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Greek ‘prank war’ leads to vandalism UAPD to investigate PIKE, Theta Chi By Melissa Brown and Rich Robinson CW Staff The Pi Kappa Alpha and Theta Chi fraternities are suspended from block seating and social events pending judicial action following acts of vandalism. Phallic images were spray painted onto the Theta Chi chapter house Wednesday, Sept. 26, and director of Media Relations Cathy Andreen said the University of Alabama Police Department was investigating acts by both fraternities.
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“A dispute between Pi Kappa Alpha and Theta Chi fraternities has resulted in acts of vandalism at both fraternity houses,” Andreen said. “The Pi Kappa Alpha damage is mainly exterior and the Theta Chi damage is interior, exterior and on personal property.” Theta Chi president Logan Austin said the vandalism didn’t come as a surprise but that Wednesday’s events were an escalation of a prank war. “We both knew that we were pulling pranks on each other but paint and stuff – that’s not cool,” Austin said. “People just get too excited sometimes, and it sounds like that is what happened.” SEE FRATERNITIES PAGE 2
ROTC cadets’ rigorous training schedules and public drills make for a college experience different than that of a regular student.
National program combines military, collegiate life to prepare for career By Nathan Proctor Staff Reporter Seen in uniform marching or executing military exercises, it can be forgotten that the cadets of the Air Force ROTC are university students. Adversely, in the classroom and campus life, Air Force ROTC students may not be recognized as
students undergoing military training. Experiencing a unified blend of collegiate and military life, the average Air Force ROTC cadet is not easy to define. The objective of the national program is to produce leaders for the Air Force and commissions approximately 2,000 Second Lieutenants each year from the 144
campus-based Air Force ROTC detachments in the United States, according to the Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development. The University of Alabama hosts Detachment 010, averaging classes of 100 cadets. “I remember back in elementary school people would ask you what you wanted to be,” Philip Newby, a sophomore majoring in electrical engineering, said. “I wanted to be a pilot.”
With his father spending four years in the Air Force and a long-held desire to fly, Newby decided to join the Air Force ROTC his freshman year. As a cadet, Newby and his fellow students must attend two sessions of physical training a week, a Leadership Lab – a course designed to teach leadership and management skills – and an academic Air Force ROTC offering. SEE ROTC PAGE 2
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A person works to remove yellow paint thrown on the front door ot the Theta Chi fraternity house.
NEWS | GREEK AFFAIRS
Dean of Students holds ‘mandatory’ presidents meeting Hebson says suspension of pledgeship not reason for meeting, made announcements By Mazie Bryant Assistant News Editor
White, director of greek affairs Kathleen Gillan required the presence of the president or The University of Alabama’s highest-ranking officer of all Office of Greek Affairs called IFC and APA chapters in Room a mandatory meeting for all 133 of Lloyd Hall at 4 p.m. on chapter presidents of the Wednesday. Interfraternity Council and The email was sent to all the Alabama Panhellenic presidents at 4:57 p.m. on Association on Wednesday, Tuesday, Sept. 25, just hours Sept. 26. before the announcement of According to an email pledgeship suspension at an obtained by The Crimson IFC meeting. The email was
co-signed by Dean of Students Tim Hebson and assistant Dean Lowell Davis. Todd Borst, director of Judicial Affairs, attended the meeting. Hebson said the mandatory meeting was not called in response to pledgeship suspension or the lawsuit regarding Sigma Chi and Kelly Johnson. “Next week we’re taking a week off,” Hebson said. “It has nothing to do with like, what one website just said, Kelly Johnson and this Sigma Chi situation. Nothing at all to do
with any of that. We are going to start this as a tradition that that week will be a week off.” Hebson thanked the students for making the time to attend the meeting and said he just wanted to go over some announcements. “I mean, there’s no individual event in order for us to have this meeting,” he said. “We just want to get everybody together before fall break.” Hebson did discuss the new IFC pledgeship suspension, effective Oct. 1 through Oct. 8. “It gives them an
opportunity to sort of regroup, catch their breath, look ahead,” Hebson said. “Midterms are coming up right after fall break. We really want people just to focus on academics and focus on being successful in the classroom.” Hebson also discussed the importance of self-reporting of hazing among sororities and fraternities and the nonpunitive effects of the medical amnesty policy. Houses involved in instances of selfreporting will have a suspended pledge program until the
report is looked into, and anyone who takes a drunken or hurt friend to the hospital will not be in trouble with Judicial Affairs, he said. “That’s because [there is] zero tolerance for hazing here at The University of Alabama,” Hebson said. “That’s not something we tolerate. When we find know that one situation is going on, we’re going to stop that situation. We’re just trying to stay on top of the little things because the little things – when you handle them – will not become big things.”
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Health Center finds new home for addiction recovery center SHC leases building on Bryant Drive By Kris Mitchell Contributing Writer Students who have battled with addiction and won will find a safe place to meet, relax and socialize here in Tuscaloosa. The Collegiate Recovery Community Program, a program created by the Student Health Center, is opening a new building for students who er • Plea s
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Austin said there was no serious damage inside the house, but the fraternity house mother called the UAPD after seeing the exterior graffiti. “She wasn’t too happy about paint on her house,”
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Austin said. Austin said the house was not planning on pressing criminal charges, though Andreen said UAPD was investigating the incidents as of 5 p.m. Wednesday. Though Thomas Davis, Pi Kappa Alpha’s president, could not be reached for comment by press time, Austin said the two houses are working together to resolve
the issue. “I talked to [Thomas Davis] all day,” Austin said. “We both agreed that we were going to repair the damage to each others houses and leave it at that. There is no bad blood between us.” Andreen said both fraternities’ block seating would be opened for general admission at Saturday’s game versus Ole Miss.
