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6 Provide service while traveling Beyond Bama aims not only to travel, but also to serve the people of each area they visit.
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Fashion With Tuscaloosa being key to her artistic development, junior Caryn Lee aspires to open a bridal boutique.
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Editor | Matthew Wilson culture@cw.ua.edu Monday, October 19, 2015
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Fuel and Lumber Company focuses on exhibiting artists who may not have been able to put on a show in Birmingham or Tuscaloosa otherwise. Photo courtesy of Amy Pleasant
By Sam West | Staff Reporter
By day, a downtown storefront nestled near Birmingham’s Alabama Theatre is the studio of artist Amy Pleasant. But at night, she often transforms this space into a gallery for the work of others. The same goes for a refurbished rental house in Tuscaloosa, where University of Alabama assistant art professor Pete Schulte frequently showcases the work of regional painters and sculptors. The two are the co-founders of the Fuel and Lumber Company, a gallery that focuses on exhibiting artists who may not have been able to put on a show in Birmingham or Tuscaloosa otherwise. Schulte and Pleasant have created a new venue with an artistic rather than commercial sensibility. “There’s a different lens through which artists put together exhibitions than dealers and traditional curators do,” Schulte said. “A lot of those folks do a wonderful job, but I think you see a show that artists put together, and it just feels inherently different.” Both artists said that the main goal of Fuel and Lumber was to enhance and engage the creative communities of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. “We both have a desire to be a part of the communities we live in,” Schulte said. “We really want to be active and involved outside of our studio practices by trying to give something to the community, by putting something there.” Schulte and Pleasant are both
working artists who run the gallery in their free time. The moniker comes from the observation that every town used to have a “fuel and lumber company” that produced a product essential to the community. To them, art is no different. “A lot of times, art is seen as extraneous, but we feel like it is as important and vital as anything,” Pleasant said. The group’s most recent exhibit, “Hither and Yon,” ran in Birmingham, showing the work of four contemporary artists whose work ranged from feminist sculpture to abstract painting. Though this exhibit skewed modern rather than traditional, Schulte said that he doesn’t look for a specific style of art for the gallery. “It’s not a specific plan; it’s artists whose work that we find compelling,” he said. “On one level maybe we just like it, but it also goes a little deeper than that. Sometimes I think a work may ask questions that we feel like we’d like to explore or to think about more.” Schulte also sees the gallery as a way to familiarize students with the life of a working artist. He invites the artists he exhibits at Fuel and Lumber to speak at the University about their work, and then encourages students to attend their show later. “That allows students to hear the artist talk about the work and then actually see the work in
the flesh,” he said. Because Schulte and Pleasant travel often when showcasing their own work, they are familiar with art communities in cities across the country. They recommend museums, exhibits and studios in a “travelogue” on the Fuel and Lumber Company website. Pleasant said she considers this to an important part of the group’s work outside of exhibiting. In the future, Pleasant said she’d like to present shows in cities outside of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. Schulte said he would like to incorporate new styles of work into the gallery, such as performance art or live music. But for now, both artists are enriching the communities in which they each live. “We’ve been so excited that we’ve accomplished what we have,” she said.
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Editor | Leigh Terry opinions@cw.ua.edu Monday October 19, 2015
COLUMN | VOLUNTEERING
Students should volunteer more while in college
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COLUMN | NO SHAVE
Grow a beard in support of cancer awareness Jacob Bass Staff Columnist
When I started growing facial hair, I couldn’t wait to shave. I thought that shaving was the manliest thing in the world, and I would love doing it. When I sat down and learned to shave, my father told me, “Welcome to the most annoying part of growing up.” Ever since I learned to shave, I have dreaded it. I hate the razor burns I get on my face; I hate how often I need to do it as well as how often I need to buy new razors, shaving cream, etc. I eventually just stopped shaving for extended periods of time because I hated it so much. When I was a junior in high school, I heard about this idea called No-Shave November, a month in which you don’t shave at all. I thought it was too good to be true, but I quickly learned that it had a legitimate following, and since then I have become a participant. Sometimes I would continue it into “Decembeard” and “Manuary,” two knockoff months that do not hold the same name as No-Shave November.
