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hen gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson walks to her office down the third-floor hallway at Coleman Coliseum, she is reminded of just how far women’s sports have come at Alabama. She passes, among others, the offices of women’s soccer coach Todd Bramble, softball coach Patrick Murphy and rowing coach Larry Davis. Bramble, Murphy and Davis were not around when Patterson first arrived at Alabama in 1979, just seven years after then-president Richard Nixon signed Title IX, which requires that all educational institutions receiving public funding not discriminate based on sex, into law. In fact, the sports they coach did not even exist at Alabama. But in the 40 years since Title IX was passed,
women’s sports at UA are now bigger than ever, enjoy top-notch facilities and compete at the highest level. “[The law is] the reason that I have a career in athletics,” Patterson said. “When I see, now, the success of our teams, I see 15,000 people at a gymnastics meet, I see a sold out Rhoads Stadium for women’s softball. Without Title IX, [women’s] sports may have emerged, but I don’t think we would be at this level.” In 1972, there were no varsity women’s sports at the University of Alabama. But within three years of the adoption of Title IX, volleyball, basketball, golf, swimming and diving, tennis and gymnastics were competing at the Division 1 level for the Crimson Tide. In the early ‘80s, track and field, both indoor and outdoor, as well as cross-country were added. The women’s soccer team competed from 1986-88 before being revived permanently in 1994. The softball team was started in 1997, and the most recent addition to women’s sports, rowing, became a varsity sport in 2006 after competing for 19 years at the club level.
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Alabama to establish fines for texting and driving that might be needed to avoid an accident or hitting an object that might be in the road.” A report by the Center for Advanced Public Safety at the University of Alabama By Katherine Owen states that, in the state of Alabama in 2010, Staff Reporter 1,846 crashes out of an annual total of The state of Alabama will attempt to 128,384 were caused by a passenger or electronic device distracting the eliminate a growing and driver. highly dangerous threat Nationwide, 3,092 people to the safety of drivers and Texting and driving is a very died in 2010 due to an accident passengers on Alabama big issue that causes acciinvolving a distracted driver, roadways starting according to Distraction.gov, dents, just as any other form August 1. the official government webThe new law will of distracted driving. site for distracted driving. attempt to lessen accidents So, just how prevaon the roadways caused by — Sgt. Brent Blankley lent is the danger of texting distracted driving through while driving becoming for the ban of texting, emailyoung people? ing or instant messaging According to the 2011 Youth Risk while on the road. “Texting and driving is a very big issue Behavior Survey released by the Centers that causes accidents, just as any other for Disease Control and Prevention on form of distracted driving,” Sgt. Brent Thursday, June 7, 32.8 percent of students Blankley, public information officer for the admitted to having texted while driving at Tuscaloosa Police Department said. “Any least once in the previous month. time you stop looking at the road you lose SEE TEXTING PAGE 3 the ability to make a split second decision
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When the Arts Council of Tuscaloosa revoked its decision to cancel the film “Turn Me On, Dammit!,” a part of the Bama Art House film series, last Friday, the heat finally turned down on what had become a hot-button local issue involving the mayor, church pastors and vocal members of the Arts Council. The film, which won best screenplay at the Tribeca Film Festival, drew complaints centered around its theme of the film, which its website describes as the comedic coming-of-age of a 15-year-old girl in Norway discovering her own sexuality. Controversy began when
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NEWS IN BRIEF Accused Auburn shooter in custody Desmonte Leonard, the man suspected in the shooting incident at an apartment complex near Auburn University Sunday morning entered police custody Tuesday night. The shooting left three men dead and three wounded, and incited a manhunt involving dozens of law enforcement agencies that led a long search for the 22-year-old fugitive that finally came to a head with his arrest outside the federal courthouse in Montgomery, Ala. Ac c o r d i n g to the Associated Press, a Montgomery defense
attorney said Leonard’s family reached out for help. She arranged for him to surrender to U.S. Marshal just before 8 p.m., ending the days long search that included a tense but ultimately futile raid of a home in Montgomery where Leonard was suspected of hiding. He is charged with three counts of capital murder and the wounding of three others. Two former Auburn football players, Edward Christian and Ladarious Phillips, were among the dead in Auburn Sunday morning. Eric Mack, another player, was shot in the hip, treated and released, and is expected to recover.
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Penn State coach holds to his statement on the stand From MCT Campus BELLEFONTE, Pa. - On the witness stand in the highest-profile criminal case in the country, surrounded by expensive lawyers and experienced investigators, former Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach Michael McQueary was the coolest guy in the room. Time after time Tuesday, he politely but forcefully swatted back defense attempts to undermine his devastating testimony against former coach Jerry Sandusky. In a remarkable series of retorts, McQueary at times seemed more like a law professor than a witness, refusing to accept that minor discrepancies in his account could be important. It was McQueary’s original grand jury testimony, that in
February 2001 he inadvertently saw Sandusky raping a 10- or 12-year-old boy in the football locker room showers, that made plain the horror of Sandusky’s alleged serial predation and the dismal failure of Penn State authorities to act to make him stop. McQueary has been attacked for how he reacted on that night, and his version of events has faced harsh scrutiny. In contrast to two previous witnesses - alleged victims McQueary’s testimony offered a direct, formal accusation against Sandusky by a football colleague and fellow coach. Which is why defense attorneys attacked his testimony Tuesday. “You want to play games with words, that’s fine, sir,” McQueary told defense lawyer Karl Rominger, who suggested that the coach never witnessed actual penetration. “The fact is, he had sex with a minor, a boy.” McQueary was familiar on the Penn State sidelines, identifiable from the highest points of Beaver Stadium because of his bright red hair. Since the release of the grand jury report in November, speculation has swirled from State College to Sports Illustrated over what McQueary saw, did or should have done. On Tuesday, he straightened his tie, pulled his jacket forward and laid out the incident in specific, horrific detail. It was a Friday night when he went into the Lash Building locker room, motivated to get up from his bed and take on extra work after watching “Rudy”, an inspirational football movie. He heard the showers rushing and something else. “Smacking sounds,” he said. “Very much skin on skin smacking sounds.” In a mirror, he saw the reflection of a naked Jerry Sandusky pressed tightly against the backside of a nude boy in the showers. Defense attorneys again and again suggested McQueary was wrong about dates and details. They suggested he could have done more to help, that night and later. McQueary flared when Rominger suggested a selfish reason for his not hav-
ing called the police. “You wanted to keep your job,” the attorney said. “Absolutely not,” McQueary bristled, seeming to rise in his seat, “And don’t put words in my mouth, sir. I got my job here because I was a good football coach.” Like the iconic Joe Paterno, like university president Graham B. Spanier, like others, he lost his job as the scandal became public and grew. On the stand, McQueary was the first witness to directly acknowledge Sandusky, sometimes looking at the older man as he testified, and nodding to him when asked to describe Sandusky’s role on the team. He recalled events in terms of their connection to the Penn State football schedule that once governed his life. “It was after the Ohio State game, I remember that,” he said at one point. Rominger produced a written statement by a state trooper in which McQueary referred to having had two views, not three, of the incident in the shower. He also had McQueary admit that he wasn’t positive if the incident took place in 2001 or 2002. McQueary wasn’t shaken. “I saw,” he said, “what I saw.” And, he said, he was disgusted by it, forever after refusing even to be in the same room with Sandusky. It’s true, he agreed with defense counsel, he didn’t call the local police that night. He didn’t call the FBI, the state police, or the state attorney general. “I did talk to someone in charge of the Penn State police, and that’s fact, sir,” he said. Also fact, he agreed, is that he has filed legal papers to preserve his right to sue the university under whistle-blower statutes. McQueary said he deserves to be compensated what he is owed - given that he may never again have what he truly wants in life. “Frankly, I want to be a football coach at Penn State University, and I don’t have that capability right now,” he said. “I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong to lose that job.”
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UA junior experiences two tornadoes in 10 months By Katherine Owen Staff Reporter When the tornadoes of April 27 ripped through Tuscaloosa, Hannah Fowler, a freshman at the time, couldn’t have imagined she would experience the same nightmare just under a year later in her own hometown of Harrisburg, Ill. Fowler, now a junior majoring in marketing and communication studies, is from the southern Illinois town of Harrisburg that was ravaged by an EF4 tornado on Feb. 29 of this year. When asked about the experience of having both her college town and hometown destroyed by tornadoes, Fowler explained that both were overwhelming, but having your hometown destroyed is particularly heartbreaking. “When a tornado hits your hometown, it touches a more sensitive spot in your heart� Fowler said. “It’s very unsettling and makes you defensive for your town.� The Harrisburg tornado hit in the middle of the night while many were sleeping. Fowler said she was in Tuscaloosa at the time and woke up to two picture messages of their house sent from from her father. “I felt helpless because I couldn’t leave school because
“I never used to pay attention to weather alerts,� Fowler said. “Now, I take them a lot more seriously. Every house needs to have a plan if a natural disaster occurs.� Not only does Fowler view natural disasters differently, but her perspective on the two different communities has changed. “I was never very grateful for my town. It is extremely small, with 9,000 people. I saw it as a place with zero opportunity. Now, I look at my town through a different lens,� Fowler said.
