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Alabama trounces Auburn in Coleman Coliseum said his team was focused on the task at hand and ignored the earlier loss.

“I thought the improvement we’ve made from 20 days ago

By Charlie Potter showed because we didn’t let Staff Reporter it rattle us,” Grant said. “We The Alabama men’s basket- continued to defend, stayed the ball team redeemed its last course, and we were able to find meeting with its in-state rival some offensive success in the as the Crimson Tide defeated second half and build the lead.”

The first half wasn’t pretty, the Auburn Tigers 61-43 on Tuesday at Coleman Coliseum. as both teams struggled to put The Crimson Tide (19-9, 11-4 together any type of offense.

SEC) and Tigers (9-19, 3-12) Alabama shot 32.1 percent met on Feb. 5 at Auburn Arena (9-28) from the floor, while where Alabama was embar- Auburn shot 21.4 percent (6-28).

The Tide went into the locker rassed by a 49-37 loss.

Head coach Anthony Grant room with a 23-16 lead.

AU beat Tide 20 days ago, yet can’t repeat

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International students feel culture shock

Alabama turned on the jets in the second half, outscoring the Tigers 38-27 in the final 20 minutes. The Tide boosted its shooting percentage to 39.3 percent (27-56) for the entirety of the game. But Alabama struggled from the 3-point line, shooting 20.8 percent (5-24) from behind the arc.

Grant said his team can continue to attempt 3-pointers as long as they’re good looks.

“I trust our guys on being aggressive and taking those shots,” Grant said. “We’ve got to get to the point where we’re able to convert on those. If we’re able to do that on a consistent

basis, we’ve got a chance to be a pretty dangerous team.”

Junior guard Trevor Releford led all scorers with 21 points.

Releford stayed hot after a career-high performance against LSU on Saturday, Feb. 23, where he scored 36 points.

Redshirt freshman Retin Obasohan said Releford is one of the toughest players he’s seen and a great competitor.

“He’s tenacious,” Obasohan said. “If he wants something, he’ll just go get it. There’s very few people that can stop him from getting want he wants.”

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English Language Institute a big draw for foreign students

By Deanne Winslett Staff Reporter There are 1,377 active international students hailing from 71 countries and regions of the world studying at The University of Alabama, representing a little more than 4 percent of the 33,602 students enrolled at the Capstone in fall 2012. The University offers opportunities for students from outside the U.S. to come and study dozens of subjects, effectively serving as an international university.

“As of fall 2012, [Capstone International Services] served 1,484 international students, of whom 409 were new students,” CIS director Charter Morris said. “Of the 1,484 total international students served by CIS, 1,377 are active, enrolled students, and 107 are recent graduates who remain on The University of Alabama’s visa sponsorship while working on Optional Practical Training.”

Katherine Naranjo, a sophomore majoring in geology, is one of those international students. She left her apartment in Chile’s capital city to study at The University of Alabama this semester. She came to participate in the English Language Institute, an languagelearning program offered by the University.

“Here I only study English, only for one session,” Naranjo said. “We have reading and writing and listening and speaking to an instructor in English.”

Naranjo admitted to experiencing some culture shock because of the many differences between Tuscaloosa and her hometown when she first arrived. One of the biggest, she said, was the need for a car. Where Naranjo is from, she is used to walking and said she was taken aback by the size of Tuscaloosa.

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On Feb. 11, Samuel Jurgens was attacked and robbed on campus. When he awoke, he did not use a blue phone to report his emergency.

Other schools cut phones, replacing ‘outdated’ system

By John Burleson and Rich Robinson CW Staff Although emergency blue phones still dot The University of Alabama campus, some schools in the Southeastern Conference are debating whether these emergency devices are needed.

Blue phones have a button which, when pressed, connects the caller to the institution’s call center or dispatch, much like

those on campus. However, there is variation between the institutions. Texas A&M University’s blue phones allow for students to also be able to make short local calls, and the University of Tennessee’s blue phones connect to shuttle service and make regular phone calls.

The University of Alabama maintains more than 130 blue phones, according to the 2012 Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report. At other SEC schools, the number of phones ranges from zero to 343. The UA Office of Media Relations did not respond to requests for comment by press time.

The University of Georgia is one of the

SEC schools that no longer has blue phones on their campus and has opted for other public safety measures, their police Chief Jimmy Williamson said.

“We no longer have a blue light system because it does not provide much of a service anymore,” Williamson said. “With the proliferation of cellphones and then the current call box systems being analog at the time, they began to be outdated.”

After quite a bit of research, UGA’s police department found the system was no longer necessary to maintain.

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Sankofa to host unconventional African-American Heritage program events throughout the year,” Fred Horn II, a junior majoring in consumer marketing, said.

Sankofa is a variety show “The mission of the program is with a central theme that is to educate students on past hisBy Morgan Reames completely outside of the tory and how it applies to the Contributing Writer conventional norms. issues they are facing today.”

The theme of the production The Sankofa foundation — Maya Posey will be hosting an African- is crabs-in-a-barrel mentality based on the Willie Lynch American Heritage production doctrine. Horn added the main on Thursday, Feb. 28.

“The program is based on “The Sankofa foundation is goal of the production is to an organization I created this expose students to different an analogy used for the black community dealing with year to host multiple cultural cultures and areas.

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“If you put crabs in a barrel, they will always try to make it to the top, but they will try and pull each other down to make it there. It is trying to encourage support for the black community.

“Willie Lynch was a famous slave owner who created a plan to keep black slaves in bondage for 400 years. Part of his plan was the metaphor of crabs in a barrel. The production

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plans to take that mentality and zone in on it to show the audience how this has affected college students.”

While Sankofa as a production focuses on AfricanAmerican history, college students of all backgrounds are encouraged to attend.

“Yes it is a black history program, but it isn’t your typical program,” Horn said. “It is open to all students.”

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“The greatest benefit of attending Sankofa is being a part of history on the University’s campus,” Maya Posey, a senior majoring in theatre and criminal justice, said. “Sankofa is a variety show with a central theme that is completely outside of the conventional norms.”

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Several SEC schools nixing safety phones SAFETY FROM PAGE 1 “During the mid-to-late 1980s, we installed the call boxes in areas where people thought they needed the system and got up to 30-something phones,” Williamson said. “After researching the new digital systems to replace our old analog systems, we found that they would cost upwards of $500,000 to $600,000.”

Williamson said, at the

Students from other countries adapt well STUDENTS FROM PAGE 1 “It’s very different. For example, Tuscaloosa is so big that you need a car,” Naranjo said. “You have to push the button to cross the street.”

Compared to her home in Chile, Tuscaloosa is also quiet, she said. She said it is easier to study and focus on schoolwork here.

“People are so quiet and so peaceful here,” Naranjo said.

“At my apartment in Chile there are many sounds and its very loud.”

During her time here, Naranjo has also been able to meet and network with new people from all different backgrounds. As part of her study abroad program, she participates in regular cultural exchange activities with students from various countries.

“I have made friends from Chile, Korea and Colombia,” Naranjo said. “But not so many from America, I think, because we do not have a lot of things in common.”

Another drawback for

time of the research, the blue phone system had only been used six times during a seven years period.

“Afterwards, we met with a number of groups, including the student government,” Williamson said. “We decided that the money would be better spent elsewhere.”

