09.25.12 The Crimson White

Tuesday September 25 2012 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol 119 Issue 29

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Briefs 2

Opinions 4

Culture 6

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CULTURE PAGE 6

New trend based on ballet classes proves to be an effective workout

PURE BARRE

NEWS | DEMOGRAPHICS

By Stephen N DethrageProduction Editor

The Ferguson Center was evacuated Monday afternoon after a grill caught fire in the Fresh Food Company dining hall according to Kelli Knox-Hall

senior associate director of the Ferguson Center

ldquoThe fire alarms went off and so we evacuated the building We saw the smoke and it wasnrsquot a drill or an alarm that went off we did actually have a fire in the grill area of Fresh Foodsrdquo Knox-Hall said ldquoEverybody got out every-bodyrsquos finerdquo

The fire triggered smoke alarms just after 4 pm and

Knox-Hall said there wasnrsquot much information to be had in the immediate aftermath of the evacuation

ldquoThatrsquos all we know right nowrdquo Knox-Hall said ldquoWersquoll get a report from TPD and Environmental Health and Safety and wersquoll know more information after they get everything clearedrdquo

Ferg evacuated Monday after fi re in Fresh FoodStudents fl ed the Ferguson Center after smoke from a small fi re in Fresh Food Company triggered alarms Monday afternoon

CW | Shannon Auvil

Dining hall will be closed for breakfast

SEE FIRE PAGE 5

NEWS | FERGUSON CENTER FIRE

By Colby LeopardStaff Reporter

Using the services of EasyRider Pedicab Company Alabama fans no longer have to fight through crowds on foot to get to the stadium for home football games

The company offers rides from pedicabs which are tri-cycles with traditional handle-bars and pedals with the addi-tion of a cab in the rear for pas-sengers

EasyRider Pedicab was founded in February 2011 by Hunter Adams a student at The University of Alabama

Law School Adams said he started the business to provide students residents and visi-tors in Tuscaloosa with a way to travel around town without having to get in their vehicles

Adams said that even though Gameday is their busiest day of the week EasyRider oper-ates during the week from 10 pm to approximately 3 am to give rides to those going to and from bars

ldquoWe want to be seen as an asset to the community as well as to the Universityrdquo Adams said ldquoWe prevent DUIs like you would not believe We help those people that wouldnrsquot be able to walk to the stadium on their ownrdquo

By Jordan CissellStaff Reporter

Thanks to a new Honors College program students no longer need to be Fellows to help out their fellow man in Alabamarsquos Black Belt region

The new initiative called 57 Miles focuses on getting Honors College students involved in assisting with eco-nomic social and educational issues in Perry County Ala

with the ultimate goal of estab-lishing a year-round presence in the area

Wellon Bridgers the University Fellows Experience coordinator who has been working closely with the devel-opment of 57 Miles said the new program should further solidify the UA presence in Perry County

ldquoItrsquos really an extension of the University Fellowsrsquo work in Perry County over the past four years through the Black Belt Experiencerdquo Bridgers said ldquoDr [Jacqueline] Morgan [associate dean of the Honors

College] wanted to take the original vision for the part-nership and expand it to all Honors College s t u d e n t s because we feel everybody has something to offerrdquo

The initia-tive official-ly launched the week of Monday Sept 17 but Russell Willoughby a sophomore majoring in English and French and one of two interns

helping to get the project off of the ground said the concept has been gaining momentum

for about a year and fully materi-alized in August

Wi l l o u g h by said she has pri-marily been pre-paring for the programrsquos ACT preparation pro-gram at Francis Marion High School where

she will be volunteering every Monday morning through-out the semester The Honors

College will be hosting an ldquoEvening with Perry Countyrdquo on Oct 5 in which new student volunteers will have an oppor-tunity to meet with commu-nity members and learn about the area in which they will be helping Several educational round table discussions are also scheduled for the coming months

ldquoIt is absolutely critical that all of our students learn about the community they are going to be working withrdquo Bridgers said

Willoughby feels students who take the time to learn will

find the effort rewardingldquo[Perry County] is an

extremely unique blend of two conflicting ideals mdash itrsquos entrenched in deep systemic poverty but is also home to a wealth of intellectual techni-cal and artistic resourcesrdquo she said in an emailed state-ment ldquoThere are a bevy of Perry County residents who are extremely invested in anddevoted to improving aspects of their city and are always willing to partner with those who share the same hoperdquo

Gameday pedicabs face roadblocks near Bryant-Denny

NEWS | SMALL BUSINESS

CW | Cora LindholmEasyRider Pedicab not only operates on Gamedays but also during the week from 10 pm to 3 am

NEWS | HONORS COLLEGE

Honors students sent to Black Belt to learn leadership local issuesHCA program extends Fellows-only initiative

EasyRider helps to stop drunken driving

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ldquoIt is absolutely critical that all of our students learn about

the community they are going to be working with

mdash Wellon Bridgers

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By Mazie BryantAssistant News Editor

As the total enrollment of the University of Alabama has grown substantially in the last decade so too has the number of out-of-state students They make up 55percent of this yearrsquos record-setting freshman class a four per-

cent jump since 2011 a University official said

The class composed of a record of 6397 students was selected from an applicant pool of more than 26400 ndash 17799 of which were from outside of the state of Alabama said Mary Spiegel executive director of undergradu-ate admissions Georgia Texas and Florida topped the list of states of origin of freshman stu-dents with Tennessee Illinois California Virginia North

Carolina Pennsylvania and Ohio behind

ldquoThis is a truly outstand-ing freshman classrdquo said Judy Bonner UA executive vice presi-dent and provost in a press release regarding the enroll-ment numbers ldquoAs our applicant pool has grown we have become increasingly more selective These students have exceptional academic credentialsrdquo

Out-of-state count rises

Out-of-state freshmen surpass in-state students

SEE DEMOGRAPHICS PAGE 2

CW | Sarah Grace MooreheadIn-state military overseas and international students not included

The geographic map shows the exact percent-ages for each state except Alabama Maine Montana South Dakota and Wyoming have no student representation in this freshman class

Out-of-state students make up 55 per-cent of fall 2012rsquos incoming freshman class The squares on the map are sized by the percent of students from each state that make up that 55 percent

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NEW YORK mdash On what is expected to be his last visit to the United States as president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday offered an expansive view of his nationrsquos place in his-tory while dismissing Israelrsquos long-term viability as a state and its threat to strike Iranrsquos nuclear facilities

Ahmadinejad ignored an admonition by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to avoid incendiary remarks while he is in New York for the opening of the UN General Assembly lashing out at Israel during a breakfast with journalists at the Warwick Hotel

Israel he said requires an external conflict because ldquothey have found themselves at a dead end and they are seeking new adventures in order to escape this dead end Iran will not be damaged by foreign bombsrdquo

Ahmadinejad who has nine months left in his second and final term as president of the Islamic republic was refer-ring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahursquos warn-ings that Israel would use force to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons something that Tehran denies it is pursuing

ldquoFundamentally we do not take seriously the threats of the Zionistsrdquo he said ldquoWe have all the defensive means

at our disposal and we are ready to defend ourselvesrdquo

The United States and its European allies charge that Iran is using what it says is a civilian program as cover to develop the capacity to build nuclear warheads They have been joined by Russia and China in slapping four rounds of UN sanctions on Tehran They also have imposed their own harsher measures to force Iran to stop enriching uranium and disclose full details of the program concealed from UN inspectors for 18 years

