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Volume 81, Issue 15Jan. 10, 2013 www.FlorAla.net Student newspaper of the University of North Alabama
Country club sale negotiations to begin after council vote
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NEWS................2AIMAGES..............4AVIEWPOINTS.........7A
LIFE...............1BSPORTS...........5BEXTRA.............8B
SEX TRAFFICKING REACHES SHOALS... 1B
With a unanimous vote on Jan. 8, the Florence City Council approved a resolu-tion authorizing Mayor Mickey Haddock to negotiate with UNA offi cials toward the purchase of the Florence Golf and Country Club to house a new center for the university’s integrative health pro-gram.
City offi cials purchased the property and UNA offi cials have been interested in
buying the property for more than a year. “I was involved in bringing the (Re-
tirement Systems of Alabama) project to the area, and I believe this project will have an economic impact (like the RSA project did),” said Council President Dick Jordan.
The agreement to create the program and build the structures was made with Shenqi Ethnic Medical College in China. Chairman of the college Zhang Zhiting has agreed to purchase the land and fund
JOSH SKAGGSExecutive [email protected]
INTEGRATIVE HEALTH
See CLUB, page 5A
Puppy loveApproximately 78.2 million
dogs and 86.4 million cats are owned in the United States alone, according to the American Pet Products Association. While 62 percent of all households in the U.S. own pets, there are still ap-proximately 5 to 7 million animals entering shelters across the nation each year, according to the Ameri-can Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
In December, the Florence/Lau-derdale Animal Shelter housed ap-proximately 100 to 150 animals, while almost 150 animals were un-der the care of foster families in the Shoals area, said Debbie Rappuhn, Florence shelter volunteer coordi-nator.
“It’s depressing to see so many animals dropped off here,” Rap-puhn said.
She stressed the importance of making sure you can commit to something as long-term as pet own-ership, especially while in college.
“You have to consider every-thing — work, school, relation-ships,” she said. “If there’s anything that will hinder you from providing the care an animal needs, then don’t adopt a pet.”
Rappuhn said the shelter sees a high number of animals dropped off everyday.
“We’ve had 64 puppies dropped off in only three days,” she said.
She said that while she would love to see the animals from the shelter adopted, college students
BLYTHE STEELMANOnline Editor
Experts offer advice on owning pets in college
See PETS, page 5A
Health program property closer to purchase, officials say
photo by MALISA MCCLURE I Sports Editor
Councilmembers vote unanimously during their Jan. 8 meeting.
RIDE ALONG WITH UNA POLICENEWS 2A
NEWS Jan. 10, 2013 • The Flor-Ala2A
Associate Professor of Geology Mark Puckett has engaged in research over the past four years that has yielded three new genera and 25 new species from Jamaica and that has helped prove Jamaica and Mexico were attached approximately 66 million years ago. With the grants he re-ceived from the National Geographic So-ciety and the American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Research Fund, Puckett studied ostracods in Jamaica, Cuba and Mexico, which has been the basis of his recent research.
“I wanted to solve puzzles about the Caribbean,” he said. “I had studied ostra-cods before. I fi gured out that the ones in
South America were different from the ones in North America. I wanted to see if the ones in the Caribbean were like the ones in North America.”
According to Encyclopaedia Britan-nica, “mussel shrimp, also called seed shrimp, or ostracod, are any of a widely distributed group of crustaceans belong-ing to the subclass Ostracoda (class Crus-tacea) that resemble mussels in that the body is enclosed within a bivalved (two-valved) shell.”
Puckett, who discussed his research fi ndings at a conference in Charlotte, N.C., in November, said ostracods are immobile creatures and evolve separately when isolated. The similarities between fossils found in Jamaica and Mexico, and the lack of similarity between those and the fossils found in South America, proves that the two landmasses were at-tached at one point.
Jamaica moved about 50 million years ago to its present-day position, Puckett said.
He said he was motivated to start his research after studying ostracods and fi nding out that the ones in South Ameri-ca were different from the ones in North America. Puckett said he wanted to see if Caribbean ostracods were like North American ostracods and that he wanted to solve puzzles about the Caribbean.
“We fi lled in a big gap about late-Cre-taceous ostracods,” Puckett said. “There are problems in classifi cation (of ostra-cods), and we now know where.”
SCIENCE
Professorreveals new species in research
TEENA PATELStudent [email protected]
”I WANTED TO SEE IF THE (OSTRACODS) IN THE CARIBBEAN WERE LIKE THE ONES IN
NORTH AMERICA.
MARK PUCKETT
RSO
Student opens NAACP chapter
A college chapter of the NAACP has been established as an RSO at UNA. Stu-dents founded the new chapter last se-mester and held its fi rst interest meeting Nov. 27.
Destiny Battles, NAACP chapter president and junior at UNA, explained that the chapter will serve as the campus face for the national organization.
“The NAACP is a political and justice organization,” she said. “We don’t want discrimination anywhere. We are here to build this country on morals and charac-ter.”
Battles said the purpose of a college chapter is to provide students with schol-arship opportunities and new experienc-es.
“It’s an organization that puts you out of your comfort zone in a good way,” she said. “We need one on campus. An RSO like this engages everybody. It will help students because there are so many av-enues to take in NAACP.”
Joan Williams, assistant director for the Offi ce of Diversity & Institutional Equity at UNA, serves as the new RSO’s interim advisor. Williams said she is working to connect the new group with the community’s NAACP chapter.
“From a student leadership stand-
point, networking and so many oppor-tunities stem from there,” Williams said. “This way (Battles) and the students involved wouldn’t miss anything. It’d be great because they can get to know people and get involved in the local com-munity.”
