THE SAMFORD PUBLISHED CRIMSON SINCE 1915 News Sports Arts & Life The Samford Crimson Did you get your fu Samford falls to A year as Miss Samford Volume 105, Issue 8 vaccine? P.3 Mercer in 3OT P.4 P.6 November 7, 2019

Developments Interim chief addresses coming along presence of public safety Lakeshore By Daniel Dodson Editor-in-Chief

Several businesses have been un- der construction in the Wildwood area of Birmingham along Lake- shore Parkway. Among these include a movie theater, fast-food restaurant and an apartment complex. Birmingham Premiere Lux Cine’ & Pizza Pub Birmingham Premiere Lux Cine’ & Pizza Pub is a movie theatre that recently opened on the site of the old Carmike Cinema, and more recently Point of Grace Ministries. The the- ater boasts luxury reserved seating and in-seat dining. The seats will also be equipped with D-BOX simu- lation, a feature that moves viewers along with the movie to make them feel part of the movie. Construc- tion started in 2018 after the Bir- Samford Public Safety patrols campus 24/7. Photo courtesy of Mackenzee Simms mingham City Council appropriated By Mackenzee Simms police department operates inde- your car, or we do a report on if your $400,000 to improve access to the Contributing Writer pendently. car is broken into. Everything from building site. “The city of Homewood has their A to Z, Just like any other police “We would essentially gut the in- ----Despite the Department of Public police department and we’re sur- department.” terior and start it over, use the bones Safety’s constant presence on cam- rounded by them and Samford has In addition, Samford has police pa- of the structure and put a whole new pus, many students remain unfa- their own police department,” Leigh trolling the campus 24/7. There are façade on the front. We need to thin miliar with the police department at said. “So you kind of have double two ofcers at a minimum on-duty Samford. out some trees that block the visi- security is the way I look at it.” on Samford’s campus at all times. According to Samford interim bility. This will have a totally difer- The police at Samford have all the One works at the gate and one pa- Police Chief Scott Leigh, Samford’s ent feel than anything else you have responsibility and authority that a trols the campus in a police vehicle, public safety department operates around here,”Gary Moore, president larger department would, as well as but the number of ofcers can be up as a full service police department. and CEO of Premiere Cinemas told providing services that go beyond the to 4 or 5 depending on the day. All of the police ofcers are certifed the Budget and Finance Committee typical duties of the police such as Leigh cites the constant police as Peace Ofcers, and most when he shared his plans for the pro- jump starting student’s cars. presence on campus as a large deter- have over 25 years of experience posed development according to the ”We do everything from investi- rent to crime and a great asset of the working for the police departments Birmingham City Council. gations on any crimes that occur on university. of Homewood, Hover, Birmingham Cook Out campus to working trafc accidents. “You have to put yourself into the and Jeferson County. Although the Located in the same block, fast- We assist the community, students, mind of a criminal, or somebody who school’s campus is within the juris- food restaurant Cook Out, is hoping faculty and anyone on campus,” is thinking about breaking the law,” diction of Homewood, Samford’s Leigh said. “We might jump start Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2 Jef Sessions may be considering run for Senate By Olivia Matherne Democrat Senator Doug Jones. The Contributing Writer well-rounded group of Republicans vying for the same spot include Ala- Rumors swirl among Alabama po- bama Secretary of State John Merrill, litical circles as multiple “sources fa- Rep. Bradley Byrne, former Auburn miliar with the matter” claim that Jef University football coach Tommy Sessions, the Republican former U.S. Tuberville, state Rep. Arnold Mooney attorney general is considering enter- and former Alabama Supreme Court ing the already controversial Senate Chief Justice Roy Moore. race. According to an initial report Sessions is currently available to from political news outlet Politico, run a campaign for such an ofce af- and supported by subsequent stories ter President Donald Trump sent him from CNN, The Hill, and Vanity Fair, out of the White House with a slap Sessions is “strongly considering bid on the wrist and a blast on Twitter. for old Senate seat in Alabama”. In the earlier days of his time in the Sessions would enter into an Oval, President Trump began his un- already crowded competition to be matched turnover trend with feeting named the Alabama Republican Sen- cabinet ofcials by asking his frst ate nominee in an attempt to replace Continued on Page 3 Sessions is considering running for Senate in Alabama. Courtesy of Creative Commons 2 |November 7, 2019 | The Samford Crimson www.thesamfordcrimson.com

