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Exchange Adventurer stops upstream students impacted by earthquake Traveler visits campus during 5000-mile journey up east coast

By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter bsknox@crimson.ua.edu University exchange students in Japan are seeing and feeling the effects of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit almost two weeks and are trying to cope with the changes.

Adrian Morris, a senior majoring in journalism who attends Neiji school in Tokyo as a part of the exchange program with Capstone International, said he thought this earthquake felt different compared to others.

“I was in my dorm in Tokyo, and the earthquake lasted for about five minutes,” Morris said. “We usually have a minor earthquake once a month, and you can always feel the ground shaking and it progressively got worse. You didn’t know where you were standing, and the buildings were waving back and forth.”

Morris said Capstone International asked if everyone was safe and tried to get a head count of all the exchange students. He said

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U.S. engages in Libyan conflict

By Taylor Holland Senior Staff Reporter tlholland1@crimson.ua.edu American and Europeanled air strikes shook much of Libya Sunday, as allied attempts shifted from solely impeding Col. Moammar Gadhafi and his loyal forces from gaining airspace to wiping out his control of the ground as well, according to allied officials.

Consequently, by aiding Libyan rebels with numerous air strikes, the United States and its allies have committed to join the fight in the war stricken country, as the unorganized rebel forces continue to battle against their dictator.

Karl DeRouen, a professor of international relations, said coalition actions such as those taking place in Libya are very complicated.

Submitted Photo Above: John Davis Kayaks in North Florida on his trek across the country.

Left: Davis speaks to students at the Student Recreation center about his trip from Florida to Quebec

“It is difficult to reach a consensus within the group on what the tactics and goals should be,” DeRouen said.

“Even within the EU there is disagreement. Germany abstained on the UN vote to authorize force, for example.

The coalition must decide whether it is protecting civilians or attempting to remove Gadhafi from power.

International support will be easier to maintain if the goal is simply protecting civilians. Regime change is a bolder move, and one that many states may not be willing to support.”

In an address to the nation on March 18, President Obama said the United States and its allies placed sanctions on Gadhafi, yet he chose to ignore the will of his people and the

See LIBYA, page 6

By Melissa Brown Contributing Writer

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“He’s like a real life Forrest Gump!” said Mallory Flowers, a sophomore majoring in applied mathematics.

Students gathered in the Student Activity Center at the Student Recreation Center on Monday night to hear conservationist and adventurer John Davis, 47, speak on his 10-month-long, 5,000-plus-miles trek from Florida to Quebec.

In what he describes as part conservation effort and part personal adventure, Davis is biking and kayaking his way north, stopping along the way to immerse himself in local wildlife and speak with local naturalists.

Davis, a native of northern New York, is making his journey in conjunction with the Wildlands Network, a conservation team that works to sustain and connect wildlife habitats that promote healthy animal movement throughout the continent.

“Our aim with Trekeast (the name of the hike) is to build the momentum to create a large, wide mosaic of natural habitats – a wildway – running through the Southeast coastal plain and up the Appalachians, taking in the wilder parts of the Eastern United States,” Davis said.

Davis’ talk centered mainly on his experiences so far throughout Florida and southern Alabama as he recounted sightings of panther tracks, close calls with water moccasins and the surprising diversity of plant and wildlife in Alabama.

“I was impressed to find out that Alabama is such a diverse state,” Flowers said. “You always see these amazing nature shows about exotic places, but hearing him talk, it looks like there should be one about Alabama, too.”

After recounting his experiences to date, Davis opened the floor to

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Gymnastics takes home SEC title Changes to grading affect financial aid

By Jason Galloway Sports Editor crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com

By Alyssa Locklar and Stephen Nathaniel Dethrage The Crimson White

The Alabama gymnastics team had the Southeastern Conference Championship locked up before they even knew it.

As the No. 2 Crimson Tide sat out the last rotation on a bye and No. 1 Florida was wrapping up its final push on the vault, it was obvious Alabama was going to win its seventh SEC Championship and second in the last three years at the BJCC Arena in Birmingham on Saturday.

“Our mindset was to take the meet one routine at a time,” head coach Sarah Patterson said. “[The gymnasts] didn’t

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New, federally mandated grade notations have been added to the University grading system that could possibly help students on financial aid, said University Registrar Michael George.

“A ‘NA’ grade denotes that the student has never attended any meeting time for the course,” George said. “A ‘DO’ grade denotes that the student attended at least one or more meeting times for the course.”

George added that these notions will not appear on a student’s transcript.

“When the faculty assigns a

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‘DO’, the faculty will be asked to indicate the last recorded date of class attendance or, if that information is not available, the approximate date when class participation stopped,” George said. “If the date the student stopped attending/participating is beyond the last day to drop with a ‘W,’ faculty will post an ‘F’ grade, rather than a ‘DO.’” George said these notions were implemented from the federal government regarding students who receive federal financial aid but stop attending class.

“Students must attend classes to receive their federal

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ON THE CALENDAR

• Robert Clark, Zone 5, 348-2670

What: ‘What if’ Documentary Film Series: Waiting for Superman Where: Ferguson Center Theatre When: 7 p.m.

What: Student Recital featuring Dan Totan, violoncello Where: Moody Recital Hall When: 7:30 p.m.

Free tickets availRecreation Center to able for NIT basket- host International ball game Field Days

be led by Dr. Vivian Wright and her Instructional Technology students. They will be talking about Cyber-safety and productive ways to use technology.

Through the University Supply Store, the first 500 UA students will receive free admission to the men’s basketball N.I.T. game vs.

Miami, Fla., tonight at 8 p.m.

Student gates will open at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the West entrance of Coleman Coliseum. A valid ACTion Card is required for entry.

After the first 500 students enter, all other student seats are $4 each.

University Recreation is teaming up with departments and organizations across campus to host the first ever International Field Days on April 1 and 3.

Registration for interested students is March 22-29.

The event is a combination of several sporting events that cater to the interests of international students.

Volleyball, 7 v 7 soccer, tennis, racquetball, table tennis

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What: Convocation Where: Moody Music Building When: Noon

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Each team or individual will represent their home country.

Awards will be given to individual participants that win, the country with the most participation, and the country with the most points based on their placing in each event.

The award for the winning country will be displayed in the Student Ferguson Center.

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Amy Bishop indicted for UAH shooting last February On March 15, Amy Bishop was indicted by a Madison County grand jury on charges of capital murder and attempted murder connected to the Feb. 12, 2010 shootings at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The jury charged Bishop with killing three of her fellow faculty members and attempting to kill three more during a faculty meeting.

