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Volume 49|Issue 25
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Dear Kaleidoscope Readers, Today is National Election Day, and while there isn’t an actual vote today, we are in the beginning processes of electing a new president of the U.S. Because of this, Kscope has made a guide to voting, helpful information that tells you how to register to vote and let’s you hear from politically active students on their views of the presidential candidates and their campaigns. Even if politics aren’t that important to you, I encourage you to turn to pages eight and nine as an easy way to see how you, as a college student, can make a national difference. As always in Kscope, we have news and reviews, student spotlights and thought-provoking event coverage. On page four, we cover USGA’s Silence the Stigma event, a way UAB is bringing light to normally hidden disabilities that students face on a daily basis. On page 11, we cover the African-American Psychology Student Association’s movie presentation and panel that discussed millennial racism on college campuses. Through these stories, I hope you get a sense of what goes on at UAB. If you see something that sounds interesting, get involved! Contact the group and never look back. Becoming a member of your community, whether by getting into politics, joining a club or even by making a film (page 13), will only make you feel like you are participating in something bigger than yourself. Take this off-year election day and find something you like, and maybe that will mean making your own organization. Whatever it is, go for it. Until next time,
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T.C Cannon SOUNDS OFF... [The] robbing... of Birmingham’s University will be made public next week. The B.o.T, which is controlled by PBJ and the Boys, meet Thursday and Friday at UAT. They may or may not let their feelings be known about the asinine student vote regarding a $25 fee for athletics. The election was mandated by PBJ and the Boys to squelch the voice of the Vocal Few (Watts’15). This sleazy manipulation of students by the Masters of Malfeasance is documented evidence of the illegal, immoral and insane control of our (Birmingham Blazer Nation) school, city, county and state by PBJ and the Boys. The majority of votes cast supported the fee/ football. This was construed as a victory by the faithful few. Wrong. The bogus election fits the M.O. of PBJ and the Boys in their highly successful program of Planned Mediocrity for UAB undergraduate school - both academics and athletics. The B.o.T. membership will receive PBJ and the Boys interpretation of the election – 22 percent of the student body (votes cast yes and no) fell into the trap. It will be stressed to the B.o.T. and the public that 78 percent voted no interest in football and credence to the B.o.T. For the record, this writer predicted the election results by the numbers, presented the intent of the “requested” election and the
consequences of the results in a pre-election KScope. As always, the Hail Blazer Club stands behind our motto “challenge, contest, invite fact, debate, demand justice.” Kudos to the students that voted; the yeas and the nays--shame on those that voted by their absence to support PBJ and the Boys. How can this be? The accumulated $25 fee is chump change compared to the bucks we are allowing to be flushed away! Please consider the following comparison. The Alabama State and Alabama A&M Classic last Saturday generated a 20 plus million economic impact. For this exercise, let’s make that figure 10 million or even 5 million to ensure credibility. Assume that the UAB Athletic Dept. has a legitimate budget and administration. Would you agree that Coach Clark’s championship contending Blazers would put 50,000 plus fans into Legion Field six times per year? No doubt, right? Simple math tells us that Dr. Watts executed a PBJ and the Boys premeditated crime when he put the axe to 2015 football! It will take a lot of $25 fees to cover those 50 million plus Blazer Bucks that the criminals destroyed! - T.C. Cannon President of Hail Blazer Club
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isability Support Services partnered with the Undergraduate Student Government Association on Oct. 26 to host Silence the Stigma, an event to raise awareness for UAB students who live with “invisible disabilities” that are often ignored. According to UAB’s Disability Support Services, “the largest population of students have what we refer to as ‘invisible disabilities.’ Invisible disabilities are disabilities that are not readily apparent or observable.” These diseases include learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, psychological disabilities, medical or chronic health impairments, visual impairments and hearing impairments. DSS invited UAB students to the RLC to pose for pictures and learn more about the disabilities that affect their fellow students. Attendees posed with their hands covering their mouth and the names of disabilities painted on their arms, with each student symbolizing the desire to silence the stigma of the disability that they represented in the picture. “People have impairments, but it is society that disables us,” Melodi Stone, a public health student, said. “My disability is not that I live life with leg impairments, my disability is that our campus may be inaccessible, or the spaces that we design may be inaccessible.” Stone said that she saw the event on Facebook and wanted to support it as a
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student that is affected by a disability. She said that she initially had trouble with accessibility at the New Freshman Residence Hall. Catherine McCarty, USGA vice president of Student Services and one of the key organizers of the event, said that she found inspiration from reading an article from The Huffington Post. The story covered another school’s event for its students with invisible disabilities and she thought that those students made a “bold statement.” McCarty said she intended the Silence the Stigma to help students who attend to “see people that they might not expect to have a disability, and will understand to be less judgmental, because it impacts a wide range of students.” McCarty recommended DSS as a resource for students dealing with stigmas. “DSS is a great resource and they have a lot of information on stigma, about being aware on campus and being a good ally if you don’t have a disability,” McCarty said. “I think it is important that as allies in this that you speak with us, not for us,” Stone said. “So if something is inaccessible, you speak up and say that this is inaccessible for people with disabilities.” More information on Disability Support Services can be found at UAB’s DSS site or on their Facebook page, DSS UAB.
