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SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SINCE 1894
President Q&A
8 Underrated Films
12 Gymnastics
As president of the Muslim Students Association, Muhammad Farooq works to connect Muslim students to non-Muslim students across campus. The group provides prayer spaces and annual celebrations for its members.
Many underrated 2014 films are the perfect solution to mid-week spring break boredom. From dramadies to romantic flicks, check out our picks for the best movies to see.
The fifth-ranked Alabama gymnastics team will return home to host defending NCAA co-champion No 1. Oklahoma for the final meet of regular season this Friday night at 7 p.m.
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The University of Alabama bama announced Monday it would puborolla lish a 2014-2015 edition of the Corolla oyees, yearbook for students, employees, alumni and parents, according to an email sent from UA News just before 10 a.m. “Using a traditional format with rolla’s tech-savvy innovations, the Corolla’s content will focus on preserving the broader Alabama experience and The University offer students an has decided to opportunity to be in the book in continue the ways that capture their own individ123-year-old ual experiences tradition ... on campus during the year,” the email read. – Deborah Lane – The email stated the yearbook would cover events from the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters, with distribution in July 2015. In the past, the Corolla was a student-run publication managed by the Office of Student Media. Deborah Lane, associate vice president of media relations, said in an emailed statement Monday management of the Corolla has shifted. “The University has decided to continue the 123-year-old tradition of producing a yearbook by publishing the 2014-15 Corolla,” Lane said. SEE COROLLA PAGE 16
Ruler of the Rink New York native led Crimson Tide hockey to 2012 SEC Championship By Nolan Imsande | Staff Reporter
Mike Quenneville was 2 years old when he first learned how to skate. The ice he learned on was a frozen pond just down the way from his home in Massena, New York. By the time he was 4, he was playing organized hockey. Hockey in upstate New York is like football in Alabama. Everyone in the state plays it and everyone watches it. It’s less sport and more a way of life. It is something embedded in natives from the time they are born. For Quenneville, it was a family tradition. Quenneville is the youngest of four children and all of them played hockey growing up. Their father, Marcel, coached the sport, so SEE QUENNEVILLE PAGE 9 Mike Quenneville is the coach of the Alabama club hockey team, which is hosting the ACHA Division III National Championships. Photo Courtesy Kevin Farrell
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Women’s wheelchair basketball wins fourth national title The Alabama women’s wheelchair basketball team won its fourth national championship in seven years on Saturday after it defeated The University of Illinois 58-52. The victory marked the team’s fourth national title since 2007 and its first since 2011. Cindy Ouellet led the team in the title game with 22
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Alabama’s Erin Routliffe was named the SEC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week on Wednesday after leading the Crimson Tide to a pair of conference victories over the weekend with two singles and doubles victories over No. 6 Georgia and Tennessee. The weekly honor is Routliffe’s first of her career at Alabama. “I’m proud of Erin’s progress and her commitment to improvement,” Alabama head coach Jenny Mainz said in a release. “She has a renewed
enthusiasm and focus that are noticeable. She continues to elevate her game and step up in defining moments. She’s very deserving of this recognition.” The team will travel to Mississippi this weekend to take on Ole Miss on Friday and Mississippi State on Sunday.
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Shelton captures medalist honors at Southern Collegiate Alabama sophomore Robby Shelton recorded a season-low round of 7-under par 65 on Wednesday to win his first medalist honor of the season at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters with a 15-under 201. As a team, No. 16 Alabama finished 14th overall with a three-round total of 882 (288-295-299) on the par 72, 7,510-yard Southern Highlands Golf Club.
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“Robby was fantastic and I’m very proud of him,” coach Jay Seawell said in a release. “What a performance by him. He was really good on a really tough course. To go against one of the best fields in college golf and beat them pretty handedly, that’s just a credit to him.”
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UA alumni take business west By Elizabeth Elkin | Staff Reporter
UA President Judy Bonner attended the Annual Gentlemen’s Ball in January. Photo Courtesy of James Kemp
Student group raises $1,100 for charity through event By Alaina Upman | Contributing Writer
The Grandeur Gentlemen’s Coterie’s mission is to strive to inspire and influence their peers, according to their organizational profile, by teaching their members to be the “prototype and proper representation of a young man at The University of Alabama.” The organization held its first Annual Gentlemen’s Ball in January at the Cypress Inn Pavilion, with Judy Bonner in attendance. They partnered with the Mortar Board Honor Society in hosting the event. The group raised $1,100 for the Exceptional Foundation from the Annual Gentlemen’s Ball. James Kemp, a senior majoring in finance and president of the Grandeur Gentlemen’s Coterie, said the foundation is located in Homewood, where it caters to special needs children and adults around the Birmingham area. “We will be doing different events throughout the year, such as professional development programs, an etiquette dinner and resume critiquing, along with the ball in the spring and another big event in the fall,” he said. Marcus Cotton, advisor of the organization, said the time and energy the young men put into hosting the ball, plus raising funds for the Exceptional Foundation, created a stellar evening experience for all who attended. “The director of the Exceptional Foundation [who attended the event] was excited to see a group of young men fostering their leadership skills
and doing positive things in the community,” he said. Cotton said the Grandeur Gentlemen’s Coterie looks to develop student leaders. Derion Lipford, a junior majoring in electrical engineering who is in his second year in the Grandeur Gentlemen’s Coterie and now serves as professional development chair, said the organization is more than a club for him. “The culture of this organization is a group of young men who all want to strive to be successful in everything they do, and have very high morals and values for themselves,” he said. “It’s a collective unit of guys who exemplify what it means to be successful men on campus, and being someone who your mom and dad are proud of.” Currently, there are 27 members of the Grandeur Gentlemen’s Coterie. Kemp said he hopes the group will grow to about 40 members by next fall. “A lot of guys in our group are involved in several of other groups on campus, such as student ambassadors, Capstone men ambassadors and members of the Blackburn Institute, just to name a few,” Kemp said. “It’s a great network of guys you can connect with in diverse areas on campus.” Applications for the Grandeur Gentlemen’s Coterie are due Thursday, including a current resume and one letter of recommendation. Kemp said he encourages second semester freshmen through second semester juniors to apply. Applicants must submit their material to grandeurgentlemenscoterie@gmail.com.