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Student life different for UA ROTC cadets
Ledson said. Ledson said that from an outsider’s perspective, some of drills and exercises they undergo publicly may seem odd, goofy or perhaps frightening, but knows the purpose and importance of all of their tasks. “It’s really that we’re striving to better ourselves,” Ledson said. Zac McMillian, a sophomore majoring in MIS and history, lived with Ledson during their freshman year in Ridgecrest South. Having attended a West Point camp the summer before, he said he had seen the dedication and hard work of military affiliated students but was uncertain if his soon-to-be Air Force ROTC roommate would be “too serious.” He said he was relieved to find Ledson as determined as expected, but able to mix in doses of fun, citing the pair’s sporadic dancing in the dorm room, while maintaining a clear mental balance. “You could see [being a cadet] really helped him focus and sort out what’s important,” McMillian said. “And he loves it.” Though no longer rooming together, as McMillian is a resident advisor and Ledson lives off-campus, McMillian said he would welcome the chance to live alongside an Air Force ROTC student again. “Sometimes you have to work with them; it’s a busy schedule, but I liked it,” McMillian said. Recruiting Flight Commander for The University of Alabama Air Force ROTC Captain John Ellis said with an average of 100 students per class and a 50 percent retention rate from freshman to sophomore years and 75 percent of students who start their sophomore year finishing, the program has remained attractive to students. “We get a wide variety of students, some who are air force brats, so to speak,” Ellis said. “Then to cadets who have rarely seen someone in uniform and were interested maybe by seeing cadets on campus.” He cited the structure provided by the program as a natural progression into a more structured and successful college career. “I think that the program offers a great opportunity for students here to pursue a military career and learn lessons about leadership,” he said. “And when you combine that with the strong academic basis the program requires, it’s a good foundation.”
ROTC FROM PAGE 1 Newby said the Air Force ROTC not only instilled a sense of structure and respect for authority in him, but also marked his entrance into the military “fraternity,” facilitating a multitude of friendships. “They’re strong bonds we have,” Newby said. “It’s actually very comparable to the friendships I formed through football in high school.” Philip Stephenson, a junior majoring in management information systems, said his whole family was in the military, and his mother is currently in the Air Force. He said he likes the variety of extra-curricular activities and community service opportunities cadets could take part in and its facilitation of a light-hearted rivalry with the Army ROTC detachment on campus, such as their competition during the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger drive last year and annual football game. Stevenson also recalled some of his own misconceptions about the Air Force ROTC. “I was unaware going in just how dynamic the Air Force is,” Stevenson said. “In fact, many facets of the force are on the ground.” Richard Ledson, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering, learned how to fly before he learned how to drive. His grandfather was a plane mechanic in Florida, and Ledson said he knew he wanted to become a pilot. Intrigued by the prospect of entering college as a high school senior and leaving as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force, and possibly a pilot, he joined the Air Force ROTC. “I have a lot more determination and focus,” Ledson said. “There’s a lot of responsibility to being an ROTC cadet beyond just having to be a college student.” This holds true for Ledson, who is a General Military Course advisor, working with cadets undergoing their initial training and a training officer of the honors society. He said he hoped his efforts would elevate him forward into the physically and mentally pressing field training during the summer after his sophomore year, when a commitment to joining the Air Force begins for cadets not under scholarship. “I don’t think I’d have the same focused mindset if I weren’t a cadet,”
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Page 3 Editor | Melissa Brown newsdesk@cw.ua.edu Thursday, September 27, 2012
HCA screens Invisible Children’s film ‘The Rescue’ By Mark Hammontree Contributing Writer The Honors College Assembly hosted representatives of the Invisible Children organization Tuesday to screen their 2009 documentary, “The Rescue.” Invisible Children’s films focus on the violence and poverty that plagues east and central Africa because of the actions of warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army. Invisible Children is one of the most well-known groups striving to raise awareness of Kony’s crimes and provide aid and hope for the troubled people in the region.
The original 2004 documentary depicted the abuses of Kony in northern Uganda. Kony’s crimes since he gained power in 1987 are many, including the brutal practice of abducting children from local villages and brainwashing them into being the LRA’s “child soldiers.” The film sparked a national movement and Invisible Children, Inc. was formed to more actively combat the issues. Since 2005, the organization has been involved in bringing awareness to Kony’s activities by releasing films that are toured around the country at venues ranging from Sunday school classrooms to college campuses. Last year, former director of
academic engagement of the HCA, Austin Lafferty, invited the Invisible Children “roadies” to bring their movement to The University of Alabama. “Having a nonprofit like Invisible Children come to showcase their work, ask for help, have those discussions and even take constructive criticism from our student body can really help us to see what is being done and discover something about our own responsibilities as human beings, whether that’s with Invisible Children or in some other way,” Lafferty said. “My college career has drastically changed as a result of that. I went from falling into my default of
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A public relations firm at The University of Alabama is giving students real-world experience in running communication campaigns. The Capstone Agency has amassed over 30 awards for their work and is looking to continue their progress and expansion this year. Capstone Agency Advisor Teri Henley started working with the firm in 2008. Over the years, Henley said she has been impressed with how the student leaders of the Capstone Agency have stepped up to run the organization as a real agency helping real clients. “The greatest reward is seeing the students grow in the knowledge and abilities as they interact with real clients with real budgets, real issues and real constraints,” she said. Firm director Jessica Colburn said the Capstone Agency has
worked hard to build a client list for the purpose of highlighting its strengths and abilities to future clients. “It truly highlights our abilities as an agency when we can now say we not only have over 32 local, regional and national awards for our work but are now considered ‘leading experts’ in our field,” Colburn said. Previously, the Capstone Agency focused on work for nonprofits and on-campus initiatives. “This year we are looking to strategically diversify our clientele and work with small, offcampus businesses in need of communication services for pay,” Colburn said. The Capstone Agency looks to educate both students and faculty on how to engage students through strategic public relations campaigns at two national conferences this semester. The National Outreach Scholarship Conference will be on Oct. 3 in Bryant Conference Center, and the Public Relations
Student Society of America’s National Conference will be Oct. 12 in San Francisco, Calif. Colburn said she is excited the agency will be working hard on making one of their current clients, LessThanUThink, a nationwide brand by implementing their campaign in Orange County, Calif. Sam Nathews, director of media relations who worked on the statewide campaign this past spring as a member of the LessThanUThink team, said gaining real-world PR experience through hands-on work with actual clients is invaluable to any PR student. “Because Capstone Agency offers services that encompass every facet of public relations, it provides students the opportunity to further develop and sharpen the skills necessary to help them become successful public relations professionals,” Nathews said. To learn more about Capstone Agency, visit capstoneagency.org.
