Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 118, Issue 34 LIFESTYLES 7 7 First graders’ depictions of monsters get recreated by artists P l e a s e r e c y c le t h i s p a p e r • P l e a s e r e c y c l e th i s p a p e r • P.O. Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Newsroom: 348-6144 | Fax: 348-8036 | Advertising: 348-7845 | Classifieds: 348-7355 Letters, op-eds: [email protected] Press releases, announcements: [email protected] Briefs ........................ 2 Opinions ................... 4 Lifestyles.................... 7 WEATHER today INSIDE today’s paper Puzzles...................... 9 Classifieds ................. 9 Sports ..................... 10 Clear 81º/54º Tuesday 83º/54º Clear By Elizabeth Manning Contributing Writer Moundville Park is holding its annual Native American festival beginning today, with activities going on through Saturday. The park opens at 9 a.m. each morning and will close around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday and at 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The festival features many of its usual venues, all of which are educational and his- torically driven. According to Moundville’s website, different demonstrations, including bas- ket weaving, stone carving and pottery will be set up around the mounds. Different groups will perform Native American dances, and musical groups will play as well. “Injunuity, who won an Emmy for best new duo, will play at the festival,” Betsy Irwin, director of the festival, said. The group from Ada, Okla., mixes Native American flute sounds with other instru- ments. Musical performances by Jennifer Kreisberg and Pura Fé will also be held, among oth- ers. The dance troupes plan- ning to perform will include a demonstration of stomp danc- ing, Choctaw dance, and other Southeastern Native American dances. Besides music and history, Moundville has numerous other interesting attractions for festival-goers. Storytellers will be placed throughout the park, telling Native American tales. By the river, a fisherman will demonstrate the common ways of catching food during the time period. In the muse- um’s food court, as well as spo- radically around the park, visi- tors can experience true Native American cuisine. Foods such as shuck-roasted corn, buffalo burger and roasted turkey legs will be available. Attendees will have the chance to shop, too. Artists’ booths throughout the park will sell goods such as jewelry, leather products, shell carv- ings and reproduction knives and points. One craftsman’s group will demonstrate how to carve the stone tools and points and then sell the finished prod- uct. Moundville is the site of a homestead of prehistoric Southeastern Indians, who lived and operated under a chiefdom stratification system. Moundville kicks off fall festival today • What: Moundville Native American Festival • Where: Moundville Park • When: Today, Oct. 8 • Cost: $8 for students, $10 for adults IF YOU GO ... See FESTIVAL, page 2 See EXPANSION, page 6 CW contribut- ing writer Matt Mecoli spent the week resist- ing the urge to log onto Face- book or other social media websites. CW | Drew Hoover By Matt Mecoli Contributing Writer Most people don’t think of social media as an addiction. And in some ways, it’s not. It’s normally not as serious or as dangerous as most addictions, but they do share a lot of similarities. Now, some people will read these first few lines and go, “maybe that guy is addicted, but not me.” That’s fine. That’s what I thought at the beginning of last week, too. But not anymore. I don’t mean to say social media is something that I couldn’t give up. I just got through a week without it. But I found giving it up to be an extremely uncomfortable and difficult experience. The level to which social media perme- ated my life and how frequently I was using it didn’t become apparent until I gave it up. I decided to tally how many times I wanted to go on social media during the week. All in all, I stopped myself from signing onto Facebook, Twitter or Skype 127 times between Monday Sept. 26 and Monday Oct. 3. That’s an average of about 16 times a day. I couldn’t help but wonder if that num- ber was high. But as I talked with friends, teachers, strangers and whoever would give me a few minutes of their time, I began hearing some similar trends. Most people agreed that they check Facebook almost every time they sit down at a com- puter. For the majority, it’s the first thing they do. Many of the people I spoke with also said they find themselves checking Facebook or Twitter while waiting for a bus or walking to a class. We’ve begun to fill the in-between times in our lives with social media. What used to be a few quiet moments of thought or a chance to introduce yourself to the person sitting next to you has become the steady, silent patter of fingers on a keyboard. And social media is inherently tied to how I interact with my friends and family as well. On Sundays, I usually Skype with my family back home, and social media popped up everywhere with my friends. You have zero notifications Reporter gives up social media for a week, tracks his own web addiction “I don’t mean to say social media is something that I couldn’t give up. I just got through a week without it.” See SOCIAL MEDIA, page 3 ERIKA BARANEK NANCY HOGAN FERNANDA LIMA EMILY MCLAUGHLIN MARY TALLEY Announcing the 2011 Homecoming Court By Taylor Holland Assistant News Editor [email protected] In addition to approving resolutions to continue build- ing the North Bluff Residential Community and creating a digital media center inside The Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium, the Board of Trustees also approved the University’s plans to both renovate and expand Amerlia Gayle Gorgas Library and the Ferguson Center during their last meet- ing. “While there was no detailed presentation on the items, they are now approved as a stage one submittal,” said Kellee Reinhart, the vice chancellor for system relations for the University of Alabama System. “The next step will be for the UA campus to come back to the Board at a future meeting to request approval of an archi- tect.” The 50,000-square-foot expansion to Gorgas will dou- ble the current seating capac- ity of the library from 1,139 to 2,278, according to the Annual Consolidated Capital Projects and Facilities Report. Expansions planned for Ferg, Gorgas CW | Drew Hoover Alabama Chief Justice Chuck Malone speaks to UA College Repub- licans about his life and experiences. By Matt Mecoli and Rich Robinson The Crimson White Last night the Ferguson Center Forum was packed with members of the College Republicans eager to hear Alabama Chief Justice Chuck Malone speak about his campaign for election and his life experience. Malone was born and raised in Alabama and attended the University for undergradu- ate before receiving his law degree from Stamford University in 1981. Malone has spent all of his professional life in law. He practiced law for 20 years in Tuscaloosa before he ran for circuit court of Tuscaloosa County in 2000. He served two terms as the presiding judge for the circuit, which he describes as having “the same pay as a regular judge, but all the extra work.” Justice talks with College Republicans See JUSTICE, page 2
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 118, Issue 34
LIFESTYLES 77First graders’ depictions of monsters get recreated by artists
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cle this paper • Please recycle this paper•
P.O. Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Newsroom: 348-6144 | Fax: 348-8036 | Advertising: 348-7845 | Classifi eds: 348-7355
Letters, op-eds: [email protected] Press releases, announcements: [email protected]
Briefs ........................2
Opinions ...................4
Lifestyles ....................7
WEATHER todayINSIDE today’s paperPuzzles ......................9
Classifieds .................9
Sports ..................... 10
Clear81º/54º
Tuesday 83º/54ºClear
By Elizabeth ManningContributing Writer
Moundville Park is holding its annual Native American festival beginning today, with activities going on through Saturday. The park opens at 9 a.m. each morning and will close around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday and at 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The festival features many of its usual venues, all of which are educational and his-torically driven. According to Moundville’s website, different demonstrations, including bas-ket weaving, stone carving and pottery will be set up around the mounds. Different groups will perform Native American
dances, and musical groups will play as well. “Injunuity, who won an Emmy for best new duo, will play at the festival,” Betsy Irwin, director of the festival, said. The group from Ada,
Okla., mixes Native American flute sounds with other instru-ments. Musical performances by Jennifer Kreisberg and Pura Fé will also be held, among oth-ers. The dance troupes plan-ning to perform will include a demonstration of stomp danc-ing, Choctaw dance, and other Southeastern Native American dances. Besides music and history, Moundville has numerous other interesting attractions for festival-goers. Storytellers will be placed throughout the park, telling Native American tales. By the river, a fisherman will demonstrate the common ways of catching food during the time period. In the muse-um’s food court, as well as spo-radically around the park, visi-
tors can experience true NativeAmerican cuisine. Foods such as shuck-roasted corn, buffalo burger and roasted turkey legswill be available. Attendees will have the chance to shop, too. Artists’ booths throughout the park will sell goods such as jewelry, leather products, shell carv-ings and reproduction knives and points. One craftsman’s group will demonstrate how tocarve the stone tools and points and then sell the finished prod-uct. Moundville is the site of a homestead of prehistoric Southeastern Indians, who lived and operated under a chiefdom stratification system.
