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SAYING GOODBYE

”I hope my presidency is going to be remembered for bringing UNA together as a community that shares a common goal and a common purpose of academic accomplishment and excellence by working together — everybody — students, faculty and staff.”

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2A NEWS

Nov. 20, 2014 • The Flor-Ala

ADMINISTRATION

Campus remembers Cale for his accomplishments ASHLEY REMKUS

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As he looked out the window of a second-floor Bibb Graves Hall office, William Cale reminisced memories of the last 10 years.

Since January 2005, Cale led UNA as president, and campus saw the addition of The Commons, a new science building, two new residence halls and pay increases for faculty and staff.

“I hope my presidency is going to be remembered for bringing UNA together as a community that shares a common goal and a common purpose of academic accomplishment and excellence by working together — everybody — students, faculty and staff,” Cale said.

In March he announced his retirement effective July 1, but he remains at UNA in a consulting role as president emeritus until Dec. 31.

“My fondest memory would probably be when we finally got all the funding pieces together for our science and technology building and broke ground,” Cale said. “There are a lot of nice memories, but maybe that’s the one I’ll take with me and remember the most.”

Cale earned his bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of Pennsylvania in his home, Philadelphia.

He went on to obtain a Ph.D. in zoology and systems ecology from the University of Georgia.

His administrative career began in 1985 at the University of Texas at Dallas as head of the Department of Environmental Sciences. He moved up in the administration to dean and college master of the School of Natural Sciences.

He also served in positions of executive vice president for Academic Affairs, and CEO and dean at other universities before becoming UNA president.

He said he remembers the day the call came to offer him the job.

“I knew when the board of trustees was meeting, and I knew there were four of us that were being considered,” Cale said. “So, I went to work that day, of course, and I sort of waited all day for the phone call either telling me I got it or I didn’t.”

So, finally the day came and went, and I went home late in the day — like I don’t know 5 p.m. or maybe after — I was called and told that the board had selected me to be president.”

He said his first reaction on that unforgettable day was “hallelujah.”

“I really wanted to come here, and I think like the candidates in the search you just witnessed, once we came to visit and saw the environmental quality, the warmth of the people and the issues that the campus faced, I felt like it was the perfect fit —that I could really do good things here,” he said.

He said he spent his first day discussing plans for the future with the central administration.

“I tried to put their minds at ease that I was not coming onto the campus

with any view toward immediate administrative changes — that we would all try to work together, and that I would set out over the short period of time what some expectations might be,” he said.

“I began to build a relationship with the people that were going to report to me.”

The remainder of the day was spent unpacking boxes and meeting the people who run the president’s office: administrative assistants Regina Sherrill and Brenda Baker.

“I tried to figure out a little bit about how the office worked from Brenda and Regina, who have been in the office for a long time,” Cale said. “They are terrific.”

Sherrill said the legendary “circuitriding preacher” of the 1800s has nothing on UNA’s “Segway-riding president.”

She said one of her best memories of working in the office with Cale is the day Segway, Inc. donated a vehicle to UNA and gave Cale a riding session.

“He was a quick learner and often would strap on that helmet and take off for a meeting across campus,” she said.

“In his retirement scrapbook we devoted a whole page to pictures of him riding that Segway.”

Baker and Sherrill said Cale’s calm demeanor and assurance in their job capabilities made working in the office a pleasure.

“Dr. Cale’s personality was such that once he realized Regina and I knew our jobs, he just let us do them without looking over our shoulders to make sure the job was done,” Baker said. “However, he was always there if we had questions and would stop and take the time to work with us through any situations that would arise in the office.”

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MY FONDEST MEMORY WOULD PROBABLY

BE WHEN WE FINALLY GOT ALL THE FUNDING PIECES TOGETHER FOR OUR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDING AND BROKE GROUND.

WILLIAM CALE PRESIDENT EMERITUS Baker said shortly after Cale came to UNA, this proved true one day when she made a mistake in the office.

“I don’t even remember now what it was,” she said. “I was beating myself up over it when Dr. Cale came into my office, and I told him how mad I was at myself for making the mistake. He leaned back in the chair and said ‘OK. What is the worst that can happen with this mistake?’

“I replied that it was just a stupid mistake and wouldn’t affect anything in the office. He then said ‘Brenda just don’t sweat the small stuff.’ That made me realize that he would be a good president for our office and for the university.”

Cale said one of his proudest accomplishments is bridging the gap

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President Emeritus William Cale looks out the window of his office on the second floor of Bibb Graves Hall Nov. 13 as he reminisces memories of his presidency.

Cale leaves UNA at the end of the year.

between administration and faculty.

“When I came to UNA, there were enormous salary issues among faculty and staff and when I looked at the state of Alabama, it was embarrassing really where we were — especially for our faculty, but also for our staff,” he said.

“We got salaries back where they should be. It was a number of years ago before we ran out of money in the state.”

The salary increases total more than 20 percent with additional bonuses given periodically since 2005.

Cale credits the efforts of the Faculty and Staff senates for initiating change.

“For the staff, we brought in a consultant and studied every nonfaculty job at UNA, and the consultants figured out what the norm would be for all those positions,” he said. “We implemented a process, which is still ongoing, to bring every staff member, by the time they worked here five years, to the midpoint for whatever that salary range is for that job.”

He said many staff members were making less than starting salary for their positions before the changes came.

Cale’s former classroom experience made him attentive to concerns of faculty and staff members, said Interim President John Thornell, who worked with Cale as vice president for Academic Affairs and provost from 2009 to the time Cale

retired.

“He has a keen understanding of the issues and concerns that affect faculty,” Thornell said. “During budget cuts he understood the importance of protecting the core mission of the faculty and did everything possible toward that end. He also understood how important it is to show support for faculty by attending their academic events and affirming their accomplishments. He showed unwavering support for my office and the goals we set in place.”

Cale said the experience he brought to UNA was one of the most valuable tools during his presidency.

