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R E G N A D R MAJO Kscope’s guide to changing your mind. PG. 8-9
Dear Kaleidoscope Readers, Happy Halloween Blazers! While this year’s All Hallow’s Eve isn’t until this Saturday, I hope that everyone has the opportunity to do something Halloween related this year. Take a short break, watch a scary movie, maybe go to a party, dress up for the heck of it—do something, you deserve some free time. If free time is a laughable concept to you, then turn to page 12 and read our Managing Editor’s story on Haunted Birmingham and, for a short term scare, learn about that abandoned hospital up the road called Carraway. Find out about its history, and if you dare, maybe go check it out (disclaimer: I am not endorsing doing this in any way). If reading about spooky abandoned hospitals isn’t your favorite way to break out in a cold sweat , then maybe the thought of buckling down and changing your major sounds more frightening. If you’ve been thinking about changing your major, completely shifting your career track or are interested in adding a double major, check out this week’s spread on page 8-9. We’ve put together a how-to guide on changing your major, talked to a student who switched from neuroscience to public relations and we give some information on cool programs UAB offers. Hopefully you can use this guide as a resource if you are considering making the change. The decision to change your major or drop pre-med can be a stressful and soul searching process. Telling your family that you no longer want to be a doctor, or that you’ve decided to pursue theatre or any type of change in study requires a lot of thought and self confidence. At the end of the day, you need to choose a major that you can see yourself enjoying. If you dread going to class because you honestly have no interest in its topic, or if you know you can land your dream job with a different degree, change your degree! At the end of the day, it’s up to you to decide what you want to do with your life. I hope you have a great week and a safe and fun Halloween. Go Blazers!
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“It’s our people who make it happen” Watts gives State of the University Address
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resident Ray Watts gave the annual State of the University Address to UAB faculty, staff and students at the UAB Alumni House on Oct. 19. During the speech, Watts provided an update on recent accomplishments around campus, highlights over the past year, strategic planning priorities for the future, and opportunities lying ahead for UAB, Birmingham and Alabama. Watts started off talking about the new freshman class, describing them as “the most talented group of freshman ever enrolled.” 28 percent of students in the freshman class are entering with a 4.0 GPA, and the majority have GPAs of 3.0 and above. The president continued to praise the campus life at UAB, describing it as, “vibrant, diverse, with fabulous new facilities,” including the Hill Student Center which will be open in a few weeks. Watts talked about UAB’s academic achievements by discussing the students in the past year that won more national and international awards “than ever in our history.” He also discussed the new graduate recruitment plan for the year by introducing John Jones, the new Chair of Academic Affairs, and shortly after he introduced the new dean of the graduate school, Dr. Lori McMahon. “Our graduate and professional schools continue to do very well both
nationally and have an international impact,” Watts said. “UAB, based on scholarships, publications, and objective data ranks at the top 1% of all universities worldwide and top 1% in America,” Watts said while continuing to discuss the achievements of the institution. UAB’s National Institutes of Health funding in the last two years has gone up, “in spite of the flat, repetitive environment,” the president said. UAB now ranks 22nd nationally in NIH funding. Watts also noted that UAB had received $225 million dollars out of the total $274 million dollars of NIH funding for the state of Alabama. In addition to the $225 million received by the university itself, UAB Research received $20 million, bringing the grand total to $245 million for UAB. While talking about UAB and Children’s of Alabama’s joint effort to provide healthcare to the state, Watts explained that the hospitals continues to “provide world class patient care.” Watts also discussed new improvements for the students, faculty and staff that include the new parental leave benefit, safety apps and resources for students and faculty on campus, and a new faculty senate counsel to “give UAB faculty a voice” in the developmental plans for UAB and the community.
UAB students go into the streets to aid the Birmingham community
More than 500 UAB students gather at the Rec Center to volunteer for the annual Into the Streets event.
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n Saturday, Oct. 24, more than 500 UAB students met at the Campus Rec Center before dispersing out into the city to participate in service projects. Into the Streets is put on by the Leadership and Service Council twice per year, in October and March. According to the LSC’s website,this event is the biggest volunteer event that the organization puts on. Most students take part in this community service day in groups with campus organizations. Students participated in more than 20 different service projects from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. with a free lunch on campus upon the conclusion of the service. The projects that the students were as varied as the organizations that participated, but all succeeded in the task of cleaning up and rebeautifying Birmingham on a large scale. The Golden Girls volunteered at the Birmingham Museum of Art where they helped with the landscaping of the flower beds, while Outreach Abroad, an “organization that focuses on helping the underserved around the world,” according to their website, volunteered at the Phelan Park in the Five Points District. But why would college students get up early on a Saturday morning to do community service? Into the Streets attracts a considerable amount more
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than the other service opportunities, attracting hundreds of students, while the September Service Madness event attracted a fraction of that. Outreach Abroad, an organization that strives to provide world wide service helped on Saturday’s event. “[We] exercise [our] purpose by reaching out and providing service and fellowship to the community,” Hannah Lewis, the club’s president, said. “More importantly, we wanted to remind the community of what they truly mean to us.” Another reason so many more students are involved in October’s service event is because of the requirement from their organization. Most of the members of Greek organizations were obligated to participate, which reaches more than 900 students alone. “Community service looks pretty good on a resume, and if it wasn’t for TKE, I probably would have never heard of [Into the Streets],” Andrew Whitfield, a Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity member, said. “Think of Birmingham as your house. There’s trash everywhere, holes in the wall, cracks in the floor. You wouldn’t want the place you live in to look so dilapidated, so why should we let Birmingham look the same?” Whitfield said.
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Students sign up for local volunteer opportunities in the health profession.
