03 04 14

TUESDAY MARCH 4, 2014 VOLUME 120 ISSUE 96 Serving The University of Alabama since 1894

CW | Austin Bigoney In 1956, the land now home to The University of Alabama Arboretum was once a little-known expanse of land adjacent to the Veteran’s Administration Hospital. Five decades later, University care and upkeep allows the arboretum to serve as a place of education and recreation.

TODAYON CAMPUS International support WHAT: International Spouse Group WHEN: 9:30-11:30 a.m.

WHERE: 105 B.B. Comer Hall

NEWS | ARBORETUM

Arboretum untapped resource After 56 years, property offers outdoor learning experience

By Lauren Ferguson | Managing Editor

Study prep WHAT: How to Study for Multiple-Choice Tests WHEN: 4-5 p.m.

WHERE: 230 Osband Hall

Blackburn Institute WHAT: Blackburn senior presentations WHEN: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

WHERE: 4 Graves Hall

Not far from the University of Alabama campus sits a small cinder-block building surrounded by towering trees, a collection of greenhouses and a wooded entrance to nature trails. Inside the office space, Monica Watkins sifts through dusty file folders as she prepares for her new position as the University’s arboretum director. “[Becoming the director] was always something that I had hoped would happen, since I really enjoyed my time as an undergraduate,” Watkins, a UA alumnus

SEE ARBORETUM PAGE 6

Wednesday Overcast

Partly cloudy

51º/38º

63º/45º

CONTACT

10 9 9

Tuesday

recycle th i se

per • Ple a

Sports Puzzles Classifieds

tomorrow

pa

2 4 7

today

s

today’s paper

SEE THOMAS PAGE 3

Ple a

WHAT: Fat Tuesday party WHEN: All day WHERE: Rounders Bar

CW File Former UA president Joab Thomas addresses faculty on March 27, 1981.

Thomas died Monday at 81.

per •

Mardi Gras

pa

WHAT: Honors Weekly Coffee Hour WHEN: 7-8 p.m.

WHERE: Ridgecrest South Lobby

Former University of Alabama president Joab Thomas died Monday in Tuscaloosa at the age of 81. Also the former president of Pennsylvania State University and former chancellor of North Carolina State University, Thomas was a Tuscaloosa County native and spent nearly five decades in higher education.

“From his days as a teaching fellow at Harvard to his tenure at the helm of three of America’s premier public universities, Joab Thomas was at the forefront as a leader in higher education,” UA system chancellor Robert Witt said in a statement.

Raised in Holt and Russellville, Ala., Thomas earned a full scholarship to Harvard University, where he received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in biology.

According to an article noting Thomas’ resignation as UA president in a June 1988 issue of The Crimson White, Thomas, a native of Holt, Ala., returned to Tuscaloosa county and began teaching biology as an assistant professor at the University in 1961. During the next 14 years, Thomas served in various positions, including vice president for student affairs, before leaving the University in 1976 to become the chancellor of North Carolina State University. In 1981, he returned to The University of Alabama as president in what a CW editorial called “a turbulent time in the University’s history.”

“Joab Thomas led this University to an entirely new level. The University of Alabama was a much different institution because of him,” Cathy Randall, director emerita of the Computer Based Honors Program, said in a press release.

s

Honors College

By Mark Hammontree and Mackenzie Brown | CW Staff

WEATHER

WHAT: Forza Financial Seminars: Social Media WHEN: 7 p.m.

WHERE: 800 22nd Ave.

Thomas remembered as great administrator, friend

recycle thi

Social media seminar

Former UA president, professor dies

se

WHAT: I Am Not My Hair: The Importance of Hair on Identity WHEN: 6 p.m.

WHERE: 121 Bidgood Hall

INSIDE

horticulturalist, said. “So they approached the V.A. about that land. They had that mission for themselves. They wanted a place so that the science students could go and measure and do experiments.”

According to University records, in 1956 UA president Oliver Carmichael submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare for the allocation of 136 acres of federal land from the V.A. hospital. The land donation was required to have educational and recreational components, so Carmichael’s proposal included 93 acres for an arboretum, an area for ecological study and a lake, as well as 27 acres for a nine-hole golf course.

NEWS | OBITUARY

Campus panel

Briefs Opinions Culture

and former arboretum volunteer, said.

“But I didn’t actually think it would work out where I would come back here and be at the arboretum, so it’s really nice that it’s worked out.”

The University’s arboretum, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008, has come a long way. Before the University’s acquisition of the arboretum property, the land belonged to the federal government and had been allocated to Tuscaloosa’s Veteran’s Administration Hospital.

“In the mid-1950s Dr. Henry Jay Walker, who was chair of the biology department, Dr. Gibbes Patton of the biology department and Dr. Fred Maxwell, who was in the engineering department, got together, and they had a vision for an outdoor laboratory,” Mary Jo Modica, former arboretum

email

editor@cw.ua.edu

website cw.ua.edu

CAMPUSBRIEFS

Tuesday March 4, 2014

University to host test prep workshop Today, the Center for Academic Success will host a workshop to help students improve scores on multiple-choice tests. The workshop will be held in 230 Osband Hall, from 4-5 p.m.

p.2

SCENEON CAMPUS

Compiled by Rachel Brown

LSAT registration begins Registration for the next practice LSAT is now open. The test will be held March 16 in 30 ten Hoor Hall. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m., and the test will begin at 8:15 a.m.

To register, go online at prelaw.ua.edu and click on the PLSAT & Events tab. Students must register beforehand to take the test.

Compiled by Andy McWhorter

Theater reading to be held downtown Tonight, professors from the English and Renaissance departments, led by Professor Abraham Smith, will host a Shakespeare reading at Green Bar to honor the legacy of former UA Professor of Renaissance Studies Kevin Crawford, who died last December.

The event begins at 7 p.m. and costs $5. All proceeds will go to the Reinhardt University Scholarship program, set up in Crawford’s honor.

Attendees will be given a chance to step up to the microphone and recite their favorite bits of Shakespeare, Keats, Coleridge or another author of their choice. Speakers are ev en invited to write their own pieces.

Crawford, who founded the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival, was a regular actor and taught classes in North Georgia after receiving his Ph.D. from the University.

CW| Austin Bigoney “Mnemonic,” a collection of works by artist Mark Robert Barry, opens at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center Monday.

Bryant-Denny top sports attraction According to a report released last week by the Alabama Tourism Department, Bryant-Denny Stadium was ranked the No. 1 sports attraction in the state, beating out Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium at No. 2.

According to the report, more than 710,000 people visited the stadium last year alone, a decrease since 2012.

Among other attractions listed in the top 10 were the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., ranked No. 1 for paid attractions, and Mobile’s Mardi Gras festival, the most attended event in the state.

Compiled by Jason Frost

P.O. Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Newsroom: 348-6144 | Fax: 348-8036 Advertising: 348-7845 Classifieds: 348-7355

TODAY WHAT: International Spouse Group WHEN: 9:30-11:30 a.m.

WHERE: 105 B.B. Comer Hall WHAT: How to Study for Multiple-Choice Tests WHEN: 4-5 p.m.

WHERE: 230 Osband Hall WHAT: Blackburn senior presentations WHEN: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

WHERE: 4 Graves Hall

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WHAT: Discerning Diverse Voices symposium WHEN: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

WHERE: 205 Gorgas Library

WHAT: Blend Day lunch WHEN: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Ferguson Food Court

WHAT: ‘Suspension’ WHEN: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

WHERE: Woods Hall

WHAT: Southern History as Spatial History lecture WHEN: 4-5 p.m.

WHERE: 205 Gorgas Library

WHAT: Delta Sigma Pi blood drive WHEN: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

WHERE: Bloodmobile near Gorgas Library

WHAT: The Artcade WHEN: 5-9 p.m.

WHERE: Student Recreation Center

WHAT: Brown Bag Lecture Series WHEN: Noon - 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: 203 Garland Hall

WHAT: Wine Down with Rotary WHEN: 6 p.m.

WHERE: Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center WHAT: Cooter Brown WHEN: 8 p.m.

