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After a series of three road games, the Crimson Tide volleyball team split games over the weekend, with a win at home against South Carolina and a loss on the road to Texas A&M.
Bama Dining no longer uses polystyrene to-go boxes at its campus locations. By going foam free, Bama Dining keeps more than 1500 pounds of waste out of landfills each week.
United Students Against Sweatshops marched from Lloyd Hall to the Ferguson Center to Denny Chimes and President’ss finally to the President Mansion to advocate for workers’ rights.
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Alabama overcomes Arkansas Tide gets win despite special teams struggles By Kelly Ward | Sports Editor
Few things in football are re more y. It’s a important than ball security. ban has point Alabama coach Nick Saban eason. emphasized repeatedly this season. Despite the emphasis, No. 7 g onto Alabama had trouble holding the ball against Arkansas in its mson 14-13 win Saturday. The Crimson Tide and the Razorbacks, combama bined, had five turnovers. Alabama o. The had four fumbles and lost two. hree. Razorbacks lost two of their three. oint, “From an intangible standpoint, d in our players really played hard this game, really overcame a lot You of adversity,” Saban said. “You ot could say that we made a lot s, of mistakes, e which we did, but we overcame ...we made a he in the lot of mistakes them game. Defense ... but we did a phenomenal overcame them job of stopping the running game, in the game. struggled to get off the field at times on third down but — Nick Saban — did it at the end of the game when we needed to.” Arkansas was 9-19 on third downs. On Arkansas’ final possession, Alabama had a tenuous 14-13 lead. The Razorbacks were third-and-10 at their own 28-yard line with just SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 2
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New group enters the ring Students start boxing club welcome to all skill levels By Laura Testino | Staff Reporter
When Cameron Carver heard a rumor circulating among the students in Shelby Hall about his chemistry professor, he went to the professor’s office hours to investigate. Carver had recently taken up boxing, and his professor,
Shane Street, had been pegged as an experienced boxer. Carver left Street’s office knowing the rumor was false, but he did leave with a new faculty advisor for the Alabama Boxing Club, a student organization in the process of reviving the ancient discipline. “So many [students] talk to me, and as we talk about what we did in high school, boxing will come up,” said Carver, a sophomore majoring in business
management. “And we’ll end up talking about how interested they are in boxing, and how much they would love to learn how to box.” The idea to begin a club at The University of Alabama quickly snowballed from this collective interest. Carver didn’t begin boxing until he had extra time toward the end of his senior year of high school. Learning the SEE BOXING PAGE 10
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SGA passes act to support unity day The SGA Senate passed an act Thursday to “organize and support a unity day on the University of Alabama campus” on Oct. 22. The act stated the SGA would have a table outside of the Ferguson Student Center where students could sign a banner pledging to work against bullying. The Senate voted for immediate passage so arrangements could be made to procure the banner. The day is a celebration of PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center’s Unity Day. College of Arts and Sciences Sen. Eugene Berry proposed an initiative where the student body could interact with the senators in a town hall meeting once a month and have a better understanding of the Senate’s role on campus. Speaker of the Senate Branden Greenberg encouraged the other senators to support
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In close victory, fumbles continue on special teams FOOTBALL FROM PAGE 1 over two minutes left in the game. Alabama safety Landon Collins, who fumbled on a kickoff return, came up and intercepted quarterback Brandon Allen’s pass to seal a win for Alabama. Quarterback Blake Sims led Alabama with 161 passing yards. He went 11-21 on the night. In the second quarter, he connected with running back T.J. Yeldon for a 22-yard touchdown, and Alabama took a 7-0 lead. Arkansas running back Jonathan Williams ran in a 3-yard touchdown to put Arkansas down by one when the Crimson Tide blocked the extra point attempt. Allen connected with tight end AJ Derby for a 54-yard touchdown in the third quarter to give Arkansas a 13-7 lead. Alabama wide receiver DeAndrew
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LGBTQ Majors LGBTQ Interdisciplinary majors within New College:
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3 UA offers LGBTQ studies By Collin Burwinkel | Contributing Writer
