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Style Guide 2014

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Table of Contents The front page..................................... 4 In every issue...................................... 5 Elements of the paper....................... 10 Special issues.................................... 13 Font styles......................................... 14 Tips and tricks................................... 14 Saving for print................................. 17 Saving for web................................... 18 Website guidelines............................ 19 Index................................................. 21

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Selfie named word of the year, page 9

MONTEVALLO, ALABAMA

Hookah bar to open on Main Street, page 3

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013

VOL. 88, ISSUE 6

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News in Brief ALABASTER, ALA—Earlier this month, two Alabaster residents were charged with distributing marijuana through the mail. Britany Byington, 28, and John Smedley, 25, were arrested on Nov. 1 as part of a joint investigation between the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force and the Postal Service.

The suspects were released after posting more than $100,000 bond each and are scheduled to appear in court for preliminary hearings on Dec. 4.

Photos by Jacob Robertson Montevallo’s anagama kiln is one of only a few in the country.

“Operation Woodstoke” ignites creativity of students, artists

BY JACOB ROBERTSON If you take a walk out past the SAC and beyond the soccer fields you may notice an old gate protecting what appears to be nothing more than a dirt trail leading deep into the woods. Following it, you’ll come upon a clearing populated by stacks of logs, brick and a curious shed-like structure covering what looks like a tunnel into the hillside.

This is Montevallo’s anagama kiln, one of only a few in the country, and was built by Scott Meyer and a group of students after a year studying others like it for design inspiration. Lovingly referred to as “Fat Bastard,” it is fired once or twice a year.

The kiln draws artists from all over the US seeking to take advantage of its unique properties.

Rick Hirsch, one of America’s best known and most celebrated ceramic artists, has several pieces in the kiln this year. Other all-star artists in attendance included Jane Shellenbarger, Kenneth Baskin, and Ron Meyers.

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See Anagama, page 4

STEVENSON, ALA—Workers exhumed a woman’s body from her front yard on Friday.

James Davis, her husband of 48 years, said it was his wife Patsy’s dying wish that she remain at their home. The city refused permission to bury her on the couple’s property, but Davis honored his late wife’s request anyway.

After four years of court hearings, orders and appeals, Patsy Davis’ body will now be cremated and taken back to their home.

More than 1000 pieces were fired in the anagama this year, including those of students and celebrated ceramicists.

Chi Omega color run

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Whereas most kilns use electric or gas as a heat source, the anagama uses only wood, drawing the flames from the mouth of the kiln out of a chimney at the back and creating a 40 foot long tunnel of fire. The interior reaches 2400 degrees Fahrenheit over a period of a hundred hours, spraying the ceramics with ash and smoke, creating unique or, as Tony Wright of the University of South Alabama asserted, “organic” forms.

“It’s always a surprise; you never know what you are going to get,” said Wright when asked about the kiln’s unpredictability. Wright has been a part of the kiln’s firing since 2004. This is his 14th firing.

Workers build up the flame slowly over the course of the firing, constantly stoking the flame at the front and sides of the kiln.

Near the end of the firing, the kiln seems almost alive, a fiery beast, jets of flame shooting from various cracks and peepholes.

BY RACHEL ANDERSON

Photo by Emilee Richards

INSIDE this issue

On Saturday, Nov. 16, a myriad of powdered colors were thrown into the air when the air horn sounded for the Chi Omega Color Run to begin.

The proceedings from the run went to their philanthropy, Make-A-Wish, whose purpose, according to wish.org, is to “grant the wish of a child diagnosed with a lifethreatening medical condition in the United States and its ter-

Viewpoints ............................ 2 News ..................................... 3 On Campus ........................... 4 Sports ................................... 7 Lifestyles .............................. 8

MCADORY, ALA—McAdory High School made news over the weekend for a controversial football banner used at their Nov. 15 game against the Pinson Valley Indians.

The sign read, “Hey Indians, get ready to leave in a trail of tears,” and went viral, making its way across Tumblr and to the front page of Reddit.

Principal Tod Humphries said the person who is usually in charge of approving such signs is on maternity leave. He went on to offer “sincere apologies to the Native American people and to anyone who was offended” and ensure that all social studies and history teachers will re-teach and/or review units concerning the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

ritories, on average, every 38 minutes.”

The idea of doing the color run was Chi O’s philanthropy chair Emilie Morrow’s, though other chapters have done the run before. Along with the run, Chi O provided breakfast, beverages and face painting.

Before the run began, all participants were instructed to grab a handful of color, and when the horn blew, everyone threw

it in the air. Along the running route, Chi Omegas were ready with buckets of color to throw in the air when big groups passed by. The main run colors were green, yellow, pink, and on the last lap, blue.

When the race ended, many photographs were taken, then everyone was allowed to play in the color and a little “color cloud” fight ensued.

See COLOR RUN, page 4

Next issue:

Obamacare woes extend to Alabamians

LIMESTONE, ALA—A man who rescued his mother from a burning mobile home was arrested after authorities found a meth lab inside. Sheriff Mike Blakely said a deputy was on patrol when he saw the 32-year-old Randall Thomas Swafford pulling his mother out of the house and into the front yard, where there was also a one-pot meth lab. Further investigation revealed a meth lab in the bedroom, which is where the fire started.

SAN FRANCISCO—California’s youngest caped crusader is recovering today after an actionpacked Friday in Gotham City.

Exposing his secret identity as five-year-old Miles Scott, news teams all over the county have been reporting on Batkid’s dynamic day—all thanks to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

An estimated 13,000 fans cheered him on as he spent four hours in his batmobile, patrolling Gotham, where he spent the day battling the Riddler and the Penguin, saving damsels in distress, recovering stolen bank loot and even disabling a fake bomb.

Miles, or “Batkid,” is in remission from leukemia, which he has been battling since he was 18 months old.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014

“Snowpocalypse” freezes campus, city

BY COREY JOHNSON

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The first snowfall of the year Students here, however, took advancame to the University of Montevallo tage of the winter wonderland weathearly Jan. 28 and had multiple last- er and went sledding on hills around ing impacts for the rest of the week. Farmer Hall with container lids and Morning classes were cut short as the laundry baskets, having a fun time durUM Alert System issued emails to stu- ing a rare occasion. Snowball fights dents and faculty at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. and snowmen became common sights.