Williams said she has been encour-aged by the initiative students have taken and the increase in student involvement.
“Research shows that it’s good for students getting involved — it gives you an opportunity to grow,” Williams said. “It’s also important to be supportive if the students feel like there’s a need for some-thing. There’s a sizable group of students
photo by ALEX LINDLEY I News/Managing Editor
UNA NAACP President Destiny Battles (far left) conducts offi cer elections at the organization’s fi rst interest meeting Nov. 27. Battles said she hopes the UNA chapter will serve as a good representative of the larger national organization.
PACE HOLDBROOKSStaff Writer
See NAACP, page 3A
CAREER
Non-paying internships could pay off
As competition in the job market ris-es, an internship has become a key com-ponent on student resumes. Many stu-dents are facing the decision whether to accept a paid or unpaid internship. Is an experience worth just as much as mon-etary compensation?
Recent UNA graduate Chelsea Pogue worked an unpaid internship at Colbert County Convention and Tourism Bureau. She worked approximately 20 hours per week for no pay but said the experience was worth it.
“I met a lot of interesting people and learned interesting things,” Pogue said.
Career Planning and Development Director Melissa Medlin said students are encouraged to get any experience possible.
“When employers contact us with internships, we tell them it’s best to pay
students,” Medlin said. Medlin said the term “internship” is
thrown around a lot. Internships were an academic experience to begin with but not so much anymore. Gaining profes-sional experience could be a part-time job, but if it’s directly related to the stu-dent’s fi eld, it can count as an internship.
Michelle Eubanks with Shoals Hospi-tal said the hospital provides internships to many students at UNA. There are many non-clinical internships available, but most are unpaid.
“An internship is only as valuable as the student makes it,” Eubanks said. “If the student is only worried about making money, then they aren’t gaining enough from it. Excelling in the experience will provide the student with more.”
Some students may not know the rea-son some internships are paid and others are not. Eubanks said that in her area, in-ternships may be paid depending on the area of study and educational service.
“A typical student will be paid in ex-perience rather than monetary value,” she said.
Will Riley, intern at Listerhill, has worked at a paid internship. His intern-ship is in the marketing fi eld, and he works no more than 19 hours a week.
“Anyone majoring in marketing or communications should apply for this in-ternship,” Riley said.
Riley said his experience as an intern has given him the opportunity to grow not only as person but as an aspiring pro-fessional.
Students who have interned with pay and without pay both seem to be pleased with their experiences — though com-pensation helps. If a student is looking for a place to intern, there are many op-portunities available in the Shoals area.
“We do post internships on our site (LionJobs),” Medlin said. “No matter your major, we can help fi nd internships for you.”
HALEY WRIGHTStaff Writer
See PUCKETT, page 3A
that already said they’d support the orga-nization.”
Battles transferred last fall to UNA from Auburn University, where she had just restarted that campus’ chapter. Battles said UNA students have been enthusiastic about the new chapter and have already gotten involved.
“We are looking for different ways to get students out and meeting others,” Bat-tles said. “We want to do a Masquerade Ball and a Sav-A-Life and other events next spring. It’s a foundation, so anyone who’s interested can be a part of it.”
Battles said the RSO also wants to
work with other student groups at UNA. The organization will offer about 12 com-mittees that students can serve on, with focuses ranging from education to com-munity development and economic em-powerment.
“This semester is going to be about fundraising,” Battles said. “It’s going to be awesome because it’s an amazing or-ganization, and we want everybody to get involved. Some people aren’t comfort-able with the NAACP because they think it’s only for black students, but it’s for ev-erybody.”
The organization will have its fi rst meeting Monday, Jan. 14 at 5 p.m. in room 207 of the GUC. Meetings after that will be bi-weekly. Details are available on OrgSync.
Jan. 10, 2013 • The Flor-Ala 3ANEWS
RIDE ALONGWith UNA PD
In order to get an idea of what our campus police do from day to day, I had the pleasure of riding along with one of our offi cers, Patrol Sergeant Les Jackson Dec. 10 from 9 p.m. to midnight.
The university police department has 14 certifi ed offi cers and approxi-mately 11 or 12 reserve offi cers, Jack-son said. Every night there are at least fi ve offi cers on duty.
The evening began rather dully with few events. We patrolled the campus to make sure everything was safe and checked the parking deck af-ter that.
“Throughout the night, we are al-ways riding around the campus just to make sure everything is all right,” Jackson said.
While in the parking deck, I met with an offi cer stationed in the deck to ensure safety. Offi cer Butch, a reserve offi cer, was patrolling in the parking deck from 8 or 9 p.m. until around 2 or 3 a.m. that night. He rode a Segway all throughout the deck. On this par-ticular evening, it was very cold, so his dedication was admirable.
During my time spent with the of-fi cers, I learned how to ride the Seg-way, and it’s defi nitely not as easy as it looks.
HALEY WRIGHTStaff Writer
See RIDE ALONG, page 8Aphoto by MICHAEL REDDING I Staff Photographer
UNIVERSITY
UNA announced Nov. 14 that uni-versity offi cials had signed an agreement with Alabama A&M offi cials to provide UNA students with a satellite program for earning A&M’s Master of Social Work degree. This came on the heels of a Nov. 1 announcement that the university had entered into a partnership with Athens State University to provide ASU students with a satellite Master of Business Ad-ministration (MBA) program.
Both of these partnerships will com-mence in January 2013.
“Because state resources are limited, it is not possible to create new degree programs on every campus where there is a need,” said UNA President William Cale via email. “These partnerships en-able a degree program to be put into place at locations where there is demand, and, in a way, that does not add cost to either institution or to the state.”
