WEDNESDAY APRIL 16, 2014 VOLUME 120 ISSUE 116 Serving The University of Alabama since 1894
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HOPE Tuscaloosa shelters provide housing, spiritual support CW | Austin Bigoney The Rev. Larry Doughty founded a small church in the West End of Tuscaloosa. Fifteen years later, Doughty now runs the church and a shelter supporting homeless people in the community. By Phoebe Rees | Contributing Writer Nestled in the center of the West End district of Tuscaloosa sit five small wooden duplexes. From a distance, they appear as nothing more than shacks. But up close, though these small residences have been transformed into a row of comfortable homes. Outside, a hand-painted sign decorated with handprints reads, “Welcome to the Jesus Way Shelter.” Fifteen years ago, the Rev. Larry Doughty
said he received a vision from Christ: to help the homeless, feed the hungry and clothe the naked. He and his family had just set up a small church in West End, which was built across the road from a line of abandoned duplexes. “They were actually used as crack houses back then,” Patricia, Larry’s wife, said. “People would go there to smoke drugs, and they were being demolished. We didn’t see how we were going to do it, just being a new church and starting from the ground up, but
TODAYON CAMPUS Campus lecture WHAT: Moving Beyond Pity and Inspiration: Disability as a Social Justice Issue WHEN: 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. WHERE: 313 Graves Hall
God just so blessed it that these homes would be the shelter.” The owner of the duplexes donated all of the buildings except for one, which the Doughtys purchased with help from Habitat for Humanity and different church organizations. And, one step at a time, they built the Jesus Way Shelter. The Doughtys said student volunteers from The University of Alabama have been instrumental in the day-to-day running of the Jesus Way Shelter. Of the 64 volunteers that work
WHAT: Memory Techniques workshop WHEN: 4-5 p.m. WHERE: 230 Osband Hall
University Fellows
Lecture to promote overcoming apathy UA professor to speak on University issues, diversity
I also feel that issues of diversity are generally silenced in everyday conversation.
While college professors have ample time to discuss chemistry or economics in class, not all receive the opportunity to speak to students exclusively about deeper issues. The Last Lecture series at The University of Alabama, hosted by the graduate school, invites one student-selected professor to answer the question, “If this were your last time to address a group of
students, what would you say to them?” This year’s winner is Robin Boylorn, assistant professor of interpersonal and intercultural communication and author of “Sweetwater: Black Women and Narratives of Resilience.” Boylorn’s lecture is titled “Overcoming (In)difference: Reflections on
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Tide softball team travels to Montgomery
Hot topics WHAT: Hot Topics: Athletic Assumptions WHEN: 6-8 p.m. WHERE: 222 Lloyd Hall
Campus theater WHAT: “Urinetown” WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Marian Gallaway Theatre, RowandJohnson Hall
Crimson Tide seeks to end 2-game losing streak By Kelly Ward | Assistant Sports Editor The Alabama softball team didn’t have Auburn on its 2014 schedule, originally. The rivals weren’t supposed to meet due to the rotating SEC schedule. So when Alabama and Auburn weren’t slated to play each other, Alabama coach Patrick Murphy called then-Auburn coach Tina Deese about scheduling an out-of-conference game. SEE SOFTBALL PAGE 7
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Empathy, Apathy and Diversity,” concentrating on issues like diversity and identity, which are dominant discussions in her classroom. “Diversity is central to what I teach and how I teach,” she said in an emailed statement. “I also feel that issues of diversity are generally silenced in everyday conversation, which makes them taboo when they should be common topics of discussion. If I were speaking to my students for the last time, I would urge them to keep these issues on
SPORTS | SOFTBALL
WHAT: The Collecting Place WHEN: 4-7 p.m. WHERE: 205 Gorgas Library
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there, 47 are UA students, many of whom are involved though the University’s Community Service Center. “University of Alabama students have been volunteering at the shelter for around four years,” said Jackie Doughty, Larry’s daughter, who runs the after-school program. “They help clean the yards, paint the fences and the basketball court and teach in the after-school program.”
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