October marks the 21st anniversary of LGBTQ History Month, and National Coming Out Day celebrated its 27th anniversary Oct. 11. To encourage student interest in the LGBTQ community, one university now allows students to study it. Louisiana State University introduced a new LGBTQ minor for students this fall. “Driven by student interest, the minor was created to offer a strong academic experience for students,” said Damon Andrew, dean of LSU’s College of Human Sciences and Education. “The purpose of LSU’s LGBTQ minor is to prepare students to competently and sensitively work and interact with, meet the needs of and serve this population.” For students at LSU to graduate with a minor in LGBTQ studies, they must complete 18 credit hours of classes, which Andrew stresses will help better serve their community. “Whether students are pursuing careers as school counselors, social workers, HR trainers, managers or any number of professions, this minor will prepare them to better serve our community at the local, national and international levels,” he said. Students also have the possibility to study the LGBTQ community at The University of Alabama. “New College is home to the interdisciplinary studies B.A. and B.S.,” said Barbara Jane Brickman, assistant professor of media and gender studies. “Therefore, any student who wanted
to pursue a degree in gender and sexuality studies, queer theory, gender studies or gay and lesbian studies, all interdisciplinary fields, could do so in New College.” Brickman said she sees a need for students to study the LGBTQ community. “I think the University certainly should have a major in gender and sexuality studies,” she said. “The issues of the LGBTQ+ community are the civil rights issues of our times and are very important.” In addition to a major program, the University has a minor option. “Students can also minor in gender and sexuality studies, queer theory, gender studies, gay and lesbian studies, etc., through our ‘Self-Designed Minor’ program,” Brickman said. “However, the University already has a department where students can minor in women’s studies, the department of gender and race studies, where their course work would necessarily include topics and courses on issues of gender and sexuality.” Students like Angie Bartelt, a leader in the Mallet Assembly, said she feels the University can do even more. “Our gender studies program is wonderful, with very knowledgeable and impartial professors,” said Bartelt, a senior majoring in telecommunication and film. “We could always do more, especially based on the region of the country we live in. There is still a lot the University can do to teach about the LGBTQA+ community.” For more information about New College, students can log onto nc.as.ua.edu.
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Campus dining halls no longer use polystyrene containers, and dining hall consumers who wish to use a to-go option will have to purchase a reusable container. According to the Earth Resource, the biggest environment health concern associated with polystyrene is the danger associated with Styrene, the basic building block of polystyrene. In addition, polystyrene production was facilitated by the use of chlorofluorocarbons, the chemicals that break down ozone in the troposphere. Even though polystyrene can be recycled, the market is small and shrinking. Bama Dining partnered with the SGA to go foam free to contribute to better surroundings for the community. This foam free movement is to help the campus be more environmentally conscious and reduce the amount of polystyrene in landfills. This sustainability measure keeps more than 1,500 pounds of waste from landfills each week. “Bama Dining is always searching for ways to become more sustainable across campus,” said Rachel Barwick, the marketing coordinator for Bama Dining. “In the past, we’ve gone trayless in our dining halls, we offer sustainable mugs or tumblers and we use bleach-free and recycled napkins, to name a few.” Barwick said it has been very successful, and people are excited to be a part of an effort to keep the campus greener. According to the Bama Dining website, the new to-go option has four easy steps. First, visit any dining hall location and swipe your ACT card to receive your to-go box. Second, fill up your to-go box with food. Third, return it to the cashier at any of the designated Bama Dining registers when finished. The last step is to have the cashier swipe your ACT card to credit your box back to your account, and on your next visit you will receive a clean to-go box. “I think it is easy and convenient for me to take a to-go box instead of waiting for a long line,” said Jordan
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Maynard, a freshman majoring in psychology. “But I do not know the details about the returning process.” Porscha Alonzo, a senior majoring in early childhood development, said she usually takes a to-go box at Bama Dining. “It’s clearly showing the University starts to care about the environment and showing us they are reducing pollution, which is very good,” she said. Despite this, she said she is still confused about certain procedures concerning going foam free, such as returning and cleaning the boxes and why students cannot keep them or use their own containers. Bama Dining reported they haven’t had an influx of to-go meals, but they have not seen them drop either. “We are happy to say that we have had very little problem with the new system,” Barwick said. “We are running pretty equal with what we did before. This is what we expected.”
