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Gymnastics wins first meet of season with Duckworth By Kayla Montgomery | Staff Reporter
Much was the same for the Alabama gymnastics team’s season opener against Arizona Friday night. The team took the floor to the same pyrotechnic introduction, Coleman Coliseum still recorded 12,000-plus in attendance, but the face of longtime head coach Sarah Patterson was absent from the floor. In her place was 20-year program veteran Dana Duckworth, who led the Crimson Tide to its first win of the season. Before a crowd of 12,123 people, Alabama topped the University of Arizona 196.225-194.375, with strong vault and floor performances. After beginning her career with the University as a gymnast herself, Friday marked a complete cycle for the new head coach. Before the team began the meet on the vault, Duckworth took in the environment with senior athlete Kayla Williams. “I was like, ‘Kayla, remind me to take a step back, look at the audience, take a deep breath and just enjoy the moment right SEE GYMNASTICS PAGE 10
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Embassy Suites to hold pre-opening job fair The new Embassy Suites in downtown Tuscaloosa is hosting its pre-opening job fair. The hotel is seeking employees for a variety of full-time and parttime positions in both food and beverage services and hotel operations. The job fair is set for Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Cypress Inn Loft. The positions available include restaurant servers, bartenders, line and pantry cooks, guest
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SGA holds winter clothes drive for Salvation Army The University of Alabama’s Student Government Association Winter Clothes Drive ends Friday. Donations for the drive, which benefit The Salvation Army, are to be dropped off at the SGA office, located in Ferguson Room 2617. The Salvation Army’s objectives are “the advancement of the Christian religion of education, the relief of poverty and other
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D.C. leadership program offering awards to rising juniors A new leadership development program centered in Washington, D.C. will begin offering fully paid awards for rising juniors. George Washington’s Mount Vernon invites rising college juniors to apply for the Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows program, a free five-and-a-half week summer leadership program taking place June 8 through July 15. The deadline to apply for the fellowship is Feb. 1. The fellowship is designed to empower the next generation of this nation’s top leaders,
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3 E-books, textbooks duel for top spot in class Editor | Rachel Brown Newsdesk@cw.ua.edu Monday, January 12, 2015
By Mackenzie Ross | Contributing Writer
In recent years, products like tablets, Kindles and iPads have changed the way people read books and the way students access information. Many publishers now offer both traditional hard-copy books and electronic books, known as e-books. “E-books have not grown as fast in the past years as most thought they would,” said Bernadette ChaviraTrull, senior associate director of books at the SUPe Store. “Most customers still prefer a printed book.” Amanda Riley, manager of Tuscaloosa’s Off Campus Bookstore, estimated sales of hard-copy books outnumber e-books three to one. She said professors like to offer students an option, but classes are using e-books more frequently. “I didn’t mind [e-books],” said Reagan Petty, a freshman majoring in art history. “But I prefer hard copies because I can navigate them better and flip pages.” With hard copies, students can write on the pages, bookmark and highlight. Most e-books do not allow for such flexibility. However,
Josie Curci, a junior majoring in nutrition, has enjoyed downloading textbooks to her new iPad mini instead of lugging around several heavy textbooks every day. CW / Hanna Curlette
some students find e-books are more convenient. “I had a minor in history,” said Brandon Dooley, a senior majoring in business. “So you know with a lot
of books, carrying those to class is a pain. E-books came in handy because I could just take a tablet or whatever and have all my stuff right there.” Many students think e-books
are cheaper, but Riley said students still have to buy the online access code either way, which can be expensive. She said students frequently have difficulty accessing the virtual content. “It’s easier for us to sell textbooks because there are a lot of students that come in with their codes and have issues with their codes because on the publisher’s end, the technicality side of it, they haven’t worked it out,” she said. While the popularity of e-books is still changing, both the SUPe Store and the Off Campus Bookstore will continue to stock both types of books. Many agree hard-copy books will never become obsolete. “I think always having a hard copy is essential,” Dooley said. “If something goes wrong with the website or publishing online, having a hard copy – physical – is important.” Students can purchase textbooks at the SUPe Store locations in the Ferguson Center, Tutwiler Hall, the School of Law and Bryant Museum or at the Off Campus Bookstore located on 14th Street.
