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CULTURE | HOVERCRAFT RACING

Hovercraft team rises to new success Team composed of engineering students completes competition, loses to Auburn

By Hannah Widener | Contributing Writer

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he University of Alabama hovercraft team is taking competition to new heights. On Friday the group competed against Auburn at the second annual University Hoverbowl Challenge, where it completed 40 laps on its homemade craft.

The team lost with a score of 126-85 but came out victorious compared to last year’s Hoverbowl, when it only completed one and a half laps.

“Auburn could not get their F35 engine to run, so they raced a higher-class engine against us. They had 20 horsepower against us that we did not have.

The outcome of the race was not important to us,” Alex Few, a senior majoring in aerospace engineering, said. “The important thing was that we made something that worked, and we were able to get off the ground and got to compete against our national rival while doing so.”

The course is a combination of land and water tracks packed with tight turns and fast, straight sections. At one point during the race, Brent LaForte, a senior SEE HOVERCRAFT PAGE 11

CW | Austin Bigoney Team captains Cody Hydrick, Brent LaForte and Thomas Zeiler test their hovercraft in a lab at Hardaway Hall, where it was constructed.

TODAYON CAMPUS Reading workshop WHAT: Improve Your Reading Speed WHEN: 4-5 p.m.

WHERE: 230 Osband Hall

CULTURE | MUSIC

Alabama film debuts on campus ‘Muscle Shoals’ documentary features legendary musicians

By Francie Johnson | Staff Reporter

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WHAT: Big Al tryouts info session WHEN: 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: C.M. Newton Room, Coleman Coliseum

Forensic Council WHAT: Alabama Forensic Council Nationals Showcase WHEN: 7-9 p.m.

WHERE: 120 Farrah Hall

HCA consolidates executive board New model intends to meet needs of Honors student body

By Adam Dodson | Contributing Writer With recent officer elections and a restructured organization, the leadership of the Honors College Assembly believes the organization has great things to look forward to under its redeveloped system.

HCA remodeled its entire organization to echo the four pillars of the Honors College: innovative scholarship,

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“We wanted to make the system as democratic as possible,” outgoing HCA president Kirkland Back said.

The restructuring of the HCA is intended to represent the Assembly’s commitment to the Honors student body and to make it easier for students to have a voice and to get involved. Whether a student wants to engage in Homecoming festivities or to

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advanced research, civic engagement and cultural interaction. This new system will feature seven members on the executive board: the president, four vice presidents, a treasurer and a secretary.

The four vice presidents will represent each of the four pillars and will have directors and committee members working below them.

The decision for executive restructuring and constitutional reauthorization was finalized during a retreat to discuss the leadership and the role of the organization for decades to come. The outgoing

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WHAT: International Expressions: Persian New Year WHEN: 6-8 p.m.

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It all started as a favor for a friend.

A few years ago, Boulder, Colo.-based real estate agent Greg Camalier roadtripped across the country to help Stephen Badger, his childhood friend, move to New Mexico. On the way, the two spent time in legendary Muscle Shoals, Ala., and they decided the town had a story that needed to be heard.

“You always have thoughts like, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if…,’” said Camalier, director of the documentary “Muscle Shoals.” “It was a strong feeling to start with because we really thought that it was an unbelievable story. But still, for about six months or so, it was kind of a slow process trying to figure out how we were going to do this.”

Three years, dozens of interviews and countless hours of work later, Camalier and Badger’s pipe dream became a reality when “Muscle Shoals” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2013.

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SOURCE accepting applications The SOURCE is accepting applications for director of communication and director of creative consult.

The positions are part of the SOURCE Board of Governors and include a monthly stipend and an office space.

To be eligible, applicants must have at least a 2.5 GPA or higher and must be in good disciplinary standing.

The deadline to apply is April 4. To access the application, visit thesource.ua.edu/student-job-openings.

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Campus schedules power outages During spring break, the University will conduct multiple scheduled power outages. The University urges students who plan to be on campus during the week to note the following scheduled power outages: WHERE: Tutwiler Hall DATE: March 22 TIME: 6:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Bevill Research Building, AIME, Lakeside Residential Area East and West, Lakeside Dining and McMillan Building DATE: March 22 TIME: Noon – 3 p.m.

WHERE: Riverside East, Riverside North, Riverside West, Riverside Commons, and the Presidential Village 2 job trailer DATE: March 22-28 TIME: Noon – 6 p.m.

WHERE: Presidential Village 1, Presidential Village 2, Presidential Village Student Center and The Highlands DATE: March 23-24 TIME: 3-6 p.m.

CW | Lindsey Leonard Lab instructor Charlie Jackson takes his Geography 102 class outside of Farrah Hall to enjoy the nice weather Monday.

THURSDAY WHAT: Blend Days Lunch WHEN: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Ferguson Center Food Court

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Ex-CIA agent to screen documentary A former deep-cover CIA operative will screen a documentary of her experiences and life at UA on March 31.

Valerie Plame, whose cover was famously outed by the Bush administration, will also take questions from the public following the screening.

The event is free and open to the public and will take place March 31, at 7:30 p.m. in 129 Farrah Hall.

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WHAT: International Expressions: Persian New Year WHEN: 6-8 p.m.

WHERE: Presidential Village community room WHAT: Big Al tryouts info session WHEN: 6:30 p.m.

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WHAT: Xpress Night with the Spoken Word WHEN: 7-9 p.m.

WHERE: Ferguson Center Starbucks

WHAT: Southern History of Education Society Annual Conference WHEN: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

WHERE: Graves Hall WHAT: Women’s tennis vs.

South Carolina WHEN: 5 p.m.

WHERE: UA Tennis Stadium

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IN THENEWS Hillary Clinton supporters to use 2014 elections as a tuneup for 2016 2 million supporters.

“Folks that don’t typically come out in Hillary Clinton’s name won’t be on any 2014 are coming out because Ready for ballot in November, but that doesn’t Hillary is taking the energy around her mean you won’t see her supporters hit and her potential candidacy and giving the campaign trail this year. Ready for them something to do today,” said Adam Hillary, the political action committee Parkhomenko, a former Clinton that hopes to lay the groundwork for campaign staffer and now executive Clinton’s second presidential run, plans director of Ready for Hillary. to help candidates for Congress, Already the group has started holding governor, state legislatures, even local campaign events across the nation that offices in the off-year elections that don’t offer 2014 candidates an opportunity to garner much enthusiasm. meet Clinton supporters. Next week, it The group expects to knock on doors, will hold events with Rep. Carolyn make phone calls, send out emails Maloney, D-N.Y., and Rep. Tim Ryan, soliciting donations and register people D-Ohio. Future events are planned for to vote in support of any candidates that Sacramento, Calif., Raleigh, N.C., and Clinton endorses. It will tap into Ready Kansas City, Mo. for Hillary’s own list of nearly “We hope that you will play a role in MCT Campus

helping Democrats come out on top,” Ready for Hillary sent in an email to supporters. Clinton is widely expected to endorse candidates later in the year.

Former President Bill Clinton has already campaigned for Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is running against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. The traditional Democratic groups working on 2014 elections say they welcome the help in a crucial year where their party is trying to keep a slim majority in the Senate, as well as hold onto seats in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. In addition, 36 states will hold governor’s races and nearly all 50 will have state legislative elections.

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

From statute 36.12.40 of the Code of Alabama

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

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

WHO REQUESTED IT: Lauren Ferguson FROM WHOM WE REQUESTED IT: Kellee Reinhart, vice chancellor for System Relations WHEN WE REQUESTED IT: Feb. 10, 2014 STATUS: March 5, 2014, response from Reinhart: “There are no public records that are responsive to your request. I can confirm that Congressman Bonner was interviewed on May 3, 2013.”

WHAT WE REQUESTED: All receipts (airplane ticket and car rental) and travel vouchers for the four members of the executive branch and their advisor who attended the SEC Exchange at the University of Missouri. Copies of all emails between Jan. 1 and Jan. 15, 2014 addressed to and/or from SGA President Jimmy Taylor, Chief of Staff Brennan Johnson, Vice President of Financial Affairs Chris Willis and/or Program Assistant/Office Manager Carolyn Fulmer containing the words “Missouri” and/or “ticket.”

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

New mantis species discovered MCT Campus An entomologist trekking through Amazonian rain forest and sifting through musty museums has discovered 19 new species of praying mantis in Central and South America. The findings, published in the journal ZooKeys, nearly triple the number of known bark mantis species and reveal the diversity of this charismatic insect group.

These insects aren’t your typical praying mantises, said entomologist Gavin Svenson, curator of invertebrate zoology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The archetypal praying mantis is a fresh, new-leaf green with a tubular body and is seen as an ambush hunter.

Not so with the bark mantises, which have brownish, mottled backs and flat bodies that allow them to lie flat against the bark of a tree and hide from predators. Unlike your garden-variety praying mantis, these bark mantises don’t just sit quietly and wait for unsuspecting prey to come their way – they’re speedy critters that can quickly chase down a fly or a cricket for a quick snack. They also actively evade their enemies, scurrying around to the other side of a tree if they see someone coming, just as neurotic neighborhood squirrels do.

