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One-man show
hits Green Bar
MUSIC
See the schedule for this
weeks ceremonies
HONORS WEEK
By Jordan Cissell
Staff Reporter
jrcissell@crimson.ua.edu
An object fell from the sky and
struck Ameila Warriners laptop
keyboard with a sudden thwack.
Speak of the devil, the sopho-
more nursing major said.
The devil in question, a dark,
tan-furred caterpillar with tur-
quoise stripes running down its
back, had just dive-bombed onto
Warriners computer from its
perch in the branches of the tree
above.
The sneak attack quickly veri-
fied Warriners barely completed
assertion that the caterpillars
are all over the place this year.
These forest tent caterpillars have
come out in full force on the Quad
Quad overrun by caterpillars
By Bryan Bergman
Contributing Writer
For most University of Alabama ath-
letes, a trip home involves an hour or two
of driving.
For Vikram Reddy, that trip involves a
9,000-mile commute to his hometown of
Andhra Pradesh, India. Reddy, a senior
on the Alabama mens tennis team,
arrived last year as a transfer student
from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological
University after an illustrious prep career.
Before college, Reddy was ranked as
high as No. 2 in Indias under-18 division
after winning the mens doubles national
Tide seniors journey
spans two continents
Warm weather brings
population ourish
SEE CATERPILLARS PAGE 3
Tennis player follows path
of former Bama athlete
SEE REDDY PAGE 8
SEE RHYTHMAGIC PAGE 6
Executives, senate,
judicial board sworn in
SEE INAUGURATION PAGE 2
By Helen Buckley
Contributing Writer
Tuscaloosa and New Orleans
might have few features in com-
mon, but at least one noted sustain-
ability advocate sees one similarity
an opportunity.
Steve Mouzon, an architect, ura-
banist, author and photographer,
will address UAs master planning
committee, City of Tuscaloosa plan-
ners and UAs environmental stew-
ardship committee over the course
of two days.
The presentations are centered
on his personal experience rebuild-
ing after Hurricane Katrina and
focus on the benefits of rebuild-
ing sustainably. Mozoun feels that
the recovery efforts in Tuscaloosa
from the April 27 storms could
offer Tuscaloosa an opportunity
to rebuild more environmentally
friendly and sustainable structures.
Mouzon promotes sustainable
rebuilding of city after tornado
Architect focuses on
green development
SEE MOUZON PAGE 5
By William Evans
Senior Staff Reporter
wjevans@crimson.ua.edu
Tuesday afternoon, the bal-
cony overlooking the mani-
cured lawn of the Gorgas
House served as the platform
of inauguration for the 2012-
2013 Student Government
Association. SGA Chief Justice
Joe Hart administered the oath
of office to members of the exec-
utive council, the judicial board
and the senate.
Stephen Swinson, this aca-
demic years SGA president,
said he could leave office know-
ing that his administration has
improved campus life.
This year, we worked to
rebuild storm-stricken areas of
Tuscaloosa, implemented an
evening transit system from
campus to downtown, reformed
the student organization seat-
ing process in order to increase
transparency, assisted with the
academic advising tool to make
the student registration process
easier and created an incentive-
based program to increase
student attendance at campus
events, he said.
The last to be sworn in, SGA
President Matt Calderone said
in his inaugural address that
his administration has set forth
three standards to create a
campus culture of cohesion and
inclusion, which will better rep-
resent the student bodys diver-
sity.
First, we seek to enhance
our communication with the
student body by providing
more opportunities for stu-
dent involvement, he said.
Second, we strive to instill a
greater sense of civic duty in
all students. Participation of the
public is vital to the success of
SGA welcomes
new leadership
Striking a beat at the Bama
championship in 2008. Before that, he won
the under-14 division national doubles
title and was the under-16 divisions top
ranked player for most of 2005 and 2006.
over the past few weeks, tickling
the necks, arms and legs of stu-
dents who take to the outdoors
to study, walk to class or throw a
Frisbee.
Theyre everywhere, said Ben
Sleight, a freshman who has yet to
declare a major, though he said he
has not personally come in direct
physical contact with any of the
multiple-legged visitors.
Warriner has had the opportu-
nity to get much more up-close
and personal.
If you take a tragedy and use
it to rebuild structures better
than they were before, its a
transformative opportunity.
Steve Mouzon
CW | Harish Rao
Rhythmagic performed a percussion only concert at Bama Theater on Wednesday.
CW | Megan Smith
The recent caterpillar takeover of campus is likely caused by a warm winter.
Megan Smith
SGA President Matt Calderone is inaugurated.
By Will Edwards
Staff Reporter
wgedwards@crimson.ua.edu
After three months of practice, Scott
Radock was ready to play.
The leader of the University of
Alabama student drum ensemble called
Rhythm Entertainment Group had his
six-man team of drummers ready for
Rhythmagic on Tuesday night at the
Bama Theatre.
Our goal is to show the world percus-
sion through our own eyes, Radock said
before the show.
The show, which was completely per-
cussion based, featured the group using
all sorts of noisemakers, such as drum
sets, bamboo sticks, newspapers and
their own hands and feet. Radock com-
pared REG to similar percussion based
entries such as STOMP and The Blue
Man Group, but said that none of them
encompassed all-percussion. He wants
REG to do just that.
The title of the showcase, Rhythmagic,
came from what Radock wants the audi-
ence to experience.
Its magic because the audience
hasnt experienced anything like it
before, Radock said. Thats all magic
is.
REG mixed their percussion perfor-
mances with humorous skits between
pieces, but they never lost their focus on
the music, using drums even in their the-
atrics.
The impressive musical performance
was accompanied by an equally impres-
sive lightshow, making much of the show
look like it came out of a science-fiction
movie.
UA Athletics
Tide senior Vikram Reddy returns competes in singles play for Alabama. Reddy has
become one of the leaders for the tennis team.
UA Athletics
Vikram Reddy
Student percussionists
rock all-percussion show
ONLINE ON THE CALENDAR
Submit your events to
calendar@cw.ua.edu
LUNCH
Montreal Steak
Herbed Mashed Potatoes
Corn on the Cob
Sauteed Mushrooms
Chipotle Chicken Tortilla
Soup
BURKE
LUNCH
Barbecue Pulled Pork
Macaroni and Cheese
Seasoned Collard Greens
Chicken Taco Salad
SaffrBeef Teriyaki
Eggplant Parmesan
(Vegetarian)
FRESH FOOD
LUNCH
Barbecue Pork
Baked Beans
Corn
Chicken Salad Sandwich
Bread Pudding
Stuffed Portobello (Vegetarian)
BRYANT
LUNCH
Breaded Pork Cutlet
Chicken Noodle Casserole
Rice Pilaf
Roasted Corn with Green
Chilis
Feta, Onion & Spinach Pizza
Two Bean Nachos
(Vegetarian)
ON THE MENU
DINNER
Baked Cod
Macaroni & Cheese
Steamed Carrots with Brown
Sugar Glaze
Eggplant Parmesan Pizza
Devils Food Cupcakes with
Vanilla and Oreo Frosting
Farfalled Pasta with Broccoli
& Ricotta (Vegetarian)
LAKESIDE
FRIDAY
What: UA Press Holiday
Book Sale
Where: Second Floor, Fergu-
son Student Center
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
What: Intl Coffee Hour
Where: Room 121, B. B.