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Editor | Patrick Crowley Letters@cw.ua.edu Monday, October 13, 2014
COLUMN | MENTAL HEALTH
Self-care is vital for every aspect of our mental well-being SAMARIA
Johnson Staff Columnist
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COLUMN | SOCIAL CHANGE
UA should help students find purpose
CHISOLM
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In his column last week titled “Nietzsche’s Dead, so we should live,” Rich Robinson excellently summed up perhaps the foremost dilemma facing The University of Alabama: left adrift amid great existential change, we do not quite know who we are or where we are going. To depart from Robinson’s central thesis a bit, I believe we are beginning to discover the consequences – in addition to the benefits we already knew – of planning for our future with a premium commitment to tradition, which, given the University’s past, does not help us deal with the great racial tension that still permeates our campus. Following from this, the administration does not invest in the social change-making capabilities of its students. On the contrary, it often tends to ignore such capabilities – witness the numerous students against sweatshops protests over the past year – or even appropriate them as a PR stunt. Remember The Last Stand in the Schoolhouse Door? This dynamic has produced
a bubbling tension between reform- all students must discuss this probminded students and the adminis- lem – ideally it could be any social tration. That tension only serves problem – and how they could use to further muddy the waters of our their unique skills and abilities to future direction. address it. Rather than mass-producing this In doing all this, students will vague concept of “excellence,” the leave this university equipped with University should not only the intelfocus its incredlectual resources ible resources on to succeed in their solving the most endeavors, The University should require future intractable probbut also the moral break-out sessions at Bama and sociological lems the world faces. Specifically, awareness to act Bound to introduce new we should begin as change makers in the arena where students to the reality of race. on a world stage. we have the most All of this is experience, even if clearly a signifiit’s not all positive: cant departure racial equality. from the ways of In the University’s newly-adopt- the past. However, those ways have ed role as a laboratory for social produced a culture, among both change, it should begin invest- administration and students, that ing in its students’ capacity for stymies progress, vilifies speaking understanding, internalizing and out against wrongdoing and fails addressing social problems. to properly instill in its members In the context of racial equal- a comprehension of their role in ity, the University should require society. If we are to reverse this break-out sessions at Bama Bound trend and find the direction that to introduce new students to the Robinson called on us to find, we reality of race and its role in con- must make this necessary shift. If temporary society. It would pro- not, we will continue to flounder ceed to encourage or even require in an increasingly global society students to take classes in our that refuses to wait on us to find department of gender and race our purpose. studies, as well as fund lectures and discussions on such matters by Chisolm Allenlundy is a junior leaders in the field. It might then majoring in philosophy and ecomandate a senior project in which nomics. His column runs weekly.
