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Opera theatre WHAT: Letter from Birmingham Jail WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Morgan Hall Auditorium
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Crimson Tide hits ground running with 48-7 victory University of Kentucky fails to counter Alabama offense
WHAT: Student Recital featuring Tristan L’Heureux, viola WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Moody Music Building
Men’s tennis WHAT: Men’s tennis tournament WHEN: All day WHERE: Alabama Tennis Stadium
By Marc Torrence | Sports Editor Kenyan Drake and T.J. Yeldon fumbled on consecutive drives in the first quarter, both in the redzone. “Your running backs, how did you think they recovered after those two fumbles?” a reporter asked him. Nick Saban answered the question with a question of his own. “How did you think?” Saban said. “I
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thought they did pretty well. They didn’t fumble anymore.” Yeldon and Drake both did a lot more than just not fumble the rest of the game. The pair went for more than 100 yards and scored two touchdowns each in a dominating 48-7 win over Kentucky in Commonwealth Stadium. “I think that says a lot about the offensive line and what they did,” Saban said. On a day when two of college football’s undefeateds fell, No. 1 Alabama took care of business in a big way with a lot of help from its rushing attack.
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journalism who is currently planning her own wedding, said she thinks couples get engaged at an early age now because it gives them an opportunity to secure their futures after graduation. “I don’t have to worry about living in a shack and eating Ramen Noodles for supper every night,” Bosch said. “We’ll be able to buy a house and other things sooner. A drawback, though, is that I can’t be selfish thinking about my future either. I had to look for a job where we both have the potential to get hired, even if it’s not the best place or position for my career or skill set.” Getting engaged in 2013 at a young age might mean more work than it did for women several generations ago who didn’t have the option to enter the workforce after schooling. Now, young women who get engaged while in college find themselves balancing classes, schoolwork, internships and job searches, all while planning their upcoming nuptials.
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In 1864, a young Southern woman wrote to the editor of the Southern Literary Messenger divulging her qualms of becoming an “old maid,” as documented in the Journal of Southern History. The Virginia woman was fearful the atrocityburdened Civil War would strip the South of available men, rendering her and other single women in her shoes spinsters. The girl was 18 years old. Now, roughly 150 years after the Civil War, the South still holds the record for some of the the youngest “I do’s.” In Alabama, the average age for a first marriage is 27 for men and 25 for women, according to a Pew Research Center report. That’s only one year younger than the national averages, 28 and 26, respectively. However, according to a Census Bureau report from 2011, 20.3 men in a sample of 1,000 men and 18.6 in a sample of 1,000 women were wed during 2009, higher than the national rate. For men and women
around the country, the rate is 19.1 and 17.6, respectively. In the Northeast, the average is 16 and 14, respectively. Haylyn Potter, a University of Alabama graduate, said it is a Southern tradition to get engaged young, because at one point in history, marriage was more important than a successful education. “Our grandmothers were raised to get through high school and then get married, and our mothers were raised to go to college but still to get married before finishing college, because marriage was just as equally important,” Potter said. “Today, we are raised to believe we have to do it all, as long as we graduate from college first.” Potter said these expectations are a cultural norm and are “practically innate.” “We dream about getting married as little girls, and we are given baby dolls and dream about being mothers,” Potter said. “Once girls fall in love with ‘Mr. Right,’ they can’t help but feel as though they have to hurry up and take the next step.” Brooke Bosch, a senior majoring in
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Midtown Village to host free event Midtown Village will host a free event this Thursday from 5-8 p.m. featuring live music, in-store fashion shows, food tastings and a chance to win several prizes. During the three-hour event, titled The Midtown Shop Around, guests can sample food from Bob’s Victory Grille, Gigi’s Cupcakes, Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe, Which Wich and Yogurt Mountain. The boutique Soca will hold a Trending 10 Fashion Styling, and Ann Taylor Loft is offering personal wardrobe tips. The Tuscaloosa Junior League will also host a fashion presentation with several University of Alabama student models throughout the event.
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Coupon app to have spring break trip sweepstakes University Directories, a leading collegiate media and marketing company, will be a holding a spring break trip sweepstakes through its coupon app and website, AroundCampus.com. AroundCampus is a school-specific deal and coupon mobile app and website that is accessible to anyone in the area of a college campus. Coupons can even be redeemed directly from iPhones or Android phones via the mobile app. Each participating business has a full profile on AroundCampus that provides business contact information, a direct link to business websites, a link to Google Maps and turn-by-turn directions to that business. Any student from the 200 participating campuses who downloads the app and creates an account is automatically entered into the sweepstakes to win one of several party packs or even an all-expenses-paid spring break trip for two. For more information on AroundCampus or “The Party’s On Us” sweepstakes, students can contact Mike Althoff at (800) 743-5556 or malthoff@ucampusmedia.com or visit the official sweepstakes rules at blog.aroundcampus.com/ sweep_rules.
Farmers’ Market nears season end The 2013 Homegrown Alabama Farmers’ Market season will end October 24. October 17 the UA African Drumming Ensemble will perform at the market, inviting audience members of all ages to participate in drumming and dancing. Next year the market will return with vendors, old and new, as well as a new group of student leaders.
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WHAT: Taste of Germany WHEN: 6-8 p.m. WHERE: Parham Hall Community Room
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WHAT: Heather’s Story WHEN: 6:30-8 p.m. WHERE: 205 Gorgas Library
WHAT: ‘Resurface’ MA exhibition by Meredith Randall WHEN: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. WHERE: 109 Woods Hall
WHAT: Dating/Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil WHEN: 4-4:30 p.m. WHERE: Denny Chimes (Rain location: Smith Hall)
WHAT: Halliburton Information Session WHEN: 6-7:30 p.m. WHERE: 301 Ferguson Center
WHAT: Honors College weekly Coffee Hour WHEN: 7-8 p.m. WHERE: Ridgecrest South Lobby
WHAT: Jazz Standards Combo with Crimson Slides WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Moody Music Building WHAT: AFTERDARK WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Coleman Coliseum
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Google to add user recommendations to advertising From MCT Campus Taking a page from Facebook, Google Inc. said Friday it may start showing its users’ recommendations and comments in advertising that appears on Google services and millions of other sites across the Web. The new policy will take effect Nov. 11. Google said it will give users the ability to limit or even opt out completely from the ads, and users under the age of 18 will be excluded from the new program. Google’s online rival, Facebook, has long promoted the idea of using “likes” and recommendations from friends as a useful service and a powerful advertising tool. But Facebook has run into criticism and lawsuits over its use of recommendations. Google has previously used individuals’ endorsements in advertising on a more limited scale, such as when users click “(plus) 1,” which is similar to Facebook’s “like” button. But the new policy allows the use of comments and ratings. “Recommendations from people you know can really help. So your friends,
family and others may see your profile name and photo, and content like the reviews you share or the ads you (plus) 1’d,” the company said. “For example, your friends might see that you
rated an album 4 stars on the band’s Google Play page. And the (plus) 1 you gave your favorite local bakery could be included in an ad | that the bakery runs
through Google.” Google announced the change Friday in a revision to its terms of service, but did not indicate when it might actually begin showing such advertising.
