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Jay Barkerrsquos last conversation with Mal Moore went like many they had dur-ing Barkerrsquos career as quarterback for

The University of Alabama in the early 1990s while Moore was offensive coordinator for the Crimson Tide

Moore as Barker recalls spent much of the time asking how Barker was doing rath-er than discussing his own health issues

ldquoHe always worried about you he always worried about the other personrdquo Barker said during a telephone interview late Monday ldquoHe always wanted to know how people were doing I just wanted to go in and thank him

and tell him how much of a father figure he was for me and how much I loved himrdquo

Barker and countless others will remem-ber Moore as a selfless man who always went out of his way to help others

Moore died Saturday at Duke University Medical Center in Durham NC after a career with Alabama that spanned six decades as a player coach and administra-tor He is survived by his daughter Heather Cook granddaughter Anna Lee and his grandson Charles Cannon

ldquoHe was such a compassionate person and had to work so hard to get where he was I think that process and other

things helped humble him and gave him what it took to put Alabama back on top

mdash Jay Barker

RememberingA

Legend

1 9 3 9 - 2 0 1 3

By Marquavius Burnett | Sports Editor

SEE MOORE PAGE 9

By Adrienne BurchAssistant News Editor

Former University of Alabama president Guy Bailey will give an overview of his work on Southern English Tuesday at 2 pm in 205 Gorgas Library Bailey will return to the classroom this fall teaching two courses in the English department EN 320 an Intro to Linguistics course and a combination EN 423523 course on the History of the English Language

Bailey was hired as the new president of the University on July 11 2012 and took over the position in September 2012 He stepped down just two months later on Oct 31 2012 citing his wifersquos ill health

Despite his resignation Bailey remains an employee of the University continuing to draw a $535000 salary per his employ-ment agreement

Though the University presi-dent never operates under an employment contract Baileyrsquos original letter of understanding or appointment outlined his sta-tus as a tenured professor upon his hiring as president

In a November 2012

interview with The Crimson White UA Chancellor Robert Witt said Bailey would receive a paid developmental leave until August 2013 during which he could elect to return to the class-room as a professor

This one-year paid sabbati-cal leave is outlined in Rule 309 of the Board of Trustees Board Manual but the rule stipulates that the retreated president should have served five or more years

In the November 2012 inter-view Witt said the University was basing the decision on cir-cumstances rather than Baileyrsquos length of tenure

Bailey to speak on his linguistic studies Tuesday

CW FileGuy Bailey

Former president to teach classes in 2013

SEE BAILEY PAGE 2

By Samuel YangContributing Writer

When the state of Alabama executes someone the cause of death is listed as homicide

ldquoThe perpetrator of that murder is us the peoplerdquo Andrew Grace a telecommu-nication and film professor said

Several months ago a fed-eral defender for a capital murder case in which she believed her client was inno-cent approached Grace about making a documentary After a meeting he realized the case was too complex for the documentary film format

ldquoTherersquos so many different elements to them that it really

deserves a holistic treatment that maybe my film couldnrsquot providerdquo he said ldquoI began to think about ways to tell that story in a different way not as a documentary film but as something largerrdquo

That ldquosomething largerrdquo will be a new yearlong class produced from a partnership between the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility and several departments at The University of Alabama The class Anatomy of a Trial

will set out to create a web-based narrative telling the story of an inmate on the state of Alabamarsquos death row

ldquoAnatomy of a Trial is a completely new thingrdquo Grace said ldquoItrsquos a hybrid kind of new thing It takes a lot of the same principles and techniques of [CESR course] lsquoDocumenting Justicersquo but itrsquos a different class altogetherrdquo

Class to offer in-depth study of trialslsquoAnatomy of a Trialrsquo will push students to create media projects about justice system

By Abbey CrainStaff Reporter

Lauren Leonard doesnrsquot even need to go to one of the 150 boutiques around the coun-try that sell her collection to see the clothes she designed All the Tuscaloosa native and 2006 Alabama graduate needs to do is turn on the TV

ldquoThe first time I saw my clothes on television was on lsquoGossip Girlrsquordquo Leonard said ldquoYou know yoursquove reached a certain level of success when yoursquore selling to so many stores but therersquos a whole legitimacy that people see you with when they see your clothes on a show like thatrdquo

Leonard has lived in Atlanta

Ga Nashville Tenn and most recently New York City NY to cultivate her clothing line Leona The collection has appeared on ldquoGossip Girlrdquo and ldquo90210rdquo

Leonard grew up in Tuscaloosa attending Tuscaloosa County High School and then The University of Alabama Her parents encouraged her to cultivate her artistic talents at a young age

ldquoMy mother was always sew-ing clothes for usrdquo Leonard said ldquoShe and my father both were very artistic so that was a lot of our time spent togeth-er was doing art projects like painting and drawing I knew how to use pastels and char-coal when I was like 5 years old That really was my first loverdquo

Alumnarsquos collection goes from Shirt Shop to TV

SubmittedLauren Leonardrsquos line Leona is sold in 150 shops around the country

Tuscaloosa native started line in 2006

SEE LEONA PAGE 2

SEE TRIAL PAGE 2

Photo courtesy of the Bryant Museum

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ldquoI felt that the honorable thing for the University to do was to give him the same type of developmental leave appointment as if he had served here for yearsrdquo Witt said in the November 2012 interview

According to Rule 309 Compensation Guidelines for Retreating Presidents and Chancellor retreat-ing presidents who have served five or more years can return to active fac-ulty and receive a salary equal to that of the highest-paid faculty member in the individualrsquos department

The manual states that retreating presidents who have not served five years are entitled to ldquocompensation and benefits comparable to tenured faculty members at that departmentrdquo

Bailey was a first-gener-ation college student from Montgomery Ala He gradu-ated from the University in 1972 with a degree in English and again in 1974 with a mas-terrsquos in English He then went on to earn his PhD in lin-guistics from the University of Tennessee

ldquoFormer president Guy Bailey is a scholar who also became an administrator but

has continued with his aca-demic research throughout his careerrdquo linguistics pro-fessor Catherine Davies said

Bailey studied linguis-tics while at the University with professor James MacMillan one of the found-ers of Southern dialectol-ogy and chair of the UA English department in the 1970s He also worked on the Linguistics Atlas of the Gulf States while attending UT Davies said

ldquoHe has been a prolific scholar in the sociolinguis-tics of Southern American English even while he has taken on important admin-istrative jobs and has made major contributions to our understanding of its history and development including African American VernacularEnglishrdquo Davies said

Throughout his career Bailey has conducted various studies of different dialects across the country ndash one of his most known ones being a 17-year study he conducted with Patricia Cukor-Avila about the local language of a small Texas town renamed for privacy reasons as ldquoSpringvillerdquo

Davies said Bailey will speak on Tuesday about the sociolinguistics of Southern American English

ldquo[It is] for anybody who is interested in the way we talk here in the Heart of Dixierdquo Davies said

Grace and journalism pro-fessor Chip Brantley will teach Anatomy of a Trial for the first time next year Brantley said the class is really a service-learning course and while expectations have been set not even he knows exactly what they will find

ldquoItrsquos a discovery process Students need to be willing to commit to that process which is tricky when yoursquore not exact-ly sure what yoursquore going to find I think thatrsquos what makes the course excitingrdquo Brantley said ldquoIt takes a real commit-ment of time and empathy and real-world professional-ism that a lot of classroom classes donrsquot offer or require of studentsrdquo

Grace said the beginning of the class will focus on creating a ldquostructural frameworkrdquo that familiarizes students with the legal process

ldquoWersquoll be doing a lot of read-ing and documentary view-ingrdquo Grace said ldquoStudents will not only be investigating this case theyrsquoll be learning about other work that people have undertaken over the yearsrdquo

From there students will investigate the case in-depth and work to create a web-based multimedia narrative about the case Grace said the

class could require a large time commitment but is a signifi-cant opportunity for students to engage in their community

ldquo[Do not] think of this so much as a class but as a profes-sional projectrdquo Brantley said ldquoWersquore assembling a team Within that team people will have very defined roles The expectations across the board will be the same but people will be participating in differ-ent waysrdquo

Brantley said he hopes the team will ultimately include ldquodifferent types of thinkersrdquo resulting in an inter-disciplin-ary team While some will be interviewing at a prison oth-ers will be programming

ldquoTraditionally we think of the reporter and the editor and maybe the photographerrdquo Brantley said ldquoWe donrsquot think as much traditionally about the designer and the programmer and I think more and more this is what you have these teams of people who come together to create this one story or one siterdquo

Together that team will set out to answer questions not only about the technical details within the case but the story behind it ndash for example the circumstances behind the crime and the appeals process behind the case

ldquoI think right now the goal is to really honestly and accu-rately tell what often times is a very confusing and complicat-ed storyrdquo Grace said ldquo[Wersquore

doing it to] bring light to a sys-tem that affects us all and that wersquore all implicated inrdquo

Though the exact outcome of the class is hard to predict Grace said the students in the class can expect ldquothe oppor-tunity to create a significant changerdquo

ldquoWersquore going to have to explain to students the gravity of the project theyrsquore undertak-ingrdquo Grace said ldquoFew classes offer students the opportunity to create something really tan-gible that will have real-world impact They will explore a world theyrsquove probably never thought about or encountered beforerdquo

Grace said ldquoAnatomy of a Trialrdquo coordinators will be looking for sincere students who are committed to the unique aspects of the class and the good that can come of it ndash ldquostudents who are passionate about story-tellingrdquo Brantley points to the classrsquos collabora-tive nature as an emulation of past successes (for example the New York Timesrsquo award-winning web-based narrative ldquoSnow Fallrdquo about an ava-lanche) and a sign of things to come

ldquoEveryonersquos going to bring their expertise and respon-sibility That definitely is the futurerdquo Brantley said ldquo[Those committed to it] want to do a story justicerdquo

