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By Laura Owens Senior Sports Reporter lkowens@crimson.ua.edu @laurako_O Paul “Bear” Bryant won six national championships in his quarter of a century coaching in Tuscaloosa.

This season, gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson will look to equal that feat.

As the 2011 Southeastern Conference and national champions, the 2012 Alabama gymnastics team has reloaded and is ready for a new season to begin.

The 2012 season opens with a big home meet against SEC rival and 10-time national champion Georgia Jan. 13, the first Friday that classes are back in session.

“It’s great for our fans and our students coming in January,” Patterson said. “Their opening gymnastics meet is against one of the top programs in the country, and we should be able to fill the arena for that event.”

The rest of the schedule is also stacked, and the Crimson Tide will host five meets, including one against Florida and one against Arkansas, which will also be the Power of Pink Meet. Some of the away meets include Oklahoma, LSU, Penn State and Auburn. Patterson said stacking a schedule helps the team gain confidence knowing that they are competing against some of the best teams.

“The best thing about our schedule is that it’s a schedule that will challenge us week in and week out,” Patterson said. “We don’t have any easy meets.”

While Alabama is the defending national and conference champion, Patterson said she views this year’s squad as an entirely different team, which takes away the pressure that comes with the title.

“I think if you look at it as this is a totally different team, we have to do the same thing that we’ve done each year,” she said. “The goal is still the same: to be on the floor the last night with a chance to win a championship, and I say that every year, but I think if you look at the goal, and then you take the steps to get to the goal, I think you’ll do fine.”

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By Katherine Martin Assistant News Editor klmartincw@gmail.com

James F. Cashman, age 66, the John R. Miller Professor of Management at the University of Alabama, lost his battle with gastric cancer on Friday, Dec. 2, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa.

Cashman was an accomplished scholar and taught in the management and marketing program in the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University. After completing his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior at the University of Illinois, Cashman joined the UA faculty in 1975.

In addition to working with the University of Alabama, Cashman was also a visiting professor at the University of Northumbria, England and worked with the Business School of Durham University in England. Cashman was most noted for his cutting edge research in the area of LeaderMembership Exchange Theory.

See OBIT, page 5 CW | Teresa Portone Diandra Milliner was one of the standout freshmen during the 2011 season who helped lead Alabama to its fifth gymnastics national title.

Alabama ‘personhood’ bill filed

By Melissa Brown Staff Reporter mbrown104@crimson.ua.edu State Sen. Phil Williams, R-Madison, has pre-filed “personhood” legislation for the February 2012 legislative session in a move that could bring the issue of abortion to the front and center of Alabama politics just ahead of the 2012 state legislative session.

Senate Bill 5 looks to legally define humans as persons from the moment of fertilization and implantation. It is similar to Mississippi’s personhood bill, which was defeated 58 percent to 42 percent on Nov. 8.

Williams’ attempt to pass comparable legislation earlier in the year was killed by a voice vote on the Senate floor.

In an interview with Mobile news station WKRG on Nov. 9, Williams said he believes personhood legislation is impor-

“Number one, I think that this is a matter of state’s rights, that we can do this. I think that this is something that Alabamians would want.”

— State Sen. Phil Williams

tant to Alabamians.

“Number one, I think that this is a matter of state’s rights, that we can do this,” Williams said. “I think that this is something that Alabamians would want.”

Leola Reis, vice president of external affairs for Planned Parenthood Southeast, said state legislators should take note that similar initiatives have failed in other states because of their extreme stance.

“In Mississippi last month and in other states, these initiatives have failed to pass as voters have indicated they are too extreme,” Reis said. “These policies do

nothing to prevent unintended pregnancies or abortion. Prevention initiatives that include birth control and sex education are proven to be good for women and families and should be the focus of policy makers.”

Personhood Alabama, a state tier of the Colorado-based national Personhood group, said it is happy with efforts to ban abortion but holds a clear stance that personhood defined at implantation in SB5 is not good enough.

By Stephen Walker Senior Staff Reporter scwalker1@crimson.ua.edu

Pieces on display at Bama Theatre’s Junior League Gallery

The West Alabama Juried Art Show is currently exhibiting this year’s selection of diverse artwork from local artists and UA faculty, students and alumni.

Sponsored by the Arts Council of Tuscaloosa, the annual art show allows artists to submit up to three pieces of their work to be judged. This year, Ruth O’Connor judged and juried the art pieces to be presented in the show and selected the competition winners.

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CW | John Michael Simpson The West Alabama Juried Show at the Bama Theatre features the work of UA students and faculty members.

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hardest hit areas look much the same as they did on April 28.

Many business owners have been ready to rebuild their businesses and retail stores for many months now, but previously occupied lots sit vacant and many heavily damaged buildings are still standing.

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More than seven months have passed since homes and businesses in Tuscaloosa were devastated by the April storms. Yet, with the exception of debris removal, some of the

happened, we were committed to reopening our restaurant in Tuscaloosa,” said Rick Baquera, director of operations for Schlotzsky’s Deli. “As a matter of fact, we retained all our employees that were working for us before the tornado.”

Rather than allow Schlotzsky’s employees to find

“From the day the tornado happened, we were committed to reopening our restaurant in Tuscaloosa.

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Kevin Ledgewood, publicist for the Tuscaloosa Arts Council, said this year has been very successful with 43 participating artists and 76 pieces in the exhibit. Five cash awards were presented to the winners, ranging from $100 to $750.

“It’s hard to compare this event to others throughout the state, however what I find unique about this show is the variety of artwork,” Ledgewood said. “You have work ranging from still-life, sculpture and abstract. It’s always interesting.”

Local businesses attempt to reopen

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Students, professors win at art show

By Lauren Ferguson Staff Reporter ldferguson@crimson.ua.edu

CW | Katie Bennett Cleanup continues on the corner of McFarland Boulevard and 15th Street five months after the April 27 tornado.

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“Implantation in the womb, a phase that can happen five to six days after fertilization, is a small change but significant to us because it would not protect embryonic life when the egg travels down the fallopian tubes,â€? said Ben DuPrĂŠ, an attorney with Personhood Alabama.

DuPrĂŠ said fertilization is important to the pro-life group in part because of in-vitro fertilization. If IVF embryos are formed and not implanted, they will be discarded inhumanely, he said.

