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Team shows support for breast cancer awareness MIKE EZEKIEL
Sports Editor sports@florala.net
When a team puts on its uniform, it is easy to distinguish what the colors represent. This week, the UNA football team will don its purple and gold uniforms against rival Delta State, a team that proudly wears green and white. It is also likely both teams will wear one color in particular to represent a cause going beyond the football field: pink. “I think (breast cancer awareness) is a great cause,” said UNA Athletic Director Mark Linder. “Our society has deemed sports to be very important. Since it is so important in our culture, we can use that as a platform to create awareness.” Linder said he encourages the ones who wear pink to think about the reason behind doing so. “My hope is that when people put (pink) on, it clicks in their mind why they are doing it,” he said. “We have staff members on the university campus that have fought breast cancer and won. I think they are heroes.” Senior linebacker C.J. Jackson makes it a point to wear as much pink as possible during the month of October. “My auntie had breast cancer and passed away in 2012,” Jackson said. “I (wear pink) for all of the people going through breast cancer. We only get one month out of the year to show them they are not alone.” When Jackson wears pink, he goes all out. He said he does not do it to draw attention to himself, rather to commemorate his aunt and others like her. “I think a lot of people get
the impression I do this for looks,” he said. “But there’s a purpose for why I’m doing it. I know what I’m doing it for.” Sophomore offensive lineman Lawrence Carmichael said he lost his grandmother to breast cancer and appreciates any form of breast cancer awareness.
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I THINK (BREAST CANCER AWARENESS) IS A GREAT CAUSE. OUR SOCIETY HAS DEEMED SPORTS TO BE VERY IMPORTANT. SINCE IT IS SO
IMPORTANT IN OUR CULTURE, WE CAN USE THAT AS A PLATFORM TO CREATE
AWARENESS.
MARK LINDER
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR “It’s a really good thing colleges, high schools and the NFL recognize breast cancer,” Carmichael said. “I’m glad football at all levels supports the cause.” Carmichael said he thinks it would be good for a team to support the cause in unison rather than individually. “My high school team supplied us pink wristbands that we all wore together,” he said. “If people see a team wearing something together and not just individually, (the team is) respected a lot more for it.” Freshman Brittany Pitt, who works as an equipment manager for the football team, loves when the team supports a common cause.
See PINK, page 8A
photo by AMANDALYN DORNER I Staff Photographer
Senior linebacker C.J. Jackson shows his support for breast cancer awareness by wearing pink for the Oct. 31 game against Delta State. The entire football team is supporting the cause.
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2A News
Oct. 29, 2015• The Flor-Ala
Finances
Students taking fewer hours, graduating later
photo by TORI PATTERSON I Student Photographer
Students line up to pay tuition at the Business Office in the basement of Bibb Graves Hall. Full-time students at UNA now take an average of 13.8 hours per semester compared to 15 hours per semester in previous years.
SPENCER BROOKS Staff Writer sbrooks2@una.edu
Most students come to college with the expectancy of graduating in four years. However, most students take longer to get their degree. Historically, universities encouraged students to graduate within four years and most universities, including UNA, still encourage that plan. However, students take fewer hours than needed to graduate in four years. “We are seeing students taking fewer hours,” said Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs Clinton Carter. “Fifteen hours used to be the median, but it is lower now.” If a student takes 15 hours per semester and passes, they will graduate within the old four-year expectancy. The university considers 12 credit hours fulltime enrollment. The average number of hours fulltime students take per semester at UNA is 13.8, two credit hours lower than the needed amount to graduate in four years, according to a report from the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment. In the early 2000s, UNA exercised a 12-hour flat rate, which encouraged students to graduate in four years, Carter said. The flat rate made the cost for 12 hours and 16 hours the same for students, but with the national trend of students graduating in five years instead of four, university officials wondered if students would take advantage of this flat rate. Carter said the university is not considering going back to the flat rate because of the benefits the current model gives to students. The university used the previous
model to help students graduate in a timely manner and save money, he said. “Our goal is to help you get your degree as soon as possible,” Carter said. With outside complications, such as work or life obstacles, the average student is now graduating in five years. Senior Taylor Edwards said she expected to graduate in four years, but after taking an internship and figuring out what to do with her degree, she is on her fifth year. “I’m ready to get out, but, for a normal college student, I think 12 (hours per semester) is enough,” Edwards said. Senior Nikki Lowery said now that
college students are working while going to school, it is a lot easier to lessen the school load by taking fewer classes, which leads to a later graduation. If UNA used a flat rate again, it would only affect full-time students. As in the past, only students who exceeded the 12hour minimum could use the flat rate. Carter said the student is then, indirectly, given the choice of taking 15 hours or 1214 hours, not utilizing the opportunity. “In theory, you’re not paying for 12 hours, you’re paying for 15 hours,” Carter said. “If you take 12 hours, you basically paid for 15 without taking it.” Junior Quint Glover said most
students are working long hours while going to school full time which does not leave a lot of room for other things. “If a student is basically obligated to take an extra class, there is going to be a lot more stress on that student,” Glover said. “I think that would actually be hurting the current student rather than helping.” Carter said UNA no longer uses the flat rate because they wanted to emphasize only billing students for what they are taking. With the flat rate, students were billed for hours they were not taking. he said.
photo by TORI PATTERSON I Student Photographer
Alexis Clark speaks with workers at the Business Office in the basement of Bibb Graves Hall. The Business Office deals with all finance-related student account issues. Students graduate in five years instead of the standard four-year plan, said Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs Clinton Carter.
