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According to the SGA’s public Code e e of Laws and multiple SGA senate sources, the section of the Code off n Laws cited by the SGA Judiciary in order to strike down the block seat-d ing chart never passed the senate and does not exist. The SGA Judiciary issued a unani-n mous petition against Branden Greenberg, chairman of Studentt n, Organization Seating. In the opinion, d Chief Justice Akeisha Young cited Title XIV chapters 1304 and 1305 off the SGA Code of Laws. The petition argued the Studentt Organization Seating chart wass w invalid because it didn’t follow V the criteria outlined by Title XIV SEE BLOCK SEATING PAGE 9

Joe Jackson UA graduate student Joe Jackson overcame divorce, alcoholism, his son’s death and homelessness on his path back to Tuscaloosa and his faith.

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SCENE ON CAMPUS Austin Blackmon, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering from Hartselle, and Caelan Douglas, a freshman majoring in aerospace engineering from Memphis, TN take down their tailgate after the first home game. CW /Amy Sullivan

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University Libraries is in the process of hiring a new dean. One of the candidates, Dr. Ruth Jackson, will give a presentation on her plans for University Libraries in Gorgas Library Room 205 on Tuesday,

Literary lecture WHAT: Utopia and to the Year of Utopia WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 4-6:30 p.m. WHERE: 205 Gorgas Library

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On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Center for Academic Success will host a workshop for students on test-taking skills. It will cover managing study time, reviewing techniques and why students struggle

HCA to host “Welcome to the South” The Honors College Assembly is hosting “Welcome to the South” on Thursday, Sept. 17, in Nott Hall. The event aims to celebrate with students who are new to the state by holding discussions on various southern topics and playing “southern lingo bingo.” It will be held from 6-8 p.m. Compiled by Caroline Vincent

American history graduate student to give lecture On Friday, Sept. 18, the Department of history will host graduate student Katie Deale as she presents a lecture called “’I give up everything’ : The Seizure of Federal Property in Texas, November 1860-April 1861.” The talk is a portion of Deale’s current research and will be presented at 3 p.m. in Room 251 in ten Hoor Hall. Compiled by Caroline Vincent

Mortar Board receives national award The Alabama chapter of the Mortar Board Honor Society received the Gold Torch Award for exemplifying the ideals of scholarship, leadership and service. The award is given to a chapter that exceeds national minimum standards and deadlines and a review of national records. It was presented to the UA chapter at the national conference in Chicago earlier this year. Compiled by Caroline Vincent

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UA offers free vaccines to students, faculty, staff By Elizabeth Elkin and Peyton Shepard | CW Staff

It’s almost that time of year again: flu season. It may seem a little early to start thinking about the “campus plague,” but according to the Centers for Disease Control website, flu outbreaks can occur as early as October and stick around as late as May. In order to combat the spread of flu viruses on campus, the College of Community Health Sciences, Capstone College of Nursing, WellBAMA and University Medical Center are teaming up to provide flu vaccines to campus. The Flu Shot Campaign entails traveling stations at different locations on campus where students, faculty and staff can receive flu vaccines on their way to class. UA nursing students are trained by UMC nursing staff and supervised at the flu shot stations as they administer the vaccines. Leslie Zganjar, director of communications for CCHS, said the campaign is a University effort to prioritize health on campus. “It’s a way to bring vaccination to

[students, faculty and staff ] as a preventative measure,” she said. “A lot of people don’t always have time to go all the way to the Health Center to get the vaccination, so it’s a way to make it as easy and accessible as possible.” This is the fourth year for the CCHS-led Flu Shot Campaign, which kicked off last week after Labor Day. Starting vaccinations in September has a lot to do with the vaccine’s efficacy, Zganjar said. “The vaccine takes about two weeks to take full effect,” she said. “Doing it as soon as possible ensures that the vaccination will be effective when flu season starts in October.” The vaccine is completely free, and insurance is not required to receive the vaccine. For more information and a full list of dates and locations for the Flu Shot Campaign, go to the CCHS website at cchs.ua.edu. Students can go to the Student Health Center at any time to receive a flu shot, and faculty and staff can receive their flu shots at the Faculty-Staff Clinic in UMC.