President Barack Obama while disagreeing with Israeli assessments of how soon Iran could produce a nuclear weapon says that there is more time for diplomacy But he has reserved the option of striking Iranian nuclear facili-ties if negotiations ndash which have all but stalled ndash fail

Ahmadinejad went beyond dismissing Israelrsquos threat to strike Iranrsquos nuclear facilities dismissing as well the Jewish statersquos long-term viability in the Middle East

ldquoIran has been around for the last seven 10000 years They (Israel) have been occu-pying those territories for the last 60 to 70 years with the support and force of the Westerners They have no roots in historyrdquo he said referring to the founding of modern Israel in 1948

ldquoWe donrsquot even count them as part of any equation for

Iran During this historical phase they represent mini-mal disturbances that come into the picture and are then eliminatedrdquo he said ignoring the close relations that Israel and Iran maintained until the 1979 Islamic Revolution

In making his remarks Ahmadinejad ndash who is to address the General Assembly on Wednesday ndash ignored a warning by Ban on Sunday

ldquoThe secretary-general drew attention to the poten-tially harmful consequences of inflammatory rhetoric counter-rhetoric and threats from various countries in the Middle Eastrdquo said a UN statement issued after the two men met on Sunday

The statement said that Ban also asked Ahmadinejad to ldquotake the measures neces-sary to build international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear programrdquo

Asked to comment on the Iranian leaderrsquos remarks White House spokesman Jay Carney said ldquoPresident Ahmadinejad says foolish offensive and sometimes unintelligible things with great regularity What he should focus on is the failure of his government of Iran to abide by its international obli-gations to abide by United Nations Security Council res-olutionsrdquo

ldquoThus far Iran has failed to do that and so the pressure

will continuerdquo Carney said ldquoAnd let me be very clear as the president has been every option available and that includes a military option remains on the table when it comes to keeping the presi-dentrsquos commitment to Iran not acquiring a nuclear weaponrdquo

Ahmadinejad insisted that Iranrsquos program is for provid-ing fuel for power plants and radioactive material for medi-cal purposes all ldquounder the watchful eye of the IAEArdquo the UN International Atomic Energy Agency

The IAEA however has criticized Iran for repeat-edly refusing to answer ques-tions about evidence that it researched a missile-borne nuclear warhead and the UN agency says that it cannot verify that Iran isnrsquot secretly developing a nuclear weapon

Despite the increasing bite of sanctions Ahmadinejad said that Iran is dealing with the measures noting that just 12 percent of its economy relates to foreign trade

ldquoThe conditions in Iran are not as bad as portrayed by somerdquo he said

He denied that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ndash a force that answers directly to Iranrsquos supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ndash is aiding Syrian President Bashar Assadrsquos efforts to crush the uprising by largely Sunni Muslim rebels

ldquoThe so-called news that

you refer to has been deniedvehemently officiallyrdquo hesaid contradicting a state-ment last week by theRevolutionary Guardrsquos com-mander Gen Mohammad AliJafari who confirmed thatmembers of his contingentrsquosAl Quds Force ndash a paramili-tary and espionage unit ndash arein Syria

Assad whose minorityAlawite sect is an offshoot ofShiite Islam is overwhelming-ly Shiite Iranrsquos main Arab allyAssad charges that the upris-ing estimated to have claimedmore than 25000 lives isbeing waged by foreign ter-rorists armed by Saudi Arabiaand Qatar

Ahmadinejad insisted thatIran is working for ldquopeace inSyria We like and love bothsidesrdquo But he continuedldquointervention and meddlingfrom outsiderdquo have madeit harder to advance peaceefforts

Ahmadinejad seemedpiqued that the US StateDepartment plans to removean Iranian opposition groupthe Mujahedeen-e-Khalqfrom its list of terrorist orga-nizations

The MEK he said isresponsible for killing 16000Iranian civilians and it will belong seen as a terrorist groupin Iran But he called the USdecision a ldquogiftrdquo because itallows Iran to point out ldquothedouble standardrdquo of US deal-ings with the world

Iranrsquos president dismisses threats on nuclear program

The number of National Merit Scholars in the freshman class has risen 32 percent since 2011 to 239 students 191 of which are from out-of-state Spiegel said Additionally the number of National Achievement final-ists has increased by 12 since last year to 42 10 of which are from out-of-state

Spiegel said the University hosts numerous college fairs and high school visits through the fall and spring to recruit both in-state and out-of-state students to apply and attend

ldquoThe University has expand-ed our recruiting efforts both in-state and out-of-staterdquo Spiegel said ldquoIncreasing enrollment by recruiting academically talent-ed students from Alabama and across the country has been a top priority to achieve academ-ic growth and achievement It is important for the University to have students from out-of-state because they help to cre-ate a diverse student body and

enrich the college experiencerdquoThe University has several

regional coordinators through-out the country However the state of Alabama alone has a regional recruiter manager five regional recruiters and four counselors

Brian McWilliams a freshman majoring in biol-ogy and University Fellow from Pittsburgh Penn said his recruiter helped him begin his application process but his decision to attend the University was based on the programs they offered

ldquoThe easy one-page applica-tion was what initially caused me to apply and I chose to come to the University for sev-eral reasonsrdquo McWilliams said ldquoThe honors programs such as Honors College University Fellows the Computer-based Honors Program and the STEM to MBA program were the pri-mary reasons as I was looking for an institution that would give me such enrichment opportunities beyond the class-room curriculumrdquo

The freshman Honors College class is made up of 59 percent out-of-state students

said Allison Verhine Honors College admissions coordina-tor Additionally 49 percent of the Honors College as a whole is composed of students out-side the state

Callie Perkins a freshman University Fellow from Sierra Vista Ariz said that since last year was her statersquos first year to have a recruiter she didnrsquot rely on outside help to make her decision

ldquoMy dad was an alumni so I had grown up going to football games even though we lived all over as a military familyrdquo Perkins said ldquoWhen I came to visit fall of my junior year I was really attracted to the campus and how pretty it is But when I was accepted into the Fellows program and offered the full tuition scholarship that kind of solidified my choicerdquo

The University offers many scholarships for both in-state and out-of-state students The out-of-state scholarships include the Capstone Scholar which provides $1500 per year the Collegiate Scholar which provides $3500 per year the UA Scholar which provides two-thirds of tuition for four years

and the Presidential Scholar which gives the full value of out-of-state tuition for four years

Furthermore National Merit Scholar and National Achievement finalist scholar-ship package include the value of tuition for four years on-campus housing for four years a $1000 National Merit stipend for four years a one-time allow-ance of $2000 for use in sum-mer research or international study and an iPad Spiegel said

ldquoLately it seems like there are better scholarships like full ride or room and board for out-of-state people now at the major universities in Alabama than there are for in-state studentsrdquo said Brandon Hooks a freshman majoring in international studies and Honors College member from Montgomery Ala ldquoThat seems like one of the major factors contributing to more out-of-state students than in-state attending nowrdquo

However Hooks saw a shifting trend among stu-dents in the state and from his high school that may have attributed to the low number

of in-state applicantsldquoWhen it comes to getting

accepted to Alabama it seemspretty simple but I know that ACT scores are lower in Alabama than the overall nationrdquo Hooks said ldquoPlus some people just arenrsquot moti-vated to pursue college But I think nowadays people hav-ing degrees is more common Therefore itrsquos now the issue of what college someone went to not if they went at all A lot of the in-state colleges now are seen as lsquomediocrersquo among a lot of people [within the state]rdquo