Weather forecasts predicted a “dusting” Many automobile accidents and traffic of snow and a severe drop in tempera- backups turned Birmingham’s major artures. Governor Robert Bentley declared teries, Interstate 65 and U.S. Route 280, a State of Emergency and activated the into disarrayed parking lots. Thousands Alabama National Guard in anticipa- cars and public utility vehicles from Birtion for the expected icing of roads. mingham to Atlanta were abandoned Most facilities closed their doors for overnight Tuesday and Wednesday as the rest of the day and all extracurricular drivers ran out of gas. Churches, hotels activities were cancelled as students re- and businesses opened their doors to treated into their dorms and commuters the thousands of stranded commuters. debated whether to drive on the snowy asThe snow fell until mid afterphalt or stay on campus until conditions noon and temperatures dropped to a would improve. They didn’t improve. low of 14 degrees Tuesday night. The Photo by Cocoa Laney Not only roadsRichards in and around roads got worse throughout the night Photo by Emilee Richards Photowere

by Emilee campus handicapped with layers of with ice on all roads. Main Street “I left Montevallo at 5 p.m. (on Tuesday), class, only for her day to be cut short by ice and slush by sundown on Tues- businesses closed their doors early. abandoned my car on (Interstate) 459 at the university closing. Before she could day night in Montevallo city limits, The Anna Irvin Dining Hall re- (the intersection of U.S. Route) 280 at 9 make it out of Montevallo on Highway but many major highways and inter- mained operating at its regular p.m. and finally made it home at 1 a.m.” 119, officers urged her to turn around.

The Robert M. McChesney Student “I’d rather be home, but it’s nice REED STRENGTH states BY from south of Huntsville to hours despite running low on food the Florida state line were closed due items and working with a skeleton Activity Center (SAC) was turned into a to have a place to stay,” she said.

The SGA held its second legis- budget. and According to McClendon, tioned talkingTuesday to representatives Hill was began by explaining that there is short notice Sophomorefrom Jessica Thuleen caught to the hazardous driving conditions. staff on Tuesday Wednesday. warming station on lative 119 forumbetween on Jan.Monte9. The “We event struggle legislators deals with Alaska about the Exxon-Valdez spill aAfter “great life” to live in Alabama. He citnight.

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He said an eduaged students around campus, especially in Comer Hall. vantage of the services if they need it.” exchange for sexual favors. the event. He first posed The the administrator es and energy. of Norman the Mon-asked Ward cated work force is the key to change memorabilia to show the legislators USA terminated Guy’s emSGA’s pre-written questions. if higher education tevallo Confessions page hascould co- expect any the minds of the factory owners. where they are from to gain support. ployment on Dec. 4, 2013.

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Norman then asked the politicians to For being sick.

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Student threatens teacher via Montevallo Confessions Facebook page

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Each story package should Professor selected as participant in five-yearbe rectangular in shape. In the example on the bottom project at University of Cambridge left, the second photo that Overland Rd. shooting leaves young woman hospitalized University of Montevallo English theories within the literature of au- are really, really interested in this.” professor Alexander Beringer will be thors such as Henry James. Upon Beringer admits that this belongs with the “Fredgoing to England in October 2014 for asking him about what author tricky area of study isn’t the easitwo weeks to participate as a schol- or work inspired him or piqued est to explain. “It’s kind of an undie’s first flight” story ar at the University of Cambridge. his interest in conspiracy theo- usual topic and sometimes I have Upon Beringer sending in his ries, he pointed out Ignatius Don- to sort of hold off from being book proposal, he was selected nelly’s “The Great Cryptogram,” too much of a conspiracy geek.” could easily appear to go

by Sir Richard Evans, the direc- which makes claims such as how Beringer wanted to make one tor of the Leverhulme Conspiracy Francis Bacon is truly the author thing clear about his studies in conwith “Campus to see new and Democracy five-year project of Shakespeare’s famous plays. spiracy theories: he is not a conspirto see at the University of Cambridge in Beringer did not expect Campus to get acy theorist.

“I study conspiracy. I England, to become a participant. this kind of opportunity. Henew said, study people who are into conspirdevelopments developments.” RectanThe project will have “scholars “That kind of thing is so sort of far acy and try to figure out why this from all around the world getting off the radar. It’s all kind of weird fascination with conspiracy,” he together to discuss why conspiracy for me. Even in the first place, just said. “It’s an important distinction.” gular story packages help theories crop up in democracy and because I never really conceived of Beringer feels good about how they’re important to the kind myself as being able to do that.” UM faculty opinion on this opavoid such confusion. of political and social fabric of a Beringer said he is “very excited” portunity he said, “I have been

seriously.” Campus submitted warrants and Facebook, and lets are cooperating.

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ment] have encountered something like this.” He said that the presence of police in the halls provides “a physi- In response to the threat campus authorities have cal presence to keep people at ease.” submitted warrants to both Google and Facebook, and both media outlets are cooperating.

BY CHARITINA MONTEVALLO, ALABAMA GOEBEL

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2013

throughout the ship. The cruise line said it would perform a “thorough ‘barrier’ sanitization program on the entire ship to make certain that any remaining traces of the illness are eliminated.”

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China is shutting down its moon rover after only one month of being in orbit. Yutu, On Jan. 20, Lauren George, prayers.” writes Jo Anne James. also known as Jade Rabbit, is 20, was seriously injured with “Lauren, you are a strong suffering a malfunction in a single gunshot wound to the beautiful woman. You are surits hibernating system. The head. After surgery and five rounded by many people that report from China’s statedays in the neuro ICU at UAB care for and love you very run Xinhua news said withMedical Center, George is ex- much,” reads a post on George’s out the hibernating system, pected to make a full recovery. Caringbridge guestbook.

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BY RACHEL ANDERSON of Alabaster (left) and Terry Christopher Searcy of Jeter Hall, built in to happen to Jeter now.

As of Jan. 27 her Caring- were arrested on Jan. 22 with Maylene (right) have been charged Casio bathroom. $2.7 million with the shooting.“Right now, we don’t 1915, served as an elemenbridge page has a total of 19,562 charges of first-degree asin counterfeit poker chips tary school for the first have definite plans,” said visits and 498 hearts. “On be- sault and first-degree robbery. unease among the were flushed. Authorities 50 years of its existence. of Montevallo student George,University they also expressed no longera served John Stewhalf of the family, THANK According to reports, body and residentsAfter said they have found $5,000 of itMonneed President for a greater comtown’s purposes, it art. “It’s a very difficult YOU for visiting this site the two are currently be- tevallo. While manythe (160 poker chips) so far. stu- tomunity response to propwasUM considered be torn building to find construcand keeping up with Lauren's ing held in Shelby Coun- dents showed concern down, but tive usethem for because andinstead erlywas inform on of theits exrenovated to become part age and because everyprogress.democracy,” The biggest though jail inongiv$90,000 Beringerty said aboutbond. his trip.regret “I’m especially looking to getting a lot of of the support.

