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Rallying to Take Back the Night Students gather to honor victims of sexual assault By Briana Harris Contributing Writer While on a spring-break trip with four of her friends, a University of Alabama female student had an experience that she would never forget. It was day three of her trip, and she was on the beach drinking with her friends when she decided to go to the bathroom. After telling her friends where she was going, she started toward the bathroom alone. When she was done, she could no
longer locate her friends. She assumed it was because she was intoxicated and didn’t correctly remember where her friends were or because her friends had wandered off somewhere. The woman was then approached by another woman, who offered to let her come back to a hotel room with her until she could locate her friends; she accepted. After arriving at the hotel, she lost consciousness and awoke to three men in the hotel with her. The woman she had arrived with was gone, she was tied up and the men in the hotel room with her began to take off her swimsuit.
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The main administrative building of Bryce Hospital, located on the northern side of the UA campus.
Bentley outlines plans for Bryce
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Construction of mental health facilities to resume By Rich Robinson Staff Reporter rarobinson2@crimson.ua.edu Gov. Robert Bentley recently announced that the mental health facilities project, which stalled in recent months, would resume construction. Bentley originally ordered construction of the new Bryce Hospital to cease in March in order to consider six potential plans drafted by Mental Health Commissioner Zelia Baugh. Under the plan, the state will close two mental health hospitals while patients are moved into community-based care.
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outs, but a ground out to second base allowed Georgia State out of the inning with no damage. In the third, with two outs once again, Alabama threatened with runBy Morgan Upton ners on first, but another ground ball Sports Reporter would end the inning with no runs for smupton@crimson.ua.edu @Morgan_U the Tide. It wasn’t until the fourth that A five-run fifth inning by the Georgia Alabama was able to capitalize on a State Panthers sunk the No. 2 Alabama Georgia State error and score Jackey softball team 5-1 Tuesday night. Branham and give the Tide a 1-0 lead. “We play fifty-six games, it’s bound The Panthers responded by posting to happen,” head coach Patrick Murphy a five-run inning filled with singles, said. errors and wild pitches. In the second inning, the Crimson SEE SOFTBALL PAGE 10 Tide had the bases loaded with two
Georgia State hands Tide rare loss to unranked team
Day to promote sustainability By Ashanka Kumari Staff Reporter akkumari@crimson.ua.edu The Business Honors Program will host the third-annual
Sustainability Day today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to inform students about better environmental choices at the University of Alabama. Members of the program will be on the quad with free snow cones and on the Ferguson Center Plaza with free Chick-fil-A coupons and other giveaways, said Caroline Murray, president of the Business
Honors Program’s sustainability committee. A natural gas vehicle will also be in front of Morgan Hall to give students the opportunity to learn about the practical uses of natural gas, Murray said. Bob Strickland, manager of the Natural Gas SEE SUSTAINABILITY PAGE 6
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A free “Ask the Sexperts” event will be held tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater. Panelists will answer questions about sexual health, sexual assault
and healthy relationships. Questions can be submitted before or during the event. Students in attendance will have the opportunity to win door prizes.
Applications for The Nonprofit Protégé Program due Friday Students can apply to be a part of the Nonprofit Protégé Program, an eight-week experience that allows UA students to walk in the shoes of a nonprofit administrator or CEO in the state of Alabama. Approximate dates for the program will be May 15 to July 1 and June 15 to Aug. 1. A limited number of
students will be selected and matched to work with leaders from agencies in various cities across the state. Applications are available in the Community Service Center in 346 Ferguson Center and are due Friday, by 5 p.m. For more information, go to volunteer.ua.edu/nonprofitprotege.cfm.
Applications for NAMI-UA due Friday Applications for officer elections for the National Alliance on Mental Illness-UA for the 2012-13 academic year are due Friday. Available positions are vice president, secretary, treasurer, webmaster, chair of recruitment and public relations, chair of mental health awareness and chair of support services. Positions are open to all majors and under-
graduate and graduate students. Those interested should email NAMI-UA at namiua@ bama.ua.edu and include in the email the positions in which they are interested and a brief description of qualifications. Deadline to send the email is Friday. For more information, email smglaze@crimson. ua.edu.
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Obama calls for regulations on manipulations in oil market From MCTcampus As he continues to get heat for high gas prices, President Barack Obama tried to shift the focus to Congress on Tuesday when he called on lawmakers to pass a legislation he said would crack down on manipulation in the oil market. In brief remarks in the Rose Garden, Obama called on Congress to boost funding for regulators and increase penalties for market manipulators. The president suggested that traders and speculators could be affecting the price of oil, something American consumers can’t afford, he said. “We still need to work extra hard to protect consumers from factors that should not affect the price of a barrel of oil, and that includes doing everything we can to ensure that an irresponsible few aren’t able to hurt consumers by illegally manipulating or rigging the energy markets for their own gain,”
Obama said. Republicans jumped on the president’s announcement to accuse the president of turning to gimmicks to deflect political pressure. Analysts largely attribute the rise in the price of oil to unrest in the Middle East and economic growth, not market manipulation. Obama acknowledged Tuesday that “global trends” determine prices, but argued that increased trading and prices create the need for increased oversight. “Imagine if the NFL quadrupled the number of teams but didn’t increase the number of refs,” Obama said. “You’d end up having havoc on the field, and it would diminish the game. It wouldn’t be fair. That’s part of what’s going on in a lot of these markets.” Obama’s proposal would increase the current budget for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by $52 million to pay for “more cops on the beat,” officials
said. The president also proposed increasing maximum civil and criminal penalties for manipulative activity in oil futures markets. “Congress should do all of this right away,” Obama said, blasting congressional Republicans for blocking legislation that would have eliminated subsidies for oil companies. “Here’s a chance to make amends, a chance to actually do something that will protect consumers by increasing oversight of the energy market.” Republicans on the Hill have pushed to cut funding for the CFTC. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., dismissed the proposal as a political ploy. “If I were to guess, I’d say today’s proposal by the president probably polls pretty well. But I guarantee you it won’t do a thing to lower the price of gas at the pump,” McConnell said. “It never has in the past. White House officials admit as much. Why it would it now?”
Food drive to be held through Friday Leadership UA is sponsoring an on-campus food drive through Friday, in partnership with the West Alabama Food Bank. Nonperishable foods can be placed in designated containers at Bidgood Hall, ten Hoor Hall, Morgan Hall, Shelby Hall and the Office of Judicial
Affairs at 107 Mary Burke Hall West. Sorority members are eligible to receive Panhellenic points for donating. Individuals wishing to donate large amounts of food may contact Cole Napoleon at 407-754-4478 to arrange a drop-off.
