Rising from the Desert What Pac-12 Will Mean Strength and Beauty
Celebrating its 125th anniversary, the University of Arizona has grown from desert scrub land to one of the nation’s top
research institutions. In 1885, Tucson had hoped to get the state capital moved here from Prescott. Instead, the Arizona
Legislature let Prescott keep the capital, gave Phoenix an insane asylum and Tempe a normal school, and awarded
Tucson a budget of $25,000 to start a university. Check out our UA timeline at the top of the pages that follow.
Contents
Academic
Branching Out | 6 Discovering UA | 30
Calendar 9
UA is one big arboretum Check out the turtle pond,
Campus Map 24
that continues to grow. John Dillinger’s chewed
Dance 16
Get to know some of gum, J.F. “Pop” McKale’s
the 7,000 trees and piano, the Phoenix Mars Family
Weekend 32
cacti, including the Mission mural and the
baobab and the boojum. USS Arizona exhibit. Film 43
Galleries 35
Getting
Take a Walk on the Backyard Dig | 34 Around 5
Cultured Side | 20 UA anthropology Homecoming 33
From “Hamlet” to students uncover
Libraries 39
“Hudson Bay” (left) Hohokam treasures
Museums 10
check out the diverse on school-owned land
public art on campus. east of Tucson. Music 17
Poetry and
Prose 36
Born to be an Strength and Steward
Athletic Director | 27 Beauty | 40 Observatory 4
UA Visitor Guide
The University of Arizona Visitor Copies of the UA Visitor Guide are Contributing Editor: Mike Chesnick
Guide is published twice a year available at many locations on and
Advertising & Distribution: Milani Hunt
by Arizona Student Media in the off campus, including the UA Visitor
Marketing Coordinator, Arizona Student Media
Center, the Information Desk in the
Division of Student Affairs. Its pur- milanih@email.arizona.edu, 520-626-8546
Student Union Memorial Center and
pose is to provide useful informa- the UA Main Library. Design & Production: Cynthia Callahan
tion about the UA for visitors to Creative Services Manager, Arizona Student Media
The UA Visitor Center
our dynamic community. cynthiac@u.arizona.edu, 520-621-3377
811 N. Euclid Ave., 520-621-5130
Circulation: 35,000 The University of Arizona Director of Arizona Student Media: Mark Woodhams
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On the cover: The Krutch cactus garden on the UA Mall — featuring Student Union Memorial Center are part of the Campus Arboretum
the tall boojum to the right — and the USS Arizona bell atop the and Public Art tours, respectively. Cover photo: Cynthia Callahan
By Mike Chesnick seum, which figured out the trees maintained public green space in
couldn’t survive in its habitat. En- the state.
ter Warren Jones, a former UA pro- Other trees of note include the
T here’s a story behind almost fessor of landscape architecture, spiky boojum in the Krutch cactus
every tree, plant or cactus at the who took a 15-gallon size seedling
University of Arizona, where you and planted it by the Administra-
can see more than 400 individual tion Building in 1981.
species from around the world by “When Warren’s tree started to Did you know?
touring the campus. flower, he sent some examples to
For intrigue, it’s hard to top the an expert, who said it was the only The university uses reclaimed
tale of the towering baobab, which flowering example of that species water for the campus
stands proudly just west of the Ad- in the Western Hemisphere,” says arboretum — more than 90
ministration Building’s front doors. Elizabeth “Libby” Davison, retired million gallons a year.
The tree’s amazing journey be- director of UA’s Campus Arbore-
gan in Madagascar, where a U.S. tum. “And that also means our bao- UA has five certified arborists
couple transported seeds to Vir- bab is the largest, or most mature, and a grounds staff of more
ginia and germinated them in 1980. in the Western Hemisphere.” than 60 people.
