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The presidential election will come down to a handful of voters in a small amount of swing states. With the University’s growing out-of-state population, students here could help swing the election in their state either way by voting absentee. Also known as “vote by mail,� absentee balloting is an increasingly popular way to voice your choice in elections large and small. But while

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more people are voting by mail, many still don’t understand the concept and its process. Each state has similar, but not identical, rules with absentee voting. Below, you can ďŹ nd the information you need to vote absentee if you’re a potential swing-state voter. Most states have some form of absentee balloting and students who are from Alabama can also take advantage of it.

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Amari Cooper had a breakout game Saturday and scored two of the Tide’s three touchdowns after replacing injured wide receiver DeAndrew White

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1,423 undergraduate and graduate students at UA are from Florida.

524 undergraduate ate te and graduate e students are from m North N th Carolina.

Florida has a two-point process. If you are registered to vote and want to vote by an absentee ballot you must first request one to be mailed to you. After it is mailed to you, you must fill it out and mail it back to your county's supervisor of elections office so it gets there before the polls close on election day.

There is no official North Carolina absentee ballot application. You must create your own request form with the following information: "I am requesting an absentee ballot for the election on (insert date of election here)," your full name, your date of birth, your residential address (i.e. the North Carolina address where you're registered to vote), the address to which the absentee ballot should be mailed, your daytime telephone number, and your signature.

Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9, 2012. Absentee ballot request form deadline: Received by 5 p.m. on or before Oct. 31, 2012.

Voter registration deadline: Oct. 12, 2012.

Completed absentee ballot deadline: Received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.

Absentee ballot request form deadline: Received by 5 p.m. on Oct. 30, 2012.

339 undergraduate and graduate students are from Ohio. Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9, 2012. Absentee ballot request form deadline: Received by noon Nov. 3, 2012.

True freshman steps up after White’s injury Amari Cooper shines with 2 touchdowns By Marc Torrence Assistant Sports Editor It was an ominous sign when Alabama wide receiver DeAndrew White had to be helped off the field Saturday by two trainers. But as has become the norm under head coach Nick Saban, an injured starter was replaced by another top talent that didn’t miss a beat. True freshman receiver Amari Cooper played an integral role in Alabama’s 33-14 win over the Ole Miss Rebels. The four-star from Miami, Fla., hauled in eight catches for 84 yards and two touchdowns,

597 undergraduate and graduate students who from Virginia.

Voter registration deadline: Oct. 15, 2012.

SGA appoints 50 freshmen to be on First Year Council

Absentee ballot request form deadline: Received by 5 p.m. on Oct. 30, 2012.

Calderone says 2012 process free of error CW | Whitney Hendrix

19,462 undergraduate and graduate students are from Alabama. Voter registration deadline: Oct. 26, 2012. Absentee ballot request form deadline: Received on or before Nov. 1, 2012. <hfie^m^] Z[l^gm^^ [Zeehm ]^Z]ebg^3 IhlmfZkd^] [r Gho' .% +)*+ Zg] received by noon on Election Day.

NEWS | ABORTION DEBATE

Abortion rights debate spreads to campus By Adam Mills Staff Reporter Planned Parenthood of Birmingham, Ala. is facing pressure from anti-abortion groups trying to shut it down because of allegations of medical malpractice. The debate over the future of the clinic, which provides low-cost preventive and reproductive health care to er • Plea s

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accounting for more than a third of quarterback AJ McCarron’s completions. “We really had high hopes that Amari Cooper would one day find himself and do the things like he does in practice all the time in the game and I think that happened today,� Saban said after the game. “He played very, very well, so that’s a guy that can be an explosive player for us and help us out down the road.� He provided a go-to threat against a Rebel defense that committed to stopping the run first, often stacking the box with eight defenders. Six of Cooper’s eight receptions went for a touchdown or first down.

but none whatsoever for the health and safety of women.� The situation has served as a point of political contention on campus in the buildup to the 2012 presidential election. “The Birmingham Planned Parenthood has a history of a very poor standard of care,� Courtney Pixler, president of Bama Students for Life, said. “It is no surprise that a facility with such a history has harmed yet another woman.� Pixler is for the closure

of the Birmingham Planned Parenthood. She called Planned Parenthood “the world’s largest abortion business,â€? and cited prior controversial malpractice allegations among her reasons. Charlotte L aws o n , vice president of College Democrats, disagreed. She said anti-abortion groups were using this instance as a façade to make political gains.

