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BCS tickets go to seniors

By Stephen N. Dethrage Assistant News Editor sndethrage@crimson.ua.edu CW | Jingyu Wan

By Caroline Murray Staff Reporter cemurray@crimson.ua.edu

Haley Wilson, a junior majoring in political science, is familiar with the mental and emotional strain that come with finals. But this semester, the stress of finals is higher than ever. Though only in her third year at the University, Wilson will graduate in the spring, and she is feeling the pressure.

“Finals are really stressful

this semester because it is the last semester that will go on my transcripts for grad school,” Wilson said. “I’m going to have to prepare more than ever.”

Graduating students like Wilson are not the only ones caught in the stress of finals.

First year students to sixth year students are preparing for the often-dreaded finals next week.

Fortunately, there are things all students can do to make the most of their study time.

Delynne Wilcox, assistant

director of Health Planning and Prevention at the Student Health Center, said it is important to stay focused and have a plan when studying.

“Do not let panic and crisis mode take over,” Wilcox said.

“Look at the grades you have and figure out where you need to spend more time studying based on your basis of knowledge in each subject. You don’t have to spend the same amount of time studying for each class.

Gauge your grade situation in

each class to best manage your time.”

Psychology professor Stan Brodsky said it is important for students to remember basic health maintenance during exam time.

“Students should do the obvious things,” Brodsky said.

“They should exercise regularly, eat well and attend to their sleep needs. They should take regular breaks and stretch.”

See HEALTHY, page 9

UA outlines options for Bryce

The University of Alabama alerted all students who applied for a BCS National Championship ticket whether they were eligible to purchase them Tuesday night.

Of the 17,000 tickets allotted to the University for distribution, 2,040 of those will be sold to UA students. However, 408 of those tickets were set aside for graduate students, and after the tickets for approximately 400 members of the Million Dollar Band were removed, only about 1,200 tickets remained for distribution to undergraduate students.

The emails the University sent to the students who applied for a ticket said undergraduate students must have had 100 or more UA credit hours to qualify, and graduate students needed 130 hours.

Students who met those

Academic buildings, dorms, museum possible uses for property

By Jessica Colburn Special to The Crimson White

Almost from the start, there has been a relationship between the University of Alabama and Bryce Hospital, said Alabama Department of Mental Health Historian Steve Davis.

“The bricks that built Manly Hall and Clark Hall were made at Bryce,” Davis said. “UA bought all its coal from Bryce.”

And now, the University has bought Bryce Hospital.

University Planner and Designer Dan Wolfe said the University purchased the property last year.

“It’s a 160-acre site,” Wolfe said. “They’ve eyed that for many, many years.”

Students will benefit because it will relieve the congestion on the main campus, Wolfe said.

“From UA’s standpoint we’re very excited to have the property,” Wolfe said. “It really com-

See TICKETS, page 11

Prices high for Bama-LSU game

Bryce Hospital and over 150 acres of land were prchased by the University last year.

By Taylor Holland News Editor newsdesk@cw.ua.edu

CW | Natalie Nichols pletes the campus. It’s almost like there was a piece of the puzzle missing.”

The University has had meetings with interest groups, the city and the Student Government Association and had open forums to discuss its

qualifications are now able to purchase a ticket for $234. The emails also said the students who qualified last night must apply to purchase their tickets by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. If all student tickets are not paid for in the allotted time, the University will send additional re-offers to the next credit hour breakdown.

Students who qualified said they were thrilled to have the opportunity to buy tickets and see the Tide in their rematch against LSU in New Orleans.

“As a freshman I realized the championship would be in New Orleans my senior year,” said Sarah Hart, a senior majoring in marketing. “I hoped that we would be playing for the title, and I also hoped I would be lucky enough to get a ticket. It all came true, and I have never been happier in my life! Perfect graduation gift, and an amazing way to end my college career!”

plans for the property, Wolfe said.

Stacy Browning, planner for the historic districts of Tuscaloosa, confirmed the University’s meetings with the city.

“I personally would like to

see it preserved as much as possible,” Browning said.

“We’re not trying to overdevelop it,” Wolfe said. “Right now our designs are just concepts.”

See BRYCE, page 6

Tickets to January’s national championship game are going for more than triple the price they did for the Nov. 5 showdown between LSU and Alabama, according to information compiled on SeatGeek. com.

The website, a search engine that pulls together ticket listings from all major secondary ticket websites, showed the average listing of tickets was $1,850. The average selling price of tickets three days prior to the Nov. 5 game was $606.

Will Flaherty, director of

communications for SeatGeek. com, said this year’s national championship game would be the most expensive college football game the company has seen in its three years of existence.

“I don’t expect the price of tickets to drop below $1,850,” Flaherty said. “Having the opportunity to see your favorite team play for a national championship is a once in a lifetime thing. There’s no denying that you’ll have to take finances into account when deciding about attending, but, based on personal experience, this really is a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

See REMATCH, page 6

Delta Gamma, TOMS to fight blindness Sorority teams with shoe company to raise money for glasses

By Melissa Brown Staff Reporter mbrown104@crimson.ua.edu Delta Gamma, whose philanthropic focus is sight, has partnered with TOMS in The Great Fight for Sight, a competition between DG chapters to sell eyewear to benefit visually impaired children across the

lished its own foundation, Service for Sight, to work to both raise awareness and assist the visually impaired.

“Raising awareness about blindness and prevention is so important because so many lives can be improved in a dramatic way with the right tools,” DG president Kayla Fields said.

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Students are expected to leave their residence hall within 24 hours of their last exam. The residence halls will close on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 9 a.m. Graduating seniors have until 6 p.m. to move out. Please note, the only residence halls that will not close for the break are Burke East and West, Bryce Lawn, the Highlands, Rose Towers, the Bluff, and Palmer Hall. In recognition of the excitement surrounding the National Championship game on Jan. 9, the residence halls will re-open for current residents at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan.7, instead of Sunday, Jan. 8, in case you wish to return before traveling to New Orleans.

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ON THE RADAR News Corp. might oppose a pay TV plan for sports tier From MCTcampus News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey hinted that the programming giant would oppose any push from pay-television providers to put sports channels on a specialty tier.

The topic of moving big sports channels such as ESPN and regional sports networks, of which News Corp.’s Fox owns 19, has heated up in recent weeks. With sports rights costs rising, cable and satellite operators are fearing a backlash from consumers, particularly nonsports fans, when bills go up.

But programmers are against specialty tiers devoted to sports channels because it would mean reaching fewer potential viewers and hurting advertising.

Speaking at the UBS Global Media & Communications conference in New York on Wednesday, Carey said sports is a “product that is uniquely important to a large segment of customers� and that it is crucial that the industry “respect the business models we built.�

Asked about the status of talks for a new TV deal between the National Football League and News Corp.’s Fox network, Carey didn’t sound like someone ready to walk away from the sport despite its high cost.