Last year, I found out you can raise money by having people sponsor your beard through a website called https://www.noshave.org/, where people can donate money that goes toward multiple cancer research organizations including the American Cancer Society, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and more. “No-Shave November is a webbased, nonprofit organization devoted to growing cancer awareness and raising funds to support cancer prevention, research and education,” according to the website. You can make a difference by not doing something that next to everyone despises. I understand if you must stay groomed for a job or interview, but if you just don’t want to grow a beard, you can do something as simple as not getting a haircut, anything to “evoke conversation and raise cancer awareness.” This initiative is great because it not only helps out a great cause, but it also brings together a community of people and gives them a commonality, something to talk about. Also, it gives people an excuse to grow a beard – something a lot of people say they want to do, but never follow through. It is as simple as creating a personal page or a team page,
signing up and using the power of word, of mouth, social media or email to raise money. Any organization can make a team and raise money. I know that the Zeta Beta Tau, Pi Kappa Phi and Sigma Chi fraternities have teamed up and are encouraging members of their organizations to participate in the festivities. At a school like Alabama where philanthropy is huge, I encourage all to participate in such a simple event, whether through not shaving or just making a donation. Jake Bass is a junior majoring in sports journalism. His column runs biweekly.
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There seems to be a problem constantly plaguing us college students. We are always too tired, too stressed, hungry or busy. We need more money. We need more time. We can’t decide whether to go out or stay in. We can’t decide what to wear. All of these issues surround a central figure: ourselves. College is a time in which you are living away from home – maybe alone. You become more independent, and that is not necessarily a bad thing. But have we become outrageously selfish? Recently I decided to sign up and volunteer with the Center for Service and Leadership on campus. When I arrived to leave for the local nursing home where my team was volunteering, I was the only one to show up besides the team leader. I was surprised and disappointed to say the least. Our campus boasts around 37,000 students. I thought to myself, “Out of 37,000 people, on this particular day, only two could find the time to volunteer and make a difference. Wow.” I am not indicating that no one on campus ever volunteers; I am well aware that some students really devote time to helping others. But I cannot help but wonder if more students could reduce the weight of typical “college problems” by making an effort to volunteer at a local food bank, animal shelter, nursing home, etc. It is so easy to be caught up in ourselves with selfish motives. College is a time when you learn to care for yourself. Most of us are chasing goals and careers and focusing on grades, so of course it is easy to become a little self-centered. There is certainly nothing wrong with taking care of yourself and focusing on future goals. But I know I, for one, often feel bogged down with the demands of collegiate life. I also feel much better when I take a little time to remove myself from the center of my universe and think of someone else for a change. It is so refreshing not only to forget about a looming test or paper for a little while, but also to see someone smile because of something you did for them. And hey, there is always a place for volunteer work on a resume. My advice to you is to look into the programs that the Center for Service and Leadership has to offer. If volunteering at one center isn’t your “thing,” there are many more options to choose from. There are also many manageable time slots that probably fit right in your schedule. If that doesn’t work for you, just go out on your own and find philanthropy work. There are so many people that need help and problems that need solving. I promise, bettering the world equals bettering yourself. Anna Wood is a sophomore majoring in advertising. Her column runs biweekly on Mondays.
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5 Selectivity, struggle not a reflection of worth OPINION Thursday, October 19, 2015
By Matt Gillham Staff Columnist
In the aftermath of the hazing allegations on campus with Phi Gamma Delta, ridicule and outrage have been thrown at the very idea of pledgeship. Is pledgeship absurd? Probably. Incongruent with human nature? Well, no, not at all. Just last week, an opinion article by another CW writer articulated the absurdity of enduring physical and emotional turmoil at the opportunity to join a social group. How could a group of people subject themselves to that? And who creates these types of programs anyway? And many echo that sentiment – a sentiment that’s fairly accurate. Yet, as absurd as that idea may be, it’s right in line with how we, as humans, Greek and non-Greek, operate. If anything’s truly absurd, it’s us. It’s that we seek to find and create arbitrary structures and obstacles to overcome to validate ourselves. It’s that we place primary value in
selectivity, in difficulty, in the magnitude of the challenge rather than in what’s actually achieved. It’s that we emphasize the process and the struggle so much, that the goal of a struggle matters far less, as long as there’s a challenge. Sure, those apply to the absurdity of pledgeship, but also to the absurdity of how we all live, including all who aren’t dressed in a sport coat and tie every gameday. We gravitate toward challenge. In challenges, we find purpose. We find worth. We find meaning. The world’s greatest men and women have looked challenges of immense nature straight in the eye and overcome them, breaking through barriers to justice and equality. But it’s not just our heroes who seek challenges – there’d be no reason for blood, sweat and tears to drip off a practice jersey five times a week for the opportunity to go toe-to-toe with another every Friday night, either. Yet, we’ve begun to artificially create environments that attempt to provide this worth without having the same meaning and purpose behind
them. It’s as if we’ve mitigated the purpose and extracted the image of challenges and obstacles in order to create environments that appear daunting, but lack the significance and risk that true challenges require. We do this in pledgeship, and we do this in life. For starters, we tend to create arbitrary moats around our friends. Did the high school clique that you tried so desperately to join teach you nothing? We’ve become experts at using social status as a means of creating obstacles that give our identities and labels value. Additionally, we, as students, place a supreme degree of value in selectivity and difficulty. Jobs and schools, for example, find their relative worth through these primary two means. The thought goes, that if most people want it, but few can get it, it must have value. And in these obstacles we begin to associate sheer selectivity with worth. Schools with low acceptance rates must be of higher quality, right? And jobs with the most daunting work
We gravitate toward challenge. In challenges, we find purpose.
