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Alabama opened the season ranked No. 17 in the USA Today/ ESPN Top 25 poll.
Moore praises Tide for 2011-2012 season By Marquavius Burnett Sports Editor crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com @Marq_Burnett
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After starting the season 8-0, Alabama lost to Georgetown at the buzzer, 57-55, the first home loss in 24 home games. The 2011-2012 Alabama men’s basketball season was an emotional rollercoaster that started with high expectations and ended with a first round loss in the NCAA tournament to Creighton. Still, Athletic Director Mal Moore said he was proud of
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Trevor Lacey, Andrew Steele and JaMychal Green were all suspended for violating team rules.
the performance of the team this season, given the challenges it faced from start to finish. “Getting to the NCAA tournament with such a young team on the floor was an excellent accomplishment, and I am excited about the future of the
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Alabama ended the season winning four of it’s last five games.
program,” Moore said. Going into the season, head coach Anthony Grant had his core nucleus of veterans returning and a highly touted recruiting class to add firepower. Grant’s by-the-book mentality seemed to fit perfectly with the direction the
Alabama lost an 11-point second half lead to Creighton in the NCAA tournament, losing 58-57.
program was heading. But the Crimson Tide’s season was everything but by the book. The Tide opened the season with an 8-0 record and seemed deserving of its preseason top-25 ranking, but things all changed with a visit from the Georgetown Hoyas. The Hoyas,
unranked at the time, came in with a chip on its shoulder and was looking to prove it belonged in the conversation with the nation’s elite teams. The game plan was simple: play zone defense.
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SGA candidates to vie UA Crew gets early start for position in runoff on season every morning No candidate for VP for External Affairs gained vote plurality By Stephen Dethrage and Taylor Holland The Crimson White A run-off for the position of vice president for External Affairs will take place on Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on myBama. The top two vote getters, Jimmy Taylor, who polled at 47 percent in the March 6 election, and Kyle Zimmerman, who polled at
42 percent, will remain on the ballot. Jeff Elrod, who polled at nine percent, will not. The remaining two percent of the vote belonged to • Who: Jimmy Taylor various write-in candidates. vs. Kyle Zimmerman for Per the Student Government VP for External Affairs Association Constitution, a candidate must receive at • When: Thursday least one vote more than 50 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. percent to be declared the victor. •Where: myBama Some of Taylor’s key platform points include starting a Beat Auburn, Beat Cancer initiative aimed at raising funds interaction with the downfor cancer research, facilitat- town area with initiatives ing and encouraging student like the Downtown Express. voting in local, state and federal elections and increasing SEE SGA PAGE 6
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Crosby, Stills & Nash to play at amphitheater Classic group hits the stage on June 11 By Lauren Ferguson Assistant Lifestyles Editor ldferguson@crimson.ua.edu As part of their extensive United States summer tour, Crosby, Stills & Nash will perform at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre on July 11 at 8 p.m. The summer tour, beginning er • Plea s
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in early June and concluding at the end of September, follows their tours of Australia, New Zealand and South America. CSN first performed over 40 years ago at the legendary Woodstock festival and continue to bring live music to fans across the world. Additional players accompanying the trio this summer include Todd Caldwell (organ), Shane Fontayne (guitar), Steve DiStanislao
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(drums), Kevin McCormick (bass) and James Raymond (keyboards). All seating is reserved, and ticket prices range from $32.25 to $72.25. CSN will donate $1 from each ticket sold from the tour to charity. Tickets go on sale April 6 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre Box Office or by phone. Special benefit seats and VIP packages are available.
The crew club carries their boats made of carbon fiber as part of their training.
Rowing team starts day at 5:30 a.m. By Jordan Cissell Staff Reporter jrcissell@crimson.ua.edu When Matt Hennigan settles down in Fresh Foods for breakfast each morning, the remainder of his day looks a lot like the rest of his fellow patrons: class, homework and maybe some study-time in the library. It’s what came before the biscuit and sausage that sets Hennigan and his tablemates, all members of the Alabama Crew club, apart from the rest of the morning crowd. Every Monday through Friday at 5:30 a.m. during the fall and spring semesters, the team holds practice on the Black Warrior River. Following a one-mile warm-up run, each workout consists of approximately an hour on the water, the sky above the rowers every bit as black as the river over which they glide. When winter weather makes it too cold to practice outside, the team exercises in the aquatic center’s weight room. “You kind of get used to it,” Hennigan, a sophomore majoring in MIS who joined the club in the fall semester of 2010, said of the wee hour practices. “It’s forced me to start managing my time
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better, so that’s been a plus.” Taylor Linville, a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering, thinks it is nice to have put an exercise session under his belt before most students are even awake “Waking up every morning is tough,” he said in an emailed statement. “But … on the whole, it is a good feeling getting in a practice that early in the morning, knowing you have already been up for a couple of hours and done a solid workout by the time you get to class.” In addition to all of the running and rowing, club members carry their carbon fiber vessels between the boathouse and the dock.
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According to Sarah Axley, a senior majoring in mathematics, the standard eight-man racing boat measures 53 feet long and weighs just over 208 pounds. “If the boats were any longer, the coxswain could perform marriages at sea,” she said with a laugh. Axley is a coxswain, a position akin to a ship’s captain. Usually the smaller, lighter members of a rowing team, coxswains do not paddle but rather sit facing the rowers and the course ahead, directing movements and maintaining synchronization during practices and races.
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Extavaganza – Druid City Arts Festival Kickoff Week
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Nearly 25 percent of US students don’t graduate high school
Engineering students to race in concrete canoe
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A team of engineering students at The University of Alabama will enter the American Society of Civil Engineers’ National Concrete Canoe Competition from March 23 to 25 in Tallahassee, Fla. The team drew inspiration for the design of their canoe, April’s Fury, from the tornado that swept through Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011. The canoe is not focused on the destruction of the tornado, but the recovery and rebuilding of the city. April’s Fury is stained to look as though the top layer is being ripped off with houndstooth showing through underneath. There are four parts to the judging of the competition: canoe design, engineering technical paper, oral presentation and paddling. The team has practiced rowing weekly in preparation for the men’s sprint, women’s sprint, men’s endurance, women’s endurance and co-ed endurance races.
