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Jason Black, an associate professor of communication studies, became the first male to win the Gender Scholar of the Year Award from the Southern States Communication Association. He is the 25th person to win.
This year the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater’s summer lineup is filled with jam bands like Phish and rock bands like Dave Matthews Band, Steve Miller Band and Boston. Tickets are on sale now.
The Alabama baseball team came out victorious in Tuesday’s games against Mississippi Valley State. The Tide won the first game 3-1 and took the second 16-5 to sweep the doubleheader.
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MATTERS Students struggle with mental health, balance By Collin Burwinkel and Alexis Winborne | CW Staff
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In 2012, there were an estimated 9.6 million adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. with SMI in the past year. This represented 4.1 percent of all U.S. adults.
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Panic disorder Information from the National Institue of Mental Health, CW / Belle Newby
According to Patrick Corrigan of The University of Chicago, mental illness affects patients with “a double-edged sword.” Not only do those afflicted with mental illness battle the effects of their disease, but they’re also faced with a social stigma born of a society that believes the truly mentally ill are locked away in asylums or completely untethered from reality. Mental illness is for the different, according to this stigma – something that happens to others, far away from here. In reality, mental illness afflicts members of society from all walks of life – far from something only “different” students struggle with. College students everywhere battle with various forms of mental illness including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention-deficit hyperactive disorder, just to name a few. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, SEE MENTAL ILLNESS PAGE 8
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SGA Senate confirms Allenlundy as chief of staff Confirmation ordered by Student Judiciary opinion By Katie Shepherd and Rachel Brown | CW Staff
After two weeks of uncertainty, the SGA Senate unanimously approved the confirmation of Chisolm Allenlundy as chief of staff at their meeting Tuesday night. This decision comes as the result of an order released Tuesday afternoon by the SGA Student Judiciary stating that, after review of his qualifications and experience, Allenlundy will serve as chief of staff for the
2015-2016 academic year. The order states the judiciary board found Allenlundy to be “more than qualified” for the position. President Elliot Spillers first nominated Allenlundy on April 7, a motion that was rejected in a 32-13 vote. At his initial nomination, some senators, like Senator Jackson Britton, expressed a belief that Allenlundy was underqualified for the position of chief of staff. “This specific job of chief of staff is one of the most important roles in the SGA,” Britton said at the April 7 meeting. “You have to have certain experiences, not something like the Senate, but true
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exec experience.” After the confirmation of Allenlundy was shot down for the first time on the basis of a lack of experience, Spillers nominated Douglas Logan for the position. The confirmation of Logan, who has worked with both the Senate and the executive side of the SGA, was shot down with a vote of 25-12. Spillers nominated Allenlundy for the position of chief of staff for a second time Monday night. This nomination was again rejected, this time with a 24-17 vote. After this third rejection, the Senate was
Everyone who we appointed exemplifies leadership and the entire executive council as a whole came to a consensus that these individuals will serve well in the SGA office. — Elliot Spillers —
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Spring Commencement will be held at Coleman Coliseum on May 1 and 2. This year, 4,729 will graduate from the University, according to Cathy Andreen, the director of media relations for The University of Alabama. The Capstone College of Nursing, College of Communication & Information Sciences, College of Education and College of Human Environmental Sciences will hold commencement ceremonies May 1 at 6 p.m. The College of Arts & Sciences and School of Social Work will hold commencement ceremonies May 2 at 9 a.m. The College of Commerce & Business Administration and College of Engineering will graduate at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, and the day will conclude with the Law School commencement at 5 p.m. Each college is hosting graduation events for graduating seniors prior to commencement ceremonies. On Friday, Dean Michael Hardin will host a picnic honoring all graduating seniors from the Culverhouse College of Business Administration. The picnic begins at noon with a
speech on “How to make a million dollars” and will continue on the Quad. The College of Communication and Information Sciences will host a reception for graduates and their families Friday, May 1, from 1:30-3 p.m. in the rotunda of Reese Phifer. The Honors College is hosting a graduation celebration for families of Honors College graduates Friday, May 1 in Nott Hall from 1:30-3 p.m. The Alabama Alumni Association is offering a discounted membership to May graduates who join before commencement. Students can join the Alumni Association by stopping by Alumni Hall and paying a $20 fee or by registering and paying online. All graduates will receive a complimentary gift from the Alumni Association if they join. Any students who have still not purchased graduation regalia are able to purchase these items in the SUPe Store at the Ferguson Center. Compiled by Rachel Brown
Event to raise money for 10-year-old T-town for Titus, an event raising money for Titus Wilkerson, will take place at the Green Bar on May 8. Ten-year-old Wilkerson was recently attacked by a pit bull on his way home from school, and the money will go towards paying for his