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There’s a popular diagram that features a triangle that says, “Pick two out of three,” and the options are sleep, social life and school/work. There’s also a mug for sale on Etsy with the inspirational quote: “You have the same amount of hours in a day as Beyoncé.” These popular images portray the message that a full life is worth sacrificing everything; however, that’s not entirely true. Part of the fun of being a college student is the abundance of choice in our pastimes. There comes a point, however, when the hobbies, school, work and clubs become too much. Even the best scheduled weeks with the most meticulous study plans can end up wearing people down. When there are too many activities with too few breaks, life will inevitably become too much to deal with. There’s no shame in exhaustion. We aren’t powered by Duracell batteries, and there’s only so much a venti extra dirty chai can do for us. Sometimes we need a break – a weekend where we don’t leave the house or a school night when we take leave from the usual parade of meetings – in order to repair ourselves. Self-care is something college students peddle a lot, but are almost universally terrible at accomplishing. This makes sense because saying no to anything will fail pretty much any cost-benefit analysis we run, and letting ourselves breathe and think for even a few hours might end up breaking us in the long run. People handle their mental health in different ways and have a breathtaking array of coping mechanisms, and it’s not my or anyone else’s place to pass judgment on how to deal with mental health, but I have been suicidal. I’ve slept for 18, 20 hours a day and been completely disengaged emotionally for months at a time. My fourth semester was spent at the Counseling Center undoing damage. I do know that for me, while a large part of mental illness is genetic and cannot be helped, a fair amount of it could’ve been if I had admitted that I was struggling and taken the time to take better care of myself. I’m not Beyoncé (yet), no matter how much I wish I were. My days have as many hours as hers do, but my life looks completely different than hers. That’s ok, though. We all have diverse needs, tolerance levels and endurance limits. Allow yourself to take the time to learn what those are. It might actually save your life. Samaria Johnson is a senior majoring in history. Her column runs biweekly on Mondays. Last Week’s Poll: Do you think the University should change its club sports uniform policy? (Yes: 50%) (No: 50%) This Week’s Poll: Do you think the Crimson Tide will qualify for the College Football Playoffs? cw.ua.edu
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OPINIONS Monday, October 13, 2014 COLUMN | THE SOUTH
Taking back our Southern identity for good, we dare defend our rights MARK
Hammontree Staff Columnist
Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires played an early afternoon set at the Cask and Drum Festival in Birmingham Saturday. If you’ve never heard of the Birmingham native Bains and his band, before you go any further, you need to look up their latest album, “Dereconstructed,” and listen to it. Then you can continue. The following is a condensed relation of what was going through my head during the Glory Fires’ 45-minute set that afternoon. First, listen. Then, read: Yes. Thank God we got here in time for this. I’ve been waiting to see them play since their album screamed its way into my head and heart. This is going to be so awesome. Ah, yes, “The Company Man.” This might be my favorite. The wailing guitars are almost completely drowning out the words. I hope people are listening to the words. God, it’s hot. It shouldn’t be this hot in the middle of October. How are there already this many beer cans lying on the ground? These guys are so talented, even if Bains is an Auburn fan, bless his heart. Oh yeah, everyone’s walking over to listen now.
They recognize that this isn’t just another band playing your generic rock ‘n’ roll. “They wanted meth labs and mobile homes,” Bains sings in “Dereconstructed.” “They wanted moonlight and magnolias. We gave them songs about taking your own damn stand. In spite of those who’d define and control you.” This man is preaching to my heart. This is the anthem for the real South and the real Southerner. Not the myth of Luke Bryan songs and reality shows, but the true, complex, paradoxical spectrum of the folks who live here. Your identity as a Southerner is no more defined by how many guns you have or how big your truck is than it is defined by your accent or the color of your skin. Bains just talked about the “commodification of the Southern identity” and the need to reclaim our rights to decide for ourselves what it means to live as a Southerner. Why has Southern come to mean a white, guntotin’, God-fearin’, pickup-drivin’ conservative? Why have we let our Southern identity be hijacked like this? Southernness is not about your religion or your sexual identity or your politics or even whether or not you like sweet tea or barbeque. It’s about loving a place even though it makes you hate it a lot of the time. It’s about being fiercely proud even while you’re filled with shame. These guitars are screaming, the drums are pounding, Bains is pleading, all in this unwelcome heat. This is a sermon about being yourself and identifying
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with your home from your own definitions and telling everyone trying to box you in or box you out that they can go to hell. Oh God, their set is almost done, and I don’t think they’ve reached everyone yet. I don’t know if enough people have heard the force of these lyrics over the power of these guitars. What if people aren’t being changed by this music the same way I was? Yes, oh yes. “Dirt Track.” This one might be my favorite. This sound is drawn from the fabric of the South just like the stories Bains has been singing about. Bains and the Glory Fires are just trying to keep it on the dirt track. Their sound is simultaneously the grandchild of the mid-century swamp music and the sermons of the Civil Rights movement. Theirs are angry, proud, disillusioned and desperate love songs to their home. It’s a spiritual experience to watch them share their vision of what the South is; not what it was 50 years ago or 200 years ago, but what it is now. It’s an open invitation to take part in the Southern discussion, no matter who tries to tell you that you don’t fit the description. Bains says it this way: “If you say you’re an Alabamian, then you’re a damn Alabamian.” If you say you’re a Southerner, then you’re a damn Southerner, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. We dare defend our rights. Mark Hammontree is a junior majoring in secondary education – language arts. His column runs weekly.