The nation is making progress in increasing the high school graduation rate, according to a study released Monday, yet one in four Americans don’t complete high school. The report, released by advocacy groups, was presented at the Grad Nation education summit in Washington, D.C. The event itself was organized by the America’s Promise Alliance, founded by former Secretary of State Colin Powell. The national graduation rate increased by 3.5 percent between 2001 and 2009, the report found. The graduation rate rose from 72 percent to 75.5 percent in 2009 – meaning that roughly one of every four American students dropped out of high school. The groups’ goal is a 90 percent graduation rate by 2020. “The good news is that some states have made improvements in their graduation rates, showing it can be done. But the data also indicate that if we are to meet our national goals by 2020, we will have to accelerate our rate of progress, particularly in the states that have shown little progress,” said Robert Balfanz, director of Everyone Graduates Center, Johns Hopkins University, and co-author of the Building a Grad Nation report. In addition to the center and America’s Promise Alliance, other groups involved in the report were Civic Enterprises and the Alliance for Excellent Education. The report was spon-
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sored by AT&T with additional support from the Pearson Foundation. High school graduation rates are considered a key indicator of future student success and earning potential. In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama encouraged states to pass laws to require students to stay in school until they graduate or they turn 18. It is estimated that high school graduates will earn $130,000 more over their lifetimes than dropouts. The report found that 24 states increased their high school graduation rates. In addition, the number of high schools graduating 60 percent or fewer students on time – so-called dropout factories – fell from 2,007 in 2002 to 1,550 in 2010. The authors estimate that 790,000 fewer students attended a dropout factory in 2010 than in 2002. The increase in graduation rates was mainly because of growth in 12
states, with New York at 13 percent and Tennessee at 17.8 percent showing double-digit improvement since 2002, according to the report. Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, South Carolina, Missouri, Alabama, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Kentucky were among the top dozen. Ten states – Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Rhode Island and Utah – saw declines in graduation rates. Only one state, Wisconsin, has reached the 90 percent plateau, though Vermont is getting close, the report notes. If every state had a graduation rate of 90 percent or better, 580,000 additional students would have graduated in the class of 2011, increasing the gross domestic product by $6.6 billion and generating $1.8 billion in additional revenue as a result of increased economic activity, the report estimates.
Class drop deadlines
Wednesday will be the final day to drop an online course and the final day to drop a course with a grade of W for the Spring 2012 semester. Students who wish to drop a course have until midnight to go online at mybama.ua.edu and drop the course.
Bone-marrow-registration and blood drive to be held The First Year Council is sponsoring a joint bone-marrow-registration drive with DKMS Americas and a blood drive with the American Red Cross in the Ferguson Center Ballroom on March 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To make an appointment to donate blood, visit www.redcrossblood. org and enter the sponsor code BAMA. Participants can enter their names in a raffle for a football autographed by Nick Saban. For more information contact Rebecca Moss at rlmoss1@crimson.ua.edu.
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Every Move Counts utilizes Program awards fans chess to teach ‘skills for life’ for universal support By Helen Buckley Contributing Writer
By Adrienne Burch Staff Reporter aeburch2@crimson.ua.edu
In Spring 2010, three UA student volunteers working in Tuscaloosa Magnet Elementary School had the idea that by teaching children chess, they can change lives. They began with 12 sixth graders. The program that evolved from that idea, Every Move Counts, is an initiative of the Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility that provides UA students with the opportunity to teach chess to children from four local schools while receiving class credit. The program now consists of 37 UA students and approximately 220 children from Tuscaloosa Magnet Elementary, Tuscaloosa Magnet Middle, Oak Hill Middle and High School and Alberta Elementary. “It’s grown pretty rapidly, so we probably are at capacity for a while. We want to get everything settled in Alberta and hope to expand more in the future, hopefully to a high school,” said Amy Buchanan, one of the project’s coordinators. The program begins with second-grade students and encourages children to continue with the game throughout their education. Students from UH 333 and UH 400 are paired with children with similar skill levels in order to coach and mentor during the school day and in after school programs. Olivia Grider, another program coordinator, spoke out on the benefits for the children involved. “For the kids, research shows
Many people claim to be University of Alabama sports fanatics, but few have reached the status of a true Alabama Legend. The Crimson Rewards Program sponsored by Tuscaloosa Toyota offers UA students incentives for attending as many Alabama sporting events as possible throughout the school year, and those who earn the most points go down in the books as legendary Crimson Tide fans. Students can sign up at any UA athletic event, receive a Crimson Rewards card, and then swipe the card at every event they attend. Most events earn students one reward point. However, there are special double-point events throughout the year. The points add up and prizes are earned based off the number of points one has collected. The prizes range from a free concession voucher for ten points to qualifying to win a 2012 Toyota Camry with 90 points. There are three levels of a Crimson Rewards collector. Twenty points earns All-Conference status, 50 points All-American, and with 80 points one becomes an Alabama Legend. Brett Hudson, a junior majoring in metallurgical engineering, currently has 121 reward points making him an Alabama Legend. He said that the prizes are a nice way to get everyone attending sports other than football. “I have enjoyed going to softball games,” Hudson said. “I played baseball for 14 years and never thought softball would be so much fun to watch.” Graduate student Christopher Pendergraft said one of the main reasons
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UA students volunteer helping children play chess with the Every Move Counts program. that this improves standardized test scores in both Math and English, basically it improves all critical and analytical skills as well as the ability to focus. So overall, it helps the kids improve in all facets,” Grider said. The afterschool program provides students with more advanced skill levels an opportunity to further grow in their abilities. Select students from the advanced group will be participating in a local chess tournament by Freedom Chess Academy. Every Move Counts collaborates with Freedom Chess Academy each year to host two separate local events. This year, Every Move Counts is scheduled to have a Chess Festival on April 4 at Tuscaloosa Magnet Elementary.
Students from each grade will be provided an opportunity to participate in various chess related games including speed chess. Jason Earley, a marketing major, is one of 12 students who have chosen to stay with the program for two semesters. Earley said the program provides students with an opportunity to gain credit hours, while also having moral rewards. “Not only is it honors credit, but I also enjoy working with the children,” said Earley. The program’s success is expected to grow in the upcoming years. Grider attributes this success to the obvious benefit the program provides UA students and children from local schools. “They aren’t just teaching them a game, they are teaching them skills for life,” said Grider.
he collects points is to have the bragging rights to his friends that he is a true Alabama athletics fan. “I support a variety of sports, not just the popular ones sports or when they are facing a big rival,” Pendergraft said. There is also a Facebook application for Crimson Rewards where members take quizzes and participate in weekly polls in order to earn more points. For every 1000 points a member earns on Facebook, one Crimson Reward point is added to their total. Pendergraft said one benefit he sees of the program is that it can be clearly determined how many events a student has attended. However, he said that his reward points total should help in receiving more benefits, such as eligibility for national championship tickets. “This could be a way the athletics office rewards the students who support the athletics programs across all Alabama sporting events,” Pendergraft said. Pendergraft also pointed out that there is an abuse in the current system in which multiple athletic events are occurring at the same time, students swipe in at an event and then leave to go swipe in at another event. These students are not actually attending the events they earn points for. David Lammon, a senior majoring in secondary education who is four points shy of reaching Alabama Legend status, said Tuscaloosa Toyota is doing a great thing with the rewards program. He said he is now a better-rounded fan, and it has even spurred him to pick up tennis. Additional information about the Crimson Rewards program and a list of upcoming sporting events can be found at www.crimsonrewards.com
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“Stand your ground” laws cause more crime than they prevent
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2005, he was not taken in and did not undergo typical homicide questioning on the night of the murder because he had a license to carry a concealed weapon under Florida’s “stand your ground” law. Florida became a trendsetter in 2005 when they passed the first ever law that did not encourage individuals to retreat from danger, but instead gave citizens the permission to use deadly force if they “reasonably believed” it was necessary to defend themselves. This sort of “stand your ground” legislation has given people a license to kill in 17 states now. These laws foster a “shoot first, ask questions later” atmosphere in which people are not adequately held responsible for their actions. Adam Weinstein, national security reporter for Mother Jones, writes, “The law has been unpopular with law enforcement officers in Florida, since it makes it much more difficult to charge shooters with a crime and has regularly confounded juries in murder cases; many Orlando-area cops reportedly have given up investigating ‘self-defense’ cases as a result, referring them to the overloaded state attorney’s office for action.” He goes on to cite a 2010 article in the Tampa Bay Times that reports that “justifiable homicides” have tripled in the state of Florida since the law was enacted in 2005. From 2000 to 2005 the average number of “justifiable homicides” was 34 per year; however, from 2007 to 2009 the average number had jumped to 100 per year. Trayvon Martin’s family’s attorney has called for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to step in and take this case. Trayvon’s case ultimately beckons us to ask ourselves how many more innocent people must die needlessly before we recognize that these “stand your ground” laws deemphasize the due process and accountability we as Americans are taught to cherish.
