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Lofts life joins campus housing options For second year, University signs master lease with complex for 120 upperclassmen living spaces By Samuel Yang | News Editor Last summer, students driving along McFarland Boulevard encountered the sights and sounds of construction as The Lofts at City Center prepared to welcome incoming residents. Brittney Hollis, vice president of marketing and leasing for Capstone Collegiate Communities, said seeing their future home under construction made some students antsy. Ultimately, the buildings were completed, move-in day came and went and students moved into their brandnew apartments. Some of those spaces were leased by

the University and occupied by students through campus housing. Immediately afterwards, construction began on Phase II, which will add two buildings, and is scheduled to be completed August 15. The master lease that put students in The Lofts will also be in effect. “We actually have two buildings in Phase II, and one of those buildings is actually finished,” Hollis said. “The second building of Phase II will be ready for August 15 move-in. And then we’ll be completed with construction for the residential. There’s no more phases of residential.” The plan is for The Lofts to house businesses as an

amenity to the 1,225 students who will live there. On campus, new retail dining is appearing next to new bed spaces as well. Steven Hood, executive director of Housing and Residential Communities, said campus housing can now accommodate 8,400 students, thanks to the addition of 871 beds in Presidential Village II. Of those 8,400 spaces are 120 spaces at The Lofts, thanks to a master lease like those previously held by complexes like East Edge Student Apartments and The Bluffs at WaterWorks Landing. SEE LOFTS PAGE 6

NEWS | COFFEE COMPANY

UA graduate turns roasting hobby into business Degree, new roaster help take love of coffee to next level By Maria Beddingfield | Chief Copy Editor Last winter, popcorn popper in hand and more than 20 pounds of home-roasted coffee beans in tow, Todd Johnson and Ryan Harlan made their way to the artist market fair at their church. At that point, they were simply sharing their hobby with a small community. After the event’s surprising success, however, the two realized they could transform their hobby into something more. That something more became the groundwork for their own trademark coffee roasting company,

Atlanta Coffee Company, LLC. While the idea of starting a company did not become a reality until after the church event, their passion for serving quality coffee and their fulfillment in the homeroasting process encouraged them to take it a step further. “We decided, ‘Well, let’s roast some coffee, and sell it there and brew it for some people and see what happens.’ We were just going to do it for fun,” said Johnson, who graduated from The University of Alabama in spring 2012 with a degree in management information systems. “It kind of blew up. Everyone really liked it, so we just decided to go a little bigger.” Owners of the Atlanta Coffee Company, Todd Johnson, a recent UA grad, and Ryan Harlan. SEE COFFEE PAGE 6

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SPORTS | SUMMER LEAGUE

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Summer season takes Tide players to national leagues By Sean Landry | Sports Editor The Alabama baseball team’s season is over. Sewell-Thomas Stadium is closed, soon to be added to the laundry list of on-campus renovations. The coaches have gone on the recruiting trail, the newest athletes are ready to begin workouts and a handful of now-former Alabama baseball players have signed professional contracts. For 16 players on Alabama’s roster, however, a new season is only half over: collegiate summer league baseball. Every summer, a collection of amateur

leagues hosts a number of promising collegiate baseball players. For the summer season, those 16 Crimson Tide players are spread out among four leagues: the Northwoods League, located mostly in Minnesota and Michigan, the Florida Collegiate League, the Texas Collegiate League and the Cape Cod League in Massachusetts. “I think summer ball is really important, particularly for certain players,” Alabama coach Mitch Gaspard said. “I think, at times, there’s guys that may need a break, particularly young pitchers. If they threw a certain number of innings, then we try to give those guys a break for their arms. There’s various guys that may need to get some hours in summer school to get their degree. But I

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think when these guys get opportunities to further their development, both as a college player in our program and also guys that can enhance their development moving towards their professional development, that’s important as well.” Six Alabama players are spending their summer in the Cape Cod League, which is considered the premier development league for college players with Major League aspirations. “The thing about the Cape Cod league, that’s the elite summer league for college baseball players,” Gaspard said. “I feel like we have a responsibility to those professional prospects. We want to get them in that league, because that’s their SEE BASEBALL PAGE 13

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Graduate to research Muscogee Ted Clay Nelson will receive a graduate research assistantship to examine artifact collections from archaeological sites in the southeastern U.S. The assistantship, formed from a partnership between the Office of Archaeological Research and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma, will search for evidence linking prehistoric Muscogee peoples in different regions. Ian Brown, chair of the anthropology department, and Eugene Futato, deputy director of the Office of Archaeological Research, will guide Nelson.

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UA alumnus brings in restaurant Maki Fresh, a fast, casual Asian restaurant based in Birmingham, announced it will open its fifth location in Tuscaloosa. The restaurant was founded by John Cassimus, the UA alumnus who expanded Zoe’s Kitchen, and will be located in the Indian Hills area. The restaurant has currently not set an opening date but is expected to open later this year.

WellBAMA Health Screening held UA faculty and staff can receive a free health screening and health coaching Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the University Medical Center. The screening will include blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, body weight and height. The event will contribute to 2014 WellBAMA rewards, and participating members will receive up to a $200 VISA reward card in 2014. Registration is at wellness.ua.edu.

Fans gather at The Houndstooth to watch the U.S Men’s National Soccer Team’s match against Belgium. . CW / Pete Pajor

THURSDAY WHAT: Homegrown Alabama WHEN: 3-6 p.m. WHERE: Canterbury Episcopal Church

APR recognized for Civil Rights The 2014 Silver Radio Award, by the New York Festivals International Radio Competition, was given to Alabama Public Radio for its “Civil Rights Radio” documentary. The half-hour program commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham. APR is housed in the Digital Media Center at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Compiled by Samuel Yang

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Supreme Court says contraception not mandatory in 5-4 decision crafts stores, had never before been accorded rights based on religion. But the The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback court determined that the Green family to President Barack Obama’s health care from Oklahoma City, who founded the law Monday and ruled that Christian chain, has a sincere religious belief that business owners with religious objections certain contraceptives destroy a fertilized to certain forms of birth control may refuse egg and, therefore, are akin to an to provide their employees with insurance early abortion. coverage for contraceptives. Alito said the owners of closely held In a major 5-4 ruling on religious corporations have religious rights under freedom, the justices decided the religious federal law. rights of these company owners trump the The “Greens have a sincere religious rights of female employees to receive the belief that life begins at conception,” Alito full contraceptive coverage promised by said. “They therefore object on religious the law. grounds to providing health insurance that The decision, written by Justice Samuel covers methods of birth control that ... may A. Alito Jr., is a victory for social result in the destruction of an embryo.” conservatives. It also could open the door By requiring them and their companies for other businesses to claim a religious to arrange for such insurance coverage, exemption from laws, including anti- the law’s contraceptive “mandates discrimination measures that protect the demands that they engage in conduct that LGBT community. seriously violates their religious beliefs.” The administration’s lawyers had argued Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and that a private, for-profit corporation, such Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. as the Hobby Lobby chain of arts and Kennedy and Clarence Thomas joined MCT CAMPUS

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with Alito. In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called it a “decision of startling breadth” in which the “court holds that commercial enterprises, including corporations, can opt out of any law, saving only tax laws, they judge incompatible with their sincerely held religious beliefs.” She said the ruling will leave thousands of women without the contraceptive coverage promised by the law. Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan joined her dissent. Two years ago, the court narrowly upheld the Affordable Care Act as constitutional on a 5-4 vote. Monday’s decision will limit one aspect of the health care law – the requirement that health plans include coverage for contraceptives. But it’s one that could potentially affect large numbers of female employees. It is unclear how many business owners will seek to opt out of providing contraceptives based on their religious views.