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5 UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center named one of nation’s top 100 oncology programs NEWS
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UAB’s Comprehensive Cancer was recently named one of the top oncology programs in the nation.
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ecker’s Hospital Review recently named the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center one of the nation’s “100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs.” The hospitals and health systems included in the review received recognition for their clinical outcomes, multidisciplinary care teams, clinical expertise and oncology research. They were selected
on the basis of recognition received from other national reviews, accreditations earned and canceroriented group memberships held. As the only cancer center in the state of Alabama to receive the recognition from Becker’s Hospital Review, the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center is also one of the only National Cancer Institutedesignated cancer centers in the southeast. “The Comprehensive Cancer Center has broad based programs in many of the emerging topics in cancer bio-experimental therapeutics, pharmacology and exercise and nutrition, which differentiates us from many of the other comprehensive cancer centers in other parts of the country and local cancer centers in our region,” Associate Director for Clinical Programs at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Martin Heslin, M.D., said. The Comprehensive Cancer Center also dedicated multidisciplinary care teams to manage routine and complex cancer cases, as well as specialists at each disease site dedicated to managing those specific cancers. “The Comprehensive Cancer Center and UAB School of Medicine share a strong culture of compassionate, patient-centered care,” Noora Siddiqui, a first year medical student, said. “Our training as future doctors embodies this culture, and our national recognition reveals these endeavors.” Although UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center welcomed the recognition from Becker’s Hospital
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Lunch with a leader TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2015
Dr. John Jones holds discussion with students “Now that I’ve come to UAB I’ve been able to learn from all my experiences, whether it be from the diversity of campus or just learn from individuals, my peers, everyone like that. And now I’ve come into positions where I can actually show people how they can do that as well,” one student said. Another question Jones posed was whether leadership was an innate quality, or a learned skill. “Leadership isn’t something like a gift, something you’re born with. I would say charisma can be, and if you’re very charismatic people would want to follow you,” another student said. “But when it comes to good effective leadership it comes from your failures, your attempts at being a leader more than anything.” One of the final questions Jones asked the audience was about their personal decision-making process. “It really depends on the situation you’re in. Sometimes you have to make an executive decision and you really don’t have time to wait and you want to be confident in making that decision,” an audience member said. “But also with a leader you want to make sure you surround yourselves with people who can help you make those decisions. You just have to be confident in your decision making ability and when you do it in people’s best interests and the goals of the organization you’ll be okay.” The next event in the discussion series is Dinner with a Dean on Nov. 11 at 6-7:30 p.m. at the RLC with Max Michael, M.D., the Dean of the School of Public Health.
“So how will that knowledge change your John Jones poses questions to the audience and answers questions about his personal experiences.
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Mark Linn News Editor news@insideuab.com ohn Jones, Ph.D., the vice president of Student Affairs, sat down with students to discuss what it means to be a leader on Oct. 28 at the RLC as part of UAB LEAD’s Lunch with a Leader discussion series. Lunch with a Leader and Dinner with a Dean are part of a series of discussions taking place throughout the semester hosted by UAB LEAD. This student-run organization started in 2012 with the stated goal of providing quality leadership training to students at UAB. LEAD is also responsible for the Fall Leadership Conference and the Winter Leadership Retreat. Jones opened up the luncheon by explaining his view in what people look for in a good leader. “The first thing people look for is integrity, having the best interest of the group in mind even when that may not be in the leader’s own self-interest,” Jones said. “Leaders with integrity are comfortable adding people more talented than they are to their team. When things go wrong - which they will - they take responsibility rather than throw their subordinates under the proverbial bus, or blame failures on unforeseeable events. Make no mistake, leadership is an honor that often requires sacrifice.” Other skills Jones said were necessary for a good leader are the ability to perform under pressure, to strike a balance between optimism and overconfidence, to have empathy for the team under them and to be authentic. After the opening remarks on leadership, Jones posed a series of questions to students. His first question referenced UAB’s tagline: “knowledge that will change your world.” “So how will that knowledge change your world? What kind of decisions are you making that are different than you used to make?” Jones said.
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Casey Marley Editor-in-Chief editor@insideuab.com n Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Women’s basketball coach, Randy Norton, spoke to the media on how the fourth in Conference-USA team is shaping up for the upcoming season. “This is an exciting day for both the Men’s and Women’s basketball programs. We’re excited about our team,” Norton said in Bartow Arena’s Green and Gold Room. He began his speech noting that the previous day’s practice was the worst practice of the season, an event that united the team to achieve better. “We had strung together a number of really good practices, but yesterday didn’t go so well, and the girls came back today and we had an outstanding practice,” Norton said. On top of an outstanding practice, Norton told members of the Birmingham press that the 2015-2016 year will be big for the women’s team. “One of [the reasons] is the seven seniors that have been with us since they got here three years ago. They provide that daily senior leadership,” he said. “When you have a young team, your practices can be up and down because you don’t consistently understand how hard you have to practice every day. The fact of the matter is the way you practice is eventually the way you are going to play in games.” Coach Norton continued to say that this “senior leadership” is a must-have for any successful basketball team. “It’s on the court, it’s in the locker room, it’s away from us,” he said. “When you get players like Chelsee
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Black and Bianca Dufelmeier [seniors on the team] that understand what we want as coaches... they’re able to monitor the locker room. They’re able to keep track of what our girls are doing away from us. You have to do that otherwise there is a lot of ‘shoulda, coulda, woulda.’” In addition to senior leadership, Norton believes that focusing on small improvements and holistic success will lead the team to a championship this year. “What we talk to our kids about on a daily basis is whether it is on the court, or in a classroom, it’s out in the community and it’s in their personal lives, and when you focus on those four things, and every single day you make that a habit, championships are going to take care of themselves.” Switching topics from leadership to the team’s frontcourt, Norton said that this year brings some unproven players ready to make a name in their final year as a Blazer. One player Coach Norton specifically mentioned was senior Brittany Winborne, a member of the team since her freshman year. “Things have clicked for Brittany, we’re looking for her to have an outstanding season. She is a monster on the boards and she gives us an outstanding presence on both ends.” The women’s team played Mississippi College in their first exhibition game on Saturday, beating the team 75-36 at Bartow Arena. The Blazers will face off against Miles College in their next exhibition game on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.
