jan. 17 issue

Volume 81, Issue 16Jan. 17, 2013 www.FlorAla.net Student newspaper of the University of North Alabama

STILL SEGREGATEDUNA community weighs in on race equality in higher education

Although, legally defeated, ra-cial segregation still appears to have a subliminal effect on higher education institutions, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association in San Diego.

At UNA the 2012-2013 enroll-ment numbers indicate that, while diverse, the campus population is still predominantly white.

Even though many students said UNA’s location is the reason for the student-race ratio, they said segregation appears on campus, al-though somewhat unconsciously, everyday.

“You only have to walk into the

GUC at lunch time to notice the segregation,” said Richie Mata’afa, a senior at UNA. “I think it’s caused by a deep divide in culture that has a great history, especially in the South. It affects students in everything from the way they dress to the slang they use.”

Mata’afa, who transferred to UNA from California on a football scholarship, said that although seg-regation seems to exist everywhere in the world, it appears on campus mostly in social interactions.

Abril Agnew, a senior, said seg-regation is still a relevant topic but that its effect changes as people do.

“In our day-to-day lives I be-lieve it has become less apparent,” she said. “I think diversity is a key factor. At any university, exposure

to different things, people and cul-tures make segregation less popu-lar in our day-to-day lives. “

Christopher Goodman, a senior, said he believes that more students are aware of this issue than some might think. He said students use tolerance as an excuse not to get to know each other, so the burden falls on the student body to make a change.

“They must lead the surge in

breaking new ground for UNA,” he said.

DeAnte’ Smith, the assistant director of student engagement for Greek affairs, said segregation tends to appear in Greek life when they are marketing events.

“Unconsciously, I think some of our students tend to gravitate toward people they’ve been sur-rounded by their whole life,” he said. “But as far as membership goes, as far as marketing to re-cruit people into their chapters and groups, I think the Greek organiza-tions are very diverse.”

Smith said he wants to encour-age students to attend the larger events on campus to get involved

PACE HOLDBROOKSStaff Writer

[email protected] ”IT AFFECTS STUDENTS IN EVERYTHING FROM THE WAY THEY DRESS TO THE SLANG

THEY USE.

RICHIE MATAʼAFA

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Gun control debate gains national attention after Sandy Hook

In light of the violent shootings oc-curring across the U.S., the importance of gun control issues has fallen short of solving a problem that many think is due to a lack of preemptively detecting mental illness in peers.

President Barack Obama has pulled gun control to the forefront of many government offi cials’ minds by form-ing a task force to come up with pro-posals to reduce and control gun vio-lence in the U.S.

Obama is examining the issue of increased gun violence from a vari-ety of perspectives, said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney in a Jan. 9 press briefi ng.

“When six and seven year olds are gunned down in their own school, there’s a problem here that we need to address,” Carney said in the briefi ng. “And it’s not just a gun control prob-lem. It goes beyond that, as the Presi-

dent has said.”Carney said Obama and Vice Presi-

dent Joe Biden hope pro-gun organi-zations will bring helpful ideas to the table when they meet with them in the coming weeks — ideas that will ap-proach the problem from perspectives other than just gun control.

“The president believes that in the wake of the incident at Newtown … we must as a nation examine every possible action that we could plausibly take to reduce this terrible scourge of gun violence,” Carney said.

Lynne Martin, director of UNA student counseling services, said it is possible for peers and faculty to iden-tify warning signs of mental illness in students to prevent future violence.

According to UNA’s brochure on assisting students in distress, some of these warning signs include a marked decline in academic performance, exaggerated and inappropriate reac-

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UNA has recently relocated its fresh-man off-campus parking lot from in front of Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant on Flor-ence Boulevard to the Woodmont Baptist Church lot on Darby Drive.

University police Chief Bob Pastula said the construction at the previous lot made it hard to maneuver in and out, so the offi cial freshman lot had to be moved.

“This lot is also convenient because it’s on the way to the east campus and it’s well-lit,” Pastula said.

Pastula began searching for alternate lots when the need arose. Woodmont Baptist Church offered its lot for the uni-versity to use free of charge. This saves the university money because there was a rental fee at the previous lot.

“In order to continue to save the uni-versity and students money, ad space will soon be sold on the shuttle buses,” Pas-tula said.

Pastula said both the old and new lots have 200 parking spots, but Woodmont offi cials said they were told only 40 or 50 spots would be used.

Many students have expressed nega-tive opinions about the shuttle buses on social media outlets, but sophomore Morgan Burks willingly rides the bus in-stead of trying to park on campus.

“For me, it’s just easier to park there because I come from Saint Florian,” she said.

Burks has been riding the shuttle bus since she was a freshman. She said the

change in parking lots did not inconve-nience her, but it seems as if there has been a decrease in riders since classes began this semester.

However, Larry Sanders said he hasn’t seen a decrease. He said there are approximately 250 students riding the bus, though it varies by days.

“We still have some (students) that are parking at (the old lot), but at the end of next week we’ll no longer pick up there,” he said.

Even though some students are not happy with the shuttle buses, there are some who are very pleased. Lyndsee Piersol, freshman, said she thinks riding the bus is easier than trying to park on campus.

“I know I’ll be on time, and I don’t have to deal with parking issues,” she said.

The off-campus lots are targeted spe-cifi cally toward freshmen because they are the newest students on campus, Pas-

tula said. “We have enough spots for upper-

classmen, so freshmen were the obvious choice,” he said.

