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LOCAL TALENT TINSELS, Dying Bedmaker and Ocean Void play Tucson’s new music venue, Tucson Live Music Space, on September 13th.

The newly christened Tucson Live Music Space has only been open a week, but already it’s found its niche. The DIY music space, owned by local music aficionado Billy Brooks , has hosted only three shows so far, yet each performance has featured

drastically different lineups in terms of genre, age and notoriety.

“It’s really important that we have a healthy variety in the lineups and kinds of shows that we have here,” said Brooks, who spoke with the Wildcat last week in an online- exclusive feature. “If you get all different kinds of bands playing one night, you can really bring in all different kinds of music lovers and reach more people altogether. With this space we can actually create a musical pulse in this city, as opposed to a blip.”

That pulse, as it turns out, is something that could truly benefit the local music scene. While there are plenty of Tucson bands that find places to play regularly, the majority of the city’s performance spaces either double as bars or simply book certain kinds of acts over others

due to the necessity of drawing a sizable audience. These are reasonable concerns, given the city’s strong bar and nightlife scene, yet these kinds of establishments automatically eliminate all-ages music lovers. It also makes it difficult or uncomfortable for some bands who would much rather play where people will watch, rather than talk loudly to their fellow bar-goers.

It’s fortunate for Tucson, then, that someone like Brooks would come along with his TLMS with the intention of operating a venue that is solely “music-centric.”

“TLMS is just about having a place for great music,” said Brooks. “No other agendas.”

Given the closures of DIY venues like Skrappy’s, Dry River and The Pound in the last year alone, the need for a place like TLMS has never been felt more than now.

For someone on the outskirts of local and DIY music, it might be difficult to realize just how big of a concern having a consistent and safe location to play is. If you were to talk to its participants, you’d find that what unites the Tucson local scene more than anything is a love for playing live music. The reality is that no one wants to go see a

Local acts and out-of-towners alike can now bring their show to all-age audiences thanks to Billy Brooks’ Tucson Live Music Space

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The Dirty Heads will be making an appearance in the Dirty T this Friday the 14th at The Rock, going on stage at around 8:30 p.m. The band has have been touring nonstop since the release of their new album Cabin By the Sea. When I managed to pin the band down for a moment, lead singer and guitarist Dustin Bushnell said he “couldn’t have asked for anything better” in sharing their reggae rock beats with fans around the country.

The Dirty Heads successfully continue their feel-good So-Cal hybrid of reggae, rock and acoustic with a touch of hip hop that is sure to lighten anyone’s mood. The band’s newest beats and lyrical humor will have

you subconsciously bobbing your head with its addicting tracks. The band is quickly on the rise after originating back when the members were still in high school day and had blossomed into their first major label debut, Any Port In A Storm.

Cabin By The Sea was an instant hit upon its release on June 19th . While enjoying each track, skipping any song is needless — all you need to hit is the replay button.

The album has some very appropriate

collaborations, including a track featuring Kymani Marley on the feel-good reggae song “Your Love,” referencing the irresistible happy melodies of Bob Marley . As Kymani serenades “it is close to perfection,” it feels right on point as the track is arguably one of the catchiest songs on the record.

Matisyahu also accompanies The Dirty Heads on a track named “Dance All Night,” which should inspire the listener to do just that. Bushnell says it was a pleasure working with these

artists, and although they are not looking to record a new album anytime soon, they always enjoy collaborating with artists that can enhance their music. ‘Matis‘ has been doing some touring with The Dirty Heads and should be expected at many of their shows.

Fans of Since Any Port In A Storm should be just as pleased with Cabin By The Sea as the hip-hop flare is still going strong.

The band’s persistence has definitely not failed . If their tracks are not already on your top 25 iTunes playlist or jammin’ on your Pandora station as they are on mine, it would be nothing short of the best decision of your weekend to pick up some tickets for tonight’s show.

show where the bands aren’t enjoying themselves or the venue.

However, with a venue as open-hearted yet separate from the bar scene as TLMS is, you can pretty much guarantee that those who are lining up to play are going out of their way to do so.

“DIY places have always been our home,” says local musician Cord Boyd, whose indie rock band No Radio is playing a show at the Tucson Live Music Space this upcoming Saturday. “DIY venues are always kind of more laid back and nicer than other places … anyone can really play, which in my opinion is how the scene grows.” Boyd is hardly alone, as can be seen from how

successful the first few shows have been in bringing out people who might not normally frequent local shows. Whatever the secret is to reigniting Tucson’s increasingly fractured music scene, it seems like Brooks and co. are on their way to cracking it.

While the notion of an open-door, insular music community is wonderful, ultimately a big part of bringing in an audience is working alongside the DIY-ers in reaching out to bigger names.

Subscribing to owner Brooks’ idea of making a “pulse as opposed to a blip,” No Radio’s Boyd has arranged for on-the-rise pop-punk band Forever Came Calling to play alongside his own band, California’s Lights in the Sky , and locals Saving Today and Cariad this Saturday .

While Boyd has been booking in the Tucson area for about

a year, he explains that TLMS’ unique open-door policy allows for bigger bands like Forever Came Calling to come through without hurting local bands playing the same night.

