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NEWS | GUY BAILEY
Bailey open to administrative work in future provost of University of Texas at San Antonio, chancellor of the University of MissouriKansas City and president of Texas Tech University before By Adrienne Burch accepting the presidency at Assistant News Editor The University of Alabama last Former president of The fall. “I’ve never really gotten University of Alabama Guy Bailey said the two English out of the classroom, and I’ve professors he had his freshman always kept a hand in both year at the Capstone changed teaching and research,” he said. “I’m ready to be back.” his life. Bailey stepped down as pres“It’s really unbelievable the ident on Oct. 31, effects teach2012, just two ers have on the I’ve never really gotten out months after he lives of their was hired. He students,” of the classroom, and I’ve cited his wife’s Bailey said duralways kept a hand in both health issues as ing a discussion teaching and research. I’m his primary reaof his linguisready to be back. son for resigntics research ing. Tuesday after— Guy Bailey “What I’ve noon in Room done since Nov. 1 205 of Gorgas is focus on Jan’s Library. Bailey will have the chance health,” Bailey said. “Helping to fill the shoes of those two her gain the weight she lost in professors he had in 1968 when the fall and my preparing to go he returns to Morgan Hall this back to the classroom.” Bailey said when he disfall to teach two courses, Intro to Linguistics and History of cussed giving up the presidency with Chancellor Robert the English Language. “For four years everything Witt, they also talked about I knew about linguistics I him going back into the classlearned in Morgan Hall and room. “With my wife’s health probGorgas Library,” Bailey said. Bailey said in some cases he lem it would not be a problem even taught when he served for me to teach at all,” he said. as president and provost. “I mean at some point in the He did post-doctoral studies future, it may not be a problem and taught classes at Emory for me to do administrative University after earning his work either.” Ph.D. from the University SEE BAILEY PAGE 2 of Tennessee. He served as
SPORTS | BILL BATTLE
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CW | Austin Bigoney
New Athletic Director Bill Battle discusses the past, present and future of the athletics department and state of the University as a whole during a meeting with The CW Tuesday morning. national championship and football players rarely weighed more than 200 pounds. Fifty-two years later, he sits in an office overlooking a multimillion dollar football practice facilBy Marc Torrence ity and weight room, down the street Assistant Sports Editor from a stadium with a capacity of six When Bill Battle first stepped figures on the campus of a school on the campus of The University of that’s won 15 national championAlabama as a football player, Bryant- ships, including three of the last four. Battle, 71, was approved as athDenny Stadium seated 31,000 fans, Paul “Bear” Bryant hadn’t won a letic director last Friday by the UA
Battle talkes attendance at games in CW interview
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Board of Trustees and is tasked with sustaining what his predecessor, Mal Moore, left behind. Moore died Saturday because of a pulmonary condition and is responsible for the success of the current Crimson Tide athletic department, which is in the midst of an unprecedented run in its on-field success and facilities upgrades. SEE BATTLE PAGE 2
NEWS | DOWNTOWN EXPRESS
One year after creation, bus route still a success component of the late-night transit services, which support safe transportation options for The University of Alabama community. The Downtown Express primarily focuses on providBy Ellen Coogan and Justin Heck ing transportation to the downtown CW Staff entertainment area,” Clayton said. “The UA’s Downtown Express initiative Downtown Express supports the onhas seen an average of 250 riders per demand 348-RIDE service, eliminating weekend since its implementation in the calls to downtown during the hours of the downtown express is in service. February of last year. In the first three months of 2013, the The service allows the 348-RIDE to focus more on providing Express had more than service to other areas.” 2,000 riders. In 2010, a simThe SGA and the UA ilar Student Government The Downtown Express is Transportation Services Association busing inia great option for students worked together to form tiative called the E-Bus to go to the downtown the program. The origi[Entertainment Bus] was nal purpose of the inishut down because of a entertainment area without tiative was to provide a lack of participation. having to drive or walk. safe way for students to In an attempt to revive access restaurants and the idea, the Downtown — Ralph Clayton entertainment downExpress was created as town without the worries an weekend evening busof driving or parking. ing service to connect the “The Downtown Express is a great UA campus with downtown Tuscaloosa. More than 450 students used the service option for students to go to the downtown entertainment area without havon its inaugural weekend. The Downtown Express runs from 9 ing to drive or walk,” Clayton said. “The p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursdays and Saturdays downtown area has nice restaurants and entertainment establishments that and from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Fridays. Ralph Clayton, director of transit ser- appeal to the student population, and vices at The University of Alabama, said the Downtown Express offers convethe Downtown Express was only one nient transportation to get there withpart of the university’s late-night trans- out a cost to ride.” portation suite. SEE EXPRESS PAGE 2 “The Downtown Express is a
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Hitter Kallie Case dashes to first base following a high hit.