“Our town is blessed with many resources that it provides to the southern Illinois region. I am blessed to be able to come home to a peaceful place with all of my high school friends and family, with a national forest in our backyard.� Most importantly, Fowler said she has learned to cherish community. “I have learned that you only get one hometown and one community that has loved you since you were born, so cherish the place and the people in it.�
Hannah Fowler of Harrisburg, Ill. was in Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011. Ten months later, her hometown was also hit by a tornado. my workload at the time was huge,� she said. “I had to rely on Facebook and national broadcasts for updates.� Fowler said it is upsetting to leave the destruction in Tuscaloosa and go home to more in Harrisburg. Fowler’s family was fortunate in that their home was not destroyed, though many of their neighbors’ houses were. “I ran around my neighborhood for 18 years, playing games with all the kids. Even though my house wasn’t destroyed, some of my neigh-
bors’ houses are gone,� Fowler said. “I consider those houses my homes.� Fowler said Harrisburg is a developing town and has fewer resources for its recovery efforts than Tuscaloosa. “Tuscaloosa is a bigger town with more outreach. While there was a lot more destruction in the Tuscaloosa tornado, Tuscaloosa has the resources to get back on its feet. Harrisburg will, but it will take a lot of time, care and attention,� she said. Fowler said she has seen
the spirit and community that was seen on campus and in Tuscaloosa after the April 27 tornado in her own community. “After the tornado hit my neighborhood, my dad stepped outside and turned around to a neighbor with his gloves on ready to help,� Fowler said. “It’s very heartwarming.� After going through these two experiences in a year, Fowler said the way she sees natural disasters has been changed.
Shrimp, seaweed could help diabetics By Briana Harris Contributing Writer
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Diabetes has become a nationwide epidemic, with 25.8 million diabetic people in the United States, according to the American Diabetes Association. Of that 25.8 million, 215,000 are younger than 20 years old. If present trends persist, one in three Americans will have diabetes by the year 2050, Aimee Johnson, executive director of the American Diabetes Association, said. Although type-one diabetes is not preventable, type-two is. “You can prevent or delay [type-two diabetes],� Johnson said. “Eating right and staying active are the two best options to delay the disease.� Johnson recommended 30 minutes of moderate exercise five days a week to fend off the disease. Once developed, diabetes can be the underlying cause of
• 50 percent of diabetic amputees are likely to die within 5 years of the amputation • 25.8 million people in the U.S. have diabetes many diseases, such as heart or kidney disease and even dental disease, according to the American Diabetes Association. These and other complications that arise from diabetes can be delayed or even prevented by proper management of the disease, Rebecca Kelly, director of health promotion and wellness at the University of Alabama, said. “The most important aspect of diabetes management is having a strong relationship with
they’re ‘good texters,’ so [they think] it doesn’t matter if they do it,â€? she said. Dr. Philip Gable, a UA psychology professor, blamed TEXTING FROM PAGE 1 habit for making people text Texting or using a cellular and drive, despite the statisdevice while driving was the tics offered by Distraction. most common form of dan- gov and others. gerous driving among youth, “Habits are hard to resist,â€? with riding with a driver who he said. He also pointed out had been drinkthat once we’ve ing alcohol at learned a habit, 24.1 percent, it’s hard to I will be happy a law will be participating in change. put in place to stop texting drinking and H ow eve r, and driving because it not driving at 8.2 Gov. Robert only endangers your life, but percent and Bentley intends rarely or never those around you. to make texting wearing a seatwhile driving belt at 7.7 per— Rachel Childers a habit of the cent. past. The law “I have textwill include a ed and driven $25 fine for the at the same time,â€? Rachel first offense, a $50 fine for Childers, a sophomore the second offense and a $75 studying psychology, said. fine for every consecutive “However, from what I have offense. Each will count as a experienced, I have found it two-point violation on drivis very unsafe due to lack ing records. of focus on the road. I will be happy a law will be put in place to stop texting and driving because it not only endangers your life, but The law will include those around you.â€? a $25 ďŹ ne for the Sarah Blalock, a junior ďŹ rst offense, a $50 studying nursing, said she agrees. ďŹ ne for the second “I’m glad it’s going to be offense and a $75 illegal,â€? she said. “I think ďŹ ne for every contexting and driving is just as dangerous as drinking and secutive offense. driving.â€? Each will count as a Blalock says some of her two-point violation friends do text and drive. “It makes me really neron driving records. vous riding with them, especially when they think
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a healthcare team, including the physician, nurse, dietitian, pharmacist and diabetes educator,� Kelly said. “Additionally, blood sugar control is critical for the delay and prevention of complications.� Foot ulcers, one of the most common complications that arises from diabetes, affect about 25 percent of the diabetic population. A research company based on the UA campus, 525 Solutions, Inc., is using shrimp shells and seaweed to develop a bandage for diabetic ulcers that will improve wound healing. Fifty percent of people suffering from diabetes that have an amputation are likely to die within five years of the amputation, Gabriela Gurau, the CEO of 525 Solutions, said. “With the rising diabetic population, amputations will become more common,� Gurau said. “This technology could reduce loss of life as related
to wound care in the diabetic field.� The shell of a shrimp contains a biopolymer, chitin, which has antibacterial properties. The seaweed also contains a biopolymer, alginate, which acts like a sponge. The combination of these biopolymers produces a bandage that can help fight infection while removing liquid from the wound, Whitney Hough, research engineer at 525 Solutions, said. “We also are working to infuse minerals and vitamins into the fibers so that when it comes into contact with the wound, it would help promote cellular growth and help to close the wound faster,� Hough said. Although research being done at 525 Solutions is in its early stages, the research engineers there continue to work to find ways to improve the future for diabetic patients.
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{ YOUR VIEW } WEB COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO “’MORBIDLY OBESE’ HAS LOST ITS WEIGHT” “Youʼll get no argument from me that Americans donʼt walk enough, that we drive too far, sit too often, and generally arenʼt active. But please refrain from making light of obesity, as it is simply not true that it is always a matter of habits.” — Brad Erthal
“I have lost over 150 lbs since college... People were afraid to just look me in the eye and tell me the truth about things for so long and really this is the kind of truth people need to hear.” — Joseph White
By Henry Downes If I were to tell you a recent poll had pinpointed one issue involving Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney that would cause almost 30 percent of the electorate “concern,” what might you guess that issue to be? You might guess that his stance on downsizing the government, which would involve massive cuts to education, could be the divisive issue. Maybe you would suggest that his opposition to federal healthcare mandates could be the culprit. You might even point to Gov. Romney’s history with Bain Capital, which has been a hot topic over the past few months in the national news media. Guess again. In a shocking survey released at the end of last month by the Wall Street Journal, over one in four respondents cited Romney’s Mormon background as a factor that would “cause either them or their neighbor concern.” Besides the initial surprise I felt after seeing how high that number was, I felt increasingly disappointed in American voters the more I thought about what this poll was really implying. Less than four years after this country took what seemed to be a massive step forward in race-relations by electing our first African American president, these poll respondents have demonstrated
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Beware of living in a cyber-world this summer By SoRelle Wyckoff
During the summer, we have the opportunity to leave our working week schedules of the Fall and Will Tucker Editor Spring semesters and venture. Ashley Chaffin Managing Editor Some of us are lucky enough to purStephen Dethrage Production sue our studies at the Capstone or local community colleges. A select Editor Mackenzie Brown Visuals Editor few will score paying jobs or elite SoRelle Wyckoff Opinions Editor internships. Others will take vacations with family and friends, and many more will work on their own personalized couch indentions. But regardless of our choice, the summer months are spent doing something other than the normal school year routine. We are given a GOT AN OPINION? chance to see, eat and do things outside of the University of Alabama, Submit a guest column (no more than 800 words) or a and most importantly, with people letter to the editor to outside of the UA community. letters@cw.ua.edu For the first time since high school, I have the opportunity to GOT A STORY IDEA? have dinner with my family every night, an opportunity made imposcw.ua.edu/submit-your-idea sible during the school year by the 723 miles between my campus and home. This summer, rather than TWEET AT US have my weekends dominated by @TheCrimsonWhite Alabama football, I can take leisurely trips to visit the beach, music festivals or friends. The Crimson White reserves the Yet I am connected. Through right to edit all guest columns Twitter and Facebook and and letters to the editor.
