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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 VOLUME 121 | ISSUE 18

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37 groups petition for block seats 20 groups lost blocks for leaving early last year

By Rachel Brown | News Editor

More than three dozen student organizations presented their case for organized seating, or block seating, during football games in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Monday night. Thirty-seven groups highlighted their organization’s achievements >INSIDE in the areas of leadership on Turn to campus, academics, and page 10 community for a service. complete list The Student Organizational of student comorganizations. Seating mittee – composed of Ann K a t h r y n Parrish, Ryan Coleman, Sydney Lang, Nicholas Schmitt, Frank Schottgen, Adrian Smith, Katie Vallely and Brad Wurm – voted at the end of each presentation. Each voter used the same color pen to insure anonymity and ballots were placed in a ballot box. Mackenzie Brown, director of media relations for the Student Government Association, locked the ballot box between each session.

Presenters were each given five minutes to show the panel how their organization has excelled in leadership, academics and community service. They were able to SEE SEATING PAGE 10

Sketchbooks

6 Steel City Pops

9 Rowing

When art students at The University of Alabama run up against artists’ block, their sketchbooks can offer sparks of inspiration. From a private sketch to a rough draft of a major project, sketchbooks can be powerful tools for UA artists.

Steel City Pops doesn’t just offer frozen treats to stave off hot Alabama summers. With profits from bottled water sales going to dig wells, the company is slaking thirst in India and other nations.

With the Crimson Tide rowing team’s new boat house nearing completion, junior rower Courtney Atkinson discusses the new facility and the team’s first home race later this month.

NEWS | EMPLOYMENT

International students in lawful F-1 and J-1 status are eligible to work on campus if enrolled for a full course of study.

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Federal Work Study jobs are available to students who have completed the FAFSA and have been awarded funds based on financial aid.

Students must maintain enrollment requirements: Undergraduate students: enrolled for at least 6 credit hours Graduate students: enrolled for at least 4.5 credit hours International students: enrolled for at least 12 credit hours

Students can work a maximum of: 40 hours/week 20 hours/week in over the summer the fall and spring

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Taking shifts after schoolwork Students find jobs on- and off-campus for extra income

By Mary Catherine Connors | Contributing Writer

Ahlaiah Lewis is guaranteed to do two things every week: attend lectures and scoop ice cream. The sophomore spends her time away from school working off-campus at Coldstone Creamery as a shift leader. Lewis said she has been working at the restaurant since freshman year and applied with a friend through the establishment.

“I think that it just is going to prepare me and teach me how to work with customers, work with my other employees, manage my time and be more organized, just stuff like that,” Lewis said.

Lewis said it is easy to work around her school schedule, sometimes working two-hour or longer shifts on the weekend. Though her work schedule may be different every day, she said the work is not too strenuous. However, Lewis’s first job was in high school, which made transitioning into her new job much easier.

“I’ve had a job before, so that first job

was my trial and test area where I had to figure out how to balance everything, so now I’m used to it, and I know how to better manage my time so I haven’t really had any problems,” she said.

Deciding whether to work during college has always been a personal decision for students. Whether they need a little extra financial footing or just want to gain real-world work experience, both on-and off-campus jobs are available for students of all majors and interests.

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Griffith hopes for debate

By Ben Jackson | Contributing Writer

A historically conservative state with a Republican supermajority in both houses, Alabama often finds its Democratic gubernatorial candidates without much traction. Tuesday night at Ridgecrest South courtyard, Parker Griffith, the Democratic nominee for the governorship, visited, dined and mingled with Alabama College Democrats while discussing his platform and the party’s future.

Addressing the students over barbecue, Griffith spoke out against Gov. Robert Bentley’s handling of issues such as Medicaid, education and job creation.

“Governor Robert Bentley, with an MD behind his name, is choosing to deny healthcare and the expansion of Medicaid to a state that’s fifth in obesity and second in cigarette consumption,” he said.

“In education, we were promised a vote on an education lottery which we did not receive, and meanwhile, our eighth graders rank 49th in math.”

Griffith, a Huntsville resident has worked in oncology for the majority of his career, in addition to serving as a school teacher and then later as a state senator and then a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The problem Alabama faces, Griffith said, is that it is represented by a fringe element that does not resemble its citizens.

Democratic gubernatiorial candidate Parker Griffith.

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“Our state legislature is almost 100 percent white and 95 percent male,” he said.

“The state of Alabama doesn’t look like that, it looks like all of you, the future of this state.”

Admitting the race is an uphill battle, Griffith cited a specific strategy for garnering support and winning the governorship.

“We have to challenge Bentley to a debate, where he will have to publicly defend his stagnant job growth, denial of Medicaid and poor education policy,” he said. “Then, we have to present our positive ideas to solid Alabamians who will react positively to a message of progress and opportunity. Parties aren’t really relevant – we’re looking to appeal to people who are tired of the negativity coming from Montgomery.”

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By Anne Lehmann | Contributing Writer

Like many teachers, UA history professor Stephen Schwab brings an experienced and knowledgable background to his classroom. Schwabs, however, is more varied than most.

