TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015 VOLUME 121 | ISSUE 121
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SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SINCE 1894 Breakout games
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Tuscaloosa’s newest business will lock its customers in rooms in an interactive game called Breakout. Participants work in groups to solve a series of puzzles to break out of themed rooms. Breakout Tuscaloosa is set to open officially May 1.
No. 7 Alabama softball took two of three at No. 6 Auburn, including a 6-0 shutout. It was the first time the Tigers had been shut out all season. The Crimson Tide hosts Troy for a midweek matchup.
As of April 13, no counties in Alabama are issuing same-sex marriage licenses. On April 28, the Supreme Court will debate the issue, and the final decision will be released in June.
NEWS | SENATE
Nomination rejected for third time
Grants + Scholarships Relatives + Friends
4%
31%
How the typical family pays for college:
Student Income + Savings
12%
SGA Senate votes down Allenlundy for position
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Student Borrowing
By TJ Parks | Contributing Writer
The Student Government Association Senate voted to reject Chisolm Allenlundy’s nomination for chief of staff for a second time Monday night by a vote of 24-17 with three abstentions. “This is our third time trying this out, but it looks like three is my lucky number, so we’ll see how it goes,” President Elliot Spillers said prior to the vote. Monday’s vote marked the third time the Senate has denied Spillers’ chief of staff nomination. Allenlundy was rejected by a vote of 32-13 on ... absolutely Tuesday, April and Douglas nothing is getting 7,Logan was accomplished. rejected by a vote of 25-12 Tuesday, April 14. — Alex Smith — There were no speeches of negation Monday evening. Previous reasons for rejecting Allenlundy’s nomination included an assertion he lacked SGA experience. However, Brennan Johnson, who served as chief of staff under SGA Presidents Matt Calderone and Jimmy Taylor, did not have any executive experience in SGA before his appointment. Because the Senate rejected another nomination, they will be required to submit an explanation to the Student Judiciary for a panel review, as set forth in a judiciary order signed April 18. SEE SGA PAGE 10
30%
7% Parent Borrowing
Parent Income + Savings * Numbers are rounded.
3 in 5 families believe paying for college is a shared responsibility between the parent and student.
* Information obtained from Sallie Mae, CW / Belle Newby
Learning through earning Students balance full-time jobs while taking classes By Matthew Wilson | Staff Reporter
Working in the pharmacy at Rite Aid, Katie Garmon cheerfully greets customers, even when she’s having a bad day.
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She smiles, even though she’s worried about a paper due in the morning and knows she’ll probably have to stay up all night to finish it. Garmon, a senior majoring in health management, is working toward her dream of being a health administrator at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Working 40 hours a week,
Garmon is just one of several UA students who are paying their way through college. “It’s hard, but I enjoy having my own money and being able to spend it,” she said. “It’s a lot of convincing yourself that you can do it. It’s about waking up in the morning and telling yourself, you have this SEE TUITION PAGE 8
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Sean Carroll, a professor of molecular biology, genetics and medical genetics from The University of Wisconsin-Madison, will give the final ALLELE lecture of the 2014-2015 school year Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building Auditorium. Carroll’s lecture, “Brave Genius: A Scientist’s Journey from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize,” is the final lecture in the eighth series and will tell the story of French biologist and Nobel Prize winner Jacques Monod and his work. Monod is often given credit for developing principles in molecular science, including genetic regulation and bacterial responses to sugars in humans. Monod also participated in the French Resistance during World War II and won a Nobel Prize for his advancements during that time. Carroll recently
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Philosophy professor to lecture on communication Dorit Bar-on, a philosophy professor from The University of Connecticut, will present the final lecture of the 2014-2015 academic year in The University of Alabama’s Philosophy Today series. Bar-on’s lecture, “The Origin of Meaning,” will be Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Smith Hall room 205 and is free and open to the public. The lecture will dissect the relationship between human and nonhuman animal communication. Bar-on received her bachelor’s degree from Tel Aviv University and her master’s and doctorate of philosophy degrees from The University of California,
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Future of same-sex marriage remains uncertain in Alabama By Elizabeth Elkin | Staff Reporter
Same-sex marriage has caused a serious debate in the state of Alabama over the last few months. According to a press release by the Human Rights Campaign, as of April 13, no counties in Alabama are issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Sixty-three counties are only issuing licenses to straight couples. Four counties, Pike, Mobile, Dallas and Coosa, are not issuing licenses to anyone. In the same press release, HRC Vice President of Communications and Marketing Fred Sainz said Alabamians should not ignore the fact that marriage equality is not accessible in the state. “We are confident that the United States Supreme Court will be on the Same-sex couples wait in line for marriage licenses. right side of history and affirm all Photo Courtesy of Justin Barnett same-sex couples have the legal right to marry,” he said. with their friends and families. Meredith Bagley, assistant profes“We don’t always let young people sor of sports communication and fac- speak up,” she said. “We aren’t doing ulty advisor for UA Spectrum, said a very good job listening to people.” she hopes the Supreme Court rules in She also encouraged people who favor of same-sex marriage in June. are uncomfortable with same-sex “At the core, marriage should be a marriage to spend time at the profully federal right,” she said. bate offices if same-sex marriage Bagley expressed becomes legal. disappointment in the “It’s really movstate’s leadership in a ing and fun,” Bagley time of uncertainty. said. “It’s sort of At the core, marriage “When I disengage my boring in a very should be a fully federal personal interest in the empowering sort question and look at it as of way.” right. an observer, I see a lot of Bagley said chaos and I see a lot of this was what it — Meredith Bagley — cowardice,” she said. “I was like when just think it’s poor form she and her wife for the state Supreme went to get their Court to put the probates on the spot marriage license. to figure it out. Some of those pro“It was really nice and lovely, but bates were very sincerely torn. I don’t it was also like the recognition of think any of our state leadership did a your mundanity, just walking in and very impressive job.” getting a license,” she said. Bagley said she was both surprised On April 28, the Supreme Court will and not surprised by the sudden halt debate the issue of same-sex marriage of same-sex marriages in Alabama. in Ohio. There will be a candlelight “It’s easy to say we’re not surprised vigil on the UA campus near Denny because Alabama is a conservative Chimes that night at 7:30 p.m. The state,” she said. “However, it is a little U.S. Supreme Court will make its surprising to me that the state lead- final decision on same-sex marriage ership let it get this out of hand. No in June. other state has fought it in this kind of Laura LePere, a freshman majorway, and lots of states have fought it. ing in finance, expressed support for We are the only state to have a sitting same-sex marriage in the state. state Supreme Court justice outward“Personally, I believe that gay marly, brazenly violate a federal court riage should be legal,” she said. “Love is order. That is not good for the state.” love. Everyone should be able to marry Bagley encouraged people to the person that they love regardless engage in discussions about the topic of gender.”
