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CULTURE | WEIGHTLIFTING

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UA student Danielle Ra’ed prepares to deadlift while working out at the Rec. CW / Pete Pajor

Female University of Alabama students reap the benefits of lifting heavy weights

By Francie Johnson | Culture Editor As the Alabama summer sun blazes down, UA students Danielle Ra’ed and Alyssa West brace themselves to flip a 200-plus pound tire outside the Student Rec center. A few moments of struggling ensue before the tire lands on the grass with a thud and the girls stand over it, sweaty

and satisfied.

“See, this is why girls in magazines use the two-pound weights,” Ra’ed said, catching her breath. “It’s so they won’t get tired during photo shoots.”

For men and women, fitness can mean very different things.

Open up a men’s fitness magazine, and the pages will be littered with words like “build muscle,” “shred” and “strength.”

However, in a women’s fitness magazine, words like “tone up,” “slim down” and “lose weight” appear alongside images of beautiful, fit women holding two- or three-pound dumbbells.

These photos don’t always tell the entire story, Ra’ed said.

Ra’ed, a senior majoring in psychology, and West, a senior majoring in sport and exercise science, have both been lifting weights for about three years, and two-pound dumbbells are noticeably absent from their fitness routines. Instead of completing tens, or even hundreds, of reps using light weights, Ra’ed and West opt to use heavier weights and stay within the 10-15 rep range.

“Lifting heavy is making it so 15 reps is the absolute most you can do,” Ra’ed said. “It’s not necessarily a certain amount SEE LIFT PAGE 10

NEWS | HOT HUNDRED

TODAYON CAMPUS Musical Production

Hot Hundred to return to campus Proceeds from ride will go to mental health treatment

WHAT: Hairspray WHEN: 2 p.m.

WHERE: Bean-Brown Theatre, Shelton State Community College

By Samuel Yang | News Editor The Hot Hundred bike ride, with its Tuscaloosa roots and university connections, will return to campus Saturday with discounted tickets available to students.

“Really anyone can come out to experience the excitement and fun of a large group ride like the Hot Hundred,” Ride Director Pixie Hicks said. “We have outstanding escort through campus and

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downtown Tuscaloosa by the TPD and also a local motorcycle club, the Dirty South Cruisers.”

Hicks said the ride, which headquarters at the University Recreation Center, has five distance options, six well-stocked rest stops and seven support vehicles.

Riders, who can choose to ride 29, 36, 71 or 103 miles, have access to support teams and sports trainers.

The ride began 12 years ago as a fundraiser for the Tuscaloosa Mental Health Task Force and welcomes riders of all ages and abilities.

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Bikers participate in the annual Hot Hundred bike ride. Photo Courtesy of Pixie Hicks

NEWS | TUSCALOOSA CITY SCHOOLS

City schools seek 53 employees before August System looks to UA graduates as candidates for open positions

By Alana Norris | Contributing Writer

Isaac Espy, previously the principal of Northridge High School,will now be the headmaster of the Tuscaloosa Academy.

Photo Courtesy of Tuscaloosa City Schools

Recent UA graduates are prime candidates for 53 open positions within the Tuscaloosa City Schools that need to be filled soon.

Mike Daria, assistant superintendent of general administration, said the 53 teacher, administrator and support staff positions should mostly, if not completely, be filled by the first day of school on August 7.

“We are always looking for teachers in those high-need areas of math, science and special

education,” Daria said. “Those are probably the three areas of priority, and that’s a need in a lot of school districts.”

Daria said he sees UA students as an asset to the city school system.

“We know that the quality of teachers coming out of The University of Alabama is really strong, so it is often that we will hire a good number of graduates from The University of Alabama for our classrooms,” Daria said.

John Edwards is a recent graduate of the University and a newly hired 10th-grade U.S. history teacher at Northridge High School.

He said he is glad to stay in his home of Tuscaloosa, and he believes other University graduates would be pleased to be working in

the system as well.

“Tuscaloosa City Schools offer University of Alabama graduates a great opportunity to make an impact,” Edwards said. “It is structured for success. Teachers are given the opportunity to develop professionally. The administration provides great leadership, and the facilities are conducive to learning. The most important opportunity graduates will be given is the opportunity to impact students in a positive manner.”

The College of Education at the University has a Memorandum of Understanding that maintains a strong relationship with SEE SCHOOLS PAGE 8

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Jolly to present drug research Ashley Jolly, a doctoral student in organic chemistry, will present her research on large macromolecules that could potentially be vectors for selective drug delivery at the American Chemical Society Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Research Symposium. One of approximately 75 students selected to attend, Jolly will participate in workshops and roundtables from Thursday to Sunday at the University of California, Irvine.

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Cochran to speak at RISE close The University of Alabama’s RISE program will hold its commencement at 6 p.m. Thursday, at the Stallings Center. UA football Strength and Conditioning Director Scott Cochran, whose daughter Savannah is one of the 21 graduating, will be the guest speaker. The program prepares students between the ages of eight weeks and five years, some of whom have special needs, for public school classes and serves as a practicum and internship site for students.

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Speakers to discuss alternate fuel

Senior Aaron Garfrerick leaves Bruno Library after studying for an accounting exam. CW / Pete Pajor

“Sustainable Fuels: Production and Combusion” will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, in room 1013 in the South Engineering Research Center. Ten speakers from around the nation will present seminars during the all-day workshop, followed by an optional tour and demonstration of the Engines and Combustion Laboratory.

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Innisfree to host pie eating contest This Thursday, United Way of West Alabama’s Young Leaders Society will host a pie eating contest to benefit the 27 agencies served by United Way’s west Alabama chapter. The contest will take place from 5:307:30 p.m. on Thursday, at Innisfree Irish Pub. To volunteer to compete, contact Julie Mann at julie@uwwa.org or (205) 345-6640. There is no fee to compete.

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WHAT: Princesses and Paupers: The Golden Age of Children’s Literature WHEN: All Day WHERE: Gorgas Library, Pearce Lobby

WHAT: Building the Patient Centered Medical Home: Inspiration and Tools to Help Transform Your Practice WHEN: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Hotel Capstone

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WHERE: 1000 Bevill Science Research building

WHAT: Better Care, Better Value: The Business Case for the Patient Centered Medical Home WHEN: 6-9 p.m.

WHERE: Hotel Capstone

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WASHINGTON - Two appeals courts on Tuesday reached radically different conclusions about whether millions of consumers in 36 states can use tax credits to help buy health coverage on the federal health insurance marketplace. The conflicting rulings, combined with two other pending challenges still awaiting decisions, potentially tee up for the Supreme Court its next landmark health care case and leave one of the Affordable Care Act’s signature provisions in a state of legal limbo.

“The important thing for consumers to know is that they will keep their tax credits and coverage as this judicial process continues,” said Anne Filipic, president of Enroll America, a national health care law support group.

In the first ruling to become public, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded in the case, Halbig v. Burwell, that the Obama administration stretched the 2010 health care law too far in extending the subsidies through the federal HealthCare.gov website.

“We reach this conclusion, frankly, with reluctance,” Judge Thomas Griffith wrote in the 2-1 decision. “Our ruling will likely have significant consequences both for the millions of individuals receiving tax credits through federal exchanges and for health insurance markets more broadly.”

More bluntly, Senior Judge Harry Edwards in his dissent called the challenge a “not-so-veiled attempt to gut” the health care law. The lead plaintiff in the case, Jacqueline Halbig, is a former policy adviser to the Department of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush. The defendant is Sylvia Mathews Burwell, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The judicial decision quickly revived the familiar political debate that has raged since Congress approved the health care law on party-line votes. From the right, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz cheered the D.C. ruling as “a repudiation of Obamacare and all the lawlessness that has come with it.”

From the left, Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, a health care advocacy group, called the decision “the high-water mark for Affordable Care Act opponents.”

The Justice Department said it would ask for the full D.C. court to review the decision, calling it “incorrect, inconsistent with congressional intent, different from previous rulings and at odds with the goal of the law.”

But just as advocates from both sides were starting to make sense of the D.C.-based court’s 42-page majority decision, the

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Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reached the opposite conclusion about the same set of facts in a case called King v. Burwell. In a unanimous decision, the three-judge panel called extension of the health insurance tax credits a “permissible exercise” of a federal agency’s discretion in interpreting ambiguous legislative language.

“It is clear that widely available tax credits are essential to fulfilling the Act’s primary goals and that Congress was aware of their importance when drafting the bill,” Judge Roger Gregory wrote. “The economic framework supporting the Act would crumble if the credits were unavailable on federal exchanges.”

All agree the legal, political and household consequences would be huge if the tax credits are voided. Across the country, 6.7 million people – 85 percent of everyone who has enrolled – are receiving advance premium tax credits for marketplace coverage; 70 percent of them – 4.7 million people – are in federal insurance marketplaces and could be impacted by the D.C. court’s ruling.

