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BREAKING theMOLD Freshman running back Derrick Henry brings size, talent to Alabama’s offense

By Charlie Potter | Assistant Sports Editor

errick Henry is not your average running back.back. The freshman turned heads when he stepped onto TheThe University of Alabama’s campus as an early Denrolleeenrollee last January. At 6 feet 3 inches, 238 pounds, Henry did not fit the size description of a typical running back. Running backs are usually shorter than 6 fefeetet so they can hide behind offensive linemen and squeak through hoholesles almost unnoticed. HeHenry,nry, on the other hand, meets linebackers eye-to-eye, sometimes evevenen towering over thethem.m. “H“He’se’s basically my height, so I was like, ‘God, dog,’ because I’m used to these short running backs,” former Alabama wide receiver Kevin Norwood said. “It was like, ‘Are you a receiver? Going to take my positionposition?’”?’” NoNorwood,rwood, however, had nothing to worry about, as Henry’s journey at Alabama did not begin the way he had envisioned it after a successful hihighgh school career. The Yulee, Fla., native came to Tuscaloosa as the 2012 MaxweMaxwellll FoFootballotball Club National High School Player of the Year. In his senior sea- son at Yulee, Henry broke Ken Hall’s 51-year-old national high school rurushingshing record with 12,124 career yards. Henry rushed for 4,261 yards as a senior. CW | Austin Bigoney A consensus five-star recruit, Henry was ranked as the country’s No. 1 The atypical physique of true freshman running back Derrick Henry allows him to attack athlete in the 2013 recruiting class and had Alabama fans drooling at the linemen, often breaking free for big gains as a powerful offensive weapon. SEE FOOFOOTBALLTBALLL PAGE 8

CULTURE | TECHNOLOGY TODAYON CAMPUS Community meeting Students face online job hunts WHAT: Doing What Matters for Alabama’s Companies increasingly hire According to the 2011 CareerXRoads Source about applying online for full-time jobs. He Children of Hire Report, companies surveyed filled 50.3 said online applications don’t always receive a WHEN: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. from Internet boards, sites percent of all open positions internally. Of all response because there’s no in-person contact. WHERE: Bryant Conference Center external hires, 43.7 percent came from job “I would rather have a paper application By Dylan Walker | Staff Reporter boards and career sites. According to Jobs2Web where you fill it out and mail it in, because clients in 2010, an average of 826 visitors see then I know that at least they’re going to Online applications, employment search each posting on a company career site, and 90.6 receive it,” McCandless said. “The problem engines and digital questionnaires have taken visitors complete applications. However, only with an online application is you can’t get a Family support the current crop of job applicants into what an average of 1.2 offers are made. good picture of a person at all.” WHAT: International Spouse Group Time.com calls “the recruiting black hole.” In a world of immediate connections, stu- Travis Railsback, executive director of the WHEN: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Companies are standardizing the hiring pro- dents entering the job market can feel more Career Center at The University of Alabama, WHERE: 105 B.B. Comer Hall cess to meet government regulations, and disconnected than ever before. said he agrees that while online applications applications are no longer delivered by hand. Elliot McCandless, a freshman majoring in are efficient, they present new challenges to Candidates click them away into cyberspace, civil engineering, obtained his job at Dunkin’ sometimes to no avail. Donuts online, but said he has reservations SEE DIGITAL PAGE 9 Campus exhibition SPORTS | BASEBALL WHAT: Exhibition Over the A.M. by Ethan Sawyer WHEN: 10 a.m. WHERE: Kentuck Art Center Alabama baseball reloaded for 2014 Crimson Tide enters season ranked No. 21 in sports polls Reading workshop WHAT: Improving Reading Speed By Kevin Connell | Staff Reporter WHEN: 4-5 p.m. At this time last year, the Alabama base- WHERE: 230 Osband Hall ball team was in disarray. The Crimson Tide was coming off its worst season in recent memory and didn’t know what to expect. This time around, there is reason for Domestic violence optimism. The Crimson Tide will enter the 2014 sea- WHAT: White Ribbon Forum son ranked No. 21 in the preseason polls by WHEN: 7:30-9 p.m. both Baseball America and Perfect Game WHERE: 205 Gorgas Library USA after finishing with a record of 35-28 and a bid to the NCAA Tournament last season. “This is a group we’re pretty excited about,” Alabama coach Mitch Gaspard said. Music scene “I think that coming off of the fall, and what WHAT: Faculty piano recital, Noel Engebretson we’ve seen up to this point, we think that this WHEN: 7:30 p.m. is a group that certainly can restore pride CW File WHERE: Moody Music Building SEE BASEBALL PAGE 8 With a No. 21 preseason ranking, the Tide enters 2014 with optimism and new talent.

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e e c l y INSIDE c CONTACT WEATHER Tuesday CAMPUSBRIEFS January 28, 2014 p.2 Winter weather predicted According to a campuswide University email Monday, The National Weather Service predicts bitter cold weather over the next couple of days with the possibility of winter SCENEON CAMPUS precipitation for portions of central Alabama Tuesday. Despite the fact that there is the possibility of snow on Tuesday, little to no accumulation is expected on campus. Temperatures should rise above freezing Wednesday, Jan. 30. Nighttime lows again are expected to dip into the teens. Cathy Andreen, director of media relations, said if the University gets any further weather-related information or if anything changes, they will send out another email alert. Updated information will be available on the UA website at ua.edu, through local radio and television stations and via UA Alerts text and email alerts.

HCA Talks to discuss smoking HCA Talks, a program affi liated with the Honors College Assembly, introduces its second discussion of the semester on the effects of smoking and the smoking ban efforts Wednesday in the Ridgecrest South First Floor Classroom at 7 p.m.

CW | Austin Bigoney UA LEADS holds conference Students Angelo Robano and Garrett Lim briefl y help defi ne diversity Monday at ‘Diverse Desserts: The Musical.’ UA LEADS is a one-day conference where students and faculty come together to talk about leadership and diversity. Students have the opportunity to hear from renowned leaders and experts and participate in small- WEDNESDAY THURSDAY group discussions. The summit costs $15, which includes breakfast, lunch WHAT: Sean Rivers Band and a T-shirt. Register at leadership.ua.edu/conference. WHAT: Scottsboro Boys: The WHEN: 4 p.m. Fred Hiroshige WHERE: Rounders Photographs WHEN: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. WHAT: Robert Milton lecture: Xpress Night starts new semester WHERE: Paul R. Jones Gallery ‘Richard Wright in TODAY the Girls’ House’ The fi rst Honors College Assembly Xpress Night of the WHAT: WHAT: Holy Spirit Open spring semester will be Thursday. Xpress Night is an open- Southeast Guild of WHEN: 5:30-6:30 p.m. mic night held at the Ferguson Center Starbucks, which Book Workers House WHERE: 205 Gorgas Library gives an opportunity for students to showcase their own Annual Exhibition WHEN: 3:30 p.m. talents and support their peers. WHEN: 8 a.m. WHERE: Holy Spirit Catholic WHAT: Xpress Night All majors and disciplines are encouraged to get WHERE: Gorgas 2nd Floor Middle/High School WHEN: 7-9 p.m. involved and showcase their talents. For more information, WHERE: Ferguson Starbucks contact Elizabeth Williamson at emwilliamson@crimson. ua.edu. WHAT: International Spouse WHAT: Managing your Time Group in College WHAT: Campus MovieFest WHEN: 9:30-11:30 a.m. WHEN: 4-5 p.m. Finale WHERE: 105 B.B. Comer Hall WHERE: 230 Osband Hall WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Ferguson Ballroom WHAT: Doing What Matters WHAT: Ladies Night with DJ P.O. Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 for Alabama’s ProtoJ Newsroom: 348-6144 | Fax: 348-8036 WHAT: Skin and Bones Advertising: 348-7845 Classifi eds: 348-7355 Children WHEN: 4 p.m. recital WHEN: 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Rhythm & Brews WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Bryant Conference WHERE: Moody Music Center Building EDITORIAL

