The University of Montevallo’s ceramics professor Doctor Scott Meyer released his new book: “With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Be-tween Chance and Design” after three and a half years of research and writing. The book is a look in-side the creative process of ce-ramics legend, Richard Hirsch.

Meyer introduced his book March 5 at the Parnell Memorial Library in Montevallo and then had a book signing at Eclipse Coffee and Books directly after. Librarian, Kathy Lowe, welcomed the students and friends of Meyer as they filed into the small theater located in the li-brary. She shared a few thought-

ful words and then invited UM President John Stewart to the stage.

President Stewart told a few sto-ries, ending with one about a man who had purchased one of Meyer’s creations and ran out of Bloch Hall yelling to his wife “Look honey, I got a Meyer!” Stewart ended that story with, “I’m glad we got a Meyer,” al-lowing him then to take the stage.

Accompanied by a slideshow he put together of several shots of Hirsch and his pieces, Meyer be-gan explaining not only his book, but also his friendship with Hirsch and how much he’s looked up to and gained inspiration from him.

“I took on this project and immedi-ately panicked,” said Meyer. “I want-ed this to be different. I wanted to write from inside the creative process instead of critically or methodically.”

Meyer took on the project as his dissertation. He worked along-side Hirsch and listened to the sto-ries he had to share. “I have stu-dents and coworkers in the room and we all have stories,” said Meyer. “It’s one of the lures of our field.”

“Meyer is one of the very best com-municators I’ve ever met in my life,” said Stewart. “He has an uncanny gift

for speaking exactly what’s on his mind, and that translates into his writing.”

And the audience experienced this “uncanny gift” for an hour and a half, as Meyer shared stories, parts of his books and memories from the past three years. He would stop to look at the pictures up on the screen every once in awhile and laugh a little bit then launch into another story. At one image that showed Hirsch and other artists pouring bronze into a mold, Meyer stopped and smiled saying, “Half the time my job was to extin-guish him when he caught on fire.”

Meyer also announced that he and Hirsch would be releasing a collection of pieces they had col-laborated on called, “The Crucible Project.” “You have to have your own thing going on,” said Meyer. “And when you get together with other artists it’s a celebration.”

Which is what Hirsch and Meyer created together in Mey-er’s book: a celebrat ion of one of the leaders in the contempo-rary ceramic arts movements.

Meyer’s book is available for pur-chase in softcover for $24.99 and hardcover for $34.99 at http://ritpress.rit.edu or at Eclipse.

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Montevallo’s “got a Meyer”BY JENNIFER CORONA

On Feb. 28 a bus load of University of Montevallo students headed for the state capital in an effort to rally for more school funding for Alabama public universities.

Higher Ed Day is a way to remind Alabama’s political leaders of the need to improve the university appropria-tions. It is also Montgomery’s largest annual advocacy rally, with this year being crucial for students seeking high-er education in the state of Alabama.

During the past legislative ses-sion, the 2012—2013 Education Trust Fund budget included a cut in funding for Alabama schools.

Kathleen Kryger, a senior here at the university said, “It’s important that students from Montevallo sup-port other universities by showing that we care about getting funding for the state. Its important to keep our university, as well as others, rising.”

Around 90 Montevallo students were joined by their peers from each of Alabama’s other public universi-ties such as the University of Alabama, Auburn and Troy. Together on the steps of the statehouse in Montgom-

ery, students petitioned for better tu-ition rates and school improvements.

Montevallo student Nick Barrow re-counts his trip to the capital: “Once I was on the bus that morning to leave I could really feel the energy buzzing in the air. Everyone was really excited to get to Montgomery and rally at the capitol. Seeing the students from oth-er universities added to that feeling.”

Kryger noted that the importance of Higher Ed day is to keep remind-ing our legislature that funding for higher education in Alabama is im-portant--”and what better way to do that than right on their doorstep?”

When Higher Ed Day ended, certain members stayed in Mont-gomery for the YMCA Collegiate Legislature (C-Leg) Conference.

This conference, which started in 1995, (as stated in the website) “of-fers an opportunity for students at any of Alabama’s four-year institutions of higher learning to participate in a model legislative session with rules and procedures closely patterned af-ter those of the Alabama Legislature.”

The participating members were SGA President Ashley Lowe, SGA Vice President Courtney Meadows, UPC Coordinator Tanya Hoang, Se-nior Class President Kimbrell Lee, Freshman Forum Vice President Tay-lor Chandler, Executive Secretary Ikea Thrash and senators Laura Beth Askel-son, Rachel Anderson, Eddie Davis, Emmit Ray Ashford, Meaghan Hir-tle, Jonathan Evans and Tim Qualls.

Before arriving at this conference, each one of these members either wrote a bill themselves or co-authored a bill with a fellow delegate to have sent to Montgomery prior to the conference. Upon arriv-ing, these delegates were placed in separate commit-tees categorized by the sub-ject of their bill. Thursday night the committees met in the hotel where the au-thors presented their bills, and the committee voted on the bills’ “debatability.”

Based on which bills were voted on most, a dock-et was created for the next two days, which ranged from most debatable at the top to least debatable at the bottom. Over the course

of the next two days, the bills were presented, debated, amended (if war-ranted) and voted on by the delegates.

On Saturday afternoon, there was an awards luncheon. At this luncheon, Askelson received an award for Mon-tevallo’s Outstanding Delegate. “I was extremely flattered,” said Askelson. “I’d written three pieces of legisla-tion, presented two of them, and de-bated on almost every senate bill, but I thought my participation was more thought of as annoying rather than outstanding. I was happily surprised!”

Students soar to the capitalBY RACHEL ANDERSON AND KYLE JONES

See HIGHER ED, page 7

Photo by Abigail Bradley

Photo Jennifer Corona

Photo by Tanya Hoang

Above and left top: Students rally for higher education.

UM C–Leg representatives pose with one of many awards recieved

Dr. Meyer poses with his book, Dr. Stewart, Dr. Stoops and Kathy Lowe.

1. Where are you going for spring break?2. Who are you going with?3. Do you plan on doing anything specific?

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On the bricksWith Sammy Schiffman

Austin Williams1. Going back home. Nowhere fun2. No.3. Working.

Jessie Sharp1. Gulf Shores.2. I’m going with my sorority.3. Go out on the beach and get my tan on ... or sun burnt.

Bruno Mbamala1. I haven’t decided yet, but I have two options.2. Either with my teammates if I go with the first option or myself if I go with the second option.3. I just want to catch up with some old friends.

Aaron Traywick1. Going to the National Service Learning Convention in Denver.2. Mayor Hollie Cost and Courtney Bennett.3. I’m gonna go skiing.

Ariel Williamson1. I’m trying to go to Pensacola but I’m not sure yet.2. My roommate.3. Just hanging out, relaxing and waiting on graduation.

Basketball diplomacyOutside everything

Brick street way of life

Shelby County: a bastion of racism or an unfairly treated district?

Unlikely diplomats are a seemingly rising commodity in the world politics scene. Last fall, Andrew W.K. was close to becoming the posi-tive partying representa-tive to the middle east, though unfortunately his scheduled visit was nixed and denied by the government that he was even a candidate.

A picture worth about a million words could have been captured in the unlikely meeting of dirty, all-white clothed W.K. and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadine-jad. A meeting of the ages--The King of Party and Bond-esque Ahma-dinejad back-to-chest, pizza-themed special-ity guitar slung across the Iranian president and W.K. patiently and encouragingly teaching him how to play “Smoke

on the Water.” This is what dreams are made of.

Fortunately for us, we get the next best thing. On one wheel we have absurd, eccentric, irrel-evant celebrities, on the other we have all of the world’s best and shining dictators. Stand in the middle and spin them both while we wait anx-iously and pray for Cas-tro and everyone’s favor-ite psycho Gary Busey. The wheels wind down to Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong-un. Not bad.

At least thats how I imagine it happen-ing. The best part is it’s true. On February 28, Dennis Rodman, of the famed 90s-era Chi-cago Bulls--the pierced face, colored hair, wed-ding dress wearing, “Bad as I Wanna Be”--sat next to the cutest little supreme leader, Kim Jong-il’s offspring himself, Kim Jong-un.

There it is--the pic-ture worth a million

words--two captivat-ing figures of oppo-site spectrums watch-ing a basketball game between three Harlem Globetrotters, a few journalists and North Korea’s dream team.

Reportedly the Su-preme Leader told Rod-man he would really like President Obama to give him a call--I imagine to discuss nuclear recipes. After the basketball fes-tivities, Jong-un took everyone back to his palace for an after party and got everyone drunk.

