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‘get better’ A recent study found that 15% of college students have been bullied, contradicting the ‘it gets better’ anti-bullying campaign. By Madison Roberts | Staff Reporter

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Senior Brett Booth has led the Crimson Tide baseball team to its best start since the 2011 season.

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hen Brandon Carvord came to The University of Alabama for college, he thought his days of being the target for hateful remarks and name-calling were over. He never imagined he would be turned away from a fraternity or have people he didn’t know yelling homophobic slurs at him while walking to class. “I was bullied all through middle school, just for being different. People called me a freak

and a loser, and I didn’t really have that many friends because instead of playing sports, I wanted to go shopping,” Carvord said. “When I got to high school, I came out my sophomore year, and I faced even more hatred then. A lot of my ‘friends’ stopped hanging out with me. Coming to college, I thought I would finally be able to leave all that behind me, but I haven’t.” Carvord said he faces bullying each day as he walks on

campus. The sophomore majoring in general business said he remembers many instances where people have yelled “fag” or “freak” at him as they walk by, and when he decided to rush his freshman year, no fraternity gave him a bid. “They never specifically told me that was the reason I didn’t get a bid, but there are just some things you can’t miss,” Carvord said. “I figured that since I was in college, people had matured

more, and nobody would really say anything to me because we are all supposed to be adults here and bullying is childish. But I was obviously wrong.” Carvord represents many students who have faced bullying in college. Although it may take on different forms, such as hazing or harassment, bullying is still prevalent at the postsecondary level. SEE BULLY PAGE 2

Senior catcher, third baseman consistent to start 2013 season By Kevin Connell Staff Reporter

Timely hitting and a stout defense is the name of the game for the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team this year, but only one player has consistently done it so far in 2013 – senior catcher Brett Booth. Booth, a starter at either catcher or third base since his freshman year in 2010, has been a pleasant surprise both at the plate and behind it, helping lead the Tide (8-4) to its best start since the 2011 campaign.

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CULTURE | DECORATION DAY

Tradition of Decoration Days founded on faith, fellowship Rural Alabama keeps dying celebration alive By Lauren Ferguson Culture Editor As warmer months draw near, many Alabamians delight in the anticipations and traditions of early spring and summer. But for a few remaining rural communities scattered across the state, the arrival of warm weather also signals the preparation for the dying tradition of Decoration Day. Decoration Day, where observed, is a serious ritual,

framed in families, fellowship, food and fond memories. Shorter in time now, perhaps, but not in importance to participants. Situated on the side of a rural, winding road of Tuscaloosa County sits the quiet setting of Mount Olive Baptist Church. The small community continues to celebrate the tradition founded on faith, fellowship and family. “We meet on Mother’s Day,” Mount Olive pastor Tim Tindle said. “We normally have regular Sunday school and worship service and have a potluck dinner after. People come and give

reconnect with old friends and relatives. Typically, the celebration is held on a Sunday in May, but this varies from church to church and can be held any time during the summer months. According to the Encyclopedia of Alabama, this historic tradition is generally strongest among rural white communities. The cleanups are often followed with a Sunday picnic dinCW | Lauren Ferguson ner and are sometimes viewed The Decoration Day tradition consists of service to those who have as community reunions. passed including regular Sunday school and worship and a dinner. Tindle said the tradition for flowers after lunchtime, and passed, in which families gath- Mount Olive Baptist Church there’s singing.” er at local cemeteries to clean dates back to the 1800s when Decoration Day consists up the property, decorate the the church was established. of an annual service to those headstones with flowers and “Mount Olive used to have a

school that was the school and church in that community,” he said. “A man donated land for them to have a cemetery, and that’s when the decoration came to be.” Tindle said every now and then the church will call for oldfashioned dress, where members can wear clothes reminiscent of the generations past. “From time to time, we would have ‘old-fashioned dress’ where they’d come dressed in overalls and the women wear bonnets,” he said. “But not every year.”

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NEWS | GORGAS LIBRARY

Plans to expand Gorgas Library underway Remodel to add new face to northern side By John Burleson Contributing Writer More than a year after the Board of Trustees approved a measure to expand and renovate Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama is finally beginning the project. Dan Wolfe, UA planner and designer, expressed excitement over the project to have both the opportunity to expand the main er • Plea s

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library and to redesign the north face of the building. “A number of years ago there was an addition which doesn’t fit with the rest of campus and the new addition is going to meld better with the surrounding architecture. It will also help cover up the old addition, which is decidedly a different style than the rest of campus,” Wolfe said.“There is definitely a need for additional space in the library and there was programming done with the library that assisted with figuring out how much extra room Gorgas would need.”

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Wolfe said the project was still in an early stage but is currently planned to add an additional 50,000 square feet to the library and will be built on the northern Capstone Drive entrance. Only the architects, TurnerBatson Architects out of Birmingham, Ala., have been chosen for the project. “We haven’t gotten to a bid yet so we do not know who the contractor will be,” he said. Dave Reese, a principal architect at TurnerBatson, said the firm is dedicated to the project and will work to maintain the

history of both the building and the architectural style itself. “We are very excited about working with The University of Alabama but haven’t had a chance to hear their input yet and do not currently have any designs,” Reese said. “We are planning on incorporating the design of the surrounding building and the library itself. We plan on having the back look as good as the front and complimenting CW | Alaina Clark the rest of the campus’s architecThe north face of Gorgas Library will be expanded and remodeled. ture and design.” Dan Wolfe, UA planner and designer, said the addition will “cover SEE GORGAS PAGE 2 up the old addition which is decidedly a different style...”

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Bullying doesn’t end following high school

Tanner Mauldin, a freshman majoring in finance, said he has seen someone being harassed on campus, but didn’t know how to report it because he didn’t know the people involved or how to help. “I saw a two guys go up to a foreign guy and start calling him a terrorist and telling him that he needed to go back to Iraq,” Mauldin said. “At first, I was appalled because I didn’t think somebody would harass someone so blatantly. I wanted to report them, but I couldn’t because I didn’t know the people involved, and this is such a large campus that a description would only go so far. I went up to the guy afterward and told him to call the University and he said ‘no I’m fine’ and walked away.” Abigail Harvin, a senior majoring in psychology, said she wants to be a school psychologist after college, so

she has studied the effects of bullying at every age level. “In middle school, the bully is the jock who takes the scrawny kid’s lunch money; in high school, it’s the mean girl who tells people they can’t sit with her; and in college, it’s everyone,” Harvin said. “It can be girls in sororities talking trash to one another, fraternity hazing or even a guy whistling at a girl as she walks down the street. You’d think people would be past that, but they’re not.” The University provides counseling designed to allow student victims of bullying and harassment to discuss these instances and their effects in a confidential setting.

Harvin said she has seen the psychological effects bullying can have on teens and young adults and thinks by providing counseling, the University is working to combat this issue. “The first step is to accept that it happens because bullying never really goes away,” Harvin said. “By providing counseling to college students, that lets them know they have someone to turn to. In most cases, when people are being bullied, they feel alone and that is what drives them to hurt themselves or someone else, so by giving them an outlet, that can help prevent them from doing something drastic.” Carvord said he hasn’t

reported his bullying or been to counseling because he feels like he can handle the remarks without needing to consult someone else. “I am an adult. I have been dealing with this since I was in fifth grade, and I’ve already seen plenty of counselors and therapists,” Carvord said. “I appreciate that the University has services like this, and I’m sure it helps a lot of students. I’ve already been through my depressed stage and now, I am who I am and nothing anyone else says or does will change that. I am proud to be gay, and I feel sorry for those who feel so insecure about themselves they have to make fun of me for it. I pray for them.”

Hoole’s collections to be moved to Gorgas

the A.S. Williams Americana Collection in the heart of campus, the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library,” Paluzzi said in an emailed statement. “The unique research sources of University Libraries will be centrally located for the convenience of students and faculty.” Tom Land, an institutional records analyst with the University Libraries, went into more detail about the movement of Hoole to Gorgas Library. “We will actually remain in Mary Bryant Harmon Hall but much of the Hoole Collection

will be moving to Gorgas Library. The things remaining will be more legally restricted and require departmental approval to access, such as student records, medical records, Congressional documents, and other government documents,” he said. “The things which will be moving are less restrictive such as photos, music sheets, and rare books.” According to “The University of Alabama A Pictorial History” by Suzanne Wolfe, which was published in 1983, and “A Guide to Campus” by Robert Mellown, which was published in 1988, Gorgas Library was constructed in part by funds obtained by Chancellor Denny and President Richard Clarke Foster from the Public Works Administration. The building was constructed in 1939, with 45 percent of the cost furnished by the P.W.A. The original design was done by the architectural firm Miller, Martin, and Lewis. By the 1960s the collections had outgrown the original building. Instead of building a new location, the old building was enlarged by additional stories and expanding it in the rear to the edge of Capstone Drive, in a decidedly different architectural style. By the 1970s the original plans for the separate undergraduate and graduate libraries were abandoned and the ground floor northern entrance had become the primary entrance to the building. In 1993 the W.S. Hoole Special Collections library was moved from the fourth floor of Gorgas Library to Mary Harmon Bryant Hall, where it is now located, Land said. “We were originally in an attic on one of the wings of Gorgas Library,” Land said. “Surprisingly the temperature and humidity ended up being exactly perfect for what we needed to keep the collection well preserved.”

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BULLY FROM PAGE 1 According to a study done by researchers at Indiana State University, 15 percent of college students admitted to being bullied, and 42 percent of students said they had seen another student get bullied. According to the Student Code of Conduct, harassment based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status is not tolerated. For the 20112012 school year, there were 185 instances of physical or verbal abuse or harassment against students, according to the Office of Student Judicial Affairs. This number is up from 153 for the 2010-2011 school year.

