February 6, 2018 Kscope

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TUESDAY, FEB. 6, 2018

VOLUME 59, ISSUE 4

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INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR

Stadium construction nears reality Bella Tylicki Metro Reporter btylicki@uab.edu

remaining.

NFL fans could almost read the script that Brady would lead the Patriots down to score with no time remaining and give him his sixth super bowl title. But Philadelphia’s Brandon Graham had other plans, stripping Brady of the ball just before he attempted a pass and the fumble was recovered by the Eagles. Philadelphia added a field goal and batted down the potential Hail-Mary touchdown catch at the end to win their first Super Bowl ever by a score of 41-33.

“I was happy for the Eagles winning it,” said Matthew Hudson, student in molecular biology. “You can’t really ask for more of

“The people of Birmingham elected us to do big things, to make Birmingham a truly great American city,” said Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin. “That starts with neighborhood revitalization and growing our economy.”

Last week, Woodfin asked the Birmingham Woodfin City Council to contribute $90 million to the construction of a new stadium in Birmingham’s District 5 as part of the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex. In January, the Jefferson County Commission committed $30 million to the project.

For years, the possibility of a stadium at the BJCC has been a hot topic for the Magic City and its constituents.

“The discussion regarding the potential addition of a stadium to the facilities at the BJCC dates back to 1965,” District 5 Councilor Darrell O’Quinn said.

“However, it seems that it is closer to becoming a reality than ever before.”

On Wednesday, Feb. 7, the Committee of the Whole met with Woodfin to discuss the project.

Woodfin believes that the project will allow the city to enjoy the benefits of increasing tourism, such as job creation and economic growth. “[Birmingham needs] quality facilities so we can compete for major sporting events, concerts, entertainment and other events,” Woodfin said.

Addressing cost, O’Quinn said the prospect of a new stadium will be made possible only through cooperation from the city, the county, the BJCC and private sector partners.

O’Quinn believes that if it can be reasonably expected that the stadium will generate significant revenue to pump into revitalization, then it will be a sound use of taxpayer dollars.

Woodfin is on the same page. “[The stadium] will generate millions in new tax dollars that we can dedicate to our top priority, which is neighborhood revitalization,” Woodfin said. “Now is the time to stop talking and start doing good things, and this plan is an important step forward.”

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Treasures of culture Annual celebration boasts new age perspective on old traditions Lauren Moore Campus Reporter lrm33@uab.edu

T

he line next to the booth of the Middle Eastern Culture Association at UAB winds behind their table. The inky brown liquid draws eager crowds from around the room.

Women are bent over hands boasting an epically traditional art form.

Outside the Hill Student Center Ballrooms, Wednesday, Jan, 31, the International Bazaar is in full swing. The room is filled with booths from

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2018 SUPER BOWL

Eagles soar to a win in team first Campus reacts to Sunday night’s big game against Pats Will Harris Digitial Media Director willhrrs@uab.edu

Millions spent on commercials, Americans eating like it’s a second Thanksgiving and thousands of parties for one game. This is the Super Bowl. The annual NFL championship game signifies the end of football season, and for that Americans go all out to celebrate it. The Philadelphia Eagles took on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII on Sunday in Minneapolis.

The two teams traded field goals early on to tie the game at 3-3. The Eagles took a 9-3 lead after a touchdown pass by backup quarterback

Nick Foles to Alshon Jeffery.

The extra point missed wide right to keep the score 9-3.

The Eagles scored again after a 21-yard run by LeGarrette Blount to bring the lead to 15-3. The Patriots capped off back-to-back drives with points off of a field goal by Stephen Gostkowski and a touchdown run by James White. The Patriots missed another extra point after the touchdown to keep the score 15-12. Just before halftime, the Eagles struck again on a trick play touchdown pass to lead 22-12.

Justin Timberlake performed a concert in the halftime show, bringing back old favorites and some of his newer hits. The halftime

show also featured a tribute to musical artist Prince, who was a native of Minneapolis and passed away in April 2016.

In the second half, the offensive battle continued as the Eagles and Patriots found themselves in a 32-26 Philadelphia lead heading into the final quarter. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady led New England down the field to score on a touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski. The Patriots took a 33-32 lead with less than 10 minutes remaining. The Eagles took advantage of the lacking pass defense and scored again after draining seven minutes off the clock to lead 38-33 with 2:21

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FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE

THIS WEEK IN STUDENT MEDIA

JOKE OF THE WEEK This is a haiku.

It’s about the Super Bowl.

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY February 6, 1952: Elizabeth becomes queen Princess Elizabeth is named queen after her father, King George VI, dies in his sleep at the royal estate at Sandringham after a long illness.

February 7, 1964: Beatles arrive in New York Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow Airport lands at New York’s Kennedy Airport, prompting the arrival of “Beatlemania” in the United States. It was the first visit to the United States for the British rock-and-roll quartet.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

February 8, 1943: Americans secure Guadalcanal Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, leaving the island in Allied possession after a prolonged campaign during World War II. The American victory paved the way for other Allied wins in the Solomon Islands.

February 9, 1971: Satchel Paige nominated to Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige becomes the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

He was inducted in August of that year.

February 10, 1996: Kasparov loses chess game to computer After three hours, world chess champion Garry Kasparov loses the first game of a six-game match against Deep Blue, an IBM computer capable of evaluating 200 million moves per second.

February 11, 1990: Nelson Mandela released from prison Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years.

February 12, 2002: Milosevic goes on trial for war crimes Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic goes on trial at The Hague, Netherlands, on charges of genocide and war crimes in Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo.