Overall, it seems like this diplomatic mission may have been success-ful. Another victory for the Hall of Famer and for America. Sadly not. A week later North Ko-rea stated they’re back to their old shenani-gans of nuclear ambi-tions, telling America they’re ready for war.

There is only one thing to do now--keep calm and send in Busey.

I am about to write about something very near and dear to my heart; if this offends you, ignore that and keep reading. To me, there are certain aspects of spring that must be expe-rienced in order to say one has truly lived in the South during this glorious time of rebirth and renewal.

Now, I’m not say-ing you’re missing out if you don’t try these things--actually, that’s exactly what I’m saying.

It’s easy to go to the beach for spring break, and I’ll admit that I’ve done that, too. And there’s nothing wrong with it. What I’m say-ing is that if you can’t make it to the shores, there’s plenty to do.

For starters, get in your car, grab a close friend and some good tunes and hit the open road. And I don’t mean i-65; no. Find some country highways that are often missed in our fast-paced lives. You’d be surprised how good for your health a roll down 31 with the windows down, rolling through the mint green grass

and pastel azaleas is.Secondly, on this ran-

dom road trip, find a barbecue joint and par-take in it. The more run-down the place is, odds are the better the food is. They are dotted all across the map, off the beat-en path. Most have old Coca-Cola signs hang-ing out front and wood smoke pouring from a chimney in the back. If they don’t use wood, stay away. Trust me; it may look sketchy, but the food will be some of the best you’ll ever eat.

Also, you must find a place that plays good, loud, local music. Soul-replenishing music. There’s something about a small-time artist that gives a more organic performance; maybe it’s the need to reach out to someone, or maybe it’s the devotion to a hob-by after a long week’s work. Either way, you never know when you can find a song or cover that can move you in a way you never expected.

There are other things worth taking in; fishing is always a plus, you can’t go wrong with finding a small-town baseball team to catch either. The main thing is that we live in a naturally beautiful part of the world. Get out there and go find it.

KYLE JONESAssistant Editor

DREW GRANTHUMColumnist

Conservative lawmakers on Capi-tol Hill are arguing Shelby County is currently the victim of an obso-lete provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965. The act was es-tablished as a victory of the Civil Rights movement, enforcing all states to ensure equal voting opportuni-ties and capabilities to each citizen.

To be clear, the 15th Amend-ment concerns equal voting rights in the United States. The VRA was enacted due to unfair voting prac-tices that states were implement-ing to circumvent minority votes, such as poll taxing and literacy tests.

While the act itself affects the entire country, the creators of the law made sure to target states where these dis-criminatory practices were taking place. Nine states, all southern, save Texas and Alaska, were required to report to the Federal government if they attempted to change any provisions in election laws under Section 5 of the VRA.

This specific provision of the bill has had long legal battles over the years. In the 1980s, President Reagan and his team of lawyers attempted to strike this section out of the bill be-cause of the perceived unequal treat-ment towards these targeted states. Instead of weakening the act, a 1981 court case strengthened it by writ-ing in a wider scope of possible dis-criminatory practices against voters by defining discrimination as both intentional and unintentional acts.

Shelby County is currently arguing the same stance as Reagan. While coun-ties are allowed to “bail out” out of Sec-tion 5 by paying $5000, the Montevallo containing district is not allowed to be-cause of a legal incident seven years ago.

According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), “without ob-taining federal preclearance, the city of Calera in Shelby County held city coun-cil elections after conducting nearly 200 annexations and redrawing its city council districts.” This redistricting “eliminated the only district that gave African-American voters the opportu-

nity to elect a candidate of their choice.”Shortly after, City Councilman

Ernest Montgomery lost his seat in the subsequent city council elec-tions. Montgomery was the sec-ond African-American to ever gain a seat in the city’s history, and was the only one serving at the time.

Attorney Bert Rein is currently leading the case against the specif-ics of the VRA in Shelby County v. Holder. Rein argues that Section 5 is unconstitutional on the grounds that the racial tension so prevalent in 1965 has dissipated and gone away. Now, ac-cording to Rein, these states and coun-ties affected by the provision are sub-ject to a discrimination of their own.

Solicitor General Donald B Verrilli Jr. is defending the law by asserting the discriminatory feelings and beliefs that gave cause for its enactment in the first place are still alive and present today.

An oral argument for the case on Feb. 27 presented several differing opinions. The legal teams questioned and argued whether racism in Ala-bama was still a prevalent problem. Justice Stephen Bryer compared rac-ism to an ailment and questioned when a remedy for an ailment should be lifted: when the disease is getting better, or when it is completely cured?

On the flip side, Chief Justice John Roberts openly asked if the govern-ment was asserting “that the citizens of the South are more racist than the citizens of the North?” Chief Jus-tice Roberts, while impartial dur-ing the hearing, served on President Reagan’s team of lawyers attempting to strip the law of Section 5 in 1980.

What is your opinion? Are the problems that haunted our state’s past still relevant today? Should Sec-tion 5 be kept, or is it addressing an issue that has widely disappeared in the almost fifty years since the Vot-ing Rights Act’s inception. Send your take on the necessity of Section 5 by emailing alabamian@montevallo.edu or contacting us on our Facebook or Twitter page @UM_Alabamian.

BY REED STRENGTH

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Angie Batt: creating “Nothing Too Fancy”BY JENNIFER CORONA

On a warm afternoon in the corner of the porch at Eclipse, there’s a small table covered in lace displaying an array of colorful soaps, body butters, handmade beads and sparkly necklaces. Sitting nearby is a girl in a f lowered dress with a small, pinkish-red curl standing out amongst a sea of dreadlocks, bobbing her head along to the beat of the Umphrey’s Mcgee song playing in the background.

Angie Batt, creator of “Nothing Too Fancy Trea-sures,” is working on a hemp anklet with simple beads and jingle bells as charms. She sits back, smiles and says, “I think it’s been an enormous help start-ing this in the Montevallo community--everyone is so creative and supportive.”

Last summer, Angie de-cided that she was tired of spending money on things she could just as easily make herself. “I ordered some dread beads off line and they would break immedi-ately,” she said. “I finally just decided that I could

make them just as easily.” After she began creating

her own beads and making necklaces, Batt started mak-ing all-organic soaps, sham-poos, face washes, bath salts and acne cleansers. Each of her soaps is made with vi-brant colors and embossed with different designs.

“I would go online to find tutorials and make changes if I needed to,” said Batt.

“Eventually I figured out what worked well to-gether. I order my sup-plies through different Etsy shops that are all organic, if not completely vegan.”

Batt started at the Uni-versity of Montevallo in 2010 after transferring from the University of Alabama. She is an English major with a writing minor but has taken a semester off to get her business started.

“I hope that, eventually, after I finish school, this busi-ness can be a steady source of income,” said Batt. “I know that writing won’t pay all of the bills, and I enjoy it.”

This summer Batt is hop-

ing to sell her creations at music festivals alongside her boyfriend Stephen Cost and her friend Darcy Alexander of “Alexander’s Wearable Art.”

The name, “Noth-ing Too Fancy Treasures,” stems from one of Batt’s

favorite songs from her fa-vorite band Umprey’s Mc-gee. “I liked the double meaning of it,” she said.

“It really encompassed the theme of what I make.”

Batt has a page on Face-book, a website and an ac-

count on etsy, but if it’s a pretty day and the porch of Eclipse is full, you can most likely find her at a little table in the corner working on her next Noth-ing Too Fancy treasure.

The Cost of survivingBY HEATHER BUCKNER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Alongside all the titles Hol-l ie Cost currently holds—wife, mother, doctor and mayor—you can now add another: survivor.

The day after she was elected as mayor, Cost was diagnosed with breast cancer. As daunting as that may seem, Cost never once slowed down.

Monday, Wednesday and Fri-day mornings are spent at city hall, while those afternoons are set-aside for office hours on campus. Tues-days are devoted wholly to her class, and Thursdays she supervises in-terns at Meadow View Elementary School. Nights and weekends bring meetings and various mayoral re-sponsibil it ies, l ike ribbon cuttings and emceeing beauty pageants.

Time may seem like an issue, but Cost said one of her biggest concerns as mayor is not being able to help people the way she wants. “When you have someone who comes to you and says, ‘My yard is f looding, and my air conditioning unit is rusted out—it’s freezing in my house, and I have no heat,’…it’s hard to go back and tell them you can’t really help,” said Cost. “Sometimes you can’t give people the answer they want, and they get mad about it. You have to have thick skin and understand that there are certain needs people have that you really can’t meet.”