Such agreements have existed for sev-eral years now. Since fall 2010, the uni-versity has had an established partnership with the University of Alabama, through which UNA students can earn a doctorate in educational leadership.
“UNA is actively pursuing partner-ships to leverage additional educational opportunities for students in the Shoals and the surrounding area,” said John Thornell, vice president of academic af-fairs, via email. “UNA is not positioned
to offer all programs, so this is a good alternative.”
Cale said academic partnerships are benefi cial in that they both generate a small net revenue for participating insti-tutions and that they take existing degrees to locations in which they are not other-wise offered.
“University partnerships in which the degree program from one school is of-fered on the campus of another are cre-ated by mutual agreement between the schools,” Cale said. “Universities exist to serve the citizens, and we are always seeking innovative ways to expand edu-cational opportunities where there is a need.”
Though all current partnerships re-gard graduate level degrees, Cale said the university is interested in establishing a partnership that would provide a pathway through which UNA students could earn an engineering degree at the baccalaure-ate level. Preferably, this program would entail non-engineering coursework being completed through UNA and engineering coursework being completed through the partner school.
“We all understand the value of part-nerships, so they will continue,” Thornell said.
Currently, university offi cials are working to build an additional partner-ship with Athens State — one that would allow ASU students to earn a Masters in elementary education from UNA.
Partnerships offer more programs to students
RYAN PAINEStaff Writer
NAACP, continued from page 2A
Puckett said the two main uses of the grant money he received were to pay for the trips to the fi eld and to pay students who were hired to help with the research.
Geography majors were involved in this research as they went to the fi eld in Mexico and Jamaica. The geography students also made maps of Jamaica and Cuba to plot samples on, Puckett said. Biology students were involved as well.
Puckett said he wrote the manuscript of his research fi ndings along with Jean-Paul Colin and Simon Mitchell. Mitchell was also his fi eld guide in Jamaica.
The research process involved clean-ing fossils with an ultrasonic cleaner, with each fossil taking about eight to 10 hours to clean, Puckett said.
It also involved photographing fossils with an electromagnetic microscope and using a light microscope to see features in the shells of ostracods. Puckett said the
species had to be compared to others to ensure that they were new species.
Ostracods, a marine species, are found everywhere, with some dating back even 450 million years ago. Adults are about one millimeter in size, Puckett said.
He said ostracods that live in deep wa-ter are blind, as shown by the lack of eyes in the fossil samples, while ostracods that live in shallow water have a preserved eye.
According to Encyclopaedia Britanni-ca, ostracods existed during the Cambrian period about 542 million to 488 million years ago. This period was preceded by the Mesozoic era, or the dinosaur age.
PUCKETT, continued from page 2A ”THERE ARE PROBLEMS
IN CLASSIFICATION (OF LATE-CRETACEOUS OSTRACODS), AND
WE NOW KNOW WHERE.
MARK PUCKETT
IMAGES Jan. 10, 2013 • The Flor-Ala4A
Christmas is my favorite holiday. Ok, so I don’t care so much for the shopping or the traffi c or all the silly holiday themed movies, but I do love spending time with my friends and family. Also, since my birthday is at the beginning of the month, I just consider the whole month of December one
big holiday. The sights and smells of Christmas in the South make the entire month stand out greatly from the rest of the year.
Now, a new year is upon us and we’re gearing up for the spring semester of 2013 and the sights and smells of col-lege are in the air. Students are moving
back into the dorms and complaining about the cost of textbooks and the lack of parking and the semester just started. The GUC kitchen is warmed up and ready to serve the masses. If you’re like me, you’re wondering if you made a mistake registering for an 8AM class! So, in the spirit of my favorite holiday,
I’m offering you one last “Merry Christ-mas”, belated though it may be, and the hope that we all have an awesome spring fi lled with fun, excitement, and good grades!
One last...
MERRY CHRISTMASby Staff Photographer Michael Redding
NEWSJan. 10, 2013 • The Flor-Ala 5A
“You have to understand the feelings of the pets,” Rappuhn said. “When you adopt them and they be-come attached to you, but you can’t take care of them, it really hurts them.”
Rappuhn said there are options for college students who want to spend time with animals without making a full-time commitment to caring for them.
“The volunteer program started two and a half years ago,” she said. “We would love nothing more than for students or people to come and just spend time with the animals. At-tention is what they crave more than anything.”
Rappuhn said her volunteers come from many places.
“Many of them are students,” she said. “They get community service hours for various programs at the university. And we have one young man that volunteers here frequently because he loves animals but can’t have them in his apartment com-plex.”
UNA student Amanda Daniel said she can’t imagine not having her dog Scout, a Great Pyrenees/Labrador mix, and that she’s worth all of the extra work that goes into caring for a dog.
“I got her from the shelter in Sep-tember,” Daniel said. “Sometimes it’s challenging, because a dog her size needs lots of food and exercise, but she defi nitely helps with the stress level when things get hectic.”
Daniel said having a pet while balancing other commitments has taught her a lot.
“She’s taught me a lot about re-sponsibility,” she said. “She depends on me for everything. But on the plus side, she never leaves my side, and even if I’ve been at school all day, she can’t wait to see me.”
the building of the center. Zhang placed an offer with the
city for $2.1 million with a promise of $50,000 in earnest money to be paid to the city.
“As one of the leading manufac-turers and research centers for Chinese herbal medicine in China, Guizhou Shenqi Group desires to establish an in-ternational institute for graduate studies in integrative health, innovation man-agement and sustainable development and technology,” Zhang said in a letter to Haddock.
Zhang also said in his letter to Had-dock that he plans to have garden areas and apartment-style housing for gradu-ate students on the property.