Nearly 1725 freshmen had a high school grade point aver-age of 40 or above though and the average ACT score was 256

Regardless of the reason-ing both out-of-state students said they appreciate the overallexperience that the University has to offer

ldquoComing from Pennsylvania I really just wanted a new envi-ronment and a new challenge a place that was different than any I had experienced before and one where I could discover my future wholly for myselfrdquo McWilliams said

DEMOGRAPHICS FROM PAGE 1

Prestige grows with climb in population

Editor | Melissa Brownnewsdeskcwuaedu

Tuesday September 25 2012NEWSNEWS

OPINION

CULTURE

SPORTS

By Madison RobertsContributing Writer

The Honors College Assembly recently hosted tryouts for The University of Alabamarsquos first ever womenrsquos a cappella group and chose 12 non-music majors as found-ing members

Tryouts consisted of an opportunity for each woman to show off her voice in an individual audition and a chance to arrange her own music and sing with a group

Madison Butz a sophomore majoring in psychology said she had the idea to start the group for a while and finally found an outlet through the Honors College this year She was both pleased and surprised at the number of girls who showed up to try out

ldquoI was a c t u a l l y r e a l l y n e r v o u s b e c a u s e I thought n o b o d y w o u l d come but we ended up having 23 girls which was a lot more than I expectedrdquo Butz said ldquoWe split them into two groups and they had 20 minutes to pick a song and arrange their own music

ldquoIt literally blew me away I had no idea these girls would be so talented But we only took 11 because we wanted to have a group of 12 and I want to sing with the group I had to cut a lot of people which was really really hard for me because they were all greatrdquo

Caitlin Roberts a freshman majoring in history said she was nervous about the audi-tion at first but felt reassured afterward

ldquoThe tryouts were full of nerves for me but after the individual audition was over and I got feedback on my voice from people who didnrsquot know me [it] was really upliftingrdquo Roberts said ldquoIt really gave me an outlook on what the year will be like and it looks like it will be pretty darn spectacularrdquo

The organization is unlike any other choir on campus ndash it is the first a cappella group for females and none of its members have a major or minor in music

ldquoEverybody has different

academic interests but every-body finds a common ground through music which is real-ly specialrdquo Butz said ldquoThatrsquos something that music can do bring together all sorts of people who may focus their lives on different things but still have this passion for singing Thatrsquos really special to me that they came out and are willing to do this even though itrsquos not their primary field of studyrdquo

This year the group is only accepting students from the Honors College but in the future they hope to open the group to the general popula-tion

ldquoEventually I donrsquot think it will be affiliated with the Honors College at all but they are a really good stepping off

point to help us get goingrdquo Butz said ldquoIf this k e e p s going and snowball-ing like it has I donrsquot want to restrict it to only a l l o w i n g girls who are in the H o n o r s College to be in it I think we could do a

lot by having it become a gen-eral campus thingrdquo

Olivia Hodge a sopho-more majoring in journalism works as the communications director for the group and said she is excited to see what the group will do this year

ldquoI canrsquot wait to see what songs they performrdquo Hodge said ldquoThe group is so talent-ed and we have a lot of great song ideas alreadyrdquo

The group is still trying to figure out what activities they will do throughout the year Butz said They will probably perform at Express Night the Honors College-organized open mic event at Starbucks in the Ferguson Center and hope to put on their own con-cert by the end of the year

ldquoItrsquos hard because itrsquos not a real class itrsquos a new thing it doesnrsquot have a reputation as being something people really want to be involved inrdquo she said ldquoI want it to be a group of girls who really enjoy being with each other who enjoy producing good music and who enjoy singing I donrsquot want it to be too much pressure I want it to be fun for everyonerdquo

Female a cappella choir fi nds singers

DegreeWorks helping many achieve 4-year fi nish

ldquo Everybody has different academic interests but everybody fi nds a common

ground through music which is really special Thatrsquos something that music can do Bring together all sorts of people who may focus their lives on different things but still have this passion for

singing Thatrsquos really special to me that they came out and are willing to do this even though itrsquos not their primary fi eld

of study

mdash Madison Butz

By Adam MillsStaff Reporter

It is too early to gauge the effectiveness of The University of Alabamarsquos graduation cam-paign Finish in Four a UA offi-cial said but data shows that UA students are graduating on-time above the national average

ldquoSince the Finish in Four campaign started in 2011 there hasnrsquot been sufficient time to see changes in the gradua-tion ratesrdquo said Judy Bonner Executive Vice President and Provost of the University

According to ldquoCollege Completionrdquo a website spon-sored by the Chronicle of Higher Education The University of Alabama has a four-year gradu-ation rate of 379 percent com-pared to the national average of 313 percent for four-year public universities The Universityrsquos six-year graduation rate is 637 percent over twelve points high-er than the national average

Finish in Four a campaign designed to encourage four-year graduation kicked off in 2011 It utilizes DegreeWorks

to help students monitor their credit hours and plan semester course loads

DegreeWorks offers many tools to help students navigate course selection and under-stand course requirements Bonner said

ldquoIf students fully utilized the tools available in DegreeWorks the time students spend with academic advisors could be used for career planning rather than course schedulingrdquo she said

ldquoDegreeWorks is a great software and enhances the advising process but it doesnrsquot replace advisingrdquo said Rebekah Welch director of the Office of Nursing Student Services ldquoDegreeWorks had made it easi-er to help students with life-type advising Advising is more than just course selectionrdquo

With less time needed for course selection Welch said she can now devote more attention to advising students on careers

One common hindrance she finds to on-time gradu-ation though is students having to work

ldquoSo many students have to work todayrdquo she said ldquoA stu-dent that has to work 20 to 30 hours per week is not going to be able to take 16 to 17 hours per semesterrdquo

A minimum of 15 hours per semester is required to gain 120 hours in only eight semesters Bonner said

Aaron Shaw a senior major-ing in psychology and biol-ogy came to the University with 35 credits after taking Advanced Placement courses in high school

ldquoI came to [the University] as a sophomorerdquo he said ldquoI will be graduating with five years worth of creditrdquo

Shaw had credits in courses ranging from government and biology to English but said he could have graduated on time without AP credits

ldquoIt would be possiblerdquo he saidrdquo but it would take more planning I would have had to do it from the beginningrdquo

Corey Sherman a senior majoring in music education relied on summer online classes

to stay on target Although he is in his fourth year at the Cap st o n e his degree demands a s e m e st e r -long stu-dent teach-ing intern-ship after completion of course-w o r k wh i c h h e c a n n o t complete in four years

ldquoMany of my classmates enter with AP credits and easily graduate in four yearsrdquo S h e r m a n said ldquoIrsquove i g n o r e d the four year push to a large e x t e n t Irsquom plan-

ning on finishing in four and a half yearsrdquo

ldquoIf students fully utilized the tools avail-able in DegreeWorks the time students spend with academic advisors could be used for career planning rather than

course scheduling

mdash Judy Bonner

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Editor | SoRelle Wyckoffletterscwuaedu

