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BINGE<br />
CULTURE<br />
Netflix, wine and the entire pizza<br />
THE DOUBLE<br />
STANDARD<br />
Why men get all the perks in<br />
Hollywood and how women are<br />
working to change that<br />
CAFFEINE<br />
CHAOS<br />
The no-coffee challenge<br />
AUTUMN<br />
$3.99 <strong>Vol</strong>. 2, <strong>No</strong>. 1<br />
IN THE AIR<br />
It’s a fall to remember with fierce florals, star-studded styles<br />
and exciting comeback colors that are sure to inspire you
Letter from the Editor<br />
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<strong>Alice</strong> is published by the Office of Student Media<br />
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All content and design are produced by students<br />
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indicated otherwise, is copyrighted © 2016 by <strong>Alice</strong> Magazine.<br />
Material herein may not be reprinted without the<br />
expressed, written permission of <strong>Alice</strong> Magazine.<br />
A year ago, I was a writer for <strong>Alice</strong>. I loved writing for the<br />
entertainment section, and I loved the idea of <strong>Alice</strong> even more.<br />
Finally, there was a magazine on campus that I could be a part<br />
of and that actually represented college women. All the other<br />
magazines out there felt either too young or too old for me. I<br />
wanted to read about something I related to for once. Then, I not<br />
so gracefully stumbled into <strong>Alice</strong>. I felt empowered being able to<br />
contribute my work to the first ever issue. <strong>No</strong>w, here we are: the<br />
third issue of <strong>Alice</strong>, and I am editor-in-chief. My triplet sister<br />
(yes, I’m a triplet) actually asked me if I was basically Miranda<br />
Priestly, but I just had to laugh and say no. We may share same<br />
title, but I am (hopefully) not that scary.<br />
Between the hilarious stop at Whataburger after the fashion<br />
shoot that almost got rained out, to the late night production<br />
room banter with empty pizza and donut boxes, the wonderful<br />
staff at <strong>Alice</strong> has worked endlessly on creating an even better<br />
issue. This was an incredible feat, considering the extraordinary<br />
quality of the first two issues. But, we always want to make <strong>Alice</strong><br />
the best she can possibly be for our readers. She has expanded and<br />
transformed throughout the past year from an idea to a magazine<br />
nominated for the prestigious collegiate Pacemaker Award. We<br />
hope to see <strong>Alice</strong> in the hands of people walking to class, sipping<br />
a coffee and flipping through our pages, or consulting <strong>Alice</strong> when<br />
you need to know the best foundation for your skin color (page 6)<br />
or the most delectable hot chocolate recipe when the temperature<br />
finally drops below 70 degrees. (page 72). This season’s <strong>Alice</strong><br />
holds more editorial photo shoots, inspirational fashion and<br />
important issues such as mental health (page 50) and the binge<br />
culture we live in (page 57). As a senior, graduating in May, I<br />
know that <strong>Alice</strong> can help me cherish all the moments that I have<br />
left at UA. I’ll be able to rock the best hairstyles during my last<br />
football season (page 11). For my last “Friendsgiving,” I need to<br />
celebrate with the most delicious recipes (page 67). For a quick<br />
trip to NYC, my hours are already laid out (page 28). And as I<br />
take many a road trips with my friends, I don’t want to be without<br />
the perfect book to read (page 75).<br />
As the best season of all approaches, I am eagerly looking<br />
forward to the direction that <strong>Alice</strong> and my adventure with her are<br />
headed. From freshmen to seniors, we hope that you love these 92<br />
pages as much as we do.<br />
Paige Burleson<br />
<strong>Alice</strong> <strong>No</strong>vember 2016 [1]
Editorial<br />
Editor in Chief PAIGE BURLESON<br />
Creative Director MARIA OSWALT<br />
Director of Photography EMILY HEATH<br />
Managing Editor CLAIRE TURNER<br />
Market Editors ALEXIS DANZO AND ALLIE BINFORD<br />
Online Editor LAURA TESTINO<br />
Beauty Editor KAILA WASHINGTON<br />
Lifestyle Editor ALLISON COHEN<br />
Fashion Editor DEVEN FELDSTEIN<br />
Food and Health Editor MADISON SULLIVAN<br />
Entertainment Editor ELLEN JOHNSON<br />
Social Media Coordinator DONICA BURTON<br />
Contributing Writers MADDY ARD, SERENA BAILEY, MIA BLACKMAN, NATALIE BROWN,<br />
JADA CULVER, ALEXIS FAIRE, ANALIESE GERALD, MICHAELA HANCOCK, CLAUDIA HOGAN, JILL HOLLOWAY,<br />
KATIE HUFF, KENDAL JONES, ANNA KLEMENT, LAUREN LANE, LAWSON MOHL, SAVANAH SENDEK, LAURA TESTINO,<br />
CLAIRE TURNER, MAIA WADE, AUDREY WATFORD, CAROLINE WELLS, RACHEL WILBURN, ANNA WOOD<br />
Contributing Photographers RAMSEY GRIFFIN, ALEX GREEN, BRIANNA MCLAIN,<br />
TEAH SHAW, MARY CLAY KLINE, SARAH WESTMORELAND<br />
Contributing Designers KYLIE COWDEN, EMELINE EARMAN, MARY KATE HOLLADAY,<br />
CLAIRE TOHILL, KRISTEN WALLACE, YILIN WANG<br />
Models ILHAM ALI, ALEXIA ACEBO, ALLIE BINFORD, JOYLYN BUKOVAC, LOTANNA ERINNE,<br />
FINESSE FRANKLIN, ALEXANDRA HURYN, AMANDA IVY, MARIA OSWALT, IKESA PORTER,<br />
LEAH SCHULTZ, BRIDGET SEARCY, ARIAL SUNG, LEXI WARREN, CARSON WOODY<br />
Hair and Makeup ELISE COLLINS, ASHLYN COOPER, ALLIE LOWERY, KAILA WASHINGTON<br />
Marketing Team AIMEE INTAGLIATA , BRIANA BETTISON, SHELLEY BUCKLEY, CAROLINE DISIMONI,<br />
KATIE HUFF, COURTNEY SCARBORO, ALEJANDRA TENORIO, JULIA TRAVAGLINE<br />
Advertising<br />
Advertising Manager LEAH MARSHALL (cwadmanager@gmail.com)<br />
Assistant Advertising Manager RUFUS ALDRIDGE<br />
Advertising Creative Director MADDIE HISE (cwcreativemanager@gmail.com)<br />
Assistant Creative Director GRANT SNOW<br />
Sales Representatives (205) 348-7845<br />
JADE LEDET, LIZZIE MIZENKO<br />
Advisers<br />
Editorial MARK MAYFIELD (msmayfield1@sa.ua.edu)<br />
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Published by UA Office of Student Media<br />
Director PAUL WRIGHT<br />
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Table of<br />
Contents<br />
ABOUT THE COVER: A poetic evening in Harpersville,<br />
Alabama: where the rain cleared into hazy clouds and later<br />
bloomed into a bewitching sunset. Get lost in Old Baker<br />
Farm’s seemingly infinte cornmaze, vast sunflower field<br />
and picturesque evergreen trees. As the autumnal breeze<br />
sets in, fall in love with <strong>Alice</strong>’s fall wardrobe.<br />
Photographer: EMILY HEATH<br />
See story: PAGE 42<br />
Beauty<br />
5 STAR-STUDDED STYLES<br />
6 EBONY TO IVORY<br />
8 GET LIT: HIGHLIGHTER TIPS<br />
10 SHE’S GOT THE LOOK<br />
11 SATURDAY DOWN SOUTH<br />
Fashion<br />
13 PRETTY IN PINK<br />
17 STREET DREAMS<br />
20 HIDDEN GEMS<br />
22 BOW DOWN TO<br />
FIERCE FLORALS<br />
Lifestyle<br />
28 48 HOURS IN NYC<br />
32 DO AS THE ANGELS DO<br />
33 CAFFEINE CHAOS<br />
36 DORM SWEET DORM<br />
38 CRINGEWORTHY FIRST<br />
IMPRESSIONS<br />
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Features<br />
42 MUSING HEART: FALL FASHION<br />
47 A FIGHT BACK WOMAN<br />
50 THROUGH HER EYES<br />
53 SOCIAL SURVIVOR<br />
57 NETFLIX, WINE AND<br />
THE ENTIRE PIZZA<br />
62 WE THE FEMALE<br />
Health<br />
& Food<br />
66 DITCH THE DINING HALL<br />
67 FRIENDSGIVING RECIPES<br />
70 TEMPORARY DIETS VS. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE<br />
72 MORE THAN MARSHMALLOWS<br />
73 I TRIED A 6 A.M. CYCLING CLASS<br />
Entertainment<br />
75 BOOKS TO FALL FOR<br />
77 THE DOUBLE STANDARD<br />
80 HBO’S CONFIRMATION<br />
81 SHOWS TO STREAM<br />
82 SLIDE INTO PITCH<br />
87 ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES Q&A<br />
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BEAUTY<br />
Star-Studded<br />
STYLES<br />
By Anna Wood<br />
DOUBLE DUTCH BRAIDS<br />
The classic double braids hairstyle<br />
has made its way from summer camp<br />
to pop culture once again. Celebrities<br />
like Kim Kardashian, Blue Ivy, Zendaya<br />
and more have been spotted with<br />
perfectly-coiffed plaits — while most<br />
have stayed traditional, some have<br />
sported modified versions like the triple<br />
French braid. Want to try it yourself?<br />
Divide your hair into two halves,<br />
then have a friend (or do it yourself, if<br />
you can) French braid or Dutch braid<br />
each half. Smooth down frizzy flyaways<br />
with a spritz of hairspray.<br />
DOUBLE BUNS<br />
Often referred to as “fun buns,” this<br />
youthful style has made it’s way from<br />
costumes to mainstream pop culture.<br />
Tons of celebrities offer inspiration<br />
on their Instagrams, like Khloe Kardashian,<br />
Justine Skye and Hailey<br />
Baldwin. If you are feeling confident,<br />
pull hair into two high ponytails and<br />
twist into buns. If you prefer a more<br />
understated look but still want to join<br />
the fun bun club, go for lower ponytails,<br />
twist into buns, and gently pull<br />
to loosen.<br />
BIG, LOOSE CURLS<br />
The more curls grow in popularity,<br />
the bigger they seem to get. You cannot<br />
go wrong with a head of big, wavelike<br />
curls like Blake Lively or Selena<br />
Gomez. Blow dry hair, then wrap oneinch<br />
sections around a 1 and ½ inch<br />
curling wand.<br />
HALF-UP HIGH PONYTAIL<br />
This hairstyle was wildly popular in<br />
the ‘90s, although then it was usually<br />
tied with a scrunchie. Thanks to Ariana<br />
Grande and Beyonce Knowles,<br />
the so-called “party pony” has come<br />
back in style, and it is bouncier<br />
than ever. To get this look, start<br />
by spritzing hair with texturizing<br />
spray. If you want volume<br />
like Ariana and Beyonce, hold<br />
up a section of hair on the top<br />
of your hair and backcomb to<br />
tease. Secure with elastic and<br />
wrap a strand of hair around the<br />
base of the ponytail to get a polished<br />
look.<br />
<strong>Alice</strong> <strong>No</strong>vember 2016 [5]
BEAUTY<br />
FROM EBONY<br />
TO IVORY:<br />
Makeup<br />
for<br />
all skin tones<br />
and all budgets<br />
By Kendal Jones<br />
It doesn’t matter if you’re the fairest<br />
of them all or basically majoring<br />
in melanin: <strong>Alice</strong> understands that<br />
makeup shopping isn’t always black<br />
and white.<br />
A blush that looks great on your<br />
friend might make you look sunburnt.<br />
Or maybe the lip kit that looks killer<br />
on Kylie just looks kinda off on you.<br />
Shade and undertone play important<br />
roles in makeup because it basically<br />
determines what flatters you personally<br />
and what doesn’t. It can be frustrating<br />
when a brand you like doesn’t carry<br />
your color or is too expensive on a college-girl<br />
budget. Fret not! We’ve got<br />
your cheat sheet for your next makeup<br />
shopping spree, representing makeup<br />
from both the drugstore and high-end<br />
counters. All products and brands we<br />
recommend are of exceptional quality<br />
for their price and come in an inclusive<br />
array of colors and undertones.<br />
CHEAP THRILLS<br />
Foundation<br />
L’Oreal True Match is another righthand<br />
of mine. With this foundation,<br />
there is no excuse for it not to match.<br />
The line is divided into cool, neutral<br />
and warm undertones with shades for<br />
every girl. ($5)<br />
Concealer<br />
This FitMe concealer<br />
is creamy and medium-coverage<br />
in a sleek<br />
package — this stuff<br />
has me hooked. Sometimes<br />
I just put a little<br />
more under my eyes<br />
and buff it out when<br />
I don’t want to wear<br />
foundation. It’s a true<br />
drug store gem. ($5)<br />
Blush<br />
NYX never ceases to impress. Their<br />
range of powder blushes have good pigmentation<br />
and last on the skin. Their<br />
colors are flattering and unique. ($7)<br />
Highlighter:<br />
Colourpop (offered exclusively online<br />
at their website colourpop.com)<br />
makes an amazing gel-powder hybrid<br />
highlighter. Their one-of-a-kind, featherlight<br />
formula makes it easy to layer<br />
or wear alone, and is good for all skin<br />
tones. ($8)<br />
Eyeshadow<br />
Colourpop’s eyeshadow come in singles<br />
of almost every color. Your look<br />
can range from an angelic natural to<br />
a bold, dramatic eye and everything in<br />
between. It’s something I always have<br />
to have in my bag. ($5)<br />
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IN-BETWEENERS<br />
Foundation<br />
MAC StudioFix Fluid: an oldie but a<br />
goodie. Whole spectrum of colors, good<br />
coverage, lasts a long time. A staple.<br />
($28)<br />
Concealer<br />
The Urban Decay Weightless Complete<br />
Coverage Concealer offers a<br />
full-coverage, non-drying formula that<br />
melts into the skin with a great selection<br />
of colors and, you guessed it, undertones.<br />
($28)<br />
Blush<br />
Everyone knows and loves at least<br />
one thing from MAC. For me, it’s the<br />
blushes. The color ranges are endless,<br />
the pigment lasts on your skin, the<br />
packaging is durable, and the price<br />
isn’t outrageous. ($23)<br />
Highlighter<br />
I don’t know how the Shimmering<br />
Skin Perfector from BECCA makes a<br />
powder feel like a cream, but the result<br />
is swoon-worthy. Fair girls will love<br />
Moonstone and medium-skinned and<br />
dark-skinned girls will love Opal and<br />
Topaz. ($38)<br />
Eyeshadow<br />
A hidden secret in the makeup world:<br />
MakeupGeek single eyeshadows. Each<br />
single eyeshadow is so rich in pigment<br />
that you’ll have a hard time believing<br />
that they’re just six bucks. ($6)<br />
WORTH THE SPLURGE<br />
Foundation<br />
The Makeup Forever Ultra HD<br />
Foundation is like a second skin, making<br />
you look naturally perfect and airbrushed.<br />
Makeup Forever offers super<br />
light and super dark shades, as well as<br />
a variety of undertones. ($43)<br />
Concealer<br />
The NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer<br />
standout is Chantilly, an almost<br />
paper-white color that can’t be found<br />
anywhere else. The rest of this line is<br />
just as diverse. As for the formula, it’s<br />
smooth, blendable and offers amazing<br />
coverage while still looking seamless<br />
with the rest of the face. ($29)<br />
Blush<br />
Charlotte Tilbury’s compact blushes<br />
are versatile and beautiful on everyone.<br />
Check out her YouTube channel<br />
for different looks. ($40)<br />
Highlighter<br />
Anastasia Beverly Hills knows how<br />
to do a mean highlighter. Check out<br />
her four individual compact shades.<br />
Her Glow Kits also get rave reviews<br />
—perfect for aspiring makeup artists<br />
or women whose skin tone change with<br />
the seasons. ($40)<br />
Eyeshadow<br />
For quality eyeshadows, look to Anastasia<br />
Beverly Hills. My personal favorite<br />
is the Modern Renaissance palette,<br />
inspired by the richly-colored oil<br />
paints of the iconic Italian art movement.<br />
It creates a gorgeous eye look on<br />
anyone, no matter her skin or eye color.<br />
($40)<br />
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BEAUTY<br />
GET<br />
By Anna Klement and Lawson Mohl<br />
It’s no secret that in today’s beauty<br />
trends, a face free of highlighter is<br />
a wasted opportunity to get one step<br />
closer to looking like a celebrity — and<br />
who doesn’t want to glow like Kate<br />
Moss or slay like Zendaya? Colder<br />
weather is approaching, which means<br />
it can be more challenging to get a<br />
natural soleil glow (unless you have a<br />
trip to Bora Bora planned, then in that<br />
case, carry on). The only safe solution<br />
to reaching the summer shimmer all<br />
year long is to fake it ‘til you make it.<br />
Highlighting has been on the beauty<br />
radar for junkies for a while now.<br />
Fear not if you aren’t familiar with the<br />
art of painting glittery lines all over<br />
your face; we will focus on creating the<br />
perfect strobe, shimmer and sparkle.<br />
Here’s <strong>Alice</strong>’s guide to a flawless glow.<br />
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LIT<br />
THE PURPOSE OF HIGHLIGHTING<br />
The goal behind highlighting is exactly<br />
what you’re probably thinking —<br />
to highlight certain features of your<br />
body. While its opposite, contouring,<br />
brings shadows to a face, highlighting<br />
“raises” the areas of the skin that it’s<br />
applied to. This is why you highlight<br />
the high points of your face. It lifts<br />
these areas and when paired with the<br />
perfect contour, it brings life and depth<br />
to your beautiful features.<br />
WHERE TO HIGHLIGHT<br />
<strong>No</strong>w that you have a good idea of<br />
what highlighting is, we suggest keeping<br />
your highlight to a few key areas:<br />
The tops of your cheekbones, the<br />
bridge of the nose (including the tip),<br />
the cupid’s bow and the brow bone.<br />
Some people like to add highlight to<br />
the middle of the chin as well. Master<br />
these areas and you’ll look like you’ve<br />
been basking in the radiance of the sun<br />
all day — even if it’s <strong>No</strong>vember and 50<br />
degrees outside.<br />
OUR FAVORITE HIGHLIGHTERS<br />
Cover FX Custom Enhancer Drops:<br />
If you’re wanting a metallic glow, the<br />
FX drops are transformative without<br />
giving you the futuristic robot look.<br />
There are many colors ranging from<br />
Moonlight to Sunset. The best thing<br />
about this collection is that they are<br />
flexible enough to use with powder,<br />
foundation or cremes. The warmer<br />
hues are perfect for deeper skin<br />
tones, and fairer tones could even use<br />
them as a shimmering bronzer. ($42<br />
at Sephora)<br />
Becca X Jaclyn Hill Champagne<br />
Pop: If you try this product, you can<br />
thank us later for making it your new<br />
must-have. For those not familiar, Jacyln<br />
Hill is a famous beauty YouTuber.<br />
Her success from the collab with Becca<br />
has been off the charts, and people<br />
cannot stop raving about it. Naturally,<br />
we had to try for ourselves. The Champagne<br />
collection includes four split<br />
compacts of highlighter and blush,<br />
three shades of slimlights, one shimmering<br />
skin perfector, two pressed<br />
powders and one highlighting brush.<br />
We discovered that the liquid shimmering<br />
skin protector was our personal<br />
favorite, and setting it with the<br />
shimmering powder would be a flawless<br />
combo. You will be glowing all day.<br />
($38 at Sephora)<br />
Glossier’s Haloscope: Available in<br />
Topaz and Quartz, this product is ideal<br />
for a dewy glow and enriched with vitamin<br />
infused oils. It’s hypoallergenic,<br />
dermatologist approved and not tested<br />
on animals. If those aren’t enough<br />
reasons to convince you, it includes<br />
real crystals in the ingredients, so you<br />
are sure to shine. It’s no wonder the<br />
luminescent product sold out instantly<br />
when it hit Glossier’s website. Just<br />
dab on the soft part of your cheeks and<br />
rub with your fingers for an instant<br />
face lift. Beauty blogs are going crazy<br />
over this product and for only $22, you<br />
can too.<br />
E.L.F. Shimmering Facial Whip:<br />
Perhaps the most underrated product<br />
on the list, this highlighter has<br />
been around for years. For only $2 at<br />
Walmart, Target or most other drugstores,<br />
you can have the same effect<br />
as all of the other highlighters on the<br />
list. There’s four shades to suit a variety<br />
of skin tones, including a white<br />
hue called Spotlight. This one is a bit<br />
more glittery than the rest and comes<br />
out in a squeezable tube. Press a tiny<br />
dollop between fingers and glide it over<br />
the tops of your cheekbones to the outer<br />
corner of your eyelid. Don’t forget<br />
the bridge of your nose. Beware: a little<br />
goes a long way with this one.<br />
TOOLS TO USE<br />
Fan Brush: Perhaps one of the most<br />
illusive of the beauty tools at your disposal,<br />
the classic fan brush is one of<br />
the easiest ways to achieve luminosity.<br />
This brush, shaped like its namesake,<br />
allows you to effortlessly swipe highlighter<br />
onto your cheekbones and cupid’s<br />
