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The University of Alabama baseball team hopes to get back on track in the SEC when it hosts No. 3 LSU at the Hoover Met this weekend. The series starts Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Student Government Association executive council, senate and student judiciary for the 2015-2016 academic year were inaugurated Tuesday evening in the Ferguson Center.
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Jonathan Taylor’s accuser recants assault allegation Charges to be reviewed at a later date, investigators say By Kelly Ward | Sports Editor
Tuscaloosa Police released a statement Wednesday morning stating former Alabama football player Jonathan Taylor’s accuser in a domestic
violence charge Saturday has recanted her allegations. The release said the woman originally told Tuscaloosa Police and University Police she and Taylor were in a “verbal dispute that turned physical.” She contacted investigators Tuesday telling them she wanted to recant her statements about the domestic violence incidents. The next day, investigators
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third-degree assault and a charge of domestic violence third-degree criminal mischief. He was dismissed from Alabama on Sunday. He is one of three football players arrested during a four-day span and one of two dismissed from the team. The Crimson White reached out to a University of Alabama spokesperson but has not received a response.
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THURSDAY April 2, 2015
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Mapping training WHAT: SimplyMap Workshop WHEN: 4-5 p.m. WHERE: 104 Gorgas Library
Student recital WHAT: Allison Kelsey, flute WHEN: 5:30-7 p.m. WHERE: 140 Recital Hall, Moody Music Building
Select students from The University of Alabama will be awarded various awards tomorrow at the annual Honors Day ceremonies. Each college will host college-specific honors celebrations. The annual tapping on the mound to honor new senior society inductees
and outstanding student awards will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon on the west side of the Quad. A detailed schedule of all Honors Day events can be found at uanews.ua.edu. Compiled by Rachel Brown
Documenting Justice applications being accepted Applications are now being accepted for the Documenting Justice class. The class is a documentary film making class offered for non-telecommunication and film majors and gives students the opportunity to look into social justice issues throughout the state of Alabama. The class is a year long course and culminates in creation of a
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20-year-old psychology student dies Corbyn Kelly Wile, a freshman majoring in psychology from Enterprise, Alabama, died March 18, according to a notification sent by the University. Wile was born Dec. 9, 1994, and was a member of Delta Zeta. Memorial services took place March 20 in Enterprise. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to
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International Programs to host open house Education Abroad is hosting an open housestyle event where students can enjoy snacks and learn about the various study abroad programs offered to University of Alabama students. The event will take place Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the lawn in front of B.B
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3 Same-sex alumni couple will not donate estate Editor | Rachel Brown Newsdesk@cw.ua.edu Thursday, April 2, 2015
By Elizabeth Elkin | Staff Reporter
Clark West and Elliott Mitchell met at The University of Alabama and have been together ever since. They share a deep love for the University, have been active University donors and, like many University graduates, often visit and attend football games. During a football game years ago, Mitchell said he received emergency services for dehydration. He said he realizes if he had been taken to the hospital, he could have been separated from his partner. “They took care of me at the stadium. If I had had to go to Druid City Hospital – I have a brother who lives in Tuscaloosa who doesn’t particularly care for me – Clark could have been denied access to my hospital room,” Mitchell said. “If I passed away while I was there, he could have been denied access. Even though we are Florida residents and our wills are from Florida, if my family claimed my body while I was there, I think the probate judge of Tuscaloosa would allow him to do that and who knows what would’ve happened.” After that incident West and
Mitchell decided they would not visit the state of Alabama until the issue of same-sex marriage legality in the state is resolved. They agreed to not leave their estate, estimated to be worth $15 million to $18 million, to The University of Alabama. “Under no condition would I spend a night in Alabama prior to the Supreme Court decision this summer that we think will take care of a lot of that,” Mitchell said. After graduating, they married in Hawaii and moved to Florida. Mitchell found success in the corporate world and then became a real estate developer. West is a licensed mental health counselor. Since 1995, they planned to leave their estate to the University. However, in 2013 they cancelled those plans. “In June of 2013, the United States Supreme Court reversed the federal part of the Defense of Marriage Act which said that same-sex marriage bans, on the federal side, violated the U.S. Constitution,” Mitchell said. “When we saw the reaction in Alabama, it really gave us pause and we decided that we kind of needed to rethink that.” The decision had nothing to
do with the University, Mitchell said. However, the two said they discovered a lack of diversity programming at the University. “We have come to discover that there are no programs for LGBT students at The University of Alabama, unlike many other southern colleges and schools,” Mitchell said. “Alabama has a student organization called Spectrum, which really has nothing to do with the faculty, the staff or sponsored programs at all. While we are quick to say that we did not have a dispute with the University, and we very much love this school, we are now aware of how far behind The University of Alabama and Auburn University are in diversity programs.” In a statement, University President Judy Bonner said the University appreciates West and Mitchell for their past generosity and contributions. “Elliott Mitchell and Clark West have been loyal members of the UA family for many years, and we very much appreciate their unprecedented generosity and support for their alma mater,” Bonner said. “During my term as president of The University of Alabama, I have enjoyed several
Elliott Mitchell and Clark West. Photo Courtesy of Clark West
opportunities to talk with them, especially about the progress we have made regarding issues that are important to them... Elliott and Clark will continue to be valued members of the UA family, and we look forward to many years of working with them to make a difference in the lives of our students.” West said the atmosphere in Alabama can make it uncomfortable for them when they visit. “When we’ve gone to ball games and there’s some wonderful people that we know, great friends of ours that we know, but still, even with that said,
when we’ve sat in special boxes and been with certain groups of people for ball games, it is kind of uncomfortable,” West said. “You are aware that they are aware of who you are, and you are also aware that they don’t particularly care for you in that situation and it just makes things so uncomfortable and it throws up a wall that really shouldn’t be there.” The men said the March 3 halt on same-sex marriage was an excuse to discriminate and they were deeply disappointed. “We’re no different, and we want to be treated the same,” Mitchell said.
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COLUMN | BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Growth at the University of Alabama
2013 National Science Foundation Ranks
UA enrollment #44 University of Alabama at Birmingham
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#190 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa The National Science Foundation ranks Universities in terms of research and development dollars. UA ranked lower than every flagship university in the nation except The University of South Dakota.