Israel strikes Gaza after killing of 3 Israili teenagers in West Bank Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon vowed to capture and “settle accounts” with the kidnappers. Israeli aircraft carried out more than 30 strikes on militant “The leaders of Hamas and their men should know that targets in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, the army said, as whoever dares to harm Israeli citizens will bear the the government weighed a broader response to the killings responsibility,” Yaalon said. “They should know that we will of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank. pursue them wherever they are and hit them hard.” Tens of thousands attended the funeral of the three The army said the airstrikes in Hamas-controlled Gaza youths, which was broadcast live on national television, as were a response to the firing of more than 18 rockets at troops intensified their searches in the West Bank for two Israel by militants in the coastal territory since Sunday. A Palestinians suspected in the slayings. military statement said 34 targets had been hit in a The Israeli security Cabinet met for a second time late “precision strike,” thought to be the most intense air attack Tuesday to consider further action in response to in Gaza since an eight-day bombardment campaign against the killings. Hamas in 2012. In a statement before the meeting, Prime Minister Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner, a military spokesman, Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to track down the killers and said a Hamas military compound had been hit in Rafah in continue a crackdown in the West Bank on Hamas, the the southern Gaza Strip, and the objectives included militant Islamist group he has accused of the abductions offices, command facilities and ammunition stockpiles. and slayings. “We don’t want to escalate, but Hamas has to step up “Hamas is responsible and Hamas is paying, and will and stop the rocket fire from Gaza,” he said. continue to pay,” Netanyahu said. He added that if Palestinians reported that the training camps of six necessary Israel was prepared to “broaden the campaign” militant factions had been hit in separate strikes across the on “Hamas targets” in the Gaza Strip. Gaza Strip. The bases had been evacuated in anticipation Israeli military officials, however, called the Gaza strikes of an Israeli attack, but the Gaza Health Ministry reported a response to rocket fire and didn’t link them to the killings that the blasts wounded four workers in nearby greenhouses. of the teens, suggesting that the abductions may have There have been daily exchanges of rocket fi re and been locally organized in the West Bank and not ordered by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in the past two weeks in tandem Hamas leaders in Gaza. with the rising tensions in the West Bank triggered by the Authorities released a tape recording of an emergency abductions of the youths. call to police by one of the teenagers immediately after they As the teenagers – Eyal Yifrah, 19, Naftali Fraenkel, 16, were seized, which suggested they were slain soon after and Gilad Shaer, 16 – were laid to rest in a mass funeral, they boarded the kidnappers’ car. controversy swirled over the release of an audio recording The audiotape, with sounds of screams and apparent of the call Shaer made to an emergency police line shortly gunshots, fueled a raging controversy over the police after the teens were seized. responders’ dismissal of the message as a crank call. In the recording, Shaer can be heard saying quickly, The teenagers’ bodies were found Monday under a pile “They kidnapped me,” before someone shouts in Arabicof rocks in terraced farmland northwest of the West Bank accented Hebrew, “Head down, head down!” and “That’s it, city of Hebron after more than two weeks of intensive it’s over!” Sounds resembling silencer-muffled gunshots searches. The youths had gone missing June 12 while are then heard, along with cries from one of the teens. The hitchhiking home from religious schools they attended in police can be heard repeatedly saying, “Hello?” and “Where the West Bank. are you now?” There has been no claim of responsibility for the killings. The police tried to call back eight times, but when they Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence agency has named two got no answer they didn’t report the exchange, dismissing suspects who are still at large, saying they are Hamas it as a prank. A police investigation led to the sacking of operatives from Hebron. four offi cers involved, but the release of the audio, an Speaking at a memorial ceremony before the funeral, excerpt of a longer recording, refueled the controversy. MCT CAMPUS

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NEWSIN BRIEF Hood named interim VP Steven Hood is now the interim vice president for student affairs, a position vacated by College of Communication and Information Sciences Dean Mark Nelson. Hood was executive director of housing and residential communities, and it is yet to be determined whether he will continue in that position while serving as interim vice president, said Cathy Andreen, director of media relations. “At the level of vice president, the Board of Trustees has asked that individuals interested in applying for the position not be considered for the interim appointment,” Andreen said. “Dr. Hood has indicated that he does not intend to apply for the position.” Andreen said the search committee, co-chaired by Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Molly Lawrence and Executive Director of the Career Center Travis Railsback, will be seeking candidates both internally and externally. Compiled by Samuel Yang A view of the high school teachers taking the course over the College Board AP exam at the University. Photo Courtesy of Jeff Gray

Professors go back to class for computer science Associate professor gets help from Google, College Board to broadcast online class nationally By Alessandra Delrose | Contributing Writer Nine hundred and forty teachers all around the country have their eyes on The University of Alabama this summer for an online course. After receiving a grant from the National Science Foundation, Associate Professor of Computer Science Jeff Gray teamed up with the College Board, the Alabama State Department of Education and the A-Plus College Ready Program to train high school teachers from across Alabama on computer science involvement in the new College Board Advanced Placement exam. “Google then asked us to take what we are doing in Alabama and broadcast it live over the internet to other teachers in other states and even countries,” Gray said. Karen Parker, Education Program manager at Google, said Google has an interest in developing these computer science programs. “The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that computing will be one of the fastest-growing U.S. job markets in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for the foreseeable future. However, the number of computer science degrees awarded by Ph.D.-granting institutions has been declining until recently,” Parker said. “We believe providing young people with early access to high quality computer science curriculum is key in reversing these trends.”

Parker said the Google Grant is given to universities for their dedication to computer science education. “The funding supports their efforts to provide professional development training for local high school and middle school teachers. These teachers develop their own CS curriculum using real-world applications to engage young adults and spark curiosity for what is possible,” Parker said, “Dr. Gray’s course will help teachers all across the country get ready to teach the new AP Computer Science Course.” With Google providing the funding for this Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC, Gray sought the help of the department of telecommunication and film and four graduate students in the department of computer sciences. “We have 30 teachers here at The University of Alabama from all over the state of Alabama who are taking this College Board AP exam course, and over the next six weeks the same content is going to be broadcasted over the internet,” Gray said. Gray said teachers coming to this course are not familiar with how to teach computer sciences themselves. “They have to have what we call professional development to get them prepared and ready to teach the course,” Gray said. “Many of the teachers this past week have never programmed a computer before, and we are training them to do that and many other things that this new AP exam has in

its curriculum.” Gray said this program is not only helping improve computer science education but is also a way to get The University of Alabama the recognition it deserves. “Teachers recognize and understand the opportunities we have at Alabama, and this helps them understand whether or not they can recommend their students to come here. We have one teacher who is in Germany, who’s teaching on a military base, and she’s teaching computer science to American students who are over there with their families,” Gray said. Alabama State Department of Education Administrator Dawn Morrison said the department is highly involved with AP course work. “We have a strong partnership when it comes to rolling out new AP courses for teachers. We provide input, feedback and collaboration with our partners over at A-Plus in terms of some of the training that they provide for some of the teachers,” Morrison said. ALSDE Information Specialist Ed Crenshaw said he believes this program will be beneficial to the state of Alabama. He said that the ALSDE wants to do whatever it takes to ensure a successful future for the students in Alabama. “Basically we want to make sure that every Alabama student has the opportunity to be the best that they can be,” Crenshaw said.