UGA opted for other systems of public safety, which they have deemed to be more efficient for students, including cellphone apps.

“We haven’t had [blue phones] for five years, and cellphones are more common, mobile and easily accessed,”

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Williamson said. “Emergency notification, pre-programmed numbers and apps for smartphones which are designed for security are more economically responsible and efficient than the blue light systems.”

The University of Kentucky has also decided that the blue light phones are no longer a necessary university public safety feature.

While undergoing a number of security upgrades an appropriation granted to the campus police by their Board of Trustees, UK decided to replace the old phones with a wide-area mass

UA is unique in that it has a quality reputation and is still an affordable option for many non-residents. The academic support is strong, who are here recommend their friends to look at UA. —Charter Morris

Naranjo is her lack of a roommate. She said she expects to be getting a roommate from a Japanese study abroad program soon, though, and the prospect excites her.

“I would really like a roommate,” Naranjo said.

Cost is a large reason why she selected the University as her study abroad option, she said.

“UA is unique in that it has a quality reputation and is still an affordable option for many non-residents,” Morris said. “The academic support is strong, which is why many students who are here recommend their friends to look at UA.” In addition to its affordability, the University also offers international students the ELI and other programs to help them immerse themselves.

“The English Language Institute serves as a way for students with lower English ability to enter UA first through ELI and then be able to matriculate into the undergraduate or graduate programs after they meet English proficiency requirements,” Morris said. “A significant number of students enter UA through the ELI program each year.”

The English Language Institute is one of three departments within the Capstone International Center.

“The Capstone International Center consists of three

Sankofa production teaches black history SANKOFA FROM PAGE 1 The Sankofa Organization is partnered with the 50-year anniversary Through the Doors program as well as university programs. “The production will include an actual play and dramatizations,” Horn said. “There will be artistic elements like acting, singing, dancing. The purpose is to educate and encourage students while entertaining them so they can retain the information.”

notification system. The new system has the capability to call, but also alert people to shooters, inclement weather and other dangerous situations.

Joe Monroe, chief-of-police for the UK police department, said parents tend to think the blue phones are a good idea, but they are costly to maintain and tend to not really do anything because of the proliferation of cellphones on campus.

“We did a cost-benefit analysis and found that the phones do not actually give as much bang for your buck,” Monroe said.

Mark Abbott, an employee at Rath Security, an emergency communication firm in Sussex, Wis., and the largest emergency phone manufacturer in North America, estimated nearly 70 percent of college campuses have the blue phones, and affirmed they are costly to maintain.

“The total in all in cost of installing one nine foot emergency phone, 120 vac and landline would be approximately $5,000 to $6,000,” Abbott said.

“The cost of our nine-foot emergency phones to universities is $3,000 and the rest of the cost is for a contractor to

units: International Services, English Language Institute and International Academic Programs/Study Abroad,” associate provost of international education and global outreach Teresa Wise said.

As associate provost, each department reports back to Wise.

Morris described life here for international students as the same as life for domestic students, although he said there are challenges that an international studying experience can present.

“Life isn’t unlike that experienced by any student, domestic or international, but the issues of cultural adjustment and life far away from home do present unique challenges,” Morris said.

The experiences and cultural differences that international students bring to the campus are invaluable, Morris says.

“Many of the students who have chosen to come to the U.S. and UA will one day be leaders in their communities, in business, in academia, in science and in politics,” Morris said. “The immediate benefit to UA of having a large international student population is the diversity of ideas, opinions and experiences that are brought to the campus, but the long term benefit to the campus and the state of Alabama is immeasurable.”

With so much potential being brought to campus from both international and domestic standpoints, Morris said he believes the potential he has seen in students could lead to any number of great things.

“Who knows,” Morris said, “if there is a President or a titan of industry among our current population who will one day remember UA and decide to invest in the state that he or she called home?”

Posey said the show is not a traditional black history production.

“Students can expect to see a show that challenges the conventional ways of approaching black history,” Posey said.

“Sankofa’s purpose is not to merely give factual evidence about famous AfricanAmericans of the past as most black history programs often do. Rather the purpose is to show students, the community, and society as a whole how to progress towards unity by breaking the traditional views of intelligence, beauty and worthiness.”

There will be a precursor to

the program held on Tuesday, Feb. 26 in the east dining hall of the Ferguson Center.

“There will be an open discussion on Tuesday that will focus on self identity crisis college students face and how they view themselves and society,” Horn said.

The Sankofa organization uses historical elements to relate to the lives of college students in a modern way.

“As a member of the Sankofa organization, I have began to approach the study of history through a different lens,” said Posey. Horn said the program encourages every student to attend the organization.

“The program is really tailored to all college students and the issues they are facing right now,” Horn said. “We use past historical documents and show how they relate to college students in today’s society.”

“It’s ironic because the mold that Sankofa is trying to break, is a hurdle that even the cast members and executive board face constantly,” Posey said.

“We’re overcoming obstacles during the process, that ultimately we hope others will overcome after seeing the show.”

Any students interested in joining the Sankofa organization can find out more about becoming a member on UASankofa Twitter and Facebook pages.

“I would encourage students to come see the show because not only is it entertaining, it challenges you to improve,” Posey said.

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Evolution scholars to explain research findings ALLELE speakers from Stony Brook University will speak about development of human behaviors

By Ellen Coogan Contributing Writer Visiting scholars Paul Bingham and Joanne Souza from Stony Brook University will give a lecture regarding “What Human Evolution Can Teach Us about Our Anatomy, Sexuality, Behavior, History, and Politics” on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building as part of the ALLELE lecture series.

“We will describe selected results from our decade-long investigation of the evolutionary origins of humans

– results that give us surprising new insights into our properties; our social, sexual, economic and political behaviors; our history and future,” Souza said.

Christopher Lynn, assistant professor of anthropology, said the speakers were selected because their coercion theory crosses several disciplines, and they recently collaborated with UA archaeologist John Blitz, who recommended they be invited.

“We are accustomed to

evolutionists interpreting the prehistory of species, but this week’s speakers have utilized evolutionary principles to interpret the history of our species and the role of coercion in driving species, historical and cultural changes, which is just downright fascinating,” Lynn said.

Souza said the talk is important for students of subjects not immediately related to evolutionary theory, as well as those studying biology or anthropology.

“One impact of the recent vast increase in our understanding

of our evolved human minds and behaviors is that the social sciences and humanities can now be unified with the natural sciences,” Souza said. “Thus, all the different ways we have tried to understand people – through literature, through social observation, through exploring their evolution – prove merely to be different facets of the same intellectual enterprise.”

The ALLELE series is sponsored by several departments of the University and features speakers on the forefront of

evolutionary studies in free public talks.

“It is important that any scientific or liberal arts education provide exposure to its students to such fundamental theories if the University’s objective includes creating a critical and engaged citizenry, which I believe it is,” Lynn said. “The ALLELE series provides this exposure by bringing an eclectic array of speakers to campus in whose work evolutionary principles are central to demonstrate the breadth of the relevance of these principles.”

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Dodgeball games to benefit St. Jude’s

By Alex Eigel Contributing Writer

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University Programs and campus organization Up ‘til Dawn will host a glow-in-thedark dodgeball tournament at Presidential Park Thursday at 8 p.m.

The tournament will help raise funds for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital by taking donations up to $20 at the event. The fundraising goal has been set to $1000.

