09.26.12 The Crimson White

Wednesday September 26 2012 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol 119 Issue 30

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NEWS PAGE 3

Grounds crew sprays re-seeding mixture across Quad grass

BLUE GREEN QUAD

By Jared DowningContributing Writer

Alabama is taking a new strategy in the fight against drunken driving Stopping intox-icated drivers before they even start the car

A new law will require the cars of certain people with DUI charges to be fitted with a device that disables the ignition if the driver is intoxicated The device uses a breathalyz-er to test the driverrsquos blood-alcohol content Score too high and the car wonrsquot start

According to the Alabama Department of Public Safety the Ignition Interlock program will affect anyone convicted of a DUI after the

law went into effect earlier this monthIn addition something will be added

to the licenses to DUI offenders to alert police of the driverrsquos restriction Driving a

car without an interlock device intoxicated or not is worthy of a full arrest not just a ticket

ldquoI think itrsquos a great idea to keep the streets saferrdquo said sophomore Aaron Hinkleman who drives a bike taxi around town

H i n k l e m a n usually works

until bar closing and said when he started the job he was amazed by the number of drunken drivers on the street

ldquoWe deal with it a lotrdquo he said ldquoThe safety of others also plays into itrdquo

Senior Sydney Warda supports the pro-gramrsquos intent but suspects restricted drivers will just find ways to get around it

ldquoTheyrsquoll just have another person blow into it or something like thatrdquo she said

Warda said she doesnrsquot mind the Ignition Interlock itself but such invasive measures could lead to bigger privacy concerns

ldquoIt could go down the rabbit holerdquo she said ldquoWho knows what else they could monitor They could put it on your speedometer to stop you from speedingrdquo

It will be some time before the DPS actu-ally begins installing the breathalyzers According to an Associated Press report although the Department of Forensic Sciences which oversees the ignition inter-lock itself is already working with two man-ufacturers it will need time to finalize the specific rules for the device

ldquoItrsquos reaching into your life a lotrdquo Warda said ldquoBut then again Irsquove never had a friend who was killed in a drunken driving accidentrdquo

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

NEWS | HAZING

Fraternity pledgeship suspended

Sigma Chi football player Kelly Johnson named in lawsuit

In-car breathalyzer requires legal BAC to start ignition

Alabama aims to stop DUIs before they happen

By Stephen N DethrageProduction Editor

A one-time pledge of The University of Alabamarsquos Iota Iota chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity filed a federal lawsuit last Friday against the fraterni-ty and UA football player Kelly Johnson alleging that during a ldquopledge eventrdquo in fall 2010 Johnson injured him physically and mentally by punching and

kicking him as he vomited in Johnsonrsquos bathroom

In the lawsuit the 2010 pledge Logan Herring states he was instructed by members of Sigma Chi to attend the event in Johnsonrsquos house where he was given and consumed alco-holic drinks despite being a minor at the time

According to the suit Herring began to feel sick after some time and vomited on a couch in Johnsonrsquos house before going to a restroom The suit alleges that Johnson approached Herring while

he was in the restroom and punched and kicked him until he was unconscious and also went on to strike him repeat-edly as he attempted to leave the house

The civil suit claims Herring was badly hurt and suffered a concussion brain injury mem-ory loss post-traumatic stress disorder and depression It also says the alleged beating caused him to withdraw from the University transfer to another school and undergo medical psychological and pharmaceu-tical treatment

The suit seeks damages from Sigma Chi Corporation and UArsquos Iota Iota chapter as well as the unidentified fraternity members who allegedly provid-ed Herring with alcohol despite his being a minor which is what he said caused him to be attacked It also seeks damages from Johnson personally for allegedly failing to safely host a party at his home and for injur-ing Herring

A source inside the Sigma Chi house said Johnsonrsquos affili-ation with the fraternity was terminated after the incident

ldquoItrsquos reaching into your life a lot But then again Irsquove never had a friend who

was killed in a drunk driv-ing accident

mdashSydney Warda

Shannon AuvilCrimson Tide tight end Kelly Johnson is named in a Sept 21 2012 lawsuit that alledges that he assaulted a Sigma Chi pledge in 2010

Friday lawsuit claims 2010 hazing assault

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Running back Eddie Lacy was expected to step right in and fill the void left by Trent Richardsonrsquos early departure for the NFL

But the junior battled nagging injuries dating back to the 2011 season Whether it was turf toe that required surgery or an ankle and knee injury dur-ing spring practice Lacy could never seem to get into a rhythm The injuries led to Lacy entering the season in less than peak physical condition hinder-ing his explosiveness and ability to get in and out of his cuts

Through three games Lacy totaled 126 yards and found the end zone four times slowly getting stron-ger with each game Lacy broke out against Florida Atlantic rushing for 106 yards on 15 carries Despite his struggles Lacy remained positive and never let on how truly hurt he was

Offensive lineman Chance Warmack said Lacy was still limited in the game against the Razorbacks but continued to maintain his enthusiasm He attrib-uted Lacyrsquos performance in part to the new attitude the running back brought into this season

ldquoHe seems like hersquos got that anchor step to him again Wersquore still waiting for the spin move to show its head

but once it does wersquoll know the transformation is complete

mdash Barrett JonesldquoBy Alexis Paine | Staff Reporter

SEE LACY PAGE 2

By Melissa BrownNews Editor

All Interfraternity Council fra-ternities will suspend pledgeship effective Oct 1

UA Dean of Students Tim Hebson said at 11 pm Tuesday that pledge-ship will be reinstated Oct 8 follow-ing fall break

