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Jonathan Brown killed in dirt bike accident over weekend By Ashley Tripp Contributing Writer A University of Alabama student, friend, boyfriend, brother and son died Monday after a tragic dirt-biking accident in Tupelo, Miss., while visiting family over the weekend. Jonathan Brown, 20, was a resident of Norwalk, Conn., graduate of Brien McMahon High School and UA junior majoring in finance. Brown is survived by his parents, Catharine and David Brown, and two brothers, Austin and Ryan Brown. After being airlifted to Memphis Regional Medical Center on Sunday due to a coma, Brown later passed away on Monday in the presence of his family, friends and girlfriend, Sarah Pasqualini. Brown and Pasqualini were high school sweethearts and followed each other from Connecticut to Alabama for college. She said Brown loved nothing more than his family and friends. “Jon was the most loving, caring and hard working person I’ve ever met and my genuine soulmate,” Pasqualini, a UA junior, said. “I can never repay him for the amazing years he has given me.” Alex Norton, a UA junior and Pasqualini’s sorority sister, met Brown through his girlfriend. Norton said she always noticed how caring and considerate he was to Pasqualini. “We may have lost Jon here, but we all know that he will look over all of us up in heaven,” Norton said. “They are so truly lucky to have him. He is now our angel looking down on us, to guide us through in times of need.” Eric Dunheimer, Brown’s roommate freshman year, said he was a great guy who was a lot of fun to be around.
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The members of the Wombats are, from left to right: Ryan Gregory, Brandon Taylor, Adam Strachan, Jason Johnston, Brandon Delavar, Corey Tyson, Andy Burns, Taylor Duncan and Jimbo Wilhite. Austin Burch is not pictured.
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or many, the University’s 17 Rec Center-sanctioned intramural sports offer a chance to stay fit, active and competitive. Over the years, the University’s Rec fields have become a Mecca for these students. For some, though, intramural sports offer a chance to build something that lasts longer than a pick-up game, like intense rivalries, institutionalized teams and dedicated fanbases. Jimbo Wilhite, a senior majoring in chemical engineering from Tuscaloosa, is one of these students. Wilhite captains the Wombats, a flag football team that has stayed intact for six years, actually recruits its players and takes the game seriously.
Wilhite said the Wombats were started just for fun about six years ago by student members of First Baptist Church. “Every year we try to get a little better,” he said. “We’ve never won a championship and that’s what our goal is this year, to win a semi-pro championship in flag football.” Wilhite was appointed captain by one of the Wombats’ founders, TJ Yates. Wilhite said Yates was captain of the Wombats for six years until he graduated. After he graduates at the end of this school year, Wilhite will pass down the captaincy and the Wombat tradition will continue. Wilhite said the Wombats have become so popular at First
Baptist Church that their games can draw crowds between 50 and 100 people. “[Wombat games] are more of a social gathering where we like to come out and just enjoy the time, have fun, and it’s a good time of fellowship,” he said. “It’s a great way for our church to minister and get people involved. We enjoy it because we get to play and at the same time get to develop friendships with other people.” The list of reasons members join intramural teams doesn’t end there. Emily Broman, a junior majoring in chemical engineering from Forest, Va., said she started playing intramural soccer her freshman year
as motivation to stay active. “Even though I didn’t play soccer in high school, I started playing my first semester at UA because I wanted something to keep me active and to be doing something that I enjoyed, as well as to fill the void in my life that high school sports used to fill,” Broman said. “Intramural sports are a great way to have scheduled time with my friends that is also scheduled exercise, but most of all it’s just really chill. I know most people get really stressed out with classes and things that have to be taken more seriously, but intramurals are strictly for fun.” SEE INTRAMURAL PAGE 5
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Groups can apply for money; last year, $45,000 went unused By Melissa Brown News Editor Student organizations that are short on cash can apply for some of the $200,000 set aside for organizations by the Student Government Association’s Financial Affairs Committee. Andy Koonce, vice president of financial affairs, said student organizations can apply for up to $1600 for travel and $500 for supplies and advertising in one fiscal year. Organizations are also eligible for $1500 for equipment over two fiscal years. In the previous fiscal year, $45,000 of the FAC budget went unused. Koonce said he thinks organizations weren’t aware of the resources available, and the FAC hopes to get the word out about the funding this year. “My cabinet and I are trying to advertise it as much as possible this year,” Koonce said. “This is not our money. This is their money. It’s theirs to come and get. It’s just a matter of them coming and getting it. We’re trying to give them as many avenues as possible to get it.” Koonce said the most popular requests usually relate to travel, with groups looking to fund transportation to conferences and competitions.
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By Margaret Wilbourne Contributing Writer While many students think of Lakeside Dining as an all-day food buffet, a small group of freshmen see it as an observation room. These anomalies belong to the one-hour credit, Freshman Learning Community class “The Exotic Undergraduate,” taught by Elizabeth Cooper of the anthropology department. Anthropology consists of the study of human beings and requires many methods of observing and organizing gathered “human data,” which can be hard to explain in large entry level classes. “The Exotic Undergraduate,” however, allows freshmen interested in the field of anthropology to walk away with a more enhanced idea of what it is that anthropologists do. “So far the class has been really helpful because we can discuss topics from our Intro to Cultural Anthropology class in more depth,” Lauren Nolan, a freshman majoring in anthropology and
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participant of the course, said. Beyond discussion, “The Exotic Undergraduate” also gives students a chance to get first-hand experience as an anthropologist working in the field, or in this case, the Quad. Students first read the book “My Freshmen Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student” by Rebekah Nathan, which describes the story of an undercover teacher who used a college campus to observe the “exotic undergraduate.” After reading the book, the class then takes Nathan’s experiments and recreates them on the University’s campus. Students have the option to decide what they would like to do with the information they collect, and in last year’s Exotic Undergraduate, the class chose to take on two research projects. For these projects, the class traveled to several dining halls to
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look into how students naturally segregate themselves. The differences between the bulletin board messages in the honors and nonhonors residence halls were also studied. The students’ results were showcased at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society in Birmingham, Ala. The research was also published in “Joshua,” the University’s undergraduate journal of science and health. “From this course, I gained confidence in my ability to conduct an experiment from the earliest stages of brainstorming and development, to data-collection and analysis and eventually to presentation,” Kelly Konrad, a sophomore majoring in French who took the class last year, said. “Completing this process as a freshman proved [to be] a valuable experience.”