“I feel like having bigger bands like Forever Came Calling could be a great thing for the scene, because more people come out and it gets the locals more exposure, rather than locals having to provide the crowd themselves,” Boyd said.

With people as committed to the cause as Brooks and Boyd in charge, there’s little doubt that the Tucson Live Music Space will keep up the good work.

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Arizona Repertory Theatre begins the fall season with the award-winning play “How I Learned to Drive,”

directed by Brent Gibbs .Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

and New York Drama Critics Award for Best Play in 1998 , playwright Paula Vogel poses adult-themed questions in a lyrical fashion that is sometimes funny, shocking and at times shady .

Set in the 1960s in rural Maryland, the story of life, family and love is told through Li’l Bit and her Uncle Peck’s unhealthy relationship — which at one time was innocent but, as we learn, grows to be codependent and dark.

The story, with Li’l Bit played by sophomore Brenna Welsh , jumps back and forth in time from when the main character is 11 years old, sitting around the kitchen with her family, to when she is 18 and in college.

In the opening scene, Li’l Bit is learning to drive with the help of her Uncle Peck, played by senior Sean Meshew . A lovable guy, he plays the role of everyone’s

amiable uncle, except when the scene quickly shifts to him touching and groping her breasts, leaving the audience in shock and a bad taste in your mouth.

There is a lot of ambiguity within this play and one cannot label it only as being about “pedophilia.” The audience is left feeling a whole spectrum of emotions. Viewers are tossed and turned between feeling comforted by family dynamics and yet upset by the perversion.

Li’l Bit introduces her family dynamics with Grandma, Grandpa, mother and aunt, played by members of the Greek Chorus , Owen Virgin , Kate Nienhauser and Kathleen Cannon . It’s a humdrum life that she wants to escape from the very beginning, which she does by driving. Li’l Bit is thrown into an adult world where she learns to grow up and to discern between black and white, right and wrong, all while learning to drive.

“When you are driving, your life is in your own two hands,” Uncle Peck says during a lesson.

At no point does Li’l Bit feel unloved. Whether family love or romantic love, it’s the type of love, whether appropriate or not,

Call of DutySay goodbye to your kill/death ratio, but be prepared for a

sloppy laugh riot. Playing any version of “Call of Duty” while your hand-eye coordination and reflexes are at an all-time low makes for some great memories. Add a headset to the mix, toss in copious amounts of belligerent shit-talking, and you’re golden, Ponyboy.

When berating 12 year-olds via Xbox Live , your number one priority should be talking up your skills, which should be atrocious at the moment, while degrading everyone else in the game lobby — including your teammates — for the most miniscule reasons possible. Use the anonymity to its fullest.

Next, prepare to die a lot, often in quick succession without having realized you respawned in the first place. Don’t let up with the boasts though, as it’s important to distract everyone with your hilarious jokes. Think Dane Cook with the reaction time of a baby sloth.

Last, prepare for the emotional valley after riding high,

because eventually all the dying gets frustrating, and in your drunken state you can’t cope. You then rage into the microphone and scare the hell out of everyone you’re playing with, or at least make their ears bleed. Granted, this is more hilarious for your friends, but laughs are laughs.

As an alternative, play “Nazi Zombies” and scream forever as even the slowest zombies kill you repeatedly.

Mario Kart Driving while intoxicated is incredibly stupid and dangerous,

unless of course it’s through Mushroom Kingdom . No, that’s not a reference to psychedelics — it’s a reference to the classic Nintendo video game “Mario Kart”, which is best played when you add alcohol. Don your beer goggles and finally see what the creators of the game were thinking when they put a dinosaur, a mushroom man and a gorilla behind the wheel of a go-cart. Racing around the vibrant world of “Mario Kart” can be quite difficult when you’re seeing double Yoshis , and you may find yourself losing race after race. Don’t worry though, getting

trashed with your friends and launching turtle shells at one another is more than gratifying. One word of advice is while you may remember Rainbow Road fondly, stay away from that level in this liquored up version of the game — it’s damn near impossible.

FlowerWhat would you do if you were a gust of wind in a beautiful,

grassy field of hills? This is the premise of “Flower.” One of a few video games starting to leave the basic puzzle-challenge aspect of gaming, “Flower” dives into the pure art realm, leaving the gamer to define his or her own experience. In this game, you control a gust of wind, at first blowing around a single flower petal. As the petal blows by other colorful flowers, more petals join the air, and beautiful mixes of colors are created. There’s no narrative, other than the beginning, which features a potted flower sitting in a city apartment, almost seeming to dream of a time when nature was dominant. The visual effect makes for an unbelievably vibrant visual experience.

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JORDIN O’CONNOR/ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT ALPHA DELTA PI, celebrates Bid Day earlier this semester. Beginning Sunday, sororities across campus will take part in Big-Little week.

If you see girls walking around campus and glittering in the sunlight, don’t worry —they’re not vampires. They are sorority girls preparing frantically for Big-Little week : four days of crafting and buying gifts for a new member that will be adopted into the oddly compatible big-little relationship between an active member and a pledge. Many sorority girls swear that the “big- little bond” is one of the strongest around, which inspires many of the women to go all out in

spoiling their littles during one of the most exciting weeks of the pledging year. A new member will never feel so loved as she does during this week, receiving constant

attention from her big. Usually a pledge’s love is bought before even knowing who her big is. Personally, I have never considered anyone worthy of emptying my bank account. However, upon discovering the girl whom I considered to be a pretty cool, younger version of myself, it was a done deal. Bank account: empty.

