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MONDAY OCTOBER 7, 2013 VOLUME 120 ISSUE 36 Serving The University of Alabama since 1894 SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Tide assembles on-point performance, unleashes 70 players against Georgia State

By Charlie Potter | Assistant Sports Editor The game was over after Alabama scored its third touchdown of the first quarter.

Quarterback AJ McCarron floated a pass to DeAndrew White in the back corner of the endzone that appeared to be uncatchable. But White lept and reached over Georgia State cornerback Damarius Matthews and caught the ball with one hand for a 10-yard touchdown.

“It was a good job by [Matthews],” White said. “It was just AJ trusting me and the chemistry we have. I just looked the ball in all the way and came down with it.”

White finished the game with four catches for 45 yards and a score, trailing only redshirt freshman receiver Chris Black – who pulled in six catches for 54 yards and a touchdown – for the team lead.

Before his early exit in the second quarter, McCarron completed 15-of-16 of his passes for 166 yards and four touchdowns.

Coach Nick Saban said he was pleased with the offense’s efficiency, not only in the first half, but also throughout the entire game.

“I was really pleased with the way we came out, especially offensively, and scored touchdowns on the first five possessions and a field goal on the sixth,” Saban said. “We executed better, and I think our players made some improvement.”

The Crimson Tide amassed 477 yards of total offense, with 396 yards through the air. Alabama collected 31 first downs, compared to Georgia State’s nine.

Left guard Arie Kouandjio shared Saban’s sentiment, attesting Alabama’s success to a dominant start to the game.

“We made it a point to come out strong and finish strong amongst ourselves and amongst everyone else,” Kounandjio said. “It was a SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 7

CW | Austin Bigoney Kenny Bell was one of several recievers targeted by AJ McCarron and Blake Sims in a game that featured a variety of offensive strategies.

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TFA recruits student leaders Clinton-Dix suspended Teachers work in lowincome school systems

By Jessica Smith | Contributing Writer Miles McCauley’s job is to find a passionate collection of people with a strong desire to change the lives of children attending struggling schools across the nation.

McCauley, a Teach for America recruitment manager at The University of Alabama, seeks out interested, driven students looking for a way to promote positive change after they graduate.

According to Teach For America’s website, the program’s mission is to recruit a diverse group of leaders with a record of achievement who work to expand educational opportunity, starting by teaching for two years in a lowincome community.

McCauley is an alumnus of the TFA corps and took the

[Teach for America] is a world-class leadership development opportunity, and it will impact you forever in whatever sector you go into.

— Miles McCauley recruitment job to find people who share his passion to change the lives of the children they teach.

McCauley said his role is focused on growing TFA’s corps because the need for great teachers in lowincome communities is increasing.

“Teach for America gives you the opportunity to grow yourself and become aware of national problems and crises,” McCauley said. “It is a world-class leadership development opportunity, and it will impact you forever in whatever sector you go into.”

Michael Patrick, a current corps member and UA almunus, is teaching in Chicago and said the TFA staff there has made his experience great.

“I truly believe that each and every member of the staff at the TFA Chicago office looks forward to the day that the city of Chicago no longer needs programs like Teach For America,” Patrick said. “I really feel supported by the TFA staff, and because of them, I feel capable and confident to create transformational change in my classroom with my students and members of the community I work in.”

Patrick said living in Chicago and working with its South Shore community through TFA has been a valuable experience and his fellow teachers and staff members at TFA have shown a great commitment to the students that they teach.

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over loan given by coach that Clinton-Dix’s car was broken into either the night of June 25 or morning of June 26, and Harris loaned Clinton-Dix less than $500 to replace the stolen items, which included money, an iPad and a stereo system. The report said Clinton-Dix provided the University with bank records showing he repaid the loan.

After Saturday’s game, Saban said that there was no new information.

CBSSports.com reported that the University expects Clinton-Dix to miss one to three games. Alabama will travel to Kentucky this week, then host Arkansas and Tennessee before a bye week.

Clinton-Dix played in all 14 games last season, recording five interceptions, tied for first in the SEC and is widely considered the top safety prospect for next year’s NFL Draft.

Landon Collins and Geno Smith split time at his position Saturday.

Corey Harris provided $500 after car break-in

By Marc Torrence | Sports Editor University of Alabama junior safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules and policy, coach Nick Saban announced Wednesday. The Tuscaloosa News reported Thursday that strength and conditioning coach Corey Harris provided Clinton-Dix with impermissible benefits.

The Tuscaloosa News also reported that Harris had a connection to an agent and has since been placed on administrative leave.

Saban said Wednesday that there is no timetable for Clinton-Dix’s return. He did not play in Saturday’s game against Georgia State.

The Tuscaloosa News reported

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By Collin Jones | Contributing Writer The University of Alabama’s telecommunication and film program is hosting a scriptwriting contest that will continue through the remainder of the fall semester.

Glenda Williams, chair of the TCF department, said the competition was started by a University of Alabama alum to encourage more UA students to write.

Students will compete for a total of $8,500 in cash prizes. The first-place winner will win $5,000 for their script. In addition, Tom Cherones, director of “Seinfeld,” will choose one script to produce in Tuscaloosa.