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Writers festival to host readings this weekend The Slash Pine Writers Festival will take place this weekend in various venues across Tuscaloosa. The first event, taking place on Friday at 2:30 p.m., will be the book launch of “Out of This Stony Rubbish: An Anthology of Trash Poems” in 301 Morgan Hall. Another event, SplashPOP, will take place on the same day at 7 p.m. at Green Bar. More
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3 UA professor receives gender studies award Editor | Rachel Brown Newsdesk@cw.ua.edu Wednesday, April 22, 2015
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Jason Black is known to his students as compassionate mentor, advisor and teacher. Nearly all of Black’s classes touch on the topic of gender reform, and he advises master’s theses and doctoral dissertations involving a wide spectrum of gender-related studies. This year, Black is the first male to receive the Gender Scholar of the Year Award, presented by the Southern States Communication Association. Black, associate professor of communication studies and affiliate professor of gender and race studies, said it is an honor to be the recipient of this award because it is an organic award that comes from his peers rather than through a competition. He said it’s honoring to have his colleagues recognize the work he has done throughout his career and recognize him individually. Black said two of his three books have contributed to his winning the Gender Scholar of the Year Award. One of the criteria of the award is to have work published in the area of gender studies. He said he believes the book that stands out the most as it relates to the award is “An Archive of Hope: Harvey Milk’s Speeches and Writings,” published in 2013. “Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected U.S. official in history,” Black said. “Milk was active in politics in California
Jason Black is the first male to receive the Gender Scholar of the Year Award. UA News
in the late 1970s, and so a colleague and I went out to the archive in San Francisco recently and found a whole bunch of his speeches. They had never been studied before.” Black and his colleague put together a collection of Milk’s speeches representing the goals of 1970s LGBT activists of changing the social conditions. The groups worked to liberate themselves from oppression and homophobia, he said. “Gender studies is not necessarily limited to women’s studies but also [includes] masculinity studies and race studies, particularly the way race and gender combine,” Black said. “Sexuality and gender
go hand in hand. We can’t divorce or disentangle those from each other.” Black said he is humbled to be a part of the 24 individuals who have been recognized before him. Two of the previous award winners are Black’s career mentors. “Of those [24] folks, every single one of them are path, finders in gender studies,” he said. “Every single one of them is well-published, they are known as good teachers and mentors, they are known as good colleagues and friends, they are known as good community activists. The great thing is, is that I can kind of count myself in that group of really dedicated folks who are interested in changing the
way we understand gender.” Adam Sharples, a doctoral student studying communication and information sciences and Black’s doctoral advisee, said Black is an incredible academic citizen and absolutely loves what he is doing. He inspired Sharples to get his doctoral degree in rhetoric, he said. He said Black also has an incredibly infectious personality in everything he does. “From his research to the way he interacts with students, he’s the type of person – if you spend five minutes with him, you walk away jazzed about whatever project you’re going to work on,” Sharples said. Sharples said Black has intersectional approaches to his research. He finds the voices that get silenced in society and makes ways to figure out how they can make stages for them, he said. “His research is foundational and provides future scholars and researchers a wealth of information to draw from,” Sharples said. “It’s one of the many reasons why Jason was selected to win the award.” Sharples’s and Black’s department is supportive of the kind of work they do, Black said. “I am grateful for the opportunities the University has offered me to do this kind of work,” he said. “I’m thankful for the safe and comfortable space the University has created for me to be able to do the kind of work that I do.”
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SENIOR COLUMN | LOVE
Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen By Hamilton Bloom | Guest Columnist
never be fixed, but time and time again my pessimism has been proven wrong during my four years here. Up against the kind of broad, systemic failures that exist on this campus, I’ve learned that individuals who meet the challenge can make a difference. When under Mazie Bryant’s leadership The Crimson White published Matt Ford and Abbey Crain’s investigation into segregation in Panhellenic sororities, I didn’t think it would make a difference. I was wrong. When Elliot Spillers ran for the SGA presidency as an independent, I thought he had the best chance to win in years, but I didn’t think he would take the election. I was wrong. The challenges that The University of Alabama presents are not insurmountable. People who do what they think is right – because it’s the right thing to do and not because it would make a good line on a resume – can stand on the other side of that contradiction and force this campus to move in the right direction. This is not the right university for people who want to coast for four years, knock a few soft pitches out of the park and walk away with a degree in hand. The University of Alabama presents many challenges, but they’re the kind worth facing. If I could go back to that drive from Birmingham four years ago, I wouldn’t do anything differently. I’d still want to face the challenge.