The main goal in creating off-cam-pus parking was to prevent rules against freshmen having cars on campus like other universities have done.

As long as students take care of the Woodmont parking lot and the church al-lows the university back, it will be fairly permanent, Pastula said.

“We’re exploring other options as well,” he said.

FREE PARKINGPARKING

Freshman off-campus lot moves to Woodmont

photo by CHRISTINA COVINGTON I Staff Photographer

A UNA shuttle bus picks up students at the new freshman off-campus parking lot at Woodmont Baptist Church on Darby Drive. Woodmont is allowing UNA freshmen to park in its parking lot free of charge to the university.

HALEY WRIGHTStaff Writer

[email protected]

”WE HAVE ENOUGH SPOTS FOR UPPER-CLASSMEN, SO

FRESHMEN WERE THE OBVIOUS CHOICE.

BOB PASTULA

• Woodmont Baptist Church is lending its lot to UNA for freshman parking

Jan. 17, 2013 • The Flor-Ala 3ANEWS

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BLACK AND WHITEI adore photography for a couple rea-

sons. The fi rst reason is that photos have

the ability to highlight the beauty in small things. When you capture a still image of something, you are able to take a good, long look at each and every detail. When a bird fl ies by, it might just seem like a blur of feathers. But if you take a photo, you can study the patterns of the bird’s

feathers, see its expression and look at its wings. Capturing a specifi c second in time allows you to see a million details you overlooked when it actually hap-pened, and some of those details can be breathtaking.

I also love the fact that photography holds the possibility of bringing issues to light and making a difference. For ex-ample, when I came back from a medical

trip to Burkina Faso, Africa, my pictures of a small baby with a potentially fatal heart condition moved a lot of my friends to consider donating to non-profi t orga-nizations.

In particular, I love black-and-white photography. I feel like grayscale photos can be a lot more emotional. I like color shots too, but there’s something about the simplicity in a black-and-white pho-

to that I fi nd striking. Most of the best pictures in my portfolio are black-and-white.

I’ve only been part of the photog-raphy culture for a short period of time (I’ve had my camera for a little over a year), but it’s something that I’ve come to love. My friends are pretty tired of be-ing subjects all the time, though!

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by Staff Photographer Alli Ownby

NEWSJan. 17, 2013 • The Flor-Ala 5A

tions to a situation, disruptive behavior, hyperactivity or rapid speech, deterio-ration in hygiene, dramatic weight loss or gain, a loss of contact with reality, depressed mood or lethargy, numerous class absences and other bizarre behav-iors.

At press time, Obama and Biden re-leased that they would announce a plan to reduce gun violence in the U.S. and in schools and businesses around the na-tion.

Martin said detecting mental illness in students and taking action is a good prevention method in promoting school safety.

Some of these actions, as stated in the brochure, are to consult with a pro-fessional, meet privately with the stu-dent, and “listen to thoughts and feelings in a sensitive, non-threatening way.”

Recently, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security came out with a campaign to aid employees, students and

people in the workplace to stay safe and survive an active shooter situation.

When taking these steps, students need to set fi rm boundaries with per-sonal safety in mind, according to the brochure. Martin said the action taken “depends on the severity and situation.”

After students take logical steps to-ward promoting safety, the UNA coun-seling services are available for referrals and timely scheduling.

To speak with counseling services, call 256-765-5215, or for urgent situa-tions, call UNA campus police at 256-765-4357.

GUNS, continued from page 1A ”WHEN SIX AND SEVEN YEAR OLDS ARE

GUNNED DOWN IN THEIR OWN SCHOOL, THEREʼS A PROBLEM HERE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS. ITʼS

NOT JUST A GUN CONTROL PROBLEM . IT GOES BEYOND THAT, AS THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID.

JAY CARNEY

photo illustration by KAYLA SLOAN I Chief PhotographerOffi cials in the U.S. have been meeting to come to an agreement about gun control in the country since a gunman allegededly shot multiple children at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.

events on campus to get involved and meet different kinds of people.

“I think our students should start going to as many big events, like the spring concert, as they can just to meet as many people as possible,” he said. “You never know in the fu-ture what friend or networking piece

you could be missing out on because you’re staying in your comfort zone and staying in one area with one de-mographic or one race.”

Betsi Boutwell, a member of La-Grange Society, said UNA’s staff and student workers all go through diver-sity training to help facilitate integra-tion.

“When I give campus tours to prospective students, they are con-cerned with the relationship the uni-

versity has between students and the issue of diversity,” she said. “UNA fosters a climate that acknowledges and celebrates the differences that defi ne who we are.

“I believe the Offi ce of Diversity is one reason UNA has not appeared to have the same results as other states. Unless we discontinue this program all together, I feel progress will continue.”

UNA’s Offi ce of Diversity and

Institutional Equity offers services to enhance the diversity of the uni-versity and provide equal opportuni-ties for all students, faculty and staff members at UNA.

The university offers diversity training and resources for better di-versity knowledge through UNA’s website and the Offi ce of Diversity and Instutional Equity.

SEGREGATION, continued from page 1A


photo by KAYLA SLOAN I Chief Photographer

Would you major in

Social Media?

Social media seems to have be-come an integral part of everyday life — so integral, in fact, that some uni-versities are now offering an under-graduate major and minor in the fi eld.