One Love seeks to raise domestic violence awareness ONE LOVE
By Mackenzie Ross | Contributing Writer
It was the annual “Week of Welcome” two years ago at The University of Alabama, and Maury Holliman looked through the different booths. After a bit of looking, she saw someone familiar: her high school teacher. Her former teacher volunteered at the University’s Women’s Resource Center to help victims of abusive relationships, and before long, she convinced Holliman to join the WRC’s Student Leadership Council. Holliman is one of many students and faculty members on the University’s campus who seek an end to dating and domestic violence. According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five college women will experience some form of relationship violence in her college career. “A lot of students don’t realize how sneaky interpersonal violence can be,” said Holliman, a junior majoring in psychology. “Sometimes it takes you a while to realize how unhealthy something can be in a relationship.” Tanya Asim Cooper, a law professor at the University, has done extensive research on the issue of relationship violence, specifically in the Greek community. “The definition of relationship violence confuses a lot of people because it includes both dating and domestic violence,” she said. Cooper defined relationship abuse as “a pattern of controlling and coercive behavior over a period of time.” Danielle DuBose, a senior majoring in accounting and political science, has used her title as Miss University of Alabama to increase awareness for relationship
violence mainly through raising money and presentations to sororities. She said people’s misconceptions about the issue stem from their lack of knowledge with it. “It’s not easy for [victims] to leave that situation most of the time,” she said. “A lot of the time we say we don’t have sympathy for that victim because she could leave that situation at any time, but people don’t understand all of the underlying issues taking place in the situation.” DuBose said she believes relationship violence primarily impacts collegeage students because they are in a new environment away from their family and everything familiar. While women are primarily the victims, relationship violence affects men too. According to Cooper, 16 percent of all men are the victims of relationship violence. “My guess is men are not reporting it because we have a victim-blaming and man-shaming society when it comes to dating and domestic violence and sexual assault,” Holliman said. “I think it’s happening more prevalently to both sexes, but it’s just a lack of reporting. We have to change the culture if we want to fix the problem.” DuBose said she is proud of the response the University has had toward this issue. She hosted an educational event in November called Shatter the Silence, which over 350 people attended. DuBose said she hopes people continue talking about this issue and the resources available to people struggling with relationship violence. The One Love Foundation produces the One Love My Plan App where individuals can take a quiz to determine if their relationship is violent. The
one in every three women will experience intimate partner violence in her lifetime
one in every five college women will experience some form of intimate partner violence in her college career
approximately 4.8 million women are victimized by intimate partners each year resulting in an estimated 2 million injuries visit joinonelove.org University’s Women’s Resource Center provides counseling services and the University’s Law School Legal Clinic advises about legal options. Turning Point, Tuscaloosa’s domestic violence shelter, also helps adults and family members experiencing relationship violence. While the University and Tuscaloosa
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provide resources for victims of relationship violence, she said change starts with the student generation. “Young people have always been what moves this world forward,” Holliman said. “And I think that if we don’t care about it, this movement will lose momentum – this movement to change how we talk about this issue and to help people.”
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Editor | Patrick Crowley Letters@cw.ua.edu Monday, January 12, 2015
GUEST COLUMN | NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
Work meaningfully to achieve happiness in life By Keith Huffman | Guest Columnist
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COLUMN | OPEN LETTER
Come to UA: A letter to Condoleezza Rice CHISOLM
Allenlundy Staff Columnist
Dear Dr. Rice, You may have recently become aware of the fact that the current president of The University of Alabama, Dr. Judy Bonner, will be stepping down from her position after this academic year. You may also be aware that your own name has been mentioned more than a few times as a potential heir to this storied and important role. I hope it comes as no surprise to you that you are considered one of the great children of the state of Alabama. Indeed, though you only lived here for a little more than a decade, no list of history’s most influential Alabamians would be complete without your name. Perhaps you do not identify yourself with this state so much as it does with you, but please understand that it is purely out of respect and admiration that we do so. While I claim no special ability to read the mind of such
an illustrious diplomat and together as it was coming apart at scholar, I suspect the position the seams. As Stanford’s Provost, mentioned above never affixed you saved the school from a itself to your future aspirations budget deficit that threatwith much zeal. Perhaps it is, in ened its place atop the list of fact, a mighty long shot. If that America’s best colleges and is the case, then call me one for universities. You have shown us all that you excel when steerlong shots. Alabama, both the state and ing the masses through an intimidating its flagship univerunknown. sity, is in a time It is for these of great change. reasons and many The ancient more that cannot power structures fit here, Dr. Rice, that have kept a that I implore you stranglehold on Your reputation is consider leading the state’s poliunquestioned and your to The University of tics, preventing us from transcend- experience unmatched. Alabama through this dynamic periing our many ecood as its president. nomic, cultural Your reputation is and racial barriunquestioned and ers, are steadily your experience giving way to a unmatched. If there fresh milieu of tolerance, diversity and progress. were ever a perfectly qualified But alas, such a transforma- candidate to direct this great tion cannot fully succeed with- institution in this time of out the guidance of a strong, seismic change, it would be you. As you once said, “Life is full proven leader. Fortunately, the presidency of The of surprises and serendipity.” University of Alabama is the Dr. Rice, be this university’s perfect station for such a leader serendipity. Rest assured, you will not regret it. to come forth. Dr. Rice, you are that leader. You’ve demonstrated your abil- Chisolm Allenlundy is a ity to carry those who follow you junior majoring in philosophy to new heights. As Secretary of and economics. His column State, you helped hold the world runs weekly.
