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CW | Austin Bigoney Wide receiver Kevin Norwood consistently completes the leaps and grabs needed to force big plays against opposing secondaries, making him any competitor’s nightmare.
Norwood poses challenge for LSU defense Senior wide receiver constant threat against tough opponents By Kevin Connell | Staff Reporter Some like to call it the “Rally in Death Valley.” Others like to simply refer to it as “The Drive.” Either way, Kevin Norwood has a hard time remembering the ending sequence in Alabama’s 21-17 win at LSU last year. “Only thing I remember is T.J. [Yeldon] scoring on the last one and me taking a knee and like, just basically, ‘Oh, thank you,’” Norwood said. But before the Crimson Tide could even
get into a position for Yeldon to score, it was Norwood who helped march the Tide down the field, catching passes on three straight plays – all for first downs – from quarterback AJ McCarron on a five-play, 72-yard drive that began with 1:34 left in the fourth quarter. Not only did Norwood’s contributions to the Tide’s final drive put Alabama in the SEC West driver’s seat, but it was one of a select few moments that kept Alabama’s title hopes alive in a season that ultimately resulted with the team winning its third national championship in four years. Norwood, a fifth-year senior wide receiver from D’Iberville, Miss., is one of seven current players on the roster going for an
unprecedented fourth national championship this season. Up next for Norwood and the Tide is LSU in Tuscaloosa on Saturday night. “This is an exciting game,” Norwood said. “If nobody’s excited about this game, they do not need to be here. It’s just the tradition around here, man. It’s just awesome, especially playing against these guys.” Norwood’s highlights against LSU go beyond what transpired at the end of last year’s game. In Alabama’s 21-0 shutout win over the Tigers in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game, Norwood again had several big catches, leading all receivers with 78 yards on four
receptions in the game. Since then, Norwood has developed a reputation as a go-to receiver for McCarron in tight games. “I don’t know, he’s just one of those guys in that type of scenario and situation where it’s loud and we have to have a big play, he’s always been there for us, and I’m glad he’s on our team,” Anthony Steen, right guard and fellow fifth-year senior, said. Through eight games this season, Norwood leads the team with 348 yards on 23 catches and is tied for the lead in touchdown receptions with three. Norwood is on pace for SEE NORWOOD PAGE 2
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Saban addresses Texas rumors Youth homelessness Alabama coach said he’s ‘very committed’ to UA By Marc Torrence | Sports Editor Nick Saban can’t say it enough: He’s happy at Alabama and isn’t going anywhere. Saban responded to questions Wednesday about an Associated Press report that detailed a conversation between Saban’s agent, Jimmy Sexton, and two Texas regents during which Sexton said Saban would only leave Alabama for Texas and that Saban felt he was under “special pressure” to win at Alabama. “Well, I don’t know where these reports come from,” Saban said on ESPN Wednesday afternoon when asked about the report. “I’ve sort of addressed the situation before. I’m totally committed to The University of Alabama. [I’m] looking forward to the game we have this week, and all my focus has been on LSU and what our team needs to do to
I’m very committed to The University of Alabama. Love being here. — Nick Saban play their best.” Saban was asked again about the report at his regular Wednesday news conference and responded with a similar answer. “First of all, I don’t know where y’all get these reports,” Saban said with a smile. “And I don’t know where y’all get your information. But I’ve already commented on all this stuff. There’s nothing new or different that’s ever happened. I’m very committed to The University of Alabama. Love being here. Talked about it before, don’t need to talk about it again. “We have a big game with LSU this week, and that’s where our focus is, and that’s what we’re focusing on.
There’s really nothing new to comment about.” When asked if he made comments about only leaving Alabama for Texas, he responded: “No, no one’s said anything like that.” As for the “special pressure,” Saban said that doesn’t come from Alabama or anyone else. “The pressure that I put on myself comes from me, of wanting to do a good job, wanting to do the best thing that you can to help the players be successful,” Saban said. “I don’t feel any more or less pressure in the situation I’m in now than when I coached on a team that didn’t win. And I’ve been on a couple of those teams.” Senior linebacker C.J. Mosley said players weren’t aware of the report and Saban didn’t address it with the team. “We’re not really worried about anything about Texas or him going anywhere else,” Mosley said. “We’re worried about LSU, and he’s worried about LSU. There’s no need to bring that up to the team.”
growing problem for LGBTQ community Support from families, shelters often lacking By William Barshop and Rachel Brown | CW Staff On Christmas Eve, a young woman’s parents gave their daughter a trash bag of her clothes and told her she wasn’t welcome in their house anymore. She called a social worker to share what happened. Her parents had discovered she is a lesbian. Sarah Young, a graduate student involved in The University of Alabama Safe Zone, said this is not the only story of a LGBTQ student becoming homeless that
she has encountered. While nearlt 1 in 10 people identify as LGBTQ, they make up about 25 percent of homeless people in America, Young said. “I think being on a college campus wipes away a lot of homelessness,” Young said. “If you’re a queer youth, you’ve come to UA and you’ve had an affirming experience, what happens to you during winter break? What happens to you during the summer? … Where do they go? They’ve been told they’re not welcome back home.” This November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, and Kaylyn Johnson, SEE LGBTQ PAGE 3
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career-highs by the end of the season. And his stellar play this season has shown on more than just the stat sheet. When Alabama fell behind 14-0 early in a hostile environment at Texas A&M in September, it was Norwood who helped settle the Crimson Tide into the game with a leaping, backshoulder touchdown grab along the sideline. In the Crimson Tide’s last game against Tennessee, he set a personal-best with 112 yards – the first 100yard game of his career – which included a touchdown and an acrobatic catch that drew praise from head coach Nick Saban, who described the catch as “unbelievable.” “It doesn’t surprise me that he’s done well at Alabama,” said D’Iberville High School football coach Buddy Singleton, who coached Norwood his senior year. “He was a good possession receiver, and it appears to me in the big ball games like LSU and
stuff like that, the ball is thrown to him more than any other time.” At D’Iberville, Norwood shined as a three-sport star in football, basketball and track, but gave up the latter two during his senior year to concentrate on football when more colleges began to show interest. The dedication to football paid off. Norwood finished his senior year in 2008 with 54 catches for 1,001 yards and 12 touchdowns, along with 37 tackles and 11 interceptions as a cornerback. For James Jones of the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Miss., one particular play comes to mind when reflecting on Norwood’s high school career, a play that has become indicative of his college career at Alabama. “The biggest play he made in high school was at the 4A state championship game,” Jones said. “D’Iberville was down 12-3 to Noxubee County in the third quarter. Noxubee County threw a bomb – they were about to score a touchdown to put the game out of reach – Kevin leaped in the air and made a diving interception. He took the ball out of the guy’s
He makes the most of the opportunities he gets and is as humble as you can be about it. — Rusty Waites hands and intercepted the pass in the end zone. “Kevin ended up scoring on [offense] that next possession, and then [D’Iberville] missed a field goal with about 20 seconds left in the game, so they lost 12-10, but if Kevin hadn’t made that play, they were going to get blown out, and he kept them in the game.” Still, Norwood has often flown under the radar in his time at Alabama, as there is nothing particularly flashy about his game. He is not the fastest or biggest receiver on the Crimson Tide roster, and with the influx of new recruits coming in annually, he may not even be the most talented. Norwood, though, is fine with being overlooked. “He understands the process, and it can get frustrating at times, but he understands that when he gets his opportunities, he makes
the most of the opportunities he gets and is as humble as you can be about it,” said Rusty Waites, a mentor and former offensive coordinator for Norwood at D’Iberville. “He doesn’t try to be a ‘look-at-me’ guy or [make] sure you get him the ball,” Waites said. “He just goes on about his business and when it’s his opportunity, he does what basically is expected of him, and he makes the most of it.” Up to this point, Norwood said he is satisfied with his career as a whole, but there is still more he desires, starting with LSU Saturday. “I’m very excited of how far I’ve come, but I’m still hungry,” he said. “I feel like there’s a lot of stuff I haven’t accomplished yet as a receiver.” If history has taught us anything, the opportunities – memorable to him or not – should be prevalent.