Williams said from all the talk about the contest that is going on, she expects this will be the biggest and most competitive scriptwriting competition at The University of Alabama so far.

“There are a lot more students asking questions. They are talking about it in class, and they are checking it out on the website,” Williams said.

Williams said the feature selected for production will be sent to film festivals around the nation.

The script must be a short feature between 20 and 30 minutes long. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 6, and the competition is not limited to telecommunication and film students.

For more information on the UA Student Scriptwriting Contest, visit tcf.ua.edu/2013/09/23/scriptwriting2013/

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Hand in Paw, a Birmingham nonprofit organization that provides therapy animals in Central Alabama, will host Puppy Break on the Quad this week in cooperation with the Student Government Association. From noon to 2 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, puppies will be available for stressed students across from Lloyd Hall. Hand in Paw has held puppy breaks in the past for students to unwind after finals.

Sign up open for CSC fall break The Community Service Center is currently accepting applications for their Fall Break trip to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in northwest Alabama. The opportunity is for all students, especially those who aren’t able to go home over the Fall Break. The trip offers students the opportunity to travel, volunteer and go on unique excursions. Students can get more info and apply at http://www.volunteer.ua.edu/alternative.cfm The application deadline is Oct. 9th.

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IN THENEWS Twitter IPO filing stirs excitement over mobile, global growth Now that Twitter Inc. has filed longawaited plans for its initial public offering of stock, advertisers and industry experts are zeroing in on details revealed for the first time about the microblogging service’s sprawling user base.

Perhaps one of the more intriguing nuggets in Thursday’s filing with the Security and Exchange Commission is that a full 75 percent of Twitter’s 200 million active users access the service on a mobile device every month.

With the mobile advertising market heating up, Twitter is taking full advantage of that user base. The company reported in its stock prospectus that 65 percent of its total advertising revenue – the lion’s share of the $254 million Twitter took in during the first half of the year – was reaped from mobile devices.

That’s much higher than the 41 percent rival Facebook claimed in its most recent quarterly report. Even that number, though, was enough to send Facebook’s share price skyrocketing after months in the doldrums. That’s why some experts see Twitter’s mobile growth as one of its biggest potential selling points on Wall Street.

“Unlike Facebook, Twitter was birthed on mobile. That’s a huge differentiator,” said Marcus Nelson, chief executive of a San Francisco start-up called Addvocate that helps companies better promote themselves on social media.

Both social networks generate the bulk of their revenue from advertisements. On Facebook, that’s in the form of “suggested”

posts inserted in a user’s message timeline, along with more traditional display advertising off to the side of the screen.

Twitter, meanwhile, lets businesses pay to insert “promoted tweets” in the streams of 140-character messages that make up the user experience. Nelson, for one, calls it a superior approach.

“Twitter has a revenue model that works,” he said, noting that its users digest more than a billion messages – promoted or not – each week. “Users have accepted a simplified ad platform that also happens to deliver results to advertisers.”

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has pushed the gospel of promoted tweets since taking the company’s reins in late 2010. Twitter’s ad revenue that year was just $7 million.

And some experts say the IPO prospectus shows a clear road ahead to even bigger revenue growth. That’s because while the vast majority of Twitter’s users are overseas, just 25 percent of its revenue came from abroad.

The company’s most recent data shows that 169 million people outside the United States used the service at least once a month – more than three times its U.S. user base. Twitter’s IPO filing calls international ad sales a target for future revenue growth.

“Their sales teams are focused on the U.S. and other developed markets where they get more ad dollars – the low-hanging fruit,” Tom Bedecarre, chairman of San Francisco digital marketing agency AKQA, said. His company has helped big brands, such as Wheat Thins, promote

themselves on Twitter.

Bedecarre said the numbers revealed in the filing demonstrate Twitter’s potential appeal to marketers no matter where they’re targeting customers.

“Twitter delivers a very big U.S. audience of 50 million people,” he said.

Meanwhile, “Other global marketers who sell products and services around the world will be very interested in the global scale of 218 million monthly active users.”

But Morningstar analyst Rick Summer, in a note to clients, warned that while there were encouraging signs of growth in the prospectus, would-be investors should proceed with caution.

“Other social networking companies on our coverage list range from modestly overvalued (Facebook) to inexplicably overvalued (LinkedIn),” Summer wrote.

“We believe Twitter’s IPO pricing may reflect a similar level of optimism.”

He also said that while those rival companies have built “economic moats” around their user bases – a person’s business contacts in LinkedIn’s case, or his friends and family in Facebook’s – “Twitter’s network is more akin to a highly personalized media platform,” where connections among users may be more fleeting.

“Although Justin Bieber is the most followed Twitter user today, we think it is highly unlikely that he will have the same level of engagement in 10 years,” Summer wrote.

That lack of user loyalty to the network makes it harder to predict future revenue growth, he said.

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Bone marrow registry to hold campus drive

Submitted Be The Match On Campus’s UA chapter aims to have 540 new registrants on Tuesday.

