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BY LAUREN CABRAL not include sexual orientation veteran status in admission to, Stanley said the petition “As I said at the Straight to paths to follow,” he said. “The Senior Staff Reporter in its nondiscrimination poli- or treatment of employment began circulating Oct. 16 the Top Forum, I believe our University will very aggres- ■ [email protected] cy. in, its programs and services. and will continue to circulate existing policy fully protects sively move to stop discrimi- One student organization, Jarrod Stanley, a senior in until the UA System Board of everyone on this campus from nation if it does in fact exist.” The Capstone stands out the Coalition of Allies for New College and a member Trustees reviews the policy. As discrimination,” Witt said. “I Witt also said the University’s from other SEC schools in Equality is trying to change of CAFE, said the group was of Wednesday, 290 individuals am not aware of anyone alleg- policy is effective and he sees a variety of areas, from the this policy. The group started formed in spring 2007 and had signed the petition. ing that they have been dis- no need for change. numerous football titles under a petition this month to have is comprised of members of Stanley said the group has criminated against because of “If people are fully protected its belt to the number of rec- sexual orientation and gender the Students for a Democratic not yet spoken to UA President gender identity or sexual ori- I don’t see the need for addi- ognized scholars it enrolls. identity added to the current Society, Spectrum and Outlaw, Robert Witt about the peti- entation.” tional regulations,” he said. However, there’s another UA policy. among others. tion. Witt said the University will The Faculty Senate thing that makes the University The current nondiscrimi- “It’s really a group of groups,” Witt said the University’s work to stop any discrimina- approved a resolution to different, and it has left some nation policy protects against Stanley said. “We’ve just been current policy tracks federal tion that is reported. add sexual orientation to the students and faculty members discrimination on the basis of trying to bring together moti- legislation and shields all stu- “Anyone who believes nondiscrimination policy in disgruntled. The University is race, color, religion, national vated individuals from across dents, faculty and staff from they have been discrimi- the only SEC school that does origin, sex, age, disability or campus to join our cause.” discrimination. nated against has very clear See PETITION, Page 2 SGA promotes Art festival amasses crowd transit changes Students and faculty participate in forum on making changes to CrimsonRide system

BY PAUL THOMPSON Staff Reporter

The SGA hosted two forums focusing on proposed changes to the CrimsonRide system Wednesday. The forums gave students, faculty members and staff an opportunity to voice their concerns and ideas about the tran- sit system. After receiving many comments, suggestions and complaints, UA Transportation Services planned changes to the current CrimsonRide bus system that are intended to make the buses more efficient. The transit system is one part of the campus master plan, which was recently completed and submitted to the UA System Board of Trustees for approval. The plan focuses on relieving traffic congestion around campus as well as improving the general circulation of traffic. Part of this is being accomplished by the bus system, according to the planning office. Ralph Clayton, assistant director in the Office of Transportation Services, said while the transit system was helping to accomplish some of the goals of the master plan, it wouldn’t be the only factor. “We aren’t trying to keep people from walking,” Clayton said. “We are still a walking campus, but the transit system can help people get around better.” One of the proposed changes to the system includes CW/ Emily Rowe shortening the Green routes, mainly eliminating Green stops The Woodworkers of Alabama help children build birdhouses at the Kentuck Festival of the Arts on Saturday and Sunday. The Kentuck Festival is held in the ten Hoor area. Clayton said that this should alleviate in historic downtown Northport and celebrates various artistic styles from folk to contemporary arts to traditional crafts. More than 250 artists partici- some of the pressure on the Green route. pate in the festival that takes place the third weekend in October every year. Another proposed change is an express route to the Student Recreation Center. Clayton said the Blue 2 route would be extended to service the Quad. The stop at the tran- sit hub would be eliminated, Clayton said. “Students could get on the bus from stops around the Quad and get to the Rec much faster,” Clayton said. Refugees to speak to UA students Other proposed changes to the system include the addi- tion of more buses. Clayton said four buses had already been Sullivan said he wanted to bring Hari is from the northern He said he hopes students requested. Refugees will field ques- the tour to the Capstone so stu- part of Darfur, in a village called want to take action after listen- “The only problem with more buses is that the manufac- tions about conflict in dents can learn more about the Musbat. He raised sheep and ing to the talk. turer can’t get them to us for about a year,” Clayton said. issue. camels for his family before he “I hope the documentary and Clayton