11.19.14 The Crimson White

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014 VOLUME 121 | ISSUE 61

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SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SINCE 1894

Triplets Study Together

3 3-Minute Thesis

12 Football Practice

Growing up, triplets Blake, Garrett and Taylor Hurst shared a last name, a birthday and even their genes. Now, they share one more thing: The three Dothan, Alabama, natives all study engineering at The University of Alabama.

Condensing years of academic study into three minutes sounds like a daunting task, but that’s exactly what UA graduate students did at Tuesday’s Three Minute Thesis competition.

The Crimson Tide took Monday practice off after knocking off then-No. 1 Mississippi State. The team took to the field again Tuesday to prepare for the final stretch of the regular season.

NEWS | FUNDRAISING

SUPPORT

SISTER Tri Delta raises money for member struck by vehicle By Lauren Lane | Contributing Writer

Megan Allen, a sophomore at the University and a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, was involved in a serious accident in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after the Alabama football game Saturday, Nov. 8, while walking home with her boyfriend. She was hit by a Cadillac Escalade going about 40 mph. Friends say that if it wasn’t for her boyfriend, RJ McGraw, she would have most likely died. Allen was rushed to the nearest hospital for internal bleeding in the spleen, but doctors soon discovered her injuries were much more extensive. She accumulated a number of injuries, including ones to her spleen, kidneys, liver and femur. With all the damage to her body, she was in critical condition and even with the surgeries, the chances of Allen’s survival were not high. Now, after three surgeries, Allen is on the road to recovery. She must finish out her semester at home to allow for care and rest, but she was discharged from physical therapy Monday. Delta Delta Delta, or Tri Delta, earned recognition earlier this year for being the chapter that raised the most money for its philanthropy, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Now, they SEE FUNDRAISER PAGE 6 Savannah Martin has started a fundraiser for Megan Allen after Allen was hit by a vehicle in Baton Rouge two weeks ago. CW / Pete Pajor

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