By Danny Pelavin | Contributing Writer A numerical measurement of influence is the goal for this semester’s bone marrow registry drive hosted by the University of Alabama chapter of Be The Match On Campus.

The drive will be held in the Ferguson Auditorium Tuesday from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

“One out of every 540 people placed on the registry are actually asked to donate, so our goal for this drive is to get 540 people on Alabama’s campus on the bone marrow registry so we can say that statistically we’ve made a real difference,” Caitlin Roach, a senior majoring in biology and vice president of Be The Match On Campus at the University, said.

This drive targets college students because, according to bethematch.org, the most ideal time to donate is between the ages of 18-44. Younger patients are much more likely than older ones to have the host accept their bone marrow, so bone marrow donation is best for college students who are old enough to give consent but young enough that their bone marrow is less likely to get rejected, and who are usually healthy enough to

PLAN TO GO WHAT: Be The Match On Campus bone marrow registry drive WHEN: Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

WHERE: Ferguson Auditorium recover fairly quickly.

Be The Match On Campus does not offer any compensation for bone marrow, which has become a point of contention recently among those involved in the donation process.

As of right now, it is legal to compensate for PBSC donations, or those of the cells from circulating blood, but not for the more invasive, traditional procedure, which is a surgical outpatient operation in a hospital.

“My initial inclination is that [paying people for bone marrow] would probably be good, especially if it offers some incentive to register,” said Chase Hudson, a senior majoring in English and philosophy.

However, payment may not be

important to students already uninterested in donating.

“I might be worried about getting payment to sign up to register, because then I might feel obligated to donate if I’m asked, and it’s not something I would necessarily be comfortable doing 100 percent of the time,” Aaron Williams, a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering, said.

“However, I don’t see too much of a problem with paying for the actual donation, as long as there are still free ways for patients who can’t afford to pay donors to get bone marrow.”

Hudson said bone marrow donation is not as painful as some may be led to believe.

“I think there’s a lot of misconceptions about bone marrow donation. When I first heard about it, the first thing that came to my mind was the episode of ‘House’ where they stick the needle in the guy’s hip when he’s awake, and I thought that thwat was what bone marrow donation is, and it must hurt a lot,” Hudson said. “The truth is, donating bone marrow is not as bad as it might seem. There is a chance to do a lot of good, and there’s as little risk as possible with any medical procedure.”

Idea pitch competiton gives students look into business world

By Clayton Santo | Contributing Writer Business dreams can turn into reality for students with drive and a good idea.

The 2013 Culverhouse Concept Pitch Competition, sp o n s o r e d by the Culverhouse College of Commerce, is now encouraging students to enter for an opportunity to present their ideas for prize money.

The competition has two phases. Students who enter the competition will make a two-minute YouTube video presentation where they explain their product, show its benefits and suggest a path of bringing their product to life. Then, the top 15

performances will be invited to be pitched again to a live panel of judges.

The top three proposals will win $500, $250 and $100 respectively. In addition to the prize money, winners are encouraged to mingle with the judges to establish valuable allies in the business arena.

“We can help them if they reach out to us,” said Todd Sobel, veteran CCPC judge and entrepreneur.

Sobel said entrepreneurs are always looking for fresh ideas and raw talent when they are willing to seek council.

Tyler Evans, a senior student and CEO of Forza

This is hopefully part of a series of events that successful entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to engage with.

— Lou Marino Financial, was able to experience the benefits of professional business help while competiting in the CCPC, which he eventually won.

“We received some pretty professional service from accounting and law firms,” Evans said. “It was great to get positive and helpful feedback and get their

perspective on the work we were doing.”

Evans said it was the CCPC that sparked his enterprise of microloans and business seminars.

The competition was the impetus that gave Forza Financial a head start in its first ventures.

Lou Marino, a professor of entrepreneurship and

strategic management and the founder of the competition, said he believes CCPC is a stepping stone for students striving to be successful in the entrepreneurial field.

“This is hopefully part of a series of events that successful entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to engage with,” he said.

Marino said several winners of the competition had gone on to exceed all expectations. These students accomplished feats including working with Project Runway, developing computer software to aid in physical therapy dealing with prosthetics and form-

ing a company to provide financial help to the normally unbankable.

The competition was created from the desires of the students at the University, Marino said.

“We always are responsive to the needs of our students,” he said. “Students were looking for opportunities to highlight their business pitch ideas. The competition was co-founded by students and myself.”

Students interested in participating in the CCPC should contact bplan@cba. ua.edu or visit uabplan.com for specifics on the competition. Submissions are due Friday, Oct. 11, at 11:59 p.m.

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COLUMN | GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

The modern, extremist political scene will be a complete failure

By Patrick Crowley | Staff Columnist In a depressing show of malfeasance, the Republican Party is holding the federal government at bay by refusing to compromise over their most hated legislation: Obamacare. This ultimatum thinking abound in the capitol that one party must win and one party must lose is utterly reckless and destructive for the entire country.

As a nation, we have become the most split and splintered since just before the Civil War. Our divisiveness has now seeped into the halls of

Patrick Crowley the Rotunda and has rapidly infected the congressional leaders. On both sides of the aisle, the lack of compromise and reconciling differences will damage and harm our country’s image and strength.