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Alabama was held to 227 yards of total offense in Saturday’s 14-13 win over Arkansas. Quarterback Blake Sims threw for 161 yards and completed 11-of-21 passes. Running back T.J. Yeldon led the team in all-purpose yards with 80. UA Athletics
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Barnes & Noble to host Scott Bomar book signing By Matthew Wilson | Contributing Writer
UA students inform peers and administration about workers’ rights Saturday afternoon. Photo Courtesy of Lindsey Parrish
USAS members hold protest over weekend By Lindsey Parrish | Contributing Writer
A group of student activists from various states held a peaceful demonstration at Lloyd Hall to inform students and administration about workers’ rights. The United Students Against Sweatshops held a regional conference Saturday on campus that drew over 30 student activists from Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. Students organized to further their goal of having the University affiliate with the Worker Rights Consortium, an independent organization that monitors the systems producing all University of Alabama apparel. On Saturday participants marched and chanted from Lloyd Hall to the Ferguson Student Center, where the group broke out into a flash mob to the tune of “Say My Name” by Destiny’s Child. USAS members left the Ferguson Student Center and continued their chants to Denny Chimes, ending with another flash mob at the President’s Mansion. The students carried signs and recited chants such as, “Ain’t no power like the power of students ‘cause the power of the students don’t stop.” The event disbanded around 2:45 p.m. when UAPD informed the group they were trespassing and asked them to leave the
President’s Mansion. According to USAS members, an affiliation with the Consortium would ensure all University of Alabama apparel is ethically made by monitoring production and establishing transparency within production. In the last year, the UA chapter of USAS, a core group of 10 people, met twice with administration members, including President Judy Bonner, interim Vice President of Student Affairs Steven Hood, Vice President of Financial Affairs Lynda Gilbert and a representative from the SUPe Store, to explain its cause. The group’s demand has been unmet, and according to USAS member Mark Ortiz, cost was the reason cited. The student activists chose Saturday’s action to demand the attention of the administration. Because according to USAS members, the group applied for and was denied a grounds use permit that would have allowed for peaceful demonstration four days before the scheduled action. AJ James, a junior majoring in microbiology and Spanish, said the current grounds use policy inhibits spontaneous freedom of expression. “Police told us anything past the sidewalk was trespassing,” James said. “I told them that students pay for that mansion. We accomplished what we came to do.”
