Monday, November 19, 2012
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Tide fans celebrate on the Strip after Stanford’s victory over Oregon in overtime Saturday.
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ollege football has a thing for drama. At 10:35 p.m. on Saturday, Stanford kicker Jordan Williamson sent a 37-yard field goal through the
uprights and sent a Catholic university in South Bend, Ind., and the entire southeast region of the country into frenzy. Both Notre Dame and the
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Southeastern Conference needed help to get a chance at the BCS National Championship game and got it as the No. 1 and No. 2 AP teams lost on the same day
for the first time since Dec. 1, 2007, when Missouri and West Virginia fell. It was the third time that season it happened. “On one hand, it’s really surprising because these
teams have been beating the hell out of everybody by three or four touchdowns a game,” Ralph Russo, Associated Press college football writer, said. “But on the other hand,
we really shouldn’t be all that surprised, because it tends to work out that way every year.”
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SGA Executive Students sell tickets for large profits Vice President Harris removed University has no plans to stop practice By Jordan Cissell Staff Reporter
For Jessica Allen, the Alabama Crimson Tide’s Nov. 5, 2011 matchup against Louisiana State University was the game of eight centuries. “Last year I sold just my LSU ticket alone for $800 dollars, and it was more than worth the penalty I received for selling it,” Allen, a senior majoring in exercise and sport science,
President Calderone calls reasons for departure personal By Melissa Brown News Editor Student Government Association President Matt Calderone said former Executive Vice President Matt Harris was removed from office Thursday for failure to perform duties. Calderone cited Article IX, Section 1, Subsection E of the SGA constitution as grounds for Harris’s removal, which reads “Failure, for any other cause, to perform the duties of office.” “Former SGA executive vice president Matt Harris was removed from office on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 8:16 a.m.,” Calderone said in an email Sunday night. “The circumstances regarding Vice President Harris’s failure to perform the duties of his office are personal.” The SGA announced Harris’s removal Thursday night in an emailed statement from executive press secretary Meagan Bryant. “This decision was made with consideration of the best interest of the SGA, as well as the former SGA executive vice er • Plea s
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graduate student, I need the money to pay for bills and such, so I have been selling them for profit.” According to rolltide.com, the official UA athletics website, students who upgrade their regular student ticket to a guest ticket four or more times during a season waive their right to purchase postseason or regular season tickets for the current and next seasons, respectively. Each upgrade also requires the payment of a game-specific upgrade price. Despite these barriers to resale, Allen and Cahill are two
of many University students who sell both upgrades and normal student tickets, often at a sizeable profit margin. According to ticket aggregator TiqIQ, as of Sunday, the average price for a single entry to Saturday’s Auburn game is $287. The UA Facebook network’s group Ticket Exchange alone includes 1,258 would-be buyers and sellers. But Katherine Miles, a sophomore majoring in criminal justice and psychology, is not one of them.
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Matt Harris president,” Bryant said. “We ask that all please respect his privacy during this time.” Though the constitution outlines a plan of removal that includes a petition for impeachment and weeks worth of senate hearings, Calderone said Chapter 204.2.1 in the SGA Code of Laws allowed Harris to be removed without an impeachment process. Chapter 204.2.1 states “In the event that an unpaid executive branch member fails to complete any duty of office, the member is subject to removal from office.” Though the executive vice president is typically a paid executive position, Calderone said he requested Harris’s pay be halted “at the end of the first week of November.” SEE HARRIS PAGE 3
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said. “I sold all of my tickets last year and made a great deal of profit.” Allen is not the only UA student profiting from the pigskin. Katherine Cahill, a higher education administration graduate student who also attended the University for her undergraduate studies, said she has sold “six or seven” tickets over the course of her college career. She sold her ticket to the Nov. 24 Iron Bowl game for $150. “This last year, I sold [my tickets] at $5 because that is how much I paid for them,” Cahill said. “But now, as a poor
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Several years on, still trying to define ‘hipster’ UA students explain the effects of label, depictions of ‘hipster’ sub-culture on life By Deanne Winslett Staff Reporter Flannel shirts. Blackrimmed glasses. Indie music. Put these three things together and you’ve got some of the most common components of the stereotypical definition of what urban society has labeled a “hipster.” One UA senior, though, Mari-Ana Johnson, said the stereotype is far from the reality when it comes to what a hipster actually is. The culture is all about individuality and not fitting into a society-engineered label, she said. Johnson said she does not consider herself a hipster, but
is often referred to as such among friends. She said she believes her confidence, individuality and willingness to be different without trying lead to her being branded as a hipster. “One of my friends the other day told me that everybody else he knows is detached from themselves and that I was the person who was most aware of themselves,” Johnson said. Many people are uncomfortable being labeled as a hipster because of its negative connotations, but Johnson said she does not have a problem with it. “I definitely feel like it’s like a combination of all things,”
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Johnson said. “I know people who wear skinny jeans and all that stuff, but that doesn’t necessarily make them a hipster.” These stereotypes and negative associations are partially because of the misunderstandings and misrepresentations of the term within common society. Websites such as hipsterhandbook.com help to show the term in a negative light. According to the introduction page to The Hipster Handbook, “The Hipster walks among the masses in daily life but is not a part of them and shuns and reduces anything held dear by the mainstream.” The website claims to be CW | Jingyu Wan geared toward the genuine UA ‘hipster’ says sub-culture hipster community. not about pretention, rooted in SEE HIPSTER PAGE 8 individuality.
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Petraeus scandal a black eye for Army, but no long-term effects, personnel say MCT Campus The extramarital affair of retired Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan before being elevated to CIA director, is a black eye for the Army and undermines the service’s code of military conduct and its doctrine of support for families, local military leaders and experts say. But the scandal, while titillating, shouldn’t have a longterm affect on military discipline, those experts say. That’s because Petraeus, 60, was retired before he began his tryst with his 40-year-old biographer and because he resigned his CIA post immediately when news of the affair surfaced. “If it had been unacknowledged or glossed over or not acted upon, I think it probably would have more of an effect,” said retired Maj. Gen. William “Dutch” Holland, a former commander of the Ninth Air Force, based at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, S.C. “The standards are the standards, and they should be equally applied to the threestriper (enlisted personnel) as well as the four-star general or admiral. If the standards are not held appropriately at one level or the other, then I think you’ve got a problem.” Carla Atkinson, director of Army community services at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., the Army’s largest training base, agrees. Atkinson’s department helps military families deal with the
challenges presented by multiple deployments, financial issues and combat-related stress. She said any time a high-ranking officer “is not consistent in their values” it hurts the service and makes it harder to instill those values in young soldiers. “Leaders are supposed to set an example,” she said. “Right now, it’s a black eye and hurts our reputation. But long term, the Army will survive.” Petraeus resigned Nov. 9 after acknowledging he had an affair with Paula Broadwell, a fellow West Point graduate who spent months studying the general’s leadership in Afghanistan and wrote a biography of him, titled “All In: The Education of General David Petraeus.” Broadwell met Petraeus in 2006 as a graduate student when the general spoke at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She started a doctoral dissertation on Petraeus’ leadership style before expanding it into the biography. Frederic J. Medway, a University of South Carolina distinguished professor emeritus and a Columbia, S.C., psychologist, said the Petraeus-Broadwell affair is a textbook professorstudent attraction with little relationship to the military except that Petraeus was a soldier. “It’s a classic model,” he said. “She’s hanging on your every word. She’s telling you how much she admires you. You work together closely, and the closeness grows. We shouldn’t be surprised that it would lead to a
relationship.” Petraeus reportedly ended the affair last summer when he learned that Broadwell had been sending harassing e-mails to a family friend, Jill Kelley, a Florida socialite who passed the emails along to an FBI agent. Medway said the emails, too, are a classic reaction of a young admirer who sees a threat from another potential suitor. “She views this as her last shot to have a relationship with her hero, her lover, her mentor and, because we are in South Carolina, I have to say, her soul mate,” Medway said, in a reference to former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford, and his confession of an extramarital affair. Although not unusual and not necessarily related to his military service, Petraeus’ affair has taken on more importance in the media because of his leadership position in the Armed Forces during a time of war, Medway said. “Anytime you have bad news it harms an institution,” he said. “That’s why the people in charge of that institution, in this case the president, want to clean house . . . because of the visibility of this major figure.” Although the effect on the military should be minimal in the long term, there are lessons to be learned from the affair, said Claudia Smith Brinson, a senior lecturer at Columbia College and the daughter of an Air Force officer. “Even though he is a retired general, he still draws a pension and is called a general,” she
said. “Your code of honor should remain.” Still, Brinson predicted Petraeus eventually will be forgiven for his transgressions, even if he shouldn’t be. Broadwell, she added, already has been painted as a vixen who ensnared a general, a label that Brinson doesn’t think Broadwell deserves. “It’s sexist,” she said. “There’s a stereotype assigned. The phrase ‘wily temptress’ has already been used.” Brinson noted that Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, commander of Allied forces in World War II, had an affair with aide Kay Summersby and went on to become the president of the United States. “That’s the other sexist aspect of this,” she said, “That boys will be boys. We went through that with Bill Clinton. Core character can be overlooked.” Brinson added that leads to a conflicted and sometimes contradictory reaction to the scandal. “Because we are sending
soldiers into situations of possible death, we have a higher expectation that our leaders behave in a certain way,” she said. “But still we excuse the men. We label the women. We aren’t quite sure how to respond and who to blame.” Ike McLeese, the chief executive of the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce and currently a civilian aide to the secretary of the Army, said the scandal will resonate especially in light of the Benghazi controversy and fears that national security had been compromised. But in the end, the spotlight will move on, he predicts. “Does it hurt the Army? It doesn’t help,” he said. “But, over the long haul, like most things in this country, we’ll move to the next major news story. It’s a human tragedy – a man who has served that distinguished a career to screw it up at the end by bad judgment. But, over the long haul, I’m not sure it will hurt that much.”
