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NEWS | CONSTITUTION DAY

Constitution Day debate focuses on immigration of the UA Mock Trial team in from enforcing any contract an argument that ultimately made by someone in the resulted in a country illegally. split decision “This proviby members sion is imporBy Eric Yaron The provision makes it much of the Student tant, because it Contributing Writer Government means that if an easier for unscrupulous peoundocumented In celebration and obser- A s s o c i a t i o n ple to disregard the promises alien signed a vance of Constitution day, two Judicial Board they make to undocumented rental contract, teams of University of Alabama who oversaw aliens. a work contract students met Monday in the and served as or an agreement Ferguson Center Theater to judges for the — Joseph Smith to purchase debate the constitutionality of event.

The debate something, and certain sections of HB 56. on the other party Students of political sci- focused ence professor Joseph Smith section 27 of the law, which to the contract didn’t fulfill were pitted against members prohibits Alabama courts their obligations, the alien

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would not be able to use the state courts to have the contract enforced,” Smith said.

“The provision makes it much easier for unscrupulous people to disregard the promises they make to undocumented aliens.”

One of the major elements debated by the two sides regarded the concept of preemption, an aspect of constitutional law affording certain rights to the federal government above and beyond that of state and local legislators.

CW | Austin Bigoney

Students from Joseph Smith’s political science class debated section SEE CONSTITUTION PAGE 2 27 of HB 56 with UA’s Mock Trial team.

CULTURE | ACTOR’S CHARITABLE THEATRE CULTURE | GREEK HOUSING

New chapter houses built Submitted

Ian Terry and Joey Lay rehearse for “The Jellybean Conspiracy.”

ACT gives special needs spotlight in latest production Bama Theatre hosts debut of 2-act play

By Courtney Stinson Staff Reporter

IF YOU GO...

CW | Margo Smith

• What: “The Jellybean

Fraternities moved in for fall semester

Conspiracy”

“The Jellybean Conspiracy,” the Actor’s Charitable Theatre’s newest production, is a play distinguished by more than just its left of center name. The play features a cast of around 42 actors, half of whom have special needs.

The show will consist of two separate acts. The first act, called “Voices of the Heart,” will be a variety-style showcase that will feature the entire cast and incorporate singing, dancing, readings and other performances. The second act

Sigma Chi (right) and Phi Delta Theta (left) both moved into newly built houses on University Boulevard at the beginning of the fall semester.

• When: Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept.

22 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

• Where: Bama Theatre will be a play titled “Dance With Me” about a teenage girl named Cricket and her struggle with learning to accept and celebrate her brother Tom, who has Down Syndrome.

process that was completed in the chapter to University a little more than a year.

Boulevard, a location we For Sigma haven’t had Chi, the the pleasure move onto of being at University since the 60s,” The new Sigma Chi and Phi Boulevard said Anthony Delta Theta fraternity houses f r o m Osbourne, have a definite look of class Jefferson the Sigma Chi about them.

Avenue was chapter presinot only a dent. “It was a — Scott Kline change of long process, address, but and took a also a homelot of work on coming of sorts. our part with the University “It was really big to return to get this location, but it

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By Eric Yaron Contributing Writer Two new fraternity chapter houses were completed on University Boulevard shortly before the beginning of the fall semester. The new Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta fraternity houses were built through alumni support and independent financing, a

wouldn’t have been possible without the generous donations we received from all the Sigma Chi alumni.”

Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta received the news they had received their respective land plots in the spring of 2011, construction plans were approved by the University in July 2011 and the houses were completed and opened to their chapters midway through August of this year.

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SEE ACT PAGE 6

SPORTS | CROSS COUNTRY

Former walk-on Palee Myrex has SEC, national championship goals Junior standout credits hard work

By Jasmine Cannon Staff Reporter

UA Athletics

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Faith and a book scholarship took junior cross country and track athlete Palee Myrex’s trek from a preferred walk-on to one of this season’s top returning runners, she said.

“I’m very grateful for [the previous coaches], that they had the faith to put into me,

to invest in me, to bring me to attend Alabama when forhere and try to get me bet- mer cross country head coach ter,” Myrex said. “It started Randy Hasenback told her the with someprogram had one just havenough funding faith, hope ing to assist her and trust in me with book purIt started with someone just that I could do chases. having faith, hope and trust it and believe The Bremen, in me that I could do it and that I could do Ala. native has believe that I could do it. it. That’s really gone from not what got me being on the — Palee Myrex here.” away meet rosMyrex was ter her freshoffered scholarman year to ships at smaller schools, but competing in Southeastern ultimately made the decision Conference championships

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her sophomore year, to having goals of going back to SECs and the national championship this season.

“I feel like I can attest to the saying ‘hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard’,” Myrex said. “I definitely was not the typical distance runner [when I first started], but I set goals for myself. If you can always keep those goals in your mind and keep working hard it will pay off.”

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ON THE RADAR

Coptic Christian who promoted anti-Muslim video drops from sight From MCT Campus An anti-Muslim activist who tipped an Egyptian newspaper reporter to the existence of an incendiary anti-Islam video, setting off a chain reaction that climaxed in the storming of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo last week, has dropped from sight.

Morris Sadek, 69, last posted to his Twitter account on

Sept. 10, a day before violent protests broke out over the crude 14-minute YouTube clip tilted, “Innocence of Muslims,” which depicts the Prophet Muhammad as a cartoonish evil child molester and killer.

Neighbors in Chantilly, Va., say they haven’t seen Sadek or his family since Thursday.

No one answered the door of his two-story brick townhome

on Monday, although someone had collected notes and business cards left by reporters on Thursday, along with a package delivered the same day by the U.S. Postal Service.

