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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

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NEWS | SHEPHERD BEND MINE

Letter briefs Bailey on proposed strip mine Riverkeeper informs new president about Shepherd Bend issue

By Katherine Owen Staff Reporter The Black Warrior Riverkeeper has mailed an open letter to the University of Alabama’s new president, Guy Bailey, concerning the University’s role in the proposed Shepherd Bend Mine.

In the letter, Charles Scribner, executive director of the Black Warrior Riverkeeper, said the proposed mine would release wastewater from coal mining into Mulberry Fork, part of the Black Warrior River.

Mulberry Fork is located 800 Shepherd Bend to “discharge feet from a water intake for water with 10 times the level 200,000 Birmingham Water of iron and 40 times the level Works Board customers. of manganese recommended In 2010, the Alabama by the Safe Drinking Water Surface Mining Act.” Commission In the letissued a permit ter, the Black I think if he opposed the for the mining Warrior asked of 286 acres to the UA System Shepherd Bend Mine, it the Drummondnot to rely on would prove his ability to o w n e d ADEM and effectively lead at our Shepherd Bend, ASMC’s judgecampus.

LLC. ments, as the In 2008, permits they — Mallory Flowers the Alabama issued are “not Department of sufficiently E nv i r o n m e n t protective of Management issued a water quality.”

National Pollutant Discharge Mallory Flowers, a senior Elimination System per- majoring in applied math and mit to Shepherd Bend, LLC. a recruitment coordinator for According to the letter, the the Alabama Environmental ADEM permit would allow Council, said it is critical

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Bailey grasps the issue in this transitional period at the University.

“I think it’s really important that Dr. Bailey understands this situation as we transition leadership at UA, while keeping the whole community in mind,” Flowers said. “It’s important to show strong leadership at the beginning of any new role, and I think if he opposed the Shepherd Bend Mine, it would prove his ability to effectively lead at our campus.”

Michelle Hindman, treasurer for the UA Environmental Council, emphasized the magnitude of the possible effects of the mine.

Southern Environmental Law Center CW | Mackenzie Brown

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SPORTS | FOOTBALL

UA student victim Stadium gets annual makeover recounts shooting spree downtown Ahead of each football season, Alabama’s stadium must undergo extensive preparation

Alonzo Ruffin spent 37 hours in hospital

By Charlie Potter Contributing Writer

By Mazie Bryant News Editor One pop, and then a full spray. He started running sometime during the spray, but eventually, he was crawling.

The bullet entered his lower back and exited dangerously close to his spine. As crazy as it sounds, Alonzo Ruffin’s rationality would never let him say he was lucky to be alive.

“I don’t feel like luck is correct. The whole time, I never feared as though I may die,” he said. “[I] quickly determined that [the wound] was nonfatal.

I guess I was more fortunate and glad the damage wasn’t any more severe.”

It is that calmness of the mind that may have saved his life.

When Ruffin, a junior at the University of Alabama in the management information system program, went out on Monday, July 16, he could have

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Alonzo Ruffin never imagined how the night would end.

“I was out with two of my friends,” he said. “We typically go out on Mondays because there aren’t as many people out, and it is more relaxing of an environment. I usually feel somewhat safe going out in Tuscaloosa, although there have been more shootings lately that have been kind of startling.”

Bryant-Denny Stadium is one of the most recognizable stadiums in all of college football, but there is more to the mammoth st r u c tu r e than its 101,821 seating capacity. Fans take pride in their football team, but the offseason preparations of the stadium are almost as complex as those for the team that plays in it.

The five- month process of preparing BryantDenny begins in the spring and runs into August.

Brandon Sevedge, director of athletic facilities, oversees this project, which includes everything from repainting the walls of the stadium to replacing the grass on the field.

CW | Mark Mayfield

In the months leading up to football season, workers lay down sod, repaint walls and replace broken SEE BRYANT-DENNY PAGE 14 seats in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

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NEWS | TORNADO RECOVERY

City Council changes zoning in Alberta to allow for student housing Tyner hopes students will aid area recovery

By Katie Lamberth Contributing Writer The Tuscaloosa City Council might have paved the way for more student housing in Alberta City and at the former site of Big Lots after a unanimous vote on Tuesday, July 24. The action changed zoning rules to allow four unrelated people to share a residence in the area still struggling to fully recover from the EF4 tornado that struck Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011.

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Tyner, who repJoan Barth, resents Alberta director of City, said the Tuscaloosa change to mixedNeighbors The way the University is use areas might Together, said growing, it’s going to natubenefit Alberta neighborhood rally move toward Alberta.

City’s residents. groups are upset We’ve got to attract students.

Tyner said stuabout changes to dents could be the Tuscaloosa — Kip Tyner part of Alberta Forward plan, growing back in which created an extraordinary the MX-5 zones way as it rebuilds after the April this spring.

CW | Mackenzie Brown 27, 2011 tornado.

Zones near the University of “The way the University is Alabama already allow up to growing, it’s going to naturally four unrelated people to live in housing to other parts of the MX-5 zones did not clarify how move toward Alberta,” he said. a unit. The council’s action last city. many residents were allowed “We’ve got to attract students.” week extends this high-density The wording of the new in a single unit, and Barth said

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the Council’s change wasn’t in the spirit of the Tuscaloosa Forward plan. She urged the council members to form a citizens’ advisory committee to help them make changes in the future.

Dan McGuire, speaking on behalf of Alberta Citizens Together, said he is not opposed to student housing but thinks the high-density housing is not good for families in this area.

He mentioned that one zone was across from a new elementary school.

“You’ve taken one fell swoop… without looking at other options that might be doable,” he said.

“Where are the families?”

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ON CAMPUS Full Moon BBQ reopens near old location After breaking ground in February, Full Moon Bar-BQue reopened yesterday to the public.

The restaurant is now located at 1434 McFarland Blvd.

East, replacing its former location at Wood Square Shopping Center that was destroyed by the April 27, 2011 tornado.

The new Full Moon Bar-BQue boasts a 5,000-squarefoot building, larger than the former building, and features indoor and outdoor dining areas, as well as places to lounge and watch sports games. In addition to the added space, the restaurant will offer a drive-thru service to help accommodate their catering and dining business.

For hours, menus and additional information, visit fullmoonbbq.com.

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Penn State struggles to pay costs and damages associated with Jerry Sandusky trial P H I LA D E L P H I A – Pennsylvania State University tells students, taxpayers, and donors that their money won’t pay the $100 million or more the school faces in costs and damages from the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse and alleged cover-up.

Insurance policies–and interest on loans the university makes to some of its own programs–will pay the costs of the case, Penn State officials said. But Penn State’s longtime insurers said they won’t pay, and it is doubtful that the school can force them to do so. The University is financed mostly by tuition, totaling around $1.4 billion in 2011; taxpayers, who gave Penn State around $900 million in state and federal funding; and donors, who provided around $300 million in gifts, pledges, private grants and

endowment spending.

Penn State faces $60 million in NCAA penalties, more than $10 million in investigative and public relations costs, and the possibility of many millions more in defense and damages for claims by victims of Sandusky’s abuse. The failure to deal with Sandusky’s behavior and the alleged cover-up of the years-long abuses, as detailed in the investigative report from former FBI Director Louis Freeh, has wrecked the careers and reputations of the late head football coach Joe Paterno and some of the highest-ranking officers of the University.

“We will not use state or philanthropic money to pay the fine,” the school said in a written statement, referring to the $60 million penalty imposed by the NCAA. Similarly, legal defense and

public relations costs “are not funded by student tuition, taxpayer funds or donations,” the University said.

Instead, the University’s general-liability and directors-and-officers insurance policies should “cover the defense of claims,” while Penn State can use the interest from loans it makes to its own affiliated programs to pay larger costs, according to the school.

At today’s low interest rates, you’d have to divert the income from a very large asset base, or over many years, to raise many millions. Insurers say they won’t pay, either.

P e n n s y l v a n i a Manufacturers’ Association Insurance Co., the Blue Bell company formerly owned by the state’s largest industrial employers, had covered Penn State against general-liability claims since at least the 1970s.

But in January, PMA served notice on Penn State, in a lawsuit in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, that it had no intention of paying costs or damages to cover lawsuits by Sandusky’s victims from the policy then in force.

PMA was responding to Penn State’s request to defend one of the first lawsuits by an alleged Sandusky victim. But the policy, written in 2004, does not cover that lawsuit, PMA argued. It made the following points: the policy excludes claims of “bodily injury and mental anguish,” the alleged sexual abuse took place before the policy was in force, an earlier policy excludes claims of abuse or molestation, and the policy excludes “intentional acts.”

The suit at first left open the possibility PMA might pay defense costs for any abuse committed before March 1992. But PMA amended its complaint after release of the Freeh report, which criticized administrators’ failure to stop Sandusky. The amendment argued that the school’s administrators concealed knowledge of Sandusky’s abuses, giving PMA another legal reason not to pay.

Penn State spokesman David La Torre said the University stood by its earlier statement about how it would pay costs and claims Could Penn State claim protection under the old doctrine of “sovereign immunity,” which limits suits against government institutions?

The school claims to be public when it comes to qualifying for taxpayer-funded retiree pensions. But it insists it is private when it doesn’t want to reveal secrets under the state right-to-know law. Also, sovereign immunity does not typically protect even publicly supported schools from serious liability claims, said Peter Prinsen, general counsel at Graham Co., a Philadelphiabased commercial-insurance broker with a national clientele.

What about directors’ and operators’ insurance that covers claims against executives?

“Even if a policy doesn’t have a sexual-molestation exclusion, it would probably have a bodily-injury exclusion” that could force the school, not the insurer, to pay, Jeanne Oronzio, senior technical specialist at Graham, said.