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NEWSIN BRIEF UAPD reports robbery near Strip An unknown male assailant reportedly robbed a University of Alabama student off campus near the intersection of University Blvd and Caplewood Drive at 4:25 a.m. Sunday morning. The student told the Tuscaloosa Police Department she was pushed down from behind by an unknown male who grabbed her purse before fleeing. The victim did not sustain any injuries needing treatment and no use of a weapon was reported. The suspect was described as a male of medium complexion with a “short dreadlock type hairstyle,” according to a UAPD advisory that was emailed to students Sunday afternoon. “Although this incident happened off-campus, the University sent this email so that students have access to information that can help them make good decisions that contribute to their security and well-being,” Cathy Andreen, director of media relations for the University said in a statement emailed to the CW. Anyone who has any information about the occurrence is asked to call Tuscaloosa police at 349-2121 or University Police at 348-5454.
Photo courtesy of Margarett Frisby After 70 days of biking, Margarett Frisby and her team finish at the shore of the Pacific Ocean in San Diego, Calif.
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Margarett Frisby rode her bike 3,592 miles for 70 days. During that time, she was given only three days off and spent 14 days building houses with Bike & Build, a nonprofit organization that helps build and raise awareness for affordable housing in the United States. Taking an entire summer to ride bikes across the country, starting in North Carolina and ending in California, is not a top priority on most college students’ minds, but Frisby welcomed the challenge. Frisby, a 2012 University of Alabama graduate, rode her bike for 10 weeks, with multiple stops on the way, to build homes for communities through Habitat for Humanity and Mountain Housing Opportunity. “Around this time last year, I started my application process for Bike & Build,” Frisby said. “You have to write a personal statement essay and explain why you would want to do something like this. In November, I got an email that I was accepted for the North Carolina to San Diego route. It was pretty surreal because there are only 250 people who get it each year and each route is 20-30 people.” Each rider had to raise $4,500 to participate, and after the first $1,000, they were given a bike. Frisby said 90 percent of her group had little experience with bikes. Frisby sold raffle tickets to different companies to raise money for her trip. At the end of the six months, Frisby had raised right at $5,000. The trip started on May 22 in Chapel Hill, N.C. The group’s rest days took place in Durango, Colo., at the Grand Canyon, and in Memphis, Tenn. While resting in Frisby’s hometown of Memphis, Tenn., her family threw a party for her crew members. “I got to see my family and hang out with them,” Frisby said. “My family did a huge barbecue dinner for us. We would go out, and it was really cool to see the towns. A lot of
people went whitewater rafting in Durango, Colo., toured the Indian reservations.” Frisby said throughout the trip, the group stayed at churches and high schools or anywhere that would put them up for free. They did laundry every three days and were required to bring three pairs of everything to be prepared. A van followed the bikers while they rode. “There were a few places that were awesome,” she said. “Some places put out mattresses for us. We stayed at a convent in North Carolina and all had beds.” Frisby said her group even crossed five or six mountain ranges throughout the ride, but she said the best parts of the trip were the days spent building and helping out families that needed new homes. Gina Bargiachi, an old friend of Frisby’s, inspired her to do the ride. Bargiachi completed her Bike & Build ride during summer 2012, and currently, the two friends are preparing for a half-Ironman competition to raise money for Bike & Build’s scholarship fund. “We swam when we were younger, so naturally I thought she would be great for the ride,” Bargiachi said. “I knew she was the type of person that could do it, so I pushed her, and I’m really glad I did.” Peterson Welford, a senior majoring in journalism and public relations, said he was not surprised Frisby wanted to participate in this kind of event. “Margarett is one of my oldest friends, and I thought Bike & Build was a great thing for her,” Welford said. “It allowed her to be a go-getter and help people at the same time. It’s an adventure she got to take but an adventure for a cause.” Frisby said one of the most rewarding parts of the trip was learning to live simply, helping the less fortunate and creating a bond with the other riders. For more information on Bike & Build, email Frisby at margarett.frisby@gmail.com or visit Bike & Build’s website at bikeandbuild.org. New rider information is now available on its website.
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COLUMN | CULTURE
Stop shaming because of your own insecurities Editor’s Note: The following column contains language that may be offensive to some readers. By Samaria Johnson | Staff Columnist
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California transgender laws are right When an ultra-conservative family member awkwardly breaks the news of a major progressive legal advancement, I know something has gone awry. On Aug. 7, in my home state of California, Gov. Jerry Brown signed our nation’s most advanced legal protections for transgender students. The state law ensures that K-12 students may choose to participate in school activities, including sports, as well as access locker and restroom facilities, based on the gender identity they choose, regardless of the biological sex assigned at birth. The Los Angeles Public School District has successfully implemented similar district wide regulations for the past 10 years. My relative was concerned that a trans woman would break the previously held girls sporting records. As I learned to say in the South, “Bless your heart.” In additional good news, and probably the reason transgender politics are on the conservative radar, another California law was signed by Gov. Brown on Tuesday to make it easier for transgender adults to legally change their sex designation on their birth
What a loss in the talent, abilities and brilliance of these young men and women whose voices are and will continue to be bullied into silence if this law is overturned. certificates, thus also, their drivers licenses and other legal documents. The combination of these laws places California as the state leading the nation in protection for transgender individuals. In September, at a high school in Southern California ,a self-identified trans woman, Cassidy Lynn Campbell, was crowned homecoming queen by popular election of her fellow students. The young woman made a statement at the high school football game that she was full of the “ultimate joy.” Her mother made a statement to the press that she never thought she would “experience an event like this,”and that she is “so proud of her and not just because she’s my daughter – she could
be anybody’s daughter today. I look at a lot of things differently now.” Only a day later, Campbell posted a tearful YouTube video after being insulted and bullied by conservative pundits and online voices. I can only guess that for the same reason a professional adult radio commentator felt the need to call this young woman’s moment of joy a violation of “every known standard of decency and normality in America,” my relative insisted that should his infant daughter grow up with the wish to be identified as a man, he would not support it or allow it in his household. These responses can be classified as nothing but egregious moments of hate bound by a stubbornness to consider the
world, and all its people, outside of strictly defined roles. There is no excuse for repeatedly investing in and preserving such a loveless worldview. And, for all of us, what a loss. What a loss in the talent, abilities and brilliance of these young men and women whose voices are and will continue to be bullied into silence if this law is overturned as California GOP members are working to do. Further, it is time to insist on similar laws and protections for all other states and to work toward radical social change to promote understanding gender outside of it’s previously constructed dark and gloomy binary. But, before we take to the streets, right now is a moment to celebrate. We can, and must, celebrate Campbell’s crowning, the maturity of her classmates, the good work of the California legislature and the California students who, starting in January, will have a resource to make the very difficult time of adolescence just the smallest degree less difficult. Michelle Fuentes is a Ph.D. candidate in political theory.
