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Sophomore Sydney Littlejohn threw her second perfect game of the season Sunday. This is the first time an Alabama pitcher has thrown two in her career, and it is the first time Rhoads Stadium has ever seen a perfect game.

In response to the Crimson White Free Speech Issue, the University of Alabama administration says there are no current plans to change the Grounds Use Policy.

The CW Editorial Board sat down and interviewed each SGA candidate for an executive position, including president. Look inside to see who we endorsed for each position.

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The University of Alabama announced Monday they will publish a 2014-2015 edition of the Corolla yearbook for students, employees, alumni and parents, according to an email.

“Using a traditional format with tech-savvy innovations, the Corolla’s content will focus on preserving the broader Alabama experience and offer students an opportunity to be in the book in ways that capture their own individual experiences on campus

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The email also stated the yearbook would cover events from the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters, with distribution in July 2015. Information for picture submissions and yearbook orders can be found at AlabamaYearbooks.com, where volume 123 of the Corolla can be ordered for $49.

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Littlejohn earns SEC weekly honors for perfect game Alabama softball’s Sydney Littlejohn was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday after pitching her second perfect game this season Sunday against Ole Miss. Littlejohn is the first player in program history to throw multiple perfect games, and she is also the first pitcher to throw a perfect game at Rhoads Stadium. So far

this season, she boasts an 8-0 record over nine appearances, including five complete games and four shutouts. She also leads the team with a 0.92 ERA, allowing just six earned runs over 45.2 innings and striking out 41.

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Burchell named SEC Indoor Runner of the Year Alabama sprinter Remona Burchell was named a co-recipient of the 2015 SEC Runner of the Year honor for indoor track and field by the conference’s coaches on Monday. Burchell is undefeated in 2015 and set a collegiate record in the 60-meter dash (7.08 seconds) Feb. 28 at the

SEC Indoor Championships, which is the secondfastest time in the world so far this season. She owns the five fastest 60-meter dash times in Alabama history.

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SGA voting Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Editor | Rachel Brown Newsdesk@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Lane says administration has no current plans to alter GUP

By Ben Jackson and Collin Burwinkel | CW Staff

Stephen Keller and Elliot Spillers participated in the United Alabama Project’s presidential debate Monday night.

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Presidential debate held in Bryant-Denny Stadium

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The Zone in Bryant-Denny was packed with students in support of presidential candidates Stephen Keller and Elliot Spillers on Monday night.

The presidential debate began with Spillers’ opening statement in which he touched on his health initiative plan for students. Keller focused on his SGA experience and his desire to tackle the difficult issues around campus head-on in his opening statement.

The candidates received four main questions from the moderator.

The first question was regarding the SGA budget and the idea that most students do not feel that the money is adequately distributed across campus. The candidates were asked if a student fee plan should be implemented for a new source of revenue.

Keller did not think the issue was a question of whether the SGA should implement the plan, but rather that the SGA should recognize that they did not have the ability to implement such a plan.

Spillers called for funds to be allocated to a broader range of student activity on campus.

The second question discussed apathy from students regarding SGA, and asked candidates what their plan was to engage the student body through SGA. Spillers answered first, and called upon SGA to be more involved with students.

“People do not see a need for SGA right now, because they do not see legitimacy within it,” Spillers said. “SGA is not representative of the entire student body.”

Keller argued that changing student views could only be achieved through introducing concrete plans for action.

The third question asked the candidates to define their concrete plans to create substantive change across campus.

Keller spoke about the issue of sexual assault on campus, and he also outlined plans his administration has to implement safety measures around campus, such as better lighting at night.

“This administration, if elected,

understands how to take ideas and turn them into initiatives, and we have shown that,” Keller said.

Spillers also spoke at length about sexual assault on campus as well as mental health. Spillers introduced a plan to create a peer-advocacy group across campus to train and educate leaders regarding these issues.

Finally, the candidates were asked if they had plans to increase student safety across campus.

Spillers advocated for an open dialogue between students, leaders and campus security as well as transportation services. He discussed the need for students to be open with administrators about their concerns.

Keller proposed plans to improve lighting on campus and work through auxiliary services with UAPD. He discussed a program that is in progress called UA Acts, in which members of the SGA go out and talk with students on campus.

The candidates were also asked to prepare one question for each other, and live tweets were used as questions as well.

Andrew Cicero, a junior majoring in marketing, is Keller’s campaign manager.

Cicero has also worked with Keller in the SGA. “Both men are leaders on campus, but when it comes to actually changing an organization, you have to be familiar with the structure,” he said. “Change happens more easily from the inside out rather than the outside in.”

Mark Hammontree, a junior majoring in secondary education and language arts, currently serves as Spillers’ campaign manager.

“I honestly think Elliot is the best candidate for SGA president, because he is that quintessential unifier on campus,” he said. “He represents a passion for bringing people together that transcends labels and boundaries that we have created on campus.”

Voting for all SGA candidates opens Tuesday at 7 a.m. at mybama.ua.edu where students may cast their votes until 7 p.m.

