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Volume 81, Issue 5

CAMPUS POLICE

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Student newspaper of the University of North Alabama

FLORENCE POLICE

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UNA Police arrested a man Sept.

24 at approximately 9 a.m. after he allegedly exposed himself on campus, officials said.

John Cameron Crouch, 21, was booked in the Lauderdale County Detention Center on charges of public lewdness, officials CROUCH said.

UNA police Chief Bob Pastula said the man claimed he was urinating in the stairwell of the parking deck in the northern part of campus.

Officers found no evidence that Crouch had urinated in the parking deck, according to reports.

The victim found Crouch in the stairwell with his pants unzipped. He then allegedly exposed himself to the victim, according to police reports.

The victim, a UNA student, alerted police of Crouch after she encountered him in one of the stairwells, officials said.

Officials were not immediately sure why Crouch was on campus, or in the parking deck. Crouch is not enrolled as a UNA student, officials said.

Reports indicate that Crouch said he was looking for his girlfriend’s sister in the parking deck.

Crouch has been trespassed from the UNA campus, according to police reports. Crouch changed his story several times as to why he was on campus to police, according to reports.

After his arrest, Crouch was positively identified as the suspect, according to reports.

If the suspect is convicted, indecent exposure is a class C misdemeanor punishable by not more than three months in jail, according to the Alabama criminal code.

Crouch was released on bond the same day.

INSIDE

this week’s paper

Florence Police are getting one step closer to catching the man who reportedly is breaking into apartments and homes of young women around the city, officials said.

The suspect is entering homes through sliding glass doors and other means, po-

lice officials said. Most recently, a man reportedly entered an apartment in Summit Ridge Apartments off Helton Drive and sexually abused a young woman.

“We feel like we have got evidence in this that we are going to get this guy,” said Florence police Chief Ron Tyler.

Florence Police and Crimestoppers are offering $1,000 to anyone who can give police information that leads to an

arrest in this case, Tyler said. Tyler said the reward is to get the public involved in catching the man or men responsible for the attacks around Florence.

Police feel like they have evidence leading to a suspect they have been looking at, but because of the wait time to get evidence back from the Alabama Depart-

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LOCAL BUSINESS

GROWINʼ ON UP

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Patrons eat lunch in Panera Bread Co. on Cox Creek Pkwy. Panera Bread, Publix Supermarkets, Gander Mountain and Ross Clothing are among a few businesses that have recently decided to call Florence home.

Students excited about Florence growth, addition of new businesses on Cox Creek Pkwy.

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With the addition of Panera Bread Co., Publix Supermarkets, Gander Mountain and restaurants like Buffalo Wild Wings, students are excited about the growth of the Cox Creek Parkway business area on the eastern side of Florence.

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With an opening set for late fall, Publix will be located where Hibbett Sporting Goods and Books-A-Million were formerly located on the corner of Cox Creek Parkway and Hough Road.

“I grew up in a city, so I like that we have a Panera,” said Alicia Revelle, a se-

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STUDENT LIFE

STUDENT LIFE

Transfer students face unique challenges

Feeding the Pride

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Adjusting to college life is a trying process and can at times seem overwhelming and lonely. Experiencing that as an upperclassman is even more challenging—just ask the 601 new transfer students around campus this semester.

Transfer students make up a large percentage of the study body at UNA. Of the 601 new transfers, 467 came from in-state institutions, 120 from out-of-state, and 14 from out-of-country, said Molly Vaughn, coordinator of analytical services.

Every transfer student has the option of going through transfer SOAR, an orientation intentionally separated from freshman students. The idea of this is to help them, as upperclassmen, escape a freshman mentality, said Kim Mauldin, director of the office of admissions.

This can be a challenge, said UNA junior Seth Harbison.

Harbison transferred to UNA after photo by KAYLA SLOAN I Chief Photographer earning an associate’s degree at Snead The Feeding the Pride food pantry, located in GUC 225c, stocks food received from donations to give to students who are State Community College. He was atin need. UNA student Julia Henderson worked for the past two years to open the pantry on campus this fall semester. tracted to the audio production program at UNA and is happy that he made the switch. He said, however, that it is hard not to feel like a freshman while adjusting if we had a food pantry on campus.” per time we’re open,” she said. “But, to an unfamiliar place.

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UNA’s Feeding the Pride food pantry ties’ food pantries, UNA’s Feeding the Opening and operating the pantry has has officially opened to students in GUC Pride pantry opened at the beginning of been a learning experience, Henderson HAVE TO REMIND MYSELF 225c in the Student Government Asso- this semester. said. ciation’s chambers room. The pantry of“So far, it’s really done better than I “There’s no real way to assess the THAT M STILL A JUNIOR AND fers students a week’s supply of food at a thought it would,” she said. “We have 20 need on campus other than through mine time through online request. registered users so far. They have to fill and my friends’ experiences,” she said.

ALREADY HALFWAY THROUGH The pantry is a result of UNA student out a first-time user form, which is a lot “So, I kind of went into this blindly.”

Julia Henderson’s efforts over the last like the information you have to put on a The pantry’s services are for students WITH COLLEGE two years. standardized test.” who struggle to afford food, Henderson “I was out to eat with some of my Henderson, recipient of the Contri- said. Food for the pantry is provided by fellow (resident advisers) last year, and bution to Campus Life Scholarship, said Collier Library’s donations for its canned we talked about how some people were she’s happy to help out even one person food amnesty program and outside donastealing food from their roommates,” she with the pantry. ;MM 8)6<:A XIOM ) said. “So, I said it wouldn’t be a problem “We’re averaging about one person a junior and already halfway through with college,” he said.

The top five feeder schools are comCADEMICS munity colleges: Northwest-Shoals, Calhoun, Northeast Mississippi, Hawamba and Bevel State. Some students, albeit a small percentage, travel oceans rather in family studies go on to find jobs in sothan just counties in order to arrive.

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“I believe it fi lls a niche that was rier to overcome. Despite being taught The change was made to better reflect missing,” Paulk said.