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Judicial ruling a betrayal of trust On Thursday, Sept. 10, Akeisha Young, chief justice of the SGA Student Judiciary, issued an opinion that the Student Organization Seating violated the SGA Code of Laws and is unofficial until deemed otherwise. In the opinion of the Crimson White Editorial Board, the release of this opinion reflects a gross betrayal of the public trust and dereliction of duty by the parties involved. In the opinion, Young is the only justice identified and served as a non-voting member of the panel. She references Title XIV, Section 1, Chapter 1304.1, which requires that the “Student Organization Seating Board grade the Student Organization application or interview, as stated in Chapter 1302.2, by a combination of four (4) criteria: Academics, Campus Leadership, Community Service, and Special Issues.” This is verbatim from a bill that was brought before the SGA senate on April 14, 2015. That bill was sent to the committee of the whole and has not since been approved by the senate. Young continues to reference this bill in her opinion as though it were part of the SGA Code of Laws.

IN SHORT: The SGA Judiciary’s block seating ruling was an opaque, misguided failure. It is possible that the code was brought up in the appeal. Regardless, it is the job of the chief justice and the justices serving on the panel to check the bylaws by which the SGA operates. By not doing so, Young and the other unnamed members of the panel and opinion have failed in their duties. We are concerned with the rapid turnaround of this opinion. The opinion states the first appeal of the process was received at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, and the block seating chart was released Wednesday. The procedures of the Student Judiciary outlined in the Student Judiciary Rules in

Constitutional Review Cases requires the court to solicit briefs from both parties and undergo a lengthy process involving multiple meetings and documents to be filed. Being that the opinion was released on Friday, the court would have to complete this full procedure in a little under 48 hours, assuming the court started at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, when the first appeal was received, as the opinion states, and finished by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, the day the opinion was in effect. We do not believe the court could have followed its own procedures in this case in this timespan. Multiple sources close to the situation have said the court did not contact both parties as is dictated by procedure. If this is the case, Young and the unnamed justices violated the rules of the court. In her opinion, Young does not name the parties who appealed. The court received three appeals, all of which are named “student organizations,” which is an overly broad and dangerously unclear term. We do not know which student organizations filed appeals, and the blanket term implicates every organization that applied

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for block seating. The only party named in the ruling is Branden Greenberg. For some reason, Young did not name the appellants and her fellow justices on the panel. The complete silence from the SGA Judiciary in the time following the ruling’s release reiterates the lack of transparency involved in the process. There is no accountability for the anonymous panel involved to follow its own procedures. The same court that is tasked with appeals of parking tickets and football ticket penalties is also tasked with nonacademic violations of the student code of conduct. Non-academic violations are offenses against people, against property, disrupting order, disregarding safety and the abuse of the system. It is disturbing that the same court that couldn’t correctly determine the current SGA laws and follow its own proceedings oversees cases with a direct impact on the safety and security of the student body. Our View is the consensus of The Crimson White Editorial Board. Opinions Editor Leigh Terry recused herself from this opinion due to previous involvement with the SGA Judiciary.

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Sex education must see positive culture shift to encourage change By Ruth Bishop Staff Columnist

Sexual assaults are clearly a huge issue on college campuses, including our own. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, nearly 1 in 3 women and 1 in 7 men reported being victims of rape, beating or other forms of sexual assault. And perhaps equally frightening is that 80 percent of sexual assaults occurred before age 25. Comprehensive sex education is often promoted as a possible solution for reducing the alarming rate of sexual assault, and for good reason. Comprehensive sexual education focuses not only on STI transmission or contraception/abstinence but on sexual decision-making, safety, respect and the formation of healthy relationships. Evaluations of comprehensive sexual education have also consistently shown that it does not lead to earlier or more frequent sex, and is actually more effective than abstinence-only education in reducing unwanted pregnancy and rates of HIV/STI infection. Nationally-mandated comprehensive

