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NEWS | SORORITY INTEGRATION
UA employee retires after recruitment allegations Chi Omega chapter advisor Emily Jamison leaves for ‘personal reasons’ By Lauren Ferguson | Managing Editor Nearly two months after allegations of racial discrimination during this year’s formal sorority recruitment, University of Alabama System employee Emily Jamison has retired from her position as director for University, president’s and chancellor’s events. “Emily retired from UA last month for personal reasons,” said Chris Bryant, assistant director of media relations and director of research communications, Thursday, Nov. 7. In an article published by The Crimson White Sept. 11 titled “The Final Barrier,” Jamison, who served as a recruitment advisor for the UA chapter of Chi Omega, was named by an active member of the sorority as one of the reasons the sorority dropped a black potential new member during formal recruitment. In the article, Jamison responded to the allegations of racial discrimination with a statement to The Crimson White: “As a private membership organization, Chi Omega’s membership selection process is confidential; however, our criteria for membership is simple, we seek women who reflect our values and purposes. Our recruitment processes and procedures were followed, and while I cannot take away the disappointment a potential new member or chapter member may feel, I can share that all women were treated fairly and consistently in our process.” Following the publication of the article, UA administration and Jamison became subject to public criticism for potential racial discrimination in formal sorority recruitment. UA President Judy Bonner issued a statement two days later on Sept. 13 but did not address the allegations concerning Jamison. Jamison joined the University in 1999 and has since worked in event management throughout her employment. During her time serving as director of events, Jamison was also a member of the planning committee for the 2003 Through the Doors celebration, an event honoring the 40th anniversary of the University’s desegregation in 1963. According to University financial records, Jamison was compensated $104,985.48 for her work in 2012. Cathy Andreen, director of UA media relations, said in an emailed statement that a replacement for Jamison’s position has not been named. “A replacement will be named, but no timeline has been established for when this will happen,” Andreen said. “The events staff is handling the office’s responsibilities at this time.” A position opening for director of University, president’s and chancellor’s events has yet to be posted on the University’s employment database as of Tuesday. Bryant said he could not provide a specific date of Jamison’s leave.
CW | Austin Bigoney Army surrendered the Commander’s Cup as Air Force pulled a 34-6 victory over the defending flag football champions.
NEWS | FLAG FOOTBALL
ROTC battles on football field Commander’s Cup football game celebrates brotherhood By Jay Smith | Contributing Writer Even with temperatures in the low 40s, cadets in the Air Force and Army ROTC programs met for a game of flag football. The University of Alabama’s ROTC teams held their annual game for the Commander’s Cup at the Recreation Center Tuesday at 5 p.m. This year’s game was flag football between the Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC. In past
years, the games included push-up challenges and tug-of-war. However, due to the weather, the cup was limited to just flag football after being rescheduled from the original time of 7:45 p.m. A large crowd gathered to watch the cadets compete, huddled in blankets and holding signs of support. The rivalry is fierce but respectful, said Andrew Daily, an Army ROTC cadet and a captain of his team. “The Army has won the past couple of years,” Daily said. “It’s kind of like an inner-ROTC rivalry, but it also promotes brotherhood.”
Everyone who was participating as a player stretched or tossed a ball around with their teammates before the game, determination in their eyes. “We don’t interact with each other much,” Jacob Bennet, the other captain of the Army ROTC’s team, said. “They have their learning objectives, and we have ours. We do different things, but we all serve the same purpose: upholding the Constitution and serving our country. We just have different curriculums. It is about establishing brotherhood, SEE ROTC PAGE 3
NEWS | DESEGREGATION
Panel discusses documentary, history of discrimination at UA Film screened at Ferg Theater addresses racial issuses in 1960s By Matt Mecoli | Contributing Writer When Arthur Dunning walked into his first class at The University of Alabama, half the class stood up and left. “No one sat by me in class for the first three years. There’d just be empty desks,” Dunning said. Dunning was one of the first black students
to attend the University during the 1960s. Despite the the major achievements accomplished by Vivian Malone and James Hood, everyday life remained difficult and dangerous for black students during that time. Currently the vice chancellor for international programs and outreach, Dunning went on to receive his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University. Tuesday night, Dunning was part of a four-person panel in the Ferguson Theater that explored issues of race and segregation on campus. Bryan Fair, the Thomas E. Skinner
founding in 1831,” Fair said. The panel followed the screening of the acclaimed documentary film “Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment.” The film follows President John F. Kennedy, Gov. George Wallace, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Vivian Malone and James Hood as it presents the events surrounding the infamous Stand in the Schoolhouse Door. The documentary was added to the National Film Registry in 2011 and is one of
No one sat by me in class for the first three years. There’d just be empty desks. — Arthur Dunning Professor of Law at the University, moderated the event. “We are dealing with issues that have vexed The University of Alabama since its
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Bonner to address faculty and staff President Judy Bonner will give her fall 2013 State of the University Address this afternoon at the University’s fall faculty and staff meeting. The recipients of the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award, the Outstanding Commitment to Advising Award and the Sam S. May Award will also be recognized at the meeting. The meeting will take place Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Rast Room of the Bryant Conference Center.
