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MONTEVALLO, ALABAMA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 VOL. 87, ISSUE 12 Inside this week’s issue Viewpoints ................................. 2 News ......................................... 4 On Campus ................................. 5 Lifestyles .................................. 6 Sports ........................................ 8 Please recycle this issue Next Issue: College Night point breakdown and judges’ comments Graphic Novel review: “The Walking Dead,” page 6 College Night production totals, page 5 BY HEATHER BUCKNER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Student awarded The Wall Street Journal mentorship From writing for his combat brothers in Iraq to mentoring under the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, se- nior mass communica- tion major and Army ser- geant Andrew Mechum’s career path has taken him around the world. Mechum’s journey to The Wall Street Journal started when he joined a group last year called the SVA, the Student Veter- ans of America. Through this organization, Me- chum was put into con- tact with the American Corporate Partners, who were offering mentorships for veterans with corpo- rations like Johnson & Johnson and News Corp. Mechum’s journey in mass communica- tion, however, start- ed long before this. Mechum, who served seven years in the Army Infantry, from May 2004 to August 2011, was sta- tioned in Colorado and had three deployments over the course of seven years. Mechum said his reason for joining the service was simple—he was flounder- ing in school with a 1.98 GPA and knew he needed direction and responsibil- ity in his life. He was driv- ing down the street when he saw the recruiter’s of- fice, and two weeks later he was off to boot camp. He said the Army seemed like a good chance to not only serve his coun- try, but also follow in the footsteps of pretty much every male in his fam- ily. Their service goes as far back as the Civil War. As a soldier, he served three tours in Iraq. That is where his interest in mass communication began. Mechum said that he and his combat brothers felt the Saturday, Feb. 16 made Montevallo histo- ry–not just because it was a men’s basket- ball victory against Peach Belt rival Clay- ton State but also because of the national attention the day brought to the school. While on their remarkable run last year to playing for the Division II National Title, Coach Danny Young and com- pany caught the eye of media giant CBS. In fall of 2012, word came down from CBS headquarters that on the Feb- ruary 16 CBS sports would descend on Montevallo for the first nation - ally televised game in program history. To add to the excitement, the heads of the school declared the first Fam- ily Day to be held the day of the game. And so the week came and with it last minute preparations of the campus. A top to bottom scrubbing for Trustmark Arena and the SAC, primped and polished lawns and facili- ties and interviews all around for the athletic department, president, and interim-dean. The night before the game, a pep rally was held outside of the SAC. The CBS trucks arrived at 4 a.m. and spent the next six hours in a frantic pace to set up cameras, audio and talent in time for the 11:00 a.m. tip. A select few mass communi- cation students who broadcast every basketball home game were given the opportunity to tour the production truck and meet the professionals behind the credits. The experience was described as once in a life- time by the students, as pic- tures were taken and hands shaken. The pregame festivities continued with family day held outside of the SAC, com- plete with breakfast provided by Jacks and lunch from Full Moon Bar-B-Que. It was a grand opportunity for friends and family to gather and see how their students are faring this semester. And fi - nally, after a rousing ren- dition of our National Anthem performed by the school’s National Champion Opera Quar- tet, tipoff finally arrived. Trustmark Arena was packed with supporters. The game was competi- tive from the start, run matched rally at almost every point. The flow of the game was matched by the intensity of the crowd. Every mo- ment would whip the stands into a fren- zy. A unappreciated call from referees were met with a flurry of boos and jeers. The falcons were led by senior force Dri- co Hightower’s sixth double-double as he turned in 19 points and 13 rebounds. Sophomore standouts Troran Brown and Ryan May added 13 and 10 points respectively, matched by Senior Jonas Brown’s 16 points, the majority of which came from behind the arc shooting 4 out of 5 from downtown. After Montevallo used an early 8 to 2 run to fuel a 20-9 lead, Clayton state answered back with a 15-3 run of their own to head to the locker room down by 2, 26-24 at the half. The fans were entertained by not only the UM’s own band, but also the Chelsea High School Marching Band, regionally renowned for performing at President Obama’s recent inauguration. The second half tipped off, and from the start, it was Montevallo’s game to control. The men got out to a 25-1 run to take a 51-27 lead at the midway point before Clayton St. waged a furious come- back that came up just short, losing 63- 50. It was a sweet revenge for the team after losing to Clayton one week earlier. Falcons air nationally Robertson wins on a “wing and prayer” Party on the quad The World of Wings First Annu- al wing eating contest, one of many Homecoming activities, began with the sizzle of hot meat and the smell of buffalo sauce. The 17 com- petitors were given four pounds of wings to eat and a 30 minute timer. Each of the wings was coated in WOW’s spicy Buffalo XIII sauce, though it was diluted. They were each provided a container of milk. Once they completed their plate, they would be able to signal for an- other pound. Whoever ate the most in 30 minutes would be the winner. Before the competition began, President John Stewart said that he has attended many solemn occa- sions as president, such as Found- er’s Day and College Night, but none as solemn as a speed eating contest. He later commented that he would have liked to compete, but he’s too old and health con- scious to compete--he didn’t think his heart could take it. Some Mon- tevallo faculty, including Dr. Mi- chael Patton Jr. and Dr. Steve For- ester were at the event, standing out among the crowds of young people. Patton commented that he was there for the free food. “It was more than worth it,” Dr. Pat- ton said. “If only they had beer.” Despite some faculty being there, the competitors were mainly students. “I think the faculty will give them a run for their money, but I think that youth will prevail,” Stewart said. The competition was intense, but three came out on top. Jacob Robertson was the ul- timate victor, eating 24 ounces, and earning himself the prize of free wing meals for a year from WOW. Behind him was Quen- tin Collins, with 21.9 ounces. And in third, Forester narrowly earned a place with 15.8 ounces. However, competitor Sammy Schiffman ate almost double of what Robertson ate, with more than 40.7 ounces, and was the first to clear the first plate by a large amount of time. He was, however, disqualified for vomiting when there were only three minutes left. Schiffman came to the competi- tion dressed as Rocky, complete with a “manager” Kyle Jones fol- lowing him. Cries of “USA, USA” and people singing the national anthem rocked the halls of Farmer Hall as he scarfed down wing af- ter wing and the American flag was waved in the background. “Rocky didn’t win every fight, and I can’t win every con- test,” Schiffman said. He later added that he thought it was the last three wings that did him in. “He ate a lot of wings,” cham- pion Robertson said. “I don’t know how he did it. I feel re- ally bad that he threw up.” He wasn’t the only one eating beyond their limits. Robertson said that he has never eaten quite as much in one sitting. He said that he felt really happy that he managed to do it, but at the same time, really full. He came in with a strategy in mind and passed on milk in fa- vor of water because milk “has too many calories,” he said. This was only his second wing eating competition, his first be- ing at Buffalo Wild Wings. He said that he normally doesn’t eat a whole lot of wings, so he plans to share his winnings with friends on a first-come, first-served basis for the rest of the year. Robertson does reviews for spicy foods on the internet and is known by some on campus for his cooking skills. In an attempt to in- crease student partici- pation on campus the Athletic Department collaborated with Stu- dent Life, and other of- fices, to create a week- end filled with events for students who stayed. On Friday, Feb. 15, UPC had a day on Main Quad from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event boasted two large inflatables—a gladiator style jousting arena and a resistance racing inflatable, a mat with sumo-wrestling equipment, a photo tent at which students could have a miniature basket- ball goal made and a DJ booth which pumped out a few line dances (the wobble, cupid shuffle) and top 40 hits. Despite the availability of such fun activities, student participation was relative- ly low—about 170 stu- dents coming out to play. When asked why they thought participation was so low one student had this to say, “Well, College Night just end- ed, and a lot of people wanted to go home; plus athletics aren’t really popular on this campus.” See JOURNAL, page 5 BY JORDON SEMIEN BY JACOB BOBST BY KOREY WILSON Students battle it out on the quad. Photos by Laura Quattrochi Troran Brown goes in for points against Clayton State. Photos by Matt Orton President Stewart poses with UM alumni and officials. Sydney Upp races down the inflatable lane. Andrew Mechum will work with Jim Pensiero for one year. Robertson earned his trophy eating 24 ounces of wings. Photos by Reed Strength Schiffman, who ate 40.7 ounces of wings, was disqualified for vomiting.

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Page 1: The Alabamian Issue 12

MONTEVALLO, ALABAMA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 VOL. 87, ISSUE 12

Insidethis week’s issue

Viewpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4On Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Lifestyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Please recycle this issue

Next Issue: College Night point breakdown and judges’ comments

Graphic Novel review:“The Walking Dead,”page 6 College Night

production totals, page 5

BY HEATHER BUCKNER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Student awarded The Wall Street Journal mentorship

From writing for his combat brothers in Iraq to mentoring under the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, se-nior mass communica-tion major and Army ser-geant Andrew Mechum’s career path has taken him around the world.

