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The Crimson Tide hit its seventh consecutive 10-win season this year, and if wide receiver Amari Cooper catches one more reception, he will take the lead in most career catches at the University.
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With a record-breaking turnout at Foster Auditorium of 2,169 spectators, the Crimson Tide volleyball team won its match 3-1 against in-state rival Auburn during homecoming.
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Clash of Conservatives UA College Republicans split over ideological differences By Katie Shepherd | Assistant News Editor
The University of Alabama College Republicans (UACR), a nationally-affiliated political student organization, split last week in what some have called an ongoing
ideological struggle between two factions of the organization. This conflict came to a head Tuesday, Nov. 18, when elections were held for the organization’s executive board. Michael Cleveland replaced Maverick Flowers as chairperson; Maxwell Atherton replaced Will Stokes as executive director; Davis Smallwood replaced Michael Robertson as treasurer, and other executive positions were
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replaced as well. At the end of the night an entirely new board was elected in what ousted board members have said was an unconstitutional vote. Maverick Flowers, a senior majoring in political science who was stripped of his position as chairperson of UACR in Tuesday’s elections, said he believes a SEE UACR PAGE 2
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New leaders say changes made to better organization UACR FROM PAGE 1 political split that began a year ago influenced this abrupt change in leadership. Stephanie Petelos, former chairperson of UACR, voiced her support for same-sex marriage in a 2013 interview with AL.com. The state party responded by attempting to strip her of her position on the party steering committee, a position she held by being a state chairperson for the organization. Though the motion ultimately did not pass, some members said it brought attention to the depth of the ideological divide within the Alabama Republican Party. “The past four chairmen have been very controversial,” Flowers said. “We’re very moderate college Republicans, I guess they say we are not as conservative as most college Republicans across the state. So we’ve always kind of had a target on our back.” Jeff Elrod, executive director of UACR during the 2012-2013 academic year, said ideological disagreements between the two factions of UACR were underscored by the same-sex marriage debate. “The biggest gripe they have against Maverick is that he is moderate to left-leaning on the issue of same-sex marriage,” Elrod said. “This is personally motivated.” Michael Cleveland, newly-elected chairperson of UACR and a junior majoring in accounting and political science, said the change in leadership was not based on personal issues, but instead was for the betterment of the organization. “This was not a personal thing with Maverick or anyone,” Cleveland said. “This was just, we saw that there needed to be changes in the organization, and that’s what we were here to do.” Elrod and others, however, disagree, saying some members of the state party wish to censor those with opinions different than their own, and it has had a direct bearing on the campus organization. “Anyone who disagrees with them on these issues, they want them out,” Elrod said. Additionally, Elrod said the state party is not happy with the increased diversity within the organization. “They are worried that the more diverse the organization is, then their view and
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3 Tide Talks IX addresses assortment of topics Editor | Rachel Brown Newsdesk@cw.ua.edu Monday, November 24, 2014
By Alana Norris | Contributing Writer
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, everyone has their mind set on pie, including Tide Talks. Tide Talks IX kicked off their event Friday night with a pie eating contest among four random audience members. Two participants had to eat an entire piece of pie that was fed to them with tongs from their partner standing behind them. The winning team was awarded the rest of the pie, though neither seemed to want to dig in quite yet. The first speaker of the night was Matt Lambert, a senior majoring in finance and accounting from Idaho. Lambert addressed the audience on ways to be successful in the real world through branding, high margins and low cost products, referring to Coca-Cola, Walmart and Pfizer as examples. His main point of the night was his explanation of building a moat around oneself so that one can stand out when looking for a job. “Building your moat, I feel like, it’s really helpful for everybody not just in business,” said Susanna Kaletski, a sophomore majoring in English. “I want to go to grad school, so that’s something I know I really need to get started on doing, getting more involved and working on my resume.”
Jake Little, Matt Lambert, Alex Moffitt and Olivia Hodge were the speakers at Tide Talks IX on Friday night. CW / Layton Dudley
Franny Kyle, a freshman majoring in engineering, performed a cover “Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits in the transition between speakers. Alex Moffitt, a senior majoring in political science and French, spoke about culture and globalization. Through the study of language and living abroad, Moffitt said she came to understand and respect different perspectives. She spoke about America being a salad bowl where everyone can work together with the United Nations to improve society and promote peace.
Clifton Baker, a senior majoring in theatre, performed a reading of his own poem, “Broken Record.” Jake Little, a senior majoring in finance and economics, informed the audience on technology and data information. He shed light on the cookies left behind by web searches and what information can be seen by third parties when users log into Facebook and other social media sites. “All the technology stuff, I had no idea about that,” said Blair Morrison, a freshman majoring in marine
science and biology. “I don’t use technology a lot, but that was mind-blowing a little bit. I learned to disable the third party cookies.” Jason Speare, a junior majoring in computer engineering, performed a cover of “Ain’t No Sunshine.” The last speaker of the night was Olivia Hodge, a senior majoring in journalism and marketing. Hodge’s mission was to improve health communications. Through her experience with cystic fibrosis, she witnessed firsthand the misunderstandings people have about health. She said open communication and support are the best ways to make friends feel at ease through stress and serious illness. While many are concerned with Ebola, she said they should be more concerned about the thousands of deaths caused by the flu. Hodge encouraged students to take advantage of the Student Health Center and the Women’s Center. She said the Dean of Students is also a great resource for helping students with their health needs. “I like the whole variety of all the topics,” said Rachel Mears, a senior majoring in communications studies and communicative disorders. “I thought it was nice how they covered personal development to health to technology, all things that are relevant for yourself and for the world.”
