WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014 VOLUME 121 | ISSUE 53
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SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SINCE 1894
Blount Community
2 Voting Concerns
7 LSU Activities
The Blount Undergraduate Initiative is celebrating 15 years of making the occasionally overwhelming UA experience more intimate by providing a living-learning community that ecourages incoming freshman to make connections.
Some UA students who registered to vote via the SGA Voter Drive were turned away Tuesday when they tried to cast their ballots because they were never officially registered to vote.
As the Crimson Tide gets ready to face the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge, fans traveling to the game should prepare for a busy weekend. Check out our list of things to do in Baton Rouge.
NEWS | SMOKING
UA BANS SMOKING ON CAMPUS
Regulation includes usage of e-cigarettes By Collin Burwinkel | Contributing Writer
The University of Alabama will become smoke-free effective Jan. 1, 2015. An emailed statement sent to students Tuesday said “smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes, will be prohibited in all facilities, grounds and parking areas on the UA campus.” The Faculty Senate, the Professional Staff Assembly, the Office, Clerical and Technical Assembly, the Black Faculty/ Staff Association and the UA Association of Residential Communities passed resolutions in support of a smokefree campus, according to the email. Colleges and universities across the country have established smoking bans as an effort to fight potential health effects from secondhand smoke. According to the emailed statement, the University joins SEE SMOKING PAGE 6
Beginning in 2015, The University of Alabama will join more than 1,400 colleges and universities with smoke-free campuses. CW / Pete Pajor
CULTURE | GAMING
Ubisoft brings new social racing game to Tuscaloosa Students can demo game against players from LSU By Matthew Wilson | Contributing Writer
In anticipation of the upcoming Alabama vs. LSU game, video game developer Ubisoft, in partnership
with marketing agency Creation, will be bringing their soon to be released racing game “The Crew” to campus Wednesday as part of The Crew College Tailgate Tour. The six-week tour includes stops at key college football rivalry games. Two trucks outfitted with gaming stations will tour the country, allowing fans
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from each school to play “The Crew” and compete head-to-head with their rival school. “There are many similarities with ‘The Crew’ and these storied college football rivalries,” said Dominic DiSanti, public relations manager for
PLAN TO GO WHAT: “The Crew” College Tailgate Tour WHEN: Wednesday-Friday, 2-8 p.m. WHERE: Student Recreation Center
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Drew Bridges. Brown said more students approached SGA representatives throughout the day expressing similar voting problems. Borland said he checked online at alabamavotes. com Tuesday morning to see where he was registered, only to discover he was not registered in Tuscaloosa. Borland called AlabamaVotes and said he was told they had no record of receiving his paperwork. It is unknown at the time of publication if the paperwork was never turned in or if there was a mistake made after voter registration paperwork was turned in. Brown said the SGA decided to begin an internal investigation and not alert students they were aware of the problem until the SGA has “everything in line.” “We are still learning exactly what happened to create this inconvenience,” he said. Brown estimates the SGA should have answers for students by the end of the week. Compiled by Rachel Brown
Thesis competition WHAT: Three-Minute Thesis semfinals WHEN: 1-4:30 p.m. WHERE: Ferguson Center Theater
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Tuesday, the day of general elections, some University of Alabama students who registered to vote through the SGA Voter Drive discovered they were ineligible to vote in Tuscaloosa. The drive was held in early October and designed to be a civic engagement initiative to get more students to vote on campus. The SGA representatives provided the required paperwork for students and said they would take care of making sure it was turned in and processed. Kyle Borland, a senior majoring in public relations, was among the students who discovered they were not registered to vote in Tuscaloosa as they originally thought. “I am frustrated because I feel I wasn’t able to exercise my constitutional right,” Borland said. Mackenzie Brown, director of SGA media relations, said he was first made aware of the problem around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday via tweets sent to the SGA Twitter account. He said he then alerted SGA president Hamilton Bloom, and the vice president of external affairs,
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Better Relations Day brings together UA, Auburn University In 1907, Alabama and Auburn played a football game that would make sports history, but it wasn’t because of the score. The game would mark the end of athletic relations between the two schools for 40 years. That same year, Auburn and Alabama head coaches met to work out the details but were unable to come to an agreement, hence the great Alabama vs. Auburn rivalry. In 1948, presidents of both The University of Alabama and Auburn University teamed up to create Better Relations Day. The day was founded to help promote the best possible athletic relationship between the two schools in hope that they could leave the rivalry on the field. Members of both schools’ Student Government Associations join together once every year, rotating locations, to learn more about the other school.
