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Year to year, students see tuition increase Tuition has increased every year since at least 1985. Each penny in this graph represents $100, while the line graph shows the percent change from the previous year’s tuition. The change in tuition for the 2013-14 year represents the smallest percent change since 1985.

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The map below represents the median annual tuition for each state for the 2010-11 school year.

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By Katherine Owen Production Editor The University of Alabama Board of Trustees unanimously approved a tuition increase for all three University of Alabama campuses in a meeting Friday. In-state students at the UA campus will see an increase of $125, or 2.7 percent, per semester and out-of-state students will see an increase of $500, or 4.4 percent, per semester. The University of Alabama at Birmingham campus is set to increase tuition by 6 percent per semester for both in-state and out-of-state students. The University of Alabama in Huntsville campus will see tuition increase by roughly 4 percent for in-state students per semester and roughly 2 percent for out-of-state students per semester. Ray Hayes, executive vice chancellor for finance and operations, said the board is very concerned about affordability for students and that the UA system schools are some of few schools left that offer an annual instate tuition for less than $10,000. “We’ll do everything we can to keep tuition as low as possible,” Hayes said. SEE TUITION PAGE 7

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$23,950 $17,610 $27,970 $26,364 $28,472 $28,548 $19,998 $22,440 $28,461 $25,694 *15hrs $17,628 $10,188 $25,626 $41,928

Data gathered from individual university websites

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Students seek methods other than federal ﬁnancial aid, scholarships to account for rising cost of attendance By Megan Miller Staff Reporter When financial aid and scholarships aren’t enough to make educational ends meet, some students may turn to loans to help assist them with the remaining costs. According to American Student Assistance, of the 20 million students who attend college each year, 12 million (60 percent) take out student loans to help cover the costs of school. Additionally, the average amount of debt a student will acquire by the

time he or she graduates is $26,600. With the recent announcement of a tuition increase for the 2013-14 school year, students may consider taking out a student loan in order to finish the remainder of their schooling at the Capstone. After filling out a FASFA application, a student may qualify for both financial aid and loans. The loans that are initially offered upon filling out a FASFA are subsidized and unsubsidized loans, and the amount a student is awarded for a subsidized loan is based upon that student’s level of

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financial need. If the amount of funding FASFA offers a student does not provide adequate funds, the University offers two further options for students in the form of a parent plus loan or an alternative loan. The parent plus loan is applied for using the parent’s credit, and the parent’s name is the one that appears on the loan. If the credit line is approved, the Financial Aid Office determines a maximum amount based on the student’s estimated cost of attendance minus any financial aid the

student is awarded. In most cases, the parent will start paying back the loan 60 days after disbursement. The alternative loan differs from the parent plus loan in that the student and parent select the lender, because it would be a conflict of interest for financial aid to do it for them. The parent’s line of credit is still used for an alternative loan, but it will instead be in the student’s name, and the student will not start paying the loan back until after they graduate. SEE LOANS PAGE 2

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ESPN 150 quarterback David Campus organization advocates for fair labor Cornwell commits to Alabama Cornwell said UA felt like ‘home,’ right choice By Charlie Potter Sports Editor The Crimson Tide football team snagged its 11th commitment June 14 in ESPN 150 quarterback David Cornwell. Cornwell is the No. 2 pocket-passing quarterback in the 2014 recruiting class and the No. 34 overall rated player, according to ESPN.com. The Norman, Okla., prospect finally chose the Crimson Tide after several previous visits to Tuscaloosa. Cornwell said Alabama was the right choice for him all along. “I felt at home, loved the coaching staff and knew I could trust them with my future as a player,” Cornwell said. “Coach [Nick] Saban can develop me

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the best mentally.” Cornwell threw for 2,742 yards and rushed for 755 more with 33 total touchdowns in his junior season at Norman North High School. He only threw eight interceptions. ESPN’s Greg Ostendorf, who covers the Southeast and Alabama’s recruiting, said Cornwell reminded him and his colleagues of NFL quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger. “He’s [6 feet 5 inches], 235 pounds and has looked college-ready from day one,” Ostendorf said. “However, he’s agile for his size. He can move around the pocket well. He has quick feet and a quick release [and] a good arm.” Cornwell will step in and compete with the quarterbacks already on campus in the task of replacing threeyear starter AJ McCarron after the

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This fall, University of Alabama fans and students will have an opportunity to buy clothing at the SUPe Store that is produced free from the controversy of sweatshop labor thanks to the actions of a relatively new student group on campus. UA Students for Fair Labor has convinced the SUPe Store to stock apparel from Alta Gracia, a company based in the Dominican Republic that supplies collegiate apparel. Alta Gracia differs from some apparel companies in that it pays workers a “living wage” rather than a “minimum wage.” The group has been campaigning for the University to look for alternative clothing companies since spring

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2013, instead of companies like Nike, which the group said has been a serial human rights abuser. According to a 2010 press release, the University had a $30 million licensing agreement with Nike with an assurance that the company would manufacture its products in fair-labor factories. “A lot of people think that a minimum wage is roughly a living wage, but that isn’t always the case,” Mark Ortiz, a junior in New College and president of UA Students for Fair Labor, said. “In fact, Alta Gracia’s living wage is three times the minimum wage of the Dominican Republic.” Ortiz said companies like Alta Gracia are alleviating poverty by paying a living wage that allows workers to care for their families in a way that a minimum wage might not. “A living wage allows families to live, to provide childcare to their

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Women wage national campaign against sexual assault From MCT Campus RALEIGH, N.C. — In Chapel Hill, a college student gets a tattoo, a small “IX” Roman numeral on her ankle. On the West Coast, another “IX” is inked on another woman’s ankle. The tattoos signify two women — compatriots and friends — coming together and overcoming other scars that are invisible: Both have told of being raped while students at the University of North CarolinaChapel Hill. Annie Clark and Andrea Pino got their ink badges on the same day in January, when they, along with three other women, filed a federal complaint against the university. They allege that the university mishandled sexual assault cases and violated students’ rights to equal education under the Title IX gender discrimination law. They also filed a complaint charging UNC with underreporting sexual assaults under a campus crime reporting law. Both complaints are now under investigation by the federal government. Neither Clark nor Pino knew the other would get a tattoo that day. Both wanted to mark the milestone — taking a stand for sexual assault victims, against a university they loved. Clark, a 2011 UNC graduate from Raleigh, and Pino, a rising senior from Miami, have already begun to change attitudes at the campus, where a task force is rewriting the school’s sexual assault policy. The university also hired new staff and a sexual misconduct consultant who has facilitated a monthslong campus conversation about the issue. In the months since they got their tattoos, the 20-something women have become leaders in a national movement against a campus culture they say perpetuates sexual violence by keeping it under wraps and letting

perpetrators off the hook. The women formed what they call the Title IX Network, a coalition of students across the nation who are demanding that their colleges alter the way they deal with sexual violence. They have become informal consultants to sexual assault survivors elsewhere who have taken action against their own campuses. Last month at a news conference in New York, Clark and Pino, in Tar Heel T-shirts, joined students announcing their federal complaints against Dartmouth College, Swarthmore College, the University of CaliforniaBerkeley and the University of Southern California. “The goal is just to present a united front against not only sexual assault,” Clark said in an interview, “but also the way universities across the country are handling and/or not handling it, how they’re covering it up when it does happen and how it’s been happening for years and years.” Clark, now an administrator at the University of Oregon, worked with Occidental College in California, which also is under a federal investigation. Pino recently flew to Dartmouth to brainstorm with students there. The women have a Facebook page representing students from more than 50 colleges who want change. Along with others, they have raised $11,000 for a “Know Your IX” campaign to educate college students, starting this fall, on their rights under federal law. The pair was featured in a New York Times story and received other national coverage. They have written for Huffington Post and other blogs. Their cause has even entered the cultural zeitgeist: an April episode of the TV drama “Law and Order: SVU” centered on rape at a college fraternity house. The show was peppered with bits of dialogue, description

and experiences ripped from the women’s stories. Clark doesn’t talk much about her attack, which she said happened off campus when she was a first-year student in 2007. But she does describe what happened when she reported it to a female administrator who no longer works at UNC and whom she won’t identify. It has become a rallying cry in the movement and was quoted almost verbatim in the “Law and Order” episode by a character with the last name of Clark. “Rape is like football,” Clark said the administrator told her, “and if you look back on the game, Annie, what would you do differently in that situation?” Repeating the story at the New York news conference, Clark said: “I was being blamed for a violent crime committed against me. Rape is the only crime in society where we blame the victim instead of the perpetrator.” For Pino, publicly describing her rape, which she said happened at a party near campus in the spring of 2012, has been difficult. But she has not held back the details — her head slammed against a wall, her vision blurred from blood in her contact lenses, his fingernails digging into her scalp, the black Levis he wore. “I remembered his eyes; I felt my throat close up; I felt his lips on my neck; I felt his teeth on my skin; I realized what many fear most: I was raped,” Pino recounted. She ran home, bloody, and didn’t know what to do. Later, she reported it anonymously, slipping a piece of paper into a box on campus. The boxes for blind reports had been Clark’s idea when she was a student at UNC. Pino didn’t tell the police and didn’t pursue a formal process, fearing that she wouldn’t be believed. She began to struggle academically because of