English since elementary school, converthe courses of study that the department Paulk said some sociology courses sational English is still a challenge, he offers, said Dr. Jerri Bullard, chair of the have been slightly restructured as part of said. sociology department. the expansion. A new course, called FamFor that reason, Kim chose UNA “Several years ago we implemented a ily Life Education, is also being offered. because only five other Koreans are enfamily studies minor, in order to broaden The Court Appointed Special Advorolled. the knowledge base of our students,” cate (CASA) program is one of many “They develop a relationship with “If I go to the American universities she said, “We realized that we wanted organizations that hires individuals with the child,” she said. “They can make recwhich have many Koreans, I don’t think students to know that the family studies backgrounds in family studies; CASA ommendations for that child and be that I can learn English well and don’t have field is part of what we do.” serves as advocates for children involved child’s voice in the court system.” many chances to meet and talk with forOpportunities for careers in family in court cases, including child custody ;MM <:)6;.-:; XIOM ) studies have increased in recent years; cases, Paulk said. ;MM +0)6/- XIOM ) many students who acquire a background

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Sept. 27, 2012 • The Flor-Ala

CAMPUS LIVING

New campus apartments open

photo by COURTNEY JONES I Student Photographer

The new campus apartments, located in the 700 block of Graham Avenue, Florence, cost students $599 a month and are pre-furnished.

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UNA, in conjunction with Sak Brothers, opened a new apartment complex on Graham Avenue to students this semester.

Grandview Campus Apartments, which was remodeled by Sak Brothers, are currently being leased to students at $599 per student.

“Right now we’ve got two of the buildings open–one being completely open, one (where) we still have a few apartments that are offline, but we’ve got some that are ready to go,” said Audrey Mitchell, director of housing.

The apartments, which come fully furnished except for any bedroom furniture, are located close enough to the campus that students will be able to ride a bike or walk there instead of drive, Mitchell said.

The apartments include a fully-furnished kitchen and living room, a bathroom for each person, a washer and dryer in each apartment, and outside courtyard areas for grilling and tailgating.

“Back toward the back (of the building), you’ve got a nice pavilion area that will be done, built-in grills—the whole nine yards,” Mitchell said. “Students can actually use that, have parties. It makes a wonderful hangout area.”

The apartments have been under construction over the summer and are finally opening to university students.

While owned by Sak Brothers rather than the university, UNA is doing its

best to ensure that students are happy with the apartments, Mitchell said.

However, the cost could be a concern with some students. “(The price) was set by the owner— the university didn’t have anything to do with setting the price because this is not university-owned,” Mitchell said.

“Only university students can live there because it’s us that are managing it. But the property itself—all the renovation and construction—that is done by the owner.”

The new apartments will be convenient for students, said Jimmy Waddell, assistant director of housing.

“You take a student, say, from Florida coming here,” Waddell said. “They have limited ways of bringing an apartment full of furniture, so they come here and all they have to worry about is getting a bed. So it makes it convenient for them.”

The rent is set separately for how many people are living in the apartment.

If a student loses a roommate for whatever reason, they are only obligated to pay their portion, Waddell said.

“You’re responsible for your rent; your roommate is responsible for theirs,” Mitchell said. “If anything happens, you don’t have to assume that part of the rent.”

The apartments are located at the 700 block of Graham Avenue and feature a fully-furnished apartment (except for bedroom), private bathroom for each resident, 42-inch television, UNA shuttle bus routes and more.

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Sept. 27, 2012 • The Flor-Ala

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by Chief Photographer Kayla Sloan—kbsloan@una.edu …but this newspaper is great. Great News, fun Life and fabulous Sports section. Or a great news editor, fun life editor and a fabulous sports editor, I mean. And don’t get me started on the executive.

Past and present staff at my job with the Office of Student Media have made all this worth it. So many hours like these tonight spent in front of the computer editing and a hand-

ful of memory cards later I find myself at the start of my senior year tired and weary—but mostly fulfilled.

I’ll stop being cheesy now before I go too far.

But really, this year is starting off fantastically and I’m excited to be able to work with such a wonderful group.

The pictures I have selected for this essay come from trips we have taken, dinners we have

shared and behind the scenes shots of the daily life at my job.

This is a shameless plug for Student Media. Whether it be reporting or yearbooking, shooting or writing, or ad sales and graphics, I would encourage everyone to come check us out.

And to anyone who reads this, thanks for picking up the paper today.

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Sept. 27, 2012 • The Flor-Ala /:7?16/ KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM ) nior majoring in Entertainment Business and Marketing. “I like that Florence is trying to make itself into a college community, instead of making it into a retirement community.”

Revelle said she is excited that businesses are deciding to plant roots in Florence but sad she is graduating in December and will not fully benefit from the new shops and eateries.

“I travel out (to Cox Creek Parkway) to go shopping because I go to Target a lot,” she said.

UNA senior Amanda Bliss echoes Revelle’s excitement.

“I definitely think it is good growth,” Bliss said. “We need more diversity as far as places like (Panera) go.”

Bliss said when she first moved to the area from Pennsylvania all she could find were chain stores. She said she is excited that the growth on Cox Creek Parkway will also allow for more diverse stores and restaurants to come to Florence.

“Nothing against the South, but chitterlings, cow tongues and pigs feet (are) not food,” Bliss said.

Bliss said she is excited about healthy and organic food options that Publix has to offer.

“From when I moved here in 2008, it’s a lot better, because when I moved here from Orlando I was just surprised there were not as many options,” Revelle said.

In recent months businesses like Demos’ Restaurant and Crocodile Ed’s Fish Market have decided to close or cut back on services offered, but Revelle said she thinks that growth on Cox Creek Parkway will come and go just like in any city.

Gander Mountain, an outdoor and hunting specialty store, has already opened for business on Seville Street, just behind the new Publix location.

Revelle said she is excited that Gander Mountain is open, but being so close to Dick’s Sporting Goods may end up being too competitive for both businesses.

“There are a lot of businesses that are the same (in that area),” she said.

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A closed sign is displayed on the former O’Charley’s location on the corner of Cox Creek Parkway and Florence Boulevard. The restaraunt closed recently, but despite O’Charley’s closing, some students believe the area is experiencing an economic rebirth.

8741+- KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM ) ment of Forensic Services in Huntsville, police are having to wait, Tyler said.

The suspect is very advanced in how he is getting in homes, Tyler said.

“He is keeping force to a minimum; you are not going to hear a window break or a door break,” Tyler said.

Tyler said the suspect is believed to be a white male that is approximately 6 feet tall.

Tyler said students should be smart when protecting themselves from intruders.

“Just be a good neighbor,” he said.

“If you see something that is suspicious or out of the ordinary, call us and let us know.”

