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ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT wildcat.arizona.edu The University of Arizona, Tucson Thursday, December 2, 2004 Go Wild with sketches, sexy Depp and Pinback’s lack of influence PAGE 9 Weird News .......... 2 Datebook .............. 2 Opinions ................ 4 GoWild .................. 9 Sports .................19 Wildcats open play in NCAA volleyball tourney this weekend PAGE 19 UMC buys new cancer radiation technology When David Horner found out he had testicu- lar cancer last year, he braced himself for the worst. “I thought, ‘I’m going to die — am I ready to die?’” Horner said. “Everything came to a stand- still.” But after two surgeries, a month of chemother- apy and a state-of-the-art radiosurgery treatment, Horner, a 25-year-old doctoral student of pharma- cology, is on the road to recovery. Horner was the fourth patient in Tucson to receive treatment from a new shaped-beam radio- surgery system purchased by University Medical Center last month. The $3 million Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery system, manufactured by the medical technology company BrainLAB, uses computer-generated images to get an accurate depiction of the patient’s tumor. It then delivers radiation which conforms to the exact shape and size of the tumor. Dr. Baldassarre Stea, head of the radiation oncology department and a clinical medical direc- tor for radiation oncology at the UA, said since the radiation is delivered at angles to precisely target the tumor, healthy tissues surrounding the tumor are not damaged, minimizing the chance of side effects. “We are able to treat patients that otherwise would be difficult to help because it would be too risky,” Stea said. “You need a stable machine with precision to the thickness of a paper.” Horner said he opted for the shaped-beam By Natasha Bhuyan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT ASUA to invite TV comedians to campus Four comedians from the NBC reality television show “Last Comic Standing” will be invited to UA to perform a comedy show on campus aimed to promote sexual responsibil- ity, ASUA leaders announced last night. The Associated Students of the University of Arizona Senate approved offering a bid of $27,000 to The Last Comic Standing Tour to per- form Feb. 9 at Centennial Hall during National Sexual Education week. Second City, a group of comedi- ans that do theatrical improvisations, will be offered $9,100 to open for The Last Comic Standing Tour, said Fernando Ascencio, ASUA Speakers Board director. The Last Comic Standing Tour and Second City have until Dec. 9 to accept the bid. Ascencio said he is confident The Last Comic Standing Tour will accept the bid. “We feel the offer is substantial,” Ascencio said. Other comedians considered bringing to campus included Robin Williams, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Tina Faye and Ellen DeGeneres. They weren’t cho- sen because they were either too expensive or unavailable, Ascencio said. Although the ASUA Senate approved submitting bids to The Last Comic Standing Tour and MUSIC TO YOUR EARS By Jennifer Amsler ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT CASSIE TOMLIN/Arizona Daily Wildcat Music senior Helene Grotans practices on a violin in a Music building practice room yesterday afternoon. See UMC/8 See COMEDY/22 Clinton Library designer to help design UA Science Center The exhibit designer of the newly- opened Clinton Presidential Center will create the exhibits for the upcoming UA Science Center, which will include Flandrau Science Center as part of the Rio Nuevo downtown revitalization project. Debra Colodner, associate director of the Flandrau Science Center, said Ralph Appelbaum was chosen for his “critical acclaim” in addition to his “grand vision” of building the UA Science Center along a bridge over Interstate 10 and the Santa Cruz River. “It revolutionized everybody’s way of thinking,” Colodner said. Earlier this semester, the UA announced that internationally renowned architect Rafael Viñoly, whose design was the runner-up in the World Trade Center memorial contest, will design a rainbow arch above the UA Science Center, which would sup- port the bridge with cables. Colodner said with Viñoly working on the outside and Appelbaum devel- oping the inside, the UA Science Center is a creative collaboration between two great visionaries. “They are not in conflict with each other,” Colodner said. “They comple- ment each other.” In designing the UA Science Center, Colodner said Appelbaum’s firm is cre- ating stages where science learning can occur through interaction with people, along with physical and digital exhibits. Exhibits include a butterfly garden, a medical research center and a Unispherium for digital exploration from the inside of a cell to the outskirts of the universe. “Although Appelbaum did initially come up with the concept of the bridge and he often strongly influenced the architecture of museums and centers around the world, his genius is what he is able to accomplish inside of these structures,” said Alexis Faust, executive director of Flandrau. The Clinton Presidential Center and Park, which opened Nov. 18, is located on the banks of the Arkansas River in Little Rock, Ark., and houses the largest archival collection in presidential histo- ry, according to the Center’s official Web site. Exhibits in the library, which were designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates, include alcoves depicting milestones in the Clinton presidency, such as the economic boom and Monica Lewinsky scandal. In addition, the 20,000-square-foot structure features a timeline of world events between 1993 and 2001, a full-scale replica of the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, and exhibits that detail life in the White House. Besides working on the Clinton library, Appelbaum Associates has also designed exhibits at the Holocaust See RIO NUEVO/8 Visitors tour exhibits inside the Clinton Presidential Library, on the first day the museum opened its doors to the public Nov. 19, in Little Rock, Ark. The designer, Ralph Appelbaum, will create the exhibits for the UA’s new Science Center. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By Natasha Bhuyan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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ARIZONA DAILY WILDCATwildcat.arizona.edu The University of Arizona, TucsonThursday, December 2, 2004
Go Wild with sketches,sexy Depp and Pinback’s
lack of influencePAGE 9
Weird News .......... 2Datebook .............. 2Opinions ................ 4GoWild .................. 9Sports .................19
Wildcats open play inNCAA volleyball tourney
this weekendPAGE 19
UMC buysnew cancerradiationtechnology
When David Horner found out he had testicu-lar cancer last year, he braced himself for theworst.
