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Capstone reflects on past president By Jasmine Cannon and Amanda Sams The Crimson White
The University of Alabama’s 25th president, Andrew Sorensen, died Sunday at age 72. Many former and present UA faculty and staff members remember Sorensen, president from 1996-2002, as a savvy person who was not afraid of the limelight. Joseph Phelps, chair of the public relations department, remembers the University Ohio State Media Relations thriving under Sorensen Andrew Sorensen despite funding cuts in the state during his tenure for the econlegislature. “It was pretty tough times omy,” Phelps said. “Financially,
“Even during difficult financial times and with no faculty raises for motivation, the University still moved forward under his leadership.” — Joseph Phelps, chair of the PR department it was a difficult time to be here, but the University still made progress. Even though salaries were stagnant and we were kind of falling behind our peer institutions, the University as a whole was moving forward and becoming a better university. “Even during difficult financial times and with no faculty raises for motivation, the University still moved forward
under his leadership,” Phelps said. “And that’s a pretty good legacy to have.” Tom Land, University Archives Institutional Records Analyst, said Sorensen focused a lot on promoting research and bringing National Merit Scholars to the University. “That was his big thing,” Land said. “He was trying to attract high-level students to
Resonance Show Choir rocks stage with golden oldies Shane Slaughter and Mallory Morrison performing “Aquarius” during the Resonance Show Choir spring concert.
the University in addition to what we already had.” The University gained recognition as being one of the top 50 public institutions in the country by U.S. News and World Report while Sorensen was president. The Blount Undergraduate Initiative began under his tenure, and the Blount Living Learning Center was dedicated during his time, as well. “Dr. Andrew Sorensen’s presidency was a time of significant achievement for our system and this state,” UA System Chancellor Malcolm Portera said. “We were saddened to learn of his sudden death, and
we extend our deep condolences to his beloved wife Donna and their family, who were such a vibrant part of this community.” Emily Jamison, director of volunteer and special services, told The Crimson White in a farewell story to Sorensen in 2002 that he took the University from the fourth tier to the top tier in six years. She called it an “amazing accomplishment.” In the story “Sorenson says goodbye to UA,” Katina Powe writes that Sorensen “did not fit the traditional description for a president at a Southern university, with the accent
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Voice inspires football fans for many years
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CW | Daniel Roth Tony Giles has been the voice of UA athletics on the PA system for 25 years. By Britton Lynn Senior Sports Reporter bmlynn@ua.edu
Students hold forum on free speech By Allie Hulcher Contributing Writer The entire University of Alabama campus is a freespeech zone, but many students are unsure how far their right to free speech extends. Sustained Dialogue organized a forum to address the steps to having a protest, the reasons a request may be denied and why there have been few protests at all. About 30 students gathered in Lloyd Hall with opinions and questions, ready to discuss these issues at the event, Free Food and Free Speech: Understanding Speech and Sponsorship Policies. Joseph Smith, who teaches judicial politics and constitutional law, and Carl Bacon, the director of the Ferguson Center, were panelists. Student moderators Jamie Woodham and Marina Roberts, as well as the audience, asked questions. Smith and Bacon both explained the application process as being simple and le this
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CW | John Michael Simpson Students gather to discuss free speech with speakers Joseph Smith, professor of political science, and Carl Bacon, director of the the Ferguson Center. straightforward. Students must fill out an application 10 days before the desired date to use the University grounds for any reason. Non-students,
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Mark Ingram wins vote, will be on NCAA ’12 cover Former Alabama running back Mark Ingram will be featured on the cover of EA Sports’ NCAA Football ’12 video game, as announced by Electronic Arts on ESPN2’s First Take on Tuesday morning. Ingram won the honor based on a fan vote conducted through Facebook, beating out other college stars like Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley, Washington quarterback Jake Locker and Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray. “Thanks so much to all my fans for making a dream come true!!” Ingram said in a Twitter
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His voice has echoed throughout Coleman Coliseum for 25 years. Bryant-Denny Stadium roars when he says, “First Down Alabama.” He’s announced live for crowds of 15,000 for basketball and gymnastics and as many as 100,000 screaming football fans. His voice is known; his name, Tony Giles, is not. “I first got started PA announcing for basketball
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post. “Just so all my fans know, I won by at least 1,000 votes everyday of the voting and won by over 25,000 votes. #bestfansever #rolltide.” The cover shows Ingram in uniform posing like the Heisman Trophy, his extended arm showing the inside of his Nike glove with a script “A” on the palm. The game will be released in stores on July 12.
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ON THE CALENDAR What: Nurturing Nature— M.A. Thesis Exhibition by Amy Ferger
Where: 109 Woods Hall, Sella-Granata Art Gallery
Dinner Barbecue Brisket of Beef Baked Potato Steamed Broccoli Grilled Portobello Mushrooms Black Bean Burger Over Greens (Vegetarian)
BURKE Chicken with Mushrooms in Alfredo Sauce Mexican Chili Seasoned Collard Greens Glazed Sweet Potatoes Baked Ziti with Roasted Vegetables (vegetarian)
When: 10 a.m.-5p.m. What: “Big River,” a stage adaptation of Mark Twain’s adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. $18 adults, $15 seniors/faculty/ staff, $12 students
Deep Fried Pork Turkey Tetrazzini Spring Vegetable Mix Rice Pilaf Two Bean Nachos (vegetarian)
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Where: Ferguson Student Center Ballroom
When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. What: Mental Health Monologues: Erase the Stigma
Where: Lloyd Hall Room 38
When: 7:30 p.m.
When: 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. ed Heart Exhibit
Where: Ferguson Center, Crossroads Community Center lounge
What: Movie Screening: Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case That Made History
Where: 118 Graves Hall When: 6-8 p.m.
When: 4 p.m. FRESH FOOD
a student-led national event that brings attention to antiLGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools
Where: Plaza Ferguson When: Noon What: Annual Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture - Dr. Adrian Raine, Richard Perry Professor of Criminology, Psychiatry, and Psychology, and Chair of the Department of Criminology of the University of Pennsylvania: “Neurocriminology: Neuroethical and Neurolegal Implications”
Where: 208 Gordon Palmer
When: 6 p.m.
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What: The Day of Silence -
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Corned Beef White Rice Cooked Kidney Beans Braised Cabbage Greek Spinach Pie (Vegetarian)
UA TOMS drive to be held across campus
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semester. New and gently used shoes can be dropped in In the April 18 edition of collection bins in Alston Hall, The Crimson White, it was Bidgood Hall, Little Hall, the EDITORIAL incorrectly stated that Samuel Recreation Center and the Dotson’s documentary about SUPe Store. The shoes will be • Victor Luckerson, editor-in-chief, the Bay of Pigs will be pre- donated to United Way of West editor@cw.ua.edu miered April 29. The correct Alabama. For those interested • Jonathan Reed, managing date is May 10. The Crimson in volunteering or want more editor, jonathanreedcw@gmail.com White regrets the error and information, visit slpro.ua.edu. • Brandee Easter, print production is happy to set the record editor straight. • Will Tucker, news editor, newsdesk@cw.ua.edu • Kelsey Stein, lifestyles editor • Jason Galloway, sports editor • Tray Smith, opinions editor • Adam Greene, chief copy editor • Emily Johnson, design editor • Brian Pohuski, graphics editor • Drew Hoover, photo editor • Brian Connell, web editor • Daniel Roth, multimedia editor • Marion Steinberg, community manager, outreach@cw.ua.edu
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Lunch Country Fried Chicken Escalloped Potatoes Grilled Carrots Okra Tomatoes and Corn Mozzarella Garden Burger (Vegetarian)
The Retreat wins housing award The Retreat at Lake Tamaha was recently named a 2010 grand award winner for Multifamily Executive maga-
zine at the annual MFE Awards ceremony. There were more than 40 awards presented at the event, which recognizes exceptional people, projects, and programs across 17 categories. The Retreat at Lake Tamaha is a 342-unit, 1,306bed property that houses the largest clubhouse in Tuscaloosa at roughly 11,000 square feet along with the largest, quarter-million-gallon pool.
Sustained Dialogue to raise awareness of mental illness Sustained Dialogue will present Mental Health Monologues for the first time Thursday. Mental Health Monologues collects anonymous essays from students about their struggles with mental illnesses, and then the essays are performed by actors during a staged performance. Sustained Dialogue aims to raise awareness about students with mental illness and eliminate the stigma surrounding it. The performance will be held in Lloyd Hall Room 38. Refreshments will be provided afterward.
Session to aid sexual assault, domestic violence victims
Human resources to hold teamwork workshop
The Women’s Resource Center is hosting a Harbor Training session today from 2-4 p.m. The session is designed to allow faculty, staff and graduate students further their knowledge about resources available to sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking victims. Participants will gain insight to the issues of interpersonal violence, as well as be made aware of the resources available to those in need.
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complimented with occasional southern slang and a down-home personality.” Sorensen told the reporter at that time, “I’ve taught at the University of England and I’m not English,” he said. “I’m going to be president of eight universities in South Carolina, and I’m not a South Carolinian. My attitude is that the talents I have applied can be used in any geographical setting.”