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Taxpayers of Alabama will be stuck with the debt of the UA expansion for decades. CW/ Claire Whorton
UA Board of Trustees expansion efforts are ineffective, unsustainable By John A. Knox | Guest Columnist
I’m a professor at one of your academic and athletic rivals, The University of Georgia. But I’m also a native of Alabama and I take no pleasure when its leadership drives my home state into a ditch. Even if I’m just a bystander, I can’t help but say, “Look out!” And that’s why I’m writing to you today. The leadership of The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees has overseen an unsustainable plan for growth at the University that, like any bubble, is going to pop. The UABOT needs a reboot and now, before the Capstone and the whole University System suffer the consequences. The University of Alabama that I knew when I stayed at Paty Hall during Boys State in 1982 is gone, supersized like a McMansion. The University’s enrollment grew 126 percent between 1982 and 2014, while the population of Alabama grew only 24 percent over the same period. The University is now larger than UGA, despite the fact that the state of Georgia has more than double the population of the state of Alabama. So, what spurred the University to this rapid doubling in size, after essentially zero (0.47 percent) growth in enrollment at the University from 1980 to 1996? In 2003, then-UA President, nowUA System Chancellor Robert Witt proposed an ambitious plan for growth. He wanted the University to be everything: a much larger tier-one research university that would be a destination for the best and brightest, serving the citizens of Alabama. The UABOT, consisting primarily of prominent supporters of the University, concurred.
Problem: The University of Alabama is nowhere close to being a tier-one research university. Ask your professors, they know. In 2013, the National Science Foundation ranked the University 190th in the nation among research universities in terms of research and development dollars, well below UAB (#44), UAH (#146) and every flagship university in the nation except The University of South Dakota. And these rankings come after a decade of the big Witt push for research. The University of Alabama is the land-grant university that time forgot, a school that never made the 20th century transition to a research university, while the rest of the nation and even its much younger siblings roared past it. The University does have more “best and brightest” students, yes. But fewer UA students come from Alabama, both in percentages and in real numbers. From 2004 to 2013, the percentage of UA undergraduates from Southern states not contiguous with Alabama doubled, and the percentage of UA undergrads from outside the South more than quadrupled. The citizens of Alabama are served less and less with each new UA freshman class. Recruitment of students from far away isn’t cheap. To outbid the competitors and bring these students all the way to Tuscaloosa, non-athletic scholarship expenditures shot up by a factor of 3.28 from 2007-08 to 2012-13, to over $100 million a year. And then there are the extraordinary lending practices of the University to its Greek organizations. By my count, over 30 fraternities and sororities at the University have benefited, or are scheduled to benefit
from over $200 million in UA spend- deny there’s a problem as well, because ing or lending for new or renovated they approved and have overseen this houses. Spending and lending mean unsustainable plan for over a decade debt. And this is where the story of the and counting. But you need to know. As University’s growth could eventually UA students, you are innocently caught turn into a nightmare. in the middle of a much larger matrix The University’s “non-current liabili- of mismanagement at the UABOT level ties” – mostly long-term debt – were that could have serious consequences $951.8 million as of Sept. 30, 2014, up for your alma mater, and mine too. It’s an incredible 169 percent (from $353 no fun for me to report this either; as million) in just five years. The taxpay- the Oracle in The Matrix said, “I hate ers of Alabama will be stuck with the giving good people bad news.” debt of the UA expansion for decades. Ask hard questions about the future How much debt? As of the University. of last September, If you do, you’ll the total UA debt rapidly learn that service through the only way to 2044 amounted to change things in a $317.56 for each UA system instituTo some of us academics on the man, woman and tion today is at the outside, the Witt plan looks like child in the state of top, by changing Alabama. And it’s the board of trusta failure and a bubble that will going up, fast. ees. And you will In short, it realize that it is in eventually burst. appears that the the best interests University is trying of The University to grow its way out of Alabama, as well of debt, but it’s not as its sister instituworking. From 2006 tions in Birmingham to 2013, it added nearly 11,000 students and Huntsville, to reform the board while adding only 62 tenured/tenure- now. Bills to accomplish this reform are track faculty lines (net) – ditching the currently before the Alabama House tier-one research university strategy of Representatives Education Policy in favor of packing the classrooms with Committee. I urge you to contact the out-of-state tuition dollars and inex- committee members immediately and pensive temporary instructors. But the to advocate for reform of the UABOT, for debt is exploding anyway. To some of us the good of the University of Alabama. academics on the outside, the Witt plan looks like a failure and a bubble that John Knox is an associate professor of geography at The University of Georgia. will eventually burst. You’re not going to hear this assess- He is a 1988 summa cum laude gradument from the system’s chancellor, who ate of UAB in mathematics and a 1987 created this plan. The current board will Rhodes Scholar finalist.
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OPINIONS Thursday, April 2, 2015 COLUMN | Y.A. FICTION
Young adult fiction still applicable to college students MARY CATHERINE
Connors Staff Columnist
As college students, we live on the edge of an age range that seeks to define young adult fiction, although the numbers that constitute that range are often blurred. Preteens to middle-aged adults seem to find the stories equally fascinating and I’d have to agree. Our generation has seen firsthand the explosion of young adult literature, starting with the publishing of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in 1997 followed by “Twilight,” “The Hunger Games” and most recently, the “Divergent series” in the 2000s. And while many people credit the popularity of young adult fiction to exaggeration by media and hype, the numbers seem to speak differently. Children and young adult book sales were up 22.4 percent in 2014 from the previous year, according to the Association of American Publishers.