Tuesday September 25 2012OPINIONSNEWS

OPINION

CULTURE

SPORTS

EDITORIAL BOARDWill Tucker Editor-in-Chief

Ashley Chaffin Managing EditorStephen Dethrage Production

EditorMackenzie Brown Visuals Editor

Tray Smith Online EditorAlex Clark Community ManagerAshanka Kumari Chief Copy

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GOT AN OPINIONSubmit a guest column (no more

than 800 words) or a letter to the editor to letterscwuaedu

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TWEET AT USTheCrimsonWhite

The Crimson White reserves the right to edit all guest columns and

letters to the editor

By Tarif HaqueStaff Columnist

I donrsquot know if I chose to be like this or if college made me like this I come home to a single room every evening and pull out a planner that neatly lays out the week to come It doesnrsquot feel right meticulously planning life like this Then again socializing doesnrsquot feel right either

Maybe this is what growing up is about Irsquove learned to live alone selling myself to introver-sion most nights I donrsquot party I donrsquot drink My friends tell me to get out more These are the same friends who regularly ask me ldquoSo what happened last nightrdquo

Irsquove become an introvert I donrsquot like crowds parties or football games I never know what to say People can never hear me The music hurts my ears Conversation is difficult The smell of sweat cigarettes and booze is nauseating It all

feels peculiar the social scene here

I like people Yet Irsquove never understood how to make long-lasting friends on campus It all moves too fast I have many acquaintances far fewer friends and even fewer close friends Itrsquos all rather depressing when I think about it Maybe Irsquom look-ing in all the wrong places

Sometimes Irsquoll see my old classmates from high school I say hello They smile Theyrsquove joined sororities and fraterni-ties mellowed out at Mallet found soulmates and discov-ered new ways to entertain themselves Irsquove mostly kept to myself It didnrsquot used to be like this ndash forcing myself to talk to people

Several days ago I was qui-etly studying in Gorgas when a friend from high school paused to greet me Last year he pledged a fraternity but I never saw him even though he lived in my building at the time It was

a lengthier conversation than I expected but I slowly exited from discourse as he enlight-ened me about why hazing was okay ldquoIt teaches respectrdquo

I didnrsquot bother with a reply He spoke of the rituals of pledge-ship with such matter-of-fact detail that I disconnected His fraternity was his life now It reaffirmed why I was the way I was There wasnrsquot much room to make friends when everyone appeared so absorbed in their own social circle The lines of the social structure had been drawn Am I allowed to step out of bounds

Irsquom told humans are innately social My life as a sophomore begs to differ I remember growing up thinking that in college Irsquod vanish and mate-rialize across campus carv-ing an extensive social niche as I lived on my own staying up until fragments of day-light lead me to bed It was independence at last

Itrsquos odd how my priorities have changed I no longer go out of my way to socialize Irsquove found solace in the meaningful relationships that have stood the test of time but even amidst my diminishing social life I find myself discovering that thing we call happiness

It sounds everything but natural but extricating myself from the culture here has grant-ed me freedom from everything I loathe about college the forced socialization the meticulous networking the you-only-live-once attitude that places ldquohav-ing a good timerdquo above every-thing else

Everyone tells me Irsquom missing out but I respectfully disagree Tossing myself into the masses feels out of character It will not change It will not get better But I will get better at it

Tarif Haque is a sophomore majoring in computer science His column runs on Tuesday

Therersquos nothing wrong with me A case for introversion on a socialite campus

By Lucy CheseldineStaff Columnist

I spent the weekend trailing in Sipsey with the Outdoor Recreation Center Hiking or what I called ldquotrailingrdquo back home ndash feeling the weight of simplic-ity on your back and placing all your trust in a single path In England there are beautiful moors and cas-tles to see yet we have no ldquowildernessrdquo The country is simply too small for you to wander off into the map of illustrated trees and melt completely off the radar

Over the years the idea of the American wilder-ness with its mysterious dark attraction has devel-oped into something of an ideal rather than just a place It began with nature itself animals looking for the best route through the forest would track their way through the dense woods Years later the Native Americans began to hunt and used these trails as their own way of navigation When the Puritans arrived they adopted this ldquowildernessrdquo for themselves appropri-ating stories of captivity under the Native Americans and using the very idea of running off into the forest and surviving the violence of the Natives in the harsh landscape as Christian propaganda They tested the elite members of their communities ldquothe electrdquo on their worth and connection to God by the measure of the outdoors and the people who lived so very inter-twined within it

As time has gone by Americans dreamers and searchers have long harbored this idea that some-how the wilderness can cleanse them and that reach-ing back to a primitive existence is more than just a test for the body ndash it is one for the soul

As we marched through the foliage we passed people on the road living out of the back of an orange van an old throw-back from the sixties still living by the campfire flames which licked the banks of the crystal creek We saw ex-military men camped high on a ridge and wondered how much their past was affecting their present They were talking in loud voices late into the night And then there was us a group of college kids a few of whom including me had forgotten tent poles not even having enough direction in our life yet to fully form a bed for the night without ropes and trees and the help of others

Of course there are those who arrived fully pre-pared backpacks full of cooking equipment and first-aid kits those who get a thrill out of their own ability to survive For them this landscape is a challenge a hobby and a test of their preparations and abilities But for others it is a symbol of the destination they are trying to find

So many people have lost themselves in the idea of the answers it might provide And in a way we are no different than the animals that first discovered it ndash reduced to a primitive way of living and surviving But the human consciousness and constant search for meaning have adopted the landscape into mind-scape and the wilderness becomes more than just a place to some It is an embodiment of what it means to look for an identity and prove your own self

Lucy Cheseldine is an English international exchange student studying English literature Her column runs on Tuesday

American wilderness one-of-a-kind vessel of self-discovery for many

The unintelligence of teaching intelligent design in stateBy Henry DownesStaff Columnist

According to a recent Gallup poll about 46 percent of Americans donrsquot believe in evo-lution Apparently the Alabama Department of Education isnrsquot quite sold on it yet either

Besides claiming that natural selection has not been ldquodirectly observedrdquo the State Board of Education encourages students to ldquowrestle with the unan-swered questions and unre-solved problems still faced by evolutionary theoryrdquo Alabama is the only state to include such an explicit disclaimer about evolution in its course of study

Alabama Department of Education spokesperson Mark Sibley told Fox News in 2011 that while the course of study didnrsquot address creationism directly it presents several ldquotheories of evolutionrdquo and ldquocreationism is one of those theoriesrdquo

Worse still recent guberna-torial candidate (and UA alum-nus) Bradley Byrne admitted to CBS News in 2010 that he ldquofought to ensure the teaching of cre-ationism in [Alabamarsquos] school text booksrdquo Byrne served on the Board of Education from 1994 to 2002

Despite a massively com-pelling body of scientific evi-dence in support of the ldquotheory of

evolutionrdquo itrsquos really not that surprising that so many Americans disregard common sense and are natural selec-tion disbelievers It is how-ever shocking that educators and politicians in this state are tolerant of such profound igno-rance and even promote this anti-intellectual thinking

If the wishy-washiness about evolution ndash one of the corner-stones of modern science ndash is reflective of the statersquos scien-tific curriculum in general itrsquos probably not an accident that Alabama ranked 47th out of 50 states in the 2011 Science and Engineering Readiness Index with a score of 160 ndash the national average was 282 and the leader was Massachusetts at 482

But Alabama isnrsquot alone in its logic-defying crusade against science It seems Alabamarsquos fundamental misrepresenta-tion of evolution is in fact symp-tomatic of a larger intellectual disconnect in the American edu-cational community Even highly-educated people just arenrsquot ready to let go of those creationist Bible stories causing the US to be alone as a developed nation in its evolutionary skepticism