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Te Samford Crimson is the weekly student-run newspaper at provided for free to students and faculty. Submissions are accepted via mail or email and must be made one week prior to A map of the new businesses that will be opening in the Wildwood area of Birmingham. Daniel Dodson/The Samford Crimson print date. Submissions may be editited for clairty Continued from page 1 and brevity. Te Samford Crimson has the right to refuse to print a submission for any reason. to open their frst location in Bir- cording to reporting by the BBJ. mingham on Nov. 15 according to New Apartment Complex Copyright © 2019 The Samford Crimson the Birmingham Business Journal. Dobbins Group LLC is developing The chain is known for their burgers, a $46.2 milion apartment complex Follow Us milkshakes and barbecue. Birming- across from Cook Out. The complex ham Mayor Randall Woodfn was a will have 280 Class A units with fb.com/Samford.Crimson strong supporter of the chain coming each unit featuring granite count- to Birmingham. ers, 9-foot ceilings, soaking tubs and @SamfordCrimson “If CookOut comes to Birming- walk-in closets. The apartments are ham, the White House won’t be the expected to range from $1,250 to @TheSamfordCrimson only government building serving $2,000 a month. The development fast food,” Woodfn said in a tweet will have community amenities such earlier this year. as a saltwater pool, yoga and spin The chain is also expected to open building, ftness center building, car- another location downtown after care center, fre pit, outdoor enter- purchasing property in Southside ac- taining areas, and a pet park and spa. Creative Commons Only Samford Police set the record straight the Continued from page 1 Leigh said. “You see a police ofcer, facts you’re probably not going to do it right. So yes, it’s a huge deterrent, and it makes the place that much The Samford Crimson safer.” Because there is at least one has provided fact-based ofcer constantly patrolling campus, reporting for the Samford the police can respond to a distress call within a matter of minutes. Any community since 1915. student that feels unsafe traversing campus for any reason can request a In print weekly. safety escort to accompany them to their destination safely. “If anybody feels unsafe or maybe Online at a little scared, maybe it’s late at night and they’re walking to and thesamfordcrimson.com from a location, all they have to do is call us,” Leigh said. “We’ll send Stay informed. an ofcer over there and pick them up and give them a ride to wherever Read the Crimson. they’re going. That’s not a problem at all.” In an efort to educate students about their safety, Leigh and the Samford Department of Public Safe- ty are trying to start a class called “Situational Awareness” which would talk more about crime on Thomas Cleveland/The Samford Crimson and of campus, what to do and not cers’ experience of actually dealing emergency.” do in emergencies, places to avoid with the public for years and years Leigh encourages any student of-campus and how to report any and years. We know what’s going on that has questions about the police crimes. The purpose of the class isn’t out there.” department or safety on campus to scare anyone or inspire paranoia. “We want to teach what we taught to visit the Department of Public “I just want (students) to have that our own kids,” Leigh said. “We’re Safety. thought in the back of their mind. Be just trying to pass the word, so “I always tell people: If you’re vigilant,” Leigh said. “You need to they’ll have a tool in the back of their unsure, or a little nervous, or intim- know what’s going on around you to mind, so that if something happens idated, you can come by our ofce, be safe. And that’s just coming from then they’ll know how to react and and sit down and talk with us,” my experience, and the police of- they’ll know what to do in case of Leigh said. PLEASE RECYCLE 3 |November 7, 2019 | The Samford Crimson www.thesamfordcrimson.com Lululemon moves to larger space at I’m too good for a fu vaccine The Summit More and more students opting not to get vaccinated By Olivia Stein Contributing Writer By Katy Beth Boyers Arts & Life Editor Lululemon, the athletic clothing store, has moved across the street ----In the past few years, the public from its original store at The Sum- overall attitude towards vaccines has mit. changed, with more people either not The new space is 5,435 square getting vaccinated or questioning the feet, which is an ample amount of efectiveness of them. room to have an expansive men and “I don’t really believe in it all the women clothing line, more dressing way, and I don’t have a lot of mo- rooms and even an outdoor area. tivation to get it,” Samford student In celebration of this big move, Sydney Rennich said. The Summit hosted a 4-day grand As we continue to head towards re-opening on Oct. 23-27. It kicked the winter and fu seasons, Samford of in the morning with DJ Mark Af- Health Services is recommending ter Dark, Pastry Art and Seeds Cof- students get the fu vaccine as soon as fee. Each day diferent vendors such possible. However, a survey conduct- as Cookie Fix, Blueroot & Co., Magic ed by Samford public health students City Nutrition and Three15 Studios shows that out of 45 people so far, came to celebrate this opening. 66% of them have not gotten the fu “I went to the yoga class on Sun- shot yet. day and they had smoothies and a According to a 2017 survey by the photo booth. It was so much fun,” National Foundation for Infectious 65% of survey respondants say they have not recieved the fu shot.| Photo courtesy of Hyttalo Souza Madison Bullock said. “I already Diseases, 36% of college students did shopped at the original Lululemon, not receive the fu vaccine for the rea- Samford students, asks whether Rahn said,“I think they (people) re- but the new store will make my son that they were healthy and didn’t students have received the fu vac- ally don’t understand science and the shopping experience even better.” need it and another 30% stated that cine yet or if they plan to. While 65% process of vetting medications.” The Summit has grown exponen- they did not think it works. of the responders said they haven’t According to pharmacy student tially in the last few years. This move Samford public health majors Ca- received the fu vaccine, around 16% Ally Ponder, the process of creating for Lululemon will help enhance den Allison and Cole Brown noticed of them agree that the fu vaccine these vaccines consist of predicting the overall shopping experience for a similar change in the number of helps reduce one’s chances of getting which type of fu viruses will be most their customers and all shoppers students receiving the fu shot. the fu. prevalent before fu season even that go to The Summit according to “That why we wanted to do this “What we saw was that while peo- begins. Lululemon. (survey),” Caden Allision said. ple know it is important to get vacci- “Most of the time when you get a “It is always exciting to watch one While they are unsure of how this nations, a lot of people aren’t taking fu vaccine it is a trivalent or quadri- of our tenants continue to grow and fu season will afect the Samford the time to get them,” Brown said. valent, so it has three or four strands expand their brand in our commu- community due to the lack of data Samford geography professor Jen- in it,” Ponder said. “So there’s always nity while pushing outside the bor- from previous years, both Allison and nifer Rahn believes that the reason a chance that you get another strand ders to really enhance the custom- Brown predict that this fu season that people are not getting the vac- of the fu that wasn’t in the vaccine.” er’s experiences,” Carver Boynton, will be bad not only because fewer cines is because some people do not The Center for Disease Control general manager at The Summit students are prioritizing getting the understand the process of creating stated that this year’s fu vaccines said. “Lululemon has always been fu shot, but also due to the vaping these vaccines and the overall percep- are “updated to better match viruses a destination store at The Summit epidemic. tion of them has changed. expected to be circulating in the Unit- and we’re excited to continue to cre- The survey, which is available for “It’s a public perception problem,” ed States,” and that the vaccines are ate and enhance places people love.” quadrivalent instead of trivalent fu Lululemon has changed the game shots. This means that the vaccines for athletic attire and is reshaping will have four strands of diferent fu the city of Birmingham. All around viruses instead of three strands. town people are wearing Lulu- The CDC also recommended that lemon’s athletic attire. the fu vaccines be ofered near the “Lululemon ofers comfort and end of October instead of earlier in fexibility. I know anything I buy order to increase one’s protection there will last me a really long time, from the Flu. that is why I spend a little more “Vaccinating early – for exam- money on their clothes,” said Bir- ple, in July or August –may lead to mingham local, Austin Hessinger. reduced protection against infuen- “If you are just walking around Red za later in the season, particularly Mountain or downtown Birming- among older adults,” stated the CDC. ham the majority of people are Students can get the fu vaccine wearing Lululemon. It is just that through the Samford Health Services good.” from now until Nov. 22.

