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By Allie HulcherContributing Writer
A large circle of dirt is all that remains of a natural landmark on the east side of the Quad. Over spring break, a tree crew removed a more than 150 year wold tree that lived through the Civil War and saw the University grow from 154 students to more than 30,000. “Trees get old, and when they are dying they have to be taken down if they pose a safety hazard,” said UA
Director of Media Relations Cathy Andreen. Duane Lamb, the assistant vice president for facilities and grounds, said the tree, a water oak, had been dying for at least four years. A fungus called hypoxylon canker had attacked the bark system dur-ing a drought. Lamb also said years ago cars used to park on the Quad, perhaps adding stress to the roots. This stress, the fungus, the tree’s age and the heat com-bined to seriously weaken the oak.
Civil War-era oak tree on Quad removed
Offi cials unveil amphitheater operations plan
RHA to host Carnival on the Quad
Law Schoolhosts 5k run
“It had already started los-ing its primary branches, which is why we took it down, because it was becoming a safety hazard in addition to its poor health,” Lamb said. The tree crew removed most of the tree with a chain saw and used a stump grinder. The root system was so dete-riorated that the roots were easily scraped up. Lamb said the Grounds Department always tries to
See TREE, page 3
See RACE, page 3See CARNIVAL, page 5
See TIDE, page 8
Over the break, the University removed a dead oak tree located on the east side of the Quad.
CW | Drew Hoover
By Marquavius BurnettSports Reporter
Sure, there are questions about who is going to replace Julio Jones as wide receiver, or how Trent Richardson will take over as the Crimson
Tide’s number one running back. However, the one ques-tion on the mind of every Tide fan is, who is going to lead the team as quarterback? Traditionally, playing quarterback at Alabama has always meant being more of a game manager who doesn’t
make mistakes that cost the team, instead of being a play-maker who takes chances in the passing game. That tradition will be on full display this season with the departure of veteran quar-terback Greg McElroy, due to graduation, and no proven
By Jasmine CannonContributing Writer
The Residence Hall Association will be hosting the first Carnival on the Quad on Sunday, March 27, from 1 to 5 p.m. “This is the first time we’re having the Carnival on the Quad, and we’re planning on making it an annual event,” said Desirae Lewis, Bryce Lawn president and co-chair of the RHA programming committee. “We tried to plan Quad carnival activities last
By Jasmine CannonContributing Writer
After a hiatus, the UA Law School has brought back Race to the Courthouse 5k. The race is a part of the Law School’s “Law Week” celebration and will take place on Saturday, March 26. The race costs $15 for mem-bers of the American Bar Association and $20 for non-members. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the UA Law School. “The law school is excited to bring back such a fun tradition,” said Rachael Tucker, a second year law student and member of the run organizing commit-tee. “Race to the Courthouse has always been a favorite of law students and members of the community. In the past, some
participants have chosen to wear a shirt and tie while running. Lawyers are sometimes referred to as ‘ambulance chasers,’ and
• What: Race to the Courthouse 5k
• Where: UA Law School
• When: Saturday - registration 8 a.m., race 9 a.m.
• Cost: $15 ABA mem-bers, $20 non-members
IF YOU GO ...
• What: Carnival on the Quad
• When: Sunday 1-5 p.m.
• Cost: Free
IF YOU GO ...
semester for stress-free relief day, but we decided to push it back because we needed more time to get the items and
contracts [settled]. We figured that we could do it during the spring when it’s warm outside and people would come.” “We have been thinking about hosting an event on the Quad for a while now, but it’s been too cold,” said Paige Hill, Lakeside Hall Council presi-dent and co-chair of the RHA programming committee. “Now is just the perfect weather for an event like this. It’s kind of just a way to give back to the students something fun and free and will do a bit of promo-tion for RHA on the side.”
The carnival, which will have activities spread across the entire Quad, is free to allstudents, faculty and mem-bers of the community. RHA has rented different inflata-bles from Fun Factory that will be set up for attendees to enjoy. There will be a gladiatorjoust, obstacle course, giantslide, cliff hanger, one-on-one sports challenge and wall climbing. A wax hands
starter under center. Alabama will have three inexperiencedunderclassmen, AJ McCarron,Phillip Sims and Phillip Ely, competing to be the field gen-eral on offense. McCarron is the only player of the three
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox speaks at the Tusca-loosa Am-phitheater media day.
CW | Sara Beth Colburn
By Kelsey SteinLifestyles Editor
Roughly a week before the sold-out opening concert at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, the venue’s staff, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and city officials invited local media outlets to preview the facility. During the event Thursday morning, they addressed the issues involved with operating a venue with a capacity of 7,470 people – from traffic and park-ing logistics to serving food and drinks during events. The amphitheater staff will include about 350 people for con-certs and other events, most of
whom will be local hires, said amphitheater director Wendy Riggs, who provided an over-view of the venue’s operations. Tuscaloosa Department of Transportation director Tera Tubbs addressed the issue of parking, presenting maps that display a variety of parking options. Events will be treated in a manner similar to game days, with segments of both Jack Warner Parkway and Greensboro Avenue closed to traffic, Riggs said. The joint planning efforts of city and amphitheater staff will be tested Friday, April 1, for the Avett Brothers/Band of Horses concert.
Who’s next?Tide quarterbacks duel to replace Greg McElroy
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ON THE MENU ON THE CALENDARLAKESIDE
LunchBarbecue WingsBaked PotatoFresh Cabbage SoupGeneral Tso’s ChickenCheese and Mushroom Strata (veg-etarian)
DinnerRotisserie-style Pork LoinFried Chicken SteakParsley PotatoesGreen BeansGarden Quiche (vegetarian)
BURKEBaked CatfishOmelet BarKC Classic Barbecue PorkHerbed ChipsCheese Lasagna (vegetarian)
FRESH FOODFried Catfish with Creole SauceBaja Seafood SaladSpanish Yellow RiceOverstuffed FajitasNachos Supreme (vegetarian)
ON CAMPUS
What: Student Recital featuring David Mahloch, composition
Where: Moody Recital Hall
When: 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
What: Celebrity Series featuring Barbara Nissman, piano - $7/student
Where: Moody Concert Hall
When: 7:30 p.m.
