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NEWS PAGE 10
The Crimson Tide defeats
Stillman in exhibition play.
BASKETBALL
NEWS | PHI DELTA THETA
NEWS | ELECTION 2012
TPD gives
account of
incident
SPORTS | BASKETBALL
CULTURE | CREATIVE CAMPUS
After national exposure, Crimson Chaos ready for season
Creative Campus to host Tidal Flow to celebrate hip-hop culture
By Melissa Brown
News Editor
The University of Alabama Police
Department were aware of an incident
involving an armed gunman on campus for
nearly 20 minutes before the University
informed students, faculty and staff of the
situation Tuesday morning.
At 11:09 a.m., UAPD received calls
about a gunman firing a shot at the Phi
Delta Theta fraternity house. According
to a Tuscaloosa Police Department press
release, UAPD responded to the call
within two minutes, but the suspect had
already fled the scene.
According to the press release, 61-year-
old Eugene Kelly of Tuscaloosa became
involved in an altercation with two fam-
ily members, employees at the fraternity
house, before firing a shot at one of them.
UA students were notified of the situ-
ation around 11:30 a.m. via the PA sys-
tem on campus and UA Alert emergency
emails, texts and phone calls.
UA sent out alert 20 mintues
after UAPD responded to call
SEE SHOOTER PAGE 3
CW | Caitlin Trotter
UAPD and TPD ofcers converse behind Phi
Delta Theta, the site of reports of a gunman.
By Aldo Amato
Staff Reporter
Mens basketball head coach
Anthony Grant will rely on the
presence of Alabamas sixth
man at Coleman Coliseum to
help his team prevail this year.
At least one group of students
intend to give him that help at
every game.
The Crimson Chaos started
off as a ragtag group of stu-
dents when Anthony Grant
arrived on campus in 2009.
In those three years, the
group has engulfed the stu-
dent section and grown since
its inception.
Chaos president Daniel
Spaulding said the group was
started strictly for mens bas-
ketball games but quickly
grew.
It originally started as
a mens basketball support
group on campus, Spaulding
said. As its grown over the
years, weve tried to start to
spread out for all of Alabama
athletics. Its definitely been
an upward trend, and since
Coach Grant has started here,
its been a culture change on
campus. Students are start-
ing to take pride in Tide
basketball.
Spaulding said since he has
been president of the orga-
nization, he has aimed to get
Crimson Chaos on the same
level as Dukes Camerons
Crazies.
We want to turn Coleman
Coliseum into a place where
you know you are going to be
heckled and be given a hard
time, he said. We want to
create a new culture in the
SEC.
The Chaos gained national
exposure last year through
some rather unconventional
photo-bombing by now-soph-
omore Chaos officer Jackson
Blankenship. Blankenship,
the infamous Face Guy,
held up a large cutout of his
own face while opposing
teams lined up to shoot free
throws. Spaulding said after
photos of Blankenship went
viral, the popularity of Chaos
grew with it.
He struck a gold mine that
has been a wave for us to make
Crimson Chaos national, he
said Its been kind of a lucky
strike, as in an easier way to
put our name out there in the
national picture.
Chaos vice president and
graduate student Phil Grant
said Blankenships presence
has been vital to expand-
ing new ideas through
social media, videos and
other media.
Spirit group builds
off Blankenship fame
SEE CHAOS PAGE 2
By Deanne Winslett
Staff Reporter
Hip-hop is not dead. And
Wednesday night, Creative
Campus hopes to prove it with
their new event, Tidal Flow.
This is a showcase that
we are doing to seek out new,
unseen, unheard talent on
campus, Philine Gromotka,
a sophomore majoring in art,
said. Gromotka is a part of
the Creative Campus team in
charge of Tidal Flow.
Tidal Flow was originally
supposed to be a rap-based
event, but as the team came
together, they decided to
expand it to encompass all
aspects of hip-hop culture.
Art, dance, spoken word and
other various aspects of the
culture will all be present at
the event.
We think that hip-hop
comes in a lot of different
forms and styles. Were just
trying to reach out and see
whats out there on campus,
Naomi Thompson, a senior
majoring in psychology and a
Creative Campus intern, said.
Whos yearning to perform
more, whos yearning to see
more hip-hop on campus.
The Tidal Flow pre-party
will begin at 1 p.m. on the
Presidential Plaza beside
the ten Hoor parking deck.
It is expected to last until
4:30 p.m. For the pre-party,
Creative Campus has enlisted
the help of a student aerosol
artist, who will be engag-
ing with participants to cre-
ate an interactive aerosol
art piece. After completion,
the piece will be relocated to
Allen Bales Theatre, where
it will serve as the backdrop
for the performances later
that evening.
Its an 8-by-24 foot kind of
wall that people can come and
paint on, Gromotka said.
Immediately following the
aerosol art, participants can
head over to Maxwell Hall,
where Creative Campus is
located, for free pizza and
refreshments. Afterwards,
at 6:30 p.m., a panel will be
held at Allen Bales Theatre
to discuss hip-hop culture.
The panel will last until about
7:30 p.m., and then the tal-
ent showcases will begin.
Performances from Riptide,
Gravity Company dancers
and Common Ground can be
expected, as well as addition-
al performances from other
members of the student body.
At the conclusion of the night,
a freestyle segment will be
opened to the audience.
We just invite people to
come on stage and perform
if they feel like it, if they feel
like they have been inspired
by the show or if they just
want to show us some talent,
Gromotka said.
Riptide, Gravity
Company to perform
SEE HIP-HOP PAGE 2

