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Santorum in the Shoals

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he University Program Council teamed with the student Senate to host a safety discussion forum on Monday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Stone Lodge.

UPC Culture and Education Chair Christian Bayens put the event together.

Several topics were discussed including Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol (SNAP), unlit areas of campus, international students falling victim to attacks and the UNA bus that circles Florence during the weekend, aiding those who may be too impaired to drive.

The UNA police department works with international students regarding safety tactics, said UNA Police Chief Bob Pastula, who said he was not informed about the event.

“International students are victimized more than anyone else, simply because they are less accustomed to the culture,” Pastula said.

The student audience voiced many differing opinions about the status of safety on campus.

“Honestly, I feel very safe on campus,” said Anna Goggans, a student. “Regarding issues of walking around (campus) at night, it is our responsibilities as students to be aware of the resources campus has provided to us.”

UNA Student Government Association President Laura

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Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum spoke at a political rally at the Round Table in Tuscumbia on Thursday, Sept. 26. The number of supporters at the event indicated the “passion” of the Shoals and its surrounding areas, Santorum said.

Former senator encourages proactive education BLYTHE STEELMAN

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ormer U.S. Senator Rick Santorum was the guest of honor at a political rally in Tuscumbia on Thursday, Sept.

26. The event, which hosted approximately 200 Shoals residents and UNA students, was sponsored by the Republican Party of Alabama.

Santorum, a former presidential candidate during the 2012 election season, highlighted the Shoals’ movement from a Democrat-controlled area to one featuring a number of Republicanparty members now in office.

“Twenty-five years ago,

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Alabama (as a whole) was a Democratic state,” Santorum said earlier in the day during an interview with The Flor-Ala. “There’s constant change. I encourage folks to stand up for what you believe in and get active in that change.”

There has been change in the Shoals area in recent years, said David Black, chairman of the Colbert County Republican Executive Committee, during the rally.

“Three years ago, there wasn’t a single Republican office-holder in any of the four counties,” he said. “Now there are 20. People used to say a Republican could never win an election here — those days are

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The turnout at the rally was a great encouragement, Santorum said.

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are this many people at a political rally this far out from an election, and that shows passion.”

The UNA chapter of College Republicans helped host the event, and Chandler Stone, president, said other students on campus should pay more attention to what is going on in the political world.

“Students should care (about what is happening) because it’s their country,” he said. “It affects everyone, even college students. From student loans to healthcare, it all affects us.”

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FUNDRAISING

UPC, Alumni Kilby to raise funds through boat race Office prep events for homecoming SIERRA KENNEDY

;\]LMV\ ?ZQ\MZ [SMVVMLa (]VI ML] There is an array of activities for students and alumni to get involved in throughout homecoming week, Oct. 10 through Oct. 12. The University Program Council and the Office of Alumni Relations have worked together to provide events for students and alumni of the university. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year students can participate during homecoming week by doing a window painting competition outside of the GUC, dressing up for the pep rally, competing in the homecoming float parade and tailgating and attending the (football) game,â&#x20AC;? said UPC Spirit Chairwoman Carrie Bailey.

During homecoming week, students who are members of a registered student organization can represent their organization by participating in spirit activities.

Whichever RSO has the most points by participating in spirit activities will win an award.

RSOs can show their spirit by participating in the spirit competition, using the theme â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let the Good Times Roar.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;UPC had a total of 22 RSOs register for homecoming, many of which are not Greek,â&#x20AC;? Bailey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are excited that so many RSOs wanted to register for the spirit competition.â&#x20AC;?

Students who are not involved in an RSO but still want to participate in homecoming are allowed to. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students (who) arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a member of a RSO can attend the pep rally, go the parade, tailgate on Spirit Hill before the football game, and attend other events as well,â&#x20AC;? Bailey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great way for students to see what each RSO has to offer and what they are all about.â&#x20AC;?

It is important for students to come together during homecoming week and show school spirit, said SGA President Laura Giles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We (SGA and the Alumni Office) provide activities that get everyone together and pumped about our wonderful campus and all it offers,â&#x20AC;? Giles said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By participating in these activities, one can find outlets to getting involved by meeting new people.â&#x20AC;?

UNA will be featuring musical acts during homecoming week including Firekid, featuring UNA alumnus Dillon Hodges, the Secret Sisters and Dave Anderson.

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Competitors race along in their dragon boats, provided by Dynamic Dragon Boat Racing LLC, during a recent competition in Memphis. The company will bring their boats to Florence for a race to raise money for Kilby Laboratory School on Oct. 19.

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;\INN ?ZQ\MZ UL_QT[WV (]VI ML] The inaugural Shoals Dragon Boat Festival, a boat race fundraiser for Kilby Laboratory School, will be held at McFarland Park on Saturday, Oct. 19.

The event will be the first of its kind in the Florence area and for Kilby, a school that is connected to UNA. The idea for this race to raise money for Kilby came from a member of the Kilby Parent Teacher Organization, said Carole Maynard, events coordinator for the UNA Department of Music and Theatre. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the parents had seen an event

like this â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a dragon boat race â&#x20AC;&#x201D; being held in Decatur and thought that it would be a great event for Kilby and that McFarland Park was perfect for it,â&#x20AC;? Maynard said.

A traditional dragon boat is 46 feet long, according to a website for Dynamic Dragon Boat Racing, a Knoxville, Tenn. company supplying the equipment for the Kilby fundraiser, Maynard said. The dragon boats have 10 seats and 20 paddlers each, as well as a seat in the front for a drummer who helps to keep the paddlers in rhythm and a seat for a participant to steer in the rear of the boat. Twentytwo people make up a dragon boat team.

Within each boat, there are groups of paddlers, according to the Dynamic Dragon Boat Racing website. There are also â&#x20AC;&#x153;strokersâ&#x20AC;? in the first three seats, followed by a rhythmic paddler in the fourth seat and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;engine roomâ&#x20AC;? in the fifth and sixth seats.

The last two seats would be the largest and strongest members of the team, ideally. The rest of the seats in the rear of the boat are occupied by the â&#x20AC;&#x153;rockets,â&#x20AC;? which tend to be powerful paddlers that are shorter and closer to the water. The website said that â&#x20AC;&#x153;when the power of

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Why should students care about the...