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Luke Richey Staff Writer lrichey@uab.edu n Wednesday, Oct. 28. UAB men’s basketball coach Jerod Haase and the UAB Blazers men’s basketball team held a press conference detailing the quickly approaching 2015-2016 basketball season. The Blazers rounded off last year with a 20-16 overall record and a 13-4 record at home. For this upcoming season, a coaches poll picked the Blazers to win the Conference USA championship. “I do think that there are high expectations,” Haase said. “You could say we have a target on our back, and I think of that as a positive thing. We’ve assembled a team that has some potential to do some big things. We have a very, very tough non-conference schedule.” UAB begins the season at Auburn and plays other heavyweights Jacksonville State and Georgia State early. Georgia State went 25-10 overall in the 20142015 season, with a 12-1 record at home. Lucky for the Blazers, who will host the Panthers in Bartow Arena, Georgia State went 8-9 on the road. As for the Gamecocks, last season the Blazers narrowly edged out Jacksonville State in a 58-50 nail-biter. “We are looking at it as a new year, new slate. Hopefully we do take the positives and hopefully we stay away from the ideas of being fat and happy. We are looking at this as a brand new season, brand new team. A 0-0 start,” Haase said. The Blazers are quite a young team, only one senior is on the roster for UAB this season– 6-foot-5 starting guard Robert Brown. “Where we were last year, at this time,
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is a night and day difference,” Brown said. “I don’t think we are as strong as we need to be, and we are going to continue to work on that. I think that it’s the same team that ended last year and trying to continue to go forward.” With the Blazers’ 4-9 non-conference start last season, the team impressed Haase with their maturity and ability to pull together and finish strong. The Blazers rallied with a 12-6 record in conference play, being 9-0 at home. “With last year, the one thing that hit me like a ton of bricks was we’re 4 and 9 ending the non-conference season. The guys have every reason to point fingers, blame coaches, blame each other and then splinter, and they didn’t,” Haase said. “And I think that’s a credit in some way to the coaches, but especially the player.” “I’m looking to improve in my dribbling and handling ability,” Lionel Love, a sophomore guard said. “Just to make people around me better. Improve my shooting ability. For the team, execute plays better. Have the ability to overcome obstacles that we couldn’t last year,” he said. Lewis Sullivan, a 6-foot-7 imposing forward said, “I need to fight through my fatigue no matter what, against Auburn. When I get tired and fatigued just push through it, have the mentality to stay focused and keep going.” The Blazers play an exhibition game against Cal State East Bay on Nov. 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Bartow Arena. On Nov. 13 the Blazers will head down to Auburn Arena to battle the Tigers at 8:30 p.m. in the season opener.
THE INS AND OUTS OF VOTING IN ALABAMA: Mark Linn News Editor News@insideuab.com
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aking sure you’re eligible to vote can seem like a daunting process, especially if you’re voting for the first time or you lived outside of Alabama prior to attending UAB. Every state has different laws dictating voter registration, ID requirements, early voting, absentee ballots and even what times polling locations are open. Here’s what you need to know about Alabama’s voting requirements:
Registration You can register to vote as long as you’re a U.S. citizen who will be at least 18 on Election Day and are an Alabama resident. If you attend school in Alabama you’re able to establish residency, as long as you intend to remain at school for the time being and make it your primary residence, even if you return to your home state over the summer. Voter application forms must be submitted in person or postmarked at least two weeks before the election.
Identification As of June 2014, Alabama joined a number of other states in requiring some form of photo identification in order to vote. Acceptable forms of photo ID include: - A valid Alabama driver’s license or any other photo ID issued by the state of Alabama or any other state government, including public college - IDs issued in other states - A valid U.S. passport - Any valid student or employee ID from any school within the state, public or private. - A valid U.S. military ID. If you don’t present a valid photo ID when you go to vote, you’re still able to vote by provisional ballot. If you do this, you’ll need to present photo ID to the county Board of Registrars by 5 p.m. on the Friday following the election. The Jefferson County Board of Registrars is at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham.
Absentee ballots In Alabama, you’re entitled to use an absentee ballot if you go to school outside your county or will be out of town on election day. Absentee ballot applications have to be submitted to your county election office at least five days before an election.
