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Harper Lee to publish 2nd book
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As current president of The University of Alabama’s Black Student Union, junior Alvin Lockett works to promote the advancement of minority students across campus. He is currently working on the State of the Black Union.
Campus MovieFest returned to Alabama on Jan. 29. Sixteen student films were screened in front of an audience. Four films were given the Jury Award and will move on to compete in Hollywood.
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‘Watchman’ will not be sequel to ‘Mockingbird’ By Francie Johnson | Culture Editor
Author Harper Lee’s name is instantly recognizable due to her one iconic novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” In the 50-plus years since the book’s 1960 publication, Lee has never published another novel – but that will soon change. Before the University of Alabama alumna wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird,” she had already completed another manuscript, “Go Set a Watchman,” featuring the character of Scout as an adult. Now, more than half a century later, the book is set for a mid-July publication. “My editor, who was taken by the I am humbled flashbacks to and amazed that Scout’s childthis will now be hood, persuaded me to published. write a novel from the point of view of the — Harper Lee — young Scout,” Lee wrote in a press release. “I was a firsttime writer, so I did as I was told.” Lee set aside the manuscript for “Go Set a Watchman,” never to return to it. It wasn’t until fall 2014, when Lee’s friend and lawyer Tonja Carter discovered the original manuscript, that Lee became aware a copy of the book had survived. “After much thought and hesitation, I shared it with a handful of people I trust and was pleased to hear that they considered it worthy of publication,” Lee wrote. “I am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years.” Andy Crank, an assistant professor of American literature SEE BOOK PAGE 7
Last month, The University of Alabama International Relations Club participated in the Harvard National Model United Nations conference in Lima, Peru. Photos Courtesy of Whitney Cravens, Olivia Hodge and Alex Moffitt
IRC receives ‘Outstanding Large Delegation’ award By Mackenzie Ross | Staff Reporter
In early January, the University of Alabama International Relations Club arrived in Lima, Peru, for the Harvard National Model United Nations conference. The group left with top awards at the conference, including Most Outstanding Large Delegation. The conference was held in Peru for the first time. While there, 26 schools and approximately 500 participants, known as delegates, debated and voted on mock international issues. Harvard co-hosted with La Universidad del Pacífico. “That’s one of the coolest things about this conference, is schools from
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all around the world come,” said Brett Nations assemblies. At the close of the Spicer, a senior majoring in economics conference, individual and group and history and president of the UA awards are announced. International Relations Club. “And so The University’s International you get to hear a lot of diverse perspec- Relations Club received the award tives and backgrounds for Most Outstanding on global issues because Large Delegation, honwhen you’re talking oring the significant about disarmament in contributions of an ... you get to hear a lot of institution with 10 or Latin America [with] someone who’s actumore delegates. Spicer diverse perspectives ... ally from Venezuela, said it was the most it’s interesting to hear prestigious award — Brett Spicer — their perspective as given to any school in they have a totally difNorth America and ferent political systhe biggest award tem there than we do in the club’s sevenhere. It really enhances year history. the debate.” In addition to the club’s success, UA In Model United Nations, delegates delegate Anjana Venkatesan, a gradueach represent a different country ate student studying ecological studies, and use parliamentary procedure to SEE RELATIONS PAGE 7 create a mock version of real United
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Alabama director of football operations Joe Pannunzio took a job with the Philadelphia Eagles Tuesday, TideSports reported. Pannunzio spent four years at Alabama where he oversaw aspects of the program.
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Same-sex marriage to remain legal in Alabama The two rulings striking down Alabama’s samesex marriage ban will stay in place, aided by a ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. If no further action is taken the trial court rulings will end Monday, which means same-sex couples could legally marry in the state of Alabama on that day. Alabama officials contended the court should wait until decisions were made in similar cases
in Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio. The district court denied the argument but gave no reasoning. A federal judge struck down the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage Jan. 23, prompted by a woman who applied for second-parent adoption for a boy she had raised since his birth. Compiled by Beth Lindly
UA establishes channels to report sexual misconduct Judy Bonner released an emailed letter to students, faculty members and staff on Feb. 2 detailing avenues members of campus have to report sexual misconduct. The University has established a streamlined approach to reporting allegations through the UAct campaign. The campaign is designed to encourage anyone on campus who feels they have been a victim of sexual misconduct to report the behavior through safe channels. The campaign designates multiple safe reporting offices across campuses including harassment resource officers from all colleges and departments, the Title IX Office, the Office of Student Conduct, the Director of Equal Opportunity Programs, the Office of the Dean of
Students, University Police and a 24-hour Hazing and Harassment Hotline. Bonner stressed in the emailed statement that one of the main goals of the campaign is to prevent sexual violence and misconduct on campus and raise awareness by “encouraging a culture of reporting.” Students, faculty members, staff and visitors can report through one of three channels: the University Police Department, the Title IX office and the UAct website. A detailed list of these reporting channels can be found at ua.edu/uact/uactchannels.pdf. Compiled by Rachel Brown
Graduate community event brings families to UA The Graduate Student Association and University Graduate School will be hosting their fourth annual Family Night on Saturday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Smith Hall. Family Night began as a way for graduate students with children to show their kids what they do at school. It has since grown into a community event
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Allison Montgomery, pictured receiving the Homecoming crown from Gov. Robert Bentley, will be a panelist at the forum. CW / Pete Pajor
FYE hosts second half forum By Alessandra Delrose | Contributing Writer
After attending and speaking at a leadership conference for First Year Experience last year, Undre Phillips, a senior majoring in secondary education, was inspired to start an event that would allow students to step out of their comfort zones and become a part of campus life. “I felt honored to go to this conference and to be able to speak, but when I was leaving, the thought ran across my mind that UA freshmen needed to have an experience similar to this,” he said. After the conference, Phillips went to the groups on campus he was involved with, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Chapter, the Grandeur Gentlemen’s Coterie and the First Year Experience group, to start what he calls the 2nd Half-Finish Strong event. “This forum is focused on allowing these freshmen to have a second chance with getting involved on campus,” he said. “It’s also to encourage students. So for the freshmen who finished the first semester with a high GPA, they need to continue to work hard. And for the freshmen who maybe messed up first semester, they can still finish strong. And that’s what the name for the forum came from.” The event will feature a list of panelists from diverse sides of campus including Freshman of the Year 2012 Sean Johnson-Sippial from Alpha Phi Alpha, Community Service Center Director Camille Driver, SGA member Allison Montgomery and many more.
