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As UA remembers racial desegregation 50 years ago, professors put progress in perspective. By the numbers, they say, we’re

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Students for Life, an anti-abortion group at UA, used pink and blue ﬂags to symbolize abortions and spread awareness on the Quad Monday.

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Utz McKnight, chair of the department of gender and race studies, is collaborating with other researchers to analyze data gathered from a survey about race relations at the University.

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of the department of gender and race studies and associate professor of political science, chose to look exactly five decades back for his point of comparison. This year marks the 50-year anniversary of then Alabama Gov. George Wallace’s infamous “stand in the schoolhouse door” and James Hood and Vivian Malone Jones’s successful integration of the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963. McKnight contributed to the team of researchers that earlier in the spring semester administered a study entitled “Race Relations at The University of Alabama” a survey tasked with gauging current UA

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By Jordan Cissell | Staff Reporter ook at that black guy riding by on his skateboard right now,” Utz McKnight said, swiveling in our bench on the Crimson Promenade to point out a skateboarder weaving coolly through congested lunch-time foot traffic. “He’s not looking around thinking ‘look at all these racist white people.’ No, he’s wishing all these slow movers would get on out of his way so he could get rolling,” he said, “And those white women he just passed didn’t scream and jump when they saw him – that wouldn’t have been the case 50 years ago.” It’s no coincidence McKnight, chair

When walking to class Monday, students might have noticed a display on the Quad – 3,500 bright blue and pink flags arranged in a tight rectangle. Courtney Pixler, president of Bama Students for Life, said the event, “Cemetery of the Innocents,” is designed to raise awareness about the number of abortions that take place by placing one flag for

every legal abortion that occurs daily in the United States. “It really helps people conceptualize the number of people who are dying per day of abortion, because I think sometimes people can lose sight of the sheer enormity of the abortion industry in America,” she said. BSL has also been chalking around campus to promote its views, using one slogan in particular that Amanda Reyes, former president of the Alabama Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Justice, said was particularly objectionable.

students’ perceptions of interracial group interactions within the campus community. Similar studies have been conducted since the University’s integration in 1963. Debra McCallum, director of the Institute for Social Science Research, said the Institute was not ready to release any information from the survey at press time, as the researchers have not yet had adequate time to sort and analyze response data. McKnight, however, feels the University as an institution is “doing pretty good,” by the numbers at least. SEE DOORS PAGE 5

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The Kilgore House on Hackberry Lane might be on a death row of sorts, but it’s hanging on. Alabama Heritage magazine employees, the previous occupants of the house, vacated Kilgore after the University of Alabama listed it as “surplus property” in June 2012. The University hopes to use the land for a new dining hall and had planned that a buyer would buy and relocate the house by Jan. 4. The alternative was demolition. SEE KILGORE PAGE 2 er • Plea s

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The Kilgore House, built in 1890, has been for sale since June 2012. Due to high relocation costs, no buyer has been found.

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each semester, University Registrar Michael George said about 70-75 percent of students walk in the May ceremony, 55-60 percent in August and 65-75 percent in December. By Sarah Elizabeth Tooker Nevertheless, even if students Staff Reporter decide to skip the walking experiEach graduation season, some ence, each student must still pay a students decide to forgo walking fee to officially graduate, George because of the rising costs associ- said. ated with the event. SEE GRADUATION PAGE 2 Although the numbers are rising

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and I remember him pointing it out to me,” Rhodes said. “Since then, I take notice whenever I randomly pass by.” Rhodes, a history major, recalls another house the University sold to owners who then demolished it, long ago in 1925. This was the Thomas Prince house, which has since been replaced by a BP gas station and the Prince Apartments. She said she wants the Kilgore house to avoid a similar fate. “The University plays up and emphasizes our history, our heritage and our tradition. It seems hypocritical that they still want to destroy history for a new dining hall,” she said. Kilgore has a long story, closely intertwined with Bryce Hospital and the University of Alabama. The house was commissioned by the hospital to house their chief engineer, Charles Kilgore. Mentally ill patients helped construct the house as part of a pioneering work therapy program.

The Kilgores raised seven children and a niece, Cora, in the two-story home. Traces of the family are still visible today, like the “C. Kilgore” scratched into a glass window. The culprit is most likely Kilgore’s son, Charles. In 1898, women’s rights advocate Julia Tutwiler convinced the Board of Trustees to allow women to live on campus. Seven years later, the Kilgores began renting out the house to some of the first female students to live on campus. The early women’s dormitories were called “ranches” and, except for the Kilgore House, have all been destroyed. The first female faculty member, Anna Hunter, also lived at the Kilgore House and supervised the ranch girls. Though they were once the envy of the UA campus, now only a handful of people remember the Kilgore girls’ existence, let alone that they helped usher in a new era for women on campus. In a report written by

Suzanne Wolfe and Robert Mellown on the Kilgore house, they note that “while racial integration of the University has been widely memorialized on campus, women’s early struggles for civil rights, as well as the travails and triumphs of pioneering coeds and female faculty have never been the subject of adequate attention.” In the following years, the house was rented out to families, most of whom were faculty, or employees of Bryce hospital. In 1971, the University acquired the house, and it was used as the headquarters for various historical organizations. Alabama Heritage magazine moved into the house in 1986. The magazine, started by Wolfe, is dedicated to the history of the state. Alabama Heritage started the “Places In Peril” program, which listed historic buildings in danger of destruction. “It’s very ironic, the place we wrote ‘Places In Peril’ is now a place in peril,” Susan Reynolds,

an employee of Alabama Heritage since 2008, said. “It was great to be at Kilgore. … the house embodied history. It wasn’t a sterile academic building. … The house had bathtubs in every bathroom, it felt like a home. We would all come in at all times. … I wrote my dissertation there. I probably spent more time at Kilgore than my own house.” Reynolds said she is a supporter for the preservation of the house and thinks the Tuscaloosa community is becoming more aware of the importance of preserving history. “I think, I hope it’s getting better. I think after the tornado people realized we have to save what we can,” Reynolds said. Whether the house will be saved is still unclear. On March 18, UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen confirmed that the University is seeking a buyer who would move the Kilgore House to another location. Further questions remain unanswered.

Andreen, director of media relations, said. “There is a $40 charge for each replacement or duplicate diploma ordered.” GRADUATION FROM PAGE 1 On top of this cost, stu“The graduation fee is dents must also purchase a $36 for undergraduates and cap and gown set from the $41 for graduates,” Cathy SUPeStore, which starts at

$44.95. To reflect their individual college, students can also opt to buy a Bachelor’s tassel for $8.00, according to the SUPeStore website. Optional items students can purchase, such as graduation announcements, start around $100 for a basic package from the University. Margaret Coats, a senior majoring in management and marketing, said she decided not to walk at her graduation because she didn’t want to pay for robes and everything else that went with it. “It’s ridiculous that I can’t even get out of the University without paying more money,” Coats said. “The cost is relatively nominal compared to the overall cost of tuition, but you’d think they could give us a little break for graduating.” Coats said she also decided to miss walking this year because she’s going to graduate school in the fall. “It’s not like walking for me would symbolize any sort of end,” she said. Ryan Flamerich, who will walk this May with a degree in chemical engineering, said he was most concerned with the fees that are required of all students who graduate regardless of if they walk. “I think certain fees that are not necessarily required such as for your cap and gown are fair,” Flamerich said. “However, I do think there should not be a processing fee for applying for graduation. “The University should expect all students to graduate and effectively budget the resources to accommodate that reality.”

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we invite that,” she said. Brianna Fennell, a member of BSL, said many of those who approached the group were pro-choice and were surprised not to encounter religious arguments when they approached members of BSL. “Most of the people who come up to us are pro-abortion,” she said. “I think a lot of people have this concept that we are arguing our beliefs from a religious standpoint, and a lot of people have expressed surprise that we are secular in our debates.” Samaria Johnson, incoming president of AASRJ, said the actions of groups seeking to outlaw abortion would have a seriously negative impact on women. “Abortion is necessary to protect women and children financially, physically, and yes, psychologically; it’s essential for good public health,” she said. “Criminalizing abortion would not stop anyone from obtaining one, but instead would put pregnant [women] at unnecessary health [risk] and either force them into or underscore already dangerous socioeconomic situations.” Johnson said the actions of BSL were misguided. “The chalking and the socalled graveyard are absolutely tasteless,” she said. “[They] are forms of intimidation, and intimidation is a form of bullying and harassment.” This event kicks off a week of anti-abortion action by BSL, which will include a table at the Ferg Tuesday with information on fetal development and other protests on the Quad later in the week.