Comer Hall
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
TODAY
What: Twelve Days of Well-
ness
Where: Russell Hall
When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What: Soaring to New
Heights A Presentation and
Discussion about Perry County
and the Issues this Region
Faces
Where: Room 133, Lloyd
Hall
When: 6 to 8 p.m.
What: Philosophy Today
Lecture Series presents The
Rabbit in the Gardin A
Skeptical Theists Tale by Dr.
Hud Hudson
SATURDAY
What: Student Recital featur-
ing Jonathan Roberts, piano
Where: Moody Music Build-
ing
When: 2 p.m.
What: Heather Haynes, clari-
net recital
Where: Moody Music Build-
ing
When: 6 p.m.
ON THE RADAR ON CAMPUS
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A Kentucky mans foot
was amputated after he was
wounded in a shooting inci-
dent early Tuesday, Lexington
police said.
The victims name was not
immediately available, and
police were looking for the per-
son who shot him.
The victim, who is from
Louisville, has outstand-
ing felony warrants pend-
ing from another state, said
police spokeswoman Sherelle
Roberts.
Lt. J.J. Lombardi said the
incident occurred about 2:15
a.m. near the area where
there were celebrations after
the University of Kentuckys
NCAA national championship
victory over Kansas.
They were up here for the
celebration, Lombardi said.
According to Lombardi, the
victim got into an argument
with a man on the street, and
stepped outside the vehicle,
where the disagreement con-
tinued.
The suspect then bran-
dished a handgun and fired
multiple rounds, Lombardi
said. One of the rounds struck
the victim in the foot, and
three other rounds struck the
vehicle.
No one else was injured, and
no other vehicles were hit,
police said.
According to Roberts, officers
combed the area, using search
dogs, but did not find the shoot-
er.
Lombardi said the victim
was taken to University of
Kentucky Chandler Hospital,
just across the street, where
his wounded foot had to be
amputated as a result of the
injuries.
Lombardi said the incident
apparently was related to the
post-game celebration.
Fire department spokesman
Ed Davis was in the area when
the shooting occurred.
I was probably standing
about 40 feet from it, he said.
I was standing in front of
my truck with a police officer
exchanging some information,
and we heard some yelling and
looked across the street. A guy
began firing shots, and the per-
son who was shot was between
us and him so the shots were
coming our direction. It was
on the sidewalk directly across
from us.
Throughout the night, fire-
fighters answered almost 60
fire calls, Davis said, 55 of them
involving nuisance fires
started by people celebrating
the Wildcats victory. Most
of those involved couches or
trash that had been set on fire,
he said.
Davis said the department
also made 25 ambulance runs
during the evening, all of them
involving minor injuries except
for the shooting.
Mans foot amputated after being shot
during NCAA game celebration
The University of Alabamas WVUA-TV recent-
ly won a number of awards for its programming
in 2011, including coverage of the April 27 tornado
and Tuscaloosas recovery. The station learned
its Faces of the Storm documentary is a Silver
ADDY winner for the American Ad Federations
District 7.
The station will now be eligible to compete
for a national ADDY award. The documentary
also won the Judges Award of Merit for Faces
of the Storm from the Alabama Broadcasters
Associations ABBY Awards.
Additionally, the station was named Outstanding
News Operation and won 13 additional awards
from the Alabama Associated Press Broadcasters
Association, including Best Reporter for Lynn
Brooks, Stan Tarilton Best Photographer for
Jerome Davis, Best News Anchor for Terri Brewer,
Best Weather Anchor for Richard Scott and Best
Sports Anchor for John Huddleston.
WVUA-TV wins several awards
The University Stewards are accepting applica-
tions for membership for the 2012-13 school year.
Qualified candidates will have at least a 3.0 GPA,
a welcoming personality and a passion for the
University. Applications are available at bama.
ua.edu/~uastewards and must be turned into
the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in 203
Student Services today, April 4, by 4 p.m.
Applications for the University Stewards due today
INAUGURATION FROM PAGE 1
Matt Calderone
sworn in as 100th
president of SGA
every community, and by instill-
ing this greater appreciation for
civic engagement, we can bring
our community to new heights.
Thirdly, we aim to leave behind
not only a legacy, but a new
beginning for the next 100 years
by creating sustainable initia-
tives and a culture that leaves a
lasting vision for future admin-
istrations.
Calderone is the 100th presi-
dent to lead the SGA, which was
founded in 1914 by future United
States Senator J. Lister Hill, the
first SGA president. Calderone
said the student body has
reached a turning point.
The climate of this great
University indicates that we
are ready for an improvement,
he said. We are ready for a
change.
That change is defined in part
by the SGAs return to its founda-
tion as a representative body for
all students.
We must get
back to our roots
and rediscover
the core of our
existence, he
said. We are an
organization with
a firm foundation.
That foundation
is service to our
fellow man.
This administration will be
driven by the foundation of ser-
vice in all that we do. Guided
by service and the principles
of integrity and hard work, we
will seek to create a true sense
of community here at the
Capstone.
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt
Maddox, City Clerk Tracy Croom
and city councilmen attended the
SGA inauguration. Maddox said
the City has a tradition of collab-
orating with the SGA on projects
to benefit the Tuscaloosa com-
munity.
I know the importance that
the SGA is to the City because
over the past six years that I have
been the Mayor, I have enjoyed a
great relationship with the SGA
by working on common issues
and trying to make life better for
all of our citizens, he said.
This year, we have a real per-
sonal connection to Matt because
of his internship at City Hall and
his extraordinary work during
the tornado, he added. Im sure
hes going to do a great job for his
constituents.
Regan Williams, an elected sen-
ator for the College of Arts and
Sciences, said he feels excited.
I really look
forward to mak-
ing a difference on
campus, he said.
I really want to
work on making
sure the common
student is pro-
tected. The way I
want to do that is
by protecting stu-
dent organizations.
Williams said he wants to
improve the allocation of fund-
ing from the Financial Affairs
Committee to student organiza-
tions.
We give them a good bit
now, but I feel like that can be
increased, he said. We need to
find a way to increase it or make it
easier for them to get the money
that they need.
David Wilson, the past aca-
demic years SGA vice president
for Student Affairs who competed
against Calderone for SGA presi-
dent, said he sees a bright future
unfolding for the University.
I just think they have a really
good team and they have a lot of
students who will be really sup-
portive and good things are going
to happen, he said.
Wilson said he will not take
on an official title for next years
SGA but will continue working
with Calderones administration
if called upon to help.
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The climate of this great Uni-

versity indicates that we are
ready for an improvement.
We are ready for a change.
Matt Calderone
The Crimson White NEWS Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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By Briana Harris
Contributing Writer
Freshman women may
have enough to lose sleep
over already, but the use
of cell phones and laptops
before bedtime may be add-
ing to the problem, accord-
ing to the Running on Fumes
campaign being conducted
by a group of UA students.