It’s that time to pick out a costume for free burritos at Chipotle come Halloween. My friends and I will head to the Halloween store on Skyland Boulevard to spend hours freaking each other out and laughing at the terrible choice of costumes for women. “Oh, because they’re so slutty!” No, because they’re cheaply made and the selection is redundant. I don’t care about slutty costumes because there’s no such thing as a slut in the first place. Before you clutch your pearls, put the smelling salts down and consider: what makes a person a slut? Having a lot of sex? Having more sex than you? Having sex with your crush? Serial monogamy? Casual sex? Skimpy clothes? Reveling in one’s good looks? Sexual arousal? Swiping one’s v-card? Buying Plan B? Pregnancy? A devilish twinkle in one’s eye? There are a lot of reasons why somebody might have a lot of sex, or any of it – including coercion, boredom and actually liking it – and sometimes people have sex irresponsibly. That doesn’t make them sluts, though. If you have a problem with someone’s sexual activity, the problem doesn’t lie with them. Your designating them a slut has everything to do with your own insecurities – your belief that you’re entitled to someone’s body and sexuality, or that you “deserve” someone “pure,” or that you’re doubting your own sexual prowess and personal self-worth. It has absolutely nothing to do with them having sex. They aren’t sluts, and their having sex might have nothing to do with them not respecting themselves. For that matter, if someone is having sex to meet some emotional need, sex still isn’t the problem. It does, however, have everything to do with you placing someone’s intrinsic value as a person in their sexuality and how they choose to express that, and you deciding that they’re unworthy of respect because they don’t meet your arbitrary standards. Shaming sexuality doesn’t improve absolutely anything in this world, but it does create and encourage unhealthy sexual behaviors and attitudes, including rape apologetics, not using birth control and the lack of proper access to it and feeding racist stereotypes about people of color. Ultimately, the only value of sex is what the person having sex chooses to give it, and they don’t owe you an explanation. A public service announcement: someone’s “sluttiness” is never a green light for a person sexually assaulting them. No one is ever entitled to anyone sexually without their explicit permission. I don’t care if you bought them dinner, they “teased” you all night or you married them. There’s no situation in which forcing or manipulating someone into having sex is justified. So when somebody walks in with an itty-bitty waist and a round thing in your face you get… their verbal permission to do anything more. If somebody were asking for it, they would, you know, ask. And if they can’t ask, they can’t give consent. No one is owed sex. Period. As for the sad state of women’s costumes, the problems don’t necessarily have anything to do with “sluttiness.” One, it’s the lack of choice involved, which doesn’t leave anyone the freedom of deciding whether or how they will express their sexuality in any particular way. Two, it’s the rampant racism prevalent in the selection that condones violent sexual histories, ethno-cultural abuses and misrepresentation of certain groups of people. See: “Sexy Pocahontas” and “Ghetto Gangster.” But if I want to be the sexy strawberry in my friend’s sexy fruit salad costume ensemble, I will be. Deal with it. Samaria Johnson is a junior majoring in history. Her column runs biweekly on Mondays.
COLUMN | HEALTH CARE
Affordable Care Act expansion of Medicaid not entirely complete By Matthew Bailey | Staff Columnist Ever since the Affordable Care Act started to be debated in Congress, Republicans and conservatives have made it their goal to fight against all forms of the act. Unfortunately, their refusal to actually help improve the act has allowed it to be rather inadequate in many different ways. After the Supreme Court decision regarding the Affordable Care Act, states were no longer required to expand their Medicaid programs, which were fully funded under the bill. As a result of this ruling,
Matthew Bailey Republican governors and legislators have fought against that expansion and prevented it from being implemented in 26 different states. Originally, the Democrats in Congress as well as the president aimed to write
a health care reform that would cover all Americans, but Obamacare and the result of the Supreme Court case have left a plan that is far from universal. Twentysix states – including almost all of the Southern states, with the exception of Arkansas – have elected to refuse to expand Medicaid. This is despite the fact that the expansion will be covered entirely by the federal government until 2016 and at least 90 percent in the years afterward. As a result of this decision not to expand Medicaid, millions of Americans have been added to those who were not going to get insurance
under the new laws anyway. The poor in states that have not expanded Medicaid are stuck between a rock and a hard place. They do not qualify for the exchanges because they were originally going to be covered under Medicaid but they continue to not have health insurance so health issues are still going to be extremely trying on their incomes and bodies. According to the New York Times, around 14 million people would not be covered if the 26 states that have rejected the expansion continue to do so until Obamacare is fully implemented in 2014.
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The states that have rejected the Medicaid expansions are possibly some of the worst that could have rejected it as well. These states that have rejected the proposal, despite only being around half the U.S. population, are about 68 percent of poor, uninsured black citizens and single mothers. They also contain about 60 percent of the country’s uninsured working poor, meaning the people the law intended to help are being left out of it. The failure to expand Medicaid in these states almost entirely falls upon the Republican legislatures
and governors, but that only tells part of the story regarding Obamacare. If the health care reform bill had been truly universal through a system such as Medicaid for all, then there would not be the issue of millions of poor Americans being added to the rolls of people that Obamacare was already going to have uninsured. We would also not be worrying about whether the uninsured will continue to increase the cost of health care due to their inability to pay for it. Matthew Bailey is a secondyear law student. His column runs biweekly on Mondays.
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Library hours do not encourage academia An essential part of a university experience occurs at the library. It is a place of studying, of commiserating and of learning. Most of all, it offers students a quiet study environment. However, The University of Alabama’s libraries have variable hours that change with activities, especially with football. Gorgas Library, McLure Library and Bruno Business Library, for example, are almost always closed on home football Saturdays. Even the UA library with the most expansive hours, Rodgers Library, closes
Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and opens on Sunday at 1 p.m. These hours encourage a culture of cramming and are a symptom of a university that does not emphasize academics first. Specifically, having four of the five university libraries closed on home gamedays (Hoole Special Collections is not open on any weekend day) is not a practice that encourages academia. It is not required to attend home games, but students have only one library to go to on home football gamedays, which
could create crowding at libraries. It sends a message that students should be at football games rather than studying. This practice is not ubiquitous at Southeastern Conference universities, though. The library with the longest hours, Rodgers Library, is closed at 30 hours a week. Compare that to Texas A&M, whose library is closed only 24 hours a week, or to Tennessee, whose library is closed only 22 hours a week. Neither of these universities close any of their libraries for
football games. This very telling statistic is only a symptom of a greater problem at the University: a lack of emphasis on academics. In order to succeed, the administration must emphasize academics, and the first step to doing that is at least one 24/7 library. Perhaps, then, we can move to having more than one library open on football gameday Saturdays. Alex Moffitt is a junior majoring in political science and French.