GORGAS FROM PAGE 1 Mary Bess Paluzzi, the associate dean for special collections with the University Libraries, said that the major outcome of the addition is the movement of the W.S. Hoole Collection to Gorgas Library. “A significant outcome of the Gorgas project will be the move of the Hoole Collection to the Gorgas Library. The Hoole Collection will be housed with

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NAACP hosts forum for students, professors to discuss race issues By Sarah Robinson Contributing Writer

of political science, Merinda Simmons, an associate professor from the department of religious studies, Cassandra Simon, an associate professor from the School of Social Work and Priscilla Davis, a professor from the department of communicative disorders. Brett Saunders, the president of the University’s chapter of NAACP, said the University’s 50th anniversary of desegregation and the Institute for Social

Science Research’s surveys about racial attitudes on campus inspired the group to have a race forum. He said it will give students and professors a chance to tackle a broad idea of what race relations mean. “We are basically going to address what some of the problems are,” Saunders said. “Hopefully, it will be good feedback for students to get an understanding.” He said it may leave students

questioning how they can better their relationships with other ethnicities and cultures on campus. McKnight said it’s necessary to discuss race within the University. He said the forum will give students a chance to learn about race issues, not just talk about them. “I don’t think there is any immediate crisis on campus, but I think that makes it even more useful to address things like race

relations on campus,” Mcknight said. “There are no problems on campus that aren’t elsewhere in the country. Academically, it’s our mission to talk about these things.” McKnight said the forum will allow students to view some of the professors’ perceptions of racial problems and possible solutions to those problems. “Come out, have questions ready and be ready to have a good time,” Saunders said.

more comfortable and confident you get, the easier it is to see pitches and be patient, because I know when you don’t have that much experience BOOTH FROM PAGE 1 when you’re young, the first A career .251 hitter through thing you want to do is press his first three years at the – you want to swing; you want Capstone, Booth leads the team to try to get a hit. [With experithrough 12 games this season ence], you kind of realize you with a .353 batting average can slow the game down and while primarily batting fourth step back; it helps out a lot with in the Tide lineup. the patience.” “I think it’s definitely having In addition to his batting experience,” Booth said about average, he also leads the his plate success. “I think the team in runs (14), slugging

percentage (.471) and on-base percentage (.521). But it’s the number of walks Booth has forced this season that best represent the type of season he is having compared to years past. In 55 games last season, Booth had 10 walks. He already has 12 walks this season, the most on his team and fourth in the SEC. Although he is the biggest threat in the Tide lineup, Booth said he doesn’t believe his walk success is a product of opposing pitchers fearing to

pitch at him. “No, I don’t think they’re afraid of me,” he said. “I think I’m just seeing the ball a lot better than I was last year, just having a little bit more patience working the count over.” In his best game of the season against No. 21 Southern Miss, Booth went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. His biggest hit of the game – and maybe the Tide’s biggest as a team this season – came in the bottom of the eighth with the Tide leading 7-5. The Golden

Eagles had slowly begun to chip away at the lead in recent innings, and it became apparent that the Tide was likely going to need some insurance runs to hold off the rally. Booth did just that, hitting a leadoff home run to left center en route to a 10-8 win. Though impressive on offense, his defensive play has been just as good. Booth has committed just one error this season (.992 fielding percentage) at arguably the toughest position on the field

to play. He also leads the SEC in throwing out would-be base stealers with eight. Alabama head coach Mitch Gaspard broke down Booth’s play the best after the Tide’s big win over Southern Miss in the fourth game of the season – an assessment that still hold true eight games later. “Brett’s playing as good as I’ve ever seen him play right now,” he said. “The game has slowed down for Brett both [on] offense and defense. He’s been a calming force for this team.”

ground,’ and people sat outside. Now we eat inside.” Traditionally, decoration includes a homecoming service on Sunday morning with special music and sometimes a former pastor to preach the sermon. Dinner on the ground follows, in addition to singing. But like many traditions, the splendor of Decoration Day has dwindled and, for some, is only a memory. “It used to be an all day event, but times have changed, and there is so much to do today,” Tindle said. “It used to last until 3 or 4 p.m., but now people don’t stay very long. We now have to sing during the worship service. It wasn’t unusual to have 500 to 600 people attend. Now it’s about 350 to 400.”

While many churches around the state and in Tuscaloosa County have ceased Decoration Day activities, Mount Olive, alongside a few others, remains as one of the last churches celebrating. Billy Gray, associate director of missions and education of the Tuscaloosa County Baptist Association, remembers the glory of Decoration Day during his younger years at Mount Olive. “I attended this special event every year until I was grown and had a church of my own,” Gray said. “And of course, the first church I pastored – and just about every one since then – had its own Decoration Day.” Gray said his parents grew up in the Mount Olive

community and many of his family are buried in the cemetery. “When I was a boy, Decoration Day at Mount Olive was huge,” Gray said. “There was enough food spread out over a long line of tables that stretched for probably a couple of hundred feet. Before and after the meal, many people placed flowers on the grave of their loved ones while visiting with one another and catching up on each other’s family news.” But for Gray, Decoration Day is more than just a day for adorning headstones. “It is also a time when people come back to the church and community in which they grew up to renew old friendships and to see what is going on at their

childhood church,” Gray said. “They’ll take a look at the needs of the church, and I have known of people following up their visit back home with a generous donation. People still feel a part of their home church even though they may live far away and only attend on Decoration Day.” Even though he acknowledges the fading tradition, Gray is hopeful a rejuvenation may be in its future. “I think it is [fading]. Although in some places, it is still very much alive and well,” Gray said. “If you go to these churches on Decoration Day, you will see mainly the older people, and as they are dying out, the tradition is dying out. Some churches have a new

generation interested in keeping this tradition alive, but in most churches, I would say that it is definitely fading away.” According to Gray, out of the 85 churches within the Tuscaloosa County Baptist Association, only 21 currently celebrate Decoration Day. “I think we need to honor our heritage,” Gray said. “It helps us feel a connection between generations and to appreciate the fact that what we enjoy today is built on what people have done before us. It places us in a stream of history. There have been people here before us who have given and sacrificed to establish this church and its ministry. This humbles us and helps us feel a responsibility for others who will come after us.”

The UA chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will host a race forum Thursday at 7 p.m. in Room 20 of Mary Hewell Alston Hall. Students will be able to discuss race relations on campus with a group of professors that will serve as panelists. The panelists are Utz McKnight, an associate professor from the department

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Church traditions slowly fading away DECORATION DAY FROM PAGE 1 The cemetery is located behind the church, with the older plots located in the front, closer to the building, and the newer ones behind. Many of the headstones are weathered, crumbling and crooked in the ground. A few are even handcut and engraved. According to Tindle, the oldest grave dates back to 1887. “Normally the Saturday before, everyone meets for a workday to trim hedges, put out flowers and pretty much clean up [the area],” he said. “It used to be called ‘dinner on the

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The Voting Rights Act still necessary in Shelby County Fifty years later, UA should recognize students as catalysts for change, progress By Maxton Thoman Staff Columnist

The supreme law of the land is in jeopardy. On Feb. 27, the nine justices of the Supreme Court heard testimony for Shelby County v. Holder, a landmark case focusing on one of the nation’s most powerful civil rights laws: The Voting Rights Act of 1965. Aimed at bettering the United States of minority voting discrimination, the act in effect protects the inherent rights guaranteed by the 15th Amendment to all citizens by providing them with legal ammunition against injustices and disfranchisement as was common in 1965. However, claims from the petitioner of this case – Shelby County, Ala. – call for a judicial intervention, not for the law as a whole, but rather in regards to Section 5 of the law, which grants the federal government rights to “preclearance.” Through this clause, the Federal government requires select states and counties where there are “dire local conditions” of discriminatory practices to receive federal approval before altering their elections, with these requests ranging from moving a polling place to implementing stricter voter identification regulations. This list includes all of Alabama. In the end, this section seeks to move the legal burden from victims of this discrimination and place it on the perpetrators plate,

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granting us individual rights. Proponents of this section’s dissolution lead to a formula that is used in the identification of single entities for inclusion in the “Section 5 Covered Jurisdictions” as being outdated as well as being a gross overstep of federal powers, infringing upon inherent states rights guaranteed to them by the 10th Amendment. Admittedly, in 2006 when Congress renewed The Voting Rights Act, the House and Senate missed a vital opportunity to update the formula, and instead reaffirmed the act in its current state, allowing a formula to persist that continues to utilize data from 1965. However, it has to be taken into consideration that whatever formula was used, the same set of states and counties would be included in the pool, and this reenactment faced no criticism in Congress, even after both chambers heard from 90 witnesses, went through a 15,000 page document, and had 21 hearings on the

subject. The House voted overWithout Section 5, this rediswhelmingly in favor of the re- tricting could have gone unnoauthorization while the Senate ticed and Councilor Montgomery was completely unanimous on the would have been out of a job. The subject. only reason Section 5 works so After all of this research, one well is that it deters possible viothing obviously remained clear lations before they even start up to both parties in Congress: there in these particular jurisdictions, was still a need for this law in 2006 and when they do pop up anyway, and there remains a need today. it allows prompt and effective Spencer Overton, professor management of the situations. And if nowhere else, Section 5 of law at George Washington University, attested to this and is necessary to protect a new and said, “What they (Congress) found upcoming minority, especially [in 2006] was that even though in Shelby County where we find the covered jurisdictions only the largest growing population of account for 25 percent of the pop- Hispanic voters (up 297 percent ulation, they produced 80 percent since 2000) in Alabama – a state that already verges of the voting rights on racial profiling cases that were and injustices with successful, where Section 5 is necessary to this population. discrimination was protect a new and upcoming In effect, a shown. They also minority, especially in Shelby Supreme Court rulfound that there ing opposing this was extreme white County where we ﬁnd the reenactment would block voting, that it largest growing population of fringe on judiwas twice as likely Hispanic voters (up 297 percial intervention in covered jurisdiccent since 2000) in Alabama. in congressional tions as uncovered matters, a drastic jurisdictions.” power play by the Even in the case of Shelby County, this current courts that should not be supported. The branches need to remain need is easily visible. You see, in order to be taken off separate to maintain the balance of the Section 5 list, all an iden- of powers, and Congress’s backtified jurisdiction needs to do ground on this case seems to be is maintain a clean record of 10 more than adequate to make a years without Justice Department judgment call such as they did in objections, something Shelby 2006. The supreme law of the land is County does not meet. Rather, the municipality known as Calera in jeopardy, as are our rights. in the county was caught knowingly trying to redistrict Ernest Maxton Thoman is a freshman Montgomery, a black city coun- majoring in biology. His column runs weekly. cilor, out of his seat in 2008.