Two weeks ago, The Crimson White Editorial Board published a special First Amendment edition that focused on free speech at The University of Alabama, indicting specifically the University’s Grounds Use Permits and the ways in which they can be applied. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ranked The University Alabama among the top 10 worst universities for free speech in 2013.

“The University of Alabama attaches great value to freedom of speech and open debate, but it also attaches great importance to the principles of civility and respect that govern an academic community,” said Deborah Lane, vice president of university relations, in response to the special edition.

“Enforcing time, place and manner restrictions on a public space that has historically been used as a public forum violates the Constitution and goes against the free exchange of ideas that constitutes a place of higher education,” said the CW Editorial Board, citing examples of various free-speech clashes.

The board offered, for example, an incident where, in April 2013, the University blocked the Alabama Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Justice’s counterprotest to a Bama Students for Life “Genocide Awareness Project,” which featured signs of aborted fetuses on the Quad.

The University blocked the counter-protest on the grounds that Bama Students for Life had obtained a GUP, whereas AASRJ had not.

“The Supreme Court has long recognized that any speech and assembly is subject to reasonable restrictions of time, place and manner,” Lane said. “For example, it would not be appropriate for someone to disrupt a math class to protest political events, for someone to yell ‘fire’ in a crowded auditorium or for a group to schedule a loud concert on the Quad during finals.”

The University changed its GUP application process in July 2013, allowing for an expedited application process for demonstrations in response to recent or “immediate” news events. The University policy states that applicants under this category can usually expect a response within 24 hours, though the

University policy requires a Grounds Use Permit for assemblies on the Quad. CW / Sloane Arogeti

permit process requires coordination of many separate entities, such as Grounds, UAPD, Transportation, Legal Counsel, Auxiliary Services, Health and Safety, Risk Management and, when appropriate, Student Affairs or a particular dean.

The Editorial Board acknowledged this change, but argued that certain areas like the Quad are public in nature and should not always require a GUP, and that even expedited responses do not guarantee a right to assemble.

“When considering reasonable time, place and manner considerations, UA’s objectives are to ensure the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the University’s ability to educate its students and conduct its daily operations,” said Lane, explaining the University’s belief that GUPs are necessary for normal operations to continue.

The University did not comment on whether or not it anticipates changing its current GUP policy any time in the near future.

The University did not make the 2014 FIRE list for on-campus free speech violations.

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Editor | Patrick Crowley Letters@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, March 10, 2015

OURVIEW SPECIAL TOPICS | SGA ELECTIONS

Student leaders need concrete plans, not vague ideas In previous years, The Crimson White’s Editorial Board has endorsed candidates for SGA elections. This year will be no different. As a source for news, opinions and information about The University of Alabama, we feel we have a responsibility to inform students about the candidates for SGA executive positions and endorse those who we feel can best serve campus. We focus on the details of the campaign while not losing sight of the greater vision of each candidate. We interview each candidate and ask them questions about why they want the position, what they plan to achieve and who is endorsing them.

But being a part of the SGA is neither easy nor enviable at times. The SGA has historically been associated with cronyism, malfeasance and the Machine. Yet, in rare occurrences, the SGA has been wildly effective and a conduit for progress

IN SHORT: The Editorial Board chose endorsements based on SGA candidates’ need to focus on realistic, timely goals during their terms instead of leaning on students’ idealism. on campus. A prime example is the Matt Calderone administration in 2012-2013.

Jimmy Taylor, president after Calderone, was by most accounts a great disappointment. This year’s President Hamilton Bloom will best be known by the work of his executive council and not what he did personally. His council aggressively reached out to the campus student population through “Say Hey.” The SGA has effectively rebranded themselves and are primed to make a greater difference next year than in past years. For the first time in a long time, we feel that the SGA has

the potential to represent all students on campus and not cater to the whims of a few.

To do so, though, they need proper leadership from each of the candidates.

In our endorsement process, we reviewed each candidate as a student here at the University, not whether they were Greek or non-Greek, Machine-backed or independent. Leadership comes from all walks of life and parts of campus, and to disregard someone’s platforms or ideas because of petty differences is embarrassing to the notions of intellectual discourse and higher education. We considered the opposed candidate’s ideas in comparison to their competitors and for those unopposed to their predecessors. We did not endorse candidates exclusively based on social connections or the groups, Machine or non-Machine, that support them. Our endorsement, however, does not mean we

support any candidate’s association with secretive, exclusionary groups.

What we ultimately sought in our endorsements are leaders that can make SGA a productive and effective government for all students. We believe concrete plans to achieve tangible results and actual contributions to the student body outweigh generic platitudes and unrealistic visions for campus. The University of Alabama’s Student Government Association needs leaders capable of uniting campus with their ideas and actions.

The Crimson White believes these candidates are the best individuals for their respective position and capable of achieving that aim.

Whether you agree with us or not, go vote.

Our View represents the consensus of The Crimson White Editorial Board.

Stephen Keller for Student Government Association president The Crimson White Editorial Board endorses Stephen Keller for Student Government Association president.

