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State University Famous Maroon Band perform as she waited to be crowned the 1950 University of Alabama Homecoming Queen. The band played song after song. By Adrienne Burch Halftime ended, but Garrison Staff Reporter still waited. “The band took too long,” she On a late October afternoon 62 years ago, Janice Garrison stood said. “I never got my crown.” It was supposed to be an emeron the sideline in Bryant-Denny Stadium watching the Mississippi ald- and diamond-encrusted tiara
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shipped all the way from New York City, Garrison said. But she never even saw it. Garrison is now 81 years old and goes by the name of Janice Stracener after marrying her now-deceased second husband. She will return to campus this Saturday to ride in the 2012 Homecoming Parade, where she will finally be given the spotlight she was meant to receive 62
years ago. In 1950, Stracener was nominated for queen by Alpha Chi Omega sorority as a freshman. She went up against 46 other women and won the top honor. “It was quite an experience,” Stracener said. “There were so many other girls in the contest, and I came up first.” In the 1950 Homecoming game
where Stracener was supposed to be crowned, the Crimson Tide played Mississippi State in the Battle for Highway 82. This year’s Homecoming game, where she will make an appearance, will highlight a modern version of the same rivalry, with both teams fighting to keep an undefeated record. SEE HOMECOMING PAGE 6
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Sororities, clubs UA not dependent on state funding dedicate hours, keep traditions Bailey explains how UA has handled cuts By Adam Mills Staff Reporter
Groups show school spirit through pomp By Madison Roberts Staff Reporter Homecoming at The University of Alabama is a week-long display of school spirit, from the daily sporting and artistic competitions between sororities and student organizations to the Homecoming Parade. However, the campus-wide lawn decoration
competition holds much of the tradition of the annual event. Lawn decorations consist of a process called pomping, in which tissue paper of different colors is rolled into balls of different sizes and, eventually, glued to a cardboard design or stuck through chicken wire. The end result is a mosaiclike structure that attempts to convey the University’s Homecoming theme, “Timeless Traditions.” SEE POMPING PAGE 6
With the exception of a few states, funding for public universities across the country has been in sharp decline for several years, forcing hikes in tuition across the nation. The University of Alabama is by no means unaffected. “Over the last four years, UA’s state appropriation has been cut by about $60 million,”
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hasn’t come without consequences such as tuition hikes. “Tuition increases are based on the resources the University needs to be able to continue to provide the high-quality educational experiences our students and their parents expect,” Andreen said. In an interview with The Crimson White on Oct. 12, UA President Guy Bailey said the tuition increases have been a direct response to state funding dropping over the last few years.
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classes they need to graduate; we are fully staffed to meet student expectations; and classes are taught by fully qualified faculty.” Andreen said the University has carefully responded to the decrease in state funding by reorganizing budget percentages and increasing enrollment, saving the University from major layoffs or program cuts. “UA has absorbed the reduction in state appropriations without laying off any faculty or staff or cutting any programs,” Andreen said. But the decrease in funding
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A member of Gamma Phi Beta pomps for the sorority’s Homecoming display.
said Cathy Andreen, director of media relations for the University. “UA’s funding comes primarily from state appropriations, tuition and fees, contracts and grants, and private giving.” She said the University has continued operations in the face of shrinking sums appropriated by state lawmakers. “Despite cuts in our state appropriations every year since 2008, we continue to use our resources effectively and efficiently,” Andreen said. “As a result, we have not reduced the number of students we accept; students have full access to the
The University of Alabama’s Office of Information Technology recently added a secure wireless network for students. however, its addition was prompted more for basic security measures than overall faster connectivity, Vice Provost John McGowan said. “Wireless networking presents a real and unique
set of security challenges,” McGowan said. “In general, though, cases of abuse of open wireless networks are commonplace and so there is no reason to think we would be safe from it.” In the past, students have been forced to connect with these open wireless networks like UA Public and UA ResNet. This gives unauthorized users the ability to eavesdrop and capture sensitive information such as passwords and credit card numbers, McGowan said. The new secure network, UA-WPA-PSK, is protected
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with a password that users must provide to gain initial access. “WPA-PSK is easy for users to set up and use and yet provides a reasonable level of encryption and some basic access control from the network,” he said. Some students, upon receiving the University’s email Monday introducing the new network, thought this meant Internet connection on campus would subsequently improve. Elie Zeitouni, a freshman majoring in management information systems, first
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Democrats hit GOP candidate Richard Mourdock’s comments on pregnancy From MCT Campus WA S H I N G T O N — Democrats seized Wednesday on a Republican Senate candidate’s comments about pregnancy, looking to regain an upper hand with female voters not only in that state, but also in the nationwide presidential campaign. The candidate, Richard Mourdock of Indiana, apologized Wednesday for what he called the awkwardness of his remarks, in which he defended his opposition to abortion in most cases by saying that even pregnancy caused by rape is the will of God. Democrats criticized him, saying the remarks were demeaning to women and working to convince women to turn away from Mourdock as well as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
The brouhaha came as both parties wage a highstakes contest for the support of female voters, a fight given new urgency as Democrats have lost their big lead among women and consequently found President Barack Obama in a neck-and neck-fight for the presidency. It was unclear whether Democrats would be able to regain their historic advantage nationally among women. Last-minute controversies have a history of affecting close races, but this time most voters already have decided on their candidates. The controversy’s impact on persuadable voters could depend on how long the story survives. “Is this likely to affect a lot of voters? I’m skeptical,” said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
The greatest impact could come in the Indiana Senate race, where Mourdock is fighting to keep the seat now held by Richard Lugar in Republican hands. “Odds are 75 percent it will cost Mourdock the seat,” said Brad Coker, the managing director of Mason-Dixon Polling & Research. “It’s going to be something that will dominate local news all week.” The story started in a Senate debate Tuesday night when Mourdock was asked about his opposition to abortion in all cases except when the woman’s life is in danger. His opponent, Rep. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., supports abortion rights in cases of rape, incest or saving the woman’s life. “I struggled with it myself for a long time,” a highly emotional Mourdock said. “But I came to realize life
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is that gift from God, and I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen.” Soon after the debate, he and his campaign worked to make sure no one thought he was saying that rape itself was God’s will. “God creates life, and that was my point,” a campaign statement said. “God does not want rape, and by no means was I suggesting that He does. Rape is a horrible thing, and for anyone to twist my words otherwise is absurd and sick.” On Wednesday, Mourdock apologized for giving the impression to anyone that he condoned rape or that he thought God condoned rape. “I have certainly been humbled by the fact that so many people think that somehow was an interpretation,” he said. “I absolutely abhor violence. I abhor any kind of sexual violence. I am absolutely convinced that the God I worship abhors violence.” Romney, who’s endorsed Mourdock and appears in a TV ad for him that started airing Monday, distanced himself from Mourdock’s remarks. “Gov. Romney disagrees with Richard Mourdock’s comments, and they do not reflect his views,” spokeswoman Andrea Saul said. Romney opposes abortion rights, but does support exceptions in cases of rape, incest or to save the woman’s life. He didn’t withdraw his endorsement or ask that the ad featuring his endorsement be pulled from Indiana’s airwaves. Democrats hit Mourdock and R o m n ey within moments of the debate and continued Wednesday. “The president felt those comments were outrageous and demeaning to women,” Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Wednesday, raising the subject herself when reporters didn’t ask about it. “This is a reminder that a Republican Congress working with a Republican president Mitt Romney would (feel) that women should not be able to make choices about their own health care.” “National Republicans cannot paper over Richard Mourdock’s heinous views
on rape. Enough is enough,” added Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash, the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the political operation for the party’s House of Representatives candidates, worked to generate traffic on Twitter to spread the story and keep it alive. Democrats also hoped that the Mourdock remarks would cause the same controversy as remarks earlier this year by Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin in Missouri. Akin, a Missouri congressman, set off a firestorm when he explained his opposition to abortion rights even in cases of rape by saying it was rare for a woman to get pregnant if she really were raped. Republican leaders, including Romney, distanced themselves from Akin. In this case, Republican leaders and their allies were firm Wednesday in lining up behind Mourdock. “Richard and I, along with millions of Americans – including even Joe Donnelly – believe that life is a gift from God. To try and construe his words as anything other than a restatement of that belief is irresponsible and ridiculous,” said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. “Richard Mourdock said that life is always a gift from God, and we couldn’t agree more. To report his statement as an endorsement of rape is either willfully ignorant or malicious,” added Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of the conservative Susan B. Anthony List. The major Western religions take varying positions on abortion. “The Catholic Church’s position is that direct abortion is the killing of an innocent life. However tragic, there are no exceptions to this position, even to save the life of the mother,” said Karey Harwood, an associate professor of religious studies at North Carolina State University. “The Jewish and Protestant positions are too internally diverse to summarize as singular positions.”