Applications for the class will be accepted at trialuaedu until spots are filled

Leonard worked in local bou-tiques around town starting at age 16 where she learned about the business side of fashion

ldquoI started working at the Shirt Shop freshman year [of college]rdquo Leonard said ldquoThatrsquos when I really got into the buy-ing process and helped build their womenrsquos department and really sort of learned what it took to manage a budget and really analyzing what the cus-tomer is looking for and under-standing how and why things perform on a retail level It was a really important experiencerdquo

The Shirt Shop went on to be the first boutique to carry

Leonarsquos first collection a gameday collection They are now the only store that carries Leonarsquos gameday attire

ldquoWe felt like with her tal-ent and drive it would workrdquo Laura Spurlin co-owner of The Shirt Shop said ldquoIrsquove never seen anyone except my hus-band work so hard I just felt like it would be a winner There were a few hits and a few miss-es but we made money and she made money off of it so it workedrdquo

Spurlin said Leonard was important to the buying pro-cess at The Shirt Shop when she was a student at the University

ldquoShe was obviously very up on fashion trendsrdquo Spurlin said ldquoHer knowledge of so many aspects of the fashion industry helped us market When yoursquore in this business

itrsquos important to know all these trendsrdquo

Leonard keeps in touch with the Spurlins at The Shirt Shop often hosting trunk shows at the Tuscaloosa location

ldquoLocal boutiques will always be the bread and butter of our businessrdquo Leonard said Thatrsquos where our customers are The Shirt Shop they really sup-ported me when I was starting my business We see them as an integral part of why we con-tinue to grow and have these solid relationships with Leona customers that are wearing our clothesrdquo

Leonard majored in fash-ion design at the University and was a member of Phi Mu Sue Parker professor emerita in the department of clothing and textiles said she is proud of Leonardrsquos success since she left the Capstone

ldquoAs we teach there are cer-tain students who stand out who have a focus and Lauren also was a person that she seemed to have a goal a direc-tionrdquo Parker said ldquoShe knew that she would like to have her own line of garmentsrdquo

Leonard said she is thank-ful for her time spent in the Universityrsquos apparel design program but did not create her first collection until after col-lege in spring 2008 She chalks the rise in popularity amongst fashion-related majors up to the glamorous lifestyles por-trayed on television

ldquoI think all of the television shows like Project Runway Fashion Star Rachel Zoe mdash all of these things have really shed light on the fashion industry so itrsquos really becoming more popular for people to want to pursue the career that what

seems like the very glamorous industry portrayed on televi-sionrdquo Leonard said

Although Leonard movedto the fashion touchstone citya paradigm of glamour shestresses the real life strugglesfaced as with any entrepre-neurial endeavor

ldquoOf course there are aspects of the industry that are glam-orous especially with lux-ury brandsrdquo Leonard saidldquoFashion is a business like anyother We deal with the sameissues as any other industryMagazines television fash-ion labels we are all doing thesame thing selling an aspira-tional lifestyle I am very luckyin that I am truly passionateabout all of the nitty-grittydetails of the business If Iwasnrsquot then there is no way Iwouldrsquove made it past my firstyear with a smile on my facerdquo

BAILEY FROM PAGE 1

Bailey to teach fall 2013 linguistics class

TRIAL FROM PAGE 1

lsquoTrialrsquo class to create multimedia projects

LEONA FROM PAGE 1

Designer UA alumna started at Shirt Shop

From MCT Campus

FORT LAUDERDALE Fla mdash Florida Atlantic University has apologized for a class assign-ment in which students were asked to write ldquoJesusrdquo on a piece of paper and then throw it on the floor and stomp on it

Instructor Deandre Poolersquos March 4 exercise in the Intercultural Communications class on the FAU Davie campus created a nationwide stir with blogs and social media sites abuzz with complaints from critics who called it an affront to Christianity

ldquoThis exercise will not be used againrdquo an FAU statement said ldquo hellipWe sincerely apolo-

gize for any offense this caused Florida Atlantic University respects all religions and wel-comes people of all faiths back-grounds and beliefsrdquo

FAU had initially defended the assignment with commu-nications department director Noemi Marin saying ldquoWhile at times the topics discussed may be sensitive a university envi-ronment is a venue for such dialogue and debaterdquo

Poole a non-tenured instruc-tor who has worked at FAU since 2010 couldnrsquot be reached for comment despite repeated attempts

The exercise was part of an instructorrsquos manual written by Jim Neuliep a communications

professor at St Norbert College in Wisconsin It was part of a chapter dealing with the power of certain words

ldquoThis exercise is a bit sensi-tive but really drives home the point that even though sym-bols are arbitrary they take on very strong and emotional meaningsrdquo the exercise states Of the stomping it said ldquoMost will hesitate Ask why they canrsquot step on the paper Discuss the importance of symbols in culturerdquo

Academic freedom generally allows instructors to conduct controversial lessons as long as the material is relevant to the lesson and the instructor is competent said Jenn Nichols

of the Washington DC-based American Association of University Professors

But this exercise was out of line says Mat Staver founder and chairman of the Orlando-based Liberty Counsel a legal group focusing on religious lib-erty issues

ldquoTeachers obviously have a broad spectrum of ways they can instruct but some things just defy common senserdquo he said ldquoI canrsquot imagine any edu-cational or pedagogical reasons to take the name of Jesus and stomp it on the floorrdquo

Poole who is also the vice chairman of the Palm Beach County Democratic Party and FAU became the subject of

numerous national stories inrecent days

Fox News contributorMike Huckabee questionedwhether the assignmentwould be allowed had stu-dents been asked to stomp onldquoMuhammadrdquo the sacred fig-ure in Islam

So far 2013 has been a con-troversial year for the univer-sity In January associate pro-fessor James Tracy questionedon his personal blog whetherthe Sandy Hook massacre hap-pened Then in February FAUbecame the subject of protests when it named its stadiumafter the GEO Group a prison company that donated $6 mil-lion to the university

FAU apologizes after lsquoJesusrsquo assignment sparks outrage

Assistant Editors | Chandler Wright and Adrienne Burch newsdeskcwuaedu

Tuesday April 2 2013NEWSNEWS

OPINION

CULTURE

SPORTS

UA graduate a record-breaking climberBy Morgan ReamesContributing Writer

Andrew Hillery said when he told people he wanted to climb mountains after graduating from college everyone laughed at him However after gradu-ating from The University of Alabama in 2008 with a com-munications degree Hillery has not only climbed moun-tains he has broken records

Hillery and his climb-ing partner and best friend Brendan Batt set the American record for fastest time up the most dangerous route on Mount Kilimanjaro the worldrsquos highest free-stand-ing mountain The route taken by Hillery and Batt is known as the Umbwe via the Western Breach which had been closed for eight years

ldquoItrsquos not even a trailrdquo Hillery said ldquoItrsquos raw and very very tough The path is almost entirely verticalrdquo

The high altitude of the climb created a limited amount of oxygen along with a limited supply of food The original record was set in three days and Hillery and his partner managed to make it in two and a half

ldquoThe toughest parts were climbing 48 hours straight on a pure vertical sectrdquo Hillery said ldquoAnd my partner throw-ing up because the high alti-tude was making him sickrdquo

Among the many difficul-ties Hillery said they experi-enced loose rock gravel and ice as they traveled 1700 feet up with no sleep or rest

ldquoMentally I try to never think about the top of the mountainrdquo Hillery said ldquoI just think one step one more maneuverrdquo

Hilleryrsquos interest in climbing began at age 18 during college when the first thing he spent his income on was glacier climbing and safety school he said

ldquoI had always had a interest in large mountainsrdquo Hillery said ldquoI guess the older I got the more I felt a bit of a void

in my liferdquoAfter Hurricane Katrina

destroyed his parentsrsquo home in 2005 Hillery became more determined than ever to achieve his goals During a sushi lunch with Batt it was decided they would begin their climbing journey

ldquoBy the end of the lunch it was settled that we were going to take all the money we had work the entire summer and head to the cascade mountains to start and refine our alpin-ism skillsrdquo Hillery said ldquoWe both agreed that we would start to climb large mountains right then and thererdquo

Hillery has since ascended many mountains including San Jacinto in California

ldquoWe used to live together in California and one weekend we saw a mountain while driv-ing and made an attempt at it the following weekendrdquo Chris Cannizzaro a long-time friend said ldquoAndrew was leading the way but he didnrsquot know the route and we got lost and ran out of foodrdquo

Cannizzarro said the local sheriffrsquos department was con-tacted and they were airlifted off the mountain

ldquoI have the news clip from that day which is always good for a laughrdquo Cannizzarro said

Despite the difficulties they faced with San Jacinto Cannizzarro said they followed it with a successful climb

ldquoWe also climbed Aconcagua together which we did summit and was a good expeditionrdquo Cannizzarro said

In 2009 Hillery ascended Mount Aconcagua the larg-est mountain in the south-ern hemisphere located in Argentina He planted a UA flag on the mountainrsquos peak that stands at 6960 meters high

ldquoI usually try to plant an Alabama flag on all my climbsrdquo Hillery said ldquoI always try to represent Alabama especially here in Australia But when I climbed Kilimanjaro we bare-ly brought anythingrdquo

To prepare for his climbs

Hillery said he worked a lot on lung expansion

ldquoI like raw workouts like flip-ping a tire up a hill or sprinting with a rope around you tied to a weight on the beachrdquo Hillery said ldquoAnything to get your heart pumping Those brutal workouts are great but I like to focus on things that make me happy like surfing and paddle boardingrdquo

