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Rep. John Lewis: Greek houses should integrate
By Lauren Ferguson
Culture Editor
At a university steeped in
tradition and Southern heri-
tage, change is a word often
used to describe growth and
expansion. For some, thats
enough maybe even too much.
But for at least one man on the
outside looking in, U.S. Rep.
John Lewis, change means
more than increasing student
enrollment. The change young
people must embrace, in his
opinion, includes integrating
The University of Alabamas
historically segregated greek
community.
I think it is important for
greek organizations to be
examples to the larger soci-
ety, Lewis said. When you
have students at an academic
institution, they should be
able to socialize together, live
together, to move us closer to
a truly multi-racial democra-
cy. I think it should be encour-
aged by the colleges and uni-
versities and by the heads of
the different organizations.
Lewis, raised in Alabama
and a Georgia congressman, is
no stranger to civil rights. An
instrumental leader in sit-ins,
bus boycotts and non-violent
protests for racial equality in
the 1960s, Lewis participat-
ed as one of the 13 original
Freedom Riders and later
suffered a skull fracture from
Selmas infamous Bloody
Sunday march in 1965.
Despite all the conflict that
plagued the the civil rights
era, and the lingering racial
barriers leaders in the 1960s
couldnt bring down, Lewis is
hopeful change will continue
to come. As for the UA greek
system, Lewis said students
should take the initiative and
start this change.
Headlights, not taillights
I think students and young
people have an obligation to do
what they can to point the way,
to lead the way, and be shak-
ers and movers for the larger
society, Lewis said. But we
live in a different society. We
live in a different world, and
its not just desegregation
between African American
and white American, but its
others. Its the Latino popula-
tion, Asian Americans, that
is the direction that the coun-
try is moving and members
of the academic community
should be leaders, they should
be headlights instead of tail-
lights.
Administrators in the past,
as recently as 2011, have
argued that sororities and
fraternities, as private organi-
zations, can freely determine
their membership and there-
fore self-segregate. Lewis
said many civil rights activ-
ists were confronted with the
same argument during the
1960s.
We heard it over and over
again, but it came to private
clubs, he said. People would
say, This is a private club.
Lewis said this argument,
still circulating 50 years later,
is unacceptable.
You cannot hide behind
that, he said. That cannot be
something to shelter, whether
its a sorority or a fraternity.
Its for the greater good of the
society to tear down all those
barriers that separate people
of their race or color or even
gender.
Civil rights icon says
students must lead
By Kendall Khanna
Contributing Writer
Robert Witt agreed to take
the job as chancellor of The
University of Alabama System
under one unusual condition: that
he could return to teaching as a
marketing professor when he fin-
ished his tenure. As a man with
a passion for education, this has
been the condition every time hes
been offered an official university
position.
I never aspired to be a
university administrator, said
Witt, who spent 35 years in offi-
cial positions at the University
of Texas and nine years as the
president of The University of
Alabama. I joined the faculty at
Texas in September of 1968, and
all I planned to do was teach and
do research.
Mark Nelson, vice provost of
academic affairs at The University
of Alabama said during his tenure
at the University, Witt was respon-
sible for its dramatic expansion.
Dr. Witt transformed the very
DNA of our campus, Nelson said.
The impact of his leadership
can be seen in every facet of the
University, from the quality of the
student body and academic pro-
grams to the improvement and
development of our campus.
Witt plans return to teaching
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SEE WITT PAGE 2
By Adam Mills
Staff Reporter
UA students and professors join writ-
ers across the country this month to par-
ticipate in National Novel Writing Month, or
NaNoWriMo, with the hopes of completing
a 50,000-word first draft before December.
Shea Stripling, president of Sigma Tau
Delta English honor society and a senior
majoring in English and creative writing
is also a wrimo, what the organization
calls participants and said the result is
worth the work.
Writers churn out November novel
English majors, professors
participate in NaNoWriMo
CW | Caitlin Trotter
Emily Connors leads the discussion in her creative
writing class Wednesday afternoon.
SEE WRITING PAGE 10
By Marquavius Burnett
Sports Editor
Texas A&M quarterback Johnny
Manziel exploded onto the college foot-
ball scene in his first year as a starter.
The redshirt freshman leads a No.
15 Texas A&M (7-2, 4-2 SEC) offense
that ranks third in the nation in total
offense and fourth in scoring offense.
Manziel has racked up 3,449 yards of
total offense (2,527 passing, 922 rush-
ing) and 31 total touchdowns (16 pass-
ing, 15 rushing).
His outstanding play earned him
the nickname Johnny Football and
has some national pundits consider-
ing him as a serious Heisman Trophy
candidate.
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With 239 National Merit
Scholars in the freshman class
this year and a fourth of that
freshman class entering with a
perfect 4.0 GPA, Witt said the
quality of the student body has
significantly improved since he
became president in 2002.
Our goal was to make The
University of Alabama a choice
for the best and brightest, Witt
said. I think we accomplished
a significant portion of what
we hoped to, but a university
is always a work in progress.
It doesnt mean we still cant
improve.
Witt is now looking to
improve not just the main
campus of the University, but
also the other two schools in
the system, The University of
Alabama at Birmingham and
The University of Alabama in
Huntsville.
One of the most satisfying
aspects of being a president is
that you have an opportunity to
serve a relatively large group,
Witt said. However, as chan-
cellor you have an opportunity
to serve a far larger group.
Witt said that is exactly
what he will do in his coming
years as chancellor, by work-
ing to improve the cooperation
among all three universities
so that they begin to function
more as a system.
According to The University
of Alabama Systems web
page, the job of the chancel-
lor is to direct
the planning,
d e ve l o p me n t
and appraisal of
all activities of
the system and
is responsible
for their coor-
dination and
implementation.
Witt says he
therefore plans
to coordinate
library systems,
purchasing and
i n f o r ma t i o n
technology in order to get the
three systems working closer
together.
Witt said the biggest single
difference between his previ-
ous position as president and
his new position
as chancellor is
the lack of stu-
dent contact.
As presi-
dent you are
able to reach
out, said Witt,
who reached
out to students
throughout his
time as presi-
dent by traveling
around the coun-
try to recruit top
students.
This year the number of
freshman applicants was 18,000
more than the year he became
president.
Another area of progress the
University made under Witt
was in the physical growth of
the campus, with an addition of
48 new facilities in nine years.
Place is an important factor
in the attractiveness of a uni-
versity, Witt said. There is a
very nice sense of place here.
Though chancellor of The
University of Alabama System
will be Witts last official posi-
tion, he said he does not have
any plans to leave the place he
has impacted so greatly.
I still want a position as a
professor of marketing at The
University of Alabama, Witt
said. That was the most impor-
tant part in accepting this job.
John Gordon, a member
of the Tuscaloosa County
Chapter of the NAACP, said
despite progress on campus
and throughout the state, race
will continue to play a role in
campus life.
I dont believe that race has
become less of a factor in our
society and Im not sure that it
ever will, he said. They are
segregated primarily because
of individual choices peo-
ple have made, not so much
because of a law that requires
them to be segregated.
Facing AlumnI
In order to achieve greek
integration, Lewis encourages
members of the Universitys
sororities and fraternities to
lead against any pro-segre-
gation arguments possibly
kept intact by greek alumni
members.
I think that is the case
where the alumni and the
donors, theres a need for the
presence of the younger stu-
dents generation, Lewis said.
The young men and women in
the colleges and universities
have to spend time helping to
educate, sensitize and inform
people, really. Many of us, we
have problems with change.
Lucie Enns, a recent alumna
of the UA greek system, said
sorority alumnae are actively
involved in recruitment and
the selection of members, but
Enns feels the chapter should
ultimately have the final
decision for membership.
I think alumnae definitely
play a big part in recruitment
and their opinions carry a lot
of weight, she said. I think
its important to have alumni
influence for these decisions,
but its really important for
the chapter to decide who
they want because these girls
are going to be their sorority
sisters.
Enns said she doesnt
know the general consen-
sus of sorority alumnaes
thoughts on segregation but
hopes it would be in favor of
integration.
I think that a lot of people
are familiar with what they
know, Enns said. If they
were in a sorority at a time
where it was acceptable to
be all white, then there is a
tendency to want to keep it
that way.
However, Enns wishes there
was more she could have done
during her time at UA to help
with greek integration.
I do wish the greek system
was integrated, and I wish
there was more I could have
personally done, she said.
Inspiring a movement
Former UA president Guy
Bailey said in an Oct. 12 inter-
view that while greek houses
remain independent social
organizations, the composi-
tion of fraternity and sorority
membership will ultimately
mirror national trends, and
the administration would
encourage that as they could.
Although not the answer
some may want to hear, Lewis
said the administrations
outlook is a step in the right
direction.
Well I think it is great fore-
sight and vision on the part
of the president, Lewis said.
Im not going to try to sit in
Atlanta or Washington and
try to tell the president what
he should do, as a member
of congress or as a citizen of
Georgia. But, I think he is on
the right road. He can spend
some time just talking, talk-
ing to members of the alumni
groups and calling people in
and just helping to educate
and sensitize people.
The University continues
to reign as a leader in educa-
tion and athletic recruitment,
Lewis said, and he believes
greek integration would spur
others to initiate change as
well, something that is needed
in the state.
I think it would send a
strong message to the rest
of the state of Alabama to
the nation and to the larger
society if the greek organiza-
tions can move in this manner
toward integrating or desegre-
gating, Lewis said. I think it
is so important, really. I think
it would inspire other organi-
zations, other groups not just
in the South, but all around
America.
LEWIS FROM PAGE 1
John Lewis speaks on
sorority segregation
WITT FROM PAGE 1
Witt happy with goals
reached as president

One of the most satisfying

aspects of being a president
is that you have an oppor-
tunity to serve a relatively
large group. However, as
chancellor you have an
opportunity to serve a far
larger group.
Robert Witt
BURKE
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
NEWS
NEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 3
By Katie Davis
Contributing Writer
Beat Auburn Beat Hungers
University of Alabama team
is well on its way to beating
Auburn but is still below its goal
of collecting 250,000 pounds of
food for the West Alabama Food
Bank.
BABH Student Director
Andres Mendieta said Alabama
has raised 127,000 pounds of
food to Auburns 100,000, but
the Universitys current total
has yet to factor in money dona-
tions or barrels of donated
food on and off campus and at
Tuscaloosa schools. Each dol-
lar donated will provide two
pounds of food. BABH has until
Friday, Nov. 16 to reach its goal.
There is no limit to what
we can raise, Mendieta said.
We would love as many stu-
dents and organizations to do
can drives and anything else to
help.
BABH began in 1994 when
the Community Service Center
and the West Alabama Food
Bank urged students, fac-
ulty, staff, alumni and com-
munity members to help
fight hunger and poverty in
West Alabama.
To do this, they challenged
Auburn University and the Food
Bank of East Alabama to see
who could collect more non-per-
ishable food to help the needy.
In the nine counties served by
the West Alabama Food Bank,
61,056 families live below the
poverty line.
Although BABH is run out of
the Community Service Center,
it is primarily student-led and
organized.
Andrew McPhail, a UA senior
and BABH food bank logistics
chair, said the competition is
a way to continue the work he
began in high school.
I volunteered at a food bank
my senior year of high school,
McPhail said. I started because
I had to do it for community
service. It turned into volun-
teering at the food bank three
days a week. It turned some-
thing I had to do for community
service into a passion.
With their 250,000 pound
goal, BABH hopes to surpass
last years winning total of
237,079 pounds. The University
has beaten Auburn four out of
the last five years.
Haley Clemons, public rela-
tions director for the CSC, said
the University has once again
shown its support for the pro-
gram.
Everyone has been very
supportive toward the efforts,
Clemons said. It is a testament
to the type of community we
live in.
Clemons said there is still time
to contribute in the final week of
the competition. Donation bar-
rels are located around campus
and the Tuscaloosa community,
and students can text BAMA to
27722 to donate $5 to the West
Alabama Food Bank, which
translates to 10 total pounds
of food.
We encourage everyone
to get involved in one of our
upcoming events and be a part
of what we hope is another vic-
tory, Clemons said.
First Scholars Program to
host Animal Supply Drive
By Mark Blanton
Contributing Writer
Over the next couple
of weeks, University of
Alabama students will not
only have the chance to
donate to Beat Auburn Beat
Hunger, but also to Spot and
Fido.
The Universi ty of
Alabamas First Scholars
Program is sponsoring an
Animal Supply Drive for
the Alabama Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals at the Ferguson
Center.
Jessica Franks, the coor-
dinator of the First Scholars
Program, said supplies can
be brought to the Ferguson
Center between 11 a.m. and
2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in
addition to the following
Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday at the same time.
Supplies needed include
dog and cat food, cat litter,
flea preventatives, treats,
collars, shampoo, toys, paper
towels and blankets.
Its giving something that
they cant provide for them-
selves, Amber Abbott, a
sophomore majoring in early
childhood and special educa-
tion, said.
In addition to the Ferguson
Center, there will also
be drop-off boxes located
inside Manly Hall, Lloyd
Hall, Shelby Hall, Farrah
Hall, Gallalee Hall, Moody
Music Building, Garland Hall
and Gordon Palmer Hall,
Franks said.
In previous years, the First
Scholars program has helped
ALSPCA wash and watch
over the dogs, Kymberlee
Sherrell, a sophomore
majoring in communicative
disorders and Spanish, said.
However, this year is the first
time the group has held a
supply drive for the ALSPCA.
Ashley Smith, a sopho-
more majoring in secondary
education in mathematics,
said the programs sopho-
mores organized the event.
For a couple of weeks
some of the scholars worked
nonstop getting the word out
about the supply drive and
making sure everything else
is in place, Smith said.
Erica Lewis, a sophomore
majoring in criminal justice,
said she absolutely loves get-
ting involved with local orga-
nizations like the ALSPCA,
and her involvement in the
First Scholars program has
only served to strengthen
that.
My involvement with
the First Scholars has not
changed my perspective on
community service; it has
supported and given con-
firmation that my view of
giving back to the commu-
nity and helping others is
important and will always be
important, Lewis said.
Sherrell said although she
was involved in community
service during high school,
the First Scholars program
has given her more of an
opportunity to serve in the
Tuscaloosa area. She enjoys
helping local organizations
because the supplies are
being used in the area and it
gives her a personal connec-
tion to the community.
Others should get
involved because animals
obviously only rely on peo-
ple to help them, so the more
supplies we get, the better
off the animals are, Smith
said.
The ALSPCA offers vari-
ous education and pet res-
cue programs, in addition to
pet microchips for $25. For
more information about the
ALSPCA, go to http://ala-
bamaspca.org/.
To schedule a faculty or a
large donation pickup, email
Franks at jfranks@aalan.
ua.edu.
BABH hopes to reach
goal of 250,000 pounds

