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By Anna Waters
Lead Designer
University of Alabama
students may find the
Tuscaloosa Riverwalk trans-
formed into a winter wonder-
land when they return from
Thanksgiving, as Tuscaloosa
plans to install an ice-skating
rink, snow machines and a
winter village.
What we envision is
that Tuscaloosa kids wont
have to travel somewhere
else to have a Christmas
experience, Wendy Riggs,
Tuscaloosas public projects
committees director of arts
and entertainment, said. I
think its something that is
going to be very big. Well
have no idea how its going to
affect us, but I believe it will
be a fabulous thing for this
town.
Holidays on the Rivers
main attraction will be the
60-by-85-foot ice-skating rink
currently under construc-
tion where the Queen City
Pool used to be, near the
Mildred Westervelt Warner
Transportation Museum on
Jack Warner Parkway.
The project is expected
to open on Nov. 26 and run
until Jan. 6 and accommo-
date up to 152 skaters at a
time. Admission prices for a
90-minute skate session are
expected to be set at $10.
NEWS | TUSCALOOSA RIVERWALK
Riverwalk to feature ice rink for holiday season
IF YOU GO...
What: Holidays on the
River
Where: Location of old
Queen City Pool
When: Nov. 26 to
Jan. 6
Cost: $5 for Riverwalk,
$10 for ice-skating
Citys Winter Village
set for Nov. 26 opening
SEE ICE RINK PAGE 2
All sororities plan to expand, relocate
By Colby Leopard
Staff Reporter
With the University of Alabama
entering the construction and
designing phases of the soror-
ity expansion master plan, every
house on sorority row is slated to
expand or relocate in the next few
years.
Delta Gamma is already occu-
pied; others are currently under
construction; others are in the
early stages of design, and others
have not been planned or designed
yet, Cathy Andreen, director of
media relations, said.
Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Delta
Delta and Alpha Delta Pi are under
construction near the already
completed Delta Gamma house.
The master plan calls for the
demolition of several buildings
including the old Delta Delta Delta
house, Temple Tutwiler, Barnwell
Hall and the HES Design House.
This will allow the other soror-
ity houses that are not moving to
expand.
Cathy Andreen said each soror-
ity house, either new or renovat-
ed, will be approximately 40,000
square feet. To fund the con-
struction and renovations, the
University is loaning Kappa Delta,
Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Chi
Omega sororities approximately
$12 million a piece. The University
will also grant Alpha Phi $11 mil-
lion for renovations. The sororities
are responsible for paying the loan
back to the University within 30
years, Andreen said.
After the demolitions, Alpha Chi
Omega will expand their house
onto Delta Delta Deltas former
lot. According to the resolution
concerning Alpha Chi Omegas
expansion, the Board of Trustees
approved a $12 million loan to the
sorority for the project. Alpha
Chi Omega will use the funds to
expand their house to be approxi-
mately 40,000 square feet.
Board of Trustees lay
out plans for expansion
CW | Cora Lindholm
Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Gamma Delta and Alpha Delta Pi are all in the process of building new houses next to the Delta Gamma house, which was completed this summer.
NEWS | SORORITY EXPANSION
NEWS | ALUMNI NEWS | MEDICINAL MARIJUANA
By Mark Blanton
Contributing Writer
In addition to getting his
degree, Phil Rothermich, a
recent University of Alabama
graduate, can now check Win
The Price is Right Showcase
Showdown off his to-do list.
Phil Rothermich won approx-
imately $29,000 in prizes during
a recent airing of The Price
is Right, including a grill,
clothes, outdoor furniture and
a new Hyundai Elantra.
Saeed Saleh, a friend of Phil
Rothermich who attended the
taping of the show with him,
said Rothermich was in shock
after he won.
He had his hand on his head
and was walking up to people
at the Grove Mall telling them,
I just won a car on The Price
is Right! No one believed him,
Saleh said.
Elizabeth Rothermich, his
mother, said he was ecstatic
when he told her about the
experience.
He said his adrenaline
was pumping so hard that he
didnt think he would be able
to sleep for days, Elizabeth
Rothermich said.
She said ever since he was
young, he had dreamed about
going on the show and winning
the Showcase Showdown.
Phil has watched The Price
is Right since he was in grade
school. He would yell at the
contestants on the show, and he
loved Bob Barker, Rothermich
said.
Recent graduate wins big
By Adrienne Burch
Staff Reporter
Colorado and Washington
legalized recreational mari-
juana on Tuesday, Nov. 6, but
the passing of similar legaliza-
tion in the state of Alabama
does not appear likely, at least
for the near future.
It is doubtful that broad leg-
islation of marijuana use will
occur in the foreseeable future
in Alabama, Joseph Colquitt,
Beasley professor of law and a
retired Alabama circuit judge,
said. There have been efforts
to legalize marijuana for medi-
cal use, but even those efforts
have been unsuccessful.
While other states are legal-
izing the recreational use of
marijuana, Alabama is still
fighting the battle for legal-
izing marijuana for medical
purposes. Medicinal mari-
juana has been approved in
some form in 18 states plus
the District of Columbia. Two
medicinal marijuana bills
have been introduced to the
Alabama state legislature in
2012, but both failed to get out
of committee.
A hearing was held on Nov.
14 to allow advocates and
opponents of legalizing medic-
inal marijuana in Alabama to
speak up. One of the primary
proponents is Republican
State Rep., K.L. Brown.
Brown said he first became
an advocate of medicinal mari-
juana use when he saw it help
his sister who was suffering
from breast cancer 25 years
ago.
I have seen so many cases
that I just felt like the peo-
ple could have gotten help,
Brown said. Many people are
just trying to get back into a
shape where they can work,
and the pain medication they
are on will not allow them to
do that.
He said he believes medici-
nal marijuana could be ben-
eficial to people dealing with
medical issues ranging from
cancer to HIV/AIDS. However,
Brown said he was discour-
aged by the hearing last week,
and he does not feel like the
bill has any real chance of
passing in the near future.
If you were at the makeup
of the health committee and
heard the responses we got
after the hearing, I doubt it
will ever even get out of com-
mittee, he said.
Rebecca Howell, a UA assis-
tant professor of criminal
justice, said she believes one
of the main reasons Alabama
will not legalize marijuana
use of any sort is because
there are still a large number
of evangelical Christians and
non-Christians who are con-
servative on social and fiscal
issues in the state.
Legal marijuana in state unlikely
State Representative says he advocates for
medicinal use, but hearings discouraging
SEE MARIJUANA PAGE 2
Freemantle Media North America/CBS
Recent graduate, Phil Rothermich, won approximately $29,000 in
prizes including a new Hyundai Elantra.
Rothermich competes
on The Price is Right
SEE ROTHERMICH PAGE 2
SEE SORORITY PAGE 2
CW | Mackenzie Brown
Because the nearest ice-
skating rink is 60 miles from
Tuscaloosa, the City Council
expects the facility to draw
crowds from all over West
Alabama.
Were trying to get some
more arts into the city, City
Councilman Bob Lundell said.
This is the first time well have
an ice rink. [We hope it will]
put us on the map as far as a
place to go for entertainment.
The City of Tuscaloosa
Public Projects Committee
unanimously voted on Nov. 6 to
support the project, estimating
the cost to be $157,000.
The Committees arts and
entertainment department
reassured the City Council that
between sponsorships and
revenue the worst it could
do is break even. The Special
Projects Committee was very
pleased with the development
of Holidays on the River and
commended Wendy Riggs and
the arts and entertainment
department for their work.
This is exactly the type of
creativity that we were hop-
ing we would get with this
department, councilman Lee
Garrison said.
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When: 7:30 - 9 p.m.
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The growth on sorority
row will allow chapters to have
more resources to bigger new
member classes, thus making
the greek system able to serve
more students, said Susan
Speaker, the president of Alpha
Chi Omega sorority. As more
and more students are recruit-
ed to the University each year,
the number of people who go
through recruitment increases
as well. By adding new chapters
to our Panhellenic Association
and building or expanding cur-
rent houses, the greek system is
working to compensate for the
growth of the University.
With the additions to the
Alpha Chi Omega house,
Speaker said approximately 80
sisters will be able to live in the
house each year, double the 40
sisters that currently live in the
house.
The house will be slightly
above average in terms of how
many people it will house.
Andreen said each new or
expanded house will be approxi-
mately 40,000 square feet, but
that most will have between 60
and 70 beds.
By comparison, Alicia
Browne, director of Housing
and Residential Communities
said the University approved
spending approximately $66 mil-
lion on Presidential Village, the
new student-housing complex
on the north side of campus.
Presidential Village is capable of
housing 971 students, whereas
the four sorority houses that had
had their expansions approved
by the Board of Trustees in
November 2012 will house
between 240 and 290 students for
approximately $47 million.
The Board of Trustees also
passed a resolution to provide
Kappa Delta sorority with a
$12 million loan to fund their
houses expansion.
Kirkland Back, a junior Kappa
Delta from Gadsden, Ala., said
the changes to sorority row
come with mixed emotions.
Its been clear for a while
now that everyone was going
to have to expand. Thats hard
because you lose tradition you
lose the houses where decades
of memories have been made,
Back said. But its exciting in
that we now have beautiful, new
houses to break in. There wont
be a dry eye when the house is
torn down, but [Kappa Delta]
cant wait to show everyone
the amazing plans we have for
our home.
To date, these individuals,
Christians and non-Christian
conservatives still outnumber
those Alabamians who are
secular progressives in mind-
set and action, Howell said.
Hence, to date, when Alabama
has held referendum on medi-
cal marijuana, this policy has
been voted down by the bulk of
voters.
Howell said many people
view the medical use of mari-
juana as a guise that places
society on a slippery slope
toward the eventual future
decriminalization and regu-
lated legalization of marijuana.
This is accomplished by
slowly making members of
society comfortable with the
idea of legislated marijuana
use, she said.
Howell also said many voters
in Alabama realize the symp-
toms of illnesses that marijua-
na can treat can, most times, be
dealt with successfully using
other legal drugs that have
been approved by the Food and
Drug Administration.
Colquitt said he also sees
many reasons Alabama vot-
ers will not legalize marijuana
in the state. He said groups
like Mothers Against Drunk
Driving take strong positions
against the legalization of drug
use because they believe it
will exacerbate the problem of
impaired driving.
While Colorado and
Washington legalized rec-
reational marijuana on the
state level, there is still ques-
tion as to the actual effect this
will have because marijuana
remains illegal on the federal
level. So far, federal authorities
have been taking a wait-and-
see approach in Colorado and
Washington as those states
implement their new laws.
It will be interesting to
see in the coming months
how the federal government
will approach these new state
laws, Howell said. If there is
an actual confrontation, fed-
eralism triumphs if the states
win out. If the federal govern-
ment wins out and the states
are forced to revert back to
full prohibition of marijuana
use, federalism loses and big
government wins.
MARIJUANA FROM PAGE 1
State will not follow
others with new laws
Before the show, Phil
Rothermich said a producer
of the show interviewed him,
asking him such questions
likeWhere are you from?
and What do you do?
I tried to really have a lot
of energy and personality,
he said.
During the taping, Phil
Rothermich was selected
to compete on the show. It
came as no surprise to Saleh,
who has known him since
second grade.
Knowing Phil for so long, I
was not at all surprised that he
was chosen, Saleh said. The
producers wanted a good show
and there was no one better for
the job that day.
Phil Rothermich said the stu-
dio was a very colorful place,
adding that it is much smaller
than it seems on television.
Being inside felt like seeing
Willy Wonkas chocolate fac-
tory, he said.