As a last-ditch effort to avoid getting eaten, they even jump to the ground and fall into the dead leaf litter and play dead.

“For an insect, that’s pretty complicated,” Svenson said of the behavior. “I don’t think most people would think an insect would play dead. You can literally find this thing in the leaf litter and poke it and it’ll just lay there.”

But Svenson said that there was relatively little research on the praying mantis, in spite of its high profile compared with other bugs. So he visited countries in South America, North America and Europe to search for mantis species. Some he found while looking though old samples that were close to a century old, that had never been labeled or properly categorized. Others he had to go searching through the jungle to locate.

He brought back hundreds of specimens, but each search came with its challenges. The museum search was painstaking and time consuming; in the jungle, these clever insects were fairly skilled at eluding capture. In one instance, Svenson had to poke a branch at an insect entrenched in a tree for three hours in the middle of the night before he could coax it down and nab it.

“Who knows? I probably missed the 20th new species because they’re so difficult to catch sometimes,” Svenson said.

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NEWSIN BRIEF UA group helps local youth The Elliot Society, a community service based honorary at The University of Alabama, will be hosting its third annual Kick-Start College event Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in and around campus.

The event gives middle school students in the Tuscaloosa area exposure to college life to get at-risk youths interested in pursuing a college career.

The series of events starts with a tour of campus by Capstone Men and Women, and will conclude with a graduation ceremony honoring the visiting middle schoolers.

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By Emily Sturgeon | Contributing Writer Test banks, which store old copies of tests for students to reference while studying, can be a valuable resource.

However, some professors and administrators frown upon the practice, and whether or not it is ethical to use a teacher’s old test to study remains questionable. Depending on who you ask, it can either be considered cheating or making full use of available resources.

Allison Montgomery, the outgoing Student Government Association Vice President for Academic Affairs, said a test bank of this kind was at one time in use in the SGA, but now the tests in the bank are so outdated that they are of little use to students.

“We have a small test bank from years past, but it has not been in use,” Montgomery said. “We don’t lend any tests or give any out to students.”

Montgomery said one of the main problems with test banks is that professors have to change the questions frequently in order to be fair to all students.

“You can only rewrite a test so many times before the questions don’t make any sense,” Montgomery said.

She said if faculty agreed, the SGA

would be willing to reinstate the use of test banks.

Many professors don’t even hand their tests back to students after they have been graded, for the sole purpose of keeping them out of such banks.

Provost Joe Benson said this is the best way for teachers to assure their students are learning the material, as opposed to memorizing answers until the test is over. Benson stressed the importance of attending class and taking notes.

“The idea that test banks will give you the answer is inaccurate because the tests are changed every semester,” Benson said. “The last thing we want to encourage students to do is memorize answers instead of learning the material.”

Benson said if a professor decides to hand the tests back to students after they have been graded, there is an understanding that students will do what they please with them.

“You have some faculty that feel passing the test back is something that helps the student learn,” Benson said.

“If the faculty gives it back, he or she should understand that it is out there and students are looking at it.”

Daniel Riches, an assistant professor in the department of history, prefers

not to hand his tests back to students in order to avoid them ending up in banks. He said studying from old tests is no substitute for attending class and retaining the information being taught.

“Beyond any question, it’s an effort to cheat the system,” Riches said. “It’s not a class in exam taking; it’s a class in learning.”

Riches said when students rely on old tests in order to study, they are taking the value out of the learning experience, and making the class about memorizing facts.

Jessica Allen, a psychology professor, also holds on to her tests after they have been graded. She said using past tests to study means you are only learning for the test.

“I wouldn’t feel comfortable with my tests in a bank,” she said.

Allen said that though the use of test banks is of concern to her, she is more concerned with class notes being stored in banks. She believes that using notes from a lecture that you didn’t attend limits a student’s learning.

Instead of using test banks, Allen said students should make use of the textbooks and resources provided by professors and that there is no better resource than attending class in order to retain the information.

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COLUMN | CAMPUS DIVISIONS

The two ends of the spectrum on campus divisions

By Maxton Thoman | Senior Staff Columnist

daily basis. Personal safety should not be a political discussion.

A trans support group at the University has been long-needed. It’s good that Spectrum, the campus LGBTQ group, has existed for 31 years, and it’s good that this support group has finally started. But it breaks my heart that it took this long. For heaven’s sake, we had Quidditch on the Quad before this group was started.

I am proud of certain faculty for facilitating this necessary change in our campus’ social landscape – believe me, I am.

But ideally, this group would have been instated years and years ago.

This group is new and young, but I have a feeling it will be an important catalyst in conversation at The University of Alabama regarding treatment and acceptance of transgender students. Too often the South has been on the wrong side of history when it comes to pretty much every social issue you can think of.

With any luck, this move will make our transgender brothers and sisters feel more accepted here, and in 31 years, we will look back and wonder why we ever had to have this discussion in the first place. I can only hope.

“Can you see my label now?”

So begs a five-foot tall, spray-painted, female figure hiding behind a Patagonia insignia.

Strategically placed on the temporary wall of the Ferguson Center construction zone for all to see, this behemoth seems hurt, and she seems angry.

But, regardless of her inanimate emotions, as you pass her by one thing becomes abundantly clear.

She’s antiGreek.

Her wo r d s seem to have a certain acidity to them, biting and spitting directly at the clothing company logo, with an italicized “now” seemingly beseeching Maxton Thoman acceptance. Her eyes appear to be transfixed on the B.B. Comer building, making her defeated expression all the more aloof.

Yet she stares down passers-by and inherently judges them based on their outward appearance, based on their labels. No doubt, this Alabama attempt at Banksy-like street art is sneeringly charged – and rather unprovoked – satire on the conformity of the fraternity and sorority systems.

Now, while the artist’s intent is not without merit, I just can’t help but feel like the piece missed its mark. After all, conformity is nothing new.

Rather, it’s inherently animalistic – we all seek to be accepted by our peers. Whether that acceptance comes from labels and logos or artwork and satire is up to us.

I, apparently, was not the only one who felt that way, either.

In fact, just a few days after the stencil went up, another tag appeared directly below it, stating the collective Greek system’s response in three simple Greek letters: .

But the best part is that this sloppilytagged counterpoint was just as hilariously ironic as the original. Let me explain.

The first piece was an overexerted, unnecessarily academic, liberal and otherwise indie take upon Greek-independent relations on campus. It used an artistic medium – the most stereotypical method for the communication of this message – and reeked of a superiority complex stemming from a self-righteous perspective on the issue.

The second was a snarky dig without much, if any, thought. It merely was a retort of the most common, but – for some reason I have yet to comprehend – incendiary battle cry of the Greek system and had no ulterior motive other than throwing a punch right back. Fueled by the exact same pretentious mentality as before, these three crudely painted letters can only be described as the “cool” response, though they come off as slightly moronic.

Frankly, while trying to take a shot at the other side, both artists made themselves and their viewpoints look ridiculous. After all, they represented the most extreme standpoints of either party, perspectives that the majority of students do not identify with.

In the end, both messages were ironically overshadowed by their respective imagery, and as a result, they lost absolutely all credibility.

And here is where the ultimate irony comes into play, as both parties – from either absolutely polarized end of the spectrum – came together to create a piece of art that truly reflects the humor of our campus nature, idyllically representing the warring extremes among the placated moderates.

Alone, either tag is simply extremist perception, no matter how academic or sardonic. Juxtaposed against each other, however, the perspectives solicit the simple question, “Why can’t we all just get along?”

And so, as a moderate on this topic and as someone who could care less about the social affiliations of a person, this is the question I pose to either extreme, and to our Alabama Banksys: Why can’t we all just get along?

Beth Lindly is a junior majoring in journalism. Her column runs biweekly.

Maxton Thoman is a sophomore majoring in biology. His column runs weekly.

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COLUMN | CRIMEA

Sanctions are the wrong way to go

By Regan Williams | Staff Columnist The Russian invasion of Crimea has been a news story that is almost impossible to ignore. On Monday the U.S. and European Union announced they would be sanctioning Russia as a response to these invasions. These sanctions will not be effective and will wind up just hurting regular Russian citizens more than actually hurting the people responsible for the invasion.

For context, economic sanctions are where governments get together and decide to limit types of trade and travel into and out of the country. The regular sanctions, are called economic sanctions and the sanctions on top officials are called smart sanctions.

So, the EU and U.S. have banded together and decided to limit the travel of top officials in the Russian and former Ukrainian government and to freeze their assets.

They are also limiting types of trade to Russia in response. The goal is to make the economy so bad for the Russians that they have to change policy.

The problem, however, is that economic sanctions are not historically successful, according to a 2004 article by Jay Gordon titled “When Economic Sanctions Become Weapons of Mass Destruction.” Gordon analyzed sanctions from World War I until

Regan Williams 2000 and found that there was only a real success rate of less than 5 percent.

Now we look to the next part, where people argue, “Well, the top officials at least lose money and then maybe that will affect the issue.” That is according to an article

by Arne Tostenson called “Are Smart Sanctions Feasible?” Tostenson argues that the top officials just hide their assets in offshore accounts using fake names.

These banks also have not given up the confidentiality policy because that is part of the reason people use them.