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Free flu shots offered on Quad Free flu shots will be offered to students, faculty and staff Thursday from 1-4 p.m. on the Quad in front of Graves Hall and in front of Smith Hall. Health insurance is not required, and the vaccinations are free. For additional information, check the College of Community Health Sciences’ pages on Facebook at facebook.com/ UAFluShot and Twitter at twitter.com/UAFluShot, the UA events calendar at events.ua.edu/events or contact acsaxby@cchs. ua.edu.
Students can donate meal plans Students can donate from their meal plans to feed local hungry families through the Swipe Away Hunger event. Students can donate their Bama Dining meals from now until Nov. 25, and the physical donated meals will be collected Nov. 27 and delivered to the East Tuscaloosa Community Soup Bowl. The meals will be used to feed more than 300 people in a special Thanksgiving lunch. Students can donate or volunteer to help coordinate the event by sending an email to tacarrasquilla@crimson.ua.edu or jscarrasquilla@crimson.ua. edu. Students may also call Tatiana Carrasquilla at 985-640-6021.
Event to discuss language effects A weekend-long event will discuss the English language and its effects on The University of Alabama and the South from the integration of the University through the present day. The event will be held at the Bryant Conference Center and the Moody Music Hall, Friday through Saturday. The program is sponsored by the University’s Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Music, the department of American studies and New College.
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IN THENEWS U.S. expected soon to be crowned world’s top oil producer success in shale drilling. The agency warned that, though global estimates The United States will surpass of untapped oil reserves are on the Russia and Saudi Arabia to become rise, “this does not mean that the the world’s largest oil producer in world is on the cusp of a new era of oil 2015, the International Energy Agency abundance.” The IEA is optimistic forecasts. But the IEA’s long-term about renewable sources of energy, energy outlook, released Tuesday, saying such sources will account for predicted the Middle East will retake nearly half the increase in power its position a decade later as the generation to 2035, with wind and — Maria van der Hoeven dominant source of global oil supply solar leading the way. growth. The report said China will account American energy production is America’s top shale oilfields will run for the biggest increase in renewable skyrocketing, led by Texas and North out and that the drilling will move to use, more than the United States, the Dakota, as oil companies use the less productive areas that struggle in European Union and Japan combined. techniques of hydraulic fracturing and cost competition with other nations. The agency has less hope for efforts to horizontal drilling to tap oil and natural But the agency added that it could be combat global warming. gas trapped in shale rock. Van der Hoeven said greenhouse wrong about a U.S. decline. “Technology and high prices are “United States performance has gas emissions – two-thirds of which unlocking new supplies of oil, and of consistently overshot most projections come from the energy sector – “are course also gas, that were previously to date, and it is possible that more still on a dangerous course.” thought to be out of reach,” Maria van resources will be found and developed Global energy use is expected to der Hoeven, the IEA’s executive to sustain production at a higher level rise by a third in the next two decades, director, said Tuesday. and for longer than we project,” initially driven by China. India and The International Energy Agency, according to the IEA report. “Especially countries in Southeast Asia will take which advises governments on energy if oil prices hold up, technology the lead in consumption in the 2020s, issues, said America’s ascendancy as advances continue and environmental the IEA said, with the Middle East also the world’s oil king is coming sooner concerns are allayed.” emerging as a major energy consumer. than expected and that North America’s Brazil, meanwhile, is set to become The drilling process of hydraulic need for oil imports will all but fracturing, known as fracking, is a strong player in energy production, disappear by 2035. But the Middle opposed by environmental groups, based mainly on a series of recent East, boosted by a surge in Iraqi which argue that it poses a threat to air offshore oil discoveries. The production, is expected starting in the and water. The process involves International Energy Agency predicts mid-2020s to take back its role as the pumping high-pressure water and Brazil’s output will triple to 6 million world’s oil powerhouse as America’s chemicals deep underground to barrels a day by 2035. That would shale oil output peaks and then starts release oil and gas from within shale account for one-third of the increase in a decline. global oil production, the agency said, rock. The International Energy Agency The energy agency doesn’t expect and make Brazil the sixth-largest oil forecasts that “sweet spots” in other nations to match America’s producer. From MCT Campus
Technology and high prices are unlocking new supplies of oil, and of course also gas, that were previously thought to be out of reach
Lake Powell dam releases increased to spread sediment in Grand Canyon From MCT Campus The U.S. Interior Department is cranking up releases from Glen Canyon Dam this week as part of an ongoing experimental program to replenish downstream sandbars and beaches in the Grand Canyon. September storms that drenched parts of the West washed bountiful amounts of sediment into two tributaries of the Colorado River below the dam, presenting a wealth of beachbuilding material that the fl ood-like high flows are intended to distribute. The Grand Canyon desperately needs the sediment, which the department says could fi ll a football field 690 feet deep. Since the
construction of Glen Canyon Dam, which created Lake Powell, the natural transport of nutrient-rich sand and silt into the canyon has been blocked. Instead of nourishing beaches and sandbars and fish spawning grounds, the ruddy bits of eroded Colorado Plateau pile up year after year behind the dam. That has transformed the canyon ecosystem, making the Colorado colder, clearer and less flood-prone than it was. Sandbars and beaches that boaters use for camping have disappeared. The river is less hospitable to native fish species such as the humpback chub that depend on murky water to hide from predators. Federal dam managers tried the first high-flow release in 1996 to
redistribute sediment dumped into the Colorado by the Paria and Little Colorado rivers. But the newly deposited sand eroded within a couple of years. They are now trying more frequent high-flow pulses, triggered by flushes of sediment into the tributaries, to see if the effects will be longer lasting. The experimental releases, which will continue through 2020, change the rate of water deliveries from Lake Powell to Lake Mead downstream but not the total volume. The releases are made through large jet tubes that bypass the dam’s hydroelectric facilities. Managers planned to open the tubes Monday and close them Saturday morning.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 made mandatory. “However, if they didn’t come it isn’t going to hurt anybody’s grades or anyROTC FROM PAGE 1 thing,” said Jacob Baily, the officer of public affairs. “We playing these games.” just made it mandatory so Defending champion that everyone would come Army started strong, but and show their support.” the team’s conAs time fidence soon expired on the faltered as Air game, Air Force It is about establishing ROTC had far Force rallied with their fans outscored their brotherhood, playing cheering them rivals with a these games. on. final tally of “We got a 34-6. After the — Jacob Bennet Johnny!” an Air referees blew Force supporter the whistle, Air said, referencing Force cadets Johnny Manziel. and supporters The game consisted of two stormed the field, surround20-minute halves, and once ing their teammates. Air Force took the lead, they Following the game, never looked back. cadets were presented the Cadets were able to Commander’s Cup, which earn PT credit for attend- will remain with Air Force ing the event, which was ROTC until next year.