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Many shelters turn away LGBTQ youth LGBTQ FROM PAGE 1
president of Spectrum, the University’s LGBTQ student organization, said the issue is especially important to people who identify as LGBTQ. “You might not always have a choice of when you come out to your parents,” Johnson said. “And the huge risk with non-accepting parents is being kicked out of your home.” Student Affairs staff member Kirk Walter said LGBTQ students have come to him expressing their concern for this issue, and even when they aren’t afraid of losing their homes, the pressure of keeping their identity a secret affects their ability to perform in school. “Parent financial support is what’s allowing them to come
to the University, and the fear of coming out and the termination of that support would leave them without a place to stay,” Walter said. “I can’t imagine that level of fear and anxiety would do anything but translate into stress in other portions of a student’s life.” Another trend that makes homelessness a more present threat to LGBTQ youths is that some shelters turn away LGBTQ people, Johnson said. She said some shelters designated for women will turn away transgender women if they are open about their biological sex or given gender. “Even the systems we have to help out with the problem of homeless youth are not always inclusive,” Johnson said. “And when a shelter is tied to a religious organization, it can become an issue if that religion is not LGBTQ+affirming.” Spectrum member Spencer
Cornelius, a sophomore majoring in communication studies, said transgender individuals may not seek out help from a shelter because of a history of sexual assault. Young said some shelters have a problem with gay men and lesbians because they worry about keeping them in singlesex sleeping quarters. “Gay and lesbian youth especially are singled out,” Young said. “I don’t want to paint homeless shelters with a broad brush. I know there are staff members who are culturally competent, but these stories are not uncommon, to feel out of place.” Young said some religious groups on campus are supportive of LGBTQ students, but she’s seen a lot of intolerance in faith-based organizations. One organization Johnson noted as exemplary is Lost-NFound in Atlanta, Ga., a nonprofit agency that specifically aims to take LGBTQ youth off the streets. Cornelius said these kinds of shelters are very difficult to put into action but are essential to keeping
CW | Austin Bigoney Many shelters take issue with LGBTQ individuals because they worry about housing them in single-sex sleeping quarters, leaving them with nowhere to go. LGBTQ students safe and in school. Johnson said while tolerance of LGBTQ people is an important step, there are more immediate measures that can be taken to prevent them from becoming homeless. “If you tolerate someone, essentially you accept that they exist,” Johnson said. “But that says nothing about whether or not you believe they should be offered the same protection, the same rights, the same services.” Johnson said if homeless youth programs made explicit
policies that affirm LGBTQ individuals, those young people would feel more safe going to them for help. Young said taking the training to become a Safe Zone ally can reduce the harassment of LGBTQ students and make tolerance more present on the UA campus. “Being an ally means raising issues of disparity,” Young said. “Having extended housing options for people, keeping young people engaged because it might be incredibly isolating and painful not having a place to stay when
the University closes down its dorms.” The woman who was turned away by her family on Christmas Eve is still not in contact with her parents, Young said, but she found a place to stay with her partner, whose parents were more supportive. “It’s easy to ignore the stories, narratives, hardships that we don’t see right away,” Young said. “Just educating yourself is one of the best ways to become an ally, and admitting you’re going to make mistakes but keep learning.”
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COLUMN | CHALKING
Students should be offended by sexist chalkings By Asher Elbein | Staff Columnist
to the inner workings of the Cullen family (or the University) through closer connections with professors and possible teaching experiences. If Bella is honest with herself, the uncertainty of her future after graduation is a terrifying prospect; in a job market with so few doors open already a graduate degree serves only to better those chances of employment. These connections will not just help you with the immediate transition into vampirism but will continue with you throughout your professional career. The life skills will drastically improve your marketability and starting salary. The debate between Edward and Jacob is as old as time itself (or at least the Twilight series) and it is a decision that will continue to plague generations of Bellas to come. The “real world” can often be an enticing, romanticized place. However, that is all it will be – romanticized. The deep, destined and doting love shared between Bella and her graduate program allows recent graduates the time to acclimate to the real “real world,” all while building even more connections. So seniors, this coming May, ask yourself: Are you on team Edward or Jacob?
The University campus woke yesterday morning, as it does most mornings, to a parade of chalking. The majority of these are announcements or advertisements. Occasionally an artist will grace us with a doodle. The mesAsher Elbein sages that appeared yesterday, however, were different. “No means yes, and yes means anal,” read one. The others around it were worse. All were childish, offensive and viciously sexist. I don’t approve of this. Nobody should. These chalkings describe women as objects. They suggest that sexual consent is a perk at best and meaningless at worst. They mock real experiences that people on this campus have had. They make many of my friends – and almost certainly some of yours – feel unsafe on a campus that is meant to be their home. Now, the people who wrote these would claim that they’re “just a joke.” That’s usually the go-to response from people who’ve offended somebody. Not an apology. Certainly not an attempt to understand. “Just a joke” is your get-out-of-jail-free card. If you were smiling, it doesn’t count, right? Stop looking for reasons to be offended, man. Lighten up. Well, I’m a reasonable person. I’d hate to think I flew off the handle without giving this due consideration. So let’s break this down for a moment, shall we? I’ll leave the discussion of privilege, rape culture and feminism to some of my fellow columnists. They’re more qualified. We’ll just use plain English here. Let’s begin by pointing out that if you don’t hold a belief, as a general rule, you don’t feel compelled to write it on sidewalks. I don’t believe that pink elephants are flying above my head. I also don’t believe that all Christians are secretly space lizards. You will note that the sidewalks are adorned with neither pink elephants nor lizard Christians. Most people are too busy to write down things they don’t believe. So let’s go forward under the assumption that the people who wrote these messages, on some level, agree with them. “No means yes, and yes means anal.” This message states that when a person says no to a sexual activity, they’re really saying yes; their expressed wishes not to have sex don’t, in fact, matter. There’s no other possible way to interpret it. “No means yes.” There is a word for the act of one person ignoring another’s lack of consent to have sex. That word is rape. It’s a simple word. Very easy to remember. Assuming that the people who chalked these believed in them enough to write them down, what they are really saying is “I think rape is okay.” Say that to yourself. Roll it around your mouth for a bit. “I think rape is okay.” The people who wrote this think that taking advantage of somebody is okay. They think that inflicting a shattering experience on another person, that treating them like an object to be used and discarded, is okay. They think that when somebody tells you no, what they really mean is yes. By extension, they think that what other people say doesn’t matter. That what they think doesn’t matter. That what they are doesn’t matter. And if you agree with that message, then that is what you think as well. So, yeah. I’m offended. I’m sickened. I’m disgusted. What does it say about you if you aren’t?
Will Gonzalez is a sophomore majoring in secondary education. His column runs biweekly.
Asher Elbein is a senior in New College. His column runs biweekly on Thursdays.
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COLUMN | GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Graduate programs: Edward or Jacob? By Will Gonzalez | Staff Columnist As University students we have already made the first of many big decisions in our lives; attending the Capstone has vaulted us into the elite echelons of our society. Only 20 percent of Alabamians have ever attended an institution of higher learning, let alone graduated. However, upon graduation, this fairytale is quickly transformed into a nightmare scenario by one simple question: Should I stay to pursue a more advanced degree or risk “the real world?” While columnist Michelle Fuentes argued earlier this week that graduate degrees in the humanities should be avoided. I disagree. As all of you know, the decision to pursue such degrees essentially boils down to one simple question: Are you on team Jacob or Edward? The “real world,” Jacob Black, presents plenty of unique advantages to entice young Bella, or our graduate. Jacob (being the dangerous type) constantly parades around on his motorcycle, flashing his tribal tattoos in order to convince Bella to pick him. These dangerous distractions serve only to cover up the glaring short-comings of his personality. Similarly, the allure of venturing out into the “real world” offers Bella a few seemingly exciting options, but also a plethora of potentially hairy situations.