“The purpose of Better Relations Day is to enable us to meet with our counterparts, discuss issues that are occurring on each of our campuses and determine how we may be able to better meet these challenges,” Drew Bridges, vice president for external affairs, said. “It allows administrators and campus leaders to engage in dialog in hopes of taking advantage of each group’s comparative advantage in skill and perspective. Given the rivalry that exists on the football field, BRD reminds us that we still are united in our common state and our pursuit of higher education.” Better Relations Day will be held Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact Mackenzie Brown, SGA director of media relations, for more information. Compiled by Amanda Sare
Alabama moves up in College Football Playoff ranking Following a bye week where No. 3 Auburn beat No. 4 Ole Miss 35-31 in Oxford, Mississippi, Oregon took the No. 4 spot in the College Football Playoff ranking. Alabama moved up to No. 5. Mississippi
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3 Blount director discusses application process Editor | Rachel Brown Newsdesk@cw.ua.edu Wednesday, November 5, 2014
By Katie Shepherd | Staff Reporter
Each year, between 80 and 100 incoming freshmen are accepted into the University’s Blount Undergraduate Initiative. The students then begin their undergraduate studies in a rigorous learning atmosphere together within the Blount undergraduate dorms. Joseph Hornsby, director of the Blount Undergraduate Initiative, said the program, which celebrated its 15th anniversary last Saturday differs from any other living-learning experience on campus because of the rigor and cohesiveness of the curriculum. “We are unlike the Honors program in that our curriculum is progressive,” Hornsby said. “Each course builds on each other, culminating in the senior project.” During their freshman year, students in the program live together in the Blount dorms, take a common course, read books from the same reading list and participate in discussions among themselves and faculty in a smaller, more intimate classroom setting. “The program shrinks down The University of Alabama for our students, and they are put in an environment where they can make connections quickly,” he said. Hornsby said when reviewing
Joseph Hornsby, director of the Blount Initiative, sits in front of a painting of Winton Blount, the man who endowed the Blount program and its namesake. CW / Pete Pajor
applications into the Blount program, there are certain qualities that he looks for in potential students. “We look for students who have a curiosity,” he said. “We are also looking for students who have promise.” Hornsby said the Blount program boasts about a 65 percent retention rate, with about 10 percent of students heading to medical school after graduation, 15 to 20 percent heading to law school and most heading to graduate school. “We’ve had good success,” he said. “Our students, for the most part, get into the grad school they want to go to.”
Above all else, Hornsby said he believes the success of the program lies in the sense of community that is built among its students. “We are a real community that makes your university experience transformative,” he said. Amie Lemley, a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies and a member of Blount, said her favorite part of the program was becoming close to other “Blountees” during the first year. “One thing that I’ve always appreciated about Blount is that it fostered a community freshman year,” she said. “The friends that I made in Blount freshman year are still the people that I have lunch with and hang out with now.” Lemley said even though the freshman foundations courses were difficult, she is grateful because they helped her to become a better student in her later years at the University. “Freshman year is tough because you’re writing a two-page analysis paper every week,” she said. “But it hones your writing skills. It’s definitely made writing and literary analysis easier for my other classes.” George McClure, a professor of history in the Blount program, said the intimate and rigorous nature of the program is what makes it most successful. “This allows for a small college intimate
experience within a large university,” McClure said. He said the average freshman foundations course in the Blount program, which is a required course for all Blount students during their freshman year, has between 10 and 12 students, with two faculty members in each class. “You’re not going to have a better teacher to student ratio anywhere in the nation,” McClure said. He said although the freshman year course, which features a large amount of reading and writing, is rigorous and sometimes proves to be challenging for some students, the payoff from such an experience is ultimately extremely rewarding. “I think it’s the best freshman experience on this campus by far,” he said. McClure said one of the things that makes the program so great is that students are given the opportunity to dabble in various subjects during their freshman year course. Because of this, he said they are able to build a strong intellectual foundation in the very first year of their undergraduate studies. “It is like a little liberal arts education pressed into one year,” McClure said. “Because it touches on so many fields in the freshman year, it’s a great sampler.” McClure said he takes great pleasure in teaching in Blount because of the impact that the program has on its students.
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COLUMN | THANKSGIVING
ON THE TWITTERVERSE
We celebrate gift giving too early
IN RESPONSE TO: “Tweet us your thoughts on UA’s new smoke-free policy.” “@TheCrimsonWhite Absolutely ridiculous. Secondhand smoke is not a problem on campus this enormous. It is a personal choice.” Samantha Dye @DyeLovely
“@TheCrimsonWhite I can’t stand walking to class and suddenly walking through a cloud of cigarette smoke. So happy this is happening!“
“@TheCrimsonWhite It’s great to see the university finally banning this health hazard. Maybe it’ll encourage some to cut back or quit.” Alex @moff
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“@TheCrimsonWhite This is going to frustrate a lot of students and faculty alike. Also, there will surely be enforcement disparities.”
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“@TheCrimsonWhite It’s not within UA’s responsibilities to determine that smoking is an activity that we as adults shouldn’t engage in...”
“@TheCrimsonWhite It’s wonderful. I appreciate a right to choose, but I also have a right to not breathe dangerous chemicals.”
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GUEST COLUMN | ADVISING
Advisers work hard to help students graduate By David Ford | Guest Columnist
Normally I would not take the time to rebut a student editorial from the CW. But this time, I feel I have to defend a group that has been nothing but outstanding for my students during the 17.5 years I have taught at the University. Jackson Poe is an excellent student majoring in accounting with an excellent GPA, but he did not research his facts and only used personal anecdotal data before writing a scathing editorial about Culverhouse College of Commerce Academic Advising. Each Culverhouse College of Commerce academic advisor averages 800 students. Given an eight hour day and an average of a 12 week semester, that gives each advisor 36 minutes per student per semester, (Assuming no breaks, no holidays, no other issues, everyone comes in fully prepared, and every advisor has no other job related responsibilities or duties). All of the advisors also teach classes, up to three sections each, with prep time and grading and some are also working on graduate degrees. Few
WHAT I THINK • Advisors teach classes and some are also working on graduate degrees. • Advisors have gone out of their way to assure students’ issues are resolved. • The University’s growth in students has far outpaced its growth in faculty and staff.