Stephen Keller’s platform is grounded in concrete details about how he will address campus problems with implementable, timely solutions, while Elliot Spillers’s platform is about the idea of creating wellbeing for all students and cultivating sustainable change. Spillers is charismatic, personable and a man of the people; Keller is pragmatic, political and focused on the details. Spillers’ background is in community service and sustained volunteerism; Keller’s background is in campus politics and SGA. They are complete opposites of each other, despite their interests in the same position.

The Student Government Association’s highest office requires someone who can effectively manage all parts of the executive office, work with Senate and Judiciary and represent the entirety of the student body. Keller’s background as an SGA senator and vice president of student affairs exposed him to both the legislative and executive side of the SGA, which separates him from Spillers’ SGA experiences as assistant director of engagement and deputy vice president of student affairs. Keller understands how to craft and push legislation through Senate in efficacious ways. He also understands the roles of the executive office and how best to maintain cohesion and unity amongst the highest-ranking officers of the SGA. Keller’s platform, dubbed “Tomorrow begins today” by his campaign, is wellcrafted, thoughtful and intricate. Each of the issues his platform addresses starts

with a proper diagnosis of a campus issue and how it impacts students. He sketches in detail how he will implement a change and who he will collaborate with to ameliorate the issue. He then provides a timeline of when students can expect him to achieve his actions, thus empowering students to hold him and the rest of the SGA accountable – something few candidates have ever considered doing. Simply put, Keller’s platform is about the what, when and how.

One of his ideas that has the potential to truly transform campus life for an entire generation of students is his plan to implement bystander training for all incoming IFC pledges, which will also be available for all incoming freshman students. He said he believes that empowering individuals to act is the best prevention for sexual assault, especially in fraternity houses, where sexual assault is pandemic and difficult to track. Addressing problems like sexual assault requires specific policy solutions. A small change like the one Keller is proposing can produce tangible, powerful results.

While Spillers’s platform is ideologically appealing and bold, he lacks specifics of what he intends to do and how it will be beneficial for all students. Far too much political rhetoric for SGA elections is focused on a vision without a strategy to achieve it and we believe Spillers made that mistake. Spillers might also be overestimating his ability to connect various administrators and programs on campus towards the same goal. For example, one specific program that we felt to be tangible and effective but weighed down by overextension is his idea to create a sexual assault

Stephen Keller CW / Pete Pajor

peer advocacy program. In our interview, he failed to mention how he would create the program besides partnering with National Association of Mental Illness and Housing and Residential Communities.

We understand the importance of collaboration amongst all students and synthesizing disparate ideas, but describing the dynamics of the relationships and the avenues through which all the agents would act is just as important.

In making our endorsement we debated the merits and flaws of each candidate.

Two issues gave us cause for concern when choosing whether or not to endorse Keller: his Machine backing and his violation of election rules in his campaign for vice president of student affairs last year.

The Machine is a fundamentally unfair institution and its continued existence is a stain not only on the SGA, but on The University of Alabama as a whole. However, we ultimately felt that it would be unfair to rest our decision on this single issue or to

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lay responsibility for the Machine at one person’s feet. Keller’s willingness to reach out to minority groups on campus and his endorsement by the Campus Veteran’s Association and the Muslim Student Association helped assuage some of our concerns that a Keller-led SGA would, like previous administrations, continue to serve a select few.

Keller pointed out he served his required community service for violating election rules last year and he would rather move forward than continue to look to the past. We tend to agree. Whether or not someone broke a rule by handing out a stack of fliers a year ago has little to no bearing on their ability to be an effective leader.

We realize that the two candidates, Stephen Keller and Elliot Spillers, are possibly the two best candidates competing against each other for the SGA presidency in a very long time. Both candidates would make excellent SGA presidents. We are all truly fortunate beyond measure that these two phenomenal leaders are dedicating themselves to selflessly servicing campus and students. We hope this presidential race inspired more across campus to act for others and better our campus.

We feel it is our duty to endorse an SGA presidential candidate, and we endorse Stephen Keller. What this campus and SGA needs is a leader with a vision and a plan to act with implementable actions that benefit all students and not just a select few. Stephen Keller is that leader.

Our View represents the consensus of The Crimson White Editorial Board.

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OPINIONS Tuesday, March 10, 2015

OURVIEW

Tate Thomas for vice president of student affairs The Crimson White Editorial Board endorses Tate Thomas for the position of vice president of student affairs.

The vice president of student affairs should be held by a person who cares about the multitude of issues faced by students but also recognizes how the role can be used to fix those problems. Throughout our interviews with each candidate we looked for vision, pragmatism and a genuine care for all students, not just a select few. All the candidates possessed vision and a genuine care for students, but in our interview Thomas clearly possessed the experience and pragmatic attitude to turn his platform into reality.

Throughout our interview with Tate, he consistently reminded us that he was an engineer, capable of breaking large problems into smaller, tangible steps. He spoke at length about his experience within the

SGA as chief implementation officer and how that shaped his campaign platform and plans for his role should he win. For example, his Student Non-Academic Misconduct forgiveness program will bring much needed change to an unfair, harsh punishment. Far too many students have SNAMs haunting their academic and personal records, which reduce their present opportunities and dampen their future prospects. His ability to develop an appropriate solution with the consultation of University administrators and with the help of fellow SGA members speaks volumes about his leadership ability, problem-solving mentality and desire to serve students.