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the food bank three days a
week. It turned something
I had to do for community
service into a passion.
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OPINIONS
NEWS
OPINION
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Page 4
ELECTION FEEDBACK
As the dust settles, American politicians can nally get down to business
By Amber Patterson
Staff Columnist
It is finally over; election
season is done and a presi-
dent is chosen. The world
did not end and nobody
was harmed well, not to
my knowledge. Instead, we
watched our democratic pro-
cess at work. I, along with
many others, had the oppor-
tunity to vote in my first
presidential election and
take part in history.
Accordi ng to the
Huffington Post, the youth
vote increased from the last
election, which is something
I take pride in. I saw my gen-
eration become passionate
about both candidates, a sce-
nario I rarely see. These, of
course, are the positives that
came out of this election, a
matter that we lose sight
of too often. Amid all of the
mudslinging and debates,
I witnessed passion from
Obama and Romney support-
ers alike. We as a student
body and as a generation
became engaged and educat-
ed, instead of just watching
our future be decided for us.
I cannot hide the fact that
I am an optimist, but I do
have a grasp on reality. Our
nation still has a long way
to go. That fact will never
change no matter who won
the election. Both candidates
should be respected for dedi-
cating themselves to pub-
lic service and being bold
enough to bring these issues
to the forefront.
Not to sound too clich,
but this is where the real
work begins. So, it is time
to put away all bundled-up
resentment and push the
nation forward. Regardless
of whether your candidate
won or lost, our president is
going to need the support of
everyone as a nation. I know
that we will all never agree
if we did, then we would not
need to have a presidential
race but we can all agree
on the fact that our nation
needs a change.
To compel this change
there is no room for igno-
rance on either side; the
president and the House of
Representatives are already
divided, so the job is already
complicated. This elec-
tion is no longer about race
and social status, but about
what as a people we can do
to create change. The surge
of energy that was sparked
during this election should
not be extinguished but
instead go toward this new
direction America is going
toward.
It might not be the future
you saw for the nation, but do
not just shut out the entire
process; give it a chance. Our
democratic system is not
designed to always work out
in our favor. It is designed to
let the people decide, and the
people have spoken.
Amber Patterson is a soph-
omore majoring in public
relations and marketing.
MCT Campus
MCT Campus
By Lucy Cheseldine
Staff Columnist
So there it was, the big E.
Weve all spent the past few weeks
dreaming in red and blue, our ears
abused with endless commercials
and rhetoric and now, finally, we
have chosen the next president of
the United States of America.
The tired faces of American
politics can finally get back
down to business. The business
of running a country with four
more years, led by a man who,
regardless of your opinion, has
shaped American history and will
continue to do so.
This American election was far
removed from the green leather
seats of the house of commons.
In our weaker form of biparti-
sanship, we vote for a party, not
a president, which changes the
nature of the campaign. If you
speak to people in the UK about
who they vote for, they will think
in terms of party values. And,
to some extent, that tradition
extends to America. But voting
for an individual candidate, one
who has spent hours talking to
the people via the media, almost
becomes like voting for a person-
ality, a celebrity.
It begins with the election as a
spectacle. The world has watched
as America televised the cam-
paign in its entirety. Newspapers
across the world gave over double-
page spreads weekly in the run up
to voting and every speech and
political move was carefully docu-
mented and scrutinized down to
the very last detail. Not just in
America, but across the globe. It
was like reality TV with Obama
and Romney being the stars of the
show. Alongside the policy and
hard talk, the election itself was
characterised by a deep-rooted
sense of the American celebrity
culture. This is how the great
Presidential Debate became
distinctly American. Its the cult
of the individual that shapes
American politics.
Making the election into a sort
of show then becomes a comment
on how voters behave. Speaking
to voters here, many said that in
the run up to the election they
didnt plan on voting because nei-
ther candidate appealed to them.
As British commentator Justin
Webb put it, these voters want
to be seduced by the politicians
spoken to personally.
The debates are not just
Americas way of molding every-
thing into some form of entertain-
ment, but they give the chance
for the presidential candidates
to speak directly to the people of
America. And in this voice, each
voter is waiting for the candidates
to say something to them. If they
dont hear a personal address to
their demands, regardless of their
civic duty and the precious right
to vote, they refused to make a
decision.
American voters are too often
quite happy to let events unfold
on the big screen until they have
a chance to get the fame and rec-
ognition they always wanted by
being addressed by the individual
presidential figurehead. The elec-
tion became a chance for people to
sit back and watch the show until
one candidate invited them, per-
sonally, to join them on the stage.
Compromise has never been an
American trait.
Regardless, Obama will see
the next four years through. The
media here will scrutinize his
every move, and relay their spin
on events to the masses, many of
whom will passively absorb. But
for now, the election is over and
we can begin to get back to the
real world.
Lucy Cheseldine is an English
international student studying
English literature.
Energy from election should not be
extinguished, continue push forward
Real reason Mitt Romney, GOP lost:
Party must adapt to evolving society
By Nathan James
Staff Columnist
Sometimes, a loss is just a
loss. You pick yourself up, shake
yourself off, and try harder
next time. Sometimes, however,
failure means more than that.
Sometimes its a wake-up call.
This Tuesday, Republican
hopes for the presidency and a
reversal of the policies of the last
four years were demolished.
Mitt Romney lost the election by
97 electoral votes, and Barack
Obama won every swing state
but North Carolina. Moreover,
gay marriage was legalized in
three states, the first gay and
pansexual senators were elect-
ed, and recreational marijuana
usage was legalized in Colorado.
In one night, with which the
GOP hoped to regain control of
America, the Democratic Party
gained more ground than most
would have believed possible.
For the Republican Party,
Tuesday was not just a loss. It was
a message from the American
people, and if the GOP wants to
remain a relevant fixture of our
political system, it must receive
and act upon that message.
The key issue here is not
the economy, foreign policy or
education. Its how the two par-
ties conceptualize the rights of
Americans, and the definition of
freedom. The GOP is adhering
to an unraveling social platform,
and the statistics prove it.
Lets look at some of these
statistics: In 2010, support for
gay marriage overtook opposi-
tion, and today 52 percent of
Americans believe gay marriage
should be legal. Also in 2010, a
majority of Americans supported
the legalization of marijuana for
the first time. In 2011, 36 percent
of Americans (the highest ever)
supported the legality of abortion
under any circumstances, and
77 percent now believe abortion
should remain legal.
To summarize, support for
abortion, gay marriage and
marijuana legalization has been
growing for years. And crucially,
Americans who support these
things are now the majority.
When the GOP tries, for
instance, to block gay marriage,
it is attempting to legislate the
morality of America based on
what a minority of Americans
believe. In a democracy, this is
called suicide.
Statistics indicate Romney
didnt lose the election
because of his economic views
(Americans are largely dissatis-
fied with Obamas performance
in that arena). He also didnt
lose because of his foreign pol-
icy views. He lost because he
believes the government can tell
Americans how to make their
personal moral choices, and we
are at a point in history when
Americans are no longer willing
to accept this.
The GOP now has a choice: It
can depart from its outmoded
conceptualization of governmen-
tal roles, or it can continue to
lose.
Nathan James is a sophomore
majoring in public relations.
His column runs weekly on
Thursdays.
Younger generation should set aside partisan issues, focus on positive change
By Brad Tipper
Staff Columnist
The wait is finally over. After
a long, strenuous campaign sea-
son and a tightly contested elec-
tion, we now know that President
Barack Obama will continue his
presidency for a second term.
Though you may not person-
ally be happy with the outcome,
I think we can all agree its reliev-
ing that our social media outlets
will no longer be filled with the
political viewpoints of every Joe
Schmo who knows how to work a
smartphone or computer.
Unfortunately, just because the
political spectrum will now take
a backseat in our minds to more
important topics, such as the new
episode of The Walking Dead or
what type of latte Kim Kardashian
just ordered, it doesnt make
whats happening in Washington
any less important.
This is especially true for our
generation. As we all begin to
slowly make our way out of the
sheltered bubble of college life
and our parents wallets, things
like the job market, taxes and
nationalized health care will
become increasingly more vital
to our lives and the decisions we
make.
It also seems like none of these
can be agreed upon currently. The
partisanship our nation faces has
reached historic levels and has
made any type of decisionmmak-
ing on a national scale close to
impossible. Constructive dialogue
has been thrown out the win-
dow in return for an us against
them mentality, only furthering
the gridlock seen in our national
political system. While debate
and disagreement are obviously a
part of lawmaking, the focus has
now turned to which side believes
what and why thats wrong rather
then concern for the end goal of
creating positive change for our
country.
Though I joked about the relief
of no longer having to read about
everyones political views on
Twitter and Facebook, it really
became concerning to see how
unforgiving people could be in put-
ting down the views of others in
such a public forum. Whos to say
that your idea of how our country
should be run is anymore correct
then the next 20-something-year-
old college student? Which is
exactly why its vital for our gen-
eration to stop the vicious pattern
of allowing differing political ide-
ologies and party lines to become
the main issue at hand, instead of
the more important goal of better-
ing our country for ourselves and
the generations to come.
Instead of rioting because of
the election of our president like
students at Ole Miss did, why not
challenge the system in ways that
can create substantial and mean-
ingful change. An open, positive
dialogue of the issues our country
faces and the acceptance of view-
points outside our own are essen-
tial to bringing back American
democracy to the splendor it once
held. Rallying together to sup-
port the positive change and chal-
lenge the questionable decisions
that are being made becomes
more effective when the issue
is less about which party a per-
son belongs to or their personal
moral beliefs and more about
preserving our nations great
heritage.
These next four years are cru-
cial for the future of America and
our place in the international
community, and I hope our presi-
dents second term proves to be
wildly successful. More impor-
tantly though, I hope as we begin
to venture out into the real world,
we consciously work toward a
political culture that no longer
pushes against each other based
on party politics and instead real-
izes the power of our nations citi-
zens pushing together for change.
Brad Tipper is a junior major-
ing in economics and political
science.
NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS
Thursday, November 8, 2012 | Page 5
Alabama residents should educate themselves before voting straight-ticket
By SoRelle Wyckoff
Opinion Editor
On Tuesday, Mitt Romney
was supported by over 60 per-
cent of Alabama, one of the
highest state supports in the
nation. This was as expected
no shock value in the presi-
dential outcome of our red
state.
Also Tuesday, Roy Moore
was elected Chief Justice of
Alabama, winning with just
over 50 percent.
Thats where the shock sets
in.
Do you know who youve
elected?
Youve elected a man who
has already been fired from
the role of Chief Justice of
Alabama in 2003 because
he refused to move a 5,200
pound Ten Commandments
monument from the Alabama
Judicial Building. Youve
elected a man who tried to
refuse custody to a moth-
er from an abusive father
because of her sexual orien-
tation. Youve elected a man
who does not recognize the
separation of church and
state, and regardless of your
religious beliefs, thats against
the Constitution.
In a column explaining his
political goals, Moore even
pledged to resist all efforts
to disparage or destroy our
beloved Constitution. Oh,
thank goodness (dont worry,
I wont use the Lords name
in vain), thats just what
Alabamians want and need.
To be clear, this is not a par-
tisan issue this is a compe-
tency issue.
Other states ousted incom-
petent assholes like Todd
Akin, who said rape could
be legitimate and Richard
Murdoch who said that in the
case of rape, the pregnancy
was a gift from God.
But in Alabama, we elected
a Chief Justice who said In
God we trust is in The Star-
Spangled Banner.
And sure, comments about
the will of God are less con-
troversial than quotes about
rape, but Im sure with time
Moore can provide us with
some of those as well.
Apparently our voters
dont read the newspaper or
care to do research about the
other elections on our ballot.
Or, they actually are as back-
ward as the rest of the coun-
try thinks we are and believe
Moses himself would make a
stellar politician. Id like to
believe the former.
This isnt directed at those
who elected Romney or
Republicans he was a great
candidate with a great vision.
This is for those who didnt
take the time to educate them-
selves and by voting a straight
Republican ticket, elected
a completely incompetent,
bible-thumping idiot.
But, you say, what if people
actually did vote for him?
Please, dont kid yourself.
Maybe (MAYBE) 10 percent
of his votes were purpose-
ful. And that 10 percent was
probably cast by the 60-plus
demographic.
State election results mat-
ter just as much, if not more,
as the results of the national
ones. Who you elect deter-
mines how your state will
grow, what laws will be
passed, and how your every-
day life will be affected.
After Tuesdays results in
what seemed like the most
obvious of choices, its appar-
ent voters didnt use the tools
created to inform you. Maybe
Im upset because I feel as
though my major is obsolete,
thanks to the apparent lack of
interest shown by uneducated
voters. Or maybe Im just so
confused about what the hell
50 percent of voters were
thinking.
I am not a native Alabamian,
but I voted as one yesterday.
I have lived here for almost
10 years of my life. And I am
embarrassed.
Before yesterday, I didnt
think the race between Moore
and Bob Vance would be tight
because I didnt understand
how that would be humanly
possible given the obvious
negativity and ridiculousness
of Moore.
But I was wrong. And
shocked. Tuesday, Alabama
elected someone who will
continue to hinder the poten-
tial of our state and continue
to humiliate us on a national
level.
SoRelle Wyckoff is the opinion
editor of The Crimson White.
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By Ashley Chaffin
Managing Editor
Living rooms and bars
across Alabama erupted a few
times on Saturday night. The
first eruption came when T.J.
Yeldon ran the game-winning
touchdown in with only 51 sec-
onds left in the Alabama-LSU
game. The second came when
our defense sacked LSUs Zach
Mettenberger to solidify the
win.
There was jumping, scream-
ing and even a few tears from
fans and players as our team
kept our dream of another
national championship alive.
As everyone calmed down, one
of the first things I said was, If
we cant fill Bryant-Denny on
Saturday after that, we never
will.
Being an Alabama fan has
been anything but hard this
season. Until Saturday, our
boys have had every game all
but locked up by halftime, and
theyve spent the second half
showing us just how great they
really are.
Around the time the game
turns into more of an exhibi-
tion than a competition, the
stands at Bryant-Denny slowly
begin to empty. By the fourth
quarter, the students left could
fit in the first few rows of the
student section, while the rest
are left as a dumping ground
for discarded cups and broken
shakers.
As with many Alabama fans,
Ive become complacent this
season. My freshman year,
the thought of leaving a game
before Rammer Jammer
was unheard of, let alone skip-
ping a home game to sit on my
couch or drink. This year, Ive
missed one game and left a few
early a fact Im embarrassed
to admit and upset with myself
for doing.
During the weeks leading up
to our game in Baton Rouge, a
lot of stock was put into the role
the LSU crowd plays in their
games. Watching the game,
you can hear why its the topic
of conversation before every
night game in Death Valley.
Until the game was decided,
the Tiger fans were yelling.
Bryant-Denny on any gameday
this season can only be consid-
ered quiet in comparison.
Its easy to assume the best
of Alabama and skip a game
this season, but the best team
in the nation deserves the best
fans in the nation. According
to our pregame videos, the
Alabama Crimson Tide the
players, the coaches, the fans
live football. We should prove
that loyalty by not only show-
ing up in Bryant-Denny, but
playing the only role in the
game we can doing every-
thing in our power to distract
the other team.
This weekend we officially
welcome Texas A&M into the
SEC. We should welcome them
Bryant-Denny should be lled every Saturday for all 60 minutes of play
by being the loudest we can be,
for all four quarters. From the
time the play clock starts while
the Aggies are on offense until
the time the play is called dead,
we should be yelling. The way
living rooms and bars erupted
on Saturday should be the way
we as fans erupt in the stands
for great runs, great passes,
great catches and touchdowns.
Every student who swipes in
and every fan who has a tick-
et ripped should be standing
there when the clock hits zero,
hopefully with the final cheer
of, We just beat the hell out of
you.
Ashley Chaffin is the managing
editor of The Crimson White.
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Campus GOP, Dems oppose re-instated justice
University of Alabama political leaders react to Chief Justice Roy Moores close Election Day victory
By Rich Robinson
Assistant News Editor
Former Alabama Chief
Justice Roy Moore defied
the odds on Election Day by
reclaiming his old job in a
close vote that put many state
and campus Republicans in
a politically compromising
position.
With 100 percent of state-
wide precincts report-
ing, Moore defeated the
Democrati c candi date,
Jefferson County Circuit
Judge Robert Vance 52 per-
cent to 48 percent. Moore
received 1,046,104 votes while
Vance fell short of early esti-
mates, only earning the sup-
port of 970,533 Alabamians.
Moore seemed to ben-
efit from straight party vot-
ing which helped former
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt
Romney get over 60 percent
of the Yellowhammer States
vote. Despite the Supreme
Court race coinciding with
a presidential election in a
reliably red state, Moore was
only able to win by roughly
70,000 votes. By compari-
son, Romney beat President
Barack Obama by more than
450,000 votes in Alabama.
Jeff Elrod, the executive
director for The University
of Al abama Col l ege
Republicans, was one of the
many GOP members to split
their ticket and vote for
Romney and Vance.
I was surprised by
how handily he won that
election, Elrod said of Moore.
I dont want Alabama to be
seen as moving backward or
being stuck.
Elrod said he did not think
the Chief Justice should hold
overtly political views.
Moore is not afraid of con-
troversy. Known around
the nation as the Ten
Commandment Judge, he
was forced out of office in
2003 after a highly publi-
cized controversy involving
the separation of church and
state.
Pro-LGBTQ UA students
also called out Moore in one
of last weeks of the cam-
paign because they felt that
he made offensive comments
about gay and lesbians at a
Tea Party rally.
The Chief Justice should
be concerned with upholding
the laws that are on the books
and determining whether
the laws that are passed
by the state legislature
coincides with the constitu-
tion of our state and the fed-
eral Constitution, Elrod said.
His role is not supposed to
be an expressly political posi-
tion.
The president of the UA
College Democrats, Robert
Christl strongly supported
Vance and partially blamed
the defeat on the short
amount of time he had to
campaign.
In one of the more bizarre
episodes of the campaign,
Vance replaced the original
Democratic nominee Harry
Lyon, a perennial candidate,
in mid-August after the state
party disqualified Lyon for
controversial statements he
posted online.
As a result, Vance only had
three months to campaign,
while Moore had been run-
ning a general election cam-
paign for nearly eight.
Im very upset, Christl
said. I think that his
victory will reflect poorly on
the state as a whole.
Christl said he believed
in giving everyone a second
chance but hoped Moore
wouldnt have another stunt
like he did with the Ten
Commandments statue.
I hope he wises up and
actually decides to do the job
that he was elected to do as
opposed to making a scene
out of himself, Christl said.
Connor Cook, the external
affairs director for the UA
College Democrats, was sur-
prised by the results.
I had a pretty good feeling
of Judge Vance winning that
race and when it came down
to it, Roy Moore winning with
52 percent was kind of shock-
ing to me, Cook said. I knew
a great deal of Republicans
who were supporting Judge
Vance because Roy Moore is
so far out there.
Joe Mahoney is a UA
College Republican member
who served as the student
director for current Chief
Justice Chuck Malones cam-
paign to keep his job. Malone
was appointed to the position
by Gov. Robert Bentley and
lost in a contentious three-
way primary to Moore.
Mahoney did not vote for
Moore on Election Day.
On a personal level Roy
Moore is a good man; he is
someone who is very char-
ismatic and is very passion-
ate, Mahoney said. I feel
that its very important that
everyone remembers that its
one thing to be a Christian
and to make your decisions
with those beliefs informing
your decision making, but I
think thats a different thing
to use one interpretation of
a religion and to ultimately
make that law.
Moore will begin his six-
year term in January and will
head up an all-Republican
Court.
UA to offer seminars to broaden students curricula
By Sarah Elizabeth Tooker
Staff Reporter
The University of Alabama
will offer over 135 special top-
ics seminars in the spring
2013 semester, according to a
list released by the University
Registrar Michael George.
Many students agree these
seminars, which often cover
material not presented in the
typical survey course, are some
of the most interesting offered
at the University.
However, there has previ-
ously been confusion regarding
whether the classes are open to
all students or restricted to cer-
tain programs, especially the
Honors College.
The University urges
students to start taking advan-
tage of the DegreeWorks tool
called Student Educational
Plan, which would allow
the Office of the University
Registrar to better understand
students needs for the future.
If students would embrace
DegreeWorks, activate a work-
sheet and collaborate with their
academic advisor in the activa-
tion of a Student Educational
Plan, the University could
determine when students
want to take a specific course,
George said. If the University
possessed this data for 90
percent or more of the stu-
dent body, it would become an
extremely powerful metric for
the University.
I had no idea there were
so many special topics classes
offered outside of Nott Hall,
Elizabeth Califf, a junior major-
ing in fashion retail, said.
So many of my friends have
raved about seminar classes
coursework, and Im definitely
looking forward to taking one
before I graduate.
Perhaps one of the most ben-
eficial seminars a student con-
sidering a career in the legal
field can take is AS 299, a pre-
law class offered through the
College of Arts and Sciences.
Director of pre-law advising
Wendy McMillian has taught
the class since fall 2008 and usu-
ally caps enrollment around 30
students each semester.
I cover the law school appli-
cation process, how to prepare
for the LSAT, researching law
schools and choosing where
to apply, how to finance law
school, what courses will be
covered in the first year and
careers in law, McMillian said.
Over the course of the semes-
ter, there are several guest
speakers and plenty of in-class
discussion, she said. The final
consists of a personal state-
ment and resume.
According to the most cur-
rent list on the Honors College
website, honors.ua.edu, the col-
lege will also offer around 32
seminars for spring 2013.
We update and add to our
course listings daily, so a firm
number is situational, Jim
Bailey, assistant director of
student services at the Honors
College, said.
One of these Honors semi-
nars, Myth and Reality in
Espionage, has been offered for
several years and is taught by
a former employee of the CIA,
Stephen Schwab, an adjunct
professor at the University.
The course, which is offered
once a year, was created based
on a one of his former CIA
colleagues book, The Great
Game: The Myths and Realities
of Espionage, Schwab said.
At that time, Fred Hitz was
teaching a similar course at
the Woodrow Wilson School
at his alma mater, Princeton
University, he said. I wrote a
positive review of the book and
then asked Fred if he would
share his ideas and course
syllabus with me, which he
quickly agreed to do.
To some students, special-
topics seminars have present-
ed an exciting opportunity for
leadership and personal satis-
faction.
Morgan Niewerth, a junior
majoring in business manage-
ment and on a pre-dental track,
took the semester-long hon-
ors mentoring class focusing
on art education to school-age
children.
Mentoring gave me the
opportunity to work with
young children and help them
develop a passion for art,
Niewerth said. It was reward-
ing to see them engage in the
activities we had prepared and
to be a role model for them.