JASMINE FLEMMING

;\]LMV\ ?ZQ\MZ RNTMUUQVO (]VI ML] The recent Supreme Court case of Genovevo Salinas versus the State of Texas, where Salinas was charged with a double homicide, has redefined â&#x20AC;&#x153;the right to remain silent.â&#x20AC;?

The statement is the first in a series of statements known as Miranda Rights, which were evaluated by the court during this case, said Tim Collins, political science professor at UNA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Salinas was questioned by the police,â&#x20AC;? Collins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He answered most of their questions, but there was one question where he was silent. That was about whether or not the shotgun shells found at the crime scene would fit his weapon.â&#x20AC;?

So what is the problem?

Salinas believed he was using his fifth amendment rights, but the Supreme Court ruled that he did not, Collins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The argument of the court was, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Should his being silent be an indication

FIFTH AMENDMENT? that he is invoking his fifth amendment rights?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Collins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The majority of the court, a five-four decision, decided that you have to formally evoke your right to remain silent.â&#x20AC;?

Does he not have the right to remain silent?

We sometimes mistake the actual meaning of the fifth amendment, Collins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a misconception that you have a right to remain silent, regardless of whether or not itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incriminating to you,â&#x20AC;? Collins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not necessarily the case. There are exceptions to the rule.â&#x20AC;?

Does that change the fifth amendment?

Those exceptions make the coverage of the fifth amendment more strict, Col-

lins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fifth amendment doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t establish a complete right to be silent,â&#x20AC;? Collins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It only guarantees that the criminal defendant may not be forced to testify against himself. The court also has a right to know your reasons for evoking that right.â&#x20AC;?

What do students at UNA think?

Quinton Lane, a UNA sophomore, believes the portrayal of the fifth amendment on television could be leading to confusion as to how it actually works. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know you had to vocalize (the fifth amendment),â&#x20AC;? Lane said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve watched cop shows on TV where usually if someone doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to answer a question, they just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t answer it. They

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SGA

Group hosts singer, songwriter showcase SGA senate plans events to impact campus ISAAC NORRIS

;\]LMV\ ?ZQ\MZ QVWZZQ[(]VI ML] The sound of music filled UNA’s Mane Room during the Entertainment Industry Student Association’s (EISA) first event of the semester, a Singer and Songwriter Open Mic Night, held on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

“Open mic nights are open to all students at UNA, and I want to encourage everyone to get involved with EISA events,” said Katie Swann, president of EISA. “We have had songwriter/open mic nights in the past, and everyone always seems to enjoy them. I feel it is important to host these types of events because it allows artists to practice performing and opens them up to criticism.”

Jordy Searcy, a UNA sophomore, said he attended the event to try out some new material he had written.

“I came prepared to play a song for whoever was there and get a feel for the songwriting scene in Florence,” Searcy said. “It’s a good thing for songwriters to have a chance to showcase their material and be inspired by other writers.”

The atmosphere at the event was very relaxed and provided a comfortable environment for the performers to be themselves, Searcy said.

“After saying hey to some friends and talking about gear for a few minutes, people started playing,” he said. “The room sounded good and it was fun to play a new song I hadn’t played yet. I had a great time and will attend the next one.”

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Dylan Sutherland performs at the Entertainment Industry Student Association’s Singer and Songwriter Open Mic Night on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

The event is the first of several entertainment based programs the group hopes to host this semester. While EISA is a registered student organization established for entertainment majors, students to not have to be pursuing that major to join, or to participate in events, Swann said.

This semester will mark the fourth year EISA has hosted the UNA music showcase, with auditions being held in late October and the showcase falling on Nov. 14, Swann said.

“Twelve acts will be chosen to compete in the showcase on (Nov.) 14,” Swann said in an earlier interview with The Flor-Ala. “The winner will receive a four hour session at Noiseblock. The auditions are open to anyone in the community 16 and older, with a $5 audition fee.”

EISA, formerly MEISA, provides great opportunities for students who are interested in being involved in several aspects of the entertainment industry, she

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;\]LMV\ ?ZQ\MZ [SMVVMLa (]VI ML] The Student Government Association Senate met, to discuss upcoming student events and ways to represent the student body, including plans to fund the SGA Endowed Scholarship on Sept. 29.

SGA will be selling raffle tickets to students on campus to fund the scholarship during Oct. Raffle tickets will cost $2 per ticket and students will have a variety of prizes to choose from.

“We want to get variety of prizes so we can cater to a wide variety of students,” said SGA Treasurer Elizabeth Tyson.

SGA Senate plans to raffle prizes including Justin Timberlake and Huntsville Havoc tickets. There will be other prizes that will be available through the raffle.

SGA is still planning and getting facts about the lottery debate.

SGA Senate is planning to team up with the Outdoor Adventure Center and Freshmen Forum to bring more recycling bins on campus.

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LOOKING BACK

Goober Pyle’s (George S. Lindsey) pancake trophy sits in the archive.

Former representations of Leo the Lion, UNA’s mascot, rest in the historical archives of Collier Library.

Several historic football artifacts are housed in the Collier Library archive.

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As an international student at the University of North Alabama, I used to be curious about a certain room on the second floor of the library. Most of the time, the door is locked.

Last week, I found there are lots of archives and uniforms in the room. I was surprised there are also three giant lion mascots in there. On the right side of the

Collier Library houses historical university gems mascots, there are many history certificates on the desk.

Also, there are a variety of George Lindsey awards to be found in the room.

As a student, I am glad that UNA got a new theatre building on campus in Lindsey’s honor.

There are also some tennis awards in the display cases. I found a football Tshirt, too, and it is an old, but very classic, one. I was proud I could see the history and awards in the library archives room.

Awards from the All-Star Celebrity Tennis Championship in 1972 can be found in display cases in Collier Library.

A certificate honoring George S. Lindsey resides in a display case in Collier Library. The George S. Lindsey Theatre was also unveiled in his honor in 2012.

