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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 119, Issue 25 P l e a s e r e c y c l e t h i s p a p e r • P l e a s e r e c y c le t h i s p a p e r • Briefs ........................ 2 Opinions ................... 4 Culture ...................... 5 WEATHER today INSIDE today’s paper Sports ....................... 8 Puzzles...................... 7 Classifieds ................ 7 Chance of T-storms 79º/52º Wednesday 75º/52º Clear P l e a s e r e h i s p a p e r • P l e a s e s p a p p p p p p p p p p e r SPORTS PAGE 8 Alabama focusing on ball security in preperation for Florida Atlantic PRACTICE NOTEBOOK NEWS | CONSTITUTION DAY CULTURE | ACTOR’S CHARITABLE THEATRE CULTURE | GREEK HOUSING SPORTS | CROSS COUNTRY New chapter houses built By Eric Yaron Contributing Writer Two new fraternity chap- ter houses were completed on University Boulevard shortly before the beginning of the fall semester. The new Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta fraternity houses were built through alumni support and independent financing, a process that was completed in a little more than a year. For Sigma Chi, the move onto University Boulevard f r o m Jefferson Avenue was not only a change of address, but also a home- coming of sorts. “It was really big to return the chapter to University Boulevard, a location we haven’t had the pleasure of being at since the 60s,” said Anthony Osbourne, the Sigma Chi chapter presi- dent. “It was a long process, and took a lot of work on our part with the University to get this location, but it wouldn’t have been possible without the generous dona- tions we received from all the Sigma Chi alumni.” Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta received the news they had received their respective land plots in the spring of 2011, construction plans were approved by the University in July 2011 and the houses were completed and opened to their chapters midway through August of this year. CW | Margo Smith Sigma Chi (right) and Phi Delta Theta (left) both moved into newly built houses on University Boulevard at the beginning of the fall semester. Fraternities moved in for fall semester SEE FRATERNITY HOUSE PAGE 5 “ The new Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta fraternity houses have a definite look of class about them. — Scott Kline By Eric Yaron Contributing Writer In celebration and obser- vance of Constitution day, two teams of University of Alabama students met Monday in the Ferguson Center Theater to debate the constitutionality of certain sections of HB 56. Students of political sci- ence professor Joseph Smith were pitted against members of the UA Mock Trial team in an argument that ultimately resulted in a split decision by members of the Student Government Association Judicial Board who oversaw and served as judges for the event. The debate focused on section 27 of the law, which prohibits Alabama courts from enforcing any contract made by someone in the country illegally. “This provi- sion is impor- tant, because it means that if an undocumented alien signed a rental contract, a work contract or an agreement to purchase something, and the other party to the contract didn’t fulfill their obligations, the alien would not be able to use the state courts to have the con- tract enforced,” Smith said. “The provision makes it much easier for unscrupulous people to disregard the promises they make to undocumented aliens.” One of the major elements debated by the two sides regarded the concept of pre- emption, an aspect of consti- tutional law affording certain rights to the federal govern- ment above and beyond that of state and local legislators. Constitution Day debate focuses on immigration Student arguments on HB 56 split jury SEE CONSTITUTION PAGE 2 CW | Austin Bigoney Students from Joseph Smith’s political science class debated section 27 of HB 56 with UA’s Mock Trial team. “ The provision makes it much easier for unscrupulous peo- ple to disregard the promises they make to undocumented aliens. — Joseph Smith By Courtney Stinson Staff Reporter “The Jellybean Conspiracy,” the Actor’s Charitable Theatre’s newest production, is a play distinguished by more than just its left of cen- ter name. The play features a cast of around 42 actors, half of whom have special needs. The show will consist of two separate acts. The first act, called “Voices of the Heart,” will be a variety-style show- case that will feature the entire cast and incorporate singing, dancing, readings and other performances. The second act will be a play titled “Dance With Me” about a teenage girl named Cricket and her strug- gle with learning to accept and celebrate her brother Tom, who has Down Syndrome. ACT gives special needs spotlight in latest production Submitted Ian Terry and Joey Lay rehearse for “The Jellybean Conspiracy.” Bama Theatre hosts debut of 2-act play IF YOU GO... • What: “The Jellybean Conspiracy” • When: Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. • Where: Bama Theatre SEE ACT PAGE 6 By Jasmine Cannon Staff Reporter Faith and a book scholar- ship took junior cross coun- try and track athlete Palee Myrex’s trek from a preferred walk-on to one of this sea- son’s top returning runners, she said. “I’m very grateful for [the previous coaches], that they had the faith to put into me, to invest in me, to bring me here and try to get me bet- ter,” Myrex said. “It started with some- one just hav- ing faith, hope and trust in me that I could do it and believe that I could do it. That’s really what got me here.” Myrex was offered scholar- ships at smaller schools, but ultimately made the decision to attend Alabama when for- mer cross country head coach Randy Hasenback told her the program had enough fund- ing to assist her with book pur- chases. The Bremen, Ala. native has gone from not being on the away meet ros- ter her fresh- man year to competing in Southeastern Conference championships her sophomore year, to hav- ing goals of going back to SECs and the national cham- pionship this season. “I feel like I can attest to the saying ‘hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard’,” Myrex said. “I definitely was not the typi- cal distance runner [when I first started], but I set goals for myself. If you can always keep those goals in your mind and keep working hard it will pay off.” Former walk-on Palee Myrex has SEC, national championship goals UA Athletics Palee Myrex has gone from walk-on to one of Alabama’s top runners. Junior standout credits hard work SEE MYREX PAGE 2 “ It started with someone just having faith, hope and trust in me that I could do it and believe that I could do it. — Palee Myrex
Transcript
Tuesday September 18 2012 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol 119 Issue 25
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Briefs 2
Opinions 4
Culture 5
WEATHER todayINSIDE
todayrsquos paperSports 8
Puzzles 7
Classifieds 7
Chance of T-storms
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SPORTS PAGE 8
Alabama focusing on ball security in preperation for Florida Atlantic
PRACTICE NOTEBOOK
NEWS | CONSTITUTION DAY
CULTURE | ACTORrsquoS CHARITABLE THEATRE
CULTURE | GREEK HOUSING
SPORTS | CROSS COUNTRY
New chapter houses built
By Eric YaronContributing Writer
Two new fraternity chap-ter houses were completed on University Boulevard shortly before the beginning of the fall semester The new Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta fraternity houses were built through alumni support and independent financing a
process that was completed in a little more than a year
For Sigma Chi the move onto U n i v e r s i t y B o u l e v a r d f r o m J e f f e r s o n Avenue was not only a change of address but also a home-coming of sorts
ldquoIt was really big to return
the chapter to University Boulevard a location we
havenrsquot had the pleasure of being at since the 60srdquo said Anthony O s b o u r n e the Sigma Chi chapter presi-dent ldquoIt was a long process and took a lot of work on
our part with the University to get this location but it
wouldnrsquot have been possible without the generous dona-tions we received from all the Sigma Chi alumnirdquo
Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta received the news they had received their respective land plots in the spring of 2011 construction plans were approved by the University in July 2011 and the houses were completed and opened to their chapters midway through August of this year
CW | Margo SmithSigma Chi (right) and Phi Delta Theta (left) both moved into newly built houses on University Boulevard at the beginning of the fall semester
Fraternities moved in for fall semester
SEE FRATERNITY HOUSE PAGE 5
ldquoThe new Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta fraternity houses have a defi nite look of class
about them
mdash Scott Kline
By Eric YaronContributing Writer
In celebration and obser-vance of Constitution day two teams of University of Alabama students met Monday in the Ferguson Center Theater to debate the constitutionality of certain sections of HB 56
Students of political sci-ence professor Joseph Smith were pitted against members
of the UA Mock Trial team in an argument that ultimately resulted in a split decision by members of the Student G o v e r n m e n t A s s o c i a t i o n Judicial Board who oversaw and served as judges for the event
The debate focused on section 27 of the law which prohibits Alabama courts
from enforcing any contract made by someone in the
country illegallyldquoThis provi-
sion is impor-tant because it means that if an undocumented alien signed a rental contract a work contract or an agreement to purchase something and the other party
to the contract didnrsquot fulfill their obligations the alien
would not be able to use the state courts to have the con-tract enforcedrdquo Smith said ldquoThe provision makes it much easier for unscrupulous people to disregard the promises they make to undocumented aliensrdquo
One of the major elements debated by the two sides regarded the concept of pre-emption an aspect of consti-tutional law affording certain rights to the federal govern-ment above and beyond that of state and local legislators
Constitution Day debate focuses on immigrationStudent arguments on HB 56 split jury
SEE CONSTITUTION PAGE 2
CW | Austin BigoneyStudents from Joseph Smithrsquos political science class debated section 27 of HB 56 with UArsquos Mock Trial team
ldquoThe provision makes it much easier for unscrupulous peo-ple to disregard the promises they make to undocumented
aliens
mdash Joseph Smith
By Courtney StinsonStaff Reporter
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo the Actorrsquos Charitable Theatrersquos newest production is a play distinguished by more than just its left of cen-ter name The play features a cast of around 42 actors half of whom have special needs
The show will consist of two separate acts The first act called ldquoVoices of the Heartrdquo will be a variety-style show-case that will feature the entire cast and incorporate singing dancing readings and other performances The second act
will be a play titled ldquoDance With Merdquo about a teenage girl named Cricket and her strug-gle with learning to accept and celebrate her brother Tom who has Down Syndrome
ACT gives special needs spotlight in latest production
SubmittedIan Terry and Joey Lay rehearse for ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo
Bama Theatre hosts debut of 2-act play
IF YOU GObull What ldquoThe Jellybean
Conspiracyrdquo
bull When Sept 21 at 730 pm and Sept 22 at 2 pm and 730 pm
bull Where Bama Theatre
SEE ACT PAGE 6
By Jasmine CannonStaff Reporter
Faith and a book scholar-ship took junior cross coun-try and track athlete Palee Myrexrsquos trek from a preferred walk-on to one of this sea-sonrsquos top returning runners she said
ldquoIrsquom very grateful for [the previous coaches] that they had the faith to put into me
to invest in me to bring me here and try to get me bet-terrdquo Myrex said ldquoIt started with some-one just hav-ing faith hope and trust in me that I could do it and believe that I could do it Thatrsquos really what got me hererdquo
Myrex was offered scholar-ships at smaller schools but ultimately made the decision
to attend Alabama when for-mer cross country head coach Randy Hasenback told her the
program had enough fund-ing to assist her with book pur-chases
The Bremen Ala native has gone from not being on the away meet ros-ter her fresh-man year to
competing in Southeastern Conference championships
her sophomore year to hav-ing goals of going back to SECs and the national cham-pionship this season
ldquoI feel like I can attest to the saying lsquohard work beats talent when talent fails to work hardrsquordquo Myrex said ldquoI definitely was not the typi-cal distance runner [when I first started] but I set goals for myself If you can always keep those goals in your mind and keep working hard it will pay offrdquo
Former walk-on Palee Myrex has SEC national championship goals
UA AthleticsPalee Myrex has gone from walk-on to one of Alabamarsquos top runners
Junior standout credits hard work
SEE MYREX PAGE 2
ldquoIt started with someone just having faith hope and trust in me that I could do it and believe that I could do it
Country Fried ChickenCheeseburger PieZiti CasseroleMashed PotatoesSteamed CabbageCornQuesadilla (Vegetarian)
ON THE MENU
DINNER
Fried Fish CakesSpinach Feta amp Ham PizzaCrab SoupRoasted PotatoesCauliflower BlendVegetable Stir-fryFried Rice (Vegetarian)
LAKESIDE
WEDNESDAY
What Grand Re-Opening Ceremony
Where First Floor Rodgers Science and Engineering Library
When 1030 am
What The Effects of HB 56 on Women amp Families One Year Later
Where Gorgas Library Room 205
When 330 - 5 pm
What General Interest and Business Career Fair
Where Bryant Conference Center
When 11 am - 4 pm
TODAY
What Capstone Conversa-tions Travel and Study in the Latino World
Where Ferguson Center TV Lounge
When 430 - 530 pm
What Bama Art House Film Festival ldquoMoonrise Kingdomrdquo
Where The Bama Theatre
When 730 - 930 pm
What Hot Topics Corpora-tions and Social Issues
Where Ferguson Center Anderson Room
When 630 - 8 pm
THURSDAY
What Technical and Engi-neering Career Fair
Where Bryant Conference Center
When 11 am - 4 pm
What Homegrown Alabama Farmerrsquos Market
Where Canterbury Episcopal Chapel
When 3 - 6 pm
What French Film Series
Where The French House
When 7 - 9 pm
ON THE RADAR
GO
GO
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TH
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The Mock Trial represented the state of Alabama and held by virtue of previous rulings that the concept of preemption should not be applied to this section in the case of illegal immigration They held that the state sought to pro-mote the economic prosperity of lawful Alabama residents above that of undocumented illegal aliens
ldquoFederal statutes do not pre-empt section 27 of House Bill 56rdquo Benjamin Slate co-counsel for Mock Trial said ldquoSection 27 seeks only to make those contracts entered into by unlawfully pres-ent aliens unenforceable in the Alabama courtsrdquo
The team of students from Smithrsquos constitutional law course represented the federal govern-ment and argued that Alabama was overstepping its bounds by creating laws which directly impeded federal immigration ser-vices from enforcing the laws of the United States The team held that the states are already unable
to curtail or complement federal laws and that by virtue of this restriction should not be allowed to draft such laws as those passed in HB 56
Another subject of debate included the intent of the law which Smithrsquos group held to be purely discriminatory in nature and designed to make immigrants deport themselves rather than suffer inhospitable living condi-tions in Alabama
ldquoImmigrant self-deportation happened as an effect of this bill and was the intent of the bill stat-ed by both co-sponsorsrdquo Sarah Hughes the co-counsel for Smithrsquos team said ldquoRepresentative Hammon said that this bill should lsquoattack every aspect of an illegal immigrants lifersquo and Senator Beason outright stated that this bill should create lsquoan atmosphere of self-deportationrsquordquo
At the close of the event the representatives of the SGA Judicial Board were unable to reach a unanimous decision as to who won the debate The board announced a tie with two mem-bers favoring the opinion of the Mock Trial and two siding with the members of Smithrsquos constitu-tional law course
CONSTITUTION FROM PAGE 1
Section 27 of HB 56 sparks mock debate
Second-year head coach Dan Waters believes Myrexrsquos pos-sibilities are endless mostly because of her desire Myrex said Watersrsquo system has helped make her a stronger and smarter runner
Clay Campbell Myrexrsquos high school coach praised Myrex for her approach to both athletics and everyday life
ldquoPalee is one of the best ath-letes Irsquove ever coachedrdquo he said ldquoShe has the desire and drive that you wish all athletes had She sets a goal and she knows what shersquos trying to do and she will work and do what-ever it takes to do that hellip shersquos a great Christian lady and a lot of her faith shows over in her athletics Shersquos just a super kidrdquo
In the Tidersquos 2012 season open-er Myrex led the Alabama back and finished first for the Tide as the team won the Crimson Tide Kick Off Myrex and her teammates also finished fifth in this yearrsquos Commodore Classic in Nashville - the same course Myrex hopes to return to in October for the SEC champion-ships
Along with Myrexrsquos consistent
improvement as an athlete shersquos proven to be solid in the classroom as well The biology pre-med major and business minor is well on her way to graduating summa cum laude with a 40 GPA Itrsquos another strenuous goal and she said shersquos facing some tough classes this year but shersquos up to the challenge
ldquoIrsquom really focused on aca-demics toordquo she said ldquoI still have a 40 so Irsquom really trying to hold onto thatrdquo
Myrex came from a school known for hav-ing winning programs She won two state championships in cross countrywas a four-time state champion in the 3200 m and 1600 m in
track as well as a three-time champion in the 800m and won back-to-back state basketball championships at Cold Springs High School Now in her third year at the University she wants to bring that success with her to college
ldquoIrsquove always had this drive especially from my family and our community it being so small we were big on winningrdquo she said ldquoI think thatrsquos the atti-tude Alabama has They bring you her to be a winner hellip I feel that attitude started in high school -- always wanting to win and be successful -- has carried on and itrsquos helped me in collegerdquo
MYREX FROM PAGE 1
Myrex focuses on academics athletics
ldquoPalee is one of the best ath-letes Irsquove ever coached She has the desire and drive that
you wish all athletes had
mdash Clay Campbell
From MCT Campus
An anti-Muslim activist who tipped an Egyptian newspaper reporter to the existence of an incendiary anti-Islam video setting off a chain reaction that climaxed in the storming of the US Embassy in Cairo last week has dropped from sight
Morris Sadek 69 last post-ed to his Twitter account on
Sept 10 a day before violent protests broke out over the crude 14-minute YouTube clip tilted ldquoInnocence of Muslimsrdquo which depicts the Prophet Muhammad as a cartoonish evil child molester and killer
Neighbors in Chantilly Va say they havenrsquot seen Sadek or his family since Thursday No one answered the door of his two-story brick townhome
on Monday although someone had collected notes and busi-ness cards left by reporters on Thursday along with a pack-age delivered the same day by the US Postal Service
Sadek is most likely in hid-ing fearful for his life said Magdi Khalil spokesman for Coptic Solidarity a nonprofit human rights organization based in Washington
Coptic Christian who promoted anti-Muslim video drops from sight
By Adrienne BurchStaff Reporter
Students across the University of Alabama cam-pus are given the opportunity to grow and learn outside of the classroom through living-learning communities
ldquoThrough living-learning communities students get a chance to work with other stu-dents in their major or inter-est area in a cohort modelrdquo Christopher Holland director of residential communities said
Living-learning communi-ties give students the oppor-tunity to not only take classes together but to also have pro-gramming centered on their studies and interests while liv-ing within close proximity of each other Holland said
Holland cited a recent study done on learning communi-ties by Gary R Pike and the Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Meeting Paper
ldquoLearning communities tended to have direct positive effects on day-to-day behav-ioral aspects of studentsrsquo col-lege experiences and indirect effects on the integration of information and student learn-ingrdquo Pike said
Pike found in the study that the higher the levels of inte-gration with course informa-tion and students in residen-tial learning communities the more these students were involved in clubs and organiza-tions and the more they inter-acted with faculty and peers the more intellectual content was involved in their daily interactions
Alicia Browne director of housing administration said in her experience she finds students tend to find their niche on cam-pus more quickly when involved in a living-learning community
especially those who come from out-of-state
One of the original living-learning communities at the Capstone is the Mallet Assembly which currently houses 71 students
Mallet was founded in the 1960s to assist with integra-tion and makes steps toward civil justice on UArsquos campus Mallet is different from other communities because it is governed by its residents
ldquoResidents have complete authority over their manner of government and activi-tiesrdquo Daniel Lutz the profes-sor-in-residence at Mallet said ldquoItrsquos a democracyrdquo
Ethan Graham a junior majoring in English said he moved into Mallet because of the way it is run and the bond he is able to build with the other students who live there
ldquoWe all know each oth-errsquos names interests and majorsrdquo Graham said ldquoIt feels more like a family than any of the regular dorms dordquo
Several of UArsquos living-learning communities include an academic compo-nent which involves required classes combined with the living environment
One of these academic based communities is the Blount Undergraduate Initiative
a four-year program where freshmen live in the Blount Living-Learning Center and take required Blount classes
Kimberly Peden a senior majoring in biology said liv-ing in the Blount learning community was a great expe-rience because it gave her a community to belong to as a freshman
ldquoMany of the people I became friends with in the Blount learning community I am still close to todayrdquo Peden said
Peden chose to be in Blount because as a biology major she was interested in the opportunity to explore new ideas and works that she may not have come in
contact with otherwiseThere are also themed
living-learning communi-ties such as the Business Community in Friedman Hall and the Engineering Community in Bryant Students may live in these communities if they are part of the respective college
There are over 13 living-learning communities at the University
Holland said if students across the University feel that their interests are cur-rently not being met by the existing living-learning com-munities they should con-tact their academic depart-ments or talk directly to the HRC about idea generation
Editor | Melissa Brownnewsdeskcwuaedu
Tuesday September 18 2012NEWSNEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 3
By Eric YaronContributing Writer
A national fraternity new to the state of Alabama has recent-ly decided to colonize their latest chapter on the campus of The University of Alabama
Leaders of Sigma Tau Gamma said they hope to become the 27th member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference cur-rently active at the Capstone
ldquoSigma Tau Gamma is excited to become part of one of the lead-ing fraternity and sorority com-munities in the countryrdquo said Michael Smoll the expansion director for Sigma Tau Gamma ldquo[It] is unique because of its long and rich history of students seek-ing to affiliate with a greek orga-nization which is reflected in the impressive chapter sizesrdquo
In the wake of another record-setting year for soror-ity recruit-ment and the naming of The University of Alabama as the largest greek community in the country by popula-tion Sigma Tau Gamma leaders aspire to add to the already large number of stu-dents in fra-ternities and sororities on campus with the founding of their latest chap-ter
The national fraternityrsquos expansion team arrived in Tuscaloosa at the beginning of last week keeping busy by seek-ing out and interviewing poten-tial founding members for their organization from every student class
ldquoWersquore currently review-ing a list of over 2000 men that have already been referred to us by various members of The University of Alabama campus including faculty administrators and even sisters of some of the sororities on campusrdquo said Paul Manly the expansion counselor for Sigma Tau Gamma ldquoThe University of Alabama has such a rich tradition of students seek-ing to affiliate with a greek orga-nization and Sigma Tau Gamma is incredibly excited to become a part of that traditionrdquo
Founded in 1920 by 17 stu-dents at the University of Central Missouri Sigma Tau Gamma has expanded to over 70 active chapters nationwide Primarily concentrated in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic Sigma Tau Gammarsquos nearest chapter to Tuscaloosa can be found on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University
Hoping to expand their
presence in the Southeast the fraternity is planning the creation of new chapters at both Auburn University and the University of Georgia after the colonization in Tuscaloosa is complete
ldquoWhat we really hope to see for this chapter is the bringing together of a group of high qual-ity men with similar valuesrdquo said Woody Woodcock a member of the Sigma Tau Gamma expan-sion team ldquoWersquore going to work our hardest to find the right people on this campus for Sigma Tau Gamma and hopefully bring together a truly high perform-ing group of student leaders this fallrdquo
With the large number of fra-ternities and sororities already on campus many students ques-
tion the need to add another organization to the UA greek community
ldquoItrsquos nice to see more fra-ternities trying to make their mark on the Alabama land-scape but I donrsquot really see the need for creating any more organiza-tions on cam-pusrdquo William Stokes a junior majoring inhistory said ldquoThe popula-tion of the cam-pus is sizeable and continuing
to grow but the greek organiza-tions already here have had no problem growing along with it
Stokes also said potential new members already have so many options when going through rush that he couldnrsquot see the campus needing additional hous-es just yet
Derek Kaimann another member of the Sigma Tau Gamma expansion team on cam-pus said he hopes that those stu-dents who eventually make up the group of founding members selected for Sigma Tau Gamma will take away as much from this organization as he did during his time as an undergraduate stu-dent
ldquoWhat really drew me to Sigma Tau Gamma as an undergrad were the various personal connections I made not only while going through rush but as a brother as wellrdquo Kaimann said ldquoPositive tra-ditions like those on The University of Alabama campus mean a lot But the opportunity these young men have to build a brand new tradition at a great school like this is something that will mean so much morerdquo
Students interested in learning more about Sigma Tau Gamma should contact Paul Manly at paulsigmataugammaorg
New fraternity plans to colonize
By Judah MartinContributing Writer
The University of Alabama College of Education will wel-come Peter Hlebowitsh to succeed James McClean as the 10th dean of the College upon McCleanrsquos retirement in January
Hlebowitsh has held the posi-tion of Department Executive Officer at the Department of Teaching and Learning at The University of Iowa since 2008 but is eager to become a part of The University of Alabama
ldquoIrsquove been looking at jobs like this one for about a year nowrdquo Hlebowitsh said ldquo[The UA College of Education] is a very successful college led by a remarkable dean who has brought the college to a national positionrdquo
Hlebowitsh holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education a Master of Arts in
curriculum theory and devel-opment and a doctorate in education all from Rutgers University
Hlebowitsh is responsible for helping to create several programs including a teacher leading center and living-learning community at The University of Iowa He has an active role in staffing assign-ments grant and research management and course design and is responsible for promoting his departmentrsquos graduate programs and man-aging the fiscal planning of the department He hopes to carry his past successes over into his new postion at UA
ldquoIrsquom very much looking forward to rolling my sleeves up and getting to work with the faculty and studentsrdquo Hlebowitsh said ldquoItrsquos my job to figure out where the weak-nesses are I would hope to find areas we can improve
and focus on research public engagement and teaching I do this with humility because the college is already in really good shaperdquo
Melanie OrsquoRear opera-tion coordinator for the dean of education explains why Hlebowitsh was right for the job She said the transi-tion from Dean McClean to Hlebowitsh will be a seamless process
ldquoWe are very excited that [Hlebowitsh] is coming hererdquo OrsquoRear said ldquoDean McClean left the college in good shape His [Hlebowitshrsquos] referenc-es his experience his person-ality just seem to be the right fit for our college and this uni-versity Students shouldnrsquot notice a change so there will be no adverse effects for themrdquo
UA Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner and President Guy Bailey made the
final decision to hire HlebowitshldquoDr Hlebowitsh has dis-
played remarkable leadership at The University of Iowa and I look forward to his service to our universityrdquo Bonner said ldquoPresident Bailey and I are strongly committed to work-ing with Dr Hlebowitsh as he assumes these new responsi-bilitiesrdquo
McClean served as Dean for the College of Education since 2004 and during that time helped guide the college to a No 79 ranking in US News amp World Report rank-ings of Graduate Schools of Education the highest rank-ing in school history
ldquoJim [McLean] is a remark-able dean and I have big shoes to fillrdquo Hlebowitsh said ldquoIrsquom very excited about getting started and Irsquom very honored that the faculty and other key involvement groups have given me this opportunity
College of Education welcomes dean ldquoWhat really drew me to Sigma Tau Gamma as an undergrad
were the various personal connections I made not only
while going through rush but as a brother as well Positive traditions like those on the
University of Alabama campus mean a lot But the opportunity these young men have to build a brand new tradition at a great school like this is something that
will mean so much more
mdash Derek Kaimann
By Katherine LangnerContributing Writer
Although the job market may seem to be dwindling University of Alabama stu-dents looking to enter the work force can find company repre-sentatives searching for future employees at two career fairs held on campus this week
This upcoming Wednesday and Thursday The University of Alabama Career Center is hosting two different career fairs Both events are geared towards giving UA students the opportunity to network with prospective employers while actively attempting to acquire a part-time job full-time job or an internship position
The General Interest and Business Career Fair will be held from 11 am to 4 pm on Wednesday Sept 19 at the Bryant Conference Center The event is not speficic to a par-
ticular major and features rep-resentatives from Wells Fargo Financial ATampT Aflac and Kohlrsquos among others
On Thursday Sept 20 stu-dents may attend the Technical and Engineering Career Fair which is more focused on stu-dents work-ing towards an engineering- or science-centered degree Similar to the fair ear-lier in the week this event will occur at Bryant C o n f e r e n c e Center from 11 am to 4 pm but the attending recruiters will have a more technical company background such as Mercedes Benz Alabama Power Company Chevron and Power South Energy Cooperative
ldquoWe have over 80 compa-nies registered for the General Interest Fair and over 90 com-panies for the Technical Fairrdquo said Linda Johnson the direc-tor of employer development
and relations for the Career Center at the Cu l ve r h o u s e College of C o m m e r c e and Business Administration ldquoIf you are looking for an internship or graduating this year you donrsquot want to miss itrdquo
Students attending either career fair are required to have their ACT card for entrance
Caroline Murray majoring in senior marketing and pub-lic relations is the public rela-tions student assistant for the Career Center at Culverhouse
ldquoThe biggest tip I have is to do your researchrdquo Murray said ldquoIf you really want to make an impact with a recruit-er show them yoursquore interest-ed in their companyrdquo
ldquoDonrsquot go to every single table and get a hundred free koozies Pick a few companies and learn about them Read more than their Wikipedia page and use the library data-bases Once you know some-thing about the company yoursquoll be able to ask the recruiters intelligent questionsrdquo
