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Ranked No. 6 in the nation, the Crimson Tide gymnastics team is also ranked in all four apparatuses, including second place in floor. Among its accomplishments this season, the team has beat reigning co-national champion Florida.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, President Obama will visit Selma, Alabama, on March 7. The commemoration is called the jubilee.
A four-way stop a few miles from the University offers an afternoon of biking, walking and feasting on local treats like Blue Bell ice cream, white queso, kettle corn and even pork rinds.
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Same-sex marriage uncertain Licensing inconsistent after competing orders By Beth Lindly | Online Editor
Throughout Alabama early Monday morning, same-sex couples lined up outside courthouses across the state. They all had one thing in mind: receiving marriage licenses. Monday was the first day same-sex marriage was legalized in the state of Alabama. Federal District Court Judge Callie V.S. “Ginny” Granade overturned the state’s ban Jan. 23 when a woman in Mobile applied for second-parent adoption of a boy she had raised since he was born. Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore issued a statement late Sunday night for This was their every Alabama probate judge to wedding day. deny requests for And they just same-sex marriage licenses. had to stand The U.S. Supreme around waiting. Court announced Monday morning – Meredith Bagley – that the state’s request to stay Granade’s ruling was refused, but some county judges upheld Moore’s order. Couples in several counties, including Tuscaloosa, were denied licenses when they arrived to courthouses Monday morning. Meredith Bagley and Alex Davenport, both faculty at The University of Alabama, were one such couple. Bagley, an assistant professor of communication studies, said she and Davenport have lived in Tuscaloosa for nearly five years. The two traveled to Bagley’s home state of Vermont to marry in 2012 but still wanted to have their marriage recognized in Alabama so they could SEE MARRIAGE PAGE 9
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Closure of venues shrinks Tuscaloosa’s music scene By Mary Catherine Hodges | Staff Reporter
It’s 1992 in Tuscaloosa, and the Strip is a-buzz. The Beach Club is having another sellout 70s night with a live disco band, and there’s a chance students can
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see Dave Matthews, Widespread Panic, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ or Blues Traveler at a music venue like the End Zone, the old Amphitheater or the Ivory Tusk. Public relations professor Susan Daria, a UA class of 1996 alumna and drummer for local band Jen & the Tonics, said this was the music scene in Tuscaloosa during the 1990s. But that was then.
In November, after 13 years of being a hub for local music acts and big-name bands, The Jupiter closed its doors. The closing of The Jupiter has surfaced concerns from local bands, students and Tuscaloosa community members because it offered a place for live bands to play that differed from the SEE MUSIC PAGE 7
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After a perfect game, sophomore Sydney Littlejohn has been named SEC Pitcher of the Week. In the second perfect game in program history, she struck out a career-high eight batters to open the Sand Dollar Classic in Gulf Shores, Alabama, against Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 6. It is the 23rd no-hitter
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Track and field athletes ranked in conference, nation Twenty-one track and field athletes in 18 events, as well as three relay teams, are currently ranked in the conference’s top 10 this season. Alex Amankwah leads the conference in the men’s 800 meter, while Justin Fondren ranks second in the SEC in men’s high jump. Sprinter Remona Burchell is the leading female
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3 President Obama to speak at Selma jubilee Editor | Rachel Brown Newsdesk@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, February 10, 2015
By Alexis Winborne | Contributing Writer
The city of Selma, Alabama, will have a celebration next month in honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. President Barack Obama is scheduled to attend the celebration on the anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” Led by Martin Luther King, Jr., the march to Montgomery took place early in 1965. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was attempting to register black voters, a constitutional right that was being denied for almost all African Americans in Selma at that time. March 7, 1965, is sometimes called “Bloody Sunday” in reference to the beatings peaceful protesters at the hands of Alabama state troopers and local police as they attempted to cross Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge. Despite the events of Bloody Sunday, the protesters were able to successfully complete the march to Montgomery on March 25 under the protection of the National Guard. The historic march raised awareness of the discrimination faced by black voters and as a result the Voting Rights Act was passed in August of the same year. The official commemoration of the 50th anniversary, called the jubilee, will take place March 5 through March 9 in Selma. There are many activities and events that
President Barack Obama will travel to Selma, Alabama, to speak at the 50th anniversary of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery on March 7. Tribune News Service
will take place during the jubilee. Among these are the Miss Jubilee Pageant, the Stepping for Justice Step Show, the Selma Jubilee Parade march from Selma High School to Edmund Pettus Bridge and the bridge crossing. The people of Selma are not the only ones who appreciate the history behind
the commemoration of their city. “I believe this celebration is a wonderful thing,” said Hillary Lindsay, a junior majoring in psychology. “Knowing that people want to celebrate a remarkable event that happened during the Civil Rights Movement shows that we still care and that our past truly has paved the way
to where we are today.” This year Selma will welcome President Barack Obama to the bridge crossing on March 7. Jake Proctor, a sophomore majoring in journalism and political science, said he believes the president’s presence will be meaningful to the residents of Selma. “I am interested to see what all he says and participates in while he is there,” he said. Plan B, Brad Pitt’s production company, partnered with Oprah Winfrey recently to produce the Academy Award and Golden Globe–nominated film “Selma.” The national attention from the movie’s release coupled with the excitement surrounding Obama’s appearance has sparked even more interest in the annual celebrations in Selma. Jada Culver, a sophomore majoring in public relations, said the event could not have come at a more opportune time. “With the recent stories of Mike Brown, Eric Garner and Trayvon Martin, there has been attention on racism within our country,” she said. “The Selma anniversary is a good time for some positive stories to be shown and express overcoming adversity to evoke change. I think it will be encouraging, enlightening and purposeful to many.”