Cost said the thing she is most proud of as mayor is the talented individuals she’s hired. That, and the atmosphere she has worked so dil igently to create. She said she strives to be approachable; she wants people to feel l ike they can talk to her about anything.

It’s the same open and hon-est approach she used while deal-ing with what she said was her

biggest obstacle—her health.When asked about the strug-

gles she’s faced as mayor over the past year, Cost laughed and casu-ally said, “Yeah, the whole can-cer thing was kind of a biggie.”

Cost said the diagnosis came out of nowhere; she’s always been healthy, getting yearly mammograms because, as she said, that’s just what you do. She left her routine check up and didn’t think anything else about it. Then she got a call back.

Cost went back for her f ilms and kept them over the weekend. “They said you could see crystall izations or something—I had never heard of any of this, but I was studying these f ilms, holding them up to the l ight,” she said. “And you could see these things, almost l ike a constellation.”

At her next appointment, her doc-tor explained to her that if what she saw in the X-rays looked like shards of glass, it was cancer; if they were more rounded, it probably wasn’t.

“I asked him, ‘What do mine look like?’’ Cost said, remembering. “And he looked at me and said, ‘Well…they look like shards of glass.’”

Cost later got a biopsy but said she was big and bold about it, go-ing to work right after. “I’m not go-ing to sit around and pout; that’s not me,” she said. “I could let my-self get down and think ‘Oh, poor me,’ but the doctors said it was re-ally early on and I’m not dying; I’m just going to take him at his word.”

Sharing diagnoses with loved ones can be diff icult, especially with a ten-year-old and a 12-year-old at home, but Cost said she was completely honest with them from the start: “I just said ‘Look, I have breast cancer.’ I know cancer is

tough to hear, but I’m not going to die from it. It’l l be a l ittle hard on me for a while, but this just happens.’”

Cost’s f irst instruc-tions were to have a lumpectomy, where surgeons go in and re-move a small amount of tissue and follow up with radiation five days a week for six weeks and a mammogram every six months—to which Cost replied, “I don’t have time for that!”

“I was thinking I could get someone to drive me to the hospi-tal so I could work on the way there and back,” she said. “I can take pub-lic transportation. I can do this.”

The next step was an MRI. “You’re in this big tube, and it’s loud as can be, and everyone is do-ing all this different stuff,” she said. “That’s when they found something in my right breast.”

That started the process over again.“It’s not, ‘Hey, you have can-

cer—let’s get your surgery and get this over with,’” she explained. “It’s one test and another and an-other and another, and every time you go, you’re just thinking, ‘What’re they going to find next?’”

After the biopsies, it’s a wait-ing game—waiting on the doctor to call, waiting on someone to tell you if you have cancer. For Cost, that call came 15 minutes before she went on stage to present at a conference.

That’s when Cost found out she had LCIS, a cancer marker, and that her breasts were prolific, which meant she was at high risk for devel-oping invasive types of cancer. Her choice was to get a lumpectomy or a double mastectomy, which, although it was a more extensive operation, would remove the need for future mammograms and chemotherapy.

“So I’m on the phone with my doctor, looking at the clock, about to go on stage, and I said, ‘Alright, let’s do this,’ hung up the phone and did my presentation,” said Cost.

“I have kids I want to raise, and they’re wonderful, beautiful chil-dren. I don’t want to die of cancer or wait and worry or spend my life with tests, radiation, chemo and all that,” Cost said. “I have a lot to do!”

Soon after talking to her doctors, she underwent a double mastectomy. Cost, who had never faced any sig-

nif icant health issues, said it was dif-f icult to let go of some responsibil i-t ies and trust that there were good people taking care of those things while she was away. Cost smiled and said, “I never even considered walk-ing away from the mayor’s office.”

The community, she said, was actually a prominent part of her re-covery. “I had a month where people were bringing me food every other day—nice, home-cooked meals. I got cards, stacks of cards,” she said. “One of my great friends on campus sent me a card every single day I was out.” It was because of the support she received from everyone that she was able to describe her experience as “more beautiful than anything else.”

For someone as busy as Cost, it wasn’t surprising to her loved ones that the hardest part of re-cuperation was her inability to drive anywhere or do anything.

As with all major life struggles, Cost feels that the experience has changed her.

“I feel this urge to give back. I’m generally pretty kind and nurturing and caring when I can be, but that’s the thing—it’s when I can be,” she said. “Sometimes I feel l ike I haven’t taken the time to do it just because I’m so busy. I think when you’re that busy you just miss out on a lot.”

Cost, who describes herself as more spiritual than religious, advised that others consider their priorities: “Don’t over commit. Be careful what you say yes to, because when you say yes to one thing, you’re saying no to something else. When I said yes to emceeing that beauty pageant, I said no to staying home with my kids,” she said. “Just be sure you’re saying yes to the right things. Make sure you put the right people f irst and you’re nurturing relationships.”

Batt makes all-organic soaps, shampoos, face washes, bath salts and acne cleansers.

Cost boldly faced a cancer diagnosis right after be-ing elected as mayor.

Cost poses with family on vacation.

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“TAKING UP SPACE”A spoof is a wonderful premise

to start a one act musical and al-lows for ample opportunity to play-fully poke fun. Give the spoof a science fiction foundation and the Purples were headed towards a great evening of fun and frivolity. Trent Loggins’ script offered the prereq-uisite cast of characters to start any Sci-Fi spoof on the right track: the self-important captain, the histri-onic doctor, the All-American sol-dier boy, the strong female officer and the evil yet sexy alien queen.

As the script progressed, the sci fi edge became fuzzy. It became less clear what the play wanted to be and the characters didn’t quite fully develop into the outrageous yet still human characterizations that could have pulled a non-pur-ple, neutral audience into the story.

The alien queen possessed excel-lent potential for dramatic conf lict, but the character was underutilized. The conf lict between Captain Majors and Commander Walker was also rife for exploitation but just kind of hap-

pened instead. The script didn’t quite live up to the clear and specific paro-dy that is necessary to make another Science Fiction spoof take f light.

On a side note, but a point worth mentioning, is the idea that Col-lege Night has the reputation as a unique event in the United States with a good natured rivalry be-tween Purples and Golds; but sev-eral of the anti-Gold digs came across as mean-spirited rather than a friendly joke, taking this audience member out of the story on stage.

Musically speaking, conductor Ka-tie Long artfully handled the score of composers Caylan Sallas, Sam Rodgers and Chase Stewart, and the orchestra played the multi-genred songs well throughout the evening. The score started strong with a great reverberating cosmic sound in the overture, but could have been more effective in setting up the overall tone of the story as the play evolved. Unfortunately the singing voices were distorted in the sound mix and it was difficult to get a sense of plot progression through the lyrics.

Songs like Captain Catastrophe, Only One and Never Leave a Man Be-

hind appeared to be solid con-tributions but We Are The Space COWS and Long Live in Purple gave no real explana-tion for existing beyond a Col-lege Night expe-rience, which is perfectly accept-able considering the vast majority of the audience but doesn’t ful-

ly showcase the original-ity that this creative team o b v i o u s l y p o s s e s s e s .

D i r e c tor s Matt Smith, Tavi Juarez and Hunter Brown sport-ed some en-t e r t a i n i n g concepts and i n t r o d u c e d some really fun conven-tions, but the blocking lacked specif icity and did not assist the script in il lustrat-ing the events of the play. Casting was solid and each actor was ap-propriate for the role they were cast into. The choice of having a sl ightly heavy actor play the Captain rather than the stereotypical lead-ing man in the role was enjoyable.

The alien tribal number showcased a strong corps of dancers and the ba-sic choreography of the Triumph trio allowed the three crew girls to fully execute the movement and still sing their song. Both instances illustrated the ideas of the story and the themes being introduced but elsewhere the choreography could have been stronger in supporting the storyline.

Mary Kate McLaurine’s formidable singing voice and solid acting choic-es gave the role of Commander Sky Walker a very welcomed third dimen-sion. James Powers showcased a very fine singing voice and his pompous portrayal of Captain Glenn Majors was also entertaining. Michael Mc-Cleary depicted Officer Alan Anyguy with a spastic physicality that offered a nice counterpoint to Hannah Mans-field’s alien queen of the Chthonians.

The unspecified Romulanesque fe-male crew member’s engaging antics and undeniable presence stole the fo-cus in several large ensemble numbers and Micah Hoder’s histrionic Doctor Scott took the yelling physician stereo-type to a new level of absurdity. Unfor-tunately, yelling seemed to be a conta-gious acting choice which grew a little tiresome as the evening wore on. Vo-cally there were some very nice singers among the cast, but unfortunately the sound mix often created serious dis-tortions that affected the clarity and enjoyment of the musical numbers.