sexual education would be a step in the right direction, but its results on decreasing the number of sexual assaults are not clear since there has been little research done on this topic. I think that in addition to these measures, we, as students and as a society, must engage our culture and question its messages in order to eliminate sexual assault. Power dynamics and stereotypical gender norms can negatively impact sexuality in that they are often restrictive, unhealthy and unrealistic. In U.S. culture, men are represented as aggressive and dominating sexual pursuers whereas women are seen as passive recipients with the sole responsibility of resisting sexual advances. These norms perpetuate sexual violence in that they promote female submission and male dominance and fail to recognize the range of healthy ways humans can sexually interact. We live in an oversexualized culture where sex is an expectation after X dates or Y beers, yet we are afraid of openly discussing our sexuality–in fact I would go so far as to say it is socially unacceptable

to do so. Growing up, I remember being taught in school that sex was something dirty and wrong–only with a ring around my finger could I positively view sex. The U.S.’ cultural view of sex is paradoxical in that it is both casual and something to be ashamed of. It is interesting that our very language provides proof of this contradiction: people “lose” their virginity and those who have sex outside of marriage are “whores” or “sluts” yet at the same time, those who have not yet had sex are “prudes.” How our language and culture instructs us to interact sexually is very much a part of the sexual assault issue in that we view sex as something to take rather than a gift to give someone else. In every aspect of our media we see sex as a way to use another person to satisfy our own sexual needs. Sex is just another way to entertain ourselves and instantly gratify our desire for sexual pleasure. Our culture’s separation of sex from meaningful, loving relationships is dangerous as it leads to the notion that “I can just use and throw away this

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Second act Tuscaloosa man finds faith amid hardship Photo courtesy of Joe Jackson By Sam West | Staff Reporter

Drunk and with nowhere to turn, Joe Jackson found himself standing in front of the Tuscaloosa YMCA. After the death of his son, Jackson had begun numbing the pain with alcohol. That cost him his marriage, and, after exhausting the hospitality of his friends, he didn’t have anywhere else to go. Gone were the days Jackson spent in the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion and on Hollywood movie sets. Being homeless in downtown Tuscaloosa was certainly a change of pace for him. “I never thought I’d end up there,” he said. “It really hit me, you know, hey, this is where I am at because I’ve kind of let myself get out of control.” Joe Jackson grew up in Pearl, Mississippi. For a time he worked in the ministry, but he struggled to fit into the bureaucracy of established churches. Jackson decided he’d rather serve the public through government, so he refocused his studies on political science and began to get involved locally. The first time he attended a meeting of the state Democratic Party, the idealistic student spoke out against bickering within the group. “I basically told them, ‘You guys are arguing like a bunch of school kids, this is ridiculous,’” he said. A representative of Mississippi Governor Ronnie Musgrove took Jackson aside and told him he liked what he said. Later, he got a call from the governor’s office and soon had a job on the politician’s private campaign staff. “It was really fun,” Jackson said. “Going to these fundraising parties and seeing some people that worked in Congress or bigwigs in Mississippi politics, working with the Governor - it was pretty heady stuff for me. It was high cotton.” It was when Jackson left the governor’s employment in 2006 to attend The University of Alabama for graduate school

that his oldest son Brett started complaining of headaches. They took him to many doctors, all of whom dismissed his illness. Eventually, he was diagnosed with a rare, inoperable, terminal form of brain cancer. A hospital in New York, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, was doing an experimental treatment, but the Jackson family’s heath insurance wouldn’t cover the expense. They reached out to people online, using websites like TideSports.com and Fark.com to help raise money. Within a few days, they had around $30,000. But the hospital still refused to admit Brett. “That did not sit well with me,” he said. “We started calling on all these people that had been following Brett’s story, and by this time, it had been picked up all over the world.” Jackson and supporters of the family began a campaign of calling Sloan Kettering. Thousands of calls came in, so many that the hospital’s switchboards went down. Sloan Kettering eventually agreed to take Brett, but by that time he had taken a turn for the worst. His condition was deemed so critical he wasn’t allowed on an airplane. “It ended up being a situation of too little, too late,” Jackson said. “It was a lot of hoops to go through, and by the time we finally got approval for everything, he just wasn’t able. It would’ve killed him on the way up there.” Brett Jackson died in 2009. During the tragedy, Jackson’s son Josh found solace in bringing joy to others. “In the hospitals with my oldest son Brett, Josh would be outside telling jokes to people, playing instruments,” Jackson said. “He would literally have a crowd of doctors and nurses around him.” Josh auditioned for an acting class in