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By Eric Yaron Contributing Writer The Student Government Association recently selected 50 student representatives for this year’s First Year Council. Selected students will be working alongside elected SGA representatives through the coming months. “I could not be more thrilled with the group of 50 first year councilors for this year,� Mackenzie Perpich, the director of FYC, said in an emailed

statement. “I believe they are going to achieve a tremendous amount this year with the positions they all have earned!� Created to promote fair representation of the freshman class in student government, the council is responsible for drafting and executing projects on campus designed to have a impact on the UA community. FYC came under fire last year after irregularities in the application scoring process were discovered. The markings on applications led to a selection of less qualified candidates than those freshmen who were selected later upon further review.

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CORRECTION In the Sept. 27, 2012 edition of The Crimson White, the current chapter president of Pi Kappa Alpha was misidentified in the story “Greek ‘prank war’ leads to vandalism.� Pi Kappa Alpha’s current chapter president is Ben Crabtree. The Crimson White regrets the error and is happy to set the record straight.

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Cooper’s stellar 2nd quarter proves talent

the second quarter. “He did a great job,” said wide receiver Christion Jones, whose 99-yard kick return sparked the 21-0 run. “Amari stepped up as a freshman coming in. He’s done a great job all year coming in playing X and Z. But he’s doing a great job. He did a great job tonight converting third downs, getting first downs.” Cooper’s breakout game was hardly unexpected, however. He drew high praise from coaches and teammates after enrolling in January and working his way through spring practice and fall camp. Playing

in a receiving corps that may be Alabama’s deepest unit, Cooper was a standout in spring and fall scrimmages. Where other freshmen could get lost in the mix, he made a name for himself. In his first touchdown game against Arkansas a 26-yard screen pass allowed him to show his speed and vision with the ball. He added four receptions in last week’s game against Florida Atlantic and on Saturday was the “lone bright spot” on offense, saidcenter Barrett Jones. “It’s a great thing when you recruit a player who can

come in and start right off,” Christion Jones said. “Now he’s bought into the unit and how we play and how we do things around here. So now it’s all what he does on the field and he’s doing a great job at it.” Cooper will be needed in a big way in the coming games. The outlook does not look bright for White, who returned from the locker room in street clothes and on

crutches. Saban said he would be re-evaluated Sunday. McCarron didn’t sound too optimistic about White’s return but knows that he can heavily rely on his replacement. “[Cooper]’s done a great job,” McCarron said. “Amari’s a very good receiver, a good teammate. He progresses every day. And that’s what we’re going to need now that DeAndrew’s out. We’re going to need more guys to step up for us.”

Every residence hall represented in FYC

members through campus beautification initiatives. MacKenzie Hamilton, a junior who participated in FYC his freshman year, said the Council was an excellent way for him to get involved. “First Year Council was a great opportunity as a freshman to become involved in something on campus beyond attending classes or going to sporting events,” Hamilton said. “I think it’s important to find a way to become involved on campus early on in your college career.” Each residence hall on campus retains at least one representative on the council, as per FYC selection criteria. The students selected come from a variety of backgrounds and hometowns, many of which are from well outside of the southeastern region. Some of the member majors range from nursing to engineering to business and more.

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COOPER FROM PAGE 1 Cooper’s most impressive stretch came at the end of the first half. He caught four passes on a possession that Saban called Alabama’s only true drive of the game. Cooper accounted for 37 of the Tide’s 68 yards on the drive, and his fourth reception went for a touchdown after an acrobatic catch in traffic in the end zone. His score capped a 21-0 Tide run after Ole Miss took a 7-6 lead early in

FYC FROM PAGE 1 Amid accusations of applicant GPAs being modified to ensure certain students were selected over others, the former director of FYC and last year’s SGA president Grant Cochran resigned from their positions. Matt Calderone, SGA president, said this year’s selection process was controversy-free. “I think the application and selection process were both very fair,” Calderone said. “I am very enthusiastic about working with such a bright group of freshmen.” In previous years, members of FYC have organized football tailgates, developed programs to encourage greater student use of the UA Recreation Center, and worked alongside University grounds crew

