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SPORTS | FOOTBALL
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| Alabama stifled Arkansas offense the entire
game, not allowing the Razorbacks to score a
single point. It marked the first time Arkansas was
shut out since 1995 (LSU) and the first time at home since
1966 (Baylor).
137
| Arkansas offense
struggled to pass and
run, totaling 137 yards
of offense compared to Alabamas
438.
5
| Alabamas defense forced
Arkansas to turn the ball
over five times, bringing
the Tides season takeaway total
to 12.
128
| Alabamas
offense is off to a
scorching start,
outscoring opponents 128 to 14.
50
| Alabama kicker
Cade Foster has
made two 50 - yard
field goals in three games,
giving Alabama a special
teams weapon it didnt have
last season.
12
| Alabama is a
perfect 12 - for
- 12 on redzone
scoring opportunities, scor-
ing 11 touchdowns and one
field goal.
Students
campaign
out-of-state
By Mark Blanton
Contributing Writer
As election season heats up, so
does the involvement of UAs College
Republicans and Democrats. Both
have campaign plans for various
races in Alabama and throughout
the United States this fall.
Over fall break, the College
Republicans plan to campaign in
Florida for the Mitt Romney/Paul
Ryan ticket.
We will be doing mostly door-
to-door style campaigning, said
Regan Williams, chair of the UA
College Republicans.
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Wake County
9 hrs. 55 mins. /
603.63 miles
from Tuscaloosa
Orange County
9 hrs. 39 mins. /
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from Tuscaloosa
Hamilton County
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from Tuscaloosa

Current Polls:
Obama Romney
Alabama 36% 54%
North Carolina 45% 49.8%
Ohio 48.5% 44.3%
Florida 47.8% 46.5%
Solid Obama
Leaning Romney
Solid Romney
Leaning Obama
Tossup Votes
BY THE NUMBERS
By Adam Mills and Colby Leopard
CW Staff
When Stephen Gatti was a University of Alabama
freshman in 2005, he wasnt sure whether he would live
or die.
It was in 2005, one week into my freshman year of col-
lege, he said. I was actually driving back home for the
weekend when it happened.
Gatti suffered a car accident that nearly killed him and,
among a large number of other injuries, broke his back.
For three years, he found himself on the operating table
again and again.
It took four years for Gatti to resume full time stud-
ies at The University of Alabama. Part of this time he
was uninsured. Forced off
of his parents health insur-
ance policy, Gatti dealt with
uncertainty.
When I was uninsured,
life was complex. You have
a new outlook on things,
Gatti said. You become
afraid of the smallest things
out of fear of injury or ill-
ness. Every time you sneeze,
youre on pins and needles.
Gatti said he often couldnt afford treatments he need-
ed.
This all changed with the implementation of the
Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare.
The act allows children to remain on their parents health
insurance policies until they turn 26. With the Affordable
Care Act, Gatti was insured again under his parents poli-
cy. The result is relief for him and his family.
When I was off of their healthcare plan, I was forced to
lean on them for support when I had a need to see a doc-
tor or was in need of a medication, and this caused them
additional financial burdens that they were not necessar-
ily prepared to incur, Gatti said. So, when ACA allowed
me to return to their healthcare plan, that fear of illness
and potential burden was lifted [from] not only my shoul-
ders, but theirs, as well.
According to a Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention study, Gatti is part of a national trend.
The New York Times reports that the Sept. 12 study
shows the number of young adults without health insur-
ance fell by one-sixth in 2011. This decline is the largest
annual drop for any age group since 1997.
ACA already
benetting
some at UA
NEWS | STUDENT HEALTH
By Marc Torrence
Assistant Sports Editor
Alabamas 52-0 win over the
Arkansas Razorbacks wont
shock many people, a byproduct
of the machine head coach Nick
Saban has built. What was sup-
posed to be a top-ten matchup
before the season started turned
into a blowout all too familiar to
the Crimson Tide and its fans.
But even still, Alabama
remains unsatisfied. The Tide got
off to a slow start on offense for
the second week in a row, scor-
ing in the first quarter only after
a botched snap on an Arkansas
punt gave Alabama the ball at the
six. It committed an uncharacter-
istic seven penalties for 74 yards.
This group
has to continue to
challenge them-
selves to demand
more, Saban
said after the
game.
The slow starts
and penalties will
be Sabans focus
in the coming
week, but the rest of the country
will admire the way Alabama put
away its first SEC opponent with
ease, while attempting to find a
way to stop it.
It didnt matter who played
quarterback for Arkansas
Saturday. Tyler Wilson sat on the
sidelines with a concussion, but
was likely thank-
ing his coach
for keeping him
off of the field
as he watched
A l a b a m a s
defense swarm
his two replace-
ments.
The Razorbacks
used a combina-
tion of Brandon Allen and con-
verted wide receiver Brandon
Mitchell to run their offense.
Neither were able to establish
any sort of rhythm.
Arkansas head coach John L.
Smith used Mitchell to run an
option offense, but was stymied
for just 29 yards on six carries.
Meanwhile Mitchell, a more tra-
ditional, drop-back passer, was
under fire all afternoon. Alabama
was finally able to unleash its
edge rushers after facing two
teams that demanded a more
conservative approach, and
Mitchell was intercepted twice in
the first half under the pressure.
Alabama turned both into touch-
downs, and the fans at Razorback
Stadium streamed out of the exits
with 30 minutes still left to play.
Bama trounces Hogs
in conference opener

This group has to continue

to challenge themselves to
demand more.
Nick Saban
SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 9
NEWS | ELECTION 2012

