WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015 VOLUME 122 | ISSUE 9
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13 SEC media days SEC coaches gathered in Hoover for the annual event to talk about the upcoming season. NEWS | TOBACCO
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SPORTS | KEN STABLER
Former quarterback’s legacy honored Crimson Tide community pays respects to Stabler By Kayla Montgomery | Staff Reporter
Former Crimson Tide player Ken Stabler dies at 69. Photo courtesy of the Bryant Museum
It was the fourth quarter of the 1967 Iron Bowl, and all hope seemed lost for Paul “Bear” Bryant’s Crimson Tide football team. Alabama was trailing the Tigers 3-0, and Birmingham’s Legion
Field was no longer green, but brown with the mud created by a torrential downpour. There were no yard lines in some parts of the swamp that hosted the rivalry’s first-ever night game, and for many, no hope that Alabama would emerge victorious from the muck. On an option from his own 47-yard line, quarterback Ken “Snake” Stabler restored faith in the Alabama faithful. With the ball tucked under his right
arm, his left pointing blockers to the opposition between himself and the end zone, Stabler raced through the mud to score, giving Alabama the lead. It was the last game Bama Magazine editor Kirk McNair saw from the stands before beginning his career as a journalist, and then as a sports information director for the University. “I was one of SEE STABLER PAGE 17
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Verizon Wireless will host its first-ever virtual career fair on July 23, 9 a.m-2:30 p.m., according to a company press release. The company is seeking candidates for more than 1,000 positions nationwide, including 170 customer service positions in Alpharetta, Georgia, and 260 retail positions in both Alabama and Georgia. Candidates can participate in the virtual career fair from anywhere in the country but the company is targeting graduates from colleges in Alabama and Georgia, including Georgia Southern University, Georgia Perimeter College, Albany State University, Atlanta Metropolitan College, Auburn University and the University of Alabama.
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‘The Green Scene’ movie series educates on recycling By Jake Warner | Contributing Writer
Many people argue the beneficial nature of recycling – however, the average citizen doesn’t take a direct approach to “being green.” The Tuscaloosa Environmental Services Department hopes to change this. It will host “The Green Scene” indoor movie series every Friday at 1 p.m. until Aug. 7. Sponsored by Nucor Steel and Coca-Cola, the event is free to the public. “Ultimately, our goal is to educate people,” said Ashley Chambers, City of Tuscaloosa Environmental Educator. “What better way than to come watch a movie that’s environmentally-themed and come take a tour of the recycling plant after the movie?”
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A young boy shrunken by a spirit undertakes the challenge of stopping a logging company from destroying the Amazon. Also, the movie features Robin Williams as a rapping bat and Tim Curry as a smoke monster with a musical number. Not sold yet? “I grew up watching FernGully,” Chambers shared. “It has really stuck with me throughout my life.”
This adaptation of the beloved Dr. Seuss classic follows the story of “The Lorax,” a cantankerous creature with a calling to “speak for the trees” in the face of rampant development. “Dr. Seuss’ ‘The Lorax’ is an entertaining and cautionary tale that stays true to the spirit of the good doctor,” wrote Billy Tatum in his review for WeGotThisCovered.com.
Toy Story 3 finds the old gang donated to a daycare as Andy goes off to college. There, they meet a host of other toys and struggle with feelings of being replaceable while planning their escape. “What struck me...was the film’s preoccupation with some of the effects of mass production,” reflected Emma Nicoletti of Eco-Critical Connections.
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COLUMN | EDUCATION
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About Matthew Brown • Appointed as District 1 board member by Gov. Bentley • 28-year-old transportation planner from Fairhope • Opposed March 2015 property task referendum with “Educate Baldwin Now” campaign CW / Noah Huguley
Bentley makes poor choice with Brown for state board of education KYLE A.
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A lot of attention has been paid to Gov. Robert Bentley’s recent appointment to the Alabama State Board of Education. On July 16, the governor appointed Matthew Brown of Fairhope to serve as board member for District 1, which encompasses counties in south Alabama, including my home county of Baldwin, the fastest growing county in the state. The appointment was met with significant resistance, as many see Brown’s presence on the board as a sign of the wrong direction Alabama’s public education is heading overall. Matthew Brown, a 28-year-old transportation planner with the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization, has no experience with
public education. He gained notoriety when he ran the bewilderingly named “Educate Baldwin Now” campaign, a movement to defeat the March 2015 property tax referendum which would have paid for new Baldwin County school buildings. Baldwin County residents, at the urging of Brown’s campaign, voted down the proposal, despite the fact that Mr. Brown’s own organization put out a study showing Baldwin County’s desperate need for over 16 new schools over the next few years. Inexplicably, the man that worked to defeat the public school system now has a part in running it. In a statement, Mr. Brown said he looks forward to working “to ensure that our children are prepared to compete and be successful in Alabama and around the world.” However, he himself did not attend public school in high school or college, and has said that his children won’t either. The fact that a man tasked with maintaining the quality of public education in the state thinks that the schools aren’t
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good enough for his own children is appalling, and quite telling of his political motivations. He has no confidence in our state’s public education, and seems to have no interest in making it any better. At the special session of the state legislature, lawmakers are arguing about how to pay for huge budget deficits created by the insufficient revenue brought in by our rock-bottom tax rates rather than the woefully underfunded public education system. That speaks to how pathetic the state of Alabama’s leadership is. In a report from the U.S. News & World Report, Alabama is tied for last in the nation, having zero high schools rank among those that are “most successfully preparing students for college.” A 2014 Wallethub ranking with metrics such as dropout rate, class size and test scores put Alabama at 49th place for K-12 education, ahead of Mississippi. Brown and Bentley’s supporters will likely retreat to the usual defenses, like criticism of the AEA, school district
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inefficiencies, school choice vouchers or other tired excuses. The fact is, Alabama has one of the worst public school systems in the country (and likely the developed world). Teachers are poorly paid and school infrastructure in the state is in desperate need of improvement. School choice vouchers will make struggling school systems even worse, widening the gap between lower-class Alabamians and the rest of the state. We need leaders in our state government that will stand up for public education, which improves the lives of all Alabamians. As a product of the Alabama public school system, I know that public schools can be excellent in preparing students for higher education and the workforce. Public education is a pillar of society, and it is vital that we support it. Continuing down the current path would jeopardize the future of our schools, and surely, the future of our state. Kyle Simpson is junior majoring in biology. His column runs biweekly.