What: Carnival on the Quad!
Where: The Quad
When: 1 - 5 p.m.
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What: Dog Training: Basic Obedience - Teach your dog to sit, stay, down, heel, and come using positive reinforcement. Cost is $20/student.
Where: The Park at Manderson Landing
When: 1 - 2:30 p.m.
What: Convocation
Where: Moody Music Building
When: Noon
What: Barbara Nissman Piano Master Class
Where: Moody Music Building
When: 2 p.m.
Alabama Rotaract Club to host IJM Benefi t
Alabama’s Rotaract Club will host Midnight Madness to benefit the Alabama International Justice Mission at the Student Recreation Center on March 25 starting at 10 p.m. The event will feature 3 vs. 3 basketball, dodgeball and a D.J. International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms
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CAMPUS CRIME:(March 12 to March 23)
Compiled by Anna Kate Delevan
DUI OF ALCOHOLTime: 2:49 a.m.Date: March 12Location: 500 Block of Red Drew Drive
THEFT OF PROPERTY IITime: 3:30 p.m.Date: March 15Location: 300 Block of Stadium Drive
BURGLARY IIITime: 2:16 p.m.Date: March 18Location: 900 Block of Bryant Drive
PUBLIC INTOXICATIONTime: 4:06 a.m.Date: March 20Location: 500 Block of 13th Avenue
THEFT OF PROPERTY IIITime: 4:43 p.m.Date: March 20Location: 400 Block of 5th Avenue East
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE III- HARASSMENTTime: 9:56 p.m.Date: March 20Location: 100 Block of Hackberry Lane
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE III- HARASSMENTTime: 6:45 a.m.Date: March 21Location: 400 Block of 7th Avenue NE
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IIITime: 5:26 p.m.Date: March 21Location: 100 Block of Hackberry Lane
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE III- HARASSMENTTime: 4:45 p.m.Date: March 21Location: 100 Block of Hackberry Lane
BURGLARY IIITime: 5:31 p.m.Date: March 22Location: 100 Block of Hackberry Lane
THEFT OF PROPERTY IITime: 4:47 p.m.Date: March 22Location: 500 Block of 6th Avenue
THEFT OF PROPERTY IITime: 8:48 p.m.Date: March 22Location: 400 Block of 5th Avenue East
ROBBERY ITime: 10:30 p.m.Date: March 22Location: 300 Block of Marr’s Spring Road
THEFT OF LOST PROPERTY IIITime: 1:46 p.m.Date: March 23Location: 100 Block of Hackberry Lane
HARASSING COMMUNICATIONSTime: 4:57 p.m.Date: March 23Location: 700 Block of Capstone Drive
ATTEMPTED THEFT ITime: 5:23 p.m.Date: March 23Location: 1100 Block of University Boulevard
THEFT OF PROPERTY IIITime: 6:47 p.m.Date: March 23Location: 100 Block of Hackberry Lane
THEFT OF PROPERTY IIITime: 8:15 p.m.Date: March 23Location: 1100 Block of University Boulevard
THEFT OF PROPERTY IIITime: 9:43 p.m.Date: March 23Location: 700 Block of 2nd Street
What: Student Recital fea-turing Amy Lawson, soprano
Where: Moody Recital Hall
When: 8 p.m.
What: Student Recital fea-turing Bryan Sibley, violin
Where: Moody Recital Hall
When: 6 p.m.
What: Student Recital featuring Laura Ashley Mis-sildine, mezzo soprano
Where: Moody Recital Hall
When: 2 p.m.
of violent oppression, accord-ing to Rotaract Club member Christian Smith. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to ensure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to promote functioning public justice systems, Smith said in an email. “I love basketball and sports, and I think Midnight Madness is a great way for students to enjoy sports and each other while raising money and awareness for IJM to fight slavery, sexual exploitation, and other forms of violent oppression that are largely unknown to most peo-ple today,” said IJM Treasurer John Pickering. Anyone interested in par-ticipating can register at the Ferguson Center and at the Rec until Friday.
Tickets for the NIT semifi-nals in New York City’s Madison Square Garden are on sale now through the University. Fans have until Friday, March 25 at 5 p.m. to order tickets to the Tuesday, March 29 game against Colorado at 9 p.m. EST. Tickets for non-students are $45 each, and will be allocated and prioritized by Tide Totals priority points. Students may purchase one ticket per person at $10 each. If the Tide advances it will play Thursday, March 31. Fans purchasing semi final games will be given an option to pur-chase final game tickets. Exact ticket pick up location and times will be released when finalized. All tickets will be available at will call.
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By Jennie KushnerSenior staff reporter
Students looking to engage and examine other cultures have the opportunity to sign up for the Culturally Speaking program that will be offered in both sum-mer school sessions. Culturally Speaking is an English Language Institute class that is part of an intensive English program for overseas students. Frannie James, a professor in the international honors col-lege and global studies certifi-cate program said ELI students aren’t the same as exchange stu-dents. James said ELI students are at the University specifically to learn and study the English lan-
ELI program seeks summer studentsguage, whereas exchange stu-dents are enrolled in courses. The goal of the participating UA student and ELI student, however, is similar, James said. “The overall idea of Culturally Speaking to try to get everyone to understand more about other cultures,” she said. “Everyone involved is looking to expand their knowledge and awareness other cultures, to find similari-ties and differences.” Two different sections meet twice weekly during the calen-dar year. ELI has six sessions. The bi-weekly hour-long discus-sion topics vary, she said. “It’s a kind of a mix of light, fun stuff, and then it will kind of get into something a little more serious, something a little more difficult,” she said. “Topics range from fun and
• What: Culturally Speaking is an English speaking class offered through ELI
• When: The class will be offered both summer sessions
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free time, academic life, trans-portation, social networking, role of religion, poverty and future plans,” she said. James has been involved with Culturally Speaking since the fall of 2006, but the program had been around for a couple of years before that, she said. Currently there are 33 UA students and 79 ELI students involved. James said ideally she would like 15 to 20 UA students sign up for the summer. James encourages students to participate in the summer because she typically sees low numbers. She said the low sum-mer numbers are reflected school-wide. “UA population drops,” she said. “There are not as many students around in the sum-mer; if they are here, they are
taking summer classes that can be demanding, and so you don’t have a lot of free time. Or it’s your summer and you want to use your free time differently.” James said during the regular school year, many students are involved with ELI, so much so that she has had to turn students away. James said the goal of the pro-gram is not for the UA students to teach the ELI students. “No one is correcting you; you are just getting the opportunity to speak,” she said. “It’s not a teaching thing. I’m sure some-times that goes on naturally, but it’s not the object of the class.” James said the most fre-quently heard complaint of international students on cam-pus is they have trouble making friends with American students.