said that transportation services also hopes to Darfur from students “I think in today’s time when was forced to flee to Chad in real life testimony will motivate build shelters and add benches to some of the stops but we focus so much on strife we, 2003. He returned to Darfur as students to want to know more wants to make sure that the stops are in their final locations BY CHARITY SCOTT as Americans, go through, this a translator for several major and want to do more,” he said. before proceeding with construction. Student Life Editor can open up our eye to a much “It isn’t just a matter of building the shelters, though,” ■ [email protected] greater tragedy right across the “I hope students will be inspired to take a stand. The Clayton said. “Our budget isn’t infinite, so we obviously ocean,” he said. couldn’t put one at every stop.” Students will have the oppor- He said the event will begin world is bigger than Tuscaloosa. It is bigger than Dan Clark, also with the Office of Transportation Services, tunity to listen to the stories of with a brief introduction and a said student input has been a large factor in the changes three Darfuri refugees and ask 15 minute documentary called Alabama. It is bigger than the United States.” them questions tonight at 7 in “Voices from Darfur” to give — BARNETT SULLIVAN See TRANSIT, Page 2 the Ferguson Center Theater, students background on the University Programs director of issues and ideas said Barrett Sullivan, University situation. Next, three refugees, Programs director of issues and Ibrahim Adam, Daoud Hari, Proposed changes to ideas. and another whose name has media companies, including Sullivan said the first 50 stu- CrimsonRide The event, which is spon- yet to be announced, will tell the Chicago Tribune. Last sum- dents will receive Save Darfur sored by UP, along with the their respective stories about mer he was arrested and tor- T-shirts. Students who come ■ Shorten Green route by eliminating ten Community Service Center, how their lives were touched by tured on false espionage charg- later can get a T-shirt by mak- College of Arts and Sciences, the conflict in Sudan. es, and was held for a month. ing a donation. He said all of Hoor stops Capstone International, Adam grew up in Jadara, Both have traveled the the money raised will go to the Apwonjo and New College, is a a village in northern Darfur. United States speaking to peo- Save Darfur Coalition. He said ■ Alter Blue 2 route by extending service to part of the national tour by the He was a farmer and volun- ple about what is going on in students can also donate by the Quad and eliminating stop at hub Save Darfur Coalition. teer teacher before his town Darfur, and Hari is currently in going to savedarfur.org. The Darfur region of Western was destroyed in July 2003 by the process of writing a book “I hope students will be ■ Add four new buses Sudan has been submerged in the Sudanese army and the about the conflict. inspired to take a stand,” he conflict and genocide for the Janjaweed, a government-sup- After all the refugees talk said. “The world is bigger than ■ Build shelters and add benches to some past four years. The area is ported militia. Eighty people, about their personal stories, Tuscaloosa. It is bigger than roughly the size of Texas, and 20 of whom were Adam’s family there will be a question and Alabama. It is bigger than the stops borders three other countries. members, were killed. answer session, Sullivan said. United States.”

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As the UA graduate and ACC college football referee Jeff Growing up in the 1950s in prisoners yelled, Montes’ aunt Flanagan will speak today at 5 p.m. at the Student south central Los Angeles, Carlos simply began passing the food Recreation Center in the Social Activities Center. Montes would watch classic out to the prisoners. Admission is free. For more information, call 348-5140. westerns built around fictional, yet epic, battles between cow- Montes’ parents then moved boys and American Indians. the family from Juarez to south Scholarship applications available Montes always rooted for the central Los Angeles during the Indians. 1950s. Montes said he remem- The University Women’s Club’s annual Isabelle Hummel Montes, a veteran Chicano bers seeing “Whites only” signs Graham Scholarship Competition application forms are (Mexican American) activist that proclaimed the segrega- now available. The scholarships are given to UA female and a leader of the immigrant tionist mindset of the period students with a 3.0 grade point average or higher and rights movement, said his rebel- and wondering where he, nei- with demonstrated financial need. The UWC Scholarship liousness was inherent from an ther white nor black, fit in. Committee will determine the amount given, which in CW/ Brittany Moore early age. He would later create the past years has gone to an average of five to eight recipients Carlos Montes gives a lecture about the struggle for Chicano rights. The Montes spoke to stu- Brown Berets and serve as their in an average amount of $1000. lecture was held in the Ferguson Theater on Wednesday. dents Wednesday at an event Minister of Information in East Application forms are available in the Honors College sponsored by Students for a Los Angeles from 1967 to 1970. Office Staff office, 290 Nott Hall. Applicants must also Democratic Society, which was In the late 1960s and early 1970s Iraq because both issues put Montes said the fact