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OPINIONS Wednesday, July 22, 2015 COLUMN | RACISM
‘Go Set a Watchman’ teaches readers to rise above past prejudices
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Hammontree Staff Columnist
More likely than not you’ve heard by now that Atticus Finch isn’t quite the same person we all came to look up to after reading “To Kill a Mockingbird.” A column has discussed, or lamented, the revelation that in Harper Lee’s recently released “Go Set a Watchman,” the Finch patriarch seems to be a staunch segregationist and a no-bones-aboutit racist. This column isn’t about Atticus though, because after all, this story isn’t really about him. No, this novel, like “To Kill A Mockingbird,” is Scout’s story. In “To Kill A Mockingbird,” we see Maycomb through the eyes of one Jean Louise Finch, an innocent, confident tomboy of 6 years whose daddy is the beall and end-all of her sense of goodness and what’s right and wrong. For those of us who read the novel in our younger years, our morality is shaped right along with Scout’s by the small-town lawyer who took on a case he knew he couldn’t
win, who knows it’s a sin to kill something that doesn’t do “one thing but make music for us to enjoy.” But as it turns out, the morality that “To Kill A Mockingbird” sets down is incomplete and naïve. “Go Set A Watchman” finds both Scout and the reader confronting harsh and shattering realizations, that were likely always there but just couldn’t be seen from a limited point of view. Like many other coming-of-age novels, this one finds Scout grappling with the jarring collision of the memories of her youth and the realities of her present, except unlike so many other “bildungsromans,” Scout’s biggest transformation occurs when she comes home, not when she’s moved away. Scout has reached a point in her life where her own identity and morality is no longer wholly contained within the image of her father, and although it takes a somewhat violent realization, Scout accepts that her father’s sins do not have to compromise the entirety of her own morality. Like Scout, many young Southerners grow up with their own role models, be it parents or grandparents, teachers, coaches or whoever else takes the time to try to teach them about the world. Like Atticus, these men and women are often trusted and respected to the point
Thematic shifts between Harper Lee’s novels “To Kill a Mockingbird”
“Go Set a Watchman”
• Scout is a naive six year old • Presents idealized father figure • Morality is incomplete
• Scout is older and independent in identity • Atticus is portrayed as imperfect • Morality is not dependent on role models CW / Lidia Juarez
of worship, and like Atticus, not a single one of them is perfect. The South’s history is as complicated, or more so, than any other region of the country and it’s filled with good people doing bad things, and the fallout of both the sins and triumphs of our ancestors. What Scout comes to realize, is that in order to make it through down here, we have to separate ourselves from that past, even while we salvage the lessons we’ve learned. It doesn’t mean we love our history or our families or our fathers any less, just that we’ve come to realize the lessons of those, Thomas Jefferson might call, our “barbarous ancestors”
WHAT I THINK • We must seperate ourselves from our pasts.
will only take us so far. The final lesson we take from Atticus is to strive in every way to be better than him. Mark Hammontree is a senior majoring in secondary education - language arts. His column runs biweekly.
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A northern Alabama county is on its way to cheaper energy. In May of 2015, UA professors Samuel Addy and Ahmad Ijaz wrote the study about the new $150 million solar energy farm that will be created within Lauderdale County, Alabama. The study, titled “Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Solar Energy Project in Lauderdale County, Alabama,” was prepared for Bradley Arant Bould Cummings LLP, a firm out of Birmingham who is a major player in the construction of the plant. Both Addy and Ijaz work in the Culverhouse College of Commerce. They were the business and economic minds of the project, which proved to be a time-consuming one. “Depending on the project, it takes about 15 to 30 days [in order to create the study] because you have to build the models and everything, plus you can devote all your day to one project,” Ijaz said. Within the study, Addy and Ijaz laid out economic impacts that would be at hand with the construction and production of this project, including the output, earnings and employment. Summarizing the logistics of the project, the solar energy farm is planned on being in operation for 30 years, in which the project will produce $145.8 million in output. The project is also predicted to bring in nearly $24.5 million in earnings and will bring 437 new jobs to Lauderdale County. The 80 MW solar energy plant, to be constructed on a 640-acre patch of land in Lauderdale County, is predicted to bring millions of dollars of economic benefits to the surrounding communities, including the local schools earning $3.8 million in taxes.
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St. Petersburg defies preconceptions, gives eye-opening experience 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 Mason Durden
When I first landed in St. Petersburg, Russia, I had no idea what to expect. I was told to be alert of your surroundings, keep political conversations to the bare minimum and not to drink the metal ion-filled sink water or else you’ll get a parasite called Giardia, which is not a day in paradise. I, like most of Americans, pictured the average Russian as an angry anti-capitalist who drinks vodka all day. So, at first my nerves were on edge as the bus picked us all up from the airport. As the bus headed toward the dorms, I saw a city that looked similar to parts of Tuscaloosa where the tornado hit. A city that was rebuilding and that had been through many rough times. Not only did the city appear rough, but so did the people. They had what we call a “resting female dog face” and didn’t look like they would want to meet an American or any other person for that matter.
