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How to stop Johnny Football
After last year’s upset, Crimson Tide gets ready for unorthodox opponent Manziel By Marc Torrence | Sports Editor
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ohnny Manziel is not Cam Newton. He is not Denard Robinson or Tajh Boyd or Marcus Mariota. He is only Johnny Manziel. Manziel entered the college football world last season as an unknown and became a king. He made countless plays with the ball in his hands and another where the ball left them – only to return moments later like magic. It’s a play Alabama fans remember all too well and served as the headline play from a superstar performance in the Crimson Tide’s only loss of the year. But Alabama will get another shot at Manziel this year. Head coach Nick Saban has had all summer to rack his brain and try to answer the burning question that the entire college football world has: Just how do you stop Johnny Football? “He’s going to make some plays,” Saban said. “Athletically he extends a lot of plays, but he extends a lot of plays to pass. It’s not like he’s just a runner that only extends the play scrambling and takes off running. He did that a few times and is capable of doing it. He will do it if he needs to do it. And he’s very instinctive of when he should and shouldn’t.” Manziel awed the college football world with his arm and his legs, both of which are equally effective. He’d spin, twist, juke, twirl and shake his way for a long touchdown run one play, then get flushed out of the pocket and make a pinpoint throw on the run the next. And Alabama wasn’t ready for it. The Aggies jumped out to a 20-0 lead in Tuscaloosa and never looked back. Manziel led the Aggies to scores on their first three drives, shocking the Alabama fans in attendance. SEE MANZIEL PAGE 11
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Black Warrior Brewing, the newest member of Tuscaloosa’s craft beer movement, will make its debut in downtown Tuscaloosa between October and November. The founders of Black Warrior Brewing were part of a home-brewing group in the Tuscaloosa area who then decided to turn their hobby into a business. Among the members of the home-brewing group was Bo Hicks, owner and co-brewmaster of Druid City Brewing. “We’ve done our best to support each other,” Hicks said. “Instead of viewing it as a competition, I think it’s a win for us and for them.” Joe Fuller, one of the founders of Black Warrior Brewing, said one of the
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most important things for them was the location. “We knew we wanted to have a tasting room, and we knew we wanted to have it in a location here people would be more apt to come in off the street as opposed to going to find it somewhere,” Fuller said. He said the building search went on for about a year before they found what will be their storefront on University Boulevard. Black Warrior Brewing’s tap room features two booths, a bench and a 24-foot bar for seating, as well as a banquet room upstairs that will be available to rent for private gatherings. “You’ll come in, and that’ll be the tasting room, and directly behind the tasting room is the brewery,” Fuller said. “You’ll smell it; you can touch it; you can feel it.” Black Warrior Brewing currently has 12 recipes of its own brew, ranging
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UA holds career fairs next week The University of Alabama will hold two career fairs for students next week in Sellers Auditorium at the Bryant Conference Center. The General Interest and Business Career Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18, and the Technical and Engineering Career will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19. Students will have access to more than 160 employers and internship opportunities in a variety of different industries. Organizations participating include MercedesBenz, U.S. Steel, Verizon Communications, Microsoft, Regions Financial, Hertz Corp, PepsiCo, Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena and AT&T. Organizers of the event encourage attendees to dress in business professional attire and bring their ACT card as well as several copies of their resume.
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Sigma Phi Epsilon hosts casino for charity Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity will host its annual Casino Royale philanthropy night Friday at Hotel Capstone. Attendees will be able to play blackjack, slot machines and roulette with proceeds benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Alabama. Sigma Phi Epsilon will also hold a raffle including prizes from Guy Harvey, AFTCO, The Shirt Shop, Gander Mountain, local restaurants and other companies. There will be food provided, as well as a cash bar. Sorority members can get one Panhellenic point for attending. Entry for the event is $10 per person, which includes one automatic entry for the raffle, and the event will last from 8-11 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door or from a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
T-Burger hosts Alabama artists on gameday Students and members of the community can take a break Saturday from watching football to view and purchase original artwork at Tuscaloosa Burger. Two Alabama artists, Brad Daley and Tom Findlay, will be available at the burger joint to talk about their work and for art signings. Daley is known for his Crimson Tide-themed works, and Findlay has gathered acclaim for his landscape works and wooden panel pieces. Tuscaloosa Burger is located at 1014 7th Ave.
CW | Pete Pajor A runner displays his patriotism as he jogs University Boulevard on the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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WHAT: Animal Shelter Volunteer Opportunity WHEN: 9 a.m.-11 p.m. WHERE: Nott Hall
WHAT: UA Opera Theatre presents Over Dinner WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Moody Music Building
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Congress on Tuesday presented the nation’s highest civilian award to a representative of four girls who were killed during one of the pivotal moments of the civil rights movement, the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley died in the explosion of a bomb that members of the Ku Klux Klan had planted in the church fewer than 20 days after the March on Washington and as public schools in the region worked toward integration. McNair was 11 years old, the others 14. “Today, Addie Mae, Denise, Carole and Cynthia will finally be recognized as agents of change, who lost their lives, and it was pivotal in the struggle for equality,” said U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., who sponsored legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the four girls that ultimately gained unanimous support. The girls’ deaths served as a catalyst for advances in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, including the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Sewell credited the girls with
It’s a beautiful memorial, and I’m so happy for my mom and for the other families. — Carole Copeland inciting momentum for change that would pave the way for people such as President Barack Obama and herself, the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama. Relatives of all four girls attended the ceremony in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol, including Denise McNair’s father and mother, Chris and Maxine McNair, the only surviving parents of the four girls. Carole Robertson’s niece, Carole Copeland, sat in the second row. Copeland’s mother was pregnant when her sister was killed. “My mom named me for her, for Carole, and being here today is very emotional,” Copeland said. “It’s a beautiful memorial, and I’m so happy for my mom and for the other families. To
see this acknowledgement and the memorial for my aunt and the other girls, it’s a wonderful thing.” Members of the Birmingham community – Mayor William Bell, as well as members of the city council, the 16th Street Baptist Church and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute – also attended the presentation. “It’s an honor and a privilege for the girls to be recognized in this way for the tragic event that happened on that fateful Sunday 50 years ago,” the Rev. Arthur Price Jr. said. “Now, as a country, we reflect, and we know that their sacrifice was not in vain. This is one of the highest honors that could be given to them.” House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, led the ceremony and presented the medal to Lawrence J. Pijeaux Jr., the president and CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, where the award will be displayed. “Half a century later from the tragedy of these four little girls, we hope that the senseless and premature deaths of these little girls will ignite the fire for progress and fan the flames of freedom,” said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. “And may we hope that we have the strength and wisdom to live up to their legacies as we award them, tearfully, the highest honor that Congress can bestow.”