Tuscaloosa, and during a showcase for the students in front of various agents, he was signed. He eventually got a part in “The Butler,” where he acted in a scene alongside Forest Whitaker. Joe ended up getting involved in acting as well through his son’s agent. He sent out a headshot just to see what would happen, and to his surprise, he received a call from a Hollywood agent. “At first I thought it was somebody playing a joke, one of my friends, but it was actually Spike Lee’s assistant,” he said. In Lee’s film “Old Boy,” Jackson played the part of a coroner. Jackson said that Lee’s reputation for being intense is actually untrue. “I had interaction with him, and he was very gracious, very kind, outgoing, very helpful,” he said. Jackson then went on to appear in “Hateship Loveship,” a drama featur— Joe Jackson ing Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce and Nick Nolte. Lisa Fuller, Jackson’s talent agent, believes he is a skilled actor who started his career at the right time in his life. “Everybody has their specific time that’s their prime time for acting,” she said. “Some people it happens when they’re older, sometimes it happens when they’re young. I think each individual person is different.” But the actor couldn’t run from the pain of his loss. After his second feature film role, Jackson’s marriage dissolved and he found himself at the YMCA. “At that point I realized I could do one of two things: I could continue down that path or I could get my head out of my rear end and get back on track, which is eventually what I did,” he said.

I want to be mad at God, but yet, I didn’t want to even acknowledge he existed.

Jackson quit drinking, moved into his own residence and has started classes at the University to finish his master’s in consumer quality management. The actor is also looking at auditioning for movies and commercials. Perhaps the biggest recent change for him, though, is his rekindled faith in Christianity. After his son passed away, Jackson lost his faith. “When he died, for me, the idea of God died as well,” Jackson said. For a few years, Jackson identified as agnostic. “I was mad,” he said. “My son had passed away and my marriage was dying. Everything was out of control. I wanted to be mad at God, but yet, I didn’t want to even acknowledge he existed.” Eventually, in despair, Jackson said he called out to God and felt an answer. “I was lying in bed one night, just miserable, and I was like, ‘God, if you’re there, you’ve got to show me, man.’ And I just had the strangest sense of peace come over me,” he said. “And it had been a long time since I felt that. You know, his son died as well. That’s something that, when I realized, it kind of clicked with me.” After that, Jackson got involved with the First Freewill Baptist Church in Northport. He did a bit of ministry in a retirement home in Tuscaloosa. Reverend Tim Baumgarten remembers helping Jackson talk through some of his struggles over meals at Waffle House. “We just talked about some of the difficulties going forward after the loss of a son like that, through cancer,” Baumgarten said. “I feel like God kinda had me go down in the gutter just to show me what I had,” Jackson said. “It made me be more appreciative of the things I had. I feel like even though I felt alone, he was there with me. The relationship with my other two boys, Josh and Matthew, is stronger than it’s ever been. I really feel like things are looking up now.”

