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Dear Kaleidoscope Readers, As always, I would like to thank you individually for picking up this week’s issue of Kaleidoscope and reading articles written by UAB students. Today is a big day for UAB. It marks the first ever student referendum vote. What does this mean? If you log into your Blazernet account, you’ll see a message that asks if you want to vote on raising your student fees by $25 to provide funding for UAB’s football, bowling and rifle teams. If you read last week’s issue, you know that this vote wasn’t the original plan of implementing the fee. However, as President Watts told me in my interview with him, the vote represents a unique situation for each student to voice their opinion in light of “what we’ve gone through over the last ten to twelve months.” No matter how you view increasing fees to bring back the three sports, take this opportunity to say how you feel—a “luxury” we didn’t have last fall. While UAB’s news has been dominated by news of football over the past year, it’s important to remember that UAB is known for more than just sports. One of the best attributes of UAB is its celebration of diversity. Last Thursday, the Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority held its second annual “Nuestra Independencia” party at the Commons Plaza. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15, this issue’s cover story highlights that event and talks more about the Hispanic and Latino student population at UAB. Turn to page eight and nine to learn more about other Hispanic Heritage Month events and the significance behind them. If you would like to get involved in writing for Kaleidoscope, please know that the deadline to be a Fall 2015 Staff Writer is approaching quickly. October 1 is the last day we are accepting new writer applications for this semester. If you have any interest in the communications field, want to learn more about the news industry or simply want to join an organization that revolves around creating, send us an email and fill out an application today. I hope everyone has excellent week—stay motivated and power through. Until next time, Go Blazers!
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UAB Students suit up for career fair
Students were given the opportunity to browse more than 70 employers as the semi-annual Job Fair.
April Oberman Contributor aprildob@uab.edu
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areer and Professional Development Services held their semi-annual Job Fair at the Recreational Center on Wednesday, Sept. 22. The job fair welcomed students and alumni of all majors in search of fulltime jobs, internships and co-ops. “We had 70 employers on campus and there was great turnout from students of all majors. Since all majors were represented at this fair, employers had an advantage because they got to see the wide breadth of what we have to offer here at UAB,” said Employer Relations and Marketing Specialist, Leah Bigbee. Career Counseling intern Meliah Capers said that it’s important to be prepared. Students should dress the part, have their resume on hand and be ready with their “elevator pitch.” Capers said that she noticed a trend with students’ choices of clothing between attending the job fair in the morning versus the afternoon. “During the morning crowd, students
interviewed. “The students that we spoke with have been very well prepared. You can tell that they have a passion about their coursework and they are excited to start a career that they are passionate about,” Gilbert said. Career Services also created the Twitter hashtag “#TellYourStoryUAB” so that students could tweet their own career stories. At the end of the semester, everyone who participated in the promotion are invited to the “Tell Your Own Story” contest. Career Services Associate Director
Melissa Whatley encouraged students to utilize the hashtag so that they may realize their accomplishments no matter how big or small. “UAB students do lots of great things, but they do not know how to tell people what they have done,” said Whatley. “Very often, when you have been successful for most of your life, you do not know that what you are doing is unique because you have just always done very well. Helping UAB students see their success is essential.”
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are dressed in their suits and have their resumes and portfolios,” said Capers. “In the afternoon, it is a little bit more relaxed. Students are in khakis and colored shirts and they maybe have their resume.” UAB graduate Michael Hamilton attended the job fair and said that it benefited him greatly. “I tried to get in touch with a lot of different people and connect for jobs in the future. I have an interview tomorrow so, so far so good,” Hamilton said. Career Services also implemented a companion phone application for the fair. The UAB Career Fair Plus app allowed users to view a list of employers before the fair. The app featured a map that allows users to “map out” their path through the fair. The app provides a photo of each table labeled with numbers so students will know exactly where to go to talk to future employers. Meribeth Gilbert, a recruiter from McLeod Software, said that students and alumni seemed eager when
The all-majors job fair is one of several job fairs put on by Career Services throughout the year.
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Letter to the editor: “Vote yes” Blazer Family,
This vote, that will take place today and tomorrow, will be the last hurdle The past ten months have all that students are asked to jump on led up to these two late September our way to a sustainable and bright days. UAB students are standing at future for UAB Athletics. This student a historic moment not only for this body will be charting the course and university, but for the state and this setting a clear path towards success for nation. Never before has a Division generations of students and studentI University dissolved its football athletes alike. Thousands of donors team and so quickly returned it. Any have committed to this cause, the City remotely similar situation has certainly of Birmingham and other municipalities never happened before in the state have pledged their support, and the of Alabama, where football reigns UAB Administration has shown its supreme. Specific to this university, a support by giving Coach Clark a student referendum has never taken contract extension. It is now time place. This is the first time in UAB’s for the students, the most important history that the entire student body stakeholder at UAB, to show everyone is being asked to come forward and that we are ever faithful and ever loyal. participate in a vote that will directly Vote YES on September 29th and 30th. affect this university’s foreseeable future. Garrett Stephens USGA President
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In case you missed it... Jared Chesnut Contributor redc@uab.edu
National
Sept. 22 – A federal court in Los Angeles has ruled that the well-known song “Happy Birthday” should be in the public domain, according to NPR. Previously, Warner/ Chappell, a division of the Warner Music Group, had collected about $2 million annually in royalties for the song. The judge ruled that the copyright only applied to specific piano arrangements and not the song itself.