NATIONAL ELECTION DAY November 3, 2015
“Regardless of who you vote for, go vote and let your voice be heard.” - Robert Mardis III
THE CONVERSATION AT UAB College Democrats vs. College Republicans Although many people disparage Millennials for their lack of involvement in the political process, there are many college students across the country and are UAB who are participating in the political process through “get out the vote” efforts, awareness campaigns and student-led political organizations. The UAB College Republicans and College Democrats are two active organizations on campus interested in getting their fellow students to the polls as well as advancing the causes of their party. Kscope spoke with College Republican president, Elizabeth Earwood and College Democrat president, Robert Mardis III to hear their views on the election and college voters. Earwood is a political science student, and Mardis is a management student.
Kscope: . What are the goals of your organization and how will your organization tackle the 2016 presidential election?
EARWOOD: One of UAB College Republicans’ central goals is to promote excellent citizenship among college students. In doing this, we understand the Republican viewpoints to be essential in promoting exceptional
government policies and allowing the utmost freedoms as our founders intended. As far as the 2016 elections, so far we have had one debate view gathering for the first Republican debate. Overall for the primaries, our goal is to encourage people to simply get out and vote for a Republican no matter who it is. Then, once the primaries are completed we will put all our efforts to supporting whoever the Republican nominee is. MARDIS: The overall goal of this organization is to train the next generation of leaders in the Democratic Party by networking in a piquant environment, geared towards demonstrating the importance of the political process...by the end of their involvement with the organization we hope they accept the challenge of being a leader with alacrity. As for the primaries we plan on advocating for a particular candidate by phone banking and passing out literature and just overall helping out as much as we can to see that a Democrat is elected to the White House.
Kscope: Who are you supporting for the 2016 election, and who will you support if they don’t receive the nomination?
EARWOOD: I support either Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio for President. I really appreciate Cruz’s firm stance on conservative principles. He has
demonstrated multiple times that he is not ashamed to take stand against even those in the Republican Party who were not making wise decisions. I hesitate to support Sen. Cruz, because I’m afraid of his ability to win the general election. I really appreciate many of Sen. Rubio’s policies on immigration. It seems that he really gets it on immigration. Regardless of who wins the primary, I will support whoever is running against Hillary Clinton. MARDIS: My choice for president 2016 will have to be Bernie Sanders. And the reason I support Bernie is because he’s stayed consistently consistent and I know that’s redundant but that’s how consistent he has been with his views and most of the time they are spot on. When I hear Bernie speak I hear the same things I think in my head it is just in his voice and [what is] coming out of his mouth, so it’s easy for me
to relate and be drawn to his message. But I do believe that the Democratic Party has two great candidates running for president in Bernie and Hillary, so if Bernie didn’t get the nomination Hillary will be an easy choice.
Kscope: Do you have any other thoughts on the upcoming election?
EARWOOD: It seems that each presidential election is more important than the last. I hope that college students can really understand this as an opportunity to be a part of something bigger than ourselves, something that could significantly impact our future. MARDIS: Regardless of who you vote for go vote let your voice be heard. I’m a true believer in if you have the power to affect a person who makes decisions for you and you don’t exercise your right to affect them you have no room to complain when nothing is done in your favor.
WHY ARE YOUNG PEOPLE NOT VOTING? Youth voter participation has always lagged behind other demographic groups. There are a number of reasons for this, according to John McNulty, Ph.D., a UAB professor who studies electoral behavior and particularly the causes and consequences of voter turnout. One of the most basic is being registered to vote – registration is tied to residency and it’s very common for college-age people to move more than once in a given year. “Another is that young people haven’t developed community ties in the same way older people have,” McNulty said. “They don’t know their neighbors, they don’t know the people who are in office – the people in office aren’t their peer group.” Still another reason McNulty cited was that voting, like many other behaviors, is a habit. “As young people age through their 20’s they either develop the habit or they don’t. And people who develop the habit become habitual voters and people who don’t become habitual non-voters,” McNulty said. “Young
people haven’t developed that habit yet. And they’re at the stage of life where the habit takes a little extra time to develop.” This is one of the reasons get out the vote efforts target young people, according to McNulty. Because the voting patterns of people under 30 are still malleable in a way that they aren’t in older demographics, young people are more likely to be receptive to the message that Get Out the Vote efforts spread. “The amazing thing about Get Out the Vote is that very often when somebody votes it’s simply because they were asked,” McNulty said. There are other factors in what’s likely to get young people voting. One is simply having access to information like polling locations and election dates and times. Another factor might be the issues brought up during the election. “If it’s a national office, [it might be] something like student loan reform, or student loan forgiveness,” McNulty said. “If it’s on the local level, it might be getting rid of parking meters. It could be public safety – [that’s] a huge issue on the UAB campus.”
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OPINIONS
Is texting making ruining our ability to communicate?
