the Scene is fi nding its voice 16 Thursday, January 26,6, 2012 ServingS i theh UiUniversity i off AAlabamal b sincei 1894 Vol. 118, Issue 76 Tide falls to South Carolina despite late opportunity South Carolina’s Bruce Ellington goes up for a bucket against Alabama in Wednesday’s 56-54 vic- tory over the Tide. Though Alabama out-shot South Carolina, the team couldn’t convert a last- second shot to tie the game. Brandee Easter Meteorologists predict a more active than usual storm season. La Niña cause of abnormal weather Pattern could bring tornadoes, snow By Mazie Bryant ity could be in store for the state of Contributing Writer Alabama this year. “We are now going through an After the tornadoes ravaged active weather pattern, which is Alabama and much of the Southeast relatively abnormal for this time of early on Jan. 23, residents of the year. I expect that the state will slip Tuscaloosa area should be pre- into spring without even realizing pared to see more severe weather it and, therefore, experience stormy throughout the spring. weather and tornadic activity The United States is currently through the next several months,” in a weather pattern known as said Dice, chief meteorologist of La Niña. La Niña occurs when Birmingham’s FOX6 WBRC. Courtesy of Chris Keohane | The Daily “We are now going through an active weather pattern, which Gamecock is relatively abnormal for this time of year. I expect that the state will slip into spring without even realizing it and, therefore, experience stormy weather and tornadic activity through the next several months.” — James-Paul Dice, chief meteorologist of Birmingham’s FOX6 WBRC Saban’s secret weapon the water of the Pacific Ocean is However, Spann, chief meteorolo- colder than normal, according to gist for ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, Sports psychologist teaches mental toughness to young team local meteorologists Richard Scott, believes Alabama will go through James-Paul Dice and James Spann. one more pattern change before the By William Evans psychological preparation for high- This change causes the Southeast spring conditions are here to stay. Senior Staff Reporter stress athletic performances. to experience a warmer winter, “The winter has certainly been [email protected] But Moawad is more of a coach than while the Northwest experiences a warmer than average, but I fully a consultant when it comes to his work colder one. Warm weather causes expect one pattern change later in Trevor Moawad thinks of himself with the Crimson Tide. instability in the atmosphere lead- the season,” Spann said. “It could as a piece to a puzzle. That puzzle, far “I’m the one most in front of the ing to a rise in the likelihood of tor- bring some pretty impressive late- from one-dimensional, has two crystal team,” he said. nadoes. season cold snaps and maybe even balls, one Heisman Trophy and 101,000 Moawad, with the help of his staff The positive or negative phase a winter storm threat or two.” screaming fans on autumn Saturdays. and various professionals brought in of the North Atlantic Oscillation With the memories of April In 2007, the University hired Nick by Saban, teaches the young athletes is also an important aspect to pre- 27 still looming over the state, Saban as head football coach of the of the Crimson Tide football program dicting weather occurrences, Scott, Alabamians should take note that Crimson Tide football program. In the fundamentals of mental prepara- chief meteorologist of Tuscaloosa’s not one singular devastating storm that same year, Saban hired Moawad. tion. The players enter into classes WVUA, said. With a negative NAO, is projected to occur this year. Both have been forces of energy for throughout the summer that concern cold weather takes over the eastern “If you look through history, this the mental preparation of the football how mood impacts performance, how half of the U.S. However, since the year’s weather pattern resembles team that has led to two BCS national the mind processes distracting infor- eastern U.S. is experiencing warm- the early severe weather of 2008,” titles in the span of three years. mation like the roar of the crowd and er weather, the NAO is in its posi- Dice said. “I don’t think we will Moawad bears the title of mental how decisions, especially mistakes, tive phase. have a single event, but rather a Submitted Photo conditioning consultant with IMG can turn into out-of-control conse- Because of the instability of series of smaller storms.” Trevor Moawad has been an inspirational Performance Institute in Bradenton, quences on the field. warmer weather, meteorologists leader for the Tide since Saban’s arrival in Fla., where he and his staff work with suspect that more tornadic activ- See WEATHER, page 3 2007. professional athletes to fine-tune their See PSYCH, page 3 Real books outpace e-books GYMNASTICS Iron Bowl rivalry takes to mat By Ashanka Kumari “E-book titles represented approximately 1.5 per- Staff Reporter By Marc Torrence Geralen [email protected] cent of the total number of course materials titles Sports Reporter Stack- requested. At this time, it appears that the printed @marctorrence Eaton Price, distributors and effi- version of textbooks is the preferred format op- com- ciency are just three things tion.” Whether it’s football or hopscotch, when the petes students generally consider Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers in last when purchasing their text- — Chavira-Trull square off, there is a level of animosity unmatched season’s books. Today, because of by any other rivalry in sports. meet the rise in digital education, University Supply Store, tal education is easier and Gymnastics is no exception. against along with the use of tablets said. Of the 3,022 titles, only more useful in their class- The Tide will travel to Auburn on Friday for its Auburn. and e-readers, students have 45 were e-book titles. rooms. first meet of the season against its cross-state rival. to also decide whether they “E-book titles represented Emerging media lecturer While Alabama has dominated the series, they still want to purchase books in approximately 1.5 percent of Chip Brantley said he per- know that this meet means a little bit more than the print or digital form. the total number of course sonally uses both an iPad rest. For the spring 2012 materials titles requested,” and a Kindle Fire and is sur- “Whether it’s basketball, football, gymnastics, semester, the University of Chavira-Trull said. “At this prised he has not seen more it doesn’t matter. It’s pride,” Alabama head coach Alabama Supply Store had a time, it appears that the of his students using tablets Sarah Patterson said. “You may not be the SEC total of 3,022 course material printed version of textbooks or e-readers in his class- champions, you may not be regional champions, title requests, Bernadette is the preferred format rooms. you may not be national champions, but it’s a state CW | Chavira-Trull, associate option.” Mitchell director of books at the For some professors, digi- See EBOOKS, page 6 See GYMNASTICS, page 10 Hughes cle th ecy is r pa se p a e today’s paper r INSIDE today e WEATHER l • P P P l l e e a a a a Briefs ........................2 Sports ..................... 10 T-storms s s P.O. 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