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Happiness is a byproduct that emerges as one pursues a tangible goal, or so a valued mentor once told me. This simple statement bears deep implications that signify the joys inherent within inspiring experiences as one advances toward appealing objectives. Mulling over such a notion, I contemplated its ramifications again while considering personal resolutions. Although happiness is certainly my preferred motive for behavioral reinforcement, I considered recent research findings and subsequently asked myself: Do I yearn for a happy life or one that is meaningful? While acknowledging that such variables are intertwined, Roy Baumeister, Kathleen Vohs, Jennifer Aaker and Emily Garbinsky differentiated between happiness and meaningfulness in their survey-based study. In musing that happiness aligns with one obtaining a sense of gratification during the present time while meaningfulness is characterized by cultural background and assimilates past and future, the researchers found happiness and meaningfulness were associated with being a taker or a giver, respectively. Particularly, while one’s focus on contributing to the wellbeing of others enhanced meaningfulness, such coincided with reductions in ratings of happiness. Furthermore, concerns about defining one’s personal identity aligned positively with meaningfulness, yet negatively with happiness. Such findings resonate with the works of the late psychotherapist Viktor Frankl, who survived staggeringly gruesome circumstances as a concentration camp prisoner during the Holocaust. In his classic book “Man’s Search for Meaning,” which recounts his survival, Frankl documents how one can derive a sense of personal meaning during adverse times that tax one’s will and perseverance. According to Frankl, personal meaning can be acquired through creativity or completing a constructive endeavor, through undergoing an experience or gaining the acquaintance of another and through the outlooks we occupy when distress is inevitable. Attention can also be given to the late existential psychologist Rollo May and his work, “Man’s Search for Himself.” Alluding to T. S. Eliot’s poem “The Hollow Men,” May discusses how emptiness served as people’s primary psychological concern during the mid-20th century. Moreover, May states that emptiness emerges from individuals’ personal sense of incapability of enhancing their livelihoods and society in meaningful ways. Concerning our present culture, which ceaselessly prioritizes instant gratification, it can reasonably be asserted that humankind is now trying to fill a similar void-like emptiness with digitalized self-absorption (i.e., boastful blogs, habitual Facebook posts, endless Tweets, innumerable selfies, etc.). Materialism, too, unremittingly continues to stake its claim on our mentalities. Perhaps this year, valuable and self-defining experiences may be inherent if we strive for meaningfulness and challenge ourselves to prioritize selflessness and compassion for others. Such an objective can be accomplished in multiple ways, varying from offering assistance to those in genuine need, visiting ill and lonely relatives and individuals or even occasionally spending an hour or so completing memorable projects that may prove advantageous to others’ well-being. After all, given that a meaningful life is tangible, happiness will assuredly emerge along the way. Keith Huffman is a first-year doctoral student in counselor education.
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OPINIONS Monday, January 12, 2015 COLUMN | QUESTIONS
Demand more from one another by asking questions in all facets of life MARK
Hammontree Staff Columnist
Why do so many people begin their essays and papers by asking a question? It is a tired, overused construction and relatively uncreative as far as opening sentences go. It could be the memory of a ninth grade English class and the list of the different “hooks” a writer can use to engage an audience. Maybe it’s an easy way for a writer to organize his thoughts when he’s unsure of where to start. Or perhaps it’s the most sure way of connecting the reader to the text. A question invites the reader to take part in the process of investigation and inquiry from the onset, not needing to worry about any eventual discovery. A paper depends on questions, and many questions at that. When? How? Who? Where? Why? A writer hardly has anything to write about if he hasn’t asked these questions
repeatedly. And the paper is always less Many might recall how frustratabout explaining the answers than it ing it was in algebra class when the is about taking the reader on that teacher demanded work be shown to journey of asking and searching. receive full credit. It didn’t matter if Writing, as a process of asking you could get the right answer; the questions and looking for answers, teacher wanted to see if you could reflects our life and our everyday show how you got it. Solving an pursuits. We’ve all heard the idiom- equation was more about the process atic “life is a journey” or some close than it was about an answer. cousin of the phrase, Scientists don’t pack but how often do we live up their labs and retire our lives more worried when they’ve pubabout outcomes, des- Our lives, like essays, like lished their first paper. tinations and results Science is about quesmath skills, like scientific tions leading to more than taking full stock of adversity, movement questions, and when inquiries, are made and uncertainty? you feel satisfied with stronger and deeper by your answer to one, you The seeds of our answer-anxiety are the questions we ask. still ask what you may planted in us from the have missed or what beginning. Despite the you got wrong. work of certain great Our lives, like essays, teachers, the reality of the American like math skills, like scientific inquieducation system is a series of quan- ries, are made stronger and deeper titative measurements predicated by the questions we ask. Questions on knowing the right answers. We are how we demand more from ourgive children backwards multiple selves and from others. They are choice tests, where the teacher how we grow and how we change. asks the questions and the student And rarely will we find the answers has the responsibility of being right to the questions we ask. Indeed, the or wrong. Shouldn’t it be the other best response we can hope for is way around? more questions. So don’t be afraid
WHAT I THINK • A question invites the reader to take part in the process of investigation and inquiry from the onset, not needing to worry about any eventual discovery. • Writing, as a process of asking questions and looking for answers, reflects our life and our everyday pursuits. • Questions are how we demand more from ourselves and from others. They are how we grow and how we change.
to show uncertainty, insecurity or ignorance. Don’t be afraid to ask your English professor why studying Shakespeare is important or to ask loved ones for help with depression or to ask someone how they want to be identified. Ask questions and seek responses. Then ask more questions. Mark Hammontree is a junior majoring in secondary education. His column runs weekly.