a business career to actively pursuing a career in human rights law.” Apwonjo, a campus group that works to raise awareness about and provide aid in sub-Saharan Africa, co-sponsors Invisible Children events with HCA. Brian Kraus, the secretary of Apwonjo, said simply donating and sending food, while beneficial, is not enough. “It’s so much more rewarding and effective if you actually really understand all sides of the issue and really can, not just cure a symptom, but actually get at the root of it,” Kraus said. “I think Invisible Children does a really good job of that.”
By sponsoring these screenings once or twice a year, Apwonjo and the HCA hope to bring these issues to the attention of UA students, because students can truly make an impact. “Invisible Children was the first thing that made me look at a global community, outside of right here,” Maddie Haddock, president of Apwonjo, said. “I think that’s really important for college students to be exposed to.” For Archie Creech, Jr., an active member of Apwonjo, the message is directly tied to his life as a student, especially in the light of the devastation of the April 27, 2011 tornadoes, which
still lingers near campus. “The tragedy of the April 2011 tornadoes showed us that we are all bound together in our lives on this Earth,” Creech said. “Our belief in justice and equality and morality is insulted every time an atrocity happens in the world.” Creech said students can learn more about the conditions in central Africa and become involved in providing aid through on-campus groups such as Apwonjo, International Justice Mission and Unified for UNIFAT. Invisible Children will be releasing a new documentary in October and will be back to screen it on campus next semester.
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Page 4 Editor | SoRelle Wyckoff letters@cw.ua.edu Thursday, September 27, 2012
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Environmentalism not altruistic By Kyle Davis
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Crimson Ride drivers should be considerate By Amber Patterson Staff Columnist The Crimson Ride transportation system is a great resource for students, both those who live on campus and those who commute. The addition of the new Crimson Express route has become absolutely vital for me, since I commute to campus and park near the baseball field, which is basically in the middle of nowhere. The bus drivers even wait for students that seem to be running a little late in the mornings, sprinting to the bus stop from their cars – another thing of which I am guilty. And while I do appreciate the bus drivers and their attribution to the University, as always,
there is room for improvement. Recently, I boarded the bus just in time to make it to class 10 minutes early, or so I thought. My early planning would have been successful if the bus driver did not decide to stop for almost 10 minutes to converse with a fellow driver through his window. This was not just a friendly chat or a brief hello; they had a full conversation, while he had almost an entire bus full of people. I thought this was an isolated incident until I learned that my roommate experienced a similar situation while taking the shuttle back to our apartment. The bus driver decided he needed almost 30 minutes to smoke a cigarette and spark various conversations.
I am aware that all employees need a break; I would need one too if I was driving all day, especially if it was the same route every day. I am not against them having a break, I just ask that drivers would be considerate of the fact that most of their passengers are students that have class and need to get to those classes on time. Their job is to provide timely transportation. I will admit that it is partially the students’ responsibility to board the bus at a decent time to arrive to class promptly, but with students taking more than 15 hours, like myself, our time between classes is little, making time very precious. It is known at the bus hub that a student can
expect to wait 20 minutes or a little more, because it is the place where the bus drivers transition, but not in the middle of their routes. When I first arrived on campus, figuring out the bus system took me awhile, but when I finally learned all the routes and carefully mapped out which one to take, I did not calculate bus driver conversation time. I should not have to. I appreciate the bus drivers of this campus and all that they do for students and faculty. All I am asking is for equal consideration for fellow students and myself. Amber Patterson is a sophomore majoring in marketing and public relations. Her column runs on Thursday.
Wilson reminds us to daydream, ‘soldier on’ By Sophia Fazal Staff Columnist We took our seats at the cool dark lab tables, and I began to get even more anxious. There were only about 10 of us in the room and among such royalty at that. Thanks to Dr. Christopher Lynn and his Human Behavioral Ecology Research Group I was able to score VIP seats to a meet and greet with Harvard University’s internationally renowned biologist Dr. E. O. Wilson the night after his lecture, “The Social Conquest of Earth,” here at The University of Alabama. Nonchalantly, he started that morning by telling a story of two not so interested biologists sitting around a teaching lounge, talking about what they would name their new department. If you can believe it, that was the day evolutionary biology was born. Wilson said science is the key to all of life’s secrets, and science is in need of some serious tender love and care. After reading his book “Creation,” it makes a lot more sense why he says this. The book is essentially a short and sweet letter to a pastor where Wilson asks for his help in uniting religion and science to preserve biodiversity across the globe. Just a simple request. “Pastor we need your
help,” Wilson wrote. “Half the species of plants and animals on Earth could be either gone or at least fated for early extinction by the end of the century.” Wilson’s goal is to push science and young scientists to the edge and reverse the decline of a crucial scientific era. His next book, “Letters to a Young Scientist,” will do just that, but for now he was able to enlighten us with what he calls, “the three archetypes for a budding scientists.” First, he says to hunt for the lost world; for Wilson, that was something he recently encountered within his field of study at the age of 82. Last year Wilson was able to take samples from a virgin forest in Gorongosa, Mozambique, something he’s wanted to do his whole life. Second is to search for the Holy Grail. Specifically, your own Holy Grail, no matter where you are. “There’s a grail in your field; there is always that something that everybody wants to know,” Wilson said.