Overall, Phil Rothermich
described his experience at the
show as unbelievable.
I would definitely recom-
mend going to the show to
everyone; it was a blast and
hey, you never know, you might
just win, he said.
ROTHERMICH FROM PAGE 1
Former student won
prizes worth $29,000
SORORITY FROM PAGE 1
Houses keep pace
with UAs growth
ICE RINK FROM PAGE 1
Rink should be draw
to region in winter
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Embrace movement, forget about intended destination
By Henry Downes
Staff Columnist
I wrote this on an airplane nap-
kin, as my handwriting jerked
and jolted by turbulence mean-
dered and bounced like an ECG
graph or a lie detector. I was
trying to keep still, but simply
couldnt stop moving.
I stuffed the napkin in my pock-
et, and all I could salvage when
the plane touched down was a
torn and smudged outline for a
column. Actually, not an outline,
but a collection of vaguely con-
nected thoughts which seemed
like they had something to say.
I was thinking about movement.
Do you ever wonder how many
people are literally in the air at
any given moment, going some-
where? Its as if there is an entire
population of humans suspended
thousands of feet in the air, living
lives of pure transit.
I was moving, too well, not
literally, but I was on a plane
that was moving. Then again, the
plane was travelling through air
that was moving, which was itself
part of the Earths axial rotation
and orbit, so I guess its all rela-
tive and nothing was moving. Or
everything was.
Anyway, it occurred to me that
people really are always mov-
ing, even when theyre trying to
stand still. And as we float by,
everything is relentlessly chang-
ing, which can be scary. Whether
it is seniors scheduling their final
semesters of courses or the rest
of us staring obsessively at our
Degreeworks progress meters,
it seems like change is hopelessly
imminent which is even scarier.
Sometimes change can be
abrupt and jarring, while other
times it is barely audible just
background noise. Occasionally
we directly seek it out, but other
times it marches on without
our consent.
As for me, Ive been thinking
a lot recently about the changes
Ill face next semester when Ill
be traveling and studying in
Europe until June. Ive been par-
ticularly struck by the bittersweet
realization that I wont be back
in Tuscaloosa for about eight
months after final exams this
December it will be a definite
break from my normal rhythms of
life, promising both welcome and
unwelcome changes.
Maybe we cant stop change
we are simply resigned to live in
a state of perpetual motion. But
maybe sometimes, if we embrace
the turbulence, a lack of percep-
tion can become reality long
enough for us to forget where it is
that were going.
Maybe thats why we love
Saturdays in the fall so much.
Maybe thats why I get chills every
time I watch the videos from this
past weekend of people losing
their minds on the Strip, with that
inevitably catchy song playing
in the background: Home, by
Phillip Phillips.
Because although the faces and
the names change, we find some
constants here, and thats reas-
suring. So, if you can stop moving
long enough to finish reading this
column, I suggest taking some
time to appreciate what makes
this place so great. For me, its
being able to see the leaves turn in
early November along the Black
Warrior; its a bike ride through
the vibrant country air on Sanders
Ferry Road; its all the colors and
smells of the Quad on a crisp fall
Gameday.
It seems in some ways we are
frozen in time here, floating in
a strange space between what
we were, what we are and what
we want to be when we grow up.
Still, we incessantly hurtle for-
ward; reaching out desperately in
a futile attempt to stop the world
from spinning under our feet,
even as we grasp curiously at
tomorrow. I guess I probably think
too much about tomorrow.
There is so much about
Tuscaloosa and ourselves that
is moving and changing. But
sometimes we can embrace the
turbulence; we are able to for-
get if only for precious fleeting
moments that were all just pass-
ing through. And maybe thats
enough.
Henry Downes is a sophomore
majoring in economics. His col-
umn runs on Tuesdays.
Photographing Crimson Tide football team reminder of excitement in exercising
By Cora Lindholm
CW Staff
CLICK. Eddie Lacy just
caught a perfect pass. CLICK.
AJ McCarron smiles as he col-
laborates and cheers on his
teammates. CLICK. Harrison
Jones completes the running
drills with perfect agility and
strength. The sun beats down
hard on the Mal Moore prac-
tice field. Sweat beads down
every hard-working players
face, intensity and focus never
absent from their frame of
mind. As I take photographs
for The Crimson Whites
sports section, I start to gain a
better understanding of what
exercising and being healthy
is all about. The Alabama foot-
ball team finds joy in working
out because they are truly
passionate about their sport.
College students have
always struggled with balanc-
ing school, social life and exer-
cise. Since we are so preoccu-
pied and distracted by every-
thing around us, the fun in
working out has disappeared.
I often find myself forcing a
one-or two-hour workout in
every other day just because
I should, doing my regular,
mundane routine to keep my
body fit and not get too lazy.
But, quite frankly, its really
boring. I have lost the passion
for exercising.
Remember the good ole days
when we had recess in elemen-
tary school? The playground
was our escape. The bell
would ring, and I would sigh in
relief, so happy I could let my
mind rest and my body move
after slouching in a cold plas-
tic chair all day. Remember
kicking the red, rubber ball
and sprinting to all the bases
in kickball? Remember bal-
lerina serves, no strings, bub-
bles and double hits in teth-
erball? Remember the simple
joys of four square? Wall ball?
Basketball? Football? The list
goes on and on.
Now its all about isolating
ourselves on the treadmills
maybe twice a week, zoning
out to our iPods. Sometimes,
just walking from class to
class on campus has to count
as a workout. I am definitely
guilty of this routine, which is
why I am so keen to address
the problem and find a solu-
tion not only for students in
general, but for myself as well.
Instead of forcing our groggy
selves to make time to go to
the gym, we should discover
a more meaningful motiva-
tion to stay fit and be healthy.
I dont know about you, but I
miss the fun of recess and run-
ning around being free to play
with my friends outside and
have a good time.
Therefore, I encourage all of
you to find that energy-bound
little kid within you and have
fun exercising. Dont let it be
a chore or just another check
box on your to-do list. Make
working out an outlet, some-
thing to look forward to. We
need mental breaks, or we
will go absolutely insane. Its
a win-win situation if we play
our cards right. If you find a
sport or activity you love to
do, time will fly, and you will
naturally have an enriching,
feel-good workout no 20-min-
ute treadmill run could offer.
Now, dont get me wrong,
the treadmills at the gym are
fantastic. We have a state-of-
the-art facility of which I hope
everyone is taking advantage.
I am suggesting switching up
your routine every once and a
while, trying something new
and refreshing to keep you on
your toes. So today, why dont
you round up your dorm floor
and set up a game of baseball
at the rec fields? Gather up
your freshman English class
and play Frisbee on the Quad?
Start an intramural team with
your church or club? Working
out is key to success in every
aspect of your life. Never cut
exercising out of your routine,
especially during your college
years. You need those extra
endorphins to keep you happy
and healthy.
Look at the success of our
Alabama football team all of
our collegiate sports teams for
that matter. Fourteen national
championships? Soon to be
15? The only way for our play-
ers to have such great suc-
cess is passion for their sport
and working out. They add a
whole new element to exer-
cising; they put their hearts
into it. They have a goal; they
have fun. I am inspired by my
football team every day. Every
time I go to practice to shoot
photographs for The Crimson
White, I am encouraged to
work hard and stay healthy.
Roll Tide.
Cora Lindholm is a photogra-
pher for The Crimson White.
CW | Cora Lindholm
Crimson Tide tight end Harrison Jones.
By Cheyenne Paiva
Staff Columnist
Fifty years ago, in the midst of the American civil
rights movement, President John F. Kennedy estab-
lished what we now refer to as affirmative action.
Its original purpose was that of non-discrimination,
eventually considering factors of race, color, religion,
sex and national origin. Now, I am a California lib-
eral. I voted to repeal the death penalty, to legalize
marijuana, to label genetically-modified food prod-
ucts and to allow gay marriage not that you have
to wear blue to think progressively. However, I think
affirmative action is one of the biggest superficial
hypocrisies in modern American thought. But I do
not think it should go.
I decided to highlight this opinion in the face of
recent federal court actions on the subject. Last
Thursday, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals turned
over Michigans ban on affirmative action, and as
you read, the Supreme Court is making its decision
on the legality of this law in general. I also decided
to share this opinion because I may have just fully
formed it after years trying to figure it out.
Here is the conundrum: I am a first-generation
American born to Asian immigrants and a first-
generation college student attending a university in
which I belong to its least-represented demographic.
But that scenario in no way epitomized or represent-
ed my college application strategy. I did not grow up
in a region marked by its lack of cultural diversity.
I grew up far from it, literally and figuratively, in a
state where Asians dominated college admissions
statistics and where my ethnicity probably had a
negative affect on my chances toward acceptance. I
never planned on affirmative action, never wanted it,
never needed it and never used it.
But whether or not I was accepted because of
affirmative action is irrelevant. That ceases to be
the question once you realize the answer President
Kennedy was trying to reach. Affirmative action
does not make amends for race it makes amends
for privilege.
I came from privilege not that of wealth but
that of circumstance. My ancestors chose to come
here during a time when the administration paved
a way for them to safely do so. They were not mass
murdered like the Native Americans, they were not
enslaved like African Americans, and they were not
ignored like Hispanic Americans. In this regard, I
found my privileges brought by chance rather than
through any action of my own. Others find the oppo-
site, and that is not fair.
To those with equal rights but inferior advantages,
here is your due. To those whose lives began 10 steps
back, this is your pardon. We have 50 years since
President Kennedys executive order is evidence
that ability still is not just the product of birth, so to
those labeled free but who remain out of opportu-
nitys reach, affirmative action is your privilege and
yours alone.
Cheyenne Paiva is a junior majoring in biology. Her
column runs biweekly.
Afrmative action
is a privilege for
the unprivileged
NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | Page 5
One of the things that
has always been on my
bucket list is sitting in the
section behind the field
goal at a football game.
After the game against
Mississippi State, I have
officially scratched that off
my list, while keeping in
mind that it is a place I will
never return to.
The way the block seat-
ing works is each stu-
dent organization applies
online and the application
is then sent to the Student
Government Association.
Depending on where
the organizations are
placed, they could have as
many rows as eight or as
few as one.
I decided it would be fun
to sit with my friends from
Alpha Kappa Psi, a pro-
fessional business frater-
nity, for the Homecoming
game. As time went on, I
noticed that when it comes
to football games, no stu-
dent organization is more
professional than the next.
The only thing I enjoyed
most from sitting in that
section was the fact that I
did not have to enter the
stadium two hours early to
make sure I had a seat.
Not only was it over-
crowded because the fra-
ternities did not know
how to stay in their own
sections, but I spent much
of my time making sure
the drunken brothers
in front of me didnt fall
back, knocking us into the
people behind me. Along
with the brothers came
their sorority dates. If I
was not making sure the
guy in front of me was
stable, I was making sure
the girls around me had
enough walking space in
between the bleachers as
they threw their hands
around, showing off the
alcohol they apparently
snuck in.
Aside from the fact
that the smell of alcohol
attacked my nose each
time someone walked by
me, I had no room to move
whenever that person was
pushing against the crowd.
More people than I could
count said they were in the
wrong section and needed
to leave, but of course being
polite is too much to ask,
so I was pushed into the
people next to me numer-
ous times and almost off
the bleachers three times.
The University needs to
have security officers in
place in the student sec-
tions to protect the stu-
dents who drink before
the games, the people
around them. Post-game,
I have a sprained wrist.
Why? Perhaps because
of the strenuous work I
did to prevent myself or
someone else from falling.
University officials need
to keep people in their
block, and they need to
prevent drunken students
from pulling the signs
off the walls, as had one
person I met.
