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NEWS | DIVERSITY

Non-traditional Reading into the numbers UA touts percentage of black faculty; overall diversity lower students face many barriers 12.3%

87.7% White

Faculty Fall 2011*

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Non Resident Alien 3.1% Hispanic 1.9% 2 or more races 0.2% Native Hawaiian/ 32.3% 0.1% Pacific Islander A&S American Indian/ Alaskan Native 0.05%

English Language Institute 0.5% Honors College 1% ROTC 1.5% University Libraries 2.5%

By Alexandra Ellsworth Staff Reporter Kristy Randle stepped out of bed at five in the morning and found herself standing in about a foot of water. Panicked, Randle woke up her husband, and they quickly set to work, bailing water with 16-ounce cups and looking for the cause of the leak. “We opened the door to the bathroom and found water flowing like a waterfall over the counter from the sink,” Randle said. “We had blown a valve.” They were going to sink, and so were her dreams for a degree, Randle thought. Randle lives with her husband and 15-year-old son on a boat five days a week docked in Hide-A-Way Harbor in Tuscaloosa. At 42 years

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old, she is not your typical college student. “It always makes things interesting when you are having to call your professors and say, ‘I am not going to be in class because I am trying to keep my boat from sinking,’”

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NEWS | STUDENT GOVERNMENT

End of presidency a bittersweet idea to Matt Calderone President reﬂects on year’s successes

53.4% Minority

Service/Maintenance Fall 2011 19.6% Minority

80.4% White**

Total Full-Time & Part-Time Faculty Fall 2011

Total Full-Time & Part-Time Faculty Fall 2012

*Does not include non-resident alien **Includes all (if any) non-resident aliens. No information provided CW | Ashley Thomas

This chart compares racial diversity among UA faculty to diversity among UA’s service/maintenance staff. Source: OIRA

‘Flagship institutions’ term limits comparisons

By Sarah Robinson Contributing Writer As Student Government Association campaigns gear up this week, the current SGA president’s time in office begins to wind down. On April 2, Matt Calderone’s SGA tenure will officially end as another student will be sworn into the presidential position. “It’s going to be a sad day,” Calderone said. “It’s been a stressful year. I’m kind of ready for it, but I’m going to miss it.” Calderone, a senior majoring in political science, ran for SGA president in 2012 with a mission to make all students feel connected to the University. He said he makes an effort to reply to every student who

46.6% White**

By Ashanka Kumari and Stephen N. Dethrage CW Staff

Matt Calderone comes to him with a problem. “I try to take the time to meet with anybody, whether it’s a student that sends me a tweet or an email with a concern about something or a student that sends me something angry,” Calderone said.

o commemorate the 50th anniversary of the integration of The University of Alabama, the University created Through the Doors, a website that catalogues the past and present of the school’s diversity and highlights the areas in which it excels in the diversity of its students, faculty and staff. According to the website, among the nation’s 50 “flagship institutions,” the Capstone is No. 3 in the percentage of full-time black faculty employed and No. 2 for the number of full-time black senior-level administrators.

public university in a state. The category limits the number of schools to which UA is compared. Diversity in our faculty is critical for Within the state, both the University [liberal arts] education to take place. of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama in Huntsville — Robert Olin rank higher than UA in terms of the percentage of faculty that are minorities. In fall 2010, more than 82 percent The website also states that 50 years after the integration of the of the University’s full-time facschool, diversity has increased across ulty were white, according to the Office of Institutional Research and the board. When other minority faculty mem- Assessment. At the University of bers are considered alongside black Alabama at Birmingham, 75 percent faculty, though, UA ranks much lower. were white, and at the University of Alabama is No. 12 among the “flag- Alabama in Huntsville, 77 percent ship institutions” in the employment were white. In 2012, of the 1,731 faculty memof minority senior-level administrators and No. 39 in the employment of bers employed by the University, 1,458 (84 percent) were white, accordminority full-time faculty. UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen ing to the OIRA. said the term “flagship institution” refers to the most prominent SEE DIVERSITY PAGE 5

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SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Sunday win keeps undefeated season alive victory over the Winthrop Eagles. The win wraps up the Easton Bama Bash, during which the Tide went 5-0, extending its winning streak By Bryan Bergman in the tournament to 42 Contributing Writer games. The team was helped to its The Crimson Tide softball team continued its undefeat- victory by a strong perfored season Sunday with a 6-1 mance from pitcher Lauren

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Sewell, now 3-0, who gave up only two hits and no earned runs while striking out five batters. Sewell and the team got off to a rocky start, giving up a base hit to the first batter, who scored when first baseman Jadyn Spencer misplayed a ground ball and let it get past her.

“You just have to forget about that first inning,” Sewell said. “That inning was over, and I just knew that my defense had my back and offense had my back, and just tried staying calm throughout the rest of the game.”

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Crimson White, staffers win several awards at conference CW Staff The Crimson White won several awards at the Southeastern Journalism Conference hosted by Union Univiersity in Jackson, Tenn., on Friday, including Best of the South college newspaper and Best of the South college website. The awards were presented at a banquet attended by newspaper staffs from schools across the Southeast, including many of which are smaller liberal arts colleges. The CW’s larger competitors included the Daily Mississippian at Ole Miss and Auburn’s weekly newspaper, the Auburn Plainsman. Crimson White staffers

took home several individual awards, as well. Editor-inchief Will Tucker was named Journalist of the Year, Culture Editor Lauren Ferguson won Best Feature Writer for her series on racial segregation in UA’s sorority community and Assistant Sports Editor Marc Torrence won Best Magazine Writer for his work in Gameday Magazine. In addition to winning best newspaper and best website, The CW as a whole placed third in the contests for Best College Magazine, for Gameday Magazine, and Best Public Service Journalism for the CW’s fall series on hazing and pledgeship.

Obama, Republicans face off as sequester looms; cuts go into effect on Friday From MCT Campus SAN FRANCISCO — President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans stuck to their guns Saturday, clashing over who will be responsible if automatic federal spending cuts go into effect on Friday. The sequester, which originally was meant to occur on Jan. 1 before it was pushed out to March 1, comprises up to $85 billion in automatic spending cuts this year. In his weekly address, Obama said it’s up to Republicans in Congress to avoid the sequester “with just a little compromise” by passing a balanced plan for deficit reduction. The Senate is set to consider bills that would to avoid the cuts on Tuesday or Wednesday, said to a spokesman for Majority Whip Dick Durbin. “Once these cuts take effect, thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off, and tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids,” Obama said in his address. “Air-traffic controllers and airport security will see cutbacks, causing delays across the country. Even President Bush’s director of the National Institutes of Health [Elias Zerhouni] says these cuts will set back medical science for a generation,” he said. On Friday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the sequester would cause delays of up to 90 minutes at major U.S. airports if it goes into effect. Obama also said the threat of the cuts has caused the

U.S. Navy to delay deployment of an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf, and the Pentagon is prepared to furlough up to 800,000 defense employees if the cuts occur. In the GOP’s response, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., placed the blame for the coming sequester on the president, saying that House Republicans have already passed two bills to replace the sequester. Hoeven said “The Price of Politics,” a book by Washington Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward that was published in September, “sets the record straight.” “Woodward says it was President Obama who proposed and promoted the sequester,” Hoeven said. “The fact is Republicans in Congress right now will provide the flexibility to make the necessary spending reductions and address our deficit and debt, instead of going through the sequester.” Hoeven said Obama doesn’t want to work with Republicans on the sequester because he wants higher taxes more than job creation, expanding the economy and expanding the tax base. Hoeven used Obama’s delayed decision on the Keystone XL pipeline as a prime example of what he said was the president’s reluctance to spur economic growth. The pipeline, which is intended to deliver tar-sandsderived crude oil from Canada to U.S. refineries, has become a political balancing act for the Obama administration between environmental and energy interests.

Supreme Court to judge relevance of parts of Voting Rights Act From MCT Campus WASHINGTON — The Justice Department stayed silent when Indiana and Washington state strengthened their voter identification rules. But when Georgia and Texas lawmakers wanted to do the same, they needed federal approval. Now, this different treatment for different states will face a make-or-break test at the Supreme Court. In a potentially landmark case, justices on Wednesday will consider whether it’s time to dismantle a key plank of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act. “This case presents questions that cut to the very core of our democracy,” said Caroline Frederickson, president of the liberal-leaning American Constitution Society. Passed when state-sanctioned racism was at its most insidious, the Voting Rights Act contains multiple elements designed to root out discriminatory practices. The entire law, originally spanning 19 sections, is not at risk of repeal in the case being heard Wednesday. Instead, the case arising out of Shelby County, Ala., centers primarily on two muscular sections that happen to have the biggest reach, and that the county is challenging. The tool is called preclearance. Under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, designated states and jurisdictions must secure Justice Department approval before they change any voting practice or procedure. This can cover everything from buying new voting machines and closing polling places, to requiring photo IDs and shifting district boundaries. A related section provides the formula for determining which political jurisdictions must meet the preclearance requirements. Nine states are currently covered in their entirety: Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Alaska, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and Virginia. Selected jurisdictions of an additional seven states are also covered, including parts of California, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York and South Dakota. The law, though revised several times since 1965, still pegs preclearance coverage in part to voting turnout or registration in the 1964, 1968 and 1972 elections. “The question is whether

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The statute’s coverage formula is based on data that is now more than 35 years old,” Roberts wrote, “and there is considerable evidence that it fails to account for current political conditions. — Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.