On average, monthly premiums fell by 76 percent for people who received the tax credits, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. This dropped monthly premiums from $346 to $82 on average across all plan types. Sixty-nine percent of Americans who received the tax credits had monthly premiums of $100 or less, while 46 percent paid less than $50 per month, HHS data shows.

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MEXICO CITY - When the taxman calls, artist Teresa Cito doesn’t wince. She knows the state isn’t after a single peso.

The taxman wants a donation of her artwork. An unusual program in Mexico allows painters, sculptors and other artists to donate part of their annual production of artwork to the state in lieu of paying taxes.

The program, begun in 1957, has helped the government amass a huge collection of contemporary art. It’s also left artists such as Cito content, free from worry about tax forms and audits.

“I don’t even have an accountant,” Cito said.

The program is so simple she doesn’t need one. If she sells up to five pieces in one calendar year, she donates one of equal value to the state. If she sells six to eight pieces, she donates two.

The sliding scale continues until an artist gives a maximum of six pieces. Cito, who

Teresa Cito donates her artwork in lieu of paying taxes. MCT Campus does colorful oil paintings as well as stark chalk drawings on paper, doesn’t slough off her lesser work to the state. She knows it will be exhibited, perhaps in a government ministry or museum, or a Mexican embassy abroad.

“My priority is to offer a nice piece,” Cito said, praising the program known simply as Payment in Kind. “I admire it very, very,

very much. The government says, ‘Pay your taxes in artwork. Keep on painting.’”

Hundreds of artists take part, and it’s hard to find one with even the faintest hesitation. Many hail the program as unique in the world.

“I think it’s fantastic,” said Naomi Siegmann, a sculptor born in New York who’s lived in Mexico for five decades.

Her tax payments are on display “in offices all over the country, government offices as well as public buildings.”

Siegmann said she got a thrill when she saw one of her pieces – often large hyperrealistic objects carved in wood – gracing a public space.

“I walk in and see my work hanging or on pedestals. I think, ‘How nice!’” Siegmann said, adding that she recalls seeing one in the boardroom of the Secretariat of Foreign Relations.

“Every big artist is in this program. I mean the top, top artists. It’s not just the new artists, the beginners,” she said.

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NEWSIN BRIEF Powell named co-op director Naomi Powell, previously the associate director of the Cooperative Education and Professional Practice Program, has been named the program’s director. Powell, a 20-year employee of UA Co-op, succeeds Roy Gregg as director. Powell will be succeeded as associate director by Amy Ratliff, a five-year employee of UA Co-op. The program currently hosts over 1,600 students a year.

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Students of the Alabama Fire College practice putting out fires. Photo Courtesy of the Alabama Fire College

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Fire college to be renovated Rising enrollment and emergency preparedness among changes

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After serving Alabama for more than 75 years, the Alabama Fire College is undergoing renovations that total almost $2.5 million to better serve the community and enhance its learning experience.

According to its catalog and student handbook, the Alabama Fire College staff implement the educational and training programs necessary to support the needs of the fire service.

Every career firefighter in Alabama is certified through the AFC. “To be a volunteer firefighter, [certification is] not mandatory, although they tend to want to be,” Allan Rice, executive director of the Alabama Fire College, said.

The AFC doesn’t just provide educational resources for firefighters. It also teaches them how to deal with technical rescues, building collapses, EMS, disaster preparedness and more.

“We’ve expanded exponentially in-state and have added local classes at firehouses,” Rice said. “In 2007, the Alabama Fire College was in 48 counties, and just one year later, in 2008, the college was in 67 counties.”

The AFC has grown thanks to regional training programs, he said.

“In 2007, we had an enrollment of 12,500,” he said. “This year we are looking to exceed 25,000 students with about 20 percent of them enrolled at the Tuscaloosa campus. Regional training programs are set up by coordinators, and they promote training and also help set up classes.”

Today, the AFC functions mainly as an educational institution.

“In addition to the main campus in Tuscaloosa, the Fire College

operates 10 regional offices in the state and a network of 19 regional training and extension centers,” according to the Fire College catalog. “In fiscal year 2012, the Fire College provided educational offerings and training experiences to 21,247 students in Alabama and several other states and foreign countries.”

Although the institution’s main purpose is education, the college has had to become a response/recovery command post, which they did after the April 27 tornado.

“The two weeks after the tornado, our normal operations were suspended to take in search and rescue teams,” Rice said.

“The Emergency Management Agency was totally destroyed so we had to help them. Our facility was overwhelmed, and we basically became a field medical hospital for the injured.”

This year, the college is going through improvements to further enhance its educational environment.

According to a news release from the college, the project includes the renovation of an existing space to create a 320-seat auditorium and the construction of an additional 19,000-squarefoot building.

“The next five years are going to be very interesting,” Rice said.

“The transition to more online activity and e-Books may happen due to a demand for technology.”

The new structure will also house training fire trucks, three classrooms and a large storage space for equipment.

“The basic programs have expanded since I graduated in 1990, but the initial training and ongoing training was very beneficial,” UA alum and Fire Marshall Gene Holcomb said. “The college gives you the basic needs to be successful in your career.”

Individuals who are interested in the Alabama Fire College can log on to alabamafirecollege.org for more information.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

COLUMN | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Israel loses moral high ground in attacks against Gaza

By Nathan James

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COLUMN | MISSION TRIP

New friend leaves lasting impression

By Carolyn Duke We come into contact with unique people in our lives. Sometimes these individuals stick around, and sometimes we only have a short amount of time with them. This past week I had the pleasure and joy to meet one individual who I will most likely never see again. This individual gave me hope for the future and reminded me that there are still good people doing all that they can for others.

Diego Cavinal, also known as “Go Diego Go,” lives in San Juan Cotzal, Guatemala and has dedicated his life to improving his community through endless volunteer work and bringing young gang members off the streets and into his church to learn about and love Jesus. A group from my church and I went the Guatemala this past week to build stoves for families who still cooked by open flame. This is where I met Diego.

Building stoves for the families takes a whole team, and Diego had been put on my team for the week. Diego only knows three words in English: “hello,” “thank you,” and “stop.” “Hello” and “thank you” were only used once during the entire week with him. The joyous “hello” came with the first time our team met him, and a tearful “thank you” was the English spoken during our goodbyes. “Stop” was used during the entire time in between. “Stop” drilling because you’re about to drill through my hand. “Stop” laughing at

He was the first to every house we traveled to and the last to leave.

my newly ripped pants because I’m about to fall down the ladder you are supposed to be holding. “Stop” taking pictures of the dogs because one is coming to attack you.

Although Diego knew those three words in English, his actions and smile spoke more than words ever could during that week. Diego was the hardest working team member, and his unwavering love for his people shined through with everything he did. He was the first to every house we traveled to and the last to leave.

He greeted everyone on the streets whether he knew them or not. He spent time talking to the family members we helped and played with the kids during our free time. He was genuine and loving to every person he met, and he outworked the entire team on every stove.

Diego would ask me everyday, “Estás cansada,’” meaning “Are you tired?”

My response would remain “Nunca,” meaning “Never.”

This was an ongoing joke between Diego and I, because he would ask me at the most exhausting moments of our days. Diego did the questioning the entire week, but on the last day, I finally questioned him.

“Estás cansado, Diego?”

I asked him if he was ever tired after working for his people for so long.

Does his dedication to helping people he doesn’t know ever dwindle? Does he ever question why he works so hard for his people, some he doesn’t even know? He responded, “Nunca.”

He told me he sees the hope his people in San Juan Cotzal have for the future. He said the hope drives his work and love for his people. The community constantly tells him he is a blessing to the town and for so many families, but he can only respond with the fact that the community blesses him more than they can ever know.

They bless him with their ability to be joyous, with what little they have, their steadfast love for one another and their spirit of undying hope.

I only had a short amount of time with Diego, but watching him in all his passion and love for helping others will stick with me forever.

Carolyn Duke is a sophomore majoring in secondary education.

Over the past week, something has happened in Israel that seems all too familiar. Armed conflict, sparked by rockets being launched from Gaza into Israel, has broken out once again. As it goes on, regular news watchers are being treated to an ever growing – and very revealing – body count.

As this is being written, 566 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces, Nathan James including over 100 children. By contrast, 27 Israelis have been killed, two of whom were civilians.

Let me be clear that there is no defense for Hamas’ terrorist actions. Hamas is indisputably the cause of this conflict. But CNN has released polls showing that a majority of Americans think Israel’s actions are completely justified. And this simply could not be less true.

Yes, Hamas builds their rocket sites in densely populated locations. Yes, Hamas acts without regard for human life. But as the war rages on, the inhumanity of Hamas is eerily paralleled by the ruthlessness of Israel’s forces. I’m not going to talk about who’s “right” in this conflict, because that’s a question too complex and incendiary to deal with in this space.

Yet when you fight a war to defend your citizens that inflates your own casualties by a factor of 12, you’ve miscalculated.

