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Softball goes 4-1 over A&E SPORTS weekend Telepath to perform 10 tonight 14 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 116, Issue 97 UA CrimsonRide back in service today. I missed you.” Transit officials Tuesday to A Crimson- Offi cials plan limited bus service Some students seem to have discuss the dispute. In May Ride bus be- a greater appreciation for all 2009, the drivers voted to union- hind Gorgas until contract agreement of the bus drivers after a day ize under the Amalgamated Library. on foot, and some riders even Transit Union, but First By Amanda Sams Ryan McGuire, a junior, said seemed concerned with the Transit has stalled contract CW | Rachel Hill Staff Writer he was excited to see one of his outcome of the strike against negotiations, union officials favorite bus drivers, Yorlando First Transit. said in February, which led to After CrimsonRide bus driv- Hurl, back on her normal route. While drivers don’t have any the strike. ers went on strike Monday to The two greeted each other new information on the effec- CrimsonRide bus drivers fight for more benefits, high- excitedly and began to catch tiveness of their strike, Hurl are not UA employees. They er wages and maintenance up on current events. In the said she is optimistic that First work under contract with First repairs on their buses, a num- course of five minutes, another Transit is willing to “go back to Transit, a transportation ber of drivers went back to student boarded the bus and the bargaining table.” work Tuesday. exclaimed, “Oh you’re back Drivers met with First See STRIKE, page 2 SGA campaign chalking dominates campus sidewalks Erwin speaks on gambling By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter Months ago, anoyone could drive around some Alabama highways and see flashing lights advertising bingo, but now those lights have been dimmed in areas across the state. State Sen. Hank Erwin, a Republican can- didate for lieutenant governor, spoke on cam- pus about the issue Monday. Erwin said he was opposed to gambling — and many times it comes in the form of bingo. “On Tuesday, the Senate will prepare for an ‘Armageddon’ of the Republicans standing for the rule of law versus the Democrats fighting for the people’s right to vote,” Erwin said. Erwin said the game of bingo is not illegal, but when the slot machine is attached to the game it makes it a different case. While the Democrats support a statewide vote, Erwin said he opposes that for two main reasons. “The advertising campaign is designed to manipulate the people because it shows all the people who have lost their jobs,” he said. He said they also have not received a large plea in Montgomery from people saying that they want to vote on the issue. CW |John Michael Simpson “The desire to vote is not coming from the Sophomore Jessica Webb, who is majoring in elementary education, helps David Simpson, who is running for Arts and Sciences Senate, chalk for his campaign. Campaigning for SGA offi ces began Sunday. Elections will be online on March 9. See ERWIN, page 2 Service center Study abroad students not applications harmed by Chilean quake International aid available now supporting rescue By Jennie Kushner efforts after Staff Reporter FAST FACTS disaster Applications for • The Community Community Service Center Service Center is By Brittney Knox student directors are due Staff Reporter today by 5 p.m. Applications accepting applica- for assistant student director tions for student When the magnitude 8.8 are due by March 26 at 5 p.m. earthquake struck Chile on Students looking to apply directors. Saturday, the University did should show that they are • Applications are not have any students there passionate about service and at the time of the earthquake, engaging others students in due March 26 at 5 said Ben Weaver, overseas service, said CSC Director p.m. student academic adviser at Wahnee Sherman. She said Capstone International. there are seven student direc- “We have two to three stu- tor positions available, and CSC,” Sherman said. “They dents that are studying in one to two assistant student can take something they are Buenos Aires, Argentina and directors who will work with passionate about and engage Montevideo, Uruguay, which the student directors in each other students in meaningful are geographically located AP of those areas. service.” on the other side of South Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with Chile's President-elect Sebastian Pinera, “Students can help to Seven positions for student America,” he said. left, at an airport news conference in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday. make a difference in the director include acts, youth Weaver said considering University community and and education, hunger and they were far from the epicen- tremors in the ground. quake until a few days later,” been physically affected by the Tuscaloosa community ter of the earthquake, students “Another student said that he said. “We were pleased by being involved in the See CSC, page 6 said they did not even feel the he was not aware of the earth- to know that no student had See CHILE, page 9 cycle t re his e p s a a p e today’s paper today l e INSIDE WEATHER P r • • r P Briefs ........................2 Puzzles ....................13 e Partly l e P.O. Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Newsroom: 348-6144 | p a Thursday 56º/27º a s p e Opinions ...................4 cloudy s Fax: 348-4116 | Advertising: 348-7845 | Classifi eds: 348-7355 Classifieds ...............13 i r e h t Clear c y e l c Letters, op-eds: [email protected] Press releases, announcements: [email protected] Arts & Entertainment 10 Sports ..................... 14 47º/29º 2 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 NEWS The Crimson White NEWS in brief CAMPUS | Jazz ensemble, standards No candidate offi cially combo to perform chamber concert The UA School of Music presents the Alabama Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Standards Combo in concert on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Moody music building concert hall. UA running for fi nancial affairs Director of Jazz Studies Chris Kozak is the director. The By William J. Tucker as a candi- As of now, he is the only do,” he said. program will include pieces by Kenny Wheeler, including Staff Reporter date. candidate running at all for The vice president for finan- “Smatter,” “5 for Six” and “Onmo.” The concert is free and According the vice president of financial cial affairs deals directly with open to the public. For more information, call 348-7111. When students vote next to SGA affairs position. the financial matters of the week in the SGA elections, no officials, Thereare challenges to being University. Proposing and CAMPUS | Womenʼs Resource Center to name will appear on the ballot due to a a write-in candidate. implementing policies regard- for the vice president of finan- computer “When you think of write in ing tuition, student loans, host LUNAFEST cial affairs. and tim- candidates, you think more of scholarships, work-study pro- LUNAFEST, which celebrates its ninth anniversary this Edward Patton, who cur- ing error, Julio Jones, Mark Ingram, and grams, improvements to build- year as the only national touring festival of films by, for and rently serves as treasurer for Patton’s Nick Saban — not real candi- ings and roads, and the allo- SGA, represented the post at applica- dates,” Patton said. cation of SGA funds all fit in about women, will take place in Tuscaloosa for the fourth Edward Patton time on March 9 at 6:30 p.m., at the historic Bama Theatre. Sunday night’s executive can- tion never If elected, he said he wants to this category. In addition, the LUNAFEST provides a national platform for emerging didate debate. Though Patton reached the advisers. put financial deals online. officer serves as chairperson women filmmakers to share their stories and will serve as is not an official candidate, to “I sent the application from “We’ll give the budget to the of the Senate Financial Affairs the University’s signature event for Women’s History Month. successfully win office, he must my computer in the SGA office, executive secretary, and we’ll Committee and nominates the At 6:30 p.m. a silent auction fundraiser and reception will win with a write-in campaign. through Outlook, last Thursday switch the Financial Affairs treasurer. precede the film viewing. Kobe Japanese Steakhouse will Kathleen Cramer, senior afternoon,” Patton said. “The Committee allotments from As far as the vice president provide sushi and Publix will provide desserts along with associate vice president of stu- ‘write a message’ option only paper to online,” Patton said. for financial affairs’ job next a performance by Sparrow & the Ghost. The film viewing dent affairs, said Patton might came up, and I was in a rush to Patton said he considers the year, Patton said he doesn’t will begin at 7 p.m. Winners of the silent auction will be meet the obstacles to his write- get to my finance class. It didn’t online adaptation and its suc- see “any glaring challenges. announced during intermission. in campaign. go through until after I’d come cessful implementation, among It’s more a day-to-day job, with “I think he’ll have to have back from my class.” his key issues, as the “biggest awarding the funding to differ- the voters informed about his Regardless of what hap- one.” ent organizations.” CAMPUS | Homecoming committee platform,” she said, adding that pened to his application, Patton “Improving financial trans- That leaves the challenges, he’ll also have to get out the said it would not derail his cam- parency of all the offices, from then, in his write-in campaign.