Study abroad offers fashion capital tour By Sirui Shao | Contributing Writer
Students will have the opportunity to travel to London, Paris, New York City and Milan this May for the first fashion capitals tour, a faculty-led study abroad program at the University. Tribune News Service
Students wishing to study fashion abroad will now have the chance through a new study abroad program offered by the College of Human and Environmental Sciences. Twenty UA students will take a fourweek trip to fashion capitals such as London, Milan, New York City and Paris in May. It is the first time the College of Human Environmental Sciences is providing the opportunity and students will earn four credit hours, counting toward a major in apparel and textiles. Babs Davis is the faculty director and will accompany students during the entire trip. “During the trip, students will visit showrooms, corporate offices, retailers, etc. in each of the cities,” he said. “They will be able to make comparisons between the cities and learn the differences in the cultures of the fashion markets in these cities.”
Sara Kathryn Shattuck, a junior majoring in fashion retail, said she has never visited Europe and thinks the trip will be a great experience for her and will provide the opportunity to get close to fashion capitals. “I hope to get connections, and it is a great thing to build your resume,” she said. “Hopefully, I can get some insider feel on the industry and discuss with people about how they feel about the industry.” In addition to visiting fashion companies, student will visit fashion and art museums as well as take cultural excursions and tours in each city, Davis said. “I hope I can get new friends and meet new people like in college,” said Natalie Barr, a sophomore majoring in apparel and textile. “We are going to go to different showrooms in London and Paris, and I think it will be a really good experience because you can see different jobs that the fashion industry offers.”
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Editor | Patrick Crowley Letters@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, February 10, 2015
COLUMN | SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Sexual violence is not entertainment JOE JO
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COLUMN | MARRIAGE
Support marriage equality, stand for progress JOHN DAVID
Thompson Staff Columnist
As of Monday, some Alabama counties began issuing same-sex marriage licenses. As for the other 25 counties, judges are refusing by using tactics eerily similar to those used in the Jim Crow era. Alabama’s state motto, “We Dare Defend our Rights,” is very appropriate for this state. Alabamians have a long history of defending their rights: from the first capitol of the Confederacy to being the center of the Civil Rights movement. Political figures such as George Wallace and now Justice Roy Moore far too often shape the nation’s and the world’s image of Alabamians. Now is the time for Alabamians who believe in universal acceptance and justice to have the courage to stand for their beliefs. One of the most prevalent arguments against same-sex marriage is religious conviction. Slavery and Jim Crow were defended for the very same reasons. Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederate States of America said, “[Slavery] is, indeed, in conformity with the ordinance of the Creator.” In George Wallace’s 1953 inaugural address, just months before his infamous “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door,” he used the word “God” 27 times.
If certain probate judges are not going to issue same sex-marriage licenses because of religious beliefs, then they should not issue marriage licenses to persons who have been divorced or to adulterers. In fact, if we are going to follow Biblical law, adulterers would be sentenced to death. At any rate, should we truly impose Biblical law, our society would much more resemble one under the rule of Sharia Law, not what America has today. The Reverend Ellin Jimmerson, a Baptist minister in Huntsville who performed the first same-sex marriage ceremony in Huntsville, wrote, “We would not be comfortable with the Biblical model that is one man, one woman, one concubine. Nor would we be comfortable with the idea of a widow being compelled to marry her brother-in-law. There is very little in the Bible which reflects the modern idea of one man and one woman united by love.” What is destroying American society today is not the LGBT population but the increasing number of couples who get divorced. Studies have shown that children who are victims of divorce are more likely to develop depression and anxiety, perform poorly in school and end a marriage in divorce. In Alabama, the Centers for Disease Control report that in 2011, the marriage rate was 8.4 per thousand persons and the divorce rate was 4.3 per thousand persons. In Matthew, Jesus compares divorce to adultery. Even in the traditional sense of marriage, not all Alabamians are “good Christians.”
America is not a nation comprised solely of Christians. It is a nation of all beliefs: Christians, Muslims, Jews, atheists, agnostics, etc. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Because the United States has no state religion, it cannot base its code of laws on a book written thousands of years ago with laws that were oppressive and barbaric. If the state of Alabama chooses to prohibit same-sex marriage, an institution that poses no more threat to our morals than heterosexual marriage, on the grounds of religion or for any other reason, it will be turning its back on protecting civil rights and liberties and institutionalizing systematic hate and oppression for minority groups. Now is the time for Alabamians to come together and make Alabama a place for acceptance and equality for all. Two of Martin Luther King’s most important messages were “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” and “the hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.” Alabamians must not keep silent in their support of marriage equality. Now we must all stand together and let the voice of love and acceptance ring louder than the voice of hate and injustice.
John David Thompson is a sophomore majoring in political science. His column runs biweekly.
