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The past three years have been a whirlwind for Judy Bonner. The President’s Suite in the Rose Administration Building has seen its fair share of comings and goings since 2012, when then-President Robert E. Witt left the position to move into his current role as chancellor of The University of Alabama System. As the search for a new president ensued, Bonner’s role as executive vice president and provost was augmented when she was named as interim president. Guy Bailey was tapped as Witt’s permanent replacement, only to leave the position two months later, citing his wife’s declining health as the reason for his departure. Another search was believed to have started, but the candidate who
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UA President Judy Bonner’s last day before her sabbatical is July 14, with Bell formally taking the position on July 15. CW / Hanna Curlette
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Former Crimson Tide football player Ken Stabler died July 8. His death comes as a result of complications from stage 4 colon cancer, which he has battled quietly since February 2015, according to a statement from Stabler’s family. “He was a kind, generous and unselfish man, never turning down an autograph request or an opportunity to help someone in need,” the family said. “A great quarterback, he was an even greater father to his three girls and grandfather to his two ‘grand snakes.’” Stabler played quarterback at The University of Alabama in ‘66 and ‘67 under coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, and finished with a 28-3-2 record as a starter before being drafted in the second round of the 1968 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, whom he led to their first Super Bowl win in 1977. Following his retirement from professional football, he served
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Editor | Heather Buchanan newsdesk@cw.ua.edu Wednesday, July 15, 2015
UA offers benefits, employment to veterans By Jake Warner | Contributing Writer
The state of Alabama is not shy in its support of the U.S. armed forces. Standing testament to this are its many military memorials and historic sites. Birmingham hosts the largest Veterans’ Day parade in the nation, and the Alabama legislature has introduced and pushed through a number of bills in recent years expanding on veterans’ benefits. Alabama’s nearly 400,000 veterans account for over 8 percent of the state’s population, according to the 2013 U.S. Census Bureau. The University of Alabama strives to provide active duty and retired servicemembers with easy access to all of the benefits endowed by both the state and federal governments, as well as a host of other tailored accommodations. Interested servicemembers’ first point of contact is
the Tuscaloosa branch of the Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs. There, individuals can receive help filing for any benefits to which they are entitled. Eric Ervin, Veterans Service Officer at the VA, encourages interested parties to “call or come by the office, no appointments necessary.” The UA Veteran and Military Affairs office, a division of the Division of Student Affairs, provides current and ex-military students with career services, transition assistance and housing options in addition to its prolific outreach and certification programs. The University also accepts supplemental credit, from CLEP tests to vocational training received during service. “Any dealings with the government are going to be tough to do, but UA has been pretty great,” said RJ Thompson,
lance corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves and current UA student majoring in criminal justice. “They’re taking the hours I earned at Marine Engineering school and transferring them, so I am not hindered by my work.” In work, too, Alabama employs many servicemembers, recognizing the value of the skills and discipline instilled during service. “The Army has been the reason why I have gotten great jobs since I got out,” said Patrick Greenwood, former E4 specialist in the Army and current IT technician IV for the College of Commerce. “I’ve always had a love for electronics, but no formal degrees or certifications.” However, during his service, Greenwood worked as a radio communication security repairer and IT specialist, gaining more-thanample skills to tackle any number of IT/AV positions.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs • Veterans Administration (VA) formed in 1930 by President Hoover’s Executive Order 5398 • VA moved to a cabinet-level executive department by President Reagan in 1988 (took effect in 1989); VA renamed the Department of Veterans Affairs (still referred to as VA)
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The transition back to civilian and student life presents its own slew of social, financial and psychological difficulties. The University of Alabama manifold programs offer recognition of these issues and a helping hand.
• ADVA has Veterans Service Offices in 50 of Alabama’s 67 counties divided into three districts • Tuscaloosa is in District 2 (Central), managed by Rogers Wilson
Post-9/11 GI Bill • Education benefit program • Eligibility: at least 90 total days active duty or honorably discharged for a service-related disability after serving 30 continuous days after September 10, 2001 Source: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, CW / Sarah Huff Moore
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Editor | Leigh Terry opinions@cw.ua.edu Wednesday, July 15, 2015
COLUMN | GAMMA PHI BETA
Gamma Phi Beta fraud serves as cautionary tale LEIGH
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About seven score and twelve years ago, a man was president who nearly always carried with him a set of Shakespeare’s plays, which helped this man absorb the power of rhetorical persuasion. This man, Abraham Lincoln, understood that reason and argument, combined with eloquence in speech and delivery, could transform a nation and bring progress and prosperity. He studied the best ideas from the best thinkers. This nation was born from reason, from fruitful debate, and most importantly, from disagreement. The Federalist/ Anti-Federalist debates during the framing of the Constitution and the Lincoln/Douglas debates in 1858 are just two examples of major rhetorical events in our nation’s history. Our country has been formed by rhetoric and debate, with firm argument the backbone of our political and cultural development. Now fast forward to 21st century America, where rhetorical argument is all but gone and is replaced with Tumblr blogs and
Internet memes. Today’s internet-obsessed culture has brought major changes in how we argue, especially among the current generation of college students. We spend so much time hiding behind screens, commenting on articles and sharing our thoughts in less than 140 characters that we seem to think that the real world ought to work the same way. We begin to engage in the real world the same way many of us engage in the virtual world: without any rationality or maturity. We make our points by banning things. We automatically call ideas we disagree with “hate speech,” and people we disagree with “bigots.” We burn city blocks to the ground. Ultimately, we act like kindergarteners. We can choose to act like kindergarteners on the Internet. That’s fine. But the problem is that we have started acting like kindergarteners everywhere else too. We no longer know how to maturely respond to things that we disagree with, so we either call for something to be banned, like the Confederate flag that went from historical artifact to pariah in less than a week; destroy or boycott something, like
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someone’s small business; or call people names. We have become so detached from reality and have regressed so much intellectually that, unable to effectively attack ideas, we attack pretty much everything else. It works on the Internet: on Facebook and Twitter we can choose to block the stuff that makes us upset. On Tumblr and Reddit we can launch the bigot card at people we disagree with rather than engage their ideas. I wonder how different history would be if, instead of engaging with his opponent’s arguments and learning from his own failures, Abraham Lincoln just shouted “bigot” at everyone who disagreed with him. We have lost the art of rhetorical persuasion, and the only thing we seem capable of is screaming and shouting. We need to rediscover this classical art and start maturely disagreeing with people. Disagreement and debate once made this country great. It’s time to get beyond our phase of tantrums and name-calling.
Ultimately, we act like kindergarteners.
Joe Puchner is a senior majoring in Spanish and mathematics. His column runs biweekly.