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Fullbright scholars travel abroad to teach English

By Ashley Tripp Contributing Writer Recent University of Alabama graduates Seema Kumar and Elyse McLaughlin received U.S. Fulbright Scholarships to teach the English language in a foreign country through the Fulbright International Education Exchange Program.

Kumar and McLaughlin will study abroad during the 20122013 academic year in an effort to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries,” according to the Fulbright Program’s website.

Transportation, tuition, book and research allowances and living expenses for the year will be provided by the program.

After previously studying abroad in Granada, Spain, in the spring of 2011, Kumar chose to apply to Spain to further travel around the country. Kumar says she is excited to experience a completely different region of Spain in Santander.

“I love the diversity of Spain, and I’m excited to get to explore the country further,” Kumar said.

Kumar will be teaching students ages 13 to 15 at a secondary bilingual school, IES Montesclaros, in Reinosa, a small town just outside of Santander. Kumar says she will have several different teaching roles within the school, helping with aspects such as math, music, history, geography, citizenship and ethics in English.

“One of my greatest passions is learning and experiencing other cultures, so I cannot wait to be fully immersed in this unique opportunity,” she said.

In Kumar’s initial application, she proposed side projects as a part of Fulbright’s mission to promote cross-cultural sharing and understanding. One of the project ideas included a book club involving different people and books to help understand other cultures.

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When I return to the U.S., I will bring with me the knowledge and experience of teaching and learning in an environment that is distinctly different from any that I have experienced before.

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Seema Kumar Kumar feels as though her background in biology and Spanish, as well as aid from previous UA faculty members and mentors, has prepared her for the upcoming trip.

“I feel very confident about my Spanish skills and ability to communicate,” Kumar said. “I know that I have such a great support system from UA, and it really has made all the difference.”

However, she says the most rewarding part will also be the most challenging.

“Being totally immersed in a community in a different culture is such a rare opportunity,” Kumar said. “I know that the transition won’t be easy, but I also know that I’ll learn to adjust and grow to love this community and its people.”

East of Spain, McLaughlin will be studying in Cosenza, Italy, in hopes to “gain insight into the Italian way of life, learning and teaching while inspiring an appreciation of the American individual and culture.”

McLaughlin hopes this insight can one day apply to her own

nity will be mutually beneficial.

I, along with so many others in the department of human development and family studies, am so proud of her.”

As part of the Fulbright experience, McLaughlin will be expected to share her culture with the students in her classroom. McLaughlin will prepare videos and slideshow pictures of Tuscaloosa and the UA campus, as well as present football shakers.

“I have even purchased a Elyse McLaughlin T-shirt from the SUPe Store that has ‘Roll Tide’ translated early-childhood classroom and “The opportunities to live, into 16 different languages on be shared with other profession- work and observe the Italian the back of it, including Italian,” als in her field. approach to teaching and early McLaughlin said.

McLaughlin feels the most UA’s New College childhood education will shape Interdisciplinary Program led my teaching style in the class- challenging aspect of the McLaughlin to focus on early room while I am in Italy and for childhood development and the rest of my life,” McLaughlin dance, with a minor in Italian. said.

In addition to pursuing her pasShe will be assisting a high sion of dance, school English McLaughlin class, as well says she is as volunteerOne of my greatest passions is also “very pasing with area learning and experiencing other sionate about preschool proworking with grams to observe cultures, so I cannot wait to be children in the Italy’s famous fully immersed in this unique classroom and Reggio Emilia opportunity. learning more and Montessori about how they approaches, — Seema Kumar develop.” which focus on McLaughlin creativity in later graduyoung children. ated with a master’s degree in “Elyse is an intelligent and human development and family incredible young woman,” UA studies and served as a gradu- PhD student and instructor ate assistant at UA’s Children’s in the department of Human Program. McLaughlin feels her Development and Family experience as an undergradu- Studies. April Kendrick said. “I ate and master’s student at UA feel that she will be an excellent has set her up for success as representative for the University a Fulbright English teaching of Alabama in Cosenza, Italy, assistant. and that this amazing opportu205.752.2990

Fulbright program will be the idea of being half a world away from her support system.

However, McLaughlin says she has faith the entire experience will be rewarding in ways she cannot imagine.

“When I return to the U.S., I will bring with me the knowledge and experience of teaching and learning in an environment that is distinctly different from any that I have experienced before,” she said. “I feel that this will allow me to reenter the early childhood classroom with a new perspective on how to creatively implement emergent literacy activities, as well as multicultural experiences with the children that I teach.”

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OPINIONS

Society’s apathy for subtle currents of change is no longer sustainable

By Henry Downes

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Olympics coverage should stay on sports

By SoRelle Wyckoff

Michael Phelps are followed by one thing only: the athletic comchildhood photos and monologues. petition. When an hour is spent This is the most wonderful time The replays for gymnastics have preceding the event giving me a of the year – or rather, of the past morphed into dramatic montages, breakdown on how Missy Franklin four years. For two weeks, we are complete with music. And the true still made it to her prom, an hour blessed with countless hours of television showing – quite possibly the only athletic event better than Alabama football season. The Olympics are athleticism, strength NBC and its sister channels should be focused on one thing only: the athletic comand speed at their finest, exemplipetition. fied by the worldly array of participants.

My family, like many others, is drawn to the Olympics because of this display of talent and the attention-getter? Parents. The is lost watching the greatest examtwo-week sense of universal cama- screen flicks evenly between the ple of athletic competition in the raderie. Since 1896, the Olympic actual athletes and their squirm- world. They talk about the same games have provided an arena for ing parents. And yet, as “enter- athletes, the same stories and athletes across the world to test taining” as the background stories the same sports. Who knew there themselves against one another and music are, I really just want to were events besides swimming, watch some sports. gymnastics and volleyball and and their own goals.

The live footage has allowed for athletes other than the alreadyAnd with the exception of the opening ceremonies, the Olympics equestrian and fencing to have famous former winners?

There is nothing wrong with have been void of theatrics and the their chance of airtime, and for tricks of reality television. There that I’m thankful. But during the the previous Olympic coverage has been little to no need to flour- primetime viewing, when my fami- formula: games and their competiish the athletic talents on display; ly members and I take our place in tors. Simple? Yes. But beautifully the raw skills displayed at the the living room, we have become simple. For two weeks, we have a global games are enough to keep increasingly disinterested by the chance to drop the complexities special interest pieces attempting of political boundaries and parus consistently intrigued. take in something so simple that it But this year, the opening cer- to do just the opposite.

Commercials can provide the doesn’t even require a translator. emony was only the start of attention-grabbing ploys used by NBC. music, the baby photos and the The at-home MTV-“Cribs”-like monologues. NBC and its sister SoRelle Wyckoff is The Crimson interviews of Ryan Lochte and channels should be focused on White opinions editor.

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Bama Dining’s pricey food is worth the cost

By Tarif Haque “My entire family of four doesn’t spend that much on food a year,” she told me. My friend had just graduated high school – she was talking about the Dining Plan the University will charge her come fall. “I’m here on scholarship – I don’t know if my parents have that much.”

Alabama is requiring all freshmen to purchase an unlimited meal plan when school begins this year. Before, freshmen were required to purchase 160 meals per semester, and last year, it was rare I found a student who spent them all.

“Maybe I could get out of it somehow?”

“It’s unlikely,” I told her. I know the requirement too well – last year, I sent countless emails to Bama Dining in an attempt to get a free pass. No luck.

Meal plans are unusually overpriced. The average cost of food prepared at home for the student age bracket runs in the mid-$200

range per month, according to the most recent USDA data. An unlimited meal plan per semester, over four months, costs $1,525. If we add in mandatory dining dollars, our total food cost per semester comes to $1,825. This is almost double the $1,000 we’d expect to spend.

Even so, meal plans have their advantages. We don’t have to cook our meals in the dorms, nor do we have to run to the grocery store for ingredients. Washing the dishes is taken care of. This work that goes into food preparation must have a cost too, right?

Our University has made the executive decision that freshmen are better off focusing on school instead of how they’ll get food day and night. I can’t speak for everyone, but when I lived at home, my mother cooked nearly every night, and if not, she told me what I could warm up. It was only in college I realized having a home-cooked meal every day is much more than the cost of food alone.

Bama Dining does its best to imitate home-cooked meals, but catering to thousands of students comes with some tradeoffs. Quantities are portioned, and lines are long. The beef patties in the burgers are sliver thin; the salad bar is the best option for many who need to get in and get out. As we grow tired of Lakeside, we need more than salt and pepper shakers to fix it.

As a freshman, I would complain daily about how the University was jipping me. In retrospect, though, I can’t deny the conversations, the hassle-free meals and the tables I’d push together to eat with friends at Dining Halls. Although I may have spent some extra money, I’d say a meal plan was worth it.

It’s hard for me to accept forced purchases, but meal plans are worth the cost. Don’t like cafeteria food?

Either cook yourself or put up with it.

Tarif Haque is a columnist for The Crimson White and a sophomore majoring in computer science.

Anyone who has ever built a sandcastle at the beach is familiar with the two main oceanic forces that work to bring about the castle’s destruction: the intermittent, forceful collisions of powerful waves and the incessant deterioration caused by erosion. While we might increase the height of the walls to combat the charging waves, accounting for the damages done by erosion is a much more difficult proposition.

Physically and geographically speaking, erosion is a global constant. Whether by wind, water or chemical, erosive forces are invariably and continually whittling away the landscape to form beaches, plains and riverbeds. The geologic equivalents to the powerful impacts of the waves, on the other hand, are relatively rare events of seismic change. Such events have the potential to simultaneously create and destroy – they might produce fault lines, form mountain ranges or catalyze tsunamis.

