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Photo Courtesy of the Paul W. Bryant Museum Many moments in the University of Alabama versus Auburn University rivalry have captivated fans of both teams, including “The Kick” in which Van Tiffin kicked a 52-yard field goal with 6 seconds left to beat the Tigers 25-23 in 1985.

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Age-old football matchup Auburn turnaround increases celebrated 65 years later Iron Bowl anticipation, stakes By Kevin Connell | Staff Reporter By Andy McWhorter | Assistant News Editor When The University of Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn University Tigers met at Legion Field in Birmingham on Dec. 4, 1948, they hadn’t played football together in 41 years. Their last game, played in 1907, ended in a 6-6 tie, but disagreements over finance and officiating ended the series. Attempts were made in the decades following to restart the game, but the schools could not come together. In 1923, Auburn President Spright Dowell said, “games, contests and activities would be made subservient to the one supreme event of the year.” The UA Board of Trustees rejected an attempt by Gov. Chauncey Sparks in 1944 to restart the game, saying “it would result in an accelerated over-emphasis of football in the state.” Not quite an act of Congress, but it did take the state legislature to get the game going again. In 1947, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution calling for the schools to play. In April 1948, UA President John Gallalee and Auburn President Ralph Draughon had a short conversation in the parking lot of Birmingham’s Tutwiler Hotel. “Why don’t we just play,” Gallalee said. “Fine,” Draughton said. “Let’s do it.” Later that year, the two schools restarted what has become one of the most intense rivalries in all of college sports. For decades, it was simply the “Alabama-Auburn game,” but Shug

Every school in the nation practices making that tipped pass play. Every school in the nation practices defending that tipped pass play.

It all came down to one final play. The No. 7 Auburn Tigers were down to their last chance, fourth-and-18 from their own 27 yard line with just 36 seconds remaining. The visiting No. 25 Georgia Bulldogs had just come all the way back from a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit to take a 38-37 lead with just under 2 minutes remaining and now only needed one more stop to complete the remarkable rally. Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall dropped back, then stepped up in the pocket, all while keeping his eyes downfield, looking to make a big pass play that would keep Auburn’s fading hopes alive. Marshall cocked his arm back and heaved the ball. Two Georgia defenders had a play on the ball but couldn’t come down with it; instead, they tipped the ball up into the air and into the waiting hands of Auburn receiver Ricardo Louis. Georgia’s comeback had been foiled, and Auburn escaped with a miracle win. “Every school in the nation practices making that tipped pass play. Every school in the nation practices defending that tipped pass play,” former Auburn Athletic Director David Housel said. “One time in 100,000 it works. Thank goodness it worked for us the other night.” But while that final Auburn pass play propelled the Tigers to an improbable victory against one of their biggest rivals, the win

It’s just as big a game as you’d like to play in. Good players on both sides. But I think our side was the best. — Rebel Steiner

Jordan, Auburn’s head coach from 1951-75, coined the name by which it is known today: the Iron Bowl. In the first game of the renewed series, Alabama shut Auburn out with a final score of 55-0, a margin of victory that remains the highest in the series to this day, which included a touchdown scored by Rebel Steiner. “It’s just as big a game as you’d like to play in,” Steiner said. “Good players on both sides. But I think our side was the best.” David Housel, co-author of “The AlabamaAuburn Rivalry Football Vault” with Tommy Ford, said Alabama fans were riding high on the previous year’s victory when the teams met for the next game in fall 1949. SEE HISTORY PAGE 7

— David Housel stretched far beyond that in significance. One year after a disastrous 3-9 campaign, which included an 0-8 mark in SEC play, the now No. 4 Tigers sit at 10-1 (6-1 SEC), a near flawless one-season turnaround that has set the stage for an Iron Bowl showdown with both SEC West and national title implications on the line against top-ranked Alabama. It’s a season that has already exceeded any realistic expectations coming into the year, with many predicting Auburn being a middle-of-the-road team in the SEC. “Before the season, I would have told you seven wins, eight wins, probably a bowl game,” said Greg Ostendorf, who covers Auburn football for ESPN.com. “Not a New Year’s Day bowl, but some type of smaller SEE AUBURN PAGE 7

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UA operates during student breaks Days on the fall academic calendar labeled “Classes dismissed – UA open normal business hours” mean that, although the campus empties as people leave for the holidays, the University continues business as usual. These days include the two days for fall break and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and they provide a variety of functions for both students and faculty of The University of Alabama, Cathy Andreen, director of media relations, said. For students, she said in an email, the two days for fall break are created with the purpose of catching up on work and having a brief downtime during the semester. Having the Wednesday off before Thanksgiving allows for students to have time to safely travel back home or to other destinations, she said. With faculty members, these days serve as opportunities to catch up on matters both on and off campus. Their responsibilities, such as preparing for classes and academic writing, continue throughout the year, even when students are not in class. “I get the most done on those days,” Mark Robison, an instruction and information services librarian, said. “They’re really great. I feel like I get caught up to where I need to be for when students return.” Robison said these days allow him to catch up on the responsibilities of his position such as collecting books and adding web content, as well as responding to the research needs of students in the communications and German programs. For Chuck Clark, a full-time temporary instructor in the history department, Wednesday will be spent taking care of a number of things he cannot do when class is in session. As a teacher with two classes every day of the week, he finds himself with a lot to do and little time. “It is a nice time, not so much for me to relax, but for me to schedule things that take a little more time than things that I can do between classes,” he said. Compiled by Chris Kowalski

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Horwitz ﬁles motion to continue case By Katherine Owen | Production Editor Kelly Horwitz, the contestant in the District 4 Board of Education election contest, filed a “Motion to Alter, Amend or Vacate” Monday, asking the court to “set aside” its Nov. 13 order dismissing the contest between her and current District 4 Board of Education Rep Cason Kirby. The motion states “the Court’s finding that there could be no more than ‘70 potentially illegal votes’ is contrary to the weight of the evidence and contrary to law.” Horwitz said they found 89 potentially illegal votes, “before even addressing the question of domicile as to any voter.” That is two votes more than the 87 Horwitz needed to previously present in order to overturn the election. “We respectively disagree with the judge’s interpretation of what is required to establish domicile, particularly with college students,” James Anderson, Horwtiz’s attorney, said. The motion goes on to outline the contestant’s argument that further votes have been found to be illegal for reasons such as the voter having moved out of District 4 by the day of the election or the voter having misrepresented their residence, which voids their registration. According to the motion, “Two of those voters (who are fraternity brothers) claimed to live in Graves Hall College of Education on their voter registration, and another voter claimed to live in the Ferguson Center on his voter registration. The Contestant provided this Court with an affidavit from The University of Alabama showing that no students