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UA, national chapters begin hazing investigations
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University of Alabama Interfraternity Council organizations have begun work to launch investigations regarding the University administration’s Oct. 18 cancellation of pledgeship. At 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, Assistant Dean of Students Lowell Davis announced to the IFC fraternity presidents the termination of all pledge activities by 1 p.m. that day. Later, Vice President of Student Affairs Mark Nelson hosted a press conference at 4 p.m., detailing the decision as a result of hazing hotline calls. “It is very difficult to investigate cases of hazing that are reported through anonymous sources that are vague,” Nelson said at the conference on Oct. 18. “The
sources that have come in this chapter. Some nationals do their week have been very specific and own investigations, some defer to have enabled us the University, to take swifter and, in some action.” cases, the The office of student affairs will Currently, the University and work with any national fraternity University is in the national organization that wants to do communication work together,” an investigation of a UA chapter. with national she said. Some nationals do their own chapters of IFC N e l s o n investigations, some defer to the fraternities to noted Pi Kappa University, and, in some cases, the conduct separate Alpha’s involveUniversity and the national work i nve st i g a t i o n s ment in offtogether. into the validcampus hazing ity of the accusaallegations. — Cathy Andreen tions, said Cathy University susAndreen, director pensions have of media relations been issued to at The University of Alabama. two active members and one for“The office of student affairs mer member of the fraternity, prowill work with any national fra- hibiting the students from attendternity organization that wants ing classes or participating in UA to do an investigation of a UA activities, Nelson stated in a press
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release on Oct. 18. Additionally, the University revoked the fraternity’s social functions and football block seating for the remainder of the fall. “The parameters of an internal investigation are that the international fraternity and University are working in a collaborative partnership to determine what or if the chapter was at fault,” said Justin D. True, director of communications and marketing of the national Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. The national organization has issued cease and desist requirements for the local chapter. “Cease and desist means the chapter cannot currently operate or hold any active member or new member meetings,” True said. “The commonality of internal
investigations and/or cease and desist depend upon the number of judicial violations the international fraternity receives in a given year.” Sigma Nu, Kappa Alpha Order and Kappa Sigma were all cleared of University accusations of hazing in Nelson’s press release. However, the fraternities are aware of the seriousness of the allegations. “Whenever our office becomes aware of an accusation or allegation of any violation of policy, we will follow up. It really depends on the situation as to what we do,” said Brad Beacham, executive director of the national Sigma Nu fraternity. “The UA greek affairs department communicated with chapter leaders. They determined there was no basis to support
the accusation.” However, Beacham remains on the local chapter’s side. “We have a high level of confidence in the level of performance of the chapter at UA,” he said. “It is one of our most historic and best-performing chapters.” Nick Wilson of Kappa Sigma national fraternity said no additional investigation was needed after the local chapter was cleared. “We asked the district grandmaster to see if there were any violations of our code of conduct, and there weren’t any,” Wilson said. “If you look at the Kappa Sigma organization, only a small minority are in any sort of disciplinary situation, so we would say it’s not common [to have to perform internal investigations].”
Undocumented Pulitzer winner to discuss advocacy Immigration advocate will focus on teaching, not politics in discussion about documentary series By Melissa Brown News Editor Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant advocate, will visit The University of Alabama Monday, Oct. 29, to discuss his documentary series “Is This Alabama?” and advocacy journalism in a lecture sponsored by the College of Communication and Information Sciences. Vargas, who was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that reported on the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007,
revealed he was an undocumented immigrant in a 2011 essay for The New York Times Sunday Magazine before writing a cover story for Time Magazine on the subject in June 2012. Vargas moved from the Philippines at age 12 to live with his grandparents. Though Vargas will speak at The University of AlabamaBirmingham Tuesday on immigration reform and policy, his talk on the 29th will focus on advocacy journalism. “We invited him to come speak because we think students need to see that there is more than one way to do
journalism,” George Daniels, associate journalism professor, said. “He is doing journalism, but he is doing it in a way to make a difference.” Vargas’ “Is This Alabama?” documentary series features four short videos, directed by Chris Weitz of “Twilight Saga: New Moon,” that explore Alabama’s history of civil rights issues in addition to speaking to Alabamians who support and oppose HB-56. The project’s website, isthisalabama.org, cites the bill as “the most extreme state-level anti-immigrant bill passed to date.”
Daniels said whatever side people take on the issue, there’s no doubt that journalists, public relations officials and documentary filmmakers play a role in the conversation. “Alabama is still talking about the political issues that surround immigration reform,” Daniels said. “Wherever you stand on HB-56, you can acknowledge that this is an issue very much still in play and has not been resolved.” Daniels said though discussions of such polarized topics can often bring the best and the worst out of people,
he hopes Monday’s event will remain civil. “We’re hoping that the worst will steer clear of our campus,” Daniels said. Vargas was arrested in Minnesota on Oct. 8 for driving without a valid license on his way to speak on a college campus. Daniels said he doesn’t expect Vargas will have similar problems when he enters Alabama. “I think that that concern has been addressed, though you can’t say that nothing will ever happen,” Daniels said. “But if we keep the focus on the learning opportunity he
will offer on campus, we’re not focusing on the political issues. We think there is as much to talk about with his documentary work as there is with the political issues.”
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It is evident that the topic of education is an important one. The very first question in the second presidential debate was asked by a 20-year-old college student who sought reassurance about his ability to find employment and sufficient support after graduation. It was then surprisingly
revisited in the third presidential debate concerning foreign policy. Even though the moderator ended the debate with his statement, “I think we all love teachers,” it is clear that Obama and Romney show their love for teachers and education in different ways. Where they differ, again, is
in the scope of the involvement of the federal government, and what educational responsibilities fall under the federal budget and those of the individual states. With the signature federal education law, the No Child Left Behind Act, already up for renewal, the next president
will have to make important decisions about what role the federal government should play in educating our nation’s children. Their differences are also apparent in the candidates’ positions on public broadcasting. After the first debate, President Obama criticized
Mitt Romney for pointing to Big Bird as an example of unnecessary government spending. Big Bird is a character on Sesame Street, which is broadcast by the Public Broadcasting Service. President Obama supports continuing to fund public broadcasting, which takes up
a very small percentage of the federal budget. Democrats argue that public broadcasting helps provide educational programming for children. Republicans point to the subsidies as an obvious way to reduce government spending in an era of record federal budget deficits.
Obama has invested in Romney will give states, schools, higher education students more flexibility By Tori Lee and Tara Massouleh
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Education and its funding are important issues for college students. Many struggle with funding their college journey and the debt may follow them into adulthood. President Obama has an ambitious goal for America to have the highest portion of college graduates in the world by 2020. In order to do this, Obama has suggested policies that will make it easier to afford some form of post-secondary education. The “Pay as You Earn” plan will cap federal income-based loan payments at 10 percent of disposable income. This is to ensure that our post-graduation phase is not crippled by debt. In addition, President Obama is focusing on lowering overall cost. He hopes to encourage institutions to maintain affordability by awarding those keeping net tuition cost low with federal aid. The “Race to the Top: College Affordability and Completion Initiative” will invest $1 billion of funding in colleges with affordable tuition rates. Community colleges are another area of concern that President Obama plans to improve in order help secure jobs upon graduating. The Community College to Career Fund, which Obama proposed in the 2013 budget, would use $8 billion to help community colleges and career centers focus on training workers in high-demand professions. As President, Obama has doubled Pell Grant funding, bringing the total investment to more than $40 billion dollars; 3.7 million more students are receiving them now than before his term. According to U.S. News and World Report, 24 percent of students attending The University of Alabama receive Pell Grants. The University of Alabama at Huntsville and The University of Alabama at Birmingham have even higher percentages of Pell Grant recipients. Mitt Romney’s plan to cut middle-class investments could cut Pell Grants for nearly 9.6 million students, and he would eliminate the President’s college tax credit. His suggestion to students worried about paying for college is to “shop around.” Obama has worked to keep interest rates on student loans low by keeping the Stafford loan rate at 3.4 percent and promising not to raise rates for students if re-elected. During the second presidential debate, a 20-year-old college student prompted President Obama with the question of how someone could guarantee that he would find a job and be able to support himself after graduating. The President replied by promising to provide “good paying jobs that could support a family,” and explaining that he would use money previously spent on wars to rebuild America – starting with education. For President Obama, higher education is considered a necessity rather than a luxury. He hopes to ensure that it is readily available and affordable for all Americans.
While Obama and Romney share the same conclusion that education carries a huge importance today, they have somewhat different views on how to produce the best education. Starting with K-12, Romney believes that schooling and spending should be left mostly to a state-by-state basis, much like many other aspects of his campaign. In an interview with Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room,” Romney answered the question of whether or not his Big Bird comment was a mistake by stating “The president is spending his time talking about saving Big Bird. I’ll spend my time talking about saving jobs, creating jobs.” In shifting his focus from federal to state, Romney also shifts his focus from quantity to quality of teaching jobs. Rather than support teachers unions and tenure programs, Romney believes that teachers should be paid based on the performance of their students, which would be measured by standardized testing. On the issue of No Child Left Behind, Romney again argues for a reduction of the role of the federal government, suggesting that funding should be given to individual students rather than certain school districts. This would then allow the states more flexibility in how to measure students’ performance as well as giving students and their parents more flexibility in school choice. The most notable interest to us as college students is the stance that Obama and Romney take on higher education. Romney believes that the federal government funding received by higher education institutions drives up the tuition costs rather than helping students with tuition costs. Romney instead supports a Pell Grant program that would provide money to the students with the most need for financial support. By leaving student loans to the private sector, he believes students will learn more about their obligations and financial responsibility that will help them in the long run with their decisions about college and spending. This is an issue of the utmost importance. Around 50 percent of recent college graduates are without jobs that require college degrees. Our education is important, but expensive. Therefore, the high rate of debt and low rate of employment must root back to these candidates and their proposals for education. Both Obama and Romney understand the importance good education; it begins with good, qualified teachers and ends with students qualified for good jobs.
