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Integration resolution passed by SGA Senate

CULTURE | STUDENT LIFE

Revised resolution shows support for Greek system desegregation By CW Staff In its regular meeting, the new Student Government Association Senate approved a resolution proposed by SGA President Hamilton Bloom to support the complete integration of The University of Alabama’s Greek system last Thursday. Earlier in the day, the SGA Student Judiciary also announced its decision to uphold penalties imposed on Vice President for Student Affairs Stephen Keller by the Elections Board. C&BA Senator Jonathan Hess presented the integration resolution at Thursday night’s meeting and opened the floor for debate. Bloom discussed the positive influence of the Greek system and called for continued progress with this resolution. The bill was voted to be left in its original form and passed with an overwhelming number of votes on the floor. In a statement released afterward, Bloom noted the progress the University and Greek system have made in the past two semesters, while adding those bodies “still have a long way to go.” He said he wants to commend students who have worked toward equality and justice while supporting students to move forward in the coming year. “I believe the resolution passed tonight is a great solution,” Bloom said in the statement. “My administration and I are dedicated to seeing and encouraging results in the integration of both fraternities and sororities, and I believe the resolution passed tonight, in addition to the Diversity Caucus which will be introduced soon, are incredible first steps.” This resolution comes weeks after the previous SGA Senate voted to end a resolution that would officially support the integration of the Greek system in March. In an email to the student body on April 10, Bloom listed the new resolution as one of the first he wanted to accomplish with the new administration. “I am proud of the Senate’s dedication to integration,” he said in the email. “Although our University has come very far over the past two semesters, we still have a long road ahead, and my administration is fully dedicated to seeing and encouraging results.” Earlier Thursday, the SGA Student Judiciary released its decision to uphold the penalty imposed on Keller by the Elections Board. The Elections Board originally ruled Keller had violated the SEE SGA PAGE 8

TODAYON CAMPUS University Fellows WHAT: The Collecting Place: University Fellows Colloquium WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: 205 Gorgas Library

Campus music WHAT: University Band Concert WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Moody Concert Hall

Theater and dance WHAT: ‘Urinetown’ WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Marian Gallaway Theatre

Astronomy night WHAT: Viewing of full moon, Jupiter and Mars WHEN: 8-10 p.m. WHERE: Gallalee Hall, Fourth Floor

birds of a feather CW | Austin Bigoney Sisters Holly O’Harra (left) and Katie O’Harra (right) say they’ve found that attending UA together can make the college transition special.

Siblings offer mutual support in hectic college environment By Reed O’Mara | Staff Reporter When students set sail to college, many find themselves alone and free to establish themselves away from their families. Others, however, have the support of a sibling, sometimes whether they like it or not. Katie O’Harra has found herself in such a situation. A freshman majoring in dance and chemical engineering, Katie has a busy schedule, but she said she sometimes feels as if the shadow of her older sister has her standing in the shade.

“I sometimes get the ‘Oh, you’re Holly’s sister’ thing, but it doesn’t bother me too much because she’s established a good name and reputation for herself here,” Katie said. “But one annoying question I get is, ‘Did you pick Alabama because your older sister goes here?’” The older O’Harra, Holly, a senior majoring in public relations, said she harbors a different perspective on having her little sister on campus, as she’s tried to figure out the parameters of their new relationship. She said she thinks their differences in age and interests helps them give each other space, saying they’re “removed enough for it to work well.” “I think being an older sibling at the

same university has to be a balance,” Holly said. “I want her to be involved and integrated well, but just because I’m involved in certain things doesn’t mean Katie has to be. Finding that balance of helping her transition while not trying to push her to join activities [or] organizations I love has been the most difficult thing.” Older siblings can provide a support system for their younger siblings, offering insights that aren’t necessarily available to other students, even if the two have different majors, Katie O’Harra said. “I can usually find a friend [of my sister] that’s taken a class, so I can use her as a SEE SIBLINGS PAGE 8

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Dillon Lee arrested Thursday for DUI Tide linebacker continues to practice in spite of charges By Charlie Potter | Sports Editor Alabama junior linebacker Dillon Lee was arrested early Thursday morning on charges of driving under the influence by the Tuscaloosa Police Department. Lee was released on a $1,000 bond. “I don’t have all of the details at this point and will handle it appropriately once I’ve had a chance to review all of the information,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said in a statement released by University of Alabama Athletics. Lee appeared in all 13 games last season, recording 16 tackles and a fumble recovery for a touchdown. He saw the field primarily on special teams. This spring, however, Lee appeared to be working with the first team defense as an outside linebacker and was set to see an increased

role in the Crimson Tide’s defense. “We feel like he can be a very good player and competing for a starting job right now,” Saban said at the start of spring practice. “We’re confident that if he wins that job, he’ll be able to do an outstanding job for us.” Lee, along with outside linebacker Ryan Anderson, was sent home from the 2013 BCS National Championship Game against Notre Dame for missing curfew. Despite the arrest, Lee went through individual drills and participated in Saturday’s scrimmage. Saban specifically pointed out how Lee had been working at a couple positions on the defensive side of the ball this spring. “Outside guys are doing well,” Saban said. “Dillon Lee has actually been playing in and out.” Lee is the third current Alabama football player to be arrested this year, joining freshman cornerback Tony Brown and sophomore running back Altee Tenpenny.

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The Bear Trap closes temporarily Following altercations early Sunday morning between customers and bouncers, The Bear Trap Restaurant & Bar announced via Twitter on Sunday that the bar would be closed for the next three days as the restaurant reviews security film from the night. According to tweets from various people, bouncers told customers that they had to leave and then physically forced patrons from the bar. Several Crimson White staff members witnessed the incident. “Had a great time getting physically assaulted @the_bear_ trap at closing tonight. Quality establishment,” Jency Wilson tweeted (@jencywilson). At 12:32 p.m. Sunday, the bar’s Twitter account issued the following tweet: “We apologize to our patron’s for last night’s incidents. We will not reopen for the next 3 days. We will review film & actions will be taken,” the tweet read. The bar then tweeted that updates would follow, but as of 9 p.m. Sunday, no other tweets had been sent.

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University Fellows present work The Honors College and University Fellows will host The Collecting Place: The University Fellows Colloquium on Monday and Wednesday. Students in the University Fellows Experience will present posters created through their directed studies. Freshmen and sophomores will present on Monday, while juniors and seniors will present Wednesday. Both events will take place in 205 Gorgas Library at 6 p.m. For more information, visit honors.ua.edu.

CW | Austin Bigoney Members of the UA ROTC battalion prepare to enter one of six blackhawk helicopters at the Rec fields for transport to an offsite field training exercise on Friday.

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WHAT: Memory Techniques Workshop WHEN: 4-5 p.m. WHERE: 230 Osband Hall

WHAT: Viewing of Lunar Eclipse WHEN: 1-4:30 a.m. WHERE: Fourth Floor of Gallalee Hall

Boeing to discuss Dreamliner An executive from Boeing Company will speak on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner airplane on Tuesday. Dianne Chong, vice president of materials, manufacturing, structures and support in the Boeing Engineering, Operations and Technology division, will present on the fuel-efficient plane made of composite materials that made its first commercial flight in October 2011. The event will take place from 2 to 3:15 p.m. in 1013 South Engineering Research Center.

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TODAY WHAT: Using RFID and Bar Codes to Track Everything Workshop WHEN: 8 a.m. WHERE: Bryant Conference Center WHAT: Counselor Education Program Graduate School Informational Meeting WHEN: 4:30 p.m. WHERE: 318 Graves Hall

WHAT: Student Chamber Music WHEN: 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Recital Hall, Moody Music Building

WHAT: Take Back the Night March & Rally WHEN: 6-7:30 p.m WHERE: Denny Chimes

WHAT: University Programs: Hot Topics: Just So You Know WHEN: 6-8 p.m. WHERE: 222 Lloyd Hall

WHAT: Documentary: Imported from China WHEN: 6:30-8 p.m. WHERE: 30 Alston Hall

WHAT: Urinetown WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Marian Gallaway Theatre, Rowand-Johnson Hall