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A team of University of Alabama MIS students worked with MedPass. Photo Courtesy of Douglas Watson
MedPass to expand By Lauren Lane | Staff Reporter
A Nashville-based startup company is giving University of Alabama business students the opportunity to work on a program that will streamline immunization forms for incoming students. MedPass Health LLC is a startup company founded in 2014 by UA alumnus Hallett Ogburn, CEO; Jim Wills, president and CFO; and Kevin Bond, adviser alongside students of the UA MIS program. It is an immunizationdata collecting technology company that works with health centers to collect and verify health information by digitizing paper-based medical and insurance forms and storing them into a cloud. The company’s focus has mainly been on automating student verification and collecting student immunization forms at university health centers, which was part of the inspiration for working with students to develop the program. “My uncle and cofounder, Dr. Kevin Bond, who’s a urologist, led me to this problem of redundant medical forms while I was in MBA school. He owned a small urology practice and was telling me how costly checking patients in was, which set me on the course of wanting to solve one of the many problems with data collection and verification in health care,” Ogburn said. John Maxwell, former director of the UA Student Health Center, provided Ogburn with the idea of working with student health care. Ogburn said that immunization forms particularly stuck out to him because most new students wait until the last minute to send those in, leaving health center employees unable to verify all students before school begins. MedPass began collaborating with the UA MIS program over a year ago. “Who better to build the product than the students? We want to build with students who will actually be using this product,” Ogburn said. “They have a development program, the Capstone Program, similar to a real world contracting firm, where you donate to a scholarship fund and have a group of students to work on your product.” MedPass has since sponsored three Capstone Projects as part of the
Capstone Program, from the initial development of their service to now developing an iOS and Android app for better functionality, access and efficiency for health centers using MedPass, which has been the focus of this semester’s work. This app serves as a means to automatically upload documents, keep important information updated and also provide important health alerts to students. “We got involved in it because Hallett Ogburn reached out. He had knowledge of the program from getting his MBA here,” said Joanna Hale, the faculty sponsor of the project. “Students work with MedPass to understand the product requirements, they work with student health centers at various university to find ways to be the most effective and they design and build it with the help of the university and MedPass employees.” One of these students, Ellen Lindsey, a dual MBA and master’s of Enterprise Integration student, served as the project manager for last semester’s collaboration. “Last semester, our team added more functionality to MedPass’s current website,” Lindsey said. “The team developed a PDF generation program that would create an immunization form based on different criteria. This allowed for a unique form to be created for each student. I think MedPass has a bright future. They are a company made up of good people with a passion for what they are doing.” MedPass launched its platform successfully at Auburn University Medical Clinic this semester with a five-year contract. All new students are now required to use the program when sending in their immunization, medical and insurance forms. “It has been a safe place to grow and test our product,” Ogburn said. “We solved a lot of big pain points for them, a lot of problems no one has been focused on.” He said that during a visit to the clinic one afternoon, employees applauded when they found out they were the founders of the program. MedPass is looking to implement their program in five to 10 more colleges by the end of the semester and 25 by December. They are also hoping to reach the K-12 market in 2016.
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Editor | Patrick Crowley Letters@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, April 21, 2015
SENIOR COLUMN | UNCERTAINTY
Learn how to take a chance By Nolan Imsande | Sports Staff Reporter
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SENIOR COLUMN | STRUGGLE
Embrace your struggle and discover your battlefield By Brielle Appelbaum | Guest Columnist
the reality that I wasn’t alone. However, I learned that you can A mentor of mine often shared find your passion through failures. stories of great soldiers and army I’ve lost many battles, but the ones commanders. He once said, “The I’ve won were on the shoulders of greatest military commanders my peers. There will be a defining lead their soldiers out of the bun- moment during your time here ker without hesitation. They never when you’re going to fail. You’ll looked back, embraced the strug- lay on the ground, tired, defeated gle and ran headfirst onto the and in complete darkness. But you battlefield. Our greatest leaders should never be afraid to embrace do this, too.” College is meant to failure. Determination will pick you up off the ground be a time to embrace and bring you out of your struggle headthe darkness. It will first and discover guide you through your battlefield. the battlefield and Throughout collead you to the top lege, I was at war of the hill to win with myself; my the war. fears were interferYou aren’t alone ing with my ambieither because tions. It was my fear battles aren’t won of failure that inhibalone. We need to ited my goal to run embrace our colfor SGA president. I Brielle Appelbaum lective struggle, as was paralyzed with CW File it has become an fear, and I failed to essential comporecognize that there had been several women in my nent of the human experience, shoes before me. The spring of my and build our community at the junior year, I felt overcome with Capstone. By working together to defeat; I placed my head on my overcome our fears, we can credesk and decided not to run. I was ate a sense of belonging for one too afraid to speak up and ask for another and simultaneously carve help. My reservations isolated me, a path for those who follow in and my self-doubt blinded me from our footsteps.
When I was forced to overcome adversity, I learned that our capacity to express vulnerability and empathy are the two most crucial assets on our paths to greatness. About a year ago, my teacher asked me to get up in front of the class and participate in a trust fall. I fell back into the arms of my peers and for the first time I understood the power these two emotions garner. By working together, my peers embraced my pain and failures. They brought me back onto my feet and built the platform I stand on today. You need to embrace your struggle, you need to fail over and over again and you need to feel vulnerable. Because when you finish climbing your hill and look down on the battlefield, there will be a soldier waiting for you to give them a hand and lift them out of the darkness. Although there may be many battles to fight, when we work together as a community and embrace our struggle, we can always win. Brielle Appelbaum was the president and founder of the UA chapter of the American Association of University Women and is the recipient of the 2014-2015 Morris Lehman Mayer premier award.