Starting pitcher Sewell improves to 7-0 for Sewell, who walked four batters and hit three, ended up as another win. Leslie Jury earned her first save of the season after she took over for Sewell in the top of the fourth inning. By Kelly Ward “I think when your starting Contributing Writer pitcher hits, walks, hits, walks but Lauren Sewell improved to 7-0 gets out of an inning and strikes as the Tide’s starting pitcher in an out seven or eight. … It just doesn’t 11-3 defeat of Jacksonville State. make sense to me. If [Sewell] can What started out as a shaky start strike out seven or eight, she doesn’t
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need to hit or walk a couple of them. So we need to work on that, but she got out of a bases-loaded [situation] at the beginning,” head coach Patrick Murphy said. “We had a real good second inning, a real good fourth inning, and then I thought we finished it well. Two out rallies are awesome, and we’ll take it.” SEE SOFTBALL PAGE 8
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comes in handy for trips to the grocery store or to meet with friends on the weekend,” Holle said. “It’s also very convenient for students without cars who can’t explore the many attractions of Tuscaloosa.” Holle also said the Downtown Express helps students connect with the city of Tuscaloosa. “Providing transportation to and from downtown
and campus gives students a way to become more connected to their city,” he said. “It’s too easy to stay in the bubble of campus and not form a real relationship with Tuscaloosa.” It is not yet clear whether there will be any changes made to the Downtown Express with the incoming SGA administration. “The Student Government
Association is currently in its transition phase. The success of the Downtown Express has made an impact on many students, and I hope that success is continued,” Meagan Bryant, SGA press secretary, said. The Downtown Express has two routes – a north and south route. The north route stops at the University bus hub, Publix, Black Warrior Outdoor, the corner of 4th
Street and Greensboro Avenue and Lakeside Residential. The south route stops at the University bus hub, Bryce Lawn Apartments, Burke Hall, the south end of Bryant-Denny Stadium, Moe’s Original BBQ and the north end of of Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Downtown Express and its routes can be seen live at ua.transloc.com
work with people, those are really the two key things for administration – solving problems and interacting with people,” he said. Tuesday, Bailey gave a lecture titled, “Demography and Linguistic Destiny,” in which he discussed his research on linguistics. Bailey has published more than 100 articles and books on the subject of linguistics. Some of his major studies that he discussed in the lecture included a two-decade long-term study of the language of a small tenant
farming town in Texas, with a population of 150, and a large scale linguistics survey he did in Oklahoma. “There are a lot of great things you can do with linguistics,” Bailey said. “Linguistics also lends itself to collaboration. It gives insight into many different subjects.” Bailey has studied everything from the transformation and spread of the word “y’all” to the effects the Great Migration after the Civil War had on language across the country.
“How language is changing is a good index of how the culture is changing,” Bailey said. Jane Stanfield, associated provost for international education and global outreach, worked with Bailey while they were getting their graduate degrees at the University of Tennessee. “He was an outstanding teacher, and his abilities only increased outside of grad school,” Stanfield said. She said she would not be surprised if many of the students who attended Tuesday’s
lecture signed up for Bailey’s courses next fall. “They seemed truly interested in the subject matter,” she said. Jake Boyd, an English and French major, is from Dayton, Ohio, and said a lot of what Bailey said about speech in the South resonated with conversations he has had since living in Alabama. “His work is impressive,” Boyd said. Boyd also said he would be interested in taking Bailey’s courses in the fall.
to keep working hard.” Battle called the last three weeks “a whirlwind” for him. Four weeks ago, the position wasn’t even on his radar, but after a period of wrestling with the decision, he has embraced the new role and begun his work. Even at 71, he said he is still learning everyday. “What I learned a long time ago is that you never quit learning,” Battle said. “Or if you do, you get in trouble.” One issue students will keep an eye on is his handling
of student tickets and attendance, specifically at football games. A Crimson White study in November found that only 69.4 percent of student tickets were used by students during the 2012 season, and many who come to games leave during the middle of the fourth quarter or earlier, especially in blowout games. “All event managers and entertainment and sports are facing problems of getting people to the venues,” Battle said. “High-definition television is
so good, there’s so many other things to do, and it’s really difficult to get people to spend money to come do those things. So I want to take a long hard look at all of our programs in that area.” However, he said student attendance is vital to the athletic department and is something they will research further as he settles into his role. “It’s important to me. It’s certainly important to our players and coaches that our students are engaged,” he said. “It hurts their feelings when they don’t come or they come late or leave early. I don’t know what the answer is, but I think we better start figuring out all the questions and engage the students to try to do that. “We are concerned about that, and we do need to do a better job, and we need to communicate better with the students. We need to understand why it’s not important to them and what would make it more important to them.” Moore’s commitment to facilities was widely recognized, but one venue went almost untouched during his tenure: Sewell-Thomas Stadium, which hosts Alabama baseball games. The most recent addition was a clubhouse upgrade in 2010 and an added video board in 2007. But the fan atmosphere leaves a lot to be desired for most fans, and Battle said it will be addressed. “I know there’s been some improvements made over the last few years to the baseball stadium, but I think we all agree that there needs to be a lot more,” Battle said. “I’m not sure what the timeline is, but I
know that’s on our agenda.” For coaches already on staff, Battle said he will begin a thorough review process over the next six weeks and make judgments going forward. A few programs, like women’s basketball and volleyball, have underachieved as of late, but Battle said nothing will be rushed. “I don’t want to do anything until I get a chance to look at the big picture,” Battle said. “This hasn’t been built piecemeal. There’s been a plan to it, and I want to understand the plan and understand where we are and understand what our priorities are.” Battle constantly repeated that “you either get better or you get worse” during the course of an approximately 30-minute interview, and it seems this will be his mantra as he takes over one of the most successful athletics departments in the country. It will be a daunting task and one he was unsure of at first. But for Battle, the greatest joy, and the biggest influence in his decision to take this position, will be giving back to the place that gave him so much 52 years ago. “It gives me a chance to pay back some of the debt that I owe to the University for the difference they made in my life, and I hope we can help make a difference in some other people’s lives as well,” he said. “I’m not doing this to get a better job somewhere after I leave here. I’m not doing this for the money. I’m doing this because I want to see the progress and the momentum that Mal and his team has built continue, and I want it to improve.”
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By Judah Martin Contributing Writer It was like an eerie trip down memory lane when Elizabeth Kelly finally saw the destruction from the EF4 tornado that hit Hattiesburg, Miss., in February. Now a sophomore majoring in early childhood and special education, Kelly narrowly avoided being caught in the calamity of the April 27, 2011, tornado.
“I was actually visiting campus the day before the tornado [in Tuscaloosa],” Kelly said. “I was able to come back in the summer for Bama Bound, and it was very strange. I saw that places like the gas stations I had been to were gone.” This year, when the opportunity arose to spend her spring break aiding the affected areas of the Mississippi tornado with the University’s community service center, Kelly felt obligated to help.