Jordan said the project would not only enrich the city economically but educationally as well.
The resolution classifi ed the country club property as surplus and will allow the mayor to negotiate terms with the university to complete the sale of the property.
“I appreciate this council’s initiative to move forward with this resolution,” said UNA President Bill Cale.
Cale said he thinks the discussions the university, the city and Zhang will have will create a proposed contract for sale to present to the council.
“Chairman Zhang sees in this ven-ture a world-class learning center that will form the nucleus for adding botani-cal gardens, a visitor center, clinical out-reach and continuing education,” Cale said in a release. “The natural beauty of the city of Florence, warmth of the regional community, support of local and state leaders and the commitment of UNA combine to create a founda-tion from which an exciting future will emerge.”
Approximately one year ago, Cale
and other offi cials withdrew their inter-est in the property after certain council members voiced their opposition to the sale and partnerships with Chinese com-panies. Cale said the new council and mayor, who just took offi ce, fully sup-ported the university.
The process shouldn’t take more than a month to take place, Cale said.
The property will have classroom space, residence halls, parking and an herb garden for students to use, offi cials said.
“This strategic partnership between UNA and SEMC will maximize the strength of both parties in developing cutting-edge integrative health programs
and services that will be benefi cial to all, especially those in the Shoals commu-nity,” said Dr. Chunsheng Zhang, UNA vice provost for international affairs, in a release.
If the university receives approval on the sale agreement, the next steps would involve the Florence Planning Commission approving the rezoning of the land, Jordan said.
“(Assistant Director for City Plan-ning Robert Muse) said he would start the process to rezone it immediately,” Jordan said.
Jordan said the recreational areas on the property that includes the golf course and pond areas would have to be
rezoned, but the existing structure would be already zoned properly.
“I am honored to be able to vote for one of the most important decisions to be made in this community for several years,” said Councilman Andy Better-ton, a former UNA student. “I am so very excited that we are a part of that and the city to be a part of and look forward as a proud alumni to what this will bring to the area.”
Many of the councilmen spoke out in support of the agreement with the uni-versity and said it was an investment in education.
PETS, continued from page 1A
CLUB, continued from page 1A
”WHEN YOU ADOPT THEM AND THEY BECOME ATTACHED TO YOU, BUT YOU CANʼT TAKE CARE OF
THEM, IT REALLY HURTS THEM.
DEBBIE RAPPUHN
photo by KAYLA SLOAN I Chief Photographer
Animals await adoption in their kennels at the Florence/Lauderdale Animal Shelter.
map courtesy of Google Maps © 2013
The red balloon above indicates the area where university offi cials are interested in purchasing property for a new inte-grative health program in relation to UNA’s main campus.
Property Map
Jan. 10, 2013 • The Flor-Ala6A
R e e l s h o w Student Film-makers On-line Magazine named UNA’s Film and Digi-
tal Media Production program No. 1 internationally in their Top 10 Film Schools survey for 2012.
The UNA women’s bas-ketball team ranked No. 1 in the Gulf South Conference at
the end of the semester.
VIEWPOINTSJan. 10, 2013• The Flor-Ala 7A
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NORTH ALABAMA
New year offers new opportunities
Well, guys, we’ve made it — it is offi cially 2013. It is a brand new year, fi lled with endless op-portunities and possibilities.
I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions, mainly because I only end up more stressed than I was before the resolution.
So, this year I sought a dif-ferent approach.
I turned 22 in November, and for my birthday a friend gave me three books written by Tucker Max. He’s said to have created the “fratire” genre of literature with the 2006 release of his book, “I Hope They Serve Beer
in Hell.” He followed up with “Assholes Finish First” and “Hi-larity Ensues.”
I only have one thing to say about him: the man is a genius. He has life — and the key to be-ing happy — fi gured out.
And you know what? It’s ac-tually pretty simple. A passage from “Hilarity Ensues” explains it perfectly:
“What kind of life did I want to lead? One I loved, one I was proud of, and one that made me happy? Or a life that other people told me I was going to lead, but I hated? Looking at it that way, there wasn’t really a choice. It came down to one simple thing for me: Everyday I have to wake up and look at my-self in the mirror, and if I’m not excited to live the day in front of me, proud of who I am and what I’m spending my time doing…then what’s the f---ing point?”
That will be my approach to 2013.
If you know anything about
Max, call him a He-Man Woman Hater, an asshole or whatever you want, but the man’s got it fi gured out. It’s OK to have fun and live your life for one person: you.
All my life I’ve tried to make sure others are happy, often at the expense of my own happi-ness. My undergraduate career has been bogged down with working multiple jobs, the ever-present need to excel in academ-ics (to please my family) and doing what others told me to do. Do I regret any of it? No.
I do wish, though, that I had learned a long time ago it’s OK to be my own person.
More importantly, it’s OK — it’s necessary, even — to stand up and say, “This is my life, and this is how I’m going to live it. I will do what makes me happy, not what others tell me I should do.”
I’ve been faced with a lot of tough choices in terms of my future and what path my life is
going to take. There have been many moments when I’ve felt like I have to choose a particular option only to please someone else, when I know the last thing I’ll be is happy.
But that’s no way to live life, and I would encourage you to realize that, too. For many of us, this is the last period of our lives where we’ll be free enough to do the fun things like partying, traveling or chasing our wildest dreams. This is also the best pe-riod of your life to decide what you want to do with just that — your life.
Life is short. It is cliché, but it’s true. You have to do what you want to do (within reason, of course), even if it seems self-ish at fi rst, because in the end, you’re the one who has to live with the choices you make. Be-ing happy really is that simple.