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“The panelists we have for this forum are all leaders or recognizable members of various groups of campus,” he said. “The intention was to get a diverse group involved in this panel so it can pique a variety of students’ interests.” Kiara Summerville, a graduate assistant for the First Year Experience group, said she is excited about this upcoming freshman forum. “I think students will have the opportunity to really branch out and see everything campus has to offer,” she said. Summerville said when FYE heard about this forum it wanted to get involved. “It’s a great way for students to not only learn about different clubs, but also understand how they can get involved because many times students want to join but don’t really know how,” she said. When it comes to the overall goal for this event, Phillips said he wants students to start joining clubs right away. “I hope to see within a few weeks or months more students participating in different clubs or activities The University of Alabama has to offer,” he said.
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Moundville Archaelogical Park, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers and The University of Alabama are working to reverse erosion by the Black Warrior River in the historic park. Photo Courtesy of Betsy Irwin
UA leads salvage project By Lauren Lane | Contributing Writer
portion of the shoreline from loss.” Gage said these excavations are the first In an attempt to continue excavating arti- step in a much larger effort to save the facts, The University of Alabama’s Office remains and data before they are lost. of Archaeological Research has started a “It is very important to continue research new archeological project along the shore on the Moundville site,” said Ted Nelson, of Moundville Archeological Park. a graduate student at the University who Moundville Archeological Park was did his thesis research on a portion of the once home to an economic trading center site. “This research includes analysis of from A.D. 1000 to A.D. 1450. It was also the already-excavated collections and modlargest city in what is now Alabama, bring- ern excavations. While excavations will ing Native American tribes from all across never be as extensive as the depression the country together to trade artwork, era digs were, they are still important. As food and ideas with one another. new archaeological and anthropological Moundville was a complex society theories become more widely accepted or scholars had little knowlnew technologies become edge of until archeologists available, modern research began digging there in the will often call for more late 19th century. Because excavations with new or It is very important to better techniques.” there are no written records of Moundville during its said as recent continue research on asNelson height, everything learned 2010, Jera Davis, a about the site has come from the Moundville site. member of the anthropolancient artifacts and excavaogy department, uncovtions done mostly by The ered many untouched — Ted Nelson — University of Alabama’s stuareas of Moundville, dents and faculty members including the discovery of since the 1890s, who have underground homes. answered the questions Betsy Irwin, interim scholars have been asking for thousands director at Moundville Archeological Park, of years. said she hopes a solution can be found in Matthew Gage, the director of the order to preserve as much of the history of Office of Archeological Research, said this civilization as possible. Moundville Archeological Park contains “Archaeologists are assessing what the remains of one of the largest prehis- areas are most in danger and excavating toric Native American settlements in them first,” she said. “As the project conthe country. tinues, all areas possibly affected by the “Moundville has major significance construction will be evaluated and excafor both the Native American and vated as necessary. The park will also archeological communities,” he said. look into reintroducing varieties of native The portion on the outside bend of the plants which could help slow erosion along Black Warrior River has been experienc- the river and in the park’s ravines.” ing a major erosion problem since 2010. Amanda Morrow, education assistant Gage said the site is one of the most impor- at Moundville Archeological Park, said tant to preserve, considering less than a Moundville has benefited a great deal from fifth of the area has been excavated. the University’s involvement. “Moundville Archeological Park is work“It is a fabulous resource for UA stuing with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dents to have one of the most important to begin a feasibility study–the first step archeological sites so close by,” she said. in the effort to stabilize the shoreline and Morrow said she enjoys getting to proprotect the site from additional damage,” vide tours to many of the local schools he said. “The [Office of Archeological and host various events throughout Research] has begun salvage excavations the year, such as the Moundville Native intended to save the most threatened American Festival.
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Editor | Patrick Crowley Letters@cw.ua.edu Wednesday, February 4, 2015
GUEST COLUMN | POLITICS
FDR a model for future leaders By Madelyn Schorr | Guest Columnist
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COLUMN | BRYCE HOSPITAL
Loss of Bryce marks loss of University history MARY CATHERINE
Connors Staff Columnist
Positioned at the corner of Shelby Quad and the Student Recreation Center, Bryce Hospital is emblematic of Tuscaloosa’s history, The University of Alabama’s history and America’s progression in caring for the mentally ill. The hospital was founded in 1861 and was bought by the University in 2010 for close to $90 million, according to the Tuscaloosa News. Despite the hospital’s rich cultural history, demolition on the outer wings and various smaller buildings started last week. Construction workers and bulldozers have left a large gash in the right side of the building. Though the University has been planning the demolition for some time now, it’s almost startling to see such a large testament to history being wholly disregarded. The University plans to erect in its place new classroom buildings and a performing arts center, which will be somehow
connected to the main hos- buildings. But there will never be pital after construction is another Bryce complete. While the rotunIn reality, Bryce has always da on the main building will been connected to the University. remain intact, many people The Mental Health Institute of are saddened by the choice of Alabama notes that Bryce Hospital university officials. was the first mental hospital in A performing arts center is the United States to treat patients certainly welcomed and prob- with dignity and respect. Dr. ably needed on campus, but to Bryce adapted the “moral treatrip apart a chapter in Alabama’s ment movement” for the hospital history is counterand its patients. productive. When This movement the University was among the bought the buildfirst of its kind and ing four years ago, be seen by Bryce has always been could it had the power to the consideration choose the fate of and benevolence of connected to the the hospital. the hospital staff. It University. A complete or even stood alongeven partial renoside the University vation would have during the been hugely expenCivil War. sive, but there were many other If its outstanding history or options. A renovation could have its contribution to the humane been pushed down the calendar treatment of the mentally ill until funding was raised, or the cannot save the hospital, I’m building could have been left not sure what could. Although standing as it has been for more not all of the building is being than 150 years. torn down, we can’t pretend We will always need new the hospital isn’t losing a large classroom buildings. Older lec- portion of its integrity or its ture halls will need restoring. powerful presence. More dining halls will need to be installed to keep up with a grow- Mary Catherine Connors is a ing student population. And more sophomore majoring in economparking lots will be required for ics and mathematics. Her column easier access to all of these new runs weekly.