WHERE: Rhythm & Brews

EDITORIAL editor-in-chief

Mazie Bryant editor@cw.ua.edu

managing editor

Lauren Ferguson

production editor

Katherine Owen

visuals editor online editor news editor

Anna Waters Mackenzie Brown

culture editor sports editor

Marc Torrence

opinion editor chief copy editor

John Brinkerhoff Christopher Edmunds

video editor

Daniel Roth

photo editor

Austin Bigoney

lead designer

Sloane Arogeti

community managers

territory manager

Tori Hall 251.751.1781 cwadmanager@gmail.com Chloe Ledet 205.886.3512 territorymanager1@gmail.com

special projects manager

Taylor Shutt 904.504.3306 osmspecialprojects@gmail.com

special projects account executive

Kristen Morrow 205.873.2190 osmspecialprojects@gmail92.com

creative services manager

account executives

LUNCH

Chicken Nuggets with Spicy BBQ Sauce Glazed Carrots Chicken Soup with Brown Rice Cheese Pizza Garden Bar

LAKESIDE DINNER

Chicken Taco Panini Pepperoni Pizza Zucchini Garden Burger Vegetable Linguine Alfredo

LUNCH

Chicken Tenders Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich Meatball Stromboli Grilled Zucchini and Squash Baked Sweet Potatoes

DINNER

Grillades and Grits Meatball Stromboli with Marinara Roasted Garlic Potatoes Corn on the Cob Peas and Pearl Onions

FRESH FOOD LUNCH

Steak Rueben Panini Green Beans and Carrots Italian Green Beans Vegetable Curry with Jasmine Rice

Elizabeth Lowder Lauren Robertson

ADVERTISING advertising manager

BURKE

Mark Hammontree Abbey Crain

Hillary McDaniel 334.315.6068 Ali Lemmond William Whitlock Kathryn Tanner Camille Dishongh Keenan Madden Julia Kate Mace Katie Schlumper

The Crimson White is the community newspaper of The University of Alabama. The Crimson White is an editorially free newspaper produced by students.The University of Alabama cannot influence editorial decisions and editorial opinions are those of the editorial board and do not represent the official opinions of the University. Advertising offices of The Crimson White are in room 1014, Student Media Building, 414 Campus Drive East. The advertising mailing address is P.O. Box 870170, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487.

The Crimson White (USPS 138020) is published four times weekly when classes are in session during Fall and Spring Semester except for the Monday after Spring Break and the Monday after Thanksgiving, and once a week when school is in session for the summer. Marked calendar provided.

The Crimson White is provided for free up to three issues. Any other papers are $1.00. The subscription rate for The Crimson White is $125 per year.

Checks should be made payable to The University of Alabama and sent to: The Crimson White Subscription Department, P.O. Box 870170, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. The Crimson White is entered as periodical postage at Tuscaloosa, AL 35401. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Crimson White, P.O. Box 870170, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. All material contained herein, except advertising or where indicated otherwise, is Copyright © 2014 by The Crimson White and protected under the “Work Made for Hire” and “Periodical Publication” categories of the U.S. copyright laws. Material herein may not be reprinted without the expressed, written permission of The Crimson White.

IN THE NEWS

OPENRECORDS REQUESTS “Every citizen has a right to inspect and take a copy of any public writing of this state, except as otherwise expressly provided by statute.”

From statute 36.12.40 of the Code of Alabama

“The term ‘public records’ shall include all written, typed or printed books, papers, letters, documents and maps made or received in pursuance of law by the public officers of the state, counties, municipalities and other subdivisions of government in the transactions of public business and shall also include any record authorized to be made by any law of this state belonging or pertaining to any court of record or any other public record authorized by law or any paper, pleading, exhibit or other writing filed with, in or by any such court, office or officer.”

From statute 41.13.1 of the Code of Alabama

WHAT WE REQUESTED: List of applicants considered for vice chancellor of government relations, email correspondence between Judy Bonner and Robert Witt correlated to ‘vice chancellor for government relations’ and ‘Jo Bonner’ between April 1 and July 31, 2013.

WHO REQUESTED IT: Lauren Ferguson FROM WHOM WE REQUESTED IT: Kellee Reinhart, vice chancellor for System Relations WHEN WE REQUESTED IT: Feb. 10, 2014 STATUS: Pending WHAT WE REQUESTED: All receipts (airplane ticket and car rental) and travel vouchers for the four members of the executive branch and their advisor who are attending the SEC Exchange at the University of Missouri. Copies of all emails between Jan. 1 and Jan. 15, 2014 addressed to and/or from SGA President Jimmy Taylor, Chief of Staff Brennan Johnson, Vice President of Financial Affairs Chris Willis and/or Program Assistant/Office Manager Carolyn Fulmer containing the words “Missouri” and/or “ticket.”

WHO REQUESTED IT: Mackenzie Brown FROM WHOM WE REQUESTED IT: Leela Foley, SGA director of media relations WHEN WE REQUESTED IT: Jan. 15, 2014 STATUS: Filled Jan. 23, 2014

Apple drives into car stereos MCT Campus Apple announced Monday that select car manufacturers will soon begin offer CarPlay, the tech giant’s attempt to fully integrate the iPhone and its Siri voice-activation system into the dashboard of users’ automobiles.

While many new cars and aftermarket stereos include Bluetooth capability that connect to drivers’ smartphones and pipe calls, music or map directions through the car speakers, CarPlay is a more integrated experience that more closely resembles Apple’s iOS mobile operating system and makes access to Siri automatic in a similar fashion to how users cue the female voice on their iPhones.

“CarPlay has been designed from the ground up to provide drivers with an incredible experience using their iPhone in the car,” Apple marketing executive Greg Joswiak said in Monday’s announcement. “iPhone users always want their content at their fingertips, and CarPlay lets drivers use their iPhone in the car with minimized distraction.”

CarPlay will roll out this week in cars from Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo, Apple said, and 13 other car manufacturers expect to feature the technology in the future, including Ford, GM, Honda and Toyota. Silicon Valley’s only automobile manufacturer, Tesla Motors, was not included in Monday’s list of partner companies, despite recent reports of communication between the two companies.

CarPlay, originally announced at Apple’s 2013 WWDC event in San Francisco as iOS in the Car, will be offered in select 2014 automobile models and will work with the iPhone 5 and newer models. Drivers will be able to access several features through CarPlay, with notifications vocalized through Siri that drivers can respond to with voice commands.

Apple will highlight its own offerings in CarPlay instead of third-party applications; for instance, Apple’s mapping application will be highlighted on the dashboard, but Google Maps will not be accessible. Google, which recently announced its own similar initiative for the Android mobile operating system, dubbed the Open Automotive Alliance, declined a request for comment Monday.

Apple will feature its iTunes Radio streaming-music platform in addition to offering integration with Spotify and iHeartRadio; noticeably absent from that list is Pandora, the Oakland streaming-radio pioneer that has made strong efforts for automobile integration.

p.3 Mark Hammontree | Editor newsdesk@cw.ua.edu

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Ad Fed Team gives students work experience

By Emmalee Molay | Contributing Writer Dozens of images flash through a person’s brain on a daily basis. An average human is confronted with these images on television, on the Internet, in grocery stores and on buses. These images are created by advertisers who strive to grab the finite attention of consumers. Through the College of Communication and Informational Sciences and other organizations, UA undergraduates are practicing these techniques.

Although the University has an advertising department in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, there is also a chapter of a national organization, the American Advertising Federation, open to any undergraduates interested in advertising.

The chapter is called Capstone Ad Fed. Members of Capstone Ad Fed recently won multiple awards at the local level of the American Advertising Awards, held by the AAF. These awards are called Addy’s, and UA students scooped up Student Best of Show and Special Judge’s Award, among others.

“We’re thrilled that people thought it was good stuff,” associate Professor of Advertising Glenn Griffin said.

Griffin had a multitude of individual winners at the show and expressed his excitement about the confidence it brought to his students. He said they have entered a variety of competitions in the three years he has been at the University, and they have done well in several. However, Griffin said the ultimate goal is not to win awards but to get students a job.

525 GREENSBORO AVE. DOWNTOWN 752-6931 www.TheShirtShop.biz

STORE HOURS: MON. - FRI. 7-6PM SAT. 9-5PM

“The program overall is just really good,” Teri Henley, faculty advisor for the team, said.

Ad Fed is always busy at work on various projects. Each year, the team receives a case study in which they must create a fully detailed campaign plan based on a single client. This year, the client is Mary Kay Cosmetics. The team is creating everything necessary for a full presentation, including promotional ideas, creative strategy ads, websites, banner ads and a downloadable app.

“The best entries are the ones that really address the client’s concerns, and they’re creative, but they ultimately sell the product,” Henley said.

Last year, the team’s campaign was for Glidden Paint. Myreete Wolford, president of the team and a senior majoring in public relations, described the concept of the campaign that won them a Silver Addy for copyright as “inspiration captured.” She said although the object is not always tangible, you might be able to capture the inspiration of something with color.