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People United also Camille Dishongh decided by Florida voters in November Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, pointed out that the Florida Legislature, Kennan Madden now that the state Supreme Court ruled Florida House Speaker Will led by Republicans, has repeatedly Julia Kate Mace Monday that the proposed initiative Weatherford, Florida’s Senate blocked medical marijuana efforts from Katie Schlumper and ballot summary aren’t misleading. President Don Gaetz and conservative- even getting a hearing in the state “Voters are given fair notice as to the leaning lobby groups Capitol until recently. chief purpose and scope based in the state capital. 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CW | Austin Bigoney A forum hosted by Unlocked UA engaged many students in discussion about charter schools and the controversy surrounding legislation keeping charter schools illegal. Unlocked UA holds Alabama Charter School Forum By Rachel Brown | Staff Reporter members, after years of public education selective. She said she believed charter advocating for solutions to the same identifi- experience, disagreed with this definition. schools like magnet schools could be a differ- able problems: faulty leadership, poor teach- Alabama is one of eight states in which “A public school is an educational institu- ent level of enrollment but still fell into the ers and too many state regulations. The teach- the establishment of charter schools is ille- tion,” Stallworth said. “They provide free edu- category of public education. ers they identified as “good” often ended up gal. Despite recent attempts to draft and pass cation for all. I do not think charter schools Certain groups in Alabama attempted to quitting when they became fed up with the charter school legislation, educators and poli- qualify as public schools because they are not pass charter school legislation in 2012, but it mandates of state testing. ticians within the state still disagree on many for all.” was blocked by the AEA. Marlow explained Stallworth said she knew a young teacher facets of the charter school debate. Charter schools are open to anyone who the vision of the AEA and its reasons for shut- who recently resigned. The teacher said she Monday night, students and faculty gath- wants to attend, but many have to participate ting down the most recent charter school bill. felt she had no other choice because she could ered to listen and engage in a conversation in a lottery system. If a charter school were “AEA believes that the strength of our com- not teach in the way that she felt was correct. with education professionals at the Alabama built in a community, all children in that com- munity schools lies in local control,” she said. “We lose teachers who would otherwise Charter School Forum. The event, hosted by munity would have the choice to attend the The AEA’s problem with the former bill unlock kids’ minds and help them be the best Unlocked UA, fostered a vibrant and nuanced charter school. But if the number of students was that it allowed charters, if denied by the that they can be,” Stallworth said. dialogue about the controversy surrounding exceeds the capacity of the school, the school local school boards, to appeal to the state in Schultz, who previously worked as the edu- charter schools in Alabama. will hold a random lottery to select the stu- an effort to get their charter granted. Marlow cation policy director for Gov. Robert Bentley, The panel featured four speakers: Amy dents to attend. said the AEA believes it is crucial the author- said she is constantly looking for ways to Hubbard Marlow, the research and infor- “The charter schools that I have visited ity for community schools remain with the empower school districts that are more than mation systems manager for the Alabama all had to use the federal lottery system,” local districts. capable of adopting flexible curriculum stan- Education Association AEA; Emily Schultz, Rountree said. “Each was designed as a pub- “There are examples of different ways to dards, similar to charter schools, and excel- director of the Alabama Coalition for Public lic school but not under the local board. These do public education in our state,” Stallworth ling. Schultz said she has seen school boards Charter Schools; Barbara Starnes Rountree, schools are more like a free agent in baseball. said. and superintendents who are visionaries, and professor emeritus from The University of These were created to be very different.” Recognizing the success of D.C. charter if given the flexibility, could achieve great Alabama College of Education and Joyce Stallworth said she agreed, and this is in schools and some charter programs like things. But on the flip side, she said there Stallworth, associate provost for special proj- part why she believes charter schools are KIPP, Stallworth said, admits there have are also school districts and leaders who are ects and professor of English education at “not for all.” been benefits especially to students of color less capable and need the state regulations to The University of Alabama. “What charter schools look like in each and low-income communities. But she raised meet accountability standards. The forum began with each panel member’s state is determined by the state legislation,” the question, “What are the needs the public “I think that there is an opportunity for definition of a charter school. According to the Schultz said in response. “Charter schools schools are not meeting?” educators with charter schools,” Schultz said. National Alliance for Public Charter School are public schools because the local, state “There are different ways of educating stu- “As the policy advisor for Gov. Bentley, I spent website, a charter school is a public school. and federal government funds them. They are dents around different themes,” Stallworth one day a week in public schools. [Teachers] The website justifies their classification by open enrollment, meaning they have to take said. “I don’t understand where we are with felt so restricted that they did not feel empow- asserting that charter schools are funded at whoever wants to come.” addressing needs that are unmet.” ered professionally. I think there is a lot of the federal and state levels and held account- Schultz pointed out that magnet schools Near the end of the discussion, all opportunity for educators [in charter schools] able for academic standards. But some panel are also public schools, and they, too, are panel members acknowledged they were to be able to do what they know they can do.” NEWSIN BRIEF Honors College introduces new medicine class

An interest meeting will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. in 214 Farrah Hall for the new Medicine and Community service-learning program. The program is an Honors College initiative designed for upcoming sophomores, juniors and seniors who are interested in a career in medicine. The program consists of both an academic course and a student organization. The course includes a classroom and a service-learning component. The classroom component is organized by Chelley Alexander, chair of the department of family medicine in the College of Community Health Sciences, and will address the relationship between physicians and the community as well as other medical topics. The service-learning component will send students to Marion, Ala., to work on a number of health-related service projects. The class is a two-semester commitment, and students can earn two credit hours per semester. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Feb. 21. For more information, attend the interest meeting in Farrah Hall or email [email protected].

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COLUMN | MEDICAID EXPANSION Alabama’s Medicaid debate exposes right to life argument fl aw