Two University of Alabama graduates have become part of the largest franchised moving company both in the United States and internationally, and they are currently part of the company’s expansion to the West Coast. Two Men and a Truck is the largest mainstream moving company in the U.S. The company currently operates in 39 states and internationally. In addition to mainstream moving, the company sells moving equipment such as boxes and performs over 3 million moves a year transporting items to charities. “We like to think we’re a customer service business that does moving,” said Jeff Wesley, CFO of Two Men and a Truck. “Our movers are very involved in their communities.” “We look to be opening probably 10 to 15 stores in the next couple of years,” Wesley said. “We are very passionate about serving our communities and customers. We’re a great opportunity for people like that. We’re seeing a lot of options for young people.” Joey Hale and David Richardson, franchisees of Two Men and a Truck, met through the Two Men and a Truck system. They had similar personalities, and both were from Alabama, so they became friends. “We just struck up a friendship and through that different opportunities came up at different times,” Richardson said. Richardson, a Tuscaloosa resident with a wife and four kids, graduated from the University with a degree in accounting. He runs his franchises out of his office in Tuscaloosa. He also works as a small business accountant. Hale, a Chattanooga, Tennessee resident with a wife and three kids, graduated from the University with a degree in business management. He joined the Air Force after graduation and became a Two Men and a Truck franchisee in 1999. “It’s provided me a good living for the last 15 years,” Hale said. “I’ve seen it grow from relatively small, to now we’re over 300 units located in almost 50
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states and internationally. We continue to expect growth.” Richardson’s career at Two Men and a Truck began in 2011, when he bought the Pensacola, Florida, franchise. “This isn’t a get rich quick scheme,” Richardson said. “You have to put in a lot of work. It takes three to four years in each location. It is a good living for entrepreneurs.” Hale and Richardson decided to expand Two Men and a Truck to multiple cities on the West Coast, including Livermore, San Jose, Santa Clara and Palo Alto, California. “When we decided to go out west, it was an opportunity for us to buy out one of the last few major markets in the U.S.,” Richardson said. “Realistically we get to be pioneers because the brand recognition out there is little to none.” Hale said he has enjoyed the opportunity to start from scratch. “Nobody knows who we are.” he said. “We’ll see if we can make it work and become a household name in California. There are only a couple of franchises out in California and David and I just decided to take a big risk.” Wesley praised the two men for their work. “These guys are great assets to our system,” he said. “We’re just blessed to have them as part of our team.”
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GUEST COLUMN | EQUALITY
US must work to remedy wage gap for women By the Women and Gender Resource Center Student Leadership Council
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COLUMN | STRESS
External motivators cause undue emotional stress TJ
Parks Staff Columnist
America seems more driven to succeed than ever before. Although many Americans pride themselves in their work ethic, many push their desire to succeed to the point that it becomes unhealthy, stressful and unproductive. According to an American Psychological Association study released earlier this month, 64 percent of Americans said money concerns are a significant source of stress in their lives, and 60 percent of Americans said work is a significant source of stress in their lives. Meanwhile, the percentage of Americans experiencing stress over fulfilling specific needs is much lower. According to the APA study, only 46 percent of Americans said job stability was a significant source of stress in their lives and only 40 percent of Americans said housing costs are a significant source of stress in their lives. Not only does research show that fulfilling needs, such as paying for housing, cause Americans less stress
than the topic of money as a whole, but Americans are hinging their self-worth on extrinsic motivators. A study by Jennifer Crocker of 600 students showed that more than 80 percent of the undergraduates said they based their self-worth, in part, on academic competence and 66 percent of the undergraduates said they based their self-worth on doing better than others, the APA reported. Although it is typically a good thing to put a good deal of importance on work, school and finances, the amount of stress Americans developed because of these subjects is unhealthy. According to the APA, 13 percent of people polled in 2012 reported using alcohol to help manage stress and 25 percent reported eating to manage stress. In 2014, the APA reported that 12 percent of Americans reported skipping going to the doctor when they needed health care and 31 percent of couples reported that money was a major source of conflict in their relationship. Forty-two percent of Americans reported lying awake at night sometime within the past month due to stress. Furthermore, working to the point of extreme stress does nothing to help productivity. In the study by Jennifer Crocker mentioned previously, Crocker found that although students who based their self-worth on academic competence studied longer
than those who did not, their grades were not any higher. If anything, stress makes people less productive. According to the World Health Organization, stress cost U.S. businesses $300 billion in 2006. If Americans desire to become more productive, the most effective way is to stop stressing to obtain extrinsic goals, such as status and wealth and begin to perform tasks in order to fulfill intrinsic drives, such as practicing virtues. Crocker’s study revealed that students who based their self worth on adherence to moral standards and the pursuit of other intrinsic goals were more likely to receive higher grades. Many Americans work hard and experience high levels of stress because they want to succeed. Although hard work is a good thing and success is a good thing, perhaps the reason why so many Americans are burning out with no increase in productivity is because their definition of success is entirely extrinsic in nature. If Americans were to stop worrying so much about money and place more emphasis on intrinsic motivators, not only would they find themselves less stressed, but more productive as well. TJ Parks is a freshman majoring in journalism, history and anthropology. His column runs biweekly.