NEWS 3A
Oct. 29, 2015 • The Flor-Ala
SAFETY
University, SGA seek safer campus crosswalks JOHN ED DEARMAN Staff Writer jdearman@una.edu
As school and the holiday season bring more traffic, it is important to remember traffic safety around campus. The Student Government Association seeks to make the crosswalks on campus safer for student and pedestrian use. President Nick Lang said SGA, along with the university and Florence city officials, is discussing ways to make the crosswalks safer. Lang said two crosswalks on campus pose student safety concerns: the one on Wood Avenue next to the Student Publications building and the one on Pine Street next to the Outdoor Adventure Center. “The crosswalk on Wood, I think, works very effectively,” he said. “The flashing lights that tell drivers to stop work well. However, I do think that it is very important to find a way to make the lights even more visible.” The police department has researched ways to make the Wood Avenue crossing safer, said Chief of Police Kevin Gillilan. “There’s not a whole lot you can do to that one,” Gillilan said. “It’s designed as well as it can be. It’s got pretty much all the bells and whistles that it can have.”
Junior Ashley York said she has a problem with the crosswalk on Wood Avenue. “I’ll press the button to cross, and the lights flash up,” York said. “I suppose the cars don’t see the lights because they just don’t stop. Maybe if the lights were brighter, the drivers would be able to see them.” There have not yet been any accidents on the Wood Avenue crosswalk, Gillilan said. “It is the crosswalk on Pine that we are really concerned about because we’ve already had a couple of students get hit at that one,” Lang said. Gillilan said the Police Department is discussing setting up a safety mechanism at the crosswalk. “We are currently looking at getting a button students can press that will cause every light at that intersection to turn red,” he said. “We also want to have flashing light signals like the one we already have on Wood.” Lang said SGA is also discussing adapting the crosswalks for the disabled. These adaptations include a beeping mechanism that notifies blind pedestrians when they can cross the road. “We want to make sure that every student can utilize those crosswalks effectively,” Lang said.
Although these safety changes and are beneficial and increase crosswalk safety, Gillilan said pedestrian inattention causes most of the crosswalk issues. “They are crossing the road while text messaging, and they’re not aware of their surroundings,” he said.
See CROSSWALKS, page 6A
photo by KATLYN SHANNON I Staff Photographer
Elementary Education majors junior Amelia McHary and senior Mary Katherine Holloway use the Wood Avenue crosswalk. University officials said they want to make the crosswalks safer for pedestrians.
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HALLOWEEN: THE BEST HOLIDAY EVER photos by KAITLIN DOUGLASS I Chief Photographer
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Freshman Bryant Hasheider rolls around in a mound of candy. Candy is one of the many things that makes Halloween great.
KAITLIN DOUGLASS
Chief Photographer photo@florala.net
Other than Halloween falling second on the list of most commercial holidays, it just so happens to be my favorite. The fall season brings all of my favorite things: sweater weather, autumn colors, movies by the late Wes Craven — it is great. Below, I’ve listed my top six reasons why Halloween is the best holiday in the history of ever.
Community Involvement
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Local businesses, like Rosie’s Cantina, participate in “Fall Fun Fest.” The Festival was Oct. 24.
Definitely treats
Wal-Mart has all of the baked desserts to fill your pumpkin-flavored needs. These goods even have their own area in the store.
2. Costumes Halloween gives all of us the chance to be something we are not, or something we are, like a princess or a witch. 3. Carving Pumpkins The traditions of pumpkin carving actually did not start with pumpkins at all, rather than
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1. Movies This holiday season brings some of my favorite movies to the forefront, such as “Halloween,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “The Shining,” “Hocus Pocus” and “Psycho.”
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vegetables like potatoes, beets and onions. It can already be complicated carving a mediumsized pumpkin, but could you imagine carving an onion or small potato? 4. Pumpkin Everything Nothing makes me happier than walking into Wal-Mart and seeing an aisle specifically dedicated to pumpkin-flavored baked goods. Heck yeah I want pumpkin coffee, cake, cookies, bread, muffins and pie. 5. Festivities Festivities are one of the best things this holiday has to offer. Most communities get involved and host events for the season, such as the Fall Fun Fest. I mean, who doesn’t want to go to a haunted house and pay to get scared? Costume parties are also a plus. 6. Candy What is better than candy? Free candy. Trick-or-treating was once what we lived for. Actually, it was an awkward experience for me because I was shy and wouldn’t speak. So, I would just ring the doorbell and stand outside smiling as they put candy into my bag.
Sophomore Stephanie Waybright carves a pumpkin for Halloween. Pumpkins are not only fun to carve, but they are easy decorations to use.
News 5A
Oct. 29, 2015• The Flor-Ala
Health
Second lactation room available on campus ANNA BROWN
News Editor news@florala.net
University officials added a new area for nursing mothers to breast-feed their children last week. The existing family restroom on the second floor of the Guillot University Center is now equipped with a chair so a mother can breast-feed her child comfortably. “We looked in this building and we knew we had the family restroom (already here),” said Vice President for Student Affairs David Shields. “We (also) knew we had our hours open and it’s a very public place. There’s a lot of things there that would support a nursing mom.” While the family restroom already had a changing table, but there was no comfortable place for a mother to breastfeed her child, he said. The request to add another lactation room came to the Shared Governance Executive Committee through the Faculty Senate, Shields said. “Lactation is not just faculty, but a staff and student issue,” said Faculty Senate President Sarah Franklin. “We put the request through Shared Governance and it worked beautifully. We already had (a lactation room) on campus. The Center for Women’s Studies really took the lead on that issue a few years ago.
The rest of us have followed suit and gone through with that.” She said the request came from a faculty member. It likely came from a student who mentioned it to a faculty member. The Center for Women’s Studies has a lactation room nursing mothers can use, but it closes at 4 p.m. on weekdays. Shields said having the lactation room in the GUC, which closes at 11 p.m., gives women another place to nurse their child in the evenings. “I think that’s a great idea,” said Center for Women’s Studies Coordinator Emily Kelley. “I’m delighted that they have opened up another area in a much more central location.” Like the other family (gender-neutral) restrooms on campus, the room has a deadbolt lock and a changing table. Shields said adding the chair to the family restroom aligns with SGA’s efforts to create family-friendly, gender-neutral restrooms for students and visitors. “I think it’s vital that they make these accommodations for women because they’re not making them just for women,” Kelley said. “By accommodating nursing mothers, they’re making these accommodations for families, really. This is not just a women’s issue. This is a family issue.”