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COLUMN | WOMEN
Time for an open conversation about female sexuality By Samaria Johnson | Staff Columnist We have a huge problem when it comes to women having sex. I talk a lot about the need for open and honest communication about sex because I believe that treating sex as if it’s something to fear has done people considerable harm. Sex positivity works to create a safe, stigma-free environment for healthy sexual expression. However, we miss out on a critical aspect of this – how female sexuality is viewed and (mis)treated and how female sexual agency can be established – when we undermine safe spaces and side-step frank conversations about it. It may seem an odd thing to focus on in our so-called “sex-saturated” culture, but the problem isn’t too much sex. It’s bad sex: too little focus on female sexual agency, not enough emphasis on female pleasure, treating feminine desire as a novelty and trivializing sexual abuse of women. That’s not a comprehensive list. Still, women having and enjoying sex isn’t unfamiliar territory, but women having and enjoying sex for their own sake is. Women enjoying solo pleasure, women having sex on their own terms with partners they freely choose (or freely rejecting sex) and women not feeling obligated to justify their sexual decisions to anyone? A woman making sexual decisions that aren’t pressured or subjected to misplaced concern from outsiders or fraught with emotional tension? That’s almost foreign. Those aren’t things anyone is truly taught are possible for women to have. Outside of women having sex with and for men, in whatever capacity that may happen, female sexuality is conspicuously absent. It shouldn’t be. What do we feel comfortable with? We’re disturbingly easygoing about sexually abusing women. A rape scene might involve atmospheric lighting. Violent or not, it’ll be glamorized. Rape isn’t always explicitly violent. What’s actually rape probably won’t be shown or taught as such. She’s drinking. She’s ambivalent. She’s not saying no. We’ve heard that countless times. We’ve also heard it doesn’t matter that her body language betrays anxiety, or people who are intoxicated aren’t capable of giving consent, or she might have wanted sex and then changed her mind later. Apparently it’s not rape if she’s married, and so her husband has a right to have sex with her, or she’s a sex worker and he paid up. “It was just a joke.” “I can’t believe she reported him; he had such promise!” Was it “legitimate” rape? That’s not all “in the media.” We are the media. It feeds us what we feed it. In whatever medium these attitudes and remarks appear in, sidewalk chalk in front of Lloyd Hall, perhaps, or an online comments section, they are absolutely unacceptable. Violating someone’s body in any way, undermining their autonomy, taking advantage of their uncertainty or compromised mental state, forcing yourself upon them, mocking people who are affected by these things – that’s an abuse of basic human rights. A fundamental respect for women and our sexuality is missing from this world. Emphasizing feminine “purity” has done us no good. It’s only created a culture of blame and shame surrounding female sexuality. Nobody should be afraid of admitting that they were partying or asked if they “really did” say no or told that they shouldn’t have gone out with that person because “what did they expect?” Educating people not to rape, including outlining consent, not equating sex with morality, being open about women’s sexual agency and willing to leave space for it – those are the ways we can learn to value female sexuality. We have to speak up, and then we must listen, but that cannot start until open conversation is allowed.
