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Fowler pushes SGA campaign changes By William Evans Senior Staff Reporter wjevans@crimson.ua.edu

to announce their campaigns this year due to a revision in guidelines that restricts chalking to student organizations Candidates for Student and University departments, Government Association said Alex Karagas, coordinaoffice weren’t allowed to tor of student involvement and chalk on campus sidewalks leadership.

University departments, such as grounds and risk management, cited the use of chalkings by private businesses to solicit students and the appearance of chalkings on campus buildings and lampposts as reasons to revise

the chalking guidelines, she said. The University is willing to discuss revising the guidelines with the SGA because the University did not intend to deprive SGA candidates of a resource, she said. However,

as it stands, SGA candidates are considered to be individuals and not student groups, and the guidelines prohibit individuals from chalking. In a memorandum sent to Mark Nelson, Vice President for Student Affairs, outgoing

SGA President James Fowler said the ban on chalking hinders SGA candidates from garnering name recognition. “When this ban was announced, the SGA informally

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Bama reaches final in thriller Greek Week

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By Laura Owens Senior Sports Reporter lkowens@crimson.ua.edu NEW YORK | The Alabama Crimson Tide (25-11, 12-4) defeated the Colorado Buffaloes (24-14) 62-61 on Tuesday night in Madison Square Garden in Alabama’s only 2011 NIT thriller so far. After winning its first three games soundly, the Tide fought hard against Colorado and managed to pull out a win. Colorado dominated the second half, leading for most of it. Alabama had spurts of retaking the lead, but only led three times in the half, times that were far between. To end the game, Alabama had possession with 16 seconds left and freshman Trevor Releford went in for a layup to give the Tide the one-point lead. “I just had to make a play for the game, and I was lucky enough to score,” Releford said. “Coach [Anthony Grant] told me you have to grow up and step up to the plate, and that’s what I tried to do.” Colorado had the final possession with nine seconds left and the last shot was left to the Buffaloes’ Alec Burks, who missed a 20-footer. Burks had 20 points in the game to lead his team. “The stakes being as high as they are, I’m extremely proud of how our guys persevered,” Grant said. “We were fortunate to win the game. The game could’ve gone either way. Burks took the last shot, and he’s made so many of those, and it bounced our way.” For the game, Alabama went 28-of-56 (50 percent) from the field. The Tide’s defense held

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Through the ticket sales for Greek Week from all four councils, the University of Alabama greek system will be able to give out about $100,000 in grant money that have been applied for by Tuscaloosa non-profits. “Greek Week is a great opportunity for all the greeks to come out and support a good cause,” said Olivia Hunnicutt, vice president of the Panhellenic council. She said the pairings include two sororities and two fraternities that have been working together for the past month to complete service hours at a location of their choice. “In the past, the pairings have done community service on one day during Greek Week, but this time we thought it would give them a chance to spend more time at a location if they had the entire month,” Hunnicutt said. “From this effort, greeks were able to do about 200,000 service hours.” Monday began with bowling at Bama Lanes

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GREEK WEEK EVENTS • Monday: Bowling at Bama Lanes • Tuesday: Basketball tournament • Wednesday: Dodgeball at Sigma Nu at 7:30 p.m.

• Thursday: Dance scene event at Sigma AP Freshman point guard Trevor Releford makes a game-winning shot with 12 seconds left to beat Colorado, 62-61, in Madison Square Garden Tuesday night. Alabama will play Wichita State Thursday for the NIT Championship.

Alpha Epsilon at 7 p.m.

• Friday: Sorority row banner competition

One millionth library Hip-hop artists film video on campus visitor recognized By Karissa Bursch Senior Staff Reporter kabursch@crimson.ua.edu

By Allie Hulcher Contributing Writer

Chris Dominey entered Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library Tuesday just like any other day when he was deemed the “onemillionth visitor” to a campus library since Aug. 1, 2010. Tom Wilson, the associate dean for Library Technology, shook Dominey’s hand as he entered the back of Gorgas and led him over to a table piled with cupcakes. Dean of Libraries Louis Pitschmann presented him with a goodie bag. Dominey entered the library with his friends and said when he saw all the cupcakes, he knew he didn’t want to give up being the winner. Submitted Photo “We were coming to study, Chris Dominey wears a crown and receives a cupcake for being the one millionth library See GORGAS, page 3 visitor. le this

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Photo courtesy of Penny Nesbitt Vinson Students in Rachel Raimist’s TCF class film the music video “Roto,” featuring hip-hop artists Waajeed and Invincible.

Matthew Cocozza, a junior major- inspired world.” Cocozza described the storyline of ing in telecommunication and film, co-produced the music video and described it as a “a 1984 Orwellian- See MUSIC, page 8

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While it is no secret two popular groups are coming to Tuscaloosa this Friday, the University has recently boasted another, less talked about visit from two internationally acclaimed artists. This past week, members of the department of telecommunication and film filmed a professional, full-length music video titled “Roto” featuring artists Waajeed and Invincible. According to an artist bio, Invincible is a female hip-hop artist from Detroit who founded her own label and media company. She later became an MTV sketch writer for MTV’s Lyricist Lounge show and is performing as a solo artist and is recognized internationally. Waajeed is a hip-hop producer who was previously a part of the hip-hop crew Slum Village based out of Detroit.

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ON CAMPUS YogurtLab in stadium holds grand opening The grand opening of the YogurtLab will occur this Wednesday at the South End Zone under the stadium. The main festivities will start at 5:30 p.m. There will be a 20 percent-off discount to all who attend, music by Ryan Kinder, raffle prizes and more.