UA’s abortion debate focuses on facility PLANNED PARENTHOOD FROM PAGE 1 “My initial reaction when I hear stories like this one is admittedly disgust,” she said. “As a rule, these ‘pro-life’ groups do not actually care about the quality of women’s health care or their lives; they are simply using women who allegedly have suffered injury as pawns in their scheme to take the United States back to back-alley abortions.” Lawson said it was easy to draw similarities between attempts to close individual clinics and the nationwide move by some groups to remove all federal funding from the organization. “It is a shame that they would devote their efforts to shut down health care clinics which provide many essential services beyond just abortions, rather than attempting to actually reduce the number of abortions necessary by providing comprehensive sex education and easy access to contraception to reduce unwanted pregnancies,” Lawson said. Lawson noted the political importance of the abortion

debate in the 2012 presidential election. “I think the abortion debate plays a huge role in the upcoming election,” she said. “Many women who were otherwise disinterested in politics are motivated to get involved now because their health care is on the line.” She said the stakes in this election are particularly high, due in part to potential Supreme Court seats becoming vacant. “If Governor Romney is elected, he will undoubtedly appoint conservative, anti-abortion Supreme Court Justices,” she said. “Romney would probably only need to appoint one SCOTUS Justice to ensure that Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey are overturned the next time abortion comes before the Court. That, I believe, is the greatest threat that a Romney presidency poses to women’s rights.” Pixler and Lawson agreed that increased on-campus dialogue is a positive. “I am optimistic about the fact that women’s health care is seeming to become more of a discussion than a shouting match on this campus,” Lawson said.

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By Katherine Langner Contributing Writer New to campus, The University of Alabama’s Meeting Professionals International club provides opportunities for real-world experience and professional networking to students with aspirations of working in event, restaurant, hospitality, public relations or communication industries. The University’s chapter stems from Meeting Professionals International, a global organization with

over 21,000 members and 71 different chapters. The group works alongside different companies and organizations to enhance students’ degrees beyond the limits of the classroom. Lorie Tuma, the faculty advisor for UA MPI, previously served as the advisor to the MPI chapter at Central Michigan University. She said the UA chapter serves as a connector between students and the industry. Throughout October and November, UA MPI will be working with Martie Duncan,

a season eight finalist of the Food Network’s show “Food Network Star� and has been invited to help coordinate events in Dauphin Island and Gulf Shores. “UA MPI is also collaborating with the student club at Central Michigan University and joining forces to coordinate events at the Superbowl, Boston Marathon and the Country Music Festival,� Tuma said. “In May, club members will also coordinate events at the Cannes International Film Festival in South France.�

Through the opportunities the organization provides, students receive the ability to begin gaining professional support. Students are provided with LinkedIn testimonials and letters of recommendations, which help gear students in the direction of a possible internship or future jobs, Tuma said. “[MPI] made an immediate impact on my skills and level of expertise in the industry and I decided it was time to bring the same experience to my students,� said Tuma, who began working with the

organization in 2008. Students Alyssa Tilkin and Lauren Scoggan were both approached by Tuma to start the MPI chapter on campus. “After some online research and speaking with other MPI members, I quickly realized that this group provides a pathway to advance my career goals in this highly competitive world,� Tilkin, co-founder of the club and a senior majoring in restaurant and hospitality management, said. Scoggan, another co-founder of the UA chapter and a

senior majoring in Spanish and restaurant and hospitality managment, describes the club as a way for students to acquire the skills necessary to score their dream job. “This is a huge and evergrowing industry, and students need to get connected to all the opportunites to develop their skills,� Scoggan said. “We are linking them to these opportunities.� For more information about getting involved in UA MPI, visit their facebook page at Facebook.com/ UAMPI2012.

University planner explains vision for larger Student group provides Ferg, Presidential Village recreation center support for St. Jude’s By Ashanka Kumari and Chandler Wright CW Staff The expansion of the Ferguson Center and a new recreational center are among the highlights of future construction on campus, said to University planner and designer Dan Wolfe. “The Ferguson project is a $33 to $35 million expansion,� Wolfe said. “We’re expanding the bookstore, office and office meeting space. The building was built in the 1970s, so the mechanical systems also need to be updated.� The 58,000 square-foot expansion of the Ferguson Center will start in the next few months and is projected to take two years to complete. “The expansion will be toward Woods Quad,� Wolfe said. “We will continue to operate the Ferguson Center.

They’ll do the addition first, would become just as conmove people into the addi- gested as the current recretion and then go back to the ational center is,â€? Thomas older area.â€? said. “People would be less Phase II of the construc- willing to go use the old one tion by Presidential Village when they have one within a includes plans to build a new five-minute walk.â€? recreational center, to be Wolfe said he hopes the completed fall new recre2014. ational center “This recrewill alleviate The Ferguson project is a ational center some of the $33 to $35 million expaniwill be a smallcrowds at the son. We’re expanding the er facility,â€? current recrebookstore, ofďŹ ce and ofďŹ ce Wolfe said. “It ational center. meeting space. is intended to “It will hopebe a regional fully relieve a — Dan Wolfe recreational lot of the curcenter for all rent traffic at the surroundthe recreationing student housing.â€? al center off of University Avery Thomas, a freshman Boulevard,â€? he said. living in Presidential Village, At the September UA said he would use a recre- Board of Trustees meeting, ational center closer to his a new master plan was predorm but thinks it will get sented to update the 2007 crowded easily. plan, Wolfe said. “Since the new one will be “The master plan looks closer to all of the residen- about 10 to 15 years in the tial buildings, I think that it future, but we update that