I can only hope that the next political leaders of the nation are watching and recognizing how not to run a country.

It will only get worse. Year after year, our nation will become more polarized due to the undue influence of money, gerrymandered districts and the rise of the media. When Sheldon Adelson basically funds the entire campaign of Newt Gingrich in 2012, there is a problem. When Republican redistricting made their already bright red districts redder by excluding racially diverse groups and including more tea party members,

there is a problem. When Republican and Democratic media universes lash out against moderates and encourage extremist ideology, there is a problem.

Here we are, then, sitting back and observing the hijacking of the federal government by extremist ideology. And as every day progresses, it appears that the government shutdown may last until the Treasury Department hits the debt ceiling limit Oct. 17. At that point the safest asset in the world – U.S. treasury bills and bonds – would default, and the financial systems of the

world will be thrown into financial catastrophe. This isn’t a doomsday prophecy, this is the reality: Reports from CEOs the world over indicate increasing daily anxiety about the fated Oct. 17 limit. The mere thought of using the debt ceiling limit as a bargaining chip to change the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is akin to threatening to commit financial suicide for the country.

Morosely, politics in America is now a net-sum game where threatening with ultimatums is the only mean to achieve anything. Somehow, and some way, the United

States of America went from being a country built on compromises to a country where if one does not get what onewants, no one else gets what they want. I have no clear idea of how politics got to such a divisive and childish point, but I have an optimistic hope that we get out of here. If we don’t, the consequences will result in America being a lot less great – and that’s something none of us want.

Patrick Crowley is a junior majoring in economics and finance. His column runs biweekly on Mondays.

COLUMN | TUSCALOOSA CULTURE

Students should patronize local businesses, fuel our economy

By Marina Roberts | Staff Columnist A week ago, a beloved local business closed its doors and shut down operations for the foreseeable future. Chloe’s Cup was a cozy little place downtown that had the best sweet potato muffins I’ve ever tasted as well as the best coffee in town. Unfortunately, the location was too distant to walk but too close to drive for many folks on campus, and the lack of business led to yet another local firm being shut out by competition from chains.

As students, our economic impact on the businesses of Tuscaloosa cannot be overstated. The collective dollars we spend either make businesses

Marina Roberts thrive or shut down, and in my mind this begs an important question: What guides our spending habits?

As human beings, we have a variety of needs and wants that we seek to address by spending money. We want a meal,

a new dress, a gift for a friend or relative. So naturally, we go to comfortable locations with which we are familiar to have our needs met: Waffle House, Express, Best Buy. People tend to stick to their comfort zones when making most decisions – economic decisions are no different, hence the staggering success of American corporations and chains. In short, a brand is a powerful thing.

One of the downsides to this behavior, however, is that local startups often have distinct advantages which are overlooked in favor of safety and bland consistency. Everyday Indulgence, a boutique downtown, offers a variety of distinctive gifts and accessories that I

have not seen matched by any chain store. Similarly, I have found more unusual gifts and art by patronizing the local flea market off Skyland Boulevard than I ever have by shopping at the mall. When I want to go out to eat, I typically think of places like Sitar Indian Cuisine, Tut’s Place or Edelweiss German Café, all of which have some of the best food Tuscaloosa has to offer.

When making these kinds of economic decisions, every dollar you spend supports a business of some kind. Of course, you are free to patronize chains and corporations and retailers, but know that the money you invest in such firms will not all stay in this community.

If, on the other hand, you choose to support local businesses, you will empower entrepreneurs, keep your money in your community and strengthen the economy of Tuscaloosa. You will cut out the corporate middle man, and the cuts of profit ordinarily taken by such entities will instead pour back into the pockets of Tuscaloosa’s managers, employees, wait staff and business owners. Your dollars don’t have to go to the proverbial Man; they can instead be used to fuel the fire of a growing economy, and each time you spend, you are quite literally choosing who most deserves your money.

It is certainly true that entre-

preneurs assume a significant level of risk when starting a business, and at the end of the day, most local businesses do fail. But in this city, students play a large role in determining who stays and who goes. I write this article to encourage students to recognize that power and to make thoughtful economic decisions accordingly.

Life is too short to constantly limit yourself to the security of McDonald’s. Branch out. Vote with your dollars. Your community (and your improved lifestyle) will thank you.

Unfortunately, we live in an age of manufactured outrage. From Daniel Tosh’s big mouth to twerking at the VMAs, we constantly seek artificial reasons to be angry.

Yet when it comes to GOP clown tactics, many people simply cannot be bothered.

When real cause for outrage passes us by, we can no

longer recognize it from your “Weiner-gates.” And that is a shame, because until we turn away from the next celebrity baby and instead focus on those who run our country, the cycle of shutdown will continue now till whenever.

Marina Roberts is a senior majoring in accounting. Her column runs biweekly on Mondays.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Apocalypse now (till whenever) Congratulations, you have survived the apocalypse of another government shutdown, the last one of which many of us are too young to have even noticed (and the first one on record happening just after Vietnam).