“To have an understanding and empathy for what it means to be a productive faculty member allows you to critically evaluate the things you need to do to continue to enhance the school,” he said. “It allows you to sit with equal footing with the faculty and talk about what is good and what is weak and have credibility when you discuss this.”

Former SGA President Laura Giles, a graduate student, said Cale’s direct involvement on campus also extended to the interest he took in students.

Giles said one of her best memories of Cale came when she was giving a campus tour to students and their families during Preview Day her junior year.

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NEWS 3A

Nov. 20, 2014 • The Flor-Ala

CONSTRUCTION

MOVIN’ ON UP photo by KAYLA SLOAN I Chief Photographer

photo by DALLAS MOORE I Chief Photographer

Construction of two new residence halls continues during September. One hall is expected to open August 2015, followed by the second in January 2016.

Vice President for Student Affairs David Shields said if the openings are delayed, students will be housed in Rice Hall, Rivers Hall and LaGrange Halls.

Building construction meets schedule, bridge work falls behind ASHLEY REMKUS

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Construction of a new science building and two new residence halls is expected to finish on schedule, officials said.

The science building construction contract runs through mid-February, and interior work is underway, said project manager Jim McGee. “The ground floor of the building is pretty well ready,” McGee said. “We’re starting to put in lab equipment and doing cabinet work, and we are preparing very soon to install classroom equipment — like desks and things.”

He said before any people move into the building, the goal is to have the project completed, as construction could create problems for the people working there.

Vice President for Student Affairs David Shields said the residence hall construction, which will create housing for about 760 people, remains on track to open one building August 2015.

The opening correlates with the implementation of a freshman live-on mandate, which requires all incoming freshmen live on campus for one year.

Students who are married, have children or choose to live with their parents do not have to live on campus, Shields said.

“Students are applying on a firstcome, first-served basis,” he said. “The first 340 beds will be in the new hall.

Anybody after that will spend first semester probably in Rivers Hall, then spend the next semester in a new hall.”

Because the new buildings will replace Rice and Rivers Halls, rather than creating more housing, the old hall will still be available, he said.

The second building is expected to open January 2015.

McGee said although cold weather can affect construction projects, he does not think it is a concern for the science building or residence halls.

“It’s always a possibility, but BL Harbert has proven themselves very aggressive with cold weather issues on the science building,” he said. “So we’re

photo by DEANNA KAMPMEYER I Staff Photographer

Junior Ashley Freeney walks to class Nov. 13 and passes the construction site of a new walkway that will lead from Floyd Hall to the new science building.

Freeney said the delayed reopening of the bridge in front of LaGrange Hall does not affect her as much as it does students who live in the dorms.

doing good having them.”

Shields said the residence halls project has been slowed due to rainy weather issues, but “no major issues have been raised.”

“The critical point will come in the spring — around March or April,” he said. “At that point, we’ll know for sure if we can open building one in August 2015 and the second no later than January 2016.”

He said if the second building opens ahead of schedule, students will likely have the choice to make a midsemester move.

“If the buildings for some reason do not open on time, one of the things we have going for us is we have residence halls that are empty. We still have Rice Hall, Rivers Hall and LaGrange Hall,” he said. “But, we really don’t expect that will be an issue.

“The place where most projects go off track is the first few phases, and we’ve now passed those phases.”

He said extra days are included in the construction schedule for any delays that might occur.

“I feel very confident about where we are in the schedule everything will be open,” McGee said. “The building has great consultants, architects and engineers. You always have issues come up, but they’ve done a great job to keep us on track.”

Construction of a walkway from Floyd Hall to the new science building fell behind when changes to the concrete being used were began, said Assistant Vice President for Facilities Administration and Planning Michael Gautney.

“We requested they change it to a kind that will match what’s on the pedestrian sidewalk,” Gautney said.

The construction, which was originally expected to be completed by the end of October, temporarily blocks use of the walking bridge that leads to LaGrange Hall.

“I’m anticipating within the next month the bridge will be open,” Gautney said.

He said the walkway should be finished in January.

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The construction crew continues work on the new science building Nov. 13. The building construction is expected to be completed by mid-February when the contract runs out, said project manager Jim McGee.

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Nov. 20, 2014 • The Flor-Ala

Chinese Holiday Greetings A Buddha carved directly from the wall of a cave in the Yungang Grottoes greets visitors.

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Inner Mongolia A small boy (above) laughs during a festival in Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia.

Benedetta Faccini, an Italian student from Venice, rides a camel in the Gobi Desert.

This year, I am studying Chinese (along with fellow UNA student Brandon Pennington) at Tianjin Foreign Studies University in Tianjin, China. It is truly an amazing experience!

From October 1-7, the entirety of China was on holiday for “Chinese National Day,” the anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party.

My friends and I decided to travel, so Brandon, Italian students from Venice and I packed our backpacks and boarded a nine-hour train to Inner Mongolia.

When we arrived in Hohhot, it was almost 2 a.m. We crashed in our hostel and took some much needed showers.

The next day, we boarded a van at the hostel for the first part of our tour, the grasslands.

During our journey (which included many beautiful hours through the mountains), we had to stop for gas. Our driver then turned the key in the ignition.

Skreeeeee.

“Um, is everything okay?” we asked, in Chinese. The driver told us we needed to get outside and push. So, he threw the van in neutral, 10 of us pushed the bus and it finally started. We had to run and jump into the van as it was rolling away!

Three hours later, we finally arrived at the grassland, where we met our guide. She was a young Mongolian woman named Haha.

We stayed inside a Mongolian hut called a yurt. It was actually really cozy — the floor was heated by lighting a fire under the concrete floor. We slept on little mats and a big pile of blankets and pillows (which didn’t make it any warmer, I’m afraid).

To light our fire for the evening, we had to collect dried cow poop to use as kindling. It was surprisingly fun. The fire did not smell good, though.

The next day, we got up early to

go to the desert. Once we arrived at the desert, we piled out of the van and were immediately ankle-deep in sand. It was interesting, because I expected the desert sand to be similar to the beach, but it was super fine and very soft, like brown sugar.