Wolford has been with Ad Fed for three years and said it has provided her with opportunities for leadership and has allowed her to have fun.

“Advertising people are simply the best,” Wolford said. “They always know how to have a good time.”

The team will turn in the final hard copy of this year’s Mary Kay campaign on March 21. They will then choose five members to present the campaign at the district competition in Birmingham on April 11. The district is composed of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and most of Louisiana. Henley said there are

Thomas served as modern president THOMAS FROM PAGE 1

$54.99

8 Colors

2 Lengths

is a better place for all of its citizens because of Joab Thomas, and those of us who worked for him were blessed indeed by his impact on our lives.”

Thomas served as president from 1981 to 1988 and is credited with starting the Presidential Scholars program, a Universitywide core curriculum and a University honors program.

“Dr. Thomas had a pivotal impact on The University of Alabama at a critical time in our history,” UA President Judy Bonner said in a press release.

“His commitment to enhancing academic excellence, supporting and encouraging faculty research, and promoting

economic development efforts in West Alabama and throughout the state launched the University on a path that we continue to follow in many ways today.”

While at the University, Thomas, a widely-published herbologist, helped develop the UA Arboretum and served as its second director.

“Joab Thomas was not a cloistered academic. He was an enthusiastic outdoorsman, an excellent athlete and wing shot.

He was as comfortable in chest waders and a duck blind as he was in a blue suit and board room,” Stan Murphy, a former colleague and attorney of Thomas, said. “He was that rare college president who could shoot his own ducks — and if you weren’t quick enough, maybe some of yours too. He knew every tree, flower and

Submitted Members of Capstone Ad Fed recently won multiple awards at a local competition, including Student Best of Show. usually about 10 schools that compete, and she is looking for a big win at the district competition, since the team came in third with their Glidden Paint campaign last year.

As well as preparing for competition this year, the organization will also hold a reunion to welcome back members from previous years’ teams. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the team at the University, which makes it one of the oldest continuing programs in the country.

plant by both its English and Latin names.”

In the 1988 CW article, former board of trustee member John T. Oliver credited Thomas with increasing faculty morale and research.

“I believe [Thomas was] our first true modern University president,” Oliver said in the article.

Thomas became the president of Penn State in 1990, where he made strides in increasing the size of the University and invested heavily in improving the undergraduate experience.

“Joab Thomas was a brilliant scholar, a visionary leader and a true gentleman,” Rodney A. Erickson, president of Penn State University, said in a statement. “His commitment to students was legendary, and he played a critical role in building

Penn State into an internationally-ranked university.”

Thomas is survived by his wife, Marly Allene Dukes Thomas, four children and 13 grandchildren. He is also survived by two siblings.

A memorial service will be held at Christ Episcopal Church in Tuscaloosa at 10 a.m. Thursday. The Reverend David Meginniss, the Reverend Dr. Catherine Collier and the Reverend James Lee Winter will officiate the service, and a visitation and reception will follow the service in Randall Hall.

“Dr. Thomas will be remembered as a giant in the academic world – an excellent scholar, a master teacher and a superb administrator,” former UA president Robert Sayers said.

“He had a rare ability to look into the future as well as anyone I have ever known.”

WAIVE APPLICATION & SECURITY DEPOSIT! $250 SAVINGS!*

DOWNTOWN TUSCALOOSA’S

r

SIGN A LEASE BY MARCH 1

r

Newest Student Apartments

AND RECEIVE A $200 GIFT CARD* • One, two & three bedroom flats and townhomes

• Shopping & dining at your doorstep

• Fully furnished with a modern furniture package

• Gourmet kitchens with granite countertops

• 42” HD TV with Google Chromecast

• Amazing VIP units with stunning pool or river views*

• Cable & high speed internet included in your rent • Oasis pool & outdoor lounge

• Patio or balcony • Washer & dryer in every unit • Pet friendly *Limited to select units

888.460.1082

X

LE A SING OFFICE

RIVE RFRO NT VI LL AG E .CO M

X

2107 UNIVE RSIT Y B LVD.

RIVE RFRO NT VI LL AG E

X

LOCATE D NE X T TO MOE ’ S B BQ

@ RIVE RFRO NTLI FE

RIVE RFRO NT VI LL AG E *Applies to select units. See office for details.

p.4 John Brinkerhoff | Editor letters@cw.ua.edu

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

SPECIAL TOPIC | SGA ELECTIONS

SGA Election Coverage: Financial and Academic Affairs

By John Brinkerhoff | Opinion Editor From today until SGA elections next Tuesday, the Opinions Page will feature the platforms of candidates running for SGA office. Each candidate has written a column detailing their plans for the positions in order to give you, the students, the information to decide who should receive your vote.

Today, the candidates for Vice President for Financial Affairs and Vice President for Academic Affairs present their views.

The Vice President for Financial Affairs deals with a matter always on the minds of students: money. Beyond ensuring stability of SGA finances and program funding, the position controls the SGA scholarship fund, which allocates

thousands of dollars each year to students in financial need, and the emergency loan program, which provides interest-free loans to students.

Only one candidate, SGA Treasurer Andrew Gross, is currently vying for the position.

Nevertheless, he has unveiled a slate of ideas for improving current programs and expanding student outreach. These programs often mean the difference in a student being able to afford college and, as such, they merit the same questioning that the platforms of contested opponents receive.

The Vice President for Academic Affairs is no less important, as they support students in the pursuit of their diplomas. The position has its hands in a variety of issues, ranging from student appointments to standing committees

to the advising process and curriculum development.

Laura Gregory and Chris Simmons have presented differing plans to expand the SGA’s role in student academics. Gregory has campaigned on creating a textbook exchange and promoting academic integrity, while Simmons has argued for increasing student employment at the University and amending the plus-minus system.

Both candidates also boast different experiences they claim will assist them in effectively fulfilling the position’s responsibilities. But which candidate presents the better view for the SGA? Ultimately, the students must decide.

John Brinkerhoff is the Opinion Editor of The Crimson White.

GUEST COLUMN | VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

GUEST COLUMN | VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Increasing academic success and promoting integrity at UA

Learning from past challenges to serve students in the present

By Laura Gregory

By Chris Simmons

My name is Laura Gregory, and I am seeking election to the office of Vice President for Academic Affairs. I am a junior from Nashville, Tenn., majoring in political science and public relations and minoring in French, and I am very excited to have this opportunity to continue serving the student body through the Student Government Association.

As students at The University of Alabama, we are incredibly fortunate to be part of a vibrant and dynamic academic culture. We have opportunities for creative studies on campus, in the local community and in countries across the globe, and those educational prospects are continually expanding. Further, those opportunities are limited only by our imagination and effort.

It is the responsibility of the VP for Academic Affairs to work with administrators to ensure that each student has access to the educational tools necessary to complete his or her degree and forge a path to future success. This means building on existing programs and developing new initiatives – all with students’ academic achievement in mind.

For example, over the last year, the current Vice President of Academic Affairs implemented an in-house advising program to give students more convenient access to advisors within individual colleges. If elected, I would like to build on that program by creating an academic mentoring program primarily geared toward new students.

Incoming freshmen and transfer students would be paired with an upperclassman mentor with the same major. These mentors would serve as a “go-to” person for the new student, coaching them through the advising process, giving advice on class schedules and suggesting ways to get involved on campus in areas that align with that student’s specific interests.

Another idea I’d like to put into action is a student textbook exchange. The cost of textbooks – new or used – can be a significant expense. A systematic textbook exchange would create a buy/sell marketplace among students, easing the cost burden of books and freeing up college-fund money for other creative educational opportunities.

Finally, if elected, I would like to partner with the Academic Honor Council to start a campus wide campaign

promoting honor and integrity in the classroom as well as in every UA endeavor.

The key to true individual academic success is for each student to give his or her best, honest effort. For the sake of each Submitted student’s success Laura Gregory and the future of our University, we must make honesty and integrity a priority at the Capstone.

I have been extremely fortunate to serve in the SGA since my freshman year. I have served two terms as Senator for Arts and nd I currently serve as Secretary Sciences, and e and Director of Outreach and of the Senate tions for the SGA Lobby Public Relations ese offices have Board. These uild solid workhelped me build nships on ing relationships nd have campus and enabled me to help citing promote exciting programs forr our y. student body. eve I believe ast these past es, experiences, ity my ability ell to work well rs, with others, ion my passion emic for academic excellence on this campus, and my willingness and desire to serve the stuhe dents of the ake Capstone make me the most qualified candidate for VP for Academic Affairs.