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master plan every five years,� he said. “We presented the 2012 plan, an update to the 2007 plan, at the September Board meeting and hope they will approve it at the November meeting.� Along with the Ferguson Center expansion and phase II of the Presidential Village, the Board approved the Stage I submission for a $15 million Riverside parking deck project, which will consist of approximately 564 parking spaces making the total capacity 1,237 spaces, according to the project summary report from the meeting. “The west half of the Riverside East parking lot will be developed to include an approximately 200,358 gross square feet parking deck that will increase the available parking spaces for students, faculty and staff,� according to the project summary.

By Sarah Robinson Contributing Writer

The University of Alabama’s Up ‘til Dawn, a collegiate program that raises awareness and funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is looking to involve more students, faculty and staff in their work. The program, founded in 1999, gives participants various opportunities to contribute to St. Jude, an organization with a mission to find cures for children with cancer and other diseases through research and treatment. For instance, every fall, the executive board visits patients at St. Jude in Memphis, Tenn., and the Target house, a local home sponsored by Target that provides free housing to families whose loved ones are receiving long-term care at the hospital. Sara Hartley, co-advisor of Up ‘til Dawn, made the trip in 2010. “When the executive board came back to campus ready to work hard to make a difference in the fight for childhood cancer,

I realized the impact a few college students can have in the world,� Hartley said. The program holds several events throughout the year leading up to their big program in the spring, which involves addressing pre-written letters to friends and family asking them to join their mission. “The fact that college students can make such a difference in these children’s lives is incredible,� Hartley said. Lindsey Green, executive director of the program, encourages people to contribute because of the noble cause that Up ‘til Dawn supports: St. Jude’s vision to provide treatment to any child with no discrimination against race, religion or a family’s ability to pay. “This amazing foundation needs as much help as possible to continue to help children in need,� Green said. Anyone interested in becoming a part of Up ‘til Dawn should email executive advisor Lindsey Green at llgreen1@crimson.ua.edu.

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O PINIONS Fans shouldn’t be outraged at dramatic Grey’s season finale

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By Tori Lee Staff Columnist

result to such an act. “Grey’s Anatomy” is known for its dramatic twists and cliffhangers – after all, that’s what keeps viewers returning season after season. Up to this point, quite a few major characters have died over the years in anxiety-filled hospital shootings and bus accidents; fans are actually surprised that more would die as the result of a plane crash? I might or might not have shed a few tears over the loss of Lexie and “McSteamy,” and I was even more unhappy about the fate of my favorite character, Arizona, but I would never call out the writer of the show for her judgment that has obviously gotten her nine years of fame so far. I understand being upset, but it is important to remember that it is just

Last Thursday “Grey’s Anatomy” officially killed off two of its most beloved characters and left others scattered across the country or bedridden. If this is a surprise because you haven’t caught up on TiVo, you aren’t a real “Grey’s Anatomy” fan. A terrible, unrealistic plane crash left many Americans distraught in the season eight finale and had us glued to the television last Thursday to see who lived in the season nine premiere that would change the show forever. Lexie Grey and Mark Sloan’s love affair is to continue in another life, after the famous couple died between these two episodes. While one would think most people would have a lonely sob with cookie dough to deal with this unforgettable loss, this is not the case for some avid fans. “Grey’s Anatomy” writer Shonda Rhimes received many hateful tweets from fans about her decision to end the lives of the famous lovebirds. As if it is not enough to tweet the entire happening of the show and spoil it for people who believe in DVR, some ridiculous fans went as far as writing threats over a simple television show. While I admit to having been emotionally invested in this show from the start, it is absolutely outrageous for fans to

a show, people! While we all love the characters of our favorite television shows and feel as if they

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are real figures in our every day lives, it is unnecessary to tweet hateful things at the creators of our cherished addictions. For my “Grey’s Anatomy” fans still troubled by Rhimes’ decisions, she has a WhoSay account that explains the deaths. “In the end, I had to do what was right for the integrity of the character,” Rhimes said. “Mark would never willingly abandon Sofia and he would never willingly abandon Callie. So Mark dies. And he and Lexie get to be together in a way. Their love remains true.” Tori Lee is a senior majoring in dance and public relations. Her column runs biweekly on Mondays.