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KILGORE FROM PAGE 1 In April, the unsold house still stood. With few options and little time, the ongoing debate over balancing progress and preservation has intensified. Local historical societies and private citizens have called on the University with increasing intensity to preserve this piece of Tuscaloosa history. Potential buyers have been deterred by the high cost of moving the house. Relocating the shortest possible distance, across the street to the Bryce hospital property, would cost more than half a million dollars, according to associate provost of academic affairs, Hank Lazer. Callie Rhodes, a UA student and life-long Tuscaloosa resident, said she remembers her first glimpse of the house. “My dad and I were driving down the street when I was kid,

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FLAGS FROM PAGE 1 “Slogans like ‘End Womb Lynching’ have also been chalked on campus,” she said. “Lynching is an act of terrorism that seeks to prevent oppressed groups from resisting the conditions of their oppression. Fetuses are not oppressed. This phrase is extremely offensive to the communities that continue to be terrorized by lynching in the United States.” Claire Chretien, a sophomore majoring in public relations and American studies and vice president of BSL, said she saw the slogan differently. “A lot of what the pro-life movement does is make parallels between past social justice movements and the struggle for the right to life,” she said. “BSL did not intend to offend anybody by chalking that, but rather to make a comparison between the struggle for civil rights that African-Americans faced during the civil rights movement, and the struggle for the right to life that the unborn face.” Pixler said “Cemetery of the Innocents,” which is an annual event, is a recruiting tool for BSL, and the response to it was generally positive. “We have had a lot of people come up and talk to us or look us up on Facebook or Twitter, and we have had some negative response, but people have been really civil, and just wanting to talk or argue, and

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With a phenomenally successful sitcom under his belt, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seinfeldâ&#x20AC;? director Tom Cherones is still in the comedy business, only now heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s writing books. Cherones, a Tuscaloosa native, has taught a spring class in the department of telecommunication and film for more than 10 years at the Capstone. He will participate in two panels this week to promote his new book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hardly Boys: The Mystery of the Golden Goblet.â&#x20AC;? As suggested in its title, the book is a spoof of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hardy Boysâ&#x20AC;? mystery series. Cherones created a parody in which two 1950s teenagers awaken 50 years after being induced into a frozen coma, with the bodies of elderly men but with the minds of teenagers. Amid the baffling technology of the modern age, the elderly teens join their father, a private detective in his 90s, to hunt for a priceless artifact. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s years as a comedy director serve him well in this spoof on the old â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hardy Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; series,â&#x20AC;? Ellen Traylor of Port Hole publications said in a UA news release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His knack for storytelling and comic timing are evident in this fun read.â&#x20AC;? The panel will be held in the Birmingham Room at the Bryant Conference Center from noon until 1:30 p.m. Cherones will host a book signing Thursday from 1-3

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Robin Edgeworth, director of recovery operations, leads the meeting and briefs the mayor on the latest news and activity. The room is crowded with maps of the storm path, and with about 15 people who have desks in the area. Edgeworth and three other city employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; only job is to rebuild the city. The money to pay them comes from the Housing and Urban Development Department. They oversee projects, track down funding and do just about everything else required to have the city bounce back. Maddox becomes very serious in this room and asks numerous questions about each aspect of rebuilding projects. After the meeting, Maddox says roughly 40 to 50 percent of his calendar each day deals with issues related to the tornado. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are moments when I am saddened, really shook to my core by what some of our citizens experienced. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that burns inside of me every single day,â&#x20AC;? Maddox said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very passionate about the recovery, very determined that we come out better from this as a community and that those communities that were impacted come out better. Whether 1:39 p.m. we wanted it to or not, it is After a quick lunch, Maddox something that is defining all goes down to a lower level of of us.â&#x20AC;? City Hall. In a small crowded room, no larger than a typical 4:15 p.m. high school class, sits the nerve The meetings are mostly center for the recovery of the over for Maddox today. He has city of Tuscaloosa after the time to think for a few minutes. April 27, 2011 tornado. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m where God

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tics. I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be very important moving forward in our politics that we all look at the individual and then make a decision based on what they are trying to do instead of looking at the party as a whole.â&#x20AC;? Maddox does not shy away from questions about his political future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there were an opportunity for me to serve and I felt like the timing was right, I would do so and it would be a honor to seek that office he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And there are a lot of considerations. Is it right for my family, is it right for me professionally? Because I absolutely love this job and I cannot imagine leaving this job at this point in my life.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to go again, this time to a presentation with more than 20 city staff and officials about a new GIS proposal from Auburn University. The room is filled with two huge tables where people in varying degrees of dress are seated. Maddox sits in the rear of the room with legs crossed. Everyone is sitting in a deep red leather chair that squeaks when its occupant moves. The meeting lasts nearly an hour and a half and Maddox asks a series of pointed questions.

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The time has come for Alabama to set booze free By John Brinkerhoff Opinion Editor Growing up in Birmingham, I have gotten used to Alabama being a bit behind the curve on many issues, such as racist language in its constitution and obesity rates. But I love my state in spite of its faults. Still, I can’t understand why some leaders in Alabama have dug in their heels to resist the legalization of homebrewing. Despite the fact that Alabama is the only state to criminalize the practice, previous attempts to legalize homebrew homebrewing have f a i l e d . During this legislative session, the

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State House’s consideration of HB 9, the latest attempt to legalize homebrewing, saw fierce resistance from state representatives who forced a lengthy debate before passage. This opposition represents a baffling departure from Alabama’s proud heritage. It is our state that still celebrates its moonshining history through NASCAR and resists healthcare law changes under the banner of personal liberty. Alabama’s motto is even “We Dare Defend Our Rights.” Beyond heritage, legalizing homebrewing simply makes sense. Or, more appropriately, keeping it illegal makes absolutely no sense. The major arguments against homebrewing seem limited to hyperbolic fear-mongering about the return of bootlegging and unsubstantiated claims about health risks of brewing at home. The first argument completely ignores the bill’s production limits, sale prohibition and the high cost of homebrewing,

while the second disregards the reality that no health issues have been seen in the 49 states that actually allow the hobby to be practiced. In short, these arguments do not justify the reality that classifying homebrewing as a felony is a denial of a personal right, something that should not be taken lightly. Homebrewing is, above all else, a hobby. It is a craft that enthusiasts dedicate countless hours and resources to perfecting the right brew. They can talk for hours about tweaking the process to produce different flavors, aromas, bites and textures. It is not an avenue for illegally getting rich, nor will it flood the state’s streets with beer. To assume so is insulting. If the only arguments against it are hollow moral platitudes and fallacy-ridden appraisals about Al Capone’s return, then Alabama is clearly suffering from a case of governmental overreach. In fact, the only real implication for individuals is that they will not have to buy the mass-produced, watered-down excuses for beer that currently dominate the market. Instead, they can embrace a higher quality beer that, given the effort taken to produce it, would most definitely discourage binging. The potential benefits of legalization are not limited

to Alabama’s citizens; the state also stands to gain from it. Homebrewing would provide an infusion of talent into Alabama’s growing craft brewing industry, which has seen triple digit increases in growth annually for the past three years. Most craft brewers began to master the art while homebrewing. By legalizing this practice, the state can encourage further participation and in doing so, open the floodgates that will develop a blooming industry, create jobs in Alabama and enhance our state’s economic recovery. If the recent debate over the Accountability Act is the judge, Alabama has plenty of complex issues to work through. Fortunately, homebrewing is not one of them. The solution has already been found by every other state. Alabama has the opportunity to take a proud step forward into the future. As long as we allow demagogues in the state capitol to oversee this massive governmental overreach, our state will have yet another black mark on its record. It is time for Alabama to reclaim its legacy as a fierce defender of its citizens’ rights and legalize homebrewing. John Brinkerhoff is the Opinion Editor of the Crimson White. His column runs weekly.