For myself, I was expecting a hostile introduction immediately. My first experience with the people in Russia was when I used my broken Russian to help my friends and myself get some basic supplies at the local minimart. With the act of waving my hands in the air like and idiot, I succeeded in making the employees laugh and finding a hair dryer for my friend. So the first experience was nothing like what I was told, they were helpful and humored my intermediate level Russian. As the weeks went on I realized how the stereotypical Russian was in slim existence and most were eager to try to speak English with me (which got annoying only because I needed a lot of practice with my Russian). As the days went on and the stress of being in a far away country disappeared, I felt like I was welcomed the first time we went to the city center I was in awe. The view, the people, the overall feeling was amazing. St. Petersburg has to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The architecture from the Hermitage to the Church of Spilt Blood to the top of St. Issac’s cathedral, the entire city was a sight to behold. I got the lucky experience of getting to speaking with the many of
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the local Russians throughout the city of St. Petersburg and in my trip to Moscow. Many liked to ask what I thought about Crimea and just our countries’ relations. Every time I would be hesitant to even respond, but as I relaxed I told the truth. I believe the only hostilities are political and that the people of both countries are just that, people. The response was always agreed with and usually lead to typical Russian celebration. Throughout my trip, I met many different types of people from many different backgrounds, but deep down we are all the same. My experience has shown that St. Petersburg is just like any other big city you will find in the U.S. You have to be careful wherever you go, whether you go to New York or Russia, use the right precautions and the experience will be something amazing. This month abroad has left me with an amazing impression on the people and the city. I suggest everyone go abroad to a country that is nothing like home. Obviously, be smart about your actions, but don’t be afraid because everyone is eager to make a new friend. Mason Durden is a senior majoring in international business.
Mason Durden is studying abroad in Russia. Photo courtesy of Mason Durden
8 UA alumni stand out at Campus MovieFest Editor | Laura Testino culture@cw.ua.edu Wednesday, July 22, 2015
By Sam West | Contributing Writer
Hollywood, the glittering epicenter of the American film industry, is home to the Campus MovieFest, an exhibition that honors the best young auteurs in the country. This year, three University of Alabama alumni took home awards. Kevin and Calvin Ross, two twinbrothers who create movies together, won a Lifetime Achievement award for making seven films during their college career. Their most recent picture, “A Terrible Thing,” also won second prize in the Elfenworks Social Justice category. Michael Thomas’s film “Traces” was chosen for the CMF’s award for Best Picture from The University of Alabama. The MovieFest is open to any enrolled college students. Interested young directors can send off for a camera, laptop, microphone, tripod and hard drive. Once armed with this equipment, they have seven days to create a picture. The only restriction is that the film be under five minutes – otherwise, it can be anything the director wants. The Ross brothers became interested in making movies after receiving a camera from their father as a gift upon graduating high school. They were encouraged to pursue nursing by their parents, but Kevin and Calvin were both intrigued by the potential of filmmaking. “We did martial arts, so we shot a fight
WHAT TO KNOW • The CMF is a program that gives college students the tools they need to make a short film • The only restriction on these films is that they must be under five minutes long— they can be any genre the director chooses • Three UA filmmakers won awards at this year’s CMF in Hollywood UA student Michael Thomas won an award for his film “Traces,” which tells a story by symbolizing characters through objects. Photo courtesy of Michael Thomas
scene, and we thought it was really cool to shoot it, and edit it, and come up with choreography and do it all ourselves. So that’s really what started us into film,” Calvin said. The duo typically make action movies, but the most recent pictures they’ve created deal with social injustices. When asked about the film they were most proud of, both brothers said it was a difficult choice to make, but that their award-winning short film, “A Terrible Thing,” stood out to them. “It deals with an African-American male contemplating going to college or not, and all of the things that he has heard over the years, you know, the
stereotypes,” Kevin said. Calvin described the movie as a culmination of the effort he and Kevin have put into filmmaking since they first picked up a camera. “It was really cool to see the progression that we’ve had over the years,” he said. Though the prospect of working with a relative might seem stressful to some, both brothers said that their familial relationship helped streamline their process. “It’s very smooth and efficient because we can feel each other’s energy and throw ideas off of each other and see what works best and what doesn’t work,” Calvin said. Michael Thomas also took home an
• Kevin and Calvin Ross won a Lifetime Achievement Award and second prize in Elfenworks Social Justice category award for the University. His film “Traces” tells the story of a man attempting to find his lost sister after a hurricane; during his search, he finds the scattered belongings of people affected by the storm. Thomas sought to symbolize characters through the objects they left behind. Rachel Raimist, associate professor of media production for the Department of Telecommunication and Film, attended the Campus MovieFest with students from her TCF in LA summer internship program. “I see a bright future for our students to earn national recognition for the work that they are doing at Alabama,” Raimist said.
CULTURE Wednesday, July 22, 2015 COLUMN | GAMING
“Her Story” challenges deduction
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By Aaron Bonner
When thinking of a video game, guns, swords and non-stop action usually come to mind. But, “Her Story” is a video game that fits a different set of themes. The independent game, created by Sam Barlow, is one where story takes priority. Gamers play a detective investigating a murder case, where, instead of wandering around a crime scene for clues, players are given an old computer from the late 90s and a search engine. By conducting key word searches, the story of a woman caught up in a murder case unravels, her story gleaned from short video clips spread over seven interrogation sessions. When “Her Story” begins, the player is only given the search term “murder” and five video clips, leaving the rest locked behind search terms that the player must interpret through clues spread thinly across the videos. These videos range anywhere from 8 seconds to a full 3 minutes, giving sporadic bits of information that the player needs to parse together to form an answer. “Did this woman kill her husband? Who is Hannah? What does her family have to do with this?” were all questions I asked during my short play session. One of the most compelling parts of this experience is that these questions don’t stop until you’ve seen enough clips to figure out the story for yourself. In “Her Story,” the game ends when an in-game
Players use clues to progress. Wikimedia Commons
chat notification from a fellow detective appears, asking players if they are satisfied with the information gathered. This puts “Her Story” in a distinct place, as a narrative-based crime thriller, and it feels true to the life of a real detective. A detective will only know the story based on statements and reports, much like the player will determine the outcome based on listening to the story given by the woman in the interrogation room.“Her Story” has a style in its gameplay that, in a market crowded by action-heavy games, feels like a breath of fresh air. Instead of impacting a storyline by doing quests and saving the day, players will see a rewarding story that has already happened, and what they choose to do with the information is ultimately up to them. “Her Story” provides a movie-like feel in its gameplay that for the small price, feels like a great deal. “Her Story” is available now for PC, Mac and iOS devices.