Feds vow rapid aid to rebuild from Sandy MCT Campus TRENTON, N.J. — As Obama administration officials toured storm-ravaged parts of New Jersey on Friday and pledged to speed the recovery from superstorm Sandy, Gov. Chris Christie and other elected officials put pressure on the president and Congress to come through with hundreds of millions of dollars in financial help. In advance of Vice President Joe Biden’s scheduled Sunday tour of storm damage in the state, Christie said he has asked the vice president for help in reinforcing New Jersey’s 127 miles of beaches to withstand another major weather event. He said the effort would cost about $750 million – a cost he wants the federal government to shoulder. “I will not back away from rebuilding the Jersey Shore,” Christie said at his first public event in two weeks not dedicated to relief efforts. The governor was in Newark with state and national labor leaders to hail a new contract with the city’s teachers that included merit pay provisions. Yet the governor spent much of his time talking about the state’s rebuilding efforts, promising to pursue legislative action to force beachfront property owners to accept beach replenishment if they resisted reconstruction efforts. And he defended the efforts of Jersey Central Power & Light in restoring electricity after the storm. Several North Jersey towns are petitioning the state to
revoke the company’s license, citing a slow storm response. But Christie said New Jersey’s utilities restored electricity faster than their counterparts in neighboring states, adding that the company responded quickly because “I beat the hell out of JCP&L last year” after Hurricane Irene, when residents also saw prolonged power outages. Meanwhile, Obama administration officials met with the state’s two Democratic senators in Monmouth County on Friday, pledging to work with mayors, legislators and other officials to speed recovery. “Our job, first and foremost, is to make sure we cut every piece of red tape, slash every regulation that we need to make sure that help is on the way as quickly as possible,” said Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, whom Obama has put in charge of coordinating long-term recovery from Sandy. Donovan, who said he will focus on trying to get homeowners and businesses back on their feet, spoke outside the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s New Jersey coordination center with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Frank Lautenberg. Menendez asked residents to register with FEMA – on the agency’s website or at 1-800-621FEMA – to receive federal disaster assistance. “So far, 210,000 residents have registered with the agency, and they have received a total of $186 million, Napolitano said.
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Page 3 Editor | Melissa Brown newsdesk@cw.ua.edu Monday, November 19, 2012
UA invites students to apply for highest honors By Tori Linville Contributing Writer The Awards Committee for The University of Alabama is looking for its next junior, senior and non-student recipients for its highest honors. Applications for the University’s Premier Awards are due Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. Sara Hartley, assistant to the vice president for External Affairs, explained the basis for the awards. “Many of the awards are endowed in honor of individuals who embody
various characteristics in which the University hopes to celebrate,” Hartley said. “These awards are meant for any student who exemplifies the ideals in which the various awards represent, such as selfless service, collaboration among diverse groups or an appreciation and gift with the arts.” The awards include the William P. Bloom Award, The Morris Lehman Mayer Award, The Catherine J. Randall Award, The John Fraser Ramsey Award and The Algernon Sydney
Sullivan Award. Though each award has its own qualifications, the recipients must be a junior or senior if they are a UA student; their class is determined by their graduation date instead of their hours earned. The GPA range of the awards is similar, with the lowest requirement a 3.0 and the highest a 3.9 on a 4.0 scale. Other requirements include a written essay, recommendations from faculty/ staff and further information related to the award’s criteria. Applicants must also tell about their contributions to
the University and their academic record as well, Hartley said. The William P. Bloom Award highlights a student who has improved relations among different groups. Emma Fick, a senior majoring in English, was the 2012 recipient of the William P. Bloom Award and explained how it benefited her personally. “The award encouraged me to think about other prestigious scholarships I’d never thought to pursue before, and I decided to apply for national scholarships like Fulbright
and Rhodes,” Fick said. “The Bloom is also a nice perk on my resume – after all, I get to describe it, according to the Premier Awards website, as one of the five ‘highest honors given by The University of Alabama.’” In addition to the bragging rights that come along with being awarded the University’s highest honor, students are also exposed to other benefits that are not as obvious. Students can earn monetary gifts, nationwide recognition and even a trip abroad.
“To a student aspiring to win a Premier Award, spend a lot of time on your essay, as that is the main way reviewers will get to know you,” Fick said. “And think carefully about who you ask for your letter of recommendation; favor someone that knows your character over someone that knows your academic strength – ideally someone that knows both.” More information for those interested about the Premier Awards or applying can be found at premierawards.ua.edu.
FAST FACTS The William P. Bloom Award
The Morris Lehman Mayer Award
The Catherine J. Randall Award
• Recognizes a junior who
• Recognizes one graduat-
• Recognizes one senior on
has improved relations among different groups.
• Minimum 3.2 GPA, good judicial standing and an essay giving specific examples of the improvements among the different groups required.
• Awarded $2,500.
ing senior and one teaching faculty member who exhibit selfless service, leadership and contributions to student life.
• Minimum 3.3 GPA, good judicial standing and an essay defining “community and civic service” required.
• Awarded $1,500.
the basis of GPA, intensity of course study and outstanding scholarly/ creative endeavors
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• Minimum 3.9 GPA, good judicial standing and an essay explaining why they’re the most outstanding student scholar at the University required.
• Awarded at least $1,000.
follow the process outlined in the constitution to fill the vacant position. All students will have the opportunity to apply for the office. HARRIS FROM PAGE 1 “We plan to begin adver“At my request, the executive be suspending his [Harris’s] tising an application after secretary Brielle Appelbaum pay at her discretion and my Thanksgiving with applicanotified attorney general request,” Calderone said. tions tentatively due by the end Ashley Vickers that she would Calderone said the SGA will of the semester,” Calderone
SGA Attorney General suspended Matt Harris’ pay as Executive Vice President
The John Fraser Ramsey Award • Recognizes one junior honor student that has a versatility of gifts and attainments, as well as a breadth of excellence in mind and character.
• Minimum 3.3 GPA, good judicial standing and an essay demonstrating their academic and nonacademic pursuits required.
• Awarded with a trip to
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award • Recognizes two graduating seniors and one nonstudent winner that have excellence of character, demonstrating the highest standards of scholarship, leadership and service.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA, good judicial standing and an essay including their definition of character required.
• Recognizes the practical application of noble ideals and is based on excellence of character and service to humanity.
• Considered the highest honor offered by the University.
•Recognized nationwide.
Europe and $6,000.
said. “We plan to conduct interviews immediately after winter break, followed by a selection made by the executive council.” According to Article IV, Section 4, of the constitution, the executive council will nominate a candidate to fill the position following an application process, who has to be
approved by a majority vote of the senate. Section 4 also outlines a four-part procedure to use for appointment. According to the Constitution, applications for the position must be available to all students for 10 full class days before the executive council begins the qualifications
review process. Following the qualifications process, an executive branch official will interview qualified candidates and proceed with a nomination. The nomination must be presented to the senate for a vote within 10 full class days of the review and interview process.