We want them to realize that

hip-hop is not dead. We want
them to see that that kind of
talent is here. We want them
to be inspired by it and just
enjoy it.
Philine Gromotka
REPUBLICANs
OBAMA
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ROMNEY
CHIEF JUSTICE OF ALABAMA
AMENDMENTS
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2
4
6
YES/NO
52% 48%
AMENDMENT1: Would reauthorize the Forever Wild
Land Trust for 20 years. The trust was created in
1992 and has acquired over 227,000 acres of land
for conservation and recreation purposes. The
program is funded by 10 percent of interest
generated from the Alabama Trust Fund.
AMENDMENT2: Would allow the state to refnance
economic development bonds and issue more than
$125 million in new bonds for economic develop-
ment projects.
AMENDMENT4: Would remove language that
requires separate schools for black and white
students and language relating to the poll tax.
School segregation and poll taxes were outlawed
by the federal government during the Civil Rights
Movement but remain written in the constitution.
AMENDMENT6: Would prohibit any person,
employer or health care provider from being
compelled to participate in any health care system.
This would make the health insurance mandate
under President Obamas health reform law
unconstitutional in the state of Alabama but,
because federal law trumps the state constitution,
wont efect the implementation of the health law
in the state.
The Republican
nominee served as
Chief Justice of the
Alabama Supreme
Court from 2001 to
2003, when he was
forced out of ofce
after an infamous
episode revolving
around placing a ten
commandments
statue in the
courthouse.
The Democratic
nominee is a
trial judge from
Jeferson
County who
was put on the
general
election
ballot late
due to the
fallout from the
candidacy of
Harry Lyon.
Im ecstatic. I think this is a
great thing. Its a great
opportunity to continue four
more years of progress. I think
President Barack Obama has
shown his leadership abilities,
and the American people
have shown that they trust
him to continue leading our
country.
- Robert Christl, College
Democrats President
[I am] upset but not surprised. I had a
feeling it wasnt looking good towards
the end, but Im incredibly optimistic
about the futureto Republicans out
there, here is what I have to say: Keep
your head up strong 2016 will be a
diferent election. We have some of the
strongest Republican candidates with
some weaker Democratic candidates. In
2016, the Republicans will win the
Senate and win back the presidency.
- Regan Williams, Chairman of the
College Republicans
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Jackson is a very creative
person, Grant said. He has
helped us develop new ideas.
Were going to a new level
now as far as marketing.
Were now aiming to bring
more out of state students in.
Membership in the Chaos
brings perks that few univer-
sities in the SEC can offer, like
court side seats and inside
information on opposing
teams at each game.
You cant beat free court-
side seats, Grant said.
Membership in the Crimson
Chaos is not exclusive, and
any Alabama student can join
by going to their myBama
page, clicking on the Campus
Life tab and clicking on the
Chaos logo.
Its really easy, and its
only $10 for the whole year,
Spaulding said. Once you
join, you get a Chaos T-shirt
that can be picked up at the
Ferg on Mondays this semes-
ter from noon to 1 p.m.
Since its inception three
years ago, both Grant and
Spaulding said they are proud
to have seen such growth
and support for Alabama
Athletics. Right now the total
membership for the Chaos is
about 500 members, and it is
something Spaulding said he
hopes to see doubled in the
next couple of years.
You know we hope to
surpass 1,000 members, he
said. I just want to see it to
be a priority and hype for
Alabama basketball and to
create an atmosphere where
there are people who take
pride and ownership of all our
different venues throughout
the nation.
CHAOS FROM PAGE 1
About 500 students
make up the Chaos
It is uncertain whether
this will become a yearly
event, but Gromotka said
it is definitely a possibility.
Thompson, too, said that she
believes this event could be
repeated so long as there is
a need for it.
This event is a chance to
see and hear from the audi-
ence about what they want to
see on campus, Gromotka
said. We want to do this for
the students, so that people
who are interested in it have
somewhere to go to and then
so that people who are art-
ists have a place they can go
to and perform.
Tidal Flow is a free event
open to students as well as
any other members of the
community interested in
seeing hip-hop talent cele-
brated throughout the night.
Regardless of whether you
are a fan of hip-hop culture
or not, Gromotka said, the
event is a great opportunity
to learn more about the cul-
ture on campus.
We want them to real-
ize that hip-hop is not dead.
We want them to see that
that kind of talent is here,
Gromotka said. We want
them to be inspired by it and
just enjoy it.
HIP-HOP FROM PAGE 1
Creative Campus to
host hip-hop event
MCT Campus
CHICAGO Barack
Obama wasnt supposed to
win re-election. The hope
was gone, critics said, evap-
orated by endless partisan
gridlock in Washington and
a jobless rate that hovered
above 8 percent for much of
his first term.
And yet, a relentlessly
focused campaign, a flicker
of economic good news
witnessed in rebounding
consumer confidence and
a prolonged assault on his
opponent persuaded voters
to give the Democrat who
made history in his 2008
election another four years
in office.
In campaign stops across
battleground states, Obama
pressed for patience, argu-
ing that hed prevented an
economic collapse and that
under his stewardship the
economy was beginning to
recover. In every speech, he
laid siege to his Republican
rival, cautioning that Mitt
Romney would return the
United States to the same
failed policies that plunged
the economy into a down-
ward spiral.
The survey of voters as
they left polling places
Tuesday showed six in 10
voters say the economy
is the top issue facing the
nation, with unemployment
and rising prices hitting vot-
ers hard. But about half of
voters say former President
George W. Bush is more
responsible for the eco-
nomic downtown challenges
than Obama, according to
preliminary results of an
exit poll conducted for The
Associated Press.
In the end, the former
Massachusetts governor
failed to convince enough
voters he was on their side
a storyline the Obama
campaign pursued with a
single-minded focus before
Romney had even clinched
his partys nomination.
The portrait of Romney
that emerged was of an elite
executive who led a private
equity firm that drove jobs
overseas and cut employ-
ment in the United States.
One thing they ve
done well is trash Mitt
Romney, said Whit Ayres,
a Republican political con-
sultant who co-founded a
polling firm. Theyve done
a stellar job running an
exceedingly personal cam-
paign against Mitt Romney.
Its been challenging for
Romney to overcome.
Obamas campaign also
succeeded in determining
early which states would
make up the election map,
strategists said. Those
included the battleground
states of Florida, Ohio,
Virginia, Colorado and
Nevada.
Obama campaign spokes-
man Ben LaBolt said the
president succeeded in
rebuilding a similar coali-
tion to the one he had in 2008
after focusing on several key
states across the nation.
We wanted to chart
multiple paths to vic-
tory, a Southern route, a
Midwestern route, a Western
route. I think it will bear out
that it was a smart strategy
to take those multiple routes
to victory because youre
seeing these states tonight
many are very tight, he
said.
Democratic strategist Tad
Devine said Romney made
a huge mistake in letting
Obama define the map and in
waiting until the last minute
to campaign in Pennsylvania
and Minnesota. Some of the
places (Romney) wandered
into in the final days, he
should have been in at the
front end, he said.
And Democrats say
Obama was able, despite the
sluggish economy, to point
to achievements. He trum-
peted success at preventing
the economy from hitting
bottom with a stimulus plan
that plowed government dol-
lars into hiring. He achieved
long-sought health care leg-
islation, enacted a firewall
to prevent a relapse of the
Wall Street fiasco, backed a
federal bailout to save auto
industry jobs, ended the war
in Iraq and oversaw the raid
that ended in the death of
Osama bin Laden.
Osama bin Laden is dead
and General Motors is alive,
Vice President Joe Biden
suggested as an Obama cam-
paign bumper sticker. That
about sums it up, man.
At the close of the elec-
tion, Obama was boosted by
a crisis beyond any candi-
dates control. As the mas-
sive storm Sandy barreled
up the East Coast, Obama
suspended his campaign
appearances to tend to
the emergency response,
projecting an air of confi-
dence and compassion and
avoiding the criticism that
plagued former President
George W. Bush in the wake
of Hurricane Katrina.
And as Obama toured the
hard-hit New Jersey coast
with the states Republican
governor, Chris Christie, he
drew effusive praise from
Christie, a rising Republican
star and sharp-tongued
Obama critic who was a
key surrogate for Romney,
just a week earlier assailing
Obamas leadership skills.
To Fox News, Christie said,
Hes done, as far as Im con-
cerned, a great job for New
Jersey.
Obama earned similar
high marks among voters for
his handling of foreign pol-
icy. Romney sought to raise
questions about Obamas
handling of the attack on the
U.S. consulate in Benghazi,
Libya, but that early criti-
cism boomeranged when
he assailed the administra-
tions response before it was
known that the U.S. ambas-
sador had been killed.
Obama came into office
in 2009 with little foreign
policy experience but devel-
oped considerable bragging
rights, hitting the campaign
trail as a commander in
chief who could claim he
kept his campaign promise:
ending an unpopular war in
Iraq and winding down the
conflict in Afghanistan.
He also boosted his popu-
larity and drew rare biparti-
san praise for hunting down
leaders of al Qaida, includ-
ing overseeing the risky
operation that captured and
killed Osama bin Laden in
May 2011.
Obamas campaign also
was largely a numbers
game, and the nations rap-
idly changing demographics
played a major role in his vic-
tory. Population increases in
key battleground states were
largely among Democratic
constituencies, including
African-Americans, Asians
and Hispanics a key part
of Obamas base and a focus
of his campaign. In just the
past four years, African-
American and Hispanic
voter registration nearly
doubled in the swing states
of Nevada, Colorado, Iowa,
Virginia and Florida.
That coalition, though
sometimes disenchanted
by his presidency, retained
pride with the historic
nature of electing the coun-
trys first African-American
president.
With polls over the sum-
mer suggesting white voters
were leaning Republican by
a sizable margin, Obamas
campaign dispatched surro-
gates like the vice president
to stem the loss by courting
the white, working-class
voters Obama had a harder
time reaching.
The campaign also relied
heavily on former President
Bill Clinton to reach that
voting bloc. Obama gave
Clinton a starring role at his
convention and dubbed him
the Secretary of Explaining
Things after Clinton deliv-
ered a dazzlingly powerful
endorsement for a second
Obama term.
In addition, Obama benefit-
ted from the fact hed done
it before: He won in 2008 in
part because he built the
most comprehensive politi-
cal organization that some
states had ever seen open-
ing scores of offices, even
in Republican-leaning or
sparsely populated regions,
dispatching paid staffers and
recruiting thousands of vol-
unteers.
And after that election, the
campaign never left. Through
Organizing for America,
an arm of the Democratic
National Committee, Obama
maintained ties in swing
states, continuing to hold
events and build support.
By contrast, Romney
clinched his partys nomina-
tion this past spring after a
long primary battle, leaving
him far less time to build up
an organization.
And although power-
ful outside groups backing
Romney raised more money,
Obamas campaign held its
own, according to the Center
for Responsive Politics.
Obamas campaign still man-
aged to raised $630 million as
of mid-October, significantly
more than Romneys $390
million.
Obama returned late
Monday night to Iowa, the
battleground state he credits
with starting it all: His voice
hoarse, his eyes wet from
emotion or the cold, he asked
the crowd to keep the faith,
acknowledging sometimes
its been hard. Sometimes its
been frustrating.
But, he added, Im not
ready to give up on the fight.
Ive got a lot more fight left
in me.
Obamas ability to define Romney key to re-election
UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen
would not confirm or deny that any
University buildings were placed on
lockdown before the all clear was
issued around noon.
When asked why it isnt procedure
to lock down campus after any shots
are fired, Andreen said each situation
is unique.
Emergency communications are
provided based on information deter-
mined by first responders, Andreen
said. In this situation, UAPD deter-
mined that the incident was specific to
one location and the UA community
was provided appropriate information
through a UA Alert.
At 11:14 a.m. five minutes after
UAPD received the call TPD,
unaware that the incident to which
they were responding was related to
an incident on campus, responded to
a stabbing call in the 1100 block of E.
22nd Ave., where 61-year-old Kelly is
believed to have stabbed a 28-year-
old female victim. Kelly again fled
the scene before wrecking his vehicle
on University Boulevard over Kicker
Road.
According to witnesses, the
suspect got out of the vehicle and
attempted to jump off the bridge but
bystanders held him down, TPD
spokesman Brent Blankley said. TPD
officers arrived on scene and placed
the suspect into custody. After the
suspect was in custody UAPD notified
TPD about an incident that occurred
on campus involving the suspect.
Kelly and the victim were both
taken to DCH with non-life-threaten-
ing injuries.
Two members of the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity said the shooter was
the husband of the houses main cook
with a history of familial altercations.
Shes the main cook and he comes