Mechum’s journey to The Wall Street Journal started when he joined a group last year called the SVA, the Student Veter-ans of America. Through this organization, Me-chum was put into con-tact with the American Corporate Partners, who were offering mentorships for veterans with corpo-rations like Johnson & Johnson and News Corp.

Mechum’s journey in mass communica-tion, however, start-ed long before this.

Mechum, who served seven years in the Army Infantry, from May 2004

to August 2011, was sta-tioned in Colorado and had three deployments over the course of seven years.

Mechum said his reason for joining the service was simple—he was flounder-ing in school with a 1.98 GPA and knew he needed direction and responsibil-ity in his life. He was driv-ing down the street when he saw the recruiter’s of-fice, and two weeks later he was off to boot camp.

He said the Army seemed like a good chance to not only serve his coun-try, but also follow in the footsteps of pretty much every male in his fam-ily. Their service goes as far back as the Civil War.

As a soldier, he served three tours in Iraq. That is where his interest in mass communication began.

Mechum said that he and his combat brothers felt the

Saturday, Feb. 16 made Montevallo histo-ry–not just because it was a men’s basket-ball victory against Peach Belt rival Clay-ton State but also because of the national attention the day brought to the school.While on their remarkable run last year to playing for the Division II National Title, Coach Danny Young and com-pany caught the eye of media giant CBS. In fall of 2012, word came down from CBS headquarters that on the Feb-ruary 16 CBS sports would descend on Montevallo for the first nation-ally televised game in program history. To add to the excitement, the heads of the school declared the first Fam-ily Day to be held the day of the game. And so the week came and with it last minute preparations of the campus. A top to bottom scrubbing for Trustmark

Arena and the SAC, primped and polished lawns and facili-ties and interviews all around for the athletic department, president, and interim-dean. The night before the game, a pep rally was held outside of the SAC. TheCBS trucks arrived at 4 a.m. and spent the next six hours in a frantic pace to set up cameras, audio and talent in time for the 11:00 a.m. tip. A select few mass communi-cation students who broadcast every basketball home game were given the opportunity to tour the production truck and meet the professionals behind the credits. The experience was described as once in a life-time by the students, as pic-

tures were taken and hands shaken. The pregame festivities continued with family day held outside of the SAC, com-plete with breakfast provided by Jacks and lunch from Full Moon Bar-B-Que. It was a grand opportunity for friends and family to gather and see how their students are faring this semester. And fi-nally, after a rousing ren-dition of our National Anthem performed by the school’s National Champion Opera Quar-tet, tipoff finally arrived.Trustmark Arena was packed with supporters. The game was competi-tive from the start, run matched rally at almost every point. The flow of the game was matched by

the intensity of the crowd. Every mo-ment would whip the stands into a fren-zy. A unappreciated call from referees were met with a flurry of boos and jeers.The falcons were led by senior force Dri-co Hightower’s sixth double-double as he turned in 19 points and 13 rebounds. Sophomore standouts Troran Brown and Ryan May added 13 and 10 points respectively, matched by Senior Jonas Brown’s 16 points, the majority of which came from behind the arc shooting 4 out of 5 from downtown. After Montevallo used an early 8 to 2 run to fuel a 20-9 lead, Clayton state answered back with a 15-3 run of their own to head to the locker room down by 2, 26-24 at the half. The fans were entertained by not only the UM’s own band, but also the Chelsea High School Marching Band, regionally renowned for performing at President Obama’s recent inauguration. The second half tipped off, and from the start, it was Montevallo’s game to control. The men got out to a 25-1 run to take a 51-27 lead at the midway point before Clayton St. waged a furious come-back that came up just short, losing 63-50. It was a sweet revenge for the team after losing to Clayton one week earlier.

Falcons air nationally

Robertson wins on a “wing and prayer”

Party on the quad

The World of Wings First Annu-al wing eating contest, one of many Homecoming activities, began with the sizzle of hot meat and the smell of buffalo sauce. The 17 com-petitors were given four pounds of wings to eat and a 30 minute timer.

Each of the wings was coated in WOW’s spicy Buffalo XIII sauce, though it was diluted. They were each provided a container of milk. Once they completed their plate, they would be able to signal for an-other pound. Whoever ate the most in 30 minutes would be the winner.

Before the competition began, President John Stewart said that he has attended many solemn occa-sions as president, such as Found-er’s Day and College Night, but none as solemn as a speed eating contest. He later commented that he would have liked to compete, but he’s too old and health con-scious to compete--he didn’t think

his heart could take it. Some Mon-tevallo faculty, including Dr. Mi-chael Patton Jr. and Dr. Steve For-ester were at the event, standing out among the crowds of young people.

Patton commented that he was there for the free food. “It was more than worth it,” Dr. Pat-ton said. “If only they had beer.”

Despite some faculty being there, the competitors were mainly students. “I think the faculty will give them a run for their money, but I think that youth will prevail,” Stewart said. The competition was intense, but three came out on top.

Jacob Robertson was the ul-timate victor, eating 24 ounces, and earning himself the prize of free wing meals for a year from WOW. Behind him was Quen-tin Collins, with 21.9 ounces. And in third, Forester narrowly earned a place with 15.8 ounces.

However, competitor Sammy Schiffman ate almost double of what Robertson ate, with more than 40.7 ounces, and was the first to clear the first plate by a large amount of time. He was, however, disqualified for vomiting when there were only three minutes left. Schiffman came to the competi-tion dressed as Rocky, complete with a “manager” Kyle Jones fol-lowing him. Cries of “USA, USA” and people singing the national anthem rocked the halls of Farmer Hall as he scarfed down wing af-ter wing and the American flag was waved in the background.

“Rocky didn’t win every fight, and I can’t win every con-test,” Schiffman said. He later

added that he thought it was the last three wings that did him in.

“He ate a lot of wings,” cham-pion Robertson said. “I don’t know how he did it. I feel re-ally bad that he threw up.”

He wasn’t the only one eating beyond their limits. Robertson said that he has never eaten quite as much in one sitting. He said that he felt really happy that he managed to do it, but at the same time, really full.

He came in with a strategy in mind and passed on milk in fa-vor of water because milk “has too many calories,” he said.

This was only his second wing eating competition, his first be-ing at Buffalo Wild Wings. He said that he normally doesn’t eat a whole lot of wings, so he plans to share his winnings with friends on a first-come, first-served basis for the rest of the year. Robertson does reviews for spicy foods on the internet and is known by some on campus for his cooking skills.

In an attempt to in-crease student partici-pation on campus the Athletic Department collaborated with Stu-dent Life, and other of-fices, to create a week-end filled with events for students who stayed.

On Friday, Feb. 15, UPC had a day on Main Quad from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event boasted two large inflatables—a gladiator style jousting arena and a resistance racing inflatable, a mat with sumo-wrestling equipment, a photo tent at which students could have a miniature basket-ball goal made and a DJ booth which pumped out a few line dances (the wobble, cupid shuffle) and top 40 hits. Despite the availability of such fun activities, student

participation was relative-ly low—about 170 stu-dents coming out to play.

When asked why they thought participation was so low one student had this to say, “Well, College Night just end-ed, and a lot of people wanted to go home; plus athletics aren’t really popular on this campus.”

See JOURNAL, page 5

BY JORDON SEMIEN

BY JACOB BOBST

BY KOREY WILSON

Students battle it out on the quad.

Photos by Laura Quattrochi

Troran Brown goes in for points against Clayton State.

Photos by Matt Orton

President Stewart poses with UM alumni and officials.

Sydney Upp races down the inflatable lane.

Andrew Mechum will work with Jim Pensiero for one year.

Robertson earned his trophy eating 24 ounces of wings.

Photos by Reed Strength

Schiffman, who ate 40.7 ounces of wings, was disqualified for vomiting.

Page 2: The Alabamian Issue 12

1. Did you go to the men’s basketball game on Saturday?2. Was it your first game to attend this season?3. What was your favorite part?4. Did you enjoy the Zooperstars?

PAGE 2 | THE ALABAMIAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013

VIEWPOINTS

Editor-in-Chief Heather Buckner

Assistant EditorKyle Jones

Business Manager Daniel Farris

Copy Editor & Columnist Drew Granthum

Layout & Copy EditorHannah Stein

News Editor Andrew Mechum

Entertainment EditorSam Phillips

Campus Life EditorKorey Wilson

Sports Editor Jordon Semien

Contributing Writers:Michael ArtressJacob BobstAlyse HartdegenSammy SchiffmanReed StrengthPablo Urbina

PhotographersJennifer CoronaLaura Quattrochi

Adviser:Tiffany Roskamp-Bunt

The Alabamian is published twice monthly. As the campus newspaper of the Univer-sity of Montevallo, this paper dedicates itself to the accurate presentation of the news of the University community, to reporting the news of all seg-ments of that community, stu-dents, faculty, administrators, the board of trustees, alumni, and friends of the University. Further, it serves as a forum of opinion for the exchange of ideas among all its constituent groups. To that end, it operates without undue influence or control by any one of those constituent groups.