When you suffer two civilian casualties and respond by killing 100 children, you’ve gone too far. And most importantly, when you ignore the needs of a subordinate nation and respond to its uprising with a slaughter, you’ve lost the moral high ground.

See, terrorists aren’t created in a vacuum. They don’t spring out of the ground fully formed and lusting for blood. They grow out of ordinary people who are denied power and autonomy and are filled with resentment until they lose sight of reason. For Hamas, that resentment has come from a number of neglects.

For instance, Israel has stonewalled Palestine’s path to statehood. It has blockaded Gaza, strangling the nation’s economy and leading to a 40 percent unemployment rate. It has allowed settlers to invade the West Bank and seize chunks of the already-miniscule territory. And with tragic regularity, Israel massacres Palestinian civilians in its fight against terrorism.

I’m not saying that Israel has lost the right to defend itself against Hamas because Palestine is oppressed. I am saying that Israel has chosen repeatedly to deter terrorism with violence when it could instead deter terrorism by taking its foot off Palestine’s neck.

As the United States watches Islamist extremists sweep through Iraq, we should remember that it’s very hard to eliminate terrorism through violent means. It’s a simple truth that violence begets violence and we should keep this in mind when deciding our support for Israel’s invasions and bombing campaigns.

Israel, meanwhile, needs to remember that people don’t turn to terrorism for no reason. And when they’re looking through the crosshairs, they need to remember that most Palestinians are just ordinary people waiting for the shooting to stop.

Nathan James is a senior majoring in public relations.

COLUMN | IMMIGRATION

Immigrant children coming to US due to violence, not lax security

By Matthew Bailey Despite the conspiracy theories put forth by many who hate President Obama, the immigrant children that are arriving in record numbers to the United States border are not doing it at the administration’s request. These children and teenagers are fleeing violence fueled by the illegal drugs and gangs that have come about due to the United States’ demand of illegal drugs.

This violence has reached a level where these children lose track of the murders, rapes, assaults, forced enlistment and other horrific crimes perpetrated by the drug cartels. To make matters worse, individuals who work for the cartels are at schools and other areas where children would be, so there’s often no place for them to go to be safe from enlistment. Despite that tragic reality, many Americans and this administration are more than willing to throw these children right back to the cartels.

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The Customs and Border Patrol had apprehended more than 52,000 children at the border by mid-June of the 2014 fiscal year. Analysis of the numbers of border patrol agents, which are at a record high, shows they’re entering the border because of lax security. These children are undertaking treks they know to be dangerous so they have a chance at

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escaping the violence.

Instead of throwing these children back into the dangers brought by the drug cartels, the United States should take responsibility for the dangers that we have caused. These children are being forced to our border due to the violence that our drug war and drug demand caused.

It is imperative that we take responsibility by giving them due process to see whether they are eligible for asylum. The United States should also find ways to deprive the drug cartels of power, which might include completely changing the drug war.

The president and many in Congress are ready to throw the children showing up on our borders by the thousands right back into the hands of the drug cartels.

Despite what many of them are saying, this is not an immigration crisis. This is a humanitarian crisis and should be treated as such. Many of these children deserve the right to be granted asylum, and the United States needs to rethink

Despite what many of them are saying, this is not an immigration crisis. This is a humanitarian crisis and should be treated as such. its strategies regarding the drug cartels.

To do nothing less than that is to continue to ignore the problems we create through our drug war and demand for illegal drugs.

Matthew Bailey is a second-year law student. His column runs biweekly.

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Blood donors will be able to view electron images of red blood cells and the hypodermic syringe under a scanning electron microscope. Photo Courtesy of Rich Martens

Blood drive will feature electron microscopes

By Samuel Yang | News Editor Donors at the Tuscaloosa Morning Rotary Club’s Red Cross blood drive will have an opportunity to see more blood – and needles – up close.

“I’ve been telling people they’re going to want to see that after they donate,” Central Analytical Facility Manager Rich Martens said.

Martens, a member of the rotary club, will be showing donors electron images of red blood cells and the hypodermic syringe under a scanning electron microscope, one of the facility’s nine major microscopes.

The CAF, which is supported by the Office of Research, often looks at materials engineering projects or investigates textiles. He said he hopes the tour will also open the eyes of donors to the “micro-cosmos” around them and serve as educational outreach.

“You can make a much higher resolution image than you’re going to get with a light

With them being on summer vacation, they’re not donating blood, and that’s a pretty substantial hit for our blood supply.

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microscope. You’re going to be able to go to a much higher magnification basically,” he said. “I bet you 99 percent of people have not seen an image like that.”

The rotary club’s motto is “Service Above Self” and has previously identified and met needs in the community through projects like

grants for Northington Elementary and the Druid City Garden Project. After a visit from the Red Cross, Martens and the club decided to sponsor a blood drive.

“They said July was actually one of the most crucial months for blood,” he said.

Donna McClure, donor recruitment representative at the Red Cross, said the Red Cross works with sponsoring community groups to organize blood drives within their circle of influence.

“The only thing that that sponsor needs to do is lock down a location that fits the need, that fits our equipment and bring in the people,” she said. “Their main job is to bring in the people, and we bring in everything else.”

McClure said the last time the Red Cross reached a critical level was in the winter, after a series of storms. Tuesday, the Red Cross released an urgent call appealing to donors to help prevent an emergency situation.

“Summer is usually a critical time for us anyway. Students provide 26 percent

of the blood we collect,” she said. “With them being on summer vacation, they’re not donating blood, and that’s a pretty substantial hit for our blood supply.”

Alicia Anger, Red Cross Alabama and central Gulf Coast blood services region external communications manager, said there has been no shortage in the Tuscaloosa area specifically, but the timing of the July 4th holiday this year led to a shortage of blood drives. According to a Red Cross press release, donations have been down approximately eight percent over the last 11 weeks.

Martens and the rotary club, McClure said, have been fantastic sponsors and have provided an interesting building to have the drive in. McClure’s daughter attends the University, and Red Cross is the supplier for DCH in Northport.

“I feel like I’m just covering another hometown,” she said. “The community has been very, very supportive of the Red Cross and is always open.”

Bryant Dining, Fresh Food Company to see changes

By Samuel Yang | News Editor Students coming to campus in the fall will experience a new Fresh Food facility and updated Ferguson Center food court, as well as two operational changes in Bryant Dining.

“First, Bryant Dining will now serve brunch from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. rather than serving lunch,” Aramark Regional District Manager A.J. DeFalco said. “Second, the evening training table meal will be available only to students with an active Athletic meal plan. Students will no longer be allowed to enter Bryant Dining for dinner with a regular meal plan plus an up charge of $9.95. Dinner will still be served from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.”

The Athletic Meal Plan is still available to all UA students, DeFalco said. Operational decisions for Bryant Dining, unlike other Bama Dining locations, are determined by the Athletics Department, which had previously changed its lunch hours for Bryant Dining. DeFalco said 100,000 meals per year were used at Bryant.

Caitlyn Harrison was a UA swimmer from 2008-2012 and had the athletic meal plan as a freshman when she lived on campus.

“Pretty much all of my friends freshman year, or most of them, were swimmers too. I ate lunch and dinner every day at Bryant. Pretty much all of my friends were the same,” Harrison said. “It was kind of implied. There was a group that

met for lunch every day. I would go to Bryant and know that there was a table.”

After she moved off-campus and her classes took her away from the area, she ate at Bryant less frequently, she said.

When she did return, she noticed a difference from her freshman and sophomore years, when most of the students eating there were athletes.

“It was so, so crowded,” Harrison said.

Harrison said the food served at Bryant was healthier, which she appreciated as an athlete. At one point, the dining hall was preparing personal meals for a fellow swimmer who could not eat gluten.

“I really appreciated that they gave us an option that would help us to do better in our sport,” she said. “I was really thankful for it.”

The change in Bryant Dining accompanies the addition of a new facility for the Fresh Food Company. Kristina HoptonJones, director of University Dining Service, said the $15 million building will have indoor and outdoor seating, as well as fireplaces.

“The patio seating area has fans for warm weather and radiant heaters that can be utilized during cool weather,” she said.

The new facility is approximately 50,000 square feet.

“There are two floors, so the main level is about 25,000 square feet for the food service area. The original Fresh Food Company was only 13,500 square feet,” she said. “Additionally,

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Chick-fil-A will be moving into the original Fresh Food Company space in the Ferguson Center, and the food court at the Ferguson Center will now also contain a Wendy’s, Panda Express and Auntie Anne’s.

CCHS conference to focus on patient-centered medical homes

By Alessandra Delrose | Contributing Writer The College of Community Health Sciences will be hosting a conference July 25 and 26 to inform the medical community about patient-centered medical homes and to encourage their incorporation.

“As a college, we are interested in not only transforming our own practice into this PCMH approach, but also helping to further the transformation of medical care in our area,” Richard Streiffer, dean of the College of Community Health Sciences, said.