As actives and future bigs, we remember the blissful times of our pledge process, receiving exorbitant amounts of gifts and waiting in anticipation for reveal night when you find out the girl behind the notes, candy, clothes and crafts. It’s like Christmas in September.

However, the whole process isn’t always a walk in the park. More often than not, the week can become tumultuous when actives begin fighting over the same little and robotically crafting

sparkly, blinged-out items until the point of hysteria. Hoping to continue the magical Big-Little week experience, actives plan out daily themes,

regretfully pass down their favorite sorority shirts and frat tanks, usually acquired after a night of shacking, and make picture frames and endless other knick knacks. If you enter any sorority house during this time, it will most likely look like Ke$ha had a field day, with mountains of glitter scattered across the house.

This is no exaggeration. Mountains of glitter. So much glitter. Weekends will be sacrificed, partying will be replaced with crafting and preparing and sanity will be replaced with delirium. Maybe as a new member you cried of happiness upon the reveal of your big . But now, in a mad house where you can cut the tension with a knife, actives are crying for different reasons, not usually due to happiness and excitement, but rather frustration and exhaustion.

The magic of the previous semester dissipates as actives learn who their littles are. And with knowing comes a lot of work and sleepless nights, where every waking moment seems to be spent making sure everything goes according to plan.

In other words, Big-Little week to a sorority is equivalent to finals in academics — it is not an option, and sometimes, neither is sleep. However, all the agonizing preparation experienced in the previous week seems to be forgotten upon seeing your happy little on the night of reveal. So, if you are a struggling future big, just hang in there. And if you took twins, more power to you.

Scaling a fence to grab that coveted craft beer from the Shanty or giant mug of chai from Epic Cafe seemed like a small price to pay last spring, but as the Sun Link Tucson Modern Streetcar construction moves into its fifth month , two Tucson residents are urging others to come out in support of local businesses along the proposed route.

Defying the barriers that have lingered upon Tucson’s most eclectic business district has become a nuisance rather than a novelty, and hardly posed a challenge for Karen Greene, co-founder of local group Mind Our Own Businesses .

“I was on my way to the spelling bee [at Sky Bar] and I realized, ‘Oh, I can’t bike across, ‘cause there’s a fence, and that’s a pain in the neck,’” said Greene, a Tucson resident who frequents many of the local businesses affected by streetcar construction. “This was happening back in April, May, and that’s the slow time for business anyway. So I was just very concerned that unless something was done, some of the business would go out.”

Fearing for the longevity of Main Gate Square, downtown and Fourth Avenue led Greene to reach out to friends equally invested in local business for ideas to support shops through the construction. After a brainstorming session and the creation of an official Facebook page , Mind Our Own Businesses was born, and immediately began organizing events to get people out of their homes and into local shops.

Attendance varies and the events are often impromptu, but Greene said they’re making a positive impact on the morale of business owners.

“Anywhere between five to 15 people come to an event, which seems like a small amount,” Greene said. “But every single person that comes is prepared to spend money.”

While Greene was happy people were beginning to talk about Fourth Avenue again, she wanted to introduce another voice to the discussion. A recent local film titled “The Avenue,” seemed like the perfect fit for their next event. The documentary reflects the irreplaceable role Fourth Avenue plays in Tucson as it rejects the intrusion of corporations.

“I saw ‘The Avenue’ when it played at the [Arizona International Film Festival ] a couple years ago, and it just … it was constantly in the back of my head,” said Greene, who contacted the film’s writer and director, Alan Williams , to propose screening the film.

Williams, a UA alumnus and figurehead in Tucson’s local independent film industry, was enthusiastic about the screening from the get-go.

“I really respected what they were doing, and I agreed with her that the film would play well to their theme,” Williams said.

Williams began working on “The Avenue,” after Phoenix filmmaker Nicholas Holthaus, director of “Mill Ave, Inc.” proposed Williams make a film that contrasted the former “sister streets” and the polarizing way they’ve confronted the presence of big business.

“The Avenue,” Williams’ first documentary, went on to win Best in Show at the Arizona International Film Festival . Williams said the award was both “humbling and honoring” for him and his crew, because shooting the film was far from easy.

“I spent about a year on Fourth Avenue with my camera, just interviewing people, and documenting and sort of investigating, ‘What is Fourth Avenue all about?’” Williams said.

The answer, while surprising, wasn’t as shocking as expected: many business owners were wary to speak with Williams at first, he said, and the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association barred

him from interviewing their employees altogether. But as time went on, Williams said people began to “let their guard down” once they realized the goal of the film.

“If you open up a business down there, everybody gets behind you,” Williams said. “It’s a ‘If you’re successful, we’re successful’ attitude.”

While “The Avenue” explores the vibrant world of Fourth Avenue before the construction, Williams said many business owners were no stranger to the idea that some kind of conflict was imminent.

“There’s always been this feeling that something is coming,” Williams said. “Something is around the corner and at some point Fourth Avenue is going to have to accept change.”