When I was uninsured, life

was complex... You become
afraid of the smallest things
out of fear of injury
or illness.
Stephen Gatti
Obamas signature legislation allows
students to stay on parents policies
SEE HEALTHCARE PAGE 6
SEE CAMPAIGN PAGE 3
NEWS | HB 56
Debate in Ferguson Center
to mark Constitution Day
By Mollie Beth Wallace
Contributing Writer
In honor of
Constitution Day, two
teams of UA students
will debate the merits
of Alabamas immigra-
tion law, also known as
HB 56, in the Ferguson
Center Theater at 3 p.m.
The debate will focus
on the issue of the feder-
alism in enforcing immi-
gration law and wheth-
er Alabamas author-
ity is preempted by the
national governments
power over immigra-
tion.
Political science pro-
fessor Joseph Smith said
the sponsors chose HB
56 because it is contro-
versial and relates to the
important constitutional
issue of federalism.
This is a great intro-
duction to the legal
issues surrounding fed-
eralism and national
preemption of state
laws, Smith said.
The debate will specif-
ically focus on section 27
of the law, which prohib-
its Alabama courts from
enforcing any contract
made by someone in the
country illegally.
This provision is
important because it
means that if an undocu-
mented alien signed a
rental contract, a work
contract or an agree-
ment to purchase some-
thing, and the other
party to the contract
didnt fulfill their obli-
gations, the alien would
not be able to use the
state courts to have
the contract enforced,
Smith said. The pro-
vision makes it much
easier for unscrupulous
people to disregard the
promises they make to
undocumented aliens.
A team from Smiths
Constitutional Law
course will argue that
Alabama has over-
stepped its authority in
passing section 27, while
a team of students from
UAs Mock Trial team,
coached by lawyer and
political science doctor-
al student James Todd,
will argue that section
27 is a proper exercise of
state police authority.
Teams of students to square off on
subject of HB 56s constitutionality
SEE CONSTITUTION PAGE 6
With Alabama decided,
groups travel elsewhere
CW | Whitney Hendrix
CW | Shannon Auvil
Alabama has posted
impressive numbers early
in the 2012 season, but
players say they arent
satisfed yet.
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Beef Burgundy
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Alfredo
Broccoli
Mexi-Corn
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BURKE
LUNCH
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LAKESIDE
TUESDAY
What: Capstone Conversa-
tions: Travel and Study in the
Latino World
Where: Ferguson Center TV
Lounge
When: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
What: Bama Art House Film
Festival: Moonrise Kingdom
Where: The Bama Theatre
When: 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
TODAY
What: Queens, Blood, and
Family in the Morte Darthur
Where: Morgan Room 301
When: 5 p.m.
What: Constitution Day
Debate
Where: The Ferguson Center
Theatre
When: 3 p.m.
What: Lambda Pi Etas
Student/Faculty Book Club
Discussion: The Hunger
Games
Where: 226 Reese Phifer
Hall
When: 12 - 1 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
What: Grand Re-Opening
Ceremony
Where: First Floor Rodgers
Science and Engineering
Library
When: 10:30 a.m.
What: The Effects of HB 56
on Women & Families: One
Year Later
Where: Gorgas Library Room
205
When: 3:30 - 5 p.m.
What: General Interest and
Business Career Fair
Where: Bryant Conference
Center
When: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Last summer, Tim Dax
answered an ad on a casting
website to costar in what was
described as a desert adventure
film.
This week, the Los Angeles
actor learned that his work on
the low-budget Desert Warrior
had turned into the inflammatory
14-minute trailer for Innocence
of Muslims. Dax and his Desert
Warrior costars are in the cen-
terof attention after violent out-
bursts across the Middle East
erupted when their work was
repurposed into an anti-Muslim
movie that caught the worlds
attention after it appeared in an
Arabic-language on YouTube.
Daxs experience is an extreme
example of the vulnerability of
actors and crewmembers trying
to cobble together a living work-
ing on ultra low-cost productions.
Millions have seen his work, but it
is otherwise no different from the
work done by hundreds of other
actors and crewmembers tak-
ing jobs like the one Dax took on
Desert Warrior.
Local actors and
technicians find themselves with
fewer opportunities as the econ-
omy has slowed, studios have
begun producing fewer films and
TV shows, and more production
work has fled California for states
with better tax breaks.
That has meant a rise, though,
in the number of movies produced
under the Screen Actors Guilds
ultra low-budget category
for films under $200,000. Many
low-budget movies, like Desert
Warrior, are made outside the
jurisdiction of the industrys
labor unions and cast not through
Beverly Hills talent agencies,
but via online services such as
Craigslist and Backstage.com.
This is one of the textbook
examples of why its important to
work under a union contract, said
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, chief
administrative officer and gen-
eral counsel for the Screen Actors
Guild-American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists.
Actors are not lawyers. They
dont necessarily think about
every possible way in which some-
one may misuse a performance.
The proliferation of cheaply
made features has been accelerat-
ed in part by the increasing avail-
ability of digital equipment, which
makes it possible for producers
to shoot their own movies with
small crews. In 2005, in response to
growing demand from their mem-
bers, the guild created the ultra
low-budget category. According
to SAG rules, producers must pay
actors on such a film $100 a day,
provide meal breaks and adhere
to standard union agreements
about issues such as nudity and
access to a full script.
Two people who worked on
Desert Warrior have said that
they were given a few script pages
at a time, and that they thought
they were making a harmless his-
torical drama.
It was supposed to be about
ancient warriors, said Dax, who
worked for a week and half, at a
rate of $75 a day on an amateur-
ish low-budget set tucked into
a Monrovia strip mall, on what
was described as a desert adven-
ture film. I was just happy to be
involved with anything that has to
do with acting, even though it was
horrible.
Outrage over Innocence of Muslims puts
low-budget lms in skeptics spotlight
The Alabama womens ten-
nis team earned two more wins
on the final day of play at the
Duke Fab Four Invite, which
was moved to North Carolinas
campus on Sunday due to
weather. With the two wins, the
Crimson Tides three-day total
reached 14 victories.
This was a great learning
weekend overall and a good
starting point, head coach
Jenny Mainz said. There were
several top 100 players in this
tournament. We have a lot of
work in front of us, and right
now, we really need match play.
To be able to jump in and play
the caliber of players at this
tournament provided great
exposure. We won some match-
es and lost some matches, but
I think we will take a lot from
this weekend. This is a devel-
opmental part of the season,
and its important we toughen
up for our dual-match season.
No. 10 Mary Anne Macfarlane
and Emily Zabor came away
with the two wins for Alabama
as Macfarlane took down Yales
Madeleine Hamilton, 1-6, 6-0,
10-5 and Zabor outlasted Texas
Juliana Gajic, 6-3, 7-5. Both
of the Tides freshmen were
topped on Sunday by a 6-3, 6-3
score. Natalia Maynetto lost to
Furman Universitys Lauren
Kline, and Maya Jansen lost to
no. 17 Cristina Stancu.
Alabama tennis returns to
action next weekend as they
travel to Greenville, S.C. to
take part in the 2012 Furman
Fall Classic. Matches begin on
Friday, Sept. 21 and conclude
on Sunday, Sept. 23.
The Alabama mens tennis
team had a solid final day of
play at the Duke Fab Four Invite,
coming away with four wins in
four matches at the Sheffield
Tennis Center. Overall, the
Crimson Tide collected 15 wins
in its first tournament of the
season.
The Duke Fab Four Invite
is an ideal event, head coach
George Husack said. The for-
mat challenges players physi-
cally and mentally. We will take
several things back with us to
work on and prepare for our
next tournaments.
Daniil Proskura cruised
through his match, beating NC
States Sean Weber, 6-0, 6-2,
while Carlos Taborga also won
in dominating fashion, post-
ing a 6-2, 6-1 victory over North
Carolinas James Coxe.
Becker OShaughnessey took
down Dukes Daniel McCall, 6-3,
6-2, and Jarryd Botha capped off
the tournament with a 7-6(4),