Our global society is characterized by forces and events that are analogous to the scientific erosion and collision dichotomy. In all arenas of life, we are confronted with both gradual change and instances of radical transformation. Due perhaps to human nature or perhaps to the role of the mainstream media, it seems we are becoming increasingly hypocritical global citizens in terms of how we respond to these twin agents of change.

A particularly poignant example of this behavior involves the recent campaign to prosecute Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony.

After watching a half-hour YouTube video, we became humanitarians overnight in our crusade to “Stop Kony.” We became fanatical, resulting in an unprecedented outpouring of Internet support and cash donations from hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.

Meanwhile, our country (among others) has a well-documented and shameful history of ignoring international genocides throughout history. How many readers are even aware that purges in Cambodia in the 1970s resulted in the deaths of over 1.7 million Cambodians? The lack of U.S. intervention in Rwanda in the early 1990s is similarly reprehensible. Like earthquakes and waves, YouTube videos shock us into action. Like slow erosion, quiet genocides go unnoticed.

Other global parallels abound, which further develop the metaphor. In Alabama, all hell broke loose when a crazed football fan poisoned 130-year-old live oaks at Toomer’s Corner. In the meantime, most of us remain blissfully ignorant of the irreversible damage we inflict on our environment on a daily basis. Up to 50 percent of our current biodiversity is expected to become extinct in the next 100 years due to habitat destruction, pollution and climate change – all of which are arguably driven by human actions. This widespread species loss has potentially catastrophic consequences for our environment and the ultimate fate of the human population. Here, too, the “waves” seem to have captured an inordinate proportion of our collective attention – while the ground beneath our feet rots away. Unfortunately, it’s not exactly sexy to discuss why mass extinctions are largely our fault. So we tune out.

A final example involves racism in the United States. Racial events work people into frenzies quite frequently around here: we consider the election of our first black president a momentous occasion, and we become bitterly divided when considering the questionable motives of George Zimmerman. Not as widely reported, however, are millions of instances of racial animosity that still pervade societies across the country to this day. “Subtle” issues like segregated greek life on college campuses and dangerously worded immigration statutes slip quietly into our subconscious. Compared with the raucous upheaval triggered by the election of a half-black president, these deceptively inconspicuous issues hardly rank as background noise. Again, it is apparent that as long as “waves” are crashing all around, it is exceedingly easy to become distracted from the steady deterioration occurring at the very heart of our castle.

In my opinion, it is not sustainable to continue this tradition of caring only when it’s popular to care. As global citizens, we can no longer afford to be apathetic stewards of our societies and our environment. The sudden and shocking waves of change might radically alter the way in which we see the world every now and then, but ultimately, it is the gentle currents of erosion that define life on this planet. While unusual and spectacular events might influence how we think, our everyday experiences shape who we are.

Any experienced sandcastle builder knows that under most circumstances, it is not the surging waves that scale the walls and then retreat that are most fearsome. Rather, it is the slow, unforgiving process of internal and external erosion that inevitably cause the walls to collapse under their own weight. As we stand on the shore during this high tide of human civilization, our castle made of sand is deteriorating with frightening rapidity. After all, there comes a time when you can no longer build the walls higher to keep the waves out. The only way to preserve what you’ve built is to reverse the tide.

Henry Downes is a columnist for The Crimson White and a sophomore majoring in economics.

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Boycotts of Chick-ďŹ l-A will not work, but symbolic demonstrations do help

By Nathan James

There’s something bizarrely compelling about the idea that fast food restaurants can become entangled with hotbutton social issues. In case you haven’t kept up on chicken-related current events, the popular restaurant Chickfil-A is currently the subject of controversy because of comments made by one Dan Cathy. Cathy, the chain’s president and chief operating officer, said recently that he supports the “Biblical definition of the family unit,� provoking a firestorm of positive and negative responses.

There have essentially been two kinds of negative responses: those that seek to express disapproval toward Cathy’s statement, and those that seek to damage Chick-filA’s profits and patronage. The first kind is laudable. The second kind is misguided.

Many individuals have responded to Cathy’s statements with symbolic demonstrations. For instance, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation have organized “kiss-ins� at Chickfil-A’s throughout the country, and other groups have organized rallies and protests.

These reactions are appropriate and reasonable and effectively accomplish the goal of showing distaste to an important individual’s uncouth remarks. In the long run, they will help the country understand that homophobia has a real, negative impact on real American people.

However, movements that have targeted Chic-fil-A financially fail to appreciate

the context of Cathy’s statements. His comments came in response to a direct question from a journalist and do not reflect the company policies. In fact, Chick-fil-A has released a corporate statement saying sexual orientation is not a factor in their customer service and that the corporation has no discriminatory hiring policies.

It is important, therefore, to acknowledge that Chickfil-A does not take issue with gay marriage. Dan Cathy may take issue with gay marriage, but this is his personal opinion, and it does not appear to extend to his company.

If you take issue with Cathy’s statements, let him know. Protest, write letters to the editor or write letters

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Rallies and protests...effectively accomplish the goal of showing distaste to an important individual’s uncouth remarks. Movements that have targeted Chic-ďŹ l-A ďŹ nancially fail to appreciate the context of Cathy’s statements.

to Cathy himself. But don’t mistake the man for the company he runs. If you picket or boycott Chick-fil-A, Cathy will never notice. He runs a successful restaurant chain, so he’ll be rich and secure regardless. You only stand a chance to hurt the chain’s lower employees, who aren’t likely to have said anything to deserve your indignation.

Don’t misunderstand me; if Cathy’s statements upset you so deeply that you no longer

want to eat at Chick-fil-A, by all means, don’t eat at Chickfil-A. But understand that boycotts and pickets don’t address the real problem nearly as effectively as other methods. Cathy won’t change because of what you buy, but you can send an important message with what you say.

Nathan James is a columnist for The Crimson White and a sophomore majoring in public relations.

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State newspapers face ‘feeling of loss’ after cuts

By Mazie Bryant News Editor With the discussion, anxiety and apprehension dying down after the cutbacks to three of Alabama’s top newspapers, many citizens and journalists have begun to reflect on the legacy they are leaving behind and the future they are picking up.

On May 24, al.com, the online home of The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and Mobile’s Press Register for the past 14 years, reported that the three newspapers would cut from seven- to three-day-a-week publishing, following a similar announcement by the TimesPicayune in New Orleans.

“These changes are just part of the natural evolution of where journalism is going,” said Jennifer Greer, associate professor and chair in the Department of Journalism at the University of Alabama. “These are not paper companies; they are news companies. We should focus on that.”

“This is something that, as we continue to evolve in the digital world, we had to discuss at some point, and our company decided to answer the question: Should days of publication be on the table?” said Kevin Wendt, editor of The Huntsville Times. “And we answered yes.”

A new, digitally focused company, Alabama Media Group, formed in the wake of the change as an answer to readers and advertisers all over the state.

The company will head all three newspapers and the website and provide news coverage across the state daily. However, printed publications will only be distributed on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

A second company, Advance Central Services Alabama, will handle production, distribution, technology, finance and human resources for all three newspapers.

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The Birmingham News, Huntsville Times and Mobile Press-Register all announced layoffs in late May that coincided with plans to move toward more primarily online coverage.

Both companies are owned by Advance Publications, Inc. “On the days we publish, we will provide more printed content than we do today,” said Cindy Martin, president of Alabama Media Group. “We are increasing our sports coverage, local community coverage and packing seven days worth of comics, games and puzzles into the three days. We will also be featuring more reader comments and opinions than ever before.”

However, the publication change questions the meaning of a community, Greer said.

“It is really an evolution of how we define who our community is,” she said. “People who don’t subscribe to a newspaper will still share articles online with friends. Our community, then, is constantly shifting based on content instead of geographic area. The challenge is not finding readers; the challenge is thinking about how we define our community.”

Consequently, after weeks of rumors, the three state papers suffered an even harder loss: The Birmingham News cut 60 percent of their editorial staff, and

400 employees throughout the state were laid off. Additionally, the Times-Picayune alone suffered a 200-man cut.

“There’s a bittersweet mix [of feelings in our newsroom],” said Wendt, who will be continuing with Advance Publications as the vice president of content for the Alabama Media Group. “Folks who will help build the new company are getting excited for the future, but anytime you work through a staff reduction, no doubt there’s a feeling of loss.”

Trying to cater to a digitally based consumer, the new companies hope to strengthen the communities they represent.

“Our goal is to build a sustainable news company, which will be a growth company,” Martin said. “We will aim to serve our communities and our major constituents, including our audiences and our advertising clients.

We believe this will provide benefits to our employees and our communities.”

However, longtime readers of the traditionally daily newspapers question the seemingly drastic decision.

“The Press-Register is my family’s main source for news,”

said Roger Gill, a University of Alabama junior political science major and Mobile native whose family has been getting

faithful employees to the news- into their skillset. papers were being thrown out, “It’s important for journalists only to be replaced by fresh- to be flexible in order to do their faced college graduates, more job in a variety of formats. We all need to think video, text, graphics, photos.”

For the college student aiming for a career in the field of jourOur goal is to build a sustainable news company, which will be a nalism, Wendt says that the best growth company ... We believe this will provide benefits to our benefit is experience. employees and our communities.

“I always say throw yourself into any experience you can get,” — Cindy Martin he said. “The thing that scares me, as a person who hires, is a resume with no experience on it. To think grades will get it is the newspaper delivered to their eager to get a starting job than to a mistake. You’ve got to get your house for four years. “My par- care about their pay. foot on the door wherever you ents don’t really watch television However, Wendt strikes that can.” or get on the Internet because notion down, explaining that a However, the country’s desire of their jobs, so now they will be good newsroom needs variety to for truth may be the saving grace less updated on the news.” excel. for the world of journalism.