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The melody of electric guitars and the southern twang of Lynyrd Skynyrd filled young Scott B. Bomar’s room when he was a child trying to learn guitar in the late ‘80s. Since then, the Nashville native’s affiliation with music has been an almost lifelong partnership. Bomar chronicles the beginnings and the many influential leaders of the southern rock genre in his newly-released novel “Southbound: An Illustrated History of Southern Rock.” Bomar, who’s currently on a tour of the South, will be hosting a book signing and Q & A Monday at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble in Tuscaloosa. “What I am basically trying to do is create one book that encapsulates what falls under that Southern rock umbrella,” Bomar said. “I get into the background of where those bands came from and some of the lesser-known musicians that were a part of the southern rock world.” In his novel, Bomar addresses some of the stereotypes people have concerning both southern rock and the South. Bomar said southern rock hasn’t received the respect it deserves due to many false stereotypes regarding the genre. Bomar said the South often gets flak for being
Scott B. Bomar will host a book signing and Q & A at Barnes & Noble at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13. Photo Courtesy of Scott B. Bomar
backward or racist, but the true story is more nuanced than that. Many bands of the time drew heavily and were inspired by black culture and genres like the blues. Chad Mayton, a store director at Barnes & Noble, is one of the employees preparing for the signing. Mayton said he plans on getting his father, a fan of the genre, a signed copy of the novel. Mayton said book signings draw publicity for local or regional authors.
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Women’s tennis records 30 wins at home tournament By Terrin Waack | Contributing Writer
This last weekend, The University of Alabama hosted the USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championship tournament which started Friday and ends Monday. Going into Sunday’s semifinals, the Alabama women’s tennis team had won 12 matches on Friday and 13 matches on Saturday. During Alabama’s last match on Sunday, Danielle Spielmann lost to Auburn’s Pleun Burgmans. Ole Miss’ Julia Jones and Burgmans will be advancing to Monday’s singles finals. “I thought Danielle played an impeccable match,” coach Jenny Mainz said. “She had a hard time with her serve, but that’s the best match I’ve seen in the whole tournament and I am very proud of Danielle.” Alabama’s Maya Jansen and Erin Routliffe will play Monday in the doubles final match against Auburn’s Emily Flickinger and Burgmans. Ranked No. 1 in doubles, Jansen and Routliffe need to be aggressive, make first serves and make decisive returns, Mainz said. Although both Routliffe and Jansen played in the singles portion of the tournament, both girls agree they’d rather play as doubles than singles.
Alabama fell to Texas A&M on Friday in five sets before beating South Carolina 3-1 Sunday. CW / Lindsey Leonard
Tide splits SEC weekend By Kayla Montgomery | Staff Reporter The women’s tennis team picked up five wins on Sunday. CW / Hanna Curlette
“It’s easier to have someone else on your court and on your side with you,” Jansen said. With Jansen and Routliffe playing together Monday at the Alabama Tennis Stadium as the tournament comes to an end, the doubles team has the chance to win and have a good fall season to look back on as spring approaches. “This fall has been a little bit up and down, to be honest,” Mainz said. “We’re kind of trying to find our stride, and we’re really trying to find our identity as a team. We’re getting there – sometimes you just have to sort of find your way through it, and I think we’re doing that.”
Returning home after a three-game road stint, the Alabama women’s volleyball team defeated South Carolina in four sets in front of a crowd in Foster Auditorium, advancing the Crimson Tide to a 16-4 overall record with a 4-2 record in conference play. Coach Ed Allen said the fatigue associated with multiple road trips was evident during the match, as well as lapses in mental toughness. “We had some mistakes physically, but I’m probably more concerned about the mental breakdown at times,” he said. South Carolina took an early lead in set one, leading the Crimson Tide 16-10 before Alabama’s second timeout of the set. A five-point Alabama scoring run pulled the Crimson Tide back into the hunt, with the team gaining its first lead at the 20-19 mark before winning the first set 25-23. On the season, the Crimson Tide boasts a 15-1 record when winning the first set of matches, which Allen said is a confidence boost for the young team. “I think it’s important for this team that’s growing mentally as competitors,” Allen said. “To be able to get out and have a lead and start off in a positive direction
is huge for them.” The Crimson Tide claimed the second set 25-19 off a kill by freshman Leah Lawrence but could not secure the third. Despite a 6-3 Alabama lead early in the third set, South Carolina continued to compete, claiming the third set 27-25 to keep the match alive. Riding the momentum of the third set win, the Gamecocks immediately jumped to a 5-0 lead in set four, but Alabama rallied, tying the score at 6. A kill by freshman Kat Hutson secured the fourth set 25-18 and the win for the Crimson Tide. Lawrence led the team with the highest hitting percentage in the match at .500, knocking in 11 kills and leading the team with three solo blocks in what Allen called her best offensive match of the season. “I felt like I played well, but there’s always room for improvement,” Lawrence said. Friday, the Crimson Tide traveled to College Station, Texas, to compete against then-No. 19 Texas A&M, falling in a five set battle with the Aggies. After rolling to a 2-1 match lead against the second ranked team it has faced in the last two weeks, Alabama dropped the fourth set 20-25 before the Aggies secured the match with a victory in set five.