The opinions expressed on this page are not necessarily those of the university, its of-ficials, its faculty, or the student body.

CONTACT INFORMATION:The AlabamianWill Lyman House Station 6222Montevallo, AL [email protected]

On the bricksWith Sammy Schiffman

Ali Lake1. Yes.2. No.3. I thought it was cool seeing Cat Andersen, one of my sorority sisters, working for CBS.4. They were funny, but it was sort of stressful watching the coach get eaten.

Christian Sanders1. Yes.2. No.3. I don’t know. It wasn’t a very interesting game because of the score. I like when the score is close.4. Yeah, they were hilarious.

Emmit Ashford1. Yes, I did.2. Yes, actually it was.3. I enjoyed the amount of people that came to support the team on their big day.4. Yeah, I thought they were going to be stupid, but they were pretty funny.

Green with envyIn our February 1 issue,

the assistant editor penned a much-protested article, which, though somewhat confrontational, is after all, an opinion piece. Ac-cording to USA Today’s website, their guidelines for Op-Ed pieces include the following statement:

“Those most l ikely to be accepted deal in an inci-sive, compelling way with issues now at the top of the news and, in the case of al-ready well debated topics, present a new perspective.”

The piece was definitely topical in our small town. College Night is all anyone talks about after Christmas break. Also, it seems to pres-ent a new perspective on the event. While I person-ally don’t fully agree with everything Mr. Jones stated in his article. I believe that he has the right to share his opinion, just as those who disagree with him have the right to their own. However, the personal attacks against him, as well as the digs at The Alabamian as a pub-lication, seem out of l ine.

The Alabamian does not endorse or oppose the ar-ticle. That section of the paper is simply a platform for others to share their points of view. In fact, the staff of the paper is com-prised of purples, golds and greens alike, all of varying

degrees of participation in College Night. The paper as a whole does not represent one viewpoint but in fact represents all viewpoints.

I think that maybe the ar-ticle in question was too con-frontational, but then again we are working in a dying medium targeted towards an audience who doesn’t seem to care. Stacks of newspa-pers lay untouched in build-ings all over campus. If con-frontational articles are what it takes to get people to read and interact with this paper, that myself and the rest of the staff put so much time and hard work into creat-ing for l ittle reward, then I say that we don’t publish enough articles l ike Kyle’s.

I tend to feel the same way about Mr. Jones’ article and its backlash as I feel about College Night. I’m not quite sure what to think. I love that Montevallo has College Night as a homecoming tra-dition. It encapsulates the unique and eccentric crowd of folks that are drawn to this town and school that I’ve grown to love over the past three years. It has earned us a permanent and well-deserved space in the Library of Congress’ FolkLife Center, an honor that the bigger (read: foot-ball) schools cannot boast.

That being said, I do agree that College Night di-

vides Montevallo students and alumni, but not in the ways previously mentioned. I believe there is healthy competition. For the most part, I’ve seen purples and golds alike participate in a respectful manner, despite wanting purple redemption or a “triple shot at victory.”

The division that I see is between those that partici-pate or have participated in College Night and those, l ike myself, who for one reason or another, can’t or don’t join in the festivities.

At orientation I had been told that purples and golds would try to recruit me at various events, so my fresh-man year I went to the Col-lege Night mixer, excited to learn more about this tradi-tion that I’d heard talked about so many times and ready to pick a side. I end-ed up walking up and down both sides of the decked out Student Activity Center, oc-casionally talking to par-ticipants of both sides and debating whether or not to sign up for certain activities.

What I got in return, though, was a lackluster re-sponse. After trying three or four times to initiate a conversation or get involved in an event and stil l feel-ing l ike neither side wanted or needed me, I was not inclined to keep trying.

In talking about this late-

ly, I’ve heard similar stories. People who had to request purple families since they weren’t embraced by any-one involved or those who were gold with their Greek organization but not in-cluded once they dropped affil iation. My experience with College Night so far has been one of exclusion, viewing from the outside the fanaticism and being not quite able to understand.

I’ve been told that gradu-ating from UM without par-ticipating in a single Col-lege Night makes me less of a Montevalloian than those that do. I don’t agree with that at all. I love Montevallo. I’m an active volunteer and posse member for the Mon-tevallo ArtWalk, have a job on campus, encourage my friends and family to visit me here and support local businesses and, as previously said, I’m on staff at The Ala-bamian. Much like a family member or a best friend, I may rag on our l ittle town a bit but if anyone who doesn’t l ive or go to school here chimes in, I’m quick to de-fend this eccentric gem in the middle of Alabama that I’ve grown to call home.

It makes me sad that this one event appears to de-fine whether or not I be-long in Montevallo. One of the reasons I was drawn to this school in the f irst place

was that it had an aura of acceptance and provided a diversif ied, unique college experience. The responses to the opinion piece in ques-tion seem to say that College Night is the quintessential experience of going to school here and the defining mem-ory and lesson Montevallo leaves with us. I disagree.

While that may be the case for some people, others of us have different experiences and different lasting memo-ries. Whether it’s staying up doing homework in the com-puter lab in Bloch until the police kick you out at 2 a.m., f inding all the sculptures in Orr Park, that time you thought you saw a ghost in the window of King House, f inally getting the nerve to debut an original song at the Thursday Night Music Club, skipping class on a beauti-ful morning to hike out to Fall ing Rock Falls or mak-ing friends with the porch cats at Eclipse, there are so many aspects to Mon-tevallo that are forgotten at this time of year amidst the frenzy of College Night.

Maybe I’m just green with envy, but to me College Night is just one small as-pect of the entire Monteval-lo experience, and there’s so much more about this town and school that we should be just as passionate about.

BY HANNAH STEIN, LAYOUT AND COPY EDITOR

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

During the dark ages when I attend-ed the University of Montevallo — you know, the 2000s — College Night skipped a beat. In an effort to get the count right, Cynthia Shackelford corrected an ear-lier mistake and we went from the 82nd College Night to the 84th a year later.

Somehow, though, we’ve regressed.I came across last year’s ticket stubs for

the 94th annual College Night. This year, my tickets also were for the 94th annual College Night. An article in the Feb 9 is-sue of The Alabamian addressed the matter, but it didn’t clear things up by any stretch.

There should be no question when we cel-

ebrate the upcoming milestone of our unique homecoming tradition. College Night began in 1919, so the 100th observance will be in 2018.

It’s simple math that even a journalist can understand.

Being somewhat obsessive-compulsive, I do get the point of celebrating the sym-metry of 1919–2019. That would be the 100th anniversary of the first College Night, but that’s not why we celebrate every year.

College Night isn’t about celebrat-ing the anniversary of the first occur-rence. If it were, it would still be a com-petition among the classes, rather than between two sides. Instead, the true cel-

ebration is that it continues year after year.To use a sports analogy, the NFL is going

to celebrate Super Bowl L in 2016 — one year before the 50th anniversary of the first game in 1967. I guarantee the hoopla will be around the 50th game, not the 50th anniversary.

Put whatever you want on a T-shirt, but the true milestone of our homecom-ing tradition will come in 2018 when we celebrate the 100th College Night.

I plan on being there to celebrate — but Lord willing, I’ll be there again for the 101st in 2019.

David Clemons ’03

College Night math doesn’t add up

Jacob Odom1. Yes.2. No, it wasn’t.3. Seeing the defense be more consistent in the second half of the game.4. Yes, I would recommend them for future events.

Ashley Pattillo1. Yes.2. Yes.3. The nachos!!4. Yes, they were hilarious!

The Zooperstars provided halftime entertain-ment for the crowd.

Photo by Matt Orton

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PAGE 3 | THE ALABAMIAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013

VIEWPOINTSLETTER TO THE EDITOR

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

It’s a harsh real ity, but it’s been a burgeoning problem in the United States and even here in Monteval lo. We, as Americans, often struggle to think of food security and starva-t ion issues as ones that affect us. We either can’t see or choose to ignore the fact that there are people we in-teract with everyday who don’t know when they’re going to eat again.

The problem is compounded for students, who sometimes have to choose between buying books for class or buying enough food to last a week. The rising cost of tuit ion, textbooks, groceries and housing are al l important factors that affect how much and how often students eat.

I spoke to several people on campus, al l of whom said they ei-ther know a student who’s gone without eat ing because they couldn’t afford it or that they’ve been in that situat ion themselves.