to help her sometimes, said Brett
Machen, who was in the house at the
time of the incident. They were sup-
posedly getting a divorce. Theyve had
some problems, and he got laid off two
weeks ago.
Blaine Salem, another Phi Delta
Theta, said what Machen told the
media about the couple was true, and
that the wife of the alleged shooter
had threatened to call the police after
altercations with him before.
They were getting divorced, they
argued all the time, Salem said,
They were in there yelling at each
other every day.
Machen said he thought one or
two shots were fired, but didnt hear
them upstairs. Even so, he said he felt
safe because of the quick response of
police forces.
I walked down and as soon as I got
out of the elevator there were like 10
cops pointing guns and they told me
to go outside, Machen said. I felt
pretty secure with all the cops here.
Stephen N. Dethrage and Ashley
Chaffin contributed to this report.
Editor | Melissa Brown
newsdesk@cw.ua.edu
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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By Morgan Taylor
Contributing Writer
The new tech tab on The
University of Alabamas MyBama
sites allows any student, faculty
or staff member to access infor-
mation concerning technology
issues or updates on campus.
The tab features an announce-
ment section, which includes
updates about the Office of
Information Technology, along
with other technology resources
across campus and updates on
network or wireless upgrades.
The new service desk option
in the tech tab offers technical
support or services to those who
submit a ticket. For example, if
any member of the University is
having issues with Blackboard
Learning, he or she can log onto
MyBama, and submit a ticket to
the service desk, Patty Benton,
executive director of IT
operations, said.
The tech tab will also feature
links for any department that
uses an E-Tech area, the com-
puter program that provides sup-
port for computers in classrooms
and labs for class. Any depart-
ment that does use E-Tech will
have a link to their E-Tech area
on the tech tab.
Students, faculty and staff
members can now find help
setting up their wireless
devices through the tech tab,
along with links to the more use-
ful areas of the OIT, such as how
to change a myBama account
password.
Benton said the point of the
tech tab is for any member of the
University to access information
about technical issues or technol-
ogy without having to leave the
site. There are links offered on
the tech tab that connect to other
websites, but it consolidates the
information.
To me, its a one-stop shop-
ping place, Benton said.
The idea for the tab was pitched
over the summer by the OIT, hop-
ing to make it easier to find neces-
sary information about technical
services, Benton said. She said
the new initiative began operat-
ing last month and will be com-
pleted by the end of November,
with constant changes for
simplicity and efficiency.
Its just another avenue to
get information, so hopefully it
will provide some value. If not, I
would like to know, Benton said.
The OIT is requesting feed-
back from any student, faculty
or staff member. If you have
any input on how to better sup-
port members of the University
with technology services, con-
tact the IT Service Desk at (205)
348-5555 or through email at
ITSD@ua.edu.
New myBama tab to assist with technical issues
By Sarah Robinson
Contributing Writer
A University of Alabama
professor will speak
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
about his new book on the
Jacksonian era. The speech
will take place on the second
floor of Hoole Library.
Joshua Rothman, a UA asso-
ciate professor of history and
the director of Summersell
Center for the Study of the
South, will be discussing his
book Flush Times and Fever
Dreams: A Story of Capitalism
and Slavery in the Age of
Jackson in the W.S. Hoole
Special Collections Library
of Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
Wednesday night.
The book, which was pub-
lished by the University
of Georgia Press, includes
a series of stories about a
slave insurrection scare in
Mississippi, information on a
series of riots against profes-
sional gamblers and a story
about a man who desperately
wants to make a name for him-
self but constantly runs into
failure.
Rothman hopes the lecture
and Q & A will generate an
interest to read more about the
elements of the story.
Id want them to come
away having an understand-
ing that the world and values
of slavery and the cotton South
were not so distant and differ-
ent from the world and values
of market capitalism in the
United States before the Civil
War, he said.
Jessica Lacher-Feldman,
the curator of rare books
and special collections at the
Hoole Library, said the event
is meant to celebrate the work
of the teaching faculty at the
University.
I think it is especially impor-
tant for students to see their
professors in a different light,
Lacher-Feldman said. Dr.
Rothmans work in antebellum
Southern history is widely rec-
ognized and appreciated, and I
think it is good for students to
see his other side and also to
be engaged in intellectual and
creative endeavors outside
the classroom.
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You reflect on the time
youve spent in college with
cynicism.
When the first cold night
of fall settled on campus, you
walked the streets in a hood-
ie, unseen in the dark, fad-
ing away. You thought about
running, in the way you do
when youre about to crack.
Its better to disappear
than to burn. Its a frequent
thought, but you never act
on it.
It was one of those nights
you felt depressed for seem-
ingly no reason, stuck in that
place between apathy and
confusion. You told yourself
you were tired of school,
that you wanted to go home,
that you no longer believed
in education all that delu-
sional talk.
There was a time when life
made sense, when you didnt
have to fake it to make it.
You dont know what to do
with your life the supposed
dilemma of every college
student yet, the decisions
have been made. Its a one
way road now.
Youve majored in some-
thing safe to satiate your
parents demands. You do
well, but dont enjoy what
youre doing. Sometimes,
you tell people youre
blessed, and they praise
your maturity, say youve
got a good head on your
shoulders. You appreciate
the words but know its not
true.
You wonder how your
friends have such an easy
time being happy when the
situation is this fragile. Its
as if they were born knowing
their lifes purpose. In these
four years, we will prove
ourselves, question our self-
worth and establish our role
in society. Weve socially
deconstructed our existence.
Overnight, weve become
adults.
In some way, you felt lied
to growing up. There always
seemed to be a poster plas-
tered in some teachers
class or another telling you
to reach for the stars and
pursue your dreams.
The glamorous careers
on television did not reflect
reality. The nights you spent
in high school watching
Greys Anatomy no longer
served as motivation. Youre
no doctor.
The business school
reminded you of high school,
a social parade of people
who were cooler than you.
You feel pretentious in a suit
and cant be smooth even if
you tried.
All the engineers you
knew either had a superior-
ity complex or downplayed
all the other disciplines. You
didnt want to turn into that
person.
Around you, the world
kept moving. Your friends
were admitted to gradu-
ate schools, found research
positions, aced their GREs
and MCATs, interned in D.C.,
spent the summer in Italy as
you struggled with a pas-
sionless existence.
You experiment with your
interests, but the things
you love most are useless.
Where are you going to find
a job doing that? your par-
ents ask in the condescend-
ing tone youre all too famil-
iar with.
People always seem to
be expecting great things
from you, but your defini-
tion of great never aligns
with everyone elses. Youre
afraid to settle for less. You
dont want to find a job that
just pays, doing something
only tangentially related to
your interests.
After college, you come
home to a lone apartment,
five nights a week, ask-
ing yourself if dreams still
exist. You vaguely remem-
ber wanting to do so many
things: teach at your old
high school, work at Google,
travel to exotic countries,
write a novel.
As an undergraduate,
these are your greatest fears
to wake up one morning
and realize youve not lived
your life. You want to tell the
world you were here.
The world will always
expect something from you.
Its time to disconnect. First,
you owe yourself the right to
love what you do.
In the end, you guess its
time to find that thing called
ambition.
Tarif Haque is a sopho-
more majoring in computer
science.
Editor | SoRelle Wyckoff
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I am a public relations
major double minoring in
biology and psychology, on
the pre-physicians assistant
track. I am that student, the
one who bounced around
from major to major trying to
decide which path to pursue in
life. However, my end goal has
remained constant even in the
midst of my other inconsisten-
cies.
At this point, I plan to use
my major as a back-up and
instead become a physicians
assistant. How, then, would
my tuition rate be decided
under the plan to be pro-
posed by the Florida task
force? According to the plan,
tuition rates will be based on
the demand of jobs that could
result from certain majors
and that those majors with a
higher job demand will not be
hit with a tuition increase.
This is supposed to serve as
a way of drawing students to
those majors. Has it been con-
sidered that some students,
like myself, do not plan to
have a career resulting from
their major but rather branch
off into something different?
This Florida task force says
my declared major should be
the sole factor in setting my
tuition rate rather than what
I plan to do as a career.
I feel this is an indirect, and
possibly unintended, avenue
of punishing students who
choose other majors. If some
majors do not experience cost
increases, that cost will need
to be made up for by other
majors because the univer-
sity still needs the revenue.
Therefore, for those whose
tuition will increase, it may
increase by an even larger
percentage than in the past.
In addition, it is also quite
possibly indirect manipula-
tion, because students may
experience more pressure
from parents or others to
take the cheaper route, which
could result in unhappiness
later in life if they do not pur-
sue their passion. Also, the
task force proposing the plan
says the demand for certain
jobs will be evaluated based
on the state in which the uni-
versity exists.
What about the out-of-state
students who plan to return
home to work upon graduat-
ing college? Or any student
who plans to work in anoth-
er state after graduation?
Because of all these remain-
ing uncertainties, I do not
believe these tuition restric-
tions can be fairly applied. To
conclude, I believe there are
more fair and efficient ways of
going about solving the prob-
lems caused by budget cuts in
higher education.
Miranda Ward is a junior
majoring in public relations.
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basing tuition on behavior
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UA should reevaluate last resort defense advice
By Elizabeth Lowder
In response to yesterdays
situation at Phi Delta Theta,
students and faculty received
an email from UANEWS, cit-
ing multiple tips on campus
safety, specifically in the
event of an armed individual.
I found the majority of the
information to be quite help-
ful, though logical, such as
remaining calm, evacuating
the area and providing phone
numbers for UAPD, etc.
However, the last bit of the
email seemed to completely
contradict everything stated
above.
Despite prefacing the infor-
mation with AS A LAST
RESORT, the list provided
ways to take action against
the shooter. After attending
an all-female high school, I
have been instructed to learn
many methods of self-defense.
When an armed individual
is within shooting range of
myself and others, I would
hope I would never have to
consider acting aggres-
sively as possible against
him/her, throwing items and
improvising weapons, or yell-
ing, as stated in the email,
in order to escape to safety.
This is completely irrational
behavior that seems as if it
would attract more attention
to yourself from the armed
individual(s).
I cant fathom why the
University would even con-
sider advocating a position,
albeit a last resort situation,
that could possibly put a
student in any sort of dan-
ger. I am not asking for the
University to tackle an extra
responsibility or burden by
wanting to protect its stu-
dents, but shouldnt that be a
prominent concern?
I like to think I am fully
capable or protecting myself,
but that includes making
smart decisions for myself.
When a man or woman has
a gun, I am not going to act
as aggressive as possible or
throw items at them after
all, theyre the one with the
gun. That isnt to say Im
going to sit quietly in the cor-
ner and cry until the police
come to help, but I must have
a better frame of judgment
than whoever crafted this
email, encouraging students
and faculty to blatantly put
themselves in the face of dan-
ger.
I have been a student at
The University of Alabama
since 2007, and I have seen
my fair share of Emergency
Alert emails and safety tips,
but I have never seen a single
phrase or sentence in any
piece of literature promot-
ing such irrational actions
and behavior. In cases of
shootings on campus, severe
weather, whatever it may be,
the safety of the students,
faculty and staff seemed to
have taken a bigger priority
in breaking news, but it did
not seem to be the case at all
yesterday afternoon.
UANEWS could have left
that last paragraph of infor-
mation out of the email, and it
would have been perfectly fine
and enlightening. I hope that
in the future, the University
would have the media rela-
tions skills and wisdom not to
release such ridiculous infor-
mation. These situations are
already stressful enough for
those involved. We dont need
people running around and
throwing things acting like
lunatics. That could in turn
place more people in danger,
all because of some silly sug-
gestions at the bottom of a
campuswide email.
Elizabeth Lowder is the assis-
tant community manager of
The Crimson White.
Students must soon nd that thing called ambition

