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MEMORY MARCHES ON Selma to recognize 50th anniversary of march By Alana Norris | Staff Reporter
On an otherwise quiet Sunday morning, 600 people began lining up at Brown’s Chapel in Selma, Alabama, to start the 44-mile march to Montgomery. Some packed bags, while others viewed the march as merely a symbol and wore their Sunday best, never thinking they’d
make it all the way. Members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference drew straws to see who would lead this march because they knew the possible dangers. They knew tension was boiling and they knew Sheriff Jim Clark could burst at any second. State troopers and a posse of men deputized by Clark were waiting on the other end of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, turning the marchers around with violence, billy clubs, cattle prods and tear gas, beating the protestors back on
what would come to be known as “Bloody Sunday.” It was only 50 years ago that voting rights were granted to all American citizens. Before then, it was difficult for black Americans in the South to register to vote. They were quizzed with arbitrary questions like, “How many bubbles are in a bar of soap?” Registrants had to pay a poll tax and get a previouslyregistered voter to vouch for them. Less than 2 percent of the black population was registered to vote
in Dallas County before the Voting Rights Act passed. The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. knew voting rights were the key to equality. Without the vote, the people couldn’t make any change. “If you didn’t have the power of the vote, you really had no power,” Jamie Wallace said. Wallace, who graduated from the University in 1958, covered the events of Selma as a journalist. SEE SELMA PAGE 6
Above: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph David Abernathy follow with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King as the Abernathy children march on the front line, leading the Selma to Montgomery March. Wikimedia Commons
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The innovative lecture organization Tide Talks turns two years old Friday and everyone on campus is invited to the birthday bash. Tide Talks X will begin at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Auditorium and will feature speakers, games and even birthday cake. “The very first Tide Talk was given this week two years ago,” said Joey Weed, a junior serving as Tide Talks’ new president. Weed joined the executive team in October, helping with Tide Talks IX under outgoing president Kevin Pabst. “Through this event, we are celebrating the legacy of previous speakers, ideas, and events in addition to four phenomenal new students around campus. Tide Talks X represents where we’ve been and where we’re going,” Weed said. Beginning in spring 2013, Tide Talks was designed for students by students to allow members of the UA community to share their experiences, trials and successes with other students. “I believe Tide Talks plays a very important role on campus,” said former President Kevin Pabst, a senior and founding member of Tide Talks. Pabst and Weed encourage all members of the community to attend, as it will be the biggest Tide Talks event yet, said Pabst. Carlton Tarpley, a senior majoring in finance and economics who served as the Tide Talks Vice President with Pabst, said what
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Carly Jackson will speak about issues related to campus sexual assaults at Tide Talks X on Friday. CW / Layton Dudley
brought her to Tide Talks was its mission and place on campus. “Tide Talks gives students an opportunity to share their passion,” she said. “I feel lucky to have worked with this amazing Tide Talks team, and I am excited to see how the 2015-2016 executive team is going to grow this organization.” Tide Talks wants to continue its mission as a platform for students to share revolutionary ideas. “In the past few years, this campus has seen tremendous change, and Tide Talks wants to empower students to continue sharing ideas that will make this campus, and this world, great,” Weed said. “This organization wants to contribute to the culture of UA being a place of inclusion, creativity, scholarship, empathy, risk-taking and growth.”
Roberts, chair of the board. “His sports writing has been excellent, and The Media Planning Board his work as production manager has announced the new student lead- been very strong this semester.” Adelson is a junior majoring in ers who will serve in top leadership positions with The Crimson White marketing. He has been the account and Southern Historian, an annual executive for The Crimson White graduate journal, for the 2015-2016 since August. “I’m looking forward to working school year. with our team and taking Sean Landry was the advertising departnamed the Editor-in-Chief ment to the next level,” of The Crimson White; he said. Emanuel Adelson was Roberts said Adelson named the Ad Manager made it clear he was for The Crimson White; interested in advertising. Rachel Deale was named “When I brought in the the Editor of Southern Sean Landry current sales manager he Historian; and Adam Petty CW / Pete Pajor leaded at the chance to was named the Assistant start working in sales for the paper Editor of Southern Historian. Landry, a junior majoring in jour- and online site,” Roberts said. “He nalism, is currently the production has been tackling one of the more important sales regions for student editor for The Crimson White. “This selection is an incred- media this year and has emerged a ible opportunity and a great chal- leader among the sales staff.” Deale is a doctoral candidate lenge for me both personally and studying history. She worked with professionally,” he said. Landry previously worked as Southern Historian in various capacithe assistant sports editor and the ties, including assistant editor. “I’m looking forward to being edisummer sports editor. “Sean has done a masterful job tor of the Southern Historian as we the past year in juggling lots of jobs try to push the journal into a more with The Crimson White,” said Chris digital form,” she said.
