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By Taylor HollandSenior Staff Reporter
On Sunday and Monday, UA students will have the opportunity to ask questions and meet with the two candidates for Student Government Association president, the only contested executive position in the upcoming election. The first debate, which will be held on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom, will also give students the opportu-nity to meet with the candidates running for senate positions on campus. “We really wanted to provide the candidates with an opportunity to get their word out there and reach as many students as possible,” said event coordinator Latasha Jasmine Lewis. “Also, in regard to the senate meet and greet, we know that there are a lot of people out there who don’t know all those who are running, so this will provide them with a great opportunity to get to know the candidates.” Lewis said she also hopes the debate will show UA students interested in running for SGA office what is needed to be a viable candi-date. “I just hope that everyone who attends will see that there are positions of leadership that they can join,” she said. “I’m not sure everyone knows that. We really want to show UA stu-dents that, if you start early enough, you could be SGA president one day.” The debate is sponsored by the University’s Residence Hall Association and students with questions for the candidates should submit them through the group’s Facebook page.
By Marquavius BurnettSports Reporter
The Alabama men’s basket-ball team will conclude its 2010-2011 regular season against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday in Coleman Coliseum. Coming off of a brutal loss to Florida, Alabama (19-10, 11-4 SEC) will be looking to end its season on a good note on senior night. With a win on Saturday and a Florida loss, Alabama could still earn a tie for the Southeastern Conference regu-lar season title. Alabama is still undefeated at home and will be looking to end the season that way. Head coach Anthony Grant credits the fans for much of the team’s home winning streak. “The atmosphere here has exceeded my expectations and has been a great lift for our
By Taylor Holland and Charles ScarboroughThe Crimson White
Students seeking to further their education at the gradu-ate level have a new challenge awaiting them – a more difficult Graduate Record Examination. Beginning in August, stu-
dents taking the GRE, the test required by most graduate programs, will encounter a test with a more focused essay prompt, making it harder to provide prepared answers, and less time to write it, accord-ing to GRE preparatory group
Hopefuls to square off in two debates
Hogan targets ineffi ciency in SGA
Tide hopes to send seniors out on top
Candidates outline agendas
JaMychal Green dunks the ball in the Crimson Tide’s last victory on Feb. 23 against Auburn. Alabama will try to snap a two-game losing streak Saturday against Geor-gia in Coleman Coliseum.
CW | Margo Smith
Prospective graduate students to soon face more stringent GRE
• Test will be scored in 1-point increments between 130 and 170 instead of 10-point increments between 200 and 800.
• Test will be one hour longer with 60 days between retakes instead of one month.
• Test takers can skip around freely through the test and are permitted to use an on-screen calculator.
CHANGES TO THE GRE
By Amanda SamsSenior Staff Reporter
When Coresa Nancy Hogan first came to the University of Alabama in 2008, she had no idea she would one day be a close adviser to the Student Government Association president. She didn’t even see stu-dent government as an option for her. “I was disconnected and apa-thetic about SGA because I was not welcomed,” Hogan said. “As time went by, I realized the
immense potential SGA has in terms of resources and funding. I want to create an SGA that works for every single student so that future students do not have the same negative view of SGA that I did.” Now the senior majoring in accounting and fashion retailing is running for SGA president herself, looking to make the organization more efficient, promote innovative programs and improve campus unity.
CW | Megan SmithGrant Cochran is a junior majoring in biochemistry, and the current vice president for External Affairs.
CW | Megan SmithCoresa Nancy Hogan is a junior double majoring in accounting and fash-ion retailing, and senior adviser to the SGA president.
See HOGAN, page 3
See BASKETBALL, page 6
By Amanda SamsSenior Staff Reporter
Grant Cochran hopes to elimi-nate the disconnect that exists between some students and the Student Government Association. Cochran, the current Vice President for External Affairs and a junior majoring in biochemistry, is one of two candidates running for SGA president for the 2011-2012 academic year. Cochran’s campaign is based on five pillars: diversity, trans-
parency, communication, student employment and financial sup-port. “We will eliminate disconnect between students by establishing scheduled office hours and create a simpler process for student orga-nizations to invite SGA members to their meetings to address their group,” Cochran said. “We will also post biweekly video address-es from the president on the SGA website, informing students on the previous two weeks’ activity and
Cochran looks to connect students
See COCHRAN, page 3
See SGA, page 2
• Where: Ferguson Center Ballroom
• When: 6 p.m. Sunday
IF YOU GO ...