Sessions considering running for Senate Continued from page 1 attorney general, Sessions, to resign. sidering Trump’s popularity in the the prestigious front runner Repub- what we’ve been working so hard to Tension between the pair arose deep-red state, this is a major disad- lican nominee. Due to the timing of move past as a state,” according to a from “Session’s decision to recuse vantage to the seasoned politician. the events leading up to the election, statement from the Jones campaign. himself from the DOJ’s investigation For a brief refresher in local polit- Jones became the frst Democrat to “We don’t need another hyper-par- into Russian interference in the 2016 ical recent history, Selma native Jef secure a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama tisan divider in Washington, and election” which resulted in a “bitter, Sessions held the Alabama U.S. Sen- in 25 years. we sure don’t need anyone who’ll public falling out” recaps authors ate seat for 20 years before President Many believe this peculiar scenar- embarrass us.” according to a Politico article. In Trump appointed him as Attorney io leaves Jones’ reelection chances No matter what the results of this typical form, the president respond- General in 2017. The results of the quite low and his seat vulnerable. polarized state-wide race, the efects ed in openly chastising his appointee special election held to fll this seat Despite this, the Senator’s campaign will send shock-waves from Hunts- through a series of Tweets. were unprecedented. has released multiple response state- ville down to Mobile. Unless he has a major change of In a scramble of scandal, Jones, ments to the Sessions rumors. Candidates must ofcially enter heart or becomes distracted by his defeated Republican former Alabama “The truth is, we can beat anyone the race by Nov. 8, so this specula- job, the president “will 100% go after Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy they put up against us. Sessions? tion will conclude one way or another Jef Sessions” if he runs, a “GOP Moore, following the release of alle- He’s too extreme and too divisive for in the near future. source predicted” told CNN. Con- gations of sexual misconduct against our state. He represents so much of 4 | November 7, 2019 | The Samford Crimson www.thesamfordcrimson.com Sports Samford football falls to Mercer in 3OT thriller Samford struck frst in overtime By Gunnar Sadowey Sports Editor as Oladokun found the end zone on a 3-yard touchdown run, giving the Bulldogs a 30-23 lead. ---Samford fell to Mercer 36-33 Mercer responded with another in three overtimes on Saturday night, Devezin rushing touchdown, tying dropping to 4-5 overall (3-3 SoCon) the game up at 30 and sending the on the year. contest into a second overtime. The Bulldogs were led by Universi- The Bears would retake the lead on ty of South Florida transfer quarter- a feld goal, but after a Fineran feld back Chris Oladokun on ofense. goal evened the score at 33, the game Oladokun completed 27 of 47 would enter a third overtime. In the passes for 270 yards and one touch- third overtime, Fineran hooked a down, adding two touchdowns on feld goal wide left, giving Mercer a the ground along the way. Freshman chance to capture a victory on the running back Jay Stanton chipped in night. with 141 yards on 23 carries. Mercer capitalized on Samford’s Linebacker John Staton led the missed feld goal as redshirt fresh- Bulldog defense with a career-high The Bulldogs dropped to 4-5 on the year after the loss. Photo courtesy of Samford Athletics man Caleb Dowden drilled a 34-yard 22 tackles, while cornerback Jordan at the start of the second half as Ola- session back. feld goal for the 36-33 win. Montgomery added 10 tackles. dokun found wide receiver Kendall After a defensive stop, Samford The Bulldogs will return to action After Mercer took a 3-point lead Watson on a 12-yard touchdown would extend their lead to 20-16 on a in a week as they host Chattanoo- halfway through the frst quarter, pass, giving the Bulldogs a 17-10 31-yard Fineran feld goal. ga at 2 p.m. CST. The game will be Oladokun responded with a 1-yard advantage. Mercer retook the lead after anoth- streamed on ESPN3. scamper, giving the Bulldogs a 7-3 Mercer would respond with an- er Devezin touchdown dash, this time In last season’s matchup with the advantage near the end of the quar- other Devezin rushing touchdown, from two yards out, making the game Mocs, Samford fell 27-20 on the road ter. but the Bears failed to tie the game 23-20 in favor of the Bears. in the 2018 The Bulldogs extended their lead after a missed extra point, Mercer’s Another Fineran feld goal for Sam- opener. In that game, Chattanooga to 10-3 on a 28-yard feld goal from frst failed point-after attempt of the ford would tie the game at 23 with quarterback Nick Tiano threw for sophomore kicker Mitchell Fineran season. just over two minutes left to play. 278 yards and a pair of touchdowns halfway through the second quarter. After a 15-yard chop block penalty After a game-winning Mercer feld and ran for a third. The Mocs never Mercer would draw even before negated an Oladokun rushing touch- goal opportunity was shanked nearly trailed in that contest despite a val- halftime on a 2-yard rush from run- down, Samford would eventually 20 yards to the right and missed, iant comeback efort from Samford ning back Tyray Devezin. come a few inches short of a fourth Oladokun took a knee to send the led by former quarterback Devlin Samford quickly regained the lead down conversion, giving Mercer pos- game into overtime. Hodges. Bulldogs seek to bounce back against Chattanooga ball most of the time. Senior quarterback Nick Tiano, a one-time Mississippi State transfer, commands the Mocs’ ofense, having completed 127 of 233 pass attempts for 1,548 yards, eight touchdowns, and nine interceptions. His 54.8% completion percentage is nothing to write home about, but the experi- enced signal caller from Chattanoo- ga, Tennessee facilitates the ofense well. What the Samford defense will really have to look out for is the versatility and presence of senior running back Ailym Ford. Ford, a true freshman from Florence, South Carolina, has established himself as one of the premier ball-carriers in the conference, totaling 1,072 yards Samford will battle the Mocs in search of a ffth win. Photo courtesy of Samford