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must also always be superior, right? No, neither of those are true. And how do we talk about passion? Few people, when given the opportunity, refer to passion in the context of goals rather than processes. We’re not told to find something worth fighting for, but simply to find something we enjoy – something that challenges us each and every day regardless of the end goal. Many overlook the purpose of overcoming obstacles, and in doing so, substitute a struggle of purpose with any struggle at all. Sure, you’re busy. Sure, your work is difficult. But what are you really working for? So it’s no surprise that pledgeship, for all its flaws, exists, fulfilling much of what we informally do in many other facets of life. And in many ways, pledgeship remains a pointed, extreme case of these characteristics. But for all its absurdity, it’s certainly not altogether incongruent with how we, as humans, tend to live. So, I don’t disagree with the finger-pointing, the ridicule and the outrage – they just fall short of a much larger, innate issue, with much more significance than any 12-week period might bring. Matthew Gillham is a a senior majoring in economics. His column runs biweekly on Fridays.
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6 Beyond Bama sparks world perspective Editor | Elizabeth Elkin newsdesk@cw.ua.edu Monday, October 19, 2015
By Alexis Faire | Chief Copy Editor
Traveling is a goal for many college students, but for Beyond Bama, the goal is to make a difference in communities – while traveling. Beyond Bama has been a volunteer program under the Center of Service and Leadership at The University of Alabama for the past 19 years. It provides alternative fall, winter and spring break options to a group of about eight to 25 students interested in participating in community service. While volunteering with the program, students are exposed to a variety of important topics, including literacy, poverty, culture, homelessness and the environment. “We want to have students working in the Tuscaloosa community, but we also think it’s important to get them outside of the Tuscaloosa community,” said Tyler Sullivan, a senior majoring in geology and the team leader for Beyond Bama. “They’re obviously going to spend four years here – most students only spend four years here – and move on to other places. So we kind of want them to get a broader, not just world perspective, but country perspective, to see new areas and to see if other areas in the world are sharing the same issues as Tuscaloosa and how they’re different.” UA students will have the opportunity to participate in several trips this semester – both international
and domestic. Interested participants can apply at volunteer.ua.edu/alternative.cfm. Students will then be contacted for an interview with one of the assistant team leaders. Although the applications for the upcoming fall break domestic trip to Selma, Alabama, and the winter break international trip to Managua, Nicaragua, are closed, students can still apply for other trips.