“The NFL is a fabulous franchise. ... Our goal is to continue to have it be a centerpiece,�

Carey said.

Fox pays the NFL an average of $725 million per season under its current deal, which expires in 2013. A new deal could see that price tag ultimately reach $1 billion per season.

Carey reiterated that News Corp. should be paid more in monthly subscription fees from multichannel video programming distributors for its broadcast and cable channels. “If ESPN is worth $4, then Fox is worth $5,� Carey said.

A priority for Carey is getting more for News Corp.’s FX cable channel. FX, whose hit shows include the dramas “Sons of Anarchy� and “Justified,� receives about 40 cents per subscriber per month, according to industry research firm SNL Kagan.

Carey said FX should be valued on par with the USA Network, the Comcast Corp.owned channel that gets more than 60 cents, according to SNL Kagan.

One topic that didn’t come up during Carey’s interview was the investigation by British lawmakers into the illegal hacking of voicemail accounts by News Corp.’s now-closed News of the World tabloid.

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Animal shelter encourages adoption for the holidays

By Jasmine Cannon Senior Staff Reporter jmcannon@crimson.ua.edu

The Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter is one of the main domains where one can find a cat or dog without a home. While the shelter has seen an abundance of animals come through its doors, they are doing their best to get these animals adopted into happy homes.

Miranda Workman, office assistant at Tuscaloosa Metro Shelter, said the recent Home for the Holidays adoption event was a success. Thirtytwo dogs and cats were adopted.

“We’re pretty low right now in animals that are up for adoption,” Workman said. “But, in a couple of days they’ll fill back up and we’ll have more up for adoption.”

“I think it’s important to adopt animals, so you can always have a friend,” said Jazzmin Franklin, a senior majoring in telecommunication and film. “Animals don’t want to be stuck in cages all day or be put down, so it’s important to adopt so the animals can have a good life.”

Workman said the shelter has animals coming in frequently that they house for as long as they can.

Overcrowding has been an

CW | Megan Smith Dogs await new homes at the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter.

The center currently houses over 400 animals, and volunteers are still needed at the shelter.

issue the shelter has dealt with, but events like Home for the Holidays have assisted with the problem.

“There are some times when we have to withhold taking an animal because we get crowded,” Workman said. “We can’t take them in because we just don’t have the space.”

Senior Chantrice Pruitt has looked into adopting an animal.

“I think it was a good event because there are a lot of homeless animals, especially at the metro shelter,” she said.

“There are also a lot of people out there who want animals, but can’t afford them. It’s kind of like a win-win situation for each person.”

The April 27 tornado left many people homeless and many animals homeless as well. However, Workman said the tornado is not the sole

cause of overcrowding.

“I think the tornado has had a prolonged effect because usually our busiest months are the summer months when we’re constantly full,” she said. “That’s actually been extended up until last month, and that’s never really happened before. I do think the tornado had something to do with it, but we don’t know for sure.”

Like many other animal

shelters, there are times when pets have to be put down.

Adoption is one way to fix this problem.

“The importance of [TMAS] is to get animals homes that don’t have homes,” she said.

Many students visit the shelter as volunteers also.

“We do have a volunteer program,” Workman said. “[Students] can come in and volunteer. They can come in and visit with the animals

and of course, helping out by adopting is the best thing to do.”

Franklin said, “I have a couple of friends who have fostered dogs, and they’re probably going to end up adopting them. It’s good to help our community in any way we can.”

For more information website the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter Website, metroanimalshelter.org.

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By Mark Martin

from MCTcampus

There’s no place like sweet home

By Kyle Carey

After what seemed to be an entire 24 hours of chaotic shuffling, for the first time since the storm had begun, I found myself unable to move in a foreign field.

I had never been there prior to that night. It wouldn’t have mattered if I’d been there 1,000 times; the rising sun of April 28, 2011 revealed a place nobody had seen before.

With my junior year at the University of Alabama coming to an end, I honestly believed I knew Tuscaloosa inside and out.

But, as I looked out in front of me, I grasped for memories to fill the blanks left by the storm. To the northeast, I could see DCH Regional Medical Center in the distance. While the sight of a familiar landmark was comforting at first, I realized nothing remained between where I stood and that hospital half a mile away.

Without having to turn around, I knew the sights behind me told the same story.

Helicopters flew over, slowly filming the debris from above. A reporter and a cameraman began to climb over the rubble and into our view, their eyes wide with disbelief and their movements cautious. The footage gave the nation its first look at the physical and emotional damage for which the tornadoes of April 27 were responsible.

With our fears confirmed, we left the scene. On the quiet ride home we watched a tired town awaken, people walking out onto their front porches and into the sunlight. Following the long, dark night, neighbors greeted each other with hugs, happy just to see each other again.

Rece Davis, a University of Alabama alumnus and current ESPN reporter, said that while the path of the tornado drew a line between the Alabama campus and the Tuscaloosa community, in many ways, it brought them closer together than ever before.

When I heard those words they rang in my ears. They were honest, accurate, yet unique. With the beginning of April 28, 2011, one chapter in our history ended and a brighter one began.

As we wandered into the

for the rest of our lives, a school filled with brilliant professors and outstanding students. If you spend one fall Saturday in Tuscaloosa, you’ll find that we can put our heart into just about anything, especially football.

With a quickly growing student body, we reach out for smaller organizations on campus that we can put our passion into. Whether it’s playing in the Million Dollar Band, joining a fraternity or sorority, helping with a local charity or shooting a movie on-campus, we find something to do with other people. And whatever it is we do, we want to be the best at it. But as passionate people, our drive can lead to hostility.

This campus has historically had its share of division, and in some ways those divisions do still remain. However, these controversies remain a relevant issue as a result of the actions by just a miniscule percentage of the population. An individual who chalks a racial slur on the side of a building shows me somebody who lacks courage and has no part in our community at the University. The rest of us are better than that.

We study amongst people from around the world and just down the street. We all followed our own brick road to this campus, whether it was scholarship, family, friends or even the lure of the Walk of Champions. We come to this university, and for the first time in most of our lives, create our own home. That’s what shapes our character at the University; if you want to make a home here, you must buy in to the brain, heart and courage our community searches for.

The tradition of those at the University before us laid the bricks for our time on campus.

The tornado of April 27, 2011 showed we have the ability to lay a little brick of our own for those to come. We all remember that day like a vivid dream. In one way or another, you were there, but I will never forget how April 28 showed me there’s no place like sweet home Alabama. Roll Tide Roll.

tornado’s wake, we brought with us the energy of an Alabama game day. A sea of crimson poured out into the streets. In all directions, we saw T-shirts and hats with script A’s. Davis’ words resonated for a reason. He understood the common denominator in our community because he himself is a part of it.

