THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 VOLUME 121 | ISSUE 16
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A high school injury kept Jonathan Hutchens from playing sports, but you’ll still find him on the sidelines on gamedays. On top of a full load of classes, he works in the recruiting office for the Crimson Tide football team.
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Whether you’re heading to Atlanta to catch the game or staying closer to home, there’s plenty to do over the three-day weekend. Make the most of your time off with these attractions.
SPORTS | FOOTBALL
DePriest suspended for opener Senior will sit out after ‘minor NCAA infraction’
SPORTS | FOOTBALL
By Sean Landry | Assistant Sports Editor
Alabama’s defense will be without one of its leaders to start the 2014 football season. Senior linebacker Trey DePriest will sit out Alabama’s season opener against West Virginia on Saturday. Coach Nick Saban made the announcement about DePriest during his press conference Wednesday night. “Trey DePriest will have to sit out Saturday’s game against West Virginia due to a minor NCAA infraction,” Saban said. “He will be available to play next week against Florida Atlantic.” Saban did not elaborate any further on the infraction but he did say that Reuben Foster Trey DePriest and Reggie CW / Pete Pajor Ragland would be DePriest’s replacements for the first game. Foster and Ragland stepped in for DePriest during fall camp when he missed time due to a knee injury. “I think that even though this was not something we anticipated, it was something that we were able to prepare for because of his injured knee and absence earlier in camp,” Saban said. DePriest was third on the team with 65 total tackles last year, including two sacks.
Crimson Tide will battle the West Virginia Mountaineers in Atlanta By Sean Landry | Assistant Sports Editor
For eight months, the Alabama football team has been forced to live with the memories of the back-to-back losses that ended its 2013 season. The now-infamous missed field goal return for a touchdown – the so-called “Kick Six” – makes frequent appearances on sports television, and Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops made several comments regarding the Crimson Tide’s loss in the Sugar Bowl during the offseason. Saturday afternoon, when the Crimson Tide takes on West Virginia at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, the team will finally have a chance to respond. SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 13
Derrick Henry, one of several running backs the Crimson Tide will rely on this season, runs for a touchdown in the Sugar Bowl. CW File
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THURSDAY August 28, 2014
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Get on Board Day invites all students to attend and learn about the extracurricular activities available at the University. GOBD is of special interest to members of the incoming freshman class looking to get involved with a club or organization outside of academics while also making new friends. This year’s GOBD will be a three-part series, with activities on Aug. 28, Sept. 25 and Oct. 2. “One day isn’t enough,” Kalyn Lee, director of organizational outreach for the Source, said. “It gets so overwhelming for the freshmen, or anybody else for that matter, that you get a vague amount of information. We want to try to eliminate that this year by bringing students back for two other, less crowded days.” The first day of GOBD, termed Magnificent Mile Style, will showcase many of the organizations and departments at the University. “A lot will be going on. The students will get to see all of the organizations in a laid back, entertaining environment,” Lee said. “This way, people can see what the organizations have to offer, while also getting a little entertainment amongst all the chaos.” Besides the additional two days of GOBD this year, changes include a special swipe system that will be implemented to collect student information. There will be a designated area for students to swipe their action cards and their contact information will be distributed to the groups they are interested in joining, making it easier for the organizations to reach out after the day ends, Lee said. Many organizations have already registered for the first day of the event and anticipate positive results. “We hope that our table at GOBD will attract girls who are enthusiastic to learn how to play Ultimate,”
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Haley Djuric, president of the woman’s ultimate Frisbee team, said. Similarly, Kristin Tabor, president of Crimson Tide Club Cheer, said she wants to recruit dedicated students who love to cheer competitively and reach the team’s goal of 36 members. Not all of the groups present will be sports teams, however. Ratio Christi, a relatively new Christian organization that deals with looking at religion from a rational perspective, encourages anyone with questions to visit their table at GOBD. “We really want to make the organization better known,” Mary Lyle, president of Ratio Christi, said. “We want to spark interest in discussions about our beliefs and try to answer the difficult questions.” Other organizations that will be present include ROTC, Rip Tide, Tide Talks and more. Besides the additional two days of GOBD this year, changes include a special swipe system that will be implemented to collect student information. There will be a designated area for students to swipe their action cards and their contact information will be distributed to the groups they are interested in joining, making it easier for the organizations to reach out after the day ends, Lee said.
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Editor | Rachel Brown Newsdesk@cw.ua.edu Thursday, August 28, 2014
Professor treks through jungles, finds new plant species By Austin Frederick | Staff Reporter
John L. Clark has experienced many wonders of the world, trekking through the Ecuador mud, finding new species of plants almost every day, curating the herbarium, having a plant named after him and spending time in the Peace Corps. Clark, who is currently on sabbatical for the semester after eight years of research, graduated with his Ph.D. from George Washington University in 2005, and is an associate professor at The University of Alabama and a curator for the herbarium. “My research is discovering new species and also understanding that diversity in an evolutionary context,” he said. “We’re trying to find out who’s related to who and we’re trying to understand diversity in that context.” Clark said he has always had a passion for biology and being out in the field. “Going out in the field and documenting things, seeing things, photographing things, bringing them back and bringing them to their museum, that’s what I love,” he said. “Through these collections, we can understand their evolution.”
