10.21.14 The Crimson White

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21,, 2014 VOLUME 121 21 | IISSUE 21 SS S SUE 45

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SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SINCE 1894

Sweater Weather

3 Job Search

12 TD Breakdown

Fall has finally made its way to Alabama, and along with it the advent of a crop of comfy, cozy sweaters of all shapes, sizes and patterns. It’s time to pack up those summer clothes and don the perfect complement to any chilly day.

Finding a job after college doesn’t have to be an exercise in futility. Make use of campus services like the Career Center and a host of websites geared for networking and resume building.

With Lane Kiffin on the sidelines coordinating the Alabama offense, fans can expect creative play designs. Dive into the playbook as we break down Derrick Henry’s touchdown reception.

CULTURE | MUSIC

CULTURE | TENNIS

Electronic Concert to demo genre

Baron aims for Rio Paralympics UA wheelchair tennis program draw for player By Laura Testino | Staff Reporter

Nontraditional concert features no performers

Over the past 20 years, Shelby Baron’s passport and tennis racket have accompanied her to tournaments around the world. Although Baron said she can’t name all of the locations from memory, the voyages from her hometown in Hawaii to Australia, Korea and France produced memorable experiences. But it was the visit to Hilton Head, South Carolina, in September of 2013 that initiated her more permanent trip from Hawaii to Tuscaloosa. Baron, a junior majoring in communicative disorders, accepted a scholarship to play wheelchair tennis at the University, and transferred from the University of Hawaii this past August. Baron began playing sports in elementary school, but few people were participating in adapted athletics programs in Hawaii, she said. Soon after she started to play wheelchair tennis, the program dissolved.

By Henry Barnes | Contributing Writer

Tuesday night, for the entire performance, not a single living being will be on stage at the Electronic Concert. “I guess you could say the speakers are the performers,” said Amir Zaheri, an instructor of composition and theory at the University and a composer for the concert. The Electronic Concert is held once every semester in Moody Music Building’s 1000-plus seat concert hall. Arranged by Craig First, a composition professor at the University, the There is a long concert conand rich history of sists of eight different pieces music produced of electronic with electronic music, all cominstruments ... posed by UA students, alumni and faculty — Craig First — members. “All of the music is computer generated using different technology: Csound, sampling and other techniques,” First said. “There is a long and rich history of music produced with electronic instruments, analog and now digital technology.” Most of the music was made in Moody Music Building’s electronic SEE CONCERT PAGE 6

Shelby Baron accepted a scholarship to play wheelchair tennis at The University of Alabama. CW / Lindsey Leonard

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