Will Gonzalez While still around or on campus, graduate students still have access to all of the subsidized amenities we all enjoyed as undergrads. However, the “real world” quickly shows the bare-chested truths of picking Jacob and minimum wage. The flashy luster of getting a “real job” and starting a “real life” quickly wears off when the only job available makes $7.25 an hour flipping burgers. Instead of being distracted by flashy promises, Bella should simply follow her heart, destiny and common sense by choosing Edward. Much like Edward’s frozen body, the cold hard splash of reality that is graduate school allows students time to more effectively adjust from college life to the employed world, all while gaining more marketability. A graduate degree is a lot more than a piece of paper. The mere pursuit of one allows Bella access
COLUMN | RACE ISSUES
Complacent mindset about social inequality needs to be resolved By Nathan James | Senior Staff Columnist Last week, Erynn Williams wrote a column on the topic of diversity – or lack thereof – in the entertainment industry. Ms. Williams argued that the lack of diversity in certain industries isn’t because of racism, but rather because people of color don’t show interest in those kinds of jobs. She closed her article by saying, “…if there is no one of color to show interest in a field, then there will be no one of color in that field.” I respect Ms. Williams’ opinions, and I think her article was well-researched and supported. I also think it was founded on an idea that has hurt minorities throughout American history, including today, and that needs to be discredited.
The idea is this: Social inequality is a natural state resulting from inherent differences between racial groups and should be accepted as the norm. If you went back to 1800 and tried to find a black man qualified to be an attorney, you wouldn’t find one. Not because black men are bad lawyers, but because in 1800 it was illegal for slaves to read. In this time period, many people justified slavery by claiming that slaves were too uneducated and ignorant to be anything but. They failed to see the obvious flaw, that their poor education was a result of their status. Later on, in the 1900s, people made a similar argument in favor of segregation. They claimed that different races simply had different places in society and that segregation was the natural
result of this condition. As with slavery, we now see these inequalities as the result of racial discrimination and not “the way of things.” I know that these comparisons seem extreme, and I hope that Ms. Williams will understand that I’m not trying to call her racist. Nor am I saying that the lack of diversity in the entertainment industry is comparable to slavery. What I am saying is that it’s incredibly dangerous to attribute social inequality to “the way of things.” This is especially relevant now, as our campus struggles against institutionalized racism. I’ve often heard greeks say that minorities “aren’t interested” in joining white greek organizations. Yet once administrators spoke up, we saw dozens of minorities stepping forward to join our greek system. This is indicative of
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the fact that, on this very campus, the same old arguments are being used to excuse institutionalized racism. The argument that social inequality is “the way of things” has been around for hundreds of years, and it’s always been wrong. As our campus tries to cleanse the stain of segregation, we need to bear in mind that persistent racial homogeneity isn’t a natural state. A universal talent pool is the best talent pool, and if the only people drawn from a given talent pool are white, then something has gone wrong. Nathan James is a junior majoring in public relations. His column runs on Thursdays.
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Hip-hop expert to speak on politics, society By Shakarra McGuire | Contributing Writer Lester Spence is not your typical college professor. He is also a veteran DJ and hip-hop expert who uses music to connect with students about black politics and American society. Spence will speak Thursday afternoon as part of the ongoing 50th anniversary celebration of desegregation of The University of Alabama. The event is being sponsored by the department of gender and race studies in conjunction with the department of political science Utz McKnight, chair of the gender and race studies department, said he believes that in selecting Spence, the 50th anniversary planning committee has secured someone students will enjoy and can relate to. “He’s a musician or DJ himself, Submitted so he is engaged with the music,” Lester Spence is a college professor as well as DJ and hip-hop expert. Spence McKnight said. recently wrote a book on the influence of music of black political attitudes.
I dont think that people realize how music...can be used to effect social change. — Joya Reed Spence is a prominent thinker in the fields of hip-hop studies and black politics, and is an associate professor of political science and africana studies at Johns Hopkins University. He received his bachelor’s and doctoral degree from the University of Michigan and is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Most recently, Spence authored a book, “Stare In The Darkness: The Limits of Hip Hop and Black Politics,” a look at the influence
of rap on black political attitudes. In the lecture, Spence will engage students in dialogue on the University’s integration, hip-hop culture’s artists and their lyrics, as well as the future of hip-hop and black politics. Joya Reed, a UA student majoring in public relations, said she was interested in attending the event to hear Spence’s perspective on hip-hop. “I don’t think that people realize how music, especially hip-hop, can be used to effect social change. It will be interesting to hear from someone who actually studies the music and its history,” Reed explained. The event will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Gorgas Room 205. All students are invited to attend the lecture, which will be followed by a question and answer period. Students can learn more about Spence’s work at lesterspence.com.
Career Center continues to aid students post-graduation By Jessica Smith | Staff Reporter While The University of Alabama Career Center offers many different services for current students, such as resume critiques, career fairs and career advising, they also offer services to recent graduates. The Center continues contact with graduates up to six months after graduation. Amanda Ingram, assistant director of operations at the career center, said the
center conducts surveys beginning at graduation time. “Historically, the Career Center has conducted surveys at the request of the College of Engineering and the Culverhouse College of Commerce,” Ingram said. “More recently, additional colleges have expressed an interest in our collecting data for their colleges.” Ingram said the Career Center began collecting for the College
of Communication & Information Sciences and the College of Education this past summer. They have received additional requests and as a result will be adding additional colleges in the near future. New graduates are emailed an electronic survey before graduation. If the student completes the survey and indicates they have secured employment, will be attending graduate school or have joined the military, then the students are recorded as placed and are no longer surveyed.
“If a recent graduate indicates they are still seeking or fails to respond to the survey, then we conduct followup surveys both electronically and by phone,” Ingram said. “Our Career Center provides services to alumni for life. For those who are still seeking after graduation, we would encourage them to contact our office.” Employment rates vary by major and graduation period and depend on the labor market and a variety of other factors. The most recent completed surveys, also known as First
Destination Reports, can be found at career.ua.edu. Travis Railsback, executive director for the Career Center, said the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the primary professional organization for college and university career centers, is in the process of developing a standardized approach for use by all higher education institutions. “Despite the strong interest shared by many in knowing where students are going post-graduation, there is not one universally accepted
method of collecting this data,” Railsback said. “As a result, institutional comparisons are routinely confusing and sometimes inaccurate.” Brittany Fossett, a May 2012 graduate of the Culverhouse College of Business, said she used the Career Center as a student for the career fairs. “I went to a couple different career fairs to help me find a job,” Fossett said. “The Career Center and the career fairs were beneficial in helping me find a job by the time I graduated.”