Students planning to attend the career fair should bring several copies of their resume to give to future employers and dress in a professional manner Johnson said
ldquoEveryone is nervous for that first networking experi-encerdquo Murray said ldquoCome and get the nerves out now so when you are looking to land that dream job yoursquoll nail itrdquo
Career Center to host job fair
ldquoThe biggest tip I have is to do your research If you really
want to make an impact with a recruiter show them yoursquore interested in their company
mdash Caroline Murray
Learning communities foster engagement
ldquoLearning communities tended to have direct positive effects
on day-to-day behavioral aspects of studentsrsquo college
experiences and indirect effects on the integration
of information and student learning
mdash Gary R Pike
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Editor | SoRelle Wyckoffletterscwuaedu
Tuesday September 18 2012OPINIONSNEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 4
By Tarif HaqueStaff Columnist
Her bones hurt At 16 she checked into the local oncology clinic after school awaiting the diagnosis In the cruel after-math her family would receive several bills in the mail each month requesting they pay sev-eral thousand dollars for her leukemia medication testing and chemotherapy In the United States she was not born into a privileged family with insur-ance She lived through her healthcare providerrsquos charity and compassion something her country could not provide her
Her textbooks said her
America was a land of oppor-tunity The Declaration of Independence said she had the right to life As the costs sur-mounted each month she felt her prosperity had been taken from her In 2012 about one in six people in the United States live without any type of health insurance
By natural law and guarantee-ing everyonersquos right to flourish the United States should require all legal residents to maintain minimum essential coverage for health care a key component of the Affordable Care Act
Illness is an unpredictable facet of human nature If the purchase of health insurance is
optional citizens without insur-ance would sink into healthcare funds when they became ill taxing the system without pay-ing the cost Thus an individual mandate requiring everyone maintain coverage would pre-vent people opportunistically sinking into insurance funds when they are sick and refusing to pay when they are healthy
An effective healthcare sys-tem inherently requires the well to care for the sick using an ele-ment of cost sharing When the sick are freed from disease they pay into the system to guarantee the health of society at large including the healthy when they become sick Itrsquos an equitable
system that guarantees every-onersquos right to flourish
By distributing the cost of healthcare we guarantee every-onersquos right to live freely Yet opposition to the mandate claims it limits financial freedom What about freedom from disease If we must decide between the two the United States should protect the right to life before the right to property The latter could not exist without the former Money is frivolous without a healthy person to wield it
Even so when it comes to purchasing health insurance the mandate will not affect the vast majority of Americans If the ACA were in place today
94 percent of Americans would not face a requirement to newly purchase insurance or pay the penalty
For many Americans the idea of buying a mandatory health insurance plan is hard to reconcile with the libertar-ian ideals this country was founded in However the ACA seeks to expand coverage to all Americans without socializing medicine in a consumer-driven but government regulated insur-ance market A similar model exists in Switzerland a country that enforces equal access to healthcare but still offers a gen-erous market of 92 insurers In fact the Swiss Media hailed the
Supreme Courtrsquos upholding of the law as ldquoa victory for common senserdquo
The individual mandate clause in the ACA points to a clear philosophical conclusion about healthcare it should be accessible and affordable to all Americans By implementing a strategy of cost sharing we can protect everyonersquos right to flour-ish No one should be denied the right to live freely under the spell of disease the human species can only progress if everyone has equal access to healthcare
Tarif Haque is a sophomore majoring in computer science His column runs on Tuesday
Effective health care system requires the well to care for the sick must provide plans for all citizens
By Mary Sellers ShawStaff Columnist
Imagine Itrsquos your senior year of high school You walk into an apartment-style dorm at The University of Alabama and you think ldquoThis is amazing I can have my own room no commu-nity bathroom and complete privacyrdquo Now flash forward to the end of freshman year You enjoyed all that privacy but what you werenrsquot expecting was to never see your roommates close yourself up for hours in your sin-gle room and have to clean your own bathroom to boot
Expansion here at the University has reached an all-time high and with that comes an expansion of the dorms However oftentimes the apart-ment-style dorms that the University heralds as a selling point are not as great as they appear At the University we want to wow potential students with our luxurious accommoda-tions beating out all the compet-itors But while we are succeed-ing in attracting students no one ever really talks about what life is like in these new dorms once
we get hereFor one a significant amount
of upperclassmen and transfer students will not be receiving on-campus housing this year A result of the increase in stu-dents the University has even bought half of an apartment complex East Edge apartments to rent out to students And this is still not enough Rose Towers was demolished to make the way for the new Presidential Village but anoth-er suite-style dorm is being built on campus There was no question that eventually Rose Towers was going to be torn down but the current construction rais-es new more important issues Why when we already donrsquot have enough housing and continue to increase in our numbers are we building dorms that require students to live alone allowing fewer students to live in each
Aside from the logistical dilemma there are several issues with the apartment-style
housing itself Apartment-style housing leads to a lack of com-munity Having a roommate is an important part of going to col-lege an opportunity suite-style dorms do not offer Meanwhile individual rooms encourage iso-lation
I lived in apartment-style housing my freshman year and it did not foster community The central areas that we boast
about to prospec-tive students are for the most part not used I hardly ever saw my room-mates and when I did it was a quick ldquohellordquo before one of us went into our room and closed the door Not only that but
having a suite meant that we rarely if ever saw other people who lived on our hall There is no bumping into people on your way to the bathroom when you have your own nor is there a need to escape to someone elsersquos room when your room-mate is getting annoying - you can just lock yourself in your
own bedroomFreshmen who live without
roommates donrsquot learn how to live and cooperate with another person They may sign a room-mate contract at the beginning of the year but the chances of having to deal with roommate conflict are slim Instead they are left on their own to start off their college experience not having to truly share a living space
I understand that while these fantasy dorms are a great sell-ing point to potential students I donrsquot understand why the University is slowly headed towards having potentially too much of a good thing Options for dorm living can be nice yes and some have had a fantastic expe-rience in suite-style dorms but itrsquos also okay to have the ldquotypi-calrdquo college experience Plenty of people have had college room-mates and they turned out just fine
Mary Sellers Shaw is a junior majoring in communication studies and civic engagement Her column runs biweekly on Tuesday
Traditional-style dorm better for freshman experience
By Lucy CheseldineStaff Columnist
A strange thing happened to me a few weeks ago asort of baptism if you like I was born into the Deep Southby swimming in the Black Warrior River It wasnrsquot thesort of spot made for swimming and in fact as the misthung just above the surface of the green black waterI was gripped by a fear of the unknown beneath andrepeated warning that all four types of snakes found inthe US made it down to Alabama but I got in
After this spiritual experience an awakening into alandscape I wanted to know more intimately I beganto worry about the cleanliness of the water This wasof course completely irrational and I believe it wasbrought on by Americarsquos extreme paradox of cleanli-ness To one end America has a sort of paranoia aboutkeeping perfect health characterized by insuranceadvertisements and posters in university bathroomsreminding us how to wash our hands a ritual I wouldhope we have all been partaking in for sometime now
And it was this mentality that crept into my head as Ibegan to imagine what was lurking in the river But thiswas the stuff of fantasy I realized it had been put thereby a number of overprotective measures the nature ofwhich I did not fully notice until I saw something in theentrance to Publix On my right sat two dispensers ofldquotrolley-wipesrdquo I could not quite understand the needto wipe down a vehicle designed to carry around prod-ucts already wrapped in two or three layers of protec-tive plastic This was furthered by a trip to the doctorsduring which I was asked to open the door with a tissuecovering my hand
And yet the other extreme exists here too I haveoften found myself sinking into my plate at an absurdhour in Waffle House and wondering how if the lightsnever turn off in there how they can possibly keep itclean And yet therersquos never an empty table The revolv-ing doors of many 24-hour food stops never stop turningAnd therersquos certainly the trend for a lifetime brought upin a rural setting which like my own childhood sum-mers consists of moldy fruit and mud pits a delight forthe immune system
The second words of wisdom I received from mygrandparents before arriving was that America is anation of ldquoeternal bathersrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot want you to become one of themrdquo theyshrieked and to an extent their prediction was cor-rect But itrsquos never as simple as that in America oneend of the spectrum always demands the presence ofthe other Even in the matter of hygiene concerns thisis still true Itrsquos a country feeding off contradiction in themost subtle of ways Thatrsquos what made it so exhilaratingas I floated downstream
Lucy Cheseldine is an English international exchangestudent studying English literature Her column runson Tuesday
Eternal bathers and US germaphobia
By Henry DownesStaff Columnist
For over 350000 Chicago schoolchildren vacation has never seemed so politically charged
While the economy con-tinues to limp towards some-thing resembling recovery the Chicago Teachersrsquo Union spurned an offer last week from the city which would have provided for a 16 percent pay increase over the next four years and their week-long strike marches on in ldquoThe Windy Cityrdquo
Economically speaking the unionrsquos actions defy logic The state and local governments ndashwho pay the teachersrsquo salaries ndash receive most of their revenue from property and sales taxes
and are seriously strapped for cash as consumer consumption sputters along at an anemic rate The latest ldquoU-6rdquo unemployment data (which includes underem-ployed and ldquodiscouragedrdquo work-ers) remains at a staggering 147 percent Wages everywhere have frozen and national core inflation sits at a stagnant 2 per-cent These indicators make the unionrsquos pay raise rejection all the more inexplicable
Itrsquos not as if the unionrsquos cli-ents were living in destitution to begin with They already earn roughly $76000 per year in a city where the median income is under $35000 and 196 percent of the population is below the poverty line Still the union has the gall to argue that padding teachersrsquo already ample salaries should be the cityrsquos top priority
But economic insanity aside understand what this strike is really about the Chicago teach-ers donrsquot want to enter the real world of professional account-ability
Most professions have some kind of evaluating oversight process ndash if you donrsquot perform to standard yoursquore expendable This is what the free market is all about With an abundance of young energetic teachers being pumped out of American universities nothing scares tenured veteran teachers more than being expendable
What new evaluation metric is so horrifyingly appalling to the teachers that itrsquos compelling them to forsake the children theyrsquove professed an education-al obligation to
Standardized test scores
The slimy labor leaders com-plain that socio-economic fac-tors out of their control will ren-der standardized testing an inef-fective measurement of instruc-tor proficiency They have rationalized the massive work boycott by asserting that all the teachers want is ldquothe tools and conditions to do their jobs and help all students succeedrdquo
There might be some truth in this But how is quitting school for a week and allowing the kids to hang out in their rough neighborhoods all day unfet-tered by school supervision an acceptable solution In no way does this help ldquoall students suc-ceedrdquo or alleviate socio-econom-ic pressures There must be a more constructive process to reconcile the teachersrsquo demands with city policy
The Chicago folks shouldnrsquot have anything to worry about concerning the testing scores anyway ndash after all a 2009 study showed that less than onendashhalf of 1 percent of city teachers were rated ldquounsatisfactoryrdquo while 94 percent were rated ldquosuperiorrdquo or ldquoexcellentrdquo What a shockingly successful group of educators the city must have
Meanwhile Chicagorsquos school-children are achieving at belowndashaverage levels on the national scale and lag behind their peers in other large urban areas
This strike represents every-thing thatrsquos wrong with modern unions motivated by greed and buoyed by misguided entitle-ment the union knows they hold all the leverage Public opinion be damned ndash without them the show canrsquot go on
I donrsquot believe the delusional position of the Chicago union is reflective of all teachers But it sickens me that these supposed ldquoshapers of young mindsrdquo are so staunchly opposed to muchndashneeded objective evaluation and have frivolously disregarded economic realities It also sad-dens me that hundreds of thou-sands of Chicago schoolchildren are being used as a pawn in their shamelessly ugly game
These teachers could benefit from some educational lessons themselves ndash on accountability on the economy and on profes-sional responsibility Most of all however they need a reality check
Henry Downes is a sophomore majoring in economics His col-umn runs on Tuesday
lsquoStrike represents everything thatrsquos wrong with modern unions Motivated by greed buoyed by misguided entitlementrsquo
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ldquoApartment-style housing leads to a lack of community
Having a roommate is an important part of going to
college an opportunity suite-style dorms do not offer
CW File
Each chapter set a fundraiser goal towards the construction of the new houses Phi Delta Theta sought $1 million while Sigma Chi reached out to alumni for $2 million
ldquoThis new house helps us in a great number of waysrdquo Matt McKee chapter vice president of Sigma Chi said ldquoThe houses cer-tainly help with recruitment but the support it offers the chapter as a whole from the housing of broth-ers to centering of our activities around it canrsquot be discountedrdquo
The previous chapter house of Phi Delta Theta located directly in front of the football stadium and near the Walk of Champions has been demolished since the completion of their house Sigma Chirsquos previous home still remains on Jefferson Avenue although currently it is unoccupied
With this new trend of greek house construction on campus
some students fear that the hous-es will become more of a show ofdistinction than one of actual util-ity Scott Kline a junior majoringin mechanical engineering thinksotherwise
ldquoThe new Sigma Chi and PhiDelta Theta fraternity houseshave a definite look of class aboutthemrdquo Kline said ldquoDespite beingtwo of the biggest houses on cam-pus they manage to still be non-ostentatious They fit in well withthe overall look of the campusand seem like great new additionsto merdquo
Space for additional housesnext to the new Sigma Chi andPhi Delta Theta fraternity houseshave already been appropriatedby the University and the processof land clearance at these loca-tions began earlier in the semes-ter Director of Greek AffairsKathleen Gillan confirmed thetwo chapter houses to be built atthese locations will be the futurehomes of the Theta Chi and PiKappa Phi chapters on campusWhether or not these will be thelast houses to be built on campuscould not be confirmed
Editor | Lauren Fergusonculturecwuaedu
Tuesday September 18 2012CULTURENEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 5
By Sophia Jones
The fall brings football with it and Saturdays in the fall are particularly special in the South Tailgating is part of the tradition and every home gameday of the season the smell of hamburgers and pop-corn waft around the stadium and the Quad gets drowned in a sea of crimson and white tents Thousands flock to The University of Alabamarsquos cam-pus hours before each game for one reason tailgating
Southern Living magazine voted the University as one of the top 20 schools for ldquoThe Southrsquos Best Tailgaterdquo When
you start to hear that ldquorollllllllrdquo rumbling from every corner of Bryant-Denny Stadium you know you will be satisfied stuffed with wings dips ham-burgers and nachos Victory
Football brings phenomenal food and here are my top tail-gating favorites Whether you are relaxing on the couch or mingling on the Quad before the game you can prepare and enjoy these tailgating treats
You canrsquot have a tailgate without some sort of messy finger food and nothing is messier (or more delicious) than chicken wings Irsquove had a lot of wings in my lifetime and buffalo wings remain at
the top of my list The Food Network website has a simple recipe for making them that only requires 12 whole chick-en wings some unsalted butter a small clove of garlic hot sauce and kosher salt All you need is an oven and two hours
If you feel like ordering the wings then I suggest get-ting Wing Zone to cater They are located on McFarland Boulevard and you can view their menu and order online
at their website Their Buffalo Bliss wings are my number one pick
My second staple for foot-ball tailgating is chips and dip Therersquos nothing bet-ter than warm melted cheese with some crisp bacon on a chilly foot-ball Saturday and that is why I love Swiss
Bacon Dip This dip requires no on-site preparation and is always an easy crowd-pleaser Rachael Ray has my favorite
recipe that can also be found on the Food Networkrsquos web-site It only takes half an hour to whip up so you can make Swiss Bacon Dip even if yoursquore in a hurry You can grab a bag or two of Fritorsquos chips at the grocery store and dip with that or slice up and toast a whole grain or rye baguette
You canrsquot have a proper tail-gate if there is no one grilling out A good way to change things up and put a spin on the classic hamburgerhotdog scenario is to grill hamburger sliders They are easier to eat and more manageable to make than a full-sized burger You can buy ground chuck mini
hamburger buns and any top-pings of your choice at your local grocery store
When yoursquore considering a tailgating dessert you have to choose something that can be transported easily and does not require refrigerationYou could go with something simple like cookies or brown-ies but my favorite tailgating desserts are Pecan Tassies These mini pecan pies are per-fect melt-in-your-mouth fin-ger deserts and the ultimate symbol of the fall You can get the recipe on myrecipecom Pecan Tassies are inherently Southern and the perfect way to top off a tailgate meal
COLUMN | FOOD
Wings deserts other tailgate snacks are simple to prepare football staples
ldquoYou canrsquot have a tailgate without some sort of messy fi nger food and nothing is messier (or more delicious)
than chicken wings
By Becky Robinson
The word ldquooxfordrdquo has a lot of connotations Therersquos the Oxford comma the University of Oxford in England and the Oxford English Dictionary However when I use the word what Irsquom talking about are the two staples for any fall wardrobe
First up is the oxford button-down Almost everyone has one of these hidden in his or her closet but to keep from looking traditional and stuffy itrsquos time to update Oxfords come in practically every color and pattern you could imagine so find what suits you I find that going up a size makes an oxford look better If itrsquos too tailored it can look too small and boxy
Oxford button-downs can be worn with just about anything
They look casual with denim jeans or linen shorts but can be dressed up for an interview or a day at work With fall coming oxfords are a great way to layer Since they are generally made out of cotton have fun experimenting with different fabrics and textures for a more varied look A comfy T-shirt works well underneath a button-down when itrsquos still warm and over-lain chunky knit sweaters are an option for when the weather cools down Like I said these button-downs go with virtu-ally anything so get creative to find your favorite layered look
The second type of
oxford is the oxford loafer Traditionally these have been geared toward businessmen but in recent years theyrsquove become a stylish way for women everywhere to acces-sorize
These shoes are pretty easy to find Most depart-ment stores have some or you can always go online for more options Websites such as Zappos Aldo or Urban Outfitters have excellent selections at rea-
sonable prices Also there are plenty of options to choose from leather oxfords fab-ric eyelet print boots some shoes with a higher heel or the traditional 1940s oxfords Companies have even started
Oxford button-downs loafers must-haves of fashion this fallCOLUMN | FASHION
making shoes in bright col-ors rather than the conven-tional neutrals so you can showcase your vibrant per-sonality through your boot-wear decisions
A downside to these loaf-ers is that some styles can be uncomfortable on bare feet Find some patterned tights or low-cut socks to ensure your feet donrsquot suf-fer for your style These shoes are a classy Gameday accessory but make sure they fit well and are broken in for a long day of walking
Oxford button-downs and oxford loafers are a great combination especially now that school is back in session Since both are sta-ple pieces and often avail-able in neutral or subtle colors mix and match for a classic and fun look
ldquoOxford button-downs and oxford loafers are a great
combination especially now that school is back in
session
FRATERNITY HOUSE FROM PAGE 1
Fraternities move into new chapter houses
$2 TuesdayTuesday September 18th 10am-2pm (or while supplies last)Ferguson Center first-floor lobby
$2 T-shirts from past games$2 Caps
By Abbey CrainContributing Writer
One would not expect the murmur of fluent French con-versation coming from the pur-ple couches inside of Starbucks
An extension of the The University of Alabama French Club The French Table aims for complete cultural immersion every Wednesday at Starbucks
This mix of students coming from all walks of campus share one commonal-ity - a love of the French lan-guage
M e l i s s a H e n d e r s o n director of the French House and first year masters student studying French literature was original-ly on the pre-med track but fell in love with France when she studied abroad
ldquoIt has been going on for a couple years nowrdquo Henderson said ldquoNormally the grad stu-dents are in change of it We get undergraduates and inter-national students that comerdquo
French graduate teaching assistants are in charge of the French film series as well as the French Table in hopes of helping students majoring in French to delve more into the French culture
Samuel Hand a junior major-ing in French and biology was encouraged by his French friends back home and his par-ents who work in the French Quarter to pursue French as a second language He was taken to a French Table function by a friend and has participated every since
ldquoYou donrsquot learn how to speak the language in the classrdquo Hand
said ldquoYou learn to engage in the culture The only way to speak it is to go out and try itrdquo
The level of French expertise does not matter all are encour-aged to try it
out French Table attendees are encouraging and do not mind helping each other out whether a student cannot remember a word or needs a sentence repeated because they did not understand
Alexa Piepul a sophomore majoring in political science and French heard about French Table from flyers and thought it would be a great setting to prac-tice speaking French
ldquoI like speaking French even though Irsquom not good at itrdquo Piepul said ldquoFor second lan-guages you need to practice talking and you donrsquot really have the opportunity outside
of classrdquoPiepul hopes to carry her
language skills with her for future job opportunities and would love to live abroad in a French speaking country
After an hour of only speak-ing in French the eleven stu-dents in attendance immedi-ately began to joke and laugh in English They all spoke of the exhaustion experienced after having to actively think about each thing each other said
Henderson the director of French House and one of the leaders of French Table invites all students interest-ed in the French language to come next Wednesday
ldquoAnyone can comerdquo Henderson said ldquoThere are no fees you can come getStarbucks and stay for five minutes if you wantrdquo
French Table meets every Wednesday from 4 pm to 5 pm on the Starbucks couches
French Club offers students chance to practice language
The characters Cricket and Tom Terry are played by an actual brother and sister duo Kayla and Ian Terry For Kayla Terry the dynamic between Cricket and Tomreflects the real struggles and triumphs sib-lings with and without special needs experience
ldquoItrsquos like playing a version of yourself Especially if you have a sibling with special needs Irsquom sure you can relate to Cricketrsquos struggle because there are times when it is difficult to accept the fact that your broth-er or sister is differentrdquo Kayla Terry said ldquoAlso you have to be strong for them because people think differently of themrdquo
While ldquoDance With Merdquo focuses on the differences between Cricket and Tom the play also draws similari-ties between people with and
without special needs The character Reese played by Nick Motz befriends Tom because they can relate to experiences of not being accepted
ldquoReese is a pretty awk-ward kid whorsquos been pushed around a lotrdquo Motz said ldquoThatrsquos why he and Tom hit it off because they can relate on a number of levelsrdquo
Ian Terry who started acting at a young age orig-inally found the play online and introduced it to ACT artistic director Joey Lay Ian Terry said he has enjoyed being onstage and shares a love of coun-try music with his character Tom
For Lay the decision
to stage ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo simply made sense for the ACT because he said it aligned well with the theatrersquos goals and allowed for inclusivity in the theatre
ldquoOur organization is based on giving back to the commu-nity and giving back to char-ity and it was just logical for us to do thisrdquo Lay said ldquo[The play] fell in with our mis-sion which is to allow those in the community that might not always get to act in the the-atre to [do so]rdquo
For all the actors ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo offers a learning experience People with special needs who may not otherwise be able to per-form onstage will have that opportunity while typically
trained actors who may not otherwise get to work with special needs actors will get that experience from this play
ldquoItrsquos been a learning expe-rience for everyone involved and I think that everybody is going to come out a better person because of itrdquo Kayla Terry said
The themes of ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo are also familiar to Lay whose sister
also has Down SyndromeldquoThe whole concept of
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo is that the whole world is like a jelly bean jarrdquo Lay said ldquoWe all may be different col-ors shapes kinds flavors but we all have a place and we all have a purposerdquo
Though the story of ldquoDance With Merdquo focuses on the acceptance of a character with special needs for Lay the playrsquos message of acceptance
extends to people of all races creeds and genders
ldquoI think it just goes to show that if we all appreciate each other for our talents and our own individuality the world would be a better placerdquo Lay said
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo opens Friday Sept 21 at 730 pm and will run through Sunday at the Bama Theatre Tickets are $14 and can be purchased at theactonlinecom
ldquoThe whole concept of ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo is
that the whole world is like a jelly bean jar We all may be different colors shapes
kinds fl avors but we all have a place and we all have a
purpose
mdash Joey Lay
IF YOU GObull What French Table
bull Where Starbucks in the Ferg
bull When 4 - 5 pm every Wednesday
ldquoThe only way to speak it is to go out and try it
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pick46 Writerrsquos
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Editor | Marquavius BurnettcrimsonwhitesportsgmailcomTuesday September 18 2012SPORTS
NEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 8
By Marc TorrenceAssistant Sports Editor
Football analyst Chris Brown published an article on smart-footballcom last Tuesday about Alabama head coach Nick Saban and his defensive backs - specifically that they arenrsquot taught to backpedal
ldquoI never backpedaled at Alabamardquo former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick told NFLcom this summer
Brown who wrote ldquoThe Essential Smart Footballrdquo and contributes football analytics pieces to websites like ESPNcomrsquos Grantland was intrigued by Kirkpatrickrsquos quote and decided to examine his claims further
ldquoSome fairly questioned whether this was hyperbole ndash How do you not teach defensive
backs to backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoBut this is something Saban very specifically has cho-sen not to dordquo
Brown told an anecdote from Sabanrsquos coach-ing time with the NFLrsquos Cleveland Browns about how Saban adapted to fit the skill set of a slower corner-back he coached Everson Walls To counter his lack of speed Saban developed a new strategy
ldquoSaban began teaching his now-famous lsquoshufflersquo technique rather than the traditional backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoEssentially it is a three-step shuffle technique at which
point the defensive back may break on a short route or can turn and run and play the
receiver down the fieldrdquo
A l a b a m a rsquo s defensive backs are often in press coverage and play closer to the line a strategy more adept to the quick shuffle rather than a backpedal
But does Saban still use
that technique today He was asked about this during Mondayrsquos news conference
ldquoTheyrsquore taught to back-pedal They all can backpedalrdquo he said ldquoYou come to practice every day they backpedal in individual they backpedal
sometimes on their plan We play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run Sometimes they get off and backpedal
ldquoI just think that wersquore just not philosophically in to play-ing a lot of soft coverage where you line seven eight or nine yards off a guy and give him a lot of easy throws in front but we do teach them how to back-pedal We teach them how to plant and drive out of a back-pedal There are coverages that we have where our corners do play off thatrsquos just not philo-sophically how we play most of the timerdquo
Safety HaHa Clinton-Dix was asked a similar question about what Kirkpatrick said and whether he was taught to back-pedal His answer seemed to
confirm what Saban said -- that the defensive backs do learn to backpedal but Saban plays his defenders closer to the line than most teams so they donrsquot have as much room to do so
ldquoI have no take on that -- what went on with Dre Kirkpatrick in Cincinnati I really donrsquot know anything about thatrdquo Clinton-
Dix said ldquoWe do backpedal in practice so I donrsquot know exactly where that came fromrdquo
As for whether Saban himself was taught to backpedal as a cornerback at Kent State
ldquoAnd I can backpedalrdquo he joked ldquoI backpedaled when I played and I can still backpedal ndash and cover ndash somebodyrdquo
Does Saban teach defensive backs to backpedal
CW | Austin BigoneyNick Saban reacts to the media following a question about backpedaling
ldquoWe play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run
Sometimes they get off and backpedal
mdash Nick Saban
Tide prepares for FAU match by focusing on turnoversBy Marquavius BurnettSports Editor
Heading into its weekly preparation for Florida Atlantic Alabama is focused on creating turnovers on defense and ball security on offense