Sadek is most likely in hiding, fearful for his life, said Magdi Khalil, spokesman for Coptic Solidarity, a nonprofit human rights organization based in Washington.

improvement as an athlete, she’s proven to be solid in the classroom as well. The biology, pre-med major and business minor is well on her way to MYREX FROM PAGE 1 graduating summa cum laude Second-year head coach Dan with a 4.0 GPA. It’s another Waters believes Myrex’s pos- strenuous goal, and she said sibilities are endless mostly she’s facing some tough classes because of her desire. Myrex this year, but she’s up to the said Waters’ system has helped challenge. make her a stronger and “I’m really focused on acasmarter runner. demics too,” she said. “I still Clay Campbell, Myrex’s high have a 4.0, so I’m really trying school coach, praised Myrex to hold onto that.” for her approach Myrex came to both athletics from a school and everyday known for havPalee is one of the best athlife. ing winning letes I’ve ever coached. She “Palee is one programs. She of the best athwon two state has the desire and drive that letes I’ve ever championships you wish all athletes had. coached,” he in cross country, said. “She has was a four-time — Clay Campbell the desire and state champion drive that you in the 3,200 m wish all athletes and 1,600 m in had. She sets a goal and she track as well as a three-time knows what she’s trying to do champion in the 800m, and won and she will work and do what- back-to-back state basketball ever it takes to do that … she’s championships at Cold Springs a great Christian lady and a lot High School. Now in her third of her faith shows over in her year at the University, she athletics. She’s just a super wants to bring that success kid.” with her to college.

In the Tide’s 2012 season open“I’ve always had this drive, er, Myrex led the Alabama back especially from my family and and finished first for the Tide our community, it being so as the team won the Crimson small, we were big on winning,” Tide Kick Off. Myrex and her she said. “I think that’s the attiteammates also finished fifth in tude Alabama has. They bring this year’s Commodore Classic you her to be a winner … I feel in Nashville - the same course that attitude started in high Myrex hopes to return to in school -- always wanting to October for the SEC champion- win and be successful -- has carried on and it’s helped me ships.

Along with Myrex’s consistent in college.”

Myrex focuses on academics, athletics

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Section 27 of HB 56 sparks mock debate CONSTITUTION FROM PAGE 1 The Mock Trial represented the state of Alabama and held by virtue of previous rulings that the concept of preemption should not be applied to this section in the case of illegal immigration. They held that the state sought to promote the economic prosperity of lawful Alabama residents above that of undocumented illegal aliens.

“Federal statutes do not preempt section 27 of House Bill 56,” Benjamin Slate, co-counsel for Mock Trial said. “Section 27 seeks only to make those contracts entered into by unlawfully present aliens unenforceable in the Alabama courts.”

The team of students from Smith’s constitutional law course represented the federal government and argued that Alabama was overstepping its bounds by creating laws which directly impeded federal immigration services from enforcing the laws of the United States. The team held that the states are already unable

to curtail or complement federal laws, and that by virtue of this restriction, should not be allowed to draft such laws as those passed in HB 56.

Another subject of debate included the intent of the law, which Smith’s group held to be purely discriminatory in nature and designed to make immigrants deport themselves rather than suffer inhospitable living conditions in Alabama.

“Immigrant self-deportation happened as an effect of this bill, and was the intent of the bill stated by both co-sponsors,” Sarah Hughes, the co-counsel for Smith’s team, said. “Representative Hammon said that this bill should ‘attack every aspect of an illegal immigrants life,’ and Senator Beason outright stated that this bill should create ‘an atmosphere of self-deportation’.”

At the close of the event the representatives of the SGA Judicial Board were unable to reach a unanimous decision as to who won the debate. The board announced a tie, with two members favoring the opinion of the Mock Trial and two siding with the members of Smith’s constitutional law course.

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Career Center to host job fair

By Katherine Langner Contributing Writer Although the job market may seem to be dwindling, University of Alabama students looking to enter the work force can find company representatives searching for future employees at two career fairs held on campus this week.

This upcoming Wednesday and Thursday, The University of Alabama Career Center is hosting two different career fairs. Both events are geared towards giving UA students the opportunity to network with prospective employers while actively attempting to acquire a part-time job, full-time job or an internship position.

The General Interest and Business Career Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the Bryant Conference Center. The event is not speficic to a par-

ticular major and features rep“We have over 80 comparesentatives from Wells Fargo nies registered for the General Financial, AT&T, Aflac and Interest Fair and over 90 comKohl’s, among others. panies for the Technical Fair,” On Thursday, Sept. 20, stu- said Linda Johnson, the direcdents may attend the Technical tor of employer development and Engineering and relations Career Fair, for the Career which is more Center at the focused on stuCulverhouse The biggest tip I have is to do dents workCollege of your research. If you really ing towards an Commerce want to make an impact with engineering- or and Business a recruiter, show them you’re science-centered Administration. degree. Similar “If you are interested in their company. to the fair earlooking for an — Caroline Murray lier in the week, internship or this event will graduating this occur at Bryant year, you don’t Conference want to miss it.”

Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Students attending either but the attending recruiters career fair are required to have will have a more technical their ACT card for entrance. company background, such Caroline Murray, majoring as Mercedes Benz, Alabama in senior marketing and pubPower Company, Chevron lic relations, is the public relaand Power South Energy tions student assistant for the Cooperative.

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“The biggest tip I have is to do your research,” Murray said. “If you really want to make an impact with a recruiter, show them you’re interested in their company.”

“Don’t go to every single table and get a hundred free koozies. Pick a few companies and learn about them. Read more than their Wikipedia page and use the library databases. Once you know something about the company, you’ll be able to ask the recruiters intelligent questions.”

Students planning to attend the career fair should bring several copies of their resume to give to future employers and dress in a professional manner, Johnson said.

“Everyone is nervous for that first networking experience,” Murray said. “Come and get the nerves out now so when you are looking to land that dream job, you’ll nail it.”

College of Education welcomes dean

By Judah Martin Contributing Writer The University of Alabama College of Education will welcome Peter Hlebowitsh to succeed James McClean as the 10th dean of the College upon McClean’s retirement in January.

Hlebowitsh has held the position of Department Executive Officer at the Department of Teaching and Learning at The University of Iowa since 2008 but is eager to become a part of The University of Alabama.

“I’ve been looking at jobs like this one for about a year now,” Hlebowitsh said. “[The UA College of Education] is a very successful college led by a remarkable dean who has brought the college to a national position.”