Beyond being ineffective, these sanctions are disastrous for innocent people. The reason we should not try them is because they have been disastrous for children.

One study by Charles Rarick and Martine

Duchateelet titled “An Ethical Assessment of the Use of Economic Sanctions as a Tool of Foreign Policy” found that the death rate for children aged 5 and under doubled in Iraq from 1991-1998. The total number of deaths for children in this age group attributed to economic sanctions in Iraq is around 500,000. That is a lot of children.

Even the smart sanctions have a negative effect. The reason for this is because the rich and upper echelons are not going to give up their lifestyle, so they just take away from the poor. The poor are not able to rebel because the upper echelons are the ones that have the weapons and are able to put down rebellions rather quickly. So this leads to their ability to further oppress the lower class.

While I don’t have a perfect solution for how we can respond to Russia, I can honestly say that economic sanctions are not the answer. There are other diplomatic solutions that would be more effective.

Overall, though, the U.S. needs to use other solutions and not the sanctions. Even war appears to be less deadly than what these articles have shown and is much more effective. So, we need to use a more effective policy tool than economic sanctions.

Regan Williams is a senior majoring in political science and communication studies. His column runs biweekly.

COLUMN | LGBTQ RIGHTS

Transgender group is long overdue at UA

By Beth Lindly | Staff Columnist There are more than 250 student organizations at The University of Alabama.

There are more than 250 ways to get involved if you’re creative, if you’re athletic, if you just want to get to know other UA students. Some of these have been around since our school’s inception in 1831. However, one very important group has unfortunately taken until this semester to become a reality – a support group for transgender students at the University.

Transgender (or trans) people are, to put it gently, generally more marginalized than most people and minorities.

Put aside Alabama’s historic unfriendliness toward its citizens who do not fit a certain look or concept of how people should be and just think about the reception of transgender people in our society today.

Their representation is improving slightly, with transgender celebrities such as runway model Carmen Carrera and “Orange is the New Black” actress Laverne Cox in the spotlight, but violence is still vastly disproportionate with transgender people compared to cisgender people, those who identify with the gender they were born. It is important that we recognize that the power struc-

Beth Lindly tures inherent locally and in society as a whole, which are historically dominanted by those who identify as cisgender, are partly responsible for propagating gender bias.

The University of Alabama has not exactly been on the forefront of openmindedness, whether it regards race, gender or sexuality. However, regardless of your own personal beliefs about those with different gender identities than yourself, you’ve got to agree that every student at this school deserves to feel safe, accepted and well treated in their learning environment.

It is a basic human right to not have your own identity come under fire on a

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Frankly, while trying to take a shot at the other side, both artists made themselves and their viewpoints look ridiculous.

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CW File Lakeside Dining, Ridgecrest South and Riverside West are examples of University construction in recent years as part of the University’s growth plans.

Campus balances construction with city structure

By Samuel Yang | Staff Reporter The University of Alabama’s campus is no stranger to ongoing construction and development. But for the University, development is about more than just expanding the edges of campus. As elements of campus disappear, appear and transform, the infrastructure underlying the landscape must change too. And while Tuscaloosa is widely known as an SEC college town, UA infrastructure development is really a tale of two cities.

John McConnell, director of the City of Tuscaloosa’s Planning and Development Services, said his work with the city involves engaging the community to devise and to update a master plan that guides infrastructure development. While the city relies on private development to follow rules, it does exercise some control through a Planning Commission, which McConnell likens to the UA Board of Trustees. “[The University of Alabama] has to create an environment that’s sort of like a mini-community for its students,” he said. “The University does it all themselves. I’m not sure we’re all that much different. It’s how we get there.”

Dan Wolfe, university planner, said the Board of Trustees is part of an approval process that involves four rounds of design plan review from “a long list of UA Departments.”

“All new construction is guided by the UA Architectural Design Guide which was part of the 2007 Campus Master Plan,” he said. “The Facilities Department works close with the design team, UA Board of Trustees and the end users of the facility to create a plan that is functional, green sensitive and meets design guild criteria while staying within budget.”

The University currently abides by the 2012 Master Plan, an update of the 2007 Master Plan that includes a plan for the Bryce Property acquired in 2010.

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“The main concern with the 2012 planning effort was how best to develop a long range plan that would accommodate growth in enrollment at the Capstone and at the same time respect our traditions, culture and overall look and feel of the campus,” Wolfe said.

Wolfe said the city and University have a very good working relationship. However, the city’s power to influence planning essentially ends at campus boundaries.

Since the University is a state institution, it is not subject to regulation from the city, which is true for every state.

“They are expected to pretty much always do the right thing, do the just thing and not cause harm to the community,” McConnell said. “The University has always been a good institutional partner. They’ve never abused that standing in the community. They’ve always done the right thing.”

He said as a courtesy, the University in the past filed permits for new development, but the permits never came with services beyond inspection, which has recently been moved inhouse.

“Mainly, [the permits are] a coordination thing between us and them,” he said. “They’re building something that fits into a larger system.”

Control of that larger system highlights the differences between the city and the campus.

McConnell said the city must deal with both public and private players, which necessitates zoning regulations and incentives.

“You’ve got two major parties working towards an entity achieving the intent of a master plan,” he said.

On campus, the process is simpler. Since the University owns all of its property, it can exercise control over its community, streamlining the process.

“A university campus, while being similar to a

city, has a very different mission. UA’s singular goal is to educate our students,” Wolfe said. “A city has a much more diverse constituency to attempt to please and must do so using zoning and other means.”

Another issue the University anticipates is overcrowding, and Wolfe said senior leaders review and identify options for new building locations.

“During this period of unprecedented growth, this has happened on a very regular basis and many new buildings have been erected while others have been renovated and reassigned,” he said. “In some cases buildings reach the end of their useful life due to architectural constraints or structural issues. In those cases it is often best to raze the buildings to make way for future growth.”

Robert Lanoux, associate principal architect at Ward Scott Architecture, said contractor selection is subject to state law requirements and often proceeds via public bid, but material selection falls under UA discretion. The firm is responsible for the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility and the Lakeside, Ridgecrest South and Riverside Residential Communities.

“The Design Guidelines identify materials that are important to the character and performance of buildings on campus,” he said. “For instance, building exteriors are required to use brick and limestone when building in the central realm of the campus.”

Lanoux said the longevity of campus buildings depends primarily on maintenance.

“UA has trained, full-time staff that are focused on building maintenance, so I believe that their results are better than most. Product and system warranties are an indication of longevity as well,” he said. “For instance, typical roof systems used on UA buildings may have 20 to 40 year warranties while some window systems may have 5 to 15 year warranties. So, again,

proactive maintenance is the key.”

Ultimately, he said, additions to campus hinge on the purpose of the new building.

“The main consideration is responding to the stated needs and wants of the University for the particular project,” Lanoux said. “That being said, the University has spent a lot of effort over the years compiling design guidelines and a master plan which serve to ensure that new buildings fit appropriately on campus. We work very closely with UA staff and users to tailor building design to the functional needs and to make sure that it fits into the fabric of the UA campus.”

While the fabric of city and campus seem to develop separately, connections between the two exist. McConnell serves on the Master Planning Commission, and Wolfe said the city and the University have “collaborated on many projects over the years.”

“The city is working towards aligning their comprehensive planning effort updates with our master planning process so that there will be more synergy in both plans,” he said.

And like the city, the University must look beyond buildings when it comes to accommodating students. While students may have to leave the sidewalk for construction now, they may soon find new spots on campus where they don’t mind stopping. Wolfe said students can look forward to the growth of park-like common spaces similar to those found in the Shelby Quad or Marr’s Spring.

“One thing we have done related to functional landscaping is to look around campus for opportunities to create great outdoor gathering spaces,” he said. “We identify little-used locations where students pass through going to another location and design and install small park-like settings where students can congregate, relax and enjoy nature. These small parks have been very successful.”

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CW File The UA Partnership Program offers a chess class that pairs University students with local children at the Tuscaloosa Magnet Elementary School.

UA program offers local enrichment courses

By Kayla Montgomery | Contributing Writer Bollywood, ukulele and kayaking are not usually considered typical areas of instruction, but for students at Tuscaloosa Magnet Elementary School, these subjects, among others, can be found in classrooms on Tuesday afternoons.

Oftentimes the teachers are as nontraditional as the subject matter, because these classes are led by University of Alabama students and faculty, and Tuscaloosa community members, as part of the UA Partnership Program.

The program, started by Principal Jeanne Burkhalter, was originally designed as a small music program led by a student’s parent. It has since evolved into a school-wide enrichment program, and each semester students can take a class of their choice taught by a partner from the Tuscaloosa community.

“It was her idea of expanding children’s minds to things they wouldn’t otherwise have had access to,” Mike Bissell, the school’s IB coordinator, said. “It started with music, and it took on a life of its own. It spiraled out of control,

but in a good way.”

Today the organization has grown to include more than 24 subjects for third- through fifthgrade students to choose from, including Japanese, journalism, knitting, soccer and Minecraft, all taught by different community members.

The chess class this semester is taught entirely by UA students through the Every Move Counts Program, a course offered through the Honors College.