WHAT: Honors Coffee Hour WHEN: 7-8 p.m. WHERE: Ridgecrest South Lobby

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IN THENEWS Ohio finds fracking, earthquake link MCT Campus Ohio geologists have found a probable connection between fracking and a sudden burst of mild earthquakes last month in a region that had never experienced a temblor until recently, according to a state report. The quake report, which coincided with the state’s announcement of some of the nation’s strictest limits on fracking near faults, marked the strongest link to date between nerve-rattling shakes and hydraulic fracturing – the process of firing water, sand and chemicals deep into the earth to eject oil and natural gas out of ancient rock. Last month, Ohio indefinitely shut down Hilcorp Energy’s fracking operation near the Pennsylvania border after five earthquakes, including one magnitude-3 temblor that awoke many Ohioans from their sleep. Federal scientists have previously linked earthquakes in part to the use of injection wells, where post-fracking waste water is forced back deep into the earth for storage. None of the seven wells near the Ohio temblors were used for waste disposal, leaving Ohio scientists to go a step further to find a significant relationship between the initial blast of fluid and the earthquakes shortly after. They “believe the sand and water injected into the well during the hydraulic fracturing process may have increased pressure on an unknown microfault in the area,” the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said in a statement about the Poland, Ohio operation. The new rules require companies to install “sensitive seismic monitors” before beginning to drill sideways into underground rock “within 3 miles of a known fault or area of seismic activity greater than a 2.0 magnitude.” Humans can generally feel earthquakes in excess of magnitude 3. Drilling would be suspended pending investigation whenever the monitors detect anything above magnitude 1. “While we can never be 100 percent sure that drilling activities are connected to a seismic event, caution dictates that we take these new steps to protect human health, safety and the environment,” said department director James Zehringer. Data gathered by the monitors would be used to improve fault maps, he said. Hilcorp Energy said it was reviewing the new permitting rules and that it remained “fully committed to public safety and acting in a manner consistent with being a good corporate citizen.”

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Taylor reﬂects on SGA presidency By Austin Frederick | Contributing Writer Jimmy Taylor served as the SGA president for 2013-2014 school year. The Crimson White caught up with him to find out his perspective on the year in review and plans for the future.

Looking back over your year in office, what do you think are your biggest accomplishments?

What advice would you give to Hamilton Bloom?

I think how we worked with so many different student There [are] a lot of people out there that will want to tear groups and how we got to affect so many different peoyou down or just want a story. People from not only The ple. We were handed a lot of tough external issues, which Crimson White, but also the Associated Press and The took up some time and curtailed some things we did, but I had an New York Times – we dealt with a lot of that. If you’re confident advisory board this year, which we didn’t have last year, and that in what you’re doing, then don’t give it a second thought. was a great opportunity to really hear from different people from all over campus and really get those concerns from different placSome people have criticized your administration, es. Sometimes we’ve got blinders on in the Student Government saying it was inactive and the SGA wasn’t used to Association because we [only] see the issues that people put in its full potential. What you would say to that? front of us, but that was a great way to hear about the issues that wouldn’t normally come across my desk. I would just say that that couldn’t be farther from the truth. We had an amazing cabinet and every single one [of] them turned out great projects, which worked on What are your biggest regrets? great initiatives. So I give no merit to that statement.

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I guess it would be that we had to deal with so many external issues that were outside our realm of power, and it ended up taking away time that we could’ve used in working on initiatives or working with student groups.

What was your biggest fear when you went into office, and how have you overcome that fear?

Interviewing with The Crimson White. [Laughs] No, but I guess one of my biggest weaknesses has always been delegating, and as president, that’s something that’s really important. But you learn when you have that much going and you have such a strong team around you, delegating gets a lot easier, and it was really great experience growing in that way.

Do you have a favorite memory while in office?

There are a lot of great memories. I don’t know if I can pick one in particular, but I would have to say finally getting the sustainability fund that I’d been working on since I was vice president of external affairs set in stone. We passed a bill through Senate to get that ingrained to found the sustainability committee, so just getting that done.

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Some people also wondered why you never responded to the Greek segregation issue. Any response? We actually did give multiple responses to multiple media outlets, so I also wouldn’t give any merit to that response. What are graduation?

your

plans

after

I’ve been interviewing constantly. I’ve been interviewing in Houston and Charlotte. I’ll graduate with a master’s and bachelor’s in finance, so I don’t plan on going to graduate school. I plan on moving directly into a position somewhere.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR | SHEPHERD BEND

It’s time to defend Black Warrior from industrial pollution

CW | Talia Scarpelli

COLUMN | LGBTQ ISSUES

Reproductive justice must be reframed By Samaria Johnson | Staff Columnist Reproductive justice is firmly set in the women’s issues camp, which is understandable but also incomplete. It’s an issue that affects women, yes, but it’s not a women’s issue. When we talk about reproductive justice as it relates to the LGBTQ+ community, it’s usually about adoption and fertility treatments. While that’s definitely relevant, it’s not nearly the whole story. We must move beyond a narrative that privileges cisgender gay people. Yes, there is a level of privilege there that benefits cisgender gay persons at the expense of the rest of the LGBTQ+ community, because that is the group least uncomfortable for a heteronormative society to live with. There is a world beyond the gender and sexual binary. Man/woman and gay/straight are incredibly inadequate ways of understanding each other. Language is important. We don’t have to say “pregnant women,” because it’s very easy to acknowledge that not everyone who is able to carry a pregnancy identifies as a woman. We can move beyond referring to mothers, because not everyone who gives birth and parents a child is a mother. It’d be simple to replace “women need access to birth control” and “women deserve the right to have an abortion without unnecessary interference” with “people with uteruses” or “people capable of pregnancy.” It’s a subtle shift but one that conveys

respect and welcomes inclusivity. Not everyone’s gender “matches up,” to put it crudely but simply, with the sex they were assigned at birth, and so it naturally follows that queer relationships between different-sex people exist. The LGBTQ+ community is a Technicolor world: Assume nothing about anyone. To assume that the only LGBTQ+ people interested in having children are gay and cisgender or that the only people who are capable of having children are straight and cisgender, we are erasing the experiences of a wealth of people who fit into neither one of those categories, and we also perpetuate a transphobic, cissexist, heteronormative society even as we believe and work as if we were progressive. The reproductive justice and LGBTQ+ communities are not mutually exclusive. Both lose out on critical information and allies when we act as if they are. What are the particular contraceptive needs of queer women who sleep with cisgender men? How can we eliminate abuse of transmen by staff at the abortion clinic? How can the feminist and LGBTQ+ communities acknowledge and talk about pregnant LGBTQ+ persons or LGBTQ+ parents – are they included in any incarnations of the Equal Pay Act or appropriately covered by Medicaid or receiving parental leave after the birth of a child? If the answer to questions like these is “no,” that is absolutely unacceptable. We can and must do better.

Visibility is an excellent place to start, coupled with the LGBTQ+ community having the space and platform to speak on its own terms. On campus, Spectrum’s subgroup Queer/Trans People of Color and the Alabama Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Justice will host SPARK Reproductive Justice, a social organization dedicated to the reproductive health needs of women and queer people of color living in the South, this weekend for an on-campus workshop. Groups like these and others have made efforts to promote inclusivity and spotlight intersectionality, because multidimensional people have multidimensional experiences. It’s important that sympathetic people and allies do not hijack these spaces, speak over or for people whose marginalized identities they do not share, derail dialogue or otherwise direct attention away from the people they claim to help. Reproductive justice exists far beyond the traditional narratives about birth control and abortion. For LGBTQ+ persons, the stakes are extremely high. Both the feminist and queer communities have a responsibility to make reproductive health care and other issues a priority for the emotional, physical and psychological wellbeing of those the issue affects. Samaria Johnson is a senior majoring in history. She is the president of the Alabama Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Justice. Her column runs biweekly.