NEWSIN BRIEF HLN comes to Tuscaloosa for Alabama-LSU rivalry, will broadcast game HLN, a national cable news channel owned by CNN, will be setting up at Innisfree Irish Pub Friday to broadcast before the football game between Alabama and LSU. HLN will be arriving in Tuscaloosa on Thursday to begin setting up in front of the bar, said the manager of Innisfree. HLN contacted several bars in the area before deciding on Innisfree. Cathy Andreen, director of media relations for The University of Alabama, said HLN was not granted a spot on campus for its broadcast due to previously planned events and occupied spaces. “HLN called the University last week to say that they
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Direct stimulation may increase cognitive performance University of Alabama professors investigate effects of electricity on neurons, academic abilities By Ellen Coogan | Staff Reporter
the tDCS device. “Theoretically it could give an Your exam starts in an hour. You advantage,” Houser said. “And so the have spent the past few days study- question becomes how do you make ing, but you need that extra kick. that available to people.” You walk past the coffee maker and Thoma said students who would be strap on your electrode cap for some able to purchase the devices would pretest transcranial direct current have an edge on their classmates. stimulation. “Kids going off to school with their Transcranial direct current BMW and their caps and other kids stimulation, or tDCS, uses electric- coming in with their Volkswagens and ity to prepare neurons for firing or to no caps – yeah, if it has an effect then make them less prepared. A current it would certainly be an unfair advanfrom the anode, the positive electrode, tage,” Thoma said. encourages firing; whereas the cathWhether or not this new technique ode, the negative electrode, discour- for heightening brain activity catches ages it. on, Houser said the tDCS technology By placing electrodes on the skull in could be less risky than some other different locations, one can stimulate common stimulants. different regions of the brain, associ“I personally prefer people use a low ated with different functions. brain stimulation with no side effects Rick Houser and Stephen Thoma, to something like Adderall,” Houser two professors of educational psychol- said. “That’s just my bias.” ogy, are researching the effects of this Addie Bunn, a student justice of the stimulation on the ability to perform College of Engineering academic honor mathematical computations. council, said she thinks it would be OK “Essentially what we’re trying to for students to use this technology if it do with our study is to look at if we proves to be safe, but she would want stimulate those areas with a positive to wait until more research has been electrode, if we can increase the ability conducted. for students to perform mathematical “I think it would be an unfair advantasks,” Houser said. tage for students who could afford it, If the results prove but there are other tDCS stimulation is techniques that can effective in increasbe used to improve ing performance, cognitive motor Houser said it could skills and ability that have some potenI personally prefer people use a don’t cost a fortune,” tially problematic said. low brain stimulation with no side Bunn results on education Houser and Thoma and students abusing effects to something like Adderall. have been testing the the technology. success of the tech“There’s concern nology on statistics — Rick Houser that people will students by teaching learn ‘this is somethe students a new thing helpful to me, statistical technique therefore I’m going they have never seen to start administerbefore while wearing it to myself,’” ing the caps with varying or no levels Houser said. “So that’s the main con- of electron stimulation. The students cern, is that some people might start then are given time to follow the techselling these things online that are not nique and come up with a correct really that good of quality. Ours is not answer. Houser and Thoma apply the inexpensive, it’s thousands of dollars, current on areas related to the mathbut you can buy a cheap one for about ematical computations, strategic plan$500. I’m not sure what it does for you.” ning and attention, the intraparietal Houser also said the technology sulcus and the dorsal lateral prefroncould potentially heighten the divide tal cortex. between higher- and lower-income stuThe effects of one administration of dents, who might not be able to afford tDCS stimulation usually last around
WHAT TO KNOW • Transcraniad direct current stimulation can helps neurons Fire • Technology may improve academics • Safer alternative to drugs • Expense possibly prohibitive • No studies on long term effects • Ethics of use in question 60-90 minutes. Thoma is waiting for clearance from the institutional review board to begin a study of ethical decision-making, where he will explore what the impact of different parts of the brain are on the choices people make in moral quandaries. Specifically, he will stimulate and discourage, the emotional side of the brain and the more cognitive side of the brain and monitor what changes that makes in the way people respond to ethical dilemmas. This research will complement its forbearers in functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI research, of which regions of the brain are activated during ethical decision-making. “I have already a road map of where the hotspots are, and with tDCS, I can manipulate those hot spots, either dampening them down a little bit, or waking them up,” Thoma said. TDCS has also been studied to help increase vision for the impaired and treat stroke victims. For stroke victims, it works by opening up neurons in unaffected areas of the brain to create pathways around the damaged areas. Since tDCS technology is relatively new – testing began around the 2000s – there have been no studies of longterm effects of the stimulation. To ensure the comfort of the test subjects, the researchers place wet sponges between the electrodes and the skin, but Houser said the device has posed no health risks. “Of the 200-plus studies, no one’s ever been harmed by this, but if we don’t put saline solution between the electrodes and the head, then it could get red,” Houser said. “That’s the worst that happens. You could feel a little bit of tingling.”
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‘Sabrina’ fan of Tide football Melissa Joan Hart travels to UA on Saturday for book signing Meliss By Jessica Smith | Staff Reporter Melissa Joan Hart, star of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and “Melissa and Joey,” will be a signing copies of her book “Melissa Explains It All,” Saturday, Nov. 9 from 2-4 p.m. at the SUPe Store. The actress took a few minutes to speak with The Crimson White about her connection to the University and, of course, Salem the cat.
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Ha! Very indirectly, but somehow I’ve become a complete expert on the footba team and history. My husband’s family is from ball T Tuscaloosa originally, and his father and his siste and I think many generations graduated from ter th there. Of course when you live in Alabama, you’re ei either Auburn or Alabama. So his family grew up jus just loving Alabama and are beyond fanatics, really. I have by association, become a major Alabama fan. My have, car is crimson c colored with a giant “A” on the back winnati dow and national championship stickers for every year they’ve recen years on the back. It’s kind of ridiculous. I get won in recent people all the time in L.A. pulling next to me honking the horn th and I think they’re going to get mad at me for some bad driving an they’re always like, ‘Roll Tide!’ And I love that I’ve done, and i a proper greeting. ‘Roll Tide’ is
Q. Submitted Family ties link actress Melissa Joan Hart to the University of Alabama, where she will be on Saturday for the signing of her new book, “Melissa Explains It All.”
I read in your book that your first Bama football game was the 2002 Iron Bowl, which we lost. How was that experience?
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Well, for me, I wasn’t yet into football. That was probably my first real football game, so I had a hard time watching. I didn’t even really realize where the ball was while the game was going on. I couldn’t see that little brown thing that was being passed around. I was very lost and just felt bad that he was going to have a bad day because his team lost. It seemed to be the way things were going that year anyway. It wasn’t the strongest of years, and it wasn’t for a few years. But recently I’ve seen the legend come true and see the legacy really come back around. Of course with coach [Nick] Saban now, I‘ve gotten to shake the man’s hand, and I’m as star struck by him as I would be the same if I met Ha Ha [ClintonDix] or [Tyrone] Prothro or when I did meet Javier Arenas.
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What was your first impression of the state of Alabama? My first thought was I couldn’t believe there was that much land available that was undeveloped in our country. Honestly, I couldn’t believe there was so much land, with the peanut farms and everything. I was amazed!
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I think the majority of Sabrina fans would be disappointed if I didn’t ask one question about Salem the cat. What was it like filming with stuffed animals, real cats and animatronic cats all at the same time?
It was very tricky. By the end of the season each year, our set would smell like cat food because they had to hide cat food all over the place to try to get the cats to go where they were supposed to go. Everything on set had a hole in it so the cat could be popped in at any moment. I do have to say it was fun to be able to work with the voice of Salem, Nick Bakay. He was just hilarious and a great guy, and I had such a blast with him. He really brought Salem to life. He made Salem what he is.
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I read in your book that you attended NYU, but could you have seen yourself as a student at the Capstone?
Absolutely! I’ve been trying to convince my little sister, who’s a senior right now in high school, to go to Alabama. It’s a great campus, and I know it’s a great education. I just think this school has a lot of heart to it. I love how it’s all-encompassing. I like how the whole school comes together for the football game. The stadium seats 101,000 people and I think it’s really impressive how everyone comes together over football every weekend. I didn’t grow up with a campus like that. I didn’t have walls around where I was learning. I was in the heart of New York City, so I love the idea of a school that is just all really students, and everyone is going through the same thing all around you. I think that’s really special. I’m a little jealous I didn’t go to a school like that. And I’ve already promised my husband if anything happened to him I would find a way to have his ashes scattered across the field of the stadium.
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Your book is lighthearted, and it really connects with the reader at a personal level. Was that one of your goals while you were writing it?
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That is what I wanted. I did want to write it in my voice and my tone because a lot of the time these celebrity memoirs end up being a ghostwriter who writes most of it based on an interview they did with the celebrity, so in this case I wanted to do it different. I wanted to write my stories down and have someone edit it into more of a book format. It was important to me for it to be conversational just so people could get to know my tone and who I really am.
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Would you consider writing another book? Maybe a novel to portray your creative, funny side? I would like that. I just have a hard time with the discipline of writing. That’s why I started with a story I know, my life. But I would actually like to write some scripts, I think, or a novel someday.
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Alumni return to play at Gallette’s on gameday By Margaret Wilbourne | Contributing Writer
can trace its roots back to Gallette’s, which Wiley calls a Tuscaloosa football tradition. “Gallette’s is a Tuscaloosa landmark and one of the only clubs on the strip today, along with Egan’s, that was around when we were in school,” Wiley said. Wiley said the band’s members took more than just good memories from their times at the bar. “Most of us cut our teeth there. We all played there when we were in school at UA, and learned how to play on that stage,” he said. Teenage Daddy’s setup is designed to atract a variety of music lovers, Wiley said. “Gameday crowds obviously vary in age and musical tastes, so we try to keep it as eclectic as possible,” Wiley said. “There will be something for everybody.” Jeff Sirkin, the owner of Gallette’s, said Teenage Daddy should have no problem getting people in the door with their variety of music. “They do about everything: country, rock, bluegrass,” Sirkin said. Teenage Daddy will be playing from 3-6:15 p.m. Saturday at Gallette’s. There will be a $5 cover.
