TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF VOLUMEVOVOLULUMEME 121121 | ISSUEISSSSUUE 10210202 ALABAMA SINCE 1894 Perfect Game 3 Free Speech 4 Our Endorsements 12 Sophomore Sydney Littlejohn In response to the The CW Editorial Board threw her second perfect game Crimson White Free sat down and interviewed of the season Sunday. This Speech Issue, the each SGA candidate for is the first time an Alabama University of Alabama an executive position, pitcher has thrown two in her administration says there including president. Look career, and it is the first time are no current plans to inside to see who we Rhoads Stadium has ever seen change the Grounds Use endorsed for each a perfect game. PolicyPolicy.. position. CW / Pete Pajor STANDING FOR OFFICE SGA elections will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Read about both presidential candidates and cast your vote. Keller page 6, Spillers page 7. INSIDE briefs 2 news 3 opinions 4 culture 8 sports 12 CONTACT email [email protected] website cw.ua.edu twitter @TheCrimsonWhite TUESDAY 2 March 10, 2015 SCENE ON CAMPUS Freshmen Alex McCracken (left) from Dallas and Katie Willem from Huntsville participate in praise and worship on the Quad with members of the student ministry group, Ekballo Project, from Lee University. CW / Amy Sullivan TODAY’S EVENTS CAMPUS BRIEFS P.O. Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Newsroom: 348-6144 | Fax: 348-8036 Wellness check University Relations to produce 2014-2015 edition of the Corolla Advertising: 348-7845 WHAT: WellBAMA Health Screening The University of Alabama announced Monday during the year,” the email read. 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VISIT US ONLINE: cw.ua.edu twitter @TheCrimsonWhite facebook The Crimson White instagram thecrimsonwhite Editor | Rachel Brown [email protected] Tuesday, March 10, 2015 3 Lane says administration has no current plans to alter GUP By Ben Jackson and Collin Burwinkel | CW Staff Two weeks ago, The Crimson White Editorial Board published a special First Amendment edition that focused on free speech at The University of Alabama, indicting specifi cally the University’s Grounds Use Permits and the ways in which they can be applied. The Founda- tion for Individual Rights in Educa- tion ranked The University Alabama among the top 10 worst universities for free speech in 2013. “The University of Alabama Stephen Keller and Elliot Spillers participated in the United Alabama Project’s presidential debate Monday night. attaches great value to freedom of CW / Amy Sullivan speech and open debate, but it also attaches great importance to the principles of civility and respect that Presidential debate held govern an academic community,” said Deborah Lane, vice president of university relations, in response to the special edition. in Bryant-Denny Stadium “Enforcing time, place and manner restrictions on a public space that By Paige Henderson | Contributing Writer understands how to take ideas and turn has historically been used as a pub- them into initiatives, and we have shown lic forum violates the Constitution The Zone in Bryant-Denny was packed that,” Keller said. and goes against the free exchange with students in support of presidential Spillers also spoke at length about sex- of ideas that constitutes a place of higher education,” said the CW candidates Stephen Keller and Elliot ual assault on campus as well as mental University policy requires a Grounds Use Permit for Spillers on Monday night. health. Spillers introduced a plan to cre- Editorial Board, citing examples of assemblies on the Quad. CW / Sloane Arogeti The presidential debate began with ate a peer-advocacy group across campus various free-speech clashes. Spillers’ opening statement in which he to train and educate leaders regarding The board offered, for exam- touched on his health initiative plan for these issues. ple, an incident where, in April permit process requires coordina- students. Keller focused on his SGA expe- Finally, the candidates were asked if 2013, the University blocked the tion of many separate entities, such rience and his desire to tackle the diffi- they had plans to increase student safety Alabama Alliance for Sexual and as Grounds, UAPD, Transportation, cult issues around campus head-on in his across campus.