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By Marc TorrenceSports Reporter@marctorrencemarctorrence@gmail.com

After observing them, one wouldn’t know the

Alabama gymnastics team was about to com-pete for a national championship. No, the Tide was doing something not normally seen by athletes as they pre-pare to compete for the

ultimate prize in their sport - they were smil-

ing. “Really? It’s a fun

thing, to compete,” junior Ashley Sledge said. “It’s

a fun thing to have the opportunity to com-

pete at the national c h a m p i o n s h i p .

Only 12 schools in

the nation are able to do that, so that’s a fun thing to do.” Alabama will compete in the NCAA Championship this week-end in Duluth, Ga., starting Friday night. The Tide is looking for its sixth national champion-ship under head coach Sarah Patterson and in school history. There is a significant amount of pressure that comes with competing at the national cham-pionships — especially for a pro-gram like Alabama, with its rich history and tradition. But the Tide has been there before; 30 straight championship appear-ances mean this pressure is not a new feeling. “I don’t think it should be pres-sure,” Patterson said. “I want the ladies to enjoy it. This is what they’ve worked all year for. That’s one of the reasons we’ve been successful. If you can just take that pressure off of them and let them enjoy the competi-tion and keep their confidence, I think they can do better.”

By Ashanka KumariStaff Reporterakkumari@crimson.ua.edu

For two University of Alabama students who lost their homes and friends to the April 27, 2011 tornado, the anniversary memo-rials are a chance to continue to move forward. Chelsea Thrash, a junior majoring in psychology, was thrown from her second-story apartment to the courtyard dur-ing the tornado. She was diag-nosed with a spinal cord injury,

among other injuries, including blood loss, internal bleeding, punctured organs and a deep gash in her left ankle.

Although she survived the tornado, some of the ten-ants around her, including her Gamma Phi Beta sister and University of Alabama student Nicole Mixon, weren’t as lucky. “I have dealt with a lot of survi-vor’s guilt and other psychologi-cal issues, like feeling very anx-ious about the weather,” Thrash said. “I am very happy that I am here and able to go these events and share my story, but, on the other hand, I probably shouldn’t have made it, so I do feel guilty and remorseful that I am attend-ing and that all who died in the storm deserved to attend.”

By Jordan CissellStaff Reporterjrcissell@crimson.ua.edu

There are some things in life that just don’t mix well. A recently developing trend, dubbed “drunkorexia,” dangerously combines two such items: eating disorders and substance abuse.

According to a clinical report published in the Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education in August of 2010, the name of the behavioral pat-tern, which displays increased prevalence on college campuses, “was coined by popular media in 2008 to describe the practice of resisting calo-ries so more alcohol can be consumed without gaining weight.” In their survey of 692 first-year college stu-dents, the authors of the article found 14 percent

By Miranda MurphySports Reporter

After a mid-week loss to Georgia State, the Alabama softball team will travel to Athens for a three-game series against Georgia. The No. 2 Crimson Tide lost 5-1 on Tuesday to Georgia State, making its record 40-3.

The Tide swept the Bulldogs (34-10) last season, when Georgia was ranked No. 1 in the country. The Tide saw the Georgia Bulldogs again during the Southeastern Conference Tournament last year but was unable to keep up their win-ning streak, with a loss of 4-2. Alabama has done well in the past against Georgia, going 31-13. Senior outfielder Jennifer Fenton said the team will be

ready for the away games this weekend. “They’re a great team, but we’re going to string some hits together and play defense,” Fenton said. “Our pitching is going to be on point this week-end.” Fenton said the team is striv-ing for the same results they had during the regular sea-son last year when they swept Georgia. Georgia recently moved to No. 12 in the USA Today/NFCA

poll and to No. 13 in the ESPN.com USA Softball Poll. Murphy said he’s happy his team will have to play again sosoon after Tuesday’s loss. “All of us have to have short-term memories right now,” Murphy said. “Georgia will come out ready to go.” Both Alabama and Georgia also had to play a game againstGeorgia Tech on Wednesday night.

Alabama remains positive under pressure

Survey shows rise in trend known as ‘drunkorexia’

Amid anniversary plans, students learn to cope

Tide hopes to rebound after midweek loss to Georgia State

By Jonathan ReedManaging Editorjonathanreedcw@gmail.com

The Dexateens were effec-tively banned from the bar for it, but that didn’t matter. Blaine Duncan and his band, the Lookers, played their set, drank their fill and were ready to leave the makeshift stage on the floor of Egan’s Bar and rejoin the crowd. Ashley Hill, then the manager of Egan’s, wanted just one more song. Duncan gave it to him. Then, he took the guitar from his shoulder and drove the neck of it through the bar’s low ceiling tiles, destroying three of them. Duncan feared he wouldn’t get paid. He feared he wouldn’t be invited back, just like the Dexateens weren’t when they took their instruments to the ceiling. Instead, Hill gave the band more money than he had ever given them before, as extra thanks for a great show. Egan’s only admits those 21 and older, so no high school students were in the crowd that night. If they had been, though, there’s a chance they would have seen Duncan a few days later, teaching their English class. Duncan, 35, had already

become a fixture in the Tuscaloosa music scene when he started teaching at Tuscaloosa County High School in 2008. At first, he didn’t tell anyone. His stu-dents didn’t know for sure, though some would ask him about it. When he told his

fellow teachers after a few months, they were excited about it. They asked him what it was like to be in a band. They told him to tell his stu-dents, but he didn’t want it to become a distraction. To this day, he still brushes off questions about it in class, thinking students are just asking him in order to get him off task. This year, though, Duncan is more willing to talk about his guitar-slinging, folk-country singing side job with some students. “It’s the good students who seem to ask me more about it, who I wouldn’t mind seeing [at a show],” he said. “They’re mature enough to have a discussion about a song like ‘I Don’t Smoke Dope with Satan.’”

Songwriter looks back at career as local frontmanDuncan balances life on stage, in classroom

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Tornado survivors still deal with grief

SEE TORNADO PAGE 6

UA health expert skeptical of term, says research lags trends

SEE DRUNK PAGE 3

Bama returns to SEC play with 40-3 record

SEE DUNCAN PAGE 16

SEE SOFTBALL PAGE 11

Nationals set to begin Saturday

SEE GYMNASTICS PAGE 10

Pitcher Jackie Traina

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this weekend.

UA Athletics

“I am very happy that I am here and able to go these

events and share my story, but, on the other hand, I probably shouldn’t have

made it, so I do feel guilty and remorseful that I am attending and that all who died in the storm deserved

to attend.

— Chelsea Thrash

• What: Blaine Duncan and the Look-ers with The Bear and Doc Dailey & Magnolia Devil

• Where: Green Bar

• When: Saturday, 9 p.m.

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TODAY

What: Homegrown Alabama Farmers Market

Where: Canterbury Episcopal Chapel

When: 3 to 6 p.m.

What: Alabama Wind Ensem-ble and University Singers

Where: Moody Music Build-ing

When: 7:30 p.m.

What: Mental Health Mono-logues

Where: 38 Lloyd Hall

When: 7:30 to 9 p.m.

FRIDAY

What: National Tea Bowl Invi-tational Exhbition

Where: Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall

When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

What: Alabama Contempo-rary Ensemble and Electronic Music

Where: Moody Music Build-ing

When: 7:30 p.m.

What: Chicago, $12 stu-dents, $15 faculty/staff, $18 adults

Where: Marian Gallaway Theatre, Rowand-Johnson Hall

When: 7:30 p.m.

Students can apply to be a part of the Nonprofit Protégé Program, an eight-week experience that allows UA students to walk in the shoes of a non-profit administrator or CEO in the state of Alabama. Approximate dates for the program will be May 15 to July 1 and June 15 to Aug. 1. A limited number of

students will be selected and matched to work with leaders from agencies in var-ious cities across the state. Applications are available in the Community Service Center in 346 Ferguson Center and are due Friday by 5 p.m. For more informa-tion, go to volunteer.ua.edu/nonprofit-protege.cfm.

Applications for the Nonprofit Protégé Program due Friday

Applications for officer elections for the National Alliance on Mental Illness-UA for the 2012-13 academic year are due Friday. Available posi-tions are vice president, secretary, treasurer, webmaster, chair of recruit-ment and public relations, chair of mental health awareness and chair of support services. Positions are open

to all majors and both undergraduate and graduate students. Those inter-ested should email NAMI-UA at nami-ua@bama.ua.edu and include in the email the positions in which they are interested and a brief description of qualifications. Deadline to send the email is Friday. For more information, email smglaze@crimson.ua.edu.

Applications for NAMI-UA due Friday

Leadership UA is sponsoring an on-campus food drive through Friday, in partnership with the West Alabama Food Bank. Nonperishable foods can be placed in designated containers at Bidgood Hall, ten Hoor Hall, Morgan Hall, Shelby Hall and the Office of

Judicial Affairs at 107 Mary Burke Hall West. Sorority members are eli-gible to receive Panhellenic points for donating. Individuals wishing to donate large amounts of food may con-tact Cole Napoleon at 407-754-4478 to arrange a drop-off.

Food drive to be held through Friday

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LOS ANGELES –– Dick Clark, the youth-ful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock ‘n’ roll to much of the nation on “American Bandstand” and for four decades was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year’s Eve countdowns, died Wednesday. He was 82. Clark died after suffering a heart attack following an outpatient procedure at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, accord-ing to a statement by his longtime publi-cist, Paul Shefrin. Clark’s health had been in question since a 2004 stroke affected his speech and mobility, but that year’s Dec. 31 countdown was the only one he missed since he started the annual rite during the Nixon years. With the exception of Elvis Presley, Clark was considered by many to be the person most responsible for the bonfire spread of rock ‘n’ roll across the country in the late 1950s. “Bandstand” gave fans a way to hear and see rock’s emerging idols in a way that radio and magazines could not. It made Clark a household name and gave him the foundation for a shrewdly pursued broadcasting career that made

him wealthy, powerful and present in American television for half a century. Nicknamed “America’s oldest teen-ager” for his fresh-scrubbed look, Clark and “American Bandstand” not only gave young fans what they wanted, it gave their parents a measure of assur-ance that this new music craze was not as scruffy or as scary as they feared. Buttoned-down and always upbeat, polite and polished, Clark came across more like an articulate graduate student than a carnival barker. He helped transform rock ‘n’ roll into a cultural force, and in the beginning he did it by introducing artists such as Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and the Comets, James Brown, Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers for the first time. All made their national television debuts on “Bandstand.” As the music matured through the years, Clark played a potent role in star-shaping, and the Mamas and the Papas and Madonna would join the long and eclectic list of performers who got that first big boost on “Bandstand.” Clark himself joined many of his show’s guests in 1993 when he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

‘America’s oldest teenager,’ Dick Clark, dies at age 82

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012

THEFT OF PROPERTY IIApril 11, 2012, 1 to 7 a.m.900 Block of 2nd Avenue

THEFT OF PROPERTY IIApril 11, 2012, 4:30 to 9:30 a.m.900 Block of 2nd Avenue

UNLAWFUL BREAKING AND ENTERINGApril 9, 2012, 3:30 to 6 p.m.200 Block of Hackberry Lane

THEFT OF PROPERTY II April 11, 2012, 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.400 Block of 5th Avenue East

THEFT OF PROPERTY IIIApril 11, 2012, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.100 Block of Hackberry Lane

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012DUI April 12, 2012, 2:25 a.m.Wallace Wade Avenue

UNLAWFUL B/E VEHICLEApril 10 to April 12, 2012, 5:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.600 Block of Jefferson Avenue

BURGLARY IIIApril 10 to April 11, 11:30 p.m. to 8 a.m.900 Block of 2nd Street

FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IIIApril 12 to April 13, 2012, 3:30 p.m. to 8:38 a.m.200 Block of McCorvey Drive

THEFT OF PROPERTY IIApril 13, 2013, 2 to 11 a.m.100 Block of Hackberry Lane

SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012CRIMINAL TRESPASS III/POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA IIApril 13, 2012, 11:05 to 11:30 p.m.900 Block of 2nd Street