With this increase, we see that either more children and young adults are reading, or more adults are modifying their preferences to include young adult books. Whichever is the answer, the recent rise of book sales combined with box office success at the movies shows just how impactful young adult fiction is on current culture. “Insurgent,” for example, debuted box office sales at $54 million, according to Forbes magazine. Although, the media associated with these books pales in comparison to the exciting changes YA is seeing in terms of plot and storyline. For example, stories based in a postapocalyptic or dystopian future are gaining attention, an exploration of a theme that is probably as old as stories themselves. Improvements in YA also mean improvements in the literature younger generations are reading, affecting positive change that will follow them through high school, their college years and their career. College students are sometimes exposed to a stigma associated with young adult novels. Instead of hiding “Twilight” inside their Kindles, some students believe we have moved beyond YA to bigger, more difficult
WHAT I THINK • Children and young adult book sales were up 22.4 percent in 2014 from the previous year, according to the Association of American Publishers. • College students are sometimes exposed to a stigma associated with young adult novels. • YA is able to answer questions of life and humanity in a fantastical and mysterious way without fear of having to contend with actual reality. • College students, sometimes caught in their own special version of dystopia and confusion and anxiety for the future, would especially benefit from these works.
books that include accounts of political leaders and history and philosophy. And while the detail of Winston Churchill’s life is very interesting, I find myself growing as a proponent of
young adult fiction as a necessary literary resource, a helpful guide to life and an escape that other works don’t have the capacity to provide. Just as “Twilight” comforted and allowed me to grow in imagination and thought in my middle school years, similar stories now benefit me in my college years. YA is able to answer questions of life and humanity in a fantastical and mysterious way without fear of having to contend with actual reality. As an “adult” novel may propose and attempt to answer the question of how to deal with grief, a YA novel will answer the very same question in a way that relates to a younger audience. The words may be slightly easier to read and the events targeted to a younger audience, but young adult fiction is a genre for the ages. College students, sometimes caught in their own special version of dystopia and confusion and anxiety for the future, would especially benefit from these works. Mary Catherine Connors is a sophomore majoring in economics and mathematics. Her column runs weekly.
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6 New SGA officers inaugurated for 2015-16 year NEWS
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By Rhaude Dahlinghaus | Contributing Writer
The newly elected members of the 2015-2016 Student Government Association were inaugurated Tuesday night in the Ferguson Center’s Grand Hall. The ceremony formally inducted the SGA executive council, senate and student judiciary into office for the upcoming school year. The inaugurations began with the position of chief justice. Emily Melton, former chief justice, swore in Akeisha Young, a senior majoring in criminal justice and psychology. Young served on the judicial board for about two and a half years, and said she was very pleased to see hard work pay off. “I’m excited for the opportunities to come,” she said. “I feel we’re under great leadership, and all of our executives will help lead us in the right direction.” Young said the members of her judicial board support the mission statements and platforms of the executive council, and they look forward to working as a team. The 2015-2016 judicial board and senate took their oaths in groups, while Young swore in executive
Elliot Spillers, accompanied by his mother, sworn into the office of SGA president by Chief Justice Akeisha Young. CW / Rhaude Dahlinghaus
members individually. After winning the run-off election for vice president of student affairs in Monday’s run-off election, Branden Greenberg chose to have his mother accompany him to take his oath.
Jonathan Hess, Polly Ricketts and Elliot Spillers had their mothers accompany them as well when they swore to faithfully execute their offices. Spillers, newly-elected SGA president, delivered his inaugural address immediately following the oath, beginning by expressing his gratitude and thanks to members of SGA and all who supported him. He reflected upon a history of injustice, prejudice and hatred within the student body, but acknowledged the progress that has been made “by students who challenge the status quo and turn the tide in a new direction.” In the speech, he discussed the oneness of the student body in the words of former Alabama coach Paul Bryant. “‘You must learn how to hold a team together,’” Spillers said. ”‘You must lift some men up, calm others down, until finally we have one heartbeat. Then you got yourself a team.’” He urged the Alabama student body to see themselves as one team. He continued with the assurance that this SGA would work to provide an environment suitable
This could be a game-changing year for SGA’s impact on campus, — Katilyn Krejci —
for all students, reemphasizing his campaign message of diversity by promising to ensure that “UA is a place for all, not just some.” Family and friends attended the inauguration in support of the newly-elected candidates. Katilyn Krejci, a freshman majoring in biology, said she supported the newest members of the SGA. “This could be a game-changing year for SGA’s impact on campus,” she said. “The elections themselves showed how much the students care.” Spillers concluded by encouraging every member of the student body to pursue their goals, despite all odds. “Let it never be said that anything is impossible for a UA student,” he said.
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COLUMN | GAMING
Game delays hurt Wii U schedule By Matthew Wilson
In the world of video games, delays aren’t uncommon. Some of the games that were supposed to come out in 2015 have been delayed, including “Uncharted 4.” A delay often lends more time to the developer to create a better gaming experience, but the recent announcement of “The Legend of Zelda” Wii U game being delayed to 2016 might be the final nail in the coffin for the gaming system. Released almost a full year before the PS4 and Xbox One, the Wii U has struggled to captivate an audience in the same way as Nintendo’s previous console, Wii. That was in part due to its name and confusing presentation that made casual consumers believe it was an add-on for the Wii. Games like “Super Smash Bros” and “Super Mario 3D World” proved Nintendo was still capable of creating great experiences. Almost every Nintendo-made game pushed for innovation, but the Wii U constantly struggled to have third-party developer support. With the delay of “The Legend of Zelda” the upcoming schedule for the Wii U is almost barren in comparison to its competition, and with rumors swirling of the Wii U’s replacement, things
'Super Mario 3D World' is one of the successful games for the Wii U, a console that is struggling as games are delayed. Amazon.com
Club athletes, such as triathlete club member Andrew Zeller, are now permitted to wear the script A again as long as it is accompanied with an official UA Recreation Center patch to distinguish athletes as club team members. CW File
aren’t looking good for the console. What will be the legacy of the Wii U? It was a system that tried to do different things to differcing degrees of success. When it succeeded, it offered gaming experiences that couldn’t be found anywhere else, but ultimately, the lack of third party support killed the Wii U.