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from stouts to basic blonde ales. “You’re drinking an original craft beer that’s unique to this brewery, and it’s made right here,” Fuller said. “It can’t get any fresher than that.” Fuller said the founders of Black Warrior Brewing are adamant about the quality of their product. “If we brew 300 gallons of beer and it’s not good, it’s not going out the door. It’s going down the drain,” Fuller said. The brewery has a customdesigned, automated system for their brewing process, where they will be able to control all elements of what the recipes call for with an iPad. “Consistency will be there every time,” Fuller said. “Every time you sit down at the bar in the tap room
and have a beer, it’s going to taste the same.” In addition to selling its craft beer in the tap room, Black Warrior Brewing will also partner with a local distributor to sell its beer to establishments in the Tuscaloosa area. “We’ll try to compete for tap handles in the bars,” Fuller said. “There’s a lot of bars already asking for our beer, which is a good sign for us.” Hicks said the craft brewing culture has been happening in other regions of the country, but people in the South are starting to embrace it. “It’s something the whole country is experiencing, but it’s new to the South,” Hicks said. “There’s a niche market for something that’s handcrafted.” Fuller said craft beer is in high demand not only in Tuscaloosa, but anywhere. “They want to know what the local flavor is like,” Fuller said.
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Modern homophobia is symptom of confused morality, not hatred By Brad Erthal | Senior Staff Columnist
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In response to ‘The Final Barrier’ Having begun school at the Capstone in 2008 as an undergraduate and looking forward to graduating with a master’s degree in 2014, I am forced to reflect on my six years as a member of The University of Alabama’s student body as well as its staff. I have made friends from other countries, different states, different social and political backgrounds, and with skin tones not my own. I am not a greek and have never had any affiliation with the greek system except as a bystander. When Kendra Key ran for SGA president my freshman year, several members of UA greek organizations patrolled the hallways of the dorms and accosted people in the Rec Center, intimidating people to vote for their Machine-backed candidate whose name I do not care to mention here. I went on record in The Crimson White then, and I stand by my testimony today. The next t wo years saw increased
tensions between greeks and GDIs. Rumors of gross misuse of SGA money came home from Pasadena where several members of the SGA (all greek) used University money to pay for their trips to and from the BCS National Championship Game. This was followed by a literal turf war between greeks and the Honors College over the right to sit behind the end zone. Begrudgingly, independents we r e offered seating; however, their presence was met each week by drunken threats, new-boy vomit and derogatory namecalling. As if this was not enough, the next year, a young black student was verbally assaulted with racial slurs from a fraternity house while he was walking home. Last year, after several allegations of violent hazing, pledgeship was suspended. This was just one of the few cases of abuse reported among the thousands, which are still kept behind closed basement doors. And it
I encourage everyone to boycott the greek system and discontinue all activities and financial support thereof.
has not stopped. I overheard two students just last week describe hitting a pledge in the head so hard “there is no way he did not have a concussion,” which was followed by drunken laughter and high-fives. By not addressing these clear issues of institutionalized racism, violence and classism, the University is actively contributing to and is directly responsible for everything. I am glad to see so many young ladies coming forward both publicly and privately to challenge the embarrassingly archaic status quo in the greek system. However, I encourage everyone to boycott the greek system and discontinue all activities and financial support thereof.
Simply standing up in a private meeting and asking questions is not enough to enact change. Many of us are Alabama natives and are proud of our history, heritage and roots; yet we are also ashamed of the continued reliance on antiquated rituals and traditions rife with racism, sexism and violence. Many of us will stay in Alabama. We owe it to ourselves and our posterity to leave this university a better place than when we got here. I have failed, but I see great things each day. The new generation of students wants to integrate and become the champions we profess to be. Please, do not give up. Ross Owens is a graduate student in anthropology.
Unfortunately, I mistook my filing deadline two weeks ago and was unable to respond to Claire Chretien’s throwback piece on this page titled “Same-sex unions not equal.” She was rebuffed in a letter to the editor by Bryan Martinez, in which he argued that homophobes are going extinct and was rightfully disemboweled in the comments section. I remarked last year that if you’re writing opinion pieces to make friends, you’re doing it wrong. I’m glad to finally find something Ms. Chretien and I agree on. While I largely agree with his letter, Mr. Martinez has missed the benighted forest for the homophobic trees. Continued resistance to same-sex marriage and other steps toward full equality are not an isolated phenomenon. It is just the current lost cause in a long string of lost causes for which self-important busybodies insist on fighting. Many have pointed out inconsistencies in Ms. Chretien’s reasoning, mostly the inconsistent application of the principle that all sex should be procreative sex. Ms. Chretien’s faith used to be consistent on these issues, of course. Conservative churches long opposed all sorts of fun, morally innocuous, non-reproductive behavior and practices not consistent with their idealized views of marriage. However, the majority of their constituents are now straight people who adventure with sex, birth control or divorce, so most of these Christian sects have now performed an about-face, which I believe is specifically prohibited somewhere in Leviticus. We should also not forget what the churches used to teach (and in some places still do) when they could get away with it. We should count ourselves lucky, I suppose, that the extent of conservative Christian preoccupation with sexuality usually falls short of the prescriptions of the Bible. Leviticus 20:13 sentences any two men who have sex with each other to death, and then, with all its tender mercy, blames them for the murder. Let me forestall the claim that this is isolated to the Old Testament. I Corinthians 6:9 makes clear that, in the adorable phrasing of the King James Bible, “abusers of themselves with mankind” are unrighteous and shall not inherit the
Brad Erthal kingdom of God, and Romans 1:26-32 affirms the rectitude of the Old Testament’s proscriptions. I have observed four approaches to dealing with this barbarism in the Bible. Some simply say that any book with such vile messages shouldn’t be appealed to as an authority on moral questions. Others adopt a liberal theology and rely on a personal sense of the divine for guidance, treating the Bible as a sort of living document which has different relevance in different time periods (which is similar to the only reasonable approach to the Constitution, but I’ll pick that fight later). Still others double down and claim that the Bible means what it says and is infallible. And then, almost invariably, that person will eat a cheeseburger for dinner. They have read the Bible in much the same way that I read Madame Bovary. Conservative churches take the most incongruous track, by citing scripture as an authority and then denying it the next. This is a symptom of a deep-rooted cognitive dissonance, for which I have sympathy. Ms. Chretien and her fellow believers are far more moral than the myriad authors and redactors of the Bible. Thus they must compromise by blocking the rights of others but do it with a smile and a secular but equally asinine argument. “Less brimstone, more incorrect assertions about the history of marriage rites” seems to be the PR strategy. While this is certainly an improvement, I anxiously await the day when my fellow global citizens will think more critically about morality and jettison at least a few more Bronze Age superstitions. Ms. Chretien suggests that liberals will call her a “hateful bigot.” I do not think that term applies as such. I think that Ms. Chretien’s bigotry is a function of a deep confusion about morality, not necessarily hatred. Hopefully she is redeemable. Brad Erthal is a graduate student in finance.