Many people in Florida and across the United States are demanding justice after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was gunned down in his father’s neighborhood in Sanford, Fla. During halftime of the NBA All-Star game on Feb. 26, Trayvon left his father’s house on foot headed toward a nearby 7-Eleven to get an evening snack. On his way back from the convenience store, George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain, followed Trayvon. After realizing that Zimmerman was following him, Trayvon began to run toward his father’s house and despite being told not to by local 911 dispatchers, Zimmerman got out of his vehicle and began chasing after the 17-year-old. According to other 911 callers in the neighborhood that night, Zimmerman and Trayvon ended up in a wrestling match in which one of the two began screaming for help. During this scuffle, Zimmerman fired one shot, killing Trayvon Martin. Despite this story originally gaining almost no news coverage at all, it has now gained national headlines and caused public outrage over the fact that Zimmerman has still not been arrested or charged with any crime in this case. Regardless of the fact that Zimmerman had Michael Patrick is a senior majoring in politibeen arrested for his violent nature before in cal science. His column runs on Tuesdays.
— Ben Baxter, in response to “John Mayer cancels Tuscaloosa concert”
“I think Evanʼs point was that an environment of ʻextremeʼ competitiveness undermines the goals of education because it fosters narcissism instead of thoughtfulness and discourse.” — Joseph Brown, in response to “Students should always strive to be more competitive”
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This week’s question: Do you feel adequately prepared to register for summer and fall classes? A: Yes B: No
An archaic myBama
They both provide links to DegreeWorks, grades and eLearning. The only noticeable difference between the two is that the academics tab has a picture of our new president, Dr. Judy Bonner, smiling back at me (although, she is still labeled as provost). I cannot begin to express how big of a waste of server space the “Library” tab is. For the first time in my four years at The Capstone, I have taken the time to look through it. I find it hard to believe that any student in the history of this software has ever utilized the “ask a librarian” function at the top of the tab. Also, a collaboration of each library’s Twitter feed is very hip and new age. Although, I cannot think of any particular reason I would ever follow a library. “Campus Life” is another tab that was probably originally intended to have a set purpose. However, that intention was lost some time ago. This section includes links to various student organizations, such as the Student Government Association and Crimson Chaos. It also includes more information on libraries, a Bama Dining link and yet another link to student affairs. In the entire myBama website, a student can access eLearning in three places, SGA in four and information on how to pay your student bill in four. Why there are so many random links to the same places is confusing and unexplainable. It is time for administrators, technological specialists and students to meet and facilitate a conversation on how to replace myBama. With a student population only getting bigger, there is no reason to keep such an outdated and useless website. I cannot imagine what a recently accepted high school student thinks when he or she enters myBama for the first time. Confusion? Fear? Bewilderment? I do not know, and I do not want to ponder this any longer. myBama has to go.
My time at Alabama has been littered with technological frustration. I have retaken countless quizzes because wireless Internet in Bruno Library inexplicably stops working. I have turned in assignments late because the Action Card website did not allow me to deposit money into my account so I could print something out. I have also been forced to deal with quite possibly the most frustrating website on the Internet: myBama. The myBama website, or myBama.ua.edu, is the most used academic tool for all students at the University of Alabama. Students use it everyday to check their email and grades, look up potential classes and complete class assignments through E-Learning. For online students, it is the website they use when taking classes. To many, myBama is their only portal to the Capstone. The design alone is enough to confuse any random student. There are five tabs at the top of the screen that are designed to take you to different parts of myBama: Home, Academics, Library, Campus Life and Student. “Home” is presumably there to provide some kind of introduction and base for the website, but it does neither. While the Picture of the Week is interesting at times, and I suppose a personal calendar would be useful if anyone actually used it, the Home tab is basically just a random assortment of links, separated by boxes, with no particular order or purpose. For some bizarre reason, the University has decided to have Jake Gray is a senior majoring two tabs devoted to the same in economics and journalism. thing: Student and Academics. His column runs on Tuesdays.
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Student opinion surveys provide professors with vital feedback By Thomas Carlton In response to “Students should not survey professors or determine rigor,” I can see the author’s point in saying that universities should not cater to every whim of their students in order to retain them as “customers.” While some evaluations may certainly strive to ensure students’ happiness (what’s wrong with having Starbucks or Chickfil-a again – it’s certainly no more “scholarly” to eat ramen noodles or old-school cafeteria food), this is not the only thing evaluations are for. I feel like the author of the story missed one of the biggest reasons behind class surveys, which shows a different side of the situation: evaluating the actual performance of a teacher. I am a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Alabama in Modern Languages and Classics, and this is my second semester teaching introductory French courses.
Even as a GTA, there are only so many times the full-time faculty can come and observe to see how I am doing. How often do professors themselves get observed? Tenured professors? I’m sure it varies from department to department, but it’s not often. The class surveys that students take are very important to make sure that the teaching faculty, from GTA to adjunct to professor, is doing its job, and doing it well. It is not purely a commercially driven step to earn the University more money. Does student satisfaction play a role in doing so? Of course! Unhappy students may very well transfer or drop out, lowering UA’s income. But the goal of ensuring a quality education is also an important one and something the class evaluations help with. If teachers are not truly teaching the material, if they are using unfair grading procedures, if they are not teaching in a way their students understand, these things need
to be addressed. Keep in mind, too, the people who review the information gathered. The instructor surveys and course evaluations are not looked over by some third party group who has no experience in the field and no connection to the university. They are looked over by department chairs, department deans, for GTAs by graduate coordinators and various other faculty. These people have taught classes themselves, seen what works and what doesn’t, and they also can recognize signs of potential issues with teachers and help them to improve. But they also know which complaints not to give too much credit to, and which issues are just students wanting an easy A. In the French department, for example, we try to teach entirely in the target language, in order to expose the students to as much of it as possible and to acclimate them to using it themselves. This is part of a technique called communica-
tive teaching, where the goal is for students to be able to actually use their language skills. Some students, however, write on class evaluations statements such as “Prof speaks in French too much. I don’t understand!!!!” When faculty reviews statements like this, they are not bothered, as they know the goal of teaching with this style. It’s actually expected and natural that students will not understand everything; that is part of the reason we do it! I was even warned before receiving my first set of evaluations that comments such as that are common and not to worry if I saw them. Another thing that has to be considered is how students can give feedback directly to the professor, especially if it’s negative. Yes, a student can come up and speak after class, or send an email, but not everyone feels comfortable doing that. What if I, as a teacher, want to ask my students their opinions about the class? Will I get truthful feedback just asking them?