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AB’s Leadership and Services Council hosted their second Health and Wellness volunteer fair of the year on Tuesday, Oct. 13 to showcase health organizations looking for volunteers. Those that came out to this event had the opportunity to talk to representatives from the organizations and get a sense of what there is to gain from volunteering at different locations. The Leadership and Services Council is an organization led by UAB students that sponsors and hosts volunteer and community service events throughout the year. Other events hosted by the LSC include Into the Streets in October and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in January. “LSC allows students an opportunity to serve a community that has given so much,” LSC student Josh Sewell said. “In volunteering, we are able to do both: lend a helping hand to the city we call home and broaden our horizons.” The Crisis Center provides many forms of counseling, including telephone reassurance services, Suicide Prevention Education Programs and rape response. They have been taking on UAB students as volunteers for many years, and have various shifts currently available. “Not only is it a rewarding experience, it is a great way to
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make connections and we hand out recommendations quite often,” Abby Litovsky, suicide prevention coordinator for the center, said. Another organization present was Alacare Hospice Volunteer Services, which provide care-giver relief to families in need. The hospice service has flexible hours, and is an excellent way to get direct contact with patients. Volunteers allow a family member to leave and attend to a patient while they are away. Also appearing at the volunteer fair was the Lakeshore Foundation, which has collaborated with the UAB School of Health Professions. Next semester offers a service-based peer education course. The class includes 20-25 volunteer hours during the course. Lakeshore provides various opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities or chronic health conditions to learn and grow. Activities include athletics, communications and recreation. Volunteers get to work with Lakeshore participants at various shifts during the week. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama also came out and sold t-shirts. For every $20 shirt sold, an additional $16 on top of the cost of the shirt was donated to the research center. For more information on how to become a volunteer at any of these organizations or more, visit uab.edu/ servicelearning.
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sexual identity issues . Another 28.2 percent said that they were worried that someone would notify their parents, compared to 10 percent of non-transgender students. One of the goals of Student Health Awareness is to make students aware of campus resources avaliable to them. “Mental health services are available for students through Health Services and include a transgender support group as well as individual counseling with therapists who are trained and knowledgeable about transgender health and who are committed to providing a safe space for students to talk about their mental health concerns, whether it is directly related to gender identity or some other concern,” Stowe said. Other resources for transgender
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students at UAB are available through the Gender and Sexuality Diversity office. They provide social opportunities, student organizations and programs for all students, including transgender students. They also work with administration on campus to advocate for policy and practices that are transgender-inclusive, such as gender neutral restrooms on campus and the use of preferred names in all aspects of campus life. Student Services has another miniconference scheduled on Nov. 4, which is intended to coordinate efforts to provide services, programs and support to transgender students. These plans may include additional training for student services staff and developing faculty resources.
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R.A.D. UAB: Knowledge to protect
R.A.D. self-defense class
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Luke Richey Staff Writer lrichey@uab.edu AB’s Rape Aggression Defense Program, helmed by the UAB Police Department, is focused on giving women around campus the tools they need to properly defend themselves against attacks. According to Captain Zandral Washington, division commander for the UAB Police Department. The R.A.D. program is one of the largest self-defense programs in the country and records more than 11,000 instructors in the system
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as well as having trained over 900,000 women since the program’s inception in 1989. “Safety and survival in today’s world requires a definite course of action. There is no one perfect move that works every time. The R.A.D. program is special because it teaches easily executable, high quality, effective techniques that any woman with any body type can use to protect herself,” Washington said. “This is a program that we would love for students to attend. It’s free for faculty, staff and students.” The University of Texas at Austin reports that the self-defense program is taught at over 400 universities and colleges in the United States and Canada. R.A.D.’s self-defense curriculum is also the only program backed by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. According to Washington, the state of Alabama has 21 institutions that provide R.A.D. training – including eight universities and colleges and 13 municipal police, sheriff ’s offices and parks and recreation departments. The program was founded on the principles of education and awareness. It offers ways to avoid potentially harmful situations and defense tactics if situations should get out of hand. UABPD employs students with a defensive mindset and helps them understand that violence is not an acceptable part of daily life. The department offers domestic violence
UAB School of Dentistry provides free dental care Tamara Imam Staff Writer timam@uab.edu
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n Wednesday, Oct. 21, the UAB School of Dentistry teamed up with local dental and health care providers to host its third annual UAB Dentistry Cares Community Day, a daylong charitable event that provides free dental care to people in need around Birmingham. The event, led by over 500 volunteers from UAB and the Birmingham community provided free, basic dental treatment for homeless, low-income and underserved people in the Birmingham community. UAB Dentistry Cares Community Day was inspired by a demonstrated need for dental care among lowincome people in the Birmingham area. According to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, more than half of adults between the ages of 20 and 64 living below the federal poverty line report that their teeth are in “fair” or “poor” condition, and less than 50 percent of them regularly see a dentist. Since its inaugural event in 2013, UAB Dentistry Cares has broadened its scope by enlisting the help of community dental clinics. Joining the UAB School of Dentistry in this year’s effort were volunteers from the UAB School of Nursing, Christ Health Center, The Foundry Dental Center, Fortis School of Dental Hygiene, Cahaba Valley Health Care, The Alabama Dental Association, The Birmingham District Dental Society and other local dentists.
Over 500 students, faculty, and members of the Birmingham community helped provide free basic dental care for the undeserved in the Birmingham area. Photo by Angela Hollowell
By partnering with these community clinics, over 100 additional patients were treated at this year’s event. A total of 531 patients received dental care through the event. 471 were treated on site at the UAB School of Dentistry, with the remaining patients receiving care at Christ Health Center and The Foundry. Third year dental student William Bates has volunteered at the event every year since its inception.