Since 1995, much has changed. The job market has shrunk, wealth gaps have

grown and the country has become more fearful of the future and distrustful of science and technology. Yet, instead of meeting the future with courage, one lunatic fringe seeks not just to maintain the status quo, but to move the country backwards to a time when America was safe and ruled the world (the

time which never existed).

Now, as you look around and notice that the sky is not quite blood red, you may be apt to simply shrug your shoulders, becoming part of Frost’s “Mending Wall” poem, where erecting walls where none should exist is just the way we have always done it around here. You may

be bothered, commendably, to gently raise your heartbeat when you read about one Texas senator’s obstructionist vanity project.

Perhaps you will make a New Year’s resolution to vote these guys out in November 2014 (but like all New Year’s resolutions, this will be forgotten by mid-February).

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Concert to feature new, familiar pieces

Submitted Alabama symphonic and concert bands will perform Monday at 7:30 p.m.

By Lauren Davis | Contributing Writer The halls of Moody Music Building will be flooded with the Alabama symphonic and concert bands’ pieces Monday night as they showcase their first concert of the semester.

“Exciting trills of the woodwinds, vibrant fanfare from the brass, antiphonal trumpets, sounds of the boisterous organ and rhythmic patterns of the percussion are just a few of the sounds that will resonate from the concert hall of Moody Music Building on Monday night,” Danielle Todd, a graduate conductor for the concert band and trumpet player for the symphonic band, said.

Both the symphonic band and concert band are composed of both music and non-music majors who underwent a competitive blind audition in order to participate. The upcoming concert is not only an opportunity for students to enjoy a performance by their peers, but also a chance to highlight the musical talents of several UA students.

“The concert will showcase the talents of many students from various backgrounds, ages, majors and experience, as well as

PLAN TO GO WHAT: Symphonic and Concert band Concert WHEN: Monday at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Moody Music Building Concert Hall highlight musical selections that are vibrant, aggressive, soulful and fun,” Todd said.

With their performance, the two bands seek to engage people of all musical preferences, from contemporary pop to rock to classical, while simultaneously dispelling the connotation associated with symphonic and concert bands.

“When people hear the terms ‘symphonic band’ and ‘concert band,’ they automatically think of older, classical music,” Randall Coleman, associate director of bands and conductor of the symphonic and concert bands, said.

“This presents a challenge since most college students prefer to listen to new songs on the radio.

However, I think our program successfully encompasses many different musical tastes by providing fast-paced, contemporary music

that’s easy to listen to.”

Similarly, Todd said the symphonic bands and concert bands are much more relatable than most people realize. They are not limited to older music, and students will be surprised to find that many of the pieces in the concert will be familiar.

“This concert will provide sounds that are familiar and recognizable, as well as some that are new and different,” Todd said.

The overarching goal of the concert is to promote the Alabama symphonic band and Alabama concert band, and by extension ,the music program as a whole.

The concert allows the bands an outlet for their hard work, and ticket sales will benefit the music program.

“We’ve worked hard to present a quality program, and we won’t disappoint,” Christopher Henley, a freshman majoring in organ performance and a “guest member” of the symphonic band, said.

The concert will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the concert hall of Moody Music Building. Tickets for the event are $10 for general admission, $5 for senior citizens, and $3 for students and can be purchased at uamusic.tix.com.

Play ‘Seven Guitars’ depicts racial issues of 1940s

By Courtney Stinson | Staff Reporter An all-black cast of actors will explore the racial tensions of the 1940s in the latest production by The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance. “Seven Guitars,” a play by August Wilson, will premiere Oct. 7-13 in the Marian Gallaway Theatre.

After struggling blues singer Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton’s song “That’s Alright” becomes a hit, he returns to his home in Pittsburgh, Penn., to win the heart of his dream girl. The play follows Floyd and his makeshift family as he struggles to follow his dream, despite segregation and racism. Floyd’s struggles eventually lead him to make a horrifying decision that causes his community to face great loss.

While the play focuses on the loss of the community, Director Seth Panitch, associate professor of acting, said it also focuses on the resilience of the black community to keep chasing dreams in the face of

PLAN TO GO WHAT: Seven Guitars WHEN: Marian Gallaway Theatre WHERE: Oct. 7-12 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. adversity.

“We’ve chosen to focus on the courage of the community, and African-American communities throughout the years to continually, after their dreams are destroyed, get back up off the canvas and fight again,” Panitch said.

“Seven Guitars” is part of a cycle of plays by Wilson that focus on the black experience over a 100-year period, with each play representing a different decade. Panitch said he became interested in staging “Seven Guitars” because the theatre department has not performed a play by Wilson in more than a decade, and the play gives the department the

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opportunity to bring focus to the growing number of talented black actors in the department. Another factor in the choice to stage “Seven Guitars” was the 50th anniversary of the official desegregation of the University.

“We wanted to celebrate that [anniversary] again with a play about the horrors of segregation and the way it degrades the dreams of people in the country,” Panitch said.