UA senior Brittain McCoy, a former St. Jude’s patient and public relations chair of Up ‘til Dawn, said they use

events like the dodgeball tournament to raise money for the hospital. The organization also raises awareness to help children with pediatric cancer by writing letters to family and friends. “[We] have been working really hard this year to become more well known on campus by holding multiple fundraising events,” McCoy said. “Not only will [the tournament] be a fun event, but you will be helping save a child’s life by coming.”

Melanie Williams-Hill, a planner for the event, said students can have fun while helping a good cause.

“This dodgeball tournament is giving students the opportunity to participate in something fun and different, since dodgeball is no longer a part of UA intramurals, as well as receiving something in return because they’re playing for scholarships from the University,” WilliamsHill said.

T-shirts, glow-in-the-dark dodgeballs, necklaces and bracelets will be provided free of charge at the event.

“We hear so much about adult cancer, but it’s the children that need our help. Think about a child that has to miss school and lose their hair when

they should be outside playing with their friends,” WilliamsHill said. “This is helping our futures as well because children are our future and our progress.”

Students can register for free by emailing their team name to UAdodgeballforapurpose@ gmail.com and will have the opportunity to win University of Alabama scholarships by competing. For directions to Presidential Park or more information, call (256) 417-0137. Donations of more than $20 can be made by contacting Melanie Williams-Hill at mkwilliamshill@crimson.ua.edu.

CCHS hosts conference on rural health, food

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The state of Alabama has held the title of No. 1 in college football for the last four years, but it also holds a top spot in another, not so celebrated category – obesity.

“I think the citizens of Alabama run into issues of an imbalanced lifestyle because

we are a culture that doesn’t support daily necessary physical activity,” Sheena Gregg, assistant director of health promotion and wellness, said at the 14th annual Rural Health Conference.

“And the food that is costeffective for most families is often not the most nutrient dense.”

The Feb. 20 conference,

hosted by the College of Community Health Sciences and The Institute of Rural Health Research, focused on the topic of obesity in Alabama, and how it leads to other chronic health problems, such as diabetes.

Gregg shared in a lecture at the conference that Alabama’s obesity rate of 33 percent was higher than the national average of 27.6 percent, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2010.

Lea Yerby, assistant professor in the department of community health sciences and coordinator of the conference, said the topic of obesity prevention in rural communities was chosen because it is a leading cause of preventable death.

“Alabama has a disproportional share of chronic disease burden, and a lot of that comes from our obesity rate,” Yerby said.

Yerby said rural communities have a higher risk

than urban areas most likely because of longer commutes to work, when it is easier to pick up fast food on the way home.

“If you have $5, and you have to eat, you’re going to buy something that has more calories and more fat like a value meal or frozen pizza as opposed to buying ingredients to make food,” Yerby said.

Yerby also said food deserts, areas not located near grocery stores with fresh produce, contribute to high obesity rates in rural areas.

Yerby said the Rural Health Conference offers people in rural communities a chance to create partnerships to combat these issues. The University offers resources and academic partnerships with professors to figure out how to best help a community.

“The University might have a lot of info and science, but we’re not able to change by ourselves,” Yerby said. “The people that will be able to change a community is that community. “

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Deciphering state’s proposed Religious Liberty Act of 2013

On February 19, the Alabama House of Representatives passed The Religious Liberty Act of 2013 by a margin of 67 to 28. It is currently up for consideration in the Senate.

While the name of this piece of legislation has been hand-chosen to funnel wide-spread support, the intention of the bill is an exercise in both futility and oppression. Essentially, the bill would grant employers religious exemptions in paying or having insurance pay for contraception or abortions in direct violation of the federal 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

The Supreme Court already upheld the fundamental constitutionality of the PPACA in 2012, although it did determine eventual Medicaid expansion was too coercive for states to abide by.

This means that for Alabamians, your state is seeking to adopt legislation in direct violation of a federal law that has already been constitutionally vetted and upheld by the If religious exceptions are highest court in the granted in providing for healthland. This means care, then a Jehovah’s witness that for Alabamians, can ban his employee’s if this bill passes, we insurance provider from will have to shoulder the burden of offering emergency blood increased tax rates transfusions. to pay for an inevitable legal battle which has already been decided. This means that for Alabamians, an employer’s religion magically dictates the medical decisions and health of employees – even if these employees practice different faiths entirely.

Religious freedom implies that citizens can adopt the freedoms of conscience and expression that their personal spiritual views demand. This does not, however, imply that the practice of one man’s religion can impede upon the rights of life and liberty for his employees.

If religious exceptions are granted in providing for healthcare, then a Jehovah’s witness can ban his employee’s insurance provider from offering emergency blood transfusions. A Scientologist boss can eradicate funding for a veteran’s psychiatric treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

And if Christians are implored to love thy neighbor as thyself, I for one believe that love includes the right of my neighbors to dictate their own health.

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STUDENT HEALTH

Students need to be comfortable in their own bodies

By Amber Patterson Staff Columnist Unless you have been living under a rock or a mountain of books, which I completely understand, it is more than likely that you have heard of the new show “Catfish.” It has made its way into mainstream media with the Manti T’eo incident.

This show brings to light the issues of online dating and relationships; participants try to get down to the bottom of the online dating dilemmas. The common thread in all the story lines is the participants that engage in these online relationships have never met face-to-face.

I personally do not understand the motive of engaging in such a relationship, but I am not one to judge. There are some happy endings, but most of the time it does not end on good terms. Another common factor in most of the

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storyline of the show is that one or both of the participants suffer from self-esteem and body issues.

This week is body appreciation week here at the Capstone. It is about appreciating your body for being healthy, not “supermodel” appropriate. I saw that this event, like “Catfish,” was a platform for those struggling with inner demons concerning their bodies and how others view them. The fear of rejection kept most of them

behind the computer screens.

It would be easy to blame society, but magazines have been around for years and that will never change. There also are countless celebrities that are advocates for being curvaceous and not stick thin, but it eventually falls to us; it has to come to a point where we realize that it is about health not appearance.

The only opinion that matters at the end of the day is the one you develop about yourself.

I do not mean to sound insensitive at all; I have my own personal demons with body image like everyone else. I have felt not pretty enough, thin enough, too tall and all things in between. The adolescent years were tumultuous for all of us, but we have come to that point in life that we have a number of other things to worry about than the opinions of others.

Looking at the bigger picture, where is the time to worry about

acceptance of peers among deadlines and test dates? It is time to realize that you are who you are and it is not going to change. I am not discouraging progress, but for the right reasons. Exercise to lower cholesterol, not to fit into size 0 jeans.

I, of course, want to be healthy and stay in shape, but I am not going to hide who I am to appeal to others; we as a society need a more “take me as I am or leave me alone” approach. I am a firm believer that there is someone out there for everyone, and everything has a season. Find someone who enjoys you for you and wants you to be healthy because they care about your well-being, not because they want arm candy.

Amber Patterson is a sophomore majoring in public relations.

Her column runs weekly on Wednesdays.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Attacks leveled at University administration are misguided

By Michael Reagan Rarely do I ever take issue with an opinion column. Opinions cannot be mistaken, but they can be misguided. The article “Aggression towards students creates an unhappy student body at Alabama” by SoRelle Wyckoff was misguided. Ms. Wyckoff’s argument was about a “money hungry administration” that was out to nickel and dime the student body by the excessive ticketing and parking enforcement, the dispersing of a gathering on campus and the numerous drug busts. Ms. Wyckoff concluded that all of these actions by the University were examples of unwarranted aggression towards the students.

