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August 20, 2003 Serving the since 1894 Volume 110, Issue 11 UA falls in Panhellenic sorority integrates Traditionally white Gamma Phi party school Beta accepts black member; administrators hope others follow By JON GARGIS rankings News Director When the envelopes were opened Drops off Princeton Review’s top 10 Monday, a single black woman shared the excitement of being among more than 700 other women receiving a bid at Bid Day cer- By TIFFANY SUMMERVILLE emonies in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Administrative Affairs Editor Carla Ferguson, a freshman from Tuscaloosa and the only black woman to The University has dropped off the Top 10 participate in this year’s Rush activities, list of party schools in the 2003 Princeton accepted a bid from Gamma Phi Beta, Review rankings after administrative thereby becoming the first black woman to attempts to clean up the University’s party join a sorority in the traditionally white school image. Panhellenic Association. The Review, which released the 2003 Melody Twilley, a student from Camden, results of its annual rankings of colleges and was the last black student known to have universities Tuesday, ranks the University as No. 11 in the category of party schools, down See INTEGRATION, Page 2A eight spots from its No. 3 ranking in 2002. The University of Colorado ranked No.1 in the 2003 results. Some UA administrators are viewing the University’s move down the party school Students, rankings as the result of hard-fought battles to reform the party school image. “I think they [the rankings] are a reflection of the success of the Healthy Campus officials Initiative,” said Barry Mason, dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration. Mason enacted the Healthy Campus commend See RANKINGS, Page 6A first step

By MEGAN NICHOLS Senior Staff Reporter

History was made Monday when a tradi- tionally white sorority at the University offered a bid to a black woman, and both UA administrators and many students are applauding the action. Tuscaloosa freshman Carla Ferguson accepted a bid to Gamma Phi Beta sorority. She was the only black woman to partici- CW/ Tom Neil pate in Rush activities this year. FAR TOP: Members of Alpha Delta Pi sorority welcome their new pledges to their house Monday. TOP LEFT: Carla Ferguson, the first black student to be UA President Robert Witt said he was accepted into a traditionally white sorority, is rushed into the Gamma Phi Beta house Monday by her new sorority sisters. TOP RIGHT: Chi Omega member Jenna CW/ Jon Gargis Thomas pins on a nametag Monday for new Chi Omega pledge Courtney Peinheart. Members of the Christian Defense Coalition have vowed to fight efforts See RUSH, Page 3A to remove the Ten Commandments momument, seen above, which was erected under the orders of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. Coalition vows to Panel breaks down tax plan for Tuscaloosa residents By CHRIS OTTS initiative. Though the group John England of the state’s 6th squander. Senior Staff Reporter attempted to answer questions Circuit and a UA trustee; and Joyce Should Riley’s plan pass Sept. 9, block removal of with straightforward information, Sellers, superintendent of the the new money would go, unear- A group of Tuscaloosa-area lead- each panelist personally advocat- Tuscaloosa County school district. marked, into a newly created ers fielded questions from the ed the plan. Most of the discussion was relat- Excellence Initiative Fund reserved public in an attempt to clarify Culpepper Clark, dean of the ed to accountability. Many audi- for improving education, protect- Ten Commandments issues related to Gov. Bob Riley’s College of Communication and ence members expressed their ing senior citizens and funding $1.2 billion tax package Tuesday Information Sciences, moderated concern that if the tax package state services such as corrections, night at Hillcrest High School. the event. Panelists were Neal passes, the Legislature cannot be mental health facilities, child wel- monument The town hall meeting, titled Wade, executive director of the trusted to adequately distribute fare and public safety. “Thinking Clearly,” is the first of Alabama Development Office and the $1.2 billion in revenue. Wade pointed out that the new two informational sessions to be a member of Riley’s cabinet; Rev. Republican Party leaders fund will be monitored by a special By HEATHER HENDERSON held this week sponsored by the Schmidt Moore, pastor at Bethel expressed the same concern when committee of appointed Metro/State Editor League of Women Voters of Greater Baptist Church; Carl Ferguson, the party officially came out Alabamians called the Fiscal Tuscaloosa. associate dean for research and against the plan, with state GOP Oversight Task Force, which will MONTGOMERY — Members of the Christian The panel consisted of five lead- technology in the Culverhouse chairman Marty Connors calling meet monthly and release annual Defense Coalition said at a