Schwab attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he majored in history. There he also earned his Master of Arts in modern European and Latin American history. He taught for a year afterwards at the Residence Center of Missouri State University.

After spending time in an academic environment, Schwab took a job with the Central Intelligence Agency. He worked mainly as a political/military analyst on Latin American issues and also wrote intelligence papers on international terrorism, nuclear proliferation and counter-narcotics.

During his final years working with the CIA, he was assigned to work in Montgomery at Maxwell Air Force Base.

Schwab worked as CIA Representative to the Base Commander while he was there and taught some courses at professional military schools.

Schwab retired from the CIA in 2000 and went back to the academic world. He moved with his family to Tuscaloosa and began work on his doctorate, which he finished in 2007 and with it after writing a dissertation on the history of Guantanamo Naval Base. His dissertation was later published as a book entitled “Guantanamo, USA: The Untold History of America’s Cuban Outpost.”

Schwab has been teaching at the University since 2001. During that time, he has taught courses in American History, Western Civilization and Cuban and Caribbean History. While he teaches mostly history courses, he has also taught courses in the Blount Undergraduate Initiative every

semester for five years now in addition to some courses in the Honors College.

He attributes much of his interests in education to his parents. Schwab grew up in Springfield, Missouri, where he said his father was a lawyer instrumental in changing the town’s local government. His mother took an interest in the community as well by involving herself in the PTA and the YMCA Board of Directors.

Schwab said both of his parents “exercised a powerful influence in fostering my interest in reading – especially in history and literature.”

Stephen Killen is a second-year graduate student studying clinical mental health who is serving as a teacher’s assistant in Schwab’s Blount Undergraduate Initiative class. Killen said students benefit from having Schwab as a teacher because of his ability to make subject matter relatable and applicable to the students’ lives.

“Dr. Schwab is able to reach students because he has such strong values that he uses to connect with the subject matter and the students,” he said.

Rachel LeComte, a sophomore who was in one of Schwab’s classes last year, agreed.

“Because he has not worked in academia his whole life, he has had a lot of different life experiences and stories to share that give a broader perspective and understanding to students,” she said.

While he hasn’t spent his whole career as a professor, Schwab’s experiences with higher education show his commitment to the idea of bettering oneself through education, which he said he wishes to pass on to each of his students.

“We live in a challenging world, in which we all need to try to develop our abilities as much as possible to serve humanity and preserve our planet for future generations,” he said.

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Editor | Patrick Crowley Letters@cw.ua.edu Wednesday, September 3, 2014

COLUMN | CHANGE

Making progress, one step at a time KYLE

Simpson Staff Columnist

MCT Campus

COLUMN | UAPD

Thank you, University police department LEIGH

Terry Staff Columnist

Tanks rolling down University Boulevard. Men with automatic weapons and Kevlar vests enforcing curfew outside of Presidential Village.

Tear gas raining down on students peaceably gathered on the Quad.

All of these seem unimaginable on our postcard-perfect campus.

Unfortunately, they have been a reality for the people of Ferguson, Missouri, who have been protesting in the wake of a police shooting that took the life of Michael Brown. These protests and the military-style police response to them have sparked a larger national debate on the issues of racial bias in policing and the transfer of surplus military gear to local police forces. This column will not attempt to add to that debate, as it has been and is being discussed by more talented writers and news reporters.

Instead, I write to express my gratitude to the police force that

works 24/7 to keep The University of the act, so that no one in Tuscaloosa Alabama’s students and campus safe, has to worry about this man again. while trying their best to preserve While our freedom to protest is the freedom and fun of our college far from perfectly protected, I am experience: UAPD. thankful that no demonstration Many students will recoil in distaste last year ended in tear gas and because their main interactions with rubber bullets.

Although students generally disUAPD have been as they were patted down on their way into Bryant-Denny like the proliferation of “minor in posStadium, as their “Wine Wednesday” session of alcohol” citations, I apprehouse party was broken up over a ciate the number of drunk drivers noise complaint, or as they or one these citations keep off the road and the number of students of their friends were who don’t have to explain written a Student NonAcademic Misconduct “UAPD is coming!” much more damaging DUI records to future citation. was enough to stop employers.

While this part of Finally, I am personally UAPD’s duties does their attack and put thankful that UAPD’s repoccasionally put a them on the run. utation for sub-60 second damper on our fun, it response times helped is far from the whole me scare off two students story that I have heard and seen during my time at UA. I I witnessed in the midst of attacking was thankful for UAPD every time I a third on campus. Yelling “UAPD is walked from Fraternity Row back to coming!” was enough to stop their Ridgecrest South without fear dur- attack and put them on the run.

So thank you, UAPD, for protecting my freshman year (in ridiculous costumes no less). I was grateful for ing us and making the University a UAPD when a female friend had a safe and enjoyable campus for man expose himself to her while she all students. was relaxing at the Riverwalk.