LOANS FROM PAGE 1 anxiety. An advisor wasn’t sympathetic, she said, and suggested that she was lazy about her schoolwork. Pino would later contact Clark, who had graduated a year earlier. The anonymous box was a good thing, she told her, but the policy wasn’t working. The two started to draft a Title IX complaint that they would eventually submit to the federal Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. They listened to Supreme Court cases on their iPhones; they read thousands of pages of legal research. Two other victims from UNC joined them. Months later, a former UNC assistant dean of students, Melinda Manning, would sign on to the complaint. Clark and Pino reached out to students who made waves at Yale University and Amherst College. They realized that this was more than a UNC problem, and it had to be presented that way. “Instead of saying, ‘UNC is a bad place with bad administrators,’ we said, ‘It’s not just UNC; this is happening everywhere,’” Clark said. Protests were launched, bringing unwanted attention and embarrassment to a campus that had already been through athletic and academic fraud scandals.

CORRECTION In the June 12 issue of The Crimson White, a picture on Page 1 was incorrectly identified as the late Vivian Malone Jones. Instead, the picture is of Sharon Malone, Vivian’s sister, taken at an event at Foster Auditorium in March. The Crimson White regrets the error and is happy to set the record straight.

Katherine Tharp, a junior majoring in music therapy, decided to take out loans because she comes from a family of seven and said paying for school out of pocket would be difficult with a household that size. “Because we had complications with the scholarship department, very little money was provided from them,” Tharp said. “I am responsible for the loans and will pay them off after graduation, but there is a parent plus loan that my parents are paying off now.” Tharp said she feels her loans have been worthwhile thus far because of her major. “My major is very unique, and because it’s small, it gives me the opportunity to work closely with my professors, making my education, due to the loans, worthwhile,” Tharp said. UA alumna Kristin Stansell graduated with a degree in communication studies and said she took out loans as a last resort. “I wish I didn’t have the student loans and I could’ve paid for college out of pocket, but there was no way my family or I could, so that was the last option,” Stansell said. “I do feel taking the loans out was worth paying them back because I got so much out of my time while I was attending Alabama.” Stansell said paying back the loans is difficult sometimes because she is currently working a job that does not require a college degree, but she has found a payment plan that works well for her. “I do want to get them paid off as soon as I can, so I can use that money for other things,” Stansell said. According to American Student Assistance, student loans account for the most common form of debt in the 18 to 24 age group, and the numbers are continually increasing. Of the 37 million borrowers who have outstanding loan balances, 14 percent of those, or about 5.4 million, have at least one past-due student loan account. Upon graduation, federal loans provide students with a sixmonth grace period to secure a job so they can start making payments. When a graduate reaches the sixth-month mark, the lender contacts the graduate to set up a repayment plan, which varies student to student. Should a student struggle to repay their student loan debt, they can contact their lender to set up an alternative repayment plan, which can lower monthly payments. “My advice is if you don’t have to have student loans, don’t get them, because after you graduate you may want to buy a house or a new car,” Stansell said.

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Board of Trustees approves new degree programs By Rachel Brown Contributing Writer Last Friday, the Board of Trustees UA System made the first step toward adding two new degree programs to the College of Engineering by approving the “Notifications of Intent to Submit a Proposal” to develop two new Bachelor of Science degrees. The College of Engineering is proposing the addition of

degree programs in architectural and environmental engineering. Joe Benson, interim provost, said Friday’s approval is the first step in the process. “The next step is preparation of a full proposal, which will be submitted to the Board of Trustees and, if approved, forwarded to Alabama Commission on Higher Education. This will be reviewed [by] ACHE, and

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comments will be solicited from other institutions in the state. The ACHE staff will then make a recommendation to the commission, which will vote on approval,” Benson said. The University intends to have both degrees available beginning fall 2014. Kenneth Fridley, the Department Head of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, explained the idea for the new degree plans was proposed a year ago. “The faculty considered these both about a year ago,” Fridley said. “We did our work on determining whether it was something that was viable for us. We did our research in terms of other

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A vote led by Chancellor Robert E. Witt will take place to decide the outcome of the full proposal.

course that we [will] need to degree programs will be the add,” Fridley said. only ones of their kind offered Once approved, these in the state, Fridley said.

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programs that are similar to the ones we proposed, and we actually presented that to the provost during the spring and then got approval to put it on the Board of Trustees’ agenda.” The goal is to have all of the approvals in place in time to start recruiting the incoming freshman class of 2014 next spring. Both degree programs will pull from classes already available in the College of Engineering. The college currently offers minors in both architectural and environmental engineering. “We already have minors in both of these fields. They are very popular. For us to have a high-quality and accredited program, there is only one

The College of Communication and Information Sciences announced last week the creation of the Virginia O’Neal Sollie Scholarship. The scholarship was made possible thanks to an endowment from Catherine Mosbacher of Houston, Texas. Mosbacher and Virginia Sollie both attended Carroll High School in Ozark, Ala. It was during their high school years that the two women established a friendship that would span the decades. “We worked together on the school newspaper, and our friendship developed from there,” Mosbacher said. Graduating in 1969, both women were accepted to The

University of Alabama and chose to be roommates their freshman year. “Because Virginia’s mother and her grandmother both attended Alabama, her family was able to advise me and my parents on how to prepare for and navigate the first year of college,” Mosbacher said. “Virginia and I were close friends ever since, until her untimely death of a heart attack. I was grateful for the role she and her family played in the success of my freshman year, which was foundational to my academic and career success.” Mosbacher and Sollie remained close friends until Sollie’s death on October 10, 2010. Sollie graduated from the University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism.

During her time at the University, Sollie was an active member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and other various organizations on campus. After graduating, she became the deputy director of bicentennial activities for the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare. She then returned to Alabama to work for The University of Alabama in Huntsville in media relations and advancement. Sollie concluded her career in the Office of Development at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Fla. The Virginia O’Neal Sollie Scholarship will give preference to first-generation college students, either undergraduate or graduate, who are pursuing a degree in journalism. Mosbacher chose to create a

scholarship for journalism students to honor Sollie and her lifetime of achievements. Larry O’Neal, director of leadership gifts for the University, elaborated on why preference is given to first-generation students. “We have had an initiative on campus to mention and promote first generation scholarships to students,” O’Neal said. He also said additional contributions are being accepted for this scholarship. Those interested in contributing to the Virginia O’Neal Sollie Scholarship should send checks to: The University of Alabama, Office of Advancement Services, Box 870101 Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487-0101 To the credit of: Virginia Sollie Scholarship

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“So if we hire another Bonner will there be another increase?”

How do you feel about the system-wide tuition increase for the 2013-2014 school year?

–@drewbowman6

“UA is fortunate to have only had to raise it $125/500. Compared to major public universities, that’s small. But, I feel UA.”

“They are asking us to pay for services that we will never see come to fruition.”

“As an out of state parent, not very happy.”

“There is absolutely no need for it. This school makes & has plenty of $$ in other ways than our tuition.”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

EDUCATION

UA administration failed to uphold its standards, protect LGBTQ+ students

Alabama Accountability Act affects more than just 74 failing schools

On May 18, members of the Westboro Baptist Church, a group notorious for their use of violently homophobic and anti-military language, gathered in front of Russell Hall to deliver a message of hate to our campus and the entire Tuscaloosa community. Picketers, several of whom were children of WBC members, held neon signs describing God’s condemnation of LGBTQ+ people and those who “enable” them. This display was met with several groups of counterprotestors, led by several local churches, attempting to drown out WBC’s vitriol. Elsewhere, LGBTQ+ groups on campus including Spectrum, Capstone Alliance and the Safe Zone Program partnered with Veterans and Military Affairs and all available volunteers on a service day to give back to the community during WBC’s visit. It seems everyone had a response to WBC’s presence at the University. Everyone, that is, except for UA administration. As president of Spectrum, I worked with other LGBTQ+ people to spring into action immediately upon hearing news of WBC’s plans to protest. In the two weeks leading up to May 18, I waited optimistically for UA administration to reach