PUBLIC INTOXICATION April 14, 2012, 12:33 a.m.500 Block of Devotie Drive

CRIMINAL TAMPERING IIApril 14, 2012, 2:49 a.m.700 Block of Hackberry Lane

THEFT OF PROPERTY IIApril 13 to April 14, 2012, 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.100 Block of Hackberry Lane

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE III HARASSMENT April 14, 2012, 5 to 5:35 p.m.500 Block of Devotie Drive

THEFT OF PROPERTY IIIApril 13 to April 14, 2012, 12 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.200 Block of McCorvey Drive

PUBLIC INTOXICATION April 14, 2012, 7:26 p.m.3000 Block of 24th Street

DISORDERLY CONDUCTApril 14, 2012, 9:21 p.m.900 Block of University Boulevard

SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012THEFT OF PROPERTY I

April 14 to April 15, 2012, 2:30 p.m. to 12 a.m.200 Block of University Boulevard

DISORDERLY CONDUCTApril 15, 3:30 to 3:50 a.m.900 Block of University Boulevard

THEFT OF PROPERTY IApril 14 to April 15, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.1100 Block of Campus Drive

THEFT OF PROPERTY IIIApril 14 to April 15, 2012, 2:15 a.m. to 4:06 p.m.1200 Block of University Boulevard

THEFT OF PROPERTY IIIApril 15, 2012, 6:45 p.m.900 Block of University Boulevard

MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012THEFT OF LOST PROPERTY IIIApril 15 to April 16, 2012, 6 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.200 Block of McCorvey Drive

UNLAWFUL B/E MOTOR VEHICLEApril 14 to April 16, 2012, 2:30 p.m. to 1:49 p.m.800 Block of Hackberry Lane

RENDERING FALSE ALARMApril 16, 2012, 6:10 to 6:17 p.m.100 Block of McCorvey Drive

THEFT OF PROPERTY IIIApril 13 to April 16, 2012, 4 to 5:45 p.m.100 Block of Hackberry Lane

DISORDERLY CONDUCTApril 16, 2012, 7:56 p.m.

400 Block of 5th Avenue East

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IIIApril 14 to April 16, 2012, 2 p.m. to 10 a.m.900 Block of Bryant Drive

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012THEFT OF PROPERTY IApril 6, 2012 to April 17, 2012, 2:44 p.m. to 1:44 p.m.500 Block of University Boulevard

POSSESSION/USE OF CREDIT/DEBIT CARD IIIApril 13 to April 16, 2012, 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.900 Block of 2nd Street

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE III HARASSMENT April 1 to April 17, 2012, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.400 Block of 7th Avenue North East

HARASSMENTApril 17, 2012, 2:44 p.m.2500 Block of Woodland Road

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA II/POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA April 17, 2012, 7:27 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.900 Block of 2nd Street

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 AS OF 4 P.M.

DISORDERLY CONDUCTApril 18, 2012, 1:20 to 1:47 a.m.200 Block of McCorvey Drive

DUIApril 18, 2012, 12:30 a.m.University Boulevard

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By Katie ThurberContributing Writer

In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the University of Alabama’s College of Social Work host-ed Brazilian scholar and psy-chologist Reginaldo Torres Alves Júnior on Wednesday. Alves, a forensic psycholo-gist for Brazil’s first Child and Juvenile Court of Justice, presented a lecture series about the evolution of child protection in Brazil. “Our laws are some of the best laws protecting children and children’s rights, but they haven’t always been the best,” Alves said. He showed images and policies from Brazil’s past that demonstrated how the child protective system had grown, starting with the colo-nial era. Alves showed that, as the policies about slavery changed during this time, so did policies concerning chil-dren’s welfare. In the same way, he explained that during Brazil’s

more recent democratic peri-od, civil rights flourished and specific rights for children were adopted. Debra Nelson-Gardell, a professor and researcher in UA’s College of Social Work, explained what Alves’ contri-bution meant to the college and her recent work. “Reginaldo has been work-ing on some similar things, and I realized that working with him would be enrich-ing for both of us,” Nelson-Gardell said. “Through our interaction, I’ve gained an appreciation for Brazil’s com-mitment to listening and its adoption of children’s rights into governmental policies.” Alves explained that Brazil’s child protective laws have one aim: To listen to children’s needs. He said that this “way of listening” has been in the process through-out the country’s history but has only recently been adopt-ed into Brazil’s Constitution. Alves also spoke about Brazil’s recent non-govern-mental measures that aim to

connect the families affected by child abuse to the judi-cial board. The Protective Counsel is one such measure that Alves hopes will benefit children in Brazil. “Protective Counsel being the voice of the children and families, that is the ideal,” Alves said. During the presentation, teachers asked questions that compared Brazil’s child pro-tection system with the one present in the U.S. Issues, such as community notifica-tion for sexual offenders and protective services for vic-tims, were discussed. For some in attendance, the important part was sim-ply increasing global aware-ness. “I think it’s important to understand how we’re all connected,” Fay Hobbs, a professor of social work, said. “What goes on in Brazil impacts us here, and what goes on here impacts them. We have more in common than we might think, and we can learn from one another.”

Psychologist speaks on Brazil’s child protection laws

CW | Megan SmithReginaldo Torres Alves Júnior spoke at Little Hall Wednesday afternoon about the welfare system for children in Brazil.

DRUNK FROM PAGE 1

Combination of two dangerous disorders

of the sample participants inten-tionally limited calorie intake on days when they were planning to consume alcohol. Delynne Wilcox, assistant director of health planning and prevention at the Student Health Center, said the possibility of sav-ing money on grocery costs and potential for getting intoxicated more quickly are significant driving factors for the behavior, though weight gain avoidance is most likely the primary motiva-tion. “There is a lot of pressure, especially on girls in the college-age population, to stay thin and maintain the ‘accepted’ body image,” she said. “But it’s not just girls. Now, you’re seeing more and more males with body

issues, as well.” Wilcox stressed the hazard-ous reality of the behavior’s consequences, but she said the medical and scientific validity of the much-hyped moniker invites further scrutiny. “The behavior [is] not new, but the term is. The name is not a research-based term — the media coined it, and that’s how people refer to it,” she said. “There hasn’t been enough research and real medical study to verify that drunkorexia is its own disease or the two prob-lems occurring together. Most research goes into ways to stop the harmful effects of binge drinking, not all of the new ways to do it. Y’all are more creative than the researchers, and they can’t keep up.” Wilcox said the average 12-ounce regular and light beers contain 150 and 110 calories, respectively — calories that are frequently consumed without

any acknowledgment in the midst of party mode — and the average human body requires one to two hours to process the amount of alcohol in one beer. Wilcox said students need to spend time processing the risks associated with drunkorexia’s dangerous behavioral patterns. “Any time you cut calories in one area for use in another, that’s not a good thing. Optimal health is all about leading a balanced lifestyle,” Wilcox said. “Your body needs adequate nutrition throughout the day. You’re lim-iting your nutritional value and then adding binge drinking, which is definitely not healthy and doesn’t make it any better.” According to the Journal arti-cle, “alcohol is also known for its vitamin … and nutrient leach-ing qualities,” and “by drinking on an empty stomach, students are more likely to suffer seri-ous health consequences from alcohol-induced hypoglycemia,

including traumatic brain inju-ries such as memory lapses and blackouts.” Research shows the negative effects of drunkorexia behavior can extend far beyond a head-ache the next morning. “People who participate in dis-ordered eating combined with binge drinking are also more at risk for violence, risky sexual behavior, alcohol poisoning, sub-stance abuse and chronic diseas-es later in life,” according to an October 2011 Science Daily press release on the subject. In the meantime, Wilcox encouraged students to make informed, safe decisions con-cerning their habitual food and alcohol consumption. “We ask everyone to be aware of how much alcohol they are consuming and the potential harm they could cause to them-selves and the University com-munity through unsafe choices,” she said.

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By Tarif Haque

I sit in a lecture hall, filling in bubbles, with a hundred other students around me. It’s the first exam of the semester. I do not know what to expect. I hope the test doesn’t have vague questions. I hope this small set of fifty multiple-choice ques-tions reflects my understand-ing. I hope. I hope. I hope. I find it absurd that my pro-fessors are getting six-digit sal-aries, only to pass out mostly standardized, electronically graded exams. I’d prefer that a human evaluate my competen-cy in subject matter, not a series of answers provided for me, in which I choose the “best.” In life, rarely are we presented with a series of multiple-choice questions that we must blankly recall by elimination. But this doesn’t matter. I’m a student. I must “learn” first.

Let’s look at a university education from a different per-spective. Simply put, tuition at a typical mid-tier university runs anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000 a semester. What we receive is roughly 16 hours of class time per semester. This means every week, we can expect to sit in a class for 16 hours. If we run the normal 16-week semester, this means we are spending about $1,000 weekly for this education we’ve purchased. For every hour in class, that equates to $60. Now, what are we receiving? What we have access to in fork-ing over $60 per hour of class time is a nice little PowerPoint put together by a professor who proceeds to speak about the slides. Nowadays, all of this material can be viewed online, for free. Along with these lec-tures come a series of exams —

usually three or four through-out the semester. Some of these are machine graded, so we tax the university’s time even less. What a horrible deal! That’s not an education I’m paying for — it’s a system I’m paying to get into. Let’s look at the effects of the system candidly. First and fore-most, some professions simply do not require a university education. It takes 14 years to train a surgeon. Surgery, a life-saving skill set that is always in demand, has no place in the university setting. Its practitio-ners should be trained in the hospital — this is only natural. Stop drawing out “education” for the sake of education. An adept surgeon can be trained in half the time if it weren’t for the leaps and hurdles set forth by universities. Moreover, undergradu-ates are punished for think-

ing divergently. Let me clarify. Our education system rewards students who can arrive at the same answer as everyone else. In other words, it promotes a convergent way of think-ing. The culprit here is the way we test our students. Every test has a given set of answers, and the student must arrive at this answer, just as everyone else. The path to progress, discover-ies and breakthroughs cannot be made when students think in a convergent way — yet we teach them to do exactly this. But how else would you evaluate a student? Ask them to build something, make something, write something or deliver a final project. Anything but a test! Students come to loathe subject matter when they are forced to cram for tests mechanically, forget-ting the material in a matter of days.

I’ve been bred to be com-petitive in this system. In high school, I passed 10 AP exams and was named a “National Merit Scholar” — a distinction that provides a full-ride schol-arship on the basis of a 90-min-ute exam your junior year of high school. My scores give me nothing besides a superfi-cial sense of accomplishment. I’ve been raised to test — it is a learned skill, nothing else. Why, for 18 years, would you teach a student who wants to make a difference how to get the exact same answer as everyone else? Because it’s easy. And quite honestly, I’m fed up with an educational system that is diluted, impractical and teach-es us nothing but mechanical steps.

Tarif Haque is a freshman majoring in computer science.

Education today is failing to truly teach

By Matthew Hussong

If you go to the website that sells tickets for the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, you’ll find five events as of April 12: one in April, two in June, one in July and one in August. There is something missing here. For a venue that is literally within walking distance of a major university, there is a sur-prising lack of artists booked to play there. Sure, there have been some popular acts in the past, with My Morning Jacket and The Avett Brothers helping to fill the approximate 7,000-seat capacity. However, there are not enough artists who appeal to the immediate demo-graphic of the students; they would probably be more excited to go to a concert in their own backyard.