With one phone call, UAPD arrived Leigh Terry is a junior majoring in in time to catch the perpetrator still in economics. Her column runs weekly.

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For the second year in a row, The University of Alabama’s Greek system made national news for something a little less than positive.

Although not as widespread as last year’s incident, the negative publicity from the “Snapchat incident” has only added fuel to the flame.

I am not here to comment on the character of the girl who posted it or on the sorority. I don’t know her, and her actions are obviously not a reflection on her sisters. The expressed hatred in the Snapchat may or may not reflect how she really thinks, but regardless, the effect of social media is not something you can control and online actions are irreversible. The phrase “think before you speak,” or amended for the 21st century, “think before you post,” is becoming more and more important as social media use increases.

The event was embarrassing and it only adds to the stigma that we all have to deal with while attending or working at the University; people still wonder if we truly have moved on from our tumultuous position of the 1950’s and 60’s. However, the event was a good thing, because it will prompt conversation about race, which is a conversation that we must have.

Look at last year’s incident. It was embarrassing, but it was necessary and it changed the University in a positive way. More than 20 black girls accepted bids to join sisterhoods that they would not be a part of without last year’s dialogue. Yes, celebrating the fact that less than one percent of bids were offered to black girls is pathetic, but it is certainly better than we have had in the past. Last year, the administration took a while to address the issue. This year, action was taken immediately.

That is progress.

Similarly, albeit at a much larger scale, the 1963 “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” is an embarrassing part of our state and school history, but it was an extremely important part of the civil rights movement. An outstanding opinion column in the August 28th edition of The Crimson White effectively illustrates that we are nowhere near finished with the conversation about racism at this university, even over 50 years later.

Although we would all like to be respected nationally, these embarrassing incidents that seem negative now may have a positive effect in the long term, and even the short term.

Change only happens when people want it to, and events like this are going to make people want to change the University for the better.

Kyle Simpson is a sophomore studying biology.

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OPINIONS Wednesday, September 3, 2014 COLUMN | CONSTITUTION

Get back to Constitutional basics to balance freedom with security ANDREW ANDR

Parks Par Staff Co Columnist

If the Constitution contained a works cited page, it would refer to the writings of a core group of political philosophers upon which the writings the Founding Fathers based their entire system of beliefs.

Those philosophers are John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Hobbes, who collectively gave birth to what is referred to as social contract theory. This theory, which is the basis for the American system of government, posits that a government derives its power to govern from the consent of the governed, with the intended goal being a liberated state in which our society functions.

This begs the question: What is liberty? Well, to answer that, we first need to understand what Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau grew their theories out of: the state of nature, or, more explicitly, the primal environment in which early man functioned before the development of the earliest communities.

In such a state, these philosophers order for the king to ensure a secure theorized that man was perfectly free. ordering of society.

A person was accountable only to The reality of that, on the other hand, himself, and could do anything he was tyranny. Giving up all of our natuwanted without any unnatural ral rights to a single power left too much consequences imposed upon him room for abuse, and that was the typiby any authority of any kind. And cal result. This is why Locke, differing thus, man being perfectly free from his mentor, Hobbes, and in conin nature meant that junction with Rousseau, man had a natural right rejects the notion of to be free, according to surrendering all rights, their reasoning. and posits instead the This is the concept of Of course, the reality release of certain rights liberty - the balance of that, as recognized in the name of secuby all three of them, and the retention between ordered tyranny rity, was chaos. of others in the name When you remove on one end and chaotic of freedom. the structure of moralThis is the confreedom on the other. ity, community and govcept of liberty – the ernment and tell people balance between ordered they can do whatever tyranny on one end and they want, the result is chaotic freedom on the anarchy, death and destruction. Thus, other. To achieve it, our natural freedom they reasoned that man gave up all or is broken down into more basic rights part of that natural freedom to achieve that are secured to us so we can mainpeace and order in the course of social tain domain over our own lives, while the and political evolution. government still receives the minimum Hobbes, for instance, wrote amount of power necessary to maintain “Leviathan” in an attempt to justify peace and stability. In essence, it’s the the monarchies of Europe; the levia- maximum amount of freedom we can than was the sum of power embodied have without killing, robbing ormaiming in a king derived from the surrendered each other. freedoms of his populace, given up in Unfortunately, it seems many have

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forgotten this concept in the context of the modern political spectrum. Too often we hear the arguments of those who would have us give up certain economic, social and even political freedoms in the name of equality, or at least equality as they define it. And, on the other hand, we often encounter those who would have us keep a once practical set of laws that now arguably only serves to legislate morality.

There is no doubt that our citizens have the right to such opinions, but with their predominance in political discourse, one wonders if the achievement of liberty is the real goal anymore.

Perhaps therein lies the problem. Perhaps the key to restoring sanity in American politics isn’t attacking each other over different ideas and opinions, but rather reexamining our own political beliefs to determine if those beliefs serve the greater purpose of maintaining liberty’s delicate balance.

Perhaps if that was the framework in which discourse took place, our deliberations would be more reasonable, and our government more productive. Perhaps it’s time to get back to basics.