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One has to wonder how the American voters and news media would treat a Jewish or Muslim candidate - or even an Atheist candidate - in the future. What about an openly gay candidate? Based on the hostility directed at Romney’s personal beliefs in this election cycle, I can’t say with any certainty that America appears ready to elect a leader MCT Campus whose personal that dangerous stereotypes and biases of other kinds are still very background is anything but mainmuch alive and well in America. To stream. Maybe our election of Barack say that more than a quarter of vot- Obama as the first black president four years ago was ers would have inhimore a symptom of bitions selecting a widespread anti-Bush candidate due to To say that more than a backlash than a signal nothing more than quarter of voters would have of significant social his religious beliefs inhibitions selecting a canprogress. speaks volumes didate due to nothing more I hope American about how much than his religious beliefs voters will eventuignorance continally come to disregard ues to exist among speaks volumes about how such irrelevant facour electorate. much ignorance continues to tors as a candidate’s I would venture exist among our electorate. religion, skin color to guess that the or what they did on majority of people — Henry Downes spring break in 1975 who responded affirwhen choosing the matively to the poll leader of the free world. We can’t have never actually met or held a conversation with a afford to reduce our presidential Mormon - even though Mormonism elections to glorified referendums is the fastest-growing U.S. religious on religion. It’s time to focus on the denomination. It seems to me that real issues. President Obama’s camsuch a lack of regular interaction is paign has already stated that it won’t the cause of widespread ignorance, attempt to use Gov. Romney’s reliwhich in turn breeds fear and hate; gious beliefs against him in the race, people fear what they do not know. which is commendable, considering Although it is alarming to me that so Obama is likely to need all the help many people feel concerned about he can get while seeking reelection Romney’s religious beliefs, I can’t this November. This promising move really condemn all of them because by the Obama campaign begs the some might simply lack understand- common sense question: If Romney’s ing. Perhaps they truly don’t know political archrival isn’t even willing much about Mormonism, and what to consider religion fair game in this they do hear about the denomina- election, why should you? tion consists of slanted half-truths that paint the religion as a cult-like Henry Downes is a sophomore majorrenegade branch of Christianity. ing in economics.
Instagram and whatever else is used in the morphing world of social media, we are able to share every beautiful view, delicious dish and inside joke with our cyber friends. Instantly, our followers are kept upto-date with summer details. And while this is great, it cheapens the moments. Our intimate interactions are unleashed to hundreds of acquaintances, and we reflexively look through the camera lens of an iPhone, rather than the raw view of our own cornea. A friend of mine recently went on his honeymoon. My Twitter feed was fed with pictures of the view from his hotel room window, funny quotes from his wife and complaints about traffic and travel. And while this was all very fascinating and received many thumbs up of support via retweets and “likes,” it completely defeated the purpose of a honeymoon, which is to spend time with your new spouse – alone. Uploading photos from your hiking trip is one thing, but live-tweeting your entire encounter with nature is another. And this summer, many of us will spend more time on our phones, quoting conversation, than in actual conversation. I love Twitter, Instagram is great, and I use my phone as a camera
on a regular basis, but we must be wary of falling into the hole of cyber-world. Like Alice, we can lose ourselves in an attempt to form an online presence, obsessing over the creation of an ideal image by means of our social media posts. Striving to keep up-to-date on the world around us and then updating our own followers, we will actually miss the present. The moments we are attempting to capture will be saved to a SIM card, but not to our cranial memory. And if you have tried to capture the beauty of a distant mountain range through a photo, then you understand the vanity of such an attempt. Put your phone away, stop refreshing your Twitter feed, and re-accustom your eyes to sunlight and your ears to conversation. Use your summer months as a break from the normalcy of academic semesters, including your habitual procrastinatory Facebook checkups. Enjoy the experiences with those around you without feeling obliged to share them with those absent. Those experiences will mean much more if you have an actual emotion to associate with them. SoRelle Wyckoff is the opinions editor of The Crimson White.
The presidential search In short: Search committee committee currently should better seeking a define “studentreplacement centered”while for Robert looking for new Witt, former UA President. University of Alabama president and current UA chancellor, seems to be moving in the right direction, but may soon find itself hitting a roadblock. Vice Chancellor for System Relations Kellee Reinhart said on Monday that hiring “somebody who is really studentcentered is…extremely important.” We could not agree more. But reading further into the statement raises an important question. On a campus of more than 31,000, where there is a diversity of opinion that rivals the diversity of the issues we collectively face, what does “student-centered” really mean? And how will the search committee, with only one student representative, determine for itself what the presidential search buzzword means? The committee could define the term several different ways. In fact, Chancellor Witt himself, during his tenure here, exemplified several different interpretations of “student-centered,” and the University benefitted when he did. At times, Witt was inarguably “centered” on prospective students. The growth in enrollment the University experienced during his tenure illustrates this, as do the accounts published in The Crimson White of prospective students on VIP visits to the Honors College who met with Witt himself privately during their tours. Witt exemplified his focus on prospective students as, according to former Honors College Dean Robert Halli, he “threw himself right into [recruiting]” like Halli had never seen a president do before. Witt’s efforts brought bright students to campus who have added to the culture of UA in unique, beneficial ways. Other times, Witt focused on the students already here. When a student displayed his interest in filming a documentary about Foster Auditorium in December 2008, Witt responded with, “However I can help you, I will do that.” The student said Witt did exactly that and had the Auditorium, at that point still dilapidated, unlocked so that the student could go inside. Students who experienced this side of Witt felt empowered – some filmed documentaries, while others helped start initiatives like Creative Campus. Even though Witt remained studentcentered on both prospective students and current students, his interpretation of the term was often also too narrow in its own way. For instance, the students who recounted private meetings with him were often in the Honors College. One could just as easily say Witt was just “Honors College student-centered.” Does the committee think the new University president should be “Honors College student-centered,” “minority studentcentered,” “greek student-centered” or “international student-centered?” The term’s ambiguity leaves too much up to arbitrary decision-making. The committee would do well to find a way to be “student-centered” itself as it attempts to determine how a prospective University president should center on students. Currently, it is not. Though Reinhart said on Monday that “the Crimson Tide Nation is letting its thoughts be heard about the kind of individual that will succeed Dr. Robert Witt,” the committee has still not reached out formally to a student other than SGA President Matt Calderone for input on criteria for the next University president. The committee simply cannot define what “student-centered” really means until it asks students themselves. Chancellor Witt did a lot of good for the campus when he tried to find a way to be “student-centered.” If the next president finds a way to be “student-centered” on a campus of 31,000, chances are he or she will do a lot of good.
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Everyone has roots, and it’s about time we started talking about them By Tarif Haque I’m not sure when I realized I was neither white nor black, but it may have been in kindergarten when my friend Max asked me, “What are you?” Six years old, I told him I was “kind of Indian,” which he took as Native American, unaware the two were separate ethnicities. In any case, I took Max’s question lightly. Max noticed our skin colors were different, and, like any curious child, he wanted to know why. Twelve years later, it would be graceless of me to inquire about another’s ethnicity openly.
As children, observation molds our unspoken thoughts. We have no problem saying “she’s black” or “he’s white.” Society, however, dictates which of these thoughts can be said aloud. We are taught to ignore some observations because of discomfort. The South holds a long history of racial tensions that, frankly, we’d all like to forget. Nevertheless, racial stigmas do not vanish simply because we choose not to acknowledge them. When we see someone different than ourselves, we’re asked to brush our differences under the rug. Yes, it’s good to
focus on common ground, but we shouldn’t disregard our separate backgrounds, either. We may deny it, but none of us are colorblind. Old Row fraternities and sororities remain uniformly white, as always. At lunch, the Korean students aggregate to a single table. At our dining hall, is it coincidence that all the employees are black? These are merely my observances, yet I feel racist penning this, though I’ve said nothing offensive. Ignoring race and ethnicity teaches us to deal with people impersonally, without their cultural baggage. We’ve mastered
the art of discretion, beating around the bush, though we’re all dying to know the answer to that touchy question, the same question my friend so easily asked me years before: “What are you?” Put less crudely, and asked more sincerely, many of our “diversity” complexes could be eliminated. We deny ourselves the right to be different, since after all, we can’t even talk about difference. We fear rejection from others, so closed-minded we stay. Afraid to question our background, we meet people exactly like ourselves. Why is it this way? We’ve been set up in a social struc-
ture that inhibits cultural discourse. We’re reluctant to ask a Muslim woman why she wears a headscarf, just as we’d rather not ask our Mormon friend why he chooses not to drink caffeinated sodas. We know that not all Muslim women wear headscarves, and some Mormons do drink caffeinated sodas, but do we know why? We’ve grown so timid to ask these questions that we end up learning nothing at all about the people we meet every day. Our cultural ignorance is not our fault. In some way, we don’t want to talk about our differences because it conjures bad memories. We never hear about
the mass segregation right here in Alabama, nor does anyone mention George Wallace’s notorious “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” quote during his inaugural speech. As humans, we only differ from one another 0.1% genetically. If we’re so weak-minded that we can’t openly talk about this 0.1%, then I may have overestimated the human condition. Everyone has roots. It’s about time we talked about them.