Relay for Life On Friday, April 1 from 12 to 3 p.m., the UA Relay For Life Committee is hosting a lunch at the President’s Mansion with President Robert Witt and his wife. Students can stop by the table in the Ferguson Center today and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to register for the chance to be one of the five students selected to attend. There is a suggested $5 donation when entering the contest The five students will be notified on Sunday, March 27. For any questions, contact cac. bama@gmail.com. All proceeds collected will go toward The University of Alabama Relay For

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for his book, The Race Beat: Press, the Civil Rights Journalists to discuss The Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation. civil rights The panel is sponsored Three Southern journal- by UA’s department and the ists whose reporting has led to College of Communication and numerous convictions in decades- Information Sciences. old killings during the civil rights era will speak Thursday on cam- Honors College pus. The lecture, entitled, “Let No Victim Be Forgotten: Reporting Assembly elections Cold Cases from the Civil Rights to be held Era” begins at 6:45 p.m. in 216 Phifer Hall. Elections for Honors College The speakers are: Jerry Mitchell of the Jackson (Miss.) Assembly leaders will be held Clarion-Ledger, who won a today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the MacArthur genius award in 2009 lobby of Nott Hall. Sophomores for reporting that has led to four Sarah Ann Hughes and convictions; Stanley Nelson of Michael Forst are running for The Concordia (La.) Sentinel, president. Sophomore Austen whose recent work on a 1965 kill- Parrish is running unopposed ing led to a grand jury meeting in for Vice President, sophoFebruary; and John Fleming of more Joe Mahoney is running The Anniston Star, whose work unopposed for treasurer and led to a guilty plea by a former Joshua Gray is running unopstate trooper who killed a man posed for secretary. at a Marion civil rights protest in 1965. Nominations being The three are part of the Civil Rights Cold Case Project, a proj- accepted for Inspirect of the Center for Investigative ing Educator Award Reporting. Its manager is Alabama native Hank Klibanoff, Students who will graduate who shared a Pulitzer in 2007 in May can nominate a teacher

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Speaker stresses hope in learning By Anna Kate Delavan Contributing Writer The UA College of Education hosted Shane Lopez for the 2011 James P. Curtis lecture on Thursday at 6 p.m. The lecture was held in the WoodisMcDonald Auditorium in Graves Hall. Lopez is a creator of the Gallup Student Poll, which determines what drives student achievements. He also served as the research director for the Clifton Strengths School and is a licensed psychologist. Lopez has published more than 100 articles and chapters as well as seven books. Lopez’s research links hope, well-being and success. According to Lopez, hope and well-being can be summed up in four words—“hope, laugh, sleep... repeat” Lopez said hopeful people are more creative, productive and successful than people who have low hope, who are reactionary people. People with low hope are too busy reacting to other people’s ideas to come up with original ideas. “As a hopeful person you believe that the future will be better than the present, and you believe you have the power to make that so,” he said. “The reason you believe it is because of basic goaldirected thinking. “Hopeful people do better at school, work and life than less hopeful people,” Lopez said. “We also know that we can teach people to be more hopeful.” He also said that hopeful people live longer in addition to being healthier and more productive. “Across our studies, we found hope matters because

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and then I saw the cupcake thing and it all just kind of spiraled out of control,” said Dominey, a fifth year senior majoring in philosophy. Although Dominey said he had his eye on the cupcakes, he was pleasantly surprised by the goodie bag, which included a $100 gift certificate to the Supply Store, coupons to Java City and autographed books by Rick Bragg and Chip Cooper. “To get this on top of [the cupcakes], can’t beat it,” said Dominey, who was also donned with a paper crown that had a UA sticker on it. This was the first annual celebration of the one-millionth visitor to the libraries, said Donna Adcock, the director of public relations for the libraries. Signs had been up in the libraries since the end of last week, which asked the question: “Will it be you?” Adcock said that the number includes visitors to all campus libraries: Gorgas, Bruno, Hoole, McLure and Rodgers. Pitschmann said the event’s purpose was to emphasize the importance of the libraries on campus. “Not only do we have more students on campus, students are coming more often to the libraries,” Pitschmann said. “Since 2002, visits to University libraries are up 77 percent, an increase that greatly exceeds the increase in enrollment.” Pitschmann said students are frequently coming to the library because of the group study spaces and productivity and academic software installed on all the library computers. “Students are clearly voting with their feet that we’re

Shane Lopez speaks at the James P. Curtis Distinguished Lecture Series on What Hope And WellBeing Tell Us About American Students. Lopez, a senior scientist in residence, is an architect of the Gallup Student Poll. CW | Katie Bennett it helps you get to the six big life outcomes,” Lopez said. Showing up, productivity, health and longevity are a few of the six big life outcomes, he said. Lopez also discussed how hope, well-being and success ties into the relationship between students and teachers in America. “Here’s what I believe: public schools and colleges need to become Americas’ hope and well-being center,” he added. He explained that if the students were not receiving the well-being practice at home, then they could receive it through the teacher. Lopez also said students are more engaged than teachers and hope and IQ have no correlation. The hopeful leader role makes followers excited about the future, he added. Members of the board of directors of the Capstone

Education Society attended in addition to the performers and students in attendance. “Usually you think [hope] comes from a set of circumstances that you’ve dealt with,” said Marian Loftin, member of the board of directors. She said that she didn’t know you could actually create hope. “Beyond being wonderful, he had some practical approaches that people can do to create hope,” said Mary Jolley, another member of the board. The James P. Curtis Distinguished Lecture Series was created by the Board of Directors of the Capstone Education Society to bring an educator or public figure to speak about contemporary education issues. The series was named in honor of James P. Curtis, a faculty member for the College of Education for 23 years.

addressing a very crucial need in their academic effort,” Pitschmann said. As for Dominey, he said he’s been to the library “too many times to count” since August. “I love the library,” Dominey said. “I’ve been reading since I can remember. I love it. Go libraries.” Even though the seating capacity of the first floor of Gorgas was more than doubled year and a half ago,

Pitschmann said students are still asking for more and more space, proving that libraries are a key element to student life at the University. “It wasn’t that many years ago when during an entire year we would not have a million students visit the library,” Pitschmann said. “We thought it was a lot to celebrate and to give students a chance to have some sugar.”