The PCMH is a philosophy of healthcare that centers on being patient-centered, comprehensive, coordinated, accessible, high-quality and safe, according to UA News. This ideally leads to less costly emergency room visits, hospital admissions and better management of chronic conditions.

Streiffer said the idea of not only transforming their personal medical practice at the University, but also helping

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Richard Streiffer is the dean of the College of Community Health Sciences.

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transform other medical practices across the country, goes along with the College of Community Health Science’s personal mission and is a big motivator for

this upcoming conference.

“It is a tool for us internally, as well as at the community level, to increase awareness, create dialogue and learn from experts with experience in this transformative process,” he said.

Melanie Tucker, assistant professor for community and rural medicine at the University, will be a keynote speaker at the conference, “Building the Patient-Centered Medical Home Conference: Inspiration and Tools to Help Transform Your Practice.”

Tucker will talk about health coaching and its role in the primary care practice.

“A health coach is a member of the

clinical treatment team and works directly with the patient to help him or her gain knowledge, skills and confidence to create and reach their personal health goals,” Tucker said.

She said health coaches are new to the health care practice but play a very important role and make financial sense for primary care practices.

“Thirty to fifty percent of people leave their doctor’s visit without understanding their medications and treatment plan. This lack of understanding can be detrimental to patients with chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease or asthma,” she said. “I hope to introduce the concept of health coaching and show how we work with patients with chronic medical conditions to make positive behavior changes to impact their health and quality of life.”

There will be seven other keynote speakers: Sylvia Brown, Chelley Alexander, Mary Coleman, Michael Canfield, Melley Goodell, Beverley Johnson and main keynote speaker Paul Grundy.

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State bar names president New Alabama State Bar President Richard Raleigh graduated from UA, practices in Huntsville

By Mary Catherine Connors | Contributing Writer Richard Raleigh, the new president of the Alabama State Bar, is tasked with leading its nearly 17,500 members. He is a two-time graduate of The University of Alabama, completing his undergraduate career in 1992 and earning his law degree from the School of Law in 1995.

“It gave me a good experience and background educationally but provided opportunities to lead and get involved and help other people – things I’ve tried to continue to do throughout my life,” Raleigh said.

After growing up in Georgia, Raleigh attended the University on an ROTC scholarship. He said his interest in both law and the government fostered his decision to attend law school. After graduating from the University’s law school, he served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps for five years in Europe before returning to Alabama.

“Something that I try very, very hard to teach my students – and I would say that Rich epitomizes this – is that it is a privilege to be a lawyer,” Pamela Pierson, a University law professor, said.

During his time in law school, Raleigh assisted with Pierson’s research.

“People come to lawyers because they have problems, and they’re at a really hard time in their lives, and they need somebody whose judgment they trust,” Pierson said.

“Lawyers should always treasure that confidence with the people who come to them for help. Rich does that.”

Before becoming president of the state bar, Raleigh served on the Board of Bar Commissioners and many philanthropic organizations throughout the state.

“For me to seek this position was a

decision I had to make with my family and my law firm as well,” he said.

Raleigh will be responsible for collaborating with several law schools, the Supreme Court, the Alabama State Legislature and representing the state bar. The job requires a large amount of traveling, and Raleigh said he is excited to make a positive difference in the state bar while working with others. He was sworn in on July 12.

William Brewbaker, a University law professor, met Raleigh when he became presidentelect of the State Bar. “He has been a strong supporter of the Law School as well, serving as a trustee of the Farrah Law Society,” Brewbaker said. “He is personable, oriented toward solving problems and energetic. He will be an outstanding ambassador for the legal profession in our state.”

In addition to his recent installment as president of the State Bar, Raleigh practices and is the managing shareholder of the firm Wilmer & Lee in Huntsville, Alabama.

He has set many hopes for the upcoming year and said he plans to focus the bar’s agenda on aiding veterans, supporting Alabama’s lawyers so that they may perform to the best of their ability and improving accessibility to the justice system for all Alabamians.

“I think of these things a lot. There are always challenges, but you can make a difference in so many ways by just reaching out and doing something, by getting started,” Raleigh said. “Optimism and pessimism are both infectious. I think that the millennials – your generation – is very optimistic, and optimism spreads more rapidly from the top down than any other direction. We just need to find things and work – hard.”

Lawyers should always treasure that confidence with the people who come to them for help. Rich does that.

— Pamela Pierson

Richard Raleigh, a two-time graduate of The University of Alabama, has been named as the new president of the Alabama State Bar. Photo Courtesy of Richard Raleigh

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ICIR labs handle child nutrition, video games

By Andrew Laningham | Contributing Writer The Institute for Communication and Information Research uses things like a Nintendo Wii and Final Cut Pro as lab equipment.

Part of the College of Communication and Information Sciences, the institute has multi-functional labs that are being used to expand research in communications-related fields.

“We have several labs with multi-use purposes,” said ICIR Director Kim Bissell. “The labs can be used by any C&IS faculty or graduate student, and we have rented out our space to other researchers who do not have similar facilities.”

These labs include a survey lab, used for online survey data collection or telephone survey work; a content analysis lab, which lets researchers record programming and stimuli, then analyze it at a later date; and a theatre lab, which lets researchers show stimuli to approximately 20 people, then follow up with a survey.

Mary Katherine Alsip Shreves, ICIR assistant research scientist, said the facilities are free for C&IS faculty and supervised graduated students and are popular for teaching real-world research tactics.

“Our labs can help with a wide range of research, from giving surveys to collecting psycho-physiological data like heart rate or muscle movement using electrodes,” Shreves said.

“They also give faculty the ability to collect data using equipment that can be staggeringly expensive for a researcher to purchase alone.”

One of the most technologically advanced ICIR labs in the region is the psycho-physiology lab.

“It allows for the collection of physiological data, like EEG, EKG and skin conductance,” Bissell said. “This means we can measure physiological responses to mediated content. We have used that lab to look at physiological responses to ads, to violent content and to humorous content. This is one of the unique components of our labs in general because very few colleges of Communication & Information Sciences have this equipment.”

The lab was spearheaded in part by Bissell, who also created the Child Media Lab, which houses studies on children’s reactions to different types of stimuli.

“The Child Media Lab was my creation, because I do studies with kids. The lab has two HD/3D televisions. We have several types of gaming equipment, and we have what is called a bioharness, which allows us to measure children’s heart rate, breathing and other vital signs,” Bissell said. “It is basically a child-friendly version of the Psycho-physiology Lab.” Recently, the Child Media Lab has housed projects including studies focusing on popular Wii games.

“We asked children to play Wii exercise games and then asked them to report how hard they worked, how much they enjoyed the game and if they thought the game could be great exercise for them if done longer,” Bissell said. “We also measured their heart rate to see how hard they were actually working.”

They used the content analysis lab to embed food advertising within an appropriate television show.

“The program, when viewed, was just like they were watching television at home, but we manipulated the ads they saw,” Bissell said. “We then asked them to tell us what kinds of food

Kim Bissel is the director of the Institute for Communication and Information Research. Photo Courtesy of Kim Bissel they wanted to eat right then and were then given the opportunity to select foods [the exact foods they saw advertised a few minutes prior].”

The ICIR labs hosted a child nutrition lab to educate children about the ways they can be more proactive in their own health and well-being.

“The Child Nutrition Camp has been an exciting project for the ICIR to host because it rotates between nearly all of our labs in a single day,” Shreves said. “We love the energy of having a large research initiative like that in our labs.”

Studies at the ICIR Labs are not just restricted to children.

“We have done video gaming studies where we’ve looked at how an individual’s heart rate would go up [or down] depending on the type of game, so we manipulated first-person shooter games with third-person shooter games,” Bissell said. “We have looked at physiological responses to 2D and 3D content.”

The newest addition to the ICIR Labs is the UA Health Communication Lab, which came out of a partnership between Bissell and Scott Parrott, assistant professor in journalism. The goal, Bissell said, is to work together in designing and implementing studies in the area of health communication.

“We had previously worked together on a fairly large project related to media and health literacy, and we have worked on projects related to weight bias and bias against mental illness,” Bissell said. “We will be using many of the

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Regina Lewis, visiting professor of advertising and public relations, has conducted projects at the ICIR labs at what she said were much more efficient rates.

“If the ICIR team did not exist, this important collaboration with another college on our campus would not be possible,” she said. “I also have worked with the ICIR team on an industry project for the American Institute for Cancer Research that I believe provided this non-profit organization with terrific strategic direction. So, having the labs on campus is powerful not only for the college and the university as a whole, but far beyond.”

Lewis also uses the labs for a consumer insights and understanding course to help students conduct focus groups, observe consumers and report qualitative findings.

“Every semester, students tell me in my evaluations that the lab experience was one of the highlights of their learning,” she said.

The projects at the lab she has witnessed and participated in, she said, have been of academic, industry, social and personal value.