Perhaps, but it’s likely I won’t get the full picture, especially if they have criticisms. They also need time to reflect and say everything they need to say. I greatly enjoyed reading my first set of evaluations from last fall; it gave me insight from a different point of view into how the class went and was helpful in planning this semester. The anonymity of the course evaluations helps with these situations and ensures that everyone has a chance to say what they think. Their goal is not only to ensure that the students who take classes continue to take classes, but for them to receive a quality education that will represent the University of Alabama wherever they may go, and to help teachers both new and experienced develop themselves. That is how the reputations of high-quality schools are built.
Thomas Carlton is a Master’s student in French linguistics.
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UA professor, state Republicans at odds on HB 56 By: Rich Robinson Staff Reporter rarobinson2@crimson.ua.edu The controversial immigration law that has been in effect in Alabama since September is hurting the overall economy of the state, according to one University of Alabama professor. Samuel Addy, the director of UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research, released a position paper in January titled, “A CostBenefit Analysis of the New Alabama Immigration Law.� Addy wrote that the law will annually shrink Alabama’s economy by more than $2.3 billion and will cost the state at least 70,000 jobs. “This report presents an initial cost-benefit analysis of HB56, the new Alabama immigration law, and finds that the law is rather costly to the state,� wrote Addy. “Economies are demanddriven,� he wrote, “So any
policy, regulation, law or action that reduces demand will not contribute to economic development no matter how well-intentioned.� The law requires proof of citizenship when renewing or applying for a driver’s license and requires all employers to use the ALverify system. ALverify was developed by the Center for Advanced Public Safety at the University of Alabama and gives employers the ability to quickly check the citizenship of its workers against various state databases. The law makes it illegal for an employer to knowingly hire an illegal alien. The law also mandates that all public schools check the immigration status of all of their students and criminalizes many activities that could be seen as aiding an alien, including giving them a ride. John Merrill, a Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives, is
a strong supporter of the law. think, however, that immigra“We know that there are tion has something to do with people who need jobs, and that.� we also know that there are When asked about the hard companies that want to hire time that many Alabama people,� Merrill said. “At the farmers are having findsame time, we also know that ing workers, he said, “I have there are some people that read and heard those [farmwould rather stay at home and ers’ concerns] and am sensidrink Coca-Cola than work. tive to those challenges that There are our famers face. also people But at the end who would of the day, we not take a need to have This report presents an initial job as a taste Alabamians fill cost-benefit analysis of HB56, tester at a pie Alabama jobs.� the new Alabama immigration factory.� In a recent law, and finds that the law is Bill Poole press release rather costly to the state.� is another from the office — Samuel Addy Republican of Agriculture member of Commissioner the Alabama John McMillan, Legislature’s the commislower chamber. He supported sioner recognized the ecothe law and believes that it nomic realities facing many has had something to do with farmers and other small busiAlabama’s improving econo- ness owners due to the loss of my. a major chunk of their work “Our unemployment num- force. bers have fallen for a number “Earlier in 2011, when of reasons,� Poole said. “I do Alabama’s new immigration
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law went into effect, tens of thousands of Latino workers moved out of state, presumably to avoid arrest due to lack of proper documentation,� according to the statement by McMillan’s office. “As a result, many farmers and agribusinesses, such as producers of poultry and catfish products as well as nursery growers, were left without a sufficient number of workers. Indeed, last summer and fall, we witnessed produce rotting in the fields throughout Alabama, again due to a lack of workers.� As a result of this growing crisis, the Department of Agriculture has launched a program to “reach out to the industry and people in the local communities.� However, it’s not all negative in the UA report. Addy also outlined some positives that the law could bring to the economy of the state. “ Po t e n t i a l economic benefits of the law include
saving funds used to provide public benefits to illegal immigrants; increased safety for citizens and legal residents; more business, employment and education opportunities and ensuring the integrity of various governmental programs and services,� Addy wrote. Although he laid out the possible benefits, Addy qualified his statement. “Some of the law’s costs and benefits are qualitative and others are quantifiable, but difficult to estimate. While the law’s costs are certain and some are large, it is not clear that the benefits will be realized,� Addy wrote. “Are the benefits of the new immigration law worth the costs?� “One group needs to get a check; one group needs to get a crop harvested,� Merrill said. “We need to make sure that everybody who lives here are paying taxes, and we need to do something to reckon this.�
Students point out beneďŹ ts of studying abroad early By Ashanka Kumari Staff Reporter akkumari@crimson.ua.edu A growing number of students are beginning to travel abroad following their freshman year, shifting traditional trends that showed students were waiting until their junior or senior years to head overseas, according to an article in USA Today. Students choose to study abroad earlier based on their high school experience, their major and availability of programs, as well as the desire to see the world. Within the last five years, many students have entered college with advanced placement credits that count for a semester, or sometimes, even
a full year of college credits, according to an article in USA Today. Kelcey Armstrong, a senior and intern in the Capstone International Academic Programs office, studied abroad in Meknes, Morocco following her freshman year and recommended that students study abroad earlier in their college career. “There is no reason to wait,� Armstrong said. “The earlier a student goes abroad, the more flexible their course schedule will be both here at UA and during their time overseas.� Many students return from study abroad trips with newly discovered passions and sometimes change their major or add an additional major or minor. “Going abroad early means
leaving yourself room for growth freshman year to understand and change,� Armstrong said. the purpose of his major but “Not to mention the fact that said it is a way to push yourself it will be the time of your life, regardless of whether you know and you can’t the language of take advantage the country. of that soon “Think about enough.� it, last year, [most Going abroad early means For some stustudents] probleaving yourself room for dents, studying ably were at home growth and change. Not to abroad is a way with their parents mention the fact that it will to further learn and had a curfew, be the time of your life, and a language they spoke English you can’t take advantage of have already and watched TV studied and a all day,� Starnes that soon enough.� way to make said. “Now, here their summer you are, one year — Kelcey Armstrong different than later, in a strangtheir previous er’s house, thouones. sands of miles Nick Starnes, a sophomore away, speaking in their native finance and French major, stud- language, going to school and ied abroad in Tours, France having to think for yourself. It’s immediately following his different in a very good way.�
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they don’t know a language, but there are always ways around all of these obstacles, Armstrong said. “I encourage everyone to travel now before they are tied down by a job or a family,� Armstrong said. “[From my experience], I learned how to push myself outside of my comfort zone and make great experiences happen rather than just wait around for an adventure to fall into my lap.� After spending time abroad, some students even decide to plan a second trip. “I’m going back [to France] for eight months in my junior year and can’t wait,� Starnes said. “I feel way more confident in myself and know what to expect already because of my previous exposure.�
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Crimson White wins Criminal Justice Mock national awards from Trial Association Columbia University Celebrates Success By CW Staff The Columbia Scholastic Press Association awarded The Crimson White a Gold Crown for its Spring 2011 print publication and a Silver Crown for digital news Sunday in an awards ceremony at Columbia University in New York. The Crimson White was one of just five college newspapers to receive a Gold Crown, and one of only eight out of 182 digital news operations to earn a Silver Crown. The Gold Crown award is given in recognition of “outstanding achievement in the writing, editing, design and production of a superlative student publication through the cooperative efforts of students, faculty and administrators which epitomizes the high ideals from which this Association has drawn its strength and inspiration.” Editor Victor Luckerson accepted the awards on behalf of The Crimson White. “I think, mostly, I’m just really proud of all the hard work all the staff has put in both this year and last year,” Luckerson said. “I think it’s especially meaningful because it
