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By Jamia Cammeron Contributing Writer

For many Internet sensations, fame comes from a YouTube video or a television gaffe. But for Alabama freshman Jack Blankenship, the attention comes from something completely difLearn about the other ferent: a face. not-so-famous faces in It all started when the crowd in Crimson B l a n ke n s h i p Chaos decided to blow up a picture of himself making a unique face to bring to the Alabama men’s basketball games in order to distract opponents. After the Tide’s game against Florida, a picture of Blankenship was posted on AL.com, and from there, it spread like wildfire. Since that day, Blankenship has become a mini-celebrity. “My life has definitely been turned upside down,” he said. “I guess I know what it feels like to be Tay Zonday or Miss South Carolina.” The Tuscaloosa native who graduated from Northridge High School has appeared on just about every major news outlet. ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, CBS 42, JOX 94.5 and 97.3 the Zone all featured Blankenship in some capacity in the days following the Florida game. But then he hit the big time. NBC flew Blankenship to New York City last Monday, Feb. 20, where he appeared on the Today Show, Inside Edition and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He even got to attend a New York Knicks game, bringing “the face” to Madison Square Garden where he got Beyoncé and Jay-Z to make “the face.”

Recent changes to the Student Government Association’s election policy and procedures have prohibited candidates from the use of chalk in their election campaigns. According to Kelli Knox-Hall, senior assistant director of the Ferguson Center and chair of the SGA Elections Committee, this semester will be the third election in which candidates are not permitted to chalk or distribute stickers. Without chalk, candidates have been forced to take advantage of other methods. Sydney Page, current senator for the College of Arts & Sciences, has used this as an opportunity to take a different approach in terms of campaigning for re-election. “I have taken advantage of other cam-

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Freshman Jack Blankenship holds his famous face on the Quad.

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Auburn, Ole Miss are last barriers left in regular season By Brett Hudson Senior Sports Reporter bbhudson@crimson.ua.edu @Brett_Hudson

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With Alabama’s primary elections only two weeks away, many are planning what decision they’ll be making come March 13. But with the election falling on a Tuesday in the middle of spring break for the University of Alabama and Tuscaloosa City Schools, many people are expected to cast absentee ballots this year. Tuscaloosa County Clerk Magaria Bobo warned that casting an absentee ballot isn’t as simple as mailing in your choice for elected official. “They first of all must be registered to vote in Tuscaloosa County,” Bobo said. “Wherever they’re registered to vote is where they need to register. Request an absentee ballot from the circuit clerk’s office. If they come in person, they need their ID with them. If they’re getting it mailed, they don’t

paigning methods, such as walking up and talking with students about my campaign, passing out flyers and buttons as well as utilizing social media sites such as my personal website, Facebook and Twitter,” she said.

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Primaries fall on vacation By Andy McWhorter Contributing Writer

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Then-sophomore Jessica Webb and David Simpson chalk for Simpson’s SGA Senate campaign in 2010. This year’s candidates are not allowed to use chalk in their campaigns.

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send it in until they vote.” The deadline to register to vote in the primary is March 2. The deadline to register as an absentee voter is March 8. SEE PRIMARIES PAGE 5

Entering the regular season, Alabama was ranked in the top 15 in the nation and was considered an automatic participant in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Then the Crimson Tide started the Southeastern Conference play 2-4, including a bad loss to South Carolina, a team holding this season’s worst record in the SEC, and the Tide found itself on the bubble that robbed it of its March Madness opportunity last season. Now, the Tide will host the Auburn Tigers in the last home game of the season, a game heavy with March Madness implications. Even with everything riding on this game, the coaching staff is trying to keep the team’s mind off that thought. “It’s the biggest game on our schedule because it’s the next game,” head coach Anthony Grant said. “Obviously, it adds to it because it’s a rivalry game. I think our guys are excited to play Auburn. After that, everything else is out of our control, so we just want to control what we [can].” The temptation is still present for the Tide players. “Naturally, it creeps in a little bit,” redshirt junior guard Andrew Steele said. “But, we try not to think about it. We try to take the same approach we’ve been taking:

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Freshman Trevor Lacey goes for a layup against MSU.

one game at a time.” Grant added, “Everybody wants to play in the postseason. Right now, we’re going to stay focused on today.” After the heart-breaking denial to the

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Professor tardiness not a valid excuse to leave class early Time limit not actual University policy “

By Ashanka Kumari Staff Reporter akkumari@crimson.ua.edu

Many University of Alabama students believe that if their professor is 15 or more minutes late to class, it is an understood rule that they can leave the class without penalty. However, Cathy Andreen, director of media relations, said that this 15-minute rule is not an official University policy. “If there is a problem with a particu-

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lar faculty member coming to class late, the student should talk first with the faculty member,” Andreen said. “If that is not satisfactory, they should talk with the department chair or the dean.” Freshman Amy Ackerman said she thought that the 15 minute rule was a University policy because all of her professors discussed it on the first day of classes, and she feels that it is a valid concept. “I completely agree that after 15 minutes if the teacher is a no-show then there is no reason for class to be held,” Ackerman said. “In a 50-minute class, it basically leaves no time. Students are accountable to be on class on time and teachers should be held to the same

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Students are accountable to be on class on time and teachers should be held to the same accountability.

— Freshman Amy Ackerman

accountability.” At the same time, Brian Dunlap, a senior majoring in electrical engineering, said that regardless of the time his professor entered the classroom, he and his classmates would continue to try to study for that class.

