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Seth Davis discusses the Alabama basketball coaching search
Serving the University of Alabama since 1894
Outdoor Rec offers trips for students By Hannah Mask Contributing Writer
Fast facts
For students who are looking for new ways to enjoy the warmer weather, the University’s Outdoor Recreation program offers a spectrum of activities and equipment. Outdoor Recreation’s trips and equipment are available to any student at the Capstone, regardless of major or class standing, said Outdoor Recreation’s program Coordinator Lance Haynie. “We like to have people from all difference backgrounds participate in our programs,” Haynie said. Throughout the year, Outdoor Rec offers a number of trips, including kayaking, cave exploration, camping and backpacking, Haynie said. Most recently, a group went to Tumbling Rock Cave in Northern Alabama, where they spent a day exploring the cave, Haynie said. Katie Bodet, a sophomore majoring in general health studies, was in the group that went to Tumbling Rock. “As we emerged [from the cave], soaking wet and muddy from head to toe, I have never felt more accomplished in my whole life,” Bodet said. Bodet said she has also been a part of various other trips.
• Outdoor Rec offers kayaking, cave exploration, camping and backpacking trips
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• Trips cost between $30 and $80
• Visit urec.ua.edu or more info “Whether it’s jamming out to music or playing funny ice breakers, the group leaders always make it a fun time for everyone, and you always leave with more friends than you came with,” Bodet said. On Feb. 20 to 22, a group will travel to Rock Town, Ga., Haynie said, where they will spend their time climbing. Group sizes and costs vary, Haynie said. “Typically a group size for things that are closer [to Tuscaloosa] can be as small as two people,” Haynie said. “But for things that are further away, we’re required to be at least at 50 percent capacity, which is about five people.” Haynie said most trips cost between $30 and $80.
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CW | Wai Li Football head coach Nick Saban speaks about how integrity plays a role in coaching Wednesday for the finale event of Capstone Creed Week.
Saban, President Witt, Vice-Provost Nelson speak on integrity By Josh Veazey Senior Staff Reporter
and your priorities on a day-to-day basis,” Saban said. “And those three things determine the choices you make, and the choicFootball head coach Nick Saban, UA es you make make you who you are.” Saban cited a speech by Martin Luther President Robert Witt and Vice President of Student Affairs and Vice Provost Mark King Jr. in which King spoke of a shoe shinNelson spoke on the meaning of integrity er who was the “one guy in Montgomery, Wednesday at the concluding event for the Alabama, that [King] would really let shine his shoes, because that guy had such pride fourth annual Capstone Creed Week. “I say all time that your character is in his performance in the job that he did as an accumulation of your thoughts, habits a shoe shine guy.”
King’s message, Saban said, was no matter what your job is, do it to the best of your ability. “And if you can do that, you’ve accomplished the best there is in life, because you know you did your best, to be the best you can be, at whatever it is you choose to do,” Saban said. “[King said] shine shoes like Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel.”
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Juicy Campus shuts down Forum talks about effects of gossip sites on students By Amy Castleberry Contributing Writer
CW | Drew Hoover Lance Haynie, program coordinator of Outdoor Recreation, works in the bike shop of the Outdoor Recreation office.
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The college gossip Web site Juicy Campus shut down Feb. 5 due to the poor economy, according to a post by CEO Matt Ivester on Juicy Campus’s Official Blog. The site expanded to more than 500 college campuses across the U.S. and had more than a million users visiting the site every month since its launch a year and a half ago. “Unfortunately, even with great traffic and strong user loyalty, a business can’t
survive and grow without a steady stream of revenue to support it,” Ivester said in the post. “In these historically difficult economic times, online ad revenue has plummeted and venture capital funding has dissolved, Juicy Campus’ exponential growth outpaced our ability to muster the resources needed to survive this economic downturn.” The Web site, which has sparked a lot of controversy over many of its postings, now redirects visitors to another site, collegeacb.com, or The Anonymous Confession Board,
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which according to College ACB’s press release is an “easily accessible forum where everyone is invited to converse openly, without fear of reprisal or reprimand.” A UA network had beem on the site. In correlation with Capstone Creed Week and the phrase of the Creed, “I will strive for excellence,” a roundtable discussion was hosted Tuesday in the Ferguson Forum in order to discuss sites such as Juicy Campus and College ACB and their impact on the campus community. With a panel including representatives from the judicial board, judicial affairs, IT Security, University Counsel and the Counseling Center,
the panel engaged students in discussions raised by the Web site’s content. The panel talked about free speech rights under the first amendment, and even the possibility of blocking such sites from the University’s Internet server. However, the reigning theme of responsibility continuously resurfaced throughout the discussion. “The biggest issue surrounding this topic is the anonymity the site encourages,” University Counsel representative Michael Spearing said. “No one is held responsible and therefore there is no punishment.” Spearing said with the passing of the Communications
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Former CIA agent settles down at UA By Danielle Drago Senior Staff Reporter There is little that suggests that Stephen Schwab has not been a professor for most of his career. His office is filled to the brim with classic literature and foreign places, and he details his class schedule as if he has been doing it forever. Yet Schwab has not been a professor for long. He has spent the majority of his life working in the CIA. Schwab began working for the CIA after earning an undergraduate degree in history. His main focus, he said, was Latin America. “I became interested in Latin America when I was 14 years old and went to Mexico for the first time,” Schwab said. After taking courses in Spanish and German, Schwab said he was basically fluent in two different languages, an advantage when applying for jobs with international scope. Schwab said he became interested in
working for the CIA after he felt a sense of patriotism as the Vietnam conflict started to escalate. “I was too nearsighted to join the military, but I was interested during that time in possibly working with an interesting and challenging job with the federal government. Someone suggested to me, with my background, I would be a good candidate for the Central Intelligence Agency,” Schwab said. For the next 32 years, Schwab was involved with one of the most respected intelligence agencies in the world. He started writing for high-level intelligence publications, many of which landed on the president’s desk. He said this informed his career as a professor because he learned how to communicate his thoughts clearly and quickly. “If you get a chance to write for the president’s brief you have to get to the point. Clear, effective and succinct communication is absolutely essential, otherwise you can’t do it,” he said.
“This helped form my lectures and developing discussions for classes,” he said. In addition to writing for intelligence publications, Schwab worked mostly within Latin American countries, including a job within the Argentinan embassy. Schwab gained recognition when Juan Perón, the leader of Argentina at the time, died. Instead of focusing on the death of the leader, he focused on the policies of the future leader of the country. “The duty of a Central Intelligence officer is trying to look ahead and see what is going to happen next,” he said. Schwab said his favorite part of being within the CIA was working on task forces in Haiti and elsewhere in Latin America. “Whenever there is an anticipation of a change in government or an invasion, the Central Intelligence Agency creates a task force. When you get to be involved in
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