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students walk home in the dark. I have already opened conversations with city officials and contractors about providing new streetlights. We need improved roads as well. Traffic is horrible near campus. Although we cannot change our roads in one year, we can make a concrete plan that guides our city and our campus for years to come. I want to add a section to the Alabama app: a train schedule. Students should know when the train is coming, so that we will no longer be 10 minutes late for class. We need to give back to the Tuscaloosa community that supports us. I have already begun work on a food donation initiative that takes extra food from all University kitchens, which would be thrown away regardless and brings them to soup kitchens, nursing homes and those that need a good meal the most. More importantly than any one initiative, we as students should always be reminded of our connections to Tuscaloosa and to the State of Alabama. We need to tie the University and the community together. As your future Vice President of External Affairs, I cannot advocate for anything more.
Today, the unopposed candidates for Vice President for External Affairs and Vice President for Financial Affairs will discuss their campaign platforms for SGA elections. The Vice President for External Affairs is the connection between our campus and the communities we live in: Tuscaloosa, the state of Alabama and the nation. The role carries the responsibility of representing us to the outside world and developing structures for how we interact with communities outside of campus. Jonathan Hess’s ideas and plans for the future push us as a community to reach out to the great city of Tuscaloosa in mutually beneficial ways. Never forget that our campus is not an island unto itself, but part of a larger community that we engage in daily. While External Affairs focuses on the eponymous side of the SGA and An engaged, campus, Financial Affairs focuses on informed student maintaining the body is the best finances of the SGA, and serves as chairway we can man or chairwoman influence SGA. of the Financial Affairs Committee. Without a clear and accurate recording of finances, SGA would not be able to operate effectively and efficiently. In addition, the Financial Affairs Committee is the main vehicle through which student organizations receive funding for their projects, supplies, equipment and travel. The Wu-Tang Clan once rapped, “cash rules everything around me.” In the case of the SGA, prudent financial management and proper distribution of cash will rule how they operate and how much they achieve next year. I encourage you to read Mr. Hess’s and Mr. Leake’s platforms and understand their positions for we all need – and deserve – to know how we are represented to external communities and the internal operations of SGA’s finances. Remember: Only five days remain until Election Day and an engaged, informed student body is the best way we can influence SGA.
Jonathan Hess is running for the position of Vice President for External Affairs. He is running unopposed.
Patrick Crowley is the Opinions Editor of The Crimson White. He is a senior majoring in mathematics, finance and economics.