Congress needs to update this, so that if you’re going to treat states differently, then you are going to need current evidence,” said Carrie Severino, chief counsel of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network. In addressing this question, the court will be measuring the preclearance rules against the 15th Amendment’s declaration that Congress can take “appropriate” measures to enforce equal voting rights. As often happens, the meaning of “appropriate” is in the eye of the beholder. The case also pits states against one another, sometimes surprisingly. South Carolina and Georgia joined two other states in a brief supporting Shelby County. Texas and Alaska added their own similar briefs. On the other side, North Carolina and Mississippi joined California and New York in urging the court to retain the current law, saying in a legal brief that “the substantial benefits of the preclearance process have outweighed its burdens.” The preclearance process is extensive. Each year, meeting what Severino dubbed a “Mother may I?” obligation, states and localities submit between 4,000 and 6,000 preclearance requests to the Justice Department. Especially in the past, the process rooted out questionable maneuvers. In 2001, for instance, federal officials objected when the allwhite council of Kilmichael, Miss., tried to cancel an election shortly after AfricanAmericans became a town majority. Instead, in a special election, voters subsequently elected four African-American candidates. “The Voting Rights Act remains a necessary vehicle to protect the most fundamental right we have in this democracy,” said Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., who helped rewrite the law in 2006. Lawmakers in 1965 originally described preclearance as a temporary measure, saying in the official 1965 House of Representatives report that

they expected that preclearance “would no longer be needed” by 1970. Nonetheless, preclearance has been extended in five consecutive rewrites of the law. The 2006 rewrite extends it for an additional 25 years. “Congress saw substantial evidence of continuing discrimination,” NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund attorney Debo Adegbile said Friday. “The remedy is clearly necessary. … It’s strong medicine for a strong problem.” Supporters of the law further stress that covered jurisdictions can bail out — avoid its demands — if they can show there was no voting discrimination in the prior 10 years. One hundred and ninety jurisdictions have bailed out so far. Everyone agrees there’s been progress. In 1965, fewer than 20 percent of eligible African-American residents of Alabama were registered to vote. There were no AfricanAmericans in the state legislature. Voting registration has skyrocketed since, and African-American members now account for about a quarter of the state legislature. “Nothing in the record suggests that covered jurisdictions remain engaged in the pervasive voting discrimination and electoral gamesmanship that once made case-bybase adjudication of constitutional violations a futile enterprise and spurred Congress to act,” Shelby County’s attorney, Bert Rein, wrote in a brief. “Current conditions cannot justify preclearance.” The Shelby County challenge is following a 2009 challenge raised by a small Austin, Texas-area utilities district. Though the court in 2009 left the Voting Rights Act intact, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., in words that now read like a foreshadowing, warned that preclearance’s days might be numbered. “The statute’s coverage formula is based on data that is now more than 35 years old,” Roberts wrote, “and there is considerable evidence that it fails to account for current political conditions.”

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Bob Woodward discusses new book, politics By Melissa Brown Online Editor The first thing famed journalist Bob Woodward thinks when he wakes up in the morning is, “What are the bastards hiding today?” Or so he told the standing-room-only crowd at the Gloria and John L. Blackburn Academic Symposium Lecture Friday night, as a guest of The University of Alabama’s Blackburn Institute. Woodward became a household name in the 1970s when he and fellow Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein wrote a series of stories uncovering the Watergate scandal that eventually resulted in the resignation of then-president Richard Nixon. The two won a Pulitzer Prize for their work. Woodward, still at the Post as an associate editor, visited with Blackburn fellows and

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Legendary journalist Bob Woodward addressed hundreds Friday. others to largely speak about his most recent book, “The Price of Politics.” But his views of journalism played a significant part in his talk. “At the center of journalism – I think at the center of

being a citizen, really – is, how much goes on in the government that we don’t know?” Woodward said. “We don’t know enough. The impulse to be secretive in the White House is so great.”

He said one of his greatest concerns is lack of transparency in government. Woodward said shedding light there is the job of journalists, though he thinks the news industry has been crippled by cutbacks and the fast-paced market for news today. “If we don’t really get a pretty good idea of what’s going on – I think that’s what will do us in,” he said. “If we get secret government, beware. That’s the end. That is the thing that I worry about the most.” Woodward, a Yale graduate, began his professional life as an intelligence officer in the Navy. After being discharged from the military, he considered going to law school but instead applied to work for the Washington Post. An editor agreed to give him a two-week trial period, but he ultimately wasn’t hired because he lacked journalism experience.

Woodward went on to gain experience at a smaller paper outside of Washington D.C. After his trial run at the Post, he knew journalism, not law, was where he wanted to make a career. The unpredictable nature of reporting pulled him in. “By definition, the news is not boring,” he said. “It’s unexpected and always a little mystery. But you have to keep going.” Woodward was eventually hired as a Post reporter and just nine months later began to break the story on the Watergate cover-up. In addition to reporting for the Post, Woodward has authored more than 15 nonfiction books that take an in-depth look at various administrations and government agencies. When the floor was opened for questions, an audience member asked Woodward

which presidents he most liked, admired and thought were misunderstood. He said he found Bill Clinton to be the most compelling. “He drilled me with this eye contact that almost created a gravitational field,” Woodward said of a January 1994 meeting with Clinton. “You’re staring at this unblinking president. There’s a sense of being enveloped.” Woodward said he left the interview thinking he had gotten some great material, but later realized Clinton’s charisma had simply overpowered him. “One thing we think we can trust – our own experience,” he said. “You have an experience like that and you’re sure it’s important, but it’s not. We kind of think of our memory as vivid and unchanging, but it’s not.”

Object X series to incorporate ‘inﬁnite perspectives’ By Tori Linville Contributing Writer Object X, a new discussion series that features speakers from different UA departments all focusing on a single random object, is to be held on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in Smith Hall Room 205. The first Object X discussion will focus on a clock, with different students and faculty speaking on the object. Emma Fick, project leader for Object X and a senior majoring in English, explained what speakers would possibly address in their speeches. “Each Object X event features a single object – this time,

a clock – and asks professors and students from different disciplines to deliver a five-minute speech about that object from their perspective,” Fick said. “An art historian might talk about Salvador Dali’s melting clocks, a chemist might talk about time as it relates to particle movement, and a business person might talk about the importance of scheduling and being on time.” The speaking series also means to increase interdisciplinary communication along with encouraging students, faculty and staff to expand their horizons, Fick said. “Too often, students and

faculty alike find themselves isolated in a particular academic niche on campus, so much so that they lose sight of the larger picture,” Fick said. “Object X restores that picture by putting together many of those intellectual pieces currently scattered across campus, and at five minutes apiece, the speeches are short enough to not be overwhelming.” With the clock as the “object x” of the discussion, students and faculty from various departments such as art, physics and even dance will have a specific subject to utilize in order to open the minds of the audience members.

Joey Weed, project communicator and freshman majoring in math, commented on how the narrow subject will affect the various speeches. “Having limitations actually helps the creative process, and we’ll get unique speeches for such a diverse group. A professor can’t use a typical lecture but now must adapt it to talk about the clock,” Weed said. “We have encouraged them to stay true to their expertise, so with English the audience gets a taste of time in books, but since they are all talking about a clock, the audience will also still get a sense of continuity from all the

different departments.” Sticking with just one object to rely on for a focal point of the discussion, each student and faculty member will be guaranteed to make a unique speech. Scott Hestevold, professor and department chair of philosophy, elaborated on what his speech will talk about in relation to clocks. “I’m going to talk about what it is clocks can’t do, and I’m going to claim what clocks can’t do is measure time, which sounds odd indeed, but I think they can’t measure time because there is no such thing as time to measure,”

Hestevold said. “In part, I’ll be explaining why I think there’s no such thing as time for clocks to measure. Then I’ll say a few words about what I think clocks can do.” Hestevold’s approach is just one example of the speeches Object X hopes to accumulate over time in order to have the element of diversity of departments to engage audience members. “Our slogan just about sums it up: ‘One object. Multiple speakers. Infinite perspectives,’” Fick said. For more information, contact Object X at objectxua@gmail.com.

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Aggression toward students creates an unhappy student body at Alabama By SoRelle Wyckoff Senior Staff Columnist When I was little, I had a white, ceramic piggy bank. When I wanted to get money out, I had to remove a rubber plug on the underbelly of the white pig and meticulously pull dollar bills out one at a time. Frustrated with the process, for my final withdrawal, I grabbed a hammer and shattered the protective glass. But then I had no piggy bank. I had no way to save, no way to store money and no future possibility of tangible safekeeping. A money-hungry administration and an overly aggressive police force are adding pounds of pressure to the already fragile relationship between student and staff. If they are not

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careful, they will be overtaken with greed and find themselves pulling out the hammer to get rid of the protective shell of a strong student body. For, as of right now, there are many students unhappy about their treatment in the past few weeks. First, we received numerical

evidence of the antagonistic behavior of UA transportation and ticketing. Then, we watched students, attempting to create a harmless dancing YouTube video, denied the right to assemble – a privilege guaranteed by the Constitution and made possible by the fact that The University of Alabama is a public university. And the icing on the cake was the arrest of 61 UA students for keeping pot in their dorm room. But through it all, we were able to see the pride and joy of the University administration shine: its public relations department. Throughout each failure, on behalf of the University to provide for its current students, the PR department continued to shine its Alabama image for future

buyers. In focusing on the future, the administration is disregarding the happiness of their current customers- us. I am slowly coming to the realization that we are nothing more than little dollar signs and numbers in a pie chart walking around the Quad. I have suspected this for a while, but this new evidence is definitely strengthening my theory. A $7 million profit off students’ improper parking was the first flag. That’s a lot of money. It was quickly followed by an unnecessary threat to a freshman recreating a dance craze that has been allowed to happen at countless other universities. But the final confirmation was the arrests of pot-smoking

college students. Yes, I know it’s illegal. I’m going to resist the temptation to go down the “pot versus alcohol” rabbit hole and avoid the “private rights/what happens in your room is your business” argument. What I am going to do is question the reason behind such aggressive behavior. When in doubt, follow the money. Because the real reason they arrested 61 college students is that they will pay their court fees and judicial fines with far greater ease than the guy high on heroin who passed out on my porch last semester. What they called an attempt to clean up the “drug problem” of Tuscaloosa was really nothing more than a quick cash-in on a minority of students, most of whom are harmless kids just

trying to get a little high. The University is growing, and we are certainly proud of its accomplishments. But its first priority should be the students who are here now. No matter the skill of our University relations department, students are the ones who determine what kind of school this actually is. Treating students with condescension will only drive the hammer harder into the protective shell of a content student body. And when that shell breaks into 33,000 tiny pieces, it will be almost impossible to put it back together.