COLUMN | IMMIGRATION
Amnesty for all is not the only way to go involving immigration By Regan Williams | Staff Columnist America is a diverse country founded from the immigrants of many different cultures. Still, immigration is one of the biggest issues facing this country. Some believe border security is paramount, while others believe amnesty should be the primary path. I am not a fan of the latter. Amnesty for everyone in America is not the right way to go for this country. Amnesty has received a lot
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of popularity over the last year. While it was used in the 1980s by President Ronald Reagan, it is now much more popular among liberal circles. Now, I under-
stand that many of these people have been here for years and are working to strengthen the economy. I am not talking about those born in the United States. I am against amnesty for current illegal immigrants largely because many people have been waiting to go through the system legally. It is not fair for me to say those who have spent years trying to do the right things should have to wait for others who broke the rules to get citizenship first. However, at the same time I
understand the system is not working the way it should. The entire U.S. immigration system should be reexamined. The process can be long, confusing and full of legal issues, but becoming a citizen shouldn’t necessarily be easy. At the same time, we want to attract people to come to the country. We need to continue to enforce the border; I really don’t think there is an argument about that. And in my opinion, it should be increased, as a secure border is crucial for the United States to
maintain its safety from potential dangers, such as sex and drug traffickers. I believe this is a special country that needs the help of immigrants to spur on innovation. The system needs to be fixed, but simply waving an amnesty wand is not the only way. Regan Williams is a senior majoring in communication studies and political science. His column runs biweekly on Thursdays.
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Submitted Students Emily Broman, Tiara Dees, Sam Gerard, and Tim Keele will discuss topics ranging from recycling initiatives to improving the environment and from art therapy to physics research.
Tide Talks’ 4th installment to facilitate change By Kelsey Brown and Hannah Widener | CW Staff Tide Talks, a student-run speaker series that emphasizes diverse, thought-provoking ideas from University of Alabama students, will be hosting its fourth event Tuesday. This week’s installment will feature four students discussing their involvement with recycling initiatives to improving the environment on campus, diversity and acceptance in online gaming communities, art therapy with dementia patients and physics research, this group of students is giving new meaning to “real go getters.” “Tide Talks is in a unique position on campus because of the various negative stories that have been told for a month and a half that need to be told,” David Phelps, president of the organization, said. Phelps said many students have radical ideas, and Tide Talks is a vehicle for those ideas to spread. “There’s this perception sometimes on campus that there’s this apathy, that there’s not revolution-
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Tide Talks WHEN: Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Ferguson Center Theater
ary world-changing students on this campus, but that’s not true,” Phelps said. “Tide Talks exists because there are phenomenal, world-changing students on campus. People just need to know about them and celebrate them.” “We felt as though there are students on campus, freshman and sophomores, that needed to be reminded of how great they could be at the University of Alabama and how far they could come,” Katerina Pena, co-founder and vice president of Tide Talks, said. “Our mission is to highlight students who normally don’t have a platform to speak about what they’ve done, how they did it, and their inspirations along the way.”
This week’s event will feature UA students Sam Gerard, Tiara Dees, Emily Broman and Tim Keele. Growing up in a very political household, Gerard, a junior majoring in history and political science, didn’t spend his nights talking sports with his family, but instead talking politics after watching CNN. “One of my friends urged me to run for SGA president my freshman year and I tried to think of what is a change I could make so that people would actually want to vote for me,” Gerard said. “Then I realized that recycling was an issue on campus and recycling wasn’t as prevalent as I would like it to be.” From that idea sprang the “one on one” project, where for every trash can the University provides, they will also provide a recycling receptacle in close proximity to the trash can in order to facilitate recycling. The “one on one” project is a part of the Recycle Bama program Gerard started. “What I learned from Recycle
Bama was how to interact with people and how those relationships between people and oneself can actually help facilitate change,” Gerard said. Tiara Dees, a second-year graduate student majoring in marketing and management, is proving that girls can game. Dees has been gaming since she was 2 years old and has come to realize the online gaming community is not always a friendly place. “There are hundreds of gaming sites, hundreds of gaming platforms and conventions,” Dees said. “The movie industry makes $10.8 billion every year and the gaming industry falls right behind and makes $10.5 billion in revenue. There are 67 percent of households that play video games. That is what causes issues with game developers thinking only particular groups play video games, when women play games and the LGBTQ community plays games. A lot of hate comes from that shift and as gaming becomes more popular and accepted core gamers start to threaten and intimidate people.”
Hoping to change both the online and offline community, Dees will be speaking on how to stop sexism, racism and discrimination toward the LGBTQ+ community so gaming is fun for all. Using art as a form of therapy for dementia patients, Broman, a senior majoring in chemical engineering and psychology, has helped shed new light on memories some may have forgotten in the program Art to Life. “I started my freshman year in the class,” Broman said. “ It’s about finding new ways to dignify the way they are here now and not to necessarily reminisce about the person they used to be or no longer can be any more. That really resonated with me as someone who wants to be a doctor one day and wants to really treat people instead of a disease.” For more information on Tide Talks, visit their website at tidetalks.ua.edu to sign up for their newsletter, like their Facebook page under Tide Talks, or follow them on Twitter at @tidetalks.
CW | Austin Bigoney The haunted house at Main Avenue is one of a kind in Tuscaloosa giving thrill-seekers a closer option than the alternatives in Birmingham and other cities.
Main Avenue Mortuary brings horror to Tuscaloosa By Elayne Smith | Contributing Writer First they ask for a coffin size, then leave visitors to roam single file through a haunted funeral home that hides a disturbing butcher shop. Sponsored by Townsquare Media and Laser Skin Center, The Main Avenue Mortuary in Northport welcomes Halloween with Tuscaloosa’s first haunted house in four years. Tickets are $15 with part of the proceeds going to the Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama. The coordinators of the house are skilled and experienced in the haunting business. Brenda Ewart, the live event manager, operated Tuscaloosa’s previous haunted house, the Fright Factory. Ewart has been preparing the house since
July to give locals a good scare worth their time and money. She said she feels Tuscaloosa deserves a good quality haunted house since there is not one nearby. “It’s not fair that we have to drive to Birmingham,” Ewart said. “We have three universities here and they deserve a place that they can get to and not have to drive 45 minutes to an hour and pay almost $30 to go through it.” This is not a haunted house thrown together with little thought. The creative director, Cody Miner, has been designing haunted houses since 1997. The tour takes visitors through various rooms with different scares. New technology such as an odor machine with settings including “rotting flesh” and “death” gives the tour a sensory experience. There are also video
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Main Avenue Mortuary haunted house WHEN: Oct. 10-31, 7-10 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays and 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays WHERE: 315 Main Avenue, Northport and animatronics incorporated within the Victorian house. Miner said he likes to think of things to disturb people. He said he loves to see them come out crying and laughing and shocked, knowing they were entertained. “I like to mess with people’s heads,” Miner said.