that include a one-page essay justifying their financial need centered on the history and the Brown Berets emerged as immigrants and Chicanos at a America was built by the and the reasons they should receive the scholarship and current state of the struggle for one of the most powerful and disadvantage. must also provide three reference letters. Completed See CHICANO, Page 3 Chicano and immigrant rights. militant organizations in the applications must be postmarked by Nov. 9. Awards will be Born in El Paso, Texas, Chicano liberation movement. announced one month later. and raised in Juarez, Mexico, During the talk, Montes dis- Montes credits a bad expe- cussed his stance against the The Link to observe United Nations Day rience at a Juarez jail United States’ current immi- with his maturing into a gration policy and the war in The Tuscaloosa Chapter of The Links, Inc. will observe United Nations Day on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Stillman College in the Cordell Wynn Fine Arts building presentation room. [changing] it would cover a lot Professor Utz McKnight from the UA department of PETITION of people’s tails.” political science will be addressing the issue of “blood Continued from Page 1 diamonds” in the Social Action Message. The Links will Editor Mike Faulk contributed also be honoring Her Excellency Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, October 2003. The action was to this story. He can be reached President of Liberia, the first elected female head of state inspired by the SGA’s resolu- at [email protected]. of an African nation. tion for the same thing, which was passed in September of that year. Faculty Senate President Silver Wings to sponsor Trunk or Treat John Vincent said the resolu- Silver Wings will sponsor the first annual Trunk Or Treat tion still shows the senate’s on Oct. 30 beginning at 7:30 p.m., behind Amelia Gayle views and doesn’t need to be Gorgas Library in front of the Air Force ROTC detachment. altered. The event is free, and all attendees are encouraged to wear “Our position is clear,” he costumes. There will be candy and prizes. Cadets from the said. AFROTC program will also be present to answer questions The position of UA students students interested in the program might have. seems to be clear as well. Brent Douglas, a sophomore major- ing in finance, said the current QUOTE OF THE DAY nondiscrimination policy is unfair. “If it’s going to be a non- “I am not aware of anyone alleging that discrimination policy, there they have been discriminated against should be no reason to dis- criminate against anybody,” because of gender identity or sexual Douglas said. April Adams, a senior major- orientation.” ing in journalism, said she thinks the petition is a good — UA President Robert Witt, defending his posi- idea. tion that the existing nondiscrimination policy “I think if we’re going to be an equal university, then [sex- protects everyone on campus. ual orientation] needs to be See “Students petition for sexual orientation,” included,” she said. 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BY DEIRDRA DRINKARD the national higher education NASULGC formed its ecology acting as chair. similar organizations. and oceanography.” Contributing Writer association. section as part of the Natural “You have two years to work “I communicate through Through the communi- NASULGC, the nation’s old- Resources Board, which is with the chair to learn about teleconferences with other cation between presidents Amelia Ward, a profes- est higher education associa- part of the Food, Environment the work,” Ward said. lead people in the other four involved in these societies, sor in the department of tion, was founded in 1887. and Renewable Resources By acting as chair, Ward will sections,” said Ward. “We Ward said she hopes to iden- biological studies, will soon Supporting excellence in teach- Commission of NASULGC. have opportunities to repre- hope to further education by tify issues in which those soci- step in as chairwoman of ing and public service are part Ward has actively par- sent the Capstone in a broader communicating with presi- eties and NASULGC members the ecology section of the of the duties of NASULGC’s ticipated as a member of the sense, though each term is dents of ecological societies can find common ground. National Association of State national leadership. Executive Committee since it limited to two years. such as Ecological Society Ward said one of the most Universities and Land-Grant Ward first became involved was formed. Current chair- Ward described being chair- of America and the North interesting parts of being Colleges. Ward, vice chair- with NASULGC as a represen- man John Morse asked Ward woman of this section as a American Benthological involved with the ecology sec- woman of the organization’s tative through the University to be vice chairwoman. After means of interacting with Society, which has scientists tion was being able to provide ecology section, will become in the mid to late 1990s. Ward becoming vice chairwoman, those within the organiza- working with inland waters input to testimony for con- chairwoman in December in became more involved as she said, the next step was tion, as well as with other, mostly rivers, limnology, gressional committee. UA Career Center hosts career fair for Huntsville area a result the demand for jobs companies were very willing career fair included Sprint, check out the Huntsville on the summer. Event