• Where: The Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium
• When: 7 p.m. Monday
RHA DEBATE HCA DEBATE
See GRE, page 3
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On Monday, from 7 to 8 p.m. in The Zone of Bryant-Denny Stadium, SGA presidential can-didates will square off for the final time. Joe Mahoney, the debate’s coordinator, said he felt it was
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important that all student groups on-campus are repre-sented at the event. “It is important to foster a sense of community and let the students gain a clear under-standing as to why they should or should not vote for a particu-lar candidate,” Mahoney said. “This debate will be one of the defining moments of this elec-tion and I look forward to seeing each candidate’s unique charac-teristics.” Mahoney said students inter-ested in submitting questions prior to the debate, which is sponsored by the Honors College Assembly, can do so by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. SGA presidential candidate Grant Cochran said he was very
excited about being able to par-ticipate in the debates. “The two debates are a great opportunity to get more expo-sure for our campaign as well as a way to get out what our cam-paign seeks to incorporate on campus,” Cochran said. SGA presidential candidate Nancy Hogan said she was thrilled about the excellent venue to share her vision and ideas for a unified campus. “I believe that debates are all about contrasts between candi-dates, and I believe the contrast in this election is very clear,” Hogan said. “I hope the debates help to reduce apathy on cam-pus and students take an active role in their SGA.” Students can vote Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on myBama.
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commenting on the weeks to come. We will work to ensure SGA is a more inclusive organi-zation [where] every qualified student who wishes to make a difference can do just that.” If elected, Cochran said he would re-establish the system of scheduled office hours for senators and executive board, so students could easily find the senator from their respective colleges at a designated weekly time in the SGA office. Cochran said he decided to run for president at the beginning of the semester when he realized he has accomplished much by working for SGA, but he said felt he could make a larger impact as SGA president. “I have remained committed to SGA throughout my tenure at the Capstone, sacrificing involve-ment in other organizations to dedicate my time to students through SGA,” Cochran said. He started in SGA as a member of First Year Council before becoming a senator for the College of Engineering his sophomore year. Cochran then became VP for External Affairs this past year.
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HOGANContinued from page 1
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Kaplan Test Prep’s website. Andrew Mitchell, director of pre-business programs at Kaplan, Inc., a prominent test preparation corporation, said the main motivation behind the Educations Testing Service’s revisions to the test is to more accurately gauge a student’s potential for success in graduate school programs. “ETS has said that there will be more data-style interpreta-tion questions,” Mitchell said. “So what you get now is more working with data, less about computation, more about eval-uating data. And this is more common in graduate work.” The test will also be scored differently, as it will now be scored from 130-170 in one-point increments, in contrast to the test’s current grading scale, 200-800 with 10-point increments, the website said. Elizabeth Aversa, profes-sor and director of the School of Library and Information Sciences, said a student’s score on the examination is not an element that totally excludes an applicant unless the score is truly terrible. “If all other parts of the appli-cation are good — undergradu-ate and previous graduate GPA, statement of purpose, profes-sional and academic referenc-es - we may ask the applicant to retest and to reapply to the Masters program of choice,” Aversa said. Alex Welch, a former UA stu-dent, said he now regrets hav-ing put off attending graduate
“As vice president for External Affairs and co-chair of the University Recreation Committee, I was able to secure all-access Recreation Center Parking at the Recreation Center indefinitely, which will allow all students with parking passes, excluding perimeter, to utilize the amenities offered by the University without worry-ing about receiving a parking ticket,” Cochran said. In addition to the Rec Center parking, Cochran said he took it upon himself to plan the Women’s Political Lecture series, to engage female students in the political process and the roles they could play in leadership. He also participated in registering more than 1,200 UA students to vote this past year. Cochran said he believes his experience and dedication to SGA will prove that he is the most qualified candidate for the position.
