Alice Vol. 1 No. 1
The premiere issue of Alice Magazine, the fashions and lifestyle magazine created by the students of The University of Alabama. Published November 2015 by UA Student Media.
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PREMIERE<br />
ISSUE<br />
SHOW ME<br />
THE MONEY<br />
How to break the glass ceiling<br />
and navigate the professional world<br />
SWIPE LEFT<br />
Tinder drastically alters the<br />
college dating game<br />
BINGE<br />
DIARIES<br />
Get the scoop on the most<br />
addictive shows on Netflix<br />
Fashion tips, tricks, and inspiration<br />
that will blow everyone away this season<br />
$3.00 <strong>Vol</strong>. 1, <strong>No</strong>. 1
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indicated otherwise, is copyrighted © 2015 by <strong>Alice</strong> Magazine.<br />
Material herein may not be reprinted without the<br />
expressed, written permission of <strong>Alice</strong> Magazine.<br />
It started with one question: Would you be interested in<br />
developing a women’s magazine? The question, posed to<br />
a room of more than 100 college women last spring, was<br />
a simple yes or no. The women, each from a different part<br />
of campus, from a different background, from a different<br />
state of mind, all said yes.<br />
After months of brainstorming, conceptualizing, and<br />
answering a million what ifs, we’re excited to be debuting<br />
the first issue of <strong>Alice</strong> — your new source for everything<br />
fashion, entertainment, beauty, lifestyle and more. To us,<br />
<strong>Alice</strong> represents everything we love and hate about our<br />
college years. She’s into following the next big fashion<br />
trends, but just as concerned about the big issues —what’s<br />
going on in the world and how can she stay engaged. In<br />
other words, <strong>Alice</strong> is just like us.<br />
Think of <strong>Alice</strong> as your co-pilot as you navigate your way<br />
through college. The transition out of your teens and into<br />
your early twenties is an important one, and she wants you<br />
to make it count. She’ll be there when your friends convince<br />
you to go on your first awkward Tinder date (p. 53), when<br />
you finish your rewatch of Grey’s and need a new Netflix<br />
obsession (we’ve all been there) (p. 72), and when you finally<br />
decide it’s time you learned to cook (p. 27).<br />
And when your time is up and graduation looms, <strong>Alice</strong><br />
will help you prepare for the world. For everything from<br />
how to get a perfectly polished one-minute face (p. 6) to<br />
what to wear to an interview for every job or internship<br />
(p 19) — she’s got you covered. And that includes the big<br />
issues. For example, the upsetting wage gap that exists<br />
between men and women coming out of college (p. 44).<br />
Many of the subjects you've wanted to talk about<br />
during your years in college (and maybe some you haven't<br />
considered) are spelled out in the next 80 pages. So we<br />
wanted to take a moment to thank you, the readers, for<br />
going on this journey with us. We saw a need, and <strong>Alice</strong> is<br />
our way of filling it in a way uncharted by any other college<br />
media. We’re thrilled (and just a dash nervous), that the<br />
day has finally come, but we can’t wait for you to dive in!<br />
Tara Massouleh and Allison Ingram
Editorial<br />
Editors in Chief ALLISON INGRAM AND TARA MASSOULEH<br />
Creative Director MARIA OSWALT<br />
Photo Editor EMILY HEATH<br />
Market Editor SAMANTHA CUPERO<br />
Beauty Editor ARAMIS HARMON<br />
Lifestyle Editor ALLISON COHEN<br />
Fashion Editor DEVEN FELDSTEIN<br />
Food and Health Editor KIMBERLY SUITS<br />
Entertainment Editor MARY-BRADLEY FLYNN<br />
Contributing Writers LAURA TESTINO, BECCA MURDOCH, LAURA MARTINEZ, EMILY HEATH,<br />
DELILAH MARSHALL, BRITTANY RAY, EMILEE BENOS, CLAIRE TURNER, EMILY WILLIAMS,<br />
PAIGE BURLESON, ELLEN JOHNSON, JADA CULVER, ALEXIS DANZO, BRIANA BETTISON, LEAH TOBAK,<br />
MCKENNA WELMAN, LILY SHAWER, MADISON SULLIVAN, AUDREY WATFORD, LAUREN LANE,<br />
ELIZABETH ELKIN, JILL HOLLOWAY, KATIE HUFF, IMANI MANLEY, ALLIE LOWERY, KATHERINE STRAUGHAN<br />
Contributing Photographers RAMSEY GRIFFIN, TRENT MCDANIEL<br />
Marketing Team MARY-BRADLEY FLYNN, ALEX WENDRYCHOWICZ, ARAMIS HARMON,<br />
BRIANA BETTISON, BRITTANY RAY, JADA CULVER, SAMANTHA CUPERO<br />
Advertising<br />
Advertising Manager EMANUEL ADELSON (cwadmanager@gmail.com)<br />
Assistant Advertising Manager DEE GRIFFIN (territorymanager1@gmail.com)<br />
Digital Sales Manager MICHAEL LOLLAR (osmspecialprojects@gmail.com)<br />
Advertising Creative Director MILLE EIBORG OLAUSSEN (cwcreativemanager@gmail.com)<br />
Assistant Creative Director MADISON HOOPER (cwcreativeservices@gmail.com)<br />
Sales Representatives (205) 348-7845<br />
MARISSA GANCYCO (cwzone7@gmail.com)<br />
AMANDA HYDRICK (cwzone8@gmail.com)<br />
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PATRICK RAINEY (cwzone6@gmail.com)<br />
GARRET HENKE (cwzone4@gmail.com)<br />
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JOSH DAVIS (cwzoneA@gmail.com)<br />
Advisers<br />
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Editorial MARK MAYFIELD (msmayfield1@sa.ua.edu)<br />
Advertising BRIAN GILES (bhgiles@sa.ua.edu)<br />
Published by UA Office of Student Media<br />
Director PAUL WRIGHT
Table of<br />
Contents<br />
Beauty<br />
5 MAKEUP FOR THOSE WHO<br />
HATE MAKEUP<br />
6 ONE-MINUTE FACE<br />
7 PRODUCTS TO SAVE/<br />
SPLURGE ON<br />
9 COLD WEATHER SKINCARE<br />
11 GREASED LIGHTNING<br />
12 BEAUTY GURUS TO<br />
SUBSCRIBE TO<br />
Fashion<br />
14 HOLIDAY STYLE GUIDE<br />
17 DAY TO NIGHT<br />
19 CAREER COUTURE<br />
22 IT GIRL: GIGI HADID<br />
ABOUT THE COVER: It’s the golden hour: the lingering<br />
moments captured between the day’s blistering rays and<br />
the night’s bitter skyfall. In our inaugural issue of <strong>Alice</strong>,<br />
we celebrated the warmth and authenticity of <strong>No</strong>vember,<br />
translating the imagery into wardrobes that embody<br />
the season.<br />
Photographer: EMILY HEATH<br />
See story: PAGE 36<br />
Health<br />
& Food<br />
23 NO-EXCUSE WORKOUT<br />
26 TASTE OF TIN TOP<br />
27 EASY EATS ON THE GO<br />
28 FRESH MARKET<br />
30 COLD WEATHER MEALS<br />
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Features<br />
36 GOLDEN HOUR<br />
42 HOLIDAY MAKEUP AND HAIR<br />
44 WAGE GAP<br />
50 VEGAN EATING<br />
53 SWIPE LEFT<br />
Lifestyle<br />
56 48 HOURS IN NOLA<br />
62 ORGANIZATIONAL ITEMS<br />
64 FIRST DATE TIPS<br />
Entertainment<br />
65 UPCOMING MOVIES<br />
67 UPCOMING MUSIC<br />
68 WHAT'S ON OUR NIGHTSTAND<br />
70 NEW SHOWS YOU SHOULD BE WATCHING<br />
72 BINGE DIARIES<br />
74 WHO TO FOLLOW<br />
75 LOCAL MUSICIANS
BEAUTY<br />
MAKEUP<br />
FOR<br />
THOSE<br />
WHO<br />
hate<br />
MAKEUP<br />
We get it: you’re one of the girls who<br />
dashes from the beauty aisle, scoffs<br />
at the thought of lip liner, and has<br />
perfected the roll-out-of-bed, readyin-three<br />
routine. And we see where<br />
you’re coming from; it’s easy to avoid<br />
the pricey, messy and overwhelming<br />
selection of beauty supplies and opt<br />
for an au natural look rather than a<br />
caked-on mess. But if you still want<br />
the enhancement of makeup without<br />
the labor or the done-up look, read on.<br />
We broke it down to the basics for a<br />
new routine you might actually use<br />
and (gasp!) enjoy.<br />
If you’re hesitant about a cumbersome foundation, go for<br />
a tinted moisturizer or BB cream for the perfect marriage<br />
of coverage, hydration, and a healthy glow.<br />
Our pick: CoverGirl Smoothers BB cream<br />
Ladies, meet brow tint, your new partner in the fight<br />
against wimpy or “slayed” brows. The spoolie brush tames<br />
and holds hair together for full, defined brows to frame<br />
your face. Just one swipe is all you need to get the job done<br />
— just don’t get it confused for mascara.<br />
Our pick: Ulta Brow Tint<br />
When all else fails, mascara, mascara, mascara. Why?<br />
Well, mascara not only makes your eye color pop, but it<br />
gives the illusion of eyeliner if applied correctly.<br />
Our pick: Ulta Amped Lashes Mascara<br />
Feeling confident about these picks? Head to page 6 for the perfect one-minute<br />
face to complete your makeup relationship transformation.<br />
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BEAUTY<br />
For mornings like this, a<br />
powder foundation gives quick<br />
and easy coverage. For daily wear,<br />
try Ulta's HELLO FLAWLESS<br />
with SPF 15 powder that will give<br />
you sheer to full coverage with an<br />
all-natural glow.<br />
It’s no secret that mascara is<br />
the key to instantly playing up your<br />
eyes and bringing the face together.<br />
ULTA AMPED LASHES MASCARA<br />
builds lush, dramatic volume with<br />
definition, and one or two quick swipes<br />
is all it takes to take your everyday<br />
look to the next level.<br />
Next, grab ULTA BROW<br />
TINT for a quick brow fix.<br />
The multi-purpose Brow Tint<br />
gel not only fills in brows<br />
but conditions as well. Just<br />
go over each brow with one<br />
swipe of this double doozy,<br />
and you’re set, sister!<br />
Lastly, blush is perfect<br />
for a quick highlight; no one<br />
will know you were up until 3<br />
a.m. cramming for a final.<br />
An E.L.F blush will give you a<br />
soft, sheer texture that easily<br />
blends into skin for the<br />
perfect finish.<br />
1<br />
-Minute Face<br />
Despite your best intentions — set alarms, calculated<br />
morning routines, and laid-out clothes — one glance at<br />
the clock confirms the horrible truth: you’re running late.<br />
Do you swipe here, gloss there? Throw on a hat and hope<br />
no one notices your broken-out forehead? Meet the fiveminute<br />
face’s college-aged cousin, the one-minute<br />
routine you’ll actually use before that 8 a.m.<br />
Model: Sylvia Craig<br />
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BEAUTY<br />
PRODUCTS TO<br />
SAVE/SPLURGE ON<br />
By Brittany Ray<br />
When is it worth it? As a college student, there’s<br />
a running list of items to be purchased, but when<br />
budgeting is an issue, beauty products tend to take<br />
a hit. For makeup-lovers on a budget, sometimes<br />
it’s best to hit up the drugstore for products<br />
normally bought at Sephora or Ulta.<br />
Too Faced “Better Than Sex” Mascara ($23) vs.<br />
Covergirl Professional All-in-One Mascara ($5.24)<br />
“Better Than Sex” by Two-Faced provides both volume<br />
and length, and as an added bonus it can be reapplied during<br />
the day without worry of lashes hardening. It’s smooth and<br />
perfect for making eyes seem more open after endless allnighters.<br />
It’s a great mascara, but at $23, “Better Than<br />
Sex” is a little steep for everyday use. So when the funds<br />
are running a little low, instead try Covergirl’s Professional<br />
All-in-One Mascara for comparable alternative to Better<br />
Than Sex’s at a much more digestible price of $5.24 . The<br />
only distinguishable factor is that Covergirl’s mascara<br />
hardens over time, but the price difference makes the slight<br />
variation worthwhile.<br />
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MAC Lipstick ($17) vs.<br />
Milani Color Statement Lipstick ($5.99)<br />
Milani’s matte lipstick has a velvet finish that doesn’t<br />
dry lips out or require constant reapplication. Plus, it smells<br />
like a candy store and features multiple color options, for<br />
every occasion. The plum and berry pigments are some of<br />
the best out there. On the splurge side, MAC Lipstick comes<br />
in several fun colors that indulge your need to experiment.<br />
While they are high quality and go on smooth, they are<br />
prone to clumping, especially after long wear. Both lipsticks<br />
rank high in quality and color variation, but for the best<br />
pick without clump-worry, try Milani.<br />
Naked Smoky Palette ($54) vs.<br />
Maybelline The Nudes Palette ($9.99)<br />
When it comes to eyeshadow, it’s hard not to splurge on<br />
the newest Naked Smoky Palette. <strong>No</strong>t only is the palette<br />
