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UA homecoming this weekend is
all about Wilbur the Wildcat - the
beloved and furry mascot turns
50 on Saturday.

The UA used real animals as
mascots off and on between the
early 1900s and the late 1950s
(with at least one tragic mishap),
until two UA students (Richard
Heller and John Paquette)
pitched the idea of using a
costume-wearing human.

Wilbur made his first appearance
at the UA vs. Texas Tech football
game on Nov. 7, 1959, and was
an immediate hit, according to a
UA Web site.

Wilbur's look has evolved over the
years. It was during one of those
costume makeovers that Wilma
the Wildcat was created.

She made her first public
appearance on March 1, 1986,
during a "blind date" with Wilbur.
The pair later "married" before an
Arizona-Arizona State football
game.

For a chance to win a a set of
three audio books, tell us the
date of their wedding.

Click here to submit your
answer.

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Gloriana's photo shoot suggests country — the musicians look like they're in a barn — but influences include Beatles, classic rock and jazz.
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
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Gloriana hits chart with 4-part harmonies

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.02.2009
The newcomers who make up Gloriana are on tour with superstar Taylor Swift through October, and they squeeze their own shows in between.
We caught up with the quartet's Cheyenne Kimball (mandolin, guitar, vocals) during a concert stop last week somewhere on the road. "I'm not sure where we are," she told us on a cell-phone call from the bus.
• Introducing: Gossin brothers Tom, 27, and Mike, 24, Rachel Reinert, 20, and the baby of the band, 18-year-old Cheyenne Kimball.
• On the radio: Debut single "Wild at Heart" is No. 17 on Billboard's Top Country Singles.
• How they came together: The Gossin brothers, natives of Utica, N.Y., came to Nashville in 2007 after tooling around the Carolinas. They found Reinert through her MySpace Web site, and then Kimball found them after a gig in Nashville.
• Their sound: Pop country with four-part harmonies akin to, but not as polished as, Lady Antebellum and Little Big Town. "We kind of stepped out of the box and put some jazz harmonies in that you won't hear in country today. We also have some classic country on the record."
• Their inspiration: "We all have very different inspirations. The guys really love the Beatles. . . . Rachel's inspired by a lot of classic country music, like Patsy Cline. And I was raised on classic rock. My favorite band is Blind Melon."
• Their aspiration: "Honestly, the fact that we're on the road playing music right now and traveling on a tour bus and being able to do what we love — we're happy doing this. Of course, we would love to get 'Wild at Heart' to No. 1 and be able to put our record out and people actually like it because we really worked hard on it. We just want to be able to play music for as long as possible."
• Love connections: "Absolutely not. We're all just like brothers and sisters. Honestly, we spent so much time together — there's just no romantic things going on. It's all like the smells and stuff, you know, living with guys. It's kind of gross."
• Download and socialize: www.gloriana.com; www. myspace.com/gloriana; twitter.com/Glorianatheband; www.facebook.com/gloriana, www.youtube.com/ glorianatube
— Cathalena E. Burch

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