press conference ers, each specializing in different College of Commerce and the new revenue a $1.2 billion Tuesday they are prepared to physically pre- issues related to Riley’s landmark Business Administration; Judge “slush fund” for the Legislature to See MEETING, Page 4B vent the removal of the Ten Commandments monument inside the state judicial building. The issue, which has received national Hank Lazer, assistant vice attention, concerns a 5,300-pound structure president for academic erected under the orders of Alabama Chief affairs and undergraduate University unveils creed at Capstone Convocation programs, prepares for the Justice Roy Moore. procession at the Capstone The statue includes a tablet inscribed with Convocation on Tuesday By NICK BEADLE said during the event that he their first year at the the Judeo-Christian commandments, as well night on Woods Quad. At the Student Life Editor hoped the convocation would University, the Capstone as quotes from several Founding Fathers per- inaugural event, new become an important new Convocation is designed to students and faculty taining to God. members in attendance The University’s first addition to the Capstone’s kick off the beginning of their U.S. District Court Judge Myron recited the Capstone Creed, Capstone Convocation, held many traditions. college academic career. Thompson declared the monument uncon- which was developed after Tuesday night, featured UA He told new students that Bama Blast was held stitutional after several lawyers, supported by three years of work by the administrators and student the University is not just a Monday on the Quad. Student Leaders Council, a leaders unveiling an oath school. Jonathan Adams, president the American Civil Liberties Union, filed suit group composed of the claiming the display violated their First leaders of many large UA authored to unify the UA com- “You have not only enrolled of both the SLC and Amendment rights. student organizations. munity as they welcomed new in a University, you have Coordinating Council of The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in students and faculty. become a member of an aca- Student Organizations, said Atlanta, upheld his ruling. The monument CW/ Jeannette Dura The 25-minute event, held demic community and an aca- just as graduation signifies the must be removed by today, or the state of on the Woods Hall Quad, demic family,” he said. end of a class’ term at the Alabama will face fines of $5,000 per day until opened with attendees enter- SGA President Katie Boyd Capstone, the convocation it is removed. ing Woods Quad in a candle- said at a Student Leaders will serve as the opposite “Every minute that monument stays in this light procession, followed by a Council meeting Tuesday bookend for this year’s incom- building past 5 p.m. tomorrow is a victory,” procession of UA administra- morning that while the yearly ing students and their succes- tors and new faculty. Bama Blast event is designed See MONUMENT, Page 3A UA President Robert Witt to get freshman excited about See CREED, Page 4B

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of the Panhellenic “I really don’t [think there [integration] should have RUSH Association’s integration is will be any threats] because I happened a lot sooner,” Mother who drowned with Continued from Page 1A not expected. have not heard a negative Webb said. Witt said in a Tuesday thing about this girl,” he very pleased with the inte- press conference that said. Student Life Editor Nick gration of the greek system though he had not received Greek and independent Beadle contributed to this daughter in lake wrote note and said he hopes other any feedback from parents students alike said they feel report. organizations will soon fol- and alumni since Ferguson the integration of the low the example. received a bid, many showed Capstone’s traditionally Witt said he believes greek their support for greek inte- white sororities was saying she’d ‘had enough’ system officials have been gration beforehand. inevitable. diligently pursuing integra- Witt said he did not make Sara Lowery, a freshman his mother and sister disap- tion for quite some time, The Associated Press in the College of Arts and peared into 10 feet of water, and this year was the right any deal with greek officials to ensure a black woman Sciences, is a member of a AKRON, Ohio — A woman who the grandmother said. time for it. would be admitted during sorority. police say drowned herself “I don’t know what was run- “There has been a sincere, She said she was surprised and her 4-year-old daughter in ning through her head. I don’t intense, dedicated effort on this year’s white sorority the system has not been a lake left a note saying she’d know if she loved her kids so the part of the greeks for sev- Rush. “had enough,” the woman’s much she wanted to take them eral years now [to inte- “There was no commit- integrated before now. mother said. with her,” Langdon said grate],” Witt said. ment between the University “It’s a black