In the wake of the 2008 eco-nomic downswing, UCLA created something cal led the “Economic Crisis Response Team.” This group works to ensure students are able to afford everything they need, including food. They have coun-selors who help deal with f inan-

cial crises and their website offers l inks to programs that supply meal vouchers, scholarships, budgeting help and other relevant resources.

If food security is an issue at a school in the aff luent suburbs of LA, then it’s a safe bet that the same holds true of a school in central Alabama.

This situat ion is not as dire as it may seem. It would help greatly if common areas around campus were stocked with information on how to apply for food stamps or other government aid. Students are often unaware that they could possibly be el igible for such help. I also propose that we inst itute some sort of program that would provide a free, nutrit ious meal for hungry students once or twice per week. It could be as simple as 10 or 15 volunteers preparing a pot-luck dinner for those who show up.

The point is, there are friends and neighbors right here in Mon-teval lo who need our help, and it’s our duty to give it to them.

Ezra McCormickStudent

You recently printed a confused and inarticulate editorial blast-ing College Night as a “crass and backwards f iasco” that divides and alienates the student body. Vintage Purples and Old Golds united on social media in response to the ar-ticle, offering our own thoughts on how College Night has positively affected our l ives. The author in-sisted that we were “fanatics” and were missing his point. I asked him to clarify his point but his only re-sponse was that he was “over it.”

I won’t spend any more time

decoding the author’s editorial for a coherent message. Instead I want to offer advice to those who actually want College Night to change in a positive direction.

Under the leadership of Kelly Wacker and Marion Brown, the College Night Committee is bril-l iantly and faithfully carrying on Montevallo’s most beloved tradi-tion. Moreover, the committee has proven in recent years that they are more than will ing to make changes that will improve the College Night experience. If you wish to see posi-

tive change, I ask that you present your case to The Alabamian, the College Night Committee, the SGA or the Side Leaders in a thought-ful manner. These are good folks who will appreciate opinions on how to strengthen College Night.

But in your calls for change, I ask that you refrain from attacking College Night and its players. Do-ing so makes you look like you are desperately seeking attention, rather than advocating positive change.

College Night has undergone many significant changes in its 95-

year history, evolving from a com-petition of stunts and songs be-tween the classes to a full-blown rivalry between the Golds and the Purples. There is no doubt that the next 95 years will see the continued evolution of the game.

I hope to return home for College Night for many years to come, to witness that change for myself, and to always offer an enthusiastic and emphatic “College Night, yeah!”

Jeff Walker ’08Gold Leader

Students are starving

College Night, yeah!

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I am writing in re-sponse to an editorial written by Kyle Jones, which appeared in the February 1, 2013 edi-tion of The Alabamian. I attended Montevallo from 1989-1992 and was an active partici-pate in College Night. I am now proud to call myself a Vintage Purple. Throughout my involvement in College Night, f irst as a par-ticipant, and now as a supportive alumna, I have heard multiple times the complaint that Mr. Jones voices in his editorial: that College Night divides the student body, and a Homecoming tra-dition should be one that unites students, rather than one that creates divisiveness.

I would l ike to offer a counter argument to this opinion. Through-out my career as a stu-dent at Montevallo, I was involved in Purple Cast, I was a Cowtail, I made props, painted sets, sang in the Pit Chorus and served on Cabinet. Through all of these activities, I observed the team-work and coopera-tion between Purples and Golds which must take place in order to accomplish an event l ike College Night.

Throughout College Night preparations, the sides have to share re-hearsal space to prepare for their productions, they have to negotiate which battens each side will use to hang drops in Palmer. Storage of sets must take place backstage in a respect-ful manner, so as not to

impede the other side’s production. Athletes and cheerleaders must negotiate on practice times in order to use the same space. If all of the above did not take place each year, neither would College Night.

Yes, College Night is a competition, and by definition, struggle and rivalry will be in-volved. But this is what makes our Homecom-ing tradition unique among Colleges and Universities. To call College Night a “crass and backwards f iasco of vaudevill ian ex-pression” as Mr. Jones suggests in his edito-rial, belittles the im-portance of 94 years of history, creative ex-pression, and recogni-tion, such as College Night’s presence in The Library of Congress.

On February 9, af-ter the Purple and Gold Men’s Basketball Game, all Purple and Gold alumni in atten-dance gathered on the f loor of Myrick Gym and a very important picture was made. To my knowledge, such a photograph has never been taken in the his-tory of College Night.

We gathered, yes, as Purples and Golds, but also as alumni of the University of Mon-tevallo who are proud to have participated in this tradition. We in-termingled as one large group; we did not di-vide ourselves–Purples on one side and Golds on the other–as we typ-ically have. When we were told to do this, it took only a minute for Purples to f ind some

Golds to stand or sit next to and vice versa.

We took this picture in a united response to Mr. Jones’ editorial and because it was the right thing to do. While I sat on the f loor in between two Gold Alums, I thought, “We need to do this every year.” It was a powerful mo-ment and a reminder of what College Night means to all of us, some who are recent gradu-ates and others, l ike myself, who graduated 20 or more years ago.

We all have our own lives now. We have jobs, families, children to raise and homes to take care of. Many of us came from out of state, some braving a blizzard or other bad weather, just to come back to Montevallo for College Night. Because the fact that we have been a part of this amaz-ing event, if only for a small piece of its histo-ry is stil l important to us, and it doesn’t mat-ter whether we call our-selves Purple or Gold.

The Pride and Loy-alty that we feel as Pur-ples and Golds will al-ways be with us, and we will, of course, identify ourselves to others as-sociated with Monte-vallo in this manner, but the overriding fact is that we all played College Night, and that unites us when we are students, and that unity will stay with us even after we have left our college days behind.

Pam Fraley ’92

Pride and loyalty unite us

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Imagine yourself trying to rush to get something to eat after being in a night class. Now imagine that you reached your destina-tion, only to find out the place you wanted to eat from has run out of food. Sad, isn’t it?

Unfortunately, at Montevallo it isn’t un-common. Students who take night classes or those who don’t want to eat the cafeteria food are more likely to go to WOW, the hot spot where you can hang out with your friends, play games and eat food.

However, and I say this with the ut-most respect: WOW has downgraded!

The food has not been coming out on time, there is not enough staff members to run the kitchens,

and there is poor man-agement. Even right now as I am writing this letter, I have been waiting for more than ten minutes on chick-en tenders and fries.

I am not saying that the workers are useless and incompetent. I’m saying that if WOW provided more staff to run the kitchens and prevent the registers from breaking down, then the food would be able to come out on time (thanks, but I’d rather see the cashier run the register than make Starbucks coffee).

Also, if the food does not come out on time, students should be al-lowed a coupon for a free meal next time. We should not have to wait more than twen-ty minutes for food, some of us have busy

schedules and work that need to be done.

As for the poor man-agement, we need a manager who is more strict and on top of things. It’s okay to be humorous and good na-tured, but it’s even bet-ter to have a serious side and to check the food properly. Again, I don’t believe anyone should be terminated, I’m just saying with more posi-tive attitude and inter-action with customers, things could be better.

It’s time to put a stop to these inconvenienc-es! We need better time management of food service. No more lack of staff. Stop with the nonchalant attitudes. It’s time to say good-bye to the nonsense and hello to improvement.

Anleia Nance

Better service with a side of less attitude

Young Purple and Gold alumni pose together for a picture at the Young Alumni Event.

Photo by Ashlyn Postell

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NEWS

BY ALYSE HARTDEGEN

BY REED STRENGTH

BY ANDREW MECHUM

BY ANDREW MECHUM

To Write Love on Her Arms presents Heavy and Light

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition

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In Russia, asteroids come to you

There are hundreds of people, most of them strangers to each oth-er, standing side by side, shoulder to shoulder, and they’ve come togeth-er as a community for one night.

Standing third row back, it is easy to see everything clear-ly; the band instruments, the lo-gos, the faces closest to the stage.

According to TWLOHA’s web-site, the organization is a non-profit movement dedicated to pre-senting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, in-form, inspire and also to invest di-rectly into treatment and recovery.

Heavy and Light, until now, was a one night event that took place every spring in Orlando, Florida at The House of Blues. This year, TW-

LOHA was able to go on a 17 city tour because of winning the Chase Giving Awards in the fall of 2011.

The tour featured artists such as Christina Perri, Satell ite, Jon Fore-man & Fiction Family, and Now, Now. The shows put on were not presented as a benefit concert. At the show, TWLOHA staff provided a pamphlet, inside of which it l ists lo-cal treatment and counseling centers.