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opinion Spring 2018 Editorial Board Chandler Jones Editor-in-Chief chanj1@uab.edu

Wallace Golding Managing Editor wsgoldin@uab.edu

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WOMEN’S MOVEMENT

March for change, inclusion suffrage, but such a movement could not have even begun without the work of femJan. 21, 2017, inist reformers in the the Women’s March preceding years. gathered thousands “I see these movefrom across the globe ments as resembling to publicly articulate some of the reform a message of unity in movements of the 19th revolt of an adminiscentury that were not tration led by a man necessarily designed to accused of sexual shape or enact assault and filled new legislation,” with lawmakers said Jay Jessee, bearing agendas English professor oppressive to of gender studies women’s interand women’s ests. writing. “Instead, Since then, they were moveRose movements like ments designed #MeToo and #Timeto spark conversations sUp have given a voice about social change to women who have and attempts to give experienced sexual vivoice to women where olence and harassment, they had been silenced which were keynote before.” topics at the second anMany feminist renual Women’s March formers such as Margathis January. ret Fuller, Ida B. Wells It is impossible and Margaret Sanger to deny the strength would travel the counof this new feminist try delivering lectures movement. and leading meetings This isn’t the first that focused on the time America has seen need for suffrage but a dramatic feminist also the female dymovement. The early namic in the home and 20th century saw the workplace. beginning and monThese practices umental success of sparked a shift in the the fight for women’s way women thought Parker Rose Columnist pdrose@uab.edu

about femininity and their roles in society – it was at the end of this century when women began to hold jobs in industry and business and became a vital player in the workforce. More importantly – they got suffrage.

We have certainly seen this kind of rhetorical advocacy among more recent movements, with celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Rose McGowan making public appearances using their influence to spread the message across the country.

And it has been just as successful.

“Women of color and the LGBT communities have won seats in state and federal offices in the most recent elections,” Jessee said. “Prominent and public men have been fired or forced to resign their high-paying positions because the women accusing them of abusing their power are being believed and heard. There are companies all across the U.S. retraining their staff in how to interact

with women without sexualizing them in the workplace, men like Larry Nassar are going to prison after decades of their abuse being largely ignored. Black women voted in record numbers in Alabama recently, electing Doug Jones over a candidate who has been accused of molestation.”

However, it seems that women’s rights issues continue to be considered liberal issues.

“It has always been difficult to include all women of all political beliefs,” said Nichole Lariscy, a UAB English professor of women’s studies. “We have a rhetorical problem in all movements in the country, which is that we fall into an either/or binary, and we flatten people.”

It may be easy for feminists to alienate the women who played a role in putting President Donald Trump in office, but that only contributes to the divide.

“One of the things that liberals had to learn from the [2016]

election was to listen better,” Lariscy said.

So while the third wave of feminism has been successful overall – particularly in its goal to start a conversation about certain issues – it has done a less than amazing job at learning how to cross the urban/rural divide that exists within all Trump-era rhetoric.

And the way to achieve that inclusion is not by changing the feminist message, but simply by listening to the thoughts and concerns of conservative women who feel alienated.

Educate those who are skeptical. Don’t alienate.

One may think that being tolerant of conservative ideas will only give way to danger and the enlargement of anti-feminist ideas, but by allowing all ideas into the marketplace, feminists can address all concerns and hopefully garner a sense of universal understanding of the message.

So then hopefully, we will not need a fourth wave.

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“Pay yourself first” is a money saying that has been around for a while. Some attribute the phrase to George Clason’s 1926 book called The Richest Man in Babylon.

The idea is we get so bogged down with bills and other obligations in addition to every day spending, that we forget to look out for our own long-term interests.

In fact, if you sat down right now and made a list of everything that you need AND everything you want that costs money, that list would probably be long. Also, if you added up the cost of all of the items on that list, the total would probably be more than you have on hand right now.

This is true for most people. Therefore, we have

to prioritize. We start by differentiating between needs and wants. A true “need” is something that is required for human survival. Everything else is a “want.” However, the “pay yourself first” idea suggests that saving comes even before your needs and wants.

You can think of “pay yourself first” as a means of setting aside funds for your future survival. Survival is important, so it may make sense to plan for the future before paying the cable bill.

The best way to pay yourself first is to do it automatically.

Let’s face it. There are some things in life that just aren’t fun or exciting. Therefore, we might procrastinate or make excuses for why we can’t get them done. However, if we can find ways to do it automatically, life is much easier.

For example, I hate vacuuming. Unfortunately, I have terrible allergies, so dust is

not my friend. After trying unsuccessfully to establish a vacuuming routine, I gave in to new age technology.

I saved my pennies and bought a robotic vacuum whom I named Rosie. Every morning, Rosie springs into action whether I am at home or not and sends me a text message to let me know that she has completed her chores.

I love it.

Now, if we apply that same logic to saving money, you might see how paying yourself first can be a good thing. A lot of people hate saving money.

Unfortunately, emergencies pop up, and savings can be a lifesaver. Although savings accounts are easy to open, having the discipline to make regular contributions without pinching off them can be difficult.

Fortunately, new age technology can save the day here too. There are smartphone apps that can automate this chore. You might

have to share some banking information, but once you do, these apps do everything from round up your everyday transactions so that you automatically save the change to monitor your spending habits to determine how much you could afford to save on a regular basis.