students make appointments. They just drop by and expect to have an advisor respond to them and/or meet with them. Every single time in the past 17.5 years I have sent or taken a student to Culverhouse College of Commerce Undergraduate Student Services Center, the advisors have gone out of their way to assure the students issues are solved expeditiously and to their satisfaction. Never once have I seen anyone treated rudely or turned away. The advisors have shown great
interest in student success and in “Finishing in Four.” Having changed majors five times as an undergraduate myself, may I suggest that many young people do not know exactly what they want to do or what they enjoy in the way of majors or work. But no one in the Student Services office is making an effort to ‘milk’ the students for more tuition money by keeping them confused or delaying graduation. Ever. The final fact is: Our growth in students has far outpaced our growth in faculty and staff over the past 17.5 years. The addition of Degree Works has been a big help, but if students expect to have quality time with an advisor whenever it is convenient for them to drop-in, then we must add considerable staff and make sure they have no additional duties which take them away from advising. The folks in advising were hurt by these comments, and I believe they were unwarranted and untrue. David Ford is a clinical instructor of management and the director of the Business Honors Program.
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Just before fall break, I found my social media sites riddled with warning of the impending bombardment of Christmas time festivities. The Fairy Godmother reminded Cinderella that when the clock strikes midnight, Halloween will end. Then bam! Christmas carols everywhere. Ned from Game of Thrones instructed me to brace myself for the Christmas music, Batman slapped Robin for singing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” in November, and the hilarious memes continued. While I enjoyed the small bits of humor, I couldn’t help but feel bothered by the truth in these memes. Halloween hadn’t even fully left us before the Christmas trees were beginning to be trimmed and stations brought out their Christmas and holiday music. As we all know, there are other holidays and observed days between H a l l owe e n and Christmas yet, unfortunately, they are being pushed aside for Holidays are being the sake of Christmas preparation. pushed aside for the The emphasis on sake of Christmas giving and receiving gifts appears to have preparation. completely overcast the true meaning of the holidays and the “reason for the season.” My intent is not to preach or lecture to everyone, but instead to remind everyone that while holidays that celebrate through gift giving are just as important as any others, they have their time. I’m fully aware many people have always shopped for gifts many months in advance, however it seems as though holiday shopping for society as a whole is beginning to jut into Thanksgiving, which sadly takes away from the whole purpose of the holiday. While it may not have originally been celebrated in the fashion that we do today, Thanksgiving is a time in our society dedicated to spending time with loved ones, eating good food and giving thanks for whatever it is that you may be thankful for. In a day and age in which time is extremely precious, it is important to spend time that you can with those that you love, but if that time starts to become dedicated to shopping well, then that’s time lost. Erynn Williams is a junior majoring in interdisciplinary studies. Her column runs biweekly. Last Week’s Poll: Do you think the Crimson Tide will qualify for the College Football Playoffs? (Yes: 79%) (No: 21%) This Week’s Poll: Are you going to or did you vote in Tuesday’s elections? cw.ua.edu
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OPINIONS Wednesday, November 5, 2014 COLUMN | STALKING
Being stalked can negatively impact recipients physically, emotionally LEIGH
Terry Staff Columnist
On my way to my fall break destination last week, I experienced my second instance of stalking in my life. I was driving south on a rural stretch of I-65 when an old, muddy pick-up truck pulled parallel to my car. Since this mid-20s, male driver of this car did not seem in any hurry to pass me, I did what I was accustomed to doing in response to what I assumed was garden-variety bad driving and slowed down. I began to get nervous when he slowed down too. While attempting to keep my face forward as much as possible, I glanced over to realize in fear that this man had his entire head turned sideways, staring at me while I drove. I attempted to quickly accelerate and quickly decelerate in hopes of separating myself from my still parallel pursuer, but he maintained his position and his gaze.
After a few miles of this disturbing standoff, I phoned a friend who advised me to find an exit where I could leave the interstate without signaling and hopefully achieve separation. I managed to finally do so and parked in a gas station while my pursuer continued out of sight. As I sat in my car trying to regain my composure, a rush of thoughts went through my muddled mind. Why had he chosen me to follow? Is this how it is going to be every time I travel alone? What would have happened if I could not escape? And the question ever present on a woman’s mind: Will I ever be safe? I don’t know the answers to all of those questions, but I do know one thing: I did nothing to invite this man’s attention or actions nor did I find them flattering in any way. As I mentioned previously, this was the second instance of unwanted pursuit I had experienced in my life. The first was in high school when a classmate sat in his car outside of my house for an hour just because I smiled at him in the hallway earlier that week. Let that sink in: He thought I wanted to date him because I smiled at him.
Thankfully, I have never been Stalking, sexual assault and domesharmed by these encounters, but tic violence are issues that have been I have resented these men for dis- frequently discussed in this publiturbing my peace of mind and mak- cation and others, and there are no ing me question my ability to travel easy solutions. Solving these probalone. For many, the outcomes are lems will require early education in much more severe. Victims of long- households and schools and a broadterm stalking can be fired or asked to er cultural shift away from misogyleave their jobs due ny, catcalling and to the disturbance objectification and to their workplaces. toward empathy. According to the This will be difNational Institute of ficult, but it’s not Justice, 15 percent impossible. The of stalkers threateffort required for Solving these problems will ened or attempted this culture change require early education in to harm the victim, will be worth it in and in 10 percent a future where our households and schools... of cases the perpedaughters feel safe trator attempted to travel and move to sexually assault freely in society, the victim. and when our sons As st u d e n t s grow up viewing between the ages women as equals of 18 and 24, we are at the greatest and potential partners and not tarrisk of being victims of stalking. gets or trophies. The Centers for Disease Control and To those who think they have a Prevention reports “more than half right to unbridled pursuit: Don’t of female victims and more than stalk me, bro. one-third of male victims of stalking say they were stalked before the Leigh Terry is a junior majoring in economics. Her column runs weekly. age of 25.”
