s Mac Miller show, with the pit and stage set placed just west of the cactus garden on the Mall.

The concert will start at 6:30 p.m., with local talent DJ Ajaxx playing a half-hour set and 3LAU and Kap Slap playing hour-long sets. Bust out your glow sticks and get ready to get buck, because this might be the best EDM event in Tucson this semester.

Even WEB is ready to get down. “I’m hoping it’s like a rave,” said Medley-Lerma. “Well, without the drugs, of course.”

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local talents Tinsels, Dying Bedmaker and Ocean Void play at Tucson Live Music Space. Bands like them will play this weekend at WOW Fest, and Tucson Live Music Space will host a post-show after the two-day festival.

PHoto courtesy of 3lau

3lau, one of tHe acts performing on the UA Mall on Friday night, is a 22-year-old producer and DJ who has taken the EDM world by storm. DJ Ajaxx, a local act, and Kap Slap will also be performing,

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The speakeasy era is back — in spirit, at least. Nestled on the narrow street of Scott Avenue downtown, Scott & Co . is a bar reminiscent of the 1920s

hideaways frequented by gangsters during the Prohibition era. 

Scott & Co. doesn’t have any elaborate signage directing patrons to the place, just a sturdy wooden door. As you walk in, it feels like you must be one of the lucky few to know about this secret spot.

Scott & Co. is owned by Nicole Flowers and Travis Reese and located right next to their restaurant, 47 Scott .

Dimly lit by candles and hanging chandeliers emitting soft light, the bar has brick walls and just four small wooden tables in a space about the size of a bedroom.

The bartenders at Scott & Co. specialize in handcrafted cocktails, and they really know their stuff. Niklas Morris, who has been bartending for three years, two of them at Scott & Co., said the Scott & Co. bartenders are so skilled at creating cocktails that they’re sometimes called “mixologists.”

However, he dislikes the term because they’re really just well-studied, well-practiced bartenders. 

Morris explained that the term was invented in the 1860s to separate bartenders’ skills from those of your typical saloon server, but he and the crew at Scott & Co. are more educated bartenders.

“It’s a measure of skill and application,” Morris said. “We’re bartenders, not magicians.”

Knowledge of spirits and a general passion for mixing drinks are all that’s required, he added.

Behind the bar are shelves full of bottles of different liquors. Besides the light and dark beer on tap, an Indian Pale and English Brown Ale are offered as well.

You can order a drink right off the menu or get a custom-made cocktail,

and it doesn’t matter if you don’t know a thing about drinks.

Morris compared Scott & Co.’s bartending style to baking: If a patron says they like “blueberries and muffins,” it’s pretty obvious what to make them.

“We know what to work with if someone asks us for something,” Morris said. “It’s about knowing what things work together and communicating flavors.”

David Kwon , Morris’s apprentice, is still learning the ropes. He’s only worked at Scott & Co. for seven weeks now , but he engages customers with confidence and ease.

“It’s fun to make drinks I’ve never tried before,” Kwon said. Both bartenders have distinctive styles when it comes to mixing and shaking their drinks.

While the bar has a relaxed atmosphere during weekdays, people line up at the door to cram inside on a Saturday night.

If you go, don’t be surprised to see people you know — or your professors. Bill McCallum , head of the UA math department, said he was excited to find a cocktail bar in Tucson, “a place like this where you can say, ‘Give me something with gin.’”

David Savitt, an associate professor in the math department , added that he loves the care Scott & Co. takes with its slow-frozen ice.

To make this particularly dense kind of ice, Scott & Co. pours boiling water over ice and lets it freeze for three days, then cuts it into 2-inch blocks, Morris explained. Since the ice is denser with fewer air bubbles, it melts more slowly, keeping your drink from being diluted.

Morris said Scott & Co. is great because it doesn’t rely on “gimmicks” like bars that serve food do. Scott & Co. has bartenders and drinks — nothing more, nothing less.