“They don’t end up practicing English as much as you’d imag-ine because if you don’t make friends, when are you going to practice English? This gives them the practice.” Sarah Harris, a sophomore majoring in marketing, said she plans to spend her summer in Tuscaloosa and is considering participating in the program. “I will be here all summer, and from what I have heard it can be boring at times,” Harris said. “I am interested in other cultures and would consider traveling outside of the US so I see this as a good opportunity.” Alex Bailey, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering, said he would like to participate in the summer session, but his time is limited. “I would like to engage more
with the international students, but I simply would not have time to do so this summer,” he said. “I could see myself being inter-ested in the fall session, though.” James said she encourages any students considering sign-ing up for the program to speak with her. She can be reached at [email protected].
RACEContinued from page 1
The race is open to all who are interested and their fami-lies. The race, which is not solely for runners, is the main event on Saturday. There will also be door prizes and a $100 prize for the top over-all female and male winners. Registration will be at the Law School beginning at 8 a.m. and the race will start at 9 a.m. Professor Mary Ksobiech has been active in getting members of the UA Law School faculty to partake in the race. “I’m excited that several professors and staff mem-bers are running, and even more are planning to cheer on the runners and walkers,” Ksobiech said in an emailed statement. All proceeds from the race will go to the Alabama Center for Law and Civic Education. “The law school is always stressing the importance of giving back to the community and using our time and talents to help others,” Tucker said. “We’re very excited to have the opportunity to do that here.” According to ACLCE’s offi-cial website, the organization “is a resource and training center dedicated to educating
TREEContinued from page 1
replace trees with new ones, and has replaced around 1500 so far. The Grounds Department is using a tree survey software that marks the size, type and age of the trees. Lamb said this is a part of protecting our “urban cam-pus forest.” “We continuously moni-tor the campus trees,” Lamb said. “A lot of the trees are getting old, and are around the same age as the oak.” Sophomore Colby Leopard said he misses the tree and feels that its absence nega-tively affects the Quad. “I don’t like that that tree is gone,” Leopard said. “Now we just have a big ugly spot of dirt over there.” Sarah White, a freshman majoring in marine science and biology, had a different view on the dying tree. White said the appearance of the campus helps attract stu-dents to the University. “Landscaping-wise, it wouldn’t have looked appeal-ing,” White said. “A dead tree isn’t going to be good for the University.” Hanna Arvin, a freshman majoring in biology, noticed Wednesday that the tree was gone. She said she used it as a meeting spot for friends. “It was easy to just [say] ‘I’m at the tree on the non-tree [side],” Arvin said. “You knew it was that tree.” Lamb said that there is a possibility that a new tree will be planted on the east side of the Quad. The new tree, he said, would be a little more out of the way so stu-dents will have room to play Frisbee, flag football, and do other activities. Junior Grahm Hoffart said he sees the positive side of its removal. “It was pretty dead, but now there’s more field space to play on out on the Quad,” Hoffart said. “It was a very, very pretty tree. I never even thought about it dying; I just always thought it was there and would be there for a while,” freshman Ashleigh Harris said.
young citizens in civic knowl-edge in law and government.” ACLCE has been established since 1990 and has created school and community based programs including Teen Court, a peer sentencing court, and We the People, a national constitution law program. “Our main goal, of course, is to raise as much money as possible,” Tucker said. “But essential to the success of the event will be campus-wide participation. We hope that this will be a chance to meet and get to know other stu-dents on campus with whom we don’t normally have the opportunity to interact.” Ksobiech said, “The student committee came to me after they noticed their classmates often became so focused on their academic goals that they forgot to take good care of themselves. By organiz-ing a run like this, we hope to emphasize the importance of a healthy mind and body as a part of our intellectual devel-opment. Given the stellar job by this year’s committee, I hope that this race can grow in the upcoming years, perhaps including even more members of the local community. For those interested in pre-registering or looking for more information, email Tucker at [email protected].
Textbook writer speaks on evolutionDr. Douglas Futuyma, professor at Stony Brook University, presented his lecture, “Evo-lution: The Most Impor-tant Theory in Biology” to students at an ALLELE lecture Thursday night. CW | Teresa Portone
By Melissa BrownContributing Writer
The Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution Series hosted guest lecturer Douglas Futuyma, a leading researcher in evolu-tion science, Thursday night. Students, faculty and commu-nity members gathered to hear Futuyma’s lecture, “Evolution: The Most Important Theory in Biology.” Futuyma has written
several textbooks, including “Evolutionary Biology” and “Evolution,” which are used in science classes on campus. Introduced as a leader in evolutionary biology, Futuyma began his lecture by asserting that evolution is both fact and theory – a notion he admits can be somewhat confusing. “We have two words which are very loaded words,” Futuyma said. “Theory is usu-ally the notion that it is an
undemonstrated possibility with very little evidence. However, scientific theory is not a mere speculation or hypothesis, but a statement of well-supported gen-eral principles and laws, a com-plex of statements that together explain many phenomena.” After outlining the charac-teristics of a scientific theory, Futuyma described what the sci-ence of evolution was concerned with studying and explaining: inferring the history of life and understanding the causes of evolution. Futuyma spoke on changes in populations based on natural selection and DNA mutations before describing the ways evo-lutionary science is not just con-cerned with the past, but is use-ful in studying current issues as well. “We’re getting very rapid evolution of resistance to drugs – antibiotics – in pathogenic organisms, bacteria and viruses of all kinds,” he said. “This is one of the major, major issues in infectious disease control. As
you know, one of the major prob-lems of controlling HIV is that the population of viruses within an individual person is rapidly evolving.” At the conclusion of the lec-ture, the floor was opened up to questions from the audience. Several questions from the audi-ence confronted the idea of why there is so much resistance to evolution when it is so well sup-ported by scientific evidence. According to Futuyma, evolu-tion has been resisted since its early days, often because some people believe it contradicts deeply held religious beliefs.