On Jan. 9, Americans were shocked by the news that crude 4-MCMH was released from Freedom Industries into the Elk River, upstream of the West Virginia American Water intake and distribution center. By now, other crises have diverted some media attention away from West Virginia. Some of my fellow students say it was an event that only affected the people in the nine counties and it has nothing to do with Tuscaloosa. I counter that the issues the spill highlights are very close to home. Here in Tuscaloosa, our dear Black Warrior River is no stranger to industrial pollution. It is currently rated as the 7th most endangered river in the United States, according to the national group American Rivers. Many facilities line the banks of our river. Among these industries, coal is a major pollution contributor. There are approximately 95 active coal mines in the Black Warrior River watershed. Thankfully, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a local nonprofit organization, works to ensure that these industries operating along the river are abiding by national and state laws. One of Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s most prominent The issue of industrial water efforts is its opposition to the Shepherd Bend Mine proposed pollution is very close to along the river’s Mulberry Fork. home. The Black Warrior The University of Alabama owns most of the land and mincannot afford any more eral rights at the proposed mine harmful chemicals ... site. The 1,773-acre strip mine would discharge waste water at 29 outfalls, including one that is just 800 feet across the river from the Birmingham Water Works Board’s Mulberry Fork water intake. That facility provides tap water to 200,000 residents in the greater Birmingham area. The BWWB has openly stated its opposition to the development of the mine, because sediment and metals discharged from the mine would lead to decreased water quality and, therefore, increased filtration fees for BWWB customers. The mining company already has the necessary permits from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the Alabama Surface Mining Commission. However, health and engineering experts urge residents not to rely on these agencies, because – to provide just one example – the mine’s permits would allow 10 times the level of iron and 40 times the level of manganese recommended by the Safe Drinking Water Act. There may be other places appropriate for mining (after all, we need energy), but the land adjacent to a major municipal water supply is not the right place. With the necessary permits in hand, the main thing standing in the way of the Shepherd Bend Mine now is the UA Board of Trustees’ decision on whether they will lease or sell their land and minerals for mining at Shepherd Bend. For several years, UA representatives have either refused to comment on the issue or have repeated the same evasive message: “The University has not been approached about leasing the land and has no current plans to lease or sell the land.” Drummond Coal apparently thinks otherwise, or they may not have applied for the permits to mine an area predominantly controlled by the University. Another compounding issue is that Gary Neil Drummond is himself a trustee emeritus of the UA System. The issue of industrial water pollution is very close to home. The Black Warrior cannot afford any more harmful chemicals and metals being added to its water. Numerous scientists, businesses, public health experts, environmental, religious and civil rights organizations, UA System students, alumni, employees and the Birmingham City Council have publicly proclaimed their opposition to this mine. It is time for the UA System to end this threat to the river, Birmingham’s water and our University’s good reputation. And it is time for students to raise their voices again. As students, we have a right to influence the decisions of those who run the universities. Would you want your own school to be responsible for tainting the drinking water of 200,000 people? Of course not! But what can we do about it? As long as the public opinion remains outraged at the idea of the Shepherd Bend Mine, the UA System will feel encouraged to prevent this potential disaster. In order to make this happen, I encourage students, residents, faculty, researchers, small business owners and more to personally contact the UA trustees to tell them that this mine should never be established on this land. Jennifer Davidson is a senior in New College.

COLUMN | STUDENT LIFE

Learn from this academic year for a better next year By Patrick Crowley | Senior Staff Columnist As this academic year is wrapping up and students are eagerly looking forward to their summer activities and next academic year, it is imperative that students reflect on their past year’s activities inside and outside of the classroom and determine appropriate paths and endeavors for next year. Essentially, by understanding where one has come from and been through, he or she is better prepared for the future in all endeavors. For instance, I am suggesting that all students realize the professors who have positively affected them and develop mentoring relationships with them; think about the events of the fall with the school board elec-

Patrick Crowley tion and the sorority integration process and ponder what appropriate steps can and, more importantly, should be taken next so more diversity and mutual respect is encouraged across campus; and select appropriate extracurricular activities that

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create future opportunities and benefit more than oneself or a select few. For students with summer opportunities, be it an internship (paid or unpaid), research experience or any other opportunity, I encourage you to represent yourself and this University in a first-class way. Be inquisitive and keep an open mind, but do not ask the same question more than once. Work hard and impress your supervisors, but do not work more hours than are needed. Indeed, part of the summer experience for college students is to move to another city and discover a new culture for yourself. It is about taking a dive and visiting the museums and local festivals and finding a few neat bars to waste away the weekend

nights and potentially the after-work hours. For the graduating students, you have successfully finished an education and no matter the future endeavor, you carry a degree from The University of Alabama, which will hold significant weight and value for the rest of your life. Continue to stay engaged with the University and help the University spread its blooming reputation by representing the University in a first-class way. Keep in contact with younger friends and professors and gladly help those who seek your assistance. At the risk of being cliché and basic, I will spare you the unofficial motto of the University, but the phrase is something everyone should strive

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to perform. I must caveat all of that since I am a fellow student and am by no means perfect nor a truly sensible person based on my 20 years of learning. However, I have had enough life experiences to realize that no matter where I go, knowing how I got there is the only way to continue progressing to where I really want to be. I encourage every returning student to reflect on this past year and enjoy this summer, because next year could be even wilder and better. For the graduates, congratulations and best of luck. Patrick Crowley is a junior majoring in mathematics, finance and economics. His column runs weekly.

Last Week’s Poll: : Do you agree with SGA Election Board’s decision to give VP for Student Affairs Stephen Keller 75 hours of community service after he was found guilty of violating election rules?

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Professor receives national award for diversity By Emily Williams | Staff Reporter Viola Acoff, head of the department of metallurgical and materials engineering, was recently awarded for her dedication to increasing diversity in the field of engineering. Acoff was named a recipient of the Ellen Swallow Richards Diversity Award from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. The national award recognizes an individual for â&#x20AC;&#x153;helping others to overcome personal, professional, educational, cultural or institutional adversity to pursue a career in minerals, metals and/or materials.â&#x20AC;? Acoff was the first black professor in the College of Engineering. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was informed that I was selected as the inaugural recipient, I was speechless,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was honored just to be nominated for this award and all that it represents.â&#x20AC;? Since 1996, Acoff has served as

Submitted Viola Acoff the director of the National Science Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program at The University of Alabama. Through this program, she has worked to increase the number of science and engineering degrees

awarded to students from underrepresented minority groups. Acoff has been awarded more than $7 million in research grants, including a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. She has published more than 75 peerreviewed papers, co-authored three books and co-edited three books. A native of Bessemer, Ala., Acoff attended The University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she received a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and doctoral degrees in materials engineering. She recently spoke to the Society of Women Engineers about her experience as one of the only women of color in the engineering field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although women make up half the potential pool of professionals, women are still a distinct minority in the field of engineering,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Similarly, people of color currently account for most of the population

growth in our country but are also at a distinct minority in the field of engineering.â&#x20AC;? Acoff said one of the biggest challenges she faced as a woman was a sense of alienation working in a male-dominated field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is the perception that women have to be twice as good as their male counterparts just to be evaluated equally,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The current environment is better than it was 20 years ago. However, there is still much room for improvement in the culture.â&#x20AC;? Jeannie Marshall, presidentelect of the Society of Women Engineers, said women are overwhelmingly outnumbered by men in her engineering classes. Marshall is a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering, which she says is the engineering discipline with the most female students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being a woman in the industry, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always that con-

cept that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fragile and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to hurt us or say something wrong that we might take offensively, which makes people speak differently to women than they do to men,â&#x20AC;? Marshall said. Despite the low number of female students, Marshall said her experience in the engineering program has been very positive. She said professors and other students are very open to increasing diversity in the field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People come from different places and people have a different perspective on things because of where they came from,â&#x20AC;? Marshall said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having all those different people brings in different perspectives, different ideas, different ways to solve a problem.â&#x20AC;? Acoff will be formally presented with the Ellen Swallow Richards Diversity Award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., in July.

Physicist draws yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest ALLELE crowd Lawrence Krauss discusses beginning of universe, scientiďŹ c thought By Austin Frederick | Contributing Writer ALLELEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest crowd of the year gathered Thursday, filling up the entire auditorium and then some. Students, faculty and visitors came to hear Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist and cosmologist from Arizona State University, discuss the beginning of the universe, thinking about science reasonably and his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Universe from Nothing.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I want you to take away two things from tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all insignificant and the future will be a miserable place,â&#x20AC;? Krauss said. Krauss mainly discussed the probability of a universe that came from nothing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The important question is not, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why is there something rather than nothingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, but rather, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How did the universe evolve, and how can we find out,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Krauss said. Krauss said it saddens him when schools

refuse to teach evolution as fact. learn about the universeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earliest moments, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why do people feel the need to reject sci- learn how life evolved and learn about how ence? Because evolution is a fact,â&#x20AC;? Krauss the universe will persist in the far future. said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people would prefer their chil- Instead of being miserable, we should enjoy dren not know how the universe really works our brief moment in the sun. We should feel rather than have the possibillucky enough to have a conity that their faith be threatscience. Let us use it as best ened. That is a sad reality.â&#x20AC;? we can.â&#x20AC;? Krauss then softened the Kraussâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hour-long lecture blow of his earlier stateleft some students in awe of ment that people are insighis work and excited about nificant and the future will be science. miserable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m kind of overwhelmed,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact that you are Cameran Beg, a sophomore insignificant and the future is majoring in chemical engiâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lawrence Krauss miserable is worth celebratneering, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I kind of ing,â&#x20AC;? Krauss said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because expected what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d talk about we have been placed in this because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen him speak random moment in time and before. But this was phenomspace in the middle of nowhere special. But enal, and I learned quite a bit.â&#x20AC;? we have been endowed by evolution with an Krauss signed copies of his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;A intelligence that allows us to use our brain to Universe from Nothingâ&#x20AC;? after his lecture.