6 UA graduate donates $1.5 million
Students have conflicted feelings on smoking ban SMOKING FROM PAGE 1
By Ben Jackson | Contributing Writer
The Culverhouse School of Accountancy, recently ranked No. 8 in the nation by the 33rd Annual Survey in “Public Accounting Report,” continues to make news this fall as alumnus Gary Fayard announced a $1.5 million gift to create the Fayard Endowed Chair in Accounting. The donation, the largest in school history, will open up a new faculty position and help continue Culverhouse’s competitive edge. “This endowment by the Fayard family really gives UA a unique opportunity to compete for another top-tier researcher,” said Rich Houston, director of the Culverhouse School of Accountancy. Culverhouse recently posted about the new chair position online, and Houston and his colleagues have begun a search for the best candidate. “While we could fill the position internally this endowment allows us to maybe bring in a behavioral accounting researcher with lots of published work elsewhere, and that’s incredibly exciting,” said Houston. Fayard retired earlier this year after 20 years with Coca-Cola, most recently serving as the company’s chief financial officer. Fayard and his wife, Nancy, are both alumni of the Capstone, graduating from Culverhouse and the College of Education, respectively, in 1975. “We are forever thankful to the Fayards for their generous gift and support of the College,” said Michael Hardin, dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce, in the school’s release of the news. “This type of donation is necessary to help the school of accountancy and the college move forward as a top-notch program.” In addition to the Fayard family’s donation, Hugh Culverhouse, Jr. has agreed to match the $1.5 million for his
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scholarship program in the college. These additional funds, Houston said, will help continue to provide students necessary support to graduate with less debt and will help students in all areas of the business school, not just accounting. “This chair position means a number of exciting things for our school going forward,” said Houston. “We already attract very strong research and Ph.D. students and this new position will only work to increase our reputation as a world-class research institution in accounting.”
Professor changed by CrossingPoints By Geena Marshall | Contributing Writer
John Myrick didn’t expect one 4-year-old boy to change the rest of his life. During his first practicum in special education, Myrick met Hank. Hank was non-verbal, couldn’t walk and suffered from cerebral palsy. Hank may have lacked abilities physically, but this didn’t affect his ability to change lives. Myrick was there to teach, but ended up becoming the student. Myrick, clinical assistant professor at the University’s department of special education and multiple abilities, strives to develop the special needs students of CrossingPoints, the University’s transition program, into independent individuals upon graduation. Even though Hank was not able to walk or talk, Myrick noticed the smile that never left Hank’s face. From then on, Myrick said his perspective of life was never the same. The students of CrossingPoints are consistently joyful, which he said fuels his inspiration to help them achieve life at its fullest. “I used to be a brooder. I don’t brood anymore,” he said. “When you see somebody like Hank, who can’t talk, can’t walk, but is smiling all the time, it’s hard for me to get down on myself.” Seeing the transition of the students before and after the CrossingPoints program is the most enjoyable aspect of the job, Myrick said. Throughout the program, the
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students are taught self-determination, communication etiquette and how to create opportunities for themselves. CrossingPoints offers vocational training and employment at the University’s on-campus job sites. To help the program’s progression, Myrick created research on how the students responded to a self-analysis study. In this study, he recorded the students in a separate room for a conversation session, live-streamed them onto his computer and communicated with them through earpieces. The students were able to listen to his comments during the session and watch the video after for self-analysis. Myrick said he would always focus on their strengths,
not their weaknesses. “They’ve always been told what they can’t do, not what they can do,” Myrick said. “The joy of seeing people do something that they’ve never done before, and to think I had a small part in that, is pretty rewarding.” This study proved to be a success, as seen in Myrick’s student Demetree, who had a problem of constantly interrupting others. Demetree went from interrupting someone 64 times in a 30 minute session to seven times in a 30 minute session solely through the process of self-analysis and Myrick’s communication tactic. “[Myrick] has done everything from being on the job sites, to being their coach, documenting, doing activities outside CrossingPoints with the students and is always involved in the golf tournaments,” said Renee Dickey, a para-educator for Tuscaloosa City Schools who has worked with Myrick for seven years. After meeting Hank, Myrick made the decision to pursue a career that helps students with special needs live life to the fullest. Nine years later, Myrick ran into Hank, now 13 years old. After not seeing him for nine years, Myrick was skeptical of his memory. “He was smiling away,” Myrick said of the encounter. “That’s when I knew. I knew he remembered me. I thought to myself, ‘Hank, you are the exact reason why I’m doing what I do now.’”