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and sexual assault training and links students with counseling services if need be. “[The R.A.D. program] is not martial arts,” Washington said. “If someone was to grab your arm you can know how to strike the radial nerve. It’s giving you the options for you to utilize to get away from your attacker.” R.A.D. at UAB teaches about 50 students and faculty per year. Instructors go over self-defense strategies that participants can use in different types of situations, which can include ground defense and home invasion defense. “The program makes you more confident in yourself. Teaches you how to be assertive and be on guard. I work at nights, sometimes going to my car at 11:20 p.m. So I needed it,” said Sandra Montgomery, an employee at UAB and a participant in the self-defense program. “I’ve always wanted to learn how to fight and martial arts and things like that. It may not be martial arts, but I like the fact that it makes me feel safer,” Amanda Winters, UAB employee who participated said. “I feel like I could actually try to protect myself in a situation.” In addition to R.A.D., UABPD provides active shooter training courses and can schedule training with students for other kinds of situations. The next R.A.D. course will be held Nov. 9-11, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the UAB Police Department, 1117 14th St. South. To contact a R.A.D. representative, email Tonya Webb at twebb@uab.edu.
“I wanted to volunteer for this event because it’s an opportunity to help hundreds of people in the community via a specialized skill that I’m acquiring,” Bates said. “It’s a way to practice everything we’re being taught in a meaningful manner. Overall, it gives the community the right message of dentistry; one that shows we care for those around us and how important oral health really is.” UAB Dentistry Cares Community Day is the only large-scale event in Alabama where free dental services are provided, although some private dental offices around the state have free days of service as well., according to Allen Davis, D.M.D.,the assistant dean for Community Collaborations and Public Health in the School of Dentistry, For patients who required further or long term dental care, volunteers referred them to low-cost dental health clinics like Christ Health Center, The Foundry and Cahaba Valley Health Care, all of which helped with the event. “The best long term solution, in my view, for low-income adults in Alabama would be for our state Medicaid program to include at least minimum primary care dental services for adults who qualify under the Medicaid program. Currently there is no Medicaid dental coverage for anyone 19 and over in Alabama,” Davis said. “So in the short run we will keep providing services once a year for free and work with the other low-cost dental clinics around the state and do what we can to improve the oral health of poor people in Alabama.
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Beach volleyball joins CCSA Blazers take tenth in Hawaii Leonardo Carrubba Sports Editor sports@insideuab.com
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he National Collegiate Athletic Association is initiating a new sports championship this academic year – beach volleyball. It is the fastest-growing NCAA sport with 50 institutions participating in January 2015. With the addition of the tournament, the NCAA decided to formally change the name of the sport from “sand volleyball” to “beach volleyball.” Marilyn MonizKaho’ohanohano, a member of the NCAA beach volleyball committee, said they are glad to support the emerging sport. “It is important for the growth of the sport to be in sync with the rest of the sports organizations dedicated to this great sport at the international, national and professional levels,” Moniz-Kaho’ohanohano said in a press release. “More importantly, we look forward to encouraging and empowering junior girls to pursue their passion in this elite sport, setting a high standard for intercollegiate beach volleyball and providing educational opportunities at top universities for women.” The first national championship tournament will be played at Gulf Shores Public Beach. The University of Alabama at Birmingham was selected as the inaugural host institution. UAB and the city of Gulf Shores will also host the 2017 tournament. “We couldn’t be more excited to partner with the city of Gulf Shores, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Sports Commission, USA Volleyball Gulf Coast Region and Hangout Music Festival Productions to host the very first NCAA championship for beach volleyball,” Mark Ingram, the UAB Athletic Director, said in a press release. “This is an exciting time for the sport and for our program. We look forward to the opportunity and helping to make this a great event,” he said. UAB has been a part of the collegiate sport since they met Florida
UAB will join the CCSA next spring
State at home in Birmingham in the first ever NCAA sand volleyball event in 2012. Despite not breaking group play in the national championship last year, UAB will be looking to make the most of its home field advantage as they enter the tournament. Previously, the pinnacle of collegiate beach volleyball competition was the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships, which has been held in Gulf Shores since 2012. Last season, UAB seniors Kiriana Hirini and Bethanie Thomas finished fourth in their pool after beating Louisiana State but falling to Loyola Marymount and Arizona. Hirini and Thomas ended their UAB careers after three straight appearances to the AVCA National Tournament. Beach volleyball is not currently one sponsored by C-USA. However, on Oct. 20, UAB announced it will be joining the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association in the Spring of 2016. This year, the CCSA is adopting beach volleyball, and it will begin with eight founding members. UAB’s seven rivals in the new sport are Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Florida State University, Georgia State University, Louisiana State University, University of South Carolina and Tulane University. Season schedules have not yet been released. Blazer fans can look forward to the first CCSA Beach Volleyball Championship next April 22-24 in Emerson, Georgia. The conference title will not ensure the victor an automatic bid to the national championship in Gulf Shores this year or the next, but the CCSA may qualify for a given spot on the national stage if the NCAA decides to incorporate automatic qualifications in the 2018 national championship. Until automatic qualifications are established, the top ranking teams at large will be selected to participate in the tournament. The national championship will be held May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
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The UAB Women’s golf team took 10th.
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ast week, the UAB women’s golf team spent three days at the Leilehua Golf Course in Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, competing in the Rainbow Wahine Invitational. The 54-hole tournament took place from Tuesday to Thursday on a course that spans nearly 6,300 yards. The University of Hawaii hosted the 14-team tournament with invitations accepted by UAB, Brigham Young, Hawaii-Hilo, Grand Canyon, Ole Miss, New Mexico State, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, Oral Roberts, Sacramento State, South Dakota State and University of Wyoming. Each day of the tournament began with a shotgun start, which is a tournament format where all teams tee off simultaneously from different holes. The Blazers team was fielded by junior Rebecca Chandler, sophomores Sydney Snodgrass, Juliana Sebastian and Kayla Wilbourn and freshman Imy Huxley. Coach Kim Wilcox is in her 14th season as head coach of the women’s golf team. The Blazers have been led this season by Snodgrass with an average score of 78.0. Snodgrass entered the Rainbow Wahine Invitational coming off a tied 16th finish at the Chris Banister Golf Classic in Jacksonville, Ala. last September. The Blazers finished that tournament in 7th place. After the second day of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational, the women’s team was in ninth place with 38 strokes over par. BYU enjoyed an eight stroke lead (+8) over Ole Miss and New Mexico State tied for second place (+16).