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Alabama student studies abroad in Havana, Cuba By Kailey McCarthy | Contributing Writer Despite the trade embargos that are still in place between the United States and Cuba, students at The University of Alabama have had the opportunity to study abroad in the island country since 2009 as an extension of a wide partnership between the University and the U.S.’s estranged Caribbean neighbor. To get an idea of the differences between studying in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and studying in Havana, Cuba, The Crimson White caught up with a former writer, Ellen Coogan, who is currently studying abroad in Cuba.

How does your daily life in Cuba differ from what it was like in America?

My general routine is mostly the same, but the details are much different. First thing every morning in the U.S., I check the weather on my phone, but here I have to pay for Internet by the hour, and I can only use it in the lobby of our hotel. To get to class, I take a “maquina,” essentially an old 1950s car full of strangers. When I see one of my friends on campus, we give kisses on the cheek to greet one another. They don’t sell fresh produce in the grocery stores, so we go to little markets called “agros” to get veggies and fruit for cheap. We bring our own bottles and get 1.5 liters of fresh juice for less than a dollar. My favorite is mango-pineapple.

How have your daily experiences in Cuba changed from your daily experiences in the U.S.?

There are old cars everywhere, and stray animals – chickens, cats, dogs – roam the streets and even inside the buildings. When we walk down the street, all of us girls can expect to have men yell things at us. Everyone from here insists that the “piropo,” as they call it, is a sign of respect and an affirmation of our beauty. Our Cuban culture professor, a highly dignified woman, said, “If you were ugly, they wouldn’t do it.” She also told us it was a rite of passage for young girls, so they feel proud when it first starts happening because it means they are women. It also seems like when things go wrong here or stop working, it isn’t as big of a deal. Like the whiteboard in our classroom is more like a “grayboard” and the marker just doesn’t erase, but the teachers are unfazed. We were in the middle of a PowerPoint in our only classroom with a projector when a power outage happened, and our professor just said, “Well, you got a chance to see the picture,” and told us to open the door to let some light in, so he could keep lecturing. Never once have I heard a professor complain about their room or equipment here, even though it often fails.

What has been the hardest adjustment between daily life in America and daily life in Cuba?

One of the hardest adjustments for me is living and breathing in the consequences of controversial foreign policy. Here, the only billboards are for political propaganda, and many of them are negative towards the U.S. One of them even calls the U.S. embargo, here they call it “bloqueo” which actually means blockade, a genocide. When I first saw it, I dismissed it as overly dramatic, but as I reflected more on what I had

learned about the horrors of the Special Period, after the Soviet Union stopped supporting Cuba, my perspective changed. Many people suffered from malnourishment and contracted diseases like neuropathy from vitamin deficiency. Placing economic pressure on an impoverished nation can mean starving people. It is hard to see these kind of messages every day and learn that there is at least some reality, while exaggerated, behind them. One of my best friends here was explaining to me what a major problem the country has with the price of food. Her dad is in the military, so he makes $1000 moneda nacional per month ($40 USD), but a package of four pieces of frozen chicken costs around $60MN ($2.50 USD). “Can you imagine paying 60 dollars for four pieces of chicken in the U.S.?” she asked me. After our conversation, we went to get lunch. I tried to pay, but she wouldn’t let me, but it was one of the more expensive places near the university, so she ordered the $6MN ($.25 USD) Jello instead of spending a dollar on a sandwich. I knew she was hungry, too. I understand that the embargo is more complicated than one undergrad spending a few months in Cuba can grasp, but from here, all I can see are the people it’s hurting.

Through this experience, how will you think or behave in the future?

There’s a lot I took for granted before that I am sure I will become accustomed to once more, but I hope I can remember to think about others. I know I’m going to go right back to using Internet whenever I want and buying whatever food I want, but I hope while I do that, I can remember to think about my friends here. I think being aware is the first step to helping.

Photo Courtesy Ellen Coogan

Do you have anything to add regarding daily life in Cuba?

When you befriend a Cuban, you’re automatically welcome into their homes and their lives. One of our friends from school found out we were doing our laundry in the bathtub of our hotel and immediately invited us over the very next day to her apartment to do our laundry. She and her boyfriend met up with us to show us the way, and we spent all day cooking and cleaning with them. It really felt like home, even though so much of it was so foreign. One memory I hope I’ll have for life was chatting about nothing with our friends, watching the cats and chickens on the roof next door, with our just-washed clothes hanging in the sun and the smell of rice and beans and chicken cooking.

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Submitted University of Alabama students have the opportunity to study at la Universidad de la Habana and Ciudadano Universitario Jose Antonio Echavarra through the Alabama in Cuba program.

UA in Cuba offers cultural experience to students By Heather Buchanan | Contributing Writer Five University of Alabama students are spending their spring semester in Havana, Cuba, as part of the Alabama in Cuba study abroad program. Michael Schnepf, a professor in the department of modern languages and classics, has led groups in the semester-long program since the spring of 2009. Schnepf not only organizes the program but also teaches a special topics Spanish class, SP 390, while the group is in Cuba. The class features a series of guest speakers and a semester-long research project. “After about two weeks on the island, all students are obliged to select a topic which they will research during the remaining months,” Schnepf said. “Topics such as Santeria, urban gardens, race, the role of lawyers and the trajectory of Cuban music are just a few of the fascinating subjects that University of Alabama students have investigated here in Cuba.” In addition to SP 390, students also study Cuban history, culture and U.S. relations at la Universidad de la Habana and Ciudadano Universitario Jose Antonio Echavarra. These courses present a special opportunity to visit the places studied in class. Kourtney Davis, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering and currently studying in Cuba, said visiting the Bay of Pigs after discussing it in class made it more memorable. “It really put into perspective how the Cubans felt about United States citizens at the time,” Davis said. “I remember seeing a caption of a photo that said ‘imperialist aggressions,’ and it took me a second to realize that it was directed to the U.S.” For the duration of their stay, students reside in the Montehabana Aparthotel in Miramar, a historically upscale neighborhood in western Havana. Savannah Senicz, a sophomore majoring in secondary Spanish education, is currently participating in the program

and said she appreciates the benefits of hotel housing. “The kitchen is great because we are able to cook most meals at home,” she said. “The hotel has several restaurants, a pool, gym and a store. It’s great that we have so much available to us.” Havana’s nightlife also provides students with entertainment and opportunities to explore. Jamila Flowers, a freshman majoring in finance currently studying in Havana, said the unpredictability of the nighttime scene makes Havana especially interesting. “Every night there is something new going on,” she said. “People playing music, dancing, singing and a lot more. You never really know what you are going to see or hear, you just go there knowing you are going to be surprised at what you’ll see.” Students participating in the program also have the chance to take part in practices unique to Cuban culture. Flowers described using the “maquinas,” which is a collective taxi system in Cuba. “You just stand on the side of the road and hope someone stops for you, and then after they take you where you are supposed to go. You just pay them between 10 and 20 Cuban pesos, which is equivalent to 50 cents to a dollar,” Flowers said. “I know I will never get to experience this in the U.S. so it’s kind of cool to get to do this.” In addition to enjoying what the city lifestyle has to offer, students must also adjust to the numerous differences between life in the United States and Cuba. Seemingly stuck in the past, Cuba is a country caught in the 1950s and 1960s, Schnepf said. Because Skype is blocked and phone calls home are expensive, Flowers said the lack of communication available in Cuba has been frustrating. “In the U.S., communication is so feasible through Internet and cell phones, but here Internet is limited and cell phone use is rare,” Flowers said. “Even using landlines is difficult. The WiFi connection is very weak, and it also costs between

$4.50 and $8 an hour to use.” On the other hand, a lack of communication can be seen as a blessing in disguise. Michael Lasonczyk, a senior majoring in political science and Spanish, said he appreciated not having access to instant communication while participating in the program last spring. “Living in Cuba in general was pretty liberating as ironic as that may sound to many,” he said. “Cubans live their lives without so many things that keep Americans stressed out or tied down. I actually enjoyed not having my cell phone and only having limited Internet access. It made me focus more on the moment.” Another adjustment students must make is the transition from living on Tuscaloosa’s campus to living in a city. Davis said navigating the city’s transportation systems has been a new challenge for her. “I’m from Knoxville, Tennessee, and then I moved to Tuscaloosa,” Davis said. “Neither of these places are very public transportation-friendly, so the bus and taxi system took a while to get used to.” Senicz said she faced similar struggles in adjusting to Havana’s city lifestyle. “One of the biggest things to adjust to was living in the city,” she said. “I grew up in a rural town, and Tuscaloosa definitely doesn’t have a downtown feel. Taking the bus, taxis, getting food on the street – that was all really new for me.” Lasonczyk’s semester-long research project analyzed changes in U.S.-Cuban relations in recent times, specifically under the Obama administration. He said he wants people to understand that Cubans are not necessarily hateful toward American citizens. “If there was one thing that I wanted people to know about Cuba, it’s that they don’t hate the United States or Americans,” he said. “They see the U.S.-Cuban relation as a product of the actions of both governments, not of the people of both nations.”