Krista James is a freshman
majoring in journalism.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Block seating crowded,
chaotic; drunk fans tend
to detract from experience
Impact of social media seen during extreme weather
By Lucy Cheseldine
Staff Columnist
The British have an obses-
sion with the weather. I
remember the six oclock
news at my grandparents
house. It would be a family
affair, all of us sprawled out
in front of the television,
waiting for a prediction of
what tomorrows sky was
going to look like.
We would all comment on
what the weather woman
had chosen to wear in con-
trast with the colorful map
of the British Isles behind
her, and then be hushed
into silence as the jury
announced the verdict. The
weather forecast was a sort
of prophesy by which to plan
the rest of the week. This
would reach its peak around
school holidays. Mum would
run in from the kitchen hold-
ing a dish cloth and shout-
ing, Turn it up!
My brother and I would
wait anxiously to see the
little yellow sunshine appear
on the screen. In my first
stressful days at university,
I would listen to the peace-
ful radio voice reading the
shipping forecast to lull me
into slumber. My grandpar-
ents even keep a weather
book. A large, leather-bound
journal stored neatly under
their orange 1970s armchair.
Every evening, over a glass
of wine before dinner, they
take out the book and record
the weather. Then they look
back to see how it compares
to the same day last year.
Its a strange subject.
When theres nothing left
to say, someone always feels
it necessary to talk about
the temperature. Of course,
no matter how many pre-
dictions we broadcast or
recordings we make of it, the
weather will do exactly as
it pleases. Nowhere under-
stands that
more than
Ameri ca at
the moment.
Still in recov-
ery mode from
H u r r i c a n e
Sandy, much of
the East Coast
i s l ament-
ing the power
of nature.
Flooding and
d e s t r u c t i o n
have terror-
ized a huge chunk of the
coast and mainland.
But the hurricane has also
brought with it a new way to
approach the weather: social
media. This is one of the
first natural disasters that
has shown the power of the
connected age. Fire depart-
ments used Twitter and
Facebook to monitor emer-
gencies, and
people were
able to stay in
touch despite
failing power.
Not only this,
but ordinary
citizens were
able to capture
on camera the
d e s t r u c t i o n
they were wit-
nessing and
post it straight
to YouTube.
Despite the risks, hundreds
of citizens flocked to the
New York shore, clutching
their iPhones to record a lit-
tle piece of history for them-
selves. This united front was
all made possible through
the wealth of social network-
ing sites and blogs, which
are beginning to shape the
revolutions we see happen-
ing around the world today.
Cameras and status
updates are by no means a
way to control or stop the
damage of a hurricane, but
they are a way to improve
our response and to feed
our fascination with the
natural wonder of weather.
Now, people are empow-
ered to record the habits of
the skies. Obviously, this
doesnt compensate for the
loss of lives and livelihoods
taken by the hurricane. But
perhaps it is all the more
comforting to share nature
at its most dangerous and
find a fragment of consola-
tion in communing over the
most universal force on the
planet.
Lucy Cheseldine is an
English international stu-
dent studying English lit-
erature. Her column runs on
Tuesdays.

Cameras and status updates

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control or stop the damage
of a hurricane, but they
are a way to improve our
response and to feed our
fascination with the natural
wonder of weather.
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NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS Page 6 | Tuesday, November 20, 2012
By Mary Sellers Shaw
Staff Columnist
When you think of The
University of Alabama, there are
several landmarks that come
to mind. Denny Chimes, the
Presidents Mansion,
the Gorgas House,
and, of course,
Bryant-Denny
Stadium, the
home of our
n a t i o n a l
champi -
ons hi p
w i n -
ni ng
football team. We pride ourselves
on being the best, working dili-
gently, and focusing on achieving
our goals. And while our athletic
goals seem to be being met, other
goals on campus sometimes
seem to be overshadowed. Our
lack of focus on environmental
affairs is something that, as we
expand as a university, needs to
be dealt with.
Lets take the stadium, for
example. How many nights have
you walked around campus
and seen the glow of Bryant-
Denny in the distance?
While this makes for a
pretty picture, leaving
the stadium lights on
24/7 seems incred-
ibly excessive.
The lights were
even on during
the Western
Carolina game
this past weekend do we really
need help seeing in the middle
of broad daylight? Leaving the
lights on in the stadium is not
only a waste of our tuition money,
but it also is a huge waste of ener-
gy. Even just keeping the lights
on during Gameday weekends
would help decrease our energy
consumption while still allow-
ing the excitement seeing the
stadium brings.
Something else that needs to
be given increased attention is
recycling on campus. While we
do have various recycling recep-
tacles around campus, there is
always room for improvement.
Recycling bins should be placed
next to the dorm trash chutes so
students are actively reminded
of their choice to recycle. Making
recycling more convenient for
students will increase our recy-
cled products here on campus.
Environmental efforts need to be tackled by both UAs students, administration
History repeats with secession petitions
By Hannah Waid
Staff Columnist
The phrase We the people
has taken on a whole new
meaning recently. President
Obamas administration set
up an online petition website
with the title We The People,
where people can create a peti-
tion for the White House to
review their concerns.
Before this years election,
petitions ranged from issues of
legalizing marijuana to a White
House beer recipe. When look-
ing at some of the petitions on
the We The People website,
many seem ridiculous. But
then again, many bring impor-
tant values into question.
As of Thursday, all 50 states
have now created petitions to
secede from the United States
through the We The People
online petition website. Some
petitions have a significant
number of signatures, enough
to evoke a response from the
White House.
Although many are say-
ing these secession petitions
should not be taken seriously,
it is still important to note that
people have an option and are
fighting to be heard. People are
making a statement. A state-
ment that they are not happy.
There are also those at the
other extreme of this opin-
ion, petitioning to revoke the
citizenship of and peacefully
deport those who have signed
the secession petitions.
How has our country become
so divided? A building ten-
sion seems to have reached its
breaking point with this past
election between Gov. Romney
and President Obama.
Is history repeating itself? Is
there a chance that our coun-
try will see a divide like it did
during the Civil War between
the Union and the Confederate
States? Slavery was the promi-
nent issue back then that
caused the separation, but
what is the ultimate cause of
todays desire to secede?
Because of the timing of
these petitions, many are
attributing it to the re-election
of President Obama. But per-
haps it is not so much his re-
election that caused the desire
to secede. Instead, it seems
as though people are simply
expressing their frustration
through a new medium.
When thinking seriously
about the idea of secession,
most states would probably
see they could not stand on
their own. These petitions
are the voices of people who
are unhappy with our coun-
try today. They are unhappy
with issues like the economy.
And they are expressing them-
selves through the extreme
form of secession petitions.
Obamas administration
claims to attempt to respond
to all petitions with more than
25,000 signatures. But whether
or not these secession peti-
tions get a response, we as
citizens should find another
way to deal with frustrations.
The answer is not to run.
Citizens instead should join
together as the true We, in
We The People.
Hannah Waid is a junior
majoring in English. Her
column runs biweekly
on Tuesdays.
Then, there are the dining
halls. When you go over to Burke,
Fresh Foods or Lakeside Dining,
youre not going to find a typi-
cal cafeteria. Instead, youll find
an all-you-can-eat buffet stocked
with every type of food you can
imagine. And while this sounds
like a college students dream, in
reality it leads to much more food
wasted than necessary. I know
every time I go to one of the dining
halls, I can never finish eating all
the food I put on my plate, and its
rare that anyone else does either.
Not only that, but with freshmen
now required to buy an unlimited
meal plan, theres no reason not
to get an excess of food and to do
so often. When you think about
how much food must be wasted
every day, though, it should make
us reconsider our policy of more
always being better.
If we want to continue our
growth in national respect, we
need to be aware of issues that
are important to students. Our
generation is increasingly con-
cerned with the environment and
living green, and the University
needs to follow suit.
We must remember, however,
that this doesnt all fall on the
University. As students, we must
do our part as well. Turn off the
lights when you leave a room.
Make a separate pile of recycla-
ble items when youre taking out
the trash. After your finals are
over, recycle your old notebooks
and papers instead of throwing
them in the garbage. At the din-
ing halls, only get what you need
to eat and then go back for sec-
onds instead of piling your plate
up the first time (this will reduce
waste and keep off those pesky
extra pounds). If students and the
University partner together to
make the environment a priority,
we can decrease our consump-
tion across the board and lead the
way to a cleaner, greener campus.
Oh, and when youre fin-
ished reading todays CW?
Go ahead and throw it in the
recycling bin, too.
Mary Sellers Shaw is a junior
majoring in communications and
civic engagement. Her column
runs biweekly on Tuesdays.
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By Alan Alexander
Contributing Writer
Students and staff from
the Culverhouse College of
Commerce and Business
Administration are partner-
ing with Habitat for Humanity
Tuscaloosa and Calvary Baptist
Church to raise money and build
a new home for a DCH Regional
Medical Center employee.
Jackie Wright lived with her
sister and three nephews in a
two-bedroom house that had
been in her family since before
she was born. Because her sis-
ter suffers from diabetes and
battles substance abuse, she has
full custody of her nephews, who
are 17, 8 and 3 years old.
You would never know
because I still go to work and I
smile every day, Wright said. I
tell people yall see the glory, but
you just dont know the story.
Wright is entering her
twenty third year at DCH
Regional Medical Center, but
the majority of her income has
been spent trying to repair
the house where she was born
and raised.
The house was affected by a
number of issues, including a
lack of insulation, an unstable
foundation and a heating and air
system that constantly leaked.
Without heat during the night,
Wright and her family resorted
to sleeping on a single mattress
next to the fireplace to keep
Business students to blitz build aging home for DCH employee
warm.
The main reason she
couldnt get out of her situa-
tion is because the house was so
poorly constructed, said Emily
Howitz, one of three other mar-
keting graduate students work-
ing on the project.
As part of a project manage-
ment class, the graduate stu-
dents are helping organize and
promote the campaign.
Operating under the slo-
gan Get Jackie Home for
Christmas, the mission of the
project is to have a new home
built for Wright and her fam-
ily in just five days. Known as a
blitz build, the construction will
last from Dec. 13 to Dec. 18 and
cost $70,000. A team of 15 volun-
teers will work alongside 10 con-
tractors each day to ensure the
completion of the house before
Dec. 25.
Billy Hatmaker, a busi-
ness professor who teach-
es project and marketing
management, is also a member at
Calvary Baptist Church. Calvary
started working with housing
projects in Tuscaloosa sev-
eral years ago and got in touch
with Wright through its home
repair ministry.
Weve tried to help keep that
house repaired and keep it from
leaking for a couple of years
now and it just isnt repairable,
Hatmaker said. We knew what
was going to have to happen.
The house was demolished
shortly after receiving confir-
mation from Habitat Tuscaloosa
that the project was a go. Wright
and her family now live with
an aunt until their new home
sees completion.
Carson Tinker, a market-
ing graduate student and the
long snapper for UAs football
team, also works on the project.
Although he knows the experi-
ence gained from participating
in this operation looks impres-
sive on a resume, he doesnt
consider that the most
important aspect.
I gain vital career experi-
ence working on this project,
but the biggest thing for me is
being able to make a huge dif-
ference in Ms. Jackies life by
helping her and her family,
Tinker said.
The students and member
of Calvary have raised $45,000
through donations and offer-
ings but are still short of their
goal. A fund raiser with Chick-
fil-a is planned for Nov. 29, with
10 percent of the proceeds
going to the construction of the
new home.