“My ability to lead my peers and connect with administra-tion are indispensable assets to SGA leadership,” Cochran said. “Leadership, experience, dedica-tion and ability to manage the busy environment that is SGA will directly contribute to my success as SGA president.” Another focus of Cochran’s will be student employment. He said he will continue to work with Human Resources and Student Affairs to move toward more job postings online. He said he hopes this will help alleviate students’ financial distress. Finally, he said he plans to use student leaders from every cor-ner of campus to lead incoming freshmen by example. He said he believes if upperclassmen set a good example and focus 80-90 percent of efforts on freshman programming, the SGA adminis-tration could harvest better lead-ers and involve more students from their first year on.
school so he could travel after receiving his bachelor’s degree. “If I would have known that test makers would be making the test more focused and hard-er to prepare for, I would have applied back when I graduated,” Welch said. “I’ve read about all the changes and am having a hard time understanding why they changed it in the first place. I guess we’ll see how it goes, but I’m not too confident.” In addition to the new
scoring system, the GRE will also become an hour longer, as students will now have four hours to complete the test. Also, applicants who are interested in retaking the test now have to wait 60 days before doing so, a change from the current policy of taking the test once every month, according to Kaplan’s website. A final change, Kaplan’s web-site reports, is that the new GRE will allow test takers to skip
around freely and go back and change their answers, as well as use an on-screen calculator to assist with the math portions of the test. Lisa Lindquist Dorr, associate professor and director of gradu-ate studies in the department of history, said what she would like to emphasize is that the GRE score of a graduate applicant is merely one small part of a grad-uate application. “While it offers a quick and
dirty way to differentiate among students from a wide variety of institutions, it otherwise doesn’t tell us a whole lot about an appli-cant’s abilities,” Dorr said. Educational Testing Service, the group that gives the test, reported that more than 700,000 students seeking admission to graduate schools across the country took the GRE last year, a 5 percent increase from the year before. “I have read that some
people think that the changeswill make the GRE easier for uswhen we take it, and, althoughI don’t see that happening, I’minterested to see how the firstgroups that take the test do,”Welch said. “I’m not going toregister for another few months.I don’t want to be the guinea piggroup that goes it and takes thefirst edition of the new GRE. I’msure something will go wrongand they’ll need to make moreadjustments.”
• Help students fi nd on-campus jobs through cen-tralized website job listing• Re-establish offi ce hours for senators and the
executive board• Focus on freshman pro-gramming to inspire cam-pus leaders for the future
COCHRAN’S PLATFORM
She said one of her major goals is to trim the fat in the SGA budget to allow more funds for student scholarships. “If elected, one of my first pri-orities will be to secure a larger budget so that every student organization receives the fund-ing they deserve,” Hogan said, based on her experience serv-ing on the Financial Affairs Committee this year, where lack of funding was a problem. “As our campus continues to expand, it is critical that we make sure our resources are keeping up with the growth.” Hogan also said she would not accept a salary as SGA president, and would encour-age her other executives to do the same. That money, she said, could be better spent on pro-grams designed for students. As president, she said she will work with the Office of Information Technology to make sure the University has enough IP addresses to accom-modate the electronic devices of every student. She also plans to work with Transportation Services to make the campus more biker friendly and reduce
some of the parking issues. Hogan said she wants to cre-ate an SGA that is “about the students, not above them.” She currently serves as exec-utive adviser to SGA President James Fowler and has served on seven executive boards dur-ing her time at the University. Additionally, Hogan is presi-dent of the Black Student Union and holds a position as a special projects and research assis-tant in the Office for Student Involvement and Leadership. Her previous leadership roles at the University include: for-mer president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, former president of the NAACP and secretary and treasurer for the Coordinating Council for Honor Societies. Hogan said she thinks an effective SGA president must be both willing to listen to the concerns of each and every stu-dent and working every day to
fight for the student body. “If elected, I will be the SGA president for all the students, not just a select few,” Hogan said. “I was not picked to run by a select group of people in an underground meeting. I will owe no favors, and the only people I will have to answer to are members of the student body.” Hogan said she decided she wanted to run about two months ago when she realized she was tired of sitting back and watching the University head down the same path. “I could not stand the thought of leaving this campus knowing I did not do everything in my power to open SGA up to every student,” Hogan said. “I really believe this election is about so much more than just SGA. This election reflects the future of our campus, and I am truly honored to be a part of it.”
• Increase effi ciency by cutting costs from printing costs, retreats, offi ce equip-ment and other areas.• Create a one-stop website for signing up for
academic advising.• Create a panel of student leaders from every corner of campus to meet on a weekly basis to discuss is-sues facing each group.