more than 1,400 colleges and universities across the country that have become smoke-free. Students have mixed opinions on the smoking ban. “I have mixed emotions on it because, yes it will prevent people from being exposed to secondhand smoke, but at the same time, the University is supposed to be public property, and people pay tuition to go here, and so those people may be having their rights infringed on,” said Abigail Ratliff, a non-smoking sophomore majoring in marketing. “I think it is very progressive, which is great, but as far as the students and the faculty that do smoke, where are they supposed to smoke?” Anderson Turner, a non-smoking freshman majoring in elementary education said she thinks a majority of people will not like the new smoking ban. “I don’t think people will like this, because I think some people feel they have the right to smoke wherever they want to,” Turner said. Kathleen Giddens, a non-smoking freshman majoring in business, said she feels the smoking ban will not be effective. “I feel that this makes people want to do it more,” Giddens said. “When you’re told not to do something, it kind of triggers your desire to do it. People shouldn’t be told not to smoke if it’s legal.” Zac McMillian, a senior majoring in management information systems, led the smoking initiative on behalf of students. “I led the initiative from the student side, ensuring that the student body’s will and opinion were properly represented at all levels of the decision making process,” McMillian said. “I coordinated efforts with health professionals of the Student Health Center, deans of the colleges and leaders of the Faculty Senate, Professional Staff Assembly, Office, Technical, and Clerical Staff Assembly and the Student Government to ensure that all parties of campus were fairly represented and able to express their concerns with the proposal.” McMillian served as a liaison between the smoking ban and the students. “This move is meant to provide a safe, healthy environment for all those who walk onto our campus. Everyone deserves an equal shot at academic success every time they step foot on the grounds, and a clean environment is a necessary step in achieving that goal,” McMillian said. “Throughout the process, I made sure that the student voice was heard in every single meeting, be it among faculty, staff, medical professionals or even the SGA.” McMillian said he hopes this move will help place students’ health at the top of a priority list. The statement goes on to report, “The University is confident that both smokers and non-smokers will be cooperative, responsible and understanding during this time of transition as the campus-wide policy takes effect.”
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Activities for upcoming weekend in Baton Rouge By Hope Runyan | Contributing Writer
This weekend the Tide will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to play the 19th ranked LSU Tigers. As Saturday approaches and everyone is getting ready for a fun weekend in Baton Rouge, there are a few local places to consider checking out.
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Baton Rouge River Center Located right alongside the Mississippi River is the Baton Rouge River Center. The River Center is a 200,000 square foot entertainment facility in downtown. The facility has an exhibition hall, a grand ballroom and a theater for performing arts. The River Center has been home to numerous musicals and performances by symphony orchestras. Whether hosting an event or not, the Baton Rouge River Center is an attraction worth seeing.
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Mike the Tiger Habitat Right outside of the LSU stadium is the Mike the Tiger Habitat. The newly remodeled habitat is 15,000 square feet with a swimming pond, waterfall and lavish greenery. Visitors can view Mike by walking around the arched viewing wall that surrounds the habitat.
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For tailgating around the stadium this weekend, Voodoo BBQ & Grill is a convenient place to stop for some great food. It was founded on Mardi Gras day in 2002 in the heart of New Orleans and continues to serve its New Orleans-style barbecue that features Caribbean, Cajun and Creole spices. Voodoo is known for its food and also its fun, laid-back atmosphere and, of course, southern hospitality.
As for food destinations in Baton Rouge, there are a lot of options. You might not know it, but our campus-favorite fast food restaurant Raising Cane’s originated in Baton Rouge. Founded by Todd Graves and Craig Silvey in 1996 at one end of the LSU campus, the restaurant had to compete with a similar-themed restaurant at the other end of campus. Eventually, Raising Cane’s forced the opposing restaurant out of business and became a chain.
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COLUMN | TELEVISION
Television shows provide episodes without season-long commitment By Tori Linville
Parks and Recreation Based on the local parks department of a fictional Pawnee, Indiana, “Parks and Recreation” follows its employees in the same mockumentary style as “The Office.” The eccentric Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) always seems to be spearheading an activity, Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) is always grumbling, and the dynamic duo of April Ludgate and Andy Dwyer (Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt) are always endearing in their off-the-wall relationship.
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The Office Coined by NBC as “a hilarious documentary-style look into the humorous and sometimes poignant foolishness that plagues the world of 9-to-5,” the comedy series “The Office” offers an entertaining break between classes. From the origin of the famous “that’s what she said” jokes, to the development of the meant-to-be Pam and Jim relationship (portrayed by Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski), the show’s range allows it to be entertaining for all.
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Students are constantly on the go. We have heavy schedules and little time to relax, let alone time to invest in a 22-episode series with complicated plot lines and character developments. Shows where a viewer doesn’t have to watch each and every episode to remain in the storyline’s loop are becoming more popular than ever.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Following four owners of an Irish bar named Paddy’s Pub located in Philadelphia, this series takes a different approach by using dark comedy. The group of friends made up of Dennis and Deandra Reynolds (Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson), Charlie Kelly (Charlie Day), “Mac” McDonald (Rob McElhenney) and Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito) is dysfunctional and shaky at best. Blackmail is a currency, and the ability to make sensible judgment is always skewed.
The League “The League” focuses on a Chicago fantasy football league and their families as they navigate the trials and tribulations of the season in front of them. As Ruxin (Nick Kroll), Taco (Jonathan Lajoie), Kevin (Stephen Rannazzisi), Pete (Mark Duplass), Andre (Paul Scheer) and Jenny (Katie Aselton) manage to achieve trades and other strategic moves within their teams, they also micromanage their lives outside of the league.