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Public broadcasting brings educational Characters like Big Bird will survive programming into American households without borrowing money from China By SoRelle Wyckoff
I grew up watching PBS. Sesame Street, Wishbone and Arthur are vivid in my memory; they are a part of the base upon which my education is built. Sure, bird jokes are pretty funny, and they make great political memes. But our Public Broadcasting System is a vital part of providing education and knowledge to citizens, young and old. PBS is yet another example of an American product – one we are prideful of – that Gov. Romney intends to cut as he attempts to create an unrealistic budgetbalancing solution. It’s also an example of something Romney plans to cut from the federal government and put onto the shoulders of the states. All this will create is 50 different, and unequal, public educational programs.
Consider a public education in Massachusetts, compared to one in Mississippi. To some, PBS may be a petty, unnecessary cost to the federal government. But these same people probably don’t fully understand exactly what the federal government means. Surely someone who is part of The University of Alabama community, a public state university, can conjure at least one example of a positive, educational experience with public television. The Magic School Bus, Barney & Friends, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Bill Nye the Science Guy? Educating our children. And what’s on right now? A program pointing out how the Republicans refute and Democrats avoid global warming, a scientifically proven phenomenon. Educating adults. PBS gets Emmy Awards,
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so it’s not even a bad product; it’s an award-winning expenditure. When I hear candidates talk about domestic aid being a top priority, it translates to strengthening public education. We are already 54th in the world when it comes to educational expenditures – how can you possibly justify decreasing educational spending? If we want to globally compete, we must provide citizens with the tools to educate themselves. PBS provides children and adult citizens of all incomes with unbiased and uniform educational information. Consider Terrence Tao, the mathematician who received his Ph. D. from Princeton at the age of 20, an American genius. Where does he credit his educational foundations? Sesame Street.
By Hannah Waid Romney’s general overview of education, and his campaign in general, seems to be a reduction of the role of the federal government by returning issues to the states. With education, Romney believes federal funding should decrease to allow each state to govern the funding of their own schools as well as the measurements of performance of their own students. Unfortunately, this came at the expense of Big Bird. While it was not the best move to use a cuddly character we all know and love as the face of federal budget cuts, the reason behind Romney’s comment is one that should be heard. In the presidential debate on Oct. 3, Romney stated, “I’m sorry, Jim, I’m going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I’m going to stop other things. I like PBS, I love Big Bird. Actually like you, too. But I’m not going to – I’m not going to keep on spending money on things to
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The economy is suffering, and therefore some of the unnecessary luxuries of life must go, like public broadcasting.
borrow money from China to pay for. That’s number one.” The ultimate question behind Romney’s desire to cut federal funding to public broadcasting is, “Is it worth borrowing money from China for?” In the eyes of Romney and most Republicans in the past, the answer is no. This campaign is not new to the conservative party. Only the big yellow beak associated with it is. Romney did not express a desire to cut PBS as a motion against education. He instead intended to draw attention to the ways in which the country uses federal money, suggesting that the money used to support
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already successful programs like “Sesame Street” should be invested elsewhere. Essentially, people forgot the ultimate motivation behind his comment. The economy is suffering, and therefore some of the unnecessary luxuries of life must go, like public broadcasting. But with or without federal funding, “Sesame Street” and others like it will go on due to their forms of funding. Much of the funds for PBS come from its viewers through donations and advertising. Truth of the matter, this issue has gotten more attention than it deserves. With our generation of social networking, Big Bird is something we grew up with and actually understand. So it wasn’t surprising when it began trending on Twitter and took over Facebook. Without this type of social media, the issue probably would not have received this much attention. Regardless, we can expect to see many Big Bird costumes this Halloween.
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UA professor searches for new kind of magnet Research is in response to shortage of magnetic materials used inside cell phones, laptops, airplanes By Mark Hammontree Contributing Writer An international research and development project is under way to find new magnetic material in response to concerns about dwindling rare-earth materials used in modern-day magnets. At the helm of the project is University of Alabama professor Takao Suzuki, the director of the University’s Center for Materials for Information Technology. The project centers around concerns about the supplies and availability of naturally magnetic materials known as rare-earth materials. Suzuki said these materials create the most powerful and efficient magnets that are used in modern
technology. These magnets are used in almost every industry and electronic gadgetry from laptops and cell phones to airplanes and medical technology. In December of 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy reported because of increasing use and decreasing supplies, there could be a shortage of rare-earth materials as early as 2015. This could result in dramatic price increases for electronic devices and automobiles as well as other goods. Of the rare-earth materials that are currently in production, about 95 percent is estimated to be produced in China, which also raises concerns for the global market. “Therefore, it is a high priority to develop ‘rare-earth free’ high
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energy-product permanent magnets,” Suzuki said. “The present project focuses on the issue of rare earth materials in view of ‘Replacement of Scarce and Expensive Elements, Critical for Energy Applications.’” Suzuki is the principle investigator of the project, which includes researchers from five groups in three countries. In the United
States, researchers at the University of Delaware will work with Suzuki’s team of 13 researchers at Alabama who are a part of MINT. There are also two groups in Germany and two groups in Japan that will participate in the research and development. In addition to the research teams, there is an industrial partner that will develop the materials for the market. MINT will receive $600,000 in funding over four years from the National Science Foundation. Total funding for the project is approximately $1.6 million. Suzuki said the research is currently focusing on the potential of manganese alloys to be used as alternative material for production of permanent magnets.
“In magnetic materials, several attractive candidates are manganese and its compounds, since they are naturally abundant and thus cheap,” Suzuki said. “Scientifically, their property is also attractive, since the magnetic strength can be varied by changing their atomic distance.” However, the project is not only aimed at finding an alternative to rare-earth materials, but also materials that will operate more efficiently and effectively. Potentially, the new materials they are working to develop will be able to open new doors for technological advancement. “The materials we are developing will exhibit similar or higher strength of magnets, and thus they
will be lighter, and smaller,” Suzuki said. Research is already under way, and both undergraduate and graduate students will have opportunities to take part in the project. The University has recognized the importance of the project as well as its potential to be a great educational opportunity for students. Suzuki said the University purchased a state-of-the-art machine necessary for the research. Funding for the project will end in September 2016, but there are no plans to let that date signal the end of the project. “We will continue even after that,” Suzuki said. “Research will never finish but continues for better performance.”
Students receive premium access to New York Times University purchases academic passes to newspaper’s digital archives, enabling bypass of paywall By Judah Martin Contributing Writer University of Alabama students can now access The New York Times’ online content, including archives dating back to the 19th century, thanks to the University’s Campus Readership Program. “The New York Times inCollege is dedicated to helping students become productive, engaged citizens and leaders with an informed global perspective,” Greg Mitchell, education manager for The New York Times, said. “The Times content is made available via numerous
platforms to allow individuals to select the option they prefer.” Though Campus Readership provides free print copies of both The New York Times and USA Today to students, Jennifer Greer, chair of the journalism department, said the demand for full digital access to these providers has surged. USA Today provides free, unlimited digital access but, as the economy for news print has changed, The New York Times initiated a pay wall on their site that allows readers access to only a few articles before paying.
The UA provost purchased full access at a discounted price and can now offer academic passes to students. This allows anyone with a University email address to create an account with The New York Times website. “[The academic pass] gets you access to any of the premium stuff,” Greer said. “You can use the site the way any subscriber would.” Greer, who also works as a coordinator for the Campus Readership Program, compared using the new academic pass to checking out a book from the library. Three hundred students can access
the content at once, and when one signs out, their slot becomes available for the next user. “We’re trying to have this wonderful, rich newspaper content available as a resource for all of our students,” Greer said. “I think it can be used across all disciplines – science, history, technology, journalism. Everyone can benefit.” Greer said it is possible students may not notice there is a rotation. She estimated that, because some students may only use the pass once or twice a semester, it is likely there will usually be spots
available for students to log in right away. If a student can’t log in right away, a spot would likely be available in the next few minutes. “My major requires me to do a pretty good deal of research,” Cassandra Kaplan, a junior majoring in public relations, said. “That usually includes spending a lot of time researching other articles online, so I can definitely see myself having to use this [academic pass].” Karen Gardiner, director of the First Year Writing program, said she has used the Campus Readership Program for three years and encour-
ages other professors to do the same. “We encourage our EN 102 professors to use as many campus resources as they can to engage students in scholarly research,” Gardiner said. “Online access to The New York Times is certainly one of those resources, and we’re glad that the University has acquired it. We’re very concerned about textbook costs. We’re also concerned in fulfilling the University’s mission of preparing our students for citizenship, and using national newspapers as text can help fulfill both of those needs.”