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“The main work we were able to do was help clear debris from the tornado,” Kelly said. “I was actually very surprised when we came across a FEMA worker who was surveying homes, and he said he hadn’t surveyed any on the next street. So it was a whole month where they weren’t doing anything.” Jordan Colbert, a junior majoring in economics who accompanied Kelly on the trip, recalled driving down streets lined with piles of bricks and broken pieces of floors and roofs at the edges. “Some spots you couldn’t tell anything had happened, and then we drove through others where it was like every single
house had its roof ripped off,” Colbert said. “Some houses, the people can’t do anything, because their insurance company won’t comply. They say they have to have their people come out and see the damage themselves before anything can get done.” While in Hattiesburg, Colbert volunteered at a church where, directly across the street, a house seemed to have caved in on itself. “That part was literally a house crumpled into a pile,” Colbert said. “All you could see was the foundation and the steps, and behind that, the house was in one pile. While we were there cleaning the church, people would ride by
there and take scrap metal.” The trip was part of the Community Service Center’s alternative break program, in which students may spend their fall break, winter break, Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, spring break or May Interim working on shortterm projects addressing social issues like poverty and literacy. On this trip, the volunteers stayed in Hattiesburg March 24-28. Once there, they divided into two groups, each deployed to the homes of private citizens, churches and nonprofit organizations. Their chief assignments were clearing debris and updating damage assessments, CSC director
Kim Montgomery said. “Being able to clean an area to completion was awarding,” Montgomery said. “Hattiesburg citizens were full of thank you’s. Appreciation always feels good.” Colbert, who has volunteered with several organizations before, said she was humbled by the optimism she observed when helping residents clear the rubble from their yards. “They were grateful for everything. You could tell they really appreciated it,” Colbert said. “They were just thankful that no one there had lost their lives. They understood that it was just the material things that they had lost.”
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Some professors at the Capstone, such as Oscar Holmes, the instructor of Management 320, are taking their classes to the next level and giving their students real world experience while also raising money for charities. Holmes said his class is different from others because, in addition to completing the usual requirements of MGT 320, students develop and execute their own project to benefit a charity. “Instead of just having my students do in-class exercises or case studies, which we do, I also wanted them to get some practical experience where they could talk to potential employers about the actual projects they’ve done in class; as well as have them make an impact on the community’s nonprofit world,” Holmes said. Some of the charities being served by the class are the United Way, Big Brothers/ Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, the American Cancer Society and the Young Men’s Christian Association.
Some of the students in MGT 320 said Holmes’ teaching method has increased their understanding of the effort involved in planning a charitable event. “My work in this class has definitely helped me in my leadership skills and devotion to philanthropy,” Logan Mayes, a junior majoring in operations management said. “I’ve taken part in philanthropic events since middle school, but organizing the event itself was not only tough, but rewarding. Once the event was complete, I felt very proud of what I was able to accomplish.” Mayes’s group is raising money for the Armed Forces Foundation, which works to improve the lives of active duty and retired military personnel. Andrew Wash, a junior majoring in marketing, said the class has broadened his view of the world in ways that are not confined to business. “The charitable work that I am doing in this class is helping me become more aware of my need to help and reach out to others,” he said. “Doing this work is also giving me a greater perspective [on] social issues. This class also gives me
confidence to be a leader after I graduate.” Some upcoming events include a bake sale in the Ferguson Center for the Human Rights Campaign, which advocates for LGBTQ equality, on Tuesday; and a large crawfish boil on April 13, supporting Make-A-Wish Alabama. “Chuck’s Fish and 5 Bar have agreed to donate, prepare, and cook 400 pounds of crawfish and Sean Rivers will be performing,” Emily Duncan, a senior majoring in marketing, said. “We will also be raffling off memorabilia signed by members of the 2012 National Championship football team, with winners being announced by members of the team who will be attending the event.” Duncan said though planning such a major event has been difficult for her group, she finds the work highly rewarding and stays motivated by focusing on the charity her group is supporting. “After researching Make-A-Wish and reading the stories from children whose wish was granted, I knew I would work as hard as possible to be able to say I helped make a child’s wish come true,”
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Pair of hats symbolizes passing on of a legacy By Hannah Waid Staff Columnist My house recently flooded and underwent a reconstruction which forced my family to move out for three months. While moving back in over spring break, I came across some family memorabilia and heirlooms that I found very interesting, and caused me to think about life and legacy. What I found were two Alabama baseball hats: One looked brand new, and one looked like it had been worn everyday for the past thirty years. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that they were signed by Paul “Bear” Bryant. My father then told me the story of when he was a student here at The University of Alabama and saw Bear Bryant on campus and asked him to sign these hats. He then gave one hat to his father, and one to his father-in-law.
tor will forever be remem- we can use it and love it, takbered in the hearts of those ing it with us everywhere we who knew him and those go, using it and displaying it who knew of him. on us or within us. Both the Neither one passing of Mal is right or Moore and the wrong. From passing on of university legaBear Bryant cies like Bear We can treasure it and a u t o g r ap h e d Bryant and Mal respect it, putting it up on hats has made Moore to fama pedestal away from the me think about ily legacies of hands of others but still in the way we our own, what view. Or, we can use it and treat the legais important love it, taking it with us cies we will is that we do everywhere we go, using it receive, as colnot let these lege students legacies go and displaying it on us or and the next unnoticed. We within us. generation to should learn graduate and from them, enter the real strive to be like world. them and take The two baseball hats advantage of the opportunirepresent two ways we can ties they provide. handle the passing of a legacy. We can treasure it and Hannah Waid is a junior respect it, putting it up on a majoring in English. Her pedestal away from the hands column runs biweekly on of others but still in view. Or, Wednesdays.