See FAMILIES, page 8A
Finances
Investment team hopes to score 10th performance award ANNA BROWN
News Editor news@florala.net
UNA’s Tennessee Valley Authority Investment Challenge team has high hopes for this investment year. Each year, TVA invites student investment teams to participate in its investment challenge. TVA gives each student investment team an allotted amount of money to invest in the stock market. The students manage their investment portfolios with hopes of outperforming the market average, the S&P 500. “Every university who’s managing money is charged with beating a market index, the S&P 500,” said finance professor and investment challenge supervisor Kristy Van Rensselaer. “We call that the market. We’re supposed to manage the portfolio in such a way that we beat this market index.” The TVA Investment Challenge is an elective class available in the business department where students manage investments for TVA. The class is open to any student. However, Van Rensselaer said most of the students who participate are senior business students. The business department has participated in the challenge since its
inception in 1998. Since then, UNA has won over $18,000 in performance awards, said Finance Professor and Investment Challenge Supervisor Kristy Van Rensselaer.
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We don’t always beat the S&P every year, but we’re always in the hunt. We’re close just about every year. If everything goes right, it looks like we’re going to do it this year, too.
Kristy Van Rensselaer
Finance Professor
If the university’s investment portfolio beats the market index, the university receives a performance award. In the last 10 years, UNA won four service awards and hopes to win their fifth at the end of this year. Van Rensselaer said TVA announces the performance awards in February of each year. “We don’t always beat the S&P every year, but we’re always in the hunt,” she said. “We’re close just about every year.
If everything goes right, it looks like we’re going to do it this year, too.” UNA’s investment portfolio has a current worth of $612,000, she said. “In general, when you look across all the schools, (TVA) earned a good rate of return from what these student managers have been able to invest in,” she said. Students must fill out an application for the class and may take it more than one time, she said. “It is one of the few classes you can take twice because the markets are always different, so it’s a learning experience both times,” Van Rensselaer said. “For me, it helps me to have someone come in and take it again because they know the ropes, and they almost act as a mentor to the other students.” Senior finance major Brian Carpenter is taking the class for the second time. He said he thinks the class helped him better understand how to manage an investment portfolio. “Managing a portfolio really gives you a first-hand experience and knowledge of how the global economy and markets operate,” Carpenter said. “Since I took it in the spring and this fall, I learned how markets can fluctuate and cycle throughout a year depending on macroeconomic events and the normal business cycle of the American
economy.” The class also helped him understand how global events cause the market to fluctuate. “I absolutely think all business students should take this class at least one semester,” Carpenter said. “It’s too much of a valuable opportunity that UNA offers not to take advantage of.” The challenge gives students an experience unlike any assignment or classroom exercise, Van Rensselaer said. Carpenter said he thinks the this year’s team is doing a great job and has high hopes for this year.
TVA Investment Team Statistics • Number of Performance Awards: 9 • Years in program: 17 • Current portfolio worth: $612,000 • S&P 500 status: above
6A NEWS
Oct. 29, 2015• The Flor-Ala
RSOS
New allocations model helps lengthen fund availability ADRIANE WALDREP Student Writer awaldrep2@una.edu
This year, UNA changed the way students request and receive money for allocations funding. University officials said the changes made hope to make funds last longer and create more equal opportunities for Registered Student Organizations to receive funds.
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THERE WERE HONESTLY A COUPLE OF
ORGANIZATIONS LAST YEAR THAT PUT EVERYTHING IN AT THE BEGINNING AND GOT A HUGE
PERCENTAGE OF FUNDS. IF
RSOS CAN ONLY DO TWO (REQUESTS) PER WEEK, THAT SHOULD ELIMINATE THAT PROBLEM.
TYLER THOMPSON
DIRECTOR, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT One major change is that Registered Student Organizations may only make two allocations requests per week, said SGA Budget and Oversight Committee Chair Amber Love. The budget oversight committee will automatically delete any
requests made after the first two allowed within a seven-day period. “Many people like this because it has helped keep money available for, so far, the whole first allocations period, which opened Sept. 1,” Love said. “Last year, we had complaints about the money not lasting long enough, and this has helped make the money last a lot longer.” Last year, students could place all requests at the beginning of the year. Director of Student Engagement Tyler Thompson said he thinks only allowing RSOs to request money once a week has made the money last longer. “There were honestly a couple of organizations last year that put everything in at the beginning and got a huge percentage of funds,” he said. “If RSOs can only do two per week, that should eliminate that problem. That way, a couple of organizations don’t come in swinging and sweep everything off the table.” Student Engagement also added a new request period. Now, students can request allocations funding for events happening in September through December, January through May and June through September, Thompson said. Only the RSOs recognized by the Office of Student Engagement and in good standing will be eligible for funding, Love said. “This means that the RSO information is updated in UNA OrgSync and all
HOW
TO
REQUEST ALLOCATIONS FUNDING
1. ENSURE YOUR RSO IS IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE OFFICE OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT. 2. COMPLETE THE REQUEST FORM ONLINE AT UNA.ORGSYNC. COM/ALLOCATION_FUNDING. (BUT NO MORE THAN TWICE EACH WEEK). 3. RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS! members are listed on the roster,” Love said. “For an organization to maintain university recognition, the group must follow the criteria as outlined in the Student Handbook.” The method of funding is still on a first-come-first-serve basis, Love said. The amount of funding a RSO can receive has not changed. RSOs are eligible for $4000 per event request and $1500 per travel request. Love said including a copy of a flier in an event submission promoting the event helps RSOs advertise so all students can take advantage of the event. “RSOs are responsible for promoting their own events,” she said. “However, to help, I’ve started some social media accounts this semester, @una_allocations on Twitter and Instagram and UNA
SGA Student Allocations on Facebook. Students can follow or like these accounts to see fliers for events happening during the week,” Love said. Students can request funding online at una.orgsync.com/allocation_funding. “The online submission has been going on basically since student allocations from the Student Activity Fee started,” Love said. “It’s been online for at least seven years, approximately starting in year 2007.” Sophomore Taylor Matthews said he likes having the submission forms available online because of his busy schedule. To read the rest of the story, visit florala.net.