Other bars have a “nurturing quality,” Morris said. “They don’t have this tiny bit of chaos that makes a bar what it is and makes us feel like adults.”

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Adaptations can be acceptable sometimes — entertaining, even. But with the recent nationwide release of “On the Road ,” a film based on the book of the same name by Jack Kerouac, it’s time to mourn the mangling of another novel.

Published in 1957, On the Road details the youthful abandon that Kerouac captures in his tale of wild cross-country travels. It is a story of frenetic drug use, inner turmoil, perpetual displacement and a fierce desire to live. The book is stark and raw.

The movie version is not remotely comparable.

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Beneath the overt themes of loveless sex, daddy issues and abandonment is a solid soundtrack and National Geographic -worthy stills. While the stills shine, the cinematography itself fails to capture the essence of Kerouac’s writing.

The film does, however, retain some semblance of the characters that fueled its creation. Tom Sturridge as Carlo Max , whose character is based on Kerouac’s friend Allen Ginsberg, delivers the most riveting performance the movie has to offer. Sam Riley plays Paradise, who is based on Kerouac himself, and Garrett Hedlund is the vivacious Moriarty, who Kerouac based on his actual companion on the road,

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However, the movie all but crams its erratic depiction of Moriarty down viewers’ throats. Anyone who hasn’t read the novel could easily miss that Moriarty is intended to embody the Beatnik generation.

Even with its inaccuracies, the movie does manage to convey these characters’ lost inhibitions and sense of abandonment. And to be sure, one of the film’s only

redeeming quaities lies in its cinematic landscapes. Director Walter Salles lends rose-tinted glasses to life on the road as Kerouac and his pals drive wildly across the sprawling countryside .

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MeMbers of the society for creAtive AnAchronisM’s UA chapter gather every Thursday night on the Highand Commons to practice their medieval fighting techniques.

It turns out Thirsty Thursday isn’t the only way to kick off the weekend.

Every Thursday at 6:30 p.m., the Society for Creative Anachronism, College of St. Felix UA Chapter meets in the Highland Commons area, next to Campus Health Service. And members of the club come prepared.

It’s not required, but students often dress in costume and armor to practice both archery and fencing. For the slightly less adventurous, the society’s UA chapter also has a room reserved in Highland Commons for arts and crafts.

The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international organization dedicated to re-enacting the traditions and culture of pre-17th-century Europe. Members all over the world attend tournaments, royal courts, feasts, dances, classes and workshops.

The UA chapter practices basic armored combat and rapier (fencing), and meetings are dedicated to fighter training.

It might not be what you imagined you’d do when you got to college, but next Thursday, try starting your weekend off with something new by traveling back in time.

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from The District on 5th to The Retreat, Tucson is being spoiled with luxurious accommodations

sprouting up left and right. The newest addition, Aloft Tucson University, says it boasts “the new twist in travel.”

Yesterday, the Aloft hotel opened its doors to bring in not only travelers from out of town, but college students and Tucson locals as well.

Early last summer, construction on the hotel began on the corner of Campbell and Speedway, within walking distance of campus.

Until now, security guards patrolled the premises to ward off intruders. The secrecy and surveillance added to the well-warranted aura of prestige surrounding the hotel.

Guests at the Aloft hotel are treated like celebrities, after all, greeted when they arrive by hotel employees who introduce themselves as “talent.”

“It’s a new place to stay, work and play,” said hotel general manager Craig Martin.

The new hotel also offers amenities such as free WiFi and free parking, although those aren’t exactly original features for a hotel.

“We make it easy,” said Martin, who has experience

converting old hotels into Starwood Hotels in San Francisco, such as the Le Meridien and Westin hotels.

Tucson was scheduled to get its first Aloft location in 2006, but Aloft grew bigger than the little Old Pueblo. There are currently 60 Aloft hotels, and by the end of the year there will be 68 worldwide, Martin said.