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out to me, if not as an LGBTQ+ leader then simply as a student. I waited to hear what the school had to say about a recognized hate group encroaching on our campus. I waited to hear what would be done to protect LGBTQ+ students from WBC’s homophobic message. But I heard nothing. No emails were sent. No statements were released. No help was offered. I am not sure UA administrators realize how deafening their silence was. Westboro Baptist Church came to our school and used triggering, homophobic slurs to glorify the deaths of LGBTQ+ people. As an LGBTQ+ person, I felt scared. It is difficult to describe the sense of isolation and danger that swells up within you as an LGBTQ+ person when you are confronted with homophobia. It can be overwhelming. Living in the deep South, I often feel like I am surrounded by a thin bubble of safety that can be popped at any moment, as it was by WBC. I have a healthy relationship with my parents, but, like many other LGBTQ+ people, I did not feel comfortable discussing with them all the emotions WBC instigated. The few hands I had to hold were those of other LGBTQ+ individuals who

were soldiering through these feelings too. Please do not read this as petulant. If anything, read this and know that my experience is indicative of the experiences of thousands of LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff at the University. If there were ever a time for administrators to reach out to LGBTQ+ people and offer protection and support, this was it. Instead, our administration stood silently and complied with this hateful group of people, giving them prime real estate right on University Boulevard to spout their hostility. How much longer will LGBTQ+ people at The University of Alabama have to wait for our administration to speak up on our behalf? With their silence last month, President Bonner, Dean of Students Tim Hebson, Vice President Mark Nelson and other administrators failed to uphold the purported values of this institution. The Capstone Creed affirms the standard of respect and responsibility upheld by the University. By continuing to disregard LGBTQ+ individuals, our administration is repeatedly failing to meet that standard. Noah Cannon is a junior majoring in telecommunication and film and is the current president of Spectrum.

The 74 lowest-performing neighborhood schools in Alabama may see significant changes headed their way. They may also be receiving more media attention, since today they were all identified as “failing” by the Alabama Accountability Act. For these 74 schools, government assistance is out of the question. But anyone who wants to leave will have the government’s help in doing so. That’s the central thesis of the Alabama Accountability Act, that failing schools shouldn’t be fixed but evacuated, like a sinking ship. The bill, which was passed in May 2013, will provide anyone who moves from a failing public school to a nearby private school with about $3500 for tuition. That money comes from the Education Trust Fund, which also helps pay for The University of Alabama’s operating costs. So should “failing” schools expect a mass exodus in the near future? Probably not. $3,500 is only slightly more than half of the average cost of tuition at an Alabama private school, and that won’t be delivered to qualifying families until months after tuition costs are due.

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Alabama’s public education system will be even further deprecated by the loss of funding, and it’s already one of the worst in the country. You and I will face (further) increased tuition rates to offset the program’s immense costs. The 74 “failing” schools will lose their few wealthy students who are able to pay up front for a private education. Who benefits? These few students who attend Alabama’s poorest schools but could afford to be going to a private institution. They’ll be receiving an extra $3,500 this April when they do their taxes. Here’s what makes this entire situation horribly ironic: For $100 million, the Alabama Congress could have actually fixed these 74 failing schools. It’s no coincidence these schools are all poor or that there are no failing rich schools. But instead, Alabama’s Congress decided to give a handout to private schools. It’s probably too late to undo the effects of the Alabama Accountability Act, but there’s still something you can do. If you live in Alabama, you can vote to decide who will represent you in Congress. In 2014, remember this moment.

Since the median rate of poverty in Alabama’s 74 “failing” schools is 94 percent, it seems unlikely that many families within these schools will have the means to switch to a private institution, even with the financial assistance. As an aside, not one affluent school was on the list of failing institutions. What all Alabama schools should expect, failing or otherwise, is to feel the financial pinch this bill will impose on state education. Cost estimates for the bill vary wildly, but the Alabama Education Association places it at around $100 million annually. That’s $100 million that will have to come out of textbooks, subsidized lunches, teacher salaries and, of course, academic scholarships. It will be paid almost directly by those who are enrolled at the University or employed by public schools in Alabama. Who suffers in this sce- Nathan James is a junior nario? Just about everyone. majoring in public relations.

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Healthier lifestyle too expensive to switch over, maintain on college budget By Amber Patterson Staff Columnist The first official day of summer is just around the corner. With the blooming flowers and warm nights of summer closely approaching, it brings the feeling of change. I decided to go along with this feeling and transition to a healthier lifestyle. I am not going completely vegan or going to the ultimate extreme but instead cutting out fast food and setting up a gym schedule. I cleaned out my refrigerator of everything processed, with the hopes of replacing

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it all with fresh fruit, vegetables and everything lowcalorie. As I walk down the aisles of the grocery store and take visits to the farmers market, I start to realize that eating healthy is one word: expensive. It is not a secret that one of

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the top problems in America is obesity. We are encouraged to eat right and be active, but how is that possible when it is not affordable? When driving down the street, it is easier to see $4 meals for Checkers and Wendy’s, but a healthy salad is around $8. USA Today reports the price of a healthy diet has increased 38 percent since 2003. So, in perspective, eating healthy is not in a college student’s budget – we have a hard enough time scrounging money together for a pizza. If the cost of healthier food was actually cheaper than junk food, more Americans

would probably choose those choices instead of the overprocessed, cheesy alternatives. I am pretty sure there are economic reasons that are beyond my scope but I do believe that there ,can be a solution to every problem. With this belief, even though I was facing this comple x situation, I could have easily reverted back to my late-night Domino’s and McDonald’s dollar menu diet. Instead, I decided to find a way to eat healthy on a budget. The first step in saving and spending money that I have

learned is to set a budget and stick to it. In the grocery store, the cheapest and healthiest foods are grains, like bread and oatmeal. Also on the fruit and vegetable side, there are the cheap ones and the expensive ones. Mainly the fruits and vegetables are common, like strawberries and tomatoes, and are cheaper than avocados and mangos. It’s hard to get around the cost of protein like meat and fish, so it is best just to try to stay within your set budget at the grocery store. I usually pick between chicken and

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fish and just alternate. Also, I have discovered the value of coupons – they are not just for stay-at-home moms anymore; I actually use them for things that are needed. Making the choice to eat healthy will have great benefits in the long run, but to get America on this healthier page, the prices must work with their wallets. Fast food and junk food are not only appealing because they taste so good, but they are good and cheap. Amber Patterson is a junior majoring in public relations.

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very school year, greek organizations around campus open their doors to prospective members from all walks of life in the hopes of building a network of friends that will last a lifetime. Ryan Powell, assistant director of Greek Affairs, said the greek system can help students integrate into a new place as they enter The University of Alabama. “By joining a fraternity or sorority, new students are choosing to get involved and connected to The University of Alabama outside of the classroom,” Powell said. “The transition to college from high school can be difficult, and campus involvement, especially in a fraternity or sorority, can help to ease the transition.” During the selection process, prospective students are chosen to carry on the tradition of values set out by the specific chapter. “All fraternities have a set of values that are cornerstones of their organizations,” Powell said. “The chapters recruit men who share similar values to those of their organization, and their membership.” Drew Maddox, rush chair for Theta Chi, said the recruitment process is essential to building an enduring brotherhood that lasts beyond graduation. “Rush is a crucial part [of] every fraternity,” he said. “The social events throughout the school year are mainly focused around the freshmen, so it is important to do your best to try and get the best kids every year.” Maddox said while fraternities and sororities both conduct rush activities, there are differences in the way each go about welcoming prospective members. “Pledge classes for fraternities are typically about 35-55 guys, which is the perfect size compared to the 100-girl sorority pledge classes that seem too big and don’t ever really get to know everyone,” he said. “Sorority rush is conducted

during one week of meeting hundreds of girls and spending very little time at each house. I personally feel like during this process you aren’t given enough time to make such a big decision.” Fraternity rush parties are used to bring possible bids together in an environment that will introduce them not only to other members but also to the greek system. “For rush we invite high school seniors who plan on attending The University of Alabama and are interested in different things that active greek members have recommended,” Maddox said. “We start with a couple of big parties during the spring semester and continue on into the summer up until the fall semester. We like to give everyone a fair chance by not filling the entire pledge class early, and we like giving anyone from out of state an opportunity to come to an event and have an equal chance of receiving a bid.” Maddox said he enjoyed his own personal rush experience and encourages interested students to participate. “In my opinion, fraternity rush is so much more personal compared to sorority rush,” he said. “When I went through the process, I actually felt like people wanted to get to know me instead of already determining what they think about me based on my high school achievements.” The Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity conducts rush during both the spring and fall semesters, Luke Kiszla, the chapter’s recruitment director said. “We typically offer both a fall and spring rush, adhering to guidelines set by the IFC. Since we do both semesters, rush is a bit different than a lot of other houses,” Kiszla said. “For fall rush, Alpha Sigma Phi may have only one or two parties in the spring and wait until April to offer bids to rising freshmen or sophomores we know