John L. Clark, Chris Milensky and Jon Grammar pose with seven natives while in Ecuador. Photo Courtesy of John L. Clark
Clark, who makes many trips to Ecuador, spent six years living there, three of which were spent in the Peace Corps. The experience not only let him learn a new language and a new culture, but also allowed him to spend most of his time outside and to have many wilderness experiences. “What I try to do in the course that I run is to provide students an Ecuadorian experience,” he said. “It’s more than just visiting a park, but meeting the people
and seeing it. The Peace Corps provided that context for exploring that part of the world.” Clark’s colleagues said when he gains new experiences, so do they. “He really enriched my experience in the field helping me make it on the botany expedition in the Ecuador,” said Brian Keener, a colleague from the University of West Alabama. “He’s very astute in flora in the southeast tropics.” Clark said he has a real passion
for plants, which provides him with a closer connection to nature and the forests surrounding him. “When I’m in the field and I know the plants that I’m looking at, I feel like I have a better experience outside,” Clark said. “It’s like knowing your natural surroundings. It’s like going to an Alabama football game and knowing the outcome.” Clark not only has a passion for plants, but also has a plant named after him, which he found during
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his time in Ecuador. The plant, named Gustavia Johnclarkii, was found on a tree he used to climb during his time in the Peace Corp. “After numerous emails, they finally took a look at it and said it was something they had never seen before so they named it after me,” Clark said. Clark also acts as the curator for the herbarium in the museum. He oversees the plants and some of the algae. Clark hosts a trip to Ecuador, giving students the opportunity to see and experience the Ecuadorian forests. Hiking anywhere from seven to 20 kilometers a day, he said trekking through the mud can be exhausting and one wrong step can put you knee deep in mud. “My favorite part of the trip was definitely spending time in the forests despite the hikes being difficult,” Laura Clavijo, a CSC Student said. “The rainforests are really a spectacular place and it was great to be there.” Clark is currently spending his sabbatical with his wife and three children in New Jersey, but will return to the University in the spring.
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Editor | Patrick Crowley Letters@cw.ua.edu Thursday, August 28, 2014
COLUMN | ADMINISTRATION
Administration has a role in uniting campus NATHAN
James Staff Columnist
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COLUMN | ONLINE COURSES
Online classes serve as real-world preparation JACKSON
Poe Staff Columnist
The increasing amount of online classes as a means for education is great for students of all ages. Online classes put the work completely in the students’ hands and let them work through the class at their own pace. They allow for more flexible scheduling and don’t overwhelm students by having them actually attend class and deal with a professor face-to-face. They can be especially helpful for classes that are not extremely interesting, but are required for graduation. Those things might not appeal to everyone, and that is understandable. But everyone should take at least one online class during their time at The University of Alabama and that it should even be a requirement. I do not know what everyone plans on doing after they graduate, but I can almost guarantee it will require some form of online learning or instruction. Review courses for graduate school admission tests are shifting online. Graduate schools are putting more and more emphasis on online seminars and
classes. Employers are offerIt may be harder for you ing more and more training and to learn online, but that is instruction online. exactly the point. I would bet Whatever your post-education that grades for an online plans might be, the experience class would be lower, even you gain from online learning will if the class were identical to be valuable. The University has an the traditional class, with excellent offering of online class- the exception of the online es, maybe even too many. This classes where the lectures is a good start, but the focus are recorded daily and posted should now be on the quality of to blackboard. You may even online classes. A student should learn less in the online version be able to get just as much out of than in the traditional an online class as a traditional classroom setting. class if they work Online classhard enough. es more closely Online classes resemble the should not serve real world and as easier verimpendOnline classes more closely t h e sions of their traing future. They resemble the real world ditional counterthrow it all at you part. Instead, they and the impending future. and leave it for should emphasize you to figure out. freedom of learnThis may not be ing for indepenthe best learning dent-thinking method for some students, and provide students classes. It may not be in your the opportunity to learn in ways best interest to take your first that they will undoubtedly see online class in a subject that again in the future. There are is difficult for you. Like all new people who argue that online pursuits in life, start small by classes dilute the value of the taking an elective online. The degree, but this seems ignorant class will teach you discipline, considering many academic elite time management and also open institutions, including Ivy League you up to the way you will be schools, are offering online learning for the rest of your life. classes at all levels of study. After all, the classes are still Jackson Poe is a senior structured and taught by world- majoring in finance and class faculty from respected accounting. His columns runs biweekly on Thursday. universities across the globe.