Although no one was credited with scenic design, the set and props by Shel-by May and Abbey McNeeley were fun and appropriately cheesy for the genre as were the costumes for the Triumph crew members. The Chthonians’ garb allowed for excessive movement re-quired by the choreography but didn’t quite cross the threshold from human dancers to an alien race. Knowing the circumstances of College Night and considering the many examples of me-tallic alien species that have appeared over the years in science fiction, I was a bit surprised by the white color palette for the Chthonians. A unify-ing makeup design would have given the aliens a more cohesive identity.

The makeup design for the crew of Triumph, however, gave a clear

yet subtle separation between the single alien crew member and her human counterparts. No one was credited with the lighting design, which showcased some very nice im-ages during dance numbers and cre-ated some visually appealing scene changes, but the overall design did not help in lending mood or enhanc-ing the tension within the story.

Unfortunately the scene changes were laborious and distracted from the action. Transitions between scenes can help maintain the dra-matic trajectory of the play and are a necessary detail that need to be scrutinized and rehearsed just as much as the scenes that they connect.

Overall, the Purple team had a wonderful opportunity with their Sci Fi spoof Taking Up Space with some strong design elements and talented cast and crew. Ultimately the piece lacked the specificity in style, character development and dramatic conf lict to fully engage an audience member without pre-determined Purple ties but the phe-nomenon of College Night and the fierce passion and loyalty of the cast, crew and audience are certain-ly enough to make this respondent rave about the evening’s experience.

Congratulations Team Purple for the culmination of all your hard work!

“SWEET SENSATION”“Bubble gum,” “sickeningly

sweet” and “candy-coated” are words often associated with mu-sical productions, characters and storyl ines. The Gold team not only latched onto this idea but blatantly pi lfered the best conventions from mult iple boxes of musical theatre chocolates yet st i l l managed to cre-ate an entertaining confect ion of unif ied design elements, musical styles, performances and execution.

With no overture, Brent Mauldin’s music came out of the gates like a con-fident starter and made it very clear from the get-go what the evening had in store for the audience. The orches-tra did a swell job of whipping up each consecutive tune under the conduc-tion of Sean Toler. The script, lyrics and score worked nicely together to introduce the consecutive elements to the plot and create an exposition that was quick and easy on the palate.

Stephen Billy utilized the best of the best conventions, from “Little Shop” to “Hairspray” and others too numerous to mention, in his entertain-ing script and directing choices. The easy and simple revelation of charac-

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ters, relationships, plot elements and points of conflict was quite admirable in both script and staging choices.

Perhaps it was the combined re-sponsibility of writer/director that so effectively unified the cast to the dia-logue, blocking and choreography but the consistency of theme permeating every possible component of the pro-duction was a notable accomplishment.

The one exception that seemed to take on a more sinister, and I truly believe unintended, double entendre was the “Wiz” inspired Vanya. KB Avery gave a marvelous performance but it was slightly disconcerting that the only African American female on stage was playing a role written to be a witch doctor. In contrast to the other period elements, the playwright might want to consider these implications as this production certainly has the po-tential for a life beyond College Night.

Jesilyn Loggins did an outstand-ing job of choreographing to show-case the wide range of dance talent in the ensemble; placing more techni-cally difficult choreography in promi-nent positions and framing it with simpler choreography that could be cleanly executed by an excellent sing-ing chorus. There was clear connec-tion between the choreography and the lyrics to add an additional layer of support to the story being told.

The performances by the company were also impressive and the singing and dancing of the entire ensemble was very good in spite of the sound distor-tions in the mix and some problematic choices in microphone distribution. As played by Toryn Washington, Kedrick Faulk and Marcus Moore, the Troy, Todd and Timmy trio was impressively tight in their harmonies, their choreog-raphy and their symbiotic acting choices.

Phillip Azbik, Shelley McMoy and Michael Tallon delivered a delicious love triangle between teenagers Theo, Dee-Dee and Theo’s “Divinely” overbearing and masculine adopted mother Ms. Hen-rietta Billingsworth. KB Avery’s already mentioned portrayal of Vanya gave a strong counterpoint to Katie Raulerson’s delightfully over the top Starla Fletch-er and Cody Webb showed a startling range in his vocally acrobatic numbers as the dashingly wicked Neil Fletcher.

The design elements consistently bolstered the super sweet theme of the production. The scenic design al-lowed for easy transitions as the play progressed and gave an appropriately two-dimensional backdrop for the lighting to exploit the cheerful con-fectionary mood that existed from beginning to end. The amusingly de-tailed props were quite fun and the costuming and makeup also tied in the time period with the point of view.

The decision of color deepening from red to purple as the villain charac-ters grew closer to achieving their sin-ister goal as world dominating royalty was another example of strong design choices that supported the progres-sion of the action while still manag-ing to poke fun at the other team.

Overall, the Golden Victo-ry Team’s 2013 performance cre-ated A “Sweet Sensation” indeed.

Although it may not be the most original creation, the attention to detail in every aspect of production and the solid execution of those elements by the entire artistic team offered an enjoyable evening of theatre that could be appre-

ciated beyond the walls of Montevallo.Like the candy that inspired it,

A “Sweet Sensation” would ap-peal to an audience member with no clue regarding this impressive spectacle called College Night that happens every February in Monte-vallo. Congratulations Team Gold!

Judge B

“Taking Up Space”“Taking Up Space” is a satiri-

cal ride to the past and future as the post-modern collides with Star Trek, Mel Brooks a little bit of “Ani-mal House”. The title itself conjures comic double meanings. Who will we meet in this College Night debut--cos-mic adventurers or wily wannabees?

The stage is flooded with feisty folks embracing a cornucopia of hu-man frailty. We are invited into a satiri-cal battle of purple and gold cultures--one might say that Aristophanes meets Montevallo. And they sing, too. Direc-tors Matt Smith, Tavi Juarez and Hunt-er Brown stage the play with zest using multiple levels and effective pictures.

The actors are confident and con-sistent. The choreography by Bar-rington McQueen and Brandi Hill imaginatively adds to the fun. Com-posers Caylan Sallas, Sam Rodg-ers and Chase Stewart and Writer Trent Loggins rocket us with witty lyrics, engaging, fun melodies and bold, spicy humor. This is an up-side down place in which the gold-

gleaming villains inf lict intoxicat-ing pleasure as torture on one of the heroes. Fresh fruit is their ver-sion of waterboarding. “Please, no more fresh fruit!” he cries with faux terror. The result is tasty fun.

More mirth in our frat house ride is inspired by the design. Other-worldly alien bodysuits, wands, and space ships festoon the stage. James Powers inhab-its Captain Jim Majors with a braggart warrior flair. A highlight is his groovy rendition with the crew of “Never Leave a Man Behind.” Powers’ swagger anchors the production. Comic it may be, but the play raises timely questions. To what extent is wrongheaded leader-ship informing our real world culture or even creating the illusion of progress?

Wherever we may land on these is-sues, distinctive leadership and team-work is afoot in Taking Up Space.

“Sweet Sensation”A “Sweet Sensation” is nectarous

desert. In the very first moment, we dip into a candy-land of delicious sounds and sights. Writer/Director Stephen Billy and Composer Brent Maudlin partner to create a creamy conservative confection of a community, Briarsfield, “the candy capital of the world.” The company of “Sweet Sensation” emerges as a model of professional, creative artists and technicians in this memorable confit.

Imagine a juke box inserting itself into a community so straight-laced it has no breathing room at all. Its appearance into the comically moribund culture is a “clanking box of terror!” Oh, but-

-spoiler alert--it ineluctably brings Bri-arsfield to a dark side of spicy dancin’, tasty tunes and Dionysian satisfaction.

Each stage picture is eye-catching and flavorful fun. Director Stephen Billy’s, choreographer Jesilyn Loggins and the designers cook up a truly dis-tinctive, enticing vision. Dance, cre-ative tableau and bold action tell the story in a way that is always confident, clear, and consistent. Transition from scene to scene is graceful and seamless.

The gender-blind casting of Michael Tallon as Ms. Billing-worth is brilliant. Tallon’s busy

Ms. B embodies a soul-strangled middle-ager whose struggle presents itself in rip-snortingly inappropri-ate fashion. Will she manage to sub-sume her passion or will the call of the juke box unleash her secret pas-sions? Indeed, she and the entire com-munity is soon side-achingly askew.

The design choices provide a toothsome array of colorful M&M-like images. Kudos to the Techni-cal Directors Perry Hilyer and Rus-sell Hilyer and Stage Managers Rebecca White and Kayleigh Vinson.