“Social media has been around for years,” said Lisa Darnell, assistant professor of communications. “It’s not about knowing how to use it. The question now becomes ‘Do you know how to use it strategically?’”

Darnell said she can see the ap-plication of a social media degree in many different areas, such as public relations, journalism and marketing. However, until individuals under-stand how to strategically utilize plat-forms, a degree would be of little use.

“Traditional media is important,” she said. “But you have to understand

how to use it in conjunction with so-cial media, again, strategically.”

Darnell said she recently proposed a course that would teach students how to develop social media strate-gies, instead of teaching students the ins and outs of each specifi c platform.

“You have Instagram, Flickr and Picasa — all are photography-based,” she said. “All of them do essentially the same things, so why would you need all three? Play around with each one and fi nd out works for you. It’s about learning the strategic use of platforms that are catered to each type of thing.”

Social media or technology over-load can become a problem, Darnell said.

“What people don’t understand is that it’s not necessary to use every form of media or technology,” she said. “You’re not utilizing it effec-

tively if you do. It all comes back to one word: strategies.”

Newberry College, located in South Carolina, recently made plans to launch the social media major and minor in fall 2013, due to a “long-term demand for college graduates in a rapidly expanding fi eld.”

In the press release, Newberry College offi cials said the program is going to be interdisciplinary, pulling strong courses from graphic design, communications, business adminis-tration, psychology and statistics, as well as four courses created specifi -cally for the major. Students working toward the degree will also learn how to create Quick Response (QR) codes as a part of mobile marketing strate-gies, according to an article published by the Huffi ngton Post.

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UNA community to march in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Th e annual UNA Martin Luther King Jr. march will be held Jan. 18 on campus to celebrate the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 21.

Th e march will begin at noon with a short program, according to the SGA Senate’s OrgSync event page.

Th e audience of the program will then march to the UNA Baptist Campus Ministries building for a lunch at ap-proximately 12:40 p.m., according to the OrgSync event page.

No classes will be held at UNA Jan. 21 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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Pageant sponsor to provide custom ring to Miss UNA Pageant winner

Th e 2013 Annual Miss UNA Pageant will be held Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. in Norton Auditorium. Th is year’s contestants are featured in an ad on page 3A.

Creative Jewelers is the offi cial spon-sor of the 2013 Miss UNA Pageant. Th e jeweler will provide a custom-designed ring to this year’s pageant winner. Each pageant participant will design her own custom ring, and, upon winning the con-test, the ring will be produced and pre-sented to the pageant winner.

Student tickets are free in the Offi ce of Student Engagement in the GUC. Online admission is $12 on UNA’s website, and at-the-door admission is $15.

BLYTHE STEELMANOnline Editor

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Last semester we went to the opening night for UNA basketball; it was a great night for both teams as they both won their home openers. They were successful at routing a team we’d never heard of and now can’t even remember the name of. While we were attending our fi rst basketball game as UNA students, we realized we were missing what we had grown up seeing on ESPN or at Alabama games: an active student section.

The games are free, and why wouldn’t someone want to go see something that’s free? That night the arena was nearly empty as only 1,216 fans fi lled the stands that can hold 4,000. We realized that one thing that would help the basketball program, school and our experience as students is to have a student section at the games. Duke has the “Cameron

Crazies,” Kansas has students singing “Rock Chalk Jayhawk” and New Mexico has “The Pit.” One of the best student sections can be found in Cha-pel Hill, N.C., as the Universi-ty of North Carolina fans rock the Dean Smith Center.

The men’s head basketball coach Bobby Champagne said in a previous interview that the loudest Flowers Hall was last year was when University of Alabama-Huntsville brought about 1,500 fans with them. He also later said that he felt like the type of basketball the Lions play is a style that is exciting to watch and would be really easy to cheer for.

UNA doesn’t have a much storied basketball tradition. Some might see this as a downer or a negative, but it’s an opportunity to start some traditions. We do not really have any traditions besides the tradition of not going to games. We as students and as a univer-sity should challenge ourselves to develop rich basketball

traditions. And that is what is so

beautiful about this opportu-nity — we can do whatever we want. We can establish some-thing and make a deep impact not only on UNA basketball but the culture on campus as a whole.

With such a small arena, we can make the arena very loud very easily. We may not be as loud as those Division I schools, but in a few years we are going to be one of them, and we need to be ready. Our part as fans in the transition is going to make sure Flowers Hall is impossible to win in unless you are wearing purple and gold.

First things fi rst, we need to establish the student sec-tion behind the visiting team’s bench. Nothing would be more distracting than to be sitting in front of a crazy, concentrated horde of screaming students.

Secondly, we just need to do things and see what sticks. Why not hand out cowbells

and go to town? Being in SEC country, we all know how an-noying the Mississippi State cowbells can be. Why not be those guys? It would be fun to be “those guys”. Also this gives us the opportunity to play “I NEED MORE COWBELL” over the speakers via sound clip or announcer and to make “I need more cowbell” T-shirts.

Finally, we need to make Flowers Hall jump and make a lot of noise. We could make the stands rock like those Tar Heel fans do or act like the “Cameron Crazies” from Duke who make all kinds of distract-ing noises when the other team shoots free throws.

We were told when we came to UNA that we would be a part of “history in the making.” This is our chance to make history. This is our chance to make the historic Flowers Hall a place to be feared. We have a chance to make the hall the “Lions’ Den,” where no one comes in and leaves with a victory.