Andrew Parks is a senior majoring in political science. His column runs biweekly on Wednesday.

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Provid water profits go to charity

By Mary Catherine Hodges | Contributing Writer

When a bottle of Provid water is bought at Steel City Pops, its contents do more than quench the thirst of the buyer.

Steel City donates 100 percent of the profit, $1.30 per bottle, to Birmingham-based non-profit Neverthirst. This money then funds the drilling of clean water wells in India, Sudan and the Central African Region.

To the consumer it’s usually just a bottle of water. To a resident of one of the three countries where Neverthirst builds wells, the proceeds will help give their village access to clean water this year.

Collectively, the Neverthirst wells supply clean water to thousands of people on a daily basis. Pairing with a local charity was Jim Watkins’ goal when he opened the first Steel City Pops in 2012.

“We wanted to make a tangible impact and continue to help raise awareness for various causes through our business,” Watkins said.

The support from local businesses like Steel City Pops has been the driving force behind the 400 wells Neverthirst has built in South Sudan, India and the Central African Republic.

“The company had a vision from the very beginning,” said Jordan Anderson, the manager of Steel City Pops. “It wanted to be an example of business done differently.”

As soon as a Provid water bottle is purchased, there is immediate feedback, Anderson said. The customer spends $2, and $1.30 per bottle goes directly to Neverthirst.

The Tuscaloosa store alone raises around $450 a month for Neverthirst.

Combined with water bottle sales from the six other locations – four in Alabama and two in Texas – Steel City raises approximately $2,000 a month. This is enough to build at least one well in India a month. It takes at least $3,000 to build a durable well in the remote, less accessible areas of Sudan and the Central African region, but typically, Watkins said, the price is higher.

“It’s difficult to getting drilling equipment into these wells, it drives the cost up,” he said.

So far, Steel City Pops has been able to build two wells in India and is currently helping to fund an extensive well system in Uganda. Instead of a manual pump, Neverthirst has been able to install a system of solar panels and cisterns. This advanced system makes it possible for clean water to gravity flow through piping, which then provides indoor plumbing to businesses and the medical center within the compound. The clinic that receives plumbing from this well system is the only medical center within a 20-mile radius of this region.

With new plans on the rise, Steel City Pops is making their cause known.

“Tuscaloosa is the perfect blend of the residential community and the University,” Watkins said. “The energy is unlike anywhere else, and the impact this community can make is incredible.”

Students are encouraged to join Steel City and their work with Neverthirst

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Steel City Pops charity approx. $2,000

Steel City Pops donates 100% profit at $1.30 per bottle

Neverthirst funds drilling for clean water in: Central Aftrican Republic Sudan India

raised per month from all combined locations

enough to make a well in India per month approx. $450

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Twin Peaks’ new album combines different talents

By Jordan Cissell

Neverthirst, a Birmingham-based nonprofit, paired with Steel City Pops to fund new wells and indoor plumbing in countries like India, Sudan and Central African Republic. Photo Courtesy of Jim Watkins

through fundraising, spreading the word or attending Two Dollar Popsicle Nights and other events. The Steel City Pops management team said they are dedicated to helping raise the amount of wells they fund from several per year to several per month. Watkins said the Provid waters are the most important product they sell.

The effects of water-borne illnesses

are amplified within third world countries. Side effects like diarrhea and vomiting lead to intense dehydration and can become deadly. Watkins said Provid waters are among the solutions to providing clean water in areas affected by poor water quality.

“We’re giving people clean water, yes, but what we are really giving them is life,” he said. “There’s nothing like that.”

Twin Peaks are inviting some lofty comparisons for their second album. The band’s name is a reference to the television series and movie created by disturbingly iconoclastic director David Lynch; the cover of the album, “Wild Onion,” with its band lineup portrait dramatized with chiaroscuro and its title splashed to the foreground in a blocky, caveman typeface, mimics that of the Rolling Stones’ 1966 record “Aftermath”; and the song title “Sloop Jay D” readily evokes “Sloop John B,” a hit single from the Beach Boys’ monumental 1966 release “Pet Sounds.”

Deliberate or not, three direct connections to three singular talents comprise a potentially ostentatious move, especially for a foursome of 19-year-olds. But after listening to the 16 songs presented here, it’s no stretch to declare that these guys have earned the right to a little bravado.

If anything, it’s gonna take a handful more analogies to convey the diversity and quality of Twin Peaks’ sound.

For a bunch of born-and-bred Chicagoans, they sound British Invasion as all get out. Especially on tracks like “Mirror of Time,” which opens like a piece from the soundtrack to Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” with a mellow array of strings, flute and other assorted pastoral sounds before exploding into a shimmering wash of bouncily strummed guitar and determinedly happy vocal harmonies.

Bubbling brooks of simple, jangly, Kinksstyle riffs tote along songs like “Ordinary People” and “Making Breakfast”; the former’s “ooh ooh” chorus is vaguely reminiscent of the similarly soothing refrain in “Every Night,” Paul McCartney’s 1970 love poem to his wife Linda.

