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By Eryn Phillips Students help Staff Writer Sweet Water Brewing Company is sponsoring their Swimming second annual “Save the Black Warrior” anti-pollution Tuscaloosa in campaign this month to raise money and awareness for Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a with the nonprofit organization. lean times Approximately 40 restau- rants and bars in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa are raising By Kellie Munts spending on the Tuscaloosa money by selling T-shirts, beer Senior Staff Reporter metro area in 2007-08 totaled glasses and paper fish. $1.262 billion. Even aside from fi shes Charles Scribner, director of The rapidly increasing enroll- game days and special events, development for Riverkeeper, ment rate, which reached a each student at the University said the paper fish are being staggering 28,807 students this contributes to the city in a tan- Campaign to sold on a $1 or $5 donation basis fall, has had a clear impact on gible and obvious way. to sign and hang up on walls or campus, but students’ influence Ahmad Ijaz, an economic benefi t Black windows of the participating on the city of Tuscaloosa also is analyst with the University, venue. significant. said the numbers display the Warrior “When a person sees a ton The University itself is a prominent role the student of paper fish hanging on a major source of industry for body plays in the economic Riverkeeper wall, they immediately become Tuscaloosa as well as the entire success of the city as a whole. interested,” Scribner said. state, officials said. Athletics Based on enrollment numbers “Raising awareness is half the and other events held through- for the 2007-08 school year, on battle, and so far, it looks very out the school year attract thou- average each student contrib- impressive.” sands of people to Tuscaloosa utes approximately $16,500 to Mountain High Outfitters and therefore put a lot of money the city on a yearly basis — donated several T-shirts in the pockets of business in the and water bottles to award area. The impact of University See ENROLLMENT, page 2 to the employees who sell the most paper fish. Bogart’s Motorsports also has donated a Vespa boat to be given away at a drawing on Oct. 15. A final total from the Riverkeeper campaign will be finalized in mid-October and is estimated to bring in somewhere between $2, 000 and $10,000. “All proceeds will go to Riverkeeper’s general operat- ing fund to help offset the cost of patrol units, litigation and CW | Katie Bennett The Black Warrior River, a major Tuscaloosa area waterway, is protected by the Black See RIVER, page 2 Warrior Riverkeeper's service and fundraising efforts. Trustees approve Foster expansion design to mirror the architecture and Bryant said. Woods Hall art gallery named in match the other end of the Earlier this month, UA building,” said Michael Lanier, President Robert Witt said honor of two long-time professors who presented the UA con- Foster would not be a museum struction projects to the com- about the building’s history. By Amanda Peterson passed the design plans at the mittee. Potential design plans include Editor first day of meetings. While the specific design of tiles with the years of signifi- To convert the currently Foster was not decided at the cant historical events at Foster UA trustees approved the unused building into the wom- meeting, Bryant, who is chair- as well as photos in the lobby, “bricks and mortar” phase of en’s basketball and volleyball man of the physical proper- he said. the Foster Auditorium renova- facility, an 11,000 square foot ties committee, said the inte- “Considerable thought tions Thursday, said trustee expansion will be added to the rior likely would be designed to has been given to how best Paul Bryant Jr. south end of Foster. Demolition look like the old school arena. to remember all the historic The UA System Board of already is underway on the Foster was the former home of events that have occurred at Trustees will vote on the ren- building, eliminating some the men’s basketball team. Foster,” Witt said. CW | Bethany Martin derings of the building’s expan- spaces in the small parking lot “The commemorative stuff The building was the site UA System Chancellor Malcolm Partera, trustee Paul Bryant Jr., sion today after the board’s next to Burke Hall. will be in a separate pack- Michael Rodgers and Jennifer Vaughn, both with the UA system physical properties committee “[The expansion] is intended age and a separate budget,” See TRUSTEES, page 3 offi ce, begin the physical properties committee meeting. SGA supports UA Safe Zone Fall concert to be
By Karissa Bursch According to the resolu- to know these communities.” good leadership opportunity fi ve weeks early Staff Reporter tion, 699 faculty, students and Reyes said Capstone for students. staff have participated in Safe Alliance, the on-campus “I really want to encour- By Jennie Kushner able to secure with the ath- Members of the SGA are Zone training since 2007, and LGBTQ faculty alliance group, age all students, not just SGA Staff Writer letic department,” Knox-Hall being encouraged to partici- 474 volunteered to become runs the program while members, to participate in said. “They were generous pate in the Alabama Safe Zone LGBTQ allies. Of these, 388 Spectrum and other LGBTQ these trainings,” Reyes said. The eve of parents’ week- and gracious enough to give us program, according to a reso- made themselves available students help facilitate the “This way we are all getting end will be interrupted by the this date with the renovations lution passed at Thursday’s to students by listing their training. to know the issues facing the Taking Back Sunday show that being done at Coleman, this SGA Senate meeting. names and contact informa- “We need to be aware of the community.” will replace the Homecoming was a date that worked in their The Alabama Safe Zone pro- tion on the Safe Zone Web issues facing the LGBTQ com- The UA Safe Zone program concert five weeks prior to the schedule.” gram’s intent is to provide a site. munity on campus,” Reyes ensures the continuing valid- annual celebration. Knox-Hall said she did not safe support network of volun- Sen. Amanda Reyes, a said. ity of the Equal Opportunity Senior Assistant Director of have an opinion about if it teers for gay, lesbian, bisexual senior majoring in inter- While the UA Safe Zone in Education and Employment Ferguson Center Operations was a good decision to change and transgender students, col- disciplinary studies in New program especially works statement in the University’s Kelli Knox-Hall said having the date of the traditional lectively known as the LGBTQ College, authored the reso- to ensure the well-being and non-discrimination policy, the concert now will put more Homecoming concert. community, and other indi- lution. She said she the SGA safety of LGBTQ students, the according to the resolution. focus on the Homecoming bon- Some students said the viduals seeking information should make a point to pro- program also can be beneficial While the passage of that fire, pep rally, step show and concert’s interruption of par- regarding sexual orientation, vide for all different types of to any type of student, Reyes specific portion of the non- crowning of the queen. ents’ weekend will discourage gender identity, harassment communities on campus. said. discrimination policy took a “It’s a tough time for folks. students from attending the and discrimination, according “I think that in order for the “It helps students real- while, the UA Safe Zone pro- All those activities are free for Taking Back Sunday concert. to the resolution. SGA to make public policy we ize the types of issues and gram is a step in the right students and out of town visi- “I think it’s extremely ran- Two UA students started need to show that it is con- concerns that could face all direction, Reyes said. tors to attend,” Knox-Hall said. dom that there is a concert dur- the Safe Zone program in tinually conscious of student types of minority groups, not “UA took too long for Equal Knox-Hall said the interrup- ing parents’ weekend, because 2002, and it was restarted in diversity,” Reyes said. “In just the LGBTQ community,” Opportunity in Education tion of parents’ weekend was I have a difficult time picturing 2007, according to the UA Safe order to make policies about Reyes said. unintentional. Zone Web site. certain communities, we need Reyes said it also was a See SGA, page 5 “This was a date we were See CONCERT, page 6
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Ijaz said. NEWS in brief ENROLLMENT “When you go out and spend “For Tuscaloosa it took almost a year for us to feel Continuned from page 1 some money, that money becomes somebody else’s the impact of the economy and we’re okay because CORRECTIONS money Ijaz said is spent pay- income and so on,” Ijaz said. we’ve been preparing for this.” In Thursday’s edition of The Crimson White, it was report- ing rent, buying groceries and “You go through those impacts ed in an article titled “UA greek grade report released” that other necessities while away and see the jobs generated and {}— Tracy Croom, city clerk Alpha Chi Omega had the highest GPA for a Panhellenic soror- from home. the salaries that come from it.” ity for the spring 2009 semester. However, with a 3.5 for the While student enrollment While hundreds of jobs are chapter, Sigma Gamma Rho, a sorority in the National Pan- has increased significantly supported either partially or Tracy Croom said. The addi- caught off guard, she said. Hellenic Council, has the highest GPA out of all sororities at since the most recent report fully by UA students at UA, the tional students are a benefit to “In this economy it’s just the University. was released, the numbers city still is facing significant the city, Croom said, but due really hard because no one’s should increase proportionally, layoffs in Tuscaloosa, city clerk to the current economic situa- prospering from anything In the “Hair Techniques to close its doors,” story in tion, the full benefits are hard right now,” Croom said. “For Wednesday’s issue, it was stated UA alumnus Joe Namath fre- to see. Mayor Walt Maddox Tuscaloosa it took almost a quented the salon as a student. Although Namath had been and city council members have year for us to feel the impact to the salon in the past, he did not frequent it as a student. been forced to reevaluate bud- of the economy and we’re okay Namath attended the University from 1962-64. The Ferguson gets and carefully consider because we’ve been preparing Center, where the salon is located, was not built until 1973. where money can be shifted in for this.” order to best benefit the city. The budget cuts — a direct “It’s just a really hard time, result of the lagging economy CAMPUS | UA competes with SEC schools and people don’t realize it,” — make it difficult to see the in canned food drive Croom said. “They think that impact that the rising student living in a college town you population has had on the The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and all student- won’t feel the impact of the Tuscaloosa economy, Croom athletes are participating in the third annual SEC Together economic situation and initial- said. She said the budgets for We CAN Food Drive. Student-athletes from all SEC schools ly we didn’t. At first, we were 2010 are similar to those allot- “compete” to see who can collect the most cans to benefit okay, and