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COLUMN | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Styrofoam hinders sustainability By Maxton Thoman | Senior Staff Columnist The gravy smothered on top of my limp, soggy piece of chicken-fried steak had begun to slowly crawl onto the bottom of my take-out box, inching closer and closer to the pooling salsa and sour cream-induced liquid clinging to the bottom of my burrito. As they intertwined – though surely they didn’t mix – I began to realize that my Lakeside quota for the day had inevitably been met, and my appetite had inexplicably dwindled. I closed the lid, snapped it in place with a little bend of the white surface and tossed it in the trash. In the trash, where it will remain forever. That’s no exaggeration; that’s a literal statement. Polystyrene foam, colloquially referred to as Styrofoam, is a non-decomposing, non-biodegradable and everlasting resource, built to outlast us all. As a petroleum-based plastic containing many carcinogens, including styrene and benzene, this is the stuff of nightmares for the Environmental Protection Agency. Not only does its manufacturing cause acute health problems to hands-on laborers, but it can also lead to the depletion of our ozone layer via the use of HCFC-22, a known greenhouse gas. Polystyrene production, in fact, ranks second in environmental impacts in the categories of energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and aggregate environmental impact behind only that of aluminum, according to the California Integrated Waste Management Board. Even in 1986, an
Maxton Thoman EPA report named the polystyrene manufacturing process as the fifth largest creator of solid hazardous waste. Still, possibly the worst part about polystyrene foam remains its inability to break down. While the technology for recycling polystyrene is available, the process is incredibly expensive and the chemical barriers necessarily hurdled to allow for reuse require exorbitant resources and energy to carry out a process that does not allow for a closed loop. Rather, Styrofoam boxes and cups are unable to be remanufactured, and the recycled polystyrene must be used in other plastics and petroleum products. Thus, for every box we throw away, another box must be made. Government recycling programs and most local programs do not even accept these products, and the only other way of
decomposing the polystyrene – combustion – can be even more harmful to the environment than anything else, as it releases upward of 57 carcinogens and byproducts into the atmosphere, most of which act as greenhouse gases. So, why are we still using it? Simply, because it works. Simply, because it’s cheap. But the fact is, more than 100 United States, Canadian, European and Asian cities have effectively outlawed Styrofoam usage in their limits, and with the big “recycling” push that The University of Alabama has been on in the past few years, we need to emulate their images. On its website, Bama Dining even makes clear its intentions in terms of environmental sustainability, stating that it will assist in this process by “producing products and services that can be replicated consistently while minimizing the impact to the earth.” If this is the case, and if we are to truly follow in the campus sustainability plan to help save our environment, then the dining halls must rid themselves of these Styrofoam boxes in favor of more friendly alternatives. In my opinion, we must take it one step further than just offering reusable boxes. We have to demand their use. And hopefully, given a little time and effort, we won’t always sit stagnant on this issue, like my Styrofoam box in the trash. Maxton Thoman is a sophomore majoring in biology. His column runs on Wednesdays.
COLUMN | CAMPUS WI-FI
Additional routers key to better Internet connection By Erynn Williams | Staff Columnist In today’s age, the Internet is crucial in the lives of college students. We depend on it for anything from research to homework, projects, email and of course, social networking. But the Internet connection on our very own campus is lacking. Many students, myself included, find themselves extremely frustrated when sitting in the middle of campus and struggling to find a decent Wi-Fi signal. It appears as though the administration is aware of the issue, seeing as how there are four or five different connections with “UA” attached to them. However, the two designated for student use, UA-WPA2 and UA-WPA-PSK, cannot be accessed in various areas of campus. Locations such as Farrah Hall, Shelby Hall, Reese Phifer Hall and Alston Hall are just some buildings on our campus filled with areas having either spotty or no connection. There is a similar situation at my apartment, where one common Wi-Fi network is present for our entire complex. It would
Erynn Williams always be congested around certain hours and I could never get work done. In response, I invested in a router much like many other residents, and the result was improved connection and better performance. My suggestion to the University is to get more routers with better organization. By including more routers, more opportunities for a decent Internet connection
become available. So for example, if there are 5,000 students in a given area on campus and a router that can provide a decent connection for 1,000 people, why not have five routers that are able to fairly give all 5,000 students a decent connection instead of all those students being bottlenecked on one router? Also, over time, technology will improve to allow for better routers to handle more people connected to those routers, so the University should also invest in upgrading the routers we have now that may already be obsolete. While I could go on about how the increasing growth of the University is also a major factor in this issue, I think that is already clear. I also believe the University will do what is necessary to improve the experience of the students on campus. I just hope that this improvement will happen sooner rather than later. Erynn Williams is a sophomore majoring in dance and international studies. Her column runs biweekly on Wednesdays.
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Program offers support, guidance to freshmen By Kailey McCarthy | Contributing Writer Many times, freshmen dive into college life headfirst without knowing a single person at the school they are attending. At The University of Alabama, however, there is a program designed to offer students a support group, a family within a large community, in order to successfully navigate their time at college. The First Scholars Program is an organization for first-generation college students whose parents have had no more than two years of education beyond high school and attained no post-secondary degree. The program is designed to offer support to these students and enhance their ability to successfully graduate. Jessica Norris, a freshman majoring in business and student in the program, said it’s nice going to a big university with people she knows through the program. “We do a lot of events with each other, including social events, community service hours, mentor meetings and meetings with our coordinators, all once a month,” Norris said. One requirement with First Scholars is that all freshmen in
the program live together. Shelby Lawrence, a junior majoring in biology and student in the program, said she was able to form better relationships with the other students in the program because they lived together. “That was probably the best part, just being so close to everyone,” Lawrence said. “Yes, we had random roommates, and we didn’t get to choose, but we are all in the same scholarship program. We were all doing activities together, so it was a really good experience rather than just having a random roommate you didn’t know.” Morgan Overstreet, a freshman majoring in education, and student in the program, said she loves the way First Scholars has brought everyone in the program together. “You’re surrounded by a great network of people while also obtaining scholarship money at the same time,” Overstreet said. Lawrence said juniors are given leading positions to help the younger students in the program. The juniors plan most of the social events, and the freshmen and sophomores get to work these events. “It’s really great; younger students
in the program can look up to myself and the entire junior class for guidance,” Lawrence said. “It really is a great program. We are around each other all the time, doing events together and just really growing as a family.” First Scholars is currently holding a supplies and funding drive to benefit the Alabama Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Lawrence said their coordinator is a die-hard animal lover who is also good friends with the women who run SPCA, so First Scholars decided to help the organization get supplies. Lawrence said she adopted her chihuahua Ruby during the SPCA drive they hosted last year. “We all have close ties with SPCA, and they’ve been needing supplies badly for a while,” Lawrence said. “We just really need to get more donations to help SPCA.” Donation boxes are set up in the Ferguson Center, and there is also a table in the Ferg where students can use their ACT cards to donate money. The First Scholars Program will also pick up donations. For more information, contact Jessica Franks at jfranks@aalan.ua.edu. The drive will end Friday, Nov. 15.