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Sebastian and Huxley were tied in 65th place in individual play. Wilbourn recorded the second best UAB score of day two posting a 76 (+4) ending the day tied for 55th. Snodgrass continued to impress, finishing at par on each of the first two days of play and posting her lowest score (72) of the season on consecutive days. After Wednesday she was tied for fourth. UAB finished the tournament in 10th place Thursday with a final score of 914 (+50), 51 strokes behind first place BYU. This is the Blazers best 54-hole score of the season. Snodgrass posted her highest score of her sophomore campaign with a 218 (+2). That was enough to land her in 5th place for individual play in the tournament. She was just seven strokes short of Rose Huang of BYU, who claimed first place in individual play. This is Snodgrass’s first top 10 finish and second consecutive top 20 finish. Wilbourn was the only other Blazer to finish top 50 in individual play with a score of 232 (+160) tied at 40th of 84. Freshman Huxley managed to improve her game each day of the tournament finishing with a tie for 60th with a score of 238 (+22). Snodgrass said she knows her play will be even better in the future. “This is definitely just the start. I’ve been working hard, and I know my game is going to continue to improve,” Snodgrass said. “The team just needs to believe in the capabilities we have because I know that we can do much better.” The Blazers will have a chance to demonstrate those capabilities when they conclude their fall schedule hosting the UAB Fall Beach Blast tournament in Gulf Shores, AL. The two-day tournament will be Nov. 2-3.
Midterms have now passed. For underclassmen, this is a point in the semester where you may begin to question whether your c hosen major is right for you. By Casey Marley and Brandon Varner
A CHAT WITH AN ACADEMIC ADVISOR
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scope sat down and talked with Tyna Adams, an academic advisor in the Biology Department about some of the tips she had for students considering a major change. Students need to show up with a plan before they talk to their advisor if they want to get the best out of the experience. But how can students be sure that they are making the right choices for their future career path? “That really depends on the student, for the most part the student [needs to evaluate] what they need to do and what they plan on doing,” Adams said. “This is really something that the student decide, with of course, the help of their advisor.” There are several indicators that a student may need to reevaluate their major decision. Adams has seen many students that are worried about what comes next when things start to get a bit too hectic. “If the student is struggling in one of their major science courses, then they should sit down and have a really realistic talk with their advisor about what’s going on and what resources are available to them to help them out. Sometimes, a student doesn’t have the study skills yet, and I am speaking of those students who might be coming in as a freshman and taking some of those major courses, and they’re still learning how to study for some of these courses,” Adams said. “It might just be the first test that they do badly on, the second test if they go see their instructor about strategies and ways to study, their second test will probably improve and they’ll start doing better. For those students who are still not doing well at the
withdrawal date, they really need to take a step back, talk with their advisor and make that decision on what is best.” Students can be more proactive in their academic future before they make a big decision to change their academic path. There are a number of resources on campus that can be utilized by students to improve their scholastic outlook before they take that step. For example, students should go to the University Success Center and make sure they attend every Supplemental Instruction class offered. “SI can make the difference of a letter grade on some of those courses,” Adams said. However, if a student is putting forth the effort to improve their grades to no avail, Adams says that might indicate that a change is needed. “...Realistically, repeating a course two times, you know that might be an indicator that they need to talk with their advisor and do some more exploration, and really think about their study skills.” If a student has been successful in their courses, but realize that they want to pursue a different career path, but have already accumulated a number of hours in a different major, what should they do? “...[T]hey really need to sit down with their advisor and really look at options for themselves. They need to definitely talk to a career counselor, and really start looking at: ‘What can I do, I’ve already accumulated this many credits here, so it might do well that I get a minor in that area, and major in a different area,” Adams said. “There’s always that option. It takes some exploration on the student’s part, and then sitting down with their advisor and really talking about options there are, what will do well to transfer over.”
180 ° TURN: AN INTERVIEW WITH SENIOR JARED JONES ON CHANGING HIS MAJOR weren’t required for my major. You can take away something meaningful from any course you’re in.
Kscope: Tell me about why you first chose neuroscience/ pre-health as your major? Growing up I always was curious and loved to know how things worked. I naturally excelled at science courses in high school because of my analytical side. The praise I got from parents and teachers convinced that science was the way to go. “Jared, you’re smart. You can do anything.” And as a kid I had this idea that doctors are the ideal occupation. And so I thought neuroscience not only combined my medical school interests but the analytical side of health. The brain controls all primary functions of the body. Kscope: Why/When did you decide to change your major? It hit me in Sophomore year as I was finishing up Chemistry — not a course I excel in whatsoever — that this wasn’t for me. The course work was intense and it wasn’t something that I saw the benefit in. It wasn’t fulfilling to me. I learned, through watching my mentors and friends, that you can save lives without a stethoscope around your neck. You can help people by just talking to them. Working with them. Seeing them on a holistic level — instead of treating diseases.
But overall: I didn’t mind losing hours because I think it’s all part of the college experience. Once my advisor calmed me down and told me that my graduation date would not be affected by my major change, I stopped worrying about my past.
STILL DECIDING? Here are some majors UAB offers you may want to look into!
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IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE
If you’re interested in the healthcare field, consider a degree in public health.