Four Points by Sheraton, the Starwood hotel that sat on that corner before Aloft, was everything Aloft is not. It had drab walls with generic desert

and Western paintings, stale carpets stinking of cigarette smoke and a bar and restaurant that felt empty even on the busiest of weekend nights.

The Aloft hotel did away with the Four Point’s

previous restaurant, replacing it with its new WXYZ Bar, which is known for its handcrafted cocktails and a daily happy hour sure to draw people across the street from the overcrowded Dirtbag’s.

Though it has the “DNA of ‘W’ hotels, we’re bringing something new,” Martin said.

Known for their swankiness, Aloft hotels use pops of color and LED and black lighting to contrast the polished cement and steel gray features.

“It’s fresh and new in design,” Martin said.

Just don’t expect to stay there for May graduation — rooms were already booked before it opened.

Aloft hotel opens its doors to the UA

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aloFT, a sTarWooD hoTel, opened its doors to the Tucson community this past Thursday.

“It’s a new place to stay, work and play...though It has the dna of ‘w’ hotels, we’re brIngIng somethIng new.”

— Craig Martin,Aloft general hotel manager

Aloft continues the celebration of its opening, Friday at 9 p.m. with DJ Yes,

and performances by the band Just Intervals on Saturday night.

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WiTh upscale anD moD-ern Decor, in addition to a well -stocked lounge, Aloft ap-peals to many demographics while giving UA students one more stop on their Saturday night outings.

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ITCats Toastmasters ITCats Toastmas-ters is open to all University of Arizona IT professionals. The University recognizes Toastmasters as a professional development activity. Learn how to become a competent communicator by honing your communica-tion skills. Attend a meeting as a guest to see what all the fuss is about. Come join in the fun! On April 5 from 8:45 a.m. - 10 a.m. In the Computer Center Room 116.Social Justice Symposium The University of Arizona College of Public Health pres-ents the Seventh Annual Social Justice Symposium. The symposium is a free, half-day event to promote social justice in Tucson’s community. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Access: Keys to Social Justice,” with a keynote address by Mike McCamon, chief community offi cer of Water.org; breakout seminars on a variety of key social justice issues; and a closing panel of Tucson community leaders facilitiated by KXCI’s Elva De La Torre. On April 5, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. At the AHSC campus, College of Public Health Drachman Hall.Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquium Dr. Stanley Naides from Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, Immunology Research and Development at San Juan Capistrano will present a talk titled “Parvovirus B19 Induced DNA Damage – Finding the ‘Original Sin’ in Autoimmunity.” On April 5, from Noon - 1 p.m. at Biological Sciences West 208

Talk - ‘In Others’ Words: Translation as/in Scholarship’ This symposium, spon-sored by the UA College of Humanities, highlights literary, poetic and historical translating, particularly among working university scholars in various disciplines on campus. Along with visiting keynote speaker Aron Aji the event will highlight local scholars and their insights from past experiences and current projects. A recep-tion will follow. On April 5, from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. In the Education Room 211.Reading and Book Signing by Best-selling Science Fiction Novelist Kim Stanley Robinson Critically acclaimed writer Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the Mars trilogy and the recent bestseller “2312,” will share his insights about how technology, the sublime, futurity – even the Paleolithic – intersect to offer new ways of imagining human and non-human bet-terment as we cope with the bewildering array of social, political, economic and environmental crises that beset the globe. He also will share excerpts from “2312” and will be available for book-signing following his talk. A reception will follow. On April 5, from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the UA Poetry Center, 1508 E. Helen St., Rubel Room Third Annual ‘Courage in Motion’ Dance Marathon This 10-hour dance marathon will raise funds to support Beads of Cour-age and the Center for Arts in Nursing