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COLUMN | SOCCER

You don’t need to be a diehard fan to enjoy the World Cup By Mark Hammontree

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COLUMN | MEDIA

News more entertainment than information By Leigh Terry If you follow the news, you have probably noticed that it is increasingly becoming less of an informational medium and more of an outlet for entertainment. As consumers of information, we got tired of hearing groundbreaking investigative reports and sought for our news to relax us rather than challenge us at the end of a long day. Now, we have turned our viewing habits towards watching only the stories, facts and commentary that bring smiles to our faces, and worse, we watch those stories on repeat for days. Under the current system, we can avoid the pesky headaches that come from learning new and hard truths. Frequently, we do not bother to seek any new information at all. Then we occasionally wonder why we get coverage of such silly, and sometimes dangerous, news stories: a million dollar bounty for lost emails, the anti-vaccine movement and Ted Cruz’s “Green Eggs and Ham filibuster” to name a few. I hope I am not the only one wondering why “The Race to 2016” started only days after “The Race to 2012” ended. I have often wondered why these and other stories gain traction and even launch congressional hearings, and I have come to the conclusion that I blame us. We may not have created the monster, but now that it exists, we cannot stop feeding the beast. If we

Leigh Terry deprived these stories and the networks that cover them of our attention and Nielsen ratings, we might have a chance to bring some highbrow debate back to our society. What we may lose in entertainment value from not watching every moment of Donald Sterling’s word vomit or every stop in Hillary Clinton’s book tour, we may gain in finally having some worthwhile societal achievements to watch. Sometimes, the media’s hyperfocus on a human-interest story can cause others real harm. For instance, our addiction to the Malaysian Airline story, and the media’s willingness to meet our demand, caused the wider world to be unaware of the kidnapping of 200 Nigerian girls by the terrorist group Boko Haram for the first three weeks of their captivity. Crucial time was lost by the lack of media attention on this story. If we had been paying attention, and thus making the Nigerian

If the news does not inform and challenge your viewpoints, turn off the TV. — Leigh Terry

government pay attention, these terrorists might have been intercepted before they transported the girls out of the country. Unfortunately, we can’t just blame the media for this tragic oversight, because we were tuning in too. If we did not give this sensational story such a high rating, news sources might have been forced to look for new stories to draw us back to them, so I’m begging you, if the news does not inform and challenge your viewpoints, turn off the TV. If it entertains you rather than educates you, turn off the TV. Stop feeding the beast; turn off the TV. Leigh Terry is a junior majoring in economics. Her column runs biweekly.

American football is better than soccer. Or at least that’s what I think, and this is my column. That being said, this World Cup has been one of the more exciting sporting events I’ve ever kept up with, and “the beautiful game” is working its way up on my interest list of sports. Right about now, it’s probably just pulled ahead of baseball but still lags a good bit behind basketball and football. I’d even consider myself a soccer fan. Does this mean that I’m going to start recording Premier League games or pledge my devotion to an MLS team? Probably not. Maybe when Atlanta gets their team in a couple years. I’ll probably still continue to be a pretty casual fan, watching professional league games when I happen to stumble across them, tuning into marquee cross-league match-ups, but mainly just watching when the national team plays. And that’s OK. You Mark Hammontree don’t have be a diehard fan to still be a fan, and sometimes it’s OK to just jump on the bandwagon and enjoy the ride. There are plenty of long-time soccer fans, the kind that might even insist on calling it “football,” that may be chafing at all the newcomers like me who are yelling with them at the TV in the bar before asking clarification about the rules of legal challenging. There are probably those American soccer fans who look down on their still-naïve peers like lifelong Celtics fans look down on recent Miami Heat supporters or old Auburn alums look down at the fans who don’t share their degree. I’ve never understood that compulsion of exclusion among fan bases. Why on earth should it matter whether someone is as devoted to your team or sport as you are? Why do I need to understand the relegation process of the Premier League to be able to properly cheer for the U.S. Men’s National Team when they score a goal in the World Cup? Let’s not forget that at some point none of us knew anything about any of the sports or teams we pull for. You’ve got to start somewhere. This World Cup has had the highest viewership among Americans than ever before, and it is almost a certainty that most of those new fans have never watched a full MLS game. But they’re invested here and now, caught up in the patriotic rush of watching our guys take the field against old and established powers. Sure, a large chunk of that fan base will disappear after the USMNT ends their unlikely run. But ask them if they’d rather have had only a small group of longtime supporters instead. We have a different kind of football as our religion here, and it will certainly not be supplanted by soccer. But there’s plenty of room for soccer too, and you can expect to see the ratings continue to rise for matches. So don’t mess it up by acting arrogant when it comes to a new fan who keeps saying “I just don’t understand why they keep passing it backwards.” Give them time. They may still be confused, but at least they’re watching, and they’re excited. Oh, and stop calling it football if you’re an American in the U.S. We’ve already got our own football. And it will always be better. Roll Tide. Mark Hammontree is a junior majoring in secondary education.

COLUMN | STATE PRISONS

Alabama needs to reform prisons to ‘Dare Defend Our Rights’ By Matthew Bailey Alabama’s state motto is “Audemus jura nostra defendere,” which translates to “We dare defend our rights.” One way this state has been failing greatly in defending human rights is when it comes to those who have been arrested or convicted of a crime. The state and local jails in this state are often horrendous, and a great deal of criticism has come out recently regarding them. This state needs to start taking issues with the jails and prisons more seriously, or they’re extremely likely to lose control over them to the federal government. Alabama prisons are currently sitting at about double the capacity they were designed for, and that’s caused a huge amount of problems. An SPLC report titled “Cruel Confinement: Abuse, Discrimination and Death Within Alabama’s Prisons” detailed many of the abuses and unconstitutional practices of the Alabama prison

Matthew Bailey system. Some of the examples of the horrible conditions that prisoners have to endure include having toes, feet, and portions of legs amputated due to poor diabetes care, having their psychiatric medicine changed without their permission and in the case of wheelchair-bound individuals, not having access to areas of facilities. Despite the total prison population of

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Alabama being comparable to the city of Homewood, there were only a total of 15.2 doctors and 12.4 dentists. Many prisons only have doctors who work part time. This leaves doctors with an average caseload of 1,648 patients and dentists with an average caseload of more than 2,000 patients. Predictably, this leads to delays, failures to treat and diagnose problems and errors in treating ill patients. This includes individuals complaining of symptoms for months only to be finally diagnosed with advanced stages of cancers. That’s to say nothing about the United States Department of Justice investigation into Alabama’s Tutwiler Prison for Women. According to that report, onethird of the staff had sex with the inmates there, one of the officers fathered a child with an inmate, the women were forced to trade sexual favors for necessities and those who have reported sexual misconduct have been threatened or punished. Also, the prison officials had known about the sexual misconduct since 1995.

Those unconstitutional practices are only for those who have been convicted of a crime. The conditions in the jails in Alabama are not acceptable in many cases as well. Jefferson County has just recently had a jail overcrowding lawsuit settlement approved by a United States Magistrate Judge. Additionally, many Alabama sheriffs get to pocket the money that they don’t spend on food in local prisons, so they are incentivized to not feed the inmates much. If Alabama wants to avoid having prisoners released in the numbers that they were in California and continue to have control over their prison system, they need to make some serious reforms. Having doctors and dentists care for over 1500 patients each is unacceptable in the United States. These individuals might have been arrested or convicted of a crime, but that does not entitle us to treat them any less like human beings. Matthew Bailey is a second-year law student. His column runs biweekly.

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Minimum wage to increase at local company By Samuel Yang | News Editor Students seeking employment in the state of Alabama can count on getting paid at least $7.25 an hour. An executive order signed by the president and implemented in mid-June seeks to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. But as of May, employees at FIVE and Chuck’s Fish in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham have been making at least $10.25 an hour. “We are not doing this to set any sort of example or to judge anyone else’s business practices. Every business knows what they can or can’t afford,” Cris Eddings, managing partner of those restaurants, said. “We’re doing this because we feel like within our specific company, it’s the right thing to do. We can’t expect our highly valued employees to work for minimum wages that are set by

It’s only common sense for us to do something like this. — Cris Eddings somebody else.” Eddings said staff has always been paid well, very often above minimum wage, but the new minimum wage hopes to ensure the 200 employees of the companies will be able to make a decent living and rapidly climb the wage ladder. “It’s only common sense for us to do something like this. And quite frankly, we wish we would have done this a

long time ago,” he said. “We want those people to be able to make enough money to eat in the restaurant that employs them.” Christopher Edwards, a junior majoring in management information systems and a cook at FIVE, said the increase has made his coworkers more inclined to stay and has attracted potential employees. “I feel really good about it. It means that I can pay my rent and everything really easily now,” he said. “They’ve always treated their employees very well, as far as I’m concerned. With this pay increase, it just really shows they care about their employees and they appreciate everything we do for them.” Bradley Tipper, who graduated from the University in the spring with degrees in economics and political science,

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previously interned at the Alabama Policy Institute and is now working in Washington, D.C. During his time with API, Tipper wrote an op-ed criticizing attempts to increase the federal minimum wage. An increase at that level, he said, would threaten the entry-level positions that employees often need to succeed further down the line. “When you cut out those entry level positions…they don’t even have that opportunity to make it into the workforce,” Tipper said. “You can’t build experience. You can’t build a resume.” Those entry-level jobs are often found at restaurants, and Tipper said reports of large companies internally raising minimum wages are often misleading. Additionally, he said, a Subway franchise faces the same pressure as a small business and could be similarly burdened by a newly increased

minimum wage. “It’s kind of frustrating to hear the media and policymakers use big companies as an example,” he said. “It’s going to hurt small businesses.” What restaurants like FIVE and Chuck’s Fish are doing, Tipper said, is making a decision based on factors they have personally evaluated. “That’s something I agree with,” he said. “The best way to regulate the markets is to let the markets decide for themselves – letting those restaurants decide for themselves.” Eddings said the new minimum wage will cut into profits, but prices will not increase. “We feel that if employee morale and ethic and retention can go up, then it’s certainly worth it,” he said.