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Air Force ROTC hosts Pumpkin Carve Friday Fundraiser to include music, games, giveaways, and money raised going to care packages for soldiers By Taylor Veazey Contributing Writer The Air Force ROTC program will host its first Pumpkin Carve on Friday, Oct. 26, to raise money to buy care packages for soldiers overseas. This SGA-sponsored event will be open to all students, faculty and the public from noon to 8 p.m. on the lawn of the U.S. Bureau of Mines building. Carved pumpkins will be displayed and judged by Air Force ROTC instructors, and
prizes will be rewarded to the winners. More than 300 pumpkins will be available to purchase for either $5 or $8 each, depending on size. Participants can keep their carved pumpkins after the event for $10. Cash or check donations can also be made at the door. UA students can use Bama Cash to pay for pumpkins. Kyle Zimmerman, ROTC special projects officer, said the event will open at 9 a.m. for certain campus
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organizations and local schools, including The Rise Center. “Hopefully it’s a good way to get the community involved with our detachment,” Zimmerman
Hunt for next year’s housing in progress Seminar advises students on leasing, landlords By Angie Bartelt Contributing Writer As the fall semester winds down, many students will begin the hunt for a place to live this time next year. Tuesday, Oct. 30, the Housing and Residential Communities Division of Student Affairs will host a Rental Life 101 seminar at 6 p.m. in Room 309 of the Ferguson Center to inform students about the process of choosing the best place to live. Steven Rumsey, president of Rumsey Properties in Tuscaloosa, will speak about what landlords expect from first-time tenants and how to interact with landlords if a student has any problems in their new apartment. An attorney at Rosen Harwood, Katie Thompson, will also be there to inform
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students and parents on leasing information and reiterate how to handle any problems on the property with the manager or landlord. Linda Elmore, assistant director of off-campus and greek housing, hopes Rental Life 101 will successfully guide any uncertain student into a place that fits their needs and, most importantly, their budget. “If a student can only afford a cheaper place, unlike the
higher-end apartments with all of the bells and whistles, that’s okay,” Elmore said. “We can help make sure students have the resources to find a great place to live. I encourage students to look at Crimson Choice properties, but there may be a property that fits what that student needs without the more expensive options.” Crimson Choice, the University’s residential rental education program, will also be sending their representative, Michael Kelley, to speak about the opportunities the program has to offer students, especially those who will be living off campus for the first time. “We are an outlet for students to use to help them find housing off campus earlier,” Heath Cooper, a representative for Crimson Choice, said at Wednesday’s Housing Fair in the Ferguson Center. “There are so many options, and the Crimson Choice’s inspections, standards, approval and logo prove to parents and students that someone is going out and making sure their new apartment is safe and up to standard.” Crimson Choice is a free service to apartments and housing developments that wish to be approved by UA student standards. They provide an interactive website for all locations that have met the 60-plus criteria that must be met before gaining a stamp of approval. There will be prizes and giveaways at the event, as well as ample information and guidance for students deciding where they will live next fall.
said. The event will also feature music, games, and giveaways, but Zimmerman said the main focus is the soldiers. “One of the principles of
1950 queen in parade despite recent stroke HOMECOMING FROM PAGE 1 Long-time friend of Stracener, Peggy Gillam, said riding in the parade is like Stracener’s swan song. “She’s thrilled to death and so full of herself,” Gillam said. Gillam’s son-in-law, Alex Michaels, is credited with making this dream come true for Stracener. He recalls joking with her for years that she needed to be in the parade. “I told her I would drive my pickup truck, and we would put a rocking chair in the back for her to ride in,” Michaels said. He said it was all just a joke until last spring, when Stracener told him she seriously wanted to ride in the parade before she passed
Pomping not just a tradition at Alabama POMPING FROM PAGE 1 Anna Grace Brown, a senior majoring in public relations and the executive director for Homecoming, said each organization participating in the event, including sororities, pays for their own pomping paper and lawn decoration materials through annual dues. Additionally, members are responsible for contributing time and effort into the decorations. Some people believe pomping pays off because it allows organizations to show their spirit and have fun during Homecoming Week. “I am excited about the lawn decoration contest,” said Jennifer Willoughby, a freshman majoring in marketing who has pomped 13 hours so far. “I think the pomping we are doing will pay off because we are all working so hard to make it look good.” Other students are not sure lawn decorations are worth the long hours and dedication. “I think that the lawn
the Air Force is ‘service before self’ and this is our way to give back to them,” he said. Members of the Air Force ROTC are hoping for a good turnout to support their cause. “This will be a fun event celebrating the Halloween season,” said senior Brett Machen. “We hope that everyone will come and enjoy the festivities as well as the opportunity to support our troops overseas.”
IF YOU GO • What: Air Force ROTC Pumpkin Carve • When: Noon - 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 • Where: Lawn of U.S. Bureau of Mines Building
away. So, Michaels went to work. He contacted Abby Grace Brown, executive director of Homecoming 2012, and asked if Stracener’s wish of riding in the parade could happen. Brown said she was immediately touched by Stracener’s story. “For someone in their 80s to want to relive that moment, it was such an honor to have the opportunity to make her dream come true,” Brown said. Brown contacted her authorities on the Homecoming committee and worked to make Stracener’s wish a possibility. Finally, a few months ago, she sent an official invitation to Stracener asking her to ride in the parade. “She was very excited,” Michaels said. “She immediately took Abby’s letter and made about 10 copies and
passed them out to all of her friends.” Brown said Stracener has called her frequently since accepting the invitation, giving her updates on her travel plans and sharing her excitement for Homecoming. “Getting to talk to her brightens my day,” Brown said. “She is so pumped up about Homecoming, and I can clearly see how important it is to her.” Stracener’s excitement continued until three weeks ago, when she thought her dream of riding in the parade may not come true. She had a stroke and spent some time in the hospital recovering. However, she said she now feels completely ready for Saturday’s festivities. “God has been good to me,” Stracener said. “And he has presented me with the honor of being in the parade.”
decorations are beautiful,” said Bria Harper, a junior majoring in English and African American studies. “Although I understand the spirit behind them, I do not think 10 hours of pomping is worth a small recognition during Homecoming Week.” Greek organizations are not the only ones who participate in lawn decorations and pomping. The Alabama Student Society for Communication Arts, an ambassador program within the college of communication and information sciences, has been participating in the small organization lawn decoration category for over 10 years. “Last year we won first place for the small organization lawn decoration, so this year we are trying to defend our first-place title,” Christina Rich, a junior majoring in public relations, said. They participate in the lawn decoration because it is a tradition and they want to show their pride in the school during Homecoming Week, Rich said. They request help from the college for pomping for their lawn decoration. “The good thing about our organization is we receive
support from the whole entire college,” Rich said. “We have enlisted help from classes, and teachers are offering extra credit for students to come help us, so we actually have a lot more help than you would really think.” Alabama is not the only school in the SEC that participates in pomping. Auburn University and Louisiana State University have also both been recognized for pomping. “Some organizations pomp here, but it certainly isn’t as big of a tradition as with other schools,” said Billy Walick, director of traditions for Auburn’s SGA. “It’s really just a matter of personal preference here for each organization.” Along with the lawn decoration, this year’s Homecoming committee has created a new competition called the People’s Choice Award. This competition is where organizations can collect cash donations for their lawn decoration. The proceeds will go toward ovarian cancer research, and the organization that raises the most money will win 100 points toward their total score for Homecoming Week. Lawn decorations will be revealed and judged at 1 p.m.
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Students ‘paint the town red’ to celebrate Homecoming Week tradition
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Members of Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Gamma, and Chi Omega sororities aid in decorating stores near the Strip as part of “Paint the Town Red” Wednesday afternoon. The act is a voluntary traditional part of the annual Homecoming Week festivities. The girls took part by drawing, painting and chalking across campus, brightening up the unused space.
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Musical examines brain tumor patient’s mindset ‘A New Brain’ production is first musical of this season for the UA Department of Theatre and Dance By Katherine Owen Assistant Culture Editor The University of Alabama Department of Theatre and Dance will feature its first musical this season with “A New Brain,” beginning Monday, Oct. 29. The musical recounts the tale of a composer who receives treatment for a lifethreatening brain tumor. The composer, Gordon Schwinn, awakes in the hospital to an array of characters that are real but modified and exaggerated by his imagination. Through the ordeal, Schwinn realizes it is the experience with his brain tumor that allows him to compose the songs he truly wanted.
“A New Brain” is directed by Jimmy Kontos, who also directed last season’s “Wonder of the World” and “Purgatorio.” Although the musical deals with the gravity of a brain tumor, marketing manager for the UA Department of Theatre and Dance Collins Goss said it is still playful and lighthearted. “It has a little of everything,” Goss said. “It’s kind of a serious subject matter, but it’s also quirky and fun. Some of the songs are kind of goofy.” Goss said preparing for a musical is different than other productions because there are several more aspects for the cast to learn in the same
amount of time. “You also have to learn choChristian Timothy, a soph“ I t ’s a l i tt l e b i t reography. It has an extra omore majoring in musical different because you have layer that a normal play theatre, plays the role of to add music,” Goss said. doesn’t.” The Doctor, one of the characters of which Schwinn’s imagination takes hold. Timothy said the musical has been quite the challenge. “This show is the hardest show I think I’ve ever been in,” he said. “It never stops. We never leave the space. We are very connected with the audience.” Timothy said the way he sees it, the entire Allen Bales Theatre is Schwinn’s brain. The audience gets to come along for the journey. “They’re going to love it,” Submitted Timothy said. “It’s funny, but ‘A New Brain’ tells the tale of a composer who receives treatment for at the same time it will make a life-threatening brain tumor. you cry and wonder about
IF YOU GO • What: “A New Brain” musical • When: Monday, Oct. 29 - Saturday, Nov. 3 • Where: Allen Bales Theatre
things in your own life.” The musical opens Monday, Oct. 29, and runs through Saturday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m. in the Allen Bales Theatre. All tickets are $10 and can be bought at theatre.ua.edu.