6-3 win over Radfords Stijn
Meulmans.
Alabama returns to action on
Monday, Oct. 1, when it takes
part in the qualifying round of
play at the 2012 DNovo/ITA All-
American Championships in
Tulsa, Okla.
Tide womens tennis earns two win to close Duke Fab Four Invite Tide mens tennis sweeps matches on Sunday at Duke Fab Four Invite
ON THE RADAR
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Monday, September 17, 2012
NEWS
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OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 3
By Madison Roberts
Contributing Writer
Continuing their traditions
of mentoring young people this
year, two UA student groups are
teaching girls how to respect
themselves and boys how to
respect each other at an ele-
mentary school in Tuscaloosa.
The Young Womens
Leadership Program, which
is over a decade old, focuses
on the three pillars of compe-
tence, connection and auton-
omy. The Mens Leadership
Program, which is enter-
ing its sixth year, instead
instills respect, authenticity
and strength.
Both groups work side by
side in mentoring fifth and
sixth grade students at Martin
Luther King Elementary
School in Tuscaloosa. Although
the two programs are closely
related, they focus on differ-
ent curricula and objectives to
teach the students.
To sum up the differences,
the womens program focuses
on internal issues such as body
image, self-worth and self-con-
fidence, Holli Frey, a senior
majoring in human develop-
ment and family studies, said.
The mens program focuses on
external issues such as respect
and positive views of others.
Jessi Hitchens, the associ-
ate director of the Womens
Resource Center, said for the
most part, they are separate
entities that are living along-
side each other.
They complement each
other, Hitchens said. They
are both working toward gen-
der equity in different ways.
The YWLP focuses on men-
toring girls about girlhood
and what challenges they will
face being a woman in the
coming years. They talk about
inner beauty and confidence,
as well as how to be indepen-
dent and a leader in society.
We mentor the girls about
body image and how [they] are
beautiful, Frey said. We try
to get the girls to understand
that being different is good
and that we should appreciate
each other. We should look at
peoples strengths, not flaws.
The YMLP focuses on men-
toring the boys on how to
define masculinity and helping
them through their transition
from boy to man.
We provide a positive male
role model for them to look
up to. Many of us got this
from a father, older brother
or possibly even a friend, but
most of these kids lack this,
Roberson Pearce, a senior
majoring in biology, said. By
simply being there for them,
listening to what they have to
say and encouraging positive
and constructive behavior, we
are able to make a huge impact
on the kids for the better.
Frey is now entering her
third year as a mentor and said
the program has completely
changed her future.
The program has taught me
how much I enjoy being there
for others, Frey said.
The program has altered
Freys career path, as well.
I came to college wanting to
be a family law attorney, Frey
said. After the impact the girls
made on me and the difference
I made in their lives, I realized
my life calling was to be a social
worker to help people to the
best of my ability.
Pearce is returning to the
YMLP as a mentor this year
because of the positive impact
he thinks hes had on the kids
he mentors.
This program has impacted
my life by showing me that I can
make a real, positive difference
in someones life, Pearce said.
When I saw my little brother
change for the better and knew
that I had helped him to do so,
it made me very proud of what
I had accomplished.
Although the programs use
the terms big brother and
little sister, the participants
believe they are different than
the actual Big Brother and Big
Sister programs.
I would say its different
in the sense that [we follow]
a very specific curriculum,
Hitchens said. These children
bring a myriad of very wonder-
ful experiences, and our pro-
gram celebrates their experi-
ences in a very different way
than Big Brother Big Sister
because you do a lot of training
prior to going into the school,
Hitchens said.
The participants in the pro-
gram are required to complete
20 hours of training before
entering the school. Each pro-
gram follows a specific curricu-
lum during the training ses-
sions. After these 20 hours of
training, each mentor is paired
with a student to work with for
four months during the spring.
We dont want [the men-
tors] to just sit there and look
at the kids. We want [them] to
actually interact with the kids
and help them, second year
graduate student Terrence
Merkerson said.
Pearce said his work with
this program has paid off, but it
has its challenges.
It is, admittedly, a bit frus-
trating sometimes, as they are
very energetic, and we have
to do our best to keep them
from goofing off, Pearce said.
However, there is a very
important reason that the pro-
gram targets this specific age
group, as they are at the crucial
point in their lives where the
life choices they make now will
have a huge impact on the per-
son they become.
Students mentor youth at MLK
By Ashley Tripp
Contributing Writer
With one in four incoming
freshmen enrolled, the Honors
College is poised to become
one of the largest student com-
munities on the University of
Alabama campus.
Based on four pillars inno-
vative scholarship, advanced
research, cultural interaction
and civic engagement the
College offers both academic and
social opportunities for students.
Being a member of the
Honors College has positively
shaped my experience at The
University of Alabama, both aca-
demically and socially, through
gaining new friendships and
becoming more involved on cam-
pus, Morgan Canada, a junior
majoring in nursing, said. My
advice for students is to take full
advantage of all the opportuni-
ties the program offers, includ-
ing scholarship, honors abroad
courses and service opportuni-
ties.
The Honors College offers the
University Scholars program, an
opportunity that allows Honors
students to work ahead in gradu-
ate studies, in addition to offer-
ing research opportunities in
topics ranging from Parkinsons
disease to historical social
trends.
To receive an Honors designa-
tion on a diploma, students must
complete 18 credit hours worth
of seminars and honors depart-
mental courses, as well as main-
tain a 3.3 GPA in all programs.
Departmental honors courses
typically feature smaller enroll-
ment, a contrast Canada said she
appreciates over large lecture-
style classes.
Because the Honors College
offers smaller classroom sizes
of no more than twenty people,
I have gained personal relation-
ships with my professors and
classmates, Canada said. I am
able to effectively communicate
with my professors by having
one-on-one relationships and
forming study groups with my
classmates.
Ellen Fine, a junior majoring
in fashion retail, said manag-
ing her classes required for her
major with honors classes can be
difficult sometimes since there
arent a lot of honors courses
associated with fashion retail.
However, she has managed to
merge the two by utilizing hon-
ors-by-contract courses.
Through the contract, a stu-
dent agrees to do extra work
to receive honors credit for a
departmental course.
Since I had so many hours, I
didnt have time to fit in honors
classes with my schedule, so I
filled out an honors contract in
one of my fashion retail classes,
Ellen Fine said. I had to com-
plete extra work, which included
writing a paper.
Fines twin sister, Jennifer
Fine, said she feels her honors
classes helped prepare and chal-
lenge her writing skills as a pub-
lic relations major.
My writing class has helped
me see literature in a different
way, Fine said. Once you read
the books, it actually makes you
want to purchase them. They
really try and engage your inter-
est in a stress-free environment.
According to the Honors
College website, entering fresh-
men must have an ACT score of
at least 28 or an SAT score of at
least 1250 in addition to a 3.3 high
school GPA in order to be invited
to apply.
However, if you missed the
mark in high school but want
to join as an upperclassman,
rest assured that current UA
students with a 3.3 GPA are
accepted upon submission of an
application.
Junior Jennifer Fine applied
to the College the second semes-
ter of her freshman year.
When you hear the words
honors, it sounds intimidating,
but its actually a really great
social and learning experience,
Fine said. Even though its at a
fast pace, its well worth it.
Honors claims one
fourth of freshmen