Tyler said oftentimes a small pet such as a dog that barks is a great thing for students that live alone to have.

If anyone has information regarding the case, call police immediately, Tyler said.

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Sept. 27. 2012 • The Flor-Ala

OUTDOORS

Outdoor Adventures ramps up campus presence

photo courtesy of JONATHAN OLIPHANT

UNA student Sarah Beth Simpson helps fellow student Jessica Colyer across a slackline at an Outdoor Club event held on campus Sept. 18.

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Outdoor Adventures, a recreational program located in the Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC), has increased their campus presence this semester by hosting slacklining and camping events near Collier Library.

The events serve to raise awareness for the program and the Outdoor Club RSO, said McKenzie Martin, club supervisor and director of Outdoor Adven-

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Martin, a UNA alumna, said she is excited to be back in Florence and working as the new director of Outdoor Adventures. Martin said her first task was to work on branding to strengthen the program’s campus identity.

“We just got our logo, which looks great, and we have begun to offer weekly programs for outdoor education,” Martin said. “We’re now starting a program on geocaching in the area, for example.”

These programs, every Thursday at

7 p.m. in the Outdoor Adventure Center, are meant to educate students about outdoor conduct and activities. The classes will provide a fun opportunity for students with any level of interest to socialize and get involved with outdoor activities, Martin said.

“The center houses the educational aspects, while the Outdoor Club will provide the opportunity to go out and do the fun stuff,” Martin said. “We are working on building a core student group right now so education will be the main focus for us at the center.”

The Outdoor Club and Outdoor Adventures are working closely together to build a campus community for students interested in the outdoors. Martin said the Outdoor Club is largely controlled by the students, although she is the adviser.

“I think we like to focus on how beautiful our campus is,” Martin said, “A lot of people think ‘outdoor adventure’ means mountains and white water, but we have a great hiking and biking trails so close to campus.”

Martin said the Shoals area makes it easy to keep programs local and that all programs offered at the center are free to students.

“One thing we are looking to do at the center is to take our back yard and create a sustainable garden,” Martin said.

“We will be learning from Urban Organics, then training students so that we can eventually grow organic fruits and vegetables. We’d like to have a student-run

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“We already have some people who are regular users,” she said. “We even have some families.”

Henderson said she wants the pantry to feed students of all kinds.

“I want to acknowledge that many students are single parents or non-traditionals,” she said. “It’s not just 20-somethings that are out there. We even have some baby food.”

The pantry is run on a completely volunteer basis, Henderson said.

“We’ve had so many volunteers,” she said. “And they just keep coming. Right now, we’ve got two student managers who have volunteered since the beginning. They have really shown initiative and dedication.”

Henderson said seeing so many vol-

eigners,” he said.

UNA’s academic programs and location are attractive to transfer students, Mauldin said.

“Transfer students tend to be more focused and come here knowing what they want to major in, and I think the strength of our academic program carries a lot of weight,” Mauldin said. “Students also like the face-to-face contact that they get here that you can’t get online.”

All transfer students coming from a two-year public community college have access to STARS, an online program which guides them through course selection.

While STARS may answer some academic questions, Mauldin said transfer students have social and academic needs as well. Many social groups are formed freshman year, and becoming a part of those can be a challenge to some.

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT Some students remedy this by getting There is only one God involved in clubs and organizations.

Britney Newby, a senior education Religion comes from God major, transferred to UNA fall 2010 after Humanity is one family two years at UAH. She said she felt UAH Women and men are equal in the was not giving her the college experience sight of God she wanted, so she came to UNA knowing almost no one.

Prejudice is destructive and must Even after going through SOAR, she be overcome said she was not given direction on how Science and religion must be in to get involved.

“I would have liked to have known harmony about the organizations,” Newby said.

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unteers and donors offer their help to the pantry has given her pride in UNA. “It has really reinforced my belief in UNA and the surrounding community,” she said. “The UNA community really is like a family. Family relies on family, and family helps family out.”

Hours of operation for the facility are Mondays from 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 2 p.m. and Fridays from 8 to 10 a.m.

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farmers’ market one day as a way to give back to campus.”

In addition to these programs and having weekly slacklining on campus–2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays–the OAC also offers outdoor equipment for checkout.

Jonathan Oliphant, a student employee of the OAC, says the equipment is of good quality and free to students.

“Anything you need to go on a small outdoor trip you can check out at the center,” Oliphant said. “We plan to eventually teach kayak polo with our new kayaks in the Flowers Hall pool. I’m pretty excited about that one.”

Oliphant, also a member of the Outdoor Club, said the club intends to encourage all students to consider being involved in the outdoors.

“If you have any remote interest in the outdoors, we’re always happy to hang out and hear what you like,” Oliphant said. “We can organize big trips with vans or just do stuff around town. It’s great because, since the club is a recognized student organization, we have access to allocation money.”

Christian Walker, a sophomore at UNA, recently joined the Outdoor Club to get plugged in on campus. In addition to outdoor events, Walker said he had other reasons for getting involved.

“My favorite thing about the club is by far the people, especially the staff at the OAC,” Walker said. “You will not find a better group of people to have fun with.”

+0)6/- KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM ) Paulk said students interested in family studies or related areas are welcome to consult her and other members of the department. Students can find more information at the Department of Sociology and Family Studies page at http:// www.una.edu/sociology.

The sociology department is also developing a program by which students can become Certified Family Life Educators. The National Council on Family Relations awards this certification. The program is currently in the approval process, Bullard said.

Stay with The Flor-Ala for future campus departmental updates and changes.

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Sept. 27, 2012 • The Flor-Ala

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In a press release last week, UNA President William Cale announced that the administration will force first-time, full-time freshmen to live on campus starting fall 2014— vaguely citing years of studies conducted by universities that prove live-on requirements elicit more successful students.

Yet a joint study conducted in 2010 by researchers from Colorado College and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse found that “more successful” might just be a technical term.

The study—which consisted of a survey administered to college students at a large state school—found that, on average, GPAs increase 0.19 to 0.97 points when students live on campus. Put simply, the study suggests that on-campus student performance is one-fifth to

one full letter grade higher than that of students who choose offcampus options.

Statistically speaking, that’s a pretty narrow difference—especially considering that the UNA administration made a decision that will limit student freedom and possibly drive some prospective students away based on presumably similar studies.