About 25 volunteers help the haunted house each night. Actors from the University’s theatre department, Tuscaloosa Theater and high school drama clubs dress up in destroyed clothes and gruesome make-up to pop out unexpectedly at visitors. The volunteers are not told prior to the hours before opening where they are going to be. Although they have to stay in position, they can choose to be more conservative or horrific depending on their comfort levels. Daniel Phadke, a freshman majoring in biology, is one of the actors for the house in association with Circle K International, a club that does service work around Tuscalooosa. Phadke’s first time working the house will be next week, but he said he has enjoyed getting to know new people and
having some Halloween fun. “I like Halloween because it’s the one day you’re supposed to be someone else. Usually you have a set role in life but it’s the one night you can change who you are in every way,” Phadke said. Kassidy Beum, a senior at Fayette County High School, was bent over panting after running out of the house Friday night. “I was not expecting anything that bad,” Beum said. Not a frequent haunted house visitor, Michelle Coviello, a junior majoring in hospitality management, went through the house not knowing what to expect. “I was expecting either really scary or not at all,” she said. “I laughed a lot, but it was good. I would recommend it to people. It’s a fun thing to do for Halloween.”
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CW | Cora Lindholm Students in the Outdoor Leadership class spend time developing skills and survival techniques that a typical classroom and coursework setting would not accomodate.
Unconventional classes promote creativity By Courtney Stinson | Staff Reporter Unconventional classes may seem like a way for students to lighten a class load or take a break from heavy majorrelated schedule, but these courses have the potential to add to students’ personal and professional lives, leaving them with more than just new-found basket-weaving skills. Julia Trippe, a senior majoring in New College, has taken several unconventional classes, including Honors photography and a New College creativity class. Trippe said taking these classes has helped give her a broader perspective on creativity and new ways to approach problems and realworld situations. “I think [these classes] can help you learn to see the world differently and gain new perspectives on life and the world and see the details you might not have otherwise noticed,” she said. “Most of the classes are really fun so you can have a fun time [learning] as well.” Amy Pirkle, an adjunct instructor, teaches book arts through the Honors College. In her class, students learn to create artist book structures and work on hands-on projects throughout the semester. Pirkle’s class offers students who might not otherwise be able to take a studio class a diverse, project-based experience. “I think [the hands on experience] is a nice breath of fresh air for some students who are taking a bunch of chemistry or math or maybe they’re a chemical engineer or mechanical engineer and they’re taking all these engineering classes,” she said. “It’s nice to come in and do something that’s using a different side of their brain, that’s using their hands rather than having to study for an exam or write a ten page paper or something like that.” Pirkle said her class and other creative classes get students to try new things and approach problems in a new way. “I think [arts classes] get you out of your comfort zone
I think it is important for students to take elective classes that have nothing to do with their major or that they know nothing about initially. You never know what skills you might learn that could give you a new learning perspective. — Candace Cole and that’s one of the most important things that can happen when you’re in college,” Pirkle said. “Even if you will never have to make another flag book or photogram accordion in your life, you’ve started thinking about things in a different way and hopefully you’ll start approaching problems in a more creative way.” Candace Cole, a senior majoring in education, took Pirkle’s book arts class. Cole has already used skills from book arts in other classes and said the class has given her ideas for creating projects and lesson plans. She said students should take unconventional electives like book arts to broaden their perspectives and take a break from their usual classes. “I think it is important for students to take elective classes that have nothing to do with their major or that they know nothing about initially. You never know what skills you might learn that could give you a new learning perspective,” Cole said. Another class for hands-on learners is Outdoor Leadership, which is taught through New College. This class teaches students wilderness skills like canoeing and
camping. Students are also responsible for giving a presentation on a specific skill. Outdoor Leadership is about more than survival skills. Students are given the opportunity to push each other to excel, to teach one another and to learn through experience. Outdoor Leadership instructor Stephen Middleton, coordinator of Outdoor Recreation, said hands-on learning and teaching are integral parts of the class experience. “What we’re doing is experiential education. It’s just a different approach to learning,” Middleton said. “You retain about 90 percent of what you try to teach others so that’s why that’s big in our curriculum. Learning unconventional skills through atypical electives helps students develop professionally as well as personally. As an undergraduate in New College, Chris Chirino, a career specialist with the Career Center, said he took a number of unconventional classes, such as the psychology of relationships, to learn about how he communicates and interacts. Chirino said unconventional classes give students more insight into their own values and interests and give them experiences like managing equipment, editing and managing projects, which have application in the work world. “It is very much about the ability for a student to see the value in having a certain skill set and how it can be applied,” he said. Chirino said, while students should consult their academic advisors and make sure they remain on track to graduate, they should also learn about their elective options through the course catalogue and make room for challenging, diverse courses. “[Students should] constantly keep challenging themselves so that they are always having that sort of momentum to keep thinking critically,” he said. “A key competency that employers are looking for is a diverse mindset and the ability to keep going with themselves to have independent thought.”
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FOOTBALL
By Charlie Potter | Assistant Sports Editor
4| 35| 170|The defense held the Wildcats to 170 yards of total offense. 359| AJ McCarron set a career record with 359 passing yards. 668| Alabama sacked Kentucky quarterbacks Jalen Whitlow and Maxwell Smith four total times.
Number of Crimson Tide first downs, compared to 13 from Kentucky.
Number of total yards from Alabama’s offense.
POSITIONGRADES By Charlie Potter | Assistant Sports Editor Offensive Line
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Kentucky only passed for 76 yards on 18 attempts. The Crimson Tide secondary held strong without its leader, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, for the second consecutive week.
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Yeldon and Drake caught five passes, leaving 17 catches to the receiving corp, and Kenny Bell dropped two passes. Eliminate those factors and the pass catchers had a solid outing in the Commonwealth. Three players (Kevin Norwood, DeAndrew White and Amari Cooper) had more than 50 receiving yards.
The defensive line – much like the offensive line – controlled the line of scrimmage. Freshman A’Shawn Robinson recorded six tackles with two sacks.
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INTRAMURAL | QUIDDITCH
Quidditch on the Quad becomes an intramural sport By Danielle Walker | Staff Reporter
CW File Quidditch reached intramural status after three years of development.
In the past, Quidditch on the Quad has brought the student population together and allowed Harry Potter fans a chance to live in their favorite fantasy world through the sport of Quidditch. Quidditch on the Quad at The University of Alabama has been growing in popularity and this year is sure to not disappoint fans and athletes. The Recreation Center is taking on the task of producing this year’s fantasy-world sport. This year will be a double-elimination intramural tournament. that will take place near the end of October. “We’ve had a hand in the development of it and the implementation the last three years, and we didn’t know who was going to take it over this year and we were like, you know what, why don’t we just go ahead and put it on?” intramural sports coordinator Shelby Sims said. Students like David Schmitt, a fifth-year senior majoring in business marketing, are looking forward to the Rec Center taking on Quidditch as an intramural sport. “Quidditch has been constantly growing from
year to year without that much advertising about it in the past,” Schmitt said. “With the Rec Center now taking over, they tend to publicize their sports much better so I expect it to be bigger and better than before.” Schmitt has participated in Quidditch as a seeker for the past two years and said he thinks this year’s event will run more efficiently. “We had an issue with the refs last year not knowing the rules, so hopefully with the Rec Center now running the games, they will be officiated better,” Schmitt said. “The Rec Center puts a good amount of effort into training their referees into the sports they officiate so it should go much more smoothly.” Sims said they have been marketing Quidditch to everyone, especially groups on campus like the Honors College Assembly and residence halls. “I think the students will really enjoy it,” Sims said. “Hopefully we get a lot of participation.” All students are welcome to participate in Quidditch. Online registration is open until Tuesday, at 4:30 p.m., and rules and information can be found at urec.sa.ua.edu under the intramurals tab.
