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Crimson White Instagram Thecrimsonwhite Twitter @Thecrimsonwhite THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF VOLUME 123 | ISSUE 17 ALABAMA SINCE 1894 10 Veteran 5 Our View 7 Graduation Rates An Air Force veteran finds The CW editorial board The University of Alabama comfort in the UA Greek reflects on the issue of promotes itself as a community system as her sorority helps campus sexual assault. of academic and athletic supports her and helps her Though awareness has champions, but graduation adjust to civilian life. Though risen in the past year, lack of rates fall short of the top tier her sisters were shocked by improvement calls for further in the SEC despite being her age, the 27 year old has action that wasn’t above average acclimated to Greek life. accomplished last year. on a national level. Ballot boxes open for homecoming By Peyton Shepard and Will Jones Students will have more to think about than crowning a queen for this year’s Homecoming election. In addition to allowing students to vote for their Homecoming queen can- didate of choice, the Homecoming ballot will accommodate votes for two vacant SGA Senate positions and a proposal for a constitutional convention. SGA Speaker of the Senate Lance McCaskey said in a statement the SGA would be accepting applica- tions for a vacant Senate seat in the School of Social Work as well as the Graduate School. Applications are open until Friday, and campaigning will begin Monday. The Social Work seat became vacant when Senator Waverly Jones voluntari- ly stepped down. The Graduate School seat has remained unfilled since the official election in March. Students will also cast their vote to approve a proposal for a constitutional convention. SGA President Lillian Roth, who proposed the resolution calling for the rewriting of the SGA Constitution, said in a statement that the resolution will be on the SGA’s website for two weeks before the Homecoming elections. The resolution must pass with a 9/13 major- HOW “ROLL TIDE” TURNED ity of the student vote in order to allow the constitutional convention to occur. INTO MORE THAN A FIGHT The Senate passed the resolution last week, and after the confirmation of the new First Year Council, FYC then SONG PHRASE passed the resolution on Tuesday. Both votes required 9/13 majority. “The next and most important step in our call for a constitutional convention is a vote by the student body,” Roth said in a statement. “I am excited to bring CW File, Photo Illustration CW / Kylie Cowden this conversation about a constitutional By Laura Testino | Contributing Writer sations and uttered when the Internet a blow-out game in 1930 against this convention out of the confines of SGA went down. weekend’s competitor, Ole Miss. itself and talk directly with my fellow Ace a test? Roll Tide. Catch a fish? Latimer and his family say “Roll Tide” With less than 50 percent of the stu- students about this important vote.” Roll Tide. Step in new puppy pee on the so often that “it’s not like it has a certain dent population hailing from the state wooden floor? “Well, Roll Tide.” use or anything like that anymore,” he of Alabama, some unfamiliar freshmen Homecoming Voting “It’s thoroughly invaded my family,” says, which only further confuses those and new faculty need time to adjust said Coady Latimer, the University of who didn’t grow up scheduling family to the new colloquialism, particularly Alabama student known during home weddings around SEC football games. when outside of sports situations. Ballot available Sept. 27 football games as “Captain Crimson.” “Roll Tide” is less straightforward Over the course of a day or so, a sim- Though his immediate family mem- to decipher than the classic “Go [mas- ple Facebook post inquiring the context Accessible through myBama bers are from Florida and are avid fans cot]!” or “Go [school name]!” that is of everyone’s most-recently-uttered of the Florida Gators, they’ve adopted a general phrase of support for one’s “Roll Tide” invoked nearly 40 responses Visit sga.ua.edu for more info the phrase and use it often, sporting it school sports team. If that were the from UA students and alumni, describ- on t-shirts and using it to bemoan the case, Crimson Tide supporters would ing all types of situations: gross, excit- lack of available breakfast foods. It’s shout “Go Elephants!” which is the ing, weird and football-supporting, been exchanged to end phone conver- mascot the football team adopted after to name a few categories. 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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Crimson White, P.O. Box 870170, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. All material contained herein, Alabama Football @AlabamaFTBL Terrin Waack @terrinvictoria Sean Landry @LandrySean except advertising or where indicated otherwise, is Copyright © 2015 by The Crimson White and protected under the “Work Made for Hire” Congratulations to @Redskins OL Arie #HabitatForHumanity Week 1: I helped Congrats to @TheCrimsonWhite put up all the kitchen cabinets and paint Editorial Board, national finalists in and “Periodical Publication” categories of the U.S. copyright laws. Material Kouandjio on earning his U.S. Citizen- ship #RollTide the roof after caulking parts of it. 2016 @acpress Story of the Year herein may not be reprinted without the expressed, written permission of Feeling accomplished Editorial/Opinion category. The Crimson White. Editor | Jordan LaPorta [email protected] NEWS Thursday, September 15, 2016 3 Campaign fi nance reform IN fi nds support among NEWSBRIEF Former Team USA’s Tuscaloosa City conservatives and liberals doctor accused of Schools budget sexual abuse increases Two former Team USA gymnasts have Tuscaloosa City Schools will have accused former team doctor Larry Nassar an increased budget this year, as the of sexually abusing them while they were Tuscaloosa City Board of Education takes on the team. on projects and expenses involved in the The gymnasts claim to have been system’s five-year strategic plan. The new molested multiple times as minors in the budget of $191.6 million has increased by 1990s and early 2000s. approximately $73.8 million from last year. According to the gymnasts, Nassar According to school officials, the budget convinced the girls that the molestation is balanced. They say a $155 million, 30-year was a necessary part of the treatment. bond will cover parts of the budget, and it One gymnast filed a civil lawsuit last will be paid off at an estimated rate of $8.2 week, saying Nassar “systematically million per year. sexually groomed [her] and proceeded to Approximately $76.1 million of the budget CW / Kaylee Porter sexually abuse, harass and molest.” will account for the school system’s capital Rachael Denhollander, who agreed to outlay plan. Capital outlay plans dictate how be named by the IndyStar, filed a police money will be spent to acquire, maintain, By Will Jones | Staff Reporter of these people have nothing to complaint against Nassar.
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