I had a pretty good feeling

of Judge Vance winning that
race and when it came down
to it, Roy Moore winning
with 52 percent was kind of
shocking to me.
Connor Cook
NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS Thursday, November 8, 2012 | Page 7
Students get career preparation with technology
Capstone College of Nursing offers students more technologically advanced programs with simulators
By Mark Hammontree
Contributing Writer
Many technological gadgets
and high-tech facilities at the
Capstone College of Nursing
help provide nursing students
a great advantage in their
career preparation to train
for lives of service in health
professions.
At Capstone College of
Nursing, we are very fortunate,
through the hard work of Dean
Sara Barger and with the help
of generous donors, to have a
nursing education facility that
is truly state-of-the-art, Karen
Silliman, director of technol-
ogy and distance education for
CCN, said. As the first build-
ing on the UA campus built
specifically for nursing educa-
tion, the structure is designed
to integrate technology seam-
lessly into the walls and floors,
creating connections among
classrooms and labs.
Some of the most high-tech
gadgetry in the CCN build-
ing is found in the Learning
Resources Center, a resource
containing a computer lab, the
Clinical Practice Lab and the
Simulation Center for Clinical
Excellence.
In the 34-bed Clinical
Practice Lab, bachelor of sci-
ence in nursing students in
their junior year use realis-
tic task trainers, sometimes
referred to as low-fidelity sim-
ulators, to learn fundamental
nursing skills such as IV inser-
tion, medication administra-
tion and wound care, Silliman
said. The Simulation Center
for Clinical Excellence includes
six simulation rooms, equipped
with high-fidelity patient simu-
lators, set up to look like a hos-
pital room or home setting.
The high-fidelity patient
simulators are computer-
based mannequins that can
breathe, bleed and even have
a pulse. The simulators can
be programmed to experience
various real-life medical condi-
tions, such as a stroke, heart
attack or severe dehydration,
allowing students to learn how
to react to situations in a time
constraint.
Overall, I think the Medical
Education Technology simu-
lations are best at preparing
nursing students to work as a
team with other medical pro-
fessionals, Susanna Payton, a
third semester upper-division
nursing student, said. I can
say that during my simula-
tions, especially when my
patient went into cardiac
arrest, my own heartbeat went
up, and I felt overwhelmed.
However, I was relieved that I
was in the lab and not with an
actual patient during my first
cardiac arrest.
The true benefit of these sim-
ulations and the other learn-
ing resources in the Clinical
Practice Lab is the experience
and confidence students are
equipped with when they have
graduated from the nursing
program, Silliman said.
Without the CPL and
Simulation Center, our stu-
dents would not have the
opportunity to practice
and apply their skills in a
sufficient manner to become
confident and competent nurs-
es, Silliman said. CCN BSN
graduates have a 97 percent
pass rate on the state nurs-
ing board exam, and we con-
sistently get feedback from
employers that our graduates
are very well prepared when
they arrive for employment.
The responsibility that will
be required for a health profes-
sion is fostered early on in the
nursing program, with much
technology being placed right
in the students hands to famil-
iarize them with an increasing-
ly technological medical field.
Upper-division students are
required to purchase mobile
medical reference software to
be used on a smartphone or
another app-capable device,
such as an iPod Touch.
The software programs we
use on iPhones, Droids, the
iPod Touch are extraordinarily
convenient in the clinical set-
ting, Payton said. Before the
software, nursing students
carried around pocket-guides
and textbooks in the hospital.
It is much easier to use a small
electronic device to access the
information than it is to carry
around textbooks.
Rec Center offers private classes for organizations, students
By Adrienne Burch
Staff Reporter
The University of Alabama
Recreation Center now offers
Well Come to You! fitness
classes, connecting trained
instructors with groups or
organizations across campus
to provide private workout
sessions.
The classes are aimed at
groups who would prefer a
personal class, consisting
of their friends or organiza-
tion members, that would be
taught anywhere they like.
Most of the time it is an
organization who wants
to get together and grow
together, Whitney Spota,
group exercise coordinator
at the Rec, said.
Spota said they offer any
class that does not require
equipment, including Zumba,
TurboKick, Kickboxing, Boot
Camp, HardCORE, Yoga and
Pilates. Groups only need
space large enough to facili-
tate the class, or they can
choose to rent out a room at
the Rec to host their group.
Trained instructors from
the Rec instruct all classes,
charging $50 for a single
class and $75 for a combina-
tion class, which consists of
a two-class session. The fee
includes the rental charge, if
the organization chooses to
rent a room at the facility.
Spota said the Rec has
sponsored five traveling
private classes this semes-
ter with organizations like
UA Housing and First Year
Scholars.
I think being with your
group, if youve never done
an exercise class before, can
make you feel much more
comfortable, Spota said.
Aubrey Heathcott, group
fitness instructor at the
Rec, taught one of the group
classes at the Presidential
Village residence hall on
campus.
I think its a really great
thing to offer these classes,
Heathcott said. It gives
more of an incentive for peo-
ple to incorporate exercise in
their everyday life.
Heathcott said the dorm
atmosphere was a great
place to host the classes. It
is more convenient and avail-
able for students who do not
want to go as far as the Rec
to workout.
Students were able to
escape from studying in
their dorm room and come
down the hall to have fun at
a Zumba class for an hour,
Heathcott said.
To register for a private
group fitness class, go the
group fitness tab on the
UA Rec Center website or
contact Whitney Spota at
spota@sa.ua.edu.
CW | Margo Smith
Susanna Payton, a third semester upper division nursing student,
works on a simulation doll Wednesday.