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Last week was Pay Equity Week on the University campus, the week when people around the country recognize the wage gap between working women and men, and offer remedies to address pay inequity. March is symbolic of the point into the new year that a woman must work in order to earn the wages paid to a man in the previous year. According to the statistics released in 2014 by the United States Census Bureau, women are paid, on average, 77 cents for every dollar their male counterparts are paid – a gap of 23 cents. And this is even lower for African American women and Hispanic women by almost 15 cents. Here in Alabama, working women still get paid under the national average. We are paid about 75 cents on the dollar compared to men, with African American women being paid 63 cents and Hispanic women being paid 43 cents on the dollar. It’s shameful women’s pay doesn’t even measure up to the national average. The wage gap costs the average American full-time woman between $700,000 and $2 million over the course of her lifetime. Fair pay takes real change to make a difference and here at the University we have what it takes. We have the resources that many communities and [Women] are paid even other uniabout 75 cents on versities don’t have as well. the dollar compared The Women to men ... and Gender Resource Center have annual events to raise awareness about pay inequality such as Start Smart, a workshop in partnership with American Association of University Women and the Wage Project to give women the tools and strategies to negotiate equal pay when they graduate. The University is one of the few schools in the national that has this program, being commended for our encouragement to foster not only conversations but actually change toward equality. The Women and Gender Resource Center Student Leadership Council plans, develops and implements a number of race and gender initiatives throughout the year.
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OPINIONS Thursday, March 12, 2015 COLUMN | RACISM
Oklahoma’s SAE provides Alabama lesson on empathy lives and the lives of those around us. Too often we tend to view the University as a bubble, insulated from the bad things in the world as we pursue the loftier things in life. Far too PATRICK many students think what they do Crowley now in college won’t carry ramificaOpinions Editor tions later in life. To me, that’s what Well, I never thought some other makes the SAE video so bad. They university’s greek system would honestly thought they could get away manage to make national headlines with being blatantly racist. They for racial issues the same way the laughed as they sang racial profanity. University did in Fall 2013. But The They even cheered. They did not realUniversity of Oklahoma’s ize the words they were SAE fraternity did just using had a dark history; that. For those who that entire generations haven’t yet seen the video people were fettered Far too many students of of the party-bound stubecause the color of their dents, I tell you to do so. think what they do skin was different. They Not to provide you with not even possess the now in college won’t did comfort that other schools moral faculty to underface the same issues and carry ramifications stand that that word got caught in a far more should never be used. later in life. horrible manner, but so They did not possess the we can all realize some empathy to think, “What issues are not behind if I was black and someus; some issues are very one said that to me?” much alive and shape the state and They did not consider how their felcountry we live in. If we do not come low students would feel if the video to understand the surroundings in was leaked. Ultimately, they lacked which we live our life, we won’t devel- respect for the basic human dignity op the proper agency to shape our in us all.
WHAT I THINK • Too many college students ignore long-term ramifications. • Racism is a lack of respect for basic human dignity. • Volunteering is more empathetic than philanthropy. • Empathy and morals must be trained and developed.
We all grew up hearing expressions that implored us to develop empathy. Remember “Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes?” Society told us these things for a reason. That’s why volunteering your time is so important. (Philanthropy is not service, it’s donating money. Don’t ever confuse
the two.) Time is the one resource we all have finite amount of and once we expend it on an activity, we are never getting it back. Volunteering demands that we think of someone else before ourselves and place someone else’s needs and wants before our own. When we volunteer we have the privilege to partially live in someone else’s life, which helps us develop awareness of our actions and our own lives. Volunteering is just one of many ways to develop empathy and a strong moral faculty. Like all other human abilities, we have to practice it, grow it and develop it. I encourage you all to volunteer your time, to read a great fiction book and to read the news. This week it was OU’s SAE; next week it might be the University. But I truly believe if we all take some time to think about things outside the bubble of the University, we can learn from the bad things that unfortunately happen and stop them from occurring in the future. Patrick Crowley is the Opinions Editor of The Crimson White. He is a senior majoring in mathematics, finance and economics.
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Homegrown Alabama will return with market in April By Nick Priviteral | Contributing Writer
Homegrown Alabama, a student organization that hosts farmer’s markets to promote local produce and farmers, will celebrate its 10th season in April. The organization will host its first market Thursday, April 16, and the markets will continue every Thursday through October. The markets last from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Canterbury Chapel Episcopal Church. “Local food is more nutritious because it’s not traveling across the world,” said Mary Clay Kline, a market manager for Homegrown Alabama. “It’s important for students to take advantage of that.” Kline said Homegrown Alabama is an important organization because it allows students to develop relationships with local farmers and their community members. Most of the farmers who participate are located within a 100-mile radius of Tuscaloosa, she said. “It’s a convenient weekly thing that gives students an opportunity to know where their food is coming from,” said Julie Buzzard, who handles social media for Homegrown Alabama. The United States’ view on healthy eating is becoming more prominent, which
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makes Homegrown Alabama an ideal opportunity for students to form healthier eating habits, Buzzard said. Additionally, Homegrown provides a sense of community for students. “It’s a really good bridge,” Buzzard said. “Lot’s of students and community leaders show up to the markets,” Homegrown Alabama is currently accepting volunteers for the market. Interested individuals can email homegrownalabama@gmail.com or sign up on SLPro, and will be expected to attend a meeting held later this semester. Any questions can also be sent to mdwilbourne@crimson.ua.edu.
