WEEKEND EDITION | OCTOBER 15, 2015 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF VOLUME 122 | ISSUE 26 ALABAMA SINCE 1894 55% faculty 45% 54% undergrad 46% #GenderGap# the 4 Blood! UA students give blood to organizations such as LifeSouth to help fill the ever- present need for blood donations in the GENDER surrounding areas of Tuscaloosa. 12 Survivor Man University of Alabama student, Colton Cumbie, recalls his time on the televi- sion show, Survivor, while competing GAP against his soulmate. Students weigh in on being the minority in GAMEDAY stereotypically single-gendered majors at UA Over a year after transferring to Alabama, quarterback Jake Coker has secured the starting spot. 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Science lecture WHAT: Ziplining WHAT: Perspectives from Women in WHEN: Saturday, Noon-3 p.m. Science WHERE: Ferguson Student Center WHEN: Thursday, 6:30 p.m. WHERE: 1092 Shelby Hall Assistant Editor | Elizabeth Elkin [email protected] Thursday, October 15, 2015 3 Doing the honors: a look at Honors College designations By Savannah Vankirk | Contributing Writer In order for current students to have the opportunity to be considered for The University of Alabama’s Honors College, they must have a minimum GPA of 3.3 and must have completed at least 12 credit hours. Students are required to apply within their fi rst academic year on campus in order to be eligible for acceptance into the program and will have to obtain 18 hours of honors credit in order to graduate with honors, according to honors.ua.edu. Honors students have the benefi t of selecting their courses The Computer-Based Honors Program at The University The University Fellows Experience’s goal is to cultivate through priority registration as well as having certain classes of Alabama is nationally recognized and considered by the hardworking students with an exceptional desire to be lead- limited to only honors students, resulting in smaller class sizes. National Institute of Education to be one of the top six ‘’most ers. In order to be selected, students must have an ACT score Abby Daugette, a freshman majoring in biology, is one such intriguing” honors programs in the United States. It is also the of 32 or SAT score of 1400, along with a 3.8 high school GPA student. fi rst university-wide undergraduate research program in the and must fi rst be admitted to the Honors College in order to “It benefi ts me by making such a huge university seem so nation. Students recognize the prestigious opportunities they apply. Candidates with outstanding extracurricular activities, much smaller,” she said. “The professors are more focused on have while participating in such a program. service and leadership achievements can be chosen even if your educational success due to the fact that there are smaller “Computer-Based Honors has given me the opportunity to their grades and test scores are below the requirements. The class sizes. I also like the fact that we get to pick classes fi rst, grow as an individual in ways that otherwise would not have program is a unique one on campus and is benefi cial to the so I have more control over my schedule. Plus, the advisers are been available to me,” said Logan Tarbox, a senior majoring in students involved. so helpful.” Spanish and MIS. “The experience of researching alongside “The University Fellows Experience has allowed me to Katie Pearson, a freshman majoring in economics, is also in professors in a way that most undergraduates never can is explore parts of myself that I never knew existed,” said Will the Honors College. invaluable, but I really think that being in an environment of Sorrell, a senior majoring in fi nance and economics. “The “The Honors College has provided me with opportunities and students that are passionate and driven about their work is community of scholarship, service and leadership the UFE connections that I most likely would not have if I had not joined,” what has challenged and enriched my college experience the provides enables us to understand issues perviously un- she said. “I got to move in a week early to participate in a service most.” known, create sustainable efforts to enrich the lives of the week with honors students. It was a great way to make friends In attempts to prepare students for any career fi eld, the marginalized and become the truest versions of ourselves as as an incoming, out-of-state freshman, meet upperclassmen program accepts students majoring in any area of study as we empower others to do the same.” HONORS COLLEGE and see and contribute to the community off campus”. long as they meet the requirements for the Honors College Shane Sharpe, dean of the honors college, also believes in Furthermore, the Honors College allows students to have (ACT score of 28 or SAT score of 1250 with a 3.5 GPA), ac- the benefi ts that the program has to offer. the option to live in the Ridgecrest housing community so that cording to the website. “I think students will make the most of their undergraduate students with similar interests and goals can live and study to- Freshman students participate in courses that teach them experience that will then prepare them both personally and gether.