Greene is also hoping that once the streetcar is up and running, it will bring a wave of young people interested in the concept of buying locally.

“We want [Fourth Avenue] to continue to be in its glory once the construction stops,” Greene said. “The point is to make sure that people realize, ‘We want it to thrive, and you need to take part if you want it to survive.’ You have a stake in this too.”

‘The Avenue’ aims to inform, support 4th Ave. If You Go:

“The Avenue” ScreeningSaturday, September 15th7:30 p.m. at the Screening Room, 127 E. CongressTickets $4 at the door

Quickly think of all the social media sites you use. My number, sadly, is eight, and I’d consider myself a social media novice. How is that possible? It’s because we don’t typically think of some of the sites we use as being social media. Twitter, Google, Facebook, Wikipedia, Last.fm, YouTube, Flickr, Reddit, MySpace, Pinterest, Yelp, Live Journal, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Foursquare, Wordpress, StumbleUpon, Digg, Formspring.me and Instagram are just a few of the most popular ones these days.

The purpose of many of these sites is to provide a sense of community and connect individuals from all over the globe. It should be making people feel more in tune with the world and provide the means to have a variety of options and opinions at their fingertips. But honestly, it doesn’t. What’s the point of it all? And now new “innovators” have been coming up with even more ideas to get in on the action.

Recently, the new social media site “At the Pool” has been gaining some attention, so I decided to get in on it for myself.

Making an account was simple enough. It requires you to log into your Facebook account and transfers all your information over — as if that’s not weird or anything. You’re then required to upload five photos and fill out some questions describing yourself. Then, you choose topics you’re interested in, such as “working out,” “local food” or “travel.”

But why does this all matter? It takes your information and matches it with people in your area, or at your school, so you can meet a new friend or potential lover. Browsing through I kept coming back to the same question: what’s the point of this?

The site is practically useless. While browsing user profiles based solely on interests alone, and nothing more, I felt like a really big creep — I don’t know anything about these people and will probably never talk to them in real life, but I know they like to surf and travel.

At The Pool came across very much like a Match.com or eHarmony type of site, which again, is peculiar because they’re targeting younger generations and focusing on forming friendships. But what’s going to happen to campus life if everyone is meeting each other online instead of in real life?

It’s an odd concept to think about. Coming in as a freshman, you probably knew a few people — maybe from high school — or no one at all if you came from out-of-state. Within the past few years, Facebook pages for residence halls have become prevalent. Incoming students have been able to start meeting each other ahead of time and “friending” everyone on the page.

OK, they’re excited, which is understandable. But now imagine if people made accounts specifically to meet people with similar interests. Where’s the fun? The excitement? This is the pitfall of social media these days: it’s less about actually being social and more about faking it.

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“I am one cocky asshole when it comes to me biking, especially if I am on one of my commuter bikes. I always try to drop as many people as I can on my way to school or work.” These are the words of Calvin Chumbley , an avid cyclist and a junior studying Spanish . “I always get irritated when some fatty, mountain bike commuter, busted-ass beach cruiser, wannabe bad-boy fixed-gear rider tries to pass me when I’ve been waiting at a red light that turns green.”

Commuter racing is when a cyclist rides as fast as he or she can during a daily commute to see how many riders he or she can pass before arriving at a destination.

Like Calvin, I too am a hypocrite when it comes to this daily race. I absolutely hate getting passed, but I love the feeling of flying by a “busted-ass beach cruiser” on my road bike. If I find it so annoying, why would I then take part in that very same activity? I began to wonder what makes the commuter racer tick. Who are they and what

are they trying prove? So, I asked the cyclists themselves.

As I have said, I find it incredibly annoying when I am challenged to race on my way to school. I asked Sam Gross , a UA sophomore and professional mountain bike rider , how he felt about it.

“I’ve actually never been challenged to a race on my way to school,” he said. Then he jokingly added, “The rippling thighs and tan lines probably scare them off.”

Even as a professional, Gross isn’t opposed to the idea of unsanctioned racing. He says he has taken a shot at “The Gauntlet,” a race from Old Main to Cherry Street across the UA Mall . “It must be done on a fixed gear with no brakes at 11:50 a.m. on a weekday.”

He says he has a lot of fun doing it and that the throngs of people make a great obstacle course. When asked if he thinks this proves who is the fastest he said, “Probably not, just who is the ballsiest and is willing to run the most stop signs.”

However, not everyone enjoys this element of danger. When I asked Brianna Addotta , a geography junior , how she felt about the commuter

racing scene. “It’s only annoying in tight or highly populated areas,” she said. “Pedestrians don’t watch where they’re going and someone is bound to get hurt. But on bike paths and side streets it’s fun. I usually win.”

“It’s fun to ride as fast as possible in any situation — get those thighs burning,” she said when asked why it’s so fun.

Some people use the race as a way to beat the tedium of a daily routine.

“I personally enjoy racing people when trying to get to and from class,” said Kimberly Niccolai , a UA student and member of Tri-Cats . It makes the day more interesting.” She said she enjoys her rides home so much because “It’s like, you’re coming back from class stressed out, and racing someone home is a great way to release that stress.”