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A teamwork-building workshop will be held Thursday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in Rose Administration. During the interactive session, participants will go through activities designed to allow them to experience multiple facets of teambuilding. To register, visit hr.ua. edu or contact the human resources department by calling 348-9700 or emailing hrdevelopment@ua.edu.
Sorensen arrived at the Capstone after serving as provost at the University of Florida. Sorensen is known for boosting the University’s national status, before moving on to take the presidency at the University of South Carolina. Sorensen’s last job was senior vice president for university development, as well as president of the Ohio State University Foundation. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Donna, two sons, Aaron and Benjamin, and one grandson, Art.
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Students focus on sustainability efforts By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter bsknox@crimson.ua.edu Students in the business honors program participated in the second annual Sustainability Day to educate students about the University’s sustainable efforts and how students can contribute. Beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, students participated in a series of events throughout the day including setting up tables on the Quad and in the Ferguson Center where students could learn more information about recycling and alternative energy, among other related concepts. “We are using a wheel for students to spin in efforts to educate them more about sustainable efforts,” said Lauren Hammonds, a junior majoring in accounting and participant in Sustainability Day. Students in the Ferguson Center showcased a slide show at their table with similar information as the students on the Quad with the wheel. Later in the day, students were able to answer questions at the table on the Quad and receive a green snow cone. Alagasco provided a Compressed Natural Gas vehicle in front of Morgan Hall to raise awareness about alternative fuels and “green” transportation. The “Clean Your Plate Campaign” is a waste audit where students were asked to separate the food at Fresh Food Company they didn’t eat into various containers to show them how much food
they waste. “The senior class is assisting with the campaign in Fresh Food that seeks to raise awareness to students about how much food they waste,” Hammonds said. Leslie Parrish, a junior majoring in marketing and a participant in Sustainability Day, said students should be aware that about 27 percent of the food in the United States goes to waste. She said the University already does a lot to promote recycling efforts, and they have also found ways to
be efficient financially when funding recycling efforts. Various organizations assisted with Sustainability Day, including students from the MBA program, Net Impact and students from Phi Upsilon Omicron. Hammonds said the thought for Sustainability Day came from a class project within the business honors program where the students work in groups. Mark Rubino, acting director of the Green Jobs Alliance, worked outside at Sustainability Day for his
second year in an effort to assist the students to increase awareness about sustainable efforts. “It is my hope that students are able to find one thing to connect to themselves about sustainability,” he said. “It is more than just about being green, it is about a better community.” He said he wants students to realize that agriculture and the economics behind this issue are very important. “It all is about getting together to learn more about the issue,” he said.
CW|Megan Smith Top Left: Students look at a compressed natural gas car Tuesday afternoon in front of Morgan Hall. The CNG car is a part of the business honors program’s Sustainability Day initiative. Above: Priscilla Pauley, a junior majoring in accounting in the business honors program, helps spin the wheel on the Quad Tuesday afternoon for Sustainability Day. Participants received free green Sno-cones.
Environmental council hosts Riverkeeper talk By Melissa Brown Contributing Writer Black Warrior Riverkeeper Nelson Brooke will speak to students today from 5:30 p.m. to 7 in the Lloyd Lecture Hall, Room 38. The University of Alabama Environmental Council is hosting Brooke’s talk. UAEC has worked with the Waterkeeper Alliance and Hurricane Creekkeeper in the past, most recently in the efforts to prevent strip mining on UA property near the Black Warrior River. “This is a chance for students to hear how a personal passion became a career,” said Mallory Flowers, a sophomore majoring mathematics and vice president of UAEC. “Many think you can’t make a living by caring for the environment. Brooke shows us why that thinking is wrong.” Caitlin McClusky, president of UAEC, echoed Flowers’ sentiments. “I think many people are unaware that they could even do what Nelson does. Students desperately need to recognize and harness their power in face of environmental threats,” she said. “Nelson
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• Where: Lloyd Lecture Hall, Room 38
• When: Today from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. can teach a budding student conservationist or environmentalist that one can actually turn their love for the outdoors into a career that serves to help not just nature, but the general public and the well-being of an entire ecosystem.” According to a biography on blackwarriorriver.org, Brooke graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in anthropology, but is a Birmingham native who spent his childhood hunting and fishing on the Black Warrior River. Brooke’s work as the Black Warrior Riverkeeper ranges from speaking engagements to photographing the Black Warrior River and its tributaries.
“Students need to under- stand up against the powers great citizen and a great man. Brooke collects pollution samples for laboratory analysis and stand the implications of this, that would cause this to hap- Students would do well to hear advocates compliance with envi- educate themselves, and then pen,” she said. “Nelson is a what he has to say.” ronmental laws, McClusky said. According to her, Wednesday’s lecture will mainly focus on Brooke’s work with pollution from local coal mines. “The Black Warrior River Watershed is probably the most important aspect of local ecology around Tuscaloosa. As of now there are a myriad of different man-made nuisances that are devastating the river, including over 95 active coal mines,” McClusky said. “Students need to know about these issues and learn from someone who has been actively working in the field how they are affecting not only wildlife, but people as well.” McClusky said the proposed Shepherd Bend mine threatens to poison the water of Birmingham residents and possibly devastate a local community. “If the mine is built, it will be the fault of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama,” she said. According to McClusky, students need to learn more about the strip mine issue—and Brooke will be an excellent teacher.
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Alabama: The power of college football By Jake Gray
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Why do you do such selfish things? By Kingsley Clark
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Editor • Tray Smith letters@cw.ua.edu Page 4
{ YOUR VIEW } WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT COACH SABAN’S STATUE?
“I think itʼs pretty good...a little tall, but pretty good.” — James Yerby, senior majoring in Electrical Engineering
Let’s tackle a shallow, surface issue. Like bugs. Or drunk driving. Actually, how about morality? What deems a person good? What damns a person bad? As college students, we selfishly live day to day with only ourselves in mind. It’s pretty easy to get caught up in the “me, me, me” rationale. “I have a test.” “I need to study.” “I’m hungry.” “Give me that cookie… No, that one.” However, there comes a time when you realize the existence of a self-fulfilling shortlist of people around you who literally only know “me, me, me.” Everyone can name at least two or three. The random text conversations that begin, always sweetly, and ultimately lead to favors now appear as red flags to you. You know this person you haven’t seen since November doesn’t care what you’re up to, or how you’ve been, or “what’s up.” They need to borrow your car, they crave your assistance, and they want your ten bucks. Then there are the people who only do caring things with an ulterior motive in mind. “Hey, let me buy you dinner! You pick the place! All you have to give me is your soul and I will hold a payback favor over your head for the rest of your life.” I wish these people actually said that. Instead,
— Maddy Creekmore, junior majoring in chemical engineering
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not saying one of these is “right.” Even the first boy is exercising his own free will; I mean, a little rebellion never hurt anyone, right, Billy Idol? And the second boy won’t get fooled again... His FIFA-deprived hands are beginning to shake. And deontological boy needs to obviously calm down, but most people would like to think they fit his category. Most people aren’t killing kittens because of the jail time; most people aren’t killing kittens because, ah, killing kittens is awful. Perhaps it isn’t so black and white; perhaps we’re all a combination of all three (teleological, deontological and rebel). Look, I know we’re all stressed out about finals and wrapping up the semester. But today when you reach for your phone to ask someone a favor, stop and think about the last time you requested their help, and the last time you called just to chat and ask what they’re up to, how they’ve been, and what’s up. Someone’s friendship should never feel like a fee. The pay-off comes in the middle of the night when you need to borrow a car, crave assistance and could really use ten bucks from someone you are currently with. Kingsley Clark is a junior majoring in communications studies and creative writing.
Jake Gray is a junior majoring in journalism.