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By SoRelle Wyckoff Opinions Editor

high priority. Tuscaloosa City Councilman Kip Tyner introduced the conversation in response to The Tattoo Experience’s plans to reopen in Alberta, Ala. To Tyner, The Tattoo Experience on the main road in Alberta is damaging to the city’s image, one that Tyner hopes to improve in the post-tornado rebuilding process. But Todd Boiling, co-owner of The Tattoo Experience, reminded the City Council what the proposed moratorium would do for not only his business, but his livelihood. “I will go from being a survivor of the storm to a victim again,” Boiling said, epitomizing the danger of the game Tuscaloosa is playing. Some City council members are wary of the ban. Councilman Bobby Howard called the moratorium a “slippery slope,” asking the council, “You want to limit these things, but where does it end if you do that?” An excellent point; what will stop Tuscaloosa City from posing more bans on future businesses? A voice of reason is found in Councilwoman Cynthia Almond.

The Tuscaloosa City Council is currently considering a moratorium banning certain businesses from operating within the Tuscaloosa City limits. Among these business types are tattoo parlors, tobacco shops, check-cashing stores and pawn shops. Inspired by the Northport City moratorium banning the same types of businesses, the move is being justified as an opportunity to do “research” and discover the social side effects of these businesses. This is a gross overreach on behalf of the Tuscaloosa government. This move to stifle certain businesses that the Tuscaloosa City Council deems troublesome really only stifles freedom: freedom of the marketplace, freedom to pursue the American dream of creating a business, and freedom of choice for the residents of Tuscaloosa. When the government starts trying to control what businesses are available to us, we lose a great amount of our personal freedom – something, as Americans, we hold as a

Believing nothing will be accomplished by imposing a moratorium, she also seems most realistic about the “research” proposers are using to justify the bans. “I don’t think studying them will tell us anymore than we already know,” Almond said. She’s right. What do they really think research will accomplish? The hired consultant will be looking at crime rates, economic development and business recruitment, among other factors. Obviously, those in favor of the ban will be hiring the consultant, hoping the information discovered supports their thesis: tattoo parlors, pawnshops, etc. are bad for the community. Any potential success depends first on how the consultant will gather this information. It must be a fair and unbiased project. Secondly, depending on the outcome, how will the city council react? And will the findings actually sway opinions? If there is no significant sign of social upset surrounding the researched businesses, the city council can still choose to ban them. If the research supports their pre-conceived notions,

they will only be more inclined to ban them. But more than likely, they aren’t going to find enough proof to make a legitimate case for banning businesses. But what they will do, regardless of their choice, is injure the growing process because of the time they are wasting (like, right now), and they will injure their relationship with their constituents. We elect leaders to make decisions to protect our rights, not take them away from us. While their intentions may be good – genuinely trying to make Tuscaloosa a better place – this is an abuse of power. The government is not the police in the debate on social stigmas, and we don’t need political leaders telling us the right and wrong answers to our personal choices. I don’t know what Tuscaloosa City is truly trying to accomplish, but it doesn’t sound like the principles our nation was built on. And it definitely doesn’t sound like freedom, or democracy, to me. SoRelle Wyckoff is the Opinions Editor of The Crimson White. Her column runs on Monday.

Scholarship stacking makes UA more successful at recruiting top tier students By Brad Tipper Staff Columnist As our high school careers were coming to a close, all of us shared a somewhat similar experience of selecting what school would become our new home a few short months after our impending graduation. There were a large number of factors that went into our final decision, from academic prestige to location and social life. Each university offered a different array of opportunities, some more enticing than the others. Just like most other new college prospects from across the nation, many of us put the financial impact of attending college as one of, if not the most, important aspects of our final decision. In many cases this meant applying for any and every scholarship we could get our hands on, as well as taking into account what each of our prospective schools were willing to offer us to select them over the rest of our choices. I think that we can all agree

from each of our college searches, the more money the better. This was especially true if that meant being offered extra money on top of the most basic costs like tuition. From GPA, to ACT/SAT scores, to a student’s desired major, there are many aspects that go into the distribution of our university’s scholarship money. For students who are the most deserving based on awards, test scores and financial need, “full ride” scholarships are awarded. While these scholarships are intended to cover all costs of a student’s needs as far as the university is concerned, this amount of money is still sometimes not enough. There are students on our campus who were initially attracted and in the end decided to attend Alabama based on the offer to attend for free due to scholarships, only to realize after getting here that the scholarship money only covered their costs to a certain extent. Some of these students then had to make the decision to