we really didn’t feel ted in 2006, a figure they had their local community food banks. the decline, but now we’re feel- not initially anticipated. The food drive starts today and run through Sept. 27. The ing it.” “It’s hard to see the impact group is collecting cans in bins at Bryant Hall and at the Croom said Tuscaloosa felt of more students in Tuscaloosa home volleyball games this weekend against Georgia on the impact of the tough eco- because we’re back to 2006 rev- Friday and Auburn on Sunday. Admission at the games is nomic situations in the nation enue numbers,” Croom said. free for students, and only $1 for guests who bring a can. All about one year after the decline “Would [we] be back at 2005 cans benefit the West Alabama Food Bank. began on the national scale. revenue numbers if it wasn’t While other cities were facing for 3,000 more students? It’s housing market slumps, the hard to put your finger on STATE | Fort Lewis soldier from Alabama demand for apartments and these things.” dies in Germany other housing in Tuscaloosa Ijaz said he expects the 2008- remained relatively consistent 09 UA Economic Impacts report FORT LEWIS, Wash. (AP) — Army officials say a Stryker in keeping with the needs of will be released early next Brigade soldier who fell ill in southern Afghanistan has died the student body, Croom said.. year. The Center for Business at a military hospital in Germany. One of the positive effects and Economic Research cre- According to an Army statement, 22-year-old Sgt. Robert of this slight delay was that ates the reports, and extensive David Gordon II of River Falls, got sick Friday and died the city had time to prepare information must be gathered Wednesday at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. His illness for financial difficulty while before the studies can be com- was not disclosed but is described as not related to combat. other areas in the nation were pleted. Gordon enlisted in the Army more than four years ago in Montgomery. He was assigned to the 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, which was sent to ticipating is the Jupiter Bar & Afghanistan in July. RIVER Grill, which sells the items and Continuned from page 1 hosted a kick-off event with the STATE | 25K-plus first-time Alabama band Rollin’ in the Hay for the educational material,” Scribner campaign on Aug. 27. All door www.jupiteronthestrip.com homebuyers claim credit said. money from the event went to 1307 University Blvd z Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 z 205-248-6611 One local business par- Riverkeeper. BIRMINGHAM (AP) — More than 25,000 first-time home- The Jupiter’s owner, buyers in Alabama have claimed the federal tax credit offered Jeremiah Jones, said partici- under the economic stimulus program. pating in the campaign has The IRS, which announced the latest figures Thursday, been great for business. said Alabama ranked 20th in the number claiming the tax “We just wanted to do what 2010 Avanti we could to help out,” he said. credit. The program ends Dec. 1. It offers a tax credit of 10 percent As for sales of the paper fish, of the purchase price — with a maximum credit of $8,000 — to Jones said they vary based on homebuyers with qualifying income levels who have never the band playing that night. bought a home or have not owned one in the last three years. “We found a lot of jam bands, Recruitment their fans are more aware and proactive in being involved,” he Send announcements and campus news said. to [email protected] Riverkeeper’s primary con- cern is to maintain the Black Warrior as well as protect it Important Dates from unnecessary pollutants. The organization is responsible CAMPUS this week for monitoring the area and taking action against people or FRIDAY September 18th - Avanti Applications Available agencies deliberately dumping • “Story Time”: McClure Education Library, 3:45 waste in the watershed. p.m. to 5 p.m. Currently, the river shed pro- September 21st-24th- Information Tables in vides drinking water to 17 coun- ties across the state including • Rural Health Conference: Hotel Capstone and Ferguson Center (10 am-2 pm) half of the Birmingham area the Bryant Conference Center, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and all of Tuscaloosa, as well as September 24th - being home to various types of For more events, see calendars on Arts & Avanti Interest Sessions in the wildlife and public recreation, Entertainment and Sports. according to Riverkeeper’s Web Ferg Forum (Noon & 6 pm) site. Scribner said besides pur- chasing items or publicizing October 5th - Avanti Applications Due the campaign students also can help out by actually participat- ing in clean-up projects. EDITORIAL “Students can also help by reporting sites of pollution, • Amanda Peterson, editor-in-chief • Will Nevin, manag- because we obviously can’t be ing editor • Avery Dame, metro/state editor • Drew Taylor, in 17 places at a time,” Scribner admin affairs editor • Lindsey Shelton, student life editor said. “Their reports can be filed • Alan Blinder, opinions editor • Steven Nalley, arts & anonymously.” entertainment editor • Tyler Deierhoi, assistant arts & enter- He also said students can tainment editor • Jason Galloway, sports editor • Spencer The best part of Avanti make a huge impact on pol- White, assistant sports editor • Brandee Easter, design editor lution by conserving water, • Emily Johnson, assistant design editor • Jerrod Seaton, “is in registration where unplugging electronics and car- photo editor • Katie Bennett, assistant photo editor• Sharon I’m likely to get a high pooling. Nichols, chief copy editor • Aaron Gertler, graphics editor fi ve for helping some- Scribner said they gener- • Andrew Richardson, web editor ally take legal action against one.That’s all the praise large places such as coal mines, I need,because I know chicken houses and govern- ADVERTISING ment agencies because the • Drew Gunn, advertising manager, 348-8995, cwbiz that I helped a student amount of waste dumped by [email protected] • Jake Knott, account executive, (McFarland love UA as much as I do. these places is much greater and Skyland boulevards), 348-8735 • Dana Andrezejewski, ” than waste dumped by one indi- account executive, (Northport & downtown Tuscaloosa), 348- vidual. 6153 • Andrew Pair, account executive, (UA Campus), 348- - Del’Yuri Almond “We don’t play favorites or 2670 • Rebecca Tiarsmith, account executive, (The Strip turn a blind eye to any group and Downtown), 348-6875 • John Bouchard & Ross Lowe, that violates the Clean Water account executives, (Non-traditional advertising), 348-4381 • Act,” Scribner said. “If a compa- ny settles a case, the settlement Emily Frost, classifieds coordinator, 348-7355 • Emily Ross & is donated to a supplemental John Mathieu, creative services, 348-8042 environmental project, instead of the federal government.” The Crimson White is the community newspaper of The University of Alabama. The In 2008, three SEP settlements Crimson White is an editorially free newspaper produced by students. were awarded to Riverkeeper The University of Alabama cannot influence editorial decisions and editorial opin- and donated to the Freshwater ions are those of the editorial board and do not represent the official opinions of Land Trust, another non-profit the University. organization. Advertising offices of The Crimson White are on the first floor, Student Publications Building, 923 University Blvd. The advertising mailing address is P.O. Box 2389, For more information, visit Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-2389. savetheblackwarrior.com. The Crimson White (USPS 138020) is published four times weekly when classes are in session during Fall and Spring Semester except for the Monday after Spring Break and the Monday after Thanksgiving, and once a week when school is in session for HOW TO HELP the summer. Marked calendar provided. The Crimson White is provided for free up to three issues. Any other papers are $1.00. The subscription rate for The Crimson White is $125 per year. Checks should • Paper fi sh are be made payable to The University of Alabama and sent to: The Crimson White being sold at local Subscription Department, P.O. Box 2389, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-2389. The Crimson White is entered as periodical postage at Tuscaloosa, AL 35401. bars to raise money POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Crimson White, P.O. Box 2389, for Riverkeeper. Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-2389. All material contained herein, except advertising or where indicated otherwise, is • Students can also Copyright © 2008 by The Crimson White and protected under the “Work Made for Hire” and “Periodical Publication” categories of the U.S. copyright laws. help with river Material herein may not be reprinted without the expressed, written permission of clean-up projects. The Crimson White. The Crimson White NEWS Friday, September 18, 2009 3 Family weekend events created for all ages
By Patty Vaughan come to a seminar on social assists college students,” she helpful hints for adults in par- the story tellers.” Senior Staff Reporter networking on Friday after- said. “The more support stu- enting caregivers to read or tell The storytellers who McLure PARENT’S noon.” dents receive from the parents, stories to children. We’ll be dis- Library has put in place include Parents’ weekend is right Other events include the usually the more successful tributing some pamphlets on Mildred Jackson, an associate WEEKEND around the corner, and the President’s Mansion Open they are. I think it’s great tim- making good choices.” dean for collections at Gorgas University is gearing up to House, Rolling on the River ing because parents can show Along with helpful parent- Library with a master’s in sto- • What: Throughout handle more than 5,200 family with the Tide, Parent’s up and [students] can show ing, Story Time is a chance for rytelling, and Jamie Naidoo, the weekend, the Uni- members on campus for all of Associate Tailgate and a new them around campus in their children who are typically ages a professor in the school of versity will hold specifi c the events. event, the Student Affairs new home away from home, three to 10, to listen to good sto- library information studies and events for visiting UA “We’ve expanded our sched- Brunch. and the parents can really get a ries, eat a snack and do some a professor of children’s litera- ule to include academic affairs “On Sunday, we’ve added a feel for how the students spend arts and crafts. ture. There also will be a few parents. Story Time as well as student affairs, so student affairs brunch where their day-to-day lives.” Because the organization students coming in and reading will be held today at 4 there’s a lot of different events parents will be introduced to Another event that has been process of it all is so chaotic, to the children as well. p.m. in McLure Library going on, especially on Friday,” all of student affairs that is going on for a few years but the librarians have asked for “I’m really looking for- for parents with small said Sarah Hartley, assistant offered to students,” Hartley not many people know about volunteers from the College ward to it this year,” Visscher children. There will also director of parent programs. said. “There is a lot of staff is Story Time. This event is of Education and the library’s said. “We’ve had a lot of good ba a tailgate before Because of the new addi- there, and it is