The program has taught

me how much I enjoy being
there for others.
Holli Frey
Florida has been classified
as a battleground state by real-
clearpolitics.com, meaning it
is a state that could go either
to the Republicans or the
Democrats.
A Sept. 13 poll by Rasmussen
Reports also shows President
Barack Obama leading in the
state by two percentage points
over Romney.
Williams said the College
Republicans chose to go to
Florida because it is the clos-
est swing state to Alabama.
However, the group is also
considering other trips to
other swing states like North
Carolina and Ohio.
Connor Cook, director of
external affairs in the UA
College Democrats, said the
group currently plans to work
with the Obama campaign
in swing states like Florida.
However, that
trip depends on
the member-
ship and interest
level.
We plan on
phone banking,
knocking on
doors and get-
ting our mem-
bership involved
in the thick of
the action, Robert Christl,
the president of College
Democrats, said. We also
plan on spreading awareness,
informing students of all the
good President Barack Obama
has done for them and their
future security.
Local l y, t he UA
Democrats are working
with the Tuscaloosa County
Democratic Party to elect
Daniel Bowman to the 4th
Congressional
Di stri ct i n
A l a b a m a ,
according to
Cook. And, on
a statewide
l evel , they
are working
with the state
D e mo c r a t i c
Party to elect
Bob Vance as the
chief justice of the Alabama
Supreme Court and Lucy
Baxley as the president of the
Public Service Commission.
Both the Republicans and
the Democrats are getting
involved with the Tuscaloosa
County probate judge race.
The Democrats are support-
ing Hardy McCullom, while the
Republicans are supporting
Ted Sexton.
On a local basis, in addition to
supporting Sexton, the College
Republicans are looking to pro-
mote the Romney/Ryan ticket
on campus, Williams said.
Cook said student engage-
ment in the campaigns is
important because it gets
people involved in the cam-
paign process and gives them
the experience of working in a
campaign.
Students participating in
the campaigns will learn
more about what they believe,
Williams said.
They will also be helping in
the civic process, and [that] is
crucial to be able to truly appre-
ciate their rights, he said.
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By SoRelle Wyckoff
Opinions Editor
I survived off of anything
microwavable my fresh-
man year. I lived on the
top floor of Tutwiler,
and options were
limited to anything
that could fit in the
three-by-six-by-
three refrigera-
tor or anything
that could be
heated up in
the micro-
wave.
Macaroni
and cheese,
Lunchables
and hum-
mus/pretzel
packages
were con-
sistent in
my diet.
These high-
sodium and
pr oc es s ed
solutions to
food, along
with a fair
amount of
Aristocrat, led to
a solid freshman
15 and some ter-
rible eating habits.
But despite the
limited choices at the
Tutwiler convenience
store, Julias, they accept-
ed Dining Dollars, were con-
venient and were open until 2
a.m., a key factor of success in
college student business profits.
If you went in late enough post-
swap, there were R&B dance
parties.
Last weekend, my room-
mates and I attempted to take
advantage of our untouched
pile of Monopoly-money Dining
Dollars. On a Saturday night,
our options were limited to
Dominos and Buffalo Phils.
Greasy, fried food. We chose
instead to visit our old stomping
grounds in Julia Tutwilers con-
venience store.
There was a produce sec-
tion with salads, sandwiches,
dips and salsas made by Bama
Dining only a day or two earlier.
There were fresh fruit cups, veg-
etables and cheese. The Boars
Head sandwich shop that I so
often frequented was still there
and still delicious. And while
there was a lack of soy milk,
overall, there was a greater
selection in the frozen food,
organic and snack section, all of
which included healthy options.
Not to mention the glow-in-the-
dark iPhone cover my roommate
found.
These products were not
available when I lived four-
teen flights up, but I wish they
had been. Sure, the Pop-Tarts
and barbeque chips were still
there, but they were also next
to other breakfast bars and
Baked Lays.
Admittedly, it was exception-
ally overpriced; a $3 box of cereal
cost closer to $7, and laundry
detergent and peanut butter
were too ridiculously priced to
even be considered for purchase.
But unfortunately, this is to
be expected. Dining Dollars are
not accepted very many places,
especially those where you can
buy grocery-like products. So,
Bama Dining takes advantage
of that. Also, for most of the
patrons, they are paying for con-
venience, seeing as they live in
the same building as the store.
I would be more willing to pay
higher dollar if I were only an
elevator ride away, too.
Still, taking advantage of the
fact that the above is true is not
very nice. By using UA Dining
Dollars to purchase UA Bama
Dining products, our dollar
is making a full circle of cha-
ching for the University. If the
University is not going to be
able to offer us more options,
they should not make the only
options available overpriced.
After checking out with a sand-
wich, fruit, a frozen dinner, a
small bag of pretzels and some
Listerine, my total was $44.
Ouch.
Overall, though, I left Julias
pleasantly surprised. Yes, tak-
ing advantage of our Dining
Dollars situation is not admi-
rable, but I was appreciative of
the fresh fruit and Lean Cuisine
I could buy. Bama Dining has
taken health into consideration,
an important step towards a
healthier, and therefore happier,
campus. As we increase in popu-
lation, I expect to see an increase
in the quantity and quality of
our amenities. I have chosen to
assume that Julias Market sym-
bolizes the first improvement of
many.
SoRelle Wyckoff is the
Opinions Editor of The
Crimson White. Her column
runs on Monday.
Julias Market in Tutwiler Hall improves with health, fails with price
MCT Campus
By Brad Tipper
Staff Columnist
With a new school year
comes many new exciting
events. The startling remind-
er that the beginning of
classes means a new moun-
tain of schoolwork to climb is
attached to the weekly antici-
pation of another opportunity
to watch our football team
take the field. Every year has
its own set of new challenges
and sources of excitement
across campus.
But what Ive also come
to learn in my time at The
University of Alabama is
that a new fall semester also
brings a fresh set of criticism
from anything to everything
around campus. Whether
it is the yearly complaints
about the unfairness of block
seating at football games or
the shortcomings of Bama
Dining, many complaints
have very little to do with
the general well-being of our
student body.
More pressing matters are
rarely, if ever, addressed.
Topics that truly matter
include the safety and secu-
rity of our community after
multiple shootings just a
short walk from the Quad, the
seemingly endless increase
in the cost of our tuition and
books and the use of the plus/
minus system in grading
(which has the ability to cheat
our all-important GPA out of
precious points). Issues such
as these affect every student
on this campus and are a bit
more serious than where we
sit at football games.
The problems that are too
often exaggerated and end-
lessly debated by so many are
completely irrelevant to our
fellow students, some of whom
may not even be able to afford
to attend our University after
another increase in tuition
cost. Im sure all of those stu-
dents would love to be sitting
anywhere in Bryant-Denny
this fall for $5 a ticket.
It has also been too easy for
us to forget about the near-
tragic incident in downtown
Tuscaloosa that happened a
mere two months ago, but we
vividly recall all those average
meals 0we were so unjustly
forced to endure at Lakeside
Dining as a freshman.
While I am not question-
ing the legitimacy of com-
plaints against matters such
as political views expressed
on the Quad in chalk, some
issues seem superficial and
irrelevant in the true scope
of our community. Instead
of worrying about student
groups getting slightly better
seating at games, we should
be more interested in the
student sitting next to us in
class who has to work every
football game so that he can
pay for his books and provide
for himself.
It has become way too easy
for us to find problems with
the great opportunities we
have every day instead of
identifying important issues,
addressing them and calling
for changes to be made.
As a new school year starts,
along with the inaugural year
of a new University president,
I hope we can all take a step
back, focus on what truly mat-
ters on our campus and work
towards changing more than
just the menu at Fresh Foods.
Brad Tipper is a junior major-
ing in political science and
economics. His column runs
biweekly on Monday.
This year,
choose to
focus on the
real issues
By Tori Lee
Staff Columnist
At first, I thought it was a
sad, handwritten book. I did
not know it was your diary.
This is one of my favorite
quotes from the very enter-
taining and well-known
movie Bridesmaids, and its
pretty similar to how I feel
about Twitter.
I use Twitter to keep up with
friends, read witty banter from
anonymous accounts and,
most importantly, to keep up
with the news. For some, how-
ever, this is not the case.
While telling the public
about how terrific and/or ter-
rible your life is from minute-
to-minute is amusing at first,
it leads readers to do the
Internet unthinkable: click the
unfollow button. As delicious
as your diet might be, is it
absolutely necessary to update
us on every pound lost?
The aspect of these tweets
that gets to me most is that the
guilt, offenders dont seem to
realize that future employers
have the opportunity to look
at social media before hiring.
All it takes is a Google search
of your name, and anyone can
see that you were #druuuNnk-
kkkkk. And, for those sense-
less folks who say deroga-
tory things about other races,
genders and lifestyles, or use
words that would require cen-
sorship in the media, the pub-
lic can see this too. And more
than likely, theyre judging
you.
My favorite examples of
what not to tweet includes,
but are not limited to: about
to shower, so hungover
xoxo #redshed (insert emojis
here), I wish he would reply
to my text :/, as well as any-
thing with inappropriate lan-
guage you wouldnt use in a
conversation with your grand-
mother.
Though this is entertaining
to some, it is insulting to ones
intelligence. Admit it: you
know better. Save it for your
lunchtime conversation, not
your followers twitterfeeds.
First, do yourself a favor and
make your account private.
This will help the hiring pro-
cess, as well as your dignity.
Secondly, if you feel the need to
have a diary-like outlet, blogs
are back in style! If blogging is
not really your thing, I am sure
you can still find those super
cool 1990s fuzzy diaries that
require a spoken password to
open. Id look on eBay.
Dont be one of the people
who gets (gasp!) unfollowed.
In the meantime, find your
local, national and interna-
tional news sources in the
Twitterverse and learn some-
thing new! Twitter is your
friend and can be an excellent
source of news. Next time you
press the little blue bird, think
before you tweet.
Tori Lee is a senior majoring
in dance and public relations.
Her column runs biweekly on
Monday.
Remember that when you tweet, youre sharing that information with the public
MCT Campus
NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS Monday, September 17, 2012 | Page 5
By Sarah Elizabeth Tooker
Contributing Writer
This fall, The University
of Alabamas Department of
Biological Sciences will begin
research to prove a treatment
of chronic pain in patients
with gastrointestinal disor-
ders and fibromyalgia.
Carol Duffy, an assistant
professor in the department
with a research concentra-
tion in the herpes simplex
virus type one, will head the
research side of the project
alongside William Pridgen, a
private practice general sur-
geon at Tuscaloosa Surgical
Associates.
Pridgen said he began
working on the clinical side
of a hypothesis 12 years ago,
when he could not successful-
ly treat several of his patients
chronic pain problems.
I did a lot of reading, try-
ing to find the culprit, and I
came to the conclusion that it
must be something viral that
stays in all of us and acts up
with stress, and
then I came to
the herpes fam-
ily, Pridgen
said.
To see if the
herpes virus
was a causative
agent, he start-
ed treating 74
patients with
this diagnosis
in two ways.
Pridgen gave
the first group a
drug that would
treat HSV-1 and treated the
second group with the same
drug, in addition to a pill typi-
cally used to treat arthritis.
The patients who took
the two pills had much bet-
ter results, which led him to
patent the drug combination,
Pridgen said.
Duffy said she knew he was
onto something,
but while his
hypothesis is
sound, it has not
been proven.
Before we
can get FDA
approval and
for the medical
community to
start prescrib-
ing this diagno-
sis, the hypoth-
esis has to be
tested several
different times
and ways, she said.
Duffy has begun collecting
tissue samples she will exam-
ine in University labs for the
HSV-1 virus from Pridgens
diagnosed patients and a con-
trol group made up of people
with unrelated GI problems.
Hopefully, by quantifying
the amount of the herpes virus
present in these patients, it
will prove that it is causing
the fibromyalgia and chronic
GI problems, and then we can
prove his drug prescription
treats it, Duffy said.
The pair is also in the pro-
cess of raising funds to hire
a company to clinically test
the drug combination in 10
randomized sites across the
country, which is another step
required for FDA approval.
The company, which
costs about $3 million, will
track the patients progress
with both pain scores and
blood samples, Duffy said.
This drug trial will start in
February 2013 and will take
around a year.
Pridgen said if all goes
well in this step, they will be
able to license off of different
portions or even all of their
findings to sell to a larger
company who will be able to
make the drug combination
an effective prescription to
this diagnosis for all doctors
to use.
My primary goal is to
make patients better, and the
patent gives me the power to
influence what happens from
here with this drug, Pridgen
said.
This important research
being done on campus serves
to remind Lindsey Cobb, a
junior majoring in pre-med
and chemical engineering,
about the dual role professors
serve on campus.
Hearing about this excit-
ing research campaign not
only looks great for the pres-
tige of our University, but
also should remind students
that professors are respon-
sible for a lot of interesting
work other than teaching,
and their research can pro-
vide great opportunities for
student involvement, Cobb
said.
UA labs testing patient tissue in move toward FDA approval