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Photos by Matt Orton

Freddie’s first flight INSIDE College Night this issue

BY JORDON SEMIEN

The campus and community of Montevallo turned out in droves on Thursday, Oct. 17 to kick off Coming Home weekend at the university as the Athletic Department and SGA teamed up to present this year’s Midnight Madness.

The event kicked off with a cookout on the Student Activity Center’s promenade featuring entertainment from DJ Zach as visitors gathered to tailgate before

the new University ment to it, while others Viewpoints ............................ 2 Nextinof issue: Montevallo on Main don’t share that feeling of Building on Main Street. nostalgia. The honest anOn Campus ........................... 3 Since those have moved, swer is: I’m not sure what Lifestyles .............................. 5 some students have we’re going to do with it.”

See CAMPUS, page 3 chandise which included Trustmark Arena had was9 followed by three wondered what’s going Features................................ new t-shirts for the 2013- been waiting for: the more videos over the first 2014 basketball seasons. much-publicized and half of the fall semester.

N ews iN Brief The evening rolled somewhat-a nt icipated The new costume took on with more entertainment provided by DJ Zach as fans packed into Trustmark Arena for giveaways. Anticipation built with the clothing relay--contestants had to put on a basketball jersey and shooting shorts, race to the other end of the court, score a layup and then race back to the starting line to tag their

return of Freddie the Falcon. Preparations for Freddie’s homecoming were rumored to have begun as early as the spring, though news of the return broke over the summer.

The athletic department took the task of re-envisioning Freddie by trying to incorporate a more modern look into the designs. The univer-

its form based on the department’s Falcon’s head logo, a fierce bird of prey with the university’s color scheme. After months of hype, Freddie emerged from the smoke-filled tunnel to applause before pairing with the cheer team for two routines.

The “Madness,” as it came to be called, rolled on with the in-

ANNISTON, ALA—An ABC Beverage store was “haunted” by a man dressed as a ghost last Wednesday. The creepy crook broke through the windows of the store around 6 a.m. He ran through the aisles and entered the back storage area of the store. Security footage caught the man in action, but his get-up eluded identification. According to the owner, he took no spirits with him.

TUSCALOOSA, ALA—Former sheriff’s deputy shot and killed his wife and her lover, later killing himself. Taylor Mclaurin Powell, 52, found his wife,

In October 2014, Beringer will travel to the University of Cambridge to continue his study of conspiracy theories.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014

The bizarre life, death and legacy of “Flappy Bird”

BY CONNOR BUCY

Creating a successful game is a finicky, uncertain process that not even the most illustrious of game developers get right every time. However, sometimes a game doesn’t need fancy graphics, unique features or even likeable gameplay to be a smash hit.

One such game recently reigned supreme at the top of the Google Play and App Store charts and quickly became an infectious cultural phenomenon. The story of this strange dark horse, called “Flappy Bird,” is one of the underdog rising to the top and how the top can quickly become too much to bear.

First making its debut in May 2013, “Flappy Bird” existed in relative obscurity for a long while. The game’s creator, Dong Nguyen, set out to create something simple with a sense of pickup-and-play appeal. The basis of the game is easy enough: tap the screen to propel a tiny pixelated bird, that honestly more closely resembles a fish, onward to an undefined and perhaps infinitely far destination. Green pipes reminiscent of Super Mario Bros. stand in the way, and hitting them results in an instant game over.

However, it’s the extreme difficulty that gave this game its 15 minutes of fame. A simple score of 10 could take a player an hour to achieve. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, “Flappy Bird” received 50 million downloads and tens of thousands of reviews. At the height of its popularity, it brought in $50,000 a day in ad revenue. Painfully simple, as well as simply painful, “Flappy

Bird” was the perfect storm of quick, challenging and tough to put down.

It was this massive surge of fame that brought “Flappy Bird” to its untimely end. “I cannot take this anymore,” tweeted Nguyen as he reported that “Flappy Bird” would be taken down. The game’s celebrity status became too much for the developer. In another tweet, Nguyen said “I can call ‘Flappy Bird’ is a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it.” “Flappy Bird” left the App Store and Google Play on Feb. 9, never to return.

Dead, but not forgotten, the “Flappy Bird” legacy is almost as strange

as its short life. Imitations, such as “Flappy Doge,” featuring the internet’s favorite Shiba Inu instead of a fish-bird and “FlapMMO,” an online version that lets players see the progess of others, now exist for desktop players.

On eBay, smartphones with “Flappy Bird” installed are selling for up to $100,000, though one would have to have a lot of money and very little sense to purchase one. More than anything, however, “Flappy Bird” lives on as a symbol of the internet’s penchant for totally losing its mind over really random things.

“Flappy Bird’s” simple graphics and seemingly simple gameplay belie its true frustrating difficulty.

Photo courtesy of Derrick Belcham

Julianna Barwick visits Eclipse

BY REED STRENGTH

Julianna Barwick is not a household name. In fact, it’s fairly likely Julianna Barwick will never be a household name. That’s not to say that her music isn’t great or that she doesn’t deserve tons of recognition and appraise. She does.

But that’s also not to make the ignorant statement that the typical American family couldn’t appreciate her work because of how “artful” or “difficult” it is.

See, Barwick’s music is enjoyed on a base level. There are no lyrics to turn people on or off. There’s no real form or signature to her sound that is easily hummable or recognizable. From her performance at Eclipse Coffee and Books on Feb. 19, she has a few tattoos, and dresses in shapeless, nonoffensive dresses.

Her music is, first of all, beautiful. Stunningly gorgeous. So earpleasingly warm and inviting that the reader will get sick of how many ways the word “pretty” is used in varying similies throughout this review.

Her songs are composed of three key elements: her bell clear voice, a Boss RC-50 sampler and a keyboard.

Barwick sings into a microphone connected to the sampler. These hymn like vocal affectations are then looped, and she repeats the process with a different inflection of her voice.