Gill also worries about the “Those were rumors com“The delivery form is less effects of the cutbacks on his ing out of New Orleans [dur- important than how we do our community, as the unemploy- ing the cutbacks at the Times- job,” Greer said. “It’s the way the ment rate in the state of Alabama Picayune],” he said. “We have a country is set up – for a strong, rose from 7.4 percent in May 2012 great mix of journalists, and that free, unencumbered news to 7.8 percent in June 2012. means we have a great mix of source. We have to remember “People don’t need to lose experience. We want the experi- that. It’s not vital for our comtheir jobs during this economy, enced ones to teach the new ones munity for us to stay strong – it especially from a company that in order to create a sustainable is vital for our country. We must has been such a steady part of and diverse culture in the news- try to educate others, not just the culture of Mobile for so long,” room.” about journalism, but also about Gill said.

Similarly, Greer agrees that free press and why we are so Rumors circulated that many journalists need to adopt variety invested in it staying alive.”

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19.3% of U.S. adults 18 years of age and older are current smokers.

Student survives gunshot wound RUFFIN FROM PAGE 1 That night, Ruffin and his friends decided to go to the bar 1831 in the Temerson Square area of downtown Tuscaloosa. That same night, so did 44-year-old Northport native Nathan Van Wilkins.

Early on the morning of Tuesday, July 17, surveillance cameras caught Wilkins walking up 23rd Street towards Copper Top bar with a military-style assault rifle.

Minutes later, after waiting in front of the bar, Wilkins fired shots around the area.

“I remember hearing one shot, but it sounded almost like a firework going off,” Ruffin said. “People have been setting them off around the city lately, and no one was reacting, so we didn’t think anything of it. Then, I heard a three-round burst, followed by a full spray.”

After that, he knew the situation was serious. He began to run until knocked down by the bullet.

“I went down and crawled the rest of the way into the bar,” Ruffin said. “I immediately knew I was hit, but I knew to check for fingers

52% of those individuals said they had attempted to quit smoking.

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of the individuals identified as smokers said they wanted to quit smoking completely.

and toes and to remain calm, around, but he leaves many which helped with keeping necessary activities – such as the bleeding down. Injured moving out of his apartment – people tend to panic, which to his friends and family. just speeds up the bleeding, “Life has been pretty tough so I knew I had to stay calm. lately,” he said. “Fortunately, Although I lost a good bit of I have great friends I have blood, I never been able to went into shock rely on for even [Getting shot] is like being and remained daily things conscious the such as going cut and then having a large entire time.” places, reachamount of pressure applied But the pain ing things on throughout the entire wound. was always on higher surfaces, It was really hot and unhis mind. and changing comfortable and was an odd “[Getting bandages when feeling to try to shake off. shot] is like necessary.” being cut and Ruffin real— Alonzo Ruffin then having a izes the recovlarge amount ery process of pressure will be a slow applied throughout the entire one and that it will take time wound. It was really hot and to learn not to jump at loud uncomfortable and was an noises. He also realizes that odd feeling to try to shake his life will never be the off.” same.

After 37 hours in DCH “I feel a lot of disgust Regional Medical Center toward [Wilkins] for the in Tuscaloosa, Ruffin was actions that he took,” he said. released Wednesday after- “Some say he was aiming low noon. For the past few weeks, because he didn’t actually he has had to change his ban- want to kill anyone, but even dages twice a day. However, without death, he has drastithe doctors recently removed cally changed all of our ways the stitches and reopened the of life. There is no guarantee wound. He now travels to the if I, or anyone else, will ever Student Health Center to get be back at 100 percent. the wound packed in order “No one knows for sure who to allow it to heal from the he was aiming at that night, inside out. and I think I was just unfortuRuffin uses a cane to get nate to be in the path.”

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The Office of Health Promotion and Wellness at the University of Alabama launched a Tobacco Free Challenge on July 11, encouraging faculty, staff and students to quit smoking. The initiative, which lasted throughout the month of July, equipped smokers with the necessary tools needed to kick the habit.

Weekly group sessions were held at the University Medical Center from 12:15-1 p.m., and a toolkit was given to each participant, containing various resources to help them through the process, said Kay Whites, coordinator of the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness.

Group sessions discussed common tobacco triggers, behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy and various medication options available to participants, Whites said. The toolkit contained Alabama Quitline access, toothpicks, gum, sugar free candy, a deck of cards and candles for relaxation.

UA partners with the Alabama Quitline to provide assistance to individuals who want to quit smoking, Delynne Wilcox, assistant director of Health Planning and Prevention, said.

The Alabama Quitline is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to

5:30 p.m. It provides counseling, as well as pharmacological support, to help those trying to quit smoking.

“The Alabama Quitline offers the ideal package, and since it’s already a free service provided to all citizens, out-of-state students can take advantage of it also,” Wilcox said.

In addition, students are welcome to go to the Student Health Center and consult with a physician about which route would be best for quitting.

Wilcox said she has realized the best she can do is try to increase awareness about the need to quit smoking and connect students to resources that could help support them in that capacity.

The Student Health Center also reaches out to the friends of individuals that smoke and encourages them to help their friends quit smoking.

“We have found that usually students listen to and pick up information from their friends, so we are trying to make all students aware of the dangers of smoking, and maybe they will pass that information on to a friend of theirs that smokes,” Wilcox said.

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that in 2010, 19.3 percent of U.S. adults 18 years of age and older were current smokers.

Approximately 69 percent of the individuals identified as smokers said they wanted to quit smoking completely,

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The Council’s action could benefit developer Robert W. Burchalter, who unveiled plans in June to develop the former Wood Square Shopping Center into an $80 million combination of retail space and student housing buildings at 15th Street and McFarland Boulevard.

Tyner said he understands the opposition from community members but said student housing and a possible hotel project could benefit his area.

Jo h n McConnell, Tuscaloosa’s director of planning and development services, said Wood Square and the other MX-5 areas are designed to look like villages where people can live and shop. The plans allow developers like Burchalter to draw students to the area “to provide the dollars that students will spend at the businesses that we hope to bring back there.”

McConnell said Wood Square could be built within the next year.

“We strongly oppose the leasing or selling of land and/or mineral rights for strip mining at Shepherd Bend,” Hindman said. “Not only would the mine be placed in the middle of the riverside community of Cordova, a town devastated by the April 27 tornadoes, it threatens to endanger the drinking water quality of 200,000 Birmingham citizens. “ Hindman said the decision to sell or lease land or minerals for mining “would blatantly disregard the safety and wellbeing of those people.”

Scribner closed the letter by stating, “Our opposition will persist until UA announces that it will never lease or sell land or minerals for mining at Shepherd Bend.”

The letter also included over 100 letters signed by concerned citizens, accompanying over 9,000 signatures on an ongoing change.org petition.

according to the document.

Another 52 percent of those individuals said they had attempted to quit smoking.

Joshua Marshall, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, identified himself as being a tobacco user, but said he plans to quit smoking cigarettes once he graduates from college.

In addition to the health risks associated with smoking, Marshall said he plans to quit because he has noticed that he usually only smokes when he is on campus.

“I am not a big smoker,” Marshall said. “I’ve noticed that smoking is something that I do only when I’m on campus studying or trying to kill time. I’ve also noticed that when I go to my grandparents’ house, I don’t smoke.”

On an average day, Marshall said he smokes less than half a pack, but when under a lot of stress, he usually smokes a whole pack, which contains 20 cigarettes.

“My smoking is mainly stress-induced,” he said.

Most people that smoke agree that stress is one of the main factors that drive them to smoke, Wilcox said.

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to go to the Student Health Center or the University Medical Center to receive advice and assistance on how to become a nonsmoker.

For more information, call the Alabama Quitline at 1-800-7848669 or visit wellness.ua.edu.

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UA student interns with non- CHES Professor chosen as young profit Hispanic organization

By Katherine Owen Staff Reporter When Angela Veloza’s high school was unable to help her find scholarships directed toward Hispanics, she took the search upon herself.

Veloza, a University of Alabama telecommunication and film major, discovered the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute through her search.

CHCI is an organization created specifically “to develop the next generation of Latino leaders,” according to their website. Though it was the scholarship she was looking for, Veloza saw the opportunity and applied for the internship once she was in college.

“I am very grateful to work with them because they are one of the nonprofit organizations I have admired since I found out about them,” Veloza

said. “They truly make a change, and working there, I see how much we care about each other.”

Veloza was placed in the office of Steny Hoyer, U.S. Representative for Maryland’s fifth congressional district.

Veloza said she was thankful to work with Hoyer because they share the same values. Because Hoyer is in a leadership office as the Democratic Whip, Veloza said she feels like she has been given extra opportunity to learn.

“Out of the 40 interns with me, I am the only one in the Capitol Building and in a leadership office,” Veloza said.

“I’ve gotten to work with people who are really committed to what they do and who are extremely focused.”

Veloza said one of the benefits to her internship duties is that she is allowed into many meetings.

“I got to go to a meeting about Gear Up,” she said. “I’ve gotten to talk to Congress members about issues that are important today, and that’s been really interesting.”

Veloza said Gear Up, which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs and is a grant program through the U.S. Department of Education, was a particularly interesting and important meeting she was able to attend.

Because of Hoyer’s availability, Veloza only interns with him Mondays and Tuesdays.

Wednesdays and Thursdays, she spends her time in the actual CHCI office. She helps with the public policy and graduate fellowships and said it has taught her what it takes to run such a large, dynamic program.

“I have learned how much

work it takes to be able to organize a program this large with so many aspects,” she said.

Veloza said on those days, she has gotten to work with some of the high school programs that come from all over the country. The program helps to expose high school students to public policy issues and what the CHCI internships are like.

Through all the different aspects of her internship, Veloza notes she has not only been able to gain insight, but also meet some very influential people.