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students who compete in club sports,” said Deborah Lane, Associate Vice After months of uncertainty president for university relations in and fluctuating regulations, the a statement in September. University released new guidelines After the policy was introfor club athletes in a meeting held duced, UA club teams worked to March 24. garner support from community Club athletes are now permit- members, students, sponsors ted to wear the script A again as and alumni by holding meetings, long as it is accompanied with an using social media and sendofficial UA Recreation Center patch ing letters to the UA administrato distinguish athletes as club team tion in hopes to reverse the script members. Additionally, A restriction. club teams may only Support has fed in use the script A in the from a variety of outside colors crimson, white, sources as well. The silver or black and creI didn’t join a sports c o n t r ove r sy the use of elephants, ated buzz on Twitter team to be told that when ESPN personalhoundstooth, “Crimson Tide” or “Roll Tide” ity Jay Bilas tweeted in I can’t be proud of on u n i fo r m s is October, “What, club my team and who we sport athletes can’t not permitted. Uniforms became wear the ‘Bama logo? represent. a topic of contention Come on, man!” earlier last semesMary Gentry, a mem— Mary Gentry — ter when teams were ber of The University first told they weren’t of Alabama Club allowed to display the Vo l l e yb a l l Te a m , University’s tradesaid the new modmark script A on e r at e d r e st r i c t i o n s their uniforms. seem extraneous. “Since the number of club “I didn’t join a sports team to sports and the number of students be told that I can’t be proud of who are participating in them my team and who we represent,” have steadily increased during the said Gentry, a junior majoring in past few years, UA is creating a exercise science. special and unique logo that only Some students are still club sports can use so that we can disappointed by the new regulations. recognize and honor the impor“It’s better than what we had but tance, value and benefits of club it’s still very limiting,” said Kyle sports at and to UA, as well as the Nelson, a sophomore majoring in commitment and talent of the aerospace engineering.
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Brielle Appelbaum, a senior from Boca Raton, Florida, majoring in communication studies, won this year’s Morris Lehman Mayer Award. The Mayer Award is given to a student who exemplifies selfless and significant leadership in the University of Alabama community, has greatly contributed to student life and strives to live with integrity. “Receiving the Morris Lehman Mayer Award is not necessarily a testament to my passion for serving our student body,” Appelbaum said. “I think it’s more of a representation of profound impact mentorship can have on a student. My mentors have built the foundation for my success as a student at the Capstone and have provided selfless time, energy, and encouragement throughout my undergraduate career.” Meredith Bagley, a professor in the department of communication studies and one of Appelbaum’s mentors, said she made a distinct first impression. “I was impressed by two things right from the start: an inextinguishable energy for making the world around her better, and a sincerity and generosity that many ‘ambitious’ students use as a veil for self-advancement,” she said. Appelbaum served on the SGA in both an elected and appointed position, is personal assistant to UA Gymnastics coach Dana Duckworth and completed over 2,500 service hours during her undergraduate career. She is president and founder of UA’s chapter of the American Association of University Women, an organization that encourages, supports and advocates for UA women. Mary Sellers Shaw, last year’s recipient of the award, said she commends Appelbaum for all her efforts. “She is not afraid to speak her mind and is a strong advocate for herself and all women,” Shaw said. “Brielle shows true character, and it is an honor to welcome her into the Mayer family.”
Jason Arterburn, a senior majoring in economics and interdisciplinary studies, is the male recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award of 2015. The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award recognizes the excellence of character and service to humanity demonstrated by one graduating female, one graduating male and one non-student associated with the University. While the other four premier awards are recognized only at the University level, Arterburn’s award is nationally recognized, he said. Arterburn said The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award is considered the University’s highest honor of the five Premier Awards. The three pillars that must be met in order to receive the award are academic success, demonstrative leadership and service to humanity. “I applied for this award because those three pillars have been equal priorities for me throughout my undergraduate career,” Arterburn said. “As cliché and trite as it might sound, I also wanted this to honor my parents, faculty members and mentors, who have helped me achieve such success throughout my time at the University.” Bradley Tuggle, an assistant professor in the Honors College, recommended Arterburn for the award because he said he never worked with a student who has been more accomplished than Arterburn has. “Jason is perhaps the single, most prepared student for his chosen profession that I have ever been around,” Tuggle said. “He is phenomenally well-rounded, intellectually competent in his chosen area and has the experiential knowledge.” Arterburn said he attributes his success to his mentors and others because of the guidance and wisdom they were able to impart to him. He said he would like to sincerely thank Jacqueline Morgan, Tuggle, Thomas Herwig and Shane Sharpe.
Derek Carter, a junior from Joplin, Missouri, majoring in mathematics and economics, was awarded the John Fraser Ramsey Premier Award for his academic and philanthropic performance thus far at the University. Carter said he was very happy to get the award and join the “Ramsey family,” a group of past winners that Carter said he heard from almost immediately after winning. “It really is like a family, they have been so nice and welcoming to me and when I first won the award, I got about 40 emails the first night. This is something that I’m going to carry with me for my whole life; being apart of this group of people who are honoring John Ramsey, who was such a remarkable individual,” he said. Carter began working in Marion, Alabama, last fall through the University’s 57 Miles program, a program that engages UA students with the citizens of Marion in hopes to improve the quality of life there. Eventually, he moved to Marion to deepen his commitment. Carter still commutes for classes two days a week, but most of his time is spent working on economic development and job training projects. “I currently work with a group of juniors in high school trying to help them figure out their post-graduation plans, and figure out how to get jobs,” he said. “That has been really meaningful for me because they’re in the same situation that I am. We’re both juniors, just at a different stage in life.” Bob McCurley, an honors college and law professor, has taught Carter each year. McCurley said in 30 years with the University, Carter is one of the most impressive students he has seen. “He is goal oriented with a sense of urgency, and he’s not afraid to fail. That is my definition of a leader,” he said.
Brian Goodell, a senior from Plattsburgh, New York, majoring in chemical engineering and physics, was awarded the Catherine Johnson Randall Premier Award for his outstanding academic performance at the University. The Catherine Johnson Randall Premier Award is given yearly to the most outstanding graduating senior based on GPA and rigor of study, as well as scholastic endeavor. Goodell is in the computer-based honors program at the University, and he said the opportunity to do undergraduate research is one of the reasons he came to Alabama. He said he has a desire to pursue alternative energy options, which led him to his major. Goodell received the Goldwater Scholarship last year, an honor awarded to up to 300 math, science and engineering majors in the United States each year. Goodell said receiving the scholarship was the best moment of his academic career. “It was nice, not only for my own sake to receive the Goldwater Scholarship, but to bring national attention to the University and demonstrate the quality of academics here at Alabama,” he said. Goodell is currently deciding between some of the country’s top graduate programs. “I would like to go to graduate school to study optics,” he said. “I would like to become a professor someday, so that I can pursue a career of teaching and doing research. That seems very fulfilling to me.” Dave Nikles, professor of chemistry and material science at the University, has been Goodell’s research advisor since his sophomore year. “It’s actually amazing that he is a double major in physics and chemical engineering, and he is also doing research for me,” he said. “He is someone who will leave the University and go on to have an outstanding career.”