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Th e Un ive r s i ty of Alabama’s Department of Theatre and Dance will be giving a performance of “Side Man” from Oct. 15-20 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. at the Marian Gallaway Theatre. Winner of the 1999 Tony Award for Best Play, “Side Man” is a memory play written by Warren Leight. “Side Man” is set in New York in 1953 to 1985 and tells the story through the eyes of the main character, Clifford Glimmer. Throughout the show, Glimmer narrates the story of his broken family,
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as well as the declination of jazz music to the new trend of rock ‘n’ roll and the rise of Elvis Presley. Clifford’s father, Gene, is a jazz trumpet player who refuses to enter the “straight world” and obtain a regular job that can support his family. Glimmer’s alcoholic mother, Terry, and his father’s relationship soon worsens under the conditions, and young Glimmer is forced to assume the position of the male figure of the family and throws his father out of his mother’s apartment and onto the streets of New
York. After years of not seeing his father, Clifford and Gene are eventually reunited in an old, rundown jazz club, where Clifford asks his father why he was ever born. Clifford speaks directly to the audience throughout the play, and the scenes are organized in chaotic transitions between various time periods so the audience may feel first hand the chaotic family life that Clifford must endure. Tickets can be purchased by calling the UATD box office at (205) 348-3400, or by going online to theatre.ua.edu.
SGA FROM PAGE 1 Keith Edwards, communication director for the FAC, said the committee is hopeful that more organizations will begin to utilize the resource. “The entire reason the FAC exists is to benefit other student organizations on campus,” Edwards said. “It kind of kills us when we see groups that need money, and we have it for them, but they don’t go through these steps to get it for us. It really is a fairly simple plan.” To begin the process of requesting funds, organizations must be registered with the Source for at least a month. They then can register for a Foresight Workshop through the Source. “It is basically just an informational session for groups to begin the funding process,” Koonce said. “You have to attend one of these every academic year.” After attending a workshop, an organization’s president or treasurer can create a formal funding request through their organization’s Source page. These requests must be submitted before the monthly FAC meetings, where an organization representative will pitch the request to the committee. “They’ll give a 30-second to a
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Sedentary lifestyle from work, technology By Morgan Reames Contributing Writer
sedentary Americans has caused not only physical, but also economic problems. Ac c o r d i n g to the “Designed to Move” report, the upcoming generation will affect economies worldwide due to its increasing inactivity causing a less productive education, which leads to lower income and higher health care costs. The U.S. Department of Labor reported that over 30 percent of employers’ wages go toward health care. They also reported that the cost of health care has risen 78 percent from 2001 to 2008. “I try to exercise regularly every day. When I don’t have time, I try to take the stairs whenever possible, and I always walk to class or ride my bike,” Jackie Nolan, a sophomore majoring in elementary education, said. According to the Nike report, the more we move, the longer we live. But with busy lifestyles, most students are finding it hard to make time for exercise. According to the British Medical Journal Open, reducing sitting to less than three hours a day can add an additional two years to life expectancy. “To be more active, people could walk to class as much as possible and just find a gym that’s open late or 24
hours,” Johnson said. “Most apartments have that – even mine does – so I guess I don’t have much of an excuse not to work out.” The Un ive r s i ty ’s Recreation Center is open until midnight Monday through Thursday and provides exercise classes each day for students. John Jackson, assistant director of research and fitness at the Rec, said they are working on a new program called METRECs that will hopefully be available for students in the spring. This program will measure the intensity of each group exercise program for students and rank them on a number scale. “The program is based on an old health and training method called METs, or metabolic equivalency,” he said. “One MET is your basic resting metabolism, and the intensity of activities goes up from there. The higher the number, the higher the intensity.” This will allow students to know just how much physical activity they are receiving from each class. “The American College of Sports Medicine says that everyone should get at least 150 minutes per week of ‘moderate intensity activity,’” Jackson said. “But what’s ‘moderate intensity’ really mean? That’s something in the five to seven MET range, so now that’s a little bit easier for you to keep track of.” Nolan said it is easier to workout in today’s world. “There’s a gym on every corner, a sidewalk on every street and so much available knowledge, but no one uses it,” Nolan said. “We’re the most capable, but we’re still the laziest.”
majoring in accounting, had many of the same classes with Jon and became close friends with him. “Jon had all the qualities OBIT FROM PAGE 1 that you looked for in a friend,” “He was a great best friend,” O’Connell said. “He was smart, Dunheimer said. “I’ll miss funny and honest, but above him.” all else, he was truly kind.” Maggie O’Connell, a junior O’Connell said Brown had
a strength of character that is rare in anyone, especially a 20-year old boy. “Jon had the best laugh in the world,” O’Connell said. “It was booming and loud, but mostly, it was contagious. He was so filled with joy that it was impossible to be around him and not have a good time.”
Undergraduate” also introduces students to the archaeological aspect of the discipline through field trips to Moundville Archaeological Park and a slave cemetery, both in Tuscaloosa. Plans for a private tour of the University’s Natural History museum have also been set up.
FLC classes are restricted to small numbers and connect students to a faculty member who acts as a mentor. “FLC classes offer a fun introduction to the University and a way to put down roots,” Cooper said. “They help freshmen connect with one another.”