We then met our ride to the campsite — a pack of 16 camels. They were all two-humped camels with saddles in between the humps. I never would have guessed, but camels actually respond to commands such as “Zuo!” (sit!).

It took about an hour to arrive at our camp site via camel. They are not exactly the fastest animals. But it was okay — the 360 degree view of nothing but sand was incredibly beautiful. Villagers ran up when they saw us riding along to take our picture. Understandably, a pack of white people on camels in the middle of the Gobi desert probably is not an everyday sight! Sometimes I wonder if I go to tourist attractions, or if I am a tourist attraction.

Once we arrived at our campsite, we placed our things inside our yurt. This one was slightly less fancy — it had only a dirt floor.

Shortly thereafter, we climbed one of the tallest sand dunes around and used a makeshift sled to slide down. Who needs snow when you can dune-sled?

The next stop on our backpacking journey was the city of Da Tong. Da Tong is famous for its relics and temples, which we were eager to see. We stayed in beautiful hostel that had a dog named “Obama.”

We visted two temples in Da Tong the Hanging Temple, and the Yunggang Grottoes. The Hanging Temple is a temple built suspended into the side of a mountain. It was beautiful, but being a national holiday, it was simply too crowded for my liking.

What I really enjoyed was the Yunggang Grottoes. They are a series of Buddhist temples and shrines carved directly out of a chain of caves. The

Cowpies UNA senior Psychology major Brandon Pennington poses for a picture while collecting piles of cow dung, which were used to create a bonfire in the Inner Mongolian grasslands. ▶

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Buddhas were huge — hundreds of feet tall. The statues were all in various conditions. Some were nothing more than a basic shape, and some were still incredibly well preserved.

Thankfully, we were able to sleep on our train trip to Beijing, which was six hours. Because I originally bought my train ticket at a different time than the others, I did not have a seat. I had a standing ticket, and I was going to have to stand for the entire six hours.

Thankfully, my friends are truly amazing, and we stood in shifts.

The shower I took in my Tianjin dorm room was the best I had ever taken, and the nap that followed was the best sleep of my life. I had an amazing week, but it was good to be home!

NEWS 5A

Nov. 20, 2014 • The Flor-Ala

ACADEMICS

University promotes sustainability with new class

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Stephen Mulkey, president of Unity College in Unity, Maine speaks at UNA’s Sustainability Conference Sept. 25. The conference began the campus conversation about helping promote a more sustainable Earth.

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The university is exploring possibilities and implementing practices toward an Earth System Sustainability major as the first Sustainable Earth class is being offered spring 2015.

The campus-wide conversation on sustainability and broad engagement began with the first-ever UNA Sustainability Conference sponsored by

the Department of Physics and Earth Science in September. “Global and national efforts to identify sustainability issues and solutions are underway as universities and science academies embed this attitudinal shift into university cultures in the context of this rapid momentum,� said Department Chair of Physics and Earth Science Brenda Webb.

People are turning to “green� alternatives and with initiated “green� habits around campus, UNA is ready

to quickly capture this moment of opportunity, Webb said.

Earth Science 247: Sustainable Earth is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. during the spring semester. Students must also register for a lab section of the course scheduled for Wednesdays 1-2:50 p.m.

Students must have taken ES 131: Earth Science or ES 133: Earth Science Systems, or be enrolled in one of those classes during the spring semester to qualify.

Webb said she expects the proposed major and minor will kick off at the start of the next calendar year. “I think it is pretty important to know about sustainability,� said sophomore Colton McCormick. “Considering the direction our climate is going in, we’re all going to have to learn how to go green eventually.�

Webb said students who want to take the Sustainable Earth class do not have to be science majors.

This class meets part of the science requirements for general education, meaning that it would count the same as a general biology or earth science course, she said. “This class will allow students, both science and non-science, to explore how to become a community that practices sustainability,� she said. “The course is designed to introduce all students to authentic, dynamic events of resource uses, problems and solutions on local, national and global levels.�

McCormick said the class provides students a class option dealing with a subject that affects the way people live. “It seems like a lot of people take easy science classes that have information they’ll rarely, if ever, use in their lives,� he said. “On the other hand, this would be a very practical class to take.�

Webb said most perspectives on sustainability employ three major areas: society, environment and economics — making the concept of sustainability inherently cross-disciplinary.

She also said UNA expanding its leadership role and becoming “a proactive model and resource for sustainable practice engaging the campus and broader communities� fits in today’s changing attitudes toward sustainability.

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THIS CLASS WILL ALLOW STUDENTS, BOTH SCIENCE AND NONSCIENCE, TO EXPLORE HOW TO BECOME A COMMUNITY THAT PRACTICES STAINABILITY.

BRENDA WEBB PHYSICS AND EARTH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT CHAIR Sophomore Emily Ownby said she think students can get the same information through other science course offerings. “If you want to learn about the environment, take geography,� Ownby said. “It just seems like a waste.�

Webb said students will gain enhanced opportunities in the local job market and on a national stage. “The administrative leadership, faculty and staff all express an emerging and exciting interest and willingness to pursue exploring possibilities for sustainable practices on campus,� she said.

SGA

Program Council to host health awareness event KRISTEN GOODE

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In an effort to raise awareness about the health of college students, specifically sexually transmitted diseases, UPC will host a health fair noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 24 in GUC Banquet Halls A and B. Students can also get information about staying active and healthy when days can be long and stressful and the temptation rises to eat unhealthy food. “It is an event where people can come have fun (and participate in) health activities,�said Jonathan Barnett, chairman of UPC’s Culture and Education Committee. “We will have jump rope contests, a double-dutch contest and a hula-hoop contest.�

He said students can also take a dive

down an inflatable slide.

UPC approved $3,200 for the event at its Nov. 3 meeting.

Barnett said the event started as a plan to give UNA students a chance to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases that commonly affect college students, but it later grew to include other health awareness aspects.

The Alabama Department of Public Health Division Two out of Huntsville will provide free STD testing during the event.

The tests will be conducted in a separate room to provide privacy to those who take advantage of the free screenings, Barnett said.