In comparison to his fellow candidates Thomas lacks a clear idea on how to increase dialogue between students about campus-wide problems like sexual

Tate Thomas Photo Courtesy of Tate Thomas

assault, mental illness and race relations.

Branden Greenberg, through his work with the U ARE campaign and the Greek Council, tried to help students develop self-confidence and combat mental

illness stigma. Ryan Campbell wants to stop compartmentalizing campus by Greek or non-Greek, Honors or non-Honors, out-of-state or in-state and the other categories students use to describe themselves. Nonetheless, Thomas showed both the willingness and ability to reach out and make connections to get the job done. We hope he will use this acumen in an attempt to bridge some of the deep-seated divisions on campus.

Thomas is by far the strongest candidate for the position because of his desire to help other students, his engineer-like approach to problem-solving, and his relatively achievable platform. Ultimately, we endorse Tate Thomas for the vice president of student affairs.

Our View represents the consensus of The Crimson White Editorial Board.

Most unopposed SGA candidates prepared for leadership, but not all In this year’s SGA elections, five candidates are running unopposed for executive office: Polly Ricketts for executive vice president, Jonathan Hess for vice president of external affairs, Katrina Swarthout for executive secretary, Ben Leake for vice president of financial affairs and Addison Arnold for vice president of academic affairs.

The Editorial Board endorses every candidate for their respective position except for Addison Arnold.

Polly Ricketts Executive Vice President We possess absolutely no reservations about endorsing Polly Ricketts for executive vice president. Her track record of success within the SGA as secretary for the First Year Council, associate executive vice president under Will Pylant and executive secretary is second to none. As executive secretary, Ricketts helped create “Say Hey” to promote outreach of SGA to students across campus and increased transparency through improvements in the SGA website. Her platform is focused on creating long-term sustainability in SGA initiatives, which is a refreshing change of pace from the usual one-anddone projects often undertaken by the SGA. Whoever is elected president is already off to a good start, since they will have Ricketts as their second-in-command. We not only believe she will do great things next year, we expect them.

We enthusiastically endorse Polly Ricketts for executive vice president.

Jonathan Hess Vice President of External Affiars Jonathan Hess is the next strongest candidate behind Ricketts, and he is only a sophomore. Jonathan is a Tuscaloosa native who grew up in the city, went to high school at Holy Spirit Catholic School, and is now at the University. He possesses immense knowledge about the city of Tuscaloosa, understands the evolving dynamics of the relationship between the University and the city and actively participates in various external engagements sponsored by the SGA. His lone flaw is his lofty idea to advocate for changing city codes to support Uber, but his willingness to even pursue such an objective speaks to his ambition and desire to represent the University in front of the city council. Nonetheless, Hess is a great candidate for the position of vice president of external affairs and he earns our endorsement.

Katrina Swarthout Executive Secretary Although Ka t r i n a Swarthout’s platform is not as innovative and thorough as other candidates, she understands the importance of communication and, subsequently, how transparency arises from proper and effective communication. Her plans to sustain “Say Hey”, improve the SGA website, and increase transparency within the SGA are easily doable. We hope she follows in Polly Rickett’s footsteps and develops additional programs to expand SGA’s outreach and awareness on campus. Still, we foresee no issues with her faithfully executing the duties of her office and therefore endorse her for executive secretary.

Ben Leake Vice President of Financial Affiars

Addison Arnold Vice President of Academic Affiars

Ben Leake’s platform is full of ideas for changing the financial situation of the SGA, helping students in need acquire financial support through need-based scholarships, and increasing student organization access to Financial Affairs Committee funding. His idealism may face a harsh reality next year when he attempts to transform his platform into practice. We also pause at the fact that he has never served in FAC and will now be in charge of it. But where he lacks in experience, he comes back with ideas, enthusiasm and intelligence. We endorse him for vice president of financial affairs.

Addison Arnold did not earn our endorsement. The vice president of academic affairs is ultimately an advocate for changing the policies of colleges and the University as a whole to better support students in all their academic endeavors. Addison did not fully comprehend a number of academic problems on campus nor was she aware of how to best address the issues.

For example, she did not have a strong answer when asked whether or not it was fair that a freshman in the Honors College would take priority in registration over a non-Honors senior entering their final semester.

We also felt she lacked a discernible passion for her position that other candidates expressed.

While we hope she can develop pragmatic solutions to academic problems on campus, we cannot endorse her presently because she is not the most suitable advocate for students.

6 Keller proposes numerous SGA initiatives NEWS

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Keller said. “I know that they ask for ten or so hours a week, but I try to give as much of my time as possible.”

Keller said his most impactful experience within SGA has been the “Say Hey SGA,” initiative, a campaign spearheaded and led by Executive Secretary Polly Ricketts and Director of Media Relations Mackenzie Brown.

“It was brought to our attention that we needed an initiative that goes out and comes to students,” Keller said.

“I know being able to go out there for those two or three hours, once a week, twice a week or depending on how often Polly wanted to do it; that was great.”

It was during the campaign, Keller said, that he truly learned of student issues regarding football ticket sales.