I thank you in advance for your support, and I would be honored to have your vote.

Laura Gregory is a candidate for the position of SGA Vice President of Academic Affairs.

When I came to UA, I knew I was lucky to be here. I was able to enjoy making friends and winning a National Championship. I noticed a problem though. There weren’t a lot of students involved, and there was a lack of dialogue between organizations and students.

Long before I was standing in line at Starbucks or running into ten Hoor to make sure I was on time, I was struggling. From kindergarten to my senior year of high school, I was struggling. Grades were never easy for me to make. I was not the academic before college.

I was studying at a community college when something happened. Something clicked. I started to get it. I was learning. I was making the grades I always knew I could. I don’t know what it was but something changed.

While my friends were having ha fun, I was studying. I decid decided to take it one step furth further. I moved up to a local university.

The same sam things happen happened. I was learni learning. I was beco becoming an “ac “academic.”

I knew th that if I was g going to g get where I wanted to b be in life, I w was going to have to wo work for it. I was going to have to put in the effort. So tha that’s what I did did. I knew that if I could m make it to Ala Alabama, I had fi finally conquered w what had given me a har hard time for so long long.

I knew when I received my acceptance letter I had done it. I came to campus with a hard work ethic and determination on my side. I also knew that I wanted to be involved.

I started with an organization called Al’s Pals, which helps kids overcome the same

problems I faced.

Next, I helped start an organization to foster dialogue on campus. But I knew I wanted to do more.

So I decided to run for Vice President of Academic Affairs.

I knew that if I Submitted could overcome Chris Simmons the challenges that I had faced before, I could help others. I have developed three ideas that can bring tangible benefits to students on our campus.

The first initiative I have developed is expanding the pass/fail program. This is an existing program that allows students to take electives on a pass or fail basis. I believe more students should be aware of this program.

Second, I want to employ more students.

Currently, the University only employs around 4,000 out of the more than 30,000 students enrolled. I want to create seminar programs that would allow students with skills in computer programming, design, finance, social media and communication to teach these skills to students independently or representatives from organizations. This would allow students to take these skills back to their resume or organization. In turn, this allows organizations to project their message more efficiently, which will increase student involvement on campus.

Lastly, I want to fix the plus-minus system.

In 2005, a study showed that 67 percent of students wanted to abolish the plus-minus system. My solution to this is to do away with the minus and keep the plus. This allows students who go above and beyond to be rewarded while not punishing those who still make an A. Other great schools in the SEC do not have the plus-minus system, why should we be at a disadvantage? Let’s allow our academics to speak for themselves, not a grading scale.

I feel that these initiatives can bring a tangible solution to students both in and out of the classroom.

Please remember to vote. Be involved, and let your voice be heard. I would appreciate your vote for Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Chris Simmons is a candidate for the position of Vice President of Academic Affairs.

GUEST COLUMN | VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

SGA needs to grow scholarship endowment, expand outreach

By Andrew Gross My name is Andrew Gross, and I am running for Vice President for Financial Affairs. I am currently a junior here at the Capstone, majoring in finance and real estate with a minor in political science. The Student Government Association has been a huge part of my life during my time here in Tuscaloosa.

I have served as a First Year Councilor, Senator of the Business school and currently am Treasurer of our Student Government. As a Senator, I was the Co-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance. This year I have worked as a member of the Executive Council and now truly know the ins and outs of this great

Submitted Andrew Gross University. I have worked directly under the past two VPs for Financial Affairs and have learned what it takes to work effectively in this position.

My past experience has allowed

me to build a strong relationship with our University’s administration, and I believe this will play a key role in my term as VP of Finance. My main focus for this year is to work hand in hand with the administration to increase funding for student scholarships and money available for student organizations. Additionally, I want to create a strong marketing campaign, engaging with students and explaining the many financial opportunities provided by the SGA. Fundraising is one of the most important aspects of Financial Affairs. This past year, we have coordinated a letter campaign and planned events focused on expanding the SGA Scholarship Endowment Fund. One event in progress is a silent auction

where donated Alabama Football Memorabilia is up for bidding, and all of the proceeds go toward the Scholarship Fund.

Another way the SGA provides for students is through the Need Based Scholarship. As a college student, student loans and debt are a harsh reality. This year, we designed the Need Based Scholarship Committee to help those desperately in need of some relief from the financial burden associated with college. With an expanded budget for those in need, we can really make a huge impact on more students’ lives.

There are so many chances for students as well as student organizations to attain money through the SGA. I want to launch a strong cam-

EDITORIAL BOARD

WE WELCOME YOUR OPINIONS

Mazie Bryant editor-in-chief

Letters to the editor must contain fewer than 300 words and guest columns less than 800. Send submissions to letters@ cw.ua.edu. Submissions must include the author’s name, year, major and daytime phone number. Phone numbers are for verification and will not be published. Students should also include their year in school and major. The Crimson White reserves the right to edit all guest columns and letters to the editor.

Lauren Ferguson managing editor Katherine Owen production editor Anna Waters visuals editor

Mackenzie Brown online editor Christopher Edmunds chief copy editor John Brinkerhoff opinion editor

pus wide marketing campaign that teaches our student body about these amazing opportunities. This will help the SGA provide benefits to a much larger audience.

My objective is to develop this position into a student-driven division of the SGA, a focus on you: the great students of this University. I know that investing in the future of our University’s community is vital, and, as the Vice President for Financial Affairs, I would do just that.

Thank you for your time, and of course, Roll Tide.

Andrew Gross is a candidate for the position of SGA Vice President for Financial Affairs. He is running unopposed.

Last Week’s Poll: Coke or Pepsi?

(Coke: 80%) (Pepsi: 20%) This Week’s Poll: Do you plan to vote in the SGA elections March 11? cw.ua.edu/poll

p.5

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Weather rearranges midterms

By Samuel Yang | Staff Reporter

CW| Austin Bigoney Campus experienced severe winter weather at the start of the semester, resulting in altered schedules.

When snow started falling in the middle of February, traffic and classes ground to a halt. Cars and courses started again, but with midterms around the corner, professors are finding their own ways to accommodate this semester’s unpredictable schedule.

Joe Weber, professor of geography, teaches a cultural geography class that meets once a week. When snow hit on a Tuesday night, he lost one of 12 lectures.

“When you lose one day, you’ve lost an entire week,” he said.

“Making adjustments … really is about the only way to deal with it.”

Weber said he builds a catch-up day into the schedule to provide slack, but he still moved his midterm back a week to keep the amount of material covered in each of his exams equal.

“The semester was interrupted, and you have to spend more time getting into the swing of things. It’s difficult for teachers, too, when your class is interrupted,” Weber said. “Pushing the midterm back kind of helps all of us get back onto our regular schedule and rhythm.”

In another class that he teaches on Wednesday evenings, Weber said he lost two class meetings and has had to combine two lectures to compensate. Weber said the past four or five years have had hectic semesters punctuated with natural disaster and once, a national championship.

The University as a whole has learned to consider possible interruptions to a normally scheduled semester.

Philip Beidler, a professor of English, said UA President Judy Bonner and Dean of Arts and Sciences Robert Olin have been proactive in asking instructors for emergency or

contingency plans.

“Those kinds of preparations are made not at the individual class or the department level but at the college or at the university level,” Beidler said.

Beidler opted not to move his midterm but did combine and trim his lectures to accommodate the missing class time.

“You no longer have the time to present what you already thought were the main points,” Beidler said. “When you’re doing American Lit from 1865 until 2015, you’ve got to figure out what the important material is. So, when you have a cancellation or an act of God like this, you just do it again. You look at your materials and see what you really think you ought to present and cut away.”

Though Beidler has to shuffle around lectures, the discussion sections of his course were not affected by inclement weather. He decided not to alter the required reading schedules for that portion of the course.

“We were doing so much rescheduling as far as lectures were concerned, that we basically just said enough is enough,” he said.

Ultimately, Beidler said he is not concerned that this semester’s students will have any worse of an experience or education – or even that this semester will be different than his last.

Other instructors have taken more creative approaches to compensating for the changes. Mary Caitlyn Wilhite, a freshman majoring in pre-med, had an instructor who replaced a class meeting with a live Tegrity lecture because he was unsure whether the class would be able to meet.

“I thought he handled it in an impressively unconventional way,” Wilhite said. “Another one of my classes really struggled with poor communication, so I really appreciate the extra effort put forth by that teacher.”

Discerning Diverse Voices presents research

By Tyler Waldrep | Contributing Writer The College of Communication and Information Sciences is hosting its fifth annual symposium on diversity, Discerning Diverse Voices, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday in 205 Gorgas Library.