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Page 4 Editor | SoRelle Wyckoff letters@cw.ua.edu Monday, November 19, 2012
Give more tickets to current students By Brad Tipper Staff Columnist
MCT Campus
Expensive covers still exist because you are willing to pay them By SoRelle Wyckoff Opinion Editor Tuscaloosa is so fabulous sometimes it overwhelms me. This is a deep-south college campus that has more David Yurman rings and Mercedes in one condensed area than the nearby country club. But I don’t mind the culture some students bring: high-fashionesque outfits mixed with a southern drawl make a delicious combination irresistible to outsiders. Yet while Tuscaloosa’s night life is admittedly impressive, I have never been able to justify paying $20 to enter one of our bars – $5 or $10 is even pushing it. I’ve always been perplexed by the idea of paying money to enter an establishment, to then buy their products,
giving said establishment even more money. But weekend after weekend, I’m met at the entrance of bars like Innisfree and Gallettes with a charge just to enter – and that’s before I even open a tab. This leads to half my friends entering and half leaving to search for a bar that is free to enter. Besides being confused as to why you would pay cover, I’m confused why you would charge it in the first place. The eternal optimistic, I assumed the reason was justifiable. Perhaps cover is necessary to facilitate the cost of bouncers or a band or bartenders. But when I asked the various cover-taking bouncers I came in contact with throughout the past few weekends, their justification was nonexistent. They were
unsure of the reason and said their night’s pay did not reflect the high cost of entry. Bartenders echoed similar sentiments. I also didn’t see any bands in sight, so check that possibility off the list. Granted, when the cover is because of a band, it’s a fee I’m more than willing to pay, or if it’s for a charity event or fundraiser. But mandating a cover “just because it’s Saturday?” Ain’t nobody got time for that. High cover, sometimes reaching $20 or more, as it did the weekend of the Texas A&M game, was embarrassing in front of my visiting Aggies. There isn’t cover in College Station, a town similar in size and demographics to Tuscaloosa – and Northgate could easily rival the strip.
But perhaps Tuscaloosa’s nightlife is better than my first example, and paying a cover is worth it for the experience, people and atmostphere. Fine, compare it to 6th Street in Austin, Texas – an attraction equivalent to a safe and clean Bourbon Street. With the exception of events like New Year’s Eve or South by Southwest, there isn’t cover there either, and 6th Street isn’t even in the same nightlife realm as the Strip. But if cover exists in Tuscaloosa, is not the fault of the bars that choose to demand it – it is the fault of the students who are willing to pay it. If you insist on paying $10 or $20 to get into Gallettes, 4th and 23rd and Innisfree, I’m assuming the cost of “trendiness” is worth it.
There are many bars – The Houndstooth, Gray Lady, Moes and The Crimson Tavern, Speakeasy (I could go on) – that rarely, if ever, require a cover. And if they do, it’s not above $5. I have nothing against the bars that often require cover - they are, after all, some of my favorites. But on a college student budget, I don’t have the liberty to pay to get in and then pay even more to drink. I would think bars aimed at college students would be aware of our limited funding. I would also think that fellow college students would be more financially aware and realize the reason cover still exists is because you still pay it. SoRelle Wyckoff is the opinion editor of The Crimson White. Her column runs on Mondays.
The real problem behind marriage equality found in the institution By Chris Beacham Staff Columnist In the election of 2012, voters in the states of Maryland and Maine chose to legalize gay marriage. To many, this was a cause for celebration and foreshadowing of widespread change. To others, it was something to be wary of. To get straight to the point, for a long time I’ve been amused and baffled as to why this is even an issue. Why does government feel the need to get involved with marriage? The issue here is not so much about defining marriage as it is about equality. Since traditional views of marriage define the institution as something between a man and woman, same sex couples would not be able to enter into it in most
states. They can be granted the same legal rights as a married couple and be recognized as being part of a “civil union.” I’ve heard people say, “Give them the legal benefits, but don’t call it marriage.” Many politicians, mostly Republican, seem to think that as long as same sex couples have the same benefits as heterosexual couples, they should be happy. The thing they don’t understand is it’s also about the principle. You may give them the legal benefits of being in a marriage, but if you don’t recognize it as a marriage or call it that, you are not treating it equally. The gay and lesbian community wants equality. Why do we so strongly feel the need to protect marriage? Does this institution, when done traditionally,
even work? Does it accomplish what it sets out to do? Divorce rates have been around 50 percent in the last few years for first marriages. Second and third marriage divorce rates go even higher, with up to onefourth success rates. This means that first marriages succeed as much as they fail, and the potential for divorce increases with each marriage. The divorce rate has declined marginally in the 21st century because more people are choosing not to get married. It’s a great thing to be able to express your love for another person, but marriage seeks to provide security more than anything. That’s what it is there for. In my view, a couple can express that without this institution, and when two
people are in an intimate relationship with strong commitment, “marriage” already exists, although it may not be bound by contract. Marriage also can go against the flow of change, which is natural and a part of life. People are going to want different things and different relationships, if they choose to have them, at different parts of their lives, even if they don’t realize it yet. But if we want to discuss marriage as an issue, the issue needs to be the institution itself. It needs to be modified and updated and not something for government to monitor. The vows need to change, so people aren’t saying “‘til death do us part” multiple times in their lives, which is really silly, and the contractual obligation
aspect of it needs to disappear. This is a First Amendment issue. In Ron Paul’s book “Liberty Defined,” he says, “The definition of marriage is what divides so many. Why not tolerate everybody’s definition as long as neither side uses force to impose its views on the other? Problem solved!” The bottom line is that gay couples should be allowed to be married on the national level. Government should not be involved with defining marriage. Before defending traditional marriage, change it and get back to equality. Oh, and stop making such a big deal out of it. Chris Beacham is a sophomore majoring in psychology. His column runs biweekly on Mondays.
For the second year in a row, the stars have aligned for our Alabama Crimson Tide football team. After a tough loss at home last weekend, the football gods looked favorably upon our storied program with the upsets of Kansas State and Oregon, flipping the college football scene on its axis. Now it seems that, barring any major disasters, the SEC title game will play host to what is essentially a BCS championship play in game. The “Road to 15” is still alive this season, so for us, all seems right in the world once again. Or does it? Unfortunately, as our football team makes their way out to Atlanta, Ga., to play in what could almost be considered a home game for UGA, a vast majority of our student body will not get the opportunity to cheer them on inside the Georgia Dome. This past week, University Athletics announced that out of the 16,000 SEC championship tickets they received, only 1,920 of them would be available to be purchased by students. With such a small number of tickets being allotted, any student with less then 96 hours completed here at the University is ineligible to purchase a ticket through our athletic department. Of course this doesn’t mean those who don’t have the required hours can’t attend the game altogether, just be prepared to shell out a pretty penny to attend. (The least expensive ticket available currently on Stubhub.com is $300 for an upper deck seat.) So for those of us who can’t afford to pay such exorbitant prices for a ticket, the magic and excitement of attending the championship game as a student will not be possible. While I am not naive enough to suggest that all 16,000 of the University’s tickets should be received by members of our student body, I do believe it to be possible for a broader range of students to have the opportunity to purchase one. It’s understood that the University must take care of faculty, staff and most importantly our deep pocketed alumni, but it’s hard to understand why such a small number of students were eligible to purchase the face value $60 through our own school. Those alumni who received the tickets through donations to the University obviously are more readily able to purchase higher price tickets through other sources then we are as college students. It makes it all the more frustrating that this isn’t the only time our student body has been given the short end of the stick when it comes to big football games this season. After a large number of us signed up last spring for tickets to our season opener against Michigan, we were notified a week before the game that not all of us would receive actual seats and instead would be given a “Spirit Pass” standing-room only ticket. It seems that we as students are on the bottom of our athletic department’s list in providing access to attend our football team’s games which are played by fellow members of our student body, not alumni. Bottom line: We love our football team and all the success they have had throughout their history, especially as of late. It’s not a secret that our school is football crazy, and all we as students would like is to have the opportunity to be a part of the excitement of games like the SEC championship, one of the most important games of the entire college football season. It’s seasons like this that will be a part of the continued legacy of our historic football program, and I think I can speak for the entire student body in saying that attending games like the one in the Georgia Dome in a few weeks is something we would remember for a lifetime. In the future I hope the University will allow for a bigger portion of our passionate student body a chance to experience games like this in person.
Brad Tipper is a junior majoring in economics and political science. His column runs biweekly on Mondays.