Sports
Sept. 20 - The U.S. women’s national soccer team played an exhibition match against Haiti at Legion Field on Sunday, taking home an 8-0 victory. Midfielder Carli Lloyd
scored her second hat trick in as many matches. The Haitian squad was a late replacement for the Australian team, whose players are currently on strike against the nation’s football federation over lower wages.
UAB:
Sept. 22 - The Campaign for UAB: Give Something, Change Everything has surpassed $617 million towards its $1 billion funding goal, according to UAB News. The campaign, which launched in 2013, seeks to “expand education and cultural opportunities,” through methods such as funding scholarships, building and expanding medical facilities and supporting art and cultural programs.
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On Sept. 27 a rare sight was visible in the skies of most of the world: a lunar eclipse coinciding with a “supermoon.” According to NASA, a supermoon is a phenomena that occurs when the moon’s orbit comes nearest earth, making it appear up to 33 percent bigger. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth’s shadow covers the moon. These two events will not occur at the same time again until 2033.
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UAB students donate meals to students in need
On Sept. 25, 262 UAB students donated meals for fellow students
Tamara Imam Staff Writer timam@uab.edu n Friday, Sept. 25, Donor to Diner gave UAB students an opportunity to turn a swipe of their OneCard into a meal for their food insecure peers. According to Donor to Diner, food insecurity is “inconsistent access to food due to a limitation in resources and is estimated to affect at least 5 to 25 percent of students at some point in their college careers.” The group said that it is difficult to determine exactly how many students are food insecure because it is unknown how many are impoverished. Donor to Diner is a student-run organization, which partners with the UAB Administration, Campus Restaurants and Student Advocacy, Rights and Conduct to turn meal vouchers into meals that UAB case managers can provide to students who are food insecure. Food insecurity for college students is a growing problem as tuition and costs of living continue to rise. Michigan State University found that the number of university food pantries have shot up in recent years, from just four in 2008 to 121 in 2014. On Sept. 25, UAB students were able to donate meals using a meal swipe or $10 in Dining Dollars, Blazer Bucks or cash. Sodexo employees then asked each person who donated a meal to write their name on a slip of paper to be hung up in the entrance to the
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Commons on the Green. The event ran from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and by 6 p.m., the Commons was adorned with 262 names of donors. Donor to Diner’s One Meal Initiative concluded a week long canned food drive run by UAB Campus Restaurants as part of the End It With Orange campaign. End It With Orange is a national campaign that will run for the entire month of September, aims to end childhood hunger in America through raising awareness by asking people to wear orange, eat at restaurants across the country that have teamed up with the organization No Kid Hungry, donate money and pledge their support. ‘Together, we can create a dynamic learning environment in which our UAB community can learn how to meet the current pressing societal challenges facing college students, specifically with food insecurity,” said Emily Feinstein, the of Director of Student Advocacy, Rights and Conduct at UAB in a press release. Student Advocacy, Rights and Conduct has served 359 food insecure students through its food pantry since its inception in 2013. Donor to Diner, which works closely with the Student Advocacy office, plans to hold more food drives and meal initiatives in the future. “We do intend to continue food drives or similar events, but I’m not sure what we will do until we assess campus need after this upcoming event,” said Donor to Diner President Sippy Sridhar.
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NEWS
School of Engineering gears up for B.E.S.T. robotics competition Luke Richey Staff Writer lrichey@uab.edu
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AB’s School of Engineering has kicked off their 8th annual B.E.S.T.—Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology—robotics competition for Central Alabama middle and high school students. UAB’s Blazer BEST program offers students in Central Alabama a place to flex their scientific and technological muscles. The program, which started in 2008, was created by BEST Robotics, Inc. BEST is a non-profit, volunteer organization created in 1993. The program started in Texas, but grew over the years, and went from only two hubs in Alabama to 12 by 2015. For BEST, the term “hub” means a centralized location or center that services different counties around the area. UAB’s central location encompasses five Alabama counties–Jefferson, Shelby, Clanton, Walker and Blount. “STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics] programs are necessary for today’s world,” said Lyn Lewis, Co-Director for Blazer BEST at UAB, “For students to succeed they need an understanding of science, technology and engineering in the present-day job market.” UAB’s Blazer BEST program helps to hit at the core of these principles, and gear students to become more interested and engaged in technology and engineering careers. The BEST program’s mission is to inspire middle and high school students into
UAB’s School of Engineering is sponsoring an initiative to get Central Alabama middle and high school students interested in STEM subjects.
pursuing careers in science, technology and engineering fields. According to the School of Engineering website, the program is designed to teach students to understand the practical use of math concepts and applied physics, solve real-life science and engineering problems, and encourage abstract thinking, teamwork and
problem solving. Students in the program form BEST teams and build robots that compete with other student creations from all over the Central Alabama area. In addition to the actual construction of the robots, BEST also has teams record their progress in an engineering notebook, create a t-shirt design
and make a display design usable on presentation day. The initiative encourages teams to design parts to their robots using a computer-aided design system that uses computers to assist in the creative design, modification and optimization of robotic constructions. One of the advantages to
the BEST program is that schools do not have to pay for their students to participate. The program provides schools with returnable and nonreturnable robotic parts that students use to build the robot for the competition. Blazer BEST started the new season of competition on Aug. 27, where students
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were introduced to the competition, saw the competition field for the first time and obtained the materials to build their robots. On Sunday, Sept. 27, teams were able to test-run their creations at Mall Day in the Riverchase Galleria Food Court. Game day for the competition will be Oct. 10 at Bartow Arena.