Success at UA requires Remember what you want, action from students not what others want By Andres Peña
“I think his head is disproportionate”
I’m stuck with the person who wants to run errands with me (so I think) only really to have me run their errands. Thanks, but no thanks. You keep those. I believe that there are two types of people: teleological thinkers and deontological thinkers. Teleological thinkers judge an action good or bad based on its outcomes and/or consequences, while deontological thinkers judge action based on the action itself. For instance, three kids come home to freshly baked cookies. Above the cookies sits a note from Mom, forbidding the kids to indulge. (Yes, this woman is sick and definitely enjoys torturing children.) The first boy says, “Yum, chocolate chip, my favorite!” as he grabs a good, gooey, middle one. (You know the one...) The second boy, the teleological thinker, says, “I’m not eating a cookie, because I’ll get in trouble.” (He hasn’t regained Xbox access after last week’s run-in with some brownies.) The third boy, the deontological thinker, says, “I’m not taking a cookie because stealing is wrong and immoral, and I hope you burn in hell.” (They tease deontological boy for his severity and for his nickname.) So where’s the free will? I’m
Saturday, during the various celebrations and activities going on for the annual A-Day spring scrimmage, I had the privilege to be a first-hand witness to the unveiling of the statue for our beloved football coach, Nick Saban. The ceremony, which I watched from across the street, consisted of former University players, along with University of Alabama radio announcer Eli Gold, crowded around the covered statue commemorating the moment. There were hundreds, possibly thousands of fans crowded around the Walk of Champions just to get a glimpse of their enshrined coach. As I stood there, I pondered the enormity of what was happening. Here we were, students and fans of the University of Alabama, huddled around a giant bronze statue of a man that walks around this campus every day. This kind of worship and adoration is not something most Americans are accustomed to. The first thing that came to my mind when I was told of the upcoming statue unveiling was the image of Firdos Square in Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq by American forces. The act of the American forces tearing down a giant, 12-foot statue depicting the tyrannical despot known as Saddam Hussein was circulated to every news outlet around the world. To this day, the image is a lasting symbol of the end of a brutal reign of power. In imagining this distorted comparison, I couldn’t help but think of the similarities between the Walk of Champions and Firdos Square in the event of Coach Saban taking a job with the Dallas Cowboys or the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The masses would number in thousands, pitchfork and torches in hand, wreaking havoc on anything in their way until they made it to the bust of their former savior. The mental image of a bevy of scorned rednecks tearing down the Saban statue is not only hilarious, but also terrifyingly believable. The mere fact that we, as a fan-base, are enshrining the current head coach of our football team shows an intense passion and love for the football team. Nowhere, and I mean nowhere, is there an obsession so deep and radical as the obsession that lives along the Black Warrior River. In 2007, media pundits from Boston to Los Angeles criticized Alabama when 92,000 fans showed up to watch Coach Saban’s first spring game. Four years later, packing out a spring game is the norm for most major college football programs. Recently, Auburn announced the plan to build a statue for every Heisman trophy winner ever to play at Auburn. (Yes, even the ones who played for just their one year and didn’t graduate). This kind of imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. Alabama is the power of college football, and while the fan base criticisms and jokes are sometimes just too accurate, there is no football program more celebrated and recognized. So, take the criticisms in stride, Tide fans. This “obsession” is the backbone of this program, and that, too, is known nation wide.
the Community Service Center, Women’s Resource Center and the SOURCE. It was an honor to be in the presence of so many students on campus who are making an impact through programs like UA Women Leaders in Action and Literacy is the Edge. How many members of the University are aware the ABXY Gaming Network, an official student organization, used their passion of gaming to not only sponsor PixelCon but raise funds for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital? How many students are aware that this year’s University of Alabama Relay For Life registered 43 teams, 366 participants and raised over $40,000 for the American Cancer Society and its programs that will lead to a cancer-free tomorrow? If I could offer any piece of advice to fellow students, especially underclassmen and women, it would be undoubtedly influenced by my experience last Wednesday with some of the University’s more selfless individuals. Create your own definition of success: let it be the result of your collective life experiences, let it challenge you to impact the University and the Tuscaloosa community, and above all, pursue it bravely. In Monday’s edition of The Crimson White, Ian Sams expressed candid thoughts about elitism on campus. I too have seen the red carpet rolled out for some students while sitting back and wanting my piece of the pie. However, I refuse to believe that success on this campus is best measured in the forms of the SGA presidency, winning a Premier Award, or being involved in the Honors College. Success is attainable for every student at the University of Alabama. Go get it.
This past Thursday, I helped elect Ryan Flamerich as the first SGA Speaker of the Senate. While I’m unable to honestly say what his duties will be, I served as a proxy and cast my vote because Ryan is a friend. In the end, the experience was actually pretty fun. I wore my favorite suit and cowboy boots, visited with some familiar faces, and witnessed applause for Ryan that filled the Ferguson Forum. However, I left confused and slightly entertained by the hyperbole of this election’s impact. I am referring to the fact that Ryan is an independent and one of the highestranking members of our student government, causing Southern, swoop-haired greeks to squirm. SGA positions are created to represent a constituency and reflect the values of our American government. A problem often mentioned on campus is the fact that most students do not participate in elections and are genuinely disinterested in SGA. I guess that would make non-voting, uninterested students the single largest demographic on campus. For a brief moment, I’ll bestow myself with the responsibility of representing this constituency and communicating our message: We really do not care about the SGA. Furthermore, it is upsetting how the SGA serves as the ruler of progress on campus. For University outsiders trying to catch a glimpse of what is continually making the University a great place to be, I would not direct their attention to the SGA office. Rather, it would be steered toward the many initiatives on campus that are purely student driven and all too often ignored. Last Wednesday, I had the privilege of attending the Profiles in Service and Leadership Andres Peña is a senior majoring in Awards Banquet, sponsored by management and political science.
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college now. The majority of students in the 1970s went to college to simply continue their education. In search of knowledge, perspective and a testing of beliefs, college students chose to study their interests and passions, versus what would best prep them for a “successful” career. Many catalysts can be credited with this change. Undoubtedly, a degree is almost a necessity for what society deems a “successful” career and comfortable lifestyle. Statistics of a recession and rising unemployment rates have only scared our generation into a corner in which the only way out is a signed piece of cardstock, framed and hung on an office wall. A degree that indicates we have dedicated (at least) four years of our life to a type of vocational training is practically required to get a job in most white- collared work forces. So why are you here? Do you like going to class, and are you interested in what your teacher is saying? Are you here to learn, or are you here to get a piece of paper that states you trained four years for a job that you believe will bring you a worldly happiness? What if we reverted back to the generation before ours, and pursued subjects that genuinely interested us; subjects that brought us happiness now, and subjects that we know will bring us happiness throughout life. I may not have a highly regarded job after receiving a degree in history and English, but learning brings me joy. And if I can pursue knowledge for the rest of my life, I know that joy will continue long after the University of Alabama has sent me across that stage, cardstock certificate in hand. Yes, a career will occupy you, and a salary will provide a blanket of comfort. But if you do what you like, and you like what you do, you will be happy; and that is the most successful thing you can be.
This semester I changed my major to history and English. Against the advice of many, I dedicated my studies to something I am genuinely interested in, yet at the same time, one that lacks any definite career path. In the search for my degree, I considered pursing journalism, business and political science — disciplines that could result in definite job opportunities after college life. Like many students in college, I seriously looked at the business school as a place to call home. With a business degree, there would be ample opportunity after college. I knew I could be successful in the business world, and would probably enjoy a comfortable lifestyle from these successes. But I don’t like math. Economics and accounting hold no interest to me. Forcing myself to pay for and attend classes that I don’t enjoy seemed illogical and insensible. And while there are many students who excel in numbers or business operations, I knew I was not one of those students. I love English, I love history, and I love going to class. I enjoy what I’m learning and have a genuine desire for a pursuit of knowledge in these subjects that interest me. However, when I’m asked “What do you plan on doing with that after college?” or “What do you want to be when you grow up,” I am a deer in the headlights, void of a sure response or of any definite plans. Yet, I’m okay with that; never before have I been more sure of being unsure. When did four years in college become a training school for a predetermined occupation? When did students start choosing their final career first, and a major that would “prepare” them for that job, second? The shift in motivational mindset happened sometime between the openminded generation of many of our par- SoRelle Wyckoff is a junior majoring in ents and the “generation X” that is in history and English.
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Hundred-year-old painting rediscovered was on Alabama maps until around the 1930s, Barr said. “I think it was one of those paintings that just went around from family to family,” Barr said. “The fact that it was kept for so long is really remarkable because so often things get thrown out. That painting was actually kept. Especially having gone out west and back again, I think that was very remarkable.” Don Hays, executive assistant to the dean for external affairs, said the painting was discovered several months ago in the home of the late Hudson Strode, a former English professor at the University. Hays said Strode graduated from the University in 1913 and earned his master’s in English from Columbia University before returning to Alabama as an associate professor to
UA News “Mountain Home of Thomas Martin” is a painting done by Henry Strode, the great uncle of the late Hudson Strode, a professor of creative writing at the University. The painting was recently rediscovered and refurbished, and it was displayed at the Huntsville Museum of Art. By Katherine Martin Staff Reporter klmartin@crimson.ua.edu A 19th century painting titled “Mountain Home of Thomas Martin” was recently rediscovered in the home of a former UA professor and restored to its original state by the College of Arts and Sciences. The oil painting by artist Henry Strode depicts the home built by John Martin, Thomas Martin’s father, in 1815 on Huntsville’s Monte Sano Mountain, said Thomas Hutchens, library assistant in the Heritage Room of the Huntsville Public Library. Hutchens said the date on the painting reads 1820, but the artist was not born until around the 1830s, so he said he believes it shows how the artist thinks Monte Sano looked in the 1820s.