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6 Pianist to perform in Moody Music Building Editor | Reed O’Mara Culture@cw.ua.edu Monday, January 12, 2015
By Laura Testino | Staff Reporter
The School of Music will host guest pianist Margery McDuffie Whatley for a concert this Tuesday. Whatley, a Georgia native, completed her master’s degree in music and doctorate in musical arts for piano performance at the University of Southern California and has performed in many cities across the U.S. She recently moved back to the South to a home in Birmingham with her husband and two daughters, and she became a part of the adjunct music faculty at Birmingham-Southern College last fall. “It’s really great to be back [in the South], to reconnect with old connections, and also to make new ones,” she said. Whatley spoke with Kevin Chance, instructor of piano at The University of Alabama, to organize the concert, and she said she hopes to have Chance perform at Birmingham-Southern as well. This
The School of Music will host pianist Margery McDuffie Whatley, a Georgia native, for a concert Tuesday. Photo Courtesy of Margery McDuffie Whatley
will be Whatley’s first performance at the University and she said she is looking forward to the recital. Whatley’s program includes one
extended work by Beethoven and other shorter pieces from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which she said are her favorite periods for piano music. The variety of pieces will include something for everyone, she said. Whatley said she considers her recital to be an “informance,” or an informal performance, in which she will speak to the audience between each piece of music. “I hope that I can bridge the gap between the audience and the performer, like they’re on stage with me,” she said. “I hope [the audience] can see the music how I see it.” Chandler Sawyers, a junior majoring in music therapy, has attended multiple guest artist performances at the University and said he is interested to see Whatley perform. He said being able to listen intently to other artists and observe their techniques solidifies the education he is receiving in his music classes. “It’s a great opportunity to be
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Margery McDuffie Whatley piano performance WHEN: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Recital Hall, Moody Music Building
able to come and hear the interpretation of musical pieces from someone who has had years of previous teaching,” he said. “You typically take lessons from one professor while you’re [at the University], and you hear their interpretations of music. It’s great to hear other interpretations, and also to hear the consistencies between the two.” Whatley’s concert will take place Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of thex Moody Music Building. Student tickets are $3 and general admission tickets are $10.
COLUMN | MUSIC
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard release album of spacey folk jams By Jordan Cissell
Talking Heads-esque bass throb, and Mackenzie’s unfiltered vocals make Yeah, yeah. Their name may sound the Geddy Lee comparison even like the title of a long-lost Dr. Seuss more compelling than before. The book, but don’t write off King Gizzard song heaves itself into a swampy cutand the Lizard Wizard just yet. On time groove as a flute and a synthe“I’m in Your Mind Fuzz,” this seven- sizer emerge from the mix for a duet piece Australian band shows they’ve that is at once pastoral and jumpy. Think Gary Numan performing live got some pretty serious chops. Album opener “I’m in Your Mind” in Hobbiton. “Am I in Heaven?” starts off amidst punches immediately into a vintage Deep Purple chug with the band’s two the meditative harmonies of a chodrummers hammering out a propul- rus’s gentle chant before launching into another vector sive beat as singer Stu of a spaced-out solo. Mackenzie delivers a Another mellow interfew lines of words that lude of classical guitar rhyme. Besides the titintervenes for a few ular refrain, it can be seconds before once hard to tell what exactIf you love Hawkwind and/ again ceding center ly he’s saying, but his warm, high-pitched or Jethro Tull, go ahead and stage to a chug-a-lug of intertwined haryelp sounds like Rush’s strap in for the whole ride. monica and guitar. Geddy Lee placing a Later a swirl of syncall on a child’s tin thesizer whooshes can telephone. and hums. The track explodes The elastic bass into a howling freakgrooves on “Slow Jam out of wah-wah guitar and feedback screeches that flow 1” and “Satan Speeds Up” burble along seamlessly into the next song, “I’m smoothly with more flute and the Not in Your Mind,” which in turn occasional guitar glissando providing morphs unannounced into its suc- periodic punctuation. On the latter, cessor, “Cellophane.” The first 12 Mackenzie adopts a soulful falsetto minutes of the record are basically that he totes along into the album’s dedicated to variations of this propul- final track, “Her and I (Slow Jam 2).” The band saved the best song for sive jam. If you love Hawkwind and/ or Jethro Tull, go ahead and strap last. Another slow, swampy groove in for the whole ride. Otherwise, the sidles around light, clean drumfirst four to six minutes will give you ming, creating pockets of comfortable space for simple, lovey-dovey the picture. “Empty” opens with a pulsing, lyrics and trebly wah-wah guitar.