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SGA ELECTIONS | VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
SGA needs to reach out to Tuscaloosa community By Jonathan Hess | Guest Columnist
I feel that personal connections, while not everything, will help me accomplish “We are the Capstone of Higher more for us all as students. I know the SGA and this university Education” – we as students hear this phrase day in and day out here at The well – this past year, I had the honor of University of Alabama. We envision our representing the business school as a campus as a city on a hill: a great place to senator. I was also able to gain valuable both learn and enjoy the four best years experience and knowledge while workof our lives. But too often, I think, we lose ing as a Culverhouse Ambassador. As a sight of where our campus fits into the freshman, I served as President of First Year Council. In my time great state of Alabama. at the University, I have My name is Jonathan gained the tools I need for Hess and I am running experienced leadership. for Vice President of But what exactly will I External Affairs. My do for you? I have a plan job in the SGA is to look that focuses on the stuoutward, to connect our dents and the commucampus with Mayor nity and ties them both Walt Maddox, the City of together. Externally, the Tuscaloosa and the State University needs safe of Alabama. I am honored rides home more than to run and excited for Jonathan Hess anything else. I have seen what we can accomplish Photo Courtesy of Jonathan Hess too many students behind next year. We live in a the wheel after too many connected world, and the only way to make lasting progress on drinks, and I know many of you have this campus is through networking with seen them as well. I want to work with the city to rewrite the regulations that our surroundings. I am from Tuscaloosa – my family have kept Uber and other ride-sharing moved here two days before Christmas services out of Tuscaloosa, and help stuwhen I was eight years old. Growing up dents get home safely using only their here, I have had the opportunity to learn smartphones. We need better lighting. Particularly how Tuscaloosa works and to understand the University’s close ties to its near the Aquatic Center and Meador home city. I know Mayor Maddox and Drive, but truly all across campus,
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OPINIONS Thursday, March 5, 2015 SGA ELECTIONS | VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
SGA can do more to provide resources, engage By Ben Leake | Guest Columnist
funding to student organizations, as well as increasing the number I’m Ben Leake, a sophomore of SGA Needs-Based Scholarships from Lexington, Illinois, major- awarded, allowing more scholarships ing in finance and management to be available to students who are information systems. I am running struggling financially. for Vice President for Financial While these are admirable goals, Affairs because I believe the SGA and certainly two objectives I hope has the ability and responsibility to accomplish while in office, I know to help provide every student the the SGA is capable of doing much resources they need to make their more to engage students and procollege experience an vide resources to help incredible one. students realize their Over this past year, I own personal goals for have served as a senacollege. With this in tor for the Culverhouse mind, there are three College of Commerce objectives I plan to and Business implement once I take Administration, and office – with more was a member of to come. the Student Affairs The first objective Committee. I had is creating an FAC the opportunity to program that holds a Ben Leake work with many talstudent club start-up Photo Courtesy of Ben Leake ented senators and competition. A student stu d e n t s , gaining on campus may have experience I hope to bring to a great idea for a club, but simply this office. not have the funding to get their Each election year, typical concept off the ground. With this goals for the Vice President for competition, students would pitch Financial Affairs include expand- their unique ideas to an FAC panel ing The FAC (Financial Affairs of judges, and the winner would be Committee) endowment, which awarded special funding to get their allows the SGA to give more organization up and running (for
those of you who are fans of the television show “Shark Tank”, this may sound like a familiar concept). Holding this competition would foster the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of students on our campus, while also offering students a chance to get involved in new, wonderful campus organizations. Another way I plan to engage students and provide resources is through the development of a simple personal budget form and personal finance education program. Working cohesively with Student Affairs, this form and program could easily be offered to all students and used to help track personal finances. Students who have little exposure to personal finance and budgeting would benefit immensely, as these skills are imperative to ensure an individual’s financial well-being. Finally, my third objective addresses the funding of an increased FAC endowment in order to provide the resources I have described above, as well as the many others that will be developed over the course of the year. There are many ways to expand a budget, but I believe the best ways get students directly involved and let them take ownership. Such an example is the Honor Flight
There are many ways to expand a budget, but I believe the best ways get students directly involved and let them take ownership. initiative, developed by Senator Forrest and supported by Senator Greenberg, which used tangible campus engagement to raise about $9,000 for war veterans. By encouraging students and SGA members to use this type of creativity to develop fundraising initiatives, the funding process will be immensely more rewarding and valuable to our campus community. When I came to the University from my small town in Illinois, I was blown away by the energy and creativity of so many students on campus. Each and every student has a vision for how they want their college experience to look, and as your Vice President for Financial Affairs I will work to ensure the SGA provides the financial resources to help that vision become a reality. Ben Leake is a candidate for the position of Vice President for Financial Affairs. He is running unopposed.