Sky Shineman’s ‘Seismic Shift’ exhibit to show downtown By Yun Yu | Contributing Writer
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UA professor Sky Shineman will showcase her artwork in the exhibit “Seismic Shift,” hosted by the Arts Council of Tuscaloosa at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center. The exhibit will be open Friday through Nov. 26. Shineman has worked in the art and art history department of the University since the fall of 2009. “She is an established and accomplished artist and educator,” said Kevin Ledgewood, a public relations
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PLAN TO GO WHAT: “Seismic Shift” WHEN: Friday – Nov. 26 WHERE: Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center This year, the University awarded Shineman a research grant for the investigation of new painting materials, including organic mediums and powdered pigments.
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Catfish Courtbouillon. CW / Katharine Buckley
New Orleans food Engineering now offering 2 new majors guide offers options The College of Engineering has expanded its existing minor programs to offer two new degrees: enviromental and architectural engineering. CW / Layton Dudley
By Cokie Thompson | Staff Reporter
looking for a degree, Williamson said the specificity is not a detractor. He said the field of civil engiThe College of Engineering now offers two new neering is becoming more and more specialized degrees: environmental and architectural engineer- and colleges must adapt. The new programs use courses and instructors the ing. Both programs are expansions from existing minor programs and have been in the works for college already has. Fridley said the new degrees are a repackaging of available offers. a while. Williamson said the degrees will help serve the Derek Williamson, director of the AERO program and an environmental engineering professor, has state and national economies as well. The Board of been involved throughout the process of instituting Labor currently projects both degrees to have a 19-20 the new degrees. He said the college took course percent growth in the next several years. In addition to meeting the needs of the field, the accreditation and model programs into account. Although the department has just made the pro- changes in the department meet various student needs and were chosen specifically for grams available, Williamson said their recruitment value. Nationally, many students have already expressed the two degrees have a broader interest. appeal to female students. Fridley “By last year, the literature was out It is good to see that a said the college discovered this facand the recruiting was going strong long standing university tor after they had already decided to because all indications were that it forward with the project. was going to come through,” he said. like Alabama is willing to move “Both of these programs are very “We got all those I’s dotted and T’s crossed and it hit DegreeWorks about change and add programs strong for diversity,” he said. “Even as students are changing their two weeks ago.” to improve the education now majors, we’re seeing that.” The civil engineering department Alex Seay, a freshman majoring in houses degrees in civil, construction, of students. civil engineering, now has the opporenvironmental and architectural engitunity to choose one of these speneering. Williamson said the structure — Alex Seay — cializations as a minor or change his of the department allows students to major entirely without falling behind. find what they are interested in withHe said the programs were pivotal in out getting stuck down one path. his decision to come to the University. The senior associate dean for adminSeay said other universities had similar programs, istration in the College of Engineering, Kenneth Fridley, said although the two degrees are special- but Alabama had the best combination of depth ized, they also have breadth. Williamson said part of and environmental engineering specifically caught this breadth is prevalent during courses in students’ his eye. In addition to his interest in environmental studies, the concept of change influenced Seay’s freshman and sophomore years. “The real genius of that is that the first two perception of the University. “It is good to see that a long standing univeryears are identical for all four degrees because it comes of the base courses in civil engineering,” sity like Alabama is willing to change and add programs to improve the education of students,” he Williamson said. Williamson said the blanket design is appearing said. “With the constant advance in technology it is more and more in various degree programs, where always important to expand the program to accommodate all of the new students, and also to appeal to degrees are becoming increasingly more flexible. “However, the absolute is you have to maintain perspective students.” The four specializations within the civil engineering accreditation,” he said. “You can’t just say ‘well we’re going to loosen up everything,’ nor would we want to department lead to different careers, but Williamson said they meet similar needs of looking at society’s because we are a profession.” The University approved a double major in civil infrastructure. He said all engineering degrees are and construction engineering, and Williamson said about problem solving and they allow students to go he expects students will soon be able to combine the on to a variety of fields outside of engineering. With the addition of these degrees, the civil enginew degrees as well. “As long as that degree plan is met, then there is neering department will continue to grow and change not an issue with double majoring within the college, with the field. In the meantime, Fridley said the as long as the requirements of each degree are met in college is sending students into the workforce prepared for the variety of challenges they will face. total,” he said. “I think we produce a really strong graduEnvironmental, architectural and construction are subsets of civil engineering. Although many stu- ate because of the appreciation they have of dents often shy away from specialized majors when other engineers’ roles,” he said.