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“We’re trying to protect all human life; we’re not trying to draw an artificial line at implantation or the heartbeat,� he said. “Unless we can prove that fertilization is not a human life, we’re going to continue to fight for that child.�

Reis said Planned Parenthood disagrees with personhood legislation’s stance against IVF and types of birth control. “Planned Pa r e n t h o o d opposes ‘personhood’ initiatives as they could ban certain forms of contraception and prevent women from utilizing assisted reproductive technology,� Reis said.

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Santa’s Elves is a charity organization is in its third year running and it provides toys to designated children K-5th grade in the Tuscaloosa area during the holiday season. In previous years, they provided over 600 children with nearly 2,400 presents. This year, though, the main focus has shifted to the children affected by the events of April 27. All the toys that are donated and purchased will be organized in a store in Midtown Village (across from Old Navy, next to Longhorn). Then, on December 13, 14 and 15 the parents of children

DuPrĂŠ said his group doesn’t find fault with physical birth control like condoms, but believes that the public misconstrues chemical birth controls. “The morning-after pill is called emergency contraception, but that is a misconception because it flushes out a fertilized embryo,â€? he said.

For Reis and Planned Parenthood, the legislation is concerning because it could ban abortion without exception, even in the case of rape or medical emergency.

In medical emergencies like ectopic pregnancy, an abnormal pregnancy that occurs outside the womb where the

will come to pick out toys for their children and get them wrapped for free.

There are drop off boxes for toys at some sorority houses as well as at the University Recreation Center.

There are also drop off locations for toys at Wings U, Baumhowers Wings, Innisfree and Tuscaloosa and Northport fire departments.

Toys are due by December 9.

Students interested in volunteering to help Santa’s Elves can visit the group’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/santaselvestuscaloosa or call (205)758-0638.

fetus can rarely survive and can result in hemorrhage in the mother, abortions are considered to save the life of the mother.

Personhood believes the doctors should be required to attempt to save both the mother and the fetus. “If, in trying to save both, one of them unfortunately dies, at least they tried to save both,â€? DuPrĂŠ said. “What they shouldn’t do is say that oh, one might take the other’s life so we should affirmatively take a life. There’s actually a risk of harm in abortion as well, but why is our society so quick to recommend that course?â€?

For DuPrĂŠ and the Alabama Personhood m ove m e n t , 2012’s legislative session and Williams’ bill presents an opportunity they will continue to fight for. “Compromise equals lives lost here,â€? he said.

For Reis, the legislative attempts appear misguided in troubling economic times. “At a time of high unemployment and poor health outcomes for citizens across the southeast, we would like to see Alabama legislators do what is right and focus on the issue important to its citizens: jobs, the economy and improved health care access,� she said.

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members, and SMU, Houston and Central Florida have accepted invitations to join in all sports for the 201314 academic year.

Commissioner John Marinatto said at the Philadelphia meeting that the ultimate goal is to have 12 football members, which is necessary to play a conference championship game that would likely be held in New York.

Marinatto also mentioned plans for a western division of the league.

Boise State apparently convinced fellow Mountain West Conference member San Diego State to partner in a move to a conference that still retains its BCS automatic qualifying status.

Houston, SMU and Central Florida all currently are members of Conference USA. Houston lost its chance for a BCS bowl berth after going 12-0, then losing its conference title game to Southern Mississippi. Boise State’s 36-35 loss to TCU cost it an automatic BCS bowl.

Virginia Tech (11-2) and Michigan (10-2) earned spots in the Sugar Bowl, even though the 11-1 Broncos were ranked higher in both major polls.

The five new schools join five holdover football members Rutgers, Connecticut, Cincinnati, Louisville and South Florida.

Earlier this year, Syracuse and Pitt accepted invitations to the ACC, and West Virginia accepted an invitation to join the Big 12.

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Capstone’s historic mound steeped in symbolism

By Jared Downing Staff Reporter wdowning@crimson.ua.edu

Alabama loves mounds.

While ours isn’t the most important mound in the state, it’s close. It’s protected by an iron fence thing, adorned with luxurious shrubbery and marked by not one, but two plaques crediting three different societies.

Apparently, everyone wants their name on the most historic pile of dirt on campus.

The Mound is the ruin of Franklin Hall, an antebellum dormitory burned by Union troops in 1865; at least, that’s what the sign says. According to art history professor Robert Mellown, the University used to be peppered with similar sites where they piled up the remains of the torched buildings in 1887. The campus was positively moundy.

But these weren’t monuments to the glory of the University. They were battle

scars.

“They left them as reminders of the horrible destruction of war,” Mellown said.

The inspiration goes back thousands of years, when Persia invaded Athens and burned the Greek Acropolis.

As the story goes, the Greeks left the ruins in place as a symbol of oppression. UA, which focused on classical education, followed suit.

“Persians had invaded Athens and burned the Acropolis, and now Yankees had invaded Alabama and burned the campus,” Mellown explained.

The rubble was formed into our Mound’s earthen shape in 1887, when the University began to move out of the Reconstruction era and erected new, Victorian buildings. The Crimson White dubbed them “Mounds of Beauty.”

As the campus expanded in 1900, it began to level the mounds, but the Law School staged a rally with students, fac-

ulty, and alumnus. By 1910, our little dirt pile had changed from a reminder of destruction to an icon of the University’s history.

While the Mound is a historic snapshot, its archaeological treasures are beneath.

Retired history professor Jerry Oldshue excavated a similar site, Madison Hall, in 1975, and two more were opened in 2007 when the University repaved the road between Morgan and Smith. Oldshue said most of the buildings had stone basements which caught the ruins – bricks, furniture and sundries – as the buildings collapsed, buried for any curious archeologist to uncover.

“It was great,” Oldshue said about the excavations. “Here you have artifacts that were there on the morning of April 16, 1885.”

Franklin Hall was originally about 30 by 90 feet, much larger than the mound it left. Mellown said it could be excavated without damaging the historic site.

So why has no one unearthed its

treasures?

“There was no one interested in it,” said Mellown.

UA’s Archaeology department specializes in Native American civilizations; research into the buried campus is up to enthusiasts such as Oldshue and Mellown, who has written a book on the University’s architectural history. But Mellown said the University can scarcely lay cable or install sprinklers without striking a foundation, well or staircase. The Biology building sits on top of what used to be the campus cemetery.

But the only thing many students know about the mound is that it’s somehow historic.

“I didn’t know what I thought it was,” said sophomore Devan Ray, “I just wanted to have a picnic on it.”