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Farooq connects Muslims, non-Muslims By Ben Jackson | Contributing Writer
Muhammad Farooq, a a graduate student in electrical engineering from Peshawar, Pakistan, is the president of the Muslim Student Association. Farooq said the organization recently returned to campus with a mission to develop relationships among Muslim and non-Muslim students. What is the Muslim Student Association? What is its background on campus?
What interaction exists between MSA and other students on campus, both Muslim and non-Muslim?
The organization started back in the ’90s, but it fell inactive for some time. We restarted the whole thing a couple of years ago. The organization itself is the Muslim Student Association. The big idea is to spread awareness and understanding about Islam, because we have a feeling that not many people know about it, especially here on campus. There is a small Muslim body here in terms of students – probably about 300. We work to meet their needs, provide a prayer space, celebrate various annual festivities ...
We work with a lot of different organizations, some religious and some non-religious. We do a lot of inter-faith activities, like for example we work with Crossroads Community Center whose goal is to bring different faiths together through community service. We’ve been involved with that for the past three years. We also work with groups like the Saudi Student Association, the South-Asian Student Association, and the Arabic Student Association for various events and we have an annual gathering for the festival Eid [al-Fitr].
What is your involvement in the organization and some of your own background?
Muhammad Farooq CW / Danielle Parker
Well, I’m originally from Pakistan, so whenever I interact with other students, something that always comes up is religion. People have a lot questions. And I imagined that a lot of other Muslim students go through the same thing. People want to know about our culture and we want to know about theirs, so a few students had the idea to revive this organization so that we could have a much stronger relationship with the community.
What has your experience been as a Muslim student on the University’s campus and how would you describe the experience of other Muslim students on campus? My experience has been great, and I can say that for most of the Muslim students. On the flip-side, there are definitely some incidents. For example, many Muslim females on campus wear Hijabs, the traditional headscarves. And because people sometimes react negatively when they see someone who seems completely different from them, I feel like they face some issues. But overall, it’s amazing ...
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Students vie for roles through Bama on Broadway By Matthew Wilson | Staff Reporter
Jacob Valleroy’s first taste of acting came when he was 7 years old and performing in plays for his church. It wasn’t until middle school that he seriously pursued acting, participating in theater throughout high school and into college. As part of Bama on Broadway, Valleroy, a senior majoring in musical theatre, and 29 other University seniors will head to New York City to showcase their talents to agents and casting directors next week. Bama on Broadway was created 12 years ago by Raphael Crystal, a musical theatre professor at the University. There will be two shows Monday and Tuesday, in which each student performs twice – any combination of scenes, songs or monologues – with hopes of catching an agent or casting director’s attention. “It’s more of an anxious, ‘I’m ready to do it,’ than an, ‘Oh God, don’t make me go out there,’” Valleroy said. Taylor Schafer, a senior majoring in theatre, said the students have been preparing since fall semester. The showcase preparation class allowed students to narrow down scenes that highlight their personalities. Kevin Ryan Williams, a senior majoring in theatre and telecommunication and film, said he lost countless hours of sleep preparing for the showcase in New York City. Williams said he’s determined to succeed at acting and plans to move to New York City in the fall to pursue his career.
“I have never been so sure about a decision that I have made in my entire life,” he said. “I love this city and what it has to offer young actors like myself.” Valleroy will perform an original comedic scene and a ballad from the musical “Dracula” for his showcase. Valleroy will be performing the scene with Andrea Love, a classmate who wrote the scene. Valleroy’s mother, who loves theater, sent him the ballad a few years ago, and he recently stumbled across it again. “I started singing [the ballad], and people said, ‘That is a great song for you,’” he said. Seth Panitch, an acting professor at the University, said the showcase gives students a chance to experience what life will be like after college. In addition to the showcase, students attend workshops with casting directors and have professional acting coaches. “It’s their first toe in the ocean that is their career,” Panitch said. “They get to test the temperature and see what it’s like. New York is still the center of theater in the country, so if they’re interested in theater, that’s their city.” Panitch said showcasing is different from performing in that the actors are not trying to tell a story, but show a glimpse of who they are as actors and people. When making casting choices, he said casting directors often make a decision in the first 30 seconds.
Twenty-nine University of Alabama seniors will head to New York City to showcase their talents to agents and casting directors next week as part of Bama on Broadway. CW / Layton Dudley
“What I see them respond to a lot is bold choices and personalities,” Panitch said. “I noticed an agent check off someone in the first 30 seconds, meaning they’re going to call them back, and in the second 30 seconds cross it out and not call that student back. I’ve never seen the reverse.” Being an actor requires balancing both the business and artistic sides, Panitch said. When actors are first starting out, they spend more time auditioning than acting. Panitch said the showcase helps prepare the students for the real world. “Every actor is a Jekyll and Hyde. We’re just asking them to be Hyde right now,” he
said. “In some respects, they have more cylinders running when they graduate than someone who has not had a professional showcase experience before leaving college, and it may take them years to get in front of the agents that we can get them in front of before they even graduate.” Valleroy said breaking down characters and embodying them on stage is what he finds fascinating about theater. “I just love being on stage, delving into the world of another person and taking the parameters of script and turning that into a real story that can move an audience,” he said.