COLUMN | GREEK LIFE
Greeks cannot be taken seriously until they move past segregation By Nathan James | Senior Staff Columnist Around this time each year, something interesting happens. For a period of about two weeks, there will be a concerted effort by student media to hold the greeks accountable for their actions. It has become part of our annual cycle, like midterms or the gradual shift in seasons. This year, having failed in 2012 to achieve any meaningful action on greek hazing, The Crimson White has returned to the more pressing question of segregation. Tuesday’s front page article addressed in-depth the extent and intentionality of segregation among sororities. Using active members of Alpha Gamma Delta and other
Nathan James sororities as sources, this article tells the story of an ideal greek candidate whose race barred her from admission into any white sorority. The article, titled “The Final Barrier,” is brilliant. But, it lets greeks off too easily. It places the blame for segregation on greek alumnae, even though it acknowledges that alumnae can’t make recruitment decisions in every sorority. The real
reason greek segregation persists is much harder to swallow. Greek segregation persists because we all allow it. Everyone at The University of Alabama knows beyond any reasonable doubt that the greek system is segregated on the basis of race. But we still treat it like a legitimate institution. Fraternities and sororities are showcased to recruits. They have land on campus. They have access to the University’s administrative and secretarial resources. Their events are covered by student media as if there’s nothing unusual about them. We shouldn’t treat greek segregation as a harmless quirk to be chastised once a semester in the CW and then forgotten about. Onetwenty-eight percent of our
undergraduate population is involved in an institution that systematically degrades minorities. Everyone on this campus who cares about basic human decency should be in a furor. So to those people, here’s what I say: Stop treating the greek system as a legitimate organization. If you work for 90.7 The Capstone, The Crimson White, or WVUA TV, stop talking about greek events, and don’t let greeks use your resources. If you’re an ordinary student, don’t go to greek events. If you’re greek, for God’s sake, say something! Recently, several greeks left their sororities in response to discrimination, and while I couldn’t ask all greeks to do the same, I also can’t speak highly enough of those girls’ commitment.
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I’m sure some people will read this and argue that the greek system should have special privileges because of the good it does for the University and the community. But I can’t think of anything the greek system accomplishes that couldn’t be done better by a desegregated organization. Besides the larger pool of applicants, a desegregated greek system would have the benefit of some actual moral authority as it goes about its philanthropic work. For all the greeks who are no doubt offended by what I’ve said in this article, this leads to another point: Desegregation will truly, honestly be good for you. There is a commonly held stereotype that your organization is fundamentally about the
gratification of its members, and by giving you the semblance of integrity, desegregation will help to dispel that belief. This will end a longrunning PR nightmare and allow people to focus on your philanthropic achievements. Besides, greeks will have to desegregate eventually. Society is constantly progressing, and someday it will have reached the point where this kind of discrimination is no longer tolerated. If that day comes and desegregation has to be forced upon the greeks, they will never recover a semblance of credibility. They might as well beat the punch. Nathan James is a junior majoring in public relations. His column runs weekly on Friday.
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IN THENEWS Dept. of art history hosts lecture The University of Alabama department of art and art history will host a public lecture Thursday, Sept. 19 on the form and function of medieval reliquaries. Cynthia Hahn, one of the foremost medieval art historians in America, will present a lecture, “Those Who Have a Taste for Building: Architectural Reliquaries,” in 205 Smith Hall at 7 p.m. Hahn received a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and is currently a professor of art history and director of graduate studies in art history at Hunter College in New York. Her work focuses on issues of production and meaning for both medieval and contemporary makers and audiences. Hahn has published on material from the early Christian period to the Gothic, from across Europe – Italy to England to the Byzantine East. Her work has appeared in Art History, Art Bulletin, Gesta, Speculum and many other journals. A round-table discussion with graduate students and faculty will be held Friday, Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the fifth floor of Gorgas Library. Seating for the round-table is limited; to reserve a place, contact Tanja Jones at tljones@as.ua.edu. Hahn’s visit is sponsored by the department of art and art history’s Visiting Artist and Lecture Committee. The lecture is open to all students who wish to attend.
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Fashion, interior design students study abroad
Submitted Fourteen students spent this summer studying abroad in Italy at Santa Reparta International School of Art. By Jessica Smith | Contributing Writer Fashion and interior design students experienced the Italian culture this summer while studying abroad and used newfound international inspiration for their designs. Madeline Johnson, a senior majoring in fashion design, said she enjoyed learning about the Italian experience and getting to change up her style once she returned to the United States. “My style has actually changed since I’ve been [back],” Johnson said. “I used to be more classic and a little preppy, but now I’m more into graphic prints, layering, and, of course, I wear more black.” Johnson said the students lived in apartments throughout the city instead of dorms, which made it seem authentic. She said students took six credit hours – a design writing class and history of Italian fashion. They took excursions to different fashion museums, and Johnson said she wants to live in Europe after she graduates. “One of my favorite field trips we went to was the Gucci museum,” Johnson said. “It was so awesome to be in Florence because many Italian designers are actu-
ally based there like Gucci, [Salvatore] Ferragamo and [Roberto] Cavalli.” Lindsey Sway, a junior majoring in interior design, was able to expand her knowledge of interior design practice by immersing herself in the lifestyle of the Italian community. She said she enjoyed observing how they lived and what they value in their lives. “The main take away for me as a designer is how they value quality over quantity,” Sway said. “As interior designers, it is important to understand what your clients need and want and to recognize they may not always want what you expect.” Sway said she would like to work in commercial design upon graduation, specifically in the hospitality industry designing hotels, restaurants, and bars. She does not plan on moving abroad full time, but she would like to work for a firm that has international projects to allow her to return to Europe for business on a regular basis. The students had a show that was on display in Doster Hall after their trip. It included pictures and projects they finished while abroad. Sway said walking around Florence and
seeing the big designer stores with their newest designs was a constant source of inspiration. Casey Faulkner, an interior design instructor, said 14 students went on the trip – 10 interior design majors and four fashion design majors. Faulkner said they went on day trips to Siena and the Chianti region with their host institution, Santa Reparata International School of Art. “They each got to experience living in Florence and visiting museums, cathedrals and participating in cultural experiences like cooking class and wine and cheese tasting,” Faulkner said. “We also traveled on the weekends to Milan, Venice and Rome.” Faulkner said there will be a study trip to New York for interior design students during interim in May 2014 and the fashion retail faculty is working on a trip to China for summer 2014. They will return to Italy for another monthlong study abroad trip in summer 2015. Faulkner said ultimately, the hope is that students will absorb the Italian culture and the passion with which they approach every area of life and it will be reflected in the designs students produce in the future.