bow using the side of the bristles.<br />
The thin top of the brush is also great<br />
for highlighting the bridge of the nose,<br />
making it one of the best glow tools in<br />
your kit.<br />
The Domed Brush: One of the most<br />
versatile brushes, a domed brush is<br />
perfect for sweeping on lustrous powder<br />
to your cheekbones. Rounded at<br />
the base and tapered slightly at the<br />
top, this tool can work wonders for the<br />
perfect highlight, but it can also work<br />
its magic with blush or bronzer. It’s everything<br />
you need for a flawless face.<br />
We’re still partial to its soft bristles for<br />
highlighting, though.<br />
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BEAUTY<br />
SHE’S GOT THE<br />
LOOK<br />
Dark drama, preppy pastels, avantgarde<br />
aesthetic: <strong>Alice</strong> has a style anyone<br />
can rock. It’s easy to drastically change<br />
up your look if you get creative with color.<br />
Camo top: Pants Store<br />
Black velvet choker: Pants Store<br />
[10] <strong>Alice</strong> <strong>No</strong>vember 2016
BEAUTY<br />
SATURDAYS<br />
DOWN SOUTH<br />
By Savanah Sendek<br />
Most people residing south of the Mason-Dixon line are<br />
fully aware of what a Saturday in the fall entails: football.<br />
It’s hard to keep up with all of the parties and tailgating<br />
going on, and even more difficult with the pressure of being<br />
a full-time student.<br />
If you are walking around campus during the school<br />
week, you are likely to see countless messy buns and tired<br />
ponytails. Over-styling is not a necessity when you have an<br />
8 a.m. lecture. But when it comes to game day, we break<br />
out that curling iron that hasn’t been used in a week, and<br />
pull out that sloppy ponytail. Here are some easy game day<br />
hairstyles and tips for the busy, yet devoted, college girl.<br />
For a curly up-do, pair the Pureology<br />
Curl Complete Taming Butter ($28<br />
on ulta.com) with any heat protectant<br />
mentioned above when curling your<br />
hair. For any up-do, the L’Oreal Paris<br />
Elnett Satin Extra Strong Hold Hair<br />
Spray ($14.99 on ulta.com) keeps your<br />
hair in place for long periods of time,<br />
so that your hair can stay in the game.<br />
The night before the big game, use<br />
the Alterna Haircare Bamboo Anti-Frizz<br />
AM/PM Starter Kit ($37.50<br />
on sephora.com). This day and night<br />
smoothing kit will help your hair<br />
fend off frizz for a longer-lasting,<br />
smooth blowout.<br />
For a beach-wave look, use the Bumble<br />
and Bumble Surf Spray ($27.00 on<br />
sephora.com) paired with the Bumble<br />
and Bumble Surf Infusion ($29.00 on<br />
sephora.com). These two products will<br />
help create a soft, sea-tousled look.<br />
For a voluptuous look, use the Big<br />
Sexy Hair Root Pump Plus Humidity<br />
Resistant <strong>Vol</strong>umizing Spray ($17.95<br />
on ulta.com). Apply this to damp hair<br />
if you want to reach maximum volume.<br />
Awaken tired, flat hair by flipping your<br />
hair upside down and fluffing it with<br />
your fingertips. This will reactivate<br />
the volume, making your hair almost<br />
as loud as the crowd.<br />
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FASHION<br />
Fall’s comeback color, paired with accessories<br />
like black velvet chokers and mesh tights, is a nod to<br />
the iconic ‘80s style.<br />
Photos by Ramsey Griffin and Emily Heath<br />
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Suede skirt: Pants Store<br />
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FASHION<br />
STREET<br />
DREAMS<br />
Enter our fantasies, where<br />
we wear cozy layers and travel<br />
to urban jungles.<br />
Photos by Ramsey Griffin<br />
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Jacket: Urban Outfitters<br />
Jeans: GAP<br />
Black tank: Urban Outfitters<br />
Flannel: Croft & Barrow<br />
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FASHION<br />
HIDDEN<br />
Conceptualized. Handmade.<br />
Kayla Willett’s rapidly growing line<br />
will soon be available nationwide,<br />
so grab them while they’re hot.<br />
www.kaylawillettjewelry.com<br />
Photos by Emily Heath<br />
GEMSUnique. and Alex Green<br />
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BOW DOWN<br />
to fierce florals, edgy embroidery and killer knits<br />
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Photos by Emily Heath and Alex Green<br />
Props courtesy of Olive Tree Interiors
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Jean skirt: Az Well<br />
Sweaters: Knitted by Peggy Canterbury<br />
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What to Wear on Gameday<br />
White Romper<br />
by ARK & Co<br />
Saturdays in the South are dominated by college football.<br />
One thing that separates SEC game days from the rest of the<br />
country is fashion. While students across the country wear<br />
matching t-shirts and paint their faces, students at SEC schools<br />
dress up, looking classy and stylish. It is a tradition here at<br />
Alabama and it is vital that you keep up with the styles that<br />
come with the new season.<br />
The Trunk Show boutique can be found<br />
at both Supe Store locations. The outfits<br />
are unique and made from good quality<br />
materials. <strong>No</strong>t only are they stylish but<br />
also affordable with the average price of a<br />
dress or a romper between $32 and $46.<br />
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Sponsored by<br />
Off shoulder tunic by Vision<br />
Fall colors are a good option for game days. Off-shoulder tunics and<br />
backless rompers are two styles that are functional and fashionable.<br />
Throw in some neutral-colored wedges and you are ready to go.<br />
Accessories like chokers, wraparound necklaces, oversized sunglasses<br />
and clasp purses are a great compliment to any outfit.<br />
Red Lace Dress by Maniju<br />
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LIFESTYLE<br />
48<br />
hours in<br />
New York<br />
By Laura Testino<br />
Bright lights, celebrity sightings, a backlog of perfectly outfitted<br />
candids and stellar backgrounds of wall murals, skyscrapers and<br />
yellow cabs: New York City is the ideal weekend getaway. Take a<br />
trip to hit Manhattan’s classic high points, and play our game of<br />
This or That to make the most of your New York Minute.<br />
TRANSIT TIPS<br />
Save on transit by planning ahead<br />
and consider flying out of a larger airport<br />
like Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta.<br />
You can fly into JFK and take a<br />
train directly to the subway, or fly into<br />
LaGuardia for a cheaper fare, and<br />
take a bus to the 7 train to dodge a<br />
taxi ride.<br />
THE SUBWAY<br />
Each subway ride is $2.75, so if you<br />
plan on making more than 11 trips,<br />
opt for the $31 unlimited seven-day<br />
pass. Beware that others have tried to<br />
cheat the system too, so the turnstiles<br />
will recognize and stop you if you and<br />
your pals try to reuse the same unlimited<br />
card right after each other.<br />
HELPFUL APPS<br />
Plug addresses into Google Maps<br />
and select the train for the best subway<br />
route between your locations. Use the<br />
app NYC Subway to follow along with<br />
the train as it makes stops to make<br />
sure you’re on the right train. The app<br />
is free and works underground. Uber<br />
is helpful if you need a ride and aren’t<br />
sure how to flag a taxi (the numbers<br />
are lit on available yellow cabs), but<br />
Via and Lyft sometimes offer cheaper<br />
fares if you’re willing to carpool.<br />
Download Yelp if you’re in a pinch to<br />
make decisions about where to grab a<br />
bite to eat.<br />
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Day 1<br />
Enjoy the classics on the first day by<br />
sampling the favorite foods and views<br />
of even the truest of New Yorkers. Use<br />
these as staples to guide your trip, but<br />
be sure to also add in reservations at<br />
a trendy restaurant or a break at the<br />
coffee shop with the twinkly lights and<br />
old books that Starbucks can’t offer.<br />
SWEET TOOTH<br />
If you like to keep up with<br />
the trends, try this: Dominique<br />
Ansel Bakery.<br />
Home of the Cronut, this bakery<br />
sees patrons lining up at least 30 minutes<br />
before opening at 7:30 a.m. The<br />
reward? A croissant-doughnut hybrid<br />
of flaky, sugary and creamy goodness<br />
that takes up to three days to make.<br />
The details: 189 Spring Street,<br />
SoHo / $5.50 / dominiqueansel.com<br />
Photo by Laura Testino<br />
If you’re into the classics, go with<br />
that: Levain Bakery.<br />
This bakery serves up all sorts of<br />
treats, but it’s famous for their cookies.<br />
The chocolate-chip walnut cookie has<br />
been mentioned in The New York Times<br />
for its gooey, chocolatey-ness, though<br />
the dark chocolate peanut butter chip<br />
is also a great choice. The bakery opens<br />
at 8 a.m. (expect a line), so head over<br />
early and order a pastry and cookies to<br />
go – or splurge and have dessert before<br />
breakfast.<br />
The details: 167 W. 74th Street, Upper<br />
West Side / $4 / levainbakery.com<br />
#VIEWS<br />
If you’re into architecture, check<br />
out this: Brooklyn Bridge.<br />
The Brooklyn Bridge<br />
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Walking over the bridge is free to do<br />
and only a mile long, so it doesn’t take<br />
too much time. Walk from Manhattan<br />
to Brooklyn and make a pit stop at<br />
the Brooklyn Bridge Park for another<br />
stellar view of lower Manhattan. You<br />
can then opt to walk back, or jump on<br />
the subway at High Street.<br />
The details: Brooklyn Bridge – City<br />
Hall Subway Station, Lower Manhattan<br />
or High Street Subway Station,<br />
Brooklyn Heights / free<br />
If art and greenery are more<br />
important to you, walk on that:<br />
High Line.<br />
The High Line is an old train track<br />
that stretches from the West Village<br />
toward the upper border of Chelsea,<br />
providing a great view of New York<br />
from its West side. Enter at various<br />
locations along the stretch, and opt<br />
to tour the art and gardens alone or<br />
schedule your visit with another event<br />
or tour.<br />
The details: Gansevort and Washington<br />
Street, West Village or 34th<br />
Street and 12th Avenue, Chelsea / free<br />
/ thehighline.org<br />
FEELIN’ ARTSY<br />
If you’re feeling extra sophisticated,<br />
go see the art at this: The Metropolitan<br />
Museum of Art.<br />
The museum has its own gala, and<br />
we’ve all heard of Blair and Serena’s<br />
famous lunches on the steps. Once inside,<br />
you can pay whatever you want to<br />
see art from various points throughout<br />
history from all over the globe in the<br />
form of classic paintings and sculptures,<br />
as well as furniture and fashion.<br />
The details: 1000 5th Avenue, Upper<br />
East Side / $12 / metmuseum.org<br />
If you’re in for a more concise collection,<br />
visit that: The Museum of<br />
Modern Art.<br />
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Visit this museum to see Vincent<br />
van Gogh’s The Starry Night or Claude<br />
Monet’s Water Lilies. In addition to<br />
many classics, the museum also has<br />
new exhibits and several museum<br />
stores with products for sale that are<br />
inspired from some of your soon-to-befavorite<br />
collections.<br />
The details: 11 W 53rd Street, Midtown<br />
/ $14 / moma.org<br />
SLICE O’ THE PIE<br />
If you’re ready for a cheesy adventure,<br />
opt for this: Artichoke Basille’s.<br />
Artichoke’s has several locations in<br />
Manhattan, but opt to grab a slice of<br />
the artichoke pie from the MacDougal<br />
location to eat as you explore the<br />
neighborhood or check out Washington<br />
Square Park. It’s filling and perfect<br />
for fueling your night ahead or grabbing<br />
on the way in.<br />
The details: Multiple Locations / $5<br />
/ artichokepizza.com<br />
Photo by Laura Testino<br />
If Italian roots are calling your<br />
name, take a slice of that: Lombardi’s.<br />
Lombardi’s opened in 1905, and is<br />
largely recognized as the first pizzeria<br />
in the United States. The first come,<br />
first serve New York staple sells whole<br />
pizzas, so come hungry!<br />
The details: 32 Spring Street, Lower<br />
Manhattan / $20 / firstpizza.com<br />
Day 2<br />
Once you’ve had the day to fall into<br />
the quick pace of the city that never<br />
sleeps, walk a little less and brunch a<br />
little more, and take the time to check<br />
out a show or peruse vintage shops or<br />
cozy neighborhoods.
MOST IMPORTANT<br />
MEAL OF THE DAY<br />
If you’re looking for versions of classic<br />
staples, taste this: The Smith.<br />
Begin the day with some of the<br />
best mac’n’cheese you’ll ever taste,<br />
and complete the meal with a selection<br />
from a Sunday brunch menu that satisfies<br />
even the most savory or sweetest<br />
of preferences. Though there are multiple<br />
locations, opt for the original in the<br />
East Village, an ideal neighborhood for<br />
exploring on a full stomach.<br />
The details: Multiple Locations /<br />
$35 / thesmithrestaurant.com<br />
If there’s a reason to celebrate, and<br />
if you’re of age, sip on that: Agave.<br />
Agave is best known for its unlimited<br />
brunch meal, a pre-fixed cuisine<br />
that includes two hours of bottomless<br />
mimosas, wine or frozen margaritas<br />
accompanied by your choice of an egg<br />
dish with Mexican flair.<br />
The details: 140 7th Avenue South,<br />
West Village / $33 / agaveny.com<br />
SHOWTIME<br />
If you want to see precision at its<br />
finest, see this: Radio City Rockettes.<br />
The famous Christmas Spectacular<br />
begins in mid-<strong>No</strong>vember and runs<br />
through the holiday season. Tickets<br />
range from $49 to an upward of $500<br />
depending on the time and date, so<br />
plan your trip early to be sure to catch<br />
the highest kicks you’ll ever lay your<br />
eyes on.<br />
The details: 1260 6th Avenue, Midtown<br />
/ varies / rockettes.com<br />
If singing and storytelling is more<br />
up your alley, purchase tickets to that:<br />
a Broadway Show.<br />
The TKTS booth in Times Square<br />
offers tickets up to half-off depending<br />
on the day and the show you’re interested<br />
in seeing. Opt for a classic, like<br />
the Phantom of the Opera, to see an<br />
incredible show with ticket prices that<br />
are less expensive than new smash-hits<br />
like Hamilton.<br />
The details: Theatre District / varies<br />
/ broadway.com<br />
SCRUMPTIOUS STAPLES<br />
If fancy beverages are your style,<br />
sip on this: Serendipity 3.<br />
In Serendipity, a romantic comedy<br />
from 2001, fate brings a couple to meet<br />
at Serendipity for the cafe’s famous<br />
frozen hot chocolate. The giant glass<br />
matches the bustling personality of the<br />
indoor décor, a part of what makes the<br />
shop a celebrity favorite.<br />
The details: 225 East 60th St., Upper<br />
East Side / $12 / serendipity3.com<br />
Treat yourself after a long second<br />
day and try that: Magnolia Bakery.<br />
You probably remember the name from<br />
Sex and the City. Try a classic cupcake<br />
(sometimes credited for contributing to<br />
the cupcake craze) or banana pudding.<br />
The original bakery opened on Bleecker<br />
Street and is now found all over<br />
the island, including a location near<br />
Rockefeller Center, not too far from<br />
Radio City or the Theatre District.<br />
The details: Multiple locations / $6 /<br />
magnoliabakery.com<br />
THAT’S A WRAP<br />
Use these staples to guide your<br />
trip through the Big Apple, but never<br />
be afraid to take a few hours to see<br />
what cute shops and city parks lie just<br />
around the block.<br />
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LIFESTYLE<br />
Photographer: Paul John Bayfield, Flickr Creative Commons<br />
Do as the Angels do<br />
By Jill Holloway<br />
Every December, girls of all ages<br />
huddle around their television<br />
screens for their own personal<br />
version of the Super Bowl, also<br />
known as the Victoria’s Secret Fashion<br />
Show. They watch as that one lucky<br />
model struts down the runway in the<br />
million-dollar bedazzled Fantasy Bra,<br />
and wonder how they become the next<br />
VS Angel without having to give up all<br />
their favorite snacks. Surely, models<br />
eat pizza sometimes, too.<br />
But how do the models prepare? If<br />
you’re ready for a newer, healthier lifestyle<br />
that promises results, then look<br />
no further than these five ideas.<br />
Take up boxing<br />
Adriana Lima told Vogue UK that<br />
she has been boxing for about 10 years,<br />
and it’s her passion. She said it helps<br />
with all different areas of your body.<br />
Angel Elsa Hosk pairs boxing with a<br />
lower intensity workout that is less cardio-heavy.<br />
Ballet beautiful<br />
Model Lily Aldridge does Ballet<br />
Beautiful year round, but amps up her<br />
routine weeks before the show. Similarly,<br />
Pure Barre is a nationally recognized<br />
barre chain that offers 55-minute<br />
exercise classes, concentrating on<br />
the areas women struggle with most:<br />
hips, thighs, abdominals and arms.<br />
It works just as effectively as Ballet<br />
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Beautiful and promises a lot of the<br />
same techniques. Bailey Swiggett, a<br />
Pure Barre fitness instructor, said she<br />
loves how Victoria’s Secret models promote<br />
“strong is sexy.”<br />
“I’ve always followed a healthy diet<br />
and workout regime, incorporating<br />
pure barre and running into my daily<br />
routine,” Swiggett said.<br />
Try a personal trainer<br />
Cindy Bruna has a personal trainer<br />
that plans daily workouts and challenges<br />
her weeks before the show. Personal<br />
trainers are especially great for<br />
helping you achieve targeted goals.<br />
They understand workouts are not<br />
one-size-fits-all. They’ll work with you<br />
and your body to see what areas are<br />
going to take more time than others.<br />
Take a morning swim<br />
There’s no better way to start your<br />
day than by diving right in — literally.<br />
Angel Josephine Skriver recently<br />
moved into an apartment with an<br />
Olympic-sized pool, and starts her day<br />
by swimming laps.<br />
Get involved with yoga<br />
Whether it’s hot yoga, restorative<br />
or yin yoga, it is sure to balance your<br />
mind and body. Model Jac Jagaciak<br />
participates in Bikram yoga, the most<br />
well-known form of hot yoga, and Vinyasa<br />
yoga to keep her heart race pulsing<br />
and body aligned.<br />
Bolram yoga features 26 different<br />
poses all while the room is kept at 105<br />
degrees Fahrenheit. Vinyasa yoga, or<br />
flow yoga, is focused more on a series<br />
of continuous movements and careful<br />
breathing. It’s fast-paced and ideal for<br />
pairing cardio with inner core.<br />
Check social media<br />
Looking for some Angel-approved<br />
workouts? Victoria’s Secret now<br />
sponsors @joja, an Instagram page<br />
where company models Josephine<br />
Skriver and Jasmine Tookes provide<br />
examples of many exercises that the<br />
Angels themselves use to prepare for<br />
photoshoots and fashion shows.<br />
Although models are typically envied<br />
for their physique, it’s important<br />
to remember that crash diets and fads<br />
do not work, and only harm your body.<br />
Victoria’s Secret Angels work hard to<br />
maintain a healthy and active lifestyle,<br />
so they don’t have to take drastic measures<br />
during the week of the show.<br />
“I try and eat at least 40 grams<br />
of protein a day to keep me energized<br />
during workouts, and always eat my<br />
greens,” Swiggett said. “It’s important<br />
to keep a balance though and have<br />
cheat days, just like the Victoria’s Secret<br />
models!”<br />
While diet change and exercise is<br />
extremely important, it is also important<br />
to keep a healthy mindset, just<br />
as the Angels do. If you are struggling<br />
with the question of whether you<br />
should keep moving forward, the answer<br />
is yes!