Although the prevalence of gyms and workout classes has increased over the past few decades, more Americans are leading sedentary lives than ever before. In “Designed to Move,” a report backed by Nike, the average lifespan of the younger generation is expected to be five years shorter than their parents. “Physical activity in the United States has declined 32 percent and is on track for a 46 percent drop by 2030,” according to the report. According to newly released statistics by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three Americans are obese and nearly 26 million have diabetes. These medical conditions and many more can be directly linked to inactivity. “I think the reason people are so inactive is a mix between technology and work,” Trey Johnson, a junior majoring in biology, said. “You’re sitting at your job all day, then you’re sitting on the couch watching TV when you get home.” A new study by the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health estimated that only 20 percent of jobs today require moderate physical activity compared to the 1960s when more than half did. This means most Americans are sedentary for almost all of their nine-hour workdays. According to a recent Forbes magazine article, people can stay active by standing at their desks or replacing their office chairs with stability balls. The increasing number of
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In addition to becoming familiar with cultural anthropology and the field of research, “The Exotic
The 29th Annual Alabama Insurance Day will be held Oct. 10 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center. I-Day is held each year, aiming to inform and engage professionals in the local insurance industry. The event is hosted by the Alabama Insurance Planning Committee and benefits the
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Barack Obama and Judy Shepard at the commencement of the Matthew Shepard Act. By Austin Gaddis Senior Columnist Friday, Oct. 12, will mark 14 years since the death of Matthew Shepard, the 21-year-old college student who was brutally beaten in the rural Wyoming countryside and left for dead because he was gay. He was tied to a fence and ruthlessly tortured by his two killers, who had tricked him by offering to drive him home. Matthew was found still tied to the fence and in a coma nearly 18 hours later by a man who initially thought his near-lifeless body was a scarecrow. His head was completely covered in blood but for a few streaks that had been washed away by his tears. Matthew remained on life support for nearly six days, but due to the extensive brain damage he had endured at the hands of his tormentors, he ultimately lost his life. His death sent shock waves through the nation and drew true attention to the treatment and tolerance of difference in our society. We’ve seen enormous strides at the federal level to protect against the type of senseless violence that Matthew endured on that cold October morning. Early in his term, President Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard Act into law, which added actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability as protected classes under the U.S. federal hate crimes law. The new additions to the law are currently being tested for
the first time in Kentucky, after two cousins lured a gay man into their truck in 2011 and took him to a rural park, where they relentlessly tormented and beat him, leaving him to die. The landmark trial is expected to begin next week. Additionally, several major cases are expected to go before the Supreme Court this term relating to gay rights and the definition of marriage on the state and federal level. While the justices haven’t formally decided to hear the cases, many insiders believe they will announce their decision to consider them after the November election. Our military has also made significant advances in the push for equality under the law with the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the transition has been going “very well” and has not, in any way, affected overall morale or troop readiness, as some opponents of the repeal had previously suggested. As a whole, our culture has certainly come a long way on the road to acceptance in just over a decade. Polls now show that recognition and
acknowledgment of LGBTQ individuals has become virtually mainstream, and the extension of basic civil rights to these Americans has become a political rallying point during this presidential election. But even in this promising trend of acceptance, LGBTQ Americans still face real setbacks on a mass platform in the fight for equality. The Republican Party has vowed to restrict any advances in gay rights legislation, and their presidential candidate has made the outrageous claim that he would support a constitutional amendment establishing marriage as a union between only a man and a woman. This infantile mentality seemingly permeates through the nation’s ultra-conservative wing, even extending to the nation’s highest court. Just last week, conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told a group at the American Enterprise Institute that outlawing LGBTQ sex acts was a no-brainer because it had been outlawed in every state for nearly 200 years prior to the milestone Lawrence v. Texas case in 2003 that banned such laws in the States. As a self-described ‘textualist,’ Scalia maintains that he interprets the Constitution with the same mindset of the original framers and writers, not succumbing to cultural progress and societal maturation. Perhaps by his own mind-blowing logic, Scalia would also suggest that minorities only count
as three-fifths of a person or that women should not be able to vote and are considered property. On a state level, there is still much work to be done to include the same type of protections against hate-centric acts that target LGBTQ citizens as provided at the federal level. Currently, Alabama’s hate crime statute only covers race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity or physical or mental disability. A bill to include sexual orientation as a protected class was passed by the Alabama House and Senate Judiciary Committee in 2009, but the full senate did nothing further before it adjourned the regular session. Accepting and celebrating difference is an inherent element of a deeply diverse population. While the tide of progress has had an enormously positive effect on our societal growth, we still must aggressively challenge the voices that slow the critical progress. Only through consistent visibility and concerted cross-cultural education can we truly hope for more inclusive communities. As we revel in the many cultural strides of the past decade, may we always remember the brave individuals like Matthew Shepard, who loved and accepted themselves – no matter the consequences – to make those strides possible. Austin Gaddis is senior majoring in communication studies and public relations. His column runs on Wednesdays.