great for a smoky eye night look, but it also contains all<br />
the right colors for a flawless natural day look. Don’t want<br />
the $54 price tag? Maybelline The Nudes Palette contains<br />
similar colors to the Naked’s with a comparable, longlasting<br />
quality. Plus, there is no need for an eye primer<br />
because neither product clumps after a long day.<br />
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BEAUTY<br />
Cold Weather<br />
SKINCARE<br />
By Emily Heath<br />
As cool breezes and sunshine turn to bone-chilling winds<br />
and frost, don’t let your skin fall victim to the transitional<br />
slump. While it’s easy to blame our dry skin woes on the<br />
frigid temperatures, it’s not just the weather that’s got<br />
our skin all out of whack. Low humidity levels inside and<br />
outside draw moisture from our skin, leaving it flaky, dry<br />
and sensitive. Hot showers, the only saving grace during<br />
icy winter mornings, can also cause major problems — the<br />
extended exposure to water actually washes away skin’s<br />
natural protective oils. Pro tip: If your skin feels tight<br />
after a hot shower, you’ve been in too long. Then finally,<br />
some of our favorite warm-weather products can be totally<br />
damaging come wintertime. What were once our go-to<br />
soaps and light moisturizers become our skin’s worst enemy<br />
once the temperature drops.<br />
<strong>No</strong>t to worry, though; we’ve got plenty of tips and tricks<br />
to help you keep your skin healthy and glowing once winter<br />
rolls around.<br />
Model: Katie Ortiz<br />
DRINK WATER: Stay hydrated. It<br />
will keep your skin elastic and healthy<br />
and serves as your first defense against<br />
cold weather.<br />
CLEANSE: Cleanse your skin with<br />
a simple, non-irritating face wash<br />
such as Cetaphil, Cerave or First Aid<br />
Beauty’s Face Cleanser. Use lukewarm<br />
water and don’t wash your skin more<br />
than twice a day to avoid stripping its<br />
natural protective oils.<br />
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MOISTURIZE: It’s most effective to<br />
apply moisturizer while your skin is<br />
still a little damp from a shower or<br />
face wash. You’ll want to gently pat<br />
your face dry before application. If<br />
you also suffer from cracked lips or<br />
sensitive, flaky skin around your nose,<br />
an ointment such as Aquaphor is a<br />
perfect way to soothe irritation. Apply<br />
it at night before bed and as needed<br />
throughout the day.<br />
TREAT YOURSELF: Spa days<br />
are a haven in the winter months.<br />
Treat yourself at home with moisturizing<br />
face masks once or twice a<br />
week. We recommend the Caudalie<br />
Moisturizing Mask. It will leave your<br />
skin feeling velvety smooth after just<br />
one application.<br />
OIL UP: Interested in beauty oils,<br />
but horrified about what they do to<br />
your skin? There is really nothing to<br />
fear when it comes to the right type<br />
of beauty oil for your type of skin.<br />
Go to your nearest beauty retailer<br />
and ask a specialist for their advice.<br />
They apply similarly to moisturizers,<br />
so be sure to use them only when<br />
your skin is damp. At night, rub 2-3<br />
drops of the oil between your hands to<br />
warm, then gently press into the skin<br />
on your cheeks, chin, forehead and<br />
nose. Wait a few minutes, then apply<br />
your moisturizer.<br />
SOUTH POLE: We’ve covered the<br />
<strong>No</strong>rth Pole (your face), now we’ll go<br />
over the South Pole (your feet). Often<br />
feet fall victim to the cold weather<br />
months by giving way to crackly, dry<br />
soles. Warm and smooth your pups<br />
by applying Aquaphor nightly, then<br />
seal the deal by putting socks on while<br />
you’re asleep.<br />
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BEAUTY<br />
GREASED<br />
LIGHTNING<br />
Four dry shampoos that will change your life<br />
By Laura Martinez<br />
It’s the daily limbo: do we sacrifice our last minutes<br />
of sleep for freshly showered hair before our 8 a.m. or bite<br />
the bullet and rock the top knot? Avoid the compromise<br />
and allow us to introduce you to your new best friend, dry<br />
shampoo, or as we call it, the best thing since sliced bread,<br />
the bees’ knees, and the solution to all your problems.*<br />
<strong>No</strong>t Your Mother’s<br />
Clean Freak Dry Shampoo<br />
The name of this shampoo says it<br />
all: an insanely clean scent that does<br />
the job. A quick application absorbs<br />
the oils in your scalp to leave a matte<br />
finish without making your hair<br />
look dull and clumpy.<br />
Big Sexy Hair<br />
<strong>Vol</strong>umizing Dry Shampoo<br />
This dry shampoo is talc free,<br />
which means no white residue<br />
left on your hair after it works its<br />
magic. Flat, unwashed hair becomes<br />
instantly revitalized with covetable<br />
volume and a clean shine.<br />
Batiste Dry Shampoo<br />
We know it as the holy grail<br />
of dry shampoo — an inexpensive<br />
and effective option that adds texture<br />
and body to your hair. Just spray it<br />
in and comb it out. This dry shampoo<br />
comes in seven different scents and<br />
three hint of color options (light &<br />
blonde, medium & brunette, and<br />
dark & deep brown), so no fear of<br />
pesky white remnants!<br />
Dove Refresh + Care<br />
Invigorating Dry Shampoo<br />
We could rave for days about the<br />
scent of this dry shampoo and its<br />
lightweight quality that does the job<br />
without weighing your hair down. It’s<br />
perfect for days when washed hair<br />
turns greasy after four hours.<br />
*Okay, maybe not all of your problems, but you get it. It’s good stuff!<br />
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BEAUTY<br />
Beauty<br />
Gurus<br />
to subscribe to<br />
With so many YouTube beauty gurus<br />
sharing tutorials and hacks online these<br />
days, nailing the perfect everyday face is<br />
easier than ever. Through shopping hauls<br />
and lessons on the latest trends, these<br />
gals have taught us what vlogging is all<br />
about, and we are forever grateful.<br />
1. Michelle Phan<br />
One of the most well-known beauty gurus on YouTube,<br />
Phan has collaborated with Loreal Cosmetics, launched<br />
her own makeup line called EM, and she’s even started a<br />
makeup subscription company called Ipsy. Since 2007, her<br />
channel has grown exponentially and now houses hundreds<br />
of videos. From special occasion makeup looks to DIY ideas<br />
and motivational videos, her channel is perfect for any<br />
college girl looking to get creative with her look.<br />
Videos to watch: Barbie Transformation Tutorial, Make<br />
Your Own Pore Strips, and Stretch Your Shoes with Ice<br />
2. Vicky Logan<br />
If you love wigs, makeup and girl talk, then you already<br />
love Vicky Logan. From hair style experimentation to<br />
makeup for problematic skin, Logan’s videos are as detailed<br />
and diverse as her many looks. Logan’s videos make you feel<br />
like you’re talking to your best friend — if your best friend<br />
was a super stylish makeup goddess. She offers advice on<br />
friendship, love and personal issues, all while teaching you<br />
a thing or two about how to care for your skin and look hot<br />
on the daily.<br />
Videos to watch: Full Face Routine: Long Lasting<br />
Makeup + Acne Coverage, Wash, Blowout and Flat Iron<br />
Routine for Natural Hair, Make up for Beginners 101:<br />
Intro and Essentials<br />
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3. Carli Bybel<br />
Creator of “The Beauty Bybel," Carli Bybel and her<br />
beautiful lashes have become a YouTube star with over three<br />
million subscribers. On her channel you can find anything<br />
from fitness videos to beauty hauls and motivational videos.<br />
She’s even collaborated with BH cosmetics to create her<br />
own makeup pallete.<br />
Videos to watch: How To Grow Your Eyelashes and<br />
Eyebrows DIY, Makeup MISTAKES to AVOID! +13 Tips<br />
for a Flawless Face, Megan Fox Makeup Tutorial<br />
4. ItsMyRayeRaye<br />
ItsMyRayeRaye is the definition of the phrase “Eyebrows<br />
on fleek.” With her big curly hair, thick eyebrows, and<br />
fierce personality, she has her thousands of subscribers<br />
hanging on her every word. From lip swatches to guides<br />
on how to recreate celebrity looks, her channel brings it all<br />
in. The best thing about ItsMyRayeRaye’s channel? Most<br />
of the makeup she uses to achieve her high-end looks are<br />
budget-friendly and can be found at your local drug store.<br />
Videos to watch: Everyday Glam Nude Makeup with Under<br />
Eye Dots (High End), How-To: Master Applying False<br />
Eyelashes, How to Get Rid of Acne Scars, How To Get<br />
Baby Soft Lips<br />
5. Patricia Bright<br />
This witty and stylish Nigerian blogger from the UK<br />
shares some of the best look books, skin care routines, and<br />
girl problem chit chat videos we’ver ever seen. Her style is<br />
chic, sophisticated and casual. Her style and makeup are<br />
ultra natural, but she’s not afraid to dress up in bright<br />
colors and funky accessories either.<br />
Videos to watch: DIY Tutorial: How to Honey Dip Hair<br />
(Ombre Inpsired), How I Cleared My Skin & Got Rid of<br />
Large Pores, My Lazy Morning Routine + Morning<br />
Workout<br />
6. Zoella<br />
For those who revel in the glory of a scoring great deals,<br />
then sharing with friends, Zoella’s channel full of haul<br />
videos is the perfect beauty fix. The UK YouTuber turned<br />
author (Girl Online), gained over a million subscribers with<br />
her haul videos, how-to hair looks, look books and v-logs. We<br />
love her for her charm and bubbly personality that make all<br />
her tips seem easy and totally doable.<br />
Videos to watch: How To: My Quick and Easy Hairstyles,<br />
Autumn/Fall Makeup, Gold Eyes & Berry Lips, What’s<br />
In My Bag?<br />
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FASHION<br />
Holiday<br />
Style Guide<br />
Somewhere between football season and the<br />
first Christmas get together, did you forget to<br />
breathe? That’s what we thought. While there<br />
are certainly no complaints about a full social<br />
agenda, nothing dampens the holiday spirit quite<br />
like “but what am I going to wear?”<br />
So we did the planning for you: a fool-proof<br />
guide to any fete on your calendar, from the<br />
first office party to the final cocktail. Let the<br />
celebrations begin!<br />
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Night Out: Leather & Lace<br />
Going out with friends from home calls for a<br />
killer look versatile enough to last the whole<br />
night. Start with a detailed tunic top, then add<br />
faux-leather pants to contrast. Give ultrafeminine<br />
details like delicate lace and sheer<br />
panels an edge by adding hard complements like<br />
leather pants and heeled booties. Grab a<br />
(fun)ctional fur vest and you’re ready to go!<br />
Outfit: Altar'd State<br />
(Vest $90; Top $70;<br />
Boots $80; Cuff $15)<br />
Models: Tanner Fant, Kryssalyn Bayne
Holiday Party: Winter Whites<br />
Keep your look clean and polished by pairing<br />
crisp cropped pants with playful dressed-up<br />
versions of a classic tank. Look for ways to spice<br />
up basic pieces like the fringe and mockneck<br />
details in this student-designed top. The monochromatic<br />
color scheme is the perfect backdrop<br />
to highlight bold, colorful jewelry like this ruby<br />
red drop necklace.<br />
Outfit: Liza Rogers, student designer<br />
Bracelet: Francesca's, $18<br />
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Family Dinner: Classy Casual<br />
Family get togethers are always chaotic without the<br />
added stress of what to wear. Shoot for a look that’s<br />
comfortable enough to sit around in, but fashionable<br />
enough to impress your ultra-stylish cousin. Remember<br />
to keep your look family-friendly: skirts should<br />
reach mid-thigh, and necklines should be tasteful. For<br />
this look, we dressed up cozy basics like this caramel<br />
slouchy sweater and stretchy knit skirt with a plaid<br />
scarf and rugged statement boots.