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Bubble Soccer bounces into UAB
UAB students got out on Sept. 25 for the Student Activity Council’s first Bubble Soccer game.
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student from abruptly seating himself in front of his goal to prevent the opposing team from scoring. Unfortunately, he n Friday, Sept. 25, students overestimated his width, and the ball traversing the Green on their way maneuvered around him and into the to the Rec Center or Heritage Hall may goal. have wondered why there were cars Some students found the task more pointing their headlights in strategic difficult than it seemed at first. directions to illuminate a field of “The ball was difficult to see because giant, clear beach balls and a crowd of it was distorted when you looked at it enthusiastic students. The confusion through the bubble,” said Cade Fowler, would have soon ended, however, upon a freshman and member of the UAB hearing the woman on the bullhorn Rugby team. Fowler formed a team announcing the next teams to face off in with four other friends, who all agreed the bubble soccer tournament. that the event enticed them with its The bubble soccer game was hosted uniqueness. for the first time ever on campus by “I was involved with athletics in the Student Activities Council. Student high school; I played basketball and teams of four to six people strapped into baseball, but I’m not a school athlete inflatable orbs and played a regular, anymore,” said Karl Hoffman, one of but seemingly rougher version, of the Fowler’s teammates in the soccer game. familiar game of soccer. In good spirit, “This event drew me in because it was a the players would knock into each chance to play on a team again.” other in an effort to place the ball in Overall, the participating students and their team’s goal. There were no goalies some 40 spectators enjoyed the event in allowed, but that did not stop one sharp its athleticism and comedy.
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Blazers beat out Bisons in double header
The women’s softball team won back to back matches against the Southern Union Lady Bisons.
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his past week saw two wins for the UAB softball team. Thursday, Sept. 24, the Blazers started their home schedule hosting the Southern Union Lady Bison in a double header, with games at 3:00 and 5:30. The UAB Blazers put on a clinic in the first game, winning 9-1. The effort was led by Ashley Johnson, who went 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 4 runs batted in, and Caitlin Attfield, who reached base on all 4 at-bats in addition to stealing a base. The Lady Bison had a better go of it in the second match, but they still could not keep up with the Blazers. Megan Smith, 2015 Conference USA All-Freshman team member, led UAB at the pitcher’s circle. In the top of the fourth, Holly Watts hit a home run for Southern Union to tie the game at 3. In the bottom of the fifth, Mary Warren had a hit to set up a Blazer’s lead and they never gave it back. Smith struggled early, but found her groove late in the game to put Southern Union away. Head coach Marla Townsend said she was happy with the decision to let the sophomore finish the game. “It was her first time out there since she was facing this kind of competition in May,” said Townsend. “Do we leave her in or do we put somebody else in? … We challenged her in the second half of the game and she really met the challenge.” The Blazers were able to keep a sharp edge through the double header to marking two wins heading into the fall season. “We’re just happy to be playing somebody else in different colored uniforms,” said Townsend on how the team was able to keep up their intensity through
the game. “They’re very focused, and they want their teammates to succeed. It’s easy for them to stay in.” Coach Townsend and the UAB softball team are looking to continue the success they have seen recently, with the Blazers coming off six consecutive 30-win seasons. Last year, UAB came up one win short of the division title. After the double header sweep, the Blazers look to their second opponent, the Wallace State Lady Lions, on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Tuesday’s matchup will also be a double header.
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¡Mes de la Herencia Hispana! U A B C E L E B R AT E S H I S P A N I C H E R I TA G E M O N T H Mark Linn News editor news@insideuab.com
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t’s the midpoint of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15 and celebrates the contributions of Hispanic and Latino citizens. Hispanic Heritage Month was originally conceived as Hispanic Heritage Week, which President Lyndon B. Johnson launched in 1968, according to the National Hispanic Heritage Month website, which is maintained by the Library of Congress. It was expanded to its current date and length in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan. Sept. 15 is a significant date because it marks the anniversary of the independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Additionally, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence on Sept. 16 and Sept. 18, respectively. Columbus Day, also celebrated as Dia de la Raza (“Day of the Race”) occurs on Oct. 12. Dia de la Raza has often served as a time of mobilization for Latino activists, and the first Hispanic March on Washington occurred on the date in 1996. There have already been several celebrations of Hispanic culture going on throughout UAB, and even more are planned for around the Birmingham community in the months of October and November. One such campus event was the Nuestra Independencia (“Our Independence”) celebration on Sept. 24, which featured Latin American food and dancing and was hosted by Sigma Lambda Gamma, a Latina-based multicultural sorority. The Nuestra Independencia was started last year as a means of raising awareness. “One of the principles we were founded on is cultural awareness. This is our second annual Nuestra Independencia. What we’re trying to do is try to get out here and let the campus
know that there is a Latino presence on campus,” said Maria Cruz, the Vice President of Marketing for the sorority. “We’re small but we’re here and we’re growing. And we want to bring our culture, our food, our dance to the UAB student body.” Sigma Lambda Gamma is a national sorority that started in 1990 at the University of Iowa. The UAB chapter was officially recognized in January of 2014. “We hope to continue [the sorority], because there was nothing like this before here at UAB and we wanted to start something where the Latinas would fit in, too,” said Mayra Flores,
fall, 364, or 3.2 percent, were identified as Hispanic/Latino. In 2010, it was 220 out of 8,204, or 2 percent. In 2007, which was the first year Hispanic students were identified separately, it was 156 out of 7,833, or 1.4 percent. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. As such, it represents many things to different members of different Hispanic communities. For some, like Flores, it’s a chance to celebrate their origins and identity in a location where the Hispanic population is a smaller minority than it is nationally. “To me, living here in the United
Photo by John Ocampo; courtesy of Sigma Lambda Gamma.