Three games into the season Alabama has forced 12 turn-overs ndash six interceptions and six fumble recoveries ndash and only committed one a fumble against Michigan
Protecting the ball is one of the biggest things head coach Nick Saban has harped on dur-ing his time at Alabama Despite having one of the best statisti-cal defenses in 2011 the Tide only forced 20 turnovers Saban took the team to visit the New Orleans Saints to see how forc-ing turnovers was taught on the NFL level Now the defense is creating turnovers at a higher
rate and the offense is benefit-ing from the field position
On the flip side Alabamarsquos ball security has allowed the team to string together long drives and get off to fast starts But ball security works for both sides of the ball said wide receiver Christion Jones
ldquoThat is one thing that we practice every day Ball security for the running backs the quar-terbacks the wide receiversrdquo
Jones said ldquoEven when the defense gets a turnover its ball security too because we donrsquot want to get a turnover and then turn it over againrdquo
The team has created a com-petition between the offense and defense Anytime an offen-sive player is carrying the ball a defender tries to knock it out whether itrsquos during or after the play Itrsquos not fair but all the coaches care about is ball secu-rity said running back Eddie Lacy
How often does the defense get the ball away from the offense in practice
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in practice]rdquo Mosley said ldquoOur goal is to cause three or more turnovers a game and wersquove been doing that so farrdquo
Saban said the competi-tion is another way to help the
teams mentally ldquoI think ball security with our
offensive players is something that we emphasize just as much as we do getting turnoversrdquo Saban said ldquoI do think that it does help that the defense is always trying to get the ball off of them so theyrsquore conscious all the time of protecting the ballrdquo
Players of the Week Six Alabama players were
recognized by the coaching staff for their performances fol-lowing Saturdayrsquos 52-0 victory at Arkansas Eddie Lacy and Chance Warmack were named players of the week on offense while Adrian Hubbard and CJ Mosley represented the defense Cade Foster and Dee Hart were selected from the special teams
Warmack who was also named SEC Offensive Lineman
of the Week led the Crimson Tide with a 91 percent grade He did not allow a pressure or get
called for any penalties and theline didnrsquot allow a single sack inthe game
CW | Austin BigoneyTide running backs line up for a drill without their injured teammate Jalston Fowler
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in prac-tice] Our goal is to cause three or more turnovers a
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When 430 - 530 pm
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The Mock Trial represented the state of Alabama and held by virtue of previous rulings that the concept of preemption should not be applied to this section in the case of illegal immigration They held that the state sought to pro-mote the economic prosperity of lawful Alabama residents above that of undocumented illegal aliens
ldquoFederal statutes do not pre-empt section 27 of House Bill 56rdquo Benjamin Slate co-counsel for Mock Trial said ldquoSection 27 seeks only to make those contracts entered into by unlawfully pres-ent aliens unenforceable in the Alabama courtsrdquo
The team of students from Smithrsquos constitutional law course represented the federal govern-ment and argued that Alabama was overstepping its bounds by creating laws which directly impeded federal immigration ser-vices from enforcing the laws of the United States The team held that the states are already unable
to curtail or complement federal laws and that by virtue of this restriction should not be allowed to draft such laws as those passed in HB 56
Another subject of debate included the intent of the law which Smithrsquos group held to be purely discriminatory in nature and designed to make immigrants deport themselves rather than suffer inhospitable living condi-tions in Alabama
ldquoImmigrant self-deportation happened as an effect of this bill and was the intent of the bill stat-ed by both co-sponsorsrdquo Sarah Hughes the co-counsel for Smithrsquos team said ldquoRepresentative Hammon said that this bill should lsquoattack every aspect of an illegal immigrants lifersquo and Senator Beason outright stated that this bill should create lsquoan atmosphere of self-deportationrsquordquo
At the close of the event the representatives of the SGA Judicial Board were unable to reach a unanimous decision as to who won the debate The board announced a tie with two mem-bers favoring the opinion of the Mock Trial and two siding with the members of Smithrsquos constitu-tional law course
CONSTITUTION FROM PAGE 1
Section 27 of HB 56 sparks mock debate
Second-year head coach Dan Waters believes Myrexrsquos pos-sibilities are endless mostly because of her desire Myrex said Watersrsquo system has helped make her a stronger and smarter runner
Clay Campbell Myrexrsquos high school coach praised Myrex for her approach to both athletics and everyday life
ldquoPalee is one of the best ath-letes Irsquove ever coachedrdquo he said ldquoShe has the desire and drive that you wish all athletes had She sets a goal and she knows what shersquos trying to do and she will work and do what-ever it takes to do that hellip shersquos a great Christian lady and a lot of her faith shows over in her athletics Shersquos just a super kidrdquo
In the Tidersquos 2012 season open-er Myrex led the Alabama back and finished first for the Tide as the team won the Crimson Tide Kick Off Myrex and her teammates also finished fifth in this yearrsquos Commodore Classic in Nashville - the same course Myrex hopes to return to in October for the SEC champion-ships
Along with Myrexrsquos consistent
improvement as an athlete shersquos proven to be solid in the classroom as well The biology pre-med major and business minor is well on her way to graduating summa cum laude with a 40 GPA Itrsquos another strenuous goal and she said shersquos facing some tough classes this year but shersquos up to the challenge
ldquoIrsquom really focused on aca-demics toordquo she said ldquoI still have a 40 so Irsquom really trying to hold onto thatrdquo
Myrex came from a school known for hav-ing winning programs She won two state championships in cross countrywas a four-time state champion in the 3200 m and 1600 m in
track as well as a three-time champion in the 800m and won back-to-back state basketball championships at Cold Springs High School Now in her third year at the University she wants to bring that success with her to college
ldquoIrsquove always had this drive especially from my family and our community it being so small we were big on winningrdquo she said ldquoI think thatrsquos the atti-tude Alabama has They bring you her to be a winner hellip I feel that attitude started in high school -- always wanting to win and be successful -- has carried on and itrsquos helped me in collegerdquo
MYREX FROM PAGE 1
Myrex focuses on academics athletics
ldquoPalee is one of the best ath-letes Irsquove ever coached She has the desire and drive that
you wish all athletes had
mdash Clay Campbell
From MCT Campus
An anti-Muslim activist who tipped an Egyptian newspaper reporter to the existence of an incendiary anti-Islam video setting off a chain reaction that climaxed in the storming of the US Embassy in Cairo last week has dropped from sight
Morris Sadek 69 last post-ed to his Twitter account on
Sept 10 a day before violent protests broke out over the crude 14-minute YouTube clip tilted ldquoInnocence of Muslimsrdquo which depicts the Prophet Muhammad as a cartoonish evil child molester and killer
Neighbors in Chantilly Va say they havenrsquot seen Sadek or his family since Thursday No one answered the door of his two-story brick townhome
on Monday although someone had collected notes and busi-ness cards left by reporters on Thursday along with a pack-age delivered the same day by the US Postal Service
Sadek is most likely in hid-ing fearful for his life said Magdi Khalil spokesman for Coptic Solidarity a nonprofit human rights organization based in Washington
Coptic Christian who promoted anti-Muslim video drops from sight
By Adrienne BurchStaff Reporter
Students across the University of Alabama cam-pus are given the opportunity to grow and learn outside of the classroom through living-learning communities
ldquoThrough living-learning communities students get a chance to work with other stu-dents in their major or inter-est area in a cohort modelrdquo Christopher Holland director of residential communities said
Living-learning communi-ties give students the oppor-tunity to not only take classes together but to also have pro-gramming centered on their studies and interests while liv-ing within close proximity of each other Holland said
Holland cited a recent study done on learning communi-ties by Gary R Pike and the Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Meeting Paper
ldquoLearning communities tended to have direct positive effects on day-to-day behav-ioral aspects of studentsrsquo col-lege experiences and indirect effects on the integration of information and student learn-ingrdquo Pike said
Pike found in the study that the higher the levels of inte-gration with course informa-tion and students in residen-tial learning communities the more these students were involved in clubs and organiza-tions and the more they inter-acted with faculty and peers the more intellectual content was involved in their daily interactions
Alicia Browne director of housing administration said in her experience she finds students tend to find their niche on cam-pus more quickly when involved in a living-learning community
especially those who come from out-of-state
One of the original living-learning communities at the Capstone is the Mallet Assembly which currently houses 71 students
Mallet was founded in the 1960s to assist with integra-tion and makes steps toward civil justice on UArsquos campus Mallet is different from other communities because it is governed by its residents
ldquoResidents have complete authority over their manner of government and activi-tiesrdquo Daniel Lutz the profes-sor-in-residence at Mallet said ldquoItrsquos a democracyrdquo
Ethan Graham a junior majoring in English said he moved into Mallet because of the way it is run and the bond he is able to build with the other students who live there
ldquoWe all know each oth-errsquos names interests and majorsrdquo Graham said ldquoIt feels more like a family than any of the regular dorms dordquo
Several of UArsquos living-learning communities include an academic compo-nent which involves required classes combined with the living environment
One of these academic based communities is the Blount Undergraduate Initiative
a four-year program where freshmen live in the Blount Living-Learning Center and take required Blount classes
Kimberly Peden a senior majoring in biology said liv-ing in the Blount learning community was a great expe-rience because it gave her a community to belong to as a freshman
ldquoMany of the people I became friends with in the Blount learning community I am still close to todayrdquo Peden said
Peden chose to be in Blount because as a biology major she was interested in the opportunity to explore new ideas and works that she may not have come in
contact with otherwiseThere are also themed
living-learning communi-ties such as the Business Community in Friedman Hall and the Engineering Community in Bryant Students may live in these communities if they are part of the respective college
There are over 13 living-learning communities at the University
Holland said if students across the University feel that their interests are cur-rently not being met by the existing living-learning com-munities they should con-tact their academic depart-ments or talk directly to the HRC about idea generation
Editor | Melissa Brownnewsdeskcwuaedu
Tuesday September 18 2012NEWSNEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 3
By Eric YaronContributing Writer
A national fraternity new to the state of Alabama has recent-ly decided to colonize their latest chapter on the campus of The University of Alabama
Leaders of Sigma Tau Gamma said they hope to become the 27th member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference cur-rently active at the Capstone
ldquoSigma Tau Gamma is excited to become part of one of the lead-ing fraternity and sorority com-munities in the countryrdquo said Michael Smoll the expansion director for Sigma Tau Gamma ldquo[It] is unique because of its long and rich history of students seek-ing to affiliate with a greek orga-nization which is reflected in the impressive chapter sizesrdquo
In the wake of another record-setting year for soror-ity recruit-ment and the naming of The University of Alabama as the largest greek community in the country by popula-tion Sigma Tau Gamma leaders aspire to add to the already large number of stu-dents in fra-ternities and sororities on campus with the founding of their latest chap-ter
The national fraternityrsquos expansion team arrived in Tuscaloosa at the beginning of last week keeping busy by seek-ing out and interviewing poten-tial founding members for their organization from every student class
ldquoWersquore currently review-ing a list of over 2000 men that have already been referred to us by various members of The University of Alabama campus including faculty administrators and even sisters of some of the sororities on campusrdquo said Paul Manly the expansion counselor for Sigma Tau Gamma ldquoThe University of Alabama has such a rich tradition of students seek-ing to affiliate with a greek orga-nization and Sigma Tau Gamma is incredibly excited to become a part of that traditionrdquo
Founded in 1920 by 17 stu-dents at the University of Central Missouri Sigma Tau Gamma has expanded to over 70 active chapters nationwide Primarily concentrated in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic Sigma Tau Gammarsquos nearest chapter to Tuscaloosa can be found on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University
Hoping to expand their
presence in the Southeast the fraternity is planning the creation of new chapters at both Auburn University and the University of Georgia after the colonization in Tuscaloosa is complete
ldquoWhat we really hope to see for this chapter is the bringing together of a group of high qual-ity men with similar valuesrdquo said Woody Woodcock a member of the Sigma Tau Gamma expan-sion team ldquoWersquore going to work our hardest to find the right people on this campus for Sigma Tau Gamma and hopefully bring together a truly high perform-ing group of student leaders this fallrdquo
With the large number of fra-ternities and sororities already on campus many students ques-
tion the need to add another organization to the UA greek community
ldquoItrsquos nice to see more fra-ternities trying to make their mark on the Alabama land-scape but I donrsquot really see the need for creating any more organiza-tions on cam-pusrdquo William Stokes a junior majoring inhistory said ldquoThe popula-tion of the cam-pus is sizeable and continuing
to grow but the greek organiza-tions already here have had no problem growing along with it
Stokes also said potential new members already have so many options when going through rush that he couldnrsquot see the campus needing additional hous-es just yet
Derek Kaimann another member of the Sigma Tau Gamma expansion team on cam-pus said he hopes that those stu-dents who eventually make up the group of founding members selected for Sigma Tau Gamma will take away as much from this organization as he did during his time as an undergraduate stu-dent
ldquoWhat really drew me to Sigma Tau Gamma as an undergrad were the various personal connections I made not only while going through rush but as a brother as wellrdquo Kaimann said ldquoPositive tra-ditions like those on The University of Alabama campus mean a lot But the opportunity these young men have to build a brand new tradition at a great school like this is something that will mean so much morerdquo
Students interested in learning more about Sigma Tau Gamma should contact Paul Manly at paulsigmataugammaorg
New fraternity plans to colonize
By Judah MartinContributing Writer
The University of Alabama College of Education will wel-come Peter Hlebowitsh to succeed James McClean as the 10th dean of the College upon McCleanrsquos retirement in January
Hlebowitsh has held the posi-tion of Department Executive Officer at the Department of Teaching and Learning at The University of Iowa since 2008 but is eager to become a part of The University of Alabama
ldquoIrsquove been looking at jobs like this one for about a year nowrdquo Hlebowitsh said ldquo[The UA College of Education] is a very successful college led by a remarkable dean who has brought the college to a national positionrdquo
Hlebowitsh holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education a Master of Arts in
curriculum theory and devel-opment and a doctorate in education all from Rutgers University
Hlebowitsh is responsible for helping to create several programs including a teacher leading center and living-learning community at The University of Iowa He has an active role in staffing assign-ments grant and research management and course design and is responsible for promoting his departmentrsquos graduate programs and man-aging the fiscal planning of the department He hopes to carry his past successes over into his new postion at UA
ldquoIrsquom very much looking forward to rolling my sleeves up and getting to work with the faculty and studentsrdquo Hlebowitsh said ldquoItrsquos my job to figure out where the weak-nesses are I would hope to find areas we can improve
and focus on research public engagement and teaching I do this with humility because the college is already in really good shaperdquo
Melanie OrsquoRear opera-tion coordinator for the dean of education explains why Hlebowitsh was right for the job She said the transi-tion from Dean McClean to Hlebowitsh will be a seamless process
ldquoWe are very excited that [Hlebowitsh] is coming hererdquo OrsquoRear said ldquoDean McClean left the college in good shape His [Hlebowitshrsquos] referenc-es his experience his person-ality just seem to be the right fit for our college and this uni-versity Students shouldnrsquot notice a change so there will be no adverse effects for themrdquo
UA Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner and President Guy Bailey made the
final decision to hire HlebowitshldquoDr Hlebowitsh has dis-
played remarkable leadership at The University of Iowa and I look forward to his service to our universityrdquo Bonner said ldquoPresident Bailey and I are strongly committed to work-ing with Dr Hlebowitsh as he assumes these new responsi-bilitiesrdquo
McClean served as Dean for the College of Education since 2004 and during that time helped guide the college to a No 79 ranking in US News amp World Report rank-ings of Graduate Schools of Education the highest rank-ing in school history
ldquoJim [McLean] is a remark-able dean and I have big shoes to fillrdquo Hlebowitsh said ldquoIrsquom very excited about getting started and Irsquom very honored that the faculty and other key involvement groups have given me this opportunity
College of Education welcomes dean ldquoWhat really drew me to Sigma Tau Gamma as an undergrad
were the various personal connections I made not only
while going through rush but as a brother as well Positive traditions like those on the
University of Alabama campus mean a lot But the opportunity these young men have to build a brand new tradition at a great school like this is something that
will mean so much more
mdash Derek Kaimann
By Katherine LangnerContributing Writer
Although the job market may seem to be dwindling University of Alabama stu-dents looking to enter the work force can find company repre-sentatives searching for future employees at two career fairs held on campus this week
This upcoming Wednesday and Thursday The University of Alabama Career Center is hosting two different career fairs Both events are geared towards giving UA students the opportunity to network with prospective employers while actively attempting to acquire a part-time job full-time job or an internship position
The General Interest and Business Career Fair will be held from 11 am to 4 pm on Wednesday Sept 19 at the Bryant Conference Center The event is not speficic to a par-
ticular major and features rep-resentatives from Wells Fargo Financial ATampT Aflac and Kohlrsquos among others
On Thursday Sept 20 stu-dents may attend the Technical and Engineering Career Fair which is more focused on stu-dents work-ing towards an engineering- or science-centered degree Similar to the fair ear-lier in the week this event will occur at Bryant C o n f e r e n c e Center from 11 am to 4 pm but the attending recruiters will have a more technical company background such as Mercedes Benz Alabama Power Company Chevron and Power South Energy Cooperative
ldquoWe have over 80 compa-nies registered for the General Interest Fair and over 90 com-panies for the Technical Fairrdquo said Linda Johnson the direc-tor of employer development
and relations for the Career Center at the Cu l ve r h o u s e College of C o m m e r c e and Business Administration ldquoIf you are looking for an internship or graduating this year you donrsquot want to miss itrdquo
Students attending either career fair are required to have their ACT card for entrance
Caroline Murray majoring in senior marketing and pub-lic relations is the public rela-tions student assistant for the Career Center at Culverhouse
ldquoThe biggest tip I have is to do your researchrdquo Murray said ldquoIf you really want to make an impact with a recruit-er show them yoursquore interest-ed in their companyrdquo
ldquoDonrsquot go to every single table and get a hundred free koozies Pick a few companies and learn about them Read more than their Wikipedia page and use the library data-bases Once you know some-thing about the company yoursquoll be able to ask the recruiters intelligent questionsrdquo
Students planning to attend the career fair should bring several copies of their resume to give to future employers and dress in a professional manner Johnson said
ldquoEveryone is nervous for that first networking experi-encerdquo Murray said ldquoCome and get the nerves out now so when you are looking to land that dream job yoursquoll nail itrdquo
Career Center to host job fair
ldquoThe biggest tip I have is to do your research If you really
want to make an impact with a recruiter show them yoursquore interested in their company
mdash Caroline Murray
Learning communities foster engagement
ldquoLearning communities tended to have direct positive effects
on day-to-day behavioral aspects of studentsrsquo college
experiences and indirect effects on the integration
of information and student learning
mdash Gary R Pike
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Editor | SoRelle Wyckoffletterscwuaedu
Tuesday September 18 2012OPINIONSNEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 4
By Tarif HaqueStaff Columnist
Her bones hurt At 16 she checked into the local oncology clinic after school awaiting the diagnosis In the cruel after-math her family would receive several bills in the mail each month requesting they pay sev-eral thousand dollars for her leukemia medication testing and chemotherapy In the United States she was not born into a privileged family with insur-ance She lived through her healthcare providerrsquos charity and compassion something her country could not provide her
Her textbooks said her
America was a land of oppor-tunity The Declaration of Independence said she had the right to life As the costs sur-mounted each month she felt her prosperity had been taken from her In 2012 about one in six people in the United States live without any type of health insurance
By natural law and guarantee-ing everyonersquos right to flourish the United States should require all legal residents to maintain minimum essential coverage for health care a key component of the Affordable Care Act
Illness is an unpredictable facet of human nature If the purchase of health insurance is
optional citizens without insur-ance would sink into healthcare funds when they became ill taxing the system without pay-ing the cost Thus an individual mandate requiring everyone maintain coverage would pre-vent people opportunistically sinking into insurance funds when they are sick and refusing to pay when they are healthy
An effective healthcare sys-tem inherently requires the well to care for the sick using an ele-ment of cost sharing When the sick are freed from disease they pay into the system to guarantee the health of society at large including the healthy when they become sick Itrsquos an equitable
system that guarantees every-onersquos right to flourish
By distributing the cost of healthcare we guarantee every-onersquos right to live freely Yet opposition to the mandate claims it limits financial freedom What about freedom from disease If we must decide between the two the United States should protect the right to life before the right to property The latter could not exist without the former Money is frivolous without a healthy person to wield it
Even so when it comes to purchasing health insurance the mandate will not affect the vast majority of Americans If the ACA were in place today
94 percent of Americans would not face a requirement to newly purchase insurance or pay the penalty
For many Americans the idea of buying a mandatory health insurance plan is hard to reconcile with the libertar-ian ideals this country was founded in However the ACA seeks to expand coverage to all Americans without socializing medicine in a consumer-driven but government regulated insur-ance market A similar model exists in Switzerland a country that enforces equal access to healthcare but still offers a gen-erous market of 92 insurers In fact the Swiss Media hailed the
Supreme Courtrsquos upholding of the law as ldquoa victory for common senserdquo
The individual mandate clause in the ACA points to a clear philosophical conclusion about healthcare it should be accessible and affordable to all Americans By implementing a strategy of cost sharing we can protect everyonersquos right to flour-ish No one should be denied the right to live freely under the spell of disease the human species can only progress if everyone has equal access to healthcare
Tarif Haque is a sophomore majoring in computer science His column runs on Tuesday
Effective health care system requires the well to care for the sick must provide plans for all citizens
By Mary Sellers ShawStaff Columnist
Imagine Itrsquos your senior year of high school You walk into an apartment-style dorm at The University of Alabama and you think ldquoThis is amazing I can have my own room no commu-nity bathroom and complete privacyrdquo Now flash forward to the end of freshman year You enjoyed all that privacy but what you werenrsquot expecting was to never see your roommates close yourself up for hours in your sin-gle room and have to clean your own bathroom to boot
Expansion here at the University has reached an all-time high and with that comes an expansion of the dorms However oftentimes the apart-ment-style dorms that the University heralds as a selling point are not as great as they appear At the University we want to wow potential students with our luxurious accommoda-tions beating out all the compet-itors But while we are succeed-ing in attracting students no one ever really talks about what life is like in these new dorms once
we get hereFor one a significant amount
of upperclassmen and transfer students will not be receiving on-campus housing this year A result of the increase in stu-dents the University has even bought half of an apartment complex East Edge apartments to rent out to students And this is still not enough Rose Towers was demolished to make the way for the new Presidential Village but anoth-er suite-style dorm is being built on campus There was no question that eventually Rose Towers was going to be torn down but the current construction rais-es new more important issues Why when we already donrsquot have enough housing and continue to increase in our numbers are we building dorms that require students to live alone allowing fewer students to live in each
Aside from the logistical dilemma there are several issues with the apartment-style
housing itself Apartment-style housing leads to a lack of com-munity Having a roommate is an important part of going to col-lege an opportunity suite-style dorms do not offer Meanwhile individual rooms encourage iso-lation
I lived in apartment-style housing my freshman year and it did not foster community The central areas that we boast
about to prospec-tive students are for the most part not used I hardly ever saw my room-mates and when I did it was a quick ldquohellordquo before one of us went into our room and closed the door Not only that but
having a suite meant that we rarely if ever saw other people who lived on our hall There is no bumping into people on your way to the bathroom when you have your own nor is there a need to escape to someone elsersquos room when your room-mate is getting annoying - you can just lock yourself in your
own bedroomFreshmen who live without
roommates donrsquot learn how to live and cooperate with another person They may sign a room-mate contract at the beginning of the year but the chances of having to deal with roommate conflict are slim Instead they are left on their own to start off their college experience not having to truly share a living space
I understand that while these fantasy dorms are a great sell-ing point to potential students I donrsquot understand why the University is slowly headed towards having potentially too much of a good thing Options for dorm living can be nice yes and some have had a fantastic expe-rience in suite-style dorms but itrsquos also okay to have the ldquotypi-calrdquo college experience Plenty of people have had college room-mates and they turned out just fine
Mary Sellers Shaw is a junior majoring in communication studies and civic engagement Her column runs biweekly on Tuesday
Traditional-style dorm better for freshman experience
By Lucy CheseldineStaff Columnist
A strange thing happened to me a few weeks ago asort of baptism if you like I was born into the Deep Southby swimming in the Black Warrior River It wasnrsquot thesort of spot made for swimming and in fact as the misthung just above the surface of the green black waterI was gripped by a fear of the unknown beneath andrepeated warning that all four types of snakes found inthe US made it down to Alabama but I got in
After this spiritual experience an awakening into alandscape I wanted to know more intimately I beganto worry about the cleanliness of the water This wasof course completely irrational and I believe it wasbrought on by Americarsquos extreme paradox of cleanli-ness To one end America has a sort of paranoia aboutkeeping perfect health characterized by insuranceadvertisements and posters in university bathroomsreminding us how to wash our hands a ritual I wouldhope we have all been partaking in for sometime now
And it was this mentality that crept into my head as Ibegan to imagine what was lurking in the river But thiswas the stuff of fantasy I realized it had been put thereby a number of overprotective measures the nature ofwhich I did not fully notice until I saw something in theentrance to Publix On my right sat two dispensers ofldquotrolley-wipesrdquo I could not quite understand the needto wipe down a vehicle designed to carry around prod-ucts already wrapped in two or three layers of protec-tive plastic This was furthered by a trip to the doctorsduring which I was asked to open the door with a tissuecovering my hand
And yet the other extreme exists here too I haveoften found myself sinking into my plate at an absurdhour in Waffle House and wondering how if the lightsnever turn off in there how they can possibly keep itclean And yet therersquos never an empty table The revolv-ing doors of many 24-hour food stops never stop turningAnd therersquos certainly the trend for a lifetime brought upin a rural setting which like my own childhood sum-mers consists of moldy fruit and mud pits a delight forthe immune system
The second words of wisdom I received from mygrandparents before arriving was that America is anation of ldquoeternal bathersrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot want you to become one of themrdquo theyshrieked and to an extent their prediction was cor-rect But itrsquos never as simple as that in America oneend of the spectrum always demands the presence ofthe other Even in the matter of hygiene concerns thisis still true Itrsquos a country feeding off contradiction in themost subtle of ways Thatrsquos what made it so exhilaratingas I floated downstream
Lucy Cheseldine is an English international exchangestudent studying English literature Her column runson Tuesday
Eternal bathers and US germaphobia
By Henry DownesStaff Columnist
For over 350000 Chicago schoolchildren vacation has never seemed so politically charged
While the economy con-tinues to limp towards some-thing resembling recovery the Chicago Teachersrsquo Union spurned an offer last week from the city which would have provided for a 16 percent pay increase over the next four years and their week-long strike marches on in ldquoThe Windy Cityrdquo
Economically speaking the unionrsquos actions defy logic The state and local governments ndashwho pay the teachersrsquo salaries ndash receive most of their revenue from property and sales taxes