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Southern discomfort International students make the transition from home to Alabama

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International students Michael Auprince, Aiden Mould and Erika Urushiyama. CW / Amy Sullivan By Ellen Johnson | Staff Reporter

Fried chicken. Fried okra. Fried broccoli. Fried macaroni and cheese. These staple southern dishes were in sight of Aiden Mould, a junior from Cambridge, England, majoring in American Studies, as he attended his first Fried Friday at the Delta Gamma house a few weeks ago. “We don’t fry anything in Britain,” Mould said. “If you were to fry something in Britain, they would shriek at you and say ‘how unhealthy!’” Traditions like Fried Fridays are nothing out of the ordinary on this campus but can be a foreign concept to international students. The University is home to a large number of international students from all over the world, and each of their studyabroad experiences is unique. While students face different challenges and experience different joys, many have found their home at the University thanks to southern charm and hospitality. “I really wanted to experience southern culture, and it’s proven to be accurate,” Mould said. “I have friends in other places in America and they’re having a great time, but people aren’t as friendly as they are here.” We might take the kindness of everyone on campus for granted, but for Mould it’s a whole new world. “Everything is excess, excessive amounts of kindness,” Mould said. “If I open the door for someone here they say thank you. [In Britain] we just tend to apologize a lot.” Even though our campus is large, Mould pointed out the closeness he feels among the student body. “It’s refreshing to see a university coming together on something,” Mould said. “We don’t have anything like the football team. American universities are a lot more social.” Michael Auprince, a first year foreign exchange student from Australia, came to Alabama on a scholarship for wheelchair basketball. “[Tuscaloosa] is the best place to study, train and live in the U.S.,” Auprince said. “School is a lot more in your face than in Australia, and the grading system is completely different. I’ve only been here for two weeks, but I’m getting into a routine and that makes it easier.”

Auprince works to balance the American academic system with athletics while studying abroad. “It’s a lot of early morning training and late night training,” Auprince said. “But my coach is really into the academic side of it. We go twice a week, two hours at a time, to study in his office.” While the University’s academic system is different from Australia’s, it’s also different from other universities in foreign countries which can make adjusting to classes somewhat difficult for international students. Marco Curado Both, a senior from Brazil, described how different it is to be studying in the United States. “We have to come to classes here, and I have lots of homework and assignments,” Both said. “It feels like elementary school all over again. We have quizzes, and that doesn’t happen in Brazil. I found that here it’s kind of easier than there.” Differences in the academic system are not the only causes for struggle for an international student. Erika Urushiyama, a senior from Japan majoring in English, feels that the language barrier is her biggest challenge. “I feel sometimes that I’m an international student when my English is not good for them and they don’t understand me,” Urushiyama said. “Using English has been most difficult for me. Even if people can speak English, it’s a second language, and they can’t communicate to other people completely. I can’t say my feelings 100 percent sure.” Nahree Doh, a staff psychologist at the UA counseling center, has done extensive research on student adjustment and acculturation. She has found through her research that the language barrier continues to be an issue in a student’s adjustment to a new country. “Some are pretty comfortable speaking the language because they were exposed to English education in their country,” Doh said. “A lot of students talked about their struggle with southern accents because it is not the standard English they learned when they learned English.” Doh said she has also found it is important for American students to do what they can to make international students feel comfortable and welcome. Having spent 20 years in Brazil, Both said he could spend the next 20 here.

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Soccer team beats Tigers late By Marquis Munson | Staff Reporter

A different field, but the results remained the same. After last year’s double overtime thriller in Baton Rouge, both teams battled once again, this time at the Alabama Soccer Complex. Alabama scored a late goal from Celia Jimenez to give the Crimson Tide its second win of the season. Coming into Tuscaloosa undefeated, the LSU Tigers just couldn’t hang on to their second half lead, losing to the Crimson Tide 3-2 in double overtime. “It will make the next time we play them that much harder,” Alabama coach Wes Hart said. “As a staff, we knew our team was good. I challenged them before the game to create more opportunities and create more shots, and they did just that.” In the 20th minute, Tigers forward Summer Clarke scored the first goal of the game with a shot from long distance in the upper-left corner just past goalkeeper Emily Rusk. Rusk had not surrendered a score at home since the Ole Miss game back in 2014. Her fourgame home scoreless streak was the first by an Alabama goalkeeper since Kara Gudmens’ back in 2008. After Clarke’s goal, the Crimson Tide spread the ball on offense throughout the half, feeding it to some of their best offensive players. They took 10 shots with one on goal to end the half. Midfielders Celia Jimenez and Hailey Brohaugh shot two goal attempts each. “At halftime we talked less about tactics and more about a mentality and hunger to score goals,” Hart said. Down 1-0 to begin the second half, the Crimson Tide controlled possession in LSU territory for the first 10 minutes of the half. Brohaugh had two shots in that span with one that was saved by Tiger senior goalkeeper Catalina Rubiano. The Crimson Tide finally got on the board in the 71st minute with a goal from midfielder Chatham DeProspo,