SoRelle Wyckoff is a senior majoring in history and journalism. Her column runs on Mondays.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Expulsion may not be the answer for UA students arrested last week

It’s time to rethink our prohibitionist attitude on marijuana enforcement

In light of the recent drug behind in school, struggling to bust, I feel compelled to share maintain my job, etc., I could not my experience with substance stop drinking. Given the choice abuse so I can hopefully make of death or sobriety, I would have a difference in the lives of those chosen death with absolutely no students who were arrested. I reservation. do not know these students perI needed help, but I had to hit sonally, but if any of them truly bottom before I wanted help. suffer from addicHospital vistion, I may underits, treatment stand them more centers – noththan their closing had beaten est friends and me down to the Expelling these students family. point of surmight seriously jeopardize I am not conrender. Only their recovery. Only through doning their until I spent a hope and faith can we adbehavior by any night in jail for dicts change, and an expulmeans. Even if drunken drivsion from school does no they are in addicing did I decide good for hope. tion’s grasp, they that I wanted are still responsito change. And ble for their choicI changed only es. The problem because I had is that addiction faith in a life completely destroys the power better than the one I had while over choice. Even if an addict drinking. wants to stop, he/she discovers That being said, perhaps some it’s impossible, at least on will- of the students who were recentpower alone. ly arrested have hit their bottom. This was my story. I knew I As a side note, I know some of was an alcoholic when I became you are thinking that marijuawilling to sacrifice everything for na isn’t addictive, but sex and my next drink. Every thought, gambling aren’t supposed to be every action was dedicated to either. Maybe going to jail will bringing me one step closer to lead them to seek help, just as having a bottle in my hand. No it did for me. If this is the case, matter how much I despaired then expelling these students over losing relationships, falling might seriously jeopardize their

I would like congratulate the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force on a job well done. The record-breaking drug raids that took place across T Tuscaloosa are a great examp ple of hard-working indiv viduals coming together. But what can be llearned from tthe twomonth i nve st i gation by five agencies that cculminated in the

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recovery. Only through hope and faith can we addicts change, and an expulsion from school does no good for hope. Again, I am not asking that these students not be held ns. accountable for their actions. tice system The justo that. will see However, I hope the

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University will show compassion f o r those students who truly have an addiction and are willing to seek help. I was blessed with a second chance at life, although I didn’t do anything to deserve it. Let us not be so quick to deny these students that same blessing. Emily Sanford is a master’s student in finance.

arrests of more than 60 students? T h o s e involved in the investigation have taken a bold step toward eradicating the drug community. What’s next? Where do we go from here? By arresting those who sell and use drugs, drug abuse will eventually go away, right? It would be nice if the solution was that simple, but history

argues against this. New suppliers will move in, new investigations will begin and two months and thousands of tax payer dollars later, we will ask the same question: What now? Last December marked the 79th anniversary of prohibition’s repeal; we now live in a society where we can to have a reasonable discussion about the alcohol abuse’s dangers. In 1971, President Nixon identified drug abuse as “public enemy No. 1” and declared this country’s war on drugs. Forty-two years and over $1 trillion later, we are still engaged in a losing battle that has our prisons overcrowded with nonviolent offenders, and yet drug abuse is more prevalent than ever. The events of last Tuesday should serve as a wake up call: It is time for an open and honest dialogue so we may rethink our prohibitionist attitudes toward drugs. The futile efforts and senseless tactics of the past are creating criminals out of good people. We are locking up student body leaders, National Merit scholars, neighbors and friends for a victimless crime. This nation’s failed drug policy has labeled these hard-working students and upstanding

citizens with bright futures as felons, who are now facing substantial fines, expulsion and possible jail time. University of Alabama President Judy Bonner claimed in her email response that the students arrested represent a small portion of the UA student body. This is not true. Your fellow classmates who had their doors broken down, academic careers disrupted and reputations permanently damaged, represent a large group who recognize the war on drugs is failing our generation and our society. We must work with the same enthusiasm and motivation of those who conducted these raids to change this country’s antiquated stance toward drug abuse. It is time to push back against these counterproductive policies, particularly those that harm young people, and strive for a more just system that treats drug abuse as a health issue rather than simply an issue of criminal justice.

Matt Larkin is a junior majoring in biology and the president of the Alabama Chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

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Alabama law enforcement’s big day was entirely meaningless for the state By Tray Smith Senior Staff Columnist Other states may be legalizing pot and gay marriage, but last Tuesday should have squandered any suspicion that Alabama could be nudged by the progressive trend. In one day, law enforcement officers in a state borrowing money from its trust fund just to stay afloat suddenly found the resources to raid a casino, sue an Indian tribe and arrest 61 college students for marijuana. It began early in the morning, when the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force, which itself is being investigated by the F.B.I. for improper accounting, started raiding dorm rooms like it was SEAL Team 6 in Abbottabad. Their target was no Osama bin Laden. In a low point for the law enforcement profession everywhere, students interviewed in Wednesday’s Crimson White recounted scenes of officers

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showing up outside Honors residential communities with guns and bulletproof vests. They arrested 61 UA students and 13 other nonviolent offenders in the raids. Only 11 of those were charged with possession or sale of controlled substances; all of the others were detained for marijuana and paraphernalia. Tuscaloosa police chief Steven Anderson boasted the raids were a “record.” A record that could have easily been attained in any number

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of previous years had the Task Force decided to thoroughly investigate our student body. It’s not as if weed just started growing in Ridgecrest South. After West Alabama Narcotics came under FBI investigation and its commander stepped down in the fall, though, agents sought redemption for the Task Force by going after easy targets. Targets who pay taxes in Tuscaloosa, largely remain dependent on parents in distant communities and are vulnerable to police investigations precisely because they aren’t really criminals. They’re college students with pot. They’re still breaking UA rules, and having drugs in dorms is especially reckless and irresponsible. Since I have been a student here, though, UAPD, housing administrators and Judicial Affairs have routinely dealt with these low-level marijuana offenses. There has never been a need

for anonymous informants, warrants or raids. UA administrators have dealt with problems as they have appeared. UA’s judicial system is a much more effective way to rectify a student’s behavior without disrupting his or her college experience than the criminal justice system, where these 61 students will be processed. “We are still going to enforce the law, no matter how harmless people think it is,” Chief Anderson said after the raid. Enforce the law, regardless of public support for it, regardless of the costs, regardless of the effectiveness and regardless of the sacrifice doing so will inflict on other law enforcement priorities. There is a litigious volume of laws to enforce and a limitless number of offenses to prosecute. However, there is a limited number of officers and prosecutors to handle criminal cases, and a limited number of parole offices

and prison guards to administer sentences. Law enforcement isn’t a blind exercise; it requires targeting public resources to the most pressing threats. Priorities must be set. Trade-offs must be made. Chief Anderson should explain why he has chosen suddenly to prioritize enforcement of marijuana laws over other laws, why he has chosen to focus enforcement efforts around the UA campus instead of other parts of Tuscaloosa and why he is spending public resources on violations that could be handled by UA’s judicial system. He should also explain why it has decided to diverge from the increasing number of law enforcement authorities around the nation who are de-prioritizing marijuana laws. Of course, Chief Anderson is not the only lawman in the state diverging from the national trend. Tuesday also brought another set of raids to the VictoryLand casino where officers seized

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hundreds of slot machines. At the same time, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange filed suit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, aiming to close the three casinos it operates. Strange’s suit is meaningless: The state court he filed it in has no authority over the tribe. The tribe is recognized and regulated by the federal government, and will be regardless of what Alabama courts find. The case is intended only to make a political point about gambling and could cost both the state and tribe millions of dollars. Arresting dozens of college students, seizing hundreds of slot machines and using a historically under-served Indian tribe for political posturing was a lot for law enforcement officials in Alabama to accomplish in one day. Too bad none of it was necessary.

Tray Smith is a senior majoring in political science and journalism. His column runs weekly.

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International Relations Club hosts Model UN conference

High schoolers across Alabama dealt with zombies, parliamentary procedure in 4 committee sessions. By Morgan Reames Contributing Writer This weekend, high school students debated in Lloyd Hall on how they would handle a zombie apocalypse if they were the United Nations during the Alabama Model United Nations Conference. “They decide if the zombies are people and have rights or to shoot them,” Kyle Borland, secretary general of ALMUN, said. “The students are really enjoying it.” The conference was held by one of the four branches of the Alabama International Relations Club. Borland said they have been preparing for the ALMUN conference since last summer. The conference was composed of four committee sessions that lasted roughly three to four hours apiece in Lloyd Hall. Throughout eight different rooms, committees made up of only high school students met to discuss and debate various national topics. “There are two types of committees, general assemblies and crisis,” Borland said. The general assemblies

Dean says diversity not a hiring priority DIVERSITY FROM PAGE 1 Robert Olin, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the University’s largest college, said in terms of academic subject areas, his college is the most diverse division of the University. “We have programs ranging from many languages to anthropology to Asian studies to history, etc.,” Olin said. “Scholars in these and other fields come from all over

deal with parliamentary procedure, while crisis deals with a real-time scenario given a set period of time. In crisis, the students represent a character and debate from their character’s point of view based on the country they represent. “A lot of work goes into ALMUN and a lot of heavy recruitment,” Lubna Alansari, a junior majoring in chemical engineering and president of the International Relations Club, said. ALMUN is an organization composed of UA student staff members that assist high school students holding this conference. The mission of the club is to provide high school students in the Southeast with the opportunity to come together as delegates of different United Nations committees to discuss topics that affect the global community.