LIFESTYLE<br />
CAFFEINE<br />
CHAOSA self-proclaimed<br />
coffee<br />
addict volunteers to give<br />
up caffeine for seven days<br />
By Rachel Wilburn<br />
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I’m sitting at my kitchen counter, dirty hair<br />
in a messy bun, baggy eyes, with the sun rising<br />
through the kitchen windows. <strong>No</strong>t that this is anything<br />
new, but one thing in particular is different<br />
for the first time this week: I have a big, beautiful,<br />
steaming cup of coffee next to my laptop and an<br />
early-morning smile on my face.<br />
The past week has been quite the adventure: I,<br />
a self-proclaimed coffee addict, volunteered to give<br />
up coffee for seven days. Honestly, I never thought<br />
that I would feel as well-balanced and rested as<br />
I do right now. So why am I holding a piping hot<br />
cup’o’ joe again?<br />
One week ago, you would’ve thought the world<br />
was ending. Anyone who knows me knows I almost<br />
always have a cup of coffee in hand. I told<br />
my friends and family I was giving up coffee for a<br />
week, and no lie, they laughed at me. “Good luck<br />
with that,” they said. I knew I would miss the comfort<br />
of my daily cup(s), but I hoped that I’d make<br />
healthier decisions throughout the day if I felt more<br />
rested and less jittery. I felt pretty confident, but<br />
as it turns out, coffee affects my mind and body<br />
more than I realized.<br />
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The rules<br />
<strong>No</strong> coffee for one whole week. Plain<br />
and simple.<br />
Day 1<br />
<strong>No</strong>t a super fun day, but nothing<br />
drastic to report. I mostly just miss<br />
my best friend (a.k.a. coffee). Someone<br />
brewed a pot in the office today, and I<br />
took it a little personally.<br />
Day 2<br />
Mild headaches… all day. Just a<br />
dull ache, like my head was a slightly<br />
overfilled balloon. I felt really tired and<br />
couldn’t focus on anything.<br />
Day 3<br />
All hell broke loose. All morning<br />
I felt like I was walking around in a<br />
haze. I couldn’t focus anything anyone<br />
was saying to me and kept getting lost<br />
in conversation. Officially uncomfortable.<br />
Around 2 p.m., I got the worst<br />
migraine. The “lock yourself in your<br />
room, hide from all light and civilization”<br />
kind of migraine.<br />
Eventually, I convinced my roommate<br />
that she needed coffee, rode with<br />
her to the Starbucks drive-thru and<br />
snuck a sip of her iced coffee while she<br />
wasn’t looking. It was a low moment,<br />
but it had to happen. Coffee has never<br />
tasted so refreshing/sweet/wonderful,<br />
you name it.<br />
Day 4<br />
I was back on the wagon after falling<br />
off a little yesterday. Feeling a little<br />
better. I needed to have something<br />
in my cup with me to drink during this<br />
week, so I’ve been drinking a lot of water.<br />
Honestly, I felt very hydrated and<br />
not nearly as hungry as usual. Also, I<br />
noticed a change in my resting heart<br />
rate. I’m sure my two to three (four…<br />
five…) cups of coffee every day weren’t<br />
good for me, and I feel a lot less jittery<br />
since breaking the habit.<br />
Day 5<br />
More progress. Didn’t crave coffee<br />
as much as the first few days. All the<br />
headaches and fogginess were gone!<br />
I felt a lot more chipper and awake<br />
during the day. Awake, but not anxious,<br />
which really helped me stay focused.<br />
I felt myself sleeping better at<br />
night too. Hooray!<br />
Day 6<br />
I felt so relaxed. I’ve always been<br />
one to over schedule because I get uncomfortable<br />
with downtime. But I felt<br />
able to conquer my to-do list instead of<br />
my frantic per usual.<br />
I got used to not having what I call<br />
the “energy roller-coaster,” where my<br />
high points were drinking coffee and<br />
my low points when the kick wears off.<br />
I also noticed that I was better about<br />
making healthier choices in general. I<br />
started working out more and making<br />
better eating choices.<br />
Day 7<br />
Pretty much felt the same as yesterday.<br />
I don’t miss coffee as much as I<br />
thought I would. I got anxious/excited<br />
because I get to have a cup of my favorite<br />
drink tomorrow.<br />
Bonus: Day 8<br />
I drank coffee this morning. Probably<br />
shouldn’t have ordered a Venti Iced<br />
Vanilla Latte from Starbucks. After<br />
depriving my body for a week from<br />
its drug of choice, I felt like someone<br />
had injected caffeine straight into<br />
my veins.<br />
The big takeaway<br />
My biggest observation, once the<br />
headaches subsided, was the difference<br />
in my energy levels. I get decent,<br />
college-student amounts of sleep, but<br />
I was starting to get to a point where<br />
I was always waking up tired. I’ve always<br />
been slightly iron-deficient, but I<br />
had no idea coffee was playing a role<br />
in that. According to LiveStrong.com,<br />
caffeine is one of many substances that<br />
can interfere with your body’s ability to<br />
absorb iron from natural sources. The<br />
Cleveland Clinic recommends waiting<br />
one to three hours between eating ironrich<br />
foods and consuming caffeine.<br />
In addition, that note I made about<br />
my heart rate? That wasn’t totally<br />
wrong. Caffeine consumption may increase<br />
your risk of high blood pressure,<br />
especially in people who already have<br />
hypertension or don’t normally eat or<br />
drink caffeine. In a study published<br />
in the American Journal of Hypertension,<br />
participants with hypertension<br />
were given the equivalent of two cups<br />
of coffee. The study showed that their<br />
blood pressure was elevated for about<br />
two to three hours after.<br />
I’m not quitting coffee forever. Despite<br />
how good I felt, I just love it too<br />
much. But I think I’ve learned that<br />
coffee is like everything else in life:<br />
best in moderation.<br />
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LIFESTYLE<br />
Dorm Sweet Dorm<br />
Photos by Sarah Westmoreland<br />
By Jill Holloway<br />
Nestled away on the southwest side<br />
of The University of Alabama is a<br />
dorm room that, despite its size,<br />
has become a blank canvas for business<br />
major Annabelle Doyle and finance major<br />
Seline Morrissette. The plans for their<br />
home away from home started with a rug.<br />
“We found the rug first and we thought<br />
it was kind of a mistake, like picking the<br />
rug and then trying to make everything go<br />
around it. But it kind of ended up working<br />
out,” Morrissette said.<br />
When centering everything around it,<br />
Morrissette and Doyle wanted a room that<br />
would reflect their personal style and also<br />
be inviting.<br />
“We actually did a lot of DIY and we<br />
found stuff online,” Doyle said. Places<br />
like Wayfarer, One Kings Lane and World<br />
Market became their go-to.<br />
There are some eye-catching pieces that<br />
their friends can’t get enough of, but at the<br />
heart of the room, the pieces that required<br />
the most work are what that the pair<br />
truly love.<br />
“The poof [stool] is from World Market,<br />
everyone likes that,” Morrissette said. “We<br />
like the bar cart. We put some love into it.”<br />
The bar cart was a find from Target that<br />
Morrissette and Doyle spray-painted.<br />
Through their affordable finds and hours<br />
spent crafting their new room, Morrissette<br />
and Doyle were able to take on the challenge<br />
of turning a dreaded, cement-block<br />
dorm into a comfortable space for not only<br />
themselves, but also everyone who surrounds<br />
them.<br />
“It’s small, but it’s<br />
fun. We’ve met a lot of<br />
people through it.”<br />
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LIFESTYLE<br />
8 Cringewo<br />
First impression<br />
By Maia Wade<br />
Learning to make a good first impression<br />
is a crucial part of being<br />
successful in the professional world.<br />
As tips for forming a quick rapport<br />
during an introduction to a potential<br />
client or colleague, experts frequently<br />
suggest a firm handshake, steady eye<br />
contact and power posing.<br />
Unfortunately, there is no such formula<br />
for first meeting the parents of a<br />
significant other. The above tips might<br />
apply to some degree, but there is an<br />
equal chance that your power poses<br />
might draw some strange looks. We<br />
asked people for their most embarrassing,<br />
awkward or downright weird<br />
stories. The corporate ladder might be<br />
life’s largest obstacle, but these stories<br />
prove that love can be the cringiest.<br />
BLOODY HELL<br />
“The first time I went to meet my<br />
boyfriend’s mom I was on my period.<br />
There wasn’t a trash can in his bathroom<br />
— I guess boys don’t really need<br />
one — so I had to wrap up my used<br />
tampon in toilet paper and put it back<br />
in the box, planning to throw it away<br />
at a time when I didn’t have to walk<br />
past his family to get to the kitchen<br />
trash can. Before I could though, their<br />
dog had sniffed it out and had taken it<br />
out of the box. She had ripped the used<br />
tampon to shreds and left the pieces all<br />
around the house! Of course everyone<br />
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knew it was mine! It was terrible. But<br />
his mom loves me now, so it wasn’t too<br />
bad, I guess.”<br />
–Casey, 21<br />
PARENTAL PARTY FOUL<br />
“So my boyfriend’s mom was coming<br />
in town, and he told me that his<br />
mom was getting there on a Sunday.<br />
It was during the spring, so we were<br />
[day partying] all day. His mom was<br />
supposed to get there Sunday morning,<br />
so I thought I was fine to go out.<br />
We got food on the way back because<br />
I was drunk, and two of his friends<br />
were with us. I was going to just take<br />
my food up to my apartment, but his<br />
friends insisted I go back to his place<br />
to hang out. I walk in and there’s this<br />
tiny woman ironing his clothes, and<br />
that’s when it hit me that it was his<br />
mom. It was bad. I shot him a death<br />
glare and I think he knew I was pissed<br />
off, but before I could run out of there,<br />
he decided it would be a good idea<br />
to introduce me. I went to shake her<br />
hand because, well, I don’t know why,<br />
but she went up and gave me a hug. I<br />
probably reeked of alcohol because I<br />
had been drinking all day. His friends<br />
wanted to stay and hang out because<br />
they knew her from back home, so I literally<br />
just sat in silence on the couch<br />
listening to them talk for an hour. I<br />
had the spins and couldn’t even eat the<br />
food I just got. She then proceeded to<br />
show me baby pictures of my boyfriend<br />
on her phone, and then I finally came<br />
up with some horrible excuse to get out<br />
of there. She invited me to go to dinner<br />
with them the next night, and when we<br />
sat down she began to tell me she was<br />
anti-alcohol. She never directly said<br />
anything about the other night, but<br />
she definitely knew.”<br />
–Gabby, 21<br />
MOOD KILLER<br />
“I was on a date with this girl and<br />
we were in her room, about to kiss, and<br />
her dad busted in and said, ‘What in<br />
the hell are you two doing?!’ First date,<br />
too. Then there was the time my closeted<br />
girlfriend took me with her to spend<br />
“We were sitting at dinner, and<br />
his dad came up behind me and<br />
called me his ex-girlfriend’s name.”<br />
–Madison, 18
thy<br />
stories<br />
the weekend with her Mormon aunt<br />
and uncle. We kept trying to be alone.<br />
Then her uncle, wearing a pumpkin<br />
mask, opened her door and whispered<br />
‘I’m watching you.’ It was Halloween<br />
weekend. Then we made out on their<br />
roof and they never found out.’”<br />
–Alex, 21<br />
WET’N’WILD<br />
“Me and my first college boyfriend<br />
were taking a shower together at his<br />
mom’s supposedly empty house. We<br />
heard the front door open and we both<br />
are like, ‘Uhhh…’ His family is super<br />
religious and his mom would have really<br />
freaked out if she knew what was<br />
going on. She knocked on the bathroom<br />
door and asked to come in (maybe<br />
weird?) and the dude told me to get<br />
down and hide. <strong>No</strong>t much room to hide<br />
in a tub, but I tried to make myself as<br />
small and quiet as possible. They had<br />
a conversation about dinner, and he<br />
came up with some excuse for why my<br />
car was in the driveway. I hid in there<br />
for a good 20 minutes till his mom left.<br />
Later that day we all went to Cracker<br />
Barrel together - it’s their favorite<br />
restaurant.”<br />
–Talia, 23<br />
WEDDING BELLS<br />
“The first time I met my ex’s parents<br />
was three weeks after we matched on<br />
Tinder when I went to his brother’s<br />
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wedding with him. The dress I wore<br />
was one of the theme colors, so I was<br />
terrified that my dress would be the<br />
same color as the bridesmaids were<br />
when I got there. Also, the bouquet<br />
came to me, but I side-stepped it and it<br />
fell on the ground.”<br />
–Abby, 21<br />
A FAMILY AFFAIR<br />
“The second time I encountered my<br />
partner’s father was at my partner’s<br />
older brother’s wedding. Their family<br />
is super geeky, so it was a cosplay wedding.<br />
Everyone was there decked out in<br />
steampunk and renaissance fair wear.<br />
I was wearing my steampunk Harley<br />
Quinn cosplay. You could tell who<br />
was on the mother’s side of the family<br />
versus the father’s side of the family,<br />
because the mother’s side was all<br />
having a great time decked out in all<br />
of their crazy makeup and stuff, and<br />
the father’s side of the family was sitting<br />
there in their suits and their nice<br />
Sunday best looking really awkward.<br />
So, the second time I met my partner’s<br />
father, I was decked out in white face<br />
paint, a top hat, and a corset and bustle<br />
with a blonde wig and stuff. I was<br />
like ‘Hi! You’re never actually going to<br />
get a good chance to meet me because<br />
I’m going to keep encountering you in<br />
these awkward situations!’”<br />
–Makaley, 22<br />
RING BY SPRING<br />
“My ex-boyfriend and I met in France<br />
when we were 16. He’s from California,<br />
so he told his parents he met a girl<br />
from Alabama, and they were like, ‘Oh<br />
okay cool,’ and didn’t think much of it.<br />
Then, my mom and I flew to California<br />
a few weeks after France, and they<br />
were so confused about why we were<br />
visiting. Then one of their friends was<br />
like, ‘Oh, you better watch out for those<br />
Southern families, they try to marry<br />
their daughters off super young.’ Then<br />
we dated for 5 years.’”<br />
–Zoey, 22<br />
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Features<br />
Musing Heart<br />
A Fight Back Woman<br />
Through Her Eyes<br />
Social Survivor<br />
Netflix, Wine and the Entire Pizza<br />
We the Female<br />
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48<br />
50<br />
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MUSING<br />
HEART<br />
Go, sit upon the lofty hill,<br />
And turn your eyes around,<br />
Where waving woods and waters wild<br />
Do hymn an autumn sound.<br />
The summer sun is faint on them —<br />
The summer flowers depart —<br />
Sit still — as all transform’d to stone,<br />
Except your musing heart.<br />
– Elizabeth Barrett Browning<br />
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Photos by Emily Heath
Black leather jacket: Maurice’s<br />
Jean skirt: Az Well<br />
Bralette: Market House<br />
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ABOVE<br />
Jumpsuit: Market House<br />
Accessory: Kayla Willet<br />
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BOTTOM RIGHT<br />
Pink slip dress: Lavish<br />
Boots: Steve Madden<br />
TOP RIGHT<br />
Two piece set: Market House<br />
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LEFT<br />
Jeans: Az Well<br />
Lace top: Az Well<br />
Booties: Maurice’s<br />
ABOVE<br />
Pants: Az Well<br />
Tied top: Az Well<br />
Bralette: Market House<br />
Booties: Pants Store<br />
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ESPN’s senior public relations director<br />
Keri Potts opens up about sexual assault<br />
By Allison Cohen<br />
As more voices continue to speak out<br />
against sexual assault on college campuses,<br />
more students are standing up<br />
to the crime that affects one in four<br />
college women and one in seven college<br />
men. While support for victims<br />
on The University of Alabama’s campus<br />
to come forward has increased,<br />
the number of advocates when seeking<br />
medical aid at local hospitals has not<br />
seen many significant changes. Keri<br />
Potts, ESPN’s senior public relations<br />
director, looks to show the importance<br />
of sexual assault advocacy in hospitals<br />
and ensuring victims that they don’t<br />
have to go the road alone.<br />
Potts’ journey as an advocate began<br />
after her own experience with sexual<br />
assault in 2008 after escaping an<br />
attempted rape while vacationing in<br />
Rome. Potts opened up to Marie Claire<br />
about her experience in Italy, which<br />
involved a local artist that locked her<br />
inside his 6th-floor apartment.<br />
Potts used her strength to physically<br />
fight against her attacker, and<br />
now she uses her experiences to fight<br />
against all sexual predators through<br />
her blog, entitled A Fight Back Woman,<br />
and as an advocate for other sexual<br />
assault victims.<br />
“I am driven by a desire to reach<br />
people with the things I have learned<br />
about the crime of sexual assault and<br />
to help them get through the very difficult<br />
circumstance of being a victim,”<br />
Potts said. “I want to better their<br />
understanding of how the crime works<br />
so that when they sit as jurors, they<br />
actually put these guys away instead of<br />
picking apart the victim for his or her<br />
role in the assault.”<br />
Each month, Potts volunteers 12-<br />
hour shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at<br />
Grady Memorial Hospital’s Rape Crisis<br />
Center in Atlanta. The duties as a<br />
victim’s advocate are tough and often<br />
hard to swallow.<br />
Potts says the process starts by<br />
greeting the victim upon arrival at the<br />
hospital and taking a detailed account<br />
of what happened to them. Instead of<br />
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eing passed off nurse-to-nurse, Potts<br />
stays with the victim throughout the<br />
testing and examinations.<br />
“I explain the services available to<br />
them at Grady and in the state,” Potts<br />
said. “I make sure they leave the hospital<br />
safely whether that means securing<br />
transportation for them, clothes<br />
or food.”<br />
In 2012, Potts became a state-certified<br />
sexual assault counselor in the state<br />
of Connecticut through Connecticut<br />
Sexual Assault Crisis Services. She explains<br />
on her blog, A Fight Back Woman,<br />
that the process took six weeks and<br />
a total of 30 hours. After completion,<br />
Potts says she was required to volunteer<br />
at least 24 hours per month answering<br />
the rape crisis hotline, meeting victims<br />
in hospitals or joining the victims<br />
in court. However, her experiences in<br />
Connecticut and Georgia have been<br />
night and day.<br />
“You are recognized as having a legit<br />
and legal role in cases you handle,”<br />
Potts said. “I could assure victims<br />
confidentiality in most circumstances<br />
and not have to compromise that no<br />
matter what happens in the courts.<br />
In Georgia, there is no state certification<br />
and the GNESA (Georgia<br />
Network to End Sexual Assault) is<br />
poorly organized. I have had to make<br />
my own way.”<br />
Alabama public hospitals, imcluding<br />
the Druid City Hospital Regional Medical<br />
Center, are faced with an even bigger<br />
issue regarding advocacy for sexual<br />
assault victims. A DCH representative<br />
said the hospital offers no advocacy<br />
program at this time. However, anyone<br />
who checks into the hospital reporting<br />
they have been a sexual assault victim<br />
is immediately taken to their own room<br />
where a doctor examines them, the<br />
DCH representative said. If the victim<br />
wishes to pursue the assault further, a<br />
nurse will explain the options they are<br />
able to take to file a report.<br />
In both states, Georgia and Alabama<br />
are limited to what they are able to<br />
I want to better their<br />
understanding of how the<br />
crime works so that when they<br />
sit as jurors, they actually put<br />
these guys away instead of<br />
picking apart the victim.<br />
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“There is no<br />
one size fits<br />
all for healing.”<br />
offer victims of sexual assault.<br />
“Here, I spend a finite amount of<br />
time with them – when they are in the<br />
hospital only,” said Potts, regarding<br />
volunteering in Georgia. “And I never<br />
see them again. I dislike that element<br />
of it because I truly believe a victim<br />
should not be talking to multiple<br />
strangers she never sees again. I don’t<br />
like it at all, actually.”<br />
<strong>No</strong> matter which hospital, each<br />
victim experiences the recovery<br />
process differently.<br />
“There is no one size fits all for healing,”<br />
Potts said. “The most important<br />
thing is to focus on themselves. Writing<br />
my blog was a type of therapy for me<br />
to not only work through my thoughts<br />
and fears, but also to stand up for myself<br />
and other victims.”<br />
Potts not only stands up for victims<br />
of sexual assault, but also for women<br />
working in industries that are skewed<br />
heavily towards men. Potts said her<br />
role within the sports industry allows<br />
her to help educate her peers and colleagues<br />
on the subtle and not-so-subtle<br />
ways in which it is still difficult to work<br />
in a male-dominated field.<br />
“There is an added layer you deal<br />
with as a woman,” Potts said. “Everything<br />
to being treated as a daughter<br />
or little sister rather than the grown<br />
woman I am to having to fit into<br />
the very narrow definition of what<br />
they think female leadership should<br />
look like.”<br />
The key to success is to be good at<br />
your craft and to hone your skills,<br />
Potts said. Part of knowing your craft,<br />
she explained, is knowing what the<br />
needs of the industry you are entering<br />
are. And above all, Potts said to not let<br />
the stress get to you.<br />
“I wish in college they taught me how<br />
to manage my career not just focus on<br />
getting a job. Big difference and distinction,”<br />
Potts said. “I’ve done fine<br />
but the anxiety it caused early on, I<br />
could have done without.”<br />
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Through Her Eyes<br />