The weekend football scene in Tuscaloosa, especially on the day that the Tide plays the LSU Tigers, would be incomplete without a fair amount of Rotel, smack-talk and live music. Teenage Daddy, a Birmingham-based band, is ensuring that last component isn’t forgotten. “I’m honored to be sharing the stage with this group of friends and musicians, especially at this venue,” said Matt Wiley, a jazz piano instructor at The University of Alabama. Wiley will be joining seven of his friends Saturday on the stage of Gallette’s as the keyboardist for Teenage Daddy, which will be complete with a horn section. Teenage Daddy is a classic cover band that specializes in 1980s, 1990s and rock hits, covering artists like Bon Jovi, Lynard Skynard and the Rolling Stones. The group is not just another garage cover band. Members of Teenage Daddy have played with acts like Dr. John, The Black Crowes and The Allman Brothers Band, not to mention countless weddings. Despite the members’ success, the band
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CULTUREIN BRIEF Kentuck Art Night continues 19-year-long tradition By Cole Booth | Contributing Writer A 19-year tradition, Kentuck Art Night will be held in the Courtyard of Wonders at Kentuck Art Gallery Thursday from 5-8 p.m. The theme of this month’s Art Night is “An Ode to Warhol” and avant-garde art, said Holly Roberts, program manager for the Kentuck Art Gallery. “I’m just a really big fan of pop art,” Roberts said. “I like Warhol and I felt like what we were wanting to accomplish this month – he just fi t well. His portraits are just cool to view. In the past, we’ve projected them in the background, so it just seemed natural for him to become a focal point.” Two UA students, Aaron Head and Sara Johnson, will be a part of “An Ode to Warhol,” said Rachel Dobson, visual resources curator for the
department of art and art history. Head and Johnson will be photographing attendees of the event in the style of Warhol’s film portraits. Holland Hopson, an avant-garde musician, will be playing improvised pieces to accompany Warhol’s art and the general ambiance. Proficient with multiple instruments, Hopson will be playing several string instruments accompanied by live electronics and a variety of metronomes. Due to the renovation of its main showcase space, the Kentuck Art Night will stand alone in the great outdoors. “Whenever I first came to learn about the Alabama art world, Kentuck was one of the first things I found out about, particularly because of the festival and its history, which is so epic,” Roberts said. “It’s just a landmark for the Alabama art community.”
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Cajun cuisine, Tuscaloosa tailgating favorites face off By Hannah Widener | Contributing Writer From the back of the Louisiana bayou to the base of Denny Chimes, Louisiana State University will be bringing its traditional Cajun and creole food to The University of Alabama Saturday. While creole cuisine includes a variety of foods, the most commonly known is gumbo. Gumbo, derived from Southern and Central African Bantu dialects for the word “okra,” first came to Louisiana during the 18th century, according to foodreference.com. Its traditional ingredients are brown roux, okra, filé powder, onions, green peppers, tomatoes and seafood, chicken or some other kind of meat. Trent Verges, director of marketing for Creole Cuisine, which owns eight restaurants in New Orleans, said one of the most popular dishes the restaurants serve is their smoked rabbit gumbo. “Creole is truly a blend of varying cultures we essentially call a melting pot,” Verges said. Marissa Leshnov, a sophomore majoring in physics, experienced creole food for the first time over fall break when she traveled down to New Orleans, La. Through the French Quarter and around the city, she said she was overwhelmed by the city’s culture. “Being in New Orleans is unlike anywhere else in the world. There’s this energy that runs through the city, especially the French Quarter, and you can’t help but want to become a part of it,” Leshnov said. Leshnov took the opportunity to
experiment with some of the different foods she came across while she was in New Orleans. The food was different from what she was used to, she said, but she was pleasantly surprised by its quality. “I tried gumbo for the first time ever, and it was spicier than I expected it to be. I think it’s definitely an acquired taste,” Leshnov said. UA alumnus Tyler Cummings said the differences in tailgates between The University of Alabama and LSU are really only apparent in the food. “Bama tailgates lean towards barbecue, burgers, hot dogs and sausages – I suppose more of the typical game day cuisine,” Cummings said. “Even as a Bama alumnus, I’d have to say LSU has Bama beat hands down on the food at tailgates.” Taryn Spencer, a sophomore majoring in secondary education and Spanish, said she loves Cajun food and the different experiences it brings to the table. “I once went to an ‘authentic Cajun’ restaurant on a swamp that would go into the swamp and surrounding forest and kill whatever they could, bring it back and serve it,” Spencer said. “Sometimes it would be normal stuff like fish and rabbit, but then there was also turtle, alligator, squirrel and raccoon. Alligator, though, is surprisingly good.” Despite the differences in tailgating foods between the two universities, Leshnov said she is looking forward to seeing what LSU brings to their tailgates Saturday. “I’m excited to try new seafood at the tailgate, especially crawfish,” Leshnov said.
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Honors College to host Ultimate Xpress Night By Dylan Walker | Contributing Writer Will Gillette started rapping in high school after someone challenged him to a battle in the lunch room. He then took up juggling to accompany his raps. Upon coming to The University of Alabama, he wanted to find a performance outlet to gauge his improvements with an audience. Xpress Night, hosted by the Honors College, allows Gillette and other student performers to showcase their talents for an audience of their peers. “I always liked to write. I’ve done poetry and just tried to get ideas down on paper and then you’ve got to perform it,” said Gillette, a senior majoring in English. “It’s hard to gauge yourself and your progress as a writer, but when I see people smiling and their eyes widen, I know that I’m improving. I’ve been doing Xpress Night for years, and it’s so rewarding to see how people really pay attention and watch you grow and change.” The Honors College will host an Ultimate Xpress Night Thursday, this time in cooperation with the Honors College Art Speaks initiative, from 7-9 p.m. in the Ridgecrest South Atrium, rather than the usual Ferguson Center
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Ultimate Xpress Night WHEN: 7-9 p.m. WHERE: Ridgecrest South Atrium
Starbucks. Performers can take to the mic or try their hand at visual expression with the provided canvases. Cole Whitney, a sophomore majoring in computer science, is the director of Xpress Night. He said he believes that working with Art Speaks will help engage more students in the event. “[Art Speaks] usually [does] art projects and events with students, like Xpress Night but more hands on,” Whitney said. “We’re also having it in the dorm this time, where there are more people who may be willing to stop by. I’d like to see a more diverse group of students show up, including upperclassmen and freshmen.” Caitlin Reilly, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, is another Xpress Night regular who performs
covers of artists from Sara Bareilles to Nicki Minaj. She thinks Ultimate Xpress Night will engage more oncampus residents and students who may not attend other performance events. “When I got to college, Xpress Night was an opportunity to perform without the stress of music classes,” Reilly said. “Having an Ultimate Xpress Night in Ridgecrest will get more on-campus residents involved because it will be easier to bring in friends of performers, not just random people at Starbucks.” Reilly believes it’s important for students to watch each other perform and discover their talents, even if they are on the quirky side. She was particularly impressed by Gillette’s combination of rap music and juggling. “I think anyone can learn something from Ultimate Xpress Nights,” Reilly said. “Seeing people perform is almost better than performing, and you can see everyone’s unique talents. There’s a guy that juggles and raps; he’s my favorite. Everyone should stop by and just listen to someone perform.” As director of the event, Whitney hopes to keep encouraging artists like
Submitted Xpress Night provides the chance for UA students to showcase their talents. Gillette and Reilly with performance opportunities. As veterans continue improving, Whitney sees a chance for other students to craft their own ideas as well. “Last year I discovered Xpress Night because my roommate performed every time,” Whitney said. “I
came to watch him, but it was really cool discovering talented people on campus. I’m a big fan of music and finding new types of performances. If you want to express something that maybe you’ve been hiding underneath, Ultimate Xpress Night is a great way to do it.”
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‘The Real Housewives’ relevant despite stigma
By Hannah Widener
Watching the train wreck that is “The Real Housewives of Orange County/ Atlanta/Beverly Hills/Miami/New York/ New Jersey” is the sustenance that gets me through each week. I don’t look up to these women in any way –their behavior is appalling –but with every hair pull and plastic surgery jab these women make towards one another I find myself not being able to turn away from the TV. I have never gotten into a fight with a girl in my entire life. No scuffles on the playground during elementary school, no mean texts sent in middle school, and zero run-ins with Regina George in the hallways of my high school. I will never have to worry about throwing down with another woman for the rest of my life with the amount of hours I have logged watching “The Real Housewives.” Lying down on my bed in my pink fluffy robe, eating crackers off my chest, I get all the aggression and anger I have ever felt in my entire life out watching MCT Campus these “ladies” debate issues that are not Despite its “trashy” image, “The Real Housewives” is a exactly the world’s biggest problems. favorite for many viewers who are drawn into the drama.