Taking the seedlings out West, the The baobab, pronounced “bay-
couple saw them confiscated at O-bab,” may be the oldest life form You can adopt a tree — from
the Arizona border by Department in Africa and Madagascar, with a $500 to $5,000 — with a
of Agriculture officials who didn’t barrel-like trunk that stores wa- plaque identifying the donor or
recognize the species. Unsure ter. It is one of 22 heritage trees
loved one at the base.
what to do, the officials gave them amid the UA Campus Arboretum,
to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Mu- considered the oldest continually
Baobab tree, southwest corner of Administration building
Cynthia Callahan photo
1899: First UA football game vs. Tempe Normal School (now ASU). Normal wins 11-2 on Thanksgiving Day.
garden on the UA Mall, the fall-win- “escape to think and learn.” The
ter-blooming floss silk tree south entire 400-acre campus was offi-
of the Engineering Building, the cially designated an arboretum in
stately olive trees on the west side 2002, and its 10-year anniversary
of campus, the elegant red-colored will coincide with the 100-year an-
Chinese pistache southwest of niversary of Arizona becoming a
Speech and the sour orange grove state in 2012.
just east of Gila Hall. Some trees are older than the
Then there’s the Bicentennial state, including an eerie but beau-
“moon tree,” a sycamore grown tiful olive grove just east of Park
photo
stands east of the Kuiper Building,
which houses the Lunar and Plan-
etary Laboratory.
On a hot day, many of UA’s esti-
mated 7,000 trees offer shade for
studying or dozing. What about
that shade? Davison and city offi-
Heritage Trees
These trees include rare specimens from the United States and
cials figured out that 2,000 campus
abroad. Many are connected in some way with former faculty or
trees flanking public streets se-
University of Arizona history.
quester 250,000 pounds of carbon
dioxide and save more than $18,000 1 African sumac (E of Maricopa Hall) 12 Golden Shower tree (W of Nugent)
a year in energy costs by lowering 2 Alamos fig (S of Chemistry) 13 Ironwood (SW of Old Main)
3 Baobab (SW of Administration) 14 “Moon tree” sycamore (E of Flandrau)
temperatures near buildings. 4 Boojums (Krutch Garden) 15 Olives (N Campus Drive, Olive Walk)
In other words, the arboretum 5 Calabash tree (S of Main Library) 16 Palo blanco (S of Chemistry)
makes UA a truly green campus — 6 Chinese pistache (SW of Communications) 17 Ponderosa pine (N of Speech/Hearing)
and it’s growing. 7 Cork oak (S of Engineering) 18 Rock fig (SW of Main Library)
8 Crested saguaro (E of Old Main) 19 Silk cotton tree (SW of Math)
“We plant new trees all the 9 Edible fig (E of Norton School) 20 Southern live oak (Green Belt)
time,” Davison says. “But they’re 10 Fever tree (SW of Cochise) 21 Tenaza (S of Chemistry)
small. Anything smaller than you 11 Floss silk tree (S of Engineering) 22 True date palm (NE of Old Main)
and me is less than 10 years old.
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Nov. 11
Veterans Day
University Holiday See what’s outside your dorm
Nov. 25-28
Thanksgiving Break Car Sharing: Sun Tran U-Pass:
A new program designed to provide hourly car rentals All UA students, faculty and staff are eligible. The U-pass
to students and staff. This is a great program for our gives you unlimited use of Sun Tran. Parking & Transporta-
Dec. 8 alternative transportation users that may have an tion pays for up to 50% of the cost of the full fare rate.
off-campus appointment! Sun Tran provides maps, schedules to help plan your
Last Day of Classes route! No worries…just time to enjoy your journey.
Bike Sharing:
Dec. 18 Students and employees may enjoy the use of a free Cat Tran:
loaner bike by checking one out from our on-campus Getting around campus is easier than ever with the
Winter bike share stations. Free CatTran Shuttle. Six routes serve the campus with
over 45 stops. Three routes also serve six off-campus
Commencement Biking: Park and Ride Lots. Shuttles operate M-F, 6:30 am to
Take advantage of the over 11,000 free bicycle parking 6:30 pm. NightCat operates M-F, 6pm to 12:30 am.
spaces or park your bike with added security at one of There’s a shuttle sure to suit your needs.