Savanna Trinkle, who is majoring in elementary education at the University, leads the chess partnership classes and said she can see the impact college students have on the kids.

“We are adults in their lives who aren’t there to discipline them or to make them learn something in which they have absolutely no interest,” Trinkle said. “We are there to be adults in their lives who truly care about building relationships with them and seeing them succeed in something that they enjoy.”

Trinkle also said the subjects and student teachers make a difference in the classroom

NEWSIN BRIEF UVA professor to discuss book on modern education Mark Edmundson, an English professor at the University of Virginia, will hold a panel to discuss his book, “Why Teach: In Defense of a Real Education,” in Shelby Hall on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Edmundson will also deliver a lecture on his book for the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

Panelists will include the College of Arts and Sciences’ Distinguished Teaching Fellows, who will offer brief comments and invite other faculty members to share best practices, worst stories and new ideas about the challenge of teaching in a contemporary university.

Edmundson’s book has been a common reading experience for faculty and staff in the College of Arts and Sciences.

“His book is a very spirited study of some of the challenges facing the contemporary university,” George McClure, a panel attendee and professor in the department of history, said. “While raising some diffi cult issues, the book offers an inspiring reminder of the real vocation of teaching and learning, both from the professor’s point of view and the students’s.”

The college ordered 600 e-book copies

of Edmundson’s book earlier this semester, which were available to all faculty members who had the “Self Service” app on their tablets.

Edmundson has authored a number of books on a wide range of topics, from education sports, and psychology to rock and roll. Edmundson was also selected as a Guggenheim Fellow in 2005 for his book “The Death of Sigmund Freud.”

Edmundson will return to The University of Alabama in September to give two lectures for Phi Beta Kappa, one on the humanities and the other on football. He’s the author of the book “Why Read?” and, according to UVA Today, is considering writing another titled “Why Write?”

The discussion is centered on faculty but is free and open to the public.

Students are encouraged to attend.

“I would, in fact, recommend that students read this book as they reflect on the reasons they are in school and consider the opportunities that lay before them,” McClure said.

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dynamic, as the kids are always excited to learn something other than regular school-day material.

“My favorite part of teaching a Partnership class is seeing the kids come in at the beginning of class,” Trinkle said. “Even though their day is almost over, they are full of energy and are genuinely excited to begin because they have chosen to be in a class they love. It makes teaching them so much more exciting.”

Tammy Barkey, head of the PTA and a logistical facilitator of the partnership program, said she thinks the elementary students enjoy interaction with college students because it provides them with an influence they can identify with more easily.

“They love having someone closer to their age,” Barkey said. “It’s a good stepping stone as a mentor because it gives the kids a shorter step of thinking that they can accomplish these things. They can connect those dots more easily.”

Barkey, a mother of two students who attend the magnet school, said she has seen the joy the

program brings her children, who have taken subjects including journalism, medieval times, geology and yoga.

Her daughter was particularly fond of the geology unit, taught by a UA professor and his wife, and continued learning about the subject after the partnership class had ended by visiting different formations around the Tuscaloosa area. “[My daughter] loved it so much that even after the semester was over she wanted to keep investigating and learning more,” Barkey said.

“It’s cool that the kids can learn something in the schools and take it out into their community.

It’s a great jumping off-point.”

In addition to taking classes, Barkey said sometimes TMSE students step into the role of teachers themselves and lead a class on a subject they are interested in with the help of a faculty member.

Students and faculty members interested in becoming a partner with TMSE can contact Barkey at barkey9@gmail.com to get more information.

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Mental health stigma addressed by students

By Emily Sturgeon | Contributing Writer

“These people are not their diseases, so we should not define them that way,” Goubet The experiences of students coping with said. various mental illnesses were brought to The theme of this year’s show was “Erasing life as anonymously submitted manuscripts the Stigma.” Many of the manuscripts menwere performed by student actors in the tioned the desire to feel “normal” or to “fit in” fourth annual “Mental Health Monologues” despite their challenges. on Tuesday.

“It’s really interesting because these are Sponsored by the Counseling Center and written by actual students, so it could be the UA chapter of the National Alliance on someone who sits next to you in class or lives Mental Illness, these student actors attempt- down the hall from you or sits at your table at ed to erase the stigma around the topic of the dining hall, so it’s something that should mental illness by sharing 11 monologues hit close to home for people,” artistic director written by UA students struggling with men- Brian Ernsberger said. tal health issues from depression and bipolar He said the goal of the event is to foster disorder to generalized anxiety disorder and understanding on the topic of mental health post-traumatic stress disorder. by talking openly about the issues and get“It was refreshing to finally ting people to recognize the hear their side of the story,” prevalence of mental illness Jenia Turpin, a sophomore in society today. majoring in communication, “Some people just autosaid. “You rarely hear what matically have a negative people with mental illnessconnotation toward mental es have to say about them health issues, but a lot of peobecause of the stigma or fear ple go through them, someof not being accepted.” times at different points in Students packed the their lives,” Ernsberger said.

Ferguson Theater to hear the “We just want people to be — Elise Goubet stories of their fellow classable to empathize and undermates, performed in five- to stand.”

10-minute monologues by Becca Kastner, founder of students wearing green, the awareness color the program at The University of Alabama of mental health illnesses. and current graduate liaison, said she hoped In a twist on previous performances and to create a dialogue about mental health the rest of the show, the final monologue was through the event. presented by the writer, who chose to break “We want people to talk about these anonymity. Elise Goubet described her strug- issues,” Kastner said. “Getting help for mengles with a variety of mental illnesses in a tal issues is just as important as getting help piece titled “Manifesto.” for physical issues.”

Goubet said before her performance that Kastner said an important part of creatshe offered it in memory of a boy from her ing a dialogue is not only raising awareness high school who committed suicide a couple about the issues themselves but also making months ago, as well as to give hope to those help available. NAMI staffed informational who were going through the same thing. tables before and after the event as well as a “I’ve never seen someone perform their question-and-answer session at the end with own monologue, so I thought that was real- NAMI members and those who work at the ly, really moving,” Hannah Brewer, a senior Counseling Center. majoring in psychology, said. “You could tell Ernsberger said the most challenging part that she believed it and that it was her own of producing the monologues and the key story. She was so strong for sharing it in front thing they focus on is portraying the stories of so many people, standing up and admitting accurately. that was her.”

“We feel a real responsibility to the people When opening the show, Goubet said she who wrote these to tell their story authentihoped the audience would gain awareness cally,” he said. “We’re not trying to dramatize that people all around them suffer from men- them or make them melodramatic. We really tal illness and understand how they and their need to honor the people and the truth-tellloved ones are affected by their illnesses. ing they’re giving us.”

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Website project to map, document food insecurity

By Samuel Yang | Staff Reporter On a college campus dotted with dining halls and bookended by commercial corridors crammed with restaurants, it can be easy to forget that food insecurity and food deserts, areas where people cannot easily access healthy food, are a major problem in the state.

Scott Parrott, assistant professor of journalism, and Chip Brantley, journalism senior lecturer, have been awarded an $8,000 grant by the Knight Foundation and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication to document and bring to light the food security challenges faced by many in both Tuscaloosa and West Alabama.

“We’re hoping to really just map it out in a way the general public can understand,” Parrott said. “We’re going to take that data, we’re going to map it out, and then we’re going to tell stories with it.”

The final product will be a website with an interactive map that presents statistics and stories. Parrott said two classes will be working on the project next year. In the fall, students in Brantley’s digital media workshop course will familiarize themselves with Ushahidi, the mapping software that will lay the foundation for the site.

“We’ll spend the first part of the semester looking at the different ways people have used Ushahidi,” he said. “And then the students will build [the site].”

The site will be special, Brantley said, because it is designed to both tell stories and allow contributions from visitors.

“Doing just one of those is tricky enough, but I think it can be a really challenging experience for us to build something that

can operate those two ways,” he said.

In the spring, Parrott’s digital community journalism class will work to put faces and stories to the numbers. Elizabeth Manning, a graduate student in community journalism, is currently working on a website that maps food disparities in Tuscaloosa.

“When you come to the site, the first thing you see is the map,” she said.

The map features content points from liquor stores to the Druid City Garden Project, which works to develop community gardens that provide healthy produce at reduced rates. Manning’s ultimate goal is to add stories and create a food journey that shows what some must go through to access food.

“It’s a very personal matter because you’re kind of admitting you can’t feed your family,” she said. “I really just want to show it’s nothing to be ashamed of. It’s an issue we can have that we can work.”

Manning’s site and map will also allow visitors to manipulate variables and factors to view different layers of the issue.

The website that Parrott, Brantley and their students will create will use and build off of Manning’s, but it will also place more emphasis on West Alabama’s rural regions, where food insecurity and deserts stem from issues both financial and geographic, and will be more data-heavy.

“We want to nurture that increased understanding of an important social issue,” Parrott said. “You can nurture change through good journalism.”

Parrott said the project will feature input and collaboration from researchers and students across many disciplines.

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COLUMN | HEALTH

Supplements not viable trade for routine schedule, healthy eating

By Katie Metcalf Students use a variety of methods to give their brains extra power in order to study efficiently and perform well on tests. Many students rely on high amounts of caffeine in food and drinks to help them through the long days and nights.