and are seriously strapped for cash as consumer consumption sputters along at an anemic rate The latest ldquoU-6rdquo unemployment data (which includes underem-ployed and ldquodiscouragedrdquo work-ers) remains at a staggering 147 percent Wages everywhere have frozen and national core inflation sits at a stagnant 2 per-cent These indicators make the unionrsquos pay raise rejection all the more inexplicable
Itrsquos not as if the unionrsquos cli-ents were living in destitution to begin with They already earn roughly $76000 per year in a city where the median income is under $35000 and 196 percent of the population is below the poverty line Still the union has the gall to argue that padding teachersrsquo already ample salaries should be the cityrsquos top priority
But economic insanity aside understand what this strike is really about the Chicago teach-ers donrsquot want to enter the real world of professional account-ability
Most professions have some kind of evaluating oversight process ndash if you donrsquot perform to standard yoursquore expendable This is what the free market is all about With an abundance of young energetic teachers being pumped out of American universities nothing scares tenured veteran teachers more than being expendable
What new evaluation metric is so horrifyingly appalling to the teachers that itrsquos compelling them to forsake the children theyrsquove professed an education-al obligation to
Standardized test scores
The slimy labor leaders com-plain that socio-economic fac-tors out of their control will ren-der standardized testing an inef-fective measurement of instruc-tor proficiency They have rationalized the massive work boycott by asserting that all the teachers want is ldquothe tools and conditions to do their jobs and help all students succeedrdquo
There might be some truth in this But how is quitting school for a week and allowing the kids to hang out in their rough neighborhoods all day unfet-tered by school supervision an acceptable solution In no way does this help ldquoall students suc-ceedrdquo or alleviate socio-econom-ic pressures There must be a more constructive process to reconcile the teachersrsquo demands with city policy
The Chicago folks shouldnrsquot have anything to worry about concerning the testing scores anyway ndash after all a 2009 study showed that less than onendashhalf of 1 percent of city teachers were rated ldquounsatisfactoryrdquo while 94 percent were rated ldquosuperiorrdquo or ldquoexcellentrdquo What a shockingly successful group of educators the city must have
Meanwhile Chicagorsquos school-children are achieving at belowndashaverage levels on the national scale and lag behind their peers in other large urban areas
This strike represents every-thing thatrsquos wrong with modern unions motivated by greed and buoyed by misguided entitle-ment the union knows they hold all the leverage Public opinion be damned ndash without them the show canrsquot go on
I donrsquot believe the delusional position of the Chicago union is reflective of all teachers But it sickens me that these supposed ldquoshapers of young mindsrdquo are so staunchly opposed to muchndashneeded objective evaluation and have frivolously disregarded economic realities It also sad-dens me that hundreds of thou-sands of Chicago schoolchildren are being used as a pawn in their shamelessly ugly game
These teachers could benefit from some educational lessons themselves ndash on accountability on the economy and on profes-sional responsibility Most of all however they need a reality check
Henry Downes is a sophomore majoring in economics His col-umn runs on Tuesday
lsquoStrike represents everything thatrsquos wrong with modern unions Motivated by greed buoyed by misguided entitlementrsquo
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ldquoApartment-style housing leads to a lack of community
Having a roommate is an important part of going to
college an opportunity suite-style dorms do not offer
CW File
Each chapter set a fundraiser goal towards the construction of the new houses Phi Delta Theta sought $1 million while Sigma Chi reached out to alumni for $2 million
ldquoThis new house helps us in a great number of waysrdquo Matt McKee chapter vice president of Sigma Chi said ldquoThe houses cer-tainly help with recruitment but the support it offers the chapter as a whole from the housing of broth-ers to centering of our activities around it canrsquot be discountedrdquo
The previous chapter house of Phi Delta Theta located directly in front of the football stadium and near the Walk of Champions has been demolished since the completion of their house Sigma Chirsquos previous home still remains on Jefferson Avenue although currently it is unoccupied
With this new trend of greek house construction on campus
some students fear that the hous-es will become more of a show ofdistinction than one of actual util-ity Scott Kline a junior majoringin mechanical engineering thinksotherwise
ldquoThe new Sigma Chi and PhiDelta Theta fraternity houseshave a definite look of class aboutthemrdquo Kline said ldquoDespite beingtwo of the biggest houses on cam-pus they manage to still be non-ostentatious They fit in well withthe overall look of the campusand seem like great new additionsto merdquo
Space for additional housesnext to the new Sigma Chi andPhi Delta Theta fraternity houseshave already been appropriatedby the University and the processof land clearance at these loca-tions began earlier in the semes-ter Director of Greek AffairsKathleen Gillan confirmed thetwo chapter houses to be built atthese locations will be the futurehomes of the Theta Chi and PiKappa Phi chapters on campusWhether or not these will be thelast houses to be built on campuscould not be confirmed
Editor | Lauren Fergusonculturecwuaedu
Tuesday September 18 2012CULTURENEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 5
By Sophia Jones
The fall brings football with it and Saturdays in the fall are particularly special in the South Tailgating is part of the tradition and every home gameday of the season the smell of hamburgers and pop-corn waft around the stadium and the Quad gets drowned in a sea of crimson and white tents Thousands flock to The University of Alabamarsquos cam-pus hours before each game for one reason tailgating
Southern Living magazine voted the University as one of the top 20 schools for ldquoThe Southrsquos Best Tailgaterdquo When
you start to hear that ldquorollllllllrdquo rumbling from every corner of Bryant-Denny Stadium you know you will be satisfied stuffed with wings dips ham-burgers and nachos Victory
Football brings phenomenal food and here are my top tail-gating favorites Whether you are relaxing on the couch or mingling on the Quad before the game you can prepare and enjoy these tailgating treats
You canrsquot have a tailgate without some sort of messy finger food and nothing is messier (or more delicious) than chicken wings Irsquove had a lot of wings in my lifetime and buffalo wings remain at
the top of my list The Food Network website has a simple recipe for making them that only requires 12 whole chick-en wings some unsalted butter a small clove of garlic hot sauce and kosher salt All you need is an oven and two hours
If you feel like ordering the wings then I suggest get-ting Wing Zone to cater They are located on McFarland Boulevard and you can view their menu and order online
at their website Their Buffalo Bliss wings are my number one pick
My second staple for foot-ball tailgating is chips and dip Therersquos nothing bet-ter than warm melted cheese with some crisp bacon on a chilly foot-ball Saturday and that is why I love Swiss
Bacon Dip This dip requires no on-site preparation and is always an easy crowd-pleaser Rachael Ray has my favorite
recipe that can also be found on the Food Networkrsquos web-site It only takes half an hour to whip up so you can make Swiss Bacon Dip even if yoursquore in a hurry You can grab a bag or two of Fritorsquos chips at the grocery store and dip with that or slice up and toast a whole grain or rye baguette
You canrsquot have a proper tail-gate if there is no one grilling out A good way to change things up and put a spin on the classic hamburgerhotdog scenario is to grill hamburger sliders They are easier to eat and more manageable to make than a full-sized burger You can buy ground chuck mini
hamburger buns and any top-pings of your choice at your local grocery store
When yoursquore considering a tailgating dessert you have to choose something that can be transported easily and does not require refrigerationYou could go with something simple like cookies or brown-ies but my favorite tailgating desserts are Pecan Tassies These mini pecan pies are per-fect melt-in-your-mouth fin-ger deserts and the ultimate symbol of the fall You can get the recipe on myrecipecom Pecan Tassies are inherently Southern and the perfect way to top off a tailgate meal
COLUMN | FOOD
Wings deserts other tailgate snacks are simple to prepare football staples
ldquoYou canrsquot have a tailgate without some sort of messy fi nger food and nothing is messier (or more delicious)
than chicken wings
By Becky Robinson
The word ldquooxfordrdquo has a lot of connotations Therersquos the Oxford comma the University of Oxford in England and the Oxford English Dictionary However when I use the word what Irsquom talking about are the two staples for any fall wardrobe
First up is the oxford button-down Almost everyone has one of these hidden in his or her closet but to keep from looking traditional and stuffy itrsquos time to update Oxfords come in practically every color and pattern you could imagine so find what suits you I find that going up a size makes an oxford look better If itrsquos too tailored it can look too small and boxy
Oxford button-downs can be worn with just about anything
They look casual with denim jeans or linen shorts but can be dressed up for an interview or a day at work With fall coming oxfords are a great way to layer Since they are generally made out of cotton have fun experimenting with different fabrics and textures for a more varied look A comfy T-shirt works well underneath a button-down when itrsquos still warm and over-lain chunky knit sweaters are an option for when the weather cools down Like I said these button-downs go with virtu-ally anything so get creative to find your favorite layered look
The second type of
oxford is the oxford loafer Traditionally these have been geared toward businessmen but in recent years theyrsquove become a stylish way for women everywhere to acces-sorize
These shoes are pretty easy to find Most depart-ment stores have some or you can always go online for more options Websites such as Zappos Aldo or Urban Outfitters have excellent selections at rea-
sonable prices Also there are plenty of options to choose from leather oxfords fab-ric eyelet print boots some shoes with a higher heel or the traditional 1940s oxfords Companies have even started
Oxford button-downs loafers must-haves of fashion this fallCOLUMN | FASHION
making shoes in bright col-ors rather than the conven-tional neutrals so you can showcase your vibrant per-sonality through your boot-wear decisions
A downside to these loaf-ers is that some styles can be uncomfortable on bare feet Find some patterned tights or low-cut socks to ensure your feet donrsquot suf-fer for your style These shoes are a classy Gameday accessory but make sure they fit well and are broken in for a long day of walking
Oxford button-downs and oxford loafers are a great combination especially now that school is back in session Since both are sta-ple pieces and often avail-able in neutral or subtle colors mix and match for a classic and fun look
ldquoOxford button-downs and oxford loafers are a great
combination especially now that school is back in
session
FRATERNITY HOUSE FROM PAGE 1
Fraternities move into new chapter houses
$2 TuesdayTuesday September 18th 10am-2pm (or while supplies last)Ferguson Center first-floor lobby
$2 T-shirts from past games$2 Caps
By Abbey CrainContributing Writer
One would not expect the murmur of fluent French con-versation coming from the pur-ple couches inside of Starbucks
An extension of the The University of Alabama French Club The French Table aims for complete cultural immersion every Wednesday at Starbucks
This mix of students coming from all walks of campus share one commonal-ity - a love of the French lan-guage
M e l i s s a H e n d e r s o n director of the French House and first year masters student studying French literature was original-ly on the pre-med track but fell in love with France when she studied abroad
ldquoIt has been going on for a couple years nowrdquo Henderson said ldquoNormally the grad stu-dents are in change of it We get undergraduates and inter-national students that comerdquo
French graduate teaching assistants are in charge of the French film series as well as the French Table in hopes of helping students majoring in French to delve more into the French culture
Samuel Hand a junior major-ing in French and biology was encouraged by his French friends back home and his par-ents who work in the French Quarter to pursue French as a second language He was taken to a French Table function by a friend and has participated every since
ldquoYou donrsquot learn how to speak the language in the classrdquo Hand
said ldquoYou learn to engage in the culture The only way to speak it is to go out and try itrdquo
The level of French expertise does not matter all are encour-aged to try it
out French Table attendees are encouraging and do not mind helping each other out whether a student cannot remember a word or needs a sentence repeated because they did not understand
Alexa Piepul a sophomore majoring in political science and French heard about French Table from flyers and thought it would be a great setting to prac-tice speaking French
ldquoI like speaking French even though Irsquom not good at itrdquo Piepul said ldquoFor second lan-guages you need to practice talking and you donrsquot really have the opportunity outside
of classrdquoPiepul hopes to carry her
language skills with her for future job opportunities and would love to live abroad in a French speaking country
After an hour of only speak-ing in French the eleven stu-dents in attendance immedi-ately began to joke and laugh in English They all spoke of the exhaustion experienced after having to actively think about each thing each other said
Henderson the director of French House and one of the leaders of French Table invites all students interest-ed in the French language to come next Wednesday
ldquoAnyone can comerdquo Henderson said ldquoThere are no fees you can come getStarbucks and stay for five minutes if you wantrdquo
French Table meets every Wednesday from 4 pm to 5 pm on the Starbucks couches
French Club offers students chance to practice language
The characters Cricket and Tom Terry are played by an actual brother and sister duo Kayla and Ian Terry For Kayla Terry the dynamic between Cricket and Tomreflects the real struggles and triumphs sib-lings with and without special needs experience
ldquoItrsquos like playing a version of yourself Especially if you have a sibling with special needs Irsquom sure you can relate to Cricketrsquos struggle because there are times when it is difficult to accept the fact that your broth-er or sister is differentrdquo Kayla Terry said ldquoAlso you have to be strong for them because people think differently of themrdquo
While ldquoDance With Merdquo focuses on the differences between Cricket and Tom the play also draws similari-ties between people with and
without special needs The character Reese played by Nick Motz befriends Tom because they can relate to experiences of not being accepted
ldquoReese is a pretty awk-ward kid whorsquos been pushed around a lotrdquo Motz said ldquoThatrsquos why he and Tom hit it off because they can relate on a number of levelsrdquo
Ian Terry who started acting at a young age orig-inally found the play online and introduced it to ACT artistic director Joey Lay Ian Terry said he has enjoyed being onstage and shares a love of coun-try music with his character Tom
For Lay the decision
to stage ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo simply made sense for the ACT because he said it aligned well with the theatrersquos goals and allowed for inclusivity in the theatre
ldquoOur organization is based on giving back to the commu-nity and giving back to char-ity and it was just logical for us to do thisrdquo Lay said ldquo[The play] fell in with our mis-sion which is to allow those in the community that might not always get to act in the the-atre to [do so]rdquo
For all the actors ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo offers a learning experience People with special needs who may not otherwise be able to per-form onstage will have that opportunity while typically
trained actors who may not otherwise get to work with special needs actors will get that experience from this play
ldquoItrsquos been a learning expe-rience for everyone involved and I think that everybody is going to come out a better person because of itrdquo Kayla Terry said
The themes of ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo are also familiar to Lay whose sister
also has Down SyndromeldquoThe whole concept of
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo is that the whole world is like a jelly bean jarrdquo Lay said ldquoWe all may be different col-ors shapes kinds flavors but we all have a place and we all have a purposerdquo
Though the story of ldquoDance With Merdquo focuses on the acceptance of a character with special needs for Lay the playrsquos message of acceptance
extends to people of all races creeds and genders
ldquoI think it just goes to show that if we all appreciate each other for our talents and our own individuality the world would be a better placerdquo Lay said
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo opens Friday Sept 21 at 730 pm and will run through Sunday at the Bama Theatre Tickets are $14 and can be purchased at theactonlinecom
ldquoThe whole concept of ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo is
that the whole world is like a jelly bean jar We all may be different colors shapes
kinds fl avors but we all have a place and we all have a
purpose
mdash Joey Lay
IF YOU GObull What French Table
bull Where Starbucks in the Ferg
bull When 4 - 5 pm every Wednesday
ldquoThe only way to speak it is to go out and try it
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pick46 Writerrsquos
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demon-possessed
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Editor | Marquavius BurnettcrimsonwhitesportsgmailcomTuesday September 18 2012SPORTS
NEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 8
By Marc TorrenceAssistant Sports Editor
Football analyst Chris Brown published an article on smart-footballcom last Tuesday about Alabama head coach Nick Saban and his defensive backs - specifically that they arenrsquot taught to backpedal
ldquoI never backpedaled at Alabamardquo former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick told NFLcom this summer
Brown who wrote ldquoThe Essential Smart Footballrdquo and contributes football analytics pieces to websites like ESPNcomrsquos Grantland was intrigued by Kirkpatrickrsquos quote and decided to examine his claims further
ldquoSome fairly questioned whether this was hyperbole ndash How do you not teach defensive
backs to backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoBut this is something Saban very specifically has cho-sen not to dordquo
Brown told an anecdote from Sabanrsquos coach-ing time with the NFLrsquos Cleveland Browns about how Saban adapted to fit the skill set of a slower corner-back he coached Everson Walls To counter his lack of speed Saban developed a new strategy
ldquoSaban began teaching his now-famous lsquoshufflersquo technique rather than the traditional backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoEssentially it is a three-step shuffle technique at which
point the defensive back may break on a short route or can turn and run and play the
receiver down the fieldrdquo
A l a b a m a rsquo s defensive backs are often in press coverage and play closer to the line a strategy more adept to the quick shuffle rather than a backpedal
But does Saban still use
that technique today He was asked about this during Mondayrsquos news conference
ldquoTheyrsquore taught to back-pedal They all can backpedalrdquo he said ldquoYou come to practice every day they backpedal in individual they backpedal
sometimes on their plan We play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run Sometimes they get off and backpedal
ldquoI just think that wersquore just not philosophically in to play-ing a lot of soft coverage where you line seven eight or nine yards off a guy and give him a lot of easy throws in front but we do teach them how to back-pedal We teach them how to plant and drive out of a back-pedal There are coverages that we have where our corners do play off thatrsquos just not philo-sophically how we play most of the timerdquo
Safety HaHa Clinton-Dix was asked a similar question about what Kirkpatrick said and whether he was taught to back-pedal His answer seemed to
confirm what Saban said -- that the defensive backs do learn to backpedal but Saban plays his defenders closer to the line than most teams so they donrsquot have as much room to do so
ldquoI have no take on that -- what went on with Dre Kirkpatrick in Cincinnati I really donrsquot know anything about thatrdquo Clinton-
Dix said ldquoWe do backpedal in practice so I donrsquot know exactly where that came fromrdquo
As for whether Saban himself was taught to backpedal as a cornerback at Kent State
ldquoAnd I can backpedalrdquo he joked ldquoI backpedaled when I played and I can still backpedal ndash and cover ndash somebodyrdquo
Does Saban teach defensive backs to backpedal
CW | Austin BigoneyNick Saban reacts to the media following a question about backpedaling
ldquoWe play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run
Sometimes they get off and backpedal
mdash Nick Saban
Tide prepares for FAU match by focusing on turnoversBy Marquavius BurnettSports Editor
Heading into its weekly preparation for Florida Atlantic Alabama is focused on creating turnovers on defense and ball security on offense
Three games into the season Alabama has forced 12 turn-overs ndash six interceptions and six fumble recoveries ndash and only committed one a fumble against Michigan
Protecting the ball is one of the biggest things head coach Nick Saban has harped on dur-ing his time at Alabama Despite having one of the best statisti-cal defenses in 2011 the Tide only forced 20 turnovers Saban took the team to visit the New Orleans Saints to see how forc-ing turnovers was taught on the NFL level Now the defense is creating turnovers at a higher
rate and the offense is benefit-ing from the field position
On the flip side Alabamarsquos ball security has allowed the team to string together long drives and get off to fast starts But ball security works for both sides of the ball said wide receiver Christion Jones
ldquoThat is one thing that we practice every day Ball security for the running backs the quar-terbacks the wide receiversrdquo
Jones said ldquoEven when the defense gets a turnover its ball security too because we donrsquot want to get a turnover and then turn it over againrdquo
The team has created a com-petition between the offense and defense Anytime an offen-sive player is carrying the ball a defender tries to knock it out whether itrsquos during or after the play Itrsquos not fair but all the coaches care about is ball secu-rity said running back Eddie Lacy
How often does the defense get the ball away from the offense in practice
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in practice]rdquo Mosley said ldquoOur goal is to cause three or more turnovers a game and wersquove been doing that so farrdquo
Saban said the competi-tion is another way to help the
teams mentally ldquoI think ball security with our
offensive players is something that we emphasize just as much as we do getting turnoversrdquo Saban said ldquoI do think that it does help that the defense is always trying to get the ball off of them so theyrsquore conscious all the time of protecting the ballrdquo
Players of the Week Six Alabama players were
recognized by the coaching staff for their performances fol-lowing Saturdayrsquos 52-0 victory at Arkansas Eddie Lacy and Chance Warmack were named players of the week on offense while Adrian Hubbard and CJ Mosley represented the defense Cade Foster and Dee Hart were selected from the special teams
Warmack who was also named SEC Offensive Lineman
of the Week led the Crimson Tide with a 91 percent grade He did not allow a pressure or get
called for any penalties and theline didnrsquot allow a single sack inthe game
CW | Austin BigoneyTide running backs line up for a drill without their injured teammate Jalston Fowler
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in prac-tice] Our goal is to cause three or more turnovers a
game and wersquove been doing that so far
mdash CJ Mosley
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By Adrienne BurchStaff Reporter
Students across the University of Alabama cam-pus are given the opportunity to grow and learn outside of the classroom through living-learning communities
ldquoThrough living-learning communities students get a chance to work with other stu-dents in their major or inter-est area in a cohort modelrdquo Christopher Holland director of residential communities said
Living-learning communi-ties give students the oppor-tunity to not only take classes together but to also have pro-gramming centered on their studies and interests while liv-ing within close proximity of each other Holland said
Holland cited a recent study done on learning communi-ties by Gary R Pike and the Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Meeting Paper
ldquoLearning communities tended to have direct positive effects on day-to-day behav-ioral aspects of studentsrsquo col-lege experiences and indirect effects on the integration of information and student learn-ingrdquo Pike said
Pike found in the study that the higher the levels of inte-gration with course informa-tion and students in residen-tial learning communities the more these students were involved in clubs and organiza-tions and the more they inter-acted with faculty and peers the more intellectual content was involved in their daily interactions
Alicia Browne director of housing administration said in her experience she finds students tend to find their niche on cam-pus more quickly when involved in a living-learning community
especially those who come from out-of-state
One of the original living-learning communities at the Capstone is the Mallet Assembly which currently houses 71 students
Mallet was founded in the 1960s to assist with integra-tion and makes steps toward civil justice on UArsquos campus Mallet is different from other communities because it is governed by its residents
ldquoResidents have complete authority over their manner of government and activi-tiesrdquo Daniel Lutz the profes-sor-in-residence at Mallet said ldquoItrsquos a democracyrdquo
Ethan Graham a junior majoring in English said he moved into Mallet because of the way it is run and the bond he is able to build with the other students who live there
ldquoWe all know each oth-errsquos names interests and majorsrdquo Graham said ldquoIt feels more like a family than any of the regular dorms dordquo
Several of UArsquos living-learning communities include an academic compo-nent which involves required classes combined with the living environment
One of these academic based communities is the Blount Undergraduate Initiative
a four-year program where freshmen live in the Blount Living-Learning Center and take required Blount classes
Kimberly Peden a senior majoring in biology said liv-ing in the Blount learning community was a great expe-rience because it gave her a community to belong to as a freshman
ldquoMany of the people I became friends with in the Blount learning community I am still close to todayrdquo Peden said
Peden chose to be in Blount because as a biology major she was interested in the opportunity to explore new ideas and works that she may not have come in
contact with otherwiseThere are also themed
living-learning communi-ties such as the Business Community in Friedman Hall and the Engineering Community in Bryant Students may live in these communities if they are part of the respective college
There are over 13 living-learning communities at the University
Holland said if students across the University feel that their interests are cur-rently not being met by the existing living-learning com-munities they should con-tact their academic depart-ments or talk directly to the HRC about idea generation
Editor | Melissa Brownnewsdeskcwuaedu
Tuesday September 18 2012NEWSNEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 3
By Eric YaronContributing Writer
A national fraternity new to the state of Alabama has recent-ly decided to colonize their latest chapter on the campus of The University of Alabama
Leaders of Sigma Tau Gamma said they hope to become the 27th member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference cur-rently active at the Capstone
ldquoSigma Tau Gamma is excited to become part of one of the lead-ing fraternity and sorority com-munities in the countryrdquo said Michael Smoll the expansion director for Sigma Tau Gamma ldquo[It] is unique because of its long and rich history of students seek-ing to affiliate with a greek orga-nization which is reflected in the impressive chapter sizesrdquo
In the wake of another record-setting year for soror-ity recruit-ment and the naming of The University of Alabama as the largest greek community in the country by popula-tion Sigma Tau Gamma leaders aspire to add to the already large number of stu-dents in fra-ternities and sororities on campus with the founding of their latest chap-ter
The national fraternityrsquos expansion team arrived in Tuscaloosa at the beginning of last week keeping busy by seek-ing out and interviewing poten-tial founding members for their organization from every student class
ldquoWersquore currently review-ing a list of over 2000 men that have already been referred to us by various members of The University of Alabama campus including faculty administrators and even sisters of some of the sororities on campusrdquo said Paul Manly the expansion counselor for Sigma Tau Gamma ldquoThe University of Alabama has such a rich tradition of students seek-ing to affiliate with a greek orga-nization and Sigma Tau Gamma is incredibly excited to become a part of that traditionrdquo
Founded in 1920 by 17 stu-dents at the University of Central Missouri Sigma Tau Gamma has expanded to over 70 active chapters nationwide Primarily concentrated in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic Sigma Tau Gammarsquos nearest chapter to Tuscaloosa can be found on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University
Hoping to expand their
presence in the Southeast the fraternity is planning the creation of new chapters at both Auburn University and the University of Georgia after the colonization in Tuscaloosa is complete
ldquoWhat we really hope to see for this chapter is the bringing together of a group of high qual-ity men with similar valuesrdquo said Woody Woodcock a member of the Sigma Tau Gamma expan-sion team ldquoWersquore going to work our hardest to find the right people on this campus for Sigma Tau Gamma and hopefully bring together a truly high perform-ing group of student leaders this fallrdquo
With the large number of fra-ternities and sororities already on campus many students ques-
tion the need to add another organization to the UA greek community
ldquoItrsquos nice to see more fra-ternities trying to make their mark on the Alabama land-scape but I donrsquot really see the need for creating any more organiza-tions on cam-pusrdquo William Stokes a junior majoring inhistory said ldquoThe popula-tion of the cam-pus is sizeable and continuing
to grow but the greek organiza-tions already here have had no problem growing along with it
Stokes also said potential new members already have so many options when going through rush that he couldnrsquot see the campus needing additional hous-es just yet
Derek Kaimann another member of the Sigma Tau Gamma expansion team on cam-pus said he hopes that those stu-dents who eventually make up the group of founding members selected for Sigma Tau Gamma will take away as much from this organization as he did during his time as an undergraduate stu-dent
ldquoWhat really drew me to Sigma Tau Gamma as an undergrad were the various personal connections I made not only while going through rush but as a brother as wellrdquo Kaimann said ldquoPositive tra-ditions like those on The University of Alabama campus mean a lot But the opportunity these young men have to build a brand new tradition at a great school like this is something that will mean so much morerdquo
Students interested in learning more about Sigma Tau Gamma should contact Paul Manly at paulsigmataugammaorg
New fraternity plans to colonize
By Judah MartinContributing Writer
The University of Alabama College of Education will wel-come Peter Hlebowitsh to succeed James McClean as the 10th dean of the College upon McCleanrsquos retirement in January
Hlebowitsh has held the posi-tion of Department Executive Officer at the Department of Teaching and Learning at The University of Iowa since 2008 but is eager to become a part of The University of Alabama