“Guilty Pleasure” is a wicked-fun example of all elements of the produc-tion coming together, choreography, acting, directing, writing, technical execution and music. A “Sweet Sensa-tion” is a joyful celebration of the time-less battle of cultures. How can the generations come together, despite the obstacles of age and competing values?

How sweet if this witty Hershey Kiss of play had a life beyond College Night.

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Judge C“Sweet Sensation”

Take one part “Grease,” one part “Music Man,” two parts “Hairspray,” a smatter-ing of other jukebox musi-cals and mix vigorously with the talent, charm and energy of the Golden Victory pro-duction team and you have a recipe for a sweet treat.

Script by Stephen Billy, music by Brent Maudlin and choreography by Jesliyn Log-gins, A “Sweet Sensation” captured all the elements of a campy, rambunctious and energetic musical. Aided by the use of stock characters (all thoroughly played to the hilt), engaging music and in-

ventive choreography, the script tells the story of trouble brewing in the sweet, whole-some town of Briarsfield, the Candy Capital of the World.

Creative direction, clear diction from actors, strong technical elements and a beautifully crafted and func-tional set all worked together to support the strong en-semble of actors. All com-mitted to over-the-top characterization and bubble-gum-pop inspired music, the entire company was com-pletely in tune with the campy nature of the script and lyrics.

Several standouts in the company: the charming, Mo-town-inspired trio of Troy, Todd and Timmy (Toryn

Washington, Kedrick Faulk and Marcus Moore); Michael Tallon as the delightful cross-dressing Ms. Billingsworth; KB Avery as the wacky witch Vanya; and the conniving brother/sister duo Neil and Starla Fletcher, played with such over the top character-ization by Cody Webb and Ka-tie Raulerson that is was dif-ficult for audience members to focus on much of anything else when they were on stage.

The happy ending, toe tapping ensemble number “Sweet Saturday” was cer-tainly an appropriate way to describe this critic’s first time experience at Monte-vallo’s annual College Night.

“Taking Up Space”“Taking Up

Space”’s creat ive team members invited audience members into the world of “futur-ist ic farce meets campy SciFi f i lm” that capital ized on excel lent choreog-raphy and inven-t ive set design. The energet ic produc-t ion (unfortunately sometimes marred by mic issues) dem-onstrated a strong

col laborat ion between cho-reography, music, technical support and directing choices.

Staged on a mult i level set that al lowed for strong and creat ive stage pictures, the story fol lows the ad-ventures of the quirky crew of the spacecraft Triumph. Travel ing to distant planet Rekcabeur, inhabited by a group of unitard-wearing creatures cal led Chtho-nians, the set up was estab-l ished for romance, abduc-t ion and a man-eat ing plant!

Despite unevenness found in the ensemble’s characterizat ion and over-al l performance, several exceptional elements stood that stood out in the en-

semble and production in-clude: James Power’s funny interpretat ion of Captain Glenn Major; Mary Kate McLaurine’s strong vocals as Commander Walker; Chthonian Queen Hannah Mansf ield’s evi l laugh; the hilarious sight gag of the recl iner/torture device; and “Only One’s” infect ious choreography and bri l l iant make up design was a high-l ight of the show and the College Night experience.

Triumph was a good choice for the name of the 3013 spacecraft as wel l as an excel lent way to de-scribe the overal l effect of “Taking Up Space.”

The state of the university

Changes are coming to Monte-vallo as the university is caught in a period of substantial transition.

On the horizon: general educa-tion review forums: a new website: the possible end of the broadcast message; Blackboard replaced—Wel-come, Canvas; an ATM on campus; and the dining services bid proposals.

According to the Administrative Affairs office, UM will be getting a new website design by the end of the spring semester. The website which will be designed by BIG Communica-tions, a Birmingham-based firm which, according to its website has served entities such as Alabama Power, the Southeastern Conference and JSU.

According to Senior Vice President of Administrative Affairs Doctor Mi-chelle Johnston, a team is working to build out an internal portal for the daily information and business needs of cur-rent students, faculty and staff. In addi-tion, the portal will provide a different mechanism for disseminating important information in lieu of the broadcast and ‘AllFacStaff’ email distribution lists. There are unconfirmed rumors that the new website also has a special surprise in store for College Night enthusiasts.

Continuing the theme of transition is the fact that UM will be moving from Blackboard to Canvas as the new learn-ing management system. Again, accord-ing to Johnston, this decision was made by the Distance Education Advisory Board, which is composed of faculty and a few students. According to John-ston a handful of instructors are pilot-

ing the new system this semester in or-der to assist with the conversion process.

During the May and Summer terms, instructors will have the option to choose which system to use, with all classes being managed through Canvas for the Fall 2013 term. As an added feature of the transition to the new system, the universi-ty is working toward more automated in-tegration between Banner and Canvas so that faculty and

students will see more timely updates of courses, user accounts and enrollments.

Canvas has more user-friendly course tools for the teacher and the student, and at a lower cost than other products on the market. While students will see many similarities between Blackboard and Canvas, those who take online courses may appreciate enhanced features that are suppoosed to make online teaching and learning much easier. In addition,

mobile access is a component the board wanted to provide to students and will now be able to do so through Canvas.

The intent of moving to Can-vas is so faculty and students will have a more productive teach-ing and learning experience.

Fourth, and one of the more dis-cussed developments, is the planned arrival of an ATM on campus. Ac-cording to Vice President of Business Affairs DeAnna Smith, Regions Bank has been selected based upon interest to place an ATM in Farmer Hall. Re-gions recently reviewed the potential location. The university is currently coordinating the vendor’s needs and security [with the] physical plant for the upcoming installation. Business af-fairs anticipates being able to have in-stallation before the end of Spring Se-mester and it could be as early as April.

Lastly, dining services—Sodexo’s more than 15-year tenure on this campus could potentially be over. Last December, the Dining Ser-vices Committee released a Request For Proposal (RFP), which is es-sentially an invitation for business whereby they may offer their ser-vices to the university. Key points of the RFP include Section 7 which

outlines goals that vendors should: •Offer a minimum of 20 percent local food (within 300 miles) for campus consumption•Eliminate Styrofoam containers, shift to biodegradable/recyclable•Make ethical use of uneaten food, to include donations to the needy•Present a seasonal menu to promote bioregional choices•Offer hormone and antibiotic-free meat, poultry, dairy and eggs•Publish nutrition information/food education at campus dining venues•Include vegan and vegetarian options on a daily basis•Enact responsible disposal of biodegradable waste (composting, etc.)•Incorporate organic produce and fair trade foods into menu

During the months of February and April three vendors—Aramark, Chartwells, and Sodexo—visited UM and facilitated demonstrations of their capabilities to the committee. Ac-cording to the RFP, the winner will be announced sometime in March.

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The Sigma Tau Delta English Hon-or Society held their annual spring chili sale from Feb. 25 through 28. The sale is to help raise money in or-der to send members of Sigma Tau Delta to different conferences to pres-ent their research.

This year the chili sale featured vegan, chicken and beef chili with toppings such as cheese and crackers. They were set up on the first floor of Comer and members of Sig-ma Tau Delta worked in shifts from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Although Sigma Tau Delta’s advisors and public relations person were both con-tacted, a total of how

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She was also chosen by Montevallo to be next year’s school rep-resentative, along with Meadows, who served as President Pro-Tem-pore for this conference and will serve again at the next conference. The delegation as a whole won the Speak-er’s Award for Out-standing Delegation.

Overall, the delegates said the experience was enjoyable. “I wanted to experience something

that I could indefinitely benefit from,” said Ho-ang. “I loved it because it tests you in a lot of ways that you wouldn’t expect. I would recom-mend this to anyone who wants to go because it pushes you out of your comfort zone and makes you to adapt.”

Lee’s was excited about Montevallo’s del-egation being awarded. “I was so ecstatic,” she said. “I felt so proud of our delegation and how

well we performed. I am so proud to belong to this hardworking and intelligent group.”

Hirtle said the ex-perience inspired her. “Some of the topics of debate were things that I had never thought of or even realized were problems,” she ex-plained. “It has inspired me to be more knowl-edgeable and more open-minded to events/issues happening out-side of Montevallo.”

HIGHER ED:

Riley McEuen:I agreed some with what the judges

said. A show can always be better and there is always room for growth, but I am proud of what we put on that stage. It was more than just a show--it was about our values; it represented who we are as a side. I could not have asked for a better year. As Purples, we foster creativity and originality, and I have no regrets about our process or final product.