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With a certain movie that glorifies violence against women coming out this Valentine’s weekend, it’s clear that our culture has adopted a certain double standard when it comes to pornography and sexual violence. Our culture has accepted as normal the degradation of women shown in pornographic outlets, but this seemingly private choice of entertainment creates some very real public concerns. The popularization of violence against women has stemmed from our current pornographic and overly sexualized culture that accepts violence against women as a form of entertainment. What was considered hardcore pornography a few decades ago is now considered soft-core, and what was considered soft-core pornography we now call weeknight television. Over the past few decades, our society has pushed further and further the limits of what is considered sexually acceptable, but these “advances” are not without their consequences. “Fifty Shades of Grey,” like most pornography, promotes violence as sexually gratifying and as a form of entertainment. The porn industry is basically a prostitution business, paying people for sexual acts. Of course, these sexual acts are then recorded and transmitted to the entire world so people can use them for their pleasure. The portrayal of women as objects of male sexual desire, like in “Fifty Shades of Grey,” has turned female bodies into commodities or mere products, and if something can be bought either through pornography or prostitution then it can definitely be stolen. Enter sexual violence. Thanks to the hormones released as a result of pornography, many men report their sexual desires becoming more and more extreme and admit to feeling controlled by their sexual desires. The rising popularity of pornography as a leisure activity has led to adoptions of unrealistic attitudes about sex, such as women being sexual objects at the disposal of men. This can help explain the popular attitude of victim-blaming – that women want to be raped. As basic economics can explain, the commodification of women’s bodies for pleasure leads to the overall cheapening of women. Sex is natural, supporters of pornography say. Of course it is. But watching other people have sex isn’t. And using another person, whether he or she is a porn star or a real-life partner, only for one’s pleasure, instead of loving him or her, contradicts his or her humanity. Intimacy with images on a screen deadens our ability to experience any sort of true love or authentic romance, and often sexual violence fills this void. Pornography’s regular portrayal of women as existing solely for the purpose of male pleasure hasn’t done much to promote goodwill between the sexes or greater respect for women. Pornography isn’t intimacy; it’s using a porn star who has feelings, hopes, desires and wishes as a means to an end. It’s the opposite of love and respect. If we’re serious about ending sexual violence, let’s address the reasons men feel entitled to commit these violent acts in the first place. Let’s stop calling the degradation of women “entertainment.” Joe Puchner is a sophomore majoring in mathematics and Spanish. His column runs biweekly. Last Week’s Poll: Should SGA elections implement a party system? (Yes: 65%) (No: 35%) This Week’s Poll: Do you think Harper Lee’s second book should be published? cw.ua.edu
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OPINIONS Tuesday, February 10, 2015 COLUMN | FEDERAL BANS
Bans on marijuana and rifles outdated, ineffective methods of law enforcement
TJ
Parks Staff Columnist
The arguments against federal bans on assault weapons and the legalization of marijuana are strikingly similar. Both arguments claim that the banning of these items will not be as effective as those favoring the bans hope, in part because the bans will not prevent them from being accessed by criminals. Both arguments also state that the items being banned are less likely to be involved in fatalities than their legal counterparts, alcohol and handguns. Despite similarities, however, the arguments are supported by two different sides. Democrats support the legalization of marijuana while calling for bans on assault weapons. Seventy percent of Democrats support bans on assault weapons, according to NBC, and 59 percent favor marijuana legalization, according to Pew Research Center. Meanwhile, Republicans argue against assault weapon bans and favor keeping marijuana illegal. Sixty percent of Republicans said marijuana
should be illegal, according to Pew were caused by handguns, according to Research Center, but only 44 percent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Republicans said the same about assault The legalization of marijuana and weapons, NBC reports. Regardless of assault rifles could be good for the econpartisan disputes, though, both argu- omy. From January 2014 to the end of ments for legalization of these items are June the same year, Colorado received backed by strong statistics. $18.9 million in state taxes, according to First, neither marijuana nor assault Stateline. The Seattle Times reported in weapons have caused much damage in 2013 that Colorado’s marijuana industry comparison to the enorwas worth $200 million. mous amount of destrucAs the industry has flourtion caused by handguns ished it has created jobs and alcohol. According to through the 160 businessThe legalization of USA Today, a Columbia es licensed to sell the submarijuana and assault stance, according to CNN. University study of 24,000 driving fatalities The firearm industry rifles could be good also revealed that 12 percent supplies Americans for the economy. of the driving fatalities with jobs. Colt, which in 2010 were influenced makes the AR-15, has its by marijuana. According headquarters and factory to the U.S. Department of in Connecticut. Prohibition Transportation, 10,228, or 31 percent, of assault weapons and marijuana of the driving fatalities in 2010, were would take money away from these alcohol related. Furthermore, accord- legitimate companies and divert it to ing to The Washington Post, the num- the hands of black-market criminals. ber of highway fatalities in Colorado Finally, although the banning of has decreased since the legalization marijuana and assault weapons may of marijuana. decrease the number of deaths in the Meanwhile, banning assault weapons country, there are some areas withwould also do little to hinder homicides. out the laws banning them that funcThe AR-15 and other assault rifles that tion better than the areas with bans. hold a negative reputation do little to New Hampshire and Vermont, for add to the homicide count. Of the 8,874 example, are rated by the Law Center gun-related homicides in 2010, 6,115 to prevent Gun Violence as D- and F
respectively on their gun laws. Both states also allow the ownership of assault weapons. However, both states have fewer homicides per 100,000 people than Connecticut and New Jersey, which prohibit the ownership of assault weapons and are both rated A- by the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. According to the FBI, New Hampshire and Vermont had 1.7 and 1.6 homicides respectively per 100,000 people in 2013, while Connecticut and New Jersey had 2.4 and 4.5 homicides respectively per 100,000 people. Although decreasing gun violence and encouraging responsibility in marijuana use should be priorities in our country, we are attempting to tackle the problems in the wrong way. Banning assault rifles and marijuana is ineffective. Furthermore, lack of understanding and cooperation between Democrats and Republicans makes effective solutions difficult to institute. Both sides seem to want a complete ban of one item and the complete legalization of the other. It seems illogical that either side would support the accessibility to one item and desire to ban the other, especially when both arguments have the statistics to back up their case. TJ Parks is a freshman majoring in anthropology, history and journalism. His column runs biweekly.