Running on Fumes is a
social marketing campaign
that encourages freshman
women to turn off all elec-
tronics before going to sleep.
Katherine Gelineau, cam-
paign member and advertis-
ing major, said the campaign
is targeted toward freshman
women because turning off
all electronics before going
to sleep is a habit they can
start now and carry through-
out their college careers.
Within hours of going to
sleep, electronics can limit
the amount of melatonin that
the body produces, she said.
Melatonin, a sleep induc-
ing hormone, plays a criti-
cal role in falling asleep,
Gelineau said.
Lee Lyons, campaign mem-
ber and public relations
major, said she and her fel-
low campaign members
chose to target electronic
usage because it is the most
personal way to reach female
college students.
There are a lot of things
that can reduce sleep depri-
vation, but stopping the
usage of electronics before
bedtime is probably the most
effective way since we live
in a world where our lives
revolve around electronics,
Lyons said.
According to an article in
the Journal of Adolescent
Health, weight
gain and defi-
ciencies in the
immune and
cardiovascular
systems are
some of the
health risks
that accompa-
ny sleep depri-
vation.
The cam-
paign members
conducted a
survey and dis-
covered that
most fresh-
man women
dont realize
the impact that insufficient
sleep can have, said Laura
Ying, campaign member and
public relations major.
Creating good sleep
habits early in life is real-
ly crucial to
ma i n t a i n i n g
a healthy life-
style, she said.
Ac c or di ng
to an article
about electron-
ics and sleep
d i s t u r b a n c e
from psycholo-
gyt oday. com,
internet surf-
ing and playing
video games
will eventually
put the brain
and the body in
a state of stress
due to the high
levels of visual and cognitive
stimulation, which is caused
by the unnatural light emit-
ted from those devices.
Since learning about the
possible consequences of
bad sleeping habits, Ying
now puts her phone on the
other side of her bedroom
before she goes to bed and
Lyons puts her phone in her
bathroom.
Gelineau said she turns
her cell phone off before she
goes to bed on the weekends.
However, she doesnt turn
her cell phone off during
the week because she also
uses her phone as an alarm
to wake up for class in the
morning.
Im still trying to figure
out a place to put my phone
that would also allow me to
hear my alarm when it goes
off in the morning, she said.
The Running on Fumes
campaign also features
a Twitter account, @
RunningonFumes, which
allows individuals to contact
campaign members as well
as have access to articles
and information about sleep
deprivation and how to pre-
vent it.
In addition, campaign
members will be putting up
posters inside Ridgecrest
South, the Tutwiler resi-
dence hall and select soror-
ity houses. Each poster will
have a different message on
it and will feature a QR code
that will direct the user to
the campaigns Twitter han-
dle.
The campaign, which
kicked off Tuesday, was start-
ed as a part of Tom Meades
Mass Communication 495
class and will run until April
12.
By Caroline Collins
Contributing Writer
Bronwen Lichtenstein,
an associate professor and
graduate director in the
Department of criminal
justice, said winning the
2012 Lahoma Adams Buford
Peace Award brings to light
certain issues that may not
have been obvious to people
without her research.
I am really pleased that
my work on social justice
issues have been recog-
nized by the University,
Lichtenstein said.
Communications special-
ist David Miller said the
award was established in
2002 by social work alumnus
Tony D. Walker to honor
Lahoma Adams Buford. He
said it is given annually
to a faculty member at UA
who, in his or her teach-
ing, research, professional
Professor receives UA peace award for AIDS stigma research
Running on Fumes cites hazards of elecronic use
disputes, helping overcome
prejudice, promoting justice
and establishing peace.
She was nominated for
the Lahoma Adams Buford
Peace Award because of her
commitment to justice and
to the rights of neglected
and underserved people in
the United States, Miller
said.
Lichtenstein said she
was thrilled and honored
to receive the award. Her
research focuses on HIV
and AIDS discrimination,
disparities and stigma. Her
career-long focus is stigma,
in particular, and what it
means to single out a spe-
cific disease. She said the
stigma associated with
these sexually transmit-
ted infections is based on
stereotypes and involves
discriminatory attitudes or
actions.
She was living in Australia
when the HIV epidemic hit
the United States, and said
she thought it was going to
kill everyone. This was the
moment her interest in the
specific study
of HIV and
AIDS peaked.
She said she
want ed t o
focus on the
effects of these
diseases based
on race and
ethnicity, gen-
der and pov-
erty.
Lichtenstein
sai d t here
are two main
effects that
people need to
realize about HIV and AIDS
stigma. First, people are
frightened of being tested.
Second, people fear being
socially isolated. She said
she hopes her research
can make a difference and
change this perception.
She said many people in
the field encouraged and
mentored her throughout
her research.
Laurie Dill
of Montgomery
A I D S
O u t r e a c h ,
Inc., inspired
Li c ht enst ei n
to focus on
the effects of
domestic vio-
lence on HIV
risks. Dill told
her that many
women coming
to the clinic
had a history
of violence.
Lichtenstein is one of the
only people to study the
effects of domestic violence
in HIV patients.
Edward Hawk of the
University of Alabama at
Birmingham encouraged
her to look at stigma for
precursor of HIV risk. This
was her driving force to
focus her interest on stig-
ma and has continued until
present day.
Lichtenstein said she
would like her research to
be evident in studies at UA.
She said she would like to
see comprehensive sex edu-
cation and money going
into prevention rather than
treatment.
Treatment is more
expensive than preven-
tion, Lichtenstein said.
She hopes to stop or
reduce the epidemic. She
said she hopes to make evi-
dent the social injustice in
disease risk.
We should work hard
to overcome these injus-
tices to work for a bet-
ter and healthier place,
Lichtenstein said.
Submitted Photo
Bronwen Lichtenstein
practice and personal life,
has demonstrated excep-
tional levels of involve-
ment in mediating human
She was nominated for the
Lahoma Adams Buford Peace
Award because of her com-
mitment to justice and to
the rights of neglected and
underserved people in the
United States.
David Miller
There are a lot of things that
can reduce sleep deprivation,
but stopping the usage of
electronics before bedtime is
probably the most
effective way since we live
in a world where our lives
revolve around electronics.
Lee Lyons
CATERPILLARS FROM PAGE 1
Warm weather cause
of swollen population
I had them on my face in lab
the other day. I guess I picked
them up on my way to class,
she said. This girl in my group
pointed and said, Whats in
your hair? I looked down and
ah! it was a big caterpillar.
Its no coincidence University
of Alabama students have
begun noticing the explosion of
caterpillars on campus before
any other insects have made
their presence significantly
known.
According to a 1996 report
on the caterpillar from L.L.
Hyche, a professor in Auburn
Universitys entomology
department, it is among the
first insects to break winter dor-
mancy and become active in the
spring, and is common and
often abundant in Alabama.