And if all (or most) freshmen are forced to live on campus, there’s going to be some overcrowding.

Director of Residence Life Kevin Jacques said university officials are searching for potential residence hall locations and considering the possibility of repurposing campus land to accommodate new halls.

Good, right?

Maybe not.

What’s the easiest land to “repurpose” on a college campus?

Probably parking lots.

Even if no parking spots are lost, it sounds like UNA will spend a lot of time and money solving its newfound residence hall overcrowding problem that could be devoted to solving its age-old parking problem.

Officials haven’t announced whether live-on freshmen will be allowed to bring their cars with them to school, but the decision will reveal a new set of problems.

If they are allowed, freshmen will park in UNA lots even when they’re not in class, worsening parking for non-freshmen. If they aren’t allowed, well, they’re going to have a hard time getting around a town with little public transportation.

The UNA buses certainly don’t cut it, but that’s another column for another day.

Of course, the mind of a skeptic must always jump to money. Forcing freshmen to live on campus creates a fairly consistent high demand for the product: dorms. And when demand increases, price typically does, too.

Granted, the supply of dorms will increase if administrators build new residence halls, which should, in theory, limit the potential price increase.

But—and let’s be real here—UNA’s got some hefty Division I costs to be thinking about, and UNA is a business, right?

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If I write absolutely nothing in this space, dear reader, you will have no idea what I intend to tell you.

It would certainly save a lot of time, effort and ink if I could just download my thoughts directly into each of your brains.

But that’s way more power than I deserve to have.

Anyway, unless you’re content with having your thoughts rattle around in your head and listen to the echoes made by them bouncing off the insides of your skull, communication is crucial.

This may seem an intuitive and obvious statement, but in a relationship context, the idea gets ignored sometimes. I just recently encountered this issue in a personal context.

My wife and I have never

had an argument in the course of our relationship (knock on wood).

I believe this is because we examine any disagreement that could potentially turn sour until a clear solution that works for both of us emerges.

Sometimes, however, I’ll be bothered by something or other and try to hide it from her, pretend that it’s nothing.

I’m not very good at hiding, turns out. She can always tell.

Then she becomes bothered by the fact that I’m bothered by something and won’t let her in to help.

It’s a terribly vicious cycle.

If you think about it, the idea of hiding your concerns from someone with whom you have a serious relationship is incredibly silly.

Why let someone into your life if you’re just going to take efforts to push them back out?

If you’re in a relationship and have something trouble on your mind, even if the trouble is about your significant other, you should be able to express it to them.

It’s not like they’re going to scorn or ridicule you for being honest with them. If they do,

PAWS UP, PAWS DOWN

Calling it like we see it The UNA Lions football team defeated conference rivals Delta State University 20-12.

U N A Police arrested John Cameron Crouch, 21, of Florence, Sept. 24 after he allegedly exposed himself in the stairwell of the parking deck in the northern part of campus.

The Civil Wars will play a soldout concert in Norton Auditorium Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.

Korean pop star and online sensation Psy has risen to the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s social media charts with his dance craze hit “Gangnam Style.”

you’ve got bigger problems than your bottled-up emotions.

Don’t misunderstand me.

Complaining, blaming and criticizing are not the same SHOUTthing as effectively communiOUT! cating your troubles.

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A solid, working relationship has no room for clever iroANT TO FOLLOW OUR ny that only serves to muddle and confuse a situation.

STAFF ON WITTER Another seemingly obvious point often ignored: it is not Follow these accounts to stay always about you.

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MONEY

Demosʼ closing leaves students jobless • Employees notified of closing via text message CORINNE BECKINGER ;\]LMV\ ?ZQ\MZ KJMKSQVOMZ(]VI ML]

The sudden closing of Demos’ restaurant on Cox Creek Boulevard Sept. 2 left 60 people unemployed, approximately half of whom were college students.

The Demos’ chain shut down its Florence branch when decreasing revenues began affecting Tennessee locations.

However, most employees were not aware of the situation until they received a text message from the manager.

“I was at a friend’s house that Sunday night and received a text message from the owner around 10:30 saying it was permanently closing and we would receive a severance check and our last pay check,” said Kayla Kelley, UNA senior and Demos’ employee since its December 2008 opening. “I called a few others to ask if it was a joke.”

Kelley’s story is similar to many who worked at Demos’, but others were not told of the closing until after they had clocked out and read the sign left on the door.

“I worked the night they closed and got a call from a coworker that, basically, the president of the company had just put a sign up on the door saying Demos’ was closing,” said UNA student Johnathan

Emory. “There wasn’t any notice.”

Emory had been working as a waiter for three months and had viewed his position as a steady job when Demos’ notified him of the closing.

Despite the severance pay and full month’s pay they were given, the owner’s initial lack of explanation for the closing and decision to not notify his employees beforehand left many of the student workers financially and emotionally strained.

Kristy Roberts, a sophomore at Northwest-Shoals Community College, worked with her husband at Demos’ and was training for the house manager position.

“It put both me and my husband out of work and put a hold on our income,” Roberts said. “It’s hard to find someone who will be able to work around my school schedule and understand that I have two kids. The people at Demos’ worked with me and understood my situation.”

Roberts said the restaurant operated like a family.

“I’m going to miss everyone there.

They broke up a family, not just a work place,” said a waitress who wished to remain anonymous.

Although the closing was sudden and distressing to the staff, most workers understand why it happened, she said.

“It may not have been the smartest way to deal with the situation, but it was slow for a long time, and we were losing so much that it was starting to affect the other restaurants in the Tennessee area,” she said.

photo by MICHAEL REDDING I Staff Photographer

Demos’ restaurant closed Sept. 2, leaving approximately 30 students unemployed. Many of the employees were notified of the closing via text message.

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UNA homecoming week is Sept. 28 to Oct. 1. The week will be filled with activities for UNA students, fans and alumni.

The homecoming theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back For The Future.â&#x20AC;? Friday, Sept. 28â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homecoming festivities will include a pep rally at 9 p.m. on the UNA soccer field.

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SEPT. 28 PEP RALLY, 9 P.M. @ UNA SOCCER FIELD SEPT. 29 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE CEREMONY, 9 A.M. @ FLOWERS HALL HOMECOMING PARADE, 11 A.M., DOWNTOWN FLORENCE FOOTBALL V. SHORTER, 6 P.M., BRALY STADIUM

A walk through the Hall of Fame: UNA athletics will add to its heritage Sept. 29

Saturday, Sept. 29, the athletics department will hold a Hall of Fame Inductee ceremony at 9 a.m., there will be parade downtown at 11 a.m. and the UNA football team will face Shorter at 6 p.m. at Braly Stadium.