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Every year, fraternities welcome classes of 35-55 new men into their houses after a series of events throughout the spring, summer and beginning of fall semesters. really well.” While rush occurs during fall and spring, other events over the summer aid in the selection process, Powell said. “Over the summer, we have a few events where we may give bids to students we have gotten to know better, but the majority of bids are issued near the beginning of school,” Powell said. Greek Affairs encourages students interested in learning more about greek life to visit alabamaifc.com

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Alabama Boys State ends week with service By Ryan Phillips Contributing Writer After a week of leadership events and guest speakers, the 2013 class of Alabama Boys State culminated in a cooperative community service effort to refurbish Tuscaloosa’s Palmore Park June 13. With a hand-picked group of 570 boys from around the state, the weeklong event sponsored by the American Legion has promoted leadership education in Alabama since they elected their first student governor in 1938. The program, hosted on The University of Alabama campus, offers rising high school seniors the opportunity to hear guest speakers, learn valuable leadership skills and connect with other student leaders from around the state through community service. Becky Booker, public relations and marketing manager for PARA, said this

community service project will have far-reaching benefits beyond the cosmetics of the parks. “It was the mayor’s idea to include Boys State at Palmore Park because he was in the program when he was a boy,” she said. “It’s the city of Tuscaloosa, PARA and Boys State who are working on the project, and taking care of parks is a good way to get involved and see real improvement for these young people.” Along with gaining a deeper understanding of community involvement, the community service end also aims to teach the participants about the importance of municipal cohesion. “This is their community service project, and it is also of a lesson in learning how the community works together,” she said. “They can see how these different entities work together, and wherever you live, it is important for folks

to give back to their community — we think they will learn that even if they have a great job in the future, it is the volunteer work that will make the greatest difference in your community.” At Palmore Park, Boys State participants could be seen shoveling mulch to rake around trees and repainting the yellow curbs in the entrance of the park among other things. According to the afternoon’s itinerary from Boys State, the goal of the event was to work toward converting a nonfunctioning pool at the park into a splash park, which would include a fountain area for the community to enjoy. Caleb Gray, a high school senior and Boys State participant from Troy, Ala., said he plans to attend Auburn University in the fall. He said along with the community service, he enjoyed different fun activities like a electing a

mock government. “It’s been really cool to meet a lot of different people and see so many views that are different from mine,” he said. “Just realizing that there are so many other leaders my age around the state is great — the best part is [it’s] so cool to run for the offices here.” Gray also said besides the fun had by the participants, the true focus should remain on building leadership. “I think in the world, there are certain people who have to step up and be leaders,” he said. “This is a great opportunity to build leadership qualities and learn from others.” Judge Pete Johnson, director of Alabama Boys State, said he is a stern believer in the effectiveness of this leadership program and what it offers participants. “Our aim is to foster leadership and knowledge of local and state governments and community service,” he said.

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Boys State participants take part in a community service project. “The students at Boys State come from every community in Alabama, and they get to hear from great speakers who also come from all walks of life, including Coach Nick Saban and Gov. Robert Bentley.” Johnson also encourages hard-working high school

students around the state to apply for the program and see what they have to offer. “Students that are interested should contact their principal and guidance counselor at their high school,” he said. “They can also go to Alabama Boys State website.”

UA faculty brings home awards at regional Emmys By Samuel Yang Staff Reporter Three members of The University of Alabama’s faculty won awards for their work at the Southeast Region Emmy Awards. At the June 8 ceremony, Ben Goertz, a telecommunication and film adjunct instructor, Mike Letcher, the production manager at the Center for Public Television and Radio and Andrew Grace, a telecommunication and film instructor, collectively took home five awards. Goertz, whose Crimson Tide Productions team was behind the “Alabama All-Access SEC Preview Special” that won in the category of Television News and Program Specialty Excellence for Sports – One-

Time Special, said the award was both a rewarding and encouraging. The program, which analyzed the drama of the football team’s regular season and previewed the SEC championship game, is the latest in a series of similar specials by Crimson Tide Productions. Saturday’s Emmy was the first for Crimson Tide Productions, but Mike Letcher, whose film, “In the Path of the Storm,” won for Television Programming Excellence, Documentary – Cultural, is not new to success at the Regional Emmys. Letcher, who has been making documentaries for about 25 years, has won several times for documentaries about Tuskegee, William Bradford

Huie and Dorothy Love Coates. This latest award-winner, a portrait of Bayou Le Batre, Ala., was originally conceived as a documentary about Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, who founded a clinic in the fishing village. “We shot some stuff but couldn’t quite make a complete story out of it,” Letcher said. Then Letcher was introduced to “In the Path of the Storm,” a book by Frye Gaillard, Peggy Denniston and Sheila Hagler. “The film became an adaptation of the book,” Letcher said. “We took Benjamin, added other characters and put a historical and multicultural context around them.” The documentary tells the story of a town populated by a diverse group of people that

Letcher describes as “trying to break into the economy.” It covers nearly a century of Cajuns, Eastern Europeans, Vietnamese and African-Americans’ stories, “bookended by two hurricanes.” Letcher said the community, which has struggled recently, was genuinely tight-knit. “I think it’s real, and I think they’re real, and that’s kind of rare in television these days,” he said. “There’s something unique and real about those folks. It’s beautiful, natural and real. If it goes away, okay, but something will be lost if it does.” Where Letcher set out to preserve a Southern slice for the future, Andrew Grace – whose work with Alabama Public Television picked up three awards – reached into the

South’s past in a bid to widen the current field of view. “The Durrs of Montgomery,” which won in Television Programming Excellence, Documentary – Historical, Craft Achievement, Audio – Post Production and Craft Achievement, Best Editor (NonNews), tells the story of Clifford and Virginia Durr, an Alabama couple born around the turn of the century. The Durrs were players in historical events ranging from the New Deal to the Red Scare to the civil rights movement. “They challenged a lot of our assumptions about the way a Southern gentleman and lady should be,” he said. “They broke every mold they were put into and behaved in ways that are fundamentally unique

and original.” Their story includes being the couple that bailed Rosa Parks, their former seamstress, out of jail the night she was arrested for refusing to leave her seat on a bus. As the civil rights movement continued, the Durrs became a beacon and a shelter for the visitors who flooded into the center of the action. Since little video existed of the couple, Grace relied heavily on written work – letters, biographies and 26 hours of Virginia’s oral storytelling – curated by her into an autobiography. “For me, I’m more interested in the way an award like this will make people see the movie,” Grace said. “That’s the reward for me.”

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UA grads ﬁnd success in rebounding job market By Ryan Phillips Contributing Writer There is a growing concern among college students that there will be difficulty finding employment following graduation. Travis Railsback, executive director of the UA Career Center, said a large portion of the job search is relative to the applicant. “While the job market is improving, the environment is still highly competitive, and finding a position can sometimes be challenging,” Railsback said. There are factors within a student’s control that can make the job search even more difficult – a willingness to relocate opens the door to many more employment possibilities.”

“ My ultimate career goal is to enjoy every position I hold. — Katie Price

Railsback pointed out that job experience before graduation can make a difference in the job market. “Students who have failed to gain experience through internship or other student employment opportunities typically have a more difficult time securing employment,” Railsback said. In the turbulent job market, there are many jobs gaining popularity and providing

students with a way into a productive career. “In-demand career fields fluctuate over time,” Railsback said. “Generally speaking, we’re seeing an increase in recruiting activity across many majors compared to just a few years ago. Some of the current in-demand majors include nursing, operations management, accounting, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science and MIS.” Wesley Woodham, a graduate research assistant at Georgia Tech who graduated from the University in spring 2011 with a bachelor of science in chemical engineering, said the transition after graduation was paved before he ever received his diploma. “I was blessed enough to have an offer to Georgia Tech

before I graduated and had known for a while that I wanted to go to graduate school, so there was little trouble during the transition,” Woodham said. Katie Price, also a 2011 UA graduate, is currently employed at Hewlett-Packard in Atlanta, Ga., as an IT Business Consultant III. Price chose to pursue graduate school, studying

SUPe Store to stock Alta Gracia apparel LABOR FROM PAGE 1 children, to provide them with education,” Ortiz said. “Living- wage jobs can strengthen communities; they can lift people out of poverty.” Camden Adrian, a junior in New College and a member of UA Students for Fair Labor, said the management of the SUPe Store was responsive to the group’s push to stock Alta Gracia. “We did weekly letter drops to the managers of the bookstore, along with weekly emails,” she said. “They responded pretty quickly and were pretty supportive of us.” Many other universities

Tuition hike comes as funding decreases TUITION FROM PAGE 1 In an email to students, President Judy Bonner said the University works to use resources efficiently. “We understand the impact that any tuition increase, even a minimal one, has on our students and their families, especially during difficult economic times,” Bonner said. The increase is intended

enterprise integration while completing her bachelor in management information systems. After graduation, Price said she had little difficulty finding a job amid a seemingly bleak economic landscape. “The economy still wasn’t doing well,” she said. “However, it didn’t take long for me to find a job – I had one well before actually graduating.