Donations can also be made
online by clicking on the
green donate button under
the Get Jackie Home for
Christmas tab on the Habitat
Tuscaloosa website.
This is a godsend, Wright
said. I have been praying for
22 years and my prayers have
finally been answered.
By Mark Hammontree
Contributing Writer
As the semester draws to
a close, students often spend
their time planning their spring
schedule, studying for finals and
in some cases, getting a jump on
next falls housing rush.
Many UA students have
already made decisions and
down payments on their housing
for a full year from now, whether
they sought out a new apart-
ment or house early or signed
another lease for their current
location.
To veterans of the Tuscaloosa
housing shuffle, this is simply
how the game is played, but to
others, the process is surprising
and nerve-racking.
I had no idea that apart-
ments for next fall were already
being filled this October, said
Elizabeth Perkinson, a freshman
majoring in English and theatre
who is currently living in the
Riverside Community. I didnt
know we were even supposed
to have begun thinking about
where were going to room next
year or even who with.
Upperclassmen are no strang-
ers to the housing rush and are
among those who have already
procured their residential
spaces for the 2013-2014
school year.
Last year, I barely got in
with the guys I wanted, where
we wanted, junior Jeff Stevens
said. Youve got to be on top of
your game if you want to live
somewhere other than one of
the dorms.
John Hyde, marketing direc-
tor for Sealy Realty Company,
which leases various apart-
ments in Tuscaloosa, said the
early search for housing is a
relatively new thing.
Two or three years ago, stu-
dents werent looking for apart-
ments until spring break, but
since then, especially since the
[April 27, 2011] tornadoes, they
have been looking much earlier,
Hyde said. The tornado tore up
a lot of apartments, so students
became more worried about
finding the exact floor plan they
wanted.
Additionally, the area between
University Boulevard and 15th
Street is considered by many
students to be prime real estate.
Its proximity to campus, college
atmosphere and pedestrian-
friendly aspects make the area
one of the first to be taken off
the real estate market. The
leases on these houses are also
often much harder to procure,
partly due to the practice of
handing down leases to friends,
fraternity brothers or
sorority sisters.
The construction and renova-
tion of apartments and condos
around the city, however, has led
to a higher availability of hous-
ing and less of a need to sign a
lease by Christmas, Hyde said.
The earlier you start look-
ing, the better if you want to
find the exact floor plan but
there are still plenty enough in
Tuscaloosa for students to find
what they want, Hyde said.
Hyde also warned that not
everyone prices similarly.
Students often do not realize
that although dorms and some
apartments are priced individu-
ally by student, most apartments
and rental houses are priced as
a whole, Hyde said. For example,
the cost of one apartment may
look much more expensive than
another, but when the cost is
divided among potential room-
mates, the actual cost would be
significantly less. Additionally,
utilities are included in dorms
and most apartments but are
not necessarily included in rent
for houses.
The housing search can be
made easier by planning ahead
with regards to location, size and
costs, but it may not necessarily
mean signing a lease before the
Iron Bowl.
Not all leases have to be signed by end of fall semester
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CW | Mackenzie Brown
NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS Page 8 | Tuesday, November 20, 2012
By Ashanka Kumari
Chief Copy Editor
Many Crimson Tide fans
have that one thing they
do or wear on Gameday for
luck. For one Alabama stu-
dent, this good luck charm
stems from his faith.
Ben Flax, a sophomore
majoring in religious studies,
wears a kippah daily as part
of practicing Judaism, but
on Gameday, he wears a spe-
cial one with the Alabama A
encrusted on the top.
I found it in Jerusalem
after we won the champion-
ship in 2009, Flax said.
A kippah, also known
by the Yiddish term yar-
mulke, is the Hebrew word
for a small, rounded skull-
cap worn by Orthodox and
Conservative Jewish men in
the synagogue and at home.
It comes from the Hebrew
words meaning acknowledg-
ing the angel, which is the
idea that at all times, Im
making the realization that
there is something above
me, Flax, who wears a kip-
pah daily, said.
There are three differ-
ent divisions followers of
Judaism fall into: Orthodox,
Conservative and Reform.
Flax said he identifies with
Traditional Conservative
Judaism.
I agree with the
Conservative movement as it
stood in the 1970s, Flax said.
Im supposed to pray three
times a day, which I try to do,
but usually, instead of doing
a full recitation, Ill choose
certain ones that I prefer for
the day or speak to an event
that is going on especially
right now where there is lots
of stuff going in the Middle
East, so Ill say a prayer for
the Israeli defense force and
the state of Israel every day.
Amy Ackerman, a sopho-
more majoring in nonprofit
management through the
New College, said she identi-
fies as a Reform Jew.
To me, [Reform Judaism]
is the chillest form of
Judaism, Ackerman said.
Practicing my faith to me
means attending services
during the holidays and
having faith in God. I think
everyone practices religion
differently and no two peo-
ple are ever going to pray
and have faith the same way.
Some Conservative and all
Orthodox Jews keep kosher.
They also might attend
Shabbat services every
Friday night and Saturday
morning, but that is not the
case for me.
As a Reform Jew,
Ackerman said she chooses
not to keep kosher. Flax, on
the other hand, said he tries
to.
What [keeping kosher]
entails is that there are a list
of animals I can and cannot
eat, Flax said. With mam-
mals, its any mammal that
has split hooves or chews
its cud or second stomach.
These are herbivores, so
cows, goats, sheep, giraffes;
these are kosher and can be
eaten. However, pigs, horses,
dogs those are not consid-
ered kosher animals. When
you get to fish, its any fish
that has fins and scales, so
you can have salmon, tila-
pia, mahi-mahi, but you cant
have catfish or swordfish.
Shell fish and reptiles are
also a no. There is also a list
of birds you cannot have in
the Torah.
The Torah is the name of
the first five books of the
Jewish Bible and defines the
principles of Judaism. Flax
said although he says his
prayers in Hebrew, there are
English translations that are
used.
A big thing in Judaism I
like is that while Hebrew is
our language and the lan-
guage used for a lot of prayers
and peaces, its not required
that its the only way, Flax
said. If you are not com-
fortable with Hebrew, or
dont read Hebrew and want
to read it in English, thats
not frowned upon. Or if you
want to say your prayers in
English because you feel
more connected to it, thats
not frowned upon. Its actu-
ally encouraged because you
want to get the best connec-
tion you can get.
Ackerman said hav-
ing faith helps her
through problems.
I just believe there is
a God, Ackerman said.
Sometimes I pray to God,
ask for forgiveness. This
does not apply to every Jew,
though; its just how I con-
nect through my religion.
At The University of
Alabama, Jewish students
can practice their faith at the
Bloom Hillel Student Center
located on 9th Street and at
the Temple Emanu-El on 4th
Avenue.
Hillel was founded at
The University of Alabama
in 1934 and has been wel-
coming Jewish students and
friends since that time, Lisa
Besnoy, program director at
Hillel, said. Activities range
from holiday celebrations,
Shabbat dinners and Sunday
brunches. We also have social
opportunities for Jewish
students and their friends
to gather at events such as
Jewish students sound off on faith, eating kosher
Left: Members and guests of Hillel, the Universitys Jewish organization, socialize at a student dinner.
Right: A Jewish house of worship, Temple Emanu-El, was built just a few years ago on campus next to the Moody Music Building.
bowling and movie nights.
Temple Emanu-El is a com-
munity temple that shares a
courtyard with Hillel, where
Jewish families and students
often gather for prayer.
For more information
about upcoming events at
Hillel, visit hillel.ua.edu.
CW | Austin Bigoney CW | Caitlin Trotter
By Rich Robinson
Assistant News Editor
The University Fellows
Experience, a highly selec-
tive group of Honors College
students, is planning a trip
to Cuba over spring break.
Jacqueline Morgan, asso-
ciate dean for the Honors
College, made the announce-
ment of the groundbreak-
ing trip in an email to the
University Fellows.
When the University
Fellows Experience was
founded, an international
component during the junior
year was listed as a criti-
cal element, Morgan said
in the email. We are now
ready to move forward in
building that experience
into the overall structure of
the program.
Morgan also said the trip
was just an initial step and
10 Fellows would be able to
go.
We will leave Friday,
March 22, return March
31st, Morgan wrote. All
who are interested are
encouraged to apply, but
preference will be given to
those who have already par-
ticipated in the Black Belt
Experience.
The trip is only open
to those already in the
University Fellows program.
A 1,000 word essay
stating the reasons for why
the Fellow would want to
travel to Cuba is required
and due by Nov. 27.
Interviews will then be
conducted for the finalists
selected from the essay sub-
missions and final selections
will be made by December
14th. All travel expenses
are covered.
David Wilson, a senior
majoring in economics,
wants to visit Cuba because
of a desire to travel abroad,
something that many
University of Alabama
students do.
Its not every day, you just
cant call your mom and dad
and say, Lets go on a nice
family vacation to Cuba,
Wilson said. So just to be
able to have the opportunity
to be able to go is just incred-
ible. I think it will give those
of us who are able to go to
SGA offers Thanksgiving meal
for those staying in Tuscaloosa
By Camille Corbett
Contributing Writer
Students without the luxu-
ry of returning home for the
Thanksgiving holidays wont
be completely without holi-
day cheer. The University
of Al abama Student
Government Association
and Bama Dining have
worked together to provide
a home-for-the-holidays
Thanksgiving dinner on
Nov. 22 from noon to 3 p.m.
at Burke Dining Hall.
The meal is open to all
students who are not travel-
ing home for Thanksgiving
Break, whether or not they
have access to a meal plan.
The first 50 students to
sign up for the meal will
get SGA-sponsored meals.
The other students will be
able to purchase the meal
through their meal plans or
pay out-of-pocket.
Students will also be
allowed to take leftovers
home to extend the meal
throughout their break.
This is the first year that
SGA has partnered with
Bama Dining to help the
event achieve a greater reach
and impact. If it is a success,
it could very well become a
regular occurrence, Chase
Burnham, SGA director of
engagement, said.
While this year marks the
first SGA partnership in the
event, Bama Dining has held
the Thanksgiving dinner in
years past. However, this
year already has the most
attendees of any year before.
We are trying a new
reservation system this
year, and 139 students have
responded saying that they
will be dining with us on
Thursday and Friday this
week, Kristina Hopton-
Jones, director of the
University Dining Service,
said. In the past, there have
been approximately 30 to 40
students eating at Burke for
the holiday meal.
Students will be served
the traditional Thanksgiving
fare, such as turkey, stuffing,
sweet potato casserole, mac-
aroni and cheese and green
beans.
This event is an attempt
to give students the same
food and atmosphere they
would have felt if they were
at home for the holiday.
We hope that it will pro-
vide a place for students to
meet and have Thanksgiving
dinner together with other
students who do not have
plans off campus or out of
town, Jones said.
The efforts put forth for
the event are to make stu-
dents feel like the University
is their home away from
home.
Any student who is unable
to go home for Thanksgiving
will benefit from this oppor-
tunity to eat a holiday meal
and interact with fellow stu-
dents, Burnham said.
NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | Page 9

Its not every day, you just cant

call your mom and dad and say,
Lets go on a nice family vacation
to Cuba.
David Wilson
Campus, city organizations aid student veterans
By Mazie Bryant and Melissa
Brown
CW Staff
The transition into college
life is difficult for most students,
but The University of Alabama
hopes to make the process
easier for those students also
moving back into civilian life by
helping veterans overcome the
lasting effects of the traumas of
their service.
The Universitys Office of
Military and Veteran Affairs is
only a year old, but has already
established itself within the top
15 percent of military-friendly
universities, offering veterans,
active-duty servicemen and
dependents relief and assis-
tance in these transitions.