IFC President Drew Smyth con-firmed that pledgeship would be temporarily suspended for the week

ldquoWe are right now working on making sure that everything in

the greek community is running smoothlyrdquo Smyth said ldquoWe felt the new mem-bers needed to be rested up for their familiesrdquo

Earlier Tuesday The Crimson White approached the University for comment on possible haz-ing violations or pledgeship cancellation Hebson e-mailed a

s t a t e -ment via a University spokewom-an

ldquoA few p l e d g e classes were suspended temporarily

while we investigated allegations of hazing and identified the individu-als involvedrdquo Hebson said in the statement ldquoIndividuals who vio-lated the Code of Student Conduct are being dealt with appropriately

Thus far no fraternities have been found responsible for hazing only individuals were involved and it was not a chapter action

ldquoNo pledge classes have been cancelled and the University has not threatened to cancel all new member programsrdquo he said in the statement

Practically suspension of pledge-ship could mean potential new members in IFC fraternities may not be required to spend time at the houses they are pledging each day or participate in other activi-ties required by the house

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ldquoEddie is an explosive guy and he is really upbeat all the timerdquo Warmack said ldquoI think it shows with how he is on the field He is always willing to get that extra three yards He is really driven this year and has a whole new outlook on how to play this gamerdquo

As a freshman Lacy had the luxury of playing behind Heisman trophy winner Mark Ingram and Richardson Ingram was the leader of the group tak-ing Richardson and Lacy under his wing Richardson filled that role in 2011 Now itrsquos Lacyrsquos turn to lead

With the loss of Jalston Fowler to a season-ending knee injury Lacy is the lone Tide back with experience TJ Yeldon Dee Hart and Kenyan Drake are all freshmen which

makes Lacyrsquos leadership valu-able to the Tidersquos young run-ners Despite the immense tal-ent there are no egos in the Tidersquos backfield

ldquoWersquore a group and wersquore like brothersrdquo Lacy said ldquoWhenever our number is called wersquoll get in and do what we need to dordquo

In the first four games of the season he has rushed for over half as many touchdowns as he had in the 2011 season His teammates have taken notice of

Lacyrsquos progress but said there is more to come as the junior continues to heal

ldquoHe seems like hersquos got that anchor step to him againrdquo cen-ter Barrett Jones said ldquoWersquore still waiting for the spin move to show its head but once it does wersquoll know the transformation is completerdquo

Lacy along with the other running backs has provided the Tide with a stable of run-ners with the ability to put up impressive numbers during the

first four games of the season The backfield has gained 816 yards and 10 touchdowns while averaging nearly five yards per carry

LACY FROM PAGE 1

Lacy looks to fi ll larger backfi eld role

From MCT Campus

Should money for federal stu-dent grants for college be cut back

Should parents be able to spend local tax dollars to pay for private schooling if they donrsquot like their public schools

Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama agree that a good education for all Americans is essential for democracy individual suc-cess and the national econo-my

The areas where they dis-agree ndash such as on school choice and federal spending ndash make education another of the stark public policy choices in this presidential campaign Their divide was evident Tuesday at NBCrsquos Education Nation Summit in New York

In an interview for the sum-mit the president said that the big difference between them on education reform was paying for it

Romney and his support-ers ldquotalk a good game about reformrdquo Obama said ldquobut when you actually look at their budgets theyrsquore talk-ing about slashing our invest-ment in education by 20 to 25 percentrdquo

Romney speaking at the summit said he would not support more federal spend-ing for education but would

leave that to the statesldquoI think we all know what

it takes to improve schools ndash invest in great teachersrdquo he said

Romney has said during the campaign that a ldquoworld-class educationrdquo for American students was paramount to boosting the economy His top reform would be a dramatic expansion of school choice

Obama has called educa-tion a ldquogatewayrdquo to the mid-dle class saying the United States must be able to ldquoout-educate and out-competerdquo every other nation

He wants Congress to approve more spending for his key reform Race to the Top a competitive grant pro-gram that rewards schools that improve

The nationrsquos needs for education improvement are plain

Federal data shows that a quarter of all high school stu-dents fail to graduate in four years low-income students lag academically and many students are struggling in reading and math

Romney wants to restrict Pell grants the main source of federal financial aid for college to just the poorest students ldquoFlooding colleges with federal dollars only serves to drive tuition high-errdquo a Romney campaign edu-cation policy paper says

But campaign spokes-

woman Amanda Henneberg declined to provide details about where Romney would set the limits

Under Obama Pell Grants have more than doubled from $16 billion in 2008 to $36 billion last year The size of the grants increased as did the number of recipients from about 6 million to 9 mil-lion

In addition Congress passed an Obama-backed effort to remove commercial banks from the federal stu-dent loan business The sav-ings in the form of subsidies that had been paid to the banks paid for the increase in Pell Grants Obama has said

Romney however has said hersquod let commercial banks back into the student lending market

ldquoAmerica is fast becoming a society where education is unaffordable a govern-ment loan is an entitlement default is the norm and loan forgiveness is the expecta-tionrdquo a campaign policy paper stated

Neal McClusky an educa-tion expert at the libertarian Cato Institute questioned the premise of Romneyrsquos plan

ldquoThe wording and the way many Republicans talk about it is to say this would return to loans grounded in the free marketrdquo he said ldquoBut thatrsquos not at all the

caserdquoMcClusky said the federal

government still would guar-antee the loans meaning that taxpayers ndash not the banks ndash would take nearly all the risk

Romney and Obama also have different ideas about K-12 education

The federal government provides about 10 percent of the money spent on K-12 State and local governments pay the rest

The Obama administration has used money and waiv-ers from the requirements in the 2002 No Child Left Behind education law to influence what happens at the state and local level