ldquoIrsquove been looking at jobs like this one for about a year nowrdquo Hlebowitsh said ldquo[The UA College of Education] is a very successful college led by a remarkable dean who has brought the college to a national positionrdquo
Hlebowitsh holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education a Master of Arts in
curriculum theory and devel-opment and a doctorate in education all from Rutgers University
Hlebowitsh is responsible for helping to create several programs including a teacher leading center and living-learning community at The University of Iowa He has an active role in staffing assign-ments grant and research management and course design and is responsible for promoting his departmentrsquos graduate programs and man-aging the fiscal planning of the department He hopes to carry his past successes over into his new postion at UA
ldquoIrsquom very much looking forward to rolling my sleeves up and getting to work with the faculty and studentsrdquo Hlebowitsh said ldquoItrsquos my job to figure out where the weak-nesses are I would hope to find areas we can improve
and focus on research public engagement and teaching I do this with humility because the college is already in really good shaperdquo
Melanie OrsquoRear opera-tion coordinator for the dean of education explains why Hlebowitsh was right for the job She said the transi-tion from Dean McClean to Hlebowitsh will be a seamless process
ldquoWe are very excited that [Hlebowitsh] is coming hererdquo OrsquoRear said ldquoDean McClean left the college in good shape His [Hlebowitshrsquos] referenc-es his experience his person-ality just seem to be the right fit for our college and this uni-versity Students shouldnrsquot notice a change so there will be no adverse effects for themrdquo
UA Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner and President Guy Bailey made the
final decision to hire HlebowitshldquoDr Hlebowitsh has dis-
played remarkable leadership at The University of Iowa and I look forward to his service to our universityrdquo Bonner said ldquoPresident Bailey and I are strongly committed to work-ing with Dr Hlebowitsh as he assumes these new responsi-bilitiesrdquo
McClean served as Dean for the College of Education since 2004 and during that time helped guide the college to a No 79 ranking in US News amp World Report rank-ings of Graduate Schools of Education the highest rank-ing in school history
ldquoJim [McLean] is a remark-able dean and I have big shoes to fillrdquo Hlebowitsh said ldquoIrsquom very excited about getting started and Irsquom very honored that the faculty and other key involvement groups have given me this opportunity
College of Education welcomes dean ldquoWhat really drew me to Sigma Tau Gamma as an undergrad
were the various personal connections I made not only
while going through rush but as a brother as well Positive traditions like those on the
University of Alabama campus mean a lot But the opportunity these young men have to build a brand new tradition at a great school like this is something that
will mean so much more
mdash Derek Kaimann
By Katherine LangnerContributing Writer
Although the job market may seem to be dwindling University of Alabama stu-dents looking to enter the work force can find company repre-sentatives searching for future employees at two career fairs held on campus this week
This upcoming Wednesday and Thursday The University of Alabama Career Center is hosting two different career fairs Both events are geared towards giving UA students the opportunity to network with prospective employers while actively attempting to acquire a part-time job full-time job or an internship position
The General Interest and Business Career Fair will be held from 11 am to 4 pm on Wednesday Sept 19 at the Bryant Conference Center The event is not speficic to a par-
ticular major and features rep-resentatives from Wells Fargo Financial ATampT Aflac and Kohlrsquos among others
On Thursday Sept 20 stu-dents may attend the Technical and Engineering Career Fair which is more focused on stu-dents work-ing towards an engineering- or science-centered degree Similar to the fair ear-lier in the week this event will occur at Bryant C o n f e r e n c e Center from 11 am to 4 pm but the attending recruiters will have a more technical company background such as Mercedes Benz Alabama Power Company Chevron and Power South Energy Cooperative
ldquoWe have over 80 compa-nies registered for the General Interest Fair and over 90 com-panies for the Technical Fairrdquo said Linda Johnson the direc-tor of employer development
and relations for the Career Center at the Cu l ve r h o u s e College of C o m m e r c e and Business Administration ldquoIf you are looking for an internship or graduating this year you donrsquot want to miss itrdquo
Students attending either career fair are required to have their ACT card for entrance
Caroline Murray majoring in senior marketing and pub-lic relations is the public rela-tions student assistant for the Career Center at Culverhouse
ldquoThe biggest tip I have is to do your researchrdquo Murray said ldquoIf you really want to make an impact with a recruit-er show them yoursquore interest-ed in their companyrdquo
ldquoDonrsquot go to every single table and get a hundred free koozies Pick a few companies and learn about them Read more than their Wikipedia page and use the library data-bases Once you know some-thing about the company yoursquoll be able to ask the recruiters intelligent questionsrdquo
Students planning to attend the career fair should bring several copies of their resume to give to future employers and dress in a professional manner Johnson said
ldquoEveryone is nervous for that first networking experi-encerdquo Murray said ldquoCome and get the nerves out now so when you are looking to land that dream job yoursquoll nail itrdquo
Career Center to host job fair
ldquoThe biggest tip I have is to do your research If you really
want to make an impact with a recruiter show them yoursquore interested in their company
mdash Caroline Murray
Learning communities foster engagement
ldquoLearning communities tended to have direct positive effects
on day-to-day behavioral aspects of studentsrsquo college
experiences and indirect effects on the integration
of information and student learning
mdash Gary R Pike
Donrsquot miss out
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in our GameDay Magazine
Editor | SoRelle Wyckoffletterscwuaedu
Tuesday September 18 2012OPINIONSNEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 4
By Tarif HaqueStaff Columnist
Her bones hurt At 16 she checked into the local oncology clinic after school awaiting the diagnosis In the cruel after-math her family would receive several bills in the mail each month requesting they pay sev-eral thousand dollars for her leukemia medication testing and chemotherapy In the United States she was not born into a privileged family with insur-ance She lived through her healthcare providerrsquos charity and compassion something her country could not provide her
Her textbooks said her
America was a land of oppor-tunity The Declaration of Independence said she had the right to life As the costs sur-mounted each month she felt her prosperity had been taken from her In 2012 about one in six people in the United States live without any type of health insurance
By natural law and guarantee-ing everyonersquos right to flourish the United States should require all legal residents to maintain minimum essential coverage for health care a key component of the Affordable Care Act
Illness is an unpredictable facet of human nature If the purchase of health insurance is
optional citizens without insur-ance would sink into healthcare funds when they became ill taxing the system without pay-ing the cost Thus an individual mandate requiring everyone maintain coverage would pre-vent people opportunistically sinking into insurance funds when they are sick and refusing to pay when they are healthy
An effective healthcare sys-tem inherently requires the well to care for the sick using an ele-ment of cost sharing When the sick are freed from disease they pay into the system to guarantee the health of society at large including the healthy when they become sick Itrsquos an equitable
system that guarantees every-onersquos right to flourish
By distributing the cost of healthcare we guarantee every-onersquos right to live freely Yet opposition to the mandate claims it limits financial freedom What about freedom from disease If we must decide between the two the United States should protect the right to life before the right to property The latter could not exist without the former Money is frivolous without a healthy person to wield it
Even so when it comes to purchasing health insurance the mandate will not affect the vast majority of Americans If the ACA were in place today
94 percent of Americans would not face a requirement to newly purchase insurance or pay the penalty
For many Americans the idea of buying a mandatory health insurance plan is hard to reconcile with the libertar-ian ideals this country was founded in However the ACA seeks to expand coverage to all Americans without socializing medicine in a consumer-driven but government regulated insur-ance market A similar model exists in Switzerland a country that enforces equal access to healthcare but still offers a gen-erous market of 92 insurers In fact the Swiss Media hailed the
Supreme Courtrsquos upholding of the law as ldquoa victory for common senserdquo
The individual mandate clause in the ACA points to a clear philosophical conclusion about healthcare it should be accessible and affordable to all Americans By implementing a strategy of cost sharing we can protect everyonersquos right to flour-ish No one should be denied the right to live freely under the spell of disease the human species can only progress if everyone has equal access to healthcare
Tarif Haque is a sophomore majoring in computer science His column runs on Tuesday
Effective health care system requires the well to care for the sick must provide plans for all citizens
By Mary Sellers ShawStaff Columnist
Imagine Itrsquos your senior year of high school You walk into an apartment-style dorm at The University of Alabama and you think ldquoThis is amazing I can have my own room no commu-nity bathroom and complete privacyrdquo Now flash forward to the end of freshman year You enjoyed all that privacy but what you werenrsquot expecting was to never see your roommates close yourself up for hours in your sin-gle room and have to clean your own bathroom to boot
Expansion here at the University has reached an all-time high and with that comes an expansion of the dorms However oftentimes the apart-ment-style dorms that the University heralds as a selling point are not as great as they appear At the University we want to wow potential students with our luxurious accommoda-tions beating out all the compet-itors But while we are succeed-ing in attracting students no one ever really talks about what life is like in these new dorms once
we get hereFor one a significant amount
of upperclassmen and transfer students will not be receiving on-campus housing this year A result of the increase in stu-dents the University has even bought half of an apartment complex East Edge apartments to rent out to students And this is still not enough Rose Towers was demolished to make the way for the new Presidential Village but anoth-er suite-style dorm is being built on campus There was no question that eventually Rose Towers was going to be torn down but the current construction rais-es new more important issues Why when we already donrsquot have enough housing and continue to increase in our numbers are we building dorms that require students to live alone allowing fewer students to live in each
Aside from the logistical dilemma there are several issues with the apartment-style
housing itself Apartment-style housing leads to a lack of com-munity Having a roommate is an important part of going to col-lege an opportunity suite-style dorms do not offer Meanwhile individual rooms encourage iso-lation
I lived in apartment-style housing my freshman year and it did not foster community The central areas that we boast
about to prospec-tive students are for the most part not used I hardly ever saw my room-mates and when I did it was a quick ldquohellordquo before one of us went into our room and closed the door Not only that but
having a suite meant that we rarely if ever saw other people who lived on our hall There is no bumping into people on your way to the bathroom when you have your own nor is there a need to escape to someone elsersquos room when your room-mate is getting annoying - you can just lock yourself in your
own bedroomFreshmen who live without
roommates donrsquot learn how to live and cooperate with another person They may sign a room-mate contract at the beginning of the year but the chances of having to deal with roommate conflict are slim Instead they are left on their own to start off their college experience not having to truly share a living space
I understand that while these fantasy dorms are a great sell-ing point to potential students I donrsquot understand why the University is slowly headed towards having potentially too much of a good thing Options for dorm living can be nice yes and some have had a fantastic expe-rience in suite-style dorms but itrsquos also okay to have the ldquotypi-calrdquo college experience Plenty of people have had college room-mates and they turned out just fine
Mary Sellers Shaw is a junior majoring in communication studies and civic engagement Her column runs biweekly on Tuesday
Traditional-style dorm better for freshman experience
By Lucy CheseldineStaff Columnist
A strange thing happened to me a few weeks ago asort of baptism if you like I was born into the Deep Southby swimming in the Black Warrior River It wasnrsquot thesort of spot made for swimming and in fact as the misthung just above the surface of the green black waterI was gripped by a fear of the unknown beneath andrepeated warning that all four types of snakes found inthe US made it down to Alabama but I got in
After this spiritual experience an awakening into alandscape I wanted to know more intimately I beganto worry about the cleanliness of the water This wasof course completely irrational and I believe it wasbrought on by Americarsquos extreme paradox of cleanli-ness To one end America has a sort of paranoia aboutkeeping perfect health characterized by insuranceadvertisements and posters in university bathroomsreminding us how to wash our hands a ritual I wouldhope we have all been partaking in for sometime now
And it was this mentality that crept into my head as Ibegan to imagine what was lurking in the river But thiswas the stuff of fantasy I realized it had been put thereby a number of overprotective measures the nature ofwhich I did not fully notice until I saw something in theentrance to Publix On my right sat two dispensers ofldquotrolley-wipesrdquo I could not quite understand the needto wipe down a vehicle designed to carry around prod-ucts already wrapped in two or three layers of protec-tive plastic This was furthered by a trip to the doctorsduring which I was asked to open the door with a tissuecovering my hand
And yet the other extreme exists here too I haveoften found myself sinking into my plate at an absurdhour in Waffle House and wondering how if the lightsnever turn off in there how they can possibly keep itclean And yet therersquos never an empty table The revolv-ing doors of many 24-hour food stops never stop turningAnd therersquos certainly the trend for a lifetime brought upin a rural setting which like my own childhood sum-mers consists of moldy fruit and mud pits a delight forthe immune system
The second words of wisdom I received from mygrandparents before arriving was that America is anation of ldquoeternal bathersrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot want you to become one of themrdquo theyshrieked and to an extent their prediction was cor-rect But itrsquos never as simple as that in America oneend of the spectrum always demands the presence ofthe other Even in the matter of hygiene concerns thisis still true Itrsquos a country feeding off contradiction in themost subtle of ways Thatrsquos what made it so exhilaratingas I floated downstream
Lucy Cheseldine is an English international exchangestudent studying English literature Her column runson Tuesday
Eternal bathers and US germaphobia
By Henry DownesStaff Columnist
For over 350000 Chicago schoolchildren vacation has never seemed so politically charged
While the economy con-tinues to limp towards some-thing resembling recovery the Chicago Teachersrsquo Union spurned an offer last week from the city which would have provided for a 16 percent pay increase over the next four years and their week-long strike marches on in ldquoThe Windy Cityrdquo
Economically speaking the unionrsquos actions defy logic The state and local governments ndashwho pay the teachersrsquo salaries ndash receive most of their revenue from property and sales taxes
and are seriously strapped for cash as consumer consumption sputters along at an anemic rate The latest ldquoU-6rdquo unemployment data (which includes underem-ployed and ldquodiscouragedrdquo work-ers) remains at a staggering 147 percent Wages everywhere have frozen and national core inflation sits at a stagnant 2 per-cent These indicators make the unionrsquos pay raise rejection all the more inexplicable
Itrsquos not as if the unionrsquos cli-ents were living in destitution to begin with They already earn roughly $76000 per year in a city where the median income is under $35000 and 196 percent of the population is below the poverty line Still the union has the gall to argue that padding teachersrsquo already ample salaries should be the cityrsquos top priority
But economic insanity aside understand what this strike is really about the Chicago teach-ers donrsquot want to enter the real world of professional account-ability
Most professions have some kind of evaluating oversight process ndash if you donrsquot perform to standard yoursquore expendable This is what the free market is all about With an abundance of young energetic teachers being pumped out of American universities nothing scares tenured veteran teachers more than being expendable
What new evaluation metric is so horrifyingly appalling to the teachers that itrsquos compelling them to forsake the children theyrsquove professed an education-al obligation to
Standardized test scores
The slimy labor leaders com-plain that socio-economic fac-tors out of their control will ren-der standardized testing an inef-fective measurement of instruc-tor proficiency They have rationalized the massive work boycott by asserting that all the teachers want is ldquothe tools and conditions to do their jobs and help all students succeedrdquo
There might be some truth in this But how is quitting school for a week and allowing the kids to hang out in their rough neighborhoods all day unfet-tered by school supervision an acceptable solution In no way does this help ldquoall students suc-ceedrdquo or alleviate socio-econom-ic pressures There must be a more constructive process to reconcile the teachersrsquo demands with city policy
The Chicago folks shouldnrsquot have anything to worry about concerning the testing scores anyway ndash after all a 2009 study showed that less than onendashhalf of 1 percent of city teachers were rated ldquounsatisfactoryrdquo while 94 percent were rated ldquosuperiorrdquo or ldquoexcellentrdquo What a shockingly successful group of educators the city must have
Meanwhile Chicagorsquos school-children are achieving at belowndashaverage levels on the national scale and lag behind their peers in other large urban areas
This strike represents every-thing thatrsquos wrong with modern unions motivated by greed and buoyed by misguided entitle-ment the union knows they hold all the leverage Public opinion be damned ndash without them the show canrsquot go on
I donrsquot believe the delusional position of the Chicago union is reflective of all teachers But it sickens me that these supposed ldquoshapers of young mindsrdquo are so staunchly opposed to muchndashneeded objective evaluation and have frivolously disregarded economic realities It also sad-dens me that hundreds of thou-sands of Chicago schoolchildren are being used as a pawn in their shamelessly ugly game
These teachers could benefit from some educational lessons themselves ndash on accountability on the economy and on profes-sional responsibility Most of all however they need a reality check
Henry Downes is a sophomore majoring in economics His col-umn runs on Tuesday
lsquoStrike represents everything thatrsquos wrong with modern unions Motivated by greed buoyed by misguided entitlementrsquo
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Each chapter set a fundraiser goal towards the construction of the new houses Phi Delta Theta sought $1 million while Sigma Chi reached out to alumni for $2 million
ldquoThis new house helps us in a great number of waysrdquo Matt McKee chapter vice president of Sigma Chi said ldquoThe houses cer-tainly help with recruitment but the support it offers the chapter as a whole from the housing of broth-ers to centering of our activities around it canrsquot be discountedrdquo
The previous chapter house of Phi Delta Theta located directly in front of the football stadium and near the Walk of Champions has been demolished since the completion of their house Sigma Chirsquos previous home still remains on Jefferson Avenue although currently it is unoccupied
With this new trend of greek house construction on campus
some students fear that the hous-es will become more of a show ofdistinction than one of actual util-ity Scott Kline a junior majoringin mechanical engineering thinksotherwise
ldquoThe new Sigma Chi and PhiDelta Theta fraternity houseshave a definite look of class aboutthemrdquo Kline said ldquoDespite beingtwo of the biggest houses on cam-pus they manage to still be non-ostentatious They fit in well withthe overall look of the campusand seem like great new additionsto merdquo
Space for additional housesnext to the new Sigma Chi andPhi Delta Theta fraternity houseshave already been appropriatedby the University and the processof land clearance at these loca-tions began earlier in the semes-ter Director of Greek AffairsKathleen Gillan confirmed thetwo chapter houses to be built atthese locations will be the futurehomes of the Theta Chi and PiKappa Phi chapters on campusWhether or not these will be thelast houses to be built on campuscould not be confirmed
Editor | Lauren Fergusonculturecwuaedu
Tuesday September 18 2012CULTURENEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 5
By Sophia Jones
The fall brings football with it and Saturdays in the fall are particularly special in the South Tailgating is part of the tradition and every home gameday of the season the smell of hamburgers and pop-corn waft around the stadium and the Quad gets drowned in a sea of crimson and white tents Thousands flock to The University of Alabamarsquos cam-pus hours before each game for one reason tailgating
Southern Living magazine voted the University as one of the top 20 schools for ldquoThe Southrsquos Best Tailgaterdquo When
you start to hear that ldquorollllllllrdquo rumbling from every corner of Bryant-Denny Stadium you know you will be satisfied stuffed with wings dips ham-burgers and nachos Victory
Football brings phenomenal food and here are my top tail-gating favorites Whether you are relaxing on the couch or mingling on the Quad before the game you can prepare and enjoy these tailgating treats
You canrsquot have a tailgate without some sort of messy finger food and nothing is messier (or more delicious) than chicken wings Irsquove had a lot of wings in my lifetime and buffalo wings remain at
the top of my list The Food Network website has a simple recipe for making them that only requires 12 whole chick-en wings some unsalted butter a small clove of garlic hot sauce and kosher salt All you need is an oven and two hours
If you feel like ordering the wings then I suggest get-ting Wing Zone to cater They are located on McFarland Boulevard and you can view their menu and order online
at their website Their Buffalo Bliss wings are my number one pick
My second staple for foot-ball tailgating is chips and dip Therersquos nothing bet-ter than warm melted cheese with some crisp bacon on a chilly foot-ball Saturday and that is why I love Swiss
Bacon Dip This dip requires no on-site preparation and is always an easy crowd-pleaser Rachael Ray has my favorite
recipe that can also be found on the Food Networkrsquos web-site It only takes half an hour to whip up so you can make Swiss Bacon Dip even if yoursquore in a hurry You can grab a bag or two of Fritorsquos chips at the grocery store and dip with that or slice up and toast a whole grain or rye baguette
You canrsquot have a proper tail-gate if there is no one grilling out A good way to change things up and put a spin on the classic hamburgerhotdog scenario is to grill hamburger sliders They are easier to eat and more manageable to make than a full-sized burger You can buy ground chuck mini
hamburger buns and any top-pings of your choice at your local grocery store
When yoursquore considering a tailgating dessert you have to choose something that can be transported easily and does not require refrigerationYou could go with something simple like cookies or brown-ies but my favorite tailgating desserts are Pecan Tassies These mini pecan pies are per-fect melt-in-your-mouth fin-ger deserts and the ultimate symbol of the fall You can get the recipe on myrecipecom Pecan Tassies are inherently Southern and the perfect way to top off a tailgate meal
COLUMN | FOOD
Wings deserts other tailgate snacks are simple to prepare football staples
ldquoYou canrsquot have a tailgate without some sort of messy fi nger food and nothing is messier (or more delicious)
than chicken wings
By Becky Robinson
The word ldquooxfordrdquo has a lot of connotations Therersquos the Oxford comma the University of Oxford in England and the Oxford English Dictionary However when I use the word what Irsquom talking about are the two staples for any fall wardrobe
First up is the oxford button-down Almost everyone has one of these hidden in his or her closet but to keep from looking traditional and stuffy itrsquos time to update Oxfords come in practically every color and pattern you could imagine so find what suits you I find that going up a size makes an oxford look better If itrsquos too tailored it can look too small and boxy
Oxford button-downs can be worn with just about anything
They look casual with denim jeans or linen shorts but can be dressed up for an interview or a day at work With fall coming oxfords are a great way to layer Since they are generally made out of cotton have fun experimenting with different fabrics and textures for a more varied look A comfy T-shirt works well underneath a button-down when itrsquos still warm and over-lain chunky knit sweaters are an option for when the weather cools down Like I said these button-downs go with virtu-ally anything so get creative to find your favorite layered look
The second type of
oxford is the oxford loafer Traditionally these have been geared toward businessmen but in recent years theyrsquove become a stylish way for women everywhere to acces-sorize
These shoes are pretty easy to find Most depart-ment stores have some or you can always go online for more options Websites such as Zappos Aldo or Urban Outfitters have excellent selections at rea-
sonable prices Also there are plenty of options to choose from leather oxfords fab-ric eyelet print boots some shoes with a higher heel or the traditional 1940s oxfords Companies have even started
Oxford button-downs loafers must-haves of fashion this fallCOLUMN | FASHION
making shoes in bright col-ors rather than the conven-tional neutrals so you can showcase your vibrant per-sonality through your boot-wear decisions
A downside to these loaf-ers is that some styles can be uncomfortable on bare feet Find some patterned tights or low-cut socks to ensure your feet donrsquot suf-fer for your style These shoes are a classy Gameday accessory but make sure they fit well and are broken in for a long day of walking
Oxford button-downs and oxford loafers are a great combination especially now that school is back in session Since both are sta-ple pieces and often avail-able in neutral or subtle colors mix and match for a classic and fun look
ldquoOxford button-downs and oxford loafers are a great
combination especially now that school is back in
session
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By Abbey CrainContributing Writer
One would not expect the murmur of fluent French con-versation coming from the pur-ple couches inside of Starbucks
An extension of the The University of Alabama French Club The French Table aims for complete cultural immersion every Wednesday at Starbucks
This mix of students coming from all walks of campus share one commonal-ity - a love of the French lan-guage
M e l i s s a H e n d e r s o n director of the French House and first year masters student studying French literature was original-ly on the pre-med track but fell in love with France when she studied abroad
ldquoIt has been going on for a couple years nowrdquo Henderson said ldquoNormally the grad stu-dents are in change of it We get undergraduates and inter-national students that comerdquo
French graduate teaching assistants are in charge of the French film series as well as the French Table in hopes of helping students majoring in French to delve more into the French culture
Samuel Hand a junior major-ing in French and biology was encouraged by his French friends back home and his par-ents who work in the French Quarter to pursue French as a second language He was taken to a French Table function by a friend and has participated every since
ldquoYou donrsquot learn how to speak the language in the classrdquo Hand
said ldquoYou learn to engage in the culture The only way to speak it is to go out and try itrdquo
The level of French expertise does not matter all are encour-aged to try it
out French Table attendees are encouraging and do not mind helping each other out whether a student cannot remember a word or needs a sentence repeated because they did not understand
Alexa Piepul a sophomore majoring in political science and French heard about French Table from flyers and thought it would be a great setting to prac-tice speaking French
ldquoI like speaking French even though Irsquom not good at itrdquo Piepul said ldquoFor second lan-guages you need to practice talking and you donrsquot really have the opportunity outside
of classrdquoPiepul hopes to carry her
language skills with her for future job opportunities and would love to live abroad in a French speaking country
After an hour of only speak-ing in French the eleven stu-dents in attendance immedi-ately began to joke and laugh in English They all spoke of the exhaustion experienced after having to actively think about each thing each other said
Henderson the director of French House and one of the leaders of French Table invites all students interest-ed in the French language to come next Wednesday
ldquoAnyone can comerdquo Henderson said ldquoThere are no fees you can come getStarbucks and stay for five minutes if you wantrdquo
French Table meets every Wednesday from 4 pm to 5 pm on the Starbucks couches
French Club offers students chance to practice language
The characters Cricket and Tom Terry are played by an actual brother and sister duo Kayla and Ian Terry For Kayla Terry the dynamic between Cricket and Tomreflects the real struggles and triumphs sib-lings with and without special needs experience
ldquoItrsquos like playing a version of yourself Especially if you have a sibling with special needs Irsquom sure you can relate to Cricketrsquos struggle because there are times when it is difficult to accept the fact that your broth-er or sister is differentrdquo Kayla Terry said ldquoAlso you have to be strong for them because people think differently of themrdquo
While ldquoDance With Merdquo focuses on the differences between Cricket and Tom the play also draws similari-ties between people with and
without special needs The character Reese played by Nick Motz befriends Tom because they can relate to experiences of not being accepted
ldquoReese is a pretty awk-ward kid whorsquos been pushed around a lotrdquo Motz said ldquoThatrsquos why he and Tom hit it off because they can relate on a number of levelsrdquo
Ian Terry who started acting at a young age orig-inally found the play online and introduced it to ACT artistic director Joey Lay Ian Terry said he has enjoyed being onstage and shares a love of coun-try music with his character Tom
For Lay the decision
to stage ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo simply made sense for the ACT because he said it aligned well with the theatrersquos goals and allowed for inclusivity in the theatre
ldquoOur organization is based on giving back to the commu-nity and giving back to char-ity and it was just logical for us to do thisrdquo Lay said ldquo[The play] fell in with our mis-sion which is to allow those in the community that might not always get to act in the the-atre to [do so]rdquo
For all the actors ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo offers a learning experience People with special needs who may not otherwise be able to per-form onstage will have that opportunity while typically
trained actors who may not otherwise get to work with special needs actors will get that experience from this play
ldquoItrsquos been a learning expe-rience for everyone involved and I think that everybody is going to come out a better person because of itrdquo Kayla Terry said
The themes of ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo are also familiar to Lay whose sister