Will NeNe Leakes ever forgive Kenya Moore for not attending her wedding due to an old boyfriend being there on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta?” Will Lisa Vanderpump ever manage to control her overly dramatic staff at her restaurant Sur on “Vanderpump Rules?” These are the deep and powerful questions that keep me awake at night. Okay, so this franchise is as frivolous as it is pointless. It follows a trend that has only become big in the last 10 years, which makes everyday people into reality stars. As you watch each season progress, there is one thing that becomes clear: The women’s clothing and estates are getting more and more expensive. Executive vice president of the Bravo network and the show’s creator, Andy Cohen, is estimated to have paid each housewife of Orange County $10,000 per episode when the show originally premiered on March 21, 2006. Eight seasons later, the housewives’ salaries range from $30,000-$100,000 per episode. These women are not your typical housewives sitting at home and making dinner for their husband and kids. Most
of the women own their own businesses or have jobs, which only adds to the thousands of dollars they are being paid to do the show. Needless to say, the wives are the ones bringing home the bacon, making more than $1 million each year. With six different branches of “The Real Housewives” franchise the shows have spawned spin-offs such as “Tamara’s OC Wedding” and “Bethenny Ever After.” Though not everyone enjoys the housewives as I do in the privacy of my room with my stash of crackers, you would be surprised at some of the people who do watch this “trashy” show. “I do love a little ‘Real Housewives’ now and then,” Michelle Obama said on “Live! With Kelly and Michael.” When describing her Super Bowl performance last year, Beyonce quoted Kenya Moore from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” when she said “It was fierce, honey. It was ‘Gone with the Wind’ fabulous.” If these powerful women are watching “The Real Housewives,” then I think it’s all right if everyone else does, too. Perhaps minus the pink fluffy robe and Ritz.
CULTUREIN BRIEF English department to host author Timothy Donnelly The University of Alabama’s English department will welcome author Timothy Donnelly to the Sarah Moody Gallery tonight at 7:30 p.m. as part of its Bankhead Visiting Writer Series. Donnelly is the last of five writers, including Cole Swenson, Eric LeMay, Oni Buchanan and Jon Woodward, who all showcased their work. “These writers work in any number of genres. This semester, we’ve had several poets and a nonfiction writer, and next semester we’ll have two experimental prose writers and a novelist,” said Laura Kochman, the coordinator for Bankhead Writer Series and assistant director of creative writing. “We don’t repeat visitors, however, so as to bring in a variety of voices.” Donnelly was the winner of the 2012 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award as well as the recipient of the Paris Review’s Bernard F. Conners Prize. He published his first book, “Twenty-seven Props for Production of Eine Lebenszeit,” in 2003 and his second book, “The Cloud Corporation,” in 2010. Donnelly’s
work has been featured in The New Republic, the Paris Review and the Harvard Review. “Every year we sit down as a faculty and look for a variety of different kinds of people that have different writing styles, and we invite them,” said Rawlings. “Some people on the faculty had read [Donnelly’s] work, and some students were excited about his work.” Kochman said she hopes Donnelly’s visit and the Bankhead Writer Series in general will inspire students to become more interactive with writing outside the classroom as well as explore the realm of poetry. “When studied in school, poetry can sometimes fall flat, especially when students are looking only at older works of poetry,” Kochman said. “This is a chance to experience writing that’s happening right now. They should also take away the knowledge that this reading is not an isolated event, and that we have such a variety of visitors coming that students are sure to find something new.” Compiled by Matthew Wilson
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Students dedicate November to novel writing By Alexandra Ellsworth | Staff Reporter Betsy Price locks herself in a room with her computer and her research. She is listening to composer Jack Trammell and has turned her Internet off. She reads some of the research she has saved through a script-writing program. Then once she is ready, she begins to write. “The best thing to do is tune everything out,” she said. Analee Walton also believes in tuning out the world around her, but instead of Trammell, she listens to white noise or music without a pattern. “I write pretty much anywhere, whenever I have a few minutes,” she said. Price and Walton, both seniors majoring in English, are working toward the same goal: 50,000 words. They are joining more than 200,000 other participants from all over the world in NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. The NaNoWriMo challenge is to write 50,000 words of a novel during the 30 days of November. It is a daunting task and a lot of writing, but both Price and Walton believe it to be worth it. “The goal is 50,000 words, but even if you only get half of that, the experience propelled you to write faster,” Price said. “Even not finishing is still worth it.” This is Walton’s fourth time participating in NaNoWriMo. She has never completed a novel in 30 days before, but this year she is already a third of the way through her novel. If she is successful this year it may be due to
her careful planning in the months leading up to November. “My outline is so detailed it’s not even funny,” she said. “I have it outlined chapter by chapter down to the sentence, so all I have to do is write.” Trying to write a 50,000-word novel as a student can be difficult on its own. But it is even more challenging when tackling it during crunch time of the semester. Price said most of her other classes do not require the same type of writing, making it easier to balance schoolwork and novel work. She also tends to fall behind on NaNoWriMo, as opposed to her class work. For Walton, however, that is not the case. “For me, it’s really the opposite,” she said. “It’s more fun to work on my novel, and I usually end up wanting to do the fun stuff and not write research papers.” The objective of NaNoWriMo is to encourage writers to produce a rough draft in a really short amount of time so they can then spend the rest of the year editing and fine-tuning. Many writers then try to get their work published. More than 250 NaNoWriMo novels have been traditionally published, NaNoWriMo reported on their website. These novels include Sara Gruen’s “Water for Elephants,” Erin Morgenstern’s “The Night Circus” and Marissa Meyer’s “Cinder.” Price and Walton both intend to publish their work as well. Price said she will probably self-publish her novel when it is finished. After signing up to do NaNoWriMo, Price and Walton were connected with other participants in the Tuscaloosa
area. Most regions have a Municipal Liaison, who helps encourage writers in their area and plans write-ins and other events. Amanda Nichols, the current ML for the Tuscaloosa region, said her job is to help writers navigate the NaNoWriMo process and bring them together. “The only advice that I can give is to put away your inner editor. The motto for NaNoWriMo is quantity over quality. Editing can come later,” Nichols said. “November is for getting your story onto paper. I absolutely recommend NaNo to students. Even if they don’t think they can reach 50k, I think the creative endeavor itself is worth it.” Nichols said she feels that writers benefit from coming together in a mutual, creative setting. “The best part for me is the people I get to meet. For most people writing is a very solitary activity. So it’s really nice to get to hang out with other writers and discuss our plots, or lack of one, or complain about our muses,” Nichols said. Though Walton has not been to an event yet this year, she attended write-ins during previous novel-writing months. There are more than 400 members in the Tuscaloosa region. Nichols hosts weekly write-ins at locations such as the Tuscaloosa Public Library or Panera Bread. “One of the cool things we have done before is light a candle in remembrance of a character,” Walton said. “Every time you killed off a character in a book you would light a candle at one of the write-ins as a memorial.”
WORDCOUNT NaNoWriMo contestants must write
50000 words in a month. To put this in perspective, Wednesday’s Crimson White had
14284 words in all articles and briefs. CW | Hannah Glenn Price recommends NaNoWriMo to anyone who has even just a little time. This year, she is encouraging one of her friends to try it. Her friend, who is a college student as well, has a job and does not think she can do it, Price said. “I’m trying to encourage her to set a goal of 30,000 words instead of 50,000,” Price said. “If you have some time,
try it.” Price has found that NaNoWriMo is good for developing goal-setting skills and giving a writer the push they need to get started on a large project. “If you are really stuck on having 50,000 words, I think you are missing the point,” Price said. “It’s not about the word count; it is about writing and writing a lot.”