Mia Shirley:Judges comments did not really have

an effect on me. Purples had so much fun; they worked so very hard, and no one has regrets. It is truly a wonderful thing to see people so dedicated to not only making art, but also collaborating and bonding as a family. So many peo-ple have come together--isn’t that the overall point? Bringing so many people together over a common goal, you’d be amazed at what happens! I know that we are doing wonderful things, and I know that we will continue to do won-derful things.

Clark Maxwell:This years college night scores re-

flect the perfectionist work ethic of our side. The Gold Side will need to work even harder next year because there is always something that can be improved upon. We could not be any prouder of each and every person that helped us achieve our goal.

Mechay Rush:Our side worked very hard for each

and every one of those points, so we were ecstatic to receive such high hon-ors. Every aspect of College Night is important, and without the persever-ance and collaboration of all individu-als giving 110 percent, this victory would not have been possible. It’s sad that it’s over, but it’s good to go out on a high note!

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Nails never stop growingBY REED STRENGTH

BY MICHAEL ARTRESS

After playing his supposedly final show during the “Wave Goodbye” tour in 2009, Trent Reznor has opted to resur-rect his influential industrial rock project Nine Inch Nails for a series of shows.

That year, Reznor insisted that his band would stop touring. “I have a number of projects that are not music-related which I have put on the back burner for a long time,” he stated.

The one-man band started in 1988. He released seven full-length studio albums under the name, and has won two Gram-my’s for the songs “Wish” and “Happi-ness In Slavery.” In a “Greatest Artists of All Time” piece for Rolling Stone, rock veteran David Bowie noted that Reznor’s music “contains a beauty that attracts and repels in equal measure: Nietzsche’s ‘God is dead’ to a nightclubbing beat.”

While Nine Inch Nails did fade away, Reznor remained very active in media culture. He scored “The Social Net-work” and “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” films, both of which earned him an Oscar for “Best Original Score” and a Golden Globe nomination respectively.

Reznor also married singer Mariqueen Maandig and formed new band How to Destroy Angels with her, score collabo-rator Atticus Ross and art director Rob Sheridan. The project just released its first full-length album “Welcome Oblivion.”

Rumors of his main band’s reemer-gence started in early 2012, when Reznor expressed interest in writing songs under the moniker again. He further confirmed new material in a “Rolling Stone” interview, stating “all signs point to yes” for studio recording.

Reznor claims the current and new NiN is “reinvented” and now includes new the addition of veteran musi-cians Eric Avery of Jane’s Addiction and Adrian Belew of King Crimson.

The new lineup will begin performing arena tours this fall and will continue to tour into 2014. There have been no sin-gles or tentative album release dates as of March 4. The band has so far announced appearances at the 2013 Fuji Rock Fes-tival and Germany’s Rock ‘n’ Heim. There are also rumors of an appearance at this year’s installment of Lollapalooza.

Yellowbirds “The Color”Sam Cohen is best

known for his work in the psych-rock band Apollo Sunshine. However, after Apollo Sunshine’s indefi-nite hiatus, Cohen took to Yellowbirds, his psych-pop solo project. “The Color,” Cohen’s debut al-bum under this new moni-ker, proved to be a warm musical journey through reminiscent fields of a simpler, freer spirituality.

The album opens up with a trio of soothing songs. Songs like “The Rest of My Life” and “Beneath the Reach of Light” are slow and full of ambient under-tones, sometimes sounding like a 50’s indie rock jam through an old KB radio.

Cohen is boisterous with the right amount of melancholy. His bari-tones hit low and sound like a modern-day Roy Orbison mixed with She & Him. Cohen presents his demeanor through his songs, allowing quick turns into choral melodies that catch you in their webs.

His droning vocals cre-ate an easy atmosphere ac-companied by a piano that twinkles with a quiet yet grooving guitar tone. In some songs, like “Rings in the Trees” and “The Rea-son,” Cohen shows a spec-trum of experimentation,

including reverberated, spacey guitars, synth pianos and odd tempo changes.

The guitar work in the al-bum is impressive. The gui-tar solos are simple but very unique to each song. Swell-ing guitars muted over what sounds like a fuzzy pre-amp are common in the album.

“In Our World” shows off Cohen’s musician-ship with a fast array of alt picking in the lead gui-tar that opens into eleva-tor-esque, chilled music.

The highlights of “The Color” come with songs like “The Honest Ocean” and “Pulaski Bridge.” The opening lyrics of “The Honest Ocean” will get stuck in your head with-out a doubt. The pace of this song is fast, and it changes lead structures back and forth. Then out of nowhere, it changes rhythm perfectly into a slow, foot-tapping tempo.

Cohen’s vocals are the most touching when he sings the line “…Open the real gates.” The guitar licks provide the missing links in the song. If that wasn’t enough, the clean, slowed arpeggios are catchy as the second selling point of this song. The problem with “The Honest Ocean” is that the song isn’t long enough.

“Pulaski Bridge” is the second hit on the album. It starts out with an energetic, digital rhythm while the opening lyrics speak to the wandering heart. A west-ern sound seems to pre-vail from within this song, which is the best touch Cohen could have added.

The weakest parts of this album are the instru-mental bridges leading into other songs. “The Color II” and “Wagner, Max” are boring and unin-spired filler pieces used to bridge the gap between the songs needed for a full LP.

Overall, the album is energetic while maintain-ing a catchy, rhythmic un-dertone. The vocals are lulling and heavily rever-berated, which create a relaxed atmosphere. The guitar work is surprisingly magnificent for a psych-pop album. Moments in “The Color” are fuzzily distorted and suggest a 70’s rock feel while maintain-ing a carefree 60’s energy.

The album takes a few lis-tens to appreciate, but once you really give it a chance, it’s an album that will surely be a crowd pleaser. Yellow-birds is just as impressive and sways just as smooth-ly as Apollo Sunshine. It’s a gem in the making.

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Six strikes and you’re (not exactly) outBY CONNOR BUCY

After much deliberation and delay, the Copyright Alert System (CAS) is being ad-opted by many internet service providers, including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, AT&T and Cablevision. The system, also known as “six strikes” is aimed at copy-right infringers and illegal file sharing.

The six strikes plan was originally conceived by the Center for Copyright Information, or CCI, a group repre-senting several internet service provid-ers along with representatives from the recording and film industries. The group agreed on a system that would administer five or six warnings to al-leged infringers before penalizing users.

The penalties are still a mystery, however, but possibly range from con-nection throttling to blocking access to various websites. None of the service providers involved have threatened to permanently disconnect users, however, even after the user wears out his or her warning. “Contrary to many erroneous reports, this is not a ‘six-strikes-and-you’re-out’ system that would result in termination,” wrote CCI head Jill Lesser.

With no real “strike-out,” skeptics of the plan say the CAS won’t have much of an effect and point out that there are many workarounds to avoid being caught. BitTorrent users may use virtual private networks (VPNs) or proxies, which would render them undetectable.

However, to the CCI, these work-arounds aren’t a concern. The group has stated that the plan aims to educate the general public and casual file-sharers rather than take down hardcore pirates.

Although this copyright system is rather lenient, there is still concern that information gathered by it will be used to take legal action against individuals. Ser-vice providers will have to inform copy-right holders of which IPs are repeat of-fenders. The Motion Picture Association of American and the Recording Industry Association of American can then use this information to obtain personal de-tails about the offender. Currently, how-ever, there’s no indication that alleged infringers will be taken to court, and if it happens, it isn’t a part of the CAS plan.

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LIFESTYLES“Krishna”

LINDSAYHODGENSAlabamianColumnist

Abhishek Singh’s brand-new graphic nov-el “Krishna: A Journey Within” adds an entirely new level of depth to the phrase “It’s lonely at the top.” Of course, we al-ready knew about this phenomenon. Take ce-lebrities as an example. By virtue of their fame, stars are isolated by the constant threat of pa-parazzi, ever-present fans, and (God forbid) stalkers. Now, imagine that the person in the situation is not Brad Pitt or Jennifer Lawrence, but is instead the god respon-sible for restoring bal-ance to the earth. If that doesn’t raise the stakes, I don’t know what will.

“Krishna” follows its titular hero from humble origins to glorious death. In between are scenes of war, which can get grue-some, and even the oc-casional scene of love. Whether good or bad, all of the events are filled with emotion. Writing about Krishna, an incredi-bly important figure in the Hindu faith, is a tall order. I can only imagine the pains with which Singh considered what words to attribute to the legend-ary god, his god. Singh’s care—and not to mention

ta lent—is e v i d e n t in many c r u c i a l points in

the narrative. Take, for instance, the moment at which Krishna speaks with a warrior who is reluctant to go to war.