By Katharine Buckley
As the Crimson Tide travels to Louisiana to play LSU this weekend, many students and fans will follow. Some may stay in or stop by New Orleans since it is only an hour and a half away from Baton Rouge. If you’re stopping by the Crescent City, or if you make a trip down to escape the cold weather this winter, here’s a food guide detailing some of the best eats to get while in New Orleans. The city is known for its food and the multitude of cultural influences in Cajun and Creole cuisine. It’s impossible to choose just one dish to represent the city, but let’s start with the po’boy. A po’boy is a French bread sandwich overflowing with meat, typically seafood or roast beef. For the best of both worlds, check out the Surf and Turf po’boy with fried shrimp and roast beef at Parkway Bakery and Tavern. Parkway is a New Orleans classic that has been open since the invention of the sandwich, and they have perfected it with a menu full of different options ranging from alligator to fried sweet potato, all dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickle and mayo. For modern and creative takes on other classic Cajun dishes, Cochon is a powerhouse. This awardwinning restaurant is one of the best dining experiences in New Orleans. It’s a bit on the pricey side for a student budget, but it is definitely worth the splurge. Start with their wood-fired oysters, seasoned with garlic and chili that will have you licking the shells for a lasting taste. There’s no wrong dish to order at Cochon, and you can have your pick of seafood with the warm stew-like catfish courtbouillon or land meat in the equally comforting rabbit and dumplings that will have you wishing you’d been eating rabbit for years. Luckily, if there’s no room in the budget for these pricey dishes, right next door is Cochon Butcher which is a more affordable, casual option serving up sandwiches and house-made meats, all at the same high-quality as the original Cochon restaurant. As notable as these classic New Orleans dishes are, there is something special that comes with the immersion of cultures that affect a city’s cuisine. To witness the fusion of Creole and Latin flavors, Juan’s Flying Burrito is an obvious choice. Juan’s is definitely not a typical burrito joint. They offer an alternative twist with plenty of vegetarian options, and they are not afraid to experiment with flavors. The Al Pastor burrito exemplifies this by combining staples on any New Orleans menu like slow-cooked pork with flavors like pineapple salsa, jalapeños and cilantro. The hybrid of cultures is also evident in the Jerk Chicken burrito that has all the typical hallmarks of a good burrito like rice, cheese, avocado and salsa, but is filled with bold jerk seasoned chicken.
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Crimson Unkindness aims to bring together campus cynics By Katie Shepherd | Contributing Writer
Early last week, campus was littered with fliers and pamphlets marked with the words “Crimson Unkindness” and “The Cynic’s Guide to a Better and Unkinder World.” The founder of Crimson Unkindness, Cira LaPerriere, a sophomore majoring in German, said the purpose of the campaign is not to be unkind, but to build a community of like-minded cynics on campus. “The whole point isn’t to be mean, just to poke fun,” LaPerriere said. She said the Crimson Unkindness campaign began as a project for her UH 210 class, during which students were instructed to create a manifesto. LaPerriere said because she doesn’t necessarily believe in the true optimism that fuels Crimson Kindness, she took it upon herself to create a manifesto that aligned more with her personal beliefs. “I can be a pessimistic person,” she said. “But I don’t really call it pessimism, I call it realism.” She said she is often struck by Crimson Kindness’ chalked messages that can be found all over campus, and the fact that these messages tend to promote optimism even though the people that the messages target might not necessarily be receptive to the concept. Erin Siefker, a sophomore majoring in communicative disorders, is also involved with Crimson Unkindness. She said one of the goals of the campaign is to create a community of people who may be as grounded in reality as she and LaPerriere are. Siefker said she was inspired to participate because of her aversion to people who are constantly looking on
Crimson Unkindness began as part of a class project. Photo Courtesy of Cira LaPerriere
the sunny side of life. “I don’t like people who are only optimistic,” she said. “They can’t ever see the bad in the world, but it’s there.” Jacob Underbakke, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering, said he was impressed with the tongue and cheek nature of Crimson Unkindness when he first saw the pamphlets. “I saw it and thought, ‘I agree with this,’” he said. “I think it’s interesting and clever.” LaPerriere said she is considering expanding Crimson Unkindness to create a larger community of like-minded individuals on campus. Those interested in joining the movement are encouraged to like Crimson Unkindness on Facebook or follow them on Twitter at @Crimsunkindness.
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Ubisoft. “‘The Crew’ is all about selecting the right vehicle for the mission at hand. On the football field, college football players must call the right play for the situation in the game.” “The Crew” is a massive multiplayer racing game in which players form crews of four, travel across the country and compete against others. Players will be able to drive from coast to coast without any load screens or interruptions. Sergio Loaiza, who is part of the tour, said the tour and demo help encourage people to play with one another in a social setting. “You would find three other people and form a crew of drivers. Those four people would play against another group of people,” Loaiza said. “It’s a social game. It’s meant to be played alongside other people whether competitive or cooperative.” DiSanti said he hopes the tour will allow fans to show their team pride, demo the game before its released and take an active role in their school rivalries. “We wanted to give fans a way to show their team spirit and play their own role in the rivalry,” he said. So far, Loaiza said the tour has been well received. On gameday,
people have been lining up to play against other schools and each other. With four screens on each side of the truck, Loaiza said players on one side can team up to compete against the other side. Playing a video game before it’s released gets people excited, DiSanti said. “People are really excited when they find out they can play in real time against the truck at the rival school’s campus,” he said. “They want to learn more about the game and showcase their driving skills.” At the demo, Loaiza said players will get to cycle through most of the game’s features. The game offers a variety of missions including off road races and demolition missions where players try to wreck other cars. “You can customize the game in a lot of ways as far as vehicles go,” he said. “Each vehicle has different types of settings. You can change the bumper, the wheels, the lights on the car. If you have time to spend on just customizing cars, you can do that.” DiSanti said “The Crew” embodies the competitive and exciting spirit of college rivalries by allowing players to form a team of their own to determine who’s better. “College rivalry games have intensity unmatched by any other sporting event,” he said. “What better way for fans to show their pride and play a role in their team’s rivalry than to take on opposing fans in ‘The Crew’ and race to prove who is best?”