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my opinion matters. It also feeds into my analytical mind. Public relations works with clients and provides solutions and ideas to help them better connect to their various publics of influence. And I also love the idea that public relations has a hand in so many job networks. With a job in public relations, I can work in so many industries: Non-Profit Relations, Investor Relations, Employee Relations, Corporate Relations, Government and Political Relations. I’m not stagnated by a degree in health. I hate feeling stuck.
Public Relations is right for me. And that’s all that matters. What happened before is only a launching pad to get me where I am now. Kscope: Any advice to students thinking of changing their major? When I was a Freshman, I always rolled my eyes when my professors and mentors said to find “what I love to do.” I love to do so many things and I have so many interests, so why did that matter?
But now as a soon-tobe graduating senior, that advice takes on a different meaning. Do what you love. Whether it’s painting, accounting, history or social work, do it. When you cut through the outside influences of family and society Kscope: When you decided trying to steer you in the to choose a totally different direction they think you major, were you concerned should go, you learn what about losing all the hours dedicated towards pre-health truly makes you happy. that you wouldn’t need for Listen to yourself. You Communications? What did know what’s best for you. you end up doing with those Kscope: What made hours? you decide to pick public And that’s what the At first I was nervous if relations? college experience is truly I was gonna graduate on I chose public relations about. for a multitude of reasons. time. I’m a nerd at heart and love to take classes I love to write and I of all kinds, so I didn’t think words have great mind taking science influence over society. I courses even if they like to think that
UAB’s Public Health major guarantees a Bachelors of Science to those who complete the 46 hour program. Public Health students must complete a specific concentration in public health, environmental health sciences or global health studies which makes up 18 of the 46 credit hours. Expect to take classes like “The Origins of Epidemics: How public health defines population and nations, health meets life” and “Sex, drugs, weight, and other health behaviors and environmental factors in public health” in this major. Public health is a broad degree, but it can prepare you to be a community health worker or educator, environmental scientist or a refugee coordinator according to PublicHealthOnline.org.
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Looking into a career in law, teaching, public service, international affairs, business or even journalism? Look into UAB’s anthropology major. UAB’s anthropology department defines its program as “a social science discipline committed to the comparative and historical study of humankind.” As an anthropology major, you would take classes like “Language and Culture” or “Anthropology of Gender.” Students who major in anthropology will complete 36 credit hours that leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree. As a smaller major, students must take general electives to fulfill the 120 credit hour requirement to graduate. While this degree can lead to a career in a variety of fields, you can become a proper anthropologist too. According to the American Anthropological Association website, corporations hire anthropologists to conduct market research. State and local governments also use anthropologists as planners and researchers for managing and improving their communities.
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If you are interested in science and criminal justice, look into the chemistry major with a forensic chemistry concentration. While chemistry is a recommended major for those planning to go to medical school, students who want to use their chemical knowledge to solve crimes should look into UAB’s forensic chemistry track. Students who major in the forensic chemistry concentration will have to take core chemistry, biology and physics classes as well as justice science courses like “Criminalistics: An overview and forensic toxicology.” This degree will prepare students for careers as a Special Agents for agencies like the FBI or as Criminalists for all levels of government, according to the American Chemical Society website.
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Misconceptions about introverts Olalekan Dada Opinions Columnist oadada@uab.edu
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found it pretty interesting that when I would ask people what they thought about introverts many used the words shy and antisocial. Some people who are introverts hear these words used to describe them all the time making them think of themselves as shy, antisocial or peoplehating. It’s not surprising that this is the belief about introverts because an extrovert tends to be viewed as the “life of the party” and a peoplelover. Society seems to value those who are extroverts because they come across as the “go-getters” and easy to talk to. However, this is not always the case. Although there are shy and anti-social introverts, these are not the characteristics that make them introverts. Susan Cain, author of “Quiet: The Power of Introverts
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their next scheduled time for human interaction. None of these things are bad. They just mean introverts need time to themselves to recharge and be able to function. in a World I am an introvert. I get it. I have known other That Can’t Stop Talking” wrote, introverts who have heard people call them antisocial so much that they became anti-social. People “Introverts are not necessarily who definitely love people, just in moderation, sometimes find themselves becoming unfriendly. shy or antiAccording to Aletheia Luna of the Loner Wolf, social, they this is due to “the Western world’s favoritism just prefer of extroverts.” Extroverts are seen as more environments successful and happier than their reclusive, “timid” that are not over-stimulating counterparts. This sometimes leads to introverts attempting to act like extroverts. and get their Another type of introvert is called an “extroverted energy from introvert.” These introverts have trained themselves quiet time and to act as extroverts when in public. Some people reflection.” Understandably, feel that this is a good characteristic to have because it shows versatility and an ability to mesh this is the well into society. Others think this is dangerous complete to the true introvert because they feel as though opposite for they must pretend to be ultra-sociable in order to extroverts please others. After all, there aren’t many extroverts who, “[...] need pretending to be introverts. to be around Either way, introverts must understand that there other people to is nothing wrong with being introverted. Introverts Illustration by Thomas Baldwin recharge their tend to get more energy from being alone, which batteries.” helps them in social situations. Introverts can also Introverts do not hate people; they simply need be more creative and in tune with the feelings of breaks from interaction. Introverts use these breaks others. It is easy for some introverts to tell when to think back on the day and events that occurred. a conversation is becoming a little too negative or Sometimes, they may use this time to think about a when someone else in a group is feeling out of place. different way to approach an issue they faced. They may simply want to take time to rest and get ready for Embrace your introversion!
