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Andrea Muñoz needed to renew her license during her sophomore year of college, so she had to get downtown. Since Muñoz does not have a car, she walked from Regions Bank on campus adjacent to Mary Burke Hall to the License Commissioner’s Office downtown. The distance was only about two miles, but during August in Tuscaloosa, it felt much farther. Though Muñoz, a senior majoring in biology, enjoys walking and biking, she does not feel safe enough doing it off campus, she said. “It was kind of scary, actually, and I went during the day,” she said. “I would definitely never walk down there at night.” Katie McWain, a first-year doctoral student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has a very different story. When McWain wants a cup of coffee or to see a movie, she said she has no problem walking from her apartment to get wherever she needs. UNL’s campus is located in downtown Lincoln, Neb., and is surrounded by a surplus of restaurants and the Haymarket district, an historic area of boutiques and restaurants. McWain said it is easy to get around her city and to commute from campus. “I walk to school every day,” she said. “I live in a downtown apartment three quarters of a mile from campus, so I hardly ever drive my car. I absolutely love walking. It saves money I would be spending on gas, parking and wear and tear on my car. I also avoid the mess of SEE WALKABILITY PAGE 14

TODAYON CAMPUS Campus awareness WHAT: Teal Ribbon Campaign WHEN: All Day WHERE: South Lawn Office Building

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Tide comes up short in Super 6 final Gymnastics team falls to 4th place at NCAA championship By Sean Landry | Staff Reporter

Local art WHAT: John DeMotte Exhibit: “Reconstructions” WHEN: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. WHERE: Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center

Student recital WHAT: Christopher Davis, bass trombone WHEN: 4 p.m. WHERE: Moody Recital Hall

Like so many meets this season, Saturday night’s NCAA Gymnastics Championship came down to the final rotation. Unlike so many meets this season, Alabama’s hopes for its seventh national title came up just short, doomed by two falls on balance beam from the least likely sources: seniors Diandra Milliner and 2014 NCAA All-Around Champion Kim Jacob. Alabama finished fourth in the competition, behind LSU and co-champions Florida and Oklahoma. “Diandra and Kim have been rocks for us,” Alabama coach Sarah Patterson said.

I’ve worked with a lot of women after 36 years, and this is one of the most amazing groups that I’ve been with. — Sarah Patterson “They’re both individual national champions, and, really, they’re the reason that we have two national champions and we finished third last year. That is just the most uncharacteristic ending that I could have imagined.” Patterson has been coaching Alabama gymnastics her entire career, winning six national championships, tied for the most

by any coach in any Alabama sport. Despite the ending, Patterson said this group is one of the most outstanding in her career. “I really felt like this team. They have given it their all, all season,” Patterson said. “I’ve worked with a lot of women after 36 years, and this is one of the most amazing groups that I’ve been with.” Until the final rotation, Alabama’s seniors had been dominant, with Milliner recording a 9.95 on the floor exercise and Jacob scoring 9.95 on floor and uneven bars. Senior Sarah DeMeo was also a star in an otherwise disappointing finale for one of Alabama’s most accomplished classes, overcoming a cut finger to record a career-best 39.65 in all-around competition. SEE GYMNASTICS PAGE 14

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Defensive front 7 rises to A-Day challenge Annual spring scrimmage forecasts fall performance By Nick Sellers | Staff Reporter Less than two hours before kickoff on Saturday, three former Crimson Tide captains mashed cleats and hands into wet concrete in front of Denny Chimes, forever cementing their legacies on Alabama’s campus. Two of those former players, quarterback AJ McCarron and linebacker C.J. Mosley, were widely regarded as the unquestioned leaders of the offense and defense, respectively, in 2013. Questions

now remain as to who will take the reins on both sides of the ball this season. A-Day offered no real answers to the question at quarterback, but the defensive front seven had a resounding answer to the doubts expressed by many on Saturday, as the unit had a field day with the offensive line and inexperienced quarterbacks. “From the front seven standpoint, I feel a lot further along,” coach Nick Saban said. “There’s maybe not quite enough depth at inside linebacker, but there will be opportunities for younger guys to develop at that position.” One of the critical personnel members at inside linebacker is junior

Reggie Ragland, who is expected to take Mosley’s position opposite senior Trey DePriest. “I feel like we’re a little more focused, and I think we have a little more speed on the defense,” Ragland said of the defense as a whole. “But we still have to keep coming in and doing better everyday.” Ragland finished with 10 total tackles to lead the White team on Saturday, with an interception to boot. He also finished first on his squad with 2.5 tackles-for-loss, showing his passrushing ability – something Saban

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CW | Austin Bigoney Quarterback Blake Sims faced consistent pressure from the defense, resulting in a scoreless first half.

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