When I came here last
September, I knew what I
wanted to establish: a one-stop
shop, Director David Blair said.
Basically, linking veterans with
benefits, counseling and the
financial aid office.
In August, the office opened
its Veterans Center in Room 1
of B.B. Comer Hall, an oasis of
sorts that includes several study
rooms and a computer lab.
Before I came, there were
assets across campus to help
servicemen but not in one
place, Blair said. Now, we have
a service center dedicated to
veterans, ROTC cadets and our
nearly 1,500 dependents.
Grey Westbrook, a 24-year-
old junior majoring in adver-
tising, came to the University
after serving 15 months in Iraq
with the U.S. Army. He said
the transition into college was
strained because of his different
life experiences. He ultimately
found a home within the schools
Campus Veterans Association,
the student organization associ-
ated with the Office of Military
and Veteran Affairs.
Its really is hard for a
22-year-old to make friends,
Westbrook said. I mean, you
cant go to frat parties, because
youre too old. The only other
place you can go to are bars or
student organizations.
Its difficult. Its difficult to
deal with 18- or 19-year-olds
kids who dont know what its
like to work for anything in
life. Theyre used to studying
for tests. Have they ever gotten
out and done hard labor? Made
sacrifices? Put an effort that
will show, other than a sport-
ing event? A lot of these kids
dont understand what Ive been
through, but the veterans do.
The office also has a rela-
tionship with the Tuscaloosa
Veteran Affairs Medical Center
to service their students with all
of the resources offered to the
community. Lawanda Vanhorn,
a social worker at the VA hos-
pital, also serves as liaison
between the center and other
organizations including the
University and Shelton State
Community College to more
directly define the needs of the
students and connect them to
assistance.
Whatever the veteran stu-
dent office needs, we connect
them to the veteran hospital,
because we want the students to
be successful and to graduate on
time, Vanhorn said. We try to
identify their needs and connect
them with programs to help. For
example, if a veteran is having
trouble quitting smoking, we
have support groups for that.
Blair said Vanhorn also links
their veteran students who
have post-traumatic stress dis-
order with therapy offered by
staff psychologists at the medi-
cal center. PTSD is an anxiety-
based disorder that occurs
after an individual is exposed
to a traumatic event such as
war, a natural disaster or a car
accident that threatens their
sense of safety and well-being,
Vanhorn said.
The effects of PTSD are
wide-ranging, such as anger,
avoidance, isolation, frustration,
depression or substance abuse,
Vanhorn said. What happens is
the student veterans at the UA
Office of Military and Veteran
affairs can come and get an
assessment. It is nothing that is
mandatory. We cant force them
into therapy, but there are a
lot of options that people dont
know about.
Although all veterans do not
develop PTSD, the center offers
resources to handle the difficult
transition back into civilian life.
The center offers several evi-
dence-based therapy sessions,
such as cognitive process ther-
apy and prolonged exposure
therapy, Vanhorn said.
There is a common mis-
conception that every veteran
has PTSD, but thats not true,
Vanhorn said. Those with
PTSD have to learn to cope
with it. We have to ask, What is
normal? But normalcy is based
on the patient. Evidence-based
therapy helps individuals go on
and live normal lives.
University Fellows to travel to Cuba for spring break
Cuba a very unique perspec-
tive into a culture and place
that we really dont know
that much about.
I think that will be a very
valuable experience for us
to know about a culture like
Cuba which is a country that
is so close to us and so inac-
cessible to most people.
David Bailey is a senior
working on a masters
degree in finance while
pursuing an undergraduate
degree in finance manage-
ment. He is also the CEO of
Forza Financial and wants
to go into the financial ser-
vices field working with
international investment.
Bailey said there is much
in common between the
Black Belt Experience, a pro-
gram that teams the Fellows
up with community stake-
holders in Marion County,
Ala., and the upcoming trip
to Cuba.
There are a lot of simi-
larities between the prob-
lems of poverty and social
problems in the Black Belt
as there is any other devel-
oping nation, Bailey said.
The idea is to increase the
exposure and put the stu-
dents in different environ-
ments and see how other
regions address some of the
same problems that we face
here in Alabama.
Bailey said the other
Fellows have all different
types of backgrounds and
interests and passions.
Im really interested in
finance, international devel-
opment, community devel-
opment, how businesses
work, so Im really inter-
ested in seeing what type
of economic opportunities
there are that arent being
met that need to be met,
Bailey said. And also seeing
first-hand the ramifications
of what sanctions cause.
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Students nd ways to eat locally year-round
Though markets close for cold season, region still offers outlets to purchase local products in winter
By Megan Miller
Contributing Writer
Cities around the United States
are seeing a growing trend in
local farmers markets where resi-
dents can buy food they know is
grown in the same state they call
home. The trend has led to a new
name for participating consum-
ers: a locavore. Such a person is
defined as someone interested
in eating food that is locally pro-
duced and not transported long
distances to market.
Among the reasons to eat local-
ly grown food, the one that tends
to top everyones list is that the
food is healthier and tastes bet-
ter than chemically altered and
processed foods you may find in a
grocery store.
It is also better for local econ-
omies, as farmers are able to
retain their farmland because
they are profiting off their
products directly.
The local food concept is
the foundation of Homegrown
Alabama, the campus farm-
ers market that is set up on the
Canterbury Episcopal Chapel
lawn Thursdays from April 12
until Oct. 27 from 3 to 6 p.m.
Homegrown Alabama is a stu-
dent-led group at The University
of Alabama that seeks to educate
students about the value of local
produce, as well as foster partner-
ships between local farmers and
the University.
Mo Fiorella, market manager
for Homegrown Alabama, said
Homegrown tries to make sure
nothing sold at the farmers mar-
ket comes from more than three
hours away from Tuscaloosa.
Thats the whole point of our
farmers market, Fiorella said.
The closer farmers get prefer-
ence, because we want it to count
as genuinely local.
Fiorella said it is a common mis-
conception that farmers markets
only sell fruits and vegetables,
but Homegrown often offers prod-
ucts like goat cheese, jams, jel-
lies, freshly baked bread, cheese
straws, pickles, peppers, loose
leaf teas, skin care products, cold
remedies, beef, pork and eggs.
Fiorella said among the most
popular student purchased items
are pre-made meals, especially
for those living in dorms that
do not have access to a kitchen
to cook their own meals. Also,
Fiorella said students buy a lot of
pre-made snacks and beverages
offered by Chloes Cup.
It is a lot of both students and
adults that attend the market,
Fiorella said. There are a lot
of non-traditional students, and
older students.
On certain Thursdays Fiorella
said the market has live music,
kids crafts and extra vendors.
We want to give the all-
around experience, not just
shopping, Fiorella said.
Brooke Miller, a senior major-
ing in public relations, likes to
buy homemade, organic soaps,
flowers and in-season berries
from Homegrown Alabama.
I dont get to go as much as
I like because it can be expen-
sive, Miller said. Also, I live in
the residence halls, so it is a lot
harder for me to cook my own
food. But I think it is great to
support local farmers.
Casey Ellis, a sophomore
majoring in international stud-
ies, likes to buy vegan food
from Manna Grocery.
I like to eat vegan because
animal rights are important to
me, and it makes my body feel
so much better, Ellis said.
Fiorella also noted Manna
as an option for local food, as
the markets are not able to
run year-round.
Manna is the best place
for local produce, Fiorella
said. They have a lot of local
products and carry a lot of
the same vendors we have at
our market.
Fiorella said although
Homegrown is closing for
the winter, Tuscaloosa River
Market will stay open through
December and re-open in
March, so for locavores, the
winter hiatus wont be too long.
COLUMN | GAMING
High denition remakes prey on nostalgia, discourage creative productions
By Nathan Proctor
Nostalgia is powerful but
deceiving. Whether of an
older generation misty-eyed
over memories of Asteroids
and Rally-X or a college
student with a soft spot for
Mario and a blue hedgehog,
gamers and their wallets
have voiced their attachment
to games-gone-by. However,
a swarm of high definition
remakes are not the way to
cater to this market.
Though its often a pain
to boot up old systems or
finagle with a PC to run
old favorites, Id prefer this
struggle, taking advantage
of avenues such as good old
games, or even emulation
before shelling out $40-60 for
a higher-resolution product.
Part of this is on principle,
preferring the development
of new games and ideas,
and its also a purity and
value proposition.
I dont mean to say that all,
or even most, HD remakes
are bad. I own a handful and
gleefully played through
the whole of Black Mesa
Source (a fan-made remake
of the original Half-Life)
the night of its release.
However, the only purchases
Im willing to make of these
higher-resolution games are
those Id previously missed,
(or free fan-made creations
such as Black Mesa or
Star Wars: Knights of the
Old Republic II: The Sith
Lords restored content
modification.)
Updated games are gener-
ally successful at attracting
a new audience to a game
or franchise who were too
intimidated or disinterested
thanks to aging mechan-
ics and graphics. From a
business perspective, this
potential gain and, except-
ing complete failure by the
developers, an already tested
and certain market of buyers
makes their re-production
of a game a great decision,
especially with most creative
heavy lifting and asset cre-
ation out of the way.
This ploy, however, is
wearing out its welcome.
Nostalgia and familiarity will
move cases off the shelf for a
while, but do little to benefit
franchise-hungry publishers
and over-saturated consum-
ers. As the industrys aged, a
second and possibly far more
interesting and successful
path taking advantage of
nostalgia gamers have been
complete remakes.
If you want to put a game or
franchises hooks into gam-
ers and create a revitalized
and beloved product, why
devote development time and
money into an HD product
that may well reveal nostal-
gias heart-wrenching broth-
er: reality. The gaming land-
scape is developing quickly
and antiquating classics
before our eyes. Nostalgia is
more often than not a fuzzy
jumble of emotions and
big ideas, and as a result,
the tightened controls and
sharpened textures meld into
the game we remember with-
in the first few minutes when
were not continually making
side-by-side comparisons.
Perhaps as Octobers hit
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
brought the acclaimed XCOM
franchise back into the lime-
light through reverence
and evolution, not to what
might amount to a handful
of patches and modifications
in modern games, well
see the HD trend die down.
Honestly, Id prefer the
growth of neat ideas behind
de-makes for games like
Portal and Halo before seeing
another retro game revived.
Either way, my holy grail
of HD-remakes had existed
in Digital Anvils Freelancer
from nine years ago. I surely
would throw down my high-
and-mighty posturing for
some new high-texture ships.
But now, as even Freelancer
prepares to be rebooted by
its spiritual success Star
Citizen, I realize it may be
time to close the door on
high definition.
CW File
Homegrown Alabama, the campus farmers market, is located on the Canterbury Episcopal
Chapel lawn Thursdays from April 12 until Oct. 27 from 3-6 p.m.

I like to eat vegan because

animal rights are important
to me, and it makes my body
feel so much better.
Casey Ellis
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NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | Page 11
Tuscaloosa offers a variety local, exotic cuisine
INDIAN MEDITERRANEAN
Hooligans
Location: 1915 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.- 11 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.- 10 p.m.
Prices: Under $10
Why you should try it:
Just a quick drive down University Boulevard, Hooligans offers casual indoor or outdoor dining
with fast service and a diverse menu. They offer traditional Mediterranean gyros, falafel and
stuffed grape leaves, but also cheeseburgers and chicken fingers for those occasional picky eaters.
THAI
Ruan Thai
Location: 1407 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Hours: Lunch: Monday-Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Dinner Monday-Thursday 5-9 p.m., Friday-Saturday
5-10 p.m.