CROSSWALKS, continued from page 3A “The problem is that they start crossing as soon as they hit the button and depend on the cars to stop,” Gillilan said. “You just can’t assume that that’s what they’re going to do.” He said it is important for students
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THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY START CROSSING
AS SOON AS THEY HIT THE BUTTON AND DEPEND
ON CARS TO STOP. YOU CANʼT JUST ASSUME THAT THATʼS WHAT THEYʼRE GOING TO DO.
KEVIN GILLILAN CHIEF OF POLICE
to look both ways before crossing even when do they push the button to turn on the lights. If crossing at night, he said students should wear bright clothes to make themselves more visible to drivers. Senior Taylor Hayes said he has a concern with the crosswalk on Pine. “Whenever I cross one of them, I always have to sprint across” he said. “All the cars come flying through there, and they just don’t seem to slow down.” Sophomore Will Bishop said he had a near-miss with a car while walking on the crosswalk. “I walk across the crosswalk almost every day, and one time I almost got hit while I was crossing the one on Pine Street,” he said. “I know from my own experience how much of a safety concern they are.”
CROSSWALK SAFETY TIPS • LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET • WAIT FOR CARS TO STOP BEFORE STEPPING INTO STREET • DO NOT ASSUME CARS WILL STOP JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE IN THE STREET
• STAY
ALERT.
DONʼT
TEXT WHILE CROSSING THE STREET
Viewpoints 7A
Oct. 29, 2015 • The Flor-Ala
Fans should respect teams after loss
Review EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kali Daniel MANAGING EDITOR Jasmine Fleming NEWS EDITOR Anna Brown LIFE EDITOR Melissa Parker SPORTS EDITOR Mike Ezekiel ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Kadin Pounders ONLINE EDITOR Emily Kazungu BUSINESS MANAGER Jordan Byrd GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Peyton Lawler Michael Meigs Kelsey Weathers CIRCULATION MANAGER Alan Kimbrel CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Kaitlin Douglass STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Amandalyn Dorner Katlyn Shannon Shay Redd
MIKE EZEKIEL
Sports Editor sports@florala.net
Sports are not life and death. Yes, this statement is coming from your resident sports editor on campus. As passionate as I am about sports, I consider it a getaway from life. When I am burdened with college work, numerous projects and life struggles, I spend some time with sports to ease my mind. With that said, it bothers me when people ruin that getaway. Oct. 17 was a typical day of college football: fun, exciting and full of great games. Of
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on total civility failure,” he said. Unfortunately, it can make or break someone’s day, week or even his or her year until they play that team again. This is unhealthy. In like manner, when a coach does not perform to expectations, fans become disgruntled and want that coach fired, in most cases. In our society, most of the expectations are based solely on winning games, not molding young men and women to be productive in society. My eyes were not opened to this until my senior year of high school, when UNA offensive coordinator, and my former high school coach, Cody Gross gave me some words of wisdom. “Coaches are constantly criticized,” Gross said. “The coach invests (his or her) life into the program, but when things go bad, we understand it’s part of the business. But
when people take joy in a coach being fired, that’s got to be a sad existence.” When a coach’s son or daughter comes home from school asking if their parent is going to lose the job, it is a sad situation. Why encourage this? Why take joy in someone else’s mishaps? Furthermore, why threaten someone’s life because they made a mistake, especially someone who had the talent to be in that position? The solution is easy, friends. Do not let your life hinge on whether your team wins or loses. In life, we have our own wins and losses to take care of. Why don’t we encourage not only our team, but also our fellow man to do better, rather than discourage? As legendary coach Vince Lombardi once said, “It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.”
Recycling brings opportunity for healthy environment
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course, UNA pulled out a 6228 win over North-Carolina Pembroke in this area, but another game of interest happened in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan punter Blake O’Neill fumbled a snap on the last play of the game, as Michigan State University gained possession and scored for the win. The loss devastated Wolverine faithfuls, including fans, coaches, players and especially the punter. The fans made O’Neill the scapegoat of the loss, going as far as threatening his life. As a sports fan, I was angry. I was not frustrated with the punter, but with society. ESPN broadcaster Joe Tessitore immediately took the issue to television and said one of the most powerful statements I have ever heard. “If (losing) is grounds for social media death threats and suicide suggestions, then I fear we may be close to teetering
potential for environmental contamination, according to the Keep America Beautiful website. Each year in the U.S., people produce 250 million tons of trash, enough to cover the state of Texas twice, according to thinkprogress.org. Of the items people throw away, 80 percent are recyclable, but we only recycle 28 percent. There are islands of garbage floating in our oceans. In the north Pacific, the garbage patch is estimated to be twice the size of Texas, according to drinkamara.com. These statistics are alarming. We’ve all seen the pictures of animals injured by our litter. I admit I am not the best at recycling, but I am making an effort to change by controlling
the amount of waste my family produces and paying attention to our recycling habits. The amount of trash we produce, along with our disposal methods, must change. Alabama ranked as one of the worst states for littering in 2011 and has moved up to below average in 2014, according to the American State Litter Scorecard. This shows Alabamians are working harder to clean up our state, but we still have progress to make. Keep America Beautiful and local organizations like Keep the Shoals Beautiful and People Against a Littered State (PALS) are taking the initiative and encouraging others to help. With programs such as Adopt a Mile, Adopt a Stream and Adopt an Area, Alabama
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PALS invites people to claim a spot in Alabama and volunteer to keep it clean. That’s an excellent idea for student organizations needing service hours and wanting to help the environment. Keep the Shoals Beautiful encourages people to volunteer, sponsor or join the organization and “take action, ownership and responsibility for protecting and enhancing their environment,” according to the website. With all the opportunities to get involved in cleaning up our state, I encourage each of you to take the initiative and do something. Let’s make a conscious decision to keep it clean and leave this planet a better place for future generations.