By Henry Downes | Staff Columnist

The Medicaid expansion debate in Alabama has cen- tered almost exclusively on cost concerns and states’ rights arguments, and Gov. Robert Bentley did not depart from these predictable talking points in his Jan. 14 “State of the State” address. A major component of the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA” or “Obamacare”) is the expansion of Medicaid coverage for low- income adults up to 138 percent of the fed- eral poverty level (only $15,856 for an individu- al or $26,951 for a fam- ily of three in 2013). However, states remain free to effectively block expansion of Medicaid programs, and Gov. Bentley appears intent on doing just that in Alabama. But even with MCT Campus Henry Downes Montgomery refusing to move forward, there’s still a lot we can know about COLUMN | GRAMMYS the importance of Medicaid expansion in our state. We know that expanding Medicaid under the ACA would extend coverage to about 300,000 uninsured work- ing-class Alabamians. We know that citizens within this Beyoncé wins the 2014 Grammys demographic are likely already receiving emergency care for things like heart attacks and broken arms but By Michelle Fuentes | Senior Staff Columnist opinion, the biggest snub of the night, was television show “Girls” star and produc- remain ineligible to receive preventative and specialist the international and cross-genre super- er Lena Dunham aptly tweeted: “When care – the kind of basic care that can, far too often, rep- Generally, I am pretty terrible at keep- star Taylor Swift. Nominated for four Beyoncé giggles unselfconsciously in front resent the ultimate difference between living a happy ing up with news in the music and movie awards, Swift went home without any of the whole music industry it’s pretty and healthy life and dying a preventable death. industries. Actually, my general pop cul- additional statues from The Recording clear she’s surpassed the earthly plane.” We know that a 2012 Harvard School of Public Health ture IQ ranks somewhere in the “they let Academy to add to her current collection Carter and her husband were pitch study calculated that one death per year was prevent- her outside, don’t they?” range. However, of seven Grammy awards. However, the perfect, powerful and passionate as they ed for every additional 176 adults covered by Medicaid about once every two years I take a sud- night was not a complete loss. Swift con- owned every inch of that stage. (I expect expansion in other states. From the same study, we know den and intense, albeit brief, interest in tributed an emotional, that Jay-Z’s next world that post-expansion drops in mortality rates were most the Grammy Awards. This year was one top-notch performance tour will be called “The significant among society’s most vulnerable groups – of those years. of her soulful ballad “All Mr. Knowles Show World older adults, minorities and residents of poor counties. Luckily for you, my loyal readers and Too Well” from a grand Tour.”) I know that Based on this information alone, simple math tells us all of Twitter, I broadcast my opinions of piano that was completed ThatTh t woman can sing. And Beyoncé’s secret album that the lives of 1,704 Alabamians depend on Medicaid the first 90 minutes of the 56th Grammys with a passionate round compose, dance, write, direct, didn’t make the cut-off expansion as we sit here today. Lives. Not statistics. on Sunday evening. The show was three of headbanging. Let the date for consideration So don’t be distracted by Gov. Bentley’s rhetoric about hours long. I told you it was a brief inter- internet memes begin. promote and generally be for this year’s awards, tax receipts and the 10th Amendment – Medicaid expan- est. Should you require a so-called factual Her performance was fi erce in all things.s. but I think we could have sion is not a matter of dollar and cents, but is fundamen- roundup of the winners, losers and perfor- adapted from her “Red” saved a lot of time and tally a right to life issue. mances of the star-studded event, please world tour in which she money by just giving It is disappointing that the Republican party – which stop reading now. This is not that column. gave similar performanc- Beyoncé all of the 2015 is supposedly committed to protecting the “sanctity Winner of the New Artist Grammy es of the same song, writ- Grammys directly fol- of innocent human life” and has worked vigorously to Lorde sounded great but looked like a hot ten, most likely, about lowing that performance. limit the reach of Roe v. Wade – is consistently unable mess. But maybe that’s her thing, so go Swift’s past heartthrob Jake Gyllenhaal. Yes, all of them. to appreciate the moral implications of their decisions for it. I’m still confused as to if “Royals” Sunday’s performance was technically Even as someone who has, literally, not when it comes to health care. is racist or not. There are pretty strong strong, sentimental and greatly anticipat- removed Swift’s “Red” album from my car An Alabama Republican might argue that a woman has arguments both ways, so I see it best ed by her huge fan base. A job well done, CD player since its October 2012 release, no right to abort a fetus. not to rally for her one way or another. Swift, a job well done. the fact of the matter is that Swift’s voice That same Republican Although, I absolutely wish her song had Beyoncé and Jay-Z evidenced that they doesn’t hold a candle to the outstanding might also argue, how- been introduced on the CW’s acclaimed are, clearly, the most talented couple ever talent of Beyoncé. But really, who does? In ever inexplicably, that the television show “Gossip Girl,” because in the show’s opening number. I am pretty conclusion, even though Beyoncé wasn’t state maintains the right those sassy Upper East-siders really were sure that Queen B could pick almost any- nominated for any awards, she won the to deny basic and neces- all about the Cristal, Maybach, diamonds one to be her sidekick, I mean partner, Grammys. We as a society should sary coverage to the most on their timepiece, jet planes, islands and and they would still earn this designa- vulnerable Alabamians – tigers on a gold leash. And they didn’t tion. That woman can sing. And compose, Michelle Fuentes is a Ph.D. candidate in not accept a right to life thus depriving them of a care. dance, write, direct, promote and gener- political theory. Her column runs weekly happy and healthy life or The last act I watched and, in my ally be fierce in all things. As the HBO on Tuesdays. which simply disappears indeed depriving them of as increased political and life altogether. COLUMN | LGBTQ What is the relevant economic leverage is moral difference between directly killing a fetus applied. and allowing hundreds Pop artist, song empowerment misguided of poor and marginal- ized Alabamians to die By Noah Cannon | Senior Staff Columnist place, I nevertheless plead: Straight declares that marriage equality is “a unnecessary and prevent- people, stop trying to empower me. damn good place to start.” Really? able deaths due to will- Critiques of today’s pop music It’s not that these artists mean Are the suicidal LGBTQ youth not ful neglect and lack of are easy to come by. You don’t have badly, but their attempts at LGBTQ a better place to start? The ones he empathy? to look terribly far to find writers affirmation are inherently conde- just talked about? Further, I am deeply unsettled by Gov. Bentley’s lamenting contemporary artists’ reli- scending and myopic. In her Grammy- Of course, I couldn’t be so cynical “State of the State” remarks, which suggest that the ance on auto-tune, banal lyricism nominated song as to think these songs aren’t with- right to life is not absolute and fundamental, but situ- and gimmicky per- “Brave,” singer-song- out their merits. If any member of the ational: “I am a physician who cared for all my patients formances. But there writer Sara Bareilles LGBTQ community finds solace or joy regardless of their ability to pay. But I have another role is another recent uses the second-per- in “Brave” or “Same Love,” then the to play now. I am also your governor. And I have to be trend on the top-40 son voice to urge her songwriters have done a wonderful concerned for our state.” airwaves so ubiqui- LGBTQ listeners to “be thing. And yes, there is a valid argu- Here, Bentley seems to acknowledge that humans tous that even the Straight people, stop brave” and come out, ment to be made in favor of LGBTQ have a right to have their basic health needs met – so casual listener can’t saying that “nothing’s identity becoming normalized in long as there aren’t taxpayers to appease and political help but notice: the trying to empower me. gonna hurt” more than mainstream media. points to score. We as a society should not accept a right straight ally-penned staying closeted. The But I would urge LGBTQ people to life which simply disappears as increased political LGBTQ empower- astronomically high to look further than the top of the and economic leverage is applied. ment anthem. rates of violence, abuse Billboard charts for affirmation. It should not be a death sentence in this state to make In the post-It Gets and familial rejection Personally, I prefer to look to the a living just above the poverty line. It should not be a Better world in which faced by LGBTQ people work of LGBTQ artists themselves, death sentence to be a working parent. It should not be we live, everyone beg to differ, but Sara artists like Angel Haze, Jay Brannan, a death sentence to be ignorant of or disillusioned by from Katy Perry and P!nk to Lily Allen doesn’t mention any of that. Le1f and Mary Lambert (whose “She the complexity of health care options. and even Taylor Swift has joined in on In his misguided marriage equality Keeps Me Warm” provided the hook This is not an “abortion column.” It is, however, a col- the fun, releasing catchy singles and anthem “Same Love” (also Grammy- for “Same Love”), among many oth- umn which demands that whatever your position is on edgy music videos specifically tar- nominated), rapper Macklemore ers. These artists provide first-person abortion, it should at least logically square with your geting LGBTQ young people. Being describes the plight of being an accounts of living as an LGBTQ per- convictions on health care and Medicaid expansion. an LGBTQ young person myself, I’ve LGBTQ young person “plagued by son, which are, at their core, neces- The right to life cannot begin at conception but end been told by various pop stars that a pain in their heart,” all the while sary, engaging and, yes, empowering. at birth. I’m a firework, that I’m perfect, that I taking every precaution to clarify was born this way and so on. that he’s straight. He mentions the Noah Cannon is a junior majoring Henry Downes is a junior majoring in economics and While these allied celebrities have high suicide rate for LGBTQ youth in telecommunication and film. His political science. His column runs biweekly on Tuesdays. their hearts in a well-intentioned in one line, and then in the next column runs biweekly on Tuesdays.