Female raped on UA campus April 1 A 20-year-old white female was raped April 1 at 2 a.m. on the 300 block of Jefferson Avenue on the University of Alabama campus. UA media relations could not confirm whether the victim or accused rapist was a University of Alabama student. The case has been closed per the victim’s request. According to the 2011 Campus Security
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WRC shares women’s stories at rally RALLY FROM PAGE 1 Then, she lost consciousness again. When she awoke,
she found that she was no longer tied up, two of the men had left and the other was asleep. She put her swim suit back on and fled from the hotel room. She didn’t see an elevator, so she ran down 15 flights
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of stairs to safety. The woman cannot say exactly what happened to her since she was unconscious during most of the incident. This is the true story that UA student and Women’s Resource Center worker, Tiesha Salandy, told on behalf of a UA student who wished to remain anonymous at Tuesday night’s Take Back the Night event held in the Ferguson Theater at 6 p.m. “If you don’t take away anything else from this girl’s story, take away the fact that it is very important to use the buddy system when you are out with your friends,” Salandy said. “Someone should have gone with this girl, but with drinking involved, her friends probably weren’t thinking clearly.”
Take Back the Night is a said she has seen this probnational event that happens lem many times, and it is the across various campuses in reason that she quit her job as America. Its aim is to bring a prosecutor and began workattention to the prevalence of ing towards changing the laws violence against that govern viowomen. lence against The event is women. One in four women has or held to say that M u r p h y will endure sexual violence violence against spoke about in her lifetime. This has to women, in every how a person capacity, whethcan get more stop.” er it is during time in prison the day or at for armed rob— Jessi Hitchens night, must bery than for a stop, said Jessi sexual crime. Hitchens, assis“We live in tant director of the Women’s a country where you can get Resource Center. into more trouble for stealing “One in four women has or my money than for imposing will endure sexual violence in yourself into my genitals,” her lifetime,” she said. “This she said. “It’s just not fair.” has to stop.” Murphy said the law is Former prosecutor and cur- designed to facilitate sexual rent activist Wendy Murphy violence, not prevent it.
The country lacks government leadership on this issue, she said. “We can’t just hope that everybody gets along,” Murphy said. “My problem is that when leadership matters, I can’t find it.” The Women’s Resource Center provides counselors that are available to students who have survived violent crimes, Salandy said. “It’s kind of hard for people to speak out about sexual or even domestic violence that has happened to them,” she said. “But, I think it is important to find someone that you trust to talk about whatever has happened to you, and that is one thing that the Women’s Resource Center does for people: It gives them someone to talk to.”
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Bentley while he announced the changes. He said in a phone interview that he was pleased and excited about the governor’s decision. Merrill also said the state needs to continue to evaluate the effectiveness of group home settings and to continue to meet the needs of mental health consumers. “This is the bottom line,” Merrill said. “We’re charged in the Bible to take care of those who cannot take care of themselves. We can’t treat these people like we do roads and bridges or any type of state agency. We’re talking about people’s lives here.” Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox was unable to be reached for comment by print-
said. “The whole idea of government is to work together to make sure the common good is taken care of, but we don’t always do that.” Despite his criticisms of Bentley’s plan, Walsh did approve of the job that Baugh was doing but wanted to see her with an increased budget with which to operate. “The medicine is not to a point where we can say definitely that this person, with a serious mental illness, is going to be able to return confidently into society,” Walsh said. “Until we can say that, we’re going to have to have some provision for long-term beds to take care of people who are just beyond current medical knowledge to help.”
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operated by the Department of Mental Health. Additionally, the North Alabama Regional Hospital will remain open, as will the Mary Starke Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Center located on the old Bryce property. Bentley acknowledged the budget concerns facing the state but also said that patient care and public safety will be the top priority when moving forward. State Representative John Merrill, a Republican from Tuscaloosa, stood behind
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ing time but was reportedly happy with Bentley’s decision. “Based on conversations with the governor, he felt a facility for those in distress was in the best interest for consumers,” Maddox said to The Tuscaloosa News. “Obviously, we are very pleased with the governor and the Department of Mental Health on the property.” Jimmy Walsh, the president of NAMI Alabama, a leading mental health advocacy group, does not think the current plan is enough and said the Department of Mental Health needs more funding to improve the quality of care in the state. “The unfortunate thing is that there is plenty of money in Alabama. We’re just not going to spend it on people,” Walsh
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Birth control should be an issue in the religious ring, not government By Claire Chretien
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Egan’s is far and away the best bar on the strip By Evan Ward
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Editor • SoRelle Wyckoff letters@cw.ua.edu Page 4
{ YOUR VIEW } “Smith and Beito want business owners to control our redevelopment. I donʼt own a business. I guess I shouldnʼt have a say? My local government, including Mayor Maddox, has been there to make sure that Tuscaloosans have a say in how the city will proceed.” — jepuofa, in response to “National op-ed opens debate on April 27 recovery”
“So … one teacher didnʼt like the ʻnoiseʼ and now we have to shut it down? She must have a lot of lunchtime meetings… lol” — Joy Bishop, in response to “Brothers Street Eats no longer serving on campus”
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The Strip was alive last weekend. A-day attracted fans of all types from far and wide. They came not so much to scout out the Tide’s 2012 roster as much as they came for the spectacle. People who aren’t even heavily invested in college football come because they know that they will be entertained, if not by the football then by the after-party. The Strip was a madhouse. Around ten o’clock, University Boulevard was an impassable sea of people waiting to be admitted to various bars and restaurants. By one o’clock, the sea had grown larger and more restless. Many were still seeking admittance to Rounders and Gallettes; many more had just remerged and were looking for the next leg of their Saturday night adventure. I was looking for some fun of my own, so I entered the fray. I was quickly disappointed. First stop: Rounders. There was a line to get in, and most of those in it were already falling down drunk. The crowd outside was composed of about five parts skankily clad women for every two parts Division 1 Athlete. I think I know what they were there for, and it wasn’t a casual drink. I didn’t really see myself fitting into this jigsaw anywhere, so I kept moving. Next: The Houndstooth. Recently named a top 50 Southern Bar by Garden and Gun magazine, whom I
consider to be an authority on such matters, this place got my hopes up. The first warning sign was that the portico was overflowing with white men in PFG button-ups and Columbia short-shorts. Undeterred, I poked my head in but was nearly blinded by the aggregate effect of 40 HD television screens blasting me with ESPN. I’m not sure why people would pay money to get drunk in front of a television, so this wasn’t really my thing. I found the inside of this barn to be a lot like the people who were out on the portico: dull, flavorless and without character. I had come to athe intersection of University Boulevard and Red Drew Avenue. I peered around the corner. On the left was The Red Shed. It seemed to be attracting the same crowd as the Houndstooth, and struck me as a wannabe Gallettes. Across the street was Horny’s, but with one-way glass for windows and a name like Horny’s, it was just too big of a risk. Deflated, I turned to head home, when I noticed an unsuspecting black door in front of me. Set against a white-brick face, it reminded me of the monolith from Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Might it hold the promise of transcendence, as the monolith had done for Dave Bowman in Kubrick’s classic? The sign above the door contained a warning: “Thick smoke, dim lights, loud music.” The opening bars of the 2001 theme music began rolling through my head. As the score reached its crescendo, I
pulled the door open. What character! What community! Simple in its arrangement, yet decadent in its decor, I had arrived at Egan’s. The gathering of people was an eclectic mix of students and townies, hipsters and normal people, black and white, greek and independent, all gathered peacefully in the name of having a nice time. Consequently, all conversations were magnificent. I had truly entered a higher realm. The people here knew how to handle themselves. There were no sloppy drunks getting in the way of our group having a fine evening, and we were able to enjoy ourselves free from fraternity house antics. The music was glorious, the drinks well made and the bathrooms acceptable. Aging photos of patrons enjoying themselves in Egan’s lined the walls and speak to the long tradition of this being a welcoming spot for independently minded people not suckered by the lifeless, corporate shams that hog most of University Boulevard. As the University continues to gobble up the Strip bit by bit, commercial chains are beginning to crowd out havens like Egan’s. We should be thankful that one such place still exists and patronize it heavily. God save Egan’s — the soul of the strip. Evan Ward is a senior majoring in history. His column runs on Wednesdays.