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technique of boxing is both a mental and physical exercise, and excellence in the sport requires confidence in one’s own willpower and abilities, as opposed to relying on other members of a team, he said. “Watching boxing, it looks really brutal and savage, almost,” Carver said. “But when you really get down to it, it’s almost a very physical chess game. It’s all angles
and very calculated risks.” The combination of skill sets interested Street, an associate professor of chemistry and the faculty advisor for the club. Street boxed recreationally as a child. “You can tell [Carver] is into a lot of things,” Street said. “He’s an active guy, so it will be interesting to see his motivation and drive and just how far it will take him in this arena for sports.” The boxing club plans to practice weekly at the Student Recreation Center, but Carver has been attending Skyy Boxing Gym for training since arriving at the University. While at the gym, he met Juan
Carrasquilla, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering, who is helping start up the organization. Like Carver, Carrasquilla didn’t begin boxing until recently. He said he finds the technique fun and appreciates having the skills for self defense. “I learned that fighting doesn’t solve problems. I learn it for self defense,” Carrasquilla said. “When you do boxing, you see that it’s a sport. You view it more in that light, and not so much as a means of solving problems.” Cameron Calhoun, a junior majoring in biology, said he has recently been in
contact with Carver and Carrasquilla about being part of the organization. He said he is excited to see other students at the University wanting to bring the sport back to the forefront. “To me boxing seems like more of an art form than just slugging it out,” he said. “And it’s a dying art form at that.” Students interested in joining Alabama Boxing Club can find more information on their profile on The SOURCE’s website. The organization is open to all students who are interested in expanding their mental and physical understanding of the sport.
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685: Ticket Information for Students
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, 5 4 4 0 : 4 4 Tickets for Home Games REMINDER: - You can access MyTickets by logging into UA’s Mobile app and going to the student section. - Check your ticket balance seating prior to the game to determine if your ticket is for the Upper (Gate 30) or Lower (Gate 31).
If you already have a ticket to this week’s home game and plan to attend: 1. Access MyTickets by logging into your myBama account at mybama.ua.edu or under the student app on UA’s mobile app. Check to make sure that access to the game has been placed on your Action Card between 1 p.m. on Sunday and 4 p.m. on Wednesday by going to mybama.ua.edu or the UA mobile app. 2. You should see a balance of “one� for your upper or lower deck ticket assignment. 3. If you don’t see a balance of “one,� call 205-348-2288 during normal business hours as quickly as you can.
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Use your ticket! Students who do not use tickets assigned to them will receive 2 penalty points for each game their ticket goes unused. Students who receive 3.5 or more penalty points will not be able to purchase postseason tickets for this year and regular season and postseason tickets for fall 2015.
If you already have a ticket to this week’s home game and want to donate your ticket to the ticket bank or transfer to a speciďŹ c UA student: 1. Access MyTickets by logging into your myBama account at mybama.ua.edu or under the student app on UA’s mobile app. Check to make sure that access to the game has been placed on your Action Card no later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Call 205-348-2288 during normal business hours if you do not show a balance of “oneâ€? for your upper or lower deck ticket assignment. 2. While you are in MyTickets, follow the instructions to transfer a ticket to a speciďŹ c student or donate it to the ticket bank. 3. If you transfer your ticket to another UA student, both you and the student you are transferring the ticket to will receive an email that the balance has been transferred. 4. The student who receives the ticket – from you or the ticket bank – must log in to his/her myBama account to conďŹ rm that his/her account has a balance of “one.â€?