He said he has been working with the athletic department since last August on an initiative that would enable fourth-year college students to obtain away game tickets, instead of a disproportional allotment going toward students with several credit hours, like fifth and sixth-year seniors.

“Right now we are about 98 percent through with the proposal and working on confirmation from Bill Battle so we can start implementing it in upcoming seasons,” Keller said.

Hamilton Bloom, current SGA president, said he has worked with Keller for the past three years and said he is excited to see him run for president.

“Through initiatives such as the Diversity Caucus, and the Athletics Proposal, among others, [Keller] has done an incredible job listening to students and acting on their concerns,” Bloom said.

Keller is running on a platform he calls “tomorrow begins today,” a metaphorical tomorrow, as he explains in his campaign videos, that previous SGA administrations have failed to reach. While he describes his platform as rather large, Keller said he is certain he is going to keep the multiple promises he has made in his campaign, which include working on priority registration for veterans, increasing the perimeter of 348-RIDE, creating new

Crimson Ride routes, continuing to grow the diversity caucus, increasing street lighting on areas surrounding campus and working with UA parking to alleviate the student burden of parking tickets.

“We’re unveiling more initiatives than, I believe, any other candidate has ever done,” Keller said. “And not only are we unveiling more initiatives, we are telling students how we are going to do it, what they are and when we are going to do it.”

Andrew Cicero, Keller’s campaign manager, said he believes Keller has the potential to be “the most active SGA president of our time.” Keller explained the Bloom administration has spent the past year “rebranding” the SGA, and he plans to change the culture.

“His personal relationships with Dr. Hebson, Dr. Bonner, Dr. Hood and multiple other administrators allow him to enter the presidency ready to enact change from not only SGA, but administration as well,” Cicero said.

During last year’s campaign, Keller was charged with an election violation for failing to report a series of fliers on his financial disclosure form.

Keller was sanctioned by the elections board and forced to complete 75 hours of community service. This year, he said, his campaign is making an effort to be completely transparent with all students.

“We released out financial disclosure forms on our Facebook page,” Keller said. “We don’t want any question as to where our money is going and we want students to understand where we have allocated our funds and how those funds affect them.”

Keller said he believes he is ultimately the best candidate for the position because he has experience working with the executive members of SGA, unlike his opponent Elliot Spillers.

“I think it is very easy to have spent years within an institution, understand its issues, and once you become at the helm, be able to fix it from the inside out rather then from the outside in,” Keller said.

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NEWS Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Spillers’ platform focuses on six tenets

By Rachel Brown | News Editor

After moving to numerous states and cities throughout his childhood, Elliot Spillers is finally able to call Alabama home. Spillers, the son of two Air Force parents, is a self-described “military brat.”

“People always ask me, ‘where are you from?’ and I say ‘everywhere but nowhere,’” he said.

After his parents left the Air Force, Spillers and his family moved to Birmingham, Alabama, the place he called home for the past eight years.

Spillers chose to attend The University of Alabama, in part, because he wanted to stay in the same place after moving around so often. He applied, was accepted and ultimately decided to attend because he loved Alabama, he said.

“For me, I’m a chameleon,” Spillers said. “I can literally blend into any surrounding, any place, and I think going to school that is ve r y

Elliot Spillers is running for SGA president. CW / Pete Pajor

multicultural, very diverse, would congratulations and to tell him he be very easy for me, and I wanted a still wanted to work together to bit of a challenge, and so that’s why work for the student body. Keller I came to Alabama. I love this cam- then appointed Spillers to serve pus, love Alabama football and I as the assistant vice president of wanted to make a difference here.” student affairs.

Spillers is a junior majoring in “It’s ironic I don’t have executive business with a minor in the Blount experience, but I have SGA expeUndergraduate Initiative program. rience,” Spillers said. “Last year I He is also a member of the Honors was awarded outstanding director College. Throughout his tenure at of the year by the SGA, and I have the University, Spillers has worked the award to prove it. No, I haven’t with First Year Experience, the held an executive title, but what’s Center for Sustainable Service an executive title without knowand Volunteerism, the A-Book ing the issues of students, without editorial board and the Sustained knowing what they need and what Dialogue program. they want?”

Chisolm Allenlundy, a member Mark Hammontree, Spillers’ of Spillers’ campaign team, said he campaign manager, said he met believes it is Spillers’ connections Spillers the summer they studied across campus that make him the abroad together in Oxford. most qualified candidate to serve “When you meet Elliot, right as president. away you know that he’s a guy that “I think his strongest quality is had a lot of passion for this camhis ability, not only through his pus, and more than that, he has a connections and really great vision,” his personality Hammontree said. but also through “He has the people his experience on skills, and he just campus, to rephas this sort of I want to base my resent the widest charm and administration on a campus- amazing array of students personality to bring on campus poswide initiative that will increase people together and sible,” Allenlundy have them be willsaid. “I think that transparency, provide wellness ing to work with should always resources to all students and him to achieve a be the primary common goal.” cultivate a sustainable change consideration Spillers is runafter competence ning with the intent in our student government. to “change the way is judged, and I think both canSGA is perceived.” didates are very His campaign is — Elliot Spillers — competent. I think focused around six you have to concentral dimensions sider which canof well-being: spirididate is going to tual, social, envirepresent the widest swath of stu- ronmental, emotional, financial dent interests, and without a doubt and physical.