FASHION<br />
Day to<br />
Night<br />
Another day, another afternoon of errands turned into a<br />
nighttime get together, and you’re stuck trying to transform<br />
your casual everyday wear into an ensemble hot enough to<br />
carry you into the evening. With our guide, it’s easier than<br />
ever to go from day to night without the hassle of changing<br />
your whole outfit. The key? Simple staples you already own,<br />
just tweaked and accessorized to up the ante.<br />
Night<br />
Day<br />
Throw on a black knit dress as<br />
an outfit anchor, then add a comfy<br />
cardigan and your favorite boots to<br />
take on the day. For night, switch<br />
the cardigan for a glam fur vest, add<br />
a statement pendant necklace, and<br />
you’re good to go.<br />
Dress: Az Well, $37<br />
Cardigan: Az Well, $60<br />
Vest: Az Well, $33<br />
Necklace: Ellie Crimson, $18<br />
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Makeup by Laura Martinez
Day<br />
Night<br />
Take a basic tunic sweater from day<br />
to night by switching out colored denim<br />
for a leather mini. Daytime accessories<br />
like suede fedoras and fringe boots<br />
make way for nighttime pairings like<br />
our favorite leather and lace combo.<br />
Outfit: Altar'd State<br />
(Sweater $70; Leggings $50;<br />
Necklace $20; Hat $25;<br />
Bracelet $13; Boots $80;<br />
Skirt $60)<br />
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FASHION<br />
CAREER<br />
COUTURE<br />
How to achieve<br />
the perfect balance of<br />
style and professionalism<br />
Aside from getting your resume together and editing<br />
your LinkedIn account, figuring out what to wear for the<br />
interview can be the most stressful part of applying for<br />
jobs and internships. First impressions last a lifetime, so<br />
don’t be stuck leaving a bad one based off your appearance,<br />
not to mention we’re our most confident when we look our<br />
best. Prepare an interview outfit far in advance to avoid<br />
unnecessary anxiety on the day of your interview.<br />
Model: Anna Leigh Sharp<br />
Trench coat: Az well, $49.99<br />
Necklace: Francesca's, $26<br />
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Suit Up<br />
If the dress code isn’t specified for<br />
an interview, the business professional<br />
look is a safe home base, and for many<br />
business settings, it’s expected. Think<br />
suits and classic separates for a polished,<br />
pulled-together look – whether<br />
that’s a fail-proof power suit or streamlined<br />
pencil skirt. Stick with closed-toe<br />
shoes, and make sure you can walk in<br />
them!<br />
Jacket and shirt: The Cotton Gin Boutique<br />
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Keep it Casual<br />
In many settings — mostly in the<br />
creative industry — starched business<br />
clothes don’t necessarily mesh with<br />
their laid back environments. But<br />
before donning your jeans and sandals,<br />
make sure you completely understand<br />
the company’s corporate culture.<br />
And even at that, stick with a more<br />
conservative look for your interview:<br />
cotton pants, relaxed blouses, and<br />
statement jewelry to show your<br />
personal style. Break out your trendy<br />
frocks after you land the job!<br />
Bag: Francesca's, $34<br />
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FASHION<br />
Gigi Hadid<br />
By Leah Tobak<br />
Celeb model Gigi Hadid has<br />
heads turning and cameras<br />
flashing with her high-fashion<br />
look and recent rise to<br />
fame. At only 20, she is this issue’s It<br />
Girl. We want to look like her, dress<br />
like her, or just hang with her. What<br />
can we say? We’re smitten with this<br />
California charmer.<br />
In the past two years, Hadid was<br />
named a Sports Illustrated Rookie,<br />
walked in New York Fashion Week,<br />
and modeled for brands like Guess,<br />
Tom Ford, Tommy Hilfiger and Victoria’s<br />
Secret PINK. To add to her resume,<br />
Maybelline recently named her<br />
their 2015 Brand Ambassador.<br />
Her Instagram alone has us swooning<br />
over (and maybe a little jealous of)<br />
her flawless selfies, photos with the<br />
ever fierce #GirlSquad, and glimpses<br />
of her super hot boyfriend, Joe Jonas.<br />
There’s no “Bad Blood” when it comes<br />
to Slay-Z!<br />
<strong>No</strong>t to mention, she exudes a chic,<br />
yet easy-going style. A true master<br />
of an effortless street look, Gigi<br />
is regularly spotted in her staple<br />
boyfriend jeans and tank, and even<br />
on the red carpet, she sticks to her<br />
neutrals to let her natural beauty<br />
shine while still looking ridiculously<br />
glamorous. With cut outs and high<br />
slits, our girl knows how to show off<br />
her supermodel body and still keep<br />
it classy.<br />
Another of the many lessons we’ve<br />
learned from this It Girl is that your<br />
style doesn’t have to remain stationary.<br />
Gigi has said her at-home style in<br />
California is very different from that<br />
when she travels to big cities. On the<br />
West Coast, Gigi’s street style gives off<br />
a boho, Cali girl vibe. But when she’s<br />
in New York, Gigi kicks up the glam<br />
factor by dressing ultra modern and<br />
sleek. She’s bringing a new name to a<br />
bicoastal ease — one Instagram, cat<br />
walk and Starbucks run at a time.<br />
Photo credit: Eva Rinaldi, under Flickr Creative Commons (attribution and sharealike license). <strong>No</strong> changes were made to the photo.<br />
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HEALTH & FOOD<br />
The<br />
<strong>No</strong>-Excuse<br />
Workout<br />
Small space? <strong>No</strong> equipment? <strong>No</strong> problem.<br />
With all the demands of college, from social events to<br />
study sessions, staying healthy and avoiding the infamous<br />
“Freshman 15” can be tough, especially for girls coming in<br />
without a solid workout routine. Luckily we’ve formulated a<br />
workout you can do at any fitness level, any time you want,<br />
and in virtually any space — even a shoebox dorm.<br />
1. Jumping Jacks (25)<br />
How It Works<br />
Cardio, abs, arms and legs are all included in this highintensity<br />
workout. Complete the circuit two times through,<br />
taking a one-minute break following the Dive Bombers. As<br />
your fitness level builds, you may want to add onto the number<br />
of times you complete the circuit and increase the pace.<br />
Once you’ve finished the circuits, complete the stretches<br />
and rehydrate.<br />
2. Burpees (10)<br />
Start by standing upright, then<br />
squat and jump up. Immediately drop<br />
into a pushup position, do a full pushup,<br />
then jump back into the upright<br />
position and start again.<br />
Model: Brianna Milner<br />
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3. Planks (1 min)<br />
For the first part of the minute,<br />
hold a traditional plank for 15 seconds.<br />
Place your forearms on the floor. Keep<br />
a tight core with your legs straight out<br />
behind you. Make a straight line with<br />
your body making sure not to arch<br />
your back or stick your butt up.<br />
Next complete 15 seconds of commandos.<br />
Start in a traditional plank,<br />
use your right arm to push up onto<br />
your hand, in the process. Follow with<br />
straightening your left arm. Bend<br />
your left arm, and lower back into a<br />
traditional plank. Alternating arms<br />
complete as many of these as possible.<br />
Complete 15 seconds of a rocking<br />
plank. Start in the traditional plank<br />
position. Begin rocking your body<br />
back and forth onto your heels. Keep<br />
your back as flat as possible and your<br />
core tight.<br />
Complete 15 seconds of a side-toside<br />
plank. Start in a traditional plank<br />
position and rotate your core rocking<br />
your hips from right to left. Go as low<br />
to the floor as possible.<br />
4. Reverse<br />
Lunges (20)<br />
Start by stepping forward into a full<br />
lunge. Swing your back leg up in front<br />
of you and straighten your other leg.<br />
Jump up and then back into the lunge<br />
position. Complete 10 on each side.<br />
5. Dive<br />
Bombers (10)<br />
Start in the downward dog position.<br />
Bend your arms and lower yourself<br />
into pushup position. Complete a full<br />
pushup. As you do so, arch your back<br />
and move into upward dog position.<br />
Fall back into downward dog position<br />
to start the next rep.<br />
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HEALTH & FOOD<br />
6. Stretch<br />
Once you've repeated workouts as<br />
many times as possible, cool down with<br />
a 5-10 minute stretching session.<br />
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HEALTH & FOOD<br />
Taste of<br />
Tin Top<br />
By Audrey Watford<br />
Located in the heart of the downtown<br />
Tuscaloosa entertainment district,<br />
Tin Top Sports Bar & Grill marries<br />
bar food’s ease and approachability<br />
with a Cajun-style quality. Owner Bob<br />
Hallmark says although sports bars<br />
are usually not associated with good<br />
food, he and his wife, Patty, created<br />
Tin Top with the finest casual dining<br />
in mind. Diners can stop in to shake<br />
off the day over a plate of oysters just<br />
as easily as they can kick off the night<br />
with drinks and appetizers.<br />
The versatile menu fits most appetites<br />
and occasions, be it sharing<br />
sashimi with a date or indulging in<br />
smoked wings with friends. Hallmark’s<br />
personal favorite meal is the<br />
shrimp and gouda grits with crawfish<br />
sauce followed by warm strawberry<br />
bread pudding topped with a white<br />
chocolate drizzle.<br />
Tin Top also has a noteworthy beverage<br />
selection, featuring local craft<br />
beers from Druid City Brewing in<br />
Tuscaloosa, as well as Cahaba and<br />
Avondale Brewing in Birmingham.<br />
Tin Top Manager Daniel Lowery noted<br />
these beers’ rising customer popularity<br />
and daily pairs selections with<br />
single dishes. And if you are not in<br />
the mood for brews, Tin Top offers an<br />
ample selection of wine and cocktails<br />
to sip over dinner. Stop by on Thursday,<br />
Friday and Saturday nights for<br />
live music to accompany your dinner<br />
and drinks.<br />
Tin Top’s most popular drink is none<br />
other than the classic Bushwhacker,<br />
an Alabama year-round staple whether<br />
you’re lounging along the Gulf or<br />
hitting the Tuscaloosa streets after a<br />
game. Our favorite adult milkshake<br />
features 151 rum, Kahlua, white and<br />
dark cream de cocoa, and vanilla ice<br />
cream blended together — then topped<br />
with even more rum. Think of it as<br />
the perfect meal-to-social hour transition<br />
or the middle ground between<br />
cocktails and dessert.<br />
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HEALTH & FOOD<br />
Easy Eats<br />
on the go<br />
By Lily Shawver<br />
Chocolate Chip<br />
Mug Cake<br />
Late night sweets cravings have<br />
been ruining our healthful eating one<br />
pint of Ben and Jerry’s at a time. But<br />
this butter and oil-less chocolate mug<br />
cake can satisfy your sweet tooth without<br />
busting your diet.<br />
Ingredients<br />
2 tbsp of coconut flour<br />
2 tbsp of quick oats<br />
¼ tsp of baking powder<br />
1 tbsp of Stevia or other sweetener<br />
¼ cup of almond milk<br />
1 large egg white<br />
1 tbsp of chocolate chips<br />
Directions<br />
1. Combine coconut flour, quick oats and<br />
baking powder in a bowl or mug and mix.<br />
2. Add milk and sweetener, continue<br />
stirring until smooth.<br />
3. Use a fork or whisk to beat the egg<br />
white into the batter, making sure it is<br />
fully incorporated.<br />
4. Fold in chocolate chips.<br />
5. Microwave on high for 2½ to 3 minutes<br />
Protein-Packed<br />
Overnight Oats<br />
Are you a breakfast person, but<br />
lacking the morning time to make<br />
it happen? Overnight oats could be<br />
your schedule’s new go-to. This protein-filled<br />
recipe takes zero effort and<br />
will keep you full until lunchtime.<br />
Ingredients<br />
½ cup of quick cook oats<br />
¼ cup of nonfat Greek yogurt<br />
1-2 tbsp of Stevia or other sweetener<br />
½ cup of almond milk (or milk of choice)<br />
½ a scoop of whey protein<br />
1 tbsp of peanut butter<br />
Directions<br />
1. Mix all of your ingredients (except the<br />
peanut butter) in a sealable container.<br />
2. Leave the container of oats in the<br />
fridge overnight.<br />
3. Top with peanut butter and any other<br />
toppings of your choice.<br />
Grab a spoon and enjoy!<br />
Turkey<br />
Avocado Roll-ups<br />
Roll-ups are a great lunch option<br />
for anyone on the go; they’re portable,<br />
healthy, and not to mention, delicious.<br />
Paired with a juicy red apple or baked<br />
chips, this dish creates a perfect quick<br />
and easy meal. <strong>No</strong> silverware required.<br />
Ingredients<br />
2 oz. deli turkey<br />
1 tortilla wrap<br />
1 wedge of Laughing Cow cheese<br />
A hand full of romaine lettuce<br />
¼ of a sliced avocado<br />
¼ cup of diced bell peppers<br />
Directions<br />
1. Spread Laughing Cow cheese on half<br />
of the tortilla wrap.<br />
2. Layer romaine, turkey, sliced avocado<br />
and diced bell peppers onto the tortilla<br />
wrap.<br />
3. Roll up the wrap as tightly as possible.<br />
4. Cut each end off of the wrap.<br />
5. Proceed to cut the rest of the wrap into<br />
½-1 inch pieces.<br />
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HEALTH & FOOD<br />
Fresh Market<br />
Smart Buys<br />
Must-Tries<br />
With the opening of the Shoppes at<br />
Legacy Park on McFarland Boulevard,<br />
Tuscaloosa is adding to a growing list<br />
of restaurants and retailers. Bed Bath<br />
& Beyond, World Market, Chuy’s and<br />
Dick’s are all here to stay, as is our<br />
new favorite grocery store, The Fresh<br />
Market. Focusing on high-quality produce,<br />
specialty products, and an ample<br />
organic selection, The Fresh Market is<br />
the perfect place to get all your grocery<br />
shopping done, and with some tips, you<br />
might even save a little money.<br />
Money Saving Tips<br />
Take advantage of $3.99 Tuesdays<br />
— On Tuesdays boneless, skinless<br />
chicken breast and ground chuck<br />
are both $3.99 a pound. Both versatile<br />
proteins are perfect for freezing<br />
to cook later. If you’re nervous about<br />
handling raw chicken, the meat counter<br />
will cut and package your selections<br />
however you like.<br />
$ We also highly recommend trying<br />
their pre-made choices like their chicken<br />
roll ups, which are an easy and delicious<br />
option for a busy college student.<br />
Make nice with the bakery. Ever<br />
make just a couple burgers then have<br />
six extra buns leftover that end up getting<br />
tossed? The Fresh Market bakery<br />
handles this wasteful dilemma by<br />
selling buns and other bread in small<br />
batches.<br />
$ Go online or pick up an in-store<br />
print of the weekly specials. They offer<br />
ideas of what you can make for the<br />
week and what will also be on sale.<br />
$ Get the gang together for a<br />
Thursday Little Big Meal. For $20<br />
you select one of two types of meat,<br />
then add a produce, dairy, rice or pasta,<br />
and a bakery selection. By splitting<br />
the $20 among the group, dinner is a<br />
great deal.<br />
$ Fresh Market is all about sampling.<br />
So if you are not sure if splurging<br />
on the organic, gluten-free, sugar-free,<br />
antioxidant-rich fungi cookies<br />
is worth it, just ask an employee to try<br />
them! They will be happy to open up a<br />
bag for you with no charge. Or if you’re<br />
in the salad line and not sure which olives<br />
you like, just try one. They would<br />
much rather you not go home disappointed.<br />