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His own father safely put his autographed hat on the top shelf of a bookcase, out of the sunlight and out of the reach of others. His father-in-law, however, wore the hat proudly to every occasion and even around the house. This story reminded me of the passing of Mal Moore and the huge legacy he will leave behind, much like Bear Bryant. His hard work, his compassion and the effect he had on Alabama sports as a player, coach and administra-
the need for college athletes to develop a backup plan before they accept scholarships to whichever school they decide to attend, because truthfully not everyone is meant to go pro. We all remember that jock in high school whose only plan was to play football or basketAmber Patterson ball his whole life. He did not have a plan B, and C and D were not even a thought. This By Amber Patterson type of thinking plagues many Staff Columnist athletes, and their worlds are I am pretty sure everyone, shaken when the unexpected as they were driving home and happens. College athletes fail recovering from all the activi- to grasp how fragile their time ties that filled their spring on the court or the field is; it break, heard about the injury just takes one tackle or one that shook the NCAA tourna- foul to completely change the direction of your life. ment. I originally thought that Louisville Cardinal guard Kevin Ware leaped to contest most universities would not a three-point shot and landed just leave injured players out in what I saw as a freak acci- in the cold. Unfortunately, coldent that led to his leg practi- lege athletes are not employcally bending at a right angle, ees and do not fall under workthe bone coming through his er compensation, and most skin. The actual break in his scholarships are for a year tibia occurred on impact and – coaches decide if they will shot a piece of the split bone renew a player’s scholarship. When it through his comes to medishin. cal bills, all All of this hapathletes are pened in front of College athletes fail to grasp required to be the bench full of insured; this his teammates, how fragile their time on the being said, bills who faces just court or the field is; it just still can pile up. read pure hortakes one tackle or one foul The NCAA’s ror and even to completely change the Catastrophic brought some direction of your life. Injury Insurance to tears; truthProgram reportfully, I shed a edly comes few out of pure with a $90,000 sympathy for this young athlete. An injury deductible, and the majority that severe would make even of athletes don’t qualify for it. the most devoted basketball So this leaves players stuck player never want to step foot in the unknown, and the only clear way out is having a plan on the court again. Ware’s injury, as gruesome in place. College athletics is a as it may be, isn’t the first to billion dollar industry, where happen to college athletes that the main source of revenue sometimes leads to the end does not receive a dime of of college careers. Doctors do the money; this alone should project that Ware will play encourage players to protect next season after a success- themselves. Achieving the ful surgery, but what if he dream of being in professional sports is not unattainable for doesn’t? What if he never regains these players, but it should not the skills he once had? Players be the only option. have a hard enough time coming back from torn ACLs, rare- Amber Patterson is a sopholy pushing themselves back to more majoring in public relatheir full intensity. This injury tions. Her column runs weekly in college sports brings to light on Wednesdays.
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Blount Undergraduate Initiative sparks conversation among diverse students By Johnathan Speer Senior Staff Columnist This spring I want to celebrate achievement – the achievement of the Blount Program in transforming an overconfident boy into a sensible man and fostering a community I can see still thriving long after my tenure as an undergraduate ended. Six years ago, I walked into the bland yellow walls of the Blount Living-Learning Center and thought my life was over. Every object and every person was foreign, and I was set adrift on a sea of “new opportunity.” I was here to learn and immerse myself in a liberal arts culture, but the social realm appeared completely unmanageable, and I had no idea how to navigate these new waters. Fortunately for me, I discovered a rare treasure enclosed in these innocuous halls. The walls of Blount Hall may be bland and ugly, and the furniture hideous and uncomfortable, but this cheerless décor disguises an exu-
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berant body of people. I will not rhapsodize on my own experience, but, instead, I will narrate what I see now after six years. Most of the students in this residence hall know me; I am their friendly neighborhood TA, always here to decipher a difficult reading, answer a question that is already on the syllabus or offer scathing critical reviews of a paper (or so I’ve been told). Yet the trust here is something I’ve not seen or experienced in any residence hall on campus. I’ve served as an RA in a different building, and I’ve witnessed the behavior of
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students in other dorms, and lack of healthy food options on the residents there seemed to campus. One believed I should move in and out for classes in argue that the observatory in a zombie-like haze, and when Gallalee should be open more they would occasionally wan- often and advertised more der (sometimes by accident) effectively for the general into a community space, it campus body. Another asked was because an RA’s poster me to question the tradition advertised food. of naming academic buildings Here, we don’t require food after known segregationists. to socialize (although we cer- One humorously (but with tainly apprecisome severate it), and our ity) quipped groups do not that I should gather by acciargue that The This engagement between dent. Sitting in CW sucks. Yet wildly different individuals the spacious another student with competing perspectives Blount lobby suggested that I fosters a civic spirit that is a tradition. pen a feel-good When I asked a piece about vanished long ago from group of Blount Quad activimany residence halls on this students conties and its petcampus. gregated there friendly enviwhat they wantronment. ed to hear about This converin The CW this sation gained week, I was struck with the momentum as the well of diversity and insight of their ideas continued to flow, until ideas. another student suggested They wanted me to investi- that I respond to the recently gate the reasons behind the published opinions column disparity between Bryant asking young women to wear Dining Hall and Lakeside and pants and dress approprifollow it up by questioning the ately on campus. This ended
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the conversation about my column because it sparked a debate about college as a preprofessional environment. The students engaged in a lively discussion about whether or not it was our business to enforce a dress code on the campus and the perceived grand-standing of the article’s author. At this point, you may question why any of this is necessary information. I respond: What other academic building can gather physics, political science, philosophy, environmental science, English and education majors in such a conversation? How many of them will range from the dedicated university Fellow to the regular student with no entering laurels, whose achievement can easily be over-looked? Blount provides a space where all these students can gather, and it encourages them to vigorously and freely debate their ideas. Not only does this program offer access to highly trained and knowledgeable faculty in the liberal arts and
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immerse students in a diverse reading and writing curriculum, but it also challenges them to engage with one another. This engagement between wildly different individuals with competing perspectives fosters a civic spirit that vanished long ago from many residence halls on this campus. Yet its impression is still felt in these halls as the public policy student engages with the geology major and they discuss how to handle global warming and the Keystone Pipeline. Blount has served as a safe space where the dreams of students are born and nourished in a lively intellectual environment. Blount acts as the quintessential college environment, which encourages students to succeed in their respective fields but, most importantly, to think about the world they inhabit.