“I was able to network with people in Congress, in nonprofits and in the corporate world and received some great insight into the work they do,” she said. “The people at this organization have amazing experiences and so much knowledge. I have met people from all over the world.”

leader in tourism

By Katie Thurber Contributing Writer Kim Boyle, a University of Alabama professor in the College of Human and Environmental Sciences, was chosen to be a part of the inaugural class of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Forty for the Future: Travel’s Leading Talent.

The Southeast Tourism Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion and development of tourism throughout the Southeast.

It includes over 800 tourismrelated businesses and organizations from all across the country. Their Forty for the Future program is a way to recognize professionals younger than 40 from 14 states who have performed well and demonstrated dedication to their businesses and organizations.

Patti Culp, a member of the Alabama Travel Council, said the award is meant to encourage a younger generation of tourism specialists to get involved and to recognize their hard work.

“These winners are the leaders of tomorrow,” she said.

“They show so much potential for the future, and we want to encourage growth, as well as give them more recognition for their accomplishments.”

Forty recipients were selected from around the southeastern United States, and six were from Alabama alone.

Roy Maize of the College of Human and Environmental Sciences said when he heard about the award, he immediately thought to nominate Kim Boyle.

“Kim has been very dedicated in the over 15 years

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I am excited that this achievement will bring recognition to our state, University, college and our growing hospitality program.

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that she’s worked with us,” he said. “The award recognizes young, promising people who are going to be leaders, and I think Kim emulates the kind of leader they’re looking for.”

Boyle said that she’s honored to be a part of the first class of Forty for the Future and that she hopes it will highlight the University’s hospitality program.

“I am excited that this achievement will bring recognition to our state, University, college and our growing hospitality program,” she said. “One of our objectives for our program is to be known nationally, and this award helps achieve this goal. Current and future students will see the University of Alabama as a reputable hospitality school.”

Maize is also pleased that the award will reflect the growing success of the College of Human and Environmental Sciences’ hospitality program.

“We’re thrilled to death that Kim can be recognized and so can our program,” he said.

“Our program has grown so much in the past few years because of tremendously good faculty – people like Kim.” The recipients of the award will be recognized at the Southeast Tourism Society’s Fall Forum Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 in Virginia Beach, Va.

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‘Brave’ brings traditional Scottish sounds to tracks

By Noelle Brake While many movies have recently received good reviews, few of them can also claim that their soundtracks received good reviews, as well. Most of them have pop sounds with heavy drums and guitar solos – quick to catch on to and easy to listen to. But rarely can one find a soundtrack with good reviews that doesn’t consist of a bunch of pop songs meshed together.

“Brave,” released on June 22, is a highly lauded Disney-Pixar film with a plot based out of Scotland.

The film has had many good reviews since it opened on June 22, and the soundtrack is involved in many of those. Featuring the voice of renowned Celtic singer Julie Fowlis, who is known worldwide for singing jigs and ballads in fluent Gaelic, as well as the

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wonderful compositions of Patrick Doyle, the soundtrack is sure to give a taste of pure Celtic joy to the listener.

The soundtrack opens with Julie Fowlis singing in English, but you can hear her heavily accented Irish drawl in her songs “Touch the Sky” and “Into the Open Air.” Like most Celtic songs, the music features not a heavy drumbeat

or bass, but a light and airy fife, the Scottish equivalent to a flute. We hear rapid notes churning from the instrument, then Fowlis’ accented voice comes in, and the words and music come together to make two very wonderful songs that are sure to stay in the back of your mind.

Both songs have a nice, fast guitar paired with the fife notes, showing the mixed media of Scots-Irish music.

A surprise addition to the soundtrack is the song “Learn Me Right,” by none other than Birdy from the popular indie band Mumford & Sons, who wrote the lyrics and composed the song. This one is a little different, opening with a strong guitar, but no less fabulous, with Birdy’s powerful bravado accompanying a nice guitar sound. During the instrumental section between the verses, we hear the light fife notes again, adding a

Scottish flare to the song.

Kudos go to Emma Thompson, who brought Queen Elinor, the heroin of the film’s mother, to life. She performed the song “Noble Maiden Fair (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal),” which introduces the soundtrack’s listener to truly beautiful Gaelic music. Thompson does a fabulous job with an extremely difficult song, and to anyone who has never heard a Gaelic song before, this is a great way to be introduced to the genre of music.

Overall, I was very pleased with the quality of this soundtrack. It would have been easy for Disney and Pixar to put this soundtrack together and make it cheesy and trite, considering companies like these don’t normally incorporate foreign music. But they managed to make the soundtrack easy to listen to, while also keeping the traditional feel of the music and film.

Emmy nominations fail to recognize year’s best shows Every year, the Emmy nominations are a mixed bag. They do a wonderful job honoring the most praiseworthy in television in some categories, while routinely screwing up the most obviously deserving nominations in others. Award shows inherently are subjective; every person won’t agree with every choice because no two people have the same opinion.

But in comparison to the Academy Awards, where as a culture we agree the winners and nominations are the best in movies, there is a large enough disconnect between the Emmy nominations and the most critically acclaimed and fan-loved shows to the point that the Emmys are widely criticized.

The main issues seem to stem from the Television Academy’s wide range of inconsistency on the

rationality of nominations in some of the categories. Take the difference between the nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series. Four of the five nominations for writing are for “Parks and Recreations,” “Community” and “Louie,” arguably the three best and most critically praised comedies on television. But none of the three shows were nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.

I have trouble understanding how three of the four best shows in comedy writing aren’t considered one of the best six comedies. There is more than just writing when it comes to quality, but I would assume the best-written comedies would usually be the best comedies.

“Louie” is probably the greatest example of this inconsistency, since the Television Academy

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also nominated Louis C.K. for Best Directing and Acting. The Television Academy thinks “Louie” is one of the best-directed, best-written and best-acted comedies on television, but it isn’t one of the six best comedies?

Another issue is how predictably bad a lot of the nominations were. Jon Cryer is annually nominated for “Two and a Half Men,” even though the show hasn’t been good in years. “Veep” and its star actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus were both assumed locks for nominations way before the show even came on air, solely because of how much the Television Academy loves HBO (most-nominated network this year) and the star quality of Louis-Dreyfus. The show ended up being only average, and Louis-Dreyfus wasn’t even that great. The same could be said about Emmy darling “Modern Family.” While the first season

was fantastic, the third season was pretty sub-par, and yet it’s essentially a lock to win Outstanding Comedy again this year.

Of course, in contrast to the comedy categories, they did an overall fantastic job with the drama categories. With the exception of snubbing John Slattery, who was fantastic last season on “Mad Men,” for Outstanding Supporting Actor and nominating Michael C. Hall for Outstanding Lead Actor after a mediocre season of “Dexter,” there really isn’t much to complain about.

Overall, the Emmy nominations were about what I expected; they could have been worse, and they could have been better. Until there is some consistency and openmindedness by the Television Academy, the Emmy’s will continue to remain a mixed bag and a tier below the Academy Awards in cultural relevancy.

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‘Local Journeys’ exhibit comes to a close on Aug. 3

By Meredith Davis Contributing Writer

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Friday will conclude the final showing of artist Amy Feger’s exhibit “Local Journeys,” held in the Sarah Moody Gallery. The exhibit opened on July 6 and has had success during its showcase of the graduate student’s artwork.

“I believe the quality of the work in the exhibition is very successful and looks great in the space,” Vicki Rial, exhibition coordinator of the Sarah Moody Gallery, said. “‘Ode to Our Web’ is my favorite piece.”

Feger was born and raised in Louisville, Ky. She went on to receive her bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Louisville in 1997. Her interest in art, however, did not develop until her sophomore year of college.

Following graduation, Feger was employed in non-artrelated jobs until she realized

• What: Amy Feger’s exhibit “Local Journey’s”

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• When: Aug. 1 to Aug. 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Where: The Sarah Moody Gallery in Garland Hall she wanted to pursue her passion through graduate school.

Feger will be completing her MFA coursework soon, and coincidentally, heard about an opening in the Sarah Moody Gallery.

“I approached Bill Dooley, director of the Sarah Moody Gallery, with an exhibition proposal,” Feger said. “I am honored that he approved.”

The exhibition contains both oil and acrylic paintings inspired by the artist’s journeys between Montevallo and Tuscaloosa.

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Feger moved to Montevallo in 2002 when her partner, Kelly, accepted a job teaching at Montevallo University.

She began attending graduate school at the University of Alabama in 2009. Feger splits her time between the two cities, traveling back and forth from her house in Forest Lake

to her home in Montevallo.

“Relocating and commuting for employment and education has immersed me in a lengthy journey composed of ritual road trips from home to home,” Feger said. “I describe each painting as an archeological remnant of a reconstructed memory.”

The concept of a “local” has also been inspiring to Feger.

“When ‘local’ is used to describe a person, a place is tied to the individual’s identity,” she said. “The place that is tied to my identity is Alabama. The paintings explored the conceptual and narrative potential of the map as a means of describing the conditions of and my experiences in the place that I call home.”

Through her paintings, Feger strives to convey the presence of landscapes and places beyond the names

found on a map.

“These metaphoric landscapes propose that I am part of the local landscape not previously represented in road maps, both the natural and built environment, and the landscape is part of my individual and local identity,” she said.

The Sarah Moody Gallery is located in Garland Hall on the University of Alabama campus and is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, with Friday being the last day for the exhibit. For more information, visit art.ua.edu.

Kentuck names UAB graduate as new executive director Shweta Gamble, University of Alabama in Birmingham graduate and design editor of the Tuscaloosa News, will become Kentuck Art Center’s executive director on August 15.