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Crimson Access Alliance serves disabled By Alyx Chandler | Contributing Writer Disability access on campus is the focus of Crimson Access Alliance, a new group on The University of Alabama campus with plans to foster a safe environment for those with needs for alternative access to buildings around campus. The organization’s first meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. in Manly Hall Room 102. “Having a club like this that celebrates disability culture will help shatter these myths and support a more realistic understanding of disability,” Nirmala Erevelles, advisor for the CAA and professor of education, said. CAA President Sierra Rodgers-Farris, a gender studies graduate teacher, and Vice President Kathryn Bornhoft, an anthropology undergraduate, said they want this group to be a community for people with any type of cognitive, physical or mental disability or interest in disabilities. When she was 14 years old, Bornhoft was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in her joints. Fibromyalgia is a newly diagnosed disease that causes pain in concentrated areas in a way
similar to arthritis. “People used to think I was a hypochondriac. They didn’t understand or believe me,” Bornholf said. Rodgers-Farris, who has cerebral palsy, said sometimes people give her dirty looks for taking the handicapped parking spot if it happens to be a day when her cerebral palsy is not as visibly apparent. “The problem with a lot people is part misunderstanding and part lack of knowledge,” Rodgers-Farris said. The University’s Office of Disability Services, located in Martha Parham Hall East, aims to assist and equip students and faculty to meet their needs, but the CAA hopes to promote the idea that more can be done for people with disabilities at the University, Rodgers-Farris said. The group’s goals for the upcoming year include attaining easier access for people with disabilities to bathrooms and parking across campus. Some recent changes have been made. Ten Hoor Hall now has sidewalks leading to the new disability-accessible entrance. While the University is mak-
ing positive changes, RodgersFarris said many of the buildings still only have disabilityaccessible entrances at the back of the building instead of the front. Many, such as Gorgas Library, have ramps behind walls so other students can’t see them, Rodgers-Farris said. “Nobody wants to see a handicapped person,” Rodgers-Farris said. Erevelles said she hopes this organization will “open eyes” to some of the ways The University of Alabama handles people with disabilities. “We reluctantly try to ‘accommodate’ disabled people in the most minimal way in order to barely meet ADA requirements and avoid lawsuits,” Erevelles said of the University’s current policies concerning disability access. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 outlawed people or universities from discriminating because of a disability. The CAA hopes for the University to actively embrace people with disabilities rather than simply obeying law. “People have very stereotypical notions of disabil-
CW | Austin Bigoney Crimson Access Alliance is aiming to be a community for people with any type of cognitive, physical or mental disability or interest in disabilities. ity. Not all people use wheelchairs. Disabled adults are not childlike. Some disabilities are not visible,” Erevelles said. Additionally, the Crimson Ride buses present a huge inconvenience for a person with disabilities. RodgersFarris said there is only one handicapped spot, and often they drop off students at spots that can be very far from build-
ings. “When you have no option B, then you have to put yourself in a position where you’re in pain,” Rodgers-Farris said. Other issues of concern for the group include the lack of handicapped-accessible stalls in every bathroom and the general lack of handicappedaccessible water fountains throughout campus. The CAA
plans for members to stage awareness events, send mass letters and possibly petition. “Ensuring access is akin to ensuring that everyone is welcome in almost every place on campus,” Erevelles said. Rodgers-Farris said the CAA also hopes to advocate a stronger understanding for fellow students with disabilities until change is eventually enacted.
Submitted UA’s Roosevelt Institute chapter works with students to make an impact on the community.
Roosevelt Institute grows By Brooke Garner | Contributing Writer
Th e Un ive r s i ty of A l a b a m a ’s R o o s eve l t Institute chapter, a network of students who work to make an impact on their community, was established last semester to develop student leaders on campus. Students in the group identify problems and fix them by writing policy and doing Think Impact projects, which are community service-based projects. “The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network wants to focus on very personal accounts and very personal problems,”chapter president Sam Creden said. “Problems that reach very specific demographics because we want to contact those demographics and solve problems that
personally come to us.” The group claims nonpartisan political affiliation, which makes working with them on the local, state or national level easy for students. “If you’re from Tuscaloosa, you can work on local issues. If you’re from Birmingham, you can work on state issues. If you’re from Hawaii, you can work on national issues. The scope of these problems, no matter how small, impact our entire community,” chapter vice president Chisolm Allenlundy said. The group is catered to those who enjoy politics, civil issues and current events; however, all students are encouraged to join. “The first majors that come to mind when you think ‘Roosevelt’ are political science and inter-
national relations majors, but because of the policy that Roosevelt deals with, we can talk to women’s studies, education and economic majors too,” Creden said. “A good member can really come from anywhere.” The network gives students who may have never had an opportunity, chance or platform to fix the problems they see and implement their ideas. “Roosevelt can help you by making your ideas a reality by making it easy to connect with people that can help you make a change,” chapter secretarytreasurer Madelyn Schorr said. The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network meets in Room 204A in the Ferguson Center at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.