Olalekan Dada Opinions Columnist oadada@uab.edu
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exting seems to have become a requirement for many friendships. Whether it is texting via phone, chat or through email, I am pretty confident in the idea that all people have experienced some type of conversation with another person through text. But is this affecting our relationships in a negative way? Some people think so. It’s hard to think that texting could be as dangerous as some people say it is. I mean, you are in control of the conversation. You choose when to reply to a text, or if you want to reply, at all. You have time to think of what to say so it sounds right and is exactly what you mean. You can determine how long the conversation lasts. You may even be more comfortable talking to people and not having to actually see them. It’s everything people want, right? Well, this is sort of where the problem is. We may be so used to communicating via text that we forget, or never learn, how to communicate in person. Too much texting may lead to a deficiency in interpersonal development, or one’s ability to form
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relationships and communicate effectively. A lack of face-to-face interactions may cause an inability to interpret non-verbal cues in communication. When communicating via text, it is hard to tell how someone is feeling unless they state how they are feeling in the text. When we are talking to someone face-to-face, our bodies have natural responses to the non-verbal cues we see. MIT psychologist Sherry Turkle touched on this topic, saying that when you speak to someone in person, “you get to see that they’re uncomfortable, and with that, the compassion response kicks in.” This step is skipped through text, which may cause miscommunication and unnecessary frustration. Other things we can’t decipher through text are tone of voice, sarcasm and severity of the topic. On various occasions, I have interpreted a text incorrectly. This sometimes leads to the conversation going south or ending abruptly. It is sometimes hard to tell jokes via text because people cannot hear your voice and tell whether or not you are joking. Thankfully, the increased use of emojis has helped with the interpretation of the tone of voice. Sometimes these emojis allow us to realize that a
person was joking with us. However, even emoji use is not a completely accurate way of determining how someone feels. Although it is very unlikely that we will stop texting, it still is a very good way of communicating with people, it is important to try to maintain a face-to-face relationship or at least a speaking relationship with those close to us. Although we may know our close friends and family well enough to decipher their texts correctly, there are still aspects of communication that we miss out on that are important to our relationships.
Texting fast facts: 1. 18-24 year olds send or receive an average of 109.5 text messages each day. 2. 90 percent of teens with phones text. 3. 33 percent of younger phone users text via apps instead of through their cell phone carrier. *Facts from the Pew Research Center*
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“Dear White People”—Student group addresses millennial racism Casey Marley Editor-in-Chief editor@insideuab.com
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n Oct. 26, the Decatur schoolteacher, Heath Morrow, who went to a Halloween party as Kanye West—in blackface—apologized to the community and the Internet about his viral Facebook photo deemed racist by many. The fifth grade teacher, in his apology letter obtained by AL.com, wrote that he exercised an “error in judgment” and that his “intentions were not malicious or directed toward any group of people.” Coinciding with this viral Alabama news, UAB’s African American Psychology Student Association presented the movie “Dear White People” followed by a panel to discuss its portrayal of modern racism in young people, on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The 2014 independent film, directed by Justin Simien, focuses on the lives of four black college students at the fictitious Ivy League “Winchester University.” Weaving together these four storylines, the movie’s conflicts culminate at a “blackface Halloween party” thrown by the insensitive campus humor magazine, which sparks national outrage by the end of the movie. Through its plotline, the film seeks to point out millennial racism and address topics like microaggressions, the complexities of interracial dating and white privilege. The AAPSA hosted a panel after the film to talk about the topics presented in the movie. The panelists included Kayla Gladney, Jeremy Mock, Reuben Clay and Nina Morgan, students from social science programs at UAB. African-American studies professor, DaReef Jamison, Ph.D. facilitated the discussions leading with the question: “Did you like the movie?” The answer? An almost unanimous no. “It doesn’t challenge white viewers to challenge their own racism because they’ll think ‘I’m not that bad,’” Reuben Clay, a senior, said. “I followed the ‘Dear White People Movement’
before [the movie]...I thought that [the movie] would be a more accurate portrayal of black college life,” Kayla Gladney said to the packed Campbell Hall classroom. This conversation led into Dr. Jamison’s next question: did the movie play into perceived performances of acting black and white? While the panel noted multiple racial stereotypes, Clay responded that one of the end scenes, where one of the leads accepts her biracial identity, did send a positive message to racial perceptions. “Being yourself is the hopeful goal to escape white supremacist society,” Clay said. When Dr. Jamison asked the audience if they liked the movie, only two The student panel discussed the film “Dear White People,” last Tuesday in Campbell Hall. Photo by Casey Marley members raised their is about black African-American [studies] majors and hands, citing the film’s humor on why they enjoyed it. minors and psychology majors and minors coming The diverse panel continued their in-depth together and talking about black concepts and black discussion on the film’s portrayal of race relations, theories,” Indigo Williams, AAPSA’s president, said. specifically on how “spotlight anxiety,” being the “We also deal with mental health and the mental “other” in a homogenous group, is seen in life at UAB. health stigma that is in the black community. [The “Of course I do. I feel that even when I get association is] also about coming together and something to eat. I haven’t had a bad experience [at interacting...just having people you know you can talk UAB], but I feel those anxieties,” Nina Morgan, an to.” anthropology student, said. According to Williams, the association plans to Students interested in listening to more meet again this semester. For more information, discussions like this should consider joining the search for the African American Psychology Student AAPSA, a relatively new organization on campus. Association on BSync. “We just started out this spring...the organization