And for that little life lesson, I have to say thank you, Tucker Max.
BLYTHE STEELMANOnline Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR:It is completely disgusting
to me that a student newspaper would be used as a medium to demean a member of our student body by publishing a tweet writ-ten about a particular student.
Not only did the tweet ra-cially profi le the student, but it also promotes bullying of the student because of the moniker
used to describe them. A student newspaper is
something that should be used to unify the student body; it should not be used to make a student feel isolated or self-conscious in any way. Just because a tweet has #UNA after it does not mean it should be printed in the UNA paper.
Your staff writer Matt Wil-son stated it perfectly in his “Grow up, this is college” arti-cle: “Don’t be a jackass to your fellow community members. We’re all in this together and we’re all trying to fi gure it out.”
Maybe The Flor-Ala should take their own advice and grow up.
When you publish things that put a specifi c student un-der a spotlight of mockery, you come across as a paper that will publish anything to fi ll up col-umn space, regardless of the ef-fects it has on the person being written about.
This is not a letter written in any way to attack your free-doms of speech or press. This is a letter written to take a stand against your unprofessionalism in what you have published.
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NEWS Jan. 10, 2013 • The Flor-Ala8AHEALTH
January is Mental Health Awareness Month, a push to learn more about and recognize mental issues and stresses.
While some students are aware of mental health disorders, others feel they should know more.
“I’m probably not as aware of mental
health disorders as I should be,” said Ka-tie Fowler, UNA freshman.
In an article for the American Psy-chological Association, John Guthman, Ph.D., recounted a study of mental health in college students.
“In the last 10 years, a shift in the needs of students seeking counseling ser-vices is becoming apparent,” Guthman said.
Guthman said students are dealing with adult problems.
“It used to be that students would come to university counseling centers be-cause they broke up with their partner or failed a test,” Guthman said. “Now, they are coming with emotional distress and requesting mental health treatment for the same reasons that other adult populations seek out treatment.”
Larry Bates, associate professor of psychology at UNA, encourages students to recognize their own potential prob-lems and to understand that the benefi ts of seeking help should outweigh any per-ceived stigma against therapy.
“College is a stressor, but if we take advantage of it, college gives us an op-portunity to widen and strengthen rela-tionships,” Bates said. “A social network helps with stress. If stress gets too bad, seek services of a professional. (Therapy) doesn’t mean we’re weak.”
Bates said the problem of mental health issues is awareness.
“You have to be aware of it (to treat it),” he said.
UNA Student Counseling Services, lo-cated at 555 Oakview Circle, offers coun-seling for issues like depression, anxiety, stress, body image and self-esteem, as well as grief and anger management.
UNA counseling is free and confi den-tial.
To schedule an appointment, call 256-765-5215. Operating hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Students face mental health stressors After patrolling the parking deck, we rode over to Flowers Hall where a high school basketball tournament was being held. Offi cer Romeo Gil-lyard was stationed at the basketball game, but we stopped by to see if help was needed for traffi c.
“A lot of times with big events, traffi c can be a mess,” Jackson said.
Luckily, the attendees left sporad-ically throughout the games, so traffi c
wasn’t an issue. After another patrol through both
campuses, we stopped by the library where I was able to meet a member of the SNAP team and see the work they do. Shortly after, a foreign ex-change student who believed she had left her keys in Keller Hall earlier that day called. The student was leaving to return to China the next morning.
Jackson spent the remainder of the evening trying to fi nd a way into the locked classroom to retrieve the keys. After searching for someone with keys to the particular classroom, it was determined that the student had not left keys inside. From that point the lost and found was searched through but with no luck in fi nding her keys. The offi cer was very help-ful, given the situation.
RIDE ALONG, con-tinued from page 2A
”THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, WE ARE ALWAYS RIDING AROUND THE CAMPUS JUST
TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT.
LES JACKSON
photo illustration by ALLI OWNBY I Staff Photographer
College students suffer many stressors that can affect their everyday lives, and even college itself can be a stressor, said Larry Bates, UNA psychology professor.
KATIE LINDSAYStudent Writer
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Officials, students discuss most popular majorsACADEMIC
The most popular majors at UNA include nursing, biology, management, communications, and elementary and secondary education, with the least popular majors including physics, math, economics and industrial hygiene, ac-cording to offi cials.
UNA students and faculty have sev-eral theories on why certain majors are ranked the way they are.
“I don’t think people understand what (industrial hygiene) is at fi rst glance,” said UNA student Casey Bed-
ingfi eld, an industrial hygiene major. “It is a very specialized fi eld of study. Many people ask me to explain my major. That doesn’t happen with biology, chemistry and physics majors.
“Industrial hygiene takes elements from biology, chemistry and physics, and you use that understanding to ben-efi t the well-being of individuals in the workplace. I enjoy it because it is peo-ple-focused. You can make a difference in the lives of people by making sure the work environment is as safe as possible.”
UNA student Michael Losey, an en-tertainment industry management major, has some ideas to explain why manage-ment is one of UNA’s higher-ranked ma-
jors.“I think that even though the music
industry has been hit pretty hard eco-nomically, there is still a huge market for the product, and time will tell what the new business model will be,” Losey said.
“It is exciting to be a part of some-thing that everyone knows will develop but a little scary due to the uncertainty of when and how it will develop. Still, it is easy to be interested in the business of music if one is a music lover but knows that being a musician or artist is not for them.”
Greg Pitts, professor and chair of the department of communications, dis-
cussed the ranking of the communica-tions major.
“I think there are several reasons for it,” Pitts said. “One is that people either understand it or believe they do because we’re engaged in communication in some way every single day. Maybe it’s speaking to somebody, maybe it’s con-suming media, maybe it’s social media related.