“It’s a very good depiction of how life was like in the early 19th century in Madison County and Monte Sano and Northern Alabama,” Hutchens said. The Martin family moved to Huntsville from Fairfax, Va. in 1808 and began construction of a home on 80 acres of land on Monte Sano, Hutchens said. Hutchens said the artist and the Martin family were connected through his brother, the Rev. Eugene Strode, the first Baptist minister in Huntsville, who married Sallie Martin, one of John Martin’s three daughters. Jane Barr, president of the Monte Sano Historical Association, said the home was probably one of the first built on the mountain and nearly as old as the city of Huntsville. Barr said there was a news-
paper article in 1955, when Huntsville celebrated its sesquicentennial, with a write-up and a black and white picture of the Martin home. This was also when the public first saw the painting. Also in the paper, there was an article from Crane Plumbing magazine about the home, Barr said. According to that article, the Martin home was the first home in the country to have an indoor bathtub with plumbing. Barr said the plumbing was possible because the house was located near Cold Springs and hollowed cedar logs were used to bring the water to the main house and the milk house where milk and cheese were stored. John Martin sold the home and the 80 acres on Monte Sano to a group of men who were planning to establish the community of Vitduta, which
teach Shakespeare. Upon his death in 1976, Hays said Strode left his home in Cherokee Hills and possessions to the University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences. The painting has remained in the home ever since. “To him, I think he just thought it was a family heirloom,” Hays said. “He must have known it was special, but probably for family reasons instead of artistic reasons.” Hays said when the painting was discovered, Bob Olin, the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences asked him to have it appraised. The appraiser suggested the painting be professionally restored. After three months of restoration at the Atlanta Art Conservation Center, where 200 years of grime, dirt and grease were painstakingly
cleared, “Mountain Home of Thomas Martin” was reappraised for $100,000. “It came back to life,” Hays said. The painting was debuted at a reception for alumni supporters three weeks ago in Huntsville, Hays said. The people of Huntsville asked Olin if the painting could remain in Huntsville so more people could enjoy it. The painting will be on display at the Huntsville Museum of Art until May 1 and will return to the University of Alabama on May 2, Hays said. Olin has not made a decision on plans for the painting when it returns. “It’s important not only to the University of Alabama, but to the people of the state of Alabama, because, as the appraiser told us, it’s a rare glimpse into 1820 Alabama,” Hays said.
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Sams honored with ‘Outstanding Senior’ award By Anna Kate Delavan Contributing Writer The Anderson Society awarded Ian Sams with the Outstanding Senior Award on Friday. Sams is majoring in political science and is from Johnson City, Tenn. “It’s so humbling to receive this award because it speaks to the way the University can recognize students who are never afraid to speak from their minds and hearts,” Sams said. “It also signifies that students who consistently stand up for what’s
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“If the University wanted to allow a pep rally, presumably, they’d have to allow the same sort of rally—same time, place, with the same size and amount of noise—for any other purpose,” Smith said. The current grounds use policy was implemented three years ago and was last updated in August. Before this method, which consists of a one page application, Bacon said there was a much more complicated system. “We estimated over 10 stops that you physically had to walk this piece of paper around campus,” said Bacon, who has been with the University for 20 years. An issue that sparked conversation was the number of protests on campus. Both panelists and the student audience tried to explain why there seems to be lfewer rallies or protests. Bacon said the climate has changed dramatically during his 20 years at the University. “Students [now] are busy; very, very busy,” Bacon said. “I was surprised when I got here 20 years ago because they protested everything, every five minutes.” Smith offered as a cause the concept of the “chilling effect,” which is a vaguely written rule that discourages the average student from applying
right in the face of adversity can be chosen to represent an entire class of students at UA as an ‘Outstanding Student.’” Sams has served as SGA communications director, president of the College Democrats, staff columnist for The Crimson White, instructor for a freshman Honors College course concentrating on issues in Alabama, and he was accepted into the Blackburn Institute as a freshman. He also received a 2009 Capstone Hero Award, and he is a member of the 2011 class of Phi Beta Kappa.
“I feel like my greatest achievement was working within SGA to help change the course of the organization,” Sams said. Sams said the SGA was “closed-off” to a large portion of students, and many felt the SGA was ineffective or mistrusted. “Over the course of the last year, I feel our team — in some way — changed those perceptions by creating a more open, more diverse SGA than we’ve ever had before,” he added. Sams said the University’s Vice Provost and Vice President for Student Affairs, Mark
Nelson, left an “indelible mark” on him as an undergraduate. “He’s been a constant source of advice and counsel and has helped me develop as a leader in almost every facet,” Sams said. “His commitment to progress on campus showed me that, with hard work and compromise, any student can step up to the plate of leadership and leave an impact at this university,” he said. Sams also said his friend Kendra Key taught him everything he needed to know about being a leader.
“Her selfless service and empathy radiated into who I am, and I continue to look to her for wisdom and guidance,” he said. Key and Sams have known each other since Sams was a freshman. “I met Ian when he was a freshman at the Capstone and quickly saw him as a student with a strong passion for enhancing the quality of student life on campus while working to bring students together,” Key stated. “Ian loves the University of Alabama and made lasting impacts that will continue to serve students pres-
ently attending and students to come.” Next year, Sams hopes to live and work in Washington, D.C. for a member of Congress, a committee or an advocacy group. He also hopes to attend law school. Sams said he will always remember his time here as an undergraduate of the University. “I’ve learned a lot here, and I think it’s a microcosm of our state and nation,” he said. “The lessons learned here — especially during my senior year — will carry with me for the rest of my life.”
because he or she would think it would not be approved. “People have the fear that they will get into trouble for things that they really wouldn’t get into trouble for,” Smith said. Student attendees offered other causes, mainly social media. “It’s easy to feel like you’re making a change or making a statement when you’re not actually doing anything,” said Kaylyn Johnson, the incoming political chair for Spectrum, an LGBT group on campus. “You have to be careful who you’re telling, so that your message actually does something.” Smith questioned the existence of issues to protest about, bringing up the fact that there isn’t a draft now as there was during the Vietnam War. “Is it the problem that people have things to say and they don’t say them, or is the problem that people don’t have things to say?” Smith said. “In places where something bad is going to happen to college students unless policies change, that’s where you have a lot of protests.” Smith said the biggest hindrances to students are peer pressure and the reluctance to say what they know will be unpopular. He mentioned groups such as the Alabama Atheists and Agnostics and Spectrum. Members from theses
groups expressed interest in not simply protesting but providing visual demonstrations. Junior Gordon Maples said AAA is successful in getting its message out through mediums such as chalking and its “ask an atheist” table. “We have our own forms of getting our word out there that we think works better, and we don’t have go through all this red tape to do it,” Maples said. Bacon said that 11,000 reservations are made in the Ferguson every year, but 6,000 other reservations are declined because of conflicts in time or place. He offered several tips for success for students interested in staging a rally or protest. “Be detailed. Plan ahead. Try to be as proactive as you can,” Bacon said. “Have discussion and explain any details, anything you might think will cause a problem for your event.” He said one of the major hindrances is communication issues, which contributed to the Environmental Council being placed in a taped off square when protesting the strip mine. “Pick one person so you don’t wind up with multiple messages coming from multiple people,” Bacon said. Michael Dewar, a senior and outgoing political chair for Spectrum, said he hopes to see more interaction between students and administration.
“In my time here, I feel like it’s taken me a couple of years really to get a feel for all the resources I have access to,” Dewar said. “Anyway that we can make sure that students know that they have those resources would be a great effort.” Bacon said students should take advantage of the adminis-
tration and faculty and staff. “There are lots and lots of people here to help you, but sometimes you have to step outside your comfort zone, and that’s hard to do.” At the end of the forum journalism student Rishon Hanners said anyone can get their message out, as long as they remember to use all the
outlets at their disposal. “I think every generation comes with issues that they think are important,” Hanners said. “I think that if you’re really interested and you want to persevere and get your voice heard and your opinion heard, then you can use every media outlet to your full advantage.”
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Forensics team director finishes strong By Jennie Kushner Senior Staff Reporter jfkushner@Bama.ua.edu
The University of Alabama has another victory to add to the list as the Forensic Team placed eighth out of 80 universities that competed in this month’s American Fo r e n s i c As s o c i a t i o n National Individual Events Tournament. Students compete in 11 events and are judged on the ability to present strong, welldeveloped arguments, clear points of view and the use of effective communication skills.
David Kumbroch, a senior majoring in telecommunication and film, won his second national title in Extemporaneous Speaking, beating out 124 others. Kumbroch said the team has been a huge part of his college experience due to its tight-knit family atmosphere. “It’s a great jumping off point for everything I want to do,” he said. “Competition was really thrilling. I won my second AFA national championship in Extemporaneous Speaking, and it was nice to go out on top.” Director of Forensics and Associate Professor
of Communication Studies Frank Thompson said Kumbroch was selected to be a member of the AFA-NIET All-American Team. “He was one of only 14 in the nation selected for this honor,” Thompson said. “This the tenth straight year that UA has had a member of this team,” he said. “In fact, UA is the only university in the country that has had a student on this team [every year the team has existed].” Thompson has been involved with the program for 31 years and has seen much development. “I started out with three
individual events competitors and we now have an average of 30 students each year,” he said. Thompson will retire this year. Thaddeus Fitzpatrick, a junior majoring in theater and communication studies, placed fourth out of 135 speakers in Program Oral Interpretation, and he said he feels lucky to be a part of the team. “Being on this team is truly an honor,” Fitzpatrick said. “No words can describe the love I have for my teammates and coaches. I thank God that Dr. Frank Thompson, our
retiring director, saw enough in me to put me on this team, because not only can I not imagine my college experience without forensics, but I can’t imagine my life without everyone associated with this team. I can honestly say this team made me a better thinker, performer and person,” he said. Thompson said he’s confident that the University will continue to be a top five or 10 school each year after his three decade run. “Our new director of forensics will be Bobby Imbody, coming from Kansas State University, and the assistant
director of forensics will be Chas Womelsdrof, coming from LSU,” he said. Joe Garmon, a senior majoring in political science, said being part of the team has been one of his most rewarding aspects of his undergraduate career. “One of the greatest aspects of our team is that we focus less on individual success and more on the group’s successes,” he said. “Being a part of the Forensics Council for the past three years has changed the course of my life. This is one of the most diverse bodies on campus, [and] we are also one of the most inclusive.”