There are displays in the library dedicated to actor and alumnus George S. Lindsey, who died in 2012.

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Oct. 3, 2013 • The Flor-Ala ;).-<A KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM ) Giles said she has never personally felt unsafe on campus.

“I now have to look at safety from the perspective of all students on campus,” she said. “SGA has been working toward educating students about maintaining their safety on campus and what preventative measures they can take to remain safe.”

Senator Sarah Emerson said she wants campus to feel safer.

“Many times, I fear walking at night in the parking deck and near the library,” Emerson said. “There’s always that thought of what could happen.”

Many students believed the forum served a beneficial purpose for the dis-

:-8=*41+)6 KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM ) Emerson is also a member of the UNA College Republicans.

“The image (of the Republican party) is changing,” she said. “Our age group can really relate to it.”

Students should take an active role in forming their own opinions about politics and what is happening in the country, Stone said.

“Have an interest in the news, watch the news and form your own opinions,” he said.

Santorum offered the same advice for college students.

“The most important thing you could have is information,” he said. “It’s especially important in college to look at

cussion of what is needed on campus and what resources are available for use.

Alyson Berry, an audience member, said she thought the event allowed students to be open and honest about how they feel about campus safety.

“This is important because if we know what the issues are, we can act appropriately and take precautions to keep ourselves safe,” Berry said.

Crime rates on campus are going down, Baynes said.

He said he advises students to use resources such as SNAP to take precautions to stay safe.

Pastula said he could not confirm the fact crime rates are declining but he said, “Crime isn’t going up.”

things from different points of view. Don’t just accept what you’re being told. At this age, you’re not getting the full picture, so gather and absorb as much information as you can to make decisions about the world around you.”

Santorum said he frequently speaks on college campuses and urges students to photo by NICOLE GALLUPS I Student Photographer get involved and stand up for what they Senator Sarah Emerson and UPC delegate Christian Baynes address current believe in. campus safety problems with students during the SGA Safety Forum on Sept. 26.

“You’re gonna be the leaders,” he said. Baynes helped to coordinate the event.

“I think it’s important to engage and talk to students now.”

After starting a College Republicans group on his own college campus during his undergraduate years, Santorum said he knew he wanted to be in politics someday.

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TECHNOLOGY

Students give feedback on new operating system DERRICK FLYNN

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With all the new technology being released this fall, Apple released iOS 7, the new operating system for Apple mobile devices, on Sept. 18.

The new features of iOS 7 include Control Center, a quick way to access Wi-Fi settings; the new built-in flashlight; AirDrop, a way for users to share photos and videos on the fly and iTunes Radio, a new music streaming service that allows free listening to a user with an iPod Touch, an iPhone, an iPad or iTunes, according to a press release from Apple on Sept. 10.

The new operating system has changed enough to cause some insight at UNA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have redefined the iOS standards, but the big picture is really seeing how the iOS is nearly a sketch of Android,â&#x20AC;? said John Marquez, a computer science major and Android developer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back in 2007, with the first release of the iOS, they won crowd favorites due to their same simplicity and have been notorious for re-polishing, app shifting around and tweaks. I believe Apple is afraid of change and this trendy update with iOS7 might be what it takes to get them out of their comfort zone.â&#x20AC;?

Marquez said he carefully analyzed the improvements made by Apple and what they can work on in future updates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This change is definitely a good opportunity to add several customization features for users,â&#x20AC;? Marquez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe if they keep evoking these new designs and tweaks, then Apple will be able to not just sell their brand, but deliver a personal uniqueness for users.â&#x20AC;?

Shelby Fink, a senior, said she finds the update a huge benefit in her overall

51:)6,) KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM ) donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever say they are using their fifth amendment right.â&#x20AC;?

Defendants shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily be punished if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand how a legality works, Lane said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There should be some leeway because not everyone is legally informed,â&#x20AC;?

Lane said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A common person doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the ins and outs of the legal system.â&#x20AC;?

Individuals donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take enough initiative in staying informed of their rights, said Daniel Francis, a UNA student. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care about their rights,â&#x20AC;? Francis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go out

;/) KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM ) Rules and Regulations Chair, Heather Fields, explains why more recycling on campus would be beneficial for UNA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are eager to work with the Outdoor Adventure Center to work with students to get more recycling on campus,â&#x20AC;?

Fields said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also plan to give bins to students to encourage them to recycle.â&#x20AC;?

Fields is in the process of planning this event with the OAC to provide more recycling.

SGA is planning to host a lottery debate featuring UNA economics professor, David Black, tentatively on Nov. 21. The

photo illustration by SARAH HOLLIDAY I Staff Photographer

Students communicate with each other through their iPhones using Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new iOS7 operating system. New features that appeared in the update include a new flashlight, more efficient Wi-Fi settings, photo sharing capabilities and iTunes radio.

life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At first I was hesitant but, once I got the upgrade, I loved it,â&#x20AC;? Fink said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cleaner and fresher feeling and modern.

The new additions and shortcuts make it easy to navigate.â&#x20AC;?

After looking further into detail about the usability of the new operating system, there might be a limit on customization for users in comparison to the Android operating system, Marquez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apple has always taken the safe approach, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being user friendly and easy to use,â&#x20AC;? Marquez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think they have kept it in perspective in terms of aesthetics and some general tweaks on the iOS, but users should not expect the full extensity as Android users.â&#x20AC;?

The lack of full customization can apand look up the laws or look at different cases.â&#x20AC;?

Francis has had experience using his fifth amendment rights before, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been pulled over by cops a few times, and I naturally want to go to my fifth amendment rights,â&#x20AC;? Francis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel that if I have to vocalize that, it kind of defeats the purpose of remaining silent.â&#x20AC;?

Communication is key in any legal situation, said Katie Todd, a UNA graduate student. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the lawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibility to vocalize, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Are you going to use this right?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the suspectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibility to say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to use this right,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Todd said. debate will consist of both the negative and positive sides of having a lottery in Alabama.

SGA Rules and Regulations Chair Kyle Enloe said he believes this will be a big event on campus for students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want this lottery debate to be a huge event for students,â&#x20AC;? Enloe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to utilize The Times Daily and The Flor-Ala to get students excited about it.â&#x20AC;?