JAMES DUBUISSON & WILL CHANEYStudent Writers

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Spending can hurt, help

I am a lucky girl. So lucky, in fact, that my school ex-penses are pretty much paid for by scholarships. I will get out of college not swimming in student loan debt, which makes me want to run around in a fever of joy after graduation.

This joy, however, is slightly cramped — a lot cramped — by my increasing credit card debt. Who decided it was a good idea to give me a credit card?

It was almost a year ago that I applied for my fi rst of three credit cards. I was in big girl mode, wanting to get my credit going so that when I graduated, I could actually buy things like houses and boats and whatever else adults buy with a credit card. After some failed attempts and several rejection letters, a credit card company decided, “What the hell?” and gave me a credit card. I was doomed out of the gate.

It was pristine and shiny with my name emblazoned on the front. It had a decent limit — more than my monthly salary — and that scared me … at fi rst. I decided to only use it for gas and emergencies. That

went out the damn window af-ter a month. It was just so easy! That dress is amazing! Swipe. Oh, I really need new shoes. Swipe. Who doesn’t need this awesome pair of Ray-Bans? Swipe. You get the idea.

With my limit nearly ap-proaching and the expense of a vacation coming closer, I decided it was time for the second card. And I got it with ease because I had good credit built up from the fi rst card.

The third card came with Christmas. Do I need to ex-plain anymore?

It sounds like I am irrespon-sible to the ultimate, but hear me out. I now have excellent credit because even with three cards, I managed to pay my bills on time every month.

I am nearly maxed out now. With my refund check com-ing this week, however, I can pay off my debt in full. I will be narrowing down my credit cards to only one, with the other two going into a slab of ice in the freezer. I am not kid-ding. I need to be able to con-trol this impulsive beast that I have developed before I get in way over my head and damage my credit scores. Hiding them is the best method for me, in all honesty.

One credit card is all you need at this point in your life. The stress of managing three isn’t fun and one mistake can scar your credit score, aka your lifeblood in this society, preventing you from a hand-ful of things after graduation. Remember, just because you can use it doesn’t mean you have to.

ANN HARKEYLife Editor

[email protected]

Lions student section should become fan tradition

PAWS UP, PAWS DOWN

Calling it like we see it

R e f u n d checks came in early this se-mester, lining students’ pock-ets by the fourth

school day as opposed to the projected fi ve to seven days.

The Jackson Ford Bridge, a popular hangout spot known in the Shoals area as “Ghost Bridge,”

is scheduled to be demolished to avoid liabilities for accidents.

The past week’s weather has seen dra-matic changes, such as temper-ature drops from

the 70s to the 30s in a span of about two days.

Wo o d m o n t Baptist Church on Darby Drive has agreed to lend UNA its parking lot free of charge.

Students can catch the shuttle bus from the lot to campus.

Today’s college students are see-ing textbook prices at an all-time high, according to a report by the American Enterprise Institute, which found that textbook prices have increased by 812 percent since 1978 — a rate of increase that outpaces that of college tuition and infl ation.

The increase in textbook prices trans-

lates into fi nancial hardships for UNA students as textbook shopping becomes a greater burden.

Brad Nichols, 20-year manager of the 35-year-old Off Campus Bookstore, confi rmed the trend.

“My personal feeling is that the pub-lisher just wants to make more money,” he said.

Nichols said his goal is to provide students the best possible price on books. The books in his store are bought direct-

ly from the publisher, he said, and his prices are about 120 to 125 percent of the publisher’s price.

Griffi n Hite, UNA Campus Book-store manager, said pricing in his store is straightforward.

“Basically, it boils down to the initial cost from the publisher, plus an agreed-upon contractual margin between the school and bookstore operator (in this case, Follett Higher Education Group),” Hite said via email.

Hite did not disclose the amount agreed upon in UNA’s contract with Fol-lett.

Hite said students can save by renting books or purchasing used books.

For Sherry Wilkes, a UNA student and a single mother, savings are not coming so easily. She decided to return to school last fall to fi nd that the price of textbooks had more than doubled since earning her associate degree in 1998.

“Then, I paid for four classes and it cost maybe $200,” she said while brows-ing the UNA Campus Bookstore. “Here it is now, and I’d say I’m looking at at least $500 this semester.

“Just this book alone is $183,” Wil-kes said, gesturing to a book required for one of her classes. “I have no choice but to buy it. It’s crazy, especially for us single parents.”

John Barrett, department chair of economics and fi nance at UNA, said the rising cost of textbooks is an issue that both faculty and publishers are attempt-ing to address.

“You wouldn’t believe how many publishers have asked us for ideas about what to do,” he said. “If you look at the raw materials necessary to print a text-book, it’s inexpensive. It’s the compen-sation of the authors and other contribu-tors that drives up the cost.”

Barrett said inclusion of online re-sources such as CDs and access codes is another factor that drives up the cost of textbooks.

Despite the present circumstances, Barrett has hope for the future.

“I think the cost will stabilize at some point in the long run, maybe even even-tually come down,” he said.

For money-saving tips on textbooks, visit the UNA website at http://www.una.edu/admissions/textbooks.html.


Book prices increase more than inflationTEXTBOOKS


A report by the American Enterprise Institute found that textbook prices have increased by 812 percent since 1978, which is a faster increase than both college tuition and infl ation.