“The organization has around 80 members,” Alansari said. “We have eight high schools from the southeastern region. We attend six different conferences throughout the world every year.” High school students were delegated countries to debate national issues such as economic crisis and climate change, based on the point of view of their assigned country. “I’m very passionate about global issues,” Alansari said. “It helps you to be open to new experiences and look into other cultures and see how they run from an international business aspect.” Each member of the conference is presented a handbook containing debate etiquette and guidelines for conference participation. “We give three awards for each committee so a total of

18 awards are given at the end of the conference,” Alanasari said. Alabama International Relations Club hosts many other events aside from ALMUN that include foreign language classes, on-campus speakers and movie screenings. The semester dues are $15, which pay for the conferences only. For international conferences, all expenses except for food are paid for by the University. “We have been to Canada, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan,” Alansari said. Anyone is welcome to come to the meetings that are held on Thursdays in Bidgood 140. “We aren’t restricted by majors,” Borland said. “We have engineering, to PR majors to international business. Everyone is in it.” Alanasari said the Alabama International Relations Club is including of all students, which also includes international students. “I’m an international student myself, and it helped me to adjust to life here and American culture,” Alanasari Submitted said. “It really helps you to get Students from high schools across Alabama attended ALMUN, a involved.” mock United Nations conference hosted by the AIRC.

the world.” Despite the diversity of areas of study, 85 percent of the faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences during fall 2012 were white. Olin said having a diverse staff of professors is extremely important. “The diversity of a university or a community is a measure of its richness as well as its resilience,” he said. “A diverse faculty brings diverse perspectives, diverse bodies of knowledge, cultures and languages to our institution. This elevates the learning experience for our students.” For Olin, a diverse faculty is

more than a selling point for a University, it’s a key part of the rounding out of an education. “One of the things a university education, particularly a liberal arts education, should do is prepare our students to be citizens of the world, to be able to go anywhere in the world and navigate the world successfully,” Olin said. “Diversity in our faculty is critical for that kind of education to take place.” Even so, Olin said diversity is not his main focus when he hires a new faculty member. “We seek to hire the most qualified and suitable candi-

date for a particular job, who- national searches in order to ever that might be,” he said. “In fill faculty positions,” she said. no way is that “Departments goal in opposiemploy many tion to the goal strategies to of having a let faculty at diverse faculty. major colleges Diversity in our faculty is In many cases, and universities critical for that kind of eduthey strengthen know about the cation to take place. each other.” positions.” Departments Olin said the — Robert Olin actively work to College of Arts recruit the best and Sciences and brightest is working to faculty just as increase the the University diversity of its recruits top students, Andreen faculty and has a five-point said. strategic plan to accomplish “Departments conduct that, which includes advertis-

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ing job openings in publications read by underrepresented populations of scholars, sending representatives to conferences that target those scholars and posting job openings on websites such as the Minority Faculty Applicant Database. Olin also said the plan also requires all of the college’s departments to have an approved diversity hiring plan and provides search committees with a list of historically black colleges and universities that have doctoral programs in their disciplines so they can notify new graduates of job opportunities.

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SGA candidates begin unopposed campaigns Matt Calderone’s term ends April 2 CALDERONE FROM PAGE 1 Morgan Mullen, president of Resonance Show Choir, said Calderone did well with interacting with the student organizations, but said he could have done better at meeting students in person. “He used Twitter and Facebook to really communicate with the student population. I feel like he could have interacted with the student body more in person,” Mullen said. “He did not seem to be very available around campus.” Calderone, who took on a summer job at an oil refinery and applied for student loans to meet the cost of college, said he understands the financial struggle students face at the University. Every month, SGA offers the Need Based Scholarship, which is worth $1,000, to lessen the financial burden of students. The scholarship doesn’t require an applicant’s name, GPA or resume, but instead a student’s reason to be a recipient. “You are my brother or sister through the University,”

Calderone said. “If you are struggling, I want to help you.” Calderone said the SGA was able to successfully accomplish its goal of reaching out to organizations that feel underrepresented through the SGA’s delegates program. Groups participating in the program pick out a senior delegate and younger delegate to meet weekly or biweekly with SGA representatives to discuss how the SGA officer can help that group accomplish something they may not have the time or resources to accomplish themselves. Noah Cannon, a sophomore and president of Spectrum majoring in telecommunication and film, said he initially didn’t think SGA would be interested in helping the LGBTQ community on campus until the SGA president contacted him about the group’s concerns. “From my stance as the president of Spectrum, I think he has done a really great job,” Cannon said. “He emailed me interested in addressing Spectrum’s and LBGTQ’s concerns on campus.” Cannon said Calderone is helping Spectrum get a more inclusive non-discrimination policy that protects more gen-

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Matt Calderone der-identity and expression groups beyond just those that identify by sexual orientation. The Spectrum president said Calderone’s interest in the group remained consistent throughout his term. Calderone showed his support at the Southeast Student Leadership Conference on Saturday, Feb. 23. Calderone said he wished he could have accomplished more, but he is proud of the goals he was able to achieve in office. “I want to be remembered as someone that really wanted to help and serve people, not someone that sat in an office and picked up a lot of perks,” Calderone said. “I want this year to go down as a year of success and a year that moved us forward.”

more than 70 students running for senate positions. She said the board hopes election time will still be exciting around campus. “I think candidates will still get out and try to meet students and get their ideas,” Knox- Hall said. “The candidates will still be making connections, even if they’re unopposed.” Emily Passwaters, a sophomore majoring in telecommunication and film, is one of only two candidates with an opponent. She will run against Mary Wills for the executive secretary position. Passwaters, who ran for a senate position last year, said she likes the new rules, even if they make it seem harder to advertise. “I don’t think it will be difficult personally,” Passwaters said. “Nothing has changed for me since last year. It won’t be a limitation.” Passwaters plans to use buttons, fliers and pens as a part of her campaign, as well as walking around campus and talking to students in person. Will Pylant, current vice

This year’s SGA election campaigns, which began today, will look different than most because of new campaign rules and six out of seven uncontested races for an executive office. Kelli Knox-Hall, convener of the SGA elections board, said the biggest change this year is the length of the campaign period for candidates. In years past, candidates had a period for early campaigning in addition to the regular period. The elections board voted to condense this year’s campaign to two weeks, ending when polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday, March 12. Candidates are also no longer allowed to create a standalone website for their campaigns. Instead, they are asked to use only Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube for social media outreach. Knox-Hall said to be on the lookout for a few students who may run as write-in candidates for executive offices. Also campaigning are

president of student affairs, is running uncontested for executive vice president. Pylant is among the five candidates running unopposed for an executive office, including president. He was surprised, and a little disappointed, to find himself without a competitor. “I think it’s good to have an opponent because it gives you a sense of healthy competition and forces you to do a good job,” Pylant said. Pylant plans to continue his normal campaign, handing out things like buttons and handbills on campus and creating a Facebook event. He still wants to talk to students and hear their thoughts and concerns, he said. “For me, it won’t change anything,” Pylant said. “I still want people to feel comfortable about voting for me, and make sure they know I appreciate their votes.” But Pylant said he can’t be completely confident about winning the race yet. “I still have to watch out for the ‘Nick Saban’ write-ins,” he said.

School of Social Work plans to install virtual reality lab Research lab will be third of its kind in the country; will simulate situations for people with phobias

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Traylor is already working to attain grants for study with the Working on Womanhood program through the Tuscaloosa Department of Youth Services as well as a substance abuse program called the Bridge. Traylor would like to be able to use the technology to better assess what environments trigger stress, anxiety and

drug cravings so the children, teens and young adults can learn coping strategies in a safe environment. “Having that safety net may encourage more people to engage in treatment for various issues because it provides a measure of security while developing skills before being forced to use them in everyday situations,” Traylor said.

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The University of Alabama’s School of Social Work will soon install a virtual reality research lab, only the third of its kind in the country. The lab will allow UA researchers to perform research, therapy and clinical studies of participants in a simulated environment much more accurate to the real world than most other forms of research. The virtual reality technology includes the ability for program designers to construct avatars to respond to realistic stimuli, and also has the ability to produce the sounds and scents that other simulation exercises may not be able to reproduce. Amy Traylor, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work and a long-time proponent of the use of virtual reality in social research, said the new lab will pro-

person in that bar, or in that social setting, and now have If we can have a virtual scenario, where we put that person in that bar, or the therapist be able to teach in that social setting, and now have the therapist be able to teach you in you in real time, I think that real time, I think that...these skills should transfer from virtual reality to will hold up when they are out in these realistic situathe real world. tions in the real world, that — Patrick Bordnick these skills should transfer from virtual reality to the real world,” Bordnick said. vide researchers a realistic more real,” Traylor said. The lab should be completsimulation for people who “There’s a feeling of presence, ed sometime this year, and have phobias, addictions the feeling of being there, or other issues in a safe yet and so we can say the techeffective environment. nology offers a great sense “[Virtual Reality] allows of presence.” for a very controlled environTraylor has co-authored ment,” Traylor said. “The cli- several articles on the use nician can turn it off if it gets of virtual reality in social to be too much.” work. Patrick Bordnick, an Traylor said the simulations associate professor at the provide just enough details University of Houston for a human mind to manifest Graduate College of Social the other information. This Work, has worked and coprovides an experience that authored with Traylor on sevfeels real to the mind but has eral occasions. The University the safety net of being in a of Houston was the first insticontrolled environment. tution to install a virtual real“I think there is something ity simulation lab to conduct going on inside our brains research and therapy. that allow us to fill things in “If we can have a virtual and make the environments scenario, where we put that

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‘Mama’ strikes fear, psychological trauma in viewers By Dana Woodruff

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The psychological thriller hit theaters Jan. 18 and is still playing.