There’s been a lot of talk about remakes in Hollywood lately. With the highly anticipated new rendition of “The Great Gatsby” on the way, critics and moviegoers alike are abuzz about how Tinsel Town is more willing than Beth Lindly ever to take another movie and rework it. only place where this slump But is it possible too many has taken place. Two of the producers look to other pro- biggest shows on TV right ducers for more than inspira- now, “Game of Thrones” and tion, but for entire creative “The Walking Dead” are endeavors themselves? based on a book and graphic Recently we’ve been seeing novel series, respectively. Not more and more sequels and that they aren’t fantastic piecre-workings in the film indus- es of television, but I’d like try, and fewer and fewer origi- to see more originally-pronal screenplays. One could duced shows like “Parks and point out that nothing truly is Recreation” and “Breaking original, that every movie is Bad” dominating the air. in some small way or another Even The History Channel, influenced by past movies and of all things, jumped on the other forms of artwork, but adaptation bandwagon with that isn’t what their soapy I’m addressing. retelling of the I am addressBible. ing, to put it By no means a bit harshly, am I saying For the love of humanity, H o l l y wo o d ’s remakes are please step back from the laziness when terrible and sequels - and give your own it comes to creall Hollywood ideas a chance. ativity. content should The last be based on three or four nothing but the movies I saw in creator’s imagitheaters were nation. Some either based on books or pre- of the best movies are based vious movies (or a musical). I on books and plays, such as enjoyed them all immensely, “Gone With the Wind” and but it seems to me that we “A Streetcar Named Desire.” are at a point in time when Those are wonderful and I Hollywood’s creative slump wouldn’t dare say that they has hit an all-time high. were uncreative examples of We’re coming out with film. But when I hear rumors sequels to movies that were of a Carrie Underwood remake absolutely fine without them of “The Sound of Music,” it (looking at you, “Paranormal gives me pause. Activity”) and re-releasing Creativity is subjective, 90s classics in theaters just so certainly, and we could argue the sentimental among us can all day long about whether see our favorite young actor it is more original to take on the big screen before he something and put your became washed-up. own spin on it or to write Yes, I realize that re-imag- something new. ining is a different form of We’re four months into creativity, but for once I’d like 2013, and this is my challenge to go to the movies or turn to film studios: take a breathon the television and see an er from classic literature original plot and screenplay. and other people’s movies Inspiration is one thing – Judd – and for the love of humanApatow’s “40 Year-Old Virgin” ity, please step back from the spawned countless raunchy sequels – and give your own buddy comedies of the late ideas a chance. 2000s. This isn’t what tends to happen, though; sometimes it Beth Lindly is a sophomore seems like it’s reached a sort majoring in journalism. Her of creativity stalemate. column runs biweekly on The silver screen isn’t the Tuesdays.

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is a staple part of the American student diet. What to do when there is nothing else to do? Turn on that TV. And, as I have come to realise, there is more than one way to watch this TV, each involving the act of repetition. First, there is the phenomenon of reruns. Shows that have been broadcast previously, run again and again on what seems like an unending cycle,

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nothing about them changing except for the commercials inbetween to offer us new stuff to replace the old stuff we bought when it was advertised the first time we watched this show five years ago. And here we are, five years later surrounded by old and new stuff that we didn’t need in the first place, but all the while comforted by the fact that we can watch our favourite show again and again – that there is something constant and reliable in our lives – and be reminded of how much we enjoyed it the first time. The second of these unacknowledged repetitions is the phenomenon of the remake. The remake comes in two forms. The first is straight forward. Someone decides that a classic show needs a make

over and so they brush it up, episodes that television series haul in a new stage and a pol- produce for modern viewers, ished, shiny set of actors and the long running serial. These do it all again. But this time it are the kind of shows that is bigger and better. are usually exported to the The second UK where they type of remake cause a media comes in the and social ruckform of the us; “Desperate adaptation. This H o u s e w i ve s , ” If we only repeat, we will be can be from a “Mad Men,” left with a fragment of the book or even a “Breaking Bad.” memory of that feeling we film. Because They become ﬁrst had, never to be helt we loved the talking points film so much, now, not just again in a new and different we thought we for weeks and way. would elongate months, but the experience even for years. into an ongoing There we are, television series sitting in our so we can enjoy it for six more arm chair, still waiting for seasons. the 50s advertising firm to The third and final way go out of business or everyof watching is simply the one to finally be killed off seemingly infinite number of behind those white fences of

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suburbia. But we can rest assured at least that this will be a long process. Repetition can be beautiful. It’s primitive and comforting. To me, the fifth cup of tea of the day tastes just as good as the first. But perhaps in some aspects of our lives, the comfort and substantiate it provides is dangerous, stopping movement and originality. Perhaps sometimes it’s good to swim down uncharted channels and see what there is to be found. If we only repeat, we will be left with a fragment of the memory of that feeling we first had, never to be felt again in a new and different way.

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Many say they can still â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;perceiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; racism at UA DOORS FROM PAGE 1 In a Feb. 20 interview with The Crimson White, Art Dunning, professor and senior research fellow in the Education Policy Center, said he was one of what he approximates to be 10-15 African-American students during his undergraduate years at the University. When Dunning matriculated in 1966, the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total enrollment was 12,995, according to the Office of Institutional Research and Assessmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20122013 Fact Book. According to the University website, 13 percent of the 33,602 undergraduate students enrolled in the fall semester of 2012 identified as African-American. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better than [the University of California] Berkeley when I was there,â&#x20AC;? McKnight says. (According to the Office of Planning and Analysis at UC Berkeley, 874 of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 25,774 fall 2012 undergraduate enrollment identified as African-American, or 3.39 percent.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got better diversity numbers than most western schools, most northeastern schools.â&#x20AC;? But in brim-packed Burke Dining Hall immediately following our conversation, the number of lunch tables at which black and white people were seated together was one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though it is often subdued and indirect, racism does exist on campus and is an important issue,â&#x20AC;? Shashank Wattel, a sophomore majoring in electrical and computer engineering, said in an emailed message. No one planted his or her body in defiance between another human and the drink machine. No insults were lobbed from one end of the salad bar to the other. But with the exception of that one table, representatives of different ethnic groups engaged in little to no interaction. Certainly not overwhelming evidence of collective racist thought, but according to McKnight, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to tell whether or not people are getting along if they are not even getting together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody here has access to black people. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown up and lived in Alabama all of your life, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more unique than you may think,â&#x20AC;? McKnight says. (Approximately 26 percent

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and 40 percent of Alabama and Tuscaloosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s respective populations identified as African-American in the 2010 U.S. Census. According to the same data set, 55 percent of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s black population resided in the South.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known people from other parts of the country who told me they never even had the opportunity to speak with a black person until they got to college. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have a hard time pulling that off in Alabama. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why not take advantage of that history of familiarity â&#x20AC;&#x201C; of conflict â&#x20AC;&#x201C; between races? Having grown up in this state, you have the tools to identify the problems and contribute to the development of the solutions. Once we get out of our own way, we can really start to learn from each other and figure stuff out. â&#x20AC;? Colby Moeller, a freshman from California majoring in marketing and finance, said he has not personally encountered or observed a situation of outright racial tension, but he perceives the subject as a consistently more prominent issue in Alabama than in his home state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Especially with born-and-raised Southerners and Alabamians, it seems like something people tune into more, something people talk about and disagree and make a big deal over more than the people I know on the West Coast,â&#x20AC;? Moeller said. McKnight feels disagreement should not be mistaken for an obstacle to understanding and improvement, but rather a catalyst. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think we have any problems here in Tuscaloosa or Alabama â&#x20AC;&#x201C; issues beyond the social level of race relations like disproportional imprisonment or resource availability, that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have in Georgia or Mississippi, or even Boston or Seattle,â&#x20AC;? he said. According to a June 2010 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately 40 percent of inmates held in federal, state or local prisons at June 30, 2009, were of black, non-Hispanic origin. 2010 Census data show 14.6 percent of non-Hispanic American citizens identified as African-American in 2010. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different is the issues are visible here. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing. People have acknowledged that these problems exist. They acknowledged them 50 years ago, and the fact that we are even sitting