Some students take advantage of over-the-counter pills said to give students twice the amount of energy of a regular cup of coffee.

“Study Buddy” is one example of an over-the-counter caffeine supplement supposedly proven to enhance

the brain’s cognitive functions to help students learn at a faster pace.

Even though this supplement may look tempting, there is no proof that any supplement will help boost a student’s grade point average.

Supplements are promoted as a more natural source for students to get energy than a cup of coffee or an energy drink. Study Buddy has large amounts of caffeine, herbs and vitamins B and D. These ingredients are said to boost brainpower. However, they are not more stimulating than a simple cup of coffee. Vitamins B and D are said to support good health

but, if taken through supplements in large amounts, can lead to significant health problems.

Instead of depending on pills for energy, students should aim to boost energy the old-fashioned way. Sleep, good nutrition and exercise are proven to be the best brain boosters out there. Depending on extraneous supplements like Study Buddy leads to more problems down the road, such as addiction and overconsumption. It is important to treat your mind and body well. If they are efficient on test day, your grades will thank you.

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COLUMN | THEATER

‘Glee’ made musical theater performance popular in high school

By Luke Haynes We’re all excited about this upcoming Friday and the freedom that comes with spring break, but for some theater and television enthusiasts there is another reason to count the hours down until this Friday: “Glee.” That’s right, Fox’s Emmy Award-winning TV show that somehow made being in a show choir “cool” has been running for five seasons and will reach it’s 100th episode just as we’re reaching the beach.

Before you jump to any conclusions about me, let me come out and say that I am not a “Gleek” by any standards. In fact, I’m not a fan of the show at all. This will most certainly not be a love letter to Ryan Murphy’s musical award winner, nor will I spend the entire time bashing the show. For better or for worse, “Glee” has made a positive impact on theater and that’s why, whether you’re a fan of the show or not, you have to give “Glee” some props.

Amazon.com Since the creation of the show five seasons ago, “Glee” has positively impacted theater.

Perhaps the biggest thing that “Glee” did was make performing “cool” in high schools. My experience has shown that a huge portion of theater enthusiasts such as

myself truly fell in love with theater during their high school years. This is an important time in young person’s life as they try to find a social niche, prepare themselves for a

future career and simultaneously express their present feelings. If theater is going to hook future performers, producers and patrons, then high school is without a doubt the time to hook them. This is one area where I feel “Glee” represents theater fairly well. In “Glee” we can see the tight bond all of the club members share, the diverse types of people who are drawn to the stage, the joy that they get from performing.

Of course, “Glee” does not offer a perfect representation of high school performing arts. Unfortunately, “Glee” up-plays the competitive tension between performers and athletes (which I have never seen to be the case) and, like most teen TV shows, depicts far more “drama” than one can find in the standard high school performing arts department. While every theater department has its divas, I can assure you that the majority do not rival those found at McKinley High. However, despite these exaggerated or fabricated qualities, “Glee” did make

more high school students consider spending their hours after school on the stage, and that’s always a positive result.

Another way that “Glee” has impacted theater is by showcasing the incredible talent that Broadway has to offer. A large portion of the principle actors of “Glee” (including Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison) were chosen for the show because of their Broadway experience, and some of the show’s cast (such as Jane Lynch) have been propelled into the Broadway spotlight because of their success on “Glee.”

A large majority of the show’s guest stars and recurring characters (such as Idina Menzel and Skylar Astin) are of Broadway fame. While I choose not ato watch Rachel Berry and the rest of the kids at McKinley High sing through their angst ridden lives on a weekly basis, I still appreciate “Glee” for what it’s done for theater. Because if the past 100 episodes have introduced even one young artist to the magic of theater, then I say bring on 100 more.

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Book Arts students display work

By Cokie Thompson | Contributing Writer On the fifth floor of Amelia Gayle Gorgas library, dozens of handmade books fill the shelves opposite the elevators. Just down the hall, masters of fine arts students set text in lead type to fill each book’s pages.

But in early February, five of these MFA students studying book arts spent seven days wandering the bustling streets of Havana, Cuba, to get to their studio space, instead of the quiet hallways of Gorgas. The students traveled to the country’s capital city to collaborate with Cuban artists, primarily print-makers, through the Artist to Artist program, which allows MFA students to connect with other artists to learn more about constructing various book components.

Steve Miller, coordinator of the MFA in the Book Arts program, said the group stayed a few miles away from the studio space they worked in at the El Taller Experimental de Gráfica.

“Every day students took a different pathway into the city,” he said.

Miller first visited Havana a few years ago and had the opportunity to meet and work with various artists while he was there. Over the years he has collaborated with artists across the country and in Cuba to make a number of books in the Artist to Artist collection.

“I really wanted our students to share in the experience of making a book there,” Miller said.

Traveling to Havana to work with local artists gives students the opportunity to learn about facets of the book-making process that they can’t in Tuscaloosa.

“We’re blessed with great equipment here, but they’re blessed with traditions of printmaking there,” Miller said.

At the University, they print all of the type on any paper of their choosing. Some of the paper is handmade in the mill in the basement of Woods Hall. In Cuba, students work with print-makers at El Taller Experimental de Gráfica to print the art for the books.

The program has built a relationship between the University and the artists in Havana, with each side having something to teach and something to learn. Six trips to Havana have been made with students over the last 11 years, and everyone involved has grown from the collaborations.

“These books here represent our friendly, kind and humorous relationship with artists in Cuba,” Miller said.

Through his multiple trips to Havana, Miller has gotten to know many of the artists who live there.

He said although the locals often struggle to meet basic needs,

they are passionate about what they do and the culture they are a part of.

Miller said students in the program often leave with a learning experience.

“For some of them, it’s confidence building; for others, it’s affirming that they’re going in the right direction with what they make,” Miller said. “It’s hard to be in the humanities in 2014.”

Emma Sovich, a student in the Book Arts program who did not travel to Cuba, got into the program through her studies in creative writing. She said she always knew she would end up in the program and has enjoyed what she has learned in the process.

“I think about my writing in a new way,” Sovich said.

Caroline Anderson, another student in the program, got her start making books when she was little with a hole punch and ribbon. She said she had some experience with writing, but she’s focused more on the process for now.

“It’s also really exciting to look at a book and make one and know that it’s something that can be done,” Anderson said.

The books students made through the Artist to Artist collaboration are on display on the fifth floor of Gorgas across from the elevators from now until April 4.

CW | Lindsey Leonard MFA Book Arts students spent seven days in Havana, Cuba, to collaborate with Cuban artists through the Artist to Artist program.

Bama Dining’s leftover food used in UA Arboretum composts

By Cole Booth | Contributing Writer Bama Dining has found a way to reuse leftover salad greens to benefit the University of Alabama Arboretum.

At the end of each day, Bama Dining gathers all of its unusable waste and ships it off to the arboretum, where it is mixed with the leaves and plant matter produced there and left to compost. The compost is primarily used by the arboretum, but the public can also purchase the rich soil.

“The arboretum has used the [old golf course space] for plant sales and the compost pile. The majority of the compost gets used at the arboretum, but any leftovers they sell in the spring,” Monica Watkins, the

Food that is left over can, at times, be used to create different menu items.

Food that is out of date is thrown out, per safety standards.

— Bruce McVeigh new Arboretum director, said.

According to the Bama Dining website, this initiative keeps 4,000 pounds of food waste out of landfills. The only type of food

that is composted is “green matter,” or vegetables and fruit peels.

“We have very little usable waste at the end of the day due to our production process. Food that is left over can, at times, be used to create different menu items. Food that is out of date is thrown out, per safety standards,” Bruce McVeigh, Bama Dining’s general manager, said.

Although several universities around the country have programs for donating their unused food to charities, Faust said not enough usable food is left for them to donate.

Kelsey Faust, marketing manager for Bama Dining, said students can do their part to help reduce the University’s

environmental footprint. While using the recycling bins around campus is one way to keep campus green, there are other ways, as well.

“Create less waste and only take what [the students] can eat. Too many times students throw away whole meals because they grab more than they can eat in one sitting,” Faust said.

She said students can also work to reduce their non-food waste.

“Students can utilize the reusable to-go boxes instead of Styrofoam,” Faust said.

“Styrofoam cannot be recycled and is horrible for the earth. In fact, beginning Fall 2014, all dining halls will be Styrofoam-free, and only the reusable boxes will be used for to-go meals.”

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Pack smart to survive spring break

By Dylan Walker | Staff Reporter

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START HERE Spring break is two days away, and the campus is holding its breath, ready for the collective sigh of relief come Friday.

Though students have tanned, dieted and online shopped since January, there is a final, crucial task standing between them and vacation: packing. Though one may be tempted to take 17 bikinis and eight pairs of shoes, the following necessities are worth the space.

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A foldable tote bag Everything in your suitcase seems to grow by the end of the week, so there’s no guarantee that presents for parents, siblings and, of course, yourself, will fit in the suitcase when it’s time to pack up. A foldable tote bag, available at Walmart or any major grocery store for $1, is a must have for carrying souvenirs home.