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An open letter to SGA Senate Speaker Will Barto By Lauren Hardison Dear Speaker Barto, As someone who served the student body in the SGA Senate with you last year, I feel I have the credibility to speak out about your recent win. In Monday’s paper you discussed “looking at things from both sides of the issue,” “compromising” and “transparency.” However, I question your motives. Let’s examine your record in the Senate from last year. All year, your name appeared as an author on only one piece of legislation, which appeared on the floor three separate times. This bill clearly violates the SGA Constitution and did not make it out of my committee alive. Article VIII, Section 2, Subsection C clearly states that “all SGA elections shall be conducted by secret ballot,” which, unfortunately for you, includes the Speaker of the Senate election. All votes by all Senators are open to their constituents, as they should be, with the exception of three votes: the vote for Speaker of the Senate, the vote for Secretary of the Senate and the vote for awards to be given out at the SGA annual awards banquet in April. All Senators should be entitled to a vote without being coerced by their peers or everyone’s favorite underground
organization known to whip votes out each spring: the Machine. And to put it frankly, you have no experience reaching across the aisle to look at things from both sides. I was a progressive Senator, and you made absolutely no effort to collaborate with me or any other progressives last year. Not to mention, you did not facilitate any project or author any other piece of legislation. I’ll also note that on any piece of legislation last year that was the least bit controversial, you always sided with the Machine for your vote. As to your belief in transparency, I have twice confirmed that you indeed participated in Tuesday evening meetings held in the basement of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity last year consisting of Senators supported by the Machine, in which you all discussed your stance on legislation and “encouraged” each other to vote certain ways. This is in direct violation of the ethics code that I wrote and collaborated on in the SGA Code of Laws, Title XIII, Chapters 1302-1306. Why have I chosen to write this letter? In order for our campus to move forward and alleviate the problems in the Greek system, members of Greek houses will need to step forward and serve as examples. Greeks do not listen to the complaints of independents about
systematic issues for the same reason independents do not listen to Greek complaints. Edmund Burke once stated, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” In my opinion, people like Senator Barto hold our campus back from greatness. This election is exemplary of the current stalemate on campus. Fellow Greeks, if we are tired of the status quo, why are we remaining silent? Current Senators, I truly question the motives behind your votes for Speaker Barto. Did you vote this way because of coercion or do you truly believe he is the best candidate for the job? Did you honestly look at the other seven Senators eligible to run for Speaker and encourage any of them to run? I encourage those moving forward to honestly hold each other, including Speaker Barto, accountable for your actions, votes and motives. Many progressives on campus share common concern that a situation like the First Year Council application review scandal I witnessed last fall will occur again in 2012. Lauren Hardison is a sophomore studying finance and Swahili. She served as an SGA C&BA Senator and as the Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Ethics from 2011-2012.
I’m writing in response to Sophia Fazal’s column “Birth Control should not be considered a controversial issue.” The title of Ms. Fazal’s column is correct; birth control should not be considered a controversial issue. However, forcing religious institutions to violate their consciences is. The supposed debate on birth control took off when third-year Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke testified to a House committee that, “Without insurance coverage, contraception, as you know, can cost a woman over $3,000 during law school.” To begin with, this statement is a gross exaggeration. The Weekly Standard reported in February that generic birth control pills cost $9 a month without insurance, according to an employee at a Target pharmacy in Washington, D.C. Ms. Fluke’s assertion that buying her own birth control is a burden is nothing but rhetoric designed to justify forcing religious institutions to violate their moral convictions. Worse, Ms. Fazal’s article skips the crucial, bigger moral issue: The mandate would require the Catholic Church to provide abortifacient drugs — ones that cause abortions. The Catholic Church morally opposes the use of contraceptives to induce abortions or prevent pregnancy. Requiring Catholic organizations to purchase insurance plans that provide such birth control violates the Catholic Church’s right to freely practice its religion, a right that is protected under the First Amendment. Perhaps the Left would be more outraged if a Muslim or Jewish restaurant were forced to serve pork despite the dietary restrictions of Islam and Judaism. Perhaps the Left would be more outraged if Quakers were forced to go to war, despite their religious oppositions to violence, which the law recognizes and grants an exception for in the case of conscientious objectors. Cathy Ruse, a graduate of Georgetown Law, wrote in the Wall Street Journal in March, “Should Ms. Fluke give up a cup or two of coffee at Starbucks each month to pay for her birth control, or should Georgetown give up its religion? Even a first-year law student should know where the Constitution comes down on that.” What gives Ms. Fluke the right to force other people to pay for her protected sex? Contraception isn’t a medical necessity; it can be used to treat hormonal problems, and the Catholic Church does not oppose its use in such cases. But contraception, generally speaking, is only crucial when trying to prevent pregnancy. Humorously enough, pregnancy can be prevented even more easily through simple exercise of self-control. Imagine that. If women choose to be sexually active and wish to prevent themselves from becoming pregnant, it’s simple and inexpensive to acquire birth control pills without involving religious organizations that morally oppose their use. Taking financial responsibility for the potential consequences of sex isn’t a burden; it’s part of being a sexually active adult. The Republican Party and the Catholic Church are not trying to make birth control illegal. Conservatives are merely protecting the Catholic Church’s basic Constitutional right to religious freedom, which includes not being forced to provide abortions through having to pay for abortifacient drugs. Forcing the Catholic Church to violate its most deeply held moral teachings to allow women free abortions and birth control which are already readily available, with or without insurance, is an unnecessary and unconstitutional act that weakens our country’s guarantees of religious freedom and provides the federal government with a dangerous amount of control over religious institutions. Ms. Fazal’s argument regarding a scenario in which a non-Catholic woman takes a job at a Catholic university or hospital and suddenly loses her individual freedom to decide whether she has more children due to lack of access to birth control through the institution’s insurance plan misses the point. The woman described has the individual freedom to choose not work for an institution with whose moral convictions on abortion and birth control she does not agree. The woman also has the individual freedom to either refuse to participate in the institution’s insurance plan and instead purchase birth control independently or through an outside insurance plan. Additionally, it makes no sense to pay for trivial expenses through insurance plans. That’s why toothpaste isn’t covered by medical insurance plans, even though it’s required for good dental hygiene. That’s also why contact solution isn’t covered by medical insurance, even though it’s required for proper care of contact lenses — it’s inefficient and would distort the market. Ms. Fazal wrote, “The problem here is control: Republicans, the Church and other religious interfaces are fighting a battle for control that is meaningless in a world that is already a decade ahead of this medically mundane approach.” I beg to differ. Religious organizations’ control of their consciences is of utmost importance in a world that is rapidly loosing sight of the value of religious freedom and the separation of church and state. Claire Chretien is a freshman majoring in American studies.