a concluding offered by McLure Library. school literature classes. response and people interest- tion of academic affairs, family event of the weekend.” Helga Visscher, head of McLure “We’ve had a good collabora- ed. Parking is a situation I can tomorrow’s football members and parents can do Hartley said it is important Education Library, has set up a tive experience, and those who do nothing about, but if people game. much more with their students. for parents and family mem- program for parents to be able are in library school or col- can find their way to campus “[Family members] can visit bers to come on this weekend to spend quality time with their lege of education working with with a child by 4 p.m. on Friday, •More info: Visit their student’s academic col- because it shows true support young children on Friday. young children know there’s a we welcome them, and if they familyweekend.ua.edu lege or meet and greet events, for their students. “This is the third year we lot more to a story time than don’t have a child, they’re wel- and there’s an event with Big “We’ve seen a huge increase have had our family weekend just the story,” Visscher said. come as well.” Al,” Hartley said. “We’ve also in parent involvement in the story time on the first day of “You have to get the place Story Time will be in McLure more information about more added an educational com- past few years of college stu- family weekend,” Visscher organized, publicize it and set Education Library Friday from events on parent’s weekend, ponent to where parents can dents and how that support said. “This year our focus is on a schedule and readings for 3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. To find out visit familyweekend.ua.edu.
less than its value of $520,000 TRUSTEES when it was donated. Continued from page 1 The University will list the property at $450,000, Beeler said. of the campus’s integration in Several trustees joked about 1963 when Vivian Malone and volunteering to oversee the sale. James Hood registered for class- “This is a complicated trans- es in Foster after former Gov. action, and I think I should go George Wallace gave a speech down there for a few days to about continuing segregation make sure it’s all right,” said in Alabama. It also has housed trustee Jim Wilson jokingly. many historic concerts on cam- pus, graduations and years of men’s basketball games. Gallery named in Construction on Foster is honor of professors expected to be complete by fall 2010. The honorary degrees and The physical properties com- recognition committee voted to mittee also approved the design rename Room 109 in Woods Hall for the Hillel House that will be in honor of two long-time UA art built on the corner of 9th Street professors. Take the Internet. and 4th Avenue for the B’nai The Sella-Granata Art Gallery, B’rith Hillel Foundation. which will house student work, It also approved designs of the honors Professor Emeritus third phase of the Science and Alvin Sella and the late Angelo Engineering Complex. The $70 Granata, a professor who died in million project received a $30 2008. Leave the bulk. million grant from the National Between the two profes- Institute of Standards and sors, they had almost 80 years Technology to help offset the of teaching experience, said cost. Pam Parker, vice president for In addition, the committee advancement. The HP Mini netbook. Connected. Portable. Affordable. voted to sell a Miami condo that Parker said the two professors had been given to the University were beloved by their students. Introducing the ultra portable HP Mini netbook with America’s Largest and Most Reliable 3G Network in September 2008 by the estate Granata retired in 1998 but con- built-in. Loaded with an 80GB hard drive, webcam, and Windows® XP, it’s anything but small. of James Ramer, founding dean tinued to sculpt and show his of the UA School of Library and work until his death. Sella con- Information Studies. tinues to teach, she said. And now it’s only $19999 with Mobile Broadband plans from $3999 monthly access. UA forester Mark Beeler pre- “We still see Professor Sella Activation fees, taxes & other charges apply.* sented the item to the trustees riding a bicycle around campus and said the property had been very nattily dressed,” Parker appraised at $440,000 — $80,000 said.
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A few weeks ago, when the University tested its new UA Alert In short: The UA system, we weren’t Alert system is sure of what was hap- a valuable new pening as the deluge addition to of communication campus. arrived. In the past, we{ had gotten a single text message, if that. The University came to the realization that the PINIONS world, and indeed this campus, is an interconnected place, one that allows for multiple forms of contact. So instead of keeping a dated system, they designed a new one. The improved UA Alert system is a web of communication encompassing e-mails, text mes- sages and phone calls. MCT Campus Registration for the system is easy, and mem- bers of the campus community can sign up through O myBama. Participants don’t even have to worry about getting messages after they have left the University, as officials plan to purge the roster every semester. In light of active shooter incidents at colleges across the nation, most notably the April 2007 massacre at Friday, September 18, China: trouble brewing? Virginia Tech, and the violent storms Tuscaloosa 2009 experiences on a regular basis, the University of By Jacob Summers associated with Olympic Games is more or less. The one thing that we Alabama needed a network to get in touch with Editor • Alan Blinder a tricky business, and the Beijing did do, according to the Chinese, the campus community rapidly. We think that the [email protected] It has been said, “there are lies, event is no different. One problem was meddle “in China’s internal University’s notification system is one created out of then there are dirty lies, and then is deciding what is — and what affairs by passing a resolution necessity but implemented with practicality. Page 4 there are statistics.” I would say is not — an Olympic-related cost. recognizing the plight of Tibet’s If you haven’t signed up already, go to myBama. that it’s hard to lie about the statis- Sporting arenas certainly come people and their exiled spiritual The system might give you an excuse to skip class tics of China’s economy. They are under the former category.” leader, the Dalai Lama.“ one day because of bad weather. much larger than us, and statisti- This certainly begs the ques- According to Chinese Foreign And, in a more dire circumstance, it might save cally, 2 percent less of their popu- tion as to what that money was Ministry Spokesman Ma Zhaoxu, your life. lation is under the poverty line. I spent on. China has the power to the U.S.’s actions “hurt the { YOUR VIEW } would argue that this is about all crush many countries in terms Chinese people’s feelings” and they have going for them. of reserves, however much some “the Chinese government and In fact, in 2008, China ranked might wonder about other pos- people express strong dissatisfac- third in the world in terms of sible humanitarian routes. For tion and resolute opposition.” gross domestic product. However, instance, much of this money Of course, this isn’t true. All the Alabama DO YOU USE per capita, they came in 104th. In was touted as having been used U.S. effectively did was complain THE UA ALERT both cases, the U.S. came in ahead to clean up the Chinese environ- from overseas, and the Chinese SYSTEM? of China. This may at first seem a ment. Why was this not initiated government whined back. difference in perspective, but you sooner? It seems like China has China has run unchecked for gets its ACT would be better to trust your first been sitting on these funds for far too long under the ideal of instinct: China may be wealthy, much longer. Do they intend to countries operating free of inter- “I donʼt have it so but most of China sees very little unleash their reserves and crush national rule and oppression. And I donʼt know much of that, save staying just above the us, or are they simply incompe- we have lost the ability to step together poverty line. tent? in when needed. Instead we post about it.” Now, neither you nor I, nor Also, could this money not have the equivalent of an international most anyone who would toe the been spent on better economic blog stating that we are tired of Last Friday, the Alabama Board of Education voted — Kristina Kamburis, conservative line, would support infrastructure for their country? it. Action is needed, and the U.S. to eliminate the Alabama High School Graduation sophomore, biology “spreading the wealth” to every- Finally, as two international government refuses to be part of Exam, replacing the test with a series of end-of- one just for the sake of doing so — superpowers, we should be at war that action — either for financial course exams. More importantly, the board decided it has to be earned. But, in a time for many reasons, namely China’s threat or for the inability to see to fund an opportunity for every high school junior in and country where people are treatment of their own citizens that line. It is not the U.S. people, the state of Alabama to take the ACT one time. starving or living in sub-standard and their blatant unrestrained and it is not the Chinese people. Although the administrators of the ACT and SAT “If itʼs effi cient and housing, the government of China actions against other countries. It is our respective governments offer fee waivers for eligible students, the process is accurate, I donʼt see insists on spending more than $42 We have a reputation of stepping and our respective leaders who lengthy. We hope that Alabama students, who will why it wouldnʼt help billion on brand new state-of-the- in and at least trying to save the refuse to make the right decisions, be required to take the ACT to earn a diploma, will art facilities for the 2008 Olympics day. Some mislabel it as “nosing no matter how apparent they take advantage of the opportunity. Tommy Bice, people. Especially and other charges that may or in,” but nonetheless, we still do might be. Alabama’s deputy superintendent, said other states people who text all may not be considered an official it: we see a country mistreating have found that required testing sometimes serves day.” part of the events. It seems that another country or its own citi- Jacob Summers is a senior major- as an inspiration to students who thought college to number could have been reduced, zens and we get involved. ing in public relations, business be unreachable. We hope a similar phenomenon hap- as a July 2008 article in the BBC However, when China mistreat- and computer science. His column pens here. — Carson Economy, News states, “Calculating the costs ed Tibetans, we stayed out of it, runs weekly on Friday. But the state needs to do more than simply allow sophomore, psychology students to take a test to enter college. The state needs to help students make a higher education attainable. Cutting funding for major public institutions, like the University of Alabama, is not a way to encourage edu- cational growth. The state should look at revamping “Is it like that Finding a new Chinese ally the PACT program, and, as we have said time and Twitter?” again, Alabama needs to adopt an education lottery. By Ian Sams Helping students to take an entrance test is a good — Cathrine Taylor, start. Let’s prepare