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THURSDAY March 5, 2015 Local journalism key part of civil rights movement SELMA FROM PAGE 1
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The events of Selma only impacted The University of Alabama in small ways. No official statement was made and no reactions were documented, but the events of March 1965 were evidence of the receding tide of segregation. “Alabama never had an event like Ole Miss where you had federal troops invade the campus and protect black students, but Selma was close in the sense that President Johnson had deputized members of the National Guard and sent members of the Army to protect King and the marchers,” John Giggie, a history professor at The University of Alabama, said. “So symbolically UA was forced to come to terms with the rapidly approaching end of segregation and the federal government’s hand in assuring the end.” Giggie and Charles Mauldin, a foot soldier in the civil rights movement, both credit the journalists of the time, and said they contributed greatly to the movement. “In many ways this was one of American journalism’s finest moments,” Giggie said. “If for generations before it had ignored the problem of racial tension [and] hierarchy in the South, at Selma broadcast and print journalism
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provided the type of push that democracy needed.” Spider Martin was a photographer who spent weeks in Selma on assignment for The Birmingham News. He developed a relationship with many of the marchers, and King himself invited Martin to stand with him on the steps of the capitol in Montgomery as he gave his speech at the end of the march. King has been quoted as saying, “Spider, we could have marched, we could have protested forever, but if it weren’t for guys like you, it would have been for nothing. The whole world saw your pictures. That’s why the Voting Rights Act was passed.” King said people could have marched, picketed and boycotted, but no real changes were made until the greater public was made aware of the treatment black people were getting. “People in the media, if they’re ethical, are sworn to try to tell the truth as well as they can and that is a truth that needed to be told,” Mauldin said. Giggie said Civil Rights bills would probably have come along without journalist’s presence, but it would have come at a later date. “There are times in U.S. history when journalism is absolutely essential to advancing the cause of democracy, and the Civil Rights Movement was one of those times,” he said. Mauldin said one of the reasons King SEE SELMA PAGE 7
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was invited to Selma was because they knew the media would follow. “Had it not been for the media, Bloody Sunday wouldn’t have been televised nationally and internationally,� Mauldin said. “The impact of Dr. King’s call to come to Selma and stand up for right would not have been publicized.� Mauldin joined in working with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and SCLC because of people like Bernard Lafayette. When Lafayette came to town, he got the school kids to question why things were the way they were. The movement in Selma was youth-based. Parents rarely questioned or challenged the authorities because they didn’t want to lose their jobs or their lives. They were conditioned to live this way and the only way to make change was for these groups to target the youth. At age 17, Mauldin was head of the Dallas County Student Union. He said he wasn’t a natural born leader, but he had a very serious outlook on life and because of his commitment and integrity they voted him to lead the group. “The American character is full of hope,� he said. “When people are hopeful, they do the right thing. The civil rights movement gave those people who wanted to be bigger than themselves an opportunity and come to the rescue of what was best about America. It called about the best of America’s character. People responded to injustice. Selma
put a spotlight on the injustices. Once Judas,� Mauldin said. that was done, injustice couldn’t susAt first they found his brutal tactics tain itself. It was Selma that did that.� frightening, but soon they changed Members of SCLC visited Albany, their minds. Georgia, before going to Selma in hopes “Once you gain the moral high of gaining voting rights, but without ground, you lose your respect for peoany major incidents happening the ple,� Mauldin said. “Then they can’t word did not spread and nothing came bully you. You don’t care what they do. of their marches. Meanwhile, SNCC We would not be intimidated by a bully was working hard in Selma laying the like Jim Clark. We were willing to die groundwork for equality. on that bridge. Once people are willing The eight members of the Dallas to die for something, bullying doesn’t County Voters League, known as the bother you that much.� Courageous Eight, Sunday, March 7, signed a letter invit1965, when a crowd ing King and the crossed over the SCLC to Selma. Edmund Pettus People responded to injustice. Bridge, the state “Selma at the time was the heart and troopers waiting for Selma put a spotlight on the soul of the economy them on the over in the Black Belt,� injustices. Once that was done, side warned them to Wallace said. “It also disperse and when injustice couldn’t sustain itself. It they didn’t they had a solid organization for voting rights. were beaten and was Selma that did that. People who had been tear gassed. working on this “The march itself — Charles Mauldin — problem for months placed emphasis on prior to this time and the fact that people had very little sucwere being denied cess so they decided the right to register to invite Dr. King to vote,� Wallace to come to Selma and to lead voting said. “When they stopped the march rights demonstrations.� and the violence broke out it grabbed Mauldin said they needed the violent national attention. Up until that point it Sheriff Clark for the movement to suc- had been a local issue.� ceed. It was openly discussed at that Being able to vote led to being able time and many were aware that Selma to run for office. Wallace said the first was chosen because of Jim Clark. black mayors of Detroit and Newark “It was sort of like how Jesus needed came from Alabama.