So next time you give into the urge to pass a cyclist riding at the speed of a tortoise in front of you, don’t feel bad. Riders of all skill levels take part in the world’s biggest unofficial race. It boils down to the fact that people love to challenge themselves and those around them, and if it makes your day more enjoyable, I say go for it.

So here you are, a skateboarder on a beautiful college campus full of stairs, rails, somewhat clean sidewalks and a few small hills — but little did you know, the University of Arizona Police Department would stop you from skating on these objects.

Don’t worry, though, there are a few tricks to getting away with skateboarding in Tucson.

According to UAPD public information officer Juan Alvarez , the rumored rule that all four wheels must always be on the ground is just that — a rumor.

“You can [ollie], as long as you do it safely while you’re traveling,” said Alvarez. “Once you jump on the property and damage it, that’s when it becomes a violation.”

So, for anyone who skateboards for fun, this means you can speed past pedestrians, drop off curbs and jump up curbs — as long as it looks like you’re on your way to class. Just don’t pull 360-flips, rolling down the UA Mall or jump down every staircase you see.

Be sure to take advantage of the small hills around campus, too. Just like pedestrians, there isn’t a speed limit for skateboarders, so go ahead and plow through the bike path by the Nugent building or push like a maniac down the hill around Cochise Residence Hall.

You can avoid the policies altogether by leaving the Arizona Board of Regents planning boundaries: Lester Street to the north, Eighth Street to the south, Euclid

Avenue to the west and Campbell Avenue to the east, according to Alvarez. A lot of properties in those boundaries aren’t owned by the UA, so look around a bit. Though, your focus should lie in the shopping centers, parking garages and plazas scattered about the Tucson metro area.

Since the early ‘90s, the Presidio Plaza near the Pima County Courthouse has supported Tucson’s skateboard community. The location appeared in several videos, including Big Brother Magazine’s disturbing video series. The area features a fountain made of large concrete blocks, stairs of varying sizes and an embankment to mess around on.

Just across the bridge over Congress Street , you’ll speed straight into Tucson Convention Center.

On one side, you’ll find sets of three-stairs and four-stairs, metal benches, fancy ledge-work and a wallride spot. On the other side, you’ll find the weirdest, most crooked sets of stairs you’ve ever seen.

If you travel east, up the stairs through the various offices and businesses, you’ll find yourself on a bridge to the smoothest parking garage in town.

Approach these spots with caution, though.

Tucson Police Department is all over downtown, and they won’t hesitate to confiscate a board from some skate rat with a bad attitude. Use elevators when possible and try

not to stick around any spot for too long. And when you inevitably get caught skating, act clueless and offer to leave immediately.

Another spot worth mentioning is the city-owned parking garage on Congress Street and Interstate 10.

The run lasts forever and you can get some decent speed. It’s nothing crazy, but a good way to wind down a long-distance skate on the town.

There’s also the skate park at Santa Rita Park , located by Third Avenue and 22nd Street .

It’s professionally built, has a variety of pools to skate and features a couple of ledges. Head here if the street gets to be too much.

Longboarders, you’re out of luck. As Austin Paine, a member of UA’s

longboarding club, AZ Push , wrote on Facebook, “We live in a valley, with very little slope haha. The majority of the good ones require a pretty decent drive, and no offense, but we don’wt really want those written about in an article.” But if you’re looking to ride those spots, just go check out the club.

Skateboarding in Tucson requires some innovation and exploration. But that’s what the art of skateboarding is all about, making this city one hell of a place to skate.

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Well, boys, it’s that wonderful time of year where Tucson starts cooling down again and you quit wearing tank tops to the bars. While some of you may fold up your bro tanks with a tear in your eye, keep in mind that fall is the most versatile time of year for your wardrobe. While this weekend has nights dipping down to the mid 60s, you can still toss on some jeans and pair them with

the right tops and shoes to really make a sartorial impression — whatever your motives may be.

Proper attire for your:Guys’ night out

Quit wearing Vans. Unless you’re kickflipping stairs on

your way to the bars, there’s not real-ly a need to be wearing these skate-boarding classics on your night out. Opt for shoes that have a bit more city-slicked class to them, such as

wingtip brogues, penny loafers and monk-straps. Colored soles paired with modest tops, such as some of Mark McNairy’s fall offerings, give your feet a bit of pop that removes

some of the formality of these classic business attire models. Your Sperrys are still OK too, bro. Just take some

risks with your daily boat shoes and wear them out with slim khakis.

Leave the shorts at home.

Jeans aren’t just for the ranch anymore.

Starting with your ever-impor-tant denim, remember that your going-out jeans should be fitting slimmer than most, but never bordering on that saran-wrapped look. Walk a fine line with a fit and try out a few cuts until you find what

works for your body type. The lines of your pant should compliment your body, end-

ing with a straight-legged opening that allows the jeans

to be cuffed, letting you get away with showing off a bit of

ankle or a vibrant sock pattern. Darker denim, such as raw

selvedge, pairs well with most formal shirts and sport coats while maintaining an air of

nonchalance. Shy away from anything that’s super worn-out looking or acid washed — this isn’t the ‘80s and you’re not in

Whitesnake.

The ever important

T-shirtIt’s still OK to pair a T-shirt with jeans.