Pictured: Abigail Gallegos and Glenda Landaverde members of Sigma Lambda Gamma.
one of the founding members of the sorority. “It offers such a good opportunity to a lot of girls. Not just Latinas or Hispanics, but like I said, it’s multicultural.” UAB’s Hispanic population is growing, in fact. In the most recent annual report released by UAB’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis, which compiles various facts and figures including enrollment demographics, of UAB’s 8,297 undergraduate students enrolled this
States for the majority of my life it means a whole lot. Especially here in Birmingham, we don’t have a large Hispanic population, so when things like this come up I take a lot of pride,” said Flores, who was born in Guerrero, Mexico. “I haven’t gone back to my country in a long long time, [so] it brings back my roots, it brings back traditions, it brings back family members that I’m not able to see any more. So it brings back memories and good feelings
For others, like Cruz, it’s a chance to issues that affect the Hispanic community to the forefront. “For myself, coming from an immigrant family–I’m a first generation student here–So being Latino, our month means a lot to me, because it gives us a chance to voice our opinions,” said Cruz. “There’s many social justice issues going on now that I’m very passionate about, and this gives me a chance to go out there and make people aware of issues like immigration, and discrimination and stereotypes against the Latino community.” One way part of the UAB community is tackling the problems of discrimination and stereotypes is to try to change the language that facilitates them. The “Think before you Speak” campaign is the brainchild of the Multicultural Council, and seeks to change some of the terminology being used in the national debate over immigration. “We decided to focus on immigration and the negative stigmas and stereotypes often connected to the Latin community and this issue,” said Cortney Johnson, the Senior Coordinator of Multicultural and Diversity Programs in an e-mail. “In particular, we wanted to challenge the campus to stop using the term ‘illegal alien’ and instead say ‘undocumented immigrant’. Using the terms ‘illegal’ and ‘alien’ to refer to a person can be offensive, dehumanizing, and disempowering. Changing our language can help us change our framework, meaning if we stop using dehumanizing language we may begin approach this issue with more empathy and action—perhaps change some minds. It is a small step, but it’s something!” Another event marking Hispanic Heritage Month was one of the Multicultural Council’s monthly film screenings, which are each tied to a specific history or heritage month. For September, the movie was “Love, Women, and Flowers,” a documentary
about the hazardous working conditions for women who work in Columbia’s flower industry. Columbia is the supplier for the majority of the cut carnations sold in the United States. Many women are subjected to hazardous working conditions that can lead to serious health issues and earlier deaths. Palomitas, UAB’s Spanish and Latin American film club, also had a showing of “Como agua para chocolate” (“Like water for chocolate”), based on a popular Mexican novel, on Sept. 24. Their next showing will be on Oct. 5 with the PBS documentary “Caribbean Latinos” at Sterne Library. There are still several large celebrations planned in the Birmingham area. The 13th annual Fiesta, which bills itself as “Alabama’s largest celebration of Hispanic heritage and culture” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 in Linn Park. The stated goal of Fiesta is to educate the public about the many different Hispanic countries and their cultures through the presentation of Hispanic art, food, music, and dance. UAB’s Student Multicultural and Diversity Programs is sponsoring a “Cultural Excursion” for students to the Fiesta. Admission to the Fiesta is $8.00 in advance and $10.00 at the gate, while children 12 and under get in free. Another celebration is planned on November 2 at First Ave. South in Birmingham to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead. The holiday, which takes place on Oct. 31-Nov. 2 to coincide with Allhallowtide, which includes Halloween. The holiday focuses on family and friends gathering to pray and remember loved ones who have died. Information on the upcoming festivities can be found at fiestabirmingham.com and barehandsinc.org.
Left: Dancers from Corazon de Alabama, Jorge Iba}ez and Maribel Mungia perform at Nuestra Independencia. Right: Students line up for Latin American cuisine.
Photos by John Ocampo
Students dance outside the Commons on Sept. 24’s celebration.