I think that’s Elliot.”

“I want to base my administraWhile Spillers has never served tion on a campus-wide initiative in an elected SGA position, he has that will increase transparency, been involved with the organiza- provide wellness resources to tion throughout his three years all students and cultivate a susat the University. During his tainable change in our student freshman year, Spillers was government,” Spillers said. appointed to a senate assistant Spillers’ initiatives include workposition. He ran for Senate, ing with student groups on campus but was defeated and served to increase awareness and educaas deputy director of engage- tion for mental illness and working ment his sophomore year. with the Women’s Resource Center At the end of his sopho- about ways to create a peer-tomore year, Spillers ran peer mentoring session for people against Stephen Keller for affected by sexual assault, and vice president of student creating a campus wellness week. affairs, but ultimately lost “For three years now I’ve seen the election. executives claim to revolution“I ran for vice president ize the SGA, bring diversity of student affairs and it back to our campus, bring integwas probably one of the rity back to it, but what all these most challenging experi- executives lack is that selflessences I’ve gone through at ness,” Spillers said. “That selfthe University, but it was also lessness to truly care about stuone where I’ve grown so much,” dents and the needs that they Spillers said. have. They lack relationships.

After the election last I have built relationships, and year, Spillers said he sought that’s what I have going for me as out Keller to offer his an executive.”

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Editor | Francie Johnson Culture@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Burton exhibits art inspired by Alabama childhood

By Katie Bedrich | Contributing Writer

Richmond Burton pays tribute to his roots in Talladega, Alabama, and celebrates his return to the state for the first time in over 12 years in his exhibition, “From the Alabama Oval,” currently on display at the University.

Burton has shown his art in New York and other cities in the United States and Europe.

Before opening the current exhibition in the University’s Sarah Moody Gallery of Art last month, his most recent visit to Alabama was for the installation of a painting in Birmingham in 2002.

“I’m hoping that this show will open up more possibilities for me to return to Alabama,” he said. “It’s really been a great experience, so full of warm memories and reconnecting with people who I hadn’t seen in 30 years or more.”

The opening of “From the Alabama Oval” was special to Burton, because it was the first time he included biographical details and showed photographs of his childhood in Alabama to celebrate the exhibition, he said.

“I was able to make it more about my life story, as opposed to when I usually lecture, I just keep it more to my work,” he said.

Burton’s internationallyrenowned career began when his grandmother, Manilla Fulton, taught him to paint at an early age. His memories

of growing up in Talladega include showing at local art fairs, and, of course, the opening of the world’s largest oval racecar track.

Director of the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art Bill Dooley likened Burton’s paintings to the Alabama Oval, better known as the Talladega Superspeedway. “[Burton] and I were excited about the idea of using this geometric reference since it is indeed one employed in his compositions,” Dooley said.

“He associated the element of time and movement found in both activities of the painter and the racecar driver. I think that some of it expands into a sort of Zen concept of being truly dedicated to their respective practices.”

Burton said he found Dooley’s interpretation refreshing and different.

“It allowed me to go back on my own experience of how exciting it was when the racetrack opened in Talladega,” Burton said.

Both of Burton’s parents graduated from The University of Alabama. He said his mother went back to school several times to earn master’s and doctorate degrees at the University, and he would spend time in Tuscaloosa during the summers while she studied.

Burton said he remembers visiting Sarah Moody, the gallery where his paintings currently hang, and seeing the work of renowned Southern artists

Burton’s painting “I Am Evermore” hangs at the front of the artist’s painting exhibit in Sarah Moody Gallery of Art. Photo Courtesy of Bill Dooley.

like William Christenberry and William Eggleston.

“When I went there as a kid, who would have known I would be one day showing my art there?” he said. “You just never know what life is going to present to you.”

One of Burton’s paintings is featured in the March issue of Architectural Digest, hanging in the bedroom of Tommy Mottola, head of Sony Music.

The painting is from a series Burton created 15 years ago called the “I Am Paintings.”

The large entrance piece in Sarah Moody, “I Am Evermore,” is from the same series and is the earliest piece in the gallery.

“It’s really a wonderful coincidence that at the same time we have this show at the University, there’s another painting from this series reproduced in a very respected publication,” Burton said.

The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art offers the University community access to well-known artists through lectures,

artist talks and the exhibits programmed throughout the year. Dooley said students always seem to get a lot from seeing exhibits by artists from across the country.

“It was great to have a chance to work with Richmond,” he said. “I was excited about getting a chance to support another nationallyacclaimed painter with strong ties to the state of Alabama.”

Burton’s exhibit opened Feb. 19 and will be on display until March 27.

COLUMN | BOOKS

Lang Leav’s second installment spellbinds reader

By Tori Linville

“Lullabies” is the second book by contemporary author and artist Lang Leav. Amazon.com

The second installment of Lang Leav’s writing, “Lullabies,” is desired to “sing to your present,” “echo of your past” and “whisper of your future.”