“The more we can create partnerships that utilize these labs, the more sophisticated they can become,” she said. “And with this, further opportunities for all of our students and faculty across the University are certain to follow.”

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Dozens of cyclists ride in the Hot Hundred accompanied by motorcycle police. Photos Courtesy of Pixie Hicks

Cyclists can ride a variety of distances, up to over 100 miles BIKE FROM PAGE 1

“By 2011, the ride had grown to number over 300 and better facilities and parking space were needed. A proposal was made to George Brown, University Rec Executive Director, and the move was made to campus which allowed us to offer ample parking, showers, swimming and even the opportunity to pedal past Denny Chimes and Bryant Denny Stadium,” Hicks said. “Since the move, our numbers have more than doubled and we have become one of the largest bicycling events in the state.”

The Tuscaloosa Mental Health Task Force, now known as the Tuscaloosa Mental Health Alliance, has continued to fund grants from the ride’s registration fees and jersey sales.

“Grants awarded in the past have supported community Mental Health First Aid training classes, Bradford’s Recovery Month Celebration and a student incentive program at Special Programming for Achievement Network of Tuscaloosa, as well as partially covered

The purpose of the Series is to encourage long-distance bicycling, such as the century option of each ride, and to increase fundraising efforts for the charities of each.

— Pixie Hicks

expenses for mental health professionals pursuing higher education,” Kathryn Adams, administrative assistant at the TMHA, said.

The Hot Hundred, which reached 632 participants last year, is co-hosted by the Druid City Bicycle Club and is the fifth ride in a series of 10 rides that collectively make up the Alabama Backroads Century

Series, now in its second year.

“The purpose of the Series is to encourage long-distance bicycling, such as the century option of each ride, and to increase fundraising efforts for the charities of each,” Hicks said.

In 2012, Hicks said the Hot Hundred invited and arranged hosting for Wounded Warrior Unit soldiers, many of whom are PTSD sufferers.

“We felt it was a great fit with our cause, and this year will welcome 20 soldiers from Forts Benning and Gordon,” she said.

University Programs has also partnered with the Hot Hundred to provide students with discounted tickets.

“The original price of one Hot Hundred ticket is $35, but University Programs is selling them for a discounted price of only $10,” Michelle Fowler, programming graduate assistant at UP, said.

Fowler said University Programs, which will next focus on Week of Welcome and monthly programming, was looking for a summer program, and the Hot Hundred fit the bill because it took place in Tuscaloosa and on campus.

“Hot Hundred will foster community by allowing participants to meet others they may have not met otherwise, as well as

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donate to the Tuscaloosa Mental Health Alliance through the registration fee,” she said.

An added benefit of bicycling, beyond physical fitness, is that it sharpens thinking and reduces stress, Hicks said.

“This is one of the reasons the Mental Health Alliance chose a bicycling e ve n t as their fundraiser,” she said.

“Through both the b i ke h o t h u n d r e d . c o m and tuscaloosa.mha.org sites, we not only promote the ride, but also encourage people to seek help, provide them with a list of organizations within the Alliance who offer this help and remind them that ‘There was a time when mental illness meant no hope. Those days are gone. Mental illnesses are biological brain disorders, and treatment works.’”

Students can register at upua.tix.com.

Memorandum of Understanding unites city, county schools to develop research SCHOOLS FROM PAGE 1

Tuscaloosa City Schools and Tuscaloosa County Schools.

It has four objectives that include writing and developing grants that offer training and service opportunities, developing research infrastructure in order to facilitate research efforts and initiatives, identifying and developing mechanisms that result in helpful interventions in the school and maintaining an active channel for the development of mutual understandings and undertakings.

College of Education Dean Peter Hlebowisch, Tuscaloosa City Schools Superintendent Paul McKendrick and Tuscaloosa County Schools Superintendent Elizabeth Swinford have all signed The Memorandum of Understanding.

“It’s a relationship that works both ways in the sense that our classrooms gain from having The University of Alabama with us in projects and in support and certainly in teacher preparation,” Daria said. “And then we reciprocate by, in many cases, working with the College of Education and other departments in The University of Alabama with research and information that they are doing. It’s a positive relationship, and it’s one of mutual benefit the way we see it.”

Joyce L e v e y, former superintendent of Tuscaloosa City Schools, now works in the College of Education as an administrator in residence at the University to help maintain the relationship with Tuscaloosa City and County Schools.

“The city schools have been really gracious to open their doors and allow us to work with them,” Levey said. “We understand the privacy laws. We are only there to benefit the learning and knowledge of the students in the College of Education and the students in the city.”

Edwards said the University prepared him to become a teacher through multiple learning experiences in Tuscaloosa City School classrooms.

“The best way the University of Alabama prepared me for teaching is through observation and experience.

As a student, I was required to put in large amounts

We have a strong vision for the future.

That vision is looking differently at the way we teach.

— Mike Daria

Students attend a graduation ceremony in Coleman Colliseum. Photo Courtesy of Tuscaloosa County Schools of hours in multiple high school classrooms observing different teachers,” Edwards said. “I was fortunate to observe some of the best teachers around Tuscaloosa.

After observing teachers, I was required to teach a certain amount of lessons on my own. After teaching a lesson, I was given feedback from a cooperating teacher. It was a great way to develop communication skills.”

Dean Hlebowisch from the University’s College of Education said he believes the partnership is beneficial to University students looking to learn from a real-world classroom experience.

“We want our interns to have an experience that’s wide-ranging and diverse by race, income, religious background, sexual orientation, so on and so forth. We want our students to have an exposure to the full-bodied diversity of our society, and we think Tuscaloosa schools can provide that for us,” Hlebowisch said.

Levey praised the school system for their hard work and high standards.

“The city schools have always been great in continually educating and working on new trends with the Common Core and Career College and Career Ready Standards so that teachers are prepared to work with children so anyone going out knows that they have a system that will continually professionally develop them and give them all the knowledge, the skills, the tools and the resources,” Levey said.

Daria said the challenge now is evolving teaching practices to fit modern students.

“We have a strong vision for the future. That vision is looking differently at the way we teach. The tradition methods of teaching don’t apply the same today,” Daria said. “Now, the basics of good teaching will remain through the test of time, but we are changing the way we deliver our educational program, and that’s a challenge for all of us in education. We are moving more toward a collaborative approach to learning, a project based approach to learning and engaging a new group of learners.”

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COLUMN | MUSIC

Steve Wynn’s “Sketches in Spain” fun listening, for a while

By Jordan Cissell Think of “Sketches in Spain” as you would a pre-owned Jeep Wrangler: never mind that the neighbor’s kid drove it into the ground during five years of Saturdays spent traveling to away games and Sundays devoted to barging through muddy ruts, because the dealership hosed off the undercarriage, and it’s new to you, so you might as well squeeze from it all the enjoyment you possibly can before the transmission locks up.

Steve Wynn, co-founder, vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and general head honcho of methodically-morose-but-perpetuallypropulsive ‘80s L.A. alt-rockers The Dream Syndicate, recorded the entirety of this 19-song set in Spain throughout the 1990s and 2000s. But until now, the tracks were never available anywhere else, so this is going to be new listening for all but Wynn’s most dogged disciples.

As you’d probably expect from a record that takes an hour and 15 minutes to get from start to finish, it’s easy to lose your bearings (and your attention) in the midst of such a daunting volume of material. But approach it with a little patience and some notion of where to start, and “Sketches of Spain” has some pretty good sounds to offer.

While the bass groove on the album opener, “I’m Not Listening,” bounces and lurches its way into a glittery guitar break with the sleazy thrust of Franz Ferdinand’s most danceable tracks, Wynn expectorates each bitter syllable like Iggy Pop, still groggy from his afternoon nap.

He imbues the cover of Three Dog Night’s “Never Been to Spain” with a tasteful dash of dry humor, relating his lifelong interest in (but perennial absence from) heaven, Hawaii, Paris and the titular country in a ranch hand’s sturdy growl. Chipper horn blasts punctuate the tracks ambient float of Hammond organ as shimmying maracas add subtle texture.

Fuzzed-out electric guitar and flabby tribal drums shroud “Kickstart My Jackknife” in an ominous murk reminiscent of the Rolling

Mother Funk, a band comprised of University of Alabama students, released its first album on February 28. Photo Courtesy of Mother Funk

Mother Funk continues performing while writing material for new album

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Stones’ “I Just Want to See His Face,” and Wynn’s murmured vocal sounds like it’s coming from the bathroom down the hall.

“Suddenly,” one of the record’s most interesting tracks, combines ‘60s girl group “sha-la-las” with lush, over-the-top, Pat Boone-meets-James Bond theme song strings. And the dirty descending chord riff of “Quarantine” does its best to cage the phased, modulated guitar solo, a spaced-out time machine to the meandering explorations of Syd Barret-era Pink Floyd.

Not every song here is a must-hear, of course. Wynn’s voice is a strong one, and he’s got a knack for infusing it with a multitude of entertaining, American-inspired inflections.