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Earth Day Festival finds new home at Capitol Park By Helen Buckley Contributing Writer
munity involvement for Net Impact. “We had some extra funding for this year, and we felt like this was a good event • What: Earth Day to sponsor and keep going.” Festival The event is typically held on the UA campus, but this year, • Where: Capitol Park the location has been changed to Capitol Park, located down• When: Sunday, April town. Organizers of the event 22, noon to 5 p.m. anticipate the change of venue to be positive and encourage a more intimate setting. The festival will feature Tuscaloosa tradition alive. music by Blackwater Thieves, “It’s been done for many Eric the Red & Dudley years, and I was disappointed DoRights Mounted Brigade, last year when there wasn’t Palmetto Bluegrass, and really a festival,” said Austin Brendan Jones. Food will be Creel, vice president of com- provided by local vendors and
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Tuscaloosa’s Earth Day Festival is Sunday at Capitol Park from noon to 5 p.m. The festival is held in honor of Earth Day, a day each year dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation of Earth’s natural environment. The event has been an annual tradition in Tuscaloosa, but this year, new leadership has taken on the project. Net Impact, a student leadership group focused on making a positive impact, has partnered with Creative Campus and the New College to keep this
Subs ‘n’ You, and a sustainability workshop will be available to participants. Activities will also be open for children in attendance. John Wathen, an environmentalist who works with Hurricane Creek, will also serve as a keynote speaker for the event. Admission is free, but donations are welcomed. Donors will be entered into a raffle for gift cards, Earth day T-shirts, and more. Donations of more than $15 will receive a shirt to tie-dye. Donations benefit Friends of Hurricane Creek (hurricane-creek.org), an environmental non-profit
organization that works to address environmental issues in Tuscaloosa. The new leadership hopes to continue to put on the Earth Day Festival in the future. Though this year’s event is anticipated to be a success, organizers of the event hope to expand the event even further in future years. “We want to continue the event and have a decent amount of people have an intimate local affair to celebrate Earth Day,” said Ryan Davis, a Creative Campus graduate assistant. “Next year, we hope to do something even larger that raises a lot of money and
makes a lot of noise.” Students and members of the Tuscaloosa community are encouraged to attend the event as a way to show support for our local environment, while having a good time. All students who attend the event are encouraged to write on a banner that will be present at the festival. Organizers hope to continue this practice as the event continues to grow in upcoming years. The event aims to be fun for all those in attendance. “It will be a good time and good music, and there’s great food,” Davis said.
‘Monologues’ fight stigma of depression, mental illness By Adrienne Burch Staff Reporter aeburch2@crimson.ua.edu
The event is free, but students and staff must have a CWID to enter. Community members are invited but are asked to make a $5 donation • What: “Mental to the club. Health Monologues” Student actors will perform monologues written by UA • Where: Lloyd Room students living with a men38 tal illness. Becca Kastner, Advocacy Officer for NAMI • When: 7:30 p.m. and coordinator of this event, said the performance will expose the prevalence and at 7:30 p.m., in Lloyd Room 38. diversity of mental health This event is aimed at reduc- issues on campus from the ing the societal stigma often perspective of students who associated with mental ill- deal with the issues firstnesses. hand.
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One in three college students will experience prolonged periods of depression. Other mental illnesses such as anxiety are also widespread among young adults. Despite their prevalence, people are often hesitant to discuss mental illnesses openly or to seek help. On Th u r s d ay, the University of Alabama’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will host “Mental Health Monologues”
Scholar to discuss child welfare By Judah Martin Contributing Writer
UA campus, Nelson-Gardell became intrigued with the opportunity to compare Since 2004, visiting inter- research. She claims that the national scholar Reginaldo two also share an interest in Torres Alves Jr. has been qualitative analysis of forenclosely studying the history of child welfare in his native country Brazil. Alves works as a psychologist at I’ve come to appreciate the Brazil’s Child and Juvenile role of culture on a deeper Court in Brasilia and is also level as a result of our work a doctoral student studying together. with the clinical and culture psychology program at the — Debra Nelson-Gardell Universidade de Brasilia. After coming to the University of Alabama with his family a month ago to sic interview data. study with Debra Nelson“Once I communicated Gardell, an associate pro- with Reginaldo, our converfessor for the School of sation convinced me that Social Work whose research both of our work, along with focuses on forensic inter- the School of Social Work views with abused children community, would benefit — the two have been work- from his coming to UA for us ing together to examine the to work together,” Nelsonassessment techniques of Gardell said. “He is learning abused children used in the from me and I am learning U.S. and in Brazil. from him. I’ve come to appre“Part of our evaluations in ciate the role of culture on a Brazil is based on Dr. Nelson- deeper level as a result of our Gardell’s articles regarding work together.” the assessment of the likeliIn addition to assisthood of children’s disclosure ing Alves in his dissertaregarding the violence in tion research by serving her articles regarding the as an external to his home extended forensic interview University’s dissertation model,” Alves said. committee, Nelson-Gardell After being contacted will collaborate with Alves last year by the Executive on a research paper comparDirector of the National ing their countries’ forensic Children’s Advocacy Center research practices. to host Alves’ visit to the Alves, who plans to stay
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at UA until July, also came to the University because of its connection to Alabama’s Child Advocacy Center in Huntsville. While there, he has been able to view interview processes firsthand. Alves is scheduled to host a lecture on Brazilian child welfare today at noon in Little Hall. Dr. NelsonGardell will be there to assist him and will speak about U.S. child welfare on a standby basis. “I’m going to talk about the history of the child welfare system in Brazil, since its early days in the 16th century and how our history shapes the way the protective institutions in my country deal today with child sexual abuse,” Alves told UA News. “In the seminar, people may have an appreciation of the cultural differences in the ways other societies dealt with children’s rights and the violations of their rights.”