Aside from scaling moun-tains Hilleryrsquos extreme hob-bies include ice climbing pad-dle boarding and head diving off of various sized cliffs

ldquoIt wakes you up and never gets any easier before you jumprdquo Hillery said ldquoA few weeks ago we heard about a 100-foot waterfall jump but it was a seven-hour trek in the Australian jungle Nevertheless we found it and both had some crazy head dives Itrsquos so high my head was bruised for a weekrdquo

Hillery said even in his undergrad days he enjoyed a milder version of cliff jumping

ldquoEven at Bama I loved to go to the cliffs and jump I wouldnrsquot say I was doing the things Irsquom doing now thoughrdquo

he saidHillery and Batt formed

a nonprofit called Hill Batt after Katrina to give back to the victims as well as donate money toward things they are passionate about such as Muscular Dystrophy and the Bengal tiger They have cre-ated T-shirts representing the brand along with other mer-chandise

ldquoWhen I was in school I used to take T-shirts to Gallettes and sell themrdquo Hillery said ldquoEverything we do we use to give backrdquo

When asked whatrsquos next Hillery said he has many plans that include scaling the Carstensz Pyramid in Papua New Guinea and breaking the record there

ldquoThe record is 18 days and we plan to do it in fourrdquo Hillery said ldquoItrsquos in the Indonesian jungle and there are things like cannibals out there so you have to be really carefulrdquo

Hillery said while he still plans to reach his long-term goal of climbing Mount Everest he has his sights set on a new mountain

ldquoOur main focus was Everest

and we lost interest pretty quickly due to commercializa-tionrdquo Hillery said ldquoOur focus now is K2rdquo

K2 also known as Savage Mountain is the second larg-est mountain in the world located in Pakistan For every four people who have attempt-ed to ascend K2 one has died trying he said Regardless of his unorthodox career path Hillery said maintaining a col-lege degree is an important staple that sets you apart from others and opens your future to many new things

ldquoIt helps to have strong ambition and never be con-tentrdquo Hillery said ldquoIrsquom always improving but man without that degree I would definitely not be where I am todayrdquo

Hillery currently resides in Australia where he works sell-ing medical lasers and spends his spare time surfing and rock climbing

ldquoUnfortunately I havenrsquot been back since I graduated in 2008 but that school is with me everydayrdquo Hillery said ldquoI knew I wasnrsquot going to be back for a long time when I left but thatrsquos life Itrsquos a chapterrdquo

By Ashanka KumariChief Copy Editor

From 2012 to 2013 the Crimson Ride service averaged more than 11000 daily riders with the highest daily total of 15646 in February 2013 director of transit Ralph Clayton said

Clayton said it costs $15197523 each month to offer the Crimson Ride service on The University of Alabama cam-pus

ldquoWe provide a myriad of ser-vices to the University includ-ing charter services downtown express shopping shuttles 348-Express and we work with Housing and Residential Communities to provide shuttles to the Birmingham Airportrdquo Clayton said

Despite the number and

variety of services some stu-dents said they feel these ser-vices are not consistent

ldquoThe Crimson Ride is an invaluable service that many students across campus rely on for a vast amount of reasons from needing an emergency ride at night or simply getting to class on timerdquo Bryan Tapley a junior majoring in criminal justice said ldquoA positive expe-rience happens daily with the consistent pick-up times and even disbursement of the buses However there have been mul-tiple times that drivers of the Crimson Express have failed for whatever reason to stop and pick people up at Lloydrdquo

Drivers who are employed by First Transit must meet a minimal set of requirements to be hired Clayton said This

includes a minimum of a com-mercial driverrsquos license with passenger endorsement Department of Transportation physical drug screening and background checks

ldquoOnce through the hiring pro-cess they have a minimum of 18 hours in class training 20 hours driving training and four hours

cadetting under a senior opera-tor where they are evaluatedrdquo he said ldquoThe drivers have a detailed company policy and rulebook that are enforced by First Transit supervisors and managerrdquo

Bethany Sack a junior major-ing in music said she feels the buses are often clumped togeth-er which causes a longer wait time

ldquoI have had to wait over 30 minutes for a Crimson Express bus because they were all next to each otherrdquo Sack said ldquoIn addition to [an] unnecessary prolonged wait time unevenly spaced buses lead to overcrowd-ing on the first bus in linerdquo

However Tapley and Sack both said they feel the new Crimson Express route has been a good addition to the

Crimson Ride bus systemldquoI love the fact that the

Crimson Ride added the lsquoCrimson Expressrsquo bus route this year because it avoids some of the back roads and takes students back to their car with-out stopping at less-populated stopsrdquo Tapley said

Sack said while this new route is a beneficial addition she feels the drivers do not always stick to the established route

ldquoFrequently I have had bus drivers make extra stops as if it were a Crimson route which ruins the point of hav-ing two separate routesrdquo Sack said ldquoWe choose the Crimson Express for a reason I love the added Crimson Express route but it is only effective if the bus driver sticks to the designated routerdquo

Campus lecture series memorializes Confederate solidersBy Ellen CooganContributing Writer

Beginning Saturday at 10 am in Smith Hall three speakers will lecture as part of the JCC Sanders series dedicated to remembering The University of Alabamarsquos student soldiers of the Confederacy

ldquoIt brings some of the top Civil War speakers to the Universityrdquo George Rable Charles Summersell Chair in southern history said

The lecture series is funded by the JCC Sanders Endowment Fund established by Paul Bryant Jr in mem-ory of the cadets from the University who served in the Confederate army

ldquo[The Universityrsquos cadets] are an important part of state

history and University histo-ryrdquo Rable said

Rable dismissed concerns of controversy about honoring Confederate soldiers

ldquoTherersquos a difference between celebrating and rememberingrdquo Rable said ldquoThe purpose of the talks is strictly historical itrsquos not to say the Confederates were rightrdquo

Colonel John Brinsfield a retired army chaplain will be delivering the first speech about chaplains during the Civil War titled ldquoWith a Bible a Horse and a Callingrdquo He has authored and co-authored nine books

Additionally Christian McWhirter an assistant edi-tor for the Papers of Abraham Lincoln and a researcher for the National Archives will be

speaking McWhirter wrote the History Book Club selec-tion ldquoBattle Hymns The Power and Popularity of Music in the Civil Warrdquo as well as several articles McWhirter received his completed his PhD at the University and Rable said the History Department is very proud of his achievements

ldquoIn researching uses of music and other popular cul-ture for my own work on the Civil War Irsquom struck by how important these aspects still are to American society both on campus and elsewhererdquo McWhirter said ldquoThings like pop music and sports are often considered ephemeral by scholars and observers but they mattered to people of all historical periods and significantly impacted their lives Just ask the scores of

Alabama fans who come to campus every Saturday in the fallrdquo

His lecture Saturday ldquoMusic Politics and Resistance in the Confederacyrdquo will reflect this

ldquoMy lecture will con-sider how music was used by Confederate civilians and Union soldiers in the South during the Civil Warrdquo McWhirter said ldquoConfederate civilians especially women used pro-secession songs to resist their occupation by fed-eral troops who in turn used pro-Union songs to assert their authority A sort of musi-cal war waged in the South alongside the military onerdquo

The last speech C Bobby Hortonrsquos ldquoSongs and Stories of the Civil Warrdquo will also focus on music and culture A Birmingham Ala native

Horton is a multi-instrumen-talist composer producer and music historian He has recorded 14 volumes of Civil War music and he has pro-duced and performed music used in a number of films including Ken Burnsrsquo ldquoThe Civil Warrdquo

The lectures are free and open to the public A free lunch will be provided

Students sound off on Crimson Ridersquos services

CW FileDrew Hillery celebrates after reaching the summit of Mt Aconcogua in Feb 2010

ldquoI love the fact that the Crimson Ride added the

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Tuesday April 2 2013OPINIONSNEWS

OPINION

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SPORTS

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In defense of pantsBy Kirby Johnson

As the weather begins to change and our days become a little longer and a little warmer Irsquod liketo reach out to all the young women and ask them to keep those jeans on Now I realize that many ofyou reading this arenrsquot wearing jeans you may be wearing leggings or maybe even Nike shorts To those ladies reading who are not actually wear-ing pants Now is the time to put some on

Let me explain It has been several years since I was last on a college campus and during that time there were students who would come to class in various levels of dress Most of the stu-dents came dressed in jeans or other forms of casual garb Then there were the go-getters thestudents that had jobs to get to afterward On a rare occasion there was a student in pajama bot-toms which were frayed and gray at the bottom The disheveled pajama bottom student wasnrsquot the norm it was a rare flower ndash albeit a wilted sort ofunwashed one

So it is much to my surprise that the rare flower that was the pajama bottom student has morphed into something more socially acceptable at The University of Alabama the baggy T-shirt stacked on top of Nike shorts or leggings student Somehow dressing like you just got out of bed is a socially accepted norm and for this I am beggingall of the young women out there to sit with mewhile I share a few reasons to keep those winter- inspired pants on

I am sure by now you think Irsquom crazy Let me assure you that I am not crazy I am a young woman and I just happen to be wearing pants

Clothing is this wonderful invention that at its height can be used to express onersquos self and at its most basic use works to cover onersquos body WhenI came back from winter break I was amazed to see that many young women had used the cold to their advantage They had decided to dress in clothing appropriate for the weather and theoccasion of getting out of bedgoing to school

Yet there are still some young women who brave the cold and tramp around campus in thinleggings or even worse the majestic Nike shorts But why This is masochism There is no reasonto be cold while also in a shapeless baggy shirt Not only does winter provide you with the oppor-tunity to create fun warm outfits with boots scarves and chunky Cosby Show sweaters but it also gives you the opportunity to express your-self through many layers and textures Clothingcan be fun it can keep you warm (or cool) and it can complement a personrsquos shape in ways an old T-shirt and leggings cannot