The goal of this tour was to spread the message that hope is real and help is possible. TWLOHA encour-ages the philosophy that is it okay to be honest about any issues, especial-ly depression and suicide. TWLOHA strives to eliminate the stigmas and stereotypes that accompany depres-sion and suicide, and the Heavy and Light national tour is just one more step toward achieving that goal.

Gun control has been on the col-lective mind of the nation ever since the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting. In his recent State of the Union Address, President Obama stated that stricter gun control laws would be put to a vote in Congress.

As the political machine at-tempts to mull over the touchy second amendment issue, a new law has passed in Arkansas that al-lows citizens of the state to carry their permit owned firearms into an unlikely place: churches. “The Natural State” now joins 20 other states who allow guns into church.

Arkansas Governor Mike Bebe signed a bill into law February 11 which allows individuals to carry permit owned guns into church. This Church Protection Act is vol-untary for all churches, with fire-

arms banned in places of worship that do not wish to adopt the law.

The law does not demand that churches advertise their weapons policy. However, a follow up bill could require churches to post a sign declaring their stance on the law outside of the church building.

While supporters praise the bill’s protection of religious free-dom and property rights, not all of Arkansas is pleased with the new freedom and its possibly loaded consequences, as Arkansas news-paper The Commercial reports.

Ministers in the area worried about the liability attached to loaded weapons in their congregation, while others worried the law would impede on the “sense of ‘safety that some people feel in worship services.’”

With over 960 million active users, Facebook leads the pack of social media sites. Chances are you checked your Face-book page at least once since getting up this morning. Mark Zucker-berg and his colleagues are cashing in on your need to stay connected with a reported $429 million tax refund.

Despite the compa-ny’s dismal stock per-formance after going public, Facebook posted $1.1 billion in U.S. op-erations profits in 2012. This large sum may seem like ample com-pensation for a website that relies on user gen-erated content, but they weren’t satisfied with just one billion dollars.

According to a report in Bloomberg Business-Week, the accountants

at Facebook em-ployed perfectly le-gal tax loopholes like, “a multibillion-dollar tax deduction for the cost of exec-utive stock options and share awards.”

Last year’s elec-tion cycle brought the disparity between the haves and have-nots to the forefront. A prom-ise by President Obama to increase taxes on the wealthy and the end of the Bush era tax cuts were meant to return a semblance of par-ity to the economy.

Instead, we see a multibillion-dollar cor-poration, who had a $559 million federal tax liability in 2012, raking in hundreds of millions of dollars in the form of a refund.

Facebook makes its

money from advertis-ing. The click-through ads you see on the right side of your homep-age generate an average cost-per-click (CPC) of 60 cents according to social media analysis site socialbakers.com.

Facebook also makes money by selling your information to mar-keting and advertis-ing firms who then create customized ads directed specifically at you. You, the user who makes Facebook what it is, on the other hand, make nothing.

On Friday, Feb 15 astronomers and lay-people alike were excit-ed about the chance to catch a glimpse of As-teroid 2012 DA14 that passed within 17,200 miles of Earth. Citizens of Chelyabinsk, Russia received a much closer visit on Friday by one of DA14’s l ittle brothers.

Videos of the me-teor streaking across the sky and buildings shaking from the sonic boom it produced went viral on the Internet over the weekend. The meteor injured over 1,000 people, shattered windows and show-ered debris across the region where it fell.

Chelyabinsk is near the northern Kazakhstan boarder and about 940 miles east of Moscow.

NASA estimates put the meteor at about 55 feet, 20 feet lon-ger than the average school bus. It weighed 10,000 tons and pro-duced a blast equal to about 500 kilotons.

By comparison, the atomic bomb “Little Boy” that dropped on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945 was only 16 kilo-tons. The meteor ex-ploded in the air 32.5 seconds after entering Earth’s atmosphere.

NASA has con-firmed that the me-teor that exploded

over Chelyabinsk was not a part of Asteroid 2012 DA14 but rather an independent celes-tial body on its own trajectory. Its sud-den appearance brings into question our abil-ity to protect our-selves from potentially deadly space rocks.

Russia, perhaps due to its expansive land-mass, has been a mag-net for large meteor strikes in the past. The last one was in 1908; it exploded over the Tunguska River in central Siberia. That meteor also exploded before making land-fall and f lattened 825 miles of forest.

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media wasn’t portraying what was going on in Iraq accurately to the American people.

He said the newspapers would say one thing about what was going on, and he was experiencing something completely different. No matter where he turned, Me-chum said he felt the information Ameri-cans were getting was watered down.

“A lot of the coverage is sanitized. War is ugly. War is brutal,” Mechum continued.

“One of the things one of my ser-geant majors taught me was if you were ever attacked, if you were ever shot at, shoot back until it chang-es form. That’s how brutal war is.”

Mechum explained that “there’s this mentality in America now where every-thing needs to be kinder and gentler and you’ve got to protect people—every-thing from putting bicycle helmets on little kids to the way they cover wars.”

But he said he believes if the media showed people how brutal war really is, they would be less inclined to support it.

“Because we sanitize it, we only show these little snapshots that don’t show the true brutality of it, people don’t know what it’s really like,” he said.

Mechum discovered his writ-ing ability in this environment.

“I lost a total of nine buddies over there, and after each event, for me, writ-ing was a really good way to get through it and to get over the hump so I could go on the very next patrol,” Mechum said.

After several battle buddies compli-mented and related to his work, Mechum realized what he wanted to do with his life.

“My goal is to go back overseas into war-torn countries,” he said. “But instead of having a rifle in my hand, I want a pen and paper so I can get the real stories on the ground and inform people better than what I experienced while I was in the service.”

In five years, Mechum said he hopes to be working for a news outlet that has foreign correspondence, especially in warzones.

Mechum said his goal is to work in combat journalism, whether it be

at a major network like Fox or CNN or a smaller news source like Vice—his only prerequisite is that he re-port from places like Syria and Lybia.

This yearlong mentorship with managing editor Jim Pensiero plac-es him one step closer to that goal.

As far as workload goes, Mechum said he doesn’t think this will hin-der his academic performance. If any-thing, he said, it will improve it—at least as far as mass communication goes.

Mechum said he is constantly striving to improve and hopes that this mentorship will be a catalyst.

“I’m hoping this guy will be the catalyst that gets me over the hump, to where I can easily walk into any newspaper, give them a sample of my work and they’re just going to say, ‘We want you,’ instead of ‘Well, we’ll see,’ he said. “That’s what I’m striving for.”

When asked about his goals for this year, Mechum replied, “Keep go-ing to school, try not to be broke and don’t screw this mentorship so that I can get a reference out of it.”

Mechum, however, is still unsure of what his mentorship will hold. It is over the phone and email right now, but he said he would like to travel to New York over the summer to meet Pensiero.

As for the future, Mechum said he would have no problem working the po-lice beat at some place like the Birming-ham News for a while, but if he knew he couldn’t go any further with writing, he would want to go back into the military.

Mechum said he took a course in the military that guaranteed him a six-fig-ure salary, but it’s not about money—it’s about doing what you love. Mechum said he loves to write and plans to keep do-ing it regardless of where he ends up.

On his future, Mechum said, “At one point in my life I signed a check to the United States government for my life, and they gave me a rifle. I’m looking for a news organization that’s willing to make the same deal but give me a pen and paper.”

JOURNAL:

There’s no denying the impact that for-mer UM professor Dr. Eugene B. Sledge has had both locally and nationally.

Those close to the history of Monte-vallo know him as a long-tenured profes-sor who served the University’s students for nearly 30 years. Those not as familiar with UM know him as a distinguished author whose recollections of WWII service are as gripping as they come.

Those recollections, specifically as the ones found in “With the Old Breed: at Peleliu and Okinawa,” have served as the basis of the HBO series “The Pacific,” where a main character portrays Sledge.

All of this has led to the university honoring his memory by starting the Dr. Eugene B. Sledge Memorial Fund.

The fund will provide for a sculpture to be erected honoring Sledge’s military service, as well as his service to Mon-tevallo. In addition, the fund will also provide scholarships for biology majors.

Sledge served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII, after which he

earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Auburn [then Alabama Polytechnic], and his doctorate from Florida before becom-ing an adjunct at Montevallo in 1962.

Sledge became a full-time em-ployee at UM in 1970, a capacity in which he served until his retirement in 1990. He passed away in 2001.

Sledge to be honored with sculptureBY DREW GRANTHUM

Sledge’s recollections served as the basis for a series on HBO.