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Gift cards for necessities

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Photocopies of reservations, insurance cards and IDs are important backups in case of emergencies or booking problems. University libraries offer black and white copies for 5 cents per page.

Before leaving, travelers should load a drug store gift card and gas card. You can buy the basics if cash runs out quickly. A $20 Rite Aid gift card can buy band aids, snacks, water and pain medicine if needed.

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UA hovercraft team worked seven months on 600-lb. craft

If the hovercraft didn’t work on water, then I would have been thrown into the lake.

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engineering, said it was hard for him to stay in control when he made a sharp left turn on the water and went up on shore, heading toward the embankment. LaForte did not go over the embankment; his competitor did, and landed in the woods.

“The first time we tested the hovercraft on water was during the race. As soon as I went from land to water, I just kept repeating ‘Please don’t die. Please don’t die.’ If the hovercraft didn’t work on water, then I would have been thrown into the lake. Luckily it went so smoothly I couldn’t even tell the difference between the transitions from land to water. I was just flying,” LaForte said.

Hoverclub of America, a members-only organization that encourages the hovercraft sport, asked the UA hovercraft team to create a formula 35 hovercraft, which means all of the engines on the craft must come to a total of 35 horsepower. The team made the 14.5foot, 600-pound craft from scratch, coming in at 33 horsepower.

The team began work on the hovercraft Aug 15 and kept working up to the day of the competition. In the last four days before the competition, the team of 10 senior aerospace engineering majors worked for 90 hours straight, its captains only getting five hours and 15 minutes sleep total.

“One of my favorite moments of building the craft was at one point the skirt failed and you could see everyone just rush towards the craft,” LaForte said. “We all dragged it back and fixed the throttle cable and patched the skirt. Then at the last moment we had to trade out the propeller to the fan. At that moment it was all hands on deck.”

In the beginning Cody Hydrick, a senior majoring in aerospace engineering, said he did not think the hovercraft would end up looking exactly like the model did. Thomas Zeiler, a faculty sponsor of the project, said one of his favorite things at the end of the whole production is the mock model.

“One of the things that I was just tickled to death about was that mock-up over there,”

— Brent LaForte

Zeiler said, pointing to the Styrofoam model.

“It came out as the larger version of that. It’s kind of like the space shuttle tiles; every one is completely different, and you have to put them in just the right place.”

In February, Alex Few, The University of Alabama’s hovercraft club team captain, went to South View Elementary to speak to students about what it is like building a hovercraft. Few said he hopes to go back to the school and show the students the hovercraft now that it is complete. LaForte said he is now in discussion with the Honors College to get the Boy Scouts involved with the hovercraft project as well.

In addition to a grant from the FAC, the hovercraft team has raised all of their funds to build the hovercraft themselves and recieved $5,000 from the Alabama Space Grant Consortium.

“It’s not just old people behind desks who build things like this,” Hydrick said. “It’s students who are at school who are capable of doing these things by themselves with their own hands. The whole process, for me, was just getting it off the ground. The most important part was the skirt because if that’s not right, then the craft isn’t going anywhere.

Just watching it light off the ground in the parking lot was probably the most exciting moment for me.”

Next year the team will be handing over the controls to the juniors on the team, who helped build the hovercraft this year.

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Rendering Courtesy of The University of Alabama Hovercraft Team

HCA delegates new roles to leadership HONORS FROM PAGE 1

volunteer down at the animal shelter, HCA has reorganized their system to communicate effectively with these interested students in an efficient manner.

“The point of Honors is to not only provide academic rigor, but also to provide opportunities for student advancement,” Mary Lieb, HCA president-elect, said.

Kirkland Back and outgoing vice president Emily Broman worked this year to stabilize HCA’s future by pushing for its restructuring.

“Kirkland and I bring very different leadership experiences and skill sets to our roles in HCA, so working together was immeasurably fulfilling for me,” Broman said.

Sophmore Lieb has been given full support from her predecessors. Back said she believes Lieb is perfect for the position of HCA president because of her ability to

Documentary provides students with inside look at state culture DOCUMENTARY FROM PAGE 1

Since then, the documentary has played at a variety of film festivals worldwide, gathering widespread praise and even picking up a 2014 Grammy nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media along the way.

Thursday evening, the Muscle Shoals documentary will make its way to The University of Alabama for a special screening in the Ferguson Theater hosted by the American Studies Club.

Muscle Shoals’ population may be small – around 13,000 – but its reputation is anything but. The rural northern Alabama town has hosted the likes of Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many more of music’s most recognized names.

Muscle Shoals and neighboring cities Tuscumbia, Florence and Sheffield, known collectively as “the Shoals,” rose to fame in 1959 when Rick Hall founded FAME Studios. Ten years and countless hit records later, FAME’s in-house musicians, known as the Swampers, left FAME to open their own recording studio. Thus, the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio was born.

Earning the blessing of Hall and each of the Swampers was one of the most crucial steps to completing the film, Camalier said.

“We went down there without cameras and met with Rick [Hall, founder of FAME Studios] and the Swampers,” Camalier said. “We introduced ourselves and said, ‘We want to make a film about you all.’ We knew that both parties would need to agree. That was a key moment in the process because if they had said no, we probably wouldn’t have made the film.”

Despite the area’s acclaimed reputation, Muscle Shoals’ story has never been told in documentary format before Camalier’s 2013 film. However, that wasn’t for lack of trying.

“When we came in, [Hall] was like, ‘Oh, another group of guys are gonna make a film, I’ve heard this about 30 times,’” Camalier said. “So they had heard a lot of people approach them, but no one had actually seen it through. Part of me says [that’s because] it’s a big story to tell, and there’s a lot of music and a lot of people to cover. But then again, [people can] make documentaries about everything.”

Through testimonials from a variety of famed musicians, including Gregg Allman, Mick Jagger, Bono, Aretha Franklin and more, “Muscle Shoals” attempts to uncover some of the mystery surrounding the area. How could a small, rural town in Alabama produce this seemingly endless series of hits?

What was it about Muscle Shoals that fostered such

lead under pressure and to delegate important roles to the people below her, which would prove beneficial under the new system where directors and committee members play a vital role in keeping HCA running efficiently.

As for Lieb, she said she is excited about her future opportunities.

“Not only is it an incredible honor to have the opportunity to work with our new leadership team, but also to serve the nearly 6,000 students enrolled in the Honors College,” Lieb said.

The hovercraft team was contacted

by Hoverclub of America to create a formula 35 hovercraft that requires the craft to have a total of 35 horespower. The team’s final product was a 14.5-foot, 600-lb. craft that came in at 33 horsepower. Team members started working on the craft Aug. 15 and worked up to the day of the competition.

Rendering Courtesy of The University of Alabama Hovercraft Team

powerful creativity?

“You can really tell that it’s human beings making the music,” Camalier said. “How they approached music, I think, was very important. They had no real ego, which I think really helped them to be better musicians.”

Camalier knew of Muscle Shoals’ musical significance before ever venturing into the world of documentary filmmaking, but throughout the filming process, he uncovered some facets of the area’s history that surprised him.

“I had no idea that the town had musical roots to it, even before the story covered in the movie, spanning decades, centuries and cultures,” Camalier said.

“Before any Anglos or African-Americans lived there, the Native Americans that lived there had a whole musical relationship with the place. They believed the river was inhabited by a muse who sang songs to them, and they actually called the river ‘nunashae,’ which means ‘the singing river’ in their language.

That, to me, was just fascinating.”

While the two-hour experience of watching a documentary does not compare to the three years Camalier spent researching Muscle Shoals, American Studies Club president Lauren Chase said watching the film will open students’ eyes to the diverse and colorful history that exists in their own backyards.

“We thought it was really important to give students exposure to local history and local musical culture,” Lauren Chase, a sophomore majoring in American studies, said. “With Muscle Shoals being such a big region pretty close to home, we thought it was a good way to connect to the student body and get them intrigued with what’s going on in the state of Alabama.”

Chase said she looks forward to seeing the documentary for the first time Thursday.

“I think it’s really important to know about the development of your state and how that got you to where you are,” Chase said. “With music being such a big faction of our culture, I think it’s critical to understand how it applies not only to the world when it was made, but also the world today. At every single football game you hear ‘Sweet Home Alabama.’ It’s probably good to know where that came from, where that sound is rooted in.”

For some students, the relationship with Muscle Shoals doesn’t have to end when the documentary’s closing credits roll. The American Studies Club is in the early stages of planning an academic enrichment trip to Muscle Shoals that will take place in September.

The field trip and the documentary screening are the product of American Studies Club member David Scott, who visited Muscle Shoals for the first time on New Year’s Eve in 2012.

“Muscle Shoals is more than just a place in Alabama; it is a potential classroom,” said Scott, a

Photo Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures “Muscle Shoals” is a documentary about the music culture behind the Alabama city of the same name.

Photo Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures Aretha Franklin third-year graduate student in the interdisciplinary studies doctoral program. “It is important for students from across the University to come together, look at a particular place in Alabama and discover some key piece of cultural history that enriches the studies in their major or minor.”

A trip to Muscle Shoals might feel like a vacation for University of Alabama students, but for Camalier, it feels more like going home.