Moundville kicks off fall festival today
• What: Moundville Native American Festival
• Where: Moundville Park
• When: Today, Oct. 8
• Cost: $8 for students, $10 for adults
IF YOU GO ...
See FESTIVAL, page 2
See EXPANSION, page 6
CW contribut-ing writer Matt Mecoli spent the week resist-ing the urge to log onto Face-book or other social media websites.
CW | Drew Hoover
By Matt MecoliContributing Writer
Most people don’t think of social media as an addiction. And in some ways, it’s not. It’s normally not as serious or as dangerous as most addictions, but they do share a lot of similarities.
Now, some people will read these first few lines and go, “maybe that guy is addicted, but not me.” That’s fine. That’s what I thought at the beginning of last week, too.
But not anymore.I don’t mean to say social media is
something that I couldn’t give up. I just got through a week without it. But I found giving it up to be an extremely uncomfortable and difficult experience. The level to which social media perme-ated my life and how frequently I was
using it didn’t become apparent until I gave it up.
I decided to tally how many times I wanted to go on social media during the week. All in all, I stopped myself from signing onto Facebook, Twitter or Skype 127 times between Monday Sept. 26 and Monday Oct. 3. That’s an average of about 16 times a day.
I couldn’t help but wonder if that num-ber was high. But as I talked with friends, teachers, strangers and whoever would give me a few minutes of their time, I began hearing some similar trends. Most
people agreed that they check Facebook almost every time they sit down at a com-puter. For the majority, it’s the first thing they do.
Many of the people I spoke with also said they find themselves checking Facebook or Twitter while waiting for a bus or walking to a class. We’ve begun to fill the in-between times in our lives with social media. What used to be a few quiet moments of thought or a chance to introduce yourself to the person sitting next to you has become the steady, silent patter of fingers on a keyboard.
And social media is inherently tied to how I interact with my friends and family as well. On Sundays, I usually Skype with my family back home, and social media popped up everywhere with my friends.
You have zero notifi cationsReporter gives up social media for a week, tracks his own web addiction
“I don’t mean to say social media is something that I couldn’t give up.
I just got through a week without it.”
See SOCIAL MEDIA, page 3
ERIKA BARANEK NANCY HOGAN FERNANDA LIMA EMILY MCLAUGHLIN MARY TALLEY
Announcing the 2011 Homecoming Court
By Taylor HollandAssistant News Editor
In addition to approving resolutions to continue build-ing the North Bluff Residential Community and creating a digital media center inside The Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium, the Board of Trustees also approved the University’s plans to both renovate and expand Amerlia Gayle Gorgas Library and the Ferguson Center during their last meet-ing. “While there was no detailed presentation on the items, they
are now approved as a stage one submittal,” said Kellee Reinhart, the vice chancellor for system relations for the University of Alabama System. “The next step will be for the UA campus to come back to the Board at a future meeting to request approval of an archi-tect.” The 50,000-square-foot expansion to Gorgas will dou-ble the current seating capac-ity of the library from 1,139 to 2,278, according to the Annual Consolidated Capital Projects and Facilities Report.
Expansions planned for Ferg, Gorgas
CW | Drew HooverAlabama Chief Justice Chuck Malone speaks to UA College Repub-licans about his life and experiences.
By Matt Mecoliand Rich RobinsonThe Crimson White
Last night the Ferguson Center Forum was packed with members of the College Republicans eager to hear Alabama Chief Justice Chuck Malone speak about his campaign for election and his life experience.
Malone was born and raised in Alabama and attended the University for undergradu-ate before receiving his
law degree from Stamford University in 1981.
Malone has spent all of his professional life in law. He practiced law for 20 years in Tuscaloosa before he ran for circuit court of Tuscaloosa County in 2000.
He served two terms as the presiding judge for the circuit, which he describes as having “the same pay as a regular judge, but all the extra work.”
Justice talks withCollege Republicans
See JUSTICE, page 2
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The University of Alabama Homecoming Parade will begin at noon on Saturday, Oct. 8, prior to the Crimson Tide football game against Vanderbilt University at Bryant-Denny Stadium at 6 p.m. The UA Alumni Association will hold an Alumni Tailgate Party from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tickets for the lunch event must be pur-chased in advance, and they are available online at www.bamahomecoming.eventbrite.com.
THURSDAY
What: Homegrown Alabama Farmers MarketWhere: Canterbury Episcopal ChapelWhen: 3 to 6 p.m.
What: Dance Alabama! Fall ConcertWhere: Morgan AuditoriumWhen: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
What: Guest Recital featuring Susan Barber, bassoonWhere: Moody Music Build-ingWhen: 7:30 p.m.
TODAY
What: Healthy Indulgence Bake Sale
Where: Second Floor, Fergu-son Student Center
When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
What: Reading and Talk with author BJ Hollars: “Thirteen Loops”
Where: Second Floor, Hoole Library
When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
What: HCA Documentary Film Series Presents: “The Pipe”
Where: Ferguson Theater
When: 7 to 10 p.m.
Avanti applications now availableApplications for the 2012 Avanti Team are now available at www.orientation.ua.edu/avanti. The Avanti Team supports the recruitment objectives of the University through service with Bama Bound Orientation and other events throughout the aca-demic year. Applications are due Oct. 10. For more information call the Office of Orientation and Special Programs at (205) 348-3999 or email them at orienta-tion.ua.edu.
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Matt Mecoli gave up coail media for a week. Watch the video to see how Mecoli dealt without Twitter and Facebook.
FRIDAYWhat: Moundville Native American Festival, $8 Students, $10 Adults, Kids 5 and under Free
Where: Moundville Archaeo-logical Park
When: All Day
What: Supply Store Gradua-tion Celebration
Where: SUPe Store Lobbry, Ferguson Student Center
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
What: Dance Alabama! Fall Concert
Where: Morgan Auditorium
When: 5:30 p.m.
Anderson Society holds T-shirt sale for tornado victimsThe Anderson Society, a leadership hon-orary that recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the University of Alabama, is hosting its annual homecoming t-shirt sale through Oct. 11. T-shirts cost $10 and all pro-ceeds will benefit a Tuscaloosa school
that was damaged by the April 27 torna-does. Anderson Society members will be selling t-shirts in the Ferguson Center Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Cash, check, and Bama Cash are accepted.