Unfortunately it will be

impossible for the US to main-tain its position as a global intellectual leader if the popula-tion remains scientifically illit-erate on such basic concepts as natural selection

Every individual in this and every other American state maintains the constitutional right to believe whatever they want about religion so long as it doesnrsquot infringe on the rights of other citizens So if you would like to interpret the Bible literally and insist that God cre-ated Earth in seven days you are legally permitted to do so However it is the responsibility of the public schools to teach students the scientific facts not present them with tainted theo-logical ideology and let them ldquowrestlerdquo with the discrepan-cies themselves In the case of evolution science has already ldquowrestledrdquo with this problem and has made its decision

As Bill Nye ldquoThe Science Guyrdquo has said if grownups want to ldquodeny evolution and live in [a] world thatrsquos completely inconsistent with everything we observe in the universe

thatrsquos fine but donrsquot make your kids do it because we need themrdquo

Interestingly even the Catholic Church largely embraces evolution at this point Father George Coyne the Vaticanrsquos Chief Astronomer stated that ldquointelligent design isnrsquot science even though it pretends to be If you want to teach it in schools [it] should be taught when religion or cul-tural history is taught not sci-encerdquo

Irsquom with ldquoThe Science Guyrdquo and Father George on this one Freedom of religion yes but students should also have the right to not be indoctrinated with ignorance because of the views of a vocal minority of ldquoyoung earthrdquo creationists When it comes to the state cur-riculum it is dangerously unin-telligent to even hint at the legit-imacy of pseudo-sciences like ldquointelligent designrdquo

Henry Downes is a sophomore majoring in economics His col-umn runs on Tuesday

By Hannah WaidStaff Columnist

Upon my recent visit to Chicago for my cousinrsquos wed-ding I wasnrsquot too surprised to hear someone say ldquoRoll Tiderdquo from the back of the plane as it landed seeing as we had depart-ed from Birmingham

I chuckled quietly to myself as I thought of all the ways in which our battle cry ldquoRoll Tiderdquo is used as a comic response a way to express positive agreement in any situation We all remember the ESPN commercial of ldquoRoll Tidesrdquo reminding us that ldquoitrsquos not crazy itrsquos sportsrdquo

But it is not just sports itrsquos a way of life that extends beyond the University While the ldquoRoll Tiderdquo as the plane landed did not surprise me I was surprised

at how much response my cous-inrsquos Alabama T-shirt received as she walked down the streets of downtown Chicago

I was even more surprised to see an SEC game on ESPN in the lobby of our hotel room Was our hotel filled with a busi-ness group from the South that requested that particular foot-ball game be turned on Who knows

I had a conversation with a few soon-to-be family members from Chicago who told me that the only thing they knew about southern football was the movie ldquoThe Blind Siderdquo to which my aunt responded ldquoHoney that only scratches the surfacerdquo

They could only picture Sandra Bullockrsquos charming yet fake Southern accent and refus-al to wear the gaudy orange of

Tennessee not realizing that here in the South loyalty to a particular team is practically a birthright

Both of my parents gradu-ated from The University of Alabama so when I was young-er I would never use the orange and blue crayons on the same page and was taught that the words ldquoWar Eaglerdquo were curse words

In the South asking someone which team they affiliate with is almost as important as other necessary questions you ask when getting to know someone Where are you from What do you do for a living Or as some-one asked me in elementary school ldquoWho do you go forrdquo It becomes part of who you are part of your identity

At my cousinrsquos wedding it

wasnrsquot too difficult for everyone to figure out who the relatives from Alabama were Sure part of it may have been due to our southern drawls obsession with college football and ridiculous use of heavy winter coats in the windy Chicago weather

But it was more than that It was the fact that my new cous-in-in-law knew to come to us for that southern hospitality of some good fried okra and sweet tea on the back porch It was our friendliness and Southern charm

So itrsquos not crazy and itrsquos not just sports Itrsquos a culture a way of life recognizable even of the streets of downtown Chicago

Hannah Waid is a junior major-ing in English Her column runs biweekly on Tuesday

Roll Tide lsquoItrsquos not crazy and itrsquos not just sports Itrsquos a culture a way of lifersquo

ldquoAs time has gone by Ameri-cans dreamers and searchers have long harbored this idea that somehow the wilderness can cleanse them and that reaching back to a primitive existence is more than just a

test for the body ndash it is one for the soul

ldquoThere is no problem with individuals being allowed to stack scholarships as long as they meet the criteria of those scholarshipshellip Why should the University stop them from taking advantage of all the opportunities they are

givenrdquo

mdash Paul

ldquoScholarships for marketing majors are hard to come by because we donʼt need more American marketershellip We need - NEED -

more American engineers hellip Students wish-ing to acquire fi nancial assistance should

take the reality of the environment into con-sideration before choosing a fi eld of studyrdquo

mdash Josh

YOUR VIEW IN RESPONSE TOldquoUA STUDENTS

PROFIT FROM SCHOLARSHIP lsquoSTACKINGrsquordquo

By Ashley TrippContributing Writer

The Honors College Assembly will provide a free screening of Invisible Childrenrsquos 2009 film ldquoThe Rescuerdquo this Wednesday Sept 26 at 7 pm in Gordon Palmer 208

ldquoApwonjo an organization that focuses on issues pertain-ing to sub-Saharan Africa typi-cally hosts Invisible Children about twice a year and wersquove been extremely successful in the pastrdquo Secretary of Apwonjo Brian Kraus said ldquoIrsquom so excited to see the crowd turn uprdquo

ldquoThe Rescuerdquo is a half-hour film that documents the crisis involving the abduction of more than 30000 children as young as seven years old into the Lordrsquos Resistance Army by the war crim-inal Joseph Kony

According to the Invisible Children website Kony has been indicted by the International Criminal Court on 12 counts of crimes against humanity 21 counts

of war crimes and is accused of killing thousands and displacing up to two million people

Kony and his rebel militia alleg-edly force-feed captured children drugs and alcohol and brainwash them using intimidation manipu-lation and fear The boys are given weapons to fill the ranks of his army while the girls are forced to be sex slaves for his officers

ldquoThe intervening years since havenrsquot seen a complete end to the LRA but the army has been

pushed backwards and Invisible Children has funded initiatives across central Africa to keep vil-lages informed and protectedrdquo Kraus said ldquoIC also lobbies the US federal government to capture Kony and bring and end to this warrdquo

Laren Poole Jason Russell and Bobby Bailey founded Invisible Children eight years ago in hopes of creating a not-for-profit orga-nization aimed at spreading awareness about people living in regions of conflict that has spread from northern Uganda to three other countries in Central Africa The team first encountered the violence in Northern Uganda in 2003 when they met a boy named Jacob who feared for his life

In ldquoThe Rescuerdquo the three young filmmakersrsquo journey into this conflict calls specifically for the rescue of the captured chil-dren and the urgency for interna-tional awareness

ldquoI remember first hearing about Invisible Children in high schoolrdquo

Kelly Roy a sophomore majoring in communicative disorders ldquoItrsquos amazing how much media atten-tion for the cause has grown over the yearsrdquo

Kraus says the screening is a chance to get involved in a move-ment and see the end to a decade-long goal of stopping violence caused by the LRA

ldquoInvisible Children has been closing in on the end of this con-flict for years now and itrsquos all due to students like us pushing for changerdquo Kraus said ldquoPutting your time into a project this big and this near the end is reward-ing and the IC screenings show how much your effort can dordquo