Hyches article said fully-
grown caterpillars lay eggs in
the spring, and the new insect
spends the winter as dormant,
first-stage caterpillars in un-
hatched eggs. The eggs begin
hatching in late February and
early March. These caterpil-
lars start the cocoon-building
process through mid-April into
late May, with moths emerging
from early May to the begin-
ning of June. The brown moths,
according to a leaflet from the
United States Department of
Agriculture Forest Service, usu-
ally live for only a few days after
leaving their cocoons.
The forest tent caterpillars
may not have been around for
very long, but students feel the
ubiquitous visitors have already
made a grander entrance than
in past years.
They werent here last year,
Warriner said, at least not in
such crazy numbers like they
are now.
The unusually warm winter
experienced on campus and
the surrounding area may be to
blame. According to the USDA
pamphlet, freezing just prior
to, during and following hatch-
ing kill many of the young cat-
erpillars. The virtual absence
of these freezing conditions set
the stage perfectly for a flour-
ishing caterpillar population.
They may be a nuisance for
students looking to relax on the
Quad, but the caterpillars may
serve as a more aggravating
factor for the trees they inhabit.
According to Hyches report,
the insects are aggressive feed-
ers that have been known to
consume all of a host trees foli-
age. The caterpillars usually do
not harm or damage the trees,
but their voracious eating hab-
its can slow growth or reduce
aesthetic appeal.
The report pointed to the
success of regular pest man-
agement programs in control-
ling outbreaks in commercial
orchards and recommended
measures to limit populations
in recreational areas where the
insects presence could cause
irritation.
However, Warriner has
developed her own caterpillar
management system in favor of
resorting to pesticides.
For some reason, my dog
really likes to eat them, she
said. So I just feed them to
him.
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I suppose that enough time has passed since the
annual post-SGA election lament for me to pen a
reasonable response of my own. Throughout this
year, much as been made of the greek systems
Machine and its role on campus. For reasons I
am about to explain, I grow tired of hearing mal-
contented yuppies name drop the Machine as a
catch-all phrase with which they summarize all
of their grievances relating to campus.
Self-proclaimed leaders of the campus inde-
pendent community, when seeking elected
office, assume as their natural right a moral high
ground. But rather than offer legitimate critiques
of their opponent, they fall to the very kind of
petty stereotyping and corrupt tactics of which
they accuse the
Machine. They
run in their
own exclusive
clubs and chase
prestige exactly
like their greek
count erpart s.
Indeed, they
exi st wi thi n
their own insu-
lar machines
that dont function all that differently from the
one they purport to hate. When it comes to bat-
tling the Machine, high-ups in the independent
community are hypocrites.
The greek system selects its members using
arbitrary standards and matriculates them
before and during their first semester. If you are
seen as talented, the secretive Machine taps you
for leadership roles and your name is put forth
for awards and elected positions. If you falter at
any point along the way, your opportunities for
involvement are limited; you are relegated to the
outside looking in, and fall behind as you look for
a foothold elsewhere.
Could the same not be said for those seeking
to work their way to the top of the independent
community? Our University Fellows are chosen
during the spring of their senior year of high
school, and have a leg-up on thousands of stu-
dents who arrive in the fall. Not to worry though,
for those students will compete and gain entry to
a variety of elite leadership groups, discussion
clubs and academic societies. There are seem-
ingly plenty of slots to go around. However, if
you havent built an impressive resume by the
end of your freshman year, you are largely out of
the running.
Those who have found their way into orga-
nizations like the Blackburn Institute, CESR,
Creative Campus, SGA, HCA, SOURCE Board,
etc. will be put into contact with other elite
students and faculty, and encounter still more
opportunities for advancement on campus.
These, who have carefully charted their course
through the campus race, and are ready to hit
the ground running upon arrival, experience
early success that tracks them for future suc-
cess. For everyone else, well, if your resume
isnt at least slightly glowing-in-the-dark by the
end of your freshman year, it probably never
will.
Both the greek organizations and the elite
independent organizations tag their future all-
stars early, and are exclusionary by nature. Both
discriminate using fairly arbitrary standards. If
your junior-year resume is still bare, dont both-
er applying for a leadership role on campus. The
admissions committee will wonder what youve
been doing for two years you have to do stuff
to do stuff. How arbitrary is that?
I also grow tired of hearing about Machine
tactics. In 2012, it was not the Machine-
sponsored campaign that made the front page
of The Crimson White for committing multiple
rules violations, but one of the two independent
campaigns. And, yes, there were two, despite
the best efforts of, again, independents within
student media to marginalize one in favor of the
other. Sure, the Machine has done worse, but
thats just it when you console yourself by
taking comfort in the fact that, while you may be
corrupt, you arent as corrupt as your opponent,
youve sacrificed any high ground you thought
you had.
A machine is defined not by its product, but
by its form and technique. There are many
machines on this campus, not just the one. The
aforementioned organizations all have their
own internal standards for choosing members,
their own interests to protect and independents
as a collective have proven that they are willing
to adopt Machine-like tactics to score victory.
Tell me, whats the difference?
I put forth this idea knowing that it will not
be received warmly, but the proof is in the out-
come. If SGA elections are the Machines day of
celebration, then this Friday will serve as the
holy day for insecure, do-gooder independents.
Before you fire back with comments and letters
to the editor, go to the mound this Honors Day
and watch as the same 75-100 students claim
every last spot in prestigious honors societ-
ies like ODK, Anderson, Blue Key and Mortar
Board. This pool of students will contain all
Premier Award winners, many Blackburn and
University Fellows, and nearly all will be Honors
College.
The idea that the independent community on
campus is comprised of a wide range of eager
students for whom there is room at the top is
a lie. The same small cadre of grade-grubbing,
award chasing, resume builders fill out the
membership lists of all of these elite groups, and
it would seem that the leadership of the non-
greek segment of campus is just as exclusive,
insular and greedy as their Machine rivals.
Evan Ward is a senior majoring in history. His
column runs on Wednesdays.
Independents who
blame the Machine
are hypocritical
The nations largest college
philanthropy has finally reached
the University of Alabama.
Dance Marathon is a year-round
fundraising event benefitting
Childrens Miracle Network and
Childrens Hospitals across the
nation. Each event culminates
around a daylong celebration
as few as five hours at some
places, and as many as 36 at oth-
ers in which students stand,
dance and participate in numer-
ous activities. Dance Marathon
revolves around its national slo-
gan, Standing for Those Who
Cant, speaking to the numerous
children and their
families impact-
ed by Childrens
Miracle Network
each year.
Across t he
nation, hundreds of
colleges host Dance
Marathon on a
yearly basis. In the
Big Ten, schools
such as Iowa and
Indiana raise over
one million dol-
lars a year. In the
SEC, Kentucky and Florida raise
between $600,000 and $800,000
year in and year out. Even
Auburn, in their first full year of
fundraising, has set the national
record for a first-year program
with over $60,000 raised.
Why cant the University of
Alabama be just as successful?
The University of Alabama
Dance Marathon will hold its
first annual Dance Marathon
on April 20 at the University
Recreation Center. The event
will be a seven-hour event last-
ing from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. ben-
efitting Birmingham Childrens
Hospital. The Dean of Students,
the Honors College and the
Panhellenic Council sponsor the
event.