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Must-Tries<br />
›› The fresh nut butters, by the<br />
produce, have a station where customers<br />
can freshly grind their own peanut<br />
butter, almond butter or honey roasted<br />
peanut butter. With no added preservatives,<br />
it makes a great option for<br />
your nut-butter needs.<br />
›› The smoothie, juice, gelato and<br />
specialty coffee bar. All of their juices<br />
are freshly made in store with the<br />
same produce that’s on display for<br />
shoppers and with no added sugar.<br />
They have all kinds of juices such as<br />
apple, carrot, orange, beet and ginger.<br />
You can even get the wheat grass shots<br />
added. The most popular juice is the<br />
apple, kale and ginger. Or if you would<br />
rather someone else make a smoothie<br />
for you, go for their most popular: the<br />
green smoothie, which has a healthy<br />
amount of kale. And don’t forget to<br />
grab a scoop of gelato or latte for a<br />
sweet treat as you peruse.<br />
›› Have you tried their chocolate<br />
chunk cookies? Go right now. <strong>No</strong> joke.<br />
›› The pre-made meals and caprese<br />
pizza. All of the salads, sandwiches,<br />
sushi and pizza are made fresh<br />
daily. Take a break from campus by<br />
grabbing lunch to go or stay for your<br />
lunch break.<br />
›› Make your own chocolate bars.<br />
Fresh Market has sugar free chocolate<br />
ideal for sweet tooths. Melt the chocolate<br />
and create your own chocolate covered<br />
delights or cool completely after<br />
melting to make perfect bites.<br />
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HEALTH & FOOD<br />
Cold Weather<br />
MEALS<br />
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When cool<br />
weather moves<br />
in, we flock to<br />
sweatpants and all<br />
things warmingly<br />
decadent —<br />
the latter often<br />
reinforcing the<br />
former. We’ve got<br />
a week’s worth<br />
of affordable,<br />
wholesome meals<br />
that are just as<br />
delicious as they<br />
are easy to make.<br />
The plus? Many<br />
of the grocery<br />
list items are<br />
interchangeable,<br />
and meals are<br />
next-day friendly.<br />
Fiesta Night is Chicken<br />
Tortilla Soup Night<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 ½ lbs of chicken<br />
4-5 cups of chicken broth<br />
1 can (10 oz) of diced tomatoes<br />
1 small onion<br />
4 cloves of garlic<br />
2 ½ tsp of chili powder<br />
1 can (14 oz) of corn<br />
1 can (14 oz) of black beans<br />
¼ cup of cilantro<br />
1 tsp each of salt & pepper<br />
1 bag of white corn tortillas<br />
1 cup of shredded mexican mix cheese<br />
Directions<br />
Pour chicken broth and diced tomatoes<br />
into a crock pot, add onion, garlic,<br />
chili powder, corn, drained beans and<br />
rinsed, cilantro, salt, and pepper. Cut<br />
chicken breast in 4 pieces and add to<br />
pot. Let cook on low for 6 hours, or until<br />
chicken is cooked through. Chicken<br />
should start to fall apart; let it shred or<br />
use a fork to shred. Serve warm with<br />
your choice of tortilla strips, chips,<br />
cheese or all three.<br />
To give the soup an extra kick, add<br />
a 4 oz can of green chiles.<br />
Mama Mia, Let’s<br />
Have Some Baked Ziti<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 lb of ground beef<br />
1 cup of onions<br />
1 tsp of garlic powder<br />
2 cloves of garlic<br />
1 tsp of oregano, dried leaves<br />
1 tsp each of salt & pepper<br />
1 cup of chicken broth<br />
1 lb of Ziti pasta, cooked and drained<br />
1 jar (24 oz) of meatless sauce<br />
1 tbsp of olive oil<br />
2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese<br />
1 cup of grated parmesan cheese<br />
Portobello mushrooms (optional)<br />
Directions<br />
Preheat oven to 350. In a large<br />
skillet, heat oil and cook onions for 8<br />
minutes, then add garlic and cook for<br />
1 minute. Add the meat and cook till<br />
there is no more pink. Drain the meat,<br />
and add sauce, chicken broth, onion<br />
powder, garlic powder, oregano, salt<br />
and pepper. Heat the sauce through.<br />
Place half of the cooked ziti in an oven-safe<br />
13x9 baking dish. Then pour<br />
1 to 1 ½ cups of sauce over the ziti.<br />
Sprinkle 1 ½ cups of mozzarella cheese<br />
and Parmesan cheese over the pasta<br />
and sauce. Repeat the next layer with<br />
remaining ingredients, topping it with<br />
the remainder of cheese. Cover with<br />
aluminum foil and place in the oven to<br />
bake for 20 minutes. Cook till golden<br />
brown and cheese is melted.<br />
If you like mushrooms, add<br />
sliced portobello mushrooms to the<br />
sauces just after adding them in<br />
the skillet.<br />
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Chickening Out?<br />
Try Baked Chicken<br />
Ingredients<br />
2 or 4 chicken breasts<br />
2 tbsp of olive oil<br />
1 tsp oregano<br />
1 tsp of parsley<br />
½ tsp of onion powder<br />
½ tsp of thyme<br />
½ tsp of garlic powder<br />
1 tsp each of salt & pepper<br />
1 lemon<br />
Directions<br />
Preheat oven to 450 degrees, and<br />
pound chicken breast lightly. Pour olive<br />
oil in a 13x9 baking dish and lightly<br />
coat the chicken breasts. In a small<br />
bowl, whisk together oregano, parsley,<br />
onion powder, thyme, salt and pepper.<br />
Spread mixture on chicken breasts<br />
and bake in the oven for 15-20 mins<br />
(until thermometer reads 160-170 degrees).<br />
Cover with foil and let sit for 5<br />
minutes before slicing.<br />
For a touch of citrus flavor, cut a<br />
lemon in half and squeeze lemon juice<br />
on the chicken just before serving.<br />
Chill, It’s Just Chili<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 lb of ground beef<br />
4 tbsp of olive oil<br />
1 can (14 oz) of black beans<br />
1 can (14 oz) of kidney beans<br />
1 can (14 oz) of pinto beans<br />
1 can (14 oz) of chili beans<br />
1 can (14 oz) of diced tomatoes<br />
1 tsp of oregano<br />
1 onion, chopped<br />
1 green bell pepper<br />
1 tsp each of salt & pepper<br />
1 tsp of minced garlic<br />
1 can (14 oz) of corn<br />
Shredded cheese (optional)<br />
Sour cream (optional)<br />
Directions<br />
In a large skillet, cook the ground<br />
beef on medium, medium-high until no<br />
longer pink. Drain the meat, and put<br />
meat in oiled crock pot. Add remaining<br />
ingredients and let cook for 6 hours.<br />
Serve warm and add toppings like<br />
cheese and sour cream.<br />
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Let’s Have a Toast<br />
for Pot Roast<br />
Ingredients<br />
2 lbs of chuck roast<br />
1 small bag of baby carrots<br />
1 tsp of garlic powder<br />
2 tsp of onion powder<br />
6-8 chopped potatoes (any variety)<br />
1 ½ cup of chicken or beef Broth<br />
1 tsp each of salt & pepper<br />
Directions<br />
Add all ingredients to a crockpot<br />
and allow to cook for 7 hours,<br />
or until potatoes and meat are<br />
fully cooked.<br />
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Features<br />
Golden Hour<br />
Holiday Makeup<br />
Show Me the Money<br />
Clean and Green<br />
Swipe Right<br />
38<br />
44<br />
48<br />
54<br />
57<br />
Blue top: Peirson Rogers, student designer<br />
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GOL<br />
DEN<br />
HOUR<br />
Photos by: Emily Heath, Ramsey Griffin<br />
Styled by: Samantha Cupero,<br />
Deven Feldstein<br />
Makeup by: Aramis Harmon<br />
Models: Brianna Milner,<br />
Berta Amelinaite, Hannah Jones<br />
With the sun setting and evening cooling off,<br />
the thrill of possibility is endless — anything can<br />
happen. In Alabama and across the American<br />
South, <strong>No</strong>vember is that golden hour — at least<br />
for fashion anyway. It’s the perfect time to mix<br />
and match; summer and winter harmonize,<br />
and your wardrobe should follow. To layer<br />
your look with the best of both seasons, pair<br />
tank tops and earthy jewelry with all the best<br />
textures and tones of fall — fringe, leather,<br />
and suede, rich burgundy, olive, charcoal. Who<br />
says you can’t have both? Work hard, play hard.<br />
After all, we’re in college - it’s time to embrace<br />
the golden hour.<br />
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Romper: Ellie Crimson, $54<br />
Necklace: Ellie Crimson, $16<br />
Vest: Az Well, $50<br />
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Bangles on far right: Francesca’s; $24<br />
Hat: Az Well; $30<br />
Fringe top: Az Well, $40<br />
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Outfit: Ellie Crimson<br />
(Jewelry $16; Dress $35; Vest $38)<br />
Outfit: Az Well<br />
(Vest $45; Skirt $27)<br />
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Jacket: Francesca's, $58<br />
Necklace: Francesca's, $18<br />
Dress: Az Well<br />
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HOT LOOKS, CO<br />
Coming home for the holiday break<br />
doesn’t mean a hold on your social<br />
life. Between holiday parties, family<br />
gatherings, and New Years soirees,<br />
you’re not slowing down anytime soon.<br />
Impress friends and family with these<br />
two sure-fire looks to celebrate the<br />
holiday season.<br />
Night Out with Friends<br />
After a long week of holiday socializing,<br />
turn to the Maybelline Instant<br />
Age Rewind Concealer for a freshfaced<br />
look after applying moisturizer.<br />
Use the Urban Decay Naked Flushed<br />
Palette to bring out your cheekbones,<br />
and the blush to pull it all together.<br />
Use gold and black tones to draw<br />
your eyes in with the Urban Decay<br />
Cosmetics Naked 2 Palette.<br />
Finish off your look with a generous<br />
coat of Tarte’s Lights, Camera, Lashes<br />
4-in-1 Mascara.<br />
For a pop of color that’s sure to stun<br />
your friends use Mac’s Flat Out Fabulous<br />
lipstick.<br />
For an extra chic look flat iron your<br />
hair for silkiness and shine.<br />
Models: Tanner Fant, Kryssalyn Bayne<br />
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LD WEATHER<br />
New Years Eve Look<br />
Start this look with a high coverage<br />
foundation and use the Anastasia<br />
Beverly Hills Contour Kit to set your<br />
under eyes and contour your face. Use<br />
Urban Decay Naked Flushed Palette<br />
to highlight your cheekbones and apply<br />
blush on the apples of your cheeks.<br />
It’s crucial to prime your eyes before<br />
applying this defined look. For this, we<br />
recommend Urban Decay Cosmetics<br />
Eye Shadow Primer Potion, then use<br />
the Urban Decay Cosmetics Naked<br />
Smoky Palette and the Urban Decay<br />
Cosmetics Naked 2 Palette to create a<br />
dramatic smokey eye with gold tones.<br />
Top it off with dark, winged eyeliner<br />
with the Stila Stay All Day Waterproof<br />
Liquid Eye Liner and several coats of<br />
Tarte’s Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-<br />
in-1 Mascara.<br />
Give your lips a nice pop of color<br />
with Mac Red. Finish off the look<br />
with a couple of spritz of Urban Decay<br />
All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup<br />
Setting Spray.<br />
To pull the look all together, use a<br />
2-inch curling iron to give yourself big<br />
loose curls.<br />
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By Becca Murdoch & Laura Testino<br />
Georgia Floyd wants to<br />
work to live, not live to<br />
work. The family and<br />
goal-oriented University<br />
of Alabama senior is<br />
currently studying chemical engineering<br />
and has started on her MBA. To<br />
her, the field is appealing because of its<br />
stability and salary — one that may be<br />
high, but statistically, not equal for all<br />
employees.<br />
Although the U.S. Bureau of Labor<br />
Statistics does not have wage gap<br />
statistics for chemical engineers in<br />
particular, it does report that women<br />
working full time are earning about<br />
81.5 percent of the wages of their male<br />
counterpart for architecture and engineering<br />
occupations.<br />
Over a 40-year career, Floyd would<br />
make 18.5 percent less than her male<br />
counterpart; to make the same amount<br />
of money as a male in those 40 years,<br />
she would have to work an extra<br />
nine years.<br />
And Floyd does not want to to live<br />
to work.<br />
“I don’t think that I’m the type of<br />
person who’s just like, ‘Work, work,<br />
work, work, work,’ for the rest of my<br />
– U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<br />
life,” Floyd said. “You know, not giving<br />
time for anything else.”<br />
According to the 2013 study by the<br />
Bureau of Labor Statistics, women<br />
working full time in the 20-24 year old<br />
age range earned 89.8 percent of men’s<br />
salaries. This wage gap, though recently<br />
shrinking, still poses concerns<br />
to women who are graduating college<br />
with the same degrees as men, yet not<br />
reaping the same benefits.<br />
This gap widens as women age and<br />
continue careers in their respective<br />
fields. When women working full time<br />
enter the 35-44 year old age range,<br />
they earn roughly 80 percent to every<br />
dollar their male counterparts earn.<br />
With each passing decade, their earning<br />
potential diminishes.<br />
Preparation for College Women<br />
Travis Railsback, executive director<br />
of the University of Alabama’s Career<br />
Center, serves students by helping<br />
them to explore, prepare and connect<br />
for future careers. When advising students,<br />
especially women, Railsback<br />
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gives attention to the lack of equity for<br />
women in the workplace.<br />
“We do talk about the mid-career<br />
gap when we’re talking with women in<br />
these classes,” he says. “We’re talking<br />
about the reality of what this wage gap<br />
is and put them in the best position in<br />
order to make them aware of [the wage<br />
gap] and how it could come into play,<br />
but also make sure we’ve given them<br />
the tools that they’re able to effectively<br />
speak for themselves when they’re going<br />
into that salary negotiation.”<br />
Railsback and fellow staff at the<br />
UA Career Center noticed the demand<br />
for women-focused career preparation<br />
and responded with a program known<br />
as Start Smart, an initiative aimed at<br />
educating women on expected salaries<br />
and responsibilities, and preparing<br />
them to enter the job market.<br />
“We’ve partnered for years with the<br />
Women and Gender Resource Center,<br />
and we actually do offer workshops<br />
that target women,” Railsback says.<br />
“We specifically talk on the front end<br />
about the wage gap as it is out there,<br />
and we talk about strategies that women<br />
can employ.”<br />
As the program coordinator for the<br />
WGRC, Paige Miller helps coordinate<br />
the Start Smart program. The American<br />
Association of University Women<br />
— a nonprofit of more than 130 years<br />
— created the program and provides<br />
its audiences with strategies backed<br />
by statistics, including how the gender<br />
wage gap changes over time.<br />
“There would be a smaller [wage]<br />
discrepancy when you first start out,<br />
but what happens is that it grows over<br />
time, depending on what kind of job<br />
you have — your trajectory level,”<br />
Miller says.<br />
A discrepancy of what may be<br />
$2,000 at an entry-level job eventually<br />
expands when that salary becomes<br />
the base for percentage-based raises<br />
or bonuses. This can potentially affect<br />
candidacy for a promotion within the<br />
company.<br />
“So if you start out with less, you’re<br />
going to end up with a bigger gap as<br />
you go along,” Miller says.<br />
The Balancing Act<br />
Many women, like Floyd, hope to<br />
