LIFESTYLES “WALL-E” is a 5 masterpiece Thursday, July 3, 2008 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 115, Issue 5 UA students die in crash Friends say Crump loved helping, Brue saw the good in people By Jessie Gable when the plane crashed in a Staff Reporter wooded area near the airport shortly after they took off. All Two UA students, Matthew four people were pronounced Crump and Lauren Brue, dead on the scene. Crump’s girlfriend, were Bobby Crump, who owned killed in a Walker County the twin-engine, four- The Scene fi le | Elliot A. Knight plane crash at about 8 a.m. on seat, Beechcraft airplane, A WVUA-FM 90.7 The Capstone DJ does broadcasts in Sunday. was flying when the plane March. The campus radio station now emphasizes top Crump’s parents, Bobby and crashed. According to Federal 40 hits, which is causing some debate. Jan Crump of Jasper, were Aviation Administration also killed in the crash. The records, Bobby Crump was a Crump family and Brue took licensed pilot. off from the Walker County While the exact cause of The Associated Press airport, about six miles north the crash is still unknown, the An Alabama State Trooper patrol car turns into wooded 90.7 format of Jasper, on their way to area where a plane crashed in Jasper on Sunday, killing shift causes Gulf Shores for a vacation See STUDENTS, page 2 all four passengers on board, including two UA students. controversy In with a splash Pritchard said, the station Facebook group has been retooled to focus calls for changes more on top 40 modern rock — a change that some stu- in new format dents are none too happy with. By Corey Craft “Last year was more of a Editor-in-Chief free format, what they like [email protected] to call the college music, indie music side to things. Eric Van Nostrand, a junior But there’s nothing that says majoring in nursing, has we have to be the typical col- never worked at WVUA-FM lege format,” Pritchard said. 90.7 The Capstone. He has “So we adopted the general never held a paid position, rock format. We’re basically never a volunteer DJ spot. just general rock during the But, he said, his concern in hours of 9 [a.m.] to 5 [p.m.]. the direction the station has Our specialty shows are still taken in the last few weeks there, so people can have comes from “the perspec- specialty shows and play tive of an avid listener.” Now, whatever they want to still. he and several other “avid All I’ve done is given organi- listeners” and music fans zation and an actual name to around the campus have the format that we have.” formed a Facebook group to This is a change, Van air their grievances with the Nostrand said, that is not in station’s new direction. the best interests of students The group, “Fix WVUA or the radio station. 90.7 NOW!”, is a response, “The actions of the people the description reads, to the who are in charge of the “revised” direction of the station right now don’t, we student-run radio station feel, reflect the interests of that the newly-named sta- the students here,” he said. tion manager, Joe Pritchard, “He says that there was no has set into effect. format to begin with; our for- Listeners to 90.7 may have mat was independent music, noticed the change in recent with the emphasis on diverse weeks, particularly after the music. It wasn’t all indepen- radio station came back on- dent music, but it was music air after the first of June as CW | Staci Hawkins new sound boards and hard- Thirteen-year-old Bailey Powell of Tuscaloosa cools off at the UA Student Recreation Centerʼs water slide on ware were installed. Now, See 90.7, page 2 Monday afternoon. UA weather INSIDE UA hires new chief information offi cer TODAY Today’s paper By Phil Owen Southern Mississippi. ally,” McGowan said in an UA students awarded scholar- “I come Managing Editor McGowan’s doctorate, interview with The Crimson Clear ship to study dystonia .....3 [email protected] which he received from the White. “There’s obviously the 92º/67º in from University of the Pacific, is in academic side, the academic Opinions: Looking to a better a varied The remainder of the pharmaceutical chemistry. component, which is the real tomorrow ........................4 decade will see a number of “John McGowan has a business of the University. back- technological advances on wealth of experience in man- And then there’s the admin- Superhero film a muddled ground. campus, and the man who will aging information technology istrative component of the disappointment ...............6 McGowan I worked lead the proverbial charge is in a university environment,” [information technology] Friday 90º/68º preparing for his time at the said Judy Bonner, UA execu- area, which obviously is deal- American Ballet summer camp with IBM, Partly cloudy comes to UA ....................8 University to begin. tive vice president and pro- ing with the components worked in higher Beginning July 14, Dr. John vost, in a news release. “His related to registration, finan- Saturday 90º/68º Kathleen Ekey misses cut at ed and research, P. McGowan will take over expertise will be extremely cial aid and admissions and Chance of thunderstorms U.S. Open .....................12 as vice provost and chief valuable to the University of so on. worked in cancer information officer for the Alabama, and we are look- “There’s also the outreach research actually University. McGowan will ing forward to working with component, which is your dis- for 14 years, and come to the University from him.” tance [education] and online the University of Texas at Though he does not official- areas, and then finally your then spent 20 years San Antonio, where he held ly go to work until later this research component. The P.O. Box 870170 in the corporate sec- the same position for two month, McGowan already has research component is usu- Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 years. He also held the posi- a plan for the University. ally one of the areas that is Newsroom: 348-6144 | Fax: 348-4116 | tor before I came tion at Florida International “What I do is break it down least addressed by IT/CIOs in Advertising: 348-7845 | Classifi eds: 348-7355 back to higher ed.” University for five years, into four specific areas that education, because many of Letters, op-eds: [email protected] and was chief technology really need to be addressed, Press releases, announcements: [email protected] — Dr. John P. McGowan officer at the University of each somewhat individu- See CIO, page 2 2 NEWS ■ Thursday, July 3, 2008 THE CRIMSON WHITE CAMPUS University body at large were music is something that will 90.7 “I think that if we can market ourselves as foremost in his mind when he necessarily target the rest of Continued from page 1 made the switch. the University. the station of the University, not just the “We’re really trying to reach “My whole opinion of it is IN you couldn’t find anywhere station at the University, that’ll be not only that core group of that it wasn’t something that brief else, and they’ve changed it something that can stick.” people but actually the major- was made based on any sur- To submit a brief, to a top 40, Clear Channel- ity of campus, because we’re vey, any poll, any sort of proof e-mail [email protected] based radio.” supposed to be the voice of the that that’s what the interests — Joe Pritchard, This is an issue, Van University of Alabama, not of the student body are. Who’s WVUA-FM The Capstone station manager Nostrand said, for several rea- the voice of the core listeners to say that’s what the student ANNOUNCEMENTS sons, not the least of which is of this station. To represent body wants? When there’s so the inherent competition 90.7 “The actions of the people who are in charge an entire university instead of many other options out there, CrimsonRide, would then face against other, of the station right now don’t, we feel, refl ect just this small group is really I would say it might be logi- for-profit radio stations offer- what we’re looking to do,” he cal that an intelligent college 348-RIDE closed ing the same service. the interests of the students here,” said. “It’s sad that you can’t atmosphere of students would for holiday “More so than the interests make everybody happy all want other options of music of what we’re listening to, — Eric Van Nostrand, a junior majoring in nursing and a the time, and I was assuming to listen to.” Neither CrimsonRide more I feel that it’s a detri- creator of the “Fix WVUA 90.7 NOW!” Facebook group that people would get mad at Pritchard has extended an transit system nor 348- ment to the station because, me and would get mad at the open invitation to those with RIDE will operate Friday I mean, with all these stations station because of the change, concerns and questions to for the Fourth of July holi- out here, we’ve got at least because I understand people contact him, including mem- day. 348-RIDE service will two or three stations in each except … the closest is 105.5 that’ll be something that can are passionate about their bers of the Facebook group.