November 2019 – Pima Post

27Nov

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Sports

Aztecs earned a second chance at NJCAA Division 1 Nationals

By COREY McMULLEN The Aztecs were given a new life with receiving one of four at-large bids to get into the NJCAA Division I National Tournament. In the second chance game, the Aztecs fell 1-0 to Eastern Florida State in double overtime. The Aztecs were eliminated from the regional tournament Nov. 2 to Arizona Western in a shootout. Thinking the season was over for the Aztecs, they received one of the four at-large bids for the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Tyler, Texas. The tournament went from Nov. 18 to Nov. 23. The Aztecs entered the tournament as the 9 seed. This was the Aztecs’ third straight year to the NJCAA tournament and their sixth appearance in nine years. Aztec sophomore goalie Nils Roth made some early game-saving stops. Roth made a diving stop in the first 1...

Women’s team nets 3-1 record; men’s team struggles

27Nov

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Women’s team nets 3-1 record; men’s team struggles

By COREY McMULLEN Women’s Basketball After opening the season with a dominant win over Park University, the Aztecs headed to Thatcher for the Eastern Arizona Classic. The Aztecs were overpowered in their first game of the tournament by Odessa College, falling 76 to 47. The Aztecs were quick to bounce back, and put a 69-point beat down on Southwestern College. The Aztecs got going early with the help of sophomore Haile Lawson, who put up 22 points, was 10 of 12 shooting and had 6 rebounds. Fellow sophomore Marlena Arroyo-Plata had a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds. She went 5 for 6 from the field. The Aztecs would dominate every quarter of the game, outscoring the Southwestern College 53-10 in the second and third quarters. The Aztecs’ third game of the tournament was canc...

27Nov

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Tippins takes the long way to Tucson

By COREY McMULLEN For most athletes to make it to the collegiate level, it took a lifetime of practicing their craft. Kaylon Tippins isn’t most collegiate athletes, however. At 6 feet, 8 inches, the Aztecs starting forward didn’t start playing basketball until his junior year of high school. Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Tippins was a football player who never thought about playing basketball. Tippins started high school in Fort Worth at North Crowley High School. He was 5 feet, 5 inches. By his sophomore year, he was standing 6 feet tall, and when he graduated, he was 6 feet, 5 inches. Tippins and his family moved to Tucson his junior year of high school to be closer to his mom’s side of the family. Tippins says the transition from Texas was a tough move. He d...

22Nov

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Arts & Entertainment

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Infest the Rat’s Nest

By KYLE KERSEY This new King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album kicks ass. 2017 was a very busy year for the Gizz. The band released five albums that year and, while the very concept of hopping genres multiple times over a single year was enticing, I find that I was more in love with the concept of the band’s workhorse release schedule than the quality of those actual releases. Most of those albums are victims of quantity over quality; the endless pursuit of making more music rather than making really good, water-tight albums. And I find that, while many of those albums have some strong tracks and interesting concepts, they’re also incredibly messy and underexplored (“Murder of the Universe” being the biggest offender in the interesting concept but poor execution category). Come ...

22Nov

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Arts & Entertainment

Movie Review: Jojo Rabbit

By KYLE KERSEY In Martin Luther King Jr.’s “A Stride toward Freedom,” he describes the spread of hatred: “Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they do not know each other; they do not know each other because they cannot communicate; they cannot communicate because they are separated.” This theory of hatred was central to the Nazi ideology; the separation and extermination of Jewish people, people unfairly demonized as unethical monsters at the root of Germany’s socio-economic problems post World War I. To make a wacky comedy about such a topic is bold. To make it funny is impressive. To make it profound is laudable. Following a fanatical Germa...

Adidas has a new teammate with Pima College

22Nov

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Adidas has a new teammate with Pima College

By JOE GIDDENS Adidas is now Pima Community College’s official outfitter for the next four years. The move is the second sponsorship this semester following the Chapman Automotive Group acquiring naming rights for the Chapman Automotive Sports Complex at the West Campus. These moves are following Acting Athletic Director Jim Monaco’s goal of branding the college. Monaco says he is not able to discuss the complete details of it at our press time, however “What it does is it saves us money on uniforms on supplies on shoes for the kids because they buy their own stuff,” Monaco said. “So we've been able to save money in our budget to try to help with other expenses because of this deal.” Monaco said that additional perks of the sponsorship will be Adidas brand flags...

21Nov

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Aztecs close out season as runners-up

By ANGEL CANEZ Pima Community College wrapped up the 2019 volleyball season on a positive note.. The Aztecs finished as runner ups at the NJCAA region I division II finals. Losing in straight sets to the fourth ranked team in the nation and conference rival the Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes who are riding a 22 game win streak and the fourth seed in the Division II National Tournament. The Aztecs ended the season above .500 for the second season in a row with a record of 15-14 and a 8-7 in conference record. The aztecs mirrored last season with almost identical record as the team finished last season at 16-15 and was also came up short in the NJCAA Region I, Division II finals game last season. The Aztecs volleyball team will return six players next season hopef...

21Nov

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News

Chomsky has a conversation at Pima CC

By ELLIANA KOPUT Noam Chomsky had a conversation with David Barsamian at Pima Community College’s Proscenium Theatre on Nov. 4. “Conversation on a Progressive Future” was a benefit for the magazine “Progressive.” Chomsky is a political activist, cognitive scientist and renowned scholar. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Chomsky was a member in the Harvard Society of Fellows, and has taught linguistics around the world, including at the University of Arizona. David Barsamian, an investigative journalist and the founder of Alternative Radio, has collaborated with Chomsky in many conversations and non-fiction works. He lectures on economic and political systems, world affairs, media and revolution. The Progressive, “a voice for peace, social justice, and the common g...

21Nov

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Features

Kombucha’s health claims overhyped

By ELLIANA KOPUT As the ecological well-being of the earth we know and love continues to suffer, so inversely grows our individual will to start living mindfully. In considering the implications of poor environmental health, many are taking rides in the bandwagon down food trend lane. On this issue’s analysis of current food fads, let us take a moment to consider the current craze among the streets, sheets and community college cafeterias ... kombucha tea. When analyzing the facts, it is clear that kombucha is not worth the hype. It is, however, a tasty substitute for soda or other popular drinks. Kombucha is a fermented tea beverage known to contain active cultures and bacteria. The beverage produces probiotic benefits, bacteria eradication and antioxidant uptake. Basically, kombu...

Dusk Music Festival 2019 rocks out Tucson

21Nov

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Dusk Music Festival 2019 rocks out Tucson

Story and photos by ELLIANA KOPUT Dusk Music Festival 2019 took place Nov. 9 and 10 at Armory Park in Downtown Tucson. The festival assembled a crowd of college kids, millennials, Gen X-ers, children and elderly folks, all of whom expressed killer dance moves. “Dusk was super cool because it had a great vibe and a nice turnout while still being a smaller-town thing while feeling really familiar and unique,” said Brianna Schmidt, a Pima Community College student and festival attendee. “(My favorite part was) probably just the music and the vibes. I think it’s going to create a lot more interest in festivals around Tucson.” To the left stood classic fair lemonade and pizza by the slice, and to the right was fine local cuisine, festivalized. With a diverse array of food vendors i...