Many organizations at UNA

are preparing for homecoming week; some said they would like to celebrate homecoming this year in a different way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students are putting on activities, showing colors and pride,â&#x20AC;? said Tyler Thompson, assistant director of programs in the student engagement office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the alumni, they enjoy networking, coming with the students who are in the school now.â&#x20AC;?

During the parade, fans walk through downtown Florence as student-made floats make their way down the streets.

The Chinese Student Organization will walk through the Sept.

29 parade doing a Chinese dance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have three girls leading the way and others following during the homecoming parade â&#x20AC;&#x201D; our dancing is typical Chinese dancing,â&#x20AC;? said Yudie Hu, president of the organization. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, we are not only giving out candies but more than a hundred special Chinese pies during the homecoming parade. We have a lot of activities during homecoming week.â&#x20AC;?

Homecoming week has competitions in the pep rally, parade floats and the homecoming court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those results will be announced during the homecoming show at the football game,â&#x20AC;?

file photo by MALISA MCCLURE I Sports Editor

Brothers of Alpha Tau Omega compete during the 2011 Homecoming Pep Rally spirit competition. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pep rally will be held Sept. 28 at 9 p.m.

Thompson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want everyone to come out and enjoy the event, making student and alumni networks.â&#x20AC;?

The point of homecoming is to show school spirit and get involved, said Carol Lyles, director of alumni relations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every year, homecoming is a tradition at every university,â&#x20AC;?

Lyles said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(It) gets every alumni back in Florence to celebrate it.â&#x20AC;?

Lyles said the event is a great way for alumni to reunite and reconnect with their alma mater.

The Alumni Awards Banquet

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Lions defeat rival Delta State See page 2B UNA volleyball splits ďŹ rst home weekend

See page 4B UNA soccer takes road win, tie Online Keep up with the LionsĘź weekend games online at www.ďŹ&#x201A;orala.net.

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The Lions were all smiles on the Delta State sideline with 6:17 left to go in the Sept. 22 game after Taylor Carney recovered Luke Wingoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fumble into the endzone, putting the Lions up 20-12. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shut these boys up,â&#x20AC;? said one offensive excited lineman after coming off the field.

The touchdown, which would be the final score of the game, gave the Lions an eight-point victory over the Statesmen, an overall record of 3-1 and a conference record of 1-0.

The excitement continued for UNA two drives later when defensive back Delvin Ervin intercepted DSU quarterback Trevor Wooden with 1:06 left in the game.

Ervin came off the field to head pats and body bumps from his roaring teammates, while purple and gold pom-poms shook in the hands of screaming UNA fans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt great (to intercept that pass),â&#x20AC;? Ervin said.

The Lionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sideline, however, was not abuzz with confidence

seeks to get alumni back to campus after they graduate, Lyles said.

The banquet will be taking place Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. in the GUC banquet hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me, the best part of homecoming is the Alumni Awards winner,â&#x20AC;? Lyles said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We see who made the best contribution to their communities; we congratulate them and share their accomplishments.â&#x20AC;?

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Lions linebacker Brian Barnett brings down Delta State quarterback Trevor Wooden in the first quarter of the Sept. 22 game.

The UNA rugby team will face the University of Tennessee at Martin noon Sept. 29 at Veteranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know they have good, wellexperienced players,â&#x20AC;? said rugby team captain Brett Gooch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure they will be prepared for us.â&#x20AC;?

Last season, the rugby team finished with a season of 12-5, with notable wins over Alabama, Middle Tennessee State, Lee University and Belmont.

This year, the team has defeated MTSU and Harding University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a good number of new guys this year, but, overall, we are all physically fit,â&#x20AC;? Gooch said.

Gooch, with already 25 tackles this season, finished last season with more than 150 tackles.

He said he feels this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team is equipped with great leadership and communication.

Rugby player Michael Cole said he feels the pack is definitely one of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong points.

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UNA Hall of Fame boasts rich heritage LUKE SMITH

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The UNA Athletic Hall of Fame, located in Flowers Hall, is a shrine to past UNA student athletes, coaches and athletic directors. Wall-mounted plaques are displayed in the hall, highlighting the individuals.

Jeff Hodges, UNA sports information director, created the hall in 1990.

“With my job as sports information director, you realize how important awards and those kinds of things are for the recognition they bring to student athletes,” Hodges said.

The Athletics Department will induct six new members Sept. 29 at 9 a.m..

The inductees will include current UNA golf coach Stewart Clark, and former UNA athletes Steve Kosa, Michele Hyde, James Moore, Louis Newsome and Brian Satterfield.

The Hall currently houses 100 inductees, including the following: Bill Jones, a 1992 inductee, was a student athlete as well as the school’s head basketball coach and athletic director. He played basketball at UNA from 1955 to 1957 and coached the basketball team for 14 seasons.

Eddie Flowers, the namesake of Flowers Hall and a 1990 inductee, arrived at UNA in the 1930s to teach physical education and later coached the school’s first basketball and tennis teams. He was UNA’s first athletic director and coached basketball for 11 seasons.

Larry Smith, a 1993 inductee, was a letterman in basketball from 1968 to 1971. He set a school record with 55 points in a game against St. Bernard in 1971 and scored 1,477 career points, making him a UNA career-scoring leader.

Wanda Beckham Ross became UNA’s first women’s basketball All-American when she was selected to the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women All-America team as a senior in 1980.

She set school records for goals made and attempted in a game and for the highest-scoring average in a season.

Michael Edwards, a 2011 inductee, is the leading pass receiver in UNA football history with almost 1,000 yards more than any other pass catcher in school history. He was selected for the UNA Team of the Decade from 1989 to 1998.

Brenda Mayes Harris, a 2001 inductee, helped lead UNA to its first NCAA Division II women’s basketball tournament and its first Gulf South Conference women’s basketball championship.

Pick up next week’s issue of The Flor-Ala for a story about the Sept. 29 ceremony.

photo by CHRISTINA COVINGTON I Staff Photographer

The UNA Athletic Hall of Fame, housed in Flowers Hall, will add six members to its rich heritage Sept. 29 at 9 a.m.