a first for has grown. to come out to campus for Techni-Core, Boeing- the Road career fair,” Jones Tiffany Bailey, a senior Huntsville businesses “The Huntsville Chamber the career fair and everything Huntsville, the Huntsville said. “I’ve been to other career majoring in metallurgical engi- of Commerce is predicting rests on Wednesday as to if it Police Department and Avion, fairs for other police and fed- neering, said she came looking BY ALYSAR ALAMEDDIN 10,000 job openings,” said will come back in the future.” Inc. eral agencies but I found this for a summer internship. Contributing Writer Angelia Knight, a career ser- In preparation for the job Carly Rogoff, a junior major- one really informative.” “Overall, my favorite vendor vices coordinator who helped fair, the Huntsville Chamber ing in marketing, visited the While some students use in the group was the Space The Career Center hosted put the event together. “We of Commerce hosted a “Lunch Sprint vendor and said Sprint career fairs to network and get and Rocket Center but all the a career fair in the Ferguson want to stress though that this & Learn” on Oct. 3, to educate was very informative on what information for future jobs, vendors passed out informa- Ballroom Wednesday for busi- is not military recruitment.” UA faculty members on what they had to offer. others use it to look for intern- tion like business cards and nesses in the Huntsville area This is the first time an businesses in Huntsville are “It was my first job fair so ships that companies offer in pamphlets,” she said. that are in search of educat- event like this has taken looking for and to ask they I went in not really knowing ed people majoring in busi- place on campus during spread the word to their stu- what to expect, but came out ness, engineering and science which a city comes to recruit dents. with experience for future to help fill up about 10,000 for job openings. When the The job fair, which fea- career fairs,” she said. new positions that are coming University suggested that tured about 22 businesses, Jim Jones, a senior majoring available. the Huntsville Chamber of was brought to the University in criminal justice, is graduat- Because of a base realign- Commerce bring their busi- through the MBA program ing in December and said he ment plan, which is closing nesses for a career fair, the and the Career Center. It was looking for some opportu- several military bases across businesses took advantage of was directed toward juniors, nities that he hoped the career the nation, many people the opportunity. seniors and graduate students fair had to offer. are in the process of being “This is our grand at the University. “I got a phone call this relocated to Huntsville, and as experiment,” Knight said. “The Participants at the morning telling me I should

Montes encouraged students concerns for immigrant and Jim Toweill, a graduate stu- CHICANO to get involved in the fight for Chicano rights are affected by dent in creative writing, said Continued from Page 2 immigrant rights and to stand the war in Iraq. he though Montes’ talk was up against the war in Iraq “[The week] is about the war very informative. Let’s Lose Weight NOW! institution of slavery and its by supporting regional and but there are so many other “I guess I was unaware of the with foundation was on American national mobilizations and connections to that,” Gray extent of police brutality in Los Advanced Weight Loss Centers Indian displacement explains fighting for structural change, said. Angeles,” Toweill said. “I guess the problems with race we not simply reforms. Alyse Deller, a senior major- it just reinforced how massive The Weight Loss have today. Chapin Gray, a graduate ing in biology, is also a part of the Chicano movement is.” Clinic “We’re in the most racist student in creative writing, is SDS, and she said she enjoyed Montes’ talk was part of SDS country in the world,” he said. a member of Students for a the event. sponsored Anti-War week. Call now for an appointment: 1-877-LETSLOSE or (205) 670-5355 “I don’t even call it racism — I Democratic Society and said “It’s not just about a war The next event scheduled call it oppression.” that Montes was brought to struggle,” Deller said. “It’s is an anti-war rally Friday at Calera, Centreville, Homewood, Pelham, Pell City, ff initial visit At the end of the night the University because his about a profit struggle.” noon at Denny Chimes. $25 o Sylacauga, Trussville, & Tuscaloosa with this ad

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Vote online for your favorite candidate at corolla.ua.edu Coming up: Friday Callie Corley ■ Editor The Last Minute Opinions [email protected] with Callie Corley Thursday, October 25, 2007 4 Our View Quick fixes are not the answer I learned an interesting while their totalitarian gov- democracy in Iraq in just a Don’t censor fact this week: the last colo- ernment plotted new ways of few months. If we cannot have Common ny to ratify the United States killing Jews, Americans and it quickly, then we just stop Constitution was Rhode Sense the western world in general. caring. Island, in 1790. I also don’t like this argu- Democrats suggest we tax Now, I’m not a history ment: we’ve been there too the rich to generate more student or a politician, but long and things aren’t chang- money to spend on the poor. our findings surprisingly, that’s seven ing. Forget that the top one per- years after the signing of the Translation: If something