Before we can get FDA ap-

proval and for the medical
community to start pre-
scribing this diagnosis, the
hypothesis has to be tested
several different times and
ways.
Carol Duffy
UA News
Duffy, left, and Pridgen in Duffys
UA lab.
NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS Page 6| Monday, September 17, 2012
By Morgan Taylor
Contributing Writer
The Capstone International
Academic Programs will host
their Study Abroad Fair on
Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. in the Ferguson Center.
The fair is an opportunity for
UA students to learn about
the possibilities and benefits
of studying abroad.
This semesters fair is
primarily for the Capstone
International Centers affili-
ates, so they can showcase
all of the programs that are
offered by their company to
UA students.
We have a lot of students
who dont want to do an
exchange or a faculty program
because maybe we arent
offering a program they are
interested in, so they would
go on an affiliate program,
Holly Hudson, the director
of Capstone International
Academic Programs, said.
The third party affiliates
have been approved and vet-
ted through the Capstone
International Program so
students who go on these pro-
grams are able to receive UA
credit.
There are hundreds of affil-
iate programs, but the inter-
national program is only part-
nered with 15, Hudson said.
We would like for UA stu-
dents to know there are all
sorts of options for studying,
volunteering and interning
abroad while also getting
credit for it, Hudson said.
We just want the students to
know we exist.
Students will have the
opportunity to win a free
iPod Shuffle by swiping their
ACT cards at any of the study
abroad desks.
Our mission is to have
UA students become global
citizens, become more aware
of other cultures, become
more aware of themselves,
more aware of our place in
the world, their status as
Americans and how it affects
their lives and the lives of oth-
ers, Hudson said.
Although the fair is meant
to target only UA students,
the affiliates also travel to
other schools. Despite the
fact that they do indeed visit
many other schools, Hudson
said the affiliates report back
year after year that the UA
fair always has the best turn-
out.
Academic advisor Amy
Linden said studying abroad
has many benefits for stu-
dents, in addition to academic
benefits.
Students are able to get a
better understanding of them-
selves by going out of their
comfort zone, and I think
students come back knowing
themselves and more about
their home country than they
ever thought, Linden said.
There will be another
fair in the spring. If you are
unable to attend the fair, you
can also visit the website at
www.studyabroad.ua.edu for
any other information.
Traveling abroad isnt a
once in a lifetime experience,
but studying abroad isnt
something that should be
missed, Hudson said.
Study abroad fair in Ferg Tuesday
By Lauren Carlton
Contributing Writer
Tuscaloosa Symphony
Orchestra will open its season
this year with Pictures at an
Exhibition, a collaboration
of students and teachers per-
forming professional classical
music. The concert will be held
in Moody Music Halls Concert
Hall Monday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.
Audience members will
hear the works of two Russian
composers: Sergei Prokofievs
Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25,
also known as the Classical
Symphony, and Modest
Petrovitch Mussorgskys
Pictures at an Exhibition, as
well as the Clarinet Concerto
by American composer Aaron
Copland.
Osiris Molina, assistant
professor of clarinet at the
University, will be the soloist
in the Copland piece.
Pictures at an Exhibition
will include both faculty
and student musicians from
The University of Alabamas
School of Music. One such
member is Cynthia Simpson,
a senior majoring in music
performance who plays the
French horn. Simpson is the
assistant principal horn at
the Tuscaloosa Symphony
Orchestra. This upcoming con-
cert marks her first subscrip-
tion show with the company.
At first, I was really ner-
vous, Simpson said. In most
ensembles, Ive been in here,
Ive been playing with people
my age, but in this, the faculty
is surrounding me on stage.
Im the assistant to my own
teacher. Hes sitting right next
to me as I play.
The blend of faculty and stu-
dents is nothing new to TSO,
which has been working with
students who have a high cali-
ber of musicianship for years,
most frequently placing them
as substitutes for regular
orchestra members.
With the exception of voice
and piano, most music per-
formance department faculty
members are in TSO, provid-
ing students an opportunity to
hear their own teachers play
in an orchestral setting.
I encourage students, espe-
cially music students, to come
to this because there are so
many faculty members. Its
like hearing a history teacher
give a lecture about their area
of expertise. This is a chance
to hear our own teachers real-
ly play together, Simpson
said.
Heather Jacques, a mas-
ters student in vocal per-
formance, performed with
TSO last spring as a soloist
in Lets Fall in Love with
the UA Opera Theatre and in
Beethovens Symphony No.
9 with University Singers.
You would expect an orches-
tra of this caliber in a larger
city. To have it in Tuscaloosa
is really special, Jacques said.
The University is really lucky
to be affiliated with them the
way we are.
Jacques encouraged students
to take advantage of the TSO
concerts as much as possible.
People in our age bracket
dont often take advantage of
it enough, she said. Its right
on campus, so its honestly
perfect.
Currently, in addition to
local faculty and students,
TSO includes members of
the Alabama Symphony
Orchestra and professional
musicians from Alabama,
Tennessee and Georgia. The
orchestra is under the musi-
cal direction of conductor
Adam Flatt.
The Tuscaloosa Symphony
Guild will be hosting a
Cheers n Chat event at 6
p.m. in Moody before the con-
cert. The event will feature
a speaker who will address
specific elements of the works
being performed and offer
light refreshments to attend-
ees.
TSO will be hosting five sub-
scription concerts during its
2012-2013 season. Tickets are
currently available online at
tsoonline.org/tickets. Ticket
prices range from $10 to $20.
City orchestra to open season at Moody

Traveling abroad isnt a once in

a lifetime experience, but study-
ing abroad isnt something that
should be missed.
Holly Hudson
By Mollie Beth Wallace
Contributing Writer
The community of Alberta
has yet to complete the
rebuilding process necessi-
tated by the EF4 tornado that
devastated the city on April
27, 2011.
City Councilman Kip Tyner,
who represents the Alberta
district, said he wants to
rebuild the community to its
former glory, but one busi-
ness on University Boulevard
is having to fight to remain a
part of the community.
Todd Boling and Jason
Lightsey, owners of The
Tattoo Experience, located at
2703 University
Blvd. East,
are fighting to
keep their tat-
too parlor up
and running.
The shop has
operated from
its current
location for 21
years, but due
to structural
damage wrought by the tor-
nado, Boling said he fears the
landlord will sell the prop-
erty.
Though the owners found
a new property on University
Boulevard, Boling said due
to the new zoning code, they
would not be able to open a
business there.
According to the zon-
ing codes passed by the
City Council in January,
the stretch of University
Boulevard running through
Alberta is a mixed-use zone.
This means that certain
businesses including tat-
too parlors are restricted
to one per block front or 300
feet apart from each other.
Boling said these restrictions
are in violation of his First
Amendment rights.
It just doesnt seem
American to me, he said.
They dont have the right to
tell businesses what they can
and cant do.
The battle stems from an
institutional attack on tattoo-
ing in general, Boling said.
I had to listen to [the City
Council] say that my busi-
ness was undesirable, he
said. They dont realize this
is how we support our fami-
lies.
Tyner said he drew his plan
from other areas of the city
with similar zoning codes,
and it is an issue of bettering
the city rather than attack-
ing tattoo parlors. While
the zoning code currently
place restrictions on where
tattoo parlors can do busi-
ness, Tyner
said he wants
to prohibit
their operation
entirely since
they could turn
away potential
developers.
The prob-
lem with tattoo
parlors is just
the stigma,
Tyner said. Tattoo par-
lors are just associated with
areas of high crime and low
income.
Despite the option to take
his business to another part
of town, Boling said his loca-
tion in Alberta is a key part of
his business.
I have put so much into
making this a successful
building in this part of town,
Boling said. Our plan now is
to do everything we can.
Boling started a petition
and is relying on the support
of the community to change
the minds of the City Council,
he said. The citys legal
department said the city is
completely within its legal
rights, Tyner said.
The City Council will vote
on the issue in October. A
public hearing is scheduled
for Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. at City Hall.
Tattoo parlor in
battle for building