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12 Collins, Tide ready for LSU
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
COLUMN | FOOTBALL
By Nolan Imsande | Staff Reporter
Alabama safety Landon Collins plays every game like he has something to prove. However, this Saturday’s game in Baton Rouge, the junior said, will mean just a little more for the Louisiana native. “Personally, this game means a lot,” he said. “I just want to show them I picked the right team, definitely that we’re the dominant force, that we’re the best team in the SEC. Show them, basically, that I picked the better team.” Collins, who was a highly rated recruit out of Dutchtown High School in Geismar, Louisiana, chose Alabama over LSU two years ago. Collins made the decision at the Under Armour AllAmerican Game, and it ended up going viral because of the displeasure that his mom, April Justin, showed in his decision. Justin said at the time that she thought her son should have chosen LSU over Alabama. Collins said fans still give him a hard time about the decision and his mom’s reaction to it. “Constantly,” he said. “Everybody, the biggest is about my mom and asking ‘Is your mom still an LSU fan?’ and stuff like that. I’m like, ‘Nah, she just cheers me on.’” Alabama has won its last three games against LSU. Collins has been a part of the last two victories, playing a big part in last year’s game at Bryant-Denny Stadium, recording four tackles and recovering a fumble. Even though he was only a freshman when Alabama last played there, he has been to enough night games at Tiger Stadium to know what the atmosphere will be like. “At night time, it is just straight LSU,” he said. “The fans just change. It’s just different. They are just there for the team and they support them.” Collins said he knows many of the LSU wide receivers, but he doesn’t expect there to be a lot of trash talking. “I don’t think the wide receivers want to chat with me,” he said.
Former Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain, now head coach of Colorado State, has taken the Rams from three-win seasons to bowl eligible in a very short time. CW File
Former Tide coordinator deserves big-time chance The football team practiced outside in full pads and helmets today in preparation for Saturday’s game at LSU. CW / Shelby Akin
WHAT TO KNOW • The team practiced outside in full pads and helmets. • Running back T.J. Yeldon (foot) did not participate in group drills but went through his own set of drills off to the side. Alabama coach Nick Saban made no mention of Yeldon’s injury during his Monday press conference. • Left tackle Cam Robinson worked as the secondteam left tackle again. Austin Shepherd took Robinson’s spot as the first-team left tackle. Robinson did more than he did during Monday’s practice, going through team drills and not just individual drills. • Reggie Ragland had his left hand heavily wrapped during practice, but before practice Tuesday said it was nothing to worry about and just “dinged it up a little bit yesterday in practice.” • Dillon Lee worked with the outside linebackers
By Tyler Waldrep
Have you heard Jon Gruden’s name mentioned in a coaching search yet this season? If not, don’t fear because just like winter, it is coming. The season for firing and hiring head coaches will soon arrive. Accomplished coaches and coordinators will soon become household names as they are linked to more and more coaching vacancies. One name that deserves a lot of attention is former Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain. McElwain became the head coach at Colorado State prior to the 2012 season, and he has done a remarkable job with the program. In the three years prior to McElwain’s arrival, the Colorado State Rams won three games a year for a total of nine wins. In his first year on the job, the Rams won four games. Last year, in his second season, McElwain won seven regular season outings. Taking a team from three-win seasons to bowl eligibility in such a short time is impressive. For an encore, the Rams knocked off Pac-12 foe Washington State in their bowl game to finish last season with eight wins. Colorado State’s program will only improve under McElwain, who has led the Rams to their current 8-1 record. What might be even more impressive is fact that the Rams are 2-0 against “Power Five” teams on the year. The Rams sole loss came on the road at Boise State. Colorado State will be favored to win two if not all three of their remaining regular season games. If the Rams win out, they will likely have a great shot at getting into one of the major bowls this year. The Rams will also have a chance to play for the Mountain West title if Boise State stumbles in one of its four remaining games. Whether Colorado State wins the Mountain West or qualifies for a bowl like the Peach Bowl, the Rams’ season will go down as an incredibly successful one. McElwain has proven that regardless of the circumstances he is an incredibly capable coach. Winners deserve to be rewarded and McElwain’s opportunity to coach at a bigger program is likely rapidly approaching.
COLUMN | SOCCER
Americans should care about Women’s World Cup By Caroline Gazzara
In case you missed it, the United States Women’s National Soccer Team is going to the Women’s World Cup in June 2015. In June of this year, I wrote a column on why we needed to pay attention to the World Cup. As a person that covers soccer, I think it’s one of the greatest sports. It’s not as popular in the United States as football, but it’s an amazing sport. As a soccer fan and a woman, I think paying attention to this upcoming year’s Women’s World Cup is especially important. Currently, the top women internation-
als the world over have teamed up in a gender discrimination lawsuit against FIFA. They say the decision from FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association to make the Women’s World Cup teams play on artificial turf is unfair. During this past year’s World Cup, the men played on natural grass. The Canadian team said it would not play on a turf field, causing a major issue for FIFA. This lawsuit demonstrates just one of the ways there is gender inequality in sports. Why should you pay attention to women’s soccer right now? As we speak, the women are breaking some serious
gender walls. They are playing harder than ever and fighting for what is right. Sure men’s soccer is exciting – I love it just as much – but this year’s U.S. Women’s National Team has a lot going for them. And they just qualified two weeks ago for the World Cup. They have a lot of experience on the team. They have plenty of practice under their belts, seeing as how they have been to the World Cup every four years for the past decade. They also have players on the team from the last time they won the World Cup in 1999. They’ve placed third or higher in every World Cup since then. They have what it takes to win this year.
The United States Women’s National Soccer Team made the cut for the 2015 Women’s World Cup in June. Tribune News Service