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Defense dominates, holding Kentucky to 170 yards By Marc Torrence | Sports Editor Alabama turned in its second straight dominant defensive performance against an SEC team Saturday, holding Kentucky to 170 yards of total offense for the night. “We take great pride in playing Alabama football [and] dominating our opponent,” defensive end Jeoffrey Pagan said. The Crimson Tide did just that Saturday night in Commonwealth Stadium. The Wildcats mustered just 62 yards of total offense in the first half and Alabama forced three-and-outs on four of Kentucky’s seven first-half possessions. The Wildcats’ lone touchdown came in the third quarter when they were already down 31-0. “We’re just trying to do things the Bama way,” head coach Nick Saban said. “That’s what we’re trying to get our guys to do. Play physical, play with effort and play with more toughness.” A key helper for the Crimson Tide’s cause was the fact that Kentucky starting quarterback Jalen Whitlow sustained a left ankle injury in the first quarter and didn’t return to the game. The Wildcats went with Maxwell Smith, a pure pocket passer compared to the mobile Whitlow. “It definitely slowed the game down
because they wanted to do a lot of quarterback powers and quarterback runs,” Pagan said. “Their second string quarterback, I guess he wasn’t really fit for that. It really slowed the game down a little bit.” Freshman defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson continued his dominant season, recording two sacks and consistently getting in the backfield. “A’Shawn’s playing better and better every week,” Saban said. “He’s a hard guy to block. He’s a big physical guy. That’s what makes good defensive linemen. He’s more confident now that he knows what to do and what’s expected of him.” Still, senior linebacker and captain C.J. Mosley wasn’t pleased with the defense’s performance. He pointed out the lack of turnovers and the lone touchdown Kentucky scored, a 30-yard pass from Smith to Javess Blue. “It was something we worked on all week,” Mosley said of the touchdown. “We beat ourselves on that play.”
working his way into one of the team’s top five offensive lineman. Left tackle Cyrus Kouandjio called him a “man child.” “He might not be here for too long so we might as well throw him in there,” Kouandjio said.
Hill splits time at right tackle
While the Crimson Tide has much bigger goals, Alabama advanced to 6-0 on the year, meaning it is bowl eligible for the 10th straight season. Alabama hasn’t missed the postseason since a 4-9 season in 2003.
Freshman tackle Grant Hill rotated in at right tackle, splitting time with Austin Shepherd with the first unit. Saban continued to praise the freshman, who he said is
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Sylve starts at corner Redshirt sophomore Bradley Sylve started opposite Deion Belue at corner. Freshman Eddie Jackson started the last two games at that position, but Saban said he decided to make a change after the week in practice. “We think Eddie’s a good player, too, and he has to continue to focus on his development,” Saban said. “I think the young players have to know that every week’s a new week; it’s a new game plan, [and] you have to have a new focus, be able to prepare and get ready for the next game.”
Tide bowl eligible CW | Austin Bigoney Kentucky quarterback Maxwell Smith is pressured consistently keeping the Wildcat offense unproductive.
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SPORTSIN BRIEF No. 25 Missouri defeats UA Crimson Tide Volleyball team Alabama’s volleyball team fell to the No. 25 Missouri Tigers, 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 17-25) Sunday afternoon. Krystal Rivers led the Crimson Tide with 15 kills.
Rowing team brings home top finishes at Chattanooga race
Women’s golf team ties for 5th in North Carolina tournament
The Alabama rowing team collected 10 top-10 finishes at the Chattanooga Head Race Saturday, winning two gold medals, two silver and one bronze. The team will compete next weekend at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, Mass.
The Crimson Tide women’s golf team finished tied for fifth at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational Sunday, completing the tournament 14-over 878. Sophomore Emma Talley led Alabama tied for eighth at 1-under 215.
Softball team sweeps Northwest Florida State
Crimson Tide football stays on top of AP poll
The Alabama softball team defeated the Northwest Florida State Raiders in two preseason games with scores of 11-2 and 4-0. Coach Patrick Murphy switched his lineup around in the two games, with outfielder Haylie McCleney being the only player to see action in both contests. Sunday’s Fall Brawl I was the first of three fall double-headers the Crimson Tide will play this fall.