Wellness campaign gets family focus, pool kickoff By Alana Norris | Contributing Writer Snakes, turtles and Greek yogurt met at the University Recreation Center Outdoor Pool as the Summer Family Makeover kicked off. The makeover, a program offered to UA students, faculty and staff, will continue for the next four weeks. “It’s an opportunity to really engage and enrich the lives of our faculty, staff, students and their families through health improvement, health enhancing programs,” Director of Health Promotion and Wellness Rebecca Kelly said. Kelly, along with the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness, is implementing a nationwide campaign called the 5-2-1-0 challenge. Participants are challenged to eat five fruits and vegetables a day, limit looking at screens to two hours a day, participate in at least one hour of physical activity a day and to consume zero sugar sweetened drinks. Dabney Powell, a senior majoring in nutrition, is an intern at the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness as well as a market manager for Homegrown Alabama. “You have a whole month to pick one or two goals,” Powell said. “We suggest just to pick one or two, not all four, because that is a lot of habits to try and change in a short amount of time.” The program is designed for family involvement. Ellen Pate, who has worked at the Career Center for nine years, did C25K and Strive for Five, two of the past wellness programs. “They have been a really good experience,” Pate said. “With this one, I like the idea that it incorporated my whole family. I have two kids, and my husband, and [I like] just to be able to work towards a goal together.” The kick-off Wednesday, June 25, was a pool party where participants picked up their starter kits. The starter kits included a calendar of events, a plate planner with healthy food ideas, recipes, trivia questions about fruits and veggies, charts to keep up with their progress, a Frisbee and sunscreen. Bingo games, bean bag tosses, snake and turtle petting and Greek yogurt were available to the families at the pool. “Our goal is just to basically be more mindful of what we are putting in our bodies and making sure we are taking care of

This iis trying to instill a lifestyle change and not just trying something for a little while and not sticking to it.

— Meredith Fosterr ourselves, and setting a good example for our daughter,” Colette Demonte, clinical researcher in the psychology department, said. “We can definitely tell the difference when we get off track and start eating more processed foods and not moving around as often. When we start doing the healthier things we feel much better.” At the end of the four weeks, families are encouraged to write a few sentences describing their transformation. Their stories will be judged, and the winner will receive a free, one-year family membership at the University’s Student Recreation Center. “This is trying to instill a lifestyle change and not just trying something for a little while and not sticking to it,” said Meredith Foster, an intern and senior majoring in exercise science. “It’s really trying to implement a way of life. I think having it over a four–week period really promotes making it a habit, because it’s on your mind.” Participants are also encouraged to visit the Homegrown Alabama Farmers’ Market on Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Canterbury Episcopal. “We are going to partner with Homegrown for a few things and do a farmers market scavenger hunt,” Powell said. Throughout the next four weeks, families will be able to take stadium tours, visit the Bryant Museum, rock climb at the recreation center and participate in a field day before wrapping it all up with a closing pool party. “This is our sixth year to do this, and it really is such a wonderful opportunity just to get engagement of not only our faculty and staff but their families,” Kelly said.

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The Lofts offers brand new furniture, more to residents LOFTS FROM PAGE 1

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Past agreements for other master leases were established for a designated period of time,â&#x20AC;? Hood said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once those agreements expired, we determined that we did need a new master lease so a competitive [Request for Proposal] was created and sent to local off-campus student housing complexes to consider making a proposal.â&#x20AC;? The spaces at The Lofts were originally offered to groups or organizations planning on living together, he said. Remaining spaces were made available to upperclassmen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In reviewing the RFPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, we looked at location, cost and quality of project/program to determine which property and property manager was the best fit for UAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s housing needs,â&#x20AC;? he said. Hollis said The Lofts, which also held a master lease with the University last year, had the distinct advantage of being a brand new complex. They were able to put all university-leased spaces together in one building that had brand-new furniture, amenities and transportation services provided by a campus shuttle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The relationship with them this past year was wonderful,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any problems at all, and the students were great.â&#x20AC;? Alexandria Gilbert, who lived at East Edge Student Apartments under a UA contract, opted to move with the University to The Lofts last year rather than into a dorm. She said the first semester was filled with fire alarms, but management was able to effectively and efficiently deal with problems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the Lofts were an improvement over earlier offcampus contracts,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The units and amenities are great, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still close enough to be convenient.â&#x20AC;? The same construction that con-

cerned students a year ago caught the eye of Robert Hannah, a junior majoring in economics, who currently lives in the newly constructed Building 3. He said The Loftsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; closeness to the campus and the city is convenient. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d seen the construction on the new phase of The Lofts every time I drove down McFarland, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what initially caught my eye,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I started looking for off-campus housing, The Lofts was one of the places on my list of possibilities.â&#x20AC;? Hollis said The Lofts is one of the more upscale complexes in the market with pricing comparable to their competition. Currently, a four-bedroom apartment goes for a base rate of $590 per month, with optional utility and furniture packages. They also have individual leasing, so students are only responsible for their portion of the unit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one of the considerations The Lofts took into account when building for students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a 24-hour fitness center and a fitness room where they can go in and do yoga or P90x or Insanity. We have P90x and Insanity actually on a television,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a computer lab. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got three individual study rooms. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got free Wi-Fi, and then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve actually got three pools now.â&#x20AC;? The Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s master lease secured 120 spaces at the same rate students would pay under one lease. Though move-in day last year found more incoming female freshmen students than there were available rooms, Hood said the University anticipates being able to meet the needs of first-year freshmen with on-campus housing and without any other accommodations. The new contract with The Lofts, he said, was driven by a demand for campus housing. Hollis said the lease that resulted from that strengthened the relationship between The Lofts and the University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a great relationship with them,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as they need [the spaces], we would love to have them here.â&#x20AC;?

A newly remodeled portion of The Lofts. Photo Courtesy of Atlanta Coffee Company.