With the next presidential election in November of 2016, politics and the array of associated topics and issues have continued to increase in prominence across the nation. Some students and faculty at UA would like to do the same at the University. Pamela Foster, a faculty member in the College of Community Health Sciences, will introduce the University to Project Empowerment, an organization that focuses on collegiate African American females with an interest in politics, once it becomes officiated by The SOURCE in the fall. “We are targeting women because we also think it is very important for more women to be elected officials,” said Foster, who is also on the Women’s Chair of the Alabama Democratic Conference. Project Empowerment was formed to educate the female population on various political aspects, discussing both national and local issues, program affiliates Kristyn Hardy and Chyna Jones said. The organization will aim to be a safe place for African American women to discuss complex issues and will help prepare women in politics. “We aim to get as many youth and college students out and registering to vote,” said Hardy, a junior majoring in political science and communication studies. “We also hope to bring them to the attention of local issues and politics. We also will hold forums where we will work to empower women and to get more women working to run for office one day.” Jones, a sophomore majoring in psychology, said the specific nature of the organization will allow it to work with other organizations on campus in order to achieve its goal of being a safe place for African American women to discuss complex political issues. “This organization is very unique; our
Kristyn Hardy. CW / Layton Dudley
mission is to familiarize African American women with politics and promote political activism,” Jones said. “We are looking forward to working with other likeminded organizations in order to further our mission.” Project Empowerment plans to reach women at The University of Alabama, as well as at Shelton State Community College, Stillman College and the University West Alabama, Jones said. “From getting college students and local young adults to register to vote, to working in and with the community to bring attention to local social issues, I want our efforts and actions as an organization to be felt,” Jones said. By reaching more women in college, Project Empowerment hopes to instill values and knowledge for the future. Political and leadership skills will allow these females the possibility of holding more political offices one day, Hardy said. Because Project Empowerment is a new organization, they have not yet set a meeting time or location. For more information or for how to get involved, contact Hardy or Jones through the student directory.
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Workshop demos safety By Matthew Wilson | Staff Reporter
As new technologies and practices emerge, Mike Eddins said he’s seen much change in The University of Alabama Art Department’s student workshops since he attended the University in the early 2000s. The one thing that’s remained constant is safety. Safety procedures were the main concern at the first annual Student Shop Managers Conference. Eddins, an assistant arts technician, and Patrick O’Sullivan, senior history technician, attended the conference last week. Hosted by the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University, the conference provided an opportunity for managers and directors from universities across the country to discuss safety procedures and developing technologies. “It was definitely a good conference to go to for anyone involved in student shops or labs because they’re developing safety standards around the country in different shops,” Eddins said. “Everyone was able to bring up concerns and say the problems they have.” While the student workshops are in good shape, Eddins said, there’s always room for both error and improvement. He said they’re trying to improve on the legacy of the previous shop supervisor, Mark Stevenson, who never had any major accidents. Decreasing the likelihood of accidents and educating students on how the machines work is their goal, Eddins said. At every school, an Environmental Health and Safety department decides safety guidelines, but Eddins insists these rules are the bare minimum and safety development is a neverending process. “The whole safety design of every student lab shop is in continuous improvement,” he said. “There’s always something to be done. You’re never a 100 percent safe with these things.” With around 70 shop managers in attendance, Eddins said the conference offered networking opportunities for the University’s Art Department with other colleges. Covering everything from drill presses to drones, Eddins
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Mike Eddins and Patrick O’Sullivan attended the Student Shop Managers Conference, which focused on safety procedures. CW / Layton Dudley
said, the conference taught them how others set up their shops and safety protocols. O’Sullivan said safety was a major concern for them. “We try to solve problems before they come up,” O’Sullivan said. “This conference shows that others across the country are trying to do the same.” Vendors at the conference sold new equipment such as tool guards designed to prevent accidents. One item Eddins and O’Sullivan are planning to buy for the shop is the safety gate power cord plug, which stops a belt sander, or palm sander, from activating if someone left it on before plugging it up. “If the machine is accidentally on, this will not allow it to start,” Eddins said. “You turn it off and turn it on again, it’ll start, so it’s kind of intelligent.” The conference touched on technology that will change both student workshops and art departments such as 3-D printers and drones. Ten years ago, Eddins said, none of these technologies would have been available. When Eddins was in college, he said 3-D printers cost millions of dollars, but now, they are more cheaply available. Eddins and O’Sullivan are planning to attend next year’s conference at the Georgia Institute of Technology. For their jobs, the conference will help improve the ways they develop their lessons and how they inform students.
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CULTURE Wednesday, July 22, 2015 COLUMN | MUSIC
Wilco’s ‘Star Wars’ full of surprises By Jordan Cissell
“A miracle only ever grows wild,” Jeff Tweedy half-mumbles on “Random Name Generator,” one of 11 tracks from Wilco’s new album “Star Wars.” Miracle or not, “Star Wars” is certainly wild, and at times it feels like it’s still growing. Temporally speaking, the album is assertively concise, but the tracks are sprawling in their scope. With each new listen, the album pushes forward from the din some novel twig of sound that briefly captures attention before being bent and tangled back in with the other bramble and brush that comprise its bird nest of synthesized musical styles. “Random Name Generator” features a tight, fuzzy guitar riff and big, swinging drums that evoke “Bang a Gong (Get It On)”-era T. Rex, but guitarist Nels Cline’s overdriven runs avoid the stagnation that plague many big glam rock riffs. Instead, Cline guides his strings down variations on the song’s central theme in a manner reminiscent of St. Vincent’s buoyant, looping attack. The track sounds contained but never subdued, like the child put in the time-out corner who continues to make provoking faces at her brother each time Mom turns her back. “More…” opens with slack acoustic strumming and Sugar Ray-esque boll weevil guitar fuzz before sliding into lush,
“Magical Mystery Tour”-era Beatles harmonies at the chorus. Before it’s all said and done, a frantic dive bomb of a guitar solo rips through the track’s queasy bass line, and the final chorus repetition billows into an impenetrable crescendo of reverb and feedback. The album’s final track, “Magnetized” is a love song of graceful simplicity. Sustained piano chords gently rumble over the faint ticking of a clock in the song’s opening seconds. “I sleep underneath a picture that I keep of you next to me / I realize we’re magnetized,” Tweedy whispers, as the track expands into a sprawling chorale of lush strings, stately piano, ethereal voices and interplanetary sound effects. There’s room enough here to burrow in and fall head over heels with the adventure of a young crush or the comforting support of a lifetime union.