Without the CPL and

Simulation Center, our
students would not have
the opportunity to practice
and apply their skills in a
sufcient manner to become
condent and competent
nurses.
Karen Silliman
NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS Page 8 | Thursday, November 8, 2012
By Jordan Cissell
Staff Reporter
The Student Government
Associ at i on St udent
Elections Board will decide
this week whether or not
to reschedule spring 2013
elections approximately
one month earlier than last
years voting day, an SGA
spokesperson said.
Meagan Bryant, execu-
tive press secretary, said
the Student Elections Board
is considering a proposal
by SGA President Matt
Calderone and Attorney
General Ashley Vickers to
push the election date for
the 2013-2014 academic year
to Feb. 12, 2013.
The decision on whether
or not to enact the change
ultimately belongs to the
Student Elections Board,
which Bryant expects to
have completed its delibera-
tions by the end of the week.
Elections for the 2011-
2012 and 2012-2013 academic
years took place on March
8, 2011, and March 6, 2012,
respectively.
Vickers said Article VIII of
the SGA Constitution speci-
fies the Board is comprised
of four undergraduate stu-
dents, two graduate or law
school students, one faculty
member and one non-voting
staff member. Mark Nelson,
vice president for student
affairs, selects five student
members and the two staff
members. Calderone selects
an undergraduate student
member.
[ Cal der one] and
[Vickers] met with the
Elections Board Nov. 2 to
discuss the possibility of
moving elections up in the
semester, Bryant said in
an emailed statement. The
proposed day for elections is
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. This
is only a proposal that was
sent to the elections board.
We are
a w a i t i n g
a deci -
sion from
them, and
we expect
an answer
early next
week.
B r y a n t
said the ear-
lier election
date would
p r o v i d e
more time
for freshly
elected officials to get accus-
tomed to their new roles.
We are interested in
moving elections up in
order to give the new
administration more time to
adjust and learn their new
positions, she said.
Calderone said he could
have benefited from an
extra month of adjustment
time fol-
lowing his
election in
March 2012.
He made
the propos-
al to aid the
next presi-
dent-elects
early devel-
opment.
I feel
that I and
future SGA
presi dents
would ben-
efit from having a longer
transition period to search
for possible appointments
and transition into the
new role as SGA President
before the end of the spring
semester, Calderone said in
an emailed statement.
Ryan Flamerich, a col-
lege of engineering senator,
said an extra month prob-
ably wouldnt do much to
improve elected officials
performances.
There has never been
a problem regarding the
change of power from one
administration to another,
he said. I think the biggest
problem with the SGA isnt
a lack of sufficient time to
accomplish its goals, its
competency.
Flamerich said the lack of
training programs for exec-
utive appointees is more of
a problem than time. The
Senate did not hold a work-
shop until halfway through
the term, he said, and host-
ed a poor turnout among the
50 senators.
The idea that more time
is needed to accomplish
this task is akin to throw-
ing money at a problem and
hoping it gets better, he
said.
Flamerich said the extra
time granted by a pushed-
up election date would be
best utilized as a period for
the SGAs legislative branch
to review nominees for
appointed positions.
The main purpose
would be to allow for suf-
ficient legislative over-
sight of executive branch
nominees, Flamerich said.
Unfortunately, we tried
to have that oversight last
year and faced significant
push back from the execu-
tive branch. We tried to
hold confirmation hear-
ings in the Senate, but
the Cochran and Swinson
administrations vehemently
opposed this.
Elections Board considers changing voting day
By Mazie Bryant
Assistant News Editor
Three University of
Alabama students and child-
hood friends have combined
their talents to establish a
small business that draws
on their love for charity and
their Southern roots.
In the wake of the April 27,
2011 tornado, Chris Davis, a
senior majoring in criminal
justice and psychology, was
propelled into action as the
storm swept away his home.
Having known Davis since
preschool, John Davis Lind, a
senior majoring in finance on
the pre-med track, knew he
wanted to help not only his
friend in the recovery pro-
cess, but also the community
as a whole.
The whole idea came
about after the tornado,
Lind said. Chris house was
destroyed, and we were look-
ing for a way to give back. We
wanted to keep the Southern
way of life and culture
around. Our whole motto is
in the name. We wanted to
give back to the South.
Davis and Lind devised a
business model in which a
percentage of the total sale of
their products would be set
aside for a fund established
by the Alma Foundation, the
same nonprofit organization
that arranges the fundrais-
ing efforts for Nick and Terry
Sabans Nicks Kids. The
clothing business, Southern
View Company, is to contrib-
ute 10 percent of the total sale
to the fund as of now, but that
number is planned to change,
Lind said. The money collect-
ed through the fund will be
put back into the community
through various charities.
We think that if someone
is buying a shirt, the charity
aspect could contribute to it;
if they knew the purchase
could go to something good,
they would buy it, Davis
said. We were first inspired
by the tornado and to start
something for disaster relief.
But if youre looking to help
people, it shouldnt mat-
ter where. There are people
needing things every day. We
thought to keep it open so
its not centered around one
thing.
Davis and Lind decided
the T-shirt business in
Tuscaloosa was a good field
to flourish as entrepreneurs.
Originally, we were tar-
geting college students,
Davis said. We know
from experience and other
companies like us that have
flourished. We thought, Why
not us?
The two students then
approached friend Braden
Fowler to join their team.
They pulled me into
it, said Fowler, a sopho-
more majoring chemis-
try who knew Davis and
Lind from high school at
Holy Spirit Catholic School
in Tuscaloosa. I was in
the library in early sum-
mer early June and they
proposed the idea to me. I
thought it was great and
wanted to help. They had
come up with the lighthouse
logo and design already, and
we just expanded on that.
The Southern View
Company includes a wide
variety of clothing styles
for the college student, Lind
said. The company now has
T-shirts pocketed, embroi-
dered and V-neck pullovers,
hats, window decals, koozies
and bottle openers. Lind said
in the future they would like
to expand into pants and
button-downs.
All three of us are really
into the latest trends and
what everyone else is wear-
ing, Lind said. Id say
this is the preppy college
trend. The colleg-age group
is the perfect target group.
Theres good competition
here is Tuscaloosa. With
any business, theres always
someone else who wants the
same products as you. Its
just someone to motivate you
to come up with better ideas
and better products.
Fowler said the business
has created an interesting
opportunity for him as a stu-
dent and an entrepreneur.
Being a student and run-
ning a business opens views
and gives me a new perspec-
tive; it gives me a look into the
real world, Fowler said. For
us, the idea right now is to
get our name out there. More
than just clothing, we want
to give back. To whom much
is given, much is expected.
Thats the idea we are try-
ing to run with. Theres this
personification of a Southern
gentleman that people are
good and want to help others.
We try to express that idea as
much as we can.
The Southern View
Company is having a fall sale,
with everything on their web-
site going for 25 percent off.
To shop their products, visit
the website, www.southern-
viewcompany.com, or friend
them on Facebook.
Students sell clothing for charity
By Alan Alexander
Contributing Writer
Local band CBDB will
open for B.o.B. at Thursdays
RAGE concert after winning
Tuesday nights Battle of
the Bands competition.
CBDB describes them-
selves on Facebook as a
blend of progressive rock,
funk, folk, and jam fusion,
resulting in an original
and unavoidably danceable
sound. The
band beat
out three stu-
dent bands
to claim the
opening spot.
The contest
was judged
by crowd
applause.
T h e
S t u d e n t
Government
Assocati on-
s p o n s o r e d
RAGE con-
cert will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, when CBDB will
kick off their set before
being followed by band
Phony Ppl and headlining
act B.o.B.
Student bands Kadesh
and the Perfect Strangers,
The Doctors and the
Lawyers, Mother Funk
and Electric Moon submit-
ted demo tapes to the SGA
office and were selected for
the Battle of the Bands com-
petition, but Electric Moon
dropped out due to family
responsibilities.
CBDB is not an all-stu-
dent band; however, they
are a local band and we are
happy to support Tuscaloosa
artists, SGA Executive
Press Secretary Meagan
Bryant said.
The Battle of the Bands
event is part of the SGA-
sponsored RAGE campaign,
which aims to raise funds
for student scholarships
by promoting concerts and
other events throughout the
year. SGA currently gives
out two $1,000 scholarships
each month to students who
submit essays describing
their financial needs.
R A G E
is all about
s t u d e n t s
helping stu-
dents, SGA
P r e s i d e n t
M a t t
Ca l d e r o n e
s a i d .
Purchasing
a ticket to
B.o.B. is an
i nvest ment
in the stu-
dents at our
uni ve r s i t y
who are in need.
RAGE tickets are now on
sale for $10. Students can
buy tickets online through
their myBama or at the
Ferguson Center in Room
356. Students have the
option to use cash, credit
card or Bama Cash to pay
for their ticket. The pass-
word to log in to buy tickets
online is students myBama
user ID.
The Crimson Ride will also
be providing transportation
to and from the Tuscaloosa
Amphitheater the night
of the RAGE concert. The
buses will pick up and drop
off at Lakeside Dining Hall,
Julia Tutwiler Hall and the
Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.
CBDB wins contest
to headline for B.o.B.
By Morgan Reames
Contributing Writer
Judy Bonner, The University
of Alabamas new president,
told the Board of Trustees of
the UA System this years class
is the largest and most academ-
ically talented in UA history,
and according to academic sur-
veys and statistics, shes right.
Bonner was referring to the
growth of the size and prestige
of the undergraduate popula-
tion at the University, which,
with a historically high 28,026
students, is the largest in the
state. Academically, the aver-
age ACT score of this years
6,397 freshmen increased by
more than a point and now sits
at 25.6.
The University has continued
to grow and surpass the other
13 public universities in the
state in many areas. A College
Board document called The
College Completion Agenda:
2011 Progress Report showed
47.1 percent of college students
in the state of Alabama pursu-
ing a bachelors degree gradu-
ate in four to six years.
A survey by US News and
World Report showed the
University boasts the highest
graduation rate in the state.
According to the survey, 38 per-
cent of UA students graduate in
four years. Auburn University
is close behind with 36 percent,
followed by the University of
Alabama at Birmingham at 17
percent.
Even with the highest grad-
uation rate, the University
accepts the fewest applicants
of any in the state. According
to the US News and World
Report, the Capstone accepts
only 43.5 percent of its annual
applicants. Auburn accepts 70
percent, and the University of
Alabama in Huntsville accepts
63.7 percent.
Bonners presentation
also showed undergraduate
degrees awarded by colleges
in the state have increased 16
percent in the last five years.
Half of those new degrees came
from the University.
Mitch Green, a senior major-
ing in communication stud-
ies, attributed the Universitys
growth in population and
prestige to the schools strong
football program.
UA students surpass other state public universities

I feel that I and future SGA presi-

dents would benet from having a
longer transition period to search for
possible appointments and transition
into the new role as SGA President
before the end of the spring se-
mester.
Matt Calderone

For us, the idea right now is to get our name out there. More than
just clothing, we want to give back. To whom much is given, much is
expected. Thats the idea we are trying to run with. Theres this per-
sonication of a Southern gentleman that people are good and want
to help others. We try to express that idea as much as we can.
Braden Fowler