He said free food will be provided for all students.

Students can also get free Trojan and Skyn non-latex condoms at the event, he

said.

He said when Freshman Forum gave out the condoms from Bennett Infirmary last year, students did not take them because students on campus do not use Lifestyle condoms. “I would rather invest in things that have a better chance of making it to the bedroom,� he said.

Junior Kahri Bolden said he does not think students typically use the condoms provided by University Health Services, but not because they are of poor quality. “I think students typically don’t use them because there is not a discrete way of getting them from University Health Services,� said Bolden.

Bolden did say that the university has good intentions in having condoms available for students.

UPC delegate Yasmin Carthen said

the event is important for improving campus health.

There was some concern about passing (the bill to fund the event) because it was such a late notice, but we’re in college,� Carthen said. “We do everything at the last minute. It will be a good event to bring to a campus, and it’s something I’ve never seen here.�

Freshman Katherine Tuck-Logan said she thinks the health fair is an overall good idea. “Students may feel more open to come to the health fair than going to a doctor for health screenings,� TuckLogan said. “Not to mention students love food and are always competitive with each other. It makes something serious fun.�

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Nov. 20, 2014 • The Flor-Ala

Community should understand differences EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ANNA GRACE USERY

tries to dictate how people should act, look, think, feel and dress based on gender, race, nationality and other obligatory factors. Who has the right to decide how a woman, man, white person, African American person or transgender person should act?

No one has the right to tell anyone what he or she can or cannot be. And, no one has the right to force his or her opinion of “normal” on others.

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I do not know what world this commenter is living in, but I do not recall anyone making her the authority on defining “normal.”

As a heterosexual, cisgendered female, I also do not understand what transgender people go through on a daily basis. But, no matter what I think about the implementation of genderneutral bathrooms, I respect my fellow students as human beings. Being degrading toward the people one does not agree with will not carry a person far in life.

If a student or community

member thinks gender-neutral bathrooms are a bad idea, he or she should gather reliable research as proof and submit it to SGA. Senators should study the concerns students have raised. If it is suggested sexual assaults will increase, leaders should find out. It is the job of elected representatives to do what is best for their constituencies.

That does not always mean doing what the majority thinks is best. Being a leader means making tough decisions. Being a leader means knowing what is best for the people in the face of wrong. Being a leader means setting aside personal beliefs and biases to make a decision based on what is most pertinent.

Before any decision is made regarding gender-neutral bathrooms, SGA members must educate themselves and campus about the subject.

All people involved in the discussion should be considerate and compassionate, regardless of their opinions.

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to think about — not what to think about the topics. And that is exactly what we did.

But, the discussion about having these bathroom options on campus quickly became reprehensible. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and The First Amendment guarantees the right to share those opinions. However, sharing them in a way that is blatantly demeaning and degrading of others is distasteful and, in my opinion, appalling.

While some people may not think gender-neutral bathrooms are a good idea, at least one student was compelled to bring the idea to SGA senators, the chosen representatives of students.

This student was humiliated, harassed, threatened and verbally assaulted based on the decision to use the women’s restroom.

Born in a woman’s body, he does not dress the way our society seems to think a woman should, rather identifies as a male because that is his gender.

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Nov. 20, 2014 • The Flor-Ala He said the biggest challenge the future and current administration face is the financial health of the U.S. “It all falls into the category of the finding the right balance between raising tuition and fees, what’s happening in the state and external fundraising,” he said.

“I think that’s the central challenge.

He said one of the best pieces of advice he ever got was “always be willing to listen, but never be willing to take somebody else’s problem as your own.”

Cale now turns his focus to retired life with his wife, BJ, but says he looks forward to remaining an active member of the UNA community.

“I’m looking forward to having time to pursue things that interest me and have been unavailable to me because of the schedule of the presidency,” he said.

“I like to play duplicate bridge, I like to play golf and I like to read. We haven’t traveled in years.”

Thornell said he and Cale developed

a friendship during their time working together, and he expects they will see each other on the golf course from time to time.

“I think we leave the school in a very good place for the next president,” Cale said. “We all talk about taking it to the next level — that’s a cliché — but I do think UNA is in a good place.

“The problems Dr. Kitts will face are the kinds that other schools around the schools are facing, but he doesn’t face any particular internal challenges as long as he establishes a good relationship with the people who are here. And I know he will because he’s just going to be that kind of person.”

Cale said he with a sense of accomplishment from the “rewarding, fulfilling, challenging” experience of the presidency.

“Most of the credit for that goes to the people that work here,” Cale said.

“They’ve done an amazing job.”

“We were in front of the fountain, and I was telling these people about the president’s house and the perks of being at a small school letting students get the opportunity to know the president,” she said. “All of a sudden the people in the tour group were laughing and when I turned around, President Cale was standing behind me.

“He asked me how I was doing and got the chance to meet those students and their families. It confirmed everything I had just said.”

Cale said his classroom experience also gave him a better understanding of what is important to students.

“One of the great joys of a school the size of UNA is the president and everybody else has the opportunity to meet students, get to know them, get to know their names and interact with them,” he said.

Giles said Cale’s care for the students is evident.

“He’s very personable,” she said.

“He really cares about my future and the success of all the students. He knows what I want to do in the future and would do anything to help make sure that happens.”

Cale said student initiatives also play a major role in improving UNA. The facility fee students pay each semester, an SGA initiative, makes possible projects that keep the university’s physical plan intact, he said.

“I give the students so much credit for thinking about the future — for doing things that don’t necessarily impact their lives immediately, but impact the future,” he said. “Those that follow you will be the beneficiaries of what you have done.”

As campus turns its attention to President-elect Kenneth Kitts, Cale said he knows the university is “in good hands.”

“I think with Kitts’ background and John Thornell’s expertise, the academic side of UNA is very, very strong,” Cale said. “And, there’s wonderful faculty photo courtesy of Shannon Wells leadership too. I know they’ll keep the President Emeritus William Cale rides his Segway outside Willingham Hall during a momentum in place.” training session with a representative from Segway, Inc. April 2013.