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reference for finding teachers, seeing things about campus, what’s the best place to eat, what’s the best time to go here, there,” she said. “But I try not to be over-dependent.” Holly O’Harra is a residential advisor living in the same dorm as her sister, but she said this doesn’t mean that they see each other every day or that their living situation has interfered with their sense of privacy. The Counseling Center has seen its fair share of sibling rivalries and dramas play out, Lee Keyes, executive director of the Counseling Center, said. Keyes said that, although he generally only sees the unhappy sides of siblings, he is not ignorant of the positives resulting from those relationships on campus. “The big one is you have local family support,” he said. “I’ve worked with many students who have relied on their sibling for emotional support, even financial support, or handling problems like car trouble.” When it comes to fighting and miscommunication among siblings, Keyes noted the reason for this behavior is usually a type of triangulation, a concept in which a third party interferes with the relationship between two people. In these cases, the third party is typically a parent. Keyes also said that University siblings normally fight because campus polarizes issues the two already had at home by putting their issues in a new, independent light. In addition, when siblings room together, he says the problems roommates face can manifest into more harsh conflicts. “Whatever dynamics that were going on at home continue here, both in terms of their relationship with each other and their relationship with their parents,” Keyes said. “We encourage students to develop the assertiveness and skills it takes to sit down through conflict negotiation with someone – and that’s true with anyone, not just siblings.” Mario Maggio, a freshman majoring in aerospace engineering, has his own take on sibling interactions, as his twin brother Michael, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering, also attends the University and lives in the building opposite from him. Furthermore, the two are in the same fraternity. “We do see each other a lot,” Maggio said. “There’s ups and downs. I think it’s fine because we aren’t living together and can avoid each other if we want to, so there’s enough space.” Despite coming from a small high school and despite the current proximity of his twin brother, he said the two of them have found freedom.

spirit of a fair campaign when he and his staff accepted and distributed a number of fliers on election day and imposed a sanction of 75 hours of community service. The judiciary upheld the decision and sanction in their order. The judiciary also found that the Election Manual’s policy on financial disclosures was ambiguous. The opinion ordered several changes to prevent similar situations from happening again. For future elections, the Elections Board will extend the deadline for final financial disclosure forms to at least midday of election day. Moreover, the Elections Board will have to establish a comprehensive policy and procedure for accepting amending filings for candidates. To see the decision, visit sga.ua.edu. Two new bills were also presented to the Senate. The first proposed the addition of new senators for the positions of legislative secretary, who would be in charge of writing up all resolutions, press secretary, who would be in charge of media relations, senate budget director, who would make sure the Senate budget is being used responsibly, and the addition of assistants for the Senators. The second bill was proposed to specify certain rules of the Senate. This resolution would develop a new attendance system, which would give a Senator demerits for unexcused absences, with the exception of medical excuses. On the fourth demerit, a Senator could be removed from SGA with a two-thirds vote on the floor. Both bills have been sent to the SGA Rules Committee. Additionally, the elections for speaker of the Senate and secretary were held during Thursday’s meeting. The election for speaker of the Senate was between Arts and Science Senator Branden Greenberg and Engineering Senator Caleb Lundy. After both candidates gave their respective speeches, the floor then voted for the next speaker. Greenberg won 34 to 10. The election for secretary was between Arts and Science Senator Erynn Williams and C&BA Senator Gracie Willingham. Willingham won the election 34 to 11. Secretary-elect Willingham called for a more effective way of communication and the enforcement of the proposed attendance policy. “I would like to utilize the Twitter account we have and make sure everything is publicized, and I also think we should make a Facebook page so students can send in suggestions,” Willingham said.

CW | Austin Bigoney The O’Harra sisters believe having a sibling on campus is more beneficial than not. “We definitely have our own lives now,” he said. “We’re not attached at the hip like I know some twins are. We just sort of do our thing, but we do hang out like normal friends would.” Maggio said that of the few times he and his brother have had conflict, he has learned that, in a college setting, the resolution lies in maintaining space. He also said the two will probably not live together, as being apart lets them interact more purposefully as friends and fraternity brothers without getting on each other’s nerves. Holly O’Harra agreed, saying that having a sibling on campus is beneficial more often than not. She said the key to sisters or brothers syncing in college is to find an equilibrium and be available without being in the other’s way. “I’ve been realizing more and more that there are so many experiences you can have here, and just because my experiences have gone a certain way doesn’t mean [my sibling’s] won’t be entirely different,” Holly O’Harra said. “And that’s perfectly fine. We’ve been different our whole lives, so it’s good for us to pursue different things in school.”

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Art.ua.edu How Things Are, How Things Were, a thesis exhibit by master’s student Virginia Eckinger, features clay renderings of human bodies with animal heads.

Thesis exhibit features student’s clay sculptures By Elayne Smith | Contributing Writer Virginia Eckinger, a master’s student studying sculpting, explores her personal narrative through literal translations matched with fantasy in her thesis exhibit, How Things Are, How Things Were. Clay sculptures of human bodies with animal heads will be strategically placed around the Sella-Granata gallery, one even bent over a wall, until Thursday. Eckinger said she chose the animal depending on the meaning people associate with it. One of her sculptures is a body cut in two with a lamb’s head, showing the idea of being pulled in two directions. The artist chose the lamb because of its complacent image., she said. “A lot of the decisions are based on the way the animal is perceived by humans,” Eckinger said. “If you have a face, people are going to look at it, and they’re going to try to recognize the face of the artist or somebody they know. I think this creates a little bit of anonymity in it, so that you’re not relating it to an individual but it becomes a symbol for the figure as an object itself.” Her greatest challenge was the size of the sculptures, as she said working with such a large size was physically difficult. Along with her sculptures, Eckinger used watercolor, ink and gouache

drawings to line the wall of the exhibit. The drawings, she said, were meant to convey the emotions of the event her sculptures depict. “I think of the figures as the more literal translation of the event, and the drawings are more of the intangible degree of certification of it,” she said. “The figures are the event, and the drawings are the recollection of the event.” Getting to this thesis exhibit has been a three-year process. After the end of the first year in the MFA process, artists have to go through a candidacy review with faculty. Once they pass it, they create a thesis committee that evaluates them and helps them create their Master of Art Show. This show is the exam to move on with the degree. During their last year, they work with the committee to create their thesis exhibit. Craig Wedderspoon, associate professor of art with sculptures, is the head of Eckinger’s thesis committee. He said he has seen the development of her exhibit all the way through and said he has carried many of the materials around for her because of the sculptures’ size. He said she always puts a lot of thought into her work, and has grown throughout the years in her ability to articulate those thoughts. “It’s very thoughtful work. It’s pretty intricate stuff with excel-

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lent levels of craftsmanship. It’s very mature,” he said. “She’s gotten a lot more brave with her work, and she’s gotten much better able to talk about the work. She’s always thought a lot about the work, but she’s a little more comfortable now talking about the issues she’s addressing, and I think she understands what she’s doing a lot more thoroughly than when she started.” Eckinger is virtually self-taught in ceramics. Matt Mitros, assistant professor of art with ceramics, said Eckinger has some uncertainty with the material, which in turn gives her strength because she observes nuances other artists miss. He said her thoughtfulness and observations lends itself to art full of meaning. “I think these sculptures can, if you allow them, can operate as conduits so that we can exercise some of our feelings, some of our fears, some of our emotional discomfort. We can project onto these sculptures and activate and allow ourselves to experience emotions that we usually suppress,” Mitros said. “I think with these sculptures, in some cases, they allow us to project onto them and imagine ourselves in our own way and in our own terms living out our own experiences through that. These sculptures unlock a lot of fear within the viewer if the viewer allows them to have that kind of experience.”