The event showcases research projects done on a variety of topics pertaining to diversity. Some of the topics covered include socioeconomic status, race and sexual orientation.

“Diversity is always a part of the conversation whether we make it explicit or not,” said Adam Sharples, a Ph.D. candidate in the department of communication studies.

While diversity serves as the symposium’s focus, faculty members said the research aspect of the event is equally important.

Robin Boylorn, an assistant professor in the department of communication, said she thinks research like what is presented at the symposium is important for our society.

“People have been taught to believe that it is impolite or wrong to talk about difference, so when we encounter it in our lives, it is shrouded in silence and shame and seen as taboo,” Boylorn said.

This year, the symposium has received more submissions than any previous year.

George Daniels, an associate professor in the department of journalism, said one of the more important aspects of the symposium is the involvement of undergraduate students and their personal research. Daniels said it is important for students to see what they can contribute in terms of researching diversity.

“It’s exciting to present alongside those I have such great respect for, and it shows the value our University places on undergraduate contributions to the academic field,” Mary Sellars Shaw, an undergraduate student presenting at the symposium, said.

Shaw’s research investigated the impact of

Submitted by George Daniels Tony Adams will be the keynote speaker at the Discerning Diverse Voices symposium. diversity on the Greek system and covered the efforts of Blend, a group promoting student diversity. Researching diversity allowed

her to examine ways that the many communication barriers that are present on campus can be brought down, she said.

Attendees can expect a variety of different experiences throughout the day. The morning session starts at 9 a.m. and is dedicated to student research projects. The posters will also be available throughout the day for viewing.

Anyone dropping by during lunch will be able to hear about radio projects concerning civil rights.

The keynote speaker, Tony Adams, assistant professor in the department of communication, media and theatre at Northern Illinois University, will address the symposium at 4 p.m. Adams’ works, including his book, “Narrating the Closet,” highlight LGBTQ issues while also challenging his readers to examine the impact they have on others who might be different than themselves.

LIVE. LIKE. THIS. Bent Tree 1 & 2 Bedrooms 8 Blocks from Campus 205.391.6070

Fountain Square 1 & 2 Bedrooms 8 Blocks from Campus 205.391.6096

Regal Pointe Studios,1,2 & 3 Bedrooms 4.8 Miles from Campus 205.391.6055

Canterbury 2 Bedrooms 2 Blocks from Campus 205.391.6075

Mountain View Studios, 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms 4.9 Miles From Campus 205.391.6026

Rivermont 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms 3 Miles From Campus 205.349.1797

Forest Trail Studios,1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms 6 Miles from Campus 205.391.6084

NorthBrook Studios, 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms 3 Miles from Campus 205.391.6060

Stone Creek Studios, 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms 4 Miles from Campus 205.391.6040

SealyRealty.com

p.6 Arboretum boasts rare, diverse selection of trees ARBORETUM FROM PAGE 1

“An arboretum is an area that is set aside permanently for the cultivation, propagation and preservation of trees, shrubs and other woody plants for the teaching of biology and scientific research,” the proposal stated.

“Arboretums are usually open to the public for educational purposes.”

The proposal further stated that while arboretums, at the time, were not as common in the United States as they were in Europe, Tuscaloosa County “was ideally situated, in terms of climate and geography, for the assemblage and cultivation of representative woody plants for the study in the Southeast.”

Carmichael’s 1956 proposal also requested that the University golf course, which would sit adjacent to the arboretum property, be named Harry Pritchett Golf Course.

After the proposal’s submission, there was initial dissent among biology department members and administrators over the possible redistribution of land between the arboretum and the golf course. The original acreage proportioned for the golf course was deemed too small.

More land would either need to be purchased or taken out of the allotted arboretum acreage.

“We are in full agreement that the University should construct not only a good, standard golf course but that the needs of both the arboretum and the golf course should be given equal thought and due consideration in planning the usage of the 136 acre tract,” a February 1958 report from the biology department stated.

“We feel that the statements in the President Carmichael’s Dec. 3, 1956, application were made in good faith and that they should be kept.”

The golf course area was later expanded to create a standard 18-hole course.

UA media relations spokesperson Cathy Andreen said development of the arboretum officially began in 1958, and roads were completed to fully access the property in December 1959. The arboretum opened under the direction of Gibbes Patton, a biology professor at the time, and was followed by Joab Thomas, a former University president, as the second director.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Growth over the years Over the course of several decades, the arboretum has become home to an increasing collection of plant and tree species, both native and nonnative.

“One of Dr. Thomas’ goals was to bring in as many interesting plants as he could,” Modica said. “One of the things he did that I was always really grateful for was–say you have a sweet gum [tree] in Alabama.

Well there would be a mirror one from southeast Asia from when the tectonic plates were together. Then they separated, of course. So when the tectonic plate shifted, that was something he was interested in, those kinds of sister plants.”

Modica said the arboretum is also home to a species known as Croton alabamensis, which is only known to be found in a few places in Alabama, North Carolina and Texas.

“We have the national champion Alabama Choke Cherry, Prunus alabamensis,” Modica said. “It’s the largest one measured in the country.

They just got the designation for that I think last year.”

Under the leadership of Modica, who served for 34 years as the horticulturalist, the arboretum grew a loyal following of volunteers and visitors. Through volunteer help, Modica said she was able to develop demonstration gardens, a wildflower garden, a Black Belt garden and a vegetable garden.

“We had University students that were education coordinators who worked to introduce children to Alabama’s native habitats,” Modica said. “What I loved about that, over my 34 years, is that so many of these children have come back as adults, and they say, ‘Oh we used to come here as kids, and I really want to make sure my child was here and got to know it.’ We grew an audience if you could think about it that way.”

1983 marked the 25th anniversary of the arboretum and its first plant sale. They celebrated throughout the year with monthly events, be it a speaker or arboretum walk, and culminated with a public plant sale.

At the time, gardening was a developing fad. Modica said it was rare to find homegrown herbs or vegetables, so the arboretum grew them for the plant sale.

“We grew all the plants for the plant sale, like yellow cherry tomatoes and all kinds of herbs,” Modica said. “Nobody was doing that. They

CW | Austin Bigoney Bradford Pear trees are just one of many species found at The University of Alabama Arboretum. didn’t exist: tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and interesting bed plants like flowering annuals and perennials.

That’s how we started out, and that’s what we became known for.”

Currently, the arboretum offers around two miles of walking trails, a nationally-recognized tree platform built into the canopy level of a white oak tree, an outdoor amphitheater, greenhouses, a field station and a pond for native aquatic wildlife.

Grover Ward, a UA professor emeritus who taught biology for 32 years, used the arboretum as a teaching resource for his ecology lab classes.

“I used it as a multi-class exercise in measuring vegetation, trees largely,” Ward said. “I would take classes out, and they would identify trees, we would measure their diameters and we would count them. Then we would come back and over the course of several weeks do analysis and then write a paper.”

Ward said that while some were not fond of outdoor class experiments, the majority of his students enjoyed and benefited from the learning experience.

Looking forward With the arrival of spring weather, warm temperatures give way to budding vegetation and what Modica said she believes is the best season at the arboretum. The longer days yield more time for visitors’ afternoon hikes.

“From this point through May, I can just feel the energy coming up from the ground,” Modica said.

For those who have not visited the arboretum, it can often be misidentified with the former golf course operated by the University from 1959-2003. Andreen said golf course membership and overall rounds of golf played have declined, making it financially unfeasible for UA to continue to operate and maintain the course.

The property now serves as a cross-country course and a venue for occasional arboretum events, and Andreen said the University does not currently have any new plans for the space.

Watkins said the key distinction is the former golf course area is not a part of the arboretum, even though the signage and entrance to

the space often confuse visitors.

While Watkins has only been director for a few weeks, she said she looks forward to the many opportunities of the future.

“Since I’ve graduated from the University, it’s been over 10 years, and the University has changed in leaps and bounds,” Watkins said.

“I don’t feel like there is anything wrong with the arboretum, but we need to catch up. Provide a lot of the services and expectations of the experience. A lot of that is not having someone here for a couple of years.”

The number of visitors at the arboretum has grown significantly over the years, yet the space has maintained its sense of quietude, which draws in many students and community members.

“I think people just enjoy the peace and relaxation,” Watkins said. “The students just love to come out and take a walk and look at the trees and learn something. I want to make it easier for them to get a little bit of education value out of it, because people are curious. I know students are curious.”