Are you ready to start using new age technology to pay yourself first? If so, here are a few apps to consider: • Acorns – rounds your purchases up to the next dollar and saves the extra pennies in your Acorns account • Digit – uses artificial intelligence to make small withdrawals based on your account balance • Qapital – rounds up purchases to the nearest dollar and saves the interest but with more options than Acorns • Stash – doesn’t round up purchases, but lets you set up regular deposits and invest in stocks and bonds

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MARIJUANA

Weeding out the weed

Murphy shares side effects of smoking marijuana habitually is very complex. Containing hundreds of chemicals, the part most consumers and scientists focus on are two main aspects of the plant, Shannon Murphy, M.D., THC, Tetrahydrocannabinol aims to advocate for all and CBD, cannabidiol. youth who may not be THC is the mind-altering aware of all the mental part of the plant while CBD and physiological health is the portion that provides repercussions of recreationtherapeutic value to some ally using the drug, patients. According to Marijuana. Her Murphy, what many background as a people tend to forget it pediatrician, Murthat marijuana imphy has focused her pacts multiple organ research on the longsystems aside from just term effects of the the brain. If the user is how the drug specifpregnant, it does reach Murphy the fetus, if the user is ically impacts young children and younger breastfeeding, it does adults. become concentrated in the “Many kids are choosbreast milk. If the user uses a ing to use marijuana now large amount, it may stay in over the traditional tobacco the user’s system for a signiffalling into this idea that it icant amount of time. may be safer,” Murphy said.

Additionally, according “This is particularly true to Murphy, new research when we look at our data now shows the drug causing from our high school seniors damage to other organs. and college age students.”

“There’s claims to According to the Ameristrokes, hypertension and can Lung Association, marcontributions to mental ijuana smoke may contain health diseases and alterthe same amount of cancer ations of brain shape and causing chemicals and toxins size,” Murphy said. “Lookas tobacco. ing at Marijuana’s impact According to Murphy, on IQ, a study that followed spiked use of this drug has children who were regular stemmed from young adults users of the drug from 13 to creating a culture of normal- adulthood, some of them did ization of using the drug. show a significance decrease Additionally, the plant itself in IQ.” Sufia Alam Campus Editor sufia@uab.edu

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There’s claims to strokes, hypertension and contributions to mental health diseases and alterations of brain shape and size. Looking at Marijuana’s impact on IQ, a study that followed children who were regular users of the drug from 13 to adulthood, some of them did show a significance decrease in IQ. —Shannon Murphy, M.D. According to Murphy, one of the biggest ways Marijuana differs from other drugs such as alcohol or tobacco is that marijuana stays in the body.

Because the drug is lipophilic, fat loving, the drug becomes stored in the user’s fat cells that may be slowly released for hours, days, or in some cases weeks before it completely leaves the user’s system. According to Murphy, how long marijuana stays in the individual’s system depends on hoe regular and the amount they use.

“Say you have doctor who legally smokes marijuana over the weekend and then comes in to perform surgery on a family member later in the week, is that risk everyone is willing to make,” Murphy said.

Accursing to NIDA, National Instituted of Drug

Abuse, about 9 percent of marijuana users will become addicted while 17 percent of children users will also become addicted to the drug.

According to Murphy, the confusion around the health affects of marijuana is not by accident.

“The older you are the more you’ll remember it,” Murphy said. “But at one point there were ad commercials that told the general public that smoking is good for you. 9 out of 10 doctors

recommend it.”

As a public heath advocate, Murphy ended her lecture by reminding everyone that legalization does not necessarily translate to safe.

“What I hope to do is raise awareness of this issue,” Murphy said. “I hope to start a conversation on marijuana and what we can do as public health champions. I want to start having a discussion of this drug especially with our young people.”

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BUSINESS

SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT

Startup hub at the heart of campus

by Lauren Moore Campus Reporter lrm33@uab.edu

PHOTOS COURTESY OF UAB IMAGES Students from the School of Nursing make their rounds with a simulator patient diagnosing his symptoms.

Innovative care School of Nursing ranks in top 5 percent of schools nationwide

Myah Clinton Campus Reporter mkc16@uab.edu

Kirsten Martinez, a senior nursing student and president of the Student Nurses’ Association, was inspired to be a nurse after her brother’s open-heart surgery.

“I saw the way they [the nurses] cared for him and also provided emotional support for us, his family,” Martinez said. “I just wanted to be able to do that for other people and their family members.”

According to SON Dean Doreen Harper, students must graduate from the School of Nursing as leaders in the nursing profession to deal with the challenges of the healthcare system.

SON offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice, Harper said. The graduate level programs have several specialty tracks with the most popular being Acute Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner.

Harper said the school’s Accelerated Master’s in Nursing Pathway allows students who have earned “a degree in another field” to complete the five semesters of nursing school in three semesters.

“All of our master’s programs are ranked 13th in the country by U.S. News and World Report,” Harper said.

SON’s new building is set to open July 2018 with classes beginning that fall semester, according to Harper.

Harper said the first three floors are dedicated

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differing student organizations, celebrating and educating students and faculty on a variety of cultures and issues through interactive displays.

“There are a lot of different identity-based organizations, and I feel like it’s a very inclusive event with a lot of different groups that are being represented,” said Autumn Massey, senior in business management.

Green Initiative’s booth, Countries and Climate station: Climate Issues Around the World, contained an interactive game where students were asked to match a climate issue to the part of the world it affects.

“Climate change is a massive issue globally,” said Nick Ciancio, junior in neuroscience. “However, we are

to students and will include spaces such as study rooms, student leadership offices, Technology Enabled Active Learning classrooms (TEAL), and over “20,000 square feet for clinical simulation” and nursing skills labs.

The school’s 2,300 plus students have outgrown their current simulation space in the Learning Resource Center, Harper said.

The LRC has 22,000 square feet of simulation space.

“Students are down there all of the time practicing,” Harper said. “We have an open lab, but then we also have actually structured simulated experiences and we also work with the Center for Interprofessional Education Simulation over in Jefferson Towers.”

According to Harper, students can work alongside other health professional students such as medical students and physician assistant students through the Center.

Adam Wilson, a senior in his fourth semester of SON and membership chair of SNA, said the professors incorporate their extensive nursing experience into their teaching.

“They’ve all been nurses ten [or] fifteen years typically,” Wilson said, adding that “some of them are still working in the nursing field.”

Kaitrin Parris, D.N.P., is the interim director for the B.S.N. program and a professor who teaches the Adult Health courses, which prepare students to take care of adult patients.