She states, “The $7 million profit off students’ improper parking was the first flag.” That’s more than $200 per enrolled student.

Still, it is misguided to blame the University for this. The rules of parking on campus are not a guarded secret. They are readily accessible and students know when they are parking illegally. If they do not, it is up to the driver to find out the rules before driving on campus.

Fines are not working as a deterrent. The problem is of massive proportions if the school

took in $7 million. There is an issue with the student population respecting the rules. If the University chose to refrain from enforcing the rules, pandemonium would ensue, especially in a student population of more than 30,000. Parking illegally takes places away from those who rightfully paid for the privilege to leave their cars in a designated lot, or blocks traffic and can cause safety issues. The enforcement of these rules allows the University to operate more smoothly.

The perceived aggression in the dispersal of the assembly is also misguided. While it is true that we have the constitutional right to assemble, there are reasons that the proper permission is required. Permits prevent the disruption of everyday activities. This is not to say that this particular gathering was disruptive, but allowing it without the proper permits sets a precedent that would allow future gatherings that could disrupt normal operations or planned activities. Furthermore, it is not your right to assemble on campus; it is a privilege that the University allows.

Although this is a public university, the administration has the right to prevent assemblies on campus. We are here

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to learn; this is the priority of the University. The administration did not prevent the assembly; they educated the organizer about the process needed to assemble. To my understanding, he was able to properly register and hold the event. Claiming that this is aggression towards the students is once again mistaken. It is the enforcing of rules that are neither secret nor inaccessible.

The third and final argument I found not just misguided, but offensive, not because I agree with drug laws, but at the insolence shown towards the law. I will preface this by saying that I agree marijuana prohibition is ill-conceived and needs to be repealed. That being said, it is still illegal. This fact is not up for debate, nor is it a secret.

We live in a society that empowers the people to create the laws that govern them.

If enough people want to repeal the illegality of marijuana, the answer is simple. Let them know this issue is important and vote for those who will help you attain the repeal. If that is too much trouble, feel free to study abroad through a University program.

You can find a university in a country that does not have marijuana prohibition.

But disregarding a law because you do not agree with it is unacceptable. This is an institution of higher learning, and it is up to the administration to promote an atmosphere conducive to said learning. This was not an aggression toward the students; it was an attempt to remove an illegal distraction.

All three of these instances were examples of students breaking the rules. The University of Alabama is a complex organization that runs rather smoothly for the most part. The actions of the administration in each of these cases worked to keep the order and discourage disruption.

In none of the cases were the actions of the University unwarranted towards the student body, nor were they excessive.

Sometimes it is easy to forget the main reason we are here: to get an education. We can be distracted by the recreational and social events surrounding us, but the administration is working tirelessly to help us to succeed. Our success is their success. Their actions should not be considered as aggression, but rather of lessons and guidance.

Michael Reagan is a junior majoring in philosophy and creative writing.

Matt Greenemeier is a graduate student in anthropology.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Celebrating SGA’s future achievements

As a former Student Government presidential candidate, I was ecstatic to read that the races for SGA President and five other Executive Council offices will be uncontested in this election. In retrospect, I feel the biggest reason I lost the 2012 election was because other candidates chose to run against me.

In an ideal world, I would have assumed office after filling out my application for candidacy, but, unfortunately, I was forced to argue my position on issues facing the campus, answer questions about my plans for the University and persuade students to vote for me based on my qualifications. What a crock.

As the Machine Candidate (super secret shout out to all you fellow machines out there!), the 2012 Election was supposed to be a lock for me. I was told by my constituents that the voting bloc (which definitely doesn’t exist, for all of you non-Machine voters out there) was behind me. Yet, on March 6th the will of the Machine was undone, and I was defeated

by Matt Calderone and his unprecedented outpouring of independent support.

Thankfully, there is no chance that this sort of chaos will ensue in the 2013 SGA elections. There are no other candidates running for the office of President, which means there will be no one to impede the will of the Machine this year.

Jimmy Taylor will be our new SGA President, and he will assume the position with as little effort as one might wish to use when assuming said position.

He, along with the other five unopposed executive candidates, will not be forced to engage in a debate with other candidates, answer difficult questions from concerned voters or pretend the Machine has no control over election results.

This is progress! President Bonner, I think this qualifies as a “Celebrating Achievement” moment.

I await your email.

Shea Stripling is a senior majoring in English. She was a 2012 SGA Presidential Candidate.

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Public relations student awarded national honor

By Sarah Robinson Contributing Writer

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Members of the Mock Trial Association participated in a 3-day competition in Jackson, Miss. The A Team, pictured here with the B Team, won seven out of eight ballots and took home a second-place trophy.

Mock trial team 2nd in region

By Ashanka Kumari Chief Copy Editor After four rounds of competition Thursday, Friday and Saturday the UA Mock Trial Association’s A Team won seven of eight ballots and took home a second-place trophy in regional competition in Jackson, Miss. The team will progress to the Opening Round Championship in Memphis, Tenn.

Mock Trial is an organization in which students have a chance to act out court trials by playing the roles of attorneys and witnesses, Hannah Brewer, a junior majoring in psychology and Mock Trial co-captain, said.

“We receive a case packet that includes witness statements, evidence, rules of evidence we have to follow and relevant case law,” Brewer said. “Three attorneys represent the plaintiff and three attorneys represent the defense. Each side calls three witnesses. The attorneys use legal strategy to give opening and closing statements, direct their own witnesses and cross examine the other team’s witnesses.”

The University sent two Mock Trial teams to compete in regional competition, an A team and a B team. Collin Metcalf, a junior majoring in

communication studies, economics and finance and a member of the A team, received a “Best Attorney” award for his performance at regionals. “[Mock Trial] is an incredible and exhilarating learning experience that can put you 10 steps ahead if you’re headed to law school,” Metcalf said. “[At regionals] we had to win the vast majority of the ‘ballots’ we got in our rounds, which we did, going 7-1 throughout the competition to tie for second and qualify for the Opening Round Championships in Memphis.”

Although the A team place second in competition, Mock Trial’s B team did not progress to the Opening Round Championship, Brewer said.

This is the second year the UA Mock Trial Association has competed at regionals as a student-run organization.

“Last year we did not place high enough to automatically make it to the Opening Round Championship, but we were placed on a wait list,” Brewer said. “The rule is that only two teams from a school can progress to the Opening Round Championship; since some schools had more than two teams earn a place in the Opening Round Championship, some places opened up and we progressed to the Opening Round Championship in

South Carolina. Last year we did not progress to Nationals from the Opening Round Championship.”

Metcalf said Mock Trial is an opportunistic avenue for students interested in trial advocacy.

“There’s truly no better undergraduate program for familiarizing yourself with the law and the way it functions in practice,” he said. “We are in the courtroom, performing for real judges and real attorneys, while impressing the heck out of them in the process.

If anyone is interested, they shouldn’t hesitate to give our program a shot.”

A.J. Mada, a senior majoring in marketing and a member of the A team, said two of Vanderbilt University’s teams and a team from The University of Alabama at Birmingham placed ahead of Alabama’s Team A. “[These teams] finished ahead of us because of strength of schedule,” Mada said. “I believe this is the highest we’ve finished thus far.”