Three women discuss their struggles to overcome mental illness<br />
By Claire Turner<br />
Editor’s <strong>No</strong>te: The names of the women in<br />
this article who are struggling with mental<br />
illness have been changed to protect their<br />
privacy. The names of the experts are real.<br />
The smell of summer leaked in through<br />
the open windows, mixed with the scent<br />
of cracked leather seats and traffic fumes.<br />
Children’s heads bobbed with the tires<br />
as they sat along the rows, two-by-two.<br />
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High-pitched chatter constantly floated<br />
in the air as a group of middle schoolers<br />
eagerly headed to a field trip at an amusement<br />
park in rural Alabama, 13-year-old<br />
Margaret Thompson among them.<br />
She sat among her friends: two in the<br />
seat in front of her, and two others — one<br />
of them being her crush of three years —<br />
sat on her left.<br />
“He’s watching me,” Margaret thought<br />
to herself, uneasily glancing over at the<br />
boy. “I wish he would stop looking over<br />
here, it’s making me nervous. Can’t I just<br />
get off this bus already?”<br />
As the boy kept talking back and forth<br />
between his friend beside him and Margaret,<br />
her apprehension grew.<br />
“What if it happens at the park today,”<br />
she worried to herself. “Or worse, what if it<br />
happens in front of him?”<br />
This is the thought that plagued her. As<br />
Margaret’s panic grew, so did her heart<br />
rate. She felt color creep into her cheeks as<br />
she turned to face the window, hoping no<br />
one would see. Her chest closed up and her<br />
heart started pounding, and she desperately<br />
tried to wish it away.<br />
“<strong>No</strong>t now,” Margaret told herself,<br />
begging her body to stop. “<strong>No</strong>t in front<br />
of him.”<br />
The pins and needles of paresthesia<br />
crawled its way up her body, bringing the<br />
tingles to her legs first and then up to her<br />
torso.<br />
She felt numb and lethargic, and she let<br />
herself go to what exactly had just happened:<br />
The anxiety had consumed her.<br />
Margaret is not the only person to have<br />
experienced a mental illness known as an
“It’s like wearing sunglasses all<br />
day long inside. It’s like you just<br />
have an overcoming sadness and<br />
everything is clouded.”<br />
anxiety disorder, and it is still something<br />
she struggles with today as a 19-year-old.<br />
According to the National Alliance on<br />
Mental Illness, 43.8 million adults struggle<br />
with a mental illness in a year. Approximately<br />
one in five experience an anxiety<br />
disorder and approximately one in 14 experience<br />
major depression, with women<br />
being twice as likely to struggle with the<br />
illness than men.<br />
Licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Renee<br />
Myer of Grayson & Associates in Birmingham,<br />
Alabama, said a mental disorder<br />
must impact multiple areas of someone’s<br />
life in order to be diagnosed.<br />
“If people get sad or anxious, those are<br />
just normal emotions, but for someone to<br />
get diagnosed with these things it has to<br />
be keeping them from socializing appropriately,<br />
or performing well at work or<br />
school,” Myer said.<br />
For many, like Margaret Thompson, one<br />
mental illness can lead to another.<br />
“It kind of feels like you’re not yourself<br />
anymore,” Thompson said, describing how<br />
her disorder feels. “Especially with the<br />
depression, it’s like wearing sunglasses<br />
all day long inside. It’s like you just have<br />
an overcoming sadness and everything is<br />
clouded. But anxiety is the same way, because<br />
they go hand in hand. The anxiety<br />
feels like somebody has got you handcuffed<br />
and you can’t do anything else, you can’t<br />
move, you’re not in control.”<br />
But sometimes control can be the hardest<br />
part. For a lot of women, counseling<br />
and medication is the last thing on<br />
their mind.<br />
Myer said many collegiate<br />
women turn to<br />
alcohol, drugs and excessive<br />
dating and exercise<br />
as detrimental<br />
ways to combat a mental<br />
disorder. She recommends<br />
regular workouts,<br />
balanced diets, reduced<br />
stress levels and counseling as safe,<br />
healthy alternatives.<br />
“College students are notorious for not<br />
being on a regular sleep schedule, and so<br />
even though it goes against the grain of<br />
what other people may be doing, try to be<br />
on a regular sleep schedule as much as possible,”<br />
she advised. “Talk to friends about<br />
how you’re feeling and get some support<br />
rather than just keeping it all inside.”<br />
Leanna Dilmore, 20, has struggled with<br />
her mental disorder since middle school.<br />
When her depression was at its most severe<br />
point in her life, she made several<br />
attempts to go to counseling but instead<br />
turned to negative outlets such as drinking<br />
alcohol and self-harming.<br />
“Usually I would feel better immediately<br />
after I [would self-harm],” she said. “It’s<br />
a release of emotion, or a way to feel some<br />
kind of emotion. But then in the days after<br />
that, I would just be angry at myself.”<br />
Myer said helping someone who struggles<br />
with self-harm should be more<br />
about asking them what’s going on in their<br />
life rather than focusing on the action.<br />
“Just try to figure out what they’re experiencing,”<br />
she said. “But if you get all<br />
upset about the behavior, then that will become<br />
a power struggle.”<br />
With the help of therapy and medication,<br />
Dilmore has now been clean of self-harm<br />
for over a year and a half and counting.<br />
Seeing a psychiatrist is not her favorite<br />
thing, but she knows it is a necessary step<br />
on the road to recovery. Though it is not<br />
the only solution to overcoming depression,<br />
it is the most efficient.<br />
“You never know what works for you until<br />
you try it,” Dilmore said. “What’s the<br />
harm in going once? I’ve been to quite a<br />
few counselors that I didn’t click with and<br />
I left, but it’s not like anything negative<br />
came out of that, I just kind of stopped going.<br />
The very worst thing that can happen<br />
is that it doesn’t work for you and you have<br />
to try something else.”<br />
Myer said depression is an illness that<br />
can be seasonal or last a lifetime, depending<br />
on the person. The National Institute<br />
of Mental Health found that genes, brain<br />
chemistry, hormones and stress play a<br />
large part in contributing to depression in<br />
women, but it is certainly not something<br />
that is unmanageable.<br />
“Some days [the depression] is more of<br />
an absence of emotion than anything<br />
else, just feeling numb,”<br />
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Dilmore said. “Other days, it’s feeling<br />
very upset for seemingly no reason and<br />
feeling very angry toward yourself. […] I<br />
don’t feel like it’s something I’ve overcome,<br />
because it’s an illness I definitely have and<br />
needs to be treated. But I think I’m starting<br />
to find better ways to deal with it, better<br />
ways to treat it. Going to counseling is<br />
important, finding a good group of people<br />
to surround yourself with and if you pursue<br />
medication, find what works for you.”<br />
For Katelyn Haal, 23, finding caring<br />
friends was a critical part in her controlling<br />
a severe eating disorder. As a senior<br />
in high school experiencing a big life<br />
change, an inconsistent friend group and<br />
pressure from her mother to be fit and<br />
beautiful, she was just looking for a way to<br />
control her life. A handful of crackers and<br />
a four-mile run became her typical day.<br />
After skipping a meal, Haal saw drastic<br />
and immediate effects. Friends would<br />
ask how she was losing weight so quickly,<br />
and each time Haal would lie and say<br />
it was because she was eating right and<br />
working out.<br />
“It got to a point where there would be<br />
days that I would feel as though I could<br />
feel my stomach eating itself,” Haal said.<br />
“In these moments, my thoughts were always,<br />
‘right now, I’m losing weight’ and<br />
it would push me to continue to eat less<br />
and less. When I would run, there would be<br />
days where I would run so much it would<br />
make me sick, but there was nothing in<br />
my system to let out other than acid. This<br />
felt like an accomplishment at the time,<br />
but looking back now it was horrible. I<br />
was making myself miserable. The feeling<br />
that I ate too much or that I needed to run<br />
more became everything.”<br />
Myer said obvious signs someone is<br />
struggling with an eating disorder is if<br />
they are secretive about their eating or<br />
don’t want to eat in front of other people,<br />
show a change in eating patterns, a significant<br />
weight change or if they are preoccupied<br />
with their body image.<br />
“For family and friends to help, trying<br />
to pressure somebody to eat more<br />
or eat less or not run to the bathroom<br />
to vomit is not going to help at first,”<br />
Myer said. “Generally trying to be supportive<br />
[helps], encourage them to get<br />
help. They probably feel out of control<br />
in some way, so try not to put somebody<br />
under greater pressure by trying to manage<br />
what they’re doing.”<br />
The National Eating Disorder Alliance<br />
found that 20 million American women are<br />
diagnosed with an eating disorder, especially<br />
prominent in college women due to<br />
stress, loneliness, cultural norms and complicated<br />
personal relationships.<br />
Myer recommended<br />
support groups, therapy<br />
and eventual hospitalization<br />
or rehabilitation for<br />
those who struggle with an<br />
eating disorder.<br />
Upon entering college,<br />
Haal was able to gain confidence<br />
in herself and found<br />
a community that accepted<br />
her as she was, without<br />
having to try to gain their<br />
approval. She went from under-eating<br />
to over-eating and finally back<br />
to full health.<br />
“Over time, I was able to realize that me<br />
controlling either the intake or avoidance<br />
of food was a controlling mechanism for<br />
me,” she said. “It helped me realize that<br />
there are going to be things in life that I<br />
cannot control, and I cannot please everyone.<br />
I am who I am.”<br />
Sometimes, Haal considers going back to<br />
her eating disorder to get a “jump start”<br />
on dieting.<br />
“I remind myself how much harm I<br />
[would be] doing and I begin to ask myself<br />
why I want to see those results, and I doing<br />
this for others or for myself,” she said. “I<br />
remind myself that I do not have to please<br />
others, and if that is the only way they remain<br />
friends or approve of me then they<br />
are people I do not need in my life, or at<br />
least do not need to hold their opinions in<br />
such high regard.”<br />
For Thompson’s anxiety disorder, moving<br />
for college was detrimental to her<br />
mental health. She was having up to five<br />
anxiety attacks a day, and felt ashamed for<br />
bringing old baggage into her new start.<br />
“What I had to do a lot of the time was<br />
just let it run its course and know that I<br />
was going to come out on the other side,”<br />
she said. “One of the worst things you can<br />
do is avoidance. [...] I wouldn’t do anything<br />
when it would happen, I wouldn’t<br />
fight it off, I would just sit there.”<br />
One of the healthy things she does when<br />
she finds herself having an attack she tries<br />
to calm down individual parts of her body,<br />
starting with a foot and working her way<br />
“Go get some help and [don’t] be<br />
embarrassed about it. Don’t struggle<br />
alone. People need help and<br />
oftentimes just talking about it<br />
helps. Just don’t isolate yourself.<br />
”<br />
up. She also thinks that distracting your<br />
mind is a good way to keep your body under<br />
control, suggesting doodling, exercising,<br />
writing or discussing it with a friend.<br />
“Talk to somebody,” Myer stressed to<br />
any woman struggling with a mental illness.<br />
“Go get some help and [don’t] be<br />
embarrassed about it. Don’t struggle<br />
alone. People need help and oftentimes<br />
just talking about it helps. Just don’t<br />
isolate yourself.”<br />
Help with any mental disorder can be<br />
found for little to no cost at most public,<br />
private and community universities.<br />
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[54] <strong>Alice</strong> <strong>No</strong>vember 2016<br />
Hi, my name is Jada, and I’ve been<br />
attached to my phone for 10 years now.<br />
When it comes to our phones, I<br />
think we could all agree we’re a bit too<br />
attached. From simply texting, calling<br />
or using Facetime to our unrelenting<br />
use of popular apps — Snapchat and<br />
Instagram, for example — we use our<br />
phones an average nine and a half<br />
hours each day. That’s more than onethird<br />
of the day, folks. In addition to<br />
our constant dependence on Google<br />
Maps, Google Search, Spotify or Apple<br />
Music, we love our phones and use<br />
them often.<br />
My attachment began when I received<br />
my first cell phone in sixth<br />
grade and my 11-year-old self thought<br />
it was without a doubt the coolest thing<br />
ever. Keep in mind this was 2005,<br />
when the most popular choice for a cell<br />
phone was the LG Razor. I didn’t have<br />
a Razor. Instead, 2006 me toted what<br />
she thought to be the trendiest phone,<br />
an LG EnV. Yeah, that chunky phone<br />
with buttons so small a baby elf probably<br />
couldn’t even text correctly? Bingo.<br />
But honestly, texting was the least<br />
of my worries. This phone had games<br />
and music features that allowed me to<br />
download all of TRL’s current top hits<br />
and make them my ringtones for all<br />
my family members and friends. And<br />
bonus feature: I could also select songs<br />
and make them my alarm sound. Talk<br />
about the thrill of waking up to The<br />
All-American Rejects.<br />
I took that phone everywhere with<br />
me — to school to text in-between<br />
classes, to volleyball practice during<br />
water break or whenever I could sneak<br />
in a little text after rotating out. I<br />
even took it in the bathroom. So then<br />
imagine my attachment for a LG EnV<br />
compared to the superb and ever-innovative<br />
iPhone. I mean I can order<br />
food from a simple click on an app and<br />
have it delivered to me. In a Millennial’s<br />
eyes, that’s like finding gold. So<br />
I’ll admit, I still use my phone in all<br />
of those scenarios and many more —<br />
while at a red light, waiting at the doctor’s<br />
office, walking around campus,<br />
even while eating out with family or<br />
friends. I know this constant usage of<br />
my phone reflects the priority and significance<br />
of a smartphone in my life,<br />
and it distinctly points out an undeniable<br />
attachment.<br />
So when asked to endure a four-day<br />
journey without the use of my smartphone<br />
(emergencies excluded), my initial<br />
reaction resembled something to if<br />
Game of Thrones character Khaleesi<br />
when asked if she could live a day without<br />
her dragons: “Absolutely not! It’s<br />
my life.” But then I thought to myself,<br />
“Am I really that attached to a four<br />
and-a-half ounce rectangular piece of<br />
metal that I can’t go without it for just<br />
four simple days?” Upset that my instinctive<br />
reaction was “yes,” I bravely<br />
agreed to do it knowing these next four<br />
days would be a rude awakening.<br />
Day 1: Ripping the band-aid off<br />
9 a.m.: Rise and shine, it’s wake up<br />
time. Upon deciding to go four days<br />
without my phone, my first thought<br />
was, “How in the world am I going<br />
to wake up on time without my five<br />
alarms?” Yes, I’m that person. So I<br />
resorted to the old school way and decided<br />
to actually use the classic analog<br />
alarm clock I had bought from IKEA<br />
freshman year.<br />
I was excited about this because I<br />
love little knick-knack vintage things<br />
and using them for practical reasons.<br />
So the night before, I set the alarm<br />
with a heart of giddiness and hopeful<br />
expectancy I’d actually wake up.<br />
The morning came and as soon as<br />
the clock began to ding, I awoke in confusion<br />
and grabbed the clock, full of<br />
fury and determination to shut it up.<br />
A few seconds later I remembered why<br />
I had the clock set.<br />
9:15 a.m.: Usually after waking up,<br />
I’ll spend a good 30 minutes to an hour<br />
playing around on my phone, checking<br />
social media or catching up on emails.<br />
I’m positive I remember groaning in<br />
response to not being able to check<br />
my phone.<br />
10:30 a.m.: I began my day as usual<br />
with making breakfast, reading, showering<br />
and cleaning, but I usually enjoy<br />
doing these things to music using Spotify<br />
on my phone (because if you can<br />
dance while doing something it makes<br />
it all the better). Yet, despite not having<br />
a phone I didn’t have to go without<br />
my normal morning jig, and I resorted<br />
to using my laptop. #clutch<br />
11 a.m.: It was now time to make<br />
plans for the day, but without my<br />
phone. How exactly am I supposed to<br />
go about talking to my friends? Again,<br />
I resorted to my laptop and happily<br />
use Messages.<br />
But here’s the thing: Messages<br />
for me sometimes acts a little funky,<br />
can’t we all relate? So upon sending<br />
out some texts, I didn’t receive any<br />
response for an hour. So experiencing<br />
#FOMO (fear of missing out), I wanted<br />
to know what my friends are doing.<br />
As creepy as this may sound, the usual<br />
way that my friends and I find each<br />
other is by using an app called “Find<br />
My Friends” that allows you to view<br />
your follower’s location via the location<br />
of their phone. So my #FOMO continued<br />
as I couldn’t use my phone and still
You know how you<br />
sometimes have those<br />
dreams where you<br />
feel like you’ve walked<br />
into class naked?<br />
That’s how I felt all day.<br />
no one answered my texts.<br />
2 p.m.: Finally, I got a response<br />
from someone, and we decided to meet<br />
up at a friend’s house. Turns out my<br />
friends were playing tennis — something<br />
I could’ve easily figured out<br />
through “Find My Friends.” I meet<br />
up with friends and enjoy more quality<br />
time and less screen time. I definitely<br />
notice myself actively listening and<br />
participating more in conversation.<br />
5 p.m.: Disclaimer: I had my phone<br />
with me at all times just in case of<br />
emergencies, but out of habit, I click<br />
the home button all too often. This<br />
was like the 16th time I’d done this,<br />
but this time I discover a myriad of notifications,<br />
which my first response is<br />
to scroll through and look at. I quickly<br />
remembered this is a big no-no for now.<br />
11 p.m.: Time for bed and first<br />
day completed.<br />
One day down, three to go.<br />
Recap of the day: You know how you<br />
sometimes have those dreams where<br />
you feel like you’ve walked into class<br />
naked? That’s how I felt all day.<br />
Day 2: Continuing the madness<br />
9 a.m.: This time I didn’t have such<br />
a harsh reaction to being woken up by<br />
the analog alarm. The dinging was<br />
still a bit annoying.<br />
9:15 – 10 a.m.: Since I couldn’t<br />
check social media or roam around on<br />
my smartphone, I noticed a much earlier<br />
start to my day — and I liked it.<br />
11:30 a.m.: It’s time for a doctor’s<br />
visit and, as we all know, the waiting<br />
room can quickly turn into the bane of<br />
our existence. Typically, I conquered<br />
this by playing on my smartphone.<br />
However, with a certain limitation on<br />
that at the moment I decided to pack a<br />
book and hope for the best. By the time<br />
the doctor finally called me in — two<br />
hours later — I’d managed to read all<br />
the way through 12 chapters. *cue the<br />
feel good vibes*<br />
2:30 p.m.: I checked my battery life<br />
and...<br />
5 p.m.: I enjoyed dinner with friends<br />
where, in regard to my phoneless trial,<br />
they all decided to put their phones<br />
up too and experience some maximum<br />
friendship quality time. It was nice<br />
to feel like a screen wasn’t intruding<br />
our conversation.<br />
11 p.m.: I noticed it does take me<br />
a little bit longer to fall asleep since<br />
I’m used to looking at my phone,<br />
which then makes my eyes tired<br />
and easier for me to fall asleep. I<br />
probably didn’t actually fall asleep<br />
until midnight.<br />
Recap of the day: Despite having to<br />
overcome certain phone habits, I honestly<br />
didn’t miss my phone that much.<br />
Day 3: First day of school<br />
8 a.m.: Surprisingly, this time I<br />
didn’t hate the high-pitched dinging<br />
as much as the previous days. And<br />
because I couldn’t just hit snooze and<br />
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wait for it to ring again, I had to get up<br />
or risk the chance of missing my first<br />
class of senior year. I liked the luxury<br />
of being able to set multiple alarms<br />
to increase maximum sleep possibility<br />
along with being graced every morning<br />
by my favorite song of the semester, but<br />
a bit of me felt prideful in the fact that<br />
I was doing it the old fashioned way.<br />
9 – 10 a.m.: Class wasn’t too unbearable<br />
without my phone due to having my<br />
laptop and the company of a close friend.<br />
Oh, and I guess due to the part where I<br />
should have been actively listening and<br />
taking notes.<br />
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: I notice as I’m<br />
walking around that my neck wasn’t<br />
hurting as usual. Who’s to know the<br />
exact cause, but I began to wonder if<br />
it was due to no longer having my head<br />
down all the time to look at my phone.<br />
2 p.m.: I really had a hard time not<br />
being able to use social media all day,<br />
but I would log in to mobile sites just to<br />
refresh and see what everyone was saying<br />
since it was the first day of classes.<br />
But still, for those apps like Snapchat<br />
that only work on phones, I once again<br />
had the #FOMO.<br />
4 p.m.: By this point, I realized<br />
how often I take photos. I’m not just<br />
talking about selfies and squad photos<br />
here, but photos of important dates<br />
from syllabi, screenshots of recipes,<br />
cute outfits and to even passwords and<br />
log in information. It was hard to kick<br />
this habit on the first day.<br />
6 p.m.: There is something very satisfying<br />
about seeing your battery life<br />
above 50 percent in the late afternoon.<br />
10 p.m.: With school being back in<br />
session, I’d have liked to watch a full<br />
recap of the Alabama Snapchat Story,<br />
but I had to refrain. The social media<br />