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11 Exhibit honors writers By Katherine Metcalf | Contributing Writer
Created in the spring of 2014, the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame serves to honor Alabamian authors who have made exceptional contributions to the literary world. Currently, the J. Wray and Joan Billingsley Pearce Foyer on the second floor of Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library is paying homage to the inductees with an exhibit of their work. Twelve authors were recognized in the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame, including Rick Bragg, Helen Keller and Harper Lee. On June 8, the inductees were celebrated at an Inaugural Alabama Writers Hall of Fame event held at the Bryant Conference Center. The event included a reception and a gala dinner with a presentation of awards to the inductees. The event was sponsored by both the Alabama Writer’s Forum and the Alabama Center for the Book, which helped create the hall of fame by receiving nominations from the general public. “The twelve inductees were selected by professional, credentialed group of scholars, arts advocates, and literary and cultural historians, who considered the historical range of Alabama literature,” said Donna B. Adcock, the director of University of Alabama Libraries. The purpose of the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame exhibit is not only to celebrate Alabama authors’ outstanding literary work, but to also give students and faculty the chance to learn more and revisit these authors’ creations. Martha Bace, processing archivist at the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, said that the exhibit reintroduces students and faculty to some of the classics. “[The exhibit] introduces people to old favorites such as Harper Lee,” Bace said. “It is a way to introduce writers that they might have never heard about.” The exhibit also includes writer Rick Bragg, a professor in the University’s Department of Journalism. Bragg remembers being “very happy” and “tickled to death” when he received the phone call declaring his induction to the hall of fame.
The J. Wray and Joan Billingsley Pearce Foyer on the second floor of Gorgas library is home to the Alabama Writer’s Hall of Fame exhibit. CW / Hanna Curlette
“It means a lot to me because this is such a rich place for writers. It was just such an honor to be included in that first class of writers,” he said. “There are just so many people in that group living and dead that have left their mark in the world beyond. It was very humbling and gratifying at the same time.” Adcock also said that students and faculty should go see the exhibit because they can learn about how the 12 authors’ works impacted the state of Alabama and the world of literature. “Individuals can learn about the wonderful contributions Alabama authors have made to the literary world,” she said. “Students and faculty members not from our state may not be familiar with our authors and have the opportunity to learn more about them.” For Bragg, a story’s impact is one of the main driving forces of its creation. “…I have always thought it was my job as a writer to write about the people who lose their fingers in a cotton mill, people who are the foundation out of our society,” Bragg said. “My job is about writing about the dignity in their lives.” One reason Gorgas Library was chosen to hold the exhibit, Adcock said, was because the Alabama affiliate of the Center for the Book, one of the co-sponsors of the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame, is found in the University libraries. “Gorgas Library is visited by hundreds of students, faculty and staff each day and makes a perfect venue for exhibits,” Adcock said. For more information about the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame visit: www.writersforum.org/hall-of-fame
12 City of Tuscaloosa to adopt ban on tobacco WEDNESDAY July 22, 2015
By Jeremy Connor | Contributing Writer
Students at The University of Alabama have become accustomed to recently enacted policies regarding smoking, but may be surprised to learn that buildings owned by the City of Tuscaloosa will soon have even more inclusive rules related to tobacco products. On Jan. 1, 2016, all City of Tuscaloosa facilities, grounds and vehicles will become tobacco-free. This means that anything that contains tobacco, even nonsmoke producing products, will be prohibited in any area owned by the city. “The new policy protects people from the dangers of second-hand smoke, promotes a healthier environment and reduces littering,” said the official press release from the City of Tuscaloosa. Diedre Stalnaker, communications director for the City of Tuscaloosa, said health is the primary reason for the new policy. “The health and safety of our employees and visitors is why the City considered this decision,” Stalnaker said. The City also plans to help any of its staff that have addictions to tobacco, if they wish to break their addiction. This method includes an information campaign that Stalnaker said is currently being reviewed by the City of Tuscaloosa HR department. Caroline Ciener, a UA student, said she and is very happy to hear about the new smoking policy. “I think this policy is long overdue, especially for how widespread tobacco use is in Tuscaloosa,” Ciener said. “I’m just really excited to not have to smell it and walk through it anywhere I am out in the city. I’m also excited about the cigarette butts finally not being all over parking lots and in the grass where my dogs play.” Ciener is originally from North Carolina, where she has experienced the influence of tobacco policies before. “Where I’m from in North Carolina, the policy we have is no tobacco in restaurants. That was really big in our town because Winston Salem is home to RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company which is one of the biggest in the nation,” Ciener said. Chloe McMahon, a mechanical engineering co-op at MBUSI, said Tuscaloosa’s
new policy seems to have taken too long. “Growing up, my hometown always had much stricter laws about smoking, so much so that it surprised me how often I saw people smoking in Tuscaloosa because I was so used to rarely seeing it,” McMahon said. McMahon said he believes being able to easily breathe is a major benefit of the new policy. “Sometimes I have to ask people to not smoke if I’m in a situation where I can’t leave, and I never like doing that. Hopefully it will also reduce littering and will help people that are addicted to smoking,” McMahon said. In response to the City of Tuscaloosa’s statement about helping employees to break tobacco addictions, McMahon said, “I don’t think it’s the city’s responsibility, but I appreciate the efforts they’re taking since this new policy may affect some people harshly. I think it just shows that Tuscaloosa is a good community because it cares about the people here.” Sandi West, a retired pastor and parent of a University of Alabama student, said she believes that Tuscaloosa’s new policy is fair. “I think it is fair for all tobacco products to be banned from city property,” West said. “People are free to smoke, dip and vape on their own property and in other places.” West said this policy makes her more comfortable about her son’s time in Tuscaloosa, but added there comes a level of responsibility. “While I like limitations on tobacco use on public property, my son is responsible for his own health and actions,” West said. West said a potential detriment to the new policy may be the government reaching into the territory of personal responsibility. “While I believe it is beneficial to reduce tobacco use now and in future generations, I also recognize that each person is responsible for their own actions and their consequences. This is one issue where there is a fine line between government overreach and personal responsibility,” West said. For more information regarding Tuscaloosa’s new tobacco policy, call Tuscaloosa 311 at 205-248-5311.