Leav prefaces the poems with an introduction that includes a poem by her partner, Michael Faudet. She explains her book by stating, “I have always thought poems were a little like spells … there is a certain quality to words that – when strung in a certain way – has an almost hypnotic effect.”

She finishes her introduction by inviting the audience to read the poems any way they see fit, whether from back to front or somewhere in the middle. Like the first installment “Love and Misadventures,” Leav’s “Lullabies” is segmented into three sections. This time, the sections are labeled as chapters. “Duet,” “Interlude” and “Finale” are chapters one, two and three, respectively, followed by an “Encore.”

Before even hitting the meat of the poetry, readers can already see how the melodic aspects begin to emerge.

Much like a concert of sorts, the “Duet” and “Finale” chapters take up the space, with the brief eight-page “Interlude.” The first part blends themes such as natural occurrences, self-discovery and more. Poems such as “Her Words,” “My Heart” and “Second Chances” involve a narrator in the process of realizing themselves and those around them.

“Tsunamis” and “The Seventh Sea” provide stark images of ocean movements as metaphors to events within the narrator’s relationships. Other poems, like “Signposts,” “Mementos” and “Keys” focus on everyday objects to supply readers with even more metaphorical language.

As the show goes on, “Finale” starts with a child-like tone. “Three Questions” opens the second delve into emotion by asking questions like riddles. “Dead Poets,” “Despondency” and

“Fairy Tales” break up Leav’s usual rhyme with prose poems of depressing topics – lost childhood and death to name a couple.

It’s easy to see how, in an almost sister book to “Love and Misadventures,” “Lullabies” can be dismissed as more of the same. The format is certainly identical, and the sections are once again illustrated by Leav’s own hand.

The subject matter has only thickened physically and immaterially to cover more love, loss, heartbreak and witty short tales.

Because of this, it’s better to think of the two books as bigger pieces of a whole. The poetry within “Lullabies” is just as relatable and tug just as strongly at the reader’s heart. The best advice when approaching “Lullabies” comes from Leav herself. As she says in the introduction, “I imagine it to be a bedside table kind of book – hopefully, one that you will pick up on some windy, restless night and it will help sing you to sleep.”

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CULTURE Tuesday, March 10, 2015 COLUMN | FOOD

Spring break brings chance to try new foods

By Matt Lund

Spring break, y’all. It’s time to forget class, gym, work, papers, exams and bank accounts, and wildly descend upon the coast. Our march requires sustenance! Moving west to east, here are a few places of interest down in the Gulf.

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Anybody in Gulf Shores for the week is required to eat at Papa Rocco’s as often as possible. They have ice-cold beer and free live entertainment every night of the week, plus the seafood pizza (shrimp, scallops, alfredo) is heaven on a crust. You should also look out for their oysters. Raw or baked, you can’t go wrong. A half-dozen Oysters Rockefeller, a half dozen Oysters Parmesan, descend into food coma, dream happy.

Considering St. Patrick’s Day falls during spring break this year, I would be remiss if I didn’t suggest at least one “Irish Pub.” So here’s one that has two locations. Both locations feature dark stained wood and brass, live music, big crowds, big menus and big portions. It’s not your grandpa’s neighborhood pub back in Galway, but the food is awesome: burgers, steaks, shepherd’s pie, corned beef, fried mashed potato balls and more. They also brew their own line of draft beers on-site and have a very affordably priced bar featuring all the usual suspects.

You’ve worked since New Year’s for this.

Beach body intact for the week, it’s time to reward yourself. Anyone passing through Mobile on their way to the beach needs to stop at this place, which boasts over 47 different ice cream flavors all homemade on-site. This is the best ice cream I’ve ever had. This ice cream is worth getting fat on.

I highly recommend trying rocky road or lemon custard.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Diving teams to compete for shot at NCAA championships

By Tyler Waldrep | Contributing Writer

The softball team’s Tuesday matchup against UAB could end up being the fourth cancelled or postponed game so far this season. CW / Layton Dudley

No. 5 softball team to take on UAB at home

By Kelly Ward | Sports Editor

No. 5 Alabama softball has had three games cancelled or postponed. The reason isn’t that Alabama doesn’t want to play, it just doesn’t want to play in below-freezing temperatures or wintry weather. Neither did the the other team.

Tuesday night’s matchup with UAB should be the second matchup of the season but projected below-freezing temperatures caused both teams to agree to postpone the first meeting.

Tuesday’s matchup could also be the fourth cancelled or postponed game.

Alabama coach Patrick Murphy said he doesn’t know if the team will get a midweek game in.

“Gosh, it doesn’t look good again, does it?” Murphy said.

There is a 75 percent chance of rain forecasted for Tuesday night, according to weather.com.

Despite cancelled and postponed games, UAB has compiled an 18-5 record and Alabama an 18-4 record. The Blazers completed a series sweep over North Texas this past weekend to start conference play.

UAB’s only shared opponent with Alabama so far is Lipscomb. Both the Blazers and the Crimson Tide came away with a win.

“We’ve already looked at rescheduling the game over there, and I think that one’s going to work out so I hope we get to play,” Murphy said. “We’re running out of dates.”