UADMs first
year goal is $10,000
and 100 to 200 stu-
dent participants.
So far, we have over
$2,500 and more
than 60 registered
students. The sev-
en-hour event will
consist of multiple
genres of music,
a dodgeball and
basketball tour-
nament, themed
activities and a rave to finish
the final hours. Children from
Childrens Hospitals of Alabama
and their families will be in
attendance, so those involved
will be able to interact with the
amazing children that they are
impacting.
We are encouraging organiza-
tions or friend groups to form a
team and register online through
our website. It is a wonderful
opportunity to showcase your
organization as well as meet
people from all walks of campus.
It is also a great, fulfilling way to
kick off the weekend.
Our goal for this organization
and this annual event is not only
to raise awareness for Childrens
Miracle Network and money for
a great cause, but also to unite
the campus under a single roof.
Our campus has its riffs and
divides, especially when it comes
to major issues, but there should
not be a divide when it comes to
the people one encounters on a
daily basis.
By bringing together the
Honors College, the Panhellenic
Council and other organizations
throughout campus, we hope to
unify this campus through an
entertaining, meaningful event.
Other campuses that have Dance
Marathon look forward to this
yearly event in most cases, its
the largest philanthropy event
for the college for months.
And although most of these cam-
puses have had Dance Marathon
for years, we aspire to reach that
point and have this event evolve
into a unifying and memorable
experience. With the resources
available at the University of
Alabama, Dance Marathon can
do big things.
If you would like to find out
more information or donate/
register to UADM, check out our
Facebook page or Twitter (@
uadancemarathon), or email me
at tjrigdon@crimson.ua.edu.
Tyler Rigdon is a junior major-
ing in marketing. His column
runs bi-weekly on Wednesdays.
Dance Marathon is a new way to fundraise
By Lauren Spivey
Bama Paws is the UA cam-
pus chapter of T-Town PAWS,
Tuscaloosas Animal Welfare
Organization. Our chapter is
over 100 members strong, full of
students who love pets and care
about their welfare.
I am writing because I am
concerned about the growing
population of unwanted animals
in Tuscaloosa. Unfortunately,
there are far more homeless
pets than adoptive homes. And,
despite increased communi-
ty-wide rescue efforts, thou-
sands of homeless animals are
still euthanized annually in
Tuscaloosa County.
Pets are pricey, especially for
a college student. When you
consider the costs of veterinar-
ian fees, food and grooming, the
small budget of a college student
shrinks dramatically. Spaying
or neutering your pet can seem
like another unnecessary cost
associated with pet ownership,
but this is one expense that is
essential.
Although spaying or neuter-
ing can be expensive, there
are low-cost options available.
Alabama Spay/Neuter provides
transportation for Tuscaloosa
pets to and from its Birmingham
clinic. For more information on
costs and the transportation
service, visit the Alabama Spay/
Neuter Clinics website.
While pet overpopulation is
a problem here in Tuscaloosa,
there is a simple solution:
spaying or neutering your pet.
As students and residents of
Tuscaloosa, its up to all of us
to do our part to end pet over-
population one dog or cat at a
time.
Humanely Yours.
Lauren Spivey is the president
of Bama PAWS.
The importance of spaying and neutering
MCT Campus
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Laura Ying
I will be the first to admit that
sleep was not on the top of my pri-
ority list as a freshman. My first
semester I would regularly stay
up all night at the sorority house
cramming for tests one night,
and then stay up till the wee
hours at a social event the next.
The nights that I did stay in my
dorm, I would lie in bed watching
old Laguna Beach episodes with
my roommate until 2 a.m. With
an average of four hours of sleep
a night with an occasional nap
here and there, I think it is fair
to say I was running on fumes.
When my parents would tell me
that I needed to sleep more I
would joke that I would just sleep
when I was dead.
This all changed after finals
in December. Just hours after
getting home I started getting
stomach pain right below my
belly button. Over the course of
the night the pain worsened to
the point that it was making me
physically sick. This went on for
about 12 hours before my parents
decided to take me to the hospi-
tal. It turned out I had appendi-
citis and had to have immediate
surgery to remove my appendix.
After the surgery my doctor
asked me questions about my
general health and daily habits.
He told me that the stress that I
was putting on my body is what
probably led to my body failing
me. My lack of sleep literally led
to me having an organ removed
from my body.
In hindsight, I had other
minor warning signs that I was
not getting enough sleep. For
example, I had frequent head-
aches. Throughout the semes-
ter, I noticed that I was getting
headaches more and more, and
they were progressively getting
worse each time. I figured they
were just a side effect of living in
Tutwiler and didnt think much
of them.
Like my freshman self, many
students do not realize that they
are sleep deprived or just how
easy it is to get a good night of
sleep. Upon returning to school
in January I made serious adjust-
ments to my sleeping habits. I
made it a goal to get better nights
and full sleep. I also stopped
watching television before going
to bed and moved my cell phone
across the room so that I was not
tempted to surf Facebook while
I lay in bed. I could immediately
see a difference in my health.
I did not suffer from as many
headaches, my grades improved
and I was happier over all. All it
took were little changes to my
everyday routine to make a dra-
matic change in my life. Making
these small changes to create
a new norm as a freshman will
influence me for the rest of my
life so that I dont get caught
#RunningOnFumes.
Laura Ying is a junior majoring
in public relations. She is a mem-
ber of the #RunningOnFumes
campaign.
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Dance Marathon will hold its
rst annual Dance Marathon
on April 20 at the University
Recreation Center.
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If you take a tragedy and use it to
rebuild structures better than they
were before, its a transformative
opportunity, Mouzon said.
Dan Wolfe, University planner and
designer, said he believes the presenta-
tions are of interest to the Tuscaloosa
community and UA students.
A lot of people can benefit from this,
if you are interested in the campus or
development, Wolfe said. Steven is a
really talented guy who has done neat
projects all over the country. Anyone
who is interested in the environment
and the development and future of the
campus and other development would
really benefit from hearing him talk.
The speech will take place in Lloyd
Hall Room 321 at 10 a.m. Presentations
are open to everyone.
Mouzon is a renowned architect who
heads Mouzon Design with his wife,
Wanda. He is also a founding mem-
ber of the New Urban Guild, a group
of architects, designers and other
new urbanists who are committed to
studying traditional buildings that are
inspired by the places in which they
are built.
The group was crucial in the creation
of Katrina Cottages, a concept for build-
ing high-quality, small-scale homes
that began as part of the Hurricane
Katrina recovery efforts. The second
generation of these Katrina Cottages,
Katrina Cottage VII, was awarded a
Chapter Award by the Congress for the
New Urbanism.
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Thursday, April 5
Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Luncheon 12:00 p.m.
Honors Week Calendar
Wednesday, April 4
English Honors Reception 4:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m.
Location: The University Club
301 Morgan Hall
Academic Honor Council Induction Ceremony
Ferguson Center Ballroom
5:00 p.m.
EFLS Award Ceremony and Dinner
Home of Billy P. Helms, Department Head
5:30 p.m.