I had to listen to [the City

Council] say that my business
was undesirable. They dont
realize this is how we support
our families.
Todd Bolling
Though its too early to see
any significant impact, effects
of the Affordable Care Act are
already being seen in the Druid
City Hospital System. Since the
federal health reforms went
into effect in 2009, DCH has
seen a decrease in uninsured
22-26 year olds from 20.77 to
15.32 percent.
As a community-owned, non-
profit organization, it is DCHs
policy to provide care to all
patients, including the unin-
sured. To cover the cost of unin-
sured patients, DCH receives
10 percent of the money raised
by the two cent Tuscaloosa
County sales tax. According
Bradley Fisher, communica-
tion director at DCH, this tax
does not cover the entire cost
of caring for the uninsured and
the rest of the cost is absorbed
by the hospital.
The true impact of ACA
wont be known until the regu-
lations are written, so its too
early to state an opinion. We
can say that hospitals must
have adequate margins to stay
open, Fisher said. If health-
care coverage isnt expanded,
hospitals and providers must
be compensated somehow for
caring for the uninsured.
Joseph L Smith, an associ-
ate professor of political sci-
ence, said hospitals will see
a decline in the cost of caring
for the uninsured because the
Affordable Care Act requires
most Americans to have health
insurance or otherwise pay a
financial penalty.
The individual mandate
is controversial because it is
unusual for the national gov-
ernment to require consumers
to purchase something from
the market, but is necessary in
order to maintain the econom-
ic viability of the [healthcare]
system, Smith said.
Smith said the Affordable
Care Act is a reform of the
health insurance industry,
not healthcare itself. The indi-
vidual mandate is a part of the
reform and does not create
a new health insurance plan
itself.
Dana Patton, an assistant
professor of political science,
said the United States is the
only industrialized democracy
that does not provide health
insurance for all people.
In most other industrial-
ized democracies, the right to
quality healthcare at free or
low cost is considered a human
rights issue, Patton said. The
point of this is that no one goes
bankrupt because of a hospital
or doctor bill. No one puts off
going to the doctor because
they dont have financial
means to pay or health insur-
ance.
Gatti said his experience
without health insurance was
complex.
I restricted myself from liv-
ing a carefree life because I
didnt want to be in a position
where I had to decide between
food and gas or doctor and
medicine, Gatti said. The
only thing worse than being
sick is being broke and sick.
Todays story is the first
part of a continuing series on
the Affordable Care Act and its
effect on college students.
HEALTHCARE FROM PAGE 1
Affordable Care Act
insures more students
Section 27 was selected
because it raises interest-
ing questions of how far the
states may go using their
police powers over contracts
to regulate the activity of
illegal aliens, Todd said.
The police powers of the
states are recognized under
the 10th Amendment of the
Constitution and traditional-
ly extend to subjects involv-
ing public health, education,
welfare and safety, Todd
said.
The question of who may
enter into a contract has
been recognized to be part
of traditional state police
power, Todd said.
The debate will begin at 3
p.m. in the Ferguson Center
Theater and is sponsored
by the College of Arts and
Sciences and the Department
of Political Science.
CONSTITUTION FROM PAGE 1
Student groups to
debate HB 56 legality
By Ashanka Kumari
Chief Copy Editor
At The University of Alabama,
April 27, 2011 marked more than
the date of a natural disaster. It
became the last day of school,
the end of the spring semester
and, for two UA students, the
start of a year-long adventure.
Bentley Brooks Rodrigue,
a senior majoring in chemical
engineering, and David Vogt,
a senior majoring in German
and history, left the devastation
in Tuscaloosa, went home and
prepared to spend the 2011-2012
school year overseas.
Vogt, who spent a year
in Erfurt, Germany, left
Tuscaloosa on April 28, 2011
and flew to his home in Phoenix,
Ariz. a few days later.
The day after the tornado,
I went on a short camping
trip to the Gulf Coast, so I was
able to escape the immediate
chaos of not having power or
hot water, Vogt
said. However,
it did feel strange
since I had known
that, when I left
Tuscaloosa, I
would not see it
again for a long
time, and for it
to end on such a
powerful and cliff-
hanging note was
indeed odd.
Rodrigue, who
spent the next
year in London,
England, went
to her home in
Cincinnati, Ohio
immediately following the
tornado and said she felt hor-
rible for leaving at a time when
Students reect on experiences studying abroad after 2011 tornado
Tuscaloosa needed help.
I hated that I wasnt there
to help out, Rodrigue said. I
came back a few
weeks later to
get my things
and get ready
to go abroad,
and it was heart-
breaking to see
the aftermath
of the tornado.
So many peo-
ple had come
together to help
out during the
disaster, but the
city had been
torn apart in
some areas.
Both students
were part of pro-
grams that did not include other
UA students, and went abroad
knowing no one with whom
they could relate their tornado
experiences.
Since there are almost no
tornadoes in Germany, no
one really understood what
Tuscaloosa had gone through,
Vogt said. I told my story and
showed them pictures, and
they were naturally shocked,
but it didnt go much further
than that. While in Germany, I
received a copy of The Crimson
White commemorating the six-
month anniversary of the tor-
nado, and it was just surreal.
For Rodrigue, returning
to Tuscaloosa after a year
was exciting because she had
missed her friends,
many whom she
had never had
a chance to say
goodbye to follow-
ing the storm.
As we drove
into town and
down 15th Street,
all the memories
came flooding
back, but it was
so uplifting to see
how the city has
risen from such a
sad time, she said.
The campus had
grown, and the city
is slowly putting
itself back togeth-
er. I know these
things take time,
but Im already so
impressed with the
progress.
Although the
benefits of study-
ing abroad are
endless, Vogt said
coming back to the
United States and
Tuscaloosa can be
tough.
I came back
and was com-
pletely out of the
loop; it was like I
was a ghost, he
said. One of the
hardest things
for me was realizing that I
had been out of my friends
lives for a whole year, missing
out on new friends they had
made, inside jokes, dramas,
memories and experiences. I
find Im a completely different
person than when I left, and
Tuscaloosa is a completely dif-
ferent city as well, so I think its
rather fitting.

One of the hardest things for

me was realizing that I had
been out of my friends lives
for a whole year, missing out
on new friends they had made,
inside jokes, dramas, memories
and experiences. I find Im a
completely different person
than when I left, and Tuscaloosa
is a completely different city
as well, so I think its rather
fitting.
David Vogt
Submitted
Bentley Rodrigue, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, was studying abroad
in London, England when an EF4 tornado struck Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011.
Editor | Lauren Ferguson
culture@cw.ua.edu
Monday, September 17, 2012
CULTURE
NEWS
OPINION
CULTURE
SPORTS
Page 7
By Deanne Winslett
Staff Reporter
In a state known for domi-
nating in football and a cul-
ture founded on Lynyrd
Skynyrd lyrics, up-and-com-
ing Alabama rappers often
go under the radar. But for
Bo Latham and his band The
Bad Crowd and UA student
Ryan Davis, this is a move-
ment worth embracing.
Rap had always been a
hobby for UA alumnus Bo
Latham, but when he was
given the opportunity to
expand it into a career, he did
not hesitate to take it.
Once I got a job offer after
graduation, I had to make a
decision on whether I was
going to take that, or wheth-
er I was going to try to build
something off of a dream,
Latham said. I had a good
group of guys around me that
I liked to work with and who
believed in what I was doing,
and I wasnt going to let them
down.
The Bad Crowd has
held multiple shows in
Tuscaloosa, building up a fan
base, but they learned that in
order to spread their music,
they were going to have to
travel out of state. The group
has traveled to music-based
cities such as New Orleans
and Atlanta to spread their
sound.
At first, we had this dream
of coming from Tuscaloosa
and starting it all here, and
we didnt really know all
about that, Latham said.
We found out that you have
to leave here to spread it.
This city isnt big on original
music, for whatever reason.
This is kind of a cover music
city.
While touring, the group has
managed to collect a variety
of contacts and expand their
fan base. But the group is still
hopeful for Alabamas rap
potential. It may be a niche
culture now, The Bad Crowd
members said, but it is con-
stantly growing and develop-
ing momentum in this state.
After touring, the group
went on a brief hiatus, but
they are back now and excit-
ed to travel to other Alabama
cities to further promote
their group.
Alabama is developing
a sound of its own, Bad
Crowd artist Juwuan Rainey
said. Its a good look for the
state as a whole. There are a
couple teams out there mak-
ing noise. Bad Crowd Music
Group, BMB down in Mobile
and LDLR in Huntsville. All
of us are all coming with dif-
ferent styles, which makes it
so dope.
The Bad Crowd intends to
stick to their original music
and original sound and not
stray from their roots.
We put our time and effort
into putting our feelings into
audio form for people to lis-
ten to, and sometimes, it
gets overshadowed by main-
stream artists, or sometimes,
people dont take time to just
check us out. Thats slowly
changing, though, Rainey
said.
The group has a strong
hope for the future of the
Alabama rap culture. They
said the genre expands a
little further everyday and
they hope to see Alabama,
as a state, stick to its origi-
nal sound instead of joining
along with the mainstream
rap stereotypical sound.
People are really start-
ing to just now get hip to
Alabama and our whole hip-
hop scene, Rainey said. I
feel like we have lots of talent
to offer, and Im just excited
for people to just hear every-
thing that were working on.
It takes time, and I think its
our time to shine.
Second-year MBA candi-
date Ryan Davis found his
place in the rap culture after
beginning to rap and play
trombone at the age of 11.
He refers to his music as a
rock, hip-hop, funk type of
mash-up. Davis has played
at various venues and said it
is not the culture of hip-hop
in Alabama that is the prob-
lem, but rather the way in
which people regard it.
I think people are closed-
minded here in how they
think about hip-hop, Davis
said. I think its something
that is very unorthodox.
Its very abnormal. Its not
like what a hip-hop scene
would be anywhere else.
Its not very extensive, but
the culture is there. Its
just different.
Although Davis believes
that Alabama does have
a different rap culture, he
said he does not ever see
Alabama as having its own
cultural identity within
the genre.
Realistically, I dont
expect Alabama to ever have
a solidified musical identity
in any genre, he said.
However, Davis does
not believe rap culture in
Alabama has plateaued. He
said he definitely thinks it
can grow if given the right
opportunities. Using tools
such as the Internet to ensure
the music gets around to
wider audiences is a must,
Davis said. He himself has his
own YouTube channel under
his artist name KadeshFlow
to promote his music to
audiences that he may not
have otherwise reached.
I think the challenge for
people now is to look at it
from more of a marketing
perspective and see what
they can make happen via
the Internet and then find-
ing a way to unify the online
audience with the local audi-
ence, Davis said.
Despite the challenges that
Alabama presents to rap
hopefuls, both Davis and
The Bad Crowd are staying
true to their music. By put-
ting more of their music out
there and constantly expand-
ing their audience, they
hope to take their music to
new levels.
Were just kids from
Tuscaloosa who believe in
something, Latham said.
And were actually going
after it and trying to make
something original.
Alabama natives strive to break into rap industry
Submitted
The Bad Crowd and Ryan Davis are working to get their names into the rap industry.