Where are the mainstream hip-hop and rap artists? If you look at the upcoming sched-ule, you will find Ringo Starr and Crosby, Stills and Nash. I wonder how many UA students are beating down the box office doors to get their hands on tick-ets for these shows. It would only make sense to book an art-ist with appeal to the students at the University. There would be record attendance, which would spell economic boom for the community and encour-age more artists to consider Tuscaloosa as a viable city for tour destinations. Perhaps artists such as Yelawolf and Gucci Mane could perform at the amphi-theater, both having been born in Alabama. Surely this would be a popular event. It seems as if the people who book artists

for the venue do not make any concerted effort to bring in tal-ent that would appeal to what one could only assume would be their direct market: The University students. In past years, the University has even sponsored concerts with artists such as The Ying Yang Twins and Vanilla Ice as part of a “welcome back” con-cert. There could be something similar, with the University working with the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater to book a better-known artist and supply either free or discounted student tick-ets. There is a vast potential that can be tapped into by the amphitheater to deliver a much more desirable show for stu-dents. Imagine having concerts lined up for several months at a time with big names performing

in Tuscaloosa for the students of this University. While some may complain about spending all their money on such tickets, it would be a great escape for some on the weekends, rather than driving to Birmingham or Atlanta to see concerts there. Having a more prominent musi-cal venue in Tuscaloosa would also attract more artists, cul-ture and tourism to the area. In a city so devastated by the tornadoes of April 27, 2011, it only makes sense that the city would want to bring in as much money as possible to help alle-viate problems with rebuilding the city. Tourism generated from patrons seeking shows in Tuscaloosa would bring money and culture to the devastated city. There are clearly many reasons for bringing more and better artists to the Tuscaloosa

Amphitheater, so why is it notbeing done? Is there an under-lying issue of budgetary con-straints? One well-known artist per-formance would certainly gen-erate enough profits to coverany booking fees. Is it a discon-nection with the demograph-ic? Surely they can look atBillboard charts and determineartists worth pursuing. Is it sim-ply that the owners and manag-ers do not want University stu-dents overflowing the theater?There are many questions con-cerning the mystery of why theTuscaloosa Amphitheater isnot as popular as it could be. Itis hard to ignore the potentialthat it holds, and I propose wetap into it.

Matthew Hussong is a junior inNew College.

Tuscaloosa’s apathetic amphitheater needs to do more to satisfy T-Town Music lovers

By Hallie Paul

Much more than those who came before us, our generation is char-acterized by a fear of commitment. Dates are a thing of the past. They occur only after a relationship has miraculously sprouted and indicate a certain, intimidating level of serious-ness. In 1966, only 1.7 percent of col-lege freshmen had undecided majors. Nowadays, most of us enter college undecided and change our minds sev-eral times. These are uncertain times we live in, and no one wants to get his or her heart broken. It’s not easy to take a leap of faith and commit. As a freshman at UA, I was timid and skeptical. I hung back a bit at first, afraid of what it would mean to jump in with both feet and immerse myself in this community. After all, we’re only here for four years. Isn’t your undergraduate degree just a small stepping-stone in the grand scheme of things? As I near the end of my undergraduate career, I realize the best decision I ever made was to close my eyes, pinch my nose, hold my breath and fall deeply in love with this place. As in any relationship, I had to first master vulnerability. Difficult? Yes, but it gets easier. Only by being open to disappointment, failure and heart-break can we muster the courage to put ourselves out there. I began attending events, reading my e-mails, signing up for things, getting rejected from a few things and taking advan-tage of the wisdom of the incred-

ible faculty and staff here. They understand how diffi-cult it is to fall in love and will do anything to make the t r a n s i t i o n easier if we let them. Sure as shootin’, I fell in love. I fell in love with Alabama’s quirky small towns and varied geog-raphy. I formed friendships that have become quite necessary to my exis-tence and found a major I adore. I fell in love with Alabama football and The Legend (that one was easy). I came to appreciate this University’s com-plicated history. I developed a love so deep that I would do anything to protect the honor and future of this hallowed place. This may sound like a silly, romantic notion to you commit-ment-phobes, but it’s true. As I leave Alabama, its lessons will not soon leave me. The relationships I’ve won and lessons I’ve learned about life, love, justice and the pur-suit of knowledge are forever imprint-ed on my heart. So, to my fellow stu-dents, I hope you take the plunge, fall in love and — for heaven’s sake — go on some dates.

Hallie Paul is president of Anderson Society and was the first president of Honors College Assembly.

By Stephen Swinson

Come May, morning strolls across a dew covered quad, late nights in Gorgas Library and views of Bryant-Denny from the student section will soon only be memories, instead of everyday occurrences, for me. I am without any doubt that my four years at the Capstone were the best days of my life. I developed close friendships with students from all corners of cam-pus, I had the privilege of watching the Crimson Tide win its 13th and 14th national championships, I was a part of a remarkable response by this stu-dent body to the tornado of April 27, 2011, and I had the honor of serving as Student Government Association president. Though I will always reflect fondly on these experiences, my rela-tionship with the faculty, staff and administrators at the University of Alabama is something I will always be grateful for, as well. This University is one of the most student-friendly institutions in the nation, and that is what makes the Capstone such a special place. I have always felt like more than just a body in a classroom. Professors have invited me and other students for cof-fee and lunch just to talk about our thoughts on various subjects and our future plans. At most universities, when a student and an administrator pass each other on the sidewalk, there is hardly eye contact made, but here, I found that we were on a first-name basis. I will always cherish the fact that our administrators care. I have

witnessed o u r Dean of Students O f f i c e r e a c h out to stu d e n t s g o i n g t h r o u g h t o u g h t i m e s in their lives by providing g u i d a n c e and support, and I have seen first-hand how this University helps those in need make ends meet. My involve-ment in SGA enabled me to work with administrators on a daily basis, and I can honestly say that their commit-ment to enhancing campus life and student services goes unmatched. This University is truly a special place where students are more than just a statistic. At UA, we are a part of the discussion, and we are a part of the decision-making process. Those indi-viduals in the Rose Administration Building, Dean of Students Office, various colleges and staff members from areas like parking, housing and BAMA Dining are committed to touch-ing lives, and I will always remember that fondly as I reflect back on my days at the Capstone.

Stephen Swinson was the 2011-2012 Student Government Association president.

SENIOR FAREWELL

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Fall in love with UA, each other Students come fi rst at the University of Alabama

@kjbama14: No A/C ever in Morgan hall...feels like a sauna in here.

#UAStudentProbs

@m_a_gray: Wearing a sweatshirt and sweatpants to class in april

#bipolarweather #UAStudentProbs

@TylerDaniel5: Just saw the football schedule for next year. We should win

ever home game and outscore them by a total of 150 pts. #UAStudentProbs

@chanceychance: I feel like I’m always late for this class bc there is never

anywhere to park ugh #UAStudentProbs

A beautiful day on the quad!

The Pants Store opened and hopes to fi ll a void in Tuscaloosa’s clothing market. What’s

your favorite place to shop?

@am_urrutia: Private Gallery!— Ann Marie Urruita, senior majoring in public

relations

@amhinton428: I guess I would say either AZ Well or Private Gallery because I can usually

always fi nd something there that I like.— Anna Hinton, senior majoring in biology

@ashamsuzzoha: Didn’t realize there was a shortage of pants MT

— Arefeen Shamsuzzoha, graduated in 2008 with a BS in Chemical Engineering

SwinsonPaul

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The stage is now set for November’s presidential elec-tion. With Rick Santorum pulling himself out of compe-tition for a presidential nomi-nation last week, Mitt Romney has firmly grabbed hold of the reigns and, now, only awaits August’s Republican National Convention to make his bid for the presidency against Barack Obama official. While Romney seemed to be the frontrunner through-out the Republican primary, candidates such as Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul provided at least some via-ble competition to steal the nomination from the former Massachusetts governor. The primary, though, proved to be filled less with intelligent, productive discussions about the future of our nation and more with political antics that supplied Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert with more material than they knew what to do with. While there was a fair share of mudslinging com-ing from each of the campaign teams, it seemed that most of the damage each of the candi-dates suffered was from self-inflicted wounds stemming from numerous foot-in-mouth moments. So, what will these months leading up to November’s election hold in store for the candidates? If this past week is any indication, who wins in November might be more of a reflection of their party affiliation, rather than the individual themselves. After Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen made remarks ques-tioning Ann Romney’s knowl-

edge of the economy based upon her experience in the workforce, the Romney camp made quick work of turning it into a media firestorm. This was the perfect opportunity for Republicans to impress the large demographic of women vot-ers by showing their support of a mother’s right to choose not to work and instead stay at home to take care of her family. The R e p u b l i c a n s ’ fight against allowing birth control to be included in m a n d a t o r y health care mostly hurt their popularity with women across the nation, so a situation like this one gave them a much-needed leg-up. On the other side, President Obama and his campaign team haven’t let anything slip by, either. Last week, it was announced that Romney would request a six-month extension from the IRS to file his 2011 taxes, seem-ingly to avoid further pres-sure from Democrats on the

taxes Romney himself pays. President Obama was quick to come out against his filing for an extension, questioning his motives and asking Romney what he has to hide. The debate over the economy and tax levels has been ever so prevalent in the past months. The Democrats will most likely use examples like this to try to prove, in the coming months, that the Republicans, and Romney specifically, can-not relate and do not care about the middle class of our nation. If these situations are any sign of what is to come, there

will certainly be no shortage of mud sling-ing going on between now and November. The primary is done and, for the most part, so are the slip-ups that we’ve seen from the c a n d i d a t e s before. It’s seri-ous now. Each

party has a lot to prove to the voters, and they will not pass up a single opportunity to gain an edge, no matter where it’s coming from. No punches will be held back, and each candi-date is going to have to work hard to show they deserve a chance to the reigns for the next four years. So, I say, “let the games begin.”

Brad Tipper is a sophomore majoring in political science and economics. His column runs bi-weekly on Thursdays.

Presidential race to heat up, get ugly

MCT Campus

“The Primary is done and,

for the most part, so are the slip-ups that we’ve seen from

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be historic.

For Thrash, the anniversary of the tornado feels unreal, but she plans to attend one University memorial event. “I’ve made plans to see Nicole’s family and drop off a cross my uncle made, as well as deliver letters that my soror-ity sisters made in memory of her,” Thrash said. Adam Melton, a sophomore majoring in electrical com-puter engineering, lost his Arlington Square apartment, along with his vehicle, to the tornado. He and his girlfriend, Jessica Colburn, were hiding in the cellar of a house in front of the complex that was also destroyed. “I am extremely thankful for

how my situation turned out and am very appreciative of everyone around here, includ-ing the University,” Melton said. Melton said he and Colburn plan to attend the memo-rial service events, as well as conducting their own private memorial. “I do not dread it now, nor do I believe that I will dread it during,” Melton said. “I feel both thankful for the assis-tance I received and sorry for the losses of those around me.” To help students cope with the aftermath of the tornado, the University of Alabama Counseling Center began the Tornado Recovery and Support Group, Holly Prewitt, a thera-pist at the Counseling Center, said. The support group runs weekly on Fridays from 2 to 3 p.m. “The main goal is for stu-

dents to get a chance to talk with one another and provide support for each other, as well as learn coping skills to deal with the stories they have com-ing out of the tornado, their emotions and feelings, as well as the more specific things they are dealing with, such as anxiety, grief and loss,” Prewitt said. “We have a set topic each week and usually go in that direction, unless someone has a specific issue or need for us to discuss.” The group will continue to meet through May 15, and if there is continued interest, meetings will be extended over the summer and into the fall semester, Prewitt said. For more information on the Counseling Center, visit coun-seling.ua.edu. To read Melton’s full account of his tornado experience, visit his website at addictronics.com.

6 Thursday, April 19, 2012 NEWS The Crimson White

By Melissa BrownSenior Staff Reportermbrown104@crimson.ua.edu

Spectrum members will sing, dance and dress in drag Saturday to raise money for the West Alabama AIDS Outreach in their annual charity drag show. The Rest is Drag show started three years ago, when Spectrum members were trying to think of a fun way to raise money for WAAO. “It was a big hit. We enjoy doing it,” Alex Hollinghead, Spectrum’s outreach chair, said. “We try to get Spectrum members to partici-pate, even if they’ve never done drag before. We also have someone doing comedy, [and] some-body is going to be singing. It’s just anything entertaining that our members want to do. But we do encourage them to do drag.” WAAO, a not-for-profit organization, provides services for those affected by HIV and AIDS, in addition to educating the community about the condition. Though Hollinghead said the majority of West Alabama residents who utilize WAAO’s services are not part of the LGBTQ community, it is still a charity near to Spectrum’s heart. The Rest is Drag is Spectrum’s biggest fundraiser, but the group tries to raise funds for WAAO periodically. “This is our biggest fundraiser that we do. They’re losing a lot of funding this year,”

Hollinghead said. “We always try to give to them everywhere. A lot of members of our community are HIV patients. And there is a lot of stigma about HIV [and] AIDS, which is relevant to the LGBTQ community.” Saturday’s show will take place at 8 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater. Hollinghead estimates it will last an hour and a half. Admission is $5 at the door. Icon Bar has partnered with Spectrum to host an afterparty following the show and will donate cover proceeds from all those who present a show ticket upon entry. “This is a really fun opportunity to broaden your horizons and see something you may have never seen before,” Hollinghead said. “You get to help an organization that’s addressing one of the major health crises in the U.S. and have a good time at the same time.”