The topic of onersquos shape brings me to my sec-ond point There are parts of everyonersquos anatomy that should not be represented in the classroom Unfortunately leggings have the special power of accentuating them in a very inappropriate way A similar dilemma happens when young women wear shorts so short that their T-shirts provide the illusion that the woman has nothingon underneath

This is not appropriate One should have an acceptable amount of clothing over the delicate parts of our bodies When students come to classin a way that emphasizes the illusions of nudi-ty they are not only being disrespectful to their instructors but to the institution as a whole

Not only is rolling out of bed and coming to class half-dressed disrespectful but it dulls onersquos senses as well Being dressed even in just jeans and a well-fitted T-shirt allows a person the certain kind of alertness that prepares themto think critically and learn The soft material ofsleepwear or the breezy athletic nature of Nikeshorts does not sharpen onersquos senses Being in non-elastic based clothing can be uncomfortablebut the discomfort is a reality you must quickly overcome Wearing appropriate clothing shows that you respect yourself and those around you If you dress for success then you will succeed If you are dressed for a slumber party then maybe you shouldnrsquot have left the house

With that said I do understand that getting dressed can be the most difficult part of onersquos dayI often have difficulty doing both of these things but I do them because I am an adult Learning to get out of bed and put on a real outfit preparedme for work after college In fact the repetition of dressing in college gave me the tools to do it mindlessly and quickly for work while hungoverYes wearing clothes can be a chore but itrsquos a chore that makes us human a chore that we canhave a sense of pride in and a chore that can gar-ner respect and prepare us for the day

So I ask all of the ladies reading Letrsquos welcome spring with bright fun coordinated outfits Letrsquos keep those pants on or slip into a fun dress or maybe even a pair of length appropriate shorts School is not an extension of the gym or bedroom We should dress accordingly

Kirby Johnson is a graduate student studying creative writing

CIVIL RIGHTS

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

ldquoLet me assure you that I

am not crazy I am a young woman and I just happen to

be wearing pants

MCT Campus

On same-sex marriage issue demographics are destinyBy Brad ErthalSenior Staff Columnist

Last week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases relating to gay mar-riage The smart money seems to be on SCOTUS striking down the Defense of Marriage Act and throwing out the case on Californiarsquos Proposition 8 alto-gether thus letting the lower court ruling enabling same-sex couples to get married stand

Although the court is hard to predict most court watchers believe it will punt its responsi-bility to protect the rights of all citizens and allow the lower court ruling to stand thus allowing gay marriage in California but not ignoring the 14th Amendment guarantee of equal protection for all citizens

Proposition 8 passed in the 2008 election and it is remarkable how far the politics of gay marriage have changed in the last four years You may recall that in the 2008 Democratic primaries the debate was mostly over whether to allow civil unions and those of us who supported civil unions as a move in the right direction were considered the utopia-seeking leftists The question was not even asked on the Republican side

One party has moved very far on the issue and now stands in favor of gay marriage The Republicans maintain the same homophobic position now as then Congressional Republicans opted to spend your tax dollars to hire a counsel to defend DOMA money which will prove to have been wasted when SCOTUS declares it unconstitutional anyway

In a party still firmly commit-ted to public funding of efforts to keep our country discrimina-tory toward homosexuals the supposed paragon of the forward-looking Republicans stands vir-tually alone Sen Rob Portman R-Ohio changed his mind on gay marriage because his son came out publicly as a gay man While I welcome Sen Portman to the team I donrsquot feel that he is owed

much applause for ceasing to be a bigot against his own family mem-ber he has known his son was gay for some time but his position has just now changed This is a profile in courage the justices can only hope to match

About the only legal argument remaining to the defenders of Proposition 8 last week was to claim that the state had an inter-est in regulating marriages for the societal interest in responsible procreation This is transparent-ly silly I am not required to help conceive children at all if I marry a female In fact she or I can be entirely infertile by choice or by bad (some might say ldquogoodrdquo) luck and there is no bar to us being married

I can marry as many infertile women as I want so long as I serve those sentences consecutively and not concurrently But if I decided to marry another male I would be prevented because the same num-ber of children would result no matter how frequently we tried

Opponents of gay marriage should take solace in their last line of defense As always if you donrsquot like gay marriage you donrsquot have to get one The First Amendment guarantees that your church mosque synagogue temple coven or book club can be as bigoted or

as inclusive as it wantsJust as no one forces churches

to recognize divorce or interracial marriages we canrsquot force recogni-tion of same-sex marriages This is only a plea for the civil right of marriage and the recognition of citizensrsquo unfettered right to an institution mentioned more than 1100 times in just the Federal code

Since Republicans will continue to try to block equal rights the best thing the court could do for the Republican Party would be to find a general right to marriage (something that is already very close to being the law for straight people states canrsquot bar incarcer-ated felons from getting hitched except to their cellmate)

A solid majority of Americans is now in favor of equality and since there is an age gradient with younger generations being much more accepting demographics are destiny This shouldnrsquot matter we should not be in the business of voting on each otherrsquos civil rights But when we lose this battle in the courts those of us in favor of treat-ing all citizens equally will win the war at the ballot box eventually

Brad Erthal is a doctoral student studying economics His column runs on Tuesdays

WWOOFing over break makes for good soulful weekBy Lucy CheseldineStaff Columnist

My next all-American holiday experience spring break couldnrsquot come quick enough To avoid the hoards of string bikinis and beer-loaded pick-ups heading to the beach I decided to exchange the past few months of intellectual laboring with a little of the manual kind

The idea of ldquoWWOOFingrdquo (WWOOF stands for Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is much like the concept of couch surf-ing except the sofa bed is exchanged for a farm You can go and stay on an organic farm ndash for free with food and board ndash in exchange for help-ing out and being actively involved in learning about the processes of sustainable agriculture itself

So my friend and I loaded up the car trunk with an unnecessarily large pile of summer dresses denim shorts hiking boots and an armful of Gothic literature only to find that it was so cold and wet that we wore the same jeans woolly sweater and waterproof jacket combina-tion every day and were too tired at the end of the sunlight hours to do anything but crack open a few

beers look up into the eyes of the full moon and listen to the far-off sound of coyotes whilst convincing ourselves that north Alabama had suddenly acquired a full pack of wolves that were heading directly over the hill toward us and our pre-cious High Life cans

But we always felt complete after a dayrsquos work

We found the farm on the web-site and were not quite sure what to expect when we arrived which ended up being well into the dark hours after we successfully man-aged to take every wrong turn possible This was due partly to our lack of sense of direction and sustained states of indecision and partly to the fact that both of us

refuse to integrate fully into the lsquoiPhone generationrsquo ndash as our youth movement is now being referred to ndash and so couldnrsquot utilize the won-ders of technology to get us onto the right interstate

This latter excuse chimed rather well with our host farmer Joan as her farm Luddite Farm was a site without modern machinery Instead she is in the process of training her team of horses to plough her two fields in the fall ready again to begin planting her garlic and herbs to make pesto and herbal teas to take to the local stores sold along-side home-reared organic lamb The farm was on a very small scale run by Joan herself as she lives alone but with a constant stream of travelling WWOOFers and friends passing through to help her in her various projects We planted shiitake mushrooms and placed them carefully in the nearby damp woods and started training the horse to work the plough in her regal harness

No temperature or rain water could take away from a week spent on a farm with only three women working it two of whom (me included) had no extensive experience of working in the farm-

ing industry But somehow we made it work and felt empowered and liberated

Our reward was nights spent shoving logs we had chopped our-selves into the wood burning stove whilst eating sweet potato pie and green onions we had picked earlier and then there was story time with Joan We stirred up her past with questions about the pimped-out old school bus we were sleeping in that she had picked up in New York and driven across to California to be greeted by the strange communes in Slab City and Oh My God hot springs where men organise their belongings into neat piles of broken clocks and Barbie dolls and where she attended one of her first rain-bow gatherings

It was a soulful week learning about food farms and life on the road Leaving out the fact that we missed coinciding our visit with two young ndash apparently rather attrac-tive ndash male German carpenters by two days everything fell into place And now it really feels like spring

Lucy Cheseldine is an English inter-national student studying English literature Her column runs weekly on Tuesdays

AMERICAN CULTURE

Brad Erthal

Lucy Cheseldine

NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS Tuesday April 2 2013 | Page 5

Editor | Lauren Fergusonculturecwuaedu

Tuesday April 2 2013CULTURENEWS

OPINION

CULTURE

SPORTS

App allows users to develop plans for a night outBy Courtney StinsonStaff Reporter

In todayrsquos ldquopics or it didnrsquot happenrdquo world Instagrams Tweets and Foursquare check-ins are a crucial part of a good night out for many The CouchCachet mobile app aims to take advantage of that

ldquoCouchCachet gets its inspi-ration from that desire we all have to live an exciting life colliding with our need to stay home and watch TVrdquo CouchCachet co-founder Brian Fountain said

The app uses the check-in app Foursquare and Masheryrsquos APIs to create an itinerary for a night out Once users authorize the itinerary the app can check them in at these places and post

appropriate updates to Twitter Facebook and Foursquare

Porscha Alonzo a sopho-more majoring in human devel-opment uses Foursquare to check into places so people can see where she is going While Alonzo says she would not check into places where she is not she does understand the

pressure social media puts on people to maintain the appear-ance of having an exciting life

ldquoI feel like if yoursquore not hav-ing the coolest pictures on Instagram and your like lsquoOh Irsquom sitting there with my catrsquo or something then yoursquore just looking lonelyrdquo she said ldquoSocial mediarsquos the top thing now and therersquos so many apps for everything so I feel like if yoursquore not doing something no one will care if yoursquore not doing anything cool at allrdquo