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“If my professor was late, my classmates and I would probably try to study in that time instead of wasting it,” Dunlap said. “I’d go over the lesson even if my professor didn’t show up, so it doesn’t matter. However, if the professor showed up, he or she should not be allowed to take a graded assignment.” Brooke Marshall, a senior majoring in journalism, said she feels that a 15-minute rule is fair to maintain accountability on both the student and the professor’s ends. “Students are punished for being late to class and the same should apply to the professor,” Marshall said. “We pay for our education, and it shouldn’t be our fault nor should we have to wait

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around for a professor if they are going to be late. If they can’t make it to class, they should send us an email.” Ackerman said students should not be punished for showing up to class as they are expected to do. “I understand if it is an emergency situation, but it’s absurd for students to have to wake up for an early class like at 8 a.m. and have to wait around for a professor who never arrives,” Ackerman said. “There’s an old saying that ‘time is money,’ and if I’m paying for the class, then I expect to be taught for the entire class period. If the teacher’s not there to teach the whole time, I shouldn’t be obligated to stay and keep waiting.”

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DOW tops 13,000 points U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its first close above 13,000 since May 2008, as consumer confidence hit a 12-month high and oil prices fell. The Dow Jones industrial average added 23.61 points, or 0.2 percent, to 13,005.12. It had topped 13,000 in the past two sessions, only to give up the level by the close. The last time the blue-chip index finished above the round-number mark was May 19, 2008, or before the start of the most recent bull market. A close above 13,000 matters some in that it “focuses attention on the market and the fact the market is doing well, so it might be a psychological boost,” said Hugh Johnson, chairman of Hugh Johnson Advisors. “What is really making things go is there is no real end in sight in the sense that there is nothing in the stock market, and in money and economic news, that says we’re at the end of the cycle,” Johnson said. “We’ve come very far very fast and we’re a little ahead of ourselves, but I’m not going to say ‘jump ship’ based on a forecast of a correction. First off, you don’t jump ship during a correction, and second, you can’t forecast a correction,” he said. Up for a fourth day, the S&P 500 climbed 4.59 points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,372.18. The S&P 500’s recent streak is its longest rise since one that ended Jan. 23. Priceline.com Inc. jumped 7

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percent, leading S&P 500 gains, a day after the online-travel site reported earnings and sales that topped market expectations. Apollo Group Inc. shares slid 16 percent, leading decliners, after the for-profit educator lowered its estimates for 2012 operating profit. Off the S&P 500, Office Depot Inc. shares rallied 19 percent after the retailer reported a fourth-quarter profit, reversing course on its year-ago loss. The Nasdaq composite rose 20.60 points, or 0.7 percent, to 2,986.76, also its fourth straight session of gains and bringing the tech-heavy gauge closer to 3,000 – a level it hasn’t reached since late 2000. Helping propel the Nasdaq higher, Apple Inc. shares notched a record high and ended up 1.8 percent at $535.41. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude-oil futures fell for a second session, losing $2.01 to end at $106.55 a barrel. Equities were lifted after the Conference Board reported its gauge of consumer confidence rose to 70.8 in February, its highest in a year. U.S. stock futures had trimmed their rise after the government reported orders for long-lasting goods declined in January by the most in three years. Further weighing on stocks early in the day: The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 cities declined in December to the lowest level since the housing crisis started.

An outage of all external network connectivity will begin on Sunday, March 4, at 7 a.m. and last four hours. No one will have access to the public Internet from the UA campus during the outage. UA internal network operations will not

UA Away Application due March 1 Students interested in working, serving or studying abroad this summer or fall are eligible to apply for the UA Away scholarship given by The University of Alabama Division of Student

On March 1, UA students, administrators, faculty and staff will travel to Montgomery, Ala., to advocate for funding for higher education. Buses will leave at 7 a.m. from the parking lot at the Student Recreation Center. Students will participate in a parade, receive a barbecue lunch and participate

in a meet-and-greet session with various political leaders from across the state. Higher Education Day is a free event, and community service hours will be awarded through Service Learning Pro. To register, go sga.ua.edu and click on the link for Higher Education Day.

Mandatory meeting for UA Student Recruitment Team 2012 Students who are interested in becoming a member of the UA Student Recruitment Team 2012 must attend the mandatory convocation to discuss the selection process on today at 8 p.m. in 20 Alston Hall. Failure to attend will result in the automatic disqualification of an applicant. Formerly known as the Crimson Belles and Beaus, the Student Recruitment Team will serve as host to prospective students and student-ath-

letes through tours, lunches, informational sessions and game-day activities. Members of the team will provide guidance and offer insight to students and their families regarding campus life, student involvement, athletics and enrollment. Applications for membership are due on March 2, at noon in 203 Student Services Building. More information and to download the application, go to gobama.ua.edu/uastudentrecruitmentteam.

Information session for Big Al tryouts Full-time students who are interested in trying out for Big Al for the 2012-13 academic year must attend one of the information sessions on March 7 or March 26. Both sessions will be held at 6 p.m. in the C.M. Newton Room in Coleman Coliseum. Participants will be briefed on the program, including learning what to expect

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during tryouts and receiving information about benefits. Applications will be distributed at each session. Students who have conflicts with the dates and time of the sessions should contact Big Al assistant Butch Hallmark at mfhallmark@crimson.ua.edu.

Campaigns ﬁnd new ways to reach out CAMPAIGNS FROM PAGE 1 “Since chalking is not allowed, this rule has forced me and other candidates to think outside of the box in terms of how to reach out to as many people as possible.” Many candidates have also adopted methods such as social media and websites to enhance their campaign. In order to increase awareness, several organizations and departments across campus have invited SGA candidates to speak and share their platforms to the members of their organizations. Originally, candidates were allowed to chalk as long as it adhered to strict guidelines. For example, according to the Student Handbook, chalking was only permitted on natural, gray sidewalks. No chalking was allowed on covered sidewalks or building entrances, and it could

not be closer than 20 feet to a building or structure. In past elections, despite the guidelines, the sidewalks on campus were usually adorned in candidates’ slogans, the voting date for the SGA election and voting procedures. Several students reported a noticeable difference in the election. “It’s harder to spread the word that you are running. Exposure is much lower,” graduate student Ryan Missanelli said. Because students interested in voting can no longer walk to class along chalked sidewalks, they are required to take a more active role in selecting a candidate for office by paying closer attention to social media sites, visiting the websites of candidates or attending debates and other events. For more information regarding the SGA election and its candidates, visit www.vote.ua.edu. Voting will take place online at mybama.ua.edu on Tuesday, March 6. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.