However, Futuyma said there are also people who do have strong religious beliefs and accept the theory of evolution. Futuyma said some resistance to evolution is probably because of the somewhat “unpalatable realities of natural selection,” such as instances of infanticide seen in lion prides or the sibli-cide that several species of birds practice. According to Leslie Rissler, a UA professor of biological sci-ences, people resistant to evolu-tion should take the time to learn more about it. “It’s so misunderstood,
especially in a conservative envi-ronment. Unless you know the facts, unless you know the evi-dence, you should not dismiss it,” she said. Rissler said Futuyma’s lec-ture and the ALLELE series are important events for students of a liberal arts university to take advantage of. “It broadens your mind and exposes you to ideas you may never have been exposed to as young child,” she said. “Ideas like evolution, the most fun-damental concepts of biology, should be understood by every educated person on the planet.”
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House Bill 147 and Senate Bill 172 – whether you are a Democrat, Republican, or an independent – is legislation we can all agree on. And I am beg-ging everyone to make phone calls, write letters and send emails to your representatives telling them to vote “Yes” for this bill. It’s Beckham’s bill, and it would prohibit the use of gas chambers in euthanizing shel-ter animals. Shocked that this method is still utilized in our state? So was I. You probably thought, as I,
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It is said that actions speak louder than words, and I mostly agree. People may spout off all the ear - t ickl ing r h e t o r i c they please, but their true inten-tions will be revealed, more often than not , through their actions. It should come as no sur-prise that the politicians of today will often actvery differently than they speak. We have taken this idea, however, and idol-ized it to such a degree that its literal mean-ing has been lost. We’ve effectively translated“actions speak louder than words” into “wordshold no weight whatsoever.” This is more than apointless rhetorical musing; it’s a very real prob-lem that has crippled the effectiveness of bothnational and state governments by eroding trustin people’s words. One perfect example is the recent scenario inWisconsin. Wisconsin governor Scott Walkerrecently proposed a bill that is estimated to savethe state $300 million desperately needed dollarswithin the next two years by requiring govern-ment workers to make contributions towardstheir health care and pension plans and byrequiring a yearly voter referendum to approvethe government workers’ collective bargainingrights. Chaos has ensued since the bill was pro-posed on Feb. 11, as teachers have risen up inprotest and as Wisconsin’s fourteen Democraticstate senators fled the state to prevent the quo-rum necessary for the vote to take place. There are, of course, many different opinionson this bill, and I am personally on the fenceabout both its fairness and its effectiveness.On the one hand, I don’t disagree entirely withGovernor Walker’s efforts to balance the state’sbudget nor with the bold means he’s taking toaccomplish that. On the other hand, it is veryhard for me not to view his proposed bill as ahidden way of squashing unions. The importance of this Wisconsin example,however, is not to diagnose where you stand onthe issue, but to examine how the utter lack oftrust in the opposite party’s words is a seriousproblem. Governor Walker has specifically mentionedthat his purpose in creating the bill was not tobring down the teachers’ unions. Despite say-ing that, the unions and the Democratic senatorsalike have discredited his words and respondedchildishly through their protests and their flee-ing. Similarly, the two biggest teacher’s unions inthe state have even publicly agreed to the finan-cial concessions of the bill (which was presum-ably Governor Walker’s main goal in the firstplace), yet Governor Walker has refused tobelieve their words, citing the actions of otherlocal unions that had recently passed contractsthat didn’t include his financial suggestions. This disregard of an opposite party’s words isa self-perpetuating problem. Because GovernorWalker had so little trust in any statement fromthe unions that indicates a willingness to coop-erate, he decided to attack the idea of the unionsas a whole before the bill was even proposed.Similarly, because the unions had so little trustin any of Walker’s statements, they forced them-selves, in essence, to believe that his only trueintention was to disband their union. If the sce-nario remains the same, no consensus will bereached and the result will be a perpetuationof the same tired stereotypes about teacher’sunions and the same tired stereotypes aboutRepublican governors. This problem is not limited to one specific sce-nario in the state of Wisconsin. Democrats andRepublicans alike in Washington are constantlywishing the opposite party would start actingmore like themselves, yet in the rare cases thatthis starts to happen we dismiss the words thatprecede their actions as purely political (or evendeceitful) rhetoric. Though actions certainly hold more weightthan words, and though politicians are oftencharacterized as two-faced, almost all actionsare preceded by words. Yes, politicians and theirvoting constituents must very carefully siftthrough political rhetoric to decide what theyview as legitimate, but we cannot simply dismissall rhetoric. Any rhetoric that indicates a willingness toreach across the political aisle in compromisewill, by definition, look like a political schemesimply because it will be so abnormal. Who willbe first to take a risk by laying aside their skepti-cism of rhetoric (because doing so is certainly arisk), and allow the opposing party to reinforcetheir rhetoric with stereotype-breaking actions?I don’t know, but I hope it happens soon.
Ben Friedman is a sophomore majoring in socialentrepreneurship. His column runs on Fridays.