SGA in Review • Freshman Forum - Announced it will host a Tacky Christmas Sweater Party 8:30-11:30 p.m. Dec. 2. in the Stone Lodge.

• Senate - Presented information regarding a potential gender-neutral bathrooms resolution to UPC members.

The organization is seeking student input regarding the topic.

Look for a full story about gender-neutral bathrooms in the Dec. 4 issue of The Flor-Ala.

COMMITTEE

Faculty Senate: Course evaluations are ineffective ANNA BROWN

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The end of the term brings course evaluations and gives students the chance to rate their professor’s performances in the classroom and the relevancy of the course information.

The Course Evaluation Committee is currently looking at evaluation methods that other universities are using, but for this semester returning students can expect to see the same evaluations they completed in the past, said Assistant Professor of Psychology Gabriela Carrasco, chair of the committee.

According to the minutes from the March 7 Faculty Senate Meeting, the Senate declared, “The current evaluation instrument to be invalid and inadequate for the needs of the university.”

The Senate has since created a committee consisting of faculty, administration and staff to find a new professor evaluation method for UNA. “That proposal was something that we were giving to President William Cale, and what he did with Vice President for Academic Affairs John Thornell was create a committee that was going to look at the course evaluations,” Carrasco said.

Carrasco said the evaluations need to provide the students the opportunity to give feedback to the professor and to the university about the course. The evaluations also need to give the professor the opportunity to correct anything that he or she is doing ineffectively, she said.

“I think it is important for professors to get input from their students, just to know how they’re doing,” said junior Danielle Stokes.

Currently, students complete evaluations during last three to four weeks of each semester. Students rate statements about the professor’s knowledge of the course information, and the relevancy of the textbook and class materials. Students rate the statement from “A – strongly agree” to “E – strongly disagree.”

The information is presented to the professors after grades have been turned in at the end of the semester, and the evaluations are completely anonymous, Carrasco said.

She said the scores of each professor are compared to the average of the other professors in his or her department as well as to the university’s score as a whole.

“I don’t think that it is the best system that we can create,” Carrasco said. “I

think it’s a system that we’ve used, and it’s easy because it’s a number,” I don’t think that it’s really providing the students opportunity for feedback and giving the instructors the feedback that they need to correct things.”

Students said they believe that the course evaluation is important, but it is also flawed.

“I think that everyone is too nice on the evaluation,” Stokes said. “People know the routine. They just mark it to get it done faster.”

Sophomore Drake Vaccarro said the course evaluations are important for the professors and for the university, but that an online evaluation might work better.

Vaccarro said if the evaluations were specifically designed to examine individual departments, they would likely be more beneficial.

LIFE S B Shoals Community Clinic ECTION

Nov. 20, 2014• The Flor-Ala

HEALTH

Medical facility offers services to uninsured MELISSA PARKER

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Although more than 42 million Americans are living without insurance, according to the United States Census Bureau, the Shoals area has stepped up for many years by housing a community clinic for the uninsured.

In 1997 a group of people who saw a need to provide a form of health care for the Shoals area did just that.

“It’s a partnership between the University of North Alabama, Florence Housing Authority and ECM (Eliza Coffee Memorial) Hospital,” said Charlotte Cramer, assistant professor of nursing and nurse practitioner at Shoals Community Clinic.

The clinic is for uninsured people currently employed full-time or part-time. Uninsured Students are encouraged to use the clinic services in between semesters, she said.

“We do see students, and they don’t have to be working if they’re in school,”

Senior Adam Maddox said he knows students, including his brother, who are seeking a place to do their clinicals but having difficulty finding a place that will accept them.

He said any group that provides opportunities for students will benefit UNA. Sophomore nursing student Leslee Tank said she thinks the clinic is great for the community.

“I feel confident in my city for being able to provide affordable health care,” she said. “I appreciate low-cost dental care.

That is a hard find once you are no longer on your parents’ insurance.”

The Shoals Community Clinic provides a wellness, health and dental clinic. The wellness and health clinics are open every day from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. by appointment only and the dental clinic is open Fridays.

Cramer said.

The Housing Authority provides facilities, ECM provides the labs and diagnostics, and the university provides faculty and nursing students who are working on their clinicals, she said.

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IT SERVES AS A SITE FOR OUR NURSING STUDENTS — NURSE PRACTITIONERS THAT PROVIDE THE CARE AND THE COLLABORATIVE ASPECT BETWEEN OUR HEALTH CARE FACILITY, OUR HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE UNIVERSITY.

CHARLOTTE CRAMER NURSE PRACTITIONER Clinicals are designed for nursing students to visit and gain experience within each area of the hospital.

“It’s a wonderful hands-on experience for them,” Cramer said. “It’s a unique idea because it’s serving this population. It serves as a site for our nursing students — nurse practitioners that provide the care and the collaborative aspect between our health care facility, our housing authority and the university.”

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13.4 percent of Americans were uninsured in 2013.

13.6 percent of people in Alabama were uninsured in 2013.

All information gathered from the U.S Census Bureau.

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IN THIS SECTION

Resident Assistants trained to handle crisis

Halo Master Chief Review

Lions face Valdosta State in rematch

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Meet “The Croatian Sensation” See page 7B

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CAMPUS LIFE

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Resident Adviser Justice Gilbert and Freshman Russell Bradford interacts at a program, “Coffee & Chat”, hosted by Gilbert. Resident Advisor’s programs are advertised throughout residence halls.

Residence Advisers trained to handle crisis MONDAY SANDERSON

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When freshmen move into the residence halls they may soon realize there are more rules and regulations than expected.

Resident advisers, or RAs, are students who are entrusted with ensuring these rules are followed.

“They are thoroughly trained on not just programming and resident building, but how to handle concerns within the hall as well,” said Jennifer Ballard, assistant director of Residence Life.

RAs must go through a rigorous two-week training, covering a multitude of topics, she said. Topics taught in the training range from mental health issues to preparation of enforcing Residence Life policies and procedures.