Athletics and nine touchdowns on 203 carries By Collin Reese played in a season with four thus likes of Woford and No. 13 Furman. so far this season. His 119 yards-per- Sports Writer far, including a total of ten overtime The Mocs have had an up-and- game average is good for second in After competing in yet another periods. That’s a lot of football. down season, starting of 1-4, then the conference, and his speed and tough, overtime matchup against the This weekend’s homecoming bouncing back with three straight quickness can be difcult for oppos- last Saturday in Macon, matchup against the Chattanooga wins before losing two straight. ing defenses. Georgia, the lost Mocs will present the Bulldogs with The Bulldogs defense will be tasked This year’s homecoming game is the game by a fnal score of 33-36 in yet another tough Southern Confer- with preparing for another balanced sure to bring a large crowd to Seibert three overtime periods. Dating back ence challenge. The Mocs will come attack, with a slightly diferent style. Stadium for a 2 p.m. CST kickof. to a record set by Georgia Southern into with an identi- The Mocs average 192 yards rushing The game will be streamed live on in 2008, the Bulldogs have tied the cal record of 4-5 (3-2 SoCon), having per game and 179 yards through the ESPN3. record for the most overtime games sufered back-to-back losses to the air per game, and tending run the 5| November 7, 2019 | The Samford Crimson www.thesamfordcrimson.com 2019 World Series: A Student’s Perspective By Larsen Grifeth Game 5 was looking like the game Contributing Writer the Nationals would take the lead again behind Max Scherzer, however, aaaaAnother season has he was scratched on game day due come and gone, however, this season to neck and back tightness. Instead ended in more surprising fashion it was Joe Ross who took the mound than recent seasons. opposite of Gerritt Cole and (as ex- The last time Washington won a pected) the Astros dominated again. World Series was in 1924, and they A must win Game 6 for Washing- did so as the Washington Senators. ton provided a great pitching duel After moving to Montreal and between Strasburg and Verlander, riding out a 50-year period with no two of the best in the business. trophies to display, the Nationals It was the Nationals pitcher who entered postseason play with a huge stole the show by pitching one of the chip on their shoulder. great World Series performances in This World Series matched up recent memory. the red hot Nationals with the 2017 Strasburg gave up only two runs World Series champions, the Hous- (both in the frst inning), pitched 8.1 ton Astros. innings, while striking out seven and The Astros came into the series as allowing fve hits. The Nats evened huge favorites with a starting pitch- the series which leads to the best two ing rotation that had dominated all words in sports: Game 7. year long behind stars Gerritt Cole The Nationals best players stepped and Justin Verlander.The frst two up at the right time. Anthony Ren- games were played at Minute Maid don and Juan Soto, who had both Park in Houston and ofered two been clutch throughout the series, fabulous pitching matchups. had some big hits to keep the Nats Nats ace Max Scherzer took the momentum going. mound in Game 1 against Gerritt In the top of the 7th, down one The Nationals pitching greatly aided their playof run. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons Cole, and it was Stephen Strasburg run, it was the 36-year-old Nationals going to quit now.” some runs for me. It was a big team versus Justin Verlander in Game DH Howie Kendrick who hit a two Although the Nationals faced elim- win.” 2. Surprisingly, it was the visiting run home run to give Washington the ination at fve points in the postsea- “They say good things come to Nationals that took not one, but both lead. A Soto single scored a run in the son, they were able to endure all the those who wait,“ Ted Lerner, former of the frst two games in Houston. eighth and Adam Eaton scored two Astros threw at them. Nationals owner, said to the hun- The Nationals had gone through the in the ninth to secure the victory, and “We stuck together – I know that. dreds of thousands of fans at the gauntlet of Cole and Verlander and the championship, for the Nationals. We had nothing left to lose, people parade in Washington. “95 years is a had survived both. As Astros won three in a row at one had written us of,” said Rendon. “We pretty long wait, but I’ll tell you, this Games three, four, and fve were all point in the series, the hot bats of the just kept fghting and were happy to is worth the wait. to be played in Washington with the Nats came back to win the last two come out on top.” Nationals star frst-baseman Ryan Nats having to win just two at home games in what was a very back and Nationals pitcher Stephen Stras- Zimmerman echoed the words of Le- to clinch their frst title in the club’s forth set of games. burg, who allowed a combined four rner and was very thankful to fnally history. Nationals manager Dave Marti- runs over 14-1/3 innings during his have a World Series championship In Game 3, the Astros fnally start- nez acknowledged the desire of his two starts, was named the Most Valu- win under his belt. ed playing like a team that had won players to never quit or give up after able Player of the World Series. “Like Mr. Lerner said it was worth 107 games in the regular season, with a rocky start to the season. “It’s just surreal – and to be able the wait,” Zimmerman said. “The a 4-1 victory. “I believe in these guys and they to do it with this group of guys is fans, we grew up together. I came The next game was not much believe in each other. The biggest something special,” Strasburg said in here when I was 20-years-old, right better for the home Nationals. It was thing for us is never quit,” Nationals a press conference, who earned wins out of college. You guys hadn’t had an 8-1 loss which included an Alex manager Dave Martinez said in a on the road in both his starts, includ- baseball in a long time. You were Bregman grand slam to seal the game press conference. “We were 19 and 31 ing a do-or-die Game Six. learning how to be baseball fans and even up the series for the Astros. – we didn’t quit then and we weren’t “Guys went out there and scored again.” Legion midfelder Kasim earns MVP award in frst season