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Behind all the cubicles in the sky blue office with an exterior the size of a small cabin, is a determined woman at Tuscaloosa’s One Place. Ashley Cornelius-Hester is one of the women who works in that office. Cornelius-Hester grew up in a military family moving from place to place until they eventually settled down in Oxford, Alabama. She then attended The University of Alabama for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees, where she majored in criminal justice. Cornelius-Hester now works in the Marriage/Relationship department at TOP as an education coordinator. “I want to work somewhere where I feel like I’m making a difference,” Cornelius-Hester said. Tuscaloosa’s One Place, a Family Resource Center, is a nonprofit organization that provides family needs in the Tuscaloosa area. The organization hosts programs such as parenthood, career development and after-school programs that provide resources and encouragement to people of all ages. Cornelius-Hester said she taught at the University for seven years in various fields while pursuing her doctorate. After she finished teaching, she began working at Tuscaloosa’s Turning Point, an organization that provides domestic violence and sexual assault services. While at a community event for Turning Point, she said she met her future supervisor, who advised her to
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apply for a position at TOP. After a year at Turning Point, she began working at TOP in August 2014. With TOP being one of 16 to 19 different Family Resource Centers across the state, Cornelius-Hester provides counseling, emergency needs and home visitations to victims of domestic violence. She said her job offers an opportunity for at-risk kids to play in a safe environment and get help with their homework. Although her background doesn’t include social work, she said the nature of living in a college town offers more opportunity for those in need, which is one of the goals of TOP. She said she loves to communicate and talk to different people she meets while on the job and in her classes. “I can’t do this work and not connect with people,” she said.
Kozy’s to host charity event Football, giving back and Thanksgiving are all reasons to support Taste of the NFL in Tuscaloosa this week. Taste of the NFL is a charity event held every year for the Superbowl in collaboration with E. & J. Gallo Winery. Smaller events are now being held in different cities throughout the football season. Taste of the NFL is coming to Kozy’s 6 p.m. Monday. Ten percent of the money raised through ticket sales is donated to the West Alabama Food Bank. “We like to help with community projects,” owner Tim Killion said. “It’s important for us as a business.” Kozy’s is hosting the event with heavy hors d’oeuvres and eight different Gallo wines to taste. “We’re not normally open on Mondays, but we are opening for the event,” Killion said. Wine distributor United-Johnson Brothers, based out of Birmingham, and local wine store Carpe Vino are collaborating with Kozy’s for this event. Kozy’s works with Carpe Vino for most of their wine tasting events. The companies teamed with the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission to promote the event. “It pairs well with Thanksgiving on the horizon,” said Brandt Garrison, the manager of communications and public relations for the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission. “You know there is going to be a great need on the local food banks with the holidays coming up.” Wine will be sold at the event, and cases can be ordered through Carpe Vino. Two and a half meals per bottle will be donated. Meaning the NFL donates 30 meals per case to the food bank. Taste of the NFL will take place on Monday at 6 p.m. at Kozy’s. Tickets to the event are $50. Compiled by Alana Norris
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Editor | Patrick Crowley Letters@cw.ua.edu Monday, November 24, 2014
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Parting advice for surviving college SAMARIA
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I’m the lone senior in a room full of freshman in my introductory psychology course. It’s a course I chose solely for its ability to help me finish my Honors College electives requirement but has proven to be fairly enjoyable. It feels like coming full circle, sitting in that stuffy classroom with newly-minted college students, except this time I have seven prior semesters behind me. I’m mildly jealous of these freshmen’s distinct lack of cynicism toward the University administration, and I admire their willingness to give their fellow students the benefit of the doubt. Guys, there are a lot people who will tell you about surviving in college. On the eve of my graduation, here’s a parting gift from me to you, who may or may not know any better just yet: Find your people. There are friends and there are your people. Friends can be found anywhere, but your people are the ones who will know you, understand you, support you. I’m a queer black woman, and I found love with other queer black folks, almost by accident, and it was the best thing
the University could’ve ever done gets under your skin and confor me during my college career. front it head-on. Whatever you This University has taught me the do, don’t let yourself get trapped valuable lesson that people want- with something that steals your ing you doesn’t mean they value energy and your joy. Remember to take care of you [hello there, University administration] and will ruthlessly take yourself. Sometimes that’s a hard advantage of you for their own course of action to take: You have gain. I semi-jokingly call myself two tests, a project and three the University Box-Checker. If I let meetings that you absolutely canit happen, the administration, stu- not miss or put off, and no amount of time managedents and professors ment will give you will use me as their enough time to eat token for all things This campus is not a proper meal and surface-level progressive. When I’m always a welcoming get a good night’s rest. Sometimes too tired to pen yet another fiery opinion place, but my people that’s just something you have to column or spend ten are there. plow through for minutes of class time a week or a month correcting the subtly before you can anti-black comments of a racist classmate, I have my catch a break, but you need to people who won’t question where give yourself a break before long. I’m coming from or tell me that I Don’t feel ashamed of going to the need to be nicer. This campus is Counseling Center; let yourself not always a welcoming place, but spend the weekend in bed reading my people are there, in ways not a book for fun. It’s glamorous to do it all, but it’s toxic to do it all nonjust anybody can be for me. Be honest with yourself. If stop. Your health – mental, physisomething in your life isn’t work- cal, and emotional – is sacred and ing for you, no matter what you do should be treated as such. or how hard you try to roll with And so, my darling underclassthe punches, the least you can do men, I wish you the best. Time is admit it. Sometimes the dues flies, you only get four years, are paid and the drop period is etcetera, etcetera. You can do it. long past. Do what you need to do Stay golden. to put your affairs in order, grin and bear it for however long you Samaria Johnson is a senior need to, and then start over with majoring in history graduatsomething that works a lot better ing in December. This is her for you. Figure out why something final column.