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Paul Houghtaling chose to come to The University of Alabama when he was presented with the chance to build an opera program from the ground up, and do so while teaching. Houghtaling is the recipient of the 2015 Morris Lehman Mayer Award, which honors one faculty member and one student each year who “exemplify integrity, selfless service, leadership, and who have made significant contributions to student life. Houghtaling said receiving this award was “humbling and thrilling at the same time.” “I wanted to immerse myself in music when I realized that it was more than something I liked to do, but that it was a part of who I was,“ he said. “Music was, and is, a calling to me.” Houghtaling attended College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts and then went to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Houghtaling received his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from The City University of New York. Here at the University, Houghtaling is the director of opera theatre and director of the Druid City Opera Workshop. He also teaches a variety of courses in the opera workshop curriculum, such as improvisation, acting, audition techniques and opera production. In his free time, Houghtaling enjoys playing the trumpet and French horn in drum and bugle corps. Houghtaling said his favorite kind of music is classical but he also listens to Top 40 pop in his car. “I believe he was chosen for this award because he is one of the hardest working people I’ve ever met,” said Nicholas Szoeke, a graduate student in the school of music and one of Houghtaling’s students. “He works so hard for everyone around him, and he truly cares for the betterment of all his students.”
Allison Montgomery, a senior from Talladega, Alabama, has left her mark on The University of Alabama in a number of ways. Her accomplishments were recognized when she was awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, the highest honor given to a University of Alabama student as a recognition of excellence in character and service to humanity. “When I came to college that was the number one thing I wanted to do was get involved on campus,” Montgomery said. “I went to a really small high school and when I first got here I was kind of overwhelmed by the size of it all and then I thought, ‘Well, if you get involved you can really make your environment as small as you want to and get to meet some outstanding people,’ so I just started getting my foot in the door of different organizations.” Montgomery is an active member of Delta Delta Delta, XXXI, Order of Omega, the Blackburn Institute and Anderson Society. She is also president of the Mortar Board, chief justice for Academic Honor Council, the senior advisor for SGA and the 2014 homecoming queen. “She’s just so kindhearted and genuine and I think that speaks most about her, not necessarily everything she’s done, but just how she is on a day-to-day basis,” said Aly Lehmann, president of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. Montgomery is majoring in biology and will enroll in medical school at The University of Alabama at Birmingham next year.
Pam Parker received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for excellent character and service to humanity. She received an undergraduate degree in business and a masters and doctorate degree in education at The University of Alabama. Parker ended her 27-year professional career at the University as vice president for advancement. Parker is an Athens, Alabama, native and said her father, who was a first generation college student, inspired her to pursue degrees and to help others receive the same educational opportunities she had. “I have just seen over and over the impact education has on a family,” she said. “That probably motivated me more than anything else to have that education and help others.” Parker now lives with her husband Ed, a tax attorney. She has two sons and two grandchildren. She said receiving the award was very humbling, especially because a former student of hers nominated her. She helped the student with scholarships. “I didn’t realize at the time how badly he needed help,” she said. “You never know what little thing you do for somebody else, the kind of impact it could have.” Kathleen Cramer, previous vice president for Student Affairs and vice provost, described Parker as a friend of students and an example to all. “Dr. Parker’s love for students brought us together on many endeavors,” she said. “She guided student affairs through our Crimson Promenade campaign, creation of university club board of directors and advisor to many student groups including the Other Club and XXXI. She is an inspiring leader with deep loyalty to the students and the University.”
Katie Plott was named the recipient of the William P. Bloom Premier Award, which honors a junior who has improved relations between different groups on campus. In 2011, Tuscaloosa native Katie Plott was told she could not help tornado victims because she was too young. Instead of giving up, she organized a donation drive that collected enough supplies to fill three cars. Since then, she has strived to better her community through various service organizations. Plott and a friend started Think Community at Northridge High School to help high school students learn about and become involved in local projects. Now as a junior majoring in finance and economics, Plott works for student-run Forza Financial to unite students and the small business community. “My whole college career I’ve kind of worked on unifying my community of Tuscaloosa just because I’m from Tuscaloosa, and so I’ve had the unique experience of coming to college in my hometown,” she said. The award came with a $3,000 scholarship, which she said she plans to save for law school. She said she almost did not apply for the award because she never thought she was good enough for it. “Katie displays a broad range of strengths, is open about her shortcomings, but is always willing to learn and grow from each situation, which is why she is a phenomenal leader and worthy of a premier award,” said Katherine McLarney, CEO of Forza Financial and a senior majoring in finance and economics. Plott said she hopes everyone will consider applying next year for the Premier Award they feel most qualified for, and she said she is humbled to receive this award. “Just because you’re young, you’re not disabled,” she said. “You have more power than anyone and can really change the community.”
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CULTURE Thursday, April 2, 2015 COLUMN | BOOKS
Shirley Jackson’s female-driven horrors worthwhile reads By Reed O’Mara
Shirley Jackson's novel "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." Amazon.com
Buzzfeed recently posted an article titled “20 Incredible Books From The Past Year You Need To Read Right Now,” featuring the longlist for the Baileys Women’s Prize For Fiction 2015. While the post is a cool way to get readers engaged in
female writers, a promotion of the classical ones seems pertinent. Take Shirley Jackson. Her legacy as a mystery and horror writer is iconic and notably creative, but what often times is overlooked is the prevalence of faulted and yet resilient female leads. In “We Have Always Lived in the
Castle,” Jackson reports the story of the remaining three Blackwoods – Mary Katherine, the 18-year old shut in; Julian, the invalid uncle; and Constance, debatably the a murderer and the reason the remaining Blackwoods are so few. The opening paragraph immediately invests the reader into the strange, detached
world Jackson molds out of thin air. Dark and brooding, her novel is a classic horror, but moreover, it is a piece worthy of appreciation on the basis of its contrasting female leads. Her works are definitely worth a read. For a more involved analysis of Jackson’s work, “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” is a must.