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You are the only person who can transfer or donate a ticket that is listed in your name!
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You will need both the name and myBama log in ID of the student you are transferring the ticket to. Both name and myBama log in IDs are case-sensitive, so use the name as it appears on the Action Card.
If you already have a ticket to this week’s home game and want to upgrade it to general admission for a non-UA student: 1. Access MyTickets by logging into your myBama account at mybama.ua.edu or under the student app on UA’s mobile app. Check to make sure that access to the game has been placed on your Action Card no later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday by going to MyTickets. 2. Go to the Ticket OfďŹ ce in Coleman Coliseum between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday – Thursday. You will need to bring your Action Card and the money required to upgrade the ticket. 3. Access to the game will be removed from your Action Card, and you will be issued a paper ticket for either upper or lower bowl seating as based on current ticket assignment. Only 3 upgrades to general admission are allowed for the season.
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You are the only person who can upgrade a ticket listed in your name.
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You can upgrade only one ticket per game.
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Each upgrade counts as 1 penalty point; 3 upgrade limit per season.
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Students who receive 3.5 or more penalty points during the season automatically forfeit the right to purchase postseason tickets this season and regular and postseason tickets for 2015.
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The upgrade cost varies with each game. You can pay with Visa, MasterCard, Discover, cash or check. No Bama Cash.
If you do not have a ticket to this week’s home game: 1. Access MyTickets by logging into your myBama account at mybama.ua.edu or under the student app on UA’s mobile app and follow the instructions to place your name on the waiting list for the ticket bank. Place your name on the waiting list as early in the week as possible to receive a ticket, since donated tickets are assigned on a ďŹ rst-come, ďŹ rst-served basis, based on the upper or lower deck ticket donation. 2. Make sure you can be reached by email until the beginning of halftime of the game. If you would also like to receive cell phone notiďŹ cation on Game Day, update the cell number in your myBama account: Log on to myBama, select the student tab, select personal information, select address and phones, make the appropriate changes and save. 3. If you are notiďŹ ed that you have received a ticket, you must attend the game or immediately log in to MyTickets to donate the ticket back to the ticket bank no later than one hour before kickoff. 4. If you don’t go to the game or donate the ticket, you will receive 2 penalty points. 5. Use your ticket! Students who do not use tickets assigned to them will receive 2 penalty points for each game their ticket goes unused. Students who receive 3.5 or more penalty points will not be able to purchase postseason tickets for this year and regular season and postseason tickets for fall 2015.
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You must place your name on the waiting list for each home game. The list becomes available at 1 p.m. on the Sunday before a home game.
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If you donate your ticket after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, you’ll receive a half-point (.5) penalty. You can donate a ticket to the ticket bank until one hour prior to kickoff of the game.
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If you get a ticket, you will receive 2 penalty points if you do not attend the game or donate the ticket to the ticket bank or transfer the ticket to another UA student. You may donate a ticket until one hour before kickoff.
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If you have not used, donated or transferred your ticket by the beginning of halftime, you will receive 2 penalty points.
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Use your ticket! Students who do not use tickets assigned to them will receive 2 penalty points for each game their ticket goes unused. Students who receive 3.5 or more penalty points will not be able to purchase postseason tickets for this year and regular season and postseason tickets for fall 2015.
You can take your name off the waiting list by logging in to your myBama account, clicking on MyTickets channel on the Home tab and following the instructions to take your name off the waiting list for the ticket bank. If you receive a ticket, your name will be automatically removed from the waiting list.
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If you donate your ticket after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, you’ll receive a half-point (.5) penalty.