Gamble began her career in journalism at UAB’s student newspaper, where she was editor-in-chief, and since then has worked at a number of newspapers, including the Tuscaloosa News. After moving to Tuscaloosa, she became involved in the art community and has overseen events such as the Monster Makeover art show.

With the new position at Kentuck, Gamble will now

Tuscaloosa. I don’t know of any places here like this. You have resident artists and galleries and events that involve the whole community.”

Gamble’s background in communications and media helped Kentuck’s Board of Directors’ selection of the new executive director.

“I think it’s her intelligence and her warmth and her understanding and appreciaSubmitted tion of Kentuck that combine Shweta Gamble to make me feel very good about her coming in as the be able to further extend director,” Jan Pruitt, current her involvement with the director of Kentuck, said. “I Tuscaloosa art community. just think she’s got the skills “I’ve been going to their and the sense, and also the events for years now,” personality, that will allow Gamble said. “It’s just such her to be really successful a great group of hardwork- here.” ing people there. It’s a gem in The board has allowed an

overlap period of almost two months so Gamble can shadow Pruitt as she oversees the Kentuck Festival of the Arts in October.

“The current director, Jan Pruitt, she’s wonderful,” Gamble said. “I have the opportunity to train with her for two months, which I am excited about. I get to see how she does everything she does there.”

Pruitt, who is leaving Tuscaloosa and getting married in December, has served as Kentuck’s director since 2010.

“The Kentuck festival is in its 41st year,” Pruitt said. “It is a nationally respected festival, rated number one art festival in the state in Alabama Magazine, and American

Style magazine ranked us among the top ten art festivals in the country. It’s a great thing, and its right here in the Tuscaloosa community. It’s something that we’re really proud of and something that takes a lot of work to maintain.”

During her time as director, Gamble hopes she will be able to continue the legacy of the widely respected Kentuck Art Festival, as well as better connect the community to the arts.

“There is an art community that really supports the arts, but they’re disconnected,” Gamble said. “I want to use my skills to make the art community stronger and get them all connected. I think it’s obvious that Tuscaloosa has some

diversity, and it’s really cool, and I would love to help it continue and grow.”

Gamble said she knows her vision of a more “vibrant community” and connected art community will take time, and she does not plan to make many changes during her first months as director.

“My vision is to make the community realize that Kentuck is more than a festival, it is a year round art center,” Gamble said. “I want it to be a place for [artists] to connect. I want people, when decorating their house, instead of buying from a chain store, to check out Kentuck and support local art. I want it to be a place where it encourages artists to keep working and have a platform.”

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By Sarah Letson Contributing Writer The city of Tuscaloosa will be welcoming a new, upscale brunch café in the fall.

Another Broken Egg is set to open in the new Riverwalk retail-condominiums in late October.

Another Broken Egg is a full-service restaurant specializing in breakfast and lunch. Ron Green founded the café fifteen years ago and now owns 23 different locations.

Many people know the restaurant for its eight different signature benedicts, but it also has a very diverse menu, including Cajun, Southwestern and Californian styles.

“We are what you would call a premium breakfast and lunch restaurant,” Green said.

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Green, who was born in Alabama, says opening up the restaurant in Tuscaloosa has always been an option.

“I have a lot of family in the Tuscaloosa and Northport area,” Green said. “It was a natural progression after being in Birmingham and Huntsville.”

Another Broken Egg is also

well known for their custommade stoneware coffee mugs.

To pay tribute to the city of Tuscaloosa and the city’s love of football, the restaurant will be selling these mugs in the colors of the Crimson Tide.

The famous houndstooth hat worn by Paul “Bear” Bryant will also be featured on the mugs.

Several Tuscaloosa residents are pleased with the new additions to Jack Warner Parkway. Brittany Simon, a graduate from UA, lives across the street from where the restaurant will be opening and is happy to finally have food choices closer to her.

“I have always said that this road needs to be updated

with restaurants and stores,” Simon said. “I am very happy that this is finally happening.”

With so many college students living near the restaurant’s new location, it seems a restaurant only open during the day might be in trouble.

Green, however, believes that this will not hurt his business in the slightest. “There is so much competition at nighttime,” Green said. “We feel that we are the best at what we do, and we do that between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m.”

The restaurant will be available to guests at nighttime for private events and parties. April Maner, a graduate from UA, held her rehearsal dinner for her wedding at the Huntsville restaurant.

“We had a great time at Another Broken Egg,” Maner said. “The people there were extremely friendly and

helpful. I would recommend them to anyone.”

Although the exact date for the opening of the restaurant is not official, Green does plan on hosting a charity event sometime during the opening week.

“We will be doing a ‘Family and Friends’ charity event benefitting a nonprofit in Tuscaloosa,” Green said.

These opening events are a tradition of Another Broken Egg. The restaurant’s manager will begin hiring a morning staff in September.

“Another Broken Egg is a great place for someone who is wanting to get into the restaurant business,” Green said.

Those who are interested can submit their contact information under the comment section at www.anotherbrokenegg.com.

YouTube’s on-demand news grows in popularity

By Becky Robinson Staff Reporter A recent Pew study shows YouTube is becoming an increasingly popular outlet for many people, students included, to watch the news. While television newscasts are still a main source, the user-generated content of YouTube is ushering in a more readily available, on-demand type of news.

According to the study, most YouTube viewers visit the site in search of news relating to natural disasters or political upheavals. This footage is often a mix between raw footage of citizens directly involved in the event and edited footage from traditional news organizations.

UA professors have noticed the trend of increased YouTube viewing.

George Daniels, associate professor of journalism, said he

believes YouTube is a great tool for many different reasons and even has his own YouTube channel.

“I think it’s absolutely fantastic to have a channel where you can give people more than just selected sound bites,” Daniels said. “You can actually give people full range of what was said in context. That’s one of the biggest pluses of YouTube, but also because people can comment and interact with the media.”

Jennifer Greer, a professor of journalism, has done her own research on the public’s use of various media and has found that Facebook and Twitter, in addition to YouTube, are ways in which users share online content.

“What people used to do when they were getting digital news is they would go directly to the legacy medias’ websites, so they would go directly to ABC or CNN or Fox News website and get the

news,” Greer said. “But with the increase of social media and networking, what we’re finding is the people are sharing news through their social networks.”

While both professors believe that this “citizen journalism” is a good thing for the public, each voices specific concerns as to the discretion of viewers and to the agenda setting of the news corporations.

“What we have to be careful about is that we, as a consumer, check to see who posts the video, was there an agenda involved.

We’re not necessarily going to see other sides,” Daniels said.

“We’re going to see a particular perspective of the person who posted it. So, you have to work a little harder when using YouTube video to find all different perspectives.”

Greer is also focused with the agenda-setting side of online social media. Her recent study

focused on the “opinion leaders” – popular celebrities like Rihanna and Lady Gaga – and their relationship to the news stories that become viral. Greer found that

own and disseminating information, which has been our traditional role, but now we’re playing this role of filter of information,” Greer said. “In an era

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I feel like videos on YouTube are the most unbiased forms of news because the people posting them on there have no hidden agenda or sponsors they have to please.

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these celebrities, more often than not, turn to traditional news outlets for their information, which is then relayed to the public.

With the increasing amount of citizen content showing up in places like YouTube, the traditional media is now acting more as a mediator.

“News media plays an increasingly important role of not just gathering information on their

where everybody is a publisher and everybody is a broadcaster, people need folks they can trust to help make sense of what’s true and what’s not true and what’s important and what’s not important.”

While there is still speculation on credibility for YouTube news, UA students are turning to it for a source of information.

Hannah Downing, a senior

majoring in advertising and public relations, used YouTube as a form of gathering information during the April 27 tornadoes.

“After the tornadoes that came through Tuscaloosa last spring, I used YouTube to watch footage of the storm,” Downing said. “I wanted to know what it was that I had been hiding from and actually see the thing that tore our town apart.”

Connor Cook, a sophomore majoring in political science and economics, said he searches mainly for news stories he might have missed and thinks YouTube is more neutral than major news outlets.

“I feel like videos on YouTube are the most unbiased forms of news because the people posting them on there have no hidden agenda or sponsors they have to please,” Cook said. “They only post for the sake of sharing the videos.”

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Crimson Tide basketball hosts free kids’ camp

By Alexis Paine Staff Reporter

The camp was coached entirely by the Alabama basketball team. The Tide players While many college stu- set up four stations to further dents were lying in bed on the campers’ experience with Saturday morning, members basketball skills and guide of the University of Alabama them toward positions of leadmen’s basketball team were ership on the basketball court giving back to the Tuscaloosa and in their young lives. community.

“Some of these kids will Eight current members of take a lot out of this and learn the Crimson Tide, along with and develop themselves into former Alabama forward young men and women and lisTony Mitchell, coached a free ten and see what they can do camp held at the Community to become better in life,” risOutreach and Development ing sophomore guard Trevor Center at Plum Creek Baptist Lacey said.

Church. The camp was hosted At one station, Tide center in conjunction with Serrell Moussa Gueye lifted a sixDental, an Alabama-based year-old boy to the rim to simorganization ulate a dunk that provides after teaching low-cost denthe campers tal services to to make free I think we need to try to be families and throws. On proactive and get out there and be reaches out the other side good role models. to communiof the court, ties in hopes forward Levi — Andrew Steele of benefiting Randolph the growth was engaging of children’s his group of character. young players “One of the components of in a dribbling drill.

Serrell Dental is to give back Guards Ben Eblen and to the community, and what Rodney Cooper, along with a way to be able to do that other Alabama teammates, through sports,” Sue Hipsher, coached rebounding, defenmarketing director for Serrell sive techniques and other basDentistry and wife of Alabama ketball skills while showing basketball assistant Dan the campers how to maintain a Hipsher, said. “Kids really positive attitude. enjoy it, and we just wanted to Guard Andrew Steele held share some of the talent in the a fifth station in the upstairs area with the kids in Alabama lounge of the community who might not have the chance center. This station focused to ever meet these players.” on aspects of character that

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would help the young players become leaders. He relayed the importance of setting goals and maintaining habits that would help the campers both on and off the basketball court.