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Despite e-book popularity, society still relies on paper By Tarif Haque Staff Columnist I wonder how many trees died to circulate thousands of copies of this newspaper today. I imagine some tropical rainforest was bulldozed on the perimeter of the Amazon, as endangered rodents fled from their flattened habitat. I’ll cut the drama, but still beg the question. Forgive me, but wasn’t the Internet supposed to make the world paperless? Aren’t we supposed to be in some electronic utopia right now? I still go to class and take notes by hand with some bizarre plastic instrument that dispenses graphite in a 99 cent composition book, as my professor expertly presses a button that flips slides illuminated on the wall, as I proceed to transcribe everything on a modern incarnation of papyrus. My point? We can glamorize it all we want, but paper hasn’t changed much and remains entrenched in the way

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we do things – even amidst this new computer fad that’s managed to infiltrate a quaint place like Alabama! What gives? First, let’s talk about “e-books.” Last year, UK’s The Guardian proclaimed that “Kindle eBook sales have overtaken Amazon print sales” and hot damn, we should have called the technology police then and there! We’ll never see a real book again or inhale that rustic smell of paper when walking into a bookstore. Stay calm – you’ll still

have your moleskin notebook, easily been delivered over the and I assure you, paper books internet, into our hands in secwill stay for some time. E-books onds. The technology to go are a linear medium and while paperless is there, but readthey are good for reading a ing and writing with a glowing sequence of text (like fiction), we screen doesn’t “feel” right. can’t quite feel the geography Over the years, our mentalof ideas like we can on physi- ity has adjusted to paper. We cal paper. It’s why like the feel of it electronic textin our hands. We books are a pain like the freedom We can glamorize it all and you wouldn’t it affords when we want, but paper hasn’t find me highlighttaking notes. We ing a Kindle. At remember things changed much and remains least this is what better when we entrenched in the way we we tell ourselves. write them down do things – even amidst But I’ll go ahead on something this new computer fad that’s and admit it: I physical. It’s all an managed to inﬁltrate a thought newspaelaborate psychoquaint place like Alabama! pers would be dead logical construct. by now. I thought We’re that awkthe spirit animal of ward generation Benjamin Franklin between paper would be born again in the 21st and paperless. We don’t know century and invent a digital word which way to go. press that would lift us out of our obsession with paper. At the end Tarif Haque is a sophomore of the day, some thousands of majoring in computer science. newspapers will end up in the His column runs biweekly on trash – news that could have Thursdays.

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Government can’t force employers to violate religious beliefs I am writing in response to Matt Greenemeier’s “Deciphering state’s proposed Religious Liberty Act of 2013.” Mr. Greenemeier is disappointed in the Alabama House of Representative’s advancement of The Religious Liberty Act of 2013, which would prevent religious employers from being forced to fund services that violate basic principles of their faith. Regardless of M r. Greenemeier’s opinions about the supposed unconstitutionality of this Act, it is worth noting that 10 out of 14 companies who have sued the Obama administration for pushing its contraception and abortion-pill mandate on them have won, according to Alliance

Defending Freedom. Mr. Greenemeier’s lamentation that “an employer’s religion magically dictates the medical decisions and health of employees – even if those employees practice different faiths entirely” fails to note that not only are the mentioned employees voluntarily working for a religious employer, but they also have no right under the First Amendment to force anyone to act against his or her religion in order to fund services like contraception and abortion. The issue is not Christians imposing their morality on others; the question is whether it is okay for people like Mr. Greenemeier to impose their morality on Christians, forcing

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them to violate their religion’s basic teachings for the sake of funding someone else’s contraception and abortions. Taxpayer-funded abortions and the federal government doling out more than half a billion dollars a year to Planned Parenthood are simply not enough for opponents of religious liberty; they must have their cake and eat it too by forcing religious employers to foot the bill for services that their religion explicitly opposes. This is the kind of tyranny that could force Catholic hospitals – and one in six patients in America is treated in a Catholic hospital, by the way – to shut their doors completely, thus affecting the people of all faiths whom they serve.

Just as demanding that a Muslim or Jew act against his or her religion to accommodate someone else’s will is abhorrent, twisting the arms of Christian employers to compel them to act against their religion to pay for already-accessible services is preposterous. Just because Mr. Greenemeier thinks that stopping a beating heart and severing a human’s lifeline before birth is “health care” doesn’t mean that the rest of us should have to pay for this abhorrent procedure, which is in complete opposition to medicine’s promise to “first, do no harm.” Claire Chretien is a sophomore majoring in American studies.

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This year, as our campus and state pause to remember our defining role in the nation’s civil rights movement, we will have many opportunities to take part in and witness the many commemorative ceremonies, numerous speakers and painfully simplistic plaques representing a token effort to soothe the painful memories of our past. But so far, participation in this year’s events has been limited, and students have been seemingly left out of the equation – or at least stand as an afterthought in the whole process. This was perhaps best illustrated by March 1st’s historic events on our campus, as more than 300 high-profile individuals commemorated Gov. George Wallace’s stand in the doors of Foster Auditorium and subsequent integration of our university, sponsored by the Faith & Politics Institute. What? You don’t know what I’m talking about? It’s okay. You weren’t invited, anyway. Last Friday, more than 30 members of Congress and their families spent the day on our campus as part of a weekend-long program in Alabama that culminated with a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, the sight of unspeakable racially-motivated violence some 48 years earlier. Vice President Joe Biden made an appearance in Selma to deliver Austin Gaddis a heartfelt plea for the evident necessity of the Voting Rights Act, as the Supreme Court currently considers its viability in our nation today. Attendees on our campus on Friday included Rep. John Lewis, a major civil rights leader and himself a target of racist violence in Alabama in the 1960s, as well as Vivian Malone’s sister and Wallace’s daughter. Fifty years ago, the idea that all three of these individuals would be in one room – as equals – discussing our state’s critical role in cementing the nation’s awareness for the need to codify equality would have been laughable. Truly, this was a historic day for our campus – but we, as students, were left out of the whole thing. Seemingly, the Faith & Politics Institute had no interest in our participation. I can only find an extremely small handful of elite students who were even aware of the delegation’s presence or itinerary on campus prior to a vague email to the student body inviting us to celebrate the moment with Denny Chimes at noon. The communication was such a failure that some students assumed the increased security and canine units wandering through university parking lots signaled a second round of a pointless drug raid on campus. Take a step back; let that sink in – that’s the true state of our university today. We assume the worst, when we should be participating in history. I can’t seem to understand the baffling logic the Faith & Politics Institute used to exclude students from these events, or at least make them feel not welcomed or confused about what was really happening on campus. I don’t understand why we weren’t asked to be a part of this incredible moment in our university’s history. I wonder if the members of Congress wondered where all the students were, and why they were completely absent and unaware of their visit. I pray they didn’t mistake our absence for apathy, and my optimistic mind hopes that at least someone complained to an administrator about the lack of student participation. Historically, it has been the student body that has pushed the University forward – not administrators held hostage to campus politics. When Vivian Malone walked into the cafeteria of Mary Burke Hall in 1963 to have her first lunch as a student, it was a group of brave students that met her at the table to welcome her to the student body. The students of our campus have always been the true catalysts for progress at our university. As we go forward during this year of concerted remembrance, it’s long past time the coordinators for these events recognize it and administrators demand our ability to participate. Austin Gaddis is a senior majoring in communication studies. His column runs biweekly on Wednesdays.

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Christian author hosts ‘Girls’ Night Out’ event By Ashley Tripp Staff Reporter Marian Jordan, an active speaker, guest lecturer and published author, is coming to The University of Alabama for a “Girls’ Night Out” event Thursday at 7 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church. Mary Katherine Lake, a sophomore majoring in nursing, said the first time she heard Jordan speak was at Greek Summit, a summer project hosted by Campus Crusade for Christ in Destin, Fla. “I hung on to every word that she said as she spoke,” Lake said. “She just speaks truth about Jesus and it’s awesome. I can’t wait for my fellow peers at The University of Alabama to have the opportunity to hear her speak.”

Based on Jordan’s book, “Sex and the City Uncovered,” GNO is an evangelistic event designed for college women. Using media clips mixed with her personal testimony, Jordan discusses the many things girls use to fill the “God-shaped holes in their souls.” Jordan has a ministry based in Houston, Texas, known as “Redeemed Girl Ministries” and has written books such as “Sex and the City Uncovered,” “Wilderness Skills for Women” and “Radiant: Living as a Light in a Dark World.” After hearing Jordan speak, Lake said she read two of her books well as downloaded her app, “Redeemed Girl Ministries.” “The Redeemed Girl Ministries app has all kinds of tools and resources on it like

podcasts, Bible reading plans and tips for doing your quiet time,” Lake said. Lake said Jordan is relatable to college-aged girls. “Her message about love is a powerful testimony, and many girls our age can relate to it,” Lake said. “She’s bold, fun and one of the best storytellers I’ve ever heard.” After previously traveling to other colleges such as Southern Methodist University, the University of South Carolina, the University of Texas, the University of Tennessee and the University of Missouri, Jordan said she is thrilled to host GNO at the University. “When God called me to write the book ‘Sex and The City Uncovered,’ I knew that I wanted to take this message to college campuses because

these four years are so pivotal in the lives of young women,” Jordan said. “I wanted to offer them a message of hope and truth.” After speaking at her first GNO at Arizona State University, Jordan said a door was opened for her to come and speak at the University of South Carolina. “Book clubs were then started in sorority houses,” Jordan said. “Girls quickly began telling their friends at other colleges, and soon sorority women across the nation were reading and leading groups with ‘Sex and the City Uncovered.’” Jordan said this in turn began a GNO movement across the nation, opening doors at other universities that wanted to bring this event to their campuses.