From Staff Reports

The Tuscaloosa News won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage for its cover-age of the April 27 tornado. City editor Katherine Lee said she was proud of the job the newsroom did on April 27. “I think we felt an added responsibility to do our jobs carefully and thoroughly because we were covering a city we all know and love, and we knew we wanted to get it right, as well as [get] it first,” Lee said. Reporters and photographers were some of the first onto the scene following the tornado. Despite not having power in the newsroom for more than two days, they utilized social media to report to locals. “The tornado really clarified for us the role of social media in journalism,” Lee said. “The Pulitzer for breaking news is awarded to a publi-cation that uses all forms of newsgathering and dissemination to report in real time, including

online resources, and while we were learning along the way, the news staff really made use of everything we had at our disposal. “In fact, in the first few hours after the tor-nado, they were all the resources we had. Our power was down, we only had a handful of com-puters running, landlines were down and cell phone calls weren’t going through. We turned to Twitter, Facebook and the website to get infor-mation back to the newsroom and out into the community at a time people really needed infor-mation as fast and accurately as possible.” The win is the second for the newspaper, which won its first award in 1957 for an editorial written by Buford Boone. The Pulitzer includes $10,000 in prize money. “As journalists, we’ve prepared our entire careers for work like this, and we were glad we could play a role in helping our community in a time of great need,” Lee said. “That it’s been recognized by the Pulitzer committee is very gratifying.”

Spectrum to host drag show

• What: The Rest in Drag show

• Where: Ferguson Center Theater

• When: Saturday, 8 p.m.

• Cost: $5

IF YOU GO ...

The Tuscaloosa News awarded Pulitzer for tornado coverage

By Jasmine CannonSenior Staff Reporterjmcannon@crimson.ua.edu

UA’s speech team has returned from nationals with a top-10 fin-ish for the 11th year in a row. The Alabama Forensics Council finished seventh place out of the top 90 forensics teams in the country. Thad Fitzpatrick and Dexter Strong also won champi-onships for individual awards in prose and impromptu. Alabama Forensics has been around for 70 years and has won 19 championships since then, said director Robert Imbody. This is the first year the foren-sics team has not been under the direction of Frank Thompson in 30 years. Coming to the team from Kansas State University, Imbody is in his first year as the director of forensics at UA. “When the opportunity became available, I said, ‘[Alabama] is a good place to go. I’d like to go to UA and see what’s happening.’ So, I came here, and we just started trying to do the things that [Dr. Thompson had] been doing for so long ... It’s been a fairly easy transition in some regards because the students are fantastic.” Many students may not be aware of one of the best speech team’s in the country, but they are unlike any group of students on campus. “We teach so many won-derful things,” Imbody said. “Aside from just the competi-tive nature of it and the win-ning of the trophies, I really do think of this as a co-curricular activity ... our students learn to be better researchers. They learn to be better writers. They learn to be better peers and to be more collegial with the people around them. Not only are we making good competi-tors, we’re trying to make good people here, too.” The team is composed of 24 students ranging from freshmen

to seniors. Katerina Pena is in her first year with the team. “I got on the team with Frank Thompson, and it has literally changed my college years,” said Pena, a sophomore majoring in advertising and public relations. “I cannot express enough how much forensics has changed everyone that has been on it, especially [with their] speaking skills.” Erika Wade, a junior majoring in English and African American studies, said the team members are close and like a family. “We rely heavily on support-ive, constructive criticism,” Wade said. “Between constant competition and endless hours of coaching, tensions get high. But I wouldn’t make this journey with any other group of people.” Team members put in count-less hours of research, writing and practice throughout the school year. The team partici-pates in four or five tournaments a semester and nationals in April. Imbody credits much of the team’s success to support from University officials and fac-ulty — interim president Judy Bonner, Dean Loy Singleton, Department chair Beth Bennett and former speech coach Mark Nelson.

“The reason that we can be so successful is because we’ve got fantastic support from the top down,” Imbody said. “I can’t say enough about the support that they give us in every way imagin-able to do the things that we do.” Much like the athletic teams on campus, the forensics team recruits and awards students scholarships. Imbody said much of the recruiting goes on at high school competitions and student services helps with coordinat-ing internships. However, there are students, such as Strong, who have discovered the team through word of mouth and have been great additions. Imbody and team members have confidence that they will continue to “get better every-day” before heading to nationals again next April. “One of my goals next is to broaden in all areas,” Pena said. “As far as getting our faces into the public, that would be ideal, but we don’t do this for notoriety or fame,” Wade said. “We do what we do everyday for the love and passion of the activ-ity, and we would love to share that passion with others.” UA Forensics Council can be found on Twitter (@bamaforen-sics), and their website will be uploaded in the fall.

Speech team fi nishes in seventh at competition

By Eric YaronContributing Writer

Members of the University of Alabama Business Honors Program’s Clean Energy Team hosted the third annual UA Sustainability Day Tuesday. The event took place across the University of Alabama and high-lighted programs currently in place on campus helping to pro-mote sustainability. Team members set up tables and presentations at several locations across campus and handed out fliers about the positive effects sustainable programs are having on cam-pus. The students involved also passed out stickers, highlighters and even snow cones to students and faculty who stopped to see one of their venues. Caroline Murray was one of the Clean Energy Team mem-bers responsible for organizing this year’s event. “Sustainability Day is all about promoting to students the

sustainable practices already in place on campus,” Murray said. “We’re not out to try to make you a vegan, we just want to show you how easy and benefi-cial it is to make green choices.” Senior class members of the Business Honors Program parked a natural gas vehicle in front of Morgan Hall for the event. The vehicle, a vibrant-ly colored Honda Civic, was acquired for last year’s event to showcase the benefits utilizing natural gas has over burning tra-ditional fossil fuels. Fact sheets distributed by the students out-lined many of these benefits, including significantly lower carbon emissions, longer vehicle lives and greater domestic avail-ability. The Clean Energy Team also hosted Bob Strickland, the man-ager of natural gas transporta-tion at Alagasco, for a speaking event at Alston Hall. A major supporter of clean energy, Strickland serves on several nat-ural gas organizations including

NGVAmerica and the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition. “I wholeheartedly believe in running our country’s vehicles on natural gas for the well-being of our citizens,” Strickland said in a recent interview for Alagasco. “We need to find ways to reduce our addiction to for-eign oil and use our own natu-ral resources in order to ensure energy security for our country.” Strickland emphasized in his presentation six benefits that the use of natural gas in vehicles has over gasoline including being cleaner, safer, more affordable, domestically produced, more abundant and more reliable. Bama Dining also hosted a presentation for the event yes-terday at Lakeside Dining Hall. Known as the Clean Your Plate campaign, employees weighed the amount of discarded food from each diner’s tray and recorded the results, demon-strating the amount of food often wasted by students in “all-you-can-eat” style dining halls.

Sustainability Day shows students green initiatives

ojrprThe Alabama Forensics Council competed in nationals and returned with a top-ten fi nish.

TORNADO FROM PAGE 1

Students fi nd ways to cope one year later

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8 Thursday, April 19, 2012 NEWS The Crimson White

By Dontavius WadeContributing Writer

UA professor David Dixon was recently awarded one of the first Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Awards. Dixon has mentored and taught more than 40 under-graduate student researchers, 13 doctoral students and four post-doctoral colleagues after joining UA’s College of Arts and Sciences in 2004. Although Dixon teaches in many areas around the cam-pus, he currently teaches first-year honors chemistry and is actively involved in a freshman learning community.

The award honors faculty from SEC universities with high records in teaching and scholarship that are also men-tors to students and other fac-ulty members. Beginning this year, the SEC Faculty Achievement Award winners from each of the recog-nized universities will receive a $5,000 honorary award and be selected to represent that uni-versity for the SEC Professor of the Year. That award winner will then receive $15,000 and be recognized at the SEC Spring Banquet in May. Dixon received his Bachelor of Science from the California Institute of Technology in

Pasadena and then his doc-torate from Harvard. He was also an assis-tant professor of chemistry at the University of Minnesota for six years. He then joined du Pont’s central research staff in 1983. Dixon then served as research leader in computational chemistry with du Pont and then decided to join the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 1995.

Dixon has published more than 560 papers on various

topics. He is a computa-tional chemist who uses high p e r f o r m a n c e computing and numerical simu-lations to solve difficult chemi-cal problems. Macey Key, a junior major-ing in chemis-try, said she has not taken any

of Dixon’s classes, but she is hopeful to get the opportuni-ty in the near future and was

aware of Dixon’s award. “Anyone going into any-thing chemistry related should know of some of Dr. Dixon’s work,” Key said. “I was so happy to know that he received the award because he is very deserving of it.” Dixon is no stranger to receiving awards. In 2010, he received a Hydrogen Program Research and Development Award for his contribution to the efforts of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Center of Excellence in Chemical Hydrogen Storage. He received the award because of his outstand-ing contributions to Hydrogen

Storage Technologies. His research mainly focuses on catalysis and environmen-tal science, including chemicalcatalysis, actinide chemistry for next-generation nuclear fuels, atmospheric chemistry, hydrogen storage for trans-portation, carbon dioxide sequestration in the subsur-face, biochemistry for ana-lyzing proteins and fluorine chemistry. Other scientists have cited his work in their research more than 13,000 times. “I am grateful to receive this award and be able to rep-resent this University,” Dixonsaid upon receiving the award.

Dixon wins one of fi rst SEC faculty awards

By April IveyContributing Writer

The University of Alabama Ad Team will be competing at the national competition in Austin, Texas, from June 9 to 12. The team created and pre-sented an advertising cam-paign for Nissan, their major corporate sponsor. The compa-ny asked the teams to create a campaign that was targeted at multicultural millennials in the 18- to 19-year-old age bracket and that would promote their most popular models of Altima, Rogue, Sentra, Versa and Pathfinder. In order to advance to Nationals, the team compet-ed at Regionals in Nashville, Tenn., and defeated teams from universities in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. UA’s Ad Team has competed in this competition since the 1980s, winning district seven times and nationals once. They also placed second in nationals in 2009, with the LessThanUThink campaign. The team consists of 20

students who apply to be on the team in September. Though the team is open to anyone, advertising and public rela-tions majors are preferred. The team makes a 32-page book containing their presentation. They also give a 20-minute multimedia presentation and a

10-minute question and answer session. “Alabama’s team is always one of the best teams when it comes to research,” said Meredith Hawkins, a senior majoring in advertising and president of the Ad Team. “We conducted more than 1,100

research impressions this year. This includes in-depth inter-views, test driving at dealer-ships, online surveys and con-cept testing through traditional and nontraditional settings.” “I think that for any team, the hardest part of competi-tion is all of the preparation

that has to happen before you go,” said Lauren Alyworth, a senior majoring in advertising and member of the Ad Team. “There are countless, seeming-ly endless, nights of hard work and collaboration that go on months and months before you even get to the competition.”

However, all that hard work is well worth it to compete at this level. “I am thrilled with this year’s outcome,” said Ad Team spon-sor and professor of advertis-ing and public relations Teri Henley. “The amount of time and effort the team put forth this semester has allowed us to feel extremely proud to be a compet-itor at Nationals in June. Every member of the team dedicated an entire semester to creating a winning campaign. There is nothing better than having your hard work resonate within the minds of professionals,” said senior advertising major and Ad Team member Courtney Brennan. “We deserve this chance. We’ve got 20 incredibly tal-ented people who built a solid campaign. Everyday, we tell ourselves, ‘This year, we win,’” Hawkins added. To find out more about the team, the campaign or even to make a donation, visit www.adteam.org, or check out the Twitter hash tag the team has created, #stachetag.

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By Jamia CammeronContributing Writer

The University of Alabama recently appointed Richard H. Streiffer as dean of the College of Community Health Sciences. Streiffer was one of the 345 people to complete a residency in family medicine at UA’s College of Community Health Sciences, receiving the Outstanding Alumni Award for Academic Achievement during his time at the University. Prior to the completion of his residency, Streiffer attended Tulane University in his hometown of New Orleans. Later, he attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine to pursue a degree in medicine. After completing his residency at UA, Streiffer began his practice in Mississippi and his teaching career at the University of Mississippi.