It starts at our orientation with the Avantis shouting the fight song. It takes firm root at our first kickoff as the crowd collectively yells, “Roll Tide Roll!” Finally, it spreads across the world when we leave with a diploma.

I have worked this past semester as the Design Editor of The Crimson White. And while the stress has probably taken years off my life, I have had the opportunity to work in a real newsroom environment. This semester, The Crimson White has covered a wide variety of topics, some more read about than others. My job is simple: convince you to pick up the newspaper when you walk by it in the stands. I have to make it look good each morning upon delivery, no matter what the story is about.

Since most people don’t know my job exists, you could say it qualifies as behind the scenes.

So with my graduation nearing, I decided to find the courage to step out from behind the curtain.

I’ve seen this school come leaps and bounds from where it was when I first arrived on campus. We’re building our brains at Kyle Carey is the Design Editor of a school that we can be proud of the Crimson White.

Upon joining Teach For America in 2003, I was the 12th University of Alabama grad to pursue that route into the teaching profession, one I had never considered prior to learning about TFA. The experience completely shifted the scope of my life’s work. In five years’ time, I was transformed from a finance major with little passion for the field, to a passionate education advocate managing over 75 people and running a school in post-Katrina New Orleans.

As an undergraduate, I was the vice-chair of the TFA’s most massive and Blackburn Institute impactful educational and deeply work at scale is done in engaged in many of Alabama’s issues, the second part of this most notably edumission, which was abcation. Today, as sent in Ms. Paul’s letter. an u nwave r i n g Tide fan and as a Blackburn Institute Advisory Board member, I was disappointed to read parts of Hallie Paul’s recent article about teaching, which misconstrued TFA’s role as a critical partner in the effort to develop effective teachers, expand educational opportunity and drive positive outcomes for students far beyond simply a two-year commitment – whether in the classroom, as school administrators or as community and civic leaders.

It must not be overlooked that TFA’s mission is twofold: 1) to train and support effective teachers in the classroom, and 2) to cultivate committed, lifelong advocates for our kids.

TFA’s most massive and impactful educational work at scale is done in the second part of this mission, which was absent in Ms. Paul’s letter.

A growing body of rigorous, independent research demonstrates that TFA teachers have a positive impact on student achievement.

Both Tennessee and Louisiana have conducted Teacher Effectiveness surveys that identified TFA as the most effective of their respective state’s teacher-preparation programs, outpacing all University-based programs and other alternative teaching pathways.

Teaching for three years in inner city Atlanta absolutely transformed my career trajectory.

My 15 to 20 students showed time and again that, with the right support from a committed adult, they could achieve at the highest levels in the face of the additional challenges of poverty.

Knowing that we can close the achievement gap for students growing up in poverty, I simply could not walk away from this work. After teaching, I spent the next year earning a fully funded MBA focusing in social entrepreneurship from the Terry College of Business at UGA. I have now built a career in education as founding elementary school principal and current School Director of Langston Hughes Academy Charter School in New Orleans, making daily decisions that impact nearly 650 children.

I also serve on the board of THRIVE, which seeks to be Louisiana’s first charter boarding school serving at-risk kids. Two-thirds of TFA’s nearly 24,000 alumni are choosing a similar path to mine, working full-time in education.

Increasing the number of effective teachers from all pathways into the teaching profession is a shared responsibility among all engaged citizens. With more than 16 million students growing up in poverty, this is a time to continue efforts that are working well and to focus on the hard and collaborative work that it will take to ensure we are providing all students with a truly excellent education.

I would hate for any UA grads considering TFA to miss out on this purposeful adventure, and hopefully this letter will encourage some to “go for it” like the Tide.

Mark W. C. Martin is the School Director and Elementary Principal of Langston Hughes Academy Charter School.

Reflecting on time at UA, Denny Chimes stands tall

By West Honeycutt Walking across campus yesterday, I hardly recognized the landscape from the one I stepped foot on just over three years ago. I was a freshman then, filled to the brim with ambition: ambition that has carried me far and provided me with a lifetime of memories. Back then, campus was a different place – perhaps it was not entirely different from today, but it was different, nonetheless.

My freshman year, we had no Heisman trophy winner, no statue of Nick Saban and no Speaker of the SGA Senate. There were no trendy emails from President Witt regarding racism on campus, no Malone-Hood Plaza and no midnight stabbings at Lakeside Diner. The south end zone had no upper deck, the Honors College Assembly didn’t exist, and ATO wasn’t trying to compensate for anything by placing University Boulevard in shadow.

In those days, students did their

From close friends, amazing faculty and a tremendous athletic program, my college experience at UA has been everything I ever could have asked for.

course surveys by hand, sans about a million emails from Dr. Bonner. The Crimson Ride was only a year old, and 348-RIDE didn’t care if you wanted to go to a bar, or leave one, so long as you were entertaining and polite en route.

Five dollars got you a bottomless red solo cup at the house on Reed Street, and a meal plan swipe and hour’s conversation in line got you delicious Lakeside Grill.

At 11:30 each Saturday night, half the town would flock to buy another case of beer before midnight, because Sunday sales were prohibited. At 12:05 a.m., the other half realized their mistake, and drove the 45 minutes to Jefferson County to restock. Back then, Kendra

that if a virgin ever walked by Denny Chimes, a brick would fall out.” She then paused to look around the room, and continued, “last I checked, it’s still standing…”

Despite the many changes that have occurred on campus, the Capstone will always remain special to me. My time here has been time well spent, and there’s not a thing I would change about it. From close friends, amazing faculty and a tremendous athletic program, my college experience at UA has been everything I ever could have asked for. While new buildings go up, and old ones come down; organizations change and at times even become obsolete; and progress continues to take its altering course, I take comfort in knowing that the true essence of what makes UA such a wonderful place will never change. After all, Denny Chimes is still standing.

Key tried pulling a John Henry, and nearly beat the Machine; it was the first time in several years the SGA had used electronic voting. Student Involvement was run by Corrie Harris, a dedicated individual the Capstone will never be able to thank enough, and Dr. Blackburn was still alive.

One of my favorite stories to tell about my time at UA comes from when I served in the SGA Senate. Libby Anderson Cater Halaby – the first female SGA president at the Capstone (1944-45), for whom the Anderson Society is named – came to speak to us one night. “When I was your age,” West Honeycutt is a senior majoring in she said, “we had a saying on campus. political science. He will graduate this It was a common tale in those days month.

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By Elizabeth Manning Contributing Writer A UA freshman is joining students in an attempt to better the campus by pushing for a ban on tobacco and smoking.