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This week my heart goes out to the women of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. To be defrauded of $400,000 of the money you have worked hard to raise for your chapter house by an alumna you trusted is a truly saddening betrayal of trust to all Greek members on this campus. For anyone who has not seen the story yet, the gist of it is as follows. The President of Gamma Phi Beta’s House Corp has recently been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of fraud and money laundering. These charges stem from the woman in question, an attorney no less, allegedly submitting false invoices to Greek Resource Services for furnishings that were supposed to be purchased for the new chapter house, but in actuality never were. According to the indictment, the woman transferred the checks received from Greek Resource Services through a fake business account into her personal financial accounts. I sincerely hope that the money will be returned to its proper accounts within the Gamma Phi Beta chapter and Greek Resource Services and that this crime does not keep this chapter of accomplished young women from opening their new house for recruitment on schedule this August. However, this sordid affair serves as a cautionary tale not just to other Greek houses on campus, but also to every student organization and in the long-term, every student on campus. Every type of organization, from the smallest of book clubs to the world’s biggest corporations, are vulnerable to loss by the unethical behavior of their members. Finding it and bringing it to light in time to stop major outflows of cash requires the work of layers of procedural safeguards and employees who are trained to spot suspicious behaviors by their coworkers. As anyone who’s taken an accounting class from this University’s nationally recognized department can attest to, the fraud triangle consists of motivation, opportunity and rationalization. Unfortunately, there is little to be done to keep a person’s greed from motivating and rationalizing his or her behavior. However, much can be done on the part of organizations and individuals to cut off the opportunity for losses to occur. More than one individual should be put in charge of keeping an accurate accounting of an organization’s finances at all times. These accountings should occasionally be subject to review by the entirety of the executive board of the organization. Finally, the old saying of “trust in God but lock your car” should be taken to heart by all officers in an organization. Trust your employees (or members or alumni volunteers) but don’t assume they are all above the siren call of temptation. Frauds like this most recent one can be carried out by just one bad actor, but they can also be stopped by any number of good ones. Leigh Terry is a senior majoring in economics. She is the Opinions Editor of the Crimson White.
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OPINIONS Wednesday, July 15, 2015 COLUMN | GREECE
In midst of severe financial crisis, Greece requires greater assistance By Ben Jackson | Guest Columnist
The happy, beach-going Greeks depicted in Saturday’s Snapchat-Live “Beach Bums Part 1” are feeling very different as of Monday morning. And with good reason. It may be a long time before Greeks can afford vacation time again. I’m talking about Greece’s new bailout deal, agreed to on Monday. The agreement, proposed by representatives of the European Commission (Eurogroup), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), offers much needed capital injections into the stalling Greek economy to help pay off Greece’s €320 billion debt and keep the country afloat. Greece stays in the Eurozone, and creditors like the IMF and Eurogroup members get paid back. Everyone wins, right? Well, not exactly. Much like a medical helicopter or a long ambulance ride, the price of this rescue is steep, with crippling austerity, the abandonment of many government assets and an aggressive timeline that strips Greece’s growth potential. As creditors around the globe breathed a sigh of relief, Greek citizens, the very people the bailout ostensibly saves, breathed a sigh of despair. Greece has faced financial problems before. When it joined the Euro in 2001, low interest rates on Euro loans fueled rising
incomes and lavish government entitlement programs. Greek workers work more hours than any other Europeans, but produce less and retire earlier, drawing on expensive pensions. As a general trend, the Greek government collects few of the taxes it imposes. Greece’s previous debt crises have been bailed out under terms of strict austerity. In short, Greece consistently borrows more than it can afford. That’s not to say that Greece is entirely to blame. I’d argue in many ways that Greece is actually a victim. Wherever there is over-borrowing, there is overlending. And the Eurozone allows financially weak nations, like Greece, to borrow at rates like financially strong nations, such as Germany. Greeks overwhelmingly rejected further austerity measures during the July 5 referendum but desperately wanted to remain within the Euro as to facilitate the same kind of financial liquidity they enjoyed during the early 2000s. Which brings us to Europe’s current
ultimatum: submit to new reforms or leave the union. The current proposal will stifle Greece’s growth and force it to sell off many assets (islands, companies, infrastructure) that could help it recover. The incredibly short timeline to enact structural and political reforms will leave Tsipras’s government weak and divided. Should the proposal pass, Greece will kick its debt burden down the road, only to face it again later as a weaker nation. The alternative, of course, remains Greece leaving the Eurozone, or the “Grexit.” The Grexit would cause years of financial hardship, hardline reforms, and would be a political setback for the Eurozone. And I think it’s Greece’s best option. Should Greece leave the Eurozone, it will revert back to the drachma, its own currency. This makes business more costly in the short term, but it also gives control of the monetary policy back to the Greek government. As Greece prints more money, the
Greek workers work more hours than any other Europeans, but produce less and retire earlier.
drachma becomes less valuable. If drachmas become less expensive relative to the U.S. Dollar or the euro, Greek exports like olive oil and feta cheese become more internationally competitive. Initially, the lack of liquidity in the marketplace will make Greece grow very slowly and make it more difficult to service its debt. This will catalyze Greek businesses and government sectors into competitiveness in a way that remaining in the Euro won’t. In the short run, leaving the Eurozone would be incredibly difficult. But in the long run, Greece would regain financial sovereignty without forfeiting their assets and political control. Furthermore, a successful Grexit would signal the importance of localized monetary policy, and could help pave the way for structural reforms that benefit not only Greece, but the ECB as well. Greece probably won’t choose leave the Euro—it’s too hard of a decision. Instead, they’ll likely succumb to the proposal before them, taking on a burden too heavy to carry. Only then, after the expensive price of the Euro becomes too great to bear, will that first cradle of democracy enjoy again the taste of freedom.
Ben Jackson is a sophomore majoring in accounting and finance.
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TCPS lecture offers insight into Amelia Gorgas’ life By Heather Buchanan | News Editor
Many students walk in and out of Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library each day, but some of them may not be aware of its namesake’s role on campus. Sarah Wiggins, a former history professor at The University of Alabama and Gorgas historian, presented a lecture on Gorgas on June 9 as part of the Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society’s Sundown Lecture Series. The lecture was held in a front room of the Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion with roughly 25 people in attendance. Lucy Murphy, event coordinator for TCPS, introduced Wiggins saying she was “back by popular demand.” She said nearly all the forms after Wiggins’ first Sundown Lecture said, “Bring her back.” Wiggins began the lecture by sharing information on Gorgas’ personality. “She was barely five feet tall, but she was an absolute dynamo,” Wiggins said. “Of anything that I’ve read about all the Gayle girls, she has personality, and I mean it was a dynamite kind of personality.” After describing her appearance and personality, Wiggins told anecdotes about Gorgas’ life. Born in 1826 in Greensboro, Gorgas was the third child of John and Sarah Gayle. Her father would go on to become governor of the state for four years, moving his family to Tuscaloosa in 1831. In what would become
apparent as true Gorgas fashion, Wiggins said 8-year-old Gorgas road her pet pony into the rotunda of the capitol building in downtown Tuscaloosa simply because “the door was open.” She met her husband, Josiah Gorgas, in Mount Vernon, Alabama, after fleeing a yellow fever outbreak in Mobile. They were married in 1853. At the time, Josiah was known for constantly complaining to his superiors in the military about his work assignments, which Wiggins said angered the military. She said Amelia eventually “sanded off the rough edges” of Josiah’s personality, making him more patient. After serving as the Chief of Ordnance in the Confederate Army, Josiah moved his family back to Alabama. He worked at an iron works and Sewanee for a time before accepting the presidency of The University of Alabama in 1878. After a stroke, he resigned as president and was given a house and the position of librarian, so he and his family moved into what is now known as the Gorgas House. From there, Amelia eventually took on roles such as nurse matron, librarian and the University’s first post-mistress. Wiggins said former UA president George Denny tried to pay the utility bills for the Gorgas House as a thank you for Amelia’s service, but she didn’t want him to. “[Denny thought] what she did for campus and how important she was for the
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Post-mistress Librarian Nurse matron
1878 Josiah Gorgas, Amelia’s husband, accepts the position as president of the University of Alabama.
1879 1883 1886 1907 1913 Josiah suffers a stroke and must step down as president. He is given a home on campus (now the Gorgas House) and the position of University Librarian, which Amelia helps him with. Amelia is officially appointed nurse matron, serving sick students out of the Gorgas House.