College is supposed to be the time in our lives where we seek to challenge the status quo. We, as college students, are given the responsibility to find issues that we are passionate about and look to provide solutions to problems that surround us. Just as important as providing solutions to those problems, however, is an individual’s reason for doing so. One does not set out to change the status quo just for the sake of doing so. Too often there are those who put on the clothes of change agents for little more than a byline in the newspaper and a line on their resume. Others seek to upset the apple cart to “leave their mark.” At their core, both of these rationales seek little more than glory and a sort of selfish sense of achievement. But if not for glory, why seek to better our community? Love. As students of the Capstone, we should take pride in our university. It is easy to criticize from an outsider’s view, always looking to find something wrong with what is happening on campus on any day. It is a much more worthwhile task to see the positives on campus and celebrate them while striving to make things even better. We should not change this institution because we hate it. We should do so because we love it. I have been blessed to see profound and positive change during Hamilton Bloom my time in Tuscaloosa. The intePhoto Courtesy of Hamilton Bloom gration of the Greek system on our campus was without question the most important and positive development at Alabama during my four years here. What made it all the more remarkable were those who fought for that cause outside of the limelight. That great and mighty change would not have happened if not for the people behind the scenes and the discussions that took place behind closed doors within those organizations whose members chose to take a positive stand. It is easy to be critical, to say what is wrong with the world and do nothing more. It requires a profound love to do whatever it takes to make your small corner of the world a better place. In my four short years on campus, I have had the opportunity to see campus leaders of all varieties come and go. The biggest, most positive changes I have seen on campus started with campus leaders, including leaders of Greek houses and those in the SGA, sitting down and having honest discussions about how to make this campus a better place. Yes, I know, this narrative cuts against the consistent demonization of the SGA you have heard and will continue to hear. But, for some, it is not about the attention or the glory. The reason I and many others chose to do what we could to make this campus a better place is because we are proud of our university and what it stands for. I think it is time that all students on campus take a few steps back and really examine what our university is. The story of the Capstone is filled with examples of injustice. But it is also filled with those who took a stand against that injustice and made this campus a better place. Those individuals certainly did not stand up for glory or acclaim or “to leave their mark.” They did it because they love this university and wanted to leave it a better place. Their legacy is not carved in stone but preserved forever in a university that increases opportunity and changes lives for the better. And that, today and tomorrow, is something worth fighting for.
Andy McWhorter was the Editorin-Chief of The Crimson White.
Hamilton Bloom was the president of the Student Government Association for the 2014-2015 term.
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SENIOR COLUMN | CHALLENGES
Face the challenge of UA’s contradictions By Andy McWhorter | Editor-in-Chief
For me, The University of Alabama is a mixed bag, filled Four years ago, I drove from with hypocrisy and sincerity, my hometown of Birmingham greed and selflessness, honesty to Tuscaloosa, a place that, on and obfuscation. These conreflection, I still don’t think I fully tradictions do not lend themunderstand. The student body of selves to a neat little quip about The University of Alabama, like the meaning of this place, but that of all four-year colleges, has they do offer something simple, the memory of a goldfish. Every something I’ve found more valufour years or so, a whole new able than anything else here: population rotates through cam- a challenge. pus, usually forgetting all of the There are still terrible, systemlessons those who came before ic problems at the University, each them learned. of which demands a response. The effect of this is a vicious We continue to have an admincycle, where progress is made istration that is almost always and then, just a few years quick to circle the wagons and later, promptattempt to protect ly reversed. the University’s R e m e m b e r image rather than Autherine Lucy, address some who became the of the systemic first black stuissues on camdent to enroll at pus or provide a The University of free, open forum Alabama, seven for students years before to make their the Stand in the voices heard. We Schoolhouse have an opaque Andy McWhorter Door, and was law enforceCW File driven from camment agency pus by an angry that has very mob. Remember Cleo Thomas, little accountability and a great the first black president of the deal of power. Most frustratStudent Government Association. ing of all, students continue to It would take 40 years for his maintain pointless, petty diviaccomplishment to be repeated. sions amongst themselves, Remember Carla Ferguson, who whether it be out in the open became the first black woman on the floor of the SGA Senate to join a Panhellenic sorority in or behind closed doors in the 2003. It took a decade before that childish meetings of barrier would be crossed again. secret societies. Every time something improves, It’s tempting to think that it seems to take years for that these and other problems at improvement to stick. The University of Alabama will
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OPINIONS Wednesday, April 22, 2015 SENIOR COLUMN | EMPATHY
Above all, have empathy By Patrick Crowley | Opinions Editor