The UA Mock Trial A Team will compete at the Opening Round Championship Series in Memphis, Tenn., from March 22-24 where they will have the chance to progress to the American Mock Trial Association’s National Championship Tournament in

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Jessica Colburn missed the first call from the prestigious Daniel J. Edelman/Public Relations Student Society of America. When they reached out to her a second time, she learned she was the 2013 winner of their Award for Outstanding Public Relations Student.

“I was freaking out, because I didn’t even know what they were trying to tell me,” Colburn, a senior majoring in public relations, said.

The second call, which included the big announcement, left her speechless but excited.

“I was in shock, and the rest of the day was just a haze,” Colburn said. “Everybody was so happy for me and supportive, and I was still so shocked that I didn’t even get to really think about it until the next day.”

The national award is offered annually to PRSSA members who display leadership, have public relations-related achievement and activities, a digital presence and recommendations from public relations faculty and/or industry professionals.

Colburn started her college career at Samford University as a nursing student. She explored the medical field her freshman year, and quickly learned nursing wasn’t for her. Still determined to help people, Colburn took her mom’s advice to pursue an occupation in com-

munications. She later gained an interest in public relations, and transferred to The University of Alabama to pursue it.

“I am so thankful that I made that jump, and took that opportunity,” Colburn said.

Winners receive $2500 and a three-month internship in one of the Edelman’s U.S. offices.

Edelman, which has 66 global offices, is the world’s largest public relations firm, according to the company’s website.

Colburn doesn’t know all the details of the internship, but she hopes to intern in the San Francisco Bay Area. She said she would like to work for the health and wellness department located in the company’s San Francisco office.

“Their internships are like a pre-job interview for three months. They are trying to decide what you are good at, and where you would fit in their office,” Colburn said. “At the end of the three months, hopefully I will get a full-time job.”

Joseph Phelps, chair of the department of advertising and public relations, wrote one of the letters of recommendation that lead to Colburn’s win.

“I’ve been able to observe all the great things she’s been doing in the department,” Phelps said. “It’s a great honor for Jessica. We feel extremely proud for her.”

Colburn holds various leadership roles of campus organizations, including marketing director, editor, and writer

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for Platform Magazine, film director for Capstone Agency and communications director for the Student Government Association.

Capstone Agency advisor Teri Henley also wrote a letter of recommendation for Colburn. She worked with Colburn on projects for Capstone and the 2012 Bateman Team, which won a national Honorable Mention.

“She may still technically be a student, but she’s operating like a professional,” Colburn said. “I’m excited to see what she’s going to do with her future, because I know she’s going to be one of those professionals that we look back and be very proud that she was one of our grads.”

University to host majors fair in Ferg

By Chandler Wright Assistant News Editor Students struggling to decide on their academic concentrations will have a chance to learn more about the various majors and minors offered at the University at the Majors Fair in the Ferguson Center Ballroom today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“The Majors Fair will allow students to explore possible major and minor areas of study,” said Nancy Shockley, director of pre-major advising for the College of Arts and Sciences. “Every major will be represented by students or faculty who can help students understand what courses they will study, answer questions about what careers or paths their major will lead, and learn about opportunities for internships or research. Students will have an opportunity to talk to students or faculty in that area and get some specific information that may not be available in the catalog or majors book.”

Shockley said the one-stopshop nature of the event makes it convenient and accessible to students to get information regarding a range of majors.

“I think the Majors Fair is a great opportunity for students to talk to other students or

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• What: Majors Fair • Where: Ferguson Center Ballroom • When: Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. faculty in an informal setting and get information,” Shockley said. “I think having an opportunity to have a one-stop location for exploring is huge.

Students may not know where to go to ask questions, so this one stop information site can help them make progress with their major.”

However, Shockley said, the fair isn’t just for students having trouble picking a major.

“Some students may have declared their major as a freshman, but have not had an opportunity to talk to faculty or other students about their area of interest,” Shockley said.

“They will have that opportunity at the fair.”

In addition to representatives from majors across campus, there will also be representatives from the Career Center, registrar’s office, Capstone International and others.

“The Career Center and Study Abroad will also be represented, so students can follow up their exploring by getting specific information about careers or doing a semester of study abroad,” Shockley said.

“The registrar’s office will also be set up with some computers to help students use DegreeWorks to help identify requirements for the major or minor.”

The fair is hosted by The University of Alabama Ac a d e m i c Adv i s o r s As s o c i a t i o n , Student Government Association and First Year Experience.

“The College of Arts and Sciences did the Majors Fair for a few years for undecided students in our college. We worked with only majors in Arts and Sciences,” Shockley said. “Students wanted more information about majors outside our college, so I asked The University of Alabama Academic Advisors Association if they would like to adopt the event and open it up to all majors University-wide. We asked SGA and the Ferguson to also help sponsor. This year we have a new sponsor, First Year Experience, that is helping. Sponsors support us with money or provide volunteers to help with the Fair.”

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Creative Campus sparks interest at other schools

By Becky Robinson Staff Reporter The Creative Campus model began eight years ago as a simple idea but is now being used by other schools, such as the University of Nebraska Omaha, to create their own idea machines.

Alan Kolok, a UNO biology professor, was on vacation with his family in 2011 when he read about Creative Campus in Thomas Friedman’s book “That Used To Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back.”

“I turned to my wife and said, ‘I need to go there

and visit,’ so I did this last October,” Kolok said.

Kolok created and currently directs the Nebraska Watershed Network. The organization’s mission is to fuse science with community outreach in Omaha, Neb., much like Creative Campus works with fine arts in the Tuscaloosa area.

The Nebraska Watershed Network’s first project was based on Kolok’s area of specialty – water toxicology.

Citizens tested the river water in Omaha looking for traces of a pesticide commonly used to kill weeds in crops.

“When we did [the testing], we found there was a ground

swell of enthusiasm from the community; I mean we wound up with hundreds of volunteers to do this work,” Kolok said. “We’ve found the community has been really enthusiastic about working with our students.”

Danny Ryan, a UA sophomore majoring in telecommunications and film, said he was enthusiastic about Kolok’s idea from the beginning. “[Kolock] contacted us and I thought it’d be a great thing to jump on board with and really build a bridge between The University of Alabama and the University of Nebraska Omaha,” Ryan said.

Ryan, along with another

Creative Campus intern and a UA administrator, took a trip to UNO this past weekend to help the Nebraska Watershed Network interns with building their organization.

“It’s gone great so far; we’ve met a lot of administrative people from the University of Omaha and we’ve met various people who want to get involved with the Nebraska Watershed Network,” Ryan said.

Ryan, who arranged and hosted Kolok’s trip to The University of Alabama, said the UNO project has many plans to grow in the future.

“They have a lot of plans to expand and work with vari-

ous groups starting from kindergartners to 12th graders to graduate students,” Ryan said. “Just people all around the community.”

The Nebraska Watershed Network currently has two interns since its start in January, the same number as Creative Campus had when it began in 2005.

Kolok said he and the interns are in the process of gathering organizations in the community who might want to partner with the group, but the visit from Creative Campus was very beneficial.

“It’s been amazing thus far,” Kolok said. “It’s also been helpful to the [UNO]

students, who had procedural questions.”