students for college and help This summer, I spent a month “For the length of the Bush administration, them endure the admissions process. But let’s finish sophomore, photography studying abroad in Brussels, the president’s ‘cowboy diplomacy’ did little to strong. Let’s help them pay for an education. Belgium, with the UA political sci- strengthen ties for the long run.” ence department. Brussels is the {}Our View is the consensus of the CW Editorial Board. epicenter of modern European governance as the home of the “I didnʼt have texting European Union and the North the world stage, shouldering the engagement in the Middle East Atlantic Treaty Organization. burden of many of the world’s did little to build a concrete and LETTER TO THE EDITOR when I fi rst came Part of the curriculum for our pro- toughest challenges, especially stable relationship with our global Watch before speaking here, so I didnʼt sign gram was visiting these multina- the economy. neighbors in the Far East. up for it.” tional governmental institutions, But we’re in an interesting Fortunately, Obama, in one of By Henri Cheramie and with each visit we heard one position right now. The global his first and most impressive dis- pervading and pleasing thing economy is struggling with the plays of pragmatism, selected Gov. The Crimson White has recently published — Jonathan Pittman, from diplomats and civil servants: prospects for a long-term U.S. eco- John Huntsman, R-Utah, to serve articles about two television shows on college life, junior, engineering Since President Obama took nomic rebound staggeringly low. as ambassador to China. This was, “Greek” and “Community.” The articles include office, the world has been more China’s economic forecast, while I believe, the first step towards statements from students who are involved in the open, and even eager, to strength- not rosy, is slightly better. engaging one of America’s chief institutions represented in the shows, statements en diplomatic ties with the United The key to China’s long-term competitors with the hope of that address how offended and upset they were by States and move on from a rocky success is education. The Chinese establishing a new ally, not just their institution’s representation on the programs half-decade. are graduating students infinitely maintaining a status quo relation- — all without having seen the shows. Now, this kind of news is good. more proficient in math and sci- ship. The information they have comes from previews It’s important to have strong ence than American students. The key to the Huntsman- and things heard about said show. They are sup- European alliances. (India also poses a long-term Obama strategy must be encour- posedly meant to lampoon greek life or community But what about our relationship competitive threat in this regard.) aging a strengthened economic colleges, not to be serious, informative representa- with China? Sure, the U.S. must rebuild its relationship between the two tions. In other words, it’s just television. It’s make EDITORIAL BOARD Over the past 20 years, China broken economy if it wants to powers while moderating arms believe. Not even “reality” television is real. has become one of the most eco- solidify its standing as the stron- buildups and military expan- Why get all worked up over television shows Amanda Peterson Editor nomically prosperous, technologi- gest economic player in the game. sions. Ultimately, the U.S. must when you can just change the channel? I have Will Nevin Managing Editor cally advanced, and increasingly But the real area of focus must be maintain a positive policy in this been to community college, and it is mostly full of powerful nations on the world education. The United States must regard while not shying away high school jerks and self-important people who Alan Blinder Opinions Editor stage. It has been somewhat of a change its national math and sci- from discouraging Chinese abuses couldn’t get jobs at a major university. Most of quick rise. And the relationship ence curriculum, focusing on early of human rights and ties to rogue community college is a joke, but it is important for WE WELCOME between the U.S. and China has education and interactive learn- states like North Korea. some people. Some people choose it over a four- always been murky: Are we allies ing, to compete with China and A constructive and mutually- year college, and it works to their advantage for YOUR OPINIONS or adversaries? India in the long-run. beneficial relationship between their chosen career. Others go as a stopover before Letters to the editor must be It is generally understood that Then – and only then – can the the U.S. and China isn’t optional. a regular four-year college. less than 300 words and the two nations are neither. But, it U.S. assuredly maintain its posi- It’s crucial for a peaceful and pros- People should speak after they watched the pro- guest columns less than 800. is also undeniable that U.S.-China tion atop the world’s economic lad- perous 21st century. grams. It is just like some reactions to the speech Send submissions to letters@ relations will dictate global events der. We should all be pleased with President Obama gave to the nation’s students. cw.ua.edu. Submissions in the 21st century. But what about foreign policy? the recent U.S. image boost on No one had read or heard his speech, but they must include the author’s The United States still main- How can Sino-American rela- the world stage. But we shouldn’t assumed he was going to indoctrinate our children. name, year, major and day- tains the world’s largest economy, tions be improved to ensure peace stop working until China is openly When Obama spoke, it was nothing like had been time phone number. Phone but the Chinese are catching up. among the two major powers in eager, like European countries, assumed. numbers are for verification (It’s currently the fourth largest.) the coming decades? to rebuild and solidify long-term I know this is a reach, but how different is it when and will not be published. Students should also include Our two nations consume more The foremost answer is simple: partnerships. Perhaps then we can it’s something as trivial as television or as impor- their year in school and fossil fuels and emit more green- Improve our diplomatic ties with build one of the strongest allianc- tant as a speech? It’s dangerous to write based major. For more information, house gases than any other coun- China. For the length of the Bush es the world has ever seen. on assumption. And we all know what assuming call 348-6144. The CW tries on Earth. administration, the president’s makes out of you and me, right? reserves the right to edit all The bottom line is that the “cowboy diplomacy” did little to Ian Sams is a junior majoring in submissions. United States and China are argu- strengthen ties for the long run. political science. His column runs Henri Cheramie is a senior majoring in English ably the two biggest players on Unilateral action and unpopular weekly on Friday. literature and telecommunications and film. The Crimson White NEWS Friday, September 18, 2009 5 Sustained Dialogue looking for members
By Jennie Kushner nity in ways that are different dialog is healthy and respectful. Staff Writer than going to class, writing “[Moderators] are great. papers and following the rules. They are so insightful about The UA chapter of Sustained It gives students a global skill why people say the things they Dialogue, a focus group concen- set so they can get the most out say and understanding others,” trating on discussions regard- of their relationships with all Hawk said. “They are very wise ing various cultural, social and walks of life.” and are going to be great lead- racial issues on campus, is The Crossroads Community ers.” encouraging students to apply Center and the Office of Bo Cartwright, a senior for the 2009-10 academic year. Community Affairs worked to majoring in general business SD meets twice a month and offer students this program five administration, said, “This pro- serves as an open forum for years ago. Alabama was the gram is a positive for this cam- conversation and discussions. first school in the southeast to pus because it makes students Participants will expand view- offer SD. There are currently 14 more aware of other races and points on obstacles applicable schools nationwide with an SD their problems and concerns. It around campus while discover- program. allows you to voice your prob- ing possible solutions for each “Sustained Dialogue lems and concerns as well.” issue. emerged at the University of According to the SDBama Beverly G. Hawk, the Alabama due to the recognized Web site, the UA program dif- Crossroads Community Center need for intercultural discus- fers from others in two ways: director, said, “SD is about try- sion on our campus,” said SD It focuses on transforming the ing to find out where each per- president Ben Burch, a senior relationships that cause prob- son is coming from and why double majoring in biology and lems, create conflict and block they think what they think and economics. “Through SD, we change. Sustained Dialogue why they say what they say. It is strive to positively impact our works with – in a carefully not about debating and seeing camps through the facilitation defined concept of relation- who’s right and who’s wrong.” of peaceful, constructive discus- ship – both an analytical and an The Sustained Dialogue sions that address issues perti- operational tool for SD modera- Campus Network is a project of nent to our campus and com- tors. Secondly, since relation- The International Institute for munity.” ships change only over time, Sustained Dialogue. In 1999, stu- SD is an opportunity for par- SD is presented as a five-stage dents began using a unique pro- ticipants to interact and under- process. The stages act as guide cess called Sustained Dialogue stand others who they normally to moderators and participants to proactively improve race do not. SD also educates stu- and are not meant to be inter- relations on college campuses, dents with the necessary social preted as a rigid template. according to sustaineddialogue. skills required for diverse situa- Applications are due Sept. org. tions. 25 and can be found online at “SD is really special because Participants will be split in sdbama.org. For more infor- it was founded by students, groups of eight to 12 people, mation, contact Ben Burch, UA Fall Concert 2009 it’s led by students and there all dependent upon community SD president at sdbama@ are student mediators,” Hawk diversity. Two student modera- gmail.com or stop by the Friday, September 18 said. “I think the key to being tors have been trained by the Cross Roads Community a great student organization Sustained Dialogue Campus Center, Ferguson Center is to be building your commu- Network to ensure the group’s Room 232. Special Guest: Carolina Liar Coleman Coliseum, 8 PM Doors open at 7 PM Reyes said she is not only wants students to feel alien- SGA encouraging SGA members ated.” Continued from page 1 and other students to volun- Another resolution passed teer with the network but to at the meeting encouraged the Employment portion of the also to use the resource the promotion of the aquatics cen- non-discrimination policy Safe Zone network provides. ter to sports teams as well as to be included,” Reyes said. “This is a great resource, students. 