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HCA leadership elections conclude this afternoon By Stephen Nathaniel Dethrage Staff Reporter sndethrage@crimson.ua.edu Today’s election for 20112012 officers marks the end of the first year of operation for the Honors College Assembly. Voting began Tuesday morning and will conclude this afternoon. The leaders of the HCA said that looking back, there is a lot for the group to be proud of in its first year of operation. “The biggest accomplishment is also the simplest,” said Josh Gray, president of the HCA diversity committee. “We were able to establish ourselves as an organization and create a brand for the expectations and products of our organization.” Current HCA President Hallie Paul agreed, but also said that she was most proud of even smaller things, like new connections between students and faculty. “Each relationship fostered through HCA is an accomplishment in itself,” Paul said. “It’s been a joy to see connections between students multiply. In short, there is no one thing that has made this year successful. Instead, it is every single student who has invested their time and energy into this organization, however big or small their role. “We’re a brand new organization, and there is always room for improvement,”

said Paul, a junior in New College. “We’re constantly running into problems and having to think of creative solutions to solve them. As long as we keep our greater vision in mind, I have faith in our ability to expand and improve.” The HCA was founded last year in an effort to unite the students of the Honors College and give them some voice in the activities and administration of the program. “The organization is a coordinated body of students enrolled in the Honors College,” said Gray, a junior majoring in political science and international relations. “We work towards building student leader initiatives and providing outlets for student leadership. All of our engagements either enhance the Honors College environment for students or extend the college’s outreach, if not both.” “One of HCA’s goals is not only to create a greater sense of community within the Honors College, but to have that sense of community pour out into the larger University,” Paul said. “We also believe in the importance of tapping into student potential and ideas, and the vast majority of our programming has come straight from Honors College students. The person chosen to lead HCA has a responsibility to make sure that we are constantly working to bring more voices to the table, not just strengthening

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those voices that already come through loud and clear.” “This year was definitely good for HCA,” Gray said. “We were able to solidify our presence on campus. Our next moves will be to continue our successes and increase our attachment to the UA campus. The main goal for ourselves, and any organization, is establishing a brand that ties to the vision behind the organization.” Gray added that the HCA would have to work hard and tirelessly to keep that vision clear, present it to the campus, and achieve a larger impact. “To those taking leadership positions next year, my advice is to do everything possible to reach students who have not yet been reached, and to maintain a sense of honor and integrity,” Paul said. Voting will be held in the lobby of Nott Hall, and will conclude at 4 p.m. All Honors College students are eligible to stop by and fill out a ballot.

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U.S. needs to move away from ‘volcano’ By Greg Poole Every man and woman aspires to be free in his or her mind. Such dreams have been the motivation for the demonstrations in many Middle Eastern countries. One by one, regimes that have ruled with emergency law and an iron fist have either fallen or been forced to make reforms in response to protests by extremely impoverished youth. I stand with the protestors demanding a government that represents their interests. But while there are great benefits to having democratic Arab states, there are also huge risks that threaten our energy supply (i.e. oil), which could derail our already fragile economic recovery. After three warning shots (Egypt, Tunisia and Libya), it’s time to heed the warning and act now to reduce our need for Middle Eastern oil. Last month, I had the privilege to attend one of the forums with New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, whose knowledge of the Middle East exceeds any of ours. Friedman made one statement that stuck with me. In explaining how the current situation affects the U.S., he succinctly stated that, “we [the U.S.] have built our house next to a volcano,” with regards to our addiction to oil. This volcano is sending some warning signs, as evidenced by the oil price increasing nearly 11 percent in a month and $3.50 a gallon gasoline, and that’s just based on the Libya situation. Now imagine if the UAE or Saudi Arabia went up in smoke, the latter of which produces 9.7 million barrels of oil per day according to the Energy Information Administration. Such an event would most certainly lead to the long gas lines seen in the 1974 oil embargo. And let’s not forget that since all of our food, clothing and other basic necessities come in on trucks, all the prices for

those items will also rise, leaving us to mourn like it’s the 1970s all over again. While we were hit from behind during the last gas crunch, we have the ability to not repeat the mistakes of the past and push ourselves to get off of our heroin-like addiction to oil from other countries. We need to look to home first when it comes to our production of fossil fuels, and I’m not just talking about oil. “Drill, baby, drill” is a great political sound byte and while I support the measure as a way to increase our domestic oil supply, we must understand that this is only a temporary and nonetheless fleeting maneuver that will leave us back where we began in a very short time. We have many other sources of energy in America, especially when it comes to natural gas, which in terms of oil equals 47 billion barrels. In addition, this fuel burns much cleaner than anything derived from petroleum. Taking advantage of new extraction technologies and investment in new natural gas power plants will allow us to significantly reduce the use of oil in producing electricity. But even with supply increased, there needs to be an increase in energy efficiency as well, and it can start with the auto industry. Since 1978, the Department of Transportation has issued CAFE standards that have become key to ensuring improvements in increasing the distance we can drive on a gallon of gasoline. Fortunately, this is well on its way to being accomplished through new regulations, which set targets of 39 mpg for cars and 30 mpg for light trucks by 2016, only five years away. This is good, but we can do better. Requiring all new vehicles sold in the U.S. after 2014 to have the capability for flexible fuels and repurposing the subsidies given to the oil giants for retrofitting gas stations to handle E85 fuel could hasten our adoption of other sources of energy. According to David Sandalow at the