“I like to integrate personal stories and experiences that I’ve had with patients or privileged in the U.S. so we’re not always aware of how bad the issue really is. These are countries that are close to us facing these issues.”

The Spanish Latina Student Association represents all undergraduate Hispanic students at UAB. Their booth provided a game of Loteria for students to play, a Hispanic bingo game where beans are used to mark the card and there are various patterns in which you can win.

The Chinese Society at UAB had a booth where students were invited to play a traditional Chinese game. Students played to see how many grains of uncooked rice they could move from one container to another with chopsticks before the set time runs out.

The American Association of University Women at UAB had a booth that looked

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A new building will soon house students from the School of Nursing.

I like to intergrate personal stories and experiences that I’ve had with pateints or in the hospital with them [the pateints] to bring real-life situations to help them look at things from a different perspective.

—Kaitrin Parris, D.N.P. in the hospital with them [the patients] to bring real-life situations to help them look at things from a different perspective,” Parris said.

Undergraduates apply to SON after completing their pre-requisites at UAB or another institution and registered nurses may also apply, Harper said. There are 140 undergraduate seats available

each fall and spring semester.

Harper also said students can apply through the Dean’s Scholar Program.

According to the SON website, eligible high school seniors can receive admission into the SON through the program after completing the required pre-requisites at UAB and keeping a certain GPA.

to educate on the history of all women. They created a trivia board game as well as a display where students could write what being a person means to them.

“Our organization helps women in professional settings with things like resumes and focuses on issues like Title IX and equal pay,” said Chelsea Aaron, senior in nursing.

The Nigerian Student Association is looking to spread cultural awareness and to hold their own Black Panther screening. The association performed with their dance team called Tribe.

Planned Parenthood Generation Action at UAB had a booth displaying popular methods of birth control throughout the ages, including mercury, tortoise shell and animal intestines.

The organization currently is petitioning for UAB to

be required to provide birth control to employees and students. They are also responsible for getting free menstrual products installed in the Hill Student Center bathrooms, and hope to next make the products free in bathrooms campus wide.

The Pre-Health Honors Society at UAB had a game of Jenga that students could play as well as a board where they could write where they’re from to represent how we are all building blocks of the University.

Their organization is looking to spread health awareness not only nationally but globally.

There was also a wide variety of food from different Birmingham restaurants to try, including Al’s Deli and Grill, Miami Cafe, Red Sea, Delta Blues Hot Tamales, Tropicale, Makarios and Cantina.

Birmingham is a city full of opportunity and growth, where new ideas come to life every single day.

Launched in 2014, UAB’s Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is no exception to this, providing people all across UAB an opportunity to make their dreams into a reality.

“We have top-of-the-line researchers from all over the world doing state-of-theart research,” said Kathy Nugent, Ph.D., executive director for HIIE and associate vice president for UAB. “Our office focuses on commercialization of that research.”

They seek to provide students with more of a targeted approach into teaching the skill sets for entrepreneurship and how to take ideas to the market.

“Students are such a wealth of knowledge and innovative ideals, and we need to make sure that we’re mining that,” Nugent said.

“We want to do what we can to support and to put the resources around those ideals so that they can be commercialized and so that they can make a difference.”

HIIE recently launched a 10-week entrepreneurship camp for students, providing business training, entrepreneurship education and mentorship. The goal is for students to progress as much as possible, whether that’s acquiring their first customer, increasing their month-after-month revenue or preparing to apply to new accelerated programs.

“We’re a one-stop shop,” said Max Polec, director of UAB Commercialization Excellence. “We’ll get you interconnected with resources both at UAB and in the Birmingham business community to help you get where you need to go.”

However, not everything to come out of HIIE is a startup. Organizations like Solution Studios look to take existing products and ideas and revolutionize them.

Solution Studios works to break barriers between the UAB campus and hospital.

The program teaches students skill sets of entrepreneurship though working alongside clinicians.

The program gives students a unique opportunity, exposing them to professional life skills and the diversity of a hospital. The program collaborates with UAB’s School of Medicine and School of Engineering and is sponsored by HIIE. “We have the opportunity to really transform health care innovation by capitalizing on academic medical centers across the country to not only focus on problems that those particular centers are facing, but to really support hospitals around the world that don’t have the support of students like in our program,” said Kristen Noels, director of clinical innovation for Solution Studios.

Students from any discipline can email Solution Studios if they want to become involved. Currently, HIIE only works with UAB faculty, staff and students.

HIIE will be housed in a new Collat School of Business building, located on the corner of University Boulevard and 13th Street South.

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BASEBALL & SOFTBALL

Spring is in the air Blazers begin practice, “we win as a team” Connor Gentry Sports Editor zcgentry@uab.edu

The smell of freshly cut grass, newly tilled earth and the sharp stacatto sound of batting practice can mean only one thing, baseball season is back.

The UAB baseball team, coached by Brian Shoop, began spring practices along with all other division one schools this week. The begining of the season brings energy and urgency to practices for all teams across the nation. “[Energy] is a real emphasis for us,” Shoop said. “We did a great job through individuals and our 27 days in the fall. The energy and focus are high. Those are such a core value to our program and our kids do a good job of that all the time.”

The Blazers finished last season with a 24-31 record overall and 9-21 in conference play. The Blazers boasted an 8-2 victory over the No. 14 Auburn Tigers and three series sweeps against Creighton, Alabama A&M and Louisiana-Monroe.

“Expectations are high,” Visintainer said. “I like what I am seeing every day from the guys. Everyday at practice [the team] is competeing and geeting after it. They are also really focusing on the little things that are going to help us win. I’m looking forward to it enjoying every second of it along the way.”

The Blazers will look to finish stronger this season but were picked to finish second to last in Conference-USA by the conference. No players for the green and gold were named to the preseason watchlist for any awards either.