In addition, he served as direc-tor of the Mercy Family Medicine Residency in Denver, worked as the pre-doctoral education director in family medicine at LSU School of Medicine and currently serves as founding director of Baton Rouge General Medical Center’s Family Medicine Residency program. He also worked as a professor and past chairman of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Tulane University Medical School. In 2009, he was appointed to the Louisiana Health Works Commission and served as the co-chair of the Governors’ Interagency Task Force on the Future of Family Medicine in Louisiana. “Dr. Streiffer’s extensive expe-rience in practicing and teaching family and rural medicine will make him a great leader for the col-lege in the 21st century,” said UA

interim president Judy Bonner. Streiffer expressed both excite-ment and surprise over his selec-tion. “It’s exciting and strange,” Streiffer said. “I never thought this was a possibility and probability. This place is very constant with my career,” Throughout his career and vari-ous positions, Streiffer has man-aged to maintain an active primary care practice, hold board certifi-cation in family medicine and a Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatrics. Kenyanita Ellis, a junior major-ing in biology, expresses her opin-ion on the new dean. “As a student on the pre-med track, I believe Steiffer is a great addition to the UA family. He seems to have a lot of experience, and I think he will take the college in the right direction,” Ellis said.

Over the years, the CCHS has evolved into a state-of-the-art facil-ity, housing the University Medical Center and Rural Health Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences. Streiffer encourages those students who are interested in medicine as a primary care or rural Alabama to visit the facility. Streiffer said he plans to gather the faculty and devise a strat-egy that outlines the future of the department. “I want to group faculty and begin the strategic planning pro-cess,” Streiffer said. “It’s my style to collectively decide how to pro-ceed.” In the meantime, the College of Community Health Sciences con-tinues to tackle Alabama’s need for primary care physicians in small towns and rural communities by making healthcare more available and training medical practitioners.

Streiffer named dean of Community Health Sciences

UA NewsRichard H. Streiffer

By Adrienne Burch Staff Reporteraeburch2@crimson.ua.edu

People from across the commu-nity will gather next Saturday at the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa to compete in the Junior League of Tuscaloosa’s inaugural Dragon Boat Races. Dragon boat racing is the eighth-fastest growing sport in the world. Teams of 20 paddlers, a drummer and steersperson race in authentic 46-foot long Chinese dragon boats. According to legend, dragon boat racing began in China more than 2,300 years ago. Registration is now open for the event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Cypress Inn on the Black Warrior River. Participants must be 15 or older to compete. The money raised from the event will go to fund com-munity programs supported by The Junior League of Tuscaloosa. These programs include those affected by the April 27 tornado, Adopt-A-School, Kids in the Kitchen, The Literacy Council, Beautiful Health and the Alabama Reach Program. “Participants rave about the excite-

ment, friendly competition and com-munity spirit surrounding the sport,” said Ashley Gill, Dragon Boat Race Public Relations Committee chair. It is the ultimate teambuilding sport, requiring synchronicity and finesse — more than power to win, Gill said. Each team will be given a trained coach and an on-water practice ses-sion prior to the race. This practice round is provided because the stroke is unlike any other and can only be learned through practice. Teams are also guaranteed to compete in at least two heats on race day. Team members each play their own role in the boat. For instance, there are “engine room” paddlers who sit in seats four, five and six, which are typically the strongest team mem-bers. But, all 20 members must work together to keep rhythm and propel the boat forward. The Junior League decided to bring Dragon Boat Racing to Tuscaloosa after visiting Montgomery’s races last August, where a group representing University of Alabama Alumni won. Brandt Garrison, public relations chair for The Tuscaloosa Junior League, said they were looking for a

new signature fundraiser and thought that the Tuscaloosa community would enjoy a fun, family-friendly event. “We have the Black Warrior River here, and we really felt like Tuscaloosa was a perfect place to host an event like this,” Garrison said. The times from the first two rounds of competition will be averaged togeth-er, with the top 12 teams moving on to compete in the final round. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers, with everyone racing for the ultimate title of Grand Champion. In addition to the races, the teams will also compete to see who can earn the most pledges for The Junior League of Tuscaloosa. Following the races, there will be a paddler’s party open to the public at Innisfree Irish Pub. Racers get in free with their team wristbands, and friends and family can join for a $5 charge. The cost of competing in the races is $1,000 per team. Volunteers are also needed to help the Junior League put on the event. For information about how to register your Dragon Boat Race team, donate money to The Tuscaloosa Junior League, or to vol-unteer, visit www.jltuscaloosa.org.

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By Brett HudsonSenior Sports Reporterbbhudson@crimson.ua.edu@Brett_Hudson

In baseball, the smallest things can be the deciding factor between winning and losing. For the Crimson Tide Wednesday, the deciding fac-tor was nothing. Due to a rainout Tuesday, Alabama had to play a double-header against the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, win-ning the first game 8-0 but losing the momentum after a 30-minute delay to lose game two 8-3. The first game was a domi-nating performance by the Tide, getting 13 hits off the Delta Devils and scoring in every inning but the second in a shortened seven-inning con-test. The first game also saw senior centerfielder Taylor Dugas break the school record for career doubles, hitting his 65th in the fourth inning. “It was exciting,” Dugas said. “Especially with who had the record, Dave Magaden. He was a great player.” Dugas’ record-breaking day was spoiled with an 8-3 loss in game two. “In game two, a lot of credit

to Mississippi Valley State,” head coach Mitch Gaspard said. “They outplayed us in every way possible. We were sloppy.” Dugas added, “It was a big letdown game.” The Delta Devils had great success against Alabama’s pitching. Alabama starter Cary Baxter gave up two earned runs in 3.1 innings before Trey Pilkington relieved him. Pilkington gave up four hits and three runs in 0.2 innings pitched. Alabama (14-24, 4-11 Southeastern Conference) will now try to leave the defeat in the past as it prepares to host the Vanderbilt Commodores (17-20, 6-9 SEC) this weekend. “Right now we’re trying to battle for wins and keep our-selves alive for the tourna-ment,” Gaspard said. “Games like this kind of knock you down. You got to pick yourself up in the next 24 hours to get prepared for Vanderbilt.” Dugas added, “You got to flush it. Everything’s kind of tight in the SEC –ww we’re not really out of everything.” Alabama will have to find a way to contain Vanderbilt’s Anthony Gomez. Gomez is fifth in the SEC in hits, with 54, averaging nearly 1.5 per

BASEBALL

Tide splits series with Mississippi Valley State

game. Gomez is also ninth in the SEC in RBIs, hitting 33 of them this season to average almost one RBI per game. “Gomez has been a three-year starter for them and has been a tremendous hitter,” Gaspard said. “He was one of the guys that made them go last season and pushed them to a World Series. They’ve

got some young guys on the mound that are growing and getting better.” The young pitching talent for the Commodores includes Brian Miller, the freshman who has appeared in more games than any other pitcher in the SEC, with 28. Miller has earned four saves in 2012. The talent level Vanderbilt

will bring to Tuscaloosa may seem daunting, but the Tide will certainly have opportuni-ties to score runs. Vanderbilt is tied with Auburn for having the worst fielding percentage in the SEC at .961. Vanderbilt also leads the SEC in errors with 55 and is 11th in doubles plays, turning two only 26 times this season.

CW | Harish RaoAlabama played MVSU on Wednesday, April 18 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Alabama won 8-0 in game one and lost game two, 8-3.

• Men’s Tennis vs Tennessee 11:00 a.m. Starkville, Miss. • Softball vs Georgia: 7:00 p.m., Athens, Ga.

• Women’s Gymnastics NCAA Championships: Semifinals 6:00 p.m., Duluth, Ga. • Baseball vs Vanderbilt: 6:35 p.m.

GYMNASTICS FROM PAGE 1

Gymnastics looks for second straight title

One situation the Tide is not so familiar with, however, is being in the position to repeat as national champions. Alabama has taken home first place at nationals five times, but never twice in a row. But Alabama will be looking to do just that in 2012. “There’s definitely no talk about trying to repeat a national cham-pionship,” said Ashley Priess, a senior and one of the vocal leaders for Alabama. “Our goal every year

and what we stay consistent with is trying to be on the floor the last night of the national championship with the opportunity to win a title.” There is another Alabama coach who understands the pressure of trying to repeat as national champi-ons. Nick Saban’s football team fell short in 2010, losing three games after an undefeated 2009 season ,but will have another chance in 2012. Saban spoke to the gymnastics team before they left for Duluth. “He really talked about taking one step at a time and not focusing on the outcome,” junior Marissa Gutierrez said. “It really showed us to take every routine, every turn, every practice play-by-play and not

focus on the big picture.” Junior Ashley Sledge talked about Saban’s message of consis-tency and continuity. “He just really stressed the importance of not changing your performance to fit the circum-stance,” she said. “We train a cer-tain way to perform a certain way. Whether we’re competing against a [Division-3 school] or if we’re competing against UCLA at the national championship, it doesn’t matter, the performance stays the same.” But, regardless of their perfor-mance, the Tide gymnasts will go about their business just as they have all week and all season: With smiles on their faces.

UA AthleticsThe Alabama gymnastics team will compete for their second straight National Championship this weekend.

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By Mary Grace ShowfetySports Reporter

The Alabama women’s rowing team will host Iowa in the Crimson Tide’s first and only home meet of the year Saturday. Not only is this weekend’s event a night of celebra-tion for the eight seniors on the team, but it is also a wrap-up of Alabama Athletics’ Power of Pink Initiative for the year. This year, nine women’s teams part ic ipated in the Power of Pink Initiative sponsored by Tuscaloosa Toyota. Started by gymnas-tics head coach Sarah Patterson in 2004, the remainder of the Women’s Athletic Department joined the cause in 2009 to raise help raise awareness in West Alabama. Head coach Larry Davis said the team is happy to support the cause. “It’s a cause that a lot of the team is very passionate about,” Davis said. “It’s great to have the support of Tuscaloosa Toyota and helps us to some of the things that we want to do for the regatta. So that, in and of itself, is a great thing.” In addition to hosting a Big Ten competitor for the first time in the history of Alabama’s program, the event will also host the Whiskey River Band, and various sponsors will be having giveaways. “We’re sort of an unknown com-modity in a lot of respects,” Davis said. “We are very happy to have

them come down and see the Power of Pink and also some of the things that the University has to offer, other than just athletics.” Davis said it is sometimes difficult to draw highly competitive teams from conferences like the Big Ten to Tuscaloosa, but it is key to the growth of the program at Alabama. “I’ve seen a lot of regattas around the United States, and I don’t think there’s any kind of duel race that will be anywhere comparable to

what we do,” Davis said. “We want to have a tailgate-type atmosphere. Sometimes there is entertainment at these type of events, but this is some-thing that is unique to Tuscaloosa, and I think it will be an opportunity for us to get people excited about coming down here and spreading the word.” The team has

traveled frequently over the past month. It traveled to California on March 31 for the San Diego Crew Classic, where both Varsity 8+ crews took sixth place. The team also made a trip to Rhode Island last Saturday to participate in the Rhode Island Quad Meet, where the team’s Second Varsity 8+ came in second place and the First Varsity 4+ took fourth. “Last week, when we were up in Rhode Island, the Second Varsity 8+ exemplified what we’re shooting for this year: Very tenacious rac-ing, good execution, a lot of heart

and desire, not giving up and push-ing through a number of crews to where we actually showed our best speed of the entire race, and that’s what we want from all of our crews,” Davis said. Seniors Stephanie Varner and Audrey White said they are proud of the work the team did in Rhode Island. “I feel like our next race will be a good one,” Varner said. “It’s a duel meet, which means it’s just us and Iowa, and those are always good, hard races. We’ve got some good competition this year, and since we’re on our home turf, we’re just hoping to get the community and the school together and do well.” White said since the team has had so much success over the past few weeks, the rowers have a cer-tain driving force to keep the win-ning feeling going as long as they can. “I think that we’re all really amped for this weekend and look-ing forward to the competition we have coming,” White said. “Winning gives you a positive attitude and really makes you want to work harder.” Davis said his team has made strides during the season but still sees areas his team can improve on before the Conference USA Championships on May 11. “All of our crews are not quite there yet, but I think that shows that that’s the kind of progress we’ve made and will continue to make and bring some of the other crews along to that level,” Davis said. “I think that if we have that by the time we go to Conference USA’s, it should be a good championship for us.”