“I think also that students take a look at the basic focus or structure of our de-gree, and we emphasize writing skills, but we also emphasize digital technol-ogy skills, and we have a creative think-ing side that goes along with the major, as well.”
With winter graduation in the past and the beginning of a new semester un-derway, many UNA students are express-ing concern about fi nding stable jobs to help pay for school now, not just after they fi nish their degree.
“It’s a reality that most college stu-dents need a job,” said Lauren Daley, a junior at UNA. “It’s hard to fi nd a job, and you take what you can get because having a job, whatever it may be, is bet-ter than not having a job.”
Students searching for employment can fi nd help on LionJobs, where they
will fi nd that UNA offers more than 600 student job positions, offi cials said. Students can also attend the university-sponsored career fairs in the fall and spring semesters, where they can meet with employers from the Shoals and sur-rounding areas.
“I found my jobs through LionJobs and also by attending the career fair for graduating seniors,” said Rachel Gandy, a UNA junior. “I snuck in just to network with the different employers there.”
Gandy also works a second, seasonal-based job through Bank Independent.
The idea of a seasonal job is becom-ing a trend among students who need the money but only have time to work during school breaks and holidays.
“It’s hard to have a part-time job and still go to school, let alone have a full-time job,” said Rick Mills, a junior at UNA. “A friend of mine used to work at the mall during the Black Friday sales and later on towards Christmas, as well. It wasn’t a steady deal, but it was better than nothing.”
Most students agree that it is impor-tant to start networking early in their college career so they can establish a repertoire for future employers. These students also hope that their experience will help them to stand apart from their peers applying for the same position.
“I’m confi dent that I will be creat-ing a foundation that will allow me to fi nd a good job,” said LeAnne Vogel, a
junior. “I’m preparing myself by taking part in activities I feel equip me with a background that can set me apart from other applicants in future career oppor-tunities.”
The experience, the resume boosters, the networking and the recommenda-tions will, hopefully, allow students to make it one step closer to achieving their dreams jobs after graduation.
“I feel that if someone is in dire need of work, then they will fi nd a job some-where,” Mills said. “They just have to keep looking and be willing work some-where even if they hate it. It’s not like it’s going to be your lifetime career — that’s what you are in school for in the fi rst place.”
Job hunt takes creative approachCAREER
photo by MICHAEL REDDING I Staff Photographer UNA students have access more than 600 student job positions via LionJobs. Students can upload their resume to the website and directly apply to on-campus, off-campus, part-time and full-time positions.
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STUDENT REVIEW
‘Les Misérables’ brings beauty to
big screen
I have to ad-mit that the only things I knew about “Les Mi-sérables” before seeing it were that it dealt with French revolu-tionaries and
that Susan Boyle wasn’t actually in it.For those who are as ignorant of
Broadway and classic French literature as me, “Les Mis” follows Victor Hu-go’s epic story of Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman), a petty thief condemned practically forever by an oppressive law enforcement system overseen by the well-meaning but misguided Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe).
Tom Hooper, Oscar-winning director of “The King’s Speech,” took on the heavy responsibility of re-envisioning one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history. That vision called for the actors to command the fi lm. All the singing was performed live on camera with the orchestra subsequently following that recording, rather than the more typical use of studio recordings with the ac-tors lip syncing.
This technique was meant to bring some kind of gritty realness to the sto-ry, as opposed to a more manufactured studio sound. This seems to be both a good and bad thing. On the one hand, more realistic and plausible characters are easier to relate to. On the other, when have musicals — a format based around the idea of characters spontaneously erupting into song with invisible accompaniment — ever been known for a focus on realism?
The fi lm’s crowning feature goes to Anne Hathaway’s heartbreaking performance as the tragedy-riddled prostitute Fantine, especially during her solo “I Dreamed a Dream.” The camera focuses closely on her face and captures her unfl inching, raw emo-tion. It’s no stretch to say that she is a strong contender for Best Supporting
RELATIONSHIPS
Online dating increases in popularity
photo by CHRISTINA COVINGTON I Staff Photographer
In 2012, Match.com showed approximately 40 million people used an online dating website in the past year.
The Digital Age has ushered in the technology to speak with anyone any-where at anytime about anything — dat-ing is no exception.
In 2012, a research study held by on-line dating site Match.com showed that approximately 40 million people used an online dating service in that year alone. Despite this number, a mere 17 percent of all people claim to have begun their relationships online as opposed to “the old-fashioned way” of happenstance, according to Match.com.
“I wouldn’t necessarily encourage online dating,” said freshman Rachel Cole. “I think it takes all the fun out of developing the relationship, plus you never know when people are lying about something — you can’t personally judge their character, only the facts they’re providing.”
A study conducted by The New York Times in 2011 showed that an estimated 81percent of all online dating profi les contain at least one lie. In the study, women claimed to weigh less, men claimed to be taller, and both genders tended to use photos taken much earlier.
Travis Dykes, a sophomore at UNA,
sees the lies as a sign of low self-esteem.“People who don’t have a lot of con-
fi dence in themselves usually are more interactive online, but the bad thing about that is that it doesn’t necessarily help them in real face-to-face interac-tion,” Dykes said.
Those who pursue online dating may seem to set aside their fears about such modern concerns as Internet predators when searching for potential soul mates, though many maintain their inhibitions and keep a distance by meeting the per-son in a popular location such as a bar or restaurant.
“I believe that people always suspect that the person who they are talking to online is a potential criminal just to stay safe,” Dykes said. “It’s defi nitely not an urban legend. People get bamboozled every day from online dating, but ev-eryone that does online dating should always have that (fear) in the back of their mind.”