Jesse Davis noticed the copious amount of tobacco and cigarette use on campus while walking to classes.

“The amount of tobacco use on campus here at UA is obscene,” Davis said. “Especially smoking.

We need to make a move toward a tobacco-free campus.”

Davis is now joining Zac McMillian of the First Year Council and Speaker of the SGA Senate Ryan Flamerich to push for a ban on tobacco use on campus.

The University does have a policy prohibiting smoking inside any buildings on campus, put in place in 1991. Davis presses said every student who is interested in his or her health should be concerned with the use of tobacco on campus.

Many businesses in

Tuscaloosa prohibit the use of tobacco indoors.

Taylor Kean, a sophomore majoring in engineering, disagrees with the idea of a ban.

“I don’t think a ban is necessary on campus,” said Kean, who is not a regular tobacco user. “People should have the right to smoke where they want to smoke. Smoking indoors shouldn’t be allowed, of course.

Placing a ban on using tobacco outside is going against the rights of students.”

Other S o u t h e a st e r n Conference schools have placed a ban on smoking and tobacco use already, including Kentucky, Florida and Auburn. The ban on all tobacco products on Kentucky’s campus was placed on Nov. 19, 2009, according to the policy on UK’s website. In Florida, the ban includes greek houses on campus as well.

Auburn does not have quite the tight ban Kentucky and Florida have, but the policy states that university officials reserve the right to regulate

smoking during university-sponsored events. Tobacco product use is also banned in the interior of any on-campus buildings.

More than 300 universities across the United States have enacted a ban on tobacco use, and, according to Davis, it’s time for Alabama to be added.

According to the Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights website, college students are one of the main targets for tobacco industries, who seek to add customers from college campuses by advertising an escape from stress.

Deaths related to tobacco use have numbered more than 12 million in the years 1964 to 2004, according to the Above the Influence website. In 2010, more than 220,000 new cases of lung cancer were reported. More than 150,000 Americans died as a direct result of the disease.

Second hand smoke also plays a major factor in health problems in the U.S., with around 3,000 deaths from lung cancer happening each year in adult nonsmokers due to secondhand smoke.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha holds presentation show

CW | Margo Smith The Theta Sigma chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority held its Campus Presentation show on Saturday, Dec. 3 in the Ferguson Center Ballroom.

Student chosen for UN climate conference in South Africa

By Nathan Chambliss Contributing Writer University of Alabama student John Canada was recently chosen as one of five students nationwide to attend the United Nation Climate Change Convention in Durban, South Africa.

“I feel very honored that I was given the opportunity to represent [the American Chemical Society], the University and my country at a United Nations Conference,” said Canada, a chemistry major and member of the American Chemical Society.

The annual conference was established to discuss climate change and other related topics. Many of the scientific organizations support the consensus

view on climate change and thus have had an impact on negotiations.

Canada was encouraged to apply for the American Chemical Society slot by Robin Rogers, the Robert Ramsay Chair of Chemistry at the University and director of the University’s Center for Green Manufacturing, according to a press release.

“John’s ability to communicate is perhaps one of his biggest strengths,” Rogers said in the release. “Even as a sophomore, he already has broad experiences and broad interests combined with technical ability that will allow him to understand and assess the complex issues to be discussed.”

In the past, the American Chemical Society sent represen-

“I decided the best way to do this was to seek out youth delegates from organizations worldwide. I talked to just about everyone at the conference. You can pretty much name a country, and I’ve met with people from there.”

— John Canada tatives to the conference to help with any negotiations, but over During the two-week conferthe past few years, the involve- ence, which runs from Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, the students will attend ment of ACS has decreased.

Canada said ACS selected talks, take part in special events, five students to represent them discuss special interests with at the conference in an effort to other non-government organizareassert the importance of the tion representatives and interscience in the process. Canada view world leaders, according to was joined by two students from the ACS. They will employ social York College of Pennsylvania, networking, including Facebook, one from Penn State University Twitter, YouTube and blogs to and another from Carnegie reach to their peers and educaMellon University, according to tors in the U.S., the press release said. a press release.

While at the conference, Canada was given a mentor by the ACS to familiarize him with the negotiations, Dr. Donald Brown, who was the lead U.S. negotiator at the conference during the Clinton administration.

“Dr. Brown was extremely knowledgeable on everything climate change related,” Canada said.

While in Africa, Canada was left to decide his own path of reporting on the conference.

“I decided the best way to do this was to seek out youth delegates from organizations worldwide,” he said. “I talked to just about everyone at the conference. You can pretty much name a country, and I’ve met with people from there.”

Canada joined a group called

YOUNGO and began working with them almost immediately.

“I joined their committee which was lobbying the UN to make changes to some of their policies such as for water purification,” he said.

While in Africa, he was able to organize a partnership between the major youth delegations from China and the U.S. “In addition to writing the agreement, I have helped create a workshop for all U.S. and Chinese delegates to attend,” he said.

Canada is currently trying to reach out to more Americans to draw attention to this topic.

“With the efforts of Chris Bryant, we have been able to reach out to the public on what I’ve been doing.”

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These concepts include additional academic buildings, parking, dorms, a second quad, and a possible performing arts center.

UA will also preserve the dome building and some of the wings, Wolfe said.

“It’s been a win-win,” Davis said. “We can now move into a modern building and UA can increase its land size by onethird.”

NEWS The concepts also include a possible repurposing of the main building as a visitor’s center and museum featuring Bryce Hospital and the University’s history, Wolfe said.

“The idea of a museum of how we treat people with mental illness has been my goal since I took this job,” Davis said.

“They’ve really listened to students and professionals...They have really done a great job.”

Dr. Rufus Partlow remembers growing up on the grounds of Bryce Hospital as an 8-year-old

child in 1938.

“There were no kids except me and one girl, Emily,” Partlow said. “We pretty well did what we wanted to.”

Partlow’s father was an assistant physician and interned at Bryce Hospital. He raised his family on the grounds of Bryce Hospital until Partlow was 14 years old.

“I remember chasing a kite through the plowed corn field behind my house,” Partlow said. “There used to be a peach orchard directly across from

where DCH Regional Medical Center is now.”

The amount of Tuscaloosa citizens that have never been through the gates of Bryce is amazing, Partlow said.

“It’s hard for me to believe [after] being raised here,” Partlow said. “This is my home.”

Besides Partlow’s family, other physicians and their families lived on Bryce’s grounds, along with the patients.

“It was a community back then,” Partlow said. “It was a self-sustaining establishment,

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Eligible patients were allowed to work on the grounds of Bryce, promoting Dr. Peter Bryce’s patient treatment philosophy, said Alabama Department of Mental Health Historian Steve Davis.