the twain shall meet; but there is neither Greek nor non-Greek, in-state I don’t like to beat around the bush, nor out-of-state, nor birth – or so we and I’m not going to start on my all hope. This lack of empathy is not just a last column. I remember the days after “The Final problem on college campuses. During Barrier” article was printed in The my past two summers I’ve had the privCrimson White and the lead up to the ilege to live in New York City, where I witnessed poverty and Stand in the Schoolhouse wealth on an extreme Door March. I remember scale. One night, a group the few groups of sororof colleagues and myself ity women that stood we were walking a down up on those steps, who a street when we saw a wanted to let campus homeless man sitting on and the outside world a cardboard box. This is know that they did not nothing extraordinary in agree with what has New York City, but what been done in the past deeply shocked me and and who demanded that reverberates within me the present and future Patrick Crowley to this day is that he held must change – that took CW File a sign that said, “Insult bravery and courage. and mock me for $5.” His But what I remember the most – and what the majority of people jar for collecting money was almost on those steps won’t remember – is full. Now, I want you to imagine how that no one in the Mallet Assembly, no much money you would sell your pride, leader of the marches, no independent your honor, your human dignity for. Is student went up to talk to the group of it $5? I also want you to imagine what sorority women. Even as campus was you would say to the man, and then standing in a partial display of unity, ask yourself why you would say that. the categories on campus we defined He has a mother and a father, dreams ourselves by still separated us. Never and desires, a past and a future, too. He
might also be you one day. I use the example of this homeless man not to irritate you or depress you. Rather, I use it to illustrate a larger problem in society, that is, the lack of empathy, understanding and compassion for fellow humans. One can ascribe multiple reasons as to why there has been a decline in empathy. For one, the everyday use of technology is directly correlated with the inability to read faces and body language appropriately. This is problematic because the majority of communication consists of body language and facial expressions. Far too many of us, including myself, lean on our phones and tablets for endless entertainment and use them as tools to disconnect from human interactions. We cannot come to understand each others’ points of view with a screen in front of our faces or with headphones in our ears. What we can do to understand each other’s point of views is to read books, read the news, experience communities, ask questions and talk to people. I’m a huge proponent of reading because the benefits are numerous and, specifically, literature helps build bridges of understanding. Experiencing other communities is important, but never forget
We must use our power as educated people to imagine a better world. the community you live in and the problems it faces. Too many students have never crossed under I-359 on their way to the West End but are more than eager to help in other areas in the state like the Black Belt. Where you live will always have problems and every member of the community has a role to play in fixing them. We cannot shrink from our duty to help others simply because the problems strike too close to home and pop the splendid bubble of the university we inhabit. I once wrote, “By not exercising our human power of empathy we are numbing ourselves and reducing our own meaning of life.” These words still ring true. We must use our power as educated people to imagine a better world for everyone and help those who need us most. Patrick Crowley was the Opinions Editor of the Crimson White.
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By Mackenzie Ross | Staff Reporter
When Jennifer Humber began advising 35 longdistance business students in 2006, she never imagined the growth the program would undergo. Now the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration’s online Bachelor of Business program has over 1,000 students, and just received its first national ranking by BestColleges. com as the third best online business program in the U.S. Humber, the director of Online Student Services for the C&BA, coordinated the online program since it became official in 2008. Not only has the number of students grown in the past nine years, but the online Bachelor of Business program has higher retention rates than most other online degree programs, she said. The program has a close to equal number of in-state and out-of-state students, including students from seven different countries. Humber said the age range of participants spans
from 19 to 65, and many of them work full time, have families or are not able to physically be on campus. “I would not be able to continue my education without the program,” said Cecily Deavours, a junior majoring in general business through the online program. “I depend on my income from my career, so leaving temporarily to attend on-campus classes was simply not an option. I am able to enjoy the best of both worlds because of distance learning.” Because most online students are part-time students, Humber said it takes them a little longer to complete their degree, but even then, the program graduates between 20 to 30 students each semester. “I use the same exams, discussion questions, examples and lecture materials as I would in a traditional class,” said Eric Williams, a professor of health care management for the C&BA. “The major difference for me in an online class is that I record my lectures.” While the virtual and traditional classes are very similar,
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required to submit an explanation to the Student Judiciary for a panel review. This review found that Allenlundy was qualified for the position of chief of staff for the following reasons: First, a precedent was set under the Calderon and Taylor administrations by the appointment and confirmation of Brennan Johnson, who also possessed no Executive Council or cabinet experience at the time of appointment. Second, Allenlundy’s involvement in the Spillers campaign “is not a determining factor against his qualifications,” as
The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration’s online Bachelor of Business program just received its first national ranking by BestColleges.com as the third best online business program in the country. CW File
Humber said many on-campus students think the online classes are easier and try to register for those classes. However, online students get preference for online classes because they cannot take classes on campus. “With over a thousand distance learners that we serve, we can’t just let campus students get into those online classes if we know our distance learners aren’t being served first,” Humber said. “So I have a lot of frustrated [on-campus] students every semester, but
set by precedents in which former chiefs of staff also served on the campaigns of past SGA presidents. Third, the student judiciary rejected the Senate’s reason of rejection, primarily that Allenlundy was not qualified, and stated his experiences outside of the SGA must be counted in his qualifications. The judiciary claimed he was, therefore, more than qualified to serve in the position of chief of staff. As a result of this confirmation, the SGA was able to appoint all other members of its executive board. “We are excited to finally get working,” Spillers said. “We have an amazing team. Everyone who we appointed exemplifies leadership and the entire executive council as a whole came to a consensus that these individuals will serve well in the SGA office.”