Spring 2014

Mon. 9 - until $1 draft beer & Bingo

2101 University Blvd

205. 752-3616

Monday Meatloaf Platter Tuesday Fried green tomato BLT Wednesday Fried chicken Thursday Thanksgiving Day Sandwich Friday Live music Brisket Thursday, Friday Mon. - Sat. 11am - 9pm & Saturday nights!

Sun. 11am - 5pm

Tues. 9 - until $1 tequila shots $5 Margaritas Wed. Happy Hour all day Thurs. 9-12 $3 32oz. well drinks Frid. & Sat. & Sun. $4 double Bloody Mary’s $2 Mimosas Happy Hour 3-9 Everyday 1/2 off domestics, well drinks & bushwackers $9 32 oz. Margaritas

Must be 21 in order to drink.

Please drink responsibly.

NEVER

drink & drive!

Call 205-348-RIDE to be picked up from a location on or near campus.

Happy Hour: 4-9 EVERY NIGHT

TUESDAY $1 shots, $2 tallboys

WEDNESDAY

$1 draft beer & $3 shots

$3 THURSDAY

American Idol Contestant CASEY THRASHER $3 cocktails ALL NIGHT

FRI. & SAT.

$1 drafts & $2 shots

FRI:

DJ ProtoJ

SAT:

Badstick

Monday:

$5 Josè Cuervo Margaritas Tuesday:

Half - priced wines Wednesday:

Half - priced Martinis Thursday:

$3 pint night Sunday:

%ORRG\ 0DU\·V $3 Mimosas (205) 462-3399 2330 4th Street Tuscaloosa, AL

p.7 Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Abbey Crain | Editor culture@cw.ua.edu

Alumnus begins local fruit delivery

By Reed O’Mara | Staff Reporter When Jake Bell sees bananas in a bowl at Starbucks, he can’t help but ask the barista if these are a new addition. She replies yes. They’re even in the smoothies now. His satisfaction is apparent – a reaction expected from a man who sells and delivers fresh fruit for a living.

Bell is the owner of Jake’s Fruit Delivery, a Tuscaloosa-based company that delivers fruit boxes for free in the Tuscaloosa and Northport areas. The company began last October when Bell began graduate school for global business administration at The University of Alabama. However, it was Bell’s previous trip to New Zealand that inspired his fruit business.

“I wanted to bring a healthier culture to Alabama. Healthy food was just commonplace [in New Zealand]. There wasn’t a lot of fast food restaurants. There was just fruit everywhere,” Bell said. “Every Monday we would get this fruit crate in the break room and everyone would be really happy. Instead of a vending machine – we didn’t have that.”

According to the United Health Foundation’s Health Rankings, in 2013, 33 percent of Alabama was considered obese. In 2006 the County Health Profiles conducted by the Alabama Department of Public Health reported 31 deaths caused by diabetes for the Tuscaloosa area. Such statistics are a part of what Bell seeks to prevent with Jake’s Fruit

Delivery, whose mission statement is “Perfect, Fresh Fruit. Happy and Healthy People.”

At Jake’s Fruit Delivery, boxes of fruit range from $25 for a variety including apples, oranges, pears, kiwi fruit, bananas, grapefruit, lemons, limes and a mango to $33, which adds grapes, strawberries and double the bananas into the mix. Delivery is free, and drivers do not make their wages off of tips.

“I didn’t want to teach people to be healthy. I wanted to give them the ability to easily be healthy,” Bell said. “My company’s bottom line is helping other people.”

Sheena Gregg, assistant director of nutrition and health services at the Student Health Center, recommends two to three servings of fruit a day based on an individual’s activity level, citing fruit as an important source for good carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins and glucose. Despite the benefits of eating fruit, many do not eat it on a daily basis because of price or convenience.

“Though it seems that there is a Walmart around every corner with discounted produce, the reality is that many Alabamians live in rural areas that can often be considered ‘food deserts’ that provide little access to fresh, affordable foods,” Gregg said.

Habits for eating fresh fruit and other healthful foods and staying active often develop in college, setting the foundation for a person’s diet and lifestyle after graduation.

Bell said he hopes to be the company providing the fruit to those employers, just as similar fruit

re brought bro ought to hiss workplace worrkp k la ace crates were ealan nd. Bell said sa aid he’s he e’s ’ had had d in New Zealand. eption n from offi ices, fa fami mili liies great reception offices, families Univerrsity, citing g fruit’s fruitt’s likabillik kab abiland the University, reaso on. ity as the reason. ally 50/50.

5 Whe en I started startted d the he he “It’s really When ought that office es wo wou uld be uld ul e company, I tho thought offices would purcchaser of these e the main purchaser es and d put them m in fruit boxes room ms, help their the eir the break rooms, ut employeess get healthy, bu but ad an overwhelmoverwhelm mreally I had nse from f fami-ing response lies,” Bell said. ide providing g Alongside es to o customers, customerrs, fruit boxes uit Delivery De elivery practicpraccticJake’s Fruit progrram es Jake’s 10 forr 1, a program any has ha as worked out out so o the company very 10 1 boxes so old ,on ne is that for every sold ,one o a loc cal youth program. program m. donated to local k it’s about a settin ng a good g od go d “I think setting nt to set the e bar highhig ghexample. I wan want e expect. I wantt to t er than people g to use 10 00 per rce ent nt say we’re going 100 percent produ ucts, we’re going ng to o recycled products, ou ur profits and an nd don onat ate ate take part of our donate he commun nity, w e’r ’re re that back to th the community, we’re produccts affordaff ffordd going to make our products e going goin ng to pay our ou ur drivers drive erss able, we’re age],”” Bell said. [a good wage],”

CW | Shelby Akin

Jewish Food Festival cultivates community

By Hannah Widener | Contributing Writer

CW | Hannah Widener Lox is a fillet of brined salmon. The Hillel Jewish Student Center regularly serves it at their weekly brunch.

@

In 2003, the Jewish Film Festival kicked off with a reception that left the Tuscaloosa community clamoring for more. More than 10 years later, the film festival no longer exists, but the Jewish Food Festival is being brought back by popular demand at the Temple EmanuEl on March 9.

“We always did a kickoff to the film festival by having a really spectacular food reception. It was kind of like a mini Jewish food festival with tons of Jewish food items and everyone really loved it,” Rebecca Rothman, one of the first members of the Jewish Film

Festival committee, said. “We took a year off to figure out how we could bring back the Jewish Food Festival, and this year we are bringing it back with a slightly different format.”

This year the festival will feature boxed lunches for sale such as the brisket platter, the deli sandwich box and the Mediterranean falafel box.

The famous sampler bar will include matzah ball soup, stuffed grape leaves, gefilte fish, chopped liver, Israeli salad and challah. Tickets cost $5 for six sampler tickets, and the boxed lunches range from $10-$13.

The food festival falls around the same time as the Jewish holiday of

Purim. Lisa Besnoy, director of the Hillel Jewish Student Center, said it is important to the Jewish community to keep the history of Purim alive.

“Purim is the story of Queen Esther and Haman,” Besnoy said. “Haman wanted to murder all of the Jews, so this holiday is about freeing all of the Jews. Some of the traditional things we have are hamantaschen, which is named after Haman, and they are supposed to be modeled after Haman’s hat.”

Hamantaschen is one of many traditional Jewish foods. Devin Kenter, a sophomore majoring in business, said he is excited to see many of his favorite

foods from home.

“My favorite food is matzah ball soup, and my family would usually make it around the holidays or Shabbat,” Kenter said.

Swapping kitchen stories is just one of the ways Besnoy said she enjoys getting to know the students, but she said it will be beneficial to the community to have a chance to experience Jewish culture in a way they have never done so before.

“I think that from a Hillel perspective one of the things we’ve been trying to do is help brand the Hillel name across campus and across the community,” Besnoy said.

Denny Deals are on the racks NOW!

Pick one up today to start saving money with all the great coupons inside!

p.8

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

MEN’S BASKETBALL

BASEBALL

Basketball team seeks to Nick Eicholtz to pitch overcome Wildcats’ size in Capital City Classic

By Charlie Potter | Sports Editor The University of Alabama men’s basketball team will travel to Lexington, Ky., for its final road game of the regular season Tuesday.

The Crimson Tide has not won a game away from Coleman Coliseum this season and will look to claim its first road win when it faces the Kentucky Wildcats inside Rupp Arena at 8 p.m. “[We’re] looking forward to our first game against Kentucky on this season,” Alabama coach Anthony Grant said.

