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The top-ranked women’s doubles team, Alabama’s Maya Jansen and Erin Routliffe, lost in a tiebreaker to Auburn on Monday, while Luicelena Perez won the singles consolation title after rebounding from an injury in the first match.

The ENGenuity Lab was created as a way for underclassmen to learn from graduate or upperclassmen students studying the same field as them. It is the home of the Mentor UPP program.

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Programs connect UA to Marion 57 Miles allows students to help state’s Black Belt

By Cokie Thompson | Contributing Writer

By taking Hackberry Lane to McFarland Boulevard and driving east bound for 27 miles, and then taking AL 5 South for 23.5 miles, one will wind up in Marion, Alabama.

Counting back roads and all, the drive totals 57 miles.

The Honors College works to metaphorically shorten the distance between Tuscaloosa and Marion through the umbrella of programming called Almost everything 57 Miles.

Through prowe do in the grams like community is a Black Belt Action and response.

Afternoons of Service, the Honors — Ben Burkeen — College brings students in to develop relationships with members of the community and use their skills to improve one of the poorest regions in the country.

Chris Joiner, the coordinator for 57 Miles, said the program began in 2009 when a group of University Fellows travelled to Marion to execute a number of service-oriented projects. Since then, the program has increased in scale, expanding to include a student living in Marion full-time on an economic development internship this year.

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Students benefit from exchanges Exchange programs offer longer study abroad periods

By Heather Buchanan | Staff Reporter

Fear almost kept Kathryn Lewis from achieving one of her college goals. In the spring of 2014, Lewis packed her bags for England, where she traveled to be an exchange student at the University of Leicester.

“I had always told myself that I wanted to study abroad in college, and then I actually got the chance and I applied,” said Lewis, a senior majoring in secondary education. “Even if you’re scared

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[to study abroad], just go. Everyone’s in the same [situation], everyone is scared that you meet there that is going through the study abroad program, so you’re not alone.”

Nearly 4,300 miles from Tuscaloosa, Leicester is located in central England.

The city is two and a half hours north of London and is approximately three and a half times bigger than Tuscaloosa.

In 2013, the University of Leicester’s enrollment was 20,973.

The exchange program between the University of Leicester and The University of Alabama is one of more than 25 programs in 14 different countries. Exchange programs differ from

affiliates or faculty-led programs in that the institution and its partner must maintain a balance of students exchanged between the schools.

Beth Williams, a junior majoring in English and history, is a counterpart from across the pond. Williams is a student from the University of Leicester and is currently participating in a year-long exchange. Her interest in Southern history eventually led her to the Capstone.

“Because I’m really interested in civil rights, I thought I’d want to come somewhere down South,” Williams said. “My top three [choices] were Alabama, LSU SEE TRAVEL PAGE 7

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pass break-ups.

Scott averaged 44.2 yards per punt on Saturday with eight punts. Seven of the eight were inside the 20-yard line.

He was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week. Scott was also named the Ray Guy Award National Punter of the Week.

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Kickoff time narrowed down for Alabama vs. Tennessee

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Alabama football’s coaching staff honored eight players of the week. Jalston Fowler and T.J. Yeldon were named for offense. Ryan Anderson, Landon Collins and Trey DePriest received the accolades for defense. On special teams, Jonathan Allen, Reggie Ragland and JK Scott earned honors.

The interception by Collins late in the fourth quarter sealed the 14-13 win for Alabama. Collins had eight total stops, one for loss and two

The kickoff time for the Alabama Crimson Tide’s game against the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, Oct. 25 is scheduled for either 6:15 or 6:30 p.m., pending this weekend.

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University Programs to host kickball tournament

Donor drive WHAT: Be The Match drive WHEN: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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Join University Programs and the Restaurant and Hotel Management Department for the Kickball for Pink Tournament Oct. 20 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Presidential Park.

Cheer for your favorite team while enjoying refreshments provided by University Programs.

Students can meet other students and take a picture with Big Al. The Kickball for Pink Tournament is an opportunity for students to learn about the importance of living a healthy and

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active lifestyle. Students will receive information about breast cancer and self-examination and are encouraged to give back to the cause by donating a new or gently used bra.

All donated bras will be shipped to “Bras for a Cause,” a Breast Cancer organization for women affected by the disease. Make sure to wear pink and register your team at upua.tix.com.

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Unity Tuscaloosa to host Mismatched Ball Unity Tuscaloosa will host the first annual Mismatched Ball on Thursday. Unity Tuscaloosa’s mission is to forge unity through embracing diversity.

The purpose of the Mismatched Ball is to encourage students and Tuscaloosa community members to dress in outlandish attire, pairing stripes with plaids, patterns or polka dots to demonstrate that it is possible to overlook differences in appearance and coexist in a festive

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The game will be televised on ESPN, ESPN2 or the SEC Network.

environment at the Tuscaloosa River Market from 7 to 10 p.m. Light refreshments will be served, and Tuscaloosa R&B artist Hayward Rashad will provide live entertainment.

The Ball is free and open to the public. It is the hope of Unity Tuscaloosa to use the Mismatched Ball as a beacon of embracing these differences throughout the Tuscaloosa community.

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CORRECTION In the article “Bama Dining reduces foam waste,” published on Oct. 13, 2014, The Crimson White incorrectly spelled the name of the article’s author as Sirui Sao. The correct spelling of the author’s name is Sirui Shao. The Crimson White regrets this error and is happy to set the record straight.

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ENGenuity Lab partners students for mentoring

By Alessandra Delrose | Contributing Writer

The ENGenuity Lab has made its place on the University of Alabama campus.

The lab started three years ago when co-creators and administrators Nancy Holmes and Gail Howell started a Mentor UPP Program.

Holmes said the program was designed for underclassmen to learn from experienced graduate or upperclassmen students in the same field.

After success with the program, the dean of the engineering school contacted Holmes and Howell about finding a space for the program.

“The dean was pleased with all the work we had done with the Mentor UPP program and wanted us to give it a home,” Howell said.

Holmes and Howell decided on a place in Paty.

“The charge that the two of us were given was to expand the tutoring ability beyond math and beyond the freshman class,” Howell said. “This way the space can be used for a multitude of reasons.”

Holmes said the goal in this project was to increase student retention.

“I know that engineering is a difficult major, and we wanted this to be a space where students aren’t afraid to come to do work or to get any outside help,” she

WHAT TO KNOW • The ENGenuity Lab was designed for underclassmen to learn from graduate or upperclassmen students in the same field.

• It is located in 162 Paty Hall and is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. said. “I thought the name was a clever play on words, being that the students who were going to use this place as a tool were engineering students.”

Today, the ENGenuity Lab is the home of the Mentor UPP tutoring program, the college-wide tutoring program and a space for students in the engineering department to go to when they need help or want to study.