The recent horror film “Mama” has all the components of a good scary movie: a creepy, dark house, a murder or two and a tormented spirit wreaking havoc on the locals. All of these ingredients combine to form your stereotypical horror flick, but the psychological trauma “Mama” delivers is the icing on the cake. Insane asylums plus abandoned children equals a recipe for disaster, with a spinetingling thriller as a result. “Mama” opens with the staticfilled sound of a radio broadcasting the news of an armed shooter who has opened fire on his wife and colleagues at the onset of the financial crisis of 2008. He flees the scene of the crime with his two young daughters; speeding on the iced-over roads, the car flies over a snowy embankment and crashes at the bottom. Surviving the crash, the man and the girls walk until they find an abandoned cabin. We discover the father’s intent is to kill both himself and his daughters, but things do not go exactly

as planned. Soon we are introduced to Mama, the mysterious figure that has loomed in the dark and gloomy cabin for ages. In the aftermath of the ordeal regarding their father, the girls survive alone in the cabin with Mama as their solitary visitor, that is, until they are found years later by private investigators hired by their late father’s brother. Upon return to civilization, the girls undergo intense psychiatric therapy led by Dr. Dreyfuss, who hopes to restore their sanity so they may continue to lead normal lives as young children. While progress is made, the girls continue to exhibit wild, animalistic behavior - particularly the youngest, Lilly, who crawls around on all fours, growls and eats things like hair and moths. They move in with their father’s brother Lucas and his girlfriend Annabel, an artistic couple with an edgy punkrock vibe. The unlikely family gets off to a rocky start, Lucas approaching the girls with caution while Annabel prefers to remain cold and distant, often

not acknowledging the girls’ presence. Things begin to look up; Victoria, the oldest, clearly admires and loves the uncle she remembers from her early childhood. The girls continue to behave in mysterious ways, however. More than once, Annabel wakes to the sound of them giggling and laughing in the middle of the night, conversing with an unfamiliar voice. When Annabel checks, no one is there. Annabel and Lucas are oblivious to the ominous figure (Mama) that visits their household each night when they are sleeping. There is a brief period of calm until a terrible “accident” lands Lucas in the hospital, leaving Annabel to temporarily take responsibility for the girls. Things take a turn for the worse during Lucas’s absence - Annabel resents the children and nearly gives up on them, until she forms an unexpected bond with Victoria. Victoria’s growing love for Annabel begins to make Mama jealous, and eventually Victoria warns Annabel of the imminent

danger fueled by Mama’s potent fury. Meanwhile, Dr. Dreyfuss continues his investigation into the peculiar psychological case of Lilly and Victoria. He sifts through old pieces of history, delving into the vast archives of thousands of records in an attempt to discover the identity of Mama, whom Victoria has been continuously mentioning during her hypnotherapy treatments. Dr. Dreyfuss stumbles upon an important clue to the mystery, which he keeps to himself. The circumstances lead him back to the cabin in the woods, where unspeakable things happen. Piece by piece, the other characters begin to uncover the true identity of Mama. Who is she? Why has she been condemned to roam this earth? What is her story? Annabel and Lucas must put all of the pieces together if the girls are to be saved, and even then, it may already be too late. While this may not be movie for those not into scary films, “Mama” provides a nail-biting thriller definitely worth seeing.

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Bonnaroo no longer a ‘simple, laid-back hippie fest,’ but an anxiously awaited musical escape By Amy Marino Nothing can get a music fan more anxious for summer than a long-awaited festival lineup release. With all of the lineup releases this month, it is a task to stay focused on school and fight the urge of selling everything I own to come up with enough money for all of them. Although I find smaller music festivals most intriguing, I would be lying if I denied anxiously awaiting Bonnaroo’s

lineup release on Tuesday. I think anyone would be lying. Most formally known as Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Bonnaroo is a four-day annual music festival located in Manchester, Tenn., that has evolved in the past 12 years from a low-key music campground into a world-renowned music phenomenon. Headliners for this summer include names like Paul McCartney, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Wilco, Animal

Collective, Kendrick Lamar, the recently solo Jim James and more. Not only are the headliners impressive, the whole list is made up of equally as talented artists like Alt-J, Father John Misty, Cat Power, Local Natives, Milo Greene, Reptar and The Tallest Man on Earth. I could go on and on. I first became familiar with the magic of Bonnaroo after my older sister Kate started going in 2003. She describes her first year there as a “simple, laid-back hip-

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pie fest with small lesser-known artists” where “everyone was family.” There have definitely been some changes since then, specifically the “simple” part. Superfly Productions purchased a large part of Bonnaroo in 2007 and the rest is history. Bonnaroo is now a 700-acre extravaganza composed of not only an art area and performance stages but also alternate forms of entertainment such as a silent disco, cinema tent,

shampooing center, comedy theater and child-friendly center called “Kidz Jam.” There is nothing simple about any of that. Last year I was able to finally go to Bonnaroo, and it was unlike anything I have ever experienced. It is truly another world – or what the world would look like if it were centered on music. Although it can be overwhelming and uncomfortable at times, there is an unspoken togetherness of everyone there,

all united by a love for music. There is no such thing as a typical type of person who can be found there, because I saw it all. People may be weary at the idea of living four days in campground conditions with portable toilets, but I would say it’s an easy trade for a weekend of music, friends, art, entertainment and, most importantly, a much-needed escape from reality everyone needs. Tickets went on sale Saturday and start at $234.50.

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Percussion trio to perform at Sonic Frontiers Meridian will play at Moody Music Hall Monday night showcasing innovative, experimental music By Hannah Widener Contributing Writer In the age of new wave sound and electronic beats, the percussion trio Meridian is taking things back to basics, with a twist. Meridian will perform in UAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sonic Frontiers Concert Series, Monday at 7:30 p.m. The series promotes innovative and experimental music that enriches the West Alabama culture. Tim Feeney is in his first year of teaching at The University of Alabama and is one of the three members of Meridian. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were interested in having experiences â&#x20AC;Ś that were sort of outside the things we had grown up with,â&#x20AC;? Feeney

Students older than 25 sacriďŹ ce to study STUDENT FROM PAGE 1 Randle said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little hard for them to wrap their minds around the fact that we live on a boat.â&#x20AC;? But to the relief of both Randle and her husband, they were able to replace the valve and get the water out of the boat. Randle is a non-traditional student at the University, pursuing degrees in English and journalism. She lives on a boat because she and her husband could not afford to pay the mortgage on their house in Springville, their hometown, and pay rent for an apartment in Tuscaloosa where Randle, her husband and her son attend school. UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen said the University has not attempted to formally define what exactly defines

said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That kind of gave us the chance to explore new ways of playing with each other. It gave us a wider or broader sense than maybe we got when we first started training.â&#x20AC;? Meridian uses a variety of instruments, but for Monday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert, they will be using three snare drums, one very small, one medium size and one larger bass size. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get a lot of our sounds by trying to pull different tempers or frequencies out of the way the drum head works,â&#x20AC;? Feeney said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see us grading our instruments with vials, bows or mallets made from rubber balls. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to pull out and find these new and different sounds.â&#x20AC;? All three members got started at a relatively young

age when they started playing the drums. Nick Hennies, who grew up in Louisville, Ky., remembers when he first became interested in music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started when I was 9 years old,â&#x20AC;? Hennies said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was 5, I asked my parents for piano lessons and I think they thought I was too young. So a few years later I asked them for drum lessons because I was still thinking about music and for some reason, they said yes to that.â&#x20AC;? Although they each come from around the country, their cohesiveness works due to the love of drumming they all have in common. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think in my opinion, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot in common between the three of us, but we each have our own approach so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not doing what the other person is

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a non-traditional student, and The National Center for Education Statistics, or NCES, also acknowledges that there is no precise definition for a non-traditional student, but suggests that part-time status and age are common elements. Andreen said the simplest criteria to track [at the University] is undergraduate students age 25 or older. A non-traditional student could be any student part-time or full-time who falls into any of the following categories: has delayed enrollment, does not have a high school diploma, has dependents other than a spouse or works full-time while enrolled in school.

According to University records, there were 2,323 students older than 25 at the University in 2012, making up 8.3 percent of the total student population. Randle and her husband are two of those 2,323. Both are full-time students at the University with aspirations to earn not only their bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees, but their masters and Ph.D.s as well. Cynthia Blake is also one of the 2,323 students. Blake transferred to the University in the fall of 2011 from a community college. She is 30 years old and plans to graduate in December 2013 with a degree in journalism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always wanted to go

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doing,â&#x20AC;? said band member Greg Stuart, from Columbia, S.C. With the distance between them, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to say what will come next for Meridian. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We certainly have no plans to stop doing it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really like a rock band where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re together all the time and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re writing songs together. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more like we come together when we can.â&#x20AC;? After the Sonic Frontier concert series is over the trio will be putting out a record in the spring under the label Accieie. The concert series is five concerts over four days. The trio has played at Tulane University, a theater in New Orleans, La., Georgia State University, a house concert in Nashville, Tenn., and they will finish their tour at the

University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully each person might get something completely different from listening based on the fact that they had a chance to experience this sort of sound that unfolds over the time we are playing,â&#x20AC;? Feeney said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the same as someone who goes to see the UA orchestra in terms of what melody means or what harmony means. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play with those sorts of materials very often, so kind of the way someone listening might find a way inside the music is really different and individual. I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something really special about that.â&#x20AC;? All Sonic Frontiers events are free and open to the public. The events are spon-

back to school,â&#x20AC;? Blake said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I dropped out of high school because I thought I knew everything and got my GED. I worked for the next 10 or 12 years in different restaurants, and I wanted a degree because I did not like what I was doing.â&#x20AC;? Blake faced various challenges returning to school, but she said the hardest thing was balancing school and her home. She said her family is very encouraging, though. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I married a man with two special needs sons, and all three of them are very supportive, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I am here, I am thinking about the laundry. If I am at home, I am thinking about stuff that needs to be done for here.â&#x20AC;? But Blake said she has enjoyed this experience as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the first thing I have done that is completely selfish,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could have continued working, and we

would have been fine, but I wanted to do something different. So this is my thing. And the pride of knowing I am accomplishing something is huge too.â&#x20AC;? Returning to school has brought ups and downs for Randle as well. She said there have been great sacrifices, but the reward has been great also. For 20 years, Randle worked as a successful pastry chef and restaurant manager until she had to have carpel tunnel surgery. Although the surgery was successful, she no longer had good function of her hand. Her husband had already taken early retirement and returned to school, and in 2009, Randle decided to do the same. Another part of what motivated Randle to go back to school was her son. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rightfully bellyache at him about going to college without going back to school myself and completing my

IF YOU GO... â&#x20AC;˘ What: Meridian performance in the Sonic Frontiers Concert Series â&#x20AC;˘ When: Monday at 7:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Where: Moody Music Concert Hall

sored by the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New College, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Music, Creative Campus, Honors College, Blount Undergraduate Initiative and Capstone International.

degree,â&#x20AC;? she said. Her hard work in school has paid off. Randle has had the opportunity to do graduate-level research at the University under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Greer and supported by the McNair Scholars Program. Her research has been in the area of media framing in campus newspapers. She is the first undergraduate to actually perform research, to present at research conferences and to be published. Randleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research will be published in the McNair Scholars Journal and is under review for possible publication in the National Association of American Studies Journal. But returning to school has resulted in many sacrifices for Randle and her family as well.

This story is the first in a twopart series on non-traditional students. Part two will run in tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition and the full story will be posted on cw.ua.edu Monday night.