The joking nature of CouchCachet implies that maybe users should not take the app too seriously

ldquoI feel like everything could probably be a joke except for LinkedIn and maybe Twitter these daysrdquo Alonzo said ldquoI feel

like all social media is a jokerdquoMandi Miller a sophomore

majoring in criminal justice said living an active online life as opposed to a real one might lead to a rise in sedentary behaviors

ldquoI think itrsquos kind of weird to pretend to be going some-where if yoursquore not but to each their ownrdquo Miller said ldquoI think [CouchCachet] might just make [users] live on the couch more They should probably just go out and actually do it instead of pretendingrdquo

Fountain acknowledges the risks of such a program mak-ing people less social but in addition to making users just look cool CouchCachet does offer real alternatives to staying in

ldquoTherersquos always the risk of couch-addiction but we try and encourage our users with a follow up email the next day that includes a list of upcoming local eventsrdquo Fountain said

Despite it rsquos name CouchCachet does not have to

be all about staying in The appcan plan a great night out but it is up to the user to make it an itinerary or a cover story

ldquoHave fun and remember youcan always go legit and actual-ly get off the couchrdquo Fountain said

ldquoCouchCachet gets its inspira-tion from that desire we all have to live an exciting life colliding with our need to stay home and watch TV

mdash Brian Fountain

COLUMN | HEALTH

Males make up 40 of eating disorder victimsBy Tricia Vaughan

Walking through The University of Alabama student recreation center the weight station is filled with college men pumping iron to build a Grecian god-like body as seen gracing the glossy covers of maga-zines like ldquoMenrsquos Healthrdquo and ldquoMenrsquos Fitnessrdquo New research shows there may be more to menrsquos desire to bulk up than looking like Ryan Gosling ndash it suggests masculine and feminine gender roles influence male body image

Although women are stereotyped as the primary victims of eating disor-ders men now account for an estimated 40 percent of diagnoses a record high Of the reported men with an

eating disorder 4 to 10 per-cent of them are male col-lege students Men are also reportedly less likely to seek treatment because of the perception that eating disorders are a ldquowomanrsquos diseaserdquo which could lead to more unreported cases

The study published on March 27 in ldquoJournal of Eating Disordersrdquo exam-ined the relationship between a manrsquos self per-ception and his body image concerns Researchers looked at ldquobigorexiardquo the constant obsession with being too small and anorex-ia nervosa an eating disor-der where a person with an extreme fear of gaining weight restricts the amount of food they eat among 75 male patients

Male participants with

muscle dysmorphia associ-ated themselves with more masculine norms whereas those with anorexia ner-vosa identified themselves with feminine roles

ldquoThis does not mean that the men with anorexia were any less masculine nor that the men with muscle dys-morphia were less feminine than the control subjects we recruitedrdquo clinical psy-chologist and study leader Stuart Murray said in a journal news release ldquoIt is however an indication of the increasing pressures men are under to define their masculinity in the modern worldrdquo

With male body dissatis-faction increasing over the past three decades from 15 to 43 percent unhealthy habits may be forming to

achieve the desired male body type Some turn to steroids while others may turn to dangerous diets and over-exercising Either way the outcome could be detrimental

Not only can bigorexia and anorexia nervosa nega-tively affect health they can also destroy a personrsquos social life Most sufferers will avoid social situations in which they are forced to diverge from their strict diet or will sacrifice time with friends to put in extratime at the gym

Women arenrsquot the only victims of eating disorders or body image dysmor-phia Just as many women feel pressure to look like Victoriarsquos Secret models men think they have to look a certain way too

Students begin to enjoy daily highs in 70s by studying relaxing on the Quad

CW | Shannon AuvilEmily Simon a junior majoring in international studies and Spanish enjoys the spring weather studying on the Quad Monday afternoon

By Bianca MartinContributing Writer

Many students use the opportunity of studying abroad to learn in a new environment experience a different culture have fun and make friends Some students choose to go abroad though with an entire-ly different goal ndash to volunteer

The University of Alabama offers several opportunities to travel internationally to volunteer and provide ser-vice in third-world coun-tries Students can partici-pate through programs like Alternative Breaks and sum-mer service trips

Douglas Fair a sophomore majoring in biology and minor-ing in Spanish heard about his opportunity to volunteer in Nicaragua last year through the Honors College Student Advisory Board

ldquoI spoke to the director of the program Dr Fran Onealrdquo Fair said ldquoShe convinced me that it is one of the best experiences available for a pre-medical stu-dent with Spanish interestsrdquo

Each trip has a purpose to help locals in the coun-try in different ways such as teaching English men-toring construction and

medical treatmentldquoAt the clinic each day we

would have one of three jobs taking vitals shadowing one of the resident doctors or assist-ing with filling out patient prescriptionsrdquo Fair said ldquoMy favorite job was shadowing the doctors because I was able to quickly learn medi-cal Spanish terms as well as how to recognize and treat specific diseasesrdquo

Not all volunteer trips are focused on medicine Rachel Ramey a freshman majoring in civil engineering will be participating in the Engineers Without Borders service trip to Peru in May

ldquoWersquore going to the middle of the Amazon rainforest into a indigenous village and wersquore helping them add technol-ogy to the visitor center that theyrsquore building and wersquore helping them build a bath-roomrdquo Ramey said ldquoWersquore also helping them record their history because theyrsquove never really recorded it and theyrsquod like to do that before they no longer have a chance to There are only 200 of them left in the worldrdquo

Even though they do not learn in a traditional class-room setting students who

participate learn through experience and interaction with the locals Fair said he believes volunteering abroad is very beneficial if one is learning a language

ldquoThe Nicaragua Clinical Experience allowed me to immerse myself in Nicaraguan culture through my interac-tions with the residentsrdquo Fair said ldquoWithout homework to worry about I was able to use my free time to explore the city and learn even more about how to not only speak Spanish but how to properly interact with othersrdquo

Andrew Davis a freshman majoring in biology partici-pated in another medical vol-unteer trip in Nicaragua this past spring break He said the trip was designed to teach the participants as well as to help others

ldquoThe program is called International Service Learning so you go and you perform what can be a service trip but itrsquos more learningrdquo Davis said ldquoWe diagnosed and prescribed medicine but it was double-checked by a doc-tor We learned Spanish medi-cal terms and were helped by doctors We were given sutur-ing seminars and pharmacol-

ogy seminars We helped but we learned morerdquo

Davis also said volunteering abroad gives you the experi-ence of observing and helping people that traditional study abroad does not

ldquoIf yoursquore just studying abroad yoursquore learning the same things yoursquod learn here just in a different country with a cultural aspectrdquo he said ldquoVolunteering abroad in a third-world country lets you see parts of the world parts of humanity that you wonrsquot see in first-world countries and most places that you would study abroadrdquo

Ramey said regardless of the goals a volunteer may leave with volunteer-ing abroad transforms the whole experience

ldquoSome people say you donrsquot make that much of a difference by goingrdquo Ramey said ldquoBut I think whether itrsquos a differ-ence for you or others going there with a purpose of serv-ing others kind of puts another focus on the trip Itrsquos not about yourself itrsquos about what you give backrdquo

For more information on study abroad opportunities visit 135 BB Comer Hall or visit studyabroaduaedu

Service transforms studying abroad

By Hannah WidenerContributing Writer

ldquoOne Night Onlyrdquo a per-formance presented by the department of opera theatre will feature a different blend of music than usual Tuesday night at the Moody Music Building

ldquoItrsquos an annual evening we do every year which has punk and jazz favoritesrdquo said Paul Houghtaling assistant profes-sor of voice and director of opera theatre ldquoItrsquos a cabaret environment with tables and wine glasses filled with grape juice and all thatrdquo

This year will mark the performancersquos sixth year in production This event allows opera students to break from the traditional classical music and move their repertoire into more modern times

ldquoItrsquos a lot of songs from stan-dard American song books to jazz to a little bit of Adele as well as Carrie Underwoodrdquo Houghtaling said

The Adele and Carrie Underwood songs will be per-formed in the mash-up sung by Jessie Echeverria a sopho-more majoring in vocal perfor-mance and Preston Thompson a sophomore majoring in music administration

While Thompson is not an opera student he said thatrsquos what makes this event different

ldquoIrsquom allowed to do itrdquo Thompson said ldquoIrsquom not tech-nically in the opera program but Dr Houghtaling allows his opera students to bring [in] duet partners if they wantrdquo

Echeverria said this duet is a combination of the two songs ldquoBlown Awayrdquo by Carrie Underwood and ldquoSkyfallrdquo by Adele

ldquoThe atmosphere for this event is different from our other events because wersquore not singing classical musicrdquo Echeverria said ldquoItrsquos much more intimaterdquo

This is Echeverriarsquos first time being featured in ldquoOne Night Onlyrdquo but for some itrsquos becoming a tradition For Heather Jaques a second year graduate student study-ing vocal performance this isher second time performing at the event

ldquoI will be performing lsquoSparkof Creationrsquo from Children of Edenrdquo Jaques said ldquoIrsquove been preparing this since spring breakrdquo

Among this yearrsquos guest per-formers will be Tom Robinson of the School of Music who has previous experience in pop and jazz piano styles

ldquoThis is a very imitate set-ting and it sells out fastrdquo Houghtaling said ldquoItrsquos a chance for students to show their versatility and their art-istry in a repertoire thatrsquos not opera Theyrsquove been work-ing on this for a month and they choose stuff that they already know or that theyrsquove always wanted to sing We have one rehearsal and then the performancerdquo

UA opera theatre to perform annual lsquoOne Night Onlyrsquo

IF YOU GObull What ldquoOne Night

Onlyrdquo opera performance

bull When Tuesday 730 pm

bull Where Moody Music Building

Jasons tap new members Monday on the Quadrsquos historic mound

CW | Shannon AuvilOld members gave their bowler hats ties and canes to new inductees Monday afternoon on the Quad