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I knew that this day was coming for a while, the day I would write my final column for The Crimson White, but I was still unsure of exactly what I wanted to write. My time at The University of Alabama and at The Crimson White meant too much to me to not talk about it. I thought about it for weeks until it came to me. My path to Alabama was rather unusual. I spent three years at a community college in my home state of California before finally transferring to Alabama in 2012. I had no idea where to transfer to before coming to Alabama, but I knew I wanted to go to a big university with a big-time sports program because I was an aspiring sports journalist. Long story short, after a visit to Alabama in April of 2012, I decided this is where I wanted to go. I applied and was accepted in late May. That summer, I made the 2,060-mile trek from my hometown in Southern California to Tuscaloosa. I arrived knowing less than five people at the school and feeling totally out of place, but I never once regretted my Nolan Imsande decision to go to school Photo Courtesy of Nolan Imsande so far from home. I have only been with The Crimson White since August, but getting paid to write about Alabama athletics has been one of the best experiences of my life and has only reassured me that I picked the right university and major. I would be wrong to not thank my editors at the paper – Kelly Ward, Sean Landry and Kayla Montgomery – for taking a chance on me and allowing me the freedom to write virtually whatever I wanted. Early on in my time at Alabama, teachers like Lars Anderson and Aaron Suttles taught me the basics of sports journalism. Charlie Potter answered every bothersome question I had while on the Alabama football beat. D.C. Reeves was always willing to help me no matter what the problem was. The whole Alabama beat in general treated me like I was a professional and one of them. I would like to thank my family, friends and lovely girlfriend for always showing me support and reading my stories. Three years after arriving at the Capstone, my time here has neared its completion, but Tuscaloosa will always be a part of me. I leave The University of Alabama with the complete college experience, six years in all (sorry, Mom) and a lifetime full of memories and friends that I made while also getting to cover one of the country’s most prestigious athletic programs. I guess the point I’m trying to make is this: don’t be afraid to take a chance. Move to a new city where you don’t know anybody or quit your job to travel. Do something that you are unsure of because life is short and you don’t get a do-over. Roll Tide. Nolan Imsande was a sports staff reporter for The Crimson White.
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OPINIONS Tuesday, April 21, 2015 SENIOR COLUMN | PRETENDING
Memories of an old building on University By Mackenzie Brown | Guest Columnist
Southwest in that building. I learned the good and the bad about this campus in I’ve always feared writing that building. this column. That building is gone but the I knew it was coming from the memories it once held remain. moment I accepted my first position at One memory in particular has stuck The Crimson White. The CW was dif- with me during these past four years. It ferent back then. A lot was different was April of my freshman year and I was back then. For starters, in charge of designing the floor in the newsroom the paper that night. Our was sagging in the midcover story was about fordle, so you had to be caremer football players in a ful or your chair would charitable paintball tourroll away. Typically you nament, and I had spent could just set the wheels a few hours working on a in the places where the design that featured paint tile was chipped down splatters over archive to the wood subfloor. In photos of Mark Ingram. that newsroom you could I was pretty proud of just barely see the baby myself. All of our designMackenzie Brown blue walls on account of ers were fairly impressed, all the posters (SRPING Photo Courtesy of Mackenzie Brown as well. Once I considered FEVER). Chances are the page done, I went to a computer screen was playing Bill get Victor Luckerson, the editor-in-chief O’Reilly screaming about a lack of at the time, to approve. He took one look words or someone sittin’ at the Waffle at the page and said, “Meh. I don’t like it. House. You could never really pay atten- Do it again.” Then he walked away. tion to the editor-in-chief because Tia Crimson White staffers to this day the Squirrel was visiting outside his will say they’ve never seen me madoffice window. der. I stormed into Victor’s office with I spent a lot of time in that building. a printout of the page, told him I had I made new friends in that building just spent hours on this page and asked and lost old ones. I ate a lot of Moe’s what I could possibly do different.
He said to me, “Mackenzie, this is not your best work. I know you can do better, so go do it.” For the past few weeks, I had my mind set on the subject of this column. I’ve always told people that you can do anything if you “act like you know what you’re doing,” so those were to be my last words as a senior. But the truth is, pretending is cheating. I’ve pretended a lot over the past four years. I’m not really a journalist. I’m not really a public relations guru. I can pretend like I am, and I can act like I know what I’m doing, but really, I have no clue. Victor understood that we cannot pretend; rather, we have to work and push ourselves to be the best we can be. A lot of things have changed on this campus since I came to school. We hired the first female president of an SEC school. Students from across campus, students I’m proud to call my closest friends, stood on the schoolhouse steps and said in one voice, “This is not how our University acts.” We have broken the final barrier and made it common practice for traditionally white sororities to accept AfricanAmerican students. We’ve seen a university join together as one after a tornado ripped through our town. We’ve seen an era of
We have to work and push ourselves to be the best we can be. football unmatched since the time of Bear Bryant. We watched as the Machine accepted a traditionally black fraternity, but also lost a presidential race for the first time in 25 years. Our university has grown and adapted and become better because of students. Real change on our campus comes from students who are willing to work hard and not be content with where they are. Memories can guide us, but that old Crimson White building doesn’t define me. My job at the CW or the SGA or anywhere else does not define me. Pretending to be someone or something we are not can only get us so far. We are defined by our willingness to push ourselves forward and to be the best we know we can be. Mackenzie Brown was the former Visuals Editor and Online Editor of The Crimson White. He is the outgoing Director of Media Relations for the Student Government Association.
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OPINIONS Tuesday, April 21, 2015
SENIOR COLUMN | LEARNING
Changing Perspectives By John Pounders | Guest Columnist
over that realization. But then the student body elects By the close of your senior a black independent SGA year, you take a moment president, we make it into to do a life check. All of an honor society or we land those goals you entertained an internship thanks to a through childhood and ado- university connection. I’ve spent the last three lescence are approaching their deadlines, and it’s time years telling prospective to do some introspection. students about my experi“Have I made the relation- ences here and how they ships and connections that should choose to attend I envisioned? Is the person The University of Alabama. in the mirror the person I’d Some days, I have felt disinimagined?” Those questions’ genuous when telling them answers can differ depend- the sky is always bluer here ing on the college you choose and there is no better place for them to attend. Other to attend. I never really had a days, I can’t begin to say choice. I was going to The enough about the evolution University of Alabama of the University into a shincome hell or high water. ing beacon of academic and The stately Greek revival social development. All of these meetings with architecture and relentless recruitment efforts had me our visitors have forced hooked. The money they me to really address how throw at students doesn’t I formed my opinion of the hurt, either. Four years later, University. For every time I’ve critically thought about there was a scathing opinwhat my life would have ion in The Crimson White been at another university. about SGA ineptitude, I felt a bit disenWas this the chanted, but right decision? the very next Maybe those day I would uncertainties meet with began when I a professor, didn’t reapply who is a leadfor the First ing authority Year Council in in her field, 2011 because to discuss of some shady our research SGA scandal or watch stuthat involved John Pounders dent-led iniresignation of Photo Courtesy of John Pounders tiatives that the sitting presiraise comdent. Or maybe it was when I realized not munities from deplorable every student on campus is prospects. What a conuntreated the same as an elite drum it is trying to explain Honors program student like this place. We all learn in this microa University Fellow or the athletes who gain exclusive cosm of the state and nation eating privileges at Bryant that there are many probDining Hall. I began to ques- lems we feel can fasten us to tion my existence on campus a predetermined path. With even more when I read about a set opinion, that may be young ladies being denied true. But what I’ve realized entry into certain sorori- in the past four years is that ties solely based on their things can change quickly – particularly on this campus. skin color. Sometimes it’s easy to I blame it on the students. look around and find a prob- There is constant desire to lem – irrespective of the improve the University with view. I could have had simi- fervor unlike any other I lar qualms at an Ivy League have encountered. That’s university or community col- changing opinions. It cerlege in my hometown. What tainly changed mine. If anyI think is key in the analysis thing, I’ve learned to not get of one’s experience here is caught up with what always the inclusion of how an opin- seems to be wrong. Instead, look around at what’s ion can change over time. We come onto campus becoming right. bright-eyed and bushytailed. All we know is that John Pounders is a senior in economthis place is perfect and noth- majoring ing will change that opinion ics. He was the president – until something does. Then of the Honors College we get angry or depressed Ambassadors.