The University of Alabama Aquatic Center Weight Room now features a series of videos available online that give some helpful hints on how to stay safe during your workout. The videos are available online at urec.ua.edu under the “Aquatics” tab. Each machine also features a QR code that can be scanned by a smart phone to play the video as well.
Aquatic Center weight room now features instructional videos
Throughout this week, The Health Hut will have flu vaccinations available for students around campus. Students can drop by at any time during their hours, fill out a short form and get vaccinated. Flu shots are $22 and FluMist is $33. Vaccinations will be charged to student accounts. The Health Hut will be at Gordon Palmer Hall, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday; The Quad across from Carmichael Hall, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday; Ferguson Plaza, noon to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and Woods Quad, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
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Scientists from seven countries will gather to discuss the possible existence of the fabled Yeti and the creature’s biology and habits, Russian officials in the central Siberian town Tashtagol told the german news agency dpa. Cryptozoological researchers from Russia, the United States and China will attend the meetings scheduled from Thursday to Saturday in Kemerovo province some 2,000 miles east of Moscow. The experts will present “surprising insights, and unique photographs and audio recordings” about the creature, a Kemerovo spokesman
said. Local game wardens have cited evidence allegedly obtained by a motion-triggered camera in a cave some 50 miles away from Tashtagol as possible proof of the existence of an unknown hominid in the area. Last year, the Kemerovo regional administration issued a “Yeti warning” and called on local residents to be on the lookout for a hairy bipedal creature which might come into the open looking for food because of forest fires burning in the area at the time. The most recent Yeti expedition in the Kemerovo region took place in September.
Scientist to gather in Russia to study Yeti
In this type of society, nobles achieved status by birth, and power passed through families. Historical demonstrations will be held during the festival in order to further educate people about the type of society that was in place at Moundville at its height. “The festival has been held annually since 1989, and I have coordinated it since 1992,” Irwin said. Students are invited to take part in the festivities, as the University is a sponsor of
the park. Rachel Mach, a freshman majoring in computer science, said she would be interested in going to Moundville for the first time. “I think a lot of times, we don’t choose to learn more about other cultures,” Mach said. “The fact that the University promotes this and supports Moundville is great.” The UA Anthropology Club supplies some of the volunteers for the festival; four students help the whole day each of the four days. Anthropology stu-dents at the University who are interested in archaeology also
have the option of doing field work for a semester at a time at Moundville. The students get hands-on experience in their avenue of study by taking part in archaeological digs on site. “This festival is a homecom-ing for many Native Americans who were removed from the Southeast,” Irwin said. “They come to socialize and because they want to teach people about their heritage.” Entrance fees are $8 for stu-dents (including UA students), and $10 for adults. For direc-tions to Moundville, visit the park’s official website, mound-ville.ua.edu.
FESTIVALContinued from page 1
During this time, he served as an adjunct professor at both the UA School of Law and Culverhouse School of Commerce and Business. Malone said it had been nine months since he was last here at the University teach-ing business law.
A lot can change in nine months, as Malone can attest to.
Last January, Malone was appointed chief of staff to Gov. Robert Bentley. He served in that position until August when he was appointed Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court follow-
ing the unexpected retirement of Sue Bell Cobb.
“Chuck Malone is a lifelong Republican,” Joe Mahoney, a member of the College Republicans and stu-dent director of Malone’s campaign said.
Other attendees had high praise for Malone as well.
“This man is a great man. I’ve known him for 25 years, and this is someone you can trust as your Chief Justice,” State Representative John Merrill, also in attendance last night, said. “This is the man I aspire to be.”
Malone encouraged students to con-sider going to law school, calling law “an honorable profession.”
He said he sees the purpose of the law as administering predictability, continuity, and stability to society. He said he feels this purpose is especial-ly important in establishing a posi-
tive business conducive to economic growth, which may be why he received the endorsement of the American Civil Justice Reform Committee, which represents a large collection of small business groups.
His chief agenda should he be elect-ed would be budgeting.
“There are a lot of good goals, but handling the budget comes first and foremost,” he said.
Terri Malone said of her husband, “He spends all day working at the judi-cial building and all night working on the campaign, but the job comes before the campaign. I’m extremely proud of him and the state of Alabama would be lucky to have him for six more years.”
JUSTICEContinued from page 1
“He spends all day working at the judicial building and all night working on the campaign, but the job comes before the campaign. I’m extremely proud of him and the state of Ala-
bama would be lucky to have him for six more years.”
— Terri Malone
The Crimson White NEWS Wednesday, October 5, 2011 3
By Caroline MurrayStaff Reporter
Between school, families and finances, student parents often have a lot on their plate. The Sitters for Service program helps relieve the financial burden of childcare by providing free, reli-able babysitters to student par-ents. Sitters for Service, an initia-tive of Student Affairs, matches qualified student volunteer baby-sitters with student parents in need of regular childcare. The students receive volunteer hours for their work, and the parents receive the childcare free of charge. Rosalind Moore, coordinator of Sitters for Service, said the program, which began in the fall
of 2010, has been a success with both students and parents. “We knew we who would find parents would love to receive
free babysitting,” Moore said. “What we did not know is that we would find undergraduate students who would love to give
of their time and energy freely in the interest of helping a fellow student.” Alexis Perry, a junior majoring in criminal justice and philoso-phy, has volunteered with the program since fall 2010. She said she understands the distraction a child can be. “I have a three-year-old sister, and I know what it is like to try to focus on school or work or any-thing while babysitting,” Perry said. “I can imagine what it is like for parents to have to focus on school, work or something as simple as date night while trying to find a reliable, afford-able sitter. I thought it would be amazing to help out parents for free while getting the chance to be a kid again while playing with kids.” Interested students must go
through an application and inter-view process, followed by train-ing in child CPR if chosen. Sitters are then placed with families through an event that follows the format of speed-dating. The event allows families to meet all the sitters and find the sitter who can best fit their needs. Miranda Goodwin, graduate student in social work and moth-er of a 2-year-old son, said the program has helped her balance time. “The program is a lifesaver for me,” she said. “I don’t get much study time in with a very active two-year-old running around the house. I have to fit in a few hours after he goes to sleep. The program allows me study time as well as an opportunity for my husband and I to have date night every once in a while.”
Kacey Capps, a senior major-ing in biology and sitter since September, said Sitters for Service is mutually beneficial. “The great thing about this program is that it puts people who never would have met ordinarily in contact with each other,” Capps said. “Sometime when you’re at school it would be nice to know a family who can help you out with something your parents would usually help you with if you were at home. Now, I feel like this organization has allowed me to make those connections and I have met some wonderful people in the process.” For more information on becoming a volunteer or receiv-ing babysitting services, visit the Graduate Parent Support web-site at gps.ua.edu and look under the Resources & Research tab.
Sitters for Service offers free babysitting to student parents
Submitted PhotoUA students volunteer to babysit for other students with children through the Sitters for Service program.
SOCIAL MEDIAContinued from page 1
I told all of my friends that I couldn’t get on social media for a week, and I asked all of them not to tell me or show me anything that they had heard or seen on any kind of social media. They were extremely helpful in that regard, but social media still crept into our day-to-day conversation.