For some of the actors, portraying their “Seven Guitars” characters presented both challenges and rewards. Motell Foster, a senior majoring in theatre, plays the character of King Hedley, an older man who is obsessed with becoming the person he believes his father wanted him to be. Hedley is also fixated on the idea that the musician Buddy Bolden will bring him enough money to buy a plantation.

Like the other characters, Hedley faces great loss and the death of a dream. Foster said understanding his character’s obsessions and feeling

the tremendous loss and fear he faces as a result of not being able to achieve his dreams was a challenge. Foster also said he hopes the audience will be able to relate to the characters who cannot achieve their dreams because of their oppressive social context.

“I think the audience will most identify with some people going after dreams wholeheartedly, and I would hope that they would sympathize with blacks during the ’40s, pre-civil rights,” Foster said. “I think when [audience members] see that there are dreamers out there who want the dream so vividly, so profoundly, but they can’t grasp it just because of the time they live in, it will have a lasting impact on them.”

Following and achieving dreams is especially important to the play’s protagonist, Floyd, who is determined not to live in poverty, but to be a successful musician. Nick Rashad Burroughs, a senior majoring in musical theatre, plays Floyd and said he shares the character’s dreams of becoming a

CW | Courtney Stinson “Seven Guitars” will be performed Oct. 7-13 in the Marian Gallaway Theatre. musician.

“I feel like this character is a lot of me because I have huge dreams of graduating, going to New York and having a successful career as a singer, actor and dancer just as [Floyd] has dreams of going to Chicago, where blues is huge, and becoming Muddy Waters,” he said.

“Seven Guitars” will be

performed in the Marian Gallaway Theatre at 7:30 p.m. from Monday, Oct. 7, through Saturday, Oct. 12, and at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 13. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for UA faculty and staff and $12 for students and children. Tickets are available at the box office located in Rowand-Johnson, by calling 205-348-3400 or online at theatre.ua.edu.

TODAYON CAMPUS Workshop focuses on adjustment to college

By Drew Pendleton | Contributing Writer With the fall semester in full swing and midterms fast approaching, Richard Livingston, assistant director of the Center for Academic Success at The University of Alabama, is holding a workshop on Monday geared specifically toward freshmen and new students.

Entitled “Surviving Your Freshman Year,” the workshop will focus on the adjustment to college, both in

terms of academics and the freedom in life outside the classroom.

Livingston said the freedom and responsibility of college makes time management the hardest thing students have to learn. The workshop will also discuss the difference between the academic demands of high school and college, and will go through the steps of the process of making the adjustments.

Although it also includes advice

from former students and touches on the elements of personal health and on-campus involvement, Livingston said the overall goal of the “Surviving Your Freshman Year” workshop is to give students “some general tips and advice, probably things they may have known but not necessarily put into practice.”

The “Surviving Your Freshman Year” workshop will be held Monday, Oct. 7 from 4-5 p.m. in 230 Osband Hall. All students are welcome.

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FOOTBALL

Sims gains quarterback experience

By Marc Torrence | Sports Editor Blake Sims was told he would never play quarterback, let alone play the position at Alabama.

Sims played quarterback in high school but switched to running back when he came to Alabama.

He switched back to quarterback before his sophomore year, where he played sparingly late in blowout games.

Saturday, he got his first sustained playing time at quarterback and couldn’t have been happier.

“I’m just glad to be here at Alabama and be around the great guys and the great coaching staff,” Sims said. “There’s never negative things. A great offensive line that keeps me cool and keeps everything good.”

Sims completed 14 of 18 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 10 yards on two carries on the day. It was the first time the junior has seen consistent playing time, rather than just one or two drives at the end of a game.

Coach Nick Saban said Sims, a more athCW | Austin Bigoney letic quarterback than McCarron, ran the full Photo Illustration by Sloane Arogetti UA offense, rather than just specialized readoption and similar plays.

“Blake has made a significant Quarterback Blake Sims added a improvement as a quarterback,” Saban said. new dynamic Saturday with his ability “This was probably the first time that he’s realto sprint in defensive pressure while ly played where we really allowed him to run also throwing for 130 yards.

the offense. We put him in there today and I said, Check out this ‘Look, I don’t want any quarterback weekend’s He needs to position grades runs. run the offense and by the just like he has numbers online. to play.’”

With McCarron playing in his last thecw.co/ season, the backup GSUnumbers quarterback battle has drawn heavy interest from fans worried about the Crimson Tide’s future at the game’s most important position. Redshirt freshman Alec Morris, more of a pro-style quarterback that fits Alabama’s offense better than Sims, did not play.

Sims, however, wasn’t thinking ahead to next season.

“We’ll just have to see when that time comes,” he said.

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Alabama empties the bench Overall, Alabama played 70 total players in Saturday’s 45-3 win over Georgia State. Fortyeight backups saw the field in addition to the 22 starters.

Redshirt freshman wide receiver Chris Black made the most of his playing time with six catches for 54 yards and a touchdown.

True freshman running back Derrick Henry, a five-star prospect, showed the power and

speed that made him so highly-touted with 50 yards on five carries.