The third is a little complicated: good vs. evil. Here, Wilson explains how these three archetypes will combine to create an authority. Scientists get to choose what they study and what they fight for; therein lies that grail. So, it is up to the budding scientists to choose whether or not they want to help humanity or just take it for granted. To Wilson, this is most important because the future lies within their hands. “You can become an authority at a very young age if you run from the sound of guns,” Wilson said, demanding our attention at this point. He explained how choosing a field of study just because it is easy or popular will not get you very far. As the leading authority on ants, Wilson was able to transition over to human evolution with ease, but opportunities like that do not happen to the masses. So, let’s travel the unbeaten path. Check. His idea is to push each young scientist to imagination and open mindedness. Daydreaming is one thing he emphasized for all to do (Seriously, I have that down, especially in Spanish). “Very bright people, in my opinion, they are often not innovators or creators,” Wilson said when talking about how 120 is the ideal IQ and
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incidentally three points shy of his own. To him the stereotypical genius doesn’t have the hard work, passion and persistence that one needs to become a pioneer. Breezing through school is clearly not his idea of a victory. “You’ve got to soldier on, and get the work done,” Wilson said. Science needs innovators and creators, and Wilson’s calling has been to let the young know that today science can save the world, but only as long as there is still science left to go around. Wilson chatted with us for a full two hours and at the end, complained about how short our gathering seemed. He listened patiently and advised wholeheartedly. I was moved to some serious critical thinking on life, followed by a “Roll Tide” from a fellow Bama native. Touched by all his efforts, and the efforts of groups like HBERG, that are here every day pushing science to the next level, I was moved to write this article. Take a minute to appreciate the world around you, because you may never see it like this again. “Don’t be afraid,” Wilson said in the end, “you are needed.” Sophia Fazal is a senior majoring in anthropology.
I’m not writing this to appeal to flower children, green thumbs, habitual recyclers or conservation advocates. They already respect their relationship with nature, and quite frankly I’ve got no beef with them, but that’s irrelevant. I want instead to start a dialogue with a group of people that I’m shocked are typically hostile or otherwise indifferent to stewardship and sustainability. I’m writing to conservatives of all shades, from libertarians to neo-cons, to consider this basic tenant: environmentalism, to paraphrase science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, is simply selfishness taking the long view by acknowledging the true costs of our actions. That’s something any advocate of fiscal responsibility can surely support. When I say altruism, I mean environmentalism isn’t about helping endangered organisms like polar bears and exotic snails to survive simply because we’re in debt to them for eroding their habitats. It’s not about tree-hugging and it’s not about serving nature. Those philosophies might resonate with more sensitive souls, but I expect the great majority of us to simply accept environmental damage as a cost of doing business – our liberated, fun-filled and (currently) wasteful consumer lifestyles practically demand it. But no matter how much we might wish otherwise, the costs will catch up with us sooner or later in a variety of ways. Consider climate change. There’s a monetary value associated with carbon emissions that’s impossible to nail down with precision, yet it exists. Fertile lands swallowed up by the sea, grasslands succumbed to deserts, and entire marine ecosystems scarred by water too hot or too acidic are all likely possibilities as the earth reacts to a sudden and unprecedented increase in greenhouse gases over the century. While these impacts might be terrible for a variety of ethical reasons, what’s most relevant is they’re simply prohibitively expensive. Cities that don’t invest in seawalls will be slowly inundated by the ocean and thousands of communities will be forced to relocate or re-equip themselves for other economic ventures as the climate belts shift. The resources we rely on to sustain ourselves will become vastly more difficult to obtain and they’ll have to be split between billions more people in more cramped and stressful conditions. This is the erosion of trillions of dollars of productivity, and someone has to foot the bill. As of now, our children and grandchildren will pay the full price, not us, even
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though our irresponsible behavior has contributed to these various long emergencies. Does that strike you as fair? Surely it’s a problem worth addressing. Yet if we expect the free market to combat this dilemma, as many conservatives advocate, our situation won’t fundamentally improve because of one simple fact: our current economics hide the true cost of our actions. For example, what you pay at the pump for a gallon of gas is a gross understatement of its true burden. Every pound of CO2 emitted alters the ecology of the planet in some minute way, every trace of exhaust contributes to health problems passed on through doctor’s visits and higher insurance premiums and every fossil fuel, if not extracted responsibly, creates localized environmental problems, ranging from oil spills to tainted groundwater to ravaged mountaintop ecosystems. Summed together, these lingering effects create economic malnourishment and sap future growth. The immediate gratification of cheap and easy gas, which makes us competitive in the short-term, can potentially undermine communities and harm them immensely in the long term, yet the price at the pump does not reflect these hazards – the full cost is footed by later generations and passed on as hampered growth throughout the decades. Some environmentalists seek to address this issue through ecological economics, a discipline that attempts the impossible by quantifying the full impact of our relationship with the biosphere and assigning a range of dollar values to it. This emerging field promises to take the simple logic behind the free market and incorporate it into an ecologically responsible framework that looks out for humans across all time scales, not just those here and now. But it takes political will to embrace such a transformative science. It’s in everyone’s best interest to acknowledge and prepare for a hot and crowded future, and the simplest way to confront this harsh reality and limit the damage is to assume full responsibility for our destructive habits. To curb our behavior, we need to cover our debts and pay the full price of our actions upfront. The free market can behave responsibly toward the planet and toward future generations if it runs on eco-economics. This budding discipline promises to unite two seemingly disparate philosophies and provide an accurate and scientific reassessment of our lifestyles. Call me naïve for suggesting that green and conservative can be one and the same. Kyle Davis is a senior majoring in environmental science.