For the love of God, stay away from graphic tees and pick some-

thing with a trendier pattern (Native American print, paisley for

those who are feeling adventur-ous). Tees are the one place where

you can get away with wearing a bit more fabric. Alexander Wang’s new menswear line showcases a

series of his open-neck tees crafted from supple and lightweight jersey cotton, while also hanging a bit off of the body. While $94 for a T-shirt is a little extravagant, start hunting for a similar open necked variety at a place like American Apparel. Toss a well-fitting sport coat over top and you’ll be set for the bars. Just stop donning size-too-small

Affliction shirts — it’s fall 2012 and we’ve seen enough of that, really.

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that is troubling to her through her adolescent and teenage years until she has to make a tough decision when finally reaching an adult age.

Uncle Peck, though creepy and obscene at times, never truly loses reliability in the audience’s mind because he is the confidant for Li’l Bit, the educator of life and skills, such as driving and dishing.

Yet he is manipulative with his love toward Li’l Bit, using it as a tool to get her to smile for photographs. He recounts the time she was first born when he held her as a baby, in order to appear innocent and to fool her into bed with him.

Vogel takes the aspect of driving as a representation for life, emphasizing the uphills, downhills, stops and possible crashes.

There is a sense of vulnerability with uncomfortable themes because, although a fictionalized piece, the subject of pedophilia is real. These societal issues are told through an obscure love story that emanates a variety of reactions.

“Though it was intense and had serious content, there was enough comic relief that it was still enjoyable to watch,” said Nikki Tate, a psychology sophomore.

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The Drawing Studio downtown has just put up a new exhibit, Capturing Nature’s Light, a collection of work from the TDS’ associate members that focuses on plein air work.

Plein air denotes a painting or drawing that is done outside, as the title comes from the French phrase en plein air meaning “in the open air.” Sometimes it isn’t always possible for artists to work directly outdoors, so they will do quick sketches or take photographs of their subject and come back to the piece in the studio.

There are 38 pieces of work in TDS’ exhibit and more than 25 artists that have contributed, including the three faculty jurors, Meredith Milstead, Deb Steinberg and Betina Fink. I had the pleasure of meeting Fink when I was browsing the gallery and she was able to give me some small insights into a couple of my favored paintings.

The first piece we looked at was Robert Goldman’s “Sedona Light” in oil. Goldman’s main focus on this piece was to capture the morning light. While his piece was actually done in the studio, Goldman still captured the illumination of the Sedona rockscape splendidly. His piece is a true work of realism that embodies the exhibit’s title quite literally.

The other piece I asked Fink to discuss was Nancy Drigota’s “Sedona” in oil and acrylic. This painting caught my eye because of its surprising, big, bold, color blocking. Drigota captured different scenes from the Sedona horizons and reconstructed them onto one canvas. It’s interesting to compare Drigota’s captured light to Goldman’s — both do Sedona’s natural and quirky attributes justice.

A few other pieces to take note of are Christine Dawdy’s “Lee Valley Lake” in oil as the brushstrokes and emphasis on texture are forefront with some surprising blues. Roberta Miller’s “Palo Verde” in pastel is an intriguing focus on detail, and Thomas Lindell’s “Reflection,” etched and embossed in its silver and black tones, is oddly satisfying.

If you find yourself around Sixth Avenue and Congress Street, definitely go check it out. The Drawing Studio is a nifty place — they have beautiful metal work on the outside of their building and two sets of double doors that separate the gallery from the downtown hustle. TDS has been around for 20 years, and they’ve been at this downtown location for five years now.

Capturing Nature’s Light will be in TDS’ gallery until Sept. 29, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Their next exhibit, Sanctuary: Recent Works by TDS Faculty, shown in conjunction with Flight, opens Oct. 6.

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Jefferson is a five-star recruit and the No. 10 player in the recruiting class according to Scout.com, and he made the decision during an in-home visit with the Wildcats.

Dave Telep , ESPN’s senior college basketball recruiting analyst , described Jefferson as the kind of player with a “lunch-pail” mentality.

“[Jefferson] brings a resume of winning and just a toughness to the small forward position,” Telep said in a phone interview with the Arizona Daily Wildcat . “He can be facilitator, he can be a very good scorer in the lane, he has great instincts and reflexes. If he’s ever able to get a consistent perimeter shot, at least from mid-range, he’ll be even more of a threat.”

This makes it three years in a row that Arizona has added a five-star recruit to its team, following the addition of Josiah Turner in 2011 (who has since left the program ) and Kaleb Tarczewski , Grant Jerrett and Brandon Ashley in 2012.

Jefferson joins four-star shooting guard Elliott Pitts , who hails from Concord, Calif., in the Wildcats 2013 recruiting class.

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Arizona could finally get chance to rest its top players against Bulldogs

Entering the season, the biggest area of concern, for both the media and head coach Rich Rodriguez , was a lack of depth on the Wildcats’ roster.

While No. 24 Arizona has proven its critics wrong about a lot of things in two weeks, it still hasn’t quite figured out that weakness.

With South Carolina State coming to town Saturday, some Arizona players might finally get to rest for a play or two — of course, there’s always a catch.

“If we don’t go out and take care of what we need to take care of, then nobody’s going to come out,” linebacker Jake Fischer said. “It just depends on execution and if I get to come out that’s fine. I don’t really want to [though].”