In addition to the internship program on UNO’s campus, Kolok also directs “Friends of the Nebraska Watershed Network.”

“The Friends are all of the local environmental organizations,” Kolok said. “We currently have between 30 and 40 Friends now.”

Ryan said he is optimistic about the future of the Nebraska Watershed Network.

“They have a lot of good ideas,” Ryan said. “They’re similar to ours in a way that they’re engaging the community, which is something we do at Creative Campus.”

Japanese opera creates commentary on Victorian England

By Lauren Carlton Contributing Writer

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The University of Alabama Opera Theatre, under the direction of Paul Houghtaling, will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera, “The Mikado,” this weekend, March 1-3, in the Choral Opera Room of Moody Music Building. This satire opened at London’s Savoy Theatre in 1885 and remains one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular operettas.

“The Mikado” is a blend of famous tunes like “Three Little Maids,” “Tit Willow,” “The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze” and rapid-fire dialogue.

Prince Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, has run away from his father’s court, escaping a marriage to the overbearing Katisha. He comes upon

• What: The Mikado • When: Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 3:00 p.m.

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the town of Titipu disguised as a wandering minstrel, where he falls in love with the beautiful Yum-Yum, who is betrothed to Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner. In typical Gilbert and Sullivan fashion, several misunderstandings

and miscommunications tangle up the whole crew in a mess of law and love. Although set in Japan, “The Mikado” serves as a commentary on Victorian England.

“The Mikado” will feature the largest set the UAOT has ever used, designed by Brad Caleb Lee, a first-year M.F.A. student in scenic design in the department of theatre and dance.

“I remember the first show UAOT put on,” Lee said. “We could see the TV in the Choral Opera room because the flats were so small. It’s truly amazing to see how far it’s come. I’m very excited for this show.”

Costume designer Daniel Whitlow, a first year M.F.A. student in costume design technology, echoes the excitement.

“I made all of these [costumes] in my free time which adds an extra layer of stress, but also an extra layer of pride,” Whitlow said.

Adding to the theme of growth, graduating seniors and graduate students are preparing to take their final opera bows with the company. Among these students is Lawson Daves, a senior majoring in vocal performance who plays Ko-Ko, one of the show’s most physically demanding characters.

“It’s such an energetic role,” Daves said. “I’m basically just running around for two hours.”

Most of the roles in “The Mikado” are double cast, allowing each UAOT member to participate. One of these double-casted characters is Yum-Yum, the female

romantic lead. Katie Aldrup, a senior majoring in vocal performance and Heather Jacques, a second-year master’s student in vocal performance split the duty of performing Yum-Yum on alternating nights.

“We definitely have different personalities,” Aldrup said of her double-castmate. “Heather is a lot better at being girly.”

“I think Katie is a lot better at bringing out the coy side of her [Yum-Yum],” Jacques said.

Audiences will have to gauge for themselves the characterization differences between casts.

Other UAOT members will be busy keeping the residents in the fictional town of Titipu on the same page. Jen Stephenson, a doctoral student in vocal performance, will be the conductor for this

production. Her baton will preside over the small orchestra.

“I sort of equate conducting an opera to herding cats,” Stephenson said. “A lot of the younger singers are not yet used to working with a conductor beyond a choral standpoint.

In solo voice music with pianist, it’s easy for a pianist to catch a singer if they make a mistake, but that isn’t so here because we have about ten orchestra members to keep in mind.

They’re learning, though.”

Tickets for “The Mikado” can be purchased at uamusic. tix.com. “The Mikado” runs Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 and Sunday at 3. There is no assigned seating so early arrival is advised. There will be a pre-show lecture on Friday night at 6:30 in the Recital Hall

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Four cover songs that avoid ‘destroying orginals’ include artist’s own creative flair, reinterpretation

By Francie Johnson

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds – “Down By The River”

Let’s admit it – cover songs can be irritating as hell. We’ve all heard covers and thought to ourselves, “Just leave the original alone!” Hearing a terrible cover of a great song is one of the most infuriating experiences one can endure when listening to music.

However, when done correctly, cover songs can be incredible. There is a fine line that an artist should never cross when covering another artist’s work – the line between adding one’s own creative flair to the original song and completely destroying the original’s integrity. Artists must be careful to reinterpret the song and make it their own, yet still hold on to the intrinsic qualities which made it great in the first place.

Here are a few cover songs that dance along that line but never cross it. These are some of my favorite covers, and I respect them just as much as the originals themselves.

I’m a firm believer in the fact that anything Dave Matthews touches turns to gold, and this song, released on the 2007 album “Live at Radio City,” only proves my point. The original song, written by Neil Young and released on his 1969 album with Crazy Horse, “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere,” is unsettling

Nirvana released this David Bowie cover, taken from Bowie’s 1970 album of the same title, on their 1994 album MTV Unplugged in New York. Kurt Cobain listed “The Man Who Sold The World” as number 45 of his 50 favorite albums of all time, and Nirvana regularly performed this cover live after the initial MTV “Unplugged”

and beautiful all at once.

Matthews and Reynolds, though, strip the song down to its bare minimum and add a layer of sensuality with Matthews’ voice and Reynolds’ guitar playing.

“Live at Radio City,” in its entirety, is phenomenal, and this song is one of the album’s best.

performance. Nirvana’s grunge interpretation of this glam rock song sounds rougher and dirtier than the original, but this version of the song is well suited to Cobain’s voice. Cobain’s respect for David Bowie is obvious in Nirvana’s cover, which feels more raw and down-to-earth interpretation than the original.

Johnny Cash – “Hurt” Cash was struggling with his health when he recorded this song, and he died just seven months after releasing the video. The fact that Cash recorded this song so close to his death adds a haunting element of gravity and mortality to the cover, making it feel devastatingly honest, as if Cash himself wrote the song as a final goodbye.

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It’s amazing to me how much John Mayer’s version of “Free Fallin’,” (“Where the Light Is,” 2008) and Tom Petty’s original version, (“Full Moon Fever,” 1989) sound like completely different songs. I’ve always loved John Mayer’s cover songs; whether you’re a fan or not,

you have to admit that he has great taste in music.

“Free Fallin’” is my favorite, though. Mayer’s version feels more delicate than Tom Petty’s. He makes this classic his own, creating a sense of nostalgia in his acoustic cover.

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Hyped NFL combine leaves some fans disappointed

By Charlie Potter The NFL Combine gives fans a chance to see college athletes display some of the freakish athletic abilities that have allowed them to reach the doorstep of professional football. Held in Indianapolis, Ind., the scouting combine has shown NFL teams and executives aspects of a player’s game that may have not been as clear on game film.

Former Alabama receiver Julio Jones may be one of the best examples for this. Jones was a standout receiver while at the Capstone – we can all attest to that. But he was always shadowed by Georgia’s A.J. Green throughout his collegiate career. It was at the combine where Jones was able to wow coaches with his unfathomable talents, like his 4.39 second 40-yard dash and 11-3 broad jump, which led to him being chosen with the sixth overall pick in 2011.

This year, there were several storylines heading into the

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This year, there were several storylines heading into the combine that surrounded the event with an aura of excitement. However, several of those headlines ended up being busts and left fans disappointed.

combine that surrounded the event with an aura of excitement. However, several of those headlines ended up being busts and left fans disappointed.