for children coping with cancer and other serious illnesses. The event is open to all ages, and everyone who registers receives a T-shirt, event swag bag, custom water bottle, lunch and pizza party. There will be guest performances and chances to win prizes just for attending. On April 6, from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Price: $60/day or $12/hour at the Student Recreation Center, 1400 E. Sixth St. Culture Craft Saturday: Arizona State Museum Celebrates 120th Anniversary Come one come all to this family-oriented celebration of the museum’s birthday. High-lights include performances of music and dance, demonstrations and teaching of traditional crafts, cultural games, hands-on activities, QR code discovery hunts in the galleries, “meet the curator” in the exhibits, special collections (Greek, Roman, African, Chinese, Mexican objects, etc.) on exhibit one day only, and of course, a piñata and birthday cake! On April 6, from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Arizona State Museum Rachel Maddow Discusses ‘Drift’ Rachel Maddow’s Emmy-winning TV program fea-tures her takes on the biggest stories of the day – political and otherwise – including lively, respectful debate with guests from all sides of the issues, in-depth analysis and stories found nowhere else on cable news. Maddow is the fi rst openly gay person to host a primetime news program, and she

is author of The New York Times best-seller “Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power,” which the Los Angeles Times says is a “smart and deeply documented” look at America’s drift into perpetual war. Those who purchase a ticket in the “Premium” seating section will receive a signed paperback copy of the book. Those who purchase a ticket in section “A” seating will receive a paperback copy of the book. The evening includes a 30-minute talk followed by 30 minutes of Q&A. Don’t miss this rare public appearance by one of America’s most infl uential commentators on the political scene. On April 6, at 8 p.m. Price: $30-$55 In Centennial Hall Arizona Repertory Theatre Presents ‘Nine’ Get caught up in the glamour of 1960s cinema Italiano in this fi ve-time, Tony award-winning musical based on Federico Fellini’s fi lm, “8 1/2.” With captivating fl ashbacks and provocative song-and-dance numbers, journey through celebrated fi lm director Guido Contini’s life as he examines the fl awed romantic rela-tionships of his past and present liaisons, while he also attempts to work through his creative block. Music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. (Adult themes and language.) The April 7 performance is a special preview, and there will be a special post-show discus-sion after the April 14 performance. Taking place on April 7th from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Price: $31 General; $29 Senior, Military, UA Employee; $21 Student; $20, at Preview Marroney Theatre, 1025 N. Olive Road

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Dixon sets sights on success

Arizona’s late-game defensive replacement in 2012, Brandon Dixon, is no longer a substitute.

It’s no surprise to Dixon himself, but the starting junior third baseman is an offensive monster. And it all began in his final at-bat of the 2012 season.

“If you have a moment like that, it better boost your confidence,” Arizona head coach Andy Lopez said. “Dixon is a great kid who works extremely hard. I was so happy for him to take advantage of that moment.”

Dixon’s moment came with one out in the top of the ninth and two runners on in a tied game two of the NCAA baseball College World Series. The unlikely offensive hero hooked a ground ball just inside the third baseline for a go-ahead RBI double against one of the greatest college baseball closers of all time, South Carolina’s Matt Price.

The go-ahead run gave the Wildcats a 2-1 lead and sparked two more runs from Arizona, which went on to win the World Series in the next half-inning.

“I was just happy to finally get the opportunity,” Dixon said, looking back on the title-winning hit with a smile. “Walking up to the plate, you got to think of it as any other at-bat, but it was nice to get an opportunity like that and help the team out with my bat, which was something I didn’t really get the chance to do during the year.”

Up until his final plate appearance in the World Series, Dixon was not much of an offensive threat in 2012. In many Arizona offensive statistical categories, the then-sophomore was at the bottom, with a team-low .245 batting average.

Less than a calendar year later, the Wildcats’ new third baseman leads his team in most offensive categories, and he leads the Pac-12 conference, too.

“He got that LASIK eye surgery over the summer,” Lopez said. “I think it’s really done a lot with his hitting and seeing the pitches.”

Since fixing his vision, the now-everyday starter leads the Pac-12

conference in stolen bases, total bases, runs scored and hits, and boasts a team-high .413 batting average. Dixon is also third in RBI, eight behind fellow teammate Trent Gilbert.