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Three sorority sisters in full selfie mode, smiling broadly and pressed close to fit in the frame. Beneath their faces, the caption “Chi O got NO n-----!” By now, many of you have seen the image. You may or may not have heard the denials: some have anonymously defended the Snapchat to Total Sorority Move, claiming that Snapchat autocorrected the word “ninjas” to the most offensive slur in the English language. Others have claimed that the image was Photoshopped. One way or the other, the response was swift. The student who sent the Snapchat is no longer a member of Chi Omega, and has even been condemned in an official statement from Judy Bonner. I’m disappointed that more people aren’t talking about this incident, because it has a lot of implications for the University. The first major lesson from this is that our administrators are finally taking racism seriously – at least, from a PR perspective. For the president of the University to comment on an individual Snapchat is unprecedented, and shows a shift towards a zero-tolerance policy on racist language. President Bonner went on to praise the University and the Panhellenic community for making “great strides” on Bid Day, when 21 black women received bids. This language is constructive because it highlights the importance of positive social change in the University’sGreek system. This is a stark contrast to the administration’s usual policy of denying any problems at all, and if this kind of constructive language continues, it could open the door to more robust discussion on race at The University of Alabama. It is not all good, though. It seems a little hypocritical for the University, which tacitly condoned segregation for decades and under-recruits nonwhite students, to publicly crucify a student for using racist language. I am not saying that a statement should not have been made, but administrators may potentially have ruined a girl’s life by emailing her prejudices to the entire student body. Leaders who presume to make that kind of moral judgment had better hold themselves to a high standard, and I am not so sure our administration meets that standard. I am glad that administration seems to be taking accusations of racism more seriously than in the past. But as we move towards equality, let us remember that the most harmful expressions of racism are not overt and personal; they are silent and institutional. Therefore, as we fight against racism, it is not enough to hold just people accountable. We also have to keep a close eye on the institutions. Nathan James is a senior majoring in psychology. His column runs weekly on Thursday.
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OPINIONS Thursday, August 28, 2014 OPINIONS | BLACK STUDENTS
The University must provide support for black students, not just words
SAMARIA
Johnson Staff Columnist
The University of Alabama generally has its students’ best interests at heart. While the University generally invests much in order to ensure the social, academic and personal well-being of its white students, the same cannot quite be said for its black students. The institution whose students can cheer for a football team comprosed mostly of black men is the same institution that merely sends parents a barely contrite email when the n-word is literally smeared across a building on campus or when a white member of a traditionally-white organization publicly cheers that no black girls will be fellow sisters. There is no number of black girls who successfully rush traditionally white sororities that is going to help how the University’s administration and community treat its black students, not as long as the
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University continues to avoid real correction. The solution is not yet another Blend or SODEL, which were created as halfhearted solutions to assuage white guilt and grant credibility to misguided notions about what it means to advocate for racial justice on this campus, all while effectively undermining black students’ own voices and efforts. Anti-black racism at the University is not an equalfault or no-fault scenario, because the burden of correcting hostility toward the black community on campus does not and will never lie with us. White students are not the ones who are affected by the very real trauma of seeing “abolish womb lynchingâ€? scrawled in brightly-colored chalk on a well-populated sidewalk by an antichoice student group, a statement that utilizes, for sociopolitical gain, historical racist and white supremacist violence against the black community and appropriates the black community’s struggle against that. There are no number of group lunches that will drastically change the circumstances of black students. It is naĂŻve to believe that the problem is that white and black
WHAT I THINK • The University should take tangible action to address racism on campus. • Hollow statements from the administration won’t eliminate racism. • UA should hire specifically trained counselors. • UA needs an Office of Diversity and Black Student Resource Center. students do not like each other. Racism goes deeper than a side-eye or two in the Starbucks line. The only times the University draws the line between normalized racial violence on this campus of the sort that I have mentioned and the unacceptable kind it takes notice of is when the latter brings this institution negative publicity. Yes, the University’s black students have found ways to build a strong, vibrant community on campus. In conjunction with black faculty and particularly enlightened allies, we do a lot of work to make campus as safe a space as possible for ourselves. There is only so much we can do as
students for other students, only so many resources we have access to. Even if that were not the case, we black students deserve a university that acknowledges our unique needs as black people and black students and makes sincere efforts to meet them. Where is the Office of Diversity or the Black Student Resource Center? Where are the counselors specifically trained to deal with the nervous breakdowns induced by being a black woman walking past traditionally white fraternity houses or because our professor used coded racist language in the classroom while our non-black peers laughed along? For as long as the University remains silent as anti-black racism surreptitiously exists on campus, from microaggressions to outright violence, black students will never feel truly safe as members of the Alabama community. We deserve an institution that makes concrete and sincere efforts to address our needs as black students. Samaria Johnson is a senior majoring in history. Her column runs biweekly on Mondays.
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NEWS
Thursday, August 28, 2014
UA professor studies lack of sleep in students By Maddy Ard | Contributting Writer
do this, they know there will be short-term Scholarly all-nighters and consequences; but the longlong nights on the Strip may term consequences of sleep lead to long-term health prob- deprivation do not impact lems, but work and school are their decision to obtain more important to college stu- adequate sleep.” dents, according to a new study. It’s common knowledge Dr. Adam Knowlden, an no sleep at night makes for assistant professor in The a long, tiring next day. Dr. University of Alabama’s Manoj Sharma, co-author of department of health science, the study and prorecently analyzed fessor at Jackson college students’ State University, attitude toward said there are the value of sleep also long-term We found students and the reasons to often put off sleep to consequences why they do not putting off sleep make sleep a accomplish other goals that most college top priority. students are they may have. “The research not considering. has helped inform Though students — Dr. Adam Knowlden — us of what stumay not realize dents are strugit, sleep habits gling with in terms today will have of getting quality sleep,” a profound impact on their said Knowlden, who con- future health. ceptualized and conducted “Sleep deprivation can the research of 118 students. lead to fatigue, memory loss, “We found students often depression, cardiovascular put off sleep to accomplish disease, obesity and premaother goals they may have, ture mortality, to name a few,” such as academics or social Sharma said. “Consistent activities. When they adequate sleep helps in
SLEEPHABITS Sleep deprivation can lead to: • Fatigue • Memory Loss • Depression
• Cardiovascular Disease • Obesity • Premature Mortality
College students need hours of sleep per night. CW / Hannah Glenn
rejuvenation of all systems of the body particularly the immune, nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems.” Fortunately, there are plenty of ways for students to ensurethat sleep is not overlooked. “One of the main things students can do is to work
on time management. For example, if a student uses a planner, they should block off eight hours of sleep on their calendar and treat sleep like an appointment,” Knowlden said. Knowlden said turning off social media, cutting down on caffeine and avoiding long
afternoon naps are other great ways to make sure you get enough sleep at night. “There is always something going on in college,” Kelsey Pereyda, a freshman majoring in business, said. “I haven’t even thought about how little sleep I’ve gotten since school started.”