Tarif Haque is a sophomore majoring in computer science.
Classical music survives, but only teachers and students of the genre listen By Cheyenne Paiva Do you want the good news or bad news first? How about both: Classical music survives in a self-sustained, closed loop. Nothing goes in, and nothing comes out. Here’s how I came to that conclusion. My parents bought a pretty mahogany piano when I was in preschool. My sister began lessons around that time, and I followed soon after. In fourth grade, I took up the violin – never liked it and still don’t. (Cello can hang.) Violin lessons turned into flute lessons two years later, and though I still hadn’t found my soulinstrument, I loved being a damn good flautist for my age. I blindly gave the flute up to learn trombone for my high school band and developed into a really great player. Without any sort of instruction, I became the top high school trombonist in San Diego. My sister and I survived on raw musicality and natural talent far longer than any serious
musician should. She, despite only beginning private lessons in college, is now the top clarinetist and one of the top musicians at arguably the best music school in the Northwest. As a high school sophomore, I successfully auditioned for a chair in San Diego’s Honor Band after barely a year and a half as a trombonist. The person who beat me? He went to Juliard. I remember the thirdchair’s surprise when he asked me how long I’d been playing. I said almost two years. He said almost seven. I’m bragging only because I have nothing left to brag about and barely had anything to brag about in the first place. My life as a musician is over. I’ve effectively exited the loop, although I wasn’t born into it in the first place. I don’t know exactly when I figured this out, but it was somewhere before my year in the MDB and UA trombone choir, and maybe somewhere in the midst of my two weeks as a potential music school applicant, but other
than that, I have no clue. Classical music survives in a closed loop, for classical musicians serve only themselves. Left alone, it still thrives, but what self-professed source of entertainment wants to be left alone? Success relative to itself will always be considered successful. It takes someone outside the loop to realize the truth. These days, the world of classical music revolves around two pairs of job descriptions: The performer and teacher, and the teacher and student. Music teachers teach students, who go on to either perform music or teach it themselves. Music majors around the globe have two tracks to choose from- music performance or in music education. Nowhere in this cycle will you find a fourth role – a listener. The only people who actively listen to classical music are classical musicians. Listener is synonymous with performer, teacher and student. Of course, there are exceptions, but
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exceptions only exist because of rules. It’s hard not to see the downside of this system, yet if you’re a classical musician, it’s probably hard to see the system at all. Music is a medium of sound and silence, a method of communication that yearns to be heard unlike any other. Music is written to be played and heard, and classical musicians make music for themselves. Outside intrusion doesn’t exist and wouldn’t be allowed, anyways. Still, the genre has found a way to survive in spite of evolving popular interests. It just had to sacrifice everything that used to be important in order to get there. What good is music made for people who already know it by heart? Why have it when it’s already been had? Classical music hangs on by a thread, surviving by the dedication of very passionate people who may or may not realize what’s at stake. And again, whether they know it or
not, the only way to save it is to preserve it with harsh salts and lock it in an airtight container, halting its growth altogether. So while classical music sings loud and clear, few people hear it. If you still don’t believe me, prop a chair outside of Moody Music and see for yourself. The only people who leave the building are the ones who enter. No new faces exist outside the first day of school, when freshman music majors replace the newly graduated. If you’re up to it, force your way inside and realize how clearly you don’t belong. The building, program and people survive on their own. It’s an opinion rooted in observation that anyone can come to believe: Classical music survives
in a self-sustained, closed loop. Nothing goes in, and nothing comes out. Cheyenne Paiva is a junior majoring in biology.
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New studies highlight RSA By Benjamin Smith Contributing Writer Studies on the Retirement Systems of Alabama, a government agency that uses tax money to fund investment in the state of Alabama, has shown it to have significant beneficial impact over the past twenty years. Keivan Deravi of Auburn University of Montgomery and Samuel Addy of the University of Alabama authored the new studies, which were commissioned by the organization. They were updates of studies they had done previously. Deravi’s study focused on the economic impact of the RSA’s investments since 1990, while Addy’s focused on the economic impact of the RSA itself since 2009. “Investment in the state is a very good investment,” Addy said. “It’s been worth it.” The most famous of the RSA’s investments is the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail,
the series of golf courses that organization. It is an entity of have brought tourists and the state of Alabama,” Brooks revenue to Alabama in droves said. “This is an important since David Bronner, CEO of insight that many miss.” the RSA, began developing Brooks explained that the the project in the late 1980s. RSA operates a defined benThe organization boosts the efit plan, which he defined Alabama economy in other as being a contract with ways, as well. the state in “They own a which money lot of office buildis taken from ings, hotels and the checks of resorts,” Ahmad the workers Investment in the state is a Ijaz, director of and placed in very good investment, it’s economic forecastthe RSA, to been worth it. ing at UA, said. be paid out “People come in upon retire— Samuel Addy and make use of ment, which these places, so government indirectly, the RSA workers have helps the state the option to generate additiondo after 25 al tax revenue.” years. Addy added, however, that “So long as the state of it is misleading to look at Alabama is solvent, employinvestments alone. The pri- ees should receive their benmary purpose of the RSA is efits,” Brooks said. to serve as a pension fund The RSA is beneficial to for Alabama state employees. the state as a whole, too, in Bob Brooks, a UA professor of that it consciously searches economics, explained the ben- for investment opportuniefits of the agency. ties within Alabama, keeping “The RSA is not a private money within the state. Many private pension funds, Brooks explained, do not do this. “If they have good opportunities, then they take them,” Addy said. Over the past few years, the country as a whole has been in dire straits financially, and Alabama has seen the effects of the crashes, pitfalls and bankruptcies of the nation. The RSA, however, has done well for itself, comparatively. “They [are doing] relatively well within the peer group,” Addy said. Addy said this speaks to the contributions that $49.99 the Retirement Systems of Alabama has made toward the wellbeing of the state and forecasts a bright future, as well. “The benefits will continue to stem from the current investments and additional future investments,” Ijaz said.
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Website finds city to be car-dependent By Eric Yaron Contributing Writer
With a score of 37, Tuscaloosa sits in the middle of the ‘car-dependent’ category, where very few amenities can be easily reached by walking. When compared to the list of the 40 most and least walkable cities in America, Tuscaloosa’s score ranks the city below 39 of them, only narrowly outscoring Jacksonville, Fla. by one point. It comes as no surprise to many students that Tuscaloosa received such a low score. “Living on campus is hard enough to get anywhere without a car, but after living off campus for a year, I can’t imagine walking through life in Tuscaloosa,” Duncan Anderson, a junior majoring in public relations, said. “Pretty much anywhere you need to get to from off campus requires a car and finding a place to park where you won’t get ticketed makes traveling anywhere just as problematic.” With many students coming to school from out of state, cars aren’t always the first things on the checklist of many incoming students and parents. Many students decide instead to bring bikes to
Walkscore.com, an online database that ranks cities and neighborhoods based on their ease of travel by foot, recently gave Tuscaloosa a score of 37 out of 100 on walkability. Front Seat, a Seattle-based software company, created the website in order to objectively rank neighborhoods based on how easy it is to travel to and from certain amenities by foot. “With the surge in gas prices, people are really considering the consequences of where they live,” Mike Mathieu, chairman and founder of Front Seat, a civic software company and developer of walkscore. com, said. “The idea with Walk Score is to take walkability, a thing that used to be subjective, and to make it objective.” Some of the highest ranked cities in America include San Francisco with an 86 out of 100, New York City with a 83 out of 100 and Boston with a 79 out 100. Each of these cities sits on the high end of the ‘very walkable’ bracket, suggesting that most errands can be easily accomplished on foot.
campus, a choice that can work well while living on campus but loses much of its viability as the students begin to commute. “I think that biking to areas near campus is a definite alternative to driving, but there are still areas that are hard to reach off campus by bike or will at least take a long time to reach without a car,” Alec Vasquez, a junior majoring in marketing, said. “I’m really glad that I’m coming to Alabama from Georgia and have been fortunate enough to have my car here, but the students that are consigned to travelling everywhere by bike or by foot definitely fight an uphill battle with everything being located so far away.” Conveniently, Walk Score is working on releasing another site, aptly named bikescore. com, which reviews the ability to bike in various cities across the United States. The site has already reviewed Tucson, Ariz., the home of the University of Arizona and another prominent college town, and plans to rank other college towns, as well as major cities, in the future.