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–casualreader “Please tell me how the theory of evolution proves the existence of God. Also, you may want to read up on what a theory means in science. It doesn’t mean a probability. It means a generally accepted fact. Gravity is also considered a theory in science…”
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C&IS dean praises College’s accomplishments, awards By Alan Alexander Contributing Writer Dean Loy Singleton of the College of Communication and Information Sciences praised the many accomplishments of the college over the past year in the annual State of the College Address Wednesday. The speech, which took place on the front steps of Reese Phifer Hall, celebrated the plethora of awards won by C&IS students, faculty and staff as part of the second annual C&IS CommUnity Gathering. “This past year has been truly special,” Singleton said. Loy Singleton shakes hands outside “The numbers, varieties and Address. significance of awards is really number one in the nation. Other awards won by stuunprecedented.” The student ad team won dents include the Alabama first place in district competi- Forensic Council, who won tion and finished second out of more than 350 regional and 141 teams in the Advertising national individual awards, as Federation National Student well as first place team awards in 12 of the 14 tournaments, Advertising Competition. Although they finished run- Singleton said. They also took home their ner-up, their plans book scored
Communication.” named to the ABA Hall of Fame. UA students weren’t the only Jason Black, the assistant ones celebrated this year, as dean for C&IS, also spoke durC&IS faculty also ing the pulled in their fair address. He share of honors. concluded This past year has been truly Bruce Berger, by emphaspecial. The numbers, varieties an advertising and sizing the and significance of awards is public relations proimportance really unprecedented. fessor, will receive of conthe Institute for tinuing to — Loy Singleton Public Relations’ improve the Pathfinder award college and for contribubuilding tions to scholarly public a close knit community as the relations research. He will campus grows. travel to the Yale Club in “No matter what changes New York where the award come down the road, let’s will be presented on Nov. 8. renew our commitments to Roy Clem, the director of each other,” Black said. “Let’s Commercial Broadcast opera- put our heads together to adjust tions and general manager for for change and to think of how WVUA/ WUOA, was honored as changes can make us better as the 2012 Broadcaster of the Year a college.” by the Alabama Broadcasters After the address, a C&IS Association. Clem was also Organization Fair hosted within
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of the annual State of the College 19th national championship in the Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha National Tournament. “It’s really inspiring hearing about all the great honors everyone has received here,” Amanda Perrucci, a freshman majoring in public relations, said. “It motivates me to do well in the College of
the rotunda of Reese Phifer Hall offered students the chance to meet with members of various communication organizations. These groups include the Alabama Forensic Council, Society of Professional Journalists, Capstone Agency, Radio and Television Digital News Association, The Crimson White, Public Relations Council of Alabama, Student Productions Association, and Alabama Student Society for Communication and Arts. “It’s important for our college to host an Organization Awareness Fair each year to present the resources of our college to students,” Michelle McClinton, president of the C&IS Student Executive Council, said. “We need to educate and encourage our students to take advantage of the resources provided to them.”
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Meagan Bryant said. The Academic Scavenger Hunt includes prizes such as a 16GB iPad, Ray-Ban sunglasses and $500 and $1,000 scholarships donated by the SGA. “The scavenger hunt seemed like a great idea because we could incorporate different parts of campus such as DegreeWorks, academic advising, teachers’ office hours and the writing center,” Denzel EvansBell, SGA vice president for Academic Affairs, said. To complete the passport supplied by the SGA for the Academic Scavenger Hunt, students need two signatures from their teachers after meeting with them during office hours, followed by an appointment with an advisor
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By Lauren Carlton Contributing Writer Watch doctoral composition student Amir Zaheri in the hallways of Moody for a few minutes, and it will become clear he has a personality that draws people toward him. Soft-spoken, yet direct, Zaheri has an intuitive nature that makes him a popular source for advice. This insightfulness influences his compositions, which in recent months have brought him major rewards. A Narramore Fellow and student of C. P. First, Zaheri was a featured composer on ComposersCircle.com this past summer. He has also celebrated new publications, new commissions and premiere performances in the last few months. “When Amir first arrived at the University, he was already an accomplished composer with an international reputation, but during his time here, he has really refined his language, narrative
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Amir Zaheri’s “Soundtrack to Brad’s eHarmony Profile” was recently selected for performance at the 2012 Student Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference. and compositional technique,” First, a composition professor, said. Zaheri’s “Soundtrack to Brad’s eHarmony Profile” was recently selected for performance at the 2012 Student Society of Composers, Inc. National
Conference, which will be held at Capital University this fall. The digital piece was also selected for performance at the 2nd Annual Electroacoustic Barn Dance Festival at the University of Mary Washington. “It actually started out as a
joke,” Zaheri said. It was my first digital piece for a class, but when I brought it in, Dr. First was like, ‘Amir, that’s actually pretty good.’” Zaheri brought it in to work on with his teacher. Since then, the piece has gathered its own following. “Every composer has their niche,” he said. “ Perhaps I’ve just discovered mine – dating profile soundtracks.” Zaheri’s successes speak not only for him, but also for the quality of work coming from the School of Music. “We are extremely proud of Amir and his accomplishments,” Charles “Skip” Snead, director of the School of Music, said. “He exemplifies all of the characteristics that we hope to see in every graduate student. His success on the regional and national level reflects extremely well on our program.” As a composer in residence for The University of Alabama Opera Theatre, he’s currently
working on a musical entitled “Over Dinner,” to be performed in spring 2013. “One of my favorite styles is musical theatre, along the lines of Noel Coward and Irving Berlin,” Zaheri said. When he sat down with Paul Houghtaling, director of the UA Opera Theatre, to discuss the next step for the company, Zaheri knew it was time for a musical. “Over Dinner” explores the relationships of several couples in a diner setting. It includes a myriad of characters, from a neurotic girlfriend and boyfriend, whose love keeps them strong, to the diner’s hostess, who is experiencing the pain of a breakup with no closure. Interwoven is the constant theme, “Anything can happen over dinner.” Zaheri’s partnership with UA Opera Theatre has been in place since he arrived at the University in January 2011. Snead believes that Zaheri’s composer-in-residence status
illustrates the special collaborative nature that is standard for the composition department. “By nature, composers are a collaborative group,” he said. They depend on the efforts of others for the ultimate realization of their achievements. Likewise, performers depend on willing and collaborative composers for the perpetuation of the art. Amir’s relationship with our University Opera Theatre is an outstanding example of this ongoing relationship.” Even with a constantly packed schedule of performances and teaching, Zaheri has time to reflect on his work. “It’s like being a parent,” Zaheri said. “You care for them and hope they will help people to think and be healing and loving. I think I am part of a minority of people on the planet who have the opportunity to do what one loves and make a difference in others’ lives through it. At a certain point, I view that as a responsibility.”