Hlebowitsh holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education, a Master of Arts in

curriculum theory and development and a doctorate in education, all from Rutgers University.

Hlebowitsh is responsible for helping to create several programs including a teacher leading center and livinglearning community at The University of Iowa. He has an active role in staffing assignments, grant and research management and course design and is responsible for promoting his department’s graduate programs and managing the fiscal planning of the department. He hopes to carry his past successes over into his new postion at UA. “I’m very much looking forward to rolling my sleeves up and getting to work with the faculty and students,” Hlebowitsh said. “It’s my job to figure out where the weaknesses are. I would hope to find areas we can improve

and focus on research, public engagement, and teaching. I do this with humility because the college is already in really good shape.”

Melanie O’Rear, operation coordinator for the dean of education, explains why Hlebowitsh was right for the job. She said the transition from Dean McClean to Hlebowitsh will be a seamless process.

“We are very excited that [Hlebowitsh] is coming here,” O’Rear said. “Dean McClean left the college in good shape.

His [Hlebowitsh’s] references, his experience, his personality just seem to be the right fit for our college and this university. Students shouldn’t notice a change so there will be no adverse effects for them.”

UA Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner and President Guy Bailey made the

final decision to hire Hlebowitsh.

“Dr. Hlebowitsh has displayed remarkable leadership at The University of Iowa, and I look forward to his service to our university,” Bonner said.

“President Bailey and I are strongly committed to working with Dr. Hlebowitsh as he assumes these new responsibilities.”

McClean served as Dean for the College of Education since 2004 and during that time helped guide the college to a No. 79 ranking in U.S. News & World Report rankings of Graduate Schools of Education, the highest ranking in school history.

“Jim [McLean] is a remarkable dean, and I have big shoes to fill,” Hlebowitsh said. “I’m very excited about getting started, and I’m very honored that the faculty and other key involvement groups have given me this opportunity.

Learning communities foster engagement

By Adrienne Burch Staff Reporter Students across the University of Alabama campus are given the opportunity to grow and learn outside of the classroom through livinglearning communities.

“Through living-learning communities, students get a chance to work with other students in their major or interest area in a cohort model,” Christopher Holland, director of residential communities, said.

Living-learning communities give students the opportunity to not only take classes together, but to also have programming centered on their studies and interests while living within close proximity of each other, Holland said.

Holland cited a recent study done on learning communities by Gary R. Pike and the Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Meeting Paper.

“Learning communities tended to have direct positive effects on day-to-day behavioral aspects of students’ college experiences and indirect effects on the integration of information and student learning,” Pike said.

Pike found in the study that the higher the levels of integration with course information and students in residential learning communities, the more these students were involved in clubs and organizations, and the more they interacted with faculty and peers the more intellectual content was involved in their daily interactions.

Alicia Browne, director of housing administration, said in her experience she finds students tend to find their niche on campus more quickly when involved in a living-learning community,

a four-year program where freshmen live in the Blount Living-Learning Center and Learning communities tended take required Blount classes.

Kimberly Peden, a senior to have direct positive effects majoring in biology, said livon day-to-day behavioral ing in the Blount learning aspects of students’ college community was a great expeexperiences and indirect rience because it gave her a effects on the integration community to belong to as a of information and student freshman. learning.

“Many of the people I became friends with in the — Gary R. Pike Blount learning community, I am still close to today,” Peden said. especially those who come Peden chose to be in from out-of-state.

Blount because as a biology One of the original living- major, she was interested in learning communities at the opportunity to explore the Capstone is the Mallet new ideas and works that Assembly, which currently she may not have come in houses 71 students.

Mallet was founded in the 1960s to assist with integration and makes steps toward civil justice on UA’s campus.

Mallet is different from other ! iss out m communities because it is ’t n o D governed by its residents.

“Residents have complete authority over their manner of government and activities,” Daniel Lutz, the professor-in-residence at Mallet, said. “It’s a democracy.”

Ethan Graham, a junior majoring in English, said he moved into Mallet because of the way it is run and the bond he is able to build with the other students who live there.

“We all know each other’s names, interests and majors,” Graham said. “It feels more like a family than any of the regular dorms do.”

Several of UA’s livinglearning communities include an academic component which involves required classes combined with the living environment.

One of these academic based communities is the Blount Undergraduate Initiative,

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There are also themed living-learning communities such as the Business Community in Friedman Hall and the Engineering Community in Bryant.

Students may live in these communities if they are part of the respective college.

There are over 13 livinglearning communities at the University.

Holland said if students across the University feel that their interests are currently not being met by the existing living-learning communities, they should contact their academic departments or talk directly to the HRC about idea generation.

New fraternity plans to colonize

By Eric Yaron Contributing Writer

presence in the Southeast, the fraternity is planning the creation of new chapters A national fraternity new to at both Auburn University and the state of Alabama has recent- the University of Georgia after ly decided to colonize their latest the colonization in Tuscaloosa is chapter on the campus of The complete.

University of Alabama.

“What we really hope to see Leaders of Sigma Tau Gamma for this chapter is the bringing said they hope to become the 27th together of a group of high qualmember of the North-American ity men with similar values,” said Interfraternity Conference cur- Woody Woodcock, a member of rently active at the Capstone. the Sigma Tau Gamma expan“Sigma Tau Gamma is excited sion team. “We’re going to work to become part of one of the lead- our hardest to find the right ing fraternity and sorority com- people on this campus for Sigma munities in the country,” said Tau Gamma and hopefully bring Michael Smoll, the expansion together a truly high performdirector for Sigma Tau Gamma. ing group of student leaders this “[It] is unique because of its long fall.” and rich history of students seekWith the large number of fraing to affiliate with a greek orga- ternities and sororities already nization, which is reflected in on campus, many students questhe impressive tion the need chapter sizes.” to add another In the wake organization to of another the UA greek record-setting community.