CW | Lindsey Leonard First Scholars Program helps first-generation college students adjust to the University through events and group living arrangements
SGA to foster relationship between students, police By Ellen Coogan | Staff Reporter It may not be a good idea to answer when the police officer asks if you know how fast you were going after pulling you over. Talitha Powers Bailey, director of the Capital Defense Law Clinic, said admitting your speed is essentially confessing to the crime. “You’ve just waived your Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination,” Bailey said. “You’ve basically just confessed. He didn’t have to interrogate you to get you to do that. All he had to do was ask, but you are under no obligation to answer that question because it’s incriminating.” Sometimes those simple questions and freely offered answers can lead to convictions.
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Know Your Rights WHEN: Wednesday at 7 p.m. WHERE: Ferguson Center Ballroom “All day, every day in any court in this country, you will go in and you will find – all the way from traffic court to the most serious felonies – you will find people who have opened their mouths and just talked,” Bailey said. “In some cases, they won’t stop talking. It can be that simple and that easy to just throw away your rights.”
The Student Government Association will hold a Know Your Rights symposium followed by a question and answer session with Bailey and other local attorneys Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom. “I think every citizen, or every person, in the United States should know what their rights are,” Bailey said. “They have a right to remain silent. They have a right to freely travel. They have a right to be secure in their papers. They have a right to an attorney. Those are just your basic civil rights.” Hamilton Bloom, SGA vice president for student affairs, said the desire for a Know Your Rights program was expressed to him by students consistently throughout his campaign, and
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foster a better relationship between students and police officers because that can sometimes be a relationship that students are maybe afraid of or have a negative attitude towards,” Leela Foley, SGA director of media relations, said. “So we wanted to teach students their fundamental rights while also trying to help that relationship and make it a more positive one.” Bloom said the relationship between police officers and students could be improved by dialogue about the rights of the student and cooperation with the police under these rights. “Rather than viewing individual interactions with police with fear or anger, this program will better allow students to interact with police in a calm, informed manner,” Bloom said.
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IEW gives students a look at different cultures By Danny Pelavin | Contributing Writer Troels Dahl-Nielsen spends his mornings like many students at The University of Alabama – at the Ferguson Center Starbucks finishing up homework. The difference is, when Troels opens up Facebook for a study break, the page is in Danish. Dahl-Nielsen is one of 1,670 international students enrolled at the University this semester, according to the 2013 UA International Student and Scholar Report. Dahl-Nielsen is currently a junior majoring in marketing and management communication at Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark, but is studying abroad here at the Capstone. “If you go abroad, you put yourself in a new position,” Dahl-Nielsen said. International Education Week is a national initiative that spans from Monday, Nov. 11, to Tuesday, Nov. 19, to raise interest in international education and involvement. IEW began in 2000 as a collaboration between the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Department of Education. Now, there are participants in more than 100 countries worldwide, ranging from colleges and universities down to elementary schools. The University is participat— Brittnay McMillian ing in IEW by offering a series of events throughout the week focusing on the international presence on campus as well as opportunities for current UA students to learn about other cultures. Events will include a study abroad panel, international movie screenings, a world soccer tournament and an art and photo contest. Brittnay McMillian is a study abroad coordinator and advisor at Capstone International Academic Programs. She said she believes IEW will emphasize the international aspect on campus, including both UA students going abroad and international students sharing their culture here on campus. “I think it’s important that UA students are aware that there are other cultures, other nationalities and other ethnicities on this campus besides their own,” McMillian said. “Whether that awareness comes through going to an international food tasting or going to an international film screening or learning how they can go to other countries. We’re trying to make them aware that this exists.” Dahl-Nielsen said there are great benefits to studying abroad for college students at the University and across the globe. “When you always work within the same framework, it limits your ability to do something different, which is very much required by the global economy,” Dahl-Nielsen said. “[Studying abroad] gives you a global mindset, which makes you able to see all encounters from relative angles and put yourself in another’s position, which I think is very valuable.” Through IEW, UA students will be able to create their own international experience during on-campus events as well as possible global travel. More information can be found at studyabroad.ua.edu.
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VOLLEYBALL
SPORTS | COLUMN
Ohio State receiver’s comments quickly atoned for by coach By Nick Sellers
CW | Austin Bigoney The Tide looks to improve after losing their last game against a ranked team 3-1 against Missouri at home.