Brookings Institutute, retrofitting gas pumps would cost approximately $3,000 per pump or $24 million overall. To ensure a market for Detroit to produce these new vehicles, Congress should also agree to make these new vehicles the main staple of the federal automobile fleet through purchases by the General Services Administration. After all, since the GSA purchased 63,158 vehicles in 2010, I believe that we could easily set a goal for 20 percent of new purchases to get 40 mpg or greater as a starting point for future progress. Finally, we need to have an “all of the above” mentality when it comes to funding scientific discovery in energy savings. For example, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory scientists are developing the systems necessary to deploy the next generation power grids, saving us nearly $150 billion a year. But we do not need to look a thousand miles to see advancement in energy science. Here at the University, we are developing new methods of hydrogen storage, as evidenced by the advances made by David Dixon’s research group in the chemistry department. While the grant system will continue to exist for academia, it is also time to create a pathway for private industry that maybe cannot afford such an increase in their R&D budgets to participate in these new endeavors. There have been several proposals, including an infrastructure and innovation bank that would issue loans to companies with good, sensible ideas to develop their new energy-conscious product, with the interest paid going back into new loans. By taking these steps one at a time, we can eventually achieve energy independence once and for all. Gregory Poole is a graduate student in metallurgical engineering. His column runs biweekly on Wednesdays.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Time for new College Republicans leadership By CadeAnn Smith Looking back on the year, it’s hard to find a more exuberant bunch than Alabama Republicans. In November, the state swept in dozens of new Republicans to the legislature and statewide offices, including our new governor, Robert Bentley. Nationally, the results were similar, as the GOP took back the House of Representatives and made a significant dent in the Senate. Here on campus, our College Republicans have been carrying the torch. In the fall, we hosted 20

candidates seeking office (of whom 17 won), and this semester we’ve brought five freshman Alabama House representatives to speak to UA students. We’ve built a strong organization, and now it’s time to solidify that strength into the future. Tonight, at 7 at the Brick House, College Republicans will be hosting this semester’s networking event. We’ll provide appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks to anyone who shows up, and it’ll be the last chance for students to pay their $10 dues to the chapter to be eligible to vote for next year’s CR officers. Eight fine students are running to lead our campus’ Republicans into a competitive election season, so come out and meet them tonight!

Next week, in a show of good faith, we’ll join with the College Democrats to screen “Open Secrets,” a film highlighting Alabama’s constitution. Then, on April 12, we’ll meet in Bidgood Room 223 to elect next year’s officers. Who we choose to carry the GOP banner into the coming year matters. And it’s our decision in two weeks. Let’s take our responsibility to build the party from the grassroots up seriously by choosing strong leaders for our campus’ future. CadeAnn Smith is a senior majoring in criminal justice and political science and the chair of UA College Republicans.

There is a difference between good basketball and entertaining basketball. College basketball – particularly March Madness – is entertaining basketball, albeit very, very entertaining basketball. This year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament has been no exc e p tion. Butler Wesley Vaughn and Virginia Commonwealth have destroyed the brackets of many on their improbable routes to the Final Four. Kentucky and Connecticut, though highly seeded, were not seen as tournament favorites either. For the first time since tournament seeding began in 1979, neither a No. 1 nor a No. 2 seed will play in either of the national semifinal games. Upsets and Cinderella stories put the madness in March Madness, but this year flaunted the parity of men’s college basketball. No team had the talent to dominate during this year’s regular season either, which created a carousel of teams ranked No. 1 in the country. This has only carried over to a more prominent stage during the tournament.

“Upsets and Cinderella stories put the madness in March Madness, but this year flaunted the parity of men’s college basketball.”

I love cheering for the Davids against the Goliaths; it is the anti-establishment in me. However, the upsets this year have been grossly underwhelming. In terms of seeds, sure, there have technically been major upsets. There have been no Goliaths though. The top-tier teams of today mainly rely on highly-recruited freshmen and sophomores, who probably will ditch their schools before their junior year. The bottom-tier teams rely on experience and chemistry. Nothing better represents this divide than the four teams left standing. The rosters of Kentucky and Connecticut consist of underclassmen with arguably more talent. Butler and Virginia Commonwealth are comprised of mostly lowly regarded upperclassmen. This year may be an extreme anomaly. Either way, I think it is a trend that needs addressing, because it affects the National Basketball Association as well. Since a change in policy in 2005, players have to be at least 19 to declare for the NBA draft. The result has been an abundance of one-and-done players, which has diluted the college and professional game. In last year’s NBA draft, nine freshmen were selected as well as 12 sophomores. That may not seem like much, but remember that it only takes a handful of elite players to make a quality tournament. Early draft entries have forced the NBA to deal with underdeveloped players. Only a few recent NBA rookies have succeeded out of the gate. Instead of honing their skills and building a better team at their school, players opt for the draft much too early. For every John Wall or Carmelo Anthony, there are dozens of failed prospects who would have benefited from a couple of more years at the college level. More young players achieving early success would help the NBA in terms of quality and fan base. I support delaying draft eligibility until after a player’s junior year. Until the NCAA finds a way to share revenue with its players, I doubt this change will ever occur. We will just have to watch the repercussions of the current policy. The top NBA prospects this year include Harrison Barnes of North Carolina, Kyrie Irving of Duke and Perry Jones of Baylor. I can emphatically state that none of these three can start in the NBA next year or even have a major impact, regardless of whether the NBA avoids a lockout. They could drastically improve the college basketball product if they stayed though. While it has been extremely fun watching the flurry of upsets in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament, it has been filled with mediocre basketball at best. Forcing players to remain in college until their junior year would benefit both the NCAA and NBA.

Wesley Vaughn is a junior majoring in public relations and political science. His column runs on Wednesdays.