The MIS program still maintains 99 percent job placement for graduating classes, so I began interviewing early on with the companies I was most interested in.” Price said her biggest employment goal is satisfaction in the quality and effect of her work. “My ultimate career goal is to enjoy every position I hold,” Price said.

already buy from Alta Gracia, including Notre Dame, the University of Minnesota and Duke, which was the first school to place an order with the company. Alta Gracia will not be the only brand stocked in the SUPe Store, though. It will be added to the brands that the store currently stocks. UA Students for Fair Labor will work to ensure those brands also follow fair labor standards, said Ortiz. “We’re hoping to run a number of other campaigns in the fall, the first of which is going to be affiliation with the Worker Rights Consortium,” Ortiz said. “Our next push is going to be to get our school to affiliate with that consortium, which would monitor our supply chains, see where we’re getting our clothes

from and notify us of any abuses.” Adrian said she, too, hoped the University would affiliate with the WRC so the school could be made aware of any mistreatment of workers in the factories that supply its apparel. “My understanding is that they would set off an alarm, let our administration know about any abuses and hopefully improve conditions in the factories that supply us with clothes,” Adrian said. Adrian also said she has high hopes for the group’s future. “I’m just really excited to be a part of this group. … We’re just hoping for some more members in the fall, and I’m excited to see what difference we can make in the lives of workers around the world,” Adrian said.

to help the system rely less on state funding, as funding has decreased from $640 million in 2008 to $447 million in 2013. The change will come into effect fall 2013 and apply to spring and summer 2014 semesters. The board also approved resolutions in the sorority expansion master plan, affecting Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Phi Mu. Phi Kappa Psi fraternity was approved as well for a $6 million preliminary budget for a house to be built on

University Boulevard. Other expansion resolutions approved by the board include a $2 million budget revision for the Ferguson Center renovation, putting the budget at around $43 million. The UA campus will be able to begin the process of creating a Bachelor of Science degree in both architectural engineering and environmental engineering, as well as a resolution to create a postmaster’s certificate program in women’s studies after the board’s approval Friday.

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communications of United Way of West Alabama encouraged people to come and volunteer, as it is an important part of improving the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whenever you give back it makes you feel good. You know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve improved the community,â&#x20AC;? Horsley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If everyone could just give a little bit of their time to use their talents towards volunteering, it would just improve the community overall.â&#x20AC;? When registering, volunteers are asked to list any specific skills or talents they have in order to be placed in a location that would benefit Submitted the most. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do our very best to use will be Friday from 9 a.m. to By Kevin Brophy peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talents in a positive Contributing Writer 3:30 p.m. United Way is a worldwide light and really zone in their United Way Day of Action, a organization that helps raise skills for a specific agency,â&#x20AC;? nationwide event that brings awareness of the importance Horsley said. Some of the projects that people in communities togeth- of volunteering and coming will take place are lander to improve the communi- together for a cause. ties and the lives of the people Brett Horsley, director of scaping, painting, debris

removal and website and media management. Specific agencies like Arts â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Autism, Tuscaloosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s One Place and The Arc of Tuscaloosa are participating in the June 21 festivities. Area schools such as Echols Middle School, Northington Elementary and Duncanville Middle School are also volunteering. Companies that donate and are involved with United Way, such as Target, often get a crew together to volunteer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to give back to the people who make up our community. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the biggest ways to make us stronger as a whole,â&#x20AC;? said Sarah Machen, team leader of Tuscaloosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Target Corp. store. Machen encouraged her employees to take the United Way pledge in order to put their donations into actions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really good way for employees to find out what their donations are going

towards,â&#x20AC;? Horsley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try and match up their skills to what agency they will be working with.â&#x20AC;? The youth in the community are also encouraged to sign up. Youth-age groups form teams and are supervised by an adult leader. Students at The University of Alabama also come together for the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-being. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important because you get involved with your community. Volunteering is the one time when people act selflessly without needing recognition or reward,â&#x20AC;? said John Morgan

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New College class promotes buying local By Grace Hagemann Contributing Writer An independent study New College summer course examines the local food movement in a political and social context with a specific application to the local food movement. Margret Purcell, a New College professor, has taught the class since the summer of 2012. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I first taught it last year because I had noticed a growing interest of community members buying locally grown food,â&#x20AC;? Purcell said. Students are assigned projects such as tending to a garden and keeping track of their progress in an assigned

journal, as well as noting the source of their meals in food logs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Students] learn how to create a square-foot garden, and they get a container and a plant that they can take home to nurture,â&#x20AC;? Purcell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They also get a lecture on collective behavior, and they are provided information about agriculture in Alabama.â&#x20AC;? The students took a trip to a local farm to explore the benefits of the supporting growers of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On June 8, they had class from 9 to 1 at Katie Farms where they learned about a local farm business and heard from a restaurant that uses local food products when they

can,â&#x20AC;? Purcell said. The course also examines several books that analyze the outcomes of eating local and the economic benefits of supporting community-grown products. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We start with a very complex book that looks at defining what determines an action as an collective behavior; it is very advanced and detailed,â&#x20AC;? Purcell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then we look at a book about a family that tries to eat local food for a year and a book about a town that experiences economic renewal as a result of the establishment of businesses that sell locally produced products.â&#x20AC;? Many students find the course enlightening and now

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American audiences grow tired of sequels By Becky Robinson Culture Editor With movies such as “Iron Man 3” and “Fast & Furious 6” grabbing top spots at the box office, it seems like there’s nothing but sequels and superheroes plaguing American theaters. Andy Billings, the Ronald Reagan Endowed Chair in Broadcasting in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, said twothirds of box office money is made outside the U.S. now. “More and more, as long as you can get a film to open, that’s all that matters, and that’s been true for a while,” Billings said. “There is evidence in the U.S. that we’re tiring of sequels, but [sequels] can set you up at a studio for several years.” For example, in 2012, “Ice Age: Continental Drift” banked $151 million in the United States However, the movie grossed an additional $715 million

internationally, Billings said. “I thought last year was a tremendous year for films - quality, Oscar-worthy films, like ‘Life of Pi’ and ‘Django Unchained’ they just weren’t the ones making the money,” Billings said. Gerry Davie, a senior majoring in telecommunication and film, said one problem with the sequel-driven, blockbuster culture in America is that the quality of film suffers. “Remakes back in the 1980s and 1990s, while not necessarily good, tried to keep the heart of the originals, which is what all remakes try to do,” Davie said. “But in the last 10 years, the trend went crazy, and now they just remake movies to make money and care less about how good it is.” Davie pointed to the Japanese horror genre as an example. “I feel that because of today’s society, the remakes are watered down to make them enjoyable and understandable

for the audience, while using cheap jump scares to terrify them instead of using the techniques the original used so well,” he said. Books, such as “Harry Potter” or more recently “The Hunger Games,” allow studios to capitalize on films because of the sequel nature. “If you have young-adult books with built-in sequels, that’s kind of a sweet spot for what’s going to get made,” Billings said. Because young adults are the audience that frequent theaters most often, Billings said movie producers target these types of books for a quick buck. Davie said younger audiences are less likely to have seen the originals, giving studios that own the franchise licenses an advantage in the market. “They know people are going to see a remake,” Davie said. “Even if that person hates that ‘Halloween’ or ‘Friday the 13th’

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“Fast & Furious 6,” starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, opened in theaters May 24 and has grossed $219.7 million at the box ofﬁce. is getting remade, they are more than likely going to see it just out of general curiosity. They already have a majority of the fan base interested, and the rest comes from the younger audiences who have never seen or heard of the original.” Unfortunately for producers, social media has played a large part in deciding whether a movie is worthy of a $9 ticket.

Facebook and Twitter allow users to share opinions of films much faster than reviewers can. Instead of 20 years ago, when reviews would be run in the paper, audiences can know whether a movie is good on the night of its premiere. Additionally, movie sites like Rotten Tomatoes offer “fresh” ratings for audiences based on comments of users and critics. “For blockbusters, movies

like ‘Man of Steel,’ ‘Pacific Rim’ or ‘Transformers’ are always going to bring in hordes of people, because they are mindless action, popcorn flicks with tons of explosions, hot actors and actresses and often times a really stupid plot,” Davie said. “The fourth ‘Transformers’ movie is currently in the works, and even though it’s sure to be incredibly stupid, it’s still going to make millions of dollars.”