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Quest for peace in Israel Since 2001, rockets have been fired more than 12,800 times towards southern Israel from the Gaza strip. That’s an average of about three rockets a day for 11 years. Kids have grown up in southern Israeli cities, such as Sderot, living in constant fear and anxiety of incoming rocket attacks. Having to run to bomb
shelters on a daily basis is no way to live anywhere in the world, but this is what the people in southern Israel have experienced every day for more than a decade. Many of you may not know, but tensions of these constant rockets attacks by Hamas, the terrorist organization that governs the Gaza Strip, are starting finally
to boil over. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, Israel launched Operation Pillar of Cloud in response to this 11-year rocket attack, sparked when one of these rockets hit an army jeep traveling near the border, injuring four Israeli soldiers. Operation Pillar of Cloud began with a precision Israeli strike assassinating Ahmed Al-Jaabari,
the second in command of the military wing of Hamas. Al-Jaabari was also responsible for keeping Israeli solider, Gilad Shalit, hostage for more than five years. Shalit was finally released on Oct. 18, 2011, when Israel traded 1,027 Palestinian prisoners, 300 of which were convicted murderers, for Gilad Shalit’s life
and safe return to Israel. The Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange is a prime example of the morals that Israel has followed since its independence on May 14, 1948. This new operation is going to be no different and all Israel has in mind is peace and nothing but peace. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin
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Program readies pre-med students for rural work By Ashley Tripp Staff Reporter A 16-year-old scholarship continues this year as the University’s highly selective pre-med and medical education program encourages qualified students to pursue careers as family doctors in rural areas in the state. The Rural Medical Scholars Program was founded in 1996 and is directed by John Wheat, a medical doctor and professor of community medicine and internal medicine. Wheat said the mission of the program, which is open to all undergraduate seniors and graduate students planning on attending medical school, is to produce physicians for rural Alabama who are leaders in developing healthy communities.
“Throughout RMSP, scholars are provided a professional peer group that will support them throughout their training and careers while developing the necessary skills to become community leaders,” Wheat said. RMSP introduces scholars to aspects of medical care that are important to rural practice and to the diversity of the rural population of Alabama and also provides practice in relating to the various rural cultures, Wheat said. Medical Director John Brandon is responsible for the recruiting process and organizing the interview dates. He said admission is based on high academic achievement, character, rural identity and leadership qualities. “The first process is to select the kinds of students for the
program who are likely to become rural family physicians,” Brandon said. “The medical school is trying to slowly increase, and this year we were granted 11 [scholars] with the anticipation of it increasing.” To stand out above other applicants, Wheat said one must show a mature interest in becoming a rural family physician by shadowing with a rural family doctor or by serving in a rural community as another health professional. The next step is to prepare them for the rigors of medical school and for leadership in rural communities in a yearlong program in Tuscaloosa. “These activities completed in a master’s program year prior to medical school are designed to build a peer group among the scholars that will be
of support during the stressful years of medical school and to develop leadership skills and understanding of rural community life necessary for such leadership,” Wheat said. Wheat said the scholars most enjoy the opportunities the program offers for them to explore rural Alabama and its people. “Scholars accompany the Medical Association of the State of Alabama on its visit to Washington, D.C., to visit with our Alabama delegation as part of their health policy and leadership education,” Wheat said. To better familiarize students with key aspects of rural communities that are not apparent in urban areas, scholars conduct activities with local farmers, such as field trips, site visits and assessment of farm environmental
and worker health, as well as complete a related research project,” Wheat said. “The program also allows students the opportunity to work with rural schools, churches, community health centers, hospitals and family physicians.” After an additional two years of study in Birmingham, Ala., for medical school, the scholars return to Tuscaloosa for their final two years. “Scholars will get at least eight continuous weeks of training in a rural community with a family physician in which they study both patient care and the health of the total community,” Wheat said. Andrew Richardson, director of advancement and alumni affairs, said the RMSP is an important part in the struggle to provide health care to the areas that need it most.
“Rural areas are constantly struggling to provide primary care to their residents, and fulfilling that need is the primary mission of the College of Community Health Sciences,” he said. Richardson also said it is hard to convince medical students to pursue primary care in a rural area. “A better alternative is to recruit students from those areas and encourage them to return after graduating from medical school. They have seen the need first-hand, and they are more likely to go home after training,” he said. To request an application for the Rural Health Scholars Program, contact Irene Wallace in Nott Hall Room 338, by phone at (205) 348-5892 or through email at iwallace@cchs.ua.edu.
UA graduate student works behind the scenes at NASA By Sarah Robinson Contributing Writer For most students, an internship means getting coffee and running errands. But for one former mechanical engineering undergraduate, it meant watching the National Aeronautics and Space Administration test its rocket engines. Robert Talley, a University of Alabama mechanical engineering graduate student, was given numerous opportunities to witness what he says the public and even some NASA employees don’t get access to when he traveled to Bay St. Louis, Miss.,
to intern with the Stennis Space Center during summer 2012. “I was a couple hundred feet from the rocket engines as they fired,” Talley said. “It was extremely fun. I looked forward to going to work every day.” During Talley’s 10-week experience, which he applied for in March as a UA mechanical engineering undergraduate, he was given various projects. His main task was to find a nonnuclear alternative for nuclear thermal propulsion. “The most promising device seemed to be a pebble bed heater, which uses hundreds of thousands of very small pebbles
or even bricks to super-heat heat whatever fluid is passing through it,” Talley said. “Once I had that down, I had to figure out which pipe materials could handle the super-hot hydrogen coming out of the pebble bed heater and transport it to the engine.” Talley also had to determine the necessary pipe diameter that would provide the appropriate mass flow rate and pressure to the rocket engine interface and to choose which fuel tanks on site would be best-suited for simulating a non-nuclear engine test, along with a number of other responsibilities. He also had to create a
database to compile all of his research and calculations in an organized, easy-to-follow system. Beth Todd, an associate professor in the UA mechanical engineering program, was happy to know one of the students from the mechanical engineering program is doing well. “It’s always great when we have one of our undergrads get an internship with NASA,” Todd said. Talley’s main goal going into the internship was to make a good impression. After completing his main summer project that SSC expected to take 10 weeks in
only 4-5 weeks, Talley was confident he accomplished that goal. “I believe I did make a really good impression, because I was very consistent and hard working,” he said. Harry Ryan, a NASA engineer who mentored Talley, said he was pleased with Talley’s efforts. “Robert did an outstanding job during his time at NASA SSC,” Ryan said. “I was very impressed with Robert’s skill in the field of mechanical engineering and his enthusiasm for the work.” For Talley, the internship was a transition from school to the real world, and he encour-
aged other students to take the opportunity to intern in their field of study. “College is great, but we are all sheltered by classrooms. We don’t really know what it’s like to apply what we have learned,” he said. “It’s good to get [a] sneak peak or preview of what’s to come.” Talley has plans to apply for another internship with NASA in the near future. Although his schedule as a grad student won’t allow him to manage a full-time job, he hopes his prior experience with them will earn him another chance to work with the national program.
Possible Gameday parking scams pose problems for visiting fans By Sarah Elizabeth Tooker Staff Reporter Rumors of scams involving the lucrative practice of selling Gameday parking spaces have surfaced throughout the 2012 football season. Lauren Silvio, a senior majoring in food and nutrition, said she has seen the same scenario occur several times near her off-campus house. “I’ve seen men see empty spots in our alley right behind [Tutwiler] between
12th and 13th Street, and they sell the spot and take the person’s money,” Silvio said. “Then after the people walk away, the man leaves, and the car gets towed because it’s someone’s private lot.” The University claims they have not been warned of this parking scam happening on game days. “We are not aware of parking scams that have occurred on campus this season,” Cathy Andreen, director of
media relations, said. “We do appreciate staff and fans who would warn us if they see them occurring.” Ronnie Robertson, director of parking services for the University, explained that all Gameday parking locations and some offcampus locations, as well as their cost, can be found at www.uagameday.com. Fans have the ability to reserve legitimate parking spaces on campus for $25. If you do not book in advance, parking
spots can sometimes still be found the day of the game with pricing between $20 and $30, according to the website. “By purchasing parking in advance, they can be assured they will have a parking space when they arrive to campus, know what the cost will be and receive a reduced rate to park,” Robertson said. “If fans do not prepurchase parking and they arrive on campus and are in doubt about an area that is being sold, they should
not pay to park, and leave that area or call 348-5454 or 311 to verify.” To some students who are able to sell their extra parking spaces around campus, these scams are starting to hurt their often-large profits. “We make between $450 and $500 per game and divide it up three ways,” Andrew Foley, a sophomore majoring in economics and mathematics, said. He explained that while some students use the money for extra spending,
some guys, like his roommate, need that cash to help pay their rent. “It is infuriating that someone is doing that, because not only are they severely inconveniencing the people parking by getting them towed, but they are also throwing the students who actually have property under the bus,” Foley said. “It’s stealing our business, and if it continues, it could deter fans from using that method to park.”