To Ray and many of her friends, the Mound is just another landscape feature; their passing theories range from some kind of stage to a Native American burial site. In 1900, students interacted with the

CW|Anna Ramia The former site of Franklin Hall was destroyed by Union forces in 1865 and is now known as “the Mound.” Today it is a tradional site for university tappings. mounds, using them for society tappings and initiation sites, but today, many students avoid it altogether, with its iron barrier and signs reading “KEEP OFF THE HISTORIC MOUND,” and just walk by.

“Now if I could actually find out what it was and people

could play on it and read on it and spit on it, I would probably miss it,” Ray said. “I would be able to involve myself in it.”

But whether we know it, the historic pile of dirt remains a shadow of the destruction, hate, courage and triumph that paints the history of the South.

Panhellenic Association selects new Executive Council

By Rich Robinson Staff Reporter rarobinson2@crimson.ua.edu Last week, the University of Alabama Panhellenic Association announced the new group of student leaders selected to serve on its Executive Council for 2012.

Olivia Hunnicutt, a junior majoring in Spanish, was chosen to serve as the group’s president.

Hunnicutt previously worked as the organization’s vice president of administration and believes that she has the experience to lead the council.

“I am most looking forward

to serving as a co-chair on an extension committee, which will work to bring a new sorority to campus,” Hunnicutt said.

“Our Panhellenic community is growing along with the University, and we are thrilled to be able to bring another chapter to campus, especially after the huge success of Delta Gamma’s recent re-colonization.”

The Panhellenic Council is the largest women’s organization at the Capstone and is the governing body for 17 National Panhellenic Conference sororities and one associate member sorority.

The Council governs the

group and consists of 10 officers who are chosen by a committee consisting of current council members, advisors and Greek Affairs staff members.

According to Hunnicutt, the main responsibility of the Executive Board is to administer all business related to the overall welfare of the Panhellenic Association.

“Aside from meeting weekly as a board, we hold bimonthly meetings with voting delegates from each chapter to relay important information and to discuss happenings within our Greek community,” Hunnicutt said.

Stephanie Cole, a junior

2012 Panhellenic Association Executive Council: • President: Olivia Hunnicutt, a junior from Birmingham majoring in Spanish.

• Assistant Director of Judicial Affairs: C.J. Watson, a sophomore from

• Vice President of Administration:

Birmingham majoring in human development.

Brandi Morrison, a sophomore from Tuscaloosa majoring in accounting.

• Director of Recruitment: Caroline Campbell, a junior from Tallahassee, Fla., majoring in interior design.

• Assistant Director of Recruitment: Sarah Elizabeth Heggem, a sophomore from Tuscaloosa majoring in general business and biology.

• Director of Judicial Affairs: Hallie Majure Phillips, a junior from Meridian, Miss., majoring in international studies and finance.

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“From my latest understanding, we have finally gotten through the zoning process,” he said. “The city updated their zones and we had to wait for them to finish that before we could rebuild.”

Although the restaurant had to wait for many months to start rebuilding, plans have now been approved and construction will begin in the near future.

“The construction of the new Schlotzsky’s has already been bid to a contractor,” Baquera said. “We are just waiting for the insurance to approve the project and then we will begin construction.”

Although the restaurant applied for a building permit soon after the tornado, it took months for it to be approved.

“When the tornado hit, we immediately began working with the city to get a permit to rebuild,” Baquera said. “At the time, the city was looking at how they could update the

• Director of Educational Programming: Maggie Gray, a junior from Decatur majoring in biology.

• Director of Public Relations: Olivia Hanceri, a junior from Mobile majoring in public relations and political science.

• Secretary/Treasurer: Katie Jackson, a sophomore from Selma majoring in international studies and political science.

• Director of Rho Chis: Stephanie Cole, a junior from Columbia, S.C., majoring in pre-physical therapy.

building codes, and doing a lot of rezoning. It initially took about 30 days before they began reviewing building permits. It wasn’t that Schlotzsky’s did not want to reopen its restaurant; we just had to wait for the city.

It was just a long approval process.”

Baquera said he expects construction to begin soon with the new Schlotzsky’s opening in March or April of 2012.

Other businesses, such as Chuck E. Cheese’s, would like to reopen in Tuscaloosa but have to find a new location to move into or wait for the previous one to be rebuilt.

Although the company has definite plans to reopen its Tuscaloosa location in the future, the company is unsure presently about when and where this will happen.

“I’m not sure about the timetable for reopening in Tuscaloosa because of all the devastation,” said Brenda Holloway, spokesperson for CEC Entertainment, parent company of Chuck E. Cheese. “We just have to find a good site for it.”

Holloway said the company is considering different options for the new location and will reopen when a suitable building is found.

“We aren’t exactly sure yet where the new location will be,” she said. “We are looking for the best spot available. We have stated that we are rebuilding but we are looking at all the different avenues out there.”

Students expressed their eagerness to see some Tuscaloosa businesses reopen.

“I’m really excited about some of these businesses reopening,” said Jacob Carlson, a freshman majoring in finance.

“I really miss Krispy Kreme donuts. Tuscaloosa hasn’t been the same without it.”

Others expressed frustration with how long it is taking for businesses to start rebuilding.

“The city or whoever is keeping these businesses from building needs to step up their game,” said Mark Reeves, a sophomore majoring in public relations.

“The city is losing huge tax revenues while all these properties sit vacant.”

majoring in pre-physical therapy, is excited for her new role as the Director of the Rho Chis.

Rho Chis put aside their sorority allegiance during the rush process and effectively serve as recruitment counselors during the period.

“I am looking forward to

working with my amazing fellow exec members, as well as all of the new Sigma Rho Chis,” Cole said. “I am striving to create a fun and informative spring class for the Rho Chis in order to best prepare them for recruitment in the fall.”

The incoming vice presi-

dent of administration is Brandi Morrison, a sophomore from Tuscaloosa majoring in accounting. Morrison served in positions within her chapter.

She also served as a member of Greek Programming Board, which helps plan Greek Week and Greek Fest.

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My two wishes for the University

By Wesley Vaughn @WesleyVaughn

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Progress at the Capstone is possible

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 Editor • Tray Smith letters@cw.ua.edu Page 4

{ YOUR VIEW } (WEB COMMENTS) “[President Wittʼs] current effort to preserve the image of honor, respect and dignity accorded to his position has resulted in exactly the opposite effect.

This is his legacy, as it stands today.”

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“And what about fraternities and sororities?

Not only are they racist but sexist as well. Why arenʼt males allowed to go through sorority rush? Why am I not allowed in the female locker room at the Rec. Center? This is an injustice.”