ELISE COFIELDStaff Writer

[email protected]

”ITʼS THE COMPENSATION OF THE AUTHORS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTORS THAT DRIVES UP THE

COST.

JOHN BARRETT

“Through these courses, students will explore the techniques of social media in addition to the development and direction of social media as a cre-ative industry,” said offi cials in the press release. “Students will work to develop marketing and branding strategies for projects including corporate, non-profi t, entertainment, sports, news and poli-tics.”

Caitlin Plummer, a senior at UNA, said that while she said she could cer-tainly see why a social media major would be appealing, she feels like a de-gree in social media would be useless instead of useful.

“There are people out there already

getting paid to look at people’s Face-book pages at their job all day long,” Plummer said. “It doesn’t seem useful to work toward a degree in it.”

Darnell said the feasibility and use-fulness of the degree would vary for each person.

“It all depends on what you want to gather from the courses and degree,” she said.

She said that even though social me-dia is prevalent now and will continue to become more prevalent in the future, she doubts a degree in social media will be of much use to college graduates right now.

“Who would hire you with a social media degree right now?” she said. “Eventually, maybe; but right now? We’re just not there yet.”

MEDIA, continued from page 6A

The Lions men’s basketball team won 80-63 in their Jan. 12 home game against Union.

With 18:22 left in the fi rst half, UNA player Keynan Jackson passed the ball to teammate Wes Long on a fast break. Long pulled a three-pointer that gave the Lions a 6-4 lead.

UNA had a 30-20 lead heading into the second half.

The Lions did not relinquish the lead for the rest of the game.

“Union has been playing everyone in our league and everybody they played very close,” said UNA Coach Bobby Champagne. “I thought tonight was the fi rst time that I have seen a team extend the lead and keep them out of it.”

UNA’s perimeter defense, which is the best in the Gulf South Conference, held the Bulldogs to 15.6 percent from behind the 3-point line.

“We knew we had to contest and we did a pretty good job of contesting, and in the fi rst half, we did a pretty job of re-bounding those long shots,” Champagne said.

Champagne said Union usually av-erages eight or nine made 3-pointers a game while the Lions only allowed them to make fi ve out of their 32 attempts.

“Union is a good addition to the league; they travelled well today,” Champagne said.

Games played against Union count toward opponents’ conference records, but they are not eligible for the tourna-ment because Union is only a provision-al member of the GSC until the 2014-2015 athletic season.

The Lions will play Shorter Jan.17 in Flowers Hall. Shorter defeated Valdosta on the road Jan. 5.

“Next week is a tough week; Shorter is very good,” Champagne said. “They are a high energy, high offensive team, so we have to get back in transition.”

After their game with Shorter, UNA will play its biggest game of the season as they travel to Huntsville to play UAH. UAH is fi rst in the GSC and ranked third in the nation.

“Obviously, UAH is playing as good as anybody in the country,” Champagne said.

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The UNA board of trustees has ap-proved a set of goals to reach on the road to the NCAA Division I status, accord-ing to a press release from the Offi ce of University Communications.

One of those goals is to get a D-I conference invite, which has not hap-pened yet.

“We have been in contact with two conferences,” said Mark Linder, athletic director. “Division I conference affi lia-tions are really fl uid, really fl uid.”

Linder said a key for the move to D-I can be found on the hardwood.

“Obviously everybody knows about football and wanting to be good at foot-ball,” he said. “As far as Division I and success there, it is really driven by bas-ketball.”

As of Jan. 16, UNA’s basketball teams are ranked second in the GSC, only because UAH has played one more game than the Lions.

Linder said being in D-I would ben-efi t the students by providing a higher quality of events.

“Playing a Jacksonville State (in football) at home or playing a UT Mar-tin, a Belmont or a Lipscomb (in basket-ball), which the students see playing in the NCAA tournament, really adds value to being a student here,” Linder said.

The success of the basketball teams is very important to the move, while the facilities are very helpful in the cause.

“Our big facility push right now is a weight room,” Linder said. “We need to expand our weight room because right now it is too small. Even as a Division II, it is too small, and so that is the proj-ect pressing us right now.”

The other facilities for UNA are not as much of a concern, while improve-ment is always in the minds of the ath-letic department.

“We had a conference representa-tive come in a year and a half ago; ev-erybody knew about their visit,” Linder said. “Facilities were not a concern for them. But whether we go Division I or stay Division II, we are always going to have to be looking to improve the facili-ties.”

As for other requirements, D-I schools have to have 14 sports, which UNA has for the fi rst time this year.

UNA had a goal of reaching $3 mil-lion in funds, which includes the $1.42 million application for becoming a D-I institution.

“We are right around 95 percent there,” Linder said. “And we are hitting a little bit of a lull right now, and I think a lot of it has to do with that Division I invite. I think when that happens, we will see an uptick back on the fundrais-ing side of it.”

The scheduling of D-I games for teams prior to the move is also a require-ment. The UNA football team scheduled a game against D-I Jacksonville State for next season, which appeared to be a step toward fulfi lling that requirement, but Linder said it was because of sched-uling diffi culties.

“We have to play 10 games in order to play in the post-season,” he said. “The 10th game — it didn’t matter whether it was Division I, II, III or NIAI — we just needed to have a 10th game. And in

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Lion’s forward Nichelle Fillmore looks for an opportunity to pass during the Dec. 1 game aginst Valdosta State. Mark Linder said the success of the basketball program is an important part of moving to Division I.