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for more information

Take your advertising where the crowd is

Get Social

| Tuesday April 2 2013 NEWS OPINION CULTURE SPORTS

By Courtney StinsonStaff Reporter

While Facebooking and tweeting in class are still taboo The University of Alabama at Birminghamrsquos new graduate certificate program in social networking will begin teaching students to use social media tools for more than sharing their spring break pictures starting this fall

Students of the social net-working program will learn to use a variety of social media create social media campaigns and use analytics and perfor-mance indicators to measure outcomes Molly Wasko UAB associate professor and MISQ chair said learning to use these tools is particularly important for interacting with customers

ldquoSo much of how our con-sumers are expecting us to interact with an organization is

through social mediardquo Wasko said ldquoGiven how much effort it takes to maintain a social media presence companies really have to be thoughtful of the way they use these tools because itrsquos a direct line into their consumersrdquo

There is currently not a wide availability of educational pro-gramming focused solely on social media but with its preva-lence in the business world the social networking certificate allows students to hone social networking skills as a profes-sional body of knowledge

The social networking pro-gram consists of four courses ndash two per semester ndash including web analytics social media and virtual communities in business intro to business intelligence and a social media course approved by an advisor Students can expect a work-load of 10 hours per week for

each class a typical workload for a graduate program

ldquoThis is something that we can offer in lieu of some type of professional certificationrdquo Wasko said ldquoWhat [the pro-gram] does is develop the skills around how to leverage social media as part of your business strategyrdquo

The social media certificate may be especially useful for professionals who have not grown up with social media tools or used them in academic settings because they simply did not exist However there is plenty for more recent gradu-ates to gain from the program even if they are familiar with social media Wasko said

ldquoFor older professionals who may not have social media skills because the technology just wasnrsquot available [the pro-gram] is essential because so much of our contact with our

consumers will be through social media going forwardrdquo Wasko said ldquoFor newly mint-ed grads while they are great consumers of social media understanding how to use those skills to develop a career around social media is impor-tant as wellrdquo

Social networking is a critical part of the job for Birmingham public relations professional Ashlan Yielding Yielding said the social networking certifi-cate could be a valuable tool for marketing and business profes-sionals looking to expand their professional toolbox

ldquoOver the past three or four years social media has evolved into something the busi-ness world never anticipated Effective marketing on social media is a necessary tool for a vast majority of industries out thererdquo Yielding said ldquoWhether yoursquore on social media for

personal or professional purposes everyone can benefit from knowing the ins and outs of these platforms and what we should be doing with themrdquo

In the public relations indus-try Yielding deals with con-stant change Adapting to that change and how it relates to their work and clients is a major task for her and her co-workers

ldquoSocial media is always changing Itrsquos our job to stay on top of the latest with each social media platform inform our clients of those changes and implement new strategies on how we need to move for-ward in managing a presence

on these platforms Our depart-ment is constantly sending emails to each other with the latest updates on whatrsquos going on so wersquore on top of these thingsrdquo she said

Much of the social network-ing program deals with learn-ing to use available social media tools like Facebook and Twitter but with the world of social media in a constant state of evolution the program teaches students to adapt foundational knowledge to these tools

ldquoThe foundational knowl-edge of business is strategy and developing evaluation systems those things donrsquot changerdquo Wasko said

UAB offers students social media graduate certifi cate

COLUMN | FASHION

By Becky Robinson

A few weeks ago I impulsive-ly bought a pair of knock-off Nike Air Force Ones at Target Theyrsquore metallic theyrsquore a bit odd and theyrsquore my new favor-ite thing

Knock-off Airs or my ldquomoon bootsrdquo as my friends joking-ly call them are popping up everywhere and in seemingly every color Steve Madden just released his Olympiaa shoe in neutral black and beige If yoursquore feeling more daring he even has some with gold spikes

While Steve Maddenrsquos shoe runs about $100 I scored mine for $35 a much more reason-able deal for something you arenrsquot going to wear every day

Unlike Nike Airs most of the knock-offs ndash including my own ndash have a small hidden wedge

inside This added height is surprisingly comfortable to walk around campus in even though the thought of a tennis shoe with a wedge takes a bit of getting used to

So what do you wear with these awesome new shoes Personally I love a pair of skin-nies since they offer a bit of balance against the bulky shoe Skinnies in a bright color like

red or springy neon is a great choice for this fun trend

To avoid looking trashy donrsquot mix two metallics especially if your awesome new shoes have shiny stripes like mine If you opt for the neutral color you have more of a choice when it comes to color palette and textures

Even though itrsquos going to be heating up soon ndash hopefully ndash I wouldnrsquot recommend wearing these hidden wedge sneak-ers with skirts The shoes are just too powerful for a delicate spring dress and anything tighter will make you look like someone with questionable morals And you donrsquot want that

Shorts can be tricky with this chunky tennis shoe too If you must wear shorts go for a texture like linen or canvas and

stay more neutral That way your shoes can be the focus of your outfit and will surely get peoplersquos attention

If yoursquore not feeling metal or neutrals Nike has a line of col-orful options that you can find in a few retailers like Urban Outfitters Urban has a pair of bright purple Airs in stock for the adventuring hipster but with a price tag of more than $100 Their Ash Bowie pastel sneakers and Sam Edelmanrsquos are even pricier at more than $200

Whatever your taste or price range itrsquos no question that these quirky ldquomoon bootsrdquo are here to stay for spring and sum-mer Even if you wear them a couple of times before they find their way to the back of you closet itrsquos still a really great fun trend to try

Air Force Ones make girly appearance for springldquo

Whatever your taste or price range itrsquos no question that these quirky ldquomoon bootsrdquo are here to stay for spring

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Barker spent much of Monday afternoon reminiscing with former Alabama coach Gene Stallings and sharing stories about Moore The two went back and forth on Moorersquos greatness Moore recruited Barker when he was a 17-year-old quarterback coming out of high school and Barker said his time with Moore helped him become the man he is today

ldquoHe always kept things on an even-keel and his

personality was so warmrdquo he said ldquoHe was such a gentleman I could always go in and talk to him as a young quarterback when I got to Alabama and he helped me work through all the pressure and things expected of you when you play quarter-back at Alabamardquo

Moore had brief stops in the NFL and at Notre Dame but his heart was always at the Capstone In just one man Alabama lost so much

Moore was a father fig-ure coach teacher boss role model philanthropist and friend to so many while making the University one of his top priorities through-out an illustrious career

that is sure to leave an unshakable legacy

ldquoHe was such a compassion-ate person and had to work so hard to get where he wasrdquo Barker said ldquoI think that pro-cess and other things helped humble him and gave him what it took to put Alabama back on toprdquo

Moore like any true family member saw the University during the best and worst of times throughout its ath-letic history Since 1941 Moore has been involved with every national championship Alabama has won in some fashion

ldquoI remember those days ndash the turnover and the

difficultyrdquo gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson said ldquoThere is not a more gracious man than Mal Therersquos not a man of more integrity From my per-spective this is my 35th year there is no person that loves the University more than Mal Moorerdquo

But itrsquos Moorersquos reputation away from athletics that will ultimately define how he is remembered

ldquoThere are very few people that yoursquoll meet in your life that you wonrsquot have a single bad thing to say about the guyrdquo said Richard Todd who played quarterback under Moore in the 1970s ldquoMal was a class actrdquo

MOORE FROM PAGE 1

Moorersquos years at UA an unshakable legacy

Remembering A LegendCW | Austin Bigoney

By Marc TorrenceAssistant Sports Editor

I didnrsquot come across Mal Moore that often during my short time since coming to The University of Alabama It was either a press conference here or a dedication there But every time I did he was extremely warm welcoming and person-able just like so many oth-ers have described since his passing

The last time I saw Moore he was on the field in Miami Fla after Alabama had won its third

national championship in four years under his watch strug-gling to find words while admir-ing all that he had helped build

ldquoWhen we hired Coach Saban I said to him hersquod won a national championship and I wanted to him to have the opportunity to do it again at Alabamardquo Moore said at the time ldquoAnd has he ever per-formedrdquo

And even in a time like that he would make sure to shake the hand of me or Marquavius Burnett our sports editor In a setting with ESPN Sports

Illustrated and every other major news outlet in the coun-try there he took time to acknowledge the student news-paper Moore truly loved every-one at the University from the top down

Before Florida I saw Moore at a reunion of former Alabama All-Americans before the Crimson Tidersquos game against Texas AampM Moore was not an All-American himself as a player at Alabama but he was extremely proud of the gath-ering which featured players from countless generations all

the way back to the early Paul ldquoBearrdquo Bryant years Again in that moment he took the time to shake hands with the stu-dent newspaper and answer a few of our questions

I met Moore at the announce-ment of the Sarah Patterson Champions Plaza which will honor all champions in sports other than football Much of that plaza will be filled with accolades achieved under Moore like the first two nation-al championships of sports out-side of football and gymnastics Moore hired both womenrsquos golf

coach Mic Potter and softball coach Patrick Murphy who won those championships in 2012

After the announcement media gathered around Moore and he fielded questions from reporters all across the state about the new plaza Afterward as the crowd dis-persed and I was about to walk away he asked me my name ndash he hadnrsquot seen me at previ-ous media gatherings I told him my name and that I was with the student paper and he shook my hand and said nice

to meet meThatrsquos the kind of person

Moore was And from the countless other stories people have told of him since his pass-ing itrsquos hard for me to believehe was being anything other than completely genuine in those three moments Itrsquos dif-ficult for me to place Moore in Crimson Tide history because I havenrsquot been alive for much of the Universityrsquos storied athletic tradition But I do know that in the midst of all his successhe took time to say hello and shake a hand