There will be a follow-up speech by a Ugandan member of the Invisible Children team and ques-tion and answer session

Afterward the Invisible Children team will sell promo-tional items and answer ques-tions on how to get involved in helping the movement It is opento all students

HCA to screen Invisible Children movie NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS Tuesday September 25 2012 | Page 5

ldquoApwonjo an organization that focuses on issues pertaining to sub-Saharan

Africa typically hosts Invisible Children about twice a year and wersquove been

extremely successful in the past Irsquom so excited to see the crowd turn up

mdash Brian Kraus

Through the past four years and into the launch of the new program the Honors College has worked closely with orga-nizations like Sowing Seeds of Hope Perry County public schools and the Perry County Chamber of Commerce

John Martin executive director of the Chamber said the University Fellowsrsquo ldquomyriad of proj-ects have helped make the community a better placerdquo but Perry County also has much to offer students

ldquoI like to look at our partnership as a win-win situation These students have been and continue to be a tremendous helprdquo Martin said ldquoWe as a

community also have something for them that they can take with them in the future an opportu-nity to interact and learn and see what real life is all aboutrdquo

Willoughby said her experiences in Perry County have been crucial to her col-lege expe-rience and stressed the p r o g r a m rsquos e m p h a s i s on learning from and with Perry County resi-dents while helping rather than changing

ldquoI donrsquot think any of us should enter this pro-gram thinking that we have this duty to lsquochangersquo Perry County That type of mentality lends itself to

arrogance and inauthen-ticityrdquo she said ldquoI worried that we were encroach-ing on their territory and implementing our own ideas of success However my doubts were com-pletely erased with every

interaction I had with M a r i o n r e s i d e n t s Something we empha-size when p l a n n i n g p r o j e c t s is that we donrsquot want to impress our own vision and

interests at the expense of what the community actu-ally wantsrdquo

Students interested in volunteering may find more information on how to join 57 Miles on the Honors College website

HCA FROM PAGE 1

Programs helps everyone involved

Adams said that the company also drives those just looking for a quick fun ride

ldquoItrsquos a gift to the community and wersquove found that people really like the cabsrdquo he said

Jake Appelbaum a senior from Hoover Ala used EasyRider to get from his apart-ment to the Quad prior to Saturdayrsquos home game against Florida Atlantic University Appelbaum said that he did not experience any trouble getting around roadblocks

ldquoMy experience was great because I real-ly did not want to walk all the way to the Quad before the gamerdquo Appelbaum said ldquoIran in to a driver on the corner of Campus and Riverside Drive and got to bypass the crowd while sitting in the back of a bike cabrdquo

Despite the popularity and success of EasyRider the company has hit some lit-eral road-blocks while e s c o r t i n g clients to the stadium The U n i v e r s i t y of Alabama closes down streets sur-rounding the stadium to traffic at 5 pm on Friday nights before home games Starting three hours prior to kick-off pri-mary roads such as University Blvd and Bryant Drive are closed to through trafficAdams said that his drivers often arenrsquot allowed through the roadblocks even though they are on bikes

ldquoThe University is working with us and allowing us to pass some roadblocks but itis still a big problem for us because we are restricted from access to places we need toberdquo Adams said ldquoI recently heard from the UA grounds crew and they said they would let us through every roadblock except for the ones right around the stadiumrdquo

Gina Johnson the Associate Vice-President of Auxiliary Services said that EasyRider Pedicabs are treated just like motorized taxis on Gamedays allowing them access to only certain roads

ldquoOn Gameday taxis including pedi-cabs are able to operate on campus in areas where the roads are 35 mph or lessrdquoJohnson said ldquoLicensing for these servic-es is through the City of Tuscaloosa The Tuscaloosa Police Department is in charge of taxi services and this falls under that category of servicesrdquo

BIKE TAXI FROM PAGE 1

Area nearest stadium off-limits for taxis during games

ldquoItrsquos a gift to the community and wersquove found that people

really like the cabs

mdash Hunter Adams

Students on the scene said the whole building was evacuated

Tacoma Morrissey a graduate student studying geology said she was evacuated from the SUPe Store with a crowd of others and said there was a sig-nificant amount of smoke in the area

Sam Gerard a sophomore major-ing in history and political science was serving office hours in his role as a sena-tor from the College of Arts and Sciences when the alarm went off

ldquoWe heard the alarm go off and sat around in the building wait-ing to hear lsquoThis is only a drillrsquordquo Gerard said ldquoWhen I realized it

wasnrsquot I grabbed my sunglasses and cell phone and ran outsiderdquo

Gerard said he joined a group of people outside the second floor Starbucks but was moved by an employee of the Ferguson Center

ldquoAt first I thought the smoke was coming from Student Affairs but it was just the way the wind

was blowingrdquo Gerard said

Just before 6 pm Monday Knox-Hall said early indica-tions fromBama Dining suggested that Fresh Foods which gener-ally opens for

breakfast at 7 am would not serve the meal Tuesday morn-ing as the scene was cleaned up Knox-Hall said students could find breakfast at Lakeside Diner on Tuesday instead and did not say whether or not lunch would be served in Fresh Foods Tuesday

FIRE FROM PAGE 1

No one hurt in fi re that triggered alarm

ldquoWe heard the alarm go off and sat around in the build-ing waiting to hear lsquoThis is

only a drillrsquo

mdash Sam Gerard

ldquoWe as a community also have something for them

that they can take with them in the future an opportunity to interact and learn and see

what real life is all about

mdash John Martin

Editor | Lauren Fergusonculturecwuaedu

Tuesday September 25 2012CULTURENEWS

OPINION

CULTURE

SPORTS

By Abbey CrainStaff Reporter

Lift tone burn With a workout that claims to be the ldquofastest most effective way to change your bodyrdquo Pure Barre has become increasingly popular among women all over America who are coveting the long lean ballerina figure Pure Barre is a one-hour class that targets individual muscle groups through small iso-metric movements on a ballet barre all set to music

I decided to give this work-out craze a chance by attend-ing classes three to four times a week for three weeks I secret-ly wanted to prove their slogan wrong My nose was already turned up like I do when it comes to most other trendy workouts that appeal to celeb-rities and socialites

Upon entering the Tuscaloosa Pure Barre studio for the first time the boutique-like atmosphere was among the first things I noticed The front half of the building is flooded with merchandise - from Pure Barre brand athletic clothes to Lily and Laura beaded brace-lets and Emi-Jay hair ties They definitely have the Tuscaloosa

female demographic down pat The next thing I noticed was the dancer-esque workout ensem-bles sported by the instructors as well as the majority of the women in my class

I was surrounded by beau-tiful already toned balleri-nas By now my intimidation level had increased to an all-time high My running shorts were a no-go and crew socks were borderline sinful Be sure to purchase sticky socks for your first class and wear long leggings (capri length is also appropriate)

The class moved quickly from warm-up to light weights to stretching legs glutes abs and then more stretching which kept things interest-ing and left no time for me to complain about my leg cramps The pump-up music played throughout the class also helped keep me going when the going got tough aka thighs The instructors encouraged all participants to hold positions until muscles were shaking and fatigued - needless to say I was shaking and ready to fall over pretty quickly into each movement set

As I was contorted and bent into awkward positions that

somehow managed to target muscles I never knew existed I gained a sense of respect for these girls I had immediately judged for their glitzy athletic wear and perfect make-up