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By Victor Luckerson a plan to offer all Americans sense of economic insecurity By Karissa Bursch by November of last year ly reduced,” Fowler said. Staff Reporter health care coverage. and the feeling that the cur- Staff Reporter approximately 63 percent He said the wait time for the “I don’t know many people rent health care system is bro- of calls to 348-RIDE were to 348-RIDE Express was always The health care debate has who don’t want health care,” ken. After a UA football game, these in-system stops. at or under 10 minutes raged across news stations, he said. “I know what it means Leaders of some states, such hundreds of students ven- Johnson said transporta- “We really to encour- town hall meetings and con- to me, I know what it means to as Minnesota Gov. Timothy ture to parties around cam- tion and auxiliary services age people to ride it,” said gressional debates since the my daughter, and I know what Pawlenty, have spoken of pus and Tuscaloosa to cel- was in full support of this SGA spokeswoman Anne start of summer. On Thursday it means to people who don’t using the 10th Amendment ebrate the Crimson Tide program. Elizabeth Davis. “It’s here a group of UA professors have it.” as a means of opting out of — win or lose. Getting to a “We are really excited to help all the students and brought the discussion to cam- The panel also extensively a national, government-run party isn’t usually the issue. about it,” Johnson said. “348- make the students’ lives eas- pus in honor of Constitution discussed general theories health care program. The It’s coming back from it. RIDE has been overwhelmed ier.” Day. of constitutional interpreta- 10th Amendment grants pow- Since its beginning two this semester. We’ve had Fowler said after late foot- A health care panel compris- tion. Much constitutional ers not explicitly given to the years ago, 348-RIDE was stu- about seven times as many ball games, such as the FIU ing of professors from several debate stems from interpre- national government to state dents’ safe option for getting calls this year as last year.” game this past weekend, the different departments con- tation of the “necessary and governments. However, the a ride back to their apart- 348-RIDE Express stops at Express buses will get run- vened in Lloyd Hall to discuss proper” clause in Article I of amendment has held less and ment, house or dorm with- Bryce Lawn Drive, Gorgas, ning as quickly as possible. the constitutionality of plans the Constitution, which grants less weight as the nation has out the risk of walking back Lakeside Diner, 4th Street During the time that 348- for national health care cover- Congress ambiguous author- developed. alone late at night or drink- and 12th Avenue, Tutwiler RIDE Express is not running age and to answer students’ ity to assert its power. Some “We’re either a Union or ing and driving. Hall and Burke, which are because of game day needs, and community members’ argue that the clause grants we’re not,” Fair said. “The 10th However, because of all already a part of various 348-RIDE will service all questions. Congress a great deal of power Amendment is often abused 348-RIDE’s popularity, the Crimson Ride bus routes. areas including the 348-RIDE Panelists included Joseph within reason, while others as a political device. It’s a wait time for a ride increased This past weekend was the Express stops. Smith, political science profes- say it limits Congress’s author- very dangerous argument. It to approximately 40 minutes, first weekend that 348-RIDE Fowler said 348-RIDE sor; Bryan Fair, law professor ity mostly to what is explicitly doesn’t have to be health care. causing many students to Express was up and fully Express was a success. and Tony Freyer, a professor stated in the Constitution. It could be any issue.” choose driving or walking as running. “We’ve had such positive in both the history department “Today, it becomes a ques- Freyer said it would be an easier option. Fowler said almost 500 feedback in so many areas,” and the law school. David tion of what do five people on impossible for a state to opt 348-RIDE Express, which students used the service Fowler said. Lanoue, chair of the depart- the Supreme Court say,” Fair out of the health care pro- runs from 9 p.m. till 3:30 a.m. on Thursday night, and he “Everybody agreed this is ment of political science, said. gram because all states have Thursday through Sunday, expects those numbers to the way to do it,” Davis said. served as the panel moderator. A universal health care already accepted so much fed- was created to alleviate these rise as word of the service “We’re just pumped.” There are currently sev- program could potentially eral money through programs problems and to provide the travels. eral different health care bills be viewed as a violation of a such as Social Security and infrastructure for 348-RIDE Approximately 2,200 stu- being discussed in Congress. citizen’s freedom of religion, Medicaid. to make it run more efficient- dents in total used 348- We Deliver Some call for universal cov- as some faiths bar their fol- Though the panelists expect ly, said James Fowler, vice RIDE Express this weekend, erage with fines or taxes for lowers from seeking medical some action to be taken by president of external affairs Fowler said. those that refuse to pay for care. However, Freyer said it Congress, everyone on the for SGA. The 348-RIDE service will health care. was unlikely the courts would panel agreed that private 348-RIDE Express was still be available for students Fast! “It’s worth thinking about recognize such a specific situa- health care plans would not publicized leading up to the although it will no longer whether we want Congress tion. be eliminated in the United weekend and had its official stop at the stops that are to accomplish absolutely any- Freyer said he was sure States. ribbon cutting Sept. 10. now on the 348-RIDE Express thing via a tax,” Smith said. that some legislation would “There’s not a snowball’s Improving the Crimson route, Fowler said. Fair said he was in favor of be passed because of people’s chance,” Freyer said. Ride system was part of 348-RIDE provides ser- Fowler’s platform when he vice to the area between ran for vice president of Greensboro Avenue to We accept sibility of a later concert. concert being moved to an ear- external affairs during SGA the West, 15th Street to Dining Dollars & Bama Cash CONCERT SGA vice president of stu- lier date. elections last spring. the South, Helen Keller Continued from page 1 dent affairs Tyler Valeska said Jessica Geisen, a junior “I wanted to make sure we Boulevard to the east and View our menu @ although it is parents’ weekend, majoring in fashion retailing, is could improve 348-RIDE,” Jack Warner Parkway to thecrimsoncafe.com my mother and father at a it’s hard to accommodate 28,000 happy with the decision to have Fowler said. “On the cam- the north, according to the 1301 University Blvd. Taking Back Sunday concert students’ schedules. more focus placed on the events paign, I was able to talk to Crimson Ride website. “On the Strip” doing that horn thing,” said “With as many students as of Homecoming week. students one-on-one and see “From hearsay, wait times Ashley Hendricks, a freshman we have here on campus now, “Homecoming week has a lot what we could improve.” for 348-RIDE were drastical- 750-0203 double majoring in criminal there is always going to be of activities and having a con- Director of the division of justice and Spanish. something going on,” Valeska cert prior to Homecoming gives financial affairs for auxiliary “This is my freshman year said. something’s something else to services Gina Johnson said and I would have liked to “I think the motivation to do,” Geisen said. working with the SGA to get experience the Homecoming move the concert to Friday is “The event scheduled for the program on its feet went concert,” said Taylor Hess, a because Homecoming is such Friday night of Homecoming is well. freshman majoring mechanical a busy week that University a bonfire on the Quad that I’m Fowler said when the engineering. “But my parents Programs wanted to allow stu- sure will not last that late,” said project began he wanted to will be here this weekend, and dents the opportunity to enjoy Emily Phillips, a juinor major- collect as much data as pos- I don’t want to ditch them to go both the concert and homecom- ing in fashion retailing. “What sible so he and his team went to a concert the first night they ing festivities,” Valeska said. are students supposed to do the through every call to 348- are in town.” Students have mixed opin- rest of the night now that there RIDE to see where the most Knox-Hall said there is a pos- ions about the Homecoming isn’t a concert for us to attend?” popular stops were. 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Capone’s - Getting into the Stadium on Game Day actcard.ua.edu (see list on the right) Bring your Action Card Follow the signs that lead to Gate 29. Students will be able to enter through Gate 29 9OU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS 'ATE ONLY ON #OLONIAL $RIVE Lines will be very long, so expect delays. Give yourself 60 to 90 minutes to get into the stadium, whether or not you participate in block seating. Bringing prohibited items will increase the amount of time it takes to get into the stadium. Do this Do 1. . 2. 3. 4. s 9OU DONT ATTEND THE GAME YOURSELF s 9OU DONT TRANSFER YOUR TICKET TO ANOTHER 5! 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You You ‚ ‚ Parking will not be allowed on #OLONIAL $RIVE ON GAME DAYS Saturday Remember: is getting to play music for a a music for to play is getting living. out as being fun, “It started to been substantial it’s luckily still us doing it and we’re keep Guffey ourselves,” enjoying said. “Someone once told me, do, you’ll you what love ‘If you in a day to work have never one a job, but it’s life.’ It’s your could fun jobs you of the most have.” to be able so lucky “We’re to be doing something we it,” at and making money love Stidham said. on The more information For The Whiskey River Band, Tony Stidham, Babcock, Jud Stephen Tony Band, Dustin Franks, River Jernigan, ZachThe Whiskey Stolaski,Guffey since 2004. has played and Tom basis,” he said. “From college parties to bars and fraternity bars and festivals, hometown is big.” the range of shows lights and sound WRB’s Williamson Chuck manager to work fortunate said he was with the band. are some of the nic- “They I’ve guys talented and most est said. met,” Williamson ever band members said the The being in WRB thing about best the University,” Franks said. said. Franks the University,” had previously Tony “Me and back music on people’s played seemed to and they porches, came back I so when us, enjoy decided to see how we to town, be accepted on the would we practiced for bar scene. We Tony’s at a couple of months are still and we apartment, going.” line-up WRB has had a few but the changes since 2004, have current members band’s together for been playing band The three years. almost in has been quite successful area turning the Tuscaloosa local bars at out large crowds parties. and fraternity com- keep “I think people just we’re ing back because music,” playing regular guys said. Babcock go to hang out just “We music, I think peo- and play the laid-back atmo- ple enjoy added. Jernigan sphere,” fans of WRB’s Several every go to Harry’s said they of good because Thursday music and good friends. the I love “I go because so much fun music, and it’s friends are there,” my because a junior said Hillary Townson, majoring in public relations. put on a good really guys “The get tired of and I never show going to see them.” said some of the Guffey with experiences musical best to WRB come from being able a wide variety play constantly of shows. “I think part of it is it being on a consistent to play able by tucker max IN HELL unfortunately from the best-selling book SERVE BEER I HOPE THEY Student Life Editor Student Life By Lindsey Shelton By Lindsey based on a true story... IN THEATERS SEPTEMBER 25 which I was three years into at into at three years I was which felt I needed to finish school, felt I needed to finish school, was unhappy with a job, and I with a job, and I unhappy was guitar on my back because I I back because guitar on my “I left Montgomery with a 2004. started the band in the fall of of band in the fall the started the original WRB members, the original WRB members, of Stidham and Franks, two laugh. after that,” he said with a he said with a after that,” $1,161 the next six months six months $1,161 the next said. “I bet we didn’t make didn’t make said. “I bet we be the next big thing,” Franks thing,” Franks big be the next we thought we were going to going to were we thought we made $1,161, and after that made $1,161, and after that played as a full band, we as a full band, we played ever time we first “The show. show. Goldman gave them a full band them a full band Goldman gave the bar, and manager Randall Randall and manager the bar, and Stidham took a set list to to and Stidham took a set list ly spot at Harry’s after Franks after Franks Harry’s at spot ly week- band landed their The vocals. pedal steel guitar, banjo and banjo and guitar, pedal steel Stolaski, 42, of Nile, Mich., Stolaski, 42, of Nile, Mich., Albertville, drums; and Tom drums; and Tom Albertville, vocals; Jud Babcock, 28, from 28, from Babcock, Jud vocals; Guffey, 25, of Grant, bass and bass and 25, of Grant, Guffey, dle, vocals and mandolin; Zach Zach and mandolin; dle, vocals Jernigen, 21, from Mobile, fid- Jernigen, Hamilton, lead guitar; Stephen Stephen Hamilton, lead guitar; vocals; Tony Stidham, 27, from from Stidham, 27, Tony vocals; Brilliant, acoustic guitar and guitar and Brilliant, acoustic includes Dustin Franks, 26, of of Franks, 26, includes Dustin Band River Whiskey The Harry’s Bar Thursday night. Bar Thursday Harry’s their usual spot on the stage at at on the stage spot their usual and Jamey Johnson, took took Johnson, and Jamey Johnny Cash to Eric Church to Eric Church Cash Johnny anything from Alabama and and from Alabama anything a local cover band that plays plays band that a local cover Band, River Whiskey The Local band fi fun success, nds fi band Local 8 Friday, September 18, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Crimson White Avett Brothers sell out Bama Theatre By Jamie Lyons music for years by that time pendently released album with He said the band uses folk out crowd. They have previ- Staff Writer and had previously played as a little national publicity. style instruments “but are ously played in Tuscaloosa IF YOU GO duo in a neo-punk band, Nemo. The brothers are undoubted- very versatile and can play at Jupiter Bar and Grill, and The Avett Brothers will play The addition of Crawford ly gifted in the realm of music. rock songs or Latin sounding with their growing popularity, to a sold-out crowd at the Bama segued the band into the more Scott and Seth play primar- songs as well.” they have since outgrown the • What: Avett Brothers Theatre at 7 p.m. Sunday. folksy, acoustic sound that the ily banjo and acoustic guitar, Russ Peters, a junior major- venue. Tuscaloosa is just one stop band is known for today. respectively, but both also play ing in business management, Kendall Maffet is direc- • Where: Bama Theatre on the band’s tour to promote According to the band’s piano and drums. They work to said he was introduced to the tor of marketing for Outback • When: Sunday at 7 their new album, titled “I and biography, “the Avett Brothers cultivate their skills as song- Avett Brothers by his sister Concerts, the promoter for Love and You.” are a grassroots phenom- writers, both separately and and had seen the band twice this event. He describes the p.m. This new album is number 12 enon, built from the ground collectively. before. change in venues as a “natural • The concert is in the band’s discography, and up.” Before signing with Rick Will Hamm, a senior major- “They are very energetic… progression” for the band in fans have been quick to show Rubin of American Recordings ing in music education, said jumping around and stomp- Tuscaloosa. already sold out. their support on their official in 2008, the band had already he is going to the concert on ing and getting the crowd “The band typically attracts Web Site — theavettbrothers. released five full-length Sunday to see the band play for hyped up while they play their a very young, hip crowd,” • The band is on tour com. albums under their manager’s a second time. music,” Peters said. Maffet said, “and in some mar- to promote their new The Avett Brothers officially label, Ramseur Records. “I saw them live last year, and He said he likes their kets, such as Tuscaloosa, it’s album “I and Love formed in 2001, with the addi- One EP, The Gleam II, that’s when I really became a “catchy songs” and “how dedi- primarily a college audience.” tion of standup bassist Bob climbed the Billboard’s Top fan. Their connection with the cated they are to their fans.” He said he was excited for the and You.” Crawford. But Seth and Scott Albums chart to No. 82, an audience is good, and they are The Avett Brothers are no band to return to Tuscaloosa Avett had been dabbling in impressive feat for an inde- great performers,” Hamm said. strangers to playing for a sold- for another sold-out show. ‘Formicans’ invade Rowand-Johnson By Brad Lake about humanity based on this Staff Writer one family and their problems. Throughout the play there is Aliens are coming to the an underlying theme of how University. communication is broken down The UA Theatre depart- between the family members, ment is staging a production of which is suppose to reflect how Constance Congdon’s play “The communication is broken down Tales of the Lost Formicans” in society. on Monday. The play will be “I would consider it a dark performed in the Allen Bales comedy,” said Peter Hill, who is Theatre located in Rowand- playing the father. “It is almost Johnson Hall at 7:30 each night like laughing at the ridiculous- through Friday. There also will ness of life itself. ” be two final showings on Sept. “The aliens are hilarious,” 27, one at 5:30 p.m. and again said Matthew Burkholder, at 7:30 p.m. The play lasts for director of the play. “I think about two hours. that just the absurdity of the “The Tales of the Lost play makes me laugh.” Submitted Photo Formicans” focuses on a fam- The play set up is supposed Christine Chun, Glenn Halcomb and Peter Hill rehearse a scene ily in Midwest suburbia whose to reflect the way Alzheimer’s from “The Tales of the Lost Formicans.” father has come down with disease affects patients. It is early onset Alzheimer’s. The fast-paced and fragmented, might be a better way to put it at the Rowand-Johnson box daughter of the family moves with 34 scenes in act one and together though, so you don’t office, and the ticket prices are home to help her mother take 24 in act two. second guess yourself as much set at $10. People interested in care of her sick father, and the One of the challenges the or second guess the process.” seeing the show should buy entire time the family is being cast faced was the fact they “Because it is a science fic- their tickets as soon as pos- observed by aliens. The word have only had four weeks to tion play, one of the things sible because they are selling “Formican” comes from how get ready for the show, which that it gives us is an allow- out fast, participants in the the aliens observe the people is a fairly short amount of time ance to explore ourselves,” play said. gathering around Formica, a to get prepared for a play. Burkholder said. “If you look The play includes adult trademarked material used for “I hadn’t read the script at any of the great science fic- themes and subject matter, www.theshirtshop.biz NS03324589 construction of items such as before we started, and God tion, for example ‘Star Wars,’ and parental guidance is sug- Mon.-Fri. 7-6pm Sat 9-5pm tabletops. knows how many times I have ‘Star Trek,’ ‘I-Robot,’ you will gested. All patrons, regardless Sun 11-3 The aliens y, played by Glenn read it since then,” Hill said. “It see that they all give us a way of age, must have a ticket and Halcomb and Christine Chun, is definitely a fast-paced way to explore humanity.” children five and under are not EPXOUPXOt make all of their assumptions to put the show up. I think it The tickets are on sale now permitted in the theatre. 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Tide last year's lost from MEN’S TENNIS MEN’S of the the course Over to will travel the team fall, as schools such various play In addi- and Tulane. Harvard to six differ- tion to traveling the Tide ent tournaments, in a tournament will also host in October. Tuscaloosa will be able everyone Not tourna- in every to play is only ment. Each player a certain number of allotted which play, can they matches and spring includes both fall are currently There matches. fresh- injured players, two men Harris Barnard and Ian are using the who Chadwell, and recover. to rest fall to strategically have “You and going where decide who’s said. “It var- Pate many,” how but we’re where, goes ies who every- basically trying to take and to weekend to this body and, of course, our Harvard tournament.” seniors gradu- five With has the squad suddenly ated, into a young transformed said. Regardless, team, Pate is confident in the still Pate abilities. Tide’s part of it, you just “That’s just seniors, and we lose key one at to lose five happened a we’re suddenly time. Now got But we’ve faces. lot of new a lot of talent,” he said. remembering Myneni, from hopes freshman year, his own feel the newcomers to make welcome. especially it is,” he said. how know “I in their shoes and “When I was a freshman, there were I was juniors and seniors. It five like thought I was fun. I never was I want how a freshman. That’s them to feel.” has the team only Though freshmen on the team two one said he expects Pate now, more to join the team or two red- Additionally, in January. shirt freshman Michael Davis also will be eligible to compete in the fall. season also will fall The NCAA influence the team’s to Not the spring. ranking for the team a mention, it gives 7KH2I¿FLDO5LQJ&ROOHFWLRQRI WKH8QLYHUVLW\RI$ODEDPDLV DYDLODEOHWRDOXPQLDQGVWXGHQWV ZKRKDYHHDUQHGKRXUVDQG DUHLQJRRGVWDQGLQJ Sports Reporter By Laura Owens HT¶WT -LYN\ZVU*LU[LY Tide looks to fall schedule fall to looks Tide ten- men’s Alabama The its fall off nis team kicks in schedule this weekend the Southern Ga., for Athens, Tournament, Intercollegiate fall oldest is the South’s which tournament. the season, In the fall Tide will send play- Crimson tourna- ers to six different isn’t the fall ments. 