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UNA women suffer first GSC lossWOMEN’S BASKETBALL

The Lions women’s basketball team lost their fi rst conference game of the season 54-49 against Union in Flowers Hall Jan. 12.

The Lions led at the end of the fi rst half 24-21 but fell behind by 13 with 8:43 left in the game.

“We were just disappointed that we got ourselves in that situation,” said UNA basketball coach Terry Fowler. “We need to fi gure out a way to put 40 minutes together.”

UNA fought all the way back to with-in two points of Union with 2:00 left.

“This team has great character and they are going to fi ght to the end,” Fowl-er said. “So I am not surprised that we were able to fi ght back and get into the ballgame.”

Union coach Mark Campbell called a timeout shortly after UNA player Me-kena Randle’s layup brought the Lions within one shot of tying the game.

Randle led the Lions in rebounding with 10 and scoring with 15 points as she went 6-8 from the fi eld and sunk 3-5 free throws in a performance that kept her team in the game.

Union’s timeout was successful as the Lions only scored three points the rest of the game.

“Today, offensively, we were just stagnant, but I think, defensively, we were fi ne,” Fowler said. “This is a team that averages 70 points, and we held

them to score 54.”The Lions shot 32.6 percent from the

fi eld, 10 percent less than their season average.

“Offensively, we didn’t move the ball well; we weren’t as sharp as we needed to be,” Fowler said.

Fowler did not seem too concerned about the Lions’ fi rst conference loss of the season because of the amount of games they have left.

“We have 13 more ballgames in con-

ference,” he said. “We need to really stay focused each day in practice on getting better and then giving the best effort we have on game day based on those prac-tices.”

Fowler said the biggest thing the Li-ons need to work on this week in prac-tice is getting the ball inside.

“We just have to do what we do: throw the ball inside and then react to (Shorter’s) post defense,” he said. “Whether we are going to kick it out for

a three or pound it in the paint.”The Lions will play Shorter Jan. 17

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talking to the Jacksonville State folks, they had an open date, we had an open date, and that is how it all worked out.”

One of the biggest concerns of the move is the possible increase in cost of attending the University of North Ala-bama.

“I know that the costs are always a place of concern whenever we are add-ing programs or looking at different ways to grow,” he said.

Linder’s solution is found in the amount of students who attend the uni-versity.

“We have to fi nd a better way to do business in higher education, and we all know that,” Linder said. “This is a part of the puzzle, if (the move) can help us add students to enrollment, then we be-lieve it would also keep the costs down.”

The process was supposed to be fi n-ished by the 2017-2018 athletic seasons, but without the conference invite the process has been delayed.

“We are trying to stay on the radar screen of the Division I scene and just let people know that we are looking for a Division I conference,” Linder said.

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Division I ProgressRequirements and Goals

• Obtain an invitation to to a NCAA Division I conference - currently interested in the Southern Conference and Ohio Valley Conference

• Raise the remaining 5 percent of the $3 million fundraising goal

• Improve athletic facilities

• Acheiving success on the court - Linder said having a successful basketball program is key to pursing D-I athletics.

- Though UNAʼs facilities are adequete for Division I athletics, Linder said the department is always looking to impove facilites. He said its biggest goal right now is upgrading and expanding the weight room.

- Fundraising is currently in a lull, but Linder said he thinks it will pick back up once a conference invite is obtained.

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Students express passion for hunting

LIFE SPORTS

Between August and September, people like Christian Caldwell and Jen-nifer Hogan busy themselves with pre-paring for hunting season.

That preparation includes gathering

and maintaining equipment, scenting the fi elds with corn and making sure that hunting licenses and IDs are up to date.

Hunting has been one of Alabama’s biggest pastimes as one generation after another becomes involved in it. It is so popular that Alabama and the states sur-rounding it are often identifi ed with the sport.

“Alabama is a very outdoors state,” Hogan said. “Hunting is so ingrained in the Southern culture.”

Alabama is known for having the reservation land adequate for maintain-ing game such as deer, pheasant, hogs and other animals.

When hunting season approaches

every year, many spend the latter part of the summer preparing for the sea-son. Methods differ from person to per-son, but many state that it is important to have warm, unscented, camoufl aged clothing, scout the hunting area to know what animals are there, and make sure that guns and ammunition are cited.

“It’s a big revenue for Alabama,” said Cole Harbon, an employee in the hunting section at Dick’s Sporting Goods Store. “We have a lot of the reserve land here.”

Reasons why people hunt vary from person to person. For Hogan it makes her feel self-suffi cient. For David Mont-gomery and Reggie Scott, it gives them an opportunity to be free of daily pres-sures and enjoy the great outdoors.

“It is more than just getting out there and shooting something,” Montgomery said. “It is getting out there and seeing God’s creation.”

In addition to sharing their love for hunting and what it means to them, these people also shared their concerns of how their favorite pastime may be affected in light of the multiple shootings in the past

year. Many agree that the Second Amend-

ment protects their right to bear arms and therefore protect themselves and their families.

“I feel that the Second Amendment is my right to protect and defend myself, and that should not be taken away from me,” Hogan said.

Stores like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Gander Mountain have their own way of ensuring safety in handling and selling guns.

Gander Mountain makes sure that each gun has a trigger lock and is given a red tag when sold or brought in. Dick’s goes through a background check and does not allow access to minors.