Moore a lsquowarming presencersquo at Capstone

University officials weigh in on Mal Moorersquos lifeThe University of Alabama will host a ldquoCelebration of Liferdquo in memory of former

UA Athletics Director Mal Moore in Coleman Coliseum on Thursday April 4 at 3 pm Further details will be announced as they are finalized

In lieu of flowers gifts or letters the Moore family requests that those wishing to express condolences consider a donation in memory of Mal Moore to the Crimson Tide Foundation or the Mal and Charlotte Moore Caring Days Center

Nick SabanHead football coach

ldquoMal was truly a special person in every sense of the word We can talk about all the championships Mal has been involved with but I think what will be remembered most was the man he was He always put the best interests of others ahead of his own He car-ried himself as a first-class gentleman and he helped bring out the best in those around him

ldquoMal was an outstanding leader in terms of all he did for Alabama athletics Most impor-tantly he was a great friend to me and my family Mal was the number one reason we decided to make the move to Tuscaloosa

ldquoOur thoughts and prayers are with his fam-ily especially his daughter Heather Therersquos no question we have lost a great man today What wonrsquot be lost is Malrsquos legacy in serv-ing our university to make it a better place today and in the future Nobody genuinely cared more about the Crimson Tide than Mal did Mal has positively impacted athletics at Alabama unlike anyone ever has or probably ever willrdquo

Ronny RobertsonSr Associate Athletics

Director for Development

ldquoMal was a true Southern gentle-man in every way He did things the right way He was always consider-ate of others and their feelings in any decision that he made He was not only my boss he was a great friend I spent many happy times with him I can say unequivocally that he loved The University of Alabama more than any person I have ever met Not just the athletic teams but the University as a wholerdquo

Bill BattleAthletics Director

ldquoThe University of Alabama and the world of intercollegiate athletics have lost a legend and I have lost a dear friend My heart goes out to his family and close friends in this time of sadness After a time of grieving we can begin to celebrate Malrsquos life as his legacy will last for generationsrdquo

DonationsSend donations in lieu

of flowers gifts or letters to

The Crimson Tide Foundation co Telisa Blanton PO Box 870343 Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0343

The Mal and Charlotte Moore Caring Days Center PO Box 3049 Tuscaloosa AL 35403

Judy L BonnerPresident The University of

Alabama

ldquoCoach Moore was a transforma-tional figure a true visionary and a real friend to all who worked at The University of Alabama and loved it like Mal did He was one of our best ambassadors and spent the vast majority of his life in service to his beloved Crimson Tide Some people hope they can make a difference in life but Mal showed us all how to do it Mal was a special friend to many and our collective thoughts and prayers are with his family whom he loved with all of his heartrdquo

Robert E WittChancellor The University

of Alabama System

ldquoMal Moore was a champion by every measure and his impact on his alma mater and his native state will be felt for many years to come We greatly respect his constant commit-ment to excellence his unwavering professional and personal integrity and his lifetime of exemplary ser-vice Sandee and I mourn the passing of our dear friend and we extend our deepest sympathies to Heather and their familyrdquo

COLUMN

By Kevin ConnellStaff Reporter

As students return for classes this week in Tuscaloosa so does the Alabama baseball team which will begin a six-game home stand when it plays host to the Southeastern Louisiana Lions Tuesday First pitch is scheduled for 605 pm at Sewell-Thomas Baseball Stadium

Alabama (18-11 7-2 Southeastern Conference) returns home after posting a 5-2 record on the road over the Universityrsquos spring break The Crimson Tide swept Georgia in a three-game series and took two out of three from Auburn with a 1-0 loss to UAB in between

The Tide faces a Southeastern Louisiana team that enters the midweek matchup with an over-all record of 21-8 The two teams last met during the 2011 season when the Lions came out victo-rious in a 6-2 win in the South

Alabama Tournament in Mobile Ala

After defeating Nicholls State 10-9 Saturday the Lions improved to 6-0 in Southland Conference play ndash its best start in school history Three every-day starters for Southeastern Louisiana possess a batting average of 327 or better

In the Tidersquos most recent outing ndash a 2-0 win over Auburn last Saturday ndash sophomore right-hander Spencer Turnbull earned an SEC Pitcher of the Week nomination after throw-ing a complete game shutout with four strikeouts while allow-ing four hits and three walks The stellar performance gave Alabama its first pitcher with a complete-game shutout since Nathan Kilcrease did it against Kentucky on March 25 2011

Turnbull who has now thrown 202 consecutive score-less innings is not the only Tide pitcher currently pitching

well for Alabama Senior right-hander Charley Sullivan leadsthe team with 42 strikeouts onthe season including 19 with a117 ERA in three starts duringSEC play

In relief freshman closer RayCastillo has a team-high fivesaves and has held opponentsto a 169 batting average with a159 ERA this season Freshmansetup man Keaton Haack posts a182 opponentrsquos batting averagein 11 appearances this season

The Tide offense has alsobegun to click on all cylinderswith junior first baseman AustenSmith and sophomore rightfielder Ben Moore hitting wellover 300 this past week Seniorcatcher Brett Booth recorded themost RBIs with four during theweek to improve his total to ateam-high 21 on the year

Alabama received five votes inMondayrsquos USA Today Sports Top25 coachesrsquo poll placing themjust outside the top 25

Tide looks to continue winning after spring break performancesBASEBALL

FOOTBALL

The University of Alabamarsquos first day back in practice after spring break was a lot like what many students probably felt like returning to class

ldquoIt was what yoursquod expect for a day back after eight or nine days offrdquo head coach Nick Saban said ldquoWe probably took a step back having this break We need to get people back on track and doing the right thing and playing to a higher standard paying a little better attention to detailrdquo

Linebacker CJ Mosley said it was especially hard for some of the bigger players who have to get back in shape in such a short amount of time Alabama will practice again Wednesday where it will try to get back in full form before its first scrimmage of the spring on Saturday

ldquoItrsquos hard Any time you get a vacation ndash summer job or growing up or whenever ndash and you get a vacation then you have to come back itrsquos always like lsquoMan we gotta come back alreadyrsquordquo quarterback AJ McCarron said ldquoBut like I said itrsquos spring ball Wersquore going to have rough days you just gotta fight through it and be ready to practice Wednesdayrdquo

It was also one of the hottest days of spring practice so far with temperatures reaching a high of 75 degrees

ldquoI think it was more of we hadnrsquot really had any kind of hot weather yetrdquo guard Anthony Steen said ldquoWhen I went home for my spring break it was cold The coldest day was 25 degrees Today it

felt hot and we just werenrsquot used to it I definitely feel it right nowrdquo

Tide prepares for fi rst scrimmage

Alabama will hold its first spring scrimmage Saturday in Bryant-Denny Stadium the first of three which will con-clude with the annual A-Day game It will be a chance for players to tackle each other again and for early enrollees to line up against Alabama players

ldquoI remember the first time I got laid out by Dontrsquoa [Hightower] on a linebacker blitzrdquo Steen said of his first scrimmage ldquoI wasnrsquot even looking I donrsquot think Irsquoll ever forget itrdquo

Saban dismisses Bielemarsquos comments

New Arkansas coach Brett Bielema made news last week-end when he took a few shots at Saban during a booster club function Thursday According to Arkansas fan website Hootenscom the former University of Wisconsin coach told the crowd ldquoI didnrsquot come here to play Alabama I came here to beat Alabamardquo

Bielema also compared his record at Wisconsin (68-24) to Saban when he was at Michigan State (34-24-1) However when asked about the comments Monday Saban simply shrugged them off

ldquoI really donrsquot have any reac-tion to itrdquo Saban said ldquoIrsquom really concerned about what we do here with our players and how we try to get the peo-ple in our organization to play at a high standardrdquo

Alabama prepares for 1st scrimmage adjusts after break

CW | Austin BigoneyTop Left AJ McCarron leads fellow quarterbacks under supervision of Offensive Coordinator Doug Nussmeir Bottom Left Coach Saban examines new and previous talent to determine the skill of the defensive backs Top Right Coach Saban directs defensive backs in a drill Monday Bottom Right Wide Receiver Chris Black catches a pass in a drill

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The University of Alabama Crimson Tide softball team returns home Tuesday to take on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks after four games away

The team will play the Gamecocks in the first game of a 10-game stint at home The Tide and the Gamecocks have clashed in 15 previous games with Alabama winning each time The Gamecocks sport a 19-15 overall record this year and have outscored opponents 189-130 this sea-son The Tide has not allowed a Jacksonville State run in the last five meetings of the two teams

The Gamecocks played four games last week win-ning a game against both the Belmont University Bruins and the Samford University Bulldogs The Tide opponent lost one game to Belmont while another game between the two schools was rained out

Gamecock pitcher Tiffany Harbin has won 11 of 17 games this season The senior has struck out 168 batters in 124 innings Harbinrsquos teammate senior Kalee Tabor has a 317 batting average and seven home runs on the season

Over spring break the Tide played the Auburn Tigers University of Houston Cougars and the No 9 Texas AampM Aggies The team went 5-2 with one loss each to both the Tigers and the Aggies bringing the Tidersquos

record to 8-4 in Southeastern Conference play and 32-5 over-all this season

Although the Tide lost its first game to the Aggies 3-2 the team was able to fight back and outscore the Texas team 10-3 in the final two games of the series to take away two wins in the three-game sequence

While in Texas junior Jackie Traina shined at the bat and on the mound Traina hit four home runs in as many at bats to aid in the Tidersquos three wins She struck out 20 opponents in the 15 innings she pitched and

kept the Tidersquos opponents to 160 average at the plate

Tide senior Kayla Braud also came out to bat in Texas accumulating a 429 average with six hits and two runners batted in Braud also stole two bases in the Tidersquos four-game stretch in Texas