reside in the College of Education of [sic] Ferguson Center.” The motion also includes evidence presented to the court pertaining to the allegations of bribery. The evidence includes screenshots of Facebook messages, emails and tweets from students. “Additionally, this Court’s finding that the emails, Facebook messages and screenshots which provided proof that students were offered wristbands redeemable for free alcohol and concert tickets in exchange for voting did not constitute ‘admissible’ evidence misses the point. The evidence was proffered to the Court for the purpose of urging the Court to lift its restriction on deposing students, since the authors of the emails and Facebook messages offering the inducements were all students,” the motion stated. In a statement released Monday, Horwitz said, while she does not take issue with students voting, she does take issue with the vague Alabama laws surrounding college students’ voting rights. “College students have unique voting options under the law,” Horwitz said. “They are entitled to remain ‘domiciled’ in their hometown and continue voting there. Or they can choose to change their domicile to their college community. The question to be answered by the Supreme Court is when a student has made that change.” Many of the allegations throughout the contest have focused largely on the UA greek system. In her statement Monday, Horwitz addressed the allegations and said many students have come to her with concerns of misconduct in their particular

organization, though feared the potential negative repercussions of speaking out. “To date, no entity has provided protection or assurance to these students,” Horwitz said. “No one has launched an investigation into their allegations. No one has demonstrated a commitment to creating an experience in the greek system where vibrant debate and diversity of viewpoint are at least tolerated, if not encouraged.” “These decent young men and women are the future of the University of Alabama, and of Tuscaloosa. They deserve to have someone who is willing to speak up for them.” The contest came in response to the Aug. 27 District 4 Board of Education elections, where Kirby beat Horwitz by 87 votes. Following the election, Horwitz alleged widespread voter fraud, largely focused on the UA greek community, including allegations of free drinks being offered for votes and dishonest voter registration. Horwitz contested 397 votes from the election, at least 392 of which were cast by students. The testimony of each of the 397 voters was evaluated in the form of a 36-question affidavit. As the contestant, Horwitz needed to present 87 illegal votes in order to overturn the election results. After reviewing almost 400 affidavits Oct. 31 and Nov. 6, the court found no more than 70 illegal votes, 17 short of the minimum, and dismissed the contest Nov. 13. “Whatever people think about the election, they ought to find the implications of this ruling disturbing,” Horwitz said.

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Students speak on service, change, environment By Jason Frost | Contributing Writer Five University of Alabama students shared their experiences and stories with a large audience Monday night at the final Tide Talks event of the semester. Tide Talks V brought together five speakers for four talks on a range of topics. Unlike previous talks, this event included free snacks and live music for transitions between the talks, featuring the AfroAmerican Gospel Choir, Lee Johnson III and slam poet Willie Gillette. The first speaker was Samuel Creden, a junior majoring in biology and psychology, who spoke about the need for relationshipbased communication skills to achieve productive results. He used Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to explain why people have difficulty separating an attack on an idea from an attack on a person and offered suggestions for having better communication with those who hold opposing opinions. “Let’s untangle ourselves from our ideas and realize they are separate entities,” Creden said. “Let’s find common ground with people who disagree with us.” After Creden, Claudia Calhoun, a graduate

student studying marketing, took the stage. Calhoun’s speech urged students to actively create change in their community, citing her own experiences volunteering with West End residents in rebuilding a home with Habitat for Humanity. She encouraged the audience to exercise all the power within their spheres of influence to make the world as positive a place as possible, even if individuals can only improve the life of one person. “We often get so caught up in our busy schedules that we fail to realize we can make even a small change in someone else’s life,” Calhoun said. The third speaker of the event was Julia Stevens, a graduate student studying biological sciences, who spoke on the effects of the accidental release and overpopulation of the Pacific lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, pointing to its over-hunting habits and population-wide mutations. “Lionfish in the Caribbean are nearly twice the size they are in the Pacific. In this picture, you can see fatty deposits around the liver of a lionfish we dissected,” Stevens said. “Welcome to America, lionfish.” For the first time in Tide Talks history, two students collaborated on a speech. Using

their recent expose on sorority segregation as a platform for their speech, The Crimson White reporters Matt Ford and Abbey Crain, both seniors majoring in journalism, took turns sharing their hopes and fears while publishing the story. Afterward, they stressed the idea that injustices can only be addressed if people are made aware of them first, pointing out that the media are not the only way to make such change. “One thing stood out to us in the reporting process: Position does not necessarily equal truth,” Crain said. “Sometimes you have to question society’s norms, and some people won’t like that.” Tide Talks founder David Phelps said he is excited for what next semester holds. “It is energizing to be at Tide Talks V. It was one year ago this week that this idea was conceived, now we got it all together with great speakers, great music and great ideas,” Phelps said. Anyone interested in applying to give a Tide Talk or joining the executive board to plan next year’s events should visit tidetalks. weebly.com. CW | Austin Bigoney “We always like trying something new and Tide Talks V incorporated discussions about community different,” Phelps said. change, communication skills and environmental issues.

Crimson Kindness brightens lives By Kailey McCarthy | Contributing Writer While browsing Facebook, Jennifer Hodnett found a friend who bought a stranger’s meal in Lakeside Dining using the hashtag #RandomActsofKindness. She Googled the phrase and discovered the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation’s website. The organization had a map of where clubs existed, and Hodnett noticed Alabama didn’t have a chapter. “From there, it clicked. I realized Submitted this could be my thing. This could be Crimson Kindness strives to inspire kindness in the community. what I do,” Hodnett said. Hodnett is now the president of Crimson Kindness, a club centered on spreading kindness to virtually everyone. She said the organization is defined by three simple goals: creating a community of kindness, engaging the population in acts of kindness and inspiring kindness in the community. “I started thinking to myself, ‘Hey, I can do something here. I can start making a difference on campus,’” Hodnett said. “I was kind of looking for something to do without even knowing it. I wanted to make a difference on campus, but I really didn’t know how or what to do.” The club now has 60 members, including a leadership board and team leaders. Spencer Davis, relations coordinator of the organization, said the

goal of Crimson Kindness is to spread acts of kindness throughout the campus as well as the entire community. “We want to include as many people as possible and make a difference in each person’s life,” Davis said. Members of the leadership board do the overall planning, come up with ideas and narrow down what Crimson Kindness can do based on the budget. Each ofﬁcer on the board is assigned to a team leader. “Our job is to offer support to each team leader,” Davis said. Brian Crooks, a team leader of Crimson Kindness, said he is responsible for keeping his team on track and presenting the message for the organization. “Team leaders are the people responsible for leading the members in biweekly activities that are meant to spread kindness and encourage others,” Crooks said. Each member of Crimson Kindness said being a part of the organization has beneﬁted them. “I’m a little bit addicted to kindness,” Hodnett said. Taylor Sheeran, a member of the organization, said Crimson Kindness has given her the opportunity to meet new people, get involved on campus and in the Tuscaloosa community, and make the place she lives happier and kinder. “I love being a part of Crimson

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Kindness and making my campus a better place to live,” Sheeran said. Hodnett said the organization has many exciting events coming up. “We will be giving out encouragement packages the Wednesday and Thursday of dead week,” Hodnett said. “We will be incorporating a Random Acts of Kindness Week on Feb. 10-16, where we are planning to partner up with other student organizations or departments and give them a list of ideas and allow them to choose different acts of kindness related to their speciﬁc departments and target audiences.” Hodnett said Crimson Kindness members will also be holding up inspirational posters for Posters of Kindness as well as challenging students to smile at everyone they pass or introduce themselves to strangers during the organization’s Random Acts of Kindness Challenges. A Make Kindness Count Campaign will also be taking place, during which Crimson Kindness can measure students’ impact by tracking their acts of kindness. “The goal is for us to reach 2,000 random acts of kindness by the time the school year is over,” Hodnett said. Anyone can become a member by registering at crimsonkindness.com. The dues are $10 a year, but Hodnett said she hopes to one day have the organization fully funded.