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Cowart ence from the Match Play Staff Writer Championship,” Kirby said “It helped me get the feel of a The Alabama women’s golf college tour, which was some- out scalpers team is young but quickly gain- thing that I obviously hadn’t ing much needed experience experienced before. It also By Ryan Nakashima Nails’ Trent Reznor, have taken and leadership. With only two allowed me to develop how The Associated Press up Ticketmaster’s paperless seniors on the roster, the team I should play on the college tickets. Nine Inch Nails’ Web is still searching for the other tour.” LOS ANGELES — site called the move “an effort women to emerge as leaders Kirby said she “tends to Ticketmaster Entertainment to keep tickets in the hands of throughout the season. look to some of my older team- Inc. has developed a new way the fans and out of the hands of One of the girls expected mates to see how they manage to resell tickets that shuts out brokers/scalpers.” to take that role head-on is themselves while in play and the brokers and scalpers it The resale system debuted true freshman Jennifer Kirby. learn from their reactions.” has long scorned, and instead this month at Penn State’s col- Kirby, an Ontario native, Junior Camilla Lennarth and keeps the profits for itself, lege football season opener comes to the Capstone as one sophomore Brooke Pancake musicians and venue owners. and is likely headed for other of the most highly touted and are some of the players who The system relies on collegiate stadiums. recruited amateur Canadian bring that much needed expe- Ticketmaster’s “paperless” The university’s trial of the golfers in recent memory. rience to the team, as lead- ticketing platform, which system cut reselling dramati- “Alabama just showed the ers will continue to emerge makes customers prove their cally, partly because a cap was most interest in me during throughout the year. purchase by showing a credit put on the price for which tick- my recruiting process,” Kirby Kirby said her goals for this card and ID when they arrive ets could be resold. said. “On my visit I loved the year’s team are high. at an event. Without paper tick- The system involved 21,000 girls on the team and really “I want to have a score that ets, there’s nothing for scalpers season tickets for the Nittany appreciated the coaches and counts in every match we play, to resell. Lions’ eight home games, facilities available at Alabama, and just overall play well in Now with its new exchange which for years have been and my decision was easy after order to help the team reach system, Ticketmaster has come reserved for full-time Penn that.” our ultimate goal of winning up with a way to let buyers State students. The tickets With the addition of the [Southeastern Conference] resell a paperless ticket, while are highly prized because Kirby, the Crimson Tide championship,” she said. still cutting out ticket-resale they come at a big discount adds a top-grade player. Her The Tide finished second in leader StubHub and other bro- and Beaver Stadium is usu- resume includes wins at the the SEC last year, but with new kers. That gives Ticketmaster ally packed to its capacity of Women’s Ontario Amateur additions such as Kirby, along a chance to capture more of the 108,000. Tournament, Women’s with standouts like Lennarth so-called secondary market, Students can buy season Ontario Junior Tournament, and Pancake, the team’s goals which generates greater fees tickets for about $240, or $30 per Women’s Canadian Amateur and expectations remain high. and profits per ticket, although game (counting Ticketmaster Tournament, and the Women’s The Tide tees off again Sept. fans sometimes feel ripped off. fees), and up until a couple Canadian Junior Tournament. 25 and 26 at the Mason Rudolph Paperless tickets still weeks ago, there had been a She also just recently won her UA Athletics Women’s Championship in account for fewer than 1 per- profitable market for reselling first national victory at Royale Tide freshman Jennifer Kirby hoists the trophy for winning the Franklin, Tenn. Alabama will cent of all ticket sales, said ana- that package to other students Cup Canadian Women’s Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship. use the tournament to con- lyst Brett Harriss of Gabelli & for as much as $1,400. Amateur Championship, tinue to fine tune its skills in Co. Penn State capped the num- shooting a 6-under-par 282. my confidence and maturity so NGCA Hooter’s Match Play preparation for tournaments But that could be changing. ber of games students could “Winning the bigger tourna- that I could perform well once Championship in Daytona later in the season. Prominent musicians, such as resell at six. It also limited the ments before my college career my college career began.” Beach, Fla., where she helped “I just want to try and moti- Miley Cyrus and even former resale price per game to $60, began was very helpful,” Kirby Her college career kicked the Tide finish sixth overall. vate others and help as much Ticketmaster critics Bruce or about twice the face value said. “They helped me develop off two weekends ago at the “I gained great experi- as possible,” Kirby said. Springsteen and Nine Inch and fees on the original tickets. >The CW is now accepting resumes for intern positions. *With opportunities for advancement. 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Alabama leads the nation with 10 sacks, tallying five in each of the first two By Jason Galloway games. The Tide’s leader in that catego- ry is sophomore defensive end Marcell Dareus, who has recorded 3.5 while fill- ing in for Brandon Deaderick. CW | Katie Bennett GAMEDAY STAFF • Jason Galloway, GameDay editor 3 | PLAYSTATION SIMULATION 8 | ETCHED IN STONE • Spencer White, GameDay assistant editor We take a look at Wallace Wade’s • Amanda Peterson, editor-in-chief North Texas took a 7-0 lead on the • Will Nevin, managing editor opening kickoff. Running back most dominant and vaunted • Brandee Easter, design editor Mark Ingram would have to carry national championship team, the • Emily Johnson, assistant design editor the Crimson Tide to a victory. 1930 Alabama Crimson Tide. • Aaron Gertler, graphics editor By Will Nevin By Spencer White Cover photo: UA Athletics and CW File 2 September 18 • GameDay 2009 PICKS, POLLS AND PERSPECTIVE CW PICKS | WEEK 3 Jason Galloway Spencer White Cyrus Ntakirutinka Aaron Gertler Amanda Peterson Will Nevin Drew Gunn GameDay editor Asst. GameDay editor Senior sports reporter Graphics editor CW editor CW managing editor Advertising manager North Texas at #4 Bama Tennessee at #1 Florida #19 Nebraska at #13 Va Tech Florida State at #7 BYU Mississippi State at Vandy #23 Georgia at Arkansas West Virginia at Auburn Season record 9-5 10-4 9-5 7-7 8-6 10-4 10-4 UA students AP POLL COACHESʼ POLL the talk about their student expectations for 1. Florida (56) 1. Florida (56) the upcoming 2. Texas (1) 2. Texas Crimson Tide SECTION 3. USC (1) 3. USC (3) game. 4. Alabama (2) 4. Alabama CW | Tori Gordon 5t. Mississippi 5. Penn State Caitlin Seabrook Katy Graham Sophomore Sophomore 5t. Penn State 6. Mississippi Exercise science Nursing 7. BYU 7t. LSU “I hope our “I think we will kickoff cover- most defi nitely 8. California 7t. California age gets better win! Roll Tide!” 9. LSU 9. BYU this week.” 10. Boise State 10. Boise State 11. Ohio State 11. Ohio State 12. Oklahoma 12. Oklahoma Seth Keller Hilary Davenport 13. Virginia Tech 13. Georgia Tech Junior Senior Business Elementary education 14. Georgia Tech 14. Virginia Tech management “I think it is 15. TCU 15. TCU “I think the of- going to be a fense will have blowout.” 16. Oklahoma State 16. Utah a really big 17. Cincinnati 17. Oklahoma State game.” 18. Utah 18. Nebraska 19. Nebraska 19. North Carolina Kenneth Noland John McWilliams 20. Miami 20. Georgia Senior Sophomore 21. Houston 21. Cincinnati Political science Journalism 22. Kansas 22. Miami “Itʼs just “I think Ala- 23. Georgia 23. Kansas another scrim- bama will be mage.” prepared.” 24. North Carolina 24. Oregon State 25. Michigan 25. Missouri PS3 SIMULATION GameDay 2009 • September 18 3 PS3 SAYS | ALABAMA 52, NORTH TEXAS 22 SIMULATION STATISTICS BY WILL NEVIN Managing Editor Alabama When North Texas wide receiver B.J. Lewis • Passing: Greg McElroy, 11-of-14, exploded through the Alabama kickoff cover- 140 yds, 4 TDs age team for a touchdown on the first play of the game, a flicker of hope ignited in the fans who • Rushing: Mark Ingram, 20 rushes, made the trip from Denton, Texas. With the 288 yds, 2 TD Mean Green still leading at the end of the first quarter, that flicker was beginning to turn into a • Receiving: Mark Ingram, 3 catches, full-fledged fire, a dream that the visitors could NCAA 2010 screenshot 60 yds pull off the stunning upset. Mark Ingram breaks a 77-yard touchdown But by the time Lewis saw the end zone run to give the Tide a 17-7 halftime lead. • Top Defensive Performer: Justin again, the Crimson Tide had already poured on Woodall, 7 tackles, 2 TFL a 28-point bucket of water, scoring four unan- and the Mean Green finally answered with a swered touchdowns on a career day for Mark touchdown and successful two-point conversion. Ingram as the Tide beat North Texas 52-22. Alabama’s B.J. Scott then returned the kickoff for After Lewis burned the Alabama special the Tide’s own special teams score. Lewis added North Texas teams for a touchdown, the Tide answered with his third all-purpose touchdown in the fourth • Passing: Nathan Tune, 16-of-32, 215 a 27-yard Leigh Tiffin field goal. In the second quarter, which was matched by McCoy’s second yds, 1 TD quarter, however, the onslaught began as Greg touchdown reception. Ingram, who finished the McElroy tossed touchdown passes to Mike game with 288 yards on the ground, capped off • Rushing: Micah Mosley, 9 rushes, 23 McCoy and Marquis Maze. With only a few sec- the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown run. yds onds to go in the half, the Tide wanted to run the Ingram came within four yards of beating the clock and head into the locker room up 17-7, but Alabama all-time, single-game rushing record • Receiving: B.J. Lewis, 6 receptions, Ingram had other ideas as he slipped through held by Shaun Alexander. He added 60 receiving North Texas defenders on a simple handoff and yards, giving him 348 all-purpose yards on the 94 yds, 2 TD ran 77 yards for a touchdown. day, and two touchdowns. • Top Defensive Performer: Brandon In the third quarter, senior tight end Colin With the win, Alabama improves to 2-1 on the Peek hauled in a touchdown pass from McElroy, simulated season. Akpunku, 4 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks ʣˎˎ˖ˊˇʨ˗ːʵ˖˃˔˖˕ʪˇ˔ˇʜ ʪˑ˗˔˕ʶˊˋ˕ ʵ˃˖˗˔ˆ˃˛ʜ ʨˇ˔ˉ˗˕ˑːʥˇː˖ˇ˔ ʚʜʒʒ˃ˏʐʓʒʜʖʗ˃ˏ ˃ːˆʔʜʓʗ˒ˏʐʗʜʒʒ˒ˏ ʶ˗˖˙ˋˎˇ˔ʪ˃ˎˎ ʚʜʒʒ˃ˏʐʓʒʜʖʗ˃ˏ ʤ˔˛˃ː˖ʯ˗˕ˇ˗ˏ ʚʜʒʒ˃ˏʐʗʜʒʒ˒ˏ ʶˇː˖ˑː˖ˊˇʳ˗˃ˆ ˃ːˆ ʶˇː˖˃˖ʵˑ˅˅ˇ˔ ʨˋˇˎˆʲ˃˔ˍˋːˉ ʚʜʒʒ˃ˏʐʓʒʜʖʗ˃ˏ ˃ːˆʔʜʓʗ˒ˏʐʗʜʒʒ˒ˏ supestore.ua.edu Greg McElroy gets a pass off before the Florida International pass rush reaches him. McElroy set a new Alabama record Saturday by completing 14 straight passes. | UA Athletics Passing THE REINS In two games, Greg McElroy and the Alabama offense have exploded for more than 1,000 yards. With concern about McElroy’s experience entering the season, the new signal caller has proven the Crimson Tide’s quarterback production is far from dropping off. BY JASON GALLOWAY GameDay Editor idway through the second quar- ter against Virginia Tech, Greg McElroy was 2-for-12. He was flustered and inexperienced, and it appeared the Crimson Tide’s worst nightmare heading Minto the 2009 season, that the Dallas native would be unable to handle the burden of the Alabama starting quarterback job, was developing into reality. • Midway through the second quar- ter a week later against Florida International, McElroy had completed 25 of his last 31 passes and was on his way to connecting on 14 straight, setting a new Alabama record. He was smooth, unfazed, and extended an aura of confidence, assuring the Tide faithful that he could be relied on to lead a top-five college football team. • But his team already knew that. Ever since spring practice, the constant word flowing out of Alabama’s camp was how the redshirt junior was taking command of the huddle. With the tall task of replacing a three-year starter in John Parker Wilson, a man who wore his leadership like a tightly-hemmed suit, knowing it would never 6 September 18 • GameDay 2009 unravel, McElroy has already matched, if not exceeded, his pre- decessor’s ability to guide the Tide. “He speaks, everyone listens,” senior wide receiver Mike McCoy said. “He just loves the game so much. Every game he’s just like a kid in a candy shop.” • Perhaps unlike Wilson, McElroy’s leader- ship extends beyond the offensive side of the ball, and McCoy said his open-minded approach with Alabama’s receivers maximizes the potential of the Tide’s passing attack. “Both [Wilson’s and McElroy’s leadership styles] are similar, CW | Katie Bennett but they have a different way of Greg McElroy lines up under center in his fi rst career start against Virginia Tech on Sept. 5. Since his 2-for- going about it,” McCoy said. “John 12 start in that game, Alabamaʼs new quarterback has been nothing short of spectacular. Parker, he’s more to the offen- sive line, as opposed to Greg, he’s Tech, McElroy and the Alabama the game a perfect 17-for-17 with more than any defense could more to everybody. He talks to the offense have looked unstoppable. 