“I feel like family in that town,” Camalier said. “The town feels similar to the way I perceived it when we first drove through there, but what’s changed is that I have a lot of very close friendships down there now. I feel very embraced by the town; it’s like going to a second home for me.”

The “Muscle Shoals” screening will take place in the Ferguson Theater from 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursday. More information about the Muscle Shoals trip will be available at the event.

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BASEBALL

Alabama offense explodes in 17-3 win

By Elliott Propes | Contributing Writer On a cold night of baseball, Alabama supplemented its win total with a victory over Alcorn State on Tuesday night when it scored a season-high 17 runs. Alabama recorded 12 hits and another season-high of three home runs in an offensive explosion to win 17-3.

“I thought the offense was tremendous tonight,” head coach Mitch Gaspard said.

“It was good to see the ball leave the yard a little bit. Obviously, two 3-run homers in the first inning, but we were on the barrel all night. It’s just what we wanted.”

Alcorn State took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but that didn’t last long after senior Austen Smith blasted a 3-run homer over the left field fence in the bottom of the inning. Smith has hit home runs in consecutive at-bats, tying up the Tide’s game against Kentucky on Saturday in the ninth.

The last time an Alabama player hit a home run in consecutive at-bats was May 12, 2010, when Jake Smith hit two against Samford.

“He’s hot, and he’s really putting together a lot of quality at-bats and really finding the barrel,” Gaspard said. “That’s what you want – a senior guy in your lineup that’s giving you a heck of a year right now.”

Smith was just a triple away from the cycle. He finished 4-4 with a home run, a double and two singles. He wasn’t the only source of offense, though. Seven different players recorded at least one RBI. Sophomore Mikey White extended his hitting streak to 10 games. The last time Alabama scored at least 17 runs was Feb. 27, 2010, in a game against the University of Illinois at Chicago. Alabama won that game 25-1.

“Any time you put seventeen up it’s going to be a good night,” Smith said. “I mean our whole team just came out there

and battled the whole game.”

Alabama’s pitching staff gave up three runs on six hits. Alabama used five pitchers. Freshmen Nick Eicholtz, Goeffrey Bramblett and Colton Freeman joined juniors Taylor Guilbeau and Cary Baxter to combine for 13 strikeouts. Freshmen in relief this year have a 0.32 ERA over 29.2 innings and a 0.76 ERA over 47.1 innings overall.

“It was good to see some guys come out of the bullpen that hadn’t had opportunities,” Gaspard said. “I thought Colton Freeman and Cary Baxter did a good job in the back end, and Bramblett was very sharp as well. I thought the pitching did a nice job tonight.”

Alabama improved to 13-6 after the win.

The Alcorn State Braves fall to 1-21 for the season. The Braves’ losing streak has increased to 11 games. The Crimson Tide will play them again Wednesday at 5:05 p.m. to finish the two-game series.

CW | Shelby Akin The Tide baseball team ended with a victory Tuesday night against Alcorn State.

OUTDOOR REC

Bike shop revamped for increased number of student bikers

By Danielle Walker | Staff Reporter

CW | Austin Bigoney The Outdoor Rec Bike Shop has seen an increase in bike repairs over the years and has revamped its space to meet demands.

The University of Alabama Outdoor Recreation Bike Shop was recently revamped in order to better serve the University. The shop has also adjusted its prices.

With an increase in bike repairs and the expansion of the Bama Bikes rental program, the mechanics of the bike shop knew they had to rearrange and organize their workshop in order to maximize their space effectively.

“We’re working to fit as many bikes in here as we can,” Justin Vaught, a senior majoring in English and bike shop manager, said. “What we were running into was the demand for service [increasing] like crazy. As the years have progressed, the demand for bikes has sky rocketed. We realized that we need to be on point all the time to make sure that we’re serving students as well as possible.”

Outdoor Recreation Coordinator

Stephen Middleton said fall is the busiest time for the bike shop. The mechanics see about 100 bikes each month.

“We are up to our ears in bikes during the fall,” Middleton said. “Right now, you can actually walk through our store. In the fall, that’s not always the case.”

To prepare for the upcoming fall season, the shop purchased an extra double stand to repair bikes on, allowing mechanics to work on at least three bikes at a time. It also added more shelving to clear up floor space and began storing tires along the ceiling.

Vaught said the shop had to raise its prices to reflect the market.

“We decided to be a bit more competitive with our pricing, but to also offer student-friendly deals,” he said.

“We’ve set it up so a student comes in and needs to just get on the road, they’re not looking for a full over haul, so we can do [repairs] at less of a cost

to them. They’re just trying to get to class, so we want to accommodate that.”

The shop also offers the Bama Bike program, which allows students to rent out bikes by the month. Vaught said the program has grown over the years and the shop is working on adding more bikes and variety to the selection.

“We are in the process of expanding our Bama Bike program even more,” Vaught said. “We’ve got a deal with Fuji bikes. We’re bringing in eight cruisers and eight single speeds; it’s sort of a higher-end Bama Bike. It’s to give students a little quicker, sportier option.”

In addition to growing the shop and rental program, the bike shop staff hopes to get a safety program started. This informational program will inform students about the rules of the road and how to be safe while riding a bike.

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MEN’S TENNIS

By Kayla Montgomery | Contributing Writer

Men’s tennis team faces series of away matches

Returning to the court for the first time since suffering a WHAT: Men’s tennis vs.

5-0 loss to the USC Trojans, the Vanderbilt Alabama men’s tennis team will WHEN: March 28, 5 p.m. face Florida on Friday and South Carolina on Monday in a series WHERE: Alabama Tennis of road matches.

Stadium The Crimson Tide currently sits at 9-9 on the season and 2-3 in conference play, leaving the always tough to play on the next eight matches to determine road, but that’s why we have to the outcome of the season. compete harder and be stronger Coach George Husack said as a team.” he thinks the team is eager to The sole senior on a team of bounce back after falling to the mostly freshmen and sophoNo. 4 Trojans and to show its mores, Proskura has assumed ability in conference matches. a leadership role this season, “I think they’re excited earning a spot as captain. because we’re competing Husack said not only does against conferProskura lead ence opponents, by example on and our season the court, but is all about conhe shares his ference at this way of thinking point,” Husack with the team, said. “I think they which is just as trust what they important. can do in terms of He also — George Husack competing in the said that as next eight matchProskura’s career es, and these two with Alabama this week.” winds to a close, Senior Daniil he expects Proskura said he remembers the captain to make a lasting the difficulty of playing these impression on everyone around two teams his sophomore year, him due to his consistently high but he believes the challenges effort. will strengthen the team.

“Daniil has always led by “They are tough places to example and always shares his play,” Proskura said. “But we philosophy and work ethic,” are definitely even teams. It’s Husack said. “As a leader, you

PLAN TO GO

Chemistry is the pulse of your team.

UA Athletics Senior Danill Proskura plays against USC for the first time in two years.

want to not only lead by example but share knowledge with your team. He wants the best for his teammates, and he wears the captain ‘C’ because he’s earned that spot, and he represents it in every match he plays.”

Moving forward, Husack said the team will have a fun two weeks, first with the series of road trips and then with a fun day spent at Lake Tuscaloosa after the team returns home.

“I think you want tennis to be a relief from everything, and it’s important to keep perspective that tennis isn’t our life,” Husack said. “It’s good to have something that’s a little different and breaks up the monotony of school and tennis.”

Added time spent together over spring break is also important because it strengthens the team chemistry, which Husack said translates positively onto the court.

“When you’re with each other, it’s a lot of fun,” Husack said. “The more time we spend together, the better. They enjoy being around each other, and that says a lot about the chemistry of the team, and that’s very important going forward.

Chemistry is the pulse of your team.”

The Crimson Tide will return to the Alabama Tennis Facility in the latter part of spring break, hosting Vanderbilt on March 28 at 5 p.m. and Kentucky on March 30 at 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Alabama women’s tennis team prepares for tough competition

By Elliott Propes | Contributing Writer The No. 8 Alabama women’s tennis team is on a winning streak. After a 4-2 victory over rival Auburn Friday, the Crimson Tide has won nine straight matches.

Alabama was in the same position last year when they were approaching the weekend against Florida, but the streak stopped at nine.

This year, the team is looking to extend that streak to 10 and 11 when South Carolina and No. 5 Florida come to Tuscaloosa this weekend.

“We’ve talked about all season just putting in the work, day in day out, and [head coach]

Jenny [Mainz] has said the results will come,” sophomore Maya Jansen said. “I think winning nine in a row obviously shows that.”

The South Carolina Gamecocks, who have a 10-6 record, will be in Tuscaloosa Friday at 5 p.m. They have lost four straight games in SEC play with a 1-4 record, and they have a 0-3 record on the road.

“I saw that they’ve lost four straight, but they are in the SEC - look at the teams, look at the rankings,” Mainz said. “You could be at the bottom of the SEC and be a top 25, 30 team.”

Alabama will face the No. 5 Florida Gators.

The Gators on Sunday (12-3) are coming off their first SEC loss to the No. 3 Georgia

Bulldogs. Senior Mary Anne Daines said she hopes the team can get over the hump and beat Florida.

“I think just treating it like every other match,” Daines said. “You know they are obviously really good, but it’s not anything special.

