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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY VOLUME 126 | ISSUE 18 OF ALABAMA SINCE 1894 PREVIEW 9 ANALYSIS 11 SLADECAT 13 Experienced and motivated, Read in-depth analysis on Alabama’s off ense has kept women’s basketball is hoping the Razorbacks’ strengths opposing defenses off - to break a 20-year NCAA and weaknesses from the balance by using the Wildcat tournament drought sports editor of Arkansas’ formation led by secret this season. student paper. weapon Slade Bolden. NEWS | SGA SGA announces Homecoming 2019 Court BY MADISON MCLEAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER @MADISONMCLEAN3 he Student Government TAssociation (SGA) released Homecoming election results one hour after voting closed on Tuesday night. There were a total of 10,352 votes cast, which is 27% of the UA population. On the 2019 Homecoming Court are Bryan Covington, Chloe Maize, Olivia Rush, E’talia Shakir and Taylor Roberson. As well as elections for Homecoming Court, elections for the graduate and law school Senate seats were up for voting. Sarah Kimball Stephenson, a member of Tri Delta Sorority who previously served on the SGA environmental affairs cabinet, will take the graduate school seat. Allison Koszyk, a fi rst year law student with a master’s in hospitality management, will take the law school seat. Both candidates ran unopposed. Both amendments up for voting were approved. Article X, Section 2, part C of the SGA Constitution requires any changes to the Constitution to be up for public vote, either in the fall Homecoming election or the spring presidential election. SGA Constitutional Amendment C-07-19 is to update the election eligibility requirements for graduate school senate candidates. This amendment was approved with 86% of the vote. SGA Constitutional Amendment Photo CW / Hannah Saad C-08-19 is to change the pay scale Illustration CW / Carly Farmer process for the following year’s SGA. This amendment was approved with 74% of the vote. The offi cial results will not be posted until after the announcement of Homecoming Queen on Friday, Oct. 25, on vote.ua.edu. SEE PAGE 7 They eat 1st round draft picks for breakfast. WE SELL SHIRTS. THURSDAY 2 October 24, 2019 SCENE ON INSTA @ryan.riha: @2.janezz “There Ain’t No Sunshine on Mt. Joy cause they got sunshine in a bag.” cw.ua.edu P.O. 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EDITOR Rebecca Griesbach [email protected] NEWS October 24, 2019 3 October marks breast cancer awareness month While Breast Cancer Awareness Month is coming to an end, there are things everyone can do year-round CEARA BURDEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER @CEARABURDEN ct. 1 marked the beginning Oof Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is caused by the overgrowth of malignant cells in the breast. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, the disease will affect over 200,000 people this year, with an estimated 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer being diagnosed in women and 62,930 cases of non-invasive breast cancer being diagnosed. While breast cancer is most notably diagnosed in women, men are also susceptible to the disease. The National Breast Cancer Foundation found that the breast cancer lifetime risk for men in the U.S is about 1 in 1,000. Cancer Awareness on Campus There are a variety of ways to get involved with breast cancer awareness on campus. Many local clubs and businesses donate a portion of their profi ts to breast cancer organizations, one of them being a fruity favorite, Blenz Bowls. Blenz Bowls is featuring a “pink The UA Student Fashion Association hosted a Halloween-themed fashion show to benefi t the Susan Love Foundation. CW / Madelyn bowl” throughout the month of Verbrugge October, donating 25% of its proceeds from pink bowl sales to the National Awareness Month, we decided to shoulders straight and your arms on Follow a pattern to be sure that Breast Cancer Foundation. donate a percentage of the profi ts your hips. you cover the whole breast. You can “I think the pink bowls are a great to the Susan Love Foundation for Here’s what you should look for: begin at the nipple, moving in larger way to make both your stomach and Breast Cancer research,” Nikki Breasts that are their usual size, and larger circles until you reach heart happy,” said Emma Givens, a Maccariello, president of the Student shape, and color the outer edge of the breast. You can UA sophomore majoring in nursing. Fashion Association, said. Breasts that are evenly shaped also move your fi ngers up and down Another local organization without visible distortion or swelling vertically, in rows, as if you were participating in breast cancer Path to Prevention If you see any of the following mowing a lawn. This up-and-down awareness is the Zeta Tau Alpha changes, bring them to your approach seems to work best for (ZTA) sorority, which hosted its While many may only check for doctor’s attention: most people. annual Barbecue for Breast Cancer breast cancer during the month • Dimpling, puckering or bulging Be sure to feel all the tissue from this month. The event raised $70,062 of October, breast cancer affects of the skin the front to the back of your breasts: for the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation, individuals year-long. With over • A nipple that has changed for the skin and tissue just beneath, which partners with the American 3.5 million breast cancer survivors position or an inverted nipple use light pressure; use medium Cancer Society. in the U.S., early detection is key (pushed inward instead of pressure for tissue in the middle of “It is incredibly rewarding to be to recovery. sticking out) your breasts; use fi rm pressure for able to give so much to this cause The National Breast Cancer • Redness, soreness, rash, or the deep tissue in the back. When through this event alone and gets Foundation lists the following as swelling you’ve reached the deep tissue, us that much more excited for our early signs of breast cancer: Step 2: Now, raise your arms and you should be able to feel down to future philanthropy events to come,” “Skin changes, such as swelling, look for the same changes.

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