“He was way ahead of his time,” Davis said. “He believed in community involvement of treatment. He really treated patients like they were ill and not criminals.”

With the change in ownership, Partlow said he was worried the

University would destroy the identity of the property.

“I really thought that they would tear down the wings and the main building when they first bought the property,” Partlow said. “I encourage students to write the board of trustees about what they think about the plans.”

The art school and the music school have both looked into having buildings on the grounds of Bryce, Wolfe said.

“I think these buildings are just made for an artist,” Partlow said. “I want them to know.”

UA tries to buy ‘xxx’ domain name

By Melissa Brown Staff Reporter mbrown104@crimson.ua.edu Adult entertainment sites now have the option of purchasing an .xxx domain nameand it’s worrying university administrators.

According to a November article in the New York Daily News, colleges and universities are buying up their namesakes in an effort to avoid embarrassment, confusion and trademark abuse.

The University of MissouriColombia recently registered

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The two chapters that promote the most sales win $1000 to go toward a Service for Sight fundraising event, among other prizes.

Fields said The Great Fight for Sight is an innovative way to experience TOMS. “TOMS eyewear is a new way that people can participate in their one-to-one opportunity to give sight to a person in need,” Fields said. “We are so excited to participate in this program and hope to do our best to make an impact in any way we can.”

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Prior to Nov. 5, Flaherty said ticket prices to the national championship game were averaging $1,545. In the period between the “Game of the Century” and last Saturday, the last day of the college football regular season, Flaherty said ticket prices were averaging $1,950.

“It’s like a switch flipped once it was clear that the game would be LSU-Alabama again,” he said.

The two biggest volume days the website has seen were last Saturday and Sunday, Flaherty said, when the average price of tickets was $1,978. Since then, ticket prices have fallen slightly,

both missouri.xxx and missouritigers.com.

“We don’t want someone coming across our trademark on a porn site,” Terry Robb, Missouri’s director of information technology told STLToday.com. “God only knows what they’d come up with.”

The domain entered a sunrise period in September and October when trademark owners were the first allowed to register domains containing their trademarks. General availability to the public commenced Tuesday, Dec. 6.

Cathy Andreen, director of media relations at the University of Alabama, said UA was aware of the new domain.

“The University investigated this and tried to purchase ua.xxx, but it was not available,” she said. “Meaning that someone else has purchased or reserved it.”

Andreen said the University also checked into rolltide.xxx and several other unspecified options, but none were available.

None of the sites are currently accessible.

Vannessa Stuckey, vice-president for DG Foundations, said UA’s chapter is actively involved with Service for Sight philanthropy. The chapter is planning a golf tournament for the spring to raise proceeds for the foundation.

“We also will make touchand-feel books to give to schools with visually impaired children,” Stuckey said. “We collect Campbell’s soup labels and box tops, and through that we give money to schools with visually impaired children.”

In addition to raising funds for their foundation, UA DGs assisted the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind this fall in

winning $10,000.

The sorority also runs Golden Anchors, a senior-oriented program that sends DGs into nursing homes to assist the elderly who are visually impaired.

For the Alabama DGs, their service for sight is an important cause, and they encourage University students to join them in the Great Fight for Sight.

“We have an amazing opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others and we take that responsibility very seriously,” Fields said.

Us e the code DGUniversityofAlabama at your TOMS checkout to give credit to UA’s chapter.

which Flaherty says is because many die-hard fans purchased tickets the second they knew their team was playing for the championship.

“Once the announcement is made, fans burst,” he said. “They say, ‘I’m going; I’m getting tickets right now,’ and they purchase their tickets.”

Dylan Till, a sophomore majoring in environment science, said he wasn’t surprised that tickets to the game were going for as much as they are. He said he wouldn’t be interested in tickets if their price stays where it is now.

“As a currently unemployed college student, I couldn’t afford a ticket at that price, but even if I could I would find it hard not to keep my money and just tailgate

at the game instead,” Till said.

“The most I personally would pay would be $550, and that is the extreme end of what I would feel comfortable paying.”

Prior to the rematch, Flaherty said the website’s record for highest average ticket price was $1,351 for last year’s BCS National Championship.

He said certain factors weigh in on the game’s ticket prices, especially the fact that both Alabama and LSU have loyal fan bases, and that the Superdome is a drivable distance away from both schools, which ultimately allows people to spend more money on their game tickets.

“Tickets to this game are definitely in demand,” Flaherty said.

“It should be exciting and fun to watch.”

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Margaret Bishop, a senior majoring in public relations and communication studies, is an account executive for the Prescription Drug Awareness campaign. The campaign will provide healthy tips for finals from their Twitter @ PDAcampaign. Bishop agreed sleep is crucial to success.

“Sleep, even if it’s only four to five hours,” Bishop said. “It is important to recharge your brain.”

Wilcox said it is important to practice good nutrition to maintain energy.

“You think you’re hungry because your body needs energy, and the easy things to

aids to alertness. Finals are not a time to experiment.”

Wilcox also warns against large amounts of caffeine.

“The main ingredient in things like energy drinks, which are often marketed as healthy drinks, is caffeine,” Wilcox said. “They keep the body awake, but that doesn’t mean you are learning anything. They keep you alert but don’t give you energy.”

Brodsky said it is important for students to take breaks during long periods of studying.

“Students should not push themselves excessively,” Brodsky said. “Many people reach a point of diminishing returns from long periods of unbroken studying. When they reach that point, they

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reach out to are junk foods that are salty and sugary,” Wilcox said. “The sugary foods especially give you a quick burst of energy but then a crash.

Balance protein intake with carbs so your energy level is sustained.”

Brodsky said students should keep energy up using healthy methods.

“If students are already on an exercise regimen, they should keep it up,” Brodsky said. “Do not try new chemical

should break up their studying time. It is useful to have a stopping time in advance, because it keeps students focused on what they need to get done.”

Wilcox agreed taking time to be less serious is important for effective studying.

“Laughter is a key component in managing stress and improving your mood,” Wilcox said. “Think of funny things to expose yourself to when you’re taking study breaks.”

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“I am ecstatic,” said Chris Irvin, a graduate student studying chemical engineering. “I was in Pasadena when we won in ’09 and cannot wait for New Orleans, bringing home number 14.”

Others, though, who did not make the cut and qualify to purchase tickets, were unhappy with the process that will leave them out of what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

“I think the system is complete crap,” said Zach Long, a sophomore majoring in biology. “You have to have over 100 credit hours to get tickets. That eliminates anyone but seniors, and even then only if they took at least 17 hours a semester at UA.”

“Many out-of-state students can’t afford to take summer classes or even an extra hour over 16 during the semester because of out-of-state tuition,” Long said. “This might never happen again during our time here, so how is it fair to give them to only seniors? It’s completely unfair that freshmen, sophomores and juniors aren’t even considered. I agree seniors get priority, but maybe something like allot a certain percentage of tickets for each classification and sell them on a first-come, first-serve basis.”