included our coverage of the April 27 tornado, and that was a moment that I felt the CW really stepped up and provided some extremely valuable journalism.” The CSPA Gold Crowns have been presented annually since 1983, and Silver Crowns have been awarded since
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I’m just really proud of all the hard work all the staff has put in both this year and last year.” — Victor Luckerson
1984. The Crimson White last claimed a Gold Crown in 1989. Other Gold Crown newspaper winners included the Indiana Daily Student at Indiana University for its Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 publications, The Daily Pennsylvanian at the University of Pennsylvania for its Spring 2011 publication, The Shorthorn at the University of Texas at Arlington for its Spring 2011
between UA and the City of Tuscaloosa, the creation of a UA taxi service using punch cards, the creation of the West Alabama SGA FROM PAGE 1 Business Showcase and helping to make UA an eco-friendly cam“What really separates me pus. [from Zimmerman] is my abil“There are no distractions ity to really get things done,” from other candidates or other Taylor said. “I have solid plans campaigns,” Zimmerman said. that I know I can accomplish and that I know are going to get done. I’ve already spoken with people about Beat Auburn, The challenge is going to get the Beat Cancer; I actually came student body re-energized and back over to this Relay for Life meetin the mood to vote. ing and spoke to the American Cancer Society earlier today. “We’re going to start working this summer on that whether I get this position or not. I have “The spotlight is on the race projects that I know are real, for vice president for External they aren’t just outlandish, not Affairs, which will allow for stusaying that his are, but I know dents to closely analyze Jimmy that these can get done, and and me.” I’m going to get them done.” “I will be out campaigning A few of Zimmerman’s key every day to gain each and platform points include a plan every vote, because everyone’s to strengthen the relationship individual opinion matters,”
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publication and The Ithacan at Ithaca College for its Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 publications. The CSPA is an international press association uniting student journalists and faculty advisers at schools and colleges, and has been operated by Columbia University since 1925. This year’s judging panel included: Nancy Hastings, retired adviser, Highland, Ind.; Bobby Hawthorne, writer and writing instructor, Austin Texas; Sean Kelly, visual journalist and illustrator, Fairfield, Conn.; Mark Murray, coordinator of technology systems, Arlington Independent School District, Arlington, Texas; Cheryl Pell, faculty member at the Michigan State University School of Journalism in East Lansing, Mich.; Jessica Rodriguez, multimedia editor, Union City, N.J.; Randy Stano, professor, University of Miami, Miami, Fla.; C. Bruce Watterson, former chief communications officer, The Darlington School, Rome, Ga.; Randy Yeip, a graphics editor, New York, N.Y.; and Kathleen Zwiebel, retired adviser, Pottsville, Pa.
Zimmerman said. “I believe this will set me apart from Jimmy because it will show my never ending determination to better this campus, and make it a campus that is open and fair for every person at the University of Alabama.” The challenge is going to get the student body re-energized and back in the mood to vote. There were about 10,000 students who voted in the last election, which leaves 20,000 untapped votes. One might think that voter turnout will be lower, but an isolated race has the potential to get more students motivated for the sake of competition. “I hope that the students will see my passion, see my determination and take part in a little something different to advance UA,” Zimmerman said. Elrod said he wasn’t making any kind of commitment to either candidate. “I wish both of them the best of luck,” Elrod said.
By Judah Martin Contributing Writer
The Criminal Justice Mock Trial Association, an intercollegiate organization that is sponsored jointly by the University of Alabama’s criminal justice department and political science department, was created in the spring of 2011 to attract students interested in careers in the legal field. “Since so many students who are interested in law school are either political science or criminal justice majors, this seemed a logical arrangement, many students are also dual majors or have minors in one of the two departments,” said Mark Lanier, an advisor for the MTA. “The arrangement has been a great success with the competitive Trial Teams enjoying unprecedented success and advancing to the regional tournament for the first time ever.” The club aims to enhance public speaking skills in its members as well as their understanding of the law and courtroom etiquette. “Each year, we get a case which is provided by [the American Mock Trial Association],” said Thomas Gibson, the club’s president. “They then read the case and prepare an opening argument and a direct examination of any witness they choose. We then have tryouts in the fall to fill the empty slots on the competition teams.” The basis of the mock trials rotates annually between civil and criminal cases, according to Gibson. Members are expected to prepare direct examinations, cross-examinations, openings and closings and memorize all parts to prepare for competition.
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The arrangement has been a great success with the competitive Trial Teams enjoying unprecedented success and advancing to the regional tournament for the first time ever.” —Mark Lanier
Each member is provided a copy of the case description that they then read to prepare for their opening argument After traveling with its two teams– the crimson team and the white team–to Jackson, Miss., this past February, the crimson team placed high enough in the competition to earn a place in the next competition in Greenville, S.C., on Thursday where they will compete with other times from schools such as Duke University, Harvard University and Yale University. While there are no official criteria for joining the MTA, it is recommended that interested students sign up for a 300 level course in either the criminal justice or political science department. The criminal justice department also offers a course titled Judicial and Law Advocacy mutually and the MTA as a special topics course to instruct both members and nonmembers to prepare for courtroom procedures. For more information about joining the Criminal Justice Mock Trial Association, students can contact Thomas Gibson at tjgibsonjr@crimson.ua.edu or visit the team’s online profile at thesource.ua.edu.
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The Alabama Crew Club practices on the Black Warrior River before the sun rises most mornings.
Crew team requires mental as well as physical practice CREW FROM PAGE 1 According to Axley, synchronization is crucial to success. “There’s a lot more thinking to rowing than just the physical aspect,” she said. “You don’t just get in the water and wail on the oars. All the stuff he’s telling them, they have to think about and do, all while keeping up the paddling.” “He” is Erik Glynn, a senior majoring in management and information science and coach of the club’s varsity division. Glynn and novice group coach Jason Grenier stepped up to guide the team in the fall 2010, when the leader at the time left to pursue a career opportunity elsewhere. During practice, Glynn rides alongside the rowers, shouting instructions, critiques and encouragement over the hum of his skiff’s outboard motor. He prompts the rowers at periodic intervals to increase their speed for a stair-step drill in which they build up to their race pace of approximately 32 strokes-per-
minute before slowing back down. He frequently reminds the crew to “keep their paddles heavy” as they accelerate the craft. “The way you know you’re helping the boat move faster is that you’re keeping the end of the paddle heavy when you stroke the water,” Glynn said. “If you’re not getting that resistance from the water, then you’re not making the boat accelerate.” Like Axley, Glynn also challenged the conventional wisdom concerning rowing technique: When it comes to muscles, he said, it’s not all about the upper body. “When everyone thinks of the stereotypical rower’s build, they think of the big back and shoulders,” he said. “That has to be strong, but it’s really all about the core and legs. Look at their legs when they push off for each stroke. That’s where the power is.” Alabama Crew’s spring season is already kicking into high gear. The club practiced throughout spring break for a St. Patrick’s Day weekend regatta in Aiken, S.C., in which the team’s varsity division four-man boat placed second and the novice group’s eight-man setup came in first.