Amelia becomes the first post-mistress at the University of Alabama. The school’s first post office was located in the Gorgas House.
Josiah dies, leaving Amelia with the role of librarian. This role is her most well-known, as the was the first female librarian at the University and increased the library’s volumes from 6,000 to nearly 20,000. Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library was the first academic building on the campus named after a female.
Amelia retires from her multitude of positions at the University at the age of 80. She is awarded a Loving Cup as a thanks to her many years of service.
Amelia dies in the Gorgas House at the age of 87.
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students was worth far more than anything that he could ever repay, and certainly was worth the investment he was making in paying her utilities,” Wiggins said. Gorgas retired in 1907 and passed away in the house in 1913. Throughout her life she didn’t like her appearance, and as a result there aren’t many photos of her. “She made up for [her looks] in the kind of outgoing personality that people
commented on throughout her life and for years after,” Wiggins said. One audience member, Jennifer Cabanero, is a special collections cataloguer for the University Libraries department of special collections. “I love collecting information about the University and anything I can find out about the Civil War era helps me in my work,” Cabanero said.
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Morgan Moran, who graduated from The University of Alabama this spring with a degree in political science, was one of 16 students selected to serve on the ONE Student Advisory Board in Washington D.C. ONE is a non-profit organization that works to help the needs of Africans who are fighting disease while constricted to poverty. The campaign also focuses on improving maternal and child care, transparency, energy and development assistance. It does not focus on fundraising or implement programs on the ground, but more on global advocacy and awareness. There are also 150 ONE college chapters across the country. Moran started the one at The University of Alabama in 2013. “Within the campus program, each chapter has their own challenge packet at the beginning of each semester, in which we talk about the specific issue that we are focusing on,” Moran said. “Last year we focused on transparency within foreign funding and World AIDs Day. One issue we have been working on a lot is energy poverty; seven out of 10 people living in Sub-Saharan African do not have electricity. Last year the ONE campaign helped introduce a bill called the ‘Electrify Africa ACT,’ in which would focus on building electricity programs within the African continent.”
From July 5-9, Moran was the only student to represent a university from the South. During the session, the board discussed which things worked on each board member’s campus and what did not work. It discussed due process regarding the “Electrify Africa Bill,” as well as campaign development within each institution. The Student Advisory Board was also able to meet with members of Congress. Moran is taking part in an internship for the ONE campaign this summer in Washington D.C., as well. “People all over Africa are facing high electricity prices and reliability,” Moran said. “There are a lot of power outages and there is not sustainable energy present due to the lack of infrastructure. We really think we can help. The United States finished electrifying even the most rural parts of the country back in the 60s, so we have over 50 years of experience with all the trouble shooting and fixing what has gone wrong.” Moran said she found similarities between the UA ONE chapter and the chapter at the University of Michigan. “Our campuses [Michigan and Alabama] are similar because they are both large state schools with strong football programs,” Moran said. “Our ONE chapters work within this culture by engaging greek life and using rivalries to our advantage. The University of Michigan and Michigan State University both have
Schools with at least one student in ONE • University of Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa) • University of California Berkeley (Berkeley, California)
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• Saint Louis University (Saint Louis, Missouri) • University of Texas in El Paso (El Paso, Texas) • University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah) • University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) • George Washington University (Washington D.C.) • Rutgers University (New Brunswick, New Jersey) • University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (La Crosse, Wisconsin) • University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) • Carthage College (Kenosha, Wisconsin) • University of Texas in San Antonio (San Antonio, Texas) • University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
ONE campus chapter, and in the week leading up to their rivalry game, the chapters will raise awareness and advocacy actions by allowing a student to pie someone from the other school in the face if they write a letter to their member of Congress in support of our issues. Auburn also has a pretty strong ONE chapter, so we hope to collaborate with them in some way in the future that celebrates the strength of our schools uniting under the common goals of ending extreme poverty.” Those interested in getting involved in The University of Alabama’s ONE Campaign can contact the chapter by emailing onecampus.ua@gmail.com.
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Professor receives grant By Patrick Smith | Contributing Writer
A University of Alabama biologist has recently received a $1 million grant to do research on bumblebees. Jeff Lozier, an assistant professor of biological sciences, along with two collaborators from the University of Wyoming and Utah State, received the grant from the National Science Foundation to study two specific species of bumblebees and their adaptation to a changing environment. “We’re trying to study the effect of environmental variation on adaptation and if bumblebees exhibit adaptations to environments in which they live,” Lozier said. The focal region of the research is along the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountain Ranges. The two species of bees they’re going to study are in abundance in this region and can be found at low and high elevations across a broad latitudinal transect. “We get to see what happens when you subject a single species to a large range of all of these different kinds of factors to see how and if it is going to adapt or if it’s going to need to move,” said Jason Jackson, a doctoral candidate studying biology. These factors include rapid temperature change in higher elevations as well as a decrease in oxygen availability or air density. The grant took effect in April 2015, but preliminary work for the research has been ongoing for the past two years. The grant is expected to fund three years of work and experiments. “Most people think about honey bees pertaining to population decline,” Lozier said. “Honey bees are managed bees that humans have brought over to North America from Europe and Africa. There are no native honey bees in the U.S.” Many man-made honey bee hives have undergone a phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder, which has killed off around 20-25 percent of the hives. CCD can be caused by pesticides, diseases, parasites or a combination. Lozier is researching native bees. There are around 20,000 species of bees on the planet with around 50 of those in the U.S. Some species of native bees are doing just fine while others are declining. “The research we’ve been doing is very applicable because a lot of bumblebee
FOUR POSSIBLE CAUSES OF COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER (CCD)
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Pathogens Scientists believe that a
variety of deadly pathogens contribute to Colony Collapse Disorder. These include Nosemal (a pathogenic fungi), Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus, and possibly some that are unknown. Research has shown that no one pathogen contributes more than others.
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Parasites Varroa mites are parasites
often found in honey bee colonies plagued with CCD. Scientists aren't sure if the mite itself directly leads to CCD, or it it's the viruses they transmit.
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Some stressors that could contribute to CCD are the possibility of poor nutrition due to overcrowding and migratory stress brought on by honey bees when transported across the country to various locations.
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These can include the scarcity of pollen and nectar, pollen and nectar with low nutritional value, and pollen and nectar with a lack of diversity. These can also include the overexposure to pesticides. Source: USDA, CW / Sarah Huff Moore and Noah Huguley
populations are dying out,” said Gabrielle Unbehaun, a senior majoring in biology. “The bee populations that we are working on are very populous, so it’s interesting to see why they are surviving versus others.” Factors contributing to population decline in some species are debated. Lozier said it may be multiple factors working together, but in most cases the underlying problem is habitat loss and land use change, and at the moment there is no sure way to stop it on a broad-scale. With the loss of flowers for bees to pollinate and an increase in chemical usage, there’s a potential to lose rodent burrows which bees like to lay their nests in. “The fundamental problem is habitat and land use availability for the resources,” Lozier said. “Everything else is sort of stacked on top of that.”