SGA Senate discussed the idea of providing printers in more convenient places for students.

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ply to a general topic with cell phones, Fink said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can do a good bit to customize your phone, but in the end every phone is going to look the same, just (with) different pictures or backgrounds and different layout of the icons,â&#x20AC;? Fink said.

Both Marquez and Fink had positive feedback on the new service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I highly enjoy it,â&#x20AC;? Fink said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have really only listened to the iTunes Top 100 station, but I have been having some problems where it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been working

and that is slightly frustrating. I downloaded the latest upgrade with bug fixes so hopefully it will work better.â&#x20AC;?

The service will quickly begin to pick up new users in comparison to Pandora and Spotify, Marquez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;ITunes Radio is by far one of the best in competition to other streaming services, such as Pandora,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their catalog delivers labels from Sony, Warner and Universal and that financially will be

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The figures and numbers regarding safety on campus are about as fuzzy as a television screen speckled with the off-air snow oblivion.

I see many students, staff and faculty members get riled up and go gung-ho with organizations set to ensure campus safety, but are they effective? Is this just a scare tactic or is the UNA faculty sincerely con-

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I decided to call Chief Pastula the next day and simply ask if he knew anything about the meeting. His response was a definite no. I was appalled.

The Student Government Association and all its affiliates should be ashamed. I understood the fact that UPC wanted the forum to be as bi-directional as possible so students could voice their opinions in an academic environment. That being said, I also understood why they did not want to have a formal, informational session similar to what Chief Pastula gives.

What I cannot understand, however, is why UPC could not just tell Chief Pastula that. Instead, they held a meeting about an extremely important topic that would require current input from a reputable source and did

not invite him.

I questioned Chief Pastula about some of the statements made in the meeting and some were slightly inaccurate. A member of the forum audience said campus crime was going down. Chief Pastula said he could not confirm that information, but he could definitely say crime was not going up. This skewed comment could have been corrected if Chief Pastula was there.

This is not me playing the bad guy. I am just as concerned about campus safety as anyone here at UNA. However, the lack of communication on campus is becoming childish. We are here to learn how to interact in society as adults and it is about time some people began.

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cerned with campus safety?

Of course they are. I have never met a faculty member here at UNA I did not love. In each of the academic departments, there are several committed individuals willing to give us the knowledge to knock out our opponents in the real world. While faculty is making a strong appearance, I am concerned that the governing bodies on campus representing students are not cutting it.

I recently went to a University Program Council/Senate campus safety forum. I liked that it had an informal feel and students could jump in with opinions as they pleased, but I was concerned with the fact the head of safety at UNA, Chief Bob Pastula, was not there.

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I walk across the parking lot with my boyfriend. We talk about our day, our homework, our families. We smile at people as they pass by, but they simply stare at us in shock, with confusion and often disapproval. They don’t know us, yet they have already decided what they think.

As I look down at my clothes, I know exactly why they stare. I am dressed in traditional Middle Eastern attire —

abaiyah and hijab — which are also considered Islamic garb.

My boyfriend wears a thobe and keffiyeh, also traditional dress. Tonight is National Saudi Day and my boyfriend’s friends asked me to dress in their traditional style. I show my support proudly.

My boyfriend is from Saudi Arabia. He has caramel skin, curly black hair and speaks Arabic more often than not. Simply walking into WalMart you can see the looks, the stares and the whispers “terrorist.” Because we live in the South, people often ask me, “What do you expect?”

I expect educated judgment.

Geography is not an excuse for behavior. I expect my peers to do their research - to understand that not all Muslims are terrorists. Anyone who has taken a history class knows about the crusades of the Mid-

dle Ages. Christians, primarily Catholic Europe, killed millions of Muslims and Jews predominantly because of religious differences. Terrorists are a breed in and of themselves - they know no culture, religion or gender. Americans and Saudis, Christians and Muslims, men and women each have had their share of terrorists.

Sometimes my friends ask me how I can do it, having a boyfriend who most people think is here to terrorize. It’s simple - I educate myself. I read the truth. I read facts from both my country and his, and I try to understand their culture as best I can. I’ve read parts of the Quran to better understand the dress and the abstinence from pork and alcohol. I look at my boyfriend and every single one of his friends and see them care for others deeper than anyone I’ve ever known.

They welcome strangers into their homes, ask if you need anything at all and would most definitely give you the shirts off their backs if they knew you needed it. They are proud yet humble, as they should be and as they have to be.

I’m not expecting people to stop staring. That’s something I’ve gotten used to. However, I expect people to consider what matters. Does what someone’s wearing matter? Their skin color? How long it takes them to do their hair? What a small percentage of people in their religion have deemed appropriate?

I think people will find that when they educate themselves and do a little research, they will see that what they think of other people says more about themselves than it does about others.

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Competitors work as a unit during the race, following the beat of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drummer. Participants in the upcoming race include several of student groups.

:)+- KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM ) the middle is mixed with the speed and capabilities of the athletes in the back, a dragon boat can glide quickly through the water like a bullet.â&#x20AC;?

Raceday will begin at 9 a.m., with each group competeing in two heats, Maynard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take a break for lunch and the top 12 teams with the best times from the morning will race in the afternoon for the final,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The trophies for the winners will be special paddles, Maynard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will probably be some indi-

)884- KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM ) critical to their success in terms of catalog size.â&#x20AC;?

The streaming service has a few com-

vidual awards such as best drummer or something like that,â&#x20AC;? Maynard said.

There will be some food vendors set up and that the event is free, Maynard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only cost is for teams to enter a boat in the race,â&#x20AC;? Maynard said.

There are a variety of groups that have entered teams into the race, Maynard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the teams so far include the UNA basketball team, UNA ROTC, a local Presbyterian church, several UNA fraternities and sororities (and) UNA Honor students,â&#x20AC;? Maynard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are also several friend groups that have entered a boat in the race. They arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affiliated with a particular group they are just doing it for fun.â&#x20AC;? modities, but has a long way to go overall before it can see its glory days, said Fink.