Prices: $7-$9
Why you should try it:
If delicious Thai food is not enough to draw you in, Ruan Thais close proximity to campus and
quaint atmosphere should definitely be enticing. Situated in a house converted to a restaurant, din-
ers can sit inside or outside on the patio and enjoy great food at reasonable prices. The restaurant
is owned and operated by a family, and Ruan Thais chef, Alp, grows her own herbs and peppers for
fresh flavors.
By Alexandra Ellsworth
Staff Reporter
When thinking of Tuscaloosa, exotic cuisine may not be the first thing that comes to many students minds. More often, what does
come to mind is Alabama football or maybe some good country cooking. But Tuscaloosa does have something to offer for exotic food.
If you are looking for something different to do on a date or just a new restaurant to try with friends, these culturally different res-
taurants provide authentic food with a fun atmosphere.
CW | Austin Bigoney CW | Austin Bigoney
Sitar
Location: 500 15th St., Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Hours: Lunch Buffet: Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.- 3
p.m. Dinner: 5-9:30 p.m.
Prices: Entrees from $10-$14
Why you should try it:
Sitar, previously Maharaja of India, has been serving Tuscaloosa for many years. The restaurant
serves authentic Indian food in a sophisticated, romantic and traditional Indian setting. So for any-
one looking to branch out of the typical dinner menu and try traditional Indian food in a restaurant
offering a genuine, authentic environment, Sitar is worth visiting.
CHINESE
Mr. Chens Authentic Chinese Cooking and Oriental Market
Location: 514 14th St., Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., every day
Prices: The lunch specials are under $7 and dinner ranges from $7 to $12.
Why you should try it:
If you are looking for an alternative to Swen on the Strip, Mr. Chens offers authentic Taiwanese and
Chinese dishes. It is close by, located off 15th Street, and not only is it a restaurant, but also a mar-
ket for those looking to purchase exotic ingredients and try some authentic oriental dishes at home.
By Courtney Stinson
Staff Reporter
Organic food used to be
nourishment for exclusive
groups often called health
nuts and tree huggers,
but as the move toward eat-
ing organic becomes more
mainstream, students are left
to weigh the costs and bene-
fits of paying nearly twice as
much for organic options.
Morgan Phillips, a senior
majoring in nutrition, makes a
conscious effort to eat healthy,
but her concern is the type
of food she buys, not how it
is produced.
[Organic foods] are impor-
tant to your health because
they do not contain pesticides
or any other chemicals that
can be harmful to your body,
Phillips said. But to be hon-
est, I personally do not think
there is enough evidence
out there yet to say whether
organic is so much better than
foods that are not.
Whether buying organ-
ic or not, eating healthy
can be expensive. To cut
costs, Phillips suggests buy-
ing canned fruits and veg-
etables, but making sure
they are canned in water
instead of juice and rinsing
canned foods to remove some
sodium content.
Even if students do not want
to pay organic prices, they
can take steps to reduce pesti-
cides in food. The FDA recom-
mends practices like washing
produce under running water
or a clean scrub-brush and
removing the outer leaves of
leafy vegetables. They can
also spray smooth-skinned
produce like apples with a
solution of diluted vinegar
and water and then rinsing
under running water.
To ensure the quality of
their food, students can
also buy from local farmers
at outlets like Tuscaloosa
River Market or Homegrown
Alabama. In travelling, organ-
ic food is still as susceptible
to bacterial contamination
as conventional food, and
the environmental impact of
food that has to travel across
the country is much greater
than food that can be sold
locally, which maintains its
farm-freshness and has a
lower risk of contamination.
Because local farmers usu-
ally do not charge a premium,
even organic food can often be
purchased at reduced prices.
If you want to go organic
without breaking the bank, it
is worth knowing which items
are worth buying organic and
which are not. For example,
organic is a label also applied
to clothing, body care prod-
ucts and cosmetics, but there
is currently no official stan-
dard for what makes these
items organic, so some of
these products are actually
loaded with chemicals.
Also, there is currently
no organic standard for sea-
food, and fish can be labeled
organic despite contaminants
such as mercury in the water.
Unless a product bears the
USDA organic seal, there is
no certainty that it actually
meets organic standards. In
contrast, crops like apples,
spinach and strawberries
tend to carry higher levels of
chemicals, so organic may be
the way to go for these foods.
If you are looking for
options besides organic food,
there are plenty of misleading
labels claiming to be all natu-
ral, but dont offer entirely
natural and organic benefits.
However, the USDA Food
Safety Inspection Service
verifies voluntary labels
for meat and poultry. These
labels include free range,
grass fed and no added
hormones, among others.
Whether or not it is worth
the expense, organic food
bears one decided advantage
over conventional food the
knowledge of what is not in it.
Though the risks of pesticides
and antibiotics in food pro-
duction are not convincing to
all, consumers can be assured
that their food was not pro-
duced using these additives.
Paige Bussanich, a senior
majoring in psychology
and political science, began
buying organic after becoming
a vegetarian. For Bussanich,
buying organic is the best way
to avoid added chemicals and
fertilizers in her food. Though
organic is more expensive,
she mainly finds organic
options at Target and shops at
Manna Grocery when she has
extra money.
These days you never
know what is in your food, so
organic is the best way to go
in my opinion, she said. I
think it is worth the cost.
Regardless of whether
food is organic, an impor-
tant element of students
diets is what they consume,
not how it is produced. Until
research definitively proves
otherwise, the benefits of
eating fruits, vegetables,
healthy fats and proteins out-
weighs the potential risks of
exposure to chemicals.
Students go organic, aviod chemicals in produce
By Nathan Proctor
Staff Reporter
Social media has quickly
cemented itself in the day-to-
day, hour-to-hour, and often
minute-to-minute lives of col-
lege students. However, on
The University of Alabama
campus, its used for more
than mindless tweeting and
Facebook creeping.
Social media has really
expanded our ability to go
into forms of education that
are just not possible when
you see your students twice
a week, Jason DeCaro,
associate professor of
anthropology, said.
DeCaro and many profes-
sors around the Universitys
campus have integrated
social media into their class-
rooms and haveseen the web-
based media creep into their
fields of study.
As the director of instruc-
tional technology, DeCaro
said his department has
embraced social media as a
tool to expand the way they
communicate with not only
their majors and minors, but
also to their broader commu-
nity, including alumni across
the world.
In the classroom, a vari-
ety of blogs and social media
groups have facilitated broad
study and greater connectivi-
ty he said. In DeCaros neuro-
anthropology class, his stu-
dents are required post to or
comment on a open Facebook
group devoted to the interest.
It wasnt that I needed
them to get social media
experience, DeCaro said.
It was really that theres
no better place for them to
interact with not only other
students, but leaders in
the community.
He noted the importance
of remaining flexible to the
trends within social media
and the limitations of some
students when implement-
ing the tool, but suggested
social media is more than a
simple means to an end in
the department.
For years now, anthro-
pologists have looked at
social media as a new social
and cultural state, DeCaro
said. They are recognizing
that there is a need to see
how this is changing the way
we communicate.
Joseph Phelps, chair of the
department of advertising
and public relations, said the
direction of their program
of study is a reflection of
whats happening in the field
and, as such, social media
permeates all of their public
relation classes.
Phelps said when someone
graduates from a program
like theirs, they are expected
because of their education
and their youth to be skilled
social media practitioners.
This knowledge of social
medias strategic uses often
results in two-way mentor-
ship relationships with more
established professionals,
he said.
Its important to us that
we help students understand
however people are com-
municating, Phelps said.
Thats what we do [in PR].
Randall Huffaker, an
advertising and public rela-
tions professor, taught a new
special topics class directed
toward public relations stu-
dents for the first time in the
College of Communication
and Information Sciences
during the fall 2012 semester.
Nowadays, social media
is pretty much all PR,
Huffaker said. Its now
become bread and but-
ter; everybody expects
social media.
He said his class focus-
es more on the practice,
rather than the theory,
of effective social media
usage, acknowledging the
ever-changing landscape.
Just teaching it for the
first semester I can say, the
second semester is going
to be completely different,
Huffaker said.
He spoke specifically to
the growth of social media as
a visual and mobile medium
in the past year, and stressed
the importance of consisten-
cy across media and under-
standing of the conversation-
al and earnest tone effective
social media management
uses. Huffaker said its in the
effective application of tone
and flexibility that earns
meaningful likes and fol-
lows from their clients tar-
get audience.
Naomi Thompson, a
senior majoring in psychol-
ogy, said, like most stu-
dents, she keeps in touch
with her avenues of social
media a few times an hour
throughout the day. After
years of experience between
Facebook and Twitter usage
throughout high school and
college, she began work-
ing on the marketing team
for the Universitys leader-
ship and innovation oriented
Creative Campus.
In control of the Creative
Campus Facebook and
Twitter accounts, alongside
her fellow marketers, shes
assigned to publicize a vari-
ety of their events, as well
as any related happenings,
photos or links. Thompson
said nearly 75 percent of
their advertising efforts run
through social media.
It was something I want-
ed to try, Thompson said.
Were all so attached to
social media now, and it
always seemed like a good
way to spread the word.
Though she has not taken
any marketing or pub-
lic relations classes at the
University, she said she has
developed a feel for the pulse
of social media usage and
learned on the job what does
and does not work. Currently
she said she and the rest of
the team sought to step
away from the overabun-
dance of Facebook events
and personalize their
online marketing.
Thompson said she hopes
to use her psychology degree
in the educational field and
said social media should
play a role on campus and
in the field. From her experi-
ence with Creative Campus,
she believed the department
should pursue a more active
online presence to promote
opportunities for research
and mentorship that she
felt were under-represented
to the large population of
psychology students.
Looking toward her future
as an educator, Thompson
said social media has worked
its way into the psyche of
young students. She sug-
gested bringing the realm of
social media into the class
room, noting a friend who
used a Twitter-esque bul-
letin board to communicate
information to her class-
room. Additionally, her expe-
rience has suggested social
media is a landscape worthy
of psychological study.
I think using social media
tells you a lot about how peo-
ple work, Thompson said.
I think [knowing that] may
help me with my job.
Social media popping up in classes
By Tricia Vaughan
Thanksgiving is the single
day of the year notorious for
eating until the hearts con-
tent, but the damage that con-
suming the highly fattening,
calorie-laden meal inflicts on
a waistline could make any
pair of skinny jeans burst at
the seams.
The American Council on
Exercise reports that the aver-
age Thanksgiving meal has
3,000 calories, not counting
all of the snacks and other
meals eaten throughout the
day. In total, about 4,500 calo-
ries are consumed on Turkey
Day alone. With a pound of
fat equaling 3,500 calories, its
easy to say most people walk
away from the table at least a
pound heavier.
Whats more, a study pub-
lished in the New England
Journal of Medicine found
the standard weight gain for
Americans during the holiday
season is 1 pound. The problem
is, that pound is never lost. A
pound is accumulated every
year during the holiday season
over a lifetime. Luckily, there
are several ways to evade holi-
day weight gain.
For starters, avoid drink-
ing too many cocktails. It is
the season to be merry, but
alcoholic beverages can have
hundreds of calories in one
serving. Eggnog has anywhere
from 200 to 400 calories in just
one cup.
If your family serves wine
during Thanksgiving dinner,
try to limit yourself to one
glass, John Petnuch, a senior
majoring in kinesiology, said.
A few glasses add up to hun-
dreds of calories. Same with
other types of alcohol.
