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make up the University’s out-of-state student body, 47 percent of the total enrollment. Fair, now a biology major, is president of The 49, an out-of-state student organization. As the number of scholarships The University of Alabama awards grows each year, so does number of out-of-state students. This fall, out-of-state, overseas military and foreign enrollees comprised 60 percent of the fall 2013 freshman class, according to data provided by the Office of Institutional Research. And while those 4,048 out-of-state freshmen come from all over, the large majority, like Fair, calls one of the
When Douglas Fair, a junior at The University of Alabama, first considered the University, he said it was scholarship offers that caught his eye. Fair, originally from Knoxville, Tenn., eventually decided to give the campus a visit. “Once you come down here, it’s hard not to want to come back,” he said. In the end, Fair joined the 16,298 students that
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NEWS | CITY PLANNING
Suspicious envelope deemed not a threat
City planner speaks on walkability in Tuscaloosa
Rose Administration receives questionable package Monday By Andy McWhorter | Assistant News Editor The University of Alabama Police Department and Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue were called to Rose Administration Building around 4:30 p.m. Monday when a University employee suffered a stinging sensation on her hand after opening an envelope with an unusual odor, Chris Bryant, assistant director of media relations, said. A further examination of the envelope later that night found it to be a normal package and no further cause for concern. The International Admissions office was evacuated after emergency services were contacted, Bryant said. However, Deborah Lane, associate vice president for university relations, said no one was evacuated from the building. Fire and Rescue servicemen donned hazmat suits to remove the suspicious envelope, and emergency vehicle lights could be seen flashing outside Rose Administration Building at least an hour and a half after
the incident. “An employee in the international admissions office opened an envelope, and it had a rather pungent smell,” Lane said. “She reached in and pulled it out, felt a little itchy. So out of an abundance of caution, they called UAPD, and, following our typical procedure, Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue was called, they removed the substance, and that’s about what happened. “The hazmat people take substances like that, remove them from the room, and then they’ll do some testing on it.” Lane said the employee, whose name was not released, was not taken to the hospital and most likely went home since it was the end of the work day. “The employee is fine,” Bryant said. “No one was taken to the hospital, and no one was injured.” Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue employees declined to comment on the incident, deferring to University media relations. Bryant said it is not unusual for this office to receive envelopes from all over the world. “We’re just being abundantly careful, which you have to be these days sadly,” Lane said.
and was organized in part by PlanFirst, a UA Honors College class dealing with city planning for non-majors. In his 45-minute lecture about the current state of American cities and how they compare to cities around the world, Speck also talked about the current climate of thought surrounding city development and urban living. Speck said there is a growing trend among the younger generations who desire to live in a walkable, urban environment. He said one in four 19-year-olds are now opting out of getting their driver’s license and 77 percent are interested in living in urban areas. Speck said the trend among millennials may be due to the culture the generation has been raised in with urban shows like “Seinfeld” or “How I Met Your Mother,” rather than the suburban set shows like “The Brady Bunch.” Millennials are not the only ones interested in walkable urban areas, however. Speck said older people often want to live in a place where they can remain active even when they can no longer drive. “At some point, people have to stop driving,” Speck said. “Older people want to live in a
Environmental factors, urban culture draw millenials to cities By Mark Hammontree | News Editor Improving Tuscaloosa’s walkability can have significant impact on the city’s economy, its footprint and the health of its residents, said Jeff Speck, a city planner and architectural designer. Speck, who has been featured on NPR, given a TED talk and has been involved in the planning of numerous city centers and communities including Rosemary Beach, spoke to a large crowd of University of Alabama students and Tuscaloosa residents at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center on Monday night about the benefits of planning a city by considering walking as transportation versus driving. “The key to having a walkable city is where driving is seen as a freedom rather than a necessity,” Speck said. “It’s a question of, ‘If your car didn’t work, could you survive?’” Speck’s lecture was part of a community event sponsored by the Honors College and the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility
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Symposium on race held in Gorgas A symposium titled “Student Perceptions of Race Relations at the University of Alabama: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives” will be held in 205 Gorgas Library from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday. The College of Arts and Sciences, the Institute for Social Science Research, the department of gender and race studies, the department of political science and the School of Social Work will co-host the symposium. The event will include presentations from UA faculty on the various dimensions of race relations. Researchers in psychology, sociology and political science will also speak.
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Novelist to visit Cultural Arts Center An opening reception for the next exhibition at the University of Alabama Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, “Wash by Margaret Wrinkle: Seeing Across the Divide,” will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 620 Greensboro Avenue. The exhibition features a series of photos taken by Wrinkle throughout the South while she was doing research for her award-winning novel, “Wash.” The event and exhibition are sponsored by the University’s Summersell Center for the Study of the South, and co-sponsored by the departments of American studies, art and art history, English and gender and race studies. “Wash” is a New York Times Editors’ Choice, an O Magazine Top Ten Pick, a People Magazine four-star pick and a finalist for the Center for Fiction’s Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. For the exhibition, Wrinkle paired photos with passages from her novel to give a better sense for the context of her work. The University of Alabama Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., except for the first Friday of every month, when it is open from noon - 8 p.m.
Free flu shots on UA campus Free flu shots will be available Tuesday at Moody Music Hall in the conference room from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. This will be the only opportunity for students, faculty or staff to receive a free flu shot this week. Shots will not be available again until Nov. 15. Shots are available as part of the college of community health science’s continuing efforts to vaccinate the UA community against the flu.
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‘Logistical nightmare’ as passengers return to LAX for luggage From MCT Campus
What one Los Angeles International Airport offi cial called a “logistical nightmare” played out Saturday afternoon inside Terminal 3 as passengers who had fled in the midst of Friday’s shooting rampage returned to search for their belongings, resulting in long lines and hot tempers. Gina Marie Lindsey, executive director of Los Angeles World Airports, announced at a press conference Saturday afternoon that LAX was “returning to normal” and Terminal 3 is fully operational. She also acknowledged that operations were “very, very busy.” “We greatly appreciate the public’s patience because of this,” she said. In the wake of the shooting that killed a Transportation Security Administration officer and left several others injured, people who had lost their bags and personal effects in the chaos were essentially sent on a scavenger hunt for their belongings. Many airlines routed lost items to a large holding hallway on the airport’s lower level. One by one, passengers walked in to search for their bags and other possessions, which were organized by gate number. Each passenger was accompanied by police. Judy Rosen and her husband had booked flights on Virgin America on
“We greatly appreciate the public’s patience because of this” — Gina Marie Lindsey Friday morning for a wedding in Philadelphia. She left the gate in search of a power outlet to charge her iPhone and left it plugged in when the shooting started. Her husband abandoned their two carry-on bags. Saturday morning, the Rosens stood in line at the Virgin ticketing counter, then waited in the baggage claim area for their turn to hunt for their luggage. “I’m hopeful,” Rosen said as she waited. “There’s a lot of valuable things in that suitcase.” They emerged, smiling, half an hour later. “We found everything,” she said. “Even my phone.”