“For all the tragedy Amy Bishop has caused the UAH community, I hope that the justice system is able to assuage the hearts and minds of those affected by her actions,” said UAH alumnus

Matt Malone, who was working on his master’s degree last year. “She deserves anything, even capital punishment, that the court decides for her.”

“It has been over a year since the 2010 shooting, and I can still clearly remember that Friday afternoon,” Cameron Mortazavi, a UAH student last year, said. “It isn’t my role to judge the sanity of Dr. Bishop, but it should be clear that she must not be reintegrated into society in her current state of mind.”

As per Alabama capital murder laws, Bishop is currently awaiting trial in jail without bond

Mark Barron arrested Sunday Morning Alabama safety Mark Barron was arrested in Mobile early Sunday morning on a second-degree misdemeanor charge of hindering prosecution.

Barron’s bond was listed at $500 and was released within an hour of the arrest.

According to MPD spokesperson Christopher Levy, police were called to the scene of a one-car accident at the intersection of Michigan Ave. and I-10 in Mobile. Barron was not the driver and was not hurt. According to Levy, Barron told the officer his car had been taken from a nightclub without permission by a man he knew as “Bull.”

Barron said he was at Shotgun Willie’s, a nightclub, and would not tell the officer how he arrived at the scene.

The officer then determined through questioning that the driver was actually Barron’s cousin, Jeremy Lang, who fled the scene. Levy said the officer warned Barron several times not to mislead the investigation, but Barron stuck to his original story, which led to his arrest.

In January, Barron decided to come back for his senior season instead of going to the NFL. The football team’s spring practice begins Monday.

Barron was in uniform Monday for Alabama’s first spring practice of 2011. He wore a black, non-contact jersey as he continues to rehab a torn pectoral muscle he tore against Auburn in November.

“Mark Barron used poor judgment in protecting his friend, his cousin, his relative, whatever you want to say, rather than cooperating with authorities and giving them the information they needed to investigate their case,” head coach Nick Saban said.

“We always think our players should respect people that are in positions of authority, especially the police who do a lot to protect all of us, and I think Mark learned that he did not use good judgment in this case and not saying what he could’ve said that would’ve helped the police.

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questions. Many students were interested in hearing about the logistical side to Davis’ journey, such as his diet, equipment and travel plan.

While Davis says an experienced biker could finish his journey in a few months, he is planning on taking a more relaxed pace so he can learn along the way. “My object is not to go fast, but to learn and meet with conservationists and

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Neiji didn’t start doing anything until French and German students started to leave. “I was checking the news as far as the U.S. Embassy, but it didn’t say anything until a couple of days ago,� he said. “Before that, there was no warning. I left because the aftershocks and the situation with the nuclear plant were becoming worse and worse every day. The aftershocks were sometimes minor and sometimes big.�

Morris has returned to the United States temporarily but plans to return to Japan on March 31 unless something major prohibits his return.

For some UA students, the news from Japan had more personal ramifications.

Yuria Igarashi, a sophomore exchange student from Tokyo, said she has spoken with friends who lived in the affected region. “Even days later, my friend’s friend is still missing,� Igarashi said.

Morris said he thinks the

naturalists,� he said.

His journey will require various equipment, and Davis said he relies on support from colleagues along his journey for supplies. Davis travels with basic camping and outdoor gear and the necessary technology to stay connected with his colleagues.

Depending on his day’s itinerary, Davis can travel as little as one mile a day or as many as 150 miles per day. On these longer days he can burn up 10,000 calories, which will pose a problem if he is not careful to eat appropriately.

“I have to be really careful not to lose weight,� he said. “Once you lose weight, you start to eat into muscle tissue and that can really get you into trouble.�

Davis does not pack a camp stove to prepare meals, but instead relies on a diet of high-energy foods such as chocolate, peanut butter, granola, breads and dried meats.

After opening the floor to questions, Davis said he was interested in hearing audience members’ opinions of how to connect young people with the conservation

spread of panic filtered throughout Japan, and he also noticed the emptiness of the grocery aisles. “We had our little family in the international house, but there were only about 20 of us left,� he said. “More people started leaving, and it became a ghost town.

You went to the store — there were no eggs, water or milk and stores shelves were empty.

There’s no need to stock up. It was eerie and a ghost town.�

Igarashi, a member of the UA Japan Club, coordinated the idea with club members to help organize a relief effort to help the situation over in Japan. “We will be tabling for a week and possibly longer in the Ferguson Center starting on Wednesday from 10-4 p.m. to obtain donations for Japan,� she said.

Connor McCarty, director of public relations for the UA Japan Club said that people can donate cash, check or through Bama Cash. The donations will benefit the Japan Red Cross Society. “In addition to the donations, we are also going to have a letter writing campaign where persons

can have the chance to directly affect someone over in Japan through encouraging words,� he said. “Spring Break happened at a bad time for us to be able to immediately begin fundraising to aid this issue, but we wanted to come back and definitely hit the ground running.�

The letters can be written in English, and the club will send them to an organization that will translate and mail them. “While this did happen abroad, we have to remember that UA is such an international community, and this has affected students here who are from Japan or who have friends there,� he said.

The UA Japan Club is planning additional fundraising opportunities and will possibly partner with local restaurants that may offer proceeds from food purchases as donations.

McCarty said the most important thing is to get these people what they need. “Suddenly, they have nothing,� he said. “We want to help to get them [money] to aid with food and shelter and most of all, through the letters, we want to give them hope.�

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movement. Many students said they believe interactions with conservationists like Davis are a great start. “I think it’s important for college students to hear from people like John,� said Will Dodd, a sophomore majoring in history. “We can’t depend on government or politicians to take the initiative. It has to start with a grassroots movement and that is what makes messengers like John so important.�

Flowers echoed these statements, saying veteran conservationists like Davis can teach

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funding,� George said. “If not, repayment or adjustment in federal aid is necessary. Creation and reporting of these grades was the ‘remedy’ chosen by the University to avoid a current or future multi-million dollar fine being levied against UA by the federal government because we were not documenting the last recorded date of class attendance.�

This change will not apply to students who drop a course or withdraw from the University, George said. The change is only for students who never attend or stop attending classes and do not officially drop the course or withdraw from the University. “For any student who possesses a combination of ‘NA,’ ‘DO,’ or ‘W’ for all registered courses for the term, Student Receivables will make adjustments in the student’s financial aid,� George said.