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Source claims SGA court failed to follow protocol BLOCK SEATING FROM PAGE 1

and 1305. According to the opinion, three appeals were sent to the Student Judiciary on the day of the release of the chart, including one appeal sent at 12:01 a.m. The most updated SGA Code of Laws does not include a Title XIV. Chapters 1304 and 1305 deal with awareness and entrepreneurial projects. Young appears to reference bill B-01-2015, “A Bill Ensuring Equal Opportunity in Student Organizational Seating.” The

bill, authored by Jackson Britton and sponsored by Marissa Turk, would have established the Student Organization Seating Board and instituted criteria for organization selection. It would have required the Student Organization Seating Board to consider academics, campus leadership, community service and special issues. The bill never passed the senate. Catherine Faust, director of media relations for SGA, said the SGA has chosen not to speak about the details further at this time. According to an unnamed source within the SGA, the SGA Judiciary did not follow protocol in the case against Greenberg. “Branden Greenberg was not

Branden Greenberg was not notified that he was a party in a judicial review... — an SGA source

notified that he was a party in a judicial review, nor was he given a chance to submit a brief,” the source said. “He was not notified of the members on the panel beforehand and still is not aware of who was on the panel.

If you make the effort, at the end of the game, you are going to get what you deserve... — Celia Jimenez her first goal of the season. The Tigers regained the lead five minutes later with a goal by forward Jorian Baucom. With fight still left in the tank, the Crimson Tide answered back with a goal from Alexis Mouton in the 80th minute - her second goal of the season, sending the game to overtime. “It doesn’t feel different when you need to score a goal to keep yourself in the game; it’s something that you just do,” Mouton said. “You just have to keep your calm because things can go haywire.” In the first overtime, the Crimson Tide took three shots of the period with none reaching the goal. In the second overtime, Jimenez scored the game-winning goal off a corner kick from Emma Welch. “I think the team worked really hard,” Jimenez said. “We been pushing so hard in the entire 90 minutes, and in the overtime period, the team kept working so hard. If you make the effort, at the end of the game you are going to get what you deserve, and that’s what that goal meant.” The Crimson Tide took 33 shots with 10 on goal. Brohaugh took a season high nine shots with two on goal, while Jimenez took five shots including the game-winning goal, her second goal of the season. Alabama returned to action with a 1-0 win over Southern Mississippi on Sunday night. Lacey Clarida’s 51st minute goal saw the Crimson Tide improve to 3-3-2 on the season.

He was not able to contest any members on the panel on the basis of conflict of interests. Branden never was asked for nor gave permission for his name to be released on the SGA website in reference to this (in violation of federal mandate). Branden was never notified by the Judicial Branch of any organizations submitting an appeal or of any appeals being heard by Judicial. He was completely left in the dark in all realms of this process. He was given no rights in due process in accordance with the Code of Laws and Student Judiciary Rules.” Young could not be reached for comment. It is unclear what impact this will have going forward regarding block seating and the SGA Judiciary itself.

SPORTS

Monday, September 14, 2015

BY THE NUMBERS CW / Layton Dudley

202 all-purpose yards accumulated by running back Kenyan Drake. 3 rushing touchdowns scored by running back Derrick Henry for the second straight week. 1 third down converted by Middle Tennessee in the second half. 5 after Saturday, kicker Adam Griffith has only made five of his last 16 field goals.

POSITION GRADES By Kelly Ward | Digital Managing Editor

A A

SPECIAL TEAMS (RETURNS) Richard Mullaney returned a punt 22 yards and a kickoff 16 yards. Kenyan Drake had three kickoff returns for 71 total yards. True freshman Ronnie Harrison blocked a punt in the end zone for a safety.