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“Because of events in Selma, blacks were given civil rights and freedoms they were previously denied,� said Barnett Wright, an AL.com reporter and author of a book on the civil rights movement in Birmingham. “That had not only a positive impact on the state but the country as a whole.� Fifty years later, in the wake of an Oscar-nominated film and Oscarwinning song, the nation’s eyes are once again on Selma. President Barack Obama will be in Selma to celebrate the anniversary of the march this Saturday. “It reminds us, these many decades later, about the importance of this movement,� Giggie said. “We can argue over the historical accuracy but you can’t quibble with the power of that march, you can’t argue that this wasn’t a turning point in many ways for the movement.� Now in 2015, the public faces similar issues with many of the acts that put equality in place being repealed under the idea that racism isn’t as prevalent as it was in 1965. “One of the main themes of the Selma march is that it’s bridging the past and the present,� Giggie said. Looking back, Giggie identified the crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge as a pivotal moment in American history. “The blood spilled on that bridge baptized and birthed a new symbol, one that’s shorn of its segregation meaning and was infused with its integration potential,� he said.
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Greek members to host ‘Olympics’ for St. Jude’s By Kyarra Harris | Contributing Writer
Members of the University of Alabama Greek system will host their own Greek Olympics to raise money for children with cancer. Carly Jones, a junior majoring in marine science, biology and telecommunication and film, is the social chair for Phi Sigma Pi Honors Fraternity and created the fundraiser. This is the first year of the event. “I actually thought of the idea last semester, and have been working to put it in place since then,� Jones said. “It is an event where different Greek organizations on campus will be competing in ‘minute-towin-it’ type games such as relays and tug-of-war to raise money for a philanthropy of their choice.� The event is open to any UA student a part of a club or University organization, with tickets costing $5 per person. Patrick Sipe, a sophomore majoring in economics, said he will participate in the event for St. Jude’s Children Hospital. He said he hopes to win to support for children
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with cancer. “Our lovely social chair Carly has been working on Greek Olympics since the beginning of the semester, contacting various organizations and planning all of the events,� he said. “I’m so excited for all of the crazy and amazing events that have been planned.� Jones said the idea came from a desire to promote and encourage inter-Greek relations. “It’s only the first year, but so far we’ve had 40 people sign up,� she said. “I’m hoping the event is a success and that we can raise a lot of money for philanthropies.�
The Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, seen at its spring 2014 induction ceremony, is hosting the Greek Olympics. Photo Courtesy of Lauren Nida
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Opera Theatre performs classic By Becca Murdoch | Contributing Writer
Music by Mozart and Italian libretto, or text, by Lorenzo Da Ponte intertwine to form “Don Giovanni,� an opera based on the fictional tales of seducer and libertine, Don Juan. The University of Alabama Opera Theatre brought the popular opera to Bryant-Jordan Hall for an opening performance Wednesday. Additional sold-out performances will be held Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Paul Houghtaling, an associate professor of voice and the director of UA Opera Theatre, said revenge is a theme in the opera but the story of “Don Giovanni� provides other valuable teachings. “There are great lessons to be learned in the story about loyalty, faithfulness, love and forgiveness,� he said. “I think those four traits are certainly what anybody – whether they’re a student or a seasoned opera lover – can understand from ‘Don Giovanni.’� Students received their scripts and began preparation over Christmas break, and began rehearsals Jan. 12. “The most fun has definitely been this week of tech rehearsals,� said Kadi Ellis, a senior majoring in theatre and a member of the ensemble. “Finally getting to see the costumes, the makeup, the set, the lights and getting to put everything together