The music Barwick plays is atmospheric in the sense that it hangs heavy in the air with a noticeable presence.

Samples of her affected vocals swirl in a mist as piano chords occasionally rise like mountains out of the fog that sonically ground her composition.

On record, Barwick’s music is the soundtrack to whatever wonderfully

slow, haunting scene the imagination can conjure in the mind. The first few golden sunbeams that gently light up the room of a dead relative. What a starry night sky could sound like on a late night drive after emerging from a tunnel.

When Barwick performs, she closes her eyes. This most likely helps with concentration; maybe it places her in some sort of “zone” like a lot of other musicians.

A personal theory? It’s a hint for her audience to do the same.

When listening to the performance with eyes open, the ceiling fans of the dining room and small pulsing stage light would seem to mix and blink with the movement of the music.

With eyes closed, Eclipse faded away into something much grander. Valleys and other vast landscapes were often thought of. Other times, a film reel flashback of fond, but sorely missed family moments flickered.

Looking around, there were a lot of people either sitting or standing, having their own private moments with the sound they were personally experiencing. A few looked on with comfortable,but never bored fascination. Others closed their eyes and wrinkled their brows in deep thought.

Barwick appeared happily intoxicated after her final song. She may have been throughout the whole performance. Either way, she stood ready to receive the praises of new fans who shly greeted her at the merch table. Music was bought and often hugs were exchanged in warm, personal thanks for the delightful evening.

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The greatest treasure hunt in history revealed

Headlines should be larger than Not a body lot of things intext this world comstolen during this the andtal number in aof works different pare to the devastation that World War time period was more than five million.

II unleashed onto the world. Most of The whole premise of this film and font, usually sans-serif.

Avoid it was caused by one man, one tyrant the history of these brave men and that ruled over Germany with an iron women is absolutely astounding. The fist and a twisted view of headlines, the world. group risked more everything forthan the sake of overly long One of the least known tragedies preserving the art and culture of the was the destruction of culture.lines, Adolph world in Europe.

Some paid the price two or three and distorting Hitler gathered priceless paintings and with their lives. They recovered tens of sculptures to fill up his vision of a mu- thousands of art pieces and sculptures; the height or width by more than seum showcasing “Aryan-approved” art. more are still being uncovered today.

This city-wide museum was planned The film flows smoothly and the 10 to bepercent. called, “The Führermuseum.” transitions from one event to the next

BY MANDY STEADMAN

The story and history of the small group of brave men and women who entered the war with the sole purpose of rescuing pieces of art and culture stolen by the Nazis is finally being told through the film, “The Monuments Men.” This group was made up of 345 art historians, architects, archivists, museum curators and the like. The to-

are clever and simple. The script is easy to understand and keeps the audience fascinated and almost at the edge of their seats. It is based on a true story, but the beauty of it is this is a story that a lot of people are unaware of.

The film centers around eight of the members, but most of their names were changed in the film. Cate Blanchett,

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who played Claire Simone, actually portrayed the heroine Rose Valland.

According to the Monuments Men historical website, Valland was an employee at a French museum during the Nazi occupation in France. She kept a log of every art piece and where the pieces were transported all throughout the Reich.

Blanchett’s performance as Simone, or rather Valland, was absolutely astounding. She felt very real.

Valland’s commitment and love for art truly came out in Blanchett’s performance.

The leader of the Monuments Men in the film and the leader of the production, itself, is awardwinning actor George Clooney, a man of many talents. The fact that he was able to direct this film as truthfully as he could while giving a realistic and heartfelt performance at the same time is impressive.

This film is a great attribute to the dedica-

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Bylines list the authorrevives or auRepresentative thors of each article. If decastration debate sired, the editor may decide

BY HEATHER BUCKNER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Courtesy of SEIU International Nearly fifty years after the first civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, the NAACP reached out to the Hispanic community to make the historic trek to the capitol in March 2012.

State settles lawsuit over immigration bill

BY HANNAH STEIN, MANAGING EDITOR

As of Tuesday, Oct. 29, significant portions of Alabama’s controversial immigration law are blocked from being enforced.

Civil rights groups, as well as the U.S. Department of Justice, filed lawsuits debating the bill and—despite the Supreme Court refusing to review it six months ago—state officials agreed to deals that will limit its powers.

Provisions blocked include those requiring public schools to collect immigration status of students, criminalizing solicitation of work from undocumented workers and prohibiting drivers from giving undocumented immigrants a ride. The agreement also denies that the law gives police the right to detain an individual for the sole reason of checking immigration status.

Since its inception, house bill 56 (HB 56) has been considered one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. Organizations such as the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (HICA), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Southern Poverty Law Center

explained, “which I’m to list staffhesurepositions after the is highly questionable under the standards author’s name. of practice forIf the the medi- article cal profession, our country’s Constitution was obtained from aandpress reother legal principles, and, most of all, standards replace lease or wire service, of basic human rights.”

There are more funda- of” fol“by” withmental “courtesy problems with the practice that even those lowed by the source. who advocate it have to

An Alabama lawmaker recently reintroduced a controversial bill for the 2014 legislative session that will require convicted sex offenders to be surgically castrated.

Republican representative Steve Hurst’s proposal will require offenders over the age of 21, whose victims were under 12, to pay for their own surgery before their release from prison.

Currently there are nine states that practice chemical castration on sex offenders, administering chemicals that make it impossible to perform sexual acts. Hurst’s proposal, however, advocates surgical castration—the permanent alternative. Alabama would be the second state to adopt this measure, joining only Texas.

kind of, possibly, prevent Every photo or graphic that person from doing that again by removing should have a photo credit. the desire If or ability, I think it makes it worth it.” the photo was obtained from She was less interested in how it may encroach the offender’s rights. an outside source, use on“cour“People just spend so much time trying to tesy of” instead of “by.”

The decide whether or not this or thatais going to photo credit should be in help the offender, but consistent place, such what asabout thethe victims,” she asked. “If this thing People just spend so much that they want to do will bottom corner. time trying toleft decide whether make these people less

(SPLC) and leaders of the Methodist, Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches of Alabama have all filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the bill.

In an online publication titled, “Alabama's Shame: HB 56 and the War on Immigrants,” the SPLC states, “The result is a crisis that harkens back to the bleakest days of Alabama’s racial history. or not this or that is going to It is a crisis that could have been avoidhelp the offender, but what ed—one that certainly must end now.”