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Students were asked to submit anonymous essays telling about their personal experiences with mental illness. There were 19 submissions for this year’s monologues with responses covering students suffering from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder or living with family members who have mental illnesses. Student actors then auditioned for the opportunity to perform the monologues at the event. “The aspect that makes this show so unique is that the monologues are written and performed by UA students,
which gives the stories an authentic voice and brings the message home,” said Kastner. Kastner also said that the members of NAMI hope to provide the audience with a better understanding of mental illnesses and the need to spread awareness across the UA campus. The purpose of the event is reduce the stigma surrounding mental illnesses and let students know that it is acceptable to discuss these problems with others and to seek help. “It’s something people avoid talking about,” Kastner
said. This is the second annual “Mental Health Monologue” event hosted by NAMI-UA. After the performance, there will be a $1 raffle and a reception with free refreshments. Videos from last year’s event and more information about Thursday night can be found on the club’s website, www.namiua.ua.edu. The NAMI-UA chapter is part of the nationwide NAMI organization that is dedicated to raising awareness, educating others and providing support for all those affected by mental illness.
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Tuscaloosa Junior League to host first-ever Dragon Boat Races By Adrienne Burch Staff Reporter aeburch2@crimson.ua.edu People from across the community will gather next Saturday at the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa to compete in the Junior League of Tuscaloosa’s inaugural Dragon Boat Races. Dragon boat racing is the eighth-fastest growing sport in the world. Teams of 20 paddlers, a drummer and steersperson race in authentic 46-foot long Chinese dragon boats. According to legend, dragon boat racing began in China more than 2,300 years ago. Registration is now open for the event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Cypress
Inn on the Black Warrior River. Participants must be 15 or older to compete. The money raised from the event will go to fund community programs supported by The Junior League of Tuscaloosa. These programs include those affected by the April 27 tornado, Adopt-A-School, Kids in the Kitchen, The Literacy Council, Beautiful Health and the Alabama Reach Program. “Participants rave about the excitement, friendly competition and community spirit surrounding the sport,” said Ashley Gill, Dragon Boat Race public relations committee chair. It is the ultimate teambuilding sport. It requires synchronicity and finesse — more than power to win, Gill
Gender beginning to affect social media RESEARCH FROM PAGE 1 addressed a new outlook on the use of technology. “As a sophomore, I found that a lot of people saw social media as a responsibility and obligation,” Kimbrough said. “They would say ‘I have to check my Facebook tonight,’ as opposed to it being an elective.” As a junior, Kimbrough conducted the 26-question survey that concentrated on both offline technology, such as telephone calls and text messaging, as well as online technology, including social networking, video calls, email and instant messaging. The subject pool, composed of Psychology 101 students and volunteers from Facebook, included 267 women and 114 men. However, Kimbrough said she did not realize the importance of gender within her study as she was conducting it. “It’s not uncommon that a majority of Psychology 101 students are women,” she said. “I was originally looking at the use of technology, though, so I didn’t go in with
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said. Each team will be given a trained coach and an on-water practice session prior to the race. This practice round is provided because the stroke is unlike any other and can only be learned through practice. Teams are also guaranteed to compete in at least two heats on race day.
too many ideas. Gender was on my radar, but I never thought it would be so significant.” However, Kimbrough’s survey found that women largely preferred and used text message and social media technology more than their male counterparts. “Most people think the gender difference in technology is going away, but this study suggests that that’s not the case,” said Nicole Muscanell, a graduate student in the UA psychology department. “Women use communication to keep up their relationships, and technology helps them keep up with these relationships in a more efficient way.” Kimbrough said she believes social networking is trying to become the infrastructure of Internet usage. She sees her study revealing that women are becoming the dominant users of technology, opposing a study conducted in 2000 that found that 95 percent of Internet users were men. “This is the first study to show women using technology more than men,” said Dr. Rosanna Guadagno, a professor of social psychology at UA and Kimbrough’s faculty adviser. “Men used a phone to conduct
Team members each play their own role in the boat. For instance, there are “engine room” paddlers that sit in seats four, five and six, which are typically the strongest team members. But, all 20 members must work together to keep rhythm and propel the boat forward. The Junior League decided to bring Dragon Boat Racing to Tuscaloosa after visiting Montgomery’s races last August, where a group representing University of Alabama Alumni won. Brandt Garrison, public relations chair for The Tuscaloosa Junior League, said they were looking for a new signature fundraiser and thought that the Tuscaloosa community would enjoy a fun,
business, and then women used it to communicate relationships. Men developed the technology, and women used it for unique purposes. Then, it booms. It happened to Facebook, as well.” Guadagno said she believes the increased use of technology has been a positive and negative influence on society. “In some aspects, technology separates us, and in some aspects, it connects us,” she said. “It is both a connector and divider of social interaction. Instead of picking up the phone to talk to someone, people will email, text or send a message via Facebook. People use technology rather than communicate through a phone or face-to-face.” However, Guadagno sees this transformation in technology as empowering to women. “More and more businesses and movies advertise with Facebook accounts rather than web pages,” she said. “They are attempting to appeal and market to a female audience because women make many decisions in romantic relationships about a couple’s plans. Social media has been a welcomed surprise for leveling the playing field for women online.”
racing for the ultimate title of Grand Champion. In addition to the races, the teams will We have the Black Warrior also compete to see who can River here, and we really felt earn the most pledges for The like Tuscaloosa was a perfect Junior League of Tuscaloosa. place to host an event like Following the races, there this. will be a paddler’s party open to the public at Innisfree Irish — Brandt Garrison Pub. Racers get in free with their team wristbands, and friends and family can join for family-friendly event. “We have the Black Warrior a $5 charge. The cost of competing River here, and we really felt like Tuscaloosa was a perfect in the races is $1,000 per place to host an event like team. Volunteers are also needed to help the Junior this,” Garrison said. The times from the first two League put on the event. For rounds of competition will be information about how to averaged together with the register your Dragon Boat top 12 teams moving on to Race team, donate money compete in the final round. to the Tuscaloosa Junior Prizes will be awarded to the League or to volunteer, visit top finishers with everyone www.jltuscaloosa.org.