Australian band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's new album “I’m in Your Mind Fuzz" reveals the musical chops behind the singsong name. Amazon.com
The song stretches to right under nine minutes, but here the guitar excursions are more subtle and concise, never turning into the rudderless meanders that dragged
down previous tracks on the album. The song is a tasteful collision of adventure and convention, with just enough “Star Trek” sound effects to keep a Lizard Wizard satisfied.
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CULTURE Monday, January 12, 2015 COLUMN | OSCARS
Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell defied expectations by taking on dramatic roles, making them strong contenders for Oscar nominations. Rotten Tomatoes
Comedic actors take on dramatic roles, may earn Oscar nominations By Drew Pendleton
The Oscar nominations are coming soon. Thursday morning, we’ll find out who’s in the hunt for that legendary golden statue. While there are plenty of storylines this Oscar season, one of the most compelling is that of comedic actors who are making the switch to drama, and how their films help them break out of the molds they have created for themselves. Fittingly enough, every acting category has someone breaking out, if not multiple people. It’s a switch that can be surprising depending on the performance, but then again, maybe it shouldn’t be. Comedy has a rough track record with the Oscars and sometimes the popular actors and actresses who make their name in the genre have a harder time being taken seriously in dramatic roles. However, that’s not always the case, as
many times – including the contenders in this Oscar race – the actors and actresses in question have done drama before, but it hasn’t reached the public eye. In Best Actor, a famous TV face is in the hunt: Steve Carell, who’s fighting for the fifth spot in the lineup. Carell is known primarily as portraying Michael Scott on “The Office” and for his comedic roles in “Anchorman,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Get Smart,” among others. He dipped into drama with “Little Miss Sunshine,” delivering a subdued and heartfelt performance that was overshadowed by co-star Alan Arkin. He has done dramedies like “Dan in Real Life” and “Crazy, Stupid, Love” to good reception. His role in this year’s “Foxcatcher,” however, is his darkest yet. He plays a schizophrenic millionaire who becomes a mentor to two Olympic wrestlers. Based on a true story, “Foxcatcher” has its
fans in the Academy, and Carell is deep in contention. In the Best Actress category, the year’s major dark horse contender has emerged, and it’s a name that may be surprising – Jennifer Aniston. Best known as Rachel from “Friends” and her roles in studio comedies (“We’re the Millers,” “Horrible Bosses,” etc.), Aniston took on a dark and dramatic role in the independent dramedy “Cake,” in which she plays an acerbic, sardonic woman suffering from chronic pain and searching for redemption after a traumatic car crash. While the film itself has received a lukewarm reception since its Toronto Film Festival premiere in September (it hits theaters on Jan. 23), the critics who have seen it – even those who don’t like it – have given her acclaim for her raw and heartfelt performance. Having earned nominations at the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild,
Aniston seems prime to take the final slot in the Best Actress lineup. However, because of her track record, many have questioned whether or not she deserves a nomination. Much has been made of the fact that she wore no makeup for this role and that she has been on the campaign trail trying to get her film seen and considered. Some critics have been surprised by Aniston’s display in “Cake,” but she’s been good in dramatic roles before, such as “The Good Girl” and “Derailed.” If Steve Carell can transform himself and be in the hunt for a nomination with no complaints, then Aniston deserves the same respect. This year’s Oscars look to be an interesting race. With comedic actors making the switch to drama, it’ll be interesting to see if they can pull off a win and bring a fresh new element to the Oscars that can break them out of their public molds.
Alabama Firsts looks to be support system for students By Cokie Thompson | Staff Reporter
The University of Alabama celebrates tradition. In many families, football Saturdays and all-nighters in Gorgas are passed from one generation to the next, and some students know the ropes years before they enroll. However, other students do not have that example of a college experience to follow, or any example at all. First-generation college students Candace Cravey, a sophomore majoring in management and accounting, and Heather Hoke, a sophomore majoring in nursing, found themselves thrown into the deep end upon coming to campus in fall 2013. After attending an interest meeting last fall for what is now Alabama Firsts, Cravey and Hoke met with Kirk Walter, assistant director at the SOURCE, about what a support group for first-generation students might look like. “It started as a way to get
first-gen students together as a way to give them a sense of community with other first-gen students,” Hoke said. She said while her parents want her to do well, they aren’t equipped to help her the way students whose parents graduated from college are. “I constantly get the, ‘Well good luck. I wish you the best,’” she said. Cravey said her parents tell her similar things, but she doesn’t want anyone to think negatively of them because of it. She said her parents’ support is the reason she is here. Additionally, she said the group is not meant to label first-generation students as second-class citizens. “We don’t want anyone to think we’re saying, ‘Oh, you’re first-gen. We’re going to baby you now,’” she said. “At the same time, it’s still scary jumping straight out into something no one you really know has ever experienced.”