“No” Isn’t the Only Thing That Means “No” Ally Middleton Opinions Columnist allym95@uab.edu
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hen most people think of consent, what probably comes to mind is a person actively saying, “Yes, I want this” or “No, I don’t want this.” This misconception rings especially true when it comes to people’s idea of what is and isn’t sexual assault. Not verbally saying “no” when someone tries to initiate sex, no matter who it is, is still not the same as saying “yes.” This applies to someone you just met, someone you’ve known for years or even someone you’re dating, and it applies every time. Many people have a hard time understanding this concept, but a recent blog post cited on “The Loop” broke it down perfectly by comparing initiating sex to making someone a cup of tea. The blogger explains that if you ask someone, “Would you like a cup of tea?” and they’re all for it, then obviously they want the cup of tea. If you ask them and they are hesitant, you can make them tea if you want, but if they decide not to drink it, do not force them to drink it. No one is obligated to drink tea—or have sex— just because someone went to the trouble to make the tea. Even if a person has said yes before, even if they’ve said yes every single time in the past, they are still entitled to change their mind at any point. Similarly, not being conscious or capable to say yes is the same thing as saying no. If they said yes when they were conscious, and suddenly they are no longer conscious, the previous answer is voided. As the blog
puts it, “If they are unconscious, don’t make them tea. Unconscious people can’t answer the question ‘Do you want tea?’ because they are unconscious.” Unconscious people, whether that means people who are sleeping or people who passed out from drinking, are not in a proper state of mind for decisionmaking. The point of the blog is to illuminate the idea that consent is not a complicated topic, and yet it’s still being debated today. As a rape survivor myself, it’s hard to live in a world of rape culture. If you aren’t familiar with the term “rape culture,” it is basically the way we collectively think about rape in today’s society, specifically the fact that it has been normalized, ignored and seen as unimportant due to current attitudes regarding sexuality. It’s hard to speak out, seek help or educate others because a huge stigma has formed around rape. Rape culture also hints at victim blaming by saying things like, “You shouldn’t have been drinking so much” or “You shouldn’t have led him on,” or my personal favorite, “You were probably dressed provocatively.” I say this is my favorite because I was wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt on the night that this happened to me. Clothing does not justify rape. I could stand in the middle of the street completely naked, and guess what, I still don’t deserve to be raped. Likewise, alcohol does not justify rape. If I call you while intoxicated, even if I drag you up the stairs myself, I cannot consent. You have to respect that, and I still
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don’t deserve to be raped. In fact, absolutely no one deserves it, no matter what. Something that is not understood cannot be prevented. Fortunately, consent is simple. Once we start to accept that notion, we can move forward in the right direction to abolish rape culture and dissolve the stigma surrounding sexual assault.
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Student feature: Aleksandra Kasman, piano prodigy
Aleksandra Kasman, UAB student and piano prodigy, in front of a Steinway & Sons piano.
April Oberman Staff Writer aprildob@uab.edu ne could say that Aleksandra Kasman’s forte is piano. Kasman, a junior at UAB, has won over 10 competitions and placed first or second in over five competitions in the past three years, recently winning the American Prize in Piano Performance Competition this October. Kasman won the silver medal at the International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz as well as second place and the Young Jury Winner Award at the Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition. Other awards she has won include the National Federation of Music Clubs’ Stillman Kelley Award and PianoArts North American Competition Scholarship Award. In 2015 alone, her first place wins include the High Point University Inaugural Piano Competition, LaGrange Symphony Young Artists Competition, NFMC National Collegiate Piano Competition and the IKIF MacKenzie International Competition in New York. She played in solo and duo performances in countries such as France, Ukraine, Russia, Japan and South Korea. She collaborated with her father, piano
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professor and Artist-in-Residence Yakov Kasman, in performances in Florida with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, in New York with the New York Chamber Players and in North Carolina with the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra. According to her parents, Kasman was born with perfect pitch, because of this, they decided to push her to pursue music.
I collaborate with lots of the talented music students we have in our department. I perform all of the time. I do not want to say that I am saying yes to every opportunity, but it is turning out that way. I am applying for bigger, more prestigious competitions and continuing to grow as a musician and as a person.
“I come from a musical family, both of my parents are musicians,” Kasman said. “I have been around music all of my life so it was something that came very naturally to me. My parents told me urban legends that when I was two, I could sing entire symphonies by memory. So, my mom started teaching
me formally. [...] I started learning at age six and later transitioned to work with my dad. Now, here we are.” Her inspiration lies within the confines of our university. UAB student Marta Pirosca inspires Kasman because of her musical talent and kind heart. However, ultimately, her biggest inspiration is her father. “I respect him so much not only as a musician but also as a person,” Kasman said. “He went through difficult things in his life, both of my parents did. To have accomplished what he has accomplished is remarkable. I have infinite respect for him as a musician, and I learn from him every single day. I cannot get enough of the knowledge that is coming out of him.” According to Kasman, UAB has been important for her education and she enjoys spending her time at college in various ways. “UAB allows me to pursue things that go above and beyond what is ‘demanded’ of me. I have the freedom to be involved with multiple things. The faculty and my fellow students support me Photo from UAB News in my path,” Kasman said. “I probably would not be able to accomplish as much as I want to without that kind of support, which is a big impact.” In her last two years of undergrad, Kasman hopes to gain more skills and knowledge in order to become more professional with music. “[To reach these goals] I collaborate with lots of the talented music students we have in our department. I perform all of the time. I do not want to say that I am saying yes to every opportunity, but it is turning out that way. I am applying for bigger, more prestigious competitions and continuing to grow as a musician and as a person,” Kasman said. Kasman believes that practicing results in overall success. She emphasizes that those in hopes of having a future in music must be disciplined and they must hold themselves high when failure arises. “[Music] is so incredibly difficult. It is also a very unstable profession. [In order] to succeed, you must be skilled. Now is the time to hone those skills and utilize all of the opportunities around you,” Kasman said. “You must believe in yourself, too. Everyone tells musicians, ‘Oh this person is better,’ and ‘You are not going to make it.’ You have to keep going. You have to be head and shoulders above the rest.”