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A few days before the 1936 election, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke to a crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In his speech, he pledged his commitment to the New Deal and its programs while criticizing those who were putting their own personal and political gains before the national recovery after the Great Depression. He spoke of “the old enemies of peace – business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering,” that were stifling the progress he was building. There are obvious parallels between the political climate of 1936 and the political climate we face today. In 2008, a housing crash caused an economic recession that affected millions of people. Big banks got bailouts instead of being punished for mishandling money. Every day we see someone denouncing climate change, even though scientists say it is real and we must make changes now to combat its disastrous effects. Red states are trying their hardest to repeal the Affordable Care Act even though it is working and providing heath care to millions of people who wouldn’t have access otherwise. Congressmen are working to reduce or completely eliminate New Deal programs that continue to help Americans. Later in his speech, Roosevelt claimed these old enemy forces are united against him and “they are unanimous in their hate for me – and I welcome their hatred.” Instead of throwing shade back at his critics, Roosevelt pushed forward and built programs and policies that proved his opponents wrong. He was set on creating new systems that would work for people instead of destroying his enemies. Right now, America is at a crossroads. With party polarization at an all-time high and gridlock becoming a new norm for Congress, we must look at our system and take a stand against the status quo. We should look to Roosevelt’s groundbreaking progressive policies and build a new civic infrastructure that works with the current times. We need to look to local governments and cities for innovative policies that can be replicated nationally and look to our colleges and universities to invest in the areas around them. Young people need to be seen as a constant intellectual constituency instead of lazy, uninformed and apathetic. We have more to offer than our money and bodies for canvassing. Even though the 2016 elections are far away, we must push the candidates, real and potential, to be more constructive and work together to find solutions to the growing list of problems we face in this country. Our new leaders should work across party and generation lines to create a new agenda that reflects the diversity of our country. As we go through this new age we must remember that we are not under the control of our senators, congressmen and government, but they are under our control. We must commit ourselves to raise the bar and build a better society that is reflective of Roosevelt’s vision. Madelyn Schorr is a junior majoring in anthropology and art.
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OPINIONS Wednesday, February 4, 2015 COLUMN | EDUCATION
Higher education is essential and a worthy use of taxpayers’ dollars
KYLE A.
Simpson Staff Columnist
At The University of Alabama, we are enjoying a period of growth and expansion that has never been seen in our school’s history. Since 2007, our student body has increased in size by about 10,000 to over 36,000, and over half of the University’s students are from places other than Alabama. While a larger student body may not seem like a great thing when you are late to class and sitting in stand-still traffic, the diversity of perspectives and experiences people bring here are nothing but beneficial to the University. Look around campus. Between all the construction cranes and sorority mansions, one can’t help but notice that we attend class in some of the most beautiful and up-to-date
buildings at any university, and the million publicly-funded arena for colleges housed inside those build- the Milwaukee Bucks, among other ing are climbing up the educational things, is irresponsible and foolish. rankings. Our state’s flagship uni- The cuts will likely cause faculty versity is becoming something to layoffs and a slowdown in progress. be very proud of. In short, we are Similar cuts were recently made to making immense California’s public progress at a time university system when higher educaand these types of tion is more imporcuts are emblemtant than ever atic of a nationwide In the past five years, before. That is why trend. In 2003, state we should do everyfunding made up a tuition at public universities thing we can to keep third of public unihas risen as much as it this way, includversities’ revenue, ing preventing a but this number 70 percent. disturbing national dropped to 23 pertrend from making cent by 2012 and its way to Alabama. student tuition now Last week in outweighs it. In the Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker past five years, tuition at public uniannounced a $300 million budget cut versities has risen as much as 70 perin aid to The University of Wisconsin cent, in part because of budget polisystem, which encompasses 26 cam- cies like those seen in Wisconsin. puses and will see its state funding A public university system is an cut by nearly 10 percent. In a state important investment in the future that has been slow to come out of the state. Affordable, high-quality of the recession, cutting the bud- higher education allows students get of the UW system to pay for an from all backgrounds to improve array of deep tax cuts and a $220 their standing, which will improve
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Alabama’s standing in the world economy. By cutting school budgets at the expense of the working class, state legislators do a disservice to their constituents. To prevent this trend from exacerbating our own tuition problem, we need to pay attention to our leaders and where their priorities lie. In Alabama, it seems that tax cuts for corporations like Mercedes-Benz and Airbus are sometimes more important than tuition, which has ballooned to almost $10,000 for instate students, an increase of over 100 percent since 2006. The University of Alabama is flourishing because of the work of students and faculty members, and keeping this progress going requires us to hold our leaders accountable. Political leaders respond to public pressure. Let them know that an educated workforce in Alabama is worth more than another tax break for a corporation. Kyle Simpson is a sophomore majoring in biology. His column runs biweekly.