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Film festival showcases student-made local ﬁlms By Beth Lindly | Contributing Writer When the words “film festival” are brought up in conversation, the usual association is with Sundance, Cannes or South by Southwest. However, with The University of Alabama’s second annual Black Warrior Film Festival taking place over the weekend, local talk will most likely be all about student films. BWFF was founded by telecommunication and film students who saw an opportunity for local filmmakers after attending the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. In its second year, the free three-day event saw more than 80 student films split up into five “blocks.” Ryan Williams, a senior majoring in theatre and TCF, directed and wrote the documentary film “Ten Thousand Hours.” “My film was about a man being able to overcome everything in his life,” he said. “To filter it to everyone, it’s all about dreams, because dreams can be achieved no matter what.” The festival showcased every genre of film, from documentary to romantic comedy to foreign language. In addition to student-made films, there were screenings of Hollywood films such as “Hooper,” a movie filmed in Tuscaloosa, and master classes on subjects like the simple art of filmmaking and stunts. Certain events, such as the Alabama Filmmaking Panel, also focused on film as it relates to the state of Alabama itself. Carly Palmour, a Los Angeles-based documentary filmmaker and UA alumna, spoke on the panel about how the University’s TCF department prepared her for her chosen career. “I did a lot of independent study [at the University], so the school gave me the opportunity to work with a lot of real filmmakers from the state,” she said. “There was just a lot of hands-on experience that I got from the department itself, which was really beneficial for me as a filmmaker and a student here.”

Emily Valdez, a freshman majoring in nursing, attended the festival Saturday. She said diversity among students and filmmakers was one of its important aspects, as well as informing the public of the opportunities in the TCF department. “I think this is important because it brings a bunch of different people together, because I don’t know any of the people who are here, so it’s cool to see what other students are doing,” she said. “I would have never known that people who are TCF majors had access to that kind of equipment and could make entire short films.” Claire White, a freshman majoring in nursing, echoed Valdez’s statements. “You got to kind of see everyone from every major and walk of life come together to watch all these films. It’s amazing,” she said. “It was actual movie material. I was so surprised at the quality; I thought it was all really impressive.” Another reason BWFF is so important is because of the decrease in funding in public art programs, Valdez said. “It’s so important to promote fine arts in schools,” she said. “Those programs are being cut all over the country, and it’s up to festivals and events like [BWFF] to show educators that this is important and impactful in students’ lives.” According to the U.S. Department of Education, from 1999 to 2009, visual arts classes offered in elementary school dropped from 87 percent of schools to 83 percent. To Williams, ultimately, the biggest driving factor behind filmmaking and any form of art should be hope and inspiration. “Art impacts people, you can tell by the people in the audience of these movies,” he said. “They’re laughing, they’re crying. Taking anything like theater or film, you should strive to impact people. It’s like the quote from Gandhi, ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world.’ That’s what I want to do. That’s what everyone who makes films should do.”

There was just a lot of hands-on experience that I got from the department itself ... — Carly Palmour

Photo Courtesy of Black Warrior Film Festival Participants pose for the premiere of Zom-Com at the Bama Theatre on Sunday.

CULTUREIN BRIEF Annual fashion show returns to campus Fashion, Inc. will host its annual fashion show, Tee Time, on Tuesday at 6 p.m. on the lawn of Doster Hall. This year’s event features roughly 40 different designers. The designers created garments from deconstructed T-shirts and repurposed garments and different recyclabe materials. Admission to the event is $5.

Renaissance program shows “Caesar Must Die” The Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies will present Paolo and Vittorio Taviani’s “Caesar Must Die” on Monday at the Bama Theatre. The film, set in a prison in Rome, follows inmates rehearsing for a prison performance of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” The screen is free and open to the general public.

University Singers features student conductor The University Singers will be holding a showing Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall. The show will feature student conductor Jonathan Ledger. Tickets for the event are $10 for general admission, $5 for seniors and $3 for students. Tickets can be purchased through uamusic.tix.com. Compiled by Deanne Winslett

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May movies promise action, laughs By Drew Pendleton

As colleges start to let out and summer vacations gear up, the box office landscape begins its transition into blockbuster season. May is generally seen as the first month of the summer movie season, with last year alone producing big-budget hits such as “Iron Man 3,” “The Great Gatsby” and “Star Trek: Into Darkness.” With Johnny Depp’s “Transcendence,” a sci-fi drama due out April 18, the last major April release with blockbuster potential, it’s time to look to May for the next big hit to dethrone “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2

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Opening May 2 is “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” the sequel to the 2011 film that brought the “Spider-Man” series back into the limelight. This time around, Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) sees his life endangered by OsCorp, a mysterious company with a connection to his past. The film returns stars Garfield, Emma Stone and Sally Field from the first film, while also adding veterans Jamie Foxx and Paul Giamatti and up-and-coming young stars Dane DeHaan (“Lawless”) and Felicity Jones (“Like Crazy”) among the ensemble of heroes and villains. While the film looks to be a solid piece of entertainment, the wide range of villains may be too much for the film to cover. Nonetheless, “The Amazing SpiderMan 2” will likely be the next superhero smash when it hits screens in 2-D, 3-D and IMAX 3-D.

While not as high-profile as its competing release, “Neighbors,” a raunchy college comedy starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, May 9 sees a South by Southwest critical darling hit screens: Jon Favreau’s “Chef.” Favreau, known for his supporting roles in “Swingers” and “Couples Retreat” and his directing career (“Iron Man,” “Elf”), acts as star, writer, producer and director here. He plays a Los Angeles chef who, after losing his job following a tirade against a food critic, starts a food truck business in Miami, Fla., while trying to reconnect with his young son (newcomer Emjay Anthony) and ex-wife (Sofía Vergara). The trailer showed a low-key yet solid comedy, and the stellar reviews from its March premiere at South by Southwest seem to back that up. This could be the first small-budget gem of 2014, but only time will tell.

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GODZILLA

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In what may be among the more surprisingly promising films of 2014 so far, “Godzilla” returns to the big screen on May 16. A reboot of the iconic Japanese movie monster franchise, the film looks to be full of tension, solid special effects and a pretty good ensemble cast including Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston and Juliette Binoche. Under the direction of Gareth Edwards, who made the critically acclaimed art-house alien thriller “Monsters” in 2010, this new “Godzilla” looks surprisingly stylish, with plenty of action to go around.

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Closing out the month of May and providing a comedic alternative to the “Sleeping Beauty” reboot “Maleficent” starring Angelina Jolie, Seth MacFarlane looks to recreate his “Ted” success with “A Million Ways to Die in the West.” Taking the reins as co-writer, producer, director and star, MacFarlane plays a cowardly sheepherder in the American West who is challenged by an outlaw (Liam Neeson) and falls for a mysterious woman (Charlize Theron) who teaches him how to shoot. With a supporting cast including Sarah Silverman and Neil Patrick Harris, MacFarlane’s follow-up to “Ted” looks like an irreverent, wild and entertaining comedy that will bring in plenty of cash when it hits theaters May 30. Rotten Tomatoes

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Bama Theatre to host Acoustic Night April 16 Bible Study with Don Gallardo and Stuart Bond will headline Bama Theatre’s Acoustic Night Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m. The folk group is based out of Tuscaloosa but recently made a trip to Baton Rouge, La., to record its first album, “Guilt Trip.” Don Gallardo combines folk with ’70s classics and has been featured on shows such as ABC’s Nashville. The concert is in the Greensboro room and costs $5.

Documentary follows students from China The Capstone International Center and Capstone International Services will host the documentary “Imported from China” on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in 30 Alston Hall. The documentary follows students from China as they try to adapt to the college setting within the larger U.S. context, and examines Americans through a Chinese lens and takes a look at their global relationship. A discussion will follow the film. Compiled by Abbey Crain and Deanne Winslett

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TRACK AND FIELD

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Track and field team earns 14 wins in meet By Matthew Wilson | Contributing Writer Coming off 18 wins in the Crimson Invitational, The University of Alabama track and field team recorded 14 wins against various teams from the state of Mississippi Friday night in the first annual Border Clash meet. The Border Clash, created by Alabama coach Dan Waters, is a cooperative team scoring meet in which several Alabama schools, including Auburn and Samford, compete as one team against schools from Mississippi. The state of Alabama’s women’s teams won 121 to 76 while the men lost 107 to 92. “It came about as an idea that I had to to increase interest in our program, as well as those at several other schools in the AlabamaMississippi region,” Waters said. “It’s another chance for competing schools to showcase their teams in an event with a concise championship style evening. It’s the type of meet we feel most of college track and field should be having – something appealing to fans while also including a unique cooperative feel among schools that normally merely compete against each other.” For the field, Charodd Richardson won the men’s hammer throw with a distance of 63.08 meters, which was a personal record, while Nia Barnes won the women’s javelin throw with a distance of 43.80. Freshman Hayden Reed took first place for the men’s discus throw and men’s shot put with a personal best of 60.68 meters and 18.68, respectively. Reed said he tries to clear his mind before he competes and that practice every week helps him prepare. “I don’t think about anything if I’m doing it right,” Reed said. “Next