cent of all earners pay more Treaty of Paris that ended the good can’t happen in five taxes than the bottom 90 per- On Wednesday, Chairman of the Senate Revolutionary War — 14 long years, nothing good can hap- cent of all earners. years after the signing of the Greg Michaelson pen at all. Forget that it’s the wealthy Environment and Public Works Committee Sen. Declaration of Independence. We’ve forgotten that it took Barbara Boxer sent a letter to the White House [email protected] who create jobs, employ the This reveals a not so surpris- over a decade to form our own poor and middle class, pay criticizing it for drastically editing the testimony ing fact — the people involved government under far more nation expect Iraq to build a the majority of the tax bill and on the health effects of global warming from Julie in the founding of our nation stable circumstances. keep our economy strong and Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease argued hotly about the issues stable democracy in such a It’s not a question of how short time? growing. Control and Prevention. that mattered to them. long we’ve been there. It’s The truth is this: nobody Even though they argued I might be willing to accept not a question of how many According to an Associated Press story, six pages can have everything they want with one another, they the argument that the U.S. people have died. Dying for a right now. Just as get-rich- were deleted from Gerberding’s testimony. Included were not interested in kill- presence in Iraq is not help- noble cause isn’t shameful. It’s quick schemes do not work, in those pages were sections titled “Climate Change ing American civilians. They ing. I might be willing to hear honorable. neither do quick fixes to com- is a Public Health Concern” and “Climate Change weren’t feuding over how to that the PR problems of our On the other hand, treating Vulnerability.” split up the oil wealth of the country are causing the level the U.S. military body count as plicated problems. nation. They didn’t share wild- of violence in Iraq to increase. a political tool to score points Democrats know this, by A CDC official told AP that the testimony “was evis- the way. In a recent primary cerated” with “heavy-handed” changes. ly different religious beliefs. I might even be willing to con- with Democratic Party voters sider the argument that the debate between Democratic The editorial board of The Crimson White thinks Our founders were amaz- is shameful. ingly like-minded. But let’s Iraqi people aren’t ready or If I hear another democrat candidates, the modera- the editing done by the White House is just another compare our nation to, say, able to live in a peaceful, dem- make the gleeful pronounce- tor gave every candidate the attempt to downplay the dangerous effects of global Iraq. ocratic society. ment that even more U.S. opportunity to openly state warming. Iraq is occupied by a for- Honestly, though, I find soldiers have died, and that’s that, if elected, they would Ever since global warming became a hot topic eign nation (i.e., us). Religious it repugnant to suggest that why we should elect their withdraw from Iraq. — no pun intended — the Bush administration has beliefs vary widely through- “those people” aren’t able candidates, I’ll hurl. Any party Not one top-tier candi- tried to censor the amount and type of information out the land. Foreign insur- to live in the same kind of whose prospects improve date was willing to make that enlightened society as us. commitment. Why? Because, scientists have released to the public. gents are stirring up war and when our nation suffers loss killing civilians. The differ- What I don’t like is this line and defeat ought to suffer despite the party line, every- AP reported earlier this year that climate scientists ent groups vie for position in of thinking: we should never tragically in the polls. body knows that quick fixes who testified before a House committee complained seizing the nations oil wealth. have gone there in the first Surprisingly, though, demo- ultimately make things worse. about the White House attempting to manage their Bombs kill civilians every day. place. crats didn’t suffer in the most statements. Nobody can even walk around Translation: We should recent election. Why? Because Greg Michaelson is a graduate How can we expect our president to be honest at night. have let the Iraqi people suf- Americans are short sighted. student in applied statistics. His about his own actions if he won’t even allow the truth How can so many in our fer under a torturous dictator We want to build a stable column runs on Thursdays. concerning Mother Nature to be told? Boxer asked that copies of Gerberding’s testimony, with any comments made about the draft, be pro- vided to her committee by next week. “The public has a right to know all of the facts about global warming and the threat it poses to their families and communities,” Boxer said. Some of the hazards Gerberding mentioned in her testimony were excessive heat, more air pollution, respiratory problems and the possible spread of ani- mal-transmitted and waterborne diseases. Whether you bought “An Inconvenient Truth” or not, you have to admit that the weather is getting hotter. If it wasn’t for this cold spell, we’d still be in the high 70s and low 80s everyday, and it’s almost November. On its Web site, The Natural Resources Defense Council said that in the Arctic region the average temperatures are rising twice as fast as anywhere else in the world. The Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, the largest ice block in the Arctic, started cracking in 2000 — it’s dated to be 3,000 years old. Now, the shelf is split in two and breaking into pieces. Melting ice caps could lead to rising sea levels, a serious problem for any nation with a coastline. By omitting facts, the government isn’t protecting us. As a world leader, the United States should set an example when it comes to researching and stopping global warming. Our View is the consensus of the CW editorial board. CW/ Corey Craft