NEWS NOW Dean Robert Olin stands alongside Will Menas and Hannah Studdard, co-presidents of the College of Arts and Sciences ambassadors. Photo Courtesy of Alex Green
Student helps establish new scholarship By Emmalee Molay | Contributing Writer
During her one-day tenure as Dean, Marcita Cole started a new scholarship for students with financial hardships. When Cole won the College of Arts and Sciences’ social media campaign “Dean for a Day,” she took the opportunity to begin laying the groundwork for “The Rising Tide” scholarship. Cole’s vision of creating a new scholarship is becoming a reality with the help of Dr. Robert Olin, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and the college’s student ambassadors. “Marcita’s vision was a ‘for students, by students’ kind of thing,” said Allison Verhine, sponsor of the College of Arts and Sciences ambassadors. “It’s a lot for one person to take on, so we have 26 ambassadors to help.” Before the scholarship can be given out, Cole and the Arts and Sciences committee
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Scholarship fundraiser WHEN: Thursday, 5-9 p.m. WHERE: McAllister’s on 15th Street are hoping to get the scholarship endowed, which requires $25,000. After approval by a board of trustees, it will be possible for the scholarship to be given out annually. Will Menas, a senior majoring in political science and co-president of the College of Arts and Sciences ambassadors, said one of the goals is to get students to donate to the scholarship. “I really feel like students will be happy to help with a project like this,” Menas said. “To reach out and help one of their fellow students in need.” Members of the UA community will be able to drop donations into a 4-foot tall
Plexiglas elephant – named “Baby Al” – as it makes its way around campus with the ambassadors. The elephant will make an appearance at the College of Arts and Sciences table at Get on Board Day. The college has set up several fund-raising nights at local restaurants, including McAllister’s, Jim ‘N Nicks, Buffalo Wild Wings and Panda Express. While it is undecided who will receive the scholarship, Verhine said it will be a current Arts and Sciences student. Although there is still a lot of work to be done, Verhine is eager to see how it all plays out. “We’ve already seen a lot of success,” Verhine said. “We’ve been reaching out to alumni, and we’ve had faculty members willing to match whatever their class raises.” Donations for “The Rising Tide” scholarship are being accepted online at as.ua.edu
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Student turns sports into jobs By Laura Testino | Staff Reporter
For Jonathan Hutchens, a sophomore majoring in exercise science, life revolves around Bryant-Denny Stadium. Hutchens works in recruiting for the Crimson Tide football team and as a bar-back at The Bear Trap, a rooftop restaurant and bar that overlooks the stadium. His busy work schedule requires staying at The Bear Trap until 2 or 3 a.m. and then returning home to sleep for a few hours before starting his 8 a.m. shift at the recruiting office on many occasions. He balances working with taking 14 credit hours at the University. “Right now it’s going okay. I’m just getting the first taste of it,” Hutchens said. “But, it’s rough. I was a little exhausted the first half-week of school.” He began working as a barback this past spring, and his position in the recruiting office started over
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the summer. He hopes to use has a lot of enthusiasm, and is a his new job in recruiting to vibrant, good kid.” propel him toward a future career Coworker Joel Reaves said in coaching. Hutchens fits in well with the While playing in a soccer game small family of bartenders and during his sophomore year of bar-backs at The Bear Trap. high school, Hutchens collided “[Hutchens] realizes what’s with another player and incurred going on and what’s needed,” a skull fracture that ended his Reaves said. athletic career. Because of The Bear Trap’s “It was rough right there when close proximity to the stadium, it all started, gameday cheers and I couldn’t can be heard in play or do anyreal time before thing, really,” through [Hutchens] realizes what’s playing He said. “I’ve the television. grown to see Although he going on and what’s the other side grew up rooting needed. of it, and find for Tennessee, passion in it in a Hutchens said different way.” he became a — Joel Reaves — Adrian Leach, devoted fan of owner at The the Crimson Bear Trap, Tide during his said Hutchens’ interest in sports freshman year of high school. His is obvious. recruiting position will keep him “That’s all he talks about. I’m inside Bryant-Denny Stadium, a big baseball guy, and rather than watching from afar [Hutchens] is obviously into during home games. football,” Leach said. Hutchens said he and other Leach said he sees Hutchens as recruiters are interested to see a hard-working employee. how the quarterback battle will “[Hutchens] has been great. unfold this Saturday. He’s done everything I’ve ever “It’s going to be fun to watch asked him to do,” Leach said. “He how our defense plays,” he said.