Staying active is also impor-
tant when trying to avoid holi-
day weight gain. Staying active
compensates for the extra
calories consumed. Try going
for a walk after dinner. Jordan
Thompson, a senior majoring
in political science, shared his
secret for not gaining weight
over Thanksgiving, while
managing to eat everything
he wants.
I eat all I want during
Thanksgiving, usually mul-
tiple helpings, Thompson
said. This year, Im staying
in shape by working out at
Crossfit Innovate and running
with my two dogs afterward. I
normally watch what I eat to
stay healthy, but if you perpet-
ually have a good combination
of cardio and weight training,
I feel youll be fine to eat as
much as you want.
Something else to consider
before delving into the turkey
is portions. One quarter of the
plate should contain a pro-
tein, another quarter carbohy-
drates; dedicate the remaining
half to fresh veggies. To get a
better idea on the appropriate
serving size for each type of
food, go to WebMD and build
a plate. The site shows how
much of each food to eat and
provides comparative images
to measure servings.
So instead of busting out the
pants with an elastic band or
making the etiquette faux pas
of unbuttoning your pants at
the table, apply these tricks to
Thanksgiving celebrations and
dodge the hassle of dieting to
make up for one day of feast-
ing. Remember, moderation is
key, but dont forget to enjoy
the meal.
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By Jasmine Cannon
Were a couple of weeks into
basketball season and both the
Alabama mens and womens
basketball teams are undefeat-
ed. Has the time finally come
for our basketball programs to
be considered among the elite?
Not yet, but we might just be on
the way.
The mens basketball team
is sitting on a 4-0 record with
impressive wins in New York
City at the 2k Sports Classic.
The Tide beat Oregon State and
Villanova, who are considered
among the better teams in the
NCAA every year. The Tide
beat Villanova in impressive
fashion, 77-55, with help from
sophomore Trevor Relefords 25
points and sophomore Rodney
Coopers 17 points.
It was also Coopers three-
point basket with 13 seconds
left that propelled the Tide
over Oregon State, 65-62. In that
game, sophomore Trevor Lacey
scored 20 points.
It seems as if the Alabama
mens basketball team has
developed stronger chemistry
and everyone is playing at a
high level. Players are sharing
the basketball and everyone is
contributing in some way. The
Tides play has been recog-
nized, and this week Releford
was named the Southeastern
Conference Player of the Week.
The womens side has also
hit a steady stride with its 3-0
record. This years team fea-
tures a few transfers two com-
ing from Rutgers University
and a freshman class that is
expected to contribute as well.
The Alabama women have
something they havent had
in a while and that is a lot of
players that can contribute in
a lot of different ways. Head
coach Wendell Hudson has a
new coaching staff and the cul-
ture of the team seems to have
changed in a good way.
People around the confer-
ence have started to take notice
of Alabama, who leads the SEC
in a number of statistical cat-
egories. Like Releford, sopho-
more guard Daisha Simmons
was named the Southeastern
Conference Player of the Week.
Its still early in the season
and a lot of basketball has to
be played, but it seems to be a
bright day for Alabamas teams.
The next game for the
men will be at home against
Charleston Southern, but we all
know the real tests will come in
January when conference play
begins. The first SEC battle will
be in Columbia, Mo., against a
really good Missouri team and
the schedule continues to heat
up with the next few games
being against Tennessee,
Mississippi State, Texas A&M
and the defending champion
Kentucky Wildcats.
The women faced North
Texas last night, and after a
string of games against the
likes of Virginia, Wisconsin
and Wofford, they will head to
Hawaii for the Bank of Hawaii
Rainbow Wahine Invitational.
Then SEC play will begin with
the first matchup being against
Texas A&M on Jan. 3.
Its no secret that the SEC is
one of the better leagues when
it comes to womens college
basketball, and we will learn
how the Tide sizes up against
yearly contenders Tennessee,
Georgia and Kentucky, whom
the Tide shocked last year with
a win.
Basketball season is still
fresh and a lot of people are
still thinking about football,
but theres no better time
than right now for Alabama
basketball to come into its own.
Crimson Tide basketball team makes name for itself
Condence high before matchup with Ole Miss
By Caroline Gazzara
Contributing Writer
Coming off a win against
Auburn this past Sunday, the
Alabama volleyball team is pre-
paring to go up against Ole Miss
Wednesday. The 4-1 win against
Auburn heightened the Crimson
Tides morale. With current
standings of 6-12 in the SEC, the
Tide plans to take on Ole Miss
with confidence and strategy.
The team, currently No. 5 in the
SEC West, is not nervous about
this match against the Rebels.
Ole Miss is ranked beneath
Alabama, and the Tide feels their
young team is no match for it.
We are dealing with a fairly
young team with inconsisten-
cies, head coach Ed Allen said.
We are competing more intelli-
gently at times and competing for
longer periods of time.
With inconsistencies comes
more confidence. Though the
Rebels have won two of their last
three more difficult matches,
the younger team still has many
inconsistencies that the Tide
believes will help it win. Junior
libero Christina Arenas has
never been more confident about
playing Ole Miss.
We want to make sure that
we are consistent in building
our game because that is what
we feel will help us win, Arenas
said.
Alabama has proved that it
is an all-around faceted team.
Both defensively and offensively,
the Tide is very capable of over-
coming the Rebels. Statistically,
Alabama has a .055 percentage
over Ole Miss in the SEC and a
0.16 percentage over them over-
all. Alabamas ranking over Ole
Miss, though confidence boost-
ing, isnt factoring into the Tides
mentality. Arenas said in order
to win this next match, the team
has to focus on themselves and
not the Rebels.
[We] want to make sure that
we are taking more care of our
side of the net more than whats
going on over on the opponents
side of the net, Arenas said.
Were focusing a lot on our
blocking and our defense. We
think that will be our best bet
to win more points and [to] win
more matches.
The Tide knows the Ole Miss
match is one of the key matches
it needs to win in order to make
it into the postseason. Improving
on both sides of the ball is going
to be one of the crucial factors
Alabama will face.
I hope we can continue to
improve on both sides of the
ball, Allen said. Our goal is to
improve for the two more match-
es that we have.
Alabama hopes to win this
game in order to keep up its
momentum and consistency.
We are looking to continue
our consistency and not let up,
Arenas said. We dont want to
be an up and down team, which
is what we are working toward,
and we want to be able to keep
this momentum going especially
ending the season and going into
the offseason and next season.
This match, though not defin-
ing, will be one of the vital
components for the Tides
postseason goals.
By Marquavius Burnett
Sports Editor
Crimson White: How
much of a chance, if
any, do you give Auburn
against Alabama, con-
sidering its a big rivalry
game?
Paul Finebaum: Is
there a number below
zero? Realistically,
there is zero chance of
this happening. This is
the worst Auburn team
in our lifetime.
CW: Youve seen a lot
of college football nation-
ally and people love to
compare rivalries. So
how does the Iron Bowl
stack up against some
of college footballs
greatest rivalries?
PF: It is the best.
Because of the obvi-
ous the two schools
are in the same state.
You have that other
places, but not with the
same intensity.
CW: Some say a loss
is a good thing and oth-
ers think losing is never
good. Alabama was
knocked off by A&M
and it looked like the
Tides title hopes were
lost, but now they con-
trol their own national
championship destiny
again. In hindsight,
was that loss to A&M a
good thing, considering
it showed both Saban
and the players they
werent invincible?
PF: Easy to say now,
but the loss will help.
Without the A&M loss,
the pressure would
have been too intense
for Alabama against
Georgia.
CW: Ive heard you
on the show with Pat
Dye talking about Gene
Chizik and his job
security. With his buy-
out, the 2010 national
championship and the
last two disappoint-
ing seasons taken into
consideration, will Gene
Chizik be the head coach
of Auburn next season?
PF: He will not. Short
of the biggest upset in
history, Chizik will be
fired before dusk on
Monday.
CW: If everything
holds up, the winner
of Alabama-Georgia
will face Notre Dame
in Miami. If Alabama
knocks off Georgia, who
do you like between
Notre Dame and
Alabama?
PF: I like Alabama in a
very tough game. I think
Notre Dame will strug-
gle to score on Alabama.
Finebaum on Tigers upset: No chance
VOLLEYBALL
COLUMN
Q&A
CW Staff
Alabamas Trevor
Releford and Diasha
Simmons were named
Southeastern Conference
Player of the Week in
mens and womens bas-
ketball, respectively, the
league announced Monday.
Releford, a 6-foot 195-
pound point guard from
Kansas City, Mo., earned
the honor after averag-
ing 18 points, three assists
and 1.5 steals in leading
the Crimson Tide to the 2k
Sports Classic champion-
ship with wins over Oregon
State and Villanova last
week. For his efforts,
Releford was selected
as the Most Outstanding
Player of the event.
In the semifinals against
Oregon State, Releford
connected on 6-of-10 field
goals and recorded 14
points and five assists
without a turnover, to lift
the Crimson Tide to a 65-62
victory.
In the championship
game against Villanova,
Releford, making his first
start of the season, went
for a career-high 25 points
on 8-of-10, shooting from
the floor and an impres-
sive 5-of-5 from three-point
range in the 77-55 victory
over the Wildcats.
Simmons guided the
Crimson Tide to a pair of
wins last week against
Houston and Arkansas-
Pine Bluff. In Tuesdays
game against the Cougars,
the Jersey City, N.J., native
drained a career-best 22
points, hitting four of her
six three-pointers and
all six of her free throws.
Simmons also had a stel-
lar all-around performance
in the win over Arkansas-
Pine Bluff, contributing 10
points, seven steals, five
rebounds, five assists and
three blocks.
Releford, Simmons named SEC Players of the Week for
mens and womens basketball
SPORTS IN BRIEF
CW | Shannon Auvil
Junior Kelsey Melito rallies her teammates. Junior Kanesha Burch hits the ball. The Crimson Tide lost to the
Texas A&M Aggies three sets to none Sept. 30.
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By Mary Grace Showfety
Staff Reporter
Saying it was a nail-biter
for the Alabama womens
basketball team Monday
night is an understatement.
The Crimson Tide took down
North Texas 88-83 in Foster
Auditorium and needed three
overtimes to do it.
The Tide was supported by
a small but energetic crowd.
What it lacked in numbers
it made up for in noise, mak-
ing things that much more
challenging for the Mean
Green to execute on the
Tides home court.
Alabama controlled the
floor the majority of the
game, leading by as many as
15 points in the first half.
With just under seven
minutes left in the first
half, the Tide lost senior
guard Meghan Perkins for
the remainder of the half
and much of the second.
After successfully blocking
an attempted North Texas
layup, Perkins then fell to the
ground, holding her knee.
Perkins was back on the
court near the end of the reg-
ulation but returned to the
bench after a brief reappear-
ance. Head coach Wendell
Hudson confirmed Perkins
knee is structurally sound
and will be fine.
Perkins was not the only
player out today; three play-
ers were suspended for one
game only, including Khristin
Lee, Briana Hutchen and
Alicia Mitcham. The rea-
son for suspension was not
revealed by the coaches.
The Tide suffered a major
lapse near the end of the
game, allowing North Texas
to tie the game at 61-61 with
just 20 seconds remain-
ing and bring the game
into overtime.
With just under 10 sec-
onds to go in overtime, all
hope remained on the shoul-
ders of sophomore and SEC
Player of the Week, Daisha
Simmons, at the free-throw
line. Simmons sunk one and
missed the next, leaving the
Tide down 69-70.
We played too hard to
come down to the last few
seconds and lose on a free-
throw, Simmons said.
But that was not Simmons
last chance to keep her team
in the game; she returned
to the free-throw line, sunk
two, and Alabama and North
Texas were on their way to
a second period of overtime,
tied 71-71.