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6 Honors portal opens By Lauren Lane | Staff Reporter
For many college students, springtime brings multiple emails urging them to apply to honor societies. Some students are led astray and end up applying and paying for membership to honor societies that add little to no benefit to their resumes or their college experiences. On the other hand, the confusion might lead them to not apply to any honor societies at all, even though they might be fully qualified. To fix this issue, The University of Alabama’s Office of Information Technology, along with the Coordinating Council for Honor Societies, created a portal for students seeking membership into honor societies who are confused as to which ones are legitimate. The new portal provides one central application and shows students which legitimate societies they qualify for. Sean Ross, president of the Coordinating Council for Honor Societies, said the new portal is a drastic improvement from the resources students used to have and will hopefully encourage them to get more involved. “Honor societies at the Capstone strive to better the University of Alabama and Tuscaloosa communities,” he said. “Many of them focus on community service, philanthropy, leadership, scholarship and civic involvement when looking for members. Not only are exemplary students recognized for practicing these values, but honor societies bring groups of highachieving and ambitious students together to promote common missions and build a better future for the University and the community at large.” Ross said being involved in honor societies, such as Lambda Sigma and Cardinal Key, has allowed him access to networking opportunities and community projects. Ryan Caselton, a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering, said he is grateful to have been selected to be a part of Lambda Sigma this past year. “I would say Lambda Sigma has provided me with a group of friends in many different respects of life,” he said. “We have a great amount of diversity within our majors, hometowns and personalities. We have all come together to learn from
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each other and to work together and do service as well.” Caselton said he was recently elected vice president of Lambda Sigma and is excited to begin planning new service projects for the upcoming members. “It is an easy way to meet people your age and an easy means to get a group of people to do service with you,” he said. Mary Lowrey, director of career education and development at the Career Center, said she encourages students to take advantage of this new portal as they get to choose what they gain from an experience as an honor society member. “The benefits can depend on the opportunities provided to members and the initiative taken to be involved,” she said. The dozen or so honor societies at The University of Alabama offer programs that help members with professional development and networking opportunities by getting plugged in on campus through leadership positions and providing events for community service and philanthropy. “Generally, employers are going to be interested in experiences students have had developing and demonstrating their skills,” Lowrey said. “These experiences can include involvement in honor societies. If students join and do nothing more than put the name of the organization on the resume, it will not mean as much to the employer.” The portal for applications closes Friday and will continue to be developed into a permanent portal in 2016.
Alpine Living staff members hiked through the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in the Pyrenees Mountains in spring 2013 while producing content for the Spain issue that year. Photo Courtesy of Anna Rae Gwarjanski
Bragg to speak on travel By Ben Jackson | Contributing Writer
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and UA professor Rick Bragg will share his stories of his writing and travels from Miami to the Middle East at a lecture hosted by Alpine Living. The lecture will serve as the student-run travel magazine’s biggest fundraiser. “Professor Bragg has been so gracious to offer his time again for Alpine Living’s benefit,” said Anna Rae Gwarjanski, managing editor at Alpine Living. Bragg’s lecture will likely cover a broad range of topics related to writing and travel. “He is incredibly well-traveled and his storytelling abilities are second to none,” Gwarjanski said. “When I first heard him speak two years ago as a fundraiser for Alpine Living’s Spain edition, I was spellbound. I took notes, not for class, but because I didn’t want to forget any of the stories he told.” Alpine Living began as a project for upperclassman journalism students to showcase their skills in one polished body of work. The resulting publication represents many years of hard work and dedication and focuses on a different region around the Alps every other year. The magazine has currently printed five editions. This year’s Alpine Living will focus on the U.K., specifically the London, England and
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Wales regions. “It costs a lot of money to print this magazine,” said Collin Curry, assistant outdoor life editor for the magazine. Gwarjanski said the cost to print the next edition of the magazine is expected to be around $10,000. At $5 per student with identification and $10 for adults, the staff members said they hope to put a dent in this hefty sum through ticket sales to the lecture. Alpine Living is totally selfsupporting, financing itself through fundraisers and corporate sponsorship from community businesses and institutions. Bragg, a professor of writing at the University, has just returned from an Alabama book signing tour for his newest book, “Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story.” His most famous book, “All Over But the Shoutin’,” is a memoir about his upbringing in Alabama and his journey into the world of journalism. Prior to teaching at The University of Alabama, Bragg wrote for the New York Times. “Any support students, faculty or just Rick Bragg fans in general could give us would make a huge difference in publishing our magazine,” Gwarjanski said. The event is open to the anyone, and more information can be found at Alpine Living’s Facebook and Twitter @AlpineLiving.
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Editor | Francie Johnson Culture@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Tuscaloosa offers variety of venues for musicians By Kinsey Haynes | Contributing Writer
Music venues are a treasure of Tuscaloosa. Some are large and some small, but all have their own stories.
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Located in the heart of the Strip, Egan’s, a dive bar with a 90-person capacity, is a venue people still talk about years after leaving Tuscaloosa. The Alabama Shakes have played there numerous times, once under the pseudonym “The Boys Room.” Punk music also has a home at the venue. Bands like The Dexateens, Model Citizen and Baak Gwai are a few local bands that call Egan’s home.
Located in downtown Tuscaloosa, Green Bar is a hotbed for new music. With a capacity of 160, the venue has been packed out by bands such as The Alabama Shakes, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Atlas Road Crew, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires and Kopecky Family Band. Local bands also play here on a weekly basis, making Green Bar a staple of the city.