Sorority to host step show By Ellen Coogan Contributing Writer Celebrating their sorority, Delta Sigma Theta’s “Breaking Dawn: Let There Be Red” -themed Delta Week wraps up with events Thursday and Friday. Thursday at 12:22 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater, they will perform a mini step show or “step tease” titled “The Rise of the Divas: And Then There Was Red.” Thursday at 7 p.m., students are encouraged to dress up and attend “808’s And Skates: 90s Skate Party” at Super Skate. The week concludes Friday with a party called “Dusk: Divas After Dark” at 10:13 p.m. at Twisted Martini. “Students should attend our week because we are putting it on for them. Everything we do aims to educate, inspire or simply entertain people,” Marilyn

IF YOU GO... • What: Delta Sigma Theta’s ‘Breaking Dawn: Let There Be Red’ • When: Thursday, 12:22 p.m. Step Show, 7 p.m. 90s Skate Party • Where: Step show at Ferguson Theater, skate party at Super Skate Vaughn, a senior studying broadcast news, said. The week is not just about fun, though. Philanthropy also plays a key role in Delta Week. Delta Sigma Theta will be collecting box tops for Westlawn Middle School throughout the week, and collecting books to donate to the Alabama Prison

System through March 22. “My favorite part of our week is interacting with people at our events. It’s so nice that our events allow us to cross paths with people I normally wouldn’t interact with or see on a regular basis,” Vaughn said. While this week emphasizes unity, Delta Pride, and National Pan-Hellenic Council spirit. “There is a friendly rivalry between some of the NPHC sororities, and I think at the end of the day friendly is the best term. People in other organizations are our friends, and we wish them the best in their endeavors whether it be personally or academically,” Vaughn said. “The rivalry only really comes to play when we’re directly competing in say a step show or some other greek event. Other than that things are OK, and we try to support each other’s events and collaborate when we can.”

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Annie Heggeman, a sophomore majoring in business, said she became inspired to contact Jordan and organize the event after hearing about GNO at Greek Summit. Heggeman said the process of getting everything together has been very enjoyable and that it takes a lot of planning for an event like this. “The preparation for this event has been incredibly humbling,” Heggeman said. “The team of girls behind this project is absolutely incredible. Each member has a heart to see the event run smoothly, and all of them have been so giving of their time.” Heggeman said she hopes this event will spur girls to read Jordan’s books, listen to her podcasts and learn more about what a relationship with

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Christ looks like. “For girls who have never heard Marian speak before, I would describe her as passionate, down-to-earth and humorous,” Heggeman said. “Marian takes true joy in speaking and empowering women and longs to see women transformed by revelation.” Admission to this event is free and open to the public.

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UA teams advance to next round of start-up competition By Sarah Elizabeth Tooker Staff Reporter Two budding companies from The University of Alabama will advance in a statewide business competition vying for awards totaling up to $100,000. After pitching their company’s product to a panel of judges this past Monday in Birmingham, Ala., seven of 12 teams were chosen to advance to the next round of the competition, communications director Val Walton said. Walton said the competition called Alabama Launchpad, as a program within the Economic

Development Partnership of Alabama, is a group that represents the private sector of economic development in the state with 80 corporate partners. Greg Sheek, director of Alabama Launchpad programs, said the competition started in 2006 and grew when Robert Witt and Jay Gogue, the then presidents of The University of Alabama and Auburn University respectively, saw an opportunity. “They are a part of Governor Bentley’s economic development plan, Accelerate Alabama,” Sheek said. “They identified and are helping lead Alabama Launchpad as the

state tool for commercializing and helping startups.” Both Martin Bakker, associate professor of chemistry, and Franchessa Sayler, who recently completed her doctoral degree requirements on campus, led one of the UA teams, Thrupore Technologies LLC, a company that introduced a new catalyst for chemical manufacturers. “In a nutshell, this is the work of Franchessa that she started as a graduate student,” Bakker said. “She is really focusing on sales at the moment, so that’s left me behind here to take care of things like production and pitch competitions.”

‘Rock the Cure’ to raise money for St. Jude Research Hospital By Alex Eigel Contributing Writer The University of Alabama’s Up ‘til Dawn organization is hosting a “Rock the Cure” event to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Thursday from 7-10 p.m. at The Zone in BryantDenny Stadium. The Doctors and Lawyers will be playing live, and food from Chick-fil-A, McAlister’s Deli, TCBY, Dominos Pizza and Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe will be provided. Attendees can receive a complimentary makeover from the Bobbi Brown makeup line and win Guy Harvey merchandise, as well as the chance to win a $200 Visa gift card. Brittain McCoy, a senior at the University and the public relations chair for the Up ‘til Dawn Executive Board, was a patient at St. Jude for four years. “I know firsthand how

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asked for money for,” he said. “If we don’t get it, we will still find a way to do it. It will just definitely be harder.” The other UA team, MagnnPro, offers an innovative MRI contrast agent with safer and more effective results. Yuping Bao, ReichholdShumaker assistant professor, is a part of the team. “The existing MRI contrast agents are toxic to the body, and people with liver and kidney problems cannot use them,” Bao said. “The product we developed is going to have the safety and efficiency so all types of patients can use them.” Bao said she and Thomas

Macher, one of her graduate students, have been working on this product for almost two years and think they are ready to take it to the next level in order to put the product into the market. “That’s why we entered this Alabama Launchpad competition,” she said. “This funding will help us fully develop this product and more importantly get our names out there so we can attract larger investors.” Sheek said the competition could have several winners after the May 3 finale event, depending upon the amount of money each company asks for in their business plan.

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important it is to raise money for this amazing hospital because they saved my life,” McCoy said. “This event will be a lot of fun, and by coming, you are raising money for St. Jude and consequently saving a child’s life.” Up ‘til Dawn is a campuswide organization that raises money and awareness for St. Jude by writing letters and hosting events like Rock the Cure. To go to the event, students must bring 10 addresses that Up ‘til Dawn can use to send prewritten letters asking for donations. Letter-writing stations will be at the event.

Bakker said as a scientist, the hardest part has been going out and turning their product into a company. “Most scientists and engineers don’t have this skill set,” he said. “So Alabama Launchpad is taking small companies to the next step and actually making the business work.” If awarded a portion of the $100,000 prize money, Bakker said they plan to use it for a combination of marketing strategies. “We have theses small manufacturers we need to visit and some materials we need to test for data, and that’s what we

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Grads working for TFA in Black Belt face challenges By Kyle Dennan Staff Reporter Last year, The University of Alabama became one of Teach for Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top contributing schools, joining schools like the University of Michigan, Cornell University and the University of North Carolina, Danielle Montoya, managing director of regional communications at Teach for America, said. The Capstone ranked 19th among large school contributors, with 35 graduates admitted into program. The program has also recently expanded into Alabama, placing teachers in urban areas like Birmingham,

Huntsville and Tuscaloosa and in the rural Black Belt region. J.W. Carpenter, executive director of Teach for America in Alabama, said the partnership between the University and the program has benefited schools served by TFA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are getting some of the best and brightest locally,â&#x20AC;? Carpenter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think if we can harness talent we have at home to help our students here in Alabama, I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to win.â&#x20AC;? There are roughly 115 teachers with Teach for America in Alabama teaching in 11 districts. Cathy Trimble, assistant

principal at Francis Marion High School in Marion, Ala., said her school faces numerous challenges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are in a very rural, socioeconomically challenged area of Alabama,â&#x20AC;? Trimble said. Marion is in Perry County, part of Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Black Belt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The challenges [in the Black Belt] are significant,â&#x20AC;? Carpenter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are not as many financial resources as in other areas, and many students are far behind, academically.â&#x20AC;? But, he said, that is not a reason to accept the status quo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students there are capable of achieving anything that

students in suburban or urban areas could.â&#x20AC;? Teachers with TFA in Alabama are working hard to provide their students with new experiences, citing a teacher who took students to Beijing this past summer, and teachers who urge their students to participate in robotics competitions. He also said students are improving, and expectations for them are rising steadily. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing a great deal of impact quantitatively,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There has been a great improvement in the quality of work that students are doing and the quality of work that is

being put in front of them.â&#x20AC;? Trimble said the first teachers who came to her school with TFA brought unique qualities to the classroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What was great was the youthfulness they had,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They could relate to the students, and had a lot of innovative ideas which they were able to utilize in teaching.â&#x20AC;? Currently, Francis Marion has four TFA teachers working for the school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are enjoying the relationship between our system and Teach for America,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only drawback is that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here on a loaning

system, and we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep them for a longer period of time.â&#x20AC;? Those who teach for TFA commit to working with the program for two years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a rich history of community members there really taking the lead on different initiatives in different moments that we can draw on as examples for what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to do,â&#x20AC;? Carpenter said. Students at the Capstone continue to be interested in Teach for America. This year, there were 146 applicants from the University, which is about 3.5 percent of all graduating seniors, Montoya said, slightly up from 139 applicants last year.

Some Alabama students suffer from SAD due to lack of sunlight By Judah Martin Contributing Writer The winter blues is a real thing, and it is affecting University of Alabama students, said Lee N. Keyes, Ph.D, executive director of the UA Counseling Center. Keyes said the unusual lack of sunlight in recent months has led to a noticeable increase in patients at the counseling center. In fact, he said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treated three patients for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a form of depression that arises

when a person lacks the natural vitamin D emitted from the sun. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year since about Christmas time and now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had an unusual lack of sunlight,â&#x20AC;? Keyes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[SAD] is usually much more common in the northern latitudes.â&#x20AC;? Keyes said 5 percent of people in northern states suffer from SAD but the number in the south is usually much lower. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m from it gets really dark out [during winter], so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy for everyone to feel kind of down,â&#x20AC;? said Parker Jamerson, a freshman majoring in

journalism from Nashua, N.H. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely more sunlight here [during winter] so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little more cheerful.â&#x20AC;? Joseph Kilcarr, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering from Washington D.C., said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just feel down when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gloomy out â&#x20AC;&#x201C; usually he feels demotivated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lack of sunlight reaching the eyes, it makes you less active,â&#x20AC;? Kilcarr said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Light makes you more likely to go out and do something than just kind of laze about. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve actually had a lot more sunlight back

home than Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had here. More recently itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been more cloudy during the week, and I usually feel lazier when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cloudier â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the lack of motivation is stronger on cloudy days.â&#x20AC;? SAD is relatively easily remedied, though. Keyes said the solution to a lack of sunlight is simply to expose yourself to more of it, even if it is artificial light. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you do in fact have [SAD], there are some very simple intervening [methods] like making time to take a walk every day, you can get some

sunlight if you did that, or if you are able sit in front of a southfacing window when you do your homework,â&#x20AC;? he said. Keyes recommended purchasing a broadband light bulb. He said there are also special lights, sometimes called SAD lights, which are placed in visor caps. Keyes said the good news, though, is that SAD is actually a rare diagnosis and typically is not the sole cause of depression cases. Instead, it often exacerbates cases that are already present.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keep in mind that there could be other factors involved,â&#x20AC;? Keyes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is also a time of year where thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much less excitement on campus and people might be more likely to be bored. People who are depressed tend to distance themselves. They may find it difficult to get out of bed. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to remind students that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re available for them; they can come in and meet with us. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better to do it earlier than later. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d also like to encourage students to visit our website, counseling.ua.edu.â&#x20AC;?