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By Kyarra Harris | Contributing Writer
The Black Student Union is a student-led organization on campus that works to represent minority students and connect them with administration. Alvin Lockett, a junior majoring in accounting, is the current president of BSU. What is the purpose of the Black Student Union? The mission of BSU shall seek to establish and innovate perennial relationship opportunities and expectations for minority students at The University of Alabama. We serve as liaison between students and administration in effort to uphold the values stated in the Capstone Creed. How long has the University had this organization? The Black Student Union was founded in April of 1968 as the African American Association by Dianne Kirskey, so almost 47 years. How long have you been a member? What brought you to join?
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Like most students, I signed up for various organizations at Get on Board Day, but it wasn’t until my sophomore year that I officially joined as the vice president of Future Black Leaders of UA. I
remember receiving an email from then-President Joshua Gray about being recommended to apply for a BSU vice president position. Out of the five positions available, vice president of Future Black Leaders of UA seemed most interesting due to my previous involvement on campus and desire to give back to freshmen and sophomore students looking to get involved. What does your position entail? As the president it is my duty to keep the mission of BSU moving forward. This entails serving on the Student Leaders Council, Student and Campus Life Committee, Human Relations Committee and Media Planning Board; overseeing all BSU-related activities; managing a team of vice presidents and directors; and seeking opinions from general body members on how to change the climate of our campus as it relates to diversity.
effectively and tactfully to faculty members and administration. What has been your highest achievement so far? As it pertains to BSU, I think working with University Programs to host a pretty impressive turnout for Onyx was the highlight of Fall 2014. This semester, I’m looking forward to State of the Black Union where so many organizations like the National Council of Negro Women, Collegiate 100 Men and Women, The Grandeur Gentlemen’s Coterie and National Pan-Hellenic Council have joined forces to truly change and create a better climate for the black community. To simply answer the question, collaborating with other minority organizations to benefit and reach as many students as possible is an achievement I wish not to take credit for but to thank the many organizations that support when asked.
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Do you want to continue volunteering in similar organizations in the future?
Upon accepting the role as president, my platform is to work diligently on membership recruitment, the financial budget and most importantly to capture the attention of all minority students – both present in the black community and beyond. The goal is to have BSU as the premier organization for students to voice any concern ...
Yes, I think it is truly important to give back to those who have given to you, whether people, communities, organizations or causes. My grandmother has always quoted Hebrews 7:7, “the lesser is blessed by the greater” – if there is ever an opportunity where I can serve and be a blessing to others, I intend to do that. It would be a selfish act not to.
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Free clinic to serve West End community members By Lauren Lane | Staff Reporter
Some of The University of Alabama’s pre-med students are heading up a clinic in town along with the West End Health Project. The WEHP was originally founded through the Blackburn Institute and has a relationship with Diabetes Education Team and Medicine in the Community (DiET), an Honors College class. Anyone in the community can come to the clinic and get blood pressure, weight and glucose screenings, along with diet and exercise education and counseling. DiET provides diabetes education and all the services are free of charge. Andrew Davis, a senior majoring in music performance who is a student director for the clinic, said the hopes for the clinic have started to become a reality. “We’ve had one patient who has been to WEHP almost every week,” he said. “When he first came in, his blood pressure was through the roof and he had some other health problems. After the students talked about ways to reduce his blood pressure and weight, he told us how hard it was because of his job, which requires him to sit behind the wheel
West End Clinic, a free clinic run by UA students, recently reopened inside the McDonald Hughes Community Center. CW / Amy Sullivan
of a truck for most of the day, but he promised us he would try.” Davis said within just a few weeks the patient’s blood pressure reached a healthy range and he lost 10 pounds. “This is encouraging not only for me but also our students, as it let them know what they are doing really matters and it works,” he said. The success led UA students to begin
working with the West End schools to implement a program that provides free health screenings to students. Mary Wills, a senior majoring in public policy and health care management, said she decided to get involved because she firmly believes in WEHP and its potential to help the community. “Our healthcare system is shifting from a reactive to a proactive approach
in treatment methods, and this organization can greatly help people realize and monitor chronic illnesses that impact their quality of life,” she said. “Early prevention and detection of these illnesses is key in ensuring the best treatment paths available. By offering free health screenings to children, we are able to detect chronic diseases such as diabetes. These children are then able to seek treatment for a disease they didn’t even know they had.” The group said it hopes this initiative will not only help students be healthier but will encourage parents to take better care of their health as well. “I hope to see WEHP become an integrated part of the West End community,” said Alex Morris, a senior majoring in music performance and another student director for the clinic. “As a lifelong Tuscaloosa resident, I feel like we haven’t done enough to make our brothers and sisters in that area have the same access to health resources as some other communities. WEHP is a malleable solution. Once we establish trust with the community, I hope we can receive feedback and make it a more tailored experience for the specific needs.”