One of the easiest ways to annoy others is carrying a severe case of unwarranted self-impor-tance or self-delusion. These are the individuals who believe the world owes them and the individ-uals whose grasp on reality tee-ters between pathetic and pain-fully incoherent. They have the tendency to weasel their GPA into a com-pletely unrelated discussion. They’re models, but their portfo-lio consists of horrid, high flash, point-and-click pictures in their bathroom near a dirty mirror. They tend to interject their opin-ion into a conversation whether or not someone has asked. They’re 36-year-old rappers getting ready to release their next mixtape. They are the kids who have the nerve to complain to a professor about their grade when they have 12 unexcused absences and play Angry Birds during lecture. The actual substance of their achievements pale in comparison to the delusions they have about themselves. It’s the Mel Kanye Wibson-esque ego without 12 Grammy Awards or two Oscars. It’s annoying, but the kind of self-importance that irks me the most is the one attached to the name of this school. Freshman year, I had an acquaintance who no longer attends the University. He was a terrible student and a perpetual slacker. Most freshmen are unsure of their career paths, but he didn’t care. His family was paying for his education, so as long he left UA
By Ben Friedman
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with something, they would be satisfied. The only semi-positive idea he constantly reminded me of was that, when it was time to get a job, he could fall back on the fact his diploma said The University of Alabama. Apparently, he believed the name of the school alone would trump other candidates who came from smaller universities or – heav-en forbid – those “rickety” histori-cally black colleges. I considered him foolish. I assumed such an opinion could not possibly be held by a vast majority of individuals. Who would honestly assume a diploma alone, without substantial grades or a resume highlighting extra-curricular prow-ess, would trump others because it had Alabama stamped on it? Apparently, many people do. This is what pains me. So many students have this notion of inher-ent self-importance intertwined with mediocrity. I’m allowed to do below-average or average work, yet expect maximum turnout when applying to graduate schools or pursuing jobs. A seal from The University of Alabama is a ticket to streets paved with gold and glisten-ing champagne stockpiled by oiled-up Norwegian supermodels. Never mind the student from the smaller school who kept a consis-tent 3.8 GPA throughout his col-legiate career. Ignore the commu-
nity college student who found an unpaid internship every semester plus work experience in her given field. Completely disregard every single student who has given up a summer or three to ensure they have the appropriate hours to fulfill their double major in less than four years. Your C-average begotten diploma is the big joker in a game of spades. I have kept a consistent 3.8 GPA on campus. I’ve never taken a sum-mer off. Along with my major, I’m triple minoring. I’ve worked in the SGA while taking on the position of vice president of my fraternity. I’m president now. I’ve been a resi-dent adviser for more than two years. I’ve interned in France for my major and still have been able to find extra time to host my own website and business. Guess what - success in the future is still not a guarantee! If there is anyone having delu-sions of unnecessary self-impor-tance it’s probably me, but ask yourself this: If someone like me still questions the certainty of my academic future, do you really think just getting your degree will be enough?
Xavier Burgin is a junior majoring in interdisciplinary studies and film production. His column runs biweekly on Fridays.
Who would honestly assume a diploma alone, without substantial grades or a resume highlighting extra-curricular
prowess, would trump others because it had Alabama stamped on it? Apparently, many people do.
that shelter animals were humane-ly injected. In four Alabama coun-ties, up to 16 gas chambers are still used. This is a cruel and bar-baric practice. Animals are placed inside the metal chamber. After the gas is turned on, the cats and dogs convulse, vomit, choke and panic. They fight with each other attempting to get out. They are scared and do not understand. Some bang their heads against the chamber walls. This continues for 30 to 40 minutes depending on the size of the pet. Is this any way for a companion animal – or any animal – to spend its last minutes on earth? No. Injection is not only more humane, it actually costs
about $2 less per animal to admin-ister. You can learn more about Beckham’s bill, other compan-ion animal issues, and the non-partisan PAC Alabama Votes for Responsible Animal Legislation at alabamavotesforanimals.org or by visiting the AVRAL Facebook page. Join us! Help get House Bill 147 and Senate Bill 172 passed. As Gandhi said – “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
Lu Mosley is a member of Alabama Votes for Responsible Animal Legislation.
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Every night when I come home to my dorm I think to myself, “Man, I need to vacuum and my roommate needs to clean that dirt off the floor.” Yet with a hectic schedule and a heavy course load, it can be hard to find time to give the dorm room a good clean. That is why I feel it is time that the University offers Capstone Maids. That’s right, I said it, Capstone Maids. Most honors students live in honors dorms. Wouldn’t it be great to be one of the only uni-versities in the country to cater
Dorm rooms need cleaning serviceBy Gray West to our honors students by offer-
ing personal Capstone Maid ser-vice for their rooms? This would go great with the laundry service started this year. With Capstone Maids you can use the time you would use cleaning on other things. You could study more, do community service work, or go home for the weekend instead of staying behind to clean the dorm. With Capstone Maids I could log onto myBama and submit a request for a Capstone Maid to work his or her magic on my dorm room. I would look forward to coming home late at night and walking into a clean room that
smells like citrus or fresh laun-dry. I may even study in the liv-ing room because everyone knows that a clean environment is better than a dirty one. So next time you walk through the living room and look at a paper plate your roommate has left there since August (and you know you are not going to clean it up because they ate off it and so you are going to leave it there to teach them a lesson) take a minute to think. Should I call Capstone Maids? Yes.
Gray West is a sophomore major-ing in advertising and theater.
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booth will be available for people to make an unlimited supply of replicated hands. Pizza, popcorn, snow cones and drinks will be served as well. There will be music and kick-ball, Frisbees and flag football equipment available to play pick-up games. Hill said RHA would like for Carnival on the Quad to be the association’s biggest event of the year. “I think a lot of people will already be on the Quad also because the weather has been so beautiful,” Hill said.
“Hopefully, they will see us out there and come eat some food and play on the rentals.” Lewis said they are expect-ing more than 500 people to be in attendance. “I hope we have a lot of people come,” Lewis said. “I had con-tact with a lot of people email-ing me about it. I got an email from the Graduate Services for Parents and Students, and they’re going to bring their stu-dents and their children.” Hill said this event is differ-ent from other events hosted by RHA before. “This event is more active, and it will be in a popular area during the busiest time of day,” she said. “So, I think it will be more convenient for people to
just drop by, get some food, and even get some RHA swag while they’re there.” “Residents and students should attend because it’s a great event to come out and meet fellow students, fellow residents that live on campus,” Lewis said. “It’s another event to get you out of your room, to enjoy school, and probably to take your mind off of tests that were given to you this week when you returned back from spring break.” RHA is planning an event for next month, but there have not been any final decisions made yet. On Sunday, all persons must sign a waiver and get a wristband before using any Fun Factory equipment.