lover in me just really wants to kick<br />
the can.<br />
Recap of the day: I missed my phone.<br />
Day 4: The final countdown<br />
8 a.m.: Even though classes started<br />
a little bit later than yesterday, I still<br />
wanted to wake up early just to enjoy<br />
the possibilities of having free time in<br />
the morning. That handy dandy analog<br />
clock came in handy!<br />
9 a.m.: With this newfound free<br />
time, I decided to actually go running<br />
before class. Typically, I do wake up<br />
each morning with the ambition to accomplish<br />
working out before class, but<br />
the temptation of more sleep and the<br />
distraction of my phone make me act<br />
otherwise. With neither being a hindrance,<br />
I made my way on down to the<br />
River Walk.<br />
<strong>No</strong>w one thing that I’m super picky<br />
about is that I need my headphones<br />
or some kind of music playing when<br />
I work out or run. So as I did enjoy<br />
an early morning jog, I could’ve done<br />
without the constant sound of my<br />
heavy breathing. Plus, a nice Beyoncé<br />
tune might’ve encouraged me to go a<br />
mile longer.<br />
11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Again, I had my<br />
laptop, so classes didn’t seem to deter<br />
much from the usual.<br />
6 p.m.: I was really craving a social<br />
media check. #j’feel<br />
8 p.m.: <strong>No</strong> homework = no responsibilities.<br />
So I logged onto Hulu and<br />
enjoyed a few episodes of The Mindy<br />
Project. I’m still undecided if this was<br />
just me resorting to the lesser of two<br />
evils with my technology addiction. I’ll<br />
leave that up to you to decide.<br />
10 p.m.: As the day drew to an end,<br />
I began to plan for tomorrow. I may or<br />
may not have found slight satisfaction<br />
in setting my phone alarm for the next<br />
day’s festivities. #RIPanalogclock<br />
Recap of the day: I did it!<br />
So with a trial like that, what did I<br />
learn? If you asked me beforehand if I’d<br />
agree that as a Millennial I consume<br />
nine and a half hours of daily phone<br />
usage, I would’ve probably debated<br />
that statistic and really say I only consume<br />
half of that. Yet, these past four<br />
days have proven me otherwise. More<br />
often than not, I caught myself just<br />
simply holding my phone or clicking<br />
the home button just to fill time during<br />
whatever I was doing. Even more so,<br />
I blatantly discovered my dependence<br />
on a phone during social settings and<br />
even the times at when my phone usage<br />
is probably inappropriate for<br />
the setting.<br />
A break from my phone was liberating<br />
and allowed me to disconnect from<br />
feeling like I had to always be in response<br />
or up-to-date on social media,<br />
which I believe we Millennials have<br />
picked up from being a generation so<br />
readily exposed and consumed by our<br />
phones. Moving forward, I think I’ll be<br />
more thoughtful in when is the appropriate<br />
time to use my phone and when<br />
to know I’ve reached enough consumption<br />
for the day. I think we all should<br />
experience a break from our phones<br />
and learn just how much we truly depend<br />
on them.<br />
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NETFLIX,<br />
WINE<br />
AND THE<br />
ENTIRE<br />
PIZZA<br />
Why we binge, what we binge on<br />
and why everything might be okay<br />
By Laura Testino<br />
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[58] <strong>Alice</strong> <strong>No</strong>vember 2016<br />
My mom got her first iPhone at<br />
the beginning of August, and<br />
she’s already mastered the art of the<br />
Perfect Response GIF better than any<br />
of my Millennial friends. She wasn’t as<br />
savvy on Instagram though, and after<br />
spotting me in a group photo would try<br />
to zoom in on my grainy face to see how<br />
I look when converted to approximately<br />
three different pixels (gross). Lucky for<br />
her, she only had to deal without the<br />
zoom for a month before the app caught<br />
up to the moms and dads of Millennials<br />
everywhere, and made zooming an<br />
integral function. The first photo I<br />
zoomed in on? A post by Cosmopolitan,<br />
with a canary yellow background<br />
and impossibly tiny, capitalized<br />
fuchsia letters.<br />
“Zoom in on the pic to see the<br />
magical, one-word answer to ALL<br />
YOUR PROBLEMS,” the caption<br />
read, followed by a crystal ball emoji<br />
sandwiched between two sparkle emojis,<br />
and then a “#zoom.”<br />
Cosmopolitan’s magical cure-all,<br />
worthy of the first post-zoom feature<br />
post? Simple: pizza.<br />
Which shouldn’t be entirely<br />
surprising. Just scroll through the<br />
21,482,830 Instagram posts with the<br />
hashtag, or go online shopping for<br />
pepperoni pizza onesie pajamas or<br />
backpacks. Read Bustle’s article, “14<br />
Stages of Eating An Entire Pizza By<br />
Yourself Because You Were Born For<br />
This,” quiz yourself with Buzzfeed’s<br />
“How High Is Your Pizza IQ?,” or head<br />
back over to Cosmopolitan to assess<br />
the effects of the cure-all and discover<br />
“What Eating 1 Slice of Pizza Really<br />
Does to Your Body.” Hint: it involves<br />
something like 5 grams of saturated fat<br />
and a spiked blood pressure.<br />
Pizza has such a large impact on<br />
people ages 2 to 19 that the food should<br />
specifically be addressed for anyone<br />
receiving nutritional counseling,<br />
according to the National Health<br />
and Nutrition Examination survey<br />
compiled by researchers at the Health<br />
Policy Center at the Institute of Health
Research and Policy at the University of<br />
Illinois at Chicago.<br />
United States Google searches for the<br />
cheesy pie have climbed since 2004, and<br />
with notable quickness between 2010<br />
and 2011. The top two related queries at<br />
the beginning of September 2016 were<br />
“pizza near me” and “delivery near me,”<br />
respectively, a testament to the rising<br />
popularity of delivery food (another<br />
search term with a steady rise) and the<br />
Italian-inspired favorite that was at the<br />
helm of the delivery trend decades ago.<br />
The instantaneous arrival of pizza<br />
appearing UFO flying-saucer style<br />
at the front door has paired almost<br />
exclusively with Netflix, another even<br />
more instantaneous service. Google<br />
searches in the United States for Netflix<br />
have risen with pizza, mimicking the<br />
quickened rise between 2010 and 2011,<br />
although, generally, pizza seems to<br />
garner slightly more interest.<br />
The Netflix-pizza coupling – dare we<br />
christen it #Netza or #Piflix? – is the<br />
trending epitome of an envied nightin.<br />
The instant gratification of salty<br />
cheese slices and multiple seasons of<br />
innumerable television series inspire<br />
indulgent “treat yo’self” binges that<br />
are often decidedly ‘gram-worthy<br />
and deserving of other social media<br />
broadcasts, particularly among the<br />
Millennial crowd. And over the summer,<br />
after expressing my virtual like for<br />
another friend’s impressive pizza and<br />
Netflix binge for the umpteenth time,<br />
I finally stopped and wondered why<br />
I felt so congratulatory for someone<br />
else’s indulgence in pizza and television.<br />
Surely there are more exciting things<br />
than eating pizza, drinking wine, and<br />
discovering the Upside Down?<br />
“Watch me [wine] /<br />
<strong>No</strong>w watch me [Netflix]”<br />
“When you turn your boring night-in<br />
into something that’s ‘totally trending<br />
right now,’ you want to post about it, and<br />
you want people to know,” said Tessa<br />
Albert, a senior majoring in advertising<br />
at The University of Alabama.<br />
After disclosing this, Albert opened<br />
her personal Instagram feed (she also<br />
has a business account for her artwork)<br />
to see if she had ever fallen victim to<br />
the social media trap she identified. She<br />
found a couple of photos of doughnuts,<br />
and one of a sermon playing on her<br />
laptop with a Chipotle meal plopped in<br />
the bottom right corner. <strong>No</strong> signs of the<br />
#trending trifecta:<br />
Netflix. Wine. Pizza.<br />
Albert does identify with 31 percent<br />
of other Millennials who responded<br />
to a Nielsen survey saying that they<br />
pay for an online streaming service.<br />
In comparison with other groups,<br />
Millennials (ages 21-34, according to<br />
Nielsen) and Generation Z responders<br />
(age 15-20), tie with the largest<br />
percentage of subscribers, and are<br />
followed by 24 percent of Generation<br />
X (age 35-49) and 15 percent of Baby<br />
Boomers (age 50-64).<br />
As far as pizza, Albert eats it on<br />
occasion, but it isn’t her go-to snack.<br />
She feels the same way about wine. But<br />
she would probably like a friend’s social<br />
media post about staying in and eating a<br />
whole pizza and binge-watching Netflix,<br />
she said.<br />
Social media thrives in an environment<br />
designed to quench the desire for social<br />
validation. There are “like” buttons and<br />
apps to repost and retweet, the ability to<br />
share and even to react to a photo with<br />
disgust or anger or laughter or love.<br />
Posting a photo and immediately seeing<br />
the response from a virtual someone is<br />
instant gratification.<br />
“The only reason I watch Stranger<br />
Things is because all of my friends have<br />
told me to,” Albert said. “I probably<br />
wouldn’t have watched it if I was just<br />
going through Netflix by myself. It<br />
would not be my first choice – I don’t<br />
like scary things.”<br />
It is a natural tendency to look<br />
for others to mimic people they feel<br />
similar to, particularly in situations of<br />
uncertainty, said Rosanna Guadagno,<br />
an associate professor of both emerging<br />
media and psychology at the University<br />
of Texas at Dallas.<br />
“The way that social media is set up,<br />
it makes it really easy for us to share<br />
information,” she said. “So the social<br />
validation of looking to others to guide<br />
behavior is one key component to the<br />
spread of information online.”<br />
As Millennials, we are the first<br />
generation to be raised with technology<br />
at our fingertips, and seamlessly inject<br />
ourselves into online culture than other<br />
generations. We want news immediately.<br />
We want our food immediately. And<br />
technology affords us the pleasure of<br />
having it that way.<br />
“I think that’s a real danger,<br />
constantly expecting everything to be<br />
there, to have the whole story, to have<br />
the whole pizza, to have the whole<br />
bottle of wine,” Guadagno said. “It’s<br />
dangerous in that it’s hard to develop<br />
self-discipline. There’s a virtue in<br />
waiting for things. But that said, I<br />
binge-watch too, because I like to know<br />
how the story ends.”<br />
The unholy trinity<br />
Pizza, wine and Netflix are the trifecta<br />
of modern convenience: if not readily<br />
available from the couch, they are<br />
deliverable and/or available at a 24-hour<br />
convenience store. In a separate study<br />
by Nielsen published in September, the<br />
preferences of Millennials are compared<br />
with those of Baby Boomers. Overall,<br />
Nielsen said, Millennials expect<br />
businesses to maintain respectable<br />
business practices, but that 24 percent<br />
of the global also expect products and<br />
businesses that value “connectivity,<br />
convenience and options that allow them<br />
to be in control.”<br />
Based on data collected from 30,000<br />
online consumers that represent<br />
60 countries, Nielsen categorized<br />
Millennial preferences as “we,” “more”<br />
and “now.” Fifty-eight percent of<br />
Millennials eat out at least once a<br />
week, compared to 29 percent of Baby<br />
Boomers, and 68 percent agree that<br />
time-shifted programming like Netflix<br />
and Hulu or DVR better accommodate<br />
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their schedules (52 percent of Baby<br />
Boomers agreed with this).<br />
Both Albert and Bailey Blaise<br />
Mariea, a senior majoring in musical<br />
theatre, agree that convenience is a<br />
contributing factor to their television<br />
consumption habits.<br />
“Netflix is readily available, it works<br />
with whatever time, picks up right<br />
where you left off and it’s portable,<br />
which is huge,” Mariea said. “The<br />
quality is high, and it’s way cheaper<br />
than if I were to buy HD or a DISH<br />
Network package.”<br />
The quality of Netflix original content<br />
has continued a new Golden Age time of<br />
television that began in the early 2000s<br />
with HBO and Showtime shows, says<br />
Stacy Morgan, an associate professor of<br />
American Studies who teaches a course<br />
in popular culture at The University<br />
of Alabama. The new, ambitious<br />
business model for making television<br />
gave creators more artistic license,<br />
resulting in higher quality television<br />
that continued to have a large audience.<br />
“Netflix has very much followed in that<br />
wake,” Morgan said. “I think it’s clear<br />
that the creators of a lot of those Netflix<br />
original series really have ambitions<br />
that are every bit on par with what you<br />
would expect out of feature films.<br />
“The other shift that’s going on<br />
along with this hand-in-hand with<br />
more creative control for show runners<br />
is a shift to more emphasis on longterm,<br />
or long-form storytelling. So in<br />
other words, it’s not just a Law and<br />
Order episode where everything is<br />
just going to more or less wrap up by<br />
the end of the episode each week. It’s<br />
a really different kind of storytelling<br />
where it’s built in a serial form, with<br />
long story arcs that really reward<br />
fan engagement.”<br />
The new form for television – making<br />
entire series readily available – makes<br />
binge watching accessible. During her<br />
freshman year, Mariea watched her<br />
way through One Tree Hill, spending<br />
some weekend days watching multiple<br />
episodes, or squeezing episodes in while<br />
putting on makeup or doing laundry.<br />
Studies published in Psychology<br />
Today’s “Why We’re Wired to Binge<br />
Watch TV” found that eight in 10<br />
people prefer to binge watch Netflix<br />
instead of watching single episodes,<br />
and 76 percent of people reported that<br />
binge-watching was a refuge from a<br />
busy lifestyle. Emerging media and<br />
psychology professor Guadagno studied<br />
what makes videos do viral online,<br />
though she isn’t sure if her research<br />
correlates to binge-watching tendencies,<br />
and believes it has more to do with<br />
the cliff-hanging constructions of the<br />
storyline than social validation and<br />
emotional responses.<br />
“We fall in love with the story, and<br />
then the story ends in such a way that<br />
we want to keep watching and find<br />
out what happens next,” Guadagno<br />
said. “For me, at least – and this is a<br />
personal opinion not based on ideas<br />
about binge watching – it allows us<br />
to finish the story, and it give us that<br />
instant gratification.”<br />
Pairing pizza and wine with Netflix<br />
reflects a culture of instant gratification,<br />
which has been recognized by marketers.<br />
Technomic, a research and consulting<br />
firm focused on food, found that in<br />
2012, 40 percent of Americans eat pizza<br />
at least once per week, a 15 percent<br />
increase from 2010. A report by the<br />
Wine Market Council released in early<br />
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2016 shows that Millennials consume<br />
42 percent of all wine consumed,<br />
with 30 percent by Baby Boomers<br />
and 20 percent by the Gen-Xers in<br />
between. Millennial wine drinkers<br />
average three glasses per sitting, and<br />
between 2005 and 2010, increased the<br />
percentage of high frequency drinkers<br />
(of legal drinking age) from eight<br />
to 13.9 percent.<br />
Although Netflix is commercial-free,<br />
marketing techniques mixing television<br />
with other forms of consumption aren’t<br />
new, and began shortly after televisions<br />
entered homes in the 1940s.<br />
“That’s why people wanted to have<br />
commercials on TV,” Morgan said.<br />
“There’s a recognition by marketers<br />
pretty early on that pleasurable viewing<br />
experiences on television can trigger<br />
appetites not just for more of the TV<br />
entertainment, but can trigger other<br />
types of appetites for consumption.”<br />
The kids are alright<br />
(they’re just full of pizza)<br />
It’s convenient to treat yo’self and<br />
unwind with several slices of pizza<br />
and several glasses of wine and<br />
several episodes of your new favorite<br />
television show. For Mariea, it’s also an<br />
accomplishment; if she’s going to work<br />
hard, she’s going to play hard, too.<br />
“I think that [Millennials] are<br />
extremely task-oriented,” Mariea said.<br />
“And for me at least, while we’re always<br />
applauded for being the multi-tasking<br />
generation, there’s always part of me<br />
that’s like, ‘I don’t know when I’m going<br />
to get to watch the rest of this Netflix<br />
series, so I’m going to sit down, and<br />
I really wanna watch it, and I can, I<br />
have the time, this is what I want to do.<br />
Check that off my box.’”<br />
Beyond those five grams of saturated<br />
fat per slice, the effects of cultural<br />
binging aren’t necessarily concrete.<br />
Older generations are concerned<br />
for Millennials because they aren’t<br />
accustomed to the instant accessibility<br />
afforded by services that bring TV to<br />
your phone or pizza to your doorstep,<br />
so the true effects remain to be seen,<br />
Guadagno said. The only way to<br />
potentially alter the trend of indulgence<br />
would be to spread the idea that<br />
moderation is more trendy.<br />
“What you’d have to do is start<br />
spreading social validation and social<br />
normative information that suggests<br />
that most people like them aren’t doing<br />
Pizza, wine and Netflix are the trifecta of<br />
modern convenience: if not readily available<br />
from the couch, they are deliverable and/or<br />
available at a 24-hour convenience store.<br />
it [instant gratification],” Guadagno<br />
said. “And that’s the reason that<br />
social media kind of presents a false<br />
impression of what everyone else is<br />
doing. <strong>No</strong>t everyone in our world is<br />
on social media. <strong>No</strong>t everyone in our<br />
world is sharing these articles. But<br />
if enough of our friends do it, we<br />
do it, too.”<br />
And Millennials are recognizing<br />
that the frequency of Instagramworthy<br />
nights in may be less than we<br />
all perceive. Mariea admitted that the<br />
times she spent entire days binging<br />
shows, she wasn’t at her healthiest.<br />
Having an indulgent day or night in<br />
every now and then, when it doesn’t<br />
interfere with classes or relationships,<br />
is an acceptable sort of splurge. Albert<br />
agreed, recognizing how turning to<br />
Netflix can be somewhat addictive.<br />
“<strong>No</strong> one should sit there for 10 hours<br />
and watch an entire season of a show<br />
in one sitting. We do it, but it’s bad,”<br />
Albert said. “I think it’s like a selfcontrol<br />
thing, too, though. I think<br />
that would take a lot to sit down and<br />
be like, ‘I’m only going to watch one<br />
episode.’ That always turns into five.”<br />
But, for those times when pizza is<br />
“the magical, one-word answer to<br />
ALL YOUR PROBLEMS,” treating<br />
yo’self with some cheesy bread and<br />
television is probably okay; concern<br />
from older generations is a typical<br />
reaction to new entertainment forms.<br />
When comic books became popular in<br />
the 1940s and ‘50s, some groups were<br />
panicked that children would become<br />
addicted to them.<br />
“I do think it’s typical, like each new<br />
technological breakthrough in terms<br />
of entertainment options, has usually<br />
been accompanied by some kind of<br />
anxiety,” Morgan said. “Especially<br />
as young people’s entertainment<br />
consumption habits change, older<br />
Americans get anxious because it’s<br />
unfamiliar, at least initially.”<br />
The rapid consumption of media<br />
is not just a Millennial trend.<br />
Nielsen discovered that 81 percent<br />
of Millennials “enjoy the freedom of<br />
being connected anywhere, anytime<br />
to watch video content,” but so do the<br />
majority of Baby Boomers – about 66<br />
percent. They just aren’t inclined to<br />
share their nights in on Instagram.<br />
“I really do think that this ‘excess,’<br />
‘reward yourself,’ ‘live hard for what<br />
you’re doing right now’ kind of thing<br />
is a beautiful and can be a healthy<br />
way to get through that and to deal<br />
with that, and to not fall prey to<br />
pressure and to that rigidity and that<br />
routine that allows for no personal<br />
enjoyment,” Mariea said. “If you eat<br />
a whole pizza, share it with the world.<br />
If that’s what makes you happy, then<br />
good for you.”<br />
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Women prove their power in politics<br />
By Maddy Ard<br />
W<br />
omen have never been warmly<br />
welcomed in the American<br />
political arena. For most of<br />
this nation’s existence, American law and<br />
society have kept a big “no girls allowed”<br />
sign nailed to the front door of every capitol<br />
building, state house and town hall. A<br />
Constitutional amendment finally granted<br />
women the right to have their voices heard<br />
in 1920, some 139 years after the United<br />
States government was established.<br />
In the near 100 years since the passage<br />
of the 19th Amendment, women have made<br />
great leaps toward equality in the political<br />
realm. The United States has seen four<br />
women serve in the U.S. Supreme Court,<br />
313 as federal congresswomen, 37 as governors,<br />
and the list goes on. Countless<br />
American women have attempted to rise<br />
to the call to serve this nation in an elected<br />
position, and only a small fraction have<br />
seen their dreams come to fruition.<br />
Today, American women from all walks<br />
of life have the right to participate in the<br />
political process in some form. Still, hurdles<br />
stand in every woman’s path to political<br />
success — claims that emotions,<br />
hormones or lack of experience cloud a<br />
woman’s brain and make the female anatomy<br />
incompatible with political leadership<br />
and authority, according to Cheryl Rios,<br />
CEO of Go Ape Marketing. Each woman<br />
who seeks political office must withstand<br />
constant scrutiny. She walks a fine line,<br />
treading the narrowing space between<br />
push-over and bitty.<br />
Many young women entering the political<br />
scene see these hurdles in advance. The<br />
media has already warned them of the<br />
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obstacles they face. For Lillian Roth,<br />