Clair Cook, a senior majoring in hospitality manage-

young people a lot. “It’s great to know that there are real ways to make your passion your job, the way John has,� she said. “Our generation will face the unique challenge and opportunity of restoring our natural heritage, and it’s something I think we can learn a lot about from those who have been doing it already.�

Daniel Marbury, an employee of the University Center for Economic Development who works to promote outdoor recreation and eco-tourism and organized the talk, heard

about Davis and decided he would be a perfect speaker for the UA Environmental Council – and young people in general. “This adventure, and the excitement—I thought it would be a good message to appeal to an audience that we don’t typically reach with clean ups and other environmental projects,� Marbury said. “We don’t always talk about it the adventure and the excitement of the outdoors.�

You can learn more about the Wildlands Network at twp.org and follow John’s progress on his blog, twp.org/trekeast.

ment, said she thinks some of the change is important but not every aspect. “I think that the ‘NA’ is good, but I don’t think that the ‘DO’ is really necessary,� Cook said. “I mean if someone went once or twice then stopped going why not just put an incomplete? I think they might be getting a little too specific.�

The additional notations give the faculty a more descriptive choice, George said. “[The notations] represent reality rather than a grade of ‘I,’ ‘F,’ or no grade at all,� George said. “In addition, they provide the University an early alert that students are having problems and some intervention may be appropriate by the University.�

Alison Landry, a junior majoring in criminal profiling, disagreed with Cook’s opinion. “I think the fact that they added the ‘DO’ helps a lot of students out,� Landry said. “I know so many people who went to class once or twice and thought they dropped it long before the withdrawal date only to find out they didn’t and received an ‘Incomplete’ or ‘F’ on their transcript.�

George said both of the notations will be posted online using myBama. The “NA� can be assigned throughout the semester, but the “DO� will only appear prior to and including the last day to drop with a “W.� “UA is not the first University to implement this protocol,�

George said. “Similar grading notations have already been adopted by many, many other higher education institutions.�

Gary Khandjian, a senior majoring in business, said he agrees with the new notations. “It sounds like they are really trying to crack down on federal funding,� Khandjian said. “The ‘NA’ and ‘DO’ will help a lot because they aren’t so specific.

They can apply to different cases and when there are special circumstances.�

George added that this change does not replace a student’s responsibility to attend classes or let the University know that he or she has withdrawn. “Though the option is available for an instructor to submit an ‘NA/DO’ grade, as appropriate, it does not guarantee that a student who simply stops attending without officially withdraw-

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Lockout should not be NFL’s biggest concern

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Editor • Tray Smith letters@cw.ua.edu Page 4

{ YOUR VIEW } CW Poll Did you miss chalking and stickers during this year’s SGA campaign?

YES 48% 174 Votes

NO 52%

By Wesley Vaughn

Why college students should embrace health care reform

By Hilda L. Solis

A year ago this week, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. The law enacts significant health insurance reforms that will take effect over the next several years. But one very important piece of that law is already in place. And it may directly benefit you.

The Affordable Care Act ensures that college students and young adults can stay on their parents’ employer-provided health care plans until age 26. Before, many health plans and issuers dropped young adults from their parents’ policies because of their age. That left countless college students, recent college graduates and other young people with little recourse, and worse: no health insurance. Historically, some 30 percent of young adults have been uninsured, a rate far higher than that of any other age group.

But young people don’t need health insurance, right? The

statistics say otherwise: one in six young adults today is faced with a chronic illness such as cancer, diabetes or asthma. And nearly half of uninsured young adults report problems paying medical bills.

The new law ensures you have an option when it comes to your health care. This is important as you continue through school and transition into the job market, since you may find that health care coverage is not immediately available through your employer. Or you may work part time.

You may choose to continue your education and go to graduate school, or take time off to travel and pursue volunteer opportunities.

It allows you to remain on your parents’ plan, or rejoin it until age 26, even if you no longer live with your parents, are not a dependent on their tax return or are no longer a student. The new flexibility even applies if you are married. You are guaranteed the same benefits and at the same

price that is available to other dependents.

More health care improvements are on the way — and many may also directly benefit you. Already, coverage cannot be denied for those under age 19 because of a pre-existing condition. By 2014, denying coverage to anyone based on a pre-existing condition will be banned. Annual dollar caps on care, which are already limited, will be prohibited; and state-based health insurance exchanges will create a new marketplace, giving more employers and millions of Americans the ability to purchase affordable coverage.

The Affordable Care Act is based on the simple belief that every American — and that includes college students — deserves access to high-quality, affordable health care. One year after it has become law, that belief is becoming reality.

Hilda L. Solis is the U.S. Secretary of Labor.

189 Votes

Potluck not a rage against Machine

By Linn Groft, Caitlin McClusky and Mallory Flowers

Total Voters: 363

This Week’s Question: Do you support the U.S. military intervention in Libya?

Wesley Vaughn’s recent column mentioned the Progressive Potluck as a force of change on campus. The following day, Michael Patrick’s column discussed the potluck with a similar attitude. In both instances the potluck was mentioned in contrast to the “oppressive walls that have been put up by the Machine.” Intentional or not, they have implied that we are organizing against the Machine.

We, the collaborators behind the Progressive Potluck, would like to clarify: The potluck is open to all students, especially those who belong to cause-oriented student groups. Using a casual, welcoming atmosphere, we aim to create opportunities for busy

students and leaders to come together over a meal to network, share ideas and recruit new members or volunteers. Ultimately, our goal is to cultivate leadership within these organizations and facilitate collaboration among student groups.

To be progressive means to advocate progress, change, improvement or reform—you are not required to be a liberal or hippie to attend. Our purpose is not politically motivated; we are not the Counter-Machine, nor do we endorse candidates. Individuals attending may work on campaigns or run for office. Candidates aligned with progressive ideals may (or may not) find in us a solid voting block, similar to the greek system for Machine candidates.

But as a coalition, UA Progressive Students does not require voting

or collectively campaign.

Our collaboration could lead to the development of strong independent leaders, possibly candidates for SGA office or other leadership positions. Vaughn and Patrick cleverly foresaw this capacity, and their views are understood. However, should UA Progressive Students lead to the running of a strong independent candidate, it would be the byproduct of leadership development, and not of specific intention. We are here working for progress in many forms, and we welcome all students wanting to do the same.

Linn Groft, a senior, and Caitlin McClusky, a junior, are students in New College. Mallory Flowers is a sophomore in applied mathematics.

“Please, see that my brain is given to the [National Football Leagues]’s brain bank.” Dave Duerson left these dying words to his family before he ended his own life.

That was a month ago — old news now that the NFL is officially in a lockout.