House of éprouver show features students, local fashion Miss Alabama USA 2012, “Project Runway” contestant participate to raise funds for tornado victims By Bianca Martin Contributing Writer T u e s d a y, Rebuild Tuscaloosa, The House of Perna and The University of Alabama’s House of éprouver hosted “Runway for Relief,” a fashion show to raise proceeds for those affected by the April 27, 2011, tornado. The show was held in the Ferguson Center Ballroom and included a fashion show, a raffle and a live auction for the designs. The show included designs by Virginia Brown, Vault Denim Tuscaloosa and Tracy
Negoshian. Also included were the designs of three members of House of éprouver and student designers – LaQuoya Robinson, Kerstin Brown and Janeishia “Byrd” Stewart, – as well as Alabama alum and “Project Runway” Season 9 contestant, Amanda Perna. It was hosted by Leah Bromley, founder of Rebuild Tuscaloosa and included special guest Katherine Webb, Miss Alabama USA 2012, who also served as a model in the show. The event was decorated similarly to a prestigious fashion show in New York
City. The University’s elements of red, black, grey RipTide Dance Team also and houndstooth print. provided a hip-hop dance Perna’s designs displayed performance bright colors prior to the such as bright opening of the blue and pink show. and includI liked seeing everyone else’s The theme ed a formal designs and seeing what evof most of the dress moderyone else’s flavor was. What designs was eled by Miss they took out of the whole “A l a b a m a Alabama. ‘Bama Gear’ idea. Game D ay This event Attire.” The was a first — Kerstin Brown d e s i g n s for Kerstin ranged from B r o w n , casual shorts a junior and tank majoring tops to dresses, skirts and in fashion retail, and she high-waisted pants, all with said it definitely met her
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expectations. “I liked seeing everyone else’s designs and seeing what everyone else’s flavor was,” Brown said. “What they took out of the whole ‘Bama Gear’ idea.” Although many of the models came from an agency, several of them were UA students. “It was really exciting to get our hair and makeup done,” Carrie Morris, a model and freshman majoring in finance and criminal justice, said. “They taught us how to walk and how to stand.”
The event was open to the public and had a variety of ages, from UA students to adults, all coming out to support the designers and models. The students who attended seemed to enjoy the taste of the fashion world they got from the event. “I’d never been to a fashion show before and I got to see what one would be like,” Rachel Ramey, a freshman majoring in civil engineering, said. “I think it’s good that UA offers events like this because you get a chance to see things you wouldn’t normally see.”
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Miss Alabama, students model ‘Bama Gear’ fashion to raise funds for April 27, 2011 tornado victims
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(Top Left) Katherine Webb, Miss Alabama USA 2012, walks the runway in support of Rebuild Tuscaloosa after traveling from Los Angeles, Calif.. (Top Middle) Student designers LaQuoya Robinsob, Kerstin Brown and Janeisha “Byrd� Stewart greet the crowd Tuesday night. (All Others) Student designers model ‘Bama Gear’ fashion with red, black and houndstooth elements.
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University prepares space on Quad for annual Homecoming bonfire, flame to be lit Friday night at 7
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Workers prepre the foundation for the Homecoming bonfire Wednesday afternoon. The bonfire will take place on the southeast corner of the Quad next to Denny Chimes.
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MFA student displays book arts in exhibition By Olivia Montrella Contributing Writer Stephanie Jacobs has always had an interest in the way books were made, and is now able to foster her interest in book arts through The University of Alabama’s Master of Fine Arts program. Her work, titled “Mazel: An Exhibition of Book and Paper Art,” displays the careful steps required to assemble an artist book. The exhibition began its feature this month at the Ferguson Center Art Gallery. “When I found out there was a book art program in my hometown of Tuscaloosa I became excited,” Jacobs said. She returned to Alabama two years ago from New York City, where she received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Illustration from Pratt Institute. Her Master of Fine Arts began with taking pictures of every moment in the
fabric is shredded beyond pulp into a liquid and then put inside squeeze bottles and applied to newly pressed wet paper. Jacobs said the art form requires extremely careful planning. “Measuring is a very important part of paper-making.” Jacobs said she drew inspiration from objects passed down from her grandfather, a Holocaust survivor. She decided to focus on these objects to tell the story of how her grandfather escaped from the Holocaust. Furthermore, she also drew inspiration from CW | Jingyu Wan her mother, who she watched Jacob’s exhibition will be in the Ferguson Center Art Gallery until from a young age design book Oct. 31. covers at the University Press. book-making process. These pic- fabric into pulp, and with this Jacobs also pulls inspiration tures are now used to tell a story pulp the paper is made,” Jacobs from the faculty members in the of book arts and to show the art of said. “We use fabric because it School of Library and Information paper-making. will make higher quality paper; Sciences at the University, Steve Jacobs explained the complex it’s different from tree paper.” Miller and Anna Embree. With process of paper-making. She also uses a technique for their guidance she learned paper“A Hollander Beater shreds her book called pulp paint. The making and letterpress printing,
which she found to be the most influential part of her MFA in book arts. “Our graduate students in the MFA in the book arts program go through a process of self-discovery during their two to three years with us,” said Steve Miller, a professor in the book arts program. “Stephanie came to us as an artist and civic-minded person who had a strong interest in the book form,” Miller said. “What emerged is an artist who now fully expresses herself in book forms that are richly textured, dimensional in meaning and conceptually wide and strong. Each future work will be her stepping into, and communicating with, the world and teaching others about it.” Jacobs said she also has future book projects in mind, but she knows it will be a challenge when she graduates because she will
no longer have a press at her disposal. “Mazel: An Exhibition of Book and Paper Art by Stephanie Jacobs” will be in the Ferguson Center Art Gallery until Oct. 31. The gallery is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
IF YOU GO... • What: “Mazel: An Exhibition of Book and Paper Art by Stephanie Jacobs” • When: Monday Saturday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. until Oct. 31 • Where: Ferguson Center Art Gallery
Project Green Challenge urges eco-friendly choices By Courtney Stinson Staff Reporter Students looking to work on their environmental skills and possibly win a scholarship need not look further than Project Green Challenge. The challenge is a monthlong scholarship competition in which participants, both individuals and teams, can participate in daily challenges focused on a different environmental theme each day. Each challenge has three difficulty levels: green, greener and greenest. Participants can earn extra points for creativity in executing the challenges. Challenges have included posting photos, writing short essays, creating Pinterest boards about the daily theme
and finding eco-friendly alternatives to beauty products, clothing and food. In addition to promoting personal sustainability, the challenge also promotes community involvement by encouraging participants to learn more about their local environments and to contact leaders in the environmental fields about which they are learning. The PGC’s website describes the challenge as a “transition from conventional to conscious living.” Participants are encouraged, rather than simply going through the motions when making everyday choices, to think about the impact of their decisions and to be conscious in choosing environmental alternatives to conventional products.
To participate in the challenge students can visit projectgreenchallenge.com to register as an individual or a team of four. Students can then choose and complete their daily challenge. After completing their challenge, participants submit the project to the website, where they can earn points to win daily prizes and gift cards from environmentally conscious companies. Julia Whitten, a freshman majoring in environmental science, participated in the challenge for the first time last year as a high school senior. Her high school English class with an environmental focus first sparked her interest in environmental activism and personal sustainability. Whitten also serves on the environmental council.
Ten to 12 finalists will be selected at the end of the challenge to attend Green University, a three-day summit in San Francisco, Calif., where they will interact with environmental leaders and create an environmental social action platform. Finalists will present their platforms to a panel of judges who will then choose the Challenge winner. The grand prize package includes a $5000 award and $1000 gift cards to eBay Green and Whole Foods Market. Whitten, who now serves as a campus representative for Teens Turning Green, the student-led environmental group that sponsors PGC, was a finalist in last year’s challenge and attended Green University. She had the opportunity to hear leaders in
the environmental field as well as invent innovative solutions to environmental issues. “[Green University] was one of the most amazing weekends of my life,” Whitten said. “To come together with people that were so encouraging and positive in the field was really refreshing.” The Challenge is centered on sustainability on a personal level, making students aware of ecofriendly alternatives to everyday choices and products. The personal responsibility aspect of the challenge has made freshman Morgan Olive more aware of the environment and the effects of the choices she makes on it. “I’m more aware of [the environment]. It’s not something out in the middle of nowhere. It’s all
around me and my little actions really do have an impact,” Olive said. The long-term purpose of the challenge is to help young people continue to make sustainable choices even after the contest is over. Olive said she will let the things she has learned from doing the challenge continue to influence her everyday choices, like having “Meatless Mondays” and looking at labels to choose more environmentally friendly products. “The best part of [the challenge] was that I actually learned something,” she said. “I really didn’t think it would be that big of a deal, but it really has changed my perspective and how I go about things daily.”