Local bands and musicians perform on smaller stages MUSIC FROM PAGE 1
bar-like atmosphere seen in many Tuscaloosa venues. “The Jupiter served as a platform for local acts to be seen in front of a substantial number of people,” former Jupiter co-owner Jeremiah Jones said. “It was very diverse.” Although many bars in Tuscaloosa offer live music, many bands encounter issues with stages too small to accommodate large bands, as well as lack of necessary facilities. For some local musicians, the lack of venue variety can be discouraging. “It’s tough to be a band in a college town,” Daria said. “From a band perspective, there are not a lot of places that have a huge stage.” This is unlike the Tuscaloosa music scene of generations past, when the Strip was a hotspot for a plethora of music
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The Bama Theatre
Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
The Bama Theatre is located downtown and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The capacity is 1,060, and The Alabama Shakes, The Avett Brothers, Needtobreathe and Gov’t Mule are just a few of the big-name bands to play this venue.
The Amphitheater is the newest addition to Tuscaloosa’s music scene and holds 7,470. Larger touring acts stop here when they come to town. Some of these include The Backstreet Boys, John Mayer, Bob Dylan, The Alabama Shakes, R. Kelly, fun, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Chesney and Neil Young.
venues - Sidetracks, Chuckers and The live music.” Beach Club to name a few - all dedicated Some local rock bands choose to play to offering live music from both big name in nearby cities outside of Tuscaloosa, bands and local Daria said. bands alike. “Bars book the “The issue with bands that will the venues in pack them out, so Bars book the bands that will pack you only have a Tuscaloosa is that they’re primarily them out, so you only have a few few bands playing bars, and they know the same genres of bands playing the same genres their clientele are music,” she said. not as focused on “That’s why a lot of of music. the musical aspects bands are playing of the experience,” in the Birmingham — Susan Daria — Daria said. “They or Atlanta area. just want someIf bands can’t get thing they can sing booked here, they’ll along to.” try somewhere else.” For many students under 21, it can be While many face frustrations with the difficult and often unappealing to see live lack of musical variety and venue options, shows at local bars. Jones said the responsibility for a sus“You either have to be 21 or have a real- taining and creating a flourishing music ly good fake ID to get into the bars that community doesn’t lie solely on typically have bands play.” said Jacob bar owners. Denney, a sophomore majoring in biology. “It’s up to three main groups,” he said. “That makes it really hard for us to access “The fans of live music to go out and
support it, the artists to do their part to put out killer shows and not oversaturate themselves and the venues to pay the artists fairly, promote and treat artists and fans well.” Despite the challenges faced by the Tuscaloosa musicians and venues, Chris Wilhelm, of local band The Doctors and The Lawyers, described playing in Tuscaloosa as a positive learning experience for the band. “Tuscaloosa has always been a very supportive musical community,” Wilhelm said. “No matter where we’re performing in Tuscaloosa, we can always look forward to playing for a supportive and responsive crowd.” Music professor Kevin Woosley said supporting local musicians while simultaneously offering venues for popular bands is a vital aspect of any thriving music community. “It’s important for any city to have a strong music community,” he said. “Music has the potential to boost morale and offer people a way to unwind and relax.”
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COLUMN | GAMING
‘Dying Light’ zombie game excels in gameplay, lacks in story structure By Matthew Wilson
frustrating when swarmed by zombies, but the best part of the game by “Rage, rage against the dying of far is its parkour features. Being able the light,” wrote Dylan Thomas in his to jump across rooftops and dropfamous poem “Do not go gentle into kick zombies off ledges leads to a that good night,” but these words satisfying experience. could easily describe Techland’s The controls take some getting open-world zombie video game used to and can be frustrating at “Dying Light.” times. The jump button is mapped Released on Xbox One and PS4, to the right bumper rather than its “Dying Light” at times seems like a usual position of either X or A, but mashup of other games like “Mirror’s after spending some time adjusting, Edge,” “Dark Souls” the player will be able and Techland’s previous to move fluidly without game, “Dead Island,” any problems. but it still proves to be The main feature of The main feature of the game is a changing an exhilarating experience. Part parkour and cycle between day and the game is a part survival horror, the night. The early hours game tasks players with of the game successfully changing cycle running across rooftops build the dread of nightbetween day of the fictional city of fall, and the player’s first Harran while evading venture after dark is sure . and night zombie hordes. to be nerve-racking. At Avoiding zombies is night, the zombies transessential in the early form from the slow and hours of the game when shuffling corpses seen the player is weak, needing five to in George Romero films to the fast10 hits to take down a single zom- paced hunters that populate films like bie. Over the course of the game, “28 Days Later.” the player can level up into a zomWhen the player is running bie-killing machine. The combat through the dark while being chased mechanics are somewhat clunky and across rooftops, Harran suddenly
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turns into a twisting maze. A feeling of claustrophobia settles in as the player runs into dead ends in the dark and turns to see a zombie charging at him or her.
As great as the gameplay can be at times, the story never matches the same height and soon falls into cliches. The player assumes the role of Kyle Crane, an undercover agent tasked with infiltrating the quarantine zone and recovering a stolen file from a rogue operative, Rais. The story’s stakes never really resonated, with many of the characters falling into cliche archetypes. By the end of the game, there really wasn’t much reason to care about any of the characters, including Crane himself. They were just cannon fodder for the player to explore the zombie-infested streets of Harran. The game also offers multiplayer, allowing four players to cooperatively work together or invade each other’s games as zombie. While these modes are welcome additions, the online matchmaking was unstable and frustrating when trying to connect to a game. “Dying Light” offers pulse-pounding moments, especially during the night sequences and offers new mechanics that reinvigorate the zombie genre. But sadly, its story was never up to the same standard, leaving little reason for the player to care by the end.