A former Chicago Bears safety, Duerson was 50 years old and may have been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease that has been linked with depression and cognitive impairment.

The state of other former players is just as heartbreaking. GQ recently published an article on Fred McNeil, a 12-year veteran linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings during the 1970s and 1980s. McNeil received his law degree soon after he walked away from football, but by the mid 1990s, he could no longer comprehend long legal documents. Now, he does not even realize he no longer practices law.

Former University of Alabama fullback Kevin Turner has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, an incurable neuromuscular disorder. Turner, who played for the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles, no longer has the strength to put on a pair of blue jeans without help. Doctors have told him he will likely die in the next two years.

Conclusive evidence that the condition of these retired players and others stems from stints in the NFL is scant, but that should not discredit reason for concern. Neither should the small number of former players diagnosed with any problems, since many refuse to confess to any suffering or have not been properly diagnosed.

But instead, NFL owners and players are worried about the lockout.

The lockout is sham. A joke. An embarrassment. No one in the entire NFL loses money. The league raked in $9 billion last year, and somehow, the owners and the players cannot agree to share this wealth.

The owners demanded a larger cut of the revenue in the new collective bargaining agreement discussion this past year. When the players refused to budge before the former CBA expired this month, the league went into a lockout.

The ramifications of football causing serious mental and muscular disorders for players after their football careers must outweigh the disgraceful money of this lockout. The sport of football – far beyond the NFL fields – is in the balance in terms of the style of play and even quality. Pretending that this is not the case is a travesty.

No doubt, the hard-hitting eras of the past few decades have fueled this situation. Symbolized by Jack Tatum’s infamous paralyzing hit in 1978 and the more-recent James Harrison weekly collisions, the NFL bears responsibility.

Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita vocalized what he sees as hypocrisy on the NFL’s part on the issue.

“Remember that photo of Harrison making a hit on [Browns receiver Mohamed] Massaquoi?” Fujita asked. “They [the NFL] fined him $75,000 for that – and at the same time they were selling the photo on nfl. com for $24.99.”

Do not suppose that fixing big hits will solve this problem though. As Jeanne Marie Laskas wrote in the aforementioned GQ article, “CTE is not about the big hit, or not only. It’s the thousands of little hits, the sort that linemen constantly take and give; science suggests that it’s these subconcussive collisions that cause permanent, cumulative brain damage.”

However, improving safety could drastically change the game of football for players and fans. Seattle Seahawks’ Lofa Tatupu has brought up the very question that underlies this issue.

“But in the end, isn’t the big hitting what fans love?”

He asked. “The gladiatorial nature, the huge hits. You wonder; if that goes away, will we lose viewers?”

Maybe the concerns of the NFL should not be on losing viewers or how to split up $9 billion but should rather be on losing the minds and lives of former players – real human beings – far too early and in far too painful fashion.

Wesley Vaughn is a junior majoring in public relations and political science. His column runs on Wednesdays.

U.S. action in Libya key to fostering democracy worldwide

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The scene is familiar.

Impressive missile strikes pounding a foreign land, broadcast live on televisions around the world. We saw it in Bosnia in 1995, in Iraq in 1998, in Yugoslavia in 1999. We saw it in Afghanistan in 2001 and again in Iraq in 2003. We see it now in Libya.

Yet, we have not grown accustomed to it. What were once impressive displays of American power now inspire questions into our purposes and goals. You’ve probably heard it by now — “What are we doing in Libya?”

What we are doing, quite simply, is preventing a mad man from slaughtering his people. President Obama said it best: “We can’t stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people there will be no mercy.”

We can’t do it because we don’t have the heart to do it. We can’t sit on the most powerful

military in the world and watch evil unfold in distant nations, knowing bombs thrown from our ships could save thousands of human lives. And we can’t hope that the despots who brutalize their own countries in order to remain in power will never turn their sights to our homeland, especially when they have killed Americans in the past.

The public, weary from protracted wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, is understandably concerned. We can’t afford it.

We can’t lose any more lives to unnecessary conflict.

Yet, in an interconnected world riddled with hotspots, America is perhaps the only nation both capable of and willing to bear the sacrifice required to lead the international community toward peace and stability. If for no other reason than to protect ourselves from the violence that inevitably flows from unstable nations.

This operation is different from those that preceded it.

Instead of making the case for war, we were reluctantly persuaded to lend a hand by our allies. The United Nations approved our intervention, which was supported by the Arab League. British and French fighters are executing much of the mission. We are told command will soon be handed off to another country, and ground troops will not be deployed.

As a public relations strategy, this is all fine. Operationally and strategically, dealing with cumbersome international institutions under the leadership of less capable armed forces may inhibit our success.

President Obama, following the lead of our allies, was late to the scene. If we had acted early and decisively, one wonders it might we have succeeded in helping Libyan rebels with less drastic methods.

Regardless, when the time

came to act, our resources were necessary, and we were there. The “indispensable nation,” as Madeline Albright put it.

What does this mean for American foreign policy? A president who was elected at least partially on his opposition to the war in Iraq has increased our troop presence in Afghanistan and has now authorized the use of force in a new theater. Governing is harder than campaigning. President Obama’s administration has been mugged by the inescapable reality that, as messy as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq may have been, a world devoid of American leadership would be even messier.

Perhaps he also recognizes that the forces fighting for freedom in Libya, like the protesters in Egypt before them, were likely motivated, at least in part, by the seeds of freedom that have been planted in Iraq. Fortunately, it is much

easier to support a revolution in progress than to create one.

Still, the message is clear – the human desire for freedom is strong and universal. The Bush doctrine, it appears, isn’t dead after all. Our foreign policy must recognize this.

That doesn’t mean we have to abandon undemocratic allies or invade every dictatorship, but it does mean that when people rise up to fight for control of their own destiny, we are bound to support them. We have already seen the emergence of a free, democratic Eastern Europe and its impact on the peace and stability of that region. We have also seen to the emergence of a fledgling, but functioning, democracy in Iraq.

Hopefully, we will one day be able to say the same thing about Libya, and the entire Arab world.

Tray Smith is the opinions editor of The Crimson White.

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The people of Tuscaloosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister city Narashino, Japan, are fairly lucky. At least, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lucky as far as victims of the recent catastrophic earthquake and the resulting tsunami go. Only one death has been reported in Narashino since the earthquake struck 11 days ago, and most of the city is intact.

Also, radiation from the crippled nuclear reactors in Fukushima has not reached the city in noticeable levels.