Archivist group celebrates history with lecture series, discussion By Meredith Davis Contributing Writer October is American Archives Month, and the Society of American Archivists group on campus is commemorating the month by promoting the importance of archiving and studying history. SAA is celebrating with discussions, a lecture series and a social for those interested in archiving. The SAA, founded in 1936, is a national organization promoting public interest in archiving on college campuses, businesses, libraries and institutions across
the country. Archiving is the preservation of printed materials, such as letters, budgets, newspapers, photographs or diaries. On the University’s campus, the Hoole Archive and Special Collections libraries house editions of the Corolla, The Crimson White and other documents from years past. “There are always fun and unexpected artifacts in archives,” Becky Baltrusaitis, president of the University’s SAA and graduate student in library and information studies, said. “One such ‘found it in
Creative Campus hosts creator of watershed project By Noelle Brake Contributing Writer In what would otherwise be a normal meeting for Creative Campus, students had the opportunity on Wednesday to hear from Alan Kolok, a biology professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and director of Nebraska Watershed Network. Kolok visited The University of Alabama to discuss his project, “What’s In Your Watershed?” Kolok held an interactive lecture, engaging students and faculty members by explaining the main goal of the project, then fielded comments and criticism. The goal of the project is to show the public of Nebraska and surrounding areas that their water could be tainted with an herbicide called atrazine. The test uses a small strip of paper and gives direct yes or no answers as to if water contains the toxin. The data is then used to make maps showing the affected areas. After giving a basic overview of his project, Kolok asked the students and faculty of Creative Campus for
their input. One popular idea suggested contacts be established at The University of Alabama who could act as a network between Kolok and the University, and that he could do the same at his university. Another student compared this idea to the Black Warrior River Savers and suggested making the project enjoyable and interesting to students to boost volunteer numbers. Danny Ryan, a sophomore majoring in business, helped organize the event and said he was happy with the result. “Alan came to us and I thought it was a great idea to open a network with him,” Ryan said. He said he hopes to open the network to the entire university, and possibly even other universities. Kirkland Back, a junior majoring in English, said she enjoyed the chance to brainstorm with someone not typically associated with Creative Campus. “It’s always interesting to see people from all over be interested in us,” Back said. “It validates what we’re doing.”
the archives’ moment happened to me when sorting through materials in the Plank Archive. I came across a signed photograph of Robert Frost.” Baltrusaitis said archives are an important element of American society, and wants to spread the word about the importance and relevance of the archives on campus. “Without open access, we are cut off from information on what our governing bodies are doing,” she said. “This goes against what Americans believe in and helps to keep superiors accountable to their public. There is really nothing like holding a 200-yearold letter in your hand and being able to read it and feel the history behind it.” Stephen Deloney, vice president of SAA and graduate student in library and information
studies, said archives are not just important for historians and archivists, but also for majors ranging from studio art to biology. “Often, archives employ chemistry and biology majors to study issues of material preservation,” Deloney said. “Computer science majors increasingly need not only to preserve records of born-digital documents, but also provide access to print material through digitization.” While archives focus on the past, Deloney said fresh perspectives are what keep archiving alive. “While our archives may have very old material, there is nothing old about the archives profession,” he said. “We need young, creative and passionate students to get involved in the profession.”
The library and information preserving our campus’s history studies program, celebrating its and traditions. 40th year on campus, provides “At The University of Alabama, a varied course there is a lot of study rangof great work ing from digital being cararchiving to traried out that At The University of Alabama, there ditional methwill help us to is a lot of great work being carried ods. SAA procapture and out that will help us to capture and vides networkpreserve bornpreserve born-digital materials, as ing and career digital matewell as to use new technologies opportunities rials, as well to provide wider access to analog to those within as to use new materials through the use of online the program. technologies to environments The program provide wider —Bob Riter gives students access to anathe chance to log materials develop practithrough the cal occupational use of online skills that can be used in a vari- environments,” he said. ety of fields such as law, busiStudents looking to ness and social media. get involved can visit Bob Riter, faculty advi- the the University’s SAA sor for SAA, said archiving at Facebook page or online at the University is important in lib.ua.edu.
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Most video games follow one of a few formulas, which, for the new medium, is not inherently bad By Nathan Proctor There’s a fine line between stealing an idea and borrowing one. Those within the games industry frequently walk this line, not in the spirit of malice or laziness, but by following the medium’s novel path of growth. Video game series are often chided for being too derivative of themselves; however, it’s the visible uniformity found in games across developers and series that’s apparent and arguably worrisome. Before this is judged, the question of why this is must be raised. The modern state of game genres is relatively constraining, and though there are no definitive templates, innovation comes in small doses. Genre-defying games are more often critical darlings than mainstream successes. This shouldn’t come as all that much of a surprise after acknowledging general business considerations and the relative youth of the industry.
When held beside the longstanding entertainment mediums of books, movies and television, video games are a recent development. The industry had grown out of its infancy in the ’80s as a second generation of consoles and decade of mainstream attention began carving out just what gaming was. However, these stuck mainly to the genre mainstays of popular mediums, and blind innovations set guidelines rather than avenues for creativity. As technology grows more powerful and developers become more daring and numerous today, gaming’s potential is beginning to truly reveal itself (perhaps graduating into a teenage industry). This said, genres branch themselves more often than not into specific titles’ standout attributes, such as shooters being called “Call of Duty” or “Gears” relatives, living environments forming “GTA” open worlds, stealth games using “Metal Gear” systems and, most
lasting, platformers belonging to the “Metroidvania” family. Though these may be “safe bets” or signs of immaturity, this not to say they are lacking in skill or their own innovation. Recent hits such as Mass Effect 3 or Dishonored are not wholly original, (Mass Effect born out of a long line of Bioware development and Dishonored from its clear Deus Ex and Thief forefathers) but they represent the peak of their individual archetypes. They’ve refined or played off of particular mechanics and blended them into their worlds and stories to create two of the most enjoyable and impressive games of the year. Derivation, if anything, allows a product to be more refined and create more successful ideas off of solid foundations. Taken to certain extremes, this makes some gamers uncomfortable, as in the Darksiders series. The developers unabashedly combine elements from the Legend of Zelda, Devil May Cry and God of War series. They
do this, not through bashful admissions, but by expressing prideful love and appreciation for those series. The result is well executed enough to earn high critical merit and preference from many fans over any of those previous titles. Other products, such as Retro City Rampage, bank their success on homage, clearly intending to emulate 100 percent of the gameplay and aesthetics of particular games. Wrapped in the trappings of the 2D GTA games, Retro City runs through their memories of Megan Man, Contra and Bionic Commando with tongue placed reverently in cheek. Though the legal troubles of Zynga and some recent Chinese developers prove that games cannot function simply as knock-offs without ramification, derivation and the rate of growth in gaming is nothing to complain about just yet. The upward trajectory of games in quality, scope and, slowly, ingenuity is undeniable.
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Bama remains focused on hungry Mississippi State Alabama Head coach Nick Saban talks about what the Tide has ‘at stake’ ahead of Homecoming game
For Alabama head coach Nick Saban, each week is the same as the last. Regardless of the circumstances surrounding the game, or the talent level of the opposition, only one thing matters: the way his own team plays. Saban’s philosophy seems to have latched onto his players, as well. Saban said he’s been pleased with the way his team has handled the hype of the game, which features a battle of
unbeaten SEC teams on Alabama’s Homecoming weekend. “This has been a really good, hard work week for us,� Saban said. “I’ve been real pleased with the way we’ve gone about what we need to do.� Improving his team is the only thing Saban was focused on during practice this week. S a b a n said even with the prospect of playing a muchimproved Bulldogs t e a m , the only
t h i n g he worried about was what his players could do to improve. “We think we’ll get their very best game, no doubt,� Saban said. “But, saying all that, what’s that got to do with how we play? We should be trying to play the best that we can play because of what we have at stake.� Senior center Barrett Jones echoed his coach’s thoughts on the game and the preparation of his team each week of the season. Jones said as he has listened to Saban’s philosophy over the
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said. “It’s more about you. As good as the other team is, every time we’ve lost a game around here, it’s not because they just did amazing things, it’s because we didn’t execute.� Saban praises 2012 freshman class As the season progresses for Alabama, it is becoming more and more apparent that the 2012 freshman class is making an impact for the Crimson Tide. Two freshmen in particular, wide receiver Amari Cooper and running back T.J. Yeldon, have made heavy contributions to the team. Cooper leads the team with 425 receiving yards and five touchdowns, while Yeldon is second on the team in rushing, with 565 yards and six touchdowns. Other freshmen contributors on the team include Landon Collins, Kenyan Drake and Cyrus Jones. Still, for Saban, having such a talented freshman team is a necessity, as his team will have a large exiting senior class after the season. Regardless, Saban said he was pleased with the number of freshman contributors to
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playing. ‌ I’m really pleased with this group.â€? Senior guard Chance Warmack said he was also impressed with the way the freshmen have played, not just because of their ability, but their maturity as well. “They carry themselves very maturely,â€? Warmack said. “They don’t really carry themselves like freshmen, they carry themselves like they’ve been on the team for a minute. “So we look at them, see how they’ve grown over the past few months that they’ve been here, and they’ve done a tremendous job.â€?