said. “Even in the basic conversations, [you ask], ‘Oh, what do you want to be when you grow up?’ [Then you mention] there’s this thing [for example] called engineering.” Freeman said the students will participate in activities, such as nonviolence training, in regard to Martin Luther King, Habitat for Humanity services and a history tour of Selma. Applications are still open for students who wish to participate in the alternative winter break domestic trip where the organization will partner with Auburn University for House United and travel to Greensboro, Alabama, Dec. 13-17. “We are going to be working for Habitat for Humanity,” said Janet Ruppert, a sophomore majoring in computer science — Janet Rupper and an assistant team leader for Beyond Bama. “I think it’s an important time of year to be thinking about what you do for other people because winter Beyond Bama’s fall trip to Selma, break is usually the time you take for Alabama, will take place Oct. 28-31. you and your family, and I think that’s Dwyer Freeman, a sophomore major- important, but it’s [also] important to ing in German language and litera- prioritize other people in your life, ture and an assistant team leader for and that’s why we do service in the the program, said she hopes by bring- CSL. It’s great to give up your break ing students to Selma, they will have to something for someone else’s a better understanding of the Civil holidays.” Rights Movement as a whole, as well Students who want to participate as the communities they will serve. in the international trips but cannot “We are planning to work in ele- afford the fee can apply for the UA mentary schools as a teacher’s aide Away scholarship – located at sa.ua. and exposing kids to other opportu- edu – through the Division of Student nities that they can have,” Freeman Affairs.
“ ... It’s great to give up your break to something for someone else’s holidays.”
Volunteers from Beyond Bama handle possoms during community service. Photos courtesy of Dwyer Freeman.
Sullivan said the CSL is lenient with students who cannot afford the trip fee all at one time, and they will work with each student to establish a payment plan. “I think I see college as [the idea that] you’re doing real-world stuff and preparing yourself to be a full adult,” Ruppert said. “So I think a lot of what you do is modeling, and I definitely think the model of my life when I grow up is going to include service, and all I can say is you really have to make that your time in your schedule.” Beyond Bama advertises its upcoming events through social media, emails and the University’s website.
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9 Defense outscores offense and silences crowd SPORTS Monday, October 19, 2015
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Saban said. “Three scores on defense is unprecedented and probably some COLLEGE STATION, Texas — kind of record. Minkah having two is Welcome to the big leagues, fantastic for a freshman.” It was hard enough for Texas A&M Minkah Fitzpatrick. No. 10 Alabama’s 41-23 win over No. to stop Alabama’s defense, let alone 9 Texas A&M was as good a coming its offense. out party as any. The freshman defenJunior running back Derrick Henry sive back put on a show with 105,733 pounded his way to 236 yards on 32 in attendance as he found carries. He went untouched the end zone twice on interinto the end zone on a ception returns, twice as 55-yard run up the middle. often as the Aggie offense. “Honestly, he was getFitzpatrick opened up ting to the second level ALABAMA the scoring with a 33-yard and honestly, I don’t think pick-six in the first quarter. they wanted to tackle him,” He bookended the game sophomore left tackle Cam with a 55-yard pick-six. Robinson said. “You see In between, junior safety him coming downhill at you, TEXAS A&M Eddie Jackson had 119 those DBs, I don’t think they yards on two interceptions, wanted to tackle him.” including a pick-six of his own. Texas A&M finished with 284 net Jackson had the third-longest inter- yards passing. Both Kyle Allen and ception return in Alabama history Kyler Murray combined for 22-forwith a 93-yard return to the end zone. 44 with four interceptions. Allen He returned another interception threw three picks, including all three 26 yards. He has 230 yards in inter- pick-sixes. Allen also threw a threeception returns from five picks in yard touchdown to Ricky Sealsseven games. Jones to pull within one score in the Three pick-sixes in one game is a third quarter. school record. “Every mistake we made they capi“The four interceptions were huge talized on it; that was on us,” Sealsin the game,” Alabama coach Nick Jones said. “We just weren’t clicking
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when we were supposed to and they capitalized.” The Aggies had 316 yards of total offense. Alabama netted 396 yards. Henry totaled 236 yards on the ground and 254 all-purpose yards. Jake Coker went 19-of-25 on passes for 138 yards. He was sacked once. “You have to hand it to this team,” Saban said. “This is the second team ranked in the top 10 that we’ve beaten on the road in some really tough places to play. I think you have to respect the competitive character of this team. My hat’s off to them.” Alabama (6-1, 3-1 SEC) hosts Tennessee (3-3, 1-2) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on CBS.
Alabama speeds things up By Tyler Waldrep | Assistant Sports Editor
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Alabama wants to go a lot faster this year, but first it has to take things slow. Coach Avery Johnson said he has to make sure players learn the fundamentals before he moves on. “The energy and the enthusiasm have far greater exceeded my expectations in terms of execution,” Johnson said. “We still have a ways to go – that’s to be expected – but it’s not because there’s any confusion or gray area about what we are trying to accomplish.” Johnson is trying to change Alabama’s identity in his first year
as the Crimson Tide’s head coach. He wants the team to play much faster this year, and he also wants to see the offense be more aggressive. During practice on Thursday, Johnson stopped the scrimmage often to point out opportunities the team missed. At one point he told his players to stop hesitating with the ball. “Sometimes by nature they didn’t want to take early, great shots,” Johnson said. “We are trying to encourage them to take those shots because that’s better than moving the ball around 10 times and getting a bad shot.”