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CULTURE Tuesday, February 10, 2015 COLUMN | FOOD
Local food shops worth visiting By Matt Lund
Head west on McFarland, cross the bridge and travel a couple more miles before heading north on Watermelon Road, and you’ll have the good fortune to find yourself at a particularly charming four-way stop with a lot to offer. Munny Sokol Park is one of the Tuscaloosa area’s secret gardens. Hiking and biking trails are surrounded by baseball fields, soccer fields, a rodeo ring, two spectacular dog parks, a BMX track and green pastures. Creeks and trail loops are available to explore while breathing in the fresh air miles away from library desks. Sharing the same four-way stop are three locations to take note of. Number one: Mr. Bob’s Kettle Corn and Pork Rinds. Yeah, it’s a real place, and you can find it only in Tuscaloosa. Open seasonally, Mr. Bob stands ready to fill all your kettle corn and pork rind desires out of his bright red trailer. Number two: A local grower’s market that also boasts–a Blue Bell ice cream shop. Because what could be better than picking up locally-grown produce for the week and letting two scoops of childhood seal the coffin lid on your New Year’s resolution? Number three: Lope’z Mexican Restaurant. Lope’z hits pretty much all
Open seasonally, Mr. Bob’s Kettle Corn and Pork Rinds serves kettle corn and pork rinds out of a trailer. Wikimedia Commons
the high points of southeastern-style Mexican: friendly service, white queso, hearty salsa, crispy chips, hand-rolled enchiladas and a delightfully tangy, yet savory green tomatillo sauce. The bar offers margaritas and imported cervezas at a reasonable price. Accompanied by the spacious outdoor deck, there’s no reason Lope’z can’t be your new favorite Mexican place in town. In about one square mile off Watermelon Road you can play in the dog park, catch a rodeo, mountain bike, trail run, experience fried pork skin and great Mexican food, hit a local farmer’s market and savor an ice cream cone.
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Couples denied marriage licenses in some counties MARRIAGE FROM PAGE 1
promote same-sex visibility in the state, she said. “When we knew it was coming, we wanted to get those protections in Alabama, for sure,” she said. “We have a will that calls us ‘strangers.’ There’s this weird legal phrasing about being one’s ‘beloved,’ which is code for ‘we’re married but can’t say so.’ So we want to be part of showing the state of Alabama that there are a lot of couples out there who want this status, and they’re your neighbors, your teachers, your garbage men, your IT professionals.” Some of those who were not at the courtrooms to get married were there to show support for those who were. David Sears, a UA alumnus with Birmingham-based radio station 1070 WAPI, stood outside the Jefferson County courthouse with a sign reading, “Licensed Minister: Willing to Marry for a Small Fee.” Jefferson County was one of the counties issuing licenses to same-sex couples. “I’m an online-licensed minister, and I am going to try and marry a couple on air,” he said. “I have had a license since 2011. I got it to marry two of my best friends. They were having a ceremony and wanted me to officiate, so I went online and got my license there.” Chief Justice Roy Moore has cited religion in his opposition to same-sex marriage, saying in an interview Monday that marriage is a divine institution ordained by God. However, not everyone’s opposition comes from faith-based reasoning. Dalton Dismukes, the political director of the College Republican Federation of Alabama and a junior majoring in political science, said he would rather see a reconstruction of U.S. tax regulations before same-sex marriage is legalized. “Frankly, I think our tax code is the problem,” he said. “We wouldn’t be having this problem if we redid our tax code. I’m not trying to spin this into, you know, a not-gay-marriage topic, but it really isn’t. It’s a tax topic. People who are gay who want to be married – from what I understand, the only logical reason is because they want to be able to file taxes equally as people who aren’t gay.” Bagley and Davenport were the third couple in line at the Tuscaloosa courthouse. However, Tuscaloosa judges denied
all same-sex marriage requests, instead handing couples printed copies of Roy Moore’s statement. “We watched their body language – their shoulders sank and they shook their heads, and seeing that it wasn’t a license but a copy of Roy Moore’s statement was pretty heartbreaking,” Davenport said. Bagley said the worst part of the rejection was the realization that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling might not have been fast enough to reach local judges. “It had only been half an hour, 45 minutes since the Supreme Court decision when we went to apply,” she said. “So that’s way too fast, and maybe they’ll fight it. And then I thought, this kind of sucks. This is crappy. Because then the pressure is back on these individual couples. Especially the gals in front of us – they just wanted to get married for the first time. This was their wedding day. And they just had to stand around waiting.” Whether same-sex couples will be able to receive marriage licenses in counties that are denying them is anyone’s guess, Davenport said. “There are lots of folks with lots of different experiences trying to figure out what the next 48 hours look like,” she said. “Maybe it’s a spirit of hopefulness, but I think in the next few days, we’ll see something from the counties that haven’t issued licenses, but if it doesn’t, I wouldn’t be surprised if it took quite a while.” The Supreme Court decided Jan. 16 to make a final decision about same-sex marriage by June of this year. The problem with this, Dismukes said, is that it devalues the individual states’ votes. “The only problem I have right now [is] the voters in Alabama and many other states voted in the majority not to have gay marriage,” he said. “Whether that’s right or wrong, that’s a discussion other people can have. But I think the issue is we need to reform tax codes and respect majority rule.” Ultimately, Davenport said, Monday’s experiences were different for every couple but what mattered was the support they received. “Meredith and I are saddened by not being able to take part of not being able to acquire a license, but we don’t want that to dampen the joy [of couples] who got them all across the state,” she said. “To paint this with a single brush would be inaccurate. There are so many folks who wanted to take part in equality, and I’m thankful for them.”