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CW| Belle Newby Textbooks compiled by professors are making it harder for students to buy and sell their textbooks from places other than the SUPe Store. Books only available at SUPe Store 100 100 limit options for UA students

By Morgan Funderburk | Contributing Writer Bernadette Chavira-Trull, associate Trull said. result in savings when purchasing on his ability to resell his books at director of books at the SUPe Store, These Alabama-edition textbooks books. the end of the semester. Because of the prices of textbooks, said. can be modified, and original work “The SUPe Store raises all the “Having to use custom editions many University of Alabama stu- Cathy Andreen, director of by the professor can be added. prices, so I can’t buy it on Amazon dramatically affects resale value and dents look for cheaper options than media relations, said the choice for Professors also have the option because the rest of the country uses puts the hurt on students with lim- the University Supply Store, but textbooks is determined by each pro- to have the book printed in differ- the same textbook,” Harlie Waldon, ited means,” Vankirk said. custom textbooks compiled by pro- fessor or department and not based ent formatting, such as three-hole- a junior majoring in marketing, said. Although UA specific books are fessors are making it harder for stu- on contacts with publishing compa- punched, unbound. Ruth Ann Hall, a “It ends up being really expensive.” often changed from year to year, dents to buy books off campus. nies. professor of economics, finance and George Vankirk, a junior majoring Chavira-Trull said the Supply Store The University Supply Store and a “University policy does not allow legal studies, said she frequently in civil engineering, said purchas- buys back many used books from few off-campus bookstores are usu- for the University or departments to requires a UA edition textbook for ing textbooks that are only avail- students and from other sellers. ally the only places students are able have contracts with publishing com- her courses. able through the SUPe Store greatly “The Supply Store strives to assist to purchase the custom UA textbook panies for textbooks,” Andreen said. “These textbooks allow you to affects how far his money will go. students with stretching their edu- materials. These books are pur- Chavira-Trull said there is no only use the chapters that you teach “I am a student on the post-9/11 GI cational dollars by buying back chased only at the request of the pro- recommended list of publishers, since professors rarely use the whole bill. I get a limited amount in book their textbooks at the end of each fessor and not used simply because but that all decisions are made by textbook,” Hall said. “[Students] stipends each semester,” Vankirk semester and shopping nation- the SUPe Store orders them. departments. wouldn’t have to purchase a textbook said. “If I purchased all course mate- wide for used textbooks as well as “The University Supply Store The SUPe Store also publish- with excess material, which makes it rial through the SUPe Store, it would offering course materials in vari- supports academic freedom. All es faculty-submitted resources more economical for students.” far exceed the amount allocated for ous formats, i.e., hardback, paper- textbook information is provided including class notes, PowerPoint However, some students are skep- my textbooks per semester.” back, binder ready and digital and to the Supply Store by the aca- presentations and course packets tical that the specialized, shortened Vankirk also spoke about the neg- renting textbooks,” Chavira-Trull demic departments and faculty,” submitted by instructors, Chavira- versions of the textbooks actually ative effect a customized book had said. Students earn master’s degrees on 1-year tracks

By Morgan Funderburk | Contributing Writer through journalism. Community Journalism Master’s Program: For engineers, the STEM path “[Students] learn more about dif- For many current undergraduates, ferent ways that journalists can help the thought of staying in school after helps them to fi nd jobs that give communities,” Lowery said. “They’re The ComJ program accepts graduation can be a daunting notion. trying to help people be a part of the recent BA recipients in The time it takes to complete a tra- them the career path opportunities discussion for the issues going on in journalism or other fi elds, as ditional master’s program, as well the community.” well as professionals hoping to as the financial costs of pursuing a that they wouldn’t otherwise have. Alabama also boasts an advertis- higher degree, can deter many from ing and public relations graduate expand their knowledge. seeking these options, but now, The — Robert Morgan degree called Plan II, the One-Year ComJ students take two University of Alabama is offering mul- Professional Program. This program semesters of coursework at tiple programs for students to obtain is for recent liberal arts, business the University then immerse their master’s degree only one year STEM program was an advantageous administration and communication themselves in a three-month after earning their bachelor’s degree. option for students looking to earn an graduates who desire to have the professional experience at the Students from all educational back- MBA before beginning their careers. skills associated with leadership Anniston Star. grounds are able to benefit from these “During my summer internships, I positions within these industries. degree offerings, which allow them have had multiple female engineers The program is mainly for students to open doors in their future career in my office tell me that joining the looking to further their education in fields that having only an undergrad- STEM MBA program was a wise deci- the advertising and public relations uate degree may have closed. Various sion. Working a full-time job, having a industries who aren’t necessarily STEM path to the MBA Program: colleges at the University are now family and attending graduate school looking to earn a Ph.D. after graduate offering these accelerated master’s simultaneously was very difficult for school. tracks, many of which are geared them and much more time consuming “It is mostly a managerial and stra- STEM path applicants who toward a more professional, rather than my one-year degree plan would tegic program,” Lance Kinney, gradu- than academic, future. be,” said Walker. “If I didn’t have ate coordinator for the department of hold a minimum high school The Science, Technology, STEM, I don’t know if I would even be advertising and public relations, said. GPA of 3.5 and a minimum Engineering and Math (STEM) path to able to get my MBA.” “We’re not teaching students under- ACT score of 28 will be the MBA is a program for students in Students from all educational back- graduate skills such as how to write offered early admission to the mathematic, science and engineering grounds also have the option to com- advertising copy. We’re teaching the MBA program. During their disciplines to obtain their Master’s plete a one-year master’s program in theory of how communication works junior year, students will apply of Business Administration over five community journalism. This program in the marketplace, to understand for admission to the Graduate years at the University. combines two semesters of course- tactics and strategy that are available “For someone who has an under- work on campus with a three-month and how to use those skills to your School for the MBA program. graduate degree in the sciences, it can internship at the renowned Anniston advantage.” be a challenge to find the right job. For Star newspaper. Katie Hall, an alumna of the APR those students who do the STEM path Dr. Wilson Lowery, graduate coor- One-Year Professional Program, to the MBA, it broadens the number dinator for the department of journal- switched away from the tradition- of choices they’ll have,” said Robert ism, said the community journalism al two-year degree after deciding Morgan, professor of marketing and master’s program gives students a she wanted to enter the workforce APR One-Year Professional Program: executive director of the Innovation unique perspective on the journal- immediately after graduate school. Initiative for the College of Business. ism industry and how it impacts the “The one-year program is more pro- The one-year program consists “For engineers, the STEM path helps community it represents. The pro- fessionally focused, whereas the two- of an intensive, professionally them to find jobs that give them the gram also allows students a valuable year is focused on going on to receive oriented curriculum combining career path opportunities that they hands-on experience in the profes- a doctoral degree,” Hall said. “After I both advertising and public wouldn’t otherwise have.” sional journalism ring. completed my undergraduate degree, Students in the STEM program “The ComJ program gets students I still felt unprepared … but after relations. Recognizing the take a 1.5 credit-hour business hon- thinking about how journalism works the one-year APR [professional pro- increasingly close links ors course during their four years as in the community in a more sophisti- gram], I felt totally prepared to enter between the advertising an undergraduate and then complete cated way than they get in a typical [the] workforce.” and public relations their MBA through a summer, fall graduate program,” Lowery said. Students looking for more infor- professions, this program and spring of graduate-level business The community journalism mas- mation on any of these one-year pro- provides advanced preparation courses. ter’s program emphasizes the use of grams can contact the Office of the in both disciplines. Samantha Walker, a junior major- newer technologies and works to pro- Graduate School at 205-348-5921 or ing in civil engineering, said the mote community awareness of issues online at graduate.ua.edu. tour.ua.edu p.6

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Wikimedia Commons CW | Sloane Arogeti Wikimedia Commons Travis Railsback of the University of Alabama’s Career Center said some of the top out-of-state employment destinations for University grads include large cities and growing suburbanized cities. Graduates increasingly seeking big city life While offers still determine ultimate location, many students tailor job search to urban area