Immediately following my seemingly humiliating work-out I bolted for the door my legs like jello but was stopped by the friendly instructor who asked for my name and any questions I had regarding the Pure Barre techniques Throughout my three week experience I was impressed with the friendly staff eager to help and calm any newcom-errsquos anxiety This was one of the reasons I left ready to try again next time maybe a little less embarrassing and maybe even a little bit stronger

As the weeks progressed I definitely found the move-ments a little easier and found myself able to push myself a little harder The newly formed indentation in my tiny bicep is my trophy for my hard work and is my incentive to keep try-ing and not just give it up like most of the workout trends I have tried

I never did buy the right clothes I chose to stick to my guns and continue sporting my

lackluster gym clothes I think they still accepted me

Many college students may be turned off to Pure Barre classes because of the high price especially considering the fully-equipped Rec Center on campus Noting the college

budget Pure Barre has cut monthly rates from $255 to $125 a month for students

I encourage students to give the Pure Barre technique a try At the end of the three weeks the wall I had created between myself and the beautifully

toned Barre girls had tumbled down I found myself eager to work harder in classes and might have made a friend or two in the process

Pure Barre is located at 1520 McFarland Blvd next to Bow Regards

Trendy Pure Barre workout surprisingly effective

By Kendal Beahm

Fall semester is in full swing and time for many students is limited So when yoursquore low on time but craving food thatrsquos bet-ter than average here are some easy recipes that all take less than 20 minutes to make

In the mood for seafood but not feeling a pricey dinner at Chuckrsquos Fish Shrimp is a great seafood ingredient capable of spicing up any meal A great alternative to laborious reci-pes is one I found titled ldquobest unsteamed shrimprdquo from all-recipescom

For this recipe you will need one-fourth cup of butter one pound of shrimp (peeled and deveined) two tablespoons of Old Bay Seasoning (or any other type of creoleseafood spice) and one tablespoon of lemon juice The best part of

this recipe is that in 20 minutes and with a microwave you can have delicious shrimp at your apartment or dorm

To start place the butter in a microwave-safe bowl and then microwave for 15 to 30 seconds until the butter is melted Next stir in the Old Bay seasoning and lemon juice into the butter mixture Then put the shrimp on a microwave safe plate that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray and pour the butter mixture over the shrimp Cook the shrimp in the microwave for six minutes rotating the shrimp every two minutes (you want to end up with pink shrimp) Let cool and enjoy with cocktail sauce

A great alternative for Dominorsquos is ldquodorm room chick-en parmesanrdquo This recipe only requires three ingredients and very little time You need to

purchase four frozen breaded chicken patties one cup of yourfavorite pasta sauce (foodcom recommends fire-roasted toma-to and garlic) and one cup of shredded cheese (mozzarella asiago parmesan or an Italianblend work best)

Cook your chicken as the packaging suggests stop-ping just short of fully cooked which is a little over a minute In a separate bowl microwaveyour spaghetti sauce until hot Place chicken patties on a plate and cover them with the heatedspaghetti sauce sprinkling the cheese on top Finish the meal by microwaving the plate until the cheese has melted and thechicken is fully cooked

With just 20 minutes and some basic cooking uten-sils these recipes allow you to keep studying and enjoy delicious dinners

COLUMN | FOOD

These quick easy recipes offer full fl avor in less time

By Tricia Vaughan

The latest gluten-free diet craze intended for individu-als diagnosed with Celiac dis-ease and gluten allergies is receiving praise for its weight loss and health benefits from celebrities and everyday Americans

Gluten-free products have received so much recogni-tion from the media and celebrities that their annu-al sales are anticipated to reach $26 billion this year Manufacturers are begin-

ning to produce more glu-ten-free products so that in 2015 marketing research firm Packaged Facts reports the hot commodity will sell a whopping $5 billion

Gluten is a type of protein found in wheat and most grains such as barley and rye Doctors typically only recommend a gluten-free diet for those with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitiv-ity -- individuals without the disease that suffer from bowel pain or discomfort caused by the protein

Yet many people without the allergy are adopting a glu-ten-free lifestyle chiefly for the weight loss results Those with an actual allergy how-ever do so for a completely different reason Lee Stowers a senior at The University of Alabama studying exercise science and pre-physical ther-apy was diagnosed five years ago with a gluten allergy

ldquoEveryone always asks me lsquohow do you not eat bread I would diersquo My answer always is when something makes you that sick you donrsquot miss itrdquo

Stowers said ldquoIt has affected my lifestyle in a lot more posi-tive ways than negativerdquo

Singer and actress Miley Cyrus has become the unoffi-cial spokeswoman for the glu-ten-free diet Aside from her recent interviews discuss-ing her new lifestyle Liam Hemsworthrsquos bride-to-be is tweeting non-stop pictures showing off her new slender physique

ldquoFor everyone calling me anorexic I have a gluten and lactose allergyrdquo Cyrus tweet-ed on April 9 in defense of her drastic weight loss she cred-its to a gluten-free lifestyle

The starlet is simply one of many who have made the change claiming to physical-ly feel better

Kristy Sillay a graduate stu-dent at the University work-ing for her masterrsquos degree in health science had to have three shots a week for her allergies and sinus problems After reading that a gluten-free diet could help alleviate her symptoms Sillay decided to give it a try

ldquoI have noticed a significant difference when cutting glu-ten out of my diet I feel better and not so fatiguedrdquo Sillay now gluten-free for three

months said ldquoMy allergy and sinus symptoms are almost nonexistentrdquo

Although Cyrus and sever-al other celebrities can attest to the slenderizing effects of a gluten-free diet little experi-mental evidence proves that cutting out all gluten can shrink a waistline A study in 2010 examining the benefits of a gluten-free diet found 22 of the 81 obese participants diagnosed with Celiac dis-ease gained weight over the course of 28 years Rather than going gluten-free to drop a few pounds give it a try for the long-term benefits

COLUMN | HEALTH

Gluten-free diet becoming well-known for possible benefi ts to long-term health weight loss

CW | Shannon AuvilPure Barre located on McFarland Boulevard offers student discounts The Rec on campus also began offering Pure Barre classes this semester

By Abbey Crain

I have never been a fan of the Nike Tempos and extra-large T-shirt uniform sported by the majority of female stu-dents here at the University I cannot wrap my head around why everyone would want to look the same comfort aside I think comfort can easily be achieved without swapping style for an ill-fitting T-shirt and neon tennis shoes With that said I also understand the majority of the ladies reading this column may not care what I think is appropri-ate day-wear

I decided to take look at

outside sources international students with no previously conceived biased to see their first reactions to UA women and their normal class outfits

Lucy Cheseldine a 20-year-old American Literature major from Leeds England asked the first day she got to Tuscaloosa if everyone was going to the gym after seeing the superfluous amounts of athletic clothingaround campus

ldquoItrsquos very different from British fashion People donrsquot seem to care about what they wearrdquo Cheseldine said ldquoEveryone wears sportswear for day-wear and people all

dress very similarlyrdquo A popular argument for

sporting athletic gear to class is that some students do not care This seems contra-dictory when the sports-wear is paired with expensive n a m e - b r a n d tennis shoes creaseless hair ties Michael Kors watches and David Yurman jewelry

Marta DellrsquoAdami a 21-year-old philosophy major from Vernona Italy chalks

the relaxed clothing choices up to the equally relaxed cam-pus atmosphere

ldquoWe are more formal when we go to schoolrdquo DellrsquoAdami said ldquoHere it is total-ly informal Itrsquos like yoursquore at homerdquo