“Be like the tree that does not mourn the fall-ing of the autumn leaf,” Krishna cautions his subordinate. To restore balance to the world, un-pleasant measures must be taken. Singh’s writing shines in such heartfelt passages, but not for the entirety of the narrative. The flow of Singh’s beau-tiful words is broken every now and then by awk-ward passages, such as the strained couplets recited by a villainous uncle at the beginning of the novel. As in other parts of the book, this section is an example of a good idea that didn’t rise to its full potential.

I wish I could say that Singh’s illustrations, at least, were consistent. After all, Singh’s style is impressive in a way that most standalone art isn’t able to achieve. His character designs lay a strong foundation for the written narrative. Krishna’s portrayal as a lithe, attrac-tive young man allows Singh to communicate the young god’s sensitivity. Be-cause Krishna is so often drawn with billowing hair and delicate, pursed lips, it feels perfectly natural for the character to give a great deal of thought to the meaning of life.

Singh also has a gift for

drawing landscapes that are colorful and expan-sive yet intricately detailed. Interspersed throughout the text are standalone backgrounds. Largely un-occupied by text, these masterful landscapes ex-ude an almost holy feeling. Although the images defi-nitely serve their purpose in the text, they would not feel out of place in a sacred setting. If noth-ing else, they deserve an exhibition of their own.

With all of this said, it breaks my heart to say that the art was down-right distracting in a few areas. One particular scene comes to mind, in which the same picture is examined at a closer and closer distance over the course of two pages. In-stead of drawing the same viewpoint from a closer perspective, it appears as if someone clicked the “zoom” button on a com-puter. The close-up panels are devoid of the charming complexity that is charac-teristic of Singh’s illustra-tions to the point that the image is slightly blurred. A couple of similar in-stances occur at different points in the book, as well.

Despite its incongrui-ties, “Krishna: A Journey Within” is an incredible graphic novel. The story is touching and interest-ing and the majority of the writing and art is won-derfully executed. There are inconsistencies that break the flow of the nar-rative, but that doesn’t keep Singh’s novel from being an excellent one.

GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW Celebrity news

No elephants at the Brangelina wedding

Brad Pitt and Ange-lina Jolie are one of Hol-lywood’s favorite couples, and of course everyone expects their wedding to be extravagant! Tabloid reports claim the couple’s wedding will include ele-phants. However, accord-ing to E! news, PETA has released a statement de-fending Brangelina, stat-ing that wildlife will not be present at the wedding.

“It would be out of character for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt—a couple who clearly values family and has donated millions to safeguard land and wildlife in Af-rica—to have elephants at their wedding ceremony,” PETA stated. They con-tinued, saying the couple is aware animals that are used for entertain-ment reasons are sepa-rated from their families and sometimes beaten for training purposes.

Brangelina has yet to uncover what plans they do have concerning their wedding, but it has been whispered that it may take place at their Cha-teau Miravel home located in the south of France.

London boos BieberJustin Bieber arrived

two hours late to his con-cert at the O2 arena in London. Bieber hasn’t released to why he was late to this important event, but the fans that supposedly “love” him booed him on stage and demanded for a refund.

Concertgoer Sophia Lee told E! News, “I was at the concert and he [Bieber] came out at 10:15 p.m. and Carly Rae Jepsen finished her set at 9:10 p.m.. Justin should have been out at 9:30.

Everyone was kept wait-ing not knowing anything. All they did was kept play-ing Michael Jackson songs. All the fans were getting

so annoyed at around 9:50 p.m., fans started booing.”

According to the tick-ets, the pop star was sup-posed to show up at 8:30 p.m. Lee continued to tell E! that people started to leave early because the last underground train leaves at 12 a.m., and they needed a way to get home.

The tardy popstar didn’t apologize but the O2 Are-na’s Twitter account post-ed, “Sorry to all the Justin Bieber fans for the lateness of his show tonight. The Tube will still be running when the show finishes.”

Bieber’s representa-tive has not made a state-ment at this time. Hope-fully this will not become a habit; Is his fame is fi-nally getting to his head?

Walters returns to “The View after illness and injury.”

Barbara Walters re-turns to the ABC Day-time show, “The View,” Monday morning after six weeks of absence while re-covering from the chick-enpox and an head injury. Barbara announced on the show to her loving fans, “Today after a lot of scratching and rest, I am fine and I am healthy.”

But the chickenpox wasn’t the reason for her long absence. The night before President Obama’s inauguration, she fell and cut her head while visit-ing the British Ambassa-dor in Washington, DC.

The co host has been examined and stated that she is fine.

BY RICKEY SHAHID

Brad & Angelina pose at Cannes Film Festival (courtesy Georges Biard).

Beiber showed up to his 02 concert two hours late (courtesy Georges Biard).

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Through the looking glass: a peek at Google’s most hyped creationMicrosoft Surface ProBY CONNOR BUCYBY CONNOR BUCY

Google’s latest brainchild, Glass, is a totally new breed of device--a new way of computing, a glimpse of the future.

Google Glass is a wearable computer, a curious and avant-garde-looking device that sits just under the brow with a prism-like screen situated in the user’s periph-eral vision. There’s no denying that Glass looks cool; it possesses a kind of sleek minimal design that wouldn’t look out of place in the sci-fi classic “Blade Runner.”

Google Glass began as a concept roughly three years ago as part of Google’s X Lab initiative, the same initiative that’s looking into self-driving cars and artifi-cial intelligence. Unlike these lofty proj-ects, however, Google wants to get Glass on the eyes of users much sooner rather than later. They’re offering developers a chance to get their hands on the device to figure out how exactly people will use it, along with a Twitter campaign asking us-ers what they would do if they had Glass.

While the internet is abuzz with hype for Glass, just what it will be good for is a bit unclear. Besides being the latest in transhumanist cyborg fashion, Glass will have to offer users something more than what their smartphones already give them. So far, Glass seems rather limited, at least based on the recently re-leased video preview which showed the device to have only the basic functions of any smartphone, like GPS naviga-tion, recording and social connectivity.

In an interview with The Verge, product director Steve Lee explained just what made Google Glass exciting. “A big problem right now are the distractions that technol-ogy causes,” he explained.

The aim of Google Glass, however, is to provide up-to-date information to us-ers and a way for them to record memories without

missing a second of life in real time. Lee continued, “We wondered, what

if we brought technology closer to your senses? Would that allow you to more quickly get information and connect with other people but do so in a way—with a design—that gets out of your way when you’re not interacting with technol-ogy? That’s sort of what led us to Glass.”

While Glass presents users with a more seamless experience than smart-phones, it also presents new quirks.

Interfacing with Glass essentially re-quires voice commands, which somewhat defeats the purpose of trying to compute dis-creetly and are often finicky. While the side of the device is a touchpad, there’s no key-board of any kind, so the only way to input extensive information is by speaking to it.

There’s also the elephant in the room that no one wants to mention: the price. Glass has been announced to sell for $1500, which is certainly more than any smartphone.

Google Glass is still a step forward, despite its shortcomings. Tech enthu-siasts across the web are all waiting anxiously to get their hands on one, even though currently it’s essentially a glorified camcorder with updates.

The truth is, Google Glass isn’t about what the product offers now-—it’s about what the product could offer down the road. People are in love with the idea of Glass. That’s entirely fine, because enthusiasm for new ideas is what keeps them coming.

Last October, Micro-soft’s first in-house designed computer was released to the public. Surface RT, as it was called, was meant to show off the new touch capabilities of Windows 8 while providing users with a polished tablet PC.

However, Surface RT was certainly more tab-let than PC, running only mobile Windows applica-tions and creating a rather confusing experience for customers looking for the real Windows 8 deal.

The Surface Pro is ex-actly what the RT should have been: a no-com-promises portable PC with finesse and polish.

Side by side, it’s easy to tell these devices are sib-lings, though the Surface Pro is certainly the beefier of the two brothers. The Surface Pro’s thickness is due to its Intel Core i5 processor. This allows the Pro to differentiate itself from the RT and give us-ers the real Windows 8. The cost is greater weight and less battery life.

Weighing in at 0.5 pounds more than the Surface RT and sporting a thickness of 13.46 mil-limeters, the Surface Pro might seem a bit large for tablet use. The weight re-sults in the Pro being cum-bersome for one-handed use; however, the device isn’t too heavy to call ultra-portable. The weight is dis-

tributed well, and it’s cer-tainly comfortable enough for two-handed use.

A problem with the Surface RT was the low resolution display. The Surface Pro addressed this and boasts a 10.6-inch 1920x1080 display. In the market of ultrabooks, the Surface Pro’s display is practically unparalleled, and in the land of tablets, it’s still pretty high-end.