that pictures do the same for us today. Often we are so busy “Pics or it didn’t happen!” making sure we get the How many times have we all perfect shot for a new proheard this challenge from file picture that we forget one of our friends regard- to enjoy the activity we are ing even the most mundane so concerned with visually happenings, like our latest recording. A perfect examhigh score in Mario Kart. ple of this is at prom durHow many times per foot- ing the dreaded “pictures” ball game have we all heard portion of the night, when a girl’s frantic demand that we were forced to stand in someone get a picture? standard idiotic poses and Both of these requests create awkward formations have become commonplace while being yelled at by the in today’s society to the myriad of family members point we don’t even notice who had come to see the big their existence. But more day (and take pictures). importantly, these occurI’m not saying we should rences have begun to domi- never take pictures. I, nate our lives. myself, am guilty of commitWe all know that girl who ting many of the faux pas has upwards of 50 albums discussed in this article. If on Facebook, meticulously you go through my pictures documenting on Facebook, her entire life there are from her very hundreds first high from just school dance my senior to this week’s year of high Often we are so busy making big party. We school where sure we get the perfect shot also all know you can litfor a new profile picture that that person erally relive who uses everyday of we forget to enjoy the activity Instagram my life from we are so concerned with to capture Homecoming visually recording. every last week to detail of their g r a d u at i o n . day, beginAnd even ning with an though my artsy picture hometown is of the sunonly 45 minutes away from rise, moving on to a picture Tuscaloosa, my dorm room of whatever sandwich he walls are still covered with or she might be eating for pictures of my family and lunch and ending with a friends. snapshot of piles of books We do, however, need to and notes purposefully reevaluate the importance displayed across a desk to we place on picture taking represent the mountains of over actual socializing and homework they will soon ultimately living. attempt. These scenarios When you miss a gamehave me wondering why we changing play during the are all so consumed with fourth quarter of a big game not only telling but also because you were turned showing everyone our lives. around getting a picture, it It all has to do with vali- might be time to put down dation. For the same rea- the camera and start living. son we go to great lengths If you have to plaster a fake to get the picture when we smile on your face and get a are confronted with the picture in order to convince “Pics or it didn’t happen” yourself you’re having the rule, we go out of our way best night of your life, it to make it into at least a might be time to put down few pictures on each of our the camera. friend’s iPhones at various The bottom line is, if events. Are we worried peo- something is truly worth ple might forget we were remembering, you’re going there and having a great to remember it with or withtime, too? out a picture to prove it. In his essay, “Experience,” Emerson said words and Tara Massouleh is a freshtheories get in the way of man majoring in journalthe irreplaceable experi- ism and English. Her colence of living. I would argue umn runs on Wednesdays.
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Roy Moore’s intolerant rants deserve no place on Alabama Supreme Court
By Henry Downes Staff Columnist
In case you haven’t heard, Roy Moore is seeking to reclaim his former position as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court next month. Besides raising fundamental questions about the rationale behind holding political elections for inherently non-partisan positions, Moore’s campaign has attracted a good deal of controversy due to his welldocumented homophobic, theocratic and racist agenda. At a rally in Fort Payne last week, Moore made headlines when he declared that “samesex marriage will be the ultimate destruction of our country.” This is the same man who claimed that “homosexual behavior is … a crime against
nature, an inherent evil, and an act so heinous that it defies one’s ability to describe it,” in the 2002 D.H. vs. H.H. LGBTQ rights case. Like Moore, I am speechless. Words alone are incapable of describing such intolerance. Additionally, while Moore professes a deep affinity for the Constitution and the Founding Fathers, this supposed strict constitutionalist has been ironically unable to grasp a key principle of the document: the separation of church and state. Here is a man who used taxpayer dollars to install an elaborate monument of the Ten Commandments in the center of the Alabama Supreme Court building’s rotunda (it was later found to be unconstitutional and was ordered removed). Here is a man who has
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pledged to “return God to our public life” and has explicitly stated that “separation of church and state does not mean separation of God and government” – so much for keeping the theological and political spheres separate. Finally, Roy Moore is a racist. In 2004, he opposed Amendment 2 to the Alabama Constitution, which would have removed language from the document referring to poll taxes and separate schools for “white and colored children.” Further, in a 2006 column, Moore claimed that Keith Ellison of Minnesota (the first Muslim to sit in the U.S. Congress) shouldn’t have been allowed to serve since he took his oath of office on the Quran. Attempting to defend his position, Moore argued that
“common sense dictates that in the midst of a war with Islamic terrorists, we should not place someone in a position of great power who shares their doctrine.” Actually, common sense dictates that Roy Moore shouldn’t be allowed in any position of great power because he is a raving lunatic. Moore is a demagogue, a sad and pathetic remnant of the tragic era of intolerance and segregation in the South; he is George Wallace 2.0. He says he cherishes the Constitution and civil liberties - unless, of course, those liberties belong to individuals outside his radical evangelical sphere (at which point he condemns them as evil threats to the social fabric of America). Not surprisingly, Moore was
unanimously removed from his post as chief justice in 2003 by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary after they ruled that his conduct “undercut the entire workings of the judicial system.” But Moore, undeterred, is back on the campaign trail and the ballot in 2012. Somehow, he still has strong support from the people. The least Alabama voters can do is make sure on Nov. 6 that this radical doesn’t win the authority to interpret state law at the highest level. Moore is embarrassing not only himself but the entire state of Alabama. In his 2005 autobiography, Moore reflected that his time as a rancher in Australia “was like going back in America 100 years. It was wonderful.” Well, Mr. Moore, some of us don’t want to regress 100 years
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like you do. The last century has brought wonderful and muchneeded progress in civil rights and social tolerance - movements which you are clearly determined to reverse. But just because you haven’t advanced past the homophobic, theocratic and racist ideologies of the last century doesn’t mean that the rest of us want to return to such a sad intellectual state. As chief justice, Moore would be expected to uphold the law of man – not the law of God – objectively and serve all Alabamians, not just the conservative, evangelical, straight ones. He has proven, time and time again, that he is incapable of fulfilling such a role.
Henry Downes is a sophomore majoring in economics. His column runs weekly.