What really drew me to Sigma year for soror“It’s nice to Tau Gamma as an undergrad ity recruitsee more frawere the various personal ment and the ternities trying connections I made not only naming of The to make their while going through rush, but University of mark on the Alabama as the Alabama landas a brother as well. Positive largest greek scape, but I traditions, like those on the community in don’t really see University of Alabama campus, the country the need for mean a lot. But the opportunity by populacreating any these young men have to build tion, Sigma more organizaa brand new tradition at a great Tau Gamma tions on camschool like this is something that leaders aspire pus.” William to add to the Stokes, a junior will mean so much more. already large majoring in number of stuhistory, said.

— Derek Kaimann dents in fra“The populaternities and tion of the camsororities on pus is sizeable campus with and continuing the founding of their latest chap- to grow, but the greek organizater. tions already here have had no The national fraternity’s problem growing along with it. expansion team arrived in Stokes also said potential new Tuscaloosa at the beginning of members already have so many last week, keeping busy by seek- options when going through ing out and interviewing poten- rush that he couldn’t see the tial founding members for their campus needing additional housorganization from every student es just yet. class.

Derek Kaimann, another “We’re currently review- member of the Sigma Tau ing a list of over 2,000 men that Gamma expansion team on camhave already been referred to pus, said he hopes that those stuus by various members of The dents who eventually make up University of Alabama campus, the group of founding members including faculty, administrators selected for Sigma Tau Gamma and even sisters of some of the will take away as much from this sororities on campus,” said Paul organization as he did during his Manly, the expansion counselor time as an undergraduate stufor Sigma Tau Gamma. “The dent.

University of Alabama has such “What really drew me to a rich tradition of students seek- Sigma Tau Gamma as an ing to affiliate with a greek orga- undergrad were the various nization, and Sigma Tau Gamma personal connections I made is incredibly excited to become a not only while going through part of that tradition.” rush, but as a brother as well,” Founded in 1920 by 17 stu- Kaimann said. “Positive tradents at the University of Central ditions, like those on The Missouri, Sigma Tau Gamma University of Alabama campus, has expanded to over 70 active mean a lot. But the opportunity chapters nationwide. Primarily these young men have to build concentrated in the Midwest a brand new tradition at a great and Mid-Atlantic, Sigma Tau school like this is something Gamma’s nearest chapter to that will mean so much more.”

Tuscaloosa can be found on Students interested in learning the campus of Southeastern more about Sigma Tau Gamma Louisiana University. should contact Paul Manly at Hoping to expand their paul@sigmataugamma.org.

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Page 4 Editor | SoRelle Wyckoff letters@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Eternal bathers and U.S. germaphobia

By Lucy Cheseldine Staff Columnist

CW File

Traditional-style dorm better for freshman experience

By Mary Sellers Shaw Staff Columnist Imagine. It’s your senior year of high school. You walk into an apartment-style dorm at The University of Alabama, and you think, “This is amazing! I can have my own room, no community bathroom and complete privacy!” Now, flash forward to the end of freshman year. You enjoyed all that privacy, but what you weren’t expecting was to never see your roommates, close yourself up for hours in your single room and have to clean your own bathroom to boot.

Expansion here at the University has reached an alltime high, and with that comes an expansion of the dorms.

However, oftentimes the apartment-style dorms that the University heralds as a selling point are not as great as they appear. At the University, we want to wow potential students with our luxurious accommodations, beating out all the competitors. But while we are succeeding in attracting students, no one ever really talks about what life is like in these new dorms once

housing itself. Apartment-style we get here.

For one, a significant amount housing leads to a lack of comof upperclassmen and transfer munity. Having a roommate is students will not be receiving an important part of going to colon-campus housing this year. lege, an opportunity suite-style A result of the increase in stu- dorms do not offer. Meanwhile, dents, the University has even individual rooms encourage isobought half of an apartment lation.

I lived in apartment-style complex, East Edge apartments, to rent out to students. And housing my freshman year, and this is still not enough. Rose it did not foster community.

Towers was demolished to make The central areas that we boast about to prospecthe way for the tive students are new Presidential for the most part Village, but anothApartment-style housing not used. I hardly er suite-style dorm leads to a lack of community. ever saw my roomis being built on Having a roommate is an mates, and when I campus. There was important part of going to did it was a quick no question that college, an opportunity suite“hello” before eventually Rose style dorms do not offer. one of us went Towers was going into our room and to be torn down, closed the door. but the current Not only that, but construction raises new, more important issues. having a suite meant that we Why, when we already don’t have rarely, if ever, saw other people enough housing and continue to who lived on our hall. There is increase in our numbers, are no bumping into people on your we building dorms that require way to the bathroom when you students to live alone allowing have your own, nor is there a need to escape to someone fewer students to live in each?

Aside from the logistical else’s room when your roomdilemma, there are several mate is getting annoying - you issues with the apartment-style can just lock yourself in your

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own bedroom.

Freshmen who live without roommates don’t learn how to live and cooperate with another person. They may sign a roommate contract at the beginning of the year, but the chances of having to deal with roommate conflict are slim. Instead, they are left on their own to start off their college experience, not having to truly share a living space.

I understand that while these fantasy dorms are a great selling point to potential students, I don’t understand why the University is slowly headed towards having potentially too much of a good thing. Options for dorm living can be nice, yes, and some have had a fantastic experience in suite-style dorms, but it’s also okay to have the “typical” college experience. Plenty of people have had college roommates, and they turned out just fine.

Mary Sellers Shaw is a junior majoring in communication studies and civic engagement.

Her column runs biweekly on Tuesday.

A strange thing happened to me a few weeks ago, a sort of baptism if you like. I was born into the Deep South by swimming in the Black Warrior River. It wasn’t the sort of spot made for swimming and, in fact, as the mist hung just above the surface of the green black water, I was gripped by a fear of the unknown beneath and repeated warning that all four types of snakes found in the U.S. made it down to Alabama, but I got in.

After this spiritual experience, an awakening into a landscape I wanted to know more intimately, I began to worry about the cleanliness of the water. This was, of course, completely irrational and I believe it was brought on by America’s extreme paradox of cleanliness. To one end, America has a sort of paranoia about keeping perfect health, characterized by insurance advertisements and posters in university bathrooms reminding us how to wash our hands, a ritual I would hope we have all been partaking in for sometime now.