balance a family life and a career. The<br />
Bureau of Labor Statistics’ findings<br />
on women’s earnings reveal a sharp<br />
disparity between the earnings of married<br />
versus unmarried women. Women<br />
who never marry earn 95.2 percent of<br />
what men earn, while women who marry<br />
and have a spouse present earn 78<br />
percent of a male’s earnings.<br />
While these statistics do not prove<br />
that marriage is the only factor for an<br />
increased wage gap, they reveal that<br />
having a family in addition to a career<br />
inversely correlate with women’s salaries.<br />
A lower salary could stem from a<br />
smaller offer for the same responsibilities<br />
as their male counterpart or from<br />
a lack of promotion offers.<br />
As part of Start Smart, women are<br />
encouraged to take note of this statistic<br />
and remember that employers cannot<br />
legally gather information about<br />
an employee’s family life in order to<br />
make hiring decisions.<br />
“I would encourage people, if they<br />
felt like that was the case — that<br />
they’ve been passed over... and you<br />
have evidence where you suspect that<br />
it’s because you have a family or the<br />
perception of your reliability based on<br />
that — certainly it would be within<br />
that person’s right to report that discrimination,”<br />
Miller says.<br />
With the increased awareness of a<br />
gender wage gap, companies have shifted<br />
their focus to create family-friendly<br />
work environments in contrast to the<br />
traditional work-centric atmosphere.<br />
But changes in the workplace can<br />
only move so far without reflecting<br />
cultural repercussions.<br />
Tradition speaks to women tending<br />
family needs more often than men.<br />
Lisa Dorr, an associate professor and<br />
associate dean of the UA College of<br />
Arts and Sciences, says this can put<br />
women who value both their family and<br />
career in a tough position. To Dorr, the<br />
larger battle is the emphasis Americans<br />
place on succeeding in the professional<br />
realm. She said Americans see<br />
working extra hours as noble and admirable,<br />
something which is difficult<br />
to do for women trying to care for their
families and bolster a thriving career.<br />
“We talk about being family friendly<br />
and caring about families but we<br />
really don’t care about families,” she<br />
says. “If you want to succeed in a public<br />
world, I think many women feel like<br />
you essentially have to be a man.”<br />
Dorr says she has been fortunate<br />
to have bosses who respect the multiple<br />
roles of each employee, an attitude<br />
she thinks is valuable in the workplace.<br />
She advises women to speak up, and<br />
not hesitate in making demands, both<br />
in salary, scheduling and negotiations.<br />
For example, simple requests like<br />
agreeing to ignore emails on Saturday<br />
mornings, are relevant and necessary.<br />
“So when you walk into your first<br />
interview, and someone offers you<br />
a job, no matter what they say in<br />
terms of salary, wait 10 seconds and<br />
ask for more,” Dorr says. “Because<br />
they expect it of men and will respect<br />
you for it.”<br />
Understanding Equal Pay for<br />
Equal Responsibility<br />
Whether a woman has a family life<br />
or not, negotiating in an interview<br />
provides the benefit of demanding<br />
an equal pay for equal responsibility,<br />
which can make a large difference over<br />
the lifetime of a career.<br />
“As long as women aren’t making<br />
as much as men, for the same jobs, the<br />
same responsibilities, it means that<br />
it’s much harder for women to be independent,”<br />
says Utz McKnight, chair of<br />
UA’s Department of Gender and Race<br />
Studies and political science professor.<br />
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Equal responsibility requires looking<br />
beyond a job title. It means recognizing<br />
specific tasks associated with a<br />
job that then may differ between employees<br />
depending on gender. Women<br />
should not be expected to work twice<br />
as hard for the same pay as men, McKnight<br />
says.<br />
Finding wage equality for equal responsibility<br />
requires companies to go<br />
beyond hiring women just to satisfy<br />
the law and equal representation politics.<br />
This can be difficult to do, McKnight<br />
says, because many Americans<br />
believe equal representation is already<br />
established fully in the law. He says it<br />
will be difficult to make more progress<br />
without a social movement on behalf<br />
of women.<br />
“I think that’s the way to approach<br />
wage gap, is to say, ‘In America, in a<br />
democracy, if you can get away with<br />
paying somebody less because they’re<br />
a woman or black, should you?’” McKnight<br />
says. “And the answer should be,<br />
‘<strong>No</strong>.’ <strong>No</strong>t, ‘oops.’”<br />
McKnight says the information on<br />
women’s pay collected from the current<br />
generation of college students might<br />
raise awareness, but more should<br />
be done.<br />
“And there are barriers to collecting<br />
the information, and we need to push<br />
past them,” McKnight says. “There<br />
are the politics of that, and then also<br />
we need to re-envision the way we<br />
think of gender in the workplace.”<br />
While women in the current generation<br />
do not have to fight gender discrimination<br />
to enroll in higher level<br />
education — they currently account<br />
for more than half of the UA student<br />
population — there are still considerable<br />
challenges to be faced in the<br />
realm of equality. Only time will reveal<br />
if women today will experience<br />
the same phenomenon of those before<br />
them: an increasing wage gap over<br />
time. Working women in their 30s are<br />
still feeling the legacy effects of gender<br />
discrimination from past generations,<br />
and those in their 40s are deep in<br />
those repercussions.<br />
Moving Forward<br />
Despite their historical underrepresentation<br />
in certain fields, Railsback<br />
says women are now being<br />
sought out by more and more companies<br />
— and not just as a part of a<br />
diversity initiative.<br />
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“It won’t surprise you to know,<br />
traditionally, women have had higher<br />
graduation rates [than men], women<br />
have had higher GPAs,” he says.<br />
“Clearly that’s a huge percentage, and<br />
a large percentage of companies would<br />
be foolish to ignore that talent pool.”<br />
Floyd chose to apply for a co-op<br />
position, and was selected to work at<br />
Eastman Chemical Company for three<br />
semesters. When Floyd began applying<br />
for co-ops, she said UA advisers<br />
pointed her toward Eastman because<br />
the company is known to be respectful<br />
of women in the workplace.<br />
“[Eastman] made it very hard [to<br />
know what kind of company I’d like<br />
to be at], because I know that there’s<br />
probably not going to be many companies<br />
like them, and I think they kind<br />
of spoiled me,” Floyd says. “I definitely<br />
think that I thrive in that type of<br />
environment, so now I know what to<br />
look for.”<br />
While some companies boast a family-friendly<br />
work environment, others<br />
expect a career-centric lifestyle, at<br />
least for the first few years of employment.<br />
Either way, Railsback says companies<br />
are usually upfront about their<br />
expectations when hiring.<br />
In addition, women appear to be<br />
utilizing career preparation resources<br />
more than men at the University of Alabama,<br />
Railsback says. Out-attending<br />
men at almost every career fair and<br />
event, except for the Technical Career<br />
Fair, women seem to be more keen on<br />
taking advantage of opportunities afforded<br />
by the University. With a power<br />
system in place that has historically<br />
favored men in the job market, women<br />
see that they have to work even harder<br />
to prepare for future careers.<br />
“I can say that other students might<br />
be too confident and not think that<br />
they need to take advantage of those<br />
[resources], and that doesn’t necessarily<br />
happen along gender lines,”<br />
Railsback says. “But other students,<br />
women included, may realize, ‘Hey, I<br />
should put in the work here and really<br />
do everything I need to do [to start<br />
my career].’”<br />
$40.0/1.00 = 40 years<br />
$40.0/.815 = 49 years<br />
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Vegan<br />
Smart & Safe<br />
By Lauren Lane<br />
According to the Vegetarian Resource<br />
Group, the number of Americans<br />
who eat a vegan diet has doubled<br />
in the past five years—and for good<br />
reason. A diet that removes animal<br />
products, like meat, eggs and dairy,<br />
has been proven to provide both immediate<br />
and long-lasting benefits. Even<br />
iconic celebrities like Beyonce, Ellen<br />
Degeneres, Carrie Underwood, Ellie<br />
Goulding and Ariana Grande swear by<br />
the lifestyle; so why not give it a try?<br />
While going vegan in college can<br />
seem overwhelming, expensive and<br />
even dangerous, the lifestyle is actually<br />
very adoptable. Check out our tips<br />
for how to live a safe and satisfying<br />
vegan lifestyle, and you’ll be on well on<br />
your way to having more energy, glowing<br />
skin and a leaner body.<br />
1. Get to the grocery store<br />
How you look is a reflection of what<br />
you’ve been putting in your body, so if<br />
you want to glow from the inside out,<br />
it’s time to start eating more fresh and<br />
nutrient-dense foods. Energy-dense<br />
foods such as hamburgers and ice<br />
cream will fill you up with loads of<br />
calories and saturated fat, but nutrient-dense<br />
foods such as spinach and<br />
whole grains will fill you up with the<br />
vitamins you need to fight off sickness<br />
and lose unwanted fat. Fill up your<br />
grocery basket with both fresh and<br />
frozen fruits and vegetables, beans,<br />
whole-grain bread, rice, pasta, hummus,<br />
oatmeal, and nut butters.<br />
2. Don’t be afraid to experiment<br />
Explore your local grocery store or<br />
farmer’s market for healthy meat and<br />
dairy substitutes you may not have considered<br />
before. Coconut-based yogurt,<br />
black bean burgers, cashew milk ice<br />
cream and tofu are all delicious examples<br />
of vegan options that can replace<br />
some of your favorite non-vegan foods.<br />
Just be mindful that vegan ice cream<br />
is still a dessert. If you’re still intimidated,<br />
Pinterest can help you out with<br />
hundreds of pins on how to seamlessly<br />
incorporate these foods into your diet.<br />
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3. Start with supplements<br />
The eventual goal of a vegan diet<br />
is eliminating the need for a multivitamin,<br />
except for B12, which can be<br />
taken weekly. But when you’re just<br />
starting out, find a multivitamin that<br />
covers all bases, especially Iron, Vitamin<br />
C, Calcium and Vitamin B. You<br />
may want to make a food journal for<br />
the first few weeks, checking each day<br />
to see if you are getting enough macro<br />
and micronutrients.<br />
4. Clean your plate<br />
Founder of the successful McDougall<br />
Diet program, Dr. John McDougall,<br />
suggests listening to your hunger<br />
and satiety cues throughout the day to<br />
determine when to eat. Whether that<br />
means eating five times a day or three<br />
square meals, vegans are encouraged<br />
to eat as much as they want, as long as<br />
they are abiding by a plant-based diet.<br />
This means eating mostly whole grains<br />
and starches, fruits, vegetables, beans,<br />
and nuts and seeds.<br />
5. Be exotic<br />
Stray away from strictly American<br />
and fast food restaurants that may<br />
have a hard time accommodating your<br />
vegan diet and instead opt for cuisine<br />
from around the world. Chinese,<br />
Italian, Indian and Japanese restaurants<br />
all offer plenty of menu items<br />
or options suitable for a plant-based<br />
diet. Even pizza joints, such as Mellow<br />
Mushroom and Domino’s, offer<br />
vegan and cheese-free pizzas loaded<br />
with veggies.<br />
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LIFESTYLE<br />
By Becca Murdoch<br />
Model: Donna Pate<br />
<strong>No</strong>pe.<br />
<strong>No</strong> thank you.<br />
<strong>No</strong>t a chance in hell.<br />
These were just a few — and some<br />
of my milder thoughts — on using<br />
millennial dating app/hook-up platform,<br />
Tinder. We’ve all heard horror<br />
stories about online dating, most of<br />
them the warnings of our tech-wary<br />
mothers, and we’ve all made our fair<br />
share of snarky comments about apps<br />
like Tinder.<br />
I am not excluding myself from the<br />
mix. I too resisted Tinder from the getgo,<br />
but out of curiosity found myself<br />
downloading the app and consequently<br />
spending hours swiping away through<br />
hundreds of Tuscaloosa’s most eligible<br />
bachelors. Despite matching with<br />
quite a few guys, I refused to pull the<br />
trigger and let anything happen.<br />
Call it what you will — my mother’s<br />
warnings subconsciously warding<br />
me off, fear of being kidnapped<br />
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Taken style, or sheer apathy on my<br />
part toward any of these suitors. For<br />
some reason, Tinder just wasn’t going<br />
to happen for me.<br />
That was true until I was assigned<br />
this story and bit the metaphorical<br />
bullet for the sake of journalistic integrity.<br />
Sorry, mom, your daughter is<br />
going on a Tinder date.<br />
The Reflection<br />
A year ago, the idea of a pseudo-date<br />
with a complete and total stranger was<br />
completely out of the realm of possibility.<br />
I thought there were only a few<br />
options for how that encounter would<br />
transpire: a) I am immediately kidnapped<br />
and murdered, proving every<br />
parent’s paranoid neuroses to be true,<br />
b) I am paralyzed with anxiety and<br />
have absolutely nothing interesting<br />
to say at all, or c) they are the most<br />
boring person to ever grace the planet,<br />
and I will have to listen to them tell me<br />
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about their super-rad intramural team<br />
and how much they dominate on the<br />
field/court/whatever.<br />
Present-day Becca has found life<br />
to be so weird, wonderful and terrible<br />
that these fears do not affect her much.<br />
The worst thing that could happen is I<br />
lose half an hour of my day to no benefit.<br />
I mean, murder is of course always<br />
the worst-case scenario, but the probability<br />
of that happening is so slim, I’m<br />
not going to lose any sleep over it.<br />
The Prep<br />
First comes the profile, then comes<br />
marriage, then comes an embarrassing<br />
story to tell your future grandchildren.<br />
Thankfully, Tinder is linked to<br />
Facebook, which removes the hurdle of<br />
coming up with the perfect username<br />
to encompass the entirety of your totally<br />
desirable personality.<br />
<strong>No</strong>w for the pictures; it’s time to<br />
cultivate the most alluring version of<br />
yourself without borderline catfishing<br />
the person on the receiving end.<br />
For people like me who rarely upload<br />
any photos, this is where Tinder<br />
gets tricky.<br />
Do you use the picture from two<br />
years ago where you look like you almost<br />
have abs? What about that picture<br />
of you and your dog? Does that<br />
make you look like a sensitive animal<br />
lover? Does that even matter?<br />
Maybe it’s safer to go with a few<br />