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UA student travels to Paris, Tours Editor’s note: In each issue this summer, The Crimson White will publish a column written by a student who is studying abroad in order to share their experiences in a foreign country. By Molly Deaver
A few weeks ago, I was very fortunate to be able to visit one of my favorite places in the world for the third time: the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. As I stood on the highest platform overlooking the vast gallery, I savored the moment. In that spot I was perfectly content. That moment was one of the highlights of my study abroad in France through the faculty-led summer program: Alabama in France. We spent our first week sightseeing in Paris. I climbed an outrageous number of steps to enjoy the view from the Eiffel Tower, then did the same thing the following day for the Arc de Triomphe. A few other students and I had to aggressively navigate the metro after our train from Fontainebleau palace inexplicably stopped for an hour and a half, making us late for our reservation at the famous Moulin Rouge. Thankfully, we arrived in time for both the dinner and show; it was the experience of a lifetime. As much as I loved Paris, I am very happy to now be living with a host family in the city of Tours. I’m taking
Molly Deaver travels in the gardens of Versailles on a paddle boat. Photo courtesy of Molly Deaver
immersion courses at the Institut de Touraine and spending my weekends visiting local castles. Over dinner, my host family and I discuss cultural and political differences between France and the United States. As an international studies and French double major, I thrive on those conversations where we share our opinions and learn from one another. In my free time, I most enjoy sitting by the Loire River having a drink with friends. Above all, I’m enjoying establishing a routine as this city begins to feel more like home. I still have a long way to go to become fluent, but this experience has definitely improved my speaking ability and my confidence. Lastly, I’d like to give a shout out to my family, friends and professors for all their support in helping me get this far. Molly Deaver is a senior majoring in French and international studies.
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indicated there had been a national search and they [the Board of Trustees] had had the opportunity to observe my performance as the interim president, and they felt like that they were ready to move forward with an appointment.” Despite serving as interim president, Bonner said she never considered herself as a contender for the position and that she
only sought to serve as interim president and return to her role as provost. The appointment came with concerns about the lack of outside input regarding Bonner’s selection as Bailey’s replacement, specifically involving the decision not to consult the Faculty Senate, which The Crimson White reported throughout the month following the appointment. In a Nov. 16, 2012 interview with The Crimson White, Witt said he believed a search as exhaustive as the one that ended with Bailey’s selection was not necessitated by the situation. “It was my belief that the likelihood, that
what the faculty, staff and students were looking for, had materially changed in four months approached zero,” Witt said in the interview. “With that extensive input being only four months old, I did not see the need to put the campus through another extensive search.” Bonner said she believes the objections didn’t stem from her selection so much as the brevity of the process. “I don’t think that they were as concerned about me as they were about the process and about the suddenness and about the shock, really, that Dr. Bailey was no longer going to be president,” she said.
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The transition, Bonner said, was an easy one, and her knowledge of the University heavily contributed to that ease. “On top of having been in the provost office since 2003, I had been at The University of Alabama since 1981,” she said. “And I hate to say this, but I actually entered The University of Alabama as a freshman 50 years ago this fall, so I knew a tremendous amount about what was going on at The University of Alabama.” Bonner’s appointment marked the first time in The University of Alabama’s 184-
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Music fest to have inaugural event at Sloss Furnaces venue By Matthew Wilson | Staff Reporter
Standing among the businesses and busy streets of the Birmingham skyline, Sloss Furnaces is a reminder of life in the early 1900s. Opened by Col. James Withers Sloss in 1880, the iron smelting furnaces played a large role in the growth of Birmingham as a city, and remained in production until 1971. It now remains as a National Historic Landmark. Renovated in the 1980s as an outdoor concert venue, the facility has since garnered a national reputation among the music industry, said Sloss manager Robert Yarbrough. On July 18-19, thousands of people will fill the former metal works for the the first annual music festival, Sloss Fest. Created by Red Mountain Entertainment, in partnership with Venue Management and AC Entertainment, the event will feature artists such as Birmingham’s own St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Cage the Elephant and the Avett Brothers. Yarbrough said they have been working on the festival for three years. “I’m like a kid on Christmas morning,” he said. “The team has worked so hard and put so much sweat and equity into it, and to watch as the final site plan was printed out on Friday, and tomorrow staging and equipment start moving on site, I can’t wait to see the final package.” Among the lineup is Washington-born folksinger Noah Gundersen, who is playing songs from his upcoming album “Carry the Ghost” live for the first time. The album was inspired by both personal moments from his own life and musical influences like Neil Young, Peter Gabriel and Strand of Oaks. “I think there’s a personal inspiration that came from existentialism, and I think as with most of my writing, it’s trying to figure out how the hell I’m suppose to live or if there even is a suppose to, you know?” he said. Gundersen, whose music has been featured on the television shows “Sons of Anarchy” and “The Vampire Diaries,” knew he wanted to play music from an early age, having taught himself how to play the guitar at 13. Writing all his own songs, Gundersen said a lot of his creative process comes from years of playing and listening to music and noticing what he does and does not like. He said he believes everyone has a creative side they listen to that can come out in various ways such as drawing, photography or dance. “Sometimes a melody comes to me. Sometimes, it’s me sitting down goofing off and a cool mistake happens, and I try to go down that rabbit hole,” he said. “The consistent thing in the process is going to a place of almost meditation where I try to clear my mind of other things and not have too many expectations and not try to force anything.” Betsy Kiser of Red Mountain Entertainment said they wanted to produce a festival in downtown Birmingham in the image of similar festivals already happening in the Southeast. She said they felt Birmingham was the perfect place for a festival because of the city’s restaurants, craft beer scene and Railroad Park. Anne Conway, one of the art vendors at Sloss Fest, sells jewelry made from refurnished and repurposed materials that she finds in thrift shops and flea markets in the Birmingham area. Conway said she’s inspired by ancient relics and seeks the story behind the material she finds such as bone, tribal coins and vintage chain. “There’s so much beauty in the unexpected and the natural imperfections,” she said. “I find that the more I honor the natural imperfection of the material, the more the piece comes together real well.” Wanting to explore the styling element of the music business, Conway said she interned with Red Mountain for a year in college and stayed in contact with them over the years. Having heard about Sloss Fest when she interned with them, she said it was really interesting to
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be a part of and see their vision come true years later. Conway, partnered with John Woolley of Little Forest, will also be styling a lounge area under the water tower. “We’re playing off the Naztech City theme, creating a natural, very calming, meditative environment with natural neutral colors,” she said. “We’re styling the artists trailers. We’re bringing in pillows we made, art work we made. We’re going to be hanging drift wood. We went to the river and found our materials. It’s been fun to be able to apply a vision and aesthetics I have into a collaborative project like this.” For the festival, Virginia-based brewery Starr Hill Brewery will be collaborating with locally-based brewery Trim Tab to introduce the Siren of Sloss, a Belgium whipped beer, at the festival. William Donaldson, Starr Hill’s Alabama and Tennessee market manager, said one of the favorite parts of his job is collaborating with these local breweries and learning about their cities. “You can get real funny with the names and use a lot of puns, but I was telling the people at our brewery we got to make this one cool. I was really glad the Trim Tab guys came up with the name,” Donaldson said.