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College Night production totals

PreproductionSubtotal

Gold Total Purple Total

Point Breakdown Points Possible Points ReceivedAthletics

Spirit

Cheerleaders

Production Book

Sign

Business

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50

25

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15

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Purple: 10 Gold: 30

Purple: 49 Gold: 49

Purple: 19 Gold:19

Purple: 14.5 Gold: 16

Purple: 12.5 Gold: 13.5

Purple: 18 Gold: 18

4 games x 10 points each

5 categories x 10 points each

5 categories x 5 points each

12 categories, 4 point levels

3 categories x 4 points1 category x 3 points

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“The Walking Dead: Compendium Pt. 1”

Unknown Mortal Orchestra, “II”

BY MICHAEL ARTRESS

BY REED STRENGTH

“The Walking Dead, “one of the most intense shows on television, has brought zombies back to the forefront of the horror genre, very similar to what George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead 1978 release did.

With “The Walking Dead,” what started out as an independent comic series has exploded into a massive TV show with a faithful fan base. But sadly for the series, many fans are unaware of “The Walking Dead”’s ori-gins in the comics. Simply put, if you aren’t reading the comics, you’re missing out on a “bloody” good time.

An ideal starting point for anyone looking to dive deeper into “The Walk-ing Dead” universe is “The Walking Dead: Compen-dium Pt. 1.” This collection contains the first 46 issues of the comic along with a bonus holiday story, all bound in a beautiful paper-back with unique artwork.

The comic series itself is far more outstanding than

anything the television show has presented. The action is quicker, the zombies are angrier and the characters more desperate for survival. The series sets the basic sto-ryline for the show, but it eventually branches off so much that it still keeps you on your toes. Some of the characters are familiar, while other characters such as fan favorites Daryl and T-Dog are not in the comic series.

And if you’re wor-ried about the comic spoiling the show, don’t worry; it will not do that.

One problem with the show is that the filler epi-sodes are so slow and, quite frankly, boring. In the com-ic, there are moments of filler, but they don’t last long.

For instance, on one epi-sode of the show during the Woodbury breakout scene, the calm and collected Mi-chonne stops by the evil Governor’s room to exact her revenge on him for acts he committed against her earlier. After a brief tussle,

she stabs him in the eye and leaves him to suffer, which was pretty intense to watch.

However, here is where the comic differs: Michonne busts into the Governor’s room, filled with spite look-ing for revenge. She tackles him down to the ground and nails him to the floor by his genitalia, carves his eye out with a spoon, slices his tendons, saws his arm off, cauterizes the open wounds with a blowtorch and then leaves him to bleed out.

Instances like this are far too common to be con-sidered shocking, which brings a dark overtone that leaves readers with an unsettled feeling in the pit of their stomachs.

It’s safe to say that this series is a must read, that is, if you can stomach it.

If you’re in need of a “Walking Dead” fix, or if you’re just want-ing a captivating read, then pick up this book at your local comic shop.

The vengeful sopho-more slump is an intimi-dating and sometimes crushing feat to over-come for a new band. Your debut can hit like hot fire and then sim-mer as expectation and speculation of the next project hover to douse earned hype as quick-ly as it was cultivated.

Unknown Mortal Or-chestra’s self-titled de-but was hot, but largely ignored by the greater music blogosphere. Not that the band’s first ef-fort wasn’t impressive. “Unknown Mortal Or-chestra” was a short, sweet collection of lo-fi funk flecked tunes with just enough of a weird edge to sound original.

That the debut was a bit of a sleeper made it all the more easy to love. With no insane cult fol-lowing or music press appreciation it was a re-cord meant for surface level enjoyment, not life lesson cultivation.

On “II” frontman and mastermind Ruban Niel-son seems to trade in the baked weirdness of his debut for clearer headed ruminations on depres-sion. Opener “From the Sun” starts as a acoustic finger picker when Niel-son suddenly chimes “iso-lation can put a gun in your hand” in a thought-ful and detached manner.

While thick bass and drums later drop into

rubberize the song into a seemingly fun and funk laced head bob-ber, Nielson is still “so lonely, but I can never quite reach the phone.”

“II”’s first single, “Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark),” merges Nielson’s new muse with the other new element brought in this album: riffs. As Neilson contemplates a deep watery sleep in the verses, the song’s bun-geed riff acts as an elastic alarm to snap out of it.

Where UMO’s de-but was content with merry-go round psych leads and funk swipes, “II” puts its head down and swings bluntly with straight rock riffs. This is shown to even greater effect with the stomp-ing “One at a Time.”

The song’s quacking guitar during the verses is briefly replaced with a scratchy punk riff that is later heightened with thudding bass as Nielson calls out the song’s title in a snotty football chant.

Unfortunately, these are the album’s most memorable moments. Bands often think longer songs are a step towards maturation. In truth, these generous min-utes can often stretch a good tune out for more length than it needs.

“The Opposite of Af-ternoon” sounds like a warped Beatles cut while “No Need for a Leader”

features a gnashing riff a la Black Sabbath. Both are entertaining for different reasons, but suffer from being similarly extended to an unnecessary five minute length with no interesting or worthy de-velopments throughout.

The seven minute “Monki” is an even greater example of this unappealing and boring repetition. The moody song repeats itself for its entire length, content to remind and bother the listener of what the verse, chorus and bridge sound like over and over again.

“Faded In the Morn-ing” wakes the album up with flashy guitar play-ing and an impassioned vocal performance from Neilson. However, the characteristic lo-fi pro-duction doesn’t quite work with the intensity the track wishes to bring.

Where the vocals and instruments should be loud to qualify for what the rocker attempts to convey, they end up sounding distant instead.

Overall, Neilson caught a bad case of the “sophomore slump” on “II,” foregoing the fun weirdness of his debut for unnecessarily long song lengths and repetitive structures. The woman on the cover is brandish-ing a challenging sword, but the record doesn’t feel nearly as sharp as it should.

GAME REVIEWHalo 4BY MICHAEL ARTRESS

After a five-year leave, Xbox’s golden boy, Master Chief, is back in action to save the universe, this time from an unfa-miliar threat. The game takes place years after Halo 3’s tear jerking departure. We find Cortana awakening Master Chief from his cryogenic sleep chamber just in time to take out a rogue group of Cov-enant working under a Forerunner com-mander. From there, the game explores new worlds and dimensions to uncover the mysterious plans of the new enemy.

Jumping straight into it, the graphics have been dramatically improved, giving envi-ronments a grand contrast of color. Exten-sive detail added to that gives Master Chief a more mature, weathered look, whereas Cor-tana presents herself as more…voluptuous.

Longtime fans of the series will instantly fall in love with the game’s mechanics. The arsenal of weapons at the player’s disposal is

the largest yet in the Halo franchise. For the first time, the battle rifle and DMR are in the same game. In terms of new weapons, we are introduced to the long-range deadly light rifle and short-range destruct scatter-shot. No weapon is overpowered as each one has distinct advantages and disadvan-tages. The multiplayer is addicting as ever. The game has adapted a Call of Duty style loud out system that can be personally cus-tomized through a level up purchase. Add-ing on is the new feature “Flood” which is an entertaining spin on “Infection.”

Overall, the game is pretty spotless. How-ever, the storyline is predictable, short, and not really Earth-shattering. The worst part had to be the Didact’s distractingly awful character design. Something about a vam-piric Voldemort with a receding hairline just doesn’t scream planet killer. But if that’s all I can pick on, then this game is worth a buy.

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LIFESTYLES“Yojimbo”CRITERION AT CARMICHAEL̀

SAMUELPHILLIPSEntertainmentEditor

Criterion at Carmichael is a col-umn devoted to exploring Carmichael Library’s collection of DVDs from the Criterion Collection, “a continuing se-ries of important classic and contemporary films.” “Yojimbo” is Criterion spine #52.

Between “Star Wars” and “A Bug’s Life,” Hollywood is replete with films that have copped techniques, struc-ture and even whole plots from clas-sics by Akira Kurosawa. Kurosawa himself was vocal in his admiration for the Westerns of John Ford, and his films obviously owe them a great debt.

It is interesting to notice, then, how many Kurosawa movies have been re-made as Westerns. If Kurosawa set out to deconstruct the Western through the Japanese chanbara, or samurai genre, these Western remakes recon-structed it, often stripping the movie of its nuance, as in “The Magnificent Seven’”s take on “Seven Samurai.”

Perhaps the best known of these Westerns is Sergio Leone’s “A Fistful of Dollars,” an early vehicle for Clint Eastwood’s “The Man with No Name,” which lifted its plot wholesale from Kurosawa’s “Yojimbo” without credit-ing him, leading to a successful lawsuit.

“A Fistful of Dollars” is an enter-taining jaunt, but it never compares to the subtlety of Kurosawa’s original. “Yojimbo” is a striking parable for the Tokugawa-era industrial shift in Japanese society, exemplified by a vil-lain who enters the movies carrying a gun and ready to take down anyone who comes after him with a sword.