–Randall Cravens, in response to “Gender-specific titles create unnecessary division”

By Seth Morrow Progress is an interesting topic.

Different people probably look at progress in different ways.

Some probably imagine progress as wholesale changes while others consider progress just simply having dialogue on a controversial topic.

As I prepare to walk across the stage as a graduate of the University of Alabama next Saturday, I find myself thinking about progress. During my three and a half years at the Capstone, I have certainly made progress as both a student and as an individual. At the same time, our campus as a whole has also made considerable progress, regardless of what anyone says.

I came to the Capstone with strong ambitions of serving as SGA President. I had even picked out a slogan: “for a better tomorrow, vote Seth today.” (I know, I know…that is terribly cheesy, but I have never been the most creative person.) I quickly realized that being SGA President was outside my reach, so I refocused my attention to other positions in SGA. SGA was my passion. While other students have used avenues such as Creative Campus, Honors College, club sports or their greek organizations, I loved the opportunities available to me in SGA. Last spring I went from being the campaign manager for Nancy Hogan to serving as communications director for Grant Cochran.

I believed in Nancy and everything her campaign was built on, but when she lost, I decided I still wanted to work in SGA and try to make a positive impact on our campus. Despite working for

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Set the bar high and try to reach it. Whether it is in academics, athletics or relationships, always try to better yourself and our campus. Do one thing every day to make a difference because the University of Alabama will always be your University, and we only get one chance to experience it.

I hope my children follow in my footsteps and attend this University, but I know the UA they find will be somewhat different from the one we currently experience. I know we will still have the best football team in the country, but I believe that our student body will take an active role in the democratic process and vote in campus-wide elections. I know we still have one of the strongest greek systems in the country, but I believe that my son or daughter can be in an organization with a member who may not have the same color skin as they do. I know campus will still be home to thousands of bright students eager to make a difference, but I am confident we will do a better job of providing every student with the tools they need to be successful.

This sounds like a make believe world to many, but it’s not. This campus is and will always be greater than one or two individuals. Students come and go every year, but the actions of single individuals do make a difference.

I am proud of the progress our campus has made in the last few years, and I am thankful to each and every individual who helped to make the last three and half years possible.

Seth Morrow is a senior majoring in political science and communications studies.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Fall Rush should be reconsidered

By Garrett Teal

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his opponent, Grant allowed me the opportunity to serve as SGA Communications Director.

I could never have imagined what all would happen in the last nine months. First the deadly tornado of April 27 hit the Tuscaloosa area. During one of the darkest moments in the history of the University of Alabama, students acted as beacons of light to those in need. Then the disappointing allegations of irregularities with First Year Council applications forced SGA to recommit itself to transparency and openness.

Amid all of the hardships this year presented, I learned so much about myself and what it means to be a student at the University of Alabama.

Much- needed progress will most certainly come to student organization seating, campus voting practices and race relations.

Despite what others write, our campus administrators do care for each student. If you do not believe me, email any UA administrator, and I guarantee that they will be more than willing to help you. Progress is definitely taking place on this campus, but what more can be done?

On a campus rooted in tradition, progress takes time.

Foundational changes do not happen overnight, and people do not change their mindsets over the course of a month. Progress takes considerable time, but I am confident that our campus is moving forward. Barriers that stood when I walked on this campus three years ago are slowly disappearing.

If I have learned anything during my three years it is this – set a goal for yourself and fight for it.

The greek system at the University of Alabama is certainly a unique one. And by unique, I mostly mean controversial. How fair is it that these sisterhoods subdue nearly 2,000 young girls every August before college even begins? By the time they start hearing the negativity toward the greek system, they’ve already developed a bias.

Furthermore, they haven’t even had a chance to experience college or pursue their interests. Their lives for the next few months are completely focused on initiation.

Multiple times this semester plans

with friends in sororities have fallen through. They say they’re busy and that they will have more time after they’re initiated.

Requiring girls to have at least a semester at UA under their belt before they go after a bid would benefit this university, and more importantly, each and every one of these young ladies. I’m confident that after being exposed to sororities from the outside looking in for a few months, many of them will lose interest. Either way, it’s not right that they don’t have the opportunity to see greek life from both sides of the spectrum.

And to those sorority girls who

think I’m out of my mind for writing this: what is it that you don’t like about this idea? Does it worry you? Are you scared that you’re numbers would decline? If so, I think that should really raise some flags. If the greek system is everything we say it is, there should be no major change in the number of girls rushing.

I understand why girls want to go greek, and there are plenty of great reasons to do so. But the system is flawed in several ways, and that needs to be addressed.

Starting with rush.

Garrett Teal is a freshman majoring in finance and economics.

Dr. Cashman a lasting impact on campus

By Christy Boardman On December 2, 2011, Dr. James F. Cashman passed away. As a Professor of Management and a professor of the Business Honors Program, Dr. Cashman served as a mentor to many students; I was lucky enough to be one of those students. From finding an internship to writing a letter of recommendation, Dr. Cashman was always quick to help students.

One day, a friend of mine was in the midst of a wild goose chase, attempting to change her major.

Visibly upset, she passed Dr. Cashman in the hallway. Though Dr. Cashman had never met this student, he was quick to take her under his wing. He invited her into his office, listened to her wor-

Thank you, Dr. Cashman, for being a motivator for students, for leading our business school to more and more successes, and for always having an open door and open ear.

ries, helped her change her major and got her contact information so he could ensure all went well.

That is the type of man Dr. Cashman was: a genuine, caring leader. A leader who was never hesitant to help fix a problem – no matter what the size, a leader who constantly reached out to students to offer his assistance and a leader who I never heard complain, even when his health was declining. But most importantly, he was a leader who never failed to care.

Dr. Cashman had many acco-

lades; however, the only accolades I ever heard him speak of were his successful students. Thank you, Dr. Cashman, for being a motivator for students, for leading our business school to more and more successes, and for always having an open door and open ear. May your memory be eternal, Dr. C., because your impact certainly will be.

Christy Boardman is a senior majoring in economics and French.

I was recently asked what I would change about campus. My two choices both relate to creating a better sense of a UA community from the beginning of a student’s life at this university.

1. The design of new dorms must be changed, specifically with honors dorms. I will admit, as a high school junior visiting colleges, these dorms blew me away. When I would later visit schools such as Virginia and Duke, I couldn’t help but compare their old, community-style dorms to our suites. Now I look back at these differing styles and see their lasting effects.