Kasim scored seven goals in the Legion’s inagural campaign. Photo courtesy of Aryan Caplash

By Gunnar Sadowey as a player who controlled the mid- After being involved in multi- Although his season was up and Sports Editor feld for the majority of the season. ple penalties and errors inside the down, Vanoekel was always putting a The second award went to Mikey Legion’s own 18-yard-box, Laurent smile on the faces of fans. ----After the Legion FC season came Lopez as he earned Defender of the turned things around and became a His season was highlighted by a to an end two weeks ago, a few play- Year. reliable defender, making very few plethora of big saves in crucial mo- ers picked up some end-of-season Lopez switched positions through- errors in the latter part of the season. ments in games. honors after a successful inaugural out the course of the year but The Community Engagement In the end, the most important campaign. cemented himself as a defensive Award went to midfelder Daniel award, Legion Most Valuable Player, The Golden Boot award was given midfelder who aided the backline at Johnson. The West Ham product was was presented to Kasim. to midfelder Prosper Kasim, as he many crucial moments in games. Lo- involved with the Legion D League Although the 2019 season has fnished the season tied for the team pez added a handful of goals as well, and multiple charity works through- come to an end, season tickets next lead in goals at seven with Montgom- tallying three on the year. out the course of the season. year are on sale now as the upcoming ery native and Legion forward JJ Mathieu Laurent was selected as Goalkeeper Matt Vanoekel was vot- season currently has an opening day Williams, Kasim picked up this honor Newcomer of the Year. ed Fan Favorite for the 2019 season. set for March of 2020. 6| November 7, 2019 | The Samford Crimson www.thesamfordcrimson.com Week 9 NFL Standings National Football Conference Conference East Division East Division W L T Home Road vs. Conf W L T Home Road vs. Conf