In general, Twin Peaks are more enjoyable when they allow themselves to stretch out and be mellow. “Fade Away” strives for the raw power and visceral energy of the Ramones’ patented no-holds-barred attack with its jagged, nerve-grating riff, and the vocals on album opener “I Found a New Way” alternate between David Johansen’s sleaze-itude and Tom Petty’s longing in the verses and chorus, respectively.

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CULTURE Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Art students find personal expression in sketchbooks

By Margaret Whilbourne | Contributing Writer

Athletes lace up their cleats, researchers flip on their microscopes and artists open their sketchbooks. Every discipline has an accessory necessary for success, and for students in The University of Alabama’s art program, sketchbooks can be their most powerful tool.

Talia Scarpelli, a senior majoring in art, said her sketchbook allows for creative freedom in a study that continuously relies on criticism.

“A sketchbook is definitely an important space to draw things where you’re not worrying about what other people have to say,” she said.

For Scarpelli, drawing is a way to get her ideas down on paper.

She said it is especially important when creating cartoons because they sometimes come out totally different on paper than they appear originally in her head.

Katharine Buckley, a senior majoring in studio art, uses her sketchbook to sort through ideas and try different approaches to potential pieces. She said her sketchbook has been particularly useful in her graphic design classes. Before starting graphic design on her computer, Buckley does concept work in her sketchbook to get a feel for what she will later design.

“I think the only thing more intimidating than a blank page is a blank computer screen,” she said.

Although Scarpelli is an art major and creates many pieces and drawings for class, she mainly uses her sketchbooks for

To me, a sketchbook means groundwork. You can start with a blank page and build up from anything.

— Trent McDaniel — her personal art.

“My schoolwork for graphic design rarely overlaps with my personal art, but I try to draw at least once a week,” she said.

When she does get the chance to put pen to paper, Scarpelli tends to stick to a particular interest. She often draws different variations of made up monsters, but has recently started drawing landscapes. She is also typically inspired by the works of comic artist R. Crumb and manga, a graphic novel style native to Japan.

Heather Whidden, a professor of art at the University, said it is important for students to use their sketchbooks daily.

“The more you put into your sketchbook the more you will reap the benefits,” Whidden said.

“Inspiration generally comes sometime during the process or because you have been engaged with your materials.”

For inspiration on what to draw in their sketchbooks, both Scarpelli and Buckley use their old sketchbooks to get ideas during times of “artist’s block” to look at past inspirations. Buckley said she often skims sketchbooks from high school to find techniques to incorporate into her current works.

These sketchbooks can provide a window to an artist’s past,

much in the same way a diary provides evidence of how a writer was feeling during a particular time in his or her life.

“I look back at my old sketchbooks, and sometimes it’s kind of painful, like ‘What was I thinking when I drew that?’ and sometimes it’s like, ‘That looks really cool, how did I do that?’”

Scarpelli said.

Trent McDaniel, a junior majoring in visual journalism, enjoys looking back at his old sketchbooks to see how he and his work has changed over time. By not throwing away sketchbooks, he and other artists have access to the blueprints for former projects, some of which never completed or realized.

“To me, a sketchbook means groundwork. You can start with a blank page and build up from anything,” McDaniel said. “You can spark an idea and then flip a page and start over.”

While she keeps all her old sketchbooks, Scarpelli has found a way to chronicle her work in less traditional ways, such as scanning all of her drawings onto her computer. By scanning pages of her sketchbook, Scarpelli has been able to sell some of her drawings, but still keeps her original copies in the sketchbook.

McDaniel said he enjoys looking back at his old sketchbooks to see how he and his work has changed over time.

“Having a sketchbook, you can expect the first page to be completely different than the last,” he said. “It’s a timeline of how you’ve grown [as an artist] or changed your drawing style.”

Art students like Talia Scarpelli use their sketchbooks to develop ideas, look for inspiration and keep track of how their style changes. CW / Pete Pajor

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CULTURE

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Savoring summer, one sweet sip at a time

By Hannah Widener | Contributing Writer

Fall may be on the way, but in the scorching heat of Tuscaloosa, you wouldn’t know it. To savor those last days of summer, try a delicious summer drink with the simplest of ingredients. The cherry lime Shirley Temple takes five minutes to make and is a nice, refreshing way to relax by the pool at the end of the school day.

List of ingredients: lemon lime soda, grenadine syrup, maraschino cherries, ice and whole limes.

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Cut the limes into thin wedges.

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Add six cherries to the glass.

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Pour the lemon lime soda so that there is about two inches of space along the glass.

Add two teaspoons of liquid from the maraschino cherries to the glass.

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Slide the wedges of lime in between the ice cubes along the glass.

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Stir until the cherries, lime and ice float to the top and enjoy!

COLUMN | FASHION

Class teaches dance in digital media How to wear statement pieces

Photo Courtesy of Rebecca Salzar

By McCall Scolfield | Contributing Writer

Straight from the suburbs of New York City is The University of Alabama’s newest dance faculty member, Rebecca Salzar.