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I have to tell those that don’t have a good excuse that they can’t do that.” Once on-campus students transfer to the online program, they cannot return to on-campus classes, but Humber said the program allows students to complete their degree if they have to leave for an extended period of time. Humber said she is proud of the faculty and staff for all they have done to be named the third best online business program, but she also wants
the students to feel proud they graduated from such a successful program. Humber hopes the national attention will attract more students and donors to grow the program. “While we’re very proud of the award, we’re not going to let it slow us down,” she said. “It gives us the encouragement to say, ‘You’re doing a good job at what you need to do. Now how do we get to number two? How do we get to number one?’”
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4 bands in Tour De Compadres to visit Tuscaloosa By Becca Murdoch | Staff Reporter
A summer-long tour of collaboration will kick off in Tuscaloosa at 7 p.m. Thursday. Four bands will join in the name of friendship and music at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Colony House, Ben Rector, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors and NEEDTOBREATHE make up the Tour De Compadres, and audiences in Tuscaloosa will be the first to see the group in action. Supporting NEEDTOBREATHE in their headlining tour, Colony House, a rock ‘n’ roll band from Franklin, Tennessee, will perform songs from their debut record “When I Was Younger.” Brothers Caleb and Will Chapman, on vocals and drums respectively, and guitarist Scott Mills have recently found success with their single “Silhouettes,” earning a top spot on SiriusXM Alt Nation. They recently made their television debut on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” “[Colony House] is still at that stage that if a song of ours comes on the radio while we’re driving around Nashville, I turn it up loud,” Mills said. “I don’t know if that feeling could ever get old. If it does, I should probably start doing something else.” Mills said because this is the first show of the Tour De Compadres, Colony House, along with the other acts, will be feeling out what the tour and setup will be like. With ticket sales already over 7,000 for the Tuscaloosa show, Mills said he does not know what it will be like to perform their songs for this many people. Grammy-nominated headliner NEEDTOBREATHE recently release their
PLAN TO GO WHAT: Tour De Compadres WHEN: 7 p.m., Thursday WHERE: Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
Colony House is one of four artists opening for NEEDTOBREATHE at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Thursday. Photo Courtesy of Darius Fitzgerald
first live album “NEEDTOBREATHE: Live from the Woods” and are touring with their chart-topping album “Rivers in the Wasteland.” Like Colony House, NEEDTOBREATHE is made up of two brothers, Bear Rinehart on lead vocals, guitar, piano, organ and harmonica and Bo Rinehart on lead guitar, banjo, mandolin and backing vocals. The band also includes Seth Bolt on bass, mandolin and backing vocals and Josh Lovelace on piano and backing vocals. Lovelace, now in his fifth year with the band, met NEEDTOBREATHE on the road while he was doing shows with other bands. Experiencing
NEEDTOBREATHE’s music first as a fan, Lovelace said he always appreciated their music’s honesty. “I feel like Bear’s voice has become a lot more raw as he’s become more comfortable with who he is and what he’s saying,” he said. “I think that definitely comes across in the last two records, especially with ‘Rivers in the Wasteland.’” NEEDTOBREATHE’s most recent visit to Alabama included two shows at the Alabama Theater in Birmingham. Lovelace said the band is excited to come to Tuscaloosa, especially considering Bear and Bo Rinehart are huge Alabama fans. “Even though it may seem wild at
times, we love hearing ‘Roll Tide’ from the audience; it feels like home and we love it,” Lovelace said. The Tour De Compadres idea had always been something NEEDTOBREATHE has wanted to do, Lovelace said. NEEDTOBREATHE has toured with Ben Rector and Drew Holcomb in the past and has been friends with Colony House for quite some time. “We couldn’t be more excited,” Lovelace said. “Not only getting to hear these guys play every night and to get to introduce Colony House to our fans, but also to get to hang out and enjoy each other’s company for a year.” Lovelace said the production of this tour is going to be bigger than any past shows NEEDTOBREATHE has ever played, including unbelievable lighting and collaboration during their set with the accompanying artists. “It’s just going to be a fun night for the fans, and it will be one of those nights where you’ll want to take your friends and make an evening out of it,” Lovelace said. “[The Tour de Compadres] is about having a good time and loving the people that you’re with.” Tickets for Thursday’s show can be purchased online through Ticketmaster or at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater’s box office.