recent tagged pictures, the ones that<br />
show that you have friends and like<br />
to have a good time, but are also very<br />
down-to-earth and low maintenance.<br />
With pictures carefully, but not too<br />
carefully selected, we’re on to the bio.<br />
How do you show that you’re witty<br />
and cool without seeming like you’re<br />
trying too hard to appear witty and<br />
cool? In my case, a Drake lyric is the<br />
obvious choice.<br />
<strong>No</strong>w that my profile is set, I’m feeling<br />
pretty confident. I change the dis-
covery settings to a more limited and<br />
far less creepy age range than 18-50<br />
years old and adjust the location settings<br />
to show only people within a 15-<br />
mile radius. I am not taking a road<br />
trip for a Tinder date.<br />
The Swipes<br />
The hunt is on. I start swiping right<br />
for the cuties with potential and left<br />
for the hard passes – there is a significantly<br />
higher rate of left swipes.<br />
The Tuscaloosa Tinder population is<br />
slightly disappointing and led me to<br />
developing a list of red flags that issued<br />
immediate left swipes.<br />
Becca’s List of For Sure <strong>No</strong>-Go's<br />
• Group Pictures – Which one are<br />
you? There is no way anyone would<br />
hide themselves in a picture with 50<br />
other dudes if they have a reasonably<br />
human-looking face. I am not going to<br />
play I Spy in your pledge class photo.<br />
There is no way not to be disappointed<br />
in this situation.<br />
• Sunglasses – Or really any other<br />
instance of intentional face concealment.<br />
I don’t know if you just don’t<br />
have any good face pics or if you’re trying<br />
to hide a Sloth-from-the-Gooniesesque<br />
disfiguration, but either way,<br />
I’m wary.<br />
• Blatant Display of Alcoholism –<br />
Why do you have to be double-fisting<br />
two Natty Lights in your very first<br />
picture? I get it, you are clearly killing<br />
it at college, but this is just tasteless,<br />
and not just because it’s Natty Light.<br />
By the way, ew.<br />
• Confederate Flags – Does this really<br />
need an explanation? Please don’t<br />
be this person or ever swipe right for<br />
this person.<br />
As for the bios, I found most to be<br />
fairly bland and vague. Hoping to find<br />
one potential soulmate that also used<br />
a Drake lyric to sum themselves up, I<br />
was unfortunately disappointed.<br />
The Chat<br />
After swiping for what felt like an<br />
infinity of basic boys, I accumulated<br />
a handful of possible date mates. In a<br />
bit of a time crunch due to the article’s<br />
deadline, I sent the first shout into the<br />
romantic void, a shining example of a<br />
modern, independent feminist woman’s<br />
power in the dating world. My<br />
first message, you ask?<br />
Hi<br />
And so the small talk begins. Where<br />
are you from? What are you studying?<br />
Insert light-hearted attempts at banter<br />
here.<br />
With such a short window of time to<br />
charm my matches, it was up to me to<br />
suggest a meet-up with one of the more<br />
promising (and clearly interested) candidates.<br />
The ball was in my court and I<br />
decided to play it safe, and what’s safer<br />
than Sunday lunch at Chipotle?<br />
The Date<br />
I arrived at Chipotle precisely at<br />
our agreed meeting time, and then<br />
proceeded to wait 10 minutes for my<br />
match to make an appearance. Okay,<br />
so he didn’t look exactly like his profile<br />
picture and could have done without<br />
the faded Bama baseball cap, but<br />
I didn’t feel completely hoodwinked by<br />
his profile.<br />
Our next half hour was spent<br />
playing the traditional dating get-toknow-you<br />
game. We talked about our<br />
hometowns and majors, devoting a<br />
surprising amount of time to discussing<br />
autumnal weather and wardrobe.<br />
He talked more; I was fine listening<br />
and eating my burrito bowl. Conversation<br />
flowed with some bumps that were<br />
few and far between.<br />
It was a fine way to spend my Sunday<br />
afternoon. I didn’t feel a world-shaking<br />
spark or irresistible chemistry but<br />
also didn’t find myself sold into the<br />
sex-slave trade the next morning, so I<br />
would chalk this date up to a win.<br />
Tinder might not be my preferred<br />
way to find love, but I can’t deny that<br />
it removes some of the coy complications<br />
of dating. People on Tinder are<br />
typically clear with their intentions,<br />
virtuous or otherwise. Or at least they<br />
are when they’re not using the app as<br />
a façade for an attempt at investigative<br />
journalism.<br />
To all you Tinder enthusiasts out<br />
there, keep on swiping.<br />
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LIFESTYLE<br />
Bourbon Street<br />
By Katie Huff<br />
Away game weekends transform a normally bustling<br />
Tuscaloosa into a ghost town, and if it’s not time for a trip<br />
home or to couch surf at your friends’ schools, you’re bound<br />
for a Netflix and Crimson To Go weekend. But why settle<br />
for the routine when you’re only a five-hour drive to the<br />
Bayou paradise of New Orleans, Louisiana? We took the<br />
liberty to break down your Big Easy itinerary for you, so<br />
there’s no excuse not to hit the road.<br />
Photos submitted by Ellen Johnson<br />
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Day 1<br />
9 a.m. If you go to New Orleans<br />
and don’t make the pilgrimage to<br />
Café du Monde, did you really go?<br />
At first glance the line may deter<br />
your intentions, but trust<br />
us, it moves quick thanks to a<br />
well-versed wait staff. Order a<br />
heaping mound of powdered sugar-covered<br />
beignets to dunk in<br />
a signature cafe au lait — or a<br />
hot chocolate for non-coffee lovers.<br />
Think of it as New Orleans’<br />
power breakfast.<br />
10 a.m. After you clean the<br />
powdered sugar off your face,<br />
walk across the street to Jackson<br />
Square, a park in the heart<br />
of the French Quarter with the<br />
stunning St. Louis Cathedral<br />
framing the backdrop. Peruse<br />
the various street artists and<br />
performers surrounding Jackson<br />
Square for just a taste of<br />
the art and culture rampant in<br />
New Orleans.<br />
12 p.m. Time to refuel after<br />
your French Quarter excursions,<br />
and our pick is none other<br />
than a New Orleans’ classic:<br />
the po’boy. While almost every<br />
menu boasts its own version of<br />
these bad boys, Johnny’s is the<br />
best. It’s a hole-in-the-wall, but<br />
once you catch a whiff of the<br />
Beignets at Cafe du Monde<br />
Jackson Square, with St. Louis Cathedral in background<br />
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delicious eats inside, you’ll understand<br />
the hype. Shrimp, crawfish<br />
and roast beef po’boys are<br />
highly recommended.<br />
1 p.m. Next, venture to Magazine<br />
Street for shopping and<br />
enjoy winding in and out of the<br />
unique boutiques and art galleries.<br />
Track down thrift stores for<br />
one-of-a-kind items, and head to<br />
Peaches Records for everything<br />
from the Clueless soundtrack<br />
to Outkast.<br />
3 p.m. Take a streetcar from<br />
the French Quarter to the Garden<br />
District. <strong>No</strong>t only will you<br />
give your tired feet a rest, but<br />
venturing into the Garden District<br />
is a great way to see more<br />
of the city and get the true New<br />
Orleans experience.<br />
Rocket Fizz Soda Pop & Candy Shops on Frenchmen Street<br />
7 p.m. Ready for some authentic<br />
Cajun delicacies? Head to the<br />
Gumbo Shop and try the namesake<br />
— either chicken or seafood<br />
gumbo.<br />
9 p.m. After eating dinner, it’s<br />
finally time to explore Bourbon<br />
Street. Most bars are open 24/7,<br />
but the festivities don’t begin until<br />
later in the night. Don’t forget<br />
to get your fill of daiquiris and<br />
hand grenades — it wouldn’t be<br />
the New Orleans nightlife without<br />
them.<br />
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House of Blues<br />
Local tip: College-aged crowds can be found at Bourbon<br />
Heat, Beach on Bourbon, Cats Meow, Snake & Jake’s<br />
Christmas Club and Bourbon Cowboy.
Day 2<br />
9 a.m. – 11 a.m. After a late<br />
night, you should sleep in because<br />
as Tom Haverford says,<br />
“Treat yo self.” When you’re<br />
ready to take on another day in<br />
the “Big Easy,” head to District<br />
Donuts to start the day off right.<br />
12 p.m. Make your way over to<br />
Frenchmen Street for music and<br />
shopping. Frenchmen Street is<br />
known for having local musicians<br />
singing in the streets and<br />
inside restaurants and bars.<br />
1 p.m. As you wander further<br />
down Frenchmen Street, you will<br />
eventually run into the French<br />
Market. Here you will find many<br />
local vendors selling a variety of<br />
goods and food. Eat lunch at one<br />
of the delicious pop-up restaurants<br />
that line the market. Also,<br />
make sure to try the world-famous<br />
pralines; the free samples<br />
will be coming at you from<br />
all directions.<br />
2 p.m. Make sure you stop in<br />
Jazz Funeral. The store houses<br />
large horse carriages full of<br />
beads used in the Mardi Gras<br />
parade. Also, check out Rocket<br />
Fizz, a candy shop with enough<br />
sugar and soda to make your<br />
head spin.<br />
Chartres Street<br />
Jazz Funeral on Frenchmen Street. The Carriage is used to throw<br />
beads during the Mardi Gras parade.<br />
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3 p.m. If you’re interested in<br />
New Orleans's history, head to<br />
one of the many cemeteries that<br />
surround the city. The cemeteries<br />
have above-ground tombs<br />
due to the city’s below-sea level<br />
stature. Some of the graves associated<br />
with Voodoo may have<br />
rituals performed on them, and<br />
gifts will be left at the graves.<br />
Fun Fact: Our boy, Nic Cage,<br />
has already purchased his tomb<br />
at St. Louis Cemetery <strong>No</strong>. 1, the<br />
oldest cemetery in New Orleans.<br />
5 p.m. For your last meal in<br />
NOLA, head to Drago’s Seafood<br />
Restaurant for an unforgettable<br />
dining experience. Drago’s<br />
is known to have some of the<br />
best oysters, and their parmesan<br />
cheesy goodness definitely does<br />
not disappoint.<br />
St. Louis Cathedral<br />
7 p.m. Take one last stroll down<br />
Bourbon Street, and promise<br />
that you’ll be back soon.<br />
Chartres Street, St. Louis Cathedral in the background<br />
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St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square<br />
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LIFESTYLE<br />
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Organize<br />
Like a Pro<br />
with a Ban.do planner<br />
By Imani Manley<br />
Convenience Tabs<br />
Since this is a seventeen-month<br />
planner, there’s lot to flip through.<br />
Tabs navigate between each section<br />
while staying tucked in the planner’s<br />
cover to prevent tearing or bending.<br />
Relatable Sayings:<br />
These pick-me-ups are a final detail<br />
that Ban.do includes throughout the<br />
planner. With funny, inspirational sayings<br />
like “You are the stars. You are<br />
the galaxy,” they’re just what the doctor<br />
ordered to take your mind of the<br />
stress of a hectic school day.<br />
The <strong>No</strong>tes Section<br />
This is a convenient, multi-purpose<br />
section tracking everything from grocery<br />
lists to last minute reminders.<br />
Whip it out mid-meeting should you be<br />
stranded without a separate notepad.<br />
Day-to-Day Entries<br />
Ban.do prides itself on providing<br />
ample white space for each of the daily<br />
entries. The layout gets major bonus<br />
points for preventing cramped and<br />
hard-to-read handwriting we’ve all become<br />
accustomed to in daily planners!<br />
Monthly Introduction Pages<br />
Each month in the planner has<br />
a creative and colorful theme; the<br />
expressive pictures make it easy to<br />
identify which month you are using or<br />
are trying to find.<br />
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LIFESTYLE<br />
First Date Tips & Tricks<br />
By Jill Holloway<br />
In the words of everyone’s favorite<br />
relationship icon, Carrie Bradshaw,<br />
“One reason people still risk the<br />
possible horror of a first date is the<br />
possible magic of the first kiss.” But<br />
before you get to Point B, you have to<br />
navigate Point A: the first date, which<br />
we all know can be awkward and confusing.<br />
Here are some tips to make<br />
sure your next one is truly memorable,<br />
in a good way.<br />
First and foremost, be yourself<br />
It’s often intimidating, especially on<br />
a first date, to just be yourself. We’re<br />
constantly worried he might be looking<br />
for something else, or maybe we think<br />
we can’t compare to his exes. Instead<br />
of worrying about the “what ifs,” use<br />
your charm, wit and humor to create<br />
an easy-going environment. Whatever<br />
you do, don’t clam up. If you usually<br />
break the ice by telling a joke, then do<br />
that with him too. Plus, he’s probably<br />
equally as nervous, so there’s nothing<br />
to be afraid of.<br />
Dress appropriately<br />
for the occasion<br />
<strong>No</strong> matter what you’re doing, you<br />
want to dress to impress. The key,<br />
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though, is to not overdress. For dinner,<br />
a tunic top with jeans and booties<br />
would be appropriate, or a sweater<br />
dress with a fur vest is always a safe,<br />
sweet choice depending on the weather<br />
and type of restaurant. However,<br />
if your date wants to do something<br />
more active like bowling or hiking,<br />
wear a pair of leggings with an oversized<br />
sweater; accessorize with a scarf<br />
for a look that will be both cute and<br />
functional for the activity.<br />
Let’s talk table manners<br />
Do not text or use your phone at the<br />
table. I know your girlfriends are dying<br />
to know the details, but that’s for after<br />
the final “good night.” Your date deserves<br />
your full attention. If your date<br />
is paying for your dinner, that does not<br />
mean you have to order a salad or the<br />
smallest item on the menu. It’s okay to<br />
order the burger or the fish, but on the<br />
same note, keep it within reason. The<br />
same goes for drinks. If your date is<br />
ordering a beer and encourages you<br />
to get something too, then you should<br />
by all means order that glass of Pinot!<br />
However, if he is sticking with water or<br />
tea, do not jump straight to the wine<br />
list. You need to play it casual as well.<br />
Keep the conversation basic<br />
The first date is not the time to find<br />
out his deepest secrets or how many<br />
kids he wants in the future. Keep the<br />
conversation light and keep it fun.<br />
This isn’t to say that you can only talk<br />
about new movie releases or what parties<br />
are coming up; the best dates are<br />
ones where you connect on a deeper<br />
level to the person you’re with. We’ve<br />
all heard people say not to talk about<br />
religion or politics, but if those topics<br />
naturally arise, and you can discuss<br />
them in a respectful manner, then by<br />
all means do! He’ll respect you more<br />
for keeping the conversation flowing<br />
about something that doesn’t just relate<br />
to college life.<br />
Be confident<br />
With these new tips in mind, go<br />
out and be your best self on your first<br />
date this weekend. Don’t second guess<br />
yourself and don’t make excuses. First<br />
dates are only fun when you relax and<br />
believe that they will be.
ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Upcoming<br />
Movies j<br />
The Hunger Games:<br />
Mockingjay — Part 2 (<strong>No</strong>vember 20)<br />
The fourth and final installment of the Hunger Games series picks<br />
up right where we left off: Panem is now in a full-blown revolution, the<br />
Capitol is desperately trying to regain control, and Peeta still wants<br />
Katniss dead. It seems our favorite heroine can’t catch a break. Fans of<br />
the books and movies alike have eagerly awaited the arrival of this final<br />
film. Don’t forget to bring the tissues.<br />
The Danish Girl (<strong>No</strong>vember 27)<br />
Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne proves himself once again in The<br />
Danish Girl, a film documenting one of the first known gender reassignment<br />
surgeries. The film, based on a book of the same name by<br />
David Ebershoff, is set in 1920s Copenhagen with Redmayne in the<br />
starring role as Lili Elbe, alongside Alicia Vikander and Matthias<br />
Schoenarts. Elbe’s wife, Gerda Wegener (Vikander), initially supports<br />
her decision to undergo the surgery, but things get complicated when<br />
Hans Axgil (Schoenaerts) shows up and creates a complicated love triangle.<br />
This one’s sure to snag an Oscar nom, so make sure you’re in the<br />
know come award season.<br />
OTHER NOVEMBER/<br />
DECEMBER RELEASES<br />
11/25: Victor Frankenstein (Daniel<br />
Radcliffe, James McAvoy)<br />
12/25: The Hateful Eight (Samuel L.<br />
Jackson, Kurt Russell)<br />
12/23: Alvin and the Chipmunks:<br />
The Road Chip<br />
12/25: Point Break (Teresa Palmer,<br />
Luke Bracey)<br />
12/25: Concussion (Will Smith,<br />
Gugu Mbatha: Raw, Alec Baldwin)<br />
12/25: Daddy’s Home (Will Ferrell,<br />
Mark Wahlberg, Vince Vaughn, Linda<br />
Cardellini)<br />
Snowden (December 25)<br />
This political drama recounts the true story of former CIA employee<br />
Edward Snowden, who leaked classified government information to the<br />
media. This film features Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the title role, as<br />
well as Shailene Woodley, Scott Eastwood, Nicholas Cage, and Zachary<br />
Quinto in supporting roles. With big names like Gordon-Levitt, and<br />
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not to mention Clint Eastwood’s son, plus a compelling story we’re all<br />
familiar with, Snowden is at the top of our must-watch list.<br />
Joy (December 25)<br />
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper reunite on the big screen to<br />
tell the story of a family over four generations. The film focuses on a<br />
woman, portrayed by Lawrence, who creates her own powerful empire.<br />
The film also stars Robert De Niro. Yes, the same trio who stole the<br />
show in 2011’s Silver Linings Playbook. This one is a can’t miss.<br />
Star Wars Episode 7:<br />
The Force Awakens (December 18)<br />
Fans young and old will flock to the theaters to see the newest film<br />
in the Star Wars franchise. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison<br />
Ford return to reprise their original roles as Luke and Leia Skywalker<br />
and Han Solo, respectively. Our favorite trio of space heroes return to<br />
the big screen after a 32-year hiatus (Episode 6 was released in 1983).<br />
The veteran cast, including Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca, is joined by<br />
Star Wars newcomers Lupita Nyong’o, John Boyega, Adam Driver,<br />
Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, and Gwendoline Christie, to name a<br />
few. Whether you’re new to the franchise, or have been a fan for years,<br />
you won’t want to miss this holiday release.<br />
Star Wars Cheat Sheet<br />
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far<br />
away…George Lucas came up with the<br />
idea of the Star Wars franchise. Lucas decided<br />
to start the franchise with Episodes<br />
4, 5, and 6, which makes understanding<br />
the chronology of events in the films a<br />
little difficult. Since many people will be<br />
taking their families (willingly or not)<br />
to the highly anticipated Episode 7 movie<br />
this Christmas, we figured we’d make<br />
your life a little easier by breaking down<br />
the release dates and events of the Star<br />
Wars films thus far. So don’t stress, we’re<br />
here to help you out.<br />
THE ORIGINAL SERIES<br />
Mark Hamil as Luke Skywalker<br />
Carrie Fisher as Leia Skywalker<br />
Harrison Ford as Han Solo<br />
Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)<br />
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back<br />
(1980)<br />
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)<br />
THE PREQUEL SERIES<br />
Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker<br />
Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala<br />
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi<br />
Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)<br />
Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)<br />
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)<br />
THE SEQUEL SERIES<br />
Released this Christmas, the sequel series<br />
will pick up where Episode 4 left off,<br />
with the characters of Han Solo, Luke and<br />
Leia, in addition to new characters that<br />
will be introduced.<br />
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER<br />
(in Star Wars time, that is)<br />
Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)<br />
Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)<br />
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)<br />
Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)<br />
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back<br />
(1980)<br />
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)<br />
Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Upcoming<br />
Music j<br />
Justin Bieber<br />
After an unforgettable performance<br />
at the VMAs in August, his first in<br />
nearly five years, Justin Bieber has his<br />
sights set on the charts again. Set to<br />
be released <strong>No</strong>vember 13, Bieber’s LP,<br />
titled Purpose, will include EDM-influenced<br />
tracks if his new songs<br />
“What Do You Mean?” and his collaboration<br />
with Jack Ü on “Where Are<br />
Ü <strong>No</strong>w?” are any indication of what’s<br />
to come. This marks a new start for<br />
Bieber, who has endured a torrent of<br />
bad media in the past few years. So,<br />
Beliebers, get ready to beliebe again.<br />
Adele<br />
Despite the great reception following<br />
her Grammy Award-winning contribution<br />
to 2012’s James Bond with<br />
“Skyfall,” Adele has stayed relatively<br />
quiet since the release of her second<br />
studio album back in 2011. Although<br />
the details of her upcoming album are<br />
under lock and key, rumour has it (get<br />
it?) that she’s been in the studio with<br />
Pharrell Williams, Blur’s Damon Albarn,<br />
and OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder,<br />
to name a few. Cue the excitement.<br />
Kanye West<br />
For those still waiting for Kanye’s<br />
new album, which was supposed to<br />
drop this past summer, the time of<br />
deliverance may be nearer than we<br />
think. The delay, according to West,<br />
is due in part to his busy schedule<br />
(see: announcement of his presidential<br />
bid, 2015 VMAs). According to<br />
Rolling Stone, <strong>No</strong>rth’s daddy says<br />
he’s been working “slowly, to make it<br />
an art project.” Tracks West previously<br />
collaborated on with big names<br />
like Paul McCartney and Rihanna<br />
might not even be included in the<br />
final track list. West’s seventh studio<br />
album should be released sometime in<br />
the upcoming months. Praise Yeezus.<br />
Coldplay<br />
Described by frontman Chris Martin<br />
as “something colorful and uplifting,”<br />
Coldplay’s seventh studio LP, A<br />
Head Full of Dreams, will come in<br />
contrast to the band’s meditative last<br />
album, Ghost Stories. If you need another<br />
reason to pay attention, Martin<br />
has also hinted to BBC Radio 1 that<br />
this release could be the band’s last.<br />
OTHER<br />
UPCOMING<br />
RELEASES<br />
Ellie Goulding<br />
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis<br />
Chris Brown<br />
Haim<br />
Frank Ocean<br />
Gwen Stefani<br />
Radiohead<br />
Foxxes<br />
Kings of Leon<br />
My Morning Jacket<br />
Panic! At the Disco<br />
Rhianna<br />
Santigold<br />
Sky Ferraira<br />
T-Pain<br />
All information was taken from<br />
Rollingstone.com or Billboard,<br />
unless otherwise noted.<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
What’s on our<br />
nightstand?<br />
By Ellen Johnson<br />
A trip to Barnes & <strong>No</strong>ble can be a panic-inducing adventure<br />
even for the most devoted bibliophiles. Rows of<br />
tables advertise the season’s hottest reads, and we’re left<br />
wondering how we’ll ever find a good book in a sea of<br />
choices. As college students, it isn’t always easy to find<br />
new books, or even find time to read at all. Instead of<br />
a Netflix break, try reading some of our favorites this<br />
season. Here’s what’s on our nightstand this month:<br />
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The Art of Racing in the<br />
Rain by Garth Stein<br />
<strong>No</strong>t all great stories are told from<br />
the human perspective. Calling all animal<br />
lovers, this book is told by family<br />
dog Enzo. Enzo loves his master, Denny,<br />
and Denny loves Enzo. They help<br />
each other through life, and sometimes<br />
it’s hard to tell which is the human. If<br />
you enjoyed Marley and Me by John<br />
Grogan, or you just have a special<br />
place in your heart for a four-legged<br />
friend, chances are you’ll get a kick out<br />
of this sweet story.<br />
A Thousand<br />
Splendid Suns by<br />
Khaled Hosseini<br />
After The Kite Runner became a<br />
classic novel beloved by millions, Hosseini<br />
released A Thousand Splendid<br />
Suns in 2008. The story chronicles<br />
thirty years of Afghan history through<br />
the eyes of two women, Mariam and<br />
Laila. Throughout the story, readers<br />
catch glimpses of what it’s like to be<br />
a woman in the Middle East. Despite<br />
abusive treatment, both women grow<br />
to be strong and powerful. The female<br />
soul is empowered in this tale of love<br />
and friendship.<br />
The Opposite<br />
of Loneliness:<br />
Essays and Stories<br />
by Marina Keegan<br />
This collection of both fiction and<br />
nonfiction essays and stories personifies<br />
the heart and soul of a college<br />
girl figuring out her place in this<br />
world. Author Marina Keegan graduated<br />
from Yale University in 2012<br />
and had a bright future ahead of her.<br />
Five days after graduation, she died in<br />
a car crash, after which her essay for<br />
the Yale Daily News, The Opposite of<br />
Loneliness became a global sensation.<br />
Keegan’s pareents then set about collecting<br />
her works for this book, which<br />
was published posthumously.<br />
The Glass Castle:<br />
A Memoir by<br />
Jeannette Walls<br />
In this moving memoir, Jeannette<br />
Walls tells the true story of unconditional<br />
love and growing up in an offbeat<br />
family. Walls mixes both imagination<br />
and reality as she recounts her<br />
memories. She spent the first part of<br />
her childhood moving from place to<br />
place with her free-spirited parents,<br />
who raised their children while yielding<br />
to their wanderlust. But when the<br />
family runs out of money, Walls and<br />
her siblings are often left to fend for<br />
themselves in a life of poverty.<br />
Where’d You<br />
Go, Bernadette<br />
by Maria Semple<br />
This charming novel is an easy<br />
read that’s sure to please. Published<br />
in 2012, the story centers on Bee<br />
Branch, a 15-year-old girl who wants<br />
nothing more than to go to Antarctica.<br />
When Bee’s eccentric mother, Bernadette,<br />
goes missing right in the middle<br />
of her intervention, Bee and her<br />
father, Elgin, must band together to<br />
reunite their family. Through a series<br />
of emails, documents and letters,<br />
Bee begins to solve the mystery of the<br />
missing Bernadette. If you’re looking<br />
for a whimsical and upbeat story, this<br />
unforgettable book might be just what<br />
you’re looking for.<br />
Why <strong>No</strong>t Me?<br />
by Mindy Kaling<br />
After the popularity of her first<br />
book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without<br />
Me? (And Other Concerns), actress<br />
and comedian Mindy Kaling released<br />
her second book, Why <strong>No</strong>t Me? in September<br />
of this year. In this entertaining<br />
collection of essays, Kaling writes<br />
of her trials and tribulations in finding<br />
her place in Hollywood. With openness<br />
and wit, Kaling shares her story in<br />
a manner that is as poignant as it is<br />
laugh-out-loud hilarious. Check out<br />
this book if you’re a fan of other snappy<br />
stories like Bossypants by Tina Fey<br />
and Yes Please by Amy Poehler.<br />
Books provided courtesy of Barnes & <strong>No</strong>ble<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
New Shows<br />
That You Should Be Watching<br />
By Claire Turner<br />
Scream Queens<br />
From the creators of American<br />
Horror Story and Glee comes their<br />
new anthology lovechild. FOX’s<br />
newest show follows the Kappa Kappa<br />
Tau sorority sisters as they face a<br />
mysterious homicidal stalker, known<br />
as the Red Devil, whose 20-year-old<br />
unsolved crime has left him vengeful<br />
and vicious. The show focuses on the<br />
Kappas struggle against the Red<br />
Devil’s brutal murders that leave girls<br />
in pieces. This new series stars Emma<br />
Roberts as Kappa’s president, Ariana<br />
Grande and Abigail Breslin (Little<br />
Miss Sunshine) as her minions, Nick<br />
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Jonas as a fraternity brother with<br />
a dark side, Lea Michele (Glee) and<br />
Keke Palmer as new sorority pledges,<br />
and Jamie Lee Curtis as the dean.<br />
Catch Scream Queens Tuesdays at 7<br />
p.m. on FOX.<br />
Quantico<br />
With romance, the FBI, and the<br />
biggest United States terrorist attack<br />
since 9/11, Quantico’s got all the<br />
makings of our new favorite drama.<br />
Alex Parrish is undergoing training<br />
to work in the bureau in Quantico,<br />
Virginia, where she falls for fellow<br />
trainee Ryan Booth. Through a series<br />
of flashbacks and flash-forwards, it is<br />
revealed that one of the FBI trainees<br />
will be the mastermind behind the<br />
attack, and Alex will be the one blamed<br />
for the crime. Starring Mary Kom’s<br />
Priyanka Chopra and Believe’s Jake<br />
McLaughlin, Quantico airs Sundays<br />
at 9 p.m. on ABC.<br />
Supergirl<br />
Superman’s tale just isn’t complete<br />
without the inclusion of his cousin,<br />
Kara Zol-El, better known as<br />
Supergirl. CBS’s new series Supergirl<br />
chronicles Kara’s escape from her<br />
home planet and her ensuing struggle<br />
to suppress her powers and remain in<br />
good graces with her foster family the<br />
Danvers. The show explores the dayto-day<br />
life of 24-year-old Kara as she<br />
tries to balance time with her foster<br />
sister, feelings for her close friend, her
Melissa Benoist as Supergirl|CBS<br />
job as an assistant and crime fighting.<br />
Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose on Glee)<br />
emerges as Supergirl Mondays at 7:30<br />
p.m. on CBS.<br />
The Last Kingdom<br />
History meets fiction in The Last<br />
Kingdom, a series telling the tale of<br />
King Alfred the Great and his quest<br />
to unite multiple kingdoms under<br />
the banner of England. Vikings have<br />
overtaken all of the other kingdoms<br />
and only King Alfred and his Kingdom<br />
of Wessex remain free. Meanwhile,<br />
Uhtred, an orphan of noble descent<br />
raised by Vikings must choose where<br />
his loyalties lie – with his birth<br />
country or his upbringing? This epic<br />
new series includes adventure, thrills,<br />
romance, politics and history as a<br />
new home is born. A cast from eleven<br />
different countries forms this show,<br />
including Peaky Blinder’s Davis<br />
Dawson as King Alfred and Pride<br />
and Prejudice’s Matthew Macfayden<br />
as Lord Uhtred. The Last Kingdom<br />
premieres on BBC America on<br />
Saturdays at 9 p.m.<br />
Jessica Jones<br />
Private investigator Jessica Jones<br />
tries to rebuild her life following a<br />
short-lived super hero career that<br />
met a catastrophic end. Marvel’s<br />
Jessica Jones is coming to Netflix<br />
this fall, part of a series of shows<br />
that will cross over into a Defenders<br />