“We would like to think of the [ENGenuity Lab] as interactive space. It’s a place of innovation, collaboration and exploration,” Holmes said.

Holmes wants the lab to be a place without constraints for students.

“We want our students to know that this place is opened and it is their home,” she said.

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UnlockED, HCA to host education career event

By Katie Shepherd | Contributing Writer

UnlockED, a student organization founded last year with the goal of improving the teaching and learning environment in Alabama, will partner with the Honors College Assembly to host ExplorED: Pathways into the Classroom, a career fair-style event on education.

Several education organizations will be present at ExplorED, including UA’s College of Education, Teach for America and charter schools from around the South.

Justin Heck, vice president of UnlockED and a senior majoring in political science and economics, said the event is aimed towards seniors who are looking for career opportunities in the field of education after graduation. However, everyone is welcome, including non-education majors and underclassmen.

“It’s a way to invest in a classroom setting without needing traditional training,” Heck said.

Heck said that one of the best ways to invest in the future of the South is to get involved with education.

“If you care about poverty and the people that are inflicted by it, education is the best way to help them,” Heck said. “The South needs good schools. There are good kids that aren’t getting good educations.

The system is failing them.”

Heck said that ExplorED: Pathways into the Classroom is a great way to find out more about how to get involved with the education system in the area and make a difference in the lives of young people.

“It’s a way to give something back to someone who hasn’t been given it yet,” Heck said.

Karen Ekeh, a senior majoring in geography and the director of special projects for UnlockED, said she believes a career in education is extremely rewarding, especially in the South, where issues in

PLAN TO GO WHAT: ExplorED: Pathways into the Classroom WHEN: Tuesday, 7:30-9 p.m.

WHERE: 118 Graves Hall the education system are rampant.

“There is very clearly a divide between people who are set up to succeed and those who aren’t,” Ekeh said. “It’s a career that means something.”

Ekeh encouraged anyone who is interested in getting involved with education to attend the event.

Mary Lieb, president of the Honors College Assembly, said HCA and UnlockED teamed up as a way to cater to the needs of the upperclassmen within the Honors community.

“So often we reach to involve freshmen and make sure they find a place on-campus, but once they’re involved in other areas across campus doing great things, Honors College Assembly doesn’t always have an immediate place in their schedules,” she said.

Lieb said that with the Honors College’s introduction of an education minor, it became clear that many Honors College graduates were serving communities through post-graduate education programs. Lieb said their partnership with UnlockED for this program helps to bring those opportunities even further into the light.

“When UA’s most brilliant students are able to reach out and touch lives through these programs, so many people benefit beyond just their classroom setting, and they may discover a passion for teaching that will carry on to impact hundreds of students to come,” Lieb said.

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Editor | Patrick Crowley Letters@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, October 14, 2014

GUEST COLUMN | FEMINISM

Feminism can make women feel inferior

By Makade Archibald | Guest Columnist

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COLUMN | ABORTION

Alabama’s parental consent laws reasonable

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Puchner Staff Columnist

Last week, Matthew Bailey lamented Alabama’s “insane parental consent law,” which requires parental consent for a minor to procure an abortion. Bailey argued that these laws would only serve to shame pregnant women and provide them with an undue burden should they choose to have an abortion.

Abortion is a medical operation not without its risks. Early abortions require mothers to ingest pills, often at home, that can cause painful and sometimes life-threatening complications. Similarly, abortions later in pregnancy are major surgical procedures that can require anesthesia and aren’t without risks. Laws requiring parental involvement in a daughter’s abortion decisions are sound public policy that protect the health and well-being of minors.

Specifically, this law will help protect minors by allowing parents to know what kind of medical

attention and support their daughters will be receiving. Not knowing that his or her daughter has just undergone an abortion prevents a parent from helping her if she needs additional medical attention. Since parents often know their children’s medical history better than children themselves do, parents can provide valuable information to doctors, allowing them to exercise their best medical judgment. Additionally, this law helps parents know if their daughter has been a victim of sexual abuse. Without parental consent laws, sexual predators can manipulate or coerce their victims into getting an abortion and use the procedure as a cover-up for their crimes.

Both the American medical and legal systems recognize that minors possess varying degrees of rationality that prevent them from being able to make truly informed, autonomous choices. When a young woman is facing a decision like whether or not to get an abortion, she deserves the guidance and support of her parents. It’s both illogical and inconsistent for Alabama public policy to require a teenager to need parental permission to get a tattoo or use a tanning bed, or to receive their own medicine from a nurse at school,

but not for an abortion.

Bailey complained that the state must spend money hiring experts to defend this law and argue on behalf of the developing human who is slated to be shredded and dismembered. The state hires experts to defend many laws, and while it may add up, it’s simply a part of our legal system.

It is normal for laws to be challenged, and the state has a right to defend its laws as best as possible.

The state has a clear legal interest in defending this law, since, according to Alabama state code, “the public policy of the State of Alabama is to protect life, born, and unborn.” The Supreme Court and lower federal courts have set a clear precedent on parental consent or notification laws, too: They are constitutional and, if they contain certain provisions, don’t place an undue burden on mothers.

Ultimately, this law treats minors not like criminals, but rather like minors. This law respects the role that parents have in the upbringing of their children and protects their daughters’ health and safety.

Joe Puchner is a sophomore studying mathematics. His column runs biweekly.

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The Crimson White reserves the right to edit all guest columns and letters to the editor.

I am writing in response to a recent letter in the Crimson White written by Luisa Sanchez.

Sanchez states that gender inequality makes feminism relevant. She then gave a lot of examples of what she deemed gender inequality. She claims that women do two-thirds of the world’s total work and receive only 10 percent of the world’s income. That sounds horrifyingly sexist. Unless, of course, you take into account how many women work in the home or in non-profit entities, contributing almost infinitely to their children’s development and giving amazing support to their husbands.

So here’s what is interesting: Sanchez, who has great intentions and rightly wants women to be happy and have equal opportunity alongside men, demeans the work done by homemakers because it doesn’t bring in a paycheck. And therein lies the flaw in feminism. Some women don’t want a career. Some don’t want to join the army. Some don’t want to hold public office. And every feminist who cries out that not enough women serve in the armed forces makes those women feel inferior. It makes them feel like something is Feminists seem to wrong with them even be set on screaming if they are happiest as stay-at-home mothers. inequality until exactly I have seen this phe50 percent of nomenon among my peers who want to be everything is mothers, but now feel a push from the world to composed of women. have a career in order to be considered successful. Feminists seem to be set on screaming inequality until exactly 50 percent of everything is composed of women. Guess what? Relatively few men are nurses, teachers and secretaries.

Isn’t that gender inequality for men? Aren’t men the ones portrayed as fools on nearly every television show? Yet, somehow it’s a tragedy that there are fewer women than men in public office? Let’s take a poll of who has interest in pursuing public office. Could it be that fewer women want to hold public office? Could it be that fewer women want to join the military? Of course. It turns out that men and women are different. They naturally complement each other. Women make our lives awesome in a large part because they are different. That should be celebrated.

