Wildcats can hoop it up and make noise in Olympics

	Olympic gold medalist, Jennie Finch, branched out last year when she posed for the SI Swimsuit Issue Frazier Harrison/Getty Images

AFTER 2 A.M.: Grill. This used to be the only place you could go for 'round-the-clock breakfast in Tucson, but despite getting some competition in recent years this local favorite is still tops. With a menu that serves everything from Cap'n Crunch to chicken sandwiches, you'll be sure to find something you like before sunrise.

MUST-EAT: No Anchovies. Students swear by this pizzeria, located a stone's throw from campus, where you can select from any number of house specialties or build your own pizza from over 51 different toppings ranging from ravioli and meatballs to pineapple and spinach.

DOSE OF CULTURE: If the campus looks a little familiar, there's a reason. Revenge of the Nerds was filmed at UA. Several buildings were used in the movie as the campus was transformed into the fictional Adams College. The fraternity house of Alpha Gamma Rho was used as the "jock house," inhabited by Alpha Beta, and Bear Down Gym was where the nerds slept when they were kicked out of their dorms, filmed at Cochise, the last all-male dorm up until two years ago.

RULE #86: Even though Arizona's main color is blue, fans wear red to all games. Also, all Wildcats fans stand up during basketball games until the other team scores their first points of each half, although the students stand the whole game.

MUSIC MUST-STOP: Rialto Theatre. Students frequent this historic theater, where lines for tickets can often stretch for blocks. First opened in 1919, the Rialto has become a showplace for a wide variety of live acts from Li'l Flip to Robert Goulet. The seats on the ground floor of the theater are also removable for the occasional mosh pit or dance floor depending on the performer.

GETTING AROUND: There are shuttles all around campus, and trolleys can take you to and from downtown, although everything you need around school is within walking distance.

TICKETMASTER: Men's basketball tickets are among the toughest to get in the country -- student season tickets are now distributed by lottery after a small riot at the ticket line a couple of years ago. If you're willing to pay the price, local brokers and scalpers sell tickets at astronomical prices, and student tickets can sometimes be found on eBay for as high as $300. Courtside tickets on "Scholarship Row" go for up to $30,000.

ONLY AT ARIZONA: Navajo-Pinal Residence Hall. Better known to students as Stadium Dorms, it houses 158 students and is built under the south end of Arizona Stadium. Don't look for anyone to accidentally walk onto the field in their PJs, though-- entrances to the stadium from the dorms were closed off years ago.

PREGAME: Dirtbags. Their slogan is "It's a part of growing up," and legend has it that no diplomas are handed out to students who haven't passed through the doors of this campus staple, since 1983. With a bevy of eye candy surrounding you and tasty drinks and dirt fries at your fingertips, its no wonder it's been the favorite of locals and tourists alike.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: March. The most wonderful time of the year in Tucson is beginning of March Madness. The Wildcats have danced to 21 straight tournaments, the longest current streak, and players and coaches wear shirts that say, "Our season begins in March." Baseball spring training also starts up in March, with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies and World Series champion Chicago White Sox coming to town.

PACK YOUR: Sunscreen. Tucson has more sunshine than any other U.S. city, with about 350 days a year. In fact, you can see guys and girls lying out in February.

RITE OF PASSAGE: Protect Arizona's A Mountain from being painted yellow by a Sun Devil, or paint the A Mountain that overlooks the campus of Arizona State red. Accomplishing either one makes you a Wildcat for life.

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