At Duke, dorms compete against one another in intramural sports and other events.

This would never happen here, unfortunately, because our newer dorms don’t foster community at all – even when RHA and resident advisors do a fabulous job.

Are community bathrooms icky? Is sharing a room with someone else uncomfortable? I would say so, particularly as a high school student who never had to before.

This setup breeds community, though.

Everyone on a hallway meets each other eventually, which is a rarity in the new honors dorms.

I must admit that my roommates and I didn’t try particularly hard during the two years I lived on campus, but we felt safe and satisfied enough in our own suites that we didn’t feel the need to meet anyone.

The biggest irony with these dorms, intended to build community, is that they don’t even allow for an open-door policy. Students are told to lock their doors, and the doors themselves close automatically. This reinforces the feeling that each room is wholly separate from others, which allows students to vandalize and pull fire alarms without feeling that they are affecting any kind of community.

I think honors students are beginning to agree on this too. In my large honors class this semester, the professor asked if the underclassmen liked the design of honors dorms, and no one spoke up with any kind of support.

Obviously, you can’t change the design easily, especially with a new honors dorm on the way.

But I think the discussion must be had regarding the plans to replace Riverside, Lakeside and Ridgecrest.

I also think freshmen, at least, should not be able to choose their roommates. It’s attractive to parents and high school students, but it hurts students who come to our university without any friends. From experience, I knew two of my roommates freshmen year and we were joined by a random student. We tried to include him in our activities, but it was always awkward for him, and the design of the suite allowed him to walk into his personal room, lock the door and not even see us most days.

If implemented, a preference survey could group students of similar social preferences to limit major annoyances.

The University could still sell this to visiting students by pitching how highly it values community.

Lastly, to move to my second choice, since students don’t feel community within their dorms, they feel the need to find community outside of them. This leads to the high demand in joining organizations early and relying on them for most social interactions and networking.

2. The rush for students to join organizations as soon as possible never allows students to embrace the idea of being a UA student first.

Freshmen can join a fraternity before they even take a class, become a member of a prestigious honors group before they even prove their worth, join a sorority before the first week of classes and join a student organization early in the semester.

This setup is by no means an oversight or sinister. Facilitating the involvement of students in groups on campus is a noble ambition and should be continued.

Like the setup of honors dorms, though, it has unintended negative consequences. Freshmen are essentially divided into social circles by the first week of class. Students have already begun pigeonholing other students by asking, what they are instead of who they are. By Week of Welcome and Get on Board Day, freshmen have immersed themselves in the glut of opportunities on campus; many are also overwhelmed.

This is natural on a large campus, but it doesn’t have to be the initial mindset of students. I am of the belief that organizations such as fraternities, sororities and Fellows should move recruiting and inductions until the spring semester or sophomore year.

I completely understand the difficulties of convincing groups to wait. However, if most organizations would have to delay recruiting, it would provide an equal playing field.

This time would provide freshmen with more information about all these groups too, since they would no longer be blindsided by the onslaught of recruitment during the first few weeks of classes or completely miss out on opportunities.

By giving students time and the structure to network out of these naturally constructed social circles, students become more understanding of other students’ perspectives.

Currently, it takes even highly involved students about three years to build enough connections to understand this university’s intricacies.

These changes could hurt recruiting initially for the University and for organizations, but our campus cannot continue to follow the same path it has taken. For our campus to become more understanding, we need to make community our priority.

Wesley Vaughn is a senior majoring in public relations and political science.

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Buisness Honors Program promotes sustainability for finals

By Elizabeth Manning Contributing Writer Students can celebrate the end of another semester of classes and the upcoming holidays by recycling all of their old notebooks, papers and binderready books in bins placed around campus.

The recycling bins are a project sponsored by the Business Honors Program Sustainability Committee in partnership with Ancillary Services. This is the second year the bins have been used.

The initiative is part of an overall effort by the campus to operate greenly. Lauren Byrd, vice president of the BHP, said the project was an idea put forth

by Ancillary Services in an effort to seek out student assistance for recycling efforts.

“The original thought was, ‘when do students throw away the most paper?’ Of course we want to get rid of our notes as soon as we can once the semester is over, so the recycling efforts came from that idea,” Byrd said.

Last year, the group’s bins collected 414 pounds of paper and hopes to increase that amount to 600 this year. The group

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Cashman served on the board of Gulf States Paper for many years, as well as on the board of Alabama Heritage Magazine. He helped the University and the community through his participation in the Harrison Radiator/Rochester Products Project, which saved jobs in Tuscaloosa.

He was also a well-known management expert for many different auto manufacturers. Cashman’s opinion has been sought out worldwide from newspapers, magazines and National Public Radio’s Marketplace.

Outside of scholarly achievements, Cashman served during the Vietnam War as an expert in the German language with the National Security Agency in Berlin.

Of all his accomplishments, Cashman was most proud of his work here at the University. Throughout his career, he taught thousands of undergraduate, graduate and master’s and doctoral students.

Cashman was also an advisor to the Alabama Racquetball Club, Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity and co-founder of the Women’s Crew Team. For the past ten years, he helped co-found and build the Business Honors Program within the College of Commerce and Business administration.

Sarah Shannahan, a senior majoring in accounting, said she got to know Cashman through her involvement in the Business Honors Program over the past two years.

“He wasn’t just an ordinary teacher, but he was a great resource for knowledge, life advice and professional contacts,” Shannahan said.

Cashman became particularly involved in one of her projects involving the analysis of alternative fuels and the future implementation in University vehicles.

Shannahan said she could expect an email from him just about every day with a new direction to take on the project, person to contact or an informative article related to the project.

“I think that shows just how much he cared about his job and especially his students,”

wants to collect 725 pounds of paper at the end of spring semester, which they hope to do by spreading the word to students.

“It’s just as easy to toss the paper into a trash can as it is to toss their paper into a bin that says ‘Finals Clean-Out’ on it, so pass the trash and go for the bins,” Byrd said.

The group’s focus is on spreading environmental awareness throughout the year, with many events during Green Week, and on April 18: Sustainability Day. During the week, the group will be located at the Ferguson Center Plaza with educational trivia on sustainability as well as helpful tips for students interested in recycling.

Michala Moses, a senior majoring in nursing, thinks the bins are a great addition to UA’s recycling program.

“We recycle in our house, but my roommate does most of it,” Moses said. “I think we recycle everything but glass.”

Moses wasn’t aware of the bins but thinks it’s a step in the right direction.