Jim Rowe was less successful. Rowe, of Niwot, Colo., flew Frontier Airlines from Denver, landing shortly after the shooting occurred. After sitting on the plane for six hours, he said, he and his wife left the airport without any idea where their checked bags had gone. Nearly 24 hours later, he still didn’t know. “This is all I have!” He shouted at an airline representative, gesturing at his denim shirt, cargo shorts and flipflops. “This is all I have with me!” The airline representative spoke to him in a calming voice, telling him his bag wasn’t in the holding area. “My phone is almost out of juice and I’m exhausted,” Rowe said. “This wasn’t how I was supposed to spend my weekend with family.” Meanwhile, Miguel Torres, 24, slumped against his suitcase as he stood in a long line snaking back from the Virgin America ticket counter. He had been relieved to learn that his flight to Florida would be leaving after all, he said, but was worried that he hadn’t left enough time to get to his gate - which would require getting to another terminal. He shared the check-in line with other travelers, as well as people like Rosen and Rowe, trying to retrieve their belongings. “I got here three hours early,” he said. “But this line is insane.”
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CW | Austin Bigoney The Gameday Cleanup Crew tackles grounds maintenance and preparation for the multitudes of fans coming to town and works marathon shifts to make sure campus is clean again by Monday.
Gameday planning, cleanup a year-long process By Caroline Gazzara | Staff Reporter
When most people think about a home football game, the first thing that comes to mind is tailgating and having a good time. But for those who are part of the Gameday Cleanup Crew, it also means hard work and months of planning to ensure healthy grass on the Quad. Gameday preparation is a yearlong process that starts the Monday after the last home game of the season and continues on throughout the rest of the year. UA Grounds Director Bryant Anderson said it isn’t an easy process. “[The Quad] gets torn up every year,” Anderson said. “It’s almost to the point that we need to replace the whole system.” Anderson, who overseas all of the grounds on the University of Alabama campus, said though tailgating is a lot of fun, it does take a toll on the grass. Each year the University pays anywhere from $40,000 to $50,000 to rehabilitate the Quad.
“Before football season starts, the Quad is nice and pretty grass on both sides,” Anderson said. “There’s grass on the east and west sides, but if you go on the west side now [to see the damage] it’s because tailgating just chews it up. We know that [it happens] every year. We over-seed and hydro-seed it in November, so that way it will be nice and pretty again in the spring.” From the trekking of fans to the tent spikes, by the end of the season the Quad isn’t in tip-top shape. Kim Byram, associate manager of the grounds, said the compaction of the soil is far worse than all other issues the crew faces each year. “You would think it would be the trash, but it’s the number of people who come that compact the soil,” Byram said. “There are some decent holes to fill up and some areas around the sidewalk that need to be fixed. We also have to break up the soil. It’ll [take us] probably through graduation before we get it completed.”
The crew will start reseeding after the Chattanooga game on Monday, Nov. 25. As the seasons change and tailgaters prepare for bonfires, another battle the grounds crew must face is the falling of the leaves. “It’s a battle to get the leaves up and out of [the seeder’s] way so that they can [reseed],” Anderson said. “It’s probably a three week process to get through all the leaves.” While the crew cleans up the leaves, they also accumulate a large number of beer tops from the ground. Though they are harmless to the soil, they can affect the lawn mowers or pedestrians on the Quad. Groundskeeper Jason Poole oversees a group of about 20 that handle this issue. “From corner to corner there’s beer tops,” Poole said. “In the years past we’ve had to go in there and comb the Quad from east to west because there were so many that it had gotten really noticeable. It doesn’t affect the
grass once [the grass] grows over it, it just looks terrible.” Anderson said it is also a safety issue. “It impacts our lawn equipment and the students. We don’t want to have anyone have an issue with the turf,” Anderson said. As of now, the crew has not had any issues with the beer tops or other tailgating related incidents. However, for the upcoming home game against LSU, the crew is pulling out all the stops to ensure a safer, cleaner Quad. They will place 1,800 garbage cans and 13-15 burn barrels starting on Friday. Anderson said it will be a long week of planning and getting everything set up to ensure no damage occurs to the Quad. He also said the fans have been very respectful in the past, making the job worth the effort. “For the most part, our fans and visitor fans have been really good,” Anderson said. “I just want to toot our horn a little bit more. [The
g r o u n d s ke e p e r s ] t a ke great pride in trash collection.” In October, the groundskeepers worked for 24 days straight during the three back-to-back home game weekends. Of all the items left on the Quad after home games, the most notable are not money or food. Anderson said tents, living room furniture and televisions are left behind and never claimed. The University holds on to the unclaimed items for a week before donating them to the University Salvation. The University has been working with the groundskeepers to come up with solutions to the various cleanup issues. “You can’t put that many people in one area and expect it to be spotless,” Poole said. “We’re realists. They do well for the most part until the beers get to flowing. There is another side of [tailgating]. And when you work on this side of it you get to experience the Gameday experience.”
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COLUMN | SPECIAL NEEDS
Public lacks disabilities awareness By Rich Robinson | Staff Columnist
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COLUMN | PREGNANCY
Tuscaloosa, UA should support young mothers By Claire Chretien | Staff Columnist The Guttmacher Institute reported that more than half of all abortions in the United States are obtained by women in their 20s. The Alabama Department of Public Health reported that Louis Payne at the West Alabama Women’s Center – located just up the street from campus – committed 3,503 abortions in 2012 alone. That’s nearly 40 percent of all abortions in the state. The prevalence of abortion in Tuscaloosa is an indication that our community has failed young mothers. Choosing to parent a child or place a child for adoption shouldn’t be a choice only available to the privileged, and no mother should feel forced to choose between her child and continuing her education. Many students don’t
Claire Chretien know about local pregnancy resources, so Bama Students for Life started the Pregnant on Campus Initiative and launched uapregnancy.org, a website about resources for pregnant and parenting students. We want to make as many people as possible aware of all of the options available to students facing unexpected pregnancies. In order to make this initiative more effective, we hope to learn from students who have balanced parenting with continuing their educations.
And we hope that a student awakening to support pregnant and parenting students cuts across every boundary that divides campus. We want to work with others. We hope other groups will join us in our competition to collect more maternity items, diapers and material supplies than Auburn Students for Life. Pro-lifers should welcome this opportunity to put their pro-woman values into action; those who aren’t pro-life should still welcome this opportunity to support courageous young mothers. It lasts through the Iron Bowl. Even if you consider yourself pro-choice, you can still stand with Bama Students For Life in advocating for meaningful adoption reform, exploring ways to provide more affordable childcare and changing campus
culture to be more tolerant and accepting of young mothers. We welcome everyone’s voice. It doesn’t matter if you’re from the Crimson Secular Student Alliance or a campus ministry, the Alabama Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Justice or College Republicans, Crimson Kindness or the Women’s Resource Center, a greek organization or Mallet Assembly. We would like to invite you to join us tomorrow in the Ferguson Center room 305 at 6 p.m. for a muchneeded dialogue about making campus friendlier to pregnant and parenting students. Claire Chretien is a junior majoring in public relations and American studies and is the president of Bama Students for Life. Her column runs biweekly on Tuesdays.