Dixon’s success might be a surprise to some Wildcat fans, but it hasn’t surprised Lopez or Dixon. Although he struggled to find playing time his first two years, Dixon says he always believed that he could come through once given the opportunity.

Lopez says he has been impressed with Dixon’s work ethic since he joined the program as a freshman in 2010, but neither Lopez nor Dixon denies that the eye surgery has

been the biggest improvement over the offseason.

“[Eye surgery] was something my dad suggested and helped me out to get,” Dixon said. ”It kind of just all fit together with the timing during the summer. I can see pitches more clear now. Last year my contacts used to get

dry during at-bats, but now my vision is perfect nonstop.”

As for the World Series-winning RBI double, Dixon said he doesn’t believe he ever lacked confidence, but it was something he could build off of going into the 2013 season.

“I knew coming into this season I was going to be a starter and was going to be needed to produce,” Dixon said. “I don’t think the hit established that I had ‘arrived’ or anything, but more gave me something to show — that I can produce runs and help the team. You kind of have to start somewhere. It just happened mine was in the World Series.”

As the Wildcats approach the halfway point of their season, they will continue to lean heavily on more seasoned players like Dixon, who can be counted on to produce runs.

A defending national champion team that lost six starters and was notorious for clutch execution is now searching for their replacements, and Dixon appears to be one of them.

“It was a great feeling to go through all those struggles and get an opportunity like that,” Dixon said. “The whole ride was an amazing experience.”

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ARIZONA THIRD BASEMAN Brandon Dixon slides into second base against San Francisco this season. Dixon was a late-game replacement last season for Arizona, but is now one of the most productive offensive players in the Pac-12.

Brandon Dixon takes advantage of clutch College World Series moment last summer to jump start superb junior season

Slowing the game down was one of the focuses in practice this week for head coach Andy Lopez. The Arizona (18-11, 3-6 Pac-12) baseball team is fresh off a sweep of Utah and begins a three-game series with California (18-13, 5-5) this weekend at Hi Corbett Field.

The Wildcats are a younger and far less experienced team than in the past. They have been forced to rely heavily on “less ripe” and less confident players to produce for the team, whether at the plate or on the mound.

“[Jackson Willeford] is trying to get a nine-run home run,” Lopez said about his freshman designated hitter. “Slow the game down. It’s natural for young guys. There’s a lot on their plate. They just got to be who they are.”

Willeford is just one of eight freshmen or sophomores who have become regulars in Arizona’s lineup, not to mention the four Arizona underclassmen who pitch on a regular basis.

Even though the College World Series run seasoned many of the returning sophomores, Lopez still knows how hard it is for 19- to 20-year-old men to take charge and lead. After being swept by Oregon on the road on March 24, Lopez said he finally had to step in and take more of a command of his team, as he felt players were stressing too much over last season’s success.

“How many times has someone told somebody, ‘Don’t get behind the wheel of that car because you’ve been drinking,’ and they get behind the wheel and get put in jail?” Lopez said. “So how many times do you tell a guy, ‘Relax. Last year is over; you got to do this year. Relax.’ But, [the response is], ‘No, coach. We got to do it again’, Yeah, well, maybe you

can, maybe you can’t, but that’s why you play every season.”

One Wildcat sophomore who has become a little riper since last season is pitcher Tyler Crawford. The lefty spot starter pitched 4.1 innings last year during Arizona’s 10 postseason games. The then-freshman had four strikeouts, no walks and just one run allowed in the tournament.

Entering 2013, Crawford was in the running for the starting Sunday role. Before last week, Crawford had made four starts this season to go with four appearances out of the bullpen.

But following a rough start at Oregon by Sunday starter Cody Moffett, Lopez went with Crawford in game three against Utah, as he’d been consistent out of the pen.

“Crawford was marvelous,” Lopez said following Crawford’s last start against Utah. “He’s going to go next week [against California].”