Although RAs are trained to handle the worst situations, extreme scenarios are rarely seen.

“I haven’t had any major situations that I had to deal with,” said Resident Advisor Kate Partain. “The only thing I had to deal with is noise violations.”

Resident Adviser Jordan Gowen said he has also yet to deal with any of the intense situations RAs are trained in.

“I probably would say some roommate issues are the most difficult to deal with,” he said. “Communication is key in those areas and when there is no communication it’s hard to make a breakthrough with the roommates.”

Training to be an RA is a continual process.

“We spend about 2 weeks with RAs in training prior to residents coming back to campus in August,” Ballard said. “They complete a course in the spring semester that helps prepare them for the position.

We talk about student development and some of the things that they’ll face in the

position and how they should handle it.”

The training is then repeated if the student chooses to continue being an RA. “It’s really intense,” Gowen said.

“We learn a lot in a short amount of time and we cover as many bases as possible during the amount of time that we have together. It really prepares the RAs coming in with the skills that they need to handle any situation that they come across.”

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WE LEARN A LOT IN A SHORT

AMOUNT OF TIME AND WE COVER AS MANY BASES AS POSSIBLE DURING

THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE HAVE TOGETHER.

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Freshman Sara Lauderdale, Resident Adviser Derek Keasling and Resident Adviser Natasha Thomas socialize at “Coffee & Chat,” a program hosted by Resident Adviser Justice Gilbert. The advisers host two programs per month to get students acquainted with residents on their floor.

RESIDENT ADVISER Partain said the training came full circle for her the second time she went through it.

“The second year it really showed me that this is going to be a team that I could work with,” Partain said. “We’re going to be a team that will have each other’s back. Training just helped us come together and helped each other understand how vigorous this job can be.”

Before the RAs can begin training, they have to go through a thorough application process.

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Senior Resident Adviser Connie Rodriguez and freshman Russell Bradford sit at a program hosted by fellow Resident Adviser Justice Gilbert. Resident Adviser Jordon Gowen said the assistants are rigorously trained on a variety of topics in a two week span.

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With Thanksgiving and Christmas approaching fast and the year flying by, we start to think about all that has occurred in our lives. Thanksgiving is the holiday that has the most emphasis on gratefulness for all of the good things that have happened. Students can be grateful for a number of reasons including: family, friends or even our car holding up for one more year. Hopefully this Thanksgiving will be a time where students can look back at memories and smile.

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REVIEW

Halo Master Chief Collection re-engergizes franchise

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For the first time the Master Chief’s story is on one console. Featuring a remastered Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 4, Halo: Nightfall (a new digital series) and access to the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta – the definitive Halo experience has arrived.

There is a sense of reverence in Halo: in The Master Chief Collection that is undeniable. What could have been another quick collection slapped on a disc is instead a significant update. Some of the additions are minor and some drastic; regardless, the four included games are stronger than before. If you own an Xbox One, there is too much to pass up here.

The most universal update is the increase in resolution and the jump to 60 frames per second. While Halo has always been smooth, each game now has even more fluidity. The new resolution and frame rate also re-energizes competitive

multiplayer.

Unfortunately, following the release of The Master Chief Collection Nov. 11, the matchmaking times were taking ridiculously long. In an hour’s time, I had maybe played one game. 343 Industries was quick to address the matter as they removed various matchmaking playlists and postponed the first season of the Halo Championship series. They are now targeting a release for the latest patch “later this week,� which should improve the matchmaking experience, according to 343 Industries.

Much like the treatment given to Halo: Combat Evolved in 2011, Halo 2: Anniversary is a complete overhaul. It features a new look, sound effects and a soundtrack.

As with the first remastered game, players can switch between the new and original graphics with the push of a button. The difference is that there is no longer a fade to black during the switch – it happens instantaneously.

The sound effects are equally impressive. It is startling firing a submachine gun in Anniversary only to jump back to the past to hear how weak the old submachine gun sounds in comparison. While Halo 2 has always had excellent music, the re-done songs burst with newfound energy, making the campaigns more urgent and exciting.

Nothing is more important in The Master Chief Collection than its

preservation and enhancement of each game’s multiplayer. All four games play exactly as they did during release – meaning the wonderfully overpowered pistol is only in the original Halo while

sprinting is solely relegated to Halo 4.

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343 Industries has released the Halo Master Chief Collection as of Nov. 11, 2014. The Collection includes campaigns and multiplayer maps from Combat Evolved, Halo 2 Halo 2 Vista, Halo 3 and Halo 4.

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Students sit on the wall overlooking Pine Street in front of Rivers Hall. Rivers Hall houses two resident advisers per floor.

:-;1,-6+- 41.- KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM * “We go through a screening process based on their grades, conduct records and involvement in the resident halls,” Ballard said. “We will select individuals to be interviewed as a mass group. It is a multiple step process for them to be hired as a RA.” Partain said she decided to apply for an RA position after being a SOAR

BCM

Baptist

counselor.

“Whenever I did that I knew resident advisor was the best way to work with students throughout the school year, rather than just for a week or a day,” she said. “I chose to do the more long term route.”

Despite the trials they have to go through, Partain and Gowen said they both agree that being a RA is an amazing experience.

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The Shoals Community Clinic opened a dental clinic in 2000, run by dentists who volunteer their time.

“It’s a first-come, first-serve basis on Fridays.” McCay said.

Extractions are the only service provided and they limit the number of patients seen to 10, she said.

Although the clinic functions throughout the year, the practitioners are only present Monday and Wednesday.

The visit costs $20 for services.

This fee includes being seen by a practitioner, any tests that are run and some medications.

Patients receive many services for the cost of an appointment money here, said Executive Director Bonita McCay. The clinic holds a once-a-month women’s heath clinic for women age 40 to 64 to receive a breast exam and pap smear. The women’s health clinic is held every third thursday of the month and although it is not running at the moment, it will return in January. The clinic also performs flu tests, strep tests, blood sugar level checks and STD testing.

“We always give out different educational materials to help the patient follow through with their care at home,” McCay said. “They help them learn to manage their care at home and to understand what kinds of things to be mindful of.”