Gamesphere: Undertale, the RPG where you don’t have to destroy anyone Jackson Hyde Social Media Editor socialmedia@insideuab.com
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ndertale is a puzzle role-playing game created by the composer Toby “Radiation” Fox that was released last month and seems to have instantly received a cult following. According to its Steam page, 98 percent of almost 10,000 players have left positive reviews. The game boasts a dynamic storyline, quirky characters, and an amazing soundtrack set in an “Earthbound”esque atmosphere. Described as “the RPG game where you don’t have to destroy anyone,” Undertale allows you to choose how Papyrus and Sans. to handle enemies. Whether to kill
them, befriend them, or ditch Jerry, you are totally in control when it comes to dealing with foes. As a bonus, the dialogue that comes with befriending monsters is absolutely hilarious. Although Undertale’s unique combat system sets it apart from other RPGs, where it really shines is with its diverse cast of characters. Without going into plot-compromising detail, the first real character you meet is a caring monster named Toriel, affectionately nicknamed “goat mom” by the Undertale community. She is one of the few monsters that treats humans with peace, she’s seen too many innocent humans be hurt by monsters and she doesn’t intend to see the same happen to you. There are also two skeleton brothers named Papyrus and Courtesy of purmu.tumblr.com Sans who you meet early on. Their
dialogue text appears in the, you guessed it, equally despised Papyrus and Comic Sans fonts. Comedy gold. The path you create and the characters you meet will depend on how you play. Be warned that the more brutal you are, the more brutal the enemies become. If you’re frightened by this, maybe you should stick to self-defense and not seek out any danger. Otherwise, you’re gonna have a bad time. Although not a part of the game’s mechanics, I feel like I have to talk more about this game’s soundtrack more. Each track has a personality that matches its character or area perfectly. Toby Fox (Homestruck, Father Brain) is known for his music, so there’s a certain standard that his creations must hold up to in regards to that. Undertale exceeds those standards. Undertale retails for $9.99 on Steam, there’s an option to buy a bundle of the game and its soundtrack for $17.99. If you want to try it out before you buy, you can visit undertale.com and download a free demo.
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Student organization: Women for Political Progress club Myah Clinton Contributor mkc16@uab.edu he Women for Political Progress Club at UAB is an organization that educates young women about political ideologies and “provides [them with] support, skills and confidence” to pursue leadership positions, according to current president, Dora Lajosbanyai. It has only been around since February 2014 after being founded for the Clinton Global Initiative by Miesha Williams, a recent graduate of UAB. To gain sponsorship from Clinton Global Initiative, Williams wrote a proposal for the club. “There wasn’t just an organization where women come together and learn more about [politics],” Williams said. This inspired her to create one that helped women “find their own political identity.” Williams officially began running the club in 2014 with the help of Jalisa Burrell who she appointed vice president. Then Lajosbanyai joined and accepted their offer for the position of executive director. Now the club has grown to 106 students on the mailing list with an
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estimated 20 to 30 of them paying the five dollar per semester membership due. Paying members are able to cast their vote at the meetings on speakers, events and fundraisers. Lajosbanyai, a senior double majoring in history and political science, said one of their goals is “to get women from every background and every major involved.” Members are from all class levels with majors ranging from political science to psychology to marketing and international studies and more. Being a club educates women about politics, the topic of feminism comes up often in open discussions. “One of the goals of this organization is to pretty much broaden the view of feminism and open it up to all women so that they can feel a part of the movement,” Williams said. Lajosbanyai expanded on the chapter’s goals. “Our chapter tries to make our members kind of learn about it, understand what feminism is and what feminism tries to do as a movement,” Lajosbanyai said. Williams and Lajosbanyai express different personal opinions on feminism. “I am definitely for women’s
rights, but sometimes as a minority woman, I feel like the word ‘feminist’ isn’t all inclusive of African American women and other minority women, like the Latino population and the Muslim women population,” Lajosbanyai said. “I think if people just understood then everyone would be a feminist because you’re basically asking for your own rights, you’re asking for equality and there wouldn’t be a movement out there that’s like antifeminist.” Both Williams and Lajosbanyai are confident they will see a female president in their lifetime.
“One of the goals of this organization is to pretty much broaden the view of feminism and open it up to all women so that they can feel a part of the movement.”
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Kelsey Harrison, winner of Sidewalk Film Festival’s “Best Student Film” says UAB is “a good place to be.” Photo courtesy of UAB News and Kelsey Harrison.