I must be more fortunate Letter to the Editor than Dover in that I chose to attend the University, and Change won’t result from remain in this “mismanaged, insults Thank you for the fire, Grandmama benighted hell of a state.” Surely everyone realiz- Reading the Letter to the es many roads exist which BY CRYSTAL R. BRAXTON development, relationships maternal grandmother. became a wife and we moved Editor in the Oct. 22 issue of might lead one away from and civic life — exactly what It was then that I made my to Eutaw. The Crimson White proved the hell of Tuscaloosa. It was September, and I was I read in my undergraduate selection. Grandmama met Thanks to Grandmama, good for a laugh before Baxter’s cartoon was amus- becoming indecisive about catalog. the dedication requirements I knew my alphabet, colors, class. ing, but I would think that attending commencement. I I chose this major to devel- because of her inheritance to numbers, name, address and J. Zachary Dover is to be if revolutionaries such as didn’t have the psychological op my public speaking skills me. Let me explain. phone number before I went commended for demonstrat- Guevara, Bolivar and Neruda and physical strength to con- and to provide a foundation This summer, I was to kindergarten. She kept me ing the serious meaning and had not been “robbed” by sistently attend classes and to for my career in counseling. depressed. I asked myself, in church, where she served implication cartoons seem death of “the ability to complete some assignments. Trust me, it has afforded me “What makes me happy?” as a youth teacher, junior mis- to continue to hold for some read editorial cartoons,” I had been here for about numerous possibilities. Children were number four sion advisor and junior usher in today’s world. they would have chuckled six and a half years working Though I’m grateful for on my list. I love to listen, play, board director. I must admit that I also at Baxter’s cartooning skills on an undergraduate degree. this major and my professors, baby-sit, teach and counsel She was such a highly found Mr. Baxter’s cartoon and moved on to bring the My family was waiting to see my degree will not give my them. By August, I chose to favored babysitter that my amusing, but not as deep or changes they sought through me walk across that stage — mother the proper accolade combine my passion for work- grandparents’ house was like original as Dover seemed to. winning hearts and minds to especially my maternal grand- she deserves for her success ing with children and teaching a day care center. At 65 years It’s pretty much understood their causes. mother with whom I share a as a student and nurse, not to to serve my former academic old, Grandmama works part- that Southerners are resis- Mr. Dover has apparently unique bond. mention a mother. community, Greene County time at a day care in spite of tant to change, but I must decided that the best way I thought about honoring Next, I thought about dedi- School System. I’ve realized rheumatoid arthritis. have missed how one would to bring about change is to my mom with my degree, but cating it to myself as my Pi.D my love for teaching and help- When I walk out this turned Baxter’s cartoon into insult and deride an entire it doesn’t reflect the same sin- — Personal Identity Degree — ing children is an inheritance December, I will reach for a launch pad for a tirade state and the people who live gleness of focus on her dream, because I truly found myself from my grandmother. the diploma my grandmother about “our alleged democ- there with him. scholarship in her studies, and and have grown into such a Dale Carnegie once said, “It didn’t have the opportunity racy” and the depredations professionalism in her career. woman of grace, blossom- isn’t what you have, or who to receive — her bachelor’s wrought upon it by violently J. Grier Uhall However, I am by no means ing in the midst of childhood you are, or where you are, or degree in child services. “xenophobic cabals.” Graduate student, depart- trying to be like my mother or pain. what you are doing that makes Hats off to Mrs. Georgianna I’m not from Alabama, yet ment of history anyone else, for I’ve fought to I saw the inner child who you happy or unhappy. It is Braxton for a job well done. I become the real me. readily accepts change, cre- what you think about.” love you dearly. A degree in communication ativity and community, and My grandmother helped What’s your view? Send letters or guest columns to studies definitely prepares the youthfulness that I lost raise me in the Demopolis Crystal Braxton is a senior [email protected]. Students should include name, year, you for various career oppor- years ago. But, while writing, housing projects until I was majoring in communication major and daytime phone number. tunities. It helps your personal I began to expound on my 6 years old, when my mother studies.