On defense, redshirt freshman Bradley Sylve and true freshman Maurice Smith saw playing time at cornerback. Sylve recorded three tackles and a pass breakup and Smith recorded a tackle.

“We need those guys to get some experience, make some mistakes, so that they can learn from those things,” Saban said. “I think it creates an awareness, especially with young players, of how important it is to prepare and pay attention to detail when you’re getting ready to play, because a lot of those guys are one injury from having to play.”

Cooper sits out first quarter Wide receiver Amari Cooper, who earned freshman All-American honors last season, did not enter Saturday’s game until the second quarter. Saban said Cooper is still dealing with a sore toe.

“It would be real beneficial to us if we could get Coop back in the swing of things,” he said.

“I think he’s very close to being able to get there.”

Cooper did not record a catch in the game.

Injury updates Defensive lineman Jeoffrey Pagan sat out the game with a sprained shoulder he sustained in practice this week. Denzel Devall sprained his knee during the game and did not return. Saban said both players could have played, but were held out for precautionary reasons.

GYMNASTICS

Champions Plaza honors Patterson, other UA coaches

By Kevin Connell | Staff Reporter Sarah Patterson had a lot of dreams as a 23-year-old gymnastics coach hired fresh out of Slippery Rock State College by legendary Alabama football coach and then-athletics director Paul “Bear” Bryant in the summer of 1978. Since then, she’s lived out many of those dreams, but at the same time there was always something she never thought was possible.

Patterson, a six-time national champion as Alabama gymnastics coach, was formally recognized Friday afternoon with the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Sarah Patterson Champions Plaza.

“Yesterday, I was asked if I could ever have dreamed of a day like today. My answer was no,” Patterson said. “As a young coach, I had a lot of dreams, but I could never have envisioned this.”

Delivering the keynote address in front of a supportive crowd, Patterson was visibly emotional in thanking a number of people who helped and supported her throughout her

career, including her husband and fellow coach, David Patterson; her high school coach, Jo Childs and her college coach, Cheryl Levick.

UA president Judy Bonner, athletics director Bill Battle and Paul Bryant Jr. ,Bryant’s son, were also among those present at the ceremony.

Though she carries the namesake of the plaza, Patterson wasn’t the only Crimson Tide head coach acknowledged at the ceremony for winning a national championship at Alabama.

Sitting alongside Patterson at the ceremony were other national champion coaches, Patrick Murphy (softball), Mic Potter (women’s golf ) and Jay Seawell (men’s golf ), who have all won a national championship within the past two years.

“We’ve all been here a long time. We all have the same vision and that’s the love of our players and the love of The University of Alabama,” Seawell said.

“To be here with Pat and Sarah and Mic, to get a chance to do this together, to me, makes it even more special.”

The plaza, which was completed

over the summer and sits in between Coleman Coliseum and SewellThomas Stadium, recognizes every SEC and national championship won by non-football sports at Alabama and features a bust of every national championship-winning coach in school history.

The idea behind the plaza came from late athletics director Mal Moore, who sought to both honor Patterson for her accomplishments, as well as all other Alabama sports.

In the spring of 2012, Moore called Patterson, Potter and Seawell into his office to bring his plans for the plaza to their attention. Though Patterson was the only coach in the group to have a won a national championship at that point, Potter and Seawell, along with Murphy, soon won national titles of their own following the meeting.

“At the time, it was hard for me to understand why I was in that meeting,” Potter said. “But three or four CW | Austin Bigoney weeks later we won the national chamThe plaza sits between Coleman Coliseum and Sewellpionship. That was great foresight on Thomas Stadiuam and recognizes every SEC and [Moore’s] part.” national championship won by non-football sports.

SOCCER

Crimson Tide soccer falls to LSU, ending three-game winning streak

By Caroline Gazzara | Staff Reporter The Alabama soccer team ended its three-game winning streak Sunday, falling to LSU 2-1 in double overtime. The Crimson Tide (5-7, 3-2 SEC), had the opportunity to take the No. 1 spot in the SEC but fell short, allowing the Tigers to sneak in the final goal.

“You have to give LSU credit because they hung in there and fought to the very end,” head coach Todd Bramble said. “We had them on the ropes for long stretches during the game. We just couldn’t finish the job, unfortunately. It’s a bitter disappointment for us now, but I’m really proud of the effort of our team. We were clearly the better team, but we just let them off the hook.”

What started out as a rainy day left both teams frustrated in the first half.

Neither team scored during the half, CW | Austin Bigoney and the rain only made things more Alabama soccer lost in double overtime to LSU with complicated. Senior Sophie Campise a final score of 2-1 on Sunday. said the downpour throughout the

first and part of the second halves made things more challenging.

“It definitely makes [playing] sloppier,” Campise said. “Things skip and things bounce the way we’re not used to it, but the thing is that we are such a hard working team that it played to our advantage. We were on top of things. It didn’t seem to affect us too much.”

For the first time in three games, Alabama didn’t score in the first half.

This was also the first time the Crimson Tide had trailed in three games.

“We played a good game, we played hard, but sometimes you can be the better team and lose,” Campise said.

“There’s a reason they are undefeated.

They are a good team.”