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Bama Buddies looks for ‘Bonanza’ participants By Taylor Veazey Contributing Writers Bama Buddies, a UA intergroup service project that creates and customizes stuffed animals for local children, is asking interested organizations or individuals to sign up by Nov. 23 if they want to participate in an upcoming “Bonanza” event. Bama Buddies is one of
the many events put on by the SOURCE, and gives students the opportunity to stuff a small animal toy, complete with a heart, to give to local Tuscaloosa children. David Phelps, the director of organizational leadership for the SOURCE, said one of the main goals of the Bonanza is to provide a way for student organizations to connect with each other.
“We really want to see collaboration among diverse groups on campus,” Phelps said. “We think stuffing a little animal could be a great ice breaker for starting conversations with people who you might not usually talk to.” The Bonanzas offer a discounted price of $8 per buddy, which usually costs $10, along with games and socializing among students.
Tyler Morgan, vice president of programs for Sigma Tau Gamma, recently attended a Bonanza with a group of 25 people. He said Bama Buddies is a good way to give back to Tuscaloosa, especially during the holiday season. “Most people think of the tornado and cleanup, and we thought, ‘There is a lot of focus on that, why not help out others,’” Morgan
said. “Instead of focusing on town rehabilitation, why not focus on rehabilitation of childhood? That tends to get overlooked, and is especially important during Christmas.” The SOURCE hopes to make 800 Bama Buddies this year to share with children through the Rise Center and Tuscaloosa’s One Place. Bama Buddies will also have opportunities for
students not involved in organizations to help out. Look for their mobile building stations at the Iron Bowl tailgate Nov. 24 as well as their Build-A-Thon Nov. 26-30 in the Ferguson Center, Student Rec Center, and in residence halls. For more information and Bama Buddies schedules, visit thesource.ua.edu/ bama-buddies.
New Learning Community to teach problem-solving By Molly Olmstead Contributing Writer Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. This is the philosophy behind the new Freshman Learning Community that teaches students to identify a problem and implement a sustainable solution in their local communities. The FLC “Real Problems, Real Solutions: Serving the Community and Making a Difference with $100” consists of two groups of nine students, each working with the Tuscaloosa Housing Authority to create a lasting solution to a problem using only $100.
University has no plans to stop resales TICKETS FROM PAGE 1
“I don’t think students should be able to resale their tickets for a profit. I know there are plenty of student who purchase those packages just to sell them later, with no intent of going to any of the games themselves. Then, when big games such as LSU come around, students who weren’t able to get their package
The idea behind this comes from the $100 Solution, a nonprofit organization that encourages students to learn leadership and social responsibility while bettering their communities. The program is built on five pillars: reflection, capacity building, partnership, sustainability and reciprocity. Sara Hartley, director of First Year Experience, learned about the $100 Solution this summer while participating in Semester at Sea, a study abroad program sponsored by the University of Virginia. While on board, she assisted Bernie Strenecky, the founder of the $100 Solution, in teaching a class based on the model.
Hartley said the FLC benefits the participants as well as the community. “It’s kind of cool for freshmen in their first semester of college to get involved in the community and see a whole project from start to finish and facilitate it themselves,” she said. The two groups of students have researched the possible issues, met with the Tuscaloosa Housing Authority and are now in the stage of finding a possible solution to one of the issues that the public housing residents face. The students will make the presentation of their proposed solution during finals week. Adam Familiant, a freshman majoring in marketing
and advertising, said he finds his experience in the “Real Problems, Real Solutions” FLC to be a gratifying and influential one. “I have a lot of experience working with nonprofits and community service, but I was really intrigued by the simplicity of the $100 Solution,” he said. “$100 is a small sum of money, but it can make a big difference.” The “Real Problems, Real Solutions” FLC is just one of many. Like other FLC’s, Hartley’s meets once a week and consists of a small group of students working closely with an instructor. The heavy emphasis on solving a single community problem, however, is special. The students in FLC
share an interest and enroll together in several linked courses. The interests vary and may focus on a major or career, encouraging academic success or a general special interest. Pamela Derrick, the director of learning communities, said each FLC is as different as the person teaching it. Derrick teaches an FLC called “Navigating College.” Derrick said what she enjoys most is the relationship with her students, which teaching the course facilitates. The FLC instructors are given around $200 each, providing for Hartley the money for the two $100 Solutions. Other FLC’s, however, use the money towards bonding activities and
opportunities to see what Tuscaloosa has to offer. For the most part, Derrick said, the purpose of this goes back to the faculty-student relationship. “It doesn’t matter where you take them, really. They like going out there and being together. It’s like a safe zone,” Derrick said. The “Real Problems, Real Solutions” FLC will reserve most of its allotted funds for the implementation of its solution. The solution will either be a quick solution with lasting effects or a start-up program to be led by the group or a student organization. “We have to think, ‘what can we do now that’ll help them in the future?’” Hartley said.
at the beginning of the semester are stuck paying upwards of $100 for a ticket that some people secured for $5,” she said. “Even if the selling price is only ten or twenty dollars more than what you paid, how is that fair to other students?” Miles doesn’t just talk the talk – she walks the walk. She donated her ticket to the LSU game last year, even though her friends called her crazy for passing up the money. “I just couldn’t bring myself to sell it, in all good conscience,”
she said. At several Southeastern Conference universities, a decision like Miles’ is the rule, rather than the exception. The official athletics websites for Florida and LSU expressly ban the resale of student tickets above the original price, and Kentucky does not allow any form of resale. According to the Kentucky athletics website, “Scalping (selling a ticket above face value) violates University policy and Kentucky law. Selling or
soliciting the sale of a ticket (even at face value) on campus without a permit also violates University policy. Therefore, a violation of these University policies or this Kentucky law may result in your ineligibility to purchase basketball or football tickets, even if criminal charges are not filed against you.” South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt forbid selling tickets on or around stadium premises. The University of Alabama does not have a policy against student ticket
resale aside from the upgrade penalty system. “To say that we allow [student ticket resale] is misleading. The University does not condone that either,” Chris Besanceney, assistant athletic director for tickets and Tide Pride, said. “Once the consumer buys the ticket, they alone make those choices. As does anyone in the marketplace.” Ticket resale policy is ultimately determined by state law. Individual states have different laws and statutes regarding
scalping, by which colleges must abide. Besanceney said the University had not considered enacting a rule to disallow students from selling tickets for profit, because it is a “legal issue” and “Athletics does not make policy in that area.” According to Alabama Code Section 40-12-167, “Any person offering for sale or selling tickets at a price greater than the original price and who is commonly known as a ticket scalper shall pay a license tax of $100.”
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‘Hipster’ not defined by ‘hipsters’ themselves HIPSTER FROM PAGE 1 The belief that hipsters are completely separate from society because they disdain everything others find popular is an exaggeration, Johnson said. Her taste in music certainly varies from what is happening in the mainstream market, but she is willing to listen to it within the right setting. She said she prefers other genres, such as folk and jazz. “I think that today’s music and today’s hip-hop, don’t get me wrong, but a lot of it does not have meaning behind it,” Johnson said. “I think that the music that I listen to definitely influences my fashion choices and just the type of person I am.” Other websites such as the popular UrbanDictionary.com have also taken a jab at defining what it means to be a hipster. According to the site, a hipster is someone who is “in their 20s and 30s that values independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence and witty banter.” But Johnson said hipsters are not so easily defined, because there is no list of requirements for being a hipster. Rather, being a hipster is a stylistic choice. It means having different interests in style and other cultural facets, such as music. It is not necessarily about going against the mainstream but rather doing what makes you comfortable and what you enjoy as an individual. “I don’t feel like it necessarily means that you are stylish,” Johnson said. “I think it has a lot to do with your personality and the type of person that you are. The type of person that I am, I try to be carefree.” Johnson was not referred to as a hipster until she entered college. In high school, she had different tastes than others, but her different
preferences in music and fashion led to teasing amongst her friends and classmates. “I knew who I wanted to be, and I knew deep down who I was, but sometimes it’s really hard to just step out of the box and be different in a high school institution because you have bullying,” Johnson said. Johnson said in high school, she was teased for the things that made her different. She held on to the things that she truly liked, but when she was at school or in social groups, she refrained from putting her individuality on display. “They were just like, ‘Why are you wearing that? What do you have on?’” Johnson said. “When people continue to do that to you, you’re just like, ‘Well, I’ll hold off on wearing that or listening to that.’ You start to separate what you like from what they like.” She began listening to the music that she preferred when she was at home, but when she went out with her friends, she listened to the type of music that they were listening to. “You just kind of go with the flow,” Johnson said. “That’s what I did for a long time.” In college, Johnson was able to express herself more freely. As her tastes in music began to change, she found herself influenced by the fashions of the artists she was starting to listen to. “I gradually changed once I got into college, which happens to everyone. Because I started listening to different artists and music, I started to pay attention to what they wore,” Johnson said. “And because I did that my sense of style became different. I feel like I’ve always had sense of style, but it evolved into what it is now.” Johnson began to embrace her individuality, and as she did so, she became comfortable with who she was and where her interests lay. As she became more selfaware, she became a “hipster.” “I’m into expressing myself,” she said. “I am very comfortable in my skin.”