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One of the places the International Relations Club visited was the Plaza Mayor, home of Peru’s Presidential Palace and the famous national Lima Cathedral. Photo Courtesy of Alex Moffitt
IRC delegates compete in 5 conferences every year RELATIONS FROM PAGE 1
received the Best Delegate award, the top award of Model UN conferences. Her committee members also appointed her Rapporteur to report on the proceedings of the meeting. “Being Rapporteur was an especially meaningful award as it goes to the person the other delegates voted as the best to represent their committee at closing
Lee’s new novel set 20 years after ‘Mockingbird’ BOOK FROM PAGE 1
at the University said people knew Lee had written “Go Set a Watchman,” an early version of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” However, it wasn’t until recently that people learned a copy of the manuscript still exists or how different the two storylines really are, he said. "[We didn’t know] that while it was an early version of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ [‘Go Set a Watchman’] has a very different story and setting,” he said. “The setting takes place in the mid-1950s as opposed to the mid-1930s. This story is about an adult Scout Finch and not a child.” HarperCollins Publishers announced Tuesday that “Go Set a Watchman” will be published on July 14, 2015, mere days after the 55th anniversary of the publication of “To Kill a Mockingbird” in July 1960. The timing of this announcement is not without controversy. Alice Lee, Harper’s sister and lawyer, died less than three months ago in November 2014. Alice had been an advocate of Harper’s privacy, and the fact that the announcement of “Go Set a Watchman“s publication came so soon after her death is reason for
ceremonies,” she said. “I was honored to be named Rapporteur because it meant that my fellow committee members believed in not only my speaking ability, but also my involvement and understanding of the committee as a whole.” UA delegate Brandon Hooks, a junior majoring in economics and international studies, was named Outstanding Delegate, the second highest individual award. “While winning an individual award was an exciting accomplishment, my contributions to the team as a whole enabled me to represent The University skepticism, Crank said. “Harper Lee said the reason [the book is being published now] is because she had given it to a handful of people to vet and they thought that it had value and the American readership should see it, but I think we can be suspicious about that comment with what we know about her sister passing away,” he said. “I think we should be suspicious about it because it does seem a little strange that it’s coming out now.” “Go Set a Watchman” features many of the same characters in “To Kill a Mockingbird” but is set 20 years later in the 1950s. It follows an adult Scout as she returns from New York to the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, to visit her father Atticus. “Reading in many ways like a sequel to Harper Lee’s classic novel, it is a compelling and ultimately moving narrative about a father and a daughter’s relationship, and the life of a small Alabama town living through the racial tensions of the 1950s,” Jonathan Burnham, senior vice president and publisher at HarperCollins, wrote in a press release. Although “Go Set a Watchman” takes place after “To Kill a Mockingbird” and features the same characters, Crank said it should not be viewed as a sequel to Lee’s earlier classic. Rather than expecting a literary work of equal merit of
of Alabama on an international level and prove to other schools that we are a force to reckon with,” he said. Spicer said he hopes to use the new international recognition to grow the club larger than its current 60 members. He said he hopes to allow more UA delegates to attend conferences. The group currently participates in five conferences each year – four domestic and one international – in places like Chicago; Washington, D.C.; and Los Angeles. “Some conferences are perfect for people with no Model UN experience,” he said. “And we take people who’ve never
done Model UN before to allow them to kind of get the feel of it to some of our conferences.” Throughout the rest of the year, the UA International Relations Club helps to facilitate high school conferences, tutors foreign languages to local middle schools and teaches Model United Nations two afternoons a week to high school students in the Black Belt. They meet weekly on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in 340 Bidgood Hall. To learn more, visit alabamairc.com, Facebook “Alabama International Relations Club,” or Twitter @AlabamaIRC.
“Go Set a Watchman” features the same characters as Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Wikimedia Commons
“To Kill a Mockingbird,” he said readers should interpret the novel as a glimpse of Lee’s early writing process. “There’s just no way that you can judge the new novel by the success of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’” he said. “It’s such a beloved novel that I think that would be unfair to expect another ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ That’s not going to happen.”
Crank said he is excited to read a new Harper Lee book, but “To Kill a Mockingbird” is strong enough to stand on its own. “I think this novel will be sort of the icing on the cake,” he said. “I don’t think you need this novel to understand ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ or to appreciate it, but I think it will provide a nice sort of corollary to the reading of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’”
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Editor | Francie Johnson Culture@cw.ua.edu Wednesday, February 4, 2015
CMF award winners to take Hollywood By Laura Testino | Assistant Culture Editor
Campus MovieFest returned to the University on Jan. 20 and culminated with a finale in the Ferguson Theater on Jan. 29. The top 16 student films were awarded as Campus Finalists and were shown to an audience. After screening the short films, CMF distributed additional awards, including the Jury Award to the top four films. Jury Award Winners will compete for overall awards at CMF Hollywood, where the Jury Award-winning films from the University and other college campuses will be shown. Check out a few of the big winners from the competition.
Photo Courtesy of Michael Thomas Photo Courtesy of Haley Tarpley
“Traces” Jury Award Winner In this drama, written and directed by film captain Michael Thomas, the audience follows a young boy named Alex as he meanders through the wreckage of a storm after being separated from his sister. He finds trinkets along the way and as he picks each item up, the audience meets the item’s owner. The collage of smaller stories culminates with Alex finding the most important piece of all.
Photo Courtesy of Tanner Robbins
“Syzygy” Jury Award Winner Written and directed by film captain Tanner Robbins, this thriller features a young boy who is faced with choosing between acceptance and his own morals. The stakes are high and the boy’s road toward his final decision dead-ends with an intense sacrifice.
“The Fragrance for Hugh” Jury Award Winner This comedic peek into the creation of a television advertisement for “Hugh” fragrances juxtaposes the cool demeanor of a female model with her less-clued-in male counterpart. The dialogue, written by director and film captain Hallie Tarpley, plays with the pronunciations of “Hugh” and “you,” paralleling the classic “Who’s on First?” comedic routine by Abbott and Costello.
Photo Courtesy of Richard Giles
“Stolen Moments” Jury Award Winner This science-fiction film written and directed by film captain Richard Giles follows the protagonist as she travels back in time to an accident that occurred 30 years earlier. The accident is shown once at the beginning of the film and again at the end, allowing the audience to develop their own opinions and questions about time travel’s role in this set of events.