A $5 per month administrative fee can be paid to use the Patient Assistant Program for those who need medication

long-term.

There are some pharmaceutical companies who offer medications to people who qualify, Cramer said.

Patients can get up to a 90-day supply for free, although there is a minimal charge for the paperwork involved.

Although he is not on-site all the time, there is also a collaborating physician, Dr. Timothy Ashley, working with the clinic, Cramer said.

The clinic is looking into offering nutrition programs, education programs and cooking classes, she said.

“The issue I think we have is that if we offer these programs, will the community come?” Cramer said.

One of the recent big successes for the clinic has been the community garden, she said.

“Two of the garden beds here were all children’s projects,” McCay said.

A dozen children from the neighborhood came and planted tomatoes for themselves, she said.

“I’ve been really happy about this,” she said. “It’s worked out really well.”

In March 2015 the community will be able to register for a bed in the clinic’s garden, McCay said.

McCay and Cramer said they both agree they have big dreams for the future of the clinic.

“We want to move more into wellness and preventative care and getting programs going that are outside the physical space of the clinic and into the community,” McCay said.

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Junior running back Lamonte Thompson stretches for extra yards against Valdosta State University Sept. 27. The Lions won 31-29 thanks to a school record 54-yard field goal by Taylor Pontius as time expired. The two schools face off for the second time this season, this time in the first round of the playoffs.

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Sequels are rarely as good as the original but another win against Valdosta State University will be even better this time around for the Lions.

UNA (9-1) hosts Valdosta State (82) Nov. 22 at noon in the first round of the D-II playoffs. The Lions defeated the Blazers 31-29 Sept. 27 off a school record 54-yard field goal by Taylor Pontius as time expired.

“The sequel is going to be even better on our behalf,” said junior running back Lamonte Thompson. “I don’t know about them but we’re going do to our thing most definitely.”

Head coach Bobby Wallace said he is prepared for another close game against

Valdosta State.

“It’s going to be another 60-minute knock down game,” he said. “The game will probably get decided in the fourth quarter like usual.”

Thompson said the Blazers will be heavily motivated to avenge their loss from the previous match-up.

“I know this time they will be coming at our heads,” Thompson said. “That’s what I like, though. It’s going to be a show Saturday.”

In the last game against the Blazers Thompson finished with 140 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Thompson ended the regular season with the second most rushing yards in the Gulf South Conference (818) and the most rushing touchdowns (11).

“I feel like our offense has gotten

better since we last played them,” Thompson said.

The Lions offense has been balanced all season as they are averaging 203 yards rushing and 228.9 yards passing per game. UNA is also averaging 36.4 points per game, second best in the conference.

“Hopefully we can stay balanced because it’s going to take that if we’re going to win,” Wallace said. “We’re the kind of offense that when we’re running and throwing we’re so much better.”

Junior quarterback Luke Wingo has passed for 1,780 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions this season. Wingo has also used his legs to rush for five touchdowns.

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The Lions season did not end the way they wanted it to, but there is plenty of room for optimism for the future.

The volleyball team lost in the Gulf South Conference Championship game to Valdosta State University 3-0 Nov. 16 in Rome, Georgia. Despite making it to the championship game, UNA (2012) was not selected into the NCAA tournament.

“It is disappointing that we did not make the NCAA tournament because I felt that we should have been in there,” said junior setter Andrea De Leon.

“I mean we beat Shorter in the (GSC tournament) and they were the No. 1 seed.”

De Leon said although the team came up short in the GSC championship game and did not make the NCAA tournament this season was a success.

“I don’t think by losing in the championship that this year was a failure,” she said. “I think we learned a

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Junior setter Andrea De Leon sets the ball up for a teammate against Christian Brothers University in the first round of the GSC tournament Nov. 11. The Lions advanced to the championship game and but lost to Valdosta State University.

lot and our freshmen really stepped up.

We won 20 games which is more than twice that we won last year.”

De Leon was selected to the GSC All-Tournament team alongside a trio

of freshmen: Megan Wadsworth, Jessica Austin and Lexie Bradley.

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Lions overcome slow start, win home opener over Bryan DUSTIN POLLARD

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It was a slow start for the men’s basketball team but the Lions finally pulled away in the second half to beat Bryan College 82-69 Nov. 17 in Flowers Hall.

UNA (2-1) used a 17-6 run led by senior forward Calvin Dade who scored every point for the Lions during the stretch. Dade only scored one point in the first half and finished the game with a team-high 18.

“We had to get a good lead in the second half,” Dade said. “We really just focused on defense. We had no problem scoring but we knew our defense was going to give us the win.”

The Lions led Bryan College by only five at halftime, with a score of 43-38.

UNA struggled to contain 6’2” forward Brandon Cole in the first half as he finished with 21 points.

“Bryan is a good team. I don’t care what league they’re in,” said coach Bobby Champagne. “I don’t care if their best player is a 6’2” post player.

I watched him on tape against Austin Peay and he did the same thing on Austin Peay’s guys who are 6’9” 6’10” athletes.

I knew he was going to be a hard guard.

Bryan College competes at the NAIA level and came into Flowers Hall with a

5-0 record.

UNA finished the game shooting 53 percent from the field and 32 percent from three-point land.

“We knew they were going to double the post and we did do a very good job of reversing the ball in the second half,” Champagne said. “That’s why we shot so well.”

Champagne said he was glad to see so many players contribute to the win.

“I’ve been talking about our lack of depth but tonight 10 guys played and 10 guys for the most part contributed,” he said. “Calvin Dade gave us a spark and Jeff Hodge, a freshman, scored 16 points.”

Senior guard Nathan Spehr finished with 15 points and hit three shots from behind the arc. Junior forward Jere Vucica had 13 points and six rebounds in only 17 minutes of action.

With the win, the Lions move back over .500 after splitting with the University of Tampa and Saint Leo University in Huntsville Nov. 14 and 15.

The Lions host Martin-Methodist College Nov. 22. The tip-off time has been changed from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. due to the UNA football playoff game at noon.