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OPINIONS Monday, November 24, 2014 COLUMN | SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
Ignoring America’s school shootings, violence will not prevent them MARK
Hammontree Staff Columnist
Florida State University fans celebrated another close win for the Seminole football team Saturday night. From the outside, it seemed just like any other game day in Tallahassee this season, complete with a last second win over an inferior opponent and even another installment of Jameis Winston controversy. But if the events on the field were normal, the atmosphere of the campus and stadium was anything but. Fans and even players sported ribbons of garnet and gold and shirts and posters that read “FSU United.” The stickers and signs were the FSU community’s response to the Thursday morning shooting that occurred at the main library on campus, a shooting that injured three students and ended with the gunman’s death after an exchange of gunfire with the police. You may not have heard much about the shooting after all, only the
shooter died, and only three students were wounded, right? The shooting made national news coverage, sure, but by the weekend, the media focus of Florida State had almost completely turned back to football. By Sunday, there wasn’t a single story about the shooting on the main pages for the New York Times’ or USA Today’s websites. Why should there be more news attention? What’s newsworthy about another school shooting? These mass public shootings have become commonplace in America by this point. In fact, Harvard researchers have found the rate of mass shootings has tripled since 2011. In the last three years, public shootings resulting in at least four deaths have occurred every 64 days on average. An FBI report has also shown an increase in public shootings since 2000. Trying to count the number of shooting tragedies is like trying to keep track of the number of superhero movies that have come out in the past 10 years. And just like superhero movies, these shootings have become an expectation, an assured reality, for the foreseeable future. So, it’s no surprise we only seem to care about a shooting when a lot of people die. And even
then, we care only for a little while. We shake our heads and ask, “What is this world coming to?” We argue and fight over guns and mental health and anything else we can think of, and then nothing happens. Until the next shooting, and we start over again. It’s easy to ignore the statistics about public shootings and gun violence. It’s easy to distance these news stories as things that happen far away. In fact, that’s usually the most common response from victims or witnesses: “I just never thought it would happen here.” Unfortunately, it can and does happen everywhere. In the last five years these public shootings have happened in California and Texas; in Arizona and New York; in Aurora, Colorado, and Sandy Hook, Connecticut. They’ve happened at elementary schools, high schools and colleges and they’ve happened at malls, movie theaters and military bases. And yes, it can and has happened here. Two short years ago, 17 people were injured when Nathan Van
Wilkins opened fire at the Copper Top Bar with an assault rifle July 16, 2012. No wonder the UA campus shut down when someone calling himself Authur Pendragon promised “retribution” and “chaos.” As a country, we’ve had countless examples of chaos and senseless violence. And when the only difference between 17 people being injured and 17 people being killed is a matter of inches, the only certainty anymore is uncertainty. You can point to crime rates or mental health statistics, but no one can possibly know when or where the next Sandy Hook or Aurora will happen. We only know that it will. What can a society do when the possibility of violence exists everywhere? We haven’t answered that question yet. Maybe there’s not a good answer to be had. But we all know what happens if we do nothing. We see it happen every 64 days.
As a country, we’ve had countless examples of chaos and senseless violence.
Mark Hammontree is a junior majoring in secondary education. His column runs weekly.