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Study abroad helps students compete globally Internships and international opportunities add value to education By Lindsee Gentry Contributing Writer A recent emphasis on study abroad by The University of Alabama and employers suggests the experience may be more valuable than previously acknowledged – an investment in a student’s future as opposed to just an interesting way to earn academic credit. As the economy has evolved, professors and staff at the University have focused on developing competitive students for the international market. Consequently, representatives at the Career Center, Capstone International Center and Crossroads Community Center work together to advise and prepare students to study abroad in order to enhance their skills. “Employers and graduate schools don’t just want to see the degree,” said Beverly Hawk, a professor in the international honors program and the director of the Crossroads Community Center, which assists international students and provides intercultural education. “They know when you graduate you have overcome many obstacles.” “If you can talk about your experience in an applicable
way, then it will be more ben- the common humanity that we eficial to you,” Career Center share.” advisor Amber Bara said. “Use While some students may examples from your trip to find that study abroad helps show how it relates to some- them develop into a more openthing you may face in your minded person, others may career.” find adjusting to another culIn some instances, students ture more difficult, Hawk said. may have the best resume and Students who struggle with internships, along with a study admitting when they are incorabroad experience, but will rect may need to “work on their get turned down for jobs, Bara heart before they go,” she said. said. Simply going on the trip “You have to accept that is only half you may be the work. She awkward, said students clumsy and We have assumptions before must know fall on your we go abroad. After I went, how to comface somemunicate what times. It’s like it made me appreciate the they learned to a child who common humanity that we make their trip just learns to share. worthwhile. walk,” Hawk A student said. should also Once a stu— Amber Bara consider what dent accepts employers the emotional value, such as obstacles he or adaptable, self-reliant people she may face, the student can who appreciate different view- better learn to understand a points, Hawk said. A study culture, Capstone International abroad experience prepares a Programs coordinator Susan student personally and profes- Gorin said. Study abroad may sionally. The “cultural literacy” make a student a better global that a student gains from study citizen and complete the circle abroad will stay with them for that is the college experience. the rest of their lives. Studying abroad requires “We have assumptions before much more than emotional stawe go abroad,” she said. “After bility, however. Every investI went, it made me appreciate ment comes with a price, and
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study abroad is no exception. Often, students think that study abroad is not affordable, Gorin said. However, the office encourages students to start a year in advance in planning their trip so that the student does not miss scholarship deadlines. “We give more scholarships around $200 so that a lot of students get a little money,” she said. National scholarships are alternatives to UA scholarships. The University has had students receive national scholarships, which tend to cover the entire trip, Gorin said. “UA just isn’t a good resource for money at all,” Karly Weigel, a public relations and political science major, said. “If I were doing it again, I would definitely look for national scholarships.” Weigel, who studied in China, received only $200 from the University in scholarships. Another financial burden may be how soon a student has to commit and make a down payment, Weigel said. In the same way, time is an important factor to consider before studying abroad. The time spent abroad may not always be as beneficial as opportunities at home,
Bara said. According to the State of Hiring 2011-2012 report done by Michigan State University, internships are of greater importance to recruiters than study abroad. Leadership and international internships were also ranked higher than study abroad by the study. Therefore, if a student has a limited amount of time or money and must choose between studying abroad and interning, an internship may be the better choice, Bara said. “This summer, I’m interning with a firm that will prepare me for a future in law,” Brittany Day, a political science major with a pre-law focus, said. “Internships are more important in making contacts, which will ultimately help me get the job I want.” Day, who works to pay for college and other expenses, also said she could not take time off to study abroad. “I don’t have the time and money to spend leisurely,” she said. Considering all aspects of a study abroad experience, as well as talking with program advisors and students who have gone, may be the best approach for students to determine what is best for them,
Gorin said. Students may look at their finances, time and career goals to determine if study abroad is a wise investment. However, a student who does go abroad will certainly carry the experience with him or her forever, Hawk said. “Our culture is our inheritance,” she said. “Culture is the only way we really learn about a person.”
FAST FACTS • Employers value adaptable, self-reliant people who appreciate different viewpoints • Students should start a year in advance in planning their trip so that they dont miss scholarship deadlines • Internships may be the better choice if money or time is an issue • Students should take time to talk to advisors or students who have previously gone abroad
Groups join to spread suicide awareness on campus By Angie Bartelt Contributing Writer In the United States, a person dies by committing suicide every 13.7 minutes, which adds up to over 38,000 lives claimed every year, according to The American Foundations for Suicide Prevention. This public health issue does not discriminate by age, gender, sexual orientation or race. In an attempt to create awareness and advertise forms of help for people living in Tuscaloosa struggling with suicidal ideations and depression, the National Alliance on Mental Illness at The University of
Alabama, or NAMI, the counseling center and the University’s Psychology Department have teamed up this fall for the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk, to take place this Sunday, Oct. 14. “There will be suicide help cards and information on knowing the signs of suicide,” Holly Prewitt, staff therapist at the UA Counseling Center, said. “We will have information on the local SOS, Survivors of Suicide Tuscaloosa chapter, available for students who may benefit from this support group. We will also have brochures about counseling center services.”
Lisa Dunn, the director of the Alabama chapter of the American Foundations for Suicide Prevention, coordinates the walks across Alabama. Dunn will team up with Lee Keyes, the executive director of UA’s Counseling Center, to sponsor this weekend’s event. Keyes will also be taking the stage to speak on behalf of the counseling center on coping skills and suicide prevention. “There is help out there, and these are the resources on campus,” Becca Kastner, a graduate student in psychology and an officer in NAMI, said. “If students are in crisis, this
awareness walk and the counseling center or NAMI is a really good resource for dealing with suicide and depression.” The walk hopes to raise $5,000 to fund research based on understanding and preventing suicide. Additionally, NAMI hopes to raise their own $600 for the event. The donations gathered from the Out of the Darkness walk will go toward funding educational programs that can help create further knowledge and awareness, as well as teach the warning signs that can lead to suicide, in order to reduce the risks. This specific NAMI event is not only for the University
but the community. The funds gathered will go toward a statewide Alabama fund for high schools on suicide prevention as well as awareness seminars and classes. As reported by the AFSP, suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. among adults 18-65 years old and the third leading cause of death among teens and young adults. In Alabama alone, there were 679 suicides reported last year. In the United States, it is estimated that a suicide attempt is made every minute. “I think that even if you haven’t struggled with depression or suicidal thoughts
yourself, almost everyone knows someone who has, whether that be family or friends,” Kastner said. “People are going to have some sort of experience with depression. It means something to everyone.” The UA Counseling Center will have an information table set up at the Ferguson Center from Oct. 9 through Oct. 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day. This table will have information on the walk and how to register. The Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk will meet Sunday, the day of registration, at 1 p.m. in the Ferguson Center, and the walk will begin on the Quad at 2 p.m.