But on tracks like piano-anchored dirge “Free Love” and pseudo-rap “Hollywood Sign,” his baritone can tend towards a well-executed monotony. Most every song on the record is thoughtfully crafted, but the less-than-stellar cuts start to run together, especially over the course of 75 minutes.

Like the aforementioned Jeep, “Sketches in Spain” can be a lot of fun, so long as that transmission holds. Just keep the new from wearing off and save it for top-down ventures to the grocery store, not your hour-each-way commute five times a week.

From taking the stage to working on a second album, Mother Funk, a band made up of University of Alabama students, is keeping busy.

“We will be releasing a single by the end of the year,” said Josh Ferrell, guitarist and vocalist.

“We are still writing material because we want our second album to be longer, and that’s where our efforts are right now.”

The band dropped its first album, “Coastal,” on February 28. The album can be found on a variety of digital distribution outlets, including iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and more. In 2013, the band signed with Southeast booking agency Music Garden.

Mother Funk has performed at WorkPlay in Birmingham, the VIP side-stage for Widespread Panic at Oak Mountain Amphitheater in Pelham, Alabama, and many bars and Greek social events around Tuscaloosa. Out of all of the venues the band has performed at, Ferrell said the band members particularly enjoy the back room of Gallettes.

“The ultimate goal is to rendezvous to Nashville this time next year and have all of our songs written,” Ferrell said.

Mother Funk is comprised of Ferrell on rhythm guitar and vocals, Burnham Hawk on lead guitar and vocals, A.C. DeMoss on keyboard and vocals, Davis Hudson on bass and Casey Peranich on drums. The band’s founding members met through the fraternity Phi Gamma Delta and they decided to become a band in 2012.

Ferrell said before they were bandmates, they were all very good friends and have different flavors when it comes to music.

“I think it’s really cool that everyone in the band can switch instruments and play,” Tripp Shields, a friend of the band and UA alumnus, said. “For example, the keyboardist can play bass or the guitar if he wanted to,” Ferrell said everyone in the band has particular tendencies when they play and it comes across in a unique way when they perform. This makes the band fall into its own category of music, but they try to bring a sense of funk into everything they do, Ferrell said.

“Everyone in the band brings in different ideas from different backgrounds,” he said.

Mother Funk played at Greekfest in 2013 and had the opportunity to meet and talk with the band Dispatch. Ferrell said Dispatch members spent time with them before the show, and it could’ve perhaps been one of the best things that ever happened to the band.

“They were very forthcoming, they gave us great advice on how we can develop our music and how they developed theirs. Ultimately, that means so much to us,” Ferrell said.

Ferrell said social media has helped the band grow its fan base.

“I think a lot of what has helped us develop, as a band, is our social media presence,” Ferrell said.

Mother Funk will be performing on Labor Day weekend at the Lake Martin Amphitheater with Corey Smith and Moon Taxi. The band will also be playing Friday at this year’s Student Send-Off in Huntsville, Alabama. The event is presented by the University of Alabama Alumni-Madison County Chapter and will be from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

“We will be debuting new songs over the next couple of shows we perform at,” Ferrell said.

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UA students prove weight training isn’t just for the boys LIFT FROM PAGE 1

of weight. If you can only lift five pounds 15 times for a bicep curl before your arm absolutely gives out, then that’s heavy for you.”

Building muscle mass can provide a variety of health benefits for both men and women, including increasing metabolism, improving posture, strengthening bones and enhancing focus. However, misconceptions about weight training often prevent women from lifting heavy and achieving these benefits.

West said one of the most common misconceptions women have about weight training is the fear that lifting weights will make them “bulky” or ‘manly.”

“I think me and Danielle are perfect prime examples that that just doesn’t happen, because we train five or six times a week, as heavy as we possibly can, and have been doing it for multiple years, and we’re still very slim.”

Testosterone plays a vital role in building muscle mass. According to the National Institute of Health, male testosterone levels typically range from 300 – 1,000 ng/dL, while female levels range from 15 – 70 ng/ dL. Because of this, it is nearly impossible

for females to achieve a “manly” physique without years of strict dieting, lifting and often, the use of steroids. “[Some women think] they’re gonna end up like the stereotypical bodybuilding girl,” West said. “And to do that, there’s so many other factors that are involved. For a woman to get to that size, you have to have a certain level of testosterone in you, so that’s not natural.”

Deb Dunn, who is pursuing a doctorate in exercise physiology, has been a certified athletic trainer since 1996 and a certified strength and conditioning specialist since 2008. In addition to working as an athletic trainer for Tuscaloosa County High School, Dunn works as a personal trainer at GFG Fitness and the Student Rec center.

“All of my females want toned legs, and all of my females want butts, [but] you have to do heavy weight and low reps when you’re training legs or you won’t grow and you won’t tone,” Dunn said.

“And everyone says, ‘I’m doing squats, I’m doing these leg kick things, and I’m not seeing the results I want.’ And really, they just don’t understand what the muscle itself is meant to do.”

Dunn said part of her job as a personal trainer is to clear any misconceptions women might have about weight training.

“We try to help them and really attack

I think that society is coming around, and I think that the whole bodybuilding for women is getting bigger.

— Alyssa West

that mental side of it to where I assure them they’re not gonna bulk, I assure them they’re not gonna get big,” Dunn said. “That’s where, to me, having a personal trainer can be a benefit.”

Sometimes, it’s not just the fear of bulking up that holds women back from weight training. The prospect of entering unfamiliar territory and the fear of embarrassing oneself can also play a role.

“It’s very intimidating going to a new place, especially it being the Rec, by yourself as a female,” Dunn said. “If I was 18 years old, I would be scared to death.

I wouldn’t know where to start because there’s so many machines in there.”

Dunn, West and Ra’ed all said going to the gym with a personal trainer, or even

just an experienced friend, can minimize the intimidation factor of beginning to weight train. If those options aren’t available, websites like bodybuilding.com provide step-by-step guides to a variety of exercises.

“I’ve been there,” West said. “Whenever you go into a gym, you see all these guys who are huge, and you think they’re staring at you because you don’t know what you’re doing. But actually they’re in their own little world and could care less what you’re doing.”

Another option for novice weight trainers, both male and female, is the Beginner Weight Training course, KIN 157, offered by the kinesiology department. Five sections of the course are available for fall 2014, and 33 percent of students registered are female.

“I think that society is coming around, and I think that the whole bodybuilding for women is getting bigger,” West said.

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Ra’ed and West said not only have they noticed positive physical changes from weight lifting, but positive mental changes as well.

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UA graduate publishes book about Muscle Shoals history

By Hannah Widener | Contributing Writer

UA alum William Wells holds up an American flag while hiking the Appalachian trail. Photo Courtesy of William Wells

Alum returns from Appalachian Trail

By Francie Johnson | Culture Editor It was a hot summer day and mosquitos were running rampant as UA alumnus William Wells hiked up a mountain on the Appalachian Trail. He had run out of food the day before, and he had already hiked 15 miles that day on an empty stomach.

Out of the 142 days Wells spent on the Appalachian trail this spring and summer, this was when he came closest to giving up.

“I got about halfway up and just couldn’t move anymore, didn’t have the energy, didn’t wanna be out there,” Wells said. “I was like, ‘I could be home eating, in air conditioning, away from the mosquitos.’”

Then, his phone went off.

“It was a Facebook notification from a friend, and it just said something like ‘Keep going strong,’ so I saw that and got up and eventually made it to the shelter I was gonna be at,” Wells said.

William Wells spent his final semester of college hiking the Appalachian trail, or the AT, a 2,180-mile trail that passes through 14 states, ranging from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Katahdin, Maine.

William Wells typically hiked from 5:30 a.m. or 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. His daily mileage ranged anywhere from 17 to more than 30 miles, except for 12 rest days, or zero days, where he stayed in one location.

“The most difficult part was the mental aspect of it,” William Wells said. “I mean, it was definitely physical because you’re hiking 13 hours a day, just constantly hiking up and down mountains in whatever weather it was. Your feet are hurting constantly, you’re carrying a backpack that probably weighs 25 to 30 pounds. The physical was unbelievably hard, but the mental was so much worse, just because you’re out there, and you’re away from your friends and your family for so long.”

William Wells graduated in May 2014 through New College with a degree in wildlife and land management and a focus in outdoor leadership. He worked with both his academic advisor and the New College associate dean to receive school credit for the planning and execution of his AT thru-hike.

“I met with [William] probably about 10 or 12 days into the hike, and [people] really didn’t know his name, but they would tell me ‘That’s the guy who’s hiking for college credit,” said Bill Wells, William’s father. “I think he got to be known as a University of Alabama student, and I think that just speaks well of the University.”

During his trip, William Wells survived for 142 days on peanut butter and tortillas, Pop-tarts, Ramen noodles, Cliff bars, Fruit Roll-ups and other assorted snack foods.