And it was this mentality that crept into my head as I began to imagine what was lurking in the river. But this was the stuff of fantasy. I realized it had been put there by a number of overprotective measures, the nature of which I did not fully notice until I saw something in the entrance to Publix. On my right sat two dispensers of “trolley-wipes.” I could not quite understand the need to wipe down a vehicle designed to carry around products already wrapped in two or three layers of protective plastic. This was furthered by a trip to the doctors during which I was asked to open the door with a tissue covering my hand.

And yet, the other extreme exists here, too. I have often found myself sinking into my plate at an absurd hour in Waffle House and wondering how, if the lights never turn off in there, how they can possibly keep it clean. And yet there’s never an empty table. The revolving doors of many 24-hour food stops never stop turning.

And there’s certainly the trend for a lifetime brought up in a rural setting, which, like my own childhood summers, consists of moldy fruit and mud pits, a delight for the immune system.

The second words of wisdom I received from my grandparents before arriving was that America is a nation of “eternal bathers.”

“I don’t want you to become one of them,” they shrieked, and, to an extent, their prediction was correct. But it’s never as simple as that in America; one end of the spectrum always demands the presence of the other. Even in the matter of hygiene concerns, this is still true. It’s a country feeding off contradiction in the most subtle of ways. That’s what made it so exhilarating as I floated downstream.

Lucy Cheseldine is an English international exchange student studying English literature. Her column runs on Tuesday.

Effective health care system requires the well to care for the sick, must provide plans for all citizens

By Tarif Haque Staff Columnist Her bones hurt. At 16, she checked into the local oncology clinic after school, awaiting the diagnosis. In the cruel aftermath, her family would receive several bills in the mail each month requesting they pay several thousand dollars for her leukemia medication, testing and chemotherapy. In the United States, she was not born into a privileged family with insurance. She lived through her healthcare provider’s charity and compassion, something her country could not provide her.

Her textbooks said her

America was a land of opportunity. The Declaration of Independence said she had the right to life. As the costs surmounted each month, she felt her prosperity had been taken from her. In 2012, about one in six people in the United States live without any type of health insurance.

By natural law and guaranteeing everyone’s right to flourish, the United States should require all legal residents to maintain minimum essential coverage for health care, a key component of the Affordable Care Act. Illness is an unpredictable facet of human nature. If the purchase of health insurance is

optional, citizens without insurance would sink into healthcare funds when they became ill, taxing the system without paying the cost. Thus, an individual mandate requiring everyone maintain coverage would prevent people opportunistically sinking into insurance funds when they are sick and refusing to pay when they are healthy.

An effective healthcare system inherently requires the well to care for the sick using an element of cost sharing. When the sick are freed from disease, they pay into the system to guarantee the health of society at large, including the healthy when they become sick. It’s an equitable

system that guarantees everyone’s right to flourish.

By distributing the cost of healthcare, we guarantee everyone’s right to live freely. Yet, opposition to the mandate claims it limits financial freedom. What about freedom from disease? If we must decide between the two, the United States should protect the right to life before the right to property. The latter could not exist without the former. Money is frivolous without a healthy person to wield it.

Even so, when it comes to purchasing health insurance, the mandate will not affect the vast majority of Americans. If the ACA were in place today,

94 percent of Americans would not face a requirement to newly purchase insurance or pay the penalty.

For many Americans, the idea of buying a mandatory health insurance plan is hard to reconcile with the libertarian ideals this country was founded in. However, the ACA seeks to expand coverage to all Americans without socializing medicine in a consumer-driven, but government regulated, insurance market. A similar model exists in Switzerland, a country that enforces equal access to healthcare, but still offers a generous market of 92 insurers. In fact, the Swiss Media hailed the

Supreme Court’s upholding of the law as “a victory for common sense.”

The individual mandate clause in the ACA points to a clear philosophical conclusion about healthcare: it should be accessible and affordable to all Americans. By implementing a strategy of cost sharing we can protect everyone’s right to flourish. No one should be denied the right to live freely under the spell of disease; the human species can only progress if everyone has equal access to healthcare.

Tarif Haque is a sophomore majoring in computer science.

His column runs on Tuesday.

‘Strike represents everything that’s wrong with modern unions: Motivated by greed, buoyed by misguided entitlement’

By Henry Downes Staff Columnist For over 350,000 Chicago schoolchildren, vacation has never seemed so politically charged.

While the economy continues to limp towards something resembling recovery, the Chicago Teachers’ Union spurned an offer last week from the city which would have provided for a 16 percent pay increase over the next four years, and their weeklong strike marches on in “The Windy City.”

Economically speaking, the union’s actions defy logic. The state and local governments – who pay the teachers’ salaries – receive most of their revenue from property and sales taxes

and are seriously strapped for cash, as consumer consumption sputters along at an anemic rate.

The latest “U-6” unemployment data (which includes underemployed and “discouraged” workers) remains at a staggering 14.7 percent. Wages everywhere have frozen, and national core inflation sits at a stagnant .2 percent. These indicators make the union’s pay raise rejection all the more inexplicable.

It’s not as if the union’s clients were living in destitution to begin with. They already earn roughly $76,000 per year in a city where the median income is under $35,000 and 19.6 percent of the population is below the poverty line. Still, the union has the gall to argue that padding teachers’ already ample salaries should be the city’s top priority.

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But economic insanity aside, understand what this strike is really about: the Chicago teachers don’t want to enter the real world of professional accountability.

Most professions have some kind of evaluating oversight process – if you don’t perform to standard, you’re expendable.

This is what the free market is all about. With an abundance of young energetic teachers being pumped out of American universities, nothing scares tenured veteran teachers more than being expendable.

What new evaluation metric is so horrifyingly appalling to the teachers that it’s compelling them to forsake the children they’ve professed an educational obligation to?

Standardized test scores.

The slimy labor leaders complain that socio-economic factors out of their control will render standardized testing an ineffective measurement of instructor proficiency. They have rationalized the massive work boycott by asserting that all the teachers want is “the tools and conditions to do their jobs and help all students succeed.”