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UA still feeling effects of racism 50 years after Stand at the Schoolhouse Door. here talking about the anniversary of integration is a great thing. It shows people are thinking about it now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So once again the University is placed at the center of this whole historical issue, because universities are where students learn to think critically and challenge their ideas and the ideas of others.â&#x20AC;? Elayne Savage, now a communication consultant and author living in Berkeley, attended the University as an undergraduate in the early 1960s and served with the group of student campus leaders then Dean of Men John L. Blackburn coordinated to ensure the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peaceful integration in 1963. She said disagreement should also not be mistaken for disrespect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to have multiple sides to an argument, especially one like this one, or nothing will get done. Disagreement and challenge fuels meaningful discussion,â&#x20AC;? she said in a Feb. 20 interview with The Crimson White. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a difference between disagreeing and hurting.â&#x20AC;? In many cases, McKnight feels, necessary arguments are shut down and closed up before they even begin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The questions we were asking 50 years ago are not the questions we need to be asking now. Back then we were trying to figure out if black and white people could go to the same school â&#x20AC;&#x201C; now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve figured that one out. But there are new questions to ask, ones students need to be asking of themselves and others,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to fall into this blame game thing where one side says â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;those people are lazyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

and the other says â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t given enough opportunity to succeed.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; That benefits nobody. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want anything to change want to keep arguments at that superficial level, because nothing gets done that way. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a secondary level of questioning and discussion, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where people learn and change.â&#x20AC;? Our discussion began under the pretenses of investigating the true depth of the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s steps towards improved race relations over the course of the 50 years since integration, both as an institution and a student body, but McKnight feels such an exploration is largely a trivial one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to get anywhere by looking and back and saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;this should have been done differently back in the 1970s,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or wondering how much has changed here since 1963,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact is, regardless of how we got to this point, this is the present, and we need to take ownership of what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve inherited.â&#x20AC;? The onus is on students, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take responsibility for questioning each other, defining problems and determining solutions, who will?â&#x20AC;? Dunning approaches each day with the same perspective and said he regularly encourages students to do the same. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whenever I meet or talk with any student, I always ask them, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;what do you think the problems are on this campus, in our society?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Dunning said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And then I ask them, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;what have you done today â&#x20AC;&#x201C; what are you doing right now â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to solve them?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

The newly elected and appointed executive officers of the Student Government Association held their first executive meeting Monday night in their conference room in the Ferguson Center. The meeting began with new SGA President Jimmy Taylor bringing the meeting to order and giving the officers a basic idea of how future executive meetings will progress. Then the new group of officers introduced themselves to the others, each giving a short statement of their vision and goals for the coming year. Following the meet-and-greet, Brennan Johnson, Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief of staff, was officially sworn into office by new Chief Justice Ben Sleight. After that, the officers â&#x20AC;&#x153;got down to business,â&#x20AC;? as Taylor put it. Each informed the others of current and future projects, goals and propositions ranging from plans for next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RAGE concert to possible scholarship programs. Sleight said the meeting was basically what he was expecting and its well-organized structure made for an efficient dissemination of information. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It appeared to be a good place to have open dialogue over ideas, both amongst the vice presidents and their divisions as well as the different branches of government,â&#x20AC;? Sleight said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to working with everyone in the room.â&#x20AC;? Madalyn Vaughn, the new director of administration and an SGA veteran of two years, said the meeting, which lasted roughly 20 minutes, went well and got the new officers prepared for the upcoming year. Vaughn also said meetings will get longer in the future as the officers have more information to give out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimmy is a veteran as well; he was here with us last year, so the meetings are pretty routine in the way we go around the table and give our updates in order,â&#x20AC;? Vaughn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This group is a very exciting group, a lot of them are new faces, which is always good for SGA because it brings new ideas to the table. It seems like everyone is really excited and ready to work.â&#x20AC;?

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Alabama teams rely on booster club support By Kyle Dennan and John Burleson CW Staff Last weekend 2,000 University of Alabama students were able watch the Tide compete in the NCAA Regional meet in Tuscaloosa free of charge thanks to the gymnastics booster club, the Medalist Club. Athletic programs at the University rely heavily on support from athletic booster clubs. Most booster clubs, like the gymnastics Medalist Club, are run independently of the University Athletics

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Department. The Medalist Club was officially organized in 1987 to support all aspects of Alabama gymnastics. There are currently more than 300 memberships with more than 700

individual members, according to the 2012 Gymnastics Media Guide. Leesa Davis, a board member for the Medalist Club and radio broadcaster for all UA gymnastics meets on 90.7 the Capstone, said there are a number of functions that the Medalist Club fulfills outside of just attending the meets. These functions include assisting in purchasing new equipment, sponsorship of member and student bus trips to conference competitions, helping purchase tickets so students can attend meets, sponsoring banquets

African-American alumni return for greek showcase By Chandler Wright Assistant News Editor Students on campus have worked to create The Alumni Affair, an annual event to bring together black alumni from The University of Alabama. “The Alumni Affair is an event that we look to hold annually during A-Day weekend to create an environment for our alumni to interact with the current undergraduate students and foster and cultivate new relationships that in turn, bring the African-American community here at UA closer together,” Alexandria Washington, one of the student organizers, said. “We saw a need on campus to bring our community closer together so we brainstormed when would be the most effective time to have everyone together and what could we do to have everyone on the same page: greeks!” The Alumni Affair is at 7:30 p.m. on April 19 at Central High School. Washington said the

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event will feature both alumni and current members of National Pan-Hellenic Council sororities and fraternities. Groups of five or more will present 8-10 minute “step teases,” shorter versions of a full step show routine. “I’m looking forward to seeing the greeks step and stroll from my freshman year,” Washington said. “I remember as a freshman how I felt watching a genuine good show from start to finish because they put so much heart and dedication into it.” Washington said the event will feature alumni who were students at the University as far back as the 1990s.

and receptions, supporting the radio broadcast along with WVUA, and contributing scholarship money to athletes. “Our greatest continuing contribution is the Medalist Club Post-Graduate Scholarship Fund, which provides an opportunity to attend graduate school at the University for anyone who has made a significant contribution to the gymnastics program,” Davis said. “It is such a privilege to be a part of a winning program in both the arena and the classroom. Whether our gymnastics team wins championships or carries a 4.0 GPA, they inspire us as a club to do our best to help them achieve their goals.” The Medalist Club is not the only one of its kind at the University, with larger sports

like football also having booster club support. For football, the booster club is the Red Elephant Club, the only booster club run by the athletics department. Tommy Ford, assistant athletics director for donor programs, said there are 10 in-state and two out-of-state clubs that make up the entire Red Elephant Club. “The Red Elephant Club has a set of bylaws which govern the club, which were written in 2004, and have about 200 to 300 members each. It totals up to about 2,000 members in the club. Members come to campus three times a year for different events, but due to scheduling conflicts, we usually only have about 1,000 members on campus at one of the events,” Ford said. Ford said each member

has individual dues that usually range from $200-$300 a year that they pay to their club. From those dues to each club, about $100 is paid to the University and is used to create an endowment scholarship. The thing each of the athletic booster clubs have in common, despite being run and operated in different ways, is a love for UA athletics. Davis said the Medalist Club members come from all walks of life and age groups. “What all of our members have in common is a love for Alabama and this gymnastics program,” Davis said. “For me personally, I love being able to be part of the broadcast team that brings live coverage to our fans. Describing Bama gymnastics winning back-to-back championships was priceless.”

“There are greeks coming to this event that pledged in the 90s. For them to email and get in contact with us has been the thing to put a smile on our faces because this is going to be an event that no one will want to miss,” she said. Washington said The Alumni Affair provides a good opportunity for black students to reflect on the strides made on campus toward racial inclusivity. “I believe that it’s important for students to get involved with programs like this is because it’s a part of our history,” Washington said. “Fifty years ago, African-Americans being students here was unheard of and now 50 years later we are here and we need to pay homage to that.” Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at alumnisteptease. eventbrite.com. Proceeds from this event will be donated to Central High’s Youth 4 Christ program, as well as the UA Chapter of Black Student Union. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