Sporting events put Tuscaloosa in national spotlight By Kelsey Hendrix Special to the Crimson White
The nation is watching Tuscaloosa. And this time it has nothing to do with the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. The readers of SportsEvents Magazine recently named Tuscaloosa one of America’s “Destinations to Watch in 2011.” The list recognizes outstanding destinations and venues for hosting sporting events by giving the location a “Reader’s Choice Award,” according to the magazine. Don Staley, executive director of sports for the Tuscaloosa Tourism and
Sports Commission, an organization formed in 2010, said that since the commission is still in its infancy, the magazine recognized the community as a whole for its efforts to bring major events to the area. Over the course of each year, Tuscaloosa hosts major sporting events on all levels of competition. Events range from charitable efforts to professional matches and can bring anywhere from a few thousand people to 100,000 visitors to the city on a given day or weekend. Staley explained that efforts to bring major events to the area to increase tourism and
better the quality of life for residents began as early as the 1970s. “We started to bring things in on a grassroots level in the late ‘70s, early ‘80s,” Staley said. “The major emphasis on sports began in 1996 coinciding with the Olympic movement around the Southeast. The major boom of sporting events began in 2005 and we haven’t looked back since.” Staley said that the southern charm of Tuscaloosa residents and access to great facilities that colleges in the area offer have been contributing factors to the success of events that come to the city. “Tuscaloosa has always
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been known as a welcoming community to all visitors who have come here when we host an event,” Staley said. “Our professionalism, hospitality and customer service reflect that welcoming spirit. UA and Shelton State are two wonderful campuses that really have allowed a lot of these events to flourish due to the great facilities. PARA has also been a great partner.” Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox echoed Staley’s thoughts. “We can never divorce ourselves from the fact that UA is the largest generator of tourism in Tuscaloosa,” Maddox said. “[Football games] bring in 100,000 people each weekend in the fall who wouldn’t otherwise visit but will come back after they do. “Our ability to host major sporting events is obvious when groups like the Blue Angels come to town. It’s born out of our work with the University and the logistics of crowd control that we have learned from football weekends.” Each year, the major sporting events that come to Tuscaloosa help to boost the economy and bring thousands to a small college town that might otherwise seem off the radar. “These events serve a multitude of purposes,” Staley said. “First, it accomplishes the goal of heads in the beds, which benefits our hotels, restaurants and souvenir and entertainment businesses. Secondly, it also serves as a
UPCOMING SPORTING EVENTS • Firefighter Combat Challenge: April 30 - May 1 • Comcast Downtown Slam: May 14 • U.S. Adult Soccer South Regional Championship: May 26-30 • Super 6 Championships: Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 • Seven home Alabama football games: Fall 2011
• Blue Angels: April 1, 2012 showcase for the schools in our community, as it helps bring in future students to all of our schools.” One such event that came to Tuscaloosa last year and will return on May 26–30 is the U.S. Adult Soccer South Regional Championship. Staley said the event is “near and dear to [his] heart” and is a great opportunity to see what U.S. soccer is all about. Kim Bowen, director of programs for Georgia Soccer, said Tuscaloosa is an ideal location as it is central to the geography of Region III, which consists of 11 states and 13 state associations from south Texas to North Carolina. “The National Cups Competition is the oldest and most prestigious soccer tournament in the United States for any person who is a member of a team playing in a league of four or more teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation and the United States Amateur Soccer Association,” Bowen said. “The playing venue offered by the University is an ideal twist to the needs of this competition. The fields are all located in the same area and there are lights available for night games, if needed.” Other major sporting events include the annual Comcast Downtown [basketball] Slam, which has more than 2,000 participants; the USA Triathlon, with an estimated 3,500 athletes and visitors; the Blue Angels, stars of an air show that attracts about 100,000 people; and the Super 6 Championships for high school football, which brings 60,000 people to the
area on alternate years. “An event [like the Super 6 Championships] is a showcase not only for our city, but for the University as well,” Staley said. “It is a wonderful event and we are excited to be able to be a part of it every two years.” Tuscaloosa held the first professional boxing event in the state of Alabama at Shelton State last month, which brought in 2,300 visitors of all demographics. The city is set to host its first Firefight Combat challenge at the old Cityfest lot downtown this year from April 30 through May 1. “Our goals are to continue hosting quality events, bidding to win new events, and to continue to grow our event list year-after-year,” Staley said. “We are currently bidding for a major event for 2014, so our eyes are always on the big fish, but we are flexible enough to host any event, big or small.” Information on all major sporting events held in Tuscaloosa can be found at visittuscaloosa.com. The website offers information such as press releases for upcoming events, photos from previous events, and a calendar, which is constantly being updated and changed. “We’re never going to be a destination spot like the beach or mountains,” Maddox said. “But we do have the ability to host large events and we have unbelievable hospitality in this community. We love to have people come here to visit and that spills over to more than just football games in the fall.”
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Businesses appeal to students via social media By William Evans Senior Staff Reporter wjevans@crimson.ua.edu
Networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter have revolutionized the way businesses reach out to their customers. Along with enabling account holders to check their status and news updates, social media facilitate marketing for businesses that use the networking websites as online platforms to advertise, promote and sell their products. Bama Dining, which manages the on-campus dining locations, is no exception to the rule. Bama Dining maximizes communication with its student clientele through the use of its Twitter account, where food specials and promotions are posted. “We have found that Twitter is an extremely effective outlet for communicating directly with members of the campus,” said Kelsey Faust, Bama Dining marketing coordinator, in an emailed statement. “In the past year our number of followers has more than doubled due to us posting more frequently and more students signing up for Twitter accounts.” Food promotions constitute part of Bama Dining’s marketing strategy, she said. Bama Dining launched the promotion “Eat Your Tweet” in the first week of April, which enables a student to be chosen for a free meal if that student posts a status update of “@BamaDining” to their Twitter account. Tide Trivia Thursday is another Bama Dining promotion that is facilitated by Twitter. Bama Dining asks one question on its Twitter account every Thursday afternoon that is relevant to a current sporting event. The first person to respond via Twitter with the correct answer receives a free meal pass. The promotions announced
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play a huge role.” Braig Williams, a general manager of Buffalo Phil’s Pub and Cafe located on The Strip, said social media platformshave been effective tools for reeling in customers. Floor managers of the restaurant update the company’s Facebook account two to three times per day, informing the restaurant’s Facebook fans of drink specials or free appetizers. “It’s definitely valuable,” he said. “We get a lot of feedback and a number of responses.”
The company’s Facebook account is useful on slow business days when customer traffic comes to a standstill, he said. Advertising free appetizers or meal discounts can give people an incentive to visit the restaurant when customers would have otherwise stayed home or gone someplace else to eat. Users can subscribe to only so many fan pages for businesses on Facebook without being overwhelmed with unwanted notifications, which deters Facebook users from
subscribing to multiple news feeds from different companies, said Austin Haskew, shift manager at Wintzell’s Oyster Bar in Northport. “I don’t ever subscribe to any of those pages because you just get too much junk,” he said. Wintzell’s has a sparing use of Facebook to announce events such as its weekly Crawfish Night every Tuesday, he said. “We have a Facebook page, but we do not use it on a daily basis,” he said. “Honestly, we’ve never actually
even tried.” Jessica Rodgers, sales associate at Payless ShoeSource located on McFarland Boulevard East, said Facebook is an effective marketing strategy to target youth. “It would be a good marketing tool for the younger generation, because everyone’s on Facebook all the time,” she said. “A lot of older people don’t have Facebook.” On its Twitter account, Payless has hyperlinks to advertisements for shoes for upcoming high school proms.