There might be some truth in this. But how is quitting school for a week and allowing the kids to hang out in their rough neighborhoods all day unfettered by school supervision an acceptable solution? In no way does this help “all students succeed” or alleviate socio-economic pressures. There must be a more constructive process to reconcile the teachers’ demands with city policy.

The Chicago folks shouldn’t have anything to worry about concerning the testing scores anyway – after all, a 2009 study showed that less than one–half of 1 percent of city teachers were rated “unsatisfactory,” while 94 percent were rated “superior” or “excellent.” What a shockingly successful group of educators the city must have.

Meanwhile, Chicago’s schoolchildren are achieving at below– average levels on the national scale and lag behind their peers in other large urban areas.

This strike represents everything that’s wrong with modern unions: motivated by greed and buoyed by misguided entitlement, the union knows they hold all the leverage. Public opinion be damned – without them, the show can’t go on.

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I don’t believe the delusional position of the Chicago union is reflective of all teachers. But, it sickens me that these supposed “shapers of young minds” are so staunchly opposed to much– needed objective evaluation and have frivolously disregarded economic realities. It also saddens me that hundreds of thousands of Chicago schoolchildren are being used as a pawn in their shamelessly ugly game.

These teachers could benefit from some educational lessons themselves – on accountability, on the economy and on professional responsibility. Most of all, however, they need a reality check.

Henry Downes is a sophomore majoring in economics. His column runs on Tuesday.

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Wings, deserts, other tailgate snacks are simple to prepare football staples

By Sophia Jones The fall brings football with it, and Saturdays in the fall are particularly special in the South. Tailgating is part of the tradition, and every home gameday of the season, the smell of hamburgers and popcorn waft around the stadium and the Quad gets drowned in a sea of crimson and white tents. Thousands flock to The University of Alabama’s campus hours before each game for one reason: tailgating.

Southern Living magazine voted the University as one of the top 20 schools for “The South’s Best Tailgate.” When

you start to hear that “rollllllll” rumbling from every corner of Bryant-Denny Stadium, you know you will be satisfied, stuffed with wings, dips, hamburgers and nachos. Victory.

Football brings phenomenal food, and here are my top tailgating favorites. Whether you are relaxing on the couch or mingling on the Quad before the game, you can prepare and enjoy these tailgating treats.

You can’t have a tailgate without some sort of messy finger food, and nothing is messier (or more delicious) than chicken wings. I’ve had a lot of wings in my lifetime, and buffalo wings remain at

the top of my list. The Food at their website. Their Buffalo Network website has a simple Bliss wings are my number recipe for making them that one pick. only requires 12 whole chickMy second staple for footen wings, some ball tailgating unsalted butter, is chips and a small clove of dip.

There’s garlic, hot sauce nothing betYou can’t have a tailgate and kosher salt. ter than warm, without some sort of messy All you need is melted cheese finger food, and nothing is an oven and two with some messier (or more delicious) hours. crisp bacon on If you feel a chilly footthan chicken wings. like ordering ball Saturday, the wings, then and that is why I suggest getI love Swiss ting Wing Zone to cater. They Bacon Dip. This dip requires are located on McFarland no on-site preparation and is Boulevard, and you can view always an easy crowd-pleaser. their menu and order online Rachael Ray has my favorite

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Oxford button-downs, loafers must-haves of fashion this fall

By Becky Robinson The word “oxford” has a lot of connotations. There’s the Oxford comma, the University of Oxford in England and the Oxford English Dictionary.

However, when I use the word, what I’m talking about are the two staples for any fall wardrobe.

First up is the oxford buttondown. Almost everyone has one of these hidden in his or her closet, but to keep from looking traditional and stuffy, it’s time to update. Oxfords come in practically every color and pattern you could imagine, so find what suits you. I find that going up a size makes an oxford look better. If it’s too tailored, it can look too small and boxy.

Oxford button-downs can be worn with just about anything.

They look casual with denim oxford is the oxford loafer. jeans or linen shorts, but can Traditionally, these have been be dressed up for an interview geared toward businessmen, or a day at work. With fall but in recent years, they’ve coming, oxfords are a great become a stylish way for way to layer. Since they are women everywhere to accesgenerally made out of cotton, sorize. have fun experimenting with These shoes are pretty different fabrics easy to find. and textures for Most departa more varied ment stores have Oxford button-downs and look. A comfy some, or you can T-shirt works always go online oxford loafers are a great well underneath for more options. combination, especially a button-down Websites such as now that school is back in when it’s still Zappos, Aldo or session. warm, and overUrban Outfitters lain chunky knit have excellent sweaters are an selections at reaoption for when the weather sonable prices. Also, there are cools down. Like I said, these plenty of options to choose button-downs go with virtu- from: leather oxfords, fabally anything, so get creative ric eyelet print boots, some to find your favorite layered shoes with a higher heel or look. the traditional 1940s oxfords.

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making shoes in bright colors, rather than the conventional neutrals, so you can showcase your vibrant personality through your bootwear decisions.

A downside to these loafers is that some styles can be uncomfortable on bare feet. Find some patterned tights or low-cut socks to ensure your feet don’t suffer for your style. These shoes are a classy Gameday accessory, but make sure they fit well and are broken in for a long day of walking.

Oxford button-downs and oxford loafers are a great combination, especially now that school is back in session. Since both are staple pieces and often available in neutral or subtle colors, mix and match for a classic and fun look.

recipe that can also be found on the Food Network’s website. It only takes half an hour to whip up, so you can make Swiss Bacon Dip even if you’re in a hurry. You can grab a bag or two of Frito’s chips at the grocery store and dip with that or slice up and toast a whole grain or rye baguette.

You can’t have a proper tailgate if there is no one grilling out. A good way to change things up and put a spin on the classic hamburger/hotdog scenario is to grill hamburger sliders. They are easier to eat and more manageable to make than a full-sized burger. You can buy ground chuck, mini

hamburger buns and any toppings of your choice at your local grocery store.

When you’re considering a tailgating dessert, you have to choose something that can be transported easily and does not require refrigeration.