Amphitheater to feature rock, jam bands this summer By Mary-Catherine Hodges | Staff Reporter
Tuscaloosa is getting a serious dose of funk this year as rock sensations Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Steve Miller Band and Boston take the stage at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater this summer. Tickets can be bought online at tuscaloosaamphitheater.com or ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Amphitheater’s box office.
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STEVE MILLER BAND Wikimedia Commons Helping usher in the psychedelic rock era of the ‘70s with tracks like “The Joker,” “Fly Like an Eagle” and “Take The Money and Run,” Steve Miller Band is notable for their mellow guitar chords, electric organ and use of synthesizers. Steve Miller Band will be playing June 7 with special guest .38 Special. For more information, visit stevemillerband.com.
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Tuscaloosa gets a taste of classic rock and electric guitar as the ‘70s rock band Boston is scheduled to take the stage April 30, along with the band Kansas. Adopting the phrase “just another band from Boston,” the rock group is known most notably for their tracks “More Than a Feeling,” “Peace of Mind” and “Foreplay/Long Time.” For more information, visit bandboston.com.
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Known for their lengthy improvisational jams, light shows and on-stage amusement, Phish has pioneered the jam band music scene since their start in 1985. The four-man band of Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell and Jon Fishman will make their long-awaited debut in Tuscaloosa on Aug. 2. For more information, visit phish.com.
Ballads forged in acoustic rock, syncopation and raspy vocals can be associated with Dave Matthews Band, featuring lead singer Dave Matthews, drummer Carter Beauford, bassist Stefan Lessard and violinist Boyd Tinsley. The group will be performing June 3 at the amphitheater. For more information, visit davematthewsband.com.
8 Counseling Center offers help for mental illnesses MENTAL ILLNESS FROM PAGE 1
there were an estimated 9.6 million adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. with various forms of serious mental illness. These varied versions of illnesses can have long-lasting and crippling impacts on those they affect. According to “College Students Speak: A Survey Report on Mental Health” from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, women are two times more likely than men to experience depression during their lifetime. Depression was the highestrepresented mental health condition among the students in the survey. Erica White, a professor in the department of psychology at the University, said spotting the signs of mental health issues is beneficial. “If a person is behaving in a way that is inconsistent with developmental, cultural and societal norms, they are experiencing emotional distress and they are not able to manage daily responsibilities and functions, there is cause for some concern,” she said. “If you are someone you know is experiencing emotional or psychological distress, seek help. Do not suffer alone. There is help.” Fortunately for UA students, there is help.