By Alexandra Ellsworth | Staff Reporter Reid said he would ideally like to live in a else later.” Oklahoma City have expanded rapidly,” Joel big city in the near future, and he would not Not all students want to be in large met- Kotkin said in his article on thedailybeast. When Travis Railsback of the University mind settling down in an urban area. ropolitan areas. Ann Marie Coley, a junior com. “These low-density, car-dominated, of Alabama Career Center looks at the list “I see myself settling down in a bigger city majoring in social work, said she would rath- heavily suburbanized areas with small cen- of cities where UA grads are moving, he has for a lot of life,” he said. “But if I were doing er live in a more suburban area. tral cores likely represent the next wave of trouble finding much of a trend. mission work or if there was a time when I “The big metropolitan area would be really great American cities.” “They are going everywhere,” he said. “I needed to live in a small city for a brief period, busy, and it’s not that I want a really slow- This trend may be reflected in Alabama mean they are all over, from coast to coast, in I could be okay with that. Ultimately, though, paced lifestyle, I just think I would rather graduates’ cities of choice. Railsback said both big and small cities.” I believe I will end up in a bigger city.” have one that would be more easygoing,” she the top five in-state employment destinations Despite the fact that there are no distinct Railsback said the city often does not play said. for UA grads are Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, trends about where UA students are going, as much of a role in post-graduation plans as Coley, who grew up in the Oak Mountain Huntsville, Mobile and Montgomery. He said the national trend remains big cities. Rental finding a job. area of Birmingham, said she enjoyed living the top five out-of-state employment destina- housing listing sites such as Rent.com and “It’s not something in a smaller community tions for UA grads are Atlanta, Ga., Houston, Apartment Guides compiled lists in 2013 we see coming up in while still being near a Texas, Nashville, Tenn., Dallas, Texas and of the top cities recent college graduates career advising ses- mid-sized city. For her, New York City. flocked to. sions, but it may be that it felt like the best of With the exception of New York City, the Posted in January, the Buzzfeed quiz they just aren’t talking both worlds. out-of-state destinations are suburbanized “What City Should You Actually Live In?” about it with us,” he Location may still be a big “I wasn’t always run- big cities. Business Insider, a business web- has erupted across the Internet, as many said. “Location may still ning into people I knew, site, compiled a list from Rent.com of 10 cit- college-aged students post their results on be a big factor for our but if I wanted to, I could ies that are ideal for new college graduates. social media. It would seem young adults are graduates. It’s just hard factor for our graduates. go certain places where Business Insider also provided the mean still obsessed with the city life, but it may not to say.” I would know a lot of the annual income, median cost for a one-bed- just be the youthful millennials who want to Railsback said he It’s just hard to say. people,” Coley said. “I room apartment, unemployment rate, city urbanize. sees a trend that stu- can know where I am all “vibe” and some additional facts that may Fox Business released an article last May dents often prefer to go the time and not be wor- appeal to recent young graduates. about the death of the suburbs, as more and back to the area they — Travis Railsback ried about getting really Several of the cities seemed more in line more millennials are moving to settle down are from, and occasion- lost or having to deal with sprawling cities and included Atlanta, in small high-rise apartments instead of ally he deals with a stu- with super high traffic.” Ga., Boston, Mass., Houston, Texas, Denver, large houses with white picket fences, and dent who has a spouse The Daily Beast Colo., St. Louis, Mo., Minneapolis, Minn., Boomers are leaving their large homes in or fiancé they want to be released an article Seattle, Wash., Dallas, Texas, Raleigh, N.C. favor of downsizing to the big city. close to. Often, though, online in April about the and Washington, D.C. Matt Reid is one of those millennials who it’s job offers that dictate where a student will changing urban landscape. More and more Jacobson said she has noticed this trend wants to relocate to a metropolis. Reid gradu- move, he said. young adults are looking to live not in New and finds cities like Houston or Charlotte ated in August from the University and is cur- Jillian Jacobson, a graduate student study- York, Chicago or San Francisco, but in more very appealing. rently employed at Enterprise in Tuscaloosa, ing higher education at the University, said sprawling urban regions. “I am definitely drawn to cities like that, but he said he does not plan on staying here she would go wherever she could find a job. “While Gotham and the Windy City have because there are good job opportunities and much longer. “I would definitely prefer to be in a bigger experienced modest growth and significant cultural opportunities like you would find “Two things kept me here,” Reid said. “I city, but if I was offered a job in a smaller net domestic out-migration, burgeoning in a big city but without the cost of living have a girlfriend who is a senior, and I have town, I would definitely consider taking it,” if often disdained urban regions such as that you have in a city like New York or San a great job.” she said. “I could always move somewhere Houston, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Charlotte, and Francisco,” she said. Druid City Arts Festival prepares for April event

By Cokie Thompson | people from all over the gets allows for an increased Contributing Writer region to Tuscaloosa. The musical awareness through- program fits into the group’s out the community,” Brass For a few hours on an goal of increasing tourism Hannah Bralley, the band’s April afternoon, local artists in the Tuscaloosa area, and manager, said. “We got our and musicians will gather to members of the group hope start by playing smaller celebrate what they do best: it grows even more in the local venues –bars, private exhibit artwork and play future. parties and the like– and last music. Tuscaloosa residents “We exist so we can have year’s event really helped and travelers alike will have an effect on the Tuscaloosa us reach a demographic for the opportunity to join in economy,” Brandt Garrison, which we normally would the festivities. manager of communications not have had the opportu- On April 5, the Tuscaloosa for the commission, said. nity to play.” Tourism and Sports This will be the first year As part of the commis- Commission will host the the commission hosts the sion’s goal to include the fifth annual Druid City Arts festival alone, Garrison entire community, an area Festival. The festival brings said. Last year, the group of the festival will be dedi- together artists and musi- partnered with Creative cated to children’s activi- cians from across the area. Campus, who founded the ties. All of the artwork on Sixty to 65 artists pay $25 for event in 2010. The event display will be appropriate a 10 x 10 space to sell their will feature local bands per- for families. Additionally, work for the day. Various forming a variety of genres the festival is looking for musicians perform every of music. The registration volunteers to help put on hour during the festival. process for musicians is dif- the free event. Local artist Beverly ferent from the process for “They’re great days for Mabry looks forward to artists, which Garrison said community participation,” the event, which began as is to ensure diversity in the Mabry said. “They’re really a Creative Campus proj- lineup. trying to develop the arts ect and has grown over the The Doctors and The scene there.” years. Lawyers, a Tuscaloosa band The registration dead- “I’d say it’s quadrupled that participated last year, line for artists is March in size,” Mabry said. “It’s hopes to have the opportu- 28. The registration dead- almost the size of some nity to participate again. line for musicians is Feb. things here in Birmingham.” “The event does a good 14, and the lineup will CW File A representative from job in giving the general be announced Feb. 28. Musicians, artists, community members and students come together for a day of crafts and the Tourism and Sports public the opportunity to Volunteers can register at creativity at the Druid City Arts Festival, held every spring since 2010. Commission said the group experience local music. The druidcityartsfestival.com/ hopes the event will bring more exposure each band volunteers. Tuesday, January 28, 2014 p.7 Skin and Bones to perform

By Lauren Carlton | Contributing Writer “Reckoning,” a piece by junior trombone audience will leave with the knowledge that performance major Michael Johnson. all that happens in the School of Music is Skin and Bones, the annual collabora- Skin and Bones is one of a kind not not classical. I hope they enjoy watching it tive concert between The University of only in its use of the two ensembles, but as much as we enjoy performing for them.” Alabama Trombone Choir and Percussion also in the repertoire it presents. In pre- The longevity of Skin and Bones high- Ensemble, celebrates its fourth perfor- vious years, everything from Vivaldi to lights the collaborative nature the School of mance Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Journey has been performed. This year Music fosters among students across differ- Skin (percussion) and Bones (trom- the tradition continues. The program ent disciplines. bones) uses the creative talents of two includes an Eric Crees arrangement of “The chemistry between the studios is seemingly unlike ensembles within the Eric Clapton’s “Layla,” “Water Night” fantastic,” O’Toole said. “It’s always a plea- School of Music to create a diverse, yet by Eric Whitacre and arranged by Evan sure for me to collaborate outside of the cohesive, concert. Conroy, “Double Music” by John Cage and studio. The trombone ensemble is profes- “Besides being a unique instrumenta- Lou Harrison, “Fanfare for Cala” by Eric sional, musically sensitive, creatively curi- tion, the concert focuses on the possibili- Crees and “Nhemamusasa,” “Mahororo” ous – qualities every musician wants in a ties of a relatively unheard combination of and “Nyamaropa” from “Shona Spirit” coworker.” instruments,” Scott O’Toole, a second-year arranged by B. Michael Williams. The Trombone Choir is directed by masters student studying percussion per- “We are playing a little bit of everything, Jonathan Whitaker, assistant professor of formance, said. “There is a lot of power from rock to classical and everything in trombone and the brass area coordinator inherent in both percussion and trombone between,” Mary Young, a senior majoring at the School of Music, while the Percussion and, when combined, make an ensemble in music therapy, said. Young is a member Ensemble is directed by Tim Feeney, assis- capable of both the extremely intense and of the trombone choir. tant professor of percussion. the subtle.” “My first year here was the first year The concert will be held in the Moody O’Toole will be playing accompaniment that Skin and Bones happened, so it’s been Music Building Concert Hall. It is free to for an arrangement of African mbira music pretty cool to see how it’s evolved over the the public and will also be streamed live at Submitted and bass drum for the world premiere of Trombonists and percussionists collaborate for the concert. years,” Young said. “I’m hoping that the www.ustream.tv/channel/uofa-som. Campaign spotlights male voices against violence