6 Students use karaoke as social, creative outlet Editor | Reed O’Mara Culture@cw.ua.edu Monday, November 24, 2014
By Laura Testino | Staff Reporter
Sophomore Chase Bodiford sings a tune during karaoke at Late Night Lakeside. CW / Lindsey Leonard
On Justin Oliver’s list of performance experiences, wedged between a “Roll Tide!” from American Idol judge Randy Jackson and a YouTube video of an impromptu vocal performance in Krispy Kreme, is a “Late Night Lakeside Celebrity” title. Oliver, a sophomore majoring in public relations, is a regular at Lakeside Dining Hall each Tuesday-night where students are invited to perform karaoke. The Tuesday night Lakeside goers typically sport more sweatpants than skirts and wait for food by tapping the toes of their sneakers instead of their high heels. Despite the casual attire, these college students have been known to shake the crumbs of their fourth meal off of their laps and rise to their feet to applaud karaoke performances, including Oliver’s first performance of “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men, he said. “I got up there and I literally just said, ‘We belong together,’ and everybody went crazy before I even got a full line out of my mouth,” he said. “I got a standing ovation on that song. People were tweeting at me.” Panga Wilson, the host of the karaoke nights, has other experiences hosting karaoke in the Tuscaloosa area and has been impressed with the consistently
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large crowd each Tuesday night. She said she always recognizes Oliver and remembered that he received another standing ovation after singing a song by Prince. “[Oliver] will sing, dance, walk the floor, and he has a beautiful voice,” she said. Oliver said performing karaoke is perfect for turning a normal world into a musical one, he said. “You just don’t care how many times you go flat or sharp, you just want to sing,” Oliver said. On Tuesday nights, Courtney Wood, a freshman majoring in aerospace and mechanical engineering, often stays to watch karaoke performances for more than an hour. “I come every night to Lakeside [Dining Hall],” she said. “Not for the food, but for the karaoke.” Although the students who perform aren’t always vocally talented, they are usually funny and entertaining, she said. Attending karaoke performances at Lakeside has made her want to go and watch karaoke at other venues as well. Alex Hawkins, a May 2014 graduate of the University, attended Jackie’s Lounge to perform karaoke during her time in school. Hawkins had a background in musical theatre during high school and wanted to go and sing again in a fun environment. “I feel like [karaoke] is different
because when you’re trained, you take it more seriously since your friends know you were supposedly a good singer at some point,” she said. “Those who aren’t trained don’t feel the need to sound good.” Despite the pressure, Hawkins enjoyed her time at Jackie’s Lounge, singing a few songs between the obvious regulars who would come and perform. Rachel Solino, a senior majoring in Spanish and international relations, works with UA students in the English Language Institute at the University who wanted to make trips to Jackie’s Lounge and Jupiter Bar to sing karaoke, she said. She hosted a karaoke party for the ELI students to celebrate the end of their semester, about one month ago. “[The ELI students] loved it. They all have great attitudes and are just so funloving, which is why we enjoy hanging out together,” She said. “So I did all the fun American songs I knew and a few Portuguese and Spanish songs I know.” By the end of the party, the students were singing well-known hit songs like “Thriller” and “Dixieland Delight.” Singing karaoke was a familiar concept and obviously not just an American idea, Solino said. Karaoke is held at Late Night Lakeside at 10 p.m. each Tuesday and continues until 1 a.m. Jackie’s Lounge hosts a karaoke night on Thursdays.
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CULTURE Monday, November 24, 2014 COLUMN | FILM
COLUMN | THEATER
DC must work to match Marvel By Drew Pendleton
A few weeks ago, Marvel and DC Comics made the cinematic universe explode with the announcements of their upcoming schedules of superhero movie release dates. Marvel’s Cinematic Universe still has 11 films left to go, and DC has 10 on the calendar. While Marvel’s universe has already been a box office bonanza, from “Iron Man” in 2008 to this summer’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” DC has only released one film in their universe: last year’s “Man of Steel,” which was successful, although not on the level of Marvel. While the release of these calendars allows speculation as to who will star in these movies, it also acts as a reminder of something else: one of these films is likely to fall flat. Not all blockbusters can be successful, and a lesser-known superhero like Marvel’s “Ant-Man” or DC’s “Shazam” might be prime for that spot. Then again, “Guardians of the Galaxy” proved its doubters wrong, as it rode to a huge box office return and launched its leading man Chris Pratt, traditionally known for his comedic works rather than action, into the spotlight. A similar turn of events may be in store for “AntMan,” which has an adapted script by “Anchorman” writer Adam McKay. Paul Rudd is in the title role, and supporting
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roles are filled by Michael Douglas (“Wall Street”), Evangeline Lilly (“The Hobbit”), Corey Stoll (“Midnight in Paris”) and Michael Peña (“End of Watch”). Rudd may be in line for a Pratt-esque transition, and “Ant-Man” may be a pleasant surprise. The DC universe, on the other hand, may have issues. Several of their films, including “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” and the scheduled “Justice League” films, are currently slated to be in competition with Marvel, since “Captain America 3: Civil War” opens within two months of “Batman vs. Superman,” and both “Justice League” films face steep competition in “Guardians of the Galaxy 2” and “Thor: Ragnarok” in 2017, and the Avengers finale, “Infinity War: Part 2,” in 2019. Since Marvel has won the war so far in quality and quantity, DC has a lot of work to do if they want to keep up.
Musical theater originated in opera By Luke Haynes
It’s hard to believe “Miss Saigon,” a musical about prostitutes in Vietnam, “Aida,” a musical about slaves in Egypt and “RENT,” a musical about Bohemians in New York City all drew from the same well of inspiration. All three of these incredibly diverse boxoffice-breaking musicals were inspired by operas written nearly a century before their Broadway incarnations were penned. Musical theater, possibly the fastest growing form of live entertainment, has a lot to owe to its fizzling operatic predecessor. With many popular modern musicals being coined “pop operas” or “rock operas” because of their lack of spoken dialogue, the two art forms seem to be drawing nearer to one another. So while opera has previously been discredited as outdated to the modern musical theater lover, it would be wise for students of musical theater to attend an opera and learn its lessons. Any musical theater performer or patron should attend an opera to appreciate the sheer vocal skill it takes to sing operatically. You can’t help but be impressed with an industry where every voice must be as trained and developed
as musical theater superstars like Audra MacDonald and Kristin Chenoweth. Opera stars can often teach musical theater students about acting as well. While opera performers are commonly accepted as predominantly singers, there are some defining challenges that come with “acting an opera.” For one, performing in a language not understood by the majority of your audience – a common circumstance for operas, which are often performed in Italian, French, or German – requires similar techniques to Shakespearean acting. The performer must have an understanding of the text and make it flow through their body, inflections and expressions so the audience can understand it. Even when the language barrier isn’t an issue, opera stars have to tell their story without the aid of spoken dialogue. While the operatic stereotype is a larger than life production of sets, costumes and voices, in actuality opera singers are often stripped bare with far less to hide behind than musical theater actors. While it cannot be denied the opera is substantially separate from musical theater, its techniques and styles deserve to be respected by all advocates of musical theater. The opera is where musicals came from and possibly where they’re headed.