Tide hits the road to face No. 5 Florida By Kelly Ward | Staff Reporter It’s difficult enough to play a ranked team at home, but it’s a completely different story to play on its court. The Alabama volleyball team has done it before and is 7-2 on the road. The only two road losses this season have come to Missouri and Kentucky, both ranked. Both matches went to four sets, but the Crimson Tide isn’t playing either of those teams this weekend. The Tide is busing out to Columbia, S.C., to play South Carolina before heading to Gainesville, Fla., to face No. 5 Florida. Alabama coach Ed Allen said he isn’t sure what sort of effect the travel will have on his team this late in
the season. “We’re going to get on a sleeper bus, and I’m not sure if it’s going to be a toll at all,� Allen said. “It [is] a pretty comfortable way to travel, and in some cases, a whole lot more comfortable than what it is to fly, but I’m not sure that being on the road is exhausting. It just depends on what the trip is, and we were pretty exhausted last weekend and we were at home, so sometimes being on the road allows things to somewhat slow down, because it’s not like you’ve got family around; it’s not like you’ve got friends around; it’s a much more controllable environment.� The Crimson Tide has yet to face South Carolina this season but is 23-18 all-time
against the Gamecocks. Even with South Carolina’s losing record, setter Sierra Wilson said the team is going in with the same mindset as it does in every game. “Every SEC school is a challenge in its own right, so we’re not really going to take that different of [an] approach in practice,� Wilson said. “We’re going to take it like any other match, so we’re going to have to work hard, and it should come out in our favor if we do what we need to do.� Florida, on the other hand, handed Alabama a 3-0 loss in early October at Foster Auditorium. It was the only time the Crimson Tide was shut out at home this year. “We held our own,� Wilson
said. “I think we’ve grown a lot as a team, so it’ll be nice to get a second chance and see how much we’ve progressed over the season.� There are six matches left in the season. The team has already left a mark on the record books with its seventh 20-win season since 1989. Alabama tallied its 20th win after downing Arkansas in four sets last Friday night. “I think we’re hopefully going to finish as strong as what we’ve begun the season and try to prepare in here on a daily basis,� Allen said. “It allows us to be somewhat fresh as it relates to competing on those Friday and Sunday matches that we’ve got over the next three weeks.�
Once all the drama dies down over Ohio State receiver Evan Spencer’s comments on facing Alabama or Florida State ‌ Oh wait, it already has. Every Crimson Tide fan – most of whom hadn’t even heard of Spencer before he voiced his opinion that his Buckeyes would “wipe the fieldâ€? with Alabama or Florida State in a hypothetical national championship game – went into a manufactured outrage for roughly 24 hours over his comments. The fact that true fans would get bothered over someone who’s only caught four touchdowns in three seasons with the No. 3 team in the nation speaks volumes to the lack of a villain for Alabama this season. The Crimson Tide’s scoring defense has been the equivalent of a brick wall this season in allowing just more than 10 points per game, six if we’re counting after the Johnny Manziel-Mike Evans duo wreaked havoc on the Tide secondary. The offense is 12th in scoring, ahead of every SEC team, save for Texas A&M. The LSU Tigers came to town and mustered negative yardage in the fourth quarter while famously giving up four straight sacks on one late drive in Crimson Tide territory. The Alabama defense being more stubborn than a U.S. congressman debating the recent government shutdown has Alabama fans programmed to attach to any perceived antagonism, including empty words meant to liven up a news conference.
The hypersensitive fan base’s reaction was obviously enough to catch the attention of Buckeye head coach Urban Meyer, who issued a swift apology on Spencer’s behalf and added he won’t be speaking to the media “for a long, long time.� I can guarantee you Meyer is only doing damage control at this point. He doesn’t want to give the Tide or the ’Noles bulletin board material should Ohio State actually make it to the title game. We’ve seen what effect comments can have against the Alabama defense (see: Bo Wallace). While Spencer’s wisdom may be in question, his confidence surely is not. Some college athletes practice quiet confidence, while others might be more outspoken about it. It’s easy to see if Spencer is on the Deion Sanders side or the Tom Brady side. Both of these iconic NFL players have/had differing levels of swag, and both have been successful. There is no prescribed way to exude intrepidity for our finest athletes. While Meyer might have preferred Spencer go the Tom Brady route of praising his opponent ad nauseum and keeping mum on everything else, it can’t hurt to know Spencer believes in his team. So, to Alabama fans who had a bone to pick with this young man, I would implore you not to be so sensitive. These comments are harmless and keep the weekdays interesting. After all, he did say he was a “little biased.�
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Alumni jumpstart clothing line with online fundraising By Hannah Widener | Contributing Writer When University of Alabama alumni Dustin Vann, Cody Foster and Michael Rosato first launched their Finn Apparel clothing line on Kickstarter, an online crowd funding website, they didn’t expect to surpass their fundraising goal amount. They originally set out with the goal of raising $14,800 by Nov. 22 but have now surpassed that goal, raising a current total of $29,116. With 287 backers and a little more than a week left before their campaign is launched, Finn Apparel is getting ready to unveil its new line. Now, the company is talking to boutiques in the Birmingham area about possible arrangements. “We will have a fully operational website that will launch as soon as our Kickstarter campaign is over with,” Rosato said. “Finnapparel.com will be the main source to go through. We’re also looking for a show room-esque place.” Vann, Foster and Rosato are all UA graduates, but they met long before they started brainstorming the idea to create a company together. Foster and Vann met in middle school, and later Vann met Rosato through mutual friends while rock climbing. They have been friends now for more than eight years. “We’re all very different in our styles, which makes for interesting conversation when we’re together working on a new concept,” Vann said. “I would say that Mike has the more sophisticated, subtle details to his style, and Cody a bit more daring and bold with his statements. I’ve always considered myself fashion-forward – wearing, mixing, making and always looking for something unique and one-of-a-kind to include in my wardrobe. I don’t like to stand out, but I also don’t like to wear what everyone else is wearing and looks just like everyone else.” The staff of Kickstarter originally placed Finn Apparel on their staff picks page, and a week later Finn Apparel was on the website’s