“To buy a gun, it requires a back-ground check and proper ID,” Harbon said. “We do not allow anyone 18 or un-der to hold a gun.”

Those like Caldwell who grew up hunting believe that they understand the importance of gun safety at an early age.

“At an early age we are taught the safety of gun handling,” Caldwell said.

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creation.

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Christian Caldwell poses for a photograph while hunting. Hunting is considered a favorite pastime by many UNA students and is thought of as a charactersit-cally Southern sport.

A Southern Tradition

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If a student attends UNA long enough, they will eventually have a run-in with the Jackson Ford Bridge, a one-lane structure that cars would use to cross Cypress Creek. Th e bridge, popularly re-ferred to as “Ghost Bridge,” closed in 1996 and has now fallen into a state of disrepair. Because of frequent visits from students, locals and others, the Lauderdale County Commission intends to demolish the bridge to avoid being liable for an accident (there’s a huge hole in the middle of it, and the bridge is 101 years old). Discussion of these plans was tabled for 30 days in December 2012 when a local group of resi-

dents expressed interest in trying to preserve or rebuild the bridge. As of Jan. 14, however, the com-mission decided to demolish the bridge. Because Ghost Bridge is a local source of college memories for many UNA students, some stu-dents have shared their thoughts on the bridge and its destruction. Shane Parker, a sophomore at UNA, said he felt that the bridge was too valuable to locals for it to be demolished. “I haven’t lived in Florence all that long, but I think that all parts of a town’s history are important, even if it’s a creepy old bridge out in the middle of the woods,” he said. Parker said that since moving to Florence, he has heard a vari-ety of stories about what makes the Ghost Bridge haunted. Tyler Layne, a senior at UNA, said he be-

lieved the bridge was eerie regard-less of the stories. “I heard they used to hang slaves there and you could still hear the ropes swinging back and forth, twisting and creaking,” Layne said. Many students have recounted tales that involve but are not limited to car accidents, boating accidents, fi shing accidents, bik-ing accidents, dating accidents, the Civil War, antebellum slave vio-lence, murder, child abuse, teenage pranks gone horribly wrong and alien abductions. Th e list goes on from there. “I think it has a lot of value for history and for great stories,” said Mack Cornwell, a junior. “Th ere’s something refreshing about a place like that that is pure old-time. It’s also a great make-out spot.” Other than romance, many other occurrences have reportedly

happened near the bridge to pro-vide its ominous vibe. Zach Searcy, a junior, provided the most com-mon spooky story. “Probably the craziest rumor that I have heard about Ghost Bridge is about some people going in and seeing a smaller car parked on their way in,” Searcy said. “Aft er getting creeped out on the bridge, they left and on their way out, the same car was still there but had been fl ipped over, apparently.” Searcy said he sees the bridge as an iconic part of the Florence experience, one that many students at UNA have been able to share. “Th e idea that the city sees it fi t to get rid of things like this is pretty disappointing,” Searcy said. “I’m not particularly attached to the bridge, but I am disappointed to see it go.”

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The New Shanghai Circus will be performing a free show for the Shoals and UNA community Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. in Norton Auditorium, courtesy of Gurtman and Murtha Public Relations.

“(Students can expect) acrobats, con-

tortionists, juggling and athletic feats,” said BJ Wilson, coordinator of distance learning at UNA. “It’s kind of like Cirque du Soleil with the stacking chairs, etc. as opposed to the lions and clowns of what we think of as a traditional circus.”

The performance is being brought to UNA as part of the Distinguished Events Series put together by Wilson and Direc-

tor of Educational Technology Services Debbie Chaffi n.

“We picked it out of a list of possible programs from GM Artist,” Chaffi n said. “We saw this program and took it to the president because we thought it would be an interest of students as well as the com-munity.”

The Distinguished Events Series has

been a part of the university’s perfor-mance calendar since 2005 and holds four events per academic year — two in the fall and two in the spring. The event has already drawn interest within the community and as such Chaffi n and Wil-son expect a promising turnout.

“We expect to be fi lled to capacity, and we’ve already received calls with buses of 100 students coming,” Chaffi n said. “We aren’t selling tickets because it is a free event, but after the 1,759 tickets are gone, the doors will close.”

The program is free to the community for a few reasons.

“My son asked me why we were do-ing this for free,” Wilson said. “It’s be-cause of the generous donations from those in the community who want to con-tinue to see Distinguished Events bring something new to the community.”

Most of their working year the troupe is located in Branson, Mo., where they continue to win awards such as the Gold-en Key from the mayor and the Peace Award for their contribution through the arts.

The New Shanghai Circus is limited to two months of a travel time a year. They will be in Decatur three days prior to their visit in Florence.

“This is really a unique opportunity to see the Asian aspect of art that many are not able to see again,” Chaffi n said. “This is truly a gift from the university to the community for family and friends to enjoy a cultural experience.”

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What’s your New Year’s Resolution?

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The New Shanghai will be performing at Norton Auditorium Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. Admission is free.

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”DRINK MORE WATER.

ARIEL DREW

”GIVE UP FRIED FOOD AND TONE UP.

MADYSON ST. JOHN

”TO BE MORE UNDERSTANDING OF STUPID

PEOPLE.

WILL WHALEY

”DRINK MORE WATER.

GABRIELLE FUQUA

”GET MORE EXERCISE.

EDGAR TELLEZ

”TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE.