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CULTURE
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Biking group rides, maintains trails By Cokie Thompson | Contributing Writer
The first few weeks of school are all about getting involved on campus, but Tuscaloosa has more to offer than recruitment drives and free T-shirts. Just a few minutes off campus, a group of dedicated mountain bikers are taking advantage of “Alabama the Beautiful.” Established in 2008, the West Alabama Mountain Biking Association hosts multiple weekly group rides while working to promote trail building and maintenance in the Tuscaloosa area. Darrell Arnold, training coordinator at the Center for Advanced Public Safety at The University of Alabama as well as the group’s president, said the group’s founders organized the chapter of the International Mountain Biking Association as a way to work on local trails. “They got started because a lot of them were just going out and creating and maintaining these trail systems that have been here for years,” Arnold said. Daniel Dye, a senior majoring in civil engineering and the group’s secretary, said he’s gained
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Members of the West Alabama Mountain Biking Association pose for a picture while riding at Hurricane Creek. Photo Courtesy of the West Alabama Mountain Biking Association
endurance in his time on the trails. Dye said the group has proved a valuable resource for beginner riders. The rides on Monday nights are targeted to the more inexperienced, and other members can offer advice on equipment. Other than recruiting new members, the group’s immediate goal is making Sokol Park more navigable. Over the past year, WAMBA members have logged more than 1,700 hours maintaining the trails they ride. WAMBA has also partnered with volunteers from the University’s Honors College for Lake Lurleen service days and Outdoor
WHAT TO KNOW • Beginner rides are at 5:30 p.m. every Monday night at Munny Sokol Park. • Group rides are at 5:45 p.m. Thursdays at Hurricane Creek. • For more information, visit wambarides.org. Action cleanups. Arnold said he hopes that more young riders will come out and become more involved with the group through both service and sport.
It’s a proven fact that when you put more effort into your appearance, you feel better about yourself and perform better. Of course, this is much easier said than done. As fall approaches, a wardrobe revamp is definitely in order. Sites like ASOS are perfect for a quick online shopping trip that gets everything from essentials to trendy pieces. ASOS also offers free shipping, so you can order a few extra tops and return the ones that don’t fit right or match your killer new shoes. The best part? ASOS also has a 10 percent student discount through the website UNiDAYS. This is the best student discount program and will help you save cash
Online shopping sites like ASOS are great for quick online shopping. CW / Pete Pajor
at places like ModCloth, Jack Wills and Oh My Love London. For those looking for a piece inspired by runway trends, check out Pixie Market and Front Row Shop. Both offer pieces that run a little more expensive than, say, H&M, but the quality and cutting edge looks make the price tag worth it.
The Bama Supe Store has everything new students need to get their first A. From apparel to course materials and even computers, the Supe Store has it covered. Shop on campus at one of four convenient locations, including the bigger and better Ferguson Center, or online at supestore.ua.edu.
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CULTURE Thursday, August 28, 2014 COLUMN | FOOD
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How to eat on the cheap in Tuscaloosa Wisconsin band PHOX develops ‘nap-pop’ sound inside a tightly wrapped burrito so order a bowl. Two, everything except for extra meat and guacamole is free, so fill up your bowl with double rice, beans, veggies, etc. And three, a tortilla comes free on the side of any burrito bowl. So for a little under $7 plus the two minutes of work to wrap your own burrito, you can be the King or Queen of BurritoLand for two meals’ worth of food.
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Chipotle offers huge meals for cheap if you know how to order correctly. MCT Campus By Matt Lund
It’s not yet been a week and dining hall food has already grown stale. Thoughts of off-campus food meander through hungry minds, while wallets tremble. We’re all hungry. We’re all broke. So do yourself a favor, and check out any of these three delicious, filling and affordable Tuscaloosa options.
Chipotle While Chipotle isn’t even remotely a Tuscaloosa chain or a local business, they do serve nutritious, clean and tasty food. More importantly, you can get a huge meal for cheap if you just know how to order right. Doing this requires a few “secret” tidbits of knowledge: One, you can fit infinitely more food in a bowl than
Glory Bound is a sister company to burger joint Mugshot’s and does a lot of the same things right: meat, melted cheese and a ton of different topping combinations all on warm toasty pita bread. Every Tuesday and Thursday you can get a full gyro plus a pile of thick cut wedge fries for $5. Stack that with the free hummus coupon found on the Campus Special app or coupon booklet, and you now have a feast for just $5.45 with tax.
Taco Mama Taco Mama is a relatively new addition to Tuscaloosa that opened last spring on University Drive across from Moe’s BBQ. Taco Mama serves standard Mexican fare: tacos, burritos and nachos. The first step to eating cheap there is using your eyeballs to read the sign that states, “All toppings free.” The second step involves judging the difference in the topping ready surface area between two small taco shells, one large burrito wrapper or a giant plate of crispy tortilla chips. Spend $7 on create-your-own nachos and receive a solid pound and a half of cheesy, beefy, guacamole topped goodness.