The Crimson White welcomes your view on the issues. Letters to the editor must be less than 300 words and guest columns less than 700. Send submissions to [email protected]. Submissions must include the Mike Faulk Editor Callie Corley Opinions Editor author’s name and daytime phone number. Phone numbers are for verification and will not be published. Jessie Patterson Managing Editor Kathleen Buccleugh Chief Copy Editor Students should also include their year in school and major. For more information, call 348-6144 or e-mail Editorial Board [email protected]. The CW reserves the right to edit all submissions. Check out www.cw.ua.edu for a Corey Craft ■ Editor [email protected] review of the movie “Rendition.” Thursday,Entertainment October 25, 2007 5 ■ THEATER REVIEW: ‘AMEN CORNER’ All-black play explodes opening night

BY DREW TAYLOR forgiveness, but Luke is stub- This play does a good job of Contributing Writer born and refuses this option. presenting the common con- Things are also not going flict between personal life and “Somewhere in Harlem, she too well for David, played the church. will stand up and rise again.” by DaWoyne Alexander. Though the story lacked sub- This line from the “Amen Throughout the play, it stance, its lack of content was Corner” poster seems almost becomes evident to Margaret made up for with entertaining epic; it gives the premise of that her son, who plays piano musical segments. The musi- the story while still keeping at the church, is losing “the cal performances were enter- the viewer guessing. Today, faith,” and is leading a life of taining and well executed. this seems to be a lost art with corruption and lies. For anyone who is not famil- some of the predictable and Because of Luke’s re-entry iar with gospel music, this play unimaginative movies and into the story, the congrega- is a good introduction. It was plays out there, but “Amen tion questions the leadership gratifying to see people in the Corner,” which is playing at of their pastor and whether audience stomping their feet the Allen Bales Theatre all they want to continue to be and clapping their hands to week at 7:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. led by a woman who was once the music. on Saturday and Sunday, does married to a drunkard and a I don’t want to give anything this and more. sinner. As the play progresses, away, but toward the end of The story takes place in Margaret realizes she is still in the play there are some spe- Harlem during the 1960s love with Luke, even as he lives cial effects that add a lot to the and follows the life of Sister his last days. play. Margaret, played by Stephanie Sister and Brother Boxer, I know this play is already Marie Mosley, and her small played by Shannon Dionne sold out. In fact, according to but devoted congregation. Hammond and Willie Williams, the preview, it has been sold Trouble arises when are highly judgmental mem- out for a couple of weeks now. Margaret’s long-gone hus- CW/ April Williams bers of the congregation who However, there still are some band Luke, a jazz trombonist, The actors from this week’s performances of “Amen Corner” rehearse in preparation for the show. Performances tend to gossip a lot — a stereo- standby tickets that are avail- returns into her life 10 years of “Amen Corner” will be held at the Allen Bales Theatre through Sunday, with nightly shows at 7:30 p.m. type of many overly religious able one hour before the start after his drinking and sinful people. The two try to spread of the show. lifestyle forced Margaret and It turns out Luke, played is dying as a result of years tries to convince Luke to the notion that Margaret is not Give this performance a try her son David to leave him. by Reginald R. Robinson Jr., of substance abuse. Margaret turn his life to God and ask fit to lead the congregation. if you can.

■ CONCERT PREVIEW Old Crow Medicine Show to perform at the Jupiter

as to name their 2001 album albums of 2004. comes in the midst of relentless stops at festivals includ- Bluegrass Festival and the New Alt-country/bluegrass act “Eutaw.” OCMS’s traditional style is touring in support of their 2006 ing Bonnaroo, the Telluride Orleans Jazz Festival. brings show back to town The truth is that the complemented with a rock ‘n’ album, “Big Iron World.” The Nashville-based alt-coun- roll attitude that has lead to tour has taken OCMS across BY MATT COURSON try/bluegrass act formed in popularity among bluegrass the country, and has featured Contributing Writer Ithaca, N.Y., in the late ’90s. and folk music circles, as well Despite Old Crow’s Yankee as indie and modern-alterna- When Old Crow Medicine roots, they’ve managed to tive music fans. If you go Show takes the stage at Jupiter become a critically acclaimed The far-reaching popularity Bar & Grill tonight at 9, it will alt-country act. OCMS’s self- of OCMS can be attributed to What: Old Crow be a homecoming of sorts. The titled album was selected by a strict adherence to an old- band has sung about Eutaw in Country Music Television as time sound mixed with edgy Medicine Show their music, and went as far one of the top 10 bluegrass lyrics. The jug band has a rep- When: Tonight at 9 ertoire of songs with titles like “Boll Weevil,” “Wagon Wheel” Where: Jupiter Bar and “Cocaine Habit.” & Grill OCMS has opened for Dolly Parton at the Grand Ole Opry, Cost: $20 at the Jupi- toured with Merle Haggard ter or at www.jupiter- and appeared on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.” onthestrip.com OCMS’s stop in Tuscaloosa

Contributed photo The popular alt-country/bluegrass band Old Crow Medicine Show will perform tonight at 9 at Jupiter Bar and Grill. Tickets to the show are $20. 6 ENTERTAINMENT ■ Thursday, October 25, 2007 THE CRIMSON WHITE ■ MOVIE REVIEW: ‘THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD' Contemplative Western an instant classic