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Many vegetarian options available in Tuscaloosa area By Morgan Taylor Contributing Writer Some would consider vegetarian diets strict, especially in a city known for its barbecue. But, many of Tuscaloosa’s restaurants have vegetarian options that are both inexpensive and convenient. “You don’t have to pay more or shop at special places if you want to eat healthy,” Caryn Lake, a registered UA dietitian, said. Rob Alley, an award-winning composer and jazz professor at the University, made the decision to live a mostly vegetarian

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lifestyle three years ago. Alley was afraid for his own health, and after he and his wife had their daughter Evy, the couple made the conscious decision to change their diet and life. “I feel much healthier than I did when I was 30, and I’m 42 now,” Alley said. Despite Tuscaloosa’s notoriously finger-licking reputation,

there are vegetarian options throughout local restaurants such as Buffalo Phil’s, Surin of Thailand and Chipotle Mexican Grill. “The veggie Subway sandwich is healthy and it’s only $5, you can’t beat that,” Alley said. Moe’s Southwest Grill is consistently good and cheap, and they have tofu and whole wheat

Kappa Delta to host 4th annual philanthropic 5k Shamrock Run By Ashanka Kumari Chief Copy Editor

The members of The University of Alabama’s Kappa Delta sorority will host their fourth annual 5k Shamrock Run Saturday at the Kappa Delta sorority house on Magnolia Drive. All proceeds will benefit the chapter’s local philanthropy, Child Abuse Prevention Services, and its national philanthropy, Prevent Child Abuse of America. “Last year, the Zeta chapter raised a groundbreaking $34,854, but this year, the chapter hopes to raise even more money for prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect,” Grace Peters, Kappa Delta’s vice president for public relations, said. Kappa Delta first began supporting PCA in 1981 and began the nationwide Shamrock event in 1983, Peters said. Since then, more than $7 million has been raised to

Price Olson, Kappa Delta’s vice president of community service, said. “This year, with our fourth annual Shamrock Run, we hope to provide funding for CAPS to use in these school and parenting programs. We also hope the event will raise awareness for both the local nonprofit and the prevention child abuse in general.” Kappa Delta will give 20 percent of all proceeds to PCA and the remaining 80 percent to CAPS, Olson said. “We encourage everyone to participate,” Olson said. “On Saturday, we hope to have a wide range of runners.” The race begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Kappa Delta Submitted house with registration beginning at 9 a.m. The registration benefit child abuse pre- fee is $20 and participants may vention efforts across walk or run in the race. There the country. will be prizes awarded to the “Here in Tuscaloosa, CAPS winners including a Yeti coolprovides school and parent- er and a purse from Effie’s Inc. ing programs, which are avail- For more information, visit able for free of charge,” Anna kappadeltaua.com.

tortillas, unlike Chipotle, Alley said. For a fancier option, Depalma’s Italian Café in downtown Tuscaloosa also has a few options for the anti-meat eater. “I always order the spinach pasta with marinara,” Ellie Larson, a junior majoring in journalism who made the decision to go vegan four years ago, said. If you are in the mood for a healthy smoothie or need to stock up on your vitamins and health supplements, you can visit Michael Taylor at Alpha Nutrition, just a few miles west of campus. The owner grew up in Alabama, eating the foods typical of Southern culture, but after gaining enough weight to realize something needed to change, he started understanding the benefits of eating

healthy. Taylor doesn’t claim a vegetarian lifestyle, but rather a Paleo diet, a diet similar to those of the Stone Age, a diet without processed foods. When it comes to grocery shopping, Manna – the designated local organic grocery store – is not the only option; both Publix and Target offer well-priced organic options. “Budget has to be taken into consideration. You don’t have to shop somewhere fancy like Manna for organic foods,” Taylor said. According to an article put out by Harvard Health, a diet without meat can reduce your chance of heart disease by 25 percent and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Research shows that any amount of processed meat is

linked to an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research. While a vegetarian diet is an ideal way to lead a healthy life, the amount of protein a person needs depends heavily on the individual’s unique lifestyle. Taylor said a person who works out consistently needs more protein than the average individual and should probably consider a pescatarian diet – a diet that limits a person from eating any meat, with the exception of fish. Hopping on the health bandwagon allows you to still eat at your favorite restaurants, with a better understanding of what you are putting into your body. “We are all in charge of our own destiny,” Alley said.

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UMCH helps send foster children to University By Taylor Veazey Contributing Writer

The United Methodist Children’s Home, an organization that provides housing and support for foster youth in Alabama, has partnered with The University of Alabama to provide scholarships for teenage foster youth who want to attend college. UMCH will provide tuition scholarships for eight young men to enroll at the University in the fall, as well as a group home to live at

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Housing costs and tuition costs are the greatest deterrents of going to college for them. With this, they won’t have to worry so much about money, and can engage on campus, focus on their studies and get the best out of their college experience. — Jameka Hartley

during their time in school. will enroll in the fall. Rebecca Morris, direcUMCH also partners with The University of North Alabama, tor of marketing and exterwhere eight young women nal affairs for the UMCH Birmingham office, said both universities were excited to make this opportunity a reality in the community. “The need has been there ® for a while. A lot of foster kids are taken care of until they’re 18, and then there is not a Y TAKEOUT & DELIVER next stop,” Morris said. 3) (24733) (2 D (247 BIRD .BIR 3422 34 05.342 205

UMCH will also provide transportation and an inhome advisor for the students. Morris said many of the students have grown up in foster care, and to put them directly into a college dorm would not provide the extra support they need in this transitioning time. “Many dorms close over Christmas and spring break, so when that time comes, where will the foster kids go? We will be that family,” Morris said. The application is open to anyone in foster care or an alternative living situation, such as living with grandparents or friends. Another requirement is a 3.0 high school GPA, but Morris said there are a limited number of scholarships provided to students with a GPA below 3.0. Jameka Hartley is coordi-

nator of Alabama REACH, a new program that provides students who are foster youth with support and resources they need on campus. She said the program conducts monthly workshops and offers academic coaching, as well as doing service projects and cultural activities. “We just make sure any needs they have, such as buying textbooks or paying fees, are met for them, either through community partners or our resources here at UA,” Hartley said. Hartley said Alabama REACH is excited for the great partnership opportunity UMCH is providing for the young men who will attend on scholarship. “Housing costs and tuition costs are the greatest deterrents of going to college for them,” Hartley said. “With

this, they won’t have to worry so much about money, and can engage on campus, focus on their studies, and get the best out of their college experience.” Dianne Teague, coordinator of first-generation scholarships at UA, said she believes by offering scholarship opportunities to students, the University is fulfilling one of its primary missions. “Many students dream of attending The University of Alabama and are unable to do so because of financial constraints,” Teague said. “This scholarship can make that dream come true for students who otherwise might not be able to come here.” For more information about the UMCH and how to apply for this scholarship, visit www.umch.net.

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registration costs will support children in the Black Belt. “There is a $25 team fee; $10 of this is a forfeit fee that you get back at your first match, [and] $5 is going directly to helping kids in the Black Belt through the program 57 Miles,” West said. Teams must be comprised of UA students and must have at least seven people. No more than 14 players per team will be allowed to participate in a single game. Teams have the option to register up to two substitute players who may play in case of scheduling CW | Shannon Auvil conflicts. After a short hiatus, Quidditch Students unfamiliar with will resume operations this the rules and regulations Spring. of Quidditch can find more information at internationthe HCA office in Nott Hall. Olivia West, vice presi- alquidditch.org/rules. For more information about dent of the Honors College Assembly, said part of the Quidditch at the Capstone,

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Men’s team continues spring schedule in Vegas By Nick Sellers Contributing Writer

Vegas, Nev., this weekend to compete in the Southern Highlands Co l l e g i at e The No. 2 Alabama men’s Masters, the team’s second golf team will head to Las contest of the spring. The

tournament, held at the Southern Highlands Golf Club, will run Friday to Sunday. It will be Alabama’s second appearance in the

tournament. The invite-only tournament Though head coach Jay pits Alabama against 14 other Seawell said he anticipates Division I universities, includthe team improving from last ing Southeastern Conference year’s ninth-place finish, he foes Florida, Georgia and acknowledged the stiff compe- Texas A&M. Also competing tition his squad will face. in Las Vegas are the UNLV “Eight of the top-10 teams Rebels, who won the tourin the country will be there nament last year, and the competing, and it’ll be a good defending national champion indicator of how success- Texas Longhorns. ful we can be,” Seawell said. Among the crowded field, “It’s why you the team has go there. We’ll its sights set on have to be really the only squad sharp.” between it and This is probably our biggest Sophomore the No. 1 spot: tournament of the year Justin Thomas, California. who as a fresh“Cal’s done besides the SEC and NCAA man won the amazing things Championships, 2012 Haskins this ye a r, award given to and it’s no — Justin Thomas the nation’s top wonder they’re golfer, agreed number one,” with Seawell. Wyatt said. “This is prob“They’re the ably our biggest tournament team to beat this year, without of the year besides the SEC a doubt.” and NCAA Championships,” The Crimson Tide boasts Thomas said. numerous achievements of In addition to Thomas, the its own this season, finishing starting lineup will include 10th or better in every toursenior Scott Strohmeyer and nament. In addition to the juniors Trey Mullinax, Cory Puerto Rico Classic, where Whitsett and Bobby Wyatt. the team shot a season-best Fresh off its third straight vic- 33 under par, the Tide also tory at the Puerto Rico Classic came out on top at the Jerry in February, the Tide will look Pate National Intercollegiate to continue its recent success. tournament in October.