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CULTURE Thursday, April 2, 2015 COLUMN | FILM
April releases begin the journey to this year’s summer blockbusters By Drew Pendleton
Local band CBDB is competing for the opportunity to perform at this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Photo Courtesy of Paul Oliver
With South by Southwest now another year older and the 2015 film year still in its infancy, the month of April is the start of the journey toward blockbuster season, which will kick off with “Avengers: Age of Ultron” in May. While April doesn’t offer as many potential box office juggernauts, there are still intriguing options coming to the big screen. April 3: “Furious 7”
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At a surprise midnight screening at South by Southwest, the latest entry in the “Fast and Furious” canon received solid reviews, building the anticipation even more. Bringing back the series’ top stars – Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez and, in his final role, the late Paul Walker – and adding big names like Jason Statham, Ronda Rousey and Kurt Russell, the film follows the crew led by Dom Toretto (Diesel) and Brian O’Conner (Walker) as they take on the brother (Jason Statham) of Owen Shaw, the villain in “Fast 6.” Directed by James Wan, who made the sleeper smash “The Conjuring” in 2013, “Furious 7” looks like a great ride that should be April’s biggest blockbuster.
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to vote. “Playing at Bonnaroo would probably Although music festivals are known for the biggest thing we’ve done,” said Kris hosting big name musicians, many festi- Gottlieb, guitarist and vocalist. vals give smaller bands an opportunity to The Doctors and The Lawyers will be play on a more national level in front of competing in Reach For The Beach, a simlarger audiences. ilar competition hosted by Mobile radio This year, two local bands, CBDB and station 92ZEW. Reach For The Beach The Doctors and The Lawyers, are both gives bands a chance to win a spot at The entered in contests in hopes of winning Hangout in Gulf Shores, Alabama. the opportunity to play a set at a major “This would be huge,” keyboardist music festival. Taylor Atkinson said. CBDB was looking for a way to promote The Doctors and The Lawyers will heir second album, “Joyfunk Is Dead,” have one chance to play a live set this when they came across weekend in Gulf Shores. sonicbids.com. The online Their competition score music hub is hosting a will be determined by colcompetition for small lective votes from judges Playing at Bonnaroo bands to win a set at the and audience members would probably the 2015 Bonnaroo Music after their performance. and Arts Festival in The Doctors and The biggest thing we’ve Manchester, Tennessee. Lawyers, who played “Sonicbids is a webdone. at the Wakarusa Music site where independent Festival in Arkansas last musicians can submit year after winning the — Kris Gottlied — online press kits and Waka Winter Classic comget considered for radio petition in Birmingham, play, festivals and differsaid a chance to play at the ent shows,” Paul Oliver, drummer of hangout would be a career high for them. CBDB, said. “This would be as big as Wakarusa was The online competition includes 64 for us, except maybe even more influenbands and consists of 5 rounds of online tial because it’s so local,” Chris Wilhelm, voting from fans. CBDB is currently a lead vocalist and guitarist, said. finalist in the fourth round, and voting For more information about the ends Saturday. Sonicbids contest, or to vote, visit The band has utilized social media sonicbids.bracketeers.com. For more and recent gigs at Tuscaloosa bars and information about Reach for the Beach, fraternities parties to encourage fans visit hangoutmusicfest.com.
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April 10: “Ex Machina” In another South by Southwest premiere, author and screenwriter Alex Garland – known for writing the novel “The Beach” and Danny Boyle’s film “Sunshine” – makes his directorial debut with this positively-received sci-fi thriller. The film follows a young computer programmer (Domhnall Gleeson) who is invited by a millionaire (Oscar Isaac) to a secluded mansion in the mountains, where he is asked to evaluate the qualities of a beautiful humanoid artificial intelligence (Alicia Vikander). The film looks and sounds intriguing, and with a cast of rising stars about to hit it big – Gleeson and Isaac are both starring in the new “Star Wars” films while Vikander has meaty roles in “The Danish Girl” and “The Light Between Oceans” later this year – it looks like “Ex Machina” could be an indie sleeper hit. Amazon.com
April 17: “Child 44” Daniel Espinosa (“Safe House”) returns to the public eye with this adaptation of the Tom Rob Smith novel and assembles a cast of actors normally seen in supporting roles to bring it to life. Tom Hardy stars in the movie as a former member of the Russian military police who begins an investigation into a possible serial killer after a series of child murders. Set in the Stalin-era Soviet Union, the film’s plot sounds intriguing enough, but it’s the supporting cast – including Noomi Rapace (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”), Gary Oldman (“The Dark Knight”), Joel Kinnaman (“The Killing”) and Charles Dance (“Game of Thrones”), among others – that adds to the intrigue along with the rare mainstream leading role for Hardy. Amazon.com
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Beers ranked third overall in all-around competition
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leadership on the team.” As the Crimson Tide prepares to compete in the Auburn NCAA Regional on Saturday, Beers will have been inducted into the XXXI female honor society, celebrated her 21st birthday, been awarded All-SEC Honors and received Regular Season All-American honors – first team all-around and second team on uneven bars and floor exercise – in her junior year competing in the sport that first caught her eye when she was 6 years old. Beers’ first memories of gymnastics are what she saw on TV during the 2000 Olympics. “I thought it was really cool that they could flip,” she said. “I just remember sitting there watching the TV and being like, ‘Oh, I want to do that,’ so I think it was just the whole aspect of it – just the competing, and the leotards probably at that age.” Beers’ mother Patricia enrolled her in recreation gymnastics classes, and immediately it was evident that Beers had an inherent talent for the sport that first captivated her from the games in Sydney, Australia. After six months, Beers had joined the team at her gym. She then spent a year at levels four and five, before escalating through levels six through nine in one year and preparing for elite gymnastics. “She just had a natural talent and flourished from there,” Patricia said. “Within a year they put her on the team, within two years we were moving on to a different club to get her the best coaching she could get. She had her own goals and aspirations, and worked very hard for them.” From ages 12 to 15, Beers