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Program celebrates 100 years
Former Alabama catcher Alex Avila to start in 2012 World Series for Detroit
Alabama’s basketball team opens centennial season in Nov. 6 game
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CW Staff The 2012-13 men’s basketball season will mark the 100th year of shooting hoops at The University of Alabama. Throughout the season, Alabama will have stories, videos and promotions to commemorate the benchmark. A special celebration for 100 years of basketball at Alabama will take place Saturday, March 9, when the Crimson Tide takes on Georgia, and will be presented by Alabama Power and Legacy Credit Union. “There have been some
great moments in the 100- has helped build Alabama year history of Alabama bas- basketball. It’s the reason ketball, and I’m very honored why Coleman Coliseum is to be part of one of the best this program,” home courts in fourth-year all of college This year provides a great coach Anthony basketball. opportunity to recognize the Grant said. “When you “This year prothink about players, the history and the vides a great the history of traditions that have been opportunity to Alabama bascreated over the past century. recognize the ketball, players players, the like Wendell — Anthony Grant history and the H u d s o n , traditions that Robert Horry, have been creA n t o n i o ated over the past century.” McDyess, Derrick McKey and Throughout a century of Mo Williams come to mind, excellence, the support of but there are so many other passionate Crimson Tide fans players that have worked
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extremely hard to build this program to where it is today,” Grant said. “The hard work, tireless effort, dedicated support and enthusiasm of players, coaches and fans over the past 100 years have laid a solid foundation for the next century.” The 2012-13 Alabama men’s basketball season begins with an exhibition game against Stillman College on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. The 100th season will officially tip-off Friday, Nov. 9, at 8 p.m., when the Tide hosts South Dakota State in the 2K Sports Classic. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
Former Alabama catcher Alex Avila will be in the starting lineup for the Detroit Tigers when the 2012 World Series begins tonight. Avila, who played for the Crimson Tide from 2006-08, will be batting eighth and playing catcher for the Tigers, who will take on the San Francisco Giants in the best-of-seven series. Avila, who was the American League Silver Slugger at catcher and an All-Star Game starter in 2011, makes his World Series debut after the Tigers swept the New York Yankees in the American League
Ch a m p i o n s h i p Series earlier this month. In the series against the Yankees, Avila hit .250 (3-for-12) with a home run, a double and an RBI against the Yankees. He is hitting .227, going 5-for-22 in the postseason. During the regular season, Avila played in 116 games, posting a .243 average with nine home runs and 48 RBI. In three seasons with the Crimson Tide, Avila played in 178 games, 173 as a starter. He posted a career .303 average with 36 home runs and 165 RBI in an Alabama uniform. In 2008, his last season in Tuscaloosa, he had a .343 average with 17 HR and 62 runs batted in.
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What might have been: If Cam Newton had been a Bulldog By Aldo Amato Take a moment out of your day to grasp the fact that the Mississippi State Bulldogs are 7-0. It might take a while to let it roll naturally off your tongue, but the Bulldogs are indeed unbeaten leading into their late season matchup with our beloved and undefeated Crimson Tide. But as strange as it sounds to think of Mississippi State as a legitimate threat to the Tide’s national championship aspirations, this meeting is two years too late if one Cameron Jerrell Newton had gone with his heart and joined Bulldogs head coach Dan Mullen in Starkville in 2010. Get into Marty McFly mode as we take a glimpse back at what might have been in a
season that was full of turmoil, conflict and the birth of a new threat in the SEC West. For years, the Crimson Tide has dominated Mississippi State in the annual Battle of Highway 82 rivalry game, accruing 74 total wins to the Bulldogs’ 18. In the past couple of years, however, we’ve seen the Bulldogs come to Tuscaloosa with grit and determination. Their defense has always been underrated, even with star players like first round draft pick Fletcher Cox and current All-SEC cornerback Johnathan Banks. They play physically and always make the Tide work to earn a victory. The same could not be said for their offense. In 2010 in particular, the Bulldogs boasted speedy receivers like
Chad Bumphis and bruis- knew existed like to point ing running backs like Vick out the pay-for-play scandal Ballard, but had quarterbacks and will never get over that. like Chris Relf and Tyler But set the scandal aside and Russell that contributed as insert Cam Newton into a much as a Kardashian con- lineup, a system and a coach tributes to that had all society. the makings But rarely of this year’s is it even “Cinderella But rerely is it even acknowledged acknowlstory.” that Cam Newton was one decision edged that It has been away from donning moroon and Cam Newton acknowlpossibly turning a 9-4 Bulldogs was one deciedged by sion away S p o r t s team into a, wait for it, national from donIllustrated champion ning maroon senior staff and possibly writer and turning a Alabama 9-4 Bulldogs adjunct proteam into a, wait for it, nation- fessor Lars Anderson that al champion. Newton’s intentions were to Of course skeptics and fre- follow his former offensive quent Finebaum callers from coordinator Dan Mullen at places in Alabama that few Mississippi State. The story
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from there gets blurry until, lo and behold, Auburn nabs Newton and rides the freakishly athletic quarterback to a crystal ball that season. If Newton had picked Mississippi State, it is no guarantee they would have been undefeated going into their annual matchup with Alabama that year. However, the Bulldogs only lost two games prior to arriving in Tuscaloosa, including a threepoint loss to Newton himself in Week 2. Many say that the only reason why both Auburn and Newton were so successful that year was that Newton was a godsend to Gus Malzahn’s spread-option offense, an offense similar to that run by Dan Mullen. Then there are those who argue that Newton
was lucky to have an NFL caliber player on the defensive side of the ball to keep Auburn in games. Did I mention Cox and Banks earlier? The fact is, Newton was a perfect fit for Mississippi State in 2010. There were better players on offense, better coaches on the sideline and a defense that has remained consistently good for years. So while the 2010 Iron Bowl loss to Newton still leaves a bad taste in the mouth for most Tide fans, it could have been much worse if he had led an undefeated Mississippi State team into Tuscaloosa. Now, the Tide must avoid complacency against this undefeated Bulldogs team that, despite not having Newton, has all the potential to dethrone the giants of the SEC West.
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Tide’s runners to compete in SEC Championships By Charlie Potter Contributing Writer The Alabama men’s and women’s cross-country teams will begin their postseason with the SEC Championships Friday. The SEC and Vanderbilt University will host the event in Nashville, Tenn., at Percy Warner Park. The women’s 6k race will kick off at 10 a.m. CT, and the men will begin an 8k race at 11 a.m CT. Head coach Dan Waters said the regular season was beneficial to the young Alabama runners. “Boy, we did a lot of growing,” Waters said. “We had
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Right now I think our teams need to be in that meet to experience it, to be able to advance through the region and into the national championships to come. — Dan Waters
a lot of improvements and learned a lot about crosscountry.” With a team that is almost completely composed of freshmen, the 2012 season was an attempt to get young runners better acquainted
with SEC competition. In Friday’s conference championship, the Crimson Tide will have experience on its side in Nashville. Alabama competed in the Commodore Classic on Sept. 15, where the women’s team claimed fifth place, while the men finished 15th. Waters said he expects his teams to go into the meet and claim future postseason opportunities. “On both the men’s and women’s sides, we’re hoping to get some individuals qualified for the NCAA Championships,” Waters said. “Right now I think our teams need to be in that meet to experience it, to be
able to advance through the region and into the national championships to come.” However, the SEC is no cakewalk. Waters said the additions of Texas A&M and Missouri have made the challenge of winning even harder than it was before. “There are really no weak events or holes in the SEC,” Waters said. “So distance running is only going to get more and more competitive.” The Tide’s runners do lack an immense amount of familiarity with collegiate cross-country, but Waters believes a few of his athletes can propel Alabama to victory.
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New coaches improving women’s basketball team By Jasmine Cannon The Alabama women’s basketball team may just shock the basketball world this year - or at least are on track to do so. Since head coach Wendell Hudson took the reigns of the program, the team has shown some improvement, with glimpses of brilliance. There have also been those times of disappointment. However, the Tide is approaching this season with an entirely new coaching staff, with the exception of Hudson. Hudson ventured into the high school girl’s basketball arena and came back with assistant coaches Tim Miller and Donnie Quinn. The two are former coaches at Bob Jones High School and Hoover High School. Both of the schools have accounted for the past
five class 6A state championships. Hudson also brought aboard Clarisse Garcia, the former head coach at Palm Beach Atlantic University. I believe all three of the coaches will have excitement and passion, and hard work for the Alabama program. Alabama will also see two former Rutgers University players suit up in the crimson and white this season after they sat out last year due to NCAA transfer rules. Briana Hutchen and Daisha Simmons are both classified as sophomores on the roster and should be a help to the Tide program after coming from a tough Big East school. It seems as if the women’s basketball program is setting itself up for success in the near future. Last year’s team was without former McDonald’s
All-American, Kaneisha Horn, who had to sit out her sophomore year due to a torn ACL. Horn made the All-SEC Freshman Team her first year at Alabama, and there will be high expectations for her return this year. There will also be high hopes for the team’s four returning starters: Khristin Lee, Jessica Merritt, Meghan Perkins and Jasmine Robinson. The Tide had its first practice three weeks ago to start working on building court chemistry. The team’s first game will be an exhibition battle against Stillman College before they take on Jacksonville State for the first regular season game. The real test of the Tide will be in January when they begin conference play. They will travel to Texas A&M before taking on Kentucky at home. Last year, Alabama stunned
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The real test of the Tide will be in January when they begin conference play. They will travel to Texas A&M before taking on Kentucky at home. Last year, Alabama stunned Kentucky, who was ranked No. 7 in the nation at the time.