and white Kennetta Lockhart, 32, was Monday. Kathleen Cramer, interim and the greek system when I school,” Lowery said. upset about money problems Keonte remained hospital- vice president for student moved Rush back to its early “I really don’t see how it when she walked down a boat ized in fair condition Tuesday. affairs, said the allowance of schedule guaranteeing the should be that the sororities ramp late Sunday into the Langdon said her daughter a minority student into the entrance of an African- are separated.” murky water with her two left a letter on the mantel in traditionally white system is American member,” Witt Laura Lynn Shipley, a young children, police said. Lockhart’s house. “It was a let- a very important step for the said. sophomore in the School of Divers recovered the bodies of ter like she was saying good- University. Tim Hebson, director of Social Work, agreed. Lockhart and her daughter, bye, but it said she could not She said the return to the Office of Student Judicial “[Integration] is definitely Kayla Langdon, on Monday go on and had had enough,” early Rush this summer fac- Affairs and associate dean of a good thing,” she said. morning. Langdon said. tored into the integration. students, said Judicial “Times are so much different Lockhart’s 8-year-old son, Lockhart’s mother and sister “It is very helpful to be Affairs will be prepared to now, so it’s great that they Keonte Langdon, survived. called police late Sunday to able to focus on [Rush] handle any threats made would accept someone and Lockhart’s mother, May say they thought she was rather than on classes,” against Ferguson, but he bring in more diversity.” Langdon, said her grandson going to drive into the lake. Cramer said. does not expect any. Political science graduate told her Lockhart walked into She was angry because she “Early Rush contributes Hebson said Judicial student John Webb said Summit Lake while holding was recently fired and upset at more to the development of Affairs often handles threats, Ferguson’s admission is a the children’s hands. Keonte a car dealer who said she owed relationships.” but a threat victim would step in the right direction for tripped over a rock and $2,500 on her Jeep Cherokee, Cramer and Witt both said have to meet with the police the University. crawled back to shore while Langdon said. negative backlash as a result and issue a complaint. “I would imagine that

ORW painted the Ten “The government ran every- it’s up to the individual.” Roy Moore approved since he MONUMENT Commandments on one truck thing,” he said. Darby said the Founding has been chief justice of Continued from Page 1A because of this week’s demon- “Hitler took away rights just Fathers did not intend to build Alabama?” he said. strations. He said allowing the like we’re doing now, and in a a Christian nation, but instead Moore was not present at said coalition director Patrick display of the Ten few years there was no foun- intended to build one devoid the conference and was not Mahoney, a Presbyterian min- Commandments is a first step dation of moral law.” of any one religion. available for comment ister. toward reversing Roe v. Wade, Fulton said Ohio police “Judge Moore has made it Tuesday. “Should they try to remove since the laws include “thou recently detained him for clear that he believes this monument from this shalt not kill.” peacefully protesting the Christianity is the basis of our court, we will peacefully gath- “If we don’t have a moral removal of the Ten laws and by violating the er around the monument to stand and objective, we will be Commandments displayed in Constitution’s principle of sep- prevent them from removing ruled by a subjective set of four Adams County schools. aration between religion and it.” rules and principles that can’t “One man without children government,” he said. Mahoney also mentioned be rooted in anything,” he filed suit…and a federal judge “Judge Moore is sending a blocking the fire door to the said. took the side of one individ- message that in Alabama there building to prevent the Phil Fulton, a member of ual,” he said. is no such thing as liberty and entrance of a forklift. the Adams County for Ten Fulton said religious free- justice for all.” “We’re going to stay here as Commandments committee, dom is different from separa- Darby said those who long as it takes,” he said. compared the forcible removal tion of church and state. endorse the Ten The coalition will begin a of church from state to “We’re not trying to force Commandments often openly series of demonstrations at Germany during Adolf Hitler’s anything on anyone,” he said. violate their principles. midnight with a candlelight reign. “We present things and then “How many executions has vigil and will continue throughout the week with prayer vigils. Members plan to have a presence at the monument 24 hours a day starting tonight, Mahoney said. “A federal judge’s ruling is not the law,” he said. Mahoney said Moore is sim- ply protecting his state from federal tyranny. “There’s