The state also agreed to pay about the victims? $350,000 in legal fees and expenses for the suing groups, but first the deal must be approved by a federal judge.

His bill is faced with Still others, like one While House Majority Leader opposition from many victim who wished to reMicky Hammon described the set- groups—Amnesty Inter- main anonymous, retain tlement as a “great victory,” since national, for example, a the stance that “if there is most of the law remains intact, non-governmental organi- even a chance castration the SPLC claims to be “victorious zation focused on human would cut back on offensagainst Alabama anti-immigrant law.” rights, called castration es, it is society’s responsi“We warned the legislature when “inhumane treatment,” bility to make it happen in WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013 they were debating HB 56,” said Sam arguing that the procedure order to keep others safe.”

Brooke, SPLC senior staff attorney, is "tantamount to torture."

The now 29-year-old “that if they passed this draconian Paul Tierney, a coun- said she and her older law, we would sue in court and win.” selor and an alumnus brother were molested from Montevallo’s mas- by their step-father for ter's in counseling pro- six years. The abuse gram, indicated a similar started when she was LGBT RIGHTS sentiment, saying that, nine years old. Though IN THE NEWS with certain popula- it has been years since it HONOLULU, HI— tions like sex offenders, ended, she said the exHawaii's legislature “the is generally perience still influences passedpublic legislation Nov. more with her everyday decisions.

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BY HANNAH STEIN, MANAGING EDITOR retribution and less con“I don’t think people same-sex marriage.

Govcerned for Abercrombie the care and understand how damagernor Neil In response to com- from the city clerk for Under this program, signed itofintothe law offender.” the next rights ing that is to a kid and plaints from citizens, a $20 annual fee. This permits will expire on morning. will go “They Itmay be into more how it kind of follows the city has established a permit—to be placed in the first day of August effect toDec 2. The state likely support a practice them for the rest of their new parking ordinance the lower, rear, driver- each year. “Since we are is thephysical 16th statecastration,” to legallike life,” she said. “If you can, for certain residential side window—allows just starting the new ize same-sex marriage in areas surrounding cam- the driver to park only program,” said Littleaddition to the District of Columbia. More than pus. A combined ef- in their designated zone. ton, “the new parking one third the populafort of the city council, According to Monte- permits will not expire tion of the United States mayor and police depart- vallo Police Chief Jeremy until August 2015.” lives in an area that alment, the bill was ap- Littleton, both drivers A full copy of the orlows same-sex marriage. proved and adopted into without a parking pass dinance is available on the law on Monday, Oct. 14. and those who park out- city’s website, www.cityofM O N T G O M E RY, The ordinance divides side of their zone will re- montevallo.com, and ALA—Rep. Patricia the city into six zones. ceive a ticket. The $35 fine parking permits will be Todd, D-Birmingham, Residents of these zones must be paid within seven available for purchase in filed legislation earlier this month seeking to may purchase a permit days of being ticketed. the next couple of weeks. repeal Alabama’s ban Photo by Emilee Richards

ctrum’s colorful activities City enacts new parking ordinance

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Spectrum members raise awareness for LGBT issues by connecting students of all backgrounds and sexual orientations. From left to right: Katherine Nally, Logan Smith, Lydia Clements, Paige Dixon and Perrin Windham. of PBS’s “Stonewall Uprising: An American Experience,” which illustrates the events in Greenwich Village, New York in 1969 that led to the modern gay rights movement.

“I was shocked by the amount of cruelty and inhumanity many people had for the LGBT community back

Pride on Oct. 12. Members there enjoyed the gargantuan array of festivities from shopping for souvenirs at Piedmont Park in downtown Atlanta and enjoying a live concert on the green to watching and cheering as the two hour long parade marched by.

"The best thing about (Atlanta) Pride is that there is no judge-

legalization of same-sex marriage, everyone is doing their part in the march for equality."

“The Atlanta Pride Parade is like the Quidditch World Cup of the LGBT Community,” said Clements. “You have to wake up early and travel forever to get there, but once you do, it's truly a sight to see! Tents, facepaint,

likely to hurt children in the future, I don’t think it’s even a question.”

“People say that it’s not fair to the offender, but it’s not fair to put other kids at risk either,” she concluded.

Most, including Tierney, advocate a hybrid form of treatment for offenders.

“Briefly, I think some medical treatment— shown to have very limited side effects—which is entirely voluntary and reversible, may be appropriate in some cases in conjunction with mental health treatment,” he said.

Hurst’s bill, however, did not cover this aspect of the treatment.

This is the second time Hurst has attempted to have his bill pushed through the legislature, but he said he feels as though he has gained more support since last time.

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consider, however. Fred Berlin, founder of the sexual disorders clinic at Johns Hopkins University, said surgery may work for those whose sex drives motivate their crimes, but those with different motives are largely unaffected. Furthermore, offenders can potentially counteract the treatment later by boosting their testosterone levels through gels and patches.

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on same-sex marriage, but she admits the bill probably doesn’t stand much of a chance. Samesex marriage is not only constitutionally illegal in the state of Alabama, but so are all forms of same-sex unions.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO—Gov. Jay Nixon (D) said Nov. 14 that he would sign an executive order to allow gay and lesbian couples who

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istic utopian society where a wall has been built around the crumbling city of Chicago to protect the citizens from the unknown.

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Calendar of Events ON CAMPUS Thursday, April 3 Greek Week Registration for May, summer & fall semesters, currently enrolled seniors, 8 a.m., forUM Puzzle Party, 5 p.m., Carmichael Library, first floor Montevallo Organization of Gaming (MOG), 7:30 p.m., Hill House Friday, April 4 Registration for May, summer & fall semesters, currently enrolled juniors and above, 8 a.m., forUM Greek Week Talent Show, 7 p.m., McChesney Student Activity Center (SAC), arena Spectrum Rave 2014: Shine bright like a rhinestone!, 8 p.m.–12 a.m., John W. Stewart Student Retreat Saturday, April 5 Tour de Cure, presented by the American Diabetes Association, 7 a.m.