CBDB is not an all student band;

however they are a local band and
we are happy to support Tusca-
loosa artists.
Meagan Bryant
Proposal created by SGAs Calderone, Vickers could potentially change election date to Feb. 12, 2012
Southern View Company gives 10 percent of prots to community
By Morgan Reames
Contributing Writer
Most University of Alabama
students are not going to be
spending their time out of class
studying for fun.
But the Alabama Academic
Quiz Bowl team spends their time
out of class doing just that study-
ing trivia and information across
all areas to compete against other
teams.
Playing is fun; it gets heated
and intense because it is impor-
tant, but at the end of the day,
it is not too serious and we get
along, Jonathan Thompson,
vice president of AAQT external
affairs, said.
The AAQT was established on
the Universitys campus in 2006 by
a group of transfer students from
Faulkner State.
I wanted to continue the fun of
playing that I had had at Faulkner
State, where I won a national title
in 2005, and also getting to see
friends throughout the region and
nation, Thompson said.
The team is sponsored by
Margaret Peacock, a professor in
the department of history, along
with vice president for Student
Affairs Mark Nelson and the UA
Honors College. The team has
participated in four tournaments
so far this year, including Quark
in Ann Arbor, Mich., and ACF Fall
at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn.,
this past weekend.
The AAQT received high rank-
ings in many of the tournaments
they have attended this year. In
the Quark I tournaments, the
A team placed second and B
team fifth overall. The team also
did well last spring during the
National AQT Southeast Sectional
tournament where they came in
first and second place.
The scoring for the tourna-
ments is based on the quiz bowl
organizations and their different
scoring systems. The Academic
Competition Foundation hosts
tournaments in addition to
the National Academic Quiz
Tournaments.
According to acf-quizbowl.com,
ACF put on three of the most high-
ly attended and esteemed tourna-
ments per year, as well as two
tournaments hosted regionally
around the United States, Canada,
and Great Britain and a national
competition in April. NAQT
was founded by high school and
college-level players in 1996 and
hosts competitions nationally.
Thompson said competitions vary
according to the host.
You can be good in both, but
there are deeper, longer ques-
tions with clues that carry more
substance in ACF as opposed to
shorter ones in NAQT, but you
need both, and one helps the other
format when you play, Thompson
said.
Thompson, a top scorer and
winner of over 600 matches, said
being a top scorer takes much
more than natural skill.
It takes the little things in
bonuses, paying attention to
clues, seeing how questions
are worded, remembering past
things, as much as being quick-
est to the buzzer, knowing where
your teammates are good on stuff
and not, Thompson said. And
scoring more points in matches
than other opponents. And that
is hard with the level of talent
at other Southern and national
schools you face in competition.
Thompson said the social aspect
of competing is a benefit too, as he
leans on teammates to fill in gaps
in his own knowledge during com-
petition. Thompson expects his
experience on Alabamas team to
pay off in the long run.
They help bring rewarding
friendships and discussion and
learned facts, but at the end of the
day, I have picked up knowledge
and friends in the same pack-
age, Thompson said. It pays off
at some point, maybe in impress-
ing people, or you might strike
it off rich like Ken Jennings, you
never know.
Alabama Academic Quiz Bowl team receives high rankings in regional, national tournaments
The attraction of Alabamas
campus is better than Auburns,
Green said. The football team
attracts a massive amount of
people, and because there is a
massvie amount of people who
attend school here, more people
graduate. If you graduate college,
youre most likely going to get a
bachelors degree.
John Morgan Davenport, a
junior majoring in public rela-
tions, disagreed. Davenport said
the growth was caused by strong
teaching and the success of major
programs.
I think we have a better staff
than most schools, Davenport
said. The teachers are always
willing to help when you ask.
Our PR program is top-ranked,
our business school is out-
standing, and on top of that the
atmosphere on campus encour-
ages students to stay here and
graduate.
By Alexandra Ellsworth
Staff Reporter
Their band name may not
have changed, but Blaine
Duncan & The Lookers have a
new sound and a new ensem-
ble, including Adam Morrow
from Callooh! Callay!
Blaine Duncan & The Lookers
will be opening for Lee Bains
III & The Glory Fires at Green
Bar this Friday, Nov. 9 at 10 p.m.
after taking a long hiatus.
In April, Duncan decided to
form a new backing band based
out of Tuscaloosa.
We used to meet in
Birmingham, which for each
of us was 40 minutes away, so
by the time we would meet, we
would be tired and we had a lim-
ited time to practice, Duncan
said. We would have no energy
to work on new material.
Duncan began recruiting
Tuscaloosa musicians who
could practice more regu-
larly. The band is composed
of the same instruments as
before, but with different musi-
cians, including bassist Josh
Kavanaugh, guitarist Adam
Morrow and drummer Adam
Ridgway.
Duncan said the bands sound
has changed a lot too.
It is more focused on the lyr-
ics, Duncan said. The design
was to get the lyrics on a plat-
form and let the music be the
undercurrent.
Part of the change is due
to Morrow, from local band
Callooh! Callay!, who Duncan
recruited because he knew
Morrow had the kind of sound
he wanted from his new
guitarist.
When Blaine asked me
to join, I think he wanted to
totally re-learn what these
songs should be, Morrow said.
Some of the older ones will
sound very much the same, but
some dont. A lot of the new
ones have been approached in
what I assume is a new way.
Morrow said it is not so much
about fitting inside a certain
expectation, but more about
doing something compelling
and different.
I only say that because he
had no expectations, sonically,
compared to when the group
started and he had a clearer
idea of what, or who, he wanted
to sound like, he said. The
songs and their stories are the
centerpiece, and were learning
how to respond to those.
Duncan asked Morrow to join
The Lookers over the summer.
Ive known Blaine for a
while, Morrow said. Our
two bands have played shows
together, weve bounced musi-
cal ideas around, discussed
what Karl Welzein is up to, etc.
I have always been a fan.
Morrow said he has enjoyed
the opportunity to just play
guitar in a band and not be the
front man for a change.
Its really, really fun, he
said. Playing these songs is a
lot of fun because Im getting to
put my own interpretation on
things that already existed, that
I already loved. Its also defi-
nitely a new challenge, stylisti-
cally, which has been great.
But Morrow has not deserted
Callooh! Callay! and is continu-
ing to work with both bands.
Callooh! Callay! just
released our second album, so
its been a busy juggling pro-
cess, he said. There are a lot
of folks in town that are in mul-
tiple bands, but this is new to
me. I like it so far. Both bands
shows get booked so far in
advance, theres no real issues
with that. Hopefully well have
a show soon I pull double duty
at. Thatd be a fun night.
Friday nights performance
will be the bands first show
together.
Weve worked hard rei-
magining the older songs and
orchestrating an approach to
the new ones for a few months,
and itll be good to finally take
them from the practice space to
an actual performance where
other human beings are pres-
ent, Morrow said. We will
be a much better collective of
musicians on the other side of
it. Blaine recorded an EP over
the summer that is really excel-
lent. Im looking forward to
playing those songs for the first
time.
The group will be opening for
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires,
a band that has been gaining
attention in the Tuscaloosa
area and are excited about
the opportunity.
The Glory Fires are also just
really phenomenal, Morrow
said. Thats been said repeat-
edly for the last year, but it
doesnt make it any less true,
so Im really looking forward to
their set.
The Glory Fires have been
playing all over the country, but
Lee Bains said the Tuscaloosa
and Birmingham areas are still
their favorite places to play.
Blaine is a really good friend
of mine, Bains said. The first
time I played in Tuscaloosa was
at Egans with him. He is a great
songwriter and a great guy.
I am really excited to see how
[the new band] reinterprets
his music.
Local band returns with new sound, members
By Abbey Crain
Staff Reporter
In the aftermath of the
April 27, 2011 tornado, mem-
bers of the community have
come up with many differ-
ent ways to help rebuild
Tuscaloosa.
This March, ReadBAMARead
and the Kiwanis Club of
Greater Tuscaloosa will
host Tuscaloosas first Half
Marathon, with all the pro-
ceeds going toward rebuild-
ing school libraries and play-
grounds that were destroyed.
Accordi ng to the
Tuscaloosa Half Marathon
website, four schools were
destroyed in the city by
direct result of the tornado.
ReadBAMARead hopes to
raise $150,000 to purchase
books for the destroyed
libraries. Every runner that
signs up for the race will
allow ReadBAMARead to
purchase four books for their
recovery project.
Whitney Brennan, a soph-
omore majoring in nutrition,
began running in college as
a way to stay healthy and
relieve stress. She decided
to run in Tuscaloosas Half
Marathon as her first per-
sonal running goal. Her
father will be traveling from
Texas to join her in running.
Ive done tornado clean-
up before, but I had no clue
coming here that it would be
so personal, Brennan said.
Its one thing to see it on
TV, but its another thing to
be cleaning up marbles at
someones destroyed house.
Brennan is excited to be
able to give back in such an
unconventional way. She
hopes by having the race
direct runners through the
destruction of the tornado,
the emotional impact will
encourage others to continue
to help out in the community
with second wind volun-
teer efforts.
I think that its really great
to be able to use something
that Im passionate about to
help improve the community
and see how much progress
we made, she said. We
should celebrate our prog-
ress, but we still have a long
way to go.
In preparation for her
first long run, Brennan will
be running with the Honors
College Half Marathon train-
ing group.
Im really excited to run
it just as a personal goal and
being able to use it to help
out the community, Brennan
said. I am pretty pumped.
Katie Hall, a senior major-
ing in public relations, is an
experienced runner, having
just recently completed the
Chicago marathon. She has
run in multiple half mara-
thons and is excited that
Tuscaloosa can now be on
her list.
Being someone that was
here when the tornado came
through, I think it will defi-
nitely be a little emotional to
run the path of the tornado
and see what happened, but
at the same time, uplifting to
see how the city is rebuild-
ing, Hall said. It will give
you the push to finish; if we
were strong enough to get
through the tornado, we can
finish the race.
Hall always tries to run for
some sort of charity. For the
Chicago marathon, she raised
money for Alzheimers,
and other times for autism
awareness.
I think its very interesting
to be the first group of peo-
ple running the Tuscaloosa
marathon, Hall said. Ive
always wanted Tuscaloosa to
have a marathon. Its a pretty
city to run in.
The race will be held
March 2, 2013 and will
begin at 8 a.m. Runners
can register online at
tuscaloosahalfmarathon.org.
Tuscaloosas rst Half Marathon to help rebuild schools
By Lauren Carlton
Contributing Writer
Few events illustrate The
University of Alabamas School
of Music standard of tradition
like the annual Fall Spectrum
Concert. This years performance,
featuring the full array of the
schools ensembles, will be held
Friday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Moody Music Building Concert
Hall.
Spectrum features a bevy of
the School of Musics ensembles
and faculty. From voice to jazz
to classical, the variety of musi-
cal talent at Alabama will be
highlighted.
This year the Trumpet
Ensemble will kick off the eve-
ning with The Star Spangled
Banner. Then Noel Engebretson,
professor of piano, will play, fol-
lowed by the African Drumming
Ensemble. Paul Houghtaling
and Kevin Chance, the Wind
Ensemble, Cavell Trio, Brass
Quintet, Huxford Symphony
Orchestra, University Singers,
Faythe Freese on organ, Jazz
Ensemble and the Trombone
Choir will all also perform.
As is tradition, the Million
Dollar Band will perform last.
This year they will play high-
lights from their 2012 season.
Band members line the stage and
balconies of the Concert Hall, cir-
cling the audience, making the
concert a true surround sound
experience. Traditionally, they
perform the Universitys alma
mater last.
Hearing the Million Dollar
Band in the Concert Hall is a spe-
cial experience for Bryant Bush,
a junior majoring in vocal perfor-
mance. Bush was a member of
the Million Dollar Band for three
years. Now, as a member of the
University Singers, he finds him-
self an audience member at the
end of the concert cheering on
the band.
As an audience member,
youve never been that close to
the band before, and youve never
heard anything quite like it,
Bush said.
In keeping with tradition,
Spectrum is always held the night
before a home game and will
occur this year the night before
the Tide takes on Texas A&M in
Bryant-Denny.
Especially with the band, it
always gets everyone pumped up
for football, Bush said.
Performing at and attending
Spectrum isnt just about football
and school spirit. Its about the
School of Music and celebrating
the talents and the individuals of
each department.
University Singers will
represent the choral program at
the concert as they are the only
choral group performing. For
Jonathan Ledger, a masters stu-
dent in choral conducting and a
general teaching assistant for
the choral department, this will
be his second Spectrum concert
with University Singers.
Its a great feeling to represent
the choral program at this annual
event and share the stage with
our instrumental colleagues in
the School of Music, Ledger said.
Its a wonderful and rare oppor-
tunity for us all to perform on the
same event.
Singers will be performing
Prayer by Ren Clausen. It was
composed in 2009 for the Yale
Alumni Chorus Foundation, Inc.
The work is stunningly beau-
tiful and is written for a cap-
pella choir, set to text by Mother
Teresa of Calcutta, Ledger said.
The piece exudes a sense of awe
and humility.
From the sublime to pieces
of pomp and circumstance,
Spectrum will offer it all.
All of the ensembles bring
one or two pieces that are sure to
showcase their strengths, while
at the same time having a lot of
audience appeal, Ledger said.
Its a great beginning to a week-
end focused on talent, both athlet-
ic and musical, and school spirit.
UA School of Music presents fall concert steeped in tradition
Editor | Lauren Ferguson
culture@cw.ua.edu
Thursday, November 8, 2012
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The new image of Blaine Duncan and the Lookers, featuring instrumental
talent borrowed from another Tuscaloosa band, Calloh! Callay!