Dallas New England 5 3 0 3/1/00 2/2/00 4/2/00 8 1 0 4-0-0 4/1/00 6/1/00 Cowboys Patriots Philadelphia 5 4 0 3/1/00 2/3/00 3/4/00 Buffalo Bills 6 2 0 3/2/00 3-0-0 4/1/00 Eagles New York 2 7 0 1/4/00 1/3/00 2/5/00 Miami Dolphins 1 7 0 1/4/00 0-3-0 1/5/00 Giants Washington 1 8 0 0-4-0 1/4/00 0-6-0 New York Jets 1 7 0 1/3/00 0-4-0 0-6-0 Redskins West Division West Division W L T Home Road vs. Conf W L T Home Road vs. Conf

Kansas City SF 49ers 8 0 0 3-0-0 5-0-0 5-0-0 6 3 0 2/3/00 4-0-0 4/2/00 Chiefs Seattle 7 2 0 3/2/00 4-0-0 4/1/00 Oakland Raiders 4 4 0 3/1/00 1/3/00 2/2/00 Seahawks Los Angeles Los Angeles 5 3 0 2/2/00 3/1/00 3/3/00 4 5 0 2/3/00 2/2/00 2/4/00 Rams Chargers Arizona 3 5 1 1/3/01 2/2/00 2/4/01 Denver Broncos 3 6 0 2/3/00 1/3/00 3/4/00 Cardinals North Division North Division W L T Home Road vs. Conf W L T Home Road vs. Conf

Green Bay Baltimore 7 2 0 4/1/00 3/1/00 4/1/00 6 2 0 3/1/00 3/1/00 4/2/00 Packers Ravens Minnesota Pittsburgh 6 3 0 4-0-0 2/3/00 5/2/00 4 4 0 3/2/00 1/2/00 4/2/00 Vikings Steelers Detroit Cleveland 3 4 1 2/2/00 1/2/01 2/2/01 2 6 0 0-3-0 2/3/00 2/3/00 Lions Browns Chicago Cincinnati 3 5 0 1/3/00 2/2/00 2/3/00 0 8 0 0-3-0 0-5-0 0-4-0 Bears Bengals South Division South Division W L T Home Road vs. Conf W L T Home Road vs. Conf

NO Saints 7 1 0 4-0-0 3/1/00 5/1/00 Houston Texans 6 3 0 3/1/00 3/2/00 5/1/00

Carolina Indianapolis 5 3 0 2/2/00 3/1/00 2/3/00 5 3 0 3/1/00 2/2/00 4/3/00 Panthers Colts Tampa Bay Jacksonville 2 6 0 0-3-0 2/3/00 2/5/00 4 5 0 2/3/00 2/2/00 4/3/00 Buccaneers Jaguars Atlanta Tennessee 1 7 0 1/3/00 0-4-0 1/4/00 4 5 0 2/2/00 2/3/00 2/4/00 Falcons Titans Excitement building for LSU vs. Alabama

Alabama and LSU are both unbeaten this season. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons By Collin Reese Sports Writer season to date. Te winner will almost Only two weeks removed from minor Alabama in the AP Poll to overtake the certainly move on to face the winner surgery to fx a tweaked ankle, the biggest Tide for the top spot, this game will serve At the start of the of the Eastern division winner for the question leading into this game is wheth- as the true test as to whether or not the season, all college football fans dream for SEC Championship in Atlanta, as well as er or not Tua will be cleared to play. ordering is correct. games like this. cement themselves as arguably the team Te Tide could sure use his dynamic LSU has already played in some big- Two dominant teams going head-to- to beat at the top of the College Football playmaking abilities, as he has arguably time games this season, beating Texas on head in a game that has implications far Rankings. been the nation’s most prolifc passer this the road, earning a hard-fought victory and wide, whether it be bragging rights Both teams come in with impressive season, completing 74.7% of his passes over Florida in Death Valley and quite in the rivalry, conference championship resumes, wanting to prove that they are for 2.166 yards, 27 touchdowns, and only frankly dismantling anyone else that has hopes and most certainly one that will in fact the top team in the land. two interceptions. come in their path. Can they jump over help to shape the landscape of the Col- Which star-studded quarterback will If he is not cleared to play, the Tide will their biggest hurdle yet? Bryant-Denny lege Football playof. Should I dare say, have the better day? turn to backup Mac Jones to lead the of- will surely be a hostile environment as it this game just means more. Both signal callers are having remark- fense. Alabama needs Tua. Without him, always proves to be for visiting teams. On Saturday at 2:30 CST in Tuscaloo- able seasons thus far and should be in I predict the ofense will struggle mightily Te game has a start time of 2:30 sa’s Bryant-Denny Stadium, the Crimson contention to be both in the Heisman against what will be their biggest test of p.m. CST and can be watched on CBS. Tide of Alabama and the Tigers of LSU conversation as well as frst-round NFL the season. Gates will open at 11:30 AM due to the will kickof in what is sure to be one of Draf picks. Te main diference in this LSU is here, so can they prove that they expected attendance of President Donald the best games of the college football game is that one is healthy and one is not. are the best in the land: Afer jumping Trump. 7 | November 7, 2019 | The Samford Crimson www.thesamfordcrimson.com Arts & Life A Year as Miss Samford Anna Bain looks back at her 2018 reign