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Attitude shift needed to alter our rape culture By Samaria Johnson | Staff Columnist

I’ve heard many times that one particular class is quite hard, and from the onset I am tempted to feel discouraged to start with. But rumors are often exaggerated or dead wrong. Just as Saban says before games with lots of media attention, like Iron Bowls or National Championships, “we still have to play 60 minutes” or “it’s going to be the same football field,” the same is the case with all classes. Do not start with a bad attitude influenced by some “hype.” Things often do not turn out as you heard. Play the full semester with the right attitude, and you will turn out fine. I could go on about Saban’s life lessons, but I will leave it here. In short, all of Saban’s principles can be summed up in one motto: Stay focused throughout, play the semester “play-by-play” rather than worrying about the final result, always have the right mind, and you will succeed.

One in four college women will survive rape or an attempt before graduation. One in six women will be raped before reaching adulthood. Women of color are victimized at higher rates than white women; the same goes for queer victims versus non-queer. I have no illusions that these numbers are far lower than they should be, as only 40 percent of rapes are reported to the police. The chances of a rapist being arrested, prosecuted, sentenced or imprisoned are considerably low. Women know their rapists 38 percent of the time. W h a t ’ s more, even though false a c c u s at i o n s of rape only The bburden of responsibility account for Th doesn’t belong to women. 2-8 percent of all reports It belongs to the people that – the same, I might add, violate them. as any other crime – around half of all people think women are lying when they admit they were raped. If you’re a male victim of rape, every misogynistic attitude that contributes to the above is magnified, with an extra dose of misogyny-fueled humiliation for being feminized. Somehow I don’t think rape prevention panties, blue emergency boxes and not drinking are doing any good. There’s no value in the “treat women like princesses” line, either; it encourages the attitude that if women step outside those bounds of respectable behavior, they’re fair game for sexual assault. The burden of responsibility doesn’t belong to women. It belongs to the people that violate them. I don’t know how many times it can be said or how many different ways we can say it: People aren’t responsible for someone raping them. It happens regardless of what someone is wearing, how they’re acting, or what they’re saying. We must stop telling women how they can stop being raped, and start telling people how they can stop raping others. For starters, don’t rape people. It’s as simple as not responding with suspicion and disbelief when a woman confides that she was raped. It’s as easy as not asking what “really” happened or what she was doing at the time. It’s as easy as never saying “just get over it.” It’s as easy as not saying how ridiculous it is that a man was raped. It’s not blaming people for someone else’s crime, even in these most casual of ways. It’s not sympathizing with the rapist – they had potential; you’re ruining his career; they cried in court during their sentencing, so can’t we move on? It’s calling people out when they say that they wish they hadn’t published the video online – not that they regret raping someone. Is it any wonder why there’s so much stigma surrounding sexual assault? Current UA policy makes it difficult to report instances of it. The administration is most likely to ignore it altogether; policy encourages the survivor to make amends with their rapist before considering taking legal action. I have a team working to combat rape culture on campus: more compassion for survivors, and no mercy for rapists. Meanwhile, the filmmakers behind “Invisible War,” a documentary on sexual violence in the military, are working on a similar project focusing on campus sexual assault – survivors’ emotional and psychological fallout, ways campus communities can better support them, and reducing the instances of assault on campus. In a letter I received, they mentioned that they want “to speak off the record for research purposes with campus assault survivors. All matters discussed would be kept confidential,” and they can be contacted at chaincameracampus@gmail.com. Rape culture is present in every aspect of our lives, but it doesn’t have to be. We need to support survivors; we can start by targeting attitudes and structures in place that give people free reign to violate someone else.

Neil Chakraborti is a junior majoring in economics and math.

Samaria Johnson is a junior majoring in history. Her column runs biweekly.

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COLUMN | BODY IMAGE

Use selﬁes as conﬁdence, body image boosters By Beth Lindly | Staff Columnist Imagine, if you will, a variety of forms of self-help. You’re probably thinking of books, meditation or maybe therapy. While those are all very valuable ways to boost selfesteem, I am willing to bet not one of you thought the word “selfie.” The Oxford English Dictionary declared that its word of the year for 2013 was “selfie.” You can’t scroll down two inches on your Instagram feed without seeing at least one. They’re everywhere – and while they may clog up your newsfeed on Facebook, they serve a very real purpose in boosting self-esteem that you may not realize. I, for one, love taking selfies, and I love seeing my friends’ selfies. Does your hair look

Beth Lindly particularly awesome today? Great, find the angle that best showcases it and snap away on your iPhone. There should be no shame in something that helps restore self-esteem when mainstream media and every single magazine cover take it away. Negative body image is something that has plagued our society for far too long, and it’s especially bad among the younger female set. Every

ad with a Photoshopped, overly thin model within the pages of US Weekly or People is asserting that you are not normal, that you are not beautiful, that you are not worthy. Where society simultaneously takes away autonomy and beats the idea of not being enough into young people, selfies do the opposite. They give you a control of how you are seen by others that is rare and, in my opinion, completely worthwhile. It’s easy to deem selfie culture as one of self-indulgence and arrogance, but I think it’s far more than that. Selfies can help people move past “I’m not good enough,” and that alone is invaluable to our society. While one’s self-esteem should not be 100 percent dependent on Instagram “likes” and the attention one gets from a selfie,

it’s a good place to start being ok with your appearance. We do need to take grander steps to make us ok with ourselves, but as of right now, selfies are one of our best bets. I’ll close with a recent quote regarding the subject from Ezra Koenig, one of my favorite people and lead singer of Vampire Weekend: “I could Google image search ‘the sky’ and I would probably see beautiful images to knock my socks off. But I can’t Google, you know, ‘What does my friend look like today?’ For you to be able to take a picture of yourself that you feel good enough about to share with the world – I think that’s a great thing.” Beth Lindly is a junior majoring in journalism. Her column runs biweekly.

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Saban’s wisdom can apply to academics You don’t have to be part of our storied Alabama football team – or even ever picked up a football – to appreciate the words of wisdom of coach Nick Saban. Whether he’s on press conferences or in interviews like his most recent special on “60 Minutes,” Saban imparts ideas that all of us can apply in our everyday lives as well – including in our academic lives. Here are a few of my favorite Sabanisms that I feel all of us can consider as we progress through our college careers.