Honors program aims to connect students with Perry County By Alan Alexander Contributing Writer Marion, Ala. may be 57 miles from the university, but students in the Honors College want to make it seem a lot closer. Perry County community members and students involved with the 57 Miles Perry County Partnership, a new initiative that will expand the three-week University Fellows immersive experience to the entire Honors College, discussed experiences and plans from the organization that looks to merge the resources of the University with the provincial city of Marion.
Teams establish longlasting traditions INTRAMURAL FROM PAGE 1 Broman believes intramural sports at the University are designed to promote fun over competition. Under this premise, students are more likely to sign up rather than be scared away by the intensity that comes with sports, she said. Despite Broman’s support of friendly competition, some teams and athletes take intramural sports just as seriously as they would if they were playing for Nick Saban. Kelvin Williams, a firstyear master’s of accounting student from Birmingham, Ala., has participated in intramural flag football, soccer, basketball and Ultimate Frisbee since he was a freshman. Throughout his career as an intramural athlete, Williams has won five championships and competed in 10 championship games.
Hosted by the Honors College in Gorgas Library on Oct. 9, the event featured a panel of Marion locals and college students as a part of the 57 Miles program, where students have the opportunity to work in the county with members of the community. Chris Joiner, a senior majoring in biology, was one of the featured student panel members and has visited the area twice. “It’s about bridging the gap from what we do here on campus to what we can do in Marion,” Joiner said. Located 57 miles to the south of Tuscaloosa, Marion holds the county seat of Perry County and is known as a city heavily influenced by the culture of the Black
Belt region. Alabama’s Black Belt region, once among the richest areas in the United States before the Civil War due to its black soil perfect for large-scale cotton production, now suffers from severe economic underdevelopment. As means of production began to shift away from the traditional practice of harvesting these crops to a more industrial process after the Civil War, Marion and the rest of the Black Belt began to suffer. Other problems followed: widespread problems with health, education and political corruption. “As the world became more mechanized, the price of farming equipment went up,”
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Williams attributes his intramural success to having a consistent team. “For the most part I’ve tried to keep the same core team since I started playing intramural sports four years ago,” Williams said. “The coed flag football team I am on was started my sophomore year and we’ve been together ever since.” Pistol Whipped, Williams’ coed flag football team, has played in the championship game each of the past two years and has come away with one title. William said his team played against Mustache, a rival team, in each of these championship games. “It seems like every championship we get to we play
Mustache,” he said. “We’ve developed some really intense rivalries over the past few seasons, especially in flag football, but nothing is like this one. They have this one girl that is also in my master’s [of accounting] program, and because Pistol Whipped and Mustache play so much, we’ve developed a natural rivalry.” Students interested in forming an intramural team must register during the registration time for their chosen sport. Each sport has its own registration period, which can be found out online at urec.sa.ua.edu/intramurals and in the intramural sports office. Registration dates are available approximately two months prior to each semester.
Robert Turner, a lawyer who practices in Marion, said. “This created less opportunity for the blue collar workers on small farms.” Unable to compete with the advanced machinery of larger farms, regions of Marion began to experience a slow decline into poverty. According to the 2011 U.S. Census, at least 33 percent of the population is below the poverty line and 15 percent are unemployed. Although named “The College City” for universities such as Howard College, Judson College and Marion Military Institute, the lack of job opportunities also had an impact on education. Fewer
than nine percent of residents aged 25 years or older have earned a bachelor’s degree. In addition to working in education, the 57 Miles partnership also has goals of improving the land grant access of Marion. They have begun registering land with the Environmental Protection Agency so industries can cultivate the land and can bring new money into the city. “The main thing y’all bring to the table is hope,” said Roy Burnett, a former pharmacy store owner in Marion. “It’s very refreshing.” Kelly Konrad, a sophomore majoring in French, spent last May in Marion working with both third and tenth grade
students. She helped lead workshops around certain aspects of academics like art, poetry and ACT prep. “I learned to step outside of myself. Most people assume that your twenties is a time for you to be selfish and grow as an individual,” Konrad said. “I think that you should take what you’re learning in school and apply it.” Students who wish to get involved with The 57 Miles Perry County Partnership can attend two round-table discussions on Oct. 30 and Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. in Lloyd Hall 120. The discussions will center on the economics of systemic poverty and rural medicine.
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Concert to celebrate music, support local programs By Megan Miller Contributing Writer The sisters of Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity invite The University of Alabama to join them in celebrating the legacy and the future of American music Wednesday, Oct. 10, in the Moody Music Building. “This concert has the dual purpose of both celebrating music written by American composers and supporting the local music programs, which are two of the aims of our fraternity,” Allison Jack, editor of the Theta Delta chapter of SAI, said. Jack said the mission of SAI is to encourage, nurture and
chapter was chartered at the University in 1994 and the fraternity has 116,317 initiat• What: American Music ed members worldwide as of August 2012. Concert The University’s SAI chapter currently has 26 active • When: Wednesday, members, majoring in everyOct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. thing from music performance, music education and • Where: Moody Music music therapy to advertising, telecommunications and film, Building women’s studies, biology, chemistry and more. The concert will feature support the art of music. works by composers Aaron “Sigma Alpha Iota is a Copland, John Philip Sousa, fraternity for women which Samuel Barber and George promotes interaction among Crumb, as well as UA student those who share a commit- composers Timothy Gibbons, ment to music,” Jack said. Justin Langham and Derek The Theta D e l t a Holden.