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Despite conceding a touchdown on the first drive, Alabama cruised to a 48-14 victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts in Saturday’s Homecoming game. Derrick Henry and Tyren Jones combined for three | Pete Pajor rushing touchdowns as the Crimson Tide improved to 10-1 on the season.
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10 Alabama tops Auburn in front of record crowd Editor | Kelly Ward Sports@cw.ua.edu Monday, November 24, 2014
By Kayla Montgomery | Staff Reporter
In front of 2,169 spirited fans, the Alabama volleyball team (23-7, 11-5 SEC) topped in-state rival Auburn 3-1 Friday night to kick off Alabama’s homecoming weekend. The record crowd topped the former Alabama volleyball record set earlier this year against LSU by over 400 fans and also marked the first crowd over 2,000 people in Foster history. “We’ve seen nothing but the crowd increase each of the last three years. We saw it double after year one, almost double again after year two, and we’re putting up some numbers that are pretty special,” coach Ed Allen said. “I think we can pack this place most any Friday, and we’re excited for what that may mean next Saturday against Tennessee.” The Crimson Tide opened the match with a dominant first set, jumping out to an 8-3 lead that forced Auburn to take their first timeout of the set. Alabama continued to build on their lead with a kill by sophomore Brittany Thomas, putting the first away for the team 25-13. On the set, Alabama hit for a .548 team hitting percentage with redshirt sophomore Krystal Rivers leading the set with six kills.
The volleyball team beat Auburn 3-1 in front of a record-setting crowd of 2,169 fans. UA Athletics
The first set also saw junior setter Sierra Wilson exceed 4,000 career assists in her time at Alabama, becoming just the fourth player to do so in Alabama history. “She defended very well, and I thought she did a great job of distributing the ball,” Allen said. “The team hit .369 for the match, and
that’s a solid number to be hitting. A lot of that has to do with what she did with the ball.” Although Alabama opened the second set with a lead, the team stalled, allowing Auburn to take control of the set. Despite Alabama tying the set at 23, Auburn ultimately took the set 29-27, after being stripped
of four set points. “All of these close games we’re playing definitely help develop our mental state and make it a lot stronger,” freshman middle blocker Leah Lawrence said. “Having the crowd in here being so loud was one of the reasons it was so close in the second set. They helped us almost win that.” Carrying momentum from their win in set two, Auburn opened the third set with a 5-1 lead, but a backand-forth battle toward the end of the set gave way to an Alabama win, 25-22, giving the Crimson Tide a 2-1 match advantage. Alabama held a strong lead throughout set four, with consecutive kills by Katherine White setting the team up with match point, then securing the match 3-1 for the Crimson Tide with a 25-16 win in the set. “We all came together and played really well, and it was a team effort,” Thomas said. “Some of us are battling through sickness and players stepped up who needed to step up. It was an all-around good team effort.” On Sunday, the team fell in five sets to Ole Miss on the road in Oxford. After falling behind in 2-0 in the match, the Crimson Tide claimed sets three and four, but was edged by the Rebels 15-11 in set five.
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SPORTS Monday, November 24, 2014
Tide defense starts slow, rotates By Sean Landry | Assistant Sports Editor
Nobody was immune from Alabama’s FCS-induced doldrums in Saturday’s 48-14 win over Southern Conference foe Western Carolina. The fans didn’t get up for the game, and the offensive players literally fell flat on their face to start, but perhaps no group came out as slow as the Crimson Tide defense. After an apparent fumble recovery was disallowed by an inadvertent whistle, Alabama allowed the Catamounts to march down the field for the first score of the game, conceding a nine-play drive that put Western Carolina up 7-0 with 11:57 left in the first quarter. “I don’t think that we started the game out the way we’d hoped to or how we planned,” coach Nick Saban said. “We wanted to maintain focus, and I thought the players did a really good job all week of practicing well and preparing for the game. It’s really up to me to make sure that the guys have the right
Landon Collins, seen tackling Karnorris Benson of WCU, led Alabama with 11 tackles. CW / Pete Pajor
psychological disposition when we come out and play a game. We just didn’t have much energy in the beginning of the game, and just didn’t have much energy and enthusiasm in pregame.” After the opening drive, the defense began to grow more comfortable, shutting the Catamounts out until Derrick Henry’s fumble gave Western Carolina the ball on the Alabama 12-yard line. A touchdown pass one play later cut Alabama’s lead to 17-14
with 10:46 left in the first half. Western Carolina would not score again. Landon Collins led Alabama with 11 tackles, including a brutal tackle on Western Carolina kicker Richard Sigmon on a fake field goal. “Run him down, don’t let him get a first down, that was the first thing on my mind. Just make the play,” Collins said. “He had the ball in his hand. Can’t help how hard you hit him.” Alabama’s lopsided win
allowed the coaching staff to grant playing time to players who rarely see the field. Thirty-four defensive players saw playing time on Saturday, many of whom played their first ever snaps for Alabama. Josh Frazier recorded his first ever tackle for Alabama, sacking Western Carolina quarterback Troy Mitchell for a 12-yard loss. “I saw a lot of toughness, a lot of guys competing,” linebacker Reggie Ragland said. “We always excited. Josh Frazier came in and got a sack, did what he had to do.” Relatively speaking, the Alabama defense escaped Saturday’s injury-heavy win mostly unscathed. Seven players were lost to injury at some point on Saturday, but only one defensive starter left the game - defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson, who went down with a sprained ankle midway through the first, sustained on a Western Carolina chop block. In his post-game press conference, Saban said he expects Robinson to be available for the Iron Bowl.