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The Honors College Assembly will be selecting new officers next Tuesday and Wednesday in Nott Hall. HCA president Hallie Paul will leave office as the first president of the new organi-zation and said she hopes the candidates for president will remember what the purpose of HCA is as he or she pre-pares to take office in the fall. “One of the purposes of HCA is to create a sense of community within the Honors College to ultimately pour into the University,” she said. The candidates for HCA president are sophomores Sarah Hughes and Michael Forst, both of whom are cur-rently involved in HCA. Forst is majoring in econom-ics and English and currently serves as the HCA director of student life and has developed his campaign based on three pillars. “First, I want the HCA to serve as an advocate for Honors College students to be able to hear their concerns,” he said. “My second pillar is to increase the scale and
Forst, Hughes vie for HCA leadership
scope of programming within HCA, and, lastly, I want to use my experience to showcase to students that I am qualified to hold this position.” Some of the things Forst said he’d like to do to increase membership involvement are to generate an online form to become involved in HCA and utilize the newsletter to get the word out about events. Forst has been a part of the formation of HCA since spring 2011 and said he’s been pleased with its growth over the past year.
“I have watched the current president execute eloquently the office of president and since the formation of the HCA it has become something I really care about which is why I decided to run,” he said. “I believe there is a culture within the Honors College for academic success and I care about HCA and what it stands for,” he said. Hughes is majoring in polit-ical science and currently serves as the event coordina-tor for the civic engagement branch of HCA. Her campaign is based on the three “C’s”— connect, create and collabo-rate. “I will ensure equality of opportunity for all Honors College students to utilize our resources and create activi-ties catered especially to their unique interests,” she said. Some of the things Hughes said she wants to do to increase involvement is to encourage HCA to connect within the established leader-ship and with Honors College students to promote involve-ment. “I am committed to creating an Honors College Assembly that is about and for the stu-dents and have been involved
• What: HCA offi cer election
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in the Honors College since the first week of my freshman year, which is why I decided to run,” she said. Hughes said she not only plans to improve the HCA
from within but plans to make the assembly truly represen-tative of the Honors College student population by promot-ing the thing honors students have in common— their aca-demic courses. An issue within the Honors College that Paul said the can-didates should be thinking about is continuing to pro-mote diversity. “I will work within our cur-rent structure of the diver-sity branch of Honors College Assembly in promoting events and reaching out to all cor-ners of campus, including the already established and suc-cessful groups that promote diversity,” Hughes said. Forst said he is also con-cerned about diversity and would work with the diversity committee to approach the issue from all sides. “We want students to feel at
home in the Honors College, and I hope to help them gain that feeling through positive programming that aids at stu-dents that can transfer into the Honors College and make efforts to work with the direc-tors to promote diversity,” he said. Paul said the HCA has been engaging students that previ-ously were not, but there is still work to be done.
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Pink Box Burlesque will once again take over the Bama Theatre this Friday for a night of dancing, comedy and live music. The show will celebrate the 1920s by paying tribute to tra-ditional vaudeville. “The ladies and gents have tailored their acts to the cul-tural points of the 1920s: wom-en’s suffrage, Prohibition, gentlemen and the heydays of traditional burlesque,” said Mama Dixie, madam of the Pink Box Burlesque troupe. The doors will open at 7:30 p.m., the band will start at 8:30, and the show will begin at 9. “We’re all really proud of this one,” Mama Dixie said. “Though all our performers represent their own time peri-od, we all twisted and bent to the 1920s as an important era in American history.” Mama Dixie said there will be a fan dance, guest singer and trumpet player, a mur-der, mayhem and lots of 1920s style. “This show has been almost a year in the planning,” she said. “We’re all really enthu-siastic about it.” Mama Dixie said this is an important show for PBB because it is the farewell per-formance for P.W. Ragland,
Pink Box Burlesque show celebrates the 1920s
who plays a “jobless, foul-mouthed drunk that cares only about sex and booze,” according to the PBB website.“We did it up right for him,” Mama Dixie said. This is PBB’s fourth season in Tuscaloosa, and they per-form about 12 original and review shows each year. “We have been grateful for the positive response from the community,” Mama Dixie said. Pink Box Burlesque has hosted a variety of events in Tuscaloosa, such as an annual masquerade ball, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, a live action performance of CLUE, and the occasional variety show. “Each show is a challenge made worthwhile by how much our growing audience enjoys it,” Mama Dixie said.
• What: PBB Celebrates the 1920s
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Photo courtesy of Robert SuttonTonight’s Pink Box Burlesque show celebrating the 1920s is a farewell performance for P.W. Ragland.
As part of the School of Music’s Celebrity Series, inter-nationally acclaimed pianist Barbara Nissman will perform tonight at 7:30 in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall. This will be her first visit to the University. “I have heard so much about the school from some good friends who are students there,” Nissman said in a UA news release. “I am very much looking forward to my visit. It will be fun to work with the piano students and to share the music of some of my favor-ite composer ‘friends’ with the audience.” Nissman will conduct two master classes on Saturday, the first at 10 a.m. in the Concert Hall and the second at 2 p.m. in the Choral/Opera Room. Tickets cost $22, $15 or $7 for students. For more informa-tion, call the School of Music box office at 348-7111.
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This Saturday at Snow Hinton Park from noon until 3:00 p.m. the APOlympics will take place as a fundraiser for the West Alabama AIDS Outreach in conjunction with Alpha Psi Omega, the theatrer-fraternity on campus. It will be a decathlon of field day events for teams of five to 10. The activities will include tug-of-war, water balloon fights, a three-legged race, an eating contest and more. Anyone is free to make a team and participate, or if one person wants to come he or she will be placed on a team. It is $3 per person to participate, and all money will be donated to WAAO. In case of rain the event will be held at Forest Lake United Methodist. Contact Wesley Glass for further information at [email protected].