WOMEN’S ROWING

Tide faces Iowa in home race

“I think that we’re all really amped for this weekend

and looking forward to the competition we have com-ing. Winning gives you a

positive attitude and really makes you want to work

harder.

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Young Georgia team brings solid pitching

“It’ll be kind of the same thing for them,” Murphy said. “They have a quick turn-around, and then, we go over there. It’s always a great series with them.” The Georgia Bulldogs are 12-7 in SEC play, having lost to Mississippi State, Auburn, Florida and Kentucky. The Tide is 17-2 in SEC play, losing to Tennessee and LSU. Murphy said RBIs will be the difference maker with the games this weekend.

“We have to come up with a key RBI,” Murphy said. “We also need to create more offense.” Georgia has four freshmen on the team and five seniors this year. Murphy said he doesn’t know what to expect from such a young team, but he’s sure they’re going to be ready to play. Murphy said Georgia has a good pitch-ing staff, and he expects Georgia’s senior pitcher Erin Arevalo to bring her all. Arevalo has 187 strikeouts, compared to Alabama’s Jackie Traina’s 215 strike-outs. The Tide will play Georgia April 19-21 in Athens, Ga. The first game, on Thursday, will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 7 p.m.

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By Bryan BergmanContributing Writer

The Alabama women’s golf team will travel to Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark. to compete for the Southeastern Conference Championship on Friday. The Crimson Tide won the conference title in 2010 but finished second last sea-son. The Tide — ranked No. 2 by the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index and the Golf World/NGCA College Poll — comes into the champion-ship with three tournament wins this season, including two of its last three, and three

runner-up finishes. The road to an SEC title will not be easy with eight SEC teams in the top-25 — tied for most with the Pac-12 — including No. 5 LSU and No. 7 Auburn. Head coach Mic Potter said the team doesn’t let rivalries affect its performance on the course. “Golf is a game where we play against the golf course, we don’t worry about anybody else, and our girls have bought into that and have worked to improve themselves and work on course management and the things it takes to shoot their lowest score,” Potter said. “They’ve become

very good at eliminating the outside things that get in the way and concentrating on what they’re doing.” This mindset is reflected in Alabama’s 124-12-2 record this season, with a 43-6-1 record against conference oppo-nents, including going 5-0 against Auburn. Potter said he warned the team not to get complacent. “When we get there, every-body’s even,” Potter said. “The No. 12 ranked team in the conference has as good a chance as anybody else.” As for the course, Blessings Golf Club has a reputation for being a difficult course

to play, with a lot of undula-tion. Adding to the difficulty, neither the players nor Potter have played the course before. Potter said the high difficulty of the course could work in his team’s favor, though. “It’s a course that demands that you hit accurate shots, or you’re in big trouble,” said Potter. “I like to see us play-ing a course that separates the really good players from the average players, and this course will definitely do that.” One of those really good players is senior Brooke Pancake, the SEC Women’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year in her sophomore and

junior years and last year’s winner of the Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award, given to the All-American with the highest GPA. Pancake, who tied for fifth overall when Alabama won the conference in 2010 and tied for sixth last year, said she is very excited about her last opportunity to win an SEC Championship. “It definitely makes me eager and hungry for it. I had one my sophomore year, the first in our program as Alabama women’s golf, and I definitely want to have anoth-er one,” Pancake said. As the only senior on the

team, Pancake said she tries to lead by example, especially going into the postseason with five freshmen on the team. “You try to give them a calm sense of composure and confi-dence,” Pancake said. Pancake also said she is excited to play such a chal-lenging course and that it will give the team a good chance to win. “We’re a really great ball-striking team through and through, and we’re going to play a really hard golf course, so if we just feed off that posi-tive energy, I think everything will go really well,” Pancake said.

By Mary Grace ShowfetyContributing Writer

The No. 2 Alabama men’s golf team will take on some of the top teams in the country at the Southeastern Conference Championships this week-end. The tournament, held at Seaside Golf Course in Sea Island, Ga., begins the Crimson Tide’s postseason run. The SEC features two other top-10 ranked teams in No. 3 Auburn and No. 10 Arkansas. Head coach Jay Seawell said his team is young but pre-pared for the challenge placed before them under leadership of freshman Justin Thomas. “He’s been a true blessing,” Seawell said. “He’s a good kid, a good young man and he’s really added a lot to our pro-gram. I think he’s one of the main reasons why we’ve got a chance to do some special things.” Thomas, ranked No. 4 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin

Performance Index and No. 5 in the Golfstat Cup, leads the team with a 70.96 scoring average. “We’re all really excit-ed about SEC Championships,” Thomas said. “It’s going to be a fun week. We’ve been preparing for it all year — it’s what we’ve been practicing for. For Hunter [Hamrick], espe-cially, our team captain, we’re hopefully going to give him a good way to go out in the SEC Championship. We’re hoping to play well, and then, we’ll see what happens.” Last season, the Tide fin-ished in second place, six strokes behind Florida. “Golf ’s a crazy sport,” Seawell said. “Sea Island is going to help us because usu-ally the best teams win. If you

play the best, you win. Florida beat us last year because they played better than we did. We felt like we were as good, if not better, than them, but

they played better than we did, so Sea Island — if we play well — it will set up well for us because of that. There’s no flukes, it’s not an easy golf course that really any-body can play well — really good players will play well

there.” To prepare for the coastal environment, the team made a trip to the Gulf over the weekend to simulate the types of winds they will face at Sea Island. Sophomore Cory Whitsett said though the Tide is ranked favorably, they try to remain

focused and work just as hard as they have all year. “Anytime championship season comes around, you can tell there’s something differ-ent to play for,” Whitsett said. “Obviously, there are rings at stake, and all of the work that you’ve done throughout the year is great, but it really doesn’t mean anything once you get here. The slate’s pret-ty much wiped clean.” Seawell said though there is an element of excitement, the SEC Championships are just another opportunity for 18 holes of golf, no different than any other tournament. “To be a favorite, it always adds a little bit of something more than the underdog role,” Seawell said. “But you can view it however you want to; we also know that if we play well, we’re in pretty good shape. I like being the hunter. I do like being hunted, but I also like being the best team. That’s always a better posi-tion.”

MEN’S GOLF

Alabama heading to conference championships

WOMEN’S GOLF

With three tournament wins already, team seeks title

UA Athletics | Kent GidleyBud Cauley plays a shot outside a bunker.

“It’s going to be a fun week. We’ve been preparing for it all year — it’s what we’ve

been practicing for.

— Justin Thomas

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By Marquavius BurnettSports Editor@Marq_Burnettcrimsonwhitesports@gmail.com

David Pollack was a two time All-American linebacker at the University of Georgia, and a first-round draft pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2005. He currently works as an analyst for ESPN’s College Gameday.

Crimson White: What were your ini-tial thoughts on the A-Day scrimmage, good and bad?

David Pollack: Seeing AJ McCarron throw an interception on the first play of the game made me wonder how he is adjusting to the new offensive coordi-nator. For the most part of last season, McCarron was there not to mess it up. This year, his confidence will be high, and he’ll have to keep his mistakes to a minimum. His development and how he takes care of the football will be key. Obviously, the defense won’t be as good as last season, but they’ll still be great with Nick Saban and Kirby Smart pulling the strings.

CW: Eddie Lacy missed the entire spring with an injury. Freshman T.J. Yeldon had a breakout game. Could he push Jalston Fowler for that second running back spot?

DP: That’s interesting, because with Saban, it’s about trust. I know you see something like that and go “wow,” but you have to be realistic. How much work he puts in and his maturity level will go a long way in how much playing time he gets.

CW: Secondary and linebackers are the two units that lost the most with players leaving early and graduating. What do you expect from this defense, and can they come close to what the 2011 team did?

DP: I don’t think they’ll be as domi-nant, especially stopping the run. Nobody could move the ball an inch on the ground. They will be a set back. They had one of the best performanc-es you’ll ever see in a championship. Remember, after they won the cham-pionship in 2009, the defense still fin-ished in the top five in 2010. I expect this one to be a top-10 defense because of great coaching.

CW: Where does Alabama fit in the national championship race for next year?

DP: USC and LSU are going to be the early favorites. There’s a good chance next season that we’ll see a one-loss team in the championship game again. USC has a cakewalk of a schedule, but they will also have some challenges with scholarship limitations, and they lost players on both offensive and defensive line. LSU is in the same situ-ation as last year. Great defense, but they still need to find a quarterback. Zac Mettenberger could be a huge upgrade from Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee. As far as the two most tal-ented teams go, it’ll be the same as last year: LSU and Alabama. Both teams could slip up early, and they won’t be head and shoulders above every one like last season. Nothing is a sure thing.

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CW | Mitchell O. HughesTop: Crimson Tide players swarm to make a tackle during the A-Day game.Left: Defensive End Jessie Williams leaps to break up AJ McCarron’s pass.

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The Tuscaloosa Children’s Theatre is bringing the popu-lar children’s novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl to the Bama Theatre this weekend with its production of “Willy Wonka.” The play tells the story of Charlie Bucket, a poor, young boy who, along with four other children, wins the unique opportunity to visit the candy factory of mysterious chocolat-ier Willy Wonka. Wonka, unbe-knownst to the winners, will choose one of them to inherit his factory. The winners are faced with unusual tests of character as they explore the factory and encounter Wonka’s singing employees, the Oompa Loompas.

The stage adaptation of the novel combines the book with elements of the 1977 film ver-sion of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and t h e m o r e recent Tim Burton film “Charlie and the Chocolate F a c t o r y . ” The play will also feature w e l l - k n o w n songs from the 1977 film version, such as “Oompa Loompa,” “The Candy Man” and “Pure Imagination.” The TCT chose to perform “Willy Wonka” because it is a familiar story that will engage the audience’s imagination.

“‘Willy Wonka’ is a well-loved, classic story of hope and magic,” TCT director

Sara-Margaret Cates said. “ T u s c a l o o s a C h i l d r e n ’ s Theatre chose this show because it offers a won-derful oppor-tunity for local theater lovers and newcom-ers alike to e x p e r i e n c e this imagina-tive and excit-ing show.”

“Willy Wonka” also appealed to the TCT because it allowed for a large cast. “We liked the idea of a larger cast,” Drew Baker, TCT artistic coordinator, said. “We

With a big cast, ‘Willy Wonka’ draws little actors

knew that with the Oompa Loompas and the other char-acters, the play would lend itself to a larger cast.” “Willy Wonka” features a cast of 100 local young people of ages ranging from five to 22. The cast has a varied range of theatrical experience. For some cast members, this will be their first show, while oth-ers have over 10 years of per-forming experience. Despite their different levels of expe-rience, Cates said audiences will be impressed with the talent demonstrated by the young actors. Along with the more famil-iar elements of the story, the play has been adapted in some new ways by the Tuscaloosa Children’s Theatre. For instance, the Oompa Loompas, traditionally known for their green hair and bright orange skin, will be debuting a new look in this weekend’s produc-tion. Baker said her favorite part of the production is the Oompa Loompas.

“They’re very animated, and they’ll have very color-ful costumes and wigs. I love watching them because of their energy,” she said. Though it is based on a chil-dren’s book, Cates said adults will be able to enjoy “Willy Wonka” and the way in which it brings to life a familiar childhood story with a posi-tive message. “The story is a dance down memory lane for many of us. [The play] is a chance to relive the magic of our child-hoods,” Cates said. “Also, the messages of hope, love, family and imagination are timeless and a great reminder to us all.” For the TCT, producing the play presented some chal-lenges in creating the seem-ingly magical aspects of the chocolate factory, but accord-ing to Cates, the production and design team have been able to bring the magic of “Willy Wonka” to life. “One of my greatest chal-lenges was creating the magic

of the show on a limited bud-get with limited technical gadgets or special effects,” Cates said. “I’m very pleased with my production team and designers. They really make this show come alive.” Performances will take place Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets range in price from $4 to $21 and are available at tuscloosa-childrenstheatre.com.