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take out loans or work multiple jobs to cover their extra expenses, which includes needs outside the scope of what the University helps cover. Costs such as dorm room necessities, clothes and money to live off campus during the summer to participate in opportunities like university funded research are not covered by the normal full ride scholarships. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with taking out a loan or working a job to cover such costs, but as the University continues to recruit top-level students from around the world, it makes sense to offer the incentive of not having to take such actions to cover your costs of attending school. If the act of “stacking” gives the University the ability to continue to pull in these types of students, it’s a great move from both a business and academic standpoint. It seems though that in deciding who should be allowed to be awarded this extra scholarship money, the University should

be more fair in their decision making. While stipends in the engineering department have helped the department’s recruitment of some of the best and brightest, why are these students given such an opportunity that a student of the same caliber might not receive as a biology major? It may make sense from the business standpoint of the University but not as much in their consideration of us as a student population. Obviously, a large amount of discretion is needed in making such monetary decisions for something as complex as a university, which must balance both the business and personal aspects of running a school. Despite such concerns though, the University’s decision to allow for stacking to occur is a great opportunity for continued growth and recruitment of the best students worldwide. Brad Tipper is a junior majoring in political science and economics. His column runs biweekly on Mondays.

Affordable Care Act fails to ensure choice

Last week, we highlighted how the Affordable Care Act will increase health care costs for young adults and falls short of the president’s original goal of reducing health care costs. While we suggested the need for health care reform that stimulates competition and thereby lowers cost, two readers accurately noted that the health care market is not competitive. Their observations only reinforce our position that meaningful health care reform must embrace competitive forces, not regulatory compliance as mandated under the ACA. In our system, third-party providers pay for the health care services of their program participants. The federal government pays hospitals and physicians for the care provided to Medicare and Medicaid enrollees. For the many Americans enrolled in employerbased health insurance coverage, private insurers pay providers for their care, and employers pay all or some of their insurance premiums. Co-payments and deductibles require patients to have some “skin in the game” and make small payments for routine physician visits and other services, but most of the burden of financing these health services falls on the third-party. The result is that patients have no incentive to shop for the most cost efficient health care because employers or the government ultimately pay the majority of the cost. An influential study from the nonprofit and nonpartisan Rand Corporation found that when patients only pay a minor share of their health care expenses, these patients consume more health care services than they actually need. This increased demand for unnecessary services in turn increases the cost of health care. The third-party health insurance model also creates “information asymmetry.” Patients trust, sometimes to their detriment, that the health care services they are provided are in fact the services they need, but they do not always have access to information about the cost and quality of their treatment. The ACA begins to address this information problem and requires health providers to list health outcome information on websites accessible to consumers. To the extent patients use these websites, the increased information increases consumer choice. However, the ACA does not effectively correct the health care over-consumption problem created in the third-party insurer model. It makes it worse. Under the ACA, employers with 50 or more employees are mandated to provide health insurance to their employees. The ACA then regulates the type of health insurance employers must provide, further reducing choice and competition in the market. The result is that people will remain isolated from the financial cost of their health care choices, and the price of care will continue to increase. The Obama administration has obscured this conversation by claiming that the ACA will reduce the deficit. While the most recent Government Accountability Office report supports the claim, the GAO also raises concerns that this projected deficit reduction under the ACA may not actually occur. As the GAO notes, the ACA achieves deficit reduction by cutting payments to physicians for treating Medicare patients. Congress has consistently overridden cuts to physicians in the past, though, and will have a strong political incentive to do so again. Letting the cuts take effect could deter providers from caring for Medicare beneficiaries. Under the ACA, though, even if the projected savings materialize, the money will go to finance increased spending on other programs in the ACA, instead of being used to protect the financial solvency of existing federal health care entitlements. The ACA also includes about $570 billion in tax increases. Reducing the deficit does nothing to reduce health care costs if it requires transferring funds from other programs and raising taxes. A better approach would focus on reducing health care costs first so that more Americans can afford medical care and the government can afford to strengthen the health care safety net. The best way to lower cost is to remove obstacles to competition in the health insurance market. The market did not create these inefficient third-party insurance systems, the government did. The government doesn’t count employer-provided health insurance toward a worker’s tax liability. Employees have to pay taxes on the money they earn but not on the health insurance they earn. As a result of this policy, employers supply and employees demand more expensive and lucrative health insurance plans without either party incurring a tax liability. In effect, government labor and tax policy have reduced employee wages while subsidizing the over consumption of health care. Correcting that imbalance should be the most important priority of public health care policy. We will explore possible methods and your comments next week.