Hoke said she felt like she was thrown in with nothing, and having a sense of community with other people who felt the same way was comforting for her. “You can come in, and with a group of people you already have something in common with, you can talk about the struggles,” Cravey said. “You can talk about this wacky thing that happened to you.” Hoke said they have had trouble engaging members. They partnered with Student Support Services and the Student Advisory Board in the fall for a tailgate but were disappointed by the number of members who attended. “We have these long-term goals, but it’s finding the shortterm goals and using them as stepping stones that we’re having trouble with,” Cravey said. The two said they want to create a support system for first-generation students and others, and they’re looking for
First-generation college students hang out at an Alabama Firsts tailgate during last semester. Photo Courtesy of Tywain Griffen
people to help them build it. “At the moment, it’s just me and Heather, and there’s nothing that she and I have an interest in doing that we haven’t already tried,” Cravey said. “We’re still in the building phase. If anybody has ideas or something that they want to bring to the table, we’re not set in stone. You bring your idea,
and we’ll do what we can to make it happen.” Cravey said anyone who wants to help out is welcome – first-generation or not. “Come one, come all, come anyone,” she said. For more information, visit the group’s Facebook page or find them on Twitter at @Alabama_Firsts.
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Apps provide methods to budget, save money By Francie Johnson | CW Staff
It’s no secret college students aren’t usually the wealthiest demographic. Combine that with the fact that many will be living completely on their own in five years or less and it becomes clear learning to save and budget one’s money at this age is vital. Fortunately, a variety of apps are available that can help college students save money, create budgets and plan for the future. Here are a few of the options available.
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RetailMeNot
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Available both online and as an app, RetailMeNot offers hundreds of thousands of digital coupons, making it the world’s largest digital coupon source. The service offers coupons from a variety of stores and restaurants, including Sephora, Starbucks, Best Buy and Nike. The app allows users to save coupons for later use and bookmark their favorite stores. The coupons can also be used directly through mobile phones, eliminating the need to print them out.
BillTracker provides a tool for users to keep track of all of their bills, including due dates, the amount due, whether or not the bills are automatically paid, confirmation numbers for payments and more. The app creates a calendar with every due date on it and sends notifications when a bill’s due date is approaching or has passed. It also keeps a record of all previous bills and payments.
Publix, like many other popular chain grocery stores, offers a mobile app allowing users to create grocery lists, view sales and specials and access coupons. The Publix app features the store’s weekly ad, which is customized based on the user’s preferred location.
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Mint Personal Finance This personal finance app provides a central location for users to manage all of their accounts, including checking, savings, 401k and credit cards. Mint automatically records and categorizes every transaction to help users see where they are spending the most money. From there, the app helps users create a budget to cut down on spending.
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Groupon
GasBuddy
Offering deals of up to 90 percent off, popular online discount service Groupon is also available as an app. The service offers deals on everything from restaurants to concert tickets, exercise classes, online courses, vacation packages and more. Users can use coupons directly through the app without having to print anything out.
The GasBuddy app uses user-submitted gas price information to help users find the cheapest gas near them. Additionally, for every gas price a user reports, they are entered to win the daily prize of $100 worth of gas.
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New season brings new lipstick shades By Mary-Catherine Hodges
SHADES TO TRY
As we welcome a new semester, along comes the anticipation of a new year, new classes, fresh starts and more importantly, new styles. There is no better time to put away the lipsticks of 2014 – goodbye cherry red – and say hello to the new colors of 2015: dark red and purple. If your lipstick repertoire typically consists of pinks, neutrals, a vibrant red or anything in between, these dark hues make a beautiful tone for winter and have an eye-catching appeal. Although a dark lip color can seem intimidating, balance out a dark lip with neutral-colored clothing. Grey, cream and taupe are especially complimentary. For a more intense look, pair a dark lip with vibrant royal or navy blue, black, red or green clothing.
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AP credits help students committed to dual degree
start he got from high school credit played a significant role in making the jump to double major. Both Adkinson and Jones said MAJORS FROM PAGE 1 their study habits have changed since becoming dual degree and double take 150 credit hours instead of the major students. “I have to study a lot more, for usual 120.” different subjects,” Maguire said students interested in completely pursuing a dual degree generally already Adkinson said. Although being a dual degree or double have a significant amount of AP credit from high school. He said students pursu- major student requires more academically than the typical major-minor ing dual degrees who do combination, students like not begin college with 30 or Jones and Adkinson said more hours of AP credit end Not every student or taking on the extra major or up graduating a semester or major is compatible degree is worth it. two late. “I love it because I’m getFor students without with a dual degree or ting exposed to and going significant AP credit who double major. in depth in more than one are interested in doubling field,” Jones said. up, Maguire recommends a Adkinson said he handouble major or minor. — Daniel Maguire — dles having two majors Maguire said whether by making a plan before a student is fit to pursue a double degree depends on each stu- the semester starts so he doesn’t get dent’s academic strengths, weakness overwhelmed once classes start. For Jones, allotting time to study for each and interests. “It’s completely individualized to the of her degrees separately has helped in student,” he said. “Not every student or maintaining focus. Maguire said he strongly urges prospecmajor is compatible with a dual degree or tive dual degree or double major students double major.” Liam Adkison, a sophomore and major- to seek an adviser immediately. “The sooner students come in and we ing in history and German, came to the University with 15 AP credit hours from can get started talking about their options, the better off they’ll be,” he said. high school. Students who are undecided or “I had enough credit and time so that I could double major and not pull myself off unsure of what major or majors to pursue are encouraged to take advantage track,” he said. Adkison, who was originally only a his- of on campus resources like the Career tory major, decided to add a major after Center, which offers personality assesstaking and enjoying a German class at ments to determine majors compatible the University. He said the 15 hour head with each student.