Program helps autistic students in college life
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so they can successfully get a degree and be successful in the future,” Ryan said. She explained the students involved in the program have mentors who meet with them throughout the week to help them with everyday situations, from tests to interviews. Ryan said because of the nature of the disorders, situations that seem normal to most college students can be overwhelming for students with ASD. “Autism is difficulty with social situations and understanding that other people have different perspectives,” Ryan said. “So some of these students have really high IQs but still don’t know how to handle certain social or organizational
Since its creation in 2006, the University of Alabama’s Autism Spectrum Disorders College Transition and Support Program has grown from one participant to over 15. This coming fall, the program will include a record high of 18. The program, known as UA-ACTS, aims to help students diagnosed with autism, Asperger’s syndrome or other spectrum disorders to properly transition into daily college life, program director Sarah Ryan said. “The goal is to give these students the support they need socially and organizationally
issues that may come up in college.” Susan Loveall, a psychology graduate student and mentor for the program, said she has to tailor her methods when she’s working with specific clients. “They’re all so different,” she said. “It really depends on what they need individually.” She said she meets with the students individually at least two times a week to outline methods for coping with issues they may be facing. Loveall explained she is only a resource when her clients need her. “The students are amazing,” she said. “They do all of the work. We’re just here as a support system. They won’t need us forever.”
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TCF students film video for R&B singer By Mazie Bryant News Editor Tuscaloosa might as well have been Hollywood last week as a crew of 50 current telecommunication and film students and alumni worked diligently through all stages of production on a music video for R&B singer Gifted’s song “Superstar.” The video, created by 13 students in TCF 444: Producing and Directing Music Videos, was the final product of a glimpse into the professional world. Throughout the week, students were in charge of writing, producing, directing, filming and editing the film. In addition, the students were responsible for casting, location scouting, budgeting and transporting the equipment. “The class gives students the rare opportunity to work together in a large crew, making a product for a real person who is counting on the quality of the students’ work to deliver,” Rachel Raimist, the instructor for TCF 444, said. “In production classes, we always do hands-on projects and exercises inside and outside of class time, but rarely do we work on a crew that is functioning as it would in the real world, on a professional set.” Raimist, who knew Gifted’s management team from her 15 years of experience in the film and music industry in Los Angeles, was asked to direct the video herself. However, she declined the offer and instead suggested the opportunity be handed to her students. Two weeks before the filming began, Raimist chose the director for the project, Micah Russell, and gave him until the start of class to invent and plan a storyline for the video.
“I was not hugely familiar with the R&B genre before writing the treatment for the video, so my biggest [job] was watching upwards of 40 to 50 R&B videos just to get a sense of what I was going to be doing,” Russell said. “After that, I sort of just worked through an idea that was fun and not too serious because the song had that fun feel to it. That’s how the cat and mouse chase idea came around.” After analyzing many music videos, Russell decided on a classic storyline – a man chasing after a woman’s affection. However, he chose to focus on the chase, putting the crew members’ skill to use by filming at several locations around the Tuscaloosa and Birmingham areas. “The locations were chosen based on the idea and what we could find,” Russell said. “We knew we had to have a club, and we really wanted a
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The class gives students the rare opportunity to work together in a large crew, making a product for a real person who is counting on the quality of the students’ work to deliver. —Rachel Raimist
balcony for the finale. From there, our producers did what they had to do to get us those locations.” Jon Barge, one of the producers for the video, was responsible for finding and booking the locations and cast.
“The locations for the club scene were a crucial decision we had to make because it was gonna be one of the main scenes in the video,” Barge said. “The choices were simply based on appeal to the eye, size and timing to shoot. We needed almost the Submitted entire day to shoot the club Above: TCF students film for Gifted “Superstar” in Studio A in Reese Phifer Hall Below: CF student Brad Smith films Gifted & leading lady Kyanna on location at scene.” Based o n “Above” rooftop bar in Birmingham, while TCF students Kat Delay and Douglas these criteria, producers decided upon experience for the students Raimist’s class were unable Above Bar at the Redmont because it happens all of the to finish the class project of Hotel and the NV Ultra time – locations often fall a music video for a rapper Lounge, both in Birmingham. through at the last minute,” after the April 27 tornado disHowever, the location hunt Raimist said. “In the end, it rupted the post-production was not without flaws. A all turned out better to film process. Tuscaloosa location cancelled on location here in the studio In addition to this big their availability to film, and because we had much more group project, the students the students had only a day control of the lights and the will also film smaller group to create a new set in Reese filming environment. We had videos, make agreements to Phifer Hall to replace the can- plenty of space for the cam- create videos for small, local cellation, using their parents’ eras, lights and crew, as well bands and write papers that curtains as makeshift color- as enough power for all of our analyze a certain aspect of ful backdrops. equipment.” music video production. “This was a great learning Last year, the students in
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The cozy atmosphere of Nehemiah’s offers a comfortable environment for coffee drinkers. By Meredith Davis Contributing Writer
Nehemiah’s Coffee House in Forest Lake is now serving Tuscaloosa residents a fusion of For those looking for some- coffee and spirituality. thing extra with their coffee The new coffee spot, owned or espresso, newly opened and operated by Forest Lake
Baptist Church, opened on May 20, and a grand opening featuring a Nook giveaway was held on June 2. Nehemiah’s gets its name from the Biblical story of Nehemiah
rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem in 52 days. Similarly, 52 weeks passed from the idea’s beginning to the day it opened. The shop represents growth and recovery in the Forest Lake area following the April 27 tornado. Noticing that Tuscaloosa was full of businesses providing coffee but lacking a “coffee house atmosphere,� collegiate pastor Aaron Barnes aspired to create a place where the community could come together to connect. “We wanted to reach out to the community and share ministry,� Barnes said. “The ultimate goal is the church and the church’s vision, which is to love God.� The shop is built on a site where a former building owned by the church was destroyed in the April 27 tornado, and it took only five months to build. The shop’s interiors have high ceilings, artwork and comfortable couches and chairs. It also offers free WiFi and television. The shop is located minutes from
campus and Midtown Village. Although Nehemiah’s is affiliated with and run by Forest Lake Baptist Church, Barnes insists that all members of the community are welcome. “We’re not going to be out there quoting scripture,� Barnes said. “Some people just don’t want to hear it, and that’s fine. They can still get some great coffee. On the flip side, if that opportunity presents itself to share scripture, we’d like to do that, too.� Austin Browning, a junior majoring in management information systems, enjoyed an iced caramel mocha on his first visit to Nehemiah’s. “I’m friends with Aaron Barnes, and that’s how I heard about Nehemiah’s,� Browning said. “I’m overwhelmingly excited about the combination of coffee and spirituality. I plan on bringing more friends here.� Leesa Barnes, a volunteer at Nehemiah’s, expressed her
excitement about the future of the coffee house. “Business has been steady,� she said. “We’re getting lots of people walking in Forest Lake coming inside to buy coffee. In August, we’re looking to expand our hours for the students in town.� Around 30 members of Forest Lake Baptist Church volunteer as workers in the coffee shop, allowing for coffee to be sold at a low cost. Nehemiah’s serves Seattle’s Best Coffee, a brand owned by Starbucks. Customers can select a basic cup of coffee or choose from specialty drinks like mochas, macchiatos, lattes, and fruit smoothies. Nehemiah’s Coffee House is located at 101 18th St. in the Forest Lake neighborhood. The shop is open from 3 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 10 p.m. on Saturdays. For more information, visit Nehemiah’s Coffee House on Facebook.