SStudents can use Dining Dollars at the GUC Food Court, Einstein’s, Towers’ C-Store/ Smart Market, Towers Cafe, and WOW! There will be random drawings at the end of the semester for prizes for students that have a zero Dining Dollar balance!

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The UNA volleyball team split two five-set matches at home Sept. 21 and 23.

The Lions pulled out the five-match victory in their home opener Sept. 21 against Valdosta State but fell to West Florida Sept. 23 at Flowers Hall.

UNA (2-8) will host GSC foes Shorter (8-1) Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. and West Georgia (6-6) at 2 p.m. for homecoming Sept. 29.

“Valdosta got a little frustrated and came out very, very motivated,” said head coach Stephanie Radecki. “The girls came out and started to take bigger swings than we had seen in the first two sets.”

Sept. 21, UNA was able to respond in the fifth set with the help of the rowdy Lion fans.

“Honestly, that is one of the best crowds — as far as just enthusiasm, excitement and noise — we have had in a long time,” Radecki said.

In the Sept. 21 match, Priscilla Massengale and Hope Rayburn led the Lions with 20 kills, 51 assits and 30 digs combined.

In the Sept. 23 matchup, Cara Gregg led the Lions in the kill category with 21, and Rayburn in the assists column with 53.

The Lions hope to recover from their loss to West Florida as they play the GSC conference leader Shorter and the No. 17ranked West Florida in a two-day span.

SPORTS 3B

Sept. 27, 2012 • The Flor-Ala

BRIEFS

STUDENT OPINION

What are you roaring about?

Keepinʼ up with the Lions Students share what theyʼre excited about for Homecoming 2012

This weekʼs UNA scores, stats and other tidbits HOMECOMING

#back4thefuture Homecoming 2012 will feature a pep rally, parade and Hall of Fame induction. There will also be football, soccer, volleyball and rugby club home games througout the weekend.

FOOTBALL (3-1, 1-0) UNA - 20 DSU - 12 The Lions won their first GSC game against rival Delta State Sept. 22. Though the offense struggled, the defense held DSU from a touchdown in the fourth quarter and forced an interception in the final minute of the game. The Lions face Shorter at home Sept. 29.

SOCCER (5-1-1, 2-1-1) UNA - 2 UWG - 2 After snagging a GSC win on the road Sept. 21 against Valdosta State (UNA 4, VSU 3), the Lions tied at West Georgia Sept. 23.

The Lions play Christian Brothers at home Sept. 28 before travelling to Delta State Sept. 30.

VOLLEYBALL (2-8, 1-2) UNA v Valdosta State - 25-13, 2523, 22-25, 19-25, 15-11 UNA v UWA - 25-22, 20-25, 23-25, 26-24, 16-18 After rallying for a five-set win against Valdosta State Sept. 21, the Lions dropped the five-set match against West Florida Sept.

23. The Lions play Shorter Sept.

28 at 6 p.m. and West Georgia Sept. 29 at 2 p.m., both at Flowers Hall.

CROSS COUNTRY Women - 5th place of 10 Men - 7th place of 10 The teams had a solid showing at the Montevallo Falcon Classic Sept. 22. Olivia Brady led the women, with a 7th place individual finish, while Fabian Cortez led the men with a 24th place individual finish. The team travels to Memphis Sept. 29 to compete in the Rhodes College Invitational.

RUGBY (2-0) UNA - 26 Harding - 18 The Lions achieved a 26-18 victory over Harding at Arkansas State Sept. 22. The team will play at home against UT-Martin Sept.

29 at Veteranʼs Park at 1 p.m.

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Homecoming 2012 will be filled with many activities for UNA students to get involved with. A pep rally, SGA PastPresidents’ breakfast, window painting and a parade are just a few activities to get the students ready for the homecoming game against Shorter University.

So, what are students most excited about?

#BACK4THEFUTURE STUDENTS ARE EXCITED FOR: • • • • • •

JERONE WHITE Jerone is looking forward to attending the game, partying, and seeing beautiful ladies.

“I’m very excited about the game,” White said.

“Homecoming is always the best game out of them all.”

TYREE WHITSON

THE PARADE THE PEP RALLY THE GAME TAILGATING/PARTYING DRESSING UP HOMECOMING COURT

Tyree is excited about the crowning of homecoming king and queen and the SGA Past-President’s breakfast.

“I can’t wait to get dressed for the homecoming game,” Whitson said.

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YOSHI SATO Yoshi’s favorite parts of homecoming are the parade and the pep rally.

“My organization, JUMP, has participated in the past, and I held the international flag last year,” Sato said.

DERRICA POOLE Derrica is excited to hang out with friends who are now alumni on Spirit Hill.

“Tailgating is my favorite event — with the free food and drinks that are so generously handed out to everyone,” Poole said.

Meggin, former Lionette, will be watching the parade as a student for the first time.

“Homecoming as a whole is my favorite because during the week, it doesn’t just feel like UNA—its feels like everyone has pride,” Major said.

RYAN CALDWELL Ryan can’t wait for the football game and tailgating.

“My favorite part of homecoming is tailgating because I get a chance to see old friends and socialize,” Caldwell said. photos by ALLI OWNBY I Student Photographer

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Cole completed 33 tackles last season before being sidelined due to injury.

Cole said UNA’s size will be an advantage over UT-Martin.

“UTM has a smaller scrum,” Cole said. “Despite having a young club, they’re using the same defense as last year.”

The Lions made it to the playoffs in 2010 and are working hard on going back, Gooch said.

“After the new members get a feel for the game, I think we’ll be fine,” Gooch said.

Cole said he hopes more people learn about and become interested in the club sport.

“It’d be really awesome to have more people come and support us,” Cole said.

The team continues to hold open tryouts every Monday and Thursday at 7 p.m. at Veteran’s Park, Gooch and Cole said.

Make sure to follow @FlorAlaSports Sept. 29 for the updates throughout the game.

photo by KERRIE HOLLOWAY I Student Photographer

Members of the UNA Rugby Club practice the scrum during a weekly practice at Veteran’s Park Sept. 20.

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SOCCER

Soccer takes weekend road win, tie MATT WILSON

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The Lions wrapped up a weekend on the road with a 4-3 win Sept. 21 at Valdosta State and a 2-2 draw Sept. 23 at West Georgia.