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Oct. 29, 2015 • The Flor-Ala FAMILIES, continued from page 5A
Alumna Lauren Tobin said she is glad UNA now has a lactation room and changing tables on campus for families and students with children. Tobin said she had a child while in college and wished there were more accommodations for her on campus. “It’s hard to pump between classes, feed your child or change diapers on campus,” Tobin said. “There (was) not a single changing table on the campus of UNA (when I was a student), and I’ve had to change my child’s diaper in the
lobby of the Communications Building. That was uncomfortable for everyone.” Kelley said nursing mothers can refrigerate their milk at the Center for Women’s Studies. Mothers may contact Kelley for more information about lactation services. “All of us worked,” Shields said. “The faculty senate was very helpful in forwarding it on. The shared governance executive committee was very helpful in making contacts needed. We were all very, very happy that we could find
something so quickly. ” Shields said Shared Governance received the request at the beginning of October and a chair was in place by the week of Oct. 18. Shields said the Shared Governance Committee hopes to find a few more locations by the end of the semester. “We are continuing to look for some additional spaces on campus,” Shields said. “Two is wonderful, but it’s not enough.”
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• Freshman Forum - Car smash fundraiser Nov. 14 at Preview Day. • UPC - Began planning for safety forum. The tentative date is Nov. 12. Film Friday featuring “Sinister 2” Oct. 30 at 9 p.m. at the Amphitheater. • Senate - Talking to university
PINK, continued from page 1A “I think it’s great when players wear pink,” Pitt said. “I think it shows they care not only about the game, but they care about the cause. They aren’t just playing for themselves, but playing for others.” While breast cancer awareness is a popular cause among fans, Pitt said she would like to see more causes represented throughout the year, including one personal to her. “I haven’t really been personally affected by breast cancer, but I have by leukemia,” she said. “(If teams wore orange armbands), it would show that other people care about the cause, too.”
SGA
officials about adding two more campus maps by the end of the semester. Reviewed smoke-free resolution.
• Senate and UPC joint meeting Nov. 3 at the Christian Student Center from 6 to 8 p.m. Free food and drinks provided. photo by AMANDALYN DORNER I Staff Photographer
Senior linebacker C.J. Jackson applies pink eye black. The football team is wearing pink in support of breast cancer awareness for the Oct. 31 game against Delta State.
For meeting briefs and updates on the Student Government Association, please visit florala.net.
Campus Crime Log • Oct. 11 Possession of marijuana Parking deck • Oct. 8 Damage to vehicles Larimore Street • Oct. 8 Theft by deception Smart Market • Oct. 8 Possession of marijuana Rice Hall • Oct. 6 Robbery and Assault Rivers Hall • Oct. 5 Harassment Rivers Hall • Oct. 4 Drug possession Off-campus
• Oct. 2 Minor in possession of alcohol Rivers Hall • Oct. 2 Possession of marijuana Rivers Hall • Sept. 25 Theft of Property Bennett Infirmary • Sept. 24 Theft of Property Collier Library • Sept. 22 Theft of Property Grandview Apartments Full crime log available at una.edu/police/crimelog
LIFE
SECTION B
HISTORY
Oct. 29, 2015• The Flor-Ala
Downtown ghost walk highlights local legends MELISSA PARKER Life Editor life@florala.net
People looking for something spooky to do this Halloween should take a walk—a Haunted History of the Shoals Ghost Walk, that is. The walk begins at 7:30 p.m. every night through Halloween in Wilson Park in downtown Florence. Souls should gather near the Handy statue in preparation for their departure. The tour is 90 minutes long and covers about a mile through downtown Florence, including Court and Seminary streets. The tour’s leader and creator Debra Glass, a UNA alumna, said she started the walk 13 years ago after visiting other cities that had ghost tours. She began collecting stories and realized many of them were in downtown Florence, she said. After writing her first book, “True Ghost Stories of the Shoals Area,” she decided to start a ghost walk tour in her hometown.
on outside. Assistant Professor in Educational Technology and Instructional Designer at UNA Natasha Lindsey said this year was her first time on the tour. “It’s just one of those things we’ve always heard good things about and thought we’d try,” she said. Allison Young-Pannell, a Florence native and daughter of Laura Hardin, Communications Instructor at UNA, said she had been on the tour once when she was younger but wanted her husband to experience it. “I’ve been telling him about this since we’ve been dating,” she said. “He needs this piece of Florence history.” Other stops on the tour include Trowbridge’s Ice Cream and Sandwich Bar and the Gov. Edward O’Neal house. Glass encourages those planning to attend any of this week’s tours to check the photo courtesy of Debra Glass website for inclement weather The Gov. Edward O’Neal house is one of the stops on the tour. announcements.
During a stop at the OffCampus Bookstore, Glass told the story of Molly. Molly died sometime in the 1930s, Glass said. There are a few different stories about the cause of her death, but one thing remains the same—she is always looking for her dog. Manager of the Off-Campus Bookstore Brad Nichols said though he has never had a personal experience with Molly, he does not want to take any chances. “Personally, I don’t want to come in the store at night by myself,” he said. During the Civil War, northern and southern armies used Pope’s Tavern, a museum on the corner of Court and Tuscaloosa streets, as a hospital, Glass said. Thirty-three soldiers died, and many others underwent surgery there. People have heard footsteps on the staircases, Glass said. Bells ring when no one is around, and once, a loud knock came from inside the museum while the ghost walk was going
What appears to be the ghost of Olivia O’Neal stares down at the street below.
EVENT
Fright Night benefits global childrenʼs organization MELISSA PARKER Life Editor life@florala.net
The Flor-Ala file photo
Students dance the night away at Circle K International’s 2014 Fright Night. “The event is in honor of UNICEF, which is the United Nations Children’s Fund,” said Circle K International Secretary Jaleesa Escott.