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Underrated gems from last year provide spring break entertainment By Drew Pendleton
With spring break just days away, movie theaters can expect an influx of attendees. That being said, it may be more interesting to spend time watching movies at home or on the way to a vacation destination. Several underrated gems from 2014 are available on iTunes or other streaming services and are definitely worth a look.
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In her third feature film, writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood delivers this knockout of a movie, packing an unexpected emotional punch that resonates long after the credits stop rolling. As Noni, a rising pop star with soul like Nina Simone and Rihanna-esque style, Gugu MbathaRaw (Belle) blazes onto the screen in a commanding turn. Nate Parker, or Kaz, the cop who falls in love with her, gives a subdued performance that’s just as affecting. Together they craft one of the most authentic on-screen romances in recent years. Accompanied by a great soundtrack – including the Oscar-nominated “Grateful” – and tackling important issues about the treatment of women in the music industry, depression and self-worth with grace, “Beyond the Lights” is a triumph that didn’t get as much attention as it deserves.
Jake Gyllenhaal is quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s most chameleonic actors. He’s played a detective, a cowboy, a teenager and an action hero, but it’s in Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler” that he delivers his best performance yet. As Lou Bloom, a petty thief who breaks into the business of videotaping crime scenes and selling the footage to TV stations, Gyllenhaal is haunted and volatile, ambitious and scary all at the same time. Alongside him, Rene Russo storms back onto the scene and delivers a career-best turn as Nina, a TV news director desperate for ratings who enters into a partnership with Lou. Stylishly filmed and beautifully scored against the backdrop of Los Angeles, “Nightcrawler” isn’t just a crime drama. It’s a pitch-black comedy that also acts as a fascinatingly dark American Dream story with plenty to discuss.
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A breakout film from the Sundance Film Festival, first-time writer and director Justin Simien makes a bold debut with a film that ranks as one of 2014’s most topical and timely. Following four black students at a predominantly white Ivy League college before and after a controversial “blackface” party, Simien’s script goes for the jugular. In doing so, he creates a satire that’s just as fearless and sharp as it is insightful and intelligent. A star is born in leading lady Tessa Thompson, whose fiery performance as a biracial, campus radical radio DJ was one of the most complex, fascinating and rich characterizations to hit the screen in 2014. The film is bold, razor-sharp and topical, delving into social and racial politics, the lunacy of stereotypes and the search for our own identities.
When comedic actors go the dramatic route, results can vary. Some work out, some don’t. In Craig Johnson’s Sundance dramedy “The Skeleton Twins,” SNL alums Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig prove they can do it and do so with ease. As estranged twin siblings who reunite after one of them attempts suicide, Hader and Wiig deliver careerbest turns in a movie that knows when to add a dose of humor while remaining serious. Moments where the two transition from goofballs to tortured souls are portrayed perfectly. A movie that will make you laugh but also deliver an emotional sucker punch, “The Skeleton Twins” walks the fine line between drama and comedy and does so with precision and grace. Rotten Tomatoes
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THURSDAY March 12, 2015 Alabama hockey to jump to ACHA Division I in 2016 QUENNEVILLE FROM PAGE 1
naturally, the youngest family member took an interest in the game. Quenneville played throughout high school and eventually enrolled at Canton ATC, a junior college in New York now known as SUNY Canton. During the 198586 season, his first year playing college hockey, he blew out his knee. At the time of the injury, NCAA Division I schools Clarkson, Cornell and St. Lawrence were recruiting him, but the injury scared them away. He stayed at Canton and in his second year he was named captain, helping to lead the team that won the NJCAA National Championship in 1987. When the time came to transfer, the University of Alabama-Huntsville was the only NCAA team still offering him a scholarship. During his time at UAH, he was named the Chargers team captain and in 1989 was selected to represent the United States in the World University Games. Shortly after his college career ended, Quenneville was named an assistant coach for the Chargers for the 1989-90 season while he finished up his last semester of school. Quenneville came back to UAH as a volunteer assistant coach before the 1994 season and stayed until the 1998 season. During his second tenure with the team, he was part of a coaching staff that helped the team win two Division II NCAA
Quenneville was named the Division III ACHA National Coach of the Year in 2012. Photo Courtesy of Kevin Farrell
National Championships, one in 1996 and one in 1998. After leaving UAH but still residing and working in the Huntsville area, he made a name for himself coaching amateur hockey. In 2003, he became the head coach at Bob Jones High School in Madison and led them to a state championship while also volunteer coaching with the Huntsville Amateur Hockey Association. “My dad coached hockey for 40 years so I would help him at his practices growing up my whole life,” Quenneville said. “When I came to UAH, I helped out with kids hockey all the time. It was just something in the family and it was something that I always loved to do.” Alabama’s club hockey team, was formed as the Frozen Tide in the 2005
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“He drives over an hour to practice which is a longer drive than us players make,” senior forward Clay Link said. “He uses his vacation days at work to go on road trips with the team. The amount of sacrifices that he makes makes him a role model of what must be done if you want to continue doing the things you love.” Frozen Tide General Manager Buddy Damare has been with the team since its inception and said he has never seen anybody with as much love for the game of hockey. “For him, to have the kind of dedication and commitment to this team is truly a testament to how much he loves this game,” Damare said. “It is as much a part of him as breathing. I tell people all the time, I don’t want people to come to our program that want to play hockey. I want them to be hockey players. He is a hockey player and that is just an incredible testament to how much you love the game.” In addition to numerous coaching awards, Quenneville has also led the Frozen Tide to three straight ACHA Division III National Championship Tournaments, including this year’s, which the team is hosting. The tournament is a 16-team playoff that started on Tuesday and will run through Saturday. The team opened the tournament with a 4-4 tie against Michigan State, followed by a 6-1 win over Pittsburgh-Johnstown “He has taken the program to another level,” Damare said. “He understands what we are trying to accomplish. He is a great ambassador for the University.”