Whether or not a coach rests his starters depends on how close the game is, but no matter what the score is on Saturday, the Wildcats could really use a break.

Fischer has been a part of all 186 defensive snaps this season and has contributed a bit to special teams play as well — and he’s not alone.

Linebackers Marquis Flowers and Sir Thomas Jackson , along with safety Jared Tevis , have also participated in nearly every play for the Wildcats.

For Fischer, it’s not necessarily a bad thing to be out there the whole game, but it does increase the risk for injury.

“You want to be on the field at all times,” Fischer said. “I used to hate coming off the field … Just being on the field all the time and [making] them have to beat you, that’s the kind of competitive mentality we all have and you relish it.”

The overworking issue exists on offense as well.

Sophomore running back Ka’Deem Carey has 46 of the 56 total carries out of all backs this season. Carey has been successful in the role, with 273 yards and four touchdowns on the ground, but the goal wasn’t for him to get such a large percentage of carries.

Co-offensive coordinator Calvin Magee said the plan has always been to have more guys running the ball, specifically junior Daniel Jenkins , but the flow of the games hasn’t allowed it.

“That’s the plan every week to get more guys playing,” Magee said. “That’s across the board [too].”

Now, with an FCS foe coming up, the Wildcats might finally have the chance to rest some starters and, just as importantly, give some bench guys game experience — including backup quarterback B.J. Denker .

Rodriguez said it’s never been his philosophy to just throw a backup quarterback in a game just to get him reps, since the high intensity at practice is designed to prepare him.

Denker will likely see playing time. Rodriguez just hopes it’s not as a result of an injury to Matt Scott .

“[Denker] is ready to play. He’s been ready to play the last couple of weeks,” Rodriguez said. “He’s not quite as sharp on some things as [Scott] is, but he’s a very good athlete and he picked the system up really quickly.”

If all goes according to plan, Denker and backups at other key positions will finally see time on the field. Still, rest for the starters can only come if the job is done first, and if not, the depth will have to wait.

“If I have to play 107 snaps against South Carolina State, that’s just what’s going to have to happen,” Flowers said.

“Keep an eye on the South Carolina State football team.”

“Why isn’t South Carolina State an FBS program?”

“They may have lost to Bethune-Cookman last week, but watch out for the Bulldogs.”

People don’t say these things. That’s not necessarily a shot at

South Carolina State, but expectations are typically low when FCS programs take on a big conference foe like the UA.

People weren’t saying those things about Appalachian State in 2007 either, when a No. 5-ranked Michigan squad traveled to Boone, N.C., to take on the Mountaineers . Appalachian State had won two consecutive championships in the FCS (then called Division I-AA) level, but nobody outside of Boone really cared.

Then, Appalachian State won the game 34-32 .

Arizona isn’t as highly touted as the Wolverines were, and ditto for South Carolina State compared to Appalachian. Still, it goes without saying, the Wildcats should not be looking past the Bulldogs to their matchup with the No. 4 Oregon.

Michigan did literally the same thing five years ago. The Wolverines followed up the appropriately dubbed “horror” with a 32-point spanking at the hands of the then-unranked Ducks.

“It’s football, anything can happen on any given night,” said sophomore receiver Austin Hill .

True.South Carolina State might have

just lost to Bethune-Cookman, but this isn’t head coach Buddy Pough’s first trip around the block.

It’s not easy to find statistics from years past about the Bulldogs online, but Pough has held his position for 11 years , compiling an 84-34 record and winning four MEAC conference titles .

Before he became head coach at South Carolina State, Pough spent five years as an assistant at the University of South Carolina under Lou Holtz .

Due to a lack of readily available

scouting reports, it’s hard to tell what exactly South Carolina State brings to the table talent-wise. According to linebacker Jake Fischer , it’s a run-first squad, even though the Bulldogs’ leading rusher has just 109 yards through two games.

“They like to run a lot, use their fullbacks and tight ends,” Fischer said. “We’re actually looking forward to playing a team like that, we’re not looking [past] this weekend. ”

Due to the stigma that comes with an FCS program, UA fans might just riot if the Wildcats win by anything less than 30 points.

They will point to the fact that Oklahoma State beat FCS opponent Savannah State 84-0 before losing to Arizona. By the transitive property, the Wildcats should at least score that many points, right?

Well, no. In fact, in the UA’s last eight games against FCS opponents, the

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LINEBACKER JAKE FISCHER fights through a blocker against FCS opponent the Citadel in 2010. The Wildcats will take on another FCS opponent on Saturday in South Carolina State.

It’s one thing preparing for a ranked team like Oklahoma State, but this weekend No. 24 Arizona faces a different type of challenge: staying focused.

In between the meetings with then-No. 16 OSU and No. 4 Oregon on Sept. 22 sits Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. home game at Arizona Stadium against FCS South Carolina State, which will be more of a maturity test than on-field ability.

“I keep it one game at a time. I never try to overlook an opponent because that’s when bad things happen,” junior safety Marquis Flowers said. “This year I know at least seven teams like South Carolina State have beaten an [FBS] team, so it’s definitely possible.”

“[South Carolina State has] good athletes on their team so we’re going to come out, execute and play hard, and

we’ll worry about [Oregon] after the game,” Flowers added.