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Crimson Tide remains No. 2 Alabama moved up to the top spot in the Amway Coaches Poll, passing Florida State and receiving 25 first place votes to the Seminoles’ 30. Alabama remains behind Florida State in the AP Poll where it received 21 first place votes, coming in at No. 2. Compiled by Sean Landry
Women’s basketball team is 4-2 The Alabama women’s basketball team finished the Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge with a perfect 3-0 record, beating Kansas 85-80, Georgetown 72-58 and Temple 58-51. Alabama improves to 4-2 on the season and will next play Alabama A&M at home on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Compiled by Sean Landry
Men’s basketball to play Iowa The Alabama men’s basketball team will open a difficult stretch of out-of-conference play against No. 14 Iowa Monday at 8:30 p.m. at the CBE Hall of Fame Classic at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN 2. The Tide will play again on Tuesday, with time and opponent depending on Monday night’s result. Compiled by Sean Landry
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OFFENSIVE LINE A heavily rotated offensive line sustained multiple injuries but allowed no sacks and only one quarterback hurry. Western Carolina made three tackles for loss, but only for a total of four yards.
WIDE RECEIVERS Eleven players caught passes for Alabama for a total of 337 yards and two touchdowns. Chris Black led the way with 101 yards on six receptions, while Cam Sims caught three passes for 33 yards and his first career touchdown. Amari Cooper left the game with a bruised knee but coach Nick Saban said he sustained no lasting injury.
RUNNING BACKS Without T.J. Yeldon, Alabama’s rushers managed to accrue 275 yards and three touchdowns on 45 carries. Derrick Henry ran for 93 yards on 12 carries in the first half, picking up two touchdowns, with redshirt freshman Tyren Jones adding one touchdown and 75 yards. Freshman walk-on Buddy Pell carried twice for 15 yards.
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QUARTERBACKS Blake Sims threw two touchdowns on 17-of-25 passing. His only interception was more due to a receiver error than the quarterback’s throw. Jake Coker played the second half, his first appearance since the 59-0 victory over Texas A&M on Oct. 18. Coker went 12-of-18 passing for 115 yards and a touchdown.
SPECIAL TEAMS JK Scott took over on kickoff duties for the resting Adam Griffith, kicking off nine times for 572 yards, an average of 63.6 yards per kick and four touchbacks. Freshman Gunnar Raborn handled extra-point and field goal duties, kicking six PATs and going 2-of-3 on field goals, missing one from 31 yards. Alabama did not punt.
Offense stumbles early, pulls through for win By Kelly Ward | Sports Editor
Amari Cooper needed four catches to become Alabama’s career reception leader. He only got three in Saturday’s 48-14 win over Western Carolina. On his third catch, he was brought down at the Western Carolina 4-yard line and rolled into the end zone in obvious pain. “Coop just has a bruised knee,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said after the game. “He could’ve gone back in the game and played – we don’t have a problem with him.” Alabama has a knack for finding someone to step up when a starter goes down. When center Ryan Kelly was injured at Ole Miss, Bradley Bozeman filled in for two games. When Cooper went down, true freshman Cam Sims stepped up. The next play, Alabama scored on a 4-yard pass from quarterback Blake Sims to Cam Sims. Cam Sims wasn’t the only young receiver to play, with Chris Black, Robert Foster and ArDarius Stewart also stepping in. The chemistry was good, Blake Sims said. “They work very hard in practice, and we’re just happy that they came in and did what they had to do,” Blake Sims said. Alabama’s offense had trouble getting momentum after five of its players went down injured. Only one – Jalston Fowler – returned. Offensive lineman Cam Robinson didn’t return after an ankle sprain on the same play Fowler left with an injury. Wide receiver ArDarius Stewart went down with what Saban said was a stretched knee ligament, the same injury that sidelined tight end Brian Vogler. “I hope all of those guys that were injured are OK,” Western Carolina coach Mark Speir said. “This was our Super Bowl and our guys don’t want to hurt anybody.” Running back T.J. Yeldon, wide receiver DeAndrew
Freshman Tyren Jones worked his way to 75 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, good for second on the team. Blake Sims was 17-for-25. He totaled 222 yards in the air and lost a yard on the ground. He threw two touchdowns and had one interception, his first in 158 pass attempts. “I put that all on me,” Blake Sims said. “Maybe they [receivers] were asking me a question, and I probably didn’t throw the ball right so that was all my fault.” Coker started the second half. He went 12 for 18 and threw one touchdown, a 12-yard pass to tight end Michael Nysewander in the third quarter. “Jake’s done a really good job,” Saban said. “He’s been a great team guy. He’s been very supportive of the other Quarterback Blake Sims tries to cut around Daniel Riddle of Western players. He does a good job of trying to prepare for the Carolina. CW / Pete Pajor games, knowing that his opportunity could come at any time, and I actually thought he played better and manWhite and placekicker Adam Griffith were held out of aged the game better today than what he did the last time the game to avoid recurring problems, Saban said. he had the chance to play.” Alabama put up 612 yards of offense. It is the sixth In the wake of these injuries, the offense looked to new time this season the Crimson Tide has players to get the job done. Quarterbacks put up 500-plus yards of offense. Alabama Blake Sims and Jake Coker looked to 11 difalso put up a record 36 first downs against ferent players, six of whom play a receiver We were as flat the Catamounts. position to net 337 yards passing. Black put up 101 yards receiving on Despite the numbers put up on offense, as a pancake when six catches. It was his first 100-yard the Crimson Tide had to pull together a we went out there game at Alabama. drive to come back after Western Carolina “It feels great,” Black said. “I haven’t took a 7-0 lead on the opening drive. today ... done that since high school, so it’s definite“We were as flat as a pancake when we ly something to be proud of and something went out there today, so I didn’t do a very — Nick Saban — to build on.” good job,” Saban said. “I really thought The ground game pounded away our guys practiced pretty well all week at the Catamounts, notching 275 yards and and didn’t look at this game as if, they three touchdowns. The Crimson Tide averaged 6.1 yards really tried to keep focus. They tried to keep the momenper carry. tum of what we’ve been doing going. But when we went Sophomore running back Derrick Henry led the out there for pregame warm-ups today, I was really surrunning corp with 92 net yards rushing. He ran in two prised that we didn’t have a little more energy and a little touchdowns and caught another. more juice than we did. We had to play our way into it.”