We’re all about live music. We want people to craft good times, and we want to be a part of that. — William Donaldson Donaldson, a Birmingham Southern graduate, said they were approached by Red Mountain Entertainment about being a craft beer sponsor along with Miller Lite, which coincided with them preparing to roll out in Alabama. “There’s a lot for everybody to see. Personally, I didn’t see a band that I didn’t want to see,” he said. “Anyone who’s been around Birmingham area has seen Sloss. It’s a historic land mark, and it’s almost an honor to be a part of doing something like this at Sloss.” In 12 states across the east coast, Donaldson said Starr Hill strives for innovation and quality and saw Sloss Fest as an opportunity to introduce themselves into the Alabama market. “There’s these east coast festivals we’ve been a part of since the beginning, and this being the beginning of Sloss, we wanted to jump on board,” he said. “This is perfect for what we try to convey about our image. We’re all about live music. We want people to craft good times, and we want to be a part of that. Next week, we’re going to really blow the doors off.” Sloss Fest should positively affect Birmingham because it has garnered national recognition, Yarbrough said. The USA Today listed them as one of the 10 must-see festivals of 2015, Yarbrough said, and people have told him they heard radio jocks talking about it on Sirius XM Radio. He said the Birmingham Convention and Business Bureau did an impact study on the festival and found the first year should have an economic impact of $2.5 billion on the city. “We have a great event that’s renting hotel rooms, that’s filling restaurants and bars, and also, it has a great intangible benefit in that it has cast Birmingham in a positive light nationally,” he said. “What sort of economic benefit could you put on that to be called one of the must-see festivals by the nation’s largest circulation, daily newspaper. It’s a great benefit for the city. Every conversation we had, we talked about wanting to be behind something that’s good for the city and we could be proud of as a contributor to the city that’s been our life long home.” Yarbrough said he hopes this festival will become an annual event that will still be happening 20 years from now.
The first annual Sloss Fest music festival will be held at Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham from July 18-19. CW / Hanna Curlette
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WHO: T. Hardy Morris WHEN: 1:30-2:15 p.m. WHERE: Steam Stage
WHO: Blank Range WHEN: 1:30-2:15 p.m. WHERE: Steam Stage
WHO: Lany WHEN: 1:45-2:30 p.m. WHERE: Shed Stage
WHO: Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires WHEN: 2:15-3:00 p.m. WHERE: Blast Stage
WHO: Paul Thorn WHEN: 2:15-3:00 p.m. WHERE: Blast Stage
WHO: Grifters WHEN: 2:15-3:00 p.m. WHERE: Shed Stage
WHO: Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas WHEN: 3:00-3:45 p.m. WHERE: Steam Stage
WHO: Judah & the Lion WHEN: 3:00-3:45 p.m. WHERE: Steam Stage
WHO: Kaleo WHEN: 3:15-4:00 p.m. WHERE: Shed Stage
WHO: Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear WHEN: 3:45-4:45 p.m. WHERE: Blast Stage
WHO: Noah Gundersen WHEN: 3:45-4:45 p.m. WHERE: Blast Stage
WHO: Kenny Loften WHEN: 4:15-4:45 p.m. WHERE: Shed Stage
WHO: Gabriel Garzon-Montano WHEN: 4:45-5:45 p.m. WHERE: Shed Stage
WHO: Sturgill Simpson WHEN: 4:45-5:45 p.m. WHERE: Steam Stage
WHO: Lord Huron WHEN: 4:45-5:45 p.m. WHERE: Steam Stage
WHO: Zella Day WHEN: 5:15-6:15 p.m. WHERE: Shed Stage
WHO: First Aid Kit WHEN: 5:45-6:45 p.m. WHERE: Blast Stage
WHO: The New Pornographers WHEN: 5:45-6:45 p.m. WHERE: Blast Stage
WHO: Cathedrals WHEN: 6:30-7:30 p.m. WHERE: Shed Stage
WHO: Manchester Orchestra WHEN: 6:45-7:45 p.m. WHERE: Steam Stage
WHO: Young the Giant WHEN: 6:45-7:45 p.m. WHERE: Steam Stage
WHO: Milo Greene WHEN: 6:45-7:45 p.m. WHERE: Shed Stage
WHO: Band of Horses WHEN: 7:45-8:45 p.m. WHERE: Blast Stage
WHO: St. Paul & the Broken Bones WHEN: 7:45-8:45 p.m. WHERE: Blast Stage
WHO: Robert Delong WHEN: 8:00-9:00 p.m. WHERE: Shed Stage
WHO: Purity Ring WHEN: 8:15-9:15 p.m. WHERE: Shed Stage
WHO: Cage the Elephant WHEN: 8:45-10:00 p.m. WHERE: Steam Stage
WHO: Primus WHEN: 8:45-10:00 p.m. WHERE: Steam Stage
WHO: Big Gigantic WHEN: 9:45-11:00 p.m. WHERE: Shed Stage
WHO: Tyler, the Creator WHEN: 9:45-11:00 p.m. WHERE: Shed Stage
WHO: Modest Mouse WHEN: 10:00-11:30 p.m. WHERE: Blast Stage
WHO: The Avett Brothers WHEN: 10:00-11:30 p.m. WHERE: Blast Stage
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year history that a woman would serve as president. She said that facet of her selection did not occur to her immediately following her appointment, but its importance has become increasingly apparent. “As time has gone on, I have realized how important having a woman as a president is to our students, to our faculty, to our alumni, and I really appreciate so much more now the importance of that historic moment,” she said. Bonner’s historic selection came in tandem with the 40th anniversary of Title IX, a federal law that prohibits gendered discrimination that has played a role in women’s athletics. “That very year, our gymnastics team, our softball team and our women’s golf team won national championships, and I took a tremendous amount of pride to see those women achieve on such a high level ... It was kind of neat to see it all come together at the same time,” Bonner said.
Successes and controversies Coming into the office, Bonner said she wished to extend upon the University’s recent successes and that she felt it was important to maintain the momentum. One of those successes was the emphasis on recruitment of what Bonner said are the best and brightest students and faculty. As for her individual contributions as president, she said she has found success in her goal to ensure that Alabama’s campus is an inclusive and welcoming place. “We have worked very hard to bring on new initiatives that bring on new
opportunities for populations or subpopulations of the student body to connect,” she said. An opportunity to address the topic of connection and inclusion came in Bonner’s first fall semester as president when the the CW reported on the segregation present in UA Greek organizations in “The Final Barrier,” prompting response from the administration. “As provost, I was not involved in the Greek system,” Bonner said. “As provost, I was more focused on what was going on in the colleges, so that August was my first opportunity as president to go through recruitment... It was very clear that we needed to act, and we very quickly took decisive steps in order to get people around the table and to figure out what we needed to do in order to empower the students to do what they were ready to do and what they wanted to do.” Earlier that September, Bonner was confronted with another controversy – the allegations of voter fraud by UA students in the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education elections, reported by campus news outlet WVUA. Many called for the University to intervene, but Bonner said it would have impeded city officials from doing their job. “I probably should let other people be the judge as to whether it was appropriately handled from the University’s viewpoint,” she said. “But from my perspective ,it was not our responsibility to investigate it, and if we had gotten in the middle of the investigation, I think we would have been called off.”