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Haunted Birmingham: Under the Blue Star
Brandon Varner Managing Editor managing@insideuab.com couple of weekends ago, Oct. 10 to be specific, Highway 280 in Alabama was even more congested than usual. Trinity Medical Center was shutting down and over 100 patients were being moved to Grandview Medical Center; the longdormant “digital” hospital that was cutting-edge when it was announced in 2001. The hospital was 40 percent complete in 2003 when HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy was charged with fraud and the construction company stopped work on the facility, according to AL.com. Grandview Medical Center, despite its false starts, is now open after the 15-year planning and construction process. Though Trinity will continue to operate for a little while longer, this whole process got me thinking about another hospital in Birmingham that closed its doors around the same time. Carraway Methodist Medical Center lived for 100 years in this city before it closed in 2008; the same year that the Grandview revitalization began in earnest. Like many institutions that weathered the maelstrom of Birmingham’s Civil Rights era, Carraway Medical Center’s decrepit interior. Photo by urban adventurer Carraway held a lot of baggage from the city’s Aside from the ghosts that it carries from its role as checkered past. Many outside of the state might a segregated hospital, there are rumored to be many remember it as the hospital that turned away James apparitions left over from the hospital. Kim Johnston, Peck, a white rider on the 1961 Freedom Riders bus author of the book “Haunted Shelby County, Alabama” that was beaten to the point where he required 53 told AL.com that she heard disembodied voices with stitches.
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no source. A UAB student, who wishes to remain anonymous, also had a similar brush with a presence in the hospital. “We wanted to go up to the roof and stand by the star. So we slowly climbed our way to the top while making sure to stop on each floor. We got to one floor and heard rustling. I called out, ‘Hello? Is anyone there?’ I found the room from which the noise came and realized it was battered curtains being pushed around by the breeze from a shattered window,” a UAB student and spunky urban adventurer said. “After we explored that area, we got back to the main hallway and my boyfriend and I both froze. The hallway just felt so eerie. I thought I was going to see someone walk out of the open door that was facing me at the other end. Surely, nothing happened. But I did notice the longer we lingered, the more I could sense the clouded energy of the building.” The building is at this point a haven for the homeless and copper thieves, and has fallen into heavy disrepair. Ironically, this place that was built to heal the community has found itself in need of a bit of TLC. Hopefully the salvation will come from The Lovelady Center, which purchased the property in 2011. Hopefully one of the many scars on Birmingham’s medical system will finally disappear. Just don’t go breaking in looking for ghosts because you might die.
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Southern Vegan:
Stephanie Lockhart Photography Editor photos@insideuab.com Worried your candy isn’t 100 percent plant based? Don’t be scared, try out this DIY vegan candy corn to please your vegan sweet tooth.
1/4 cup golden syrup (look for Lyle’s brand) 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 tbsp melted coconut oil 1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar 1 cup gluten-free flour or tapioca flour + more for mixing Food coloring Parchment paper First, whisk together the golden syrup, vanilla and melted coconut oil in a bowl. Add the confectioner’s sugar and mix until fully combined, then add the flour a little at a time until completely mixed (a wooden spoon works well for this step). Transfer the dough to a parchment-covered cutting board and begin kneading in more flour until it reaches a consistency similar to clay. Next, cut the dough into three equally-sized sections. Add a few drops of yellow food coloring to one dough ball, and knead until fully colored, then add a few drops of orange food coloring to a ball of dough and knead. Leave the third as is, for the white section. Wrap the dough in parchment paper and stick in the freezer for 10 minutes, this will make the dough much easier to work with. After the 10 minutes, remove the dough from the freezer and place on the parchment paper. Roll each ball out into ropes. If the dough gets too soft, stick it back in the freezer for a few minutes. Use a sharp knife to cut the dough into candy corn shapes. Because these have so few ingredients, they’re best kept in the freezer or refrigerator until you’re ready to serve them. Enjoy!
Your homemade Halloween favorite with a vegan twist.
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Brandon’s Music Column: Something for everyone Brandon Varner Managing Editor “Monday,” produced by Trend, has a great old-school managing@insideuab.com soul sample. The big takeaway from this project to me was that his week, we got ourselves a couple of records. Birmingham does have some talented young people That’s right buddy. Strap on those rec specs and in its burgeoning rap scene, and I look forward put on those jean shorts, because it’s hammertime. to seeing how things grow for them. The crew is Local hip-hop collective DoReMe Music Group building momentum especially released the compilation album with events that they’ve thrown “We Say How We Feel & Make around the city like Art House; It Sound Good Vol. 1” on Oct. a show that combined visual art, 15, 2015. There are a host of music and more. different styles throughout the Probably my biggest complaints compilation, and though the is the lack of artist listings on the album is rich with variation it record. You hear so many different still has a cohesive identity. The voices, but there are no names to producers are the people that pin them on so it can be a little really make this record. My frustrating to not be able to check favorite beat on the album is out more music of someone’s verse probably “Slip & Slide,” which, that you like. in addition to its lush pads and If you like Schoolboy Q, Chance hard-hitting drums, samples Photo from Do.Re.Me’s official Facebook page. the Rapper, or many other artists classic Trick Daddy and Trina in that new hip hop sound, you should give it verses, artists on the song’s namesake record label. a listen Some producers are a little farther along than The Front Bottoms released “Back on Top” on Sep. others, but everyone is beyond competent. Carey 18, 2015. This band has a nice sort of throwback, Fountain has probably the simplest style of the hyper-hooky powerpop style. The album is bunch, but his beats show a lot of promise. They sort reminiscent of Weezer and the lead singer has a of remind me of an early Three Six Mafia brought Michael Stipey style cadence from time to time. into the modern era. A sort of atonal lo-fi style that The songs are all relatively short, with the longest at times opens up in a jazzy way. Yannic’s work is track on the whole album lasting four minutes and more of a disjointed boom bap influenced type deal.