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School of Social Work debuts lecture series By Brett Saunders Contributing Writer Ethel Hall, vice president emerita of the Alabama State Board of Education and former doctorate student at the University of Alabama, spoke at the School of Social Work for the inaugural Women’s History Month Lecture on Monday. This year was the first year the School of Social Work has held this event, and the number of attendants was larger than anticipated. “We were delighted with the number of people who came,” said Lucinda Lee Roff, professor emerita and interim dean at the School of Social Work. “We were absolutely excited for her to come.” Hall, the main speaker at the lecture, spoke about her experiences with getting an education and teaching. Hall got her bachelor’s

degree from Alabama A&M University, and she went on to get her master’s degrees at the University of Chicago and her doctorate degree at the University of Alabama. “I took three minors so I could get a job,” said Hall. “I learned to really love English.” Hall said before becoming a graduate student at Alabama for social work, she was turned down for the correspondence course at the University. “I was told that the correspondence courses at the University were full, but it’s hard to believe that correspondence courses are full,” she said. Hall was later asked to teach at the University of Montevallo, whose only black students were on the basketball team. Students enrolled in a 300-level class taught by Cassandra Simon, “Social Injustice and Oppression,”

attended the lecture. “I felt that this was a great way to honor Dr. Hall, and I know my students enjoyed it,” Simon said. Simon’s class deals with some of the issues Hall spoke about in her lecture. After Hall’s speech the interim dean of the School of Social Work presented Hall with the Trailblazer Award for her many accomplishments as a teacher and member of the state Board of Education. The dean, after awarding Hall, presented her with a resolution stating that a day will be dedicated in her name during Women’s History Month, to commemorate the achievements of the black individuals. “I was excited, surprised and speechless to receive this award; I felt honored,” Hall said. “This will impact stuCW | Megan Smith dents, and they will want to Ethel Hall, vice president emerita of the Alabama Board of Education, spoke Monday at the know why.” School of Social Work about her lifestory and book. Hall was the first black woman to graduate from the Universityʼs School of Social Work.

Cold Stone mixes Smogurt with charity run By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter bsknox@crimson.ua.edu Those who hear Cold Stone Creamery and 5K in the same sentence may find it kind of ironic, but Cold Stone and the senior public relations team held the “Eat and Run 5K” to promote Cold Stone’s healthy smoothies and benefit the UA wheelchair basketball team. The 5K began at noon on Saturday and ended with the public relations team passing out Cold Stone trips to supporters and participants after the race. Registration for individuals was $15 and for teams was $20. Glen Dodd, owner of Cold Stone and also a participant in the race, said he wanted the event to accomplish three goals. “We want the event to let the

community to know about Cold Stone’s healthy products and the upcoming addition of the smooth and creamy yogurt that will be available next weekend,” he said. “Most importantly we want to use this event as a way to help the wheelchair basketball team and generate funds for them.” Dodd said he wants everyone involved to have an overall good time. Dodd partnered with Emily Seelenfreund, one of the women’s wheelchair basketball team members, and finished the 5K in 19 minutes. Seelenfreund said she was excited to help and participate with the race. “We have a really great relationship with Cold Stone and are very appreciative of the proceeds and the publicity that comes with this event,” she said.

The course began at Cold Stone and went down University toward the direction of the Quad. Runners then turned left on Hackberry and made a left at the Biology building running in front of Gorgas and back to Cold Stone. At the mid point, they either drank a “Smogurt” or waited for their partner to drink it and then finished the race. Mayor Walt Maddox and his daughter Taylor attended the race and participated as a team. “We came out today because this event is going to a great cause,” he said. “It also gives Taylor and I the chance to work together.” Maddox laughed and said while Taylor may have the better end of the deal by eating the Smogurt and him running, he still was excited about the chance to do the event togeth-

er. Lauren Turpen, team leader for the senior public relations team, said when coordinating the event, Dodd liked the idea of incorporating the run and had a good relationship with the wheelchair basketball team so suggested them as the organization the 5K would benefit. “Coordinating this event has been great practice for the real world on how to work with a business and organize events,” she said. Megan Barnes, a senior on the public relations team, said their target audience was people in the community and primarily those with a healthy mindset. “I believe one of the main reasons why our public relations school is number one in the country is because of the ability to have so much handson experience,” she said. “After

this I am definitely prepared to graduate.” Brent Hardin, coach for the women’s wheelchair basketball team, didn’t come in running attire for the race but took off down the road with his son on his shoulders for a portion of the race. “I didn’t come prepared to run, but my son said he wanted to participate so we did,” he said.

He said the wheelchair basketball team is glad Cold Stone has an interest in them and is willing to support the team. The girls’ team most recently successfully defended the championship title and is now the three-time national champions. The first, second and third place runners individually and with teams received $75, $50 and $25 respectively.

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Students discuss exclusion issues By William Evans Senior Staff Reporter wjevans@crimson.ua.edu Students gathered Monday evening in Gorgas Library Room 205 to discuss the condition of students rendered invisible by mainstream culture. Disabled, LGBT and international students are seen through categories that neutralize their individuality, said Joshua Burford, coordinator for student development programming for the office of student involvement. “We only see students with disabilities in terms of what they’re lacking instead of who they are,� he said. “We see them in terms of their difference to us instead of asking them what they need, such as asking what it is that person is having to go through in order to participate in campus life. We only see things through an able-bodied lens.� Ready-made identities, cast onto other people, strip individuals of their personhood, said Nirmala Erevelles, associate professor in the College of Education who led the discussion Monday night. Along with being alienated from campus life, students who fall outside the boundaries of mainstream culture have their options for

individual expression confined by the student groups that intend to serve them, Erevelles said. Student groups such as the Black Student Union and Spectrum, an LGBT student organization, tailor their interests to a certain student identity that does not account for the diversity of a student’s need for self-expression or nonconformity, she said. “Some of us don’t have the luxury of having our identities just being one thing,� she said. Ignoring sections of the student body can lead to emotional and physical harm in students who suffer through exclusion from campus life, she said. “When we render people invisible, we don’t see the violence used against them,� she said. Students should risk removing themselves from their comfort zones to engage differences in perspective, and instead of finding contentment in attending meetings that applaud tolerance, students should communicate with people from contrasting vantage points, she said. Student groups that serve the interests of disabled, LGBT and international students should be seen as civil

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rights organizations, she said. “Whenever we think disabled, we think charity,� she said. “This is a civil rights group. I argue that these people have a culture that may be different from our own.� College should expand a student’s knowledge of diversity instead of catering to insularity, she said. “The notion of invisibility is ridiculous because this is where you open your lives,� she said. “You have the opportunity to get to know others, and you are actually closing yourself in.� Matthew Smith, a senior in New College who attended the discussion, said he feels students refrain from confronting the mainstream culture that excludes independent identities. “I definitely feel recharged from this discussion because it is easy to fall into silence in everyday conversations,� he said. Taylor Rudolph, SGA director of academic integrity who helped coordinate the event, said Monday’s discussion is part of a weeklong series of student-led conversations that will take place in honor of Capstone Creed Week, which promotes the core values that sustain the University.