Atlanta Coffee Company to partner with local farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; markets, specialty chains COFFEE FROM PAGE 1

Johnson, an IT analyst at Ernst and Young, and Harlan, a senior analyst at Home Depot, met two years ago at GraceMidtown Church in Atlanta, Georgia, after Johnson relocated from Tuscaloosa. Johnson was already roasting his own coffee before he met Harlan, who graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2011, but after they became friends, Harlanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desire to start his own business mixed with Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roasting hobby. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both pretty passionate about coffee, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I started roasting in the first place,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had the gear and I was brewing it correctly, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the next step? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to roast it ourselves, have it fresh.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been good.â&#x20AC;? Amber Johnson, a UA alumna, accounting assistant at RSUI and Todd Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, said Johnson and Harlan discussed partnering for a long time before making it official. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[They] talked a lot about having a coffee business together, and they just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know exactly what that looked like. Whether it was roasting or actually having a coffee shop or that kind of thing,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That artist market really sealed the deal that they wanted to roast.â&#x20AC;? Since Atlanta is home to many local cafĂŠs, and because the two roasters still work full-time jobs, sticking to roasting and selling coffee beans wholesale and made-to-order is currently more feasible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You really jump into it full-time when you open a coffee shop,â&#x20AC;? Harlan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the artist market showed how easy it is to get into the [roasting] market.â&#x20AC;? After upgrading from popcorn poppers, which only roast a few ounces of beans at a time, to one-pound roasters, the two launched an IndieGoGo campaign to raise money for a much larger roaster. The new roaster, which is currently on order, can roast up to 11 pounds of beans at a time and has a computing system that will allow Johnson and Harlan to roast more specialized batches and to tweak their processes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since we want to do the online model, we want to roast to order,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So whenever someone orders some-

thing, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll roast it for them specifically in a small batch and then ship it out the same day or as soon as possible, so that when they get it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be really, really fresh.â&#x20AC;? Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spacious coffee roasting market, coupled with an increasing cafĂŠ count, means more opportunities for the young co-founders to sell their coffee. Since so few roasting companies exist in Atlanta, the community is more about camaraderie than competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other roasters in town are, like, Octane and Batdorf & Bronson, and we all go to the same events together,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really close-knit, and everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s super nice. Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willing to help each other out, so you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hear us saying bad things about anyone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coffee.â&#x20AC;? They plan on selling at local farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; markets to spread their presence and reputation, and they eventually hope to sell to specialty grocery stores, similar to Whole Foods. With backgrounds in MIS, industrial engineering and entrepreneurship between them, Johnson and Harlan agreed they never would have started a company on their own without the knowledge and experience they gained in college. College pro-

pelled Johnson into the corporate world and showed him what running a business would be like, and for Harlan, it prepared him for problem-solving and innovative thinking. By marrying their skill sets, Amber Johnson said, they balance each other out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things that Todd is stronger in, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s able to handle and then same with Ryan. So the IT side, Toddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got, and Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good at client-basing and making sales, so I think heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty charismatic,â&#x20AC;? Amber Johnson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think these two really complement each other too. I think that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pretty much the perfect team.â&#x20AC;? The two hope to officially launch their website on August 1, and be in the full swing of things with the new roaster, selling both wholesale and by-the-pound orders to anyone who is interested. All of the beans they sell are organic, fair trade certified and in-season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working with the other roasters to increase the market share of the city. We want more people to drink better coffee,â&#x20AC;? Harlan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love giving someone a fresh bag of coffee and saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This is going to blow you away.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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UA grad takes research, rehab to business stage By Brett Dunn | Contributing Writer Brandt Hendricks underwent three surgeries for injuries he sustained while playing baseball at The University of Alabama. For Hendricks, who graduated from the University with a degree in kinesiology, rehabilitative physical therapy became a source of inspiration. “Rehab is very monotonous,” he said. “It’s a real struggle to go in everyday and push yourself to get better. We wanted to make the process visible so that you can see yourself making progress or not making progress.” Hendricks heads the team behind a local, University of Alabama-affiliated start-up company, 2B Electronic, which has made it to the semifinal round of Alabama Launchpad’s statewide competition for budding businesses. The winning team will receive a $300,000 award. Patrick LeClair, assistant professor of physics, assists Hendricks. “In my senior year, I approached Dr. LeClair with an independent research project based on this idea I had about making the rehab process more visual and interactive,” Hendricks said. “We spent three months trying to figure out what size the device should be.” 2B Electronic’s primary concept is a device that monitors muscle activity and can be used for a variety of purposes from physical therapy to personal fitness. Partnering with the University provides funding and research facilities for the company. In February 2013, Hendricks approached Whitney Hough in the Office of Technology Transfer, because he and LeClair believed that the technology they had been working on could have commercial applications. “A committee of faculty representatives from biology, chemistry, engineering, computer science and business, as well as the UA legal counsel and the vice president for research, came together in a ‘Shark Tank’like assessment of the business model and technological concepts,” Hough said. Hough said that the OTT looks at “patentability, marketability and feasibility” when determining which inventors and startup businesses are awarded an affiliation. 2B Electronic has a patent pending on its technology and will learn of its status in September. Hough acts as a kind of advisor and

2B Electronic’s device monitors muscle activity. Photo Courtesy by 2B Electronic. business consultant to the team. She reviews and revises their business plans and concepts to ensure that they are adequately addressing the anticipated needs and aspects of their plan while maintaining cost efficiency and feasibility. The team has traveled across the state, talking with physical therapists, patients and professionals to learn about the needs that are present and what features should be included to make this technology as useful as possible. Hendricks said their current focus is on the physical therapy industry, but he hopes the technology can help individuals with physical fitness by being made small enough to wear during rigorous exercise, where it can provide useful information. Greg Sheek, Director of Launchpad Programs, said that the goal of Launchpad is to support Alabama-based start-up businesses. Launchpad connects new entrepreneurs with other entrepreneurs and a network of key individuals and leaders from across the state to help them succeed. “We attempt to make the process faster for these businesses,” Sheek said. “We try to make them bigger and more successful, whether that be getting it from the concept stage into a working prototype or getting products from being sold in only a few stores to being sold across the state or the Southeast.” Sunday, the team submitted a business plan to the judges of the start-up competition. The judges will make comments and suggestions to the plan, and July 18 the team will travel to Birmingham to present a business proposal to the judges. The judges’ decision on their proposal will determine if they move on to the finals of the competition.

Glimpse into the newly rennovated Raising Cane’s in Paty Hall. CW / Hanna Curlette

Raising Cane’s furthers retail residential dining By JaQuia Curry | Contributing Writer While some students are enjoying homecooked meals, other students are eating on campus throughout the summer. “With the food court and Fresh Food Company being closed this summer, Bama Dining needed to provide food service options on campus while construction is completed,” University Dining Service Director Kristina Hopton-Jones said. This food option came in the form of Raising Cane’s, a Baton Rouge-based restaurant now open in Paty Hall. “The chicken fingers and fries menu concept fit the current north campus late night demand for something simple, fast, fresh and satisfying,” Sara Kolodziejczak, Bama Dining market coordinator, said. Although the franchise serves students on campus, it has also received attention from the community. “We have received much of our business from our campus construction staff and off-campus community,” Kolodziejczak said. The only other Raising Cane’s in Alabama is located in Mobile. Hopton-Jones said Bama Dining negotiated the contract with Raising Cane’s, a brand that had been desired for some time. “The first week of operations was far beyond what we had expected,” Hopton-Jones said. “With Bama Bound and Boys State on campus the

first week, plus curiosity from the campus community, customer count exceeded expectations”. A new Mary B’s Market and Pizza Hut Express in Mary Burke Hall are also open for business. Like Mary B’s and Julia’s Market in Tutwiler, Raising Cane’s is expecting students with options primarily in the evening and late at night, HoptonJones said. “With the success of prior locations and the Lakeside Dining facility’s late–night programming, we expect Raising Cane’s to become a hot spot for these customers, especially being located in a residence hall,” Kolodziecjzak said. The demand, Kolodziecjzak said, was for simple, fast, fresh and satisfying late–night dining on the north side of campus. “With the increased residential population on the north side of campus, we have been looking for an appropriate location to add this retail concept,” Hopton-Jones said. Hopton-Jones said retail dining has existed in residence halls for decades, including Raymond’s Dining Hall, once located in the current location of the engineering lab in Paty Hall. Raising Cane’s is currently awaiting more design and construction elements, as well as a lobby seating package that will be installed after the departure of summer camps. In the fall, the Ferguson Center will have a Wendy’s, Panda Express and Auntie Anne’s. A four-concept food court will open in Presidential Village mid-fall.