Johnson may not see anything wrong with being a hipster, but LJ Vining, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering, has had a different experience with the label. He said his initial opinion of hipsters is that they tend to have a high opinion of themselves and look down on others. “Being a hipster has both its positives and negatives. Positives being that you have your own style in a sense, and you don’t seem to be afraid to do you,” Vining said. “On a negative standpoint, you have this attitude to where you think you are a bit better than everyone else.” Hipsters may be bittersweet in Vining’s mind, but he said he thinks hipsters are identified by their individuality. “A hipster is someone who basically breaks from what everyone considers trending and basically does everything that is considered underground,” Vining said. While Vining thinks hipsters tend to be on the “uppity” side, Johnson said the last thing she wants to do is appear judgmental of other people’s styles. Being a hipster, for Johnson, is not about looking down on others because they have different interests than you. Rather, it is important to be comfortable enough with your own style that you just let it be. “I think that now the term hipster kind of means that you are a stylish person, yet you don’t try to be stylish,” Johnson said. “It just kind of happens.” Johnson said the best way to summarize a hipster is as someone who is different without having to put effort into it or without feeling like they have to defend their interests to others. “As far as thinking that being a hipster is negative, I don’t think it’s negative at all. I think as you grow, you just develop your own type of comfort, and that’s what started to happen to me,” she said. “I started to think about what I liked and not necessarily caring about what my friends liked.”
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New club offers opportunity to study, sing opera By Lauren Carlton Contributing Writer University of Alabama Opera Theatre students have created a new student organization, Opera Club, as means to share their passion in a way that’s equivalent to an operatic book club. Haley Malin, a sophomore majoring in vocal performance, and Jen Stephenson, a first-year doctoral student in vocal performance, are the founders of Opera Club. Stephenson approached Malin, wanting to start a club with the sole purpose of
studying and singing through the shows. “There’s just a lot of operas out there,” Stephenson said. “We have a great training program with the Opera Theatre that teaches us how to be singers and actors and dancers and all of that. I thought it would be neat to have an opera appreciation group where we get to know the literature we get to perform.” Although the club is new this semester, they have already sight read through Gilbert and Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore” and the first act of Bizet’s “Carmen.” They also
had a viewing party of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2010 production of “Carmen” at one of the club members’ homes. “It’s pretty important for singers to get to know the repertoire that they’ll eventually perform,” Malin said. “We’ve also had non-opera singers come to club events, and there’s plenty to do. If you love opera you’ll be surrounded by it in Opera Club.” Currently most of the members in the club are from the UA Opera Theatre. It’s made up of mostly graduate students in various points of their degree programs. However,
there are undergraduates and people not in UAOT in the club. Anyone with a strong interest in opera is invited to join. “We are largely singingfocused,” Malin said. “However, you don’t have to sing to be in Opera Club.” Malin and Stephenson encourage interested students to get in touch with the Opera Club group on Facebook to learn more about upcoming events and meetings. Since most of the members are involved with other performing groups, the club is relaxed in its meeting times. They work around the concert and recital
schedules of their members. “It’s so laid-back,” Malin said. “We hope to take some of the scariness out of opera, because people tend to think of it as such serious business.” “We are opera club, and we are serious about our art, but it is also a relaxing, fun, social thing, ” Stephenson agreed. The club traveled to Birmingham, to see the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s production of Lehár’s “The Merry Widow” on Nov. 17. They are currently planning to go to one of the MET Live in HD showings at the Cobb Hollywood 16
Cinemas in December. “I think that’s an important part of the club as well, supporting opera throughout the state and on a national scale,” Stephenson said. The response from students has been positive. Stephenson, who serves as the club’s recruiter, said that the support from UAOT director Paul Houghtaling has been extremely encouraging. “He’s really gone above and beyond in helping us out,” Stephenson said. “It’s been really great being coupled with the Opera Theatre in that way.”
Students can find stress relief through yoga practice By Abbey Crain Staff Reporter For many students, college can be a time of great stress and anxiety provoked by an increased pressure to do well in both the realms of school and social life. Many local yoga instructors encourage stressed students to give yoga a try after seeing the positive changes in their own life as a result of continued yoga practice. Metka Zupancic, a UA French professor and yoga instructor at The Yoga Center on Hargrove Road, has been practicing yoga since her impromptu discovery of its healing powers while in college in France in the 1970s. After a stressful night of studying, Zupancic felt the need to roll on her back,
which she later discovered was a yoga pose known to alleviate stress. “As I came to understand throughout the years, yoga is not stretching,” Zupancic said. “It is not showing your biceps and triceps, it’s about the energy that is being heightened in your body. It helps with focus even when multitasking. It helps the flexibility in my mind and in my body.” Zupancic practices Iyengar yoga, focusing on the bodymind-spirit conjunction. Her constant immersion in yoga practice has brought her to a number of yoga workshops all over the country as well as in France. “Sometimes yoga can be more beneficial than a couple hours of sleep,” Zupancic said.
“It cleans the energy in the body and opens the channels in your body so the body can take out the toxins that emphasize anxiety.” Lynda Kees, also a yoga instructor at The Yoga Center, believes students can greatly benefit from the constant practice of yoga. Kees took her first yoga class at 17 and has been practicing in some way or another ever since. “It [yoga] helps you to stay centered in your day-to-day life, that means that you’re not swept around by things that happen to you,” Kees said. “There is an observer part of your mind that allows you to step back so that you’re not always reacting but choosing to act in response to things that come up and things that throw
you off guard.” Kees said the physical benefits of yoga are a side effect of constant yoga practice. It is impossible to separate the mindful component from yoga. “College-age folks don’t ever want to shut down or just be still,” Kees said. “If you’re feeling frazzled or stressed or overstimulated, make a choice and back out for a little bit. You can be nourished by yoga so you won’t feel so whipped around by everything.” The Yoga Center offers a discount for students, priced at only $7 per class. But, if you are looking for a free option, the University Recreation Center offers a variety of yoga classes at least once a day. Bonnie Whitener, a UA
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English professor and a yoga instructor at the UA Recreation Center, has been practicing yoga for 20 years and became a registered teacher seven years ago. She said you can get a great yoga base at a Recreation Center yoga class. “I personally have a hard time just sitting and meditating,” Whitener said. “Yoga is a moving meditation that lets your body release all tension. It gives you a chance to focus your mind and gives you an hour to just focus on you.” This is Whitener’s first semester to teach yoga at the Recreation Center. She said she is happy to start teaching “the second love of her life” again. “In a yoga class you can’t have your phone out,” Whitener said. “I’ve never had
a problem with that in my yoga class, which is pretty wonderful. In my classes when I teach English, I watch [students] all the time with their phones out. But here, students want to come in and have a chance to not deal with that part of their lives.” Zupancic encourages students to set aside 20 minutes in the morning or at night to keep a yoga routine. Steady yoga practice along with a healthy diet is a holistic approach that will nourish the body. “The American school system is very demanding in terms of constant pressure,” Zupancic said. “Steady yoga practice will solidify the bodymind-spirit connection that will help the person address life from a different perspective.”