For example, a few friends and I got together to watch Saturday’s game vs. Florida, and after the game, one of my friends took out his laptop and began surfing on Facebook. A minute later he stumbled upon something funny and began showing the other people in the room, but I couldn’t look. It was a strange sense of alien-ation.
Even my videographer, as I was filming the (witty, clever and hysterical) video which documents my journey through the week (that you should go watch), said, “Hey I’ll message you and let you know…how…it turns out;” his voice dying out as he realized I wouldn’t be able to get his mes-sage.
And it’s becoming more dif-ficult to find someone without a Facebook.
Jacqueline Morgan, direc-
tor of the University Honors Program and the University Fellows Experience at the Honors College, said she doesn’t have a Facebook right now, but is considering getting one in the near future. Her rea-soning may surprise some.
“I want to get a Facebook to keep in touch with students that have already graduated,” she said, “but I don’t want to use it to reconnect with people from the third grade. Our lives are already filled with so many meaningful relationships.”
Social media’s serious side
And while it’s true that social media has its casual side, it has a more serious side as well. On Twitter, I’m sub-scribed to both the New York Times and BBC. Normally, when something newsworthy happens in the country or in the world, I know about it shortly thereafter.
So I found it shocking when my friends began talking about the Wall Street riots in New York City. I had no idea what they were talking about, and I came to the realization that I’d come to depend on social media: for my news, for my networking, for many of the little tasks that con-
tribute to managing my life. I was missing out, I thought to myself.
But as I neared the end of the week, I noticed something else. The people who were still on social media were missing things too.
Walking around campus without my head buried in my phone, I noticed couples sit-ting under trees and friends playing Frisbee on the Quad and people biking their heart out to get to a class 10 minutes away in two minutes. I never would have noticed these things normally. And each thing I saw sparked memories and thoughts and questions.
I decided to go for a walk on Sunday. Eventually my walk led me to a bench overlooking the lake on the corner of Marr’s Spring Road and Campus Drive West. It was a beauti-
ful day — sunny, warm, quiet. And as I sat there, I reflected on my week by my first month and a half of school.
I remembered a girl a few weeks back who had been on her phone as I was riding my bike to class. She walked directly in front of me and I had to swerve to avoid hitting her, destroying my front tire in the process. She never even realized she had almost gotten hit.
And to me, that raised the question: Are we really more connected because of social media?
It would be disingenuous to pretend I can answer that question definitively. But I do know that from now on, I’m going to put my phone away at the bus stop, and I’m going to make time to sit on a bench overlooking a lake.
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By Mikee Mosley
It seems to be a daily occurrence: me either hearing or reading about SGA. SGA did this, SGA didn’t do that. Now, I don’t know all the ends and outs of SGA, but let me just ask a quick question: who cares? Seriously. SGA stands for Student Government Association, yet some people are treating it like it’s the federal government. So an SGA president resigned for the first time in 60 years, so what? So they won’t release informa-tion related to his resignation. So what? I could literally not care less about it. Why are we spending so much time worrying about stu-pid, useless information when we
would be much better off putting our attention into things that mat-ter, like, I don’t know, bettering our university? We go to an amazing institute of higher learning which could be made to be so much more with our help, yet we worry about something
called “the Machine.” What the hell is the “the Machine” anyway? Is Albert Pujols parading around campus forcing students to sup-port some candidate running for another useless position? Are Panhellenic organizations hiring the Terminator to get one of their
“brothers” or “sisters” elected? Do those in fraternities refer to those sororities as “cousins”? I don’t know, nor do I care to know, the answers to these ques-tions. I, personally, am not going to waste my time and thoughts on any more of this SGA nonsense.
Let’s stop wasting our time and focus on what matters: making the University of Alabama the best uni-versity in the world. Roll Tide.
Mikee Mosley is a sophomore majoring in secondary education.
By Brad Tipper
What do a fast food restaurant CEO, a flip-flopping Mormon, an unrealistic libertarian (but I guess that’s an oxymoron, right?), and a carbon copy of Sarah Palin, save the ridiculous accent, have in com-mon? They all are far away from being actu-al contend-ers in the 2012 presi-d e n t i a l election. W h a t does this m e a n ? The GOP, despite its clear disagreement with every one of President Obama’s policies since he has come into office, will most likely, in the end, have to swallow the all-too-bitter pill of losing to him once again. Now, before you stop reading this article for fear that this will just become another left-wing, liberal rant about how Obama is still the best thing to happen to America, just hear me out first. I am not saying Obama has done a single thing in his presidency to prove he deserves to lead our country for another four years. I am saying the complete opposite. But, in the end, because of the Republican Party’s inability to come up with a candidate who is actually capable of articulating a vision for the future of America and is seemingly competent to a
majority of the American people, it seems we will still be calling Barack Obama “Mr. President” after 2012. After what many people saw as a bad second term by President Bush (an idea that might be dis-puted by those same people now), the Democrats were able to step up and find a candidate that at least seemed qualified and ready to lead our country in the toughest of times. So, why can’t the same poli-ticians who have spent everyday since Obama’s first day of presi-dency shooting holes in his poli-cies and allowing partisan antics to get in the way of pursuing a better future for America find a candidate that will bring us from our financial ashes and unite the American peo-ple under common social terms? The answer is, sadly enough, this candidate does not currently exist. But wait, is there a light at the end of the tunnel? Has the GOP actually found a candidate that cannot only win the presidency back for the Republicans, but make our country one that can hold our own as the world pushes forward towards a new generation? The answer is yes. The GOP may have such a candidate in Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey. No, despite common belief, The Situation is not the governor of New Jersey – just, unfortunately, their most relevant resident in
today’s American culture. But Governor Christie is not ready to grab these reigns yet. He’s openly announced that he doesn’t want to be president right now. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be led by a president who, barely a year before election time, is quoted as saying that he is not “ready” to hold that office. So, watch out Democrats, and please don’t mess this up, Republicans. Christie is what we need. He doesn’t care about party lines or what decisions might lead to him losing votes in the next election. He cares about doing what is needed for the betterment of the people he is leading. I certainly do hope that four years from now, we will speaking of the American people as the ones he will soon be leading. In the meantime, since it has become much too obvious, much too fast, that the Republican can-didates barely stand a chance, I’m afraid I’d put my money on another four years under an Obama admin-istration. But hey, at least he’s not from Alaska, right?
Brad Tipper is a sophomore major-ing in political science and eco-nomics. His column runs biweekly on Wednesdays.
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By Wesley Vaughn@WesleyVaughn
Capstonians, we all know how block seating works so well at home football games. The tradi-tion of reserving seats for student groups with the necessary financial and influential means hasbeen a great, if not the greatest, tradition at our University. The reason we need block seating is because of how difficult it is for large groups of friends to sit together in Bryant-Denny – not all of us can arrive early and have the wherewithal to use shakers to save seats. The same holds true for the Ferguson Center at noon. Hordes of students apparate from all over to purchase overpriced wares from the campus monopolies in the food court. With somany students, it becomes hard to find a seat, andtherein lies the problem. Why would I want to sit with a fellow student whom I don’t know? I under-stand that I could meet new people, which could lead to a more unified and accepting campus, and blah, blah, blah. I get it. But I would much rather sit and eat with my like-minded friends. Thus – drumroll please – I propose that we implement block seating in the Ferg at lunchtime. We don’t even need to include it in the SGA Code of Laws, since football block seating existed foreverwithout being mentioned once in any governing document. We could even use the same neutral, trustworthy committee to grade applicants and devise a seating chart. The only major difference with Ferg block seat-ing would be that groups of four would apply due to table and chair restrictions – no more doubling up tables, you friendly fiends. As with football block seating, applicants would be graded based solely on their GPA, philanthropic activities, campus involvements, their ties with the committee mem-bers and how much influence their relatives hold over the administration. Perfect, right? The groups that score the highest would be placed in the west dining room, the “front row” ofthe Ferg. Those with the lowest grades would be placed in the east dining room, nearest the window, where absolutely no one will see them. Instead of arriving at the Ferg 15 minutes before lunch kickoff, groups with reserved seating could arrive late with the comfort of knowing that their seats would be waiting for them.