Kentuck’s monthly art night showcases two local artists By Abbey Crain Staff Reporter
Betty Sue Matthews exhibit, of her passion for art. Mouyal said. earned a BA in studio art and Lindsay Mouyal and long- an MA in art education from This month’s Kentuck Art time guest artist Betty Sue the University of Alabama Night displayed work from Matthews opened their exhib- at Birmingham and now local art teacher Lindsay Mouyal, folk artist Betty Sue Matthews and commemorated long-time volunteer Carolyn I would say my favorite part of Kentuck Art Night is the number of difFritz. ferent things you can do in the one place and how that diversity draws a Kentuck hosts Art Night the lot of people to come out and hang out and be in a community. first Thursday of the month from 5 to 9 p.m., highlight— Joe Parmer ing the works of local artists while bringing the community together for free food and live music. “I would say my favorite its at art night and will have teaches art at local elementary part of Kentuck Art Night is them on show through June schools. the number of different things 28. “For me, in the communiyou can do in the one place and Mouyal began to pursue ties I teach in, it’s really great how that diversity draws a lot an art career her sophomore to expose my students to of people to come out and hang year of college. It was then, something that they wouldn’t out and be in a community,� in her mandatory drawing normally get anywhere else,� Joe Parmer, co-curator of the class, that she was reminded Mouyal said. “It’s really
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Students attend Pride Parade in Birmingham By Noelle Brake Contributing Writer On Saturday evening, the 24th annual Pride Parade filled Birmingham’s Southside area with color, people, and pride. With over 60 groups from Alabama participating in the walk across downtown Birmingham, bystanders were able to see the variety of student representation at the parade. One of the prominent groups was Student Groups of Alabama, with included members from University of Alabama at Birmingham’s G ay - S t r a i g h t Student Alliance, Spectrum groups from the University of Alabama and University of Montevallo, and the UA’s Capstone Alliance. Walking among the student
groups was Noah Cannon, a UA sophomore majoring in telecommunications and film. “I had a fantastic night at Pride,” Cannon said. “It’s wonderful to be reminded of how widespread, supportive, and enthusiastic the LGBTQA+ community is in Alabama.” He said he thought more students should come out to support the community. “Students are an integral part of the LGBTQA+ community, both at the K-12 and college level,” he said. “It’s paramount that we represent ourselves and our schools at Pride.” Pride Parades are held as events celebrating gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender cultures and are typically held in June to commemorate the Stonewall riots, an
important moment in the As someone who has awesome to get some ‘Roll LGBTQA+ rights movement. recently moved to Alabama, Tide Rolls’ from the crowd.” S tu d e n t s from t h e Bagley said she was proud to Bagley said she thought University were not the only be a part of this event. students have so much they can learn about the community, and events like Pride Parade are helpful in that respect. I think the best part was the utter joy and community you could “There is so much to learn, even for someone my age, feel for everyone. who has been to nearly 15 Pride parades,” Bagley said. — Monica Day “I am always moved by the PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Moms giving out hugs, by the numparticipants in the parade. “I had a great time march- ber of churches that march — Meredith Bagley, assistant ing with the student groups that is a message we hear far professor in the Department and showing the crowd that too rarely down here — to the of Communication Studies, UA has LGBTQ+ faculty and range of activities, groups, a member of UA’s SafeZone staff who are out, proud and hobbies and causes that our Committee and one of the supportive of our students,” community is invested in.” faculty advisors of Spectrum, Bagley said. “Getting a few Monica Day, a sophomore walked with the students as Alabama fans in the crowd majoring in music education, president of the Capstone didn’t hurt either. It was said she enjoyed being able to Alliance.
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watch the parade. “The parade was a wonderful experience,” she said. “I think the best part was the utter joy and community you could feel for everyone. I think people who don’t really understand the [LGBTQA+] community could really benefit from seeing the Pride Parade or just going to any Pride event in general. You can really see how gays are just people. Fabulous, funloving people.” Pride events are held in cities across the nation, ranging from San Francisco to Birmingham to New York City. The events are held to offer people a time together to celebrate diversity, fun and acceptance. For more information, visit www.centralalabamapride.org.
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How to make your dad’s Father’s Day special By Becky Robinson Staff Reporter For some people, Father’s Day means rushing out to a store, crowding around the card section with the mass of others who waited until the last minute, and buying a typical guy gift, such as a tie or mug. However, there are more thoughtful ways to tell your father how much he means to you without breaking the ever cash-strapped college wallet. Here are a few ideas that any father would be happy receiving.
6. Some dads really love their tools, and while it may seem cliché, nothing makes a great Father’s Day for some like a new drill. Find out what kind of tools your dad likes or needs, and visit your local hardware store for a power-charged gift.
1. If your dad enjoys writing or is constantly taking notes on the job, try a classic leather-bound notebook. Chic men have used Moleskine notebooks for decades, but now it’s easy to make your own, too. All you need is a simple journal, glue, leather and some cutting tools. You can even personalize your dad’s gift with a nice quote or his initials.
4. A lot of men like technology, so if you’ve got a few extra dollars lying around from your last paycheck, splurge for your father and get a Kindle or Nook. This takes the guesswork out of fancier 3. If your dad loves snacking, try cre- toys, and he can take his favorite books ating a gift basket with all of his favor- with him anywhere. ites. Throw in a bit of everything – candy, savory snacks, his favorite beer and a 7. Many men spend inordinate amounts novelty item that’s harder to find than of time on the computer. If your dad is on a trip to the grocery store. This shows one of these men, customize a mouse you really pay attention to what he likes, pad using acrylic paint and stencils. The and his stomach will thank you. You design can be anything you want, from 2. So, you’ve already bought a mug? could also add other non-edible items extremely easy to a masterpiece. Turn it into something your dad can like coasters or a calendar for work. doodle on while he’s bored at the office. 5. Get your dad tickets to a show or You can paint the bottom half or all of game he’s wanted to see. It can be as any porcelain mug with porcelain chalkeasy as a ticket to the latest action flick board paint. Just make sure the chalk or something more extravagant like a doesn’t get into his morning coffee. Braves game. Wrap it in a themed envelope for added thoughtfulness. Photos from Amazon.com
Literary tourism links fiction to real locations By Lauren Ferguson Culture Editor For avid readers and owners of Kindles, iPads and Nooks, visiting the sites of fictional novels is no longer a possibility, but a reality, stemming from a local initiative. Brian Patrick Miller founded the Southeastern Literary Tourism Initiative three years ago in an effort to promote tourism through literature. Author of the short story “Blind Fate,” which was recently featured in USA Today, Miller pioneered the idea of literary tourism by incorporating live links in the books, allowing readers to instantly visit websites of the real tourism places described in the book. “I had a short story published in an anthology inspired by Cahawba, the old state capitol
in Selma,” Miller said. “I wanted the publisher to include online links to the Cahawba, and thought, why not keep going with this?” Miller said he wanted to expand his idea by profiling novels around the Southeast set in real places to showcase that all types of books can include tourism. “I have to push the idea to get a lot better,” Miller said. “The market doesn’t exist for these types of novels yet because the technology is new.” After being asked about a literary tourism project for Moundville, Miller decided that would be a great location to host a writing competition and gain some momentum for his initiative. Moundville was a Native American city made of large man-made mounds located on
the banks of the Black Warrior River hundreds of years ago. The ruins of the abandoned city were first discovered in the 1930s and became an archeological excavation site. Moundville is now part of the University of Alabama Museums and features exhibits of artifacts and yearly festivals. “After I took a tour of Moundville, I pitched the idea of the contest,” Miller said. “I thought, ‘What would people do if told to write for a specific place?’ I was fascinated to see what people would come up with. It shows that not just one novel can be written about it.” The winner of the competition was Kathryn Lang’s short story, “Digging Up Bones.” Her work follows the unraveling of a murder mystery through discoveries made during a current day dig at the historical site.
The competition recruited Moundville for over 10 years, writers mainly from Alabama said she drew her inspiration and was judged by University for a story after seeing interns professors Hank Lazer, Michael working at the site during a Martone and visit with her Alexis Clark. family. Stories were “‘Digging ranked first Up Bones’ plays “This ignited a spark through fourth in perfectly to I had not realized was place with the a series of novsmoldering,” Lang said. winner’s piece els I’m writing,” “We have amazing locabeing pubLang said. tions people don’t know lished online. Although about, and we can draw Lazer, execthe short story attention to it.” utive director ends with a cliffof Creative hanger, Lang — Kathryn Lang Campus, and a said she plans on poet and writfinishing it and er with over including it in 20 published the last novel of books, said he enjoyed the her series “Run,” “Watch” and freshness of Lang’s work and “Remember.” its ability to involve the reader This is Lang’s first venture in the mysteries and history of into literary tourism, but she Moundville. said she plans on incorporating Lang, who has been visiting more of it into her future works.
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“This is a perfect additional element to an e-book to show the inspiration or actual locations, that is perfect,” Lang said. “Every town or community could use this and maximize the free advertising. It gets the writers and readers excited about the locations.” Lang has contemplated working on young adult literary tourism novels about Boy Scouts and a mystery featuring the theme park Six Flags. “This ignited a spark I had not realized was smoldering,” Lang said. “We have amazing locations people don’t know about, and we can draw attention to it.” For more information on Lang’s novel or Southeastern Literary Tourism Initiative, visit www.southeasternliterarytourisminitiave.blogspot. com.