HOGAN’S PLATFORM
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By A.J. Collins
While this year’s SGA cam-paign may not be as visible as in years past, with chalking and stickers notably absent, it has still focused the attention of the student body yet again on the SGA and its role in campus life. However, it is important to remember that there are multiple paths to student involvement and leadership, and the SGA is only one part of a much larger campus community. Not every student has the time, resources or interest in launch-ing a campaign for student sen-ate, or in taking on vested politi-cal interests in a race for an exec-utive office. Fortunately, there are other venues for students to get involved, and, in some ways, do more to drive campus forward. Within the Honors College, the Honors College Assembly gives students an outlet to net-work with other Honors stu-dents, attend events and serve in important leadership capaci-ties. The Honors College also offers service experiences in the Tuscaloosa area. Finally, Honors College Ambassadors serve a vital function in recruiting new and ambitious students to come to the University and play a role in improving campus life. Recent columns in this news-paper have decried the lack of diversity in the Honors College. That is all the more reason for students of all backgrounds to research the requirements for admission to the college, learn about the opportunities the Honors College offers, and, if it seems appealing, send in an application to join. Making the Honors College more diverse begins with convincing more stu-dents to become involved. Outside of the Honors College, there are numerous programs with which all students can become involved. The Blackburn Institute recently completed its nomination process for next year. The organization gives students the opportunity to learn more about public policy and the state of Alabama, preparing them for leadership roles that can
Student involvement for dummies
By Matthew Myrick
Michael Annes’ letter on March 3 puts forth the proposition that a person should not be forced to do something he considers immoral just because a democratic major-ity says that he should. Perhaps unintentionally, he implies we should exchange democracy for fascism if the latter will provide an end to federal aid programs. While I respect his subjective moral judgment insofar as it is subjective, he did nothing to jus-tify his position. Instead, he starts with the assumption that welfare programs are inherently immoral and sets out to prove that assump-tion with silly analogies that fail to consider the real world and some of its most basic phenomena (e.g. cause and effect). And now I’d like to take a stab at his method of moral reasoning to defend my claim that forcing
Simplified analogies make for poor moral discussion
benefit the state. It also connects a diverse group of student lead-ers with one another, and with alumni and advisory board mem-bers who are already putting their education to use in various capacities throughout Alabama. Greek organizations offer stu-dents the opportunity to make incredible social connections and have great college experiences. While there are still major con-cerns associated with some of our chapters, new fraternities and sororities, like the recently re-established Sigma Phi Epsilon and Chi Phi and the soon to arrive Delta Gamma, offer a fulfilling greek experience for our grow-ing student body. Other fraterni-ties and sororities, like Lambda Sigma Phi, Zeta Beta Tau, Alpha Delta Chi and Sigma Delta Tau offer students the opportunity to tailor their greek experience to their religious beliefs. Within the greek system, there are numer-ous leadership opportunities on IFC, NPHC and Panhellenic, and other opportunities for involve-ment with groups like Greeks for T.I.D.E., which is working to cre-ate a more inclusive community. For politically active students, College Democrats and College Republicans continue to connect students to the political process, and give them opportunities to take active roles in political cam-paigns. On campus, residents can become active in improving on-campus living through the Residence Hall Association. Within each college, there are numerous professional organi-zations, like Alpha Kappa Psi in business and Theta Tau in engineering. Students with a passion for the University may want to con-sider applying for Capstone Men and Women next year to become official ambassadors for the University. Capstone Men
and Women give tours to high school students considering the University, and are often the first representatives of the University to interact with potential recruits. Similarly, University Stewards work to recruit students, often on a more personal, intimate basis by taking students to lunch. There are also religious groups like Campus Crusades, the Navigators, RUF, UnAshamed, the Campus Baha’i Association, or, for students who aren’t reli-gious, Alabama Atheists and Agnostics. If you believe in it, chances are that we have it. Several of my friends have found their home in student media, whether at The Crimson White, the Corolla or 90.7 The Capstone. Student media offers students a powerful voice, and prepares them for future careers in management, public relations, journalism and much more. Even the SGA offers students the opportunity to get involved without having to run a cam-paign; every SGA officer needs hardworking and thoughtful staff members to advance their projects. Thanks to the reforms advanced by the James Fowler administration, the SGA is including a more diverse group of students on its staff than ever before. Applications to serve on SGA committees or as a director will be available shortly after the elections, and any student who wants to have a meaningful role in student government should apply. So, don’t just think about the SGA this campaign season. Instead, view the campaign as a promotion for the broad world of student involvement that exists on this campus, find your niche, and become a part of the commu-nity we call the Capstone.