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Williams injured in blowout loss
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The No. 1 South Carolina women’s basketball team took care of business Thursday night to remain perfect for the season with a record of 15-0. Alabama has not experienced the same success recently and fell, 102-59. For Alabama, it is the third loss in a row to start the SEC schedule (0-3), but the score seemed to be an afterthought for some of the players. Star center/forward Ashley Williams fell and hit her head on the floor with 11:09 left in the second half. Curry and athletic trainers rushed to see what was wrong. Play was stopped for several minutes until Williams was taken off the court on a stretcher. “My first reaction was ‘God I hope she is ok,’” redshirt freshman Karyla Middlebrook said. “She is one of the players on the team I’m closest with so it was really hard for me to sit on the bench while she’s over there almost looking unconscious from where I was sitting. But it was good to see her give a thumbs up and wave to the crowd as she was escorted off.” The crowd fell silent after Williams did not get up. Williams has been a huge part in the success of the Crimson Tide this season. As a sophomore, she leads the team in scoring this season with 14.3 points per game and left the game with 10 points. Ashley was later diagnosed with a
Williams returns for first meet since injury GYMNASTICS FROM PAGE 1
then,’” Duckworth said. “For me, it was like ‘Wow, I’m truly the head coach of my alma mater. How blessed am I?’ Then it was go time.” The match marked a return for Williams, who missed the entirety of last season after suffering an injury to her Achilles tendon before she could take the floor. “I felt good all week, all fall, all morning, and the lights went down and the fireworks went off and I felt myself kind of getting jittery,” she said. “For me, I maybe tried to calm myself down a little too much, but I think this is round one of many battles that we have to come this year, so lesson learned.” Jitters were common for the team as it entered a new era, but Duckworth said she was proud of her team and how it responded to the nerves of transitioning from the practice facility to the arena filled with fans for the first time. “We were calm, patient, ready, and the butterflies kind of hit this morning. I feel like we expected some jitters, we expected some introductions of new faces and such,” she said. “I’m very proud
Freshman guard Meoshonti Knight brings the ball up the court during a 102-59 loss to South Carolina. CW / Layton Dudley
concussion and was scratched from the lineup against Ole Miss Sunday. “It was real emotional to see Ashley go down like that,” freshman guard Meoshonti Knight said. “We just had to pull together as a team as always, and face adversity.” Williams was also a huge defensive presence on the team. After she left the game, the Gamecocks scored 40 points in nine minutes. USC eclipsed 100 points in a SEC game for the first time in conference history and shot 84.6 percent in the second half. Curry said if Williams misses significant time, other Alabama players will have to step up.
“We would move our rotation up again,” Curry said. “The rotation is the way it is because of the preseason and how practices have gone. I think we will evaluate. The most important thing though is to evaluate the next two days in practice, and see who practices better and harder.” Sunday, the Crimson Tide missed Williams and gave up 77 points against Ole Miss. Alabama moved to 0-4 in the SEC after the 77-63 loss. Ole Miss out-rebounded Alabama, 38-26, and shot 47 percent from three-point range. Sophomore guard Breanna Hayden led Alabama with 16 points and six rebounds.
of the overall performance of out there, and she’s a freshman,” coming back from mistakes and Duckworth said of Winston. “But ending strong. Certainly some she gets it, and she will have work to do, but I think we’re more opportunity to show that headed in the right direction.” she can handle that pressure.” Sophomore Keely McNeer Sophomore Katie Bailey, who opened the first meet of the won the all-around competiDuckworth chapter of the pro- tion, said the team was able to gram on the vault, posting a overcome bumps in the match 9.850 to open competition. Senior because of diligent practice. Kaitlyn Clark post“I think that in ed the first high practice we do a score of the night really good job with a 9.950 on the of trying out difvault, leading the scenarios, I’m very proud of the over- ferent team to a 49.375 so when somescore overall. all performance of coming one has a mistake Following their really good back from mistakes and we’re opening, the about adjusting to Crimson Tide falit,” she said. “It’s ending strong. tered slightly on the same thing the uneven bars when we get out — Dana Duckworth — in rotation two. under the lights. The team counted It’s go time.” falls by freshman The Crimson Kiana Winston and Tide will travsophomore Amanda el to Arkansas Jetter before finishing with next week before returning to a solid performance on beam Coleman to face Florida Jan. 23 and floor. at 6:30 p.m. As the team faces Despite the struggles, off against the reigning national Duckworth said she did not lose champions, Duckworth said she any confidence in Winston who hopes the crowd returns with the suffered from her own case of jit- same energy they had Friday as ters, but still proved her true tal- they welcomed several new faces ent by her ability to come back to the floor. from mistakes, something the “I think we need to applaud our team as a whole did well Friday. crowd for their energy,” she said. “This was the first time she “We want them back against was healthy and got to get back Florida for sure.”