WEDNESDAY April 22, 2015 The UA Counseling Center provides students a safe haven where they can discuss issues they may be facing related to emotional or physical health. The counseling center offers screening and evaluation, individual counseling, psychological assessments and other services to students. The Counseling Center is able to provide up to 15 counseling sessions per academic year at $15 a session and can be completely confidential, if the student so chooses. Lee Keyes, executive director of the Counseling Center, said he believes the community needs to make awareness of mental health just as important as CPR. He said awareness of mental health can save and improve lives just as CPR does. Keyes also said it is impossible for one to respond in an appropriate way to handle a situation if they are not aware of the proper steps to take. “Watch out for yourself and for your friends,” he said. “Stand up and speak out when you are concerned. Help others get help, and do so early; do not delay. Most students begin to feel better after just a few visits [to the counseling center], so it does not take long.” In addition to the Counseling Center, students have access to other options on campus. These include the Betty Shirley Clinic at the University Medical Center, the Student Health Center on campus and the UA chapter for the National Alliance for the
Mentally Ill. wants students to be aware of the “Friends and family can have a signs of mental illness. huge impact on a person’s recovery Margaret Garner, interim execuor stabilization,” said Elise Goubet, a tive director at the Student Health recent UA alumna and former presi- Center, said the demand for dent for the UA NAMI chapter. “One counseling is on a dramatic upswing. of the strongest predictors of suicide “We don’t know how many stuis loneliness and sense of burden- dents are affected by mental health someness – so even just making sure concerns or illness; some are silent your friend or family member is loved and able to hide signs,” she said. and appreciated can make a huge dif- “Counseling centers in the U.S. ference. Mental illness is incredibly have reported a dramatic upswing, prevalent so this is as much as over an important issue 50 percent in the for everyone.” past 10 to 15 years, NAMI has existin the demand for ed since 1979 and their services.” is now the nation’s Garner said it is largest grassroots important for the ... even just making sure your community to begin mental health organization. friend or family member is loved a conversation. The Betty “What can the and appreciated can make a Shirley Clinic at campus community the University do?” she said. “The huge difference. Medical Center best answer is begin offers unlimited with the simple — Elise Goubet — visits to students truths – be a friend who may need help you would want and offers psyto have. Listen, chiatric services. show you care, Goubet said many e n c o u r a g e students do not this friend or realize that the acquaintance to Office of Disability Services also seek help from campus resources, offers services for those with avoid judging, be an encourager mental illness. for getting help. You may Along with the services the ODS never know just how much this and the Betty Shirley Clinic have can mean to someone who to offer, the Student Health Center is hurting inside.”
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9 Softball seniors aiming for perfect bookend Editor | Kelly Ward Sports@cw.ua.edu Wednesday, April 22, 2015
By Kelly Ward | Sports Editor
Danae Hays put on her jersey, just as she has for the last four years, to play in front of fans that might have been her own, in an alternate timeline. She joked to a teammate that she should go to the “A” painted on the field and take a picture – a navy “A” accompanied by a large “U” outlined in orange. That night, Hays wore a white “A” on a crimson jersey, and the caption for the photo was simple: plot twist. Before she came to Alabama, Hays committed to play at Auburn. In the fall of 2011, she found a place at Alabama along with four other incoming freshmen in what they’ve dubbed a misfit class. In 2012 after their first season, they found a place in a dog pile after Alabama beat Oklahoma for the national title, the program’s and conference’s first ever. “I definitely think of how blessed I am to be in the situation I’m in now because 10 months before I won a national championship, I didn’t even know if I was going to be able to play college softball,” she said. Hays, Chaunsey Bell, Leslie Jury, Danielle Richard and Jadyn Spencer come from four different states. Bell committed to Indiana her freshman year of high school. “We’re not the class that has the AllAmericans, the standouts,” Bell said. “We’ve always said we’re kind of the misfit
class. We’re kind of just all put together.” The five have worked their way into starting roles from pinch runners, hitters and defensive replacements. They’ve come back from injuries and waited years to get their chance to play. “The adversity that we have had to go through and the fight has just only made us stronger,” Bell said. “We’ve had to work hard for every little thing that has been given to us. It’s just been such a pleasure with the four other seniors and just I think the fight of not being that class that everyone’s heard of or that underdog mentality of a senior class has been such a motivation for us this year.” The slogan for the team this year is “grit.” “I think grit is the perfect word for this class, and I’m glad we chose it [at the] beginning of the year because all five of them have shown it throughout their career – you know, not given up,” Alabama coach Patrick Murphy said. “They bounce back when they fall down and get right back up.” That grit has paid off this season. All five have starting roles, and the Auburn series this past weekend was a showcase of their talents. Bell and Spencer combined for three home runs. “I can’t really say there’s been one weekend because our class – we’re not a bunch of well-known names, we don’t have a star in our class or
anything like that,” Spencer said. “I think it’s just been the fact that the five of us have created a name for ourselves as a whole, I think that says a lot about our team and the tradition and just the selflessness involved with the program.” The class that claims to be misfits or even underdogs has found success in that role. Alabama is nearly always cast as Goliath to the opposing team’s David, but in 2012, Oklahoma was the favorite to win the national championship. Last year, the team went to Florida and took two of three against the No. 1 team in the country. Last weekend, against then-No. 6 Auburn, Alabama was David again, going up against a battery of offense on the road with a possibility of only two of its three pitchers being well enough to start. After securing the series, Alabama turned to Jury for the sweep. “Leslie Jury has really stepped her game up this year,” Hays said. “She’s doing phenomenal, and I’m so proud of Leslie, just everything about Leslie this year is just awesome. I love her demeanor. I love everything about it.” In the bottom of the seventh after the Tigers tied the game 10-10, Jury pushed it to extras. The runner on third attempted to steal home on the throw from Bell behind the plate back to Jury. She saw the runner out of the corner of her eye and threw to Bell, who managed to tag her. Bell said that play came down to trust.