“We are going to be better as a team than we are individually,” Shoop said. “We

have nobody listed on the preseason watchlist as an individual. We are going to be better collectivley. We are going to win as a team, not because Tom Brady is going to carry the team. We have a lot good players.”

The 2018 season begins on Friday, Feb 16Sunday, Feb 18, with a three-game home series against Bowling Green at Regions Field. The green and gold will also take on Alabama and Auburn with two games against each.

The Blazers will also play in a game against the Birmingham Barons April 3.

Many of the players play in various summer leagues to help develop their game and gain more experince in the offseason.

“It gets you more at-bats and reps,” Visintainer said. “This only benefits you.

You get to see more pitches and arms.

You play every day so its gets you prepared for the grind aspect of a season. You really have to fight every day to train your mind to be in the moment because the season can get long both physically and

mentally. You have to be where your feet are and grind it out every day. You have to give your best every day.

These leagues build confidence for us. A lot of our guys had good summers.”

Visintainer is one of only six seniors on the Blazer’s roster for this season. He commented on what he tries to pass on to the younger players on the team.

“It is more of just trying to tell them that if something goes bad to learn from it,” Visintainer said. “Let it go. Learn from all your mistakes.

Take the good and build on it every day.

Just be the same guy every day and bring

everything you’ve got on that day. Relax, have fun, get after it and enjoy it.”

The Blazers play eight series and eight single games at home this season.

New coach hopes to leave her mark on team Savannah Snowden Sports Reporter savsno@uab.edu

The UAB softball team will start their season this week with a game against the University of Michigan in Tampa, Florida, at the University of South Florida Tournament.

The team is starting with their second head coach in history, Amanda Ellis. Ellis was

a player herself from 2000-2004, and has been an assistant coach for the Blazers for the past three seasons.

“We’re going to be tough to compete with,” Ellis said. “We made some good improvements in terms of team chemistry, [you should have] expectations really of us to grind and get after it.”

The team now has five freshmen, two of

which, Emily Kachel and Bailie Barnes, are pitchers, and a sophomore pitcher in Claire Blount. A total of eight seniors are also on the team this season.

Coach Ellis said that the players to watch this season would be senior catcher Molli Garcia, first baseman Madison Millsaps, infielder Natalie Erwin and infielder Rachel Rogers. “You’re gonna see their leadership and see them carry on from one another.”

The Lady Blazers practice six days a week.

“Practice consists of a lot of individual breakdown, a lot of fundamentals, and a lot of live intersquad scrimmages,” Ellis said.

“We’re ready for the season.”

In addition to practices, the Lady Blazers have also been putting in effort to make their team more cohesive.

“One of the biggest things we noticed is them learning how to connect and love and play for one another,” Ellis said, after a retreat. “They really learned their own and each other’s’ personalities and how to speak to each other.”

Senior catcher Molli Garcia also commented on how the team has been preparing for the 2018 season.

“The retreat was basically about team bonding and getting on the same page, we each had this goal where we wanted to be after the retreat and I think we exceeded that goal. I feel the team was on the same page several weeks before the retreat anyway, but coming together as a team at the retreat was just a whole new experience.

We all learned more about each other than what we expected,” Garcia continued to talk about team chemistry by mentioning that the team tries to

have lunch together before every game.

“I feel I’m a role model for the team, especially for the freshmen coming in,” said Garcia. Last year I was named captain and that was just a huge step for me, I was not expecting that. I really believe my team does trust me behind the plate.”

Garcia continued by mentioning who she thinks will be keys to the team’s success.

“Probably the person the most is Emily [Kachel],” Garcia said.

“As a freshman she just came in powering.

She knew what she wanted, she knew what she was going to get herself into and during fall workouts she killed it though that entire thing.”

Emily Kachel is a freshman pitcher for the Lady Blazers.

“We had a lot of running and she always made sure she was the first one to be done, she will be a major asset to the team especially as a freshman pitcher,” Garcia said.

“She has great velocity, her spins are just incredible as well.”

As the season gets closer, Coach Ellis revealed some of her strategy for the team.

“To be creative on run production,” Ellis said. “Keep it low scoring, give ourselves a chance to be in games.

I’m expecting them to play and play hard and compete,” The team starts their season against several teams at South Florida and then travels to California to take on UCLA. Garcia commented on her thoughts to the beginning of their season.

“Next week we play in Florida and I think that first game is just going to be an amazing game, then we go out to California and play UCLA so I think those major schools are gonna be a big challenge for us,” said Garcia.

“But I think we can do it as long as we are all on the same page and as long as we all want the same goal. I mean obviously we all want to win but it depends on how we do it, like are we gonna bounce back when somebody gets a strikeout or when thy hit a grand slam and now were down by four, I want to see how were gonna play with those two games.”

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Splash sisters strike again Lady Blazers improve to 19-3 behind Kuzmanic, Childress Savannah Snowden Sports Reporter savsno@uab.edu

After two games on the road this week, the UAB women’s basketball team improved to 19-3 overall and 8-1 in conference play.

The Lady Blazers started off their road trip with a showdown against the UTEP Miners Fri, February 2, in El Paso, Texas, winning 84-64.

UAB lead UTEP in the first quarter, but lost their lead going into half-time, falling behind 34-32.

During the third quarter, the Lady Blazers played hot on UTEP’s heels, tying the score 50-50 with 1:36 left in the third quarter.

The fourth quarter started with the Lady Blazers leading 54-52.

Fast-paced play brought a total of 11 field goals and seven three-pointers for UAB, as well as nine rebounds and ten assists.

made the adjustments and I thought we came out, grinded it out and played hard. Then, in the fourth quarter, I think we just wore them out. All-in-all, it was a really good team win.”

Friday’s game ushered in new records for

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ed. The Lady Blazers’ teamwork showed in their 37 rebounds and 27 assists, with only 12 turnovers.