I am an advocate of women’s rights. I believe that women should have the right to vote and to do whatever positive things they want in our society. That is why I tend to disagree with feminists who try to make women feel like they ought to be just like men. I’m thankful for my angel mother who never worked outside the home and was therefore able to teach me how to read, write and respect women for what they are.

Makade Archibald is a sophomore studying metallurgical engineering.

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OPINIONS Tuesday, October 14, 2014 COLUMN | EQUALITY

Male success should not be measured by sexual activities, experience TJ

Parks Staff Columnist

We live in a society that overemphasizes the role that sex plays in the lives of successful men. Sexual relations often serve as an indicator, in our worldview, of the other achievements a man has made. If a director wants a character to appear suave and prosperous, all he has to do is give him female arm-candy. Tony Stark and James Bond are notorious ladies’ men, and even BBC’s Sherlock, who is painted as socially awkward, is frequently flirted with. This notion translates easily off the silver screen and inconspicuously takes hold of our reality.

Huffington Post reports that, when a sample of men was asked what the ultimate status symbol was, 13 percent stated that it was a relationship with a beautiful woman. This 13 percent didn’t simply admit that beautiful women were a status symbol, they claimed that women were the

ultimate status symbol. The majority of the survey-takers replied that family was the ultimate status symbol, which, isn’t a beautiful woman, but still relies on sex for its existence.

Our culture is so aware of our saturation in the idea that sex equates itself to success that many companies use it to their advantage in commercials – Axe shampoo certainly does.

If anything should excite the ire of feminists, it should be the fact that women aren’t even treated like people; They’re treated like status symbols. They are seen as the gateway to men’s societal and biological success and are fought for like prizes at a carnival game. Nothing is new about this mindset. The Trojan War was fought over claims to Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world. What makes this concept worse than other misogynist concepts, however, is that it slides by virtually undetected and not only casts its consequences on women, but punishes many men as well.

Men toil under the pressures placed on them by society’s demand on them to have sex. They are forced to conform to this sexual standard because not only is sex success, but celibacy is failure. Remember the enormous

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We need to stop pressuring men to have sex, and we need to stop equating it to overall achievement. sexual successes of James Bond and Tony Stark? Try to think of a character that is still considered cool, even in the face of constant rejection from women. Even the socially inept characters manage to get the girl in the end. This has led many men to bitter frustration, depression and even insanity. The most drastic outcomes of this frustration manifested themselves in the Santa Barbara shooting, but equally alarming examples occur every day.

An article written about two weeks ago on University Primetime expressed the pains of this sexual failure. Like many of the other complaints like it, it blames women for men’s perceived failure. Its solution was that women should stop dressing provocatively and start giving “nice guys” a chance.

This startling solution is not only

impractical, but also unfair to women.

The true solution is that we need to stop pressuring men to have sex, and we need to stop equating it to overall achievement.

Sex, after all, is not overall achievement. Men don’t need sex for success.

At the end of the day, nobody cares how many times Thomas Edison had sex. All they care about is the fact that he innovated the light bulb. Many of today’s celebrities didn’t have sex until their 20s or later. Actor Will Ferrell was a virgin until he was 21.

Chris Martin, frontman of the band Coldplay, lost his virginity at 22. Some stars still haven’t had sex. Taylor Lautner and Tim Tebow both claim to practice abstinence.

We, as a society, need to stop placing so much emphasis on the sexual activities of society’s playboys and start shifting attention to the fact that, like Chris Martin and Tim Tebow, men can be successful without sexual prowess or desire. I, for one, would like to see a character that doesn’t get the girl, but manages to become successful anyway.

TJ Parks is a freshman studying history, journalism and anthropology.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

By Holley Long | Contributing Writer

“Can you measure a person’s hate for you? No, because a dirty look is just that.”

These words were spoken by Aaliyah Furqan, a Muslim sophomore majoring in international relations at The University of Alabama. Since the terrorist organization Islamic State, a group formerly known as ISIS that was responsible for the beheadings of two American journalists, has been a topic in the media, Furqan has noticed unfair judgement being placed on her because of her religion.

“As an African-American Muslim, I get treated differently sometimes for being black and other times for being Muslim,” said Furqan. “Fully grown and capable adults snatch things from me when I’m just a cashier at work. People say they wouldn’t like to room with me without knowing me, even though I’m just another student looking for housing.”

Furqan said she did not want to be pitied for this treatment.

“I’m used to it,” she said. “People have always treated me based on what the news says. But I’m American, and I wouldn’t survive one day under ISIS. Most hate problems in America are due to ignorance, and race, religion and ethnicity are put in the same box that

Students stand up against unfair racial judgement because of the terrorist group, Islamic State. Photo Courtesy of Aaliyah Furqa

is labeled terrorist.”

Several professors offered theories on the mistreatment of certain ethnic and religious groups. Derrick Frazier, an associate professor who specializes in international relations, said historical factors were to blame.

“There is a long-term process of what some social scientists call ‘othering’ that has basically led us to view people from the Middle East as significantly different from our own,” Frazier said. “It often facilitates negative imaging and stereotyping, making it easier for us to think of people, cultures and societies in the Middle East as less developed or distinctly inferior to our own.

“For more than a decade, the U.S. has been fighting and trying to help bring stability to the Middle East. The constant violence, the rise of non-state terrorist groups and the presence of

Eleanor Finnegan, a professor in anti-Americanism in the region creates for Americans a sense of insecurity the department of religious studregarding people from the region,” he ies and scholar of Islam, said she had said. “Many Americans believe that the similar thoughts on how to prevent driving force in all of this is Islam and mistreatment of Muslims.

“Education certainly could help,” as a result, Islam is viewed as a violent religion capable of leading any believer Finnegan said. “It would help if people toward the use of violence against others learned about all of the various, nonviolent ways that Muslims interpret the to spread their beliefs.”

Frazier said he recognizes the impor- Islamic tradition. ISIS has worked hard tance of eliminating negative feelings to position itself, through its name and toward a misunderstood religion. use of terms like ‘Caliph,’ as an author“Perhaps the most ity among Muslims, when direct way to facilitate most Muslims would ... people don’t need to better relations is to say that ISIS is misrepmistreat Muslims because resenting Islam or even increase interactions between Muslim and going against Muslim not every one of them non-Muslim groups, teachings.” is ISIS. Alabama students such as with comare also speaking out munity outreach,” against the prejudice he said. “Instead of — Emily Jones — towards Muslims. Emily making assumptions Jones, a freshman majorabout others based on stereotypes and misperceptions gener- ing in choral music education, shared ated by the media or more permanent her thoughts on Islamic State and historic factors, interactions with local Muslim mistreatment.