also has Down SyndromeldquoThe whole concept of
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo is that the whole world is like a jelly bean jarrdquo Lay said ldquoWe all may be different col-ors shapes kinds flavors but we all have a place and we all have a purposerdquo
Though the story of ldquoDance With Merdquo focuses on the acceptance of a character with special needs for Lay the playrsquos message of acceptance
extends to people of all races creeds and genders
ldquoI think it just goes to show that if we all appreciate each other for our talents and our own individuality the world would be a better placerdquo Lay said
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo opens Friday Sept 21 at 730 pm and will run through Sunday at the Bama Theatre Tickets are $14 and can be purchased at theactonlinecom
ldquoThe whole concept of ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo is
that the whole world is like a jelly bean jar We all may be different colors shapes
kinds fl avors but we all have a place and we all have a
purpose
mdash Joey Lay
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ldquoThe only way to speak it is to go out and try it
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Todayrsquos Birthday (091812) Home life and work take center stage this year Yoursquore clear on whatrsquos most important so let go of whatrsquos not An educational adventure develops in the autumn Career and relationships grow steadily Follow your heartTo get the advantage check the dayrsquos rating 10 is the easiest day 0 the most challengingAries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- A tough challenge awaits Draw strength from your roots Use what yoursquove learned to cut costs yoursquoll be more patient with fi nances over the next few daysTaurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Th e upcoming week is good for negotiating Outdo your past best performance Strengthen your infrastructure Someone has to teach them how to earn and save Keep at itGemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Yoursquore entering a two-day work phase but itrsquos not all about you See what you can do for others You benefi t in the end Imagine the entire plot and achieve perfectionCancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Trust your experience and your heart Love blossoms in the next couple of days Examine available resources Smooth things over by maintaining decorumLeo (July 23-Aug 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Yoursquore irresistible Provide facts and your partner warms to your plan Home and family take priority Something that worked before works againVirgo (Aug 23-Sept 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Yoursquore smart and getting smarter but you may need a friendrsquos help
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Editor | Marquavius BurnettcrimsonwhitesportsgmailcomTuesday September 18 2012SPORTS
NEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 8
By Marc TorrenceAssistant Sports Editor
Football analyst Chris Brown published an article on smart-footballcom last Tuesday about Alabama head coach Nick Saban and his defensive backs - specifically that they arenrsquot taught to backpedal
ldquoI never backpedaled at Alabamardquo former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick told NFLcom this summer
Brown who wrote ldquoThe Essential Smart Footballrdquo and contributes football analytics pieces to websites like ESPNcomrsquos Grantland was intrigued by Kirkpatrickrsquos quote and decided to examine his claims further
ldquoSome fairly questioned whether this was hyperbole ndash How do you not teach defensive
backs to backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoBut this is something Saban very specifically has cho-sen not to dordquo
Brown told an anecdote from Sabanrsquos coach-ing time with the NFLrsquos Cleveland Browns about how Saban adapted to fit the skill set of a slower corner-back he coached Everson Walls To counter his lack of speed Saban developed a new strategy
ldquoSaban began teaching his now-famous lsquoshufflersquo technique rather than the traditional backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoEssentially it is a three-step shuffle technique at which
point the defensive back may break on a short route or can turn and run and play the
receiver down the fieldrdquo
A l a b a m a rsquo s defensive backs are often in press coverage and play closer to the line a strategy more adept to the quick shuffle rather than a backpedal
But does Saban still use
that technique today He was asked about this during Mondayrsquos news conference
ldquoTheyrsquore taught to back-pedal They all can backpedalrdquo he said ldquoYou come to practice every day they backpedal in individual they backpedal
sometimes on their plan We play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run Sometimes they get off and backpedal
ldquoI just think that wersquore just not philosophically in to play-ing a lot of soft coverage where you line seven eight or nine yards off a guy and give him a lot of easy throws in front but we do teach them how to back-pedal We teach them how to plant and drive out of a back-pedal There are coverages that we have where our corners do play off thatrsquos just not philo-sophically how we play most of the timerdquo
Safety HaHa Clinton-Dix was asked a similar question about what Kirkpatrick said and whether he was taught to back-pedal His answer seemed to
confirm what Saban said -- that the defensive backs do learn to backpedal but Saban plays his defenders closer to the line than most teams so they donrsquot have as much room to do so
ldquoI have no take on that -- what went on with Dre Kirkpatrick in Cincinnati I really donrsquot know anything about thatrdquo Clinton-
Dix said ldquoWe do backpedal in practice so I donrsquot know exactly where that came fromrdquo
As for whether Saban himself was taught to backpedal as a cornerback at Kent State
ldquoAnd I can backpedalrdquo he joked ldquoI backpedaled when I played and I can still backpedal ndash and cover ndash somebodyrdquo
Does Saban teach defensive backs to backpedal
CW | Austin BigoneyNick Saban reacts to the media following a question about backpedaling
ldquoWe play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run
Sometimes they get off and backpedal
mdash Nick Saban
Tide prepares for FAU match by focusing on turnoversBy Marquavius BurnettSports Editor
Heading into its weekly preparation for Florida Atlantic Alabama is focused on creating turnovers on defense and ball security on offense
Three games into the season Alabama has forced 12 turn-overs ndash six interceptions and six fumble recoveries ndash and only committed one a fumble against Michigan
Protecting the ball is one of the biggest things head coach Nick Saban has harped on dur-ing his time at Alabama Despite having one of the best statisti-cal defenses in 2011 the Tide only forced 20 turnovers Saban took the team to visit the New Orleans Saints to see how forc-ing turnovers was taught on the NFL level Now the defense is creating turnovers at a higher
rate and the offense is benefit-ing from the field position
On the flip side Alabamarsquos ball security has allowed the team to string together long drives and get off to fast starts But ball security works for both sides of the ball said wide receiver Christion Jones
ldquoThat is one thing that we practice every day Ball security for the running backs the quar-terbacks the wide receiversrdquo
Jones said ldquoEven when the defense gets a turnover its ball security too because we donrsquot want to get a turnover and then turn it over againrdquo
The team has created a com-petition between the offense and defense Anytime an offen-sive player is carrying the ball a defender tries to knock it out whether itrsquos during or after the play Itrsquos not fair but all the coaches care about is ball secu-rity said running back Eddie Lacy
How often does the defense get the ball away from the offense in practice
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in practice]rdquo Mosley said ldquoOur goal is to cause three or more turnovers a game and wersquove been doing that so farrdquo
Saban said the competi-tion is another way to help the
teams mentally ldquoI think ball security with our
offensive players is something that we emphasize just as much as we do getting turnoversrdquo Saban said ldquoI do think that it does help that the defense is always trying to get the ball off of them so theyrsquore conscious all the time of protecting the ballrdquo
Players of the Week Six Alabama players were
recognized by the coaching staff for their performances fol-lowing Saturdayrsquos 52-0 victory at Arkansas Eddie Lacy and Chance Warmack were named players of the week on offense while Adrian Hubbard and CJ Mosley represented the defense Cade Foster and Dee Hart were selected from the special teams
Warmack who was also named SEC Offensive Lineman
of the Week led the Crimson Tide with a 91 percent grade He did not allow a pressure or get
called for any penalties and theline didnrsquot allow a single sack inthe game
CW | Austin BigoneyTide running backs line up for a drill without their injured teammate Jalston Fowler
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in prac-tice] Our goal is to cause three or more turnovers a
game and wersquove been doing that so far
mdash CJ Mosley
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Editor | SoRelle Wyckoffletterscwuaedu
Tuesday September 18 2012OPINIONSNEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 4
By Tarif HaqueStaff Columnist
Her bones hurt At 16 she checked into the local oncology clinic after school awaiting the diagnosis In the cruel after-math her family would receive several bills in the mail each month requesting they pay sev-eral thousand dollars for her leukemia medication testing and chemotherapy In the United States she was not born into a privileged family with insur-ance She lived through her healthcare providerrsquos charity and compassion something her country could not provide her
Her textbooks said her
America was a land of oppor-tunity The Declaration of Independence said she had the right to life As the costs sur-mounted each month she felt her prosperity had been taken from her In 2012 about one in six people in the United States live without any type of health insurance
By natural law and guarantee-ing everyonersquos right to flourish the United States should require all legal residents to maintain minimum essential coverage for health care a key component of the Affordable Care Act
Illness is an unpredictable facet of human nature If the purchase of health insurance is
optional citizens without insur-ance would sink into healthcare funds when they became ill taxing the system without pay-ing the cost Thus an individual mandate requiring everyone maintain coverage would pre-vent people opportunistically sinking into insurance funds when they are sick and refusing to pay when they are healthy
An effective healthcare sys-tem inherently requires the well to care for the sick using an ele-ment of cost sharing When the sick are freed from disease they pay into the system to guarantee the health of society at large including the healthy when they become sick Itrsquos an equitable
system that guarantees every-onersquos right to flourish
By distributing the cost of healthcare we guarantee every-onersquos right to live freely Yet opposition to the mandate claims it limits financial freedom What about freedom from disease If we must decide between the two the United States should protect the right to life before the right to property The latter could not exist without the former Money is frivolous without a healthy person to wield it
Even so when it comes to purchasing health insurance the mandate will not affect the vast majority of Americans If the ACA were in place today
94 percent of Americans would not face a requirement to newly purchase insurance or pay the penalty
For many Americans the idea of buying a mandatory health insurance plan is hard to reconcile with the libertar-ian ideals this country was founded in However the ACA seeks to expand coverage to all Americans without socializing medicine in a consumer-driven but government regulated insur-ance market A similar model exists in Switzerland a country that enforces equal access to healthcare but still offers a gen-erous market of 92 insurers In fact the Swiss Media hailed the
Supreme Courtrsquos upholding of the law as ldquoa victory for common senserdquo
The individual mandate clause in the ACA points to a clear philosophical conclusion about healthcare it should be accessible and affordable to all Americans By implementing a strategy of cost sharing we can protect everyonersquos right to flour-ish No one should be denied the right to live freely under the spell of disease the human species can only progress if everyone has equal access to healthcare
Tarif Haque is a sophomore majoring in computer science His column runs on Tuesday
Effective health care system requires the well to care for the sick must provide plans for all citizens
By Mary Sellers ShawStaff Columnist
Imagine Itrsquos your senior year of high school You walk into an apartment-style dorm at The University of Alabama and you think ldquoThis is amazing I can have my own room no commu-nity bathroom and complete privacyrdquo Now flash forward to the end of freshman year You enjoyed all that privacy but what you werenrsquot expecting was to never see your roommates close yourself up for hours in your sin-gle room and have to clean your own bathroom to boot
Expansion here at the University has reached an all-time high and with that comes an expansion of the dorms However oftentimes the apart-ment-style dorms that the University heralds as a selling point are not as great as they appear At the University we want to wow potential students with our luxurious accommoda-tions beating out all the compet-itors But while we are succeed-ing in attracting students no one ever really talks about what life is like in these new dorms once
we get hereFor one a significant amount
of upperclassmen and transfer students will not be receiving on-campus housing this year A result of the increase in stu-dents the University has even bought half of an apartment complex East Edge apartments to rent out to students And this is still not enough Rose Towers was demolished to make the way for the new Presidential Village but anoth-er suite-style dorm is being built on campus There was no question that eventually Rose Towers was going to be torn down but the current construction rais-es new more important issues Why when we already donrsquot have enough housing and continue to increase in our numbers are we building dorms that require students to live alone allowing fewer students to live in each
Aside from the logistical dilemma there are several issues with the apartment-style
housing itself Apartment-style housing leads to a lack of com-munity Having a roommate is an important part of going to col-lege an opportunity suite-style dorms do not offer Meanwhile individual rooms encourage iso-lation
I lived in apartment-style housing my freshman year and it did not foster community The central areas that we boast
about to prospec-tive students are for the most part not used I hardly ever saw my room-mates and when I did it was a quick ldquohellordquo before one of us went into our room and closed the door Not only that but
having a suite meant that we rarely if ever saw other people who lived on our hall There is no bumping into people on your way to the bathroom when you have your own nor is there a need to escape to someone elsersquos room when your room-mate is getting annoying - you can just lock yourself in your
own bedroomFreshmen who live without
roommates donrsquot learn how to live and cooperate with another person They may sign a room-mate contract at the beginning of the year but the chances of having to deal with roommate conflict are slim Instead they are left on their own to start off their college experience not having to truly share a living space
I understand that while these fantasy dorms are a great sell-ing point to potential students I donrsquot understand why the University is slowly headed towards having potentially too much of a good thing Options for dorm living can be nice yes and some have had a fantastic expe-rience in suite-style dorms but itrsquos also okay to have the ldquotypi-calrdquo college experience Plenty of people have had college room-mates and they turned out just fine
Mary Sellers Shaw is a junior majoring in communication studies and civic engagement Her column runs biweekly on Tuesday
Traditional-style dorm better for freshman experience
By Lucy CheseldineStaff Columnist
A strange thing happened to me a few weeks ago asort of baptism if you like I was born into the Deep Southby swimming in the Black Warrior River It wasnrsquot thesort of spot made for swimming and in fact as the misthung just above the surface of the green black waterI was gripped by a fear of the unknown beneath andrepeated warning that all four types of snakes found inthe US made it down to Alabama but I got in
After this spiritual experience an awakening into alandscape I wanted to know more intimately I beganto worry about the cleanliness of the water This wasof course completely irrational and I believe it wasbrought on by Americarsquos extreme paradox of cleanli-ness To one end America has a sort of paranoia aboutkeeping perfect health characterized by insuranceadvertisements and posters in university bathroomsreminding us how to wash our hands a ritual I wouldhope we have all been partaking in for sometime now
And it was this mentality that crept into my head as Ibegan to imagine what was lurking in the river But thiswas the stuff of fantasy I realized it had been put thereby a number of overprotective measures the nature ofwhich I did not fully notice until I saw something in theentrance to Publix On my right sat two dispensers ofldquotrolley-wipesrdquo I could not quite understand the needto wipe down a vehicle designed to carry around prod-ucts already wrapped in two or three layers of protec-tive plastic This was furthered by a trip to the doctorsduring which I was asked to open the door with a tissuecovering my hand
And yet the other extreme exists here too I haveoften found myself sinking into my plate at an absurdhour in Waffle House and wondering how if the lightsnever turn off in there how they can possibly keep itclean And yet therersquos never an empty table The revolv-ing doors of many 24-hour food stops never stop turningAnd therersquos certainly the trend for a lifetime brought upin a rural setting which like my own childhood sum-mers consists of moldy fruit and mud pits a delight forthe immune system
The second words of wisdom I received from mygrandparents before arriving was that America is anation of ldquoeternal bathersrdquo
ldquoI donrsquot want you to become one of themrdquo theyshrieked and to an extent their prediction was cor-rect But itrsquos never as simple as that in America oneend of the spectrum always demands the presence ofthe other Even in the matter of hygiene concerns thisis still true Itrsquos a country feeding off contradiction in themost subtle of ways Thatrsquos what made it so exhilaratingas I floated downstream
Lucy Cheseldine is an English international exchangestudent studying English literature Her column runson Tuesday
Eternal bathers and US germaphobia
By Henry DownesStaff Columnist
For over 350000 Chicago schoolchildren vacation has never seemed so politically charged
While the economy con-tinues to limp towards some-thing resembling recovery the Chicago Teachersrsquo Union spurned an offer last week from the city which would have provided for a 16 percent pay increase over the next four years and their week-long strike marches on in ldquoThe Windy Cityrdquo
Economically speaking the unionrsquos actions defy logic The state and local governments ndashwho pay the teachersrsquo salaries ndash receive most of their revenue from property and sales taxes
and are seriously strapped for cash as consumer consumption sputters along at an anemic rate The latest ldquoU-6rdquo unemployment data (which includes underem-ployed and ldquodiscouragedrdquo work-ers) remains at a staggering 147 percent Wages everywhere have frozen and national core inflation sits at a stagnant 2 per-cent These indicators make the unionrsquos pay raise rejection all the more inexplicable
Itrsquos not as if the unionrsquos cli-ents were living in destitution to begin with They already earn roughly $76000 per year in a city where the median income is under $35000 and 196 percent of the population is below the poverty line Still the union has the gall to argue that padding teachersrsquo already ample salaries should be the cityrsquos top priority
But economic insanity aside understand what this strike is really about the Chicago teach-ers donrsquot want to enter the real world of professional account-ability
Most professions have some kind of evaluating oversight process ndash if you donrsquot perform to standard yoursquore expendable This is what the free market is all about With an abundance of young energetic teachers being pumped out of American universities nothing scares tenured veteran teachers more than being expendable
What new evaluation metric is so horrifyingly appalling to the teachers that itrsquos compelling them to forsake the children theyrsquove professed an education-al obligation to
Standardized test scores
The slimy labor leaders com-plain that socio-economic fac-tors out of their control will ren-der standardized testing an inef-fective measurement of instruc-tor proficiency They have rationalized the massive work boycott by asserting that all the teachers want is ldquothe tools and conditions to do their jobs and help all students succeedrdquo
There might be some truth in this But how is quitting school for a week and allowing the kids to hang out in their rough neighborhoods all day unfet-tered by school supervision an acceptable solution In no way does this help ldquoall students suc-ceedrdquo or alleviate socio-econom-ic pressures There must be a more constructive process to reconcile the teachersrsquo demands with city policy
The Chicago folks shouldnrsquot have anything to worry about concerning the testing scores anyway ndash after all a 2009 study showed that less than onendashhalf of 1 percent of city teachers were rated ldquounsatisfactoryrdquo while 94 percent were rated ldquosuperiorrdquo or ldquoexcellentrdquo What a shockingly successful group of educators the city must have
Meanwhile Chicagorsquos school-children are achieving at belowndashaverage levels on the national scale and lag behind their peers in other large urban areas
This strike represents every-thing thatrsquos wrong with modern unions motivated by greed and buoyed by misguided entitle-ment the union knows they hold all the leverage Public opinion be damned ndash without them the show canrsquot go on
I donrsquot believe the delusional position of the Chicago union is reflective of all teachers But it sickens me that these supposed ldquoshapers of young mindsrdquo are so staunchly opposed to muchndashneeded objective evaluation and have frivolously disregarded economic realities It also sad-dens me that hundreds of thou-sands of Chicago schoolchildren are being used as a pawn in their shamelessly ugly game
These teachers could benefit from some educational lessons themselves ndash on accountability on the economy and on profes-sional responsibility Most of all however they need a reality check
Henry Downes is a sophomore majoring in economics His col-umn runs on Tuesday
lsquoStrike represents everything thatrsquos wrong with modern unions Motivated by greed buoyed by misguided entitlementrsquo
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ldquoApartment-style housing leads to a lack of community
Having a roommate is an important part of going to
college an opportunity suite-style dorms do not offer
CW File
Each chapter set a fundraiser goal towards the construction of the new houses Phi Delta Theta sought $1 million while Sigma Chi reached out to alumni for $2 million
ldquoThis new house helps us in a great number of waysrdquo Matt McKee chapter vice president of Sigma Chi said ldquoThe houses cer-tainly help with recruitment but the support it offers the chapter as a whole from the housing of broth-ers to centering of our activities around it canrsquot be discountedrdquo
The previous chapter house of Phi Delta Theta located directly in front of the football stadium and near the Walk of Champions has been demolished since the completion of their house Sigma Chirsquos previous home still remains on Jefferson Avenue although currently it is unoccupied
With this new trend of greek house construction on campus
some students fear that the hous-es will become more of a show ofdistinction than one of actual util-ity Scott Kline a junior majoringin mechanical engineering thinksotherwise
ldquoThe new Sigma Chi and PhiDelta Theta fraternity houseshave a definite look of class aboutthemrdquo Kline said ldquoDespite beingtwo of the biggest houses on cam-pus they manage to still be non-ostentatious They fit in well withthe overall look of the campusand seem like great new additionsto merdquo
Space for additional housesnext to the new Sigma Chi andPhi Delta Theta fraternity houseshave already been appropriatedby the University and the processof land clearance at these loca-tions began earlier in the semes-ter Director of Greek AffairsKathleen Gillan confirmed thetwo chapter houses to be built atthese locations will be the futurehomes of the Theta Chi and PiKappa Phi chapters on campusWhether or not these will be thelast houses to be built on campuscould not be confirmed
Editor | Lauren Fergusonculturecwuaedu
Tuesday September 18 2012CULTURENEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 5
By Sophia Jones
The fall brings football with it and Saturdays in the fall are particularly special in the South Tailgating is part of the tradition and every home gameday of the season the smell of hamburgers and pop-corn waft around the stadium and the Quad gets drowned in a sea of crimson and white tents Thousands flock to The University of Alabamarsquos cam-pus hours before each game for one reason tailgating
Southern Living magazine voted the University as one of the top 20 schools for ldquoThe Southrsquos Best Tailgaterdquo When
you start to hear that ldquorollllllllrdquo rumbling from every corner of Bryant-Denny Stadium you know you will be satisfied stuffed with wings dips ham-burgers and nachos Victory
Football brings phenomenal food and here are my top tail-gating favorites Whether you are relaxing on the couch or mingling on the Quad before the game you can prepare and enjoy these tailgating treats
You canrsquot have a tailgate without some sort of messy finger food and nothing is messier (or more delicious) than chicken wings Irsquove had a lot of wings in my lifetime and buffalo wings remain at
the top of my list The Food Network website has a simple recipe for making them that only requires 12 whole chick-en wings some unsalted butter a small clove of garlic hot sauce and kosher salt All you need is an oven and two hours
If you feel like ordering the wings then I suggest get-ting Wing Zone to cater They are located on McFarland Boulevard and you can view their menu and order online
at their website Their Buffalo Bliss wings are my number one pick
My second staple for foot-ball tailgating is chips and dip Therersquos nothing bet-ter than warm melted cheese with some crisp bacon on a chilly foot-ball Saturday and that is why I love Swiss
Bacon Dip This dip requires no on-site preparation and is always an easy crowd-pleaser Rachael Ray has my favorite
recipe that can also be found on the Food Networkrsquos web-site It only takes half an hour to whip up so you can make Swiss Bacon Dip even if yoursquore in a hurry You can grab a bag or two of Fritorsquos chips at the grocery store and dip with that or slice up and toast a whole grain or rye baguette
You canrsquot have a proper tail-gate if there is no one grilling out A good way to change things up and put a spin on the classic hamburgerhotdog scenario is to grill hamburger sliders They are easier to eat and more manageable to make than a full-sized burger You can buy ground chuck mini
hamburger buns and any top-pings of your choice at your local grocery store
When yoursquore considering a tailgating dessert you have to choose something that can be transported easily and does not require refrigerationYou could go with something simple like cookies or brown-ies but my favorite tailgating desserts are Pecan Tassies These mini pecan pies are per-fect melt-in-your-mouth fin-ger deserts and the ultimate symbol of the fall You can get the recipe on myrecipecom Pecan Tassies are inherently Southern and the perfect way to top off a tailgate meal
COLUMN | FOOD
Wings deserts other tailgate snacks are simple to prepare football staples
ldquoYou canrsquot have a tailgate without some sort of messy fi nger food and nothing is messier (or more delicious)
than chicken wings
By Becky Robinson
The word ldquooxfordrdquo has a lot of connotations Therersquos the Oxford comma the University of Oxford in England and the Oxford English Dictionary However when I use the word what Irsquom talking about are the two staples for any fall wardrobe
First up is the oxford button-down Almost everyone has one of these hidden in his or her closet but to keep from looking traditional and stuffy itrsquos time to update Oxfords come in practically every color and pattern you could imagine so find what suits you I find that going up a size makes an oxford look better If itrsquos too tailored it can look too small and boxy
Oxford button-downs can be worn with just about anything
They look casual with denim jeans or linen shorts but can be dressed up for an interview or a day at work With fall coming oxfords are a great way to layer Since they are generally made out of cotton have fun experimenting with different fabrics and textures for a more varied look A comfy T-shirt works well underneath a button-down when itrsquos still warm and over-lain chunky knit sweaters are an option for when the weather cools down Like I said these button-downs go with virtu-ally anything so get creative to find your favorite layered look
The second type of
oxford is the oxford loafer Traditionally these have been geared toward businessmen but in recent years theyrsquove become a stylish way for women everywhere to acces-sorize
These shoes are pretty easy to find Most depart-ment stores have some or you can always go online for more options Websites such as Zappos Aldo or Urban Outfitters have excellent selections at rea-
sonable prices Also there are plenty of options to choose from leather oxfords fab-ric eyelet print boots some shoes with a higher heel or the traditional 1940s oxfords Companies have even started
Oxford button-downs loafers must-haves of fashion this fallCOLUMN | FASHION
making shoes in bright col-ors rather than the conven-tional neutrals so you can showcase your vibrant per-sonality through your boot-wear decisions
A downside to these loaf-ers is that some styles can be uncomfortable on bare feet Find some patterned tights or low-cut socks to ensure your feet donrsquot suf-fer for your style These shoes are a classy Gameday accessory but make sure they fit well and are broken in for a long day of walking
Oxford button-downs and oxford loafers are a great combination especially now that school is back in session Since both are sta-ple pieces and often avail-able in neutral or subtle colors mix and match for a classic and fun look
ldquoOxford button-downs and oxford loafers are a great
combination especially now that school is back in
session
FRATERNITY HOUSE FROM PAGE 1
Fraternities move into new chapter houses
$2 TuesdayTuesday September 18th 10am-2pm (or while supplies last)Ferguson Center first-floor lobby
$2 T-shirts from past games$2 Caps
By Abbey CrainContributing Writer
One would not expect the murmur of fluent French con-versation coming from the pur-ple couches inside of Starbucks
An extension of the The University of Alabama French Club The French Table aims for complete cultural immersion every Wednesday at Starbucks
This mix of students coming from all walks of campus share one commonal-ity - a love of the French lan-guage
M e l i s s a H e n d e r s o n director of the French House and first year masters student studying French literature was original-ly on the pre-med track but fell in love with France when she studied abroad
ldquoIt has been going on for a couple years nowrdquo Henderson said ldquoNormally the grad stu-dents are in change of it We get undergraduates and inter-national students that comerdquo
French graduate teaching assistants are in charge of the French film series as well as the French Table in hopes of helping students majoring in French to delve more into the French culture
Samuel Hand a junior major-ing in French and biology was encouraged by his French friends back home and his par-ents who work in the French Quarter to pursue French as a second language He was taken to a French Table function by a friend and has participated every since
ldquoYou donrsquot learn how to speak the language in the classrdquo Hand
said ldquoYou learn to engage in the culture The only way to speak it is to go out and try itrdquo
The level of French expertise does not matter all are encour-aged to try it
out French Table attendees are encouraging and do not mind helping each other out whether a student cannot remember a word or needs a sentence repeated because they did not understand
Alexa Piepul a sophomore majoring in political science and French heard about French Table from flyers and thought it would be a great setting to prac-tice speaking French