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Monday, February 25, 2013 | Page 9

First Burger U restaurant opens near University

CW | Shannon Auvil

Burger U, a new sports bar and grill on 7th Avenue in Tuscaloosa, opened last week. By Abbey Crain Staff Reporter Burger U, located on 7th Avenue, opened its doors to the public Tuesday, Feb. 19, complete with American classics and a creole-inspired flair. Owner Dan Robinson has been in the restaurant business for more than 20 years, first as a dishwasher at age 15 in New York. Robinson opened Storyville in the French Quarter after Hurricane Katrina, serving a variety of creole classics, but decided to try his hand at college

dining. After looking at LSU and Texas A&M, Robinson decided to settle in Tuscaloosa and open the first Burger U. “I started looking at a couple different campuses going off of the concept of Burger U. It needed to be really close to campus,” Robinson said. “I thought I’d like living here. This is more than a business move. I live here, and hopefully I’ll die here.” Burger U offers a menu unique to Tuscaloosa, complete with gulf shrimp poboys and crawfish meat pies. Robinson recommends the

chicken sandwich and any of the hamburgers. “A lot of my food costs me a lot more,” Robinson said. “I wanted to put something together that I would eat, that I like the food.” Manager Corey Champion, a senior majoring in criminal justice, said he prides Burger U in its food quality. “When people ask me what to get, the first thing I always say is the burger, then you can branch out on other things on the menu,” he said. Champion said he hopes to uphold a high standard of

customer service at Burger U and will train the staff accordingly. “I think that compared to some of the restaurants around town, we tend to care more,” Champion said. “Customer service around campus is something that’s not focused on as much as it should be. Just because we’re college students doesn’t mean we should be treated any differently.” Burger U has a number of 60- and 70-inch TVs that Robinson promises will always have “the game” on. The out-

side patio has a basketball shooting game, corn-hole and an outdoor bar that will open in April. “We’re a restaurant that has sports,” Robinson said. “You’re going to come here and eat whether there’s a game on or not, but if there’s a game on, you better be coming here.” Because Robinson is not a southern native, Burger U is lacking in the Alabama decor. He encourages students to bring in their sorority and fraternity composites, intramural pictures and Alabama memorabilia to help decorate his

establishment. “We really want people to feel like this is their place,” Robinson said. “If you bring in a photo, it will go on the wall. We want to be on a personal level with the students.” Robinson was happy with the grand opening last week and hopes to continue to repeat the good service as the staff gets more experience. Burger U is located off Paul Bryant Drive at 1014 7th Ave. It is open Tuesday to Wednesday 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Thursday to Saturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m. and Sunday noon-10 p.m.

COLUMN | TELEVISION

Travel shows don’t depict hard work, realistic circumstances of living abroad By Colby Leopard When it comes to travel television, shows like Anthony Bourdain’s “The Layover” and “House Hunters: International” rule the airwaves. Designed to take viewers to far off places while remaining firmly and safely in their La-Z-Boys, travel shows pander to an audience that longs to adventure abroad. Unfortunately, like most other reality television, travel shows create a false sense of accessibility to not just traveling abroad, but living abroad as well. Take “House Hunters: International” for example. In this show, you see couples, families, military and more uprooting themselves from

their homes and “taking the leap” to live somewhere new and exciting. From Paris to Panama, Namibia to New Zealand, “House Hunters: International” follows the movers to three potential homes and documents their decision on where to live. “House Hunters: International” does a fantastic job of depicting the allure of moving and living abroad; however, it completely ignores the immense amount of work it takes to move to a new country. In order to move to the European Union you must first acquire either a working or student visa. Without a visa you can only legally stay in the EU for 90 days. To get a visa you must, obviously, get a job or

enroll in school in the country you plan to move to. Some countries are less strict on how long you can stay without a visa and don’t always require a job, but you will eventually find travel and living regulations enforced in any country in the world. On top of the long and frustrating process that is acquiring a visa, “House Hunters: International” also skips over the stress of packing and selling items from your old home, furnishing your new place and adjusting to a new lifestyle. Another subject the show rarely touches on is the language barrier faced by those that move to a country where English is not the first language.

“The Layover” also skips over the more undesirable aspects of traveling. Hosted by Anthony Bourdain, a wellknown chef and travel writer, “The Layover” shows travelers things they can do, places they can eat and drink, and locations they can stay 24-to-48 hours in cities around the world. Although the suggestions are undoubtedly superb, I couldn’t help but notice that regardless of the city he is in, Bourdain never seems to run into any problems. Whether it’s communicating with others for locations, finding reservations for the best restaurants or making it back to the airport in time for his flight, Bourdain is always able to bypass the things that make

traveling so frustrating. in fact because of travel shows With all of that said, I am that I haven’t. obviously someone that has Not only do travel televitheir TV tuned in to the Travel sion shows misrepresent what Channel or HGTV almost 24/7. traveling and living abroad is Looking back like, but they on when I was perpetuate a first drawn false sense of Unfortunately, like most to shows like adventure that other reality television, “House Hunters: promotes lazitravel shows create a false International” ness and comsense of accessibility to not and “The placencies. So just traveling abroad, but Layover,” I recall my advice to living abroad as well. doing so because all you travelI wanted to travers out there el the world one is this: Just go day and looked and don’t worry for tips and ideas on how to about what other people have do so in the shows. Now, years done before you as documentlater, I realize I haven’t traveled ed in travel television. You as much as I thought I would will find your own adventure have based on my interest in without Anthony Bourdain those shows – and maybe it is by your side.

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COLUMN | FASHION

Clashing patterns, white after Labor Day, mixing metals now acceptable in fashion world By Becky Robinson

fashion has its own myths. 1. Don’t wear white after There are a lot of old wives’ Labor Day – This myth is pertales and myths everyone’s haps most popular in the South, heard. You shouldn’t go swim- but in the end, it’s nothing ming right after eating, hold more than a myth. White can your breath when driving by be a chic option for many differa cemetery, if you drop a fork, ent occasions, especially dincompany’s coming and more. ner parties. White linen slacks Well, just like these tired tales, (a huge faux pas according to

Southerners) work amazingly well with a black top and heels for a night out. By maintaining a neutral palette, you can be the focal point. White shoes, while harder to pull off, can also be a fun pop in your outfit. Because white is so bright, avoid going the P. Diddy “White Party” route and make one or two pieces the center of attention. 2. Black and brown don’t go together – Not true. Because black and brown are both dark neutrals, they go exceptionally well together. In fact, one of my

favorite winter combinations is a pair of fitted black jeans with lush knee-high brown boots. Black and brown is an elegant pairing that everyone can pull off, no matter your skin tone, height or weight. The browns can be any shade— caramel, cappuccino, chocolate, russet — and you’ll have no problem. This is a great option for guys who want to clean up too. 3. Don’t mix your metals – You can’t wear silver with copper, or gold with titanium. Again, there’s about as much

truth to this as tossing spilled salt over your shoulder. In fact, mixing metals is one way to add some contrasting color into your outfit without having to over do it. For those of us who have a more simple style aesthetic, mixing metals brings a pop of metallic to an ensemble without becoming gaudy. And for you more brave souls out there who relish in neons and patterns, mixing chunkier metal pieces plays up your personality, while adding a classic touch to your clothes. 4. Don’t clash patterns – Okay, there is some truth to this. Don’t clash your patterns too much, lest you look like a carnival sideshow. But, clashing patterns in a subtle way gives an outfit depth and gives the onlooker something to marvel at. Simple patterns, like pinstripes or even regular stripes, and virtually any pattern work well together. Similarly, pairing a pattern with a different pattern can work just as fabu-

lously. The key to clashing patterns is to pay attention to your palette. It’s critical that your palette is complimentary for two opposing patterns to work. Think about it: pairing black and white striped skinnies with a pinstriped blouse would look great. Pairing pink and green striped skinnies with a blue and red blouse would look ridiculous. 5. Don’t wear open-toed shoes in the winter – Your feet won’t get cold because you can wear socks. Of course you shouldn’t wear socks and sandals (gentlemen), but wearing a chunky platform with thin cotton socks is very acceptable and can be quite cute. The trick is to keep the socks thin in relation to the shoe. If you’re wearing wool socks with your favorite summer heels, it will definitely look off. Think about thread count for this trend, and make sure it isn’t too cold that day, because then, yes, your feet may get cold.

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Win over Texas Tech makes Tide’s season record 8-1 By Andrew Clare Contributing Writer

The Alabama women’s tennis team defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders 4-3 in a come from behind victory on Feb. 22 at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Indoor Tennis Facility. “I knew Texas Tech was a tenacious and hungry team,” head coach Jenny Mainz said. “I knew this was going to be a dog fight and it was.” In the doubles portion of the match, the Crimson Tide was only able to win one of the three matches. The Tide’s second doubles team consisted of senior Antonia Foeshe and freshman Maya Jansen. They defeated their opponents from Texas Tech eight games to six. Texas Tech led 1-0 headed into the singles portion of the match. Trailing 1-0, the Tide needed to win four out of the six singles matches to win the overall match. Senior Mary Anne Macfarlane, sophomore Emily Zabor and Jansen all won their matches in straight sets. Macfarlane won 6-1 and 6-2, Zabor and Jansen both won their matches 6-3 and 7-5.

With Foeshe’s match being the only match still in play, Alabama and Texas Tech were all tied up 3-3. After losing her first set 4-6, Foeshe came back to win the second set 6-3 which sent the match into a tiebreaking third set. Foeshe won the tiebreaking third set 6-4 to capture the win and the comeback for the Tide. “I loved how the match came down to me,” Foeshe said. “I’m a senior and have been here for four years and that’s the situation I want to be in. I was a little nervous but I just wanted to take one point at a time play my game and be aggressive.” Before the singles portion of the match started Mainz said she challenged the team to go out and respond to challenge. “The response after the doubles was the most impressive part of the match,” Mainz said. “We came out and answered the call. I tested them in the locker room and that’s what they did, they responded.” Foeshe said it’s not how you start the match but how you finish it and if you keep pushing good things will happen. “This match shows that we

can win the match without winning the doubles point,” Foeshe said. “If you fight and fight for every single ball, your never out you can always turn it around and that was huge for us tonight.” This was the Tide’s final nonconference match of the year. Alabama will open SEC play on March 1 when it travels to Ole Miss. Mainz said a match like this will help prepare the team for the rest of the season.