“I am a senior graduating cum laude this December with a degree in secondary education,” said Lynnlee

Massarelli. “I have 96 UA hours that do not include my 19 credits for completing the international baccalaureate program in high school.

These are not considered UA hours and thus I did not get a ticket.

“Maybe this is an issue with the registrar, but it is insane that students who work hard in high school and are even able to graduate early are penalized for this,” Mass arelli said. “I understand transferring from another college but not counting the work we do in high school to prepare ourselves for college is absurd, especially if it is going to be counted against us in multiple magnitudes.”

Suicide rumors prove untrue Students will not get A’s for roommate’s depression

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

Exams are coming up, and the Internet is down all over campus. You’re panicking. The sparkle has worn off of this semester, and you just can’t focus on school anymore. If you don’t pick up your grades, your scholarship is in jeopardy. Worse yet, your roommate doesn’t seem to care at all. In fact, she keeps giving these little backhanded comments. Could she actually be trying to make you more depressed?

Maybe so. But don’t be too hard on her. She could just be going for straight A’s; at least, that’s what she heard she’d get if you decided to just end it all.

Unfortunately for your misguided roommate, the myth of a UA policy to automatically award a student with A’s – or at least free credit, or final exam opt-outs or something – when his or her roommate commits suicide is as popular as it is bogus, said Mark Nelson, vice president of Student Affairs.

“I’ve been here for 20 years,

The myth of a UA policy to automatically award a student with A’s – or at least free credit, or final exam opt-outs or something – when his or her roommate commits suicide is as popular as it is bogus. and that rumor comes up every year,” Nelson said. “But from what I understand from my colleagues around the country, they have the same thing.

“It’s just literally impossible to have a policy for every circumstance,” Nelson said.

Rather than a blanket policy, Nelson said the University approaches such tragedies on a case-to-case basis, a collaborative process between the Counseling Center, the Registrar, the students and their professors. It’s a process that handles anything that disrupts the life of a student, from a death in the family, to chronic depression, to a physical injury.

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Calling our current ticket allotment system ridiculous is an understatement. Not only is it downright absurd, but it is unfair to students like myself who transferred to the University and the underclassmen. I will never have 100 UA hours, so are transfer students just to be forgotten in this? It seems like we’re being punished for transferring to the University in comparison to those who started here their freshman year (I transferred in as a junior). Again, that is not fair. We all want to go to this game equally as bad, regardless of credits. We are all students at The University of Alabama, and we all deserve to go. Granted I know that that cannot be, but setting such a high cut-off is ludicrous.

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I was three hours short of a BCS ticket (I have 97 earned UA hours). I’m less indignant than usual about UA’s backward and contradictory mission and policies, but I’m irked that I’m essentially denied from this significant event during my senior year, especially considering that I’ve never taken fewer than 15 hours in any semester at UA. The University’s push for its students to finish in four seems hollow when their policies seem not to reward students aiming to do just that.

- Chris Izor, senior, English

I’m a senior this year, and I have 99 credit hours. You can imagine how frustrating this is to find out that not only was I not getting a ticket, but I was one hour away. I think this system is mostly fair, but at the same time, I feel like 5th- and 6th- year seniors got all the tickets. It’s like I’m being punished for graduating in four years.

- Michala Moses, senior, nursing

educations and start again later without damaging their GPA. Wendy Ham, a UA junior majoring in elementary education, will take next semester off because of clinical depression.

She found the rumor of a blanket suicide policy disturbing.

“It’s wrong to try and gain a leg up from people’s problems,” she said. “[Stuff] happens,” Ham added.

“If you can’t handle it, you can withdraw, but I don’t think you should just get A’s.”

Even without a medical withdrawal, a student willfully can leave school at any time for any reason and return in a later semester without damage to their GPA, provided the withdrawal is complete, according to Nelson.

“We work with students on all kinds of emergencies,” Nelson said.

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I’m sure you’re all aware that the Alabama men’s basketball team lost their second (consecutive) game of the season.

It’s still early on in the season, and the jury is still out on how good this Alabama team can and will be, but we have to agree that right now, this team is limited offensively. Alabama has scored more than 75 points only once in nine tries.

VCU showed everyone the blueprint, even though they lost, and Georgetown and Dayton completely figured out how to beat Alabama. If you make them play half-court offense, you can beat them. If you make their offense go against a zone defense, you can beat them. If you make them rely on perimeter shots, guess what? You can beat them.

Alabama plays stifling defense and likes to push the tempo on

offense. Their defense keeps them in games because they are able to hold most opponents under 65 points. But in the half court they are stagnant and often look confused on offense.

The Crimson Tide’s best player, JaMychal Green, is destined to get into foul trouble every game. Foul trouble has slowed Green’s production more than

any defender he’s faced all season. Whether it’s two quick fouls in the first half, or four in the second half (remember Georgetown), Green always seems to find himself sitting on the bench.

Alabama’s second best player, Tony Mitchell, doesn’t foul as much, but he has yet to develop into the dominant wing player the Tide need him to be. Yes, he occasionally knocks down threes; and yes he has the hops to jump out of the gym and will dunk on anyone in his way; but off the dribble, Mitchell is awkward and often finds himself shooting weird, off-balance shots that look more like prayers than practice.

Their third best player, Trevor Releford, usually looks lost on the offensive end. He has big-time ability, but gets overshadowed by Green and Mitchell. He has a nice jump shot, but doesn’t shoot enough to be a serious threat. Releford is also super quick and can finish around the rim, but when teams drop back into zones, he struggles to make plays.

As talented as Alabama’s freshmen are, for the most part they struggle in key moments.

Trevor Lacey is the most hyped, and he lives up to it with tough defense and fancy plays off the dribble, but his perimeter shot is too inconsistent.

Nick Jacobs has a deadly hook shot, but he’s short (despite being listed at 6’8) and gets lost among the taller frontcourt players. Levi Randolph and Rodney Cooper both start, but neither is capable of taking over a game offensively at this point in their career.

This is not meant to write the Tide off. I believe they have a lot of potential, and they should make a run in the NCAA tournament.

But if Anthony Grant doesn’t make the proper adjustments and get his team in better offensive sets against the zone, the Tide will find themselves in a different tournament come March. One they came up short in last season.

By Marc Torrence @marctorrence Contributing Writer In a way, the Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers are mirror images of each other.

Strong running game. Nasty defense. Explosive kick returners.

But calling the shots on the sidelines, you could not find two coaches who do the same job so well, yet so differently.

They call Les Miles “The Mad Hatter” and for good reason.