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strong against a team that usually averages 80 points per game by holding them to 40 percent shooting, going 20-of50. On the free throw line, Colorado only missed two, hitting 13-of-15, while Alabama only hit 4-of-11. Junior JaMychal Green fouled out with two minutes left in the second half, contributing 22 points before going out, making him the game’s highest scorer. To end the first half, Alabama

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from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.; on Tuesday there was a basketball tournament at 6 p.m.; today there is dodgeball at the Sigma Nu fraternity house at 7:30 p.m.; on Thursday there will be a dance scene event at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house at 7 p.m. and on Friday there will be the sorority row banner competition and the announcement of the winning pairings at noon. “At each event the pairings that win will get points to add to their score for the week,� Hunnicutt said. “The winning pairing gets a $1,000 to each of their philanthropies.� Typically Greek Week has been geared toward the Inter-Fraternity Council and

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expressed its concern to Student Affairs administrators that students could become more disenfranchised, resulting in a dramatic decrease in the exciting atmosphere created during the SGA election cycle,� Fowler said. Jeff Elrod, who was elected as an SGA Senator for the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in the memo as a proponent of chalking for SGA candidates as a method to attract students’ attention. “If [students] see, say, 50 squares of one name, they may be more likely to take interest and find out more about the candidate and the others as well,� he said. “Chalking is quick and inexpensive name

The Crimson White was up 36-30 over Colorado. The half was full of runs on both sides, with Alabama making a 10-0 run and Colorado coming back with a 12-1 run. Alabama then answered back with an 8-0 run to maintain the lead going into halftime. In the first half, Alabama made 52 percent of its field goals and 40 percent of its three-pointers. Green led the Tide in points with 12. Senior Chris Hines had seven rebounds in the first half. The Tide’s defense held the Buffaloes, a team that ranks No. 11 nationally in scoring, to 38 percent shooting

and 29 percent from 3-point range. Alabama had its largest lead of the first half at 11 with three minutes left, and then Colorado caught back up before halftime. Burks scored the most for Colorado in the first half with 13 points. In its second NIT championship game appearance, Alabama will face Wichita State Thursday at Madison Square Garden. The game is set to begin at 6 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN2. “This is big for this program,� Releford said. “It’s a good step, and I just hope we finish it off.�

Panhellenic, but this year it includes the National PanHellenic Council and the United Greek Council. Robert Rolfe, Jr., IFC executive vice president, said another purpose of Greek Week is to unite all councils. He said the programming board, which consists of five members from each council, plans Greek Week. “The purpose of the programming board is so that each council can help the others on their annual major event,� Rolfe said. Panhellenic’s event is Greek Week, IFC’s event is GreekFest, NPHC’s event is the Homecoming Step Show and the UGC is hoping to bring their new annual event which would be a stroll competition, Rolfe said. Brandi Morrison, a member of Zeta Tau Alpha and mem-

ber of the greek programming board, attended bowling at Bama Lanes and said she was pleased with the large about of participation at the event. “I helped with the programming board to organize all the events for this week and we are hoping to see a great turn-out at all the events, and this is a great start,� she said. Morrison said this week gives greeks the chance to come together and serve the community and help organizations around Tuscaloosa, all while having fun. John Dorsett, a member of Kappa Alpha, participated with his pairing to bowl for the chance to win points for his team and possibly win at the end of the week. “Events like this are a good way to come out, have fun and meet new people,� he said.

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The recent ban on chalking and the use of stickers in SGA campaigns led to candidates using more expensive means to announce their intention to run for office, Fowler said. Candidates used buttons, cups, koozies and large banners to replace the traditional use of chalking and stickers to garner name-recognition, he said. If the Elections Board, which makes rules regarding SGA elections, intends to maintain the ban on chalking and stickers, spending caps for candidates should be raised to reflect the increase in expenses candidates must make to compete, he said. On a separate topic, Fowler said he wants to institute a new loan policy regarding SGA and Homecoming campaigns. “Currently, the SGA offers a $500, 30-day interest free loan to all enrolled students,� he said. “I will propose that candidates running for SGA or Homecoming positions have the option to take out a loan amount that reflects the spending cap for their desired position.� A schedule of slots for potential debates during the official campaigning period should also be created so that the date and time of debates are spread throughout the course of the campaign, he said. The unofficial campaigning period, during which candidates are prohibited from launching social media or handing out material, should be expanded to allow for candidates to speak with student organizations who may wish to host a debate, he said.

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D-line pushing for better results By Marquavius Burnett Sports Reporter msburnett1@crimson.ua.edu

If you ask most experts where the game of football is won, they will tell you it is won in the trenches, on the line of scrimmage. Offensive and defensive lines set the tempo for both sides of the ball. If the offensive line is not blocking, then it is impossible to run or pass the ball. If the defensive line is not getting pressure on the quarterback, then it makes it tougher for the cornerbacks in coverage and it puts more pressure on the linebackers to make plays out of position. That was the case for last year’s defensive line. Out of 27 total sacks last season, defensive lineman only accounted for nine and a half. Four and a half of those sacks were from Marcell Dareus, who left school early and declared for the NFL. The lack of pressure on the opposing team’s quarterback exposed some of the flaws the Tide had with its young defensive backs and unproven linebacking corps. Two of the players who have the most game experience, Damion Square and Josh Chapman, will be looked to for leadership this season. “If a younger guy makes a mistake, they are looking at us,� Square said. “Coach [Chris] Rumph is a new guy as well, so he is looking to us to help correct the younger guys and let them know the ins and outs of the technique we play up front because me and [Chapman] have been playing for quite some time now.� Square also said that teach-