“ISIS is a problem that needs to be Muslim groups can give non Muslim Americans a better sense of Muslim iden- taken care of, but people don’t need to tity in the community. The likely discov- mistreat Muslims because not every ery will be that local Muslim groups and one of them is ISIS,” she said. “So I the individuals that comprise them are think people need to be mindful of other much more similar than different from people, but ISIS is a problem that the government needs to take care of.” their neighbors.”

Parrott returns to teach after 8-year newspaper career

By Alana Norris | Contributing Writer

Scott Parrott insists a lot of his success is due to luck.

Parrott came to The University of Alabama for a master’s degree in journalism after working as a reporter for eight years. He said he thought he wanted to teach, but he planned to continue reporting and teach part time.

He said he never really thought of becoming a full-time professor, but after working 14-hour days at a newspaper, he decided to see if he could get into a doctoral program.

He made a budget of how much he could spend on application fees and applied to multiple schools. With $35 left in his pocket, he attempted to get into the prestigious University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, whose application happened to cost exactly $35. To his surprise, he was accepted.

“My research interest was actually fed by my old reporting career,” Parrott said. “I was doing investigative reports on mental healthcare in North Carolina.

We did about 19 stories on mental healthcare in North Carolina, and essentially what the stories said is the system is failing. A lot of people were falling through the cracks.”

He said what hit home for him were the people he met who

... in the end we were more proud of what we had done because he let us do our own thing.

— Casey Voyles — didn’t like to talk about their mental illness because of the stigma brought on by society. He decided to look into how media nurtured and mitigated these stereotypes.

After receiving his doctorate, he came back to The University of Alabama to teach as an adjunct professor in 2012 and was on the tenure track by 2013.

Parrot, a journalism professor at the University, now works with Kim Bissell at the UA Health Communication Research Lab. They meet together with three doctoral students once a week and discuss how media affects mental and physical health stereotypes. Parrott works with stigmas in mental illness, while Bissell looks at stigmas based on weight and body image.

Recently Parrott and fellow professor Chip Brantley received a grant from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication for the Feed Alabama course in which students document food

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insecurity in West Alabama. It is a year-long project offered in a fall and spring course.

“What we’re looking at and what we’re interested in is a lack of access to healthy food because of money, because of where you live – there could be many different factors,” Parrott said.

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication also awarded Parrott with the Nafziger-WhiteSalwen Dissertation Award for the top mass communication dissertation in the nation. He said he was relieved to get his dissertation – titled “An Examination of the Use of Disparagement Humor in Online TV Comedy Clips and the Role of Audience Reaction in its Effects” – completed, but he

said the award was a huge honor.

“The dissertation process in general is the final hurdle of all your education,” Parrott said.

“So it’s a huge challenge already, but to do work you enjoy and to have someone tell you you did a good job is fantastic.”

When approaching his teaching he said it is important to think like a student. He said being able to take on the perspective of someone else is important in teaching and in journalism.

“I try to put myself in the shoes of students, and think about the way they’re thinking, think about what they’re interested in, think about the challenges they’re encountering, the questions they have about their careers and what they want to do,” Parrott said.

Joseph Bodenbach, a senior majoring in journalism, said he has appreciated his time in Parrott’s classroom.

“I can’t think of a better teacher,” Bodenbach said. “He gave such a real point of view from his actual experience and taught you more than you could ever learn in a classroom setting.”

Casey Voyles is a senior majoring in political science and journalism and the president of the UA chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists, which Parrott advises with Chris Roberts.

“He’s always been really helpful with everything and open to new ideas,” Voyles said. “[He’s] willing to do something different.

To let us stand out individually from anything else anyone has ever done here.”

She said it has been great watching Parrott’s transformation from being a teaching assistant in her journalism lab to being a full-time professor.

“I’ve seen him bring a new, fresh air to this school too,” Voyles said. “Just with his different viewpoints and his willingness to try different things and push the envelope, so to speak.”

Bodenbach said he took Parrott’s Dateline Alabama class.

“He set up the Dateline Alabama class like a real newsroom,” Bodenbach said.

“He gave us a very real-life newsroom scenario.”

Voyles took the same course with Parrott.

“He gave us a lot of freedom but also a lot of responsibility, which is nice because that is what a real newsroom is going to be like,” Voyles said. “You have an editor you can talk to and get advice from, but at the same time they’re very hands-off. And so it forces you to take ownership of your own work and in the end we were more proud of what we had done because he let us do our own thing.”

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TUESDAY October 14, 2014 metoring program for freshmen at Francis Marion High School. Several times a month, student mentors from the University travel the 57 miles to work with students who don’t always have guidance.

57 MILES FROM PAGE 1 Emily Peel, a junior majoring in history and biology, is a director of the spark! program.

“Even though we’re an hour away, we still want to have “We really believe in these immersion experiences,” Joiner said. “It also allows us to have a greater impact a positive presence in their lives and just create a relationship with them,” she said. than just flashes in the pan.”

Peel also got involved through the Fellows program her Although the program has expanded in its success, Joiner said the focus is still on students and putting their freshman year.

“When Chris Joiner sent out the email about 57 Miles, abilities to use in the community.

“While we have lots of stratified ways to get involved, I jumped on it,” she said. “I didn’t just want it to be my the idea is for students to come talk to us, have a passion, freshman year; I wanted to continue throughout the four years.” and then use that passion and build upon it,” Joiner said.

Samantha Rudelich, a sophomore majoring in business The Honors College recently started renting a building in Marion they are calling P3, a name centered on the con- management, is another director for spark! and a comcept of “the third place.” The structure is intended to be munications intern for 57 Miles.

“My big thing about these kids is they don’t have an where community members and UA students and faculty outlet, they don’t always have someone to alike can come to learn and grow together. listen to them,” Rudelich said. “They talk “We wanted to name our on-the-ground ... the idea is for about how they don’t get support, and we efforts in Marion something indicative of talk about ‘Okay, how do you show this space being as much ours as it is the students to come wanna support? How do you communicate in a community’s,” Joiner said. talk to us, have a supportive manner?’”

The Honors College hosted a coffee hour said she hopes the mentor-menOct. 6 in the P3 space for community mempassion, and then teeRudelich relationships allow students to gather bers to meet people from the University.

Ben Burkeen, a junior majoring in man- use that passion and the skills to better articulate their thoughts and feelings about their community. agement, is an intern for 57 Miles. build upon it.

“We had this dialogue about their town “We just kinda threw the doors open and and what they would improve, and they had said to the community, ‘Whoever wants to these great ideas,” Rudelich said. “They’re come in and talk and chat, do so,’” he said.

— Chris Joiner — always willing to share, it’s just nobody’s Honors intends to have other events in the asked them.” space, including an open mic night Nov. 7.

Like spark!, many of the programs under 57 Miles focus Programs and facilities like P3 have benefits for the UA students working on them, but every project is designed on education.