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Upon hearing the breathy, crawling voice of Monica Martin of Wisconsin band PHOX, splattered over the whimsical likes of whistles, banjo, clarinet, horn, keys, electric guitar, mandolin and clapping, one can expect to be invigorated yet simultaneously craving a nap. Martin’s self-coined sound description of “nap-pop” could not be more spot on. With an EP titled “Confetti” released as an extended music video in April 2013 and an initial strong fan base made up of family and friends from Wisconsin, PHOX gained recognition quickly thanks to bubblegum pop orchestral/folk songs like “Slow Motion” and their undeniable chemistry as a band. To their listeners’ delight, PHOX has more than satisfied the hunger their fans have been experiencing since “Confetti” with last month’s release of their self-titled,
PHOX’s debut album was released in June. Wikimedia Commons
full-length debut album. Ever since its June release, PHOX by PHOX has been praised by countless music media outlets, including NPR and PASTE Magazine. What appears to draw listeners in most is the band’s spontaneous musicianship. All music fans want something to hold onto, and PHOX’s music has the endearing and raw aspects of a long-time friendship.
10 What to do Labor Day weekend CULTURE
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By Henry Barnes | Contributing Writer
Labor Day weekend is coming up fast, bringing the perennial question: “What is a college student to do with a three-to-four-day weekend?” If you want to do something other than simply hang out on campus, here are some suggestions for you. For those going to see the Crimson Tide football team’s season opener against West Virginia, there are also plenty of things to do in Atlanta before the game.
Six Flags Over Georgia If you’re willing to a three-hour drive, you can go to a place the University has taken its students before. Take a trip downriver on the classic Monster Mansion, soar into the air on the hypercoaster Goliath, or splash down in the included water park, Hurricane Harbor. Normal admission is $61.99, but you can buy tickets online at sixflags.com/overgeorgia for $41.99. The park is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 30, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 31 and 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 1.
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Splash Adventure Waterpark The water park that used to also be a theme park is a mere 45 minutes from campus and plays host to a lazy river, water slides, a laser maze challenge, a wave pool and other attractions. More are promised to come in 2015, including the return of the wooden roller coaster Rampage. The park is open 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Aug. 30, 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 31 and 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 1.
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Tailgating Before the game Saturday, there will be an indoor tailgate at the Georgia World Congress Center. This will begin at noon EST and includes a buffet, televisions and appearances from the Alabama cheerleaders and mascots. Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased online at the Tailgate section on chick-fil-akickoffgame.com. Fanzone is available for fans looking for a cheaper tailgate to a attend. Admission is $15 and will start at 10:30 a.m. EST. Fanzone includes food, interactive games and other familyfriendly attractions. At 1:15 p.m., Fanzone will also be hosting the Million Dollar Band, cheerleaders and a team walk through.
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Georgia Aquarium
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Only a three–minute drive from the Georgia Dome is the Georgia Aquarium. Besides getting a chance to see the many different species of fish exhibits, those who go to the aquarium will also have an opportunity to check out a brand new exhibit of African penguins. Admission is $31.95 per ticket.
At the World of Coke, visitors get the opportunity to see the vault of the secret formula, which is where visitors learn about all the secrets and history behind the popular drink, Coca-Cola. General admission for the World of Coke is $16 per person, and tickets can be bought online or at the ticket office.
The 1,200-acre park is about an hour drive from the University, containing an 11-mile trail system and seven visitor destinations, including the Hugh Kaul Beanstalk Forest Adventure and the Red Ore Zip Tour. More information on the park, including reservations and pricing for the Forest Adventure and the Zip Tour, can be found at redmountainpark.org.
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Volleyball team heads to St. Louis By Kayla Montgomery | Staff Reporter
The Alabama volleyball team will take the court Friday at noon for its first match of the season. CW File.
Under the leadership of fourth-year head coach Ed Allen, the Alabama volleyball team will take the court Friday at noon in St. Louis, Missouri, for its first match of the season. At the Marcia E. Hamilton Classic, the Crimson Tide will play Northern Iowa, followed by a match against Southeastern Missouri at 5 p.m., and two additional matches on Saturday. “I’m expecting us to be very hard-hitting. I’m expecting us to make an impact right from the start,” junior setter Sierra Wilson said of the opening matches. “I think we have the youth and the energy to really overtake some teams fairly quickly. It would be good if we could capitalize on our offense. We have a lot of tall hitters, and I think we’re going to be very solid defensively.” In these early matches, Allen said the team looks to “play hard, play smart and play together.” They will also serve as a barometer for some of the new faces present on the team, and display the improvements on defense that the
team has made throughout the preseason. “Even though we’ve returned a significant number of players, we’re playing three, maybe four, kids at times that have never been with us,” Allen said. “To find out how they will respond in stressful situations is the unknown.” Of the returning players, the Crimson Tide boasts three players who earned AVCA honorable mention All-American titles last season, sophomore Brittany Thomas, redshirt sophomore Krystal Rivers and Wilson. Rivers was also selected to the preseason All-SEC team. Alabama will enter the matches off of a historic 2013 season, when the team recorded 24 wins, tying a school record for the most victories, and its postseason appearance in the NCAA tournament was the first since 2007. The season followed suit of a trend of improvement in the program since Allen took the reins. To maintain momentum, Allen said it is imperative that the team bring their best effort on a regular basis, and play to their best ability every day. Also
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important are the top-caliber athletes the program continues to draw, who exhibit success both on and off the court. “If we get better every week, that’s going to create a certain level of excitement and momentum, and we hope to continue to ride that momentum over the next couple of years,” he said. “We’re stacking the roster with kids that are committed to something that’s much bigger than themselves, and are exactly the kind of player that the University of Alabama deserves. They’re good people, great students and terrific athletes.” Wilson also emphasized the notion of participating in athletics at the University and the prestige that comes in tow, as well as the importance of seeing beyond her own career. “I came here initially to build something special, and that’s going to last beyond me,” she said. “As long as the new girls coming in and returning players keep that in mind, that’s how you keep building, knowing that you’re playing for something bigger than yourself.”
