01.13.15 The Crimson White

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2015 1 | ISSUE 72 VOLUME 121

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SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SINCE 1894

Men’s Basketball

3 QuitSmart

8 Best Picture

Alabama takes a 2-0 conference record on the road to South Carolina. The Crimson Tide broke a 16-game road losing streak on Saturday with a win at Tennessee. Alabama received votes in the AP and USA Today Coaches Poll.

In response to the UA nonsmoking policy, the Student Health Center is offering sessions for those who wish to kick the habit. They are free and open to students, faculty and staff.

Awards season is upon us, and the Oscar nods will be announced on Thursday. Check out our list of potential nominees for “Best Picture,” such as “Birdman,” “Whiplash” and “Boyhood.”

NEWS | CONSTRUCTION

Part of the eastbound lane of Paul W. Bryant Drive has been limited to one lane of traffic because of continuing construction on and around the University of Alabama campus. CW / Layton Dudley

Construction on campus causes UA traffic concerns By Amanda Sare | Contributing Writer

As students arrived back in Tuscaloosa after winter break, social media was buzzing about construction around town and on campus. The @UAStudentProbs Twitter account,

an anonymous satirical account which boasts about 15,500 followers, tweeted Jan. 6, “Why would they do railroad construction the day everyone gets back into town #UAStudentProbs.” Though construction has been prevalent on the University’s campus for years, some students have said the construction taking place this semester is especially inconvenient. In addition to construction

around the railroad tracks that border the southern entrances to campus, Paul W. Bryant Drive near the entrance to Coleman Coliseum is currently blocked off to one lane of traffic due to construction on Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Cathy Andreen, director of media relations for the University, said the lane will not open again until April 15. Another area of campus under

construction is the portion of Colonial Drive alongside Bryant-Denny Stadium and sorority row. This area is closed in order to install underground utilities for the new sorority houses which are currently under construction. “One lane of Colonial Drive will reopen Jan. 15; however, the area will be congested,” Andreen said. “The SEE CONSTRUCTION PAGE 7

CULTURE | FILMS

Seasonal independent film series returns to Bama Theatre Bama Art House to play ‘The Babadook’ Tuesday By Drew Pendleton | Contributing Writer

This winter, the Bama Theatre will bring a taste of the independent film scene to downtown Tuscaloosa, with the season’s edition of the Bama Art House film series running every Tuesday

night through Feb. 17. The film series, which was established in its present format in January 2010 and also runs in the summer and fall, screens films from major festivals and art house cinemas not screened at Tuscaloosa’s main movie theater. The series began on Jan. 6 with “Boyhood,” Richard Linklater’s film – 12 years in the making – that follows a young boy as he ages from 6 to 18.

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“Turnout was great for the first film, and the feedback and enthusiasm expressed from patrons about the remainder of the series has been very positive,” said Kevin Ledgewood, publicity manager for the Arts Council of Tuscaloosa. “We are excited about the potential attendance based on the wide variety of subject matter chosen and its

PLAN TO GO WHAT: Bama Art House presents “The Babadook” WHEN: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Bama Theatre

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