With ongoing debate, HPV vaccine gaining attention By Becky Robinson Culture Editor Since actor Michael Douglas recently claimed his throat cancer was caused by HPV, more people have joined the debate on the usually hushed STD. HPV, the human papillomavirus, causes roughly 33,300 cases of cancer in men and women each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cathy Flanagan, a women’s health nurse practitioner at the UA Student Health Center, said HPV is one of the lesserdiscussed STDs because people don’t really know much about it. “There are probably over 100

strains of HPV,” Flanagan said. “A lot of times it’s under the skin and doesn’t show up outside.” This elusiveness often makes HPV hard to detect and diagnose; in fact, men can’t even be tested for the virus. Women often learn they have HPV through pap smears or by the appearance of genital warts, one of the side effects of certain strains. “[Doctors] are seeing more and more oral cancers in men from the HPV virus,” Flanagan said. “Condoms are probably the number one way to protect yourself against HPV if you’re going to be sexually active. However, if your partner has HPV in the skin that’s not

covered or protected by the condom, you can still transmit the virus.” In 2006, an HPV vaccine was released and consequently sparked a debate in the medical community. Justine Betzler, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, said her parents took her to get vaccinated soon after it was released. “My parents got me vaccinated because they wanted to protect me from cervical cancer and at the suggestion of my pediatrician,” Betzler said. “I haven’t really heard any bad things. I know the actual shot burned more than other vaccinations I’ve had, but it wasn’t

bad at all.” Flanagan said the Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine to be given to females ages 9 to 26 and recently, males of the same age. “I think the number of people that get the vaccination in Alabama pretty much reflects what’s going on around the country,” Flanagan said. “Now, a lot of pediatricians are offering the vaccine at their offices, and a lot of people may be getting vaccinated before they ever get to high school.” While Flanagan doesn’t think the HPV vaccine will become a part of the mandatory battery of immunizations anytime soon, some states have tried to make

it a requirement. “They tried to do it in Texas – to mandate that young people get the vaccine – and it just didn’t go over well politically,” Flanagan said. Although there were arguments over the safeness of the HPV vaccine because it was so new, Flanagan said the most common side effect was site tenderness. In 2011, the CDC reported 32 percent of girls ages 9 to 26 had received all three doses of the vaccine, compared to the 28 percent of boys 9 to 26. The CDC also reported teenage girls were more likely to be vaccinated for HPV than girls who had not hit puberty.

Regardless of the opinions on HPV, many think the vaccine – and Michael Douglas’s public statement – is a step in the right direction when dealing with education and treatment of STDs. “The fact that medicine today has been able to create this vaccine is a great stride in my opinion,” Betzler said. “Personally, I think it should be mandatory, and I don’t think that the fact that it protects against a sexually transmitted disease should deter parents from wanting it for their children or doctors from suggesting it. I believe one argument is that it condones risqué behavior.”

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Study ﬁnds religion more important in South By Angel Coker Designer Max Elefson doesn’t attend church in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He doesn’t attend church in his hometown of Princeton, N.J., except on holidays. He attended Catholic school at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, and that was enough to satisfy his religious needs, his father said. “We’re ‘Chreasters,’” Elefson said. His family only attends church on Christmas and Easter. Before moving to Alabama, Elefson, a University of Alabama freshman, said he heard Tuscaloosa was in the Bible Belt and that people were very religious. Elefson said his friends in Tuscaloosa are more likely to attend church than his hometown friends. Most of his friends in New Jersey attended church as children with their parents but don’t attend as adults on their own, he said. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life ranked Elefson’s state No. 30 in importance of religion. The forum found that people of the South find religion of more importance than those

of religion. Gallup posed the question of how important religion is in people’s lives in more than 11,000 interviews in four years and found that age, gender, education and income play major roles. The results showed that religion is more important to women and older Americans and less important to people with higher educations and higher incomes. The poll found that women were more likely to find religion important than men, with 66 percent of women citing its importance compared to 51 percent of men. Religion also matters more to the older population than the younger, with less than 50 percent of Americans ages 18 to 29 reporting religion to be important and more than 70 percent ages 65 and older reporting reliCW | Stephanie McNeal gion to be important. Mississippi and Alabama top the list of which states value religion the most. Gender and age, however, do not qualify as reasons for New Hampshire and Vermont rankin the North. Mississippi and church attendance and belief were combined. ing lower than Mississippi and Alabama ranked as the top in God. Data for each was Mississippi ranked No. 1 in Alabama. According to the U.S. two while Vermont and New extracted from more than 35,000 all criteria. Alabama ranked Census Bureau, each of these Hampshire came in at 46. interviews with American No. 5 for church attendance and states’ populations are made The Pew Forum ranked each adults during the U.S. Religious No. 3 for frequency of prayer up of about half men and half state’s importance of religion Landscape Survey of 2007. States and belief in God, placing it at women, and percentages for based on frequency of prayer, with too-small sample sizes No. 2 for overall importance ages 18 to 29 and 65 and older

are about the same. Education and income differences do appear to have some influence, however. People below the poverty level account for about 18 percent of Alabama’s population and about 22 percent of Mississippi’s population. Only 11 percent of the population in Vermont and New Hampshire is below poverty level. About 10 percent more of Vermont and New Hampshire’s populations have at least bachelor’s degrees, compared to Alabama and Mississippi’s populations. The Rev. Jerry Smith of Tabernacle Free Will Baptist Church in Northport, Ala., said he agrees that income and education may be reasons the South ranks higher. He said he believes money and education have replaced the importance of worshipping God. “Evangelicals depend upon God as our source,” Smith said. Smith said much of it also has to do with the fact that there is more Catholicism in the North. He said the Evangelical Baptist movement settled more in the South in the pioneer days, and Baptists are more openly religious than those of the Catholic faith.

Documentary to tell UA alumna Roberta Alison story By Reggie Allen Contributing Writer

Bestselling author, filmmaker and critically acclaimed sports writer Keith Dunnavant will film “Roberta – The First Lady of Southern Sports,” his newest documentary this summer. The film will focus on the story of Roberta Alison, an alumna of The University of Alabama, who was the first African-American at the University to receive an athletic scholarship.

Alison, who began her collegiate tennis career after being scouted by the University’s tennis coach, not only played tennis for the Capstone but broke the gender barrier. Coach Jason Morton and Athletics Director Paul “ Bear” Bryant helped convince the SEC to allow Alison to join the all-men’s tennis team. “Alison was a true pioneer who helped pave the way for the women’s sports landscape we know today, and, yet, her story is largely unknown, even at The University of Alabama,” Dunnavant said.

Dunnavant, a UA alumnus, wanted to tell a story that has not yet been told. “In the early 1960s, when women’s sports did not exist in the SEC, or hardly anywhere, Alison was such a gifted tennis player, earned her way onto the men’s tennis team at The University of Alabama,” he said. “In the process, she became the first woman to earn an athletic scholarship in the SEC – a decade before Title IX.” The project is being funded on Kickstarter, a funding platform for creative projects,

where Alison is quoted saying the sport is at the heart of her motivation. “I didn’t go into it wanting to be a pioneer,” the late Alison said . “I just wanted to play tennis.” Dunnavant said Alison was quite the contender. The tennis star received respect from many of the male players, and it wasn’t an uncommon occurrence to have opponents drop out of matches against her to avoid losing to a woman. Alison’s career ended at the peak of the open era where

professional tennis players were allowed to play with amateurs. After a loss at Wimbledon, Alison retired and moved back to her hometown of Alexander City, Ala., where she began a family and later died in 2009. The tennis building at the University was dedicated to her in 2012. Though the building is a physical symbol of her legacy, Dunnavant said her story, which has the potential for being an inspiration for women, is still an unknown story. “It has taken individuals with

talent, drive and determination to break down the barriers that we now take for granted. Alison was one such person, representative of so many others,” Dunnavant said. Joseph Rinaldi, Dunnavant’s public relations agent of 10 years, has yet to see production for the film but said he is “sure it will be terrific.” Filming for the documentary will not begin until sometime this summer and is set to be released in 2014. More information can be found on kickstarter.com.

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Seymour Blue, Looksy set to play Green Bar By Taiza Troutman Contributing Writer Local Tuscaloosa band Seymour Blue will be returning home to play at Green Bar, where they have been missed over the last year. “Seymour Blue performed here at Green Bar a few times a couple of years ago, but because they’ve had shows elsewhere, they haven’t had the opportunity to get back here,” David Allen, Green Bar’s event coordinator, said. “I’ve been trying to get them back for months, and I’m really excited to have them back again.” Seymour Blue is a three-member band, comprised of singer Caleb Goertz, bass guitarist Tillman Allen and drummer Alex Hinson. Goertz and Allen are both Tuscaloosa natives, while Hinson, who was their former high school soccer coach, is originally from Birmingham, Ala. “Green Bar is kind of our headquarters in Tuscaloosa,” Goertz said. “We’ve played there four or five times before. There’s always a good crowd, and their staff is pretty awesome too. It’s our first show there in over a year, and the launch pad for the rest of our shows that we’ll be playing this summer.” The band has been performing together since 2010, and during that year, they released their self-recorded album “One Day We’ll Be Children Again.” They also have recorded a more recent five-track EP called “Lucas.” “The easiest way to describe our sound is indie rock stuff,” Goertz said. “We definitely have a more defined sound now that we’ve welded together types of music that each band member likes the most — like indie rock, electronica and jazz. We have a piece of each of us in every song now.”