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Seven tips can help fans of music avoid bad habits By Francie Johnson Musicians would be nowhere without their fans, but that doesn’t change the fact that some music fans are just plain annoying. As someone who has been guilty of every single thing on this list, please learn from my mistakes and refrain from indulging in these seven irritating habits of music fans. Turning fandom into a competition If you see someone wearing a T-shirt or displaying a poster of your favorite band, do not consider it an open invitation to start quizzing them about every single ludicrous fact you pride yourself in memorizing. While being able to recite every Beatles album in chronological order, list all of their singles, along with the B-sides, and rehash the date and time of each member’s birth can be impressive, it doesn’t make you a better fan than someone who just really likes the song “Hey Jude.” Claiming ownership of your favorite bands It’s totally cool and all that you heard that band before they were on the radio, but the thing is, no one cares. Take about five or ten seconds to be super proud of yourself for having an awesome taste in music, then move on. Also, don’t you dare complain that a song or artist “isn’t good anymore because everyone likes them now.” Any true music fan wants success for their favorite artists. It’s okay to like things other people like. You’re still a special snowflake, I promise. Pretending to love songs and bands you’ve never heard of Music has been around almost as long as mankind itself, so there’s bound to be a whole lot of songs out there. iTunes has a catalog of over 26 million songs, which still doesn’t cover every song in existence. That being said, there’s absolutely no shame in admitting you’ve never heard of a certain band or song. You will look like more of an idiot when the other person figures out you’re lying

than you would have from just telling the truth. Closing yourself off to different types of music We all have certain genres we like more than others, but it really pays off to try listening to something new every once in a while. Take it from a self-proclaimed indie music nerd who just recently discovered a newfound love for EDM: You may end up surprising yourself. Recording entire concerts on your cellphone I’ve ranted about this before, and I’ll keep ranting until it finally sinks in: The entire point of attending a concert is not having to watch it through a screen. You did not pay $50 for a concert ticlet just to stare at your phone the entire time. More importantly, I did not pay $50 for a concert ticket just to be forced to stare at your phone the entire time because you’re holding it directly in my line of sight. Judging others for their music tastes This one took me a couple years to figure out, but listening to classic rock doesn’t make you more “unique” or “cultured” than someone who listens to exclusively Top 40 music. Enjoying Nickelback or Justin Bieber isn’t one of the seven deadly sins. Forgetting to support your favorite artists We’re all college kids, we’re all poor. I get it. If you are ever in the position where you can afford to pay for music, do it. Artists have bills just like everybody else, and their music is their livelihood. Whether it’s purchasing their album, going to their shows, buying their t-shirts or even just liking the band on Facebook, any type of support helps. Music has given us all so much, so don’t forget to pay it forward every once in a while.

Jamey Grimes uses various landscapes in his “WASH” exhibit. Photo Courtesy of Jamey Grimes

Artist experiments with melted plastic, landscapes By John Hinshaw | Contributing Writer Whether one likes observing art, listening to it or eating it, the Kentuck Art Center can satisfy a variety of artistic needs this summer with their upcoming July Art Night exhibit. “Art Night is a great way for people to connect with our exhibiting artist and studio artists,” Holly Roberts, program manager for the Kentuck Art Center, said. The exhibit will feature the sculptures of Tuscaloosa artist Jamey Grimes. Using melted plastic, Grimes has manifested his artistic vision into various landscapes and sculptures titled “WASH.” “I used corrugated sign plastic for most of the work,” Grimes said. “It is cut and melted to create organic forms. The July 3 Kentuck exhibit will feature several sculptures made of yellow plastic, as well as a piece that will feature projection mapping techniques.” Although Roberts has never worked with a sculptural installation artist before, she said she was anything but reluctant to incorporate Grimes’s art into one of Kentuck’s exhibits. “I thought it was such a great show,” Roberts said. “His caliber of work is at such a high standard. It stuck

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Looking for a way to spend the 4th? By Francie Johnson | Culture Editor

Independence Day is synonymous with freedom, but it may as well mean fireworks and cookouts too. Tuscaloosa and its surrounding areas have a variety of options available for anyone looking for a place to celebrate.

FRIDAY

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Fire on the Water WHEN: July 3, 6 p.m. WHERE: Oak Mountain State Park PRICE: $5 per carload or $3 per single rider

THURSDAY

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Oak Mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fire on the Water event will feature food, live music, a wake boarding demonstration and a fireworks display. The fireworks start at 9 p.m., and patrons must arrive at 8:45 at the latest to be allowed in the event.

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Celebration on the River WHEN: July 4, 6 p.m. WHERE: Tuscaloosa Amphitheater PRICE: $5 per ticket or $10 for a family pack of four tickets. Children under five get in free.

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The Tuscaloosa Amphitheater has been hosting its annual July 4th Celebration on the River since its opening season in 2011. The event will feature a performance by the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, a fireworks show and a variety of kids games and activities.

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Birmingham Barons Game WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: Regions Field PRICE: Varies

On July 4th, the Birmingham Barons, Birminghamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minor league baseball team, will play the Tennessee Smokies at home. The team is selling limited edition baseball caps to wear at the game, and all proceeds will benefit the Welcome Back Veterans foundation.

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Jazz in the Park WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: Railroad Park Amphitheater PRICE: Free

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Magic City Smooth Jazz, a nonprofit dedicated to exposing people to Jazz music, hosts the Jazz in the Park series every summer during June and July. The series features different artists every week, and the July 4th concert will feature a performance by Justin Klunk, followed by a fireworks show.

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UAB Independence Day Concert WHEN: 7-8:45 p.m. WHERE: UAB Bartow Arena PRICE: Free

The UAB Independence Day concert, hosted by The University of Alabama at Birmingham Summer Band, provides a patriotic concert experience suitable for all ages. Fireworks over Red Mountain will be visible from the lawn at 9 p.m.

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July 4th Super Bash

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Thunder on the Mountain WHEN: 9 p.m. WHERE: Vulcan Park and Museum PRICE: Free

The annual Thunder on the Mountain fireworks show has been a Birminghamarea Independence Day staple for decades. This year, the fireworks show will last 20 minutes and will be set to a soundtrack featuring both patriotic and modern popular music.

WHEN: 9 p.m., doors open at 8 p.m. WHERE: Bottletree Cafe PRICE: $10, plus an additional fee of $3 for anyone under 21

The July 4th Super Bash concert will feature performances by Birminghambased acts Stoned Cobra, Great American Breakdown and Shaheed & DJ Supreme. Food will be served from 5 to 9 p.m.

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Students have mixed feelings over tattoos, stigmas By Francie Johnson | Culture Editor To some, they’re an act of rebellion. To others, they’re a means of self-expression. Many would even consider them an art form. There are a variety of different opinions on tattoos, but one thing is for sure: They’re on the rise. According to a 2010 Pew Research Center study, nearly two in five Millennials (ages 18-29) have at least one tattoo. Out of those individuals, about half have two to five tattoos, and 18 percent have six or more. Comparatively, 32 percent of Gen Xers (ages 30-45), 15 percent of Baby Boomers (45-64) and 6 percent of Silients (65+) have at least one tattoo. “I just think they’re getting more popular in general because they’re becoming more accepted,” Mary McArthur, a senior majoring in psychology, said. McArthur has six tattoos and is considering a seventh. She said most of her tattoos have no significant backstory, but one of her favorite tattoos, the phrase “Chasing the wind” on her upper back, represents a memorial for her grandparents. “I think it’s just a nice way to have things that mean something to you always with you,” McArthur said. Patrick Rogers, a recent UA graduate who majored in English and creative writing, got both of his tattoos during his senior year of high school. The first one, located on his ankle, depicts three rabbit silhouettes in front of a setting sun. The second is a traditional Japanese Irezumi-style half sleeve extending to his chest. Rogers’ Irezumi tattoo was completed during four seven-hour sessions spread over a period of about two years. Rogers said although the tattoo itself doesn’t hold any symbolic meaning to him, he appreciates the tattoos’ artistic quality. “It was a deeply personal experience for me,” Rogers said.