219 yards and two touchdowns. His intend to give it. To put the Tide’s defense, he talks to the receivers, After leading the Tide to 18 18 completions in the game were dominance into perspective, the he asks for our opinion, what do fourth-quarter points to defeat spread to nine different Alabama past six quarters of play has seen we see out there.” Virginia Tech, McElroy started receivers. Alabama bust out 875 yards of On top of his leadership, 16-for-17 against FIU, with the only “I feel like I picked up where total offense. McElroy has shown that his 4,687 incompletion coming from a drop I left off [at the start of the FIU Heading the explosion has been passing yards and 56 touchdown by Julio Jones in the endzone. If game],” McElroy said. “I was tak- McElroy, a man whose mind was passes during his senior year of the normally sure-handed Jones ing what the defense was giving built to be a quarterback’s. He is high school were no fluke. After had reeled in the first-quarter me.” currently working on a master’s his poor start against Virginia pass, McElroy would have began But Alabama has taken well degree as an athletic redshirt ' ' '($$ #&*( '* ) $ ' ! ! $ % $ " $ $ ' $ $ '"$) ' () *( $ (( $ (, &) # ' $ (, &) # ' ( )+++ %' *"" ) "( GameDay 2009 • September 18 7 junior, and he maintained a 3.85 that I want to ever forget. It’s going GPA as a business marketing to be a great experience seeing major during his three years as an those guys and competing against Familiar Territory undergraduate. him. It means a lot to me.” “My mom says it’s a photo- Dodge’s son, North Texas start- Greg McElroy is no graphic memory,” he said. “I can ing quarterback Riley Dodge, also stranger to waiting his see one thing one time and usually played for Southlake Carroll but turn. The Texas native remember it. I think it’s just real- will not play Saturday after suf- ly helpful to me in the fact that I fering a second-degree separated rode the pine until his understand the offense pretty well shoulder against Ohio last week. senior year of high and I understand what everyone The advantages McElroy will school, sitting behind wants to do, so that helps me be give Alabama just from a physical future Missouri quarter- successful.” standpoint against North Texas back and Heisman final- McElroy is familiar with suc- could overwhelm the Mean Green, cess on the football field. He led but knowing the extensive ins and ist Chase Daniel. Southlake Carroll High School to a outs of Dodge’s spread offense Just like he has shown national championship as a senior, seems to be yet another aspect of in his first two games CW | Bethany Martin and his 56 touchdown passes that McElroy’s contributions this week. at Alabama, McElroy his team to a high school year set a new Texas high school Alabama head coach Nick shines when he finally national championship. record. His head coach during that Saban, however, said quarterback gets a chance. During As the redshirt junior unprecedented season happens play will suffice. to be Todd Dodge, who is now the “We’re not going to have Greg his senior season at lines up to take on his head coach at North Texas, the help us coach defense this week,” Southlake Carroll High former high school team scheduled to line up oppo- he said. “We’ll just go ahead and School, McElroy set a coach, North Texas head site the Tide in Bryant-Denny on let him be quarterback, but I’m Texas high school record coach Todd Dodge, this Saturday. sure he’d be helpful as smart as he by tossing 56 touchdowns Saturday, McElroy will “When the schedule was is. in a single season. The released this year, that’s a game “We’re still trying to figure continue to prove he can I circled,” McElroy said. “Coach [their offense] out on our own. The 17-year-old also racked fill the shoes of his pre- Dodge is a special part of my foot- way I like to do it is figure it out up 4,687 yards through decessors and succeed at ball career. Playing for him was and then ask him if I’m right or the air while leading the college level. very special, and it’s not a time wrong.” March of the elephants BY SPENCER WHITE Assistant Gameday Editor Of the three Alabama teams Wallace Wade took to the Rose Bowl, none was more feared or dom- inant than the 1930 Crimson Tide. Led by tackle Fred Sington and sensational sophomore quarter- back John Cain, the Tide rolled over every opponent it faced dur- ing the season to a 9-0 finish and its third invitation to the Rose Bowl in seven seasons. It is written in the lore of UA Athletics Capstone history that the elephant The 1930 Alabama Crimson Tide poses for a team picture. The national mascot of the Tide originated from champions allowed just 13 points throughout the entire season. the group during an October grid- iron match against Ole Miss. the end of the first quarter. upon their arrival: Wade, having such a talented Exacerbated by their efforts, “Hold your horses, the elephants group of players, decided to start Wade called in the first team, who are coming!” his second team against the Rebels, were so large by the standards of Sportswriter Everett Strupper of who played Ole Miss to a 7-0 lead at the day that Tide fans cried out the Atlanta Journal chronicled the name four days later in an article and the Huskies of Washington Exacerbated by their efforts, Wade called in the on the game. This began the long State. fi rst team, who were so large by the standards of association of the Alabama pro- The Tide would match up against gram with the elephant mascot. Washington State in the Rose Bowl, the day that Tide fans cried out upon their arrival: Strupper would go on to write and for the first time in its history { “Hold your horses, the elephants are coming!” } his assessment of the Tide starting the Tide would simply dominant 11 in the article. a Pacific Conference team. With the All-American pummeled his had only been approached by the “It was the first time I had seen Sington delivering bone-crushing way through the Cougar line and likes of Notre Dame, Army and the it, and the size of the entire starting tackles and blocks, and Johnny stopped the Washington State half- Michigan Wolverines. eleven knocked me cold,” Strupper Campbell, the Tide halfback back dead in his tracks, giving the The 1931 Rose Bowl would be wrote. “Men that I had seen play known as “The Mississippi Rabbit,” Tide the ball back and ending what Wade’s last with the Tide, as a last year looking like they had Alabama rolled up a 21-0 halftime little chance the Cougars had of disagreement with University nearly doubled in size.” lead before sending in the reserves scoring against Alabama. president George Denny led to his Even after two trips to the Rose in a 24-0 victory. With the victory, Alabama would departure from the Capstone the Bowl, Alabama still had to earn Sington earned his place in earn it’s third national champion- following year. His replacement, the respect of national media. The Tide legend by preserving the ship, placing the Tide well out- former Notre Dame quarterback Dickinson Rankings, the premier shutout on Washington State’s side the realm of a simple south- Frank Thomas, would lead the college football rating system of the lone scoring opportunity. With ern football power. The Capstone Tide to three more Rose Bowls, two time, had the Tide at No. 3 behind Washington State close enough to crew was now a bonafide national of them victorious, and the 1934 the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame attempt a rush into the endzone, name, reaching a standard that and 1941 national championships. 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He was very average in relief of how the senior’s play over a sustained peri- Dodge in last week’s 31-30 OT loss to Ohio, od will be affected by his injury. going 9-for-15 for 69 yards. Darius Hanks, WR Cam Montgomery, RB Hanks emerged as a reliable receiver for Montgomery has had an explosive begin- the Tide, especially on third down, where ning to this season, racking up 237 yards on the junior made numerous clutch recep- 39 carries in North Texas’s first two games. tions against Virginia Tech. With Julio The Tide defense will be a large step-up Jones’s playing status in doubt as of press from Ball State and Ohio, which means that time, the Tide will count on Hanks. Montgomery must bring his “A” game. OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS LT 77 James Carpenter (Jr.) DE 95 Brandon Deaderick (Sr.) LT 64 Victor Gill (Jr.) DE 47 Brandon Akpunko (So.) LG 78 Mike Johnson (Sr.) DT 62 Terrence Cody (Sr.) LG 62 Gabe Hollivay (Sr.) DT 95 Jessie DeSota (Jr.) C 73 William Vlachos (So.) DE 97 Lorenzo Washington (Sr.) C 56 J.J. Johnson (So.) DT 92 Draylon Ross (Sr.) RG 75 Barrett Jones (R-Fr.) JACK 32 Eryk Anders (Sr.) RG 70 Coleman Feeley (So.) DE 94 Eddrick Gilmore (Sr.) RT 79 Drew Davis (Sr.) WILL 30 Dontʼa Hightower (So.) RT 77 Estaban Santiago (Jr.) OLB 37 Kyle Hill (Sr.) TE 84 Colin Peek (Sr.) MIKE 25 Rolando McClain (Jr.) TE 83 Bryant Seidle (Sr.) MLB 44 Tobe Nwigwe (Sr.) HB 17 Brad Smelley (So.) SAM 13 Cory Reamer (Sr.) QB 6 Nathan Tune (Jr.) OLB 42 Craig Roberson (Jr.) QB 12 Greg McElroy (Jr.) CB 3 Kareem Jackson (Jr.) RB 26 Cam Montgomery (Sr.) CB 21 Royce Hill (Jr.) RB 22 Mark Ingram (So.) FS 27 Justin Woodall (Sr.) WR 88 Tyler Stradford (Fr.) FS 10 DaWaylon Cook (So.) WR 8 Julio Jones (So.) * SS 4 Mark Barron (So.) WR 86 Jamaal Jackson (Jr.) SS 18 John Shorter (So.) WR 4 Marquis Maze (So.) CB 28 Javier Arenas (Sr.) WR 8 Sam Robinson (So.) CB 22 Adryan Adams (Sr.) SPECIAL TEAMS STARTERS SPECIAL TEAMS STARTERS K 99 Leigh Tiffin (Sr.) K/P 49 Jeremy Knott (Sr.) P 97 P.J. Fitzgerald (Sr.) PR 18 John Shorter (So.) PR 28 Javier Arenas (Sr.) KR 10 DaWaylon Cook (So.) KR 28 Javier Arenas (Sr.) * as of press time, Jonesʼs status 18 John Shorter (So.) 80 Mike McCoy (Sr.) was questionable