The world will always expect

something from you. Its
time to disconnect. First, you
owe yourself the right to love
what you do.

When a man or woman has

a gun, I am not going to act
as aggressive as possible or
throw items at them after
all, theyre the one with the
gun.
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By Judah Martin
Contributing Writer
The University of Alabama
St udent Government
Association, Bama Dining and
UA Transportation Services
have teamed up to provide
Thanksgiving meals to needy
children in Tuscaloosa.
The campaign, Meaningful
Meals, will reach out to stu-
dents in Oakdale Elementary
Schools after-school tutoring
program. The SGA will trans-
port 70 children and their
mentors to campus on Nov. 26
for dinner and an interactive
learning project.
We feel that the event will be
a successful and happy experi-
ence for many underprivileged
children in the Tuscaloosa
area, SGA Press Secretary
Meagan Bryant said. We are
lucky to have such cooperative
and beneficial resources on our
campus, and we are more than
happy to share them with the
Tuscaloosa community.
The event was made pos-
sible by the donation of meals
from UA students own meal
plans. Students can still donate
on the myBama home page by
clicking the Meaningful
Meals link.
I hope to help show that
there are other ways to help
kids in our local community
than having to stretch your bud-
get thin by buying toys, said
Keith Edwards, director of com-
munications for Meaningful
Meals. We can have just as
much of an impact on a child
by just donating a meal some-
thing we take for granted but
overlook the importance of to
those in need. I also hope that
programs such as Meaningful
Meals will show the Tuscaloosa
community that the students
of this university, not just the
administration, care about this
town and its residents.
Bri el l e Appel baum,
executive secretary for the
SGA, came up with the idea
for Meaningful Meals after vol-
unteering for a toy drive with
Als Pals. She regretted being
unable to give back as much as
other mentors and developed
Meaningful Meals as an alter-
native. Appelbaum said she
plans to bring Big Al and a few
football players to the event to
encourage students to continue
their educa-
tion.
In my
family, we
c e l e b r a t e
each holi-
day around
the dinner
table, and I
wanted to
one day give
the same gift
my parents
gave me to
a child in
Tuscaloosa, Appelbaum said.
My favorite part about work-
ing with children is their genu-
ine responses to generosity
and kindness.
Dawit Solomom, director of
veteran and military affairs for
the SGA, said
he is origi-
nally from
Ethiopia, and
the project
has a special
meaning for
him.
We hope
to raise more
a wa r e n e s s
about under-
p r i v i l e g e d
c h i l d r e n ,
f a m i l i e s
and students in our com-
munity that are going hun-
gry, Solomon said. Hunger
is not only a problem in our
community. It is everywhere.
Hopefully with this program,
we can show our community,
our city, our state that giving
back is the greatest gift any-
one can give.
Solomon said if the results
of the initial Thanksgiving
event are promising, the SGA
hopes to expand Meaningful
Meals to students, veterans
and families in Tuscaloosa at a
Christmas event.
In the future, I hope to
expand the program to chil-
dren in a wide array of areas
across Tuscaloosa and their
families, Appelbaum said.
This is a sustainable project I
hope the Student Government
Association will continue for
years to come.
Students donate meals from their plans to needy
70 Oakdale Elementary students and their mentors will be served Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 26