Alabama student Mary McArthur shows off one of her tattoos. CW / Hanna Curlette

The same cannot be said for everyone. Data from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery stated the number of people seeking laser tattoo removal rose 43 percent from 2011 to 2012. Sara Reilly, a senior majoring in advertising, said she has been researching tattoo removal for about two years but cannot afford the thousands of dollars it would cost to remove all five of her tattoos. In a New York Times article titled “The Existential Anguish of the Tattoo,” author Dan Brooks called tattoos “a way for your past self to exert power over your present self.” Reilly expressed a

similar sentiment, saying her tattoos are permanent remnants of a past she no longer identifies with. “All of them reflect momentary periods in my life, because I wasn’t as mature as I thought I was when I was getting them,” Reilly said. Over the years, some of Reilly’s tattoos have become smudged or distorted, including a cross on her wedding finger and the phrase “Don’t forget to live” on the side of her foot. Some of her other tattoos turned out differently than she originally expected. For example, a flower tattoo on her neck, which she got to cover up another tattoo, ended up being much larger than the artist told her it would be. “Tattoos are done by humans – it’s a human holding that needle over your skin, so they’re not ever going to be perfect,” Reilly said. Reilly said even if her tattoos had come out flawless, she would still regret them. Of the 38 percent of Millennials with tattoos, 70 percent said their ink isn’t usually visible – and they may have a good reason. According to a 2013 survey of randomly selected human resource professionals nationwide, 60 percent said they would not hire an applicant with visible tattoos. “People in our generation are getting tattoos and making tattoos the norm, but it’s people in the older generation who are going to be the ones hiring us once we leave college,” Reilly said. Although the stigma surrounding tattoos may still exist in the professional world, McArthur and Rogers said they have never experienced discrimination because of their body art. “If I ever do find a job that doesn’t want me simply because I’m tattooed, then I say good riddance,” Rogers said. “I don’t want to work for anyone that is more consumed with what I have on my body than with my qualifications.”

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Romantic comedies have lost the heartthrob element over time By Hannah Widener The Beatles said it best: All you need is love. Webster’s Dictionary defines love as “a feeling of strong or constant affection for a person.” Few movies in the past couple of years have made hearts go aflutter and caused even the manliest of men to shed a tear. With the 10th anniversary of “The Notebook” this month, it’s caused many to ask the question: Has it really been that long? The most recent tear jerker, “The Fault in Our Stars,” is a part of the new breed of films where if it’s not an action apocalyptic-based book or comic book-related movie, then it’s simply not being made. The latest romantic comedies to grace the big screen have been few and far between. “Blended,” with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler, didn’t

Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley star in “The Fault in Our Stars.” James Bridges/20th Century Fox/MCT

quite pull in the big bucks executives were expecting, only grossing $14,284,031 in its opening weekend. To draw a comparison between romantic

comedies and action movies, “X-Men Days of Future Past” grossed $90,823,660 opening weekend. That’s $76,539,629 more than “Blended” made. Film distributers are no longer looking for the next “When Harry Met Sally.” Now, it’s all about when audience testing met the foreign film market. If action movies don’t do well in the U.S., then maybe they will do better in China. Now films such as “That Awkward Moment” and “Friends With Benefits” are trying to depict how the social media age has dramatically changed how men and women communicate. It’s all about who can feel the least and stay the most unattainable because they are just too “damaged.” “When Harry Met Sally” remains a classic to this day not because it was from a different age, but because the characters throughout the story had a realness to them.

Director Rob Reiner interviewed actual couples, asked them about how they met and then had actors tell their stories. The age of romantic comedy heartthrobs is over. Both men and women have complained about how romantic comedies are not realistic and could never happen in real life. A man could never run through the airport to catch the love of his life, because customs would stop him and strip search him before he even made it past the magazine stand. A woman would never be saved by a dashing gent just as she is about to be hit by a bus, car, biker or any other moving object. In reality, if she is about to be hit be any of the aforementioned vehicles, it’s because she’s too busy looking at her phone. I’m not saying romantic comedies are realistic, but can you honestly say big giant robots turning back into cars and saving the world are?

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Professor recognized in athletic hall of fame By Kayla Montgomery | Staff Reporter

only with working with the US Olympic Committee but the spectrum of working three The University of Alabama has Olympic Games, and kind of seeing the whole, contributed a number of individuals to halls because I’ve done the athletic training, I’ve of fame nationwide. For example, 18 former done the management and I’ve also done the Alabama football players are members of the anti-doping world.” College Football Hall of Fame, alongside four Wright was named to the board of direcformer Alabama head coaches. Mel Allen, tors of the United States Anti-Doping alumnus and longtime Yankees broadcast- Agency in 2012, a field for which he said he is er, is a member of both the Baseball Hall of particularly passionate. Fame and the National Radio Hall of Fame, “Number one, it’s integrity,” Wright said. among others. “Number two, we’re dealing with both Friday, professor Ken Wright will join those science and management, because it’s not just ranks when he is enshrined in the National a medical issue, it’s a legal issue. Taking the Athletic Trainers’ legal and management Association Hall of Fame. and combining it with “Honorees will be integrity, it was a great fit recognized for their sigfor me.” nificant, lasting contriWright was part of butions that enhance the a process that took the quality of health care proI think we have to understand that United States to the forevided by athletic trainers front of the fight against integrity in true sport is critical. and advance the profesdoping in global sports. sion,” according to a “Back in the ‘80s and NATA release. ‘90s, the United States — Ken Wright Wright serves as the was behind,” Wright said. director of the sports “Having done sabbaticals management graduate in London and China, program in the College I saw the movement of Human Environmental across the world and Sciences and has a long was able to enhance the and varied career in both athletic training and United States Olympic Committee in becomsports business. ing compliant with worldwide policy. We went “My background is, I was an athlet- from the middle of the pack in the ‘80s and ‘90s ic trainer for 25, 30 years,” Wright said. to now, I think, we’re probably the leaders of “Moving into academics, I’ve moved from the anti-doping movement in the world.” athletic training more into an administration In particular, Wright said the question of management role.” sporting integrity was important to him, and Wright has served as head athletic train- part of what drew him to Alabama. er at the University of North Carolina at “I feel like we have the tradition, and we Charlotte and Morehead State University. have the quality people and programs in place Wright also worked as an assistant athletic at Alabama to be successful,” Wright said. “I trainer at Ohio University, but his most signifi- think we have to understand that integrity cant work has been as a doping control officer, in true sport is critical, because we want to trainer and educator with the United States reward people who have earned the right to Olympic Committee. be rewarded... I think we have a problem in “I’ve had about 32 years of involvement today’s society that’s sometimes ‘win at all with the US Olympic Committee,” Wright costs.’ We have to consider long-term effects, said. “A lot of my activity has to deal not and we have to consider right and wrong.”

Mike Trout could be the solution to baseball’s “star problem.” MCT Campus

Mike Trout an All-Star player worth watching By Sean Landry The baseball season is half-over. The AllStar break is rapidly approaching and with it the annual showcase of extraordinary baseball talent that used to be all about seeing the best baseball players in the world play baseball together but now affects the World Series home field advantage, for some reason. The Midsummer Classic does still showcase the best baseball players in the world, sort of. The rule that one player from each team has to go to the game has diluted the pool, but usually, the best players in baseball make the game. One player who will undoubtedly make the game is the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s Mike Trout, because Mike Trout is the best player in baseball. A criticism commonly leveled at baseball is its so-called “star problem”: the absence of a LeBron James- or Richard Sherman-like star in the game. Trout could be the answer to that problem. Every sport and every team looks for the player that forces sports fans to switch to their games when they become involved. Trout is downright dominant at the plate. He leads the American League in on-base plus slugging percentage, or OPS. He has 56 RBIs, 18 home runs, 21 doubles and a .314 batting average. On the other side of the ball, Trout is truly transcendent. Advanced statistics don’t

PLAN TO WATCH WHAT: MLB All-Star game WHEN: July 15, 7 p.m. WHERE: Fox always reward Trout the way they perhaps should, because they frequently deal with hypothetical statistics. But there’s a reason Trout finds himself on Sportscenter or MLB Network’s “Web Gems” series so often. Trout can leap high above walls to save home runs, chase down any ball hit to his area and dive for many that are not. When I grew up going to Atlanta Braves games, people used to say, “Two-thirds of the world is covered by water, the rest is covered by Andruw Jones,” the then-best defensive outfielder in the nation. For Trout, that might be underselling him. Andruw Jones was a great player, true, but Trout is a generational talent. Another common objection to the National Pastime is its supposed inherent boredom. It’s hard to understand, however, how one could find a player with the competitive spirit of LeBron James and the physical talent of any number of NFL players boring. If you’re not a baseball fan, give Trout a chance. If you are a baseball fan, and you haven’t seen Trout, then the All-star game airs July 15 on FOX.