Every play has a life of its own Saban talks much of “The Process” – it’s not just what you win, it’s how you win as well, and every play has a life of its own. That said, every play, or in a student’s case, homework assignment, quiz or test, counts. If you can focus on every task like that, then you don’t have to worry about getting the grade you want come finals week; it will come on its own. I know it’s tempting to say things like “What’s the use?” or “I don’t feel like doing it” and not give your 100 percent toward something that may have a small

impact on your grade. But just think, doing your homework and performing well on quizzes only helps you in the long run. Many times, questions on midterms and finals come directly from these smaller assignments. The better you prepare for the small stuff, the better off you will be when it comes to the bigger pieces of the grade. And even if you don’t get the touchdown, a field goal can help you sometimes in winning the game. That is, even if your test performance doesn’t end up exactly on par, sometimes those extra two or three points on homework or quizzes can make a big difference. Also, don’t celebrate immediately and go on “cruise control” if you do particularly well on the first big assignment. Things get harder, and it’s always important to move on and stay focused for the next challenge.

On losses: This loss doesn’t deﬁne us – it’s how we recover I like this line, spoken by Saban at the press conference following the loss in the 2008 SEC Championship. Just as Alabama

more yardage.

JJustt as Alabama came out of that imperfect season to win a National Championship the next, you can move from a bad acedmic ne. situation to a better one.

came out of that imperfect season to win a National Championship the next, you can move from a bad academic situation to a better one. Professors are always there to help you, but you must be willing to help yourself first – and seek help from them when you need it. Yes, it’s devastating if you don’t score well on a test. But you are not finished. When you take the time to realize what you did wrong, you can change things for the better. See your professor, read your book between the lines, go to free tutoring sessions (if available), and most importantly, start changing your game plan as soon as you realize there’s a problem. Then you can possibly gain

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Students headstart BABH sets high goal for Swipe Away Hunger 20th year of competition By Jason Frost | Contributing Writer The East Tuscaloosa Community Soup Bowl will deliver a total of 423 meals to needy families from all over Tuscaloosa as part of The University of Alabama’s Swipe Away Hunger initiative. The brand new program, sponsored by Bama Dining and a number of local churches, will offer meals to residents from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The meals were donated by UA students who were able to donate excess guest meal swipes to be prepared by Bama Dining before they are picked up and delivered to the ETCSB, where they will be distributed to residents. The program’s founders will both be on hand to help Wednesday. Tatiana Carrasquilla, a junior majoring in biology, said there has always been something that bothered her about meal plans ever since she arrived on campus. “I figured at the end of the day they just threw the leftovers away, and there are so many hungry people around us,” Carrasquilla said. “It took me two years later, but an idea finally came to me. I was sitting in my room one day studying for midterms when [all of] the sudden [the] thought came to me: What if the students could donate their excess, in the form of donating the guest meals

There was such a great surplus of food here that could go to good use. — Juan Carrasquilla

they usually don’t exhaust, and we could gather all these meals to try and feed hungry people?’ Carrasquilla contacted her brother Juan Carrasquilla, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering, with whom she had discussed the topic before. He agreed to help her, and Swipe Away Hunger began. Tatiana and Juan were born in Colombia, and their family moved to the United States around 2000. “In our culture, we were taught to eat all your food, not to waste any of it,” Juan said. “There was such a great surplus of food here that could go to good use, and we always wondered how we could benefit from this.” Reaching out to Bama Dining, they found aid in the form of Bruce McVeigh, general manager of dining halls, whose staff helped the Carrasquillas advertise, design a logo and plan logistics of the delivery. Once the University was on board,

Tatiana contacted Pam Standifer at the ETCSB to find a means of distributing the food. “The financial part of it is very positive for our organization,” ETCSB director Charlie Simmons said. “It helps relieve our organization from providing everything for a day, providing the food and all. We’re very thankful for Tatiana, the University and everyone who donated to work together for the common good. ” The meals being delivered will include turkey, gravy, stuffing and other Thanksgiving staples. Students were allowed to sign up at Burke Hall or Lakeside Dining Hall to donate one guest swipe to the program. “Potentially, if we get a lot more meals, we might move to other, similar locations later on, not just the East Tuscaloosa Community Soup Bowl,” Juan said. Simmons said Wednesday’s event will be open to anyone who wants to attend. “It is incredible to think that by simply signing a sheet saying they are donating one guest meal, hundreds of students have impacted their community and touched the lives of so many people,” Tatiana said. “The University of Alabama has truly reached out to the people of Tuscaloosa, and we plan to continue doing this program for every year to come.”

By Mark Hammontree | News Editor In almost 20 years, the annual food drive competition between The University of Alabama and Auburn University has raised nearly 4 million pounds of food for Alabamians who do not have enough to eat. The competition operates as separate student-run programs at each school: Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger at the Capstone raises food and money for the West Alabama Food Bank, while Beat Bama Food Drive works with the Food Bank of East Alabama. The competition kicked off on Oct. 14 with an event at the Ferguson Center Plaza and is scheduled each year to lead up to the Iron Bowl. Polly Ricketts, publicity director for BABH, said the rivalry between the football teams helps guide the food drives to be more productive. “It’s great because it’s in the football season, so I guess people were already in the competitive spirit, and it really kind of leads up to the Auburn game,” Ricketts said. “So that’s one thing, at these service events, you really kind of see who’s ready for the football game. Also, the competitive spirit never really hurt anyone, so I definitely think it helps raise more pounds of food.” Friday marked the final day of collection in the 20th competition, but the collection totals will not be fully counted until the end of this week. Last year, Auburn’s drive won with a total of 273,650 pounds, a competition record, while Alabama raised 266,737 pounds. Auburn is currently leading the competition, 11-8. This year, BABH set a goal of collecting 275,000 pounds of food, while Auburn’s Beat Bama Food Drive set a goal of 350,000 pounds. Ricketts said while the

CW File BABH, which kicked off this year’s competion Oct. 14, raises money through various events and canned food donations. official numbers will not be known until Wednesday or Thursday, she believes the amount that has been raised is fairly close to or even above the goal. The food drive accepts both physical and monetary donations. BABH held several events throughout the drive including a 5k, a tailgate and a letterwriting event titled “Stamp Out Hunger.” Ricketts said monetary donations are converted for tallying purposes at a rate of two pounds of food for each dollar. The food bank converts the total amount of money raised, and the totals are reflected for both Alabama and Auburn in pounds collected. The final week of the competition often sees a great deal of last-minute donations as professors offer bonus points

or student organizations offer incentives to donate. Ricketts said students from every part of campus participate in the drive, and that Panhellenic and IFC organizations donate a lot of cans, as do the Culverhouse ambassadors and the Arts and Sciences ambassadors who have their own competition. The importance of the food drive is not lost in the competitive aspects, Ricketts said. “I think the biggest importance is just the raising of food, pounds of food, for the holiday season,” Ricketts said. “At the end of the whole campaign, going to the food bank and seeing how much we’ve donated, whether we win or lose. I think the competitive spirit adds a little to it, but really it’s just about raising a lot of food for the food banks.”