“Education is really what has made a difference first and foremost to help the community grow.

“Almost everything we do in the community is a in Marion and in the Black Belt, and we really believe response,” Burkeen said. “We hear what the needs that’s the spearhead that’s going to lead to change,” are from the community, and then we find students Joiner said.

Some programs are not held as often as others. The who are passionate enough to tailor solutions to meet Honors College plans to visit Marion for Afternoons of those needs.”

Burkeen started out in the program as a University Service twice this semester.

Megan Torman, a senior majoring in chemical engiFellow as a freshman, and said he’s been building on his neering, participated in the Afternoon of Service Oct. 4. experience ever since.

“After working with 57 Miles for a year and a half Torman said she spoke with a couple who has lived in now, I feel like I’ve started to build solid relationships Marion since the 1940s and listened to them talk about with community members,” Burkeen said. “Having progress over the years.

“I can only imagine the changes they’ve seen their town that consistency with the community has been really go through, and it’s humbling to help them restore some meaningful for me.”

One of the programs in its second year is spark!, a of the beauty to their community,” Torman said.

Honors College students connect with Marion students, community

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and Ole Miss, and halfway through the application process they told us that LSU and Ole Miss had both dropped out of the exchange this year. I had eight other universities that were scattered all around, but I really wanted to come here, and I was so lucky I did.”

Exchange students face the challenge of understanding and adjusting to cultural differences in their host country. Williams, a native of Birmingham, England, said she was stunned by the importance of football in Tuscaloosa. “[Football] is like a religion here,” Williams said. “Everybody takes it so seriously. I’ve been to a couple games, and you go there and the atmosphere is amazing, and as soon as it starts I have no idea what’s going on, but I like it.”

Williams said she has also found a drastic difference in the amount of school spirit here compared to her home school.

“University pride is a massive thing here,” Williams said. “We never really get that at home. Yeah, we have sports teams,

and rugby is really big, but we just have one event once a year that everybody goes to and cheers them on, it’s not like a weekly thing.”

Lewis said she also experienced some level of cultural confusion while in England last spring. She expected an English exchange program to be a relatively easy adjustment, but was surprised at how different Leicester was from home.

“I chose England because I didn’t think there would be that much of a language barrier, and come to find out, there is,” Lewis said.

Lewis said understanding thick accents and even just different terminology across England was difficult, as was considering the exchange rate before making any purchases – 1 US Dollar equals about 0.62 British Pounds. Although the people in England speak English, dialects and slang differ on a vertical axis similar to America’s North-South cultural divide.

Lewis said academics at the University of Leicester were more independently driven than most classes at the University. Some of her classes in Leicester consisted of only a test or an essay, were heavily based on group discussions and required little to no daily or weekly homework. Lewis said she was thankful to find kindness in the locals

The University of Alabama Honors College works to improve Marion through the 57 Miles program. Photos Courtesy of Nicole Rodriguez

I chose England because I didn’t think there would be that much of a language barrier, and come to find out, there is.

— Kathryn Lewis—

she befriended abroad.

“Everyone seemed really welcoming to me as an international student, so that was nice,” Lewis said. “I lived with English students and they were all really great too if I needed help with something, because schooling was a lot different over there.”

The nature of the selection process gives exchange students a certain level of prestige, said Chad Berry, assistant director of the UA study abroad office. The application, found at studyabroad.ua.edu, requires a statement of purpose, a resume and at least a 3.0 GPA. After the student is accepted by the study abroad office, the office then works with the student to

apply directly to the partner institution.

Exchange students become ambassadors for their home university, and the rigorous application process ensures the best candidates represent the University, Berry said.

“It’s really kind of an honor to be an exchange student from the University of Alabama because of the process,” Berry said. “It’s a little more competitive [than other study abroad programs].”

Once accepted by the partner institution, a UA student will continue to receive assistance from the study abroad office in securing housing and figuring out a meal plan. Holly Henning, a study abroad coordinator, said her office ensures students have support throughout their study abroad experience.

“I think one of the myths is that if you do an exchange you’re not going to get any help or that it’s going to be difficult to do all these things, but that’s not true,” Henning said. “Our office works kind of from the front end all the way through the return process to make sure these students have support from us.”

Applications starting with Fall 2015 are expected to open in November. Students who are interested in an exchange program can visit studyabroad.ua.edu or the Study Abroad office in B.B. Comer.

8 Michael Austin juggles music career, classes Editor | Reed O’Mara Culture@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, October 14, 2014

By Margaret Wilbourne | Contributing Writer

Michael Austin looks around his bedroom walls, gesturing to the matted posters of famous musicians and names his musical inspirations off one-by-one.

“There’s Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Mayer, Jack White, The Dave Matthews Band…”

The junior majoring in journalism has just released his first EP, “Dancing in the Sky,” produced by Sonic Sorbet Records. While Austin said his roots are in blues, his EP frames his layered musical voice as self-described pop-rock. Despite the complexity of Austin’s sound, he tries to keep his sound simple and timeless.

“Simplicity is what sounds good, what lasts. If you listen to Sinatra or Jack White now, you hear that, and it’s timeless,” Austin said.

While this is his first professional album, Austin has been playing guitar for about seven years. As a child, he was fascinated with sound and often listened to his two brothers play guitar before deciding to try out the instrument for himself.

Since his first encounter with an acoustic guitar, Austin’s collection has expanded into four guitars that he plays regularly, each with a name like White Ape, Taylor and Phoenix.

“I treat them all with love and respect, just like I would a girl,” he said.

Austin’s favorite guitar, Storm, which he refers to as his “baby,” was a gift from one of his producers. The guitar has the word “believe” engraved on one of its frets, which Austin said encompasses everything he stands for as a musician.

Along with Austin’s guitar collection, his musical interests have grown from a hobby into a serious career pursuit, something that heavily influenced Austin’s choice to transfer to the University from Arkansas. The University’s proximity to Nashville was a big draw for Austin, who travels to the nearby city of Franklin nearly every weekend to record in a studio with his agent Chuck Rhodes.

Rhodes, who got his start in the industry playing keyboards for artists such as Cher in the ‘70s, runs a management company in Nashville called On the Rhodes Entertainment.

Rhodes said he initially became acquainted with Austin when Austin’s dad, who went to college with Rhodes, called him saying he had a kid who could write songs and sing.

“You can understand I get at least 100 calls like this a year from friends, acquaintances and people I don’t know,” Rhodes said. “99.9 percent of them are not really very good.”

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Michael Austin, a junior majoring in journalism, just released his first EP, “Dancing in the Sky,” produced by Sonic Sorbet Records. Photo Courtesy of Chuck Rhodes

Rhodes said this time was different.

“I got the [tracks] and was blown away first and foremost with Michael’s voice,” said Rhodes. “I did the classic, ‘That voice is coming out of a 19-year-old?’”