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Male nursing group works to break stereotypes By Kelsey Hendrix Contributing Writer This semester, through the first ever Alabama state chapter of the American Assembly for Men in Nursing, nursing majors at the University of Alabama are working to promote men’s health and break down stereotypes about males in the nursing industry. The Capstone chapter of AAMN will work like other chapters around the country

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nursing,” said Tony Roberson, president of the Capstone chapter. “Our objectives are to encourage men to become nurses and join together to strengthen the healthcare system and support men who are already nurses to grow professionally.” Roberson said the group would advocate for research and education about men’s health issues in addition to issues specifically relevant to men in the nursing career field.

“Our objectives are to encourage men to become nurses and join together to strengthen the healthcare system and support men who are already nurses to grow professionally.” — Tony Roberson

to “provide a framework for nurses, as a group, to meet, to discuss and influence factors, which affect men as nurses,” according to the national website. “The overall purpose is for us to meet and talk about the factors that influence men in

The group is open to both men and women in the field but is primarily made up of male nursing students, recent graduates of the program and local medical professionals in Tuscaloosa. “We’re open to both men and women, but we’re working to

show that nursing is not only a major or career for women,” said Andrew McPhail, a junior majoring in nursing and an active member of the AAMN Capstone chapter. “We’re hoping that if we have events that are mainly focused on men’s health and mainly run by male nursing students, it will help change the perspective people have had on a mostly female career.” The group, which was officially launched in October of last year, currently has about 20 members and is continuing to grow quickly. Membership is primarily geared towards students in upper-division nursing and professionals, but some lower-division students are getting a head start to get involved. “The chapter is a great way to network in terms of obtaining a job right after graduation and if you’re looking to apply to graduate schools,” Roberson said. This semester, the main goal of the group is to raise funds and hold a men’s health fair to benefit the commu-

nity and spread knowledge of men’s health to Tuscaloosa residents. The event will take place during a UA baseball game in April and will have students actively performing health screenings. Students who are interested in joining the group can attend one of the chapter meetings, which normally take place every third Thursday of the month, with the next meeting falling on March 22 because of spring break. Students must

fill out an application and pay $30 in national and local dues per year to join. “We’re trying to increase awareness that there is a need for diversity in nurses,” Roberson said. “I think that’s a national focus right now. We’re looking to increase gender diversity in nursing and this type of organization really pushes and emphasizes that initiative.” Caleb Gray, a sophomore majoring in nursing, said he

plans to look into joining the AAMN Capstone chapter, as it seems to be an organization with a purpose he is passionate about. “I think that this organization having a Tuscaloosa chapter is really beneficial to the University of Alabama Nursing Program,” Gray said. “It spreads knowledge about the roles of men in nursing and could potentially increase the likelihood of men in our program.”

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Medical program geared toward rural doctors The Rural Medical Scholars Program, established at UA in 1996, offers students an opportunity to learn about rural practice in the medical field. The program is open to college seniors and graduate students from rural Alabama who plan on going to medical school to practice medicine in rural areas of the state. Each year, 10 applicants are chosen to join the program. Their admission is based on academic achievement, character, rural identity and leadership qualities. Selected students are enrolled at UA in the year before entry into the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham and take coursework each semester related to rural health or the practice of primary care in rural areas. After two years of study in Birmingham, Rural Medical Scholars return to Tuscaloosa for the last two years of medical school. Throughout the program, scholars receive support and mentorship from rural practitioners, take part in peer support group activities and receive administrative contact and support throughout medical training. Throughout the program, students meet and shadow rural physicians, make valuable contacts, meet state and

federal elected officials and receive early acceptance into medical school. Dr. John Wheat, professor of community and rural medicine, said the RMSP takes into account the special environments and people of rural Alabama. “If an eligible student desires to become a family physician or primary care doctor in rural Alabama and to prepare to become a leader in developing healthy communities, there is no better program of training to be had,” Wheat said. The RMSP program also recognizes the major differences between practicing medicine in rural areas and practicing

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There is a richer understanding of patients’ and their families’ lives and greater need to balance one’s medical identity with one’s other roles. “Often the time caring for patients is longer, but the rewards, both financial and in personal fulfillment, are often greater as one embeds vocational activity within their larger identity with the community.” Even though an MD degree is the primary goal of the program, RMSP students can also complete their bachelor’s degree, earn a master’s degree, receive a Certificate of Rural Community Health and take medical school prerequisite courses in preparation for

“Rural practice and rural living are all tied together in the ‘fish bowl’ of small town existence. The relationships you have with patients are acted out in the office, at church, at school, at the post office, at the store, etc. There is a richer understanding of patients’ and their families’ lives and greater need to balance one’s medical identity with one’s other roles.”