In lieu of writing a senior column, Sloane Arogeti created a photo illustration. Sloane Arogeti was the Visuals Editor of The Crimson White.
SENIOR COLUMN | OPPORTUNITY
Say Yes to Every Opportunity By Emily Meineke | Guest Columnist
When the opportunity presented itself to write this column, I wasn’t sure I would have anything worthwhile to say. However, after thinking about it, I thought, “Why wouldn’t I do this?” Even if no one reads it or cares what I have to say, why not? And that brings me to what I hope will be an overarching message throughout this column: Say yes to every opportunity that comes your way. And I don’t mean this just academically or professionally, or as a way to get ahead in the world, but say yes to the possibility of a new friendship, even if you already have “enough” friends; say yes to applying for an organization, even if you don’t think you’re qualified enough; say yes to going to a date party where you know no one but your date – you guys could end up dating or becoming best friends or never seeing each other again. You simply don’t know, and that’s the best part of it. Don’t close yourself off to new experiences because you are scared of what will happen. Trying out for Capstone Men and Women, serving as recruitment chair for Chi Omega, even being in relationships have been some of the scariest experiences of my life, but I have found that the most rewarding experiences have come from taking risks. I
have never been much of a risk the world. taker. I am extremely cautious in In a business initiative class most aspects of my life, so this is taught by Gorman Houston – a something I have learned over favorite teacher among many of time and am continuing to learn. you, I’m sure – we read “The Art For instance, I am still 100 percent of the Start” by Guy Kawasaki. In incapable of going up to a cute boy the book, Dee W. Hock says, “It to say hello. I cannot and will not is essential to employ, trust, and do it, but you should. Why not? If reward those whose perspecyou are able to do tive, ability, and that, I admire you. judgment are You are braver radically differthan I. College ent from yours. It and life are full is also rare, for it of new and scary requires uncomexperiences, and mon humility, tolas a quote from erance, and wisone of my favordom.” Not everyite movies, “A one will agree Cinderella Story,” with you, but says, “Don’t let don’t turn away Emily Meineke the fear of strikfrom people who Photo Courtesy of Emily Meineke ing out keep you challenge your from playing the way of thinking, game.” I know, I’m embarrass- instead embrace them. I believe ing, but those are words to live by. it will make us all better people. That applies to so many aspects Last, I want to implore you to of life. take advantage of where you are College is also a time to sur- in your life right now. You only round yourself with people who get to be here for so long, so may not think exactly like you. don’t let it go to waste. Say yes to I grew up in a very like-minded everything that comes your way community surrounded by peo- and thank God that you go to the ple who had similar beliefs and greatest university in the nation, ways of thinking as myself. Now, The University of Alabama. for any of you who know me, Roll Tide. you know that I am very committed to those beliefs, and my Emily Meineke is a senior majorway of thinking is not likely to ing in public relations. She was be changed; however, I think it is president of the senior honor important to see how others view society Omicron Delta Kappa.
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Some residents concerned by late-night towing By Elizabeth Elkin | Staff Reporter
Some Tuscaloosa residents are worried there may be a predatory towing problem at a local apartment complex. Will Ledbetter, a junior, said he came out of a friend’s apartment at The Avenue one night recently at around 1 or 2 a.m. to find his and his friend’s cars gone. “We saw a tow truck and figured it probably towed my car,” he said. The tow truck was from Action Automotive and Towing, a tow company from Northport. Ledbetter and his friend, Jocelyn Newman, a junior majoring in chemistry and Spanish, followed the tow truck to Northport. Ledbetter said when they pulled up to a stop light next to the truck, the passenger jumped out of the car. “He came out and started cussing me out,” Ledbetter said. “I was scared, honestly. He was enticing me to get out of the vehicle.” Ledbetter said when he asked to see paperwork for the tow, the man refused to show him. “He very rudely asked me for $160 and threatened to call the cops if I didn’t either pay or leave,” he said. Newman said the tow made her feel unsafe. “It’s not safe to have my car towed away in the middle of the night,” she said. “What if I didn’t have my phone?” Ledbetter said the visitor parking is marked only on the asphalt of the parking spots. He said there are no signs to indicate these spots are for visitors. “At The Avenue, there’s only 50 to 75 visitor parking spots and they’re all at the perimeter, far away from the apartments,” he said. “There are no signs marking them. The only way you know is if you’re told. Right when you drive in there’s one sign that says you will be towed. There’s no sign once you get in the lot. They only go out there and tow between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.”
Late night towing could be a safety hazard for students, Prosessor Ruth Ann Hall said. CW / Layton Dudley
The two contacted Ruth Ann Hall, a legal studies professor at the University. “It looks like Action Automotive has full range over The Avenue apartments,” Hall said. “They show up whenever they want and look for illegally parked cars. It’s like they’re just predators. The fact that they do it at such late hours of the morning, it just seems wrong.” Hall expressed concern for the students’ safety, Newman’s in particular. “By towing at 2:30 in the morning, it put her in a dangerous position,” Hall said. “She was a female alone at night wandering and looking for her car. According to the City Ordinances, you have to balance the needs of the people who live in the apartments and of the visitors, and they’re not doing that.” Hall said she couldn’t see how towing at such a late hour benefit the residents. “If they’re saying they were trying to protect those living in the apartments, I could see that, but they’re not,” she said. “There were plenty of places to park and nobody was complaining.”