Collegiate Chapter of the American Marketing Association Reception
5:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. Alston Hall Parlor
University Recreation Staff Appreciation Gala 6:00 p.m.
Bryant-Denny Stadium North Zone
Friday, April 6
Department of Marketing Recognition of Students
30 Alston Hall
8:30 a.m. to
10:30 a.m.
College of Education Honors Day Reception
Graves Hall Rotunda
9:30 a.m.
College of Communication and Information Sciences
Reese Phifer Hall
10:00 a.m.
College of Human Environmental Sciences Honors Day Convocation
Ferguson Center Ballroom
10:00 a.m.
College of Arts and Sciences Honors Day Convocation
Moody School of Music Concert Hall
10:00 a.m.
Capstone College of Nursing Honors Day Reception
Capstone College of Nursing
10:00 a.m.
School of Social Work Convocation to Honor Outstanding Students
223 Little Hall
10:00 a.m.
Department of Management Recognition of Students
30 Alston Hall
10:30 a.m. to
11:45 a.m.
Department of Psychology Honors Assembly
208 Gordon Palmer Hall
11:30 a.m.
Computer-Based Honors Program Honors Convocation
Lloyd Hall Auditorium
11:30 a.m. to
1:00 p.m.
Department of Religious Studies Honors Reception
Second Floor Veranda, Manly Hall
12:00 p.m.
Management Information Systems Senior Luncheon
AIME Building
12:00 p.m.-
1:30 p.m.
Department of Chemistry Reception and Convocation
1004 Shelby Hall
1:00 p.m.
Department of Geological Sciences Honors Reception
1000 Bevil Building
1:30 p.m. to
3:30 p.m.
Presentation by the Windgate Research Fellows in Art History 1:30 p.m.
Sarah Moody Gallery of Art
Operations Management and Applied Statistics Awards
10 Alston Hall
1:30 p.m. to
2:30 p.m.
Department of History Honors Program
Summersell Room, 251 ten Hoor Hall
2:00 p.m.
Management Information Systems Awards
30 Alston Hall
2:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m.
Operations Management and Applied Statistics Reception
Alston Hall Parlor
2:30 p.m. to
3:30 p.m.
New College and New College LifeTrack Honors Reception
205 Smith Hall
3:00 p.m.

By Jamia Cammeron
Contributing Writer
This week, the University of Alabama is cel-
ebrating the achievements of outstanding stu-
dents as part of Honors Week.
Throughout the week, hundreds of students
will be recognized and inducted into more
than 50 university-wide and divisional honor
societies, as well as awarded scholarships.
Honors Week, an annual event, began in
1967 as Honor s Day. However, over the years, it
was extended to the first full week in April.
Each day, individual colleges and depart-
ments will host celebrations, ceremonies and
receptions recognizing achievements made by
students.
One of Honors Weeks most anticipated
events, the tapping on the Mound, will take
place Friday at 1:30 p.m. The Mound, located
on the west side of the Quad, has served as the
primary location of Honors Day since around
1905.
On the Friday afternoon, societies such as
Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, Blue
Key National Honor Society and the Anderson
Society will induct new members on the
Mound.
Honors Day also brings the suspension of
classes and some confusion among students.
Daniel Barnes, a sophomore majoring in tele-
communication and film, was not aware of the
cancellation of classes.
I did not know this . . . but I think its cool
that [the University does] that, Barnes said.
However, some students, such as Alan
McMahon, were aware of the suspension of
classes and plans to take full advantage of the
Honors Day activities.
I think Honors Day exists for students to be
rewarded for their hard work that makes them
stand out to their professors, said McMahon,
a junior majoring in business management. I
have a friend being acknowledged on Honors
Day, and I definitely think there should be an
opportunity for her and people like her to be
acknowledged for outstanding work.
Meredith Harris, a senior majoring in adver-
tising, disagreed and called Honors Day a way
to allow students the opportunity to celebrate
Good Friday.
I think Honors Day is a convenient way
to have a religious holiday under a secular
name, Harris said. Plus, the spring semester
doesnt have many holidays apart from spring
break.
Despite the varying opinions, Honors Day
has been a tradition at UA for more than a
century. It serves as a time to acknowledge
the achievement of students who have excelled
across campus.
Coresa Nancy Hogan, the president of the
Coordinating Council for Honor Societies,
assists in the planning of Honors Week and,
most notably, the tapping on the mound.
Classes are suspended on Honors Day to
give departments, colleges and organizations
a day to recognize those outstanding individu-
als who have worked tirelessly throughout the
year to achieve academic accomplishments
and embody the Capstone Creed, Hogan said.
For a schedule of Honor Week activities,
visit www.crimsonhonors.ua.edu.
By William Evans
Senior Staff Reporter
wjevans@crimson.ua.edu
The concert hall in Moody Music
Building does not have elevator access
to either of the two balconies overlook-
ing the first-floor seating area and the
stage. Patrons must walk up a flight
of stairs to enjoy a birds eye view of
performances from the likes of the
Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra and
the University Choir.
University Compliance Officer
Gwendolyn Hood said the absence
of elevator access, meaning that
wheelchair-bound and disabled audi-
ence members are effectively barred
from reaching the balconies, does
not violate the 2010 regulations in the
Americans with Disabilities Act. The
ADA was originally passed in 1990 to
remedy the history of discrimination
against disabled persons who have
been relegated to separate and often
inferior services.
Title II of ADA covers public entities
such as the University and requires
that each program of service provid-
ed by a public entity, when viewed in
its entirety, be readily accessible and
usable by individuals with disabilities,
according to a 2002 report from the
General Counsel Office of Compliance
under the United States Congress.
The Moody Music Building opened
in 1988, just two years before the pass-
ing of ADA in 1990, and the sole eleva-
tor in the building was not designed
into the planning of the concert hall,
said Skip Snead, director of the School
of Music.
All parts of the main floor are fully
accessible to any handicapped audi-
ence members, Snead said in an
emailed statement. The only eleva-
tor that exists in the building accesses
the second floor, but there is no direct
access into the concert hall from the
second floor. The concert hall is public-
ly accessible from the lobby area only.
The ADA Accessibility Guidelines
for Buildings and Facilities, as amend-
ed in 2002, requires that a certain num-
ber of wheelchair locations be provid-
ed according to the seating capacity of
a place of assembly, such as Moodys
concert hall.
About 500 seats are on the concert
halls main floor, and about 250 seats
are on each of the two balcony floors,
Snead said.
A place of assembly with a seating
capacity ranging from 301 to 500 must
have at least six wheelchair locations,
and a place of assembly with a seating
capacity ranging from 51 to 300 must
have at least four wheelchair locations.
However, the two balconies, both with
seating capacities around 250, do not
have any designated wheelchair loca-
tions.
Thats why you have a lot of people
who dont go; because they cant get
a ticket on the first floor, Sne said in
reference to older patrons who might
dislike the climbing of stairs due to the
physical discomfort that the act pro-
duces.
However, Snead said no one has
protested the absence of wheelchair
access to the concert halls two balco-
nies and added that anyone who needs
to be accommodated for a disability
will have their needs met.