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Cindy St. Clair to perform at UA By Lauren Carlton | Contributing Writer Doctoral candidate Cindy St. Clair has spent the last several years developing her skills as a pianist, and Tuesday, Sept. 17, she will be performing the most demanding piano program she has ever played. The recital will include Bach’s Partita No. 2 in C Minor, Schubert’s Sonata in A Minor, Liszt’s Années de pèlerinage: Suisse and Samuel Zyman’s Two Motions in One Movement. This program will be a test of physical and emotional endurance, but it’s a challenge St. Clair welcomes. “It’s very exciting,” she said. “For the last month I’ve been trying to play this program every single day from beginning to end, not only just practicing, but building endurance, physically and mentally.” St. Clair said she carefully selected her program, keeping in mind where she had holes in her repertoire. Having played Bach’s fugues and preludes, she opted for one of his larger works with one of the partitas. She’s never played any Schubert, so she said she made sure he was quickly added to the list. The second half of the program features Liszt and Zyman. “The latter half of my program is my favorite, even though I do love the Bach, and I love the Schubert – it’s just so songful, true Schubert. The Liszt is very dramatic, and I hope that translates to the audience. The last piece is just a ton of fun,” St. Clair said. St. Clair’s piano teacher at The
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Cindy St. Clair piano performance WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Moody Music Building Recital Hall
University of Alabama is Kevin Chance, assistant coordinator of keyboard studies. This is their third year working together, and said he is familiar with the challenges this repertoire poses. “Cindy’s program has been challenging to prepare, as it requires her to explore extreme realms of the human condition, such as profound isolation and despair along with an almost ecstatic sense of hope,” Chance said. “We always say that music expresses the inexpressible, but it is not always an easy or pleasant process to tap into those emotions both as the student and as the teacher.” Piano has been a part of St. Clair’s life ever since she was a little girl, but she said she didn’t always plan on it being a major part of her life. Her mother played the piano and organ when she was growing up. St. Clair, however, had a very different life during and after her undergraduate years. She received her first bachelors in paralegal studies and business from Samford University. After 16 1/2 years
working in the legal field, she retired so she could enjoy time with her daughter, who was in middle school at the time. “I think that lasted about three months,” St. Clair said. “All my friends worked. It was a different life for me, and I was very unhappy and very bored, so I went back to Samford and said, ‘You know, I think I’d like to take a few piano lessons.’” She received her second bachelors degree in 2009 from Samford in piano performance. Since then, St. Clair has been playing her way through academia. She graduated with her masters in piano from the University in 2011. Immediately after that, she enrolled in the doctoral program. She currently holds a graduate teaching assistantship in accompanying at the School of Music. Jen Stephenson, a second-year doctoral candidate in voice, has been one of St. Clair’s singers for the past year and a half. Their collaborative partnership has them working closely together on a weekly basis. “She’s very talented and expressive,” Stephenson said. “She’s capable of a really wide variety of things. It’s been a great musical experience, and also, she’s my friend, which is nice.” Chance said he has noticed her growth throughout their time working together. “She’s a more confident artist, and she has grown more comfortable allowing herself to be vulnerable on stage, which is as hard for a musician Submitted as it is for an actor or a poet,” he said. Cindy St. Clair will perform a piano recital Tuesday, Sept. 17.
CULTUREIN BRIEF Fun. to headline amphitheater Monday Grammy award-winning indie pop-rock group fun. will be bringing its “Most Nights” tour to the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Monday, Sept. 16, with guests Tegan and Sara. Fun. rose to popularity with its 2012 album “Some Nights,” that features hits such as “We Are Young,” “Carry On” and “Some Nights,” several of which have been featured on shows like “American Idol” and “Glee.” “They are a very up-and-coming band. They won several Grammys this year; they are a shooting star. They are very well-organized, well-marketed, well-planned and very popular,” Wendy Riggs, director of the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, said. “One of the main goals of the amphitheater is to have diverse acts and have something for everyone. Fun. is something that appeals to the University students, and we are trying to find shows that appeal to that demographic just like for country, for Christian, for rock ‘n’ roll.” Canadian rockers Tegan and Sara will be sharing the stage with fun. at the amphitheater. They recently released their new album “Closer,” with songs that have been featured on “Glee” as well. Tickets are still available online at tuscaloosaamphitheater.com and at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater box office from now until the concert. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the show will begin at 7 p.m. Compiled by Kinsey Haynes
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COLUMN | TV
‘Orange is the new black’ gains popularity with Netflix By Hannah Widener I don’t have a Netflix account… Blasphemy! I watch all the shows I miss during the week on Friday; it’s my Hulu day. Only now, because of Hulu Plus and my low college funds, the episodes I do want to watch have been blocked off. So while all of you have been Netflixing away your days, I’ve been staring at the Hulu Plus screen wondering if the one-month free trial is really worth it. That was, until two days ago. Walking into my roommate’s room, I saw she was watching the show “Orange is the New Black,” a Netflix original series. She was only on the first episode, so I thought I would watch it with her. Six episodes later, as well as a couple of tacos to hold us over so we could continue binge watching, I was hooked. There’s a women’s prison in my small hometown in New Hampshire that you have to drive past in order to get anywhere that isn’t a forest or a rinkydink town store. As a kid staring out the window as we drove by, the women always looked like they
were having so much fun. They had a big field to play kickball or softball, a basketball court and a little track if you wanted to run. In the summer, all the women would be out there, and on the days they weren’t, I couldn’t help but ask my mother why. The sun was shining, so why weren’t they out playing games? When you’re a kid, it’s easy to see the good in places that were put there for the bad. I always thought if I had to go to a women’s prison, maybe that one wouldn’t be so terrible; at least they had a basketball hoop, which was more than I had at home. As I got older, the prison looked less cheerful; the women came out to the field less and less, and I soon realized this was not a place of freedom, but a cage. “Orange is the New Black” follows Piper Chapman ( Tayl o r Schilling) as she goes to the Litchfield Correctional Facility in New York for transporting drug money 10 years prior with her ex-drug dealer girlfriend, Alex Vause (Laura Prepon). Chapman is engaged to Larry Bloom
(Jason Biggs) and has to deal with the loss of the life she once knew and adjust to her new, more rugged life behind bars. The perfectly Botoxed faces of the real housewives or beautiful modelactresses seen in almost every drama and comedy do not make an appearance on this show. One thing prison does not lack is diversity, which is what these women bring to the screen. All the women in the Litchfield prison have different body types, racial backgrounds, personalities and criminal history. Now, if you’re wondering if the show dives into the stereotype that every woman is a lesbian in prison, it does. However, not in the way you would expect. Jenji Kohan, the show’s creator, takes the words from Piper Kerman’s memoir, on which the show is based, and intertwines the characters in the present with their flashbacks in the past beautifully. The women’s relationships are not based upon rape, but instead companionship in times of need. Although, if you are not a fan of nudity and woman-onwoman action, I would not recommend this show to
Netflix Piper Chapman experiences life in prison in the Netflix original series.
Wikimedia Commons you, because it is graphic and spares no one from seeing the reality of prison and what it must have been like for Kerman. “Orange is the New Black” goes behind the barbed wire fence and shows how one woman living a relatively normal life
with her fiancé and friends deals with the politics of prison and the immobilizing fear that she has become more herself there than in her everyday life. It now conjures up thoughts of my own life and how I, myself, would survive in prison.