“I thought, ‘I’m going to die — am I ready todie?’” Horner said. “Everything came to a stand-still.”
But after two surgeries, a month of chemother-apy and a state-of-the-art radiosurgery treatment,Horner, a 25-year-old doctoral student of pharma-cology, is on the road to recovery.
Horner was the fourth patient in Tucson toreceive treatment from a new shaped-beam radio-surgery system purchased by University MedicalCenter last month.
The $3 million Novalis Shaped Beam Surgerysystem, manufactured by the medical technologycompany BrainLAB, uses computer-generatedimages to get an accurate depiction of thepatient’s tumor. It then delivers radiation whichconforms to the exact shape and size of the tumor.
Dr. Baldassarre Stea, head of the radiationoncology department and a clinical medical direc-tor for radiation oncology at the UA, said sincethe radiation is delivered at angles to preciselytarget the tumor, healthy tissues surrounding thetumor are not damaged, minimizing the chance ofside effects.
“We are able to treat patients that otherwisewould be difficult to help because it would be toorisky,” Stea said. “You need a stable machine withprecision to the thickness of a paper.”
Horner said he opted for the shaped-beam
By Natasha BhuyanARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
ASUA toinvite TVcomediansto campus
Four comedians from the NBCreality television show “Last ComicStanding” will be invited to UA toperform a comedy show on campusaimed to promote sexual responsibil-ity, ASUA leaders announced lastnight.
The Associated Students of theUniversity of Arizona Senateapproved offering a bid of $27,000 toThe Last Comic Standing Tour to per-form Feb. 9 at Centennial Hall duringNational Sexual Education week.
Second City, a group of comedi-ans that do theatrical improvisations,will be offered $9,100 to open for TheLast Comic Standing Tour, saidFernando Ascencio, ASUA SpeakersBoard director.
The Last Comic Standing Tourand Second City have until Dec. 9 toaccept the bid.
Ascencio said he is confident TheLast Comic Standing Tour will acceptthe bid.
“We feel the offer is substantial,”Ascencio said.
Other comedians consideredbringing to campus included RobinWilliams, Dave Chappelle, ChrisRock, Adam Sandler, Tina Faye andEllen DeGeneres. They weren’t cho-sen because they were either tooexpensive or unavailable, Ascenciosaid.
Although the ASUA Senateapproved submitting bids to TheLast Comic Standing Tour and
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By Jennifer AmslerARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
CASSIE TOMLIN/Arizona Daily WildcatMusic senior Helene Grotans practices on a violin in a Music building practice room yesterday afternoon. See UMC/8See COMEDY/22
Clinton Library designer to help design UA Science Center
The exhibit designer of the newly-opened Clinton Presidential Center willcreate the exhibits for the upcoming UAScience Center, which will includeFlandrau Science Center as part of theRio Nuevo downtown revitalizationproject.
Debra Colodner, associate director ofthe Flandrau Science Center, said RalphAppelbaum was chosen for his “criticalacclaim” in addition to his “grandvision” of building the UA ScienceCenter along a bridge over Interstate 10and the Santa Cruz River.
“It revolutionized everybody’s wayof thinking,” Colodner said.
Earlier this semester, the UAannounced that internationallyrenowned architect Rafael Viñoly,whose design was the runner-up in theWorld Trade Center memorial contest,will design a rainbow arch above the
UA Science Center, which would sup-port the bridge with cables.
Colodner said with Viñoly workingon the outside and Appelbaum devel-oping the inside, the UA Science Centeris a creative collaboration between twogreat visionaries.
“They are not in conflict with eachother,” Colodner said. “They comple-ment each other.”
In designing the UA Science Center,Colodner said Appelbaum’s firm is cre-ating stages where science learning canoccur through interaction with people,along with physical and digital exhibits.
Exhibits include a butterfly garden, amedical research center and aUnispherium for digital explorationfrom the inside of a cell to the outskirtsof the universe.
“Although Appelbaum did initiallycome up with the concept of the bridgeand he often strongly influenced thearchitecture of museums and centersaround the world, his genius is what heis able to accomplish inside of these
structures,” said Alexis Faust, executivedirector of Flandrau.
The Clinton Presidential Center andPark, which opened Nov. 18, is locatedon the banks of the Arkansas River inLittle Rock, Ark., and houses the largestarchival collection in presidential histo-ry, according to the Center’s official Website.
Exhibits in the library, which weredesigned by Ralph AppelbaumAssociates, include alcoves depictingmilestones in the Clinton presidency,such as the economic boom and MonicaLewinsky scandal. In addition, the20,000-square-foot structure features atimeline of world events between 1993and 2001, a full-scale replica of the OvalOffice and Cabinet Room, and exhibitsthat detail life in the White House.
Besides working on the Clintonlibrary, Appelbaum Associates has alsodesigned exhibits at the Holocaust
See RIO NUEVO/8
Visitors tourexhibitsinside theClintonPresidentialLibrary, onthe first daythe museumopened itsdoors to thepublic Nov.19, in LittleRock, Ark.The designer,RalphAppelbaum,will createthe exhibitsfor the UA’snew ScienceCenter.
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