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Men’s basketball heads to Starkville with thin roster By Sean Landry | Production Editor
For the fourth consecutive game, the Alabama basketball team will be at less than full strength when it travels to Starkville, Mississippi, to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs. In addition to injured point guard Ricky Tarrant, still out with a lower leg injury, the Crimson Tide will be missing one of its probable replacements, junior guard Retin Obasohan. “Retin suffered what’s being termed an infection of his hand that prevented him from being available during our last game,” Alabama coach Anthony Grant said. “I’d say right now he’s doubtful. We’ll see how he progresses over the next 24 hours.” Obasohan has been Alabama’s preference against teams with a size advantage while Tarrant has been out. While Mississippi State and Alabama have comparable rosters in terms of size, the Bulldogs carry some highly rated forwards, including Birmingham native De’Runnya Wilson. With Obasohan out, Alabama will be forced to turn to freshman point guard Justin Coleman, listed at 5 feet 10 inches
and 160 pounds. “We’ve got a lot of confidence in Justin,” Grant said. “We feel like all of our guys, from day one when we started practice, we’ve had to deal with minor injuries all year long that’ve kept guys out for periods of time so different guys have had to step into different roles and Justin is one of those guys. We feel like he’s more than capable of providing what we need if we’re short handed going into this next game.” Senior captain Levi Randolph echoed his coach, issuing a vote of confidence in the freshman from Birmingham. “We have a lot of confidence in Justin,” he said. “We know that he’s prepared to run our team. From day one we’ve always talked about our depth and everybody can come in and play different roles. We’re prepared and confident in Justin.” In addition to the two guards, Alabama could be missing sophomore forward Michael Kessens, the team’s leading rebounder. In his absence, freshman forward Riley Norris will take his place, fresh off his first career double-double against LSU. “I think Riley has consistently given great effort from the day he stepped on
Levi Randolph and the Crimson Tide men’s basketball team will travel to Starkville on Tuesday to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs. CW / Layton Dudley
campus in the spring,” Grant said. “Really that’s one of those things I noticed recruiting him in high school – his approach to it. He’s always been a team guy, always willing to do whatever his team needed him to do to get a win. I think he’s the second all-time leading rebounder in the state of Alabama’s history and those things translate at this level, so it’s no surprise that
he’s been able to go out and be as effective as he is, rebound the basketball. We know he’s highly skilled.” With injuries and foul trouble against LSU, the Crimson Tide gave freshman guard Devin Mitchell the first serious minutes of his career. “The thing we always talk about is it’s better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared,” Grant said. “You look at [Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones], he had to prepare and for the majority of the season never played, but when the opportunity presented itself, he was prepared for it. It’s the same thing as far as how you work and what you bring, that can be challenging as an 18 year old. Just a year ago you were the main guy and now you don’t play as much. I thought Devin handled the situation well, to go for 12 minutes in that environment on the road against a team of that caliber. I thought he tried to play really hard, tried to do the things that we needed him to do given that opportunity. I was pleased with that and he’s obviously, based on the availability of some other guys, going to have some opportunities that come up in the near future.”
COLUMN | NFL
UA women’s rugby team focuses on developing chemistry, new players
Manning still has the talent to compete in next season
By Matt Speakman | Contributing Writer
By Tyler Waldrep
The University of Alabama offers a wide range of sports for students to get involved in regardless of athletic background. One of these sports, women’s rugby, has been a successful student-led program on campus. The women’s rugby team allows any female student to come out and have a chance to be a part of the team, which looks to achieve a common goal of bringing wins and success to the University. The dynamic of accepting students of all kinds is important, said rugby vice president Katherine Ott. “My favorite part about rugby is that anyone has the ability to succeed,” she said. “Even if the person does not have any athletic history, there is a position for her on the pitch.” The team has been successful in recent semesters. In the 2014 campaign, the team finished second in its division and received an invitation to USA Rugby’s Sweet 16 National Playoffs. The group has found this success through its ability to form close bonds. The strength of their friendships is illustrated on the pitch, and a close-knit team off the field brings chemistry on the field. Junior team member and match secretary Kourtney Davis said these relationships are a big reason for her playing the sport. “It was the people that made me love the sport,” she said. “There is a feeling of camaraderie that I have never found anywhere else before.” In the coming season, team members
Peyton Manning will make the biggest decision of the NFL offseason. The 38-year-old is a legend. In 16 seasons, Manning has passed for almost 70,000 yards and has thrown 530 touchdowns. He has seen coaches come and go. Manning even changed teams all without missing a beat. He seems timeless. But he might have taken his last snap. The last loss was a tough one for Manning. Shortly after losing to the Colts in the playoffs, Manning publicly admitted he was not sure he would return. There are numerous factors at play, not the least of which is an old spinal injury that Manning has evaluated at the conclusion of each season. The Broncos expect their quarterback will receive the green light from his doctor which means that the decision should boil down to Manning’s love of the game. If that love continues, Manning said he would continue to play as long as he can still compete at the highest level. This past season, despite the ending, was actually one of Manning’s best. Only once has Manning finished a regular season with more passing yards than this year’s 4,727 yards. He also finished the 2014 regular season with 39 touchdowns. He has topped that number only twice. Manning should return next
The University of Alabama women’s rugby team accepts players of all skill levels. Photo Courtesy of Matt Speakman
said they hope to continue building relationships on and off the field. Like most sports, the team loses important players to graduation and replacing key players in the lineup is important to continuing the success of the program. “We lost several seniors, but we are a well-rounded team that plays from freshmen up,” Davis said. The team has done just that this semester and is currently sitting atop its bracket in the Southern Independent Rugby Conference after a forfeit from Georgia Southern and a win against Emory. The team will look to add another win in their 2015 campaign with a match against Kennesaw State University on Feb. 21 at 2:30 p.m.
