Keeping school spirit without sports at UArizona

How one Wildcat fan plans to keep school spirit despite canceled sporting events

SIDE'S ROGELIO MARES HAS HERSTORY.

SOQ 1:36PEOPLE THINK THAT I OVER DO IT.THAT'S THE 'PRIDE OF ARIZONA'MARCHING BAND ON JANEMCCOLLUM'S FRONT YARD.

SHE'STHE GENERAL MANAGER OF THEMARSHALL FOUNDATION AND SAYSSHE'S BEEN A FAN OF U-OF-AFOOTBALL FOR OVER 30 YEARS --ALWAYS LOOKING FORWARD TO THESTART OF A NEW SEASON.

IWASN'T SURPRISED AND, IN FACT,BELIEVE THAT THE DECISION THATTHEY MADE WAS PROBABLYCORRECT.

WITH THE PAC12'SDECISION TO CANCEL FALLSPORTS, FANS LIKE JANE, ARERECONCILING A FALL SANS U-OF-AATHLETICS AS MUCH AS I LOVE ITAND MY WHOLE LIFE REVOLVESAROUND IT...I REALLY DOBELIEVE THAT THE SAFETY OFPEOPLE AND OUR STUDENTS ANDOUR COMMUNITY IS MOREIMPORTANT THAN OURENTERTAINMENT.

THERE ARE THOSEWHO DIDN'T AGREE WITH THE MOVEBY THE PAC12, BUT FOR THISLONGTIME WILDCAT FAN IT WAS ANECESSARY MOVE.

THE HARDISSUES THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATEDWITH THESE ATHLETESPARTICIPATING, PARTICULARLY INFOOTBALL, IS LIFE-THREATENING.

MCCOLLUM SAYSSHE'LL PUT HER WILDCAT SPIRITTO WORK FOR OTHER CAUSESAROUND CAMPUS.

WHILE SPORTSARE IMPORTANT, WE HAVE SO MANYOTHER GREAT STUDENTS ON CAMPUSDOING GREAT THINGS.

SHE SAIDSHE CAN'T SHARE EXACTLY WHATTHOSE THINGS ARE YET, BUTTHERE'S BIG PLANS TO KEEPSCHOOL SPIRIT HUMMING EVENDURING A PANDEMIC.

THERE'S WAYI THINK THAT WE CANCOMMUNICATE A LOT OF GREATTHINGS TO PEOPLE.

ROGELIOMARES, KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.ARIZONA'S BRADY LIST SYSTEM IS