DAVID MCCREARY

Information gathered by Ann Harkey and Blythe Steelman

LIFEJan. 17, 2013 • The Flor-Ala 7B

Quentin Tar-antino’s “Django Unchained” is nomi-nated for a handful of Academy Awards for a reason. It is damn good. The story is provocative, the casting is spot

on, the cinematography is stunning and even the soundtrack — with its mix of old, new and original music from strikingly different genres — makes this movie my personal No. 1 for 2012.

The story follows slave Django (Jamie Foxx) teaming up with bounty hunter Dr. King Shultz (Christoph Waltz) after the hidden-pistol-wielding doctor buys his freedom — by convincing the uncoopera-tive slavers in the traditional Western way of “when all else fails, shoot.”

Django is confused by the foreign doc-tor’s humanity. Shultz offers Django a horse to ride, clothes to wear and a portion of the bounty that Django will help fi nd. He even offers Django his freedom if he can success-fully fi nd a targeted trio of outlaws.

Before being strapped to a chain gang, Django worked on a plantation with three sibling overseers, the Brittle Brothers, who Shultz is currently hunting. The problem is that he has no idea what they look like. Fortunately (and unfortunately), Django has their faces burned into his memory because they whipped his wife and branded their faces after their failed escape attempt. Along with the brutality the Brittle Brothers forced on his wife, their attempted escape led to them being sold to different owners.

In a conversation before fi nding the brothers, Django reveals he will try to fi nd his wife, Broomhilda (Kerry Washington) when he is a free man. The name piques Shultz’s interest, and he promises to help Django fi nd his wife, who is revealed to belong to Monsieur Calvin Candy (Leon-ardo DiCaprio), owner of the fourth largest plantation in the South, Candyland.

The story takes off with many bloody deaths, explosions, emotional conversations, and several hilarious scenes as they search for Candyland and a way to fi nd an audience with Monsieur Candy.

While being marketed as an action-packed spaghetti Western, I found it to be the most powerful love story — surpassing “Titanic” by a long shot, in my opinion.

Even the antagonist’s relationships are deeply rooted. Candy and the relationship he shares with his head house slave, Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson) is complex with a balance accepted by both. Stephen is happy to serve Candy, and, in return, Candy treats Stephen better than his other slaves and even becomes his most loyal confi dant.

Tarantino does an excellent job creat-ing a convincing era of slavery fi lled with cruelty by the white population toward the slaves contrasted with disgusting displays of grandeur by the plantation owners.

In short, spend the money and go see this movie if you haven’t already. If you have, go see it again — I did.

‘Django Unchained’ a must-see

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Once a year, typically in winter, some students may encounter a tem-porary depressive disorder called Sea-sonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

Though not recognized offi cially by the DSM-IV, the disorder affects ap-proximately 10 to 20 percent of people, according to the American Academy for Family Physicians.

“I don’t think anybody really knows what to think of it,” said campus coun-selor Lynne Martin. “It’s considered a low-grade mood disorder. Those affect-ed are likely infl uenced by the shorter and darker days. However, light thera-py has worked for many, so therein lies the link.”

In the past, SAD has been thought to be a result of a lack of vitamin D from the sun; however, in recent research by Dr. Oscar Franco at Warwick Medical School, vitamin D was ruled out as the cause of said depression.

“We don’t see the light therapy work for cases of depression without the seasonal specifi er because seasonal patterns simply exhibit a more dra-matic response, especially for offi ce

jobs,” Martin said. “The light therapy for a person with a desk job would be to shine a light on the back of the knees.”

Though research has deemed SAD causes inconclusive, some still ques-tion the practicality of the disorder and question if it may just be caused by loneliness during the winter months.

“I could see it being a real prob-lem,” said UNA junior Chad Miller. “In high school I would either stay up too late or not get enough sleep, and if neither of those were the causes of my mood being down, then I don’t really know what else it could have been. I’m honestly not sure; I’m not going to say it doesn’t affect people because I don’t know everyone else’s body.”

The winter, while being the most frequent time of year to expect SAD, is not the only season to anticipate depressed moods. According to the ADAM Medical Encyclopedia, SAD can also occur in the summer.

“Sometimes during the summer when I don’t have a lot going on, I feel kind of down,” said sophomore Forrest McArthur. “If someone came to me and told me they had it, I would believe them. Helping them would depend on why they feel that way. For me, in the

summer I don’t really have any struc-ture or anything to do, which is why I started working over the summer.”

Though it is defi ned as a disorder and therefore unable to be avoided, at-tention to health is an individual’s best way to fi ght the SAD battle.

“We talk so much about self-care and sleep,” Martin said. “Students should really be going to bed before midnight and getting a minimum of six hours of sleep, though the ideal rest-ful sleep span is closer to 10 hours for the emerging adult group. This kind of self-care maintains circadian rhythms which have proven relevant to SAD.”

While the symptoms of the disor-der may hold true in multiple students’ lives, the likelihood of developing SAD is slim.

“Very few students recognize they have it every year consistently, and af-ter working here for 11 years, I have seen very few students with that issue,” Martin said. “Especially on the college campus, we see anxiety disorders a lot more often than depression. The best advice I can give is to eat healthy, mod-erate caffeine intake and consistently maintain self-care.”

Why so sad?

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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects approximately 10 to 20 percent of people, according to the American Academy for Family Physicians.

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MENTAL HEALTH

Seasonal Affective Disorder may affect students year-round

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