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Sustainability Day to raise recycling awareness SUSTAINABILITY FROM PAGE 1 Transportation Agency at Alagasco, will give an additional seminar on the future of fuel in America at 7 p.m., in Alston Room 40. “The goal of Sustainability Day is to make students aware of the vast resources available to them on this campus in terms of making environmentally friendly decisions,” Murray said. After conducting a survey in the fall semester, the program found that students are not opposed to recycling and similar behaviors but don’t know where to begin, Murray said. “We aren’t out to radically change anyone’s lifestyle,” Murray said. “We want students to realize how much of an impact their actions are having and that they have the resources to control if that impact is positive or negative.” Bama Dining will also be hosting a “Clean Your Plate” campaign to bring light to the amount of food wasted by students in the all-youcan-eat style dining halls.
“If students bring a clear plate to the dish return, they will have a chance to spin our prize wheel where they can win a Tide Tumbler, t-shirt or sustainability bag,” said Kelsey Faust, Bama Dining marketing manager. “Burke, Lakeside and Fresh Foods will also serve a sustainable and green menu.” One goal for the day is to draw attention to the off-campus recycling drop located behind the Ancillary Building at 1115 14th St., Murray said. “[The recycling drop] is such a convenient resource that takes pretty much everything except glass, which Target takes,” Murray said. Lauren Byrd, vice president of the Sustainability Day Committee, said that although recycling efforts continue to increase on campuses nationwide, many students do not realize the amenities that exist to make recycling easier. “We want to educate students that it is easy being green,” Byrd said. “Recycling on and off campus is a lot easier than most students may think, and we also want to give other sustainability tips including easier, ways to save energy in students everyday lives.”
By Alexandra Ellsworth Senior Staff Reporter A new clothing and shoe store exclusive to Alabama has come to downtown Tuscaloosa. The Pants Store opened April 5 and hopes to fill a void in Tuscaloosa’s clothing market. “I was a student at the University of Alabama,” said Michael Gee, president and co-owner of the Pants Store and 1997 UA graduate. “I love Tuscaloosa. There was a void in the market here, and we felt like we could meet that void.” Taylor Gee founded The Pants Store in Leeds, Ala. in 1950. Taylor Gee was a pant jobber and would drive around the southeast and sell his pants to retailers. People began stopping by his warehouse in Leeds and buying pants from him, and it soon became know as The Pants Store. Gee said the location on University Blvd., right across from Mellow Mushroom, was a perfect location for them. Colbie Davis, a sophomore majoring in nursing, said she has had a good experience with The Pants Store and is excited to have it in Tuscaloosa. “It is a good place to find a bargain,” she said. “I’ll be here this summer so I am excited to have a new place to
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The Pants Store opened the past week located down town on University Boulevard. experience shopping.” Because it is more of a family oriented store, Gee said they have a broader range of items and styles, varying from infants to grandmothers, from church shoes to
shoes for the lake. Students agree with Gee when he said there is something for everyone. “I like that they have a variety of clothing to fit all styles,” said Caroline Lassiter, a sophomore majoring in education. “Granolas, hipsters and trendy people can find something to wear. They have good sales, and in general, the clothing is not unreasonably priced.” Lassiter said she was looking forward to having the store in Tuscaloosa. “It is great for college kids because of the prices and sales,” she said. “There are not many stores like it, and it will be more convenient than having to go to Birmingham to shop there.” Price is something Gee said the store tries to take into consideration. “Students are on budgets, and I believe you can get more for the dollar here — more bang for your buck,” he said. “You can’t find better goods at better prices. We don’t charge $99 for a shirt for a girl to wear to a party on Thursday night. We are more in the $20 to $30 range.” Chi Omega sorority held a philanthropy event at The Pants Store last week, and sophomore Lou Ellen Thompson said the store did a great job with the event. “They opened just for us, and a
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percentage of the money from the items they sold went to our philanthropy,” she said. “They were super nice, and they have great service. They know how to run their business.” Thompson said she also really liked the assortment of clothes The Pants Store offered. “They have preppy, dressy stuff but also down to earth clothes, and it all comes in a range of prices,” she said. Mallie Drew, a senior majoring in business, said that although she has not been to the new store, she is excited to have The Pants Store in Tuscaloosa. “If it is anything like the store in Birmingham, it will be a great addition to Tuscaloosa,” she said. Gee said he was thrilled with how the store has been received by Tuscaloosa and that the store’s success had exceeded his expectations. “It has been open just 10 days, and we’ve had an excellent response so far,” he said. “I treasured my time at UA, and I’m glad to be back in town. We are just excited to be here and looking forward to many years in Tuscaloosa.” The Pants Store is located 2223 University Blvd. and is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
UA Jazz Ensemble hits stage for Big Band Concert By Anna Price Olson Contributing Writer With five saxophones, five trombones, five trumpets, a bass guitar, a set of drums and a piano, the UA Jazz Ensemble will take the stage for their 17th Annual Big Band Concert tonight at Moody Music Hall. The group’s director, Chris Kozak, says the show “Singin’, Swingin’ and Bob” will mesh together swing and contemporary jazz music in a multi-faceted tribute.
“We try to follow tradition but also keep current with standards in the industry,” Kozak said. This year’s performance is different in that a male vocalist, Marcus Miller, joins the stage alongside the 17-member instrumental ensemble, which is made up of music students and one finance major. Kozak believes incorporating the vocalist gives the ensemble great experience. “This prepares them for the professional world,” Kozak
said. “That’s another reason I try to keep current with the music.” Stacy Morris, a seven-year member of Big Band, says the group has a lot packed into a one hour performance with a musical assortment of Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, instrumental tunes and a two-song mini-tribute to Bob Brookmeyer. Overall, he said he is excited about the atmosphere of the show. “I think Marcus is really going to get into that whole rat
pack, Frank Sinatra-type character and maybe banter with the crowd a little bit,” Morris said. “It’s going to be loose and fun but also really good music.” While the jazz department is expecting an almost full house for the annual performance, both Kozak and Morris encourage all to come. “It’s going to be something a little different than what we usually do, but it’s going to be fun and everyone should come,” Morris said.