A few buildings have fallen, the sewer syster is badly damaged, and some roads have collapsed, cracked or flooded, but otherwise all indications point toward a fast recovery for the Japanese city, which is joined to Tuscaloosa through the Sister Cities International program.

Narashino is now faced with a new challenge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; providing aid to other Japanese citizens who have been less fortunate.

Resident Hiroko Imai wrote in an email to the Tuscaloosa Sister City Commission that the city was accepting those who suffered because of the disaster into Narashino and giving them whatever they could spare, like milk for babies and clothes and coats for refugees.

The Tuscaloosa Sister Cities Commission is encouraging donations to the American Red Cross for aiding all those who need it in Japan, but has also established the Narashino Disaster Assistance Fund to send money directly to Narashino, where officials there will use it

to help refugees and cities surrounding Narashino that took more damage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now I know we are not alone,â&#x20AC;? Imai wrote of the aid received so far.

He said he was thankful for the lasting friendship between Tuscaloosa and Narashino, and that the Relief Fund was greatly appreciated there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anytime you have a global tragedy, I think the natural inclination is for people to help and to do good things and provide aid in anyway they can,â&#x20AC;? said Lisa Keyes, director of the Tuscaloosa Sister Cities Commission. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For young people, as university students who are getting ready to be a part of this global community, this is a great first step in taking part in something to expand your horizons as well as help grow Tuscaloosa borders globally.â&#x20AC;?

Keyes also said that aid does not have to be monetary, but can include time, interest or thoughts. She added that aid is just the willingness to help another human being who needs it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Tuscaloosa, every March we have celebrated the Sakura Festival which was founded to commemorate establishing our sister city in Japan,â&#x20AC;? Keyes explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dancing, music, culture, education â&#x20AC;&#x201C; everything unique to Japanese culture is celebrated in March in Tuscaloosa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In light of what has happened there, in addition to all the fun weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve set up this year we have scheduled a ribbon-tying around the cherry trees in Narashino Grove on Sunday, at 2:30 p.m.,

as a sign of solidarity with the Japanese people and what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going through.â&#x20AC;?

Student Government Association Senator Elliot Bell, a freshman majoring in history, also encouraged students to keep the city in mind in the wake of such a powerful natural disaster. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my mind, something like this a great opportunity for individuals to show their support for people beyond the borders of campus,â&#x20AC;? Bell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The University does this well, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always room for growth there.â&#x20AC;?

Bell also said that Tuscaloosa residents have more in common with those in Narashino than just the title of sister cities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to say I believe this is a worthy cause,â&#x20AC;? Bell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those of us that were able to accepted AP Photo travelers and refugees during Men from Ghana, who used to work in Libya and fled the unrest in the country, stand next to their and after Hurricane Katrina, and belongings in a refugee camp after crossing from Libya at the Tunisia-Libyan border, in Ras Ajdir, this city is operating much like Tunisia, Monday, March 21, 2011. we did during that tragedy. We should share that empathy, that common support.â&#x20AC;?

The University of Alabama The State Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sister Libraries Present: Cities International has established more than 2,000 partnerships between American cities and foreign communities in the last 55 years, including two for Tuscaloosa â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Narashino, Japan and Schorndorf, Germany.

March 25th 2011 Through SCI and the Tuscaloosa Sister Cities Commission, 3:00 to 5:00 PM Tuscaloosa and Narashino have had a strong relationship, including a strong student exchange 205 Gorgas Library program. Tuscaloosa sent groups of high school students to Narashino in 2002 and 2004 and welcomed a group of their students in Tuscaloosa in 2007.

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States and its allies placed sanctions on Gadhafi, yet he chose to ignore the will of his people and the international community.

“Here is why this matters to us,” Obama said. “Left unchecked, we have every reason to believe that Gadhafi would commit atrocities against his people. Many thousands could die. A humanitarian crisis would ensue. The entire region could be destabilized, endangering many of our allies and partners. The Libyan calls for help would go unanswered. The democratic values that we stand for would be overrun. Moreover, the words of the international community would be rendered hollow.”

Obama continued, saying he wanted to make clear what the U.S. would and wouldn’t be doing in Libya.

“The United States is not going to deploy ground troops into Libya,” he said. “And we are not going to use force to go beyond a well-defined goal — specifically, the protection of civilians in Libya.”

NEWS Lisa Dorr, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the University’s department of history, said she is glad this endeavor is not something the United States is doing unilaterally, because that seems to get the U.S. into trouble.

“That this is a larger effort by the global community is good,” Dorr said. “The problem, though, is that it is always difficult to determine policy by committee. It simply takes longer to go through the process of decision-making, determining the goals and the limits of action. I worry that the length of time it took the UN to come to a decision to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya allowed the momentum of the protest movement to dissipate.

“A few weeks ago, the events in Libya were more closely tied to the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt.

But now the conflict in Libya has evolved to a full-scale civil war, in large part because of Gadhafi’s decision to use violence, as well as because of his support in the military. I don’t think there will be a neat and tidy revolution in Libya the way there was in Egypt. And

in Egypt, really, only the overthrow was neat and tidy—I think the rebuilding of the government might still get very messy. It looks like it will be a more violent, on-going civil war.”

David Macdonald, a junior majoring in telecommunication and film, said he thought what was happening in Libya is important for UA students to follow.

“What occurs there could affect our country as well as our allies nearby,” he said.

“We need to take interest in what is happening in other regions.”

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Road to Revolution

By Sam Guggenheimer Contributing Writer

January 13 - 16

AP Photo | Remy de la Mauviniere FrenchDefenseMinisterGerardLonguet, right,andForeignMinisterAlainJuppe,left, duringadebateontheFrenchinterventionin LibyaattheNationalAssemblyinParis,Tuesday.France’sprimeministersaysthecountry hasreceivedunspecifiedthreatsaftertaking akeyroleinthealliedmilitarycampaign againstLibyanleaderMoammarGadhafi’s forces.FrancoisFillonsaysFrance’sroleinthe multinationaleffortaimedatstoppingattacks againstLibyancivilians“canhavedomestic repercussions,”andthatFrenchintelligence services have been mobilized.

February 15 - 19 Inspired by events in Tunisia and Egypt, protests against Gadhafi’s rule begin again in earnest across much of eastern Libya. Violence against anti-Gadhafi protestors by some elements of the Libyan security forces is almost immediately reported.

February 20 - 28 Protests escalate and the violence intensifies as unrest spreads throughout Libya including the capital of Tripoli. Gadhafi twice addresses the nation and refuses to step down. Though efforts by the anti-Gadhafi forces to form an interim government stall, the rebels succeed in forming a representational organization they name the National Libyan Council. President Barack Obama urges Gadhafi to avoid further violence and give up power as the United States Navy positions warships in the region.