While Austin found himself fitting into the studio setting well, he still had responsibility to his classes. Despite his success in juggling both, Austin said his commitment to school and his music has become a point of contention in his life.

“It’s stressful, but I love this, and

it’s what I want as a full-time career,” said Austin. “It’s like Kurt Cobain said, ‘Something’s in the way,’ and for me, that’s school.”

Regardless of any future success, Austin said one thing will remain steady throughout his life: his love for music.

“Music is a release for me, I can’t think of anything else.”

Austin’s new EP “Dancing in the Sky” is available for purchase on iTunes and is also available for free listening on Spotify.

COLUMN | BOOKS

Sun Ra is outlandish, not boring

By Jordan Cissell

There is absolutely no guarantee regarding whether anyone will like this record or hate it, but I can say this with complete certainty: you should listen to it and find out.

Sun Ra, born Herman Poole Blount in Birmingham, released just over 100 studio and live albums between 1956 and his death in 1993. Most folks resort to classifying him and his Arkestra band as prolific output jazz, but his dedication to consistent evolution and bizarre idiosyncrasy – he earnestly believed he was born of an “Angel Race” on Saturn – defies any attempt at definite taxonomy.

Marshall Allen, the Arkestra’s saxophone, flute, oboe and piccolo player, curated the newly-released compilation “In the Orbit of Ra,” which presents two hours of striking evidence of just how far out Sun Ra’s music was and still is.

“Plutonian Nights,” an early cut recorded between 1958 and 1959, reads like conventional hard bop, with the wild, expressive meanderings of Allen’s saxophone supported by a cymbal’s steady “tiss-tiss-tiss-tiss” and muted horn coos.

But the oscillating buzz that permeates 1973’s “Astro Black” bores through the layer of shrieking horns like a bathroom remodeling project two rooms down the hall, while the upright bass paces nervously in the apartment directly overhead.

On “Solar Differentials,” from 1965,

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warped, muted moaning fills the spaces in between sparse, percussive piano strikes.

Pastoral piccolo forms a stark contrast to the inebriated stumble of clanginglunch-pail drums in “The Nile,” from 1963, while a muted, repeated tribal rhythm provides the steady foundation for the flitting flute and fat big-band horns of “Ancient Aiethiopia,” from 1959.

Tracks like “Rocket Number Nine Take Off for the Planet Venus” and “Interplanetary Music” – Lady Gaga sampled the former for “Venus” on her 2013 record “Artpop” – push their agendas of idiosyncratic cacophony so diligently that each and every discordant trumpet burst or chanted lyric brings its respective song to the brink of collapse. Critics can say what they want about this stuff, but it ain’t boring.

Recently the movie industry has become too reliant on adaptations.

Every major Hollywood blockbuster is based on pre-existing source materials, whether those are young adult novels (“If I Stay,” “Hunger Games,” “Divergent”), adult dramas (“Gone Girl,” “50 Shades of Grey”), comic books (the entire Marvel universe) or graphic novels (“Kick-Ass,” the “Sin City” franchise). Hollywood won’t stop until every book on the New York Times’ Bestsellers List has been turned into a franchise.

It’s understandable. the film industry is rapidly declining and incredibly unpredictable. It helps to have some content with an already established fan base. Some of the

The film industry is rapidly declining and incredibly unpredictable. biggest movies in recent memory (the first two “Hunger Games” films, the “Harry Potter” franchise, the “Twilight” franchise) largely succeeded because people were fans of the source material.

There’s something special about reading a passage or a paragraph or a novel. There’s something special about interpreting concepts, worlds, ideas and characters for oneself instead of just seeing it on a screen. Instead of watching the movie, read the book.

There’s more to get out of it.

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CULTURE Tuesday, October 14, 2014 COLUMN | FILM

The Black Warrior Film Festival is looking for students who love film and are looking to make a difference on campus. Photo Courtesy of Alexis Butler

Student film festival to host campus interest meetings

By Sarah Sherrill | Contributing Writer

Students with a passion for film will have a chance to work with the Black Warrior Film Festival, starting with an interest session Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Volunteers will have a chance to participate in a variety of fields, including event planning, marketing, graphic design, publicity, fundraising, film programming, advertising and film production.

“People can get involved with the festival without having any prior experience and learn a lot,” said Katie Howard, a senior majoring in public relations and president of the festival.

Howard said the festival is for people who love film and the community arts.

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WHERE: 173 Nott Hall in 2013 and has grown to include colleges all over the country, each showcasing their films in the festival.

“Being a TCF major, I need experience in the field before graduating,” said Parker Hartselle, a senior majoring in telecommunication and film.

“Working for the festival seems like the perfect way to get the experience I need.”

Recent popular movie releases carry on Hollywood prequel trend

By Drew Pendleton

It’s become apparent Hollywood has successfully borne the genre of the “origin story” into massive popularity.

Whether it’s a superhero movie like “Batman Begins” or “Man of Steel,” or a horror movie (including recent releases “Annabelle” and “Dracula Untold”), the genre of the prequel has become a common appearance into any year’s movie marketplace. While some prequels match up with their original material, several have fallen critically and commercially short.

Of Hollywood’s prequels, one specifically rises to the top of the list: “The Godfather: Part II.” While the film is a sequel to the 1970 crime epic “The Godfather” and returns the majority of its predecessor’s cast as it follows son Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) as he expands his family’s empire, it is at the same time an origin story of the man who started it all: Michael’s father, Vito (Robert De Niro, who won his first Oscar for this).

While the film runs over three hours, it is just as engrossing, intense and well-made as the original “Godfather,” and is revered in many circles as better than the first. It’s splitting hairs to determine which one is truly the best.

When prequels like “The Godfather: Part II” and, for more recent examples, “Red Dragon” and “Prometheus” (prequels to “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Alien,” respectively) are fitting additions to the original film’s canon, several have fallen short. While it has made a whopping $37 million in its first weekend of release, “Annabelle,” a prequel to last year’s sleeper hit “The Conjuring,” was still unable to usurp “Gone Girl” from the top spot at the box office, and has not received the acclaim

While some prequels match up with their original material, several have fallen critically and commercially short. or commercial success the original film had. It’s safe to say that while its affiliation with “The Conjuring” and October release helped draw in an audience, it may not have delivered on every level.

Then there’s the predicament of the origin story. A recent phenomenon, these stories allow directors and actors to put their own spins on well-known characters’ pasts, and reshape their images to audiences.

A prime example of this working in full is “Batman Begins,” the first film in Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy with Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader himself. Introducing a trend of all-star supporting casts – this film includes Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson and Tom Wilkinson, among others – that would continue throughout the rest of the series and gradually move over to other origin stories, Nolan’s “Batman Begins” imbues Batman’s backstory with the appropriate amount of darkness, never ceasing to become a grittier thriller when it needs to be.