“We are going to be better down the road because of the match against this match. This makes us better for SECs,” Mainz said. The Texas Tech match was a big win for the Tide as it increases its record to 8-1. The Red Raiders drop to 6-3. “This was one of the best college matches I’ve ever been a part of,” Mainz said. “This CW | Cameron Hamner was a good win. I could not be Left: Alexa Guarachi serves against Texas Tech in her doubles match prouder of the team; this was on Friday a big one.” Right: Mary Anne Macfarlane sends a ball Texas Tech’s way

GYMNASTICS

Gymnastics team ties for only 5th time in more than 500 meets CW Staff The No. 4-ranked Alabama gymnastics team tied with No. 19 Arkansas with both teams posting scores of 197.100 Friday night. It was the Crimson Tide’s highest road score of the season and the second highest score of the season. “I’m so pleased with how our ladies stepped up tonight,” head coach Sarah Patterson said. “It was our second highest score of

the season and our second 197 in a row. I definitely think we’re moving in the right direction.” Despite the 197-plus score, the Tide experienced some adversity at the end of its floor exercise rotation when senior Marissa Gutierrez had an awkward landing on her first tumbling pass and had to be carried off the floor. “We’ll have our doctors evaluate Marissa’s injury when we get home,” Patterson said. “We

certainly appreciate Arkansas having a physician here. It was a bad landing and her foot was a little turned. We held Diandra [Milliner] out of the floor lineup because of a strained muscle in her hip. At the end of the day, I control the things that I can control. I never would have guessed that Marissa would have had a landing like that.” Her injury came on the heels of another 9.95 by the Houston, Texas native on the vault.

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In season’s ﬁrst loss, Tide baseball drops series ﬁnale to FAU, 3-0 CW Staff After winning the first two games of a three-game series against Florida Atlantic, the Alabama Crimson Tide dropped the third game, 3-0, Sunday afternoon at FAU Stadium. The loss marks the first of the season for Alabama, as the Tide drops to 6-1 while FAU improves to 4-3, after snapping a threegame losing streak. “First of all, you have to tip your cap to Strawn,” head coach Mitch Gaspard said. “He was really effective today, throwing two pitches consistently for strikes and working ahead. We got out of our game plan a little bit today and tried to pull the ball and made some early outs. We never got into a rhythm offensively, but that has a lot to do with the pitcher on the other side and how Florida Atlantic played today.”

The Alabama bats were held at bay Sunday as the Tide collected just four hits against FAU starter Jeremy Strawn. Strawn threw eight scoreless innings, with no walks and six strikeouts, to improve to 1-0. Hugh Adams threw a scoreless ninth to record his second save of the season. UA starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull (0-1) took the loss after throwing six innings, allowing three runs on eight hits with a walk and two strikeouts. “Turnbull gave us a quality start, and Hubbard did a nice job keeping the game close to give us a chance, and defensively we had an errorless game,” Gaspard said. “It’s a little disappointing to not have more opportunities offensively to score runs, especially when you have a chance to sweep. Overall, on the road, winning two out of three games is a nice start, but

our mission is to be good every day, and we took a step backward today offensively.” Jake Hubbard threw 1.2 scoreless innings, and Justin Kamplain pitched a third of an inning to finish the game for Alabama. Three of the four Alabama hits came with two outs with Ryan Blanchard getting a hit in the third, Kyle Overstreet a single in the fourth and Georgie Salem a single in the sixth. Brett Booth singled to lead off the Alabama eighth and was the only player for the Tide to get on base to lead off an inning and reach second base against the Owls. Alabama will return home for a midweek game against Samford Tuesday night. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT, at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Pitching matchups have not yet been determined.

“This is definitely an opportunity for some of our young people to step forward and step up,” Patterson said. Alabama got things started with a 49.175 on the uneven bars, led by junior Sarah DeMeo’s 9.9, which ties her career-best mark. Gutierrez scored her second 9.95 vault of the season, tying her career best and pacing Alabama to a 49.425. “We scored well on vault, but

we still have a lot of things we can improve on,” Patterson said. Alabama scored a 49.200 on the floor exercise, led by junior Kim Jacob’s 9.9. It was her sixth consecutive 9.9 or better score on the floor exercise this season. Alabama came fighting back after Gutierrez’s injury, posting a 49.300 on the balance beam paced by 9.9s from junior Diandra Milliner, DeMeo and senior Ashley Priess.

“We had to go to beam right after Marissa got hurt and I told our ladies, ‘We’re going to do this for Marissa,’” Patterson said. “I’m proud of how we responded.” Alabama returns home to take on No. 5 UCLA on Friday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. The Tide and Bruins last faced off in the NCAA Championship Super Six Team Finals when Alabama took first and UCLA was third by a 10th of a point.

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WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BASKETBALL

Gators hand Crimson Tide 8th straight loss Florida uses late rally to defeat reeling Alabama By Caroline Gazzara Staff Reporter After a down-to-the-wire game, the Alabama womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team continued its losing streak, falling to the Florida Gators, 67-61, at Foster Auditorium. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game marked the eighth consecutive loss for the Crimson Tide. The Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last win came against Auburn in January. Unlike in recent games, Alabama showed improvement throughout both halves. Though the team lost, the Tide played as a synchronized team. Three Crimson Tide players recorded double-digit points, but it was not enough. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We talked to the team about playing hard,â&#x20AC;? head coach Wendell Hudson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are doing that. The problem is that we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get over the hump. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing a lot of good things, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not shooting the baske t b a l l during the situations where we need to shoot.â&#x20AC;? The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s improvements helped them keep up against the Gators. At the end of the

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first half, Alabama was down by one against Florida. The 32-31 score helped Alabama motivate itself during the second half. During the second half, Alabama lead for more than 11 minutes. As the Gators slowly crept back up the scoreboard, the Tide couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep up the momentum to finish out the game. Junior Shafontaye Meyers led all scorers with 15 points, while junior Jasmine Robinson added 11 points. Daisha Simmons, who usually leads the Tide in scoring, was unable to score any points during the game but recorded a team-high seven assists. Meghan Perkins put in 14 points. Redshirt sophomore Kaneisha Horn and freshman Nikki Hegstetter had six rebounds each.

Redshirt sophomore Kayla Lewis registered a double-double for Florida, finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard [to lose],â&#x20AC;? Meyers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We played hard but we learned from this game. We have to stay positive.â&#x20AC;? Alabama shot 34.8 percent from the floor, its highest total in over two games. The Tide shot a low 57.1 percent from the charity stripe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Free throw-wise, I thought that we missed a couple of free throws that could have helped us,â&#x20AC;? Hudson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get the shots that we need to get, but we need to make the shots critical to winning.â&#x20AC;? Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss puts them now at 12-15 overall and 2-12 SEC. The Tide will travel to LSU Thursday to play the Tigers.

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Jasmine Robinson, middle left, and Megan Perkins, bottom, both socred in dougle ďŹ gures in the loss.

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Loss to LSU lessens Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament hopes Tide has only 4 games left in regular season, must defeat Florida in Gainesville to keep dream alive By Charlie Potter The Alabama menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s triple-overtime loss to LSU on Saturday, Feb. 23 did not help the Crimson Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meager chances of appearing in the NCAA tournament. ESPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Joe Lunardi listed the Tide (18-9, 10-4 SEC) as one of the next four teams out of the tournament. But being listed as a bubble team doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t automatically mean a teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record is worthy of competing for a national championship. It just

means thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a chance that team can get in. For Alabama, that chance slipped further from its grasp with a 97-94 loss to LSU. With only four games left in the regular season, Alabama needs a strong showing in its remaining SEC games to stay in the hunt. But now the Tide is faced with doing the unthinkable: defeating Florida in Gainesville, Fla. Alabama hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had much success on the road this season, as it holds a 4-6

record away from Coleman Coliseum, excluding neutral sites. And it still has to travel to Gainesville, Fla., and Oxford, Miss., and come away with crucial victories. It has to be sickening for the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s players to think if they had taken care of business in the early season nonconference games, they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be in this situation. The losses to Dayton, Mercer and Tulane practically killed the opportunity to play in the tournament. Those losses are

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laughable, at best, on a contending teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resume. And letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debilitating loss at Auburn on Feb. 6. The Tide could still be in sole possession of second place in the SEC if not for that blemish on its record. Now, after Kentuckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overtime win against Missouri on Saturday, Alabama is tied with the Wildcats for second place. The Tide also kissed its chances of winning the SEC regular season title goodbye. The only plausible way Alabama can reach the tournament now is if it wins out, including in the SEC tournament. That calls for beating the Gators (22-4, 12-2) twice. That is no small task, and

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If we want to consider ourselves a team that can be elite, so to speak, or be a team that can play for championships or make deep runs, then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to develop a level of consistency. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Anthony Grant

head coach Anthony Grant knows it. He has preached for his team to show a level of consistency all season but nothing has come of it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we want to consider ourselves a team that can be elite, so to speak, or be a team that can play for championships or make deep runs, then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to develop a level of consistency,â&#x20AC;? Grant said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You

have to do that, individually and as a team. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be up and down.â&#x20AC;? But the Tide has not found that level of consistency yet and time is running out. There is the slightest glimmer of hope left for Alabama, but that glimmer could just be a gatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teeth in the spotlight awaiting its chance to roll the Tide to its exit from tournament contention.