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13 Kentucky’s Lewis looks to past as motivation Managing Editor | Kelly Ward sports@cw.ua.edu Wednesday, July 22, 2015
By Marquis Munson | Contributing Writer
Kentucky’s senior nose guard Melvin Lewis may be a big guy, standing at 6 feet 4 inches and weighing 332 pounds, but it was his big heart toward adversity on and off the field that was the story at last week’s SEC Media Days in Hoover. Lewis grew up in Compton, California, one of the oldest cities in Los Angeles County and one of the most violent cities in Southern California. Known as the home of gangster rap and two of the most violent gangs in the country, Lewis used his surroundings as motivation on the football field. “It’s one of the hardest things you can do,” Lewis said. “Just having to go through so much stuff I’m overwhelmed to be in the position I am in today.” His father was in and out of prison throughout his childhood and was on drugs up until Lewis was in high school. Through his father’s struggles, he looked after his mother and two younger brothers, using the absence of his father to make him a better man. “Even though he went through all that stuff, he was always there for us,” Lewis said. “He never turned his back on our family so I can’t thank him enough for that. He just shaped me into the man I am today.”
Lewis played offensive and defensive tackle at Compton High School. After high school, he decided to take the junior college route, attending Fullerton College in California. During his sophomore season, he had 41 tackles and six tackles for losses. He was named first-team All-State and All-Southern Conference, helping Fullerton post a 7-4 record and Southern Conference co-champions. Lewis decided to go away from home for the next step in his college career and attend Kentucky, but was redshirted in 2013. Last season, he recorded 37 tackles, including nine in the team’s loss to LSU. Lewis has become the vocal leader for the 2015 Wildcats team by using his adversity as motivation on the field. “Before the game I kind of go to myself and think about everything that I have been through,” Lewis said. “Once I’m on the field I just let it all out.” Back in May, NFL cornerback and Compton native Richard Sherman spoke to the Wildcats football team and to Lewis one-on-one about making it out of the neighborhood. “He pulled me to the side and was talking about ‘just keep fighting, just don’t give up because you don’t want to go back to our city and just be one of those guys who said, ‘Well I was once
Melvin Lewis (90) finished with 37 tackles in 2014. Tribune News Service
there, but this happened,’” Lewis said. “That was definitely an influential talk for me.” In May, Lewis graduated with a degree in community and leadership development. He became a leader off the field by doing community service on a regular basis and by being a role model to his two brothers. His younger brother graduated from junior college and will play football for New Mexico, and his youngest brother just graduated high school and will play basketball at Washington State.
Lewis said his path isn’t just to make it to the NFL, but to become an advocate for the city of Compton, showing the younger generation that growing up straight out of Compton doesn’t mean it has to stop there. “Just going back home and being impactful,” Lewis said. “Just helping direct the young kids to a different path, not a path of destruction like most guys go down. I would love to teach, I would love to coach, any kind of way I can have an impact on their lives.”
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14 Fournette overcomes hardships, excels in SEC SPORTS
Wednesday, July 22 2015
By Marquis Munson | Contributing Writer
Leonard Fournette has been through the storm to become one of the best players in college football. In his sophomore season, the LSU Tigers running back has become one of the most talented backs in the SEC. However, growing up in New Orleans and impacted by Hurricane Katrina may have been the hardest battles Fournette has ever had to go through. Fournette was raised in the 7th Ward of New Orleans. He was only 10 years old in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina, the fifth deadliest hurricane in the history of the United States, ripped through his city. The aftermath was something the 10-year-old never expected to see. “Life is short,” Fournette said. “Seeing all those dead bodies in the water floating, people robbing, looting just to help their family out.” Fournette and his family had to evacuate their homes, sleeping under an overpass in downtown New Orleans for four days and five nights that still roam through his mind.
“It’s something that has stuck with me,” Fournette said. “Just having to sleep on the bridge and not taking a bath in four days and five nights – that’s pretty much how it was.” Fournette had to bounce around to various grade schools until he enrolled in St. Augustine High School in 2008, where he grew toward his football success. As a freshman, he ran for more than 2,500 yards and 30 touchdowns, earning him a scholarship offer from LSU, and he continued that success throughout his high school career. He was ranked No. 1 overall in the 2014 recruiting class according to ESPN, CBS Sports and 247Sports. — Leonard Fournette com. He announced during the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game he would attend LSU over Texas and Alabama. “I wanted to be different,” Fournette said. “Everybody was going to Alabama. I wanted to be different from everybody else.” During his freshman year at LSU, Fournette gained 1,034 rushing yards and scored 10 touchdowns, setting the LSU record for rushing yards for a freshman.
I just wanted to be different from everybody else.
Overcoming the impact of Hurricane Katrina, Leonard Fournette (7) has become one of the most talented running backs in the SEC. CW / Pete Pajor
He also led the SEC in all-purpose yards with 137.4 per game. “Just knowing that we came from nothing and we had to work hard every day just to get to where I am at right now,” Fournette said. Playing on a high level in high school and continuing that at LSU during his freshman season made him one of the most watched players in college football
in 2015, but it was growing up from the city of New Orleans that made him the man he is today. “It humbled me a lot,” Fournette said. “Knowing where I came from, I made it out. A lot of people made it out to see the next couple of days and the next couple of years. I’m thankful that my family made it out alive. It made me stronger. Every decision that I make, I think about that.”
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Saban talks NFL, Sugar Bowl loss and Kenyan Drake at 2015 SEC Media Days By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor
HOOVER — No news, while bad for most in the room at SEC Media Days, is good news for Alabama coach Nick Saban. After a flurry of arrests in the spring, the summer has been quiet for football at the Capstone. “That means your players are doing the right things personally, they’re doing a good job academically, they’re all into what they should be doing to get prepared for the season, and that has certainly been the case with our team this summer and since spring practice,” Saban said on Wednesday. After his opening statement, he opened the floor for questions. Prior to his press conference, he made a comment about the NFL and when collegiate players receive draft grades. During the main session, he was
asked to expand upon that. “In our experience last year, our team chemistry from the SEC Championship game to the playoff game was affected by something,” Saban said in response. “I think that to have a Dec. 15 deadline from when a junior can submit for a draft grade and then you get that assessment back sometime right before or right after Christmas, and then you have a playoff game coming up on Jan. 1 or 2, and I think it’s my obligation as a coach to inform that young man when I get that information because it’s his information, it’s not my information, to make him aware of that. And we’re talking about a young person who has to deal with a lot now.” He went on to add that he wished the day to declare for the NFL Draft would be moved back so players can focus on finishing their seasons.