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw for his 46th postseason touchdown on Saturday night, surpassing the previous record held by Joe Montana. Tribune News Service
Tom Brady making case for greatness By Caroline Gazzara
Love him or hate him, Tom Brady is the man to beat. Brady threw his 46th postseason touchdown pass Saturday night, trumping the record previously held by 49ers quarterback Joe Montana. Montana threw 45 postseason touchdown passes in his career. Montana is one of the great quarterbacks in NFL history. His 45 postseason touchdown pass record has been one of his many career highlights. He was a longtime quarterback who didn’t falter until the very end. Much like Montana, Brady is in a similar situation. Despite breaking Montana’s record, Brady has been around for a long time. He stuck by his teammates through the historic wins and terrible losses, which says a lot about his character. Brady has been playing for the NFL since 2000. For 15 years he has been a member of the New England Patriots. In his early career, Brady took the Patriots to Super Bowl 36, 38 and 39, winning all three in the span of four years. Although those are the only Super Bowls Brady won, he has had five Super Bowl appearances in 15 years. It may seem like he peaked early in his career but he hasn’t. Like Peyton Manning, Brady has only improved with age. Time and time again, he has helped rebuild the team. The Patriots are not a team you can ever count out. A reliable teammate, Brady is the figurehead of their powerful program. In 2012, coach Bill Belichick said there is no other quarterback like him in the league. “There’s no quarterback I’d rather have than Tom Brady,” he said. “He’s the best. He does so much for us in so many ways on so many different levels. I’m very fortunate that he’s our quarterback and what he’s able to do for this team. It’s good to win with him and all the rest of our players. If that’s more than somebody else did, I don’t really care about that.” Despite what some may feel toward him, Brady is becoming one of the great football players; he may even already be one. For a man to stick with his team for 15 years shows how dedicated he is to the sport. It’s not about breaking records. It’s about making an impact on history.
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Mars in Pisces. Ponder possibilities. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -Open to new views. Don’t take anything for granted. Home pulls you in like a magnet. Don’t bet on a far-fetched scheme. The possibility of error is high. Finish the job first. Arguing doesn’t help. Handle immediate concerns. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Make plans for the future together over the next two months with Mars in Pisces. Revise your budget to hold onto what you have. Invest carefully. Try ideas from your research. Share what you’re doing that’s working. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -Partnership yields highest rewards over the next two months with Mars in Pisces. Physical activity is more fun with someone else, too. Get in action to make some money together. It could get chaotic and messy. Clean later. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Work faster and earn more. Power on for excellent service and resulting respect. Don’t rely on assumptions or count unkept promises. Something doesn’t work by the book. Get productive at work over the next two months with Mars in Pisces. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -Weave a romantic spell and express your love. Your actions speak louder than words over the next two months with Mars in Pisces. Stay
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Juniors Collins, Cooper, Yeldon leave for NFL Draft By Kelly Ward | Sports Editor
Friday, Jan. 9, three juniors announced they will forgo their senior seasons for the 2015 NFL Draft. Landon Collins, Amari Cooper and T.J. Yeldon each made an impact on Alabama’s football program and leave large holes in their respective positions.
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2014 accolades
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2014 accolades
• Unanimous first team AllAmerican (Walter Camp, FWAA, AFCA, AP and Sporting News)
• 41 games
• Winner of the Biletnikoff Award • 40 games
• 190 total tackles: 120 solo
• Heisman Trophy finalist
• 228 receptions*
• 8.5 tackles for loss
• Unanimous first team All-American
• 3,463 yards receiving*
• 3,322 yards rushing
• 3,514 all-purpose yards
• 3,816 all-purpose yards
• 31 touchdowns*
• 39 touchdowns
• 87.8 yards per game
• 97.8 yards per game
• First-team All-SEC • Finalist for Jim Thorpe Award, Nagurski Award and the Lott Trophy • Permanent team captain
• 5 interceptions • 13 pass breakups • 4 fumble recoveries • 3 forced fumbles • 1 blocked punt
• First team All-SEC • SEC Offensive Player of the Year • Permanent team captain
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2014 accolades
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• Second team All-SEC by league coaches
• 39 games • 576 carries