I don’t think about anything if I’m doing it right. — Hayden Reed UA Athletics Freshman Casey Hughston hits a game-winning double to push Alabama to a 4-3 victory over Auburn. week, I’ll be doing the same thing we always do – getting out here and refining the technique. It’s a grind, but it works.” For the women’s 4x100 meter relay race, Quanesha Burks, Dominique Kimpel, Remona Burchell and Sarah Thomas took the win with a season-best time of 44.15. Burchell, who won the individual national title at the 60 meters for the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, ran a 11.23 to claim another win in the women’s 100-meter dash. Kimberley Ficenec, runner-up in the women’s 1,500-meter run, said she plans to work on finishing stronger in her races by remaining focused throughout the course of the event. “I need to keep the third lap of any race more focused,” she said. “In the last lap, you have to finish, so I need to keep my focus for that third lap.” Also, Hannah Waggoner and Eric Sivill contributed wins in the men’s and women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase with times of 11:02.33 and 9:30.73, respectively. Diondre Batson won the men’s 100-meter dash with a final time of 10.01. Yanique Malcolm ran a 54.06 in the women’s 400-meter dash. The Crimson Tide will next travel to California to compete in the Mt. SAC Relays on Thursday, April 17.

UA wins series over Tigers By Kevin Connell | Staff Reporter At this point, it’s almost routine. Courtesy of freshman Casey Hughston’s double, the No. 9-ranked Alabama baseball team had its fifth walk-off hit of the season to clinch a 4-3 victory and the series against Auburn at Sewell-Thomas Stadium Sunday. With the score tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Hughston hit a two-out double off the right field wall to score freshman pinch runner Colton Freeman from second for the game-winning run. Alabama has now had a walk-off hit in five of its six home series this season with the latest three coming against Southeastern Conference opponents. “This team seems to have a flair for the dramatic. There’s no question,” Alabama coach Mitch Gaspard said. “When you look at all the things they’ve accomplished this year, when you walk off, time and time again, you start to have a great belief that you can do it late in games, and that’s what’s happening right now with our guys. When it gets late, we feel like we’re going to win the game.” Auburn (21-16, 6-9 SEC) took Game 1 of the series, 2-1, Friday night when Tigers freshman pitcher Keegan Thompson entered the game in the seventh to prevent a late Crimson Tide (24-11, 10-5 SEC) rally. Alabama evened the series the next day when junior Justin Kamplain went 8 two out of three innings with only three hits allowed to lead the

Crimson Tide to a 4-1 win. But while the first two games of the series seemingly belonged to a pitcher, the last one did not. Alabama took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on junior Wade Wass’ RBI groundout and an error on Auburn’s second baseman when attempting to throw to first. In the following inning, sophomore Georgie Salem’s RBI single scored sophomore Daniel Cucjen from second to build on the Crimson Tide’s lead. But Auburn responded in the third inning, scoring all three of its runs with the bases loaded on three separate at-bats to level the score at 3-3. Alabama starting pitcher Jon Keller allowed five singles and issued two walks, but was spared further damage when Salem threw out two base runners at home plate from center field. “The thing about Salem is he’s a rare, unique player,” Gaspard said. “He’s a tremendous athlete and he’s got a great arm, but with that, he’s very accurate. Obviously, that was two huge plays in the ballgame because we could have been down a run or two right there in that spot.” Keller settled into the game after the rocky third, but still surrendered 10 hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings to help keep the game tied and set up Hughston’s walk-off hit. “We fight, we’re competitors,” Hughston said of the team’s late-inning dramatics this season. “We keep punching until the last out.” Alabama takes on Jackson State at home Tuesday and UAB at Regions Field Wednesday.

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FOOTBALL

Sims turns heads in 2nd spring scrimmage Passing game, Amari Cooper see big day as Alabama holds ﬁnal scrimmage before A-Day By Charlie Potter | Sports Editor Alabama ventured inside Bryant-Denny Stadium for the team’s second scrimmage of the spring Saturday, which was the last scrimmage before A-Day. With the Crimson Tide’s annual spring game now less than a week away, the quarterback battle has been thrust into the spotlight. After its second scrimmage, Alabama coach Nick Saban praised the team’s passing attack for its performance Saturday. He singled out players like senior quarterback Blake Sims and junior wide receiver Amari Cooper. “We made some plays in the passing game,” Saban said. “Blake made some plays in the passing game. Coop had another big, big day. There was a few more guys, Christion Jones had three catches and a touchdown. A couple of other guys getting three or four catches out there, so we had a lot more passes completed.” Sims completed 24-of-39 of his passes for 288 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. In two scrimmages this spring, he has thrown for 515 yards, five touchdowns and zero interceptions on 40-of-62 passing. “I think Blake has shown a lot of command out there,” Saban said. “Blake made probably three or four plays with his feet scrambling, and then making a play throwing the ball. I know there were several third-down situations [Saturday] where the front guys couldn’t get him on the ground, couldn’t get him tagged, and he ended up scrambling around and made a play about three or four times. He’s doing a better job in the pocket. He’s been very accurate, and his consistency has been good, so we’re pleased with Blake.” The quarterbacks behind Sims – minus Jacob Coker, who will join the team in the summer – still have a long way to go if they want to take over the reins of the offense. But Saban pointed out how redshirt

He’s been very accurate, and his consistency has been good, so we’re pleased with Blake. — Nick Saban freshman signal caller Cooper Bateman is making strides under center. “I think all the other guys, they have their good days and their bad days,” Saban said. I think they all need to work on their consistency. Cooper has probably got the most reps of any of the other guys, and he’s done some good things, but his consistency is what he really needs to work on.” Alabama returns to the practice field Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

Other notes from the scrimmage: – The offensive line looks to be taking shape, as what appeared to be the first group mirrored how the team lined up in practice the week leading up to the scrimmage. Brandon Greene lined up at left tackle, Arie Kouandjio worked at left guard, Ryan Kelly took snaps at center, Leon Brown worked at right guard, and Austin Shepherd lined up at right tackle. – Rising sophomore corner Maurice Smith missed a couple of days of practice last week and did not participate in Saturday’s practice. Smith has “a little bit of a concussion,” Saban said. “I think he’ll be okay. He probably would have been okay [Saturday], but we’re being a little cautious with some of those things.”

PASSING Blake Sims: 24-39, 3 TD Cooper Bateman: 16-31, 2 TD Alec Morris: 4-7, 1 TD

YARDS 288 160 90

RUSHING Altee Tenpenny: 15 rushes, 1 TD Tyren Jones: 10 rushes Kenyan Drake: 4 rushes

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RECEIVING Amari Cooper: 9 rec, 1 TD Chris Black: 6 rec ArDarius Stewart: 2 rec Kenyan Drake: 2 rec O.J. Howard: 3 rec Robert Foster: 4 rec, 1 TD Malcolm Facieane: 4 rec Parker Barrineau: 2 rec Jalston Fowler: 1 rec Christion Jones: 3 rec, 1 TD

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DEFENSIVE Trey DePriest: 6 tackles, 1TFL, 1 FF Jarran Reed: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 PBU Jarrick Williams: 4 tackles, 1 TFL A’Shawn Robinson: 4 tackles, 1 TFL Xzavier Dickson: 3 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack

SCORING Passing Touchdowns: Blake Sims – 3 (4 yards, 18 yards, 16 yards) Cooper Bateman – 2 (48 yards, 3 yards) Alec Morris – 1 (65 yards) Rushing Touchdowns: Altee Tenpenny – 1 (3 yards) Derrick Henry – 1 (2 yards) Defensive Touchdowns: Cyrus Jones – 1 (35-yard fumble return) *Stats include 11-on-11, situational drills, red area, goal-line, two-minute *PBU: Pass broken up *TFL: Tackle for loss *FF: Forced fumble

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MEN’S TENNIS

UA men’s tennis team falls against rival Tennessee By Elliott Propes | Contributing Writer The Alabama men’s tennis team could not end its SEC season on a high note Sunday. The Crimson Tide lost to the Tennessee Volunteers 4-2. Alabama finishes its season with a 12-14 record. “Overall we’ve had a lot of nail-biters, we’ve had some great wins, and then all the losses we’ve had have been by a few points. That’s just how it goes sometimes,” junior Stuart Kenyon said. “We are building every day, every month, every year. Next year we will be back at it and hopefully those nailbiters will be going our way.” The Crimson Tide found itself in a hole early. It lost the doubles point to begin the match. Junior Andrew Goodwin and freshman Nikko Madregallejo lost on court three 8-3. Senior Daniil Proskura and sophomore