Hunger is not only a problem in

our community, it is everywhere.
Hopefully with this program, we
can show our community, our city,
our state that giving back is the
greatest gift anyone can give.
Dawit Solomom
By Meredith Davis
Contributing Writer
Paying a cover, espe-
cially an overpriced cover,
can deter some college
students from wanting to
go out and can prompt a
feeling of guilt the next
day. Red Cup, a mobile app
developed by local company
Subvert Apps, has taken
off among students and
Tuscaloosa natives looking
to find the best local deals
and avoid high prices when
going out.
The founders of Subvert
Apps, Ben Gordon and Nick
Neveu, offer more than
Red Cup and are excited
about promoting their
app business.
Gordon and Neveu, who
met in college when they
lived across the hall from
one another in Rose Towers,
came up with the idea for
Red Cup when they faced a
dilemma shared by many
students.
One of the nights we
wanted to go out and spend
our non-existing money
on covers and expensive
drinks, Neveu said. Thats
when we decided to make
an app to show the specials.
With my engineering back-
ground, I wanted a mathe-
matical approach to sort the
drink prices, so I came up
with an algorithm to find the
most alcohol for your dollar.
Neveu graduated from
the University in May 2011
with a degree in electri-
cal engineering, and is now
pursuing his masters in
electrical engineering at the
University.
A lot of people think we
are the Red Cup Guys, but
its so much more than that,
Gordon said, who is pursu-
ing his masters in science at
the University.
The Red Cup app has
grown among college-aged
students and is close to
breaking the 10,000 down-
loads mark.
With the apps success,
Subvert Apps has produced
four more apps: Rabbit Hole,
a random image generator;
Hail Yeah, which helps users
hail a taxi; Tip Accordingly,
helping users figure out the
appropriate tip amount; and
Black Belt Bamboost, an
app for a bamboo park in
Northport.
My favorite app right now
is Rabbit Hole, Neveu said.
It is dangerously random,
which makes it ridiculously
funny.
Gordon said Subvert Apps
was created on a whim,
and he and Neveu are
constantly testing, develop-
ing and brainstorming ideas
for mobile applications.
None of us had ever
made an app or a business
let alone try to change the
whole world through soft-
ware, Gordon said.
As for the future, both
Gordon and Neveu have their
sights set high and enjoy
working as a team.
We work right next to
each other on two 27-inch
Macs, and wouldnt have it
any other way, Neveu said.
Subvert Apps has gener-
ated opportunities for both
Gordon and Neveu, and the
duo plans to expand Red Cup
across the United States.
Keeping an open mind
is the most crucial attri-
bute, Neveu said. Instead
of shooting down an idea
or blowing it off by saying
Its already been done, we
develop these ideas into full
grown, world dominating
forces in our heads before we
even start programming.
Gordon said Subverts
success changed their
career paths exponentially,
and both are happy about the
businesss expansion.
Together, Nick and
I have the highest of
aspirations; Ive always
dreamed of going to
the moon, and now we
actually have a space
shuttle, Gordon said.
Rabbit Hole, Hail Yeah,
Tip Accordingly and Red
Cup are all available in
the Apple App Store. Red
Cup is also available for
Android devices. For more
i nf o r mat i o n, vi s i t
subvertapps.com.
Side by side, Red Cup creators expand their app empire
Former UA students build on experience with drink specials app, offer three more mobile applications

With my engineering background, I wanted a mathematical ap-

proach to sort the drink prices, so I came up with an algorithm to
nd the most alcohol for your dollar
Nick Neveu
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The line of voters reached the parking lot at the UA Recreation Center Tuesday afternoon. According to polling ofcials at the Rec Center, Tuesdays turnout was the most students they had seen at the polls.
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Out-of-state UA students deal
with Hurricane Sandy issues
By Camille Corbett
Contributing Writer
Some out-of-state students
have been personally affected
by the aftermath of Hurricane
Sandy, the largest Atlantic hur-
ricane on record, which hit the
northeastern part of the United
States on Oct. 29.
CNN reports that at least 88
people were killed in the so
called superstorm that caused
at least $50 billion in economic
losses according to Eqecat.
Samantha Vogelsang, a
junior majoring in advertising,
said her family in New Jersey
lost power for four days after
the storm. They then bought a
portable generator.
It was hard because people
were buying them faster than
the stores could get them,
then reselling them for $1300,
Vogelsang said.
Annie Jacob is a sopho-
more majoring in elementary
education, whose family lives
in Virginia. While that state
missed the brunt of the storm,
over 200,000 people lost power
for an extended period.
My family was affected all
the way down in Virginia,
Jacob said. Their power went
out for four days, and the area
was completely flooded.
However, some students
families were a bit luckier,
including Shannon Robinson,
a junior majoring in biology.
Robinson said that her fam-
ily lives in New York, a state
that had nearly $18 billion in
damage.
They have been using a
generator for a week or so,
and the house doesnt have any
damage. Its just inconvenient
going around town without any
power, Robinson said.
Hurricane Sandy also caused
numerous flight cancellations
and travel alerts throughout the
East Coast.
I went home for my mothers
surgery, and I was supposed
to leave on a Sunday, but I was
trapped for a week; I didnt leave
until the following Saturday,
Vogelsang said. I missed a
week of school.
Vogelsang also described how
hard it was to travel anywhere
in general, due to the scarcity
of gas.
Because most gas stations
didnt have power, we spent nine
hours in total for gas; we would
literally wait in lines that were
miles long, Vogelsang said.
Fed says Alabama economy one of the worst
By Colby Leopard
Staff Reporter
Alabama has the worst econ-
omy in the Southeast, accord-
ing to research conducted by
the Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia.
For two years, Alabama has
had the worst economy in the
region, based on the states total
number of jobs, unemployment
rate, total wages and the total
number of hours worked in man-
ufacturing.
The Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia calls these combined
statistics the state coincidence
index. The coincidence index
indicates the economic standing
of each state.
The study also suggests
Alabama has the fourth worst
economy in the United States,
only ahead of Alaska, Hawaii and
Michigan.
David Bailey, a senior major-
ing in finance, believes Alabamas
economy is at a low point but
questions the validity of the
Federal Reserve Bankss study.
The Federal Reserve is really
not that great at measuring sta-
tistics, Bailey said. They like to
act like they are because theyre
the Federal Reserve and all, but
they dont. They miss stuff all the
time.
Bailey also said the survey-
ing process the Federal Reserve
Bank uses to gather its informa-
tion produces inaccurate results.
According to Bailey, the data col-
lection is done via surveys, and
the Federal Reserve only receives
replies from a small percentage
of the companies they send the
surveys to.
It is a biased process because
its not like it is a truly random
sample. Its only a sample of those
that respond back, Bailey said.
In addition to only collecting
a small, non-random sample of
data from surveys, Bailey said the
Federal Reserve can only report
legal data obtained from legal
businesses.
Businesses that function in
the gray market, small business-
es that dont want to pay money
to the government in taxes or,
specific to Alabama, any busi-
nesses run by illegal immigrants
are going to be businesses that
they cant record or measure,
Bailey said.
Ahmad Ijaz, an economist
with the Center for Business and
Economic Research, agrees the
study does not accurately portray
the economy in Alabama.
This survey really does not
give you the whole picture of the
states economy. There has been
an enormous change in the struc-
ture of the states economy from
1992 to present, Ijaz said. We
have had one of the fastest grow-
ing automotive industry in the
nation beginning in 1993. We now
have the capacity to manufacture
almost 800,000 to 900,000 vehicles
a year.
Ijaz also believes the Federal
Reserves unemployment num-
bers for Alabama are inaccurate,
and the state has made strides fol-
lowing the recession in 2008.
Since the beginning of the
recession in early 2008, Alabama
has faced challenges similar to
other states, i.e. lack of income
growth and sluggish job growth,
but if you look at our unemploy-
ment rate compared to the rest of
the nation, it is nowhere near the
bottom, Ijaz said.
Graham Byrd, a sopho-
more majoring in electrical
engineering from Mobile, Ala.,
worked with the Economic
Development Partnership of
Alabama in the spring and
summer, compiling and creat-
ing industry profiles for the
EDPA database. He attributes
Alabamas economic hardships to
the education system in the state.
I would have to say the
absence of available jobs and the
lack of substantial skilled labor
stemming from poor educational
performance has the state caught
in a rut, Byrd said. In com-
parison to the rest of the nation,
Alabamas traditionally under-
funded and poor performing edu-
cational system remains just that.
This adversely affects labor force,
which in turn discourages indus-
try, business and other economic
opportunity from developing in
Alabama.
Bailey believes there are three
steps Alabama can take now that
will provide a growth spurt for
the economy.
We, without a doubt, need to
get rid of the anti-immigration
bills that we passed, Bailey said.
Theyre totally absurd, and any
person that understands econom-
ics also understands that this
protectionist economic policy is
flawed. It would also recommend
an exemption for regulation on
businesses that make less than
$100,000 per year. The last one,
and this is just a no-brainer in
my opinion, is to remove the cer-
tification requirements that must
be issued by the state for certain
industries.
Although Bailey believes the
economy in Alabama is doing
poorly, he maintains that the
state is not doing as poorly as
the Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia suggests.
Is the economy in the United
States bad? Yes. Is it worse in
Alabama? Sure, Bailey said. But
do I think that its much worse
here than it is in other states? No,
I dont think that.
AAA to host 4th annual
Ask an Atheist session
By Sarah Robinson
Contributing Writer
The Alabama Atheists and
Agnostics organization, a
student-led social group for
freethinking and non-reli-
gious University of Alabama
students, is hosting its fourth
annual Ask an Atheist event in
the Ferguson Center Nov. 7-9,
from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
AAA members will be
equipped to answer any ques-
tions students may have about
their beliefs and opinions.
Former AAA president
Gordon Maples said the defi-
nitions of atheist and agnostic
varies based on an individuals
perception. Generally, he said,
atheists do not believe in God,
and agnostics dont claim
knowledge on the existence of
gods.
Lin Wang, the current AAA
president, said its important
to have the Ask an Atheist
event, because it increases the
visibility of atheists within the
community.
There are also some ste-
reotypes and misconceptions
about atheists, which the
Ask an Atheist table seeks to
address, Wang said. It also
provides a great chance to talk
about religion in a casual envi-
ronment and explain our own
ideas about particular topics,
such as the afterlife and the
idea of a higher power.
Over the years, the table has
attracted various types of peo-
ple. Some approach the table
to get a clear definition of the
members beliefs, some attend
to discuss their own beliefs
and a few are more aggressive,
Wang said.
Occasionally, we get the
people that want to damn us
to hell, and we laugh it off,
said Michael Grierson, the
vice president of AAA. We
are not eating babies or doing
other stigmas associated with
us. We are not godless killing
machines.
Elaine Song, a junior major-
ing in management informa-
tion systems, visited the Ask
an Atheist table Tuesday,
curious about the reasons
behind the beliefs of members
of AAA. She said she doesnt
force her beliefs on others, but
her belief in God gives her a
positive outlook on life.
When I am eating a nice
peach, its a nice day outside or
I am just enjoying a good book,
I like to believe it didnt just
happen, Song said. Someone
out there wants us to be happy,
and He placed this for me.
It kind of makes me sad that
people dont see that, and God
doesnt get any great credit for
all the great things that hap-
pen to people.
Lang, who considers her-
self an atheist and humanist,
said she gradually formed her
belief over time. Her curiosity
and unexplained questions led
her to reject religious beliefs
and develop her morality more
from her surroundings.
Like Wang and Grierson,
Song thinks the Ask and
Atheist event can help
change perception within
the University. She said the
chalking on campus, espe-
cially those centered around
abortion, has given both non-
religious and religious UA
students a bad reputation, and
discussion can lead to a better
understanding.
All the chalkings seem so
hostile on both sides, Song
said. If more people came to
ask non-religious people ques-
tions, they would see that they
are not hostile, just normal
people that think a little differ-
ently. The more you learn, the
better.