“Now I can’t eat any more peanut butter or Pop-tarts,” Wells said. “I’ve had way too much of those. I ate the same thing pretty much every day.”

William Wells said his favorite part of the hike was the people he met, some of whom he still keeps in touch with.

“I met people from all over the world,” Wells said. “I was hiking with people from Germany, Australia, England. I was hiking with a 60-year-old man from England who was triple crowning, which means he had done the Pacific Crest trail, the Continental Divide and was now finishing the AT on his 60th birthday.”

Bill Wells said William worked diligently to plan his route and test hiking equipment in the months leading up to his departure.

“I think as parents you’re just always worried about what’s going to happen on the trail,” Bill Wells said. “I think part of it was just missing him for that period of time, but his mother and I knew that he was doing something that he really wanted to do, and he was really focused on reaching that goal, so that made it a lot easier as he was gone for those 142 days.”

William Wells has only been home since July 16, but he’s already planning future hikes. He said he’s considering grad school, but if that doesn’t pan out, he wants to complete the Pacific Crest trail and the Cardinal Divide trail within the next year.

“It feels awesome knowing that I’ve done it, I’ve completed it, but it still hasn’t set in that it’s over,” Wells said. “Every time I sit down now, I feel like I should still be hiking. It feels like I’m just taking a day off.”

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With a combined love of journalism and the South’s music history, UA alumna Carla Jean Whitley is sharing these passions through her first book,“Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: How the Swampers Changed American Music.”

With a master’s degree in journalism, Whitley said she is excited to know that her book is being put on the shelves this week. She got her idea about the book from the Muscle Shoals documentary and soon got in touch with the owner of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and began her research from there.

“Just knowing that some of the biggest names in music, such as the Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Syknyrd, [recorded there] was fun for me,” she said. “Knowing that Skynyrd is from Jacksonville, Florida, hit home for me, which is where I grew up.”

Whitley said she believes that music fans all across the United States will appreciate the book, not just local music lovers in the Muscle Shoals area.

“That is what makes this topic so interesting,” Whitley said. “Because of all the bands that have recorded there, it has such broad appeal. You can talk about the classic acts like Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, but then it goes beyond that. Four years ago, the Black Keys recorded there and won a Grammy.”

She continued her research and interviews with some of the key players in the music scene in Muscle Shoals and began writing her book soon after the studio was bought by the Muscle Shoals Music Foundation.

“It was quite an undertaking,” Whitley said. “You’re doing a little bit of research and a whole lot of reporting. After I got my signed contract in June 2013, I started right away and it was a quick process.”

During her research and manuscript writing, she continued to keep in touch with friends from the University. Meredith Cummings, a journalism professor at the University, has continued to maintain her friendship with Whitley.

“Carla Jean and I met in my journalism class and became very good friends afterwards,” Cummings said. “I call her my ‘grammarian’ nerd friend.”

Because of their strong knit friendship, she received Whitley’s book ahead of time. Cummings watched Whitley grow over the last decade and said “she really knows her stuff.”

“She’s a fantastic writer and a meticulous

UA alumna Carla Jean Whitley combines her passion for journalism and the South’s music history in her first book,“Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: How the Swampers Changed American Music.” Photo Courtesy of Carla Jean Whitley researcher,” Cummings said. “I’ve watched her grow, and she’s a real authority in the local music scene. I couldn’t think of a better person to write this.”

Whitley is now currently working on her second book about the history of beer in the city of Birmingham. She is also working at “Birmingham Magazine.” She writes about food, music, events and other things in the city.

Whitley completed her first book signing in Birmingham on Monday at multiple locations in the area. The book hit the shelves on Tuesday, July 22. She is working to have a book signing in Tuscaloosa as well as attract her local friends and alumni to come out.

“Even though I have over 100 copies sitting in my living room right now, it still feels like I’m living in a dream,” Whitley said. “It seems too good to be true, but I also have a lot of work to do for the future.”

COLUMN | TV

Modern television programs feature nudity, leave nothing to imagination

By Hannah Widener It’s the classic tale of boy meets girl, but here’s the twist: they’re both naked.

“Dating Naked” will premiere on VH1 on July 17th and make viewers all across the country feel like Peeping Toms. The premise of the show is for a naked man and naked woman to date two other naked suitors in some exotic location and then decide which person should move onto another date.

This is not the first time network television has left nothing to the imagination. “Naked and Afraid” is now in its third season on the Discovery network, averaging 1.17 million viewers an episode. The show takes a man and a woman survivalist and sets them out into the jungle in their birthday suits to survive for 21 days.

After the 21 days have passed, the contestants are usually dehydrated and malnourished and must be taken to the hospital. However, probably the funniest part of the show is not the fact that these people signed up to do this, but the look on the driver’s face after he drops them off. Usually a native to the country, the look of disbelief on the driver’s face as the person hops out into the jungle then strips down is priceless – a look that says, “Is this really what Americans do

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Sadly it is. Networks are hopping on the naked bandwagon, and TLC has just released its new show, “Buying Naked,” which follows Jackie Youngblood, the top nudist community realtor in the country. Youngblood helps clients find the perfect home in Pasco County, Florida, which is the “Nudist Capital of America.”

Each show does follow FCC regulations, but even through blurred bars, there isn’t much left unseen.

The show’s goal is to show viewers what happens when we strip everything away and have nothing to hide behind when we first meet someone.

In a Tinder society of hookups and OkCupid dates, have we

stopped taking the time to know someone before taking everything else off? Twenty years ago, television was just breaking new ground on the nudity front. There was one lady who changed the game: Monica Lewinsky. She lit the fire not only in Bill Clinton’s loins, but ignited a conversation around the country about sex and politics that had never before been discussed in such a public manner.

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Nick Saban answered several questions about Lane Kiffin, one of the newest additions to the Alabama coaching staff. CW File

By Sean Landry | Sports Editor After fighting his way through crowds of media and autograph-seeking fans, meeting a man who traveled from Australia to a mall in Hoover, Alabama, just for the occasion and after his customary appearance on Birminghamarea radio station WJOX, Alabama football coach Nick Saban offered an update to the assembled reporters on the newest challenge facing the 62-year-old head coach: life as a grandfather. “With the addition of these folks in our family, I just seem to continue right on down the totem pole. I’ve always been behind the two dogs, but the line is getting deeper and deeper when it comes to Miss Terry,� Saban said in reference to his wife. “I’ve only made a few mistakes in terms of being a grandfather to this point. That’s after so many times of, as soon as the baby makes a peep, seeing somebody run to pick her up. You say ‘She’ll be fine, just let her cry.’ That was a mistake, now. That was

a huge mistake.�

Along with queries about the new addition to his family, Saban fielded questions concerning one of the newest additions to the Alabama coaching staff: offensive coordinator and former USC and Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin. “Well, I think anytime anybody has knowledge and experience, it certainly contributes a lot of value in your organization,� Saban said. “I think it kind of goes both ways, I think you learn a little from them, I think they learn a little from you. I think you can make subtle changes in what you do to make it more effective because of the input you get from your staff. “The more experience that your staff has, obviously, I think the better they understand the big picture and have the kind of foresight that you need to have that you know when you make changes, what the cause and effect of those changes are going to be. Lane certainly has been helpful in a lot of those areas.�

Junior wide receiver Amari Cooper said Kiffin is

installing a new offense that will help Alabama continue to contend for national championships. “Coach Lane Kiffin is a great coach and a great person to be around,� Cooper said. “He brings that quality to the team. I think we can constantly compete for a championship. Coach is a likable guy. He wants every player to execute their job. He also wants you to have fun playing football.�

Saban said the team will face a number of new challenges on the gridiron, including the introduction of the College Football Playoff, which Saban said will make the national championship more difficult to win than before.

The new playoff will rely on a 13-person selection committee to select the top four teams in the nation and send them into national semifinals played on New Year’s Day. The 2014 semifinals will be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and the Sugar Bowl at the Super Dome in New Orleans, Louisiana. “I’m hopeful that when we choose the teams that are in the playoff, that we take the 13 years of experience that the BCS had in tweaking their system of picking teams so that they get the right four teams in the game,� Saban said. “I do think when you look at the history of the BCS, they usually got it right with their process. The criticism always came when there were more than two teams that were deserving. Now the same thing is going to happen with a four-team playoff because there’s always going to be a fifth team that could have been deserving that will create controversy.�

Saban said he would be wary of expanding the playoff system to eight teams or beyond. “I think if we continue to expand, whether it’s a playoff system or whatever it is, I think we’re sort of getting to the saturation point when it comes to how many games can a college football player play without sort of overdoing it relative to the responsibilities that he has academically and the other things that are going on in their life besides just play football games, because there’s a potential for a player to play 15 games in our league, with a championship game as well as two playoff games,� Saban said. “I think we have to take the student-athlete’s well-being into consideration if we continue to play more games.�

Saban said the Crimson Tide’s attempt to win the first College Football Playoff will be complicated by the lack of experience on the team, particularly at quarterback, on the offensive line and on defense. “We’re basically an unproven team in some areas.