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse claimed that in 2005 one in four crimi-nals used online dating sites to locate their victims. Since then, many states have passed regulations regarding the dating site’s responsibility to inform us-ers of responsible usage and how to stay safe using their products. Match.com published a lengthy safety tip section for
their home page that includes “ignore money requests,” “remain anonymous until you feel ready” and “be wary of acting immediately.”
Though the possibilities of crime ex-ist, people turn to online dating as a way to meet potential soul mates and utilize sites that are turning their focus more and more to relationship longevity.
In 2006, eHarmony launched a sepa-rate website called eHarmony Marriages which exists as an online substitute for marriage counseling, encouraging a decreased divorce rate courtesy of in-house psychologists’ program for cou-ples meeting online. Such steps have led to increased income within the online dating business, and in 2012 the market had a net worth of $1.9 billion dollars, according to Jupiter Research.
There is yet to be any proof or statis-tics confi rming or denying the longevity of online relationships versus in-person coincidences, though students like Cole cast a wary eye.
“I think the Internet has hindered so-cial interaction,” Cole said. “Especially dating. People would rather text than talk, and relationships have no merit unless they are ‘Facebook offi cial.’ It’s sad, really, how impersonal dating has become.”
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Actress at the Oscars.Unfortunately, as one could have
guessed, Crowe is not a singer. His weak and tinny baritone strips Javert of almost all intimidation, ruining an other-wise wonderful and intriguing character. Crowe almost seems too distracted by the task of singing his lines to remember to act.
Jackman, a Tony Award winner with a long stint in musical theater, similarly and confusingly disappoints in his sing-ing. At least he still manages to give a convincing performance with some depth and expression for Valjean.
Similar to Tim Burton’s version of “Sweeney Todd,” “Les Mis” proved that Sacha Baron Cohen should only ever appear on screen to provide some comic relief in an otherwise dark and depress-ing musical — and be kept in a small cage underground at all other times.
As much as I enjoyed and appreci-ated the fi lm (I promise I did), all I can positively say is that I thought the cinematography was pretty and that the story was touching, and only one of those applies to this fi lm specifi cally. I don’t think this fi lm is likely to be seen as a defi nitive version of the musical, and I think if would be safe to assume I would have felt more moved seeing it performed on stage.
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“I didn’t really know what sex traf-fi cking meant until I read the story on the site,” Frazier said. “It was about a little girl, and her number was 146. One line stood out in particular. It said, ‘There’s no light in her eyes, no life left.’
“It really bothered me. I wanted to do something to help.”
She said she started researching more and wanted to do something to help.
Around the same time, then UNA stu-dent Bethany Oliver was working to es-tablish a chapter of Faceless, a group that also works to raise awareness about hu-
man sex traffi cking, on UNA’s campus.“I went to a weekend retreat in Nash-
ville, and it just really opened my eyes to the fact that it exists in our own back-yards,” Oliver said.
She said she realized how unaware people are of what’s going on.
“People don’t realize it could happen to anyone,” she said. “It could happen to your best friend. It only takes one person to be involved in something like that.”
Oliver said that as she established the group, she was glad to see so many peo-ple getting involved with the cause.
“Within the fi rst semester of Faceless being on campus, there were two differ-ent cases in Florence,” Oliver said. “I think that really hit home for people and
they began to realize that it could happen here.”
Frazier said she got involved with the group, as well as tried to raise awareness on her own.
“I gave a speech about it in one of my classes,” she said. “I also handed out fact cards to everyone.”
Oliver, who now serves as the coor-dinator of leadership and volunteerism in Student Engagement, said she is look-ing forward to following up on the group now that she is back at UNA.
“I defi nitely am going to look into it and see where it’s at,” she said. “I feel like people are more familiar with and aware of the issue now, whether that be good or bad.”
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Les Misérables opened Dec. 25 at Carmike Regency Square 12 theaters in Florence.
AT A GLANCETHE MOVIE HAS EARNED $103.5
MILLION SINCE IT HAS OPENED.
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COURTING SUCCESSCOURTING SUCCESS
UNA guard Jennifer Towne defends the ball against Valdosta State’s Kourtnee Williams in the Dec. 1 home game. The UNA women went on to win their game 62-54, while the men won theirs 95-94 in overtime. Both teams continued to see success over the holidays, with the women currently topping the GSC.
Women top GSC, men currently thirdThe UNA basketball teams have had
a successful season thus far, with the women reigning No. 1 in the Gulf South Conference and the men holding a GSC record of 3-1.
“We’re such a young team, I don’t think anyone expected us to be No. 1 (in the GSC) right now,” said women’s bas-ketball head coach Terry Fowler.
The Lions are now preparing for a tough GSC contest against Union Jan. 12.
“I hope our students really come out,” Fowler said. “We’ve got a team that’s 11-3, No. 1 in the GSC. That’s something to be excited about.”
The Union women are second in the GSC (8-4, 3-1), while the men rank eighth in conference (3-9, 1-3).
“They’ll be a quality opponent; we’ve just got to play our best,” Fowler said.
Both the men’s and women’s teams
are coming off Jan. 5 victories at Delta State, where the men won 69-53 and the women 59-58.
The women’s game was an exciting one, with the ladies coming back from a 21-point defi cit in the second half to win with a three-pointer from Jennifer Towne in the last 10 seconds.
The women’s win also broke an 11-game losing streak against the Statesmen.
“It came down to our kids never quit-ting and continuing to believe that as long as there was time on the clock they could win,” Fowler said.
Fowler said that he’s proud of his players, though they have a long way to go. Their goal is to win the GSC cham-pionship.