Ryan Sprinkle is a second-year JD candidate at The University of Alabama School of Law. Tray Smith is the online editor of The Crimson White. This column is the second in a series on health care reform.

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Crimson Tide suffers 1st shutout of season to Aggies By Charlie Potter Contributing Writer

us, but we just made a lot of errors and didn’t play the best we could.” The Alabama volleyball The Aggies made a stateteam fell to a 13-5 record ment when they handed the when the Crimson Tide lost Tide its fourth conference to the Texas A&M Aggies 0-3 loss of the season, dropping Sunday afternoon. Alabama’s SEC record to 2-4. The Tide’s shutout loss was “I think they’re as solid its first sweep of the season, as any team that we have in as the team dropped all three the SEC,” Allen said. “I think sets 22-25, t h ey ’ r e 20-25 and going to 20-25. compete “We were for chamWe just didn’t play how we less than pionships should have played. Credit to e x c i t e d just like the Texas A&M for beating us, but about how rest of the we comleague, and we just made a lot of errors and peted in I don’t think didn’t play the best we could. the match,” t h ey ’ r e head coach going to — Kayla Fitterer Ed Allen have diffisaid. “We’ve culty being got to learn one of the to compete top four or in every match for 25 points five teams in this league on a every set.” regular basis.” Allen’s players were just as Texas A&M had an impresdisappointed in their perfor- sive showing in Tuscaloosa, mance as their head coach. but a couple of Tide players “We just didn’t play how we performed well against an should have played,” senior unfamiliar SEC opponent. Kayla Fitterer said. “Credit Fitterer finished the day to Texas A&M for beating will a team high 11 kills,

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five digs, and a hitting percentage of .237. Freshman Sierra Wilson, from Anaheim, Calif., recorded a team high nine digs. The Tide has a week-long break before it faces the other conference newcomer in Missouri. Allen said he couldn’t speak for his players, but the break will certainly help him. The team will try and regroup and improve on its mistakes before its next CW | Shannon Auvil home match. “We just need Alabama volleyball suffered its first sweep of the season with a to focus more and loss to Texas A&M. team’s success at home to the compete,” Fitterer said. “Just play volleyball and environment the students do what we know how to do.” can create. He asked for conAlabama will look to get tinued support as the Tide back in the win column when gets deeper into its tough, it faces the Missouri Tigers SEC schedule. “There’s not an off night,” on Sunday Oct. 7 at 1:30 p.m. Allen said. “Once you begin in Foster Auditorium. Allen commended the SEC play, you’ve got to play support level of the student well or you’re going to lose no body, attributing much of the matter who you’re playing.”

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Proskura, Taborga to play best in nation By David Marshburn Contributing Writer With The University of Alabama men’s tennis season in full swing, the Crimson Tide is looking to build momentum that will carry them through the rest of the fall. Two Alabama players square off against the nation’s most skilled players Monday in Tulsa, Okla., in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s AllAmerican Championships. Bypassing the initial prequalifying round, junior Daniil Proskura competes in the qualifying round of the singles tournament. He also joins junior Carlos Taborga in the qualifying round of doubles play. Proskura, a junior from Estonia, will compete against 128 of the

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country’s best college players. By notching three victories, he will advance to the main draw, where he will play in a round of 16. Junior and Bolivian native Taborga will team up with Proskura Tuesday to take on the 128 best doubles teams in the nation. Four wins will advance the pair to the main draw, which consists of only eight teams. The two juniors played together last year, as well as in their last tournament at the Duke Fab Four Invite in September. After a shaky start in the first couple of days at Duke, Taborga and Proskura recorded a few wins, which should give them some momentum heading into Tulsa. “I felt pretty rusty, since it was my first time playing this fall,” Taborga said of the Duke

tournament. “But I got better each day and ended up winning on the last day.” The Tide pair enters the season ranked No. 33 in the country and Proskura sits at No. 59 in singles rankings. Coach George Husack said his players have worked on a few techniques since Duke that should prove beneficial this week. “For doubles, the serve will be very important,” Husack said. “They will have to be able to return the first volley, be smart, but overall be aggressive.” Husack also expects Proskura to use his left hand, his spins and his depth in order to create angles. Such a style of play should complement Taborga’s tendencies. “Carlos is really good with forearm and serves,” Proskura said. “So I try to stay up close

to the net as much as possible.” Although the two players may not compete for a slow t in the NCAA National Championships until later in the spring, both men understand the importance of playing well in this tournament. Because the ITA All-American Championships is one of the two biggest tennis events of the fall, a victory would improve Proskura and Taborga’s ranking, as well as Proskura’s individual ranking. Match count holds a great significance at the beginning of the season and ascending the national rankings will better the duo’s chances of clinching a spot in the NCAA tournament. “Both guys are familiar with playing at such a high level,” Husack said. “That experience will play a vital role for us this week.”