Becker O’Shaughnessey evened it up on court one with an 8-6 win. Court two could not get it done, though; freshman Sean Donohue and Kenyon lost 8-6. “Clearly the doubles point would’ve helped us. We fought, so I can’t really ask for anything else than that,” coach George Husack said. Despite the loss, it was a special day for senior Proskura. Proskura, who is ranked No. 25 in the nation for singles, finished his Alabama career on a high note with an 8-6 win in doubles against the No. 1 doubles team in America. Hunter Reese and Mikelis Libietis were upset by Proskura and O’Shaughnessey. “The guy is a workhorse. I love him. [His maturity] as a player and just a young man is incredible. He’s really the definition of a student athlete,” Husack said. “He’s going to be a big loss, but he

set a standard for this program.” When singles started, court three finished first. Madregallejo lost 6-2, 6-4. Court six finished next with another Volunteer victory. Tennessee’s Bartosz Sawwicki beat Donohue 6-3, 6-4. Tennessee was up 3-0. Then, Alabama began to make a comeback. O’Shaughnessey won a tightly contested match 6-4, 7-6 to make it 3-1. Then Kenyon took court 4 6-1, 5-7, 6-4. The comeback came up short, though, when Tennessee’s Andrew Dromsky won 7-6(7), 6-4 over junior Andrew Goodwin on court five to clinch the 4-2 win for Tennessee. “I think we gave it 100 percent, and today a few points went different ways, and if we got the doubles point it could’ve been a different story. It’s tough, but you move on to the next one,” Kenyon said.

UA Athletics Junior Nikko Madregalledjo and Alabama fell 4-2 to Tennessee.

COLUMN | NHL

Previewing the 1st round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs By Sean Landry Fact: The NHL playoffs are the best in North American professional sports. Baseball’s system is all messed up with the new wild card play-in. The NBA, as inconsistent as it is, leaves too much room for first-round blowouts, which is boring for everyone. The NFL, cash cow that it is, had a championship game that was so boring that I wanted to start hitting people with frying pans or something just to liven the party up. The Stanley Cup Playoffs, however, are full of consistently great games, fast-paced and passionate play and amazing finishes. Hockey’s playoffs are the professional equivalent of March Madness, and the best part is they start this week. Clear your schedule, and let me preview the probable first round for you.

other hand, won the President’s Trophy for the best regular season weekend, thus clinching home ice for the playoffs. The Bruins are the hottest team in the NHL right now, are the third top scoring team in the league and the second-best defensive team. Much of that is down to Rask, who has the most shutouts, fourth-best goals against average and second highest save percentage. Boston in five games.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

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Tampa Bay leads the regular season 3-0-1 Player to watch: Max Pacioretty There wasn’t much in this series in the regular season, with two matches decided in shootouts and one in overtime. In fact, these teams aren’t separated by much at all, with only one regular season point separating the two. The difference could come down to Pacioretty, who’s been playing great hockey lately and has the fourth most goals in the league at 39. Canadiens in six games.

Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

Detroit leads the regular season series 3-1-0. Player to watch: Tuuka Rask Detroit mostly dominated the regular season series, including a 6-1 blowout in December and a 3-2 win April 2. Boston, on the

Pittsburgh leads the regular season 5-0-0. Player to watch: Sidney Crosby The Penguins have the best player in hockey in Sidney Crosby, and the Blue Jackets have somewhat of a leaky defense. Despite a

SPORTSIN BRIEF Women’s tennis team claims SEC title The No. 9 Alabama women’s tennis team secured the program’s first Southeastern Conference Regular Season Championship Sunday afternoon with a 4-0 victory over Tennessee at Barksdale Stadium. The Crimson Tide closed out its regular season with a 20-3 overall record and a 12-1 mark in SEC play, which is its best record in school history. The win was also the 200th victory at Alabama for coach Jenny Mainz. Next up for the Crimson Tide is the 2014 Tournament in Columbia, Mo. As the No. 1 seed, Alabama’s first match will be Friday.

goalie with a GAA just outside the top five, Columbus has only the 13th best defense in the league. Pittsburgh in four games.

New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Regular season series tied 2-2-0 Player to watch: Claude Giroux If you’re looking for the best Eastern Conference series for entertainment, this is a good bet. Both teams are capable of great play and hysterical meltdowns. With so little separating these two teams, it’s hard to pick this series, but with Claude Giroux on the ice, Philadelphia might have what it takes to edge New York. Flyers in seven games.

Western Conference Anaheim Ducks vs. Dallas Stars Dallas leads the regular season 2-1-0 Player to watch: Ryan Getzlaf Getzlaf’s 87 points have powered the Ducks to the top scoring offense in the league, with only Crosby providing more offense. While offseason acquisition Tyler Seguin has starred for the Stars, providing 84 points since his move from Boston, the Stars have the 16th ranked defense in the NHL. Ducks in five games.

San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles leads the regular season 3-1-1 Player to watch: Jonathan Quick Quick was the breakout star that led the Los Angeles Kings to the Stanley Cup two seasons ago. While injuries and inconsistent play have prevented him from reaching those same heights, Quick was good for the fifth-best GAA in the league this season, helping the Kings to the top defense in the league. Kings in six games.

Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild Colorado leads the regular season 4-0-1 Player to watch: Zach Parise While Parise may not have the statistics one would expect from a breakout star, the USA and Wild captain still possesses the ability to change a game in an instant. Wild in six games.

St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Blackhawks Saint Louis leads the regular season 3-2-0 Player to watch: Patrick Kane This is the matchup to watch. The defending Stanley Cup champions will get last season’s MVP Patrick Kane and captain Jonathan Toews back from injury, but will be matched with one of the season’s breakout teams in the Blues. Blackhawks in six.

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Softball team loses 1st SEC series in Starkville Following a 5-1 win over Mississippi State on Friday, No. 3 Alabama softball dropped Saturday and Sunday’s games 4-2 and 4-3, respectively. Sunday’s loss came after nine shutout innings where senior Jaclyn Traina threw more than 170 pitches in 9.0 innings pitched. The Crimson Tide scored three in the top of the 10th before allowing four in the bottom half of the inning. The series loss is the first SEC series loss for Alabama. Previously, the Crimson Tide had won its last five SEC series, sweeping four teams. The loss on Saturday snapped an 11-game winning streak for Alabama, and the two consecutive losses tie the longest losing streak this season.

Rowing team earns top-10 finishes at Knecht Cup The Alabama rowing team earned two top-10 finishes in the finals of the Knecht Cup Regatta in West Windsor Township, N.J. The Crimson Tide’s Novice 8 crew earned the best overall finish, placing third in the Petite Final and eighth overall with a time of 7:28.42. The Second Varsity 8 boat placed ninth overall. Alabama will have a weekend off before resuming competition Saturday, April 25 in Bloomington, Ind., at the Dale England Cup Regatta. Compiled by Charlie Potter and Kelly Ward

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personal discovery, and capture it in words and images. Indulge in creative chaos. Get outside and taste freedom. Schedule more time for rejuvenation and relaxation. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Bossy overlords get distracted while Pluto’s retrograde (until 9/23). Savor creative freedom, and push your personal agenda. Consider possibilities, and make long-range plans. Budget carefully, and play by the rules. Listen to your intuition about the road ahead. Communicate your passionate commitments. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Love and spirituality soothe like balm. Nostalgia can be profitable, with Pluto’s retrograde (until 9/23). Don’t bet the farm, though. Maintain frugal financial routines. Look back and gather insight on where you’ve been. Enjoy creative freedom, and invent. Look ahead and envision your desire realized. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Over the next five months, reassess your resources. Include talents, affinities, and connections. You have more than you think. Keep equipment in repair. Avoid wasting time indulging gossip. Communications could unveil surprises... make statements as if everything you say were public. Keep secrets to yourself. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- The intensity lets up with Pluto retrograde for the next five months. Use this break to review strategies. Write the roadmap to reach a future personal goal accomplished. Cultivate your leadership. Take it slow to avoid accidents. A new contraption isn’t reliable. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- With Pluto retrograde for the next five months, take time to review and reflect. Prepare a retrospective, dig into family history, or write your memories. Study and explore. Plan a peaceful retreat. Communications could seem intense today... soothe emotions with something delicious. Sign contracts later. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Let love spur you to make or renew a commitment. New information could change options. A decision could get reversed. Listen to your senses. Take on new responsibility for greater independence. For five months (with Pluto retrograde) review and refine plans. Learn from the past.

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