The grants and waivers provide incentives for states to agree to improve school like raising standards rewarding good teachers and removing poor ones They amount to less than 1 percent of what the nation spends on education according to the Obama campaign

Romney would urge Congress to revise the No Child law to eliminate the federally required steps designed to improve failing schools Instead hersquod require that states grade the schools so that parents could easily tell how theyrsquore doing

Romney also would push Congress to change legisla-tion to give parents of low-income and special-needs

children the ability to decide how tax dollars for their chil-drenrsquos educations should be spent Under his plan par-ents could use their childrsquos share of public education funds to send their children to public charter schools or apply it to private-school tuition in states that permit vouchers

Grover ldquoRussrdquo Whitehurst a Romney education policy adviser but who was not speaking for the campaign said that while Obama sup-ports regulations waivers and incentives Romney favors a market approach to school reform

ldquoGive power to consumers of the service in this case parents and put them in a position to reward effective schools and teachers and punish the oppositerdquo said Whitehouse director of the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution a nonpartisan research organization

Obama supports school choice but only within the public school system He has encouraged investments in public charter schools but opposes vouchers

ldquoThey drain resources that are needed in the pub-lic schools ndash where the vast majority of students will always berdquo said Obama campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith

Romney Obama have competing ideas on how to bring school quality up college tuition down

From MCT Campus

National reading scores on the SAT college-entrance exam have sunk to their low-est point in 40 years and the proportion of test tak-ers deemed fully prepared for college remains flat at 43 percent the testrsquos sponsors announced Monday morning

The average score on the examrsquos ldquocritical readingrdquo sec-tion among this yearrsquos col-lege-bound seniors dropped to 496 points down one point

from last year and 34 points from 1972 Each of the SATrsquos three sections - critical read-ing writing and mathematics - is scored on a range of 200 to 800

Writing scores also dipped one point from last year to 488 - the lowest result since an essay-writing section was added to the test in 2006 The average writing score in that initial year was 497

SAT math scores remained steady from last year at an average 514 nationwide That

score too was down from a peak of 520 recorded in 2005

The College Board calcu-lated that 43 percent of SAT takers in this yearrsquos freshman class were well-prepared for studies at four-year colleges - the same figure as in 2011 Thatrsquos based on the percent-age of students scoring a combined 1550 points - an indication they would earn a B- average or better during their first year of college

ldquoWhen less than half of kids who want to go to col-

lege are prepared to do so that system is failingrdquo said Gaston Caperton president of the Manhattan-based College Board which sponsors the admissions test

The College Board itself has faced criticism since last year when security lapses in SAT administration led to charg-es of cheating against more than 15 Long Island students The case revolved around a graduate of Great Neck North High School Sam Eshaghoff who was charged with accept-

ing thousands of dollars for taking the college-admissions tests for other students using forged student IDs

As a result of that investi-gation the College Board has put new security precautions in place for the next round of SAT testing that begins Oct 6 One new requirement that will take effect early in 2013 is that test-takers will have to upload photos of themselves for the tickets that are issued to those scheduled for test-ing

College Board SAT reading score lowest in 40 years

ldquoWersquore a group and wersquore like brothers Whenever our number is called wersquoll get in and do what we need to do

mdash Eddie Lacy

Editor | Melissa Brownnewsdeskcwuaedu

Wednesday September 26 2012NEWSNEWS

OPINION

CULTURE

SPORTS

By Sarah Elizabeth TookerContributing Writer

While walking or hang-ing out on the Quad over the past few weeks University of Alabama students have prob-ably noticed an odd blue-green substance covering patches of worn grass

In order to keep the grass as green as possible University Grounds is using a hydro-seed-ing technique to reseed large areas of bare ground on cam-pus

Duane Lamb assistant vice president of facilities and grounds said this is hardly a new system The University has used the colored hydro-seeding

Reseeding causes concern for campus appearance

CW | Caitlin TrotterHydro-seed chemicals adorn the fading grass on the Quad Tuesday

By Lauren ErdmanContributing Writer

As Crimson Tide fans flock to Tuscaloosa many local businesses rely heav-ily on social media sites like Facebook Instagram and Twitter to attract customers to their services

Private Gallery a clothing boutique on the Strip offers special Gameday promotions through Facebook If cus-tomers buy dresses to wear to the game and post pic-tures of themselves wearing them on the storersquos Facebook page they are entered in a drawing for a gift card store manager Kim Wood said Additionally employees use the storersquos Facebook Twitter and Instagram accounts to post pictures of game-appro-priate attire during the week-days leading up to games in order to bring customers in to shop on Friday and Saturday

before kickoff At Lucca a clothing bou-

tique in Midtown Village employees use the storersquos Facebook account to update statuses about sales and pro-motions and to post pictures of new arrivals of clothing and jewelry Anna Florey a sales associate said

ldquoSince social media is so big particularly in younger generations itrsquos important for us to interact with custom-ers through itrdquo Florey said ldquoEspecially on Fridays before home football games sales increase significantly because everyonersquos looking for some-thing for the gamerdquo

Restaurants in the Tuscaloosa community use social media in similar ways

Midtownrsquos Wings U manag-er Neal Hollingshead said the restaurant will post a comedic picture of the opposing teamrsquos coach on its Facebook page before games The person

with the best caption will win a dinner pass

Local businesses also get social media marketing help from the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission an organization committed to promoting events and busi-nesses in Tuscaloosa said Jessika White communication specialist for the TTSC Many restaurants including Wings U and stores like Private Gallery and Lucca are tourist destination suggestions listed on the TTSCrsquos website