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Students learn to cope with high divorce rate By Ashley Tripp Staff Reporter Kelly Roy was just 18 months old when her parents filed for divorce. “My parents have been divorced for basically my entire life,” Roy said. “I only remember them being divorced, so I guess the plus side of it all is I don’t remember the whole ‘family falling apart’ issue.” Roy, a sophomore majoring in communications, is one of the many students at The University of Alabama dealing with divorce. Roy said the effects of her parent’s divorce have affected her college experience. “It’s difficult getting both of my parents to take care of my tuition,” Roy said. “Instead of having a married couple, I have to rely on two people who don’t always pay on time, which is difficult, especially since they don’t really speak with each other.” Roy said holidays and simply driving home for the weekend can be problematic as well. “Whenever I want to go home on the weekends, I always have to ask myself whose home should I go home to,” Roy said. “My parents only live a few hours a part, but I can’t really visit both in one weekend. … I always end up driving constantly.” Lee Keyes, executive director of the Counseling Center at the University, said the topic

of divorce is a fairly frequent reason that students come to the Center. “Given that over half of marriages end in divorce, it is expected that this would be on the minds of many students,” Keyes said. “Many times students feel ‘caught in the middle’ and struggle with some of the negative communication patterns in which couples in conflict engage. … This causes stress, worry and sadness, and students come to work through those issues.” While the Counseling Center does see divorce occurring long before the student arrives at school, it also sees divorce emerging after students go off to college. Keyes said students whose parents were divorced in the past have had at least some time to adjust and manage any issues that result, but the latter group deals with stress and changes right here and now. “The latter is probably more common, simply because the total number of years involved is greater than the four or so that students are in school,” Keyes said. “The problems they experience are acute and feel more overwhelming or worrisome.” Olivia Gartzman, a freshman majoring in public relations, said her parents got divorced when she was reaching her teen years, a time when she needed her mother the most. “I had to learn to be a big

girl by myself and learn how to put on makeup and such,” Gartzman said. Now a freshman in college, Gartzman said she is experiencing new things and facing new challenges without a mother figure to share it with. “I’ve learned from my sisters and friends here at UA to make the best with what you have and to not dwell on the things you don’t have the power to change,” Gartzman said. “The divorce and not really having a mother figure in my life has hit me hard, but it has also made me a stronger person for right now as well as the future.” The Counseling Center provides programming on healthy relationships, assertive communication and stress management, all of which may be related to the issue of divorce. “We can also provide free support groups for students whose parents [are] divorced or are divorcing, when there is enough interest for us to do so,” Keyes said. Keyes said students dealing with divorce should come to the Counseling Center early. “Don’t wait until it affects other parts of your life such as school or other relationships,” Keyes said. “It’s important to know that methods of coping and communicating effectively are available and can be learned. … The negative aspects of this issue can be minimized so that one can preserve healthy relationships with family and others.”

UA graduate school awards top students 2012-13 honors By Adrienne Burch Assistant News Editor In addition to the undergraduate awards given last week during the University’s Honors Week, The University of Alabama Graduate School awarded its students with top honors. Three faculty committees selected the eight most outstanding graduate students from a pool of students from each individual college. John Schmitt, assistant dean of the graduate school, said the selected students won awards previously within their college or school and then went on to be awarded overall graduate school awards. “These are the best of the best from the college-wide winners,” Schmitt said. “These are the most advanced degrees the University has to offer, making this a really outstanding accomplishment.” Schmitt said these awards were bestowed primarily based on the students’ work on either their master theses or dissertation, and every award is different because the individual pieces of research are vastly different. “The work they have done is going to launch them into their careers whether it is a doctoral student going into education or a master’s student looking for a job,” he said. Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation John C. Mitcham, College of Arts and Sciences, department of history Mitcham won for his manuscript, “Sea League of All the Britons: Race, Identity, and Imperial Defense, 1868–1914.” His dissertation chairperson was John Beeler, a professor in the department of history. In his work, Mitcham explores the cultural, social and political dimensions of British imperial policy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His project provides the first comprehensive study of the cultural and racial origins of the imperial defense partnership. Yanping Zhang, College of

Engineering, department of computer science Zhang won for her manuscript, “Surveillance and Intrusion Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks: Design, Analysis, and Evaluation.” Her dissertation chairperson was Yang Xiao, a professor in the department of computer science. Zhang’s research incorporated ideas from multiple disciplines including computer science, biology, animal behavior and communication. She modeled the social and communication behavior of primates, which provide biological inspiration for solving problems in communication and networking. Outstanding Master’s Thesis K. Lance Wilson, College of Arts and Sciences, department of geological sciences Wilson won for his manuscript, “The Origin and Development of the Tampa Embayment: Implications for the Tectonic Evolution of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.” His thesis chairperson was Delores Robinson, an associate professor of geological sciences. The thesis provided a tectonic evolution of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico based on the seismic lines that he interpreted. His research allows people to determine where rocks which may be full of hydrocarbons might be located.

Information Sciences, doctoral program in Communication and Information Sciences Walker possesses the ability to teach and lead his students and fosters a sense of life-long learning that contributes to his teaching success. He is consistently evaluated among the top doctoral teachers in the department.

Excellence in Research by a Master’s Student Zachary Wahl-Alexander, College of Education, department of kinesiology Wa h l - A l exa n d e r has produced an impressive list of publications that includes three publications in American and European journals, three published abstracts and nine peerreviewed presentations. He has been able to secure external funding to support the research projects that he initiated, organized and conducted.

Excellence in Research by a Doctoral Student Matthew Shannon, College of Engineering, department of chemical and biological engineering Shannon has conducted groundbreaking research in his field that is consistently cited by external research groups. He has eight peerreviewed publications in highly respected chemical engineering and chemistry journals and he has made six Excellence in Teaching by presentations at conferences. a Master’s Student He is also the co-inventor Allison Hiss, College of Arts on one U.S. and PCT patent and Sciences, department application. of modern languages and classics Outstanding Service by a Hiss’ teaching style demGraduate Student onstrates resourcefulness as Dr. Rosemary Clement, well as understanding of com- College of Nursing, DNP municative language teaching Program methods. She has been instruDr. Clement has worked mental in implementing cre- tirelessly to promote breast ative extra-curricular activi- cancer awareness in her ties for the French program home state of South Carolina and served as the assistant to and internationally through the director of the Alabama- her volunteer work in Ghana, in-France study abroad pro- Africa. She has established gram in summer 2012. support groups for women with cancer, funding sources Excellence in Teaching by for women who cannot afford a Doctoral Student mammograms and pet theraJefferson Walker, College py sessions with her certified of Communication and therapy dog.

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cultures with Heart Touch By Abbey Crain Staff Reporter Fan Yang came to The University of Alabama from China to study social work but decided to make an impact on the community by sharing her culture with local fourth graders. Yang designed the Heart Touch Program to connect American students to Chinese students with help from the Center for Community Based Partnership and Tuscaloosa’s One Place, an after school program. “My concentration is children and their families,” Yang said. “I love children and I try to provide them something. I think the unique thing I can provide is about my background because I am from China. I know about Chinese culture, so I think that’s the best thing I can provide them.” Yang, along with other student volunteers, visits seven elementary schools a week lecturing on Chinese culture and helping students write letters to students in China. One week she brought Chinese food donated by Lai Lai and taught students to use chopsticks.

“It was really interesting,” Emma Moultrie, a freshman majoring in psychology, said. “We taught them about Chinese food and we taught them how to use chopsticks and taught them about the foods they eat in China.” Moultrie said she heard about the program through Blount and although she does not speak Chinese, wanted to foster relationships with the students. She said it is important to educate children about cultures other than their own. Moultrie volunteers helping translate letters from English to Chinese. Jin Wang, a master’s student studying mechanical engineering, is another international student helping with the Heart Touch Program. “I’ve done a lot volunteering stuff before and I found this program interesting,” Wang said. “In this program, I’m able to get to know young kids in America, how they think, what do they know about China, what are their dreams. I realize I can learn something from the kids and I can tell them how China actually looks like as well.” Yang said the students were eager to listen and learn about

Chinese culture, especially when food was involved. “They sometimes ask me very good questions,” Yang said. “Someone asked me why there are so many ‘made in China’ things. It is very hard to answer, but some of them do not know very much about China.” Yang is in her second year of the social work program at the University and said international students need to get involved outside of the University. “It is very important for international students because I am an international student and I know how they feel,” Yang said. “I clearly remember my first semester here. I was new here and I didn’t know anyone. I tried to get involved, but I didn’t know how. The reason why I developed this program is to get more international students to get involved in the community so they can learn something about American culture and the community experience.” Yang said she hopes to continue the Heart Touch Program as long as she is at the Capstone. She said she wants to help other UA students develop similar programs to get involved in the Tuscaloosa community.