IOS 7 might be in its early stages, but it already seems to be making a significant progress with the simplicity of the new operating system, Marquez said.

The Secret Sisters and Firekid are sponsored by the UNAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alumni Association and tickets can be purchased online at una.edu or at the door Oct. 10 at Norton Auditorium.

Dave Anderson will be performing on Spirit Hill at Braly Municipal Stadium during tailgating Oct. 12 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

UNA will also feature a variety of academic activities for students to attend.

There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly instituted Freddie Wood Geographic Research Center Oct. 11.

There will also be a College of Education and Human Sciences open house at Kilby Laboratory School for students to

-1;) KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM ) she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been in MEISA/EISA since I was a freshman, and I have thoroughly enjoyed it,â&#x20AC;? Swann said.

Swannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal in her second year as president is to make EISAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name more prominent on campus, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a great up and coming opportunity for young students coming into UNA,â&#x20AC;? said Trey Harden, EISAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event chairman, in an earlier interview with The Flor-Ala. Harden said positive networking can have a huge effect on how far a person may go in their field of choice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our members volunteer at shows, plan events, judge competitions, network and get to interact with individuals with similar interests through our organiza-

see joint resource projects Oct. 11.

UNA will host â&#x20AC;&#x153;Classes without Quizzesâ&#x20AC;? for students to listen to guest speakers from a variety of different departments Oct. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

The UNA Center for Professional Selling invites students and alumni to meet the College of Businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new dean, Gregory Carnes at Keller Hall Oct. 12 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Homecoming is one of my favorite times of the year,â&#x20AC;? Giles said.

Giles also said that she enjoys hanging out with the returning alumns to hear about their experiences from their time at UNA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Homecoming week is the best way to get current students and alumni together because we all love UNA,â&#x20AC;? Bailey said.

tion,â&#x20AC;? Swann said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Networking is key in the entertainment field, so it is vital for all of our departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students to learn how to broaden their network.â&#x20AC;?

The sense of networking attracted Adam Wilkins, a freshman who recently joined the organization. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think this is really going to help me out in the entertainment industry, because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m meeting a lot of really cool people that are doing the same kind of things I am,â&#x20AC;? Wilkins said in an earlier interview with The Flor-Ala. Swann said she looks forward to planning more events this semester with EISAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current members. EISA will also be hosting a Halloween Costume Party Food-raiser for the UNA Food Pantry on Oct. 31.

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Note: Student Writer Emmera Watkins and News Editor Pace Holdbrooks contributed to the reporting of this story.

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Jen and Julia Osmond, twin sisters on UNA’s soccer team, are not your average southern belles. The Osmond sisters are in their fifth year at the university after moving from their home in Southampton, England.

“We both played for a college back home where Graham (Winkworth), who was our original head coach, recruited us,” Jen Osmond said. “It was a dream since we were about 12 to 13 to play soccer in America in favor of our education.”

Jen Osmond, a sports management major, and Julia Osmond, a fitness management major, both work heavy schedules playing soccer, attending classes and working at World of Wings in the Student Recreation Center.

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JEN OSMONDD “We work, hang out with our friends and try to visit as many cities as we can,” Julia Osmond said. “We’ve visited Chicago, Washington (D.C.), Vegas, New York.”

Both agree Vegas has been their favorite city so far.

“I like big cities,” Jen Osmond said. “Obviously England is different than America because it’s a lot more populated. Whenever I go to cities I feel more comfortable. Don’t get me wrong; this is a small city but if I got a good job here, I’d feel comfortable. It’s the perfect college town.”

The Osmond sisters used to visit their families in

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England every summer and Christmas, they said. This year, both had summer jobs and classes that kept them from returning.

“This summer I did summer school and I coached camps,” Julia Osmond said.

“We also train in the summer. Training in the heat is the biggest difference. We get to do heat training here whereas at home, you know, it’s cold.”

Both sisters said that if they were not involved in soccer, they would not have enough to do.

“It’s a bit quiet, really, for me,” Jen Osmond said.

“But with soccer, work and school, it’s been perfect.

There’s enough to do where I’m never bored, but if I didn’t push myself to have a job and to take extra classes and to play soccer - if I was just a student here, I would be bored. People are content with just sitting in and doing nothing. That’s not me. I’m more of a social, ‘go out and find something to do’ kind of person.”

After graduation, neither sister plans to return to England. Jen Osmond plans to stay in Florence and, later, branch out and explore America and the job market more. Julia Osmond, however, wants to move even further south.

“I’d like to move to West Palm or Miami,” Julia Osmond said. “I want to be a Florida girl - beaches and pools. I like Florence but… there’s more to do for a family (there) than in Florence.

Even though Florence is a very safe place (for a family).”

When it comes down to it, Jen and Julia Osmond are no different than the average senior at UNA. “It’s not been a bad four and a half years,” Jen Osmond said. “It’s been fun. It’s been good and it’s been nice, but I’m ready to graduate.”

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BRIEFS

Lions see mixed results

Volleyball vs.West Florida Oct. 4, 7 p.m. HOME vs. West Alabama Oct. 5, 1 p.m. HOME The Lions will look to build on their victory over Christian Brothers University.

Soccer vs.West Florida Oct. 5, 1 p.m. AWAY vs.West Alabama Oct. 8, 7 p.m. AWAY The Lions will play their biggest game of the season as they travel to play the defending National Champions West Florida for the first time.

Football vs.Shorter Oct. 5, 1 p.m. AWAY The Lions are 1-2 (0-1) after their 37-34 loss to DSU on Sept. 21.

UNA is coming off a bye week as they face the spread option attack of the Shorter University Hawks.

Cross Country Watson Ford Invitational Oct. 4 Clinton, Miss.

The men’s and women’s teams will head to Clinton, Miss. to run in the Watson Ford Invitational on Oct. 4.

Both teams have struggled in their first two meets as they have ran against schools from the NAIA and all three NCAA divisions.

Golf Indian Bayou Ckassux Oct. 7-8 Destin, Fla. The golf team will play in the Indian Bayou Classic in Destin, Fla. on Oct. 7-8.