However using social media isnrsquot always the best way to attract customers

The main problem with using social media White said isnrsquot about who it reach-es but who it doesnrsquot reach Businesses can tweet about sales and post Facebook pic-tures every day but older gen-erations who donrsquot use social media will never see it

ldquoI had an older lady from

Texas AampM call me wonder-ing how far in advance she needed to book her room and if there were any rooms left for the Alabama vs Texas AampM gamerdquo White said ldquoThatrsquos the gap that needs to be filled Older generations donrsquot do Facebookrdquo

Regardless of who social media reaches local busi-nesses agree it is a necessary and important tool to attract customers especially during home football game weekends

ldquoHaving a social media pres-ence is extremely important specifically for us because wersquore a small companyrdquo said Monica Rudhart man-ager of Altarrsquod State a cloth-ing boutique in Midtown Village ldquoPeople will come in on Fridays and on Saturdays a few hours before the game when they see your company on their Facebook stream or when you post interesting pic-turesrdquo

Businesses rely on social media on Gameday

for about two years to reseed large areas of bare ground on campus

ldquoHydro-seed mix germinates faster than traditional seeding and it adheres to the ground

better when mixed with mulch giving it a better chance to growrdquo Lamb said

The grass seed mulch and water are all applied in one fast easy step keeping it protected from birds and squirrels

To combat problem areas on the Quad such as hillsides and narrow spaces between sidewalks hydro-seeding is the ideal technique to successfully apply and grow grass seed Lamb said

Some students are still con-cerned with the immediate effects hydro-seeding has on the campusrsquos appearance

Parker Graham a junior majoring in chemical engineer-ing explains his concerns with

the look of the Quad especially on game days

ldquoI love the fact that the University is making environ-mentally-friendly and economi-cally smart decisions but aes-thetic appeal is still importantrdquo Graham said ldquoIt would be ideal if the mixture could be applied earlier in the week so the cam-pus looks great for visitors over the weekendrdquo

Another student Margaret Coats a senior majoring in

management and marketing said the University should increase its willingness to spend if cost is the issue

ldquoWe need the Quad to look great constantly because we have prospective students and families visiting campus all the timerdquo Coats said ldquoWhile sod-ding might be more expensivetemporarily why should we bother with grass seed since we know itrsquos going to be ruined after every game dayrdquo

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When a stu-dent receives more in schol-arship money than the cost of tuition text-books housing and other miscel-laneous expens-es he or she gets a check from the University It may seem like a simple practice butitrsquos one several universities across the Southeastmorally oppose

We believe this is cause for a review of theUniversityrsquos practice and while we believe thelack of a policy preventing stacking has helpedthe University itrsquos ultimately unsustainable

The multiple scholarships a student can receivemay come from a number of sources ndash nationalgroups the government or even all from theUniversity itself The possibility of stacking thesemakes for an effective recruiting point for high-caliber prospective students If you come here theUniversity effectively says to its top recruits andyoursquore awarded an amount of scholarship moneythat outweighs the costs you face you get to keepthe extra money This is less an oversight in theUniversityrsquos accounting less an example of UAstudents tricking the system to profit and morean intentional decision by the administration toattract the highly sought-after recruits who couldprofit from stacking scholarships

Scholarship stacking may be an effectiverecruiting tool but it is also an ineffective wayto produce the growth in quality the Universityneeds right now

The Crimson White has reported for two yearson a widespread trend among students that char-acterized to many the later years of Robert Wittrsquostenure as president Students have time and againtold a variation of a single basic story They wereheavily recruited by the University and offeredbenefits they couldnrsquot refuse and once theyarrived on campus they became ldquojust a numberrdquo

We feel scholarship stacking has contributedto this

The recruiting tactic has indeed paid off insome ways We should welcome every freshmanNational Merit Scholar with more than just asense of Southern hospitality ndash each new high-ly-recruited student that matriculates makesour degrees more valuable by increasing theUniversityrsquos academic prestige That is when youlook at the numbers GPAs ACT scores NationalMerit finalists and more all are steadily improv-ing

But better numbers and scores even whencoupled with growing prestige do not translateto a better student experience and higher qual-ity education Allowing students to stack scholar-ships does not produce new student initiatives Itdoesnrsquot attract high-profile professors or student-centered administrators

Worst of all it does nothing to ease the finan-cial burden the majority of students bear aftersteady tuition increases

Allowing the practice to exist as a recruitingtool only speaks to a larger issue at Alabama ndashthe inability or unwillingness on the part of theadministration to address lingering issues fac-ing all students The University should focus onstudent concerns about class sizes student hous-ing and social issues Resolving issues like thesewould make Alabama more competitive in termsof student life and academics which could in turndraw more students than the University couldever attract by indefinitely continuing to allowscholarship stackingOur View is the consensus of The Crimson Whiteeditorial board

By Brooke EganStaff Columnist

Many people today are extremely reli-ant on the capabilities of intelligent machines Through surfing the web and providing speedy communication across a vast amount of civilians new technology through computing devices has changed the world as we know it Many jobs require

the use of a computer and now with a computer in

most households the escape from technology in the workplace never quite seems attainable

Even some jobs that seem to be irreplace-able such as assis-tants at airports or even personal thera-pists could have their position in society at stake In todayrsquos tech-nologically-advanced society machines have been a bless-ing through their astonishing capabili-ties yes but are now posing as a burden to mankindrsquos supe-rior position through their imitation of complex intellectual thoughts