has been an amazing experience.� Including the Huxford Symphony Orchestra, roughly 100 people have helped bring the show together. Nicholas Aguirre, a first-year graduate student majoring in vocal performance, is one of the three baritones portraying the titular role. Aguirre will be performing as Don Giovanni in Sunday’s show. “Our opera program is truly like a professional program,� Aguirre said. “The UA Opera Theatre runs as a professional house. It’s a great experience for everyone involved just to be able to have a role in a major opera in a major production.� Ellis said the finale of Act 2 is her favorite to perform. The dramatic finale of the opera includes all of the women Don Giovanni has scorned in the past dressed in wigs, costumes and striking makeup. The music is heightened at this point, creating an amazing spectacle, Ellis said. Aguirre said he agrees the music at this point enhances the scene. “When the Commendatore comes in during the Act 2 finale, the music is really intense and beautiful and very thrilling at the same time,� he said. “I think that would be my favorite scene.� Though Don Giovanni will be performed in Italian, supertitles will be available above the stage. Ellis and Aguirre said the audience will understand the story and connect to the characters
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Christopher Jordan rehearses for the role of Don Giovanni. CW / Danielle Parker
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Clocks to move forward By Katie Bedrich | Contributing Writer
Clocks will spring forward before the University takes spring break, as daylight saving time begins Sunday. Bart Elmore, an assistant professor of American history, bikes to campus from Northport. He said he enjoys more light at the end of the day because it makes his ride home a lot safer. “In the automobile nation we live in today, these concerns may not matter to many folks,” he said. “But they certainly make a difference for us who use the energy in our bodies to get to and from work.” According to the United States Naval Observatory, the history of daylight saving time began after standard time zones were instituted in 1918. In 1966, the Uniform Time Act allowed states exemption from its observance. Since 2007, the time shift begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. Christopher Lynn, a professor and director of the evolutionary studies program in the department of anthropology, said daylight has a direct effect on human bodies but in today’s society daylight saving time is no longer beneficial. “We force ourselves up early, force ourselves to work through an eight-hour or so long day, caffeinate heavily to keep going despite flagging efficiency after lunch, then sit up by the fake glow of television and iPad screens,” he said. Hawaii and Arizona are the only states that do not currently observe daylight
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Both Hawaii and Arizona do not participate in Daylight Savings. CW / Claire Whorton
saving time. There are 115 students from Arizona and 33 students from Hawaii at the University, according to the University’s Census Enrollment Report for Spring 2015. JohnCole Garwick, a sophomore majoring in economics and finance, is from Glendale, Arizona, and said he never changed his clocks for daylight saving time before coming to Alabama. Garwick and his roommates said they had trouble remembering to change their clocks. “In the fall of freshman year we didn’t change our clocks for probably a week,” he said. “The first day our phones changed because they do it automatically, but all the appliances and stuff inside our dorm just sat there.”
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Local band balances school and music By Mary-Catherine Hodges | Staff Reporter
Five-man band Sauce's setlist features covers from well-known bands. Photo Courtesy of Jon Bryant
“We would stay in that room for hours jamming out and learning songs together,” said Bryant, a junior majoring in business. Miller, a senior majoring in management information systems, later joined the trio as the bass player. The four played exclusively until September when they added freshman John Hooper. “We met John before a big show one day and he told us he could play keys. I had a
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Virtual reality video games to change player interactions By Matthew Wilson
With virtual reality systems like the Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus in development, people will soon be able to explore distant planets and imaginary worlds from their living rooms. Virtual reality will change the way people interact with and enjoy video gaming.
Early game demos on current virtual reality systems allow movement to be mapped to a player’s motion. A demo on Project Morpheus allows players to use two Playstation Move controls to swing swords, draw a bow or flail a mace. An airplane simulator on the Oculus Rift places gamers in the pilot seat.
A recent game, “Alien: Isolation,” already has a demo to be used on the Oculus Rift, placing players in a spaceship where they are stalked and terrorized by an alien. Virtual reality has long been a dream of science fiction writers and fans. Ten years from now it many not be strange to find gamers flailing around in their living rooms.