COLUMN | GRADUATE SCHOOL
The Ph.D. dissertation: the muggle’s basilisk By Michelle Fuentes | Staff Columnist If Hogwarts, or another fine institution of magical education, offered a Ph.D., I imagine that the qualifying exams would be aptly named T.O.A.D.S. or Tests for Outstanding and Advanced Doctoral Studies. After watching Harry, Ron and my favorite, Hermione, struggle through the preparations for their O.W.L.s, it is likely that the requirements for the current muggle Ph.D. would pale in comparison. Yet even as a muggle degree, the Ph.D. is not an easy levitation spell. A Ph.D. candidate who has completed all requirements except the dissertation is referred to as “ABD” or All But Dissertation. “Piled Higher and Deeper” (which shares an online comic of the same name) is a more apt phrase to describe Ph.D. than “Doctor of Philosophy.”
I’m writing to you today from a well-used perch in my makeshift office while I watch carefree undergraduates passing by as they joyfully participate in the folly that is their freshman year. I feel like Snape toiling away in his dungeon classroom. I’ve been here for hours today, and the most productive thing I’ve done is watch marine mammal anti-captivity videos, that is hours of amateur YouTube footage of Shamu, and address my Christmas cards. Yes, it is the first week of November, and no, I do not normally send out season’s greetings via owl or muggle mail carrier. Somewhere along the way, the young idealist in me was convinced that the life of the mind, intellectual pursuits and forever mentoring the young, malleable leaders of tomorrow was the way to a fulfilling career. Oh, to remember
the days when I thought, “Yes! Advancing political theory research will positively impact the daily lives of many.” Had I chosen a more lucrative path and graduate degree I could be a fully practicing and licensed lawyer (heck, I could have gone to law school twice by now, literally) or be a board certified medical physician. Or I could be Shamu’s head trainer. But I don’t really have an interest in wearing a suit, scrubs or a black and white wetsuit to work, so I suppose I shall continue on in the firstworld drudgery that is academic hazing. Plus, at this point, I’m pretty sure I’m unemployable as any other type of functioning member of civil society. (Perhaps Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes is in need of a new cash register attendant?) Students, believe it or not, the muggle job market isn’t
clamoring for a wild feminist with an inclination for animal liberation. Shocking! So, to the bright minds of the future, here is my advice: avoid a Ph.D. in the humanities like the earwax flavor of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans. Sure, it’s all fun and games for the first few years but then, much like Harry Potter’s basilisk, the dissertation will slither after you through the pipes and in your dreams, only to look you in the eye and cause sudden death. With this hypothesis out on the table, I’ll do my best to continue looking around corners with mirrors, just like Hermione Granger. (Or, at least, I think that is a hypothesis. I’d have to check with a science Ph.D. to be sure.) Michelle Fuentes is a Ph.D. candidate in political science. Her column runs biweekly on Tuesdays.
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Most people have probably never heard the name Ethan Saylor. That’s not surprising. He was just another 26-year-old guy from Maryland. But here’s why we should all never forget the name of Ethan Saylor. You see, Ethan was killed by police officers for no reason back in January. And nobody has been held accountable for his death. Ethan loved going to the movies like most 20-somethings. So obviously he wanted to watch the flavor of the month – Zero Dark Thirty – and seemed to enjoy it. He liked it so much that he refused to leave the theater because he wanted to watch the movie again. O b v i o u s l y, he did not buy another ticket. Should he have done this? No, but it does not even come close to excusing Rich Robinson what comes next. Pause for a second. So far, Ethan’s actions don’t sound like something to defend or protect. You’d be right in most cases. Except, here’s the rub that makes life complicated: Ethan had Down syndrome, which the Mayo clinic describes as, “a genetic disorder that causes lifelong mental retardation, developmental delays and other problems.” He was also a big guy, some 294 pounds, but was one of the sweetest people around according to family and friends. He also loved police officers and was fascinated with cop shows, so much so that he once called 911 innocently just to ask them about their work. Play. The Washington Post reported that when Ethan refused to leave the theater, an employee called three off-duty cops working a security job at a nearby mall. What happened next is a little murky. But at its worst, Ethan allegedly cursed at and kicked the plain clothed men. This was enough to sign Ethan’s death warrant. He had three handcuffs placed on him and was moved out of the theater. At some point, again not clear how or when, Ethan ended up on the ground, in serious pain. He cried out for his mother as his life was ripped from him. “Ouch Mom, that hurts, don’t touch me, get off!” he said. Then he died of asphyxiation. The cartilage in his throat was fractured, and he had bruises and abrasions all over his face and body. The cause of death was homicide. Fractured cartilage is not a normal injury in a case like this. “It can be seen in a manual strangulation,” said John Hunsaker, a forensic pathologist, in an interview with another media outlet. “But in and of itself, one would be difficult to diagnose without more information. And it can occur as a result of a direct blow.” All for $12. This story hit way too close to home for me. My brother Heath is autistic and is also a big guy. I have been in movie theaters with him when he starts to laugh a little too loud or asks me to leave. I’ve seen him dart towards his favorite exhibit in museums and held my breath as he barely missed smashing into an elderly woman. Those are rare moments and can usually be avoided with proper preparation, much as it was probably true with Ethan. But no matter how prepared a family member or caretaker is, something bad can always happen. That is the nature of disability. It is a challenge that frays every aspect of life and requires great patience and forbearance from all members of society. While people with disabilities can be a challenge to deal with in a heightened environment, the burden should be on the police to make sure they know how to address the situation. Ethan thought highly of police officers and deserved better from them. Rich Robinson is a junior majoring in telecommunication and film. His column runs on Tuesdays.