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Thomas finished with that event’s top overall individual score. Wyatt said the team is currently feeling a boost of confidence, but preparations for the Collegiate Masters haven’t changed. “It’s been most of the same, the preparation’s still going all right,” Thomas said. “Coach has got us pushing the greens a little faster, that’s maybe the only thing.” Seawell is also mindful of the experience his players bring to this weekend’s competition and the recent hot streak of one golfer in particular. “Cory [Whitsett] has been playing very nice this spring,” Seawell said. “He’s shown good form so far, and we hope he’ll be a huge asset down the stretch.” All of the golfers will be primed and ready to push each other this weekend, something that Wyatt said has always been the case. “There’s a lot of experience in this group,” he said. “We’re all good friends, and we all regularly push each other to be the best we can be.” Next weekend, the Tide will travel to Georgia to compete in the Schenkel Invitational.

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Murphy: ‘Sky is the limit’ for freshman Haylie McCleney By Alexis Paine Staff Reporter

said sometimes she thinks a ball will drop until McCleney dives to save it. UA freshman Haylie The freshman’s fearless McCleney entered her first seaattitude displayed in the outson in a Crimson Tide uniform field also allows her to attack set to impress. the ball at the plate and get on In the first four weeks of base, Braud said. play, McCleney was honored “She’s just an all-around good as a Southeastern Freshman of player,” Braud said. “She’s kind the Week twice. The freshman of like a spark. She’s somebody also leads the team with a batyou want on your team because ting average of .559 and 38 hits. she just plays the game right.” Head coach Patrick Murphy McCleney said the coachsaid he has been impressed ing staff and her teammates at with McCleney from the start. Alabama have helped the tran“To me, she’s probably the sition from high school games most talented kid we’ve ever to college play. The freshman CW | Alaina Clark recruited out of Alabama,” said she has had to adjust to the McCleney bats at home in a double-header last Saturday. Murphy said. “From the very faster pace, pitching and plays beginning, we thought she was at the college level, but her Senior Kayla Braud said coaches and teammates agree going to be special. She hasn’t week on the college diamond. It’s not often you see a player McCleney is one of the best that she has adapted well. disappointed us at all.” Murphy said the honor was perform so well in their first outfielders she’s seen and sur“She doesn’t really show well deserved asMcCleney few college games, the coach prises her teammates with the signs of being a freshman,” plays she is able to make. Braud Braud said. “She doesn’t make came out swinging in her first said.

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Tide heads to Hilton Head for tournament By Bryan Bergman Contributing Writer The Alabama women’s golf team heads to the Long Cove Club in Hilton Head Island, S.C., this weekend, where they will participate in the second annual Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Tournament. The Crimson Tide comes into this year’s event as the No. 4 team in the country. The field of 15 also includes No. 5 North Carolina, No. 7 Arkansas, No. 13 Georgia and No. 15 Vanderbilt. The Tide is coming off a disappointing outing in their last event, a seventh-place finish in the Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Tournament on Feb. 24-26. The team faced problems from inclement weather in New Orleans, La., where wind, rain and hail forced a cancellation of

the second round of play, which caused the team to struggle when play resumed. “The thing that hurt us the most in New Orleans was high ball hitters. We did struggle into the wind, so mostly we’ve been working on hitting lower shots with less spin,” head coach Mic Potter said. Fortunately for the Tide, the weather outlook for Hilton Head Island this weekend is good, with calm winds and little chance of rain, according to The Weather Channel. “We’ve had a great couple weeks of practice and preparation, so I’m feeling pretty confident. The weather’s probably going to be the same as it’s been here for the last couple days, so I think we’re ready,” junior Stephanie Meadow said. The team won this

tournament last season while Meadow finished with the top individual score. Although weather forced a short second round and a canceled third, Potter said the team still came away with a good experience from the event. “It’s always good to have good memories of a golf course, and your success at tournaments depends largely on how your players feel about the course, and how it fits their eye. Confidence comes from being successful,” Potter said. Though Meadow may be the standout player this year, Potter said he is impressed with the entire team’s play this season and they all have a chance to win in this tournament. “Whenever you’ve got AllAmericans on your team, they’re

always going to be competitive; Emma Talley’s won numerous high-level junior tournaments; Hannah Collier finished seventh there last year, so she’s got a good feeling about this golf course. It wouldn’t surprise me if any of our five girls won the tournament,” Potter said. As for Meadow, who attended high school in Hilton Head Island, she said she wants to forget about the last event and focus on the mental aspects of her game. “I think I need to work on being positive and having a good attitude, and committing to everything I do, and I think that goes for the team as a whole. If we can just focus on that, everything else will follow it,” Meadow said. The tournament tees off Friday at 8:30 a.m.

freshman mistakes as often as most do.” With all of her talent, Murphy said McCleney could easily have “an ego the size of the state of Alabama,” but McCleney said she knows where she stands on the team. “I think my role is to contribute and to know my place,” she said. “As a freshman, you don’t want to overstep any boundaries. So I think just being a contributor but being quiet and submitting to that senior leadership is important.” Both Murphy and Braud said the “sky is the limit” for

McCleney. Murphy said he expects the freshman to grow into a leader as she experiences more things on the field. As McCleney faces better competition, she will become a better player, Braud said. “When you get to college, the players around you get better,” Braud said. “I think as she’s playing with better players and she faces better competition and better infielders, she’s going to have to get better at the plate. Then, the more pitchers she sees, the better she’s going to get that way too.”

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SOFTBALL

Softball team falls to No. 4 ranked Florida Gators

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The Tide led 4-2 into the sixth, but Florida ended the game 8-4. By Kelly Ward Contributing Writer After a nearly 3-hour game, the No. 1 Alabama softball team lost its first game of the season to No. 4 Florida. Jackie Traina pitched her first incomplete game and loss as the Gators downed the Tide 8-4. “Obviously it’s a good test for us. We need that,” junior Kaila Hunt said. “We haven’t seen that good of pitching this year yet, and for some of the younger kids and the kids who are just getting opportunities, that’s good for them. Especially right before SEC play.”

After a back-and-forth affair, Florida used a three-run sixth inning to take the lead for good. With one out, Florida loaded the bases with three consecutive singles. Lauren Haeger scored on a wild pitch, then Taylore Fuller hit a stand up double to score 2. “With a 4-2 lead with one out in the sixth, I think we all agree it should’ve been a win,” head coach Patrick Murphy said. “But you [have to] give credit to them. They didn’t give up.” Florida got on the board first in the first inning when leadoff batter Kelsey Stewart scored Florida’s first run on Lauren Haeger’s RBI single.

After two scoreless innings, Alabama took the lead in the third. Jadyn Spencer stole home on a wild pitch, then Molly Fichtner walked with the bases loaded, scoring Kayla Braud. In the top of the fifth inning, the Gators tied it up 2-2. Taylor Schwarz stole home after Tide catcher Chauncey Bell earned an error, trying to throw out Kelsey Stewart at second. But the Tide answered in the bottom of the fifth inning. Hunt score freshman Haylie McCleney with a stand up double. Traina popped out to the shortstop, and Fichtner grounded out to second. Then, Danae Hays scored Hunt with an RBI single and Alabama took a 4-2 lead. But Florida took the lead in the sixth and never looked back. The Gators extended its lead in the seventh and Alabama couldn’t put together a lategame rally, suffering its first loss of the season. Even though the loss came to Florida, the game was technically a nonconference game and doesn’t count against Alabama’s SEC record.

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Baseball team heading to take on Louisville Cardinals By Kevin Connell Staff Reporter The University of Alabama baseball team travels to Louisville, Ky., this weekend to play against the No. 4 Cardinals in its second road series of the season. First pitches are set for Friday at 3 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. After a 7-1 February record to start the season, the Crimson Tide (8-4) has now dropped three out of four to in March following Tuesday’s 6-3 loss in the Capital City Classic in Montgomery, Ala., against Auburn. Alabama head coach Mitch Gaspard called the Auburn loss “disappointing,” but said the team has already moved on as it prepares for the 9-2 Cardinals. “What’s behind us is over with,” he said. “We’re going to be challenged in a lot of areas and we’ve got to prepare really hard in the next two days for them. I think we have an opportunity to go there and leave on Sunday a better team than we are right now today.” While many teams might

look to schedule easier opponents before beginning conference play, Gaspard said the reason they put Louisville on the schedule is to prepare them for down the road. “If you’re going to be there in the end [of the season], these are the types of teams you’ve got to play and you’ve got to beat,” he said. “There’s only one way to see where you’re at and that’s to play those teams.” Sophomore right-fielder Ben Moore said he’s excited for the test the Cardinals will bring to the table. “These are the games we live for,” he said. “You want to play the top dogs in the country [to] earn a little respect [and] earn a little pride. These are the fun games, being the underdog going out [and] giving it all you got.” Although they are nonconference opponents, Alabama and Louisville are not completely unfamiliar with each other. The two teams last met March 10, 2012, when the Tide took down the then-No. 20 Cardinals 7-6 in Tuscaloosa. Playing against a top pitching staff, it will be imperative that

the Tide gets some offensive production out of its lineup. Junior first baseman Austen Smith is one player the Tide may turn to for that production, who in the last three games batted .317 with five hits and five RBIs after a slow start to the season at the plate. “When we all start swinging it [well], it’s going to be tough to get us out,” Moore said. “But for Austen to be successful swinging it, it’s really going to help.” Likewise, the Tide pitching staff needs to find a way to keep its pitch count down, which it has struggled to do in recent outings. “I know me, I’ll get 0-2 [or] 1-2 [in the count], but then I’ll want to be too perfect to get that strikeout,” said sophomore pitcher Jon Keller, who is slated to start Saturday. “I’ll end up 2-2 or 3-2, then that guy gets a hit and then you have to start back over and there you are throwing 25 pitches an inning.” Senior right-hander Charley Sullivan (0-1, 4.20 ERA) will start Friday, with sophomore right-hander Spencer Turnbull (0-1, 3.77 ERA) getting the nod to conclude the series Sunday.