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‘Moonrise Kingdom’ demonstrates Wes Anderson’s recognizable blueprint By Matt McGrath Contributing Writer “Moonrise Kingdom” sees Wes Anderson return to live-action filmmaking after a break of five years since the underwhelming “The Darjeeling Limited.” Thankfully, Anderson’s new picture is a return to form and his best film since “The Royal Tenenbaums.” In his career, which now spans 10 years, Wes Anderson has managed to create a distinct style, which is shared in all of his films, and “Moonrise Kingdom” perfectly demonstrates Anderson’s
recognizable visual and thematic blueprint. Like almost all of his films, “Moonrise Kingdom” features a vibrant color palette, a dysfunctional family and a hilarious show-stealing performance from Bill Murray. The cast, which Anderson has assembled, is probably the most accomplished and diverse he has ever worked with, featuring Frances McDormand, Harvey Keitel and Tilda Swinton. The two biggest names on the cast list, Edward Norton and Bruce Willis, deliver brilliant comical performances, and Norton is particularly impressive in his first major comedic role of his
career. But the most surprising performances of the film come from the two young stars, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward, who were both 13 during filming and who give the film a rich emotional warmth. Set on the charming fictional island of New Penzance, “Moonrise Kingdom” tells the coming-of-age story of Sam Shakusky (Gilman), a troubled orphan who runs away from his summer scout group with Suzy Bishop (Hayward), a girl who is equally as alienated as Sam. But hot on pursuit of the runaway lovers are the diligent Scout Master Randy Ward (Norton)
and Captain Sharp (Willis), who are aided by Suzy’s frantically worried parents, played by the constantly duelling McDormand and Murray. This film will appeal to those who are already fans of Wes Anderson, and his examination of the family dynamic. But what makes “Moonrise Kingdom” stand apart from these films is Anderson’s focus on his two young main characters. Anderson captures the innocence of first love, as well as the confusion of adolescence, but manages to provide both sentimentality and hilarity in equal measure. The
dialogue is razor sharp, and, as expected, the trademark Anderson wit and awkwardness are fully present. Most striking about the script are the interactions between Sam and Suzy, which feel incredibly genuine and make their summer romance completely believable. Gilman is a rare breed of actor who is able to handle the quirks of Anderson’s script with the ease of Anderson’s regular collaborators, Jason Schwartzman and Murray, and it would not be surprising to see Gilman return to work with the director on future films. On a visual level, the film
is gorgeous, and in true Wes Anderson fashion, nearly every single shot is framed centrally, a technique which has almost become an inside joke to fans of the director. The fact that the film is so self-aware that it is a Wes Anderson picture means that “Moonrise Kingdom” is a sure-fire hit to fans of the director and ranks with “Rushmore” and “The Royal Tenenbaums” as one of Anderson’s greatest films. It embraces his own style, yet delivers a highly creative and original depiction of the awkwardness of growing up.
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Chicago-based trio to kick off Sonic Frontiers series By Courtney Stinson Contributing Writer The Sonic Frontiers concert series, sponsored by New College and Creative Campus, is kicking off its second season of avant-garde performances with a concert by Chicago-based trio Vox Arcana, Friday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Moody Music Building. The trio is comprised of leader and percussionist Tim Daisy, clarinetist James Falzone and cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm, who also plays electronic instruments. Vox Arcana’s experimental sound comes from the combination of the compositional structure of modern classical music and the trio’s more flexible improvisational format.
The freedom of Vox Arcana’s improvisational format leaves a lot of room for change in the group’s music. Though the compositions remain the same, performances differ from night to night. “I’m looking forward to how the music is going to change,” Daisy said. “A lot of it’s composed, but there’s also a lot of room for improvisation, and the compositions change a lot night after night, and that’s something I’m very interested in.” Vox Arcana uses a variety of instruments and styles to create various experimental textures. Daisy will augment his drum set with kick pans, bells and other sound-making materials, while Lonberg-Holm will create textures of sound with electronic
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or other venue makes the concert much more open to audience interaction and conversations about the music. The band is happy to discuss their music and show scores after their performance to anyone who is interested. “I usually get a lot more questions from the audience in a more academic setting,” Daisy said. “I usually meet a lot more people wanting to talk and analyze [the music] a little more. I’m really looking forward to that.” Sonic Frontiers’ 2012-2013 season has grown in more ways than one. This season will span both semesters, include more performances and try to integrate more of the Tuscaloosa area by expanding to off-campus events. The series is also
expanding globally, bringing in artists from as far away as the Czech Republic and Germany. Though Sonic Frontiers brings new ideas to campus, it is by no means a one-way cultural exchange. Giving visiting artists a chance to engage with local culture creates a reciprocal circulation of ideas. “The whole idea is to get ideas circulating,” said Andrew Dewar, assistant professor of New College and the School of Music and assistant director of Creative Campus. “By having global artists and national artists, not only do people here get to interact with a different culture and set of ideas and musical sounds, but the visiting musicians are interacting with what’s happening here.”