OFFENSIVE LINE Alabama rushed for 220 yards and did not allow a sack.

A C

RECEIVERS Alabama had 26 receptions for 312 yards. Kenyan Drake had 91 yards receiving, including a 69-yard reception.

SPECIAL TEAMS (KICKERS) Adam Griffith made every point attempt but missed a 24-yard field goal and was short on a 49-yard attempt. JK Scott had five punts for an average of 40.2 yards and three that went longer than 40 yards. He also downed one inside the 20-yard line for the first time this season..

DEFENSIVE BACKS Allowed 189 yards passing and a late touchdown. Conversely, the unit forced and recovered two fumbles. Cyrus Jones intercepted a pass in the second quarter.

A B

RUNNING BACKS Derrick Henry netted 96 yards and three touchdowns. The team rushed for 220 yards and averaged 5.6 yards per carry.

QUARTERBACKS Jake Coker started as quarterback for the second straight game. He threw for 214 yards and a touchdown. He completed just over 50 percent of his passes and threw an interception. Cooper Bateman had just under 100 yards and one interception along with a touchdown. Both quarterbacks were shaky on Saturday.

FRONT SEVEN Only allowed 86 yards rushing, 46 more than last week against Wisconsin. The defense did not record a sack. Reggie Ragland forced a fumble that was recovered by Jarran Reed.

FCS teams help Crimson Tide prep for top opponents By Terrin Waack | Staff Reporter

Back in Bryant-Denny Stadium for the first time in 2015, the Alabama football team ran over Middle Tennessee 37-10. It wasn’t close to a perfect game though. There were errors. There were things that Alabama needs to clean up for future games. “These teams that you play are all good enough to expose you if you don’t have the right focus and intensity on what you need to do to go out there and do a good job of finishing,” coach Nick Saban said. “We obviously didn’t do a good job getting that point across, because I don’t think we finished like we needed to. We didn’t finish the game like we wanted to.” Going into the game, there were areas that the team wanted to improve on from last week’s game against Wisconsin. Saban said he’s not sure if it did just that in all areas – some, yes, but others, not so much. Saban said the defense did a great job getting turnovers with four total

and the defense played better as time went on. “[MTSU] did a lot of things that we weren’t very well-prepared for, and we had to make a lot of adjustments during the game,” he said. “But I thought the players did a really good job of that.” Offense, on the other hand, needs to find its identity still. Alabama had 39 carries for 220 yards and completed 26 out of 43 passes for 312 yard. It moved the ball, but it was inconsistent. Especially in the passing game, Saban said. The offense wasn’t in sync. “We just weren’t doing the little things right,” tight end O.J. Howard said. “It starts with paying attention to detail. Everything we did wrong was our fault – sometimes we may not have finished the block – but it’s [a] thing we can fix and that’s the most important thing.” Howard had four receptions for 68 yards, a career-high reception total. From last year as a receiver, Howard said he thinks he does better

Quarterback Jake Coker makes his first home appearance. CW / Layton Dudley

on routes now. He said it’s the rushing game that needs to improve. Alabama needs to establish its rushing game. “Once you can establish the running game – the line of scrimmage – it opens up the passing game for us,” Howard said. “Being able to run the ball very effectively will be helpful for us on offense.” Jake Coker started at quarterback for Alabama, but after halftime Cooper Bateman took the reins. Coker completed 15 out of 26 passes for 214 yards. Bateman had 11 out of 17 completions for 98 yards. Both had one touchdown and one interception. Howard said it doesn’t matter who plays at quarterback, but it all comes back to the offense’s identity. A play is a play, regardless of who is throwing the ball. Alabama expects to find its offensive identity soon. “Family,” wide receiver Robert Foster said. “We’re all family. We work together.”