the seventh young woman to serve as<br />
SGA president in University of Alabama<br />
history, anticipating challenges and<br />
facing them head on has been her formula<br />
for success.<br />
Roth grew up in Montgomery, Alabama,<br />
immersed in politics from a young age. In<br />
high school, she was selected to represent<br />
Montgomery Academy at Girls State 2014,<br />
a week-long program geared toward encouraging<br />
young women to become aware<br />
of and involved in the American political<br />
system. Roth still enjoys working with<br />
Girls State each year and said she credits<br />
the program for her interest in politics.<br />
Upon entering the university in 2014,<br />
classmates and advisors recognized<br />
Roth’s potential and passion for leadership<br />
and encouraged her to run for SGA<br />
Senate. After her successful Senate campaign,<br />
Roth quickly became an active<br />
member of SGA as chair of the External<br />
Affairs Committee.<br />
During her sophomore year, Roth<br />
decided to take her involvement with<br />
SGA to the next level, and in February<br />
2016 she announced her candidacy for<br />
SGA president. Roth said she was overwhelmed<br />
by the support she received from<br />
the student body, and though it was a<br />
long and hard road, her team never let her<br />
feel discouraged.<br />
Roth said she has many hopes for the<br />
university during her term. Already one<br />
of her major goals, the return of the<br />
transportation group Uber to Tuscaloosa,<br />
has been reached. Roth also plans<br />
to host weekly “Lattes with Lill” open<br />
meetings, through which she hopes to foster<br />
transparency between SGA and the UA<br />
student body. However, many of the goals<br />
Roth has set for this campus needs the<br />
support of the SGA governing body and<br />
advisors to come to completion.<br />
Roth said many of the SGA advisors<br />
were taken aback by her towards the beginning<br />
of her term as president. Some of<br />
these advisors had never worked with a female<br />
president before, and those who have<br />
only have done so once or twice throughout<br />
the course of their careers.<br />
“Being a woman hasn’t necessarily<br />
been a problem for me, but it is definitely<br />
something I’ve had to be aware of,” Roth<br />
said. “Unfortunately, people automatically<br />
think I’ll be more emotional because I’m<br />
a woman, so I’ve had to anticipate issues<br />
I might face and address them head on.”<br />
Roth said this method of action instead<br />
of reaction has ensured she is taken<br />
seriously in SGA meetings and events.<br />
The majority of Roth’s presidency is still<br />
ahead of her, and she said she is optimistic<br />
about the progress she hopes to see at the<br />
university this year.<br />
Like Roth, local attorney Cynthia Almond<br />
seized her opportunity to lead when<br />
it presented itself. Tuscaloosa native and<br />
UA Law alumna, Almond said she was<br />
eager to become involved in local politics.<br />
With her family settled and children<br />
getting older, Almond knew when a seat<br />
became available it was her time to act.<br />
Almond sought a position on the Tuscaloosa<br />
City Council against three male competitors.<br />
Almond said that running for city<br />
council was something she always planned<br />
on doing one day, and her biggest piece of<br />
We see each<br />
other as equals<br />
who each bring<br />
advice to any young woman interested in<br />
politics is to seize an opportunity without<br />
hesitation when it arrives.<br />
“If it’s something you want to do, then<br />
do it,” Almond said. “Only you can make<br />
that decision. Other people can encourage<br />
you, but in the end it’s about you making<br />
that decision.”<br />
Almond said 75 percent of her experiences<br />
in the local political scene have been<br />
unmarred by gender discrimination. Looking<br />
back on her campaign, Almond mused<br />
that her gender was probably the source of<br />
criticism within different circles, but Almond<br />
said she did not hear it and therefore<br />
was not hindered by it. Though comments<br />
were made to her regarding her ability to<br />
tackle the position, Almond believes those<br />
who questioned her directly only did so out<br />
of genuine concern.<br />
“Once I was elected, I felt no resistance<br />
from my fellow councilmembers,” she said.<br />
different experiences<br />
to the table.<br />
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“There are seven of us, and we see each<br />
other as equals who each bring different<br />
experiences to the table.”<br />
In the national arena, Hillary Clinton is<br />
the uncontested woman of the hour. For<br />
most of her professional life, Clinton has<br />
been in the political spotlight, beginning<br />
with a term as SGA president at Wellesley<br />
College. With a political career spanning<br />
over three decades, it’s safe to say Clinton<br />
has learned a thing or two about the trials<br />
and tribulations women face as they navigate<br />
the American political arena.<br />
In her official Twitter biography, Clinton<br />
describes herself as a “hair icon”<br />
and “pantsuit aficionado.” As a face of<br />
the modern age of feminism, Clinton has<br />
spent her career learning to effectively<br />
maneuver as a prominent woman in a<br />
male-dominated profession.<br />
Her 2016 presidential campaign and<br />
ceiling-shattering Democratic nomination<br />
have placed Clinton’s every move under<br />
the highest level of scrutiny and ridicule<br />
the politician has ever known. She<br />
has been accused by many of “playing<br />
the woman card” during her campaign,<br />
an intrinsically sexist accusation.<br />
Her response?<br />
“If fighting for women’s health care and<br />
paid family leave and equal pay is playing<br />
the woman card, then deal me in,” Clinton<br />
said at a victory rally in Philadelphia<br />
this year.<br />
Her constant battle with accusations of<br />
pandering to the female population illustrate<br />
the challenges any woman seeking<br />
any political office face. Clinton has often<br />
quoted another strong leader, Eleanor<br />
Roosevelt, when advising young women,<br />
encouraging them to have “skin as thick as<br />
a rhinoceros.”<br />
In a world where “feminism” is a bad<br />
word and few know how to address women’s<br />
issues, it’s brave women like these<br />
who are blazing new trails, not just for<br />
the female population, but for this nation<br />
as a whole. Young women are more aware<br />
now than ever of the ridicule and scrutiny<br />
that await them if they choose to begin a<br />
journey in the public eye, but we can take<br />
some advice from those who have made the<br />
first steps or have already walked miles.<br />
Know the issues and face them head on.<br />
Don’t hesitate. Stay focused and don’t<br />
allow the criticism to slow you. Inside each<br />
person, male or female, is the ability to run<br />
a student organization or run the United<br />
States. The intelligence and integrity<br />
with which women such as these tackle the<br />
obstacles they face expands our understanding<br />
of what we as humans are capable<br />
of accomplishing.<br />
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HEALTH & FOOD<br />
Ditch the dining hall<br />
By Audrey Watford<br />
Try these three local restaurants<br />
When it comes to eating locally, Tuscaloosa has everything<br />
to offer. As college students we have a tendency<br />
to go for what is most convenient (i.e. Dominoes,<br />
Jimmy Johns, Moe’s Southwest), but we overlook more diverse<br />
— and cheaper — options right under our nose. I recently<br />
reserved an entire day to eat the finest of what Tuscaloosa has to<br />
offer, and I must say it was an enjoyable job. I hope this experience<br />
turns into a lifestyle and I discover more and more jewels<br />
around town.<br />
Heritage House<br />
I started the day with an<br />
early trip to Heritage House on McFarland.<br />
Right as I walked in, I was hit with<br />
a warm, cozy vibe from the hum of cheery<br />
morning chatter to the soothing voice of<br />
Colbie Caillat playing overhead. My eyes<br />
grazed the pastry counter with delight —<br />
cinnamon rolls, blueberry scones and all<br />
kinds of muffins. I decided on the infamous<br />
baked oatmeal with bananas and<br />
strawberries on top and a cappuccino. My<br />
order was quickly ready, so I snagged a<br />
nearby table to eat and read over homework.<br />
It was hard to focus on my reading<br />
as soon as I took the first bite of oatmeal.<br />
It tasted like a banana nut muffin full of<br />
yummy oats, and the strong cappuccino<br />
was a complemented it perfectly. I sipped<br />
out of my “I Heart NY” mug as I watched<br />
locals and college students alike bustle in<br />
and out of the shop for the daily roast.<br />
The Tuscaloosa River Market<br />
Right before lunch I drove to the River<br />
Market by the Black Warrior to browse<br />
through the produce of the day. After<br />
a lot of pondering over fall veggies and<br />
baked goods, I chose sweet potatoes and<br />
pears from a nice man who farms right<br />
outside of Tuscaloosa. Roasted sweet potatoes<br />
were on the lunch menu. I sliced<br />
them into halves and placed them in a deep<br />
casserole dish sprayed with vegetable oil.<br />
Then I made a glaze of what I could find in<br />
my pantry — one tablespoon of cinnamon,<br />
two tablespoons of powdered sugar and a<br />
tablespoon of lemon juice. I sliced the<br />
pears into thin chips, dunked them in the<br />
mixture, placed them on top of the sweet<br />
potatoes and then poured the leftover mixture<br />
over the produce. I let it bake for one<br />
hour, put a little more powdered sugar<br />
on top for the last few minutes and took<br />
it out to cool. I was a little wary of the<br />
outcome, but the citrus balanced well with<br />
the sweetness. The pears crisped well as<br />
they cooked and were a good texture offset<br />
against the soft potatoes. Needless to say<br />
I highly impressed myself.<br />
The Avenue Pub<br />
After a long day in the kitchen it was<br />
time to treat myself to dinner, so I went<br />
with a couple of friends downtown to eat<br />
at The Avenue Pub. We ordered Thai<br />
nachos for an appetizer and let me tell<br />
you they were incredible. So much spice<br />
and yummy cheese and… a peanut butter<br />
glaze? It was the perfect combination<br />
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believe it or not. For my<br />
main course I went with<br />
the burger of the day. The waiter could<br />
not get the words “guacamole burger” out<br />
of his mouth before I jumped on my order.<br />
I enjoyed it with a garden side salad with<br />
Dijon vinaigrette and a Goat Island Pilsner<br />
beer from Cullman. The whole meal<br />
got an A+ from me. As a lover of flavor,<br />
the Avenue Pub stirs my taste buds with<br />
its unique use of savory foods.
HEALTH & FOOD<br />
From cocktails to casseroles<br />
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Call Me Betty<br />
Crock-pot Turkey<br />
For the friend who might as well be your mom<br />
Ingredients<br />
Turkey Breast with skin and bones, 3-4 pounds<br />
Salt, pepper and rosemary, to taste<br />
Directions<br />
1. Add spices on turkey to your liking<br />
2. Put turkey in the crockpot, skin side up, for 4 and<br />
a half to 5 and a half hours<br />
By Lauren Lane<br />
‘Tis the season to be thankful, and there is so<br />
much to be thankful for this year. We at <strong>Alice</strong> are<br />
extra grateful for our college family: each other.<br />
We want you to throw the best holiday bash ever,<br />
so we’ve put together some great Friendsgiving<br />
recipes and tips; this way, each of your friends<br />
can contribute to this fun and sentimental holiday.<br />
So, grab your girl gang, fuel up with some<br />
pumpkin spice lattes and get to cooking.<br />
Hipster Harvest Salad<br />
For the friend with the dietary restrictions<br />
Ingredients<br />
½ cup quinoa<br />
1 cup water<br />
12oz brussels sprouts, shaved<br />
1 15 oz. can chickpeas, drained and rinsed<br />
1/3 cup chopped walnuts<br />
1/3 cup dried cranberries<br />
1 cup honey dijon dressing, store bought<br />
Directions<br />
1. Bring quinoa, water, and salt to a boil and let simmer<br />
for 15 minutes, or until quinoa is tender.<br />
2. Add shaved brussels and let simmer for another<br />
15 minutes<br />
3. Combine quinoa and brussels with remaining<br />
ingredients and serve warm.<br />
(While she’s at it, get her working on the perfect<br />
Friendsgiving Spotify playlist)<br />
Heavenly Honey<br />
Butter Rolls<br />
For the friend you haven’t seen in three weeks<br />
because she’s “just been so busy”<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 package Sister Schubert rolls<br />
1 stick butter<br />
½ cup honey<br />
1 teaspoon cinnamon<br />
Directions<br />
1. Bake rolls at 350 degrees for 10 minutes<br />
2. While rolls are cooking, blend the butter, honey<br />
and cinnamon in a mixing bowl and leave<br />
room temperature.<br />
Baked Potato Bar<br />
For the friend who spends most of her<br />
class time online shopping<br />
Ingredients<br />
4 large Russet Potatoes<br />
4 Sweet Potatoes<br />
Various toppings of choice (ex. candied nuts, salsa,<br />
cheese, marshmallows, bacon)<br />
Directions<br />
1. Bake all potatoes at 350 degrees for 45 minutes<br />
2. While potatoes are baking, put toppings into<br />
small bowls with spoons<br />
3. Create your perfect personalized potato!<br />
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<strong>No</strong>t Your Grandmother’s<br />
Cranberry Cocktail<br />
For the friend who always asks to go out<br />
on Monday nights<br />
Ingredients<br />
4 cups cranberry juice<br />
8 cups ginger beer<br />
16 oz vodka<br />
2 cups frozen cranberries<br />
1/4 cup sugar<br />
ice cubes<br />
toothpicks<br />
Directions<br />
1. Split up half of the frozen cranberries and ice cubes<br />
between 8 glasses<br />
2. Mix up vodka, ginger beer, and cranberry juice<br />
and pour into glasses<br />
3. Roll remaining frozen cranberries in sugar, and<br />
use toothpicks as garnish<br />
Twisted Pumpkin Pie<br />
For the friend who is always ruining your diet<br />
with her amazing freshly-baked cookies<br />
Down Home Grits &<br />
Green Bean Casserole<br />
For the friend who is a classic Southern Belle<br />
Ingredients<br />
8 cups water<br />
2 teaspoons kosher salt<br />
1/4 teaspoon black pepper<br />
2 cups quick cooking grits<br />
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter<br />
1 cup favorite cheese, grated<br />
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup<br />
3/4 cup milk<br />
Dash of black pepper<br />
2 cans of green beans, drained<br />
1 1/3 cups French’s Crispy Fried Onions<br />
Directions<br />
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees<br />
2. Stir grits and salt into boiling water<br />
3. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover for 5-7 minutes,<br />
then stir in butter and pour into a greased 9x9 pan.<br />
4. Cover grits with grated cheese<br />
5. Mix the soup, milk and green beans in a bowl and<br />
pour on top of grits<br />
6. Bake for 25 minutes<br />
7. Top with crispy onions; bake for five more minutes.<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 can crescent rolls or refrigerated pie dough<br />
1 cup 100% pure pumpkin<br />
3 tbsp. Butter, melted<br />
3 tsp. Pumpkin pie spice<br />
1 can cream cheese frosting, store bought<br />
Directions<br />
1. Preheat oven to 375 and line cookie sheet with<br />
parchment paper<br />
2. Unroll crescent roll dough and separate into<br />
four sections<br />
3. Spread pumpkin onto half the sections<br />
4. Place the other two sections on top and press<br />
edges together<br />
5. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle half of the<br />
pumpkin pie spice on top<br />
6. Cut both sections into 6 strips and cover with remaining<br />
pumpkin pie spice<br />
7. Bake for 8-10 minutes and serve with frosting<br />
for dipping<br />
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HEALTH & FOOD<br />
Temporary diets<br />
vs.<br />
A healthy lifestyle<br />
By Analiese Gerald<br />
“Lose 10 pounds<br />
in seven days!”<br />
“Try our miracle<br />
weight loss plan!”<br />
“Get skinny fast<br />
with this diet!”<br />
Do phrases like these sound familiar?<br />
Today’s culture is one of weight loss,<br />
dieting and slogans advertising “the<br />
next big diet.” These things surround<br />
girls everywhere they turn. From online<br />
health blogs and websites, to popular<br />
apps such as Pinterest and Tumblr,<br />
articles love to promise a quick fix for<br />
the freshman 15 or provide tips to<br />
achieve a perfectly flat tummy.<br />
The problem is, fad diets rarely<br />
yield the advertised results and when<br />
extreme can have negative health<br />
implications. The real key to attaining,<br />
and then maintaining, your healthy<br />
weight is a consistent and nutritious<br />
diet, one treated as a lifestyle instead of<br />
a temporary solution.<br />
TEMPORARY DIETS DON’T WORK<br />
<strong>No</strong>t only do you want to choose a<br />
weight loss plan that is safe and healthy,<br />
you want one that works.<br />
Sheena Gregg, a registered dietician<br />
and assistant director of Health<br />
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Promotion and Wellness at The<br />
University of Alabama, doesn’t believe<br />
temporary diets are effective.<br />
“Typically when you see quick drops<br />
of weight it’s not necessarily fat that<br />
they’re losing, but it’s water weight<br />
we’re seeing drop on the scale,” Gregg<br />
said. She clarified that this loss of water<br />
weight is not permanent and can come<br />
back very quickly.<br />
Morgan Fields, a UA senior,<br />
experienced this when she tried the<br />
Cabbage Soup Diet, a restrictive weeklong<br />
plan that drastically reduces calorie<br />
intake and limits eating to mostly only<br />
fruits and vegetables.<br />
“It says you’re supposed to lose 10<br />
pounds – I probably only lost three,” she<br />
said, adding that she gained the weight<br />
back after the diet.<br />
“What’s tempting is that it’s a quick<br />
fix,” Fields said, explaining why girls<br />
try diets like the Cabbage Soup Diet.<br />
“A bunch of girls look to it for like ‘Oh<br />
I have to put a bathing suit on this<br />
weekend, so I’m going to do this seven<br />
day diet and lose 10 pounds.’ And that’s<br />
not how it is.”<br />
In addition to losing the wrong type<br />
of weight, and not maintaining it,<br />
fad diets are often too restrictive to<br />
be realistic. An extreme diet leads to<br />
unhappiness and cheating, often in the<br />
form of binging, which is detrimental to<br />
losing weight.<br />
“A healthy diet includes recognizing<br />
what we do eat as a priority for<br />
nourishing our body, but there’s also<br />
occasions where we eat for celebrating,”<br />
Gregg said. “ I think it can be dangerous<br />
when people are solely eating just based<br />
on the quality of food and never let<br />
themselves have any kind of fun food.”<br />
CHOOSING A SAFE<br />
WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY<br />
Fad diets don’t always produce the<br />
advertised results, but a more concerning<br />
issue is when they have negative<br />
health effects on the body. If<br />
extreme dieting measures are taken,<br />
they can result in reduced energy, not<br />
receiving enough nutrients or protein,<br />
and eventually even eating disorders,<br />
such as anorexia, bulimia and<br />
binge-eating.<br />
Exercising, another important aspect<br />
of a healthy lifestyle can become harmful<br />
while paired with a drastic diet.<br />
Gregg says diets “can make exercise<br />
more dangerous to your body because<br />
you go through low blood sugar levels,<br />
and you may be become more dizzy and<br />
dehydrated quickly because you’re not<br />
getting adequate nutrition.”<br />
LIFESTYLE VS. FAD<br />
So if dieting isn’t the answer for<br />
losing and keeping off weight, what is?<br />
According to many nutritionists and<br />
health professionals, maintaining a<br />
healthy, consistent lifestyle diet is the
key to not only losing weight, but doing<br />
so in a way that’s good for your body.<br />
“What I encourage with my clients is<br />
I always try to get them to think of my<br />
recommendations as a long term lifestyle<br />
change as opposed to a temporary diet,”<br />
Gregg said. Her role at the UA Student<br />
Health Center is to work one-on-one<br />
with students wanting to lose weight. “I<br />
give them an alternative of weight loss<br />
where it may be slow and steady, but it’s<br />
the kind of weight loss that’s going to<br />
stay off because we’re actually burning<br />
fat by giving our bodies enough calories<br />
to burn the fat.”<br />
The CDC also states that evidence<br />
shows people who lose weight gradually<br />
and steadily are more successful in<br />
keeping that weight off.<br />
For Bree Mathison, a junior exercise<br />
science major at UA, maintaining a<br />
healthy diet is a personal passion and<br />
important part of her life.<br />
“Growing up in cross country and<br />
track I could feel a difference eating<br />
healthy versus not healthy on my<br />
performance,” Mathison said. “It’s<br />
going to affect me the rest of my life too.<br />
It’s gotten a lot harder in college with<br />
money and everything, but it just makes<br />
me feel better.”<br />
Mathison is also a personal trainer at<br />
the university’s recreation center. As a<br />
personal trainer a goal of hers is to have<br />
her clients become independent.<br />
“It’s hard because a lot of people that<br />
come in just want to go the extreme,<br />
work out twice a day, do paleo diet, but<br />
then they crash because it’s not long<br />
term,” Mathison said.<br />
Mathison believes in a consistent,<br />
nutritious diet, for herself and for<br />
her clients.<br />
“I don’t think [dieting] works. A<br />
healthy lifestyle is a lifestyle. Dieting is<br />
temporary,” she says.<br />
Fields, who tried the Cabbage Soup<br />
Diet, says that although she felt cleansed<br />
after the week, she recommended other<br />
girls to be careful.<br />
“I’ve realized after doing a bunch of<br />
temporary diets you have more success<br />
by changing your lifestyle,” Fields said.<br />
She now sticks to a consistent, healthy<br />
way of eating, while still treating<br />
herself occasionally.<br />
A HEALTHY DIET<br />
After deciding to make a<br />
permanent lifestyle change in<br />
order to gradually lose weight<br />
in a healthy and reliable<br />
way, the next step is actually<br />
knowing what a nutritious diet is.<br />
Gregg describes a nutritious diet as<br />
getting a well balanced mix of healthy<br />
foods: lots of fruits and vegetables for<br />
their mineral and vitamin content,<br />
carbohydrates from whole grain sources<br />
as well as fruits, low-fat dairy products,<br />
and adequate amounts of protein from<br />
lean animal proteins as well plant based<br />