“Everybody with a football ticket gets in free so I expect to see 10,000 people in Flowers Hall,” Champagne said.

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Junior forward Lazar Petrov pulls up for the shot against Bryan College Nov. 17.

The Lions won 82-69. Petrov came off the bench to score six points and help UNA put Bryan College away in the second half.

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LAMONTE THOMPSON RUNNING BACK “We don’t know which one they’re going to play,” he said. “They both play two different styles and that’s what’s giving us some issues. One is more of a zone read and running quarterback and the other is going to be more of a passing guy. We have to prepare for both of them.”

Blazers quarterback Jake Medlock received most of the snaps against the Lions the first time and finished with 176 yards passing and 57 yards rushing.

“Defensively it will come down to everyone doing their assignment,” said

senior defensive end Chavez Smith. “I’m confident in the secondary and the whole team to do their job.”

Wallace said the defense will have to do a better job of being aggressive and making tackles in the open field than last time the two teams played.

Blazers running back Cedric O’Neal finished the game with 115 yards rushing and two touchdowns.

O’Neal finished the regular season with 652 rushing yards and nine touchdowns.

The Lions were able to get extra rest to prepare for this game thanks to last weeks game being played on a Thursday instead of a Saturday. UNA defeated the University of West Alabama 24-16 Nov. 13.

“Since we haven’t had a bye since our first game, it is really important to get some extra time,” Wallace said. “We’re a little banged up, and it helped to just get the players away from football for a Saturday and Sunday so they can get refreshed heading into the playoffs.”

Thompson said if the game comes down to the wire UNA will rise to the occasion again to defeat Valdosta State.

“It’s do or die, because if you lose you go home,” he said. “I feel like our guys understand that and they know what’s at hand.”

The winner between the Lions and Blazers will travel to North Carolina to take on the undefeated Lenior-Rhyne Bears Nov. 29. The Bears defeated the Lions 42-39 last year in the third round of the playoffs en route to finishing as the runner-up in the NCAA D-II National Championship.

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He dunks, shoots and blocks shots.

He is “The Croatian Sensation.”

Junior forward Jere Vucica reigns from Split, Croatia, and is one of several key returners to the 2014-2015 men’s basketball team. Vucica arrived at UNA two years ago thanks to YouTube, as he sent basketball highlights to coaches across the country to get recognition.

“I just kept putting up clips and sending emails to coaches and ended up at Santa Fe Community College,” he said. “(Former UNA assistant coach Scott) Morris saw me at a jamboree at the beginning of the year and kept track of me throughout the season and then offered me a scholarship to UNA.” Vucica said he enjoys the nickname “The Croatian Sensation.”

“I love it and I think it’s great,” he said. “The first time I heard it was when I went up for a dunk, and was coming back on defense and I heard the announcer say ‘slam dunk by The Croatian Sensation.’ I couldn’t help but laugh.”

Champagne, however, said he does not call him “The Croatian Sensation,”

but he calls him everything but his real name.

“It’s a running joke with me is that I see how many different ways I can pronounce his name,” he said.

“Sometimes I call him ‘Jerry’ just to see if he’s paying attention.”

Last season Vucica averaged 7.7 points and 4.8 rebounds a game. He also finished with 16 blocks.

“It’s important to have him, Calvin (Dade) and Nathan (Spehr) back,” said head coach Bobby Champagne. “Those three guys were huge contributors to last year’s team. They understand what it’s going to take.”

Vucica has stepped up through the first three games of the season scoring 15.3 points and grabbing 6.7 rebounds a game.

Champagne said Vucica has shown the ability to score inside and step out and hit the three-point shot for the Lions.

“When he’s playing the small forward spot he can stretch out the defense and shoot it,” he said. “Against bigger guys he should have more quickness and be able to put it on the floor. Against smaller guys he should be able to post them up.

“He’s 6’8”, long and athletic so you can do some different things with a guy

like that.”

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with great hands and great speed. It’s unusual for a first-year junior college guy to come in right off the bat and catch your attention.”

Carpenter played at New Mexico Military Institute prior to transferring to UNA this year.

He landed on SportsCenter’s top 10 plays after making an acrobatic gamewining grab to beat the University of West Georgia 31-28 Oct. 25.

“I never thought I would end up on ESPN,” he said. “I was just focusing on making the catch.”

Hall is seeing his first collegiate action

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When UNA quarterback Luke Wingo steps back to pass, he knows he has plenty of options to throw the football.

Junior wide receiver Delvon Carpenter and freshman wide receiver Dre Hall have emerged as big play threats for the Lions.

Carpenter has 697 yards receiving and six touchdowns while averaging a whopping 19.9 yards per catch.

“Delvon is just a great player that makes big plays,” said coach Bobby Wallace. “He’s just a good competitor

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after spending last season redshirting and contributing on the scout team.

“It’s more fun getting prepared for the game then preparing others for the game,” he said.

Hall is the second leading receiver for the Lions this season with 28 catches for 508 yards and four touchdowns.

“Dre had a good spring and worked hard to be where he’s at,” Wallace said.

“They compliment each other very well.

The two outside guys have caught big passes almost every game.”

Carpenter and Hall rank No. 2 and No. 5, respectively in receiving yards per game in the Gulf South Conference.

“We just go out there and try to make plays to help our team win games,” Carpenter said. “Our only concern is getting W’s.”

Third leading receiver Lee Mayhall dislocated his ankle against Shorter University Nov. 8 and will miss the remainder of the season.

Mayhall had 25 receptions for 287 yards on the season.

“We’re going to have to step up and have others step up with Mayhall out,” Hall said. “It’s going to have to be a group effort.”

Junior receiver Korey Jones stepped up in Mayhall’s absence and has five of his nine total catches in the last two games.

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photo by DEANNA KAMPMEYER I Staff Photographer

Junior wide receiver Delvon Carpenter gets ready for the pass from junior quarterback Luke Wingo against Shorter University Nov. 8.

Carpenter has 697 receiving yards on the season.

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