The Crimson Tide’s defensive tackle Jesse Williams was at the heart of fan disappointment. In the offseason, Williams bench pressed a whopping 600 pounds and proceeded to blow up Twitter with the impressive feat. He planned to take that accomplishment in stride and break the combine’s bench press repetition record, which was set by Eastern Kentucky’s Justin Ernest with 51 in 1999. But he only pressed the 225-pound barbell 30 times.

Williams will have an opportunity to redeem himself at

Alabama’s pro day.

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o frustrated fans and scouts with his poor performance, especially with his 40-yard dash time. Te’o recorded a mediocre 4.82 second time, compared to Missouri’s Zaviar Goodwin, who led all linebackers with a time of 4.47. With his infamous catfish incident, Te’o could have benefited from a strong showing for NFL teams.

But he failed to meet expectations, much as he did in the BCS National Championship Game.

One player who wasn’t absent from the championship game but was missing from the obstacles of the combine is Alabama running back Eddie

Lacy, which is upsetting for Tide fans. Lacy exploded for 321 yards rushing and four total touchdowns in Alabama’s final two games, and it would have been interesting to see how he would make his case for being a first-round draft pick. But a hamstring injury will keep him out until his pro day.

Lacy isn’t known for his speed, and he wouldn’t have come close to surpassing Chris Johnson’s 40-yard dash record of 4.24 seconds from 2008. The one player that had a shot at topping Johnson’s record was Texas receiver and Olympic long jumper Marquise Goodwin. But Goodwin fell just shy with a time of 4.27. Texas A&M’s Ryan Swope and West Virginia’s Tavon Austin ran a 4.34.

Maybe Alabama’s pro day will hail more promising results for the former Tide standouts, as Nick Saban will have a hand in the festivities.

But the NFL Combine has been a letdown up to this point.

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Softball team swinging for 17th season victory against Samford The Crimson Tide has outscored opponents 118-24 this season, holds an 18-2 record against Bulldogs

By Bryan Bergman Contributing Writer The Alabama softball team will look to continue its undefeated season when it plays the Samford Bulldogs Wednesday.

A win would be the team’s 17th consecutive victory to open the season, a mark they have matched or exceeded four times since the beginning of the 2007 season.

The Crimson Tide has outscored their opponents 118-24

so far this season, including five shutouts, but head coach Patrick Murphy warned that the team should not rest on its laurels.

“We had too many easy outs: strikeouts, pop-outs. The pop-outs were the most frustrating to me,” Murphy said.

“We need to work on execution. When we get bunts down we’re a pretty good offense, but when we don’t we struggle. The execution needs to improve all over.”

The Tide has been

successful against in-state squads, with an all-time record of 105-15 against other teams from Alabama, including UAB, Auburn, Troy and Samford, among others.

“When you play in-state teams, you know they’re going to bring it,” Murphy said. “They’re going to play their best games. [Samford] will be sky-high, and we’ve got to be ready for them.”

In another good sign for the Tide, the team holds an 18-2 record against Samford, with

the only two losses coming in 1997, the Alabama softball program’s first year in existence. The Bulldogs come into this matchup at 6-6, and are 0-3 in away games, although they have won three of their last four games. Their most recent game against the Tide came on March 7th of last season, and resulted in a 7-3 Tide victory.

The Tide’s strategy for the game is a simple one: Score early and often.

“We want to see runs on the board every inning, because when one good thing

happens, it just starts a spark and everybody gets fired up,” pitcher Lauren Sewell said.

The game is the first in a • What: Alabma v. five-day, seven-game stretch Samford for the Tide. After Samford they play a makeup game • Where: Rhoads against the South Alabama Jaguars, and then welcome Stadium the Iowa State Cyclones and • When: Wednesday, St. John’s Red Storm for this weekend’s Easton Classic.

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Women’s golf team finishes seventh at Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate CW Staff The No. 2 Alabama women’s golf team struggled to navigate its way around the par-72, 6,105-yard English Turn Golf and Country Club Tuesday in windy and wet conditions during the final round of the weather-delayed 2013 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate.

The Crimson Tide shot a 20-over-par 308 on Tuesday during the second and final round to finish in a tie with Baylor University for seventh place at 17-over 593. It was the highest round of the year for the Tide by 12 shots and left them 13 shots behind Southern

California and UCLA, who tied for first at 4-over-par 580, with USC winning the playoff. Duke finished third at 583, while host Tulane (589) and Purdue (591) rounded out the top five.

Junior Stephanie Meadow finished tied for eighth to pace the Alabama scoring at evenpar 144. She shot 4-under 68 in Sunday’s opening round and followed it with a 76 in the final round. Baylor’s Hayley Davis captured medalist honors at 4-under 140.

Senior Jennifer Kirby and sophomore Daniela Lendl posted the Tide’s next-best scores on the final day of play at 5-over 77. Kirby finished

tied for 20th at 3-over 147 while Lendl was tied for 45th at 8-over 152. Hannah Collier was the Tide’s fourth counting score with a 78 while finishing tied for 35th at 6-over 150.

Emma Talley was the drop score on Tuesday with a 79.

She finished tied for 60th at 10-over 154.

Alabama returns to the course looking to defend its title at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate on March 8-10 at the Long Cove Club in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Meadow is also the reigning medalist after posting 5-under 137 in another rain-shortened event.

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Crimson Tide prepares to take on Rebels, Bulldogs Alabama will open conference play in Tuscaloosa on March 1, hosting Ole Miss and Mississippi State

By Andrew Clare Contributing Writer The Alabama men’s tennis team will open Southeastern Conference play at home, hosting Ole Miss on March 1 and Mississippi State on March 3.

In its last time out the Crimson Tide competed in a doubleheader, where the Tide defeated the Furman Paladins and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 6-1.The match against Furman stopped a two-match losing streak for the Alabama.

“It was good to pick those two matches up right before going

into SEC’s,” freshman Becker O’Shaughnessey said. “It definitely gave us a boost of confidence and they were both two solid teams.”

So far this season the Tide has competed in five doubleheader matches. Head coach George Husack said the doubleheaders have helped prepare the team for conference play.

“The goal was to make them comfortably uncomfortable,” Husack said. “Playing two matches in a day definitely does that. Whether it’s playing SEC or non-conference it makes

which is ranked 31st.

“The SEC is definitely a really tough conference; everyone plays really well,” junior The goal was to make them Daniil Proskura said. “I feel comfortably uncomfortable. like everybody on our team is playing well and ready to battle — George Husack for every point against everyone else.”

Last season, Alabama finished with a 10-15 record and a 2-9 conference record. The them stronger mentally and Tide finished fifth in the SEC physically as the season goes West last year, only ahead of on.”

Arkansas. O’Shaughnessey Playing in the SEC is no easy said the team is continuing to task, as 13 of the 14 schools are improve headed into a difficult ranked, including Alabama, conference schedule.

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“SECs are really tough,” O’Shaughnessey said. “It’s going to be a big challenge, but I think the team can handle it; we have been working hard so we should do well this year.”

Ole Miss enters the match against Alabama ranked 13th in the country with a 5-2 record.

Mississippi State comes into the match at 10-2 and is ranked 10th. The Tide enters SEC play with a 9-3 record.

Husack said there are three things the Tide needs to do to be successful in its first two conference matches.