main page. More than 5 million people have funded 50,000 campaigns on Kickstarter, but Rosato credits Finn Apparel’s success hered through to more than just the support they’ve gathered argely in Kickstarter. He said the success is due largely em, part to support from the people around them, particularly that of Courtney McGahey,, who was Vann and Rosato’s adviser and is an assistant professor in the consumer science department. “You have to try your hardest. If you justt try a little bit harder than the average person, and you don’t want to do a job that fits a specific category, all you can do is try. It doesn’t omething, matter your age, if you want to start something, ple,” Rosato then just start talking to the right people,” said. McGahey said changing perceptions of social media have contributed to Finn Apparel’s Kickstarterr success. “I just think how awesome it is that social media is working better than people think, because people have these preconceived ey don’t realize that there ideas about Twitter and Facebook, but they Gahey said. “I’m so proud are other avenues for these things,” McGahey of them. I mean just the way they talk, you know something is ry passionate about it.” going to happen, because they are just very When its Kickstarter campaign ends, Finn Apparel is looking to e styles to its collection in roll out its winter collection and add more arel line is in the works. the spring. For the future, a women’s apparel and on its own in a brick “My dream is for Finn to eventually stand and mortar FINN store, similar to the way that Billy Reid has positioned his designs and collections. I think it would be huge red Segal, Nordstrom or if we could connect with a store like Fred some of the higher end West Coast boutiques,” Vann said.
Submitted Michael Rosato, a founder of Finn Apparel, believes determination was a key to the company’s success.
COLUMN | MUSIC
‘Who Is William Onyeabor?’ captivating introduction to a musician By Jordan Cissell
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This record is really bad background music. I know, I know: What good is a CD full of eightand 10-minute instrumentals if you can’t talk over it at the Starbucks counter or pipe it into the living room when the in-laws visit? Really good listening music, that’s what. “Who Is William Onyeabor?” – released by David Byrne’s world music label Luaka Bop Records last week – is an efficient glimpse into the work of the titular hero. Beyond the fact that he put out eight self-financed records between 1977 and 1985 before finding religion and ditching music for good, no one really knows what Onyeabor’s all about. Some say he’s a crowned chief of his hometown in Nigeria. Others claim he runs a successful flour mill nearby.
It’s tempting to compare Onyeabor’s work to the Fela Kuti-helmed Afrobeat movement that rose to such prominence in the mid-1970s, but most of the tunes presented here incorporate the call-and-response vocals and energetic grooves that popularized the genre. With its frequent reliance on drum machine loops and synthesizer experimentation, “Who Is William Onyeabor?” bears more resemblance to the freewheeling, “try it and see” approach of Paul McCartney’s highly personal home studio tinkerings “Ram” and “McCartney II,” like on “Love is Blind” where video game lasers and synthesized harpsichord take the foreground and Onyeabor’s half-chanted, half-mumbled vocals float along in the back of the mix. “Something You Will Never Forget” is a 10-minute bass and wood block groove punctu-
ated periodically by understated Scotty Moorestyle guitar, fat horn spurts and a slinky downtempo baritone sax solo. The same musical moment never occurs twice, but the songs rarely seem cluttered. Simple idiosyncrasy supplants busy peacocking. If you’re into Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh’s quirky compositions for the soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zisou,” chances are you’ll dig this CD. There are a few songs that when the instrument-scapes come off as campaigns for style at the expense of substance, a la the lesser cuts from David Bowie’s plastic soul effort “Young Americans.” But if a few tracks get lost in the shuffle, it’s only because the cream of the crop is so deserving of the attention it demands.
COLUMN | HEALTH
NIH reports vitamin D as possible treatment for Type 2 diabetes By Heather Combs Characterized by insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes is plaguing the people of today’s society. Type 2 diabetes and obesity are among our nation’s top public health problems, and a new discovery may take the place of the age-old, lifestyle modification treatment method; but is it worth all the money? A new discovery may have the potential to become a preventive measure in the fight against Type 2 diabetes, and it is none other than vitamin D. The National Institute of Health has reported high hopes in the effectiveness of
vitamin D, which is why the institute is donating millions of dollars to fund further research. The Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes study, a.k.a. D2D, will involve extensive investigation involving more than 20 health centers across the United States; however, I cannot help but feel society is trying to find the easy way out. The risk of developing Type 2 diabetes is increased in overweight individuals who have high-calorie diets. Yes, in some cases this form of diabetes can be caused by genetic factors, but the majority of cases seen today are directly linked to one’s lifestyle. The No. 1 treatment, for as long as I can remember, is a modification in
one’s way of living. In 2010, an article was published in Health Magazine telling the remarkable story of an overweight woman diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. With hard work and the help of qualified practitioners, she was able to essentially reverse her diabetes. This case study is proof that changing one’s lifestyle is 100 percent effective in treating the condition. Unfortunately, some people do not want to do the work necessary to prevent and treat Type 2 diabetes. Rather, they are trying to find an alternative option, and that is where vitamin D comes in.