Ledbetter said there were several spots available surrounding his car when his car was towed. The $160 cost of retrieving a towed car from Action Automotive and Towing is the highest fee allowed by the Tuscaloosa City Ordinances for motor vehicles weighing less than 26,000 pounds. “It’s not very professional, and it puts students in danger by them not knowing where their car is,” Hall said. According to the city ordinances, signs must be posted within five feet of the public right-of-way line at the entrance and at 50-foot intervals in the parking lot. Ledbetter said this is not the case at The Avenue. Marcus Dallas, property manager at The Avenue, said there are enough signs at the apartments. “In addition to the signage, each resident is notified about the parking policies when they move in via a parking addendum they sign and periodically throughout the year via email and notices,” he said. Dallas said his experience working with
Action Automotive and Towing has been positive, and also said the apartment complex does not call Action Automotive and Towing to tow cars. “The tow truck just shows up and it’s not supposed to,” Hall said. “This could really evolve into a dangerous situation.” Robert Hunter, tow operator for Action Automotive and Towing, and George Birmingham, service manager, said they comply with all city ordinances. “Nobody has a leg, and I mean nobody has a leg, to stand on that I have done anything wrong,” Hunter said. “He didn’t have a decal and he was in decal parking.” Hunter said they have received death threats and have had guns pulled on them while doing their jobs, all while carrying out the wishes of property managers. “Our process is simple,” he said. “We’re asked by property owners to remove vehicles that are illegally parked. In doing so, we comply with everything in the city ordinances. We take pictures. Because they’re illegally parked, you don’t need their consent. The fee is set at $160 by the city of Tuscaloosa. After 24 hours, we can charge $10 a day storage.” Birmingham said in the case of The Avenue, they only tow vehicles left overnight and in non-visitor parking. “If you lived at The Avenue and paid $800 a month for your nice place to live and you had to carry your groceries through the rain 100 yards because there was nowhere to park due to people that don’t live there parking and enjoying the pool and the amenities, you would become frustrated, too,” he said. “There’s visitor parking for those people that want to visit with their friends or family there. We’re not there towing at 1 or 2 in the afternoon or rush hour. The signs are posted on the property that if you’re not in visitor parking and you don’t have a decal, then your car will be removed.”
Lavender Graduation honors LGBT students, supporters By Rhaude Dahlinghaus | Contributing Writer
Lavender Graduation was held Monday night in Shelby Hall to celebrate the achievements of LGBT students graduating from The University of Alabama this spring or summer. The 2015 ceremony featured 26 total graduates of the LGBT community and their allies. Graduates ranged from bachelor degrees to masters and doctorates. The ceremony began with Kirk Walter, the assistant director of Student Involvement, who welcomed the crowd. “We came to celebrate our queer campus community as we are, for who we are and for what we’ve achieved,” Walter said. The ceremony continued with a faculty presentation of the procession of colors, representative of the values of the LGBT community: sexuality and sexual expression, life, feeling and healing, sunlight, nature, magic and art, serenity and harmony and spirit. Graduates followed the procession to Beyoncé’s “I Was Here.” A brief moment of silence was shared at
UA President Judy Bonner attends the Lavender Graduation ceremony. CW / Layton Dudley
the end of the procession for the silenced voices and missing faces of the LGBT community that could not be in attendance due to discrimination, persecution and violence. Former Capstone Alliance President Jen Drouin then presented the Elliot Jackson Jones Memorial Scholarship to Sarah Young, a graduate assistant for Safe Zone at the University of Alabama. Young is active in the LGBT community both locally
and nationally by serving on the Equality Alabama Board and Alabama Safe Schools Coalition, as well as recognized nationally as a White House Emerging LGBT Leader and Roundtable Discussion member. Mathew Wimberly, the vice president of Spectrum, presented the student address, followed by the presentation of graduates. The Keynote Speaker was Alabama District 54 Representative Patricia Todd, the first and only openly gay elected official in Alabama. Rep. Todd recounted several of the challenges she encountered in the state legislature regarding the progress of LGBT rights. “We’re going to win this battle,” Todd said “We may have a few scars at the end, but we will win in the end.” Rep. Todd also congratulated Young on her grit and determination. “She will change the lives of hundreds of people,” Todd said. Brielle Appelbaum, a senior majoring in communications studies and a Lavender Graduate, was inspired to participate by the staff who work with Lavender
Graduation at Alabama. “Seeing our administrators in attendance this evening reaffirms that when we work together, we can foster a spirit of tolerance and acceptance for all students,” she said. “It’s crucial that we champion all of our peers the same way we do our football team.” Rep. Todd concluded her speech to the graduates by stressing the importance of the work that each member of the community must continue to do on a personal level. “Never underestimate the power of one,” Todd said. “You don’t need hundreds, just be that one. Remember to enjoy what’s about to come before you, but fight like Hell.” The Lavender Graduation ceremony was founded at the University of Michigan to celebrate the educational achievements of students within the LGBT community and brought to The University of Alabama in 2011 by Meredith Bagley, an assistant communication studies professor, and her wife, Alexandrea Davenport.
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Editor | Francie Johnson Culture@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, April 21, 2015
COLUMN | FOOD
DePalma’s offers better versions of classic Italian By Matt Lund
$10.99 special at Olive Garden. Light the mental image of Macaroni Grill on fire. Drive downtown and put your name in at DePalma’s. It’s pretty easy to make Italian taste good, but it can be difficult to make Italian taste great. Below are some menu highlights that are highly successful in transcending the usual combo of meat, pasta, tomato and cheese.
Pizza, pasta, espresso: the kitchen stylings of the Italian peninsula permeate American food culture. We have a love affair with Italian food – so much so that the overt romanticism behind our pasta and wine can begin to detract from the meal. Hours of chick flicks and boring dates pile onto the cliché like runaway trains, and our mouths have become jaded with even just the words, “How about Italian?” But sometimes it’s worth it. The desire for a smooth Merlot paired with pomodoro and buttery garlic bread overwhelms. We are able to forget the nauseating clichéness of it all for just long enough to sink in to a pleasure palace of cheese, pasta, tomato and wine. After all, clichés are clichés for a reason. So when the primal call for spaghetti and meatballs echoes up from your stomach and into your head, forget the
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Scholarship director says work experience beneficial TUITION FROM PAGE 1
many days left. I’ve known how many days until graduation since I was a freshman.” Jameka Hartley is the coordinator for Alabama REACH, a program that supports youth in foster care and often works with students who don’t have the family support many college students have. One of the biggest challenges Hartley said students face is trying to find financial support. “A lot of my students are worried about money because a parent plus loan is only something you can get when you have parents involved,” she said. “It’s a big source that a lot of students can tap into that my students can’t.” Working through school can be challenging, she said, because it can feel like a very isolating experience. Hartley said some students can feel like they are alone in their problems, but there are many other students going through the same challenges. Hartley said she tries to work with her students to ease some of their struggles. “If there’s scholarships I know about, we try to connect them with that,” she said. “For our REACH students, we have a pantry that has nonperishable food items and school supplies.” During her freshman year, Garmon started off as a Rite Aid cashier before transitioning to the pharmacy as a technician, where she fills prescriptions, files information and counts medication. She became so efficient at figuring out insurance issues that her coworkers dubbed her the “Insurance Queen.”