Senior infielder Danae Hays fields during a Crimson Tide victory earlier this season. CW / Pete Pajor
“Having that one last fight together, it was awesome,” she said. There is one way for the freshmen from 2012 to put a perfect bookend on their careers: win another championship. “This team itself is so amazing, and I think the bonds on this team are stronger than they’ve ever been in my four years,” Jury said. “We’ve always had really close teams, but this team is just really, really close, and people genuinely care about one another, and for this team to win a national championship it would be amazing because this team really deserves it.”
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Rowing team travels to Texas for final races By Elliott Propes | Staff Reporter
After what coach Larry Davis called a successful weekend at the Knecht Cup Regatta, the Alabama rowing team has one final race before the Big 12 championships (The Crimson Tide competes in the Big 12 in rowing, which is not sponsored by the SEC). Alabama will travel to Dallas on May 25 to row against host Southern Methodist University and The University of Texas. “We’ve been working hard all season and our fitness has really improved,” said senior Logan O’Neil. “So now
with the having last two races coming up and that it is late in the season our fitness is really strong and we are working together to fine-tune and unify as a team.” Davis said SMU will be tough because of the home-course advantage it has. The Mustangs race on a lake, which sometimes produces rough waters. “We are looking forward to go down there and make the next step with what we want to do which is handle any kind of condition and any race on the water,” he said. “We certainly want to be able
to pull that off and come away with some victories.” O’Neil’s boat, the Varsity 8, finished well last Saturday but had a disappointing Sunday with a finish of 20th overall. Davis said consistency is something that really needs improvement upon, and especially the Varsity 8. “We have to get stronger at our first Varsity 8,” Davis said. “We have shown some speed in it at times but it has not been consistent. They have to be able to handle that pressure in constructive fashion and go out and still do what they are capable of. We are starting to
get some traction there.” Davis talked about focus and mindsets being a large component in the success of the team. For studentathletes, this week may be one of the hardest to do so. It is dead week for most students, which is supposed to give students rest to study before finals. “We need to stay focused because it is the week before finals and people’s lives are getting crazy – mine is,” junior Haleigh Robinson said. “It takes the focus away from rowing, but we need to stay focused in practice and remember what we are training for.”
Baseball sweeps doubleheader 3-1, 16-5 By Nolan Imsande | Staff Reporter
Alabama’s doubleheader sweep of Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday served as an example of a team that can at times pitch and hit its way to a victory. The Crimson Tide won the first game against the Delta Devils 3-1 while taking the second game 16-5. Sophomore Nick Eicholtz started the first game for Alabama and went a career-high seven innings. Eicholtz (3-0) allowed three hits and struck out five in his third start of the season. “I thought he started pretty clean. He had a rough inning there in about the fourth,” Alabama coach Mitch Gaspard said. “I thought his last three innings he was really good. He pounded the strike zone, particularly with his fastball. His velocity stayed 90-92 miles an hour. You could see his confidence kind of build throughout the game.” Juniors Mikey White and Chance Vincent each had two hits while Georgie Salem and Kyle Overstreet contributed one RBI apiece. Junior Ray Castillo came on in the eighth to pitch the final two innings of the game and earn his fourth save of the season. He did not allow a hit and struck out one in his appearance. In the second game of the doubleheader, the Crimson Tide jumped to a 7-0 first-inning lead and never looked back. Alabama added three more runs in the second, one in the fourth, three more in the fifth and two in the eighth
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Alabama swept its doubleheader against Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday. UA Athletics
for good measure. “It is always good to win and when you can win two in a day, that is even better,” Gaspard said. “It was good to get some guys in that haven’t had an opportunity to play a lot. Particularly, guys on the mound that hadn’t logged many innings for us this year. I thought all those guys came in and did a really nice job for us today.” Eight of Alabama’s starters contributed at least an RBI. Four players had two or more hits and the team had four triples in the game. Salem, who had two of the team’s triples, went 4-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored.
Overstreet also scored three runs in the game. “The biggest thing was that we came out with injury on Tuesday when we had two games,” Salem said. “That is not easy to do after a big weekend you are kind of deflated and there isn’t a whole lot of enthusiasm naturally.” Will Carter started the second game of the twin bill and pitched five innings giving up only three runs while striking out six batters. The Crimson Tide finished game two with 14 total hits. Alabama (22-18, 7-11 SEC) heads to Ole Miss (20-20, 8-10 SEC) for a three-game series this weekend.
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