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Loss at Ole Miss damages Alabama’s chances for high SEC tournament seed By Charlie Potter Staff Reporter The Alabama men’s basketball team’s loss at Ole Miss on Tuesday was not what the team needed. The Crimson Tide was playing for a top-four seed in the Southeastern Conference tournament and a spot in the NCAA tournament. With a win, Alabama (19-11, 11-6 SEC) could have claimed that top-four seed in the league tournament. But now it won’t be as easy. The Tide is currently tied for third place with Ole Miss and Missouri, but it has lost to both teams. Head Coach Anthony Grant said his team let an opportunity slip away from its grasp. “Obviously, right now seeding’s at a premium,” Grant said after the loss to Ole Miss. “Every game’s going to be critical. This was obviously an important game. Give Ole Miss credit; they rose to the occasion and protected their home court.” Alabama’s future is no longer in its hands. It still has to beat

Georgia on Saturday, March 9, but several other components need to fall into place in order for the Tide to receive two bye weeks in the SEC tournament. Help from Ole Miss, Missouri and Kentucky’s next opponents would be greatly appreciated. But it wasn’t all bad in Oxford, Miss., after the Tide’s 87-83 loss. Alabama turned up the offense in the second half and scored 58 points, which is more than it scored in the past nine games this season. It was out of complete desperation, but the Tide drained six 3-pointers in the final two minutes to trim the Rebels’ lead. If it can accomplish this in its final regular season game and in the SEC tournament, Alabama will have a better shot at participating in March Madness. Freshman guard Retin Obasohan also had another strong performance and provided depth and offense for his team. He scored nine points with five assists in 16 minutes. Obasohan impressed Grant and will likely see even more

minutes because of his effort in a crucial game and in recent weeks. “Retin Obasohan gave us really good minutes,” Grant said. “I’ve got to find a way with the energy that he brings to get him more time on the court. He’s doing a terrific job for us and certainly deserves that.” Obasohan’s energy in the second half seemed to refuel the rest of his teammates and they made it hard for Ole Miss to pull away and seal the victory. The Tide trailed the Rebels almost the entirety of the contest. But it showed its resiliency and determination to finish the game and keep it close. Grant said he was proud of his team for not quitting. “I thought our guys just continued to battle,” Grant said. “They continued to play the game. It would have been very easy to go the other way with that, the way it was, but I thought the effort was good.” Alabama will face the Georgia Bulldogs in its final game of the season Saturday in Coleman Coliseum.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Storming the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; has lost meaning, should be limited to certain instances By Kevin Connell For many college students across the country, the most memorable moment of their college experience comes from storming the court after their school pulls off a huge victory. It is one of the few times when an entire campus comes together as one, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to find any negative in that. But the fact is that storming the court has lost its meaning; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not genuine anymore. Sure, the theme of the college

basketball this year is the colossal upset, but it seems like every other game I watch, fans are storming the court. Take for instance, the most recent court storming in college basketball when Virginia took down No. 3 Duke 73-68 in Charlottesville, Va. Lost in the euphoria of Virginia fans celebrating on their home court is that they were only a 1-point underdog against the Blue Devils. According to some, they were actually 1-point favorites, which shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come as a

surprise for a team that possesses one of the best home court advantages in college basketball this year. The problem here is that everything apparently warrants a court storming these days. How can you storm the court when you knew coming in that your team had a legitimate shot at winning? I was always under the impression that court storming only occurred when David beat Goliath. Duke may be Goliath, but Virginia was no David. Neither was North Carolina

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No. 5 Tide travels to Baton Rouge By Marquavius Burnett Sports Editor Head coach Sarah Patterson and her gymnastics teams have visited Baton Rouge, La., many times to battle the LSU Tigers, but the six-time national championship-winning coach recalls one meeting where things got a little out of hand. After fans heckled her team endlessly during some of their routines, Patterson took it upon herself to address the situation. She went into the stand to confront the fans in a positive way, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If this was your sister or this was your daughter, would you want someone putting them in a situation where it would jeopardize their health?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Patterson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was right over the balance beam. I just kind of approached it not from a bad standpoint. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing that the coaches do or anything like that. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the fans. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the nature at LSU. I just kind of approached it, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If this was your sister, would you want her to be put in a precarious position?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? LSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Death Valley is

notorious for being one of the loudest and toughest places to play in college football, but the chants of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tiger Baitâ&#x20AC;? can be heard at every sporting event hosted by the Bayou Bengals. In Coleman Coliseum, if a gymnast from the opposing team falls or struggles during a routine, the Alabama fans cheer her on as she regains her footing. Not at LSU. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s typical of LSU. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much more of a fanatic, regular sports fans than gymnastics fans,â&#x20AC;? Patterson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you notice when someone from the other team falls on an event at Alabama, the people start clapping, cheering get back on the bar. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re polite. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still intense and they cheer hard for us, but I think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re polite. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s none of that in Baton Rouge.â&#x20AC;? Alabama traveled to LSU last season and every gymnast, besides freshmen Lauren Beers and Carley Sims, have experienced the raucous crowd. Still, the team prepares as if it were everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first trip to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get the music going in here. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll play it really loud,â&#x20AC;? Kayla Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have some loud clapping. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get in here; scream at each other, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tiger Bait, Tiger Bait,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; that kind of stuff. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re right beside the beam yelling at each other. It creates that environment, but at the same time, we know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still going to cheer each other on when we get there.â&#x20AC;? Alabama posted its third 197-plus score in a row and has continued to improve from week to week. With only one meet remaining (against Okahoma) after facing No. 4 LSU, No. 5 Alabama is preparing for the postseason and no longer tinkering with routines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah, this is definitely the time where we take out the skills that are getting the most deductions and fine-tune our routines and really just work on those handstands and stuck landings,â&#x20AC;? Kaitlyn Clark said. Friday will be the Crimson Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third â&#x20AC;&#x153;pinkâ&#x20AC;? meet of the season, and the Tide holds a 19-0 all-time record when wearing its pink leotards.

State, Miami or Maryland, who all also stormed the court after taking down Duke this year. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not even the worst part about it, because the bottom line here is that the more times these court stormings occur, the greater the odds are that someone gets seriously hurt. In the delirium following North Carolina Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win over Duke earlier this season, a student was unintentionally pushed out of his wheelchair as his classmates rushed onto the floor behind him. If star player C.J. Leslie wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t there to hold him upright during the celebration, he may have been trampled. The losing players and coaches can be just as vulnerable as well. Mike Krzyzewski,

known by many as Coach K, was furious after security failed to safely escort his team off the court before the Virginia fans flooded the court, and rightfully so. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just put yourself in the position of one of our players or coaches,â&#x20AC;? Coach K said after the loss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not saying any fan did this, but the potential is there all the time for a fan to just go up to you and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Coach youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a [expletive],â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or push you or hit you. And what do you do? What if you did something? That would be the story. We deserve that type of protection.â&#x20AC;? He has a point and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why guidelines need to be put in place. Generally speaking, the only time court storming should be acceptable is if it meets two

out of the three criteria: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a top-5 upset, the home team is unranked or the game is won on a last second shot or buzzer beater. However, exceptions can be made on the matter. Examples are No. 13 Butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buzzer beater against No. 8 on Jan. 19 and Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fiveovertime marathon against No. 11 Louisville on Feb. 9. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not hard to understand why those games get a pass if you watched them unfold live. Those exceptions donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give every team with a big win a pass though. The time is now for these court storming-happy teams to take a good, hard look in the mirror. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get me wrong, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m all for court storming when the time is right, but letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s try not to overdo it here.

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YouTube Pilates trainer Cassey Ho helps students save money, stay at home By Courtney Stinson

For me, and probably for many of you, spring is arguably the busiest time of the year. Under the weight of course work, the desperate search for a summer internship, and the constant state of existential crisis that comes with being an upperclassman, my new year’s resolution to drag myself to the gym more often has crumbled. Rather than bucking up and just doing it, as Nike would suggest, like all enterprising young people I looked to the Internet for a solution to my lax commitment to fitness and it offered me a personal trainer

in the form of Cassey Ho. Cassey Ho is a real-life Pilates instructor who also hosts a YouTube channel, youtube.com/blogilates, where she posts “POP Pilates” workouts that last from 10 to 30 minutes. Using online platforms to help me workout has been a great alternative to wandering out in the cold, having to look decent enough for possible human contact and searching the second floor for an unoccupied elliptical amidst a sea of soon-to-be bikini-ready bodies. My online trainer has also helped me cut down on travel time to the gym, which means more time to study or,

more realistically, catch up on Portlandia. It may seem counterintuitive to look to the Internet, the enemy of productivity, for fitness solutions, but, in addition to the Blogilates YouTube channel, Ho runs a Facebook community, an Instagram, a Tumblr and probably any other social network you can think of where she encourages “popsters” with workout commands, recipes and pictures of the healthy food she’s eating that make me think twice about stopping by Chickfil-A more than once a week. The best part about doing online workouts is feeling like I have a personal trainer. I don’t

know about everyone who has a zero dollar per hour salary, but I’m far from willing to shell out my limited cash for a personal trainer, so working out alongside a professional, even virtually, is the next best thing. There’s also the benefit of Cassey talking through the whole workout, which may seem annoying, but is actually a much better distraction from the burn than obsessively checking the treadmill

timer to see when the workout is finally going to end. Due to my previous lack of a trainer, my trips to the gym would just be 45-minute sessions on the elliptical, which were both repetitive, boring and altogether not motivating. Working out with a professional online has added a lot more variety and fun to my workouts. The Blogilates workouts are far more intense than any-

thing I could come up with on my own. Plus, shorter, more intense workouts can be more beneficial than longer, easier ones. Now there are literally no excuses not to workout. You can do it without ever leaving your apartment or making yourself decent and with a free trainer who will tell you exactly what to do. If that’s not inspiring for my fitness-challenged fellows, I don’t know what is.