“Obviously, any time you play Kentucky it certainly means a lot with the history and tradition of their program. We realize they’re coming off two tough losses in their past two games. But, certainly, when I watch them on film, an [they’re] extremely talented team, obviously one of the elite teams in college basketball. It will be a great challenge for our team to go up there and get a win.”

That challenge will be winning rebounds from the taller Kentucky players.

The No. 25 Wildcats will have a distinct size advantage over Alabama, with five players 6 feet 9 inches or taller. In comparison, the Crimson Tide will only dress two players in that height range.

Sophomore Wi l l i e Cauley-Stein and freshman Julius Randle have led the Wildcats in the

By Kevin Connell | Staff Reporter

PLAN TO GO WHAT: Men’s basketball vs. Kentucky WHEN: Tuesday, 8 p.m.

WHERE: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky. two contests against Ole Miss and Auburn, Hale averaged 17 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He also shot team highs of 52.6 percent from the floor, 66.7 percent from behind the three-point line and 90.9 percent from the free CW| Austin Bigoney throw line.

Releford said Hale’s Freshman Shannon Hale experience throughout slam dunks at Alabama’s the season has helped him game versus Ole Miss. develop in his first season post this season and will with the team. be matchup problems for “The success that he Alabama. Randle leads was having earlier in the Kentucky in points (15.5) SEC, when we first startand rebounds (10.4) per ed, and just building on game, while Cauley-Stein that and just believing has blocked 85 shots this in himself and listening season. to teammates that there “They’re extremely big before, just playing with and physical,” Grant said. confidence, Releford said.

“Probably from a size I think that’s the biggest standpoint, one of the big- thing that Shannon has ger teams that we’ll face.” done.”

Alabama’s big men have Alabama will still be also seen success this without junior forward year.

Nick Jacobs, who is Fo r wa r d S h a n n o n on an indefinite leave Hale was named the of absence from men’s Southeastern Conference basketball activities.

Freshman of the Week, Although Jacobs attended the league announced Saturday’s game against Monday. Hale was the Auburn, Grant said there first Alabama player to was no update on the leave earn this honor since of absence. now-senior guard Trevor “There’s really no Releford received the change in his status,” award in 2011.

Grant said. “It’s pretty In the Crimson Tide’s much the same.”

It will only be his fourth collegiate appearance, but Nick Eicholtz all ready has a chance to make Alabama baseball history.

Eicholtz, a freshman right-handed pitcher from Odessa, Fla., will start Tuesday in the sixth annual MAX Capital City Classic against Auburn in Montgomery in a game the Crimson Tide has never won.

“Yeah, they’ve all been telling me about it, how we’ve lost five in a row,” Eicholtz said. “That’s something that I really want to change.”

Eicholtz has been a revelation for the Crimson Tide this season, allowing only 6 hits and 4 walks while striking out 7 and posting a 0.00 ERA in 10 innings pitched.

In his first career start Wednesday at Southern Miss, Eicholtz was charged with only 1 unearned run on 4 hits with 4 strikeouts in 5.0 innings of work in a 2-1 loss.

So why has he been so effective so early in his career?

“I mean there’s a couple things,” Alabama coach Mitch Gaspard said. “One is he’s talented. Really good

Although this game only counts toward the overall record and not Southeastern Conference play, it’s a game Alabama seniors hope to finalWHAT: Baseball vs. ly win because of its Auburn setting.

WHEN: Tuesday, 7 p.m.

“It’s a big game. There’s WHERE: Riverwalk a lot of friends, fans out Stadium in Montgomery, there. It’s an electrifying crowd, I mean, just like Ala. SEC play, it just gets us RECORDS: Alabama ready for that,” senior first 5-5, Auburn 6-5 baseman Austen Smith RADIO: 99.1 FM said. “[We’re] pretty hungry. I mean, I’ve been here four years, but I think this command. Uses both sides of the plate with his fastball. is the year we’re going to get Breaking ball was really it done.”

Gaspard said it is a spesharp on Wednesday night cial experience for his team at Southern Miss. “ H e to be a part of. looked like “It’s a foota veteran He looked like a veteran out there, ball environout there, ment, really, just the way that he handled him- for a basejust the way that ball game. It self, the way he worked out of he handled makes our a couple tough spots. himself, guys and our the way he coaching staff, worked out for that one — Mitch Gaspard of a counight, really ple tough feel like a spots.” pro,” Gaspard In last season’s Capital said.

City Classic, the Crimson Alabama will meet Tide posted just 3 hits, while Auburn in conference play committing 3 errors in a 6-3 for a three-game set April loss to the Tigers.

11-13 in Tuscaloosa.

PLAN TO GO

Miss an important issue?

No worries.... we’ve got you covered!

For only $5 you can have a back issue mailed to your home.

Visit http://store.osm.ua.edu and request the one you missed today!

p.9

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

MARKETPLACE

RATES

$1.25 for the first 5 words, $0.25 for every additional word A border around your ad is an additional $0.50 per ad

IN THE

How to place a classified: For classified line ads visit www.cw.ua.edu and click on the classifieds tab. For classified display ads call (205) 348-7355 or email cwclassmgr@gmail.com for a free consultation. The Crimson White is published four days a week (M, T, W, TH).

Each classified line ad must run for a minimum of four days and include no less than 16 words.

DEADLINES: Classified line ad deadline is the previous business day by 4:00 p.m.

HOUSING Efficiency & 1 Bedroom Units Available now. Also, pre-leasing for Fall 2014. Starting at $425 per month.

Walking distance to campus. No Pets.

Call 205-752-1277. Email: crissy@ tiderentals.com Downtown Loft Extra nice loft, downtown. 2 bed/1 bath, roof deck.

(205)752-9020-or-(205)657-3900 3br/2ba House for Rent 611 25th St E. Built in 2012. Features safe room, optional alarm system, 2 car garage.

Crimson Choice Enrolled Property.

Absolutely No pets. Call ZAP 205345-2686 Park Lane condo, 1605 Hackberry Lane 2 bedrooms 1 1/2 baths washer & dryer included

DISCOUNTS:

5% off for 4 issues - 10% off for 8 issues - 15% off for 16 issues

dishwasher,refrigerator all appliances 1 year old remodeled last year hardwood and tile throughout. Available August 1st CALL: 205-799-9200 Email sidelineproperties@gmail.com

ANNOUNCEMENTS Crowdfunding seminar this April. http://uacrowdfunding.launchrock. com

JOBS Up To $5,000/Mo.- Part Time Make Money Blogging Set Your Own Hours. Start Right Away. Go To: www.dare-2-succeed.com

Sudoku “When other jewelers say no, Tom says yes�

Tom’s Jewelry Repair Like on Facebook & get a free cleaning!

Jewelry Sales

2300 McFarland Blvd East (205) 758-2213

HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (03/04/14).

Creativity, organization and partnership form keys to prosperity this year. Consider energy like gold, and spend thoughtfully. Streamline routines for efficiency, prioritizing fun at home and with family. Summer brings romantic sparks through August, when career takes off. Stick to proven basics, and strengthen foundations. Balance action and relaxation. Look for love and find it.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Test a new theory. Fill the orders and rake in the money. Don’t believe everything you’ve learned, and watch where you’re going.

Start your shopping list. Call if you’re going to be late. Maintain objectivity.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re hot today and tomorrow. Take care not to provoke jealousies.

Reject a far-fetched scheme in favor of a practical solution. Tempers could flare. The answer, for now, is negative.

Postpone expansion. Soothe ruffled feathers.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 5 -- Review your data. You’ll be glad you did. Be sensitive to a loved one’s wishes. Family comes first. Curtail spending on entertainment.

Enter a two-day contemplative phase. Assess your efforts, and monitor spending closely.

Provide motivation.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -Today is a 5 -- Ask a female for her opinion. It’s getting fun, today and tomorrow. Guard against impulsive behavior.

Rushed preparations could backfire. Rest for the busy action ahead. Increase organization. Invite friends over rather than going out.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) - Today is a 5 - Expect new directives over the next few days, leading to a rise in status. Promises alone won’t cut it. Check for financial leaks. Move slowly.

Encourage the girls to participate. Have the facts. Play passionately.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 5 -- Check for a change in plans. There’s no

need for haste. Travel compels but could be complex today and tomorrow. New problems develop. Develop a backup plan, and confirm reservations. Apply what you’ve learned.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Today is a 5 -- Play fair or the victory is worthless. Get ready for more publicity. The next few days are good for financial planning with shared resources. Avoid reckless spending.