You could go with something simple like cookies or brownies, but my favorite tailgating desserts are Pecan Tassies.

These mini pecan pies are perfect melt-in-your-mouth finger deserts, and the ultimate symbol of the fall. You can get the recipe on myrecipe.com.

Pecan Tassies are inherently Southern and the perfect way to top off a tailgate meal.

Fraternities move into new chapter houses

some students fear that the houses will become more of a show of distinction than one of actual utility. Scott Kline, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering, thinks otherwise.

“The new Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta fraternity houses have a definite look of class about them,” Kline said. “Despite being two of the biggest houses on campus, they manage to still be nonostentatious. They fit in well with the overall look of the campus, and seem like great new additions to me.”

Space for additional houses next to the new Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta fraternity houses have already been appropriated by the University and the process of land clearance at these locations began earlier in the semester. Director of Greek Affairs Kathleen Gillan confirmed the two chapter houses to be built at these locations will be the future homes of the Theta Chi and Pi Kappa Phi chapters on campus.

Whether or not these will be the last houses to be built on campus could not be confirmed.

FRATERNITY HOUSE FROM PAGE 1 Each chapter set a fundraiser goal towards the construction of the new houses. Phi Delta Theta sought $1 million, while Sigma Chi reached out to alumni for $2 million.

“This new house helps us in a great number of ways,” Matt McKee, chapter vice president of Sigma Chi, said. “The houses certainly help with recruitment, but the support it offers the chapter as a whole from the housing of brothers to centering of our activities around it can’t be discounted.”

The previous chapter house of Phi Delta Theta, located directly in front of the football stadium and near the Walk of Champions, has been demolished since the completion of their house. Sigma Chi’s previous home still remains on Jefferson Avenue, although currently it is unoccupied.

With this new trend of greek house construction on campus,

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‘Jellybean Conspiracy’ opens Friday, Sept. 21 ACT FROM PAGE 1 The characters Cricket and Tom Terry are played by an actual brother and sister duo, Kayla and Ian Terry. For Kayla Terry, the dynamic between Cricket and Tomreflects the real struggles and triumphs siblings with and without special needs experience.

“It’s like playing a version of yourself. Especially if you have a sibling with special needs, I’m sure you can relate to Cricket’s struggle because there are times when it is difficult to accept the fact that your brother or sister is different,” Kayla Terry said. “Also, you have to be strong for them because people think differently of them.”

While “Dance With Me” focuses on the differences between Cricket and Tom, the play also draws similarities between people with and

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without special needs. The to stage “The Jellybean character Reese, played by Conspiracy” simply made Nick Motz, befriends Tom sense for the ACT because he because they can relate to said it aligned well with the experiences of not being theatre’s goals and allowed accepted. for inclusivity in the theatre.

“Reese is a pretty awk“Our organization is based ward kid who’s on giving back been pushed to the commuaround a lot,” nity and giving Motz said. back to charThe whole concept of “The “That’s why he ity and it was Jellybean Conspiracy” is and Tom hit just logical for that the whole world is like it off, because us to do this,” a jelly bean jar. We all may they can relate Lay said. “[The on a number of play] fell in be different colors, shapes, levels.” with our miskinds, flavors but we all have Ian Terry, sion, which is to a place and we all have a who started allow those in purpose. acting at a the community young age, origthat might not — Joey Lay inally found always get to the play online act in the theand introduced atre to [do so].” it to ACT artistic director For all the actors, “The Joey Lay. Ian Terry said he Jellybean Conspiracy” offers has enjoyed being onstage a learning experience. People and shares a love of coun- with special needs who may try music with his character not otherwise be able to perTom. form onstage will have that For Lay, the decision opportunity, while typically

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trained actors who may not otherwise get to work with special needs actors will get that experience from this play.

“It’s been a learning experience for everyone involved and I think that everybody is going to come out a better person because of it,” Kayla Terry said.

The themes of “The Jellybean Conspiracy” are also familiar to Lay, whose sister

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also has Down Syndrome.

“The whole concept of “The Jellybean Conspiracy” is that the whole world is like a jelly bean jar,” Lay said.

“We all may be different colors, shapes, kinds, flavors but we all have a place and we all have a purpose.”

Though the story of “Dance With Me” focuses on the acceptance of a character with special needs, for Lay, the play’s message of acceptance

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extends to people of all races, creeds and genders.

“I think it just goes to show that if we all appreciate each other for our talents and our own individuality the world would be a better place,” Lay said.

“The Jellybean Conspiracy” opens Friday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and will run through Sunday at the Bama Theatre.

Tickets are $14 and can be purchased at theactonline.com.

French Club offers students chance to practice language

By Abbey Crain Contributing Writer

Samuel Hand, a junior majoring in French and biology, was encouraged by his French One would not expect the friends back home and his parmurmur of fluent French con- ents who work in the French versation coming from the pur- Quarter to pursue French as a ple couches inside of Starbucks. second language. He was taken An extension of the The to a French Table function by University of Alabama French a friend and has participated Club, The French Table aims for every since. complete cultural immersion “You don’t learn how to speak every Wednesday at Starbucks. the language in the class,” Hand This mix of said. “You learn students, coming to engage in the from all walks of culture. The only campus, share way to speak it is The only way to speak it is to one commonalto go out and try go out and try it. ity - a love of it.” the French lanThe level of — Samuel Hand guage.

French expertise M e l i s s a does not matter; Henderson, all are encourdirector of the aged to try it French House and first year out. French Table attendees are masters student studying encouraging and do not mind French literature, was original- helping each other out whether ly on the pre-med track, but fell a student cannot remember in love with France when she a word or needs a sentence studied abroad. repeated because they did not “It has been going on for a understand. couple years now,” Henderson Alexa Piepul, a sophomore said. “Normally the grad stu- majoring in political science dents are in change of it. We and French, heard about French get undergraduates and inter- Table from flyers and thought it national students that come.” would be a great setting to pracFrench graduate teaching tice speaking French. assistants are in charge of the “I like speaking French even French film series as well as though I’m not good at it,” the French Table in hopes of Piepul said. “For second lanhelping students majoring in guages, you need to practice French to delve more into the talking and you don’t really French culture. have the opportunity outside

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of class.”