After deciding to become a nationally certified pharmacy technician, Garmon began studying for the Pharmacy Technician Certification test, which costs $129 but gave her a $1 hourly raise. The choice helped her obtain a leadership role where she trains other employees, giving her experience for her future career in health management. Garmon said she pays her way through school through a mixture of scholarships, loans and working. Garmon goes to class in the mornings, then works in the afternoons and on weekends. She said she doesn’t have much free time because any gaps in her schedule are usually filled with homework and studying. “My free time is very limited,” she said. “A lot of my free time is going to eat with friends for an hour, then I’ll go home and finish whatever I need to do. It’s very hard to have friends who don’t work or work very little. Sometimes, it gets really frustrating, but I know I’m doing something good for myself. It’ll pay off in the long run.” Dontavius Wade, another student working his way through school, said he dreams of owning a successful business one day. As a black male, he said he sees a wealth gap, especially among minorities, and wants to be an inspiration for future generations. “I want to be a reflection of my race, my family and the University,” he said. “We all have a story. I try to inspire people. If I can do it, anyone else can do it.” Wade, a senior majoring in public relations, spends 20 hours split between working as an office assistant in Clark Hall and as a supervisor at the Student Recreation Center. Wade said he likes the variety in his two jobs. At Clark Hall, he answers phone calls, makes copies, files papers and
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delivers packages, but at the Rec Center he manages the whole building, assigning tasks to workers and making transactions. Working during school limits the time Wade can spend on other activities. He said when he gets off work in the afternoon, he goes to the library to study, leaving him very little time for a social life. Despite this, he said working as a student employee is better than having a traditional job because it’s more flexible. “Because it’s on campus, I have time to go to the library or eat lunch before I come to work,” he said. “Being a student worker is more beneficial because it’s not as strenuous. You have time to chill out sometimes. It’s way better than working fast food.” Garmon said it’s a constant struggle to wake up in the morning, knowing her friends get to sleep in, but having her own money makes her feel responsible. Working through college requires knowing how to budget. Garmon said one of the hardest things for her is saving money and being aware of how much she has left in her bank account. When budgeting, Wade tries to make sure he has enough money to cover his bills and necessities first. He said, if he wants to go on a weekend trip, he has to plan months in advance. “I think everyone should have [a] planner,” Wade said. “I mean a big one, not a little cute one. Having a planner is key to staying on task. You know the right thing to do, but you’re in a college town. Naturally, when you get a job, you want to get nicer clothes and want to do things. Maybe, if I go out this week, I can recuperate my budget next week.” Hartley said students working their way through school are at an advantage
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because they learn how to manage their time more appropriately. “If they truly want to have a degree, they will figure out a way to finish it,” she said. “I think it’s one thing to get here, but it’s another thing to stay here, perform well and graduate. If you put it in your mind that this is what you’re going to do, you’ll find a way to get it done.” Christa Morris, the Culverhouse scholarship director, said employment is beneficial because it is a learning experience. Over the years, she said, she’s experienced new challenges from every job she’s held. Morris said one of the joys of her job is interacting with college students. She said the University offers many great scholarships geared toward assisting students through college. Morris said students’ work experience and community activities translate when they are applying for scholarships because it shows they are active. “I love students and helping them,” she said. “It’s very moving to tell a student who needed the funds that they’re receiving an award. It’s going to make a difference.” Garmon, who has taken 18 hours of class every semester, said she’s maintained a 4.0 grade point average in addition to being president of the business organization Phi Beta Lambda. “I don’t sleep very much. I drink a lot of coffee,” Garmon said. “I’m sure my body will hate me later. I won’t rest until everything is done, so if that means staying up really late, that’s just what I do.” For Wade, working during college is a trial run at preparing for the real world. “It teaches you responsibility and makes you appreciate money more,” he said. “If you mess up your paycheck, you don’t have a parent to fall back on.”
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CULTURE Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Bama Theatre to showcase student documentaries By Becca Murdoch | Staff Reporter
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Several UA students will see their work on the big screen tonight when the Bama Theatre screens documentaries made by students enrolled in the course, “Documenting Justice.” Documenting Justice began nine years ago as a two-semester documentary filmmaking course made available to all majors. Professor Andrew Grace has been directing the course for eight years, along with Rachel Morgan. Students in Documenting Justice study documentary film theory, history and criticism and are also introduced to film production, as many of the students in the 12-person course are non-film majors. Along with the technical aspects of filmmaking, Grace discusses issues of how to ethically present nonfiction stories. “What’s the responsibility of the filmmaker when he or she takes a camera into a community? How do we navigate our responsibility to our subjects? That is what documentary filmmakers have been struggling with forever,” Grace said. Judah Martin, a senior majoring in journalism, partnered with classmate Mary Gibler to create a documentary on the MOWA Choctaw Native Americans located in the Washington and Mobile counties in southern Alabama. The documentary highlights issues of
WHAT: Documenting Justice Film Screening WHEN: Tuesday, 7 p.m. WHERE: The Bama Theatre
Bambi Kira is the focus of one of the films created by students enrolled in the course, “Documenting Justice.“ Photo Courtesy of Maria Beddingfield
identity and culture in a community whose history has often been invalidated - a topic Martin and Gibler have been grappling with since their pitch during the fall semester. According to Martin, though editing is difficult, it is not the hardest challenge he and his partner have faced. “The most challenging part is seeing past your own preconceptions and what you think you’re going to get, and then learning to work with what you do get,” Martin said. Maria Beddingfield, a junior majoring in French and journalism, worked with
Shaelyn Smith to make a documentary about Kevin Thomas, who performs in drag under the name Bambi Kira at Icon in Tuscaloosa. “Part of making a documentary is finding stories that need to be told and don’t often get told,” Beddingfield said. “[Thomas] is 52 years old, has lived in the South his entire life and has been doing drag for 25 years. If that’s not a story, I don’t know what is.” Beddingfield said she found the most challenging part of the process to be dealing with the power and the privilege of telling the stories of real people.