The men’s golf team won the Kiawah Island Invitational on Sept. 17 in South Carolina.

They were not finished with the AFLAC Intercollegiate as of presstime on Oct. 1.

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Megan Gorey goes for a kill in the Lions Sept. 24 3-1 victory over Christian Brothers University Sept. 24 in Flowers Hall. Gorey led the Lions with 20 kills in UNA’s first victory in two weeks of action.

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The UNA athletic teams saw a mixture of results as they competed during the week of Sep. 26 through Oct. 2.

Golf had not finished its tournament by presstime.

Volleyball The Lions snapped a 6 match losing streak and won their first Gulf South Conference game when they defeated Christian Brothers University 3-1 on

Sept. 24.

UNA won the match: 25-17, 24-26, 27-25, 25-21.

The Lions were led by the 20 kills and .421 hitting percentage of Megan Gorey.

The first set was tied at 3-3 before UNA went on to a 7-1 run. The Lions hit .370 as a team in the first set.

UNA fell behind 7-1 in the first set, but were able to take their first lead of the set at 23-22. The Buccaneers won the match 26-24 after going on a four out of five point run.

The third set took extra points, with the Lions winning the set 27-25. Gorey added six kills in the set.

Gorey once again had six kills the final set, as the Lions scored eight straight points to win the set 25-21.

Hope Rayburn had 39 assists in the match, a team high.

Casey Roethler led the Lions with 13 digs.

Cross Country

The UNA cross country teams ran in

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INTERNATIONAL

2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan photo illustration by James Dubuisson | Sports Editor

The city of Tokyo is the host of the 2020 Olympics. The sport of wrestling was voted back into the Olympics on Sept. 8, seven months after being voted out of the 2020 Olympics by the International Olympic Committee.

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On Sept. 8, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) added the sport of wrestling to the 2020 summer Olympics. The sports of baseball, softball and squash were not added by the IOC. Seven months after the IOC voted to dismiss wrestling as a competition at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the IOC reinstated the sport on Sept. 8.

“While we are obviously disappointed with the decision of the International Olympic Committee to not move forward with baseball and softball for inclusion on the Olympic program in 2020, we continue to believe the combined efforts of baseball and softball provide a great platform for international competition and we look forward to continuing our joint efforts of growing baseball and softball worldwide,” said Paul Seiler, president and CEO of USA Baseball, in a statement.

Former UNA baseball player and current outfielder for the Minnesota Twins Josh Willngham said not having baseball in the olympics is not that big of a deal.

“I think the World Baseball Classic is great,” he said. “You can’t have (baseball) in the summer Olympics unless it’s with non professional baseball players… no professionals are gonna play during the off-season.”

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You canʼt have (baseball) in the summer Olympics unless itʼs with non-professional baseball players… no professionals are going to play during the off-season.

JOSH WILLINGHAM The World Baseball Classic, is an international tournament played every four years in the summer. The tournament features teams from 16 different countries. Japan took the first two titles in 2006 and 2009, with the Dominican Republic taking the most recent title in 2013.

“Obviously, I would like to see base-

ball in the Olympics,” said UNA’s Head Baseball Coach Mike Keehn.

Keehn would like to see Olympic baseball played by college players, he said.

“I liked when USA baseball consisted of college players competing on the national stage,” he said. “ It was great to see the future stars competing for USA and a tremendous opportunity for the college players to play for their country. It is hard for Major League players to be asked to not play for their teams during their season, plus the World Baseball Classic effects play in the Olympics.”

Softball did not get selected as a sport in the 2020 Olympics either.

“The Olympics are softball’s stage and to take that away does not make sense,” Keehn said. “I would like to see both sports reinstated, and since the major league players have the World Baseball Classic, let’s give the Olympics back to the college players as it was in 1992.”

1992 was the first year that the sport of baseball was played in the Summer Olympics. Softball was added for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Softball and baseball were voted out

of the 2012 Olympics in 2008 and will not return in 2016 or 2020. Sophomore Jonathan Slatton, who wrestled in high school, said he was happy to see that the IOC added wrestling back to the Olympics.

“It was always a childhood dream to wrestle in the Olympics,” he said. “It makes me extremely satisfied to know wrestling will continue to grow in our culture and in the Olympic society.”

In February, the IOC voted to remove wrestling from the 2020 Olympics and any future Olympic games.

The sport was reinstated on Sept. 8, just days after it was announced that Tokyo would host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

“It would have been such a loss if one of the oldest recorded sports were lost to the world,” Slatton said.

Squash was another sport that was not voted into the 2020 Olympics.

Sports Editor James Dubuisson contributed to this story.

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The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team finished 11th in a field of 25 schools that included schools from the NAIA and the three NCAA Divisions.

Savannah Roland finished 14th overall individually with a time of 23:21 and was the best finisher for the UNA womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team.

The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team finished 21st in a field of 27.

Clay Oden was the fastest runner for the Lions, finishing 93rd out of 228 runners with a time of 29:39.

Soccer

The Lions played Union University to a 2-2 draw in Jackson, Tenn on Sep. 25.

Abby Fannin scored first for the Lions in the 3rd minute to put UNA up 1-0.

Union University tied the game up in the 58th minute.

The Lions retook the lead in the 79th minute when Jennifer Osmond got her second assist of the night when Chloe Richards scored.

Union University scored the last goal of the match in the 84th minute.

Neither team was able to score in the two overtimes.

UNA played at home against Christian Brothers University (CBU) on Sept. 28.

CBU won the match 2-1.

The first goal of the match was not scored until the 72nd minute when Richards scored off a free kick.

CBU scored in the 87th minute and then in the first two minutes of overtime to take the 2-1 victory.

Oct. 3, 2013 â&#x20AC;˘ The Flor-Ala Rugby The UNA club rugby their first game of the season on Sept. 28 against Univeristy of Tennessee-Chattanooga at Veterans Park in Florence.

The Lions won the match 38-0.

Football The Lions had their bye week and will travel to Athens, Ga. to play Shorter University on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Shorter University plays differently than any other teams the Lions have played this season, Head Coach Bobby Wallace said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miles and Jacksonville State tried to run the ball a lot and Delta State just basically threw it every down, but all three were operating out of spread passing formations,â&#x20AC;? Wallace said.