We just need to go out, play our game, play on our terms, play hard and results will come.”

Daines and the Crimson Tide have not beaten Florida since she joined the team. Florida has won the SEC regular season 10 times since 2000, including the past four years.

“Honestly, I think our Alabama team this year can play with anybody,” Mainz said. “You have to believe that you can beat them.”

PLAN TO GO WHAT: Women’s tennis vs. South Carolina WHEN: Friday, 5 p.m.

WHERE: Alabama Tennis Stadium WHAT: Women’s tennis vs. No. 5 Florida WHEN: Sunday, 1 p.m.

WHERE: Alabama Tennis Stadium

SPORTSIN BRIEF Women’s tennis team selected for College MatchDay No. 8 Alabama is one of 18 campuses selected to host USTA College MatchDay on Sunday against No. 5 Florida. The MatchDay format switches up singles and doubles with the six singles matches played first. As part of the College MatchDay experience, Alabama is hosting Bama Beach Day at the Alabama Tennis Stadium, which includes prizes and a tailgate with grilled food while supplies last. The first 100 fans will receive free Alabama tennis sunglasses.

Crimson Tide gymnastics team earns SEC honors Junior Kaitlyn Clark earned SEC Specialist of the Week after her perfect 10.0 on the balance beam against Auburn on Friday night. Freshman Katie Bailey was named SEC Freshman of the Week after putting up a career-best 39.400 against Auburn.

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SOFTBALL

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Swimmers finish long journey toward NCAAs

By Sean Landry | Staff Reporter

CW | Austin Bigoney Junior Jadyn Spencer advances to third base during a game against Purdue on Feb. 28.

Spencer hones softball skills

By Kelly Ward | Assistant Sports Editor When junior Jadyn Spencer is in the lineup, the only question is where she’s playing.

She’s started at right field, first base and designated player. In high school, she pitched.

“I don’t know if I’d really call myself a pitcher or an infielder or an outfielder,” Spencer said.

“I guess just growing up I played every single position other than catcher, and that continues on into college, and I think it’s awesome.

It’s really fun, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Her high school years were spent on the basketball, track and field and softball teams. She set the record for career home runs in Iowa with 54 and won a state championship in the shot put.

Alabama coach Patrick Murphy said the coaching staff thought Spencer would get stronger and improve once she started to only focus on softball.

“I think she’s really coming into her own,” Murphy said. “We told her at the beginning of this year we needed that physical presence in the middle of the lineup – kind of like an Amanda Locke, Jackie

PLAN TO GO WHAT: Softball vs. Georgia State WHEN: Thursday, 6 p.m.

WHERE: Rhoads Stadium Traina – where the pitcher has to take a deep breath and say, ‘OK, how am I going to get this kid out?’

And she’s been doing great.”

This season, she’s hitting .305 with 59 at-bats, 18 hits and two home runs. But it’s not just on the field that she’s made an impact.

When she came to Alabama as a freshman, she roomed with fellow teammates Chaunsey Bell, Leslie Jury and Danielle Richard. Since then, the four, along with fellow junior Danae Hays, have formed one of the closest classes, Jury said.

“I would describe Jadyn as the most caring, loyal, loving person that anybody could be friends with,” Jury said. “She’s always there for you. She’s the most consistent person on or off the field, and she really is one of the most joyful people to be around. I’m so glad she’s one of my best friends.”

Despite being from Waterloo, Iowa, Spencer said she’s felt at home in Alabama because of the people. It’s still hard work to be on the softball team, but Spencer said it’s the people on the team she’s around every day and the experiences she has that make it worth it.

“Not everyone gets to wear Alabama on their chest, and it truly is something special,” Spencer said. “I know I’m not from here, but I feel like the people that I’m around have truly given me what it means to wear that jersey and represent this school the way that we get to.”

No. 7 Alabama hosts Georgia State Thursday. The last time the Panthers came to Tuscaloosa, the Crimson Tide handed them a 9-1 loss in five innings. In 2012, the Panthers were one of eight teams to beat Alabama. In April of 2012, Georgia State beat the eventual national champions 5-1.

“Georgia State’s a good team,” Jury said. “We always take them seriously. They beat us two years ago at home so we’re going to prepare for them just as much as we would anyone else, and we’re just going to take it one game at a time.”

The Alabama swimming and diving program has long awaited the upcoming national championships. The meets come at the end of a six-month season, but Alabama will compete at a level they haven’t seen in over a decade.

The women’s team will send eight athletes to its championships Thursday and Friday in Minneapolis, Minn., the most for that team since 2003. On the men’s side, nine swimmers will compete in Austin, Texas, from March 27 to 29, up from the single performance by current senior BJ Hornikel last season and more than Alabama has sent in over 10 years.

Coach Dennis Pursley’s rebuilding project, two years in, achieved a benchmark performance at the conference championships, but that same success might prove to be the team’s biggest challenge.

“We came off conference championships that, I have to say, exceeded our expectations,” Pursley said.

“Given the swimmers we have on our team and the talent level we have, they really punched over their weight. There’s a plus-side and a down-side to that. It helps to build confidence and enthusiasm, but the potential downside is that you’re tempted to be satisfied with what you’ve accomplished to that point. We’ve done everything we can to keep from falling into that trap mentally and physically, but that’s easier said than done.”

Pursley said determination will save the team from complacency.

“We sacrifice everything during the season, unlike some other teams that will ‘come up for air,’ so to speak, along the way,” Pursley said. “Our philosophy is to put all of our eggs in the championship basket at the end. To do that, we sacrifice performances on the way, because we don’t want to deviate from our focus on the championship competitions. This is what it’s all about for us.”

Alabama’s squad will be one of the youngest in the competition.

For the men, freshmen Anton McKee, Kristian Golomeev, Connor Oslin and Pavel Romanov all qualified for individual events. With such youth in the squad, the leadership of Hornikel, Alabama’s lone returning finalist, will be essential.

“You always have to have someone competing at the level that the team aspires to,” Pursley said. “[Hornikel] has really been the only one that’s been in that situation. I think it helps build the confidence across the board.”

In particular among that young crop, the team will look to McKee, who broke the conference record in the 200 breaststroke at the conference meet. “[McKee] swam as close to a perfect race in the SECs as I’ve ever seen,” Pursley said. “You rarely see that from veterans, much less rookies and much less rookies who have only been specializing in breaststroke for a year. It’s a big ask to even repeat that performance, but he’s exceeded expectations every step of the way, and we hope he has one more performance left in him.”

A major emphasis of the resurgence of the program has been the development of a team spirit, and Pursley’s philosophy is beginning to pay dividends as the women chase a top-25 finish.

“I think that’s something that’s made the biggest difference on our team, even on the performance side,” junior Kaylin Burchell said.

“We’re all so much closer and taking the approach that this is a D-1, college, SEC team.”

The men will have their focus on a top-10 finish, a goal they set more than six months ago and one they feel is unacceptable to miss.

“We have it posted in our locker room,” junior and team captain Phil Deaton said. “For SECs, it was top 5, and on the same sign, it says top 10 nationally. Below that, it says ‘No excuses.’”

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August brings a new career level, requiring hearty action.

Prioritize healthy food, regular exercise and rest. Keep love in your sights.

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

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- The energy’s building and it could get intense. Pitch a dream idea with seductive brilliance. Have your facts solidly grounded. Express what’s needed, and invite others to contribute. Working together, anything is possible.

Stay connected.

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Imagine yourself at the wheel.

Don’t hesitate any longer. Get exposed to the elements. It’s easier now to imagine success.

Grab it together.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Today and tomorrow get busy as you dig into a big job. Urgencies keep you in action. Profit from meticulous service. Discuss your visions for the future. You’re building something. Rest peacefully after work.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Romance blossoms for the next few days, but there may be complications. Keep a secret. Now is the time to get creative. Follow a strong recommendation, and find answers to key questions.

Invest in your success.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Today is a 7 -- Meditate before taking action. Set intentions for how you would like it to go. Gather information today and tomorrow. Tidy up your workspace. You’re in study mode. Map the path to bring an activity to its conclusion.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Today is a 9 -- Don’t hold back!

Power on your charm and compassion. Talk about subjects of personal passion. Investigate the bottom line. Make a deal that works for everyone involved. Beauty need not be the most expensive choice.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Work it out.

Decide who you’re growing up to be, over the next day or two.

You’re growing stronger. Venture farther out. Build a better home. Listen and learn. Budget to fulfill your new vision.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Your mysterious dreams can inspire positive change. Hang out with others who share your values. Redirect resources to where best served. You have the energy to complete projects now. Keep secrets, and follow intuition.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Get into some fun with friends. Power through your duties so you can go play. Pick an activity that relieves stress, by inducing laughter or physical ease.

Respond in the affirmative to a loving request.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Advance your career today and tomorrow, without cheating. Imagine yourself in the future. Create a dream that inspires. You can develop the form and the structure required. Be respectful.

Try a more exotic look.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is an 8 -- Start planning a vacation or business trip.

Visit a place of your dreams.

Plan for fun and collaboration.

Someone in your inner circle has a bold suggestion or a brilliant idea. Set up appointments in advance.

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