Is the economy in the United

States bad? Yes. Is it worse
in Alabama? Sure. But do I
think that its much worse
here than it is in other
states? No, I dont think that.
David Bailey
IF YOU GO
What: Alabama
Atheists and Agnostics
Ask an Atheist table
Where: The Ferguson
Center
When: Nov. 7-9, 11
a.m.-4 p.m.
Flu season reminds students of
unpleasant experiences at SHC
By Ashley Tripp
Staff Reporter
As flu season draws clos-
er, UA students hope the
Student Health Center can
accommodate the medical
needs and services for both
undergraduate and graduate
students. However, memories
of unpleasant experiences at
the center remind students
to stay prepared.
The Student Health Center
provides health care to all
students at the University,
but according to their web-
site, they accept insurance
from Blue Cross Blue Shield
from all states, VIVA Health,
Cigna, United Health Care,
Aetna, TRICARE, Humana,
Health Spring, PSI Student
Insurance and the TPA net-
work of Beech Street and
PHCS insurance companies.
If a students insurance is not
accepted, bills will be sent to
their student account.
Michael Schmidt, a gradu-
ate student studying account-
ing, said he remembers his
negative view of the SHC
started his freshman year
of undergraduate school,
because the facility did not
take his health insurance.
I started off going to Black
Warrior Medical Center as
a freshman and didnt have
my first experience with the
Student Health Center until
senior year, Schmidt said.
I feel that going to BWMC
was more reputable and had
more tools to fully under-
stand my symptoms and pos-
sible illnesses.
With his insurance now
covered by the SHC, Schmidt
said he does feel it is a
quick place for a check-up.
However, he believes the
center could better serve stu-
dents with improved commu-
nication.
The biggest change I
would make for the SHC is
that they be clearer to stu-
dents without a medical
insurance background on
what they offer to grad stu-
dents so that we are clearer
on the options presented to
us, Schmidt said.
Amy Dumas, a law student,
said she remembers how
accessible the center was
for her during her freshman
year as an undergrad at the
University.
After experiencing all
my roommates and sisters
swine flu my freshman year,
the SHC was a relief to have
for easy access, Dumas said.
However, it was a long wait
with other sick students, so
I felt like I came out with
another cold.
Judy Davis, quality
improvement coordinator for
the Student Health Center,
said the facilitys wait times
are seasonal, such as flu
season or when freshman
have to get their immuniza-
tion requirements. She said
the SHC staff work straight
through lunch breaks to get
students in and out the door.
The students are our main
concern, and our administra-
tion is very passionate about
their needs, Davis said.
We may close at 8 p.m., but
if we still have students, the
doctors will stay to see the
patients until 9 or 10 p.m..
Theyre there until the job
gets done.
However, Davis said there
is a 70 to 80 percent retain-
ment among all students at
the University.
We care about all of our
students and treat them with
the same service, Davis
said.