no anarchy,” he said. “He’s willing to go to jail, face fines and be stripped of his position.” Mahoney compared Moore to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., saying they were both men who believed in the necessity of God’s law in the United States. Mahoney said he personally would be willing to be imprisoned for this cause. “I could think of no other honor than to sit in a Montgomery jail cell in defense of liberty,” he said. Larry Darby, state director of the American Atheists, said allowing the monument to remain would be a step toward a nation run by a theocracy. He noted the addition of “under God” into the Pledge of Allegiance in the 1950s, as well as the faith-based initiative plans being pushed by President Bush and Attorney General John Ashcroft. “As our nation becomes more theocratic, atheists stand the most chance of being persecuted,” he said. “[The monument] is a symbol of a de facto establishment of Christianity as Alabama’s state religion.” Mahoney chastised Gov. Bob Riley and Attorney General Bill Pryor for failing to support Moore on the issue. “The attorney general has done absolutely nothing to protect the citizens of Alabama,” he said. He asked Pryor to stop wor- rying about his chances of gaining Senate confirmation in his bid to join the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. “Don’t try to appease the federal legislators who don’t want you to be confirmed any- way,” he said. Troy Newman is director of Operation Rescue West, a group that stages peaceful pro-life demonstrations out- side women’s clinics. The operation owns six trucks advertising pro-life views, some of which contain paintings of deceased fetuses. Wednesday, August 20, 2003 NEWS The Crimson White • Page 5A Wednesday, August 20, 2003 NEWS The Crimson White • Page 7A Page 8A • The Crimson White NEWS Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Man found guilty in 1975 murder after implicated by ex-wife’s confession The Associated Press Gulley dropped his head to would know. Investigators now say Jeffers “I felt very strongly there testified during Gulley’s three- his chest and shook it slowly Gibson, 23, was abducted lied about the crime to gain was reasonable doubt and we week trial in Knox Circuit VINCENNES, Ind. — A man who back and forth as the verdict while parked with her attention. established it,” Cook said. She Court. She faces a possible 15 had never been a suspect in a was read at about 1 a.m. He boyfriend on a rural country In closing arguments said she planned to appeal. years in prison under a plea 28-year-old killing was found faces a maximum 61 years in road in southwestern Indiana. Monday, Gulley’s attorneys Sherry Gibson’s brother agreement reached earlier. guilty of the murder Tuesday, prison at sentencing Sept. 17. She was raped and stabbed, argued that his client was expressed relief at the verdict. even though another man His ex-wife, Ella Mae Dicks, and her body was found the falsely accused by his ex-wife “I’m glad it’s over, and I think confessed in the 1970s. told police in 2001 that she next day in an abandoned because she resented him. we’ve got closure now,” Rick A jury convicted Wayne and Gulley, of Peoria, Ill., were farmhouse. Defense attorney Jessie Gibson told the Vincennes Gulley, 62, of the 1975 murder involved in the woman’s mur- In the late 1970s, a teenager Cook argued that details of the Sun-Commercial. of Sherry Lee Gibson after der. The two had never been named John Jeffers confessed crime came from Dicks’ mem- Dicks, 47, who now goes by deliberating for about 11 suspects, but police have said to the killing. He died in prison ory of newspaper articles the last name of Morgan after hours Monday and early Dicks knew details only some- of a drug overdose in 1983 about the crime, not first- a recent divorce, pleaded Tuesday. one at the murder scene while serving a 30-year term. hand knowledge. guilty Aug. 7 to murder and Many school police see more aggression in younger students

The Associated Press data on school violence, he Homeland Security secretaries • More than 41 percent of were surveyed in June at the said, there’s no standard for Rod Paige and Tom Ridge school-based police officers 13th Annual National WASHINGTON — More than two- national statistics. unveiled a new Web site to reported a decrease in funding Association of School thirds of school police officers Middle schools and high help schools develop emer- for safety measures in their Resource Officers Conference believe that younger children schools get the vast majority of gency preparedness strategies. schools. in Orlando, Fla. are acting more aggressively the funding and training to The site includes a guide to • More than 87 percent said and that many schools don’t handle problem students. crisis planning, describes pro- crimes at schools nationwide have adequate plans to deal Although an increasing tective measures that can be are underreported to police. with a crisis, a survey found. number of police are being taken against weapons