focused on making the national team, but around age 16, she switched her attention to collegiate gymnastics. Though former Alabama gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson had trained under Beers’ coach Daile Van Patten, she knew little about the Alabama program or collegiate gymnastics as a whole. After visits, Beers and her family decided the SEC was the right conference for her, and the athlete ultimately settled on Alabama after experiencing the team. “Everybody was just saying the team over and over again,” Beers said of the advice she was given when making her decision. “Make sure you like the team. Even if those girls aren’t necessarily going to be there when you’re there, they’re going to recruit the same kinds of people into the program. When I came, last year’s senior class was freshman, and just getting to meet them and hang out with them was really cool.” During her freshman year at the University, Beers lived with teammate Carley Sims, who said she knew right away Beers would one day make an excellent leader to the Crimson Tide and friend to its gymnasts. “She’s so strong, like she helped me so much, so I knew within the team that she would be a great person to look up to and help lead this team,” Sims said. “She was like the more responsible one and orderly and on it, and I was kind of like the more in my own world thing. She kept me on track, so I was so fortunate to have her, especially in my freshman year.” Currently in her third year at the University, Beers has broken into the
Lauren Beers will compete in the NCAA regionals for the third time this weekend. CW / Pete Pajor
all-around competition and come into her own identity as a gymnast and guiding force on the team. “When we recruited Lauren way back when, we knew how talented she was, and you could just see the power and the strength and the mental toughness she had, so for her to be able to mature into a young woman and hone in on those skills, I think it’s great,” Duckworth said. “She has an incredible work ethic. Sometimes her perfectionism can actually be her worst enemy, versus let it flow, don’t try. Let things happen, and we’ve been working on all that. I just enjoy having her on our team and a part of our program being the Lauren she is.” That perfectionism taught Beers a valuable lesson in this year’s meet against then No. 2-ranked LSU who ultimately handed Alabama its first home loss in six years. She had a night uncharacteristic of her usual performance, but with her team’s support she was able to learn from the experience and move forward. “I was just off that night, it wasn’t really a specific thing,” she said. “By the end of the meet I realized I was just trying too hard the whole night. I was trying to overcompensate and so I realized that just going out there no matter how my warmups went, no matter how my practice had been, I just need to go out there and be free and do my gymnastics for my team and not try too hard and just let it happen. From that point on, I think I’ve done a really good job of that.” This weekend, Beers and the Crimson Tide will compete in Auburn for the 2015 NCAA Regional, boasting an NCAA-best 29 region titles. The team will take the floor Saturday at 6 p.m. as the No. 1 seed against No. 2 seed Auburn, No. 3 seed Minnesota, as well as Iowa, Maryland and George Washington. The top two teams from the meet will advance to the national championship, where Alabama has appeared for 32 years in a row. “It’s the meet that gets you to the national championship, so no matter who you’re competing against, you need to be in the top two,” Duckworth said. “Anyone can show up at regionals and it be their day, so we plan to make it Alabama’s day.”
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Editor | Kelly Ward Sports@cw.ua.edu Thursday, April 2, 2015
Alabama looking for receivers to step up in 2015 By Nolan Imsande | Staff Reporter
“He is definitely playing fast,” Black said. “I think it was mental with him but One of the toughest tasks for Alabama now he’s got everything down pat and he this upcoming season will be trying to can go ahead and play fast…He’s a fast replace All-American and Biletnikoff guy, he is physical, he really goes up and Award winning wide receiver Amari high points the ball.” Cooper, who accounted for 1,727 receivAnother player who could lineup at ing yards and 16 touchdowns last year. wide receiver at times this year is running Cooper decided to skip his senior season back Kenyan Drake. Drake has been workin Tuscaloosa to enter the NFL Draft. ing with the receivers for parts of mulIn addition to losing tiple spring practices and Cooper, the Crimson Tide lost lined up at receiver before their second and third leading his injury last year. In last wide receivers, DeAndrew year’s game against Florida, White and Christion Jones, caught an 87-yard touchHe’s a fast guy, he he to graduation. down pass after lining up as Alabama’s top returning is physical, he really a wide receiver. wide receiver, junior Chris “Me in the backfield and goes up and high Black, only registered 188 him at receiver, you really receiving yards last year wouldn’t know what’s compoints the ball. and has just 267 career ing or who is getting the receiving yards. Alabama ball,” running back Derrick — Derrick Henry — will also rely on redshirt Henry said. “Kenyan has freshman Derek Kief, sophogreat hands, and I try to mores Robert Foster and do a little bit out of the ArDarius Stewart and junior backfield, too. But I just Raheem Falkins. think that’s great to “To me, it is a special group,” Black said. have us both out there trying to make a “It is an older group. A lot of the guys in play for the team.” the receiving room now, we all have kind Alabama will also have to the task of of been waiting on our chance and here replacing sophomore Cam Sims who was we have it.” expected to contribute this year. Sims Stewart played well in limited action suffered an ACL injury in last Saturday’s as a freshman last year, registering 12 practice and is expected to miss a good receptions for 149 yards. amount of this upcoming season, if not the
WHAT TO KNOW • The team practiced outside under the mid-80s Tuscaloosa sun in full pads. • Running back Kenyan Drake once again worked with the wide receivers for part of practice. Drake worked with the running backs at the beginning of practice but after the end of that period, ran over to join the wide receivers. • Quarterback Cooper Bateman once again worked out with the wide receivers. Bateman has done this a couple times this week. • Left guard Alphonse Taylor was limited during practice. He was replaced on the offensive line by Ross Pierschbacher.
The football team practiced outdoors Wednesday. CW / Shelby Akin
whole thing, while recovering. “It’ll be a lot of hard work for him to get back at all for next season,” coach Nick Saban said. “We’re hopeful and we know what kind of person he is and he’ll work hard to do it.”
• Cornerback Cyrus Jones and linebacker Denzel Devall both wore non-contact jerseys and rode bikes on the sideline under the watchful eye of strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran.