Crawford went 6.1 innings against the Utes and gave up zero runs with five strikeouts and just five hits. Admittedly, he pitched himself into a few jams, but managed to get out of them, as 11 Utah runners were left on base.

“I can’t get myself into those jams,” Crawford said of his start last week. “I pitched out of trouble a few times, but I need to slow it down a little. There were a few hits and walks I shouldn’t have allowed. [I need to] mostly not play with fire in those big innings and relax.”

Crawford, along with Friday and Saturday starters Konner Wade and James Farris, will face a Golden Bears offense this weekend that ranks sixth in the conference with a .267 batting average, led by catcher Andrew Knapp (.358).

As for the young Arizona

offense, it will face a California pitching staff that ranks 10th in the conference. Freshman Ryan Mason, who has a 2.37 ERA and is 4-0 on the season, will most likely open the series for the Golden Bears.

The young Wildcats appeared to turn the corner last week with a sweep over Utah. However, winning a series over a slightly more challenging opponent in Cal could really relieve the Arizona locker room.

“Every time the younger guys execute, they get [a little more confident],” Lopez said following the sweep. “The guys I want are confident. Thank God it’s a 30-game [conference] season.”

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Wildcats rely on youth

“dixon is a great kid who works extremely hard.”

— Andy Lopez,UA head coach

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FRESHMAN SCOTT KINGERY dives to make a catch against Texas Tech this season.

Pac-12 announces Ed Rush resignation

The Pac-12 conference an-nounced the resignation of Pac-12 Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating Ed Rush on Thursday evening, effective immediately.

Rush and the conference had come under fire for comments Rush allegedly made about Arizona head coach Sean Miller during the Pac-12 tournament. According to a CBSSports.com report, Rush offered referees participating in the tournament $5,000 or a trip to Cancun, should they give Miller a technical foul or eject him at some point during the games.

In the Pac-12 semifinal against UCLA, Miller was given a technical that resulted in the difference in a 66-64 loss to the Bruins.

“Although u never want someone to lose their job, this is a good step for the Pac-12 in restoring confidence in the bball officiating program,” Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne tweeted.

Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said earlier this week that Rush’s comments were made in jest and that the referees did not take his remarks seriously.

Rush had been the coordinator of officials for just under a year, but had served as a consultant to the officiating program since 2007, after serving as the NBA’s director of officiating.

Thursday, Scott and the conference released this statement: “I want to express my appreciation for the great contribution Ed made to basketball officiating for the Conference during his tenure, particularly in the area of training and the cultivation of new officiating talent. All of us here at

the Conference thank him for his years of hard work, and we wish him well.”

Rush also released a statement through the conference thanking “the Pac-12 for giving me the opportunity to lead a group of officials who are working so hard to make the Pac-12 the best officiated conference in college basketball. My first and highest concerns have always been the integrity of the game of basketball and the honor of the craft of officiating.

“While I am proud of what we have accomplished, my decision to resign reflects my strong desire to see the Pac-12 officiating program continue to grow and thrive.”

Scott said that selecting a new officiating coordinator will be part of a previously scheduled program review.

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ARIZONA HEAD COACH Sean Miller addresses the media during the Pac-12 tournament three weeks ago.

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The Arizona track and field team will host the Jim Click Shootout at Roy P. Drachman Stadium this weekend.

The No. 21 men’s team and No. 5 women’s team will face Stanford, Ohio State, Iowa and Kansas State. The men will also face Texas.

Friday and Saturday, juniors Keegan Cooke and Steven Scarvelis will compete in the decathlon.

On Saturday, junior Sean Delfani and freshman Bernard Dickerson-Quinn will compete in the 400-meter run. Sophomores Kenji Bierig and Sam Macaluso will run in the 1,500-meter race. In the 110-meter hurdles, sophomore Lezo Urreiztieta will compete, and in the 400, senior Clifton Leake will compete.