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The team competes in a regatta last weekend.
By Courtney Stinson Staff Reporter crt.stinson@gmail.com LunaFest, a national travelling film festival promoting awareness for women’s issues and hosted by the Women’s Resource Center, will screen this year’s films at the Bama Theatre tonight at 7 p.m. Tickets to the festival are $12 for students, $18 for faculty and staff and $20 for general admission. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Women’s Resource Center and the Breast Cancer Fund, a nonprofit organization advocating reduction of the risk of breast cancer by identifying and eliminating the preventable causes of the disease. Nine films chosen from thousands of submissions will be featured at LunaFest. “These nine films are some of the most amazing films they’ve come across,” said Puneet Gill, education and leadership coordinator for the Women’s Resource Center and LunaFest coordinator. “They really showcase women filmmakers and
“How to be Alone,” one of the featured movies explores the state of being alone.
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promote a lot of social-justice issues along with them.” The featured films range from 10 to 15 minutes in length and cover various women-related topics. Each film was made for women, by women and about issues women face. Among the films are “Lady Razorbacks,” a film about Pacific Islander women who form a Rugby team; “Every Mother Counts: Obstetric Fistula,” a look at injuries suffered by women in childbirth; and “I am a Girl!” the story of a transgendered teen girl who wants to ask
out her male friend. The film festival is expected to last two and a half hours. A preview and description of all nine films are available on LunaFest’s website. Gill said LunaFest will promote the Women’s Resource Center’s mission of maximizing each student’s learning experience through outreach, service and advocacy. “I believe these films also encourage the same kind of mission,” she said. “[LunaFest] is part of our education services that we offer the community,
IF YOU GO ... • What: LunaFest Film Festival
• Where: Bama Theatre
• When: Tonight at 7 p.m. and I believe that this [event] will also help us to further that mission through the money we raise through the films.” In its 12 years, LunaFest has grown from a single annual event into a travelling festival screened in over 150 North American cities each season. This season, 20,000 people are expected to attend screenings. Last year, the Women’s Resource Center sold over 500 tickets to the Tuscaloosa screening of LunaFest. To date, LunaFest has raised nearly $1.2 million for charity. All of the film festival’s net proceeds will go to charity. Fifteen percent of every dollar raised will go to LunaFest’s main bene-
ficiary, the Breast Cancer Fund, and 85 percent of every dollar raised will go to the host’s local charity of choice. A free reception and a silent auction beginning at 6:30 p.m. will precede the festival screening. Auction items include restaurant gift cards, a haircut and style package, three oil paintings, a quilt from the West Alabama Quilters Guild and a football signed by Nick Saban. Proceeds from the auction will also benefit the Women’s Resource Center and the Breast Cancer Fund. Sitar Indian Cuisine and Desperados Steakhouse will provide free food for the reception. Cake and cupcakes will also be available for dessert. Additionally, Uptown Art will provide childcare for parents who wish to attend the event. For $20, children ages 10 and under will be able to participate in two crafts and a painting and will be provided with a meal. Tickets may be purchased through the Women’s Resource Center or at the Bama Theatre. For more information visit LunaFest.org.
1. The Simpsons 1. Pokemon
1. The Simpsons 16. Swat Cats 8. Power Puff Girls
MARCH MADNESS
5. Space Ghost 12. Courage the Coast to Coast Cowardly Dog 12. Courage the Cowardly Dog
5. Hey Arnold!
12. Batman Beyond 4. Futurama 13. Rocko’s Modern Life 6. Darkwing Duck
13. The Magic School Bus
13. Rocko’s Modern Life
6. Darkwing Duck
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Pokemon Region
3. Family Guy
7. Bobby’s World 10. Pinky and the Brain
6. Animianiacs
Before spring break, The Crimson White started voting in our Cartoon March Madness poll online. We brought the pool of cartoons down from 64 to 32, upsetting some favorites in the process. This week voting continues as we take the remaining 32 down to 16.
•Druid City Arts Festival Music Crawl: The Jupiter, Bo’s Bar, Green Bar, Copper Top, 10:30 p.m.
15. A Pup Named 2. South Park Scooby-Doo 15. A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
16. 2 Stupid Dogs
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8. Dexter’s Laboratory
Finalist
5. Tiny Toon Adventures
12. Rocket Power 12. Rocket Power
•Redfield: Rhythm and Brews, 10 p.m.
8. Dexter’s Laboratory
5. Tiny Toon Adventures 12. Ahhh! Real Monsters! 4. Captain Planet
13. Cow and Chicken
4. Captain Planet
13. Cow and Chicken 6. Batman: The Animated Series
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9. Cat Dog
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5. Duck Tales
King of the Hill Region
Dragon Ball Z Region
13. Ren and Stimpy 6. The Wild Thornberrys 11. Tail Spin 11. Tail Spin
11. Spiderman 14. The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
3. Rugrats 14. Kablam 14. Kablam
10. Ed, Edd, N Eddy
7. Goof Troop 7. Goof Troop 10. Pepper Ann
10. Ed, Edd, N Eddy
15. G.I. Joe: A Real Amerian Hero
• Alabama Shakes: Bama Theatre, 7 p.m.
10. Recess
1. Dragon Ball Z
9. Johnny Bravo
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
FRIDAY
11. The Angry Beavers
1. Dragon Ball Z
16. Cowboy Bebop
9. Johnny Bravo
7. I Am Weasel
13. The Magic School Bus
7. Timon and Pumba
8. X-Men
14. The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
• The Good Doctor: Moe’s BBQ, 9 p.m.
10. Recess
16. Cowboy Bebop
3. Spongebob Squarepants
THURSDAY
14. Doug
10. Pinky and the Brain
15. The Tick
6. Batman: The Animated Series
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2. Digimon
4. Muppet Babies
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3. Arthur
3. Family Guy
2. Digimon
1. King of the Hill
4. Sailor Moon
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6. Animianiacs
11. Taz-Mania
14. The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1. Pokemon 16. Super Secret Squirrel
9. Chip and Dale’s 8. Gargoyles Rescue Rangers 9. Chip and Dale’s Rescue Rangers
8. Power Puff Girls
9. Daria 5. Hey Arnold!
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Avoiding certain foods may decrease allergy symptoms in spring, summer
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Spring has arrived. The temperatures are rising and plants are beginning to bloom; sure signs that winter has ended. And although we look forward to this bright, warm season, springtime is accompanied by a slew of seasonal allergies that affect millions of people. Typical allergy symptoms include swelling of the nasal and sinus passages, sneezing and watery or itchy eyes. Pollen is the main culprit of these symptoms. If you are an allergy sufferer, your body views pollen as a harmful, foreign invader and initiates these responses (symptoms) as a way to keep the pollen from entering your body.