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“We’re going to play some songs.” Adam Morrow, lead vocalist of Callooh! Callay!, opened our little chat with that line, and while he meant it as a joke response parodying bad interview questions, it actually makes sense because Morrow and the three-piece band have a craftsmanship to their work that is very philosophical. It’s hard to place them in a genre because fuzzy-rock-folk-pop music is not a rigid genre. Through tales of inappropriate feelings and Ray Bradbury references, the band’s work evolves almost by the second. “They’re very much a present band,” said Donovan Reinwald, Morrow’s roommate and co-host of their WVUA-FM Sunday night radio show “The People’s Show.” The next stage of that evolution will hopefully be on display at Tuscaloosa’s Green Bar this Friday night, which Morrow bills as an event show. “One pure reason is that we’re bringing a band that we like in Bottle Up and Explode,” Morrow said. “We really want them to have a good first time in Tuscaloosa. I want them to be welcome.” I’m not sure how Tuscaloosa residents and college kids view bands that play often in town because I don’t think anyone has a particular opinion on the subject. However, this show is an interesting experiment, at least in the hope that people do miss seeing these guys live. “If you tell people that something’s a special occasion, they’re inclined to believe it if you’re not saying this every week,” Morrow said. “We have a lot of new stuff that we want to debut. At the end of the day, if you’re good enough to think that anyone would want to listen to your music, then you want a lot of people there to listen to your music.” Morrow, bass guitarist Natalie Jensen and drummer Bowen Robertson are now
essentially a three-piece for the long term and working on the follow-up to 2010’s “Sassprilluh Champagne” record. “This is the first time we’ve written as just the three of us,” Morrow said. “The new songs are actually, if anything, a little more poppy than the stuff that we’ve done in the past. I think the best song from the last record, ‘Quentin,’ is almost seven minutes long. And I think for our ability, we did that well. So now we have the added challenge of trying to do that in three minutes and getting out what we have to say in that time.” I have not personally heard any of the new tracks, although the use of “pop” here is interesting. Morrow doesn’t say “accessible,” which is a music nerd synonym for a more mainstream sound. But obviously this can’t entirely be the case with a band like this. “It’s kind of like how the Jesus and Mary Chain constructed what are essentially pop songs around so much feedback,” Reinwald said. “They’re doing so many neat little tricks with it that you don’t notice. You don’t figure out that this is actually a pop song. I mean, it’s definitely not like experimental music, but at the same time it’s not safe pop. There’s thought and craft going on.” Thought and craft is accurate, although knowing what good music sounds like most certainly helps. “What is the definition of a song?” Morrow said. “There is no real objective definition of a song. I mean, this is just how we choose to play these songs. We could do them acoustically, classical or in a jazz way. I mean, there is no set definition of a song. That sounds so pretentious.” Callooh! Callay! will play on a bill with Michael Battito Band and Bottle Up and Explode at Green Bar this Friday starting at 10 p.m. Cover is $3, and it is a 21-and-up show. Go to it. You don’t even have to buy a beer.
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Alumnus looks to curb local iPhone theft By Karissa Bursch Senior Staff Reporter kabursch@crimson.ua.edu A newly established, local Tuscaloosa vendor is now providing its services to stop iPhone theft. After aiding in the return of two recently stolen iPhones, Bama iPhone Clinic is now offering students and other Tuscaloosa community members a full, free service that will help track and find stolen iPhones. Ilyas Ileri, a recent UA graduate, founded Bama iPhone Clinic-Tuscaloosa last year with his brother. “It’s kind of a family business,” Ileri said. “When I was in class at the University, I saw almost all of my classmates had iPhones, and a lot of them were broken.” Ileri said the iPhone 4 is made of glass so it shatters very easily, but high prices impede students from purchasing a replacement. “I noticed there was a need for somebody out there to fix these iPhones,” Ileri said. “So, I sent my brother to Turkey to learn how to fix iPhones, and we started the business in our apartment.” Ileri said his brother went to Turkey because there is a technician there who provides in-house certification and training, including how to fix water damage to a motherboard, which even the Apple Store does not fix. The Bama iPhone Clinic is growing in popularity in Tuscaloosa. Because of this popularity, the store began receiving stolen iPhones to
UA alumnus Ilyas Ileri has started an iPhone repair business in Tuscaloosa, and developed methods for finding stolen phones.
“I noticed there was a need for somebody out there to fix these iPhones. So, I sent my brother to Turkey to learn how to fix iPhones, and we started the business in our apartment.” — Ilyas Illeri
fix, Ileri said. “We are getting a lot of stolen phones,” he said. “People bring in iPhones to sell and we do buy broken iPhones, but only if we’re sure it’s from the real owner. We will investigate. We dig into it.” The staff at the Bama iPhone Clinic will check to make sure that the pictures on the phone match with the owner of the phone and other small, similar tricks. “For example, if a man brings in an iPhone and he is older and all the pictures are of young, college-aged [student] then that gives us a red flag,” Ileri said. This recently happened with a phone of a UA student whose pictures didn’t match with the man who brought it in. “We told the man we thought the phone was stolen, and he just ran away,” Ileri said. “We called the parents’ number on the phone and told them that their son’s phone was stolen, and he was able to pick it up.” Vicki Daviston, the mother of the student whose phone was stolen, gave feedback on the Bama iPhone Clinic Facebook page.
“Thanks for calling and returning the stolen iPhone to its rightful owner,” Daviston said. “It’s nice to know there are some people who are still honest and that will do the right thing.” Ileri said another time a man brought in a shattered iPhone, but when they fixed it he did not know the phone’s password. “We found out it was also a lost or stolen iPhone,” Ileri said. The University Police Department is now in contact with the Bama iPhone Clinic. UAPD told Ileri that over the span of one week an average of 30 phones are stolen, and each iPhone 4 can sell for $300-$400, while the older models can sell for $100-$200. “After talking with the police, we created a database in our system so that if we get your serial number of your phone then we will register it in our database under your name,” Ileri said. “That way if the phone is stolen and brought into our clinic, it can be tracked back to the owner.” Students and other Tuscaloosa community members can email the Bama iPhone Clinic the serial num-
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ber, and they will keep it in their database free of charge. Ileri said he wants to provide this service solely to stop these robberies from occurring. “I hate people stealing others’ property,” Ileri said. “I am one million percent against it. We don’t want to see those people in my business. UAPD brought in pictures of people who have stolen iPhones in case we see them.” Those interested in going to the Bama iPhone Clinic can check out their Facebook profile or call 887-5151. Those who are friends of the clinic on Facebook will get 5 percent off service on their first visit and 10 percent off their second visit. Also on customers’
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birthdays, they will receive a complimentary gift of a charger, case or other item. The Bama iPhone Clinic recently applied for a trademark, and Ileri is thinking of expanding and having branches in Birmingham and Atlanta. “During one month we saw
so much growth and that is encouraging us to be franchising in the near future,” Ileri said. “Many customers come here and never go anywhere else. As long as we give quality service and do a quality job we don’t care what it costs us.”
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Greek musician to perform, lecture By SoRelle Wyckoff Contributing Writer
Music often plays an intricate part in the culture of a group of people or society. In this way, music has become a fascination for many through its ability to express ideas and emotions that words often cannot. “Music is a challenging and sensitive object of study as it’s transient by nature,” said Danae Stefanou, a music studies professor at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece. “The way we deal with sounds always has a lot to say about the way we deal with ourselves and with others.” Stefanou will be on campus throughout the week and will be performing a concert called “An Evening of Experimental Greek Music and Intercultural Improvisation” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, in the Moody Recital Hall. She will also give a lecture titled “Improvising Greece” today at 3:30 p.m. in Gorgas
Room 205. The concert and talk, both of which are free to attend, are part of the University’s Greece Initiative. The concert will also feature Andrew Raffo Dewar, an assistant professor in New College and music, on soprano saxophone. After Stefanou’s performance, the two will improvise as a duo for the second part. Creative Campus intern Meridith Shook is part of the team promoting the event. Shook, a junior majoring in art history and Spanish, said Stefanou’s visit will offer more than just a unique music experience for the Alabama community. “There are so many students and professors who don’t have the chance to study abroad themselves, and Dr. Stefanou coming here gives students that opportunity,” Shook said. “The Alabama Greece Initiative and Creative Campus are hoping that it will spark more dialogue with foreign schools, as well as spark more interest in Greek culture and
studying abroad.” Stefanou expressed similar regards about the relationship between the University and Greek culture. “I’m really honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with Dr. Dewar,” Stefanou said. “I’m also very enthused at the prospect of presenting exciting new works composed in Greece to an audience in Tuscaloosa.” Stefanou has dedicated her studies to multiple fascinations of music. As both a performer and a professor, her work explores experimental and improvisational music techniques in both her studies and her own music-making. After studying and researching musicology and piano performance at the Universities of Nottingham and London, Stefanou’s focus shifted toward American experimental composers. “At that point, I realized that the music I was listening to, the music I was making and the music I was studying did not have to be totally separate
Danae Stefanou, a musicologist and pianist at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece, will be on campus to give a lecture and perform a concert.
IF YOU GO ... • What: An Evening of Experimental Greek Music and Intercultural Improvisation • Where: Moody Recital Hall
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• Cost: Free things,” Stefanou said. Along with formal education, Stefanou also plays the piano, which she learned as a child about 25 years ago. “I very much see teaching as performing,” Stefanou said. “Both activities are great in the sense that they give you an opportunity to communicate, to open up and expose what you do to people that can add to it and enrich it in their own unique ways.”