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Thursday, April 2, 2015
Men’s golf to travel to Nashville
Kenyon leads team spirit
By Caroline Gazzara | Staff Reporter
It may not be the most flashy tournament, but the Mason Rudolph Championship is special to coach Jay Seawell. Seawell said he knew Mason Rudolph before the famed golfer died four years ago. “Mr. Rudolph, who the tournament is named after, was a very good friend of mine,� Seawell said. “He lived here in Tuscaloosa. [He was] a great man, great wisdom. It is an honor to play in a tournament in his honor.� The Crimson Tide will take part in the Mason Rudolph Championship this weekend, the last tourna- The Crimson Tide men's golf team will take part in ment for Alabama before the the Mason Rudolph Championship in Nashville this weekend. UA Athletics SEC Championships. Besides the waves of nostalgia Seawell said he feels, he will get to Jonathan Hardee, Dru Love and meet up with his former assistant William Sellers will represent coach, Scott Limbaugh. Limbaugh is Alabama this weekend. Lovelady now the head coach of Vanderbilt’s is the only player on the team who golf program. said he remembers playing under Although the tournament is tech- Limbaugh’s instruction. nically on home turf for Vanderbilt, “I expect for our team to play well,� Seawell said he wouldn’t be surprised Lovelady said. “I expect for everyif the team broke out of its shell and body individually to play well. I feel became the unit it can be. like the past week eased up. I can tell “This will give us a chance to chal- we’re starting to get the feeling of just lenge to see if we’re up to the challeng- let it happen, don’t force it. Don’t do es that are up in front of us,� Seawell something to where you could make said. “I want to put our guys in tough a big number, kind of keep the ball in places to see how they respond.� front of you. In our practices and our Robby Shelton, Tom Lovelady, workouts we’ve gotten better.�
By Terrin Waack | Staff Reporter
As if being a collegiate tennis player and college student majoring in mechanical engineering wasn’t enough, Alabama senior Stuart Kenyon is also video game junkie, said coach George Husack. Husack said Kenyon has the second bedroom in his two-bedroom apartment dedicated to video gaming. With a large white sheet across one wall, it’s an ideal screen for any gamer, though Kenyon insists that’s not what it’s for. “I would say it has one room dedicated to a movie theater,� Kenyon said. “That video games go on, quite often.� As for being a video game junkie, it’s almost always with one game and one game only: Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 64. Kenyon commonly plays the game, along with others from the ‘90s, with teammates Andrew Goodwin and Becker O’Shaughnessey. It can get pretty heated, Goodwin said. The games – both tennis and video – end soon, since Kenyon graduates this year. He has learned time management very well due to his major, he said. He knows that although it may be hard at times to stay on top of everything, in the end it’ll pay off and he’s doing what he loves. “He’s a good guy outside of the player,� Husack said. “I think he’s Stuart the young man, instead of just Stuart the player.� Kenyon hopes to work in the oil
Women’s tennis to host Auburn By Terrin Waack | Staff Reporter
PLAN TO GO The Alabama women’s tennis team is in for a pink Iron Bowl this weekend. After back-to-back losses at home last weekend, Alabama is back at home this Saturday. The Crimson Tide will host its in-state rival, the Auburn Tigers. The match will be the team’s Power of Pink match. “Of course with the intrastate rivalry, everyone’s going to get fired up,� coach Jenny Mainz said. “I mean it is fun. It’s a healthy rivalry but it’s not anything more or better or different – it’s the next one on our schedule.� Instead of just focusing on the losses, Mainz said she acknowledges that the team played many hard matches this season and won. “We’ve been competing really well and the other teams have been competing really well,� senior Luicelena Perez. “The level is better than past years so it’s making us better.� Since the team only has the one match against Auburn on Saturday this weekend, it will have more time to focus on specific things in practice. Working on its patterns and tactics will be key for the players this week. It needs to get back into the swing of focusing on its strengths and playing its matches on its own terms, Mainz said. Although it’s the Iron Bowl, the
WHAT: Women’s Tennis vs. Auburn WHEN: Saturday, 1 p.m. WHERE: The Alabama Tennis Stadium
Senior tennis player Stuart Kenyon manages to balance his athletic career with a degree in mechanical engineering and a passion for video games. CW / Pete Pajor
business after he graduates, specifically the upstream work. What he’ll miss most is the community Alabama has provided him. What Husack and Goodwin will miss most is Kenyon’s beard. “No one else on the team can really grow a beard, including myself,� Husack said. Alabama men’s tennis hosts South Carolina on Friday at 5 p.m. and Georgia on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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After a back-to-back losses at home last weekend, the Alabama women's tennis team is at home this Saturday with a match against Auburn. CW / Layton Dudley
team will prepare and play the same as always, the end goal always being to get better and better each day. “I don’t want it to motivate us in the wrong way and just make it an emotional match instead of just another match on the SEC schedule,� junior
Natalia Maynetto said. As the Power of Pink match, the team will also be sporting pink for breast cancer awareness. “It’s exciting to be able to support a big cause like that,� Maynetto said. “I think it’s really cool that ours is especially during Auburn, which I think a lot of fans will get into. It’ll be good that it will be a big significance for both.� Alone, a match against Auburn draws in fans, as does each Power of Pink match. Together, it’ll be even bigger and create a great atmosphere for Saturday, Perez said. She said she thinks it key that anyone affected by breast cancer knows that not only the team, but the community as well, is there for and thinking about them. “To compete in that spirit, to honor all those affected by breast cancer, I think will be very special,� Mainz said.
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Baseball team to host No. 3 LSU in weekend series By Nolan Imsande | Staff Reporter
With just one series left in a tough SEC stretch that has already seen Alabama play three consecutive weekends against top-15 teams, Crimson Tide coach Mitch Gaspard said he thinks this weekend’s matchup with No. 3 LSU is a good chance for his team to prove itself.
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little earlier.” Gaspard said he would like to see his team’s starting pitching improve this weekend. The Alabama pitching staff currently has a 4.20 ERA and has issued 122 walks, which is the fourth most in the SEC to this point in the season. “I think the key is our starting pitching,” he said. “That is still an
area we have to clean up. It is not secret if you look at the numbers. What jumps out is the base on balls. I think we if we can get our arms wrapped around that and command the strike zone, our game will clean up as a whole.” Alabama (15-12, 4-5 SEC) hosts LSU (24-5, 5-4 SEC) for a threegame series in Hoover starting Thursday at 7 p.m.
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