“I haven’t gone back to my country in a long long time, [so] it brings back my roots, it brings back traditions, it brings back family members that I’m not able to see any more. So it brings back memories and good feelings.” - M a yra Fl o res
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OPINIONS
Homelessness—Don’t look the other way Erica Webb Opinions Columnist ewebb1@uab.edu
There are two main schools of thought when it comes to homelessness. One goes something like, “It’s pretty much their fault; they’re all had a wake-up call this on drugs and should just go get a job.” This weekend. absolves all accountability of the system so People, myself included, that the government and fellow citizens really love to say that they stand shouldn’t worry about it. It’s lazy, stereotypical, for something, but once the and ignorant. If you believe this, several factors reality of the issue is placed are not crossing your mind. Even if a homeless right in front of their faces, person is on drugs, you fail to see addiction as they don’t know how to what it truly is—a health issue that stems from react. How does America something deeper in their life than a curiosity for truly view homelessness? trying crack. Sure we think it’s sad and The whole “get a job” narrative blows my mind. we’ll donate blankets during You think people want to live like this? How often the winter, but do we really do you actually see someone giving a homeless see it as an appalling, person a wad of cash instead of passing them up, inhumane condition that we thinking someone else will probably give? will not tolerate? Or have As an employer, would you honestly give a we become desensitized homeless person an interview if they came in through normalization and asking without proper hygiene, a neatly printed victim blaming. Photo by Brandon Varner The location of the columnist’s morning walk. resume, dress clothes, or official information like As I was taking a morning a place of residency? This is both an example for Birmingham natives might be thinking, well yeah, walk through Linn Park, I saw various kinds of people why it is necessary that we provide access to these they’re everywhere around there; you’ll get used to it. sitting around, talking and eating together. I stopped resources for the homeless and questions people need But isn’t it scary how dismissive that thought is? The to admire the fountain not thinking much of it, but as to ask themselves. six most deadly words in history are “that’s just the I picked up on conversation and looked around, now In reality, homelessness is a systematic problem. way it is.” Think of how many atrocities humankind let seeing bags of food, worn clothes, and pillows, I was Lacking socioeconomic mobility, employment, and happen, sometimes for hundreds of years, all because shocked. Everyone there besides me was homeless. It assistance with issues like domestic violence and the majority of people were compliant with them. was very symbolic that this poverty and desperation mental illness can contribute to the problem. If change hadn’t occurred because of others who existed right between Birmingham City Hall and the Once Americans changes the way we view weren’t satisfied with that response, we would still be Jefferson County Courthouse. The wind seemed to homelessness, it will change the way we act on it. in the dark ages. whisper, “the system failed you and it doesn’t care.”
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Being the girl who doesn’t wear makeup M
ost girls start experimenting Ally Middleton Opinions Columnist with makeup in middle school allym95@uab.edu or even earlier. It must begin when they find their mom’s makeup and play with it while she is at work or otherwise not paying attention. Once they figure out what it does, they practice and suddenly are using it all the time. I wouldn’t necessarily know how that goes; I must have skipped that phase. When I became a part of my high school’s marching band as a color guard member, I was told that I would have to wear makeup for performances, causing me to have at least one mini heart attack. It wasn’t that I had a problem with makeup; if I weren’t so lazy in the mornings, it would be a decent concept, because there are infinite ways to apply it. However, I never became interested in it and therefore never tried using it. I am no less of a woman for neglecting to wear makeup, I just express myself in other ways. Consequently, while all the other color guard girls were simply adding a little more sparkle to their everyday makeup routine, I was struggling to simply draw on eyeliner. Being the girl who doesn’t wear makeup means something different to everyone. A recent blogstyle article on Distractify broke down nine reasons why “every girl should be that girl who doesn’t wear makeup,” and while some of it is true, a few of
the reasons listed by author Beth Buczynski are a little too deep for this face-value topic. As stated in the article, not wearing makeup is definitely faster. It takes me very little time getting ready in the morning. I take a shower, get dressed, make my hair look moderately presentable and I’m out the door. It is also cheaper, obviously, since I never have to buy any sort of makeup (which is freakishly expensive, apparently). I also agree with Buczynski that it is healthier for your skin, but besides these three straight-forward reasons, the rest of the article is too generalized and makes too many assumptions about all girls who do or don’t wear makeup. The remainder of the article leans An image of the author. toward the implication that girls who don’t wear makeup are superior to those who do. Honestly, I envy girls who are talented enough to make their makeup look perfect even when they have an early class. Applying makeup is an art I just never mastered. However, every girl should be allowed to feel
beautiful and comfortable in her skin. Whether that means wearing lipstick for a special occasion or everyday to class or not at all, makeup should have no correlation to selfconfidence as a whole. Overall, as the girl who doesn’t wear makeup, I may be viewed as odd or detached from society’s standards of beauty, but that Photo courtesy of Ally Middleton doesn’t make me feel obligated to change myself. I’m confident without it, but that doesn’t mean every girl is. Makeup does not create nor diminish beauty, and it is not our place to shame women for their choices. Instead, it is important to encourage those around us to shine with their own light despite expectations.
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Art exhibit promotes suicide awareness and recovery Ashton Cook Staff Writer atcook47@uab.edu
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Guests discuss the art on exhibit.
n Sept. 24, Avondale Brewing Company hosted The Art of Hope: Speaking the Unspoken, an art exhibit created to promote mental health awareness. This showing allowed artists to publicly express various viewpoints surrounding the topics of mental illness and suicide. Artists conveyed their emotions in numerous ways, such as through abstract paintings, collages of photographs and knitted garments. Guests voted for pieces they enjoyed, and winning artists received prizes for their art. Guests could also bid on pieces they wanted to purchase. After a period of time in which guests could eat and look at the art, two individuals approached the microphone to speak on the healing process involved with art therapy. They explained that they used art therapy with patients in order to help them express certain emotions and thoughts may be difficult to Photo by Leonardo Carrubba express otherwise. That idea helped
form what was a major part of the exhibit: speaking the unspoken. Artists who participated in the event all came with their own stories. Some art pieces covered deep layers of overwhelming grief, while some art pieces expressed their sense of hope and joy. Artists talked about where their inspiration came from, and no story sounded alike. One artist experienced a great spiritual awakening in which she came to cope with her depression and anxiety, saying that she became a more “beautiful and happy” version of herself, as she explained. Another artist combined her love for literature with her appreciation for art into a personal expression of grief after losing her relative to a suicide attempt. Sarah Randolph, the development coordinator for the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry at UAB, spoke of how art helped her cope. “It gives me a creative outlet to express myself,” said Randolph, when talking about her involvement in art and the event.