A.J. Collins is a sophomore major-ing in economics and math.
people to fund national defense through taxation is immoral: Suppose you have a friend who swears to protect you from injury or death at the hands of others if you give him a small percentage of your income each paycheck. Now, suppose in the process of “protecting” you, he launches a preemptive strike on a known bully and his goons, and he justi-fies his offensive by lying to you about the threat this person actu-ally poses. Then, in the course of dealing with this guy and the aftermath of taking him out, your friend and protector contributes to a death toll of roughly 100,000
innocent non-bullies, which results in a whole bunch of peo-ple (most of whom never wanted to harm you before) eyeing you with distrust, fear and hatred. For obvious reasons, you want to stop contributing that portion of your paycheck to defense, but, if you do, you could be fined or thrown in jail for failure to pay. Are these penalties moral? Or, more on point, is this oversimpli-fied analogy to our relationship with Iraq the most informed way to discuss our moral obligations?
Matthew Myrick is a third-year law student.
Instead, he starts with the assumption that welfare programs are inherently immoral and sets out to prove that assumption with silly analogies that fail to consider the real world and some of its most basic phenomena (e.g. cause and effect).
However, it is important to remember that there are multiple paths to student involvement and leadership, and the SGA is only one part of a much larger campus community.
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By Ben Friedman
Regardless of the number of cultural differ-ences that have been illuminated throughout the past few weeks, we all, as students, are members of a changing campus. Though topics like the make-up of the greek system are pertinent, there are many issues that affect us all, despite our race or greek affiliation. Our campus popu-lation is growing rap-idly and that growth puts a strain on many of our institutions. Dining halls are overflowing, ResNet is get-ting slower, and parking spaces are becom-ing increasingly scarce. These issues, coupled with other issues have reached their boiling points at the optimal time: election season. We are an incredibly lucky student body this year insofar as I legitimately believe we have two highly qualified and well-intentioned can-didates in Grant Cochran and Coresa Nancy Hogan. Granted, it is this entire next year’s worth of actions that will reveal the true intentions of our next president, not merely election week propaganda. But, from the information we’ve been given thus far, it seems as if both candi-dates would be good servants of the University. That being said, our vote is no longer about who will serve the interests of the student body, but about who will best serve the inter-ests of the student body. This year, Hogan will best be able to serve our student body. Hogan has correctly recognized the urgency of responding to a growing campus with tan-gible solutions. She has clearly put thought into diagnosing the most practical ways of combating the byproducts of campus growth, namely in campus-group budgeting, ResNet connections, parking, and the advising pro-cess. These are issues that affect all of us on daily basis. Though candidates can always provide lofty practical solutions, they will undoubtedly be in for shocking reality checks if they are unfa-miliar with the inner workings and processes of our SGA. I myself have many “solutions” for campus problems, though I recognize that my knowledge of how plausible such solutions would actually be is severely lacking. Hogan, however, currently serves as the SGA senior adviser to the president. This gives her an inside glimpse on the means and processes current president James Fowler has used to be successful in the past year. She could hit the ground running and harness pos-itive momentum early on as president simply because she wouldn’t have to spend months getting adjusted to the learning curve. Similarly, many of our problems are budget related. As a member of the SGA’s Financial Affairs Committee, Hogan is familiar with the complexity of our budget issues. Let’s put the power in the hands of a woman who under-stands the issues the hand. We come to a point in every election, though, when the issues all start to blur together. Both Hogan and Cochran emphasize the impor-tance of achieving greater diversity and SGA accountability. Even comparing the issues they emphasize that differ is like comparing apples and oranges. It is at this point that we must look to the candidates’ character, because it is character that will determine how a presi-dent will react to stress and obstacles while in office. I’ll make the important reservation that both candidates seem to possess great char-acter. Hogan’s character, however, emanates from her campaign. She will refuse to accept the SGA president’s salary if she is elected and has questioned the need for other SGA benefits as well, such as the all-access parking pass. These conscious efforts to avoid elitism on her part do much more than free up a few hun-dred dollars and a parking spot: they give us an insight into her character. I consider myself to be an incredibly skepti-cal person, but the fact she even brought these issues to light is a testament to her integrity. To be honest, I didn’t even know presidents were paid a salary or had parking benefits. The very fact that Hogan admitted this speaks more strongly about her true intentions than any campaign bullet-point about “transpar-ency.” But, let’s not deny the elephant in the room. Hogan is clearly viewed as the underdog in this election. Though both candidates are greek, there is an unspoken “greek candidate” and an unspoken “independent candidate” in every election. This idea, however, is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we view Hogan as an underdog, we will surely vote in a way that reinforces this notion. Though this “under-dog” label may be culturally true, it couldn’t be further from the truth statistically. Don’t buy into the false notion that Hogan has a lesser chance of winning. In the end, it is only you that creates this logical fallacy. Go out and vote for an experienced woman of character.