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The Capstone String Quartet, UA Brass Ensemble, Chamber Wind Ensemble and the Afro-American Gospel Choir will also provide musical contributions. “We are expecting many students and faculty to be in attendance for our concert,” Cindy Simpson, president of SAI, said. “The high caliber of performers has attracted a lot of attention from the School of Music.” Jack said members of local music programs are also encouraged to attend. “We invited members and directors of high school music programs from Tuscaloosa and the surrounding area to come see our unique and free
concert, as most concerts at Moody cost $3,” Jack said. At the end of the concert, SAI will present two local music programs with monetary awards. “Each guest at our concert will select a school to support, and the two schools with the most supporters will be given monetary prizes to be used for the furtherance of their music programs,” Simpson said. Votes for which program will be awarded will be cast at a check-in table. “It is beneficial for high school students to come, bring people and vote for their school,” Jack said. The money for these contributions was raised through
SAI’s September Change Drive in honor of National Classical Music Month. SAI decided to match the proceeds from the fundraiser so they could give out two awards at the concert. Prior to the concert, there will be a bake sale in the lobby of Moody Music Building from 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., where guests have the opportunity to purchase homemade baked goods for 50 cents to a dollar. Proceeds benefit musicrelated causes such as local music programs and the SAI Philanthropies, Inc. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the event beginning at 7:30.
Slash Pine Press Festival brings poetry to the community By Courney Stinson Staff Reporter Slash Pine Press is taking poetry out of the classroom and into the community for all to enjoy Friday and Saturday at the fourth annual Slash Pine Writers Festival. The festival will feature authors with a variety of experience, from undergraduates to published writers. Student writers and faculty advisors from The University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Montevallo, Stillman College and the University of New Orleans will be featured alongside members of UA faculty and several Slash Pine poets. The featured writers have been published by Slash Pine, Southern Review and DIAGRAM among others. “The festival is one way we bring the work of rising writers to UA and the Tuscaloosa community,” Patti White, Slash Pine spokesperson, said. “It is part of our mission to support and foster creative writing and also to engage
IF YOU GO... • What: Slash Pine Writers Festival • When: Oct. 12-13 • Where: Gorgas House Lawn, Gorgas Library, Green Bar and Mellow Mushroom with words in various kinds of spaces.” Books by the writers will also be available for purchase at the festival, along with an anthology of works by all the featured writers. The subject and aesthetics of the poetry read at the festival will be as diverse as the writers themselves, ranging in style from traditional to experimental. The festival will take place both on campus and off. An undergraduate reading will take place at 4 p.m. on Gorgas House Lawn on Oct. 12. The festival will continue Saturday with a reading at
Gorgas Library at 10 a.m., at Green Bar at 2:30 p.m. and at Mellow Mushroom at 7:30 p.m. For Abraham Smith, the festival director, the significance of the festival is that it moves poetry off campus and allows the creative community to extend beyond campus into the Tuscaloosa community. “When those two worlds [on campus and community] can come together and build a communal spirit that, to me, is the essence of what poetry can do,” Smith said. “Through poetry we can move closer together as a community.” Slash Pine intern Alexandra Franklin, who will be presenting some of her own poetry at the festival, said the opportunity to read her work aloud as well as the energy and feedback she receives disprove the idea that creative writing is a solitary activity. “[Slash Pine] seeks to promote community arts, to encourage people to think of artistic expression as something that works best when it involves a group of like-minded people,” Franklin said. “It proves that poetry isn’t
always a solitary, ivory tower pursuit.” Extensive academic knowledge of poetry is not needed to enjoy the festival. Smith said the live performances are not meant to be an analytical endeavor that intimidates many but rather a release through which to enjoy poetry. “Something about when a poem is performed aloud can release us from that anxiety of analysis, and we can just be together and hear heterogeneous voices,” Smith said. Franklin agreed that although reading poetry is a great experience, hearing poetry read aloud gives the work more dimension and gives insight to the poet’s interpretation of his or her own work. “A great deal of poetry is more effective when read aloud than it is on the page,” she said. “So much of poetry is based on sonic patterns, rhythms and emotional energy, and it’s thrilling to be Submitted privy to a poet’s public interpretation of those intensely The Slash Pine Writers Festival will feature authors from undergraduates to published writers. personal elements.”
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Digital music applications like Spotify, iTunes are weakening the bonds between music and listener By Francie Johnson As technology advances and music becomes increasingly digitalized, the bond between music and listener grows weaker and weaker. Once upon a time, people used to listen to music. By listen, I mean really listen. They would gather around a record player and listen to a whole vinyl (yes, vinyl) record from start to finish. Today, we still listen to music, but not in the same way. The emergence of iPods and MP3s has knocked the world of music completely off its axis. Suddenly,
it is no longer necessary to buy albums at record stores. In fact, it is no longer necessary to buy albums at all. Through programs like iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and even YouTube, millions of songs are instantly available to be streamed or purchased. With a few clicks of a button, we can pull an album apart, picking and choosing the songs that appeal to us while ignoring the rest. We even have the power to create our own albums, a power that used to be reserved for the artists themselves, simply by dragging and dropping tracks onto a playlist. Not only that,
but we can then transfer these customized, highly selective collections of music onto tiny portable devices that we take with us everywhere. Music is no longer an event in and of itself; it is simply in the background. People today have much more power than ever before in controlling what we listen to and how we listen to it. But this power, while in many ways a positive thing, has unintended consequences. The plethora of music available to us, combined with the factors of instantaneous access and the ability to customize, has caused us to
become detached from our music and the artists who create it. When was the last time you listened to an album in its entirety, without any distractions and without pausing, rewinding or skipping songs? Old classic rock albums, like Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon,” the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” or The Clash’s “London Calling” command respect. They are more than just collections of randomized songs – they are works of art. The cover art, the inside slipcover, the physical record itself,
the song order and transitions all add up to create an entire listening experience, one that simply doesn’t exist in the world of iTunes and Spotify. The songs may be the same, but something is missing. With so much music instantly available and begging to be listened to, it’s almost impossible to give any one album the full appreciation it deserves. The evolution of the music industry is natural, inevitable and an overall positive thing. Being able to listen to music from around the world at any given time is nothing short of amazing, and I’m an avid user
of both iTunes and Spotify. Anyone who claims that there’s no good music anymore is wrong. There still is good music being created every day; we just have to remember to appreciate it. Music is a force that transcends the boundaries of time and space and blurs the lines between fiction and reality. It can be the blanket under which we hide from the world or the magnifying glass through which we examine it. It can change us if we let it, because sometimes all we need is something that can breathe a new life into us.