We’re all aware of Miles’ unique antics: the palm clap, the way he wears his hat so high on his head, and of course his strange affinity for Tiger Stadium grass.

But this year, Miles has been in rare form. Even before the season started, when starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson was arrested and subsequently suspended, Miles was firing off his signature quotes that you have to read two or three times to get.

“Jarrett Lee is our starter,” Miles said in a press release at the time. “Since the issue we’ve moved in a way to allow Jarrett Lee to spend a lot of time on field.” Come again, coach?

And while the trick plays – an LSU staple under Miles – have been at a minimum this season, it’s not for lack of on-field antics.

If you were in the student section for the Tide and Tigers’ first meeting this season you know what I’m talking about.

With more than an hour left until kickoff, Miles emerged from the visiting tunnel to survey the field before the game started – much like Saban does before each home game. Predictably, Miles was met with a smattering of boos, middle fingers and other things that we can’t publish.

His reaction? Miles stood tall, gave the Alabama faithful a hearty salute and walked off.

And that’s just Les. It’s also why his players love to play for him. His crazy antics and unpredictability on the biggest stage

only fuel their desire to win.

Then you have Nick Saban.

The “Nicktator,” his critics call him.

Saban makes sure every aspect of the Alabama football program is under control, and he has the crimson machine running full speed ahead because of it.

On the field, Saban is as intense of a coach as you will ever see.

We all saw the video of Saban telling McCarron to “calm down” in Alabama’s game against Florida this year.

Saban demands perfection from all of his players and coaches, and he’ll let you know it.

And off the field, he’s almost as intense with the media as he is, with his players.

Saban is usually due for one good tirade a season, and this year I was the lucky soul who got to experience it.

When I asked him about conference expansion and possibly losing the UT rivalry, Saban launched into one of his trademark rants.

“I could give a [you-knowwhat] about all that,” he said. “I mean come on. Let’s talk about the game.”

But that’s just who Saban is, and it’s what makes him a great coach.

At a school like Alabama where expectations are high and winning a championship ever year is par for the course, it takes a strong-minded, fierce coach to do the job.

On Jan. 9, Saban and Miles will add another chapter to their coaching rivalry. It’s been pretty even so far, with Miles taking a slight 3-2 edge over Saban this year, but one thing we’ve come to expect is that it will be an entertaining game.

Because when you have two coaches who are the best at what they do with two polar opposite approaches to doing it, there’s bound to be a whole lot of excitement.

SPORTS IN BRIEF Menʼs basketball loses to Dayton From UA Athletics In its first true road game of the season, the Alabama men’s basketball team fell to the Dayton Flyers in Dayton, Ohio, by a score of 74-62.

Junior forward Tony Mitchell led the No. 15 Crimson Tide with 18 points and three rebounds. Sophomore guard Trevor Releford scored all 13 of his points after the break, while senior forward JaMychal Green added a dozen points of his own.

Freshman guard Trevor Lacey contributed eight points and four assists off the bench.

“Dayton came out with great passion and brought the energy they needed to bring,” head

coach Anthony Grant said.

“We played like a team that was playing its first road game.

We didn’t play with the focus and intensity needed to beat a team like Dayton on their home court.”

Alabama struggled to find its rhythm in the first half. Green scored the Tide’s first six points in the first four minutes, but found himself in foul trouble in that span and was on the bench the remainder of the half.

Mitchell led the team in the first half with 12 points. Alabama went into the break trailing 38-27 after Lacey made a threepointer to end the half.

The Tide continued to struggle until halfway through the

second half when they were able to narrow the gap with an 11-0 run. Dayton had led by as many as 17 points, but the Tide cut the lead to six points and trailed 57-51 with just over eight minutes remaining in the game.

However, it was not enough, as the Flyers pulled away to win the game by a dozen after shooting 52.6 percent from three-point range on the night.

Dayton was led by senior forward Chris Johnson, who scored 20 points on eight-ofnine shooting, including a trio of three-pointers.

The Tide returns home to Coleman Coliseum Sunday, Dec. 11 at 5 p.m., to face the University of Detroit Titans.

Womenʼs basketball falls to North Texas From UA Athletics The Alabama women’s basketball team dropped a 69-63 decision at North Texas in Denton, Texas, Wednesday. In her first appearance since Nov. 15, junior Kyra Crosby led the

Crimson Tide in scoring with 13 points, while junior Erin Hogue had a team-high six rebounds.

Alabama shot 40.7 percent from the floor, but was hampered by poor free throw shooting, shooting just 42.3 from the stripe. The Tide was also

outrebounded 45-31 by the Mean Green, giving up 17 offensive boards to North Texas.

Next up, Alabama will play its second of three straight road contests at NC State on Sunday, Dec. 11. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Central Time.

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By Alexandra Ellsworth Senior Staff Reporter amellsworth@crimson.ua.edu There is still time before the semester ends to visit The Capstone Expo, a senior art showcase, in the Ferguson Center Art Gallery. The Gallery is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

The art gallery provides UA students, faculty, staff and the surrounding artistic community an outlet to showcase their work.

This month UA students Katherine Jaeger, Jacob Davidson, Tristan Watts, Amber Jones, Ashton Minto and Lauren Ruel have displayed their work in the art gallery. Collectively, they represented a wide range of styles in the gallery.

“We try to change out the exhibit on a monthly basis to give priority to students and graduate students,” gallery coordinator Kelli Knox-Hall said.

The art gallery worked with the art department to identify students for the showcase. The gallery is always taking submissions for exhibit ideas, and they will take reservations up to a year in advance.

“We are really excited about this particular exhibit and the works we have in it,” Knox-Hall said. “I’d encourage students to come by and see it before the semester closes.”

Katherine Jaeger Major: Interdisciplinary studies with depth study in art therapy Medium: Acrylic and oil painting Jaeger has nine oil or waterbased paintings in the gallery and one sculpture piece. The sculpture is a painted concrete piece.

“I always started out general to specific,” she said. “A lot of my work is based on nature, but I change them to make them more beautiful to me.”

Jaeger said she does not like to have a plan when she works, but she wants her art to be more intuitive.

She hopes to attend art therapy school, a two-year program, after she graduates and work with children using art as a process of healing.

Jacob Davidson Major: Digital Art and Painting Medium: Oils painting, printmaking, ink.

Davidson has various works in the gallery including two lithographs, three linoleum block relief prints, two oil paintings, and two mixed media pieces.

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“Like everyone else, I start the process in my head,” he said. “I think of subject matter, whether representational or non-representational, that I think is fun or interesting and then let that idea marinate for a while.”

Davidson said he usually sketches out the idea on paper in the middle of a non-art class and then decides which medium, such as oils, printmaking or ink, would be best suited for the idea.