Suicide is a prevalent cause of death, with the CDC stating that an estimated 1.5 million lives are lost in America per year due to suicide. The Alabama Department of Public Health says that it is the third leading cause of death for young Americans. More than half of the states in the U.S. have a suicide rate above 12.57 percent per 100,000 people. In response to this, many local organizations are doing their part to contribute to suicide awareness and prevention. The Alabama Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is holding the Out of the Darkness walk on Nov. 1 at Heardmont Park in the Oak Mountain area, south east of Birmingham. UAB also has the Counseling Service at the Student Health and Wellness Center, giving students an opportunity to reach out and speak with a professional.
Black Market Bar & Grill Fall Bazaar draws in art lovers F
ive Point’s own Black Market Bar & Grill hosted its Fall Bazaar last Friday, Sept. 25. During the event, a variety of artists showcased works of creativity through different styles. The manager of Black Market, Rebecca Keeton, organizes a bazaar for every Fall and Spring each year in order to draw people to Black Market. “I, and others I work with, started the Fall Bazaar a few years back to get people out from around the local community and to this event.” Keeton had contacted multiple artists and offered an opportunity for them to come out and show their works of art to the local community. The Bazaar was all-inclusive for any artists interested in taking part. “We have either a ton of artists set up for the event every year, or sometimes the number can be around 15 of them showing their works. It has been different every time.” Keeton said. One of the artists present for the event was Hillary Floyd, an Auburn University student. She found Black Market’s Facebook page and saw the Fall Bazaar event taking place soon. Soon after, Keeton contacted Floyd and offered her a chance to show her art. Floyd set up a table that held copies of her artwork laid out for anyone to look at or purchase. Each of her watercolor paintings presented nature and tranquility through a surrealistic style. “I’ve always painted pictures that touch on Mother Nature, everything you can find in the southeast and a bit from strange memories,” Floyd said. Nicholas Jessee Staff Writer najessee@uab.edu
According to another artist, her, this is why created art her paintings had that portrayed drawn many people people’s to her art stand. identities in “My paintings society as well really appeal to just as issues within about anyone and society. everyone that has “I mainly interest in this style focus my art on and creation,” said subject matter, Floyd. specifically Another artist feminism, participating in the homosexuality, event who attracted and African people to her stand American was Caroline Erb. communities. Erb heard about Most of my art the event through I do through friends from the printmaking.” Black Market bar. Hicks said. Local art and t-shirts on sale at the Fall Bazaar. Photo by Sarah Adkins Erb’s drawings Art stands showed vivid and surreal images of a human body, decorated the bar area, attracting locals to come in sometimes with another or even melded into each and view them. other and usually without a head. All of the artists had one thing in common: each “My art could be considered a surrealist style,” had their own styles and meanings within their art. said Erb. “The drawings are more from my personal Art seen around the Black Market bar gave different relationships and intimacy within relations. These perspectives on life and opened viewers’ minds to pictures could be seen as positive or negative outlook deeper meanings within reality. on relationships; it really depends on how the person The Black Market Bar and Grill will be holding a interprets it.” Spring Bazaar next year. For more info, visit: Using a technique from printmaking, Tenisha Hicks,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
The Southern Vegan: Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispies
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ell, it’s that time of year again – pumpkin spice flavored everything! Pumpkin spice cupcakes. Pumpkin spice latte. Vegan, gluten-free pumpkin spice, vegan brown rice krispie treats? That’s right, folks, you heard me. Enjoy one of your favorite desserts as vegan AND gluten free with this recipe. Plus the added flavor of pumpkin spice makes it the perfect fall treat.
Ingredients:
2/3 cup brown rice syrup (I used Lundberg Sweet Dreams) ¼ cup coconut oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon sea salt 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 4 cups brown rice crisp cereal (I used Erewhon brand)
Directions:
Combine the coconut oil and brown rice syrup in a saucepan over medium heat, and bring the mixture to a rolling boil. Boil for one minute, then remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract and sea salt. Pour the cereal into a large mixing bowl and add in the boiled syrup mixture
The finished product. Photo by Stephanie Lockhart
and pumpkin pie spice. Mix together until the cereal is well-coated.
Line a 9-inch baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking, then spread the coated cereal in the pan. Use an additional piece of parchment paper over the top of the cereal to keep your hands from getting sticky, then press hard to pack the cereal tightly into the bottom of the pan. Place the bars into the freezer to cool for 45 minutes, then remove the pan and bring the bars to room temperature. Slice and serve!