March 1 - 14

AP Photo | Anja Niedringhaus

Rebels successfully form an interim government and request that a no-fly zone backed by the United Nations be put in place over Libya. The Arab League also calls for a no-fly zone, and this request is supported by France, the United Kingdom and, after some initial hesitation, the United States. Also during this time, France becomes the first nation to formally recognize the rebel interim government as the government of Libya.

Libyanrebelscelebrateonacaptured governmenttankintheoutskirtsofBenghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday.

Libyansinspectthewreckageofa USF-15fighterjetafteritcrashed inanopenfieldinthevillageof BuMariem,eastofBenghazi, easternLibya,Tuesday,withboth crewmembersejectingsafely.U.S. AfricaCommandsaidbothcrewmembersweresafeafterwhat wasbelievedtobeamechanical failure.Theaircraft,basedout ofRoyalAirForceLakenheath, England,wasflyingoutofItaly’s AvianoAirBaseinsupportof Operation Odyssey Dawn.

Small-scale protests begin in a number of Libyan cities, including Darnah and Benghazi, in response to the failures of various government welfare programs and the political corruption perceived by the Libyan people. The Libyan government of Colonel Moammar Gadhafi responds by creating a $24 billion investment fund in support of new welfare projects. Gadhafi has ruled Libya since a military coup in 1969.

March 17 AP Photo | Libya State TV

AP Photo | Anja Niedringhaus

InthisimagetakenfromLibyaStateTV, broadcastTuesday,showingLibyanleader MoammarGadhafi,ashefacesajubilant crowd,andshownonstateTV.Gadhafi’s forcesarereportedtohaveoverwhelmed rebelsinthestrategiceasternLibyancityof Ajdabiya,earlierTuesday,hammeringthem withairstrikes,missiles,tanksandartillery.

The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution calling on member states “to take all necessary measures” to protect civilians in Libya and for a cease-fire agreement to be put in place. The resolution also specifically excludes the use of an occupying force.

March 18 Gadhafi announces acceptance of the cease-fire, but the fighting continues that night.

March 19 President Obama officially endorses military action, although he explicitly rules out any use of ground forces. In the afternoon, 112 U.S. cruise missiles are launched at a number of targets in Libya with the goal of destroying Gadhafi’s air defenses.

March 20

AP Photo | Kostas Tsironis Aprotesterholdsabannerthatreads“Nato andEUaremurderers.Noparticipation-no involvementbyGreece.Solidaritytothe peopleofNorthAfrica”,duringaprotestin AthensonSunday,March20,2011.About 5,000GreekCommunistPartysupporters havemarchedincentralAthenstoprotest againstmilitaryactionbyEuropeansandthe U.S. against Libya.

As Operation Odyssey Dawn (the name given to the assault by the coalition of countries enforcing the no-fly zone) continues, China expresses its regret concerning the military action. The Arab League also criticized the strikes, saying they had caused civilian deaths and gone beyond the intent of the UN resolution.

March 22 A U.S. F-15 fighter jet crashes in Libya, although both crew members return safely to American hands. China calls for an immediate coalition cease-fire while Qatar warplanes head to Libya to assist in maintaining the no-fly zone.

AP Photo | Emilio Morenatti MenfromGhana,whousedtoworkinLibya andfledtheunrestinthecountry,standnext totheirbelongingsinarefugeecampafter crossingfromLibyaattheTunisia-Libyan border,inRasAjdir,Tunisia,Monday,March 21, 2011.

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AP Photo | Anja Niedringhaus (Above)AhugeexplosionisseenafterawarplanewasshotdownoverBenghazi,eastern Libya,Saturday.Explosionsshookthecity earlyonSaturdaywhileaLibyanjetfighter washeardflyingoverhead,andresidents saidtheeasternrebelstrongholdwasunder attackfromMuammarGadhafi’sforces.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

By Marquavius Burnett Sports Reporter msburnett1@crimson.ua.edu The Alabama men’s basketball team defeated the New Mexico Lobos 74-67 on Monday to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament.

Alabama received big offensive performances from sophomore forward Tony Mitchell and freshman guard Trevor Releford who had 23 and 20 points, respectively. Senior Charvez Davis added 14 points.

Mitchell also had six rebounds and Releford had six assists.

“I thought this was a very good matchup today,” Alabama head coach Anthony Grant said. “New Mexico is a very talented team. We knew coming in that we would have to do a great job on the defensive end of the floor. That’s what we talked about and that’s what we prepared for. If you look at the final numbers, I thought our guys did a very good job from a defensive standpoint.

The three point shots at the end made the score a lot closer

and we didn’t close it out with the free throws, but overall I thought it was a great performance by our guys.

“I’m proud of the effort. One of the keys for us was the backboard. In the second half, our guys controlled the boards and we did a lot of things from an execution standpoint that helped us get the win.”

It was a tale of two halves for the Tide’s offense. In the first half, the Tide scored only 30 points and shot under 40 percent from the field. The team was without their leading scorer, junior JaMychal Green, who sat out most of the game with foul trouble. Green was held scoreless in the first half. He finished the game with only six points but had seven rebounds in limited minutes.

In the second half, the Tide’s offense caught fire. Alabama shot 75 percent from the field making 15 of its 20 shots.

Twelve of those shots were from inside the three-point line. Their defense helped fuel scoring runs that allowed them to build an 18-point lead late in the game. Defense has been

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“We picked our defense pressure up and pressed fullcourt,” Mitchell said. “We wanted to make them uncomfortable and take advantage of some of their key guys playing extra minutes. We wanted to wear them down and get the ball out of their key players’ hands.”

New Mexico was led by Kendall Williams, who had 18 points and six rebounds. Phillip McDonald and Drew Gordon scored in double-figures with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Alabama will host the Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes in the third round of the NIT on Wednesday in Coleman Coliseum with tipoff at 8 p.m. Alabama is one win away from a trip to the NIT Final Four in New York.

“There are a lot of good teams and this is a great tournament with a great field,” Grant said. “We have a very tough game coming up Wednesday. We were fortunate to win today, and we are going to get prepared for a tough game on Wednesday.”

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The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team beat the UAB Blazers 6-3 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium on Tuesday night. With the win, the Tide advanced to 14-7 for the season.

“These midweek games are always difficult,” head coach Mitch Gaspard said.

“Especially when you play instate opponents. You just got to find ways to get wins, and I thought we did that tonight.”