Leake will be joined by sophomore Thomas Moronta,

Dickerson-Quinn and senior Elliot Taylor in the 4x100-meter relay. Leake and Dickerson-Quinn will then compete in the 4x400 along with sophomores Branden Helms and Delfani.

Senior Edgar Rivera-Morales and freshman Jonny Giess will compete in the high jump.

For the women’s squad, on Saturday, junior Germe Poston will compete in the 100-meter dash and will be joined by Shapri Romero to compete in the 200-meter sprint.

In the 400-meter race, senior Georganne Moline, Romero, junior Tamara Pridgett and senior Shale’ Garland will compete. Moline will also make her outdoor season debut in the 400-meter hurdle race.

Senior Jen Bergman, along with sophomore Clea Formaz, will compete in the 3,000-meter race. Freshman

Traci-Lynn Hicks is set to compete in the 100-meter hurdles and then join Romero, Pridgett and Poston in the 4x100-meter relay. Romero, Garland, Pridgett and Moline will be the quartet competing in the 4x400.

Senior Brigetta Barrett and sophomore Shakayla McEaddy are set to compete in the high jump, and freshman Moriah Hayes will compete in the long jump.

Arizona will be represented in the throwing competitions, beginning with the shot put, by seniors Taylor Freeman and Alyssa Hasslen, juniors Julie Labonté and Omotayo Talabi and sophomore Baillie Gibson.

Freeman, Hasslen, Labonté and Gibson will go on to compete in the discus, and Freeman and Gibson will also compete in the hammer throw. Senior Asia Easley will throw the javelin.

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Non-conference break for Arizona softball

Arizona softball steps out of conference play to host UC Santa Barbara this weekend, continuing its five-game home stand with UC schools.

No. 19 Arizona (24-13, 4-5) hosts UCSB (21-13, 2-4 Big West) for a two-game set Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at noon at Hillenbrand Stadium.

Arizona plays its fourth and fifth games in a week after being swept in a doubleheader by No. 4 California and then beating the Bears 7-3 on Wednesday afternoon.

The Gauchos faced a similar result last weekend at Pacific, losing the first two games 6-5 and 3-2, respectively, before winning the last one 5-3 to end a four-game losing skid.

Arizona’s win over Cal was its first over a top-five team in five tries. Previously, Arizona lost twice to No. 1 Oklahoma.

Though Arizona started the season 0-7 against ranked teams, it has gone 2-3 since. The Wildcats are 15-4 at home and 22-3 against unranked

teams.Arizona is 12-1 all-time against

UCSB, with its lone loss coming in the inaugural year of Division I softball in 1982. The Wildcats have won 10 in a row, the last in 1991, an 8-0 five-inning win in Tempe, Ariz.

Sophomore pitcher/utility Shelby Wisdom (12-9) leads the Gauchos. As a pitcher, she has a 2.52 ERA with 97 strikeouts in 119.2 innings. On offense, she is batting .324, has hit five home runs and a team-high nine doubles and has 31 RBI.

The UCSB series is the second in a row versus UC schools. Arizona is 2-2 against UC schools, beating UC Riverside 12-2 in five innings and losing 6-2 and 5-1 to UC Berkeley before beating the Golden Bears.

All of Arizona’s games against the UC schools are in Tucson this season, as UCLA comes to town April 18 for a three-game series.

The UC Santa Barbara series starts a string of four non-conference games for Arizona, who will head to New Mexico State on Tuesday for a doubleheader.

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SeconD baSeMan Chelsea Suitos tags a Washington runner out last weekend against the Huskies. The Wildcats start a brief four-game non-conference series against UCSB this weekend.

With former Arizona center Colin Baxter out with a torn meniscus, backup lineman Kyle Quinn was forced into the starting role for the 2010 Alamo Bowl. Then-freshman guard Chris Putton was called upon as the second-string center.

Putton had never shotgun snapped before in his career, and the coaching staff then led by Mike Stoops eased the bright-eyed lineman through the intricacies of the difficult trade.