With the success of “Batman Begins” and, in reality, the trilogy as a whole, Nolan singlehandedly changed the public perception of Batman, so much so that when it was announced that Batman – recast with Ben Affleck – would appear in the “Man of Steel” sequel, doubt rose about if this new incarnation would work.

Prequels are an infrequently successful trend in terms of quality, but they’re a trend that’s here to stay. Hopefully more will live up to the reputations of their predecessors.

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With cooler weather quickly approaching, it is time to put away our linen and sandals and start thinking about layering. Layering is the perfect way to combine your favorite articles of clothing and showcase your personal sense of style. It is also a practical way to stay prepared for the changing temperatures by having an extra layer for chilly autumn mornings that you can remove once the afternoon heats up. Once you figure out your own layering style, you will able to maximize comfort, warmth and fashion this fall.

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The first outfit is the perfect example of comfort and warmth. Start off with a tunic or dress that will still keep you cool in the afternoons, but throw a loose sweater over it for walks to early morning classes. A scarf is another great way to begin layering in the early months of fall while adding visual interest and a pop of color.

Complete the look with a neutral pair of booties that are just as cute as they are effortless.

The second outfit can be dressed up or down. Put on your favorite dress with sleeves and pair it with a vest. Vests come in a variety of colors and materials. If you are looking for a more casual look, try a denim vest. For a dressier look, opt for faux fur. Throw on your favorite style of boots, such as a classic pair of cowboy boots and a few accessories to complete the look.

If you have not noticed the statement hats are making this fall, you will soon. Whether they be fedoras or oversized and floppy, hats are everywhere. In the third outfit, a fall hat was paired with a simple black dress and oversized kimono. Kimonos are a new way to look at layering. Since they are generally made of thinner material, kimonos won’t do much for warmth, but their flowy shape and bold patterns can spice up boring basics. Black booties complete the outfit for a night out on the town.

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Artist’s work inspired by Sudanese

By Henry Barnes | Contributing Writer

On the corner of Sixth Street and Greensboro Avenue stands the historic Bama Theatre, home to many types of performances, ranging from theatre, to music, to a wide array of community events, as well as an art gallery. The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa, a non-profit group acting as an umbrella for the art and cultural groups within Tuscaloosa County, runs both the Bama Theatre and the Junior League Gallery.

“The [Junior League Gallery] is an exhibit space on the second level of the Bama Theatre dedicated to the display of local artists’ work and The Arts Council’s visual art programming,” Kevin Ledgewood, head of publicity for the Bama Theatre, said.

This month, the Arts Council’s programming is a local artist’s exhibition: Jennifer Hamner’s “The Last Brush of Kush,” on display now until Oct. 31.

Hamner’s exhibit entails a set of seven custom-framed 48 inch by 48 inch paintings depicting the biblical seven days of creation.

The story behind this African-inspired project began with a dream.

“A couple of years ago, I had this dream that I was sitting in a doctor’s office and picked up a book on the waiting room table and it was titled, ‘The Last Brush of Kush,’” Hamner said.

“I woke up the next morning and checked out Kush on the internet.”

In her research, Hamner discovered that Kush is now modern-day Sudan. The area is mainly Islamic, and Christians are persecuted in the area. Several Christian artists in Sudan have taken to telling biblical stories through their art, which has led to a budding underground art scene. Hamner said this scene was still fraught with danger, as discovered artists have risked imprisonment or death.

“About a year after the dream and my

Freakshow premiere unsurprising, has much room for improvement

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The Bama Theatre has Jennifer Hamner’s “The Last Brush of Kush” on display now until Oct. 31. CW / Hanna Curlette

internet research that morning, I felt led to paint the very story in the Bible that I learned as child, and that was of Creation,” Hamner said.

While her inspiration was the death and suffering Sudanese Christians endure, she said her hopes for this exhibit were not to raise awareness about the issue.

Hamner said she simply hopes people will like her paintings and wishes to share a story in the way the Sudanese do.

“My purpose in painting them is to share the beautiful story of Creation with an unwritten word and plenty of color,” she said. “I am no Van Gogh or Michelangelo, but I love to paint and create things.”

After the exhibit is over, Hamner is planning to donate the paintings to Mission Teens, a biblically based drug and alcohol recovery program. Mission Teens is currently building a Genesis Mission Home in Tuscaloosa to help those struggling with addiction in West Alabama.

“Pretty much everything I do is donated,” Hamner said. “The Genesis Mission seemed like the perfect place for these large paintings, and I wanted to help.”

“American Horror Story: Freakshow” began last Wednesday, unsurprisingly, with a murder. The premiere fell flat of expectations, performing the same storyline seen in all three seasons. The show has garnered millions of fans and maintained its trio of matriarchs: Kathy Bates, Jessica Lange and Angela Bassett.

Sarah Paulson portrays a two-headed character and plays each of the heads, Bette and Dot Tattler, as their own individual beings. Elsa Mars, played by Lange, comes to the forefront quickly and has her own agenda, as usual of Lange’s AHS characters.

Paulson’s performance as Bette and Dot is the best achievement of the premiere. She creates a conflicting dynamic between the rigidly moral Bette and the open-minded Dot, convincing the viewer of the double-headed situation. Dot and Bette become their own individuals quickly, and Paulson executes the different personalities well. But where Paulson shined in the premiere, Lange’s Elsa Mars fell flat.

Lange’s role as the ringleader is typical of her previous roles. Elsa Mars, a woman past her prime, yearns to be a star, which can be seen through her performance during the freakshow.

Lange’s German accent for Mars is prevalent, but her imitation of David Bowie’s symbolic “Life on Mars,” down to the blue eye shadow suit,

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prompted a bathroom break instead of sympathy. The typical flirtatious entitlement that Lange’s AHS characters always have is also prominent in Elsa, begging an eye roll or two.

Ethel and Jimmy Darling, played by Bates and Peters respectively, are the bearded lady and the crab boy of the freak show family. It’ll be intriguing to see Bates and Peters work off of each other – their chemistry was the most engaging in the premiere.

Though the first episode seemed to be an introductory episode without much substance, the other characters will fill out the story. As more characters begin to interact with the circle introduced in the premiere, the show will hopefully elevate its plot line.

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Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Do the homework for the results you want. Ask for more than you think you’ll get. Dress for the occasion. A partnership formed now is beneficial. Use the good stuff. Get the family to

help. A sumptuous feast won’t hurt.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -Extra attention goes a long way. Put in a little and get a lot. You don’t want to have to redo it later. Exert your willpower. What result do you want? A lucky break is possible.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re extra persuasive now. Keep your objective in mind. You could end up with too much. Coworkers apply pressure. Keep it respectful if controversy arises. Appreciate a lovely moment. Prepare lots of food and drink.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Talk it over. More is good. Creative requests get a positive reaction. Travel and communications both seem scrambled. You can solve the puzzle. Get the family to help with housework.