The Tide lost the lead early, as the Blazers jumped out to a 1-0 lead to start the game.

Alabama answered right back,

however, as the Tide took advantage of four hits to regain the lead, 2-1. The Tide wouldn’t trail for the rest of the game.

The Blazers managed to tie the game in the fifth, but the Tide answered again with another four hits to extend its lead by three. The Blazers shortened the Tide’s lead by 1 point in the eighth, but Bama matched the Blazer’s score yet again to take a permanent 6-3 lead.

“That’s the key,” Gaspard said.

“That’s encouraging with our team right now… when they score, we come right back and we have our best innings right there.

And that’s showing improvement with us offensively.”

The Tide’s greatest asset of

the night was its ability to hit against a good UAB pitching staff that, as a team, averaged a 3.30 ERA on the season. The Tide had 11 hits on the night, and was led on the night by Austen Smith, who had three hits in four at-bats.

“Offensively, I thought we were a little spotty, but Austen Smith did a really good job, had some hits to get down,” Gaspard said. “We had pretty decent pressure offensively, I thought, throughout the game.

“We’re starting to put better at-bats together,” Gaspard said. “It’s still not obviously where we want it, but I think we’re moving closer to what we want to do.”

The Tide’s pitchers also performed well, as sophomore Charley Sullivan got his first career start and the win on the night, going five innings.

Freshman pitcher Jay Shaw

also threw well out of the bullpen, going two innings before being taken out, with what Gaspard said he hoped was tendinitis in the elbow. Jonathan Smart, a senior, closed the game for the Tide, putting down all four batters he faced.

“Not what you’re looking for the first start,” Sullivan said.

“Kinks to work out. I just try to come out and give the team a chance to win. The bats have been good the last four or five games, so I just try to minimize the damage and just put us in a position to win. I wasn’t as sharp as I should have been.

But overall, a win is a win.”

The Tide hopes to carry the win into its second game of the five-game stretch at home tonight against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, before finishing out a weekend series against SEC opponent Kentucky.

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Women’s basketball falls to Toledo in NIT Sweet 16 From staff reports

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Alabama women’s basketball team fell 74-59 to Toledo in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament Sweet 16 on Tuesday at Savage Arena. With the loss, the Crimson Tide will end the season with an 18-15 record, while the Rockets move on to the quarterfinals with a 26-8 record.

“We knew, coming on the road, it would be a tough game,” Alabama head coach Wendell Hudson said.

“Toledo shot extremely well from the free throw line, and we did not convert on the attempts we had. Our usual scorers did not have the numbers they usually do, so that also hurt us. It is tough to win three games on the road, like we would have had to do, but I am still proud of this group. We needed to go out there and play tough tonight, and we did not do that as well as we needed to in order to win.”

For the game, Alabama shot 42.6 percent, connecting on 26 of its 61 attempts, while Toledo went 23-for-53, hitting 43.4 percent. The Rockets had eight 3-pointers in the game compared to the Tide’s three, and also capitalized on its trips to the free throw line as Toledo.

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QUOTE OF THE MEET TEAM SCORES Alabama Florida Georgia Arkansas LSU Auburn Kentucky

197.225 196.975 196.625 195.8 195.475 195.325 193.95

“Where we started was so far from where we are now.

This team has bought into what we’ve told them all year, and the freshmen have been amazing. This has been one of the most memorable years of our coaching careers.”

— Head coach Sarah Patterson

GYMNAST OF THE MEET

| Kayla Hoffman’s score on vault, the secondto-last routine of the meet for Alabama. She led the Tide to a 49.5 on vault, securing the victory.

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| Hoffman became the only gymnast in SEC history to win the SEC Gymnast and Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards in the same season.

Kayla Hoffman

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The senior scored a 9.95 on vault, the highest score of the meet on any event, and tied for third in the all around with a 39.35. She also won the SEC Gymnast of the Year Award after the meet.

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| Alabama’s victory Saturday was its seventh SEC Championship in school history.

| The Tide had zero falls on Saturday and only had one score lower than 9.75.

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GYMNASTICS

| Alabama posted its 51st consecutive 49-plus vault score with a 49.5 at the SEC Championships, dating back to meet six of the 2008 season.

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even know what was going on until I told them we won the championship.”

Alabama scored a 197.225, good enough to beat Florida’s 196.975 and Georgia’s 196.625.

The Tide held a slim lead throughout most of the meet and led Florida by just 0.15 with one event remaining.

That event was vault, however, typically the best event for Alabama.

While Florida was on a bye, Alabama put up one of the best events of its season, scoring a 49.5 that was highlighted by Kayla Hoffman’s 9.95, the highest score of the entire competition.

“We just wanted to end strong on vault, and we did,” freshman Sarah DeMeo said.

Heading into the seventh and final rotation, Alabama was in the clubhouse with its final score of 197.225, forcing Florida to need a nearly unprecedented 49.65 to catch the Tide. The Gators put up an impressive 49.4, but it was not enough, and Alabama avenged its only loss of the season by beating Florida.

“We didn’t pay attention to team scores at all throughout the night,” DeMeo said.

“When we were waiting on that last rotation, me and the people sitting next to me – Kayla [Hoffman] and [Geralen Stack-Eaton] – our stomachs were really hurting.”

Halfway through the season, hardly anyone would have predicted Alabama to win the SEC Championship.

Nearly half the Tide’s routines were coming from freshmen, and the team had just come off an embarrassing loss to the Gators. Since the Florida meet, however, Alabama has looked unbeatable.

“Where we started was so far from where we are now,” Patterson said. “This team has bought into what we’ve told them all year, and the freshmen have been amazing. This has been one of the most memorable years of our coaching careers.”

Hoffman and Stack-Eaton tied for third in the all around for the meet. Hoffman won the vault title, while StackEaton won the beam title and tied for the floor title.

Hoffman won SEC Gymnast of the Year after the meet, something she said she did not expect.

“I was so shocked,” she said. “I was totally blown away. I hope I can represent the SEC well.”

It was a memorable weekend for the Tide, but the team still has Regionals and NCAAs ahead.

“We’ve got to come down from this,” Patterson said.

“Nobody goes to nationals without [finishing top two] at Regionals. Florida, Georgia, Arkansas — we’ll see all those teams again [at nationals].

We just have to use this meet as a learning experience. “[We need to] not settle for this championship. We weren’t perfect tonight, but we still beat some great teams.”

Alabama is hosting a regional meet this year. It will be April 2 at 6 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum.