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Variations on ramen noodle recipes spice up typical college student meals By Christopher Chase Edmunds

of lime and hot sauce to taste. Feel free to use more lime juice I’m stressed out, exhausted, and less hot sauce if you are not hungry and broke. As a col- a fan of spicy foods. Remember lege student, this is my natural to save your lime for any beverstate of being, and I am now ages you may prepare later. accustomed to the bland taste Ramen and Vegetable of ramen noodles. This past Stir-Fry weekend, however, I ventured out of the ramen rut and used My next dish made use of this collegiate staple food in canned fruits and veggies to several creative ways. All of keep costs low and flavors these recipes can be prepared with a microwave, and I tried varied. Stir-fry dishes may not to keep the cost per serving as seem microwave-friendly, but I assure you it is possible. You low as possible. just need to heat your food, add ingredients, stir and heat Cuban Carnitas Soup I started off easy and decided again. For this dish I used one to try and spice up one of the can of mixed veggies and one small can of sliced mandarin most underrated ramen flaoranges. vors. Using just the pork flaFirst, cook the noodles as vored ramen and a few simple accents, I created a carnitas- directed (I did not use the inspired dish that was expo- included flavor packet). Then, nentially more satisfying than drain all the water and add the mixed veggies and mandarin the sum of its parts. First, prepare the pork oranges. A good ratio to use is ramen as directed. It would two parts veggies to one part be best to leave as much of the oranges. Mix these all togethbroth as possible. Then add a er with your favorite teriyaki few pinches of cilantro, a slice or soy sauce and heat in the

microwave until warm. Feel free to use packets of sauce from Chinese restaurants to cut down on costs. Chicken Parma-Ramen Disregarding the flavor packets, ramen is just cheap pasta. I used this to my advantage and created the cheapest, easiest form of chicken Parmesan. For this dish, I made use of microwaveready chicken breast, regular spaghetti sauce and sliced provolone. Cook the noodles first. Remember that if noodles get cold, they can always be reheated under a damp paper towel, but meat loses flavor every time it is reheated. Once the noodles are ready, cook the chicken as directed. Then add a slice of cheese to the chicken and heat for about 15 seconds on high. This is just enough to melt the cheese. Serve the chicken on a bed of noodles, and drench in the spaghetti sauce heated to your preference.

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Hospice of West Alabama offers patients peace

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Mary Owens is a CNA at the Hospice of West Alabama, a nonproﬁt hospice provider in Tuscaloosa.

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The Hospice of West Alabama is a nonproﬁt hospice provider in Tuscaloosa. By Alexandra Ellsworth Staff Reporter One memory sticks out to Margie Thompson from her time volunteering with Hospice of the Valley in Decatur, Ala., – carrying bucket after bucket of blood from a hospice patient’s bedside. In a bright, airy sun room, a middle-aged woman lay in her home in the hospital bed that would house her until her death. She was throwing up blood while a hospice nurse sat by her side. “It was really horrible,” Thompson said. “She was completely coherent. Normally they give patients morphine to calm them and help ease the transition, but she refused.” The woman suffered from colon cancer, and the time had come for the family to come in and say goodbye. “The family has to give permission for the patient to die.” Thompson said. “She needed to hear it because the will to live is too strong. The nurse coached them on exactly what to say.” That is what hospice does: It strives to help dying patients transition into death as peacefully as possible. Hospice is a service offered to terminally ill patients often with a six-month life expectancy prognosis. To be admitted patients must be no longer responsive to cureoriented treatments. The focus of hospice is on caring, not curing. They provide the terminally ill and their families medical care and both emotional and spiritual support tailored to the patient’s needs and wishes. According to Hospice Of West Alabama’s website, hospice relies on the belief that a person has a right to die pain-free and with dignity, and that his or her loved ones will receive the necessary support to allow the patient to do so. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, a nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States, reported an estimated 1.65 million patients in the U.S. who received services from hospice in 2011, and approximately 44.6 percent of all

deaths in the U.S. were under the care of a hospice program. According to NHPCO, the first program opened in 1974 and more than 5,300 exist today. Even on a gray day, HOWA is unexpectedly uplifting. Large windows let light into a foyer, where a volunteer receptionist, like Gladys Ritchie, greets visitors with a smile and points them in the right direction. Ritchie, affectionately known as “Trouble” among her coworkers, has been volunteering with HOWA for more than 10 years. HOWA needs volunteers like her to provide its service. HOWA is located on the campus of the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and a staff of 85 serves seven counties in West Alabama. The Helen H. Hahn House, HOWA’s home, looks out on the tranquil scenery of the central courtyard, complete with a pond and gazebo. Kimberly Gibson, volunteer coordinator for HOWA, said the majority of hospice care is provided in the place the patient calls home, but HOWA is one of three hospice providers in the state that has an inpatient unit. The 10-bed HOWA inpatient facility, located in the Hahn House, offers homelike spaces for the patient and family. Each room has a full bath and a shared screened-in porch. These porches are patientaccessible, with French doors that open wide enough for a bed to be wheeled out onto the porch. The chairs in the room convert into sleepers for family members who want to stay the night. “We tried to think of any obstacle that would keep a family member from being able to be here,” Gibson said. “The inpatient facility also features a chapel for quiet moments, as well as gathering places for patients and families.” The comfortable environment provided by HOWA’s facilities supplement the care given by the staff and volunteers. Holly Mason, a UA graduate student working on her master’s in social work, currently interns with HOWA, and worked as volunteer before that. She said she began volunteering with HOWA after someone from a hospice group spoke to her health psychology class.

“I thought hospice care was to listen.” The relationship that devela really worthwhile service and wanted to get involved,” ops between an RN or volunMason said. “My favorite part teer and the patient and famabout it has been getting to ily can also be a lasting and know the patients. As a volun- special bond. For Diane Wiley, teer, I visited patients. It gave getting to know one of the RNs me good perspective to talk to who helped with the care of them. I got to hear a lot of sto- her mother was meaningful. “We just loved her to death,” ries about their lives.” Additionally, Mason said Wiley said about the weekend she enjoys getting to know nurse assigned to her mother’s the patients, seeing pictures care. “She was absolutely wonof their families and building derful. She became like a member of our family.” relationships. Wiley said only she and “Hospice workers are not hired, they are called,” Gibson her sister were present when said. “That is very true of their mother passed away, but our staff. Hospice has to be immediately after she died, something you are passionate Wiley called the RN. “She was offduty,” Wiley about.” For Laura Graham, an RN said. “But as soon as I called for Hospice of North Alabama, she came.” The nurse handled all the getting to know the family was one of her favorite parts paperwork for Wiley and her of her job as a hospice nurse. sister. “My mother was so ready Graham’s said it was also the most challenging – getting to to die,” Wiley said. “She was know her patients and their ready to go be with the Lord. She would go in her room and families. “When you lost a patient, turn on Christian music and you also often tell us she was lost the famgoing to die right ily too,” she said. there in that “Understandably, bed.” many families Nurses play a ‘We just loved her to death,’ don’t really want large role in car[Diane] Wiley said about to keep in touch, ing for patients the weekend nurse assigned but I met a lot of and families, but to her mother’s care. ‘She people I never another big part was absolutely wonderful. ‘ would have met to hospice care otherwise and I is the volunteers. loved that.” Gibson and Wells Graham, from both attested to Decatur, Ala., the importance worked as a hospice nurse for of volunteer help at HOWA. Hospice of North Alabama for “We have the best volunteers two years and an administra- of the area, and that makes my tor for three years. As a nurse, job amazing,” Gibson said. she was assigned between Volunteers go through inteneight and 10 cases. Graham sive training, and their jobs spread her visits out during include sitting with patients, the week, starting with visit- providing companionship or ing her patients just a couple offering relief for caregivers of times a week, but increas- and much more. They also run ing the visits as death became errands, like going to the bank more imminent. or grocery store. Graham worked to make the Volunteers are also involved patient more comfortable while in other ways outside of educating both the patient patient care. They make flowand family on the transition er arrangements, help keep process. She spent a lot of her HOWA’s kitchen stocked, time simply listening to her work as receptionists, and patients, too. Gibson said they are important “The family members go for fundraisers. through the five stages of “Volunteers are vitally grief, but so did the patients,” important to the success of Graham said. “They talk a lot, fundraisers, like our Fourth reliving their lives, and so they Annual Family 5k Run and often just needed someone Walk event,” she said.

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Staff nurse Bobbie Garner at the Hospice of West Alabama, a nonproﬁt hospice provider in Tuscaloosa.