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Womanless pageant raises money for local school By Lauren Ferguson Contributing Writer Is he a lady or is he not? Sigma Alpha Iota will be presenting their annual womanless beauty pageant “He’s a Lady” today from 7:30-9 p.m. in the Moody Recital Hall. General admission is $3, and all proceeds benefit Skyland Elementary School’s music program. Sigma Alpha Iota is an international women’s service fraternity that promotes active participation of its collegiate members in music education, as well as campus involvement. The organization provides scholarships, loans and awards to members in music-related studies. In addition, Sigma Alpha
Iota holds fundraisers throughout the year to support multiple philanthropies, like elementary school music programs. “Our main goal is to get music out in the community and create events that allow us to display music, such as performing at local retirement homes and hospitals,” said Kyndal Sonnier, current vice president of membership and a senior majoring in chemistry. The greek service organization holds meetings and recruitment events for those interested in joining. Once accepted and initiated in the spring semester, members must take a required number of music education classes and pass the national Sigma
Alpha Iota test. However, majoring in music is not required. “Sigma Alpha Iota brings together a great group of dedicated girls bonded through music and sisterhood,” Sonnier said. “It allows us to help people remember how joyful music is.” The “He’s a Lady” beauty pageant is the organization’s most profitable fundraiser. “We have a sisterhood within music and we use that to help the community,” said Cindy Simpson, a new member and sophomore majoring in musical performance. “We fundraise as much as we can for more than one school.” The pageant consists of 7-10 males who are either music majors or in marching
band. The competition will be judged on fitness, talent and on-stage question-and-answer sessions. Talents in the past have included playing instruments, twirling batons and drag shows. Girls will also dress up as guys to be attendants to the pageant contestants. The emcee will be Charles Moncayo, last year’s pageant winner. A hat signed by multiple players of the 2010 Alabama football team will be the first place prize. There will also be a people’s choice award winner, who will receive a Best Buy gift card. To vote for this award, audience members can place donations into their favorite contestant’s jar. “Not only are the contes-
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Students, residents to get a taste of culture By Karissa Bursch Senior Staff Reporter kabursch@crimson.ua.edu Culture doesn’t always have to be the wildest, most exotic thing you can imagine. It can be as easy as something right outside your front door. While it can be a foreign dish or an interesting cosmopolitan music taste, it can be the Southern barbecue that you’ve always enjoyed with your family or the ballroom dancing lessons you’ve recently taken. This Thursday, April 21, from 6-10 p.m. in the Coleman Coliseum, Crimson Culture will be giving students and Tuscaloosa community members the chance to discover what culture in Tuscaloosa entails. The event is free and open to the public, including nonstudents, and there will be a variety of free food from local Tuscaloosa vendors, T-shirt and water bottle giveaways, prizes and music. The cultural booths that will be present at the event will include a photo booth, tie dye flags, henna tattoos and more, while the performances will include artists from the Druid City Band, The Lamb Family & Violins, UA Ballroom Dancers and more. A full list of booths and performances is available on the Crimson Culture Facebook event page. There will be a CrimsonRide shuttle taking students to and from Coleman Coliseum from the Ferguson Center throughout the event. Lizzie Yarbrough, a graduate assistant at the Ferguson Center, was one of the planners for the event, which took about two months of planning. She described the event as having “a little bit of everything. “It’s been on our calendar and we played it out as it came,” Yarbrough said. “The hardcore planning and conceptualizing started two months ago. “The whole point of Crimson Culture is to show value in how unique we are in Tuscaloosa and how all of the cultures blend in on campus,” Yarbrough said. “There will be local bands, a station for henna tattoos, origami, lots of clubs, a clay co-op from Kentuck, a local artist from Gordo, Ala., and the Alabama Art Kitchen, just to name a few.” Yarbrough said the event has occurred once before, and
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• Cost: Free this year will be a variation of last year’s event. “It was Crimson Culture Week at that time,” Yarbrough said. “There was something different every day. We decided it was a better use of our resources to make it a big one day event.” Wesley H. Rorex, the Ferguson Gallery coordinator, helped with the creative design for the event, including setting up the image and concept. Rorex also stressed the importance that the Crimson Culture team has put on variety. “We tried to look at different possibilities for booths among UA organizations and to really think outside the box on this one,” Rorex said. “We didn’t want to just have, for example, the Chinese Culture Club. There is not just that tangible, obvious culture at UA; there is also that intangible culture. You will be seeing a lot of very cultural groups, groups that are Alabama culture as well.” Yarbrough said students should attend the event because everybody can find something that will interest them. “One cool thing our team has done is look at what cultures there are on campus and find a way to include everything that we’ve seen on campus.” Yarborough said. “It’s a great opportunity to learn about new culture, and not in a classroom setting.” “This will open the students’ eyes to what they may not know about the University,” Rorex said. “It might increase their pride about what is here at UA. The event is jampacked full of stuff — there is stuff going on all night.” The food offered at the event ranges from local culture to international cuisine.
Submitted Photos Last year Crimson Culture was a weeklong event that showcased different cultures from around campus and featured activities ranging from a community service project to a poetry festival. This year Crimson Culture will take place Thursday night from 6 - 10 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum. “Remember that barbecue is just as cultural as anything else,” Yarbrough said. “The food is going to be phenomenal,” Rorex said. “Everywhere in town you haven’t tried before will be here to try for free.” They plan for the event to occur annually starting this year. “We definitely encourage students to come out,” Yarbrough said. “We know it’s crunch time and the end of the semester and money is tight but it’s free. It’ll be a really fun night for everyone involved.” “Once you see the inside and experience it one time it will be something that lasts and that people will look forward to every year,” Rorex said.
LIFESTYLES in brief Tickets available for theatre production of ʻBig Riverʼ This week the department of theatre and dance will present “Big River,” an on-stage adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The plot follows Huck Finn as he helps his friend Jim,
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Tide excels at Auburn invitational By Miranda Murphy Contributing Writer
The Alabama women’s track and field team ended its week with 17 top-10 finishes at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational on April 15-16. “Last weekend, some of our distance girls, throwers and sprinters all had personal bests,” head coach Sandy Fowler said. “That’s been happening every single weekend. That’s the way it should work. The team as a whole realizes that everyone’s doing well and by the SECs we will be ready to go.” The Tide finished with three top-10 individuals in the javelin throw. Senior Meghan Austin led the Tide in second place with a score of 144-11. Junior Brittany Hines came in fifth place with a score of 13511, while sophomore Bekah Hoppis finished in seventh place with a score of 132-10. The 1500-meter run invitational also had three top-10 finishes for the team. Junior Leigh Gilmore finished in third with a time of 4:37.50. Sophomore Katlyn Will came in at seventh and ran a seasonbest time of 4:42.48. Will was followed closely by sophomore Elsbeth Denton, who finished in eighth with a time of 4:44.42. Fowler said Gilmore’s sister, junior Sarah Gilmore, was one of the many who earned a season-best this past weekend. “She’s going to do well,” Fowler said. “I think she is ready to earn another one. It’s either the 800 or the 1500 because she’s entered in both events. So, we will see.” The 400-meter hurdle had one top-10 finish, while the
100-meter hurdle finish had two. Senior Talaya Owens earned a fourth place finish in the 400-meter hurdle with a time of 59.71. Senior Kim Laing finished with a time of 13.52 and came in at fourth place in the 100-meter hurdle. Junior Kaylon Eppinger followed close behind Laing in sixth place with a time of 13.68. Continuing personal and career bests, the Tide had two athletes who finished with personal-bests in the hammer throw. Freshman Aoife Hickey recorded a personal-best score of 174-05 and finished in 10th place. Sophomore Lee Stowers also recorded a personal-best with a score of 164-03 to finish in 14th. Junior Amethyst Holmes finished the event in 17th with a score of 159-04. Fowler said the key is for the team to move forward. “You have to get your seasonal best every time you hit the track and if you don’t get that, go for your personal best,” Fowler said. “Then, as you get closer to the SEC Championships and NCAA regionals, you know you’re ready and prepared to compete in whatever your event is.” Fowler said the team is doing well by learning to be competitive at practice and at events. She said the team is looking forward to the rest of the season. “The team has absolute love for the sport,” Fowler said. “Some positive things come with success and that’s what they’re feeling right now.” The Tide will be back in action on April 23 in Oxford, Miss., to compete in the Mississippi Open.
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Coach crosses finish line in career By Tony Tsoukalas Assistant Sports Editor ajtsoukalas@crimson.ua.edu After 14 years as the head track coach at the University, Harvey Glance will step down at the end of the season. To truly appreciate everything that Glance has brought to track and field, it is important to not only focus on the end of his career, but also remember the beginning. Harvey Glance has always been fast. He has known it ever since he was a 7-year-old child on the elementary school playground. “I found out I had speed in recess,” Glance said. “So, I ended up racing everybody almost every day. I understood at that time, with me defeating everybody, that I had a good chance of having success.” Pretty soon, people started to recognize that the young kid from Phenix City had the tools to be something special. Glance said he remembers running on the side of the road one day when he was stopped by his high school driver’s ed teacher, Joe Henderson. When Henderson asked
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worked my way to the position over the years by working for the athletic department and eventually moving to Birmingham for radio and television.” Giles started working in radio when he was 13 years old, while his father was a radio announcer. Although he was around people in the industry, he learned a lot of what he knows about announcing from his predecessor, Simpson Pepper. “One of the things that Simpson Pepper was so keen about was to show everyone respect. It’s okay to have a home field and home court advantage. This is our place.