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UA student honored for bringing attention to diabetes By Sarah Robinson Contributing Writer University of Alabama student Koushik Kasanagottu’s efforts to spread awareness about diabetes in his community have earned him recognition from national coalition Campus Compact. Kasanagottu, a junior majoring in biology, strives to fight diabetes through educating others on the illness and ways to prevent or manage it. His work
as president of the University’s Diabetes Education Team, host of the University’s first World Diabetes Day and volunteer for Southeastern Diabetes Education Services, among other contributions, have led to his most recent honor. He was named a 2013 Newman Civic Fellow. The award is given by Campus Compact, a national coalition committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education. Given in memory of a founder
and energy into educating people about it. He and fellow DiET members have visited the Alabama Black Belt regions, spreading basic knowledge about diabetes. “We bring the education down to them, instead of having them come to us,” Kasanagottu said. He said DiET was a part of his vision to have more programs in Alabama dedicated to training students to educate others. According to the American Diabetes Association, one of every 10 Alabamians has diabetes. Kasanagottu said having programs, like DiET, will create conversation about the officials, their families and a proper diet and exercise. “Diabetes is not like cancer, number of members of other student groups and institu- where you can’t do anything tions met at The Zone-North about it,” Kasanagottu said. “If at Bryant-Denny Stadium for a they follow some simple things, banquet immediately following the inauguration ceremony. At the banquet, Matt Calderone expressed his enthusiasm for the newly inaugurated SGA and reflected on his own administration. “I think we restored the student body’s trust in the Student Government Association. Our goals were to make sure that student government was relevant to every student, that we returned to a foundation of service and to make sure that we were putting students first in everything,” Calderone said. “I am excited for them. It is a strong group with a lot of people from the executive council last year, and they have a strong background in leadership.” When asked if he had any regrets in regards to his administration, Calderone explained they had done everything that were able to do and he was pleased with his tenure in office. “You know we had a great year, and I am truly happy with it. I am honored to have even had the privilege and experience,” Calderone said. “No regrets.” of Campus Compact, Frank Newman, the award recognizes students across the country demonstrating an investment in seeking solutions in their communities. Kasanagottu, who is from Birmingham, Ala., has two grandparents with diabetes. He and his father are at high risk for the chronic illness. When he learned that the disease was not only prevalent in his family but also Alabama, he devoted a significant about of his time
SGA hosts annual dinner By John Burleson Staff Reporter Newly elected members of the Student Government Association were inaugurated in front of the Gorgas House Tuesday. Many former members of the Executive Council were in attendance, including former SGA president Matt Calderone. “I’m excited for the next generation of leaders,” Calderone said in his welcome address. “You are looking at some of the best and brightest on the campus of The University of Alabama, not only academically but also as leaders.” Jimmy Taylor also spoke to the crowd in a short inaugural address just moments after being sworn in by SGA Chief Justice Benjamin Sleight as the 101st Student Government Association president. He began with a short moment of silence for Mal Moore and praised the leadership of the late athletic director of The University of Alabama. “We have worked to re-establish lost trust with the student body, and I look forward to continuing the process began by the Calderone administration,” Taylor said. “I also look forward to better incorporating the students and community
into the Student Government Association.” Following the inauguration, Taylor explained his initiatives to better involve the students and community. “The Delegates Program is something we have been working on since the beginning of this past term. What we do is take a junior member and a senior member from student organizations across campus, and we meet with them to see what we can do for them,” he explained. “We then team them up with other student groups. It really helps to get the student groups better involved and work more closely together.” Will Pylant, the newly inaugurated executive vice president, explained other ways in which SGA was trying to increase student engagement. “One way that we are going to be able to bridge gaps between students is going to be the RAGE concert. Last year there were some issues with it, and we could have managed it better,” Pylant said. “This year we have already started working on it, trying to make it something that all students are excited about. You already see students getting excited about it and tweeting about it. That might be one of the ways.” The newly elected SGA
they can at least manage it.” Newman Civic Fellows are nominated by university or college presidents apart from Campus Compact. Maureen Curley, the president of Campus Compact, said UA President Judy Bonner’s recommendation highlighted Kasanagottu’s leadership skills. “It was an extremely convincing and well-put-together application, which really showed this young person having great passion, particularly in recruiting other students on the campus and help them organize planning some training,” Curley said. “It’s not enough just to have an idea. He actually helped develop it and then took responsibility to make sure other colleagues of his were wellsuited and well-prepared to take on this project
very seriously.” Rebecca Kelly, director of health promotion and wellness and co-advisor of DiET, said Kasanagottu was an excellent choice for a 2013 Newman Civic Fellow winner. She said she is confident his work has made a positive impact. “Koushik is a passionate leader who turns ideas into action and has grown the student organization numbers and reach each year,” Kelly said. “Through the coordinated efforts of the Project DiET volunteers, Koushik and Project DiET are making a difference in the hundreds of lives they touch each year by increasing awareness and education of the risk factors to prevent and delay the onset of diabetes, as well as provide general information to help individuals identify resources to best manage their health.”