Ben Friedman is a sophomore majoring in social entrepreneurship. His column runs on Fridays.
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Get a taste of Japanese cul-ture by participating in sumo wresting on the Quad today from 12-5 p.m. The International Student Association’s Flava Fest week started on Tuesday and ends today with sumo wrestling on the Quad. Flava Fest is an annual four-day multicultural event that promotes campus awareness about international cultures. “We thought [sumo wres-tling] would be really fun and students would recognize it,” said Joe Pavlisko, a junior majoring in economics and finance and president of ISA. “Anyone remotely interested should come, even if it’s in between classes to watch.” The wrestling matches will take place on the Quad near Nott Hall. Students can pay $2 to wear inflatable fat suits and participate in a few wrestling rounds. The Japanese club will have a table nearby with information to further edu-cate University students on Japanese and Asian culture in general. Traditional Japanese sumo wrestling is an ancient sport. The basic rules of sumo dictate that a wrestler loses a round if he is forced out of the wrestling ring, or any body part besides the soles of his feet touches the ground. The inflatable fat suits partic-ipants will wear make it difficult to move and easy to fall over and create a level playing ground for people of all sizes and strengths to compete. Viewers and mem-bers of the ISA hope to have students present at all times throughout the day. Yichen Feng, a senior major-ing in management informa-tion systems, said she hopes
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more people will get involved by attending the event. Feng has been a member of ISA since her freshman year and encourages others to join the organization. The ISA con-sists of both UA students and international students seeking to learn more about different cultures. “The international students want to experience more of American culture, meet American friends and feel comfortable in the U.S. envi-ronment,” Feng said. “The UA students are also exposed to international cultures through dinner events, game nights, and interaction with each other.” The group organizes multi-cultural events such as sumo wrestling as a way to inspire more students to become involved and to promote com-munication between U.S. stu-dents and international stu-dents. “Everyone should partici-pate,” said Jialin Dong, a junior majoring in accounting. “I will definitely try [to wrestle]. I am very excited about wearing the inflatable suits.” The ISA will host an encore event called International Performance Night tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater. For more information, e-mail [email protected].
By Ashley ChaffinStaff Reporter
When Jamie Cicatiello moved back to Tuscaloosa after graduating from The Savannah School of Art and Design, she wasn’t happy with what she saw. After visiting her siblings’ and friends’ homes, she realized there weren’t very many options in Tuscaloosa for making their homes still feel young. “We needed a place that had more originality,” she said. “That way we can say ‘Yes, I have kids but that doesn’t mean I have to go to bed at 8 every night.’” From this idea Grace Aberdean Habitat Alchemy was born. She got the name Grace Aberdean from all the trips she made between Savannah and Tuscaloosa while she was in school. During the drive, there were two signs back-to-back – the first was Grace Street and the second was Aberdean Street, and the combination stuck with her. Her store focuses on the idea of upcycling, which she says is breathing new life into products that would have otherwise gone unno-ticed, and being a creative outlet for local artists. “It’s really just a place for creative people to come and sell their work,” she said. “We want to keep it fun and personal.” One way that the store keeps the business personal is by hosting an art night once a month called “The First Friday,” which features local artists in the small gal-lery. Cicatiello said since she has moved from her origi-nal location in Northport to her downtown location in Tuscaloosa, she has been happy with how personal the First Friday events have felt. She has been able to show fewer artists each month,
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which has made it easier to convey the emotions of the store and of the artists. The March First Friday will be held this Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and will feature three local artists. Patricia Davis, a mixed media artist, will be showing work from her thesis in 2007. Much of the work was inspired by her mother’s battle with cancer, an issue that also hits home with Cicatiello. “When I choose the artists, I really try to sit down with them and make sure they have a clear message with their art,” she said. She thinks Davis’ show, called “Revisiting,” will really speak to what a lot of people have gone through. The show will also feature music from the bluegrass band The Hale County Music Company and upcycled home goods by Dan O’Hare.