Alabama remains No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll by receiving 55 of 60 firstplace votes Sunday, after defeating Kentucky 48-7. The SEC set a record for the most schools in the AP Poll, with eight ranked teams. Compiled by Leila Beem and Charlie Potter
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Patterson teaches power of pink to UA Athletics bring breast cancer awareness to campus events By Marc Torrence | Sports Editor
CW File UA gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson initially started the “Power of Pink” meets, now a part of a series of campus-wide breast cancer awareness efforts. arah Patterson walks down the hallway of the gymnastics offices and stops to admire two pictures hanging on the wall just outside her office. The first shows the inside of Coleman Coliseum during one of the first “Power of Pink” meets. Both teams are wearing pink leotards, and the fans are waving pink shakers. She walks down the hall a little farther and stops. “This one is my favorite,” Patterson says. It’s another picture of Coleman, but from the outside. It’s just before sunset and the parking lot is empty. But the Coliseum is lit up with pink lights, creating a soft glow around the venue. Patterson, now in her 36th season as the UA gymnastics coach, had an idea to “pink out” a gymnastics meet 10 years ago, an idea that has spread across the athletic department and campus, and the effects of which can be seen around the country. Power of Pink has raised $1.35 million through last season for the DCH Breast Cancer Fund. The Tuscaloosa News regularly features a special section on their sports page for the meet. This month, the volleyball, cross-country and soccer teams will host pink events, with the rest of the women’s teams following suit during their seasons. “Now, it’s not just one event,” Patterson said. “There’s events all across campus and across the country [and,] hopefully, we’re doing something to make a difference.” The pink movement has gone national with the help of coaches like Patterson and events like the Power of Pink. The NFL started its “A Crucial Catch” campaign during the 2011 season, where players wore pink during games. On Mother’s Day, Major League Baseball players use pink bats. College and pro teams around the country wear pink or have their own pink events. “I think it’s a wonderful thing that our athletic department does. I think it’s a wonderful thing that we do across the NCAA to try to make people more aware of the circumstances and the situation, so we can do more about helping people who are afflicted,” Alabama football coach Nick Saban said. “I’m all in to help and to also appreciate what other people, like Sarah, have done.” Like any movement, it started with an idea. Patterson had trouble passing a routine mammogram. She had top-notch health insurance, but looked
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Everybody is touched by someone that has breast cancer, whether it’s a friend, mother, a sister, a grandmother. It’s hard to find someone that isn’t affected by it. — Sarah Patterson
across the DCH waiting room and saw moms with two children and no health insurance waiting on results or trying to figure out how to get treatment. Patterson ended up being healthy, but she couldn’t shake the feeling she got seeing people struggle to find care for breast cancer. So in 2004 she started the DCH Breast Cancer fund and on Feb. 5, 2005, she held the first Power of Pink gymnastics meet for a meet against Auburn. And the support poured in. Members of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority laid out pink shirts and shakers in all of the seats. The owner of the company that made Alabama’s leotards’ wife had breast cancer, so the company provided pink leotards for Alabama and Auburn. “It was just so surreal,” Patterson said. Since that day, the Power of Pink has exploded into a week-long event with the gymnastics meet serving as the grand finale. Now many parts of campus are lit pink the week before the meet – Denny Chimes, the outside of the Coliseum, the dome on the Student Recreation Center. The water in the fountain at the Ferguson Center is dyed pink, and sorority houses on sorority row place pink luminaries outside of their houses. The pink events in other sports are often the most popular games, matches or meets, with fans showing up in droves to wear pink. “It seems like every time we do it we have a sellout k Murphy said. “It’s It s unbecrowd,” softball coach Patrick lievable.” am started a tradition of In 2009, the gymnastics team
introducing a survivor with each gymnast before the meet. For former UA gymnast Ashley Sledge, it was a special moment as a freshman to walk out with her aunt, Patricia Davis, who is a survivor. “She was just so excited to be able to stand up on the ‘A.’ I was so excited to be up there with her,” Sledge said. “It was amazing. She had such a great time. It’s something she’ll never forget.” Patterson said it’s easy to see why everyone can get behind the cause. “Everybody is touched by someone that has breast cancer,” she said. “Whether it’s a friend, mother, a sister, a grandmother. It’s hard to find someone that isn’t affected by it. I think that’s why people have become so passionate about it.” Two members of Patterson’s first recruiting class are breast cancer survivors. Her mother-in-law is a survivor of the disease. Volleyball coach Ed Allen’s mother passed away from the disease. “The opportunity to support a cause that is maybe the most worthy cause we have going right now – probably claiming more lives than any other illness that we have – it’s great that we can participate in that and be a part of that,” Allen said. “If we talk about making a difference in the world, this is an area where we can make a difference in the world.” Patterson was walking around the grocery store one day when a woman recognized her and stopped to talk to her. “Aren’t you the pink lady?” she asked Patterson. The coach, hired by Paul “Bear” Bryant in 1978 who’s won six national titles, is now known for so much more. “It’s not ‘Oh, my God, I can’t believe they won backto-back titles,’” said Jessie Jones, Patterson’s daughter and a UA communications specialist for student affairs. “It’s ‘I can’t believe what a difference she’s made in our community.’” What started as an idea for a gymnastics meet has turned into a campus-wide movement that is no longer constrained to one month or one meet. “I have the best job in the country as a gymnastics coach,” Patterson said. “But when that woman called me the pink lady, it made me realize that you just always have to keep doing this and pushing people and helping them create their event because you are doing this for others. others.”
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One fun way to show support during October is the trend known as “pink-abooing,” where a small strip of hair is dyed pink. Any salon that offers dyeing services can do the job, which is relatively inexpensive. Salon C, located on University, charges $7 to “pink-a-boo” light hair, and $14 for darker hair, which has to first be bleached to let the color show.
By Margaret Wilbourne | Contributing Writer According to nationalbreastcancer.org, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. With such wide reaching statistics, there should be no question why young college students might want to contribute to the cause by raising awareness. Various national movements as well as local Tuscaloosa businesses and organizations offer easy and fun ways to get involved in the movement to fight against breast cancer.
Heat up the fight against cancer Along with many of Alabama’s fire departments, Tuscaloosa’s Fire and Rescue Service is raising awareness and supporting the Pink Ribbon Project again this year by selling T-shirts and donating all proceeds to UAB’s Alabama Breast Cancer Research Center. Shirts are $15 and can be purchased and picked up from Fire Station #1 (at the corner of Greensboro and 15th Street) or can be ordered and shipped by contacting radams@tuscaloosa.com. bcrfa.org
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Swig breast cancer awareness into the spotlight with 5 Hour Energy’s new raspberry flavor. Each sale donates five cents to Living Beyond Breast Cancer, an “education and support” nonprofit which provides services to breast cancer victims and their families. Proceeds will be donated not only during October, but throughout the year.
Advertise The now infamous “Save the Ta-Tas” campaign is a humorous way to amp up awareness and raise donations throughout October and beyond. The possibilities to show support are endless, with bumper stickers, T-shirts and even phone cases available with the sassy slogan. Each purchase donates 5 percent to research, and can be made online at savethetatas.org.
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Ready. Set. Support. Support for breast cancer awareness shouldn’t stop after October, and the American Cancer Society helps ensure that doesn’t happen. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, a nationwide collection of walks and runs that donate to research, is hosting their Tuscaloosa walk on Nov. 2 at 9 a.m. Race registration is available online at makingstrides.acsevents.org, as well as event volunteer opportunities if taking strides for a few miles doesn’t tickle you pink.
Pizza is almost as synonymous with college life as the red Solo cup, and now, thanks to Hungry Howie’s, pizza has become a part of October’s campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer. With any purchase during October, a donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation is made – more than $800,000 has been donated from the company in the past five years. Carrying around the bright pink box and knowing your pizza cravings can contribute to a great cause is a delicious way to show support.
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When in doubt, tweet it out Twibbon, an organization started in 2009, helps users show support for causes by overlaying small badges over Facebook and Twitter profile pictures, and breast cancer awareness is no exception. The app has a Pink Ribbon campaign and will overlay an image of the classic pink ribbon in the corner of your picture. The app can be found in the App Store, or online at twibbon.com/support/pinkribbon-2.
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Student brides-tobe rely on DIY tips WEDDING FROM PAGE 1
Kim Boyle, who teaches wedding planning in the restaurant and hotel management department, said with the explosion of references and resources at the fingertips of young brides, planning a wedding can actually be easy.