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The Tuscaloosa City Council has yet to reach a decision approving $18 million in tax rebates for a potential new shopping center. Alumni Construction, the Clanton-based development group leading the $62 million project called the Shoppes at Legacy Park, plans to fill the center with six anchor stores. As of last week, Bed Bath & Beyond and Cost Plus World Market are the only confirmed tenants, but the company said they have signed letters of intent from retailers in the sporting goods business, a specialty grocer and a pet supplies store. The development is planned for just west of Krispy Kreme on McFarland Boulevard, the previous location of the Cedar Crest neighborhood, which was destroyed by the April 27, 2011 tornado. Mayor Walt Maddox said this incentive plan was a revenue sharing agreement in which the city developer would divide the new tax revenue generated from the project over a period of 25 years. “According to their economic study, that development will create roughly around $1.6 million in year tax revenue for the city per year,” Maddox said. “Theoretically, that number should be ever-increasing, so the baseline would be $1.6 million. The city would rebate half of that back to the developer.” Maddox said this incentive plan would be no risk to the city. “The city is collecting new taxes,” he said. “So it’s not like we’re losing in the proposition or that we’re writing a check from current funds.” Maddox said this type of incentive package has become an established norm in commercial retail recruitment, but the city will continue to review the developer’s economic study to determine if they believe $1.6 million is an accurate amount of new revenue that would be generated. “It’s exciting to have names like Bed Bath & Beyond being mentioned in our market because they’ve been missing, and the data shows that we’re losing potentially hundreds of millions of dollars a year to Jefferson County because of people leaving our community and going there to shop,” Maddox said. “What we need to do though is make sure that any incentive package that is
approved by the city is one that is reasonable and one that will achieve the goals of stopping leakage and one that we can live with going forward.” This decision will help the city prepare for other similar retail projects that are sure to follow, Maddox said. “We don’t want to reach a situation where we’re providing incentives for the sake of providing incentives,” he said. “It needs to be we’re missing links that are not in our market.” While the developer claims this project could create 500 new jobs, Maddox said the city’s focus is on the amount of new sales revenue that could be generated and what new to the retail market it brings. Over the course of the 25-year incentive plan, the developer’s economic study reveals that this project would bring $33.7 million in tax revenue to the city. Maddox said, if approved, he believed the project would be completed sometime in 2015. “I think it’s important to know that this is not for certain,” he said. “There is a lot of due diligence that is ahead of us, so I think a lot will depend upon whether we are able to reach an agreement with the developer. I think everyone wants a good conclusion to this, but there are still a lot of milestones.” The Council tabled the approval of this development indefinitely to allow for the four new Council members and newly appointed financial chairwoman Cynthia Almond to come in and evaluate before moving forward, Maddox said. Almond, who has served in the District 3 seat for eight years, said it would be important for Alumni Construction to reveal the remaining retailers planning to come to the center. “That’s part of the equation we don’t know yet, and often that’s hard information to get because these retailers are really tight lipped about where they’re going,” Almond said. “There undoubtedly will be some shops there that will actually compete with current retailers that we have in the market and undoubtedly we will have some retailers close shop where they are and move to that location.” Almond said, while the city approves industrial recruitment tax rebates fairly often, retail incentives are less frequent in
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“He means that this is the amount of money that it is going to take for us to incentivize the developers to make their numbers work,” Almond said. To move the Council’s decision forward, the city staff is currently analyzing the economic report. “They will further review the numbers and see what they think, and they will give us their recommendation,” Almond said. “Then we will have their [the city staff’s] recommendation as well as the Chamber’s recommendation and Mr. Jolly’s, and then we just have to make a decision.” Almond said the city staff would have their recommendation to the Financial Committee by Nov. 19. “I think everybody wants to see it happen, and the question is how much do you pay to have it here,” she said. “I know the developers are probably ready to have a decision and move forward, and I would expect that by the end of the year, we will have made a decision.”
Student speech pioneer to speak at Ferg Theater By Rachel Brown | Staff Reporter
CW | Austin Bigoney Steven Katsinas, director of the Education Policy Center, spoke on the cost of higher education at the Honors College Town Hall.
Student finances focus of UA forum By Rachel Brown | Staff Reporter Student debt is a heavy burden for many college students today. On average, about 12 million students are receiving federal funding in some way and the nationwide total for student debt is something to the tune of $1 trillion, Helen Allen, director of student financial aid, said. On Monday night Allen spoke at the Honor’s College Town Hall panel, “Show Me the Money: State Funding and Student Debt.” Bill Poole, Alabama house representative and Stephen Katsinas, director of the education policy center, joined her on the panel. Together they addressed the current state of federal funding and student debt, actions that need to be taken and the reality of choosing to use student loans. “The topic of student debt is very relevant at the university level but it also affects students on the national level,” Edward Woodall, Town Hall coordinator, said. Allen spoke first, using her knowledge of federal loans and student financial aid, to explain the state of student debt. The total cost of attending The University of Alabama for an in-state student is around $27,870 while the cost for an out-of-state student is $42,740, Allen said. Forty percent of the students that attend the University are using some sort of federal money through scholarships, grants, workstudy programs, or loans. Where students run into problems is when they graduate and it becomes time to pay back their student loans,
The challenge is to match the potential for progress to what we have in front of it. — Stephen Katsinas
Allen said. Ten percent of all students with loans nationwide end up defaulting on their loans at some point. “UA’s default rate is just climbing and climbing and climbing,” Allen said. “If you look at some of our SEC sister and brother schools the rates are much lower.” Allen said there are numerous factors that contribute to the University’s default rate, including job availability and the value of a UA degree in other states. Stephen Katsinas, director of the Education Policy Center and professor of Higher Education Administration at UA, was the second speaker on the panel. He spoke on the state of higher education and the access students have to funds. He said the cost of higher education has shifted in just his lifetime. “Responsibility to fund access has shifted to students and to the federal government,” Katsinas said. He further addressed the role that the entire economy plays in funding higher education. He specifically referred to Medicaid and its impact on state funding.
“If the federal government can’t control its price increases, then neither can the states,” Katsinas said. Katsinas said one of the orders of action should be to let members of the federal congress know that the student debt issue is important. “The challenge is to match the potential for progress to what we have in front of it,” he said. After the event, Sarah Alyce Hartley, a sophomore majoring in biology and anthropology, said she thought it was interesting to hear Katsinas explain how other aspects of the economy affect student loans and how much money goes into that, especially Medicaid. Bill Poole was the final speaker on the panel. He addressed where state funding remains right now and how funds can be appropriated to further higher education. Poole said the state was off to a good start for fiscal year ’14 after finishing with a surplus for fiscal year ’13. Some of that money, he said, may be used to put into K-12 and higher education. “It is so important, for the reasons that we just heard – access to education, debt – that we have affordable tuition,” Poole said. He encouraged students who are looking into graduate programs and advanced degrees to consider the cost of the education. Poole said students must consider whether the university name on their degree is worth a higher cost to get that name. “Be mindful of where you are going and what you are doing,” Poole said. “Because you will carry that with you for the rest of your life.”
Mary Beth Tinker, almost 50 years after the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of students’ First Amendment rights, is now traveling around the country to share her story and speak about the importance of the First Amendment to students. Tinker and student free speech attorney Mike Hiestand will speak to middle school, high school and college students on Tuesday, Oct. 5, in the Ferguson Theater at 9:30 a.m. The event is part of the ‘Tinker Tour,” sponsored by the Student Press Law Center. Tinker was 13 years old when she was sent home from school, along with several other students, for wearing a black armband in protest of the Vietnam War. It was a silent protest, but Des Moines, Iowa, public schools suspended many of the students, including Tinker. The students fought for their rights, taking the case all the way to the Supreme Court. In 1969 the court ruled in favor of Tinker and for the First Amendment protection of students in public schools. “Mary Beth is a rock star, the students want her autograph, and she is their hero,” said Meredith Cummings, director of the Alabama Scholastic Press Association, one of the organizations sponsoring Tinker’s visit. “This is simplified, but it is because of her that we have protests. We are able to go to the Quad and have a protest if we want to, or students [can] speak out on issues.” Tinker v. Des Moines was an extraordinary case, University of Alabama law professor Bryan Fair said. It was one of several cases surrounding free speech in schools, in libraries and in newspapers. “Tinker was the lead case and really the exceptional case,” Fair said. “Because it’s really in Tinker that the students win.”