Toshiro Mifune perfected his iconic role in this movie, the wandering sam-urai with no name who enters into a

dangerous situation, resolves it coolly and deftly through traditional swordplay, and then walks off into the sunset.

Although this character arguably originates in Hiro-shi Ingaki’s earlier “Samurai Trilogy,” “Yojimbo” became so iconic that later unrelated films starring Mifune would

use its title in their advertising.Key to the character is a combination

of wry humor and solemnity that carries through to the film, creating a blend of light hearted action and legitimate so-cial commentary that would eventu-ally be absorbed into the Western genre.

Along with its sequel, the more lighthearted yet maudlin “Sanjuro,” “Yojimbo” stands as the purest exam-ple of the Kurosawa-Mifune collabora-tion, one of the most significant actor-director pairings in the history of film.

While the earlier “Seven Samurai” has been considerably more influen-tial and is widely regarded as Kurosa-wa’s masterpiece, “Yojimbo,” as a solo showcase for Mifune, more perfectly captures the creative dynamic that spawned the silent samurai character as well as such diverse classics as the twist-ing chanbara classic “Rashomon” and the police procedural “High and Low.”

At the root of Kurosawa’s cre-ative output is a beautiful dichoto-my, with his films varying between period pieces and examinations of modern Japanese life in their search for the key to human happiness.

“Yojimbo” falls squarely in the former category, yet it also epito-mizes the duality of the director’s work, funny, tragic, charming and ugly. Kurosawa’s keen understand-ing of the human mind allows him to get at the heart of humanity without an excess of sentimentality or irony.

“Yojimbo” is certainly not Ku-rosawa’s most famous masterpiece, but it remains an essential element of his body of work both for those interested in Japanese cinema and the roots of the modern Western.

“Ghost World”LINDSAYHODGENSAlabamianColumnist

Daniel Clowes’s “Ghost World” may not be the most recent graphic novel to hit the shelves, but its contribution to the comic world is still as relevant today as it was at the time of its first publication. This book, which won an Ignatz Award in 1998 for Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection, isn’t as well-known as its mov-ie counterpart, but Fanta-graphics Books still lists it as its most popular book.

Readers ought to have an easy time relating to “Ghost World.” For the duration of the book we’re able to watch Enid Cole-slaw and Becky Doppel-meyer as they struggle to make it through adoles-cence intact. Being able to “listen in” on the pair’s conversations feels nos-talgic, except Enid and Becky have more biting wit than I could have ever hoped to have at their age. The book mainly follows Enid and Becky as they go about their usual busi-ness, which includes talk-ing about the classmates they hate and prank call-ing a man who had put out a personal ad in the newspaper. By seeing the mundane happenings of the girls’ daily life, read-ers also become acutely

aware of how the girls’ bond

is reinforced or stressed by their undertakings. Even as the pair finds increas-ingly outrageous ways to spend their time, this is the part of the book that will stay with you long after you’ve finished it.

The art in “Ghost World” isn’t impres-sive in the sense that it is particularly innovative. Clowes doesn’t draw with the sweeping flourishes that characterize some of the newer work I’ve run across—like Abhishek Singh’s “Krishna: A Jour-ney Within.” However, his artwork is consistent and appropriate. The two main characters are drawn in a way that is believable and distinct.

Enid, who is usually the one who comes up with things to do, is given a short, blunt haircut. It’s a fun look that communi-cates her daring person-ality well. Because she is daring, Enid’s hairstyle changes several times over the course of the nar-rative, going from a short bob to a crew cut and then to a slightly longer hairstyle, which is swept back and kept under a headband. Her cloth-ing fluctuates depending on which haircut she is sporting and ranges from librarian-esque check-ered prints to a plain t-shirt and leather jacket.

On the other hand, Becky’s appearance re-

mains relatively constant throughout the book. Her hair is cut in a more tra-ditionally feminine style. This—for better or for worse—establishes her as the subordinate partner in the duo. Whereas Enid launches into her latest plan with little thought about the consequences, Becky shows occasional signs of hesitation. It’s also important to notice the difference in the girls’ fashion styles. Enid’s out-fits vary over the course of the story, but Becky is almost always shown in the same combination of a white shirt and black skirt. Her sartorial consistence makes her appear dull when she’s beside her long-time friend, which plays a large role in the narrative.

Everything, from the accuracy with which he portrays the pangs of ado-lescence to the lovely teal hue that colors his panels, works together to make “Ghost World” a truly impressive book. Clowes treats his characters and storyline with none of the sentimentality that would make the book a laborious read, and we should all be genuinely grateful for that. Instead, one gets the sense that Daniel Clowes has the special ability to acutely feel the troubles that we all went through as we learned how to navigate the “real world” as adolescents, as half-grown adults, as ghosts.

GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW

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Alabamian MVP of the weekBY JORDON SEMIEN

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Accomplishments:The starting Pitcher’s 2-1 record has lead the Falcons baseball team to

a fast start this season with 17 innings pitched and an era of 3.18 in three starts. Shreves leads the team with 14 strikeouts and a team low of just six runs given up on 17 hits.

Congratulations again to Michael Shreves, our Alabamian MVP of the week.

Baseball season underway

Women’s basketball downs Georgia College at home

Women’s tennis begins

Last second score downs Falcons

Men’s golf opens spring with big win

It’s that time of year again. The tarps are finally rolled off the diamond at Kermit A. Johnson field, as the University of Monte-vallo Baseball team starts another season.

Led by preseason All-American Will Fulmer and All Peach Belt selection Aus-tin Dubberly, the Falcons look to prove their predicted eighth place finish in the conference was premature. The 50 game season started on Friday, Feb 1 with a three game series against the Lions of St. Leo.

Game one was dominated by the Fal-cons, led by Dubberly’s 3 for 3 perfor-mance from the plate, including a double and a home run. The Falcons got 13 hits as Michael Shreves struck out two men, notching his first win of the season as the Falcons won 7-2. Game two went to the Lions, 7-2, but U.M. would take the series 2 games to 1, backed by Junior Jackson Slaid’s two run triple in the game three 6-4 win.

The Falcons returned home on Wednesday, Feb 6 for a single home stand with Stillman College. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Tus-caloosa a day earlier, but imminent severe weather would force the game to be post-poned. Home field advantage paid off for Montevallo, as four pitchers combined to throw a 6-0 shutout against the Tigers.

Junior ace Alex Guilford started the game with five strikeouts, two walks and allowing just two hits in six innings played as he was credited

with the win, his first of the season. The dominating pitching performance

was matched by Todd Thompson’s two stolen bases and an RBI, along with Hill Fulmer’s 2 of 3 performance with a double to his credit. To add to the early season excitement, word came from PBC headquarters in Augusta that as of Feb 5, Freshman Cody Hughes was touted as Peach Belt Freshman of the Week, thanks in part to his two saves against Saint Leo.

The Falcons returned to the diamond against the number one team in D-II, Delta St. The three game series started off rough for the Falcons, as they managed only one run off of six hits, losing 11-1.

Thanks to more in-climate weather in the forecast for Sunday, Saturday’s origi-nally scheduled morning game, turned into a day/night doubleheader. Game one went to Delta State, 7-1, but not without a fight, led by Andrew Hill’s double and Zach Willoughby’s 2 for 3 performance.

The second game was even more highly contested, as the lead went back and forth. Zach Willoughby struck again, this time with a seventh inning three run home run, and a score. Jackson Slaid add-ed two runs of his own, along with two stolen bases, matched by Andrew Hills’ two doubles and Will Fulmer’s double. However, Delta St. had the last say in the game, scoring the walk-off RBI in the bottom of the ninth, to take a 9-8 win.

A pa i r of double-double performances gu ided the Fa lcons women’s basketba l l team to a 63 -57 win aga inst v isit ing Georg ia Col lege. Taylor Beverley notched her 10th double-double of the season, scor ing 18 points and pu l l ing down 11 rebounds, to match her 4 blocks and three stea ls .

Bever ly ’s impressive n ight was fol lowed by Trena Moore-Smith’s second double-double, as she added 12 points to her 11 assists . The rest of the stat sheet was f i l led by Jacquelyn Thompson’s 14 points , Zena Nasi losk i’s 6 points and four rebounds, and f ina l ly Shay Bonner ’s 7 points , match ing her seven rebounds and three assists .

The women’s tennis team began their season on February 14.They opened the season against Tuskegee University, whom they

swept in a 9-0 victory. Two days later, the team went on the road and played their first road and conference match of the season, tak-ing on USC Aiken. USC Aiken barely beat the Falcons 5-4. The next day, the Falcons took on Lander University on the road, losing 6-3.