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Absurdity of ‘Fools’ performances leaves every audience laughing By Jared Downing Contributing Writer The love interest in The University of Alabama’s new play is too stupid to sit down. I’m not exaggerating – she spends 30 seconds trying to remember how to sit down in a chair. The hero falls for her while she’s struggling to say her own name. That was the point in “Fools” when I began to realize what playwright Neil Simon, who wrote “The Odd Couple,” had in for us. If you’re looking for Simon’s quaintly human New Yorkers, you won’t find any in the Russian hamlet of Kulyenchikov, a town with an ancient curse of stupidity. And, like the townsfolk, the show will make you feel dumb. Not because you’re watching a stream of legitimately ter-
rible jokes, but because you find yourself laughing at just about every one. Spunky young bookworm Leon Tolchinsky (John Paul Snead) has come to be the new schoolmaster. Suitcase in hand and grinning like Socrates, he rattles off a few soliloquies about the joys of knowledge. And then meets a man who can’t count to 12 or remember his own name. Soon, Leon realizes it’s up to him to break the curse by educating the physician’s daughter Sophia (Natalie Riegel, with Esther Workman stepping in Friday and Sunday). It’s a journey fraught with cheap clichés and third grade puns. Formally, the gags are Vaudevillian, but even the Marx Brothers knew how to count on their fingers. The humor leaps from The Beverly Hillbillies to a
YouTube video of a 2-year-old. I could almost see Simon stopping to think, “Now how can I make this line stupid?” New York, apparently, hated it – it closed after just five weeks on Broadway. But the UA troupe has always had a soft spot for misfit scripts, and it waves Simon’s inanity like a battle flag. Snead’s wide-eyed Leon could pass for one of the missionaries in “The Book of Mormon,” his evil, land baron rival (Samuel Hardy) looks like Count Chocula at a discothèque, and they all frolic around a set that could be from Sesame Street. The show flaunts every cheap pun, tramples Simon’s feeble attempts at sentiment and dares the audience not to enjoy it. The air in the tiny Allen Bales Theatre gets so thick with sil-
liness that you either laugh or suffocate. Good thing, too, because despite a few awkward rashes of philosophy, there isn’t any wisdom in the foolishness. Snead’s Leon is great fun but is no more relatable than any of the idiots. Sophia challenges his presumptions about intellect, but
she’s too infantile to make any headway before everything is solved by – surprise - the power of love. “There is nothing like the logic of an illogical mind!” Leon says, before Sophia forgets oneplus-one. I read later that “Fools” is so bewildering to fans of Neil
Simon that some swear he wrote it to be a flop, “Producers” style. And even at the theatre I could tell that the University’s production is a lot more fun than the play deserved to be. But the UA troupe does it exactly right: It doesn’t try to break the Curse of Kulyenchokov, it just puts it on the audience.
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For once, fans, players want refs back on field By Jasmine Cannon Staff Reporter
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Nick Saban has been trying to keep the team focused on Ole Miss all week at practice.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban had an interesting message for his team in preparation for the upcoming Ole Miss game Saturday. Saban has talked constantly to his team about overlooking opponents, regardless of their record or how the fans and media perceive them. To remind his team of the pitfalls of such attitudes, he reminded his players about a time when an Ole Miss team beat a widely favored opponent. “I saw a videotape a couple of weeks ago when we played somebody about Tim Tebow giving his famous speech after they were undefeated for a year and won the national championship,” Saban said. “Guess what? Guess who? Guess when? Somebody beat them. At home, in their place and then there was the famous speech.” Saban said he is trying to make his team realize the potential threat of every team before Alabama plays them, rather than after. “Well, do you have to have an ‘I told you so’ game and does somebody have to give that speech for you to do
what you need to do to realize what’s at stake?” he said. “To realize the opportunity you have to have a very successful, significant season if you can play one game at a time and respect the people you play, and play to your very best each and every time that you play?” Saban’s message seems to have stuck with his players. Senior tight end Michael Williams said he’d rather not be in the same boat as the 2008 Florida Gators. “We don’t want something bad to happen for something to wake us up,” Williams said. “So we’re very aware of that speech and how everything happened there, and we’re going to come out and play for 60 minutes.” Alabama champions to be honored in Saturday’s game. The Alabama football team will honor the exploits of its former champions on Saturday against the Ole Miss Rebels. Gene Stallings and the players of the 1992 national championship team at Alabama will make an appearance at the game, as well as last season’s national champion gymnastics program. “All the SEC games that we
play are really special,” Saban said. “We want Bryant-Denny Stadium to be a special place for our players to play and a very difficult place for other teams to play. That’s always been that way, and we certainly appreciate that from our fans, and we’ll certainly need it from our fans for this particular game Saturday night.” Saban said he still remembers watching the game in which Stallings and his team won Alabama its 12th national title in football. “I still think, of all the games I remember or I ever watched,” Saban said, “the game they played to win the national championship in the Sugar Bowl was one of the most fantastic teams and fantastic games I can remember watching.” Saban said he was also proud of the way the gymnastics team performed last season and was happy it was going to be honored alongside the 1992 national title team. “We’re really, really proud of all of our other sports who have a lot of success,” Saban said, “especially the three women’s sports that won national championships [last season].”