“Everywhere you go, people are going to be watching everything you do,” Steele said to a group of 20 high-school players. “Habits. You build them up, and they make your character.”

Each Tide player said they enjoyed working with the kids. They were aware of the impact their presence at the

camp could have on the young players, and they hoped they were able to teach the campers something about basketball and maybe even life.

“Kids at a young age need a positive influence,” Steele said. “Me and all of my teammates can look back, and we had someone take time to come back and be that positive influence. We want to be good role models. A lot of times you see athletes making the pages for the wrong reasons. I think we need to try to be proactive and get out there and be good

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Trevor Lacey (left) and Tony Mitchell (above) teach campers dribbling and shooting skills. role models.”

The Tide players were able to lead the campers by example as they displayed their talents on the court. Cheers arose from the crowd as they took turns dunking. They impressed the young players with skillful shooting and were bombarded with smiling

campers when they announced they would sign autographs.

The Tide players shared in the campers’ happiness. As they helped boys and girls in the community who may become tomorrow’s future basketball stars, the Alabama players wore smiles that never left their faces.

Football offense looks to Tide’s Jesse Williams lifts shine with season start 600 pounds on bench press

By Marc Torrence Assistant Sports Editor Barrett Jones sat down at his table at SEC Media Days, a throng of reporters surrounding him. They fired questions at him left and right for almost 30 minutes, about topics ranging from his spring golf game to his quarterback.

Jones will anchor – literally and figuratively – an Alabama offense that believes it’s their time to shine after the defense stole much of the spotlight last year. Like any year, there are holes to fill, but there are also talented youngsters, ready to make their mark in Crimson Tide history.

“We always feel we have a target on our backs,” said senior tight end Michael Williams, who will be counted on as one of the leaders of such a young unit. “It’s up to us to do the work and play the games, and we like our chances if we do those things right.”

Like every offense, much of the Tide’s offensive success will be determined by the play of its quarterback, redshirt junior AJ McCarron, who will be entering into his second full season as a starter. Early in the season, McCarron was counted on as more of a “game manager” – a quarterback who takes fewer chances down the field, instead opting for the safer, but oftentimes shorter, throw.

But as the season progressed, McCarron grew into the dynamic quarterback coaches and players believed he could become, and he capped the season with a 234yard performance against one of the strongest defenses in the country in the BCS National Championship game.

This year, he will be counted on to lead the offense, rather than just manage it.

“I think any time you have an experienced quarterback, there’s a comfort level,” head coach Nick Saban said.

“Because there’s so many intangibles that go with being a good quarterback, like judgment, accuracy, timing, leadership to affect other people on

the offensive team to execute with a little more consistency.

The experience you have at that position always makes you feel a little bit better about all that.”

One thing McCarron had last year that he won’t in 2012 is Heisman trophy finalist

to take his place, with sophomore Cyrus Kouandjio anchoring the left side. Kouandjio was one of Alabama’s top recruits of the 2011 class and appeared in eight games last year before sustaining a knee injury versus Tennessee that ended his season.

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We always feel we have a target on our backs. It’s up to us to do the work and play the games, and we like our chances if we do those things right.

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Trent Richardson running the ball behind him. Richardson opted to enter the NFL Draft a year early and was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the third overall pick.

Instead, Alabama will feature a stable of backs, all of which are capable of filling in for Richardson’s various skills.

Junior Eddie Lacy enters fall camp as the No. 1 back. He spelled Richardson in 2011, rushing for 674 yards and seven touchdowns in relief.

Behind Lacy is the bruising Jalston Fowler, who stands at 6-feet-1-inch, 242 lbs., shifty redshirt freshman Dee Hart and true freshman TJ Yeldon, who was named MVP of Alabama’s spring game.

“The whole position is like having a stable,” Jones said.

“I think the second spot is up for grabs right now, and I think we’ll play a lot of guys early in competition for that spot. But there won’t be a lot of drop-off, I can tell you that.”

Blocking for those backs will be an offensive line that many national experts believe will be one of the best in college football. CBSSports.com and Phil Steele both listed three Alabama linemen – Jones, guard Chance Warmack and right tackle D.J. Fluker – on their respective pre-season All-American teams.

The unit returns four starters. Only center Chance Warmack is gone, but Jones has slid over from left tackle

“It tells you what kind of special person, competitor [and] athlete that Barrett Jones is,” Saban said about Jones’ switch to center. “I was asked earlier today have I ever seen anybody else that could do these things so effortlessly and consistently in terms of the performance level. I think it’s because Barrett is bright, he’s a very good athlete, and he’s not affected by change like a lot of people would be. “ The biggest question mark on offense may be at wide receiver and tight end, where game experience is minimal but talent abounds.

Williams will be counted on to play a major role at tight end and will have sophomore Harrison Jones, brother of Barrett, right behind him, along with sophomore Brian Vogler and redshirt freshman Brent Calloway.

Returning at receiver are names like Kenny Bell, DeAndrew White, Christion Jones and Kevin Norwood, who all saw the field in 2011.

The Tide also brought in talented freshmen such as Amari Cooper, Eddie Willaims and Chris Black, who will only add to the impressive pool of competition at receiver.

“It’s been a challenge for us,” Williams said. “But we’ve got a spring game and the summer almost finished and a camp to look forward to, so it’ll be polished by the time the season starts.”

By Marc Torrence Assistant Sports Editor Alabama defensive lineman Jesse Williams set Twitter ablaze on Thursday, July 26. According to tweets from him and his teammates, Williams, a 6-foot-4-inch, 320pound converted nose tackle, bench pressed 600 lbs. early Thursday morning, an impressive feat, even for someone of Williams’ size.

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By Zac Al-Khateeb Contributing Writer For weeks, I knew exactly where I was going to be at 7 p.m. on the night of July 27, 2012: sitting squarely on my couch in my living room and watching the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. I’m sure I’m not the only one, either.

The ceremony itself was enjoyable, although nothing on the level of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Seeing the history and culture of the United Kingdom was a spectacle, and it did well to show off the countries’ eccentric attitudes.

But what I was really waiting for wasn’t the firework displays, the show put on by what seemed to be hundreds of volunteers or even seeing the queen of England parachuting out of a helicopter.

What I wanted to see was the parade of nations, with one eye open for one nation in particular.

Honestly, seeing some of the best athletes our country has to offer was gratifying. It’s great to see people recognized for their talents, and the opening ceremony proved to be no different.

Still, that was not the most amazing sight I saw that night.

That honor goes to each country’s copper petal, which was carried with each team into the stadium during the parade, being lit with the Olympic flame and coming together to create and light the Olympic torch all at the same time.

It was a beautiful piece of work, symbolically demonstrating each country coming together in sportsmanship to display some of the best qualities of not only each of our respective countries,

but of the entire human race.

I know that sounds a little sentimental, but the lighting of the ceremony certainly served its purpose to, at least momentarily, bring the people of the world together in friendly competition.

Now, I’m not asking you to root for countries like “I Didn’t Know that Place Existed-Stan” or “The People’s Republic of Where is That?” I’m only asking you take a lesson from the Games themselves.

Our team is comprised of athletes from all corners of the nation. It may also feature athletes whom we don’t know, don’t care about or don’t like, and it may even hail from such places as the University of Tennessee, LSU, or even a place like Auburn. And while normally, it’s totally acceptable to root against each school and all their respective athletes, now is a time when we can all instead root for the same team: the United States.

Sports have always had an incredible ability to bring people together. They can help alleviate hatred, make people forget their worries and, sometimes, give us memories for a lifetime. And while we spend most of that time rooting for our own teams and against each other’s, the Olympics provide the very rare opportunity for the entire nation to put aside local, regional or even national rivalries and applaud for the same team, regardless of where we come from or with whom our loyalties lie.

So as we sit in our respective homes watching whatever event best holds our interest, we can all be happy that, for once, even if it’s only for a little while, we all have one team in common to cheer for.

By Rebekah Dye Contributing Writer Fishing season has come and gone at the University of Alabama, and the fishing team has a lot to show for it.

On Friday, July 27, Alabama’s Logan Johnson and Dustin Connell finished fourth in the Carhartt College World Series National Championship in Conway, Ark. Oklahoma State’s Zack Birge and Blake Flurry took the title, followed

by Auburn’s Jordan and Matt Lee and Murray State’s Justin Graben and Vincent Campisano.

“I was really excited to be able to qualify again,” Johnson said. “It was a great accomplishment and a personal goal to be able to make it again. It’s a great tournament to go to.”

Connell was also excited to be heading to the national championship again.

“I was pretty excited because we normally do [well] in the championship,” he said.

Extensive labor required for upkeep BRYANT-DENNY FROM PAGE 1 “It takes months of planning, coordinating and help from multiple campus partners, vendors and contractors in order to prepare the stadium for the upcoming football season,” Sevedge said.

Approximately 150-200 people are needed to prepare the facility. This half-year process involves a list of tasks that takes a small army of workers to complete.

Some walk through the seats and are in charge of applying a fresh coat of paint to the

“I got third two years ago in the same tournament, so I knew we would do well.”

However, placing fourth was not entirely what the team had intended.

“We were happy to place fourth, but it wasn’t where we wanted to be,” Johnson said.

Moving into Saturday, the competitors faced each other for a college berth in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic. During this part of the tournament, the Alabama team was split and forced to face off against the national champions, OSU’s Birge and Flurry. Johnson beat out Birge, with two bass weighing in at five pounds, zero ounces, compared to Birge’s, weighing one pound, three ounces. Connell caught three fish, weighing three pounds, 14 ounces, and beat out Flurry, who zeroed on the day.