Against DSU, DeAndre Hersey led the men by scoring 26 points and pulling
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UNA guard Marquel Darrington attempts to shoot over Blazer defenders Patrick Diop and Josh Sparks in the Dec. 1 game against VSU.
”I hope our students really come out. Weʼve got a team thatʼs 11-3,
No. 1 in the GSC. Thatʼs something to be excited about.
TERRY FOWLER
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The Lions softball team is set to start a new season under new direction. Coach Jason Anderson, who accepted the job in July, is excited about the start of the 2013 season.
Anderson takes the place of Jeremy Reece, whose contract was not renewed at the end of the 2012 season. Last sea-son the softball team fi nished 20-26 overall with a Gulf South Conference record of 8-21.
Additionally, the Lions have not seen a winning season since 2008.
Anderson believes with the team he has now that the Lions can have a suc-cessful season.
“I don’t think this is a rebuilding pro-cess,” Anderson Said, “The girls on this team have talent.”
Anderson is a former baseball player who received his bachelor’s degree in 2001 from Arkansas Tech University. He then went to Western University where he received his Masters.
Anderson’s former coaching job was at Central Baptist College in Arkansas where he spent fi ve years as head coach. He led the team to one national champi-onship in 2010, started the Mustangs as a top fi ve team in 2011 and compiled a 225-37 record over his entire tenure.
In Anderson’s fi rst year at CBC he accomplished a record of 29-9, despite having only three returning players
Anderson’s focus for the Lions right now is to get them playing together as a whole, and to get them ready to sub-in at positions when needed.
“We need to strengthen the team in certain spots,” Anderson Said, “ we’re really working on depth right now.”
The Lady Lion’s signed two players at the last moment as Anderson took the job, and only have to worry about re-placing fi ve seniors that were lost from last year’s squad.
“We’ve had eight to ten players transfer from junior college’s and other four year universities,” Anderson said, “and we’ve got to have the ladies ready for transitioning in.”
Anderson believes that his pitching circle is solid with the return of Breanna Riley and Haley Barnette, and that the team’s defense will be tighter with the return of several infi elders.
The Lady Lion’s softball season is to begin February 7 against Stillman in Tuscaloosa at 1 pm.
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Ready for a winning season
Lions’ new head softball coach Jason Anderson speaks at his introductory press conference on June. 28, 2012. Anderson, from Central Baptist College, thinks he can lead the team to success this season.
file photo by CHRISTI BRITTEN
BRYAN BAKERStudent Writer
Former Lee University assistant coach Chris Walker is taking over the UNA soccer program, after Athletic Di-rector Mark Linder announced him as the new Lions’ head coach Jan. 3.
“It’s exciting,” Walker said. “I’m looking forward to getting to know the team and getting to work.”
Walker said he is excited to be at UNA because “it’s somewhere that’s got a winning mentality.”
Walker was with the Lady Flames for three years, in which time Lee won three Southern States Athletic Confer-ence regular season and tournament titles and back-to-back national cham-pionships in 2010 and 2011. The team currently holds the highest winning per-centage in National Association of In-tercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national tournament play.
“He’s been very successful as an assistant coach and has earned the op-portunity to be head coach at North Alabama and I’m sure he’ll continue to be successful,” said former UNA head coach Graham Winkworth.
Winkworth, who is getting settled in his new job at Division I school Univer-sity of South Alabama, called Walker after the announcement to wish the new coach good luck.
“I’m excited for him and I want to wish him the very best,” Winkworth said.
Winkworth left big shoes for Walker to fi ll, posting an overall record of 111-81-8 in 10 seasons at UNA and being ranked as the program’s winningest coach.
In the last four years, Winkworth held an overall record of 65-18-3 and
Walker looks to further Lionsʼ winning tradition
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New coach forsees successful future
”I donʼt think this is a rebuilding process. The girls on this team have
talent.
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thing I want to build on.
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down seven rebounds, while Marquel Darrington had 11 points during the game.
Over the holiday break, both teams have performed well. The women hold an overall record of 11-3 and a confer-ence record of 4-0, while the men are 10-2 with a GSC record of 3-1.
The men’s one GSC loss came at the hands of Christian Brothers University Jan. 3 at CBU. The Buccaneers were able to shut the Lions down, holding the team to a 31.8 shooting percentage in the game.
The Bucs also held Rashaun Clai-borne and DeAndre Hersey, two of
UNA’s top scorers, to a combined two points.
“You want to win all your home games and, at the worst, split on the road, and that’s what we’ve done,” said men’s basketball head coach Bobby Champagne.
The men are now seated No. 3 in the GSC, and Champagne said the team is working to keep up with GSC leaders.
“We’re trying to keep pace with the leaders in the league,” Champagne said. “In order for us to keep pace we’ve gotta keep winning.”
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led the team to four straight NCAA D-II Tournament appearances and its fi rst GSC title.
“Graham did a fantastic job here and it’s just something I want to build on,” Walker said.
Walker said his plan to build the UNA program includes “commitment, being a family and looking after each other,” as well as taking things one day at a time.
“If you do things right every day, the results will hopefully take care of them-selves,” Walker said.
Another part of building the program includes, of course, recruiting. Walker
said UNA assistant coach Chris McBride has already been recruiting overseas dur-ing the Christmas break, and that Walker will spend every spare moment he has in the spring doing the same.
Walker said he’s still getting to know Florence — he still plugs everything into his GPS, he said — but that Linder and Associate Director of Athletics Jana Morrison have been very helpful during his transition.
“I knew I was coming to a good place with good people,” Walker said.
Walker will hold his fi rst team meet-ing Jan. 11.
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