This has never been a problem in 23
years of service to the public, and there
is no reason to assume that it will be a
problem in the future, he said. Our
concert hall is fully accessible to handi-
capped patrons, and we welcome their
attendance.
Handicapped patrons lack
balcony access at Moody
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The show was inspiring
for people who dont usu-
ally like drums, said Anna
McFall, a show attendee. It
was like a mix of Tron and
Drumline.
Black lights were used
extensively to allow drum-
sticks, shirts and gloves to
glow in the darkness of the
stage.
For parts of the show the
group used a recorded track
of music played over the the-
aters speaker system, which
sometimes caused the drums
to get lost in the music. But
the group seemed to shine
the most when they created
their own melodies with
marimbas and played with-
out the music piped in.
The second half of the
show featured audience par-
ticipation. Members of the
audience were taken onstage
to play games in which they
tossed drumsticks and even
played the drums them-
selves.
Ten percent of the pro-
ceeds of the show will go to
Give Tuscaloosa, which sup-
ports tornado relief. Because
of his connection with the
organization, Radock said
teaming with the group was
an easy decision.
We wanted to help and we
thought the best way to do it
was to bring people together
and raise money, Radock
said.
The show was considered a
success by much of the audi-
ence, eliciting a Roll Tide
during the performance and
a standing ovation after-
wards.
Ive seen the Trans-
Siberian Orchestra and this
rivaled them, said Jessica
Vallimont, another audience
member and recent UA grad-
uate.
As for the future, Radock
has high hopes. The show
was professionally filmed
and recorded in the hopes a
tour will come out of it.
You guys arent done see-
ing us yet, Radock said. We
are already planning another
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FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Well Thats Cool
presents The Big
Lebowski: 7 p.m. @
The Bama Theatre
Baak Gwai and
Diarrhea Planet: 10
p.m. @ Green Bar
LIFESTYLES
this weekend
By Alex Cohen
Senior Staff Reporter
cohen.alex.c@gmail.com
Once in a while, a musician
passing through town leaves
an impression, turning an
audience members one night
of listening into a following,
potentially spanning months
or even years. An artist new to
Tuscaloosa hopes to leave such
an impression this Thursday.
Tomorrow night at 10 p.m.,
Marvin and the Cloud Wall
a solo project of musician Joe
Novelli will play at the Green
Bar. While this is Novellis first
trip to Tuscaloosa, he has high
hopes for the southern college
town.
Ive played in Birmingham,
Mobile and New Orleans, and I
always have a good time play-
ing the Southeast, Novelli
said. That region tends to be
the most fun.
Novellis Marvin and the
Cloud Wall has been gain-
ing momentum. In fact, the
Charisma Artist Agency,
which represents renowned
musicians from many different
genres, recently added Novelli
to their roster.
Although Novellis act is
solo, hes not alone on stage.
Marvin has his 1972 analog
drum machine to keep him
company. While Marvin dishes
out some beats, Novelli enjoys
some creative freedom with
his slide guitar and lyrics.
The product is a sound blend-
ing garage rock, stompy blues
rock and indie folk.
My guitar and my weird
old drum machine get jammed
together, Novelli said. It
pulls from a lot of different
musical forms. Hopefully, it all
comes out coherently.
During his youth in Ithaca,
N.Y., Novelli was introduced
to an eclectic mix of musical
genres. Trumpet was his first
instrument, catalyzing his pas-
sion for the blues. Nowadays,
the Mynabirds, Black Keys and
White Stripes are adding to his
inspiration. Hes also drawing
from other instruments, like
the steel guitar, to help fuel his
audiences imagination.
I like that spooky steel
sound, Novelli said. Its a tex-
ture and a mood.
His desire to experiment
mirrors his desire to travel.
In addition to the southeast,
Novelli has played everywhere
from Mexico to South Dakota.
After meeting Abraham
Smith in Tucson, Ariz., Novelli
solidified his plans to stop by
Tuscaloosa.
Hes a genuine rambler,
said Smith, a poet and instruc-
tor of English at the University.
Hes looking into the world,
and hes got a lot of courage
to be on the road bringing the
noise.
Smith believes Novellis curi-
ous and gregarious personal-
ity comes out in his music.
Hes entirely alive, Smith
said. And that vivacity trans-
lates to his live performance
hes kind of freaking out up
there.
Marvin and the Great
Clouds animated perfor-
mances have earned praise
from Allmusic.com and HARP
magazine. Smith thinks the
fascination will continue in
Tuscaloosa.
You go with him on an emo-
tive journey, Smith said. I
think hes a rare bird.
More information and free
music downloads are available
at http://www.marvinandthe-
cloudwall.com. At Green Bar,
Novelli will be promoting two
albums, The Loaded Gun
Demos and Live at Autumn
Ridge, as well as his newest
EP, Sweet Heartache.
Submitted Photo
Joe Novelli will bring his solo act to the Green Bar Thursday.
Green Bar hosts solo artist
What: Marvin and
the Cloud Wall
Where: Green Bar
When: Thursday at
10 p.m.
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Competing in the International
Tennis Federation juniors,
Reddy won nine doubles titles
and one singles title.
Reddy eventually decided
he wanted to come to Alabama
to follow in the footsteps of
former Crimson Tide tennis
great Saketh Myneni, a two-
time first-team All-SEC selec-
tion. He is also from Andhra
Pradesh, and his influence was
a large factor in Reddys deci-
sion to come to Alabama.
[Myneni] had come for
vacation to his hometown, and
we were just practicing, and
I asked him if he could speak
to [Alabama head coach Billy
Pate], Reddy said. I was actu-
ally looking at other schools as
well, like Illinois and Louisville,
and it just worked out here.
Alabama may have been
the right fit for Reddy, but get-
ting him onto a tennis court in
Tuscaloosa was not easy.
It was a little unusual for
him, in that he was a transfer
from a university in India,
Pate said. He already had
about two and a half years in
college, so unfortunately hes
just in his second year, but hes
a senior already because he
brought in a lot of credits. We
had to jump through a lot of
hoops to make this work out.
Once Reddy did arrive at
the Capstone, he continued
to perform at a high level,
winning one singles match
against a nationally-ranked
opponent this season. And
although the mens tennis
team has struggled this sea-
son (6-12, 1-7 Southeastern
Conference), it has not been
a result of Reddys play.
He has performed well in
clutch moments for the Tide,
earning three team win-clinch-
ing singles victories against
South Carolinas Nick Jones,
Arkansas Gregoire Lehmann
and SMUs Bryan Griffin. He
has also won 14 singles match-
es this season, tied with junior
Daniil Proskura for the team-
high, and 10 doubles wins,
including one against No. 14
Mississippi State.
Reddy has also seen tour-
nament success, advancing to
the round of 16 at the Southern
Intercollegiate Championships
and finishing 4-0 at the Crimson
Tide Fall Championships.
Earlier in the season, he and
then-junior Ricky Doverspike
advanced to the quarterfinals
of the USTA/ITA Southern
Regional Championships.