When I drive past that prison on my way home this fall, the orange leaves covering the field will look different. The orange will only remind me of Piper Chapman and make me wonder if my idea of prison seemed like fun was really such a wild idea after all.
Theater honors lives lost in Birmingham bombing
Submitted Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Denise McNair were the four girls killed in the 1963 Birmingham bombing. By Tara Massouleh | Contributing Writer Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the infamous 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, that claimed the lives of four little girls. To commemorate this turning point in the civil rights movement, Theatre Tuscaloosa is working with Project1Voice to host a staged reading of the play “Four Little Girls: Birmingham 1963.” Tuscaloosa, along with 49 other locations across America,
will honor the lives of Addie Mae Collins, 14, Carole Robertson, 14, Cynthia Wesley, 14, and Denise McNair, 11, through public staged readings that will also be streamed to Canada, Mexico and other locations worldwide. Staged readings differ from play performances in that actors hold their scripts on stage and do not memorize their lines before performing. Additionally, staged readings do not involve the use of props, costumes or sets. The show’s producer, Tina Turley, said even without these technical elements, the production will elicit a strong response from audience members. “The audience listens and creates in their own minds the location, the environment and the mood of the turbulent 1960s,” Turley said. “It allows them to bring their own personal experience to join with the experience of the girls.” T u r l ey said Th e at r e Tuscaloosa is honored to be participating in the event. She said Tuscaloosa is an ideal location for a performance because of its proximity to Birmingham as well as its history as a hot bed for civil rights movements. Erich McMillan-McCall, founder and executive director of
This is our chance to give the four girls a voice. They deserve that. — Tina Turley
Project1Voice, a nonprofit service organization promoting the legacy of African-American theater, said the play has a more transcendent quality. “This is not just a story about America or the South, but about hopes and dreams and living those out,” McMillan-McCall said. “It’s something that we all share across the globe.” The cast of “Four Little Girls” were chosen through an open call and represent a mix of ages and races. McMillan-McCall said the vast diversity of the numerous “Four Little Girls” casts across the nation is part of what makes this event so special. “What’s important about doing this is that we are able to merge generations,” McMillan-McCall said. “We have people who are in their 30s and 40s merging with
young kids, telling this amazing story and taking us on this incredible journey.” “Four Little Girls” explores each of the girls’ differing hopes and dreams that were unfortunately never realized. The play also exposes the tremendous difficulties the girls faced in pursuit of their goals due to the racial turmoil of the 1960s. McMillan-McCall said he hopes the play will inspire others to take advantage of their ability to pursue their own hopes and dreams. Turley said the purpose of the play is not to mourn the loss of the four girls, but rather to make sure that their stories are heard. “This is our chance to give the four girls a voice,” Turley said. “ T h ey deserve that.” “Four Little
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COLUMN | MUSIC
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Reissued records resemble Erickson’s earlier works By Jordan Cissell Light in the Attic Records is reissuing three of Roky Erickson’s early records – “The Evil One,” “Don’t Slander Me” and “Gremlins Have Pictures” – Sept. 17. I listened to them yesterday, and it’s just now sinking in how satisfyingly weirded out I am by what I experienced. If the name Roky Erickson doesn’t mean anything to you at the moment, don’t fret. Allow me to elucidate. He helped found Austin, Texas,-based garage/psychedelic rock purveyors the 13th Floor Elevators at age 18 and wrote and sang one of their most well-known tracks, “You’re Gonna Miss Me.” Erickson had to bail on the band in 1968 when he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and sent to a psychiatric hospital. There, he endured forced electroshock therapy. After a brief interim period as a free man, a pot bust and resulting insanity plea put him in an institution for the criminally insane, where he stayed until 1974. Erickson wrote a bunch of material during these stays, and he originally recorded and released these three reissues between 1981-86. He insisted aliens were attacking him in 1982 and ended up being arrested again in 1989 for taking neighbors’ mail and taping it all over the walls of his room – charges were dropped when he proved he had never opened the envelopes – so it’s safe to say he was coming at the record-making process with
Erickson’s records have one thing the other guys for the most part lack: instant likability. unconventional perspective. These albums’ newly solo freedom, genuine idiosyncrasy and candid navigation of a tortured soul draw obvious parallels to Syd Barrett’s “The Madcap Laughs” and “Barrett” and Skip Spence’s “Oar.” But Erickson’s records have one thing the other guys for the most part lack: instant likability. Check out the electric rockabilly jump of “Haunt,” from the album “Don’t Slander Me,” complete with a fun, frenetic sax solo and sprinklings of Erickson’s wacked-out falsetto. The single version of the same album’s title track punctuates its simple guitar drive with several jangly surfrock solos. On “Bloody Hammer,” from “The Evil One,” and “Burn the Flames,” from “Don’t Slander Me,” he wails like Mick Jagger with his thumb smashed in the doorjamb. A lot of the stuff here recalls the barreling-riff thrust of Erickson’s work with his first band. You hear a lot of the
Elevators in Erickson, and you hear a lot of Erickson in many contemporary acts. You hear the Freddy Krueger gothabilly of the Cramps, the off-the-cuff fidelity of early White Stripes and Black Keys, or the quick, unrelenting attack of Nirvana. You hear a lot of Erickson singing about monsters and ghouls. A lot. Just a few song titles as evidence: “Creature from the Atom Brain,” “I Walked with a Zombie,” “I’m a Demon” and “It’s a Cold Night for Alligators.” The demented cackle in “Burn the Flames” is sure to shoot ice clean up to your C5 vertebrae. The super-Sabbathy “Night of the Vampire,” from “The Evil One,” sees Erickson repeat the titular line eight times over funeral dirge drumming and an eerie crypt-keeper synth. It’s hard to tell for certain if he wants us to take all of the vampires and werewolves and monsters figuratively or literally, but one thing’s for sure: Erickson’s demons are very real. My knee-jerk reaction was to call the content of these albums dark. But that’s inaccurate. These are some of the most adequately lit songs you’ll ever hear. Every word, every sound, every silent space on these records is exactly what and where Erickson wanted them to be. In giving us this music, he’s turned his own mind loose in a room full of halogen bulbs. Erickson withholds nothing – not a tortured and paranoid and honest cranny escapes illumination. That’s why I’m wigging hours later, and that’s why you should go listen.