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Diederich cleaned up a loose ball in the box on a corner kick by Van Dongen. Kentucky evened the score at one in the 54th minute when Cara Ledman buried a Courtney Raetzman pass for her third goal on the season. The overtime match was the fourth for Alabama in SEC play and its fourth in its last six games as the Tide came off a double overtime draw at Vanderbilt on Friday night. Alabama outshot Kentucky, 13-5, including an 8-4 advantage in the second half and a 2-0 margin in overtime. Rijsdijk, Diederich, Molly Atherton and Ashley Willis each recorded two shots apiece. Alabama will continue league play on the road as the Tide will travel to College Station, Texas to face SEC newcomer Texas A&M on Friday, Oct. 5. The Tide will then face Arkansas on Sunday, Oct. 7.

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Hardcore band returns to play show in Birmingham By Nathan Proctor Staff Reporter Tuscaloosa’s Gideon returned from a string of national tours Friday and performed at The Forge in Birmingham alongside a mix of hardcore bands, including New Jersey’s The Mongoloids, Florida’s Coldhearted, Birmingham’s reuniting Rival and Decatur’s Belial. On the back of two fulllength releases and a bevy of tours, recently highlighted by a spot on the 2012 Scream The Prayer Tour led by Christian metal giants Demon Hunter and alt-rock quartet Emery, Gideon has grown into a nationally recognized segment of the melodic and Christian hardcore tapestries. Bassist Timmy Naugher said it was the summer of 2009 when he, guitarist Daniel McCartney and drummer Jake Smelley and others decided to form a Tuscaloosa-based hardcore punk outfit. The group today still shows its Tuscaloosa roots – Naugher himself attended The University of Alabama for two years – by wearing UA gear on stage and a collective passion for Crimson Tide football. Once the whole of the band had graduated high school in 2010, they began serious touring. It was while on tour with recently disbanded metal outfit As Hell Retreats in California that Strike First Records (Facedown Records’ imprint label), attended a show, which resulted in the band’s signing. After gaining vocalist Daniel McWhorter from Mississippi’s The Advocate, Gideon recorded and released their first fulllength album “Costs.” “When we decided we were going to do this, we decided to do it for real,” Naugher said. “Us touring so consistently these past years has been a key to our growth. I don’t think we’d be as

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Gideon performed at The Forge in Birmingham, Ala., after a string of national tours. far as we’ve come right now oth- hate,” he said. “There are a lot erwise.” of positive things and positive This July, a year after the bands out there. Hardcore’s release of “Costs” and their become all about lifting each signing to Facedown Records, other up and standing togeththe group managed to write, er.” record and release their second Naugher highlighted their outing, “Milestone.” own release “Milestone” as an A part of the Alabama hard- album speaking not only to pain core scene since 2005, Naugher and personal hardships, but spoke to the scene’s strength also faith and hope. and consistency in-state, espe“There are angry parts of cially in Birmingham, despite the lyrics, but it’s us releasing a dip in available venues. that emotion and getting it out, However, the hardcore scene while letting other people know at large is no stranger to do-it- that you can get through it, too,” yourself staging or, additionally, he said. stigmas proclaiming hate and Opening Friday’s show was violence. the band Belial, which formed “I think that’s a percep- in 2011 and has since released tion that’s put on hardcore,” an untitled album through Naugher said. “When you look Bandcamp in February and at it and hear people scream- plays shows across the state. ing, that’s a stereotype that’s Vocalist Brady Lett said they assumed.” play in traditional hardcore stylNaugher said someone out- ing with varied influences from side of the sub-culture witness- Mastodon to surf-rock. He said ing the thrashing dancers, mosh their lyrics are similarly varied pits and aggressive music of a and, at times, purpose driven. hardcore show would undoubt“Most of [our lyrics] are edly face culture shock; how- things that people have done ever, despite its appearance, the that I wasn’t necessarily a fan genre cannot be taken at face of, and it’s sometimes nonvalue, he said. sense and sometimes a little “I think if people really took silly,” Lett said. “But most of a minute and sat down with the time it’s about people doing kids who go and ask them why things that I think are a little they go, they’ll see it’s not about [messed] up.”

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