The Lady Blazers continued their road campaign at Louisiana Tech in Ruston, Louisiana. The contest was a back-and-

We really have a team that has grown up. It just shows you that we have a bunch of fighters.

—Randy Norton This offensive onslaught buried the Miners.

“We really have a team that has grown up,” UAB head coach Randy Norton said. “Last year, when they were freshman, we would not have been able to come back and win this game. We talked about being gritty and tough at halftime.

We talked about it and

the Lady Blazers. The team scored a total of 17 three-point baskets in one game, a new record for UAB women’s basketball.

Sophomore guard Rachel Childress made eight of these 17 three-pointers, which set a career record for her.

The team made 31 field goals, shooting 53.4 percent of shots attempt-

forth affair until the final buzzer. After an intense final three minutes, the Lady Blazers pulled through to win 66-61.

UAB and La Tech scored back-to-back continuously through the game, but after La Teach forced a timeout, the Lady Blazers snapped to action.

Sophomore guard Mi-

yah Barnes scored eight points with few minutes left in the game. UAB quickly took a three point lead with five minutes left in the game, but lost this lead with two minutes left, 56-52.

Sophomore forward Imani Johnson drained a timely three-pointer to bring the Lady Blazers within one, 55-56, with under two minutes remaining.

In the final two minutes, Barnes pushed the score to 60-58 and shot six free throws to secure victory for the team.

“Tonight I saw a group of girls that just found a way to win,” Norton said. “Louisiana Tech had the momentum the entire game, but wow, I am so proud of our team. Everybody who played contributed to this win. It just shows you that we have a bunch of fighters out there. I am just really proud of them.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL

One step forward, two steps back Blazers drop out of top four, now sixth after loss Sarah Oetken Sports Reporter sarahoak@uab.edu

Another memorable night of Blazer basketball led to another amazing performance by the Blazers. This performance led to an important 76-64 conference road victory over Charlotte Thursday night at Halton Arena.

The Blazers were led by senior Chris Cokley.

Cokley scored 26 points, and grabbed 12 rebounds. This was Cokley’s 11th double-double of the season.

“Chris has continued his unbelievable play,” said UAB head coach Robert Ehsan.

“As a coach and sometimes even as a fan, you take for granted what he’s doing.”

The game was not a one man show, however, as the Blazers caught Cokley’s energy and out-shined the 49ers as a team. Lee, who had three blocked shots, and

Lewis Sullivan combined for 21 points.

Not to be outdone, Lavender played his best game of the season. The junior had a season-high 11 points, grabbing four rebounds and four assists. Lavender hit four out of his five shots from the field and three out of four from the free throw line.

“Deion had really good practices,” Ehsan said. “I thought he earned it this week with his play in practice and he had a great attitude.

We knew that we were going to give him an opportunity. He did a great job of capitalizing. I think it’s going to make our team even better.”

Most of the damage was done in the paint and at the free throw line but it was Lee’s 3-point dagger that gave the team a 66-56 lead with only 2:37 remaining. The Blazers made eight out of ten free throws in the final minutes to seal the win.

However, in the Blazers’ last chance to claim a road victory this week, the turnover bug plagued the last few minutes at Old Dominon. Instead of celebrating a win, the Blazers left with a 65-60 loss at the Ted Constant Center.

The Blazers tried to beat the Monarchs at their own game by matching one of the league’s top defensive teams with lock-down defense of their own.

Though, in the end, the Blazers didn’t make enough plays to walk away with the win.

“It was frustrating,” Ehsan said. “We talked about it in the locker room, when you’re at someone else’s place, you got to take it. We didn’t take it. We lost the ball a couple too many times. I was proud of the way we played.

We played well enough to win, shot the ball good enough to win, even though we didn’t shoot a great percentage from three. You just can’t turn the ball over down the stretch.”

The Blazer’s defensive skills were unshak-

able in the first half, holding the Monarchs to 12 points in the paint and 37 percent shooting.

Zach Bryant led the way for the Blazers in a back-and-forth battle for the first half. The Blazer freshman scored nine points, grabbed

three rebounds, had two assists and a steal in the first half. Lee added eight points, including a pair of 3-pointers.

The Blazers picked up where they left off with an eight-two run.

However, this

would not be enough to withstand the Monarchs. Several turnovers in a row doomed the Blazers (15-9, 6-5).

UAB dropped from fourth to a tie for sixth.

UAB returns to action Feb. 8 against North Texas.

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Bella Tylicki Metro Reporter btylicki@uab.edu

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Stadium From Page 1

O’Quinn has his reservations, his largest of which is the likely abandonment of Legion Field that would result if a new stadium is built. Both locations fall within District 5, and he wants a plan for the field and surrounding area in addition to the new development.

“I will be looking to secure a commitment toward developing a long-term plan, one that will involve a great deal of conversation and input from the residents of the Smithfield community [near Legion Field] in particular,” O’Quinn said.

UAB’s cost burden is undetermined according to Mark Ingram, UAB’s director of athletics.

Ingram said the estimated community contribution is $4 million, and UAB will pay a portion of that total.

Thrilled about the development, Ingram expects that ticket sales for UAB football games will increase thanks to the proposed facility.

“Having a new, modern stadium that is more appropriately sized will help build our brand at UAB,” Ingram said. “It also tells future students, corporate partners and recruits that Birmingham as a community and UAB are determined to be excellent in everything that we do.”

Eagles From Page 1

an interesting game with there being over 1,000 yards of offense.”

Philadelphians flooded the streets on Sunday night and early Monday morning, looting businesses, flipping cars, climbing light poles, dancing in the streets and climbing the city hall gates with beer kegs. Thankfully, UAB students did not have that extreme of a reaction, but they did enjoy the game.