ldquoI like speaking French even though Irsquom not good at itrdquo Piepul said ldquoFor second lan-guages you need to practice talking and you donrsquot really have the opportunity outside
of classrdquoPiepul hopes to carry her
language skills with her for future job opportunities and would love to live abroad in a French speaking country
After an hour of only speak-ing in French the eleven stu-dents in attendance immedi-ately began to joke and laugh in English They all spoke of the exhaustion experienced after having to actively think about each thing each other said
Henderson the director of French House and one of the leaders of French Table invites all students interest-ed in the French language to come next Wednesday
ldquoAnyone can comerdquo Henderson said ldquoThere are no fees you can come getStarbucks and stay for five minutes if you wantrdquo
French Table meets every Wednesday from 4 pm to 5 pm on the Starbucks couches
French Club offers students chance to practice language
The characters Cricket and Tom Terry are played by an actual brother and sister duo Kayla and Ian Terry For Kayla Terry the dynamic between Cricket and Tomreflects the real struggles and triumphs sib-lings with and without special needs experience
ldquoItrsquos like playing a version of yourself Especially if you have a sibling with special needs Irsquom sure you can relate to Cricketrsquos struggle because there are times when it is difficult to accept the fact that your broth-er or sister is differentrdquo Kayla Terry said ldquoAlso you have to be strong for them because people think differently of themrdquo
While ldquoDance With Merdquo focuses on the differences between Cricket and Tom the play also draws similari-ties between people with and
without special needs The character Reese played by Nick Motz befriends Tom because they can relate to experiences of not being accepted
ldquoReese is a pretty awk-ward kid whorsquos been pushed around a lotrdquo Motz said ldquoThatrsquos why he and Tom hit it off because they can relate on a number of levelsrdquo
Ian Terry who started acting at a young age orig-inally found the play online and introduced it to ACT artistic director Joey Lay Ian Terry said he has enjoyed being onstage and shares a love of coun-try music with his character Tom
For Lay the decision
to stage ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo simply made sense for the ACT because he said it aligned well with the theatrersquos goals and allowed for inclusivity in the theatre
ldquoOur organization is based on giving back to the commu-nity and giving back to char-ity and it was just logical for us to do thisrdquo Lay said ldquo[The play] fell in with our mis-sion which is to allow those in the community that might not always get to act in the the-atre to [do so]rdquo
For all the actors ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo offers a learning experience People with special needs who may not otherwise be able to per-form onstage will have that opportunity while typically
trained actors who may not otherwise get to work with special needs actors will get that experience from this play
ldquoItrsquos been a learning expe-rience for everyone involved and I think that everybody is going to come out a better person because of itrdquo Kayla Terry said
The themes of ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo are also familiar to Lay whose sister
also has Down SyndromeldquoThe whole concept of
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo is that the whole world is like a jelly bean jarrdquo Lay said ldquoWe all may be different col-ors shapes kinds flavors but we all have a place and we all have a purposerdquo
Though the story of ldquoDance With Merdquo focuses on the acceptance of a character with special needs for Lay the playrsquos message of acceptance
extends to people of all races creeds and genders
ldquoI think it just goes to show that if we all appreciate each other for our talents and our own individuality the world would be a better placerdquo Lay said
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo opens Friday Sept 21 at 730 pm and will run through Sunday at the Bama Theatre Tickets are $14 and can be purchased at theactonlinecom
ldquoThe whole concept of ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo is
that the whole world is like a jelly bean jar We all may be different colors shapes
kinds fl avors but we all have a place and we all have a
purpose
mdash Joey Lay
IF YOU GObull What French Table
bull Where Starbucks in the Ferg
bull When 4 - 5 pm every Wednesday
ldquoThe only way to speak it is to go out and try it
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to Brits45 Piddling point to
pick46 Writerrsquos
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starred clue endsin one
DOWN1 Old Italian coin2 Ring contest3 2007 title role for
Ellen Page
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invaders
40 Woeful wordsfrom Winnie thePooh
41 Vex42 What shotgun
callers shun47 Pass and then
some49 RSVP part50 Top dog51 Prepare to shine
in a bodybuildingcontest
52 Band together53 Champrsquos
holding54 Primrose family
plant55 ldquoFar outrdquo59 Chance60 For __ not
gratis61 Time at the inn63 Yiddish laments65 Shih __ Tibetan
dog
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Editor | Marquavius BurnettcrimsonwhitesportsgmailcomTuesday September 18 2012SPORTS
NEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 8
By Marc TorrenceAssistant Sports Editor
Football analyst Chris Brown published an article on smart-footballcom last Tuesday about Alabama head coach Nick Saban and his defensive backs - specifically that they arenrsquot taught to backpedal
ldquoI never backpedaled at Alabamardquo former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick told NFLcom this summer
Brown who wrote ldquoThe Essential Smart Footballrdquo and contributes football analytics pieces to websites like ESPNcomrsquos Grantland was intrigued by Kirkpatrickrsquos quote and decided to examine his claims further
ldquoSome fairly questioned whether this was hyperbole ndash How do you not teach defensive
backs to backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoBut this is something Saban very specifically has cho-sen not to dordquo
Brown told an anecdote from Sabanrsquos coach-ing time with the NFLrsquos Cleveland Browns about how Saban adapted to fit the skill set of a slower corner-back he coached Everson Walls To counter his lack of speed Saban developed a new strategy
ldquoSaban began teaching his now-famous lsquoshufflersquo technique rather than the traditional backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoEssentially it is a three-step shuffle technique at which
point the defensive back may break on a short route or can turn and run and play the
receiver down the fieldrdquo
A l a b a m a rsquo s defensive backs are often in press coverage and play closer to the line a strategy more adept to the quick shuffle rather than a backpedal
But does Saban still use
that technique today He was asked about this during Mondayrsquos news conference
ldquoTheyrsquore taught to back-pedal They all can backpedalrdquo he said ldquoYou come to practice every day they backpedal in individual they backpedal
sometimes on their plan We play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run Sometimes they get off and backpedal
ldquoI just think that wersquore just not philosophically in to play-ing a lot of soft coverage where you line seven eight or nine yards off a guy and give him a lot of easy throws in front but we do teach them how to back-pedal We teach them how to plant and drive out of a back-pedal There are coverages that we have where our corners do play off thatrsquos just not philo-sophically how we play most of the timerdquo
Safety HaHa Clinton-Dix was asked a similar question about what Kirkpatrick said and whether he was taught to back-pedal His answer seemed to
confirm what Saban said -- that the defensive backs do learn to backpedal but Saban plays his defenders closer to the line than most teams so they donrsquot have as much room to do so
ldquoI have no take on that -- what went on with Dre Kirkpatrick in Cincinnati I really donrsquot know anything about thatrdquo Clinton-
Dix said ldquoWe do backpedal in practice so I donrsquot know exactly where that came fromrdquo
As for whether Saban himself was taught to backpedal as a cornerback at Kent State
ldquoAnd I can backpedalrdquo he joked ldquoI backpedaled when I played and I can still backpedal ndash and cover ndash somebodyrdquo
Does Saban teach defensive backs to backpedal
CW | Austin BigoneyNick Saban reacts to the media following a question about backpedaling
ldquoWe play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run
Sometimes they get off and backpedal
mdash Nick Saban
Tide prepares for FAU match by focusing on turnoversBy Marquavius BurnettSports Editor
Heading into its weekly preparation for Florida Atlantic Alabama is focused on creating turnovers on defense and ball security on offense
Three games into the season Alabama has forced 12 turn-overs ndash six interceptions and six fumble recoveries ndash and only committed one a fumble against Michigan
Protecting the ball is one of the biggest things head coach Nick Saban has harped on dur-ing his time at Alabama Despite having one of the best statisti-cal defenses in 2011 the Tide only forced 20 turnovers Saban took the team to visit the New Orleans Saints to see how forc-ing turnovers was taught on the NFL level Now the defense is creating turnovers at a higher
rate and the offense is benefit-ing from the field position
On the flip side Alabamarsquos ball security has allowed the team to string together long drives and get off to fast starts But ball security works for both sides of the ball said wide receiver Christion Jones
ldquoThat is one thing that we practice every day Ball security for the running backs the quar-terbacks the wide receiversrdquo
Jones said ldquoEven when the defense gets a turnover its ball security too because we donrsquot want to get a turnover and then turn it over againrdquo
The team has created a com-petition between the offense and defense Anytime an offen-sive player is carrying the ball a defender tries to knock it out whether itrsquos during or after the play Itrsquos not fair but all the coaches care about is ball secu-rity said running back Eddie Lacy
How often does the defense get the ball away from the offense in practice
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in practice]rdquo Mosley said ldquoOur goal is to cause three or more turnovers a game and wersquove been doing that so farrdquo
Saban said the competi-tion is another way to help the
teams mentally ldquoI think ball security with our
offensive players is something that we emphasize just as much as we do getting turnoversrdquo Saban said ldquoI do think that it does help that the defense is always trying to get the ball off of them so theyrsquore conscious all the time of protecting the ballrdquo
Players of the Week Six Alabama players were
recognized by the coaching staff for their performances fol-lowing Saturdayrsquos 52-0 victory at Arkansas Eddie Lacy and Chance Warmack were named players of the week on offense while Adrian Hubbard and CJ Mosley represented the defense Cade Foster and Dee Hart were selected from the special teams
Warmack who was also named SEC Offensive Lineman
of the Week led the Crimson Tide with a 91 percent grade He did not allow a pressure or get
called for any penalties and theline didnrsquot allow a single sack inthe game
CW | Austin BigoneyTide running backs line up for a drill without their injured teammate Jalston Fowler
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in prac-tice] Our goal is to cause three or more turnovers a
game and wersquove been doing that so far
mdash CJ Mosley
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Each chapter set a fundraiser goal towards the construction of the new houses Phi Delta Theta sought $1 million while Sigma Chi reached out to alumni for $2 million
ldquoThis new house helps us in a great number of waysrdquo Matt McKee chapter vice president of Sigma Chi said ldquoThe houses cer-tainly help with recruitment but the support it offers the chapter as a whole from the housing of broth-ers to centering of our activities around it canrsquot be discountedrdquo
The previous chapter house of Phi Delta Theta located directly in front of the football stadium and near the Walk of Champions has been demolished since the completion of their house Sigma Chirsquos previous home still remains on Jefferson Avenue although currently it is unoccupied
With this new trend of greek house construction on campus
some students fear that the hous-es will become more of a show ofdistinction than one of actual util-ity Scott Kline a junior majoringin mechanical engineering thinksotherwise
ldquoThe new Sigma Chi and PhiDelta Theta fraternity houseshave a definite look of class aboutthemrdquo Kline said ldquoDespite beingtwo of the biggest houses on cam-pus they manage to still be non-ostentatious They fit in well withthe overall look of the campusand seem like great new additionsto merdquo
Space for additional housesnext to the new Sigma Chi andPhi Delta Theta fraternity houseshave already been appropriatedby the University and the processof land clearance at these loca-tions began earlier in the semes-ter Director of Greek AffairsKathleen Gillan confirmed thetwo chapter houses to be built atthese locations will be the futurehomes of the Theta Chi and PiKappa Phi chapters on campusWhether or not these will be thelast houses to be built on campuscould not be confirmed
Editor | Lauren Fergusonculturecwuaedu
Tuesday September 18 2012CULTURENEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 5
By Sophia Jones
The fall brings football with it and Saturdays in the fall are particularly special in the South Tailgating is part of the tradition and every home gameday of the season the smell of hamburgers and pop-corn waft around the stadium and the Quad gets drowned in a sea of crimson and white tents Thousands flock to The University of Alabamarsquos cam-pus hours before each game for one reason tailgating
Southern Living magazine voted the University as one of the top 20 schools for ldquoThe Southrsquos Best Tailgaterdquo When
you start to hear that ldquorollllllllrdquo rumbling from every corner of Bryant-Denny Stadium you know you will be satisfied stuffed with wings dips ham-burgers and nachos Victory
Football brings phenomenal food and here are my top tail-gating favorites Whether you are relaxing on the couch or mingling on the Quad before the game you can prepare and enjoy these tailgating treats
You canrsquot have a tailgate without some sort of messy finger food and nothing is messier (or more delicious) than chicken wings Irsquove had a lot of wings in my lifetime and buffalo wings remain at
the top of my list The Food Network website has a simple recipe for making them that only requires 12 whole chick-en wings some unsalted butter a small clove of garlic hot sauce and kosher salt All you need is an oven and two hours
If you feel like ordering the wings then I suggest get-ting Wing Zone to cater They are located on McFarland Boulevard and you can view their menu and order online
at their website Their Buffalo Bliss wings are my number one pick
My second staple for foot-ball tailgating is chips and dip Therersquos nothing bet-ter than warm melted cheese with some crisp bacon on a chilly foot-ball Saturday and that is why I love Swiss
Bacon Dip This dip requires no on-site preparation and is always an easy crowd-pleaser Rachael Ray has my favorite
recipe that can also be found on the Food Networkrsquos web-site It only takes half an hour to whip up so you can make Swiss Bacon Dip even if yoursquore in a hurry You can grab a bag or two of Fritorsquos chips at the grocery store and dip with that or slice up and toast a whole grain or rye baguette
You canrsquot have a proper tail-gate if there is no one grilling out A good way to change things up and put a spin on the classic hamburgerhotdog scenario is to grill hamburger sliders They are easier to eat and more manageable to make than a full-sized burger You can buy ground chuck mini
hamburger buns and any top-pings of your choice at your local grocery store
When yoursquore considering a tailgating dessert you have to choose something that can be transported easily and does not require refrigerationYou could go with something simple like cookies or brown-ies but my favorite tailgating desserts are Pecan Tassies These mini pecan pies are per-fect melt-in-your-mouth fin-ger deserts and the ultimate symbol of the fall You can get the recipe on myrecipecom Pecan Tassies are inherently Southern and the perfect way to top off a tailgate meal
COLUMN | FOOD
Wings deserts other tailgate snacks are simple to prepare football staples
ldquoYou canrsquot have a tailgate without some sort of messy fi nger food and nothing is messier (or more delicious)
than chicken wings
By Becky Robinson
The word ldquooxfordrdquo has a lot of connotations Therersquos the Oxford comma the University of Oxford in England and the Oxford English Dictionary However when I use the word what Irsquom talking about are the two staples for any fall wardrobe
First up is the oxford button-down Almost everyone has one of these hidden in his or her closet but to keep from looking traditional and stuffy itrsquos time to update Oxfords come in practically every color and pattern you could imagine so find what suits you I find that going up a size makes an oxford look better If itrsquos too tailored it can look too small and boxy
Oxford button-downs can be worn with just about anything
They look casual with denim jeans or linen shorts but can be dressed up for an interview or a day at work With fall coming oxfords are a great way to layer Since they are generally made out of cotton have fun experimenting with different fabrics and textures for a more varied look A comfy T-shirt works well underneath a button-down when itrsquos still warm and over-lain chunky knit sweaters are an option for when the weather cools down Like I said these button-downs go with virtu-ally anything so get creative to find your favorite layered look
The second type of
oxford is the oxford loafer Traditionally these have been geared toward businessmen but in recent years theyrsquove become a stylish way for women everywhere to acces-sorize
These shoes are pretty easy to find Most depart-ment stores have some or you can always go online for more options Websites such as Zappos Aldo or Urban Outfitters have excellent selections at rea-
sonable prices Also there are plenty of options to choose from leather oxfords fab-ric eyelet print boots some shoes with a higher heel or the traditional 1940s oxfords Companies have even started
Oxford button-downs loafers must-haves of fashion this fallCOLUMN | FASHION
making shoes in bright col-ors rather than the conven-tional neutrals so you can showcase your vibrant per-sonality through your boot-wear decisions
A downside to these loaf-ers is that some styles can be uncomfortable on bare feet Find some patterned tights or low-cut socks to ensure your feet donrsquot suf-fer for your style These shoes are a classy Gameday accessory but make sure they fit well and are broken in for a long day of walking
Oxford button-downs and oxford loafers are a great combination especially now that school is back in session Since both are sta-ple pieces and often avail-able in neutral or subtle colors mix and match for a classic and fun look
ldquoOxford button-downs and oxford loafers are a great
combination especially now that school is back in
session
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By Abbey CrainContributing Writer
One would not expect the murmur of fluent French con-versation coming from the pur-ple couches inside of Starbucks
An extension of the The University of Alabama French Club The French Table aims for complete cultural immersion every Wednesday at Starbucks
This mix of students coming from all walks of campus share one commonal-ity - a love of the French lan-guage
M e l i s s a H e n d e r s o n director of the French House and first year masters student studying French literature was original-ly on the pre-med track but fell in love with France when she studied abroad
ldquoIt has been going on for a couple years nowrdquo Henderson said ldquoNormally the grad stu-dents are in change of it We get undergraduates and inter-national students that comerdquo
French graduate teaching assistants are in charge of the French film series as well as the French Table in hopes of helping students majoring in French to delve more into the French culture
Samuel Hand a junior major-ing in French and biology was encouraged by his French friends back home and his par-ents who work in the French Quarter to pursue French as a second language He was taken to a French Table function by a friend and has participated every since
ldquoYou donrsquot learn how to speak the language in the classrdquo Hand
said ldquoYou learn to engage in the culture The only way to speak it is to go out and try itrdquo
The level of French expertise does not matter all are encour-aged to try it
out French Table attendees are encouraging and do not mind helping each other out whether a student cannot remember a word or needs a sentence repeated because they did not understand
Alexa Piepul a sophomore majoring in political science and French heard about French Table from flyers and thought it would be a great setting to prac-tice speaking French
ldquoI like speaking French even though Irsquom not good at itrdquo Piepul said ldquoFor second lan-guages you need to practice talking and you donrsquot really have the opportunity outside
of classrdquoPiepul hopes to carry her
language skills with her for future job opportunities and would love to live abroad in a French speaking country
After an hour of only speak-ing in French the eleven stu-dents in attendance immedi-ately began to joke and laugh in English They all spoke of the exhaustion experienced after having to actively think about each thing each other said
Henderson the director of French House and one of the leaders of French Table invites all students interest-ed in the French language to come next Wednesday
ldquoAnyone can comerdquo Henderson said ldquoThere are no fees you can come getStarbucks and stay for five minutes if you wantrdquo
French Table meets every Wednesday from 4 pm to 5 pm on the Starbucks couches
French Club offers students chance to practice language
The characters Cricket and Tom Terry are played by an actual brother and sister duo Kayla and Ian Terry For Kayla Terry the dynamic between Cricket and Tomreflects the real struggles and triumphs sib-lings with and without special needs experience
ldquoItrsquos like playing a version of yourself Especially if you have a sibling with special needs Irsquom sure you can relate to Cricketrsquos struggle because there are times when it is difficult to accept the fact that your broth-er or sister is differentrdquo Kayla Terry said ldquoAlso you have to be strong for them because people think differently of themrdquo
While ldquoDance With Merdquo focuses on the differences between Cricket and Tom the play also draws similari-ties between people with and
without special needs The character Reese played by Nick Motz befriends Tom because they can relate to experiences of not being accepted
ldquoReese is a pretty awk-ward kid whorsquos been pushed around a lotrdquo Motz said ldquoThatrsquos why he and Tom hit it off because they can relate on a number of levelsrdquo
Ian Terry who started acting at a young age orig-inally found the play online and introduced it to ACT artistic director Joey Lay Ian Terry said he has enjoyed being onstage and shares a love of coun-try music with his character Tom
For Lay the decision
to stage ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo simply made sense for the ACT because he said it aligned well with the theatrersquos goals and allowed for inclusivity in the theatre
ldquoOur organization is based on giving back to the commu-nity and giving back to char-ity and it was just logical for us to do thisrdquo Lay said ldquo[The play] fell in with our mis-sion which is to allow those in the community that might not always get to act in the the-atre to [do so]rdquo
For all the actors ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo offers a learning experience People with special needs who may not otherwise be able to per-form onstage will have that opportunity while typically
trained actors who may not otherwise get to work with special needs actors will get that experience from this play
ldquoItrsquos been a learning expe-rience for everyone involved and I think that everybody is going to come out a better person because of itrdquo Kayla Terry said
The themes of ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo are also familiar to Lay whose sister
also has Down SyndromeldquoThe whole concept of
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo is that the whole world is like a jelly bean jarrdquo Lay said ldquoWe all may be different col-ors shapes kinds flavors but we all have a place and we all have a purposerdquo
Though the story of ldquoDance With Merdquo focuses on the acceptance of a character with special needs for Lay the playrsquos message of acceptance
extends to people of all races creeds and genders
ldquoI think it just goes to show that if we all appreciate each other for our talents and our own individuality the world would be a better placerdquo Lay said
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo opens Friday Sept 21 at 730 pm and will run through Sunday at the Bama Theatre Tickets are $14 and can be purchased at theactonlinecom
ldquoThe whole concept of ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo is
that the whole world is like a jelly bean jar We all may be different colors shapes
kinds fl avors but we all have a place and we all have a
purpose
mdash Joey Lay
IF YOU GObull What French Table
bull Where Starbucks in the Ferg
bull When 4 - 5 pm every Wednesday
ldquoThe only way to speak it is to go out and try it
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Showrdquo tyke16 Bonus17 Keep charging
drinks19 Pierces20 Rectified with
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berdquo23 Comic on a roll24 Occasion to say
ldquoWhewrdquo27 Biblical haircutter30 Letter between
upsilon and chi31 Cavity fillerrsquos org32 Trait carrier35 Actor Milo39 Annual April
paperwork43 Greet casually
with ldquotordquo44 Affectedly dainty
to Brits45 Piddling point to
pick46 Writerrsquos
undergrad deg48 Devastates51 Running amok56 Not yet
eliminated57 PC file suffix58 Bygone Toyotas62 Collectible print
briefly64 Overnight work
assignment66 Phillies infielder
Chase67 Chicheacuten __
Mayan ruins68 Under sail say69 Scholarly article
reviewers70 Mopey look71 Each answer to a
starred clue endsin one
DOWN1 Old Italian coin2 Ring contest3 2007 title role for
Ellen Page
4 Violent reactionto traffic
5 Proper6 Moversrsquo
challenge7 Noted kneeling
NFLer8 Turkey helping9 Curer of the
demon-possessed
10 Cardiacchambers
11 Before surgerybriefly
12 Stylisticjudgment
14 Largest divisionof Islam
18 Prolonged ringing22 Gym unit25 Butler of fiction26 Dealerrsquos
dispenser27 Oratorrsquos platform28 Outlandish Dame29 Like some
nightgowns33 ldquoI ainrsquot doinrsquo thatrdquo34 Apply36 Unable to decide
as a jury37 Toledorsquos lake38 Sugar bowl
invaders
40 Woeful wordsfrom Winnie thePooh
41 Vex42 What shotgun
callers shun47 Pass and then
some49 RSVP part50 Top dog51 Prepare to shine
in a bodybuildingcontest
52 Band together53 Champrsquos
holding54 Primrose family
plant55 ldquoFar outrdquo59 Chance60 For __ not
gratis61 Time at the inn63 Yiddish laments65 Shih __ Tibetan
dog
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(c)2012 Tribune Media Services Inc 91812
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Todayrsquos Birthday (091812) Home life and work take center stage this year Yoursquore clear on whatrsquos most important so let go of whatrsquos not An educational adventure develops in the autumn Career and relationships grow steadily Follow your heartTo get the advantage check the dayrsquos rating 10 is the easiest day 0 the most challengingAries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- A tough challenge awaits Draw strength from your roots Use what yoursquove learned to cut costs yoursquoll be more patient with fi nances over the next few daysTaurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Th e upcoming week is good for negotiating Outdo your past best performance Strengthen your infrastructure Someone has to teach them how to earn and save Keep at itGemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Yoursquore entering a two-day work phase but itrsquos not all about you See what you can do for others You benefi t in the end Imagine the entire plot and achieve perfectionCancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Trust your experience and your heart Love blossoms in the next couple of days Examine available resources Smooth things over by maintaining decorumLeo (July 23-Aug 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Yoursquore irresistible Provide facts and your partner warms to your plan Home and family take priority Something that worked before works againVirgo (Aug 23-Sept 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Yoursquore smart and getting smarter but you may need a friendrsquos help
to keep all your thoughts on track Profi t from the ideas Get yourself something that yoursquove been wanting for your homeLibra (Sept 23-Oct 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Make money not war Convincing others requires tact and you can do it Donrsquot take the situation too seriously Breathing deep and laughing makes for the best medicineScorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Go ahead and try it out nothing beats experience Plant constructive seeds while yoursquore at it Heart and mind are in sync today and tomorrow Th erersquos nothing wrong with nesting nowSagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Venture farther out Travelling isnrsquot as easy now but itrsquos still worth the eff ort Rewards are larger when the assignment is more challenging Have the facts Illusions fall awayCapricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Organize your team for the next two days Clear confusion and then go and achieve the highest quality Be respectful and gain promises Past deeds speak for youAquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Work defi nitely takes priority Take time to acknowledge the team and rest once you complete the project Yoursquore especially charming nowPisces (Feb 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Go for the full experience and learn Push the envelope An older dream could be possible now Take good notes for future reference Return a favor
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Editor | Marquavius BurnettcrimsonwhitesportsgmailcomTuesday September 18 2012SPORTS
NEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 8
By Marc TorrenceAssistant Sports Editor
Football analyst Chris Brown published an article on smart-footballcom last Tuesday about Alabama head coach Nick Saban and his defensive backs - specifically that they arenrsquot taught to backpedal
ldquoI never backpedaled at Alabamardquo former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick told NFLcom this summer
Brown who wrote ldquoThe Essential Smart Footballrdquo and contributes football analytics pieces to websites like ESPNcomrsquos Grantland was intrigued by Kirkpatrickrsquos quote and decided to examine his claims further
ldquoSome fairly questioned whether this was hyperbole ndash How do you not teach defensive
backs to backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoBut this is something Saban very specifically has cho-sen not to dordquo
Brown told an anecdote from Sabanrsquos coach-ing time with the NFLrsquos Cleveland Browns about how Saban adapted to fit the skill set of a slower corner-back he coached Everson Walls To counter his lack of speed Saban developed a new strategy
ldquoSaban began teaching his now-famous lsquoshufflersquo technique rather than the traditional backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoEssentially it is a three-step shuffle technique at which
point the defensive back may break on a short route or can turn and run and play the
receiver down the fieldrdquo
A l a b a m a rsquo s defensive backs are often in press coverage and play closer to the line a strategy more adept to the quick shuffle rather than a backpedal
But does Saban still use
that technique today He was asked about this during Mondayrsquos news conference
ldquoTheyrsquore taught to back-pedal They all can backpedalrdquo he said ldquoYou come to practice every day they backpedal in individual they backpedal
sometimes on their plan We play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run Sometimes they get off and backpedal
ldquoI just think that wersquore just not philosophically in to play-ing a lot of soft coverage where you line seven eight or nine yards off a guy and give him a lot of easy throws in front but we do teach them how to back-pedal We teach them how to plant and drive out of a back-pedal There are coverages that we have where our corners do play off thatrsquos just not philo-sophically how we play most of the timerdquo
Safety HaHa Clinton-Dix was asked a similar question about what Kirkpatrick said and whether he was taught to back-pedal His answer seemed to
confirm what Saban said -- that the defensive backs do learn to backpedal but Saban plays his defenders closer to the line than most teams so they donrsquot have as much room to do so