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Ghouls, ghosts and all manner of costumed folk will take over the Memorial Amphitheater Oct. 29 beginning at 5 p.m. Circle K International is hosting its second Fright Night event and hopes to see a lot of students and families there. There will be plenty for people of all ages to do, said senior Jaleesa Escott, secretary of Circle K International. There will be a costume contest with prizes like a Fuji Polaroid camera, Beats headphones and an iPod Shuffle, she said. There will be separate prizes for any children attending. Moon bounces, carnival games, T-shirts and lots of food will also be available for everyone to enjoy for free,
Escott said. “The event is in honor of UNICEF, which is the United Nations Children’s Fund,” she said. UNICEF is a leading humanitarian and development agency working globally for the rights of every child, according to their website. Children’s rights begin with safe shelter, nutrition and protection from disaster and conflict. Our organization hopes to make students aware of what UNICEF is while offering them a chance to relax and have fun, Escott said. “It all goes back to helping the community, which is one of our biggest standpoints in Circle K International,” Escott said. “It’s just serving others and making sure people have what they need to thrive and be the best they can be in life.” While the event is free,
SPORTS
Top 5 Halloween candies See page 2B
Football super regional rankings released See page 4B
participants can make donations to UNICEF by dropping their change into the cauldrons located at different stations, she said. “We’ll take anything from one penny to $20,” she said. “All of it helps.” The money from baked goods sold at the event will also go to UNICEF, she said. The organization raised $50 for UNICEF last year and hopes to raise at least $200 this year, Escott said. Board member and senior Daisy Cooper said she hopes to see more people in attendance this year. “Last year when we did it, it was a little smaller,” she said. “I hope to have the whole campus come.”
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RECIPE
Favorite chocolate dessert gets Halloween twist Icing
1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice white chocolate chips
Cream together cheese and butter. Add melted chocolate and vanilla. Add sugar gradually, beating until fluffy.
Squeeze onto cupcakes. Top with one Oreo half, orange decorative dots and a Hershey kiss.
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing (optional)
KALI DANIEL
Editor-in-Chief editor@florala.net
Slutty Witches
“Slutty brownies” are the gluttonous combination of cookie dough, Oreos and brownie batter. For Halloween, these appropriately named “Slutty Witches” are sure to please.
Ingredients
1 box pumpkin spice Oreos Nestle Ready-to-Bake Pumpkin Cookies
Pumpkin Blondies
1 c unsalted butter, room temperature 1 ¼ c sugar 1 egg 2 tsp vanilla 1 c canned pumpkin puree 2 c flour
8 oz. cream cheese, softened ¼ c butter, softened 1 tsp vanilla 2 c powdered sugar 6 oz. white baker’s chocolate Hershey kisses Orange food coloring Chocolate Oreos
Directions
Set the oven to 350F. Line cupcake tin. In a large mixing bowl, or bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Add the pumpkin and mix well. Add flour, baking soda, salt and Pumpkin Pie Spice, combining until just mixed. Set aside. Flatten one Nestle cookie and place in cupcake tin. Place one Oreo on top. Pour blondie batter on top until three-quarters full. Bake for 20 minutes or until browned. Makes 24 “Slutty Witches.”
photo by KALI DANIEL I Editor-in-Chief
“Slutty Witches” are the Halloween version of the chocolate dessert “Slutty brownies.” Both brownies include cookie dough, Oreos and brownie batter and are sure to satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth.
FOOD
Top 4 choices for Halloween candy consumption 4. Candy Corn
3. Peeps
Originally, Candy Corn was not going to make the list. However, there was a mass outcry from The Flor-Ala staff, so I had to add it. I personally think it is too sweet, but most enjoy the uniquely soft texture and bright, fall colors. My roommate, who has eaten it religiously for the past few weeks, said she enjoys it because eating it is like eating honey in a more solid form. I disagree.
I admit, the general consensus of everyone I know is Peeps are an acquired taste. I love marshmallows and sugar, so they are an obvious choice for me. They are somehow soft and crunchy at the same time. The Halloween ones also come in the shape of ghosts, which are fun to share with friends. The candy is great to share with family, too, as peeps are a multigenerational food. This fall, there are also pumpkin spice peeps, so even if people do not like the original, they might want to try this option.
2. Peanut Butter Kisses
1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins
JASMINE FLEMING
Managing Editor managing@florala.net
Halloween brings costumes, parties and, best of all, candy. Perusing the Halloween candy aisle offers many sweet options. Whether searching for trickor-treat candy or a snack to complement a scary movie marathon, it is important to know which candies are worth the money. To help, I have selected my top four Halloween candies.
Peanut Butter Kisses come in nondescript black or orange wrappers, and they are pretty cheap. They are nowhere near the best candy I have tasted. However, they get second place because they are the unsung heroes of Halloween candy. Remember when all the good chocolate from your trick-ortreating haul was gone? Peanut Butter Kisses remained, and they were the only thing keeping you from eating the Dubble Bubble that lasted only five minutes. For that, they deserve second place.
Although Reese’s are a year-round candy, the holiday versions are the best because of the increased peanut-butter-tochocolate ratio. Holiday Reese’s, such as the Halloween pumpkins and holiday Christmas trees, have triple the amount of peanut butter to chocolate in a standard Reese’s cup. The crumbly peanut butter overpowers in a pleasant way, and the chocolate, like an afterthought, reminds us we are eating Reese’s. If anyone craves these during a nonholiday, the Reese’s Big Cup is also an option.
photos by JASMINE FLEMING I Managing Editor
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Night and think Circle K,” she said. “I want people to really enjoy it as well as donate to UNICEF.”