The Big Event, 8 a.m.–12 p.m., Myrick Gym Shuttles to Alabaster, 12–6 p.m., meet at “Becoming” sculpture Monday, April 7 Freedom Week Phi Mu’s The Miracle Mile kickoff party, 5 p.m., Flowerhill Sloth:Zumba, 5:30 p.m., Bibb Graves Dance Room Tuesday, April 8 Registration for May, summer & fall semesters, currently enrolled sophomores and above, 8 a.m., forUM Blood Drive, 11 a.m.–12 p.m., Farmer Hall Meeting Room Presidents and Advisors Banquet, 6 p.m., Anna Irvin Wednesday, April 9 Blood Drive, 11 a.m.–12 p.m., Farmer Hall Meeting Room Housing Luau, 4:30–6:30 p.m., Main Quad

Thursday, April 10 Registration for May, summer & fall semesters, currently enrolled undergraduate students, 8 a.m., forUM Watermelon Bust, 3–5 p.m., King Quad Gluttony: Weiner Roast, 5–7 p.m., Main Quad Saturday, April 12 COPLAC Regional Undergraduate Research meeting Movie, 7–9 p.m., Student Life Center, Farmer Hall Sunday, April 13 Empowerment Dinner, 1–6 p.m., Student Retreat Greed: A Pretty Show, 7–8 p.m., Anna Irvin Greed: Meet and Greet, 8:30 p.m., Montevallo Room Monday, April 14 Course evaluation period begins

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University Chorus, 7:30–8:30 p.m., LeBaron Recital Hall Friday, April 11 Poetry Slam, Eclipse Montevallo Literary Festival, 12–6 p.m., Carmichael Library Bomber Night, 5 p.m., Eclipse Comedie of Errors, 7:30–8:30 p.m.

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LOCAL Saturday, April 5 VITA (tax assistance), 2–8 p.m., Parnell Memorial Library Tuesday, April 8 VITA (tax assistance), 10 a.m.–1 p.m., Parnell Memorial Library Thursday, April 10 ESOL class, 5:45–7:45 p.m., Parnell Memorial Library Saturday, April 12 VITA (tax assistance), 2–8 p.m., Parnell Memorial Library Tuesday, April 15 VITA (tax assistance), 10 a.m.–1 p.m., Parnell Memorial Library

ONGOING Mondays Alabamian meeting, 5 p.m., Student Publications office Spectrum, 7:30 p.m., Farmer Hall Meeting Room, top floor Anime club, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesdays French Club, 12:30–1 p.m., Comer 103 Amnesty International, 5:30 p.m., Comer 307 Resonate worship, 8 p.m., BCM Wednesdays BCM Café Escape, 11 a.m., BCM SGA Senate meeting, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Morgan 203 Catholic Campus Ministries weekly mass, 5:30 p.m., CCM student center (two blocks off campus on Highland St.) Ecclesia College Ministry, 7 p.m., Comer Auditorium or Student Retreat (TBD) Student Art Association, 8 p.m., Bloch 202 Whovian Society, 8 p.m., Comer 205 Thursdays Writers’s Club meeting, 8 p.m., Morgan 101

Is something missing? Email alabamian@montevallo.edu with the details of your event to have it included on the next Alabamian calendar.

The calendar lists events for the two to three weeks following the publication date. Although the overall design and layout of the calendar may change with the layout designer, suggested sections include on campus, arts & entertainment, sports, local and ongoing. Events should list the date, time and place along with any other relevant information.

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On campus includes SGA, UPC, Greek life and student organization events, school closings, dead days and exams.

competitors for home games of all Montevallo sports teams. If available, it’s also good to provide intramural information.

Arts & entertainment includes happenings in the College of Fine Arts like plays, concerts and gallery openings. It also lists similar events occuring at local, off-campus venues.

Local events are city-wide, open to the public and often sponsored by the city, like city council meetings.

Ongoing events mainly provide information about student organizaThe sports section pro- tion meetings. vides the dates, times and

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FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013

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“Just do it!” was the request of the American Red Cross blood drive held in Farmer Hall Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.

Students were able to either make an appointment or walk in between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. The blood that is donated goes towards helping save lives all across Alabama. Those who still wish to donate blood but missed the drive on campus can visit www.redcrossblood.org to find a donation center and make an appointment.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014

Brick by brick

VOL. 88, ISSUE 11

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Photo by Morgan Sargeant photo developing, snack & candy health & beauty aids

R ebuilding Montevallo’s histoRy one bRick at a tiMe

BY ANDREW FANCHER

It all started with seeing the top of bricks sticking above the ground in a row; after that curiosity took over.

Billy Hughes, director of the physical plant at the University of Montevallo, knew that the bricks were part of a once existing amphitheater located next to Flower Hill.

He didn’t know, however, that the majority of the original structure was still there laying seven inches below the dirt.

Thanks to university bond money, approved by the board of trustees in 2012, Hughes now has the opportunity to restore the piece to its former glory.

In 1928 the Olmsted brothers, famous for designing several parks, including Central Park in New York City, were contracted by university president Thomas W. Palmer to design the layout of the growing campus.

The Olmsted brothers’ plan is where Montevallo gets its beautiful aesthetics from; the brothers planned every piece of campus, from the brick streets and sidewalks all the way down to the flag pole and what plants and trees to plant around campus.

In January 2009, the University adopted an official strategic plan to guide the University over several years.

Part of this plan was to remain faithful to the original Olmsted design.

When the board of trustees approved the usage of university bond money in 2012, the money was divided among many maintenance projects.

Along with these projects, mon-

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ey also went to upgrading the brick streets and sidewalks and changing some of the plants around campus to keep to the Olmsted plan.

Even with all these projects, Hughes managed to make the funds stretch, allowing him to add in a few more projects that

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Hughes is now replacing concrete sidewalks on campus with brick, starting with the sidewalk leading selection of savory fare at a favorable price. up Flower Hill. Hughes is also givYou can spot 3-D Dog’s modest shack ing brick sidewalks across campus Photo byfrom Heather Buckner the road by identifying its iconic a major facelift. All this was not beacon which is, of course, a dog sporting enough for Hughes. He kept looka super hip pair of 3-D glasses. However, ing at the original plan and the amphitheater just kept looking back. be sure to take the turn into the parkThe original design including lot slowly since the entrance is nared the amphitheater and at row and traffic tends to flow both ways. once Hughes knew what his Inside, quaint, clean dining to UM students with this the coupon