Moving on As Bonner prepares to vacate her posi-
tion, she leaves behind her contributions to the University, both those that she saw to completion and those still in development. One of the things she said she has dedicated a lot of her focus to but would have liked to have done more for was the raising of scholarship money. “A priority for me was really to focus on raising scholarship money,” she said. “During the time I was president… we were able to raise over $100,000,000 in cash pledges and expectancies for scholarships… I would have liked to have raised even more, because I think it is critical that we have a large scholarship endowment in order to help defray the cost of college for our students.” Bonner will also leave behind a variety of projects undertaken during her tenure, such as the development of the Peter Bryce campus, additions to the Moody Music Building and the construction on SewellThomas Stadium, all projects she had a hand in planning, she said. Although she said she anticipates the ease of life outside of the office, Bonner said she will miss being able to make a difference in the lives of students, but plans to continue to look for other ways to do so. Bonner said she prides herself on being “the students’ president,” and has a high level of pride in the affection students have shown her – including her infamous nickname among the student body, JBo. “When I would go down on the field at football games and I would hear the student section start saying, ‘JBo, JBo,’ it was always with a tremendous amount of pride,” she said. When reflecting on her favorite moments as president, she said one thing
sticks out: graduation. “I love graduation,” she said. “Students have worked so hard to get there, families are so proud of what their students have accomplished… People said, I don’t see how you could stand there, but as long as there’s students walking across the stage, I could stand there and shake their hands. It was fun for students to want to do a quick selfie, to do a quick hug… “The May graduation, one student said, ‘Can I do a hug?’ and I said of course, and the next thing I knew, he was twirling me around. Someone posted that, and it said ‘JBo is swept off her feet!’ But I do love graduation.” When asked if she had any advice to impart to her successor, Stuart Bell, as he comes into the position, she very quickly responded. “Take some vitamins. It’s a 24/7,” she said, laughing a little before going on. “You do have lots of balls in the air at the same time... But I am confident that the best days for The University of Alabama lie ahead, and I’m confident that President Bell and his team will do an extraordinary job of continuing to move The University of Alabama forward.” Bonner’s last day before her sabbatical, and of the whirlwind that has been her three years of presidency, was July 14. Bell formally takes the position today. Bonner’s final message to the student body as president: take advantage of the opportunities The University of Alabama presents. “There is a wealth of opportunities here for our students,” she said. “You will get out of your experience as much as you put into it. And take advantage of every opportunity.”
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CULTURE Wednesday, July 15, 2015 COLUMN | MUSIC
Top 5 underrated Stewart songs to hear before you go By Jordan Cissell
Rod Stewart will perform at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Thursday. The show’s official billing as “Rod Stewart: The Hits” gives reasonable assurance that one will leave the Amphitheater having heard “Maggie May,” “Young Turks” and “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright).” But since 1963, 70-year-old Rod the Mod has been a member of seven bands, released 29 solo studio albums, delivered 103 singles and sold over 100 million records worldwide. A new album, “Another Country,” is scheduled for release in October. To put it mildly, Stewart simply won’t have time to get to a whole lot of lesser-known tracks Thursday night. The following songs never quite nabbed the ubiquitous acclaim of “Forever Young” or “Have I Told You Lately,” but they are indispensable in fully appreciating Rod’s odyssey from a spikyhaired mod-rocker from suburban London to the slightly shorter, but still spiky-haired soul-crooner of today.
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Up Above My Head – 1964
John Baldry and the Hoochie Coochie Men’s unhinged take on this 1940s gospel number. Baldry had asked Stewart to sit in with his group after being impressed with Stewart’s harmonica playing outside a London railway station. But Stewart’s frayed, chirping yelp on the single, his first recorded work, demands equal billing with Baldry’s own molasses growl. Stewart’s urgent echo of Baldry’s every line borders on crazed glossolalia as a torpedo of jubilant hand-claps and trebly guitar stabs race toward the heavens.
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Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl – 1964
Before signing a solo recording contract in August of 1964, Stewart had been living on a houseboat and digging graves for a London cemetery. The blues standard he pegged for in his first solo single release drips with innuendo, but Stewart imbues the track with a subtle sense of ominous menace, the echo effect on his soon-tobe trademark rasp, giving the impression that he is singing from the other end of a dark, spooky hallway. John Paul Jones, later of Led Zeppelin fame, plays bass on the track.
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Spanish Boots – 1969
Stewart served two years as the lead vocalist of the Jeff Beck Group. On “Spanish Boots,” a track he co-wrote with Beck and future Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, Stewart pits his abrasive howl in a ferocious struggle against Beck’s squealing guitar as Wood’s bass guitar and Tony Newman’s drums heave along beneath the fray. Later on in the same year, Stewart joined up again with Wood to revive disintegrating band, the Small Faces, as The Faces, with which he would tour and record throughout the following six years.
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In a Broken Dream – 1970
Australian band Python Lee Jackson brought in Stewart to sing lead vocals on this sweeping manifesto of a single. The track’s solemn introduction informed the bass rhythm on I Monster’s 2003 trip hop hit “Daydream in Blue,” and Stewart’s delivery alternates between the tender hums of a reassuring matron and the pleading whisper of a shattered man. Python Lee Jackson released the track in 1970, but the song had actually been recorded in 1968 before Stewart had yet
Rod Stewart in 1976. Wikimedia Commons
attained relative acclaim with the Jeff Beck Group and Faces, so the band reimbursed Stewart’s contribution with only a new set of seat covers for his car.
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Italian Girls– 1972
This barnstorming rock ‘n’ roller from “Never a Dull Moment” shakes and stutters its way through an overdriven riff reminiscent of “Sticky Fingers”-era Rolling Stones. The year prior, album “Every Picture Tells a Story” catapulted Stewart into international fame on the strength of “Maggie May,” and Stewart would record two of his next three albums at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama.
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Original films prevail over sequels By Drew Pendleton
No amount of box office receipts or critical praise would have prepared me for the impact of Pixar’s new film, “Inside Out.” Not only is it one of the summer’s biggest smash hits and another jewel in the Pixar crown, but it also may be the best film to already hit screens in 2015; a striking statement that original ideas and concepts do have a place among the franchises and cinematic comic-book universes that dominate today’s movie market. Amid all the sequels currently in theaters, “Inside Out” has enjoyed the best reviews, and has now become a full-blown pop culture phenomenon, BuzzFeed quizzes and all. It has also become, along with “Mad Max: Fury Road,” the poster child of the Internet’s campaign for the Oscars to recognize more mainstream films. “Inside Out” succeeds in large part because of its uniqueness. Taking place inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl named Riley, the film revolves around the principal emotions at work in the girl’s head: the volatile Anger (Lewis Black), snotty Disgust (Mindy Kaling), nervous Fear (Bill Hader), and the dynamic duo of optimistic yet slightly bossy Joy (Amy Poehler) and demure, passive Sadness (Phyllis Smith). What results is a beautiful, funny, heartbreaking and uplifting odyssey into the human mind that bursts with creativity and a realistic message about what it’s like to grow up. It’s Pixar’s most mature movie to date, with a realistic and emotional complexity that proves animation can be just as deep and affecting as any other medium. This film has taken the world by storm, and, amidst the franchise giants of the summer box office, has proven that originality is alive and well in Hollywood.