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Sky Lantern Festival honors child abuse victims By Mary Kathryn Patterson Contributing Writer Child Abuse Prevention Services will host its fifth annual Sky Lantern Festival at Sokol Park this Saturday in honor of children who have previously suffered from child abuse. Iris Davis, interim director of Child Abuse Prevention Services of Tuscaloosa, said the night will feature clowns and magicians as well as games, face painting and inflatable bounce houses. The evening will conclude with the lighting of the lanterns, which may be purchased for $10 each to light in honor of someone who has been affected by child abuse. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website, 8,601 Alabama children in 2011 were victims of child abuse and neglect. In March, Mayor Walt Maddox made a proclamation
declaring April Child Abuse Awareness Month. “We hope to create a fun environment that promotes the happiness and well-being of all children,” Davis said. “All of the proceeds raised through the event will go to CAPS in effort to increase awareness about child abuse in our community.” Davis said the Tuscaloosa Police Department will also have tables set up at the festival to provide more information on child abuse and how to report and prevent it. “The mission of CAPS is to promote awareness and prevention of child abuse,” Davis said. “We want people in our community to have the information they need about problems with child abuse.” Davis said CAPS handles referrals of alleged child abuse and sets up 12-week programs for the parents and children who are referred to them. They also provide
IF YOU GO... • What: Sky Lantern Festival • What: Saturday, 6-8 p.m. • What: Sokol Park
parenting training at PTA meetings around area schools. CAPS of Tuscaloosa hosts other annual events, like a 5K run and golf tournament to raise awareness and monetary donations for children affected by child abuse and neglect. The event will take place Saturday from 6-8 p.m. It is free of charge. Food and refreshments will be provided, and there will be games and activities for children to participate in.
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Fourth annual DCAF to host 12 musical acts Saturday By Bianca Martin Contributing Writer Creative Campus and the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission will be presenting the fourth annual Druid City Arts Festival Saturday, April 6. The festival’s purpose is to celebrate music and art in the community of Tuscaloosa. There will be 12 musical acts throughout the day and a “Fun Zone” with activities for kids. In addition to the festival, shops and restaurants downtown will have special offers
for those who attend. Chase Sanders is a member of Creative Campus and is in charge of the festival this year. He said those who attend can expect absolute fun. “We will have over 40 artists displaying and selling their amazing artwork and crafts along with food vendors, live original music and many more activities,” Sanders, a senior majoring in music administration, said. “The festival always brings a great atmosphere to the downtown area that people enjoy.” Additionally, this year
the festival has teamed up with Temporary Emergency Services. They will be having a canned food drive during the day. “All attendees are encouraged to bring a canned food item to donate,” Sanders said. “Each donation will enter the person into a door-prize drawing that includes wonderful items from merchants around the Tuscaloosa community.” The festival features a multigenre line up and serves as a way to showcase the many different talents in Tuscaloosa. Laura Coby, a freshman
majoring in English, said she believes the festival opens the community up to new ideas of creativity. “It broadens the creative spectrum that we have in town,” she said. “It really opens people up to new opportunities and embraces the culture that we have in the town.” Coby also said she is excited to hear several of the local acts, including Golightly. “I’m so excited for Golightly,” she said. “I’ve heard them before and really like their singer-songwriter feel.”
Sanders said he believes the festival helps show a new side to Tuscaloosa people may not be familiar with. “The city of Tuscaloosa is growing at a fast rate, and visitors are taking notice of all the city has to offer besides Alabama football,” he said. “Tuscaloosa has a vibrant arts scene that is starting to gain more exposure, and this festival helps to bring the community together to see what all their community can offer.” Sanders hopes the festival will one day draw in those who live outside of Tuscaloosa.
“We are striving to have the festival become a major attraction that will bring outside visitors to Tuscaloosa on a Saturday in late spring,” he said. “It is all about growing the Tuscaloosa community and celebrating what all is available in this great city.” The Druid City Arts Festival will be held Saturday, April 6, at Government Plaza. The festival will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, a special edition magazine will be available on Crimson White newsstands for students on Friday.
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‘I Hate Hamlet’ brings comedy to Shakespearean acting By Noelle Brake Contributing Writer Theatre Tuscaloosa is bringing Shakespeare with a twist to the stage this month. They will perform “I Hate Hamlet,” a dramatic comedy by Paul Rudnick April 5-7 and 10-14. The plot follows Andrew Rally, an accomplished actor whose TV career is at a standstill, and is offered a position on stage as Hamlet. The only problem? Andrew hates Hamlet. He is haunted by the ghost of John Barrymore, an actor famous for the role of Hamlet. Barrymore teaches Andrew how to act Shakespeare, and he learns a thing or two about appreciating the classic acting styles. Gary Wise, who plays the ghost of John Barrymore, said that the character of Barrymore is fun to play from beginning to end. “John Barrymore was a very famous actor in the early days,” Wise said. “I like the fact that he’s funny but also has serious scenes. He gets to play drunk, he
gets to just be over-the-top with everything if he wants to be or he can bring it down.” He also does a lot of scenes with Russell Stephens, who plays main character Andrew Rally. “It’s a great part. It’s very funny. I think he’s the least interesting character,” Stephens said. “Everybody else is crazy.” The main characters are not the only funny ones. Tina Turley, who plays Rally’s agent Lillian Troy, said her character also brings humor to the show. “I really get to play this sort of Nazi character,” Turley said. “She speaks with a German accent. She smokes.” Turley said the accent was difficult to grasp. “I had a time getting this German accent down,” she said. “Especially when you have a Southern accent and want to draw everything out.” Brad Caleb Lee, the scene and properties designer for the show, said that it has been in production since early November. “I came on board right before
IF YOU GO... • What: “I Hate Hamlet” • Where: Bean-Brown Theatre at Shelton State Community College • When: April 5-7, April 10-14 at 7:30 p.m., except Wed. and Sun. at 2 p.m. • Cost: Adult tickets:$17, CW | Jingyu Wan
Malcolm Bynum, Gary Wise and Russell Stevens rehearse ‘I Hate Hemlet’ Monday night at Bean-Brown Theater. Thanksgiving, and we had our very difficult, but other than the “It was so long ago, but this first meetings to talk about the normal demands that you would cast has made it easier because set and how big we wanted to expect, there are other fac- they’re more experienced than go,” Lee said. tors that require time. There’s that group [his 1995 cast] as Paul Looney, the director of swordplay in the show, so we a whole,” Looney said. “I had “I Hate Hamlet,” said although had to bring someone in that some wonderful actors then, but production has gone smoothly, was licensed to do that.” this cast is strong from top to the genre is not necessarily Looney directed the same bottom.” easy. show in 1995 and said that made “I Hate Hamlet” will be per“Comedy is hard,” Looney it easier to do it now, along with formed at Shelton State’s Beansaid. “To do comedy is very, a helpful cast. Brown Theatre from April 5--7,
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then April 10-14. All performances will be held at 7:30 p.m., with the exception of the Wednesday and Sunday performances, which are held at 2 p.m. Adult tickets are $17, with senior citizen tickets priced at $15, group tickets at $13 (for a group 10+), student/child tickets at $12 and Shelton State student tickets at $6.