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Alabama defense prepares for fast-paced Mizzou offense “ By Alexis Paine Staff Reporter
The Alabama football team will soon face a Missouri team that utilizes the nohuddle offense and formations the Tide defense experienced against Ole Miss. Defensive back Vinnie Sunseri said the team is anticipating an up-tempo pace when the Missouri Tiger offense takes the field Saturday. The sophomore said the Tide defense will be able to handle the speed posed by this offense because of what defensive coordinator Kirby Smart and head
I trust all of my receivers, not one guy. They all make plays for me. I know that. — AJ McCarron
coach Nick Saban have done to ensure the players do not become fatigued. While the Tide is prepared for the pace, Sunseri said it will be a challenge for the defense to cover Tiger formations not seen a lot in previous weeks. The defensive
back and his teammates are preparing to shut down the fast-paced Missouri offense by familiarizing themselves with the Tigers’ formations. “They come out with a lot of quads and a lot of empty formations,� Sunseri said. “There are a lot of red personal, and we’re just getting ready for that.� As with Ole Miss, the Missouri offense will look to its passing game. Sunseri said the defense is excited to compete against a team that will throw the ball. “We’re really looking forward to someone throwing the ball on us, and we’re all
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Tide looks to the vertical game without veteran players The depth of the Tide receiving core will aid the team in the passing game after the loss of wide receiver DeAndrew White, giving a
greater amount of play-time potential to younger players. Quarterback AJ McCarron said his young receivers will have to step up with the loss of this veteran player but that every player has been working hard in practice to fill this opening. However, the junior said he is comfortable throwing to all of his receivers. “I trust all of my receivers, not one guy,� McCarron said. “They all make plays for me. I know that. I know what they’re capable of, so I don’t have more confidence in one receiver more than any other.�
The quarterback said there is no focus on the passing game in the match-up against the Tigers. The Tide offense will play to what the opposing defense allows it, he said. “Everybody keeps talking about the vertical passing game, but if they’re not going to give us a vertical passing game, then we’re not going to take it,� McCarron said. “We’re not going to force anything. Some teams are going to load the box, play man, make you throw the ball vertically and beat them. Some teams are going to play zone. They’re going to give you different looks.�
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Page 8 | Wednesday, October 10, 2012
NEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
VOLLEYBALL
Tide moves on after loss, remains focused on South Carolina By Mary Grace Showfety Staff Reporter
Alabama volleyball has seen its fair share of ups and downs this season. After one of the strongest preseason performances in quite some time, the Crimson Tide seemed to be on the right track. However, conference play has proven to be a difficult task for the team. After Sunday’s 3-1 loss to Missouri, the Tide is moving into a weekend on the road as it travels to South Carolina and LSU. Friday’s match against South Carolina (13-6, SEC 2-6) presents an opportunity for Alabama (13-6, SEC 2-5) to take on a team quite comparable to Alabama. Both teams
hold almost identical records in SEC play, with South Carolina having one more conference match under its belt. At this point, the Tide’s focus is on the matches to come and moving on from its losses. Senior outside hitter, Kayla Fitterer, said that after a loss last week and the week before, the team is focusing on staying positive even if it does feel a bit down. Over the past few games, the Tide has dealt with issues of consistency and playing hard for 25 points. Head coach Ed Allen said this problem is not easily remedied. “I think this is going to be an ongoing issue with a young team as they gain
experience and gain what it’s like to play at this level,” Allen said. “I don’t think there’s a single team that I’ve had in 21 years of coaching that plays hard and plays well for all 25 points. We just want to get closer to doing that.” The team is so young that it is left with a lack of experience in the high level of competition that the SEC brings to the table. “I think for us older girls, just staying positive and letting [the younger girls] know that we can get out of this slump that we’re in right now in the SEC [is what is important],” Fitterer said. “And also to kind of forget and learn from the experiences that we’ve had with our losses.” Having played her fair share of matches against the
Gamecocks, Fitterer said that South Carolina has always been good competition. “I think it’s going to be a really good game,” Fitterer said. “Whenever we go to South Carolina their fans are crazy. So they’ll have a good atmosphere to be playing in, and they’re going to come out and play their best ball.” With only six upperclassmen on the roster, South Carolina is in a similar position as Alabama in the experience category. As a senior, the most important piece of the puzzle for Fitterer is keeping the team positive. In terms of preparation for the road ahead though, the Tide has no plans for any drastic change. “We just continue to practice and prepare everyday just like we do for any match at any point and juncture of the season,” Allen said. “Our CW | Hannah Craft preparations really don’t Alabama volleyball will face South Carolina and LSU this weekend. change. No matter who we’re playing.” travel to Baton Rouge, La., for Allen said the main focus to do it well. After its match in Columbia, another LSU showdown on of the team will be for everyone to do their own job and S.C., Friday, the Tide will Sunday afternoon.
SPORTS IN BRIEF
Alabama baseball to host open scrimmages at Sewell-Thomas CW Staff After taking last weekend off from team scrimmages, The University of Alabama baseball team returned to SewellThomas Stadium on Monday for week five of their fall practice schedule. After skill instruction days on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the Crimson Tide will conclude the
week with three intrasquads on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Thursday and Friday intrasquads will begin at approximately 3 p.m., while Saturday’s intrasquad will begin around 10:30 a.m. All fall practices are open to the public, and fans are invited to visit “The Joe” to get an early look at the 2013 Crimson Tide baseball team. Admission is free
to all fans attending the intrasquads. During the six weeks of the fall practice schedule, the Tide will have 27 practice days that will include approximately 15 intrasquad opportunities. The final day of the fall season will be Friday, Oct. 26, with the final team scrimmage under the lights of Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
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