Most citizens today have some sort of cel-lular device equipped with your average multi-pixel camera or a bright screen dis-play but some have extremely developed phones such as the enticing iPhone 5 The iPhone 5 features an aluminum and glass

body that is 20 percent lighter and 18 percent thin-

ner than the iPhone 4S In addition the new larger screen exposes Applersquos new retina display with an 1136 by 640 resolu-tion and reigns as the first caseless phone ever Because of the durable aluminum on the phonersquos back and the strong Gorilla Glass screen Apple isnrsquot even producing cases for this phone And as if the struc-ture and appearance of the phone were not enough the phone is equipped with three

microphones a noise-cancelling earpiece and a battery life of approximately 225 hours

Technology of this stature is efficient and enticing but many people are relying too highly on their devices and are beginning to forget about the more simple pleasures of life Citizens are neglecting opportunities to get out get lost and get in touch with the tangible world Cellular devices jeopardize much of our time and face-to-face interac-tion and instead time is consumed through web surfing The Internet has advanced the means of communication between people but could we have predicted it would evolve to human-to-robot interaction

Joseph Weizenbaum a graduate from MIT created Eliza a computer program designed for psychotherapy that would carry on a conversation with whoever questioned it At first Eliza seemed like a blessing to doctors because it was an alter-native and seemingly productive vessel for patients seeking one-on-one therapy

However doctors became alarmed when users devoted timeless hours projecting their feelings to it and desired to be alone with Eliza The creator of Eliza pulled the plug on his own creation resulting in the transformation of his research and career into fighting against artificial intelligence Weizenbaum himself said ldquoThe machine is a lie ndash it does not understandrdquo

The mere thought that human company could be replaced with a robotrsquos false under-standing of emotions shows how threaten-ing machines can be to even the most seem-ingly secure positions held by humans Technology is swiftly progressing and advocates have not taken into account the consequences of advancement Many bless-ings result from new intelligence such as efficient ways of gaining information and knowledge but the concern with their abil-ity to take the jobs of capable citizens and manipulate the human psyche show that the burdens might far outweigh the blessingsBrooke Egan is a sophomore majoring in biology and business management Her col-umn runs biweekly on Wednesday

Editor | SoRelle Wyckoffletterscwuaedu

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OPINION

CULTURE

SPORTS

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By Tara MassoulehStaff Columnist

Wednesday night at 9 pm everyone knows exactly where to find me My room-mates and I are undoubtedly crowded around our living room TV ndash throw blankets and snacks on hand ndash ready to engage in our newest obsession that is TLCrsquos ldquoHere Comes Honey Boo Boordquo

ldquoHere Comes Honey Boo Boordquoor Honey Boo Boo for short is a reality show follow-ing the daily life of 7-year-old pageant star Alana ldquoHoney Boordquo Thompson and her fam-ily The family lives in a rural

Georgia townThe showrsquos plot varies

quite a bit with last weekrsquos episode featuring a date between Alanarsquos dad ldquoSugar Bearrdquo and her mother June who have been dating for eight years but are not yet married In previous weeks the show has featured such novelties as the ldquoRedneck Gamesrdquo where the fam-ily engages in activities that range from bobbing for pigs feet to mud-pit belly-flop competitions

Like most reality shows Honey Boo Boo has elic-ited mixed reviews from viewers ndash many of whom are

disgusted with the familyrsquos lifestyle which is charac-terized by eating unhealthy foods an affinity for teen pregnancy (with both June and her daughter Anna becoming pregnant before the age of 18) a total disre-gard for manners and plenty of bathroom jokes Some

have even gone as far as to say that the show is a rude exploitation of the family as it encourages Americans nationwide to turn up their noses and sneer at stereotyp-ical ldquorednecksrdquo as modern-day circus freaks Despite the strong criticism ldquoHere Comes Honey Boo Boordquo still managed to nab more view-ers than the Republican National Convention Honey Boo Boo 2016 anyone

And while many discount the Thompsons as class-less and uncultured Ma and the rest of her clan werenrsquot raised to be anything but proud The truth is June

the matriarch of the family is a savvy self-aware woman who isnrsquot fooled into thinking that viewers are synonymous with supporters

It is due largely in part to Marsquos strong guidance that the family has developed into a strong-willed bunch that lives their lives according to their own rules The Thompsons simply arenrsquot concerned with whatrsquos on trend whatrsquos popu-lar or even with what society deems socially acceptable

And thatrsquos more than most of us can say for our-selves See while everyonersquos busy making a ruckus about what they perceive to be a

dangerous deterioration ofquality television program-ming or lamenting the stalledprogress of the human raceHoney Boo Boo and her fam-ily will be riding their new-found fame all the way to thebank So the next time youget ready to mount your highhorse remember that whileyou may feel light-yearsahead of Honey Boo Boo andher kinfolk you still arenrsquotinteresting enough to getpaid to do little more than beyourselfTara Massouleh is a fresh-man majoring in journalismand English Her columnruns on Wednesday

lsquoStackingrsquomust end

OUR VIEW

In short Scholar-ship stacking is also an ineffec-tive way to pro-duce the growth in quality the University needs right now

lsquoHere Comes Honey Boo Boorsquo elicits mixed reviews continues to gain viewers

In response to lsquoSuite-style dorms attractive but illogical lonelyrsquoLETTER TO THE EDITOR

By Marina Roberts

I would like to voice my enthu-siastic support for Mary Sellers Shawrsquos column entitled ldquoSuite-style dorms attractive but illogical lonelyrdquo I wish that we as students considered the benefits of having roommates in college more thor-oughly than we do Often I hear incoming freshmen talk excitedly about their suite-style dorms and I canrsquot help but wonder if they will find the experience of their first year away from home as liberating as they seem to think it will be