COLUMN | GAMING
New formats may compromise longevity By Matthew Wilson The rise of the Internet and connectivity over the past decade has fundamentally changed the way consumers absorb and acquire video games. The 1980s were a time of eight- and 16-bit side scrollers, arcades and video game cartridges. The video games of yesterday were a complete, if messy, package with rampant glitches, secret paths and hours of blistering difficulty. Unconnected to the Wi-Fi cloud, they remained the same experience for 30 years. The developers’ work was as finite as the print upon this page. I could fire up “Sonic the Hedgehog” in the aging, dusty Sega Genesis, and it would be the same experience as when my parents first bought it. My children will have a different experience if they try to play one of the games of today in the distant future. Video games are no longer sold as singular packages. The video game industry is increasingly moving toward a
subscription and episodic format, where you buy your games in increments. Developers worry less about the finished product in such a climate because there is no finished product. Video games receive updates like computer software adding features, removing others and balancing out issues. It isn’t uncommon for a video game to need a day-one update as soon as it’s taken out of the box. First-person shooter series like “Call of Duty” and “Battlefield” have popularized the notion of spending extra money for increased playability through additional levels, weapons and modes. Some video game series, including the aforementioned series, have promoted themselves as annual installments, to be upgraded like smartphones. Not that this change in the industry is necessarily bad. Telltale’s “The Walking Dead” video game, which received rave reviews last year, utilized episodic format to tell the story of the zombie apocalypse in shorter bursts.
CULTUREIN BRIEF Unified Sports comes to Alabama The University of Alabama and Louisiana State University will come together Saturday morning for a Unified Flag Football game, before the rivals face off that evening. The game is part of ESPN’s sponsorship of Unified Sports through the Special Olympics. ESPN will record the game and play clips during College GameDay. Teams from both Alabama and LSU will participate in the game. The teams will be comprised of Special Olympics athletes as well as other participants. According to the Unified Sports model overview, “Special Olympics Unified Sports promotes social inclusion through shared sport training and competition experiences for individuals with and without intellectual disabilities.” Unified Sports has been a Special Olympics internationally-sanctioned program since 1989. Unified Sports states that, through the program, participants “meaningfully interact with others, develop mutually rewarding relationships, are recognized as contributors and are received with acceptance and respect.” The game will take place Saturday at 9:30 a.m on the UA Recreation Center soccer fields.
Other developers such as Rockstar and Irrational Games have used such connectivity to offer an episodic format that twists and bends the conventions of the main game, as in the case of Rockstar adding zombies to the Old West in “Red Dead Redemption,” or add meaning to the original game, as in the case of Irrational’s upcoming DLC for “Bioshock Infinite.” Connectivity of the modern era is a double-edged sword in that it can be MCT Campus used to push the industry and innovate with fresh ideas, or, as is the case with First-person shooters have undergone major changes recently. micro-transaction games, it can be seen as a cash grab with little effort going into the product being sold. As the video game industry pushes toward a digital format, such issues will continue to crop up as publishers and consumers clash over conflicting points. While innovation and change is crucial to society, it also ensures that this generation of people won’t have a box of dusty old games to share with their children.
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VOLLEYBALL
Alabama volleyball team ready to face Arkansas, Missouri By Kelly Ward | Staff Reporter The weekend is full of potential for the Alabama volleyball team. The Tideis poised to make 2013 a 20-win season, the seventh since 1989. All the team needs is one more win. This weekend, Alabama also has the chance to topple the last undefeated team in the SEC, No. 7 Missouri. That is, unless Auburn gets to them first. Setter Sierra Wilson said she would like Missouri to come in undefeated. “Of course,” Wilson said. “I want everyone to beat Auburn.” Auburn was swept by Missouri in October. The ranked Missouri Tigers have only dropped seven sets and boast the best record in the nation at 27-0. “Them being undefeated, it just raises the stakes for them, and there’s really not a whole lot of pressure on us,” Wilson said. “So I think we’re all going to play with that mind, and I think that will give us kind of an edge.” As for reaching a seventh 20-win season, the team is taking it one game at a time, both Wilson and coach Ed Allen said. “We don’t think about that when we play. You
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Alabama vs. Arkansas WHEN: Friday at 7 p.m. WHERE: Foster Auditorium RECORDS: Alabama (19-6, 6-4 SEC), Arkansas (14-10, 7-6 SEC) RADIO: 90.7 FM just get as many wins as you can,” Wilson said. “And when you break records, that’s great, but I guess the focus isn’t really on the long, long term.” Before Alabama can take on Missouri, the team has to play Arkansas. “The only thing that we’re thinking about is how to beat Arkansas right now,” Allen said. “We’ll reflect back on the number of wins that we had after the season’s over with and hopefully take quite a bit of satisfaction in what we accomplished, but right now, the only thing that’s important to us is the next matchup.” Alabama has two players ranked in the top 10 nationally. Krystal Rivers is No. 9 in hitting
UA Athletics The Alabama volleyball team will host two critical matches in Foster Auditorium this weekend. percentage with .448 coming off last weekend. work that Allen said he’s emphasizing going into Wilson’s average of 12.01 assists per set put her at this weekend. No. 4 in the nation. “Get better with every match that we play, and “Like the whole [20] wins thing, I try not to pay play as well as we’re capable of playing individutoo much attention to numbers,” Wilson said. ally and collectively together,” Allen said. “But “And if I get on the list, then that’s amazing, and I think executing as well as we’re capable of it’s an honor.” executing is the big piece as we move down the It’s a combination of individual skill and team- stretch.”
COLUMN | SPORTS
Harassment in professional sports should be taken more seriously By Kevin Connell We have all witnessed it, partaken in it or, in some cases, been the victim of it. Yes, bullying exists and always will. Don’t be fooled though; it’s not just limited to elementary and middle school. It happens in sports, too, even at the highest level. Of course by now, many of you have probably heard about Miami Dolphins offensive tackle
Jonathan Martin leaving the team last week after a lunchroom prank gone wrong by his fellow offensive linemen. The prank seemed innocent enough – the players stood up and went to another table right when Martin was about to sit down – leading many to initially believe that Martin is just overly sensitive, which may very well be the case. However, following the incident, reports began to leak out about the alleged harassment Martin had been receiving from teammates that culminated with the indefinite suspension of offensive guard Richie Incognito, who left a series of disparaging text messages and at least one threatening voice mail on Martin’s phone. Martin has been in touch with Incognito via text message since the incident, with one message from Martin reading, “Yeah, I’m good man. It’s insane
bro, but just know I don’t blame you guys at all. It’s just the culture around football, and the locker room got to me a little.” Now how “good” Martin really is, I don’t know. I do know that he left the team and could very likely be out for the remainder of the season. I do know he is currently seeking professional assistance for his issues, and I do know that, at the very least, Incognito’s voice mail was certainly not OK and should be made an example of by the NFL and for all sports. Yes, I’ve heard the whole “there’s no crying in sports” deal plenty of times, and I don’t necessarily disagree with it. But when it gets to the point where someone becomes emotionally unstable over the incident like Martin was, that should be a cause for concern. This may sound rash, but how easily could Martin have died by suicide? How easily could he have just walked into the team facility one day and caused deadly harm to others? We’ve seen these types of scenarios play out on more than one occasion, when the fact of the matter is that one is too many.
The whole situation is bizarre and unprecedented, but who’s to say this is the first time something like this has taken place? How many other NFL teams have similar situations going on right now? Is this going on in the NBA, NHL, MLS or MLB? With hazing toward younger players prevalent across all those aforementioned leagues, it’s not a stretch to say there are other cases where it has gone too far. Take note of this, pro sports leagues. This could be happening in your teams’ locker rooms, and if not, similar situations will still probably arise in the future. The best thing anyone can do is let it be known that this behavior will not be tolerated. It’s not tolerated in just about every other environment or workplace, so why should it be any different with pro athletes? The whole “big and tough” thing should not excuse blatant harassment. Fortunately, the NFLPA acted accordingly after learning of the situation by releasing a statement that said they “have an obligation to protect and support all of our members.” Now it’s time for the NFL itself to take a stand.