PRACTICE NOTES • This was the first media viewing period of Johnson’s tenure as a head coach. Prior to this season, former Alabama coach Anthony Grant did not allow media in practice. • Players were divided into two groups at the beginning of the viewing period. The white team included Riley Norris, Michael Kessens, Justin Coleman, Donta Hall, Christian Clark and Lawson Schaffer. The Crimson team consisted of Dazon Ingram, Brandon Austin, Retin Obasohan, Jimmie Taylor, Nick King, Shannon Hale and Avery Johnson Jr. • Johnson had the teams compete twice to see who could get to 21 first shooting only two-point shots. The white team won both contests. • The rest of the time was divided up between half court and full court practice sessions.
During both sessions Johnson encourage players to be more aggressive. • Johnson stopped practice at one point to critique his players for failing to get the ball to Taylor when he was open. • The team worked with a 20-second shot clock when it scrimmaged using the full court. The players did not always make their shots, but rarely did either team commit any shot clock violations. • Hale did not compete with the team in the full court practice session, and graduate student Arthur Edwards did not participate in practice during the viewing session. • King, a Memphis transfer, will not be able to compete with the team this season due to NCAA rules, but he looked sharp out on the court.
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Editor | Kayla Montgomery sports@cw.ua.edu Monday, October 19, 2015
BY THE NUMBERS By Sean Landry | Editor-in-Chief
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pick-sixes by Alabama’s secondary, a school record.
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pick-sixes by Minkah Fitzpatrick, a school record.
119 interception return yards by Eddie Jackson on Saturday, a school record.
230
interception return yards by Eddie Jackson all season, a school record.
207
interception return yards by Alabama’s secondary, a school record and 3rd most in SEC history.
POSITION GRADES
By Sean Landry | Editor-in-Chief
Quarterbacks: B
Jake Coker threw one remarkable pass in Saturday’s win, a back-shoulder throw to Calvin Ridley. The rest of his passing performance was efficient if not spectacular, with no interceptions. Coker continued to make a difference with his speed and continued to refuse to slide, greeting Texas A&M defenders with a dropped shoulder on multiple occasions.
Special teams: C
Adam Griffith was 2-for-2 from 32 and 20 yards, two kicks that staved off the Aggie comeback in the second half, and JK Scott averaged 48 yards per punt on eight attempts, but the rest of special teams struggled. Cyrus Jones fumbled the ball just short of midfield after a 23-yard return that gave the Aggies a chance to tie the game after going three-and-out a play before. Damien
Harris took over kick return duties and fielded at least two kicks that would have gone for touchbacks. Hootie Jones was beaten in punt protection to give up a blocked punt that gave the Aggies the ball at the Alabama 27-yard line late in the game.
Secondary: A-
Alabama’s secondary outscored its offense, recording four interceptions and three pick-sixes. That said, the team occasionally struggled to defend the pass, giving up 284 passing yards, including a 44-yard completion to Ricky Seals-Jones.
Running backs: A
Derrick Henry was unstoppable in the first half, peaking at a 17.4 yard per carry mark. After center Ryan Kelly’s injury, his production dropped off greatly, but
he still finished the game with 236 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Kenyan Drake continued to struggle, rushing for just 11 yards and picking up a thigh bruise on the way.
Defensive front: A+
Reggie Ragland continued to dominate, recording nine tackles, eight solo, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack. All told, Alabama picked up six sacks, 12 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and three quarterback hurries. The Aggies’ run defense mustered only 32 rushing yards, good for 1.3 yards per carry.
Offensive line: B
The offensive line was excellent in pass protection, giving up just one sack to Texas A&M’s elite defensive line. On run block, the line was unstoppable, giving Derrick Henry gaps large enough to drive a tractor through in the first half. After Kelly went down with a concussion, however, the line struggled, missing several key blocks as Alabama’s offense stagnated in the second half.
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