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With obvious art-house roots, ‘Spring Breakers’ celebrates, critiques ‘YOLO culture’ By Matt McGrath When a film opens with the piercing noise of a Skrillex song, you know it’s either going to be an abomination, akin to the banal Project X, or it’s going to be a kind of beautiful sensory overload that you have never experienced in cinemas before. Thankfully, “Spring Breakers” is the latter, and director Harmony Korine is in on the joke. This is not a serious film by any stretch of the imagination. Towards the beginning we are told to “imagine like it’s a video game or a movie,” and it plays out like a movie; the spring break presented in the film is definitely not rooted in reality. “Spring Breakers” stars Disney alumnae Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens, along with Ashley Benson from “Pretty Little Liars” and the
director’s wife Rachel Korine. The four play a group of college girls stuck on campus for spring break because they do not have enough money to travel to Florida. The solution? Rob the local fried chicken restaurant. The film is not about the loss of innocence as they commit the robbery towards the beginning of the film; it is about finding something to replace the innocence with. From this moment on the girls immerse themselves in the debauchery that spring break presents them. The amount of Natural Light present in this film is reminiscent of a party on Fraternity Row; you can almost smell the watered-down beer. Drink, drugs, sex … at some points a Lindsay Lohan cameo would not feel abnormal. Eventually the girls end up in jail, until they are bailed out by an unrecognizable James Franco.
Franco plays Alien, a part-time rapper and full-time drug dealer, complete with dreadlocks and gold teeth. Alien introduces the girls to his mansion, the contents of which include a copious number of guns, stacks of Benjamins and more bags of marijuana than in the evidence room of our local police force. It is safe to say that this is the best performance of James Franco’s largely unimpressive career, and you genuinely believe him as a demented drug dealer who has Scarface playing on repeat on his TV and a white grand piano next to his swimming pool. The piano is used to perfection in the highlight of the film, which sees Alien sing Britney Spears’s ballad “Everytime,” cross-cut with images of him and the girls wielding guns and robbing drug dealers. The marketing of the film has
definitely avoided the fact that “Spring Breakers” has clear art house roots. And Harmony Korine’s ploy seems to have worked, capitalizing on marketing this towards the mainstream as Bieberholics have flocked to the cinema, unintentionally becoming the butt of Korine’s joke. “Spring Breakers” does not possess a strong narrative, which could put off people who do not know what to expect from a Harmony Korine film, as most of the film just shows the girls slowly falling deeper and deeper into the seediness of spring break. But it is the film’s second half in which it truly comes to life as the girls become involved in a drug war between Alien and a rival dealer played by Gucci Mane. The casting of Gucci Mane as a drug kingpin sums up “Spring Breakers” perfectly. We have rapper Gucci Mane,
who has an ice cream cone tattooed on his face, playing an evil drug lord. It is an inspired casting choice and perfectly fitting for the film. Gucci Mane is not an actor, and the way he slurs his lines makes you completely aware that this film is pure fantasy. But in a film featuring montages over Britney Spears songs, former Disney starlets shooting guns and James Franco with a gold grill over his teeth, Gucci Mane hardly feels out of place. Korine’s escapist spring break fantasy may not be for everyone, but his film feels alive, both celebrating and criticizing the current “YOLO” culture of America. With the stunning visuals provided by art house favorite Benoît Debie and the deafening Skrillex soundtrack, it is hard not to take something away from “Spring Breakers.”