Salzar graduated from Yale University with a major in art history. After graduating, she spent 15 years in San Francisco, California, choreographing her own work.

“College really helped me understand the ways that I express the ideas that interest me through choreography,” Salzar said.

While teaching in northern Wisconsin, Salzar saw the job for Alabama’s dance program and said she immediately fell in love

with Alabama’s dance faculty and students.

“The magnitude of the dance program is overall very impressive,” Salzar said.

She currently teaches Modern Dance Technique II and Dance History and is preparing to teach a dance for film class, which will be added to the course listing in fall 2015.

“Part of the class is going to be asking students to consider the different ways in which digital media may affect them and how they want to approach that, which is really an inevitable element of their lives,” she said.

When most students learn to dance and choreograph on stage, they are showcasing for a wide view of someone looking at the stage. In contrast, when someone films choreography, the angle is the inverse of a wide view, Salzar said. As a result, a choreographer’s design and a dancer’s performance both change when adapted for film.

Erika Davis, a junior majoring in dance, is currently enrolled in Salzar’s dance history class. She said the class’s early start time is a small price to pay to have Salzar as an instructor.

“She is so prepared and does an amazing job with challenging us to question our material and make connections on a larger scale,” Davis said. “She has this unique ability to make everyone want to participate in group discussions.”

By Angela Thomas

We’ve all seen her – the girl wearing a fun pair of earrings or a bright necklace. Chances are, you noticed her jewelry because it said, “Hey, look at me!” The girl leaves a statement wherever she goes, maybe with her personality or maybe with her jewelry.

Despite their popularity, statement pieces can be intimidating.

Here are a few tips to give you the confidence to wear that statement piece you have been eyeing.

To those novices with statement pieces, start with a neutral color. Blacks, whites and crystalcolored gems are great for dipping your toes in the water. Pair these with plain T-shirts or a little black dress. Try not to pair more than one statement piece to an outfit.

People won’t know where to look, and that’s probably not the statement you’re trying to make.

For those familiar to the statement game who want to go bigger and bolder, try a multicolored piece with something simple. Mix single-colored pieces with louder prints, which means you can wear

CW / Angela Thomas

a bright necklace with a striped shirt to spice up the look. The latest trend in statement necklaces is the bib, or collared, style. To experiment with the trend, place a bib necklace under the collar of a polished oxford shirt for a chic feel.

To buy your first or next statement piece, BaubleBar.com is a great place to start. They have the latest trends and offer free shipping. When trying out statement jewelry, remember to keep the style unique no matter what the trends are, and in time you will figure out what to mix and match.

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Editor | Kelly Ward Sports@cw.ua.edu Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Rowers get new boathouse, fleet

By Kelly Ward | Sports Editor

The University’s rowing team finished 11th in Conference USA last season. This year, the team looks forward to a new boathouse and a new fleet of boats. The Crimson White caught up with junior rower Courtney Atkinson.

How close is the boathouse to being done?

It’s really close. There’s a few more extra touches they have to do. It should be the next few weeks, and we’re really excited for it. I think it’s the next step this team needs to take, and we’re constantly making changes, and this is going to help us a lot.

Is the inside done yet? Have you seen the inside?

For the most part, I believe the boathouse on the water, the inside’s done. We’re just doing the dock, and then they’re making a few things in the REC Center.

It’s just they need to do all the little things before we can actually get in there.

How is it?

It’s beautiful. It’s more than we could ever ask for. We have some of the best facilities in the country, and everything we need is there. So we have our own training rooms, our own locker rooms, and it’s all within the same area, so we really just couldn’t ask for more than we got designing it.

When does your season start?

Our technical season is spring, but this year, we’re actually for the first time having a home race in the fall. It’s going to be at the end of September against UAH, and then we’ll be racing in Chattanooga twice and hopefully Boston. So the fall season is our longer races. They’re usually 5K at least, and then in spring, our first race will be in March, and those are our 2K. That’s our NCAA’s file races. But we’re actually going to have a home race for here in the fall so that should be really fun.

It’s so nice. I mean, we don’t have to deal with traveling.

We race, then we’re done.

We don’t have to be in a hotel for a couple nights and then a bus for hours, so we love racing at home.

We have one during spring, and it’s the best thing.

How nice is it when the weather is this good?

Junior Coutrney Atkison will help lead a rejuvenated rowing team. UA Athletics.

Men’s Ultimate team eyes postseason run

By Matthew Wilson | Contributing Writer

On a typical night of an Alabama summer, about 70 college–aged men gather on the Rec Fields to practice.

The men’s Ultimate Frisbee team is beginning its season with dreams of nationals.

“We had a pretty strong rookie class that now has a year of experience, so I would say we have a pretty strong shot of making nationals this year,” coach David Neder said.

Neder said his job is to cut the team into more manageable A and B teams.

Those on A team will face an assortment of schools during the season including LSU, Auburn, Florida and University of Central Florida.