BY COREY JOHNSON next project would be. prescriptions and sale room is items separated from thedog kitchen Pharmacy on bomb-sniffing from “I love the history andnot valid onCVS expires 12/31/12 by only a countertop and a cash regisMain Street received a the Hoover precinct, beauty of this camter. Listen you may call around 6 p.m. carefully on but and no bomb or hear any pus,” Hughes said. “I theApril jovial jamming out tomaterirock Thursday, 16. cook An other suspicious thought, well, this unidentified personhe alsprepares were found. is kind of cool — I music while yourMontemeal. called in a The bomb intimate threat. vallo Police re-opened would like to try to dimensions, along At 7:15 with p.m.,the students, Street an around bring that back.” genial Main staff, create atmostaff and faculty were 8:30 p.m. after acompavigorWhenever Hughes sphere of comfort that is more alerted of the bomb ous two-hour search. would get the chance, he rable to grilling out with friends than scare through an auMontevallo Police would go to the area where eating out at aChief restaurant. fact, the tomatedtotext message, JeremyIn Littleton he had seen the bricks stickonly thing inviting is would the food! email and phone call more via said his office coning above the ground. He could As the nametinue implies, 3-D Dogs the UM Alert System. to investigate the tell the bricks were standing on homage classic, all-American The pays immediate area tothreat.

He said that whoend, forming the border of a walking from Montevallo made it Most could Alaface path. He started to probe the ground hamburgersCity andever hotdogs.

Hall to bamians McDonald’s was upterroristic threatduo charges. in the area around the bricks. grow eating this rouevacuated and closed off.

What Hughes found surtinely at fast-food joints and football Jefferson County prised him; buried about games and occasionally consider a pardeputies brought in a seven inches below the surticularly tasty burger or bratwurst to be face, he could feel bricks. the primary incentive to attend famTo read the full story, clickahere.

He kept probing and kept ily reunion, so they know what makes finding more brick. Then a great burger. 3-D Dogs attends to all seven feet away from the of our carnivorous concerns by makfirst row of bricks he found another row — what he had found was the ing sure that the meat matters most. outer walkway of the amphitheater.

Every patty is a quarter-pound slab of After several months, Hughes seasoned angus ground chuck, and the found not only the entirety of the hotdogs and polish sausages are succuwalkways but also the stage and a lent and flavorful.

The condiments and MOBILE, AL — Three outbreaks of illness terracotta drainage system that had have been reported aboard two cruise liners, two been put in to funnel water away of them in back-to-back cruises of the same ship. from the seating and under the stage.

The double dose of ill-fated cruises struck the RoySee BRICKS, page 3 al Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. During the ship’s April 5 to April 12 cruise, 105 of the nearly 3,000 passengers and crew were affected.

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would help get campus back on the Olmsted plan track. Hughes had contacted the Olmsted Brothers museum and received from them details and maps of the original plan.

After reviewing these plans,

example of this virtue is the Slaw Dog, where cold, creamy slaw meets tangy, robust barbecue sauce in a delightful play on popular southern barbecue tradition.

Just the various hamburgers and hotdogs could entertain most palettes, but 3-D Dogs provides additional delicious options for more eclectic eaters. The Philly Cheesesteaks are piled high with thinly sliced beef, blanketed with melted cheese and served on buttery, toasted hoagie rolls.

Other sandwiches include a Reuben, a BLT and even a gyro! There are also pizzas that can be customized with a variety of toppings, ranging from traditional favorites such as pepperoni to exotic specialties like pineapple.

No matter what you order, your meal will be reasonably priced. A la carte entrées hover around $5 and $6, and no combination of entrée, side and drink will exceed $10. Plus, they offer a 10 percent discount for presenting a valid student, military, police or firefighter I.D. At 3-D Dogs, the prices may be budgeted, but the flavors certainly are not.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2014

VOL. 88, ISSUE 8

The Olympians are back

BY JENNA MCCOWN

“Greek” is a story about the Greek gods discovering a part of what it means to be human.

It begins with the gods waking up from a long sleep.

They went to sleep long ago when people lost faith in them. In order to preserve their powers, without having to live on Earth, they all go to sleep — except for Hermes, who stays behind to alert the gods of believers to restore their power. Also, without the gods’ knowledge, Hades stays behind to enjoy his mayhem on Earth, along with Persephone.

This part is told largely by the fates who narrate the

show. The gods, minus Zeus because of his temper, are finally awoken by Hermes because a boy, Ben, falls in love at first sight with a girl so beautiful that she must have been made by the gods.

Her beauty gives him faith.

This faith allows for the gods to have power again.

Hermes wakes them all up, the start of the show. He reveals to the gods who has allowed them to wake up from their slumber. Hera decides they must help the boy, Ben, to get the girl, in order for him to keep his faith.

They decide to send Dionysus to help him because he is the only one who re-

sembles the youth of the day.

Meanwhile, Hades and Persephone are planning to keep Ben and Holly apart so they can keep things the way they are, without the gods.

So, the rest of the show is Dionysus trying to help Ben be with Holly while Hades tries to stop this from happening.

Finally Hades kidnaps Holly. Dionysus and Ben go to save her while Persephone has a change of heart and runs to wake Zeus who stops all of the nonsense and brings the show to an end with a closing number.

Purple and Gold dedicate College Night to Physical Plant Director Billy Hughes

BY CONNOR BUCY

While the crux of Montevallo’s College Night might be competition between the Purple and Gold sides, one special aspect of the event unites them in agreement. Every year, the leaders of each side choose an individual who embodies the spirit of Montevallo to dedicate College Night to. This year’s College Night goes out to Billy Hughes, director of UM’s Physical Plant.

“It’s beyond a thank you,” said Kelly Wacker, chair of College Night. “The thing about Billy that I appreciate is that he’s really hard working, and he never shoots down an idea.” Maintaining the campus’ many facilities makes Hughes a necessary member of Montevallo’s faculty.

Hughes was appointed to the position of director in 2012 but has served UM

since 1992, including time as both interim director and assistant director. During his years here, he has overseen several renovation and construction projects as well as the operations of maintenance, custodial and grounds staffs. Last spring, he worked alongside the Student Government Association and Faculty Senate to write a resolution to make campus more energy efficient and cost effective.

“Many faculty and staff members at UM work tirelessly, meeting the call of duty, then going beyond--they often go unappreciated,” said Korey Wilson, a Purple Side leader. “We leaders wanted to shine some light on the work of Billy Hughes for his contributions to UM’s mission.”