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Suzuki adjusts to life in Alabama By Becca Murdoch | Staff Reporter
Shiori Suzuki, a senior majoring in education, traveled over 6,700 miles from her hometown of Chiba, Japan, to attend The University of Alabama. Chiba is roughly an hour away from Tokyo, where she departed for a 15-hour flight to Birmingham. When Suzuki first began classes, she said she found them hard to understand, but with the help of her classmates, she acclimated well and now helps American students study Japanese. Why did you come to America and choose UA?
What do you like about campus?
B a s i c a l l y, America and Japan have a good relationship politically and economically, which is why I chose America over places like Great Britain or Australia. I chose UA because I came as a student from Chiba University for a short, monthlong study abroad program, and I really liked the people, especially the people at this university. UA and Chiba University have had a strong relationship for a very long time.
The best thing is the people here and all the friends I’ve made here. They’re really friendly and even strangers talk to me and say hi to me. I really like that.
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What do you not like about campus? There are very few choices for Asian food, like good Japanese food.
Was it hard to adjust?
Not so much. All of the people here have been very helpful.
What are the weirdest things Americans do? American people keep wearing shoes even when they’re inside of the room so it’s a bit weird for me.
What’s the most different from your home country?
How do you feel about Alabama’s weather?
I think people are friendly and more talkative over here. American people have more open minds compared to Japanese people back home.
It’s a bit strange because Japan always has calm weather. It’s been hard to accustom myself to it, but I like it because it’s fairly warmer than Japan.
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Sony and Microsoft branch into TV streaming on consoles By Matthew Wilson
The popularity of comic-based properties, particularly those revolving around superheroes, is on the rise. With both Marvel and DC planning large, branching universes, superheroes are a hot commodity right now.
How everyday citizens react to being powerless in a world of superheroes is a fertile area that hasn’t been touched on before. By focusing on the powerless, Sony’s new show “Powers” tries to carve a niche in a crowded market. “Powers” debuted March 10 on the Playstation Network and
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Seniors close out careers in Coleman By Kayla Montgomery | Assistant Sports Editor
In their career, the Alabama gymnastics seniors have seen a conference championship, three regional championships and a national title. They’ve seen the end of one era and the beginning of another as the team underwent its first coaching change in 36 years. Tomorrow, they will take the floor for the last time as gymnasts in Coleman Coliseum as they celebrate senior night and host No. 1 Oklahoma for the last meet in the regular season. As they prepare to compete against the defending co-champion, coach Dana Duckworth said the leaders will have to stay focused on the moment they are in rather than the outcome of the meet. “They’re a very fiery leadership team,� Duckworth said. “They have a lot of energy. There’s no question in their desire and their want to be successful, but in experience we’ve seen if you put the want and desire too far ahead of just enjoying the moment, it can backfire on you. What I will talk to them about all week is that saying we keep saying, be where your feet are. Don’t jump ahead of the process, enjoy today.� Duckworth said each of the four seniors on her team, Kaitlyn Clark, Hunter Dennis, Lora Leigh Frost and
Kayla Williams, are competing at their highest level of collegiate gymnastics as they prepare for the final stretch of what is likely the end of their gymnastics careers. “You start as a freshman, you blink and you’re a senior,� Duckworth said. “I think about how they have developed as women in their character and just becoming women, the way they carry themselves with confidence, the way they conduct themselves in public, and the confidence they carry - I’ve been here a long time, and this class was the second class that I truly recruited and got to watch through and through. Everyone may think they’re naturally brilliant, they’re naturally gifted, but they work so hard, so I’m proud and I’m so honored that they are my first senior class as a new head coach.� While many sports offer the prospect of professional competition, collegiate gymnastics is the final destination in the journey for competitive gymnasts, bClark said she hopes to continue her involvement with the sport as a coach while she begins her career as a physical therapist. “It’s hard for me because I love this sport so much and it’s what I’ve known since I was 3-years-old and what I’ve dedicated basically my whole life to, so it’s hard for me to walk away from it,� Clark said. “It’s also bittersweet
because I get to move on to physical therapy school and get to move on to a new chapter in my life, so it’s also exciting.� As her career culminates with her final home meet, Williams, who will graduate in August with a master’s degree in sports management, said the relationships built outside of the gym will be what she carries with her. “I think when it’s all said and done, more so than competition and championships, I’m going to remember the times in the locker room with the girls and just hanging out and dancing around and just really having that sisterhood,� Williams said. As the first class to graduate under Duckworth, Clark said the team has worked to carry on the legacy of the program created by former coach Sarah Patterson, and if it has preserved that legacy, the senior class has been successful. “We’ve been talking about protect the legacy all year, one thing that we have been focused on is integrity, respect and class, and that’s what this team has carried throughout the years since Sarah Patterson started this program, and I think that’s what we’re built on,� Clark said. “If we can have those things competing throughout the year and that’s something that people remember about us, then we did our job.�
The gymnastics team will host the University of Oklahoma on Friday. CW / Pete Pajor
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Former players participate in Pro Day By Nolan Imsande | Staff Reporter
The Crimson Tide baseball team has lost four of its last six games. CW / Amellia Armstrong
Tide preps for MSU Bulldogs By Nolan Imsande | Staff Reporter
After starting the season 9-6 and dropping out of the top 25 rankings, Alabama’s baseball team saw fit to organize a team meeting. “We kind of had a come-to-Jesus meeting after one of the games against Lipscomb,” junior shortstop Mikey White said. “I think that is a good thing to do leading up to SEC play. It kind of gets the team rolling and gets the team focused. It gets everybody going on all cylinders.” The Crimson Tide has lost four of its last six games after winning four in a row. After its doubleheader with Alabama A&M was canceled on Tuesday due to rain, the team starts conference play with a weekend series at No. 15 Mississippi State
beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m. “They are a solid team,” Alabama coach Mitch Gaspard said. “When you look at State, what jumps out is they are going to throw a lot of strikes, they have very disciplined, patient at-bats and as I said before, I think they feast on mistakes. They take advantage of them. That is who they are.” Starting with this weekend’s games against the Bulldogs, Alabama will play four consecutive weekends of ranked SEC opponents. “The big thing in our league is you have to minimize your mistakes,” Gaspard said. “You can’t have meltdowns because every game is going to be tight and the majority of games are going to be won or lost within the seventh to ninth inning.”