Reddy, apart from his play,
has also been a leader for
his teammates. Sophomore
Carlos Taborga, Reddys
doubles-partner, said Reddy
influences how well he plays.
When Im not playing as
good as I would like to, he
always tries to bring me up
and motivate me to do every-
thing I can do, Taborga said.
As for whats next for
Reddy, he said he isnt sure
if he plans to play tennis pro-
fessionally.
I was trying to go pro,
but Ive not decided yet.
You need a lot of money,
you need a coach, you need
a base to play, Reddy said.
I was considering some-
where in Europe if I wanted
to play pro, but I still havent
decided. Ive got one more
month.
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R
T
S
FRIDAY
WEDNESDAY
Mens Tennis vs
Memphis: 4 p.m.
Womens Tennis
vs Georgia: 1 p.m.,
Athens, Ga.
Mens Tennis vs
Georgia: 3 p.m.
Baseball vs Auburn:
7 p.m.
Softball vs LSU: 7
p.m.
SPORTS
this week
Page 8 Wednesday,
April 4, 2012
Editor Marquavius
Burnett
crimsonwhitesports@
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SATURDAY
Softball vs LSU:
1:30 p.m.
Baseball vs Auburn:
3:05 p.m.
Womens
Gymnastics:
NCAA Regional
Championships, TBA
Mens Golf: Gary
Koch Invitational, All
Day, Old Memorial
Golf Club - Tampa,
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Ill admit it. I wasnt glued to
my television Monday night to
watch Kentucky play Kansas
in the national championship
game like so many sports fans
were.
I love March Madness, I
really do. I grew up a North
Carolina Tar Heel fan. March
was when the season began,
and when you hoped it didnt
end. But Monday night just
didnt demand my attention
like many Final Fours and
national championship games
have in the past.
Why? Because Kentucky
won before the game had even
begun.
Yes, anything can happen
in March, as we all learned
this year and have learned
in every year before. But this
was Kentuckys year, and the
Wildcats wouldnt be denied.
Big Blue Nation is as rabid as
any fan base in college sports.
They often get compared to
Alabama fans, and rightfully
so. The level of passion and
intensity is just as high, and
the level of flat-out crazy may
be even higher, as we saw in
the aftermath of the champion-
ship game.
And if Kentuckys fans are
like Alabamas fans, then John
Calipari is Nick Saban.
Calipari came to Lexington,
Ky., in a time of need. The
Wildcats hadnt been to the top
of the college basketball moun-
tain since their last champion-
ship in 1998 and were desper-
ate to get back. And so three
years ago Calipari arrived
under heavy expectations.
Much like Saban, he delivered.
His first season, he took
Kentucky all the way to the
Elite Eight. That was the
team of John Wall, DeMarcus
Cousins and Eric Bledsoe
the beginning of the talent
hoarding that Calipari contin-
ues to take part in. A new era
had begun.
The next year, last year,
Calipari led the Cats to the
Final Four, where they lost to
eventual champion UConn.
They were close, but still hadnt
achieved the ultimate goal.
Enter 2011-2012.
Kentucky started the sea-
son as an extremely talented,
but inexperienced team par
for the course at a high-level
college basketball school like
Kentucky, where the top play-
ers often leave for the NBA
after one year. But Calipari
worked his magic, as he so
often does, and got a group of
blue-chip prospects straight
out of high school to play like a
team, to play unselfish basket-
ball at the highest level.
Kentucky lost only two
games. One was to an old-
school rival on the road early
in the season, and the other
was in the Southeastern
Conference tournament cham-
pionship game. Just barely
missing out on a conference
championship game can some-
times be a blessing in disguise
for a program with national
championship aspirations
just ask Alabama fans
and it turned out to be so for
Kentucky.
So when Monday night
came, as the Wildcats were set
to face the Kansas Jayhawks, it
was like you already knew the
ending. Kentucky had come
this far, and there was no way
it would fall short yet again.
Kansas never stood a chance.
It was a fitting end to an
incredible season.
COLUMN
Kentuckys national title a tting end to season
By Lindsay Blakey
Contributing Writer

The Alabama mens golf
team tees off in the Gary Koch
Invitational this weekend for
the first time in more than a
decade.
The No. 2 Crimson Tide
earned back-to-back victories
in its previous tournaments,
winning the Linger Longer
Invitational by 14 shots and the
Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational
by 22 shots. The Tide struggled
during the fall season, failing
to win a single event, but dur-
ing the spring, the Tide has
won three of the four tourna-
ments it has competed in.
I am very pleased by the
way we have been playing,
head coach Jay Seawell said.
We take steps forward and
work on our fundamentals
each day.
After last weeks victory in
the Linger Longer Invitational,
sophomore Cory Whitsett
was selected Southeastern
Conference and Golf Worlds
Golfer of the Week, along with
Golfweeks National Player of
the Week. Whitsett matched
his school record, shooting 8
under par, with a double eagle
and eagle in the final round.
MENS GOLF
Tide hopes to keep winning streak alive
It was a huge honor to be
awarded Golfer of the Week
and National Player of the
Week, Whitsett said. I felt like
I played very well on Sunday,
but most importantly I was
very excited to see how great
our team did in this tourna-
ment.
The Gary Koch Invitational
features multiple top-25 oppo-
nents for the Tide, including
Georgia Tech, Florida State,
Florida and the No. 5 Auburn
Tigers. Seawell said this tour-
nament will prepare the Tide
for the SEC Championships.
Not only will the course pre-
pare us, but we will be compet-
ing against many SEC schools
that we will see in a couple of
weeks for the championship
tournament, Seawell said.
After the Tides perfor-
mances in its previous tourna-
ments, Seawell said the team is
focused and ready to do what
they do best.
Its always a concern if the
team is becoming too confident,
but the team knows there is a
lot left in the year and they are
hungry to play, Seawall said.
Seawell said the recent
success has helped the Tide
become better team players.
I believe that my team
has gotten that momentum
and confidence in each other.
When a team starts to gel
together, you can see by their
performance, Seawell said.
Sewell said he will keep the
same mindset that he and the
team have used all season.
I want my players to do
their job, and focus on what
they have to do, Seawell said.
We are going to play to our
ability, and take care of what
we do best. Its all about how
you walk and talk.

Yes, anything can happen in

March, as we all learned this
year and have learned in
every year before. But this
was Kentuckys year, and the
Wildcats wouldnt be denied.

It was a huge honor to be

awarded Golfer of the Week and
National Player of the Week. I felt
like I played very well on Sunday,
but most importantly I was very
excited to see how great our team
did in this tournament.
Cory Whitsett
(Mark Cornelison/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)
Kentuckys Marquis Teague holds twine aloft after helping cut down
the net after a 67-59 win over Kansas in the NCAA Tournament nals
at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Monday, April 2, 2012, in New
Orleans, Louisiana.
UA Athletics
Hunter Hamrick follows through on a swing. Hamrick and the Tide are currently ranked No. 2.
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Reddy brings skill
from India
UA Athletics
Vikram Reddy has won 10
doubles matches this season.