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of Tuscaloosa residents receiving food stamps from the Tuscaloosa Department of Human Resourses are college students from local higher education institutes, including:

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To apply for food assistance applicants must: - prove Tuscaloosa residency - be registered as at least a half-time student (6 hours or more) - work an average of 20 hours per week Students who participate in a work-study program, job-training program or are responsible for the care of a dependent, can qualify for assistance. To continue receiving food assistance, students in a single-person household must maintain a gross monthly income of less than $1,245 or a net monthly income of less than $958.

Alternate food services avaliable: - Tuscaloosa Community Soup Bowl - University Presbyterian food pantry - Temporary Emergency Services food pantry - Alabama REACH - “Got Meals?” program

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Food assistance lightens ﬁnancial burden of college By Tara Massouleh | Staff Reporter As tuition prices increase, apartment rates go up and books get more expensive, many students are finding that even with the aid of scholarships and loans, the cost of attending college is simply too high. With so many fees and bills to worry about, often students find groceries to be their last priority. The old stereotype of college students surviving on Ramen noodles and boxed macaroni and cheese is becoming painfully accurate. At the end of September, 23,547 people living in Tuscaloosa were receiving food assistance from the Tuscaloosa Department of Human Resources, and 805 of them were students. Fewer than 3.5 percent of those using food stamps were college students from local higher education institutes, including The University of Alabama, Stillman College and Shelton State Community College. Simone Gardner, the financial support supervisor for Tuscaloosa Food Assistance, said the number of students in the food assistance program could be higher if students were more aware of the resources available to them. “They have no idea,” Gardner said. “Especially since they’ve been living at home and now they’re living in apartments. They have never been around food assistance.” Gardner said it’s extremely easy to apply for food assistance. Applicants have to prove Tuscaloosa residency, be registered as at least a half-time student (six hours or more) and work an average of 20 hours per week. Additionally, students who participate in a work-study program, job training program, or are responsible for the care of a dependent, can qualify for assistance. Gardner said in order to continue receiving food assistance, students in a single-person household must maintain a gross monthly income of less than $1,245 or a net monthly income of less

than $958. “Once you receive your card you can immediately start using your benefits,” Gardner said. “It’s very self-explanatory. You use it anywhere that takes EBT and on any edible food items. It deducts the exact amount you spend and you can check your balance whenever.” Gardner said by participating in the food assistance program, students can use the money they save on other expenses like books and tuition. “When you’re going to college, you’re trying to better yourself,” Gardner said. “If you’re not hungry, you perform better. Food assistance was done for a supplement, not to feed someone entirely for a month, but it just goes along with what you have to keep you from doing without.” In addition to applying for food assistance, there are numerous other resources in Tuscaloosa students can take advantage of when they need meals. The Tuscaloosa Community Soup Bowl on 23rd Avenue serves lunch seven days a week and is open to everyone. Director Amy Grinstead said when she began working at the soup kitchen eight years ago, she often saw students come in when their meal plans ran out at the end of the semester, but since then, no students have visited the kitchen. Grinstead said even if students do not want to visit the Tuscaloosa Community Soup Bowl, there are numerous other locations closer to campus including the University Presbyterian food pantry and the Temporary Emergency Services food pantry on 15th Street where students can receive food. “It’s the kind of problem that gets pushed under the rug,” Grinstead said. “It’s hard for students to admit that they need help. There’s no reason that a child or a student should go hungry because in this day and age there are so many resources.”

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While others are grabbing their licenses and keys to get ready to go out to the bars on the Strip, Brett Hodinka is reaching for his mixer and his computer. When others have been thinking all Friday about where they’ll be going out, Hodinka has been thinking about what he’ll be playing for them. Hodinka, a junior majoring in biology from Philadelphia, Penn., has been DJing since his senior year of high school, when he bought his first mixer, or an audio mixing machine with two disc jockeys for making easier transitions between songs. “It was just based on the idea [that] I liked watching people do it, and I was like, I want to be that person,” Hodinka said. “When I came down here is when it really started to pick up, and I started playing at places.” Hodinka performs under the DJ name DMND Club, or “diamond club” without vowels. He and a friend chose the name to signify a duo and even went so far as to create their own logo, though the two split when they went to different colleges. Hodinka said he finds DJing is generally a self-taught industry, and he was lucky to stumble across a mentor when coming to Tuscaloosa in Jeremy Walters, a senior majoring in international relations. “A lot of it is self-taught. Like,

who goes out and gets lessons for DJing? A lot of it is picking it up, like me. I follow Jeremy around. He taught me different aspects of DJing – what’s good to do, what you shouldn’t do so much,” Hodinka said. Walters, or Alchemy as he’s known on the stages of Tuscaloosa bars, said a lot of the DJ industry takes intrinsic motivation to get good, and all the effort pays off eventually with a newfound confidence. He cited Hodinka as an example and he said was introverted at the cusp of their friendship. While mixing a song and setting up the next one, a DJ has to examine the crowd to see who’s dancing and who’s not to figure out his next move steps ahead. Hodinka said the key is not to spend too much time dwelling on pre-deterPhoto courtesy of Facebook.com/JLynn205 mined music, and that a good Jeremy Walters performs at Rounders Friday by his stage DJ understands a need to work name “Alchemy.” off the cuff. “When I started DJing, I name to SNVPBVCK, referring it, filling the void for clubs and was always like, ‘Oh my God, to the hat style “snapback,” fraternities alike. Most DJs take the long I need to create something which he said he often wears. Woods motivation for DJing weekends and sacrifice their to play, there has to be something.’ But really you just wing plays along with this aim to nights for two reasons: the fun and the income – bars can drop it. You go in, and if the crowd please the crowd, he said. “When everyone’s enjoying up to $300 a night for a gig. isn’t feeling what you’re playing, you switch everything up,” the music, then I can. I can get Woods said in reality, however, in the zone or whatnot with DJing is a close equivalent to Hodinka said. Clay Woods, a junior major- what I’m doing, and it makes going out and having a good ing in mechanical engineer- my performance much better. time. “Listening to music has ing, has been a DJ since last It’s just a good time,” Woods always been one of my hobMay when he first performed said. It’s no small job being a DJ. bies,” Woods said. “If I’m at Harry’s under the name DJ Flex. Since then, Woods A lot of effort goes into it, and DJing, I get to hang out has picked up more shows sometimes the results can be with my friends still, and and changed his performance slow. Still, a minority flocks to I get to have a lot of fun.”