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interpretation of the Republican platform is at stake,” Elrod said. Hilary Jones, fundraising chair of UACR until Tuesday’s elections, said UACR’s newfound diversity is one of the factors that led to the creation of factions within the organization. “They don’t like diversity at all,” Jones said. “If you look at a picture of the state executive board, it literally looks like a bunch of old white guys.” Jones said the faction of UACR that held the elections has a personal agenda that spurred them to stage what he considers to be a coup. “For them to have a personal vendetta against him because they don’t think he’s Republican enough, and then take that personal vendetta out on the other members of College Republicans underneath him, is really immature and deplorable and not fair,” she said. “And that’s exactly what this is.” Flowers said another factor that may have led to this abrupt change in leadership is an internal poll that was taken by UACR members, which seemed to show that the organization’s membership leaned left on certain social issues. He said the results of the poll did not sit well with some members of the party. “We had a question for debate, and we made kind of like a survey to highlight one of the questions we were going to be asking in the debate was about an education law. So we were trying to see where our membership lied on the spectrum of that,” Flowers said. “Apparently it wasn’t to the state party and county party’s pleasing.” Maxwell Atherton, newly elected executive director of UACR, said the results of the survey indicated a larger problem within the organization. “The club has, in the last couple of months, alienated some members, specifically with a survey that was taken that could be taken multiple times by members,” Atherton said. “The survey came through suggesting the club was pro-choice and for gay marriage. There really needs to be no reminder: Social conservatives represent a large base here on this campus and here in this state.” Flowers said the change in leadership violates the organization’s most current constitution. According to the 2014-2015 constitution, elections must be called by the executive board and held between March 1 and April 15. According to the 2005 version, which Cleveland said was the only valid version, elections must be called by the executive board and held between Nov. 1 and Jan. 15. Atherton said the 2014 version was never approved or discussed in a meeting. Not only did the executive board not call for the elections, Flowers said, but they weren’t notified that elections would take place, which is in direct conflict with both versions of the UACR constitution. “They just completely hijacked the entire organization,” he said. “They have no grounds for what they did besides what they claimed as the constitution.” Regardless of which version was used, Elrod said Tuesday’s elections were
MONDAY November 24, 2014 unconstitutional because the executive board did not call for them. “This election that took place this past week was not called by the executive board,” Elrod said. “It was called by the faculty advisor, who is not even the current advisor.” Flowers said George Hawley, a professor of political science, became faculty advisor for UACR last semester but, as with their constitution, The SOURCE didn’t have the most current information in their system. “We changed advisors to Dr. George Hawley in the spring, but they didn’t have their online advisor change form up-to-date,” Flowers said. “I found that out a couple of weeks ago when the old advisor approached me still.” Cleveland said Jamey Clements, a professor of engineering, is still the organization’s advisor, despite claims that this has changed. “The faculty advisor was supposed to be elected as one of us, in front of the members. That did not happen,” Cleveland said. “It was still pending, therefore it was Jamey Clements who was the advisor.” The Crimson White reached out to Clements Thursday afternoon, but did not receive a response as of publication time. Hawley said he received an email Thursday morning from Kirk D. Walter, assistant director of the Office of Student Involvement, stating that he was no longer faculty advisor to the organization. According to the email, The SOURCE was in contact with the College Republican Federation of Alabama (CRFA), which confirmed that Clements was still faculty advisor to UACR. Additionally, the email stated that according to the chairperson of the CRFA, Cole Lawson, “the slate of candidates elected on November 18th were elected properly in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.” The Crimson White reached out to Walter for comment Thursday, but did not receive a reply as of publication time. Flowers said Clements and Dalton Dismukes, central vice chairperson of the College Republican Federation of Alabama, were the ones who called for Tuesday’s elections. “I was told that Dalton Dismukes, who’s the central vice chairman, which covers the central region of Alabama College Republican chapters, was going to hold elections, which they have no authority to do so from their constitution nor ours,” he said. “The advisor has no authority over elections either.” Flowers said he feels Dismukes and Clements’ intent was to hold elections in a manner that would only allow their preferred candidates to be elected to leadership positions. “They wanted to have it where they could get their people there, and none of the general membership knew about it, and no one else had a chance to run a campaign or build their own support network,” he said. The Crimson White reached out to Dismukes Friday, but did not receive a response as of publication time. Flowers said this is not the first time this semester that UACR has experienced a situation like this. “This is the second time they’ve tried to throw a little coup election,” he said.