The Monteval lo Men’s Basket-bal l team’s hot shoot ing cont in-ued, but a last second three pointer by Clayton State was the decid-ing factor in the Lakers’ 66-64 win. The Falcons shot their way to an early 11-0 lead in the f irst half, but Clayton St. made a fu-rious comeback and never let the

game get too far away from them. Troran Brown dropped 22

points in the game, and fol lowed up with 9 assists, matched by Ryan May’s 15 points, shoot ing 4 of 5 from downtown. Marvin Fitzgerald added 9 points with 11 boards, a long with Drico Hight-ower’s 13 points, and 8 rebounds.

Montevallo’s Men’s golf team kicked-off their season down in Jack-sonville, Florida in the Spring Kick-off Hosted by the Fleming Island Golf Club. The team finished seventh overall with a combined 23 over par, with Junior Conner Godsey winning the individual championship, shoot-

ing a 2 under par with four birdies and an eagle. It was Godsey’s second individual win, matching his Septem-ber win in the Falcon’s Full Moon Bar-B-Que Invitational. The team returns to action next month in the Samford University Intercollegiate, hosted by the Hoover Country Club.

BY JORDON SEMIEN

No, Tide, noWord came over the airwaves like

a brick through glass last week. The Associated Press originally reported that four Alabama freshmen were ar-rested on charges of second degree robbery and credit card fraud. Ed-die Williams was originally arrested on Sunday, February 9th for “car-rying a pistol without a license”.

Not 24 hours later were he, Ty-ler Hayes, D.J. Pettway and Brent Calloway arrested after investiga-tors found that they “physically as-saulted another man” at 3:21p.m.on Monday in the Bryant Hall dorm.

The report on ESPN.com states that Pettway, along with Hayes, was charged with second degree robbery, while Cal-loway was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card. Williams also stole a credit card and used it for “several purchases”, though the record states that it was used at a vending machine.

All four players were released on bond, $65,000 for Williams, and $60,000 each for Pettway and Hayes, and were abruptly kicked off the team and barred from the school.

Coach Saban was quoted, saying “The University and football program have strict guidelines regarding issues of this magnitude. This behavior is un-acceptable for any student-athlete…”.

So the question now stands: after winning a second straight BCS national title, the third in four years, finishing with the top recruiting class in the na-tion, and receiving more media atten-tion then the Super Bowl winning Bal-timore Ravens…how did this happen? How did Nick Saban, one of the great-est head coaches in history, let some-thing like this happen under his watch?

The answer you seek is much clearer than anticipated. It’s because, no mat-

ter how one may spin it, the fact still re-mains: these are kids we’re talking about! 19 and 20 year olds that have been, in effect, handed the keys to the castle and told “do with what you may” by people desperate to stay in the national con-science. And when a student gets that much respect and leeway, he may start to believe that he can’t do anything wrong. And that’s where trouble un-folds, when a kid starts to think that he could do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, with little to no consequence.

The best coaches in the nation all share a similar trait: they won’t suffer foolishness for too long. A minor of-fense, like missing curfew once or get-ting a C on a test might be overlooked. However, a blatant attack on a fellow student will earn you a one way trip not only out of school, but to virtual obscu-rity, as many colleges will be more than hesitant to take a second chance on you.

But to calm the nerves of those who believe that this could lead to trouble for the Tide, there is very little chance that this incident reaches be-yond the four players. Odds are most likely that the school will continue on as the definition of a National Power, because Nick Saban is still at the helm.

The best news for Tide fans is that the NCAA has virtually nothing to investi-gate, so don’t expect a visit from President Mark Emmert to Tuscaloosa anytime soon. The school has basically handled everything in house, and has quickly moved on to plans for the future. As for the players, their futures are increasingly darker by the minute. Now without a school and a team, and more importantly facing serious jail time, they are forced to realize that when it comes to college ball, it pays to check your ego at the door.

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Track & field off to a running start

For all the big events happening on the cam-pus of Montevallo so early this year, a special date has gone almost un-noticed. On February 23, the University of Mon-tevallo will field it’s first ever track and field team, headed by cross country coach Tommy Barksdale.

The first meet will be held in Columbus, Geor-gia, on the campus of Co-lumbus State University. After a year of hard work and preparation, Coach Barksdale is ready to see the fruits of his labors: “It’s a great thing, it’s ex-citing. The girls are very excited …but to see it go from the ground up…it’s a very exciting time

It’s a team mixed up with freshmen recruits, and Junior College trans-fers, lead by the second year coach out of Mis-sissippi St. Expectations my be high, but Coach

knows that this being the first season, it might take a while to get some trac-tion, but they’re ready to hit the ground running: “We always have high ex-pectations…We are a true start up program, and we are trying to build up from scratch. That makes it kind of tough to begin with, but we’re making it”

Cross Country Star Kaley Glover may not be competing on the Track and Field team, but from her time under Coach Barksdale’s tutelage, she’s sure that the program is in excellent hands: “I think it’s going to be great. He knows a lot about coaching, he knows a lot about the science be-hind coaching. So I really think it’s going to help the program out. They have such a good coach”.

As for now, the team uses the intramural fields on campus and train-

ing facilities in Calera for practice, lacking an official training facil-ity of their own on cam-pus. Coach hopes that within the next year or two, they’ll have enough funds to build on cam-pus facilities: “A lot of that is going to be trying to get some donations and things. But the way things are going now, if we can pick up some-thing, it could be in year”.

Coach also pointed out that in his mind, there’s a big advantage to train-ing on the Cross Country course, saying that he be-lieves that if you practice on grass, you’ll be that much faster on the track.

After their first meet at Columbus State, the Falcons will then travel Birmingham South-ern on March 8th and 9th, followed by a visit to Samford University on March 15 and 16.

BY JORDON SEMIEN

Falcons win first Peach Belt series of the season

The Falcon’s baseball team took to the diamond for a three game home series with Peach Belt rival Georgia Southwestern. Game one on Sat-urday morning went to the Falcons 7-0, behind Senior Pitcher Michael Shreves eight shutout innings, with nine strikeouts. Sophomore Zack Willoughby sparked the Falcons of-fense once again, going 3 for 4 with a double and two runs scored, while Senior Austin Dubberly notched two RBI’s of his own on 2 of 4 hitting.

The night game would go to Georgia Southwestern 3-1, but not with out a fight from the Fal-cons. Junior Josh Clemen took the mound for Montevallo in the night cap, and went wire-to-wire, pitch-ing a complete with five strike-

outs and only two runs in five hits.Freshman Thomas Bradey stepped

up for the Falcons, hitting 1 for 2 and scoring a run in the loss.

Sunday brought game three and a renewed offense for the team as they unloaded on Georgia South-western. Junior power Will Ful-mer went 3 of 5 on the day with four runs scored, while Senior Zack Willoughby notched three RBI’s and scored another three runs, as the Falcons cashed in on being walked a total 10 times in the game.

Junior Pitcher Edward Brandse-ma got the start, and went for five innings with six strikeouts, while Senior Devon Davis pitched one in-ning of relief with one strikeout.

BY JORDON SEMIEN

Women’s basketball fights hard, loses to undefeated Clayton St.

The Montevallo Falcons Wom-en’s Basketball team got another shot at the Clayton St. Lakers, but again came up just short, losing 75-61 at Trustmark arena. Though the game took place a half hour af-ter the Men’s nationally televised game, many fans stayed in their seats to cheer on the Women’s team.

The Falcon’s Senior standout Taylor Beverly led the team with 22 points, 9 rebounds, matched by Jac-quelyn Thompson’s 10 points, and Shay Bonner’s 9. The falcons trailed for the entire game, but never stopped fighting, showing every bit of tenac-ity seen since the start of the season.

The game got very heated in the second half, as Clayton St. guard

Drameka Griggs pushed Montevallo’s Shay Bonner to the f loor, and while still holding her jersey, then threw a punch. Players from both teams rushed over to separate the two, as referee’s hit both players with technical fouls.

The technical’s canceled each other out, but Clayton St. won the exchange, due to a second techni-cal given to U.M.’s Zena Nasiloski for leaving the bench. Not only was Clayton rewarded with the passion ar-row and free throws, but Zena’s night was cut short thanks to an ejection.

The Falcons return to action against Georgia College, before returning home for the regular season finally against Young Harris on Senior Day.

BY JORDON SEMIENFalcons play hard, fall short to Clayton State

The Montevallo women’s basketball team put up a good fight, but couldn’t overcome their 28 turnovers in an 83-51 loss to the num-ber one nationally ranked team in Division II, the Clayton St. Lakers.

All Falcons scorers were led by Senior Trena Moore-Smith’s 16 points, with 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Trena’s complete night was matched by Taylor Beverly’s 14 points, 8 boards, Jacquelyn Thomp-son’s 7 points, and Zena Nasiloski’s 4 points and six rebounds.

Montevallo’s 28 turnovers resulted in an extra 40 points of Clayton State in the win.

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