Take strategic, rather than impulsive, actions to save time and energy.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 6 -- Develop strong partners today and tomorrow. Compromise is required, or sparks may fly. Consider the consequences of words and actions. Avoid waste and expensive errors. Check out insider information. Don’t go shopping yet. Figure out strategy.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 5 -- Don’t rush the job. Stick rigorously to instructions. Work interferes with socializing; yet resist temptation to cut corners.

Fulfill promises you’ve made today and tomorrow. Think twice before you borrow.

You’re learning how to do without.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Unfulfilled expectations could provoke an unpleasant situation. Physical changes are required, and delays could interfere with travel. Delegate what you can.

Enjoy the game, without taking expensive risks. Walk with gentle steps, watching the path ahead.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 5 -- Delight in the comforts of home today and tomorrow. Clean and reorganize for practical functionality and beauty. Avoid travel and expense, or stepping on someone’s toes. Shrewd business people do well now. Follow a leader you respect.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 6 -- Guard against technical glitches, as work action heats up today and tomorrow. Study the angles, map out the path and take notes.

Don’t tell everybody your plans. Schedule some private time. Love works wonders.

Your heart sings.

Public Intoxication?

Minor in Possession?

Driving Under Influence?

Leasing NOW & Fall!

Randal S. Ford, Esq. (205) 759-3232 www.tuscaloosacourt.com

“No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.�

1HZN¡V H[SUHVV &DIH %UXPILHOG¡V 5HVWDXUDQW DUH QRZ KLULQJ FDVKLHUV VHUYHUV EDUWHQGHUV OLQH FRRNV &RPSHWLWLYH ZDJHV HPSOR\HH PHDO GLVFRXQWV &DOO WR VHW XS DQ LQWHUYLHZ

1HZN¡V

%UXPILHOG¡V

1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms

Minutes from Campus & Malls

*Monitored Security System

*Gas Logs/Fireplaces *Tanning Beds Fitness Center; 2 Resor t Pools

Onsite Management 3201 Hargrove Road East

205-554-1977 palisadesapthomes.com

R MPE U B R to CARE E P BUM TAL CAR TO

205-556-8411 TIDE DISCOUNTS 12% OFF up to $100 Mention Crimson White when you drop off car. Other terms apply.

3017 McFarland Blvd

Sunglasses

We buy your wrecked or broken down car or truck!

Call, text, or email info and pictures

205-454-4300 webcars7077@gmail.com

www.shirtshop.biz Downtown 205-752-6931 525 Greensboro Ave.

Gordon Miller Realty -2 & 3 bedroom homes -Fall leases!

-Fenced in yards -Pet friendly -Use of swimming pools -2 minutes from campus -On the Crimson Ride route

Leasing: 205-242-0528

p.10 Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Marc Torrence | Editor sports@cw.ua.edu

SWIMMING AND DIVING

NEWSIN BRIEF

Tide breaks school records at SECs

Soccer team to host Ghana Alabama’s women’s soccer match against the Ghana Under-17 National Team has been moved from 7 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Admission is free to all fans.

By Sean Landry | Staff Reporter Heading into the last day of the SEC Tournament, the Alabama men’s swimming team sat in sixth place, a decent position for the team that finished 10th last year, but short of the team’s goals for the year. By the end of the day, behind several record-breaking performances, the team had surged into fourth place – its best finish since 1995.

“The men’s team’s goal was a top-5 finish at SECs,” junior Phillip Deaton said. “But to go and get fourth place and just all the breakout swims we had from all of the guys on the team stepping up definitely surprised everyone.”

By the end of the weekend, 17 team records had been broken, including an SEC-record 200 breaststroke by freshman Anton McKee. McKee, who is relatively inexperienced in the event, said he never expected to be setting conference records so early in his career.

“I started swimming breaststroke the year before I came here, but I didn’t really train it,” McKee said. “I knew I had some potential, but with those times, I didn’t expect anything until senior year … I exceeded all of my goals.”

Freshman Connor Oslin, who set two records in the 100 and 200 backstroke, also said the team’s performance was unexpected.

Crimson Tide ranked No. 4 The Crimson Tide gymnastics team remained No. 4 in the latest rankings.

Alabama has a regional qualifying score of 197.215. The team is also ranked No. 4 on balance beam, No. 5 on vault, No. 7 on uneven parallel bars and No. 8 on floor exercise. The Crimson Tide will face No. 10 Stanford at home Friday.

Softball game rescheduled Alabama’s softball game at Samford, originally scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, has been postponed. The Crimson Tide will host South Carolina this weekend in its SEC opener.

Compiled by Kelly Ward

CW | Austin Bigoney Multiple team records were broken at the SECs including backstroke by Connor Oslin.

“I don’t think I pictured us doing as well as we did,” Oslin said. “I thought we were gonna do well, but it was really surprising to see everyone go that fast and get all those records … I thought I’d get the 100, but the 200 really surprised me.”

Deaton, the men’s team captain, agreed that the record-breaking pace of the team was surprising. Deaton said the resurgence of the Crimson Tide can be attributed to the team-first philosophy brought in by second-year coach Dennis Pursley.

“Probably the biggest surprise is not that we broke the records, but how much we broke them

by,” Deaton said. “For me, I was here before the new staff got here, so when the new staff came in and started doing new things, and the culture change that the new staff tried to implement, and having everyone buy into the new things and having everyone buy in, that’s where the results are coming from.”

The women’s team had a similar resurgence, with the women climbing from 10th place last year to eighth place this year.

The athletes from both teams and coaches took to Twitter to declare #BAMAISBACK. Freshman Bridget Blood, who set a school record in the 100 breaststroke only to have it broken a heat later, said she appreciated being part of the comeback.

“It’s exciting to know that what you’re doing now is not just for you, but for more people that come after you,” Blood said. “Knowing that having the same goals as my teammates is paving the way for tons of people to come is really inspiring.”

In the meantime, the team isn’t resting.

National Championships start March 20, and the swimmers who qualified will be preparing, with the men looking to place in the top 10.

“We can be happy with what we did with SECs,” Oslin said. “But we still have one more job to do this season.”

CLUB SPORTS | WOMEN’S SOCCER

UA club soccer team focusing on building chemistry

By Danielle Walker | Staff Reporter Club sports at The University of Alabama serve as a way for students to stay involved and continue to compete in sports they love. They allow students the competition they crave and allow them to form team bonds without the fulltime commitment of a varsity sport.

For Julie Tanner, a junior majoring in management information systems, playing soccer was always a family affair, and she knew she wanted to play in college.

“I held off playing until my junior year because I felt like I was too busy,” Tanner said.

“I joined the team because I missed soccer and

I joined the team because I missed soccer and the feeling of being on a team.

— Juiie Tanner the feeling of being on a team.”

The women’s club soccer team has been a part of the University’s club sports program since the early 2000s. The team plays the major-

ity of its games in the fall season but competes in the spring from February to April.

As a member of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance, the team competes against schools like Georgia Tech, South Carolina and North Carolina.

The women’s club soccer team has recently been a high-ranking, dominant force in its conference, winning the 2011 NIRSA Regional Soccer Quarterfinals. But this year, the team has had to focus on rebuilding its program.

“We have taken on some new players, so our game has been thrown off a little bit just because we are getting used to playing with new people, but I’m predicting we will move back up to third

after the current season,” Tanner said.

Along with focusing on building team chemistry, Tanner said her team is also working on shooting. With the time the team spends together improving technique, the athletes also get a chance to build friendships.

Tanner said one of her favorite things about being a part of the club team is the people.

“They have been amazing in every way,” Tanner said. “I know they always have my back, on and off the field, whenever I need anything, they are there. We are a true team.”

The next home game for the women’s club soccer team will be Sunday at 1 p.m. against Tennessee on the University Recreation fields.

© 2014 Ernst & Young LLP. All Rights Reserved. ED None.

Calculated net present values.

Then netted a 10-pounder.

“Last month, I joined a team in San Francisco to start working on a Silicon Valley project. ;ge] lg Õf\ gml$ Y ^]o g^ l`] [da]flk k`Yj] eq hYkkagf ^gj Öq%Õk`af_& 9f\ kge] g^ l`] Z]kl af l`] ogjd\ ak bmkl Y k`gjl \jan] aflg the Northern Sierras.

F]]\d]kk lg kYq$ o`]f o] `]Y\ gml gf weekends, we take the phrase ‘Gone >ak`af_Ì lg Y o`gd] f]o d]n]d&Ê K]] ]n]jq YeYraf_ Yf_d] Yl exceptionalEY.com.