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By Nolan Imsande | Staff Reporter
New Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin will make his coaching debut Saturday on the sideline, where he will coach for the rest of the year. “Even though he felt more comfortable in the press box, I think that it is important that he is on the field because that is where he has the greatest impact and effect on the players,” Saban said. Kiffin was hired in December to replace former offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier, who left for the same role at Michigan. Kiffin came to Alabama after being fired as the USC head coach early in the season. Kiffin was the head coach at Tennessee for a year before leaving to coach the Trojans. Prior to his stint in Knoxville, he was a celebrated offensive coordinator at USC. “I have never asked an offensive coordinator to come down to the field, but we are going to do it this year, “ Saban said. Kiffin will be the primary play-caller for the offense, and Saban plans to stay out of his way, he said.
“My thing has always been that, as a play-caller, you have to let the guy have the rhythm of what he’s trying to do,” Saban said. “I had rather make my suggestions between series, not while we have the ball, and maybe say, ‘Look, they’re doing a lot of this. We thought they’d do that. Let’s make sure we get back to that.’ ... I know that’s putting a lot of trust in another person, but that’s been the most effective way through the years for me as a head coach.”
Practice notes -Dillon Lee worked with the inside linebackers for the third day in a row. Lee is listed as the back-up to Denzell Devall at the “Sam” linebacker spot. -The offensive line worked in a “jumbo” package weighted to each side for one of the drills. The starting line was the same, with the addition of Leon Brown on the outside of right tackle Austin Shepherd, or Grant Hill to the outside of Cam Robinson on the left side. -The team practiced inside and in full pads on Wednesday.
Quarterback Jake Coker looks to throw during practice Wednesday. CW / Pete Pajor
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“It’s been a big motivator,” running back Jalston Fowler said after practice. “Sometimes we don’t want to talk about it, but we need to. We just want to get back to playing Alabama football.” The restoration of the Alabama identity has been a point of emphasis for coach Nick Saban during the offseason and the weeks leading up to the first game. “The question you always have when you start the season is who are we as a team,” Saban said Monday. “Every team has an opportunity to create an identity with the energy, enthusiasm, sense of focus that they have and the togetherness that they play with.” Saban said West Virginia will provide an early test for the the Crimson Tide’s defensive identity. The Mountaineers are coached by Dana Holgorsen, who spent many years as the offensive coordinator behind some of the top offenses in the nation. Holgorsen masterminded his own variation of the “Air Raid” spread offense, a
PLAN TO WATCH WHAT: Alabama vs. West Virginia University WHEN: Saturday, 2:30 p.m. CHANNEL: ABC, ESPN2 no-huddle,pass-heavygameplan, heavily reliant on the “explosive play” for distance. “Dana has done a really good job there, especially when it comes to how they’ve been able to play offense, uptempo, fast, sort of Texas A&M, Oklahoma State style,” Saban said. ”[They] try to control the rhythm of the game by the speed that they play at.” The no-huddle offense has given Alabama trouble in the past, but safety Landon Collins said he and the team have worked during preseason to prepare for just these kinds of offenses. “On the field we do fast-paced offenses and we just go as quick as possible,” Collins said. “We have certain plays so we don’t have to do so many checks.” Collins will be the leader of a defensive secondary that is looking to improve over its 2013 numbers and will be key in defending the West Virginia passing game helmed by quarterback Clint
Trickett. Alabama’s defensive front will be preoccupied with slowing down an offense that features three running backs who averaged at least 4.7 yards per carry last season. On the offensive side of the ball, Alabama will be attempting to break in at least one new quarterback. Saban hasn’t named a starter, but said he feels comfortable with either fifthyear senior Blake Sims or Florida State transfer Jake Coker. “The quarterback situation, we’re going to continue to rep both guys,” Saban said. “We feel like both guys have been doing a very, very good job.” Much of the pressure placed on the starting quarterback can be lifted by a strong performance from Alabama’s stable of running backs. “Those guys have all done a really, really good job,” Saban said. “They’ve all had really good camps. Derrick Henry and T.J. [Yeldon] probably are more of the sort of inside, downhill, do-it-all kind of runners. Kenyan Drake, because of his great speed, can do those things but is also a really good receiver as well as a regular runner. I think all three of those guys are guys we definitely want involved in the game that have playmaking ability.”