After recycling all those old papers, Alicia Browne, associate director for information and communications for Housing

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and Residential Communities, advises students to take special care when leaving for home.

“Most residence halls close during break, and those buildings are locked when the residents leave, so no one has access to them,” Browne said. “We strongly encourage residents to be sure that their doors are locked and all windows closed when they leave. This is true for on-campus and off-campus residents.”

Students should take care to throw out any opened packages of food or drink so as not to attract pests, she said. Make sure all windows and doors are locked and blinds are shut as well.

Students living off campus are encouraged to leave a light on somewhere in the house or apartment, some housing offers timers for lights. Any newspapers that are delivered to the doorstep should be cancelled for the holiday.

Any decorations showing that the inhabitants of the house are students should be taken down. Browne also encourages students to carry any small, portable valuables home with them for their stay.

Dr. Cashman never let a good article go to waste. Whenever he came across one he thought was especially interesting, he would always send us a copy and ask for our feedback. I am exceedingly thankful to have been taught by Dr. Cashman and will miss him dearly.

- Matthew Tucker, biology major

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Dr. Cashman truly supported and cared for his students. He would be the first to congratulate a student on sports accomplishments, ask about a recent job interview or write a letter of recommendation.

- Brown Gill, marketing major

You will never meet a more passionate man than Dr. Cashman. He genuinely cared so much about each and every one of his students and did everything he could to make sure they were on a path of success.

- Elliot Mayson, finance major

There were times Dr. Cashman had more enthusiasm and belief in what we were working on than we did; to say he inspired his students is an understatement. I’ll always remember Dr. Cashman for the confidence he had in me and in all students fortunate to spend time under his tutelage.

- Daniel Powell, finance and economics

I will always remember Dr. Cashman’s passion for his students and dedication to their success. I had four classes with him and in every one I knew that he was far more concerned with my learning and understanding than anything else.

- Travis Hatt, management and information systems

she said. “His excitement for our success, whether it be in class or in our careers, was inspiring and encouraging to say the least.”

Shannahan said he was by far her favorite professor at the University and that Cashman was undoubtedly beloved by all of his students.

“Dr. Cashman truly cared about each and every one of his students, and we all cared

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about him just the same,” she said. “We saw him struggle through his sickness throughout this semester, and he was constantly in my prayers.

I am so fortunate I had the opportunity to get to know Dr. Cashman. There is no telling how many lives he touched throughout his career at Alabama” Mark Lail also got to know Cashman through his involve-

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ment with BHP. Lail said the thing that made him stand out was his constant enthusiasm and excitement for teaching and guiding his students every day.

“He truly cared about each one of us and it showed through his teaching every day,” Lail said.

Lail said Cashman taught him how to be a professional no matter what the situation is.

“He was always prepared and ready to work,” he said.

“The lessons I learned from him weren’t merely academic, they were life skills and things that will allow me to succeed in work and life.”

Rebecca Hedrick, a senior majoring in marketing, said Cashman was one of the most inspiring and motivating professors she has had.

Hedrick first met Cashman her sophomore year in her MGT 300 class. It was then she discovered his joy for education and life in general.

“He greeted me every class with a smile and a laugh,” she said. “Through the next two years, he invested so much in me. I am grateful for the time he took and the many conversations he had with me about my passions and goals.

“He encouraged me to reach beyond what I thought I was capable of, and never let me leave without reminding me, ‘Becca, you are great.’”

Last semester, Hedrick transferred home because of illness and she said Cashman kept in touch with her almost every week of the semester to check on her and even supervised an independent study for her in the summer.

“I still can’t believe how quickly his time went, and I know that I will dearly miss him,” she said. “I wish I could tell him how much of an impact he has had on my life, and I definitely attribute any future success I might have as a result of his role in my experience at the University of Alabama.”

In honor of Cashman, donations can be made to the University of Alabama and specified either to the Jim Cashman Business Honors Award Fund or the University of Alabama Women’s Crew Team.

Donations can be made online at the UA Web site or by check mailed to: Charlie Adair, Director of Development, Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, Box 87223, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. Please specify whether to direct the donation to the Honors Award or the Women’s Crew Team.

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Student groups sponser drive for less fortunate

By Brett Saunders Contributing Writer At the University of Alabama, many student organizations are involved with community service, and more specifically helping local children.

Organizations like the NAACP and Gamma Phi Beta sorority have helped give back to those less fortunate right before the holidays.

Toys for TTown is a partnership between the SGA, Hilton Garden Inn and University Programs and gives back to children and families who lost their homes and belongings in the April 27 tornado.

UA students are able to go to the SGA office or the University Programs office to drop off their toys in support of this mission. Since its beginning, the program has received more than 150 toys and monetary donations.

“There are so many families who had such loss during the April 27 tornado,” said Traci Channell, director of sales at Hilton Garden Inn. Along with Toys for TTown, the NAACP is sponsoring Toy Ball, an event allowing people to come and donate money and

toys to less fortunate children during each Christmas season.

“The NAACP is proud to do this event. Not only are we giving back to the community, but we are giving children an opportunity to have a better Christmas than they expected,” said Fred Horn, treasurer of the organization. “We are also providing two scholarships to high school seniors in the Tuscaloosa community,” On Sunday, Dec. 4, the NAACP held a banquet for Toy Ball to have people come out and to collect more toys and donations.

The Gamma Phi Beta sorority is also getting involved by sponsoring Stocking Stuffer, a drive similar to Toys for TTown and Toy Ball. The sorority is helping people who lost their homes, clothing and appliances.

Students on campus have the opportunity to give to the community by going to ua.edu and checking for programs to get involved with.

“We want to give students the opportunity to give back hope and happiness to the children of our Tuscaloosa community,” said Kathy Hasselwander, student programming assistant.

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Artists must be 18 and older to submit their works and live in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Pickens or Tuscaloosa County.

Multiple UA faculty and students submitted work and won awards for the show.

Kelly Parvin, a graduate student majoring in studio art with a focus in printmaking, will be displaying three of her prints in the exhibit. Parvin said she recently moved to Tuscaloosa and was excited to be eligible to submit her work to the competition.

“I create a lot of mixed material pieces and try to allow myself to use everything as potential for inspiration,” Parvin said. “Currently, my work is based on everyday objects that allows the viewer to see the object in a new way.”

Parvin has been creating art since the 7th grade and became interested in printmaking through one of her teachers.

“It’s a gratifying process for me,” Parvin said. “You create the image, and then the final

step is to move the image to paper or fabric. I like working hard to create the image then having the final moment of transfer, it’s different than the feeling of painting or sculpting.”