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“INSIDE OUT” BOX OFFICE STATISTICS $90.4 million opening weekend (June 19-21) • record for an origional film • second place behind “Jurassic World”
$52.3 million second weekend (June 26-28) • Second place behind “Jurassic World”
$29.7 million third weekend (July 3-5) • first place, $.5 million ahead of “Jurassic World”
$283.6 million domestic gross (as of July 12) $435.4 million worldwide gross
Artist showcases animals By Katie Metcalf | Contributing Writer
Artists of all sorts become inspired by a variety of people, places, items and experiences. Laurie Popp’s inspiration comes from her daily environment: the farm. Popp’s artwork is being shown at the Kentuck Art Center this July. Her collection consists of a variety of different sculptures using the outdoors as her theme. Popp lives on a farm in a rural area of Tennessee. She works with the land and animals each day and has become fascinated with the world of nature. “I am a quiet observer type, and am always watching this world of nature around me,” Popp said. “I am sort of like a farmer Jane Goodall.” Popp’s work consists of materials that she finds on the farm such as wool, sticks and seeds. She said she wants her art to show society that domestic animals should have more respect. Ginger Cobl, the owner of The Cupboard in Decatur, was the first person that carried Popp’s artwork. Cobl said Popp can turn basic substances into something inspiring. “[Popp] can take this raw wool and go crazy with it,” Cobl said. “She has this whimsical way of dealing with the life and death feeling on the farm.” Even though Popp’s art has whimsical qualities, she said she wants people to receive the message that animals should
be treated with importance and respect. Popp’s use of felt in some of her pieces gives her art its distinct quality. She grows the wool and then dyes it herself. She said she set up this particular exhibit like a diorama because it reveals her artistic experience in the world of theater. When people go and see Popp’s exhibit, she said she wants them to pay attention to the texture and characteristics of the pieces. “The personality of the animal sculptures appears as the piece is created. Every one of them is unique,” she said.
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By Sam West | Contributing Writer
A blend of bluegrass, folk and Celtic musical genres characterize the style of Henri’s Notions, a Tuscaloosa band internationally recognized for their distinct sound. The group will perform an acoustic show at the Bama Theatre on Thursday, July 16, in the intimate setting of the Greensboro Room. Henri’s Notions has been making music for almost 40 years, and has played festivals and gigs across the country and overseas. The original members of the band met in the late 1970s. They were all UA students active in the local music scene who occasionally worked with each other. Eventually, the performers coalesced into a group and adopted their current moniker. Founding member Michael Bowman, who plays fiddle and sings, says that the group did not begin concentrating on Celtic music until a few years after their formation. The band originally played a blend of bluegrass and folk, but after performing alongside an Irish group called Touchstone at the Brush Creek Bluegrass Festival, they decided to go in a different direction. “Since we had already been touching on Irish music, we were really taken by that, and started focusing more on Irish after that experience,” Bowman said. Current singer and flutist Jil Chambless became a part of Henri’s Notions in the
WHAT TO KNOW • Henri’s Notions originated in Tuscaloosa but have played gigs and festivals across the country and in Canada and Israel. • The group has been working together for 40 years. • The six piece band performs traditional Celtic songs infused with elements of folk and bluegrass music.
Henri’s Notions will perform July 16 as part of the Bama Theatre’s Acoustic Night series. Photo courtesy of Henri’s Notions.
late 1980s when she was attending graduate school at the University. She was asked to join the band and agreed, despite being unfamiliar with Celtic music at that time. She says it’s now her favorite genre. Henri’s Notions plays a combination of instrumental and lyrical works. Many of the songs in their repertoire are Scottish and Irish reels and jigs without words, though others tell stories – some comic, some tragic. The band plays traditional Celtic ballads and original compositions. There is a strong narrative element in Celtic music – songs feature characters, plots and vivid descriptions. This is something seen less often in contemporary songwriting, and Chambless believes this is part of why people love traditional music.
“I definitely think the story aspect of all the songs is a huge part of what makes it appealing. It’s not just, ‘oh baby,’ or whatever,” she said. In addition to Chambless and Bowman, Henri’s Notions features guitarist Scooter Muse, bass player Randy Palmer, percussionist Mark Lanter and mandolinist Jason Bailey. The lineup is something that’s evolved over time to suit the band’s diverse musical influences. David Allgood is the manager of the Bama Theatre. He coordinated the group’s upcoming performance and has worked with the band in the past. “They’re at the top of their genre, all of them are really accomplished musicians in the Celtic style,” he said. “They’re
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SEC MEDIA DAYS | COMMISSIONER
New SEC commissioner addresses conference goals By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor
HOOVER — SEC Media Days had a different look this year. For the first time since 2002, Mike Slive did not open the event. Greg Sankey, the new conference commissioner, represents a new era in the SEC. He has a Twitter handle (@GregSankey) and is not shy about using it. It’s a small representation of the changes in the conference, he said. He quoted Bob Dylan’s “The
Times They Are A-Changin’” as he addressed the media. “‘Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen and keep your eyes wide open, the chance won’t come again,’” Sankey said. Times are changing but the goal of the conference is the same: to win championships. The goal extends beyond that, though. While on a flight back from the inaugural College Football Playoff at the Sugar Bowl, Sankey tried not to dwell on Alabama’s loss to Ohio State and looked toward
the future. He initially scribbled down his focus: scholars, champions and leaders. The goal is to graduate every student-athlete. Sankey cited former student-athletes at every conference school to illustrate how even those who went pro can come back and graduate — albeit not in the traditional four-year setting. “These stories represent just a piece of what is being done to graduate every student-athlete and to foster the lifelong link to our universities,
scholars first and champions second,” Sankey said. Scholars comes first, just as student does for a student-athlete. The conference put together 14 stories of attending players who have done something outside of the traditional classroom setting. “I’m the commissioner of the SEC, but they are the SEC,” Sankey said. “The times are changing. It is because of these stories and more that convince me the best days of the Southeastern Conference are still ahead.”
SEC MEDIA DAYS | AUBURN
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HOOVER — On Monday, the Auburn Tigers kicked off SEC Media Days in Hoover. The big question going into Auburn’s media time was improvement on the defensive side of the ball. In December 2014, after firing defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson, the Tigers made the move to hire former Florida Gators head coach Will Muschamp. Muschamp agreed to a three-year deal worth $1.8 million annually, making him the highest paid defensive coordinator in college football. With Muschamp running the show on defense and the returning eight starters, Auburn will look to up the intensity on that side of the ball this season. “He just has that presence around him that gives all the coaches confidence,” head coach Gus Malzahn said. “We’re very blessed to combine his defense with an offensive that we’ve been running. We think the future’s very bright.” Auburn gave up an average of 388 yards and 26 points per game last season, ranking 24th in the nation. Despite Florida’s flaws on offense while Muschamp was head coach, his defense was ranked top five in the SEC and top
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SPORTS Wednesday, July 15, 2015 SEC MEDIA DAYS | TENNESSEE
Tennessee Volunteers hope to compete with SEC By Marquis Munson | Contributing Writer
HOOVER — Tennessee came into SEC Media Days on Tuesday with expectations set by the media and itself that this could be the season the team contends with the SEC East. In his third season as head coach, Butch Jones has the motivation and confidence that his team can compete in the SEC East and bring this Tennessee Volunteers football team back to prominence. Although they finished last season 7-6 overall with 3-5 record in the SEC, Jones and the Vols
competed down to the wire with some of the SEC’s best. “I always tell our team this: The team that can manage the natural adversities that a long football season brings about will be the team that wins championships in December,” Jones said. Jones had to make a quarterback change in the middle of the season due to a shoulder injury to senior Justin Worley. Joshua Dobbs, a junior from Alpharetta, Georgia, stepped up under center and has shown prominence since. As a starter, Dobbs went 4-1 and averaged 431 passing yards per game.