Pollen comes mainly in three forms: tree (birch) pollen, grass pollen and weed (ragweed) pollen. If you suffer from allergy symptoms in the early springtime, you are most likely allergic to tree pollen. If you suffer more during the late spring to early summer period, you are most likely allergic to grass pollen. And if you suffer more during the late summer to early fall, you are most likely allergic to weed pollen. Multiple online sites may lead you to believe that implementing certain diets such as vegan, raw foods or keeping away from dairy, eggs, sugar or grains will help to decrease your seasonal allergy symptoms. But there is no scientific
evidence to back this information. This lack of a scientific foundation should deter you from adopting such drastic changes to your normal dietary habits. Interestingly, there are particular foods that cause almost identical symptoms as seasonal allergies do. Avoiding these foods will not make your seasonal allergies go away, but they may decrease the frequency and intensity of these symptoms. These foods are specific to the type of allergy a person has, be it birch, grass or ragweed pollen. Following are the specific foods that initiate reactions similar to those with each pollen allergy: Birch pollen imitators: apples, pears, plums, prunes, apricots, cherries, figs, nectarines, peaches, carrots, celery, parsnips, green peppers, potatoes, parsley, walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts and pumpkin seeds. Grass pollen imitators: peanuts, melons, figs and tomatoes. Ragweed pollen imitators: cucumbers, bananas, watermelon, cantaloupes, honeydews, zucchini and chamomile teas. Once again, avoiding these foods as often as possible can help decrease the frequency and intensity of seasonal allergy symptoms. If it seems like that doesn’t leave you with much to actually eat, check out www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/whats-in-seasonspring. This gives you a complete list of what is in season at the moment and can help broaden your perspective of the available fruits and vegetables. Some quick ideas for including in your diet this spring include strawberries, mangoes, pineapple, mustard/collard greens, spinach and asparagus.
Literally just minutes ago (as of this writing) I finished Edgar Rice Burroughs’s 1912 novel “A Princess of Mars,” and I’m fairly convinced that it’s the best worst early-20thcentury science fiction novel ever published. That should be no secret, considering that this book, the first in an 11-part series, was the inspiration for Disney’s recent movie (soon to be a flop), “John Carter.” Burroughs, an astonishingly prolific writer of the 20th century, gave us, among other iconic characters, Tarzan the jungle man, but you’re not likely to find him on the syllabus of an American literature course. If you’ve seen “John Carter,” that won’t be a big surprise: Burroughs’s writings, many initially published as magazine serials, are as pulpy as they come. They’re science-fiction penny dreadfuls, dime novels with sensational and poorlyillustrated covers, cheap paperbacks you’d find on the counter at a seedy gas station and all-around the stuff sophisticated collegeeducated young people such as us would be embarrassed to be caught reading in the 1910s. And to be perfectly honest, I should be embarrassed now. But, I’m three books in, and there’s no going back. The story begins with Virginian ex-Confederate John Carter mining for gold in Arizona, running away from angry Apaches and hiding in a creepy cave filled with human skeletons. Admittedly, that doesn’t sound very promising. But let’s fast-forward a chapter to his mysterious re-location to the planet Barsoom — what we, in our ignorance, call Mars. Like the movie, “A Princess of Mars” has vicious aliens, epic battles and a giant monster dog named Woola. But the novel is certainly a product of its time. Occasionally this leads to questionable racial connotations (red men on the red planet) and cringe-worthy gendered characterizations (“I would rather stay and die with you, my chieftain!” or something). But at other times we find hilarious misunderstandings for the modern reader. For example, the chapter entitled “Lovemaking on Mars” includes nothing more scandalous than John accidentally grazing the bare shoulder of the Helium Princess. Steamy stuff. Considering the time period and his icky military history, John Carter is a surprisingly sympathetic protagonist. He is, essentially,
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the classic hero of a Western, and Barsoom does look suspiciously like Arizona. The many times crypto-Victorian princess Dejah Thoris cringes behind him during a battle scene get annoying, I’ll admit, but by the second installment we have a much more active heroine: Thuvia, who protects her own honor quite adeptly by just shooting evildoers with Carter’s revolver. The science is outdated, the romance is somewhat silly (Helium Princess, really?) and the writing is mannered, but we still read Jane Austen don’t we? We made “Twilight” a major franchise and eagerly await the return of “Game of Thrones” on HBO. I’ll go so far as to add that “Avatar,” with its Noble Savages and white hero, is quite like the John Carter books - and let’s not forget that “Avatar” came 97 years late to great critical acclaim. “A Princess of Mars” and the rest of the John Carter books aren’t great literature, but even in 1912, they weren’t intended to be. Burroughs’s writing is fast-paced, entertaining, and readable today (not to mention the first three books are 99 cents digitally). If nothing else, they’re fun to make fun of. But I warn you, it’s not hard to get emotionally invested: When I turned the last virtual page on my Kindle, I was still holding my breath for the cliffhanger. Of course, if you still feel you might be embarrassed reading “A Princess of Mars” and its sequels, just tell your critics that you’re reading the series ironically.
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Tide sweeps Rebels, remains unbeaten ning from Jennifer Fenton and a home run from Amanda Locke put the Tide up 3-1. Braud, who hit her first home run of the season, said her lack of success has so far motivated her. “I hadn’t been as successful this weekend with my short game,� Braud said. “I had a plan, I was going to sit on the inside pitch and take a hack, basically. I had been talking to [Reilly-Boccia] before the game started about approaches and she was like, ‘You know what, just go up there, be loose, be you,’ and I think that was a big part for why I was so successful in my first at bat, I was ready to go.� Jackie Traina, Alabama’s ace pitcher, pitched all five innings, giving up two hits in the first inning then shutting down the Rebels’ bats, retiring 13 in a row.
Freshmen Leslie Jury pitches against Samford Wednesday evening.The University of Alabama women’s softball team played at Rhoads stadium in Tuscaloosa.
“Of course you don’t want the game to start off like that, but I had full confidence in my team,� Traina said. “It was basically like, no, you’re not going to let this happen. You’re going to throw good pitches and make things happen. Help your team
out.� The Tide had nine hits on the day and managed to score in each inning of the game, with five runs in the fourth inning, with only one player having more than one hit on the day. “That’s very encouraging to
me,� Murphy said. “You want it to be up and down, you don’t want it to be two people back-toback because that means somewhere in your lineup they’re doing nothing.� Although the Tide had solid hitting and no errors, Murphy said his team still hasn’t captured a perfect game. “I was happy with no errors today because that’s been my big beef,� he said. “The cleaner the defense is, the cleaner the pitching is. I think we’ll be fine. There are still some things we need to sharpen up a little bit. “We haven’t played a perfect game by far. We haven’t pitched great. We haven’t played defense great. We haven’t hit great in one game. We’ve had two of the three, but not three out of the three. We need to practice, just some things we need to work on.�
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tory at 28.9 percent. Along with poor shooting, Alabama began to lack its normal defensive intensity, and the team dropped four consecutive games in January.