By Hannah Widener | Contributing Writer

An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of PLAN TO GO physical assault by an intimate partner each year in the United States. The Women’s Resource Center on WHAT: White Ribbon Forum campus not only advocates for women but encour- WHEN: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. ages men to take action as well in its White Ribbon WHERE: Gorgas Library Campaign. The White Ribbon Campaign originally began in fight against domestic violence. Canada in 1991 and was started by activist Michael George Daniels, an associate professor in the jour- Kaufman and politician Jack Layton. The campaign nalism department, teaches a class called “Race, is centered around men taking the pledge to end all Gender, and Media,” which not only teaches students violence against women. Monday, men of all ages and about how violence and masculinity are portrayed backgrounds will attend the White Ribbon Forum, in society, but also the ways they can learn from it. which allows men to speak out against domestic vio- Daniels will be one of speakers at the forum. lence and the ways to stop the cycle and get both men “In the news business we get too many stories like and women the help they need. this. We get too many stories with domestic violence,” “I thought it would be very important to only have Daniels said. “I wish I could give this wonderful story men on the panel as well as Monday when we ask the about how someone I knew was killed or something entire male community to wear white in support of like that, but I know that there are enough people who the campaign,” said Eric Patterson, a graduate stu- die from domestic violence. Putting on pants and a dent who works for the White Ribbon Campaign. white shirt for a day is not too much to ask.” Patterson will be expanding the campaign by film- Jessi Hitchens, a graduate student and the assis- ing interviews with the men’s swimming and diving tant director at the Women’s Resource Center, will coach, the men’s baseball coach and the women’s soft- present a woman’s point of view of the campaign. ball coach about how they will be taking the pledge. Hitchens said she feels it is important for men to Those behind the campaign are hoping to have the stand up against domestic violence. interviews available to the public by the end of the “We really want to hear our male voices stand up, month on the Women’s Resource Center YouTube because women have been standing up against vio- channel. lence for a long time, and we can’t do it by ourselves,” White ribbons will be handed out at the forum to Hitchins said. “We can’t change our society alone, men so they may show their solidarity. Monday, men so we really need men to speak up and interrupt the Submitted are advised to wear white to support women in the violence.” The WRC fi ghts against domestic violence with its White Ribbon Campaign. COLUMN | TELEVISION Cure post-breakup blues with series of standout television shows

By Hannah Widener person because they didn’t have the decency to Stage four: depression. Dysfunction has a name, break up with you in person. Meeting their par- and its name is “Shameless.” Sex, drugs and pay- “But they … I should have … this sucks … why ents meant you got to move onto the next round. ing the toll at the El train in South Side, Chicago, don’t they like me?” However, you did not move onto the next round. In are all in a day’s work at the Gallagher house. This can only be the train of thought every per- fact, it’s game over, so better luck next time. “The When I’m depressed, I don’t want to watch some son has when they have just been dumped. If this Walking Dead” will be returning Feb. 8, and with sappy romantic movie. Instead, I prefer to numb has just recently happened to you as it has hap- the entire group in disarray, there’s no telling who my pain with laughter. Any show that can feature pened to me, then I’m here to tell you one thing: will be killed next. Getting your aggression out by an alcoholic father, a drug-dealing son, a daughter Suck it up. We can get through this together by watching zombies get shot in the face with a cross- who is just trying to make ends meet and can still utilizing the five stages of break-up TV. bow seems perfectly healthy to me. have me tearing up from laughing so hard is good Stage one: denial. At first all you can feel is dis- Stage three: bargaining, also known as the in my book. belief because they couldn’t have possibly broken “What if?” stage. There are a million scenarios Stage five: acceptance. The final step is very up with you. Why would they? You’re awesome. everyone will run through their heads. In each important in the healing process: the moment Any and all TV would be good to drown yourself in of the scenarios, the outcome will always be the when you start wearing makeup/dressing up right now because thinking about the breakup is same thing, and you will still be in your PJs from again and stop wearing pants that only have an just too awful. To accompany the mindless eating yesterday. (If that’s the case then please change; elastic waistband. “Sex and the City” may not be that will be occurring over the next 24 hours, I sug- you’re starting to look like the people of Wal-Mart a new show, but it will never go out of style. Every gest “Top Chef: New Orleans.” Somehow watching at 1 a.m.) I’m not a fan of “The Bachelor,” but Juan day on the E! network, reruns are shown in the other people cook always gives me hope that I too Pablo does make me ask some pretty promiscuous afternoon, and even though I have seen every epi- can one day not have to cook ramen and cook a questions such as, “What if Juan Pablo just hap- sode at least three times, I learn something new Amazon.com real meal. pened to take his shirt off?” Now that’s a bargain every time I watch. So go out into the world now “The Walking Dead” returns Feb. 8. Stage two: anger. You’re now so mad at that I’d be willing to make. and expect the unexpected.

COLUMN | HEALTH Snack variety keeps energy boosted

By Katherine Metcalf take on the go. 2014-15 Peanut butter and banana sandwich: 1 table- Vending machines are usually the first spoon of peanut butter with two pieces of whole things that catch your eye walking out of your wheat bread and a sliced banana. 2 p.m. class and into the library to study. The String cheese with whole wheat crackers: vending machine is filled with candy bars, One low-fat string cheese with one serving of bags of chips, M&M’s, sugary drinks and soda whole wheat crackers galore. Many college students fall victim to the Energy bars: My favorites are Lara bars, stimulation of these tasty treats when hunger Kind Nut bars and Nature Valley bars. strikes, but these snacks will only make them Greek yogurt smoothie: 1 cup of low-fat want to go to sleep instead of giving them fuel Greek yogurt, 1 cup of any fruit (fresh or frozen to help them get their work done. Before reach- unsweetened), one serving of nuts and ice. This ing for that high-calorie, mouthwatering pick- is also a great option to pack for breakfast on me-up, consider changing the way you choose your way to class. your snacks. All of these snacks have a great mix of carbo- In order for students to avoid the afternoon hydrates, protein, fiber and fat to help fuel your slump, they should eat a wholesome snack that body and keep you and your brain moving for satisfies them until dinnertime. What is con- your next class. 2014 sidered an optimal snack? The key to getting optimal nutrition is to feed Lori Greene, a nutrition instructor, said your body with a variety of different healthy a good snack contains essential nutrients snacks. Therefore, your mind and palate will instead of empty calories. not get bored with monotonous flavors and “Pairing healthy carbohydrates, a good result to quickly snagging something sweet source of protein and wholesome fiber is ideal from the snack machine. Even while snacking, to keep you satisfied until dinner,” Greene said. making the right food choices is important to Instead of wasting your precious Dining give your body energy as well as the satisfac- Dollars, try some of these easy snacks to tion it needs to enjoy the rest of the day. p.8 Tuesday, January 28, 2014

COLUMN | MLB Is A-Rod’s suspension enough?