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Latest in the ‘Paranormal Activity’ series painfully predicatable, waste of time, money
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Well, it’s that time of year again: the seemingly neverending holiday season. You get Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s back-to-back. But let’s be honest. Even with all that holiday cash, most college students are on a tight outfit budget for all of the upcoming festivities. So, what’s a fashionista to do? Recycle. All you need is a few basics to get through any holiday season: a great pair of tailored pants, a fitted jacket of your choosing (leather bomber, wool pea coat or whatever), a chunky sweater (which is very in right now), a pair of heels, a pair of boots and a few tees to throw around. For Thanksgiving: With all the turkey and ham, you’re going to want to go with a more comfortable outfit. After all, you’re around your family, so it’s okay to go a little more casual. I promise Grandma won’t mind. Pair some fitted – but not too tight – jeans with a comfy sweater and kneehigh boots. For extra coziness, grab a scarf and some thick socks to peek out above your shoes for a pop of color. Since Thanksgiving is a time for
family, if you have any simple jewelry or accessories gifted to you, break them out to show your appreciation. For Christmas: Depending on how fancy your family dinner is, the same pair of tailored jeans you wore for Thanksgiving works for Christmas too. If it’s chilly, take this as a cue to layer your look. Start off with a graphic tee or a neutral tank. Throw on a chambray button-down for a more casual look and a chiffon button-down for a more classy option (Just be sure to wear a tank under your see-through top. You don’t want to scare Grandpa). That great jacket you own works in both instances. Lastly, if your family dinner is dressy, find a pair of chunky heels in a bold color, like red or primary blue, to give your look some life. If your dinner is more casual with a few kids running wild, your Thanksgiving boots will do just fine. For New Year’s: Whether you’re ringing in the New Year at home with Mom and Dad or throwing a kegger with your Alabama friends, you’ll need the perfect dress. Go a little out of your comfort zone for New Year’s. Aside from Halloween, it’s the perfect holiday to rock
You may have thought it was over, but it’s not. “Paranormal Activity” is back once again with the fourth installment in the series. The first three were far less than fantastic, and “Paranormal Activity 4” only continued the trend. The film begins with a teenage girl named Alex filming her younger brother Wyatt’s soccer game with a hand-held video camera, the typical filming technique of this particular series of horror movies. The camera pans in on another small boy awkwardly standing on the sidelines of the game, watching. After refocusing on the game for a few minutes, the camera swivels over to the boy again… but he has disappeared. Later that night, Alex and her boyfriend Ben are heading to her backyard clubhouse, expecting
a sparkly black dress, a frilly frock or even a swatch of crimson lipstick. The same bold heels you wore a week ago on Christmas are perfect for a night of fun and partying. If
a romantic evening, only to find the little boy hiding out there. At this point, it’s clear that the little boy is Alex’s 5-year-old neighbor Robbie – but there’s something slightly off about him from the very beginning, from his eerily antisocial personality to his silly socks-and-sandals combination. Not to mention that he is constantly lurking in places he’s not supposed to be. One night Robbie’s mother is mysteriously injured and taken to the hospital. Consequently, Alex’s mother volunteers to babysit Robbie until his mom is able to recover. Robbie immediately makes himself at home, forging an instant bond with Wyatt, also five years old. Robbie is obnoxiously creepy, consistently roaming the house in the wee hours of the morning for no apparent reason. Alex and Ben begin to suspect
you’re at home, it’s still okay to dress up. Opt for a silk dress and neon oxford shoes for a playful New Year’s wardrobe. Don’t forget the crazy 2013 glasses to top it off.
‘paranormal activity’ when they turn off the lights and the infrared tracking dots of Wyatt’s Xbox Kinect detect an invisible person moving next to Robbie on the couch. The entire movie consists of them videotaping Robbie doing creepy things, like sneaking into Alex’s bedroom in the middle of the night or wandering into the living room and talking to the TV. Like every other predictable “scary movie,” the parents do not seem to believe their children about the obvious supernatural forces in the house, even though it’s all being caught on film. I suppose it wasn’t a dead giveaway when Robbie started drawing devil-worshipping cult symbols on Wyatt’s back with magic marker. I appreciate the work that went into making this movie, but the overall quality was ridiculously
I know some people think recycling fashion or clothes is a bigger sin than breaking the 10 Commandments, but when the holidays roll around, it’s a perfect solution to looking
substandard. Needless to say, I was not impressed. It’s true that child demons are always a nice touch if you’re going for a healthy dose of disturbing. For me, it was more of a dark comedy than a horror movie, particularly the scene in which Wyatt is riding a tricycle around the dining room while an invisible force pushes a chair in front of him, blocking his path. Instead of panicking and hyperventilating like his sister probably would have, Wyatt simply giggles at the entertainment of the “magic” unfolding before his eyes. All in all, “Paranormal Activity 4” has potential, but it was painfully predictable. I would definitely recommend something with more substance and plot depth, something that you will not consider a waste of your time and money when you walk out of the theater.
fabulous and saving some cash for all the post-season sales. Plus, when working with neutrals and wardrobe staples, you really can’t go wrong. Happy holidays everyone!
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Alabama shuts out Western Carolina 21
BY THE NUMBERS |Quarterback AJ McCarron threw his 21st touchdown of the season, which set a new Alabama single-season record. The record was previously held by Greg McElroy, with 20 in 2010.
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|True freshman wide receiver Amari Cooper caught two passes for 50 yards, giving him 658 on the year, which leads the team. | Saturday’s paid attendance was announced as 101,126, 695 short of the 101,821 capacity. It snapped a sell-out streak off 56 games dating back to 2004.
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Alabama’s first team defense stayed in longer than most thought they would but were still highly effective. They held Western Carolina to 163 total yards and on the Catamounts’ best chance to score early, forced a fumble that was returned for a touchdown.
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No more second chances for the Tide; Bama still has to beat Auburn and UGA By Zac Al-Khateeb
A few weeks ago, I made the argument that Alabama had to finish its season undefeated to make the national championship game. And, not long after, when Texas A&M beat the Tide at home, I found myself noting how that pretty much would do it for Alabama and the SEC’s national title hopes. “What are the chances that at least two teams among Kansas State, Oregon and Notre Dame will lose in the next two weeks?” I thought. Well. It appears I may have
placed a little too much confidence in some of those teams’ abilities. Both the No. 1 Kansas State Wildcats and the No. 2 Oregon Ducks lost Saturday, the first time the top two BCS teams have gone down in the same weekend since it happened to Missouri and West Virginia in 2007. With their losses, Alabama is No. 2 in the nation, and finds itself squarely back in the national title picture. All the Tide has to do now is win against the measly Auburn Tigers and pull out a win against the Bulldogs
in Atlanta, Ga., in the SEC Championship. Needless to say, somebody out there is looking out for the Tide. However, with that said, I now make this statement. Much like the last time I spoke out on Alabama’s title hopes, the Tide has to finish the rest of the season undefeated. This time, there is no second chance for the Alabama faithful if the Tide should lose. Of course, some people will say Alabama is practically guaranteed a spot in the national title game in Miami. However, that’s exactly the kind of thinking that nearly
put Alabama out of the national title picture. Alabama can’t afford to think it’ll win the remainder of its games simply by showing up. With all due respect to Johnny Manziel and the rest of the Aggies, if the Crimson Tide had played up to its standard the entirety of the game against A&M, Alabama wouldn’t be the No. 2 team in the nation – it’d be at the top of the polls. Auburn is experiencing one of their worst seasons of the new millennium, but the Tigers do have some intangibles going in their favor in
the latest addition of the Iron Bowl. First and foremost, the Tigers have absolutely nothing to lose in the Iron Bowl, where Alabama has everything to lose. Not only will that put additional pressure on Alabama, but expect Auburn to throw just about everything at Alabama in order to pull out a win, kitchen sink included. Even after the Iron Bowl, Alabama will have to travel to Atlanta, basically Georgia’s backyard, to play the Bulldogs in the SEC Championship. Not only will the Bulldogs also be vying for their own spot in
the national title game, with Georgia coming at No. 3 in the nation, but with play-makers like Aaron Murray, Jarvis Jones and Bacarri Rambo, the Bulldogs are as dangerous a team in the SEC, someone the Tide can’t look past on its way to the national title. Alabama’s been given a second chance. Now, the Tide has an opportunity to seal itself as the luckiest team in the BCS era by winning out, or to prove it doesn’t belong in the BCS Championship by losing either to Auburn or Georgia. And this time, there won’t be another chance for the Tide.