By Selah Vetter past year as Miss Samford, Bain also Staf Writer continued to grow a non-proft she created that brings creative arts to A line of young women children in need. adorned in dresses waited eagerly to “You get out of it what you put into be crowned Miss Samford, but only it,” Bain said. “It’s a lot of work, but one can wear the crown. rewarding.” Anna Bain sits before me wearing The individuals Bain works with that crown. Elegant, personable and and her friends recognize her success outgoing, it is easy to see why she won as Miss Samford. the Miss Samford Pageant last year. “Anna has gone above and beyond Her reign is almost over and she is as an ambassador for Samford this ready to hand over her crown. year,” Boyd said. “I couldn’t be more “I’m the number one cheerleader proud of the job she has done.” for the next Miss Samford,” Bain said. Madison Ward, a sophomore, is a Before Miss Samford last year, Bain contestant for Miss Samford this year. never participated in a pageant. As She admires the work Bain accom- a freshman, Bain attended the Miss plished. Samford Pageant to watch her friend “Whoever is the new Miss Samford compete. has huge shoes to fll,” Ward said. “I went to the pageant and I was Anna Bain was crowned Miss Samford November 2018. | Selah Vetter/The Samford Crimson “Anna has worked so hard to pro- like I want to do this,” Bain said. Miss Samford is part of the Miss Miss Samford works with Children’s mote her personal platform as well as By practicing and preparing with America Organization. Katie Boyd, an Miracle Network Hospitals. Hospital- the Miss America Organization throu- a former Miss Samford and her par- assistant professor at the McWhorter ized as a child, Bain once thought she gout her entire year.” ents, Bain won. She also competed at School of Pharmacy, directs the pag- could never go to college. She relates Bain’s reign as Miss Samford comes the Miss Alabama Pageant this past eant. to the children she visits at hospitals. to a close, but she plans to continue summer. According to the Miss Al- “Miss Samford is an ambassador for “I can say I was in your place too,” the work she started. She hopes to abama competition, Bain competed the university and spends time volun- Bain said. continue working with the partner- against 43 women. teering with the university to further Bain also worked with the Ronald ships she established. She is excited to “Miss Alabama was the greatest promote its mission and values,” Boyd McDonald House, churches and orga- mentor and work with the next Miss thing in the world,” Bain said. said. nizations at Samford University. This Samford. Is imitation the sincerest form of fattery? By Thomas Cleveland songs. Listen to the beginning of each when a song from Maroon 5 draws black and white. Staf Writer to see what I mean. heavily from the work of other artists, While today’s music climate tends After realizing this, I was certain but they are able to avoid controver- to emphasize recycling sounds over As I was driv- Maroon 5 had a lawsuit coming. Don’t sy, have they really made an original originality, I thinkit’s important to ing back to my get me wrong, I enjoy a decent bit of Maroon 5 single? At what point does keep in mind that no matter one’s apartment a few Maroon 5 (mostly their older records). fattering imitation become blatantly personal taste, creative expression is days ago, I hap- However in today’s day and age, musi- uninspired? Was this simply an inter- something that must be shared in or- pened to hear cians and artists are constantly facing esting and creative turn for the band, der to be enjoyed. So, if Charlie Puth is the latest the threat of lawsuit for one reason or is there more to the patterns we cool with Maroon 5, his fans probably single from or another, and in the case of “Mem- fnd in pop music than meets the ear? should be too. Maroon 5 called ories” and “Patient,” why wouldn’t Music, like other forms of entertain- “Memories.” After hearing the song, I there be a lawsuit? At frst listen they ment and artistry, is everything but was instantly confused. sound nearly identical. Something about the frst 10 sec- When I got back to my apartment, onds of the song was intensely famil- I searched for any reports or articles iar to me. After replaying that frst about the two songs, and I ended up part over again, I realized what I was fnding a tweet from Charlie Puth, In actually hearing, the tweet, Puth commends Memories, Before I continue, let me preface and doesn’t seem to even acknowledge this by saying that Charlie Puth’s stu- the blatant similarities. Another inter- dio album “Voicenotes” is one of my esting aspect I found about Memories favorite albums of all time. Something is that the vocal pattern is inspired by about the uniquely retro production Pachelbel’s orchestral piece “Cannon and overall warm feel of the record in D.” makes it stand out to me with only a So what does all of this mean in the few tracks falling short of the quality context of today’s music climate? The of the rest. industry as a whole is in a purgato- After listening to the opening of ry-like state of not knowing what is Maroon 5’s Memories, I realized that acceptable. it is nearly identical to the opening This is obvious in the constant of Charlie Puth’s song Patient, which stream of both intentional and unin- was released in 2018. I encourage tentional controversies and those reading this to momentarily feuds between artists. So then, stop reading and go fnd these two Maroon 5 in concert earlier this year.| Photo courtesy of Ansh Ammer