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Alabama softball utilizes slap hitting By Kelly Ward | Sports Editor
There are 60 feet between home plate and first base at Rhoads Stadium. This is the same as any softball field. Speed is paramount in softball. With only 60 feet between bases, it can be difficult to safely outrun a throw to first on a ground ball. Often, left-handers employ a tactic called slap hitting where the batter gets a running start when the ball is hit. All she has to do is change direction instead of having to start running and change direction. “First of all, it’s almost like legal cheating,” Alabama coach Patrick Murphy said, “because the goal of the lefty, especially the slapper, she’s closer to first base than the righty so if you time your steps correctly and you position your steps correctly, you will be closer to first base upon hitting the ball so that’s a key. You have to get a really good start out of the box, and if you do get that and you put the ball on the ground, you have a pretty good shot of being safe.” The batter cannot have her whole foot touching the ground outside of the batter’s box when she makes contact with the ball. If she does, the ball is dead and she is ruled out. Timing and footwork is key to
executing a slap. “It’s obviously a lot harder when the pitching’s going faster, but you just have to stay calm and keep your feet going slow,” junior Kallie Case said. “You can’t speed up your feet when the pitcher’s speeding up because then it just messes up your whole timing so once you have the actual steps down, it’s just mostly timing, just working on your timing. It’s not too hard once you get it, but it’s definitely different for every pitcher.” Case, like many slappers, started when she was younger. She is a righthanded fielder but hits from the left side. She can bunt, slap and hit away. “I think my favorite’s just the combination because, you know, if you get up and you hit a really hard shot hitting away, then they’re backed up and then you’re like, ‘OK, well, let me just do a little bunt,’” she said. “And I think that’s my favorite part is just mixing it up and making the defense have to be on their toes and not knowing what I’m going to do.” A well-executed slap can bounce only once and by the time it is fielded and thrown to first, the runner is safely past the base. “I’ll hear fans say, ‘Just hit the ball,’” Murphy said. “Well, they don’t yell that if the slapper gets on or if the fielder
rushes it and throws it down the right field line, and she ends up at third base instead of first base because of the error. In softball, the bases are 60 feet and if you bobble it once, you will be safe, and so the pressure is so tremendous to field it cleanly, make a great throw, catch it and then you’re relying on an umpire to call you out or safe.” When the runner gets on, she may steal an open base. Unlike in baseball, a runner cannot take a leadoff from the base. A runner cannot step off the base until the ball is released from the pitcher’s hand. Alabama softball has runners labelled with a green light. This means Murphy has given them the go-ahead to steal second at any time. Murphy said he has six or seven of these runners. When a green-light runner is on first and a slapper is up to bat, it forces the defense to give something up. A coach has to decide whether the team defends the steal or leaves the shortstop over to defend a hit, Murphy said. “Something has to give,” he said. “And then we have to be smart offensively, see what they’re going to do and then try to do the opposite of what they want us to do. So there’s many game within the game, and there’s a lot more strategy, I think, involved in softball than there is in baseball even.”
Junior Kallie Case slaps the ball during the Tuscaloosa Regional in 2014. CW File
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Gym Tide heads to Mizzou By Kayla Montgomery | Assistant Sports Editor
A week after falling to No. 2 LSU in Coleman Coliseum, the No. 6 Alabama gymnastics team will take to the road for two meets in three days. The team will travel to Columbia, Missouri, to take on No. 24 Mizzou at 6:30 p.m. Friday and then travel to the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex to defend its 35-year win streak against No. 9 Auburn on Sunday for the second time this season. Coach Dana Duckworth said the key to this weekend’s two meets will be training management. “Managing the soreness, managing the numbers, making sure that you put everybody in a place to be successful, so our training schedule this week has been a little different for different people depending on what we’re trying to accomplish,” she said. Duckworth said she expects to shift the lineup to include some different faces. For Sunday, she said she hopes to emulate the lineup they will use when the team competes against No. 1 Oklahoma next week and in the championship meets to follow. “At Missouri, we’re going to have some different lineups because we’re going to let some people get in the lineup that haven’t been, so we’re looking for a united front,” she said. “We’re looking for whoever goes in, them feeling the love of their
The gymnastics team will take on the Auburn Tigers in Birmingham this weekend. CW / Pete Pajor
teammates behind them, that they’re going to be there with them while they’re doing it, that united front.” Sophomore Keely McNeer said this weekend will come down to trust for the team and its ability to trust in their training and in each other. “We really are going to focus on rest and recovery this week, just trusting that we’ve put in the numbers in the gym and that we know what to do when it comes time to compete,” McNeer said. “It’s just a matter of staying mentally clear and doing everything necessary to keep our bodies feeling as good as possible.”
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