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The offense this season Despite losing most of the offensive starters, Alabama returns several playmakers including senior running back Kenyan Drake whose season came to an abrupt end following a leg injury at Ole Miss early October.
“Kenyan Drake has tremendous diversity as a player,” Saban said. “He has so many things that he does well. He has great speed. He has very good running skills and running instincts, but he’s a fantastic receiver. In his position, it’s a little bit easier to almost create mismatches for him to be able to use those skills as a receiver than it would be if we played him at receiver.” Drake said he likes giving coaches the ability to put him wherever the team needs him. “I try to pride myself on my ability to do so,” Drake said. “With that being said, I always look forward to anything Coach Kiffin comes up with. He’s a mastermind of play calling and puts his players in the best position to be successful. So with that, I would want to make sure that I can be trustworthy so he can put me in the best position for our team.”
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UGA’s Chubb handles hype By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor
HOOVER — For sophomore running back Nick Chubb to have any chance of winning the Heisman Trophy, Georgia is going to have to win. “The team is going to fight like mad to win, and if something like that happens, that would be wonderful,” head coach Mark Richt said Thursday. Between Todd Gurley’s suspension and injury, Chubb played in 13 games at Georgia in 2014. He ran for 1,547 net yards on 219 carries. He had 14 touchdowns. He averaged 7.1 yards per carry and only lost 47 yards. “Nick is a very — he’s a pretty quiet, unassuming guy,” Richt said. “He’s a very hard worker. He’s a great student. He’s a great teammate. He’s becoming a great leader for us. And he doesn’t really like the hype.”
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Mizzou begins 4th year in SEC By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor
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UK’s stadium renovated By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor
HOOVER — Kentucky football raced ahead to a 5-1 start last year. The Wildcats looked poised to make their first bowl appearance since the 2010 season. Instead, the team dropped its remaining games and finished 5-7, its best record since 2011. “I think any time you lose games, and certainly any time you lose a stretch of games, it’s very frustrating,” Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops said. “Because I see the work our players are putting in to put themselves into a position to win. As we go through that, that’s truly the approach. Any coach will tell you. Win or lose, as we go in to address our team, whether it’s on Sunday or Monday, it’s about that week. But it does mount on you.” The Wildcats haven’t had a winning season since 2009 where they finished 7-6 following a bowl loss. “By the way the season ended last year, and the way we we’re playing, we’re using that as motivation and that adds hunger to the hunger we already have to go out and prove to the world that we are capable of win-
ning games and keep up as a team,” senior safety A.J. Stamps said. The 2015 season isn’t just a chance for Kentucky to improve in Stoops’ third year at the helm — the Wildcats went 2-6 in conference last year after going winless in SEC play in 2013 — it’s also a time for the team to get used to playing in what is essentially a new environment. Commonwealth Stadium is still the home of Kentucky football, but it won’t look the same. “People are working 24/7 to get that stadium done,” Stoops said. “We’re excited to open Sept. 5 against Louisiana Lafayette. Our players, fans, coaches, everybody’s excited and anxious to take that field in basically a brand new stadium.” The stadium’s capacity will decrease by nearly 6,600 in order to create a more competitive and enjoyable atmosphere, according to a release from November 2013. “I’m kind of on the same side as coach Stoops,” senior nose guard Melvin Lewis said. “I just can’t wait to see it. We’re very excited about it. We really can’t wait until we’re able to play in there on Sept. 5 against Louisiana Lafayette.”
HOOVER — Missouri hasn’t been picked to finish higher than fourth in the SEC East the last two years. Both years the Tigers won the division and made the trip to Atlanta for the conference championship game. “I think it probably bothers my players a little bit more than me,” Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel said on Wednesday during SEC Media Days. “I don’t really talk about that. I don’t really go there. I’ll tell you how you get respect is graduating your players, developing our students into young men, and winning football games. That’s how you get respect. You want more respect, do it at a better level and win at a higher level.” The Tigers haven’t won the SEC Championship game, but have made the trip twice only three years removed from competing in the Big 12. Senior center Evan Boehm said the team was watching ESPN while eating lunch when Missouri was named a Cinderella team. “We were kind of like, Cinderella team? I mean, we went 12-2 and 11-3 and yeah, we had a 5-7 season, so we kind of got confused why we were the Cinderella team,” Boehm said. “You know what? Coach Pinkel and his
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coaching staff do a great job with keeping us level and ignoring what they’re trying to say and letting us go out there and play Mizzou football, play the kind of football we play each year.” Missouri went 5-7 in its first year in the SEC, its first losing season since 2004. “I’m not worried about what anybody else has to say,” junior quarterback Maty Mauk said. “I’m with Missouri wherever they are and my job is to win football games, whether it’s sloppy or not. We are back-to-back SEC [East] Champs and we are coming for the third…We are going to be ready. It’s not even a respect thing anymore… We are going to be disrespected, we are going to be on the bottom of everybody’s polls and it’s something we can’t control so we aren’t even going to worry about it.”
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Ken Stabler served as starting quarterback for two years under head coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. Photos courtesy of the Bryant Museum
Ken Stabler remembered by those who knew him STABLER FROM PAGE 1
those people in the upper deck getting soaked—umbrellas blown away,” McNair said. “It looked like no hope for Alabama, and then Stabler looked like he was on ice skates to me. How is this guy staying on his feet?” The play, now called “The Run in the Mud,” instantly became a legend at Alabama, much like the quarterback under center. “When he went to the end zone, it was pandemonium,” McNair said. The Snake passed away on July 8 as a result of complications from stage 4 colon cancer, leaving behind a legacy many have called larger than life. That legacy, though, extends beyond his 28-32 record as starting quarterback in 1966 and ‘67 at the University, which included an undefeated season in ‘66, and beyond his career with the Oakland Raiders, leading the team to its first Super Bowl win in 1977. For many, his legacy is found in who he was outside of the huddle. While Stabler was known for his skills as a quarterback at the Capstone, he was also known for his off-the-field ventures.