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FOOTBALL
SCOREBOARD Lions remain in playoff picture despite losses OCT. 23-25 Oct. 23 Volleyball at Lee 3-0 Win
Oct. 24 Football at West Georgia 31-10 Loss Volleyball at Shorter 3-2 Win Cross Country at GSC Championships Women: 5th Men: 6th
Oct. 25 Soccer at West Alabama 2-1 Win
UPCOMING Soccer Oct. 30 at Mississippi College Nov. 1 vs. Delta State GSC Tournament (TBA)
Volleyball Oct. 30 vs. Christian Brothers Oct. 31 vs. Union Nov. 5 vs. Alabama-Huntsville
Football Oct. 31 vs. Delta State Nov. 7 at Shorter Nov. 14 vs. West Alabama Games continued at roarlions.com
photo by JACKSON TOWNSEND I Student Photographer
UNA senior running back Diamond Simmons looks upfield for a block during the Lions’ homecoming game against North CarolinaPembroke Oct. 17, where UNA won 62-28. The Lions ranked third in the first Super Region 2 rankings, released Oct. 26.
MIKE EZEKIEL
Sports Editor sports@florala.net
After losing to West Georgia 31-10 Oct. 24, the UNA Lions find themselves sitting at 5-2 overall and a 3-1 Gulf South Conference record. While the loss makes West Georgia the clear favorite to win the GSC and receive an automatic bid, the Lions are still in position to make the playoffs, said UNA defensive coordinator Chris Willis. “We need to win these next three games,” Willis said. “At 9-1 (record-wise), your team is going to the playoffs. At 8-2, you’re more than likely going. At 7-3, you leave it in other people’s hands. If we drop another game, we need some help.” In the NCAA’s first Super Region Rankings from Oct. 26, UNA ranks third, behind West Georgia and Tuskegee, respectively. In the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II poll, UNA dropped eight spots to No. 21. West Georgia is the topranked team nationally for the first time in school history. Tuskegee and Valdosta State are the other two region teams making the national poll at 16 and 24. “I’ve been coaching in this
league 17 years and have dealt with the region polls a long time,” Willis said. “We have two losses, one of those being a conference loss. I honestly expect us to be second or third in the region.” The NCAA changed the Division II playoff format for the 2015 season, as each super region added four teams to the playoff field, giving each region seven slots to fill for 28 teams. In previous years, the top six teams from each region advance to the postseason.
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AT 8-2, YOUʼRE MORE THAN LIKELY GOING (TO THE PLAYOFFS). AT 7-3, YOU LEAVE IT IN OTHER PEOPLEʼS HANDS. IF WE DROP ANOTHER GAME, WE WOULD NEED SOME HELP.
CHRIS WILLIS
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Super Region 2 includes members of the GSC (8 teams), South Atlantic Conference (8), Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (11) and Division II independents (3) to make 30 teams. The top seven teams from the super region will advance after regular season play based on overall record against Division II schools, conference
record and regional record. “I’m not sure how it’ll all work out, but I would think having seven teams would help us, especially since we already have two losses” said UNA offensive coordinator Cody Gross. As the Lions remain in contention for a coveted playoff seed, Delta State University (53, 1-3) still has a slim chance. The Statesmen will look to spoil UNA’s season Oct. 31 at Braly Stadium. “This (Delta State) game is huge and a must-win,” said junior defensive lineman Barron Miller. “We lost to Western Oregon and just lost our first conference game, so our backs are against the wall. We only have one option: to come out fighting. That’s what we’re going to do.” Senior wide receiver Jarret Smith said the team realizes it must bounce back against Delta State and has a unified mindset going into the game. “We need to continue to motivate each other,” he said. “We want to make sure our teammates are giving their all. We have an opportunity to redeem ourselves, so that’s what we are going to try to do.” Smith said while last week’s loss put a temporary derail on UNA’s season and the hopes of a third straight GSC championship, it did not end the
entire season. “That game showed me that everyone goes through a bump in the road,” he said. “It’s on us to find out how to get around that bump.” Following the Delta State games, the Lions will travel to Shorter Nov. 7 and finish the regular season at home against rival West Alabama. “We have to win these game,” Gross said. “We put our backs against the wall, especially with the loss to Western Oregon. There is not much room for error. These three teams are tough.”
SUPER REGION 2 STANDINGS (OCT. 26) 1. WEST GEORGIA 2. TUSKEGEE 3. NORTH ALABAMA 4. CATAWBA 5. NORTH GREENVILLE 6. CARSON-NEWMAN 7. WINGATE 8. WEST ALABAMA 9. FLORIDA TECH 10. VALDOSTA STATE
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BASKETBALL
Menʼs team searches for identity in preseason JAMES DUBUISSON Senior Staff Writer jdubuisson@una.edu
Basketball season is approaching, as the UNA men’s hoops team plays Martin Methodist in an exhibition game Nov. 8 in Flowers Hall. The Lions come into this season with a different look from last year’s squad, who finished 13-16. Three players return from last year’s roster, two of whom have seen playing time, totaling eight combined career starts. “It is a little bit of adjustment at practices,” said head coach Bobby Champagne. “You can’t assume that anybody knows what is going on because everything is new.” Sophomore Jeff Hodge and senior John Fletcher played in all 29 games last season. Hodge and Fletcher accounted for 38.5 minutes and 12.3 points per game in 2014. Freshman Jetani Hunter was a member of the team last year, but received a redshirt. “It’s very important that I step up and lead,” Hodge said. “We have a lot of new players. Everyone is trying to learn (a system) that they haven’t ran before.” The Gulf South Conference coaches picked the Lions to finish seventh in the preseason poll. Champagne said he does
not put much weight into the preseason polls, given the uncertainty of team quality, but rather laughs it off. “I don’t think the coaches did a very good job of picking (the poll),” he said. “They didn’t take into account my coaching. We definitely should have been picked ninth.” The University of AlabamaHuntsville, the defending GSC champions, received the nod as the favorite to win back-to-back years. Coming off a season where UNA finished with nine active players, the Lions brought in 11 players during the offseason, six true freshman and five transfers. “Every day is a new day for them,” Champagne said. “One day they are looking good, and another day they may not. That’s just how it is with freshman. Things will kind of settle down for them in January.” Champagne mentioned junior Dimario Jackson, a transfer from Northeast Mississippi Community College, as someone who will impact the team right away. Jackson received AllAmerican honors last season, averaging 18.9 points per game. “We had to get some post players, some guys with some good size and some guys with some experience,” Champagne
photo by SHAY REDD I Staff Photographer
UNA junior guard Jeff Hodge takes a jumpshot in a preseason practice for men’s basketball. The Lions return three players from last year, including Hodge.