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the SHC was a relief to have
for easy access. However, it
was a long wait with other
sick students, so I felt like I
came out with another cold.
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CULTURE
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Artist, Black Belt Bamboost to open new park
By Megan Miller
Contributing Writer
Artist and UA graduate stu-
dent Claire Lewis Evans is
partnering with Black Belt
Bamboost to open a bamboo
park called Signs of Life,
adjacent to Kentuck Park in
Northport. The opening cel-
ebration is set for Sunday, Nov.
11 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Working with my hands is
central to my work as an artist,
Lewis Evans said. Although I
am fully a denizen of the digi-
tal age, the physical integrity
of uniquely handmade things
gives solidity and delight to an
increasingly disembodied way
of life.
Lewis Evans said Signs of
Life emerged after an extend-
ed period of drawing without
reserve or judgment that began
shortly after mounting a solo
exhibit of cast metal and paper
sculptures in the Kentuck
Gallery in Northport.
The beginnings of this
project came about when Lewis
Evans began paying attention
to doodles that she makes on
various scraps of paper, and she
said this helped her explore her
artistic impulses and led to her
deciding she needed to begin
making art with her hands
again.
After finishing a show with
Kentuck in January, Lewis
Evans said she began to think
about what was next and was
eventually approached by Black
Belt Bamboost to contribute a
sculpture to the garden, which
she said snowballed into much
more than just one sculpture.
Lewis Evans said work-
ing with bamboo had never
occurred to her until Black
Belt Bamboost encouraged her
to play with it, although this
was initially not her intend-
ed material choice. She had
started converting some of her
three-dimensional drawings
and doodles into sculptures
using what Lewis Evans labels
as linear materials, and this
often involved basket-weaving
materials or welding.
Bamboo turned out to be the
perfect medium to achieve the
types of marks that have been
developing in my work over the
past year, Evans said. The
project began to really take off
when I learned to work with the
bamboo.
Jamie Cicatiello, a public
relations representative for
Black Belt Bamboost, met
Lewis Evans at Kentuck Art
Night, which eventually led to
Cicatiello asking Evans to cre-
ate a sculpture for the bamboo
park.
The group has always seen
the sculptures as Claires proj-
ect. and we trusted her artis-
tic vision for her project, so
we were just there to provide
moral support and whatever
she needed in supplies and
help, Cicatiello said. Its a
great feeling to help an artist
show their unique work in a
unique setting that hasnt been
seen before.
The goal of the park is to
allow individuals in the com-
munity the opportunity to learn
about and explore all of the var-
ied aspects of bamboo through
a diverse array of artistic, cul-
tural, educational and recre-
ational opportunities through-
out the year.
Black Belt Bamboost aims to
show the community the diver-
sity of bamboo and how it can
be a catalyst for a new type of
agricultural development in
Alabama, specifically the Black
Belt Region of the state.
The garden is also intended
to bring public attention to the
possibilities of developing a
bamboo industry in Alabama,
showcase the full value cycle
of bamboo and the possibilities
for creating downstream indus-
tries and provide an opportu-
nity to explore an alternative
energy source.
The park consists of 200 acres
that was given to Black Belt
Bamboost by their parent orga-
nization, Friends of Historic
Student writer elevates personal hobby to career path
By Courtney Stinson
Staff Reporter
Alexandra Franklin, a
junior majoring in English,
can hardly remember a time
when writing was not a part of
her life, but now she has trans-
formed writing from hobby to
compulsion to a career path
thats won several prestigious
awards and internships.
As a high school student,
Franklin won several awards
from the Alliance for Young
Artists and Writers, including
their American Voices award
and the Gold Portfolio award,
the highest honor offered by
the Alliance, for her portfolio
of essays, poetry and short fic-
tion.
Franklin has also been
awarded several pres-
tigious internships in
her field. She served as
editor of Scholastics Best
Teen Writing Anthology,
in which she has also been
published, and worked as an
intern at New York publish-
ing houses Hannigan Salky
Getzler Agency and Brandt
& Hochman Literary Agents
during summer 2012.
Winning these awards has
not been the end of Franklins
journey as a writer and aspir-
ing publisher but rather the
beginning, affording Franklin
opportunity to forge rela-
tionships which she says are
invaluable in her field. They
have provided her with fur-
ther opportunities, such as
having her essay, Revelations
of a Feminist, published in the
New York Times. Franklins
awards have also furthered
her desire to seek a career in
a literary field.
[The awards] provide
further validation that this
is not a phase or a whim. Its
a legitimate path that I hap-
pen to have a knack for, and
I really enjoy. I dont think Ill
ever make any money doing
it, really, but its nice to know
that my work is
reaching people
and that theyre
compelled by
it, Franklin
said. Thats all
I ever wanted.
When i t
comes to writ-
ing, inspira-
tion can appear
e v e r y wh e r e
for Franklin,
who is always prepared with
a notebook and pen. Once
inspiration has struck and
Franklin works out her ideas,
she typically hand writes or
types her ideas out on her
typewriter before refining her
ideas as she transfers them to
her laptop.
In her writing, Franklin is
interested in exploring failed
interactions between char-
acters more than plot-driven
narratives.
I t hi nk
theres more
significance in
negative space,
in what people
dont say than
in what they
express openly.
Silence and
avoidance are
very rich parts
of conversa-
tion - theres a subtlety and
sad beauty to conversations
that never quite get around to
resolving themselves. When
people dont say what they
obviously want to say, they
end up expressing quite a lot.
I think thats a very challeng-
ing and emotionally charged
thing to write about.
Franklin, who currently
serves as an intern for the UA
English departments Slash
Pine Press, hopes to pursue
a career in publishing but
says this path is not so much
a choice but an inevitable
path in pursuing her love
of literature.
Ive never been able to
imagine spending my life on
anything but books. It wasnt
really a decision I had to
make, she said. Its not as
if I were being pulled in sev-
eral different directions. Ive
always been fairly obsessed
with literature, and nothing
else has been able to capture
my attention in the same way.
Though for many students
the prospect of finding a
career is daunting, Franklin is
excited about facing the chal-
lenges of her dream career
and internships.
I was so excited to go to
work every day this summer
that I was constantly waking
up hours too early. It was hard
work, but its something I love
so much that even the most
tedious intern responsibilities
felt like a privilege, Franklin
said. I honestly feel so lucky.
I dont know anyone who is
as excited about their jobs as
I am, and I cant imagine Ill
ever be bored with it.
Franklins simple yet power-
ful advice to aspiring writers
is to follow what moves and
inspires them.
[Writing] has to be some-
thing that you want to do for
yourself and not for anyone
else, she said. So write about
what you love.
Northport, and will host 15 dif-
ferent species of bamboo.
[What] Black Belt Bamboost
gave me was both field and a
material with the quality need-
ed to define it according to my
hunch, Lewis Evans said. The
challenge, now that the field is
ready and awaits, is to go out
and make art to bring this mag-
ical space and the bamboo park
into creation.
CW | Caitlin Trotter
Local artist and MFA student Claire Lewis Evans has bamboo sculp-
tures on display at Kentuck Park in Northport.
COLUMN | MUSIC
Gary Clark Jr.s 1st major label release mixes genres into cohesive album
By Francie Johnson
In 2012, he played more major
North American music festi-
vals than any other artist in
existence. Hes performed on
stage with legends such as Eric
Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy
and Mick Jagger. Hes written a
film score, released two self-pro-
duced albums and even has his
own holiday in his hometown of
Austin, Texas.
With a laundry-list of accom-
plishments such as the ones
above, youd expect Gary Clark
Jr.s first major label release,
Blak and Blu, to be nothing
short of incredible. And youd be
right.
Blak and Blu, released on
Oct. 22, seamlessly ties together
elements of blues, garage rock,
soul, funk, R&B and even hip-
hop to create an eclectic concoc-
tion of sounds and rhythms that
just begs to be blasted at full
volume.
Clark taught himself to play
guitar at age 12, and spent much
of his teenage years playing
gigs around Austin. Eventually
he crossed paths with Clifford
Antone, club promoter of
Antones, the Austin music club
responsible for the rise of rock
icons Jimmie and Stevie Ray
Vaughan.
Clark spent several years
performing at Antones, until
he eventually caught the atten-
tion of Eric Clapton. Clapton
invited him to perform at the
2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival,
which eventually lead to a
record deal with Warner Bros.
Records.
Id say Clark is bringing back
the blues-rock genre, but the
truth is, blues-rock never left.
Thanks to groups such as The
White Stripes, The Black Keys,
The Cold War Kids and the
Alabama Shakes, blues-rock
is alive and well, and it has
been for years. However, Clark
breathes a new life into the
genre. Im an avid listener of all
four of the bands I just named,
but Ive never heard anything
quite like him.
The moment I first heard
Aint Messin Round, the
albums opening track, it was
as if Jimi Hendrixs ghost had
somehow materialized inside
my laptop speakers. An intense
three-minute jam session at
the end of the next track on
the album, When My Train
Pulls In, only reiterated the
comparison.
Despite their similarities,
Clark is not just some Hendrix
wannabe. In fact, his dynamic
range of influences stretches
far beyond the realm of classic
rock. In songs such as Blak
and Blu, Things Are Changin
and Please Come Home, Clark
delves into the world of R&B,
seducing the listener with his
smooth, sultry voice.
Yet another genre makes
an appearance in this diverse
melting pot of an album with
the hip-hop inspired song, The
Life. Clarks ability to weave
all of these completely differ-
ent musical genres together
into one cohesive album is
nothing short of impressive.
No two songs sound the same,
but they all flow together with
perfect ease.
With so many different musi-
cal styles in one album, many
artists would be unable to unify
the collection and would instead
be left with jagged fragments of
ideas that dont quite fit togeth-
er. In Blak and Blu, however,
this is far from the case. Clarks
suave voice, energized guitar
playing and effortlessly cool
demeanor serve as the backbone
for the album, tying together all
of the loose ends and creating a
sense of unity and completion.
Blak and Blus vibrant
energy, rhythmic personality
and representation of numer-
ous musical genres all combine
to create a listening experience
unlike that of any other album.
This may be Clarks first major
label release, but heres hoping
that it wont be his last.
COLUMN | HEALTH
New study nds physically active adults healthier
By Tricia Vaughan
Exercise provides more ben-
efits than just an awesome phy-
sique. A recent study published
by the American Academy of
Neurology reveals that hard-
core study sessions arent
what keep the brain strong but
rather physical activity.
As adults age, the brain
tends to shrink. Like a mus-
cle, if the brain is not worked
out, it begins to atrophy
or grow weak. The study
Neuroprotective Lifestyles
and the Aging Brain found
adults who were physically
active have larger brains.
Though the study primar-
ily focused on adults between
the ages of 65-73, its never
too soon to start exercising.
Over the past 12 years, the
Center for Disease Control and
Prevention reports that adults
who were labeled obese were
twice as likely to be told to
exercise by a physician than
adults of an average weight.
With Alabama taking fourth
place for obesity in the United
States, beginning an exercise
regime is crucial in protecting
the brain and taking care of
the body.
Katie Nowell, a senior major-
ing in nutrition, is physically
active five days a week. Nowell
claims to notice a difference
when shes physically active
and when shes not, both men-
tally and physically.
On days I dont work out I
feel unproductive and lazy,
Nowell said. I feel bad about
myself because I wasnt active.
I am not as focused.
Nowells observations are
similar to results found by
other studies on exercise.
Exercise is shown to elevate
energy, improve memory and
enhance focus. Not to mention
it also leads the body to create
endorphins, or feel-good hor-
mones. Like other lifestyle hab-
its, exercise affects the body
and minds ability to function.
Christopher Fuerch, a junior
majoring in exercise science,
exercises every day. Like
Nowell, Fuerch notices a differ-
ence mentally when he misses
a day at the gym.
When I exercise, I feel
relieved about myself and less
stressed, Fuerch stated. I
have a lot less energy on days
I dont work out.
To stay physically and men-
tally fit, the CDC recommends
either spending two and a half
hours a week on moderately
intense aerobic activity, like
speed walking, with two or
more days a week on muscle
strength; an hour and 15 min-
utes a week on vigorous-inten-
sity aerobic workouts as well
as two days a week spent on
muscle strength; or a combina-
tion of the two.
Any physical activity, wheth-
er it be walking the dog, bik-
ing to class or playing ultimate
Frisbee on the Quad, helps
keep the mind strong and able.
As Henry David Thoreau once
said, An early morning walk is
a blessing for the whole day.