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UA Athletics ﬁnishes high in season rankings By Sean Landry | Sports Editor Eight spring championships powered Alabama up the two all-sport collegiate rankings designed to determine the best all-around athletic programs in the country: the Learfield Sports Directors Cup and the Capital One Cup, which combine every team’s performance on a national level in one year-end ranking. Alabama finished 17th in the Learfield Sports Directors Cup, which combines men’s and women’s athletics in its aggregation. The finish is Alabama’s third highest in the rankings and is the highest since the 1994-95 season. “I am very proud of the competitive success of our athletics teams over the 2013-14 academic year,” Alabama Director of Athletics Bill Battle said in a UA release. “We have had one of our finest years across the spectrum of our sports this year, in addition to enjoying outstanding successes in academics. This year, nine of our teams finished in the national top 20 with seven of those teams placing in the top 10. Fourteen of our teams earned postseason berths. It is very gratifying to see our student-athletes and coaches excelling in all facets – in competition,

in the classroom and in the community.” Many of Alabama’s championship performances came in women’s sports. Maya Jansen and Erin Routliffe won the NCAA Doubles Championship, the first championship for the Alabama women’s tennis team. Kim Jacob, recipient of the Honda Cup for the top female collegiate athlete in the nation, won the allaround individual championship for gymnastics. Remona Burchell won the NCAA Championship in the 200-meter at the NCAA Track and Field Championship. These championships, along with a runnerup finish from the Alabama softball team, a fourth place finish from the gymnastics team, a sixth place finish in women’s tennis and a ninth place finish in women’s golf, secured Alabama’s third consecutive year in the top 20 of the Capital One Cup, an all-sport ranking separated by men’s and women’s sports. The Crimson Tide tied for 14th in the 2014 rankings. Jennie Finch, a former Arizona and Team USA Softball player and current member of the Capital One Cup advisory board, said the purpose of the competition was to reward studentathletes at all levels of collegiate athletics, not

just those in the major sports. “Having been a student-athlete, I know what an amazing time it is and how much fun it is to compete,” Finch said. “The Capital One Cup honors these student athletes. They believe in them, and help educate and empower them by donating over $400,000 between both the men’s and women’s programs, and also give them the bragging rights of having won the Capital One Cup.” Finch said one of the key focuses of the Capital One Cup was to emphasize often overlooked women’s sports. “It helps shine a light on female athletics. It’s cumulative, so it’s not just one sport, so it helps build camaraderie as well,” Finch said. “I know being at Arizona, it was so much fun seeing the success of the other female athletes at your school, so I admire everything the coaches at Alabama have been able to do to set the bar high for excellence. Success is contagious, and confidence is contagious, so they can pull for each other and see what success does and see how it builds these student-athletes, not only on the field, but most importantly off the field as well.”

The Alabama gymnastics team took home a fourth place finish for the season. CW | Austin Bigoney

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LeBron James keeps Heat, sports fans guessing about future By Caroline Gazzara

Miami Heat fans are waiting to see what LeBron James does next. MCT Campus

Just last week, I decided it would be fun to visit Miami, Florida. At the time, I figured I would just sit back, relax and enjoy the colorful atmosphere that is Miami. Of course, this was before LeBron James became a free agent and sent the sports world into a tizzy. I didn’t expect to be driving down the highway listening to “LeBron Tracker Radio,” just like I didn’t expect to see two guys in a local Cuban restaurant get into a fight over where he’ll go. Witnessing everything got me thinking, what would the powerful Miami Heat do if he leaves? Granted, the Heat didn’t win a three-peat, so the powerhouse isn’t as strong as it was before. But if James were to leave, what would they do? James hasn’t decided to leave. He hasn’t come out and said he’s quitting the game or the Heat. The entire city is waiting with bated breath wondering what he will do. For the two guys who decided

arguing with each other was the best way to kill time waiting, your frustration isn’t unwarranted. Though hitting each other may not be the smartest solution. James does what he does best: He keeps us guessing. If he does choose to leave, it will be the end of an era. However, it doesn’t mean it’s all over for the Heat; it means that it’s time to rebuild. To compare the Heat to what we saw this year with Alabama, it’ll be a regrouping off-season and fresh start next season. It’s not over, per se, but it’s going to be a completely different ballgame. For most of the city of Miami, all they would like to hear are those four little words: He’s staying in Miami. Whether that will come true or not is still up in the air. Though he is the famed star of the

team, James also helps keep the team in the limelight. While listening to “LeBron Tracker Radio,” where all they do is talk about what is allegedly known about the athlete’s career plans, you could understand why they would worry. This is a team that has revolved around the great magnitude of his playing abilities. They may not like to say they rely on him to come out with the win, but he’s a big factor. In the city’s eyes, losing him would mean the end. Since James has kept his career future a mystery, I know for a fact the city is deeply concerned about the future of the Heat. If nothing else, they want him to stay to help the team regroup and start over. But until James releases his intentions, the city will remain eerily quiet, waiting for the final word.

He hasn’t come out and said he’s quitting the game or the Heat.

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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (07/02/14). Adventure calls to you this year. Travel or launch educational and career endeavors after Saturn goes direct (7/20), and especially after the Scorpio eclipse (10/23). Spiritual, philosophical transformation and transitions stir your heart after 12/23. Hopeful optimism guides your dreaming. Conserve resources with simple living. Play with the ones you love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Reality and fantasy clash. Use experience to guide the way. Minimize risk. Give thanks for what you have. Stick with what’s real... might as well tell the truth. Fix up your place. A female loves the idea. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Fantasies pop. Fall back and reassess. Apply gentle pressure, without force. Share a bit of success. Express your sympathy for someone’s loss. Stock up on beverages. Pool your resources. Stash away information just received. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Join a good team. Others give you a boost. More research is required. Your expenses may be too high to profit. Stick close to your partner. Mend fences. Make sure prescriptions get filled correctly. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Take care of business, avoiding distraction. Go for quiet productivity and steady pay. Don’t touch savings. Increase your family’s comfort with small luxuries or treats. Invest in your business. Shop for best quality. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- You’ve done the almost impossible. Consult a steadying influence. Invest for long-term gain, and consider the big picture. Be charming with rebels, and gracious to detractors who illuminate a weak spot. Let others handle details. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is

a 7 -- Confusion at work gets sorted out. Empower someone to handle it. Compromise is required. Discover treasure hidden in plain sight. Get a new home item. Take time to appreciate the inexplicable and divine. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- A disappointment could slow the action. A fanciful idea could be difficult to accomplish. Persuade yourself first, and then present your action plan. Others vie for your attention. Some time in the sun could recharge you. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- One door closes, and another remains out of sight. Keep building your great reputation. Accept a career challenge from a female. Persuade a coworker to join. Figure out what you’d have to give up. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Let someone else work out the details on a project. Relax instead. Do what you promised. Balance your checkbook. Draw upon hidden resources. Don’t shy away from a challenge. You can do this. Money talks. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Work takes precedence over recreation, so postpone an outing. Others get a good impression. Someone may be seeking to exploit you. Trust your intuition. Don’t waste money on fantasies. Record your dreams. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- First figure out what really matters. Your past work speaks well for you. Let your partner do the talking. Everything falls into place. Don’t be intimidated. Brainstorm the perfect plan. Listening is key. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Dreams stimulate your imagination. Don’t act on them yet. Friends are there for you. Make changes to keep the plan viable. There’s good money possible. Try different arrangements. You can get what you ask for.

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014