With representatives from all NFL teams present, Alabama’s draft hopefuls participated in drills during Pro Day on Wednesday afternoon. The Crimson Tide had 17 former players participate in workouts, including safety Landon Collins and wide receiver Amari Cooper. Both Cooper and Collins are expected to be drafted in the first round of this May’s draft. Cooper will likely be the first or second receiver picked in the draft and said he was happy with his performance during Wednesday’s drills. “I think I proved I was a polished receiver,” he said. “I felt like I could have run my routes a little bit more. They could have been a little bit crisper, but it doesn’t always happen the way you plan for it to happen, so I’m fine.” Cooper did not run the 40-yard dash but did catch passes from quarterback Blake Sims, who was also working out in front of the NFL scouts and personnel. Alabama’s other projected first-round pick, Collins, is the No. 1 rated safety by most outlets and could be picked in the top 20. Collins said playing under Nick Saban at Alabama has helped him get ready to play at the next level. “I feel tremendously prepared,” he said. “Playing under Coach Saban and Coach Smart and the great players that played there before me. Practicing with them made me a better player.” Other Alabama players who participated
Arie Kouandjio runs the 40-yard dash during Pro Day on Wednesday. CW / Layton Dudley
in drills include wide receivers DeAndrew White and Christion Jones, linebackers Trey DePriest and Xzavier Dickson, defensive backs Nick Perry and Jarrick Williams and tight end Brian Vogler. One player Saban said he thinks could help a team out is fullback Jalston Fowler. “Jalston Fowler can do so many things well,” Saban said. “He is a really good receiver, he’s a great blocker, he has running skills with the ball in his hand so he can be a big back for somebody. There are still some situations where guys like Jalston Fowler have tremendous value.” The 2015 NFL Draft will take place in Chicago starting April 30 and run through May 2.
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Softball faces Georgia after delay By Kelly Ward | Sports Editor
The Crimson Tide softball team travels to No. 8 Georgia this weekend for a top-10 matchup against the Bulldogs. CW / Layton Dudley
After yet another game canceled due to weather, No. 5 Alabama softball got another day of practice. “[Tuesday] when we were supposed to play UAB, we’re all, ‘Yeah, OK, we’re going to play. We’re going to play,’ and then we get the text, ‘Game’s canceled. Practice at 3,’” sophomore infielder Marisa Runyon said. “So it was just flustered day almost.” The practice wasn’t taken for granted. The Crimson Tide travels to No. 8 Georgia this weekend for a top-10 matchup. The Bulldogs lead the nation in batting average (.396) and have the No. 8 team ERA (1.40). Alabama’s pitching staff comes in at No. 13 with a 1.82 ERA led by sophomore righthander Sydney Littlejohn’s 0.92 ERA. “Our pitching has been tremendous,” freshman infielder Demi Turner said. “I mean, they’ve been doing awesome, and us
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as hitters, we just need to make sure that we’re scoring and winning every single inning and not just a couple innings, just executing everything.” Alabama coach Patrick Murphy said the Georgia lineup is a good mix of speed and power. The Bulldogs have 73 stolen bases this season and were caught stealing only four times. They average three stolen bases per game. “Their power numbers are a little bit down this year so we’re similar,” Murphy said. “We just need to get people on. We need to match their people getting on to ours, and I think the benefit for us this year is we’ve played a little bit better schedule, and hopefully that’s going to help our pitchers against them and our hitters against their pitchers.” On top of it all, Georgia is a rival. Although the team is quick to say Auburn is the natural rival for Alabama,
the series between Alabama and Georgia is competitive. “They come in ready to play every single game,” Runyon said. “They play hard so it will be interesting and fun this weekend. Just look at the scoreboard at the end of the game and whoever wins, wins.” Alabama took two games out of a threegame series in Tuscaloosa last year en route to winning the SEC regular-season title. Georgia won the SEC Tournament after beating the Crimson Tide 5-3 in a semifinal game. Murphy said he thinks the rivalry is big for the players because the teams get into it and both teams are usually ranked high. “The crowds always come out for it, and I know they’ll have a good crowd for us,” he said. “Over the years it’s just been a very spirited rivalry. And they love to beat us. We love to beat them, and that’s what it comes down to.”