“I think the game was great,” said Will Stewart, student in communications. “It was a close, clean game with very few penalties.

The halftime show was fantastic. In the end, the

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The halftime show was fantastic. In the end, the Eagles won, which made it even better.

—Will Stewart Eagles won, which made it even better.”

One of the greatest parts of the Super Bowl is the commercials.

Companies will spend millions of dollars, just for 15 seconds of airing their brand. The commercials are so good that even non-football fans can enjoy the advertisements. The average 30-second spot cost companies a whopping $5 million this year.

“I loved the Doritos and Mountain Dew commercial and the first responder commercial was amazing,” said Carole-Michelle Cox, student in public relations. “I cried, man.”

A backup quarterback beating arguably the best quarterback of all time, a team taking home their first title, Americans devouring chicken wings and hilarious commercials.

The Birmingham City Council met Tuesday, Jan. 30 to discuss a variety of topics.

On Item 5, they voted to appropriate $25,000 for a community garden at Tuxedo Terrace Public Housing and expansions to a preexisting garden at W. C. Patton Park.

The purpose of community gardens such as these, per the council, is to eradicate food deserts. These gardens will encourage the consumption of healthy food and educate the residents about the economic and nutritional value of special crops such as collards, turnips, squash, and several varieties of potatoes and legumes.

Funding from the city will go toward the gardens and training for residents to learn how to manage a plot.

The Green Industry Web Portal will contract with the city to provide training and certification to residents of all ages.

Students at Jackson-Olin High School will have the opportunity to receive training from an in-school agriculture teacher.

On Item 13, the council approved an agreement between the Mayor and Innovative Approach, Inc. to have Innovative Approach take over the city’s Project Renew-Driver’s License Recovery Center.

The purpose of the project is to help Birmingham Municipal Court defendants receive or reinstate their driver’s licenses after suspension or revocation. So far, the program has issued 600 licenses.

“Since we started the Renew program in 2014, we discovered many people do not have a valid driver’s license,” said Sylvia Stone, coordinator of the program.

“Many did not know what to do to obtain one or how to clear an existing license, making it hard to get employment or apply for many services

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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Quintessential oils

Allie Milton Life & Style Reporter miltona@uab.edu

- helps against insomnia - relaxes - eases headache tension - usable as first aid for wounds

- bug repellant - rich in vitamin D - harmonizes flavor in foods

because of its antibacterial properties.”

According to Hickman, peppermint is not only good for headaches in general, but for sinus-related headaches.

“We also offer blends of oils, which can be good in cold and flu season since a lot included in the blends are antibacterial and immune-boosting,” Hickman said. “These oils can be implemented for physical health, cleaning purposes and a lot more.”

It is also important to know that using these very concentrated oils on the skin, dilution in a carrier oil is highly recommended. While a large number of oils are safe even when applied topically alone, such as lavender and peppermint, some may be a bit harsher. Lemongrass, for example, a great natural bug repellant, can potentially burn the skin if not diluted properly.

Carrier oils, though, are just as varied and common as essential oils and carry with them their own broad range of health benefits. Jojoba oil, for instance, is a great oil to use in hair as it fights dandruff or great for minimizing the appearance of pores. Apricot oil is rich in oleic acid and vitamin E, making it highly moisturizing. Even olive oil or coconut oil can be used as carrier oils if desired.

There are vast online resources for discovering recipes and blends for essential oils, and these oils can be used in anything from bath bombs and homemade deodorant to disinfectant and natural bug repellent.

“I do have to tell you that none of these are approved by Food and Drug Administration, but people experience great benefits from using them,” Hickman said.

Overall, essential oils have diverse uses and come in wide price ranges.

On Eden’s Garden, a 10-milliliter bottle of bergamot, which is great in natural bug protection blends or simply for focus and clarity, costs $8.95.

Hemp and East Indian Sandalwood, both intoxicating oils are commonly used for massage, are some of the most expensive oils purchasable, costing $49.95 and $79.95, respectively for 10-millimeter bottles.

- fights dandruff - softens hair - minimizes the appearance of pores

- fights headaches - eases sinus troubles - treats nausea - alleviates toothaches

How Bruno Mars rose to the stars Mason McGalliard Operations Manager for BlazeRadio masonbm@uab.edu

Aromatherapy scents that can ease typical everyday troubles

With a growing population of people seeking to turn away from the traditional commodities, supermarkets and department stores line shelves in favor of more natural products to promote their health and well-being.

Essential oils, known for their natural health benefits and varied uses, are rapidly increasing in popularity.

“I use essential oils daily at my practice,” said Kimberly McMurtrey, nurse practitioner and professor at University of South Alabama.

According to McMurtrey, essential oils can be used to ease health problems.

She said that peppermint oil can treat migraines and neck aches if applied to the affected area. Oregano oil can be used to clear stubborn sinus congestion by applying a drop under the tongue daily, and frankincense benefits the skin.

“Mix it with a little grape seed oil and apply it to the face and neck every night,” McMurtrey said. “I do not think one must spend a great deal of money on these. I recommend comparing prices.”

Perhaps the best known use of these oils, though, is their strong, fresh scents.

“The best ones in the apothecary are lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus, lemon and tea tree,” said Karen Borden, sales assistant at aromatherapy supply store V&P Scents 4 U. “They can be used for anything from cosmetics and respiratory issues. Not enough people use them.”

Most essential oils are made through a process of steam distillation that produces a pure extract from plants. Another common method would be expression, usually referred to as cold pressing, which is usually applied to produce citrus oils like lemon and grapefruit.

While online stores like Eden’s Garden are great sources of essential oils, a variety of local shops that keep essential oils in stock. Among them is the natural health store Golden Temple.