By Kayla Howard | Contributing Writer contract. Is this punishment too harsh? Is it not harsh enough? With baseball season just around the As an avid fan of Major League Baseball, corner, I cannot help but express my relief I do not want players like Rodriquez in the that Alex Rodriguez will not be in the start- league. It is first and foremost wrong to ing lineup for the Yankees. The use of per- enhance your game with illegal drugs but formance enhancing drugs has been an even more frowned upon to lie about it. In issue in Major League Baseball for many my opinion, the repeat offender needs to be years. Although the punishment for the banned from the game altogether. use of these drugs has become harsher If the league continues to allow players over the years, the amount of players in to get away with using illegal substances the MLB using steroids has not decreased to enhance their performances on the field, like people had hoped. the use of these substances will most likely Rodriguez longed for fame, and in order continue. Although the use of steroids in to achieve that fame he was willing to do MLB will almost certainly not cease, the whatever it took for him to be the best on amount of players using the drugs will not the field. The three-time American League decrease either. For an MVP worth millions MVP admitted to using PEDs from 2001-03 of dollars, what is a one–year ban from the while he was with Texas but has repeatedly game and a loss of a couple million dollars denied using them since. Subsequently, he going to do? has spent millions having his attorneys We are all human, often making mis- fight the current accusations. takes and, therefore, deserving of second A-Rod’s denial did not stop commis- chances. I am interested to see the steps sioner Bud Selig from suspending him for the MLB will take in the future to help 211 games in August. The suspension was decrease the use of steroids in the league. later reduced to 162 games and would not A-Rod is determined to make a comeback, MCT Campus allow him to play in any postseason games but will his money lost and time away from New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez (13) signs autographs for fans before the for the 2014 season. This cost Rodriguez the game prevent him from using steroids game agianst the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., Friday, Aug. 23, $25 million of his remaining $86 million for a third time? 2013.

Alabama retains 5 position starters from 2013 season

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back into the program and do some things we certainly want to accom- plish here.” Alabama retains five position start- ers from the 2013 campaign, includ- ing sophomore 2013 Gold Glove second baseman Kyle Overstreet, sophomore shortstop and 2013 Freshman All-American Mikey White and sophomore center fielder Georgie Salem. All three started all 63 games for Alabama last season as true freshmen. The Crimson Tide will have two new starters at both third base and catcher to fill the void left by Kenny Roberts and Brett Booth, who both graduated after last season. Sophomores Chance Vincent and Daniel Cucjen are com- peting for the job at third base, while redshirt junior Wade Wass and fresh- man Will Haynie will split time at catcher. Wass, who had only one at-bat all last season after sustaining injuries to his ankle and wrist, is expected to play a big role for the Crimson Tide in 2014 with help from Haynie. “I think one beauty with having Will Haynie with Wade is that’s going to be a nice combination for both to be CW | Austin Bigoney able to catch and DH,” Gaspard said. While he carries behind veteran running backs in the 2013 season, Henry capitalizes on every opportunity, scoring twice in the Sugar Bowl and “We’re not going to beat up the legs once in the Chattanooga game. like we had to with Brett Booth, who caught just about every game for us Henry initially faces diffi culty will be, a running back. who’s going to be the best running back at last year and did a heck of a job, but And the persistence is paying off. Alabama.” it’ll be a nice combination with those adjusting to college football Fans got their first full glimpse of Henry’s Overall, Henry appeared in 12 games for two guys.” potential in Alabama’s 52-0 rout of Arkansas Alabama in his freshman campaign, seeing Sophomore Ryan Blanchard is the FOOTBALL FROM PAGE 1 Oct. 19. Henry took three steps to his right, time in the backfield in nine contests. He car- favorite to start in left field after split- changed direction, busted an inside run out- ried the ball 35 times for 382 yards and three ting time at the position with Andrew thought of him running behind the Crimson side of the left tackle and sprinted down the touchdowns. Miller, who also graduated, last sea- Tide’s mammoth offensive line. Crimson Tide’s sideline for a touchdown. He Henry averaged 10.9 yards per carry in the son. Junior Ben Moore and senior It was easy to imagine Henry would step scampered 80 yards downfield without a sin- 2013 season. Austen Smith round out the expected right into the running back rotation at gle defender touching him. “I think he’s going to become a great run- position starters in right field and at Alabama behind T.J. Yeldon. However, Henry “He’s got a dynamic that nobody else has ning back for this program,” Norwood said. first base, respectively. broke his leg during spring practice and was … You don’t generally see a kid that big, that “He’s kind of matured from where he start- On the mound, sophomore Ray forced to sit out the A-Day game. strong and that fast,” Dunlap said. ed. He knows the offense better. He’s just a Castillo, last year’s closer and 2013 “I thought everything would be handed to Henry rushed for 111 yards on six carries physical guy – big physical guy. He’s going to Freshman All-American, will move me,” Henry said. “It’s a different level here in the fourth quarter against the Razorbacks. pound the ball inside. That’s what he does.” into the starting rotation, joining than high school.” Against Chattanooga Nov. 23, Henry saw Henry will look to split time with Yeldon in juniors Spencer Turnbull and Justin In the early portion of last football season, six carries again, this time rushing for 66 the spring and the upcoming season, while Kamplain, who both started last Henry saw playing time on special teams and yards and a touchdown. still holding off players like Drake, Jalston season along with now-graduated received a few carries when the Crimson Tide During the break for the bowl game, Fowler, Dee Hart and Altee Tenpenny. Charley Sullivan. had a lead late in games. Alabama head coach Nick Saban decided He said he must improve on blocking this Though last season was a step in But Henry still had some difficulty adjust- to give Henry the ball behind Yeldon, jump- offseason in order to take a step forward in the right direction for Alabama, the ing to the college game. ing him ahead of Kenyan Drake in the depth the Crimson Tide’s offense, especially in pass Crimson Tide is ready to get this sea- There was no better example of that than in chart. protection. son started to move past last season’s Alabama’s first game against Virginia Tech. Yeldon said that was not by accident. “I can build a lot. I’m glad I’ve got a good ending. Henry entered the game at tailback, flank- “He’s had a great understanding, just pick- feel in my running going into the offseason,” The Crimson Tide blew an 8-5 ing quarterback AJ McCarron. He whiffed on ing up the scheme with what we’re doing,” Henry said. “I just can’t get complacent. I’ve lead in the bottom of the ninth in an picking up the blitz, which resulted in a sack Yeldon said. got to keep on working, become a better stu- elimination game at the Tallahassee on McCarron. Against Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, dent of the game, watch more film. Regional to fall 9-8 to Troy. The fifth-year quarterback screamed his Henry made most of his opportunity. “It’s time to get to work. The season doesn’t “Last year, it kind of leaves a bit- displeasure at Henry right on the field, a He carried the football eight times for 100 ever stop for us.” ter taste in your mouth,” White said. sobering moment for any five-star recruit. yards and one rushing touchdown. He also For Henry, he said he has always wanted to “We saw that in the fall where every- “During the beginning of the season, he caught one pass for 61 yards and a score. In be the best ever, and he will not stop until he body’s just motivated and ready to wasn’t really sure what he was doing,” Yeldon comparison, Yeldon rushed for 72 yards and has reached his goal. get back out there and get the season said. one touchdown on 17 carries. “He said from day one that he was going to started, so we can kind of get back Pat Dunlap, Henry’s running back coach “Just let the boy carry the ball 10 times in be the best running back ever, at any level,” to where we were and maybe have a from youth football all the way up to the high a game and see what happens,” Dunlap said. Dunlap said. “He proved that he was the best better outcome.” school level, said people have told Henry his “But he never got 10 carries. Even in the running back in the history of high school Alabama will open the 2014 sea- entire life that he should change positions, Sugar Bowl he didn’t get 10 carries. I have no football, and now his goal is to prove to every- son with a three-game series against that he is too big to be a tailback. Henry will doubt, heading into the spring, that if they body that he’s the best running back in col- the Saint Louis Billikens beginning not listen. He insists that he is, and always give him the football, there will be no doubt lege football.” Feb. 14. SPORTSIN BRIEF Gymnastics team maintains No. 7 ranking Willliams earns SEC honors The Alabama gymnastics team is ranked No. 7 nationally for the second consecutive Freshman Ashley Williams has been named the SEC Freshman of the Week, the league week. The Crimson Tide is ranked No. 4 in the country on both vault and balance beam, announced Monday. Williams averaged 11 points and seven rebounds per game in and senior Diandra Milliner is ranked No. 1 nationally in fl oor exercise. The team will travel Alabama’s pair of wins over the weekend against No. 9 Kentucky and Georgia. This was Friday to No. 3 LSU to compete in its fourth meet of the season. Williams’ fi rst time being honored and the fi rst SEC Freshman of the Week award for the women’s basketball team since 2011.