I say this because I lived in Ridgecrest South my first semester at Bama I was one of those fresh-men whose eyes glazed over at the thought of having my own space essentially my own apartment with three other girls with whom I was sure to become fast friends I spent my senior summer day-dreaming about the late-night con-versations I would have with my roommates and the fun we would have

What I found however was a living arrangement that unfolded remarkably like Ms Shawrsquos I did not spend my time in the common

areas or cooking dinner with my roommates Instead all of us for the most part spent our time iso-lated in our rooms Even when I did connect with a roommate (one out of three ainrsquot bad I reckon) we spent almost no time socializing in the actual suite ndash more often than not we would walk to Palmer Hall together to hang out

Palmer Hall which is a tradi-tional-style dorm houses Mallet Assembly When I discovered Mallet I found essentially every-thing I hoped my college experi-ence would encompass I found a diverse collection of individuals who challenged each other who stayed up to have intellectual dis-cussions and werenrsquot afraid to engage in difficult conversations about the real issues that face this campus and this country and this world What makes this particular organization function as brilliantly as it does is the fact that we do talk and when we have a good time we do it together I attribute a great deal of this success as a community to Palmer Hall having traditional-style dorms

While I do recognize that not every student will have the same

experience with suite-style dorms that I had I feel compelled to argue that the University should provide suite-style housing without elimi-nating traditional-style dorms Diversity is of the utmost impor-tance to this campus and that means we have to vigilantly advo-cate for it If we continue down the Universityrsquos current trajectory of building only one type of housing we will exclude students who can-not afford the expense of suite-style dorms and in so doing we will lose hundreds of individuals who could have contributed tremendously to our campus

The value of having to live with someone you donrsquot know and would not have chosen to live with otherwise is that you are given an opportunity to correct some of your prejudices If you live with some-one who is from a different back-ground than you who is of another race or religion or socioeconomic background then you learn to rec-ognize the humanity in a group you previously knew nothing about My roommate at Mallet was brought up with different religious values than I was but we found that as individuals we agreed on much

more where religion was con-cerned than I would have guessed We also became close friends and if I get married this chick is so in my wedding party

To me the experience of college is incomplete unless you face the unknown and come to terms with it The single most important thing I have learned in Tuscaloosa is how to grapple with difference and con-flict While I understand that shar-ing a room is not the only means of enabling interaction I posit that living with someone facilitates an understanding that almost never occurs in casual infrequent encounters The diversity issues that plague this campus will persist unless the administration makes decisions that support integration and foster diversity This is one of those decisions and we as stu-dents would do well to voice our opinions on the matter Otherwise we risk losing every single tradi-tional dorm on campus and with those dorms we lose innumerable opportunities to engage in mean-ingful dialogue and to break down the barriers that isolate usMarina Roberts is a junior major-ing in accounting

ldquoThe Thompsons simply arenrsquot concerned with

whatrsquos on trend whatrsquos popular or even with what society deems socially ac-

ceptable

Editor | Lauren Fergusonculturecwuaedu

Wednesday September 26 2012CULTURENEWS

OPINION

CULTURE

SPORTS

By Becky RobinsonStaff Reporter

Since high school Micah Craft knew he wanted to be an artist Now after receiving his bachelorrsquos degree from The University of Alabama in 2012 Craft is exhibiting his work called ldquoTension and Releaserdquo in the Ferguson Art Gallery

ldquoTension and Releaserdquo is a collection of abstract pieces Craft made during his time at the University Craft said his work begins as improvisations that gradually become a cohe-sive work Music plays a very important role in the production of his art as well As a musician he draws from both his imagina-tion and music

ldquoMusic can remain complete-ly abstract but still have an impact on peoplerdquo Craft said

He derived the title of his exhibi-tion from a musical term ldquoThe phrase ldquoTension and Releaserdquo is a musical concept and I use it to describe aspects of painting and drawing It is a concept common to both visual art and musicrdquo

Sky Shineman an assistant art professor said she enjoyed watching Craft develop as an artist Shineman taught Craft for three years and developed a friendship with him

ldquoHis work is visually sophis-ticated emotionally compel-ling and extremely personalrdquo Shineman said ldquoI believe this is a result of his commitment to a studio practice and his ability to allow other creative activities such as music to influence his visual vocabularyrdquo

During his undergraduatecareer at the University Craft was the recipient of many schol-

arship awards He received the Alvin C and Joseph Sella Endowed Scholarship in 2009 and 2011 the Julie Peake Holaday Memorial Scholarship in 2011 and the Farley Moody Galbraith Endowed Art Scholarship in 2012

In addition to music Craft said he also gained inspiration from Alvin Sella a retired art professor who worked in the UA art department for over 50 years

ldquoHe is a funny character and his way of teaching can be very straightforwardrdquo he said ldquoItrsquos not for some people but I got a lot from him including an endowment for one full semes-terrdquo

Craft said his experience at the University was a valuable learning experience allowing him to work with artists from

Graduate art exhibit features pieces inspired by musica variety of backgrounds He urges current art students to learn all they can from the UA professors and to take advan-tage of the resources provided

ldquoIf you are passionate about your own art your art degree is not a waste of timerdquo Craft said ldquoThe creativity that you develop can be used everywhere and in any contextrdquo

Craft created ldquoTension and Releaserdquo as part of his require-ment for his professional BFA degree He now holds an intern-ship as a junior graphic design-er in Atlanta Ga and recently sold three pieces of work at the 2012 Fourth Annual Emerging Artists Exhibit at the Orange Beach Art Center

With all of his accomplishments thus far

Shineman said she believes Craft has a very bright future ahead of him

ldquoTension and Release Paintings and Drawings by

Micah Craftrdquo will be in the Ferguson Center Art Gallery until Sept 30 The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 7 am to 10 pm