“Right now we’re teaching the new guys how to play,” Neder said. “We’re putting

Ultimate Frisbee player Andrew Wick jumps to catch a Frisbee during a game. Photo Courtesy of Hunter Bonham.

in the two hours scrimmaging. In about three weeks we’ll make our first cut, and three weeks after that we’ll make our final cut for the 28 people we’re going into the season with.”

Team captain Matthew Johnson said the team is

working toward the sectional and regional tournaments at the end of spring.

“Doing well at those tournaments is the only way to get to nationals and compete for the championship, and that is our goal every year,” Johnson said.

US men’s tennis players still falling short

By Elliot Propes

How much better is it to race here where you practice?

It really is. We have some of the best waters, flat. It’s fresh water, miles and miles to go so we can do whatever we want on the water. It’s great.

COLUMN | TENNIS

Besides fostering a sense of competition, Ultimate creates a bond that comes with the hours the teammates spend together, whether it be on the field or on the road to tournaments.

“I don’t know where I would be if hadn’t decided to join the team,” Johnson said.

“Some of the guys that I met on the team have become some of my best friends and roommates.”

The closeness is common on teams, but unlike in other sports, it extends to the competition.

“There are no real rivalries in Ultimate,” Johnson said.

“Some of us are very close with some of the players that play for Auburn or LSU. Everybody is pretty much friends with everybody and that makes it a really cool community to be a part of.”

The U.S. Open is now in full swing, and is basically halfway through. With football beginning and baseball reaching its last month, people have forgotten about the U.S. Open. The men’s singles has reached the quarterfinals. The bad thing is that no American is representInternational players ing in these since 2003 have quarterfinals. obviously taken Fifteen years ago that was over the unheard of for tennis world. the U.S. Open.

Where has the American — Elliot Propes — talent gone?

Let’s go back to the 2003 U.S. Open. America was on top of the tennis world. All-time great defending champion Pete Sampras had just retired after winning 14 grand slams in 14 years. Andre Agassi came in as the No. 1 seed, and had won a total of eight majors before, including the Australian Open that year. Andy Roddick was the 21-year-old American phenomenon, who had been winning everything on tour that season.

Roddick excelled and won his first and only major. He was the last American to win a grand slam, and that was 11 years ago.

What happened? Roddick had chances to reach the Wimbledon final three times, but he came up short, and after Agassi retired in 2006, Roddick was the only American reaching the quarterfinals. International players since 2003 have obviously taken over the tennis world.

Roddick later retired after the 2012 U.S. Open. One American named John Isner has been what most people call “America’s only hope.” Isner has been in the world top 10 rankings but has never reached a grand slam semifinal.

Isner made some excitement in 2011 when he made the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, but that’s as far as he has ever gotten. Isner was the No. 13 seed for this year’s tournament and was the only American to make it past the second round. Isner was upset though

by No. 22 Philipp Kohlshreiber in the third round.

Tennis in America is falling in popularity. Football, basketball and soccer all seem to be growing at an extreme pace. Tennis is sometimes one of the last sports for most kids to try.

Internationally, that is not the case. For a lot of European countries, tennis is the second most popular sport behind soccer. For that reason alone, U.S. tennis will continue to decline, while the rest of the world will only get better.

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SPORTS

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Defense shuffles as Alabama prepares for FAU

By Sean Landry and Nolan Imsande | CW Staff

Sophomore Eddie Jackson replaced Bradley Sylve with the first team at practice Tuesday, playing across from Cyrus Jones. Sylve moved to play alongside freshman Tony Brown with the second team after a Saturday night performance that saw him concede several completions for sizable gains to the West Virginia offense.

Jones said he thought Sylve handled his struggles well after practice on Monday.

“At corner, you have to have a short play memory because you’re out there on an island by yourself against some of the best receivers in the country, so you’re going to have some plays made on you if you play long enough,” Jones said. “I think he definitely handled it well and kept on moving forward and kept being a competitor.”

Jackson returns to the team after tearing his ACL during spring practice. When Jackson sustained his injury, he had been practicing with the first team. Coach Nick Saban hinted at Jackson’s return to the defense in his Monday afternoon press conference.

“Eddie Jackson, we’re going to probably start investing some reps in Eddie Jackson this week,” Saban said. “We’ll see whether we think he can play or not.

He thinks he can play, thinks he’s ready to play, thinks he’s ready to go. Doc’s cleared him to go so we just haven’t invested the reps with him with the ones and the twos.

Alabama shuffled its defense after a 33 – 23 win over West Virginia on Saturday afternoon in the Georgia Dome. CW / Pete Pajor

If you do that and a guy can’t play, then that’s somebody else you could have repped that didn’t get the reps that is now going to play in the game. We’re going to start investing some reps in him and then we’ll decide later in the week whether we think he’s okay to go or not.”

Junior defensive back Geno Smith also joined the first team, replacing the injured Jarrick Williams at Star. Williams will be out four weeks after post-game X-rays showed a fracture in his foot.