miniseries. Jessica Jones does not<br />
wear a mask or a costume, nor does<br />
her life have any real structure. She<br />
attempts to curb her post-traumatic<br />
stress disorder with a drinking<br />
problem while also trying to pay for<br />
her apartment. Jessica’s nine-tofive<br />
routine is shaken up with the<br />
return of Zebediah Kilgrave, a.k.a<br />
the Purple Man, a character from<br />
Jessica’s past who uses mind control to<br />
psychologically torture people. Dexter<br />
showrunner Melissa Rosenburg heads<br />
the new series, with Krysten Ritter<br />
and David Tennant starring. The show<br />
premieres in full series on Friday,<br />
<strong>No</strong>vember 20.<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
BINGE DIARIES<br />
Enter the land of mind mush,<br />
wasted sleep hours, and endless<br />
tears shed over fictional<br />
characters; the guilty obsession<br />
we all have and don’t plan on confronting<br />
anytime soon: Netflix binge<br />
watching. The subject: Friday Night<br />
Lights season one. The tester: our<br />
writer, a first-time viewer but self-processed<br />
Netflix junkie. Warning: this<br />
article contains spoilers.<br />
This is a firsthand account of binge<br />
watching the first season of Friday<br />
Night Lights for the first time. Yes,<br />
I watched the full 22-episode season,<br />
but condensed them all into the top<br />
four, so here we go:<br />
I pull on my coziest sweater and hop<br />
into bed. My Anthropologie candles<br />
are lit, filling the room with a warm<br />
glow and an enticing aroma. I have my<br />
Boom Chicka Pop lightly sweet popcorn<br />
to the side and my green tea in<br />
my London Starbucks mug in hand.<br />
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Here’s where math comes in. There<br />
are 22 episodes, each 45 minutes long.<br />
It’s 3 p.m. So how long will it take me<br />
to watch the season from start to finish?<br />
Well, put it this way, by the time<br />
I’m done watching it will be 7:30 a.m.<br />
There’s really no better way to spend<br />
my Friday night.<br />
Episode 1: Pilot<br />
Wow, the southern accents are<br />
on point.<br />
Who are all these people? There are<br />
so many characters. How will I keep<br />
up with all their names and stories?<br />
This Matt Saracen guy seems like<br />
such a sweetheart.<br />
Is Tim Riggins supposed to be in<br />
high school? He is very attractive,<br />
but looks 25. I am a sucker for long<br />
hair though.<br />
So many side plots. So many<br />
relationships.<br />
I love Tami and Eric Taylor. They<br />
actually seem like a real life relationship,<br />
not just some TV show couple.<br />
This is definitely bringing me back<br />
to the good ole high school cheerleading<br />
days.<br />
“Texas forever.” What a sweet<br />
bond between Jason Street and<br />
Tim Riggins.<br />
“Clear, eyes full hearts, can’t lose.”<br />
The football game is finally on. I’m<br />
getting very excited about it, almost a<br />
little too invested in a TV show football<br />
game.<br />
<strong>No</strong>body warned me I would cry the<br />
first episode. <strong>No</strong> one told me Jason<br />
Street gets injured.<br />
The Dillon Panthers win! Matt Saracen<br />
pulls through for the Panthers.<br />
I am cheering in my bed and popcorn<br />
flies out of the bag.<br />
That was so intensely emotional<br />
that I had to make a quick Krispy<br />
Kreme run with my friend. Human<br />
interaction and food are good when
you decide to shut yourself away for 16<br />
hours of pure-unadulterated Netflix.<br />
Episode 10: It’s<br />
Different for Girls<br />
As the title suggests, no one cares if<br />
Tim sleeps around, but Lyla (Jason’s<br />
girlfriend) is slut-shamed by her own<br />
cheer teammates for one mistake that<br />
may or may not involve hooking up<br />
with one Tim Riggins.<br />
This is not right, but this show<br />
should win awards for bringing up real<br />
issues. *Looks up on IMDB* 14 wins<br />
and 66 nominations.<br />
Oh my God. Janice from Friends is<br />
one of the teachers at Dillon.<br />
The Streets are suing Coach Taylor<br />
for not teaching Jason to tackle. <strong>No</strong>.<br />
I will not stand/ lay here with my almost<br />
empty popcorn bag for this.<br />
Matt goes over to Julie’s and they<br />
watch The Office. This might just<br />
have to be the subject for my next<br />
binge watching session. To backtrack,<br />
a sweet little plot line between Mr. Nice<br />
Guy Matt and Coach Taylor’s innocent<br />
daughter Julie has been brewing for<br />
the past few episodes.<br />
At the pep rally the football players<br />
dress as cheerleaders. I almost choke<br />
on a popcorn kernel at the sight of Tim<br />
in a cheer uniform.<br />
Coach Taylor is trying to get Matt<br />
to not date his daughter. Why can’t<br />
one plot line just be happy?<br />
Dillon wins; I guess that’s the happy<br />
plot line.<br />
Smash goes to mini golf with Waverly.<br />
His nose bleeds. Please stop doing<br />
steroids. By the way somewhere between<br />
Episode 1 and 10 Smash started<br />
doing sterioids.<br />
Tim convinces Lyla to cheer at the<br />
classic and Jason shows up. This can’t<br />
be good.<br />
Episode 20: Mud Bowl<br />
A train accident leaves the football<br />
field unusable. This sounds like the<br />
beginning of Grey’s Anatomy episode.<br />
Coach Taylor wants to play on some<br />
10-acre cow pasture. He seems super<br />
passionate about it, which gives me the<br />
feels.<br />
Thank you Lyla for standing up to<br />
Jason for not appreciating you, even<br />
though you cheated on him, but it’s<br />
OK, you apologized.<br />
The lawsuit is finally settled and everyone<br />
is happy. Why does it feel like a<br />
weight has been lifted of my chest?<br />
The state semifinal is officially going<br />
to be on this makeshift field that<br />
the team helped create.<br />
Where did the cows go?<br />
It is pouring rain and the game<br />
turns into a mud bowl. I would love to<br />
be at this game in real life.<br />
Tyra, Tim’s former girlfriend and<br />
resident bad girl, is almost raped.<br />
Tears are already falling.<br />
Dillon is going to State and Julie<br />
runs onto the field to and hug Matt.<br />
The slip in the mud, then start rolling<br />
around a la Ten Things I Hate About<br />
You. Oh, young love.<br />
Landry, Matt’s dweeby best friend,<br />
holds and cries with Tyra in the diner.<br />
I can’t remember how many times I’ve<br />
cried during this show.<br />
Episode 22: State<br />
They are playing Voodoo’s team in<br />
the Dallas Cowboys stadium. Refresher:<br />
Voodoo almost stole Matt’s spot as<br />
QB1 way back when before transferring<br />
schools. Yes, FNL.<br />
Tami tells Coach Taylor that she<br />
is pregnant and his eyes light up. My<br />
eyes are filled with tears.<br />
The game starts. Panthers aren’t<br />
playing well and are down at halftime.<br />
Coach Taylor’s speech makes me<br />
want to suit up and hit some people.<br />
Panthers win! I am actually cheering<br />
out loud.<br />
Coach Taylor is trying to decide if<br />
he’ll stay with his family and team in<br />
Dillon or take his dream job as a coach<br />
at TMU.<br />
Coach walks into the Dillon locker<br />
room and the team starts a slow clap<br />
for him. The camera pans to all the<br />
characters. Coach Taylor’s face is the<br />
last one on the screen before it goes<br />
black. Like clockwork, with every ending<br />
of a binge watch session, I bawl like<br />
a baby.<br />
Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Who to<br />
FOLLOW<br />
By Jada Culver<br />
Instagram<br />
Hannah Bronfman: (@hannahbronfman)<br />
Hannah Bronfman is that<br />
fit and fabulous best friend we all<br />
wish to have! With a successful beauty<br />
app and business under her belt, this<br />
gorgeous DJ makes her Instagram<br />
presence heavily known with plenty of<br />
photos featuring yoga poses, healthy<br />
meals, on-fleek fashion, and adorable<br />
shots of her fiancé, Brendan.<br />
Joe Jonas: (@joejonas) As the second-oldest<br />
brother of the former Jonas<br />
Brothers, Joe Jonas is a force to be<br />
reckoned with on his Instagram page<br />
that’s filled with hilarious memes,<br />
TBTs, and other laughable posts.<br />
Twitter<br />
Benjamin Higgins: (@benhiggi)<br />
The world just hasn’t been the same<br />
since Ben H. stepped onto the scene<br />
on season eleven of The Bachelorette.<br />
<strong>No</strong>w as season twelve’s bachelor, Ben<br />
makes sure to show that he’s still down<br />
to earth by constantly interacting with<br />
fans on Twitter.<br />
Ellie Hall: (@ellievhall) With great<br />
humor, wit and true adoration of pop<br />
culture, Ellie Hall makes Twitter her<br />
stomping grounds with sassy comments<br />
and just-what-you-were-thinking<br />
remarks. This BuzzFeed reporter<br />
give us plenty of reasons to hit “follow.”<br />
Vine<br />
Arielle Vandenberg: After her rise<br />
to fame for hitting the sickest “whip”<br />
in a six-second slow-mo, the insanely<br />
fashionable Arielle and her boyfriend<br />
Matt Cushall keep it real on Vine by<br />
constantly posting hilarious real-life<br />
situations we can all identify with.<br />
Chrish: Whenever you need a pick<br />
me up, Chrish is the one you should be<br />
following for his unbelievable sass and<br />
insane comebacks. This man keeps you<br />
rolling till you cramp.<br />
Snapchat<br />
1. Shawn Booth: (@shawn_booth)<br />
It’s been over three months since Bachelorette<br />
Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shawn<br />
Booth got engaged. You can watch<br />
their crazy adventures, like wedding<br />
crashing and spontaneous late night<br />
dance sessions all through Shawn’s<br />
Snapchat.<br />
2. Kylie Jenner: (@kylizzlemynizzl)<br />
Keep up with the youngest daughter of<br />
the Kardashian/Jenner empire as she<br />
goes on dates with Tyga and throws<br />
insane sleepovers with her ever-growing<br />
group of besties.<br />
Periscope<br />
Mashable: (@mashable) Mashable<br />
is a digital media website headquartered<br />
in New York City that brings<br />
interviews from today’s top artists, innovators<br />
and leaders straight to your<br />
phone screen.<br />
Rich Wilkerson Jr.: (@richwilkersonjr)<br />
With his new TV show Rich in<br />
Faith, premiering December 2 on Bravo,<br />
Rich Wilkerson Jr. is everyone’s<br />
favorite pastor with great humor and<br />
style. And don’t forget, he’s the one<br />
who married Kanye West and Kim K.<br />
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TUSCA-<br />
LOOSA’S<br />
MUSIC<br />
SCENE:<br />
MORE<br />
THAN<br />
JUST<br />
COVER<br />
BANDS<br />
By Emily Williams<br />
The South has always been a hotbed<br />
for music. Nashville is Music City,<br />
USA, Austin is known as “the live<br />
music capital of the world,” and college<br />
towns everywhere embrace the culture<br />
with their active art communities. So<br />
where does Tuscaloosa, home to all<br />
things football, fit into the regional<br />
music scene?<br />
“I think, much like anything, it’s<br />
really hard to get synergy going where<br />
you’re turning over artists and residents<br />
so quickly,” says Bo Hicks, owner<br />
of Druid City Brewing Company.<br />
“Cities like Athens and Austin manage<br />
to retain artists a lot more than Tuscaloosa<br />
does. That’s one of the challenges<br />
we’re facing.”<br />
Hicks said supporting local artists<br />
is vital to the quality of life in town.<br />
Druid City Brewing Company, he says,<br />
along with Green Bar and Egan’s, are<br />
some of the few venues that hire groups<br />
to play original songs rather covers.<br />
“People used to complain that there<br />
wasn’t a good scene in town,” he says.<br />
“But any bar that’s willing to take a<br />
chance to support local music, that’s<br />
what will bring more people here. We<br />
don’t want people to feel like they have<br />
to drive to Birmingham to see good<br />
live music.”<br />
Ask local musicians Ferguson and<br />
the Copper Dogs, and they will tell you<br />
the scene has room for improvement.<br />
The band says a lack support from<br />
the community often hinders the success<br />
of bands trying to break out in<br />
the business.<br />
“The Tuscaloosa music scene has<br />
potential,” says lead singer Sarah Ferguson,<br />
who also bartends at Druid<br />
City. “It’s definitely growing, but it’s<br />
disheartening because there aren’t a<br />
Sarah Ferguson<br />
lot of venues where original artists can<br />
play and make money off of it. Very few<br />
places support local music.”<br />
A group of four Alabama natives,<br />
Ferguson and the Copper Dogs<br />
have been working their way up the<br />
ranks since they first started performing<br />
at open mic nights. The<br />
group is composed of guitarist Daniel<br />
Walker, drummer Michael Ray,<br />
bassist Matt Young, and lead singer<br />
Sarah Ferguson.<br />
Ferguson, who is every bit the front<br />
woman with electric blue hair and the<br />
vocal power of Joss Stone, is a standout<br />
among the almost exclusively allmale<br />
groups in town.<br />
<strong>Alice</strong> spoke to the group about<br />
their sound, their favorite places to<br />
play, and what it’s like to be a femalefronted<br />
band in a male-dominated<br />
music scene.<br />
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FERGUSON AND THE<br />
COPPER DOGS Q&A<br />
Where did the name Ferguson and<br />
the Copper Dogs originate?<br />
Sarah: I’m from Walker County, Alabama,<br />
and it’s known that we have a<br />
lot of (laughs) “high brow” behavior,<br />
a lot of meth, a lot of drugs in general.<br />
You hold close guard over your air<br />
conditioning units because people will<br />
steal the copper. And there are also a<br />
lot of stray dogs that run around. So I<br />
wanted to do something to pay tribute<br />
to that, make it endearing.<br />
How long have all of you been<br />
playing together?<br />
Sarah: Dan and I have been playing<br />
music together since 2011. We wrangled<br />
in Michael, and Matt was a mutual<br />
friend. Last December (2014) was<br />
our first show together.<br />
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How would you describe your sound?<br />
Michael: I would say it’s alt-rock<br />
with blues vocals and a singer-songwriter<br />
guitar style.<br />
Sarah: We’re still defining our<br />
sound, but we’re influenced by everything<br />
from country, to jazz, to blues.<br />
Personally, I’m inspired by Bonnie<br />
Raitt, Led Zeppelin and more modern<br />
groups like Alabama Shakes and<br />
Shovels and Rope.<br />
Most of the bands in town have male<br />
singers, what’s it like being a female<br />
lead singer in this town?<br />
Sarah: Initially it made it terrifying<br />
to try anything. I wasn’t taken seriously.<br />
It was hard to get support. If I<br />
hadn’t had the support of these guys, I<br />
wouldn’t make it. Green Bar open mic<br />
night is where I really got my confidence.<br />
There are a lot of girls who sing<br />
there. I will always try to encourage<br />
more girls to get up there sing.<br />
Daniel: She really has this thing<br />
that no other band has. It’s a totally<br />
different energy. She’s bringing something<br />
with her voice that nobody else is<br />
bringing.<br />
Michael: We have a more active reception<br />
with her as our front person.<br />
It’s all about her personality, her<br />
“stage-fidence.”<br />
How do you write songs?<br />
Matt: Sarah writes the lyrics, Dan<br />
writes the music, and it’s just a big jam<br />
session until we figure it all out.<br />
Sarah: It’s really a team effort. We<br />
get along stupid-well.<br />
Who are you listening to right now?<br />
Sarah: Dr. Dogg, the Annuals. A lot<br />
of Alabama music: Alabama Shakes,<br />
Lee Baines, Banditos. Taylor Hollingsworth<br />
– anywhere he plays I feel like I<br />
have to be there.<br />
Dan: I’m listening to The Amazing;<br />
it’s this Swiss band with the really<br />
pretty, slightly atmospheric sound.<br />
What’s your favorite venue to play<br />
in Tuscaloosa?<br />
Sarah: Egan’s. The sound isn’t<br />
great, you can’t hear yourself, but it’s<br />
so nitty gritty.<br />
Michael: You have to walk past the<br />
band to get to the bathroom. <strong>No</strong> one<br />
has any morals, it’s great.<br />
Matt: Green Bar is good, and of<br />
course we love Druid City Brewing.<br />
Ferguson and the Copper Dog’s<br />
self-titled EP was released in September.<br />
Find them on Facebook, Youtube<br />
or Twitter: @FCDMusic.<br />
Other local bands to check out:<br />
Looksy<br />
CBDB<br />
The Doctors and The Lawyers<br />
Steels<br />
Manchino
Ask about<br />
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