In addition to Parvin, UA Associate Professor of Art Sarah Marshall won the

Purchase Award for her lithograph titled “Lagniappe!”

Marshall teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in printmaking and has had her work shown in national and international exhibitions.

“My prints and drawings reference the physical world through plant forms, animal forms and the figure,” said Marshall in a personal statement on her Web site.

“Repetition is at the heart of printmaking, but my attraction to the multiple comes from the possibility of infinite variation as much as infinite repeatability.”

Art Professor Sky Shineman, alumni Bethany Windham and John Tilley, and graduate student Claire Lewis Evans also have works featured in the gallery.

“It’s important to take time to get to know other artists in the community and see what

CW | John Michael Simpson The West Alabama Juried Show at the Bama Theatre. UA Professor Sarah Marshall won first place. they are doing,” Parvin said.

“It’s good to support their creative endeavors, and keep the creative energy flowing.”

An opening reception was held on Nov. 20 to honor the winners and artists selected to participate. The exhibit is on

display in the Bama Theatre’s Junior League Gallery Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. until Dec. 14.

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COLUMN | HEALTH

Let’s all get aced: foods that enhance mental performance

By Tricia Vaughn Ever seen the “Prostate Exam” episode of Family Guy where Peter passes a college exam by declaring the test too hard and tearing the paper up in front of his professor? If only life were that simple.

Unfortunately, any student who tried to pull that stunt would have no such luck, which is why we students must study our tails off to pass finals.

Dead week is upon us, fellow scholars, and we must prepare for the hardships ahead.

No need to stock up on Adderall and coffee. Simply adding a few provisions to your daily diet will naturally improve mental performance and productivity. Study, study, study - let’s all get aced.

Eggs. Eggs contain choline, a type of B vitamin that is shown to increase memory retention and energizes the body. B vitamins can also improve your mood. Eggs for breakfast are a quick and good way to kick start a day of tedious studying.

Fish, Nuts and Beans. Salmon, mackeral, tuna, sardines, walnuts, flaxseeds, kidney beans and soy beans are just a few examples. All contain main components of omega 3 fatty acids EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), two fundamental building blocks of the outer membrane of cells that nerve signals pass through.

In order to retain information, the cells must create new membranes. Omega 3 is essential for the body because the body cannot produce them itself. Therefore, we must incorporate them in our diet to maintain optimum brain function.

A steady balance of omega 6 with omega 3 is also crucial to a healthy diet. Omega 6, found in vegetable oils such as soy oil, increases inflammation, blood clotting and cell creation in the body while omega 3 counteracts these effects.

Balance within the body is crucial.

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today have a high intake of omega 6, which can lead to degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Nuts also contain vitamin E, an antioxidant, which when consumed in moderation prevents degenerative diseases. Include fish in a meal at least twice a week (or six ounces) as well as a handful of nuts and a cup of beans a day in your diet to receive the benefits of omega 3.

Green and Cruciferous Vegetables. Vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts and cabbage (although not the most tasty) are high in antioxidants like vitamin C that protect the brain from free radicals.

The free radicals, produced when cells generate energy, are the waste products emitted from energy production and are harmful to the brain.

Antioxidants can disable free radicals and protect the brain, which utilizes 17 percent of the body’s energy. Try to add some to a salad or as a side to any meal.

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COLUMN | MUSIC

The best of 2011: ‘Strange Mercy’ tops list that includes Gaga, G-Side

By Trey Irby

4. Vivian Girls – Share The Joy

I know that list making does that annoying thing where I try to quantify art by saying one thing is somehow more valuable than the others. I also know that this framing

device is pretentious, and that you’re going to be mad that your favorites didn’t make it, that is something that applies to every list, ever.

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The mash-up group Team Teamwork goes for massive nostalgia, mixing hip-hop jams with music of 16-bit video games of yore.

While there is resentment towards the method, this is simply a well-produced and mix that proves that audio influence from our childhood can play as much of a factor in our modern enjoyment.

Are they technically proficient? Probably not. But the Vivian Girls’ third record escapes being shoved off as a re-do simply by the incredible darkness in the detached lyrics. For all of the talk about boys, there’s even more obsession with the panic of death, which gives a shockingly real undercurrent to the surf-punk posturing.

3. F***ed Up – David Comes to Life

For all its punk rock trappings (including band names unable to be printed in this paper), the Canadian band’s second full-length is entirely old school. “David Comes to Life” is a rock opera of the highest degree, stretching the CD form for a four-act tale about love, death and bombs.

6. G-Side – Island While they released an incredible record in “The One… Cohesive” to start 2011, it is “Island” that is the strongest release from the Huntsville duo backed with incredible production by Slow Motion Sounds. The work of the Blockbeattaz should be especially lauded as adding to the working-class rapping of Yung Clova and ST 2 Lettaz.

10. Lady Gaga – Born This Way

The best pop album of the year far and away, “Born This Way” is shockingly genuine for an album bred in the cold, hollow major label studios of the world. Authenticity to me is not the trueness of what an artist is doing, but more that you want it to be true.

When Gaga tells of a 60-year marriage’s final moments in “The 5. Hank Williams III – Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town Edge of Glory,” you want it to be true that we all win in life.

It may seem to defeat the purpose to only recommend wholeheartedly one disc of a two-disc effort placed on a best of the year 9. Battles – Gloss Drop list, but the dirty country of “Ghost to a Ghost” runs on such consistency through that disc that it has to be worth your time. Hank Battles do not cease to sound interesting with “Gloss Drop,” a III brings back foul language, probable sexism and downhome hard sell for most sane beings, but just enough musical experlogic and somehow I don’t hate it. imentation to really speak to me. “Ice Cream” is one of those tracks that could sell you on this album immediately, or drop you out of the proceedings.

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2. Wild Flag – Wild Flag To call Wild Flag’s first record a debut album is both technically correct and slightly misleading. After all, the band features drummer Janet Weiss and guitarist/vocalist Carrie Brownstein of seminal group Sleater-Kinney. However, all the spunk and excitement of a debut album is spruced with the phenomenal skill its members honed through decades of putting out some of the best music of our time.

1. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy

8. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake PJ Harvey has been brilliant and prolific for almost as long as most of our current student body has been alive, yet “Let England Shake” feels like her most vibrant work in recent days, creating one of the most wonderfully fiery tracks of the year in “The Words That Maketh Murder.”

