WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014 VOLUME 121 | ISSUE 34
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SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SINCE 1894
Costume Shop
6 Self-Defense
10 Ready for Oxford
Behind the scenes of every UA theatre performance is a dedicated group of people who take artist sketches and turn them into the perfect costumes in only four to six weeks. The costume shop even does the laundry after the show.
Female students can sign up for a self-defense class through the kinesiology department, but males looking to learn how to defend themselves will need to look elsewhere.
The last time the Crimson Tide played Ole Miss in Oxford, Blake Sims was a freshman running back. This time around, Sims and company will face the undefeated Rebels in a key SEC West matchup.
NEWS | THREAT
CULTURE | CLUB SPORTS
UA student arrested for text threat
University restricts club sports uniforms
UAPD still investigating original threatening post
Club teams not allowed to use any UA trademarks on player clothing
By Andy McWhorter | Production Editor
Daniel Evan Simmons, a 19-yearold University of Alabama student, was arrested Tuesday and charged with making a terrorist threat during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 23. Simmons is not believed to be directly connected to the initial threats posted on YouTube under the name “Authur Pendragon,” according to a statement from UA News. Simmons was arrested by the University of Alabama Police Department and placed in the Tuscaloosa County Jail on a $5,000 bond. Simmons was also given an interim suspension from the University. Simmons’ arrest comes a week after Dakota John Timm, a 2 0 - ye a r - o l d UA student, was arrested for sending t h r e at e n i n g Daniel Evan Simmons messages on Tuscaloosa County Jail the evening of Monday, Sept. 22. Timm’s messages were also believed to be unrelated to the initial threats. According to the police report, Simmons told investigators that he had created a text and posted it to his fraternity’s group message under the name Ray Rice/Sid the Sloth. The message was sent to other sorority group messages and caused members to leave campus, according to the police report. UAPD is still investigating the original post, according to UA News.
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By Mary-Catherine Hodges and Reed O’Mara | CW Staff
In a meeting last spring semester, club sports teams at The University of Alabama were told they could no longer display any trademarked logos of the University on their uniforms. For many members of club teams at the University, the news was disconcerting. “I know personally, I’ve felt very not valued. I understand we’re the club Frisbee team, and there’s people who don’t even know we exist, but we’re doing good things,” said Alex Jones, a junior majoring in marketing and advertising and the vice president of the women’s Ultimate Frisbee team. “Them forcing [the new regulation] on us when no one likes it is unfair.” UA licensing is currently in the process of constructing new uniform regulations for club athletes, and has already created a new logo for the teams to display on jerseys. “Since the number of club sports and the number of students who are participating in them have steadily increased during the past few years, UA is creating a special and unique logo that only club sports can use,” said Deborah Lane, vice president of University Relations. “We are also working to implement a cost-effective solution to the challenges of ordering uniforms and equipment.” The new standardization will remove any trademarked logo belonging to the University, such as the script “A,” elephants and houndstooth print. Although houndstooth has been branded in UA fan culture, the University does not own the trademark for the print. In spite of the blurred lines around houndstooth trademarking, club athletes have been restricted from depicting the print on their uniforms. “We were told that all of the primary and secondary logos belonging to the University were no longer ours to use,” said Brandon Spooner, a sophomore majoring in international studies and a member of the triathlon team. In August, club teams received their new logo, “Alabama” in a standard font. When varsity tennis player Becker O’Shaughnessey was given the uniforms for the upcoming season, he was supplied with a variety of equipment, all displaying the SEE SPORTS PAGE 8 The club tennis team uniform (left) cannot display the script ‘A,’ like the varsity tennis uniforms (right). CW / Shelby Akin
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