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Mary Beth Tinker “Tinker Talks” Speech WHEN: 9:30 a.m. WHERE: The Ferguson Center In most cases involving schools and the students, the courts uphold the decisions of the school board – which is, in part, what makes Tinker’s case so phenomenal, Fair said. She has made a lasting impact on the First Amendment rights of students and helped to define those rights on a national scale. “I think a lot of times, and with the rise of social media, that schools across the country are afraid,” Cummings said. “They are afraid to let their students use social media, and they are afraid to let the students use the Internet in school. There are some valid concerns there, however, I think students are awesome. Their voices are quashed because of this. It is important for them to know that no matter their age they can speak out on issues that are important to them, and they can be heard.” All students are invited to attend Tinker’s speech. Admission is free to the public and students from local middle and high schools will be in attendance as well. Later in the day, Tinker will speak to high school students in Birmingham at the Civil Rights Institute. “I think that instead of telling students what not to say, we should tell them how to think critically about the world around them,” Cummings said. “How they can make a difference, and how they can make change if they see something wrong or they see something they don’t like.”
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Submitted In its third year, UA Dance Marathon will be hosting a series of events leading up to its annual fundraiser for Children’s of Alabama Hospital. This year, the group hopes to top its $56,000 record.
UADM hosts fundraiser ‘for the kids’ By Reed O’Mara | Staff Reporter In the fall of 2010, a group of students met in the basement of Nott Hall to piece together the foundation for UADM, a student organization that raises money for Children’s of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham through a 10-hour-long event called Dance Marathon. “We tried to hash out what Dance Marathon was and who did it, and all I knew was that it supported Children’s Miracle Network, and I was like ‘I’m on board’ from the beginning,” said Rachel Coleman, a senior majoring in public relations and vice president of recruitment for UADM. In 2012, UADM raised more than $15,000. In 2013, the group raised more than $56,000. Now in its third season, UADM is looking to bolster its numbers and members to raise more money for Children’s Miracle Network, though no specific goal has been set. From Mario Kart on the Quad to ’80s skate night, UADM hosts recruiting events leading up to Dance Marathon, which is currently scheduled for March 1, 2014, at the Student Recreation Center. At Dance Marathon, students commit to stand for 10 hours while dancing and playing games. Each hour has a different theme,
PLAN TO GO WHAT: UADM LSU “Hate Week” Fundraiser WHEN: Tuesday, 4 - 9 p.m. WHERE: McAlister’s Deli WHAT: Dunk Tank WHEN: Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. WHERE: The Quad ranging from Superhero Hour to Harry Potter Hour. At the top of each hour, participants are taught a short line dance. Despite the name, Coleman said Dance Marathon is only 10 percent “scheduled” dancing. “I think most people are turned off by something like that – you hear Dance Marathon and say, ‘Well, I don’t want to dance the whole time.’ and walk the other way,” she said. “We feel like once we can get people one foot in the door, they’re hooked.” Coleman also said part of the allure of UADM is being able to see the impact Dance Marathon makes on families with sick children directly. Miracle Kids and their families attend Dance Marathon and have a presence throughout the recruiting process.
“Doing something like UADM, you step outside of that box for a second. You get to do something that’s a blast and that’s so much fun, and you almost forget that you’re raising money for [children]. So at the end of our event when we hold up the total – that’s what gets people,” Coleman said. The mission statement for UADM is “We dance for those who can’t.” UADM president Katie Klootwyk said college tends to be a self-centered time, and giving back through a philanthropy like UADM is an important opportunity for students. “These kids in the hospital, they’re 5, 6, 7 years old. They have not had a normal childhood, and so a lot of times they can’t do things like normal kids can. [Dance Marathon] is how we show our support and show we’re here for [them] and we got [their] back,” Klootwyk said. With more than 33 directors and assistant directors and 100 people on staff, Klootwyk said UADM is also an easy opportunity for students looking to get involved on campus. “You take 100 people from every corner of this university, and we’re not all the same,” she said. “We’re a diverse group of people who just want to come together for a great cause and help kids that are sick.” Julie Smith, mother of one of the
Miracle Kids who participates at Dance Marathon, said she finds UADM to be a organization very close to her heart. “Last year was our first year to participate in the UADM, and I was overwhelmed by the work the students put into the marathon and how dedicated they were to raising money for the Children’s Hospital system,” Smith said. To Coleman, the feelings of the families invited to Dance Marathon from Children’s Hospital are hard to put into words. “I can’t even express what it probably means to them, just from the families’ perspective – the fact that college kids, who usually have a stigma for being sort of selfish in a sense, the fact that they want to come out there and do something that’s bigger than themselves and raise money for their kid personally, I mean they’re just blown away every single year,” she said. The University is not the only school that hosts a Dance Marathon. Schools like Penn State have been doing so for over 20 years, whereas Louisiana State University is in its first year. Auburn University also participates in its own Dance Marathon, and president of AUDM, William McCann, said it’s not without a hint of rivalry.
“I’ve always found that anything shared by Auburn University and The University of Alabama is viewed in a different light. There is always some sort of competition,” he said. “[A] formal ‘rivalry’ hasn’t really developed as much as we’d like, but now in the third year, we hope to really utilize the competition aspect to push fundraising totals. Each program’s total goes directly to its kids, so regardless of who raises the most, lives are being changed for the better.” Senior Tiler Williams, director of family relations, has high hopes for UADM this year and in the future. “I just want everyone to have a good time and it be successful and make a statement that we’re here, and provide a foundation that will last for years to come,” Williams said. “I want Children’s Hospital to start paying attention to us, to put [their] full support and effort behind it.” Williams said he feels that people should focus less on being associated with something called “Dance Marathon” and instead focus on the ultimate goal of UADM, which is to aide sick children. “Break out of your mold and go for it, because it will quickly become one of the most rewarding things you have ever done,” Williams said.
COLUMN | HEALTH
With summer months over, sun protection still just as important By Heather Combs Each month of the year is dedicated to certain health promotional topics, and one of November’s many awareness themes is “National Healthy Skin Month.” Your skin is what protects you, and that makes it that much more important for you to return the favor and protect your skin. Your body has defense systems to ward off pathogens, and your skin is on your first line of defense acting
as a barrier. It is vulnerable to many conditions, from eczema to dermatitis to skin cancer, and things you do can adversely affect your skin, making you more susceptible to pathogens. Fall is finally upon us, and that means laying out and tanning skin naturally from the sun is no longer an option. Granted, sun bathing is not considered a “safe” option, and it can have negative effects on the skin, but other tanning methods are considered worse.