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20 seconds (I’m not quite sure if this was intentional). I do have a quibble or two with the record. I love the music a lot, but after a while the singer’s voice gets a little annoying, even kind of grating on a few songs. There’s a couple of highlights that I can point to on this album, I would say the rap at the end of Historic Cemetery is very smooth and a refreshing break from the vocals. The best song on the album is undoubtedly “The Plan.” I won’t add its parenthesized title portion here for the sake of preserving the Kaleidoscope’s family image, but it does have a neat anecdote behind it. One of our staff members Photo from The Front Bottom’s went to see the band when official Facebook page. they came to Birmingham, and they asked the audience to name the song. A drunk patron of the bar screamed out a title and they went with it. I do think that it’s a great album though, and if you like emo or acoustic music, you should check it out, as this album is full of surprises. If you liked that Wonder Years record that dropped this year, you might appreciate this one, and Weezer fans will get a real kick out of it.
Toro brings love and terror in Crimson Peak Nick Jesse Staff Writer najessee@uab.edu
character, and Thomas Sharpe, her husband and an inventor, throughout the movie. As for Lady Lucille, Sharpe’s sister, Del Toro also did a great job creating a character everyone can dislike. The Gothic atmosphere manifests itself once Edith travels to an old manor, which is under construction and owned by Thomas and Lucille: the worn structure, the darker color tones and Victorian-styled furniture bring about the beauty and somber of this old home. The environment presented a mysterious undertone throughout the movie, reminiscent of an Edgar Allan Poe story.
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eleased Oct. 16, “Crimson Peak”, a Gothic romance movie, is number four in the top box office list with $13.1 million in revenue and a 69% rating from user reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. “Crimson Peak” is not like most horror movies recently presented, in that it’s not shot as a foundfilm horror and doesn’t make use of frequent jumpscares. Although it is undeniably a horror film (which is appropriate for the month it was released), it settles comfortably into the Gothic romance genre, which is “characterized by elements of fear, horror, death, and gloom, as well as romantic elements [...] nature, individuality, and high emotion,” according to Study. com. The movie’s horror can be seen in many ways. In some ways it is scary, sometimes it’s more on the disturbing side, and it can hold the audience in the grip of a dark, macabre atmosphere. A good horror story is portrayed with these three elements, but also more subtle undertones appropriate to this genre (color tones, specific use of words, etc.). Having a character the audience can become attached to is important, because if not, a viewer might find themselves rooting for the antagonists to win. That being said, “Crimson Peak” handled character development in a way that helped me grow an attachment to Edith Cushing, a writer and the main
I give “Crimson Peak” a 4.6 out of 5 rating. As Del Toro captivated me with his other production, “Pan’s Labyrinth,” he has done the same with “Crimson Peak.” I give “Crimson Peak” a 4.6 out of 5 rating. As Del Toro captivated me with his other production, “Pan’s Labyrinth”, he has done the same with “Crimson Peak”. He did a great job presenting the environment through a Gothic style and his own style mixed in. Mysteries lurking in hidden rooms and veiled intentions of the siblings kept me glued to the screen. This movie is unique compared to other horrors created, director Guillermo del Toro’s talent. Movie poster from Legendary.com
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UAB Women’s Soccer vs. Southern Miss TUESDAY|10.27
THURSDAY|10.29
Opera Shots
Pumpkin Smash
Avondale Brewing Company 6- 7:30 p.m. Opera Shots is part of Opera Birmingham’s new pop-up series of performances in unexpected venues. This event will feature members of Opera Birmingham’s chorus as well as guests in openmic style performances. This event is free.
Campus Green 12- 3 p.m. The brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha will be selling pumpkins on the Green to raise money for Feeding America. Pumpkins are $5 and students may carve them, take them home or smash it with a sledge hammer. Carving and smashing tools will be provided.
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Miss UAB
Halloween Zumbathon
Alys Stephens Center 7 p.m. 10 contestants will compete for $4,600 in scholarship money in this pageant that is also the official preliminary to the Miss Alabama and Miss America pageants. The event is free.
Third Eye Blind
Iron City 7 p.m. American rock band Third Eye Blind is set to perform at Iron City. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $35.
Campus Rec 5:30- 7:30 p.m. Wear your best costume and enjoy two hours of Zumba at Center Court at the Rec Center. Snoozy’s gift cards will go to winners of the costume contest. This is a free event.
SUNDAY|11.01 Out of Darkness Community Walk
West Campus Fields 7 p.m. Women’s Soccer’s regular season wraps up with their game against Southern Miss. The team’s four seniors will also be recognized as part of Senior Night.
SATURDAY|10.31 Field of Screams
Regions Field 8 a.m. Birmingham’s Field of Screams Festival turns the Parkside District into a Halloween extravaganza. At 8 a.m., there will be a Zombie 5K run. At 11 a.m., the parade and festival will take place. At 7:30 p.m., there will be a Party and Gala. Tickets are $10 and UAB students and employees can receive a 20 percent discount by purchasing tickets online with the discount code “uab20.”
Heardmont Park 2:30 p.m. The 10th annual Out of Darkness Walk will raise awareness for depression and suicide, honor loved ones and raise funds for research, education and survivors of suicide support programs. Registration is free and begins at 1 p.m. at the park. Light refreshments will also be available.
UAB Volleyball vs. Middle Tennessee
Bartow Arena 1 p.m. UAB Volleyball will host Middle Tennessee State University at home.
Haunted Hulsey
Hulsey Center 8- 11 p.m. The honorary band sorority Tau Beta Sigma will put on a haunted house in the music building. Admission is $5 and concessions will also be available for purchase.
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