ldquoI have no take on that -- what went on with Dre Kirkpatrick in Cincinnati I really donrsquot know anything about thatrdquo Clinton-
Dix said ldquoWe do backpedal in practice so I donrsquot know exactly where that came fromrdquo
As for whether Saban himself was taught to backpedal as a cornerback at Kent State
ldquoAnd I can backpedalrdquo he joked ldquoI backpedaled when I played and I can still backpedal ndash and cover ndash somebodyrdquo
Does Saban teach defensive backs to backpedal
CW | Austin BigoneyNick Saban reacts to the media following a question about backpedaling
ldquoWe play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run
Sometimes they get off and backpedal
mdash Nick Saban
Tide prepares for FAU match by focusing on turnoversBy Marquavius BurnettSports Editor
Heading into its weekly preparation for Florida Atlantic Alabama is focused on creating turnovers on defense and ball security on offense
Three games into the season Alabama has forced 12 turn-overs ndash six interceptions and six fumble recoveries ndash and only committed one a fumble against Michigan
Protecting the ball is one of the biggest things head coach Nick Saban has harped on dur-ing his time at Alabama Despite having one of the best statisti-cal defenses in 2011 the Tide only forced 20 turnovers Saban took the team to visit the New Orleans Saints to see how forc-ing turnovers was taught on the NFL level Now the defense is creating turnovers at a higher
rate and the offense is benefit-ing from the field position
On the flip side Alabamarsquos ball security has allowed the team to string together long drives and get off to fast starts But ball security works for both sides of the ball said wide receiver Christion Jones
ldquoThat is one thing that we practice every day Ball security for the running backs the quar-terbacks the wide receiversrdquo
Jones said ldquoEven when the defense gets a turnover its ball security too because we donrsquot want to get a turnover and then turn it over againrdquo
The team has created a com-petition between the offense and defense Anytime an offen-sive player is carrying the ball a defender tries to knock it out whether itrsquos during or after the play Itrsquos not fair but all the coaches care about is ball secu-rity said running back Eddie Lacy
How often does the defense get the ball away from the offense in practice
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in practice]rdquo Mosley said ldquoOur goal is to cause three or more turnovers a game and wersquove been doing that so farrdquo
Saban said the competi-tion is another way to help the
teams mentally ldquoI think ball security with our
offensive players is something that we emphasize just as much as we do getting turnoversrdquo Saban said ldquoI do think that it does help that the defense is always trying to get the ball off of them so theyrsquore conscious all the time of protecting the ballrdquo
Players of the Week Six Alabama players were
recognized by the coaching staff for their performances fol-lowing Saturdayrsquos 52-0 victory at Arkansas Eddie Lacy and Chance Warmack were named players of the week on offense while Adrian Hubbard and CJ Mosley represented the defense Cade Foster and Dee Hart were selected from the special teams
Warmack who was also named SEC Offensive Lineman
of the Week led the Crimson Tide with a 91 percent grade He did not allow a pressure or get
called for any penalties and theline didnrsquot allow a single sack inthe game
CW | Austin BigoneyTide running backs line up for a drill without their injured teammate Jalston Fowler
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in prac-tice] Our goal is to cause three or more turnovers a
game and wersquove been doing that so far
mdash CJ Mosley
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By Abbey CrainContributing Writer
One would not expect the murmur of fluent French con-versation coming from the pur-ple couches inside of Starbucks
An extension of the The University of Alabama French Club The French Table aims for complete cultural immersion every Wednesday at Starbucks
This mix of students coming from all walks of campus share one commonal-ity - a love of the French lan-guage
M e l i s s a H e n d e r s o n director of the French House and first year masters student studying French literature was original-ly on the pre-med track but fell in love with France when she studied abroad
ldquoIt has been going on for a couple years nowrdquo Henderson said ldquoNormally the grad stu-dents are in change of it We get undergraduates and inter-national students that comerdquo
French graduate teaching assistants are in charge of the French film series as well as the French Table in hopes of helping students majoring in French to delve more into the French culture
Samuel Hand a junior major-ing in French and biology was encouraged by his French friends back home and his par-ents who work in the French Quarter to pursue French as a second language He was taken to a French Table function by a friend and has participated every since
ldquoYou donrsquot learn how to speak the language in the classrdquo Hand
said ldquoYou learn to engage in the culture The only way to speak it is to go out and try itrdquo
The level of French expertise does not matter all are encour-aged to try it
out French Table attendees are encouraging and do not mind helping each other out whether a student cannot remember a word or needs a sentence repeated because they did not understand
Alexa Piepul a sophomore majoring in political science and French heard about French Table from flyers and thought it would be a great setting to prac-tice speaking French
ldquoI like speaking French even though Irsquom not good at itrdquo Piepul said ldquoFor second lan-guages you need to practice talking and you donrsquot really have the opportunity outside
of classrdquoPiepul hopes to carry her
language skills with her for future job opportunities and would love to live abroad in a French speaking country
After an hour of only speak-ing in French the eleven stu-dents in attendance immedi-ately began to joke and laugh in English They all spoke of the exhaustion experienced after having to actively think about each thing each other said
Henderson the director of French House and one of the leaders of French Table invites all students interest-ed in the French language to come next Wednesday
ldquoAnyone can comerdquo Henderson said ldquoThere are no fees you can come getStarbucks and stay for five minutes if you wantrdquo
French Table meets every Wednesday from 4 pm to 5 pm on the Starbucks couches
French Club offers students chance to practice language
The characters Cricket and Tom Terry are played by an actual brother and sister duo Kayla and Ian Terry For Kayla Terry the dynamic between Cricket and Tomreflects the real struggles and triumphs sib-lings with and without special needs experience
ldquoItrsquos like playing a version of yourself Especially if you have a sibling with special needs Irsquom sure you can relate to Cricketrsquos struggle because there are times when it is difficult to accept the fact that your broth-er or sister is differentrdquo Kayla Terry said ldquoAlso you have to be strong for them because people think differently of themrdquo
While ldquoDance With Merdquo focuses on the differences between Cricket and Tom the play also draws similari-ties between people with and
without special needs The character Reese played by Nick Motz befriends Tom because they can relate to experiences of not being accepted
ldquoReese is a pretty awk-ward kid whorsquos been pushed around a lotrdquo Motz said ldquoThatrsquos why he and Tom hit it off because they can relate on a number of levelsrdquo
Ian Terry who started acting at a young age orig-inally found the play online and introduced it to ACT artistic director Joey Lay Ian Terry said he has enjoyed being onstage and shares a love of coun-try music with his character Tom
For Lay the decision
to stage ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo simply made sense for the ACT because he said it aligned well with the theatrersquos goals and allowed for inclusivity in the theatre
ldquoOur organization is based on giving back to the commu-nity and giving back to char-ity and it was just logical for us to do thisrdquo Lay said ldquo[The play] fell in with our mis-sion which is to allow those in the community that might not always get to act in the the-atre to [do so]rdquo
For all the actors ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo offers a learning experience People with special needs who may not otherwise be able to per-form onstage will have that opportunity while typically
trained actors who may not otherwise get to work with special needs actors will get that experience from this play
ldquoItrsquos been a learning expe-rience for everyone involved and I think that everybody is going to come out a better person because of itrdquo Kayla Terry said
The themes of ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo are also familiar to Lay whose sister
also has Down SyndromeldquoThe whole concept of
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo is that the whole world is like a jelly bean jarrdquo Lay said ldquoWe all may be different col-ors shapes kinds flavors but we all have a place and we all have a purposerdquo
Though the story of ldquoDance With Merdquo focuses on the acceptance of a character with special needs for Lay the playrsquos message of acceptance
extends to people of all races creeds and genders
ldquoI think it just goes to show that if we all appreciate each other for our talents and our own individuality the world would be a better placerdquo Lay said
ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo opens Friday Sept 21 at 730 pm and will run through Sunday at the Bama Theatre Tickets are $14 and can be purchased at theactonlinecom
ldquoThe whole concept of ldquoThe Jellybean Conspiracyrdquo is
that the whole world is like a jelly bean jar We all may be different colors shapes
kinds fl avors but we all have a place and we all have a
purpose
mdash Joey Lay
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bull Where Starbucks in the Ferg
bull When 4 - 5 pm every Wednesday
ldquoThe only way to speak it is to go out and try it
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Todayrsquos Birthday (091812) Home life and work take center stage this year Yoursquore clear on whatrsquos most important so let go of whatrsquos not An educational adventure develops in the autumn Career and relationships grow steadily Follow your heartTo get the advantage check the dayrsquos rating 10 is the easiest day 0 the most challengingAries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- A tough challenge awaits Draw strength from your roots Use what yoursquove learned to cut costs yoursquoll be more patient with fi nances over the next few daysTaurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Th e upcoming week is good for negotiating Outdo your past best performance Strengthen your infrastructure Someone has to teach them how to earn and save Keep at itGemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Yoursquore entering a two-day work phase but itrsquos not all about you See what you can do for others You benefi t in the end Imagine the entire plot and achieve perfectionCancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Trust your experience and your heart Love blossoms in the next couple of days Examine available resources Smooth things over by maintaining decorumLeo (July 23-Aug 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Yoursquore irresistible Provide facts and your partner warms to your plan Home and family take priority Something that worked before works againVirgo (Aug 23-Sept 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Yoursquore smart and getting smarter but you may need a friendrsquos help
to keep all your thoughts on track Profi t from the ideas Get yourself something that yoursquove been wanting for your homeLibra (Sept 23-Oct 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Make money not war Convincing others requires tact and you can do it Donrsquot take the situation too seriously Breathing deep and laughing makes for the best medicineScorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Go ahead and try it out nothing beats experience Plant constructive seeds while yoursquore at it Heart and mind are in sync today and tomorrow Th erersquos nothing wrong with nesting nowSagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Venture farther out Travelling isnrsquot as easy now but itrsquos still worth the eff ort Rewards are larger when the assignment is more challenging Have the facts Illusions fall awayCapricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Organize your team for the next two days Clear confusion and then go and achieve the highest quality Be respectful and gain promises Past deeds speak for youAquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Work defi nitely takes priority Take time to acknowledge the team and rest once you complete the project Yoursquore especially charming nowPisces (Feb 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Go for the full experience and learn Push the envelope An older dream could be possible now Take good notes for future reference Return a favor
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Classi ed display ads get re-sults Call your Crimson White ad representative today to nd out how the Crimson White can help you create new business opportunities Call (205) 348-7355 or cwclassmgrgmailcom
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CAMPUS 3-4 BEDROOM HOUSES very nice avail-able now Lease and deposit required No pets Call (205) 752-1277
CLAYMONT- on Trolley Line Close to UA 2602 Claybrook Dr One Bedroom $365 Call me for move-in-special- De-
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12 OFF First Monthrsquos Rent-2 bedroom 2 bath $700 Close to Midtown amp CampusCOURT WOODS 1600 Vet-erans Memorial Pkwy Text ldquoCourtrdquo to 843644 Call De-nise 556-6200 wwwdelviewcom
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in our GameDay Magazine
Editor | Marquavius BurnettcrimsonwhitesportsgmailcomTuesday September 18 2012SPORTS
NEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 8
By Marc TorrenceAssistant Sports Editor
Football analyst Chris Brown published an article on smart-footballcom last Tuesday about Alabama head coach Nick Saban and his defensive backs - specifically that they arenrsquot taught to backpedal
ldquoI never backpedaled at Alabamardquo former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick told NFLcom this summer
Brown who wrote ldquoThe Essential Smart Footballrdquo and contributes football analytics pieces to websites like ESPNcomrsquos Grantland was intrigued by Kirkpatrickrsquos quote and decided to examine his claims further
ldquoSome fairly questioned whether this was hyperbole ndash How do you not teach defensive
backs to backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoBut this is something Saban very specifically has cho-sen not to dordquo
Brown told an anecdote from Sabanrsquos coach-ing time with the NFLrsquos Cleveland Browns about how Saban adapted to fit the skill set of a slower corner-back he coached Everson Walls To counter his lack of speed Saban developed a new strategy
ldquoSaban began teaching his now-famous lsquoshufflersquo technique rather than the traditional backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoEssentially it is a three-step shuffle technique at which
point the defensive back may break on a short route or can turn and run and play the
receiver down the fieldrdquo
A l a b a m a rsquo s defensive backs are often in press coverage and play closer to the line a strategy more adept to the quick shuffle rather than a backpedal
But does Saban still use
that technique today He was asked about this during Mondayrsquos news conference
ldquoTheyrsquore taught to back-pedal They all can backpedalrdquo he said ldquoYou come to practice every day they backpedal in individual they backpedal
sometimes on their plan We play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run Sometimes they get off and backpedal
ldquoI just think that wersquore just not philosophically in to play-ing a lot of soft coverage where you line seven eight or nine yards off a guy and give him a lot of easy throws in front but we do teach them how to back-pedal We teach them how to plant and drive out of a back-pedal There are coverages that we have where our corners do play off thatrsquos just not philo-sophically how we play most of the timerdquo
Safety HaHa Clinton-Dix was asked a similar question about what Kirkpatrick said and whether he was taught to back-pedal His answer seemed to
confirm what Saban said -- that the defensive backs do learn to backpedal but Saban plays his defenders closer to the line than most teams so they donrsquot have as much room to do so
ldquoI have no take on that -- what went on with Dre Kirkpatrick in Cincinnati I really donrsquot know anything about thatrdquo Clinton-
Dix said ldquoWe do backpedal in practice so I donrsquot know exactly where that came fromrdquo
As for whether Saban himself was taught to backpedal as a cornerback at Kent State
ldquoAnd I can backpedalrdquo he joked ldquoI backpedaled when I played and I can still backpedal ndash and cover ndash somebodyrdquo
Does Saban teach defensive backs to backpedal
CW | Austin BigoneyNick Saban reacts to the media following a question about backpedaling
ldquoWe play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run
Sometimes they get off and backpedal
mdash Nick Saban
Tide prepares for FAU match by focusing on turnoversBy Marquavius BurnettSports Editor
Heading into its weekly preparation for Florida Atlantic Alabama is focused on creating turnovers on defense and ball security on offense
Three games into the season Alabama has forced 12 turn-overs ndash six interceptions and six fumble recoveries ndash and only committed one a fumble against Michigan
Protecting the ball is one of the biggest things head coach Nick Saban has harped on dur-ing his time at Alabama Despite having one of the best statisti-cal defenses in 2011 the Tide only forced 20 turnovers Saban took the team to visit the New Orleans Saints to see how forc-ing turnovers was taught on the NFL level Now the defense is creating turnovers at a higher
rate and the offense is benefit-ing from the field position
On the flip side Alabamarsquos ball security has allowed the team to string together long drives and get off to fast starts But ball security works for both sides of the ball said wide receiver Christion Jones
ldquoThat is one thing that we practice every day Ball security for the running backs the quar-terbacks the wide receiversrdquo
Jones said ldquoEven when the defense gets a turnover its ball security too because we donrsquot want to get a turnover and then turn it over againrdquo
The team has created a com-petition between the offense and defense Anytime an offen-sive player is carrying the ball a defender tries to knock it out whether itrsquos during or after the play Itrsquos not fair but all the coaches care about is ball secu-rity said running back Eddie Lacy
How often does the defense get the ball away from the offense in practice
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in practice]rdquo Mosley said ldquoOur goal is to cause three or more turnovers a game and wersquove been doing that so farrdquo
Saban said the competi-tion is another way to help the
teams mentally ldquoI think ball security with our
offensive players is something that we emphasize just as much as we do getting turnoversrdquo Saban said ldquoI do think that it does help that the defense is always trying to get the ball off of them so theyrsquore conscious all the time of protecting the ballrdquo
Players of the Week Six Alabama players were
recognized by the coaching staff for their performances fol-lowing Saturdayrsquos 52-0 victory at Arkansas Eddie Lacy and Chance Warmack were named players of the week on offense while Adrian Hubbard and CJ Mosley represented the defense Cade Foster and Dee Hart were selected from the special teams
Warmack who was also named SEC Offensive Lineman
of the Week led the Crimson Tide with a 91 percent grade He did not allow a pressure or get
called for any penalties and theline didnrsquot allow a single sack inthe game
CW | Austin BigoneyTide running backs line up for a drill without their injured teammate Jalston Fowler
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in prac-tice] Our goal is to cause three or more turnovers a
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Editor | Marquavius BurnettcrimsonwhitesportsgmailcomTuesday September 18 2012SPORTS
NEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 8
By Marc TorrenceAssistant Sports Editor
Football analyst Chris Brown published an article on smart-footballcom last Tuesday about Alabama head coach Nick Saban and his defensive backs - specifically that they arenrsquot taught to backpedal
ldquoI never backpedaled at Alabamardquo former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick told NFLcom this summer
Brown who wrote ldquoThe Essential Smart Footballrdquo and contributes football analytics pieces to websites like ESPNcomrsquos Grantland was intrigued by Kirkpatrickrsquos quote and decided to examine his claims further
ldquoSome fairly questioned whether this was hyperbole ndash How do you not teach defensive
backs to backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoBut this is something Saban very specifically has cho-sen not to dordquo
Brown told an anecdote from Sabanrsquos coach-ing time with the NFLrsquos Cleveland Browns about how Saban adapted to fit the skill set of a slower corner-back he coached Everson Walls To counter his lack of speed Saban developed a new strategy
ldquoSaban began teaching his now-famous lsquoshufflersquo technique rather than the traditional backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoEssentially it is a three-step shuffle technique at which
point the defensive back may break on a short route or can turn and run and play the
receiver down the fieldrdquo
A l a b a m a rsquo s defensive backs are often in press coverage and play closer to the line a strategy more adept to the quick shuffle rather than a backpedal
But does Saban still use
that technique today He was asked about this during Mondayrsquos news conference
ldquoTheyrsquore taught to back-pedal They all can backpedalrdquo he said ldquoYou come to practice every day they backpedal in individual they backpedal
sometimes on their plan We play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run Sometimes they get off and backpedal
ldquoI just think that wersquore just not philosophically in to play-ing a lot of soft coverage where you line seven eight or nine yards off a guy and give him a lot of easy throws in front but we do teach them how to back-pedal We teach them how to plant and drive out of a back-pedal There are coverages that we have where our corners do play off thatrsquos just not philo-sophically how we play most of the timerdquo
Safety HaHa Clinton-Dix was asked a similar question about what Kirkpatrick said and whether he was taught to back-pedal His answer seemed to
confirm what Saban said -- that the defensive backs do learn to backpedal but Saban plays his defenders closer to the line than most teams so they donrsquot have as much room to do so
ldquoI have no take on that -- what went on with Dre Kirkpatrick in Cincinnati I really donrsquot know anything about thatrdquo Clinton-
Dix said ldquoWe do backpedal in practice so I donrsquot know exactly where that came fromrdquo
As for whether Saban himself was taught to backpedal as a cornerback at Kent State
ldquoAnd I can backpedalrdquo he joked ldquoI backpedaled when I played and I can still backpedal ndash and cover ndash somebodyrdquo
Does Saban teach defensive backs to backpedal
CW | Austin BigoneyNick Saban reacts to the media following a question about backpedaling
ldquoWe play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run
Sometimes they get off and backpedal
mdash Nick Saban
Tide prepares for FAU match by focusing on turnoversBy Marquavius BurnettSports Editor
Heading into its weekly preparation for Florida Atlantic Alabama is focused on creating turnovers on defense and ball security on offense
Three games into the season Alabama has forced 12 turn-overs ndash six interceptions and six fumble recoveries ndash and only committed one a fumble against Michigan
Protecting the ball is one of the biggest things head coach Nick Saban has harped on dur-ing his time at Alabama Despite having one of the best statisti-cal defenses in 2011 the Tide only forced 20 turnovers Saban took the team to visit the New Orleans Saints to see how forc-ing turnovers was taught on the NFL level Now the defense is creating turnovers at a higher
rate and the offense is benefit-ing from the field position
On the flip side Alabamarsquos ball security has allowed the team to string together long drives and get off to fast starts But ball security works for both sides of the ball said wide receiver Christion Jones
ldquoThat is one thing that we practice every day Ball security for the running backs the quar-terbacks the wide receiversrdquo
Jones said ldquoEven when the defense gets a turnover its ball security too because we donrsquot want to get a turnover and then turn it over againrdquo
The team has created a com-petition between the offense and defense Anytime an offen-sive player is carrying the ball a defender tries to knock it out whether itrsquos during or after the play Itrsquos not fair but all the coaches care about is ball secu-rity said running back Eddie Lacy
How often does the defense get the ball away from the offense in practice
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in practice]rdquo Mosley said ldquoOur goal is to cause three or more turnovers a game and wersquove been doing that so farrdquo
Saban said the competi-tion is another way to help the
teams mentally ldquoI think ball security with our
offensive players is something that we emphasize just as much as we do getting turnoversrdquo Saban said ldquoI do think that it does help that the defense is always trying to get the ball off of them so theyrsquore conscious all the time of protecting the ballrdquo
Players of the Week Six Alabama players were
recognized by the coaching staff for their performances fol-lowing Saturdayrsquos 52-0 victory at Arkansas Eddie Lacy and Chance Warmack were named players of the week on offense while Adrian Hubbard and CJ Mosley represented the defense Cade Foster and Dee Hart were selected from the special teams
Warmack who was also named SEC Offensive Lineman
of the Week led the Crimson Tide with a 91 percent grade He did not allow a pressure or get
called for any penalties and theline didnrsquot allow a single sack inthe game
CW | Austin BigoneyTide running backs line up for a drill without their injured teammate Jalston Fowler
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in prac-tice] Our goal is to cause three or more turnovers a
game and wersquove been doing that so far
mdash CJ Mosley
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Editor | Marquavius BurnettcrimsonwhitesportsgmailcomTuesday September 18 2012SPORTS
NEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 8
By Marc TorrenceAssistant Sports Editor
Football analyst Chris Brown published an article on smart-footballcom last Tuesday about Alabama head coach Nick Saban and his defensive backs - specifically that they arenrsquot taught to backpedal
ldquoI never backpedaled at Alabamardquo former Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick told NFLcom this summer
Brown who wrote ldquoThe Essential Smart Footballrdquo and contributes football analytics pieces to websites like ESPNcomrsquos Grantland was intrigued by Kirkpatrickrsquos quote and decided to examine his claims further
ldquoSome fairly questioned whether this was hyperbole ndash How do you not teach defensive
backs to backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoBut this is something Saban very specifically has cho-sen not to dordquo
Brown told an anecdote from Sabanrsquos coach-ing time with the NFLrsquos Cleveland Browns about how Saban adapted to fit the skill set of a slower corner-back he coached Everson Walls To counter his lack of speed Saban developed a new strategy
ldquoSaban began teaching his now-famous lsquoshufflersquo technique rather than the traditional backpedalrdquo Brown wrote ldquoEssentially it is a three-step shuffle technique at which
point the defensive back may break on a short route or can turn and run and play the
receiver down the fieldrdquo
A l a b a m a rsquo s defensive backs are often in press coverage and play closer to the line a strategy more adept to the quick shuffle rather than a backpedal
But does Saban still use
that technique today He was asked about this during Mondayrsquos news conference
ldquoTheyrsquore taught to back-pedal They all can backpedalrdquo he said ldquoYou come to practice every day they backpedal in individual they backpedal
sometimes on their plan We play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run Sometimes they get off and backpedal
ldquoI just think that wersquore just not philosophically in to play-ing a lot of soft coverage where you line seven eight or nine yards off a guy and give him a lot of easy throws in front but we do teach them how to back-pedal We teach them how to plant and drive out of a back-pedal There are coverages that we have where our corners do play off thatrsquos just not philo-sophically how we play most of the timerdquo
Safety HaHa Clinton-Dix was asked a similar question about what Kirkpatrick said and whether he was taught to back-pedal His answer seemed to
confirm what Saban said -- that the defensive backs do learn to backpedal but Saban plays his defenders closer to the line than most teams so they donrsquot have as much room to do so
ldquoI have no take on that -- what went on with Dre Kirkpatrick in Cincinnati I really donrsquot know anything about thatrdquo Clinton-
Dix said ldquoWe do backpedal in practice so I donrsquot know exactly where that came fromrdquo
As for whether Saban himself was taught to backpedal as a cornerback at Kent State
ldquoAnd I can backpedalrdquo he joked ldquoI backpedaled when I played and I can still backpedal ndash and cover ndash somebodyrdquo
Does Saban teach defensive backs to backpedal
CW | Austin BigoneyNick Saban reacts to the media following a question about backpedaling
ldquoWe play our corners up on people a lot so sometimes they bail-off sometimes they play bump-and-run
Sometimes they get off and backpedal
mdash Nick Saban
Tide prepares for FAU match by focusing on turnoversBy Marquavius BurnettSports Editor
Heading into its weekly preparation for Florida Atlantic Alabama is focused on creating turnovers on defense and ball security on offense
Three games into the season Alabama has forced 12 turn-overs ndash six interceptions and six fumble recoveries ndash and only committed one a fumble against Michigan
Protecting the ball is one of the biggest things head coach Nick Saban has harped on dur-ing his time at Alabama Despite having one of the best statisti-cal defenses in 2011 the Tide only forced 20 turnovers Saban took the team to visit the New Orleans Saints to see how forc-ing turnovers was taught on the NFL level Now the defense is creating turnovers at a higher
rate and the offense is benefit-ing from the field position
On the flip side Alabamarsquos ball security has allowed the team to string together long drives and get off to fast starts But ball security works for both sides of the ball said wide receiver Christion Jones
ldquoThat is one thing that we practice every day Ball security for the running backs the quar-terbacks the wide receiversrdquo
Jones said ldquoEven when the defense gets a turnover its ball security too because we donrsquot want to get a turnover and then turn it over againrdquo
The team has created a com-petition between the offense and defense Anytime an offen-sive player is carrying the ball a defender tries to knock it out whether itrsquos during or after the play Itrsquos not fair but all the coaches care about is ball secu-rity said running back Eddie Lacy
How often does the defense get the ball away from the offense in practice
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in practice]rdquo Mosley said ldquoOur goal is to cause three or more turnovers a game and wersquove been doing that so farrdquo
Saban said the competi-tion is another way to help the
teams mentally ldquoI think ball security with our
offensive players is something that we emphasize just as much as we do getting turnoversrdquo Saban said ldquoI do think that it does help that the defense is always trying to get the ball off of them so theyrsquore conscious all the time of protecting the ballrdquo
Players of the Week Six Alabama players were
recognized by the coaching staff for their performances fol-lowing Saturdayrsquos 52-0 victory at Arkansas Eddie Lacy and Chance Warmack were named players of the week on offense while Adrian Hubbard and CJ Mosley represented the defense Cade Foster and Dee Hart were selected from the special teams
Warmack who was also named SEC Offensive Lineman
of the Week led the Crimson Tide with a 91 percent grade He did not allow a pressure or get
called for any penalties and theline didnrsquot allow a single sack inthe game
CW | Austin BigoneyTide running backs line up for a drill without their injured teammate Jalston Fowler
ldquoWe get it out about two or three times a day [in prac-tice] Our goal is to cause three or more turnovers a