Photo Courtesy of Richard Giles
Photo Courtesy of Bryce Denton
GTA Nominee: Actor Joseph Hasemeyer in “Keeping It Gnar” “Keeping It Gnar” follows skateboarder Titus Mcgee, played by Joseph Hasemeyer, as he prepares for the upcoming skate competition against his greatest opponent. Mcgee is accompanied by his closest friends and most loyal fans while training for the “Skate or Die” competition in this mockumentary submitted by film captain Bryce Denton.
GTA Nominee: Actress Hallie Tarpley in “Stolen Moments” Hallie Tarpley plays a mother who is involved in a car accident that plagues her conscience for the next 30 years. She chooses to travel back in time and must weigh the positive possibilities of altering the past against the potential destructive repercussions it may cause in this science-fiction film submitted by film captain Richard Giles.
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CULTURE Wednesday, February 4, 2015 COLUMN | BOOKS
Rereading books worthy venture By Tori Linville
Odds are, if someone has a favorite movie, they have watched and rewatched it so many times that they can recite the film line for line. The obsessive scrutiny doesn’t translate to a favorite book for most people. Not many people are avid readers in this day and age, and asking someone to reread a book is on par with absurdity. But the simple act of leaving and then revisiting a book can enhance comprehension, vocabulary and understanding of the world around us. For example, J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series – the series that arguably defines a generation – becomes an entirely different story when reread at a later age. Potter’s struggles with his family, fate and school environment all become running commentary on something deeper. Instead of viewing Harry’s arguments with his uncle and professors as silly spats on the way to Hogwarts and victory, the conflicts take on different tones of battling authority and struggling with morality as Harry tries to do the right thing. Additionally, Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” seems to have the obvious undertones that each reader easily picks out in a high school literature class: racism, the stigma of Boo Radley as “other”
Claudia Mewes is an assistant physics professor who researches new ways to create fast-writing and reliable storage devices. CW / Layton Dudley
Many books like the “Harry Potter” series reveal new meaning when read a second time. Amazon.com
and the violence of society all quickly rise to the surface. After another look, Scout’s childhood begins to fill with simple brutality and confusion as she tries to understand the adult things happening around her. The somewhat creepy Boo Radley changes to a symbol of good in a world gone wrong. Rereading a piece of literature is an obvious yet underrated practice that we don’t do enough today. No matter the material, it deserves another look.
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Professor researches electron mechanics By Laura Testino | Assistant Culture Editor
As the number of hashtags created, emails sent, documents composed and photographs downloaded increases, it’s easy to forget that this information is only saved by the process of tiny electrons at work inside a device. These electrons do not always work to save information quickly, and when they do, the work saved is not always reliable. Claudia Mewes, an assistant professor in the department of astronomy and physics and the UA Center for Materials for Information Technology, is investigating a way to create fast-writing and reliable storage devices. “What we are trying to do [with the research] is to think about new devices – for example, a memory device which is much faster, much more energy efficient, much smaller and can store much more information than conventional devices by using charge plus electron spin,” she said. Spin refers to a quantum-mechanical property of the electron, the subatomic particle typically associated with electronic devices. After submitting this information in a proposal to the National Science Foundation last summer, Mewes was awarded the CAREER Award to continue her research. The $500,000 grant will begin in early March, Mewes said. Mewes’ research focuses on the static and magnetization properties of devices and ways to make the new spintronics technology applicable to devices like cellphones. This involves understanding how to apply the spintronics research to the new devices, as the properties aren’t easily scaled down from one size of device to another, she said. “I hope I can solve some of the problems on the fundamental basis, understanding how and why materials change and why the magnetization dynamics of these materials change in an extremely small devices,” she said. “I hope I can resolve that problem so that then a lot of different areas in spintronics will benefit.” Andrew Tuggle, a third-year student
in the physics doctoral program, started working with Mewes during his undergraduate studies in 2010, the same year Mewes became a faculty member. He continue the research through his graduate studies, where he now concentrates on hard drive technologies. “Two aspects of spintronics seem ripe for advances,” he said. “First, magnetism is awkward at the nano scale. Our intuition, even when well-honed, doesn’t always remain trustworthy as devices shrink. We’ll need simulations to more carefully predict the behavior of nanomagnets. I expect that simulation will both prevent wild goose chases and inspire creative solutions that we wouldn’t otherwise imagine.” The second aspect includes the importance of temperature and mechanical strains and electric potential, which, in accordance with the research in charge and spin, could fuel emerging models in quantum and neural computing, Tuggle said. Spintronics research is both international and interdisciplinary, and working in an area that directly affects products currently for sale in stores like Wal-Mart and Best Buy makes the research even more interesting, Tuggle said. He said he has also been impressed with Mewes’ ability to obtain high-quality results in the ever-changing technological field. “I think [Mewes] would agree that the MINT Center fosters exactly that attitude by facilitating collaboration with scholars, both eminent and emerging, with a wide range of expertise,” he said. Mewes said the MINT Center has indeed been instrumental in her research and she appreciates being in an environment where she can bounce different theories off of the brains of other scientists nearby. “If [the theory] does not work or if there are discrepancies, I can go back and refine the theory,” she said. “So there is really a very fast feedback loop between theory and experiment, which is, without being in a research center, a much longer process.”