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The expectation is that during the prediabetes stage, vitamin D can be used to prevent the development of full-blown diabetes. Nevertheless, lifestyle changes can have the same effect. NIH is donating millions of dollars to research a “convenient” treatment method when they could be spending money toward treatments and preventive programs specific to lifestyle modifications. It is time for society to stop taking the easy way out and learn to work hard and take responsibility for its health. If money continues to be spent on methods that do not empower hard work, society will not change.
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Participants on panel discuss UA integration DIVERSITY FROM PAGE 1
only 600 films on the registry. “Twenty-five films are chosen each year by the board to be added to the registry,� said Donna Ross, an employee of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress. “The films must be at least 10 years old and of great cultural, historical or aesthetic significance.� This puts “Crisis� on the same list as iconic and historic films like “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,� “It’s a Wonderful Life� and “Schindler’s List.� Filmmaker Robert Drew was the executive producer of “Crisis.� Drew’s previous documentary “Primary� detailed five days during the primary campaigns between Hubert Humphrey and John F. Kennedy. It has also been added to the National Film Registry, making Drew one of only a few individuals to have multiple films named. “I’ve heard about instances in which governors and other political individuals looked at ‘Crisis’ for guidance,� Drew said. Participants of Tuesday night’s panel also included Don Seigal. Seigal was the secretary and treasurer of the SGA in 1963 and president of the SGA in 1964. He continues to serve the University on the president’s cabinet and the board of directors for the Blackburn Institute. Seigal said during that time on cam-
pus, men like John Blackburn, UA educator and namesake of the Blackburn Institute, played an instrumental role in balancing the integration process. Seigal said he remembers being invited to Blackburn’s house for breakfast along with a few dozen other student leaders on campus shortly before Stand in the Schoolhouse Door, a now famous moment in 1963 in which former Gov. George Wallace prevented the entrance of two black students into foster Auditorium to register for classes. “What John Blackburn recognized was that you need to be organized in order to prevent civil disorder,� Seigal said. Juxtaposed to Seigal and Dunning on the panel were Caroline Bechtel, a junior majoring in operations management, and Ross Green, a senior majoring in economics. Bechtel and Green both shared their experiences confronting segregation, particularly surrounding the sorority integration earlier this year. “These issues [of race] have become cyclical, and we’ve never fully addressed them,� Green said. “James Hood said [in the film] that he wanted to be governor, and sadly, that probably still couldn’t happen.� All four panelists urged greater involvement from students and faculty but said the future of race relations at the University remains unclear. “I won’t be here for the 100th anniversary of the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door, but someone will be here,� Fair said. “It may even be CW | Lindsey Leonard you. And I hope by then you’re not A screening of the film “Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment� preceded a discussion panel to examine racial having this same conversation.� issues on campus during the ‘60s.
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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (11/13/13). Creativity abounds this year, quite profitably. Write, record and document your expressions. This autumn and next spring prove especially fertile, with late next summer a perfect launch. Partnership grows and gets romantic. Career communications peaks with new opportunities around July 25. Work may include travel. Rest up next October for a busy winter season. Play. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -Today is a 9 -- You’re on top of the world in a variety of ways. There are some interferences in romance. Invent something new in your relationship. Your self-confidence helps, but don’t get arrogant. Try listening for what’s wanted. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is an 8 -- For the next seven months with Neptune direct, work and career flow forward. Decisions seem easier. Take care, but don’t get stopped by old fears. Consider what you want. Slow down and contemplate. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- This week spins some good party days. Avoid excesses that could cloud your thinking, as tempers run a bit short now. Relaxing is a priority. Plan a vacation, even just by scheduling time to do nothing. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Consider new opportunities; however, don’t take a job you don’t understand. Listen to your heart before saying yes. Until about the middle of next year, it’s easier to save money. Take advantage. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 8 -- Travel is appealing, although it could be challenging. Expand your boundaries. Team actions move toward goals you set some time in the past. Be polite. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 8 -- Focus on what you love,
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and the money will come. Tailor your passion to the market. Track your finances to increase the bottom line. Reaching an agreement could seem like a balancing act. Divining fact from fantasy gets easier. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Everything works better together with a reliable partner now. Supporting each other, you both get farther. Your romantic fantasies seem more achievable. But there’s still room for misunderstanding. Listen more than speaking. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Do like the bees, and get busy collecting nectar. There’s plenty of work to be done around the hive. Use safe cleaning supplies. It’s not necessarily the best time for romance. Make long-term plans. Creature comforts are nice. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- There’s room for conflict and disagreement but also for love and pampering. Find the balance you strive for. Things are falling into place. For the next few months, it’s easier to understand abstract thoughts. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Home is where the heart is. The next two days are good for domestic projects. And your income seems to rise naturally, now that Neptune’s direct. Trust your own good judgment. Keep in action, and pace yourself. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- An unexpected bonus arises. It’s easier to achieve your goals. You’re getting smarter by the minute, but don’t get cocky. There’s a lesson here. Postpone romance until you get it. Write your musings. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Focus on making honest money. Your dreams are more achievable, now and for the next seven months. Complete one project, and then dream up new ones. Remain obsessed with details.
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