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do this yourself.” Boyle said about half of The best advice I received and young women will hire a wedwould pass on to others is to not ding planner, while the other half will plan the wedding stress over the small details. I recthemselves. ommend giving yourself a realistic “If their parents have the timeline to plan a wedding. money and they’re still in college, they’ll farm it out to a — Rebecca Weir wedding planner,” Boyle said. “But a student has more time because they have Christmas break, spring break and some- they can hit the pavement times summer break off, and running with their clipboard.” Rebecca Weir, a senior majoring in accounting, is one A very special thank you bride-to-be who has used her to our supporters for breaks from school as a time sponsoring this to plan. Breast Cancer “So far, we’ve had no issues Awareness Edition in balancing school and planning for our wedding day,” Weir said. “The best advice I received and would pass on to others is to not stress over the small details. I recommend giving yourself a realistic
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Yeldon, Drake are running back duo FOOTBALL FROM PAGE 1
AJ McCarron also threw for a career-high 359 yards, marking the first time in Alabama history that the Crimson Tide has had a 300-yard passer and two 100yard rushers. “I was really proud of the way we dominated the line of scrimmage offensively,” Saban said. “AJ had a really good game, made a lot of plays, made a lot of explosive plays passing. Everybody’s got to be accountable to do their role so that we can be the best team than we can be.” A two running back rotation has been a staple of Alabama championship teams under Saban. Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson carried the load in 2009. Richardson and Eddie Lacy were the workhorses in 2011. Last season Lacy and Yeldon split carries nearly evenly. Drake looked like he could be the dominant No. 2 option Alabama has been looking for behind Yeldon this season. “I like the type of runner Kenyan is,” left tackle Cyrus Kouandjio said. “He’s [a] downhill, quick guy. It’s great blocking for those two running backs. It makes you want to block that much harder.” Yeldon and Drake had to bounce back from early mistakes before putting up big numbers. Both fumbles came in the red zone, preventing the score from being much more lopsided than it was. Drake scored the first touchdown of the game on a one-yard run up the middle. Yeldon followed with a 24-yard touchdown on the next possession. Drake scored once again, leaping over the line of scrimmage to cross the goal line. Yeldon opened the second half with a three-yard run. “It’s always big to have balance on offense,” McCarron said. “That’s our number one thing. We made plays in the running game and passing. So at the same time we didn’t make some plays when we had chances. We just have to capitalize.”
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Businesses join in breast cancer awareness Hungry Howie’s, Studio C Salon, Tuscaloosa community go pink during month of October By Jason Frost | Contributing Writer As Breast Cancer Awareness Month continues this October, pink streamers and ribbons hang on lampposts and cars all throughout Tuscaloosa, and many local businesses are taking it upon themselves to join in on the cause. Hungry Howie’s on the Strip is one such business. Now in its fifth year, Hungry Howie’s doles out pink pizza boxes, each of which nets a small donation for breast cancer research through the National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. “I’ve gotten a few homophobic sayings about the pink boxes, but for the most part, people love them,” Hungry Howie’s manager Kelly Boyle said. “We also sell pink bracelets for a dollar, and they go like hot cakes at this location.” Certain Panera Bread locations are also selling pink ribbon bagels to raise money for the fight against breast cancer, and restaurants like Hungry Howie’s and Newk’s, who distributed pink cups in September, are not the only establishments joining the festivities. Studio C Salon, a family-owned hair salon on University Boulevard, sells T-shirts to raise money for breast cancer research. “We have three themed shirts from years past. We usually have sponsorships, but not this time. We’re giving them out for a dollar donation or more – whatever people can give,” owner Cortney Patton said. Studio C Salon is also offering to dye customers’ hair pink, with all proceeds going to the nonprofit “Keep Calm and Fight On” organization. Prices are $7 for blondes and $14 for brunettes. “I have three clients who are survivors, so it hit real close to home. We’ve just heard so many awesome stories,” Patton said. “I think it’s a silent disease. You don’t see symptoms. People don’t get mammograms early enough.” Additionally, the Tuscaloosa Track Club is holding a 5k Breast Cancer Awareness run at 9 a.m. on Oct. 29. There is no entry fee, but
Courtesy of Hungry Howies Hungry Howie’s pink pizza boxes show support for breast cancer awareness and research. donations are encouraged. The American Cancer Society is also hosting a walk on Nov. 2. “A lot of people don’t even know this is Breast Cancer Awareness
Month,” Boyle said. “We need to raise awareness and we need to raise money, and a lot of money goes to research. It benefits everyone, not just females.”
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NEWSIN BRIEF Tuscaloosa gears up for breast cancer awareness By Rachel Brown | Contributing Writer October is a versatile month – it is the month of midterms, the beginning of cooler fall weather, the spirit of Halloween and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Various organizations across campus and throughout Tuscaloosa are spending the month of October raising money for breast cancer research and awareness for women throughout the community. The Women’s Resource Center is sponsoring a ribbon campaign. The center sent out informational packets and pink ribbons to members of the community to provide information on breast cancer and methods of detection and prevention. “The ribbons are symbolic of breast cancer survivors and are to be hung on trees at the Ferguson Center, the Rec Center, the Student Health Center and Capstone retirement village,” said Cyndi Hamner of the WRC. The American Cancer Society is gearing up for their annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event this month, a 5k non-competitive walk. The event will take place Nov. 2 in downtown Tuscaloosa, but participating teams are using the month of October for fundraising efforts. ACS is expecting more than 600 participants this year and will feature a survivor tent where breast cancer survivors will receive medals. “[Survivors] do come from all areas of Alabama and we’re just blessed to have the walk in Tuscaloosa,” Anna Lisa Wiegel, of the Tuscaloosa ACS, said. Wiegel said the lights and fountain downtown will turn pink and the event will feature many fun activities in addition to the walk. “We will feature Zumba instructors as well as a DJ to pump everyone up,” Wiegel said. Money raised from the walk will go to ACS and be used for breast cancer research and awareness causes.Wiegel said the walk is special in that it is the only event sponsored by the ACS that is specifically for one type of cancer. Fortyseven teams are currently registered for the walk and more are registering each day. The DCH Foundation is sponsoring its fifth annual Bras for a Cause event in October. Individuals and businesses entered bra designs into the contest in early October and voting for the winners is currently underway. Members of the community are able to view the bra designs from the contest at the University Mall and the Lewis and Faye Manderson Cancer Center during October, according to the DCH foundation website.
Performing a successful breast self-exam The American Cancer Society offers guidelines for women who are interested in breat self-exams. It recommends lying down on your back and placing your right arm behind your head. The exam is done while lying down, according to the website, because the position best allows the breast tissue to spread evenly over the chest wall and is as thin as possible when in that position. As a result of this position, it is easier to feel all of the breast tissue during the self-exam. After lying down, the ACS says to use the finger pads of the three middle fingers on the left hand to feel for lumps in the right breast. It recommends using varying pressures to explore the different levels of tissue. It also recommends using an upand-down pattern for the exam. Then repeat the exam on the left breast. The ACS further recommends standing in front of a mirror with your hands pressed firmly on your hips and examining the breasts for any changes in look, size and shape. While standing, it says to examine each underarm, but only to raise your arm slightly when examining the area because the skin is too tight for a successful exam when the arm is fully raised. For complete step-by-step instructions on how to successfully complete a BSE, visit the ACS online at cancer.org.
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