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HOWA offers homelike spaces for the patient and family. Each room has a full bath and screened-in porch. This year, the run was held at Munny Sokol Park in March and proceeds went to benefit patient care at HOWA. As a volunteer, Thompson had the opportunity to build relationships with families and patients. One of her first experiences with hospice was the woman with colon cancer. “When I think of hospice, every nurse I saw was so soothing, caring and calming,” Thompson said. “The nurse stayed with [the woman with colon cancer] the whole time.” The woman had two daughters in high school. One daughter went in to say goodbye and one refused initially. As the woman neared the end of her life, her breathing became shallow and gasp-like and the second daughted relented. Tears streaming down her face, the daughter looked at her mother face to face for what would be the last time, Thompson said. “I love you, Momma,” she said to her mother. “Please go be with Jesus.” Holding her daughter’s hand, the woman gathered what was left of her strength to respond. “I love you too,” she said. Within a few minutes, she died. “It was as if she was waiting to see her daughter before she went,” Thompson said. “She needed the closure before she could go.”

ABOUT HOWA Hospice of West Alabama, in addition to numerous volunteers, has 85 employees and serves hundreds of patients annually in Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Fayette, Lamar, Hale and Bibb counties. The majority of their patients are usually seen at home. The inpatient unit, which has 10 beds, has a waiting list and admittance is based on the patient’s prognosis. The wait would vary on availability and the patient’s need for care. HOWA is a nonprofit organization. Payment for hospice care comes from Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurers. Contributions from the community via United Way, fund raising, memorial and general donations help provide care to provide care to patients who have no health care coverage or have needs not covered by their insurance.

Honors class uses art to beneﬁt Tuscaloosa One Place By Becky Robinson Staff Reporter Unlike most art classes at The University of Alabama, UH 155, a freshman honors class, allows students to create pieces of art that will be sold at the Good Art Show, which benefits Tuscaloosa One Place, a community organization that serves each member of a family with specialized programs. Tonya Nelson, the UA professor who teaches the class, said UH 155 focuses on “The Art of Giving Back.” “The class requires [students] to serve as mentors for students in local kindergarten and elementary schools who

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The main idea of the class that our own lives are a work of art is such a cool thing to think about, and it really puts the work I do every day in a different perspective. — Sidney Stratton

no longer have art programs,” Nelson said. “They work on art projects together and just spend time talking about each others’ day.” Sidney Stratton, a freshman majoring in civil engineering, said she had an idea to make a wire and bead design, but changed her mind. “I liked that the project would have a story,” Stratton

said. “But, the students who would be helping are in the kindergarten, so we worried that they would be really upset and confused about why the beaded craft they made was being taken away from them, never to be seen again.” In the end Stratton ended up creating Alabama and greekthemed koozies. “I chose to do koozies

because I wanted students to be able to take a reminder of UA home with them for the summer, wherever home may be,” Stratton said. Jacob Powell, a freshman majoring in finance and accounting, was also a student in the class. “I’m only doing one thing for the show – setting up a table with a connect-four board and letting passersby play in order to invent patterns to spray paint onto mouse pads,” Powell said. “If they win they get to keep the mouse pad free of charge, but I don’t expect to lose many times because, to be honest, I’ve played more games of connect-four in the last five

years than anyone would think humanly possible.” The Good Art Show has been taking place for a few semesters and so far has raised $3,000 to donate to Tuscaloosa One Place. Sarah Hartley, a freshman majoring in biology, helped with the financing aspect of the Good Art Show. “A few weeks before the show, we put up flyers and sent out emails among for students who weren’t a part of our class to submit art, with half of their proceeds going to benefit Tuscaloosa One Place,” Hartley said. “And the art show is our only means of fundraising, so we’re working hard to

make it a success.” Hartley said the Good Art Show is like any other art show except the students creating the work are not necessarily artists. “The concept of art being in each of our lives every day was a little foreign to me, but now I see and appreciate things more in life because of the artistic values they possess,” Stratton said. “The main idea of the class that our own lives are a work of art is such a cool thing to think about, and it really puts the work I do every day in a different perspective.” The Good Art Show will take place Tuesday outside Nott Hall from 1-4 p.m.

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Offensive line takes shape as Tide returns to practice By Charlie Potter Staff Reporter Alabama’s offensive line lost three starters to graduation and the NFL draft this offseason, while right guard Anthony Steen and left tackle Cyrus Kouandjio returned to the Capstone to continue their collegiate careers this semester. The big challenge entering the spring was replacing such dynamic and experienced players like Chance Warmack, D.J. Fluker and Barrett Jones at such an integral position. After the Crimson Tide’s ninth spring practice on Monday, Arie Kouandjio said the Crimson Tide is managing to retool its offensive line just fine. “I feel good about all the guys on the line,” Kouandjio said. “I feel very confident in the ability that we have on any side of the ball or any position. I’m really confident in what we can do and what we can obtain this year.” Kouandjio has been playing at left guard so far this spring, lining up next to his younger brother Cyrus. Austin Shepherd has taken most of the first-team snaps at right guard this spring, and Ryan Kelly has taken over the duties of playing center. The threesome are familiar with each other, having worked together last season on the second-team unit, and Kouandjio said that experience has helped them to build a bond that just keeps growing. “It gave us something to build on, and we’ve just got to

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Tide receiver Deandrew White, second from right, wore a black, nocontact jersey during practice Saturday. keep building, keep stacking those bricks.” Kouandjio said it was a blessing to be able to be at the top of the depth chart. But he was especially happy to be able to line up beside his brother. “It’s insane,” he said. “I love it. We’re really in sync, and we know how each of us feel. We don’t even have to talk that much to know what’s going on and stuff like that with each other. It’s really cool.” He said he and his brother have been through a lot and have used their experiences together growing up to their advantage on the playing field. In Cyrus’s first year at Alabama, both brothers suffered injuries and went through rehabilitation together. It was then that they started to push each other to become better players by making everything a competition. “That’s when the competition came in, and that helped a lot,” Kouandjio said. “We turned it into a game, and we’re here now.”

Alabama returns to practice on Wednesday.

PRACTICE NOTES • Trey DePriest donned a black, no-contact jersey on Monday after accumulating four tackles and two interceptions in Saturday’s simulated scrimmage. He worked on the stationary bikes with Kevin Norwood and John Fulton. • Dee Hart, who had been practicing with the defensive backs this spring, was found with running backs on Monday. He still wore a black, no-contact jersey. • Ryan Anderson worked with defensive coordinator Kirby Smart and the inside linebackers on Monday, insteaw of his usual position at outside linebacker. The move was probably made because of the injury to DePriest.

Quarterback Parker McLeod, left, and wide receiver Ty Reed participate in the Tide’s spring practice.

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Crimson Tide set to play 2-game midweek series After a 5-0 victory Saturday, the Tide sit in a 3-way tie for No. 2 SEC spot ahead of Alcorn State games By Kevin Connell Staff Reporter The No. 22 University of Alabama baseball team concludes its six-game home stand with a two-game midweek series against the Alcorn State Braves Tuesday and Wednesday. First pitches are set for 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday and 5:05 p.m. on Wednesday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Crimson Tide (20-13, 8-4

Southeastern Conference) is just one win shy of matching last season’s 21 wins for the entire 2012 season when it finished in last place in the SEC. As it stands now, Alabama sits in a three-way tie with Arkansas and South Carolina for second place in the SEC behind Vanderbilt and LSU. Alabama was soundly beaten in its first two games against No. 9 Arkansas this past weekend, but responded

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well in the series finale on but I was able to keep them Saturday with an impressive off balance enough where 5-0 victory. Sophomore right- they couldn’t just sit on my hander Spencer fastball and Turnbull (4-1, 2.22 it worked out ERA), who was pretty good.” nominated as the A consistent SEC Pitcher of the defense will I think the way we’ve Week following be beneficial played over the last three another strong to have even weeks, we’ve been playing start on Saturday, ag a i n st an some good baseball. praised the Tide’s Alcorn State defense after the team that is — Brett Booth win for bailing just 8-25 on the him out when year. However, his slider wasn’t the Braves are working. on a two-game The defense was great winning streak coming into behind me, continuing to make the midweek series against plays,” Turnbull said. “I didn’t the Tide after defeating 19-5 really have a slider at all today, Alabama State twice.