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Daniel Moore wins trademark lawsuit against UA
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After weeks of rumored, heavy-handed cutbacks at The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and The Mobile Press Register, the truth is out: Over 400 employees from these three major newspapers will be laid off. On May 24, Advance Publications, the owner of the three Alabama newspapers and The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, announced that they would shift their focus to a digital
Bama Theatre will show foriegn film ART COUNCIL FROM PAGE 1 The release also said, “The film was not chosen to appear in the series to offend, shock or demoralize any member, group or entity within our community. It was chosen for its candor, humor and its attempt to portray our flaws and struggles as human beings.” The outcry that followed decision, though, was even more pas-
format, cutting printing to three days a week and reducing costs through employee cuts. All three newspapers would be incorporated into two new companies: The Alabama Media Group, which will handle digital content and produce enhanced printed newspapers on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, and Advance Central Services Alabama, which will control production, distribution, technology, finance and human resources. On June 12, the company announced that the cutbacks
sionate and widespread than the original opposition to the film’s screening. “I think it’s ludicrous and inappropriate for anyone to unilaterally decide what is and isn’t fit for the diverse community of Tuscaloosa and then to impose that opinion on all of us,” Gordon Maples, UA graduate and former president of Alabama Atheist and Agnostics, said. “Protesting and boycotting the movie are perfectly acceptable, as the Westborough Baptist Church did on multiple occasions during director Kevin Smith’s touring of
would be even more severe - in one-on-one meetings, the leaders of the two companies will inform employees of their position within the company or their new unemployment. Employees who will be let go will receive severance if they continue working until the end of September when the changes will take effect. The editorial staff of The Birmingham News will suffer cuts by nearly 60 percent, and The Times-Picayune will lose 200 employees.
the controversial film ‘Red State.’ However, pushing to prevent a film from being screened at all for purely personal reasons that do not represent the entire community is unacceptable.” Erin “Soapy” Jones, owner of The Left Hand Soap Company was also unhappy with the Arts Council’s decision. She offered to sponsor a screening of the movie and said the community should feel free to use their voices in civil discourse. “We have all been in talks for the last few days, sorting out
A seven-year court battle regarding trademark infringement between The University of Alabama and Birmingham artist Daniel Moore has finally come to a close. In a 33-page opinion, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the 2009 district court decision that Moore’s paintings,
the logistics of this particular movie’s screening,” Jones said. “I think we already have channels in place for preventing censorship.” As voices in favor of the screening spread on social media outlets and through the community, the Arts Council decided to overturn its decision on Friday. According to a press release sent on that afternoon, the decision came after the Arts Council consulted with the leadership of Tuscaloosa. The release said officials emphasized that future funding
which depict Alabama Crimson Tide players in uniform, are protected by the First Amendment. Both the University and the artist appealed the 2009 court decision over certain rulings. The previous decision restricted Moore’s prints on calendars, mugs and other objects. However, the appellate court ruled in favor of Moore, deciding that his art did not infringe upon
for the organization is not linked with programming decisions and public funds will not be directed toward the screening of the film. Instead, The Left Hand Soap Company and additional support from Wellthatscool.com will completely fund the screening of the film. Robert Dalton, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, is one of the students excited about the decision to screen the film. “I am so happy that it is overturned,” Dalton said. “This shows that free speech is still valued by people today.”
the Landham Act, which defines trademark laws. The case, which has cost UA approximately $1.4 million, has allowed the Collegiate Licensing Company, Alabama’s licensing agent, to test the waters on the laws regarding trademark infringement. If appealed by the University again, the case would go to the U.S. Supreme Court for a final ruling.
Dalton said he thinks students played a part in reversing the decision, with the help of social media like Facebook and Twitter. “Without students posting, I and many others wouldn’t have even known that the film was cancelled. Thanks to student efforts, this became too big for the pastors to control.” The film will be screen on its original date and time, on Tuesday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. The marquee will remove the expletive from its display of the title and the theater will treat it as an “R” rated film.
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Paine comes home with All-American honors By Alexis Paine Staff Reporter Editor’s note: Alexis Paine is a sports reporter and also a member of the Alabama Track and Field team. As I stepped onto the track at Drake University, an overwhelming rush hit me. There were so many amazing athletes surrounding me, including my four teammates. Our five-month season and two semesters of training had led us here: the NCAA Track and Field National Championships. This year, the Crimson Tide overcame obstacles to bring Tuscaloosa four national titles, and the five of us participating in the track championship wanted to do our part in representing the Tide. We were determined to give the competition all we had. After two days of practice and sitting around the hotel anticipating the start of the meet, Wednesday rolled around. The first two events on Alabama’s list were the women’s pole vault, my event,
Law secured equality for women athletes TITLE IX FROM PAGE 1 According to a study done by researchers at Brooklyn College, in 2008 there were 9,101 women’s intercollegiate athletic teams nationwide, the highest ever. On average, the study said, there were 8.65 women’s teams per school, also a record high. “It’s just such a different mindset now,” Patterson said. “Some of our young athletes today, some of them, if you don’t explain it to them, they don’t really understand.” As the number of women’s sports grew at Alabama, so did
and men’s long jump in which I wanted to make everyone stop smiling. He had just added Kamal Fuller was participat- rooting for me proud. I cleared an All-American award to his ing. The nerves crept up on 13’7 on my first attempt, and collection of two, and I had received my first. For the next two days my nerves leapt every time one Our five-month season and two semesters of training had led us here: of my teammates attempted a the NCAA Track and Field National Championships. cross bar or cleared a hurdle. Kaylon Eppinger began the —Alexis Paine heptathlon Thursday morning, and she was determined to perform her best for her last NCAA meet. She worked me, and I could feel my legs Kamal made it into the finals through strug- g l e s getting weaker and weaker with his third jump. I went on during the seven as the warm up began. Once I to clear 13’9. Unfortunately, I events throughout cleared the first bar, I thought didn’t clear the next bar, and I the two days and my nerves had settled. That was sure I had come in 9th or represented the is, until I missed my first two 10th, just missing the awards’ Tide to the fullest. Tyler attempts at the next bar set at stand. As the group of vaulters Campbell also competed in 13’4. I knew it was over, but I walked off the track, my coach the high jump Thursday. We put everything I had into the held up eight fingers, and I all thought he had a clearance last jump and cleared the bar. knew I had made it to the podi- at 7’2.5 until his calf clipped All that was inside me dropped. um and earned All-American the bar on his way down. I was so relieved. Disappointment filled his face, honors. Kamal also placed eighth but he was so proud to have As I waited for my next jump, Kamal took his first two with a long jump of 25’2. He competed in the national meet attempts across the field. A red received his award before the in crimson and white. Krystle F appeared on the scoreboard vaulters were announced. Schade high jumped Friday after each jump. Fouls. He had When he came off the stand and represented the Tide in a his third jump left, but I was and saw me, I saw his half performance that placed her up to vault at the same time. smile and preparation for an 4th with a new outdoor personI knew I needed to redeem unforgettable hug. He picked al best of 6’1.5. myself after the last height; me up and neither of us could Throughout the week, the
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five of us spent all of our time together and watched each other achieve goals. We also watched as LSU and Florida won the women and men’s team championships, respectively. I think it all made us want to hold one of the giant trophies the teams received after the competition. Hopefully, all of the talented freshmen under the talented coaching staff
will be able to propel the team to a national championship in the future.
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the fan support. Gymnastics averaged 12,826 fans per meet this season and had four crowds of over 12,000 fans for the third year in a row. In 2010, the program averaged a record 13,786 fans per meet. Patterson built the program from essentially nothing, and remembers the days when around 50 people occupied the stands in Foster Auditorium. Paul “Bear” Bryant almost cut the program in 1979, but after seeing Patterson’s success in her first season, he famously said, “Give the little lady what she wants.” “Under Coach Bryant, if you won, you got what you needed,” Patterson said last year. She has seen support grow for
the other women’s sports as well, including softball, which holds a special place in the coach’s heart. The program started playing in a local park and now plays games at Rhoads Stadium, one of the largest softball facilities in the country. One of Patterson’s daughters, Jordan, attended a softball camp at Rhoads Stadium in elementary school and last week hoisted the national championship trophy as a member of Patrick Murphy’s team. “In having the opportunity to come here to Alabama, he knew he could put his program in a position to contend for a national championship,” Patterson said of Murphy. The two coaches share a
special relationship. Patterson gave Murphy advice as he built the softball program into a championship team that draws support from passionate fans every year. Rhoads Stadium has hosted a number of post-season tournaments and this year set a three-day attendance record for the SEC tournament with 10,044 fans. “To have this type of crowd and this type of media presence for women’s softball is just incredible,” Murphy said after his team took home the conference tournament crown. When she was in Tuscaloosa for the NCAA Super Regionals Michigan softball coach Carol Hutchins commented on the legacy of Title IX.