The big key is that when
North Texas took the lead, we
did not panic, Hudson said.
The Tide was determined
the third overtime would not
be like the last two, and with
a little extra work, it came
out on top.
Jasmine Robinson played
the game of the year,
Hudson said.
He added Simmons,
Kaneisha Horn and Nikki
Hegstetter to his list of stand-
outs as well.
With 55 minutes of bas-
ketball basically playing five
people for the whole second
half and overtime, Hudson
said. I think that what it
proves to this team is that if
you hang in there and keep
doing your things, even if you
have some adversity, if you
keep working hard and make
plays you know we grew
up some.
The Tide will be back at it
on Sunday, Nov. 25 at 2 p.m.
vs. Southeastern Louisiana in
Foster Auditorium.
Tide defeats North Texas in triple overtime thriller
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FOOTBALL
By Marc Torrence
Assistant Sports Editor
As an out-of-state recruit,
running back Eddie Lacy
wasnt quite sure what to
expect from the Iron Bowl
rivalry. It only took one year
to fix that.
It also took help from in-
state players like safety
Robert Lester and linebacker
Nico Johnson. The two said
they have to explain the sig-
nificance of Alabama/Auburn
to players not from Alabama.
You get bragging rights for
365 days, Lester said. Thats
saying a lot. Ive got friends
that this game means a lot
to, and if we lose this game,
theyre going to have a lot to
say to me.
Actually, I have a bet with
a friend that I went to high
school with every year that
if we win, he has to take a
picture in Alabama gear, and
if we lose, I have to take a
picture in Auburn gear. And
I do not like dressing up in
orange and blue.
The players currently on
Alabamas roster have expe-
rienced both sides of the sto-
ried rivalry, including a thrill-
ing comeback win in 2009, the
crushing 28-27 loss in 2010,
and a 42-14 throttling in 2011.
That really made me
understand the rivalry,
Johnson said about the 2010
game. I dont have anything
to say after 365 days, because
if you dont beat them, those
365 days are going to be bad
for you. I understand it more
because Im an in-state guy.
You hear all the time, You
chose this school over this
school. Its a big rivalry.
And despite Auburn being
in the midst of its worst sea-
son in decades, head coach
Nick Saban said the impor-
tance of the rivalry cannot
be understated.
The Iron Bowl is a big
deal, he said. Its a legend-
ary game that people remem-
ber for a long, long time and
still talk about games that
happened in the past, had
huge impacts and effects on
the future of what happened.
And theyre traditionally
very, very tough games. Its
important that we play our
best game.
Players react to
Saturdays upsets
While many Alabama stu-
dents and fans celebrated
Baylors upset of Kansas
State and Stanfords upset
of Oregon, players said they
were a little more subdued
and could even take valu-
able lessons from the two
teams losses.
Its college football; just
like last year, crazy things
are going to happen, Lester
said. Crazy things are going
to happen next year. The
only thing we need to worry
about right now is to play
our football and not worry
about whats going on outside
Alabama and handle it the
way we need to handle it.
When Lacy was asked
what he thought about the
upsets, the running back just
shrugged his shoulders.
Its tight, he said.
We needed it, but its not
what we need to focus on
at the moment.
Saban said he saw the two
teams buckle under the pres-
sure of being the top teams in
the country, and the pressure
can sometimes make a team
play timidly.
What I see happening is
people get sort of emotion-
ally stressed out relative to
their circumstances, which
is where theyre ranked, who
theyre playing, Saban said.
And all of a sudden you
get tentative and dont play
aggressively, you dont pre-
pare the same way. Youre
worrying emotionally, which
affects your ability to focus
and you dont play as well.
Alabama still looking for
one more game in 2013
Despite a report in The
Denver Post that Colorado
State was close to a deal to
play Alabama in 2013 and
2015, Saban said nothing is
yet set in stone.
When we sign a con-
tract to play a game, well
announce it, Saban said.
Thats up to our administra-
tion. Whenever that happens,
I think thats up to them, its
not up to me. Were still look-
ing for a game next year. I will
confirm that.
Alabama is slated to play
Virginia Tech in Atlanta, Ga.,
to open the 2013 season, with
home dates against Georgia
State and Chattanooga out-
side of the eight-game SEC
schedule. The Crimson
Tide is looking to add one
more game to complete a
12-game schedule.
Former Alabama offensive
coordinator Jim McElwain is
in his first year as head coach
of Colorado State.
Jones, Milliner up for
awards
Two Alabama players were
named finalists for postsea-
son awards at their respec-
tive positions. Center Barrett
Jones was named a finalist for
the Outland Trophy, given to
the nations top interior offen-
sive lineman. Cornerback
Dee Milliner was also named
a finalist for the Jim Thorpe
award, given to the countrys
top defensive back.
Fi nal i st s f or t he
Rimmington Award, given
to the top center, will be
announced on Dec. 1.
The award winners will
be announced during a tele-
vised event Thursday, Dec.
6 on ESPN.
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By Billy Whyte
As I woke up on Sunday
morning, after my morn-
ing prayers to the great
Bear in the sky, I realized
I had much to be thank-
ful for this Thanksgiving
after an emotional and tur-
bulent weekend of college
football.
I am thankful for the
Baylor Bears, who became
the first team with a los-
ing record in NCAA his-
tory to knock off the No.
1 ranked team. To say it
was an improbable vic-
tory is an understatement,
as Baylors 117th ranked
defense shut down the for-
mer Heisman front-runner
in Collin Klein. Thats
right, the 117th ranked
defense shut down argu-
ably the best offensive
player in the country.
I am thankful for the
Stanford Cardinals who,
by beating the Oregon
Ducks, not only moved
our beloved Crimson Tide
up in the BCS, but also
removed what would have
been arguably the Tides
toughest potential oppo-
nent in the national cham-
pionship game. Instead,
Alabama is on course to
face Notre Dame not only
the weakest of the three
undefeated teams head-
ing into last weekend, but
who oddsmaker Danny
Sheridan said would cur-
rently be 10-point under-
dogs to the Tide.
I am thankful to the
kicking gods for favor-
ing Stanford kicker
Jordan Williamson over
Oregon kicker Alejandro
Mal donado Saturday
night. Williamson buried
the game-winning 37-yard
field goal in overtime,
while Maldonado not only
missed what would have
been the winning field
goal in regulation, but also
clanged a field goal off
the uprights in overtime.
Alabama fans should know
all too well how much it
hurts to be on the losing
side of missed field goals.
I am also thankful for the
fumbling gods for favoring
Stanford Saturday night.
When Stanford quarter-
back Kevin Hogan fumbled
in overtime, it seemed for
sure that one of Oregons
three players in the area
would pick up the ball. But
somehow, through what
seemed like some form of
divine intervention, the
ball squirted out of the
Oregon players hands and
into the hands of a diving
Stanford player.
I am thankful for the
absolute mediocrity of
our two most hated rivals,
Auburn and Tennessee.
Not only have both teams
underperformed to an
unbelievably pathetic
level this year, but the
two teams are combined
zero for 14 in SEC play.
And both teams are under
coaching carousals, with
Derek Dooley being fired
from Tennessee Sunday
and Gene Chizik barely
hanging onto his job at
Auburn. While watching
Alabama win is my great-
est joy in college football,
Auburn and Tennessee
losing are easily my sec-
ond and third.
I am thankful to be a part
of such a passionate and
amazing fan base we have
here at Alabama. After
Kansas State and Stanford
lost Saturday night, thou-
sands of students and
fans went out to the Strip,
screaming, singing and
chanting in cel-
ebration. There
were reports
of wet floors
c a u s i n g
people to
slip in
s o m e
of the
d o r ms
a n d
a p a r t -
m e n t s
because
of the
n u m b e r
of students
who ran
through the
fountain at the
Ferg. Only at Alabama
will you see that.
And most important-
ly, I am thankful for our
Crimson Tide being back
in control of its own desti-
ny in making the national
championship game. After
a stressful and gloomy
week in Tuscaloosa, we
can all finally smile again;
once more, the road to
15 is within our reach.
Regardless of anything I
eat during Thanksgiving
this week, nothing will
taste sweeter than that.
Why I am thankful for the Baylor Bears,
kicking gods, fumbling gods, our fans
By Zac Al-Khateeb
Its Thanksgiving week,
and so in the spirit of the
holidays, I believe now
would be a good time to
take a look at this foot-
ball season and reflect
on what Alabama fans
should truly be thankful
for this season. Whether
its players, coaches or
even other teams,
these are things
Alabama should
be thankful
for heading
into the
r e ma i n -
der of the
season.
Nick
Saban
T h i s
o n e s
f a i r l y
obvi ous .
S a b a n
has been
the single-
greatest thing
to happen to the
Tide this millennium.
In terms of success this
year, however, Saban has
orchestrated his team to
be a legitimate title con-
tender yet again, when
this year was supposed
to be a rebuilding year of
sorts. Hes kept the play-
ers heads on their shoul-
ders and made sure his
team has been ready for
each of their opponents
week in and week out
(mostly). Needless to say,
the Tide wouldnt be here
without Saban.
T.J. Yeldon
Apart from providing the
Alabama fandom exciting
glimpses of what could be
a future star at Alabama,
Yeldon is responsible for
the biggest, most important
play of the Alabama season
thus far. That play came
against LSU when Alabama,
down 17-14 and with a min-
ute left, dumped the ball off
to Yeldon on a screen play.
What happened next would
work itself into Alabama
lore and keep Alabamas
dreams of winning an SEC
and national championship
alive. The 24-yard recep-
tion gave Alabama the
permanent 21-17 lead and
kept the Tide squarely in
the title hunt.
The offensive line
These guys never get
enough credit, but in real-
ity, theyre the single most
important unit on this
team. These guys protect
AJ McCarron and pave
the way for running backs
Eddie Lacy, T.J. Yeldon
and Kenyan Drake. Not to
mention the fact theyre
ber-talented: D.J. Fluker,
Chance Warmack and
Barrett Jones are argu-
ably among the best line-
men in the nation, and
Cyrus Kouandjio is prov-
ing to be the real deal at
left tackle this year. You
cant forget Anthony Steen
either, an integral and
often-overlooked player in
this unit. Together, these
guys make all that offen-
sive firepower you see on
Saturdays possible.
Baylor Bears
A week after Alabama
lost to Texas A&M, it looked
like the Tide would need
another miracle to get back
in the national title hunt.
Well, Baylor provided that
miracle or at least half of
it by not only beating the
No. 1 Kansas State Wildcats,
but absolutely embarrass-
ing them, beating them
52-24 in Waco, Texas. The
win was all that was need-
ed, but the fact that they
whipped the Wildcats so
mercilessly essentially
put the Wildcats out of the
national title picture per-
manently, while simultane-
ously moving the Tide one
step closer to the national
title. And hey, while were
at it
Stanford Cardinal
Lets go ahead and
thank the Stanford
Cardinal, who provided the
second half of that miracle
I was talking about ear-
lier. While Bama fans were
ecstatically watching the
drubbing Baylor was put-
ting on KSU, they were
also watching this game
between the Cardinal and
the vaunted Oregon Ducks
in extreme anticipation,
hoping the Cardinal could
pull out the unbelievable
upset and beat the Ducks
and their offense in Eugene,
Ore. Needless to say, that
overtime field goal by the
Cardinal elicited a lot of
reactions from the Tide
faithful around the nation,
moving Alabama back into
title contention.
Why Alabama fans should be thankful for
Saban, T.J. Yeldon, offensive line, Stanford
Editor | Marquavius Burnett
crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
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