Some of you may be thinking that the current free-for-all system is much more fair. Are you a communist? This is America, for Uncle Sam’s sake. We have the right to buy what may be considered public property and turn it into large, exclusive fixtures of private property. Don’t make Atlas shrug, or what-ever Ayn Rand was trying to say. This incentive system will push students to work hard so that they avoid contact with other students. Of course, there may be a majority of students, say 70 percent, who choose not to apply for this privi-lege and complain about it on the grounds that it divides campus and other nonsense. We will just have to educate them about tradition. It is high time we solve the high-noon problem in the Ferg. We need to implement the infallible system of block seating in the dining rooms in order to facilitate students sitting with their close peers.
Wesley Vaughn is a senior majoring in public rela-tions and political science. His column runs on Wednesdays.
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Four more years? There’s no other choice
This incentive system will push students to work hard so that they avoid contact with other stu-dents.
I am not saying Obama has done a single thing in his presidency to prove he deserves to lead our country for another four years. I am saying the complete opposite.
The administration and the UA system hide behind a veil of silence on every issue affecting students or the public (tuition/fee increases and policy changes being just two examples).
I don’t know, nor do I care to know, the answers to these ques-tions. I, personally, am not going to waste my time and thoughts on any more of this SGA nonsense.
By Lane Morrison
In Tuesday’s edition of The Crimson White, the Office of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) published a booklet intro-ducing the “Bama Goes Blue” program. The booklet highlight-ed the University’s Stormwater Management Plan and educated the reader about the need for everyone’s participation in keeping storm water, and subsequently the Black Warrior River, free of pollut-ants and hazardous materials. While this publication by EHS is valuable because it points out how people’s actions impact the environment, it illustrates the University’s vulnerability on the issue of the Shepherd Bend mine. As the Director of EHS stated in
his letter, published in the booklet, “Nothing is more critical to the con-tinuance of our quality of life than protection of our local bodies of water.” If this is really how the University feels, why will they not speak up about the mine? Obviously, they
feel strongly enough about water quality to seek to decrease pollu-tion levels in the University’s own storm water discharge by telling students how to help. However, they apparently do not feel as strongly about the drinking water quality for over 200,000 residents in
and around the Birmingham area. The administration and the UA system hide behind a veil of silence on every issue affecting students or the public (tuition/fee increases and policy changes being just two examples). It is time that they live up to their motto and “touch lives”
in a positive way in Alabama by denying the leasing rights to the Shepherd Bend Mine as it is cur-rently proposed.
Lane Morrison is a graduate stu-dent in civil engineering.
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By Rich RobinsonContributing Writer
Thomas Friedman, a well-known columnist for The New York Times, recently featured the Creative Campus program at The University of Alabama in his book, “That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back.” The book, which was released in September, outlines how America has fallen behind in various sectors of the interna-tional community and what it can do to “come back” to its past glory. The title comes from a quote delivered by President Barack Obama in November of 2010. “It makes no sense for China to have better rail systems than us, and Singapore having bet-ter airports than us,” Obama said. “And we just learned that China now has the fastest supercomputer on Earth – that
used to be us.” The writing duo, Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum, the director of the American Foreign Policy Program at John Hopkins University, searched for groups across the country that worked towards creating a genera-tion of Americans that dream big and deliver. This past year, they found Creative Campus and wrote about it in a section titled “Creative Crimson Tide.” “We believe that creativity will have even greater impor-tance in the future, that our schools and universities should try to teach or at least encour-age it, and that the Alabama Creative Campus is an inter-esting effort to do just that,” Mandelbaum said. Creative Campus is a think tank organization that works on various cultural arts projects in and around the Capstone. They are well known for the annual “Quidditch on the Quad” tour-
nament and various other festi-vals and initiatives. “Because we have a substan-tial number of new interns each year, the nature of Creative Campus and the kinds of proj-
ects we do will change every year,” said Executive Director Hank Lazer. “It’s that inevita-bility of change that makes this a great place to work. There is very little repetition, very little of ‘because that’s what we did before mentality.’” Creative Campus hires 40
interns a year who are paid between $8 and $10 an hour for roughly 10 hours of work a week. The interns are expected to work together in coming up with ideas that “fuse and pro-mote the artistic life of the sur-rounding community,” Lazer said. Alexandra Tucci, a senior majoring in international stud-ies and advertising, describes the process: “Creative Campus is very team oriented. Typically, we have one intern who takes the project lead. But that does not mean that person is the only one who works on the project.” Located in Maxwell Hall, one of the oldest buildings on campus, Creative Campus has a unique view of campus life. “If you visit Maxwell Hall, as soon as you step inside our building, the arrangement of the space will let you know you are somewhere with a high level of collaboration, innova-
tion and energy,” Lazer said. Maxwell used to house the University’s observatory before the Civil War. The build-ing was heavily damaged when the Union army ransacked it in 1865. Today, in the center of the front room, sits a large, dam-aged, concrete base that used to hold the telescope. The starkwhite pillar stretches towards the domed roof. It is signed by all of those who have par-ticipated in Creative Campus through its five-year history. It can be taken as a strange-ly symbolic scene, especially when contrasting it with the message of Mandelbaum and Friedman. “We continue to believe in America’s promise,” Mandelbaum said. “In the book,we give examples of people whose energy, talent, drive and creativity make this country special. We are both optimists, although frustrated optimists.”
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6 Wednesday, October 5, 2011 NEWS The Crimson White
By Stephen WalkerSenior Staff Reporter
The University of Alabama’s Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report for 2010 revealed that the University has a much higher rate of alcohol violations than many other schools in the Southeastern Conference. The 79-page docu-ment contains crime statistics from the last three years, as well as the University’s plan for preventing and responding to incidents of crime, fire and other emergencies.
According to the report, in 2010, 518 UA students received disciplinary action for on-campus alcohol viola-tions. At Auburn University, only 69 students faced disciplinary action for the same violation. Both Mississippi State and the University of Florida disciplined 120 students each for alcohol-related violations.
Crime statistics in the report reveal that while the University’s crime rates are remaining steady, they are higher than many other SEC schools.
According to the report, there were 46 burglaries and seven robberies reported on the University’s campus in 2010.
In that same time period, Auburn
University experienced only five bur-glaries and no robberies; University of Florida had 33 burglaries and no robberies; and Mississippi State came closest to the University’s crime rates with 43 burglaries and three robber-ies on campus, according to data from their respective police departments.