ing and helping the younger players is easier because he plays outside and Chapman plays inside on the line. “We are both on the field at the same time,� Square said. “I help the guys with the five and three technique and he helps the guys on the inside. He knows the outside and I know the inside, so whoever is closer to the guy that needs help will help them. We always let them know that it’s about us as a unit getting better and not the individual.� Another obstacle for the defensive line will be adjusting to a new position coach. Rumph is in his first year with the Tide after four years at Clemson. He is one of three new coaches on the Tide’s staff. “Coach Rumph has been preaching that a lot,� Square said. “He teaches us how to rush half a man and how to get push in the pocket. We are a run-stopping team and that’s what we focus on, but we have to get push in the passing game to help our secondary out. “We are trying to be more complete and not one dimensional. He understands that Coach [Bo] Davis was a great coach, so he is working off what Coach Davis has already taught us. There’s nothing that he came in and changed. That’s what I like about him the most. He recognized who we are and he didn’t try to make us something that we’re not. He’s taking what we already have and making us better.� One thing the Tide will have working in their favor on the defensive line is depth. Along with Chapman and Square, the Tide has ten players who could help contribute this sea-

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son, including junior college transfers Jesse Williams and Quinton Dial. “You want to know that you have depth that can go all day,� Square said. “You want to know that when you leave the field, the next guy is going to come in and wear that offensive line

No. 15 JAMYCHAL GREEN, men’s basketball, forward • Honors: 3rd UA player to have 1,000+ career points; 2011 first-team All-SEC; finished ninth in the SEC in rebounding in 2010, unanimous 2009 Freshman All-SEC selection; also named a 2009 collegeinsider.com Freshman AllAmerican • Key Stats: Averaged 16 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in 2011 SEC games, recorded seven double-doubles this season and has had an SECleading 20 on his career. • Great Moment: When Auburn visited Tuscaloosa in this year, the game was tied with three seconds left when Green tipped in a layup to get the win over Auburn, 51-49.

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Creative Campus hosts GLBTQA art By SoRelle Wyckoff Contributing Writer

Art has often been credited with having the ability to speak without words and break down barriers caused by political, social or religious differences. This is the objective behind Breaking Boundaries, a studentcentered art show supporting the GLBTQA community at the University of Alabama. Creative Campus is currently accepting submissions for the show. The exhibit is open to all students of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, as well as allies of the community. The art media range from painting and photography to music and poetry. However, the message shares a common thread. Creative Campus will display the exhibit April 4-15 at the Alabama Art Kitchen studio on University Boulevard in downtown Tuscaloosa. On April 12, Creative Campus will host the Breaking Boundaries reception from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Alabama Art Kitchen studio. “We’re giving them the creativity to do whatever they want to do,” said Leigh Thomas, the Creative Campus project leader behind Breaking Boundaries.

“What we want is to give students a safe place to express their feelings in what can sometimes be an unaccepting environment.” Thomas, a first-year graduate student, approached Creative Campus with the idea a year ago and has watched her idea become a reality. “Whether you’re gay or straight, everyone agrees with art,” Thomas said. “This is a chance for us to come together and foster some kind of open dialogue, and doing it through art makes it a more approachable topic,” With a hope of creating a safe haven for student expression, Thomas stressed the message behind Breaking Boundaries was not a political one, but rather one of unity. “This isn’t about ‘I agree’ or ‘I don’t,’” Thomas said. “We’re just saying, it’s art, and everyone can appreciate that.” Wendy Rawlings, a creative writing professor, was asked to participate in the exhibit. “I’m excited as a faculty member to participate,” Rawlings said. “So often the discussion on sexual orientation is really political. This seemed like a real groundbreaking event to me because it really is about art.”

Rawlings will be reading from her book, “The Agnostics” at the April 12 reception at 7:30 p.m. Her novel, released in 2007, is about her personal experience with family members who are part of the gay and lesbian community. “I felt completely alone,” said Rawlings, whose mother “came out” late in her life, when Rawlings was 25 years old. “One of the reasons I told my story was because I knew that other people may relate.” And whether the stories and messages expressed in the Breaking Boundaries exhibit are relatable to every viewer or not, Rachel Hill, a senior majoring in studio art and a member of Creative Campus, said the exhibit is also about being openminded and doing so through art. “I really hope that this exhibit does exactly what it says it will and breaks boundaries,” Hill said. “I want people to change their perspective and not judge a book by its cover. And, even if just one person changes their mindset, then it’s worth it.” Entries will be accepted until Friday, April 1. Submissions must be turned in at Maxwell Hall between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. with a completed form. More

information and the submission form can be found on the Creative Campus website, uacreativecampus.org. For written entries, students may submit their poetry or prose via email to TheDomeUA@gmail.com. Full details can be found online at TheDome.ua.edu. The top two works will be presented alongside Rawlings’ at the Breaking Boundaries reception. “We are basically looking for any sort of LGBTQ related artwork, or an expression of who they are in the community,” Thomas said. She reminds students that submissions are not limited to students of the gay and lesbian community. “This is for the allies too, for those people who are straight, yet stand up for the rights of others,” she said. Hill said it was a family member of gay orientation who pushed her to create her series “Glitter and Be Gay,” for the upcoming exhibit, and encouraged students to do the same. “Life is about opportunities and seizing them, and being a part of something bigger than you,” she said. “This is an opportunity for students to express this and be part of that change.”