He was named the TaxSlayer Bowl MVP after throwing for 205 yards and three touchdowns, two rushing and one passing. “My goal is to be the best motivator I can be for this team,” Dobbs said. “If I put in the extra hours, it will motivate them to do the same. So if we do that and take advantage of all our opportunities this year, we will be successful.” Tennessee starts its season on Sept. 5 against Bowling Green in Nashville. Its first SEC opponent is against the Florida Gators in Gainesville, Florida on Sept. 26.
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SEC MEDIA DAYS | SOUTH CAROLINA
Hargreaves discusses Cooper
Gamecocks look to recover from season
By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor
By Marquis Munson | Staff Reporter
HOOVER — Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III rarely gets beat. He’s not very talkative; he prefers to speak with his play, not unlike former Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper. Lining up against Cooper is different than most receivers. “I don’t talk that much either so it really wasn’t that strange,” Hargreaves said. “But he really doesn’t say anything at all. He just plays ball, and he lets his play do his talking.”
The two met once on Sept. 20 when Florida came in to Tuscaloosa to face No. 3 Alabama. Cooper had 10 receptions for 201 yards and three touchdowns en route to a 42-21 win. “He could do anything,” Hargreaves said. “He’s fast, strong. He can catch. He can break tackles. He’s just extremely tough.” With Cooper in the NFL and Florida not playing Alabama, Hargreaves won’t have to cover him. “Definitely glad he’s gone,” Hargreaves said.
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HOOVER — Head coach Steve Spurrier and the South Carolina Gamecocks kicked off the second day of SEC Media Days on Tuesday. The Gamecocks finished last season 7-6, 3-5 in the SEC, but Spurrier said the season could have ended a lot worse than what the record shows. “We were 7-6,” Spurrier said. “Same as Tennessee and the same as Arkansas, and I think they’re sort of celebrating big seasons last year. So we’re celebrating also. We were doing some cartwheels and high-fiving after that Independence Bowl game because it was a year that could have gone real south.” South Carolina started the 2014 season at home losing to Texas A&M 52-28, while giving up 630 yards of offense, the most yards the Gamecocks have given up since 2007. They caught their stride by winning the next three games, including a tough win over Georgia. After a one-point loss to SEC East winners Missouri, the Gamecocks finished the rest of the season losing five of their last eight games. The only bright spot of South Carolina’s team last year was on offense with junior wide receiver Pharoh Cooper catching over 1,100
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yards and nine touchdowns. “It started off bad, and it was a bad season for us,” Cooper said. “We aren’t expected to do that at South Carolina, everybody knows that. We’re focused on this year. We are kind of young, but last year is over with, and we’re going to turn it around this year.” The Gamecocks are looking for a huge turnaround not only on the offensive side of the ball but on defense with the new defensive coordinator Jon Hokes. “Intensity and just trusting in the coach’s scheme is probably going to be the biggest thing this year,” linebacker Skai Moore said. South Carolina will begin its season on Sept. 3 against North Carolina in Charlotte, North Carolina. It starts SEC play the following week at home against Kentucky.
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SEC MEDIA DAYS | MISSISSIPPI STATE
Mississippi State hopes for another competitive year By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor
HOOVER — The Mississippi State head coach, Dan Mullen, walked in wearing a suit, a tie and a pair of Yeezy Boost 350 shoes by Adidas on Tuesday at SEC Media Days. “I’ve got a little sock game going today too,” Mullen said. “You know what, I was talking to the guys at Adidas, like, hey, this is the hottest shoe. I’m like, ‘Well, I’d like to wear kind of cool shoes, I think, when I go somewhere.’” He figured SEC Media Days was cool
enough to debut the kicks, offset by a conservative suit and tie. “With the sock game and the shoe wear, I try to have some swag on any time I do that stuff,” Mullen said. Previously he’s worn “Stark Vegas” Adidas shoes in reference to Starkville, Mississippi, home of the Bulldogs. Mississippi State went 10-3 last season after starting 9-0 and ranking as high as No. 1 in the country. “Hopefully, we’re getting to that point now where we can compete year in and
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year out,” Mullen said. “I think one of the challenges is the league itself. When you look at how tough that league is, I think you’re going to be hard pressed for anybody to compete every single year for a championship.” The team returns 10 starters, including quarterback Dak Prescott, who threw for 3,449 yards and 27 touchdowns. For returning starters, Prescott leads in yards rushing with 986 yards and 14 touchdowns. Mississippi State starts its 2015 season at Southern Miss on Sept. 5.
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SEC MEDIA DAYS | TEXAS A&M
Changes in offensive strategies Texas A&M looks for leadership to improve Vanderbilt’s record By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor
HOOVER — Last season, Texas A&M was far from the team that produced a Heisman-winning quarterback. The 2014 squad began 5-0 before losing three consecutively, including a 59-0 loss to Alabama. This year, head coach Kevin Sumlin wants more leadership from his team. “Last year we lacked leadership, particularly defensively, and a lot of that is not an excuse, but when you’re a young player, you got a hard enough time trying to figure out
By Marquis Munson | Contributing Writer
HOOVER — Vanderbilt was the last team to speak on Monday’s session of SEC Media Days. It was also the last on the record book in the SEC in the 2014 season. In Derek Mason’s first season as head coach with the Commodores, he finished with a record of 3-9 and went winless in conference play at 0-8. Mason is looking past 2014, though, and onto 2015 with 22 starters returning on both sides of the ball. He hopes to make this team bowl eligible once again in his second go-around. “Every year stands on its own merit,” Mason said. “I believe one year doesn’t make a football team. We were a young football team a year ago. I believe that this football team had a chance to mature.” One bright spot on the Vanderbilt team came from the backfield with Ralph Webb, the 5-foot-10-inch redshirt sophomore from Gainesville, Florida. Last season, Webb ran for 907 yards on 212 attempts and was ranked second in the SEC among freshman running backs, right behind Georgia’s Nick Chubb. “I think we are going to do some great things offensively this year,” Webb said. “Coach [Andy] Ludwig is doing a great job of putting players in positions to make
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plays. We have the personnel to match the schemes. I think, this year will be a much more explosive offense, scoring more points than we did last year.” Their first game of the season will be against Western Kentucky on Sept. 3, and the team will start SEC play Sept.12 at home against Georgia. “We’re going to be a better football team,” Mason said. “I can’t predict the wins, but I do know in terms of being competitive, doing the right things, and creating men that will thrive here in the SEC. I’m going to be about the work and let the season tell a story.”
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