“The goal of The University of Alabama Police Department is to pro-vide a safe and secure environment for all members of our community,” the department’s website states. “The goal of a safe environment must be shared with you.”
Crime prevention, however, goes far beyond maintaining an ade-quate number of officers to patrol and respond to incidents, the report states. The University Police Department seeks to prevent inci-dents from happening by educating members of the student body about the safety measures each student should take to protect themselves.
“University police work hard to help you maintain your personal safety and protect your property by provid-ing full law enforcement services and sharing information you can use to reduce your chances of becoming a victim of a crime,” the UAPD website states.
To prevent students from becom-
ing victims of crime, UAPD offers more than twenty different programs on how to stay safe, both on and off campus, to members of the UA com-munity.
The University of Alabama Police Department responds to most emer-gencies and crimes on campus. UAPD has been a fully functioning police department since receiving its accreditation in 1998 and is prepared
to respond to any incident that may arise on campus.
“During the 2010-11 school year, UAPD conducted 324 safety-related educational programs to help the University community stay safe,” the department’s website states.
The department also publishes the Safer Living Guide, designed to inform students about the UA cam-pus and the best ways to stay safe
while living and studying at the University.
The responsibility for students’ safety on campus doesn’t stop with UAPD or the safety programs offered by the University, said Alicia Browne, associate director for assignments in the University’s Residential Housing department
“A lot of safety is within students’ hands,” Browne said. “Students should make smart choices about personal safety.”
According to Browne, students can lessen their chance of becoming the victim of a crime by making small changes to their daily routine.
“Smart choices, such as not walk-ing alone, letting someone know where you are going and when they should expect you to arrive – simple things like that can make students safer,” she said. “There are a lot of safety measures in place, but a lot has to do with student behavior and student responsibility.”
Students who take safety precau-tions make the University a much safer place, Browne said.
“I think we are a safe campus, and students can maintain a lot of safety by their own personal actions and looking out for one another, as well,” she said.
University report details crime, prevention
CW | Pete PajorA student in Ridgecrest South reaches for the fi re alarm.
By Jordan CissellContributing Writer
A new initiative of the Dean of Students Office, Leadership UA, is targeting sophomores and juniors to become a part of a development program that puts emphasis on lead-ership on campus, around Tuscaloosa and Alabama.
“A lot of students join groups their freshman year, but they don’t get the chance to be leaders in those organiza-tions until their senior year,” said Nick Lambert, a graduate assistant in the Office of the Dean of Students. “Our goal is to bridge the gap and pro-vide leadership opportunities between students’ freshman and senior years.”
Seth Morrow, Student Government Association com-munications director, also emphasized the program’s unique focus on developing students during their interme-diate years at the University.
Leadership UA will chal-lenge students to recognize
the importance of leadership in the big picture, beyond the boundaries of the University.
“The program’s curriculum will invite speakers such as Vice Chancellor Dr. Arthur Dunning, State Representative Bill Poole, and CNN personali-ty Soledad O’Brien,” Assistant Dean of Students Lowell Davis said in a statement released by the Office of the Dean of Students.
Administrators expect stu-dents to take these experi-ences with prominent local and state leaders and trans-
late them into positive execu-tive action in their current and future involvements.
This leadership education will involve more than simply visiting with dignitaries and listening to lectures, however. A significant amount of pro-gram members’ involvement will consist of hands-on appli-cation.
“A major feature of Leadership UA will be their development of a proposal that will then be presented to the Student Leaders Council,” Alex Karagas, coordinator of Student Involvement and Leadership, said in the release.
Interested students should apply online at leadership.ua.edu. The application dead-line is Friday, Oct. 7 at 4:45 pm. Membership in this year’s program is limited to between 30 and 40 people, but Davis encouraged “any and all inter-ested students” to apply.
“I hope students realize how unique of an opportunity this is and take full advantage of it,” Morrow said.
Leadership UA targets sophomores, juniors
• Who: UA sophomores and juniors
• What: Leadership UA
• When: Applications due Friday at 4:45 p.m.
• How: Log in to leadership.ua.edu
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“As the University’s enroll-ment has increased, students and faculty members have placed an ever-greater demand on the facilities and services provided by the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library,” the report said. The addition to the campus’ main library is also intended to bring together two logical part-ners: the library and the Center for Teaching and Learning, the report said, as the expansion of Gorgas will allow for the relo-cation of the CTL from Osband Hall to the library. A licensed Starbucks will also be created in Gorgas to both compliment Bama Dining options and alleviate the demand currently placed on the Starbucks in the Ferg, the report said. In addition to enlarging
Gorgas Library, trustees also approved construction on the Ferg, estimated to cost $27.5 mil-lion. The construction will add 60,000 square feet to the south end of the building, of which approximately 20,443 square feet will be allocated to the University Supply Store, the report said. The project will also provide renovations to 99,000 square feet of the existing building, accord-ing to the Annual Consolidated Capital Projects and Facilities Report.“The renovation only includes part of the existing space in Ferguson,” said Cathy Andreen, UA spokeswoman. “Ferguson has undergone numerous reno-vations over the last few years, so there are many areas that are in good shape.” In 2010, the Ohio State University opened a new stu-
dent union similar in squarefootage to what the Ferg will beafter these renovations. The Columbus, Ohio, por-tion of the Ohio State campusis home to more than 56,000 stu-dents and the new student cen-ter, known as the Ohio Union,spans 318,000 square feet,according to a press releasefrom OSU. In comparison, theUniversity is home to more than31,000 students and, once com-plete, the Ferg will be more than285,000 square feet, Andreensaid. OSU students, who spentyears before the Union’s con-struction without a single mainstudent center, have mixed atti-tudes about the new center. “On a normal day, it suitsmy needs just fine,” said ZelCaldwell, an Ohio State senior.“When they’re having a mas-sive event, there’s no way to getfrom one side to the other.”
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Tuscaloosa Top Three -- Dinner2. Nick’s in the Sticks
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(205) 758-9316
Nick’s Original Filet House may be its official name, but ‘round here everyone just calls it Nick’s in the Sticks. And it certainly is in “the sticks.” A straight shot down 15th Street, Nick’s is a tiny brick building surrounded by pasture about 10 minutes outside of town. With killer $10 filets and an even deadlier house drink (The Nicodemus), Nick’s is a winning combination. Come early, because this tiny dive fills up fast. They only have about 15 tables in the entire place. And if you’re hoping to find low-cal, low-carb options, just keep on driving, because, as my wait-ress said, “Honey, if you come here for something healthy, you come to the wrong place.” A tradition in and of itself, Nick’s remains one of Tuscaloosa’s most endearing restaurants.
3. Los Tarascos1759 Skyland Blvd E
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 205-553-8896
You can’t judge a book by its cover. Remember to tell your-self this when walking up to the entrance of Los Tarascos. Nestled between Grand Buffet City and Me Le Nails, Los Tarascos is probably not the Mexican res-taurant most of your classmates frequent. While the location may err on the side of sketchy, the food is anything but. The tama-les, chimichangas, guacamole and tacos are all excellent, and word on the street is their mar-garitas are the best in town. The portions are large and you could easily walk out spending less than $10, tax and tip included. So if you’re tired of El Rincon’s lines and Pepitos’ prices, check out Los Tarascos.