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University Libraries is giving any student who thinks every question can be answered using Google or Wikipedia the chance to prove it this week. Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library is putting on the first ever Super Searcher con-test, which gives students 20 research questions and 30 minutes to find the answers. Students are encouraged to use any resource that they think will find them the cor-rect answer. “The contest is designed to allow students to not only showcase their existing skills in terms of finding informa-tion out on the web, but also to maybe show them that
By Lauren CuervoContributing Writer
The Bama Theatre is bring-ing some Jewish culture to Tuscaloosa for the ninth year in a row. Its annual Jewish Film Festival begins this Saturday night at 6:30 and features a dif-ferent film every night for four straight nights. A food festival that features traditional Jewish cuisine and Klezner music by The Promised Band will start off the event. The first film of the series, “The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground,” will then be shown at 7:30 p.m. “This event is an interesting microcosm for students to see Jewish culture up close, espe-cially for those from a small town where there might not have been any Jewish fami-lies,” said David Allgood, man-ager of the Bama Theatre. The Jewish Film Festival began in 2003 through a part-nership between Temple Emanu-El and the Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County. It was established to introduce local audiences to the best of Jewish filmmaking and expand cultur-al and social understanding. The festival’s films are all carefully selected by Temple Emanu-El and represent the best in recent Jewish filmmak-ing, as well as the best illus-trations of its culture. “The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground” is a full-length documentary about the Grammy Award win-ning, New York based Klezmer band. Sunday’s feature film is “Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg,” the humorous story of televi-sion pioneer Gertrude Berg, who received the first Emmy for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Monday night’s film, “Ajami,” was an Academy Award nomi-
Festival celebrates Jewish culture, cuisine
nee for Best Foreign Film and is a powerful crime drama that tells the story of conflicting views among Jews, Muslims and Christians living in a Tel Aviv neighborhood. The festival’s final film, “Holy Rollers,” was an official selection of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It stars Jesse
Eisenberg, star of “The Social Network,” and is inspired by true events of Hasidic Jews who were recruited in the late nineties to smuggle Ecstasy from Europe into the United States. “We hope that students will come out because the event is always a lot of fun and this
Contest to put search skills to the test
everything can’t always be found through a simple Google search,” said Josh Sahib, research and instructional services librarian at Gorgas Library. “There are some dif-ferent resources that are out there that they might not be aware of.” Super Searcher will take place today at 3 p.m. in Room 205 of Gorgas Library.
Students who wish to partici-pate in the event can still pre-register online at lib.ua.edu/supersearcher. “We want as many peo-ple as possible to be able to participate,” Sahib said. “Preregistration will help things move a lot more smoothly because we are going to have a tight timeline on the day of the contest.” Preregistering guarantees the student will be enrolled in the eLearning course that has the test. It gives students access to practice tests and FAQs about the contest that they wouldn’t have access to otherwise. There is no cap on registration, but there will only be 46 computers available in the lab, so participants are encouraged to bring a person-al computer if they can. University Libraries
modeled the competitiona after a similar contest a third-party company did on campus a few years ago. Sahib said he hopes that putting the test on eLearning and making a lot of the questions specific to UA library resources will make the test a better representa-tion of students’ options while conducting research. “A lot of tuition dollars are ultimately spent on these elec-tronic resources,” he said. “It’s sad to say that most students never even realize there is all this great stuff that the library has that they aren’t aware of. Hopefully this gives them a chance to see some of the dif-ferent ways that you can find information.” The contest will consist of two types of questions, stan-dard questions worth 100 points for a correct answer
and difficult questions worth 125 points for a correct answer. Students will also lose points for incorrect answers, 30 points lost on standard ques-tions and 15 points lost on a difficult question. After the contest is scored, the top three participants will be awarded prizes. Sahib said they wanted the prizes to be technology-based because that is the basis of the contest. The first place winner will choose between an iPad, a Kindle and an iPod Touch. The second and third place winners will pick the remaining two prizes. On top of the prizes award-ed to the top three finishers, there will be smaller door priz-es given away throughout the event, as well as free pizza and drinks. “What makes this contest different, and the reason we
decided to do it, is that nor-mally the library uses lec-tures to inform people about its resources through class work,” said Chris Schmidt, a Creative Campus intern. “I think the contest is a good idea because it generates interest in the libraries and it shows off the power that the Internet has and the library resources have combined.”
• What: Super Searcher Contest
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• What: Jewish Film Festival
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• When: Saturday night at 6:30
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will be a great opportunity for students to see films they wouldn’t normally be able to see as well as experience a
new culture,” Allgood said. Admission to both the food festival and screening of the opening film is $12 in advance and $15 at the door. The food festival will be limited to 200 guests and advance tickets are only available through the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood at 759-3230 or [email protected]. Tickets to attend just the opening film or any of the other three are available at the door for $7 general admission and $6 for students and seniors.
More information on the event and further synopses of all the films are available at tuscarts.org. “The festival sounds like a great chance for students to learn about a religion that we don’t ever experience in Tuscaloosa,” said Marc Moncayo, a sophomore major-ing in secondary education. “We need to have events like these that students can attend because it allows us to be better informed and more diverse.”
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who has any game experience. With only three scholarship players at quarterback, head coach Nick Saban has even been experimenting with freshman Blake Sims, who was recruited as an athlete, at the quarterback position. “You want to see guys show command in terms of their abil-ity to manage the game,” Saban said. “You want to see that they have control of the huddle and the other people relative to their confidence in terms of what they are doing and how the other people around them believe in that position because that is critical. That’s a part of leadership, and it’s also a part of being able to execute.” McCarron, a redshirt sopho-more, has an advantage over Sims because he has more game experience, and he has been with the team longer and has had more time to learn the sys-tem. He is considered a strong-
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armed quarterback with good awareness and touch. Sims could become the first black player to start at quarter-back since Andrew Zow. Coming out of high school, Sims was one of the top recruits in his class. He was a five-star recruit and the No. 1 ranked quarterback in his class, according to ESPNU and SuperPrep magazine. He possesses outstanding arm strength and excellent accuracy, as well as touch on his passes. This is not the first time Saban has had to deal with los-ing a veteran quarterback dur-ing his tenure at the Capstone. After the 2008 season, the Crimson Tide had to replace for-mer quarterback John Parker Wilson. Greg McElroy, who hadn’t started since high school at the time, was in the same situ-ation as the players are in now. Running back Trent Richardson said this type of change can be tough on running backs. “It’s a big difference when you switch quarterbacks, but at the same time, I believe that any quarterback we have could
go start anywhere,” Richardson said. “They just have to make everyone else believe it. I will support whoever gets the job, but right now it’s up in the air.” Richardson is right about the support that the new quar-terback will receive, but that player will also have a lot of high expectations to live up to. Alabama fans, alumni and
coaches demand a lot out of their teams. Saban said the play-ers around the young quarter-backs will play a big role in their success. “You have to be knowledge-able in terms of what the expec-tations of doing your job are and the standard that you can do it to,” Saban said. “That helps develop the confidence of people
around you. I also think that it’s important for everybody around those guys to understand that it’s hard to play quarterback if everybody else is not doing what they are supposed to do. It becomes more difficult to make good decisions and judg-ments if the guys around them aren’t doing what they are supposed to.”