I think people are closed-

minded here in how they think
about hip-hop. I think its
something that is very unortho-
dox. Its very abnormal. Its
not like what a hip-hop scene
would be anywhere else. Its
not very extensive, but the cul-
ture is there. Its just different.
Ryan Davis
Page 8 | Monday, September 17, 2012 NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS
By Matt McGrath
Contributing Writer
Most directors can only dream
of touching what Benh Zeitlin
manages to achieve with his debut
film, Beasts of the Southern
Wild. It is a industry appearance
as daring and ambitious as the
Coen Brothers Blood Simple,
Terrence Malicks Badlands
and John Cassavetes Shadows.
None of these groundbreaking
films played it safe when they
were released, and all three chal-
lenged and captivated their audi-
ences, bringing a fresh new style
and innovative directorial talent to
the screen.
Premiering earlier in the year
at the Sundance Film Festival,
Beasts of the Southern Wild won
the Grand Jury Prize, Sundances
highest achievement, cement-
ing it as one of the most hyped
and anticipated features of 2012.
Despite the high expectations that
are tied to the film, it does not dis-
appoint. Zeitlins low-budget debut
is so invigorating because it man-
ages to tell a personal story about
a father and daughter attempting
to cope with the tragedy of a storm
reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina,
but also zooms out and takes in a
national scope of dealing with the
same devastation. Set in a fictional
bayou inspired by Terrebonne
Parish in Louisiana, Zeitlin follows
a six-year-old girl, Hushpuppy, and
her unpredictable father, Wink, as
the extreme flooding forces their
community to vacate their make-
shift houses and try to survive as
their homes are destroyed.
Less than one year after
Hurricane Katrina, Spike Lee
released his evocative four-hour
documentary When the Levees
Broke, a film which addressed
many of the questions raised dur-
ing the aftermath of the storm.
Zeitlin addresses some of the
same issues in a less direct fashion
and in a fictional setting. His short,
character-based film manages to
present a loud social criticism of
the class divide, an issue brought
to the center of the nations atten-
tion in the wake of Katrina.
Because films often fail if their
star, be it a child or an adult actor,
is unconvincing, there is a lot
riding on the performance of six-
year-old Quvenzhan Wallis, who
plays the protagonist Hushpuppy.
Wallis displays a confidence and
maturity I have never seen by
an actress so young and with
no experience though, and her
breathtaking performance is cru-
cial to the films success. Her role
is a challenging one, as the film
revolves around her survival and
newfound independence when her
father goes missing. Zeitlin asks a
lot from Wallis, but she responds
brilliantly, providing a realistic
Director, Benh Zeitlin, exemplies hope in face of adversity in debut lm
By Dana Woodruff
Some of the greatest treasures
in life can be unearthed purely
by accident. This is the way I
happened to stumble upon one
of the most inspirational films I
have ever seen. One night, I hap-
pened to be sifting through the
vast cinematic archive known as
Netflix, absent-mindedly click-
ing through the endless catego-
ries, when I struck a gold mine
disguised as a documentary.
Life in a Day is not your
average documentary, to say the
least. It is a compilation of video
clips submitted by ordinary
people all across the world who
were asked to film their daily
routines on a single, randomly
chosen day July 24, 2010. There
were over 80,000 videos sent to
YouTube and over 4,500 hours
worth of raw footage contain-
ing everything from a young
boy learning how to shave to
an older man in a hospital bed,
recovering from a major open-
heart surgery.
Life in a Day is the product of
an unusual partnership between
YouTube and filmmaker Ridley
Scott, but the footage was sorted,
trimmed and pieced together by
the films editor, Joe Walker.
The remarkable thing about
this 90-minute movie is its unex-
pected profundity, hovering
slightly beneath the surface of
the mundane activities of a seem-
ingly narcissistic world. The aim
of the filmmakers was to tell the
story of a planet, but the results
were far more meaningful than
anyone had predicted.
Although much of the films
introductory scenes consist of
people being filmed waking up,
brushing their teeth, and even
shots of nothing but their own
two feet walking, it is inter-
spersed with heartfelt personal
moments: a mother cradling her
newborn child, a man from the
Middle East describing his role
as both a father and a mother
to his several motherless chil-
dren in a destitute situation, a
young gay man coming out to
his grandmother on the phone
(and her unconditional love and
acceptance), a woman trying to
explain cancer to her young son.
Some of the people are only seen
once, their stories never to be
finished or heard of again; oth-
ers are followed throughout the
entire film, such as a Korean
man traveling around the world
by bicycle for no particular rea-
son.
I think what makes this docu-
mentary so unique is that it
offers so many different perspec-
tives of life, values, morals and
beliefs. There are sections of the
film devoted to people from all
corners of the world explaining
their inner hopes, dreams and
fears; people who have found
true love and others who havent;
people who are ultimately satis-
fied with their lives; and those
who suffer from the thought of
a meaningless existence. Life in
a Day is really just a cinematic
collage of peoples lives, and that
is what is so beautiful about it, I
think. You can watch it and think
of it as nothing more than that,
or you can see what you want
to see and take away a different
meaning from it.
For me, Life in a Day
revealed that life is so simple and
complex all at once, and so very,
very short. There was a scene
near the end of the documen-
tary that was exceptionally awe-
inspiring to me. It was just of a
group of people lighting paper
lanterns and sending them up
into the sky, but caught up in the
moment, it appeared to resonate
with a deeper meaning, and it
was breathtaking. I would highly
recommend this documentary if
youre feeling blue or downtrod-
den; in its own strange way, Life
in a Day is uplifting.
COLUMN | FILM
COLUMN | FILM
Documentary shows reality on June 24, 2010
sense of character development
during the 90-minute film. Walliss
performance is matched by anoth-
er newcomer, Dwight Henry, who
takes on his first film playing the
role of Wink. He provides the film
with a harsh sense of realism, a
stark contrast to the innocence
and naivety of Hushpuppy.
As it is a debut film, there are
bound to be some minor flaws
primarily the fantasy element
provided by the titular Beasts.
This feels unnecessary and adds
a metaphorical weight to the film
which is not needed. Also, some of
the supporting performances feel
lifeless, but this is bound to hap-
pen with so many amateur actors,
especially when they are sharing
the screen with two of the most
impressive debut performances
in recent memory. Zeitlins inex-
perience does not slow him down.
His film displays stunning imag-
ery and proves he possesses a
natural visual flair as he captures
the magical Louisiana setting in
all its beauty.
Watching Beasts of the
Southern Wild is a thoroughly
cathartic experience, helped in
part by the tremendous score
that Zeitlin created with with
Dan Romer. Most importantly,
though, provides a firm message
of hope. In the face of adversity,
a young child comes of age as
she fights to keep her commu-
nity together in a time of despair,
despite being completely inex-
perienced and unprepared for
this situation. Throughout the
film, Wink repeatedly reminds
his daughter not to cry and to
stay strong, a message that res-
onates just as powerfully with
the audience.
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CW | Jingyu Wan
CW | Shannon Auvil
Top: Junior running back Eddie Lacy ghts for a touchdown.
Left: Tide running back Kenyan Drake runs for a rst down.
Right: Freshman wide receiver Amari Cooper avoids a tackle for a touchdown.
A
POSITION GRADES
Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron was surgi-
cally efficient, completing 11 of his 16 passes for 189
yards and a touchdown.
Quarterback
The running back core had a bounce-back game,
punishing Arkansas defenders for 225 yards and six
touchdowns, averaging five yards per carry.
Running backs
A
Nine different receivers caught at least one pass,
showing depth Alabama hasnt had during Nick
Sabans tenure.
Wide receivers
The line played its best overall game, creating
holes for the running backs and giving McCarron
time to find his receivers.
Offensive line
A A
The Tide defense hasnt allowed a single point in
nine quarters and is forcing turnovers at a very high
rate.