The Tide will take to the Rhoads Stadium field at 6 pm Tuesday against the Gamecocks in the first of its 10-game homestand Next up will be the University of Missouri Tigers in a three-game SEC matchup starting on Friday

Tide wins 5 of 7 during break will face JSU at home Tuesday

SOFTBALL

UA menrsquos tennis team drops 4-1 decision at No 14 VanderbiltCW Staff

The Alabama menrsquos ten-nis team fell 4-1 to 14th-ranked Vanderbilt Sunday at the Currey Tennis Center in Nashville The loss moves the Crimson Tide to 12-9 on the season and 3-6 against Southeastern Conference opponents while the Commodores advance to 14-7 overall and 5-4 in the league

Alabama had a dominant performance in doubles

earning wins on courts two and three to take a 1-0 lead The Tidersquos Becker OrsquoShaughnessey and Daniil Proskura were first to fin-ish posting an 8-2 victory on court two over Vanderbiltrsquos Gonzales Austin and Anton Kovrigin Alabamarsquos Stuart Kenyon and Philippe Tsangarides followed up on court three with an 8-4 win over the Commodoresrsquo Rhys Johnson and Kris Lee to award the Tide the point

Vanderbilt would come back in singles winning four consecutive matches to take the overall victory The Commodores clinched the win on court one as 17th-ranked Ryan Lipman won in three sets over No 49 Jarryd Botha 4-6 6-2 6-2 The remaining two matches were suspended once the fourth point was clinched

Alabama will take on Texas AampM in the Tidersquos final home match of the regular season on Sunday at 1 pm

Hornikel breaks school record places 5th in NCAA 100 FreestyleCW Staff

Alabama sprinter BJ Hornikel closed out his second appearance at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships by taking fifth place in the 100 freestyle with a school record time earning first team All-American hon-ors in the process at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis Ind

Hornikel posted a career-

best 4246 in the finals of the 100 freestyle posting his fourth personal best in a month and breaking the school mark set by four-time Olympic gold medalist Jon Olsen in 1991 The junior tied Olsenrsquos mark during prelims with a 4269 Hornikel was seeded 17th in the 100 free-style coming into this yearrsquos championships after post-ing a then career-best 4287 at the Southeastern Conference Championship in February

Hornikel now has a trio of All-American honors after earning honorable mention accolades in the 100 freestyle in 2012 and in the 200 freestyle on Friday His finish in the 100 freestyle earned the Tide 14 additional team points for a total of 20 on the week He also took 11th in the 200 freestyle at these championships on Friday with a career-best 13444 and 21st in the 50 freestyle on Thursday the meetrsquos first day

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Crimson Tide alumni players in Major League play Opening DayCW Staff

Five former University of Alabama baseball players were on Major League Baseball open-ing day rosters when the season got underway Monday Former Crimson Tide standouts Alex Avila (Detroit Tigers) Josh Rutledge (Colorado Rockies) David Robertson (New York Yankees) Tommy Hunter (Baltimore Orioles) and Wade LeBlanc (Miami Marlins) will open the 2013 MLB season on the 25-man rosters for their respective clubs

Alex Avila returns to the Tigers for his fifth season after playing in the World Series last year Avila enters the 2013 season with a career batting

average of 261 with 40 home runs and 175 RBI in 390 games Avila will be the starting catcher and batting eighth in the Tigers order when they take the field against Minnesota tonight

Josh Rutledge who is enter-ing his second MLB season and first on the opening day roster will bat second and play second base for the Colorado Rockies in the season opener In 73 games during the 2012 season Rutledge hit 275 with eight home runs and 37 RBI as the Rockiesrsquo shortstop

David Robertson will return for his sixth season as a setup man in the New York Yankees bullpen In five seasons with the Yankees Robertson has appeared in 269 games totaling

2622 innings pitched He has a 16-13 overall record with five saves and 351 strikeouts

Tommy Hunter returns for his sixth season and second with the Orioles Hunter has a career record of 33-24 to go along with a 477 career ERA while making 98 appearances with 75 starts totaling 4691 innings pitched

Rounding out the Tide play-ers on MLB rosters is Wade LeBlanc who will open this sea-son as the third starting pitcher on the Miami Marlins depth chart In five MLB campaigns LeBlanc has appeared in 79 games with 61 starts for a 19-27 overall record He has a 438 career ERA with 248 strikeouts in 3620 innings pitched entering the 2013 season

BASEBALL

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CW | Alaina ClarkThe Tide went 5-2 during spring break

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Tuesday April 2 2013SPORTSNEWS

OPINION

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SPORTS

By Charlie PotterStaff Reporter

The 2012-13 menrsquos basketball season ended for the Crimson Tide in the National Invitation Tournament but head coach Anthony Grant said he will waste no time preparing him-self and his team for next year

ldquoLetrsquos make sure that we understand that next year starts with our choices and decisions and work ethic and habits right nowrdquo Grant said ldquoNot in October or when the games start in November itrsquos right nowrdquo

The Alabama menrsquos bas-ketball team fell to Maryland 58-57 in the quarterfinals of the NIT on Friday March 26 end-ing the Crimson Tidersquos season with a 23-13 record

Sophomore guard Levi Randolph said the team must observe the 2012 sea-son as a whole to detect what it needs to improve during summer workouts

ldquoWe have to go back and look and reflect on the things that we went through this yearrdquo Randolph said ldquoThen wersquoll start working on the offseasonrdquo

Alabama finished the regular season with a 2K Sports Classic championship a home win over Kentucky and a couple of buzzer beaters to defeat South Dakota State and Georgia

But everything wasnrsquot always positive for the Tide

ldquoIf I had to say the worst [are] the struggles we went through during the month of Decemberrdquo Grant said ldquoI thought that kind of put us in a hole for what our goals and aspirations were and combine that with some of the inju-ries the unfortunate injuries that we had that kind of coin-cided with that stretch that we went throughrdquo

Injuries to senior guard Andrew Steele and junior cen-ter Carl Engstrom hampered Alabama in terms of depth and

experience But Grant said his team never let the injuries and 1-5 record in December ruin its season and that was the best aspect of this yearrsquos team It never gave up

ldquoOur guys never wavered in terms of their effort in terms of the focusrdquo Grant said ldquoFor our team to be able to get 23 wins to finish tied for second overall in the league I think itrsquos progress I think we had to be better had to get better as a team over the course of the seasonrdquo

Junior guard Trevor Releford led the Tide in min-utes points and steals per game in 2012 He averaged 149 points and 21 steals per contest He also led Alabama in 3-point shooting efficiency by averaging 41 percent from beyond the arc

Releford and sophomore guards Trevor Lacey and Rodney Cooper each finished the season with double digit points per game averages

But Grant said his relatively young team still has a lot to accomplish at the Capstone

ldquoI think all of our guys have tremendous room for improve-mentrdquo Grant said ldquoI donrsquot think anybodyrsquos come close to reaching their potential I think skill-wise we can get bet-ter I think physically we can get better

ldquoWersquoll add some pieces to our team which should help as well in terms of depth and hopefully we can remain injury-free as much as you can over the course of the seasonrdquo

The Tide has already signed two recruits from the 2013 class in Jimmie Taylor and Shannon Hale But Grant and his staff have shifted their effort toward the recruiting trail to try and add some much needed depth to the current nine-man roster

ldquoWithout questionrdquo Grant said ldquoWersquore going to actively recruit and hopefully wersquoll add one or two more pieces to our teamrdquo

Grant refl ects on 2012-13 season

CW Staff

Freshman Natalia Maynetto fought her way through cramps in a three-hour sin-gles match to clinch No 8 Alabamarsquos 4-3 win over No 19 Vanderbilt on Sunday at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Center With the victory the Crimson Tide improves to 16-2 overall and 8-1 against Southeastern Conference opponents while

the Commodores drop to 12-9 on the season and 5-5 in the league

ldquoI wanted this match so badrdquo Maynetto said ldquoI had to make some adjustments phys-ically but I was in it mentally the entire time This is defi-nitely a confidence booster and gives me the fight I need as we move forward in our seasonrdquo

Alabama edged out Vanderbilt to take a 1-0 lead

following doubles with wins on courts two and three The Tidersquos Maynetto and Emily Zabor dominated on court three earning an 8-3 vic-tory over the Commodoresrsquo Georgina Sellyn and Frances Altick Because Vanderbilt collected the win on court one the doubles point would come down to the matchup on court two that was close in the early stages but Alabamarsquos Antonia Foehse and Maya

Jansen came up big in the end to secure the point with an 8-5 victory over Ashleigh Antal and Marie Casares

The two teams traded points in singles which even-tually tied the match at 3-3 No 56 Alexa Guarachi tallied the Tidersquos first singles point winning 6-1 6-1 over Casares Antal got the Commodores on the board next as she col-lected a 6-1 6-3 victory on court five before a 6-2 6-4

win from 26th-ranked Mary Anne Macfarlane on court one over No 61 Lauren Mira put Alabama ahead 3-1 From there Vanderbilt won the next two matches to even the score leaving the clincher up for grabs on court six

ldquoThat was an incredible performancerdquo Alabama head coach Jenny Mainz said ldquoThe spirit fight and tenacity we showed today are all char-acteristics that have carried

us throughout the season The bottom line is this team wonrsquot quit I think today we also played with Coach [Mal] Moore in our hearts He has supported this team and I really believe they played in his honorrdquo

Alabama will take on SEC newcomers Missouri and Texas AampM in the Tidersquos final road trip of the regular sea-son on Friday and Sunday respectively

Womenrsquos tennis team moves to 8-1 in conference play

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CW | Jingyu WanGuard Retin Obasohan drives to the basket during a home game versus Dayton during the 2012-2013 season

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