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with research. He encourages at our alumni database. See if image of what companies are “It’s very true that online make sure it won’t be taken the Digital job market students to research the hir- there’s an alum that we have looking for while hiring. He party pictures can cost you, wrong way. poses challenges ing process and culture of the with that company. It’s always said copying and pasting the but companies also look online “You can be seen as trying to company as well as the expec- great to reach out to them job description into a word just to see if you are a good circumnavigate the hiring pro- DIGITAL FROM PAGE 1 tations of the position. and let them know that you’ve cloud would show which fit. They’re trying to do their cess, which can irritate people, Students can begin by con- applied,” Chambers said. keywords define a certain research too,” Railsback said. but, on the other hand, you the job market. The most prom- tacting alumni or any contacts Railsback said the next position. Chambers said it is equally can be seen as industrious and inent challenge is increased they might have at the work- step is for applicants to make Ward also warned against important to make a spread- eager and trying to make the applicant pools for a handful place. This can be done through sure they meet the require- grammatical and spelling sheet and update it after every right connections,” Railsback of positions, with hundreds or social networking, mentors or ments and skill set of the job, errors that can be easy to miss application. List the company, said. even thousands of applicants an alumni database, like that and then show employers how online. He and Chambers both position and any other rel- Taking the steps before, dur- applying for one position, of the Manderson Graduate their experiences have made said lessons learned in fresh- evant information tied to an ing and after applying for a job Railsback said. School of Business. them ideal for the position. man English can make or application. does not guarantee a position. “The challenge for the can- Connie Chambers, the Railsback and Chambers both break an application. “You can be very busy and However, Railsback, Chambers didate is that it makes the Manderson director of corpo- advise students to write a new After students have get your applications out, but and Ward all said they agree hiring process much less per- rate and alumni relations, said resume specific to each appli- researched positions, proof- if you don’t keep track of them that extra diligence is neces- sonal,” Railsback said. “It’s she encourages students to cation. read their resumes and sub- and a company calls, you don’t sary for each job application, as frankly quite easy to become contact alumni at the company Gary Ward, Manderson’s mitted the application, there want to be asking what compa- applicant pools are now open just a number in the system.” they’re applying for to get a director of graduate career are steps that can help them ny or position they’re talking to anyone on the Internet. Railsback said there are sense of the company’s culture services, said he points stu- follow through to the next about,” Chambers said. “The point: You’ve got to go several ways for candidates to and needs. dents to word cloud genera- phase of hiring. This begins Railsback said applicants out yourself and do it because stand out in the increasingly “What we ask students to tors, like TagCrowd.com, that with a professional online might also call the company it’s competitive. It’s very com- large applicant pool, beginning do is once you’ve applied, look can give students an actual presence. to follow up, but first should petitive,” Ward said.

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By Kelly Ward | Staff Reporter at second base, because it is a spot where they really have Alabama softball coach to think on their feet, and [it Patrick Murphy doesn’t have to would] be cool to have one of scramble to fill the infield. He those freshmen kind of step into doesn’t suffer from a lack of ath- that role next year,” Murphy letes. said. At first base, junior Jadyn Murphy’s situation at short- CW | Danielle Walker Spencer and sophomore Leona stop is similar. Junior Danae The men’s lacrosse team has been working on basics and team chemistry to prepare for the spring season. Lafaele are viable options, Hays returned, but she isn’t his Murphy said. only option. He could rely on “That might be a spot where Hunt, Grantham or Runyon to if both of them are hitting, one play there, he said. Lacrosse club team looks of them has to find another “Again that’s going to come spot ‘cause they both have tre- down to a position that’s first, mendous power,” Murphy said. I think, that’s a defensive posi- “Leona was hitter of the day tion, and then second, we can the first day of practice and get some consistency offen- to rebound from last year just really got the barrel almost sively to make the routine plays every single time she swung. and then hit .300,” Murphy said. Jadyn, though, has probably Hays has started to look more By Danielle Walker | Staff Reporter club is mostly student-run. The four participated in a tournament in been the most consistent with natural at short, Murphy said. members of the executive board are Nashville, Tenn. They also held the barrel, so if Leona raises her “Yeah, but I think she was After finishing last in the in charge of everything but coach- their annual alumni game, which game, that’s a good problem to a lot more consistent this fall Southeastern Lacrosse Conference ing duties. they won. have for us.” for sure, but her work ethic is Division I last season, the Alabama “We set guidelines for away trips, “We don’t keep score,” Pugh said. Murphy said offensive pro- improved, and that’s something men’s lacrosse club team has we set guidelines for being here, “It’s more of a fun game that we duction will be a deciding factor that I think everybody has no where to go but up, and the play- we set up our practice schedule, we have a lot of alumni fly back in town. in who plays. recognized – just taking extra ers said they believe their chances organize travel, and we set rules It’s a lot of fun. Most of us, we all “So one of those two, they ground balls before and after, are bright this year. based on how many practices there know each other, so it’s a lot of fun.” need to be the kid that the pitch- because that’s a position that “It was not a great season,” are,” Pugh said. To prepare for the spring season, er kind of holds her breath when you have to do that with,” he Brandon Pugh, senior defenseman The team captains stress that the team has been working on the she throws it, and if both of them said. and vice president, said. “We only each team member is accountable basics and focusing on team chemis- can do it, that would be even bet- Completing the infield is had one coach, so it was hard for for his own success on the team. try, Ryan said. ter for us,” Murphy said. another group of possible ath- everyone to come together. It was a “When we do go to our games Pugh said most of the club’s At second base, Murphy has letes at third base. difficult season.” and stuff like that, it’s based on how members have previous experience been rotating four players: “Third, again a lot of compe- The lacrosse club finished with a committed you are and how many which will help the team out with seniors Kaila Hunt and Ryan tition,” Murphy said. “[Danielle 1-4 division record and a 4-8 overall practices you do make it to, so we in-game experience. Iamurri and freshmen Peyton Richard], Peyton, Runyon and record last season. try and stress that a lot so kids The Alabama men’s lacrosse team Grantham and Marisa Runyon. who makes the routine play This year, with a new coach, fresh know that to be able to play and do will host their home opener this “Ryan’s probably more of and who’s the most consistent. talent and a new mindset, the team all this stuff we have planned and Saturday against Kennesaw State at just a true second baseman, but Dani made some really, really is hoping to end the season on a scheduled, that they’ve got to come 5 p.m. on the recreation fields. the other ones, they can play good plays last year and then high note. out and practice,” senior midfielder “I wouldn’t call it a big game,” second or short, and when we wasn’t as consistent offensive- While the club relies on its coach- and captain Shane Ryan said. Pugh said. “But it’s critical for us scrimmage preseason, we’ll put ly. But there’s really – all three ing staff to help it gain necessary During the fall, the team held because it’s going to show us where everybody in and mix them up. have – can do it. It’s just who’s skills and prepare for games, the practices three times a week and we’re at.” But it’s nice to have two seniors going to step up.”