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Today’s Birthday (03/25/11). You may find yourself at a crossroads in your career. Don’t worry about making the right choice. Just go with your heart. Acknowledge your own accomplish-ments. You have contributed. Now what’s next?
Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Even when you’re prepared, tides can surge unexpectedly. Believe in love, even in the darkest moments. Believe in yourself, despite any doubts.Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Use common sense with someone else’s money. If you feel moody or grumpy, get lost somewhere beauti-ful. Release your artistic talents to grow your health and well-being.Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Your shrewd wit could inspire laughter. Or you could just complain and lose your audience. Consider the art of communication, with yourself as an artist.Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Your cleverness is paying off at work, as you contribute with compe-tence and skill. Play with it. Defuse your cleverness by being willing to laugh at yourself.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Cleverly addressing basic ideas can propel a young group to action. Use sense of humor, artistic talent and af-fection to keep them inspired. Share your wonderful stories.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Your common sense view of a past in-cident gets everyone laughing. Play the temperamental artist role, but remem-ber that you’re just playing.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Keep a sense of humor, especially in traffic. Stress has a direct cost to health. If you get annoyed or frustrated, look for the ridiculous, hilarious irony of the situation.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Your intelligence, talent and common sense leads to an increase in income, as long as you maintain your open attitude. Avoid arguments for best health.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Your cleverness and practical-ity are obvious. Your sharp wit hides, couched in moodiness. Meditate on something beautiful for a lighter spirit.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Be willing to push your own artistic boundaries as they unfold. It’s a good day to focus entirely on a project. Come up for air and conversation later.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Go out with friends and discover a new art gallery, a new restaurant, a new trail, a new movie. Feed your soul. Try something new. Play together around beauty.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- It’s as if you’re wearing rose-colored glasses, and life comes at you in full-color 3-D action. Go ahead, keep them on. Productivity soars at work. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
10 Friday, March 25, 2011 SPORTS The Crimson White
• Honors: Ranked 8th in the nation by the USTA. Won three state singles championships at the No. 1 singles posi-tion. Named high shcool All- American for three years.
• Key Stats: Posted a 3-1 record at the Duke Fab Four Invintational. Went 3-2 in the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships
• Great Moment: After falling to No. 12 ranked Denise Muresan of Michigan in the National Indoor Championships, Macfarlane came back to win the consolation draw against No. 19 Allison Ramos of USC.
No. 17 MARY ANNE MACFARLANE, women’s tennis
“In everything she does, she has that champion-ship mentality, in the line with what she wants
to achieve. I think her potential is unlimited. She’s the kind of player who doesn’t just have the athleticism or the talent. She has the desire,
the work ethic, that X factor.”
— Head coach Jenny Mainz
CW File
Top 25 athletes
18. Tony Mitchell, basketball19. Barrett Jones, football20. Bobby Wyatt, golf
By Miranda MurphyContributing Writer
The University of Alabama men’s golf team finished 12th Tuesday without freshman Bobby Wyatt in the lineup at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship. Wyatt is the second-highest ranked player for the Tide at No. 19, according to the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. He is currently out with a left shoulder injury and is expect-ed to be out for the rest of the regular season. Head coach Jay Seawell said he believes
Wyatt will be back to practic-ing before the Southeastern Conference Championships and be able to participate in the event in April. “We missed [Wyatt] a fair amount,” freshman Cory Whitsett said. “He’s been a pretty reliable contributor all year. Any time a team is missing its second-ranked best player, it’s a big loss. Unfortunately, that’s the way it goes sometimes, and we just have to try and make the best of it.” The Golfweek/Sagarin No. 3-ranked Tide members said
they were not used to the match play style of golf since they usually play stroke play, though they agree that it was good experience. “We need to get in there and introduce our players to this style, since the champion-ships are now determined this way,” Seawell said. “We didn’t handle it very well. It’s a dif-ferent way of playing golf and a different mindset. At least now we have it in our minds what that kind of format is. We’ll be practicing that kind of style some, but we are con-centrating on playing golf
stroke play.” The NCAA Regionals are now a mixture of stroke and match play style golf. The Tide is looking forward to trying its hand at match play again. “We just don’t play a lot of match play,” Whitsett said. “It’s definitely a different way of pairing and this will help us get ready for the NCAAs.” The Tide split its matches during the first round. Junior Bud Cauley and Whitsett fin-ished by winning both of their matches. The Tide ended the second
round against Iowa by win-ning only one match by junior Hunter Hamrick. “[Iowa] has a very good team,” Seawell said. “They played better than us and came away with a win. I think it was a case of a good team playing another good team.” In the final round, the Tide lost to Pacific. Cauley, Whitsett and Trey Mullinax earned halves, while Hamrick and Strohmeyer lost their matches. The Tide is looking forward to completing its busy sched-ule. The team has a tourna-
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Tide misses Wyatt at Callaway Championshipment every week for three weeks, with this past week at the Callaway Match Play Championships being the first. “The schedule is going to let us know what we are made of and how tough we are,” Whitsett said. “Any time you are playing three weeks in a row, you have to be resilient. You just have to go out, try to play well and improve every single round.” The Tide will be compet-ing at the Linger Longer Invitational in Greensboro, Ga., on March 27-29.
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