SubmittedUA graduate Micah Craftrsquos art exhibit ldquoTension and Realeaverdquo will be on display in the Ferguson Center Art Gallery until Sept 30

By Amy Marino

The Lumineers were formed by Wesley Shultz Jeremiah Fraites and Neyla Pekarek The three have been together for seven years but it is only in the past year that they have become well-known

It is safe to say it was well worth the wait

The Lumineers are most commonly compared to bands like Mumford amp Sons The Avett Brothers and The Civil Wars Like these bands the Lumineersrsquo songs speak to your soul yet encourage you to dance at the same time With infusions of cello piano man-dolin and percussion your ears are in for a treat

I first heard the Lumineers last December while watch-ing a television show with my roommates When their song

ldquoHo Heyrdquo started playing in the closing scene it immediately caught my attention

I tried to remember some of the lyrics in order to search them online I was sold after listening to the song in its entirety along with other songs of theirs I discovered that they would be releasing an album in April and I counted down the days

The Lumineers quickly rose to fame through features in many television shows and com-mercials The release of their self-titled album brought them to even greater heights and they have not stopped touring since The album is an instant favorite with overwhelmingly feel-good singles like ldquoHo Heyrdquo and ldquoSubmarinesrdquo that bal-ance the more moving singles like ldquoDead Seardquo and ldquoMorning Songrdquo The album has hardly

left the CD player in my car since its release

This weekend I met band members Jeremiah and Wesley after their performance at the Southern Ground Music and Food Festival in Nashville Tenn Almost immediately Jeremiah turned the conversa-tion to learning more about my friend and me

His genuineness was refresh-ing and made my appreciation for the band grow even stron-ger

They put on an amazing show and engaged the crowd When I did manage to break my fixa-tion with the band and look at the audience of all ages around me I rarely saw a person who wasnrsquot smiling

I encourage anyone who has not heard of this band to check them out immediately ndash you wonrsquot be disappointed

COLUMN | MUSIC

Lumineersrsquo songs speak to soul yet engage listeners

Editor | Marquavius Burnettcrimsonwhitesportsgmailcom

Wednesday September 26 2012SPORTSNEWS

OPINION

CULTURE

SPORTS

Crimson Tide to return home to face Ole Miss FridayBy Mary Grace ShowfetyStaff Reporter

In search of its second Southeastern Conference win Alabama volleyball returns home to face off against Ole Miss on Friday at 7 pm

Last season the Tide went 0-2 against the Rebels one of which was lost in a heartbreak-ing five sets and the other in a three-set sweep by Ole Miss

Over the weekend the Crimson Tide (12-4 1-3 SEC) fell to both Georgia and Auburn on the road

ldquoI think itrsquos always better to be at home and get the benefits that Foster affords you but Irsquom not sure that once you begin SEC play therersquos not anything called reliefrdquo head coach Ed Allen said

Though the teams were both comparable in ability to the Tide Allen credits the fans of both Georgia and Auburn for providing an electric environ-ment

Junior Andrea McQuaid said the teamrsquos play over the week-end is not an indication of their capabilities

ldquoWe definitely went into the weekend wanting to take steps forward in our season and we didnrsquot really do thatrdquo McQuaid said ldquoWe definitely grew from our experience last weekend after an 0-2 loss but wersquove just got to move on from there Thatrsquos the biggest thing for us right nowrdquo

Redshirt sophomore Cristina Arenas said the best thing the team can do now is to move on from last weekend

ldquoI think it has a lot to do with putting what happened behind us and being able to learn from it grow from it and come together as a team at this point so we can continue to focus on getting better and growing so that we can compete against the upcoming opponentsrdquo Arenas said

Although the Alabama vol-leyball team did not get the results it would have liked over the weekend team members are still excited for what is to come in the remainder of the season

Arenas said bringing the team together to create chem-istry is something the Tide has worked very hard on

ldquoItrsquos just something that wersquoll have to continue to work onrdquo Arenas said ldquomaking sure that

we keep everyone on the same page and keep everyone aware of what our goals are and where wersquore trying to get in the season and making sure that everyone is pushing forwardrdquo

The Tide knows its potential and has seen glimpses of great-ness but needs more consisten-cy Part of that involves being victorious at home

Allen said he knows just how to create a winning environ-ment through the fans whom he calls ldquoFoster kidsrdquo

ldquoI think if you look through the SEC teams typically defend their home court and struggle with winning on the roadrdquo Allen said ldquoI think Foster and the fans of Alabama because they are as passionate as they are make it even more of a problem than most placesrdquo

Womenrsquos team set to start four-game SEC road tripBy Billy WhyteStaff Reporter

Following an uncharacteristic performance against Ole Miss the Alabama womenrsquos soccer team will look to get back on track as they face Vanderbilt this weekend to start off a four- game Southeastern Conference road trip

With only one conference win through four SEC games so far the Crimson Tide needs to get a couple of points this weekend in order to stay on pace in the con-ference standings Head coach Todd Bramble said Vanderbilt will be an important test for the Tide to see if the team can rebound from its first disap-pointing performance

ldquoThat was our first perfor-mance that was sort of sub-par by our standards on Sundayrdquo he said ldquoWe had a team on Sunday that we had on the ropes and couldnrsquot finish off or knock down So we need to make sure psychologically that we can rebound from that per-formance and come out strong this weekend ldquo