The game at Valdosta State found UNA trailing three times before finally pulling away in the 78th minute on a goal from Abbey Hellem.

“We showed that we have the heart and the passion to come back in a game like that against Valdosta, and that’s important going forward,” said senior Nikki Brown.

The Valdosta State Blazers opened the scoring in the 13th minute before UNA answered back four minutes later

on a goal from Chloe Richards set up

by Jo Chubb. The back and forth of the match continued as the Blazers went up 2-1 before Melanie Leonida scored the equalizer. The score was level at the halftime break.

In the 63rd minute of the match, the Blazers took a 3-2 lead, but Richards’ second goal — set up again by Chubb — brought the match level for a third time.

This time the Lions would not look back.

“A loss or a tie in that game would have been bad for us,” Brown said.

In the 78th minute the Lions took the lead on Hellem’s first goal of the season.

Chubb ended the game with three assists.

Sept. 23’s game at West Georgia saw the Lions jump out to a 2-0 lead at the half before the Wolves were able to pull

level in the 69th minute.

Chloe Roberts opened the scoring in the 14th minute on a goal assisted by Brown and Jennifer Osmond. Just before the break Roberts scored again on another assist from Brown. Roberts now has 11 goals on the season and sits at 87 for her career.

West Georgia scored just after the restart and again in the 69th minute to force extra time. Neither team scored in extra time, ending the game in a 2-2 draw.

“Coach (Graham Winkworth) says that 2-0 is the most dangerous score line because it can make a team comfortable,” Brown said. “I don’t think we were overconfident — they just played well in the second half. We need this to be our last wake-up call.”

UNA’s record moved to 5-1-1 overall and 2-1-1 in conference play.

The Lions host Christian Brothers Sept. 28 at 7 p.m.

UNA will be hosting a Pink Game Oct. 5 against Union at 7 p.m. The team will host an auction to raise money for breast cancer awareness.

and the Lions still need work on offense.

“In the second half we came out knowing that we needed to throw the football, and we had two sideline routes; but both of them were thrown out of bounds,” Wallace said.

Starting quarterback Chris Alexander completed only four of 12 passes for a total of 11 yards. Wingo was able to make a pass, but he also fumbled the ball.

“Some people could say it was an ugly game — it wasn’t ugly from a defensive standpoint, but offensively it was,” Wallace said. “We’ve just got to keep working.”

The Lions will now focus their attention on Shorter in their next game Sept.

29 at Braly Stadium at 6 p.m. for homecoming.

Wallace said he thinks Shorter runs a similar option to that of Harding — the team that dealt the Lions their first loss of the 2012 season.

“We’ll see if we want to learn any lessons from that (Harding loss),” Wallace said.

As for the players, Ervin said the teammates have become more confident since the beginning of the season.

“We’re more together now — way better than the first two games,” Ervin said.

Follow @FlorAlaSports during the game to get live updates.

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The first quarter saw no scores from either team, despite interceptions on both sides.

The Statesmen got on the board first with a rushing touchdown from Wooden and a missed extra point, before the Lions answered with a touchdown. DSU scored a field goal at the end of the quarter, leaving the score 9-7 in favor of the Statesmen at halftime.

In the last three minutes of the third quarter, UNA running back Lamonte Thompson broke through DSU’s defense for a 79-yard touchdown run.

The fourth quarter opened with a close score, UNA leading the way 13-9.

Two drives before the interception, the Lions held Delta State from a touchdown after the Statesmen drove the ball to the UNA 6-yard line before receiving a 5-yard delay of game penalty on the fourth down. The Statesmen opted for a field goal, bringing the score to 13-12.

After Coffey scored the last touchdown for the Lions and DSU got the ball back, Evrin said some direction from his coach resulted in his interception.

“On the play before, my coach had told me to play tighter coverage, so I pressed that play,” Ervin said.

Head coach Bobby Wallace said that though the win was a big one, conference play will only continue to get tougher,

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Sept. 27, 2012 • The Flor-Ala • Life Editor: Ann Harkey 256-765-5233

STUDENT PROFILE

Student brings first annual ACM competition to UNA

HEALTH

Pushed to the edge

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As president of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and a brother of Delta Chi fraternity, Ash Karki is an active student on campus.

Karki was born in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Growing up, he attended boarding school and said that his move to the United States was not as hard as it is for most students.

He has been living in the U.S. for almost six years and travels home to see his family every two years.

Even though Karki is expecting to graduate in May with a degree in computer science, he stills remains active on campus. He has previously held the social chair position in his fraternity.

While in that position he organized not only the typical fraternity events but also an international party. This party was an attempt to get international students more involved on campus.

“I think the party was a huge success,” Karki said.

The ACM is a big part of Karki’s life as well.

On Sept. 29 the first Annual ACM International ColKARKI legiate Programming Contest will be held. During the competition, the teams will answer 10 questions pertaining to computer codes. The winners will be sent to the national competition.

Several people are scheduled to speak at the competition. Ken Meninger, senior security consultant for IBM in Huntsville, will be speaking on hacking. As president of this organization, Karki had a large part in making this competition happen.

“I try to bring attention to everything I’m involved in,” Karki said.

Karki juggles his multiple activities with a part-time job at Papa John’s.

For many college students, their major is just a series of classes, but Karki said he truly has a love for his area of study.

“Computer science has a very demanding job market,” Karki said. “Undecided majors should look into this field.”

photo illustration by CHRISTINA COVINGTON I Staff Photographer

On average, between 2001and 2009, more than 33,000 Americans died each year as a result of suicide, which is more than one person every 15 minutes according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

UNA CARE team provides help to suicidal students ANN HARKEY

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Surgeon general Regina Benjamin announced a plan to implement an updated national strategy for suicide prevention last week.

This strategy is a call to action that is intended to guide suicide prevention actions over the United States over the next decade, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

According to SAMHSA, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death, claiming more than twice as many lives each year as homicide.

After UNA’s police receive the call of an attempted suicide, they refer the student to UNA’s Campus Assistance and Referral Evaluation (CARE) team, said

UNA Police Chief Bob Pastula.

The CARE team was created in response to growing concerns and increased awareness on college campuses regarding students’ emotional well-being and safety, according to UNA’s website.

Students can be referred to the CARE team in several different ways: UNA police, faculty, staff, parents and self-referrals, said Vice President David Shields.