Piepul hopes to carry her language skills with her for future job opportunities and would love to live abroad in a French speaking country.

After an hour of only speaking in French, the eleven students in attendance immediately began to joke and laugh in English. They all spoke of the exhaustion experienced after having to actively think about each thing each other said.

Henderson, the director of French House and one of the leaders of French Table, invites all students interested in the French language to come next Wednesday.

“Anyone can come,” Henderson said. “There are no fees, you can come get Starbucks and stay for five minutes if you want.”

French Table meets every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the Starbucks couches.

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Page 8 Editor | Marquavius Burnett crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Does Saban teach defensive backs to backpedal?

By Marc Torrence Assistant Sports Editor

Football analyst Chris Brown published an article on smartfootball.com last Tuesday about Alabama head coach Nick Saban and his defensive backs - specifically, that they aren’t taught to backpedal.

“I never backpedaled at Alabama,” former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick told NFL.com this summer.

Brown, who wrote “The Essential Smart Football” and contributes football analytics pieces to websites like ESPN. com’s Grantland, was intrigued

by Kirkpatrick’s quote and decided to examine his claims further.

“Some fairly questioned whether this was hyperbole – How do you not teach defensive

backs to backpedal?” Brown point the defensive back may wrote. “But this is something break on a short route or can Saban very specifically has cho- turn and run and play the sen not to do.” receiver down Brown told an the field.” anecdote from Alabama’s We play our corners up on Saban’s coachdefensive backs people a lot, so sometimes ing time with the are often in press NFL’s Cleveland coverage and they bail-off; sometimes Browns about play closer to the they play bump-and-run. how Saban line, a strategy Sometimes they get off and adapted to fit more adept to backpedal. the skill set of a the quick shuffle slower cornerrather than a — Nick Saban back he coached, backpedal.

Everson Walls.

But does To counter his Saban still use lack of speed, Saban developed that technique today? He a new strategy. was asked about this during “Saban began teaching his Monday’s news conference. now-famous ‘shuffle’ technique, “They’re taught to backrather than the traditional pedal. They all can backpedal,” backpedal,” Brown wrote. he said. “You come to practice “Essentially, it is a three-step every day, they backpedal in shuffle technique, at which individual, they backpedal

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sometimes on their plan. We play our corners up on people a lot, so sometimes they bailoff; sometimes they play bumpand-run. Sometimes they get off and backpedal.

“I just think that we’re just not philosophically in to playing a lot of soft coverage, where you line seven, eight or nine yards off a guy and give him a lot of easy throws in front; but we do teach them how to backpedal. We teach them how to plant and drive out of a backpedal. There are coverages that we have where our corners do play off, that’s just not philosophically how we play most of the time.”

Safety HaHa Clinton-Dix was asked a similar question about what Kirkpatrick said and whether he was taught to backpedal. His answer seemed to

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Nick Saban reacts to the media following a question about backpedaling. confirm what Saban said -- that the defensive backs do learn to backpedal, but Saban plays his defenders closer to the line than most teams, so they don’t have as much room to do so.

“I have no take on that -- what went on with Dre Kirkpatrick in Cincinnati. I really don’t know anything about that,” Clinton-

Dix said. “We do backpedal in practice, so I don’t know exactly where that came from.”

As for whether Saban himself was taught to backpedal as a cornerback at Kent State?

“And I can backpedal,” he joked. “I backpedaled when I played, and I can still backpedal – and cover – somebody.”

Tide prepares for FAU match by focusing on turnovers

By Marquavius Burnett Sports Editor Heading into its weekly preparation for Florida Atlantic, Alabama is focused on creating turnovers on defense and ball security on offense.

Three games into the season, Alabama has forced 12 turnovers – six interceptions and six fumble recoveries – and only committed one, a fumble against Michigan.

Protecting the ball is one of the biggest things head coach Nick Saban has harped on during his time at Alabama. Despite having one of the best statistical defenses in 2011, the Tide only forced 20 turnovers. Saban took the team to visit the New Orleans Saints to see how forcing turnovers was taught on the NFL level. Now, the defense is creating turnovers at a higher

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We get it out about two or three times a day [in practice]. Our goal is to cause three or more turnovers a game and we’ve been doing that so far.

— C.J. Mosley

rate and the offense is benefiting from the field position.

On the flip side, Alabama’s ball security has allowed the team to string together long drives and get off to fast starts.

But ball security works for both sides of the ball, said wide receiver Christion Jones.

“That is one thing that we practice every day. Ball security for the running backs, the quarterbacks, the wide receivers,”

Jones said. “Even when the defense gets a turnover, its ball security too because we don’t want to get a turnover and then turn it over again.”

The team has created a competition between the offense and defense. Anytime an offensive player is carrying the ball, a defender tries to knock it out whether it’s during or after the play. It’s not fair, but all the coaches care about is ball security said running back Eddie Lacy.

How often does the defense get the ball away from the offense in practice?

“We get it out about two or three times a day [in practice],” Mosley said. “Our goal is to cause three or more turnovers a game and we’ve been doing that so far.”

Saban said the competition is another way to help the

teams mentally.

“I think ball security with our offensive players is something that we emphasize just as much as we do getting turnovers,” Saban said. “I do think that it does help that the defense is always trying to get the ball off of them, so they’re conscious all the time of protecting the ball.”

Players of the Week Six Alabama players were recognized by the coaching staff for their performances following Saturday’s 52-0 victory at Arkansas. Eddie Lacy and Chance Warmack were named players of the week on offense while Adrian Hubbard and C.J. Mosley represented the defense.

Cade Foster and Dee Hart were selected from the special teams.

Warmack, who was also named SEC Offensive Lineman

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Tide running backs line up for a drill without their injured teammate Jalston Fowler.

of the Week, led the Crimson called for any penalties and the Tide with a 91 percent grade. He line didn’t allow a single sack in did not allow a pressure or get the game.