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Founded in 1939, the A Cappel- la Choir has been enriching lives through their campus performanc- es. Samford students and their fam- ilies will have a chance to hear this world-renowned choir during home- coming weekend on Nov. 8. On Nov.1, the choir performed a choral vesper in the Divinity Chap- el. At choral vespers, the choir sings hymns, worship leaders recite Bible passages, and the audience partici- pates by reciting gospel readings. According to their information- al pamphlet, “The choir’s campus performances have been centered around a monthly service of Vespers, a worship event that formally com- bines the university’s sacred spaces.” Not only have they enriched Sam- ford’s campus, but have also done performances in other states and countries. According to the pamphlet, “The choir performed at the 2018 Southern A Capella Choir will celebrate it’s 80th anniversary this year. Moriah Mason/The Samford Crimson Regional Conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Lou- in foreign languages. We have a few school is such a pleasure.” said Jones However, while Copeland is sat- isville, KY where they received two English, Latin, and German,” Jones “Because of being a part of this choir isfed with the choir’s performance, standing ovations,” as well as the said. I have decided to pursue a career in Jones feels that the choir should re- 2018 Laurea Mundi festival and com- Copeland agreed with Jones, saying choral directing so I hope to have a ceive more recognition. petition in Budapest, Hungary and “We sing difcult music from difer- choir of my own one day!” “We work so hard and have trav- received awards in each category they ent eras. There is something for ev- Not only is Jones satisfed with the elled to recruit for Samford and have entered. eryone at our concerts!” choir, Copeland also added that his brought the Samford name to Europe For this homecoming weekend, the Jones discussed how her passion expectations are always met. to be recognised. It would be so great choir will perform a variety of songs for the choir led to a future profession “My expectations rise every year if more students and faculty attended from diferent genres. in choral directing. with the A Cappella Choir and the our concerts and monthly Vespers so “They contain a variety of diferent “The choir is honestly a big fami- group is always able to meet the stan- that we feel appreciated and support- choral genres and composers, so no ly. We love and support each other dard,” Copeland said, “The choir gets ed,” said Jones. two songs are alike! Some of them are which is so special. Representing the better every year.” Fine Arts society displays student art members’ artwork in the Davis Li- ciety that was founded in 1911 in the brary. Both Weldy and the vice pres- University of Kentucky as a “study ident of the chapter Rebekah Cassa- group,” but continued to grow in the grade reached out to the Dean of the United States. Today, it is an interna- Davis Library about displaying stu- tional honor society that has chapters dents’ art in the library, and they have in universities all around the country, started hanging up artwork in the past including Samford University. week. Samford’s chapter has 15 members “This small opportunity will lead to ranging from sophomores to seniors bigger and greater things for us stu- and continues to grow. dent artists. Whether the work does or “Kappa Pi is open to any student doesn’t sell, having your work on dis- who is minoring or majoring in the vi- play puts your name out in the public sual arts that has talent for visual arts eye and starts a conversation about in the fne art, graphic design, or inte- your work,” said Weldy. rior design areas,” Weldy said. According to Kappa Pi’s website, Kappa Pi is an international honor so-

Students’ art is displayed in the Davis Library. | Katy Beth Boyers/ The Samford Crimson

By Katy Beth Boyers verse. In this organization, we explore Arts and Life Editor how people connect, relate to art and how art can intrigue the masses,” ju- Kappa Pi is the international fne nior Nicole Weldy said. arts honor society that connects with Weldy is the president of Samford’s its viewers through their members’ Alpha Alpha chapter of Kappa Pi, and art. This year members of Samford’s helps the chapter grow and provide Alpha Alpha chapter within Kappa opportunities for members in the Pi have had their artwork displayed chapter to showcase their art. in the Davis Library on campus, and “As a collective group we also vol- they are making a homecoming board unteer in the community, have lots of on Ben Brown Plaza. Samford spirit, and genuinely encour- “Our goal is to visually connect age one another,” Weldy said. viewers to our diferent perspective One thing that Weldy is most ex- of campus, the world, and the art uni- cited about is the displaying of some Katy Beth Boyers/ The Samford Crimson