“Our best-selling oil here would have to be the lavender,” said Lisa Hickman, boutique manager at Golden Temple. “It is good for relaxing, helping people get sleep, easing tension headaches and is even a good first aid oil for wound care

TRACK TAKES

- clears stubborn sinus congestion - treats fungus - eases sore throat

He’s been around for years now, and his magnificent night at the Grammy Awards this year makes him seem as though he’s on top of the world. He’s been able to make waves in the rhythm and blues and pop realms, and has even managed to work with some of the biggest hip-hop artists of our generation.

To understand exactly how Bruno Mars became one of the biggest names in the music industry, McGalliard one has to look at all aspects of his outstanding career.

One of Bruno’s first big hits dates back to 2010, when he was featured on Travie McCoy’s “Billionaire.” This smooth, laid-back song about dreaming of being rich and famous put Bruno’s name on the music map. He struck gold later that same year with his own tracks, “Just The Way You Are,” “The Lazy Song” and “Grenade”, off of his historic album Doo-Wops & Hooligans.

Fast-forward to 2012, Bruno found success again when he released another album, Unorthodox Jukebox. This album came at a time when Bruno had almost left a lot of listeners’ minds.

However this album gave listeners more of that vocal talent that we’ve come to expect from him.

He brought tears and emotions to listeners with “When I Was Your Man” but also made listeners get up and dance to his hit “Treasure.” The biggest hit from this album “Locked Out of Heaven,” peaked at No.1 on the Billboard charts. While this album may not have been as iconic or successful as his other albums, it cannot be forgotten when discussing the success that Bruno Mars has had throughout the years.

Jump to 2017, Bruno Mars has one of the most successful years an artist can have after performing at the 2017 Grammys and releasing another album, 24K Magic. Becoming the biggest release of 2017, this album had numerous hits, from the amazing “24K Magic” to “Versace on the Floor” to the unforgettable “That’s What I Like”, which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard charts and is still banging on the radio waves today. This album won Bruno numerous awards at the 2018 Grammys, including “Album of the Year”, “Record of the Year” and “Song of the Year.”

Bruno actually won every single category that he was nominated in at this year’s Grammy Awards, which in itself is an impressive accomplishment.

Most recently, Bruno Mars gained success yet again by recording a remix to his song “Finesse” with none other than Cardi B. The remixed track quickly became a hit and has held one of the top spots on the Billboard charts for the past few weeks. Bruno also recently confirmed that he will bring Cardi with him on the last leg of his “24K Magic” tour.

Bruno Mars has been taking the world by storm, adding even more credibility to his outstanding musical career. Whether this is the peak of his career or not has yet to be determined, but he is definitely making his mark in the world.

BlazeRadio Operations Manager, DJ MB and “Keepin’ it Real with DJ MB.”

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CAMPUS FASHION

Students assemble denim fine outfits Kristina Balciunaite Life & Style Editor kribal@uab.edu

Mariah Morris, senior in marketing, puts a sporty twist on her denim. The light jacket and Nike Air shoes makes her outfit look like she is ready for anything, which is a good outlook for a student lifestyle. The Charlotte Russe jeans complete the outfit by giving it a more urban feel. This is a great example of how practicality and style are not mutually exclusive for someone with a fashion mindset.

“They have stretch material and are extremely comfortable,” Morris said. “I love how they fit.”

colors. A good trick is to pair your denim items with strong colors to create a contrast that ends up balancing the outfit.

Smith got his denim jacket from Lucky Brand, and his jeans can be found at American Eagle.

“I love the style of jeans,” Smith said. “Everything goes with it and it’s casual.”

Madison Fritts, junior in health care management, rocked her jeans with a leather jacket and black boots. This seemingly simple composition, has several complex style concepts hidden beneath it that might not be visible to the untrained eye. For one, the boldness of the leather jacket em-

PHOTOS BY DAWSON MILES/STAFF PHOTOGAPHER

Denim is one of the most practical fabrics to use, both in terms of material and style. After its invention in the late 19th century, it was first worn by miners and other hard laborers during that time, as the material proved to be durable and comfortable compared to other cheap fabrics.

In the 1960s, jeans actually became a symbol of rebellion and, undeniably, the universal symbol of coolness, worn by icons such as James Dean and Elvis Presley’s hips. Ever since, denim has been an essential part of any tasteful wardrobe. UAB students are no exception to this rule.

Jaylon Smith, freshman in accounting, lit up the Hill Student Center with his denim-tacious explosion of an outfit. Layering is always a smart fashion choice, especially during winter in this area of the country, as weather is unpredictable. What makes his attire work especially well is the juxtaposition of materials and

Luke Legate, freshman in business, makes the classic jeans/ Converse combo work in his favor. This sporty look is dimmed by the burgundy leather jacket which keeps the overall look relaxed and comfort-oriented, yet cool and tough. The masterpiece is completed by the Beatles Abbey Road T-shirt, proving that

Legate does not only have taste in style but also in music.

No question that this outfit would intimidate the rebel without a cause himself.

“I have always worn jeans,” Legate said.

“They fit me right, and I use them everywhere I go.”

phasizes the rich saturation of the jeans, making the clean look not seem plain and boring. Fritts has managed to make the jeans themselves appear as an accessory, rather than complying with the typical approach of adding elements on top of the jeans, using them as a base in the outfit infrastructure.

Topanga Fucci, freshman in materials engineering, engineered a colorful outfit using various materials with her jeans. To construct a casual, yet chic look she paired her denim with a T-shirt and a comfy sweater. Wearing too many colors can sometimes get overwhelming and busy, but Fucci managed to avoid this by using soft nuances in her color choice. The black shoes add on weight to the otherwise light-seeming outfit, stabilizing the look altogether. The choker pretty much sums up the theme of the outfit - cute, with a little flare of cheekiness. This is a perfect example of how jeans can function as a basis, or “blank canvas,” item that can be built upon.

“They go with everything and they’re really practical,” Fucci said.

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