“I started snapping the first day, and a few of them, you know, hit the ground,” Putton said. “Our coach at the time was very nice about it.”

The staff gave pointers and words of encouragement to the redshirt freshman. Day two was a different story.

“It felt like a completely other person,” Putton said. “‘You better get that … snap there.’”

Now a seasoned veteran, Putton is once again being called upon to play the center, as Quinn is graduating in the spring. The senior has 18 career starts under his belt and practiced at all five positions on the line last season.

But he can still remember what it felt like the first time he tried shotgun snapping the ball.

“I got a little intimidated by it, but every year after that, I’ve just kept trying to snap,” Putton said. “I think it’s finally starting to come along.

“Obviously it’s never going to be perfect. I have a lot of stuff to work on, but just trying to get through the first few years here was intense. I think it helps me now, when I think about it.”

Arizona brings back three of its five starting offensive lineman from last season: Putton, Fabbians Ebbele and Mickey Baucus. The Wildcats also have the seasoned Cayman Bundage and several other players returning from injury to solidify the line.

What they don’t have is a designated center. Putton is starting to earn that distinction.

“Every day he gets a better understanding of the position,” new offensive line coach Jim Michalczik said. “It’s very foreign to him, [but] he’s been improving every day.”

Putton has a head start over several other contenders because of his experience and versatility, Michalczik added. The staff isn’t ready to hand over the keys just yet, since Putton proved last season to have value at several positions, but so far, it looks like he’s earned the job.

“[Putton] has improved immensely,” head coach Rich Rodriguez said. “He’s got more comfortable with it. He’s a veteran

guy, a tough guy; he eased a little bit of our concern coming into this spring.”

Picking up a new craft isn’t always easy. Putton said he still runs into mental blocks that lower his accuracy on snaps. But once he finally enters the “zone,” snapping becomes almost second nature.

“I can tell once I start getting in a groove, they’re all in the target zone,” Putton said. “Once I get in that groove, I’m good. I just got to get into it first.”

For an offense like Arizona’s, which relies heavily on the read-option and shotgun formations, the center position

is the highest priority. Because of this, Rodriguez said he wants at least four players he can count on to accurately snap the football.

“Some guys have never done it before,” Rodriguez said. “They have some anxiety when they first do it. And once they do it for a while, they become comfortable with it.”

One player looking to become an option at center is redshirt sophomore Jacob Arzouman. The Salpointe Catholic High School graduate missed all last season from a torn ACL he suffered during fall camp. Arzouman still wears the green injury jersey during practice and isn’t 100 percent healthy, but he’s finally getting looks at the center position. So, too, are redshirt freshman Beau Boyster and sophomore Carter Wood.

Still, Putton is the leading man.“Right now, Putton is up there,”

Arzouman said. “He’s one of our senior leaders. It’s good to have a solid leader at the line, but everybody is competing for it. Once I come back, I want to try and compete for that spot, any of the guard spots. We all want to compete to push each other, make each other better.”

In addition to playing in a shotgun formation, the center also has an added leadership component in the Wildcats’ offense. Arzouman compared it to the quarterback position, where communication is crucial.

This is one reason why Putton’s experience makes him the leading choice for the role. But he’s still not used to the responsibility of center and said it comes with “unbelievable” pressure.

Fortunately for Putton, he was a stop-gap for all the injuries on the line last season, jumping from guard to tackle and back again. The constant change wasn’t easy for him, but it earned him something every good leader needs: respect.

“It’s definitely hard; it’s definitely challenging to do all that,” Putton said about changing positions. “I think the fact that I could do it gained a lot of respect for me from the other guys.”

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arizona Daily WilDcat file photo

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Chris Putton comes off the field in a game last season. Putton is in line to take over the starting center spot this season.

UA hosts invitational

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SENIOr hIGh JUMpEr Brigetta Barrett clears a bar last season. Barrett will be participating in the Jim Click Shootout this weekend.

putton ready to anchor line next year

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