Dec. 20 our secure lockers or enclosures. Biking is a joy for the
mind and body – the perfect infusion of healthy energy More Information:
Winter Session to get you where you need to be. Parking & Transportation Services
Classes Begin 1117 E Sixth St. Tucson, AZ 85721-0181
Disability Cart Service 520.626.PARK (7275)
A free service provided to all UA faculty, staff, parking@email.arizona.edu
Dec. 24-27 and students who have a temporary or permanent www.parking.arizona.edu
impairment. Carts operate M-F, 7:30 a.m. to 5 P.M.
Christmas
University Holiday
Dec. 31
New Year's Eve
University Holiday
Jan. 11, 2011
Last Day of Winter Session
of Park Avenue and northeast of UA’s Observatory, free and open to the pub-
Museums main gate. lic (donations encouraged).
Parking Covered parking at the Main Location Corner of Cherry Avenue and
Gate and Tyndall Avenue garages; free University Boulevard
parking on Saturdays. Parking Cherry Avenue Parking
Contact 621-6302, www.statemuseum. Garage; free parking on weekends and
arizona.edu after 5 p.m. Friday in metered spaces
and many parking lots.
Contact 621-4516, www.flandrau.org
Flandrau Science Center and Facebook: www.facebook.com/
UA Mineral Museum uasciencecenter Twitter: @FlandrauAZ
Flandrau, which reopened recently,
provides family activities and access
Arizona State Museum to groundbreaking science going on at Center for Creative
Experience the enduring cultures of the University of Arizona. Highlights Photography
Arizona, the Ameri- include planetarium shows, laser light
ARIZONA The Center for Creative Photography
can Southwest and STATE shows featuring Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side
MUSEUM collects, researches, preserves, inter-
northern Mexico of the Moon,” interactive UA Science prets and makes available materials
at Arizona State exhibits and demonstrations, the Mars essential to understanding photogra-
Museum through Wall, and a free 16-inch telescope ob-
ARIZONA phy and its history. The center holds
dynamic exhibitions, STATE servatory. The UA Mineral Museum is
MUSEUM CENTENNIAL more archives and individual works by
engaging programs SOUTH HALL the longest continually curated mineral 20th century North American photog-
and an educational museum west of the Mississippi River. raphers than any other museum in
museum store. ASM is the region’s old- It contains one of the top five collec- the world. The archives of more than
est and largest anthropology museum tions in the United States, with more 60 major American photographers —
(established in 1893), home of the than 27,000 mineral specimens, includ- including Ansel Adams, Harry Callahan,
world’s largest collection of Southwest ing rare meteorites. W. Eugene Smith, Edward Weston and
Indian pottery and an affiliate of the Hours Seven days Garry Winogrand — form the core of
Smithsonian Institution. STEWARD a week; hours vary
OBSERVATORY
a collection comprising about 90,000
Permanent Exhibition: “The Pottery seasonally. works.
Project.” Explore the art of the potter Observatory,
and science of the archaeologist as Hours Monday-
FLANDRAU
Wednesday-Sat-
Arizona State Museum celebrates 2,000 Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
urday 7-10 p.m.
years of Native pottery-making tradi- weekends 1-4 p.m.
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(weather permit-
tions in the Southwest. ASM’s collec- ting). Laser light Admission Request-
tion features 20,000-plus whole vessels. shows Friday and Saturday nights; ed donation
Hours Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission Science Center and Mineral Location UA Fine
Closed Sundays and federal and state Museum, $7.50 adults; $5 children four- Arts Complex, 1030 N. Olive Road
holidays. 15; CatCard holders receive $2 dis- Parking Park Avenue Garage, pedes-
Admission $5; free for members, stu- count; Arizona college students $2 with trian underpass gives direct access.
dents and children under 18. ID. Laser light shows $10 adult; $7.50 Parking directly behind center (off
Location 1013 E. University Blvd., east children; $2 CatCard discount. Second Street) is free on weekends,
Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald and Elvis Presley Choo Choo, ” “Let’s Dance, ” “The Bullet
Performances all named Carr among their favorite fe-
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Train” and “Blue Zoo Train.”
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