The cancelled and postponed games have given Alabama one edge: extra practices.

“Well, it kind of has helped us through

PLAN TO GO WHAT: Alabama Softball vs. UAB WHEN: 6 p.m.

WHERE: Rhoads Stadium

the last couple of weekends because when we played Lafayette, we got four days of practice, which we never get, and then this weekend it might be three so it turns out it’ll probably help us,” Murphy said. “It definitely did against Lafayette.”

The Wednesday before Alabama hosted Lousiana-Lafayette, forecasted wintry weather caused Alabama and Jacksonville State to agree not to play.

The game was scheduled to be played at Jacksonville State and travel on possibly icy roads would have been too risky.

The Crimson Tide used Wednesday as another practice and took the weekend series against then-No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette.

Even though the extra practices are beneficial, not having midweek games keeps the team from developing a rhythm of playing more than three games in a week, Murphy said.

“I think the pitchers need that ‘cause obviously this week everybody got a start and it was three complete games, but [sophomore right-hander] Sydney [Littlejohn] got five innings so you know, good and bad,” Murphy said. “She might need a little more work.”

Alabama is scheduled to face UAB at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Rhoads Stadium.

Equipment failure, a fire and hours of travel have all tested Alabama’s diving teams this year.

The final test for the teams is a trip to Athens, Georgia, to compete for spots in the NCAA Championships.

Beginning Monday, the men’s and women’s diving teams will compete for the chance to advance to the NCAA Championships. In order to qualify the divers will face competition from most of the SEC, the ACC and several regional independents.

Sophomore Taylor Zablocki said the team is not satisfied with how the season has played out so far. Earlier this season, a fire in the aquatic center’s control room forced the team to spend roughly half of its practice time traveling to a facility in Birmingham. She said the fire definitely affected the team’s ability to perform, but the trials the divers faced brought them closer together.

“Our support is our biggest strength,” she said. “I think we The men’s and women’s diving teams will compete have each other’s backs.” for the chance to advance to the NCAA ChampionCoach Pat Greenwell said the ships on Monday, facing competition from most of diving teams are going through a the SEC, the ACC and several regional independents. down year. He said all the obstacles CW / Layton Dudley the teams have faced this season have likely contributed to the lack nationals. He said these changes of success, but those challenges should provide the diving team with a chance to be represented should not be used as excuses.

“Competitively across the confer- in the championship if the athletes can execute properly ence, we have not made in Athens. a showing, a showing Sophomore Brent being in the top eight,” Sagert said proper exehe said.

Qualifying for the Our support is our cution in diving often comes down to mental NCAA Championship biggest strength. preparation. He said the will be a little different teams did not practice this year. Divers will as much as they would compete in a regional — Taylor Zablocki — have liked, but they meet like usual, but can still succeed if they more divers can qualify believe in themselves. from each meet than “We’ve been training before. Greenwell said these changes could easily result all year for this,” he said. “We know in more than twice the number of what we are supposed to be doing. divers advancing to compete in We know how to do our dives.”

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Editor | Kelly Ward Sports@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, March 10, 2015

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Women’s club volleyball balances competition, academics

By Tyler Waldrep | Contributing Writer

Athletes on the Alabama women’s volleyball club must balance life on and off of the court.

Freshman Bailey Spivey said the club takes up a significant amount of her time. Spivey said this forces her to plan her school work around volleyball practices, but she said this actually helps her keep up with her studies, since she often studies for tests well ahead of time.

“You have to know how to handle your studies and be able to balance them both,” Spivey said. “It’s been really good for me.”

Spivey, majoring in pre-physical therapy, is not the only club member who works hard to keep up with her academics. Several of her teammates have rigorous schedules as they seek to become nurses, engineers and doctors.

Even Club President Andrea Barron, a nursing student, has to balance her obli-

gations to the club with the demands of the classroom. Barron said one of her favorite things about the club is its diversity. She said it has allowed her to branch out and make friends with people that she ordinarily would never have met.

“We are a really close-knit team,” Barron said. “I know I can trust any of these girls, count on any of these girls. If I ever need anything, they’re always there for me.”

Sophomore Lavinia Doan said the club’s close personal bond does not affect its competitive mentality. She said practices are enjoyable but intense.

“We are all really good friends, so it’s not just that the atmosphere is fun, it’s serious as well,” Doan said. “It’s a good balance of everything.”

Competition is important to the club.

This past fall around 60 girls competed just to make the team. Barron said the increased interest in joining the club has translated into better play on the court.

PLAN TO GO WHAT: Volleyball tournament WHEN: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., April 11 WHERE: South Gym, Student Recreation Center When the club is not competing, the girls like to get together as a group. One of the best bonding activities the club has found is community service.

“It’s just overall a good thing to give back to the community,” Spivey said.

“It’s fun too. We went and did Habitat for Humanity, which was incredible. We have talked about going back many times.”

Those who are interested in witnessing the team in action can attend the team’s only home tournament of the year on April 11 in the South Gym of the Student Recreation Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The club volleyball team won the Auburn Tournament on Feb. 28. Photo Courtesy of Debbie Spivey