Students celebrate away from home By Laura Testino | Contributing Writer For many students, the end of the final Tuesday class brings the promise of a trip home to feast upon a variety of holiday favorites with family. For others, circumstances cause them to celebrate and give thanks in new ways. Julio Gomez, a doctoral candidate in secondary education, has spent the past three Thanksgivings in Tuscaloosa instead of making the international trip back home to visit his family in Colombia. He said he has enjoyed visiting the homes of his friends’ families in

nearby areas to become better acquainted with the American holiday. Gomez said American Thanksgiving values relate t the values celebrated during Christmas in Colombia but was surprised by how welcoming strangers can be over the holiday. “I like the feeling of being welcome. Like [family of friends] maybe have seen me once or twice ever, and it’s like you’re welcome, and they’re very generous. And I love having seconds. I think that’s great,” he said. Due to distance and practice

PLAN TO GO WHAT: Thanksgiving Lunch WHEN: Thursday at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. WHERE: Burke Dining Hall

for the Iron Bowl, Thanksgiving traditions for The University of Alabama’s football team are slightly altered as well. Practice is earlier on Thursday, providing some players who live a short distance away the chance to spend part of the holiday with their families. “Then we have the other players that don’t have the opportunity to go home all come to the coach’s house,” coach Nick Saban said. “We usually have 12-15 [players] at our house to have Thanksgiving dinner with us, and some of the other coaches do the same thing with some of

their position players. Then we have Thanksgiving dinner on Friday when everybody comes back.” Kevin Norwood, a senior wide receiver from D’Iberville, Miss., won’t be returning home for Thanksgiving this year. While the opportunity exists to attend dinner with the coach, he sees staying in Tuscaloosa as a chance to cook food himself. “For the last couple years it was me, Kenny Bell, Eddie Lacy and DeQuan Menzie. We made our own Thanksgiving one year. We had a lot of fun. That’s what we do,” Norwood said.

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Iconic rivalry embodied in state tradition, historic game moments

touchdowns. It’s almost like you were watching the same exact play. The same guy blocked the punt; the same guy picked it up and ran it in. The block came from the same direction. It’s been 41 years ago, but for HISTORY FROM PAGE 1 Alabama fans, that was a tough one to swallow.” For Alabama fans, the iconic game came in 1985 “Alabama had won 55-nothing the year before, and during a period of intense competition in the rivalry. when Auburn got off the bus, the Alabama fans were Alabama entered the game unranked against No. 7 holding out $100 bills and saying, ‘56, 56, 56, Auburn Auburn. boy, we’re gonna beat you 56 today,’” Housel said. “We’re underdogs. Pretty good football team, they Auburn won 14-13 thanks to a missed extra-point had a really good football team. It’s back and forth,” kick by Alabama. After the game, an Auburn fan decid- Watson said. “There’s this great drive at the end, and ed to test just how far bragging rights could reach. then Van Tiffin.” “After the game, a bunch of Auburn guys went to With six seconds left on the clock, Van Tiffin walked the Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham and put in a collect onto the field to attempt a 52-yard field goal in lesscall to the Queen of England at Buckingham Palace than-ideal conditions to win the game. and were informed that the queen is asleep and did “It wasn’t the best conditions at the time, it was kind not wish to be bothered,” Housel said. “He said, ‘When of windy, and we were kicking into the wind,” Tiffin she wakes up, tell ‘em Auburn just beat the hell out of said. “So that’s a long kick to be kicking into the wind Alabama.’” with.” Those first two games, in which Alabama and But the kick was good, and Alabama beat Auburn Auburn traded wins, helped restart the rivalry, but it 25 to 23. took a while for Auburn to become Alabama’s biggest “I knew it was going to be good before rival. anybody else did,” Tiffin said. “I remem“Bryant’s head coach when he ber looking up and seeing it go straight played here was Frank down the middle, and it was just a huge Thomas,” Taylor relief. Like somebody took a tremenWatson, curator of the dous boulder off my shoulders.” Paul Bryant Museum, What makes the Iron Bowl one said. “Frank Thomas of the most intense rivalries in the was more worried about country isn’t the memory of a few Tennessee.” big games, but the passion that But by the time Bryant fans feel for the game year round. became head coach of “The big difference is that here Alabama in 1958, Auburn in Alabama, any day of the year, had replaced Tennessee, at you can go into a restaurant, a least in the minds of the fans. cafe, a filling station or whatev“By the time coach Bryant er, people will be talking about got back here in 1958, Auburn the Alabama-Auburn game,” had taken Tennessee’s place as Stallings said. “When I was our chief rival,” Ford, co-author growing up in Texas, Texas with Housel, said. “And that was A&M and Texas was a big just because we lived with them, game. We talked about it a we worked with them, we went to week before the game and m u e . Mus week after the game, and that W t church with them.” n a y r of the B was about it. That’s the reason this rivalry Gene Stallings, head coach of ourtesy c to o h P Alabama from 1990-96, said winis so big, is because they talk about it the entire year.” ning the rivalry matchup was essential for Unlike in many other rivalries across the country, either side to call a season successful. Alabama and Auburn fans live side-by-side year“And I know, having coached here, that if you’re round. to be accepted by the Alabama people, you’ve got to “From what I see, everybody was glad to see the beat Auburn, and if you’re really going to be accepted teams play each other, but it also created more tenby the Auburn people, you’ve got to beat Alabama,” sion among families, co-workers, neighbors, churchStallings said. going friends,” Ford said. “I have a mixed marriage. A few games of the series stand out for both teams. My wife’s an Auburn grad.” Ford said the biggest game for Auburn came in the Even with a decades-long legacy of close games and 1972 matchup, better known as Punt Bama Punt, intense rivalry, the upcoming Iron Bowl in Auburn a comeback win for Auburn over an intimidating could be the biggest of them all. Alabama squad. “At the beginning of the year, I didn’t know how big a “It was like little David versus Goliath,” Housel said. game this was going to be,” Stallings said. “Now, who“The Alabama line was just tremendous. Doug Layton, ever wins this game will go to the championship game. who was on the Alabama Radio Network, referred to That’s what we all want, if you’re in this conference. them as a redwood forest.” Before you can even think about playing for the nationBy the fourth quarter, Alabama led 16-0, and Auburn al championship, you’ve got to get in the championship had managed to produce only 44 total yards. game for the SEC, and whoever wins this game will be “We’re statistically dominating the game, have in that championship game. But I will say this: I think a 16-3 lead late in the game,” Ford said. “They Alabama’s got the best football team, but the best footblocked two punts and ran [both] of them back for ball team doesn’t always win.”

Turn around in performance, team spirit credited to Malzahn AUBURN FROM PAGE 1

bowl game. Now they have a chance to play in the national championship.” For Auburn to be in the position it’s in now is nothing short of amazing. On Nov. 25, 2012, just a day after suffering a 49-0 beating at the hands of Alabama, the secondmost lopsided Iron Bowl ever, head coach Gene Chizik was fired. It has been rumored that the reason for the poor season didn’t stem from a lack of talent, but rather because of a growing sense of entitlement after winning the national championship two years earlier in 2010 and a general lack of discipline for players. “I think a lot of people speculated that the accountability of each player and what they were supposed to do in the classroom, on the field, on the practice field, what your assignment was in a game [was missing],” said Al Del Greco, a former Auburn kicker and current co-host of “The Opening Drive” on WJOX in Birmingham. “There were a lot of questions there. Why that

was and how it got to that point, I don’t think anybody really knows.” So how did Auburn turn around its program so quickly, just one year after having one of its worst seasons in school history? Many point to the man that replaced Chizik as head coach, Gus Malzahn, who was already familiar with the program after serving as Auburn’s offensive coordinator on the 2010 national championship team before leaving to take the head coaching job at Arkansas State in 2012. Off the field, Malzahn brought in an entirely new coaching staff, including a bright young mind in Rhett Lashlee as offensive coordinator and an experienced veteran coach in Ellis Johnson as defensive coordinator. On the field, he found a new starting quarterback with junior college transfer Nick Marshall, who has played a vital role in one of the nation’s best rushing offenses. Malzahn’s biggest move of all, though, may have simply been restoring the team’s faith. “Obviously, he’s reinstilled some confidence in the players. It takes a special guy to run a football program,” Housel said. “A lot of people can coach, but running a football program, you have to be able to recruit, you have to be able to hire the right people, and you have to be able to get game-