If you didn’t know before this week’s Monday Night Football game, you probably have heard the National Football League has locked out its referees. The debacle that started before preseason went to new heights after a controversial call was made by replacement referees at the end of the Packers vs. Seahawks game that sent the latter home as victors. And there you have it. Roger Goodell’s point was proven. Better job performance by NFL officials is believed to be one of the motivations behind the lockout. To combat under-performing officials, the NFL wants to hire 21 reserves, which could result in an official sitting out games without pay due to his performance. Other points of discussion relative to the lockout include the league wanting to move to a 401K plan, as opposed to staying with the pension plan officials prefer. There is also disagreement on how much officials will be paid for the next few years. The NFL has stated they offered a raise to $189,000 from $149,000 by 2018. It’s been reported that officials have asked for more than that, but a number has not been disclosed. The NFL takes in more than $9 billion in revenue a season, so one would think the league could spare a few thousand dollars more to ensure the happiness of their employees, as long as officials aren’t asking for an unreasonable amount. The lockout might not be considered as bad if the replacement officials were doing a good job. After all, who really likes referees in any sport? Why would the original officials be missed? Just ask Aaron Rodgers, Bill
Belichick, the Baltimore Ravens fans that chanted obscenities, or any other player, fan or coach in the league. Just three weeks into the season, players have taken to traditional and social media outlets to express their frustrations with the calls and lack thereof in games. Packers offensive lineman TJ Lang declared via Twitter, after shooting a couple of expletives, “Fine me and use the money to pay the regular refs.” New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees tweeted, “I love this league and love the game of football, but tonight’s debacle hurts me greatly. This is NOT the league we’re supposed to represent.” And Miami Dolphins running back Reggie Bush simply tweeted, “These refs gotta go I’m sorry.” After the Packers-Seahawks game, quarterback Aaron Rodgers blasted the NFL for hiring unqualified replacement referees and even questioned the league for putting money above football. These players will likely get fined for their comments, but if national figures like Bill Clinton are disputing the work of these replacement officials, something is not right. I agree with Rodgers’ statement about the NFL putting money before football. The league did the same thing when they locked out the players just two years ago. A pay raise for officials may result in better job performance. However, it is not a guarantee the original referees will do better, so reserve officials are not a bad idea. All of the parties involved need to come to a compromise to ensure the integrity of the game that provides them all with a livelihood.
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Tide begins prepping for 1st SEC competition By Charlie Potter Contributing Writer
The Alabama cross country teams will face their third test of the season this weekend when they participate in the 57th Annual Notre Dame Invitational. The race will take place Friday, Sept. 28 at the Notre Dame golf course on the school’s campus in South Bend, Ind. Both teams will be running in the blue division races,
beginning with the women’s race at 3:15 p.m. The Crimson Tide is coming off its first SEC competition at the Commodore Classic in Nashville, Tenn., where the women’s and men’s teams finished in fifth and 15th place, respectively. Head coach Dan Waters attributes his teams’ results to their collegiate inexperience. “We just can’t get around the fact that we’re young, and we’re just going to have to learn,”
Waters said. “It’s just going to incredibly fast,” Waters said. be part of our growing process.” “It’s a flatter, faster type of However, Waters said the course. Our athletes are going structure of the course in South to have to get accustomed to Bend will be great for the devel- seeing a fast pace and be able opment of the to stay positive Tide’s young and still execute runners and will a race plan for It’s exactly what they need help them betthe bottom half to see. As we grow for the ter understand of the race.” future, they need to know the elements of On top of the what’s out there, and they cross country. different course Notre Dame’s layout, the runneed to see the very best golf course – that ners will also be competition. That’s why it’s serves as the facing a more on the schedule. school’s running diverse mixture course for cross of schools. The — Dan Waters country meets – Notre Dame is very flat, and Invitational will Waters said jokhost several Big ingly that the desk in his office Ten schools like Ohio State and has more hills than the actual Michigan, as well as Ivy League course. institutions like Columbia and “Typically this race goes out Princeton.
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The SEC will also be wellrepresented at the meet. Aside from Alabama, Mississippi State and Texas A&M will be running. Waters is glad to see a variety of competition for his growing team. “It’s exactly what they need to see,” Waters said. “As we grow for the future, they need to know what’s out there, and they need to see the very best competition. That’s why it’s on the schedule.” The youth and inexperience of the cross country roster is slowly diminishing with every meet, but for one runner, the Notre Dame Invitational will be his first taste of competition in the college ranks and in the United States. Robbie Farnham-Rose, a freshman from Borough Green,
England, will make his season debut for the Crimson Tide Friday. Waters said choosing to run his newest athlete at this time was due to the flatter, faster type of course, which is something Farnham-Rose has had success running in the past. But the experience of running with some of the country’s best athletes can’t hurt either. “It’s just an opportunity for him to compete and enjoy competing for the Crimson Tide,” Waters said. For Farnham-Rose, this experience will be new for him. He is used to competing for a club team rather than a university, but he is looking forward to spending time with his new teammates on the road to Indiana.
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biennially in three different zones, with this year’s tournament being held in the Europe-Africa zone. The 2012 edition of the Women’s World Amateur marks the 25th anniversary, and this year’s tournament will feature a record number of 53 teams competing for the team championship. In the last Women’s World Amateur Team Championship in Sophmore Jennifer Kirby practices her iron shots 2010, Korea took Golf captures first win at Texas A&M Preview. home the team championship by 17 strokes. Amateur. In 2010, Kirby led Competing for her native Canada to a tie for 11th place. Canada, senior Kirby will play Meadow is also competing for in her second career World her home country of Northern
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