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Looksy, a local band, will play their original music on Saturday night. Green Bar’s David Allen has his own classification for Seymour Blue’s sound. “I’d describe their sound as orchestral rock,” he said. In addition to their music, Seymour Blue’s name is also distinctive. “The name Seymour Blue is actually quite random,” Goertz said. “One of our former guitarist brought up the name Seymour Blue, which came from a New York gangster from the 1920s whose name was Seymour Magoo, and his nickname was Blue Jaw. We combined both the nickname and real name for our random band name.” Seymour Blue’s opening act for the Green Bar event will be followed by local band Looksy. “Looksy is an interesting band with a sound that I’d describe as psychedelic rock,” Allen said. “They are an ambitious local band that is always trying to go beyond a standard-verse, chorus-verse pop structure.” Looksy includes guitarist and vocalist Daniel Ingram, bassist Kyle Posten, drummer John Laing and guitarist Rob Keating. “Looksy mostly grew up in Jasper, Ala., and Cordova, Ala., but have lived in the Tuscaloosa area. They now consider Tuscaloosa to be the band’s hometown.

IF YOU GO... • What: Seymour Blues and Looksy perform • When: Saturday, June 22 at 8 p.m. • Where: Green Bar “[Our sound is] some kind of rock ‘n’ roll,” Potsen said. “We like to throw around words like loud indie, bluesy stuff. A lot of people compare us to the Black Keys or White Stripes, bands like that.” Looksy will be performing original music from their EP, which is available for download at looksy.bandcamp.com. Though they have not been playing together long, Looksy is no stranger to Green Bar. “We played Green Bar a lot in 2012 and have also performed there in 2013 already, back in February. It’s a great environment,” Posten said. Seymour Blue’s and Looksy’s performances will be Saturday at 8 p.m. The show is free, but concert goers must be 21 to attend. Seymour Blue’s music is available for download on iTunes, Spotify and Reverbnation.

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Bob Dylan is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 29, 2012. By Alexandra Ellsworth Staff Reporter

contemporaries choose to define him and what seems to resurface is that Dylanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music David Bowie described Bob is raw and honest. Known Dylanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice as â&#x20AC;&#x153;sand and for constantly evolving, his glue.â&#x20AC;? Eric Clapton described style has grown and changed him as â&#x20AC;&#x153;sounding like he lived throughout the decades, touchall the songs he sang.â&#x20AC;? ing on almost every genre How his critics, fans and of music.

Even if Dylanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s howling, imploring voice has never landed on your ear, you know who he is, and you probably listen to a band that claims him as one of their inspirations or has covered one of his songs. The name Bob Dylan is synonymous with folk and Americana music, and he has been inspiration to countless modern artists and bands. Mumford & Sons, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen and many others call him an inspiration to their sound. Popular artists such as The Avett Brothers, Adele, Natasha Beddingfield, Dierks Bentley, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Cher, Coldplay, Grateful Dead, Norah Jones, Ke$ha and Dave Matthews Band have covered his songs. Rolling Stones listed Dylan as No. 7 in an article detailing the top 100 greatest singers. The magazine said Dylan has done what few singers have been able to do: change popular singing. We are now living in a world shaped by Dylanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s singing. Singer-songwriter Sam Cooke said it is not about how pretty the voice is but

about believing that the voice is telling the truth. His impact was not just on music though. His music relied heavily on his lyrics that commentated on various political, social and philosophical ideas. Dylan was a great supporter of the civil rights movement, standing alongside Martin Luther King Jr. on stage performing songs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blowinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in the Windâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Times are A-Changin,â&#x20AC;? which eventually became anthems for the movement. Despite creating and playing meaningful music for over five decades, at 72 years old, Dylan is still touring. His summer tour, the Americanarama Music Festival with Wilco, My Morning Jacket and Richard Thompson Electric Trio kicked off in May. The tour will be stopping at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater July 3, and students and recent graduates alike are looking forward to this show. Lydia Diggs, a recent graduate of the University, said her interest in Dylanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music is mostly nostalgic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember listening to him with my mom,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She

was always playing music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. It was so much that I thought that was all modern music from my generation. It was kind of big surprise when I turned 13 and began to realize what new music was.â&#x20AC;? Although Diggs said she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know a ton of his music, she said she would still love to go. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would be worth it just to listen to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Knockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on Heavenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Door,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mr. Tambourine Man,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she said. The bands that will be accompanying Dylan are also popular among students. Lou Ellen Thompson, a senior majoring in marketing, said she was excited about the entire lineup for the festival. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen My Morning Jacket before in concert, and I would love to see them again,â&#x20AC;? Thompson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are great performers. I have never seen the others live, but I have been listening to Bob Dylan and Wilco for a while now, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard really good things about Richard Thompson Electric Trio.â&#x20AC;? Thompson said several of her

IF YOU GO... â&#x20AC;˘ What: Americanarama Music Festival â&#x20AC;˘ Where: Tuscaloosa Amphiteater â&#x20AC;˘ When: July 3, 5:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Cost: $49.50 to $89.50

friends are going, and she hopes she will be able to join them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something we have never really had before, and to have Bob Dylan headlining it is huge,â&#x20AC;? she said. The concert is July 3 at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater and begins at 5:30 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. All seats are reserved. Ticket prices range from $49.50 to $89.50 and can be found online at Ticketmaster. com or by contacting the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater box office.

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Prolonged summertime heat exposure can bring on serious, fatal side effects By Taiza Troutman With summertime underway in Tuscaloosa, many students find themselves spending most of their days outside in the summer sun. Between walking to classes, outdoor lunch dates, daily runs or spending the day at the pool, many of us do not take in to account the dangers of intense heat exposure, especially over long periods of time. The three most common ailments associated with overexposure to heat are heat exhaustion, dehydration and the most serious, heat stroke. Dehydration is caused by a

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eyes, extreme thirst, rapid breathing, delirium and loss of consciousness. When the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core temperature â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the balance between the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heat and the environmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heat â&#x20AC;&#x201C; reaches the point in which the body can no longer effectively cool itself, heat exhaustion usually follows. People suffering from heat exhaustion experience symptoms like heavy sweating, weak, rapid pulse or low blood pressure. Those who notice they are suffering from symptoms of heat exhaustion should stop all activity and rest, move to

a cooler area, and drink water or a sports drink as soon as they can. Prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures can lead to the most dangerous heat related condition: heat stroke. Heat stroke bears the most extreme side effects because it can cause damage to the heart, muscles, kidneys and even the brain. If the condition continues to go untreated, a heat stroke can eventually cause death. A symptom of heat stroke is a continually rising body temperature, usually due to prolonged physical activity in extreme heat. A person is declared a heat stroke sufferer if their

body temperature reaches 104 degrees or higher. Although all people are at risk of suffering from a heat related ailment, there are some people who are at a higher risk than others -- children 4 and under, adults 65 and older. Individuals who are obese or wearing excess clothing are also at a higher risk. Consuming alcoholic or caffeinated beverages can increase both the risk and rate of dehydration, especially if they are being consumed outdoors. Certain prescription drugs can increase sun and heat sensitivity so it is important that you know about these

risks before taking these medications during the summer months. Small precautions can be made to help protect yourself from complications of heat exposure, like wearing loose, light-colored clothing, sunscreen, remembering to hydrate and avoiding â&#x20AC;&#x153;hotspotsâ&#x20AC;? like parked cars or unshaded areas outdoors. The summer months still can be as enjoyable as we all hope for them to be; however, as with any weather condition, extreme heat comes with its own set of risks and precautions to be taken in order to have a safe and fun summer.