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{ YOUR VIEW } “There are fewer and fewer people that I meet that are religious and see any beneﬁt (aside from taxes) to marriage... We are not our parents. There is nothing wrong with that.” — Jeb, in response to “Relationships becoming redeﬁned, challenging old traditions”

“The right man won supporting actor, but for someone like Jonah Hill to get nominated ahead of Brooks (or even Seth Rogen in 50/50, for that matter) is ludicrous.” — robert_foster, in response to “Movies the Oscars forgot about”

If you’re like me, your inbox has recently been flooded with requests from the Provost to participate in evaluative student opinions surveys. Lately, I’ve been invited by Dr. Judy Bonner to participate in the National Survey of Student Engagement. During my four years at UA, I’ve been asked to fill out opinions surveys on just about everything. For the most part, I consider this normal. I expect my opinion on campus amenities to be surveyed by our school’s administration. I am always glad to offer my opinion on Bama Dining, the Student Recreation Center or Crimson Ride, and I appreciate UA’s willingness to hear it. I begin to worry, however, that things might be a bit out-ofwhack when I am asked to critique my own professors. I can’t help but think of what this insistence on student feedback means. We should begin to question the value of a college experience that consists of students grading teachers and not the other way around. Why do universities survey student opinions in the first place? They want students to

be satisfied. Why do administrators care? They want us to stay in school because they want our tuition dollars. This is not a criticism – that money is needed, and funds, among other things, academic programs in which students can take advantage. I simply mean to acknowledge that the drive for student feedback is a commercial one. Our feedback is used as a gauge of what university students in 2012 want. And if the University gives us what we want – Rec Centers, condominium living with individual bedrooms and a Chick-fil-a in Lloyd Hall – they are more likely to retain the students they already have and attract more. The only problem is that what students want won’t necessarily improve the quality of their

By Sophia Fazal Traditionally, the secret organization known as the Machine has only endorsed candidates for the University of Alabama’s Student Government Association involved in their coalition; however, this year comes change. The chatter has mostly been about the endorsement of Denzel Evans-Bell, a member of the traditionally AfricanAmerican fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha, for the position of vice president of Academic Affairs. He, along with Will Pylant, the Machine-endorsed candidate for vice president of Student Affairs, is a member of the nonMachine Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. The issue here is obviously

transparent. The Machine is finally thinking outside of the box; endorsing leaders that would have never been given a chance before is change, but can change be accepted even when it comes with the wrong intentions? Evans-Bell is the first Machine-endorsed AfricanAmerican, and if he wasn’t, then the only place that more than half the student body would ever see his name would be when disregarding it on the ballot during election day. Just like every other non-Machine endorsed candidate. Earlier, Evans-Bell stated to The Crimson White that he had no knowledge of being endorsed by the Machine, “If I do have that, I would be grateful for any support,” he said, and he is

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some perspective; we need science and math to help us navigate an increasingly technical world. But when professors know they face the wrath of students in December and May, they may hesitate before assigning that lengthy text, or providing an honest critique of a paper. When our school emphasizes what students want over what they need, professors have a hard time doing their jobs. President Witt and Provost Bonner, college shouldn’t be everything students want it to be. It should cut against the grain of what is cool, what is fun, what is trendy and what young people want. Our professors are older and wiser than we are. They have much to teach us. Let them do so without fearing what their teacher approval surveys will look like come semester’s end. If they have to walk such a fine line, then send me a survey to evaluate your own performance, because you should too.

Evan Ward is a senior majoring in history. His column runs weekly on Wednesdays.

absolutely right. Being endorsed by the Machine is the best thing that could happen to any candidate. For one, you get your name out. People who don’t even know who you are or what you stand for will vote for you, and the best part is, the non-greek student body that can’t stand the Machine and its corrupt coalition will vote for you just because they see your name on the ballot. The past two years have been giant sores on the polished pride of SGA here at UA – from the exposure of Fowler’s community service trip to Pasadena during the time of the BCS National Championship Game to the resignation of Grant Cochran. If these were the crème de la crème of societies’ future poli-

ticians, then I’m excited to see who else we’re going to find leaning under a bathroom stall once they get a real Senate spot. The idea of new leadership in the SGA is actually quite refreshing. The irony is that this was President Fowler’s main goal in his University address in 2010: “It’s time for students on this campus – black or white, greek or independent – to compromise, sacrificing pieces of their own interests for the common good.” Except in 2012, we’re still aiming for the common vote. I’m assuming it’s safe to say the members of our secret coalition are meant to be the leaders of the next generation, but are these lackadaisical sores and unavoidable scandals really worth casting blind votes for?

It’s not that the Machine is scared they’re not going to get the votes they are already receiving. They understand that they are still the largest student organization. The only difference between this year and all the others is there is actually less transparency than there has been in the past regarding their decisions. Call me a cynic, but the idea of Machine endorsement to non-Machine members doesn’t despise me from integration, it just reminds me that this is still a system that will cause leaders to do anything for support, and what is to be remembered is that this is not integration – this is politics.

Sophia Fazal is a junior majoring in anthropology.

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rigorous, challenging curriculum. We want high grades, but don’t necessarily want to work for them. We want the opportunity to pack our résumé, but not at the expense of our down time. A happy student is not necessarily a well-educated one. When universities cater too much to students’ happiness, a school will always fail at accomplishing its primary purpose: developing the minds of its students. College is the last real holding tank for young people before they are released into society. This is the last time in our lives that we will actually be encouraged to read great books, discuss big ideas and take a long view of things without considering a bottom line. After we graduate, our jobs and domestic lives will crowd out time for intellectual life. Our professors want us to take full advantage of our time here, but unfortunately, they are being inhibited. They know the difference between what students want and what students need. We need history and literature so that we can view our environment with

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education. Campuses that place too much emphasis on student feedback lose their distinction. They begin to look and feel much like the society that surrounds them. A look at our very own Ferguson Center proves this to be true. One finds fast food restaurants, a Starbucks Coffee and a movie theater. Am I at an institution of higher learning or on a downtown city block? Our University should be a place where students come to insulate themselves from society, not indulge in it. Universities once educated students by freeing them from youth-dominated popular culture and introducing them to adult ways of conceiving the world. If students are free to lay into teachers on an opinions survey, causing teachers to tread lightly for fear of injuring undergraduate egos, one wonders if this is still the case. It would seem that in addition to greek houses, residence halls and the Strip, kids now rule the classroom too. This can’t be good, because what we don’t want is a