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WVU sports editor talks season opener By Sean Landry | Assistant Sports Editor
Alabama returns to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers in the season opener Saturday. The Crimson White caught up with Connor Murray, sports editor of The Daily Atheneum at WVU, to discuss the Mountaineers’ prospects. Alex Price (5) fights for the ball against a Memphis defender. UA Athletics
What do you think West Virginia’s defensive philosophy is going to be this game? Who’s a standout player who can cause problems for Alabama?
Tide looks to bounce back By Caroline Gazzara | Staff Reporter
The Alabama soccer team opened the season with one objective in mind: improve on last year’s results. Though it split last weekend’s games to Kennesaw State and Memphis, the Crimson Tide is confident about the season going forward. Alabama (1-1) will face back-to-back road games in Tennessee this weekend against Austin Peay State and Middle Tennessee. Losing to Memphis may have dashed some of the team’s spirits, but coach Todd Bramble said the girls are excited about this weekend. “I think [our confidence,] it’s very high,” Bramble said. “I know we’re disappointed that we lost the game to Memphis, but I still think that this team has a deep belief that we’ve got all the ingredients to have a really great season.”
Last season, Alabama lost seven out of nine away games, three of them to conference teams. “It’s tough to win on the road,” Bramble said. “It’s especially tough to win on the road in our conference so this just gives us the opportunity to have a little extended road trip and make sure the players are understanding what our expectations are as a staff.” The Crimson Tide will be staying in Nashville, Tennessee, this weekend, a midpoint between the matches. Bramble said the team is looking forward to spending time together. “It’s a group that seems to be really close and enjoy each other’s company,” Bramble said. “We get to get away and spend some quality time together. We get to go play two good opponents and experience Nashville a little bit.”
Cross country to open season By Kayla Montgomery | Staff Reporter
The Alabama men and women’s cross country teams will kick off their 2014 season with with a meet against Samford Friday at Veteran’s Park in Hoover. Head coach Dan Waters said the teams look to open their season in a competitive fashion, and improve upon last season’s results from their opening meeting with Samford. “The primary thing [UA assistant] Coach [Adam] Tribble and I look for is a competitive mindset from both of our teams,” Waters said. “We felt like last year one of our teams lacked that against Samford, and it cost us dearly.” Following this race, the Crimson Tide will head to Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 20, where junior Katelyn Greenleaf will compete in her first race of the season. “I’m hoping to get out and see where I’m at,” Greenleaf said. “I think that, this
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Ishmael Banks was just suspended for three games. What does that loss mean for West Virginia’s secondary? All camp, the coaches have been praising the depth of this team and the defense in particular. The secondary is one of the position groups where they have the most experience, but being without Banks hurts them a lot ... Banks is one of the big-play guys in the secondary. That’s obviously going to hurt them, being without him for the non-conference schedule. Alabama will be starting a rookie quarterback Saturday. Do you think West Virginia will be able to make changes to take advantage of his inexperience? They sort of feasted on some young guys last year, especially the mobile ones. [Oklahoma’s] Trevor Knight had a real tough time. He was pulled from that game. West Virginia ended up losing to Oklahoma, but they gave him some fits. I don’t think they’ve seen anybody like Jacob Coker. They’ll try to exploit the inexperience, but it’s easier said than done.
The Alabama cross country teams will begin their 2014 season with a meet against Samford. CW File
past summer, I’ve had one of my best summers of training, so I kind of don’t know what to expect with what my time will be. But I hope to compete hard and put out a good effort, and hopefully the time and the place will follow.”
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Just getting after the quarterback is going to be a big key for them. Like you said, there’s been some inexperience there, so that’s been a good way to exploit that in the past. On the defensive line, Kyle Rose is the leader of the defense in general. He has experience, he can get in there and disrupt things in the passing game, and he’s also a good run stopper. In the secondary, Karl Joseph is one of those first-team, All-Big 12 preseason selections. He’s going into his junior year, and he’s got the reputation of being one of the hardest hitting safety in the Big 12 if not the nation. On offense, who do you think will be the workhorses for this game? They’ve got a bunch of depth at running back, but running the ball against the Tide might be easier said than done. Dreamius Smith is probably the most proven option they have. He was splitting times with Charles Sims last year but he’s back, he’s bigger, he’s stronger. Going into the season, they haven’t named a No. 1 guy. They sort of have a “rotating depth chart” as the running backs coach JaJuan Seider has put it. I think Smith is the No. 1 offensive weapon, and then they have a pretty talented receiving corps with Kevin White and Mario Alford. White is more of a deep threat, bigger, taller guy, and Alford is more of a speed guy who can hurt you in the slot and going up top.
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Roger Goodell needs more consistency in suspensions By Nolan Imsande
If NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is going to keep suspending his players for their wrongdoings, he needs to find a fair way to do it. There is no problem with Goodell suspending
players that deserve to be suspended. The problem is the amount of games the players are suspended for. Goodell seems to have no consistent pattern with how he hands out suspensions. In 2008, thenNew York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress
accidentally shot himself in the leg while at a nightclub. Goodell suspended him for four games. In 2011, former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was suspended for five games for receiving impermissible benefits while in
college. Last week, Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater was suspended for four games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Prater claims that he had a couple beers during a family vacation before training camp started. If that is true, then
basically he was suspended for drinking, something that every American over 21 years old can do. Goodell can keep suspending players because most of the time, they deserve it. Just make sure the punishment fits the crime.
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