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As college students, we are keenly aware of our need for caffeine. We run on nearto-no sleep and have an overloaded to-do list Monday through Friday. Soft drinks, energy drinks or tea can serve us in our time of need, but coffee seems to be at the top of the leader board when choosing our caffeine fix for the day. And this is a good thing! The coffee bean packs some pretty powerful health benefits. With
McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts and Au Bon Pain to satisfy your caffeine craving and maintain your weight. 1) Choose the “Mocha Frappuccino Light” from Starbucks. A tall size of this drink carries only 110 calories and one gram of fat. It has a chocolate taste preferred by those with a sweet tooth. 2) Choose the “McCafe Caramel Mocha” from McDonalds. A small size of this drink has 175 calories and three grams of fat. Be proactive and ask for half skim milk and half whole milk to slash even more calories. 3) Choose the “Iced Coffee with a Turbo Shot” from Dunkin Donuts. This drink has the lowest amount of calories of all four choices, ringing in at 35 calories and one gram of fat for a smallsized drink. This is the perfect choice for late night studiers or those struggling to wake up in the morning, as it comes with a
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Take your coffee with less fat, more health benefits no fat and only two calories per eight-ounce serving of black coffee, it is a sensible beverage choice any time of the day. It is also one of the most potent antioxidants, protecting our cells from damage and helping to prevent chronic diseases. That being said, an excess of coffee concoctions have been created on the market that pack on extra toppings, flavors and creams, consequently packing on fat and calories. It’s hard to navigate these menus; each filled with an extensive list of “mocha-frappecappuccinos.” A lack of education on this topic can lead to an excessive intake of calories and subsequent unwanted weight gain for the average consumer. However, there are healthy choices available at these restaurants that maintain flavor without adding unwanted calories. Dr. Oz promotes four coffee choices from popular chain restaurants Starbucks,
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shot of espresso for added energy. This drink is not as sweet as the others, so add a packet of Splenda or Stevia if you want added sweetness. 4) Lastly, choose the Au Bon Pain Cappuccino from Au Bon Pain. This authentic tasting cappuccino has 120 calories and seven grams of fat for a small. Once again, for a sweeter taste, add one packet of Splenda or Stevia. A little research and education can go a long way in helping you make smart choices away from home. Each of these restaurants provides the nutritional information for all of their menu items. If one of the four options mentioned above doesn’t appeal to you, look up other healthy options on your own. The most important thing to remember is to minimize fat and calories to ward off unwanted weight gain while still getting the powerful health benefits of this potent bean.
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Tide looks to beat Tennessee for second time this year By Chris Moran Contributing Writer The 11-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide men’s tennis team will play the six-seeded University of Tennessee Thursday in Starkville, Miss., at the SEC Championships. This is the second meeting of the year between the two teams, with the Crimson Tide winning the first match 6-1. However, head coach Billy Pate said the 6-1 score was not indicative of the match itself. “It was hard to get that fourth point to win the match … the match very easily could have
gone the other way,” Pate said. “If we look at that 6-1 score the wrong way, we won’t do as well.” Pate said the team needs the same mindset they had the first match against Tennessee. “[Tennessee] is probably looking at that match as their worst loss, and they’re probably pretty ticked off, and if we come out flat-footed, we’re going to get our butts kicked,” Pate said. Overall, the lineup for the match this Thursday will be relatively the same except for the No. 2 and No. 3 singles positions. Pate said he moved Daniil Proskura up to No. 2 singles from
and I know that I am going to compete for every point,” Proskura said. “I am expecting • What: UA vs. to play my best tennis.” Tennessee The rock of the tennis team throughout the year has been • Where: Starkville, senior captain Ricky Doverspike, Miss. and he said he is feeling very confident going into his last SEC • When: Thursday, tournament against Tennessee. April 19 “They’re a really high ranked team, but I think we match No. 3 and put Jarryd Botha at No. up really well against them,” 3. Proskura is 18-12 in singles on Doverspike said. “I think the the season with a win against match is going to come down to the No. 4 University of Georgia a couple key positions at the top, Bulldogs. and not letting them get payback “I’m feeling really confident in for us beating them so badly my backhand strokes, my serves, before.”
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If you were in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, you probably attended, or at least heard about, A-Day – Alabama’s annual spring game, essentially a glorified scrimmage. The team (and fans) gets ready for the dog days of summer before football season starts up again. It’s a fun day to celebrate the accomplishments of the team and to experience a little football after a few months without it. But that’s all it is. It’s tough to draw any real conclusions from A-Day, football-wise. Yes, there are stats and numbers and awards about how different players did, how each team performed and which players stood out. But those need to be taken with a grain of salt. Typically, it’s the defense that gets the benefit of the doubt here. With coaches not wanting to show the upcoming season’s opponents too much, the offense usually goes into “vanilla” mode —running basic plays that are meant more to
establish chemistry among the new players rather than trick the defense into a big gain. “Well, you didn’t see anything new, unless you want us to just e-mail Michigan what we’re doing and anything new that we’re doing,” Saban said about the offense on Saturday. A reporter had just asked a question about new offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier and how much of his new offense we saw. “If I saw anything new out there, I would have been upset.” And he didn’t. Alabama went with basic offensive formations, and apart from a fumble rooskie and a flea flicker (plays which are better tried out in a spring game than an SEC one), the Tide’s offense was as basic as it comes. Barrett Jones was asked if he thought the defense cheats a little bit during the spring. After all, they see these same few plays over and over again in practice and can to begin to predict what may happen. “I’m not going to answer that,” Jones responded, laughing. “No comment.” He also addressed quarterback
the NCAA tournament. “We need to be successful in this match Thursday if we want a shot at the NCAA’s. This is one of the biggest opportunities we have to preserve their season,” Pate said. With three seniors on the team (Doverspike, Vikram Reddy and Michael Thompson), Pate said that it would mean a lot for his team to reach the NCAA tournament for the first time in two seasons. “They’re going to be highly motivated,” Pate said. “Now, it’s just a matter of playing well and giving the teams we play everything we’ve got.”