In the weeks leading up to the Feb. 7 statement of candidacy deadline, I thought about my goals in seeking the office of Vice President of Financial Affairs. I formed my T.I.D.E. plan to benefit YOU and every student here at the Capstone. Transparency. This has been the buzzword around this campus for the past three years, and transparency must be a top priority of any true leader here at UA. If elected, I will ensure the SGA budget over $600,000 is disclosed in a timely manner. I will post the allocated budget to the SGA website and present it to senate quickly, so that YOU know where the money is being spent. Increase. I plan on increasing the amount of funding available for student organizations and the SGA scholarship fund by working with the Dean of Students Office. There are many student organizations that need the monetary resources available to them from the SGA, and I will make it my responsibility to ensure these organizations are taken care of properly. Develop. I want to develop a system to increase the amount of funding available for student organizations at the same rate of the growing student population. This system would alleviate the need for future VP of Financial Affairs to petition for money every year. If elected, I also plan to create an annual revenue-building event for the SGA Scholarship Fund to ensure that the

Candidate seeks to foster better communication

university’s deserving students are By Kyle Zimmerman rewarded for their hard work. Educate and Engage. As of Jan. 31, My name is Kyle Zimmerman. I am only 21 percent of the FAC Funding running for vice president of External had been allotted to meriting student Affairs and I have something different organizations. Many organizations are to offer. Leo Burnett, a Time magazine completely unaware of the monetary Most Influential Person, once said, resources that are available at their “When you reach for the stars, you fingertips. I promise to reach out to may not quite get them, but you won’t every student organization’s president come up with a handful of mud either.” to help them attain This represents my the financial assis- This week, The Crimson White opin- vision. tance they need in ions page will feature guest columns I began this jourorder for their organey to seek the office submitted by this year’s Student nization to be sucof External Affairs, Government Association candidates but along the way, cessful. On March 6, why for executive positions. Each candiit has evolved. It’s should your vote date has been offered the opportunity not a venture for an go for Andy Koonce to submit a column. We will highlight office, but an expefor VP of Financial a different SGA position each day, dition for a passion. Affairs? Because my publishing the columns of those can- It’s a willing pasT.I.D.E. plan and the sion to demonstrate didates who chose to submit a guest integrity, serve each leadership expericolumn. ence I have gained individual student within the SGA and accept nothing Senate. I was elected twice as commitless than excellence. tee chairman in my two terms in senA lot of experiences this year have ate, and these experiences will carry opened my eyes and thoughts: leading over into leading the Financial Affairs a group of students weekly to tutor chilCommittee. I have solid, reachable dren in West Tuscaloosa, assisting in plans that put YOU first, and my hard raising over 230,000 pounds of food for working attitude is set on doing what is hungry West Alabamians, mobilizing best for YOU and our 31,746 classmates students to register to vote, reaching here at the Capstone. out to our alumni through the Student Alumni Association to strengthen Andy Koonce is currently serving bonds and finally developing a proud as SGA chairperson of the Senate source of honor and tradition from Resolutions Committee. He is running serving in the Air Force ROTC. for the position of Vice President of When in office, I plan to accomplish Financial Affairs. three goals: number one, improve the

communication between UA and the city; two, implement projects that will benefit the student; three, allow your voice and opinions to be heard at UA and in the city. I will improve communication by attending monthly Chamber of Commerce and City Council meetings to voice concerns of UA students and relay the City Official’s information back to the University. I will implement projects to improve life as a student, such as a UA Taxi Service, which will allow you to travel anywhere in the city of Tuscaloosa and develop a West Alabama Business Showcase to increase job opportunities for students after college. Finally, the student voice will be heard through monthly student opinion surveys, greater involvement in the Tuscaloosa Forward Project and re-evaluating off-campus safety and living to hold the landlords and the city of Tuscaloosa accountable. This is why I am reaching for the stars and why I am following my passion. Even if you choose not to vote for me on March 6, at least I gave it my best to advance UA and emerge without a blemish of mud on my hands. Remember, when it comes to that time, look for something different, and vote Kyle Zimmerman for vice president of External Affairs.

Kyle Zimmerman is currently serving in the Air Force ROTC. He is running for the position of vice president of External Affairs.

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Bama Blitz helping to rebuild one home at a time By Judah Martin Contributing Writer In an effort to help rebuild areas of the Tuscaloosa community that were heavily impacted by last year’s tornadoes, the University of Alabama recently partnered with Habitat for Humanity’s Tuscaloosa branch. The idea for Bama Blitz, a project that aims to raise $75,000 by April 27 in order to rebuild the home of a Tuscaloosa family, resulted from the collaboration. Jared Patterson, volunteer and partnership director for Habitat, said he helped to

construct the idea for Bama Blitz with UA students in mind. “It is difficult sometimes for students to come out on our jobsites due to classes, work and student organization responsibilities,” Patterson said. “This program is designed not to interfere with the daily student grind, but still allow them to participate. “We have had a strong relationship with the community service center at UA since we began doing recovery work last year. We knew it would be a perfect partnership having them involved with us. This program

has been in the works for about a month now, and we were able to launch last Monday.” The easiest way for students to become involved with the project is to simply make a donation, either by visiting Habitat’s website at www.habitattuscaloosa.org/BamaBlitz or by mailing a check to Habitat’s office. Although reaching $75,000 is the primary goal of Bama Blitz, both Patterson and Lisa Bochey, assistant director of Hunger and Homelessness for the UA Community Service Center, hope for students to take a more active role in spreading the mes-

sage. “The donation aspect of this project is the main focus,” Patterson said. “But what is just as important and possibly even more important is that students help create awareness among the rest of the student body, friends, family, alumni, etc. A big way that students can help is by helping coordinate fundraising opportunities.” In addition to making donations, Bochey said Bama Blitz is asking for the ongoing support from the student body. “We would like students to help spread the word any way