1. Ruan Thai1407 University Blvd
Tuscaloosa, AL (205) 391-9973
Ruan Thai is often mistaken for a house, but since every-thing that comes out of their kitchen is homemade, that isn’t such a stretch. Ruan Thai’s owner has created something that is nearly impossible to find in Tuscaloosa: a restaurant with authentic Asian cuisine. The owner is originally from Bangkok, and the dishes she serves are the ones her moth-er and grandmother made in Thailand. The food here is not only delicious, it is also entirely handmade, right down to the dipping sauces and ice creams. Entrees are around $10 and are even cheaper during happy hour everyday from 5 to 7 p.m. With cozy indoor seating and a spacious outdoor patio, Ruan Thai’s food and atmosphere is a welcome retreat from the chick-en wings and raucous crowds found on the rest of The Strip.
“The portions are large and you could easily walk out spending less than $10.”
By Lauren FergusonStaff Reporter
With Halloween just around the corner, a spooky costume is a must. For those seeking inspi-ration for creative costumes, Monster Makeover II art exhibit could offer some ideas.
The event, sponsored by the Tuscaloosa News, features drawings of monsters by first- grade students and local artists’ interpretations of the children’s creations. The artwork will be auctioned off at an opening night reception to raise money for the Tuscaloosa Forward fund.
“It started off as just a story for the paper and bloomed into a charity event,” said Shweta Gamble, design editor of the Tuscaloosa News. “It was a great way to get local artists involved.”
This year, 44 first grade students from Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary School submitted their spooky monster illustrations for the 42 artists to recreate.
“This year, we have branched out,” Gamble said. “It used to only be 2D pieces; now we have a variety of mediums, such as stained glass, sculptures and paintings.”
In addition to the paintings, the artists will have quotes from the children describing their monsters to use for inspiration for their artwork. The child’s monster and artist’s monster will be displayed side-by-side in the exhibit.
“Monster Makeover breaks artists out of their normal rou-tine,” Gamble said. “They get so excited and refreshed about it. It’s so amazing to take a kid’s free creativity and the profes-sional skills of an artist to bring the art to life.”
Anthony Bratina, graphics edi-tor for the Tuscaloosa News and participating artist, said there is a five-person committee that
advertises and selects the art-ists to participate in the exhibit.
Bratina said it wasn’t hard to find artists to participate in the event because they enjoy see-ing the different mediums and designs of other artists in the community.
“Most art shows have a simi-lar theme or style, but this one is different,” Bratina said. “There are so many different pieces and styles because of the kids and their ideas.”
Bratina will be contributing two art pieces, a mixed media and acrylic canvas, to the show this year.
“I enjoy watching kids draw and not be fearless about what they put on paper,” Bratina said. “As an artist, you’re worried about all aspects of your work. The kids have no limit and just go to town; their imaginations go crazy.”
Monster Makeover II will be on exhibit from Oct. 6-31 in the Greensboro Room of The Bama Theatre. The opening night reception will be Thursday from 6-9 p.m.
The reception will feature the band The Big Bad Wolves and free food from Wilhagan’s. There will be a silent auction for the art pieces from 6-8 p.m. and books, including the artwork, will be on sale– one for $18 or two for $30.
“I will bid on my own pieces,” Bratina said. “I get attached to my art. Most artists do and will probably bid on their work.”
All proceeds will benefit the Tuscaloosa Forward fund sup-
Monster Makeover good for children, artists, reliefTuscaloosa area fi rst graders dream up, draw monsters for local artists to paint
University of Alabama professor Tom Wegrzynowski painted this reinterpretation of Holy Spirit fi rst-grader Chris-topher Billmanʼs mon-ster drawing. Billman said: “He has bubble eyes popping out of his face. Heʼs like a fl ying raccoon. Iʼve seen like a million of them getting caught in the trees and everything.”
Valerie Archundia-Lopez said “Itʼs an egg monster with lots of eyes. And a spider on its mouth.” Artist Anthony Bratina recreated it.
porting the April 27 tornado recovery efforts.
“This year is going to be much bigger than last year, and we want to continue this as a year-ly event for the community,” Gamble said. “I definitely want a Monster Makeover III next year.”
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By Tricia Vaughan
Did your mom ever tell you never cross your eyes because if you cross them for too long, they will get stuck that way? After a certain age, mom could fool us no longer. We all figured out that no, your eyes won’t stay crossed no mat-ter how long you cross them, though they will hurt and you might get a little dizzy. Here are four other health myths exposed that may take a little more than self-experience to solve.
Fried junk food causes acne. We can all agree puber-ty sucked. Acne was an inevi-table outcome throughout teenage years, and even in old age it still manages to rear its ugly head (no pun intended) every now and then. To pre-vent a break out, the usual route is to dodge deliciously fried and processed foods. Fret not, dear reader, for you no longer have to sacrifice all things battered and greasy, at least not for clear skin. Diet has no effect on blemishes, but according to the “Complete Idiot’s Guide to Beautiful Skin” by Marsha Gordon and Alice E. Fugate, androgenic hormones and hygiene do. Other factors include oral contraceptives, certain skin care products and exposure to humidity as well as oil or grease.
You can build up a toler-ance for alcohol. Hate to burst your bubble, alcohol connoisseurs, but there is no such thing as increasing your body’s endurance for booze. During the Project Health 2011 fall retreat, guest speak-er Delynne Wilcox, Health Education Coordinator of Student Health Awareness and Promotion, discussed the peripheries of the frequent-ly believed fallacy. Wilcox
explains that through con-sistent alcohol consumption,“The body becomes numb tothe initial effects of alcohol,”meaning the body takes moretime for its defense systemto register the depressant.Though the effects of alco-hol take longer to feel, it willcatch up over time, usuallysomewhere between one totwo hours per drink.
Late night eating inducesweight gain. According toanother guest speaker forProject Health’s fall retreat,University of Alabama’s nutri-tionist Sheena Quizon, it’snot about when you eat, it’sabout what you eat. Choosinghealthy, low-calorie foods forlate night hunger pains is per-fectly fine. However, there issome truth to this statement.When eating late at night, youare more likely to choose highcalorie snacks either becauseof late night studying, socialsituations or sheer boredom.It’ s simple: the more caloriesyou consume, the more weightyou will gain. When pickinga late night meal, avoid the 2a.m. Taco Bell run and opt forsomething nutritious such asfruit or vegetables that havenatural fiber, which is morelikely to keep you feeling fulllonger.
If you skip a meal, you willlose weight. Take note, thoseof you who are aspiring to losea few pounds: starvation is notthe answer. Yes, you will shedsome pounds, but in the longrun the effects are harmful.Quizon says skipping a mealor two can lead to binge eatinglater and a slower metabolism,the body’s tool for convertingfood into energy. Starvationalso causes the body to storefat. By practicing moderationand eating three meals withtwo to three snacks a day,your metabolism will remainstrong and so will your body.
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October art around town
Where: Alabama Art KitchenWhen: Oct. 6
According to the Alabama Art Kitchen, the resurrec-tion project is an art project in which nine artists took unfinished pieces or pieces they were dissatisfied with and sent them to nine artists across the country whose job was to finish them.