proteins like beans, nuts and seeds.<br />
As far as losing weight, the main<br />
change in diet is found in reducing<br />
calories, while continuing to make sure<br />
the calories you are eating are from<br />
quality foods. The Centers of Disease<br />
Control and Prevention states that a<br />
healthy weight loss pattern is losing<br />
one to two pounds per week. For most<br />
people, that means reducing their<br />
standard calorie intake by around 500<br />
calories each day.<br />
STAYING HEALTHY IN COLLEGE<br />
Keeping a healthy diet, especially one<br />
where you’ll gradually lose weight, can<br />
be extremely hard in college. Sometimes<br />
it can feel downright impossible.<br />
With low grocery funds, hectic school<br />
schedules that leave little time for food<br />
planning, and abundant invites to late<br />
night Krispy Kreme runs, it’s no wonder<br />
college girls can sometimes turn to the<br />
next fad diet as a quick fix.<br />
However, there are multiple tips and<br />
tricks for college girls to healthily lose<br />
weight and maintain a nutritious diet.<br />
For Mathison the key is moderation<br />
and surrounding herself with similarly<br />
health-minded friends.<br />
“It’s the little yes or no’s that count,”<br />
she says. “If you’re by other people that<br />
want to be healthy, it makes you want to<br />
be healthy.”<br />
One handy trick is meal planning.<br />
Making a general list of meals each<br />
week can prevent last-minute fast<br />
food runs when you lacked a plan for<br />
dinner and help you stay on track while<br />
grocery shopping.<br />
Another essential of healthy living<br />
is cooking. Homemade meals are<br />
generally more nutritious, cheaper, and<br />
allow you to control your portion size.<br />
Make up for the extra time it takes to<br />
prepare a meal by making cooking into<br />
a fun event with friends or roommates.<br />
To Gregg, your mindset is also an<br />
important aspect of being motivated to<br />
stay healthy.<br />
“Think about your eating with what<br />
you can add more of to your diet versus<br />
what can I take away,” Gregg said. “It’s<br />
easier to think of eating in that pattern<br />
versus constantly focusing on what do I<br />
have to take out of my diet.”<br />
Fad diets can be tempting, but don’t<br />
let their flashy slogans fool you. Gradual<br />
weight loss due to a change in lifestyle<br />
is more effective, maintainable, and<br />
most importantly, the healthiest option<br />
for your body.<br />
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HEALTH & FOOD<br />
More than marshmallows: <strong>Alice</strong>’s guide to your<br />
DREAM HOT CHOCOLATE BAR<br />
By Caroline Wells<br />
As sweaters, scarves and jewel tones<br />
start to appear in your closet and the<br />
weather cools off, gather some chocolate<br />
and milk for these delicious twists on<br />
the ordinary cup of hot cocoa. These<br />
easy, simple recipes are dorm friendly<br />
and are bound to warm your heart.<br />
Sea Salt Caramel<br />
Hot Chocolate<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 packet of hot chocolate mix<br />
Pinch of sea salt<br />
2 tablespoons of caramel sauce<br />
1 cup milk<br />
Directions<br />
Make hot chocolate according to package.<br />
Add the caramel sauce and sea<br />
salt and heat again in microwave.<br />
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Orange Vanilla<br />
Hot Chocolate<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 packet hot chocolate mix<br />
½ tablespoon of sugar/sweetener<br />
Zest from 1 small orange<br />
½ tsp vanilla extract<br />
1 cup milk<br />
Directions<br />
Make hot chocolate according to package.<br />
Add sugar and vanilla extract and<br />
heat again in microwave. Sprinkle orange<br />
zest on top. Be careful, it’s hot.<br />
S’mores<br />
Hot Chocolate<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 packet of hot chocolate mix<br />
Pinch of sea salt<br />
2 tablespoons of caramel sauce<br />
1 cup milk<br />
Directions<br />
Make hot chocolate according to package.<br />
Add the caramel sauce and sea<br />
salt and heat again in microwave.<br />
Peanut Butter<br />
Hot Chocolate<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 packet of hot chocolate mix<br />
Pinch of sea salt<br />
2 tablespoons of caramel sauce<br />
1 cup milk<br />
Directions<br />
Make hot chocolate according to package.<br />
Add the caramel sauce and sea<br />
salt and heat again in microwave.<br />
Roll Tide<br />
Hot Chocolate<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 packet of hot chocolate mix<br />
½ tablespoon sugar/sweetener<br />
½ tsp cardamom<br />
½ tsp cayenne pepper<br />
1 tsp cinnamon<br />
Directions<br />
Make hot chocolate mix according to<br />
package. Add sweetener, cinnamon,<br />
cardamom and cayenne for a sweet<br />
and spicy kick.
HEALTH & FOOD<br />
By Madison Sullivan<br />
Clad in my leggings, sports bra and<br />
tank, water bottle in tow, I happily<br />
made the trek into my first indoor<br />
cycling class. In reality, I dragged my<br />
tired body into my first indoor cycling<br />
class, amazed that I’d made it<br />
this far out of bed. Full<br />
disclosure, I’d been<br />
planning to go to class the past two<br />
mornings, but due to a severe personal<br />
issue I have, called: I can’t get up before<br />
the sun rises or I’ll bite your head off, I<br />
subsequently slept through my alarms.<br />
In fact, despite my self-proclaimed<br />
health fanatic status, the only reason<br />
I was up and kicking this a.m. was<br />
because I was meeting a friend at the<br />
gym. All of that aside, as I entered the<br />
small room and was awash in blue and<br />
surrounded by upbeat music pumping<br />
from the speakers, I was actually excited<br />
to burn some calories in a new way<br />
and start my morning off right.<br />
I chose a stationary bike at the back<br />
of the room to fully observe the class,<br />
a mixture of fellow newbies and cycling<br />
regulars. The instructor, a bright and<br />
cheery woman who was more excited<br />
than I’ll ever be to be awake at 5:30 in<br />
the morning, came around the room and<br />
helped each of us adjust the bike seat<br />
and handlebars to the correct distance<br />
and height. We were told to set the seat<br />
to where our legs were slightly bent.<br />
Once this was complete, we were handed<br />
a towel and told to set our resistance to<br />
6. From there we could work up to 12+<br />
and back down.<br />
The class began with seated peddling,<br />
a warm up preparing us for the hour to<br />
come. Soon we upped our resistance and<br />
stood for periods of time peddling<br />
as hard and as fast as we<br />
could. We were constantly<br />
reminded to push ourselves<br />
to our limits, but to know our<br />
body and to keep our resistance where<br />
we felt we were getting the best workout.<br />
At this point I was truly enjoying myself<br />
and feeling confident about what was<br />
to come.<br />
I should’ve known not to speak so<br />
soon. As with most workout classes, the<br />
middle was about to push me farther<br />
than I thought my poor legs could go.<br />
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Side note, that feeling is why I love working out; I’m addicted<br />
to pushing through and proving myself wrong. As the teacher<br />
announced that we were about to begin jumps, I was confused,<br />
jumping on a bicycle? Something was definitely about to go<br />
haywire. Thankfully -and I use the term thankfully loosely;<br />
jumping is just code for quick sprints where you stand and<br />
then sit continuously over the course of a few songs.<br />
At this point in the class I began noticing a few things.<br />
First I’m sweating. And I mean I am really sweating. I’ve<br />
participated in more than my share of workout classes, and I<br />
have to say that this was one of the sweatiest classes I’ve taken.<br />
Secondly, the towel I was using to wipe the aforementioned<br />
sweat from my brow smelled exactly like the towels you use<br />
at Disney World resorts. Maybe the University Rec uses<br />
the same detergent as good ole’ Walt, I’m not sure, but it’s<br />
something I dwelled on throughout the remainder of the class.<br />
As jumps came to an end, we began to wrap up the<br />
main section of class with quick bursts of seated pedaling.<br />
Throughout the class our teacher had been motivating us with<br />
near continuous commentary. By this point her words were<br />
more than enough to keep our legs spinning. As we wrapped<br />
up our sprints, we began cool down and her motivational<br />
side once again emerged. She led us in stretches and then<br />
demanded we all stand and face her. She told us to take a<br />
deep breath and once we exhaled, warned us never to smoke or<br />
we’d never be able to breathe that well again. The health freak<br />
and lung cancer awareness geek inside of me was overjoyed.<br />
She then led us in positive affirmations. She encouraged us<br />
to bend down and draw in a large breath. Straightening, she<br />
proclaimed, “I am.” As we followed suit and raised our arms<br />
overhead, “beautiful,” “brilliant” and “awesome” filled the<br />
aquarium-like room on our exhales.<br />
As I wiped down my bike and took large swigs of water,<br />
I could already tell that my legs, as well as my arms and<br />
core had gotten an excellent workout. I was also pleasantly<br />
surprised with how fast the class had gone and how awake and<br />
ready to tackle the day I was. Most of all, I was giddy about<br />
the fact that the playlist had ranged from Mortal Kombat<br />
songs to “You’re Beautiful” by John Mayer. As I stepped<br />
into the sunlight and made my way to my car, I realized<br />
my first cycling experience was a fun challenge and I would<br />
definitely be returning in the future, just… maybe not to<br />
the 6 a.m. class.<br />
Student Discount With ID<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
BOOKS TO FALL FOR<br />
By Claudia Hogan<br />
Fall is the ideal season to grab a new book and flip open the<br />
pages to temporarily escape from academics or just relax. So<br />
instead of pulling close your computer for some Netflix and<br />
cuddling up to a good movie, here are some of the best titles<br />
to read this fall:<br />
The Girls by Emma Cline<br />
If you enjoy a story that’s a bit rebellious and may make you<br />
feel a tad uncomfortable while reading, The Girls is for you.<br />
This novel flows like a dream, capturing the essence of a young<br />
girl influenced by the looming gifts of beauty and acceptance<br />
in the cult-like setting that is <strong>No</strong>rthern California circa 1960.<br />
Evie Boyd is immediately struck by the wild nature of some<br />
girls she sees in a park one day. She daydreams of the ranch<br />
they live in that sprawls behind the hills, hiding the secrets<br />
of a place she wants to know and a group she wants to be<br />
like. Emma Cline’s mastery of language captures you from<br />
the beginning, but the loosely based true story will have you<br />
turning pages with no hesitation. If you enjoyed The Virgin<br />
Suicides and the violence and charisma that encapsulates its<br />
characters, this one is a perfect read for you.<br />
Modern Lovers by Emma Straub<br />
Elizabeth, Andrew and Zoe are three friends who are<br />
growing out of their former lives as bandmates and<br />
college students to become mature adults, ready to lead<br />
their own children in the world. But raising teens gets a<br />
little more interesting when the parents find out that the<br />
teens have been sleeping together. Straub humorously<br />
tells the tale of the shock of being middle aged, dealing<br />
with children who are doing things they probably<br />
shouldn’t, and the friendship and memories that come<br />
along with it all. This story features perspectives<br />
from all ages, and the dynamics of friendship and<br />
family that often coincide.<br />
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Sweetbitter: A <strong>No</strong>vel<br />
by Stephanie Danler<br />
This story follows a 22-year-old named Tess<br />
who leaves her childhood home to start a new and<br />
exciting chapter in New York City. She begins her<br />
career in a modest job, working at one of the best<br />
restaurants in the city which proves to be exciting and<br />
exhausting. While she works long hours and struggles<br />
to learn the ropes, she also makes amazing friendships<br />
and uses her late nights to meet amazing and intriguing<br />
people. Danler creates a sexy and brilliant piece for her<br />
debut novel that will make you eager for the next.<br />
Girls on Fire by<br />
Robin Wasserman<br />
This is an intriguing tale of a Halloween night gone<br />
wrong, featuring a popular high school athlete who<br />
disappears in a tuft of thick Pennsylvania trees. A<br />
couple of days later, he is found mysteriously dead with<br />
a bullet in his head and a gun placed in his lifeless hand.<br />
This shocking story features polar opposite emotions,<br />
showcasing love and happiness along with addiction and<br />
bitter violence. Girls on Fire is an unforgettable thriller<br />
that perfectly captures the uncertainty of girlhood, told in<br />
the most raw and vulnerable form.<br />
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THE DOUBLE<br />
STANDARD:<br />
Females in the entertainment industry<br />
By Natalie Brown<br />
Identity Thief, a popular film released<br />
in 2013 starring Jason Bateman and<br />
Melissa McCarthy, made more than<br />
$134 million at the domestic box<br />
office. McCarthy, known for her strong<br />
comedic performances in both lead and<br />
supporting roles, takes the audience<br />
on a hilarious journey. However, even<br />
though it features a woman in the lead<br />
role, Identity Thief does not pass what<br />
has become known as the Bechdel Test,<br />
which is used to determine if a work<br />
of fiction displays women in a strong<br />
way and if story lines featuring female<br />
characters are focused on something<br />
other than a man.<br />
Movies have an incredible power to<br />
influence society, and for many years<br />
now the film industry has often used<br />
that power for worse. In order for a<br />
movie to pass the Bechdel Test, it must<br />
feature at least two named female<br />
characters who talk to each other<br />
about something other than a man,<br />
and far fewer films pass this test than<br />
you might think. Because a majority of<br />
female characters have empty motives,<br />
are hypersexualized, lack dialogue,<br />
and are squeezed into tiny, not at all<br />
comprehensive gender roles, oftentimes<br />
audiences reflect those archetypes into<br />
their own reality.<br />
According to a study by the New<br />
York Film Academy, of the people<br />
working on the top 250 films of 2012,<br />
only 9 percent of directors, 15 percent<br />
of writers, 17 percent of executive<br />
producers, 20 percent of editors, and<br />
only two percent of cinematographers<br />
were female. With men dominating the<br />
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the film industry, barring thousands of women from<br />
succeeding in their craft, women hold roles as promiscuous<br />
secretaries and sidekicks.<br />
In addition to a low percentage of women working behind<br />
the scenes, only 30.8 percent of women have speaking roles,<br />
and only 10 percent of movies have a balanced male-to-female<br />
cast. One third of those speaking females wore sexually<br />
suggestive clothing. Additionally, 28.8 percent of women<br />
in the top 250 movies wore revealing clothes, compared to<br />
seven percent of men. Twenty-six percent of female actors<br />
When the woman on screen<br />
is an oversexualized sidekick,<br />
women are degraded and<br />
ridden of opportunity.<br />
bare nudity, compared to just nine percent of male actors.<br />
Tackling the issue of gender inequality in the film industry<br />
has the potential to attack gender inequality everywhere.<br />
Artists have known that reality reflects art for centuries. Just<br />
ask Pablo Picasso or Oscar Wilde. Today our most exhausted<br />
art form is film and is enjoyed by people everywhere. The<br />
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American pastime is going to the movies, and today we also<br />
have streaming sites like Netflix. As a result, as seen by artto-life-imitation<br />
throughout history, audiences see the story<br />
that is unfolding on screen as their expectation for what is<br />
“normal” in real life. Whatever archetypes the characters<br />
fulfill, the audience expects those characters to exist in the<br />
people they already know in relationships.<br />
When audiences of males and females alike see these<br />
stories and characters unfold on screen, they expect these<br />
stories to be true in their own lives. Audiences expect women<br />
to be submissive, unintelligent, unimportant and want to<br />
have sex with anyone. When women and young girls see<br />
a quality in themselves that doesn’t match up, they think<br />
there’s something wrong and try to behave more like the<br />
women they see on screen.<br />
When women are the ones directing these films, we see a<br />
10.6 percent increase of female characters on screen, and<br />
an 8.7 percent increase when women are the ones writing,<br />
according to the New York Film Academy study.<br />
When women have the opportunity to tell their stories<br />
and make their voices heard, whether through Pixar shorts,<br />
children’s TV shows, documentaries or Oscar winning films,<br />
the female characters become more genuine and authentic<br />
to reality. We see women loving and supporting each other<br />
instead of ridden with jealousy and competition. We see<br />
female leaders, female comics and promiscuous women
who aren’t slut shamed or hypersexualized. We see strong<br />
women in all shapes, sizes and lifestyles, who are all seen as<br />
beautiful within the story. We see strong female characters<br />
like Olivia Pope from Scandal, Leslie Knope from Parks and<br />
Recreation and Kara Danvers in Supergirl.<br />
When the woman on screen is an oversexualized sidekick,<br />
women are degraded and ridden of opportunity. Just<br />
imagine what could happen if instead, she were portrayed as<br />
a brilliant, strong, confident leader. Expectations for women<br />
would increase. With more of these films in theaters and<br />
shows on our televisions, reality will begin to reflect these<br />
movies and expect women to reach their full potential, which<br />
leads to a better society for everyone.<br />
This lack of women in the film and television industries is<br />
not because women don’t work hard, or because people don’t<br />
want to see them in lead roles. The most successful writer<br />
in television today is Shonda Rhimes, head writer of Grey’s<br />
Anatomy, How to Get Away With Murder and Scandal. She<br />
is someone who features female leaders, independent women<br />
and an equal male-to-female cast. In fact, she owns Thursday<br />
nights because audiences can’t get enough of her work. There<br />
are absolutely more people like Rhimes in the world, with<br />
more work like hers, we will begin to see a change in not only<br />
the film industry, but as society as a whole: a society that<br />
respects, uplifts and even celebrates the minds and bodies<br />
of diverse women.<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
HBO’s Confirmation<br />
One giant leap for womankind<br />
By Natalie Brown<br />
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In 1991, President George H. W.<br />
Bush nominated Clarence Thomas to<br />
the Supreme Court. There was little<br />
opposition to this decision until the<br />
FBI leaked an interview with a law<br />
professor named Anita Hill, who accused<br />
Thomas of sexual harassment in<br />
the workplace.<br />
Thomas’ Supreme Court confirmation<br />
hearings were then reopened. Hill<br />
was forced to come to D.C. and tell<br />
every detail of her recollection of the<br />
harassment in front of tons of strangers.<br />
She sat in the center of a large<br />
courtroom filled with strange men who<br />
stared at her as she shared her story.<br />
While 1991 still feels recent, most<br />
young people have never heard of Anita<br />
Hill — until HBO’s film, Confirmation.<br />
In spring of 2016, HBO released<br />
this film starring Kerry Washington<br />
as Anita Hill, depicting the events surrounding<br />
the Clarence Thomas hearings.<br />
This film reignites the flame that<br />
Hill started in 1991 for a new generation<br />
of women.<br />
In 1991, it was unheard of for a<br />
woman to publicly accuse a man of sexual<br />
harassment, although it was happening<br />
everywhere. Once Anita Hill<br />
bravely spoke out about her experience,<br />
doors opened for millions of women<br />
across the country who then felt compelled<br />
to speak out about their own<br />
experiences. Clarence Thomas was<br />
still appointed to the Supreme Court,<br />
but this was not a failure for women.<br />
Hill received thousands of letters from<br />
women sharing with her their own experiences,<br />
who then felt comfortable<br />
speaking out about the issue.<br />
Thanks to Anita Hill, many women<br />
no longer felt as though being assaulted<br />
or harassed was their own<br />
fault, and instead, they felt more<br />
comfortable creating a safer environment<br />
for themselves and the women in<br />
their lives.<br />
Sexual assault and harassment are<br />
things that are all too familiar today.<br />
Whether we’ve heard stories, taken<br />
cheesy online courses at our on-campus<br />
jobs on how to address it, learned<br />
about it in school, heard about it in our<br />
sorority chapter from local police officers,<br />
heard stories from friends or experienced<br />
it ourselves, our generation<br />
can’t go very long without running<br />
into the conversation surrounding sexual<br />
assault and harassment.<br />
Although it sometimes seems obnoxious<br />
to have this topic near the<br />
forefront of our lives, it is films like<br />
Confirmation that remind us how important<br />
it is to have an ongoing open<br />
conversation regarding the issue.<br />
While the generation before us experienced<br />
sexual assault maybe even more<br />
so than today, incidents were treated<br />
with a much lighter hand, and women<br />
were far less inclined to speak up<br />
about their experiences. Today, people<br />
are educated on what is and isn’t okay<br />
and they can act on it when they see an<br />
incident, and feel safe doing so.<br />
Anita Hill brought about a pivoting<br />
point in women’s history. Without<br />
Anita Hill, we would not have the understanding<br />
that we do today about<br />
sexual assault and harassment. While<br />
we might find our “sexual assault in<br />
the workplace” online courses cheesy<br />
and annoying, without them, it would<br />
still be happening far more often, and<br />
the negative feeling towards those<br />
who do sexually harass people would<br />
be nonexistent.<br />
If you haven’t seen Confirmation<br />
yet, head to HBO and be inspired by<br />
Anita Hill’s bravery.
ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Shows<br />
to stream<br />
when you should<br />
be studying<br />
Confirmation photo courtesy of HBO, Preacher photo courtesy of AMC<br />
By Mia Blackman<br />
Four seasons in a year equals four<br />
times a year you can catch new seasons<br />
of television. This fall brings a lineup<br />
of hot new series, so grab your favorite<br />
fall-flavored beverage and cozy flannel<br />
and settle in a for weekend of binge<br />
watching. Here are <strong>Alice</strong>’s favorite<br />
shows this season:<br />
Insecure<br />
In this HBO original the friendship<br />
between two women is explored while<br />
they journey through their daily<br />
lives. Friends Issa Dee and Molly go<br />
through awkward adventures and racy<br />
misfortunes, and experience what it<br />
truly means to be modern-day African-<br />
American woman. Insecure features a<br />
diverse cast and situations so relatable<br />
it’s almost cringe worthy. Insecure is<br />
now available on HBO and streamable<br />
on HBO Go.<br />
Grace and Frankie<br />
A retired cosmetics mogul and a<br />
free-spirited hippie find themselves<br />
in an unlikely friendship after<br />
discovering their husbands are in<br />
love — with each other. The husbands<br />
leave their wives to marry each other,<br />
leaving the women alone. While the<br />
husbands deal with coming out to<br />
their colleagues, the women, who share<br />
an already tense relationship, decide<br />
to live together and help each other<br />
through the next chapter in their lives.<br />
Grace and Frankie, through its quirky<br />
characters and unique storyline, tells<br />
us that you should never be afraid<br />
to live the life you’re meant to live.<br />
You can catch seasons one and two<br />
currently streaming on Netflix.<br />
Master of <strong>No</strong>ne<br />
In this Netflix original created<br />
by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, a<br />
30-year-old actor going through a<br />
delayed coming-of-age must navigate<br />
his life in New York City. Without a<br />
master plan, he and his friends deal<br />
with their personal and professional<br />
lives while learning the ups and downs<br />
of being an adult. Masters of <strong>No</strong>ne<br />
deals with everything from feminism<br />
and the sexual harassment of woman<br />
to the cultural clash of being a first<br />
generation citizen. You can catch<br />
season one of this drama-comedy<br />
currently streaming on Netflix.<br />
Preacher<br />
With the power of Genesis, a<br />
preacher tries to help the people in<br />
his town return to the church. With<br />
the help of his vampire best friend, he<br />
discovers that he may have to save to<br />
townspeople from something bigger<br />
than just their “lack of faith.” This<br />
supernatural drama abandons its<br />
Preacher title and takes a surprisingly<br />
dark turn. You can watch season one<br />
on AMC.com.<br />
UnReal<br />
This dark dramedy follows the<br />
warped ways of a young producer on<br />
the set of a popular reality dating TV<br />
show. While manipulating the contestants,<br />
and with her overbearing boss<br />
breathing down her neck, the producer<br />
struggles internally with choosing to<br />
follow her moral compass or do what’s<br />
best for the show. UnReal is dripping<br />
with backstabbing, manipulation and<br />
tremendous drama. You will want<br />
to look away, but you just can’t. Season<br />
one is currently on Hulu but you<br />
can also catch season two streaming<br />
on Lifetime.com.<br />
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Kylie Bunbury stars in Pitch | photo courtesy of Fox
Slide into Pitch this fall<br />
By Serena Bailey<br />
“This is one of those moments in<br />
sports where you’ll remember where<br />
you were when you saw it,” says a<br />
sports announcer in the first trailer for<br />
Fox’s new baseball centric show, Pitch.<br />
Described as “a true story, on the<br />
verge of happening,” Pitch follows<br />
Ginny Baker (played by Kylie Bunbury)<br />
as she is drafted for the San Diego<br />
Padres, becoming the first female<br />
player in Major League Baseball.<br />
The show is the next project for<br />
executive producer Dan Fogelman<br />
(The Neighbors, Galavant), a longtime<br />
baseball fan. He told The Hollywood<br />
Reporter in May that the project was<br />
originally conceived by writer Rick<br />
Singer and producer/director Tony Bill<br />
as a movie, but Fogelman convinced<br />
them it would work better as a show.<br />
“It’s a show about a young woman<br />
coming of age,” said Fogelman at the<br />
Television Critics Association press<br />
tour. “It’s not just about baseball – it’s<br />
a show that takes place in the world<br />
of baseball.”<br />
In order to make the show as realistic<br />
as possible, producers took advantage<br />
of Fox’s pre-existing relationship with<br />
the MLB (Fox has the showing rights<br />
to all post-season games, including the<br />
World Series), working closely with the<br />
organization in an unprecedented way.<br />
Fox Sports’ C.J. Nitkowski looks over<br />
scripts, and MLB players and other<br />
officials act in background roles and as<br />
professional trainers for the cast. The<br />
MLB also allows the show to film at<br />
Petco Park, home of the real life San<br />
Diego Padres, on the team’s days off.<br />
Fogelman and other executive<br />
producers have said they aim for the<br />
show to be the West Wing of baseball,<br />
combining human emotion and sports<br />
procedure into a story even non-sports<br />
fans will enjoy.<br />
“We’re focusing a lot of the drama<br />
inside the team,” Fogelman said. “Is<br />
this a distraction for the team? Those<br />
are the kind of interpersonal dynamics<br />
I find most interesting… The world is<br />
very ready — has been for some time<br />
— to dive into female athletics.”<br />
Ginny’s story is one that Fogelman<br />
hopes, and believes, will become reality<br />
in his lifetime.<br />
“When it happens, that young<br />
woman will become the biggest story in<br />
the country overnight,” he said. “The<br />
amount of tension and eyeballs on her<br />
every move is interesting drama. I find<br />
it hard to fathom in the great wide<br />
world who would really be against this?<br />
If a young woman comes along who is<br />
capable of playing with the guys, I<br />
can’t think of a person who wouldn’t<br />
be interested in seeing it.”<br />
Bunbury trained for the lead role for<br />
two months before shooting the pilot<br />
to make sure her pitching style was<br />
authentic. She hopes that young girls<br />
who see her as Ginny will be inspired<br />
by the character.<br />
“I think it is really important for<br />
young girls to see themselves [on TV],<br />
so the fact that I’m a woman of color<br />
playing a strong female character is<br />
incredible,” Bunbury said at The Paley<br />
Center’s PaleyFest Fall TV Previews<br />
in September. “It is incredibly<br />
important, because I know things that<br />
I watched growing up made an impact<br />
on my choices, so I hope this will have<br />
an impact on young girls’ choices as<br />
well and empower them.”<br />
A show that brings together elements<br />
of girl power, following your dreams,<br />
and a the gritty world of professional<br />
sports, Pitch is absolutely a mustwatch<br />
this fall. Check out season one<br />
now on Fox.<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
A twist in yo<br />
Music swaps for<br />
By Katie Huff<br />
With each semester comes the essential walk-to-class<br />
playlist. It’s the music that puts a little more jive in your<br />
step when you wake up on Monday morning. It makes you<br />
feel unstoppable as you walk to your test. It makes you<br />
dance as you quicken your steps across the quad. Swap your<br />
mainstream jams for some under-the-radar music that will<br />
have you skipping all the way to your earliest class. Here are<br />
<strong>Alice</strong>’s picks that we hope will make the cut this semester:<br />
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ur tunes:<br />
every genre<br />
If you like: The Lumineers<br />
Listen to: Houndmouth<br />
Houndmouth, comprised of three guys from<br />
Indiana, creates a special combination of folksy<br />
and alternative sounds. Their song, “Sedona,”<br />
about the abandoned Hollywood found in Arizona,<br />
provides easy listening that is perfect for<br />
studying. The Lumineers and Houndmouth both<br />
embody ease with their use of bluegrass vibes.<br />
If you like: Childish Gambino<br />
Listen to: Vince Staples<br />
Staples released his first album in 2014 and has<br />
had a small but loyal fan base ever since. Known<br />
for his brutal honesty, Staples uses modern rap<br />
to express his societal concerns in his newest EP,<br />
Prima Donna. The album discusses the public’s<br />
high demand on artists and the problems with<br />
these pressures. Staples makes a powerful statement<br />
through his lyrics and music.<br />
If you like: Grouplove<br />
Listen to: Stop Light Observations<br />
An alternative rock band from Charleston,<br />
South Carolina, the members of Stop Light Observations<br />
have been playing together since their<br />
adolescence, but their song, “Circadian Rhythms<br />
(Dusk)” has only recently gained popularity.<br />
On their newest album Toogoodoo songs like “Security,”<br />
show off the band’s storytelling abilities.<br />
If you like: Haim<br />
Listen to: Joseph<br />
Recently on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy<br />
Fallon, Joseph is comprised of three sisters, just<br />
like the California-original Haim. Their second<br />
album, I’m Alone, <strong>No</strong> You’re <strong>No</strong>t, was released on<br />
Aug. 26. While their sound is more folksy than<br />
Haim’s, both bands have mastered the art of family<br />
harmonization. Joseph’s song “White Flag” is<br />
a ballad written by and for soul sisters that will<br />
make you want to get up and groove.<br />
If you like: Moon Taxi<br />
Listen to: New Madrid<br />
From Athens, Georgia, New Madrid is a rock<br />
band whose album feels like an extended jam session.<br />
Like Moon Taxi, New Madrid has mastered<br />
the art of combining different genres into one<br />
cohesive sound. “Country Moon Pt. 1” from the<br />
band’s first album exemplifies their meandering<br />
and acoustic sound. Their newest album, magnetkingmagnetqueen,<br />
released in April, is more<br />
psychedelic than previous, but stays true to the<br />
original sound.<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Jam in the ‘Ham<br />
Birmingham concerts you don’t want to miss<br />
Carrie Underwood | photo courtesy of BJCC<br />
By Michaela Hancock<br />
Concerts are a timeless escape: a few<br />
hours devoted to just you and the music.<br />
The lights come up, the drummer takes<br />
his seat, the first chords are blasted<br />
from the guitar and all is well with the<br />
world. The Birmingham music scene is<br />
bustling, and regardless of your tastes<br />
there is a concert for you this season.<br />
Check out what acts are heading to the<br />
Magic City.<br />
Carrie Underwood<br />
at Legacy Arena<br />
<strong>No</strong>vember 14: Carrie Underwood<br />
is one of the most successful artists<br />
in the modern country world and<br />
beyond. After winning season four of<br />
American Idol, Underwood released<br />
her first album that includes classic<br />
songs “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and<br />
“Before He Cheats.” Today she<br />
continues to please fans with songs<br />
like “Something in the Water” and her<br />
latest album Storyteller. Catch her on<br />
tour with tickets available at legacy.<br />
arenabirmingham.com.<br />
The 1975 at<br />
BJCC Concert Hall<br />
<strong>No</strong>vember 23: The 1975 found<br />
mainstream success in the U.S. with<br />
their single “Chocolate” from their<br />
first album. This year they’ve owned<br />
the radio with their newest hit “The<br />
Sound.” But even with their popularity,<br />
they are not your typical pop band. See<br />
them rock out Birmingham with tickets<br />
available at boxofficeticket.center/<br />
venues/bjcc-concert-hall-tickets.<br />
Goo Goo Dolls at<br />
BJCC Concert Hall<br />
<strong>No</strong>vember 27: The Goo Goo Dolls<br />
were formed in 1986 and reached<br />
superstar status about a decade later<br />
with the release of “Iris.” Another<br />
two decades have passed, and they<br />
are still going strong as they continue<br />
to write and record new music. Don’t<br />
miss them this <strong>No</strong>vember, as they<br />
are accompanied by alternative band<br />
SafetySuit. Tickets available at<br />
boxofficeticket.center/venues/bjccconcert-hall-tickets.<br />
Still don’t see anything you<br />
like? Check out one of these<br />
other hot B’ham concerts:<br />
• 10/23 Newsboys at<br />
BJCC Concert Hall<br />
• 11/04 Red Jumpsuit<br />
Apparatus at Zydeco<br />
• 11/07 Ingrid<br />
Michaelson at Iron<br />
City Bham<br />
• 11/11 Gucci Mane<br />
and Friends at Legacy<br />
Arena at the BJCC<br />
• 11/11 Kip Moore with<br />
Jon Pardi at Alabama<br />
Theatre<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
St. Paul and the<br />
Broken Bones<br />
By Ellen Johnson<br />
With the release of their latest album,<br />
Sea of <strong>No</strong>ise, the homegrown, Alabamaoriginal<br />
band St. Paul and the Broken<br />
Bones is making waves not only in the<br />
southern music scene but across the<br />
world. Fresh off a European tour, the<br />
band is back with a dynamic new sound<br />
and a slew of fresh new jams, all with<br />
the classic R&B vibes that made their<br />
debut album Half the City famous in<br />
2014. Born in Birmingham in 2012,<br />
this eight-piece ensemble headed by<br />
lead vocalist Paul Janeway has been<br />
unstoppable ever since. We sat down<br />
with bassist Jesse Phillips to get details<br />
on making the new record, musical idols<br />
and what’s it’s like to tour with the boys.<br />
<strong>Alice</strong>: How did you get involved<br />
with the band and when?<br />
Jesse: It evolved out of my personal<br />
friendship with Paul after I moved to<br />
Birmingham in 2006. Me and Paul<br />
became fast friends. We hung out a lot<br />
and played music together and at some<br />
point we decided to start going into<br />
the studio to document our musical<br />
friendship and write some songs. It<br />
went from having three or four songs<br />
to having a few gigs to having a band<br />
by early 2013. We had management and<br />
a record deal and we started touring.<br />
That record came out in 2014 and we’ve<br />
been on the road ever since.<br />
<strong>Alice</strong>: Can you tell us about the<br />
process of making the new album?<br />
Jesse: Fast forward two years and the<br />
band is now a lot more aware of its<br />
musical strengths. I think we decided<br />
we were going to try to make a record<br />
that played to those strengths a little<br />
more. Something that was more threedimensional,<br />
a little more textured,<br />
layered, a bit more musical. This time<br />
we tried to make something you could<br />
listen to over and over and get new<br />
things and sort of peel the layers back<br />
a little more and get something new out<br />
of it. There’s more attention to detail<br />
for sure.<br />
<strong>Alice</strong>: What is one of the funniest or<br />
craziest things that has happened<br />
while on tour?<br />
Jesse: We’re actually well behaved<br />
people on the road. Everybody is kind of<br />
respectful – you have to be when there’s<br />
eight people in the band and you’re on<br />
the road. <strong>No</strong>body gets too inebriated<br />
and no debauchery of that kind in the<br />
band. Sometimes funny stuff happens<br />
on the road and Paul can be a wild hog<br />
on the stage. One of the last shows was<br />
this big German rock and roll festival<br />
and so they’re broadcasting it on<br />
national television while we’re playing.<br />
It’s late and we’ve had some technical<br />
difficulties. Somehow by the end of the<br />
last song Paul ended up with no pants<br />
and I’m pretty sure that ended up on<br />
national television.<br />
<strong>Alice</strong>: What’s your favorite meal<br />
on tour?<br />
Jesse: It varies by region. For instance,<br />
when you’re in France, you’re virtually<br />
guaranteed to get a good meal no matter<br />
where you’re eating. In France or Spain<br />
I’ll give myself up to whatever is going<br />
on because it’s usually always good. In<br />
England there’s lots of amazing Indian<br />
food – the best curry I’ve ever had was<br />
in London. But if we’re in the States<br />
– some place where there’s a barbeque<br />
tradition we’ll look for great barbeque.<br />
Or if we’re in New York we’ll look for<br />
great pizza. So it just sort of depends on<br />
where you are. The band is very foodcentric.<br />
When you’re on tour, your life<br />
can be a little boring. So what you’re<br />
going to eat that day that day can be a<br />
bigger decision than it should be.<br />
<strong>Alice</strong>: What is your favorite song to<br />
perform and why?<br />
Jesse: That can change, depending on<br />
your mindset and where you’re at and<br />
the crowd response and everything.<br />
Most of my favorite ones now are the<br />
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newer songs we’re tinkering with from<br />
the new record. Imagine playing the<br />
same pool of 10 or 11 songs from your<br />
first record for like three or four years.<br />
You don’t get tired of it ever when you’re<br />
playing in front of people, but it is really<br />
exciting to be able to start to experiment<br />
with new stuff.<br />
<strong>Alice</strong>: Who are your musical idols?<br />
Jesse: All the studio players from up<br />
in Muscle Shoals, like David Hood and<br />
Jimmy Jackson, all those dudes are so<br />
musical and so humble and so nice – all<br />
just great musicians and songwriters<br />
up there. And they’re really great role<br />
models, not only as musicians but as<br />
people. My first sort of real love for a<br />
band was The Beatles and John Lennon<br />
was my favorite, but these days now that<br />
I’m an adult I try to draw inspiration<br />
from wherever I can.<br />
<strong>Alice</strong>: What is the last album you<br />
listened to? Did you like it?<br />
Jesse: This is a weird one by<br />
Khruanebin. It’s mostly instrumental<br />
and the band is very influenced by<br />
this sort of obscure strain of Thai folk<br />
music from the ‘70s. The record is not<br />
really Western-sounding. It’s kind of<br />
jazzy funk laid back but it has Eastern<br />
twinges to some of the melodies. That’s<br />
a record I’ve been really into because<br />
it’s a little out of the box but it still<br />
sounds and feels very nice. It’s very chill<br />
and listenable.<br />
<strong>Alice</strong>: What’s it like when you<br />
get together with the band in<br />
the studio?<br />
Jesse: Sometimes you have a really good<br />
idea of what’s going to happen but the<br />
structure of the song is already there<br />
so you’re kind of trying to find how you<br />
want to present it aesthetically. It can<br />
get pretty specific like turning around<br />
one mic for an hour. It’s a lot more loose<br />
and expansive sometimes. There’ll just<br />
be an idea or we’ll be sitting around in<br />
the studio and someone will just jump<br />
in. It’s a combination of both. Our band<br />
is very collaborative. For ours there’s<br />
a little more experimentation and<br />
approach. We’re in there total for like<br />
23/24 days this time, for 12 or 13 songs.<br />
<strong>Alice</strong>: What do you hope people<br />
will experience when listening to<br />
the new album?<br />
Jesse: I think just that we’re still the<br />
band people have grown to really enjoy.<br />
We’re still at heart an R&B band, but<br />
we’ve matured a little bit and grown<br />
both as a band and as musicians and<br />
are able to provide a more multifaceted<br />
listening experience. If I had to pick<br />
one word to describe the first record I’d<br />
say it’s a very visceral record. I’d like to<br />
think that this one we’ve made a record<br />
that’s still visceral but combined with<br />
more cerebral elements.<br />
<strong>Alice</strong>: What’s the future look like?<br />
Jesse: It feels like there’s a lot of big<br />
things coming up. We’ve created a new<br />
show around the new record and added<br />
some of the newer songs in. So we’re<br />
super excited to debut the new show. We<br />
mostly just hope that people enjoy the<br />
record and enough people buy it. So we<br />
can make another one.<br />
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[88] <strong>Alice</strong> <strong>No</strong>vember 2016
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