“Jamie engages the commu-nity in a way that other sorts of stores don’t,” said Soapy Jones, owner and operator of The Left Hand. The Left Hand is a local business that makes and sells organic soaps and is just one of the many businesses whose products Cicatiello sells on a daily basis in her store. “I like the philosophy of the store, and I like Jamie,” Jones said. “She works really hard, and I think in that sense we’ve got the same goals. We work for the arts in Tuscaloosa and we work very hard at what we do.” The philosophy of the store is to promote green products and living while still catering to any local artist who needs a place to show and sell their work. Right now the store has every-thing from furniture made out of stop signs to earrings made out of old furniture buttons.
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Geralen Stack-Eaton’s big-gest strength is also her big-gest weakness. The gymnast, a junior, has always been a perfectionist, and while that mentality has helped her develop her talent, it has also occasionally pre-vented her from reaching her full potential. “You want people who want excellence,” gymnastics head coach Sarah Patterson said, “but when the pursuit of excellence can deter the out-come, that’s the problem. With Geralen, if she does a bar rou-tine and lands her dismount and takes a step, she could be disappointed in herself, where that bar routine could still score 9.875.” Coming from an elite level of gymnastics, Stack-Eaton came to the Capstone used to per-forming for only herself, know-ing that one tiny mistake could ruin a chance at greatness. “If you make a mistake, and you’re in the elite level
CW | Sara Beth ColburnGeralen Stack-Eaton and her teammates celebrate after her uneven bars routine against Kentucky on Feb. 18. The routine scored a 9.925, a career-high for Stack-Eaton.
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of gymnastics, that mistake can cost you a spot on the world championship team,” Patterson said. Stack-Eaton said her entire gymnastics career was based on perfection. The slightest mistake would turn a perfect routine into a failed routine. “If it wasn’t perfect, it wasn’t good enough,” she said. “I think that mentality has moved into college gymnastics, but I’m working hard on it to not affect me as much as it used to. “I try to be a little more lenient on myself these days,” she said. “I’m not as negative. If you don’t enjoy the process, you’ll never enjoy doing it.” Stack-Eaton’s role as a self-motivator hit a huge test in December. Less than a month from the start of the season, she strained her quad. She had to be slowly worked back into the lineup, and she had to accept less than her full capa-bility in the first part of the season. “All fall, she led our team in terms of being the first one ready to go, adding new skills, just grazing her level,”
Patterson said. “It took a little bit of spark out of her. I think each week it’s been getting better and better, but it wasn’t until [the Kentucky meet] that she finally felt confident.” Feb. 18, the meet at which Alabama scored a season-high score to beat Kentucky, was Stack-Eaton’s night. She scored career-highs in three events on her way to a career-high 39.675 in the all around. It was the highest score for any gymnast in the country this season, and it may have been the first meet of her collegiate career that Stack-Eaton has not been upset about a mistake she made. “I was so proud of her,” teammate Rachel Terry said. “To see the confidence that she had, and just the smile that she had on her face after every event. She’s one of the people who can pick out something wrong with everything she does, but [against Kentucky], she did not show that.” Patterson said, “I was just waiting for a performance like that. I didn’t even add her scores up. I just knew she
was doing a great job on every event.” Stack-Eaton followed up that performance with an almost
identical 39.65 at Georgia last week. If she wanted to pick out a mistake in her last two per-formances, she would have a
tough time finding it. If there was one, however, it appears Stack-Eaton simply chose to ignore it.
basketball team,” Grant said. “We have an early start and we need all of our fans here. We need them here early and we need them loud because they have been a huge boost-for us.”