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Women’s tennis team to welcome 4 new players for 2013-14 season CW Staff The Alabama women’s tennis team will have four new faces for the 2013-14 season as head coach Jenny Mainz announced the addition of Carmen Blanco, Luicelena Perez, Erin Routliffe and Danielle Spielmann Thursday. “We are excited about Erin, Danielle, Luicelena and Carmen’s arrival to the Capstone,” Mainz said. “Collectively, they bring a wealth of experience to our program. They are very accomplished players [who] have much international exposure including Grand Slam background and Fed Cup

representation. Their competitive culture and their championship mentalities will positively impact our Crimson Tide team.” Blanco, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, was a member of the National Team of Venezuela from 2007-13 as well as a member of the Fed Cup Team in 2013. She was ranked No. 1 nationally in the 12-, 14- and 18-year-old age groups and achieved highs of 127 in the International Tennis Federation Junior rankings, as well as 901 in the world in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings. In all, Blanco reached the finals of 18 ITF tournaments from 2009-13, winning

eight of those matches. She was named Athlete of the Year by several organizations, including the Escuela Nacional de Tenis, the Asociacion de Tenis del Estado Miranda, Alcaldia de Baruta and the Federacion Venezolana de Tenis. Perez, from Naguanagua, Venezuela, was a member of the South American Junior Fed Cup Team in 2008 and 2009. In 2011, she won the national championships in singles and doubles and was runner-up in two ITF finals in Aruba and Curacao. Perez, a 10-time national champion in 18s and six-time national champion in 16s, earned Athlete of the Year honors five times. She was also

ranked No. 1 for three years in Venezuela and achieved a high of 220 in the ITF international junior rankings. Routliffe, from Caledon, Ontario, Canada, has competed in all four junior grand slams and was a quarterfinalist in doubles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2012. She was the U18 Canadian National Doubles winner, U16 Canadian National Singles and Doubles champion and also won singles and doubles titles at the Orange Bowl in U16s. Routliffe represented Team Canada on the Junior Fed Cup Team, finishing in second place. She has been ranked as high as No. 2 nationally in Canada, No. 17

in the junior ITF rankings and No. 591 in WTA international rankings. Spielmann, a native of Riehen, Basel, Switzerland, attended Boca Prep International School, in Boca Raton, Fla., while training at the Evert Tennis Academy. She won ITF tournaments in Barbados (2012) and Puerto Rico (2012), was runner-up in doubles in Costa Rica (2013) and also reached the quarterfinals in doubles in Canada (2012) and the semifinals in singles in Brazil (2012). Spielmann is ranked No. 3 nationally in her age group and No. 28 overall in Switzerland. In addition, she achieved a high of No. 199

on the ITF junior circuit. The four newcomers join the Tide’s four returnees in rising senior Mary Anne Macfarlane, junior Emily Zabor and sophomores Maya Jansen and Natalia Maynetto.

2013-14 RECRUITS • Carmen Blanco • Luicelena Perez • Erin Routliffe • Danielle Spielmann

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Former UA golfer starts career with win CW Staff Former Alabama golfer Jennifer Kirby got her professional career started this week right, winning the CN Canadian Women’s Tour Quebec. Stephanie Meadow and Johanna Tillström also both advance to match play in the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship. Kirby, from Paris, Ontario, Canada, carded five birdies in her final round and finished with a 2-under 70 for a 36-hole total of 5-under 139. She finished two shots ahead of Samantha Richdale (-3, 141). Kirby was awarded $10,000 for her victory. The win gives Kirby an exemption into the CN Women’s Canadian Open at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton on Aug. 19-25.

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Kirby, a former UA golfer, won the Canadian Women’s Tour Quebec. Meadow, who won the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship last summer, qualified 28th in stroke play in 2013. She then dispatched of England’s Lauren Taylor 5 and 4 in the opening round of match play before falling to Justine Dreher of France, 2 up

in the round of 32 Thursday. Tillström, from Taby, Sweden, also advanced outof-stroke play and into the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship match play. She fell in the opening round to Hayley Davis of England, 3 and 1.

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Booth to head to Houston Astros By Nick Sellers Staff Reporter

nab a few hours of hitting practice at Tuscaloosa County High School with a friend. A standout multi-sport If patience was ever a virtue, then athlete at County High, Booth went it was certainly a blessing for for- on to lead the Crimson Tide in batmer Crimson Tide baseball player ting average his senior year at .290. Brett Booth. On June 8, the catch- He also hit a career-high six home er/infielder was nervously biding runs and threw out over 47 percent his time during the final day of the of would-be base stealers in 2013. Major League Baseball Draft, anxAfter Booth put in a few cracks of ious for the long-awaited phone call. the bat on his old stomping grounds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had been talking to a couple he made his way to his girlfriendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of teams,â&#x20AC;? Booth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They asked apartment. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when he got me if I would be fine if they draft- the call. ed me the next â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Astros day. That was called me up and the night of said they were the first round going to draft me,â&#x20AC;? (on June 6). The Booth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was Mets and Astros just a big relief. [I asked me if I was] like, finally.â&#x20AC;? would sign if Getting an opportunity to play Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 34th they drafted me round p i c ku p at the next level is always the next day, but made Booth the nothing ever 4 1 st A l ab a m a special. happened.â&#x20AC;? baseball player â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brett Booth As the next drafted since 2005, day came and and the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s went, Booth was fifth c at c h e r still keeping a selected in nine close eye on his years. He also phone. Teams joined fellow Tide still called interpitcher Charley mittently, shorSullivan, who was ing up his confidence, assuring the snatched up in the 29th round by the Alabama athlete of his place on their Detroit Tigers. draft board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always good to have someone Booth, however, wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so sure. else that you played with for so long â&#x20AC;&#x153;They just kept telling me they to get a chance at the next level too,â&#x20AC;? would take me soon,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Booth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Getting an opportunity didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know at that point to play at the next level is always if something would ever special.â&#x20AC;? happen.â&#x20AC;? Booth finished his career at the The third and final Capstone with a .263 batting average. day of the draft pre- He appeared in 206 games, hitting sented itself, and 13 career home runs and adding 111 Booth needed a RBIs. stress relievAs of June 14, Booth was preparer. Familiar ing for an 8-10 day mini-camp in places often Orlando, Fla., with the Gulf Coast bring com- League Astros, a minor-league affilifort, which ate with Houston. Though he has is why played many different positions in B o o t h his 205 starts with the Crimson Tide, decid- Booth said the â&#x20AC;&#x153;main thing is going ed to to be be catching.â&#x20AC;?

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Former Alabama guard Trevor Lacey has committed to continue his basketball career at North Carolina State, according to Pack Pride, which announced the commitment Monday via Twitter. Lacey will have to sit out the 2013-14 season, but he will have two years of eligibility remaining while at N.C. State. Lacey was granted his release from the Alabama basketball program on April 23 and made several visits before making a decision. He visited N.C. State, Pittsburgh and was also considering Miami â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he was keen on transferring to an ACC program. He now joins former Alabama head coach Mark Gottfried in Raleigh, N.C. Alabama head coach Anthony Grant said he wished Lacey luck as he released the former fivestar prospect from the program in April. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I enjoyed having the opportunity to coach Trevor for the two years he was here,â&#x20AC;? Grant said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We certainly wish him the best of luck as he continues to pursue his education and his basketball career.â&#x20AC;? Lacey was the Crimson Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second leading scorer last season, averaging 11.3 points per game. He also averaged 3.8 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game in 2012. He was the only player to start all 36 games for Alabama. In 69 career games with the Tide â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 52 starts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lacey averaged 9.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

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Could retired David Beckham make the switch to NFL kicker? By Caroline Gazzara If the rumor is true, retired soccer star David Beckham might become a kicker in the NFL. If he chooses to accept the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal, the rest of the league will have to step up its kicking game to compete against him. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not uncommon for NFL kickers to have soccer-based roots. For many, soccer was the start of their kicking game, but most players only played soccer during their youth and then converted to football. Take Beckham, a man who has played soccer all of his life. He has played for multiple teams in different countries, all while bringing success to each team and himself. He is a man who brings results, not a man who just sits around and does nothing. Transitioning from European football to American football may be a bit hard at first, but with Beckhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expertise and skill, he should be able to kick a football in no time. He is also a force to be reckoned with if he decides to switch. From an American standpoint, we are used to seeing good extra-point kicks or field-goal kicks from 30-35 yards away. Beckham could easily kick that and then some without even breaking a sweat. Besides being a world-class kicker, there are many other perks for him to

become a football player. His switch could bring good leadership and devotion to the sport for every player on his team. Even if he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to the best team in the league, Beckham could shine a spotlight wherever, which would bring in more revenue and fan spirit. The NFL could also use some good publicity this season, something the famed soccer player could bring tenfold. In recent years, the NFL has had many issues within each team or its referees, and with each negative blotch comes a loss of fans and money. Beckham is widely popular across the country and could remove any negative feedback or hesitations a fan may have. As good as this may sound on paper, the only real concern would be if the other kickers could compete with Beckhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prowess. If he chooses to sign with the NFL, I would be putting a little more focus on the kicking game. Underestimating him could be the downfall to some teams, especially if he proves to be a good kicker early on. Some people may be against letting him cross over to football, and others may be for the switch, but what it comes down to is if Beckham could prove the switch would be beneficial to both him and the NFL. If the NFL thinks recruiting him would be a good idea, then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only a matter of time until the world knows his next move.

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