INSIDE this issue

Each year, the Alabamian runs at least one special issue. This issue is usually shorter. Four pages is the ideal length to avoid having a single center sheet that may fall out. Special issues may be run for holidays or spring break — times when there is less time to put a paper together or fewer articles are turned in.

The Alabamian usually runs a fourpage issue on the Saturday of College

Night weekend, which is distributed in Palmer Hall immediately following the announcment. In a later issue, the paper is required to publish the College Night judges’ comments and scores.

If the editor decides not to include ads in these special issues, they should be clearly labeled as separate and distinct from regular issues, usually above the nameplate.

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font styles Headlines are in a sans-serif font — a variant of the Franklin Gothic family. They range in size from roughly 20 – 150 pt, depending on the length of the headline and desired impact.

Franklin Gothic Demi Franklin Gothic Demi Cond.

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Captions, photo credits and pull quotes use the same or a similar sans-serif font at a smaller size, 10 – 12 pt, although pull quotes may be larger depending on space available.

Franklin Gothic Demi Franklin Gothic Medium Cond.

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Bylines, subheadings and body text are in a serif font for legibility. Body text is 11 pt Garamond with 12 pt leading. Bylines are 9 pt in all caps.

Subheadings vary in size depending on the headline.

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tips & tricks — text Avoid stretching fonts more than 10 percent in either direction. Distorted fonts can be distracting and difficult to read.

Leading (pronounced led-ding) is the distance between lines of text, measured in points, like font size.

Kerning adjusts the space between two specific letters, while tracking increases or decreases space between the letters in a block of text.

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Both kerning and tracking are measured in thousandths of an em.

Tracking should be kept between ±25 for legibility. Larger tracking can create rivers in the text (see page 15) while smaller tracking can squeeze text, making words run together.

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white space between paragraphs decreases readability in a similar way to rivers.

4. A widow is a line of text at the beginning of a paragraph that is separated from the rest of the text — falling on the previous column or page.

5. Widows can also occur at the end of a paragraph,where the last line of the text is on the next column or page.

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tips & tricks — photos

Follow the steps below to save photos for best newspaper print quality.

1. Convert inside images to black and white using Photoshop’s Image > Adjustments > Black & White command.

Images on the front and back pages can be left in color.

2. Generally, you will need to increase brightness and decrease contrast for best print quality.

3. If the image is big enough, go to Image > Image size and change the image size to 150 dpi. Make sure that the “Resample Image” box is unchecked to avoid distorting images.

4. Finally, convert images to CMYK color space for printing. Photoshop may prompt you to merge layers or flatten the image. If so, save a backup copy of the original image in case changes need to be made.

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Saving for print

1. All linked files are connected.

3. No text is overflowed or cut off.

2. All images are CMYK, and all images on the inside pages are black and white.

4. All fonts are present.

5. Export to PDF (print). Use “High Quality Print� settings.

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saving for web 1. All linked files are connected.

2. All images are RGB color space. They can be in color when available.

3. No text is overflowed or cut off.

4. All fonts are present.

5. All hyperlinks are working and connect to the right URL (see page 18).

6. Export to PDF (interactive).

When saving an interactive PDF, it’s good to make use of hyperlinks both internally (within the file) and externally, to other websites.

To create a hyperlink, highlight the desired text and go to Type > Hyperlinks & Cross-References > New Hyperlink or New Hyperlink From URL. Here you can link text or images in the PDF to a URL.

common issuu shortcuts Remove quotes and replace quoted text with desired text.

Link from issuu file to url

http://issuu.com/action/ openurl?url=“url goes here” Link to a specific page

Common items linked include ads, continued stories and URLs referenced in stories.

http://issuu.com/action/ page?page=“page number”

When publishing on the Alabamian’s issuu site, issuu will automatically add hyperlinks to URLs in text boxes. However, you will need to manually link ads, images, outlined text and page jumps. When adding hyperlinks to your InDesign file, you will need to use the appropriate issuu hyperlink action.

Click to go fullscreen

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http://issuu.com/action/ fullscreen More shortcuts can be found here — https://services.issuu. com/customize/links.html.

website guidelines Headlines generally include a verb.

They’re written in sentence format with only the first word and proper nouns capitalized. Headlines should be interesting and informative. Avoid puns.

The byline for a web story is the author at the top of the page. Always change the author from admin (or the online editor’s name). Don’t include the author’s name at the bottom of the story, since it will be at the top.

Excerpts should be only 2-3 lines long for best presentation on the homepage.

To keep the sections cleaner, every story that’s more than two paragraphs should have a page break.

Page breaks should be placed in a spot that makes sense somewhere after the first one or two paragraphs. To insert a page break between paragraphs, click on the “Insert More Tag” button with the text options.

Each story should be placed in only ONE category unless it is also the cur- The top story should ALWAYS have rent top story. The top story should be a photo. As many stories as possible should have a featured image. This imchanged at least once a week. age will appear on the front page of the If a story fits into more than one, choose website and at the top of the article page. the most applicable category and then supplement with tags. Tags are a great However, if the only pictures for the artiway to refine stories into groups while cle are vertically oriented or are in some other way unfitting to be the featured keeping categories succinct. image, insert the photo into the text area Choose from available tags before cre- and wrap the text around the image. ating new ones. A single story can have any number of applicable tags.

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body text................................ 14

news in brief............................ 4

brightness and contrast........ 16

orphan................................... 15

bylines.......................... 7, 14, 19

page break............................. 19

calendar................................. 10

photos............................... 12, 16

captions............................. 7, 14

photo credit....................... 7, 14

category................................. 19

photo sources.......................... 7

college night...................... 5, 13

print checklist....................... 17

color space............................. 16

pull quotes........................ 11, 14

columnist.............................. 11

rating..................................... 12

continued story.................. 4, 11

review.................................... 12

corrections............................ 11

river....................................... 15

excerpt................................... 19

section heading....................... 5

featured image (web)............ 19

special issue.......................... 13

featured photo (print)........... 12

story package.......................... 5

fonts................................. 14, 15

subheading....................... 12, 14

footer....................................... 4

table of contents...................... 3

front page................................ 4

tags........................................ 19

headlines...................... 6, 14, 19

teasers..................................... 4

headlining story...................... 4

top story................................ 19

hyperlinks............................. 18

tracking................................. 14

image size.............................. 16

URL....................................... 18

issuu...................................... 18

web checklist......................... 18

kerning.................................. 14

website guidelines................. 19

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