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elsey Harrison knows all about transitioning in life and coming to terms with K change. Harrison is the winner of the 17th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival’s “Best Student
Film” for her short film “Coming and Going.” The awards were announced on Aug. 30. “It’s about a girl who’s waiting at a train station,” Harrison said. “She’s waiting on somebody she knows and she’s reflecting on the pace of life and how things just change, and that’s kind of like this universal truth.” Harrison, a senior English major, said that while the story had a very personal resonance for her, she wanted it to have a universal appeal and be relatable to a wide audience. According to Harrison, the imagery is designed to reflect that. “It’s kind of experimental editing, which is something I had the most fun with and it doesn’t really feature a lot of actors,” Harrison said. “A lot of what I got was candid footage from being around my friends and people I knew and places I had been.” The experimental editing Harrison describes includes heavy use of overlapping and fragmented frames. Harrison also chose to include a voiceover narration from the main character instead of spoken dialogue. The film began as an idea in a class Harrison took, called “Memoir in Writing and Film.” Once she began to work on the film as a class project, she knew she would want to continue to pursue the project and submit something to Sidewalk. “Sidewalk was a really cool experience. It was so exciting. I didn’t think anything would come out of it, and it’s actually how I got my internship,” Harrison said. “The person who recruited me for the internship was tipped off by people at Sidewalk to come see my film, and a lot of things spilled out of that, so it’s really, really cool.” One of the major themes of “Coming and Going” is transition, which reflects Harrison’s own life. Harrison, a Birmingham native, attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts and went to college in Tennessee for two years before returning to Birmingham to attend UAB. When deciding on which college to attend, Harrison applied to many schools across the country, all but one of which were art schools. A number of them accepted her, but she began to have second thoughts about attending an art school. She worried that art colleges were not as well-funded, and that the reward at the other end would be a degree that, she felt, wasn’t worth as much as a traditional degree but more expensive to get. So she decided to attend the one non-art college she applied to, the liberal arts Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, where she decided to study English. “It was the next best thing I was good at,” Harrison said. “I really loved my education there, because it was a really small school, and I got to take a lot of classes that were really formative for what I’m doing now.” She attended Rhodes for two years, but wasn’t sure if she would be able to
receive the same financial assistance for her third year, and knew she would have difficulty transferring credits to another college if she waited. “My mom urged me to come back home, and I kind of had mixed feelings about it. I never wanted to stay in Birmingham, so I didn’t know how to feel about having to come back,” Harrison said. “But it’s been really wonderful and I’ve loved UAB and it was a good time to continue my education. I really think I got the best of both worlds.” Although UAB isn’t typically thought of as a film school, Harrison spoke well of the film curriculum and resources available at UAB compared to her previous school. Of course, the proximity to Sidewalk was a big part of that. “The piece that I wrote for Sidewalk was partially informed by that experience of having to transition. And of course Sidewalk wouldn’t have been on my radar as much and I wouldn’t have had Michele Forman, her class was what got me going and I think there are a lot of resources here.” Michele Forman is the director of the Media Studies Program at UAB. She, along with Kerry Madden-Lunsford, an associate professor in the English department, taught an interdisciplinary course called “Memoir in Writing and Film” in the fall of 2014, which inspired the project that “Coming and Going” eventually became. “I really like where I’m working for my internship, and if more opportunities arise to work with them after graduation, I think I will want to, but I’m also interested in traveling because that has always informed my work, and I think it’s so important,” Harrison said. “Birmingham is my home base and I love it, but I’ll want to pursue opportunities outside Birmingham as well.” For UAB students who also wish to pursue film-making, Harrison advises students to take advantage of the unique resources at UAB and in Birmingham. “Reach out to all the resources there are – and Birmingham has a lot. It’s easy to have a bad attitude about Birmingham, but it’s not LA or New York, and it’s not a lot of places where the industry is much bigger,” Harrison said. “But that actually has a certain advantage, because you have the opportunity to stand out a little more and get more focused reception for your work, because there are a lot of people in this city that care about film and about art. There’s a lot of stuff going on at UAB too. There’s a lot of great resources here. It’s a good place to be.” Anyone interested in seeing Harrison’s video can contact Kalsey at Kelseygh@uab.edu
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NaNoWriMo: November is worth 50,000 words Nick Jessee Staff Writer najessee@uab.edu
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he nonprofit organization Office of Letters and Light officially launched this year’s National Novel Writing Month on Nov. 1. The event continues until 11:59 P.M. on the 30th of this month. NaNoWriMo, as it is often abbreviated, is hosted worldwide through their website nanowrimo. org and open to anyone who is willing to challenge their skills in writing by creating a 50,000 word novel within a month. “I think the idea of writing a lot of material in a short amount of time to meet a deadline is great.” Em Wiginton, a current UAB student, said. “It promotes creativity being on such a tight timeline. It can potentially remove frequent writers’ block due to not having unlimited time.” National Novel Writing Month started back in 1999 and has been hosted every November since. This event encourages anyone who has ever thought to write a novel and challenge them with a time constraint and limited word count. The goal of the event is to draw people in to tell their stories. As the NaNoWriMo motto goes: “Your story matters.” People are given the opportunity