I think it will denitely be a little

emotional to run the path of the
tornado and see what happened,
but at the same time, uplifting to
see how the city is rebuilding.
Katie Hall
By Francie Johnson
These days, Ive heard the term
indie being tossed around in
the music industry as profession-
als and fans alike nonchalantly
slap the label onto any band or
artist without a major record
deal. Hipsters worship these
indie bands only to later scorn
them if they ever dare become
popular or sell out by signing a
contract with one of the majors.
Signing a record deal doesnt
always mean selling out, though,
and Canadian band Walk Off The
Earth is living proof of this.
Walk Off The Earth may have
recently signed a deal with
Columbia Records, but if theres
any band that deserves to be
called independent, its this one.
This five-member band made
up of Gianni Luminati, Sarah
Blackwood, Ryan Marshall, Mike
Taylor and Joel Cassady formed
in 2006 in the town of Burlington,
Ontario, located just outside of
Toronto. In those first five years,
the group paved their own path
in the music scene with virtually
no help from industry profes-
sionals.
When we started the band we
looked for help and no one was
interested, so instead of sitting
around and waiting for someone
to notice us, we just got up and
did everything ourselves, said
Luminati, whose role in the band
ranges everywhere from vocals,
to guitar, to ukulele and even
xylophone.
Nothing about this band is
conventional, in any sense of
the word. While most bands
have one lead singer, Walk Off
The Earth has three. The role is
shared by Luminati, Blackwood
and Marshall, whose voices com-
bine seamlessly to create a com-
pletely unusual, yet undeniably
intoxicating sound. Additionally,
instead of specializing in just
one or two instruments, all of the
band members can play at least
three, with a few even playing as
many as 13.
Walk Off The Earth takes a
musical approach unlike any-
thing Ive ever seen or heard
before in this industry. The band
incorporates instruments rang-
ing anywhere from common
ones (guitar, piano, bass, drums)
to slightly unusual ones (xylo-
phone, kazoo) to ones that I had
never heard of (Cigar Box Guitar,
Cigar Box Ukulele, Glockenspiel).
Another one of the bands
trademark characteristics
is their all-in-one-take video
approach that has single-hand-
edly transformed them into a
YouTube sensation. Their main
claim to fame video, a cover of
Gotyes Somebody That I Used
to Know, in which all five mem-
bers play on one guitar, has
earned over 137 million views to
date and even landed them a spot
on Ellen DeGeneres.
A huge chuck of Walk Off The
Earths fan base has come from
these self-produced YouTube
videos, and Im completely in
awe of the way this band has
been able to harness all of the
internets potential and use it to
their own advantage.
The internet is a portal to the
whole entire world, Blackwood
said. Its such an amazing tool
for any artist.
In addition to the cover of
Somebody That I Used to Know,
Walk Off The Earth has several
other covers on YouTube, includ-
ing Adeles, Someone Like You,
B.O.B.s, Magic and my person-
al favorite, Nirvanas, Polly.
One thing I love about Walk
Off The Earth is that even when
they are performing covers, they
still find a way to make the songs
their own, but they do this with-
out compromising the songs
integrity. Ive seen bands murder
the songs they cover, but Walk
Off The Earths covers are inge-
nious.
It is not difficult for me to hear
a song in a different way than
how it was originally recorded,
Luminati said. We just put our
own life into a song that we love
and it ends up sounding like it
does. Theres no secret ingredi-
ent; just love for what we do.
However, this band should
not be simply written off as just
another cover band. Walk Off
The Earth has an impressive col-
lection of original work, includ-
ing two self-released, full-length
albums. Their major label debut,
a four song EP entitled R.E.V.O.,
just dropped Oct. 30.
R.E.V.O. is the bands first col-
lection of original work released
under a major record label, but it
is far from a sell-out. In fact, its
completely fantastic. Try listen-
ing to the single Red Hands
without getting it stuck in your
head, because I promise, its just
not possible.
Walk Off The Earths deci-
sion to sign on with Columbia
Records hasnt compromised the
bands integrity or creative pro-
cess at all.
Columbia left us a lot of
breathing room as far as our
relationship with them goes,
Blackwood said. They are learn-
ing from us and we are learning
from them.
Whether theyre independent
or with a label, and whether
theyre performing covers or
originals, one thing is for sure:
Walk Off The Earth is blazing a
trail through the music industry
thats impossible to ignore. But
lets face it, who would want to?
COLUMN | MUSIC
Walk Off The Earth should still be considered independent despite recently contract with Columbia Records
IF YOU GO
What: Blaine Duncan &
The Lookers, Lee Bains
III & The Glory Fires
Where: Green Bar
When: Friday, Nov. 9
at 10 p.m.
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Opportunities to volunteer during November
CW Staff
Hyperion Productions
and the Collegiate 100 Black
Women student organization
will be bringing their own ver-
sion of BETs Rip the Runway
to The University of Alabama
campus with Lights, Camera,
Fashion.
The show will feature the
designs and music of four
rising designers and musi-
cians from throughout the
Southeast. As the up-and-
coming musicians provide the
soundtrack to the evening, the
designers work will be shown
on the catwalk.
The show will also feature
several videos highlighting
fashion tips for this fall and
winter season. The Universitys
hip-hop dance crew, Riptide,
will also perform.
Attendees also have the
chance to win door prizes, in
addition to the opportunity to
buy $1 raffle tickets and enter
to win half the ticket earnings
for the night.
Lights, Camera, Fashion,
will take place Friday, Nov. 9 at
7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center
Ballroom. Tickets can be pur-
chased from the Collegiate 100
Black Women members in the
Ferguson Center or from the
shows models for $5. Tickets
are available online at hypecin-
ema.com for $6 or at the door
for $10.
Hyperion Productions and the Collegiate 100 Black Women
present Lights, Camera, Fashion in Ferguson Ballroom
As the holiday season draws near, exams are not the only things
on students mind. For many, this is a time to give back and give
thanks to the community they live in and help others who may
not be as fortunate. Tuscaloosa offers many opportunities for
students to become involved and donate their time throughout
November.
West Alabama Food Bank
This nonprofit organization was started in 1987 in effort to help
alleviate hunger and food insecurity in West Alabama counties.
Interested students can volunteer their time by joining the WAFB
as an official volunteer, making a financial contribution, organiz-
ing a food drive, or making a donation of food.
Contact: www.westalabamafoodbank.org
Secret Meals for Hungry Children
This local initiative was started by Alabama Credit Union part-
nering with regional food banks to discretely distribute healthy
weekend meals to school children. The group focuses on the long
term effects of child nutrition such as learning better, feeling bet-
ter and increased self esteem.
Contact: secretmealsforhungrychildren@gmail.com or www.
alabamacu.com/sm/
Hunger Banquet
This event will be held on Nov. 14 in the Ferguson Center
Ballroom. During the interactive dinner, where attendees sit and
what they eat is based on the luck of the draw, simulating how
some are born into prosperity and others born into poverty. The
banquet allows students to gain new perspectives on the causes
of hunger in hopes of motivating more to help.
Register online at volunteer.ua.edu
Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger
First started in 1994, the Community Service Center and West
Alabama Food Bank have teamed up with students, faculty, staff
and alumni to fight hunger in state with competition food drive
against Auburn University and the East Alabama Food Bank.
The competition has raised over three million pounds of food
for Alabama residents. Students can join the Beat Auburn Beat
Hunger team, donate canned food at the donations truck located
at the Ferguson Center Plaza, or text Bama to 27722 and reply
Yes to donate $10 to the cause.
Contact: beatauburnbeathunger.ua.edu
By Lauren Ferguson | Culture Editor
CW File
Its a bit difficult trying to set
aside that time to write every
day, but it feels satisfying once
you actually do it, Stripling
said.
She has never made a seri-
ous NaNoWriMo attempt and
is using the month to complete
her project about a celebrity.
Ive been working on a Bill
Murray project for a while, and
I thought it might give me the
motivation to actually finish it,
Stripling said. Ive been writ-
ing a few prose poems about
his movies for about six months
or so, but this is the first time
Ive written about him in just
straight prose.
Stripling joins a growing
annual number of wrimos in a
literary sprint to December. The
event has grown from 21 partici-
pants in its first year in 1999 to
over 256,000 registered partici-
pants last year.
Amanda Nichols is the munic-
ipal liaison for NaNoWriMo in
Tuscaloosa. She said Stripling,
as a student wrimo, is not
alone.
Because this is a college
town activity varies year to
year, she said. The last couple
of years weve had a small por-
tion of students, but student
participation seems to be a lot
more active this year.
As a municipal liaison,
Nichols organizes events where
local wrimos can meet and
share ideas.
Municipal liaisons are local
volunteers who help organize
NaNoWriMo groups in their
hometowns, she said. Being
an ML can be serious work, but
its also a lot of fun.
Some of the events put on by
Nichols include a Kickoff Party,
a TGIO Thank God Its Over
party, and the infamous write-
ins, where wrimos gather at a
single location to hunker down
and up their word counts.
Nichols said write-ins will
be held every Sunday at the
Tuscaloosa public library.
At the write-ins I bring a
miniature cemetery where we
can honor the characters that
were put to rest for the sake
of literary abandon, she said.
Evil Plot Bunny also makes
an appearance. His suggestions
will either give your story a
WRITING FROM PAGE 1
Students host write-
ins for NaNoWriMo
His play caught the atten-
tion of No. 1 Alabama (9-0,
6-0 SEC) = head coach Nick
Saban. Saban has faced dual-
threat quarterbacks such as
Tim Tebow, Cam Newton and
Denard Robinson in recent
years, but he dug a little deep-
er to find a player that com-
pared to Manziel.
Ive been around longer
than most, and most of our
players cant relate to this,
but this guy reminds me of
Doug Flutie, Saban said. I
played against him a long time
ago, but he was a really good
player and a really good com-
petitor and thats who this guy
reminds me of.
He can throw it. Hes not
big in stature or anything like
that; hes extremely quick; hes
very instinctive has a unique
ability to extend plays and
seems to know when to take
off and run it. He scrambles
and makes plays throwing the
ball down the field.
So how do you stop a guy
with Manziels particular skill
set?
You just have to practice
against scrambling, Saban
said. You have to practice
scramble rules, matching pat-
terns, trying to contain the
guy in the pocket and push the
pocket, because he doesnt just
run around you hell step up
[and throw the ball].
Manziel has terrorized less-
er opponents but has strug-
gled against the upper-echelon
defenses in the SEC. During
his games against Florida and
LSU, Manziel combined for 87
rushing yards and threw three
interceptions. By comparison,
Manziel has rushed for at least
75 yards against every team
not named Florida or LSU.
Alabama will look to
adopt the same strategy. The
Crimson Tide will try to con-
tain him inside the pocket and
force him to be a pocket passer.
It will take a concerted effort
from the entire defense to
contain Manziel, but it all boils
down to one key factor, said
defensive lineman Damion
Square.
Have to be a sure tackle,
Square said. Cant let a 2-yard
gain turn into a 35-yard gain.
You have to get a guy on the
ground; you have to try and
get as many three-and-outs as
possible, and the offense has to
get on the field and control the
tempo of the game.
FOOTBALL FROM PAGE 1
Saban: Manziel close
to Doug Flutie in skill
much needed kick in the pants
or throw a wrench in it. He is
evil, so you never know what
kind of crazy situations or char-
acters hell give you.
Among this years wrimo
ranks are also UA professors.
Patti White, a professor in the
English department, is partici-
pating in her third NaNoWriMo.
The first time I did it, I ended
up with a 50,000-word draft of a
novel, which is still under revi-
sion in fact, the revision of
that draft is what I am doing for
this years NaNoWriMo, said
White. I recognize that the
majority of what I wrote before
will need to be trashed as is
the case with most first drafts,
I think.
Some of Whites drafts, how-
ever, wind up elsewhere.
The second time, instead of
writing another novel draft, I
used November to write a book-
length poetry manuscript, said
White. The completed version
of that manuscript, now titled
Chain Link Fence, will be pub-
lished this spring by Anhinga
Press.
White said NaNoWriMo
pushes the writer to continue
writing without revision, which
maintains momentum in the
process.
You keep up a forward
momentum no matter how
clunky your prose or peculiar
the plot, she said. In my novel
draft, whenever I got stuck, I
just killed someone off one of
the main characters or a minor
figure, whoever and that
would propel me forward. The
odd thing is, by the end of the
month, all those deaths made
sense in the context of the plot.