During this season, people tend to turn to tanning beds. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, indoor tanning (i.e. tanning beds or sun lamps) increases your risk of developing melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer, by 75 percent. For the sake of avoiding unnecessary skin diseases, refrain from indoor tanning. Some safer alternatives would be selftanning moisturizers, lotions and sprays. An essential, item is sunscreen. One thing to remem-
ber when choosing sunscreen is to always check the labels. Some sunscreens can help prevent only sunburn, while others can help prevent premature skin aging and skin cancer, as well as sunburn. Look for the words “broad spectrum” when making your sunscreen decision. You will also want to select a sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher. However, simply having the sunscreen is not enough. It’s important to remember to apply and reapply whenever going outdoors
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Students take the stage for fall Dance Alabama! By Elayne Smith | Contributing Writer
CW | Pete Pajor The student-run dance recital will be performed Nov. 5-8 in Morgan Auditorium.
Dance Alabama! will be returning to the stage this week showcasing the talent of the University’s dance program. The student-run, student-choreographed dance recital features students from all majors with a passion for dance and has been in the works since the first week of classes. This year’s preparations started in a room with more than 100 dancers auditioning for a spot in one of the selected choreographers’ dances. Dancers could be in up to three pieces, and choreographers selected around 80 dancers total to perform in the recital. Rehearsing for two hours a week since August, the students have been trying to balance the work load in the studio and in the classroom. For Cara Sharpe, a freshman majoring in marketing, the time management came unexpectedly. “I didn’t realize how much of a time commitment it was, especially because I’m a freshman, and I’m just getting involved in everything, Sharpe said. “But, by all means, it’s not bad, and I’ve learned how to handle it, and it’s all working out.” Maci Arms, a senior majoring in dance, choreographed her first piece this semester. She has danced in three Dance Alabama! productions and has loved getting to know different students with a common passion. Arms said she struggled to get the nerves to choreograph. “It was never something I wanted to do, but I decided to try it. Thankfully it worked out for the best and has definitely been an experience,” Arms said. Choreographers must submit a piece to faculty members who then compile a diverse showing for the recital. Vivian and Savannah Reach, two senior sisters both majoring in dance, have choreographed a piece together for every recital but one since their freshman year. This year, the two were challenged to do something new together. “Our pieces are usually very technical, and we use a lot of legs and partnering with boys,” Savannah said. “The technique is very apparent. We were challenged to do a dance that does not have legs as a showcase but use movements that are very constrained. Our dance is very different than anything we’ve ever done before.” Dance Alabama! gives students an opportunity to share their talent and stretch their own abilities. Each of the dancers said they are excited to perform on stage with an audience and have people relate to their art. For Vivian, dance is a deeper form of
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Dance Alabama! WHEN: Nov. 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Morgan Auditorium expression. “I don’t really like to talk,” Vivian said. “I’m a very shy person. Dance is a way to let go of all the emotions inside of me that I don’t say.” The choreographers use Dance Alabama! as an opportunity to bring their individual style and tastes to the stage. Each choreographer has a different trademark, story to tell and source of inspiration. Hannah King, a senior choreographer majoring in dance and political science, said to be successful, a choreographer must be versatile while remaining unique. “Every choreographer has their own vocabulary,” King said. “We are encouraged in our years here to find our own choreographic voice so that anyone who is performing your work would be able to attach it to you.” King’s piece is a solo based on breaths and pauses. She said she finds it refreshing to add unexpected stillness. Her movements are freeing and based on the motto “dance to dance.” Arms’ piece is a take on classic musical theater with inspiration from Bob Fosse, who choreographed the original Broadway production of “Chicago.” Her dancers will be in character heels performing intricate and complex moves. The Reach sisters’ dance is inspired by a piece they saw in New York about industrialization. Their dance features five women and showcases the power of women through sharp, robotic movements that combine the technicality of ballet with the strength of hip-hop. Hilary Schaff, a senior dancer majoring in dance and president of Dance Alabama!, said the audience should look for different aspects in the performance depending on the style. Some are more technically difficult and can be appreciated for the moves the dancers are doing. Others can be a simpler work focusing on the emotions created by the atmosphere. “Be open to let yourself be absorbed by it and see where it takes you and not why or what it is,” Schaff said. “Then after think about how it made you feel and what you got out of it.”
COLUMN | FASHION
Anti-trends will help you survive the season By Abbey Crain My style changes just about every time Miley drops a new single and usually depends on what store I go in first after getting a paycheck. Urban Outfitters – I’m probably inspired by the cropped tops reminiscent of “Wrecking Ball” and skull-emblazoned leggings circa two seasons ago and end up looking more high school, wanna-be yogi than punkish Brooklynite. Express – I come out with pants too bright and shirts too tight, trying to channel my inner sexy secretary in a last-chance effort to professionalize my wardrobe. And sometimes online shops like Modcloth and ASOS steal the
Trends, like most college boyfriends you meet at Rounders, are fleeting.
show, and I am convinced to snatch up every woodland creature-printed, Peter Pan-collared, A-line dress my mouse comes close to hovering over. Trends, like most college boyfriends you meet at Rounders, are fleeting. This fall, try shopping for three fall staples that will get you
through until your Christmas presents come in to revamp your wardrobe. P.S., Frye boots aren’t one of them. Pleated, high-waisted, cuffed or printed – trousers are a work wear must-have you might need before your graduate. Besides the obvious – wear them with a blazer and heels for an interview look, cuff them and wear them with a T-shirt and oxfords for an edgy around-town ensemble. Statement sweaters are nothing new, but these days it seems the punchier the print or the more off-the-wall the animal emblazoned on the front, the better. Keep your eyes peeled for muted prints like a large leopard print or a neutral color palette to
easily pair it with other items in your wardrobe. I like going for darker colors so I can add a chambray or white buttondown underneath for a more pulled-together look. As for shoes, be on the lookout for the perfect leather flat. I get it. You will never relinquish the tan leather riding boots. I’m sure you’ve received a new pair every Christmas since 2009. But let’s branch out a bit. I’m a huge fan of the oxford, two-tone if you’re daring. Opt for the classic black Mary Janes to bring a bit of femininity to a pair of structured trousers or spurge for a pair of masculine brogues to glam up an A-line skirt. Structured trousers, spunky sweaters and manly shoes – they’re in, I swear. Except when you wear them all together, you kind of look like Pinocchio or a European school boy. Oh well. Androgyny is in. Right?
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VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball team strives from more blocks By Kelly Ward | Staff Reporter
CW | Pete Pajor Making blocks can change the game momentum, allowing the Tide to control both sides of the net.