Photos Courtesy of the Bryant W. Museum Iron Bowl matchups have carried large implications in the past, including, the 1979 (top), 1893 (middle), and 1964 (bottom) games.

plans up. You have to have a supporting staff, you have to be able to deal with the press, you have to deal with the alumni, and I think coach Malzahn has done an excellent job of that this year.” The confidence instilled by Malzahn has grown throughout the season with each and every win. First it was a last-second win against Mississippi State. Then came late defensive stands against Ole Miss and Texas A&M and finally, most recently, the Hail Mary toss to beat Georgia. All four of those wins took late pushes to prevail, but they were all still wins nonetheless. The added assurance for Auburn comes out at a perfect time, with a date Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium against an Alabama team going for its third consecutive national title. It will be the first time in series history the Iron Bowl will decide the SEC West champion. “The biggest thing, I think, is that they think they can win now,” Ostendorf said. “I think before the season if you would have asked them, I’m not sure they would have told you they could beat Alabama. But now they have a lot more confidence, and they’re playing good football, and I think most of the players, I mean all of the players, really think they can win this game.” An Auburn win would virtually end all realis-

tic hopes for Alabama to reach its third consecutive title game but would not necessarily end a streak of four straight seasons of the national champion residing from the state of Alabama. If Auburn were to go on to win in the SEC Championship game, and if either Florida State or Ohio State were to lose in either one of their next two games, Auburn would play for the national title. Housel, who worked at Auburn for 35 years and authored “Glory Days Auburn: The Greatest Victories in Tigers History,” said this year’s Iron Bowl could be the second-best ever, behind only the 1971 Iron Bowl. That year saw the only time in series history in which both teams entered the game undefeated, with the winner earning the right to play Nebraska in the national championship game. (No. 3 Alabama would defeat No. 5 Auburn 31-7 that year.) “Alabama comes in, obviously with a lot riding. Auburn comes in with a lot riding. Winner goes to the SEC Championship Game,” Housel said. “There’s been a lot of publicity and a lot of fan excitement, and all that around this game and rightly so. But I cannot, in all honesty, say it’s the biggest Auburn-Alabama game ever. It will be big enough, however.”

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Sports unite families, establish traditions By Caroline Gazzara

UA Athletics The Alabama volleyball team will spend Thanksgiving together in Tuscaloosa, between matches with Mississippi State and LSU.

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Tide prepares for away matches By Kelly Ward | Staff Reporter As the final matches of the season draw near, the Alabama volleyball team is preparing to spend Thanksgiving together in Tuscaloosa between matchups against Mississippi State and LSU. “I think we’re all excited about the progress that we’ve made this year, and I think we’re all excited to keep competing for the last [week] because we know we need to finish well to like give ourselves a good placement in the NCAA tournament,” outside hitter Laura Steiner said. Steiner, a sophomore from Fort Collins, Colo., knows all about progress and hard work. She’s had to split the load with Mattie Weldy this season. Still, she’s notched 229 kills, third most on the team.

“[She’s a] great kid, hard working kid that [is] pretty selfless in her roles, and she’s really done a great job of stepping into the role that we’ve asked her to do and split time with Mattie, and it’s not been a distraction or really not been a problem at all,” coach Ed Allen said. “For a lot of kids that would’ve been an issue.” The team will play two matches on the road this week but will be in town over Thanksgiving. “In these environments, while we’re still competing, I think it’s huge to be able to still have them around,” Allen said. “I don’t think it’s a distraction. I think certainly it’s not a benefit. All of them would choose to be home and want to be around their families, but it’s just kind of a sacrifice that has to be made, and it’s made every year.”

PLAN TO GO WHAT: Volleyball vs. Mississippi State WHEN: Wednesday at 7 p.m. WHERE: Newell-Grissom Building in Starkville, Miss. This year is no different. That doesn’t mean the team won’t celebrate as normally as possible. “I think we’re going to go over to Coach’s house and kind of have a Thanksgiving dinner, and it’s not that different because we’re all pretty much family,” setter Sierra Wilson said.

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Alabama undefeated in home games By Nick Sellers | Staff Reporter In the Crimson Tide’s basketball home opener against Wisconsin, the Tide women had to claw back from a double-digit deficit to come away with a narrow win. Monday against Alabama A&M, the Crimson Tide preferred to go on the early offensive, which showed on a 10-0 start and halftime score of 36-11, ultimately ending the game on a 60-32 decision. Alabama won its second straight game and remained

undefeated at home. Forward Nikki Hegstetter powered her way to 13 points, 11 of which were gained after only 20 minutes of play. She finished 6-of-8 from the floor, with three rebounds and two blocks. “I’m starting to post up stronger, using my lower half instead of my upper body,” Hegstetter said. Alabama started on a 10-0 run before Taylor Sippial scored a jumper for the Bulldogs. After ending the first half on a dominant note,

with a 25 point advantage, Alabama A&M went on a 9-0 run as the Crimson Tide outscored the Bulldogs 24-21 in the second half. Alyssa Strickland led Alabama A&M with 10 points and three steals. “I was disappointed in the second half,” coach Kristy Curry said. “We have a lot of room for improvement.” The visiting Bulldogs brought a physical presence to Foster Auditorium as players from both teams often found themselves on the floor

multiple times. Hegstetter battled Bulldogs forward Jessica Lowery in the paint, while freshman Ashley Williams also took part in the grind en route to a 10-point performance while hitting four of five free throws. Freshman Oceana Hamilton scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds, leading Alabama. The Crimson Tide will head to California this weekend to face Saint Mary’s in the Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic.

As we sit down to gorge ourselves with all the foods we look forward to each year, there’s always one thing we should all be thankful for: football. Whether you are a diehard fan or just an every-sooften viewer, Thanksgiving and football go hand in hand. It’s a standard to sit down and be thankful for everything we have or have been given throughout the year. For my family and me, we’re thankful to have my father home each year even though we’re military and understand his job could call him back to duty at a moment’s notice. But for my dad, he’s always thankful for football. There’s something about watching the game while eating a giant slice of turkey that makes his day. Maybe it’s because the ship’s turkey isn’t as tasty as my mom’s, but football and turkey are two essential things to any Thanksgiving. For this Thanksgiving, my family is a house divided. Three of our four teams play, fortunately not against each other, but it’s still going to be an interesting day. Green Bay faces Detroit first, followed by Oakland at Dallas, then Pittsburgh against Baltimore.