COLUMN | HEALTH
Students should strive for complete well-being By Heather Combs Health – a word heard by all, but do we really know what it means? To many people it may simply mean “the absence of disease.” Do not worry if this is you, because I once shared this same idea and am now studying and learning about what this small, six-letter word actually means. A term was once considered to have a simple and narrow definition has now expanded into a multidimensional concept. Today, health has taken a holistic approach with many dimensions (physical, emotional, social, spiritual, occupational and environmental) that are both interdependent and interactive. The ultimate goal of health is no longer to just be free of disease; it is also to achieve a concept known as complete well-being. To be considered healthy, or to have complete well-being, one must find a balance amongst the dimensions of health. Complicated, I know, but bear with me. This evolving concept of health is not as difficult to understand as it appears. Basically, being considered healthy is much more than just being free of disease. There are many more factors to consider. You need to examine your life. Look at your relationships with friends and family. Look at whether or not you are able to maintain quality relationships. Decide if you live in a place where you feel safe and if you have a job that is fulfilling and that you enjoy. Determine if you feel excitement and if you have the ability to cope with stress and anxiety. Ask yourself if you feel a sense of purpose and meaning in life. And last, but not least,
do you feel physically healthy? Of course these are not the only questions you can ask but if you can find a balance between all of these dimensions you can achieve complete well-being and consider yourself healthy. Are people unhealthy due to factors, out of his or her control? The answer is no. Of course there are some exceptions to this, such as biological factors which are out of personal control, but the majority of chronic diseases seen today are largely influenced by modifiable risk factors, including tobacco and alcohol use, obesity, physical inactivity and diet. Health can be tremendously increased by simply changing your lifestyle in a positive way. For the most part, your health is in your hands, and I suggest you take control of it. Everyone has the potential to achieve complete well-being. It is not always easy and at times your health will be tested. Some of us may deal with depression and anxiety, live in an area of crime or have trouble maintaining quality relationships. On the other hand, others may never experience any of these things. A silver lining to any of you who feel that you may not be achieving complete well-being is that there is a fast-growing profession designed to help you reach your goals. There are wellness professionals and educators specialized to help you with any dimension you may feel is lacking in your health, and they will help you find the balance necessary to achieve complete well-being. So I encourage you to adopt this newfound, emerging concept and strive to achieve a positive balance among the health dimensions. Then ask yourself, “Am I healthy?”
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UA golf team to tee off By Nick Sellers | Staff Reporter The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide men’s golf team will compete in its first tournament of the 2013 fall season this weekend at the Olympia Invitational. Alabama has played in the event three of the past four years. The event, held in Olympia Fields, Ill., is the first team competition for the reigning national champions. The Crimson Tide defeated Illinois in June for the program’s first national title. Two senior leaders for the unit, Cory Whitsett and Bobby Wyatt, return to Tuscaloosa after playing integral parts for the U.S. team in the international Walker Cup. Wyatt scored 3.5 points for the American side, while Whitsett added another two points. Expertise from the two veterans and familiarity with the course being played this weekend should help the team. “I played there my freshman and sophomore years,� Whitsett said. “It’s very demanding off the tee. You really have to hit the ball well there.� Whitsett returns as the top overall scorer from last year’s team, averaging just over 71 strokes every 18 holes. Wyatt and fellow senior Trey Mullinax are the other two starters from the national championship squad returning to Alabama. Justin Thomas decided to play professionally after the Walker Cup, and Scott
Strohmeyer graduated. While the Crimson Tide returns many old faces, including 12-year head coach Jay Seawell, who recently earned a raise and contract extension, the program has a few additions for the 2013-14 season, notably new Assistant Coach Mike McGraw. McGraw served as Oklahoma State’s head coach for the past eight years, winning a national championship with the team in 2006. He replaces Rob Bradley, who is now the head coach at Purdue University. “Having Coach McGraw here now has been great,� Whitsett said. “He actually recruited me when I was in high school. One of my hardest things I had to do was telling him no, and to be able to play for him my last year here is a real honor.� Whitsett, from Houston, Texas, said though conference and national championship tournaments are months away, the fall season is a good opportunity to scout the competition. “The main thing for the fall is figuring out which teams are good,� he said. “It’s good for the players and the coaches to kind of feel things out.� While the Crimson Tide holds down the top spot now, the University of California team comes in at No. 2. The Golden Bears were UA Athletics tough competition in the spring and bring back Cory Whitsett and the Alabama golf team will look to start the 2013-14 season off with a win. many starters as well.
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Tide strategizes before A&M game MANZIEL FROM PAGE 1
“Alabama was not prepared for Johnny Manziel at all,” Barrett Sallee, lead SEC writer for BleacherReport.com, said. “They were not prepared for just how great he is and how dangerous he is when he does escape the pocket. And it cost them. Because in one quarter, Johnny Manziel basically beat Alabama. For the final three, A&M just held on.” But Alabama won’t be caught off guard Saturday. The Crimson Tide has had all offseason, plus a bye week, to get ready for the most dangerous player in college football. There isn’t a formula for stopping Johnny Football or else everyone would have done it by now, but Texas A&M’s two losses last season, as well as the final three quarters of the Alabama game, gave teams some sort of blueprint. Now, it’s up to Alabama to put it all together.
Contain, contain, contain As much as Vinnie Sunseri knew he couldn’t look, he just had to. When Manziel seemingly lost the ball in the first quarter of last year’s game, the junior safety took a glance at Manziel.
Then, it was too late. Manziel got the ball back, spun outside, Sunseri lost his man and the Aggies scored. Sunseri stressed the importance of not worrying about what Manziel was doing in the secondary and instead focusing on the receivers. “It’s not your problem to deal with,” Sunseri said. “You’ve got to look at your receiver and make sure that you cover him. Because if you don’t do that, then that’s where the problem starts. If you do that, then everybody else has to do everything that they need to do by containing Johnny Manziel.” But containing Manziel is easier said than done. “When he gets out on the perimeter, sometimes he doesn’t know what he’s doing. Really, it’s like a kid with ADD playing football. ‘Oh! There’s a guy open!’” said Dennis Dodd, a national college football writer for CBSSports.com. “You want him to be structured, where he has to go through a progression, and break him down. You still might not beat him. But you definitely want him in the pocket. Problem is, I haven’t seen anyone do that yet.” The Tide kept Manziel contained for the most part in the second half of their game last year.
