On the spot


By Nathan Tafoya
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Tuesday, December 2, 2003

Wildcat warns psychology sophomore about the dangers of wearing headphones near gym

Wildcat: Hi. My name's Nathan ... I like long, nature hikes ... and you're On the Spot. Where are you off to? You look like you just came from jogging.

Reynard: No, I was going to the rec.

Wildcat: Oh. You shouldn't wear headphones. Sophomore year, I almost ran over this one girl. She was jogging on Highland, like, right by the rec center. She thought Highland had a stop sign, but it's like straight through from Broadway from Sixth. She ran out into the street and I almost hit her. She actually ran into my car and I skid into the other lane, and I felt her bump off my car. And her hand slammed on the back.

Reynard: Are you sure she didn't fall down?

Wildcat: Well, I got out of my car - I was in the other lane with oncoming traffic and I looked around and she wasn't there. I got scared, but then I went around my car and she was on the curb, all shaking and stuff.

Reynard: Well ... did you stop?

Wildcat: Yeah, I stopped!

Reynard: OK, good.

Wildcat: I offered to take her back to her house, but she just wanted to keep running. I was trying to persuade her ...

Reynard: Well, you're lucky.

Wildcat: Why am I lucky?

Reynard: She could have sued you or something.

Wildcat: She ran into my car. She ran into me.

Reynard: Yeah, but she could have turned it around. Well, whatever ... it's OK.

Wildcat: So what do you work out? Like, arms? Are you a power lifter?

Reynard: I'm doing arms today. Yup.

Wildcat: What are you listening to?

Reynard: Just upbeat music.