In his 16 seasons in the NFL since being drafted in 1998, Peyton Manning has passed for almost 70,000 yards and has thrown 530 touchdowns. Tribune News Service
season. He still has the talent. Perhaps even more important is what he has to play for. A Super Bowl run would be difficult, but any team with Manning on the roster has a chance. Perhaps the only criticism Manning has faced in his career is his inability to win in the postseason. A losing record in the Super Bowl has only fueled his critics. If Manning can get back to the Super Bowl next season and win, then he could finish his career with the biggest postseason win of them all. A win would also make him the first quarterback to win an NFL championship for two different franchises. If Manning hangs it up, he is depriving himself and NFL fans everywhere from one last season of greatness.
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12 Alabama gymnastics ranked in 4 rotations Editor | Kelly Ward Sports@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, February 10, 2015
By Kayla Montgomery | Assistant Sports Editor
So far this season, Alabama has defeated reigning co-national champion Florida and handed Auburn its 111th consecutive loss in a lopsided rivalry series. The team is ranked No. 6 nationally and has dropped only one meet on the road. Take a look at how the team performs in each rotation of the meet.
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Powerful vaults open home meets for the Crimson Tide and opened a new era for the team under Duckworth. The first athlete to perform under Duckworth was sophomore Keely McNeer, who posted a 9.8. McNeer, the team’s usual lead-off athlete on the vault, said the honor of beginning a new chapter of Alabama gymnastics is one she won’t soon forget. On Friday, the team posted a 49.2 behind senior Kayla Williams, who scored a 9.9. Williams missed the entirety of last season after suffering an injury before the team’s first meet, but was still voted a team captain.
Though the team is ranked No. 12 nationally on the uneven bars, it is consistently the team’s lowest scoring event. In the first meet of the season, the team struggled on the apparatus after suffering a pair of falls in the second rotation of the meet. On Friday’s victory over Auburn, though, Alabama posted a 49.35 on the apparatus, its highest score of the season, topping its previous high score of 49.225. The team was led by a pair of 9.9s by Lauren Beers and Katie Bailey, followed by a 9.875 by Aja Sims.
The balance beam gave the Crimson Tide trouble earlier this season, after it suffered three falls at Arkansas in its first road match of the season, resulting in the team’s first loss. Duckworth said moving forward, she expected Alabama to perform like the beam team it was capable of being, and it did. The next week, Alabama counted no falls and went on to defeat reigning national co-champion Florida. The team is ranked No. 7 nationally in the event with a season-high score of 49.325, which the team tied on Friday against Auburn, led by a pair of 9.9 scores from McNeer and Beers.
The floor exercise has been Alabama’s strong suit this season, which is not surprising with Duckworth at the helm of the program. Duckworth has choreographed five national championship floor routines, including three for the Crimson Tide. “The way you pick out the style is a lot based on the personality of the athlete,” Duckworth said. “It’s designed about what piece of music is going to help them be their best.” The Crimson Tide was ranked first nationally on the floor exercise for much of the season but is currently No. 2 behind Oklahoma.
COLUMN | PGA
Tiger Woods’ career not finished despite drop in World Golf Rankings By Terrin Waack
Used to being No. 1, Tiger Woods has hit a new career low as he dropped to the No. 62 slot in the latest World Golf Rankings. The only other time he has been ranked this low was when he first joined the PGA Tour back in 1996 and was ranked No. 75. During last week’s Farmers Insurance Open, Woods withdrew himself during his first round on the 12th hole. Now 39 years old, Woods has back pain from a former injury. This same back injury is the reason he was limited to only seven tournaments in 2014. He has only been able to play four complete rounds in a competition since July. On top of that,
he also missed the cut for the Waste Management Phoenix Open and last week was his first competitive tournament in two months. Could this be the beginning of the end for Woods? Kelly Tilghman of The Golf Channel shared her thoughts of Woods and this year’s Masters over Twitter. “Tiger Woods odds to win Masters drops to 50-1 after his WD at Farmers Ins Open. Probably similar to his odds of playing in it,” she tweeted Monday morning. This can’t be the end of Woods though. Not yet. With a long injury history including four knee operations and fixes to his back, an elbow and an Achilles tendon, this isn’t the first time Woods has
faced pain and overcome it. Woods needs to prove Tilghman and everyone else who doubts his chances at making it to the Masters wrong. Just because this has been a rocky time for him doesn’t mean it is the end of him – everyone faces obstacles in their careers that have to be overcome. Even if he doesn’t make it to the Masters this year – Tilghman clearly doesn’t think his chances are that good right now – he still has next year. Sometimes you just can’t win them all, but it’s not over. What is important is that Woods takes care of his health so he can reclaim his spot over No. 1 Rory McIlroy. Golf without Tiger Woods just wouldn’t be the same.
Tiger Woods’ current ranking at No. 62 is his lowest since joining in 1996. Tribune News Service