Drummers bring rhythm to light By Ashley Chaffin Staff Reporter alchaffin@gmail.com The Moody Concert Hall, which is accustomed to performances that honor some of the most famous musicians to ever perform, will host a brand new group that plays all original music. Rhythm Entertainment Group will perform their debut show RHYTHMAGIC for the first time tonight at 7:30, free of charge. The group is made up of five of the top percussion students at the University of Alabama who have come together to create a percussion performance that isn’t just pleasing to listen to. The experience that Rhythm Entertainment Group is offering has been compared to Broadway

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because all five of the members, Radock, Derrill Koelz, Joe Collins, Johnny Suomu and Jeff Leng, realized they shared a love of entertaining people through rhythm, which is what all percussion comes down to. It’s also how they came up with the name Rhythm Entertainment Group. “This is a story of five students coming together to make a product that they can share with the community and to hopefully one day make their livelihood with,” Koelz said. “If all of us had the choice of what to do with our lives, this is what we would all choose.” Tonight’s show will be the first time the group has performed for anyone outside of the music department, and Collins said he is most excited to see how it’s going to be received. All five of the group’s members said they think they have come up with a show that is uniquely entertaining and hope the audience agrees. This will be the first time that a show like this has ever been performed at the Moody Concert Hall, and Rhythm Entertainment Group hopes this will be their first of many shows here at Alabama and other places around the world. “It’s a totally new experience,” Koelz said. “I think that’s something that we can offer that a lot of performances these days can’t. There are always going to be great performances, and I have a vast amount of respect for any performance in any form of art, but we have something new.”

Rachel Hill Rachel Hill, a senior majoring in studio art, will show her photo series “Glitter and Be Gay” at Creative Campus’ art show called Breaking Boundaries. The “Love” photo of the series features models Lauren Breland and Natalie Thomas.

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the music video as a dystopian society where eventually Waajeed and Invincible begin to broadcast out their own message of truth and freedom, along with images of past revolutions of the people. Rachel Raimist, a professor in the TCF department, helped bring Invincible and Wajeed to the University. “The back story is, I met Invincible when she was 17 years old,” Raimist said. “That was over a decade ago when I made the first ever film about women in hip-hop called ‘Nobody Knows my Name’, and I did a screening at a conference at the University of Wisconsin. “This was the first hip-hop conference that had a whole day dedicated to women. I screened the film and at the end of the screening, Invincible walks up with her crew from New York.” Raimist said she and Invincible have been friends ever since. For this semester, Raimist created a TCF class on how to direct music videos after a request from a student, Micah Russell, who worked heavily on the music video. “Early in the morning I made a Facebook status for my class about bringing two female artists and I tagged Invincible and Medusa, another female artist,” Raimist said. “And a few hours later Invincible commented and said she wanted to come.” From there everything fell into place. The TCF department awarded Raimist $2,500 to make the music video, and with outside donations from participating students they were able to spend a total of about $3,000. “We only had enough money to pay the amount of the plane tickets and the hotel rooms for a week for the two artists and used whatever was left over on the music video,” Raimist said. However, Raimist explained that with the amount of equipment used each day and the cost of paying stu-

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Tyler the Creator performs at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas.

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Standing outside the fences of the 2011 Thrasher South by South West show in Austin, Texas, was not enough for the crowd. Fueled by the energy of the performers, the mob pushed down the gates and rushed to the center of the audience, throwing themselves into the movement. The movement? Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (often called “Odd Future” or OFWGKTA), a rap collective from Los Angeles, Calif. This group of 10 young artists, ranging from rappers to producers to singers, has introduced a new revival to the stale world of rap and hip-hop. In an MTV interview, Tyler the Creator, front man of the group, said, “When you go to any other rap show, they just stand there and rap... For us, the fans feed off our energy.” Energy was radiating off every person at the Thrasher show. The audience formed a mosh pit, kicking, pushing and screaming alongside Tyler the Creator and Hodgy Beats, two members of Odd Future. Jumping from a speaker on the side of the stage, Tyler the Creator dove into the audience, breaking the nose of an audience member.

it was seen as obscene and and face of a movement. They sexist, and it breached the for- are implementing the idea that malities of poetry in society words hold greater power than at the time. It was unconven- physical violence. “Any problems with your tional, and that made people uncomfortable. Now, Donne’s baby’s momma and s---, come “His Mistress Going to Bed” to our shows, be front row. is in our literature books, and Throw up your middle finger to his poetry methods shaped the us. You don’t know how many evolution of British Literature fingers we get at our shows,” Tyler the Creator told MTV. and poetry. Spin.com As the mob of the 2011 And while Odd Future’s lyrics may not show up in our Thrasher SXSW concert American literature books pushed in closer to their anytime soon, their unconven- source of music, the passion of tional (and uncomfortable) the crowd radiated through the message, production skills and chain link fence. The emotions way of delivery will change the of anger, love and hatred that world of rap and hip-hop for- Odd Future expresses have always been present; what ever. “I want Grammies, I want they’re changing is the way to VMAs… I want a hundred express it. Check out oddfuture.com years from now they look in “Look at this kid’s nose man, think, “A poet? Really?” the history book and they see for a look at the music video this s--- gets real, man,” Tyler Consider history: when John me as some f---ing icon type s--- “Yonkers,” and oddfuture. tumblr.com to download their the Creator yelled into the Donne released his poem “His ,” Tyler the Creator said. They have become the voice music for free. crowd. Mistress Going to Bed” in 1633, Their music screams of women, drugs, anarchy, death and life, yet their SAT-ready vocabulary makes their lyrics intelligent and fresh. Their production and beat making skills are as intense and original as their concerts and word choice. The young group produces each beat and every lyric, and their talent has been noticed by legends such as Mos Def and Jay Z. Kanye West recently tweeted that Tyler the Creator’s music video “Yonkers” was “the best music video of 2011.” The group has experienced a whirlwind of excitement in the past months. Debuting with Purchase their first public performance Croakie & on Jimmy Fallon in February, Lens Cloth Tyler the Creator and Hodgy Beats took the television stage with complete disregard to any notion of censorship, alarming parents and Republicans across the nation. Their lyrics are undoubtedly insensitive and inappropriate, and the age of their fan base makes them a threat in the eyes of many. Yet, dismissing the term “rappers,” Odd Future’s work fits more under the title of 5525 25 Greensboro Avenue. Tuscaloosa, AL 34501 011 205-752-6931 www.theshirtsho www.theshirtshop.biz a poet. And while you may

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