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“Strange Mercy” is a series of circular contradictions. It is beautiful, but obsessed with its flaws. It holds tracks speaking about the nature of humanity to beauty but also is a deeply personal work about how mood has nothing to do with the standards of beauty or even the joy of fame. St. Vincent’s best work of her career is in layering a truly transcendent album that will be tough to match.

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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ My favorite holiday movie is “It’s a Wonderful Life.” I’m a fan of director Frank Capra and an even bigger fan of Jimmy Stewart. No one else could capture a man at the end of his rope and completely joyful in the same way as Stewart.

‘Die Hard’ Best movie that takes place during the holidays? “Die Hard,” with Bruce Willis saving Los Angeles from German terrorists on Christmas Day. Who needs Santa Claus?

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@RachLeop: national lampoon’s Christmas Vacation! Duh

@thedew35: Gremlins.

Nothing better than a Christmas time worrying about them at midnight.

Ashley Chaffin, Assistant Lifestyles Editor’s Picks

‘Elf’ I’ve never met someone who doesn’t love the movie “Elf” and therefore don’t see the need to explain it. When TBS plays “Elf” in the middle of July, I always stop to watch no matter what I’m doing. I haven’t gotten through a December since the movie came out that I haven’t watched “Elf” at least five times.

‘Miracle on 34th Street’ The one movie I can remember watching with my mom every holiday season is “Miracle on 34th Street,” the 1994 remake of the 1947 classic with the actress from “Matilda.” The feel-good quality of the movie, mixed with the memories of watching it while eating Christmas cookies, always puts this movie at the top of my must-watch list for the holidays.

The feel-good quality of the movie, mixed with the memories of watching it while eating Christmas cookies, always puts this movie at the top of my must-watch list for the holidays.

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Stephanie Brumfield, Lifestyles Editor’s Picks

@hnlightsey: A Christmas Story is a classic with my family!

‘The Holiday’ I watch this movie every year. To me, there’s nothing better than a feel-good romantic comedy about two women travelling the world to find themselves during the holiday season.

‘Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas’ The animated version of “the Grinch” is the ultimate classic Christmas movie. I love it when books come to life on the big screen, especially books as creative as this one.

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SPORTS this week

WEDNESDAY • Women’s basketball vs North Texas: Denton, TX 7 p.m.

• Men’s basketball vs Dayton: Dayton, Ohio 6 p.m.

SUNDAY • Men’s Basketball vs Detroit: 5 p.m.

Women’s Basketball vs North Carolina State: 5:30 p.m., Raleigh, N.C.

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Even before she had graduated high school, Ericka Russell always knew she wanted to play basketball for the University of Alabama.

“I knew it was my hometown, and I love Alabama, so I thought it was the place for me,” Russell said. “And they’ve been recruiting me since I was a freshman. [It was my] hometown. Being around my family. I’m a family-oriented person. So just being able to be around my family, and being able for them to come support me was the biggest thing.”

Even before she arrived at the University, Ericka Russell had already made history. A Tuscaloosa native, Russell was the first female basketball player out of Northridge High School to sign a Division I scholarship.

With a huge accomplishment already under her belt, Russell went on to achieve much in her time with Alabama. She was named to the Freshman All-SEC Team, has been a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and was also a twotime recipient of Alabama’s Defensive Award.

She also helped Bama to a winning season last year when the Tide went 18-15. It

GYMNASTICS Continued from page 1

Last season, senior Ashley Priess, a five-time All-American, sat out the season after having surgery on both of her ankles.

She said it was hard to sit out last year, and she’s ready to compete again this year.

“I’ve kind of surprised myself at how good my health is at this point,” she said. “I didn’t know how well I was going to be

was Alabama’s first winning season in years.

Despite the success Russell has helped Alabama receive over the years, head coach Wendell Hudson said she wasn’t always the leader she is now.

“She doesn’t look at herself as a leader,” Hudson said. “As a freshman and sophomore in particular, she was just, ‘OK, I can see some of these things.’ That was probably something that frustrated her, and she thought, ‘Well I’m a freshman, sophomore; I don’t need to step up yet and take that leadership role.’

“As a junior, she did a little bit better job of doing that, and of course now, as a senior, she’s doing a great job,” he said.

Indeed, a lot of hype surrounds Russell for her senior season on the team. She was a preseason All-SEC Second Team selection and a candidate for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. And so far, she hasn’t disappointed, being named the MVP of the Paradise Jam Tournament earlier this season, and helping Alabama to a 7-2 season.

“I definitely feel like I’m a leader of the team,” Russell said. “I think I’ve been doing all right. I think I’ve had some pretty big games. Even though I don’t score a lot, I feel like I’m always out there contributing to our wins.”

For Hudson however,

able to come back from my ankle injury, and I really am pleased and excited about this year.”

This year’s team features three seniors, three juniors, seven sophomores and four freshmen, and senior Geralin StackEaton said the seniors have moved into leadership roles.

“It’s something when you’re a senior that you have that seniority, so it’s kind of a role that you automatically step into, and you just want to do the best that

Ericka Russell plays defense in the Pink game against Ole Miss last year.

Russell’s strength as a player lies in the effort she puts into the game.

“I think Ericka’s biggest strength is she comes to work,” Hudson said. “I talk to players about ‘who would you think that would be the right example for you to follow?’

And Ericka is always one.

There might be some other two, but Ericka is always one, which means her teammates really realize that she is that person that’ll come to practice every day, give it all she’s got.”

Still, Russell said there are

you can to lead the team,” she said. “Hopefully it all comes out together in the end.”

Between now and the start of the season, Patterson said the team will continue to practice and get ready. She said it is her job as the coach to help the team manage stress due to finals and school.

“We’ll have to make a really good balance in practice and help them through this next couple of weeks that will be pretty stressful,” she said.

still things she wants to accomplish for herself and her team.

“I want us to have a winning season,” Russell said. “I want us to be able to go to the NCAA Tournament and compete in it, not just be happy that we make it there. I want us to have a great run, and I want this program to get better over the years.”

Still, the court is not the only place where Russell wants to excel. She also has had great success in the classroom, graduating from Alabama in three years with

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her bachelor’s degree in business administration. She is currently working on her master’s in sports management. For Russell, there’s no difference between the court and the classroom.

She puts everything she has into whatever she’s doing.

“My work ethic is unreal,” Russell said. “I feel like everything I work for in my life is off of how hard you go, how dedicated you are. I’m always gonna give 110 percent every time I do anything, and anything in life.”