In fact, the number of FCS upsets now totals eight this year, after UA in-state rival and FCS member NAU beat University of Nevada, Las Vegas 17-14 last Saturday night .

Most of the FCS victories came against weaker schools, such as Eastern Washington’s 20-3 humiliation of Idaho. Pittsburgh lost to Youngstown State in its season opener, 31-17.

Still, the Pac-12’s Colorado, the same team that beat Oregon State in 2011, lost 30-28 to Sacramento State Saturday.

“[FCS teams] come at you. They’re not scared of anybody,” junior linebacker Jake Fischer said. “They see it like they can upset a big [FBS] school and a lot of those teams can. They have the players that can do it, the schemes to do it.”

Arizona has managed to avoid the embarrassing defeat so far, with a perfect 8-0 record against FCS teams since 2002 .

But the Wildcats have had their fair share of scares , including last season when they only led NAU 14-10 at halftime .

“We ain’t going to take any team lightly … we’re going to take them like Oklahoma State,” sophomore running back Ka’Deem Carey said. “We can’t look down, we can’t look up, but we just need to go forward, execute our plays and do what we have to do.”

Arizona eventually played well against the Lumberjacks last season and comfortably won 41-10 , but the trap of playing to an opponent’s talent level is always a factor in these matchups.

“I don’t want a big dude coming at me and I go halfway and get

de-cleated,” Carey said. “I’m not looking at it [like they’re a lesser team]. I look at every team the same.”

While the Wildcats haven’t had any barnburners against FCS teams this past decade, as their 52-6 shellacking of the Citadel in 2011 demonstrated, the games are typically closer than one might expect.

Arizona’s margin of victory is just slightly more than 25 points, and even though that’s a comfortable margin by any means, a few turnovers and a couple big plays could turn an easy win into a dogfight.

“I remember that [the Citadel] came after us pretty good,” said Fischer, who missed last year’s game against NAU with an injury . “There were maybe one or two drives where they got to us, but after that, we held them pretty solid … We’re just hoping to do the same this weekend.”

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A FORMER GEORGIA TECH quarterback stiff arms a South Carolina State defender on his way to a touchdown. The Wildcats can’t afford to look past the Bulldogs on Saturday.

Wildcats have only won by more than 30 points three times.

“In today’s game, you’re not going to be able to beat many teams by that many points, so we’re really trying to get a win,” Fischer said.

Best case scenario, the Wildcats jump out to an early multi-touchdown lead and head coach Rich Rodriguez is able to rest the Matt Scotts and Jake Fischers of the team, giving Arizona fans the chance to experience the phenomenon that is “Vanilla Vick,” otherwise known as backup quarterback B.J. Denker . Rodriguez has called Denker one of the fastest players on the entire roster.

Worst case scenario, the Wildcats relive Michigan’s “horror” and make it two weeks in a row that a Pac-12 team has fallen to the FCS, after Colorado lost to Sacramento State last week.

If half of what Fischer says is true, though, Arizona will be all right.

“Coach Rodriguez has done a great job of instilling in us that anybody can win any game,” Fischer said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s [FCS]. They can watch the tapes and see what we did bad. There are a lot of things we did do bad [the first two weeks].

“They have athletes just like we do and guys that love to play football... we’re gonna go out and just play our game.”

— Zack Rosenblatt is the sports editor. He can be reached at

[email protected] and on Twitter via @WildcatSports.

The numbers

- 77-14-2 Arizona’s all-time record vs. FCS

- 7-0 UA head coach Rich Rodriguez’s record against FCS teams

- 40 Average margin of victory, in 4 games, for Rodriguez against FCS opponents at West Virginia

- 24 Average margin of victory for Stoops, in 7 games, against FCS oppo-nents with the UA

He said it“We ain’t going to overlook no team. I know we’re com-ing off a big win that we let go and it’s time to work. We have to take this serious, like coach Rich Rod said, ‘Keep the main thing the main thing.’ ... we’re going to respect our opponent, but we’re going to go out there and beat our oppo-nent.”

— junior safety Marquis Flowers

Series historyThis is the first ever meeting between Arizona and South Carolina State

Staff Picks

UA over SCSU, 48-6

UA over SCSU, 56-17

UA over

SCSU, 45-7

Stats & ranks*Stats according to arizo-nawildcats.com, through week two*

Total offense: 6th (3rd in Pac-12)

Total defense: 111th (12th in Pac-12)

Passing: 7th (1st in Pac-12)

Matt Scott: 707 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception

Rushing: 29th (4th in Pac-12) Ka’Deem Carey: 273 yards, 4 touchdowns Scott: 129 yards, 1 touch-down

Receiving:

Austin Hill: 12 receptions, 263 yards, 1 touchdown

Dan Buckner: 16 receptions, 176 yards

Defense:

Jake Fischer: 27 tackles, 2.5 for loss, 2 forced fumbles

Jared Tevis: 21 tackles, 2 interceptions, 5 pass deflec-tions

Marquis Flowers: 19 tackles,

2.5 for loss, 1.5 sacks

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WHO: Arizona vs. South Carolina State WHAT: Football WHERE: Arizona Stadium (Tucson) WHEN: 7:30 p.m. TV: Pac-12 Networks

Sept. 14, 2012

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