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Crimson Tide looks to improve to 4-0 with win against North Texas By Mary Grace Showfety Staff Reporter
The Alabama women’s basketball (3-0) team will look to continue its winning streak in their Monday match against North Texas in Foster Auditorium. The Crimson Tide has beaten each of its opponents by nine points or more every game, including a close game on the road against Houston last week. Head coach Wendell Hudson said the team did not play as smart as it could have but was
five minutes of the basketball game are so important. If we had made some of those • What: Women’s easy shots that we had, the tempo of the game might have Basketball vs. North changed.” Junior Shafontaye Myers Texas said missed shots kept the • When: Tonight at 6:30 game close. “We came out aggressive • Where: Foster and strong,” Myers said. “Even though we didn’t make Auditorium many shots we kept going. A win on the road is really big though because we had to deal still successful. with that kind of adversity as “We missed so many shots a team.” early,” Hudson said. “The first The Tide is eager to get
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back on the court for tonight’s game. One goal for the season, they said, is to remain undefeated in all non-conference games, which is still a real possibility. “As far as effort is concerned, I have no question that this team is going to play hard every game,” Hudson said. Effort will be key tonight as the Tide looks to take back its home court. In the last meeting between Alabama and North Texas, the Tide fell 69-63 to the Mean Green. “We went out there and
played last year and did not play very well,” Hudson said. “They’re a good basketball team. They’re going to be an exciting team and come in with a lot of excitement coming to Alabama. They’re also really athletic, which will give us a test to try to match their athletic ability.” With the season underway, the Tide is still slowly adding aspects to its game offensively as well as defensively. “We’re doing the things that we do in practice, and I think that’s one of the keys to any good program,” Hudson said.
“If you’re not doing the things you do in practice, you’re letting the game change the way you play.” Hudson said missing shots is not just a problem during the game, but the team has been plagued by missed shots during practice as well. Aside from making the open shot, Myers said she hopes the Tide can rebound better, keeping the opponent from getting a second shot opportunity. North Texas (0-2) makes the trip to Tuscaloosa after two close losses to Texas State and SMU.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Crimson Tide leads SEC in 6 statistical categories
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The Tide beat Stillman College in exhibition play on Nov. 5 in Foster Auditorium, setting up a 3-0 start to the season. Alabama looks to continue their streak on Nov. 19 when they take on North Texas. By Jasmine Cannon Staff Reporter The women’s basketball team won the first of three consecutive home games Saturday night against Arkansas-Pine Bluff 79-60 and pushed their record to 3-0 on the season. “We’re getting enough shots, we’re still playing hard and that’s where we are right now with this team,” head coach Wendell Hudson said. The game was closer than expected in the first half. The Tide led 29-24 with less
than three minutes to go and pushed the score to 35-27 with a string of steals that led to easy buckets, resulting in an eight-point halftime lead. “We started off too slow,” forward Kaneisha Horn said. “We got ourselves in a little hole, but we pulled it off. We just got to move onto the next game and hopefully do better.” Sophomore guard Daisha Simmons said the team realized that they couldn’t play down to their opponent’s level and started off strong in the second half.
“I think we have to do a lot better,” Simmons said. “We got to stop playing down to our competition. We came out sluggish because we thought we were going to be able to walk all over them and we can’t think like that. We just have to come out and attack no matter who we play.” Alabama continues its strong start to the season and leads the Southeastern Conference in many statistical categories. The Tide came into Saturday’s game averaging 81.5 points per game, making them the
highest-scoring offense in the conference. The Tide also leads the SEC in field goal percentage, defense, steals, turnover margin and offensive rebounding. Alabama’s stingy defense made up for poor shooting from the field and free throw line. LaKendra Marsh led Arkansas-Pine Bluff with 16 points, but the Tide forced 40 APB turnovers and racked up 23 steals. Junior guard Shafontaye Myers came into the game leading the SEC in steals, 3-point field goals made and
was tied for scoring. Myers struggled a bit with her shooting against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. She scored 11 points off of 4-20 shooting while making 3 of 16 three pointers. “A good shooter never gets down on their self,” Myers said. “A good shooter will keep shooting until they find their rhythm. I feel like God is in control, so it allows me to shoot with confidence and that’s why I keep shooting like I do. I don’t get down on myself.” “She’s one of those players
that I’m never going to tell not to shoot the basketball,” Hudson said. “She can do some things and make a basket that probably nobody else can make.” Hudson and company will study film before the team goes back to work on Sunday. “I think a big key to take away from this game is that we need to think about why we were not as ready to play as we needed to be early,” Hudson said. “ The Tide will take on North Texas on Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in Foster Auditorium.
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Tuscaloosans celebrate on the strip after Oregon and Kansas State’s losses put the Tide back on the road to its 15th championship. Only three BCS conference teams (Auburn 2010, Alabama 2009, Texas 2005) have gone undefeated in the last seven years. Baylor dominated then No. 1 Kansas State on the road, 52-24, and Stanford went on the road and upset No. 2 Oregon, 17-14, in overtime in Autzen Stadium. “When it happens at the
same time on the same night, it’s definitely great theater,” Russo said. But these losses shouldn’t come as a surprise for those who closely follow the BCS. In the BCS-era, 17 times teams ranked in the top-2 have lost in the final three weeks of the season. Seven of those losses have come at the hands of unranked opponents.
The chaos that ensued opened the door for Notre Dame to jump to No. 1 for the first time in the BCS-era and the first time in the AP Poll since Nov. 14, 1993. It also gave the Tide the chance to again control its own destiny in its pursuit of the national championship. The Fighting Irish and Crimson Tide have history in
being ranked as the top-two teams in the country. In 1967, Notre Dame and Alabama were ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively. Three times in 1964, Notre Dame was No. 1 and Alabama was No. 2. The Tide ended up winning the national title after Notre Dame lost to USC. USC is the only thing standing between the Irish and a trip
to Miami, Fla. Alabama must defeat in-state rival Auburn and take down Georgia in the SEC championship game. For the seventh consecutive year, the SEC will have at least one representative in the national championship game. For Alabama, a second chance at destiny fell into the Tide’s lap for the second year in a row.
“I didn’t see any chance of Alabama losing its focus or taking this game for granted anyway, but now, it’s clear it’s not a what if on Alabama having to depend on others,” Don Kausler, Alabama beat writer for al.com, said. “They’re in control of their own destiny. And if they don’t take care of their own business now, it’s their own fault.”
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Tide volleyball team beats rival Auburn Tigers 3-1 By Caroline Gazzara Contributing Writer Rivalry was on the Crimson Tide’s side Sunday as the team won 3-1 against the Auburn Tigers in the last home game of the season. Starting off strong in the first set and continuing into the second set, Alabama continuously trampled the Tigers. Though the Tide lost against South Carolina only two days before this match, Alabama confidently played four sets against Auburn before ultimately winning in the fourth set, 25-14. Craving revenge after losing to Auburn last year, the Tide set out to win on their court. Boosted by confidence and consistency, head coach Ed Allen said this match proved the Tide has finally become one. “We became more consistent in every facet of player,�
Allen said. “The ball control just came out to win.� didn’t break down, the serve Though the Tide had a minor was extremely tough, but we set-back in the third match, put a lot of pressure on them it didn’t stop them from takand what they like to do. ing a fast lead in the fourth. They like to get A l a b a m a up and be very scored against aggressive with Auburn in a their attacks, matter of minIt’s [an] awesome [game to and being out of utes, going win]. I know last year, and system didn’t let quickly from earlier this season, we got them play the 3-2 to 19-7. our butts kicked by Auburn way they like to Auburn tried play.� to hold their and wanted a little revenge. Crushing own and come Auburn in both back later on — Kayla Fitterer the first and secin the set with ond set, the Tide 23-14, but the faltered slightly Tide overtook in the third. After losing by 14 them within seconds, winning points, the Tide had to think 25-13. fast in order to win the match. “It’s [an] awesome [game to “Mentally coming out of win],� Fitterer said. “I know that game, we just had to for- last year, and earlier this seaget it and not think about it,� son, we got our butts kicked senior Kayla Fitterer said. by Auburn and wanted a little “We knew Auburn, and that revenge. Last year they came was their best game, and we here and won, and we just can play our best game, so we wanted to win. Auburn is our
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ALABAMA VS. WESTERN CAROLINA BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM • NOVEMBER 17, 2012 ALABAMA 49 – WESTERN CAROLINA 0 Blake Sims played quarterback for most of the game, earning 97 total yards and a touchdown. | Austin Bigoney