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SPORTS
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Women’s tennis travels to Virginia for ITA Indoors By Caroline Gazzara | Staff Reporter
The men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete in the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational this weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska. UA Athletics
Alabama track and field goes to Lincoln By Sami Harb | Contributing Writer
The men’s and women’s track and field teams will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska this weekend for the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational. The invitational will serve as one of two final tune-ups before the team competes in the SEC Indoor Championships in Lexington, Kentucky. Coach Dan Waters said he is proud of the efforts of his team thus far but hopes to see continued improvement down the home stretch of the regular season. “We’ve performed very well,” he said. “I’ve been pleased and encouraged, especially with some of our younger athletes. However, with SECs in three weeks, now is the time for us to start kicking things up a notch.” The men’s team is currently ranked 12th in the country in the Division I coaches’ rankings. The team has been led by several standout individual performances, such as Alex Amankwah’s once world-leading 800-meter performance, and strong showings from Matt Airola and Robbie Farnham-Rose in the mile. Like his coach, Farnham-Rosef said he is confident the men’s team is capable of more.
“When you have a few guys really succeeding it makes everyone want to strive to perform at their best,” he said. “We just need to keep doing the things we’ve done well and continue to improve.” While the women’s team may not boast the same high ranking as the men, they are still confident in their abilities to perform this weekend and in future meets. “I feel really good about our season so far,” sophomore pole vaulter Lakan Taylor said. “We’re all improving and we have a lot to lo look forward to.” Taylor said she thinks the women’s team will fly under the radar in the last few regular season meets. “We’re viewed as underdogs right now,” she said. “But by nationals, our team will be one that nobody sees coming.” Waters said he hopes the Husker Invitational will serve as an opportunity for his team to begin rounding into postseason form. “We need to continue to strengthen some technical aspects of our team, as well as continue to work on our competitive toughness,” he said. “We’ve performed well to this point, but we have to keep improving if we want to reach our team and individual goals.”
After a successful season opener, the Alabama women’s tennis team (3-0) will compete in the ITA National Indoor Championship this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. This will be the third consecutive year Alabama has competed in the tournament. Natalia Maynetto was a freshman when Alabama first participated in the championships. Two years later, the junior said everyone is on the same page and ready to compete. “My freshman year was the first time we had ever gone and we’ve been every year I’ve been here so it’s a great opportunity, great honor to be able to be in the tournament,” she said. “We’re excited. I feel like the years before we were just so excited to get in and win our regional tournament because it was so tough. Now, we just want to go win it. We think we can do it.” Alabama has experience – everyone in the lineup has been to this tournament before and is familiar with the competition. Maynetto, along with junior Maya Jansen and senior Emily Zabor have been to the indoor championships all three years. Coach Jenny Mainz built the program from the ground up and saw her team flourish in the past few years. Mainz said it’s a great feeling to be rewarded with the opportunity to compete. “Going to national indoors for the third year, that’s the best of the best,” she said. “I feel privileged to be there. We’ve got a lot of work to do and we’ve got a lot of work in front of us. But the team is excited for the opportunity. They are opportunities. We earned [them] and got them. We put ourselves in a good position and we have great opportunities.” Although Mainz hasn’t decided the official doubles team lineup,
The women’s tennis team will travel to Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend to compete in the ITA National Indoor Championship. CW / Pete Pajor
she said everyone has been working hard and continuing to be more aggressive on the court. Zabor, the lone senior of the team, said the team is more mature and composed this year when compared to previous years. “Being in an environment where we play 15 of the best teams in the country and everyone had to fight hard to get to this tournament and getting to play again with tough competition for three or four days in a row always makes you better as a team,” she said. “Going into national indoors this year, we definitely have the opportunity to do extremely well.”
Women’s golf opens spring season in California By Caroline Gazzara | Staff Reporter
It’s been almost four months since Alabama women’s golf team teed off. Although every golfer has been hard at work trying to improve, they’ve been waiting four months to get back onto the links. Some have marked off days, while others are anxiously waiting for their spring season debut. But they are ready and confident about this new season. Alabama women’s golf opens its season this weekend at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes Estate, California. Alabama closed out its fall season on a high note, coming in second in the Landfall Tradition. The Landfall Tradition
tournament was the only time Alabama ranked higher than 10th. Coach Mic Potter said the team came back from winter break healthy and ready to work. Despite the winter weather, the team has remained positive while practicing inside. “They’re a highly motivated group, selfdirected and they’ve worked hard,” he said. “The weather has been a little questionable this term so far but even when it is they’ve been here, inside and practicing. They’re full swinging and chipping and putting. It appears from the scores we’ve had so far when we went out to play, we haven’t qualified yet but when we’ve gone to play the scores are pretty good.” Potter said most of the team was able
to practice while at home over the break. A few players were unable to but he said everyone is on the right track. Potter isn’t alone when it comes to optimism this season. Sophomore Mia Landegren said she is looking forward to seeing the team’s hard work and practice pay off. “I’m really excited to see the potential we can reach as a team because we have a lot of talent,” she said. “So I’m excited to see it come together.” This will be the first time the Crimson Tide will compete in the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. Usually Alabama takes part in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic around this time but Potter said there wasn’t much benefit in going to Puerto Rico this year.