The forward momentum carried
me to a story I never intended.
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By Nathan Proctor
I am that dissenting (maybe
hipster) voice proclaiming,
I liked them before they
changed. I dont want to be. I
cringe at every note that feels
out of place and new unexpect-
ed influence, because I want
to be objective and appreciate
the growth of something I love.
Thats easier said than done at
times.
Its this conundrum thats
ruled my opinion of Microsofts
popular Halo franchise. I loved
Halo: Combat Evolved, and my
interest has gradually waned
with each successive release
in the series. Ive never been
able to place my finger on
whats been missing from the
subsequent games, if anything
at all. But now, Halo 4 is here,
and it reveals everything that
launched the one time Mac
based RTS into the sci-fi shoot-
er juggernaut its become.
The games new lead devel-
opment team, 343 Industries,
was granted the opportunity to
refresh the franchise. Rather
than tacking onto the mountain
of appendages seen in previous
sequels, (see: dual-wielding,
equipment, enemy mutations,
etc.) 343 has blended refresh-
ing and foreign ideas with the
very core of the familiar in its
campaign.
Combat Evolved was the fore-
father to the modern suite of
console shooters for two crucial
reasons: its puzzle-like com-
bat and firm grasp of the sci-fi
genre.
Released in a time often
reliant upon the mechanics of
Medal of Honor shooting gal-
leries and vertically locked
twitch-shooters, Halo offered
something different. Its pro-
vided players with an array of
distinctly different offensive
options against enemies with
overlapping strength of their
own, and sharp enough AI
to take advantage of it. What
resulted is a combat puzzle
rewarding thoughtful and
deliberate play but making an
assortment of tactical options
viable.
Halo 4 hits its stride playing
off the same flow but introduc-
es not just a new enemy type or
gameplay tweak, but an entire-
ly new faction of enemies with
an entirely new set of balanc-
es. Where previous iterations
added a few pieces and made
the puzzle more interesting,
Halo 4 throws us an entirely new
box. The interplay between the
player, the new Prometheans
and the longstanding Covenant
foe is thrilling and forces you to
play outside of the constraints
its mechanics have demanded
for over a decade.
Theres a reason Halos
world has exploded into our
pop culture. In its first release
it brought a fresh setting into
gaming. Sci-fi had been done
before, but the chances taken
with in-game storytelling and
grandiose cut scenes conveying
the tale of a mysterious world
brought ot life by foreign and
menacing creatures. The dis-
tinct audio samples and even
gaits of the original Covenant
foe stick in the minds of play-
ers. Since, alien vocals have
given way to more English
quips and increased fidelity
brought rounded familiarity
The first video released
of the new Prometheans in
motion was something Halo
hasnt been for a while creepy.
The very movement of these
creatures is unfamiliar in a
way that can only be explained
as irrationally wrong and
inhuman. Additionally, the
Covenant have fallen back in
line with their original visual
design but with starker angu-
lar and alien features and lost
their English vocalizations. Its
world, creatures and story are
again an unknown, and thats
exciting.
Throwing longtime fans a
bone or two, with some neat
cameos and callbacks to old
friends liked the scoped pistol
is nice, and all I expected out
of the 6th disk-based shooter
in this franchise. However, 343
Industries brought something
more, and, of course, Halo 4s
multiplayer is bigger and bet-
ter along its expected path, I
just have no interest. Overall,
Microsofts flagship Election
Day release has given me rea-
son again to be disproportion-
ately excited about the Halo
franchise and its future.
COLUMN | GAMING
Halo 4 returns to series roots; introduces new enemies, world, creatures
Xbox Press Center
The Promethean Knight, pictured above, is one of many new enemies featured in Halo 4 and brings with it a fresh set of challenges for players to overcome in order to triumph.
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By Abbey Crain
The best day of the month
comes when the mail man
decides to grace my mail
box with my monthly Vogue
subscription. After receiv-
ing the always-anticipated
September issue, I have
been eager to embrace the
multitude of fall trends
swimming through the
pages.
Two trends I could not
get over were the abundant
styles of pants and the dark
vampy lip that accompa-
nied sleek up-dos and mas-
culine sartorial blends.
Pants are no longer lim-
ited to skinny jeans and
chinos. The dress has
been replaced with pants
of all artistry. Structured,
embroidered, billowing,
leather, chiffon, high-
waisted and harem; they
all found their way into the
September issue of Vogue.
There is something about
the inescapable power
associated with a woman
and a statement-making
pant and killer heels. She
would reign over any eve-
ning-event she attended.
The vampy lip, reminis-
cent of the most seductive
of femme fatales, couldnt
coordinate better with a
statement-making pant.
From maroon to tawny, a
dark lip is a great way to
add drama to an outfit and
an easy way to jump on the
oxblood bandwagon.
Any man would die of
intimidation if, on the first
date, his lady friend showed
up with better dress pants
than himself and lips the
color of coagulated blood.
Some may say this look is
too dramatic, or too mas-
culine, or too cold; I say,
embrace it. Poor fellows.
That is what I love about
fashion; what other part of
your life can you change
on a moments notice that
can completely transform
mood/character/aesthetic?
Thus, my hunt for a state-
ment pant and the perfect
dark lip ensued.
I stumbled upon a pair of
chiffon wide-leg pants rem-
iniscent of my sheer cur-
tains and could not leave
the store without them.
The leather details on the
waistband were too perfect,
complimenting the delicate
fabric and dramatic shape.
I decided to pair them with
my chambray button-down,
a fall must-have for every
male and female ward-
robe. Denim is genderless.
This fall, I have exhausted
the stitches of my denim
button-down, slipping it on
atop every ensemble lack-
ing in cool-weather ardor.
It has been my go-to shirt
when the weather has
failed my autumn-lusting
spirit. As for shoes, only
black would do to lessen
the feel of wedding bells
often associated with bil-
lowing white fabric. To top
the look off, I added my
favorite fall lipstick shade,
Plum by Revlon.
Thanksgiving is nipping
at our heels, just in time
to go home for a few days
to catch up with the fam-
ily and do a little extra fall
shopping, because we all
know Tuscaloosa is lacking
in couture shopping excur-
sions. Instead of heading
straight for the dress racks
at your favorite out-of-town
shopping mall, look for an
interesting pant to add
a little masculine charm
to your wardrobe. In the
meantime, while you wait
to shop for your pants, a
dark lipstick can be pur-
chased at any drugstore.
COLUMN | FASHION
Update your fall wardrobe with some
new styles of pants, darker lipstick
By Hannah Widener
Contributing Writer
Wednesday night, a group
of roughly 110 students
gathered together to take in
Tidal Flow in the Allen Bales
Theatre at 7:30 p.m. The
show was a collaboration of
artists, poets and dancers
tasked by Creative Campus
with proving that Hip-Hop
is not dead. Set behind the
stage were four panels paint-
ed in graffiti by Mitchell
Reese.
First to the stage were
emcees Janeshia Byrd
Stewart and Kerry Fountain,
who began the night with a
goddamn Roll Tide and
told the crowd to feel free
to get into it and shout and
dance. The dance group
Riptide followed, taking the
stage with their loose black
pants and combat boots.
The second act was rapper
Will Gillette, also known as
Will Da Beast.
I have been rapping
since before I could legally
operate a seafaring vehi-
cle, he said. In one of his
lines, Gillette spoke about
his experience with rap,
saying he used to have
swagger, but then he grew
wings / dipped em in some
ranch and flew into the blue
thing.
Alyssa Grubbs, a junior
majoring in musical theatre
and restaurant management,
serenaded the crowd with
her rendition of Lauryn Hills
Killing Me Softly.
Will Travis took the stage
next and was shortly fol-
lowed by emcee Stewart,
accompanied by an acoustic
guitar.
Stewart, a junior majoring
in fashion design, wowed the
crowd with her vocals.
I love Hip-Hop; it reaches
so many people, Stewart
said. It was nice to see so
many people come out and
celebrate the empowerment
of the same thing.
Fol l owi ng Stewarts
performance, the dance
group Grammy, consist-
ing of three men and five
women, took the stage.
The audience seemed to
enjoy the event as the night
progressed and cheered on
the performers.
In between acts, free B.o.B.
tickets were given out to
students who could answer
questions about Hip-Hop
culture. One student had to
freestyle on stage in order
to earn his ticket. Hes now
known as Panda.
Chris Campbell, a sopho-
more who transferred from
Jackson State and is majoring
in journalism, then brought
the show back to poetry, or
Poetic Story. The tone set
by Chris somber poetry con-
tinued in Kimberlee Mays
dance routine, which was
wrought with emotion and
physicality.
Tuscaloosa natives Wynt
Earley and JayDotRain, who
toured with the Bad Crowd
throughout the Southeast
over the summer and are
getting ready to release new
projects, followed her.
Jamarey Carter, a junior
majoring in management
information systems and
creative writing, contin-
ued, holding a book and an
imaginary drink in hand and
reading poetry covering the
topics of homosexuality and
an encounter with a Filipino
transgender man.
Following Carter was
Kimberly Gillens K-R-NAY
and the dance group Inferno!
Their first performance was in
Lakeside Dining hall in spring
semester of 2010. Finishing off
the night in their final perfor-
mances by Kadeshflow.
Tidal Flow: students prove Hip-Hop is not dead
CW | Austin Bigoney
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Tidal Flow to hear music, rap and spoken work poetry from artists looking to prove that hip-hop is not dead.
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FOOTBALL
Guarachi and Macfarlane head to New York for National Indoor
Championships
CW Staff
Senior Alexa Guarachi and
junior Mary Anne Macfarlane
will represent the Crimson
Tide womens tennis team
at the USTA/ITA National
I ndoor I ntercol l egi ate
Championships in Flushing
Meadows, N.Y., this week.
The tournament will be held
at the USTA Billie Jean King
Tennis Center beginning
Thursday and continuing
through Sunday, Nov. 11.
The singles draw is com-
prised of 32 players from
across the country, and
Alabama is one of only
eight schools that has mul-
tiple players in the tourna-
ment. Both Guarachi and
Macfarlane earned auto-
matic bids into the tourna-
ment when Guarachi won
the USTA/ITA Southern
Regional Championships,
and Macfarlane won the
consolation draw at the
Riviera/ITA All-American
Championships.
Guarachi will face the
f ourt h- seeded Kri st a
Hardebeck of Stanford,
while the seventh-seeded
Macfarlane will battle with
Maho Kowase of Georgia.
In doubles, Guarachi
and Macfarlane earned a
first-round bye and await
the winner of the match
between Maci Epstein and
Erin Vierra of Virginia or
Robin Anderson and Pamela
Montez of UCLA.
Tide drilling daily, focused on stopping A&M
By Aldo Amato
Staff Reporter
After a physical weekend
in Baton Rouge, Nick Saban
said he is glad to be back in
Tuscaloosa and preparation
for a surging Texas A&M
team is going well.
Were glad to be back
home, Saban said. The
players have done a good job
this week at working hard,
and this is a very challeng-
ing game for us.
Saban said the main
focus going into Saturdays
matchup has been to keep
the players focused on exe-
cuting their assignments.
The thing for us is for
us to keep executing, he
said. It is going to be really
important that we have the
discipline and play a 60-min-
ute game.
While the Tide offensive
line has shone throughout
the season, Saban said the
Aggie defense is one of the
most athletic and physical
defenses in the SEC led by
defensive end Damontre
Moore.
It kind of speaks for
itself, he said. You got a
guy plays defensive end and
can run that way it presents
a challenge. Their quickness
has been an asset for them
as a defensive team and
hes one of the guys thats
the quickest.
Saban said the team will
continue to stress impor-
tance on the two-minute
drills on Thursdays that
played a pivotal role in win
against LSU.
On Thursday I think
there is always a situation
that with about a minute
or 1:20 to go when you got
two timeouts and you need
a field goal or touchdown,
he said. So the defensive
players are out there try-
ing to win the situation and
win the game and the offen-
sive trying to win the game.
I think its the best ways
to practice those kinds of
things and it obviously paid
off for us.
Pass protection was key
on in the final two minutes
of the LSU game and will
be critical against a stout
A&M front. Junior cen-
ter Barrett Jones said the
blocks against pressure
from the LSU defensive line
helped prepare the line for
this weeks game.
I think we played really
well in that game he said.
We did a really good job of
protecting the passer and it
gives us a lot of confidence
going into this week.
Junior quarterback AJ
McCarron has battled
injuries this year despite
remaining upright for most
of it, and the Heisman hope-
ful said he feels great physi-
cally and emotionally going
into this weeks game.
I feel great, he said.
Its another game and its
going to be exciting, and Im
ready to get out there and
get past that LSU stuff. That
win doesnt really matter if
we dont finish out strong,
so weve got to take care of
business.