UA, UAB sponsor annual symposium By Megan Miller Staff Reporter On Friday, The University of Alabama will host the 18th annual Graduate Student Symposium in Art History, an annual event shared by the University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The event is sponsored by the departments of art and art history at both schools. The joint program with UAB enables the programs to offer the only MA in art history in the state of Alabama. It also allows both schools to share faculty, students and resources from each campus and each community so that all who are involved are able to benefit. The goal of the event is to bring students from both campuses together so they can hear and be heard by eminent scholars who are working in the field of art history. “We are very proud of this long-running scholarly event that benefits our students and the community,” Rachel Dobson, communications specialist and visual resources curator for the art and art history department, said. Andrew Hottle, associate

professor of art history at Rowan University, will speak about his current research in a talk titled, “Why Are You Doing This?… and Other Questions about Rescuing Art from the Dustbin of History.” “My talk is about the importance of preserving and researching art while we have access to the actual work and the documents that pertain to it,” Hottle said. “If we wait too long, a great deal of it will have disappeared. Some of it is already gone.” Hottle said he decided to focus his research exclusively on artists who are women in 2006. “While women have made significant progress over the last 40 years, we still have work to do,” Hottle said. “Women are much better recognized as artists in the 21st century, but many of the pioneers who made that possible are still overlooked by historians.” Hottle will combine humorous tales with a more serious message about the urgency and importance of preserving the art of our recent past. “I think he will be engaging, entertaining and maybe even a little provocative,” Dobson said.

Anyone interested in current scholarship in the field of art history is encouraged to attend. Morning presentations are primarily for graduate students, but Dobson said anyone is welcome. “Creative activity is fundamental to human experience. It is all around us,” Hottle said. “Art is inextricably linked to our humanness. It has the power to transcend time and place to communicate with people who had absolutely no connection to or awareness of an individual artist.” Hottle said he hopes students will attend the symposium because art history is the study of cultural history, and that is something that is relevant to all of us. “By exploring the past, through a symposium in this case, we often learn something about ourselves,” Hottle said. “College is a time to learn new things and expand one’s horizons. I hope students would want to know about their history.” The symposium will last all day, beginning with nine graduate student presentations and Hottle’s keynote lecture at 4 p.m.

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Concert to feature unconventional musicians Holland Hopson, Justin Peake to combine music, technology for experimental Sonic Frontiers series By Francie Johnson Contributing Writer From Wagner with the tuba to Beethoven with the piano to Jimi Hendrix with the electric guitar, musicians have been using technology to push boundaries and redefine music for as long as it has existed. Composer, improviser and electronic artist Holland Hopson said these individuals are part of what inspires him to push boundaries himself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to embrace new technologies and find a way to make my own work with them and have my own voice be heard through them,â&#x20AC;? Hopson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look back to people who did that before me, and I like what they did.â&#x20AC;? Hopson and fellow composer and performer Justin Peake will be performing tonight in The University of Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Sonic Frontiers concert series, created by Andrew Raffo Dewar. The Sonic Frontiers concert series, which premiered in fall 2011, features performances by experimental and unconventional musicians. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope to get people excited about expanding their ideas about music and to support artists who think outside the box and try something innovative,â&#x20AC;? Dewar, an assistant New College professor and the assistant director of Creative Campus, said. For Hopson, that â&#x20AC;&#x153;something innovativeâ&#x20AC;? is a computer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m interested in working with the computer as a creative partner,â&#x20AC;? Hopson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I write computer programs that listen to what I play and respond to what I do. Every time I perform a piece of music, the computer gives me

something back thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little different from the last time.â&#x20AC;? Hopson, originally from Huntsville, Ala., is in the middle of his second semester as an assistant professor in New College. He teaches a creativity seminar as well as a seminar on producing digital media. Hopson said he hopes the audience will relate to his 2011 project â&#x20AC;&#x153;Post & Beam,â&#x20AC;? in which he reinterprets folk music through electronic and experimental methods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My hope is that people listening to my music would be able to hear the roots of it,â&#x20AC;? Hopson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Especially my work with the banjo really comes out of Appalachian folk traditions, and so that might give them a way to identify with the way that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m transforming it and moving it in another direction.â&#x20AC;?

Post & Beam features three of Hopsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original songs integrated with his own interpretations of four classic folk tunes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of my work with the banjo and the computer together is motivated by my love for these traditional old time songs and fiddle tunes,â&#x20AC;? Hopson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of times, the material, in a way, is already given to me. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the folk tradition; my job is just to continue that tradition and perform it my way.â&#x20AC;? Tradition plays a strong role in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Post & Beam,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; not only in the song choices and instrumentation, but also in the perspective through which Hopson approaches the concept of music itself, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When people ask me to describe the other work that I do, I usually say that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract and has more

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emphasis on the quality of the sound and not so much on the melody and rhythm,â&#x20AC;? Hopson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Post & Beam] is kind of the mirror side of my musical personality. For the most part, these pieces have a steady rhythm, and they have a relatively traditional song form.â&#x20AC;? Hopson will perform songs from â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Post & Beamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at the Sonic Frontiers event Thursday, as well as some of his not-yetreleased material. Sonic Frontiers has been described as an adventurous concert series, and to Dewar, this means exposing oneself

to all different types of music, including those that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fit within the conventional boundaries of what music is. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I often use the analogy of going outside on a dark, clear night to look at the stars,â&#x20AC;? Dewar said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How many of us only look at one corner of the sky? Why would you want to limit your view of something as infinite as the universe â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or music?â&#x20AC;? The Sonic Frontiers concert will take place Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Greensboro Room of the Bama Theatre. Admission is free and open to the public.

Art Night to feature 3-D printing, metal casting projects By Bianca Martin Contributing Writer The Kentuck Art Center will be presenting its Art Night in Northport Ala., Thursday. This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art Night will be dedicated to different types of art including metal casting, pen and ink, music and 3-D printing. Emily Leigh, assistant director of Kentuck, said she expects Art Night to help the art center reach its main goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Night is to help us meet our mission,â&#x20AC;? Leigh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a nonprofit organization dedicated to perpetuating the art, empowering the artist, and engaging the community.â&#x20AC;? Art Night allows visitors to experience art both visually and hands on. Those who attend will have several choices of art to observe

and experience. about what they like and what â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have open artist stu- they think the art is,â&#x20AC;? Leigh dios. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have live music. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll said. also have our Cobb Oven Crew,â&#x20AC;? One artist who will have an Leigh said. exhibit is Gary â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make Chapman, a propizza dough for fessor of paintI want people to see that us and give away ing and drawing free pizza.â&#x20AC;? at the University thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than City Cafe University of of Alabama at in Northport. Alabama stuBirmingham. dents will also Chapman said he have a part has been an artâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Emily Leigh in Art Night. ist for 27 years, The College of not counting colEngineering and lege and graduCollege of Arts and Sciences ate school. have collaborated and will be Chapman was introduced to showcasing an exhibit with 3-D Art Night by Kentuck executive printing. director Shweta Gamble. There will also be art exhibits â&#x20AC;&#x153;[She] had been aware of my by different artists that people work for over the past 10 years,â&#x20AC;? can observe. Chapman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She recently â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have receptions for the called to inquire if I would artist and people come and talk be interested in showing The

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HELMET Project in the Kentuck Space.â&#x20AC;? Chapmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibit, The HELMET project, is inspired by the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Chapman said his projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purpose is to stir thoughts in those who view it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The purpose is] to provoke a thoughtful and authentic exchange between viewers concerning where we find ourselves early in the 21st century,â&#x20AC;? Chapman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A time when we find ourselves bombarded with imagery that is often deceptive, contradictory and ultimately obscures our search for meaning and truth.â&#x20AC;? Art Night serves as an event for UA students who enjoy and want to experience different creative means of art. Mitchell Griest, a freshman majoring in engineering, said

he is grateful to have Kentuck Art Center and events like Art Night so close to campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely valuable to have something like Kentuck in Tuscaloosa,â&#x20AC;? Griest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to really explore the art scene here just because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so busy with schoolwork and other things. When they have big events like this, it makes it easier. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re bringing the art to you.â&#x20AC;? Griest also said he values art as an outlet for stress release and entertainment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you can appreciate art, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just this whole new realm of possibilities of things you can do recreationally and for entertainment and for happiness,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re someone who likes sports a lot but also likes art, when your sport isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in season or you have

nothing to watch on TV, you all of a sudden have this huge range of things to fall back on. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just one more thing that can contribute to you never being bored.â&#x20AC;? Leigh said she hopes people will find a new appreciation of art and its many forms. She also hopes people will take the chance to explore the art and see what Kentuck has to offer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope that people think â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wow, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think there was something like this in Tuscaloosa or Northport. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know this was happening,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want people to see that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than City Cafe in Northport.â&#x20AC;? Kentuck Art Night will be Thursday from 5-9 p.m. at the Kentuck Art Center in Northport, Ala. For more information, visit kentuck.org.

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If the typical spring break beach trip is not on your itinerary this March, don’t fret. The southeast offers a plethora of exciting activities that don’t involve sand in your beach bag and tanning oil. This week, The Scene explores five alternative spring break options that are easily visited on a tank of gas.

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Sipsey Wilderness

Oak Mountain State Park

Cheaha State Park

CAMPING A fun and adventurous way to spend your week off, camping areas are abunda nt in Alabama. You can trek upstate to Sipsey Wilderness, located in northwest Alabama and one of the most visited parks in the stat e. Containing dozens of waterfa lls and hiking trails, this park is per fect for a few days of relaxed camping and outdoor activities. If you ’re not looking to travel as far, campsites at Oak Mountain State Park and Cheha State Park offer gre at places to pitch a tent and hang out with friends. VOLUNTEER Spend your week giving time to someone else like Habitat for Humanity offe . Volunteer organizations r opportunities to jump into a charitable spring break at minute. Sign up for a shift, the last or seven, and spend your wee k volunteering building hou for Humanity has programs ses. Habitat in both Tuscaloosa and Birm ingham, Ala. No previous con experience is required. struction UA U

OUTDOOR REC TRIP The Outdoo r Rec is offering a four-day trip Islla Is Isla and as an alternative to typ , March 25-29, to Dauphin ical spring break plans. The trip will feature a variety of iin incl nc uding road biking around excursions the island, ocean kayaking and camping on the beach. A min ffo fou our people is needed for the trip imum of and interested students can sign up until a week before spring break. WEEKEND IN ATLANT

A If you’re interested in more city-ori Atla A nta, Ga., has a great reperto ented spring break activities, ire of art museums, athletics, shopping and more. Whether v ting the Frida Kahlo’s tem visi it’s porary exhibit at the High Mu seum, a Braves game or r er coasters at Six Flags, this roll city is perfect for day trips or long weekends.

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