Defense
A
Coaching
Sabans message was heard loud and clear after
the teams lackluster performance against Western
Kentucky. Alabama had a near flawless game plan
and dominated a quality SEC opponent.
A
Its exciting to get [the
offense] crunk, to get them
turned up, said safety HaHa
Clinton-Dix, who returned
one interception 46 yards to
the one-yard line.
On offense, Alabamas
offensive line, which gave
up six sacks a week before,
established the line of scrim-
mage early, giving quarter-
back AJ McCarron plenty of
time to throw for 189 yards
and a touchdown.
But the running backs were
the primary beneficiaries, of
Alabamas offensive line play.
Starter Eddie Lacy ran as well
as he has all season after deal-
ing with ankle and toe injuries
during the offseason and fall
camp. He found the end zone
three times, while true fresh-
men T.J. Yeldon and Kenyon
Drake as well as junior Blake
Sims all added scores on the
ground.
They were locked in, all of
them, Lacy said of the offen-
sive line. They came in with
the right mindset and domi-
nated the whole game.
It seems as if No. 2 LSU
is the only team left on
Alabamas schedule that can
match the Tide blow-for-blow
on the field. Michigan and
Arkansas were supposed to
be early tests for this young
team, but instead turned into
mismatches before halftime.
But Saban wont tell you that;
this is, after all, the coach
who challenged a fumble
while up 38-0 in the third
quarter.
Instead, he and his players
will turn their attention to
Florida Atlantic. A 35-0 win
against Western Kentucky
two weeks ago was consid-
ered a letdown week, and
Saban is expecting more
against a similarly-matched
opponent.
Weve really been fighting
with this group ever since
the Michigan game, about
allowing ourselves to accept
average, and getting them to
believe more in themselves,
Saban said. This group is
still learning to motivate
themselves every week and
demand to be the best that
they can be.
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By Mary Grace Showfety
Staff Reporter
Alabama volleyball
opened its first weekend of
SEC play with two teams
that any Crimson Tide fan
would call major rivalries.
Entering into the week-
end of conference play, the
Tide held the No. 1 spot in
the SEC West.
Friday, the Tide com-
menced SEC play against
LSU, beating the Tigers
3-0.
The Tides win over
LSU marked the end of an
11-match losing streak,
not having won a match
against the Tigers since
2006.
Head coach Ed Allen
called the win one of the
Tides best performances
to date.
It was when the Tide
went up against 2011 SEC
champion, Tennessee, that
its luck took a turn for the
worst. The team posted its
first loss in conference-
play to the Vols 3-1.
The first set belonged
to the Tide as it overpow-
ered the Vols 25-19 with a
hitting percentage of .373,
starting off the match with
a bang.
Until then, the Tide
had not won a set against
Tennessee since 2009.
But the Vols turned up
the competition in the sec-
ond set, posting a .405 hit-
ting percentage and lead-
ing the Tide by as much as
nine points. The Vols took
the set 25-17.
After feeling a bit
defeated, the Tide knew
it had to push forward,
but there seemed to be
a slight disconnect after
the third set. Allen had
a quite simple explana-
tion as to where the team
went astray.
Id say somewhere
between our shoulders
and the top of our crani-
um, Allen said.
Tennessee continued to
dominate with a lead of
11 points for much of the
third set and eventually
overtook the Tide 25-15.
We just knew that it
was us, freshman Laura
Steiner said. We werent
putting pressure on them,
they were putting pres-
sure on us.
With a hitting percent-
age of .290, 13 kills and two
digs against Tennessee,
Steiner compared her
teams performance
against the Vols versus
LSU.
I think its a little bit
frustrating for everybody
because we knew we could
have played a lot better
than we did, and we had so
much more that we could
have given and shown,
Steiner said. I think we
showed it the first game
though. We were talking
about today how we really
had an opportunity to do
good things and we just
didnt really pound down
on it.
Setter Sierra Wilson
said the team did not have
same emotion against
Tennessee as it did
against LSU.
We didnt play our
own game and we played
according to them, and we
really have to focus on our
side in order to come up
with wins, Wilson, who
posted 35 assists against
the Vols, said.
Alabama (12-2, 1-1 SEC)
hopes that Fridays road
match against Georgia
will put it back on the win-
ning track.
Volleyball team nishes weekend of SEC play 1-1
Too early to tell if 2012 Crimson Tide team Nick Sabans best at Alabama
I think its a little bit frustrating for everybody because we
knew we could have played a lot better than we did, and we
had so much more that we could have given and shown.
Laura Steiner
CW | Hannah Craft
After a loss to Tennessee, Tide volleyball aims to
get back on the winning track.
By Marquavius Burnett
Sports Editor
Were only three games
into the 2012 football season
and the comparisons have
already began to fly about
this version of Nick Sabans
Alabama Crimson Tide.
Because this reloaded ver-
sion has been so dominate,
you cant compare it to other
teams in college football and
must settle for comparing it to
other versions of itself.
Is this the best Alabama
team Saban has had during
his tenure as the Tides head
football coach? In short, the
answer is to be determined.
Ultimately, the 2012 version
of the Crimson Tide will have
to qualify for and win the big
game in Miami in order to
truly measure up.
The jury is still out on this
years team as they have yet
to prove anything other than
what everyone else already
knew: Alabama has a pretty
damn good football team.
After the Western Kentucky
game, Coach Saban and the
team were upset with the
overall performance. Now
another week has passed
and Alabama has dominated
another opponent, pitch-
ing a shutout against SEC
foe Arkansas. Saban and
the team were a little more
pleased, but they know win-
ning three games and out-
scoring your opponents 128-14
isnt the goal.
Weve really been fight-
ing with this group since
the Michigan game about
allowing ourselves to accept
average and getting them to
demand more of themselves,
Saban said.
Get this: Alabama didnt
play anywhere near its
potential and still drug the
Razorbacks through the mud
- literally. Yes, Arkansas was
banged up. Yes, they were
without starting quarterback
Tyler Wilson. But Wilson
cant block for himself. Wilson
doesnt tackle. Wilson would
not have made up for the 52
point crater that separates
Alabama from Arkansas and
most other teams of the col-
lege football world.
Can anyone beat this
Alabama team? Is anyone
even close to the Tides level?
Those questions may not
be answered until Nov. 3 in
Death Valley.
The schedule between now
and then has what would
be considered trap games
for most teams (Missouri,
Tennessee and Mississippi
State) but not this Alabama
team. Maybe in 2010, but not
in 2012.
This team is so balanced
offensively that nine receivers
caught passes on Saturday.
The rushing game produced
six touchdowns. The kicker
made a 50-yard field goal. The
defense forced five turnovers.
Got the point yet?
No single player had a break-
out game against Arkansas. In
simple terms, the collective
group of talent completely
schooled the Razorbacks and
their (temporary) head coach
John L. Smith.
Why is Alabama so good?
What makes them different
from other programs that
consistently bring in four
and five-star recruits? Look
no further than the headman
leading the team out of the
tunnel every Saturday. Saban
holds everyone on the team
and his staff to the same stan-
dard.
I yelled more at the second
team than I did at the first
team because we practiced
all that stuff and they dont
go out there and do it right in
the game, Saban said. They
dont think theyre going to
play. Well youre one play
from playing and then we got
to count on you. Can we count
on you? And if you have no
other motivation in the world,
your motivation should be I
dont want to be the guy that
screws up.
It does them good when
they get their butts chewed
out a little bit, it helps their
mental toughness, I think.
But Alabama isnt perfect
(yet). The Tide still has yet to
play its best football. Thats
the part that should scare the
rest of the nation.
Theres always room for
improvement and the sky
is the limit for this team,
offensive lineman Chance
Warmack said.
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Alabama killed a 30-yard Arkansas drive when Vinnie Sunseri intercepted a
pass early in the second quarter. The Tide then went 67 yards in six plays and
scored, effectively silencing Arkansas for the rest of the game.
ALABAMA VS. ARKANSAS
DONALD W. REYNOLDS RAZORBACK STADIUM SEPTEMBER 15, 2012
ALABAMA 52 ARKANSAS 0
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