I feel great. Its another

game and its going to be ex-
citing, and Im ready to get
out there and get past that
LSU stuff. That win doesnt
really matter if we dont n-
ish out strong, so weve got
to take care of business.
AJ McCarron
SPORTS IN BRIEF
Players mainly focusing on execution, discipline as they prepare to face a difficult Aggie team
CW | Margo Smith
The Crimson Tide run through drills on a chilly Wednesday afternoon in preparation for Saturdays game
against Texas A&M.
IF YOU GO
What: Football game
against A&M
When: 2:30 p.m.
Where: Bryant-Denny
Stadium
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CW Staff
The parking lot between
Buffalo Phils and The Bear
Trap will play host to the
EA Sports Soccer and Speed
Tour Saturday, Nov. 10 from
7-10 p.m.
Fans will get the chance
to play Need for Speed Most
Wanted and FIFA Soccer 13
on 16 flat screen TVs and
projectors while compet-
ing in gaming tournaments
filled with prizes includ-
ing an Astro Gaming A50
Wireless Headset valued at
$299. To win the competi-
tion, players must play both
games and earn points. The
contestant with the most
points at the end of the tour-
nament wins the headset
and other prizes.
Its like a pimp-my-ride
type of bus, said Summer
Bradley, college representa-
tive manager for EA Sports.
We want to offer fans a
great gaming experience
with a chance of competing
against their friends.
Need for Speed Most
Wanted was created by
the award-winning and
industry-renowned stu-
dio Criterion Games. This
open-world driving game
puts social competition
at the heart of the experi-
ence, and lets players com-
pete to become the Most
Wanted among people they
care about the most their
friends.
And because an open-
world game deserves an
open- worl d structure,
Criterion is throwing 20
years of gaming convention
out the window and giving
players the freedom to drive
nearly any car they want
from the start of the game.
In Need for Speed Most
Wanted, if the player can find
it, the player can drive it. The
entire gameplay experience
is powered by Autolog 2, an
innovative online technol-
ogy that powers the players
way to the top of their Most
Wanted list automatically
populating their map with
challenges, helping locate
Friends in-game, and track-
ing progress and accom-
plishments both offline and
online. Everything a player
does counts toward the end
goal of getting on the Most
Wanted list; winning never
felt so good.
FIFA Soccer 13 captures
the unpredictability of soc-
cer with breakthrough
features like First Touch
Control that ensure no two
matches ever play the same,
and new online services like
EA Sports Football Club
Match Day that completely
connect FIFA Soccer 13 to
the soccer season for all of
the top leagues.
EA Sports Football Club
Match Day will drive real-
world news ripped from the
headlines around the world
into FIFA Soccer 13. Real-
world drama such as inju-
ries, suspensions, team form
and media gossip will be
reflected through in-game
commentary and play out
in-game. FIFA Soccer 13 fea-
tures breakthrough game-
play innovations such as
FIFA 13 First Touch Control
and the Player Impact
Engine that create a true
battle for possession across
the entire pitch, and features
like Complete Dribbling and
Attacking Intelligence that
deliver freedom and creativ-
ity in attack. FIFA Soccer 13
is Footballs Social Network,
where fans connect, com-
pete and share with millions
of others around the world.
FIFA Soccer 13 was chosen
Best Sports Game by E3
Game Critics.
By Charlie Potter
Contributing Writer
The Alabama mens bas-
ketball team will play in a
game that actually counts
toward its record Friday, Nov.
9, as it hosts the South Dakota
State Jackrabbits at Coleman
Coliseum. The game will tip off
at 7 p.m., and it will be televised
on ESPNU.
Not only is this the first game
of the regular season for the
Tide, but it also kicks off the 2k
Sports Classic that benefits the
Wounded Warrior Project.
It would be an understate-
ment to say that we are excit-
ed about this upcoming week
with the season starting,
head coach Anthony Grant
said. I think our guys have
been going at it pretty good
here for the last two or three
weeks since practice start-
ed. I think its great for us to
have a chance to play outside
competition.
Alabama did not play up to
expectations in its Tuesday
exhibition match versus
Stillman in the first half, but the
Tide fought back to win 76-68.
However, freshman Devonta
Pollard lived up to the hype
sur r oundi ng
his name and
arrival to the
Capstone. He
tallied 15 points
and seven
rebounds.
Pollard and
fellow new-
comer Retin
O b a s o h a n ,
from Antwerp,
Belgium, will
give the Tide
much needed
depth for the 2012 season, and
Grant has taken notice of their
hard work.
Both [Pollard] and Retin,
both freshmen, are picking
things up well, Grant said.
They are understanding with
every practice what is going to
be expected of them and what
they have to do. Its a learning
experience every day. I dont
think there will ever be a situ-
ation where as a freshman, you
can say, OK, hes got it. Every
experience, every day is a new
day. I think both
of those guys
are doing well.
South Dakota
State will not
be a cakewalk
for Grant and
company. Last
season, the
Ja c k r a b b i t s
appeared in the
NCAA tourna-
ment and fin-
ished the sea-
son with a 27-8
record.
The Summit Leagues annu-
al preseason poll voted on
by coaches, media and sports
information directors shows
South Dakota State was almost
unanimously chosen to win the
conference. Thirty of the 31
first-place votes were in favor
of the Jackrabbits, and head
coaches cannot vote for their
own team.
SDSU senior guard Nate
Wolters was also chosen as the
Summit Leagues preseason
player of the year. Wolters was
selected as an AP honorable
mention All-American last
year.
Alabama will have its hands
full with the Jackrabbits Friday
night, but Grant is confident his
team will iron out its flaws as
the season progresses.
I think it all may be rough
edges at this point, Grant said.
Its the first week in November,
so I think what you want to be
able to do is see where you can
get better. For us, its an oppor-
tunity to teach and learn. I
think itll be about trying to fig-
ure out what gives us the best
chance to be successful as we
move forward.
Alabama will continue in
the 2k Sports Classic Sunday,
Nov. 11, when it hosts the West
Alabama Tigers at 4 p.m.
Mens basketball begins regular season Friday
EA Sports tournament comes to Bear Trap
CW | Austin Bigoney
Alabama played an exhibition game on
Tuesday against Stillman.
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chance to play outside
competition.
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UA mens team looks to
nish 2012 season strong
By Kevin Connell
Contributing Writer
The Alabama mens tennis
team concludes its fall season this
weekend at the Georgia Bulldog
Scramble held at the Dan Magill
Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga.
The tournament, which begins
this Friday, Nov. 9 and ends
Sunday, Nov. 11, will host abouta
dozen schools, mostly those from
in and around the Southeast,
where many of the top-ranked
teams in the nation reside.
Although the team is unsure of
the playing format and the draws
for the four players that will be
selected by the coaching staff to
compete at the tournament this
weekend, the team is optimistic
about their chances as they look
to build momentum for the spring.
Its our last tournament of the
fall so we want to compete and
have a strong finish, first-year
head coach George Husack said.
We have made steady improve-
ment with every tournament.
Weve had some individual high-
lights for some guys, but collec-
tively, weve gotten better.
No matter how good or bad a
team is, there is always room for
improvement, and this team is no
different.
As a team, I think we need to
learn to compete better, which we
are, sophomore Rens van der Vis
said. For me personally, I think
I need to improve my serve and
my fitness. I need to get quicker
and stay in shape for later on in
matches.
Despite the team not know-
ing the setup of the tournament,
it certainly has an idea of what to
expect.
I expect to play around six
matches: three singles and three
doubles, van der Vis said. If its a
normal draw, then I could be done
by Saturday if I dont do well.
One thing that is known for
sure is that as a whole, the team
is really looking forward to play-
ing at Georgias tennis complex.
As one of the of the largest col-
lege tennis complexes in the
United States, the Dan Magill
Tennis Complex routinely hosts
the NCAA Championships every
couple years in the spring.
I went there on an unofficial
visit when I was being recruited,
van der Vis said. Its a nice school.
They have a really cool stadium
over there and have really loud
fans, so it will be fun.
Other teammates are
also looking forward to this
particular stadium.
Georgia is a great place to play
a tennis tournament, Husack
said. I think playing there adds a
little something.
Though no one ever wants to
lose, players and coaches alike
see this tournament mostly as a
warm-up for the spring season,
when the team actually competes
as a team.
In the spring, we play team
versus team straight up,
Husack said. Fall is impor-
tant at a competition and
individual standpoint.
From this perspective, the
Crimson Tide has only one thing
on their minds: to reach the NCAA
Championships this May.
Last year wasnt good enough,
Husack said. We want to per-
form much better than we did last
year and get back to the NCAA
tournament.
MENS TENNIS
Alabama baseball series opener against Arkansas to be televised on ESPNU Thursday
By CW Staff
When the Alabama base-
ball team welcomes 2012
College World Series par-
ticipant Arkansas to Sewell-
Thomas Stadium, game one
of the series will be televised
on ESPNU as part of the 2013
SEC/ESPNU Thursday Night
Baseball Schedule, the SEC
announced on Wednesday.
To accommodate television,
the series against Arkansas
will now run from Thursday,
April 4 to Saturday, April 6.
Thursday nights game will
begin at 7:05 p.m. CT, while
the game on Friday will start
at 6:35 p.m. CT and Saturdays
game will have a 6:05 p.m. CT
first pitch.
The SEC/ESPNU Thursday
Night Baseball Game of the
Week returns for its third
year on ESPNU, with eight
weeks of SEC matchups begin-
ning on March 28. The 2013
SEC/ESPNU Thursday Night
Baseball schedule will open
with 2012 NCAA tournament
national runner-up South
Carolina hosting SEC newcom-
er Texas A&M.
College Baseball Live on
ESPNU will preview the
games each week at 6 p.m. CT,
from the Charlotte, N.C., stu-
dios. The schedule of games on
ESPNU will feature 10 of the
14 conference schools, while
South Carolina, Texas A&M,
LSU and Florida will appear on
Thursday night twice during
the 2013 season.
The Alabama baseball team
completed their fall practice
schedule on Oct. 26, and will
begin the 2013 season with
a three-game series at home
against VMI, Feb. 15-17, 2013.
Crimson Tide baseball team to sign posters
on Quad, offers fans chance to win prizes
CW Staff
Prior to the start of
Saturdays football game
between Alabama and
Texas A&M, the 2013
Crimson Tide baseball team
will sign autographs on the
Quad from 12:45-1:15 p.m. A
mini-poster with all mem-
bers of the team will be pro-
vided.
Everyone coming to get
autographs of their favor-
ite Tide baseball players
will have an opportunity to
win prizes through a raffle.
Prizes that will be raffled
off are: a pair of 2013 season
tickets, autographed memo-
rabilia, T-shirts, hats and
other great Alabama base-
ball prizes.
The Alabama baseball
team completed their fall
practice schedule on Oct.
26, and will begin the 2013
season with a three-game
series at home against VMI,
Feb. 15-17, 2013.
SPORTS IN BRIEF
Tide returns home to
host Kentucky Friday
By Manal Yousif
Contributing Writer
The Crimson Tide will be
back in action on Friday Nov. 9,
when they take on the Kentucky
Wildcats. Kentucky is 17-8
on the season and 11-4 in the
Southeastern Conference.
Coming off a 3-1 victory over
the Mississippi State Bulldogs
last Sunday, the Alabama vol-
leyball team will look to build on
past success. Alabama finished
with a season-high 14 blocks led
by senior Leigh Moyer with six
total blocks last weekend. Head
coach Ed Allen is pleased with
this momentum shift and looks
for forward growth.
We are continuing to make
progress every week. We won
in four, probably did not play the
first set as competitively and as
consistently as we were capable
of, Allen said. All in all we were
pleased from the standpoint that
it was a difficult match that we
would have not won last year
with the physical talents of that
team or their competitive desire.
Allen added that improving on
the squads consistency during
matchups is key. The adjustment
from different starting line-ups to
having seven acquired freshman
plays a huge role as well.
Freshman Laura Steiner had
11 kills against Mississippi State
Sunday. Steiner was a three-time
first team all-conference selec-
tion for Fort Collins High School.
She was also named the Front
Range Conference Player of the
Year in 2011. Competing on the
collegiate level, she is grouped
with the other six in her class as
very poised freshman athletes.
Alongside Steiner, freshman
teammate Sierra Wilson is fine-
tuning as the season progresses.
Wilson was named the SEC
Freshman of the Week on Sept.
17 and was the first freshman to
start at setter since 2004 for the
Tide. She had 32 assists, nine
digs, four kills and three blocks
in her debut at the Beanpot
Classic to open the 2012 season.
Taking on the responsibility for
running the offense and reading
the defense against opponents,
Wilson held her composure and
performed. As a result, she was
named to the Beanpot Classic
All-Tournament Team. Wilson is
third in the SEC and ranks 47th
in the country with 10.81 assists
per set.
Looking ahead, Allen is mak-
ing preparations for Kentucky
this weekend.
Theyre one of the best four
teams in the league, on any given
night, can be as good as anybody
in the league, Allen said. They
are very offensive-minded and a
solid defensive team with consis-
tent ball control.
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By Jasmine Cannon
Staff Reporter
The mens and womens
cross country teams will head
to Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday,
Nov. 9 for the NCAA South
Region Championships.
Were in the best spot that
weve been all year, assistant
distance coach Adam Tribble
said.
The Tide will be taking on
Memphis, Florida State and the
usual conference competitors
such as Arkansas and Florida,
who placed first in the men and
womens SEC championships in
October.
The men will run a 10k, which
is two kilometers more than the
longest trail they have run all
season. The women will run a
6k.
Tribble said he is looking for a
few runners to step up and have
top performances. Freshman
Katelynn Greenleaf led the way
for the womens team at SECs,
while fellow freshman Robbie
Farnham-Rose, who will not be
competing in Tallahassee, was
the first Alabama finisher for
the men.
Its going to be interesting
to see who steps up into those
scoring spots, Tribble said.
[The freshmen] are getting
experiences now that most peo-
ple in their first year of college
dont get.
Players said they are excited
but also nervous as they pre-
pare to head to Tallahassee.
I think that we are going to
do really good, Greenleaf said.
We didnt have the best race as
a team at the SECs, but were
definitely ready for this one
and I feel like were going to do
really good.
Last year, regionals were held
in Tuscaloosa. The mens team
placed 18th while the women
came in 6th. Both teams also fin-
ished 5th and 6th, respectively,
at the SEC championships in
2011. This year both teams fin-
ished in 11th place.
I think [the distance
increase] is a lot more of an
adjustment for the guys, but
at the same time, the girls are
coming off a less than subpar
SECs for sure, so I think theyre
on a mission to really improve
their performance because the
SEC performance was nowhere
close of an indicator of where
we are, Tribble said.
Tribble said the main dif-
ferences between this years
teams and last is the makeup
of the rosters. Seven freshmen
on the womens side and seven
freshmen from the mens will be
competing in their first regional
competition.
For a Tide team that is built
for long-term success, regional
competition will be a true test
of where the team fairs now.
Greenleaf said as long as the
team stays focused, they will be
successful.
As a whole, we just have to
get better and better times and
not so much race each other, but
go out and get the group in front
of us race other teams instead
of racing ourselves, Greenleaf
said. I think if we do that, then
well have a good race.
The womens race will be at
8:30 a.m. EST while the men are
set to take off at 9:15 a.m. EST.
Both UA cross country teams to head to regionals
CROSS COUNTRY
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