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Roberts, Smith push UA to 9-1 victory with home runs By Kevin Connell Staff Reporter Third baseman Kenny Roberts and first baseman Austen Smith hit a pair of threerun home runs in the sixth inning to take a commanding 6-1 lead for the Crimson Tide en route to a 9-1 victory Tuesday night against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions at SewellThomas Stadium. It was the first time since June 6, 2010, – 141 games ago – that the Tide hit two home runs in the same inning in a game. Roberts said his home run, his first of the season, was the biggest of his Tide career. “It was pretty big, and to be honest, I kind of felt it,” Roberts said. “I needed to step up at the moment, and I did. I put a good swing on it.” Alabama (19-11, 7-2 Southeastern Conference) is now 6-3 in midweek games this season, sitting in second place in the SEC standings behind LSU
Alabama solidly beats Gamecocks by 8 runs SOFTBALL FROM PAGE 1 Jacksonville State put the first run on the scoreboard in the top of the second inning on an Alabama error. The Tide answered in the bottom of the second with five runs after batting through the order. After starting the bottom half of the inning with a strike out, Alabama’s next five batters reached base. Jacksonville State’s right fielder Sara Borders committed an error while trying to catch a fly ball, and Alabama scored its fourth and fifth runs of the inning. In the third and fourth innings,
and Vanderbilt. The home runs came at a perfect time for the Tide, who improved its record to 17-0 when leading after six innings. Alabama is now 9-2 in its last 11 games played. Alabama head coach Mitch Gaspard described the result as a good win ahead of a three-game series beginning Thursday night against the No. 13 Arkansas Razorbacks. “We talked about it before the game, we wanted to keep the momentum going, obviously, with Arkansas coming in,” Gaspard said. “I thought it was a quality win against a team that has a top 50 RPI in Southeastern. They’re in position to win the Southland Conference, so good opponent and good win tonight.” Freshman reliever Mike Oczypok (1-0) picked up the win after allowing two hits and one run in one inning of work in the sixth. Although he failed to pick up the run support, redshirt junior starter Tucker Hawley
had another quality start, throw- 6-0 Southland Conference) outing two strikeouts with no runs hit Alabama 11 to 8 in the loss. while allowing just two walks Senior left fielder Andrew and five hits in five innings. Miller and freshman center “Tucker gave us a good start, fielder Georgie Salem hit backand the bullpen all came in and to-back RBI singles in the sevdid a nice job,” Gaspard said. enth inning to push the Tide’s “I had some guys we wanted to lead to 8-1. Miller later scored get some work in tonight. Those from third in the inning after guys all did a pretty solid job.” Roberts grounded out into a “Pitching’s been carrying us,” double play to make it a 9-1 Austen Smith game. added. “They’ve Freshman closshown up every er Ray Castillo game, and that’s struck out all I thought it was a quality win all you can ask three batters he against a team that has a top for.” faced in the ninth After a slow to raise his sea50 RPI in Southeastern. start from both son total to 27, — Mitch Gaspard teams through all of which have five innings, the come in relief. Lions took the The Tide is as first lead of the confident as ever game in the top when it hosts of the sixth inning at 1-0 after a the Razorbacks in its toughest single from freshman first base- series of the season to date. man Jameson Fisher scored “The way we’ve been playing junior designated hitter Aaron lately, we’ll compete well, and CW | Austin Bigoney Haag from second. it’ll be a great series,” Roberts A player attempts to bunt a ball during the Tide’s 9-1 victory over SE Southeastern Louisiana (21-9, said. Louisiana.
Jacksonville State scored two runs to cut Alabama’s lead to 5-3. The Tide struck back in the bottom of the fourth inning after Jackie Traina hit a timely single to score Haylie McCleney from second. Jadyn Spencer hit a three-run home run with one out to extend the lead to 9-3. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Traina ended the game after working the count full with two outs when she hit a walk-off single to score Ryan Iamurri and McCleney. Alabama improved to 33-5 with this 11-3 win. McCleney was 4 for 4 on the night after batting 0 for 7 in the last two games of the Texas A&M series and 1 for 10 for the whole series. She scored three runs and had two RBIs against
Jacksonville State. “Haylie was very good, and you know she got challenged before the game,” Murphy said. “She was 0 for 7 in the last two games at Texas A&M, which with the speed and the bat control that she’s got, that should never happen. I thought she came back and played a good game today.” “The more times we see a pitcher, the better we’re going to get. We’re going to make adjustments. We’re going to have better at bats,” McCleney said. “The more times we kept seeing her and the more times people kept getting on base, the more times we were bound to break through.” Alabama hosts a threegame series with Missouri this weekend.
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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (04/03/13). Your connections keep you participating and involved. Ease with communications empowers queries, launches, promotions and networking. The second half of the year focuses more on home and family. Pay off debt and review investments and insurance. It’s a personal growth and love year. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Persistence pays off with a breakthrough. Push ahead and results add up. Don’t be stopped by old barriers. Release pent up tensions, and exceed expectations. Keep studying to increase your theoretical understanding. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Holding your tongue surpasses annoying moments with minimal damage. Take care not to provoke jealousies. Spend time with a partner, and advise caution with their next move. There’s plenty for all. Shift perspective and relax. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Take slow, calculated actions and anticipate resistance. Have a backup plan. Use time-tested methods. Don’t give up or overspend. Mull it over. It’s a good day for figuring out all the angles. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Draw your line in the sand. Decrease personal obligations in the coming week. Your time is precious. This goes for your money, too. Scrutinize repeating expenses that may not be necessary. Savings happens naturally. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -Keep increasing your skill level this week. Shift your emotional direction. Reduce doubt. Argue key points in your head, first. Don’t tell anyone about your lucky break yet. You feel better after exercise. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 --
There’s a temporary domestic meltdown. Learn a new balancing act. Compromise isn’t possible yet. Aim high and add elbow grease to do it right. Your money isn’t required, but patience is. Clean up messes. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- You’re entwined in a controversy. Move quickly, without promising money. Decrease financial risk-taking this week, and increase cash flow. Stay flexible and attentive. Add to recent home improvements; it’s appreciated. Organize books and papers. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Reduce your personal workload this week. No need to participate in gossip; it’s a time suck. Find resources nearby, and complete the job. Despite a temporary setback, all ends well. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Resolution is possible soon, although an attempt doesn’t work. Don’t run away from your work or controversy. Advance to the next level with persistence. Then celebrate with the friends who always had your back. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Get cozy. Traveling or fast motion could provide hazardous, so take it easy. A secret gets revealed that provides an advantage. Work through some old business. Listen, and discover a clue through being observant. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Wait to see what develops. Worrying messes with your dreams. Patient, careful measures succeed. Cross things off your private list, and hold out for the best deal. Invest in your home, and enjoy it. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Request participation. Increase your social activities, while cautiously making commitments. Your team will make it happen, if they’re invested. Don’t finance it. If there’s enough interest, it’ll go. Underline the benefits.
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