Resurrection Project
The Deacon’s Seat
Where: Sarah Moody Gallery of ArtWhen: Oct. 20-Dec. 1
Fred Stonehouse, a major figure in Wisconsin art and native son, is showcasing his nationally recognized art-work in his exhibition, The Deacon’s Seat. According to the Sarah Moody website, his style has a sophistica-tion that reflects his diverse, cross-cultural interests and outsider and folk art influ-ences.
Close To Home: Artist Book and Prints
Where: Sella-Grenata Art GalleryWhen: Sept. 28-Oct. 28
Two UA Alumni, Bill Hall and Amy Pirkle, have combined their talents in a book of arts and printmaking to exhibit “Close To Home,” an art exhibit inspired by Pirkle’s book. The exhibit will feature copper-plate etchings of the Hudson River and reduction linoleum portraits of Pirkle’s twin sister accompanied with poetry.
Collected ImagesWhen: Oct. 6-Oct. 31Where: Bama Theatre’s Junior League Gallery
This exhibit will include film and digital images taken by art-ists Mike Neilson (top photo) and Rhys Greene (middle and bottom photos). “My portfo-lio is ever changing, and I am reminded often that my work seems to take on a life of its own,” Greene said of her work. “I am not quite sure where it will lead, so I simply enjoy the journey.” Themes included in “Collected Images” are Essence of New Mexico, Relics and Oddities, Trees and Roadside Evangelism, Flowers, Winter in Birmingham, Alabama Landscapes and Fire & Water.
Where: Kentuck Art GalleryWhen: Now-Oct. 29
“Festival Quilts” is an exhib-it showcasing the work of hand-made quilting done by Hallie O’Kelley over a 30-year time span.
Where: The Ferguson Center GalleryWhen: Oct. 6-26
The UA American Studies Program is celebrating their 50th anniversary with an art exhibit featuring works from Cleo Thomas, the university’s first African-American SGA president, and his wife, Carla.
Festival Quilts by Hallie O’Kelley
50th Anniversary Art Exhibit
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The Alabama volleyball team earned its ninth win of the sea-son, defeating Alabama A&M in three straight sets on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide jumped on the Bulldogs early and never let them gain any momentum, sweeping the match by win-ning the first three sets 25-12, 25-12 and 25-9. It was a bounce-back victory and a break from Southeastern Conference play for the Tide after being beat at home by Mississippi State on Friday. “That’s one of the reasons this game was scheduled,” head coach Ed Allen said. “We want-ed to get a break from SEC play and try to gain a little momen-tum going into the Kentucky/Tennessee weekend.” The Tide had two players reach double digits in kills, with Cortney Warren and Leigh Moyer each having 11. Warren is a sophomore outside hitter with a lot of power. Over the last few games, she has developed into a defense stopper, getting multiple blocks at the net for the Tide. Moyer, a red-shirt junior, is a middle blocker who surprises defenses with her quick leaping ability and her precise ball place-ment.
“We had the ball control tonight that allowed us to run the middle and get Leigh some qual-ity swings,” Allen said. “Cortney has continued to improve throughout the course of the year. We’re doing a better job of delivering her the ball and allow-ing her to use her athleticism.” Moyer said, “We did a really good job of passing, and that’s something we’ve been working on. In order for me to get any kills, my passers have to set me up. It was exciting.” With the win, the Tide improved its record to 9-8 overall and 2-4 in the SEC. This is one of the few times the team has been over .500 since the start of confer-ence play. “We have to continue to win to stay above .500,” Allen said. “It’s going to be a challenge for us. We have 14 matches left, and all of those matches are going to be a challenge. Those matches are going to require that we play to the best of our abilities, play together and play smart. If we don’t do those things, then we’re not going to win.” Moyer said consistency will be the key to the Tide winning tough games late in the season. “We have to play our game constantly, whether it’s at home or on the road,” Moyer said. “Whether it’s at home or on the road, we have to play the way we are capable of playing.”
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Over the past couple of weeks, the talk about Alabama’s football team has been focused primarily on the defense. While the Crimson Tide’s defense has been per-forming at a level to match the 2009 defense, on the other side of the ball, the offense has also been playing at a high level. Nationally, Alabama is ranked No. 18 in scoring offense, averaging 38.4 points per game, with 24 touchdowns and eight field goals this sea-son. In the Southeastern Conference, Alabama is sec-ond in points per game only behind Arkansas, which has 39.4. The Tide is right in front of LSU, who averages 38 points per game. Each aspect of the offense has gotten better as the season has progressed. The biggest question was if quarterback. AJ McCarron, who has com-pleted 63 percent of his throws, has emerged as an offensive leader. “He continues to impress me the way he goes into these environments,” said center William Vlachos. “That was a really good defense we played, and he continues to stay level-headed and poised. He keeps doing it. We might not be com-
pleting 70-yard passes all over the field, but I think the job he’s doing is outstanding.” Vlachos said a lot of McCarron’s confidence and fearlessness comes from the way he prepares for each game. “When you prepare the way he does and the way a lot of us do, you’re really confi-dent on gameday with what-ever they’re going to come out with,” he said. “You’re ready for the noise, the defensive shifts, the personnel, whatev-er.” Always ready to go in the backfield is Trent Richardson. So far in 2011, he’s averaged 124 yards a game and has 10 touch-downs. He averages 6.5 yards per carry and has amassed 622 yards in the first five games. With such big numbers so far in the season, Richardson’s name has been tossed around as a Heisman trophy candi-date. “I try not to buy into [the hype] and just stay focused,” Richardson said. “I take one game at a time and try to make sure I’m doing everything I can to get better. Coach Saban always says whether we win or not, ‘What can you do to get better?’ It’s one thing you have to put in the back of your head. ‘What can I work on? Is it my vision or breaking tackles or my speed?’” But what is a good running
back without a good offensive line to block up front? Much like the defense is being com-pared to that of 2009, Vlachos said this year’s offensive line is comparable to the 2009 one in terms of how they mesh together. “You know without having to say it what the guy next to you is thinking,” he said. “If there’s a shift, you don’t have to re-identify something and make a different call; they just kind of know this is the angle I’m going to take, and this is the angle he’s going to take.” In the receiving area of the game, there are 12 different people listed as having a recep-tion. “We’ve got a lot of talented guys, and we don’t neces-sarily have Julio [Jones] out there taking all the attention,” said tight end Brad Smelley. “That’s good and bad. We’d love to have Julio, but we’ve got a lot of talented guys that [McCarron] can spread the ball out to.” Smelley and Michael Williams, the two starting tight ends, have combined for 17 receptions, 216 yards and two touchdowns. “AJ usually finds us when we’re open, and it’s up to us to make plays,” Smelley said. “So far, we’ve been doing that, and we hope to continue getting looks and making plays for the offense.”
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Offense also among top in SEC
Trent Richardson stretches out
across the goal line to score a touchdown in
the Tideʼs 38-10 victory against
Florida.
CW|Margo Smith
VOLLEYBALL
Tide destroys Alabama A&M Bulldogs in three sets
CW | Pete PajorKayla Fitterer saves a point from Alabama A&M on Tuesday.
• Women’s Volleyball vs. Tennessee: 6 PM, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Women’s Soccer vs. South Carolina, 7PM, Columbia, South Crolina
• Men’s Tennis, Alabama’s opponents are TBD, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Women’s Golf: Tar Heel Invitational, UNC Finley Golf Course, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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