Glance who he was training with, the young runner replied no one. At that moment Henderson decided to take him under his wing. Henderson did not have a great knowledge of track and field, however, he knew he had a rare talent in Glance. “He didn’t know anything about track and field,” Glance said. “But he had read some books on it, and he studied up and eventually we made a good partnership.” At that point Glance had everything he needed to become a successful runner; all he needed was a dream. The 1972 Olympics proved to be just that. As Glance watched athletes compete under the Olympic torch, a fire within him was lit. Over the next four years Glance trained and trained hard. Glance said he still remembers the tedious hills and long intervals, as well as waking up early to run, in any weather. Glance got his shot in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. The 19-year-old standout from Auburn University ran the opening leg of the 4x100 meter relay and helped lead the U.S. to a gold medal. “The gold medal represents
the best,” he said. “Obviously, I feel a tremendous amount of pride and joy accomplishing that, because I thought back on all the hard work and dedication over a four-year period of time.” Running, however, tells only half of Glance’s contributions to track and field. Glance later realized that he could use his talents not only to better himself, but also to help others succeed. Although he has always been a leader, Glance first realized his true coaching potential while training in Arizona. “I volunteered as a coach at a high school, and I took over a relay team that I thought was struggling in practice one day when I was out there,” he said. “I took that team and we won a state championship, so I knew then I had the tools to be a good coach.” Since coming to the University in 1997, Glance has coached 75 All-Americans, 41 Southeaster Conference Champions, eight NCAA champions and 23 of his athletes have broken school records. Despite his success, it might be Glance’s character that will be missed the most. Glance’s warm and energetic personality
has become a mainstay for the Tide over the years. “I think the biggest quality he has is his positive outlook,” cross-country head coach Joe Walker said. “He is just always upbeat. He’s a great motivator and just a real pleasant guy to be around.” Glance’s personality has also helped him land some of the top recruits in both the nation and world. James, last season’s outdoor 400-meter champion, was one of the top recruits in the nation upon graduating high school. The Grenada native still remembers the trip Glance made to his hometown and lists it as one of the main reasons why he felt comfortable choosing Alabama. “When he came down to visit me, he was just so natural,” James said. “He was just being himself and I just liked that about him. I liked his personality, and as my coach today, he is still the same.” Though Glance will be turning a new page in his coaching career, his time with the Tide will not be forgotten. “I’ll miss the people,” Glance said. “It’s been one heck of a ride.”
And we want visitors to come in here dreading to play our teams, but we don’t want people to come in here and be treated rudely. That was the one thing to me that was so special about him. I think about him at every game.” Being the voice behind one of the nation’s top football programs isn’t just about sounding good on gameday. It takes preparation, studying and practicing. There’s also certain words that must be avoided, but one of the toughest aspects of the job is pronouncing each name correctly. “A person’s name is very important,” Giles said. “It is the badge that you wear. It’s the badge that I wear. And if I call somebody [on] our team or the [fan] in the stands, or a fan that is winning a prize I want that to
be right.” One player who Giles admires the skills of, but admits has a name that can be challenging to announce is Alabama basketball’s freshman guard, Trevor Releford. “Great player, he has a great upside and he’s played a great season,” Giles said. “But, the first time you try to say Trevor Releford and you try to do that with the inflection in the gym if you’re not careful, you can get a tangled up in the syllables. But we try to work all that out before the game.” While Giles is a fan of the Tide, he said he realizes when he comes to work, he has to check in his allegiance at the door. “When I’m not with my microphone, I’m as enthusiastic as any other fan. When
Alabama’s on the road and I go to the game, or I’m watching a game on TV, I’m just another Alabama fan,” Giles said. “But when the microphone is present, the job is on. It’s just putting on your game-face and knowing that you have a job to do.” Giles said if he had to choose his favorite game to have announced over the course of his career, it would probably be Alabama’s first win over Auburn in BryantDenny Stadium. But he also mentioned that he loves them all. “There’s so many,” Giles said. “It would be like trying to choose your favorite child if you had a bunch of children. Which game is your favorite? Which player is your favorite? I’ve enjoyed all of them.”
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Top 25 athletes | No. 4 KAYLA BRAUD, softball, left fielder
Braud makes immediate impact
Page 16 • Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Editor • Jason Galloway crimsonwhitesports@ gmail.com
SPORTS
this weekend THURSDAY • Men’s Tennis vs LSU: 11 a.m., Gainesville, Fla.
FRIDAY • Women’s Tennis vs Vanderbilt and Mississippi State: 8 a.m., Knoxville, Tenn. • Baseball vs Florida: 6 p.m., Gainesville, Fla. • Men’s Tennis vs TBD: TBA, Gainesville, Fla.
By Laura Owens Senior Sports Reporter lkowens@crimson.ua.edu
Though she’s only a sophomore for the Alabama softball team, Kayla Braud made a huge impact in her two seasons. Currently leading the team this season with a .460 batting average, 63 hits, 52 runs, 10 doubles, a .540 on-base percentage and 44 stolen bases, Braud ranked as The Crimson White’s No. 4 athlete on campus. “For me in general, it’s always what can I do for my team, how can I help us win, how can I help us score runs,” Braud said. “That’s always my focus. It’s never about batting averages or things like that. It’s always about how I can help my team win. I think when I came in here as a freshman, it’s nice to know that I was doing that.” The 44 stolen bases she has leads the nation. She also leads the conference in stolen bases, as well as in hits and runs score. Her batting average is ranked second in the Southeastern Conference. Braud was also recently named a Top 25 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year for the second time. She ended her freshman season with a batting average of .505, an on-base percentage of .564, 75 runs, 95 hits, four triples and 45 stolen bases, leading the team in those six offensive categories. She was also named to the All-SEC first team as well as the All-Freshman team. “The sky’s the limit to her offensive potential,” said head
coach Patrick Murphy. “She has the capability of being one of the best, if not the best, offensive player we’ve ever had at Alabama. I mean, her batting average as a freshman was over .500, and who does that as a freshman? It’s unreal.” She’s here at Alabama all the way from Eugene, Ore. Though she’s far from home, she said she has found a new home in Tuscaloosa. “I love playing softball here because I feel like I’m part of a family on this team, and I love the atmosphere here when we play at home because the fans are incredible,” she said. “It’s a really special feeling to play for this team in Tuscaloosa.” Murphy said that when Braud was being recruited, he saw a lot of different assets she could bring to the team. “She had great energy, she had great enthusiasm for the game, she was fast, she got on base every time I saw I her play,” Murphy said. “It was obvious that she was a class above a lot of the kids she was playing with and against.” This season, she’s made the switch from second base to outfield. Though she’s never played outfield before, Murphy said she made the switch easily. “She’s been terrific,” Murphy said. “She’s caught every ball, she’s made every play. If you were to walk up and watch us play, you’d never say the left fielder looks awkward, because she doesn’t. She handles everything really well.” Aside from the defensive change, Braud said she’s been working on her offensive game.
SPORTS in brief
Kayla Braud runs to first base after hitting the ball. Braud hit better than .500 her freshman year in 2010 and is The Crimson White’s No. 4 UA athlete. CW File
She said now that she’s a sophomore, the teams have faced her before, so she wants to stay a threat offensively. “This year, I’ve been more focused on finding ways to use all three elements of my game,” she said. “I can bunt, slap and hit, so I guess I’m trying to be a threat in all aspects pretty equally. I think that’s what I try to improve on every game.”
Hoffman, a five-time AllAmerican, led the Crimson Tide to its fifth NCAA Championship Saturday, Hoffman named finalist for Honda clinching the win with a 9.95 Award as nation’s best gymnast on the floor exercise. She also finished second in named one of four finalists the nation in the all-around From Staff Reports for the 2011 Honda Award, and the balance beam at the Alabama senior gymnast which is given annually to the championships this past weekend. Earlier this year, she Kayla Hoffman has been nation’s top gymnast.
5. Julio Jones 6. Kelsi Dunne 7. Kayla Hoffman 8. Geralen StackEaton 9. Taylor Dugas 10. Ashley Priess 11. Camilla Lennarth
12. Mark Barron 13. Catalin Cosma 14. Marcell Dareus 15. JaMychal Green 16. Tierney Jenkins 17. Mary Anne Macfarlane 18. Tony Mitchell
was named the Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Year and SEC Gymnastics Scholar of the Year, the first gymnast to win both awards in the same season. The other finalists include Michigan’s Kylee Botterman (the NCAA All-Around Champion), UCLA’s Brittani McCullough and Penn State’s
19. Barrett Jones 20. Bobby Wyatt 21. Jackie Traina 22. Robert Lester 23. Courtney Upshaw 24. Justine Bernier 25. Dont’a Hightower
Sharaya Musser. The winner of the Honda Award for gymnastics becomes a candidate for The Honda-Broderick Cup, awarded annually to the collegiate woman athlete of the year. Because she is a finalist in the competition, American Honda will donate $1,000 to Alabama in Hoffman’s name.