Anyone he met, it was like they were his friend. — Ken Gaddy He was ultimately suspended by Bryant for partying and missing class, which sent a message, McNair said, that rules are rules, regardless of skill level. “Coach Bryant had this feeling all the way through that you don’t get anything by suspending the third team tackle,” McNair said. “That doesn’t send a message. But, if you suspend the quarterback, you send the message that the rules are for everybody and there will be no favoritism.” Despite his suspension, McNair recalled that during the time he worked with Bryant, the famous coach respected the quarterback. “Coach Bryant only said the most complimentary things about Kenny Stabler,” McNair said. “They were special guys to have gone through what they did to be successful under him and make Alabama successful.” Following his tenure at Alabama, Stabler went on to play with the
Oakland Raiders, but it was not until after his NFL career, McNair said, that Stabler truly became a fixture around the Alabama program. Paul W. Bryant Museum Director Ken Gaddy said that in the times he worked with Stabler, the most striking feature of the legendary UA quarterback was simply his willingness to help whenever he was asked. “Anytime that we asked him to help us with a program, he’s been very kind, very generous with his time and honest in the interviews,” Gaddy said. “That’s what stands out, his generosity.” His generosity extended beyond the University, Gaddy said, and to each and every fan he encountered. “He had such a great personality, almost a larger than life figure,” Gaddy said. “Anytime I was around him, I never heard him say no to an autograph. Anyone he met, it was like they were his friend.” Also following his NFL career, Stabler worked in broadcasting serving as a commentator for CBS and as a radio color commentator with Eli Gold for 11 years. Gold said Stabler’s knowledge of the game was extraordinary and allowed the two to form the perfect pair. “Kenny brought to the table something that I never could, and I would prepare and prepare and prepare, and was over
prepared for each broadcast, but I could never bring to the table the fact that I never did take a snap in the SEC, I never took a snap in the NFL and certainly I never won a Super Bowl,” Gold said. “We complemented each other very well. I was able to describe things, and Kenny was able to say why these things happened. We really played off of each other very well. There’s an art to being a very good color man, as Kenny was.” Of their time spent together, Gold said he will most remember traveling with the famed quarterback. Often, Gold said, it felt as if he was traveling with a worldfamous rock star, but one who never had a shortage of time to devote to his fans. “When you travel with Kenny Stabler going through the airports, it was like traveling with Paul McCartney,” Gold said. “You were with a rock star. People of all shapes and sizes, people of all ethnicities, people of all genders, people of all everything would want to come meet him, get an autograph, shake his hand, and never did he not accommodate those requests.” Overall, Gold said, Stabler simply loved life and loved those who surrounded him. “That’s the greatest epitaph a person can have,” Gold said. “He loved people, and people loved Kenny.”
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SEC MEDIA DAYS | ARKANSAS
Winning season serves as launching point By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor
HOOVER — While Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema made comments about the Razorbacks’ win over Texas in the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl that went viral Wednesday at SEC Media Days, he kept his speech tamer for print broadcast. That didn’t mean he wasn’t going to take a shot at South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier who commented that teams like Arkansas and Tennessee were doing cartwheels over a 7-6 record. “And from day one, Coach Spurrier has been awesome to my wife and I at every event we went to,” Bielema said. “I think you guys tend to play things up that you
want to make headlines. I will say this. I’ll respect my elders at all points. I don’t think that body is built, no matter how big the shoes, with rockets or not, I could do any cartwheels.” His shoes, a pair of Nikes, weren’t equipped with rockets. “To get here as a head coach, I wore a little bling on the shoes just to have a little fun,” Bielema said. “I saw a coach walk in here yesterday with his Adidas on. We’re a Nike school. First thing I said was, hell, let’s start a little Nike-Adidas war. That was why I did it. I love [Mississippi State head coach] Dan Mullen and everything he is, but we’re a Nike school.” That Nike school finished 7-6 after
going 3-9 in 2013 in Bielema’s first year in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks were one of two SEC West teams to win its bowl game this past year. Bielema said the team’s biggest asset is its turnaround in the two years he’s been there. “7-6 is by no means is a landing point,” Bielema said. “It’s more of a launching point. It shares the same record with the worst record I had at my previous institution. After we went 7-6 on my last stop, we went on to win 10 games every year, three straight [conference] championships, and had a lot of success. I see a lot of the same things coming for us here, but the bottom line is you’ve got to make them happen.”
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LSU brings back some quarterback experience By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor
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HOOVER — LSU’s 8-5 season was not up to standards. Head coach Les Miles said there were a number of factors involved in the year, including youth at quarterback and losing valuable juniors. Every year, the team loses a solid portion of the senior class to the NFL.
“But what we’ve done and tried to do is we lose juniors, we’re going to recruit to that void, and we’ve been pretty successful in the fact that we’ve brought some of those guys in and they’ve played and played well,” Miles said. The youth at quarterback situation from last year is something only experience can solve.
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SEC MEDIA DAYS | OLE MISS
Treadwell likely to return for Ole Miss season opener By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor
HOOVER — Ole Miss was a different team without wide receiver Laquon Treadwell. Treadwell suffered a seasonending injury in the final minutes of Ole Miss’ 35-31 loss to Auburn. He broke his leg as he fumbled the ball, which Auburn recovered in
the end zone. “For it to happen like it did, adversity is certainly a teaching tool, but that next week, I don’t know — I tried everything in the world, but I didn’t sense that we could rebound from it,” head coach Hugh Freeze said Thursday at SEC Media Days. “It took a lot out of us, both emotion-
ally and just big picture-wise from the scores on the scoreboard to losing the game and one of your best players.” Freeze said all signs point to Treadwell being ready for the season. “That kid is extremely determined to make a full recovery, and I think he has so we’re excited,” Freeze said.
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