The Alabama volleyball team put up 10 blocks against Mississippi State Friday night, but it wasn’t enough, sophomore libero Kryssi Daniels said. “Blocking is something that we definitely need to continue to get better at, considering we’re in the SEC and you have a lot of good teams, particularly talking about Florida – they’re offensively driven so you have to be able to block to be able to help people on defense like me,” Daniels said. “The last match [against Mississippi State], it wasn’t the best, but I think with the way Coach is, we’ll continue to get better at it.” In SEC play, Alabama has put up double-digit blocks three times. On the season, the team has done this seven times in 24 matches. “I think we’re getting better in recognizing what is being run in front of us, doing a better job in mechanically executing the skill,” head coach Ed Allen said. “And because of that, really since the last month, those numbers have slowly but surely elevated over what we began the year with, and it’s probably the skill that we do the least effective of all the skills that we execute.” The Crimson Tide has averaged 1.75 blocks per set, while
opponents have averaged 2.24 blocks per set. Being out-blocked makes the defender’s job difficult, Daniels said. “When they have an effective block, the defensive players have to be ready to cover basically,” Daniels said. “When you have a good blocking team, you can’t just expect us to put the ball away because you are going to get blocked in that level of play. You can’t take anything for granted, and you have to be ready.” The blocking has primarily fallen to Krystal Rivers and Katherine White, who have put up a combined 42 of Alabama’s 50 total solo blocks. Rivers just came off her second consecutive SEC Freshman of the Week award and third of the season. Rivers and White average .87 and .80 blocks per set, respectively. With Alabama’s final non-conference match of the season against The University of Alabama at Birmingham tonight, Allen said he hopes the team will continue to work on its blocking along with its other skills. “I think just continue to get better, number one, and I think hopefully execute at a very high level both defensively and offensively, and see the level of consistency that we’ve developed over the course of the last month continue to improve, and probably be able to match the emotion and intensity that they’re going to bring in playing The University of Alabama,” Allen said.
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Tide not overlooking Tigers’ talent By Charlie Potter | Assistant Sports Editor Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide approach every game with the same mentality, but this week, a strong sense of urgency can be felt in the football facilities. “Obviously, this rivalry in the last few years has always meant a lot, whether it’s national rankings [or the] SEC West, [it’s] a very meaningful game,” Saban said. Alabama will host No. 13 LSU this Saturday in Bryant-Denny Stadium, and the players are well aware that the Tigers are coming to town. Sophomore center Ryan Kelly said former Crimson Tide center Barrett Jones told him to prepare for “an up-front battle” with LSU’s defensive line. “Anytime you play LSU, or anyone at Alabama, it’s a big game, especially since it’s in Bryant-Denny,” Kelly said. “It’s a big game for us, and you can’t get all caught up in the hype, though. I think that’s what we did in 2011. We need to just have a good week of practice and maintain our course and we’ll be fine.” Alabama has won two straight games against the Tigers and four of the last six contests, including a 21-17 come-from-behind victory in Baton Rouge last season. Saban isn’t overlooking Les Miles and his team, and said the record does not
reflect how good the Tigers have played this season. “LSU, I think, is one of the best programs in the country, in terms of the quality of players they have, the great job that their coaches do in developing those players,” Saban said, “and also how they play and how they compete in every game that they play in. This team could very easily be 9-0.” Saban also praised LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger for the way he’s led his offense. He credited Mettenberger and running back Jeremy Hill with making LSU’s offense so dangerous this season. “This is by far the most explosive, most talented offensive team that we’ve faced all year long,” Saban said.
Saban misses ‘60 Minutes’ piece CBS’s “60 Minutes” aired a documentary on Saban Sunday night that portrayed the Alabama coach as a perfectionist. But Saban was too busy watching film of LSU to relax in front of a television. “We were obviously working last night until pretty late. I did not get the opportunity to watch the piece,” Saban said. “I did get a favorable comment from Miss Terry, so that means it must have been OK.” The Alabama players were also at the team’s facility dissecting the ins and outs of the Tigers. “I was watching film with the rest of the
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quarterbacks,” AJ McCarron said. But from what Saban witnessed in the filming of the documentary, he seemed pleased with the message behind the news segment. “It really represents not me but the program, in terms of the players in the program and the things that we do as a program, whether it’s summer camp or whatever, that we try to the best that we possibly can to help young players,” Saban said.
Tide doesn’t condone hazing The Miami Dolphins, Saban’s former team, has made headlines because of veteran guard Richie Incognito’s bullying of second-year offensive tackle Jonathan Martin. Incognito’s actions resulted in Martin leaving the team. He has not returned. Saban was adamant about this situation not occurring at Alabama. “We don’t have that here,” Saban said. “We don’t aspire to that kind of treatment of anybody.” Instead, Saban asks his veteran players to serve as mentors to the newcomers in the program. “Our approach has been to get our older players to be supportive of the younger players, to remember how you felt when you were a freshman, maybe being away from home for the first time,” he said.
CW | Cora Lindholm As the hype for the LSU game builds, the Tide looks to improve on fundamentals, ignoring any unneccesary distractions.
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Offseason coaching carousel could be biggest seen in years By Benjamin Clark With only four weeks left to go in the college football season, the madness of the offseason coaching changes are already upon us. To begin this season, 31 teams had new head coaches, and while this offseason may not have as many changes, they could be the biggest changes in years. USC Trojans head coach Lane Kiffin was fired at the end of September, leaving one of the most sought-after jobs in the country being temporarily filled by Ed Orgeron. Connecticut, Miami-Ohio and Florida Atlantic are also searching for replacements after firing their coaches in the middle of the season. Along with the USC job, there has also been speculation Texas coach Mack Brown will either be terminated or forced into retirement after several lackluster seasons. With two of the highest paying jobs potentially open, a domino effect among other high-profile jobs could happen if the coaches choose to leave. Every high-profile coach in the country will be on the radar for these universities, along with their own universities searching for potential replacements. Even Alabama coach Nick Saban has been linked to the Texas job through Terry Saban’s house shopping in Austin, although Saban has denied any involvement with UT. The SEC seems poised to have another wild offseason, even after four teams just replaced coaches last year. In the past 15 years, only once (2006) did the SEC not have a head coaching change in the offseason. Vanderbilt’s James Franklin and Texas A&M’s Kevin Sumlin continue to be hot names on search committees’ lists, and no coach is ever off the hot seat in the SEC. While the coaches of the six SEC teams ranked in the top 13 of the AP Poll will most likely retain their jobs, the bottom eight coaches should all have reason to be concerned. Dan Mullen was once believed to be the key to turning Mississippi State around, but his team is 4-4 and will end its season on a tough stretch of games, in what could be his final year as coach. Both Georgia’s Mark Richt and Florida’s Will Mushamp, viewed as two of the best coaches in the nation at the last season, are now scrambling to end the season on a good note. An offseason with either job open could easily snag a coach from another great program. With four games to go in the regular season, anything can happen.
CW | Ashley Montgomery The women’s basketball team meshed on both offense and defense to defeat the West Alabama Panthers a lopsided 73-31.