After graduation, Davidson said he will continue creating artwork no matter where he ends up.

“I couldn’t bear not having an expressive visual outlet for imagination,” he said. “I would like to go to graduate school, but I am going to take a semester or two off to gather up all my work and get my things in order.”

Currently, Davidson is searching for a full-time graphic design position and doing freelance design.

“I’ll be sad to leave Tuscaloosa, and I’d love nothing more than to find a solid graphic design job around here, but the openings are slim,” he said. “But wherever I go, I’ll continue pursuing art.”

enjoyed the art program and encourage students to take art classes while they are here.”

Amber Jones

Major: BFA student concentrating in sculpture and ceramics.

Medium: Ceramics, paper In the gallery, Jones has three ceramic platters as well as paper houses she created.

“My ceramic work is a lengthy process,” she said. “In addition to making the pieces with the wet flat, each piece has to go through at several firing processes, and many of the results are extremely difficult to control.”

She prefers raku work because it is a quicker process that she believes she has more control over.

“With my sculptural work, I pull from family narratives and memories and work to create a visual family history through both found and handmade objects,” Jones said.

After graduating next week, Jones will move to Memphis, Tenn. She will probably focus on painting, because she can paint from pretty much anywhere, she said.

“The equipment needed for Tristan Watts my ceramic work is very expensive, and is not ideal for the Major: Studio Art apartment setting,” she said. “I Medium: Painting Watts did a piece on loneliness would love to eventually start a and isolation. He painted a scene clay co-op there [Memphis] to from Greensboro Avenue in allow community members who Tuscaloosa several times before are interested in the ceramic achieving what he was looking arts to work with the material, regardless of monetary or equipfor.

Watts said he was happy with ment/workspace limitations.” his piece and that it conveyed what he was looking for.

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APO performs first musical “See Rock City & Other Destinations” opens Dec. 8

By Julie Fry Contributing Writer Alpha Psi Omega, the theatre department’s fraternity and honor society, puts on a show once each semester, and this week on Dec. 8 and 9 they are running the show “See Rock City & Other Destinations,” book and lyrics by Adam Mathias and music by Brad Alexander.

Director Barrett Guyton, a senior majoring in theatre and health care management, chose the musical in September and the cast has been working on it for the past four and weeks.

“This is APO’s first musical, so it made the cast push themselves as actors,” Guyton said.

“It’s a show that people our age would connect to and the book is one of the most beautiful plays I’ve ever read.”

The rights to the musical were just recently released, and it won the Drama Desk Award for Most Outstanding Book.

The show ran on Broadway last year, and Guyton said the newness of the play makes it really exciting for APO to do one of its first productions.

The musical is composed of short stories form one unified story about people who are questioning where to go in their lives.

Adam Vanek, a sophomore majoring in musical theatre, plays Jess, a young guy who is travelling around the country after his parents have died.

“I’m travelling to find out who I am and what I’m supposed to be doing with my life, like the other characters, who encoun-

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• Cost: $5 ter people who help them try to find out what they’re looking for,” Vanek said.

Brittany Steelhammer, a freshman majoring in musical theatre, plays one of three sisters who cast their father’s ashes in a resting spot.

“It’s about how other people touch your lives, and it’s also super funny… super hilarious,”

For photos see page 8 Steelhammer said.

Miranda Rivas, a sophomore majoring in dance and musical theatre, joined the cast a couple weeks ago when the originally cast actor had to go on voice rest, and she plays a sister to Steelhammer’s character. Instead of feeling daunted by the short notice, Rivas embraced the role.

“This is an awesome opportunity. The music is upbeat and fun,” Rivas said. “It’s about the cast taking a journey, within the scenes and as a whole.”

The cast practiced a cappella for three weeks and now have pianist Daniel DeShazo playing the music. Everyone in the cast sings.

Katie Hooper, APO costume designer for the show, has watched the cast interact and she is excited about it.

“I love the chemistry that the actors have with each other as their characters,” said Hooper, a freshman majoring in apparel design and theatre.

“All the scenes are cohesive even though they take place in completely different parts of the country.”

Corey Rives, a sophomore majoring in advertising and musical theatre, also enjoys the acting and mood of the cast.

“The play allows for everyone to put a lot of themselves into the character,” Rives said. “I think it adds an element of realism to the play.”

Rives plays Rick, a kid from prep school who skips class with his friend to go to Coney Island, and they realize they care about each other as more than friends and ask the question, where do we go from here?

The actors play roles that may or may not fit their identity, such as Will Travis, whose character is an old man in a wheelchair.

“It feels like you don’t have control,” Travis said. “But being in the wheelchair helps me to empathize with my character.”

“See Rock City & Other Destinations” will run in the Allen Bales Theater Thursday and Friday night. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $5.

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By Katrina Sharpe Crimson White

Go skydiving Attend a bowl game Watch a movie at the Bama Theatre Eat a steak at Nick’s in the Sticks Take a class just for fun Participate in an alternative break trip Have an outdoor adventure with Outdoor Recreation

As the year draws to an end and everyone begins making ing New Year’s resolutions, consider adding some of these to your bucket lists, especially if you’re a senior with only one semester left at the Capstone.

Advice from UA seniors graduating in May

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Do something you never thought you would do.

I’m extremely scared of heights and I went cliff jumping. It was tons of fun, even if it took me an hour to work up to it.

–Heather Carter, senior, political science

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I think students should wake up at least once at the crack of dawn to eat breakfast at City Café.

–Jonathan Smith, senior, telecommunication and film

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Take the dream internship, even if it’s unpaid.

Right now is the time where most of us can scrape by without a paid job... It’s the best thing I ever did.

–Heather Carter, senior, political science Students should go on at least one random, spur of the moment road trip with close friends.

–Jonathan Smith, senior, telecommunication and film Every student should get involved with a campus organization. I’m involved with Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) and love it.

–Connor Norton, senior, accounting

Tutor at a Tuscaloosa City or County School Get a photo with Big Al Pull an all-nighter Check out a book from the library Intern Wait tables Run a 5K Listen to a local band perform live Attend a concert at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Go to a toga party Attend a tacky Christmas party

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Finally, don’t let anyone else tell you what career choice you should make, follow your passion.

–Connor Norton, senior, accounting

Visit the UA Arboretum Join an intramural team Attend a basketball game Attend a tennis match Attend a baseball game Jog the mile-long River Walk along Jack Warner Parkway Read/study on the Quad Volunteer

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I think students should try geocaching around campus at least once before they graduate. If you love the movie ‘National Treasure,’ then you’ll love this fun activity with your friends.

– Hannah Waits, senior, human development and family studies

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Everyone should take an adventure into the basement of Gorgas. It is creepy with no Internet or cell service. It is not hard to lose your way among the various amounts of book shelves.

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