You’re charming now. Enchant someone.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Play the ace you’ve been holding. Use what you have learned. Leave something unimportant behind. You can replace it. What goes around comes around. Don’t eat everything in sight. A general state of happiness ensues.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -You can have a lovely adventure without going far. Explore new flavors, colors and sounds in your own backyard. Rely on others to help.

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It doesn’t need to be expensive... pack up a picnic.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -Use hidden resources. An unexpected reaction surprises you. No gossip. Reroute complaints to someone who can do something about it.

Check your figures and discover a bonus. Hold out for what you really want. Celebrate with something bubbly.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Travel looks good. First, determine what’s required. Another person helps you advance.

Your good deeds speak well for you. Feminine leadership shines. Don’t tell everything you know or suspect. You could easily eat and drink too much now.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- Provide great service as a default today.

Sidestep someone else’s argument. Make social plans for later. Finish your homework first. You could get tempted to overindulge today. Save money and your health by focusing on work.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -Word of your latest exploits travels far and wide. Listen to feedback and considerations.

Accept whatever’s available and take notes for follow up. Ignore someone who says it can’t be done. Sweeten the deal a little bit.

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12 Bowling team improves through competition Editor | Kelly Ward Sports@cw.ua.edu Tuesday, October 14, 2014

By Evan Reier | Contributing Writer

The bowling team recently placed 10th at the Southern Kentucky Collegiate Classic on Oct. 6.

“We’re improving and making a lot of progress. I was pleased with the results,” club president Craig Bartelsmeyer said. “It was a fun event, we learned a lot, and we know that every time we compete we get better.”

The team is led by Bartelsmeyer and coaches Adam Smith and Trey Roger, who have the dual responsibility of competing and managing the rest of the bowlers. All three enjoy their responsibility, especially working with the team’s new, younger members.

“We have a lot of freshmen this year, and to see them open up and improve has been great,” Smith said. “Our seniors especially have grown. They’ve become leading examples for the rest of the team.”

The team accepts all levels of bowlers and strives to help members improve more than anything else. Going

to scheduled practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays and requesting additional help can improve the typical beginner into a competitor quickly.

The team’s veterans aren’t the only ones to instruct the younger bowlers. The team has outside help from certified bowling instructors and Charlie Blanco, a fivetime PBA Tournament Champion.

“Charlie is extremely knowledgable and patient,” Roger said. “He has the experience, he has the talent, and he knows what he is talking about. We really appreciate his time and effort.”

However, the team believes the best way to improve is to compete.

“The major thing that sets us apart from other clubs is that we have more than the average competitive schedule,” Roger said. “Requiring everyone to bowl in a sanctioned league, and that gives the team more competitive experience. We have a competitive mindset The bowling team recently placed 10th at the Southern Kentucky Collegiate every week.”

Classic on Oct. 6. Photo Courtesy of Bethany Corne

The Alabama football team practices outside Monday in preparation for this weekends matchup again Texas A&M. CW / Layton Dudley

Tide plagued by turnovers

By Nolan Imsande | Staff Reporter

Two days after a sloppy game in which Alabama barely squeaked by with a 14-13 win over Arkansas, coach Nick Saban addressed some issues that plagued the team during Saturday’s game, including poor special teams play.

“The problems are judgment and decision making,” Saban said.

“To make a decision when the ball hits the ground and to go try to jump on it when there are seven guys around, that is just a bad judgment and bad decision.”

Saban referenced punt returner Christion Jones’ attempt to jump on a punt that had not been touched by any player on the field.

Jones ended up not being able to recover it, and Arkansas got the ball back.

Alabama had four fumbles in the game, three during punt returns and the other during a kickoff return. The Crimson Tide lost two of the fumbles that occurred on punt returns.

“We have to play smarter, and that applies to a lot of people,” Saban said. “When it comes to judgment, we have to play smarter and we have to help our players and get them to play smarter.

We have had these same people in these positions before and they have not made these kind of decisions.”

In addition to the special teams

WHAT TO KNOW • Wide receiver Amari Cooper wore a brace on his right knee and was limited in practice.

Cooper hurt his knee against Arkansas but was able to play after the injury.

• Dillon Lee was with the inside linebackers.

• Defensive lineman D.J. Pettway was limited during practice, as Saban said he would be during his Monday press conference.

• Running back Tyren Jones practiced but was wearing a non-contact black jersey.

• Freshman safety Ronnie Clark once again practiced with the running backs. Clark went to Arkansas as a running back but did not get any playing time.

fumbles, Adam Griffith missed a field goal for the third game in a row. Griffith, who started the season by making his first seven field goals, has now made one of the last five since the team played Florida.

One of the few bright spots for special teams came when Jonathan Allen blocked an Arkansas extra point that ended up being the difference in the game.

The Alabama woman’s tennis team’s hard work and practice paid off in this weekend’s tournament. UA Athletics

Perez wins consolation title

By Terrin Waack | Contributing Writer

Going into the final round of the USTA/ ITA Southern Championship tournament, the Alabama women’s tennis team had a doubles team and a singles team play Monday.

Falling to Auburn’s doubles pair of Pleun Burgmans and Emily Flickinger, Alabama’s Maya Jansen and Erin Routliffe won the first set 6-3 and lost the second set 3-6. Auburn finished the match with 10-5 during the third set with a tiebreaker victory.

“I think that we played a good match for about a set and a half,” coach Jenny Mainz said. “Then we took the foot off the gas pedal and we let them back into it. Credit to Auburn, they certainly played a good match, and I think they played well for about a set and a half as well. I don’t think they played very well in the beginning and by the end of the match, Auburn was playing a very convincing doubles match – very aggressive, very sharp and making shots they were not making earlier in the match.”

With Jansen and Routliffe ranked No. 1 in the country, Mainz is confident they will rebound and take this as a learning experience.

The doubles partners knew they didn’t play to the best of their ability – specifically with

their serves and returns.

“Coming right off the loss, it’s tough to swallow,” Jansen said. “We didn’t perform at our best – by far we didn’t play bad – but I think we just realized we have things we need to work on and improve on. I think this tournament really showed that.”

Luicelena Perez stole the A singles consolation title, overthrowing Mississippi State’s Naomi Tran with a 6-1, 6-1 result. After being hit in the eye Friday by a tennis ball during her doubles match, she withdrew from her first singles match, leaving the consolation.

“She could have just thrown in the towel and just said, ‘I got hit in the eye – I went out in the first round’,” Mainz said. “I was certainly proud of her fight.”

As the Roberta Alison Fall Classic rolls around – Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 in Tuscaloosa – the team still has more to look forward to.

“Everyone just has to step up and do the best they can to improve and play their spot,” Routliffe said Sunday.

Looking back on this tournament, Mainz said more intensity and focus are needed in future practices. Closing matches are something the team needs to work on in order to continue taking steps in the right direction.