they can in order to make this initiative a growing success,” Bochey said. “This can be something small, such as liking Bama Blitz on Facebook, or something large, such as a student organization spearheading a letter writing campaign or hosting a fundraiser cookout. Anything to help spread the word and encourage involvement and donations will help our program grow.” After reaching the initial goal of building one home, Bama Blitz workers plan to continue raising funds to rebuild as many of the 7,000 homes that were destroyed

last year as possible. Wahnee Sherman, director of the UA Community Service Center, suggests a reliance on UA students for the project to be successful. “There is no limit to that number of homes. As long as our campus community can be on board with this and wants to be involved, we can continue,” Sherman said. “There were many issues with substandard housing in Tuscaloosa prior to the tornado. We want students to continue to be engaged in the process of making sure that all families in Tuscaloosa have good housing options.”

Interim dean focuses on quality care in rural areas By Ashanka Kumari Staff Reporter akkumari@crimson.ua.edu Thaddeus P. Ulzen, interim dean for the College of Community Health Sciences, said he has had no major struggles in his position because of the many years of administrative and academic experience he had before taking this position while the college began its national search for a permanent dean. As interim dean, Ulzen said he has managed, promoted and mentored the faculty of the College of Community Health Sciences and has worked to create an atmosphere for medical education, which is second to none in the country.

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“We are focused on training physicians for rural Alabama, which is still in dire need of primary care doctors,” Ulzen said. “We are also focused on using the latest technology to advance telemedicine to provide specialized support for rural physicians.” The core mission for the College of Community Health Sciences is to promote health care professions to rural youth through pipeline programs, Ulzen said. “We have a strong commitment to public health and preventative medicine which form the foundation of primary care medicine,” Ulzen said. “We also provide direct medical care to the University and Tuscaloosa community at the University

Voting in one precludes voting in the other. “The Republican ballots have a lot more on them than the Democratic ballots,” Bobo said. According to sample ballots, Republican ballots will include a vote for who will be nominated as the presidential candidate, U.S. representative, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, associate justice of the Supreme Court, president of the Public Service Commission, member of the

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Medical Center and the Student Health Center. We aim to provide through our faculty and residents the highest quality of care in our community.” Richard E. Powers, adjunct professor in the department of pathology at UAB and Ulzen’s colleague, said Ulzen is a highly skilled and well respected psychiatrist even outside the U.S. “His contacts with West Africa are extraordinary,” Powers said. “I have traveled with him to Ghana on two occasions for medical education programs, and he is making a real difference in the lives of young Ghanaian doctors and medical students.” Ghana is developing its healthcare infrastructure, and Ulzen will play a highly

constructive role in shaping that system, Powers said. Ulzen is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Canada, a Foundation Fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Carlos E. Berry, clinical affiliate professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, said Ulzen has been responsible for increasing the collaboration between the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center and the College of Community Health Sciences for education and research. “[Ulzen] has established fellowship programs in Rural Mental Health for Family Medicine and Psychiatric Fellows,” Berry said.

“His work with the University of Ghana Medical School is an example of how Dr. Ulzen has given back to his roots in addition to enlisting others to travel and be visiting lecturers at the University of Alabama.” Ulzen said his academic interests include disruptive behavior disorders, incarcerated adolescents, paranoid spectrum disorders, mental retardation and mental health consultation to primary care physicians and underserved geographical areas. “The University has grown rapidly in my time here and the College of Community Health Sciences has grown with it, advancing the cause of medical education, good health and wellness in Tuscaloosa,” Ulzen said.

State Board of Education, member of the Tuscaloosa County Commission and member of the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education. Democratic ballots will include a vote for the presidential nominee, the only candidate for which is Barack Obama, U.S. representative and member of Tuscaloosa County Commission. Voters in different districts will vote for different offices depending on their place of residency. After Alabama’s redis-

tricting late last year, parts of Tuscaloosa County that used to be in Congressional District 6 will now be in Congressional District 4. Nathan Vrazel, a freshman majoring in history whose district is in Mobile, said he plans to vote using an absentee ballot in the March 13 primary. “I definitely think [the primary falling during Spring Break will] have a negative effect on those who are in Alabama, but I don’t think it’ll affect out-of-state

people that much because they would be using absentee ballots anyways,” he said. “I don’t think it would affect their decision. For people registered in this district, I definitely think it’ll drop.” Bobo stressed that it is essential for a form of ID to be included when registering in order to be included in the process. “If they come into the office they need to have their ID with them,” Bobo said. “If they’re mailing it in, they need to send in a copy of ID.”

There are many ways to register to vote, including mailing or visiting the Board of Registrars, visiting the library, visiting the tag and license department and visiting the two major parties’ websites. To register as an absentee voter, visit the county clerk’s office on the second floor of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse. Detailed instructions can be found online at www.lwval.org/ tuscaloosa and looking under “Voting Information.”