“Jarrick being out is definitely going to affect us in some way,” Jones said. “But I think the young guys we have will step up,

but I don’t really know too many details.”

Saban mentioned both Maurice Smith and Geno Smith as possible replacements for Williams. Geno Smith was backup at the Star position during Saturday’s win over West Virginia, recording one solo tackle and two assisted tackles.

Geno Smith sprained his knee during preseason practice but only missed a week of practice.

Geno Smith transitioned from cornerback to safety for the 2013 season, mostly playing as a reserve free safety. In the 2013 season, he recorded 10 tackles and four pass breakups.

Many student job oppoturnities can be found across campus and online

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SEATING FROM PAGE 1

“The best way for prospective employers from University departments to reach UA students is through the online student recruitment job site, where hiring managers can post student employment opportunities, customize a job application, track student applicants and review student resumes,” according to the UA Student Employment Office within the department of human resources website.

One website for job connections is jobs.ua.edu. According to the UA Student Employment webpage, over 4,000 students work on campus each year. Kasey Covington and Nick Knight at the Apple campus store within the SUPe Store both found their jobs with this method. Covington and Knight said they agree that working for an actual university is special and can give you invaluable references and training for the future.

Knight said it is easy to change around schedules and that the employers know school is first priority. He also said finding a job was not too difficult, but actually receiving the job is a different story because of the high volume of students applying.

“Getting a job is really hard, because a lot of students apply. We just had a job opening here, and we probably had about 25 applicants for only two positions. So you have to stand out,” Knight said.

Covington also said there are pros and cons to working within the University. While a student employee typically makes minimum wage and is restricted to working a certain amount of hours per week, they are able to work shifts around their school schedule and have evenings free.

Examples of jobs posted through the UA Student Employment Office are work-study programs, co-op programs, Help@Home temporary jobs, departmental student assistant jobs and different off-campus jobs.

use PowerPoint presentations and provide handouts to the committee during their allotted time.

At the end of the presentations, the organizations were scored in each of the three categories using numerical scores of 1-10. The total of all three scores will be used in determining what organizations are given organized seating and where in Bryant Denny the seating will be located.

Last October, 20 of the 36 groups who were given organized seating lost their block temporarily due to leaving the game early and absences. Many organizations that did not lose seating privileges last year chose to highlight the fact in their presentations to the SOS board.

Organizations will be notified this week of their seating placements.

WHAT TO KNOW • The team was scheduled to practice outside but a storm rolled in as practice started so it was moved inside.

• Former Alabama and NFL running back Bobby Humphrey was in attendance to watch his son, Marlon, practice.

Student Organizations THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS GAVE PRESENTATIONS:

Theta Tau Sigma Phi Epsilon Honors College Assembly Alpha Delta Phi Lambda Chi Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha Alpha Sigma Phi Law School SBA Alpha Phi Alpha Lambda Sigma Phi Pi Kappa Phi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Kappa Alpha Order Alpha Tau Omega Blackburn Institute Sigma Pi Phi Kappa Tau MBA Association Alpha Kappa Lambda

Theta Chi Sigma Tau Gamma Delta Tau Delta Delta Kappa Epsilon Delta Sigma Phi Sigma Chi Sigma Nu Beta Theta Pi Phi Gamma Delta Alpha Kappa Alpha Air Force ROTC Phi Delta Theta Phi Kappa Sigma Delta Chi Alpha Kappa Psi Chi Phi Zeta Beta Tau Kappa Sigma CW / Belle Newby

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Communications responsibilities occupy you until 12/23, when focus gets domestic. Family finances can be unpredictable, so conserve resources.

Innovate to save. Connect with partners who share your spiritual vision. It’s all for love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -Impress your friends and family. Work and career require more attention today and tomorrow. Work in partnership, and magnify your reach. Discuss alternatives before choosing. Angels guide your actions. Rest on your laurels and give thanks.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Put a female in charge. The longer you know each other, the stronger the bond grows. Household matters need attention today and tomorrow. A sales pitch solves it. Get the best quality you can afford.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -Handle financial matters today and tomorrow... harvest low-hanging fruit. Put up stores for winter.

Act on long-term plans for home renovation. Build for the future. Restore your power through yoga or stretching. You look marvelous.

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Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -Upgrade your communications equipment. Share the load today and tomorrow, but hold onto the responsibility. Support your partner. Accept a challenge. A female provides treats. Use your gift of compromise to emerge victorious.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Focus on providing excellent service today and tomorrow.

Buy, sell, or invest in the future. Add cosmetic touches to a project. Use what you already have.

New income opportunities may arise. Prepare to jump.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -Passion grows behind closed doors. Make more time for love today and tomorrow. Prioritize fun, games and delicious flavors. A female provides the sugar. Nurture a personal dream. Do it for home and family.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -Revamp your wardrobe. Devise a plan and take on the leadership role today and tomorrow. You have what others want. Work you like keeps coming in. Seek group approval before putting money down. You’re extra hot.

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