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This match against Tennessee may not be just for bragging rights in the traditional rivalry between the two schools. According to Doverspike, a berth in the NCAA tournament may be on the line for his team as well. “I would really like to win this first match so that we can secure a spot in the NCAA tournament,” he said. “We’re not just playing to do well in the SEC tournament; we’re playing so that we can do well enough to get to the NCAA.” The importance of this upcoming match was reiterated by Pate as well. He said that the Crimson Tide is probably on the bubble of
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AJ McCarron on the subject: “It’s hard to tell. You can only do so much. We ran the same play one time — on one drive — nine times,” he said. “Overall, it was a fun day. I mean, I had fun.” And McCarron gets it. There are those who chastised him for throwing three interceptions in a spring game, but he understands what was at stake—steak, and that’s about it. Sure, there were a few plays that McCarron would like to have back, but it’s unfair to judge him based on three throws he made in a practice. If this were a real game with real consequences, McCarron would have thought twice about that deep ball into double coverage to start the game. And this same line of thinking goes with the defense, too. The White team forced four turnovers, exciting to see from a defense that is in a re-tooling and re-building mode. But again, it needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Football was back on Saturday— if only for just a few hours. And that is something worth celebrating.
Alabama head volleyball coach Ed Allen announced the signing of Laura Steiner from Fort Collins, Colo., and Yukie Fatumi from Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday. Steiner is a 6-foot, outside hitter from Fort Collins High School, where she was the Front Range Conference Player of the year in 2012 and a threetime first team all-conference selection. Steiner finished her senior season with 361 kills, averaging 6 kills per set. Fatumi played her last two seasons
Women’s tennis signs five-star recruit Alabama women’s tennis head coach Jenny Mainz announced the signing of Maya Jansen on Tuesday. “We are very much looking forward to the arrival of Maya Jansen this fall,” Mainz said in a statement. “Maya is a great athlete and has tremendous potential. She certainly has achieved success in her junior career, but her best tennis is in front on her. She has played team sports, so she understands what it means to be a team player.” Jansen, who was born in Madison, S.D., before moving to Valleyford, Wash., is a five-star recruit, ranked
at Miami Dade College in Florida. The five-for-five libero finished the 2012 season with 45 kills, 15 aces and led the team with 498 total digs to average 4.88 digs per set, while playing in 102 sets throughout the year. With the addition of Steiner and Fatumi, the Tide has signed six players for the upcoming season. The class also includes outside hitter Kryssi Daniels (Jasper, Ala.), middle blocker Kanesha Burch (Hoover, Ala.), setter Sierra Wilson (Anaheim, Calif.) and outside hitter Mattie Weldy (Mobile, Ala.).
51 in the nation and first in both the northwest region and Washington, according to TennisRecruiting.net. She competed in the Fed Cup for the Pacific Northwest section and was the Washington state runner-up in 2009, after losing to her older sister, who plays tennis for West Virginia University, in the finals. Jansen holds an 8-2 record against five-star recruits. Jansen also played volleyball in high school, where she earned first team all-league and all-state honors. “Maya will absolutely make an impact in our program,” Mainz said. “We are excited about the future of Alabama tennis with Maya Jansen as an integral part of our team.”
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this weekend WEDNESDAY •Baseball vs Mississippi Valley State: 2:05 p.m.
THURSDAY • Softball vs Georgia: 7 p.m. @ Georgia
FRIDAY •Women’s Gymnastics–NCAA Championship Semifinals: 6 p.m. in Duluth, Ga.
With only two events left until the SEC Championships, the Alabama track and field team looks to continue to build up momentum toward the end of the season at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational this weekend. The event will serve as one last tune-up for many of the athletes on the team, as the only other event remaining, the Drake Relays, is mostly a relay and sprinter event. Head coach Dan Waters said it is important for the team to have a strong showing this weekend. “It’s important for us to kind of set the stage for the SEC meet,” Waters said. “That’s exactly what this meet was put on the schedule for is to get great opportunities down the runways and the ovals and compete in events that we feel like we can get the last little technical stuff done before we
Georgia State hands Tide third loss SOFTBALL FROM PAGE 1 Murphy said the missed opportunities cost the Tide. “We had opportunities early and didn’t do anything,” Murphy said. “We score the one run on one of their errors, and they come back and have a big inning. That’s usually the way it happens. If you don’t take advantage of your opportunities early and they stay in the game, that’s going to happen. I think their pitcher got a little [confident]. When you see someone gaining confidence, that’s not a good sign, and we just didn’t do enough to score. They scored five runs to our one. You’ve got to give them credit.” Freshman Leslie Jury started the game but was relieved by Amanda Locke in the fifth inning with the bases loaded. Murphy said Locke’s pitches weren’t in the zone but also
go to the SEC meet.” The Crimson Tide is coming off an impressive showing at the Spec Towns Invitational, recording 18 top five finishes and multiple season best performances. Waters said he was impressed with the team’s efforts last weekend and looks for the team to continue to progress this weekend. “Every one of those athletes stepped up and had a new level of performance,” Waters said. “We learned that we are capable of doing more and can get more out of ourselves as long as we compete, and then, hopefully, we continue to do that and follow the process of getting better and better each time.” The team’s goal in Waters’ first season has been to progress in the technical aspects from week to week in order to reach the level of competing they want to be at before the SEC Championships. No one has epitomized this
noted the tough position in which she entered the game. “You come in and the goal of the reliever is to keep the goal the same, and it was 1-0, and before you know it, it’s 5-1,” Murphy said. “It’s a hard situation when you come in with the bases loaded and no outs.” The Tide’s four hits matched a season low, and the one run is the lowest score of this season. With the loss, the Tide dropped its third game of the season, moving to 40-3 overall. The last Tide nonconference home loss dates back two years to March 6, 2010 to the No. 7 Michigan Wolverines in the Easton Challenge. The loss to the unranked Panthers marked the first nonconference, unranked home loss since a 2006 loss to Ohio State. The Tide’s next game is in a conference series against Georgia in Athens, Ga. The series is scheduled to begin Thursday at 7 p.m., and will air on ESPN2.
goal of progression this season as much as junior pole-vaulter Alexis Paine, who is coming off a breakout performance last weekend where she cleared a height of 13-4.25 — the second best jump in school history and only a quarter of an inch away from the school record. Waters said he is impressed with how far she has come since the beginning of the season. “She was an 11-foot vaulter when we came here last year and started working with her,” Waters said. “She is starting to believe and understand what she has been given and how she is progressing, and now she’s progressed by almost two and a half feet, and that is remarkable.” Paine said she credits the coaching staff to her success this year. “They’re a really talented group of coaches,” Paine said. “They really want us to do better, so they give us everything they have.”
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Audra Frimpong leaps hurdles during a recent track meet. This weekend will also give the Tide multiple chances to take down Auburn at their home track, a fact that isn’t lost on senior high jumper Tyler Campbell.
“We plan on beating anybody that has Auburn [on their] jersey,” Campbell said. “They have a good high jumper there, so I plan on giving him some good competition.”