said. “We did that by bringing (the transfer players) in.” Jackson said he is happy to be at UNA and wants to contribute in any way he can. “It’s truly a blessing to be a part of this program and this university,” Jackson said. “With only three players returning, it’s important that we give maximum effort everyday.” The Lions finished with a better record at home last season, going 8-5 in Flowers
Hall. Champagne said the home crowd gives the team a momentum advantage each season and hopes the “Champagne Crazies” do the same in 2015. “When you have a crowd and there’s an electricity in the air, everybody feeds off it,” Champagne said. “That’s what makes college basketball fun.” The Lions open the regular season against Saint Leo and Tampa Nov. 13-14 in the Sunshine State Conference/GSC Challenge Classic at Tampa, Florida.
BASKETBALL
Inexperienced womenʼs team prepares for upcoming schedule KADIN POUNDERS
Associate Sports Editor sports@florala.net
Basketball season is right around the corner, and the UNA women’s basketball team is preparing to take on a new set of challenges in the 2015-16 season. The Gulf South Conference coaches
selected the Lions, who ended last season with a record of 15-12 (12-10 in the GSC), to finish fifth in the GSC Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll. The poll does not mean much to head coach Missy Tiber, who said it will not determine the outcome of the games. “I’ve never put much merit in those preseason rankings,” she said. “I know
photo by SHAY REDD I Staff Photographer
UNA senior guard Janae Lyde goes for a lay up during a preseason practice. Lyde is the only returning senior on a women’s basketball team with five sophomores and eight freshmen.
we’re in the top half (of the GSC) without a doubt, and I think we’re better than that. But it’s about stepping on the court and proving it.” UNA lost a few key players to graduation, but the Lions are returning six lettermen, including last season’s starters Janae Lyde and Shay Trent. Lyde is the only senior on a team that includes five sophomores and eight true freshmen. The freshman class makes up a majority of Tiber’s team, and that means the majority has no collegiate playing experience. Despite that fact, she expects the newcomers to make an immediate impact. “I think several of (the freshmen) are very talented players, but there is a lot they don’t know,” Tiber said. “I’m hoping at some point that they catch up, but right now they’re relying on skill set. We’ll probably redshirt some of them, but some are going to have to play.” Lyde said her goal as the oldest member of the team is to guide the younger players, especially the freshmen, as they get accustomed to the game. “Being a senior and going through the ropes for about five years now, I can be the person out there to help them,” Lyde said. “Those are the people you have to build trust with on the court in order to be successful. Me just being there, knowing what I know, helps them, too.” With so many new Lions on the team, building team chemistry poses a challenge. The team may not be completely cohesive on the court, but off
court they have blended well. “Our program has always had a group of women that are really close,” said sophomore guard Jaclyn Heath. “The newcomers have come in right away and fit right in. Obviously, it’s going to take a while for us all to get used to playing with each other on the court, but off the court we are already like a family.” As of now, Tiber is still unsure of who UNA’s starting five will be when the Lions step on the court in the opener. Even after the first game, the lineup card is always subject to change. “Right now I only know two starters on the team, and that’s because of what they’ve done every single day since they’ve been here,” she said. “Things are still completely wide-open. They’re going to be like that every day. A spot is not going to be just locked down. You’re going to have to defend your spot every day, and you’re going to have to fight for a spot every day.” The typical goals and preseason expectations of every team include a conference championship and a chance at a national title. Tiber said that remains the goal, but she prefers to take a simpler approach to winning. “I just want to see constant performance and improvement from my team,” Tiber said. “I think if we focus on just improving individually, then the results will come. I think if we do that, then we’ll be fine.” UNA’s season tips off on the road against Nova Southeastern Nov. 13.
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EVENTS
Thurs., Oct. 29 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Circle K Bake sale GUC Atrium 3:30 p.m. SGA Senate meeting GUC 200 4 p.m. Circle K Meeting @ Stone Lodge (Upper) 6 p.m. Circle K Fright Night @Amphitheater photo courtesy of Haunted History of the Shoals Ghost Walk
7 p.m. JUMP Halloween @ Stone Lodge (Lower) 9 p.m. Boxcar Voices @ the end.
Fri., Oct. 30 7 p.m. UNA Volleyball vs. Christian Brothers Flowers Hall 9 p.m. UPC Movie Series Sinister 2 @ Amphitheater (GUC Performance Center if rain occurs)
Alumna Debra Glass leads a group of UNA students and Florence community members on the Haunted History of the Shoals Ghost Walk Oct. 30, 2014. Glass will be giving tours through Halloween night.
Sat., Oct. 31 HALLOWEEN 1:30 p.m. UNA Football vs. Delta State @ Braly Stadium 2 p.m. UNA Volleyball vs. Union @ Flowers Hall
Sun., Nov. 1 1 p.m. UNA Soccer vs. Delta State @ UNA Soccer Field 8 p.m. Encounter @ Stone Lodge (Upper)
Mon., Nov. 2 3:30 p.m. SGA University Program Council GUC 200 5 p.m. K-Carnival (Circle K Int’l) Amphitheater (GUC if rain occurs)
Tues., Nov. 3 2 p.m. Spanish Roundtable @ 3rd floor of Wesleyan 7 p.m. Political Science Club Stone Lodge (Upper) 7:30 p.m. Karaoke Night @ Game Room (GUC)
6 p.m. National Society for Wed., Nov. 4 Leadership and Success 4:30 p.m. Broadcast SGA Freshman Forum Stevens Hall GUC 200 Auditorium 8 p.m. Fellowship of Christian Athletes Commons Rm 302
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