“It’s much different from fiction,” Beddingfield said. “You’re molding a narrative, but you’re not creating a story. You’re just reshaping and more succinctly telling someone’s story.” Grace said three of the documentaries from this year’s Documenting Justice group deal with historic memory and Southern identity, which he attributes to the national conversation about race and the legacy of longstanding racial injustices. “Students are frustrated by the habits of judgment that are predominate in Alabama politics, and they’re finding creative ways to talk about why we are so entrenched in old ways of thinking,” Grace said. Documenting Justice will celebrate its 10-year anniversary next year. This year’s group of student documentaries will be shown at the Bama Theatre Tuesday at 7 p.m. It is suggested to arrive early because the theater is usually packed out for the annual screening.
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Fashion is a form of self-expression – an irreplaceable part of personal identity for both students and adults. Until recently, it seems as though menswear has been confined and inexpensive. When designers make strides to expand men’s apparel categories, they are sometimes written off as absurd. Consequently, fewer new and distinct designs have been introduced for men to show off their style. But an often under-appreciated necessity has brought a new light to the mundane pattern of menswear: socks. Previously seen as the unwanted birthday gift from a grandmother, socks are now produced in colors and patterns meant to make a statement. From skaters to businessmen, everyone is wearing novelty socks (though in some cases, hidden by dress pants). Even in secret, these socks are helping men to define themselves through fashion. Similar to the men’s trend, women’s leggings have recently seen novelty variations. This led industry analysts to believe the sock trend could be picked up by the female demographic, but the truth is that men carry more weight in the sock department. Only 41 percent of women wear socks daily compared to 73 percent of men, according to an article by CNBC. Just imagine all those feet starving to express themselves. Another benefit to the sock trend is that men do not have to understand anything about fashion to join in. There are virtually no rules when it comes to socks – bold colors and patterns work with a suit as
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easily as they do with casual wear. Its ease of adaption allowed socks to become a very commercialized commodity item, now available at most clothing retailers. BoldSOCKS started as a friendly competition between Ryan Preisner and Adam Whitmore. Since its inception, the company has seen nonstop growth and even branched into a secondary brand, Statement Socks. BoldSOCKS reported that 96 percent of their total sales comes from men. They believe that men embrace this trend to show they care about their style and express their personality. Socks have become a great conversation starter for many consumers and even receive social media attention. Loyal BoldSOCKS customers share their foot-fashion picks weekly by posting #boldfriday on Twitter. The old days of men’s socks matching trousers are far gone. Bright, bold socks are here to stay and ready to party. Your first pair will cost you less than $10 and you’re sure not to regret it, so build a collection and express yourself.
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CULTURE Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Review panel to decide if rejection had justification SGA FROM PAGE 1
Breakout Tuscaloosa, a new interactive gaming business, will open to the public May 1. CW / Layton Dudley
Breakout Tuscaloosa features puzzle rooms By Cokie Thompson | Staff Reporter
can weaken the team building aspect, Parker said. “You want them to gel, you don’t want The owners of Breakout Tuscaloosa, a new local business, invited several them to work in pods,” Parker said. “The friends and community leaders to people who work in pods in these rooms visit their facility Sunday afternoon. never get out.” Briana Kidd, a graduate student studyParticipants were locked in one of three rooms and had to solve a series of ing secondary education, was in the Trapp room, an animal-themed puzzle. puzzles to break out. The space is located at 2310 14th Street Her group had to work together under behind the Jemison Home. Kim Parker, the direction of a leader. “It just took a lot of teamwork or it Lori White and Candace Kizziah started the business last October after visiting a would have taken a lot longer,” Kidd said. “Somebody had to take the lead and say, similar facility in Nashville. “As families, we all experienced an ‘You organize this, you take care of this.’” She said she could see escape game together, her seventh graders work and we knew this was through the puzzles, but something Tuscaloosa she would be more interdeserved,” owner Lori It’s just good, ested to bring in her fellow White said. clean fun ... teachers and administraBreakout Tuscaloosa tors. She said the faciloffers a series of interacity brings something the tive games that require — Briana Kidd — community needs. teamwork to solve prob“It’s just good, clean fun, lems. Guests are moniand it’s nice to have sometored with cameras in every room, and they’re given a walkie thing like that in Tuscaloosa, especially talkie to ask for clues if they get stuck. near campus,” Kidd said. Alan Page, a friend of the owners, Each group gets three clues with no penalty, but any more clues subtract time was in the ‘Who Done It?’ room. He said participants have left to solve the puzzle. teamwork was a big part of solving the After the official opening on May 1, puzzles. They had to talk to each other anyone can go to Breakout Tuscaloosa’s to figure out what they were supposed website and book an appointment for to do. “You immediately have to get beyond their office, for a birthday or just for the afternoon. The owners said they can not knowing each other and work togethhelp businesses that are having trouble er,” Page said. “I think that’s a valuable part of it.” with teamwork. Page said the process forced him to “We can also assess the team and give feedback on things we saw with that take in all of the possibilities and focus on one thing at a time, something he team,” Parker said. Parker said they are working on a needs help with at work. “I’m kinda going in a thousand differ“room in a box” so groups who can’t make it out to their downtown location ent directions all the time in my work can still experience the process. In the day,” Page said. “I could see doing this space, only about eight people can work regularly maybe to kinda train my mind in a room at once, but more might be to focus and to try and push through able to participate in the “room in box” tasks instead of getting spread out on a lot of different tasks.” style event. For more information, visit the In addition to spatial limitations, too many people working on a project website at breakouttuscaloosa.com
The order states the Senate will be required to “submit a suitable and detailed explanation of all the reasons as to why the candidate(s) were rejected and would be unfit to serve as the SGA Chief of Staff.” The six associate justices included in the decision will then decide whether or not the Senate’s justification is sufficient. The justices will then “release this decision along with the Senate’s explanation for the rejection to the student body.” The chief justice suggested conducting voting by secret ballot, but Speaker of the Senate Jackson Britton conducted the voting openly under regular parliamentary procedure. “It was suggested by the chief justice to conduct voting by a secret ballot, but under regular parliamentary procedure, it has to be conducted openly under Robert’s rules,” Britton said. “It was not my decision to ignore the suggestion of the chief justice. If the motion for a secret ballot was made, I would have entertained it.” After the vote, Senator Dalton Beasley said the vote was null because the Senate did not display the vote on a television screen, a condition of voting which the senate approved last week. Britton said that the vote still held effect because Spillers still had not signed the bill requiring the
display of votes. Britton voted against confirming Allenlundy. “The Senate has already entertained the nomination of Chisolm Allenlundy for chief of staff,” Britton said. “Originally he was voted down for inexperience and he has not gained any experience since the last session. It would be wrong to cave to political pressure.” The bill had not been signed because Secretary of the Senate Marissa Turk had not yet given any of the legislation passed by the Senate to Spillers, Beasley said. Senator Reid Ruggles voted to confirm Allenlundy as chief of staff. “Our job is to examine the candidate and determine whether or not he can fulfill the duties of the office,” Ruggles said. “As a friend of mine said, ‘Whether or not there are more qualified candidates is irrelevant, as long as he is appropriately equipped to not only do the job, but be able to get along with the president.’” Britton said that when he and Elliot met, there were four candidates being considered for the chief of staff position. If the Senate had voted on any of the other four candidates tonight, the Senate most likely would have confirmed them, Britton said. Senator Alex Smith abstained from the vote. “I feel that it’s time that all the senators put their differences aside. The SGA is at a standstill right now and absolutely nothing is getting accomplished,” Smith said. “It’s time to work with the president that our student body selected.”