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It’s that time of the year again when every-thing the last couple of months have built up to is about to come to a close in a packed-full period of spring finals. No, I am not talking about col-lege finals, but in fact, the end of the spring TV season. The weeks of spring season finales are an exciting time, as we get finally get answers to questions like whom Barney’s wife will be on “How I Met Your Mother” and find out the win-ner of reality competitions such as “The Voice” or “The Amazing Race.” It is also a time of mourning and frustration, as we have to wait months before seeing our favorite characters again or getting the answers to gut-wrenching cliffhangers. For the most part, though, season finales give us a sense of conclusion (except “The Killing” in season one) and eager anticipa-tion for the fall TV season. The only problem is, with most shows off for the summer, what is there to watch? Since most of the best shows take place in the fall and spring, it can be hard to find shows to watch that can adequately replace the TV-lineup void caused by the spring season end-ing. However, if you look closely, you can usually find a few gems hidden in the summer lineup, and I’m here to help. Here are some of my sug-gestions of shows worth watching in the sum-mer.

“Common Law” (Season premiere May 11 on USA)

A new buddy cop comedy-drama on USA

Network, “Common Law” is about two LAPD homicide detectives, a methodical ex-lawyer and a former petty criminal who can’t stand each other to the point their constant bickering forces their commanding officer to send them to couples therapy. A silly premise, for sure, and the whole “two detective partners working together with opposite methods and person-alities” isn’t exactly groundbreaking material, but USA Network has a proven track record with comedy-dramas from shows like “Psych,” “Monk,” and “Royal Pains,” making “Common Law” at least worth a view.

“America’s Got Talent” (Season premiere May 14 on NBC)

“America’s Got Talent” is the perfect show for all you reality television addicts out there need-ing a summer fix, as it’s the only competition to feature acts ranging from singing to black light performers to an on-stage stunt bike rider. It’s not as captivating as “The Voice,” and the auditions aren’t as comical as “American Idol,” but whether it’s the ranting of judge Sharon Osbourne, the comedic reactions of host Nick Cannon, or the continuously diverse batch of auditions, the show has something for everyone to enjoy.

“Saving Hope” (Season premiere June 7 on NBC)

A medical and supernatural drama star-ring Michael Shanks, best known for his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson in “Stargate SG-1,” as Chief of Surgery Charlie Harris, who ends up in a coma after a devastating car crash. The twist is that while he is in a coma, he can roam

around in spirit form at the hospital. At the same time, his fiancée and fellow surgeon Alex Reid, portrayed by Erica Durance from the show “Smallville,” tries to keep the day-to-day operations of the hospital going, all the while attempting to keep Harris alive. It is an intriguing and unique show that puts an interesting spin on the standard hospital-pro-cedure show. It will be interesting to see if the writers can sustain this idea effectively over the course of the season, but I can’t wait to see them try.

“Falling Skies” (Season premiere June 17 on TNT)

“Falling Skies” is an epic alien invasion post-apocalyptic type show that not only has amazing visual effects and a compelling storyline, but anoutstanding cast led by Noah Wyle from “ER.” Itis aliens versus humans at its finest, and a show that “Walking Dead” or “Battlestar Galactica” fans are sure to enjoy. And to top it off, the one and only Steven Speilberg produced the show. It’s definitely a must-watch show when it comes back for its second season.

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The College of Engineering Does Amateur Radical Theatre is satirizing popular movies and Hollywood in its production of “Completely Hollywood!” on Friday and Saturday in HM Comer Hall. The play pokes fun at the cultural and industrial construction of Hollywood and its commercialization of art. It magnifies and picks apart recognizable aspects of Hollywood like big movie images, product placement and typical ideas about actors and directors. “It’s very in-your-face, quick-paced comedy. It’s satire in all ways of saying,” CDA presi-dent and director Jonathan Whitesell said. “Completely Hollywood!” includes new takes on famous movie scenes from films like “The Wizard of Oz,” “Charlie’s Angels” and “When Harry Met Sally.” The two-hour perfor-mance will not be a traditional play with the actors following a single, linear plot. Instead, the actors will present a series of sketches that feed into the larger storyline. The show will engage a lot of audience par-ticipation by allowing them to answer ques-tions and even participate in onstage action. “This kind of play is all about understanding that there is an audience. It’s not just a show, it’s more of a lecture, so [the actors] under-

stand that there’s an audience, and they’re talking to the audience the whole time,” Whitesell said. “It’s all about getting the audi-ence in on the show itself.” The CDA is an amateur theatre group run by members of the College of Engineering but is open to students of all majors as a more open, less competitive alternative to other campus theatre. “The CDA got started with the idea of letting people who are not in the theatre program on campus have an outlet like this. We want to give [students] a fun community outlet, some-thing that they can do that’s very laid back and open to anything. It’s just fun,” Whitesell said. According to Whitesell, the interdisciplin-ary nature of the group is what sets it apart

from other on-campus theatre. “It’s much more laid back. It’s much more open to people who aren’t used to doing the-atre,” Whitesell said. One of the main objectives for the CDA is to become more involved in campus life and to engage more of the UA commu-nity. “We want to try and get more integrated into campus,” Whitesell said. “We want to be a bit of a bigger force. We want to work with, for instance, the Guerilla Theatre on campus. We want to be doing one acts here and there: Fun nights, open mic nights, improv nights. We want to be more UA-community driven. We

want to let people know who we are and be a force [on campus] again.” The CDA’s current series, called “Engineers

Present,” also includes comi-cal plays that are similar in satirical style and includes “The Complete History of America (Abridged),” “Shakespeare (Abridged)” and “The Complete History of the World: The Musical” to be performed next semester. So far, audiences have responded positively to the series. “The audience has, so far,

raved about these [plays],” Whitesell said. “They’re hysterical, they say. I’m hoping we get a good response from this one, as well.”

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Duncan will play what may be his last show with the Lookers Saturday night start-ing at 9 p.m. at Green Bar. The show will be open to anyone 21 and older, and there will be a $5 cover at the door. The Bear and Doc Dailey & Magnolia Devil, both bands from Muscle Shoals, will open for the Lookers.

Playing guitar backwards

Born in Sulligent, Ala., Duncan got into music for a simple reason: He wanted to impress girls. At age 16, he started playing drums with a band of his high school friends. “I was a bad drummer,” he said. “I got to where I could keep a beat, but that was about it.” They only played four shows, mostly high school get-togeth-ers. When the band would practice, Duncan started play-ing around with his bandmate’s guitar, and the lefty took some abuse for the way he played. “I picked up his guitar and turned it the wrong way,” he

said. “I remember everyone saying, ‘You’re playing that backwards, you’re playing that wrong,’ but it felt right, it felt great.” When Duncan arrived at the University of Alabama in 1997, he started playing guitar regu-larly. He and a friend would play together two or three times a week, and Duncan learned how to play guitar, continuing to play a right-handed guitar left-handed, the strings upside down. Duncan didn’t start writ-ing songs until he was in his twenties. While he was in high school, he drew inspiration for his drumming from contempo-rary bands like Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins. Once he started writing his own songs, though, his tastes shifted to folk music and old country music. His songs draw from talents as diverse as folk singer John Prine and Tuscaloosa music staples the Dexateens. In his song “I Don’t Smoke Dope with Satan (Since He Left Me at the Mall),” Duncan bemoans con-temporary country music, sing-ing, “I don’t listen to country music radio anymore. They don’t play Merle Haggard like they once did before.” Duncan said he’s always ago-

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Show could be last for the Lookers

nizing over his songs and feels like they’re never finished. “It creates a lot of stress for me because I’m never satisfied with a song, with its lyrics,” he said. “I’m not very productive. It takes me months to write a song.”

The rise of the Lookers

Duncan’s songwriting abil-ity and belief in original music gave birth to the Lookers dur-ing his second time around at UA, when he was studying to become a teacher. Duncan was playing an open mic night in 2006 and performed a song he wrote as a tribute to local, original music. Mikey Oswalt, now 37, was in the crowd and liked what he heard. “I thought, ‘I want to be in a band with this guy,’” Oswalt said.

The two met that night, and Oswalt began playing drums for what became the Lookers. After going through a few bass play-ers, they settled on Ryan Akers. David Phillips joined on guitar. The Lookers started out play-ing the two bars in Tuscaloosa that would take a chance on original music: Egan’s and Little Willies, which is now called Green Bar. The band toured across Alabama and Mississippi, all while Duncan continued teaching at County High. His full-time job limited practice time and show oppor-tunities to days he doesn’t have to give quizzes or grade papers.“We’re weekend warriors,” he said. The Lookers and other local musicians form a tight-knit community in Tuscaloosa. Since the Lookers came on the scene, they’ve shared the stage

with major acts from around central Alabama, including the Dexateens and Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires. The cama-raderie in the scene is apparent on and off stage. Sweet Dog, the drummer for the Dexateens, was in the stu-dio when the Lookers recorded their self-titled album in 2009. Ham Bagby, who now takes the stage in Tuscaloosa with his own band, the Siege, played bass for the Lookers for a while. These musicians pursue the same goal Duncan is so pas-sionate about: They focus on their own original music. “He’s really big on the origi-nal music scene,” Oswalt said. “He doesn’t like playing covers. If he plays a cover, it’s usually from a local band or something really obscure.” Duncan’s attitude toward cover songs limits the places he can play in Tuscaloosa, but he still does his best to draw crowds by playing as passion-ately as he can. “Bars are going to book what brings money,” he said. “If peo-ple aren’t coming to see Blaine Duncan and the Lookers, that’s not the bar’s fault. That’s not students’ fault. That’s Blaine Duncan’s fault.” Duncan said he likes play-ing venues where the crowd is close. The band’s CD release party at Little Willies was one of his favorite shows because the fans were excited and involved in the performance. “He always struck me as someone who’s easy to

approach after a show,” fan Wes Webber said. “He’s very easy to have a conversation about music with.”

One last look

Oswalt will step back behind the drum kit for the Lookers Saturday for the first time since tennis elbow and his job forced him to leave the band in 2010. Oswalt has always remained close to Duncan and the Tuscaloosa scene, even playing on a bowling team with Duncan’s wife. Though Saturday’s show will be a reunion of sorts, the Lookers have not been able to maintain steady growth in the past few years. Duncan routine-ly drives to McCalla to practice with his bandmates, who live across the Birmingham area. The drive has put a strain on the band’s progress. “That’s part of our hiatus, which very well could lead to our demise,” he said. “Once we got to practice, we would just be sort of tired and watching the clock and not progressing.” Duncan said, despite the lack of growth in the band’s music the past few years, he still wants to keep playing, regard-less of who shares the stage with him. He also said he’s always up to play an acoustic solo show. “It’ll probably be more spo-radic, not as regular,” he said, “but as long as I’m healthy, I’ll probably keep playing, even if it’s by myself.”