SPORTS Monday, September 14, 2015

Volleyball bounces back from Friday loss By Kayla Montgomery | Sports Editor

Entering into this weekend’s CrimsonWhite Tournament in Tuscaloosa, the Alabama volleyball team, which returned all of its starters from last year, was sitting at 2-5. After the weekend, though, the team advanced to 4-6, winning two of three matches in Foster Auditorium. On Saturday night, it topped the Virginia Cavaliers in four sets, winning the first set 30-28, dropping the second set 25-17 and

taking the final two sets 25-17 and 25-18. On the night, Krystal Rivers posted 14 kills, hitting .500. “We knew that we needed this match— we need every match, but particularly this one, and that was going to take us being greedy and playing with energy,” Rivers said. Senior Laura Steiner followed with 11 kills, entering the game off of the bench and hitting .524. Steiner was named to the all-tournament team with Natalie Murison

for what coach Ed Allen called the best performance he’s seen from a player off of the bench. “I just wanted to get out there and support us vocally because that’s been something that we’ve struggled with lately,” Steiner said. For the past week, Steiner said the team has been working on its energy and that her role includes serving both as a motivator and support system while the team looks to get its season on the right track.

The Alabama volleyball team celebrates its win over Virginia. Photo courtesy of UA Athletics

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Today’s Birthday (09/14/15). Realize your heart’s desires this year. Devote energies to personal passions. Focus on home renovation or relocation after 9/17. Find funding for family projects after 9/27. Romance and partnership flower after 3/8. Generate new income after 3/23. Love fills your sails. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -Begin a 21-month phase (until 12/19/17) of educational revelation as Saturn re-enters Sagittarius. Boldly explore the unknown. Leave old paradigms for new possibilities. Apply discipline toward discovery through studies, research and travel. TTaurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Handle legal and business matters from a big picture, long-term perspective. Begin a phase of disciplined financial management as Saturn re-enters Sagittarius (until 2017). Expand your family’s net worth through bold and consistent action. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Saturn re-enters Sagittarius until 12/19/17. Redefine freedom, commitment and responsibility in your partnerships. Release old patterns, and cherish valued qualities. Apply dedicated, persistent actions to maintain the ties that bind. Nurture love.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- With Saturn in Sagittarius (until 2017), redefine your work to balance service with health. Disciplined practices provide results for fitness as well as professional goals. Maintain scheduled practices for steady growth. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Apply discipline to your favorite game. Explore your talents, skills and passions, with Saturn in Sagittarius (until 2017). You’re back on track to win. Re-kindle the romance. Go for mastery. Practice, and express your passion. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -Focus efforts for home and family over the next phase, with Saturn in Sagittarius until 12/19/17. Renovations, organization and domestic projects thrive with disciplined action. Take care of family matters. Bring the bacon. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -Redefine paradigms, especially around communications, as Saturn re-enters Sagittarius until 12/19/17. Release old practices, and connect in new ways. Grow your audience. Speak out for the world you want to create. Get the word out. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Cultivate practical avenues. Meditate on the desired result. Discipline reaps financial rewards, with Saturn in Sagittarius (again,

until 12/19/17). It could be an especially profitable period, with persistence and dedication. Get your team aligned. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Practice your skills. Saturn re-enters your sign until 12/19/17. True your path to your heart, and increase time with the work, activities and people you love. Use your strengths and talents for inspiring projects. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Contemplation, review and research produce valuable results as Saturn re-enters Sagittarius (until 12/19/17). Make long-term plans, and chart your course. Guard your mental, physical and spiritual health with dedication to exercise, meditation and good food. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- Friends provide the motivation, inspiration and teamwork to make the changes you want. Collaboration with your network and connections produces results, with Saturn back in Sagittarius (until 12/19/17). Share resources and inspiration. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Stick to practical strategies. Committed discipline at work raises your career to new levels, with Saturn in Sagittarius again (post retrograde). This professional phase reveals hidden truths and rewards responsible leadership. Guard and grow what you love.

Monday September 14, 2015

The Crimson Tide defeated the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders 37-10 Saturday, forcing four turnovers and holding the Raiders to only one third-down conversion in the second half. Alabama rushed for 220 yards and passed for 312. CW / Layton Dudley