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Alabama Art Kitchen hosts gallery opening By Abbey Crain Contributing Writer A career in art can take many turns, and the Alabama Art Kitchen can give artists on the road a home when their career comes through Tuscaloosa. For one of these artists, Michael Bonadio, the Art Kitchen will host a gallery opening, entitled “A Boy and What He’s Got,” consisting of original, mostly iron, sculptures. Bonadio said the recent movement in his career inspired the title of the gallery. “I was driving back from [Virginia]. I was thinking my art career in the South had come to a close,” Bonadio said. “[I hope to] sell some stuff so I

can get gas money to go make some more art. It is nice to get people to look at what I’ve been doing for the last four years.” After graduating from the University of West Virginia with a BFA in sculpture, Bonadio’s art career included a four-year stop at Sloss Furnace. Sloss, a former blast furnace from the heyday of the Birmingham steel industry, has become a kind of Mecca for sculpture artists, and featured a resident artist program in which Bonadio took part. Bonadio said he works primarily with iron but will also sculpt with anything he can get his hands on, including ceramics and scrap metal. Sloss Furnace was an ideal

place to be. “I was production manager as well as casting teacher and resident artist,” he said. When he moved on from Sloss Furnace’s resident artist program, Bonadio said he was excited to see where his art would take him next. Now, he will make his first solo gallery appearance in Tuscaloosa. Claire Siepser, the Art Kitchen director, said that every other month they alternate group galleries with single artist galleries. “It is a very interesting installation with a high quality craft,” she said about the gallery. “I am most excited about

setting it up and getting it all installed,” he said. “I have been working on other peoples’ work for a while, and now I’m privileged to have a one man show.” He was first inspired to pour iron at a festival in Green County, Pa., eleven years ago. “There was a furnace six feet tall with flames shooting out of the top. It was awesome,” he said. From then on, he was hooked. Bonadio’s pieces are inspired by his childhood. “I use secretive ways of showing it. [My sculptures] are a way of storytelling,” he said. Bonadio is insistent on having fun with his art because every-

thing, he said, is just too serious. To go along with his childhood inspired pieces, Bonadio will be serving homemade lemonade for 25 cents. Siepser is most excited for the bartering – she hopes to acquire one of his pieces for herself. “Where else can you get homemade lemonade for 25 cents? There is no place like this in Tuscaloosa or in Alabama for that matter,” Siepser said. Bonadio’s work will be in the Art Kitchen Gallery the entire month of March, but the artist himself will be there on March 1 from 6 to 8 p.m., along with his homemade lemonade and story-filled sculptures.

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WEDNESDAY • An Italian Straw Hat: Marian Gallaway Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Over the weekend, the Ferguson Center took a road trip to Greensboro so participating students could make and eat pie. The trip was a part of an event series for University of Alabama students sponsored by the Ferg entitled “On the Town with the Ferg.” The series started a few years ago and aims at providing students with fun, educational and service opportunities in Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas. The recent PieLab trip is just one of the many places students have a chance to see and interact with the people in their community. So far, the student reaction to

the series has been positive. “Students love the fact that the University gives them the opportunity to not worry about transportation and is taking the time to realize that education just isn’t inside the classroom,” said Kathy Hasselwander, the student planner for the series. “They can interact with businesses and people they wouldn’t have thought they’d be able to.” For UA student Erin Bell, an international studies major, the trip to PieLab was her first. “It had pie-making, which definitely caught my eye,” Bell said. “And the PieLab is based on an interesting concept, which I would like to see to understand.” The concept of PieLab is that pie, plus ideas, equals conversation. In turn, conversation plus

design equals social change. The restaurant came about during an economically difficult time for Greensboro. The University, along with the Center for Community-Based Partnerships, decided to create a place where people from all walks of life can come in and enjoy good food and good company. “It’s kind of a local hangout,” Hasselwander said. “And the thing that made it famous was that it helped a struggling community turn around.” “On the Town with the Ferg” is only open to current UA students, and there are no fees. The University provides the transportation to and from all events. The series isn’t restricted to food, either. Last spring, students attended a Braves game and took a bus to the Mississippi State away game in the fall. “Our next [trip] will be a collaboration with the Druid City Arts Festival,” said Hasselwander. In April, the event series plans to head to All Fired Up in Northport, where students can create and decorate ceramics or tiles. For tickets to any “On the Town with the Ferg” event, go to uaferguson.tix.com and register.

The Ferguson Center took students on a road trip to the PieLab in Greensboro to see how they promote a feeling of community over pie.

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Tide heads to South Carolina for tournament By Aldo Amato Contributing Writer Following a sub-par performance in New Orleans, the Crimson Tide women’s golf team will travel to Hilton Head, S.C., next week for the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate tournament. The second-ranked Tide is coming off a fourth place overall finish in New Orleans at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate. Despite a topten finish, head coach Mic Potter said the team could have finished much higher, if not in first going into next weekend’s

tournament. “I thought that the amount of pressure on our leaders killed us,” Potter said. “But we were strong enough to finish in a decent position after the hole we dug ourselves in early.” Potter said that the timing of the tournament rattled some of the players and it showed out on the course. “If we had played in a couple of early tournaments we could have built up some experience,” he said. “But this being our first tournament, we saw frustration out there early. However, I do think we can build off of some of the things we saw out there.”

Some of the things Potter saw in New Orleans were a fourth place individual finish by junior Jennifer Kirby, who shot a 68, and an eleventh place finish by senior Brooke Pancake. “I thought we did alright,” Kirby said. “I think that there are a lot of things that we can build on when we play in South Carolina.” The Tide will be among 16 other universities competing in the first ever Darius Rucker Invitational at the Long Cove Club course in Hilton Head. The University of South Carolina will be hosting the event, which is sponsored by former Hootie &

the Blowfish frontman-turnedcountry-singer, Darius Rucker. “I think the girls are really excited,” Potter said. “I know that Darius Rucker will be holding a concert for all of the teams. And we will have an excellent opportunity to face great competition on one of the most prestigious courses in the country.” The Tide will face top-20 competition such as Georgia, Tennessee and Texas, among other impressive schools from the Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference and Big XII. But Potter said despite a shaky start in tournament play, he is impressed at what he has

seen thus far out of his players. “We came into the winter with a goal,” he said. “We wanted to improve each of the girl’s play individually and I think the girls have bought into that. I think that the girls are a lot more realistic and confident when they step out on the course this year.” If the Tide can manage to pull off a first place finish, it would be their fifth of the season. But Potter echoed the same mentality that many of his Alabama peers preach. “We just have to pick up from where we left off,” he said. “And finish it off the next time.”