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Interview with HCTM: a musical group from beyond the tomb Ulric Cowley Staff Writer ucowley@uab.edu
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Show; been invited to play Summer Camp Music Festival 2015, Voodoo Fest 2015, Common Ground 2015, Musikfest and Summerfest.” This Thursday, following their concert, HCTM and Kscope talked about the band’s experience in the music industry.
ashville-based Here Come the Mummies (HCTM) played at local music venue Iron City on Sept. 24, effectively kicking off fall and all Kscope: First off, how is it being of the spookiness it mummies in the modern world? entails. HCTM: It is tricky. All this HCTM is a technology is a bit daunting. Trains, “5000-year-old” funk planes, laundry detergent, chicken band that consists of nuggets. It can be overwhelming. Mummy Cass, Eddie Mummy, Java, Spaz, Kscope: How does the song writing KW Tut, Mummy process work for y’all? Do particular Rah, The Flu, B.B. mummies come to the group with Queen, The Pole and ideas or is it more of a group effort? Midnight Mummy. First, someone offers up a key The group dons phrase or subject. Then Cass, Tut, mummy costumes Eddie and the others work very hard regardless of whether to craft something catchy while Spaz HCTM performing at Iron City. Photo courtesy of MC Seals. it’s Halloween or not does everything he can to throw them and dances around off the scent, banging the piano lid open stage awash in colorful, disco-like stage lighting. and shut, doing song-lyric parkour, loudly munching According to their website, they have “opened for cookies, potato chips, rocks and pennies. So, a group P-Funk, Al Green and Cheap Trick; rocked Super Bowl effort, yes. Village 2012; become a regular on The Bob and Tom Kscope: What music or musicians do you all draw
influence from, and in what ways do you all hope to further the medium? We dig it all: Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Ohio Players, Mozart. Of course we influenced them at another point. The cycle continues.
Kscope: What projects or shows are coming up for Here Come the Mummies that you all would like everyone to know about?
Video broadcasting both hi-fi and low, breaking things and a new record. We have a pile of new songs, some of which will make the cut... Should be out in the first quarter of 2016.
Kscope: What advice could you all give to an upand-coming mummy or a living human just trying to make it in the musical world or just the world of arts in general?
The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side. On the other hand, now is a good time to be an independent artist (you have to slow cook it!). However, you can always go for that law degree and fall back on your music if it doesn’t pan out. Whether they are reincarnated Grammy-winning musicians or ancient mummies is unclear, but what is clear is that they can put on an eclectic live show.
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Brandon’s Music Column: Something for everybody Brandon Varner Managing Editor managing@insideuab.com
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ere’s some music. Young Thug’s “Slime Season” was released Sept. 16, 2015. Young Thug is one of the most polarizing figures in mainstream hip hop today. He regularly plays around with traditional gender Image from Young Thug’s Instagram roles in a way that many choose not to accept. For example, he recently decided to wear a child’s dress as a shirt in a recent photoshoot. His music fits his aesthetic: playful, dangerous, and peculiar. The collaborative mixtape begins with the excellent torch passing track “Take Kare,” which sees the balance of power shift from Young Thug paying homage to deeply autotuned Lil Wayne as he often does, to Wayne attempting an unhinged Young Thug style flow. It’s a classic London on da Track beat—flourishing piano and booming 808 drums
(getting tired of you 808s). The mixtape has had one video released so far for its vine-quoting “Best Friend.” The video reminds me of Aphex Twin’s heyday, where his face would take over an entire music video. Young Thug replaces pretty much every face in the video with his own, including a classic bait and switch involving a shapely female model. This is a very good record with pretty decent production and the strongest mixtape by Young Thug I’ve heard in ages. He’s back to his old tricks and it’s great. Fans of autotune quagmire mid 00’s Lil Wayne, Travis Scott and Shy Glizzy will enjoy this masterstroke by Young Thug. I usually try to seek out albums on my own, but this week I was presented with an album that someone thought I’d like and I have to say that I did enjoy it quite a bit. Emancipator’s “Seven Seas” was released Sept. 25, 2015. The album starts with arpeggios and swells that call to mind more than just the EDM of yesteryear. This album was presented to me as something in the vein of trip hop in the modern era. This is relaxed and mellow music. The second track, “Seven Seas” features vocal work
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by an artist named Madelyn Grant, that gives strong En Vogue vibes to a listener like me, the kind of vibes that I have no trouble appreciating. The next track, “1993” has a sort of Lana Del Rey by way of Outkast vibe that is sure to make you nod your head. I like that this album is mostly Image from Emancipator’s websitee instrumental, and I think that it’s a smart move in this day and age where a lot of fans can be found in the background music game. The album will sort of strike you as background music that sits well in the foreground. It stays interesting throughout, so that even though you may be just putting it on to occupy space, you may find yourself going back to whatever you’re playing the album from to earmark a song for further replays later. It can get a little tedious at times, but is overall an enjoyable listen that I recommend to fans of early Massive Attack and Sound Tribe Sector Nine.