During the second half, LSU scored the first goal of the game. Shortly after, Campise, assisted by sophomore Katie Bourgeois, scored Alabama’s only goal, tying up the game.

“The space was open, and we knew it,” Campise said. “We talked about it at halftime to exploit that space. Katie said

she didn’t even look, she heard me and kind of got a touch, and I had to get it out. I didn’t even see it go in.”

After Campise’s goal, both teams struggled to get another goal, sending the game into overtime. The first overtime flew by quickly because of the ball staying primarily at midfield. LSU scored less than two minutes into the second overtime.

Alabama outshot LSU 18-7 but couldn’t finish out the game. Bramble said the team could be upset for a bit but had to come out ready to work before the South Carolina game.

“We have to look forward,” Campise said. “We have an unbelievable opportunity this Friday to play South Carolina on their home turf, so we just have to go in their happy and take this disappointment and turn it into some really great training sessions.”

Alabama heads to South Carolina Friday, Oct. 11, to play against the Gamecocks. The Crimson Tide won’t play at home until Oct. 18.

SPORTS INBRIEF Tide holds steady at No. 1

Proskura falls in tennis finals

The Alabama football team remained No. 1 in both the AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll after a 45-3 victory over Georgia State. In both polls, the top 5 remained unchanged. Alabama received 55 of 60 first place votes in the AP Poll and 57 of 62 in the Coaches Poll for the second consecutive week.

Alabama tennis player Daniil Proskura won seven matches in six days en route to a narrow loss in the consolation finals of the Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American championships on Sunday. Proskura lost in straight sets to UCLA’s Clay Thompson.

Runners return from Pennsylvania The Alabama cross-country teams traveled to Bethleham, Pa., to compete in the Paul Short Invitational tournament this weekend. The UA women finished 10th of 48, paced by sophomore Katelyn Greenleaf’s 24th-place finish. The men finished 25th of 47, led by sophomore Parker Deuel, who finished 82nd with a time of 25:12 over 8 kilometers.

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TFA seeks out diverse leaders

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good step forward. We’re just focusing in and we’re doing what we’ve got to do.”

Georgia State’s only points of the game came from a field goal in the third quarter. Panthers’ kicker Wil Lutz booted a 53-yard field goal, which was the longest in Georgia State football history.

But Alabama’s defense held Georgia State to 175 yards of total offense and only 15 rushing yards. C.J. Mosley led the team with six tackles and two tackles for loss. Twenty-eight Crimson Tide players made at least one tackle in the game.

Sophomore safety Landon Collins saw his first start of his career, stepping in for the suspended Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. He said the defense has stepped up since its shootout with Texas A&M Sept. 14.

“We’ve been playing hard and dominating everybody and doing our assignments to the best of our ability,” Collins said.

Alabama now faces a five-game stretch against Southeastern Conference opponents and will look to use this win as a mold for its upcoming contests.

“That was what we were looking for, to try to play xqsaid. “Special teams, offense and defense came together.

That’s what we want; that’s what we strive for.”

“They have already proven to be hardworking, thoughtful and dedicated to creating a place where the 3- to 4year old students in my classroom can thrive as confident and capable members of Chicago, the U.S. and the world,” Patrick said.

Emily Seelenfreund, a corps member and UA alumna, was assigned to a school in New Mexico. She said teaching has been the most challenging thing she’s ever done, but also the most rewarding.

“I teach third grade at Church Rock Elementary. My school is located on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico, and my students are 100 percent American Indian,” Seelenfreund said.

The application process for TFA has five steps. The first step is applying, and the

next four steps are by invitation only, including a phone interview and critical thinking exercises. During the final interview, applicants rank their preferences for region, grade and subject.

“About a month after the final interview, applicants find out via the admissions team if they got accepted,” McCauley said.

“Ap p l i c a n t s have two weeks to accept or decline the offer.”

McCauley said applicants would not be sent to a region they did not request. McCauley said the regions with the highest need this year are the Mississippi Delta region, Arkansas, Las Vegas, Tulsa, Detroit and Memphis.

The next deadline for applications is Oct. 25.

Applicants will know

by January if they have been accepted to the program.

For more information, email McCauley at Miles.McCauley@ teachforamerica.org or call 334-652-9260.

Submitted Regions with the highest need of TFA teachers include Mississippi Delta, Arkansas, Las Vegas, Tulsa, Detroit and Memphis.

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Pamper yourself.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Venus enters Sagittarius today (until Nov. 5). Follow your heart, and stick to it. For four weeks, traveling is easier. Check out an interesting suggestion, and rely on logic. Choose words carefully. Connect with a teacher. Keep practicing.

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Share heartfelt thanks.

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You’re irresistible for a month. Ponder the situation. Others ask your advice.

The career groove is just right. You can achieve great rewards. Education provides access to a whole new world.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Allow yourself more quiet time to follow a passion. Some of your theories succeed. Finish an old job. Build security by having more than you show. Revel in the abundance. Be a budgetarian.

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Share adventure stories. Make a private presentation. You’ll find the numbers fascinating. You’re developing expertise.

Respectfully spread your wings.

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