There’s a lot of question marks because of the players that we lost and players that we have coming in,� Saban said. “It’s always our intent to do everything that we can to help our players be successful in every way, in their personal development as well as academically, being able to develop a career off the field, which is what is going to benefit them most in life, as well as their development as football players. That’s what we’re going to continue to try to do – our best, so that we can have the best possible program in the country.�

COLUMN | ESPYS

ESPYs are about more than just sports, about purpose of sports

By Sean Landry Sometime last week, far from the capital of the sports world (located then in a mall in Hoover, Alabama), in a town in California called Los Angeles, various sports dignitaries (not named Nick Saban or Paul Finebaum) gathered at a venue called the Nokia Theater for the 22nd annual ESPY Awards, presented by ESPN. Many people dislike the ESPYs and some have legitimate complaints. Why, for example, would one need an awards show for competitions? A national championship ring is a more impressive possession than a fan-voted ESPY. Alabama fans would likely not have appreciated this year’s edition particularly, considering the prevalence of Auburn plays in various highlight packages. Add to that the comedic and musical stylings of Drake and you have a night that, while amusing, was forgettable to say the least.

The ESPYs however, aren’t really about sports; not below the surface anyway. They’re about what sports can be used for, if only the sports world focused on the positive impact it can have.

Take the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, given annually to someone “possessing strength in the face of adversity, courage in the face of peril and the willingness to stand

up for their beliefs no matter what the cost,� according to ESPN.com.

This year, Michael Sam, the first openly gay NFL player received the award. During the presentation, chronicling Sam’s journey from poverty in a single-parent house to the NFL Draft, and through Sam’s speech, one anecdote stuck out. Sam was asked to speak to a friend’s 15-year-old sister, struggling then with thoughts of suicide. “When we spoke she told me she would never consider hurting herself again and that somehow my example helped her,�

Sam said. “It’s amazing to think that by doing just what we can, we can all touch, change and even save lives.�

Whatever you think of Sam, this fact remains: at least one young person (probably more, if I had to guess) is alive because he had the courage to be unashamed of who he was.

Or, as Sam put it, “great things can happen when you have the courage to be yourself.�

Take also the Jimmy V Award for perseverance, named after basketball coach and cancer victim Jim Valvano and given to Sportscenter anchor Stuart Scott who has been battling cancer for seven years. Scott, who continues to fight for his family, who continues to live his life

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Cancer is something that affects each and every one of us.

Scott, therefore, is someone who should inspire each and every one of us.

That’s what the ESPYs is about.

It’s about using sports – or whatever your craft is – to improve and inspire others. The proceeds from the event go to funding the Jimmy V Foundation for cancer treatment and research.

In truth, the ESPYs is about perpetuating the legacies of the two men who gave those awards their names. As Ashe said, “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.�

And most importantly, as Valvano said, “Don’t give up.

Don’t ever give up.�

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Redshirt freshman Cooper Bateman is among several players contending for the starting quarterback position. CW File

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By Sean Landry | Sports Editor For months, the buzz around Florida State transfer quarterback Jacob Coker has been building. Coker’s former coach and current Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher told TideSports.com in June that Coker might be the most talented quarterback in Alabama’s recent history.

“Including what they’ve had, he’s much more talented than anything they’ve had,” Fisher said. “I don’t mean to discredit the previous guys, they were all great. But this guy is extremely talented. Arm and mind.”

Many have named the Mobile, Alabamanative and St. Paul’s Episcopal School graduate the heir presumptive to AJ McCarron, the three-time national championship quarterback who is himself a graduate of St. Paul’s Episcopal and a Mobile native.

Alabama coach Nick Saban challenged that perspective during his press conference at SEC Media Days in Hoover last week, saying his staff has yet to choose between Coker and senior Blake Sims, who started in the A-Day game during the spring. Saban also said the younger quarterbacks had not been eliminated from the competition, including redshirt freshman Cooper Bateman.

“That’s really not internally the perception by me, our staff or our players,” Saban said.

“Jake Coker has the opportunity to come in and compete for the position. Blake Sims has been competing for the position, really did a pretty

good job in the spring. Didn’t play great in the spring game, but we really didn’t do the things that he’s capable of doing. We really can’t make that decision or prediction as to what’s going to happen at that position.”

Junior wide receiver Christion Jones praised Coker’s performance in practice but stopped short of naming a starting quarterback. “[Coker]’s done a great job since he came in May,” Jones said. “He’s been doing an awesome job with our wide receivers, with our coaches, learning and doing all the little things right, trying to become the quarterback that we want him to be. It’s a competitive job for him as well, and he understands that because we’ve got three or four other guys who can also help us win.”

Saban said the competition for the starting spot could extend into the season, depending on how each player progressed and wouldn’t rule out a two-quarterback system.

“When you come to picking players, and you’re trying to decide who’s going to be the leader of your team, you can’t really force those things,” Saban said. “You can’t force a relationship. You can’t force happiness. I was always told ‘If you work hard you’ll be successful. If you’re successful you’ll be happy.’ That’s not always true. You have to do something of significance. Somebody on our team is going to have to take the bull by the horns to be the quarterback, and I would like to see that sooner rather than later. But I have no control over that.”

From the time a studentathlete steps on campus, they face expectations.

However, there are other expectations that sometimes go unnoticed by fans, like the pressure to succeed outside of athletics. At The University of Alabama, that is where the Bill Battle Center for Athletic Student Services comes in.

With the help of 10 full-time and 90 part-time employees, the center’s goal is to help student-athletes succeed in their post-athletic career. Through tutoring, mock interviews and resume building, the center is one of the driving forces for success after college. Jon Denver, associate athletics director for the center, said the center’s main goal is to have every athlete graduate.

“Graduate every one of them would be the top goal,” Denver said. “And get a job when they leave here, that would be the ultimate goal, but we’re at a

level now where we’re trying to maintain the high level of academic achievement that we’ve done here in the last year. Thirteen Academic AllAmericans, 3.2 [GPA] combined cumulative average for all our student-athletes, graduation rates are extremely high right now so we’re at a place right now where we’re looking not to go backwards. We want to keep going forward.”

Denver said one of the main reasons for an athlete’s success at the University was largely due to their coaches, who stay on top of them throughout their time in school.

“Well, essentially it starts with the head coach,” Denver said. “Once they’re here in our freshman program, we continually work with them on all the benefits of staying in touch with us. If they don’t and their grades start to slip, then we have a program that we bring them back in to study our mandatory program until they improve their grades and

The Bill Battle Center for Athletic Student Services exists to help student-athletes succeed in their post-athletic career. CW / Pete Pajor that kind of thing. So we keep them in the loop fairly well. Our department probably sees the student-athletes more often than probably anybody else, other than their coaches.”

A career center for studentathletes is also being planned for the future. Through the center, athletes will receive help building a balanced resume with community service and extracurricular activities.

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FOOTBALL

Drake, Reed will not be dismissed from team

By Sean Landry | Sports Editor In the midst of a hectic appearance on the final day of SEC Media Days, Alabama football coach Nick Saban took time to update the media on the status of recent arrestees Kenyan Drake and Jarran Reed.

Drake, who finished the 2013 season as the third-string running back, was arrested the morning of July 5 for misdeameanor obstruction of governmental operations after attempting to cross a crime scene to reach his car. Reed, a 4-star defensive tackle who transferred from East Mississippi Community College and started in the A-Day game, was arrested the morning of July 13 and charged with driving under the influence after colliding with a stationary vehicle while backing out of a parking spot.

“Those players are suspended, but they’re not kicked off the team,” Saban said. “When they prove that I think, or we think, that they’re ready to come back and show a little bit more responsibility and discipline for how they handle themselves, their decision-making, how they represent the University, their family and themselves, then we’ll allow them to come back on the team.”

Saban explained his philosophy on player discipline and said much of the team’s process is dedicated to helping players grow off the field.

“We all have a program that tries to help these guys develop the kind of thoughts, habits and priorities that are going to help them be successful in their life. But their ability to make good choices and decisions, to control their impulsive behaviors and do things correctly is something this process, you know, sort of helps develop,” Saban said. “I think discipline is ‘Here is something that you want to do, here is something that you know you’re supposed to do that you really don’t want to do. Can you make yourself do it? Over here is something you know you’re not supposed to do, but you really want to do it. Can you keep yourself from doing it?’”

Junior defensive back Landon Collins said the responsibility for team discipline extends to the player leadership.

“We do it as the leaders of the team,” Collins said. “We take the proper amount to help keep things under control. We need everybody on our team, especially [Drake and Reed]. They’re great players, and we need them on our team. The disciplinary action that we take is very understanding. We understand what they’re going through.”

Saban said he is reluctant to dismiss players from the team for a number of reasons.

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