“In the second half, [Alabama] didn’t even rush,” Sallee said. “They basically just stood up and arm jockeyed with the offensive linemen a little bit, and when he came to that side of the field, they’d make a move and keep him inside.” Junior defensive end Jeoffrey Pagan said the team is working on containing Manziel. “Our strategy is to keep Johnny Manziel in the pocket as much as possible and try and keep good pass rush lanes, try and keep him as a traditional quarterback,” Pagan said. “When he gets outside the pocket, that’s where he makes the most plays.”
and implement adjustments. You can’t go three and out against this A&M offense.” But Alabama’s offense struggled to maintain drives in its season opener against Virginia Tech. It’s certainly a point of concern and an area in which the Crimson Tide put extra emphasis this week. “When you play a team like this, you’re playing the team,” Saban said. “Every part of the team has to play well – not just one part or the other. You have to play well on offense – you have to control the tempo of the game with your offense. You have to play well on defense so that they can’t hit big plays and score a bunch of points.”
Keeping him off the field
Putting it all together
For Alabama, the best defense for Manziel could be a good offense. Simply put: He can’t score if he can’t get on the field. Last year, the Crimson Tide’s first three offensive drives went like this: threeand-out. Interception. Threeand out. And then it was 20-0 Aggies. “The best defense against A&M is a ball control offense, and Alabama certainly didn’t have that last year,” Sallee said. “They’re going to need that offense to go on 10-, 12-, 14-play drives to allow the defense to rest, to allow the defensive coaches to adjust
Saying something and doing something are two very different ideas. Alabama has a game plan put together to contain Manziel and sustain drives, but with the pressure of nearly the entire college football world watching, there’s no telling what players will do in the heat of the moment. One look away from a receiver, one missed assignment on the offensive line, one failed contain could blow the game wide open. Execution will be critical. “Don’t take your eye off your man,” Sunseri said. “Or Coach Saban gon’ kill you.”
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Krystal Rivers leads Tide volleyball team By Kelly Ward | Staff Reporter After spending a year on the sidelines, redshirt freshman Krystal Rivers has brought new life to The University of Alabama volleyball team. The middle blocker leads the team in points with 90 and has 75 kills in six matches, including 21 against University of North Carolina at Wilmington. “Krystal’s one of the most athletic kids in the country and in the league, and we’re expecting some pretty big things for her as she plays here over the next four years,” head coach Ed Allen said. Rivers didn’t start out in volleyball. In fact, she played tennis for three years in high school. Her junior year, she tried out for volleyball after playing one year in seventh grade. She made JV but said she worked all year to make
the varsity squad. Her senior year, she played varsity and club volleyball for the first time. “She’s a pure athlete,” senior Andrea McQuaid said. “She works hard. Everyone respects her. She has the trust in her teammates. She doesn’t ever point fingers or blame. She’s just a great teammate to have on the team, which just adds to how great of an athlete she is.” Rivers was named MVP of the Florida International Tournament after her dominant performance, including 39 kills over the weekend. “She definitely lights a fire under some people and gets us going,” McQuaid said. “She can get runs on points. Her play is a momentum changer.” In the five-set win over UNC Wilmington, she had six kills and went 6-for-7 in the fifth set alone.
“She’s like a lifeboat more than anything else,” Allen said. “We were struggling in a match that we pulled out in five that had she not hit [.731] and put up 20 plus kills, and only two hitting errors, we’d probably be talking about how we’re 3-3 instead of 4-2.” Despite her recent success, Rivers said she is continuing to look for ways to improve. “I know a lot of people don’t like to think of the match or think of their performance in previous matches, but I do better when I just sit, and I reflect on what I’ve done in past matches, what I can do better and just overall what I expect of myself,” she said. “Like I expect myself to be a consistent player, to be a big hitter, to be a better blocker. Those are some of the things I think about before a game.” After traveling to New York
and Florida consecutive weekends for tournaments, the team is looking forward to playing at home. “I’m so excited about the home tournament this weekend, because the atmosphere in Foster is just amazing,” Rivers said. “We’re going to have some tough competition, but it’s going to get us prepared for upcoming SEC play.” Alabama was 10-6 at home last season and went 4-0 in the 2012 Hampton Inn Bama Bash. “It’s nice to be at home,” Allen said. “An opportunity to play four matches at home and sleep in our own beds and more importantly not see the inside of an airplane for a little while will be huge. Playing here in Foster should excite our players, and we should see some special performances because of that.”
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Yahoo alleges Fluker received benefits By Charlie Potter | Assistant Sports Editor Yahoo Sports released an investigative article Wednesday revealing five former SEC football players, including former Alabama offensive tackle D.J. Fluker, received extra benefits and violated NCAA rules during their collegiate careers. Fluker and the other players were revealed by financial and text message records that belonged to former Alabama defensive end Luther Davis. A source with ties to NFL agents told Yahoo that Davis was serving as a middle man between the five players and multiple NFL agents and financial advisors. The records revealed that agents and advisors moved at least $45,550 to CW | Austin Bigoney Davis between September 2011 and Yahoo article names Fluker among five December 2012. An itemized invoice SEC players recieving benefits. of 49 transactions from February 2013
was obtained by Yahoo Sports that was emailed from Davis to Fluker’s onetime financial advisor Hodge Brahmbhatt. Davis listed $33,755 in expenditures in the email under the subject line “D.J. Fluker Invoice.” The University of Alabama released a statement from Athletic Director Bill Battle. “We have been aware of some of the allegations in today’s story and our compliance department was looking into this situation prior to being notified that this story was actually going to be published,” Battle said. “Our review is ongoing. We diligently educate our studentathletes on maintaining compliance with NCAA rules, and will continue to do so.” Yahoo Sports authenticated several transactions tying Fluker to Davis and others, including cash transfers,
hotel stays, furniture and airline flights. Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban said the release of this article has not been a distraction for the team’s preparation for its highly anticipated matchup against Texas A&M Saturday. “I didn’t read the article. I was at practice,” Saban said during his Wednesday press conference. “I know Bill [Battle] has already made a comment about the story. I would say that, from an administrative standpoint and from a compliance standpoint, our people here do a fantastic job. I know that we have, I think one of the best agent education programs in terms of what we try to do to help our players make good choices and decisions, about what they do and what they don’t do when it comes to agents. And I have full confidence in
our leadership that we’re going to do whatever we need to do to handle the situation appropriately.” Fluker tweeted he received money while in school on Aug. 23 but claimed his Twitter account was hacked and deleted the tweet. “Yea I took $ n college so wat,” Fluker’s tweet said. “I did wat i had to do. Agents was tryin to pimp me so I pimped them. Cast da first stone.” Senior linebacker C.J. Mosley said the Alabama athletic program takes steps to make players aware of situations like Fluker’s. “It was upsetting to hear, but at the end of the day, that’s what happened in the past,” Mosley said. “The coaches do a great job of informing us and our parents about agents and things like that. So I’m pretty sure that won’t be happening again.”