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TUESDAY, UES ES E SDA D Y, OCTOBER 14, 2014 2 OLU LUM LU ME E 121 | ISSUE 41 VOLUME

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CULTURE | MARION

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Women’s Tennis

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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.

As cooler weather approaches, layers offer a way to combine your favorite pieces of clothing and showcase your style. Layers are a practical way to prep for changing temperatures.

NEWS | STUDENT EXCHANGE

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. SEE 57 MILES PAGE 7

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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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