Kentucky, who was ranked No. 7 in the nation at the time. I think the key word for this season is chemistry. Will the coaching staff mesh in their first year? Can the players work as a single unit on the court? Will everyone work together to build a successful season? I’m optimistic, but interested to see how everything plays out.
On the men’s side, freshman Robbie Farnham-Rose will be looked upon to lead the Tide against conference foes. For the women, senior Elsbeth Denton and freshman Katelyn Greenleaf will anchor their team. Waters said Denton’s focus and leadership has helped the Tide’s inexperienced freshmen to better understand the sport. “I expect the best performances out of everybody,”
Waters said. “I think as we finish the race and we do our evaluations and look at things, all I can really ask for is that they give their very best and put their complete and total effort out there. We’ve gotten that almost every weekend. “If we do that, we can walk off the course knowing that we ran our hardest and did the very best. Whatever the result will be, we can live with it and get better the next year.”
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Alabama golfers trying to live up to last year By Kevin Connell Contributing Writer After a second-place finish in the Liz Murphey Fall Preview, the Alabama women’s golf team wraps up its fall season at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational this weekend from Oct. 28-30 at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas. The field for the tournament consists of 15 schools, with several being ranked in the top-25 nationally. Along with Alabama, the competing teams include Texas, UCLA, Arizona State, Auburn, Florida, Arkansas, Pepperdine, Denver, Illinois,
Kent State, New Mexico, TCU, Tulsa and UNLV. The impressive field doesn’t worry the experienced Crimson Tide. In fact, they aren’t even certain who exactly they’re facing. “I actually don’t know [who we’re facing], but I’m assuming it will be a pretty good field,� junior Stephanie Meadow said. “A lot of the top 10 and higher ranked ones will probably be there. I think honestly, we haven’t really played to our potential yet. I think if we play to our potential, no one can beat us.� Nevertheless, the team knows that there is still work
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Women’s swimming, diving take on Vandy By Manal Yousif Contributing Writer
Our goals as a team are always to play one shot at a time. We want to stay reallly focused on every shot. The only important shot in golf is the next one. — Mic Potter
to be done to prepare for the tournament ahead. “Generally, we always work hard on putting,� head coach Mic Potter said. “Our success depends a great degree on how we can birdie par 5s. But again, it goes back to every
ble disadvantage: unfamiliarity with this course in Austin. “We’ve never been there, but I know that our coach has,� Meadow said. “I’ve heard that it’s a ball striker’s course, and we’re all pretty good ball strikers. We’re a well balanced team, so it all kind of evens out for us no matter what.� The ultimate goal for the team remains clear. They hope to match the success of last year’s national championship season. “I think we’ll be competitive in the SEC and NCAA [tournaments], but we need to be competitive in our regular season events too,� Potter
said. “We’re trying to win now, because if we do, we gear everything toward the championship.�
IF YOU GO • What: Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational • When: Oct. 28 - 30 • Where: University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas
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After a tough loss to Auburn two weeks ago, Alabama women’s swimming and diving team will look to bounce back against Vanderbilt. The women will travel to Nashville, Tenn., for the meet, while the men will use the week for rest and practice. Junior All-American Kristel Vourna, will continue to lead the Tide this season. This summer, Vourna competed at the 2012 London Olympic Games. She finished 12th in the 100m butterfly, and set a new Greek national record in the Olympic semifinals with a time of 58.31. Sophomore diver Lisa Bogosian started the season with a strong performance against Delta State. Bogosian placed second in both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions, totaling 256.50 and 291.53 points respectively.Alongside Vourna and Bogosian, junior teammate Paige McCleary began strong by winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter
diving events with scores of 273.53 and 306.98 points. McCleary was SEC Freshman Diver of the Year in 2011 and Freshman All-SEC. Her sophomore year she finished off the 1-meter and 3-meter board at the SEC Championships. As they now go into their third meet of the season, they will look to excel against their competition with team effort to achieve a win. Vanderbilt is also coming off a loss, yet Alabama hears the surrounding hype around freshman Jenn Mann, who broke two school records for the Commodores on Oct. 10. In her home debut, she won the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:03.09 and the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:15.03. She broke the school record in the 200-breaststroke of 2:18.16 which was previously set by Laura Dillon in 2010. Mann also snapped Elly Faulkner’s 100-breaststroke school record of 1:03.90. With no “freshman jitters,� Mann will be prepared for the Tide. Vanderbilt will host the Tide at the Centennial Sportsplex. Start time is scheduled at 1 p.m.
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time we go on a golf course, we need to work on our selfmanagement.� Despite having a talented roster, the team is maintaining sharp focus on what they plan to accomplish this weekend. “Our goals as a team are always to play one shot at a time,� Potter said. “We want to stay really focused on every shot. The only important shot in golf is the next one. We don’t want to get emotional. It’s not really about winning or losing; it’s about playing our best.� However, it should be pointed out that the team might be playing to one nota-
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sures on state budgets have increased dramatically and in response to that, they felt like it was the best thing to do to decrease their contribution to higher education.� Even with the cost of attendance rising over the last few years, Bailey said it would be much worse on students without the state funding that exists, reduced though it may be. “If you wonder what an education really costs, look at what it costs to go to Vanderbilt or Emory or Tulsa, � he said. “That’s probably what your education would cost without a state subsidy.� While such increases continue to strain students and families financially, the Student Government Association hopes to secure more state funding for higher education, alleviating the
issue and, hopefully, decreasing tuition. “As students, we see our tuition dollars rising every year,� Meagan Bryant, executive SGA press secretary, said. Bryant said the SGA actively works to promote state funding for higher education. She said the SGA helps UA students attend Higher Education Day every year, a day during which thousands of students take a free bus ride to the state capitol to join students from all public Alabama universities in lobbying for increased funding for higher education. The event is a coordinated effort from the Higher Education Partnership, a state lobbying organization for Alabama’s public colleges and universities, and students at the state’s public colleges and universities.
“Students get to kind of act as lobbyists for a day,� Bryant said. “It’s a great opportunity for pre-law and political science students and really all students.� At Higher Education Day, students have the opportunity to talk with state lawmakers. Jimmy Taylor, SGA vice president of external affairs, said the event is the largest annual statewide advocacy event. “When we go and there are thousands of students from each of the public universities, it reminds the lawmakers that we are a huge voting bloc,� Taylor said. Last year over 2,000 students attended from across the state. While perhaps the most visible, Higher Education Day is not the only instance of higher education advocacy carried out by the SGA.
Among other things, the SGA supported the Sept. 18 amendment proposing to dip into state emergency funds. Taylor said the amendment was necessary but not sufficient. “There needs to be serious reworking of our [state education] budget,� he said. “Everyone knows the amendment was just a Band-Aid. It was only temporary; nobody’s denying that.� Taylor said without the amendment’s passage, students of higher education would have begun to feel effects of rising tuition, course fees and other expenses immediately and dramatically. He said though there may be agreement that the state of funding for public higher education is in jeopardy, there isn’t agreement on much else. “Everyone knows that
something needs to change for our budget to work, but there’s definitely not a consensus on what that is,� Taylor said. And while an increase in state funding may be miles away, Andreen said the legislature has taken at least some steps to stem tuition’s recent rise. “Under a state law that was passed in the spring 2012 legislative session, state appropriations will be based on a rolling 15-year average,� Andreen said. “As a result, state appropriations are expected to remain relatively flat in the next few years.� Andreen said regardless, the University will keep delivering. “UA continues to provide the opportunities that enrich students’ educational experiences inside and outside the classroom,� she said.
connection in his Riverside dorm room, returning back to the normal 10 megabits per second for download speed. “Students will probably WIRELESS FROM PAGE 1 see improved speeds in the While these new speeds classroom, but not as much seemed promising, they did in the dorm unless something not hold true for the Internet changes,� he said. “My advice
to the University would be to provide faster cable to dorms to improve upload speeds for at least wired connections.� The campus has over 2,700 wireless access point devices installed across campus and each can support up to 30 user sessions, but this number is
highly dependent upon the type of network traffic demanded, McGowan said. “If several people are connected to the same wireless access point as you and they are doing video streaming sessions like Netflix, you will probably not get a very good
connection,� he said. Living on campus all four years, Claire Davis, a senior majoring in English, said dorm room wireless connection has always been more of a problem than campus-wide Internet speed, but security is more of her top priority.
“While the new network still tends to work more consistently in other areas of campus aside from the dorms, the new secure connection is a great improvement because I can finally believe my private information is protected,� Davis said.
Bailey realistic on future of state funds FUNDING FROM PAGE 1 “The interesting thing about higher education is this: How much an education costs and how much you pay for it are not the same thing,� Bailey said. “Historically, states have paid a significant part of the cost of higher education. For the last 20 years, the state’s contribution to that has gone down. Your contribution has gone up.� Bailey said the drops in funding weren’t anything nefarious but were simply a response to higher pressure on state budgets because of Medicaid payments and more. “The states are in difficult situations,� he said. “The pres-
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