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By Trey Irby

If I were obnoxious, I would mention that Muscle Shoals has one of the secretly great music histories in the United States. I would say bands like the Rolling Stones would sneak into town to record great records — parts of “Sticky Fingers” were recorded there — even as the rest of the state was more concerned with ideas like re-electing George Wallace as governor multiple times and generally falling into being the joke state for south-ern stereotypes. The legacy of Muscle Shoals, however, is more obvious than ever before to those who know music. That legacy even attracts a new generation and a potential new birth of talent in the Shoals. On Saturday night, Shoals-based bands The Bear

and Doc Dailey & Magnolia Devil will come to Tuscaloosa’s Green Bar, where this new Shoals sound differs is in the community. Members of both bands work with other artists, such as the Pollies, and gener-ally have a great working rela-tionship with other bands from the area. “Scheduling is difficult, but I imagine it’s more difficult for the other bands than for us,” said Louisa Murray, lead vocal-ist of The Bear. “We purposely don’t play too many shows because we’re all fairly busy with other things. I think each member of the band decides what project needs them more on a show-by-show basis.” The members of The Bear are in that nebulous age of being able to remember the past of the Shoals and Tuscaloosa, but

still young enough to perform and actively attempt to contrib-ute to the state’s musical pres-ent and future. The Bear played in the Oxford American’s show-case in Tuscaloosa back in September of last year.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” said Bear vocalist/guitarist Nathan Pitts. “Tuscaloosa was my home for a couple of years, and I have a lot of great memo-ries from my time there. My friends and I would walk down

to the Tusk or drive over to the Chukker occasionally to see a show. The bands, bars and peo-ple made a big impression on me. So now, whenever I get the chance to play in Tuscaloosa, it’s a real treat for me.” Pitts holds a close friendship with headliner Blaine Duncan that goes back to days in their hometown of Sulligent, Ala. “I met Blaine in high school,” Pitts said. “We both got into Bob Dylan at about the same time and would drive around listening to ‘The Basement Tapes,’ ‘Nashville Skyline’ and ‘Blood on the Tracks.’ We’ve been close ever since.” The Bear’s sound is a nice blend of traditionally country-infused instruments, like the banjo, with a more sultry and rock-based sound. It’s hard to fully describe, but I can tell

you that it is exceptionally good. Doc Dailey is also awe-some, and I must say, without any grace, that this show is going to be amazing. I know a few of these guys, and they are nice and humble, but most of all, they are the real deal. Come to Green Bar on Saturday and indulge yourself in some Southern music that won’t make you cringe. On a small aside, this will be my last column for the Crimson White, so I would like to thank the staffers I’ve gotten to know over the years, the readers who have told me that they liked the work and the musicians who took time out of their lives for some college kid’s silly ques-tions. I’ve appreciated the expe-rience, and I hope I get to cover this state’s awesome music somewhere else in the future.

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By Buddy Acker

I hear it all the time from my family and friends. They tell me it isn’t smart to pursue a career in video-game journal-ism. They say that I’m chasing major disappointment. No one will ever take me seriously. That last statement is prob-ably true: Hardly anyone takes video-game journalism seriously. The media ignores video games a lot of the time, and when they are getting

attention, they are usually shown in a negative light. It all boils down to the under-lying belief that video games are not newsworthy. I beg to differ. Video games have shaped our culture since their inception, and they’ve had a major impact on several peoples’ lives, including mine. They are not only a great source of entertainment, but they are also an escape from the harsh realities of life. I use games as a source of emotion-

al catharsis all the time. Vi d e o - g a m e journalism is not just sitting around and playing games all the time. A lot of people have that mis-c o n c e p t i o n , and that’s what leads to the misunderstand-ing and fallacious belief. Playing games is a part of the

job, and one of the main rea-sons, certainly, that I’m pursu-ing this career, but it’s not the only part. W r i t i n g about games is just as hard as writing about anything else.

It requires research and dedi-cation. Anyone who doesn’t believe that doesn’t belong

in the industry. I constantly search for new topics to write about when I’m not reviewing games. It’s very difficult. Why would I want to write about them? If I like them so much, why wouldn’t I just simply play them and leave it at that? It’s because I love writing about them. I enjoy sharing my experiences with other people. I love writing in general, but I wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night thinking about video

games. I hope that one day my devo-tion to gaming pays off. I wasrecently hired as an associateeditor for CriticsUnknown.com, which may not be thatbig a deal to others, but it is tome. It means that my musingsare now out on a high trafficsite for people to read. It’s astart. The money isn’t great,but that’s another one of thosethings that comes packagedwith being a video-game jour-nalist.

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During its first concert series, the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater had everything from Widespread Panic and Pretty Lights to Kenny Chesney and Alabama. This spring, it has already hosted acts such as Luke Bryan and Hank Williams Jr. Now, the summer and fall lineups fea-

ture everything from a former Beatle to the first winner of “American Idol.” From pop to country to rock, here is the run-down of what’s coming from the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. All ticket prices listed below are the box office price. Ticketmaster fees will apply online and over the phone.

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CAMPUS 3-4 BEDROOM HOUSES very nice, avail-able now. Lease and deposit required. No pets. Call (205) 752-1277.

WILLOW WYCK 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, perfect for roommates, ve minutes from Campus. Move-In Special. Pre-leasing Available. 391-9690

CAMPUS 3 BLOCKS away 1 bedroom apartments, Hackberry Place. $400-$425. Water and garbage included. Lease and deposit required. No pets. Call (205) 752-1277

ONE BEDROOM APT near stadium in Victorian home. Comes with extras. $545/ month. (205)535-4573

APARTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR FALL Morgan Apts 530 Frank Thomas Ave 2B/2B up to $1,425 & 330 1/2 Reed St Apt. 2 1B/1B $450 (205)345-7333

2 BEDROOM GARDEN HOME ASHBROOK Avail-able now! $850 per month. 1445 Southern Gar-dens Drive, Nice Location & Quiet. (205)246-9506

25 DRIVER TRAINEES needed now! Become a driver for TMC Transportation! Earn $750 per week! No experience needed! Job ready in 15 days! 1-888-743-4611. (R)

CLASS -A FLATBED drivers $. Home every weekend. Run S.E. U.S. requires 1yr OTR atbed experience & pay up to $0.39/mile. Call 1-800-572-5489x227, Sunbelt Transport, LLC. (R)

DRIVER TRAINEE’S needed now! $38,000 to $45,000 1st year average. 15 day CDL training. Everyone approved if quali ed! 1-800-TRUCKING (1-800-878-2546).

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DRIVERS PROFESSIONAL CLASS-A drivers, OTR tractor trailer, good pay, great home time. Health insurance, 401K, paid vacation, bonus package, and top equipment. All in a small com-pany atmoshere but backed up with large company bene ts. Call Victoria @ 1-877-883-9307 or visit www.pamdrivers.com. Inexperienced or refreshers call Lavonna @ 1-877-440-7890.

DRIVERS-CDL-A DRIVE WITH pride. Up to $3000 sign-on bonus for quali ed drivers! CDL & 6 months OTR experience required. USA Truck 1-877-521-5775. www.usatruck.jobs. (R)

EARN $1000-$3200 A month to drive our brand new cars with ads. www.AdCarPay.com

FLATBED DRIVERS YOUR career our commit-ment to you: percentage pay, home weekends, re-gional runs. Large customer base! 22yrs dedicated service. 1-800-828-6452.

MADISON UTILITIES WILL be accepting applica-tions for the following: Waste Water Crew Leader. Minimum requirements: High School Diploma and two years relevant experience. Preferred require-ments: 1C Waste Water Certi cation and Class B CDL. Applications will be accepted at Madison Utilities Administrative of ce at 101 Ray Sanderson Dr, Madison, AL, M-F 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. Madison Utilities is an Equal Opportunity and Drug Free Employer.

MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER - The University of Alabama, Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration seeks a dynamic and ex-

perienced fundraising professional who will work as part of the Culverhouse Team to meet the fundraising goals of the College and University. Visit UA’s em-ployment website at http://www.jobs.ua.edu for more information and to apply. Closing date 04/30/2012. EOE/AA.

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STUDENTS NEEDED for 2012 Crimson Tide Hospi-tality Team. Hiring responsible UA students to assist in skybox/club operations at all home football games. Email HospitalityOf ce@ia.ua.edu for an application and more info.

THE UNIVERSITY OF Alabama seeks a self-starter to work with entrepreneurs and small business own-ers as Director of the Small Business Development Center. Visit Employment Opportunities at http://jobs.ua.edu for more information and to apply. Closing date 5-4-2012. EOE/AA The University of Alabama is an equal-opportunity educational institution/em-ployer.

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ALAGASCO AUCTION ONLINE bidding now @ www.SoldAlabama.com. (40) Fleet Vehicles including large International utility trucks, 3/4 ton utility trucks, pickups, SUV’s, equipment, more! Absolute! No re-

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AUCTION-THURSDAY, MAY 3 @ 1:00pm - Truck Terminal Bldg. Evergreen, AL. 22 Overhead doors, 5400sf warehouse, 2400sf of ce, 4 ac. fenced & paved joining Evergreen airport. Near I-65 in Ever-green, AL between Mobile & Montg. LUDLUM AUC-TION GROUP AL580 1-334-792-0400 or www.ludlu-mauction.com.

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BUSINESS SALE OR lease. Food Market / Deli / Gas. Fully equiped, nice deli, email owner @ tcbra2@aol.com or call 1-334-285-1775.

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April 19, 2012Editor • Ashley Chaffin

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• Chicago: Gallaway Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

• The Motions, Wheelers: Green Bar, 10:30 p.m.

• Alabama Contemporary Ensemble and Electronic Music: Moody Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.

LIFESTYLESthis weekend

• Chicago: Gallaway Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

• Alabama Wind Ensemble and University Singers: Moody Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.

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SATURDAY

• Chicago: Gallaway Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

• Blaine Duncan and The Lookers, The Bear, Doc Dailey and Magnolia Devil: Green Bar, 9 p.m.

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The Crimson White@TheCrimsonWhiteBio: The student newspaper at the University of Alabama

Followers: 14,163Tweets: 5,148

Sample Tweet: The UA System Board of Trustees approved demolitions of four buildings on campus: bit.ly/lfU6RQ

Not Crimson White@NotCrimsonWhite

Bio: [Occasionally] humorous tweets tailored for University of

Alabama students

Followers: 2,412Tweets: 1,062

Sample Tweet: The Odyssey reminds me a lot of that book on

your coffee table that nobody ever reads

Winner: The Crimson WhiteWhile NotCrimsonWhite has great commentary on UA, the real news can

be found at The Crimson White’s twitter.

Mitt Romney@MittRomneyBio: Former governor of Massachusetts

Followers: 443,305Tweets: 917

Sample Tweet: The incompe-tence from the Obama ad-ministration has emboldened the North Korean regime & undermined the security of the US & our allies.

Barack Obama@BarackObama

Bio: This account is run by #Obama2012 campaign staff. Tweets

from the President are signed -bo

Followers: 14,298,008Tweets: 3,508

Sample Tweet: POTUS on the vote: “We simply cannot afford to keep

spending money on tax cuts that the wealthiest Americans don’t need

and didn’t ask for.” Winner: Barack Obama

His team has been in the Twitter game signifi cantly longer than Mitt Romney’s, and it shows in both tweets and followers.

Mark Ingram@Mark_Ingram28Bio: The offi cial Twitter feed of Mark Ingram

Followers: 185,571Tweets: 5,294

Sample Tweet: Being back with my teammates grindin today felt good! Superbowl or Bust!! #WHODAT!!!!!

Julio Jones@juliojones_11

Bio: The offi cial Julio Jones Twitter

Followers: 119,594Tweets: 1,001

Sample Tweet: I apologize to all my fans/supporters for the signing

today! 50$ per autographer was outrageous!! That was totally out of

my hands! I<3my fans

Winner: Mark Ingram I’m sure most Alabama fans love to follow both of these players; however, Mark

Ingram will show up on your news feed much more often than Julio Jones.

James Spann @spannBio: Meteorologist — ABC 33/40 TV, Rick and Bubba Radio Network, WeatherBrains host, and overall Mac geek and weather weenie

Followers: 59,133Tweets: 25,381

Sample Tweet: Storm complex mov-ing through the B’ham metro. NOT severe, but heavy rain, lightning and maybe some small hail. #alwx

The Weather Channel@weatherchannel

Bio: Daily weather news, tidbits, video and alerts from The Weather

Channel

Followers: 265,650 Tweets: 14,844

Sample Tweet: #Tornado threat much lower today. Isolated severe

storms expected from eastern Great Lakes to western Gulf Coast

Winner: James SpannThe constant interaction with his followers, paired with the local weather news,

makes Spann the #1 weather source.

Beyoncé@BeyonceBio: http://www.beyonce.com

Followers: 3,888,080Tweets: 1

Sample Tweet: Hey World, It’s B! I’m so excited to invite you to my new beyonce.com — we’ve been working hard and it’s fi nally ready for you XO

Jay Z@JayZ

Bio: This is JAY Z’s Offi cial Fan Twit-ter Page. Check back for all JAY Z

related tweets. It’s the Roc! This page is being maintained by Roc Nation.

Followers: 732,237Tweets: 637

Sample Tweet: What’s your favorite @JAYZ song? Check out the set live

streaming now: #JAYZSyncShow

Winner: BeyonceDespite only having tweeted once, I think the number of followers the lady of

this household has for that one tweet speaks for itself.

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