outlets for anyone wanting their stories told and skills improved. One such program is “Camp NaNoWriMo,” a virtual site containing resources and tools that any writer can use to complete personal writing projects and has a community of others with shared goals. The NaNoWriMo website includes a link for “pep talks.” The purpose of pep talks is to spark inspiration within writers through other wellknown authors that have experienced common struggles and accomplishments of writing. Throughout the month, letters from authors such as Neil Gaiman and John Green are sent for writers participating to fuel the desire to keep going. The list of authors that contribute to “pep talks” changes every year. The National Novel Writing Try to tackle a little bit of the novel at a time to make the project go more smoothly Photo illustration by Sarah Adkins Month gives others a chance to spread their stories and test to help other writers through this anything involving a collaboration themselves in writing. There is a chance organization, and that can be done of writers through workshops. These for participants to have their stories through volunteering for a Municipal workshops allow constructive criticism published through NaNoWriMo. Liaison position in your local area. and insights from the viewpoints of Anyone interested in writing a These volunteers are NaNoWriMo others alike. novel who loves a challenge can go to representatives and oversee their The Office of Letters and Light uses nanowrimo.org and sign up. regional forums as well as host many programs to create writing
Brandon’s Music Column: Something for everybody Brandon Varner Managing Editor managing@insideuab.com
feel like it begins in earnest until the third track, “Don’t Know,” produced by n the immortal LondonOnDaTrack. words of Scarface This song has from Geto Boys, “This some really great year, Halloween fell aggressive spitting on a weekend.” I hope from Shad Da God, and you had fun. I was LondonOnDaTrack busy in my laboratory, doing some of his resurrecting the ghost classic piano magic of a previous mixtape around DJ Mustard and working over style bass stabs. I’ve a cauldron of drum only heard vague machines stirred with whisperings of Shad saxophones. before listening to this Young Thug’s tape, but I may check new mixtape, “Slime out more of his stuff. Season 2” dropped Photo from livemixtapes.com “Pull Up On a Kid” this Halloween night. with Yak Gotti has a nice lo-fi almost Cash We’ve covered Young Thug previously in Money synth lead that makes the song this column, specifically the first mixtape great. I kind of feel like Young Thug has in this series. really ironed out his rap style since his This is one sequel that earns the earliest days. This time his beat selection squeakquel designation in my opinion feels a lot more—normal on this album. because of Thugger’s chirping, burring He’s also gotten rid of his more mumbly and trilling rap style. moments and a bit of his unpredictability. For my money, the album doesn’t I don’t really have much to say about
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Slime Season 2, it was just kind of there. I’m actually sort of disappointed in this record. It’s not the Young Thug that I know and love. I guess if you want to unlock the 100 percent completion achievement for his discography you should give it a listen. “We Are Not The First” by Hieroglypic Being and J.I.T.U Ahn-Sahm-Buhl came out October 30. The record begins with a rumbly free jazz and spoken word number called “Apes & Ages” which is about man’s devolution in modern times. The second track is like Flying Lotus sitting at a campfire with Sun Ra and a wailing banshee, in the best way possible. If it seems like this record has a certain spaciness about it, it’s because Hieroglyphic Being hooked up with many
of the members of Sun-Ra’s Arkestra to achieve a unique unification of the past and present of black music. Perhaps the theme of the album itself is best summed up by the title of the third track, “Cybernetics Is an Old Science.” I’m a sucker for distorted drums, and this sort of overcooked drum machine madness gluing together wandering saxophones is a real Photo from Pitchfork treat for the person inside all of us that can’t decide between Ministry or Miles Davis when they’re feeling kind of blue. The record as a whole does a lot of good things for people. It almost reminds me of “To Pimp a Butterfly” mixed with “Yeezus.” It’s hard to do it justice with words; you really need to listen to this record.
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Soul Asylum and Meat Puppets
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Iron City 7 p.m. Soul Asylum and Meat Puppets, two American rock bands formed in the 80s, will play at Iron City. Tickets start at $25. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m.
Calibama: a Fine Wine Tasting
Saturn 5:30 p.m. 20 wineries will showcase over 100 popular wines from California’s best producers. King Carnivore and Rachel Roberts will perform at 8:30 p.m. following the tasting. Tickets are $25.
WEDNESDAY|11.04 Leftöver Crack
Saturn 7 p.m. Controversial punk rock group Leftöver Crack will perform at Saturn. Tickets are $12. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.
Stick Figure
Zydeco 7:30 p.m. Stick Figure is an American dub and roots reggae band from Massachusetts. Tickets to this show are $12
Bartow Arena 7 p.m. The women’s basketball team will play Miles College at home.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet faculty, staff and current students, and will learn about the program’s goals, curriculum and admissions requirements.
Bartow Arena 7 p.m. The men’s basketball team will face off against Cal State East Bay in an exhibition game at home.
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SATURDAY|11.07 Vulcan Run
FRIDAY|11.06 Lunch and Learn
Sterne Library 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. UAB Benevolent Fund hosts educational workshops on the first Wednesday of every month, and this month, the topic is suicide. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will lead discussion about factors that contribute to suicide, myths vs. facts and warning signs. RSVP to benevolentfund@uab.edu.
Linn Park 8 a.m. This 10K run through Birmingham and one mile fun run will begin and end at Linn Park. Registration for the 10K is $45. Registration for the fun run is $20. The fun run begins at 9:30 a.m.
Master of Science Open House
Moss Rock Preserve 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Come enjoy artists inspired by nature, eco district partners featuring green living ideas, live music, hiking, biking, fuel-efficient car exhibitions and the great outdoors. This is a two-day event, and admission is free.
SUNDAY|11.08 Slow Art Sunday
School of Health Professions Building 1:30 p.m. The Master of Science in biomedical and health sciences program will hold an open house.
Birmingham Art Museum 2- 3 p.m. Museum guide Clyde Oyster will lead a discussion on Gustave Courbet’s Entrée d’un gave (Source of a Mountain Stream). This is a free event.
Food Truck Festival
The Kirklin Clinic 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Off the Hook, Dreamcakes, Slice and Melt, among others, will park their food trucks in the parking lot of the Kirklin Clinic on Friday, Nov. 6. A portion of the proceeds from sales will benefit the UAB Benevolent Fund.
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