Opa! Local Greek Community Prepares for Upcoming Festival Janvi Jani Contributor janvinj@uab.edu he Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral’s 43rd Annual Greek Festival is right around the corner. The festival, one of Birmingham’s oldest cultural food festivals and a debatable staple of fall in Birmingham, includes traditional Greek cuisine, Greek music and dancing that lasts throughout the day. There will also be a live Greek band from Atlanta, Alpha Omega Sound, playing all three days. Kscope met with Zach Kovakas, a freshman Computer Science major at UAB, and his mother, Thea Kovakas, regarding the preparation of the upcoming festival. The Kovakases, members of the Holy TrinityHoly Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral, have been participating in the preparation and execution of the event for many years. Kovakas described the preparation process for the festival, which spans from the end of the previous year’s festivals up until the week of the current one. “We have committees that work year-round, planning, right after the festival ends,” said Kovakas. He told Kscope that there is a meeting held “a week after” each festival where planning for the upcoming festival begins, and almost every church member does their part to contribute to preparing for the festival. “Someday I hope to join the gyro preparation section of the committee and do what I can to help,” said Kovakas. Not surprisingly, the most challenging part of the event that the community faces is “expediting food lines” and being able to accommodate with limited space with the numbers increasing yearly. “The most popular food is definitely the Greek pastries and Greek donuts,” said Mrs. Kovakas, who
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claimed that the food lines in the pastry room are particularly crowded. The preparation of baklava and other Greek pastries requires weeks because the festival demands great quantities of the treats. Another challenge for the organizers is the growing traffic of the take-out service, which is a drive-thru arrangement for Greek food pickup that takes place on 19th Street. The traffic increases with the street only being blocked “for about two hours,” according to Mrs. Kovakas. “Luckily, this year the city of Birmingham has agreed to let them block off the entire 19th Street [for the day],” she added. Overall, the process of the drive thru will be more organized this year than last year, however, with an event so popular, the church draws in crowds that the church is “not built to handle,” according to Kovakas. According to Mrs. Kovakas, the only thing that rivals the popularity of the food at the festival are the dancers. The performers range from ages four and five-year-olds to young adults around the age of 20. The dancers, who wear entirely handmade costumes, start practicing in July “once or twice a week,” then get serious as the festival approaches. Last year, Kovakas was the group leader of the young adult dancers. “When the dancers finish at around 9 p.m., the band will play and people like to go up to dance,” Kovakas said. “You just get up there and follow the beat, and you’ll be fine—everyone’s nice and will show you what to do, as many of them have performed dances for the festival before.” The money made from the festival goes to the
church and is donated to several different charities such as the local chapter of the Make-a-Wish Foundation in Birmingham and the Firehouse Shelter—a charity organization set up by the church to provide shelter for the local homeless. As a closing remark, the biggest reason to go to the festival is to “experience a different culture,” according to Mrs. Kovakas. “[The festival] is one of the things that attracts a person to the community,” said Mrs. Kovakas, “Some of the church’s current members joined the church after learning more about it mostly through the church tours put on by the festival. The festival really gives you a chance to have one-on-one communication with the community and build a relationship with them.” This year’s festival is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 1 through Saturday, Oct. 3 from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day in downtown Birmingham. Admission is free, and the public is encouraged to come by, eat and experience the festivities. Sarah Faulkner contributed to this story.
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SATURDAY|10.03 TUESDAY|09.29 Vote YES
Blazernet Sept. 29 and 30, there will be a vote accessible through Blazernet where students can show whether they support the decision to increase tuition by $25 to bring back football, bowling and rifle.
Helmet
Saturn Birmingham 7 p.m. The metal band Helmet will be performing their landmark 1994 album “Betty” in its entirety that night before another set consisting of hits throughout their career, according to Saturn’s press release. Tickets range from 17 to 20 dollars.
WEDNESDAY|09.30 UAB Writers’ Series presents Gregory Fraser and Chad Davidson Hulsey Recital Hall 6 p.m.
These two authors will come together to give readings and participate in Q-and-A sessions. This session is free and open to the public.
Interchanges at The Edge of Chaos in the Lister Hill Library
9 am - 5 pm PaperWorkers Local is a artistic group that “enable[s] and nuture[s] the making, exhibition, and appreciation of original fine art prints and works of art on and of paper”. The exhibition of 12 artists’ work lasts until Sept. 30.
THURSDAY|10.01 Finding Scholarships at UAB
Education Building, Center for Teaching and Learning 12 p.m.- 1 p.m. Christina Blackmon will present a lecture on finding scholarships at UAB as a part of the Academic Sucess Center’s Success Workshops.
Cinema Italian Style
Sterne Library, Dean’s Conference Room 5:30 p.m. The Department of Foreign Languages will screen the film “Il Postino” in Italian with English subtitles. Come learn about the language and culture of Italy. This event is open to all students and faculty.
FRIDAY|10.02 UAB Volleyball vs. UTSA Bartow Arena 7 p.m. The UAB volleyball team will face off against the University of Texas San Antonio at home.
Save The Star Fundraising Social
Good People Brewing Company 9 p.m. A local group dedicated to preserving the Caraway Hospital star will be holding a silent auction. Food and Save the Star memorabilia will be available for a donation.
SUNDAY|10.04 Paint the Town
Be The Change Day of Service
Campus-wide 2- 5 p.m. UAB students are invited to decorate the buildings around campus in preparation for homecoming week.
Blazer Hall RLC 7:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. The October day of service will benefit the American Red Cross. Students will help install smoke detectors to the homes of local families. Please wear closed-toed shoes and clothes that you do not mind getting dirty.
UAB Volleyball vs. Southern Miss
Freshman Showcase
Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center Odess Theatre The freshmen theatre students will act, sing or otherwise perform their many talents at the Freshman Showcase. Admission is free.
Beach House
Saturn Birmingham 8 p.m. The duo is on tour in support of their fourth album “Bloom.” The group is bringing their act to local venue Saturn, tickets are 27 to 32 dollars.
Bartow Arena 1 p.m. Blazer volleyball will face off against the University of Southern Mississippi Eagles at home.
Big Fish
Red Mountain Theatre Company 2 P.m. Red Mountain Theatre Company presents the live version of Alabama-based film Big Fish. This matinee showing is the final chance to see the play. 12 and under tickets are $20, 13+ tickets are $30.
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