WHAT TO KNOW • Current Chairperson Michael Cleveland said the elections were valid according to UACR’s constitution. • Former Chairperson Maverick Flowers said the cited constitution was outdated, making the elections invalid. • Cleveland said membership was at an all-time low. • Flowers said membership was at an all-time high. • Cleveland said the organization changed leadership because of ideological differences. • Flowers said he was stripped of his position as chairperson because of personal differences. • Cleveland said Jamey Clements is faculty advisor. • Flowers said George Hawley is faculty advisor. • Cleveland said harassment allegations are untrue. • Flowers filed a harassment complaint against advisor Jamey Clements and Dalton Dismukes.
“The first time was the night before election night on November 3rd.” That night, he said, as many as 25 people who were unfamiliar to him arrived at a regular meeting wearing Alabama GOP stickers. They all immediately paid the $10 dues to become part of the organization and stated that they were there to vote, though no elections were scheduled. “One was an intern for ALGOP, one was a girl who was an intern with ALGOP when I was there who is currently an employee there, and they were all told by a former employee to come to our meeting to vote in an election,” Flowers said. Flowers said this group of people mostly consisted of Alpha Chi Omega members who were told by an alumna of their sorority, Taylor Dawson, to come to the UA College Republicans meeting to vote. The Crimson White reached out to Dawson Sunday morning, but did not receive a response before publication time. Marie Tucker, vice president of chapter relations and standards for Alpha Chi Omega, sent an email to sorority members at 3:26 p.m. Nov. 3 offering incentives to show up to the UACR meeting that night. The beginning of the email reads, “I’ve been in contact with Taylor Dawson, AXO alumna who graduated in May, and we have some lovely information for everyone! It is Election Day Eve! In the spirit of Election Day, I am offering bonus positive points to anyone who goes to the College Republicans meeting tonight and pays membership dues ($10 in cash) to join.” Flowers said when that night’s meeting took place and there was talk of an election, he shut the meeting down because impromptu elections of that nature would have been unconstitutional. “There was no election called for that
night, so they were just literally incentivized to come vote in a coup election that no one knew about, including the executive committee ourselves,” Flowers said. Atherton said new members coming to a meeting and paying dues did not conflict with the organization’s constitution. “There’s nothing wrong with that,” he said. “It’s constitutional.” Cleveland said it was simply a group of people who wanted to take the initiative to become part of UACR on their own accord. “It was just people wanting to get involved,” Cleveland said. Flowers said this is not the case. “The funny thing was, you know, obviously you figure if they were really trying to get involved, you gotta pay dues then you’d sign up for a campaign or something,” he said. “The ones we asked, ‘Are you interested in working on a campaign?’ they were like, ‘No, I don’t think we’re going to do that.’” Laura Carr, previous secretary of UACR, said Lawson encouraged members of Alpha Chi Omega to attend this meeting while she was employed by the state party. She said this, coupled with their previous attempts to stifle leftleaning views within the organization, such as the situation with Petelos, indicates that the change in leadership of the organization was influenced by a higher power in the state party. “This was obviously a planned coup by the state party,” she said. Scott Whitehouse, a senior majoring in public relations and previous vice chairperson of UACR, said he hopes to see a new round of valid elections come out of this situation. “We are all graduating in May, so I’m completely fine with the torch being passed on to somebody else, but in the correct manner,” he said. “I want a fair election.” Cleveland said that it is already clear how this situation will end. “The University and the CRFA all recognize me as the chairman and my administration,” he said. “This is the outcome.” On Friday at 3 p.m., the ousted UACR executive board met with Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Lisa L. Dorr to file a harassment complaint against Clements and Dismukes for the way they have been treated. “They are going to look in to what they want to do about that as a University,” Flowers said. “She is also going to look into what the University wants to do about this whole hijacking of elections and the harassing atmosphere of the student organizations with the external influences.” Cleveland said he is unaware of any harassment taking place within the organization. “I can say there has been no harassment,” he said. “We have done everything by the books. There’s been paper trails with emails and everything, there’s been no harassment though, as far as I know of.” Flowers said it will be at least two weeks before the group will receive notice from Dean Dorr about actions that the University will take, if any, to intervene in this situation. GO TO CW.UA.EDU FOR THE FULL STORY
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