The Hawks will be using an option style offense â&#x20AC;&#x201D; something the Lions have not seen all season, Wallace said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shorter uses a spread option with the quarterback under center and it hits fast.

Our coaches have a lot of experience with the option, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard for the players to simulate the speed in practice. Early in their games, Shorter has gone to a type of hurry-up offense and has had success scoring early, but then as the defense catches up to the speed, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to slow them down.â&#x20AC;?

Wallace is concerned about Shorterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to change the pace because of the big plays the Lions have given up this season, he said.

This story is compiled of briefs provided by UNA Sports Information. photo by ALLI OWNBY I Chief Photographer

Junior libero Shantel Federick tries to save a ball in the Lions Sept. 24 game against Christian Brothers University.

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RESIDENCE

Home is Where the Halls Are

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Appleby residence halls provide chapter rooms and equal playing field for each sorority’s recruitment and involvement, said Director of Greek Affairs Julie Fletcher.

Building houses is acceptable by university standards, but no sororities have expressed interest in doing so, Fletcher said.

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Looking around campus, it is noticeable that sororities reside in Appleby dorms while fraternities have houses off-campus.

There are several rumors regarding why sororities lack houses, but the reason boils down to convenience.

The difference between fraternity and sorority housing depends primarily on the events revolving around the specific chapters, said Director of Student Engagement Tammy Jacques.

“It’s a lot of work to maintain a house,” Jacques said. “It’s a lot of money. It can be a big headache to have your own house.

Even our fraternities struggle with that. Fraternities really focus a lot on their houses and they have a lot of events and functions

(in their houses). For sororities, it’s not as big of a deal here.

They have chapter rooms. They have facilities on campus that are maintained by the university and it’s not as much upkeep for them. There is sorority housing at bigger schools, but our chapters just haven’t expressed any interest.”

One primary difference between fraternity and sorority housing is the amount of members in a given chapter, said Julie Fletcher, director of Greek Affairs.

“The sororities total chapter member is 90 — some of them are a little bit above that,” Fletcher said. “That house has to be able, on an average basis, to fit a living room size of 106 if you have meetings. If not, you’re also tacking on the house and another meeting facility, and that’s just another responsibility.

The fraternities are significantly

smaller in size.”

If a sorority desired to move into a house, they may struggle with locating a specific house to move into.

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CHAPTERS FROM BUILDING HOUSES

HERE. NONE OF THE CHAPTERS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BUILDING HOUSES.

TAMMY JACQUES Fraternities Alpha Tau Omega and Delta Chi are the only fraternities that rent universityowned houses on universityowned land, Jacques said. Sigma Chi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta and Kappa Sigma own their houses and either own or rent the land.

“In the last year, we’ve been

told that there will not be any more house rentals from the university going to any Greek organizations or any student organizations, and that’s because the houses are built as family-style homes and they can’t sustain the large population that comes into them,” Jacques said. “The traffic is high. They have events at their houses that sometimes have hundreds of people in them and they can’t physically sustain that traffic.”

The chapter rooms are a positive aspect of living in a dorm, said Paige Drouillard, a member of Phi Mu sorority.

“When we have chapter meetings, we could all access the room and not worry about disturbing other residents,” Drouillard said.

While there might be a misconception about the order in which sorority chapters at UNA are allowed to purchase a house,

it is up to the individual sorority whether they want to buy, rent or build a house off-campus and Student Engagement would not prevent any chapter from doing so, Jacques said.

“There’s nothing stopping chapters from building houses here as far as the university is concerned,” Jacques said. “None of the chapters have expressed interest in building houses. The statement (that one particular sorority has to be first) is inaccurate information. If one of our chapters was at membership and had large numbers and they’ve had the money and they’re ready to build, there’s not anything that’s necessarily stopping them from building.”

The biggest thing that is keeping sororities from looking into houses most likely involves competition, Fletcher said.

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SAFETY

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Safety has been a concern for the campus community, especially for female students after a series of alleged sexual assaults that occurred on campus during the 2012-2013 school year.

Damsel in Defense is a new homebased business that sells non-lethal tools, including pepper spray and stun guns, in different colors and patterns that are more appealing to women. The mission of the company is to equip, empower and educate women to be better protected, said Jayann Moraites, a local retailer for Damsel in Defense.

“By educating women we can empower them,” Moraites said. “They’ve got to take safety into their own hands. I hope that (this business) will grow in this area and women will want to learn to protect themselves.”

Amy Carraway, a freshman, said she likes the idea of Damsel in Defense.

“I think it’s a good idea,” Carraway said. “It’s cute stuff and I know some people who are concerned about safety.

The only problem I see is people might stop buying it after everyone has it, but I would buy it.”

Shiloh Shelton, a junior, also said she believes it is a positive idea.

“I think it’s a good idea because women should have easier access to getting this kind of stuff,” Shelton said.

Chief of Police Bob Pastula said he

believes the use of these tools is a good idea. He also said he advocates for the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class that the police department offers.

“Anything (people) can do to fight off attackers is a good thing,” Pastula said. “I think that if they had the opportunity they should take that RAD class. They learn self-defense and then they get a free pepper spray with it. It’s just an investment of eight hours.”

Sophomore Luke Stokes said he felt more at ease because his girlfriend carried pepper spray.

“I felt more comfortable (with) her having (a safety device) in case something happened,” Stokes said. “She had even talked about possibly taking selfdefense classes and that, to me, made me feel more comfortable just to know that she could protect herself if she had to.”

Emily Kelley, Coordinator for Women’s Studies, said she also believes pepper spray is a good idea, but that buying gadgets does not guarantee protection.

Kelley stresses the importance of using the Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol (SNAP) and knowing how to defend oneself physically.

“I do push SNAP because that’s using your head,” Kelley said. “When you’re on campus after dark, you’re a target just because of the demographics. But in addition to all those things comes this business about learning how to take care of yourself physically.”

Kelley also wants students to remember that nothing can make them completely immune to an attack.