9.95

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| Number of spots in the top three of individual rankings Alabama gymnasts occupy. Kayla Hoffman is third in the all around and second on vault, Geralen Stack-Eaton is third on beam, and Diandra Milliner is third on vault.

THE DIFFERENCE

Above: The Alabama gymnastics team poses with the SEC Championship trophy after winning the conference title Saturday night.

Left: Freshman Kim Jacob captivates the crowd with her perfomance on balance beam during the SEC gymnastic championship in Birmingham, Alabama last Saturday.

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Geralen Stack-Eaton nearly fell on the dismount of her bars routine to open the competition with a 9.6.

After that, however, she was the best gymnast on the floor. She put the mistake behind her and gave Alabama scores of 9.9, 9.925 and 9.925 to finish the meet tied for third in the all around.

KEY MOMENT The Tide needed a good score on vault to stay ahead of Florida on Alabama’s final event.

After a long wait because of a miscommunication on the scoring of the Tide’s last vault, Kayla Hoffman landed a 9.95, and Alabama edged the Gators for the championship.

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By Trey Irby We are exactly the same.

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Rebecca Black’s viral-hit single “Friday” is an abomination beyond words, taking the tenets of Justin Bieber-flavored pop to grotesque extremes with hilarious, tone-deaf results.

It reminds me of the 1976 Rick Dees joke song “Disco Duck,” which is said to have “killed disco.” (This wasn’t entirely the case, but let’s not let a good story get ruined here). The song makes the dance-pop genre out to be entirely stupid to a wide audience. And, as I’m sure you’re well aware, it is definitely

proof of poor writing.

And yet this fascinates us as people so much. Seeing the dirt worst – i.e. spending a whole birthday listening to Jan Terri (Google it) – is always way more fascinating than listening to the best. But there’s something scarier in this than we know.

“Friday” preys on our insecurities as people in that we have to infer our ability to judge talent. Everyone who has listened to the song can only point out how terrible Black’s singing is or the sage wisdom of her ability to judge that Saturday comes after Friday. We see way more outside the song than a story, because obviously, nothing is there to grab on to, not even an interesting rhythmic pattern.

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By Alex Cohen Staff Reporter accohen@bama.ua.edu Today, there’s an app for everything. With the poke of a touch screen, many smartphone owners have an immediate means of tracking their checking accounts, cheating at the Houndstooth’s trivia nights, and ripping a few satisfying electronic farts. But can one handheld program encompass all of a town’s activities? What about a bustling college town’s entire social scene? Actually yes, there’s an app for that.

Originally launched last fall during its testing stage, Ttown Today offers locals and visitors an interactive real-time guide to Tuscaloosa’s nightlife, res-

taurants and activities. This week marks a more widespread launch of the application for iPhone and Android. Bill Branch, owner of Ttown Today, has high hopes for his app’s reception.

“This is something that I think will catch on,” Branch said. “It’s a great tool for students to use.”

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“Nowadays you’re finding your news on a smartphone, not the newspaper,” Branch said.

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By SoRelle Wyckoff Contributing Writer After asking singer/songwriter Dylan Sneed how his tour was going, his answer was surprising.

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The last time Sneed was in Tuscaloosa, it was one of the many stops on his Texodus tour. The tour stretched over thousands of miles of United States, and after traveling for weeks, Sneed said he had all but reached his breaking point.

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For his current project, rather than being a second album or what some would call “climbing up the music industry ladder,” Sneed is refocusing on the town around him. By doing research on how small towns form their own art scene, implementing new ideas and keeping his options open, Sneed is forming his “own way” to be a musician.

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By Stephanie Brumfield Assistant Lifestyles Editor snbrumfield@crimson.ua.edu Ally Nevarez is no ordinary graduate student. Not only is she pursuing two degrees â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one in book arts and another in library science â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but she is also giving away 75 books for free, all of which she made entirely by hand.

Nearing the end of her three years as a Masters of Fine Arts student in the book arts program, Nevarez has put together a one-night interactive exhibit at the Alabama Art Kitchen on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. It is at this exhibit that she will be giving away her books, which are based on the art journals Nevarez has been keeping since she was a child.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;zineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about components,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each piece has a corresponding poster and a corresponding piece of ephemera, like a sticky note.

As you walk through the show, you look at a poster, pick up a piece of ephemera that helps decode the poster and put the piece in your book. It gives [exhibit goers] a physical representation of their experience of walking through the exhibit.â&#x20AC;?

Claire Siepser, co-founder of the Alabama Art Kitchen and a book arts student herself, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Nevarez] is one of the more experimental people in [the book arts] program.

Her exhibit is interactive and involves the community, and her piece is about making art available to everyone.â&#x20AC;?

Nevarez, who considers herself to be primarily a papermaker, used 10 different kinds of paper in her books. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of what I do involves repurposing, which involves reusing T-shirts and other things as material for making paper,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For artwork, I might reuse a linoleum block by manipulating an image, changing a color or layering, but the idea is to have it be used more than once.â&#x20AC;?

Nevarezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of books began before she was even an undergraduate, but it has been since attending college that she has pursued her passion so strongly.

When she moved from Houston, Texas, to Tuscaloosa to pursue an undergraduate degree in English, she already knew that she might want to

Submitted Photo Ally Nevarez, a graduate student in book arts, is giving away 75 books she made by hand. earn a graduate degree in library science. It was only after coming to Tuscaloosa that she realized she wanted to pursue book arts as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve wanted to be a librarian since I was a little girl,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was looking for student employment, naturally I sought positions in the library. I worked for acquisitions, government documents, special collectionsâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;While I was working at Gorgas, someone said to me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You should check out the book arts department.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think anything about it at the time. But then I went

to the fifth floor and looked at the studios, and then I took an intro class. After that, I knew thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I had to do.â&#x20AC;?

When asked how she finds time for both programs, she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. I went to sleep at 6:30 this morning.â&#x20AC;?

But fortunately for her, she said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studying two things she loves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The [book arts] MFA speaks to the side that needs a creative outlet. It speaks to my more expressive side. The MLIS speaks to my love of academia and research and, well, books.â&#x20AC;?

With her exhibit, she wanted to give books away because

doing so exposes people to the relatively new art of making artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to interact with an artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You look at a painting. You walk around a sculpture. With an artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as clear, especially because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re often displayed in museums. My exhibit shows that it is first and foremost a bookâ&#x20AC;Ś I want them to be sitting on peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coffee tables.â&#x20AC;?

Nevarez will graduate with her MFA in book arts this May. Next May, she will also have completed her masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in library science.

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