Tide defeats Panthers in exhibition By Nick Sellers | Staff Reporter The Alabama women’s basketball team soundly defeated the West Alabama Panthers 73-31 in Foster Auditorium on Monday night in the Crimson Tide’s only exhibition of the season. It was first-year head coach Kristy Curry’s first win as coach at Alabama, but the win won’t count towards the Crimson Tide’s final regular season mark. Senior Shafontaye Myers led the Crimson Tide in scoring and steals, tallying 19 points off 6-14 field goals and making five of six free throws while adding five steals. Junior Daisha Simmons earned the most time on the court with 30 minutes played. Curry was satisfied after the game but recognized the work still to be done for the Crimson Tide. “I was pleased overall,” Curry said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do, and [there’s] a lot of little things that can make a big difference. [I was] pleased with our energy and effort, our heart’s in the right place, and that’s
Everything just fell in line, and we learned to trust each other. — Daisha Simmons
all you can ask.” Alabama opened the game on a 27-6 run with 3:26 remaining in the first half, with sophomore Jada Williams scoring the first 6 points for the Panthers. It wasn’t until just before halftime the Panthers managed double digits against the Crimson Tide defense. Sophomore Nikki Hegstedder grabbed four rebounds for Alabama, playing 29 minutes overall, second on the team behind Simmons. “It was just a good foot-in-the-water for the rest of the season,” Hegstedder said.
For Simmons, it was a good measuring stick of everything Alabama has practiced since the first of October. “We came together, we did everything we practiced,” Simmons said. “Everything just fell in line, and we learned to trust each other.” Hegstedder finished with 12 points against the Panthers, while Simmons managed six points. Freshman Karyla Middlebrook made a mark of her own in her first collegiate action, scoring seven points, three rebounds and two steals. The Panthers came out after halftime and contained the Crimson Tide early in the second half, including freshman Oceana Hamilton, who dominated the post early against the Panthers. “It wasn’t so much what they did, it was more of what we didn’t do,” Hegstedder said. Hamilton finished with four points and four rebounds on the night. Alabama will begin regular-season action with two road games against the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga on Friday and Nebraska on Sunday.
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have no representation in the freshman class. This data puts Alabama just ahead of Auburn in outof-state enrollment in the fall 2013 freshman class, with Auburn drawing 37 percent of its freshman class from other states. The majority of Auburn’s out-of-state students also came from Georgia. The University of Georgia fell behind Auburn and Alabama in out-of-state representation in its fall 2013 class, boasting only 15 percent of the new enrollees. The University of Alabama has been growing ever since Robert Witt, now chancellor of The University of Alabama System, assumed the role of UA president in 2003 and launched an “ambitious plan for academic growth and achievement,� according to the Office of the Chancellor website. The plan would position “UA as one of America’s fastest growing public universities.� Since the plan’s initiation, the undergraduate out-of-state enrollment
has increased 236 percent. Scholarship allowances have also increased in the past nine years, increasing 329 percent from the $24,630,219 set aside in 2004. Now, the Budget Office’s 2011-2012 Financial Reports specify $105,643,511 in scholarship allowances for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2012. That’s up 18 percent from fiscal year 2011. Aside from scholarships, the University spends an average of approximately $227 per incoming freshman in recruitment, with the recruitment and operations budget for fiscal year 2013 set at over $1 million. According to Undergraduate Admissions’ staff listing, the University has at least one recruiter assigned to every state in the nation. Five admissions representatives facilitate recruitment functions in Florida, along with four each in Texas and Georgia and two each in Tennessee and Mississippi. Alabama is assigned nine recruiters. Mary Spiegel, associate provost and executive director of undergraduate admissions, said the University did not track the quantity of scholarship funding directed to students from specific states.
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TIDEIN THE NFL Trent Richardson Running back Indianapolis Colts 8 carries, 20 yards 2 catches, 33 yards
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Dee Milliner CW | Pete Pajor The Crimson Tide escapes West Georgia 64-63 in a close exhibition game Monday.
By Charlie Potter | Assistant Sports Editor It wasn’t pretty, but the Alabama men’s basketball team outlasted West Georgia in the Crimson Tide’s only exhibition game of the 2013-14 season Monday night. Coach Anthony Grant said at times he couldn’t recognize the players on the court. “I thought we had a lot of guys play out of character today,” Grant said. “[It was the] first game in front of a crowd for some of our guys. We had some veterans that didn’t play like veterans today.” Alabama downed the Wolves 65-64 in overtime, but the Crimson Tide players had expected to beat West Georgia by a significantly larger margin. “I told these guys that’s not the team that we’ve seen in practice, in terms of the
way we’ve played for the last several weeks,” Grant said. “But I think it was hopefully a wake-up call for some guys in terms of the physicality that they’re going to have to be able to play with to have success.” Alabama trailed 48-40 in the second half, and senior guard Trevor Releford stepped in and spoke to his teammates during a timeout. “I just told the team that we’re not losing this game, we’ve got to come together and just figure it out and try to get this win,” Releford said. “A lot of the guys on the team stepped up.” It was Releford that fueled the offensive fire for Alabama in the second half and overtime. He led all scorers with 27 points. “He stepped up and made big plays,” junior guard Rodney Cooper said. “We just
tried to feed off him.” Junior forward Nick Jacobs was the only other Alabama player to post double-digit points with 12. He also pulled down nine rebounds. The rest of the Crimson Tide players were cold on the offensive end. It was Alabama’s ability to block shots and the Wolves’ inability to knock down free throws that kept the game close. Freshman fo r wa r d Jimmy Taylor only scored two points, but his contribution on defense was what filled up the stat sheet. Taylor blocked seven shots and recorded six defensive rebounds in his first appearance in Coleman Coliseum. “I thought Jimmy went in there and really affected the game,” Grant said. “He
had seven blocked shots. I thought his energy was really good. I thought he ran the floor well for a freshman. I was really happy with the way he responded to the opportunities he got.” West Georgia attempted 30 more shots (7848) than Alabama and out-rebounded the Crimson Tide 22-6 on the offensive end. Alabama also committed 15 turnovers. Grant said his team needs to look in the mirror to see how it’s capable of playing. Monday night was not it. “I think we’re a lot better [than how we played],” Grant said. “Hopefully that’s the worst we can play.” Alabama will travel to Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 8 to begin its regular season schedule. The Crimson Tide will face the Oklahoma Sooners at 4 p.m. CT on FSN Southwest.
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SPORTSIN BRIEF Nov. 16 kickoff time announced Alabama’s football game at Mississippi State on Nov. 16, will start at either 6 p.m. or 6:45 p.m. and will be televised by ESPN or ESPN2, the SEC announced Monday.
Rijsdijk an All-SEC performer Alabama junior forward Pia Rijsdijk has been named a second team All-Southeastern Conference honoree, the SEC announced Monday. It marks the third straight season Rijsdijk was named as an All-SEC performer. Compiled by Elliott Propes