For everything Alabama had in defensive intensity and effort, they lacked in offensive flow and perimeter shooting. The Tide shot 3-of-16 from behind the arc and lost 57-55 on a buzzer-beater. The loss exposed the Tide’s biggest weakness: perimeter shooting. The Tide faced zone after zone, and its perimeter shooting failed to improve. The team finished the season as one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in Southeastern Conference his-
The program began to spiral out of control in February when junior forward Tony Mitchell was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team. Less than a week later, Trevor Releford, Andrew Steele and JaMychal Green were suspended for violating team rules. Releford and Steele returned after one game, but Green missed multiple games. “Grant deserves credit for putting his foot down and suspending his two best players
for lengthy periods of time,� said Jon Solomon, columnist for The Birmingham News. “I can tell you that not every coach would do that with an NCAA Tournament bid at stake. On the other hand, it’s fair to also wonder why it reached the point that such disciplinary measures were necessary in Grant’s third season.� Mitchell remained suspended for the remainder of the season, but once Green returned, the team jelled and won four of its final five regular-season games and one SEC tournament game. Selection Sunday rolled around and the Tide earned a No. 9 seed and a date with No. 8 seed Creighton. The Tide lost a nail-
biter to the Bluejays on a controversial final shot by Releford. Radio host Paul Finebaum said the fan base should continue to have high expectations. “Alabama basketball should be in the NCAA tournament every year and should advance,� Finebaum said. “There should be no excuses anymore. In fairness, Grant inherited a dumpster fire courtesy of Mark Gottfried, and it took time to clean up. But now, it’s his program.� Despite the early exit from the tournament, students are still confident that Grant is the right guy to lead the Tide. “I think Grant’s the best option for Alabama,� said Andrew Persich, a senior majoring in
journalism. “He’s proven it with his recruiting and his defensive philosophy.� JaMychal Green was the team’s lone senior and Tony Mitchell’s status with the team is still unclear. With most of the team returning, the Tide could be geared for another tournament run. “Expectations for next season should be really high, like Sweet 16 or better,� said Neil Friedrickson, a sophomore majoring in business and communication studies. “They’re only losing JaMychal Green, and you don’t know about [Tony] Mitchell, but expectations have to be high to continue to raise the bar.�
After Sunday’s 12-1 mercyrule final over Ole Miss, the No. 1 Alabama softball team swept the Rebels and tied for its second best start in program history, moving to 25-0 overall and 6-0 in conference play. “It was awesome,� head coach Patrick Murphy said. “We scored in every inning. It seemed like anybody that got in there to hit, they did their job. They took a hit-by-pitch or walk. I thought we scattered our hits a little bit, and we took advantage of their mistakes big time.� After two quick hits by Ole Miss, the Rebels took a 1-0 lead entering the bottom of the first inning. A leadoff home run by Kayla Braud, tough base run-
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Players adjusting to practice after break By Brett Hudson Senior Sports Reporter bbhudson@crimson.ua.edu @Brett_Hudson The Alabama football team finished its second day of spring training Monday after the Tide took a 10-day hiatus from its last practice on March 9 for spring break. Head coach Nick Saban said he thought the time between practices had an effect on his players, both in quality of practice and in personnel. “[Running back] Blake Sims had a little hip injury playing basketball or something during break,” Saban said. “We try to get these guys not to play basketball, but they all think they can play in the NBA, so they just have to suffer the consequences of that.”
Turning an offensive corner A lot was made of how the Crimson Tide would transition from the offense of Jim McElwain, now the head coach at Colorado State, to that of Doug Nussmeier, coming to Alabama from Washington. Quarterback AJ McCarron said the new offensive coordinator changes “nothing at all,” and that he is mainly focusing on getting used to seeing new people in new positions this season.
Another Jones brothers mission trip While most of the players went back to their respective hometowns for spring break, offensive lineman Barrett Jones went to Jinotaga, Nicaragua with his brother, tight end Harrison, for five days. “It was a different kind of trip, because normally our trips are a little more
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In loss to Creighton, Crimson Tide gains valuable experience By Brett Hudson @Brett_Hudson As sophomore point guard Trevor Releford’s game-winning three-point attempt fell short (for reasons that normally require a whistle, but I digress), there were certainly some students who did not know or care and would not have known the final score had they not seen a tweet or Facebook status. I also know there are some of you who are thumbing through today’s Crimson White and reading this column as you wash the tear stains out of your Crimson Chaos T-shirt. For those who just screwed the cap back on their Tide detergent, know that the Alabama basketball program is much better for that loss, even though it doesn’t feel like it right now. The tournament experience they got, while not very much, is enough to send this team a long way in the future. The tournament bid the team received this year gave Alabama an extra four days of uninterrupted practice that it would not have gotten otherwise. It doesn’t seem like much, but coaches can do a lot with four days of uninterrupted practice that isn’t loaded down with nothing but
gameplanning like it is in the regular season. Also, the team now knows how head coach Anthony Grant does things in the NCAA tournament. If you know anything about Grant, it’s that he has a way of going about his business and a nuclear meltdown would not convince him to change the smallest detail of it. Now, the team knows what it’s like to go dancing under
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My point is this: Next year, you might be able to put Alabama in your Sweet 16 and not get laughed out of your bracket pool.
Grant, and most of that team will be coming back next year. Alabama is only losing senior forward JaMychal Green and maybe junior forward Tony Mitchell, but Mitchell wasn’t on the team when tournament time came around anyway. So, to begin next year, Alabama will have eight players on the roster that have been on the floor in the NCAA tournament (which combined to play 163 out of 200 available minutes in that game), as well as two
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Bama continues road stretch, taking on Trojans By Brett Hudson Senior Sports Reporter bbhudson@crimson.ua.edu @Brett_Hudson The Alabama baseball, team coming off of a hard-fought Southeastern Conference opener last weekend against No. 4 Arkansas, is on the road again to take on the Troy Trojans tonight, with first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. Alabama (8-12, 0-3 SEC) is returning home after being swept by the Razorbacks. Alabama stretched the Razorbacks to extra innings on Friday night, losing 4-3 in 12 innings. Alabama then lost on Saturday 8-4 and Sunday 7-4. Troy (9-9, 1-2 Sun Belt) has numerous common opponents with Alabama.
Both teams have faced East Carolina, Samford, South Alabama and Southern Mississippi throughout the season. Alabama has compiled a 3-2 record against those opponents, while Troy has a 3-3 record. Alabama will be starting freshman left-hander Jon Keller, who will get his first collegiate start against the Trojans. Keller has appeared in nine games for the Tide, giving up six earned runs and 12 hits in 13 innings pitched. Keller will be facing an explosive Trojan lineup, a team that scored 26 runs against Bethune-Cookman on March 3. The Trojans averaged just under nine runs per game in its season-opening series against Central Michigan and had
a 13-run outing against Samford on Feb. 28. The Trojans are led offensively by senior shortstop Tyler Hanna, who comes into tonight’s game with a .369 batting average and a .528 on-base percentage. The Trojans also bring the bats of Danny Collins and Logan Pierce, who are hitting .329 and .328, respectively. Both Collins and Pierce have 13 RBIs and two home runs. Freshman catcher/right fielder Ben Moore, who has a .329 batting average this season and will enter the game on an 11-game hitting streak, will lead Alabama’s offense. This will be the 25th meeting between Alabama and Troy, with Alabama holding a 17-7 edge. Alabama won the 2011 meeting 6-5 in 11 innings.
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Junior infielder Kenny Roberts gets a hit against Arkansas. The Crimson Tide will play the Trojans tonight in Troy.
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