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Paine sets UA pole vault record at SEC Championships 16 athletes set new personal bests over the weekend, Alabama in fourth place heading into ﬁnal day CW Staff Alexis Paine set a school record in the women’s pole vault to lead the Alabama track and field team Saturday at the 2013 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Overall, 16 Alabama athletes competing Saturday set new personal bests, a major step forward for a young team that features 28 freshmen on the men’s roster and 23 female athletes in their first year competing for the Crimson Tide. “Our program took a big leap today,” head coach Dan Waters said. “Considering how many first-year athletes we have competing at a meet of this quality, we couldn’t have asked for more from our team

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Considering how many ﬁrst-year athletes we have competing at a meet of this quality, we couldn’t have asked for more from our team today. I am proud of the way we competed today. — Dan Waters

today. I am proud of the way we competed today. We raised our level, and that’s what we have been trying to do this season.” Paine, a senior from Mobile, Ala., cleared 13 feet, 8 1/2 inches (4.18 meters) to win the event. Paine and Arkansas’ Sandi Morris both cleared 13-8 1/2, but Paine won the

event due to fewer missed attempts over the course of the competition. Paine entered the competition with a clearance at 13-1 1/2 (4.00m), making that height on her first attempt, before clearing 13-5 1/4 (4.10m) on the first try as well. She then made the winning height of 13-8 1/2 on her first clearance. Two misses by Morris at 13-1 1/2 ended up being the difference in Paine’s favor. Paine broke her old UA school record of 13-5 1/4 set on Jan. 26 of this year. She now owns five of the top six pole vault clearances in Alabama history and is the first Crimson Tide female to win an SEC pole vault title. And she did it against excellent competition, as Morris was ranked second

nationally in the event and was competing on her home facility. Paine made the most of the order of competition, putting the pressure on Morris early and keeping the upper hand by clearing heights on her first attempt. Freshman Elias Hakansson scored six points for the men in the weight throw with a thirdplace finish. Hakansson had a best throw of 66 feet, 6 inches (20.27 meters). The Florida duo of David Triassi (70-10; 21.59m) and Jeremy Postin (70-5 3/4; 21.48m), both of who are seniors, finished ahead of the freshman. Hakansson’s best throw of 66-6 is the secondbest throw in Alabama history behind his school-record toss of 66-9 1/4 on Feb. 9. Freshman high jumper Justin Fondren scored six

team points for the Tide in the men’s high jump with a third-place finish. The Oxford, Miss., product cleared 6 feet, 11 3/4 inches (2.13m) to finish behind Mississippi’s Ricky Robertson, who won the event with a clearance of 7-5 (2.26m), while Arkansas’ Anthony May was second at 7-3 3/4 (2.23m). Fondren’s performance was his best of the 2013 season, eclipsing a 6-10 1/4 clearance back on Jan. 19. In the men’s long jump, Alabama junior Kamal Fuller scored five team points for the Tide with a fourth-place finish with a best of 25-8 3/4 (7.84m), an effort that ranks third on the Alabama all-time list. Florida’s Marquis Dendy won the event at 27-1 (8.25m). Crimson Tide freshman Josh McCullan was ninth at 23-8 3/4 (7.23m), and

freshman Nathan Vardaman was 10th at 23-8 1/4 (7.22m). All three Crimson Tide athletes set personal bests in the event Saturday afternoon. Wilamena Hopkins was seventh in the women’s shot put with a toss of 50-11 1/2 (15.53m), adding two points to Alabama’s women’s team points. In the men’s team standings, Alabama stands in fourth place heading into the final day of competition. The Crimson Tide has 17 points while standings leader Arkansas has 52. Florida is second with 34 and Georgia is third with 27. In the women’s team standings, Arkansas leads with 37 points, Georgia is second with 28, Florida is third with 27.5. Alabama is eighth with 12 points.

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Tide ﬁnishes 10th at Southeastern Conference championships Senior Jenna Gallo broke the school record in the mile swim posting a 16:13.56 and placing 9th overall CW Staff The Alabama men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams closed strong on the final day of the Southeastern Conference Championships held in the Texas A&M Natatorium this week, including breaking a nearly 20-yearold school record. Junior BJ Hornikel took fourth place in the 100 freestyle, clocking a career-best 42.87, edging closer to Jon Olsen’s 42.69 school record set in 1991. It was Hornikel’s third appearance in the championship finals this week, following top-eight finishes in the 50 and

200 freestyle. Freshman Brett Walsh took 20th in the 100 freestyle with a 44.21 after posting a career-best 44.11 in prelims. Hornikel and Walsh with junior Vlad Caciuc and senior Reese Shirey combined to take sixth place in the 400 freestyle relay with a 2:55.02. Walsh led the relay off with a career-best 44.01, which ranks him 10th all-time at Alabama. Senior Jenna Gallo closed out her final SEC Championship appearance with a flourish, shattering the school record in the mile, posting a 16:13.56 to take

ninth place overall. Gallo shaved nearly five seconds off the previous mark of 16:18.10 set by Ann-Sofie Joensson in 1995. Senior Reese Shirey took 10th in the 200 backstroke with a 1:44.48 after posting a 1:44.04 in prelims, taking more than a second off his previous career-best. He is second all-time for the Tide, just 0.2 off the school record. Freshman Brian Westlake took 11th in the 1,650 freestyle after posting a careerbest time of 15:09.80, moving up to tenth all-time for the Tide. Westlake replaced current assistant

coach Mike Davidson on the Tide’s all-time top 10, who posted a 15:10.31 in 1986. In the men’s platform diving event, junior Luke Zippi took 15th while senior Peter Hillyer was 22nd. Zippi scored 286.20 points while Hillyer tallied 237.90 in his final SEC championship appearance. Freshman Emma Saunders finished 19th in the 100 freestyle with a career-best 49.31, making her second on Alabama’s all-time top-10 list. Saunders joined with freshman Justine Panian, junior Stephanie Kinsey and freshman Brittany Gilbert to finish eighth in the 400

freestyle relay with a 3:21.51. Sophomore Phillip Deaton and freshman Crews Wellford both scored in the 200 backstroke. Deaton took 22nd with a career-best 1:46.73 while Wellford took 24th after posting a career-best in prelims with a 1:46.74. Deaton is now fifth and Wellford sixth all-time for the Tide in the 200 backstroke. Junior Cameron Conners took 21st in the 200 breaststroke with a career-best 2:00.85. The Tide men and women both finished the championships in 10th place. The men scored 451 points while the women tallied 353 points.

FAST FACTS • Alabama finished 10th at the SEC Championships • Senior Jenna Gallo set a school record in the mile swim with a 16:13.56 time. • Junior BJ Hornikel set a career-best in 100 free-style.

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MEN’S TENNIS

Tide defeats Furman, Southern Miss in doubleheader By Andrew Clare Contributing Writer The Alabama men’s tennis team won both matches of a doubleheader on Feb. 22. The Crimson Tide defeated the Furman Paladins 6-1 in the morning at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Indoor Tennis Facility. In the afternoon, the Tide defeated the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 6-1 outside at the Alabama Tennis Stadium. “We did a good job in both matches,” junior Daniil Proskura said. “Everyone competed well and played well, and we had guys who improved a lot since last week.”

O’Shaughnessey won their match 8-4. Junior Carlos We did a good job in both Taborga and sophomore matches. Everyone competed Philippe Tsangarides won their well and played well, and we match 8-6. had guys who improved a lot In the singles portion of the Furman match, the Tide only since last week. needed to win three of the six games to win the overall team — Daniil Proskura match. Alabama won five of the six singles matches to claim the In the Furman match, the victory. Four of the five matches Tide won all three of the dou- the Tide won came in straight bles matches, which earned a sets. The win over Furman point toward the overall team erased a two-match losing score. Senior Jarryd Botha streak for the Tide. and sophomore David Vierya “We all competed well against defeated their opponents Furman,” head coach George from Furman 8-4. Proskura Husack said. “We were thrown a and freshman Becker little bit of a loop going indoors,

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but we’ve been playing a lot of indoors, so we were used to it but it was good for us.” In the Southern Miss match, Alabama won two of the three doubles matches. Vierya and Botha won their doubles match 8-3. Proskura and O’Shaughnessey did not lose a game in their match as they went on to beat their Southern Miss opponents 8-0. Proskura and O’Shaughnessey won both doubles matches as well as both of their singles matches. “That was one of the best days I have ever had,” Proskura said. “I’m playing really well, and I’m confident in everything I’m doing.”

As for the rest of the Southern Miss match, the Tide won five of the six singles matches, including three in straight sets. “It was great,” Husack said. “I thought we competed extremely [well] against Southern Miss. That’s the most important thing for us is to compete.” In the two matches combined, the Tide faced four tiebreaking sets. The Tide won three of the four tiebreakers. In the Furman match, Botha won a 13-11 tiebreaking third set. In the Southern Miss match, Taborga and Tsangarides both won in tiebreakers. Taborga won his tiebreaker 7-3, and Tsangarides won his tiebreaker 7-4.

“When you get to [a] tiebreaker, it’s all about who is going to win more points,” Husack said. “They made their opponents see one extra ball and they fought, which was a big difference in the matches.” The Tide is now done with nonconference play. It will open SEC play on March 1 as it hosts Ole Miss. Husack said the opponents the team has faced this year have prepared it for conference play. “I feel like our whole nonconference schedule and all of our results went really well,” Husack said. “I feel like we are where we want to be headed into conference play.”

Alabama improves to 16-0 on the season SOFTBALL FROM PAGE 1 Sewell settled down after that, giving up just one more hit and retiring the Winthrop side in order in four of her seven innings of work. Down by a run early, the Tide evened the score in the bottom of the first on a home run from Kaila Hunt. The home run was Hunt’s seventh of the season, a mark that leads the team. After the first inning, both teams pitched four shutout innings. They remained locked in a 1-1 tie until the bottom of the sixth. Kayla Braud beat out an infield single, then advanced to second on a bunt by Haylie McCleney. After Kaila Hunt drew a walk, Spencer hit a line drive that dropped just beyond the glove of the diving center fielder, loading the bases for Danae Hays. “They weren’t going to pitch to Hunt, and then it was up to Jadyn

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Alabama defeated Winthrop 6-1. [Spencer] and Danae [Hays],” head coach Patrick Murphy said. “I think for Danae that’s probably the most pressure she’s been up against, bases loaded, 1-1 game and she got something to drop.” Hays’ single scored Braud and Hunt, breaking the tie to give the Tide a 3-1 lead, with Danielle Richard coming up to bat. “That pitcher was getting me a little bit on her screwball,” Richard said. “So before I even

got to that at bat, I decided I was going to make an adjustment in the box, and I’m going to crush this pitch.” She hit a three-run home run, her first of the season, to give the Tide a 6-1 lead. Winthrop failed to score in the top of the seventh, cementing Alabama’s 16th win of the season. The Tide will next be in action against Samford at 6 p.m. on Feb. 27.