The UA women’s golf team will open its season this weekend in the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. UA Athletics
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Editor | Kelly Ward Sports@cw.ua.edu Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Men’s basketball hosts Mizzou By Sean Landry | Production Editor
The Alabama basketball team had one of the toughest months in the country in January, posting a 4-5 record on a schedule that currently ranks as the 16th toughest schedule in the country and the top in the SEC. Faced with a start to the conference schedule that included a stretch of three games in six days and two games against undefeated No. 1 Kentucky in two weeks, the Crimson Tide floundered, finishing the month with five losses in six games. Now, Alabama returns home to face the lowest-ranked team in the SEC, a Missouri team with a 7-14 record, ranked 165th in the ESPN BPI. “I’ve been impressed with Missouri, watching them on film,” Alabama coach Anthony Grant said. “They’re a deep team. They’ve played a schedule very similar to ours. I think six of their eight opponents have been common to us. They’ve had opportunities [to win] in the majority of their games. I think they have a good mix of young guys and veterans. They play really hard. Like I said, they’re a deep team, so it should be a challenge. Our guys are looking forward to getting back on the court.” The Missouri game marks the midpoint of a conference slate that has seen the Crimson Tide’s tournament stock fall from the third-ranked team in the SEC to well outside any expert’s tournament consideration. Grant said he has high hopes for the
Rodney Cooper and the men’s basketball team will host the Missouri Tigers at Coleman Coliseum on Wednesday night. CW / Layton Dudley
remainder of the SEC schedule. “Eight games in, we are 3-5,” he said. “We have 10 games left. I think we’re all excited about the possibilities. As we move forward into halfway through the SEC season, this game will be the halfway mark. I think we’re looking forward to the opportunities that lie ahead of us.” Alabama will hit the last 10 games
of its regular season schedule without its starting point guard, junior Ricky Tarrant, who injured his lower leg in the Crimson Tide’s loss to Florida last week. According to Grant, Tarrant will be out “indefinitely” as the team evaluates his status. “The thing we’ve talked about all year is we feel like we have a team,” Grant said. “We feel like we’ve got a variety of guys that can step in and fill the void. Obviously, Ricky is an extremely important part of our team. We’d love to have him out there with us, but injuries are a part of the game. Unfortunately for Ricky, he’s had to miss last game and this game. But I think our guys are all confident in each other, they trust each other and they’ll be able to go out there and get the job done.” Without Tarrant, the Crimson Tide will look to sophomore Shannon Hale to shoulder more of the oncourt burden, following a 13-point performance against Kentucky. “I think, when I look at the [Kentucky] game, not just from a scoring standpoint, but from an effort standpoint, I think it was a very good showing by Shannon,” Grant said. “We all know that he’s very capable from an offensive standpoint of putting up good numbers. It was good. Like we always talk about, sometimes as a player you need to have some success offensively to get your confidence and get your rhythm back.”
Men’s tennis heads to Sooner State By Terrin Waack | Staff Reporter
The Alabama men’s tennis team started off its season with two back-to-back wins, but the victories were shortlived. After the loss against FSU last weekend that left the Crimson Tide 2-3 overall, the team had to focus on execution in order to prosper once again. Now back on the road, Alabama will face Oklahoma State Saturday and Oklahoma Sunday. It will be the first time this season the men’s tennis team will be playing away. Its two other away matches were played on neutral courts. “I think the biggest thing is we’re going to be on the road again,” coach George Husack said. “Clearly I think we feel more comfortable here, but I see us performing at a better level than we did [last weekend].” This week in practice, he said he expects to see the boys having fun and being energetic as they normally are and that same level of energy needs to transfer into their actual matches as well. The players said they plan to work hard the week before heading to Oklahoma and fix minor things. The players have to work hard not only on the court but also in the weight room and training room in order to take care of their bodies, Husack said. “Just maintaining a high level of intensity during practice like we have in the matches [is important],” junior Becker O’Shaughnessey said. “And just focus on small things, like returns and holding serves. We shouldn’t be losing serve two, three times a set – that’s what’ll cost us.” Freshman Danny Kerznerman said the players will look
After a loss against FSU last weekend, the men’s tennis team looks to redeem itself against Oklahoma and Oklahoma State this weekend. CW / Pete Pajor
over the notes Husack took throughout their matches last Saturday and each player will work on individual aspects along with execution as a whole. “Keep doing what we’re doing,” he said. “Every day, just keep trying to get better.” The team will play Oklahoma State on Saturday at noon in Stillwater and Oklahoma on Sunday at noon in Norman.
COLUMN | NFL
One of Seattle’s strengths is its youth. Star cornerback Richard Sherman is only 26 years old. Tribune News Service
Seahawks should be 2015 favorites By Sami Harb
No matter how crushing, no single loss will end the current run of the Seattle Seahawks. Even though the Seahawks suffered one of the most heartbreaking defeats in NFL history in Super Bowl XLIX, the loss is more a bump in the road for Seattle than the end of it. While it may be too early to start predicting the 2015 NFL season, the Seattle Seahawks should already be considered the favorite for Super Bowl 50. With the Seahawks leading by 10 heading into the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl, the game appeared to be symbolic of the changing of the guard in the NFL. It looked as if a Seahawks win would mark the official end of the Patriots era and the beginning of the Seahawks dynasty. Of course, a fourth quarter highlighted by Tom Brady’s heroics and a head-scratching goal line play call put those plans on hold for at least one more year. But the core of the Seattle squad that was one yard away from being back-to-back Super Bowl champions is not going anywhere. If it is able to hold on to cornerback Byron Maxwell and linebacker Malcolm Smith in free agency, Seattle will return every member of a defense that lead the league in both total and pass defense for the second year in a row. Add that defense to a Marshawn Lynch-fueled run game that led the NFL in rushing yards, and you have a perennial Super Bowl contender. The aspect of the Seahawks that sets them apart from other early season favorites is the team’s youth. Pete Carroll has put together a formidable lineup in Seattle that doesn’t feature any aging superstars. In fact, the Seahawks active from Super Bowl XLIX had only five players over the age of 30. Two of those five players were backup quarterback Tavaris Jackson and punter Jon Ryan. Team leaders such as Russell Wilson, Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor are all only 26. The Seahawks will have some history against them. The last team to win the Super Bowl the season after losing it was the undefeated 1972 Dolphins. However, the Seahawks were poised to buck the trend of futility from Super Bowl losers. It may take time for the wounds from Super Bowl XLIX to heal for the Seattle Seahawks, but the future is still extremely bright for this team. The Seahawks are known for playing with a chip on their shoulder, and the Super Bowl loss will only make that chip bigger. The rest of the NFL should be on the lookout for a Seahawks team that will be anxious to prove itself in 2015.