BY PHIL OWEN about the craft of this film is but soon realizes that he will pay. It’s a simple statement, Assistant Entertainment Editor that Dominik avoids using have to take another route if but when it is articulated this ■ [email protected] the types of tricks many oth- he wants people to know his way, it becomes a powerful ers would use to heighten name. and personal truth. Remember a few weeks the emotion of the most dra- This is where the film’s cen- “The Assassination of Jesse ago when I described play- matic scenes. Case in point tral conflict comes in. Bob has James by the Coward Robert ing “BioShock” as a seminal is the death of Jesse James. to decide between loyalty to Ford” is a triumph in every gaming experience? I just had The entire sequence runs at his friend, the outlaw Jesse way, and is the realization of another one of those seminal normal speed, yet because of James, and notoriety. Based on the full potential that can be experiences, this time with the what has come before and our the title alone, we know which achieved by the medium of film “The Assassination of Jesse emotional investment in the one he chooses, but the result film as an art form. In a just James by the Coward Robert characters involved, it some- doesn’t live up to the hype. world, Affleck, Pitt, Dominik Ford,” now playing at the Rave how feels like everything has So what I see in this film is a and Deakins would be locks Motion Pictures Lee Branch been slowed down. close look at life itself and our to win Oscars, but as is most location in Birmingham. When viewed as a work of attempts to accomplish things often the case with the most It’s difficult to fully express art, this film can draw out a that will make our lives worth deserving candidates, it is not just how good this movie is. I few interpretations of its true more than the nine months very likely that they will win. could talk about how the film rottentomatoes.com intentions. It can be seen as our mothers carried us and But what is assured is that is almost perfectly crafted Brad Pitt stars at the mythologized outlaw Jesse James in Andrew a treatise on violence and its the pain of childbirth. The film this film will be remembered effect on the human condi- seems to express that we can many years from now — some- by director/auteur Andrew Dominik’s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.” Dominik and director of pho- tion, or as an examination of do that, but the personal cost thing an Oscar win does not tography Roger Deakins; I how we, as normal people, may be more than we want to guarantee. could give endless amounts reaction of any film I have ever his head. view celebrities. of praise to Casey Affleck and seen. That’s a fairly basic setup, However, I have come to a Brad Pitt (who play Robert And if you put all those ele- and could have very easily very different view. Ford and Jesse James, respec- ments together, you certainly been handled in a very sim- Young Bob Ford, who is tively), along with the rest of have the makings of a great, ple and straightforward way close in age to most of the peo- the cast, for performances that and possibly classic film, one by Dominik (who also wrote ple reading this, is very much surpass any in any other films that ought to be the frontrun- the screenplay), much the way like I was growing up; the kind Rhythm&Brews released this year; or I could ner in this year’s Oscar race. Sam Fuller did with “I Shot of kid who envisions his future simply say the film draws pos- But it doesn’t fully encapsulate Jesse James” years ago. as one full of fame and glory. sibly the strongest emotional the way I feel about this movie, But Dominik chose to avoid He initially sees the opportu- and how profound an effect it the easy route and attempt a nity to make that vision a real- Thursday: really had on me. portrayal that is both complex ity when he gets the oppor- The best comparison I can and very real — almost too real, tunity to join the James gang, ‘The Assassination think of came three and a half in fact. Through the incredible Red Halo years ago, when Christians writing and dialogue — some of Jesse James ... ’ went en masse to see “The of which comes straight from Director: Andrew Dominik Passion of the Christ.” For Ron Hansen’s novel — and Friday: , many, the film, through it’s universally superb acting, we Starring: Brad Pitt Casey extremely graphic depiction of get to experience a world that Desperate Affleck and Sam Rockwell the death of Christ, served as a feels as authentic as anything reaffirmation of their faith. ever put to the screen. Measure MPAA rating: R That’s what watching this Because of that intense Length: 160 minutes movie was like for me, as one realism, it becomes very easy CW critic rating (out of four): who subscribes of the faith of for those of us in the audience Saturday: the big screen. to achieve a deep understand- Now let’s get down and dirty. ing of character motivations This film, as the extremely long and actions, as well as a com- Ocean Street but well-deserved title says, is pletely visceral empathy; it about a young man, Robert arrives at a point where it feels Bottom line: This is a film Ford, attempting to achieve as if every shot fired was fired that deserves to be called by some modicum of fame first from our own sweaty palms, Temerson Square its full title, because it really is by joining the gang of the still- and every bullet received on famous outlaw Jesse James screen was fired straight into rhythmnbrews.com that good. and later by deciding to kill our own guts. 205.750.2992 him and claim the reward on What may be most notable Must be 21 to Enter

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Alabama takes its five- 2007, averaging 14.6 points Senior Brigitte Slack led the game SEC winning streak to and 8.7 rebounds. He led Tide, dominating the match Fayetteville, Ark., this Friday the SEC in field goal per- with a double-double on 11 to face Arkansas. The match centages in 2007 at 60.4 per- kills, 56 assists and six digs. will start at 7 p.m. A road cent, making 93 of 154 shots Slack’s offensive success game against Georgia follows attempted in SEC games will leave a target on her back Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and at 60.2 percent, mak- for opposing teams that will “Going to Arkansas, if you ing 186-309 in all games. 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