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Despite losing two straight games, Grant said that the team would not get away from what they have done all season. “We are going to be who we are and not change our identity,” Grant said. “We just have to play better. There are some things that we need to
do individually and collective-ly to become better. We have to answer the bell because we haven’t answered it in the last few games.” Grant sees mental, not physical, fatigue as one of the biggest reasons for the Tide’s recent two-game skid. “I worry more about the
mental fatigue, not so much the physical,” Grant said. “Everyone gets hit with that, because our league is such a grind. We have to be mature
and focused enough to under-stand what we have to do on a game-to-game basis.” For seniors, including Charvez Davis, Senario Hillman and Chris Hines, this will be their last home game in a Alabama uniform. The Tide will be looking to use the emo-tion of the night and the crowd to help them to a victory. “Anybody’s senior night is going to be a special night,” Grant said. “I hope that our seniors come out and embrace the moment. I also hope that our fans will come out and show the appreciation and the support for not only the
seniors, but our entire basket-ball team, with this being our final game of the year. With the goals and aspirations that our team has, combined with the fact that we are send-ing our seniors off for their last game, you would expect our guys to appreciate the moment.” Hillman said, “It is my last game and it’s going to be very emotional. I still have to focus on the game. I’m excited about playing Georgia, and I hope we can get the win since it’s our last home game.” Georgia (20-9, 9-6 SEC) will be looking to spoil the Tide’s night. They are coming in hav-ing won three of their last four games, including two blowout wins over South Carolina and LSU. The Bulldogs are led by junior guard Trevor Leslie and junior forward Trey Thompkins. Tip-off is set for 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5 in Coleman Coliseum.
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Alabama freshman pitch-er Jackie Traina was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week for the second week in a row. This past weekend, Traina led the Crimson Tide as her team won all five of its games. “She hates to lose,” head coach Patrick Murphy said. “She’s very competitive. It’s her will to win and her competitive fire that makes her successful. She has a lot of raw strength, but once she gets used to the routine of building up her strength more with weights she’ll be even bet-ter.” Traina is a unique player when it comes to her success on the field. From the very begin-ning, she committed to Alabama differently than any other player before her. The story all started when Traina visited the
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“It’s been a lot of fun,” said Traina. “We have a lot of fun on the field, my teammates make me play better. I came up with the box idea from my high school coach, who’s been my pitch-ing coach my whole life, [she] thought of it. It was fun, it was a fun way to commit for sure.” Traina hit .400 (6-for-15) with a team-best four home runs and tied for the team lead with 10 RBI over the weekend. In the process, she broke the Alabama single game home run record by belting three homers against Western Michigan. Traina also posted a 2-0 record and a 0.53 ERA. She finished the weekend with two four-RBI games, and had an extra base hit in three of the five contests. So far this season, Traina is batting .488 (20-for-41) with a team-best eight home runs and 25 RBI. She also leads the team with a 1.098 slugging percentage and 45 total bases. “Jackie is a monster,” sopho-more outfielder Keima Davis
said. “Athletically, mentally, she’s an animal. I know there’s more to come. I don’t think any-one has seen anything yet. Her production is off the charts. I just can’t wait to keep seeing her play out there. She’s not going to let anything bring her down mentally. She’s a fighter, she’s not going to give up, she’s not going to stop.”
In the circle, Traina is just as successful, with a 5-0 record and a 1.48 ERA. The right-hand-er struck out 42 in 33 innings pitched, and she has held oppos-ing batters to just a .183 batting average. Traina will be playing with the Crimson Tide against Notre Dame in the ESPN Rise tourna-ment on Friday at 10 a.m.
• Honors: First-team NSCAA/Performance Subaru All-South Region; SEC first-team; SEC Defensive Player of Week, played for Team Canada at the U-20 World Cup in Chile and won the CONCACAF Championship.
• Key Stats: Broke Alabama all-time shut-out and saves record and holds Alabama single-season record for saves.
• Key Achievement: First Alabama All-Region selection since 1998
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UA Athletics | Amelia J. BrackinFreshman Jackie Traina hits a home run against Louisville on Feb. 18. Last weekend, Traina became the fi rst player in Alabama history to hit three homeruns in one game.
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