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Tide avoids late-game collapse, takes lead in eighth By Brett Hudson Senior Sports Reporter bbhudson@crimson.ua.edu @Brett_Hudson

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Starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull stranded seven South Alabama base runners through six innings of work.

For six innings, it looked like Alabama was going to bend but not break. Starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull stranded seven South Alabama Jaguar base runners in scoring position. In the top of the seventh inning, the Crimson Tide broke. Alabama reliever Adam Windsor allowed three singles to load the bases, then was substituted out of the game for reliever Trey Pilkington, who gave up a three-RBI single to first baseman Brad Hook, giving the Jaguars a 3-2 lead in the middle of the seventh inning. Alabama went into the top of the eighth inning down 3-2 but pulled through on a two-RBI single from senior Jared Reaves that gave Alabama a 4-3 win. Head coach Mitch Gaspard said on

THURSDAY • Women’s Basketball vs South Carolina: 9 p.m., Nashville, Tenn.

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After the heart-breaking denial to the NCAA tournament last season, the Tide appears to be in a much better situation this year. “I feel like our strength of schedule is up there, ranked in the top 30,” senior forward JaMychal Green said. “I think we’re in a pretty good position.” As of Feb. 27, ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi had Alabama in the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest regional, facing St. Mary’s, a projected No. 7 seed, in the first round. If Alabama were to win that game, the Tide would likely play the No. 2 seed, the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Ratings Percentage Index has Alabama at No. 25. Alabama also earned a win over the No. 10 team in the RPI, Wichita State, earlier in the season. Four of Alabama’s nine losses were against teams with a top 25 RPI: No. 2 Kentucky, No. 12 Georgetown, No. 19 Florida and No. 23 Vanderbilt. Even though bracket experts have Alabama in the tournament as of now, the Tide still has some teams that could keep the Tide from tournament play. Steele said players resort to watching how those teams are playing and if they are winning or losing. “At the end of the day, it’s something you can’t control,” Steele said. Alabama could be skipped over for teams such as Colorado State, a 17-10 team from the Mountain West Conference with a quality win versus No. 21 New Mexico on Feb. 21 and an RPI of 27. The Rams were listed as one of the first four teams not selected by the tournament in Lunardi’s Feb. 27 projection. There is also the threat of the South Florida Bulls, who have compiled an 11-5 record in the Big East and is also listed as one of the first four teams not selected by the committee in Lunardi’s Feb. 27 projection.

“I was holding up my sign, and I caught Beyoncé’s attention and made her laugh,” he said. “Then later in the game she looked at me and did the face. It was awesome. Then she got Jay-Z to do it.” Back in Tuscaloosa, however, Blankenship has gone from just another student to campus celebrity. Since being featured across the Internet, Blankenship’s Twitter followers have jumped to more than 4,000, and a YouTube video of the ESPN

Sunday he felt the offense would be key, and Alabama was able to muster six hits and four runs against the Jaguars. “Our approach was pretty good. We hit some balls hard and didn’t have a lot to show for it,” Gaspard said. “I think the offense takes timing and rhythm, and I think it will come because we have enough hitters in the lineup that have proven to be good hitters.” The offense might not be at 100 percent yet, but Alabama saw flashes of brilliance from both Reaves and sophomore first baseman and designated hitter Austen Smith. Reaves had two hits, including the eventual game-winner, while Smith had two hits and scored two of Alabama’s four runs. With the offense yet to hit full stride, the Tide fell to junior closer Ian Gardeck. It was his first save opportunity. “Gardeck is the kind of guy that’s going to put us on the edge of our seat,” Gaspard said. “But, when it’s all said and

broadcast at the Florida game has more than 1,000,000 views. Everywhere he goes, it seems people want to talk to the student now known simply as “the face kid.” “It’s been pretty neat,” he said. “I walk around campus and people look at me or ask for my autograph or want a picture or something – mainly a picture.” So where did “the face” come from? It started off as an inside joke among some of his friends from middle school. “Sometimes, we’d look at each other and kind of shrug our shoulders and make [a face], but then it kind of got more and more exaggerated

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done, the results will be pretty good.” Now Alabama will travel for the first time, to Hattiesburg, Miss., to meet the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Wednesday night. “This is going to be a real challenge for us,” Gaspard said. Alabama will be facing the top-30 ranked Golden Eagles in hopes of improving before Southeastern Conference play. “I’m excited to get this team on the road,” Gaspard said. “I think it always helps to get out and bond as a team in the hotel and playing games on the road.” The players are excited as well. “I’ve never been on a road trip before,” Turnbull said. “I think we have a chance to do some really good things.” Gardeck agreed with his teammate. “Going on the road is a special event, especially the first time. Guys come together and you really get a lot of team bonding. I’m really looking forward to it.”

until it became this joke,” Blankenship said. “From there, our friends picked up on it, and then a bigger group of friends picked up on it. It’s been a journey of the face.” And now that journey is making a stop in Tuscaloosa. Chris Statum, president of Crimson Chaos, the Alabama student support section, said he’s never seen anything like it before. “I was a little surprised to see it blow up like it did,” Statum said. “I’ve seen many people make big heads of themselves and never heard of it getting this much attention.” What does the future hold for “the face”? Blankenship is an undecided

engineering major, but said he wants to eventually have a career in standup comedy. First, however, he is currently looking in to starting a club at Alabama called “Stand Up Against” – a charity organization that would host a number of student comedians with proceeds benefiting a certain cause. “It would be comprised of Alabama students who have this interest,” he said. “And they would all get together. Once a month there would be some sort of gig for charity like ‘Stand Up Against Cancer’ or ‘Stand Up Against Malaria’ or something like that. Each event would be a different charity.”

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