Bama track and field sends 11 to NCAA Championships
By Terrin Waack | Staff Reporter By Caroline Gazzara | Staff Reporter
The University of Alabama women’s tennis team is climbing the ITA rankings. It jumped three spots to be ranked No. 6 nationally as of Tuesday afternoon. Next up, Alabama will hit the road for yet another pair of SEC matches, both in the state of Mississippi. It will be in Oxford to face Ole Miss at 5 p.m. Friday, then Starkville for Mississippi State at 1 p.m. Sunday. Although she said she recognizes both Ole Miss and Mississippi State are good teams and believes they are better than last year, coach Jenny Mainz only has Ole Miss in her mind. She said she wants to take it one match at a time and only focus on the things they, as a team, can control. “I think we just keep needing to get better,” Mainz said. “I know I say that every week, but that’s the strategy. We’re using what we did over the weekend and building on it.” Mainz said she feels the team took its game to a whole new level last weekend and she plans to have everyone move forward with that in mind, whether it be that they served well, returned well or competed well. Since the team took Monday off, Tuesday was its first day of practice before the matches, and Mainz said she wanted the players to kick off the week with a lot of energy. “I just wanted to change it up a little bit [Tuesday],” she said. “So I actually asked the men’s coach [George Husack] to play mix-in and play a little with them. I did it just to challenge our girls, make it fun and competitive, and keep the energy up.” Along with improving their game, all Mainz said she wants is for the women to have fun and have positive enthusiasm whenever they play.
The No. 6 University of Alabama women’s tennis team will face Ole Miss on Friday and Mississippi State on Sunday. CW / Pete Pajor
If the Ole Miss match ends up indoors, the two teams will play on only three courts. It means the doubles teams will play as they normally will, but with singles, only three matches will be played at a time. “I’ve never played on three courts before,” sophomore Erin Routliffe said. “If we’re indoors, I think that will be a super different play than six. So I think that will be interesting and a new experience.” With three courts, who obtains the doubles point becomes a much stronger factor. Although Alabama doesn’t have its three doubles teams set in stone there is no worry, senior Emily Zabor said. Getting the doubles point from the start will be, and always is, key for momentum. “Whether we play indoors or outdoors, we have to get our teeth in early and be ready to compete on the first ball,” Mainz said.
Alongside many other Alabama sports competing in this spring’s national championships, 11 track and field athletes will represent the University this weekend at the Indoor National Championships. Nine men and two women will compete this weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas. “First off, I’m proud of our student-athletes and the way they’ve competed this year,” coach Dan Waters said. “To get 11 athletes in the meet is a major accomplishment. We have the fourth-most male athletes in the event of any school in the nation, plus we have athletes qualified in multiple facets of the meet – sprints, relays, middle distance and jumps. That shows how far we’ve come as a program. We have quality across the spectrum of events, which means we are becoming a well-rounded program on a nationally competitive basis.” On the men’s side, senior Matt Airola, senior Alex Amankwah, sophomore Robbie Farnham-Rose, junior Justin Fondren, junior Steven Gayle, sophomore Jeremiah Green, junior Cam Hudson, freshman Marlon Humphrey and sophomore Jacopo Lahbi will compete in events.
Junior Cam Hudson is one of 11 track and field athletes who will represent the University this weekend at the Indoor National Championships. UA Athletics
Hudson, Farnham-Rose, Gayle and Amankwah will each compete in multiple events. Hudson will compete in three events: the men’s 60 meters, long jump and the 4x400 relay. “Cam [Hudson] has really competed at a high level all season long for us,” Waters said. “He’s a remarkable athlete.” Hudson, a transfer student from East Carolina University, has not been to the NCAA Indoor Championships during his collegiate career. He competed for the Pirates in the Outdoor Nationals last season. “It’s a great experience,” Hudson said. “It’s more of an honor mostly to represent [Alabama] at
Indoor Nationals.” Senior Remona Burchell and sophomore Lakan Taylor represent the women. Burchell was named the top collegiate 60 meter sprinter and is the collegiate record holder. Burchell will only compete in the 60 meter dash. Taylor will be Alabama’s lone pole vaulter. “I wasn’t able to go last year, so this is my first year competing in Indoor Nationals,” Taylor said. “It’s going to be a very interesting meet, there’s a lot of great jumpers.” The Indoor Nationals is the final event of the indoor season. After this weekend, the Crimson Tide will start competing outdoors.
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THURSDAY March 12, 2015
Student groups can send photos for new yearbook COROLLA FROM PAGE 1
“This year’s Corolla will be produced by University Relations with content developed with significant student and campus input. It will focus on capturing the UA experience while offering all students the opportunity to be in the book in ways that capture their time on campus.”
The decision to halt publication of the Corolla was made in September of 2014, after over a decade of declining sales. In order to counter this apparent lack of interest, Lane said the publication’s new management hopes to increase student participation and input. “We are working on new ways to enhance awareness and interest in purchasing the yearbook, while keeping costs affordable,” she said. “We want the 2014-15 Corolla to be inclusive, appealing and memorable.”
Chris Roberts, chairman of the Media Planning Board, said the board attempted several times to gain yearbook funding. “As advertising gets more difficult in all of print media, the Media Planning Board knew, and knew years ago, that we could not continue to subsidize the yearbook’s losses with money that The Crimson White needed to continue doing its excellent work,” he said. “So after several instances of asking the University for a way to help subsidize the student-run yearbook, the University chose not to do that.”
Roberts said the Media Planning Board did not have a say in the decision to reinstate publication of the Corolla and he is disappointed that it will no longer be a student-run publication. “I’m happy that we have a yearbook,” he said. “I’m disappointed that there will be no student editors involved in this.” Lane said all students will be allowed to submit content to this year’s Corolla, and student organizations will be featured. Volume 123 of the Corolla can be ordered for $49 through alabamayearbooks.com.
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