“[Without Title IX,] You wouldn’t see anything you see right now,” Hutchins said. Hutchins was hired at Michigan in 1985 and has been around women’s collegiate athletics since long before Title IX. She played softball at Michigan State before it was an NCAA sport and remembers not having locker rooms or facilities of any kind, and she remembers not being on scholarship. Now, softball programs like Michigan and Alabama enjoy state-of-the-art facilities and have the resources and opportunities to travel across the country for NCAA Regional and Championship tournaments. “Times have changed tremendously,” Hutchins said. “And
there’s no other reason than Title IX.” Gymnastics and softball have been the gold standard for women’s athletics at Alabama, but in the 2011-12 season, other programs like golf, tennis and soccer enjoyed historic seasons as well and are approaching the level of the Tide’s top two women’s sports. Whether they do reach that level is still to be determined, but one thing remains constant: none of it would have been possible without Title IX. “It doesn’t matter whether you’re a female or a male,” Patterson said. “The opportunity for success should not be based on gender. I think you can see that with the success of our women’s teams.”
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Playoffs possible in football Top 10 moments from the 2011-12 season not involving the football team schools on the outside looking in. Six conferences fighting for four playoff slots could render the weaker ones virtually insignificant. The Big East and Atlantic Coast Conference, juggernauts in basketball, are currently fighting to maintain relevance in football. Though many believe a playoff would inevitably bring about four super-conferences, no immediate expansion is on the horizon for the SEC. After six consecutive BCS championships, the most powerful conference may only benefit from a change in the postseason. “We’re a powerhouse conference,” Alabama student and business major Brandon Stovall said. “Our league’s heavy emphasis on defense and overall style of football could give us a huge advantage in a playoff.” Fans and experts alike seem to reach a general consensus on the sport’s future. The only thing left to do is hold our breaths and hope the conference commissioners can reach an agreement, as well. “[A playoff format] will only strengthen the SEC’s chances,” Finebaum said. “It enhances the chances for each conference and will benefit everyone.”
By Marc Torrence Assistant Sports Editor Football is obviously king at Alabama, but Crimson Tide athletics as a whole enjoyed its most successful year ever, and many smaller sports had seasons filled with spectacular moments of their own. Because of the nature of these other sports, many of them take place in the spring, meaning they are going on at the same time. If you followed any of the sports, you often found yourself watching one game while frantically checking scores of another. Because the 2011-2012 season gave us many of those days, I’ve compiled a list of the top ten days of the season on which the football team was not playing:
Tornado Relief Meet, which raised money for both communities, which were devastated by tornadoes just one month apart.
Alabama men’s basketball 4. June 3, 2012 fell just short to Florida 66-63 Alabama softball clinched in the second round of the SEC its first ever berth in the Tournament. Women’s College World Series championship game with a 5-2 7. April 7, 2012 win over Cal. In one of the only high points of its season, Alabama Men’s golf came just short baseball defeated Auburn on of the program’s first nationTaylor Dugas’ walk-off home al championship when Cory run. The Tide would finish the Whitsett fell on the last hole sweep of the Tigers the next at the NCAA Finals. night.
3. May 25, 2012
A l ab a m a g y m n a st i c s Alabama softball beat won the Seattle Regional and advanced to the NCAA Michigan 4-3 to win the Championships for the 30th Tuscaloosa Super Regional and advance to the Women’s consecutive year. College World Series.
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party. (OK, that might be cheating a bit, but the football team wasn’t playing until the next day, so it still counts in my book.)
The NCAA Tournament selection committee announced that Alabama men’s basketball would be making its first appearance in the big dance since 2006 as a ninth seed. The Tide fell to Creighton 58-57 when Trevor Releford’s last-second shot 9. Oct. 28, 2012 fell just short. Tide fans will With three minutes left in be talking about “the foul that a women’s soccer match vs. should have been” for years to Auburn and the Tide needing come. a win to secure a spot in the SEC Tournament, Alabama 5. Nov. 18, 2012 was tied 2-2 with its fierce Men’s basketball beat rival. But Ashley Willis scored a stunning goal from 30 feet Wichita State 70-60, avenging away to give the Tide a win in its loss in the NIT last year and earning a berth in the dramatic fashion. finals of the Puerto Rico TipOff. 8. March 9, 2012 In a season filled with disappointment, Alabama women’s basketball took down the Kentucky Wildcats, who were ranked No. 7 at the time, 77-75. It was the Tide’s first win over a top-10 team in 12 years.
Softball took down Kentucky 3-1 in extra innings, with Danae Hays and Courtney Conley both hitting solo home runs in the ninth.
Only an hour later, Iowa State took down Oklahoma State 37-31 in double overtime to put the Tide back in the hunt for a national championship, turning a routine football A l ab a m a g y m n a st i c s weekend vs. lowly Georgia defeated Missouri in a special Southern into a campus-wide
2. April 21, 2012
Ashley Priess stepped up onto the balance beam for the last routine of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships, needing a near-perfect score to clinch a victory. Priess scored a 9.5, giving Alabama its sixth national championship in program history and second in two years.
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Alabama softball sang in the rain while Oklahoma sat in the dugout, and the Tide won its first ever national championship in softball in one of the most dramatic sporting events in Alabama history. The win unquestionably made 2011-2012 the greatest year in Alabama history, with a fourth national championship.
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For years, many fans and pundits throughout the country have clamored for a playoff in college football to replace the current Bowl Championship Series formula. But it took two teams from the same conference playing in the BCS National Championship game to finally open the floodgates for playoff talk. When the BCS rankings chose Alabama and LSU as the nation’s top two teams back in December, nearly every critic of the current system finally had their argument. Leaders of the six major conferences have set a June 20 deadline and plan on cementing a playoff system acceptable to all parties. The commissioners seem to have settled on a four-team format. However, the teams who will earn those spots are still a matter of contention. SEC coaches all agree that the top four teams should play each other, a plan that could guarantee more than one team from a conference makes it to the postseason. On the other side of the fence, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delaney and
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Nick’s Kids fund helps rebuild Alberta By Zac Al-Khateeb Senior Staff Reporter
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The Nick’s Kids Fund, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, has raised roughly $800,000 to be used to rebuild homes in Alberta City in the wake of the April 27 tornado that ravaged Tuscaloosa in 2011. The fund, initially called “13 for 13”, was meant to raise money to rebuild 13 houses, one for each of Alabama football’s national championships. Following the Tide’s 14th national championship in the BCS title game against LSU in January, the fund was renamed 14 for 14, and plans to raise money for a 14th house have begun. At the Nick’s Kids sixth-annual golf tournament at the Old Overton Golf Club in Vestavia Hills, Ala., head coach Nick Saban and his wife Terry presented a check worth $75,000 for that 14th and final house. The cost to build each family a new home is about $70,000$80,000. The construction of the first 10 houses has already been completed, while Habitat for Humanity is putting the finishing touches on houses 11 and 12. Construction on houses 13 and 14 has already started, with the families scheduled to move into their homes in August. Bob Johnson, the Tuscaloosa executive director of Habitat for Humanity, said the Nick’s Kids Fund has meant a lot for the families who lost their homes in the wake of the tornado. “I know the family, and it’s a family that lived right in the middle of Alberta City,” Johnson said. “They lost everything in the tornado. They’re a hardworking family. They’re paying $750 a month for rent right now and barely getting by. But what this means for them is they’ll
own their home for the first time, and their monthly payment will be $350 a month, so it’ll be a new start for them.” Saban was quick to divert any attention away from himself, instead citing his late father as the inspiration for the charity. “Well, everybody thinks this Nick’s Kids is all about me,” Saban said. “But it really is about my dad and his legacy and trying t o
sort of enhance his legacy and memory, from when he started back in West Virginia when he started Pop Warner football. “And my mother always said, ‘If you can do anything, and you’re ever in a position to help young people, that’s what your dad wanted to do, and I wish you would do it.’” Still, Johnson said the Nick’s Kids Fund has been worth much more than the money it has raised. “There’s 13 other families who have had their lives changed by the partnership the Sabans have had with Habitat,” Johnson said. “And it truly has been life-changing for our affiliate and for those families.” Saban said his plans to help with the tornado relief efforts
haven’t ended with the 14 for 14 half a million more dollars to project. He said he still has ongo- kid’s organizations in Alabama ing plans to help raise money and all over the Southeast. for tornado relief in the future. “I don’t think their need
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“I think we gave away $1.2 million last year to tornado relief,” Saban said. “Half of that money was actually contributed by people who are in this group today… Our goal is to be able to give a
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