Ive never been able to

imagine spending my life
on anything but books. It
wasnt really a decision I had
to make.
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Page 10
By Billy Whyte
Staff Reporter
After a sloppy start to a game
where the Alabama mens bas-
ketball team found themselves
trailing at halftime, the Crimson
Tide went on cruise control in
the second half to beat Stillman
76-68 in its lone exhibition game
of the season.
Highly-touted freshman
Devonta Pollard was every
bit as good as expected in his
Coleman Coliseum debut, lead-
ing the way for the Tide with
15 points and seven rebounds.
After shooting only 1-of-5 in the
first half, Pollard woke up in the
second half, scoring 12 points
on 5-of-8 shooting. Head coach
Anthony Grant was impressed
with the way Pollard performed
in the second half after the
teams slow start.
I think as he learns the
game, obviously you can see he
is very talented and he adds a
dimension to our team that is
very much needed and he has a
chance to really help us, Grant
said.
His teammates were equal-
ly impressed by the way he
stepped it up in the second half.
His ability to perform being
a freshman is just incredible,
junior center Moussa Gueye
said.
Along with Pollard, the Tide
relied heavily on its front-court
throughout the game, with
Gueye and sophomore Nick
Jacobs combining for 30 points.
Both players showed major
improvement from last sea-
son, with Jacobs dominating at
times on the offensive end, and
Gueye providing much needed
dewfensive help in the paint
after losing JaMychal Green to
graduation.
Like most of last season, the
Tide struggled to shoot from
the perimeter, scoring only one
threepointer through-
out the game. Grant attri-
butes Stillmans defense
to the Tides outside
shooting woes and why the team
kept feeding the ball inside.
They did a very good job of
keeping pressure on the basket-
ball and harassing the dribblers
and not letting us get ball rever-
sal, Grant said. They did a
good job of being aggressive, so
we had to take what the defense
was giving us, and tonight we
had the advantage on the inte-
rior, it was good to see our guys
take advantage of it.
Along with the perimeter
shooting, most of the teams
struggles came from its inte-
rior defense, allowing Stillman
multiple easy drives to the bas-
ket. Overall though, the Tide did
what they needed to get the win
and get ready for the start of the
regular season this weekend.
Its a learning process, and
after tonight it gets real in a
hurry. Got South Dakota State
coming in. They are an excellent
team, and we are going to have
to obviously do a lot better in a
lot of areas to be ready to go on
Friday.
The Tide will open the regu-
lar season at home in the 2K
Sports Classic against South
Dakota State at 8 p.m. on
Nov. 9.
Alabama beats Stillman 76-68 in exhibition
COLUMN
By Zac Al-Khateeb
Unbelievable. Heart-stopping.
Improbable. Incredible.
Amazing. Any and all of these
words provide a pretty clear pic-
ture of the type of game Alabama
played against LSU Saturday.
It was one of those kinds of
games that will live on for a
long time, and, as it progressed,
felt like it should have been the
way the original Game of the
Century ought to have been
played. But I dont have to tell
you that you more than likely
saw that for yourself.
Regardless, Alabama is sitting
pretty as the clear-cut favorite to
be the Southeastern Conference
West representative in the SEC
Championship, and has just
passed its biggest test of the sea-
son to do it.
Except, has it really?
This week, Alabamas last true
test of the season comes in the
form of the Texas A&M Aggies.
And, much like LSU, A&M has a
lot of intangibles going for them
in this game the Tide needs to be
wary of.
For LSU, those intangibles
were the fact they were playing
a night game at home. They had
an extra week off to prepare for
the Tide, and they were still sore
from Alabamas drubbing in the
national championship last year.
On the other side, A&M is
facing Alabama a week after
its most physical, emotionally-
charged game of the season. The
Aggies also want to prove they
belong in the SEC, and what bet-
ter way to do that by beating the
biggest, toughest bully on the
playground?
Their offense will also come
into the game with confidence,
not only from their own perfor-
mance, in which they put up 38
points on Mississippi State, but
because of what LSU quarter-
back Zach Mettenberger did to
the Alabama defense: He went
24-35 and 298 yards, an embar-
rassment for any defense, let
alone Alabamas.
Another factor that could play
into the game is A&Ms Johnny
Manziel, easily the most prolific
threat in the SEC, and certainly a
more dangerous offensive oppo-
nent than the Tide has faced all
season.
Manziels style of play doesnt
really seem to fit in the SEC.
Hes run for nearly 1,000 yards
and 15 touchdowns but has also
thrown for over 2,500 yards and
16 touchdowns to only six inter-
ceptions. More than anything,
he looks like he needs to be in
Eugene, Ore., helping the Ducks
with their ridiculously fast-paced
offense.
I know Mettenberger had an
extra week to prepare for the
Tide defense, but after seeing
how well he played against the
Tides vaunted defense, you can
only wonder what kind of impact
a guy like Manziel could have.
Am I saying Alabama should
be worried? No. Theyre still the
most talented team in the nation.
That hasnt changed. But the spot
they find themselves in is a pre-
carious one, and they cant afford
to be caught up in their own hype
with a dangerous opponent like
A&M coming into town.
Alabama hasnt done anything
yet so far this season, and noth-
ings guaranteed unless they
keep winning. Thats the kind
of attitude Alabama has to take
into Saturdays game to be suc-
cessful, or otherwise there might
be another unbelievable, heart-
stopping, improbable, incred-
ible, amazing game to talk about
after Saturday.
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Alabama prepping for A&M, looking to improve game
By Alexis Paine
Staff Reporter
After making costly mis-
takes against the Louisiana
State University Tigers, The
University of Alabama Crimson
Tide defense is looking to cor-
rect those errors in the upcom-
ing game against the Texas A&M
Aggies.
Defensive back HaSean
Clinton-Dix said he is looking
for the Tide to improve its tack-
ling during Saturdays game.
The team focused on tackling
around the perimeter and fixing
other mistakes it made during
the game against LSU during
Mondays practice, the sopho-
more said.
The defense is working to
contain Aggie quarterback
Johnny Manziel. Clinton-Dix said
Manziels ability to create plays
when it seems like there are no
options open poses a threat the
Tide must step up and handle.
Hes a great runner, Clinton-
Dix said. He can run and pass at
the same time. So, we just have to
contain him and hold him down
and get off the field on third
down.
Clinton-Dix said the defense
is also preparing to cover Ryan
Swope, an Aggie wide receiver.
Swope has the ability to find
openings and plays a physical
game the Tide is prepared to
match, the defensive back said.
Tide motivated for Aggies
coming off Tiger victory
Right tackle D.J. Fluker said
the win against the Tigers last
Saturday added more moti-
vation for the team to make
preparations for future oppo-
nents.
Weve learned to come with
a better mindset coming to prac-
tice, Fluker said. We cant take
any team lightly. You never know
what could happen. With that
type of attitude you will come out
and work every single day just to
get better.
The junior said this attitude
and the time spent with his
fellow offensive linemen has
allowed the line to improve since
September and will be impor-
tant during this Saturdays game
against the Aggies.
Were a lot more aware of
things going on, and were com-
municating a whole lot more
on a whole new level basically,
Fluker said. Thats a great
thing.
This connection between
the linemen allows them the
ability to motivate each other like
Fluker did on the sideline during
the last minutes of the Tides
game against the Tigers.
We all talk to each other,
Fluker said. When everybodys
like lets pick it up when one of
us does it, everybody picks it up.
Its like being little catfish.
Fluker said he knows the
Aggie defense is a hard working
unit that puts in a lot of effort on
the field. The Tide offense must
have the right footwork, Fluker
said, as well as pay attention to
detail as it goes up against Texas
A&M.
Although the Aggies will be
playing their tenth game of the
season, the Tide is not expecting
a tired team. Alabama is focused
on playing its game confidently
against a great team, Fluker said.
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