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Turnbull stressed the importance of scoring early runs after Alabama’s win against Arkansas on Saturday – a theme that applies for all starting pitchers in baseball. “I was confident today that if we could get at least two, that we could win,” Turnbull said. “It’s hard to shut out a team completely, but with [Brett] Booth getting us started early, it was a huge lift for us early.” Booth, the starting senior catcher, gave the Tide the early lift it needed its last time out with a solo home run – his third of the season – in the second inning against Arkansas on Saturday. He

leads the team in batting average (.299), runs scored (30), RBIs (23), slugging percentage (.419) and on-base percentage (.401). Despite losing two of the three games in the series, the Tide has won 10 of its last 14 games. Booth said he was confident on where the team currently stands now. “I think the way we’ve played over the last three weeks, we’ve been playing some good baseball,” he said. Redshirt junior right-hander Tucker Hawley (4-2, 2.19 ERA) will start for Alabama Tuesday. Wednesday’s starter has yet to be announced.

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Alabama needs to land Jaren Sina one more time By Charlie Potter The 2012-13 college basketball season is officially finished, but the offseason is already in full swing for every program in the country, including The University of Alabama. Head coach Anthony Grant and his assistants are hot on the recruiting trail in search of a third piece to their 2013 recruiting class, a class that already possesses center Jimmy Taylor and power forward Shannon Hale. The player the Crimson Tide wants and needs to secure – or resecure – is Jaren Sina. Sina, a 6-2 point guard from Gill St. Bernard’s School in Gladstone, N.J., originally committed to Alabama as a

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Securing Sina would increase the Tide’s number of scholarship players to 12, and that would certainly help in terms of depth.

sophomore, but he decommitted and chose to go to Northwestern instead. Since then he has been released from his scholarship with the Wildcats after the team fired head coach Bill Carmody. He now lists his top four choices as Alabama, Northwestern, Seton Hall and Indiana. Sina plans to visit the Capstone on Thursday and make a decision on where he will play

college basketball before the April 17 deadline. Securing Sina would increase the Tide’s number of scholarship players to 12, and that would certainly help in terms of depth, as Alabama suffered from the losses of Carl Engstrom and Andrew Steele last season. It would also give Grant a third point guard on his roster, as Trevor Releford will be a senior in the upcoming season and Retin Obasohan is still learning the game. Any additions at that position will be welcomed. But most importantly, it will give the Tide an offensive weapon alongside a couple of inside defensive threats, and Grant needs those aspects in his fifth year at Alabama. The Tide missed the

NCAA tournament this year, and it can be argued that it must get back to the Big Dance and make some noise in order for Grant to receive a contract extension. With Sina in the fold, Grant will have a deep bench and plethora of guards to work with to make a run at next year’s March Madness. If Sina decides to come to Alabama, he will join Releford, Trevor Lacey, Levi Randolph, Rodney Cooper and Obasohan to complete one the best crop of guards in the Southeastern Conference. But if Sina spurns Grant’s offer, the Tide will lose out on an excellent 3-point shooter and pinpoint passer. It could be a big blow in what could be Grant’s final season in Tuscaloosa.

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MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOLF

Alabama golfer Cory Whitsett ranked 3rd nationally By Bryan Bergman Contributing Writer As the Alabama menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf team rolls through its season, a large part of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success can be attributed to the play of junior Cory Whitsett. Whitsett began the season ranked No. 8 in Golfweekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preseason top 10, and he has only improved from there, ranked No.3 in the nation as of April 7th. His 70.96 average leads the team and is seventh in the country. Whitsett began the season with a third-place finish at the Puerto Rico Classic, which helped the team to a victory at that event. He then tied for the individual title at the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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We knew that he was a great player, and that part hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t disappointed. But the best part is heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great young man. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jay Seawell

second-place finish at the Southern Highlands Masters. His first-place finishes at the Linger Longer Invitational and Aggie Invitational led the Tide to victories in those tournaments. He now has five career victories, tied for second most in school history. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried to play with a lot more self-belief this year. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve hit some bad shots

and been in some difficult situations, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just completely trusted myself and gotten out of it that way,â&#x20AC;? Whitsett said. Whitsett, a native of Houston, Texas, came to Alabama as one of the most accomplished recruits in school history. In 2007 he became one of only five fifteen-year old players to win the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, participating in the first of three U.S. Amateur Championships the same year. In 2010, he was selected as the National High School Senior Athlete of the Year for menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf after tying for the state title. Head coach Jay Seawell said he

was happy about his decision to recruit Whitsett to Alabama. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We knew that he was a great player, and that part hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t disappointed. But the best part is heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great young man,â&#x20AC;? Seawell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On and off the golf course, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a class act. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hard worker who takes pride in all he does and being a part of Alabama.â&#x20AC;? He made an immediate impact upon arriving at Alabama, finishing with a 71.39 scoring average, second on the team and an Alabama rookie record (since broken by Justin Thomas). Four top-five finishes, including his first of three victories at

the Linger Longer Invitational, led to him being named to the All-Mickelson Team honoring the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best freshmen, as well as Golfweekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-Freshman Team and a consensus second-team All-American. Whitsett turned in another outstanding season as a sophomore last year, finishing the season ranked No. 13 overall, with wins at the Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic and Linger Longer Invitational. He was named a consensus second-team All-American, first-team All-SEC, and SEC Academic Honor Roll, along with the NCAA Elite 89 Award, which is given to the

student-athlete at the NCAA Championships with the highest GPA. His efforts helped bring the Tide an SEC championship, but the team fell short at the NCAA Championships, losing to Texas in the finals. Whitsett said he looks forward to having another chance to compete for the championship this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to win a National Championship with the team. We came so close last year, and really got a taste of what it would be like. To not get [the championship] is one of the worst feelings Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had,â&#x20AC;? Whitsett said. Whitsett and the Tide will be back in action at the SEC Championships on April 19th.

SOFTBALL

UA softball team to host MVSU Delta Devils Tuesday By Alexis Paine Staff Reporter The University of Alabama softball team will play the Mississippi Valley State University Delta Devils Tuesday in the fifth game of its 10-game home stand. Th e Tide p l aye d Southeastern Conference opponent Missouri last weekend claiming a 2-1 record in the series. The team defeated the Tigers by an eight-run margin in the last game of the series after falling to its opponents on Saturday. Head coach Patrick Murphy said he hopes the huge score differential Sunday sets the speed for the two games this week and for the rest of the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping our offense will keep going, because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we need,â&#x20AC;? Murphy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I mean, the offense, if it keeps going, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be fine

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I think the girls are ďŹ nally realizing that everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to bring their best game against us, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to bow up â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Patrick Murphy

the rest of the year because [Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chelsea Thomas] is one of the best pitchers in the country, and to score fourteen against them is saying something.â&#x20AC;? Last weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series brought the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record to 10-5 in SEC play and 35-6 overall. Murphy said the season has been tough so far because of the intensity brought by opponents and that the Tide has played a majority of its conference games on the road. He said the team needs to understand this as they go into the rest of the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know the first four weekends, three are on the

road, and anybody that plays us is going to play out of their minds and play their best game, and we know that,â&#x20AC;? Murphy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We expect that, and I think the girls are finally realizing that everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to bring their best game against us, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to bow up.â&#x20AC;? Junior Mollie Fichtner said the Tide is not taking the nonconference opponent lightly. She said the team will still focus on playing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alabama ballâ&#x20AC;? against the Devils. The team is focusing on the finer points of the game as it goes into the midweek game, Fichtner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to do the little things,â&#x20AC;? Fichtner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll

turn into the big things. So just take it every single inning. We have some adjustments to make, and those are great opportunities to make them.â&#x20AC;? Murphy said he is looking for everyone to step up in the game against Mississippi Valley State. Lauren Sewell is set to pitch Tuesday in a game that will help decide the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weekend practice schedule. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lauren definitely gets to pitch, and then we need to clean it up the whole week,â&#x20AC;? Murphy said. These are two big games because we have the weekend off, and depending on how we do they either get Thursday off or we practice Thursday. Then Friday, Saturday, Sunday [are] completely off. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been on the calendar since September so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good. I totally believe in what Coach Saban says. One day off is good, but two days off is great, and three days off is awesome. For an arm thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

been throwing since mid-September in Traina and Jury, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be good for them.â&#x20AC;? The Tide will take on the Devils Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Rhoads Softball Stadium. The team will continue at home against The University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers Wednesday.

IF YOU GO... â&#x20AC;˘ What: Softball v. MVSU â&#x20AC;˘ When: Tuesday 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Where: Rhoads Softball Stadium

Contributing writer Kelly Ward contributed to this article.

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