“We need to play off of what

we did against Furman and Southern Miss,” Husack said.

“We have developed individual training plans for the SEC schedule so we need to stick to those basics and strengths and finally we just have to keep fighting and never stop.”

In order to be successful in SEC play O’Shaughnessey said the team needs to continue to work and give it everything they have.

“We just got to keep competing,” O’Shaughnessey said.

“Keep competing and fighting, everybody has to do it as a team.

We do that, the wins will come.”

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Women’s team to open conference competition at Ole Miss

By Andrew Clare Contributing Writer The Alabama women’s tennis team will open SEC play Friday, traveling to face the Ole Miss Rebels. After the Ole Miss match, the Crimson Tide will continue to play on the road, as it faces off against the Mississippi State Bulldogs Sunday.

The Tide enters conference play ranked 5th in the country with a record of 8-1. In its last match, the Tide came back to defeat the 19th-ranked Texas Tech 4-3.

“In the Texas Tech match we were consistent and solid,” head coach Jenny Mainz said. “We played through the streaks, played the course and we took care of the things we needed to.”

The Tide has competed in nine matches this season.

Eight of the nine opponents Alabama has faced this year are ranked. Freshman Maya Jansen said the team’s tough schedule has prepared everyone for conference play.

“All these non-conference matches that we have been

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Conference play will be tough, but our non-conference schedule was good for us.

— Maya Jansen

playing are really going to help us in SECs,” Jansen said.

“Conference play will be tough, but our non-conference schedule was good for us.”

One of the best experiences the Tide had this season was competing in the ITA Indoor National Championships in Charlottesville, Va., where they played against some of the best competition in the country.

“We have played a very steep and stout non-conference schedule,” Mainz said.

“National indoors helped us a lot because we played three top 15 teams back to back-to-back in three consecutive days. All of that has toughened us up.”

With the Tide’s first two conference games being on the road, Mainz believes the team

is ready to respond and compete in away games.

“We have played well on the road,” Mainz said. “This team has really showed up ready to go; I’m confident that we will continue on that path.”

A factor that has attributed to the team’s success so far this season has been its work ethic.

Mainz said she wants to see the team continue to improve and work hard each day as it prepares for the start of conference play.

“I just want us to keep getting better,” Mainz said. “The key for us is to keep getting better. Good things will happen if we stay on course, don’t get ahead of ourselves and keep working forward.”

Ole Miss comes into the match against Alabama ranked 29th in the country with a 2-4 record. Mississippi State enters the match against the Tide at 4-2. Jansen said the Tide is ready to compete in conference play.

“We are really excited for the SEC season,” Jansen said.

“We have prepared well and I think we are ready to show off all our hard work.”

Tide team breaks in nation’s top 5 for 1st time program history CW Staff The Alabama women’s tennis team moved up to No. 5 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll, marking the highest ranking in program history. The Crimson Tide’s previous best was No. 7, which was

achieved last season.

North Carolina continues its reign at No. 1 and is followed by Duke, UCLA and Florida. Coming in at No. 6 is Texas A&M, while Georgia stands at No. 7. Rounding out the top 10 is Northwestern, California and Nebraska.

The Tide also has four

representatives in the singles rankings in junior Mary Anne Macfarlane (No. 20), senior Alexa Guarachi (No. 36) and freshmen Maya Jansen (No. 77) and Natalia Maynetto (No. 106). In addition, Guarachi and Macfarlane come in at No. 4 in the nation in doubles.

CW | Alaina Clark

The Crimson Tide defeated the Washington Huskies 5-2 in Tuscaloosa on Feb. 22. The Tide will open SEC play on March 1, traveling to face the Ole Miss Rebels.

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BASEBALL

Tide gets back on track with 5-4 win over Samford

By Kevin Connell Contributing Writer

The streak ends at one.

That’s how long the Alabama baseball team was on a losing streak before it returned to its winning ways Tuesday with a 5-4 win over the Samford Bulldogs.

Just a year ago, the Crimson Tide (7-1) could usually only maintain winning streaks of one or two games before going on long losing streaks – nearly a 180-degree turnaround from where they stand now.

But the mantra for this year’s Tide is “this team is different,” and that’s exactly what they continued to prove Tuesday.

“I thought it was a real battle tonight,” head coach Mitch Gaspard said. “I thought our team hung in there and kept the game within striking distance.”

Early on, it didn’t appear that this was going to be Alabama’s night as the team collectively struggled at the

Lacey, Jacobs lead Tide to win over AU BASKETBALL FROM PAGE 1

Trevor Lacey scored 12 points with three steals.

Nick Jacobs posted a doubledouble with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Obasohan scored 10 points off the bench.

Senior center Rob Chubb led the Tigers with 13 points and said it was tough losing to the Tide in his last regular season game against them.

“They’re always a solid team,” Chubb said. “They’re always really aggressive,

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I just try to get up there and bring energy and just pound the strike zone.

— Mitch Geer

plate.

Samford got on the board first after Bulldogs right fielder Damon Waller’s groundout to third allowed first baseman Caleb Bryson to score from third.

In the following inning, the Bulldogs looked like they may run away with this game adding two more runs to extend their lead to 3-0.

It was not an unusual position for the Tide, who have gone down early in nearly every game this season before rallying from behind in the later innings to win.

The Tide got things going in the fifth inning after two

separate throwing errors cut the deficit to just 3-2.

A two-run RBI single to center field by freshman second baseman Kyle Overstreet in the same inning gave the Tide a 4-3 lead that it would not relinquish.

“We put quality at-bats together the whole game,” freshman shortstop Mikey White said. “We hit the ball just right at people, so I knew one inning we’d catch a break and that happened to be the fifth.”

Freshman right-hander Mitch Greer (1-0) came on in relief in the fifth with the Tide trailing 3-0 to record his first career win. He allowed just one hit and one walk with two strikeouts in two innings of work.

Greer helped get the Tide back in business after getting two big outs for the Tide in the top of the fifth.

“I just came in and tried to get two outs,” Greer said. “I just try to get up there and bring energy and just pound

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the strike zone.”

Sophomore left-hander Justin Kamplain gave one back to the Bulldogs in the eighth after senior left fielder Christiaan Durdaller hit a solo home run to cut the Tide’s lead to 5-4. It would be the only hit and run Kamplain would allow as he would go on to record his second save of the season in the ninth.

The Tide returns to the diamond this Friday at home to face the Tulane Green Wave CW | Austin Bigoney for a three-game series. First Teammates and coaches eagerly watch from the dugout as batters get pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. off to a slow start against a tough Samford team Tuesday night.

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We were trying to match that intensity, and that’s not how you’re going to beat Alabama.

— Rob Chubb

hands-on. It’s never an easy move whenever you’re doing anything. You’re driving the ball, and you’ve always got someone checking you. We were trying to match that intensity, and that’s not how you’re going to beat Alabama.”

Sophomore guard Rodney Cooper was held to only two points during the game.

Auburn’s defense aggravated him to end a seven-game streak of double-digit scoring.

Alabama will travel to Gainesville, Fla., to face the No. 8 Florida Gators on Saturday. The Gators lost to Tennessee 64-58 Tuesday night. The game will tip off at 11 a.m. and be televised on CW | Jingyu Wan ESPN2.

Head football coach Nick Saban and the rest of the Crimson Tide football team attended last night’s game.