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Men’s basketball team to face Sooners By Charlie Potter | Assistant Sports Editor Alabama’s exhibition nightmare is in the past, and all focus is now trained on Friday’s season opener. The Crimson Tide men’s basketball team will begin the 2013-14 season on the road against the Oklahoma Sooners in Dallas, Texas. Alabama and Oklahoma will face off in the first game of the Buckets and Boots Showcase in the American Airlines Center – home to the Dallas Mavericks – at 4 p.m. “Obviously, the start of college basketball season, everybody’s excited,” coach Anthony Grant said in a Wednesday teleconference. “I know our guys are eager to get started, and we’re looking forward to the opportunity to come and compete.” And so are the Sooners. Oklahoma reached the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid and fell to San Diego State in the second round, but the Sooners are hungry to play again in March in coach Lon Kruger’s third season. Kruger praised Grant and Alabama for the way the Crimson Tide has competed in recent seasons. “They’re a club that’s always well-coached, well-prepared and play
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Alabama men’s basketball WHEN: Friday, 4 p.m. WHERE: American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas RECORDS: Alabama 0-0, Oklahoma 0-0 TV: FSN Southwest extremely hard,” Kruger said. “[They’re] returning some really good players from last year’s squad, as well as some top-flight newcomers.” In Monday’s exhibition game against West Georgia, Grant started Trevor Releford, Retin Obasohan, Rodney Cooper, Nick Jacobs and Carl Engstrom. But the Alabama coach said several players did not play to their full potential Monday night and hinted that the starting lineup could be moved around before the season opener. The team is still without junior guard Levi Randolph. “For me, it’s just a matter of trying to get a
y in the year,” Grant feel for our team this early pponent’s different. said. “Obviously every opponent’s ing an opponent the [But] right off the bat playing e got to be prepared caliber of Oklahoma, we’ve to try to put a team out there that does the ance to win against best job to give us a chance their talent.” ely escaped its The Crimson Tide barely lone exhibition game with a 65-64 overtime win, and Grantt and the players were not pleased with their performance. Senior guard Trevor Releford ss several said the team must address ding, before issues, including rebounding, it takes on the Sooners. cution and missing “I think it was just execution e can’t control that. shots,” Releford said. “We … It’s just stuff we’ve got to work on in practice and just get better at.”” ma will play in the Alabama and Oklahoma first game of the triple header, followed by m. and Baylor and SMU and TCU at 6:30 p.m. Colorado at 9 p.m. enge for our team to “It will be a great challenge open the season up with such a quality oppoe excited about the nent,” Grant said. “We’re reat day for college game, and it will be a great basketball.”
CW | Pete Pajor Retin Obasohan and the Alabama men’s basketball team will open their regular season this weekend in Dallas.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Tide to start season in Chattanooga By Nick Sellers | Staff Reporter If the Crimson Tide’s 73-31 rout of West Alabama in the season’s only exhibition game is any indication, the 2013-14 women’s basketball team is ushering in a new era under first-year head coach Kristy Curry. Alabama will need all that momentum and more with tough road trips ahead at Tennessee-Chattanooga on Nov. 8 and Nebraska on Nov. 11. The team will officially begin its regular season on Friday. Sophomore forward Nikki Hegstedder, who scored 12 points against West Alabama and was third on the team in minutes played, emphasized the need for improvement before commencing the regular season. “We have a lot of stuff to improve on; free-throw percentage and assists were low [from the last game],” Hegstedder said. “Obviously we have stuff to work on in practice coming into Chattanooga
and Nebraska.” The Tennessee-Chattanooga Moccasins squeaked by Lee University 46-44 in their only exhibition on Nov. 4, but Curry knows what her team is up against. “I’ve seen Chattanooga ranked as high as [No.] 16 in the preseason polls,” Curry said. “They’ve got a brand new coach in Jim Foster, who I had the chance to coach against in the Big 10. He’s a phenomenal guy that does a great job, and obviously I think they return four starters, so we’re excited about the challenge.” Chattanooga isn’t currently ranked in the latest Associated Press Poll but received 41 votes. The Crimson Tide succumbed to the Mocs last year in Tuscaloosa 72-58, and first-year Chattanooga coach Foster was recently inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. “They’re very fundamentally sound,” Curry said. “I’ve enjoyed watching them on films from a year ago.”
The Nebraska Cornhuskers, however, are ranked No. 17 in the latest AP Poll after their 75-34 dismemberment of NebraskaKearney in their exhibition game. The Big 10 team is anchored by senior forward Jordan Hooper, who was named as an honorable mention All-American the past two seasons and is on the watch list for the John Wooden Award. Hooper averaged nearly 18 points and nine rebounds in the 2012-13 season. Nebraska advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen last season before losing to Duke, 53-45. The Cornhuskers’ first-round victim was Chattanooga. Despite the relatively difficult early season schedule, Hegstedder’s message to her teammates was to simply stay the course. After visits to Chattanooga and Lincoln, Alabama will take on No. 2 Duke in Durham, N.C., on Nov. 17 before coming back to Tuscaloosa for a matchup against Wisconsin.
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CrossďŹ t center to host open house, fundraiser By Caroline Gazzara | Staff Reporter In what seems to be a hot activity in recent years, locally owned CrossFit Candor isn’t just another CrossFit center. Though it has been open for a little over two months now, CrossFit Candor will host an open house Friday for the Lift Up Luke campaign. Lance Cormier, a former MLB player, Alabama alumnus and owner, said the open house is merely a celebration of the gym and its people as well as a fundraiser for the autism awareness campaign Lift Up Luke. “The original Lift Up Luke day was October 19, but there was a home game and it just didn’t work out for us,â€? Cormier said. “Now, we’re going to be having an open house that isn’t some membership push. It’s about working out and having fun and helping a great cause.â€? Cormier pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers, but came back to Tuscaloosa after sustaining a shoulder injury.
“The students that are going to show up can show up at a decent time and have some fun,� Cormier said. For the students who are already members of the gym, Cormier said they are dedicated. He also said he hopes more students will join because they want to live an active lifestyle. “Students should do this to be active,� Cormier said. “[CrossFit] has structure, but it’s also flexible to your schedule. There’s always someone here to hold you accountable.� The campaign, which starts at 4 p.m. on Friday, will have five-minute workout sessions. During those sessions, participants will power clean, double-under jump rope and do pull ups as many times as possible. The event is free for everyone but donations to the organization are accepted. “When you come in, you see everything,� Cormier said. “It will spark your interest and make you want to do it.� People interested in the Lift Up Luke campaign hosted by CrossFit Candor can sign up online at liftupluke. com/#sign-up.
PLAN TO GO WHAT: CrossFit Candor open house WHERE: 1825 McFarland Blvd. N Suite X (Behind Wegmans) WHEN: Friday at 4 p.m Cormier and his wife merged with CrossFit Tuscaloosa to start the gym earlier this year. He said the transition has been better than he could ever ask for and that people are very excited to participate. “It really hasn’t been difficult [so far],� Cormier said. “It’s been really steady. It’s been good. You come in and you make friends, and that’s the best part. The first time you come in you have to pay attention, but as they continue to workout, they don’t need help, and they’re excited about that.� The gym currently has about 90 members, including 40 students. Cormier said students come in and enjoy the atmosphere that the gym offers and are excited to help with the fundraiser on Friday.
CW | Austin Bigoney Former MLB pitcher Lance and his wife Jamie Cormier share ownership and management of Crossfit Candor on McFarland Boulevard.
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practice, practice, practice. And don’t give up, even when emotions are in turmoil. Get rid of excess baggage and take action. You’re an inspiration to others. Establish the rules. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Startling revelations occur about now. You want to jump for joy. And you’re exceptionally attractive now. Your characters come alive imaginatively. Talk about the future. Blessings on your home. Not a good time to go out. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 9 -- It could get messy. Embrace the dirt and gain power to do something about it. Don’t be afraid to revive old topics of discussion. At the end, compromise is achieved. Develop physical and psychological strength. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Your willingness to see things differently opens up new income opportunities. Re-evaluate valuables. And save more than you spend, with only a little effort on your part. Impress others with your good habits. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re on top of your game. However, it’s a good idea to get advice from another professional to figure out a difficult problem. Phone call provides insight. Persuade with words and actions. Have a backup plan. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 8 -- You’re looking very good, even if you don’t quite see it. Believe you can succeed. Work from behind the scenes suits you well now. Inexpensive entertainment is best. Think over any new investment. Do the math. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Keep digging and find a valuable clue. Dress up. Aim high. Push. Invest in your equipment, but leave your savings alone. Explain again, patiently.
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