The Tide will need to learn from the mistakes made Sunday against Vanderbilt a team who has only lost one game so far in SEC play and will be hosting their conference home opener

ldquoIt will be important not to let the other teamrsquos crowd become a factorrdquo sophomore defender Laura Lee Smith said ldquoWe need to take control of the game early

and set the tone and keep the ball in our half for the majority of the gamerdquo

The 1-0 loss to Ole Miss was the first disappointing perfor-mance for the Tide but the teamrsquos mentality and expecta-tions from the loss show how much it has developed since last year when it was crushed by Ole Miss 3-0 Sophomore forward Theresa Diederich said she is very happy with the way the team has grown since last year

ldquoItrsquos a huge improvement from last year ndash the best team I think wersquove had in a long time at Alabamardquo Diederich said ldquoWe had a tough game on Sunday and I think we are ready to get another winrdquo

This weekend will go a long way in showing how good Alabama can be this season It will be important for the Tide to find some consistency in its game compared to recent up-and-down performances but for now Diederich is happy with where the team is and believes the players should be well-pre-pared moving forward

ldquoWe just need to keep doing what we are doingrdquo Diederich said ldquoEven though we havenrsquot always had the outcome that we wanted we need to just keep trying to be consistent and play-ing the possession game and we will be finerdquo

The game will kick off in Nashville at 7 pm on Friday Sept 28

By CW Staff

The 2013 Alabama base-ball team recruiting class was rated the 16th best by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper as announced on Tuesday afternoon The Crimson Tide welcomed 12 signees for the upcoming season including 11 freshmen and one junior college transfer

The rankings are based on players who enroll each fall Athletes who initially signed with a school and then signed a pro contract after being drafted do not count in the overall evalu-ation

Of the 12-man recruiting class secured by head coach Mitch Gaspard and his coaching staff Alabama had three players drafted last June Those play-ers were catcher Wade Wass of Pensacola Fla (Meridian CC) a 13th round selection by the Baltimore Orioles right-handed

pitcher Ray Castillo of Seale Ala (Russell County HS) who was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 27th round and infielder Mikey White of Birmingham Ala (Spain Park HS) a 34th round selection by the New York Mets

Here is a rundown of the nine other signees who started school at Alabama in the fall infielder Kyle Overstreet of Boaz Ala (Boaz HS) infielder Chance Vincent of Scott La (Acadiana HS) infielder Daniel Cucjen of Shreveport La (Evangel Christian Academy) outfielder Matthew Goodson of Oxford

Ala (Oxford HS) right-handed pitcher Keaton Haack of Oak Ridge NC (Northwest Guilford HS) outfielder Georgie Salem of Birmingham Ala (Vestavia Hills HS) right-handed pitcher Jonathan Hess of Kenner La (Jesuit HS) right-handed pitch-er Mitch Greer of Prattville Ala (Edgewood Academy) and left-handed pitcheroutfielder Colton Freeman of Hoover Ala (Spain Park HS)

Alabama did lose one player to Major League Baseball how-ever when Jackson Stephens of Oxford High School decided to sign with the Cincinnati Reds after being drafted in the 18th round of the 2012 June draft

With Vanderbilt earning the top spot this year a team from the Southeastern Conference has had a team ranked No 1 nine of the last 10 years In addition to Alabama and Vanderbilt the SEC had 12 of the 14 schools in the conference selected to the

By CW Staff

The Alabama menrsquos golf team shot 3-over-par 283 in the final round of the 2012 PINGGolfweek Preview at the par-70 7248-yard Crabapple Course at the Capital City Club on Tuesday where it fin-ished tied for ninth place

The Crimson Tide finished at 21-over-par 861 as did San Diego State Host Georgia Tech and California tied for first at 5-over-par 845 with Texas and UNLV tied for third at 13-over 853 UCLA and Washington finished tied for fifth at 854

ldquoIf we are going to be a great team we need to be ready to play every weekrdquo Alabama head coach Jay Seawell said ldquoWe got a chance to preview the golf course that NCAAs will be played on and that will help us It is a very difficult course and we just werenrsquot

playing well enough to per-form to our standardrdquo

Senior Scott Strohmeyer led Alabama with a tie for 12th individually at 2-over-par 212 He shot 1-under 69 in the final round to pace the Crimson Tide Strohmeyer got to 2-under par on two dif-ferent occasions during his round He made five bird-ies and four bogeys in round three

ldquoHe really turned in a solid performance for usrdquo Seawell said ldquoCrabapple is a big golf course that his length is a

huge advantage He had a chance to win the whole golf tournament and I think he will look back a couple of decisions that maybe kept him from winning and learn from themrdquo

Junior Cory Whitsett shot his best round of the tour-nament with an even-par 70 in the final round to finish tied for 43rd at 9-over 219 Bobby Wyatt tied for 35th at 7-over 217 after a 2-over 72 on Tuesday

Sophomore Justin Thomas finished with a tie for 26th after a 3-over 73 on Tuesday that did not count toward the Tidersquos round-three score Senior Lee Knox tied for 54th after a 2-over 72 on Tuesday

Alabama is off until Oct 15-16 when it plays host to the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate at the Old Overton Golf Club in Vestavia Hills Ala

CW | Hannah CraftThe Alabama volleyball team is looking for its second conference win of the season

CW | Jingyu WanThe Alabama soccer team is set to begin a four-game SEC road trip

BASEBALL

VOLLEYBALL

SOCCER

MENrsquoS GOLF

ldquoIt is a very difficult course and we just werenrsquot play-ing well enough to per-form to our standard

mdash Jay Seawell

ldquo The 2013 Alabama baseball team recruiting class was rated

the 16th best by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper as an-

nounced on Tuesday afternoon

New recruits rated 16th Bama ties for 9th at PING

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