Luckily, all my family will have to do is determine who gets the biggest helping of mashed potatoes or pumpkin pie. But while we’re fighting over food and not a game, we’re still going to be thankful for those who entertain us and bring us together each year. Many people have made a big stink about how we should be more thankful for our service members than football, but as a military child, I think the people that entertain my dad enough to make him forget what’s going on at his job need to be thanked too. And trust me, they are doing more than they will ever know. I’m thankful every day that my family is able to sit around the TV and yell at a ref for a lousy call, because it’s something we can do together. Football brings us closer, even if it’s for less than 12 hours of the day. Because the moment the last game is finished, it’s out the door to stand in lines for Black Friday deals. In the end, it’s not about the things you are thankful for, but the memories and experiences you have. Without a doubt, I know yelling at refs is far more important than a new pair of shoes. And my family really enjoys yelling at the refs.

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Alabama not intimidated by Duke By Charlie Potter | Assistant Sports Editor As students spill out of Tuscaloosa to travel home for Thanksgiving, the Alabama menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team will spend its break in New York City. The Crimson Tide will face the No. 6 Duke Blue Devils in the semifinal round of the NIT Season Tip-off in Madison Square Garden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited about the opportunity to go to New York and compete,â&#x20AC;? coach Anthony Grant said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, for our team itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great opportunity to play Duke University, one of the top teams in the country [with] the success that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had so far this season. It will be a great challenge for our team.â&#x20AC;? Grant said the Blue Devils have a lot of weapons with the ability to score, with the team averaging almost 93 points per game this year. He recognized the play of freshman forward Jabari Parker in particular. Parker is averaging 23 points and

8.8 rebounds per game this season. He is ranked second in the country with six 20-point games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always going to be a team game, but Jabariâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly an outstanding talent,â&#x20AC;? Grant said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a guy that has the ability to face the basket, in terms of his ability to put it on the floor and create shots and also his size and physicality inside.â&#x20AC;? Against Parker and Duke, Alabama will focus on taking care of the basketball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You look at our numbers, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re turning the ball over way too much and giving our opponents opportunities to get out in transition and get easy baskets,â&#x20AC;? Grant said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With a team like Duke, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dangerous if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going do that because of their ability to score the basketball.â&#x20AC;? The Blue Devils boast a 19-2 record in the NIT Season Tip-off, winning 13 consecutive games in the tournament. Duke also owns a 7-1 record when playing Alabama; however,

Wednesday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game will be the first meeting between these two teams since 1986. Grant and the Crimson Tide players are not intimidated by Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elite pedigree. The focus for the semifinal round is simple. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great opportunity to go to New York and play in Madison Square Garden, but for us itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about the game itself and coming out with a win,â&#x20AC;? Grant said. Junior guard Levi Randolph echoed his coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s philosophy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just excited to be able to go back to New York and be able to play for a championship,â&#x20AC;? Randolph said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the main thing right there, to just try to take each game as it comes. It happens to be the next game on the schedule, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do everything we can to get ready for it and to try to go out there and win a championship.â&#x20AC;? The Crimson Tide and Blue Devils will tip off at 8:30 p.m., and UA Athletics the game will be televised on ESPN2. Senior Trevor Releford scores 27 points against West Georgia.

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TIDEIN THE NFL Eddie Lacy Running back Green Bay Packers 25 carries, 110 yards 6 catches, 48 yards 1 rushing touchdown ESPN.com

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By Marc Torrence | Sports Editor Alabama has faced some dynamic offenses so far this season, but No. 4 Auburn’s will be one of its biggest challenges of the year. The Tigers’ strength is their rushing attack, which averages 320.3 yards per game, the second most in the country. Running back Tre Mason leads the team with 1,153 yards, and quarterback Nick Marshall is second with 823. “They’ve played extremely well all year long, especially their offense,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “All the way around, this is a very, very good team, and I think their record sort of reflects that.” The success in the running game has come from misdirection plays like the zone read that Ole Miss and Texas A&M ran against Alabama. Marshall has not been asked to pass much because the Tigers have run the ball so effectively. “They have a real good running game,” junior linebacker Trey DePriest said. “That’s what they do the best. With their running quarterback and him being able to run and throw the ball and it’s an option off everything, a chance to run or throw it off every play, so it’s going to be tough to stop.” Marshall has only thrown the ball 185

CW | Cora Lindholm The Crimson Tide prepares for Saturday’s intense match against Auburn.

times this season. He completed 108 of those passes for 1,530 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions. Stopping the run and forcing him to throw could be a key for the Crimson Tide. “That’s very dangerous because they can get the run game going and have us stick down to their run. They can hit us with a deep pass, hit us with a bomb, any type of play that can get us off guard,” sophomore safety Landon Collins said. “If we can contain their run, we got a better chance on the pass.”

Saban has Hail Mary experience Saban can relate to Auburn’s last game, when the Tigers hit a 73-yard to score the game-winning touchdown pass Georgia with 25 seconds remaining. In 2002, when Saban coached at LSU, the Tigers were down 30-27 with two seconds left on the road at Kentucky. Quarterback Marcus Randall heaved up a Hail Mary that was deflected into the hands of LSU receiver Devery Henderson for the score as time expired. Saban, though, was not happy in his postgame interview, saying he felt bad for the Kentucky players. After last season’s Alabama loss to Texas

A&M – which followed an emotional comeback at LSU – Saban called it the “Bluegrass Miracle” phenomenon. “You play bad, you win the game, then the next week you get your ass kicked because nobody responded to playing bad,” he said. Saban said the Bluegrass Miracle and Auburn’s late touchdown against Georgia were different. “First of all, I thought when we played at Kentucky, we didn’t play a very good game,” Saban said. “I think Auburn played a very good game against Georgia. And they made a play at the end of the game that won the game for them. I just felt like we didn’t play a very good game at Kentucky and we got kind of lucky to win, which to me was not a good thing.” LSU lost the following week to Alabama 31-0. While wide receiver Kevin Norwood called Auburn’s win “one of the luckiest things I’ve seen,” Saban disagreed. “In [Auburn’s] case, they played a very good game,” Saban said. “I don’t think they were lucky to win. I’m not saying that at all. They really probably deserved to win the game, based on how they played in the game, and they got rewarded for it in the end by making a big play.”

SPORTSIN BRIEF McCarron, Mosley named finalists

11 Players of the Week named

Senior quarterback AJ McCarron and senior linebacker C.J. Mosley were announced as finalists for a bevy of national awards on Monday. McCarron was named one of three finalists for the Maxwell Award (Collegiate Player of the Year) and the Davey O’Brien Award (nation’s best quarterback). Mosley was named a finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award (outstanding defensive player of the year) and the Butkus Award (nation’s top linebacker).

Eleven players were named Players of the Week by the Alabama coaching staff for their performances Saturday against Chattanooga. AJ McCarron, Kevin Norwood and Anthony Steen were named on offense. C.J. Mosley, Landon Collins and Jonathan Allen were honored on defense, while Christion Jones, Dee Hart, Reggie Ragland, Geno Smith and Altee Tenpenny were recognized on special teams. Compiled by Charlie Potter