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Damsel in Defense retailer Jayann Moraites said that women “have to take safety into their own hands.” By taking advantage of SNAP on campus and selfdefense classes, students can learn how to protect themselves.

“Women already blame themselves when they get attacked,” Kelley said. “I just don’t want to see that happen because in some cases no matter how equipped a woman is, the attack is going to happen and, no matter what she does, she may not be able to overcome it. We blame our-

selves too much anyway and it’s not our fault no matter what happened. It’s never the woman’s fault when she’s attacked.”

Students can learn more about Damsel in Defense and Jayann Moraites by going to mydamselpro.net/JAY. For an escort, call SNAP at 256-765-4357.

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Oct. 3, 2013 • The Flor-Ala

HEALTH

Affordable Care Act makes birth control less expensive MARI WILLIAMS

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Birth control is more affordable, if not free, due to the Affordable Care Act. The rise in birth control availability may also contribute to a decrease in abortions, according to Registered Family Advocacy Nurse Elizabeth Adams.

07=;16/ KWV\QV]ML NZWU XIOM * “In the mind of sororities on the national level they want to stay competitive,” Fletcher said. “By the four sororities here having the space in Appleby, it puts them on an even playing field so they’re all able to recruit in their houses.

They’re all able to have the same amount of rooms in their dorms. When you do get

into houses, you get into competition of things like size and what things look like and being closer or (further away). It just opens a larger can of worms than maybe a national organization doesn’t want to deal with.”

If a sorority would be interested in moving into a house, they would first contact their national organizations, Jacques said.

Ultimately, housing should be seen as

Students S tud de on campus support the use and of birth control in nuand distribution disst merous forms, ranging from abstinence merouss to condoms. to conddo Although President Obama signed the Althho Affordable Care Act (ACA) more than Affordaab three years ago, most of the law, “makes three yee preventative care more accessible and preventta pre affordable affo fordabb to many Americans,” will go into into to effect efffe Jan. 2014, with an enrollment period Oct. 1, 2013, according to ppeeriood sstarting t the United States Department of Health the Uniit and Human Services website, aannd Hum “According to Healthcare.gov, all “Acc FDA contraceptive methods prescribed FDA DA co by doctor are covered,” said by a woman’s wo Nancy Chief Medical Editor Nancy Snyderman, S at NBC at N BC news. “So our interpretation is birth control pills will be covered.” bbiirt rth co on Registered Family Advocacy Nurse R eggi Elizabeth Elizabeet Adams said the ACA act is a positive positivee for women. ““(The (Thh ACA) will cover women more with and testing,” Adams wiith screenings w sc said.

“It should cut down on the amount sai aid. “IIt of disease because we’re going to catch of diseaa it early.” it early..”

One One of the effects of ACA is free, or more birth control. Based on more affordable, afff a study of contraceptive use in the United study o st States done by the Centers for Disease States d Sta St Control and Prevention, 62 percent of Control nt l women of reproductive age were curwomen rently using contraceptives at the time of rently us the study. the studdy T’Ebonie Tanner, a sophomore, gave T’E Eb her support for the use of birth control. her supp he “I strongly support the use of birth “I st control because people are going to have control b sex anyways,” Tanner said. “(They) might sex anyyw as well do it responsibly as a second hand as well d source.

Condoms might not always work. source. C You should have another form of birth You sh ho control,” control,” co Student Stud de Jailya Cole considers abstinence a nen enc nce viable birth control.

“II think not having sex is birth conthh trol,” Cole said.

“If you practice abstitrol,,”” Co tr nence nneence uuntil you’re married, you won’t need birth control.” need birt The T hee discussion of denied access to birth control is linked to a rise in aborbbiirth co on tions, said. tions, Adams ti Ad you’re going to have a ““Absolutely, Abs lot pregnancies, ” Adams lot ooff unwanted u said. for situations where people said sa sai id. “Even “E E were were raped. raap Sometimes, people are raped but but they’re bu they on birth control so they don’t they get pregnant.”

Freshman Aubrey Hudson said it depends on the individual as to whether not merely an opportunity for sororities, but a hefty expense, Fletcher said.

“Housing is expensive,” Fletcher said. “It’s expensive on the member and it’s also expensive (from) the national/international headquarters standpoint. You have to have an abundance of insurance policies, fire codes, handicap codes and, I mean, you have to make sure all of that is good to go. But it also has that rent that’s due each month just like if a chap-

they go through an abortion or not.

“Some girls don’t care,” Hudson said.

“They’re going to do what they have to do to stay out of trouble and not have to follow up with their responsibilities. If they don’t have birth control, they are going to get rid of it so they can keep living their own life.”

As birth control becomes more accessible for all social classes to obtain, birth rates have seen a steady decline.

According to a study by National Vital Statistics System, the birth rate among teenagers has dropped 22 percent since 2009.

“The ongoing long term decline began after 1991,” according to the study.

“And the rate has fallen nearly half since then.”

According to the study, the birth rate for women ages 20-24 was 85.3 births per 1,000 women in 2011. The ratio dropped five percent since 2010, which was a record low for the United States.

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ALL FDA CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS PRESCRIBED BY A WOMANʼS DOCTOR ARE COVERED. SO

OUR INTERPRETATION IS BIRTH CONTROL PILLS WILL BE COVERED.

NANCY SNYDERMAN

“Birth control is more common and easy to get now,” Hudson said. “I think (birth control) plays a big role in the decline of teen pregnancy.”

Hudson also believes that UNA would be different if birth control was unattainable.

“There would be less people enrolled here because they’d be pregnant,” Hudson said.

Sydney McLemore, a UNA student, agrees with Hudson.

“We’re in college,” McLemore said.

“There are guys and girls who are sexually active. There would be less people coming to college and more people having to stay home and raise a family.”

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ter member is staying in a dorm hall. You might not have the amenities that a campus would also provide if you weren’t paying some of those housing fees and all of that has to be looked into.”

Editor’s note: Student Writer Kelsey White also contributed to this report.

Editor-in-Chief Corinne Beckinger, a member of Greek Life, did not contribute to this report.

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