The Surface Pro’s screen also comes with another new feature. The device has active pen in-put support. Wacom, a company known for their drawing tablets, is lending Microsoft their expertise in digitizer technology, and it shows. This makes Sur-face Pro a decent device for drawing and note-tak-ing. Tracking is very pre-cise, and the digitizer pen functions well within the Windows 8 environment.

Compared to other tab-lets, the Pro flies with its i5 processor. Compared to other ultrabooks, it’s quick, but the device’s small size keeps it from being a major powerhouse, which isn’t re-ally a problem since people in the market for an ul-trabook aren’t looking for a workstation-class computer.

It is, however, where the Surface Pro’s “no-compro-mises” nature forces com-promise. The full-PC hard-ware makes the Pro thicker than tablet competition,

but its pursuit of thinness forces it to sacrifice the most powerful hardware. Still, as an ultra-portable, the Surface Pro is no slouch and users looking for a lightweight PC will find a fairly quality one here.

The rest of the Sur-face Pro is essentially just like the RT. It features a 720-pixel camera on the front and back, a Mini DisplayPort on the side and a repositioned Mi-cro SDXC card slot. The Pro now features USB 3.0 rather than the RT’s 2.0.

Like the RT before it, the Surface Pro has trouble shining particularly bright-ly as an ultrabook or a tab-let. It’s certainly not perfect in either form due to its at-tempt at fusing the two. As ultrabooks go, the Pro has a rather small screen and is uncomfortable to use on one’s lap. A true laptop is still better at being a laptop. As a tablet, it’s practically unusable in portrait mode due to its 16:9 aspect ratio.

Despite these flaws, the Surface Pro is great at what it was built for, which is bringing a unified, quality Windows 8 experience in a beautifully-built package.

Glass presents users with a more seamless experience than smartphones, but it also presents new quirks.

TECH REVIEW

The Surface Pro is exactly what the RT should have been: a no-compromises portable PC with finesse and polish.

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SPORTSName: Marvin FitzgeraldSport: Men’s basketball (forward)Major: SociologyYear: Senior

Alabamian MVP of the week

Coach Young’s decade at UM

Nick Robinson wins first place in division at Sloperfest.

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BY JORDON SEMIENBY JENNIFER CORONA

Accomplishments:It’s been a productive year for Marvin, and Saturday, March 2 just added to his outstanding season. In a 92-70 senior day blowout against Young Harris, Marvin notched 20 points and a new career high of 23 rebounds, shooting 8-of-17 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the free throw line. Marvin and the rest of the men’s team stamped their tickets to the postseason in the win, setting up another run for a champion-ship. Congratulations again to Marvin Fitzgerald, our Alabamian MVP of the Week.

Imagine what you could accomplish in ten years on a job. You could stay the course, stick to the original plan and settle for the mundane, or you could set a new standard for diligence and respectability while making everyone around you consistently better.

For the past ten years, the University of Monte-vallo’s men’s basketball program has been run by a man that defines those qualities: Coach Danny Young. In his decade at Montevallo, Coach Young took a fledgling Division II pro-gram and transformed it into a national con-tender almost overnight.

Coach Young arrived at UM to find a program searching for an identity. Being just the sixth man to hold the position in 45 years, Coach Young was hired not only due to his outstanding track record, but because he possesses all the quali-

ties a coach needs to suc-ceed at such a high level.

The honor of being the sixth head coach in program history was nev-er lost on Coach Young. Young said, “In the time of people coming and going, with the coach-ing carousel goes every year, it’s been a great honor to stay on and be at one place so long”.

Young’s resume is a lengthy one to say the least, with stops across the country including a stay at Salem Internation-al University in Salem, W. Va., where he served as head coach and athletic director before deciding to help rebuild Monteval-lo’s athletic department.

Athletic director Jim Herlihy, who has held the position for the last six of Young’s ten years, said that not only has the coach generally improved the men’s program, but he has forever changed the culture of the univer-sity, not only improving

the GPA’s and graduation rates of the men’s team but showing everyone that you don’t have to sac-rifice improved academic standings for a winning program, or vice versa.

But no matter the accolades, the titles or the notoriety, Coach Young will forever at-tribute his success to the teachings from his former coach, NBA All Star Paul Westphal, and his love for the sport.

“I think I’m one of the fortunate people that get to come to a job that they love to do ev-ery day. Not everybody gets to do that, I don’t think. But I love basket-ball, I like being around the guys, I like trying to help them. It’s big for me to get to do some-thing I enjoy everyday”.

Unsurprising to most, Coach Young once again has his team positioned for a poten-tial championship run.

On March 3, after a delay due to the snow on Saturday March 2, three University of Montevallo stu-dents travelled to Horse Pens 40 in Oneonta to compete in a rock climb-ing competition. Nick Robinson, Zac Campbell and Hannah Barrett each competed and won their divisions.

“Sloperfest 2013” is one of three big competitions Horse Pens puts on every year.

“The tops of the boulders all sort of slope down making them diffi-cult to top,” said Campbell. “I guess that’s where they got the name.”

The competition was split into four divisions: Fluff, Chuff, Puff and Tough. Campbell and Barrett com-peted in the Fluff division with 25 other teams. “The way it worked was we all had a partner, mine was Han-nah, and Nick competed with his soon-to-be brother-in-law,” said Campbell.

Each boulder was marked

with tape to indicate which path was for each division.

The teams would climb as many as possible in five hours and then get a witness to sign off saying they did it. Barrett and Campbell com-pleted 36 climbs, earning first place.

Robinson’s division only had one other team and ended up ty-ing. However, after a tiebreak-er, they also won their division.

Some of the sponsors for the event included: First Ave. Rocks, Alabama Outdoors, Voodoo Climb-ing and BlueWater and more. The prizes for first, second and third place were donated by these sponsors.

Since Barrett, Campbell and Rob-inson all won first place in their division they were each awarded with their choice of the prizes. Bar-rett won a new crash pad, Camp-bell, a new pair of climbing shoes and Robinson, a new harness.

Men’s basketball punches tickets to PBC tourney

Women’s basketball set season win record in OT thriller

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BY JORDON SEMIEN

In a night to remember, the men’s basketball team beat Peach Belt new-comer Young Harris 92-70, to se-cure their spot as a No. 1 seed in the Peach Belt Conference tournament.

It was a Senior Night for the history books as the team and campus paid tribute to the departing senior class of Marvin Fitzgerald, Drico Hight-ower, Jonas Brown, Danny Cummins, Travis DeShazior and Jeff Hefner.

The seniors put on a show, as Fitzgerald picked up a new career

high of 23 rebounds to match his 20 points, and Hightower added 18 points and six rebounds of his own. Jonas Brown was lights out from long range, shooting 4-of-7 from three in route to a 14 point game. Sopho-more Troran Brown notched a team high nine assists, matched by fellow sophomore Ryan May’s nine points.

The Falcons earned a No. 1 seed in the Peach Belt tournament, facing No.4 seed Augusta St. in the first round of action.

Regulation time wasn’t enough for the Falcons’ women’s bas-ketball team against Young Harris. Over-time was needed on Se-nior Night with so much in the balance: a new school record for wins in a season and a po-tential No. 2 seed in the Peach Belt tournament.

A big turnout came to support the team and to thank seniors Zena Nasiloski, Trina Moore-Smith, Alex Strickland and Caro-lyn Taite for their time in the program. Nasi-loski netted her sev-enth double-double of the season, with 13 points and another 13 rebounds, while Trena Moore-Smith had eight

points and seven assists.Sophomore Taylor

Beverly reminded the fans of what to expect for next season, turning in 13 points, matched by junior Shay Bonner’s 11 points and six rebounds. But the night and head-lines belonged to fresh-man standout Jacquelyn Thompson. Finishing the game with 13 points, there were none big-ger than her final three.

Montevallo con-trolled the game for ma-jority of the contest, but a late rally from Young Harris forced extra time. In the waning seconds of overtime, the Falcons rebounded a missed free throw by Young Harris and looked for their opportunity.

As time ran off the clock, the ball found its way to the waiting hands of Thompson; with sec-onds left, she showed every ounce of ice wa-ter in her veins and hoisted a three-pointer over two defenders that found the bottom of the net with 0.9 sec-onds left in the game.

A long distance heave from Young Harris came up short, giving the Falcons the 60-59 win and securing their 17th win on the sea-son, the most in pro-gram history. The win also gave the team the No. 2 seed in the Peach Belt Tourney, where they will face Flagler in the opening round.

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