Granted a homey school atmosphere is something to be

praised but we as students should take pride in our aca-demically sound national c h a m p i o n s h i p - w i n n i n g University by dressing like

we care Aylin Wispeler a 23-year-

old business major from Germany refuses to sport her suitcase full of trendy dresses and colored jeans fearing a harsh gaze from the afore-mentioned sportswear-clad students

ldquoThe first day I had the impression that I would be the only one in proper clothes not wearing gym pantsrdquo Wispeler said ldquoI see some girls who are really nicely dressed but most are in sports clothes I do not really see a lot of fashion here on campusrdquo

I love my school and I love the fellow students that

accompany me to class but I do not like the fashion rut we have dug ourselves into Take this as a call to action a rally-ing of the troops I know you fellow fashionistas have it in you to work the creative out-fits seen on the Strip at night and in Bryant-Denny on game weekends

The South is known for our beautiful women and classy charm both of which are lacking here on campus when it comes to daytime outfits Ladies you are better than the frumpy silhouette of a T-shirt three sizes too big and shorts with built-in under-wear

COLUMN | FASHION

International students explain 1st impressions of typical Alabama day-wear

ldquoI see some girls who are re-ally nicely dressed but most are in sports clothes I do not

really see a lot of fashion here on campus

mdash Aylin Wispeler

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Editor | Marquavius BurnettcrimsonwhitesportsgmailcomTuesday September 25 2012SPORTS

OPINION

CULTURE

SPORTS

By Aldo AmatoStaff Reporter

The integral piece to getting the Crimson Tide menrsquos tennis program back on track arrived this summer from the sunny shores of Southern California

George Husack who helped guide the University of Southern California Trojans to four national titles as an assistant coach was named head coach for the Crimson Tide in June

Husack a native of San Mateo California said he wasnrsquot intro-duced to the game of tennis until later in his life But ever since his sophomore year of high school he has been devoted to life on the

tennis courtldquoI guess I was more of a late

starterrdquo he said ldquoI played all sports growing up and so my interest in tennis got me involved in itrdquo

After walking on at San Diego State University as an under-graduate Husack helped guide the Aztecs to national promi-nence as team captain But upon

the completion of his degree Husack took a brief break from tennis

ldquoI ended up taking a job in financerdquo he said ldquoI wanted to go play a little bit more but I wanted to get a job and so I worked in finance for about two yearsrdquo

But it wasnrsquot long before he rediscovered his passion for tennis Husack started to get

involved again while in graduate school at The University of San Francisco

ldquoI started training with a friend who was playing in low-level events and toursrdquo he said ldquoFrom there it got me back into playing again so I started playing in minor league tour-naments satellite tours and futures tournamentsrdquo

For a while Husack played professionally in tournaments across North America Europe and Asia But he said while working out with a good friend at Santa Clara University his passion for tennis took a differ-ent direction

ldquoWhen I decided I didnrsquot want

to play tennis professionally any-more I decided I wanted to get into coachingrdquo he said ldquoFrom there on I ended up assisting my friend at Santa Clarardquo

Husack spent seven years as an assistant coach and five years as the head coach of the Broncos before taking position as an associate head coach at The University of Illinois and then moving on to USC

What Husack said he hopes to bring to The University of Alabama menrsquos tennis program is a sense of discipline that in the long run translates into a national title

ldquoI am bringing structure and vision to the programrdquo he

said ldquoFrom my experience so far myself and coach [Ryler] DeHeart are holding guys accountable We have a job and our job is to be successful coach-es and set goals for our players and makes sure they are the best players they can berdquo

Husack said he is not look-ing too far ahead into the future but hopes to one day bring the Crimson Tide menrsquos tennis pro-gram to national prominence

ldquoIrsquom focusing just on right nowrdquo he said ldquoHere I want to be a championship contender for a national title and a conference title How long that is going to take Irsquom not too sure but I like what I seerdquo

Husack brings professionalism to menrsquos programTENNIS

ldquoWe have a job and our job is to be successful coaches and set goals for our players and makes sure they are the best players they can be

mdash George Husack

By Marc TorrenceAssistant Sports Editor

For the last few weeks Alabama has faced pro-style offenses but this week it will see something different when the Ole Miss Rebels come to Tuscaloosa

The Rebels made the switch to a no-huddle spread offense this offseason under first-year head coach Hugh Freeze and have had relative success with it so far

Through four weeks of the season Ole Miss has aver-aged 368 points per game and have done it with tremendous balance averaging 2598 yards rushing and 2283 passing Last season the Rebels fin-ished 114th in total offensive yards per game but are up to 24th under Freeze

ldquoOle Miss is really a much much much improved

teamrdquo Alabama head coach Nick Saban said ldquoThe offen-sive numbers that theyrsquove been able to put up against everyone that theyrsquove played -- they have been very very impressiverdquo

Itrsquos the Rebelsrsquo up-tempo style that has captured the Crimson Tide coachrsquos atten-tion Rather than huddling after every play to get a new call in Freeze has his team rushing back to the line of scrimmage looking to the sidelines for the call and snap-ping the ball as quickly as pos-sible This creates confusion for the defense which has to make adjustments without much time to communicate

Saban compared it to Auburnrsquos offense under for-mer offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn

ldquoWe just basically lsquomuddle huddlersquordquo linebacker CJ

Mosley said ldquoWhere every-body kind of gets in their posi-tion so they wonrsquot be running all over the field once they get ready Itrsquos kind of hard to simulate that kind of thing in practice But the main thing wersquove got to do is just every-body look to the sideline at coach Itrsquos all about communicationrdquo

Conditioning will be the key as the Tide tries to keep its best players on the field but team depth will be equally important With Alabama winning big the last few weeks reserve players have gotten significant playing time at the end of games As players get tired

faster reserves are counted on to quickly substitute in and contribute right away

ldquo W e rsquo r e going to play against a team thatrsquos going to try to run 80 plays on offense Thatrsquos their goalrdquo Saban said ldquoMore players are going to have to con-tribute and the

players that play are going to have to be able to sustain their performance for a lon-ger period of timerdquo

Another feature of Ole Missrsquo offense is the read option where the quarter-back makes a split-second decision of whether to hand the ball off to the running back or keep it himself The

key is reading the defensive end opposite the quarter-back -- hence the name ldquoread optionrdquo If he crashes in to stop the run the quarterback keeps it But if he stays in place the running back gets the ball

Alabama saw a little bit of read option during its sea-son opener vs Michigan Wolverines quarterback Denard Robinson was held to just 27 yards on 10 car-ries and Vincent Smith led all Michigan rushers with 33 yards

ldquoAs a defense wersquove got to be ready for things like thatrdquo Mosley said ldquoWe worked on it during camp and actually did it during spring ball We kind of practice on other teams so when the time comes we have some film on what we need to do and what we need to improve onrdquo

Stopping the spread Ole Miss brings an up-tempo offenseFOOTBALL

ldquoThe offensive numbers that theyrsquove been able to put up against everyone that theyrsquove played they have

been very very impressive

mdash Nick Saban

CW | Shannon Auvil

Junior defensive back Dee Milliner prepares for a play by the Razorbacks The Alabama Crimson Tide shut out the Arkansas Razor-backs 52-0 on Sept 15 in Fayetteville Ark

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