“Once (a student is) referred, certain members of the CARE team talk to the student depending on how the student was referred,” Shields said.

The student is then required to sign a treatment compliance agreement based on the issue of care.

“The agreement is not a punishment but designed to be helpful,” he said. “I don’t want to scare students—I want to encourage them.”

The agreement can include anything

from requiring students to attend class to seeing a counselor at Counseling Services on campus, he said.

The student may also be asked to sign a waiver to divulge medical information if the CARE team sees it as an important detail, he said.

However, if any counselor feels the information provided by a student in a private session is immediately harmful, they will inform the CARE team, he said.

Some UNA students have dealt with suicide attempts in the past alone.

“That is one of those things, especially in the South, that is really hush-hush,” said Genna Bradley, a UNA student. “I assume everyone has thought about it at some point. I’ve self-medicated in the past. It was a half-hearted attempt, but I made myself ill.”

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ʻLawlessʼ tells story of Great Franklin County Moonshine Conspiracy JARED MCCOY

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“Lawless” tells the story of the Bondurant family—Jack (Shia LaBeouf), Forrest (Tom Hardy) and Howard (Jason Clarke)—a trio operating inside the Great Franklin County Moonshine Conspiracy in 1930s Virginia.

The screenplay by musician/writer Nick Cave follows the plot of “The Wet-

test County in the World,” a true story about the trio written by their grandson Matt Bondurant.

When the Bondurant brothers look to expand their bootlegging business, a sadistic and cunning special deputy (Guy Pearce) arrives from Chicago, attempting to muscle in on their operations before becoming hell-bent on destroying their way of life.

The film deals with themes of family, love, duty and personal legends. The

brothers strive to maintain and protect their family ties as well as their bootlegging—which often goes hand in hand.

Jack—perhaps the central protagonist of the film—struggles to reconcile the (ahem) lawless side of his identity with an earnest attempt to be a good catch for the preacher’s daughter (Mia Wasikowska).

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Building credit beneficial for students

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Officials say taking out a small loan is one of the most popular ways students can earn credit.

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Credit is beneficial when it comes to large purchases or emergencies, said Heather Brown, Listerhill director of the Center for Financial Literacy.

And whether it is a credit card with a small limit or even bills, almost every transaction that someone takes changes the way that person’s credit is rated.

“A credit score, sometimes referred to as a Beacon Score or FICO Score is a measure of your credit performance and an indicator as to how well you will pay a creditor in the future based on this past performance,” she said.

Gaining credit of any kind is not a hard task. Brown said taking out a small loan or opening up a credit card are the most popular ways.

Brown said another way is by using a savings account at a bank.

“Another way is to apply for a savings or share-secured note,” she said.

“This entails you taking, say, $500 and putting it into a savings account.”

The bank will then hold the money while they pay it back in increments. Not too much money is lost because the bank already has the $500 and only interest is paid Brown said.

The key to good credit is to prove you are creditworthy, said Ben Baker, director of financial services at UNA. Large, planned purchases require

good credit or a co-signer to prove that someone will pay the purchase back Baker said.

“Apply for a credit card, apply for and handle your bank account in a satisfactory manner, apply for an auto loan, establish a utility account in your own name, apply for an apartment lease in your own name, etc.,” Baker said.

Students can look into low-interest credit cards and make payments on time over a long period, something offered by most credit unions and banks. Students could also take out a small loan, as some students do when they start college he said.

If someone were to gain a bad credit score, he or she would have to keep all information up to date about repayment plans, current living address and financial standing, he said.

“It can take quite some time to restore an adverse credit rating,” Baker said.

Baker said the best way to stay out of the red is to be prompt on all payments and review all payments.

Baker said to be careful when it comes to luxuries and not spend just because credit allows it.

He said to watch for opening costs, which can cause someone’s budget to get out of hand, that change after just a few months.

“Someone shopping for a credit card needs to always read the fine print,” Brown said. “You may be promised some outrageously low rate at the beginning only to find six months later that low rate has now tripled or quadrupled.”

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Sept. 27, 2012 • The Flor-Ala ;=1+1,- KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM * She said she thinks some people may be afraid to seek help for suicidal thoughts because of a strong stigma attached to suicide in the ‘Bible Belt’.”

“It took a long time to realize I wasn’t a freak for thinking those thoughts; we all have had those days where we just do not want to get out of bed and deal with life,” she said. “You want to duck out of reality for awhile.”

She said she felt comfortable enough to seek help in the future at UNA. “I think we have a great faculty and staff here that would be open to talk to students,” she said.

Some students feel UNA communicates their resources for helping students effectively.

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One of the biggest strengths of the film is director John Hillcoat’s ability to transport the viewer to the locale. The

“I do think UNA is good about getting that information out there,” said Grace Oaks, a UNA student.

Aside from Counseling Services, the CARE team and campus police, students can seek help at the Center of Women’s Studies.

“I think if I knew someone going through that, I would tell them to go to the Women’s Center,” said Jasmine Redus, a UNA student.

UPC will be hosting a Suicide Prevention Day Oct. 8, where students will participate in an awareness walk followed by a speaker. There will also be a PostSecret event in the GUC from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. where students are encouraged to write their secrets on an anonymous post card and submit it to be displayed.

For more information about suicide prevention, contact the Division of Student Affairs at 256-765-4223. impeccable costuming and Hillcoat’s grayish-brown color scheme—as seen in his previous film “The Road”—evoke a natural portrayal of Depression-era Virginia not dependent on stylistic flair. The dirty Americana folk soundtrack by Cave and Warren Ellis certainly play straight into this ideal.

Overall, the cast is stunning together with fabulous performances by LaBeouf, Hardy, Pearce and Gary Oldman (as if

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More than 8 million adults report having thoughts of suicide in the past year, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

that needs to be mentioned).

LeBeouf proves that he has moved beyond his token one-dimensional sitcom and action film roles to a well-developed protagonist with Godfather-esque conflicts. His affected Virginia drawl doesn’t distract from his focus on the performance.

Hardy manages to give a simply charming and intimidating performance despite his speech being somehow more

garbled than it was in “The Dark Knight Rises.” His raw, carefree physicality fits right into this gritty, dirty crime tale.

As a whole, “Lawless” gives a fairly even mix of heartwarming sentiment and visceral brutality. The story and characters are compelling and inviting, giving the audience a memorable and well-done crime film for the end of the summer blockbuster streak.

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