After beating out the national champions to move ahead to the semifinals, both Johnson and Connell were

just ready to move on to the next round.

“I felt really good about it,” Connell said. “I was pumped beating those guys and moving to the next round.”

Heading into the semifinals Saturday afternoon, it was an Alabama-Auburn faceoff for a spot in the finals and an inch closer to a berth in the Bassmaster Classic. Despite needing to knock one another out of the tournament, the members of the two teams are all good friends.

Connell said he had a strategy to deal with that kind of distraction.

“I put my head down and fish,” he said. “I don’t worry about who I’m fishing against.”

The Alabama anglers were all tapped out by the competition Saturday afternoon. In a scorching 108-degree heat, the Lee brothers of Auburn University defeated Johnson and Connell. Matt Lee went on to take the spot in the Bassmaster Classic. When

asked about changing anything from the tournament, both Johnson and Connell had very different answers.

“There would have been a couple of things I would have done different,” Johnson said.

“Hindsight’s 20-20, you can see all your mistakes after the fact. But I am definitely happy for Matt.”

“If I could change anything, it would probably be the heat,” Connell said. “I am still exhausted.”

Johnson and Connell topped out the team standings this year, with Connell beating Johnson by just one point.

“I love the competition, and I love fishing against my buddies,” Connell said. “But when we back the boat into the water, it’s just me and the fish.

I go out there and do what I can everyday.”

The Carhartt National Championship will air in two parts starting Sunday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Aug. 12 on ESPNU at 8 p.m.

stadium’s walls. Others grab a pressure washer and make their way through the stands, ramps and exterior sidewalks.

The exterior walls must be washed, too.

Cleaning restrooms and servicing kitchen equipment are also on the agenda for workers. They wax the floors, clean all the windows and check the light bulbs. Every light bulb must be examined and replaced before the season kicks off.

In addition to cleaning Bryant-Denny, inspection is an equally significant part of the job. Making sure the stadium’s features are operating correctly is crucial to the offseason preparations. Every seat and bleacher – all 101,821

of them – must be inspected for damages and replaced, if necessary. The same goes for awnings and padding. Also, technicians must ensure all of the building systems are functioning properly, such as plumbing and electrical components.

All of these jobs are important, but the one aspect of the stadium that coaches, players and fans are most focused on during a game is the field. It is made up of actual grass – not artificial turf – and maintained on a daily basis for five months. Then, as the season draws closer, the grass is painted with the distinct lines and symbols the fans are used to seeing every Saturday.

The long hours and hard work that are put in during the summer months pays off in September. The combination of a nationally acclaimed facility and an elite, SEC football program gives Alabama an edge over the competition. The Tide boasts a 212-50-3 record at Bryant-Denny and a 30-5 record in head coach Nick Saban’s five seasons.

In the end, Sevedge and his team are rewarded by seeing their efforts unveiled in the season’s first game.

“It is very rewarding to see all of the various preparations come together and have a topnotch football stadium ready for the fans to enjoy on game days,” Sevedge said.

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Bruce Feldman takes Basketball team uses a look into 2012 season summer for progress

By Marquavius Burnett Sports Editor

Page 16 • Wednesday, August 1, 2012 Editor • Marquavius Burnett crimsonwhitesports@ gmail.com

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a big statement, and nobody else in the conference has done what he did.

You may not love him, but you have to With nearly 20 years of experience, respect him.

Bruce Feldman works as a columnist and commentator for CBS Sports and CW: Now obviously Alabama lost has become one of the most trusted a lot on defense, but they have sports journalists in the field. In an McCarron coming back and Eddie interview with The Crimson White, Lacy looks ready to have a break out Feldman gave his take on Alabama’s year. Where do you see them finish2012 season and named his preseason ing this year? national champion.

BF: They’ll probably be a 10-2 or 11-1 Crimson White: LSU was picked to team. They’re going to be as physiwin the SEC West and the conference cal as anyone with that great offenchampionship as a heavy favorite sive line. They have Lacy and a stable over Alabama. Does that come as a of running backs. They’ll have a big shock, considering Alabama defeated group of receivers. A big thing for them in the national championship? them is whether or not those junior college defensive backs can step in Bruce Feldman: I’m not shocked and play well. But I see guys in their because I believe the teams are inter- front seven that can be difference changeable. I know LSU has more makers. It also helps to have Saban, guys coming back, and they’ll have who’s a defensive coach and a defenhome field advantage when the teams sive backs coach. The hardest thing meet this year. It’s close to a tossup. for them won’t be just replacing the With Alabama, you have a proven, players, it’ll be repeating. I know its big-game quarterback, the best offen- cliché, but it’s really hard to repeat sive line in college football and Nick because stuff comes up like complaSaban, who’s recruited a lot of play- cency. They have new coordinators ers to fill the holes on defense. But and a new offense. I don’t think those clearly the media gives the benefit things are devastating, but they add of the doubt to LSU because they’re up. It’s a reason teams don’t repeat, returning more players on defense, even though they’re talented. Luckily, and they have home field this year. Saban has been through this.

The jury is still out on [quarterback] Zach Mettenberger, though.

CW: Who is your preseason favorite to win the national championship?

CW: AJ McCarron doesn’t get the national or conference recognition BF: USC is my No. 1. Then I have LSU for a guy who had the biggest game No. 2, Alabama at No. 3. At No. 4 I of his career in the national champi- have Oregon, and I have Oklahoma onship. How does he stack up against at No. 5. USC, to me, has the best other quarterbacks in the SEC? quarterback in college football, the best receiving tandem, a thousandBF: He lit up a really good, vaunted yard rusher, four starters back on LSU defense on a big stage, and you the offensive line, and a lot of experican’t take that away from him. He’s ence on defense. They’re the hungrinot going to put up the numbers like est team in college football because [Arkansas’] Tyler Wilson. Wilson is they’ve had to sit out the last two the guy you start with in the SEC, postseasons. People say, “Well they then [Georgia’s] Aaron Murray. haven’t faced a defense like LSU or [Missouri’s] James Franklin is a tal- Alabama has,” but those guys haven’t ented quarterback and a dual threat seen those types of receivers. Now guy. But you have to think differ- Lane Kiffin still has to prove that they ently of McCarron because of how won’t slip up, but I like their chances he finished the year. That was such of winning the national title.

By Marc Torrence Assistant Sports Editor While football dominates the headlines this time of year, the Alabama basketball team is also going through summer training and getting in shape for the 2012-13 season, where it will try to improve on an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

“Workout, class, workout, study hall, start all over again,” guard Trevor Lacey said about the summer schedule. “We’re just trying to get better and better as a team.”

The team is just short of its full roster, with a couple of players not in Tuscaloosa for the summer. Point guard Retin Obasohan (Belgium) and center Carl Engstrom (Sweden) are playing for their respective national teams, while point guard Trevor Releford is back in his hometown of Kansas City, Mo., working out this summer.

Former Tide star Tony Mitchell made an appearance in Tuscaloosa this summer, volunteering at a skills camp he and some of his former teammates helped coach.

Mitchell averaged 13.1 points and seven rebounds per game last season but was suspended on Feb. 6 and did not return for the rest of the season. He has been participating in the NBA Summer League with the Sacramento Kings but was back in Tuscaloosa volunteering at the camp.

“He’s doing really well for himself. But I think he understands even when you leave the program, you get to bigger and better things, it’s always good to be able to come back and help,” guard Andrew Steele said about his former teammate. “You never know that one kid that you could influence, and that could be the biggest influence for him, and that’s something positive.”

Mitchell declined interview requests.

“He’s really athletic,” Steele said.” He’s living up to all the hype. He’s going to play a huge part. Obviously as a freshman it’s going to be tough, but before the year’s over with he’s going to be a real big part of our success, so we’re glad to have him.”

“Just the athleticism,” point guard Ben Eblen said about his new teammate. “He’s active, high-flyer, around the rim. He’ll definitely be a contributor early.”

And it didn’t take long for him to open some eyes around the team.

“I remember the first day he came and played pickup, and somebody missed a shot and he came and just dunked it back from a couple steps inside the free throw line,” Steele said. “It reminded me of Tony Mitchell a lot, but even more athletic, if you can imagine that.”

“You can’t teach talent,” center Nick Jacobs said. “That motor, energy, rebounding, power dunks.”

“He can jump. Really high,” guard Levi Randolph said.

Gueye recovering well from torn ACL

Center Moussa Gueye played much of last season partially injured from an ACL tear he sustained in late August. He was back on the court just four months later but was still noticeably limited and never got up to full speed.

Gueye says he still doesn’t feel 100 percent, but he is getting closer every day.

“My body wasn’t feeling right the way it was [during the season], but now I’m getting better with the help of the trainers,” he said. “Not 100 [percent], but I’m getting close. I feel like I’m getting my explosiveness back. I’m just trying to take it one day at a time.”

Gotcha. Or not.

Pollard impresses early One storyline Crimson Tide fans will want to keep an eye on as the basketball season approaches is how freshman Devonta Pollard fits in with Alabama’s system.

Pollard, a five-star prospect from Mississippi, committed to Alabama on June 1 and was the Tide’s lone signee for the class of 2012. But already, Pollard is showing why he was so highly touted out of high school.

The Alabama players in attendance, plus Mitchell and student manager Alex Fain, played a game of “Gotcha” for the campers during a break in the action.

Gueye sunk a three-pointer to eliminate Cooper, and Lacey returned the favor, taking out Gueye with a three of his own.

In the end, it came down to Eblen and Fain, and Fain took down Eblen to claim the title.

“That hurt. But it’s all fun,” Eblen joked afterwards.

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