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Tim Tebow gets second chance By Terrin Waack
Alabama (5-6) hopes to finish with an even record by beating Auburn. Photo Courtesy of Sharon Cyrus Kruger
UA lacrosse team looks to beat Auburn in final match of season By Tyler Waldrep | Contributing Writer
Junior Matthew Visintin knew he had to transfer. Playing NCAA lacrosse was something that he wanted to do, but it wasn’t enough. Visintin said his commuter school in New York was not giving him the college experience that he really wanted, but he was not ready to give up the sport he loved. Two years ago, Visintin found a new home in Tuscaloosa. “It didn’t really feel like I was in college,” Visintin said. “[The] luxury of playing club is you get to have that commitment of playing lacrosse, but you also have time to breathe.” The men’s lacrosse club provides members with the opportunity to play lacrosse competitively at the collegiate level without the time commitment that usually comes with varsity lacrosse. Club president Joseph Bowker said the mindset of the team has really changed since he joined four years ago. He said the team wants to accomplish something now. “Its not just fun anymore,” Bowker said. “The guys that are actually playing
now are there to win.” The team is currently preparing to close out the season with Auburn. The game was originally scheduled for last weekend, but the threat of bad weather forced the teams to postpone. The game is even more important this year. If Alabama wins the match, the team will finish without a losing record for the first time in the club’s history. It may not be easy though. All three times Bowker has played against Auburn, the game has been decided by a single point. Alabama won two of those meetings, but not the last one. “Beating Auburn is a huge memory to have,” Bowker said. “Those two games probably stand out the most.” Senior Tom Cheek said he enjoys beating Auburn, but those games are not what he will remember after he graduates. Instead, Cheek said he would remember scoring the game-winning point against Tennessee during his sophomore year. “It was just a great feeling,” Cheek said. “Every time I think I may want to quit, I just think about that game.”
Monday, the former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow once again became a current NFL quarterback. He received his second chance from the Philadelphia Eagles, a team known for giving quarterbacks second chances. First, the Eagles gave Michael Vick a second chance after he served time in prison. He was an Atlanta Falcons star until he was charged with illegal dogfighting. Once he was released, the Eagles swooped in and got him, considering it wasn’t his lack of talent that put him behind bars. While the second chance did Vick some good, it did not benefit the Eagles in the end. His postseason record shows he only played in one game there and never brought home the Eagles a Super Bowl ring. He left the Eagles last year for the New York Jets. The second chance did nothing more than allow Vick a quick and easy way back into the NFL. Now, head coach Chip Kelly signed Tebow a one-year contract, giving him his second chance at playing football in the NFL. The Jets cut Tebow two years ago. He then tried out for the New England Patriots, but was released before the 2013 season even started. Since then, he has been working for ESPN as a college football analyst for SEC Network since December 2013. There’s potential there. He could have made a name for himself as a sports analyst, but, apparently, he missed being a part of the action too much to pass up an opportunity back on the field. The catch: Will he ever get the opportunity to actually play? Or
Tim Tebow was recently signed by the Philadelphia Eagles after being cut from the Jets. Tribune News Service
will he just sit on the sidelines in the shadow of one of the many other quarterbacks Kelly has on his team? There are still other quarterbacks Kelly has to keep in mind through all the media attention being received due to the return of Tebow. With Sam Bradford, Mark Sanchez and Matt Barkley also all quarterbacks, it’s safe to say Kelly has an interesting task in front of him: picking his starting quarterback. If Tebow has improved in the past two years, Kelly may be able to find a place for him on the team. There was a reason he was originally cut. His accuracy must have improved in order for him to find any success on this team. Because he is not shy about his strong Christian beliefs, Tebow has fans that have followed him through it all. Because of his love for the sport, Tebow has the determination to never give up. It’s all just a matter of time to see if he has improved at all, or if he’s going to quickly simmer out once again.
Alabama softball hosts Troy in final midweek game By Kelly Ward | Sports Editor
For No. 7 Alabama softball, it’s all about peaking at the right time. Dominant hitting and shut-down pitching have surfaced throughout the season but rarely together. One has usually been able to carry the other. In the past nine games, Alabama has gone 8-1 and outscored its opponents 68-19. Five of the wins have been shutouts. Three have been by the mercy-rule. Over the weekend, the Crimson Tide shut out No. 6 Auburn in the first game, which was the first time the Tigers had been shut out all season. In the second game, Alabama cruised to a 13-3 win. In the series finale, the Tigers fought back to a walk-off win in extra innings to avoid the sweep.
Alabama hit eight home runs in the three-game series and limited the conference home run leaders to one home run. Alabama coach Patrick Murphy said a reporter remarked that the roles had been reversed with the home runs after the first game. He agreed. “We had really, really good batting practice Thursday night at their place and the ball was flying, and we usually carry that over to the game, which is a good thing, and they really did up and down the lineup,” Murphy said. Senior catcher Chaunsey Bell accounted for two home runs, both in Friday’s 6-0 shutout. Sophomore infielder Marisa Runyon hit three home runs in the doubleheader Saturday. Senior Jadyn Spencer hit a three-run home run in the second game, and junior Leona Lafaele hit
Alabama softball jumped to No. 5 in the RPI after taking two from Auburn. UA Athletics
a two-run homer to give Alabama a 12-10 lead in the eighth inning. “They all hit the ball really, really
well, and it was fun to see,” Murphy said. “And we see it all the time in practice, but this was the first time that it really carried over to the game.” On Tuesday, Alabama (35-10) hosts Troy (29-19) at 6 p.m. for the final midweek game of the season. Troy, who has a new coaching staff, has an Alabama alumna as its pitching coach. Erin Wright pitched at Alabama from 2001-04. “It’s a good, young coaching staff,” Murphy said. “I know they’ve got them excited. Whenever you have a new coaching staff, the enthusiasm is the thing that worries you the most because it’s a new staff. They’re bringing in new ideas and they’re doing a really good job so it will be a fun game. It will be a tough game for sure.”