of • More than 76 percent felt In the informal survey, more stationed at elementary mass destruction and offers their schools were not ade- than 70 percent of officers schools, Curtis Lavarello, exec- information about a depart- quately prepared to respond reported what they regarded utive director of the officers’ ment-funded emergency to a terrorist attack. as a rise over the last five years association, said greater effort response grant program. The report, called “School in aggressive behavior among is needed. “We encourage school offi- Safety Threats Persist, Funding elementary schoolchildren, “We need to focus more cials to take full advantage of Decreasing,” was the third according to the report spon- attention to violence and bul- the resources that are on this annual survey of school-based sored by the National lying prevention,” he said. site,” said Education police officers. Association of School In the survey, 56 percent of Department spokesman Dan A total of 728 police officers Resource Officers. the officers said their school’s Langan. “Traditionally, elementary crisis plans were inadequate Langan said the department schools have not been pre- and 62 percent said such plans “has been working with state pared to deal with these kinds had not been practiced and local officials to help of aggressive behaviors,” said enough. ensure they have the tools and Chuck Hibbert, who works “Many school districts are resources to plan for crises of with school police in rolling the dice when it comes all kinds.” Indianapolis. to school safety, and to an Still, 85 percent of the offi- Hibbert has seen more fre- extent I can’t blame them,” cers surveyed believe a pro- quent fights among elemen- Hibbert said. posed Education Department tary school students in his dis- “What we’re in business to budget cut of $50 million for trict, as well as more staff do is educate children. But we 2004 would contribute to members who are injured by also have a responsibility to schools being less safe. children. keep them safe.” Among the study’s other While some states collect Last March, Education and findings: Factory gunman kills worker, self after being denied vacation, authorities say

The Associated Press have that leg amputated,” said the back,” Gordon said Rosalie Shadle. through sobs. ANDOVER, Ohio — A factory The shootings happened Employees told police worker who was denied vaca- after 8 a.m. at Andover Shadle did his job, but kept to tion because he filled out a Industries about 80 miles himself. form improperly and had just northeast of Cleveland, “He was not very commu- learned he had cancer opened Ashtabula County Sheriff Bill nicative with the other fire inside the plant Tuesday, Johnson said. employees,” Johnson said. killing himself and an office “It appears he came into One of the wounded worker. work this morning and said he women was still in surgery The gunman’s mother said had to leave to see a doctor Tuesday afternoon in critical her son, Ricky Shadle, 32, got because he had some sort of a condition at a local hospital, upset when he was denied a leg or foot problem,” Johnson spokeswoman Tina Creighton two-week vacation in July said. said. The second woman was because he made a mistake in Shadle, who had worked at in guarded condition, one step filling out his request for time the factory for about five years, below critical. off. returned a short time later Ron Stockflager, a worker at Rosalie Shadle said her son with four handguns, including the plant, said he heard Shadle had a learning disability and a 10 mm revolver, police said. swearing at the women before always needed help filling out He shot and killed Theodora the shooting started. forms at the plant. She said her Mosley, 61, and wounded two “Then he got in a metal son took the time off, and did others before killing himself, room and shot himself in the not know he was denied the police said. head,” Stockflager said. vacation until a boss threat- At Mosley’s home, her griev- The plant, which makes ened to fire him if he did not ing family gathered. plastic car parts, is the largest come back to work. Her son, Jared Gordon, said employer in the village of “He was so mad,” said his he knew of no problems 1,220 people, Andover Police mother. “He didn’t know he between Shadle and his moth- Chief Dan Vild said. wasn’t getting a vacation.” er, who had worked as a pay- He could not remember Shadle had also recently roll clerk for nine years at the another fatal shooting in found out he had cancer and plant. Andover in his 20 years as was worried that his right leg “This guy was probably chief. would need to be amputated. mentally unstable, he should- Officials did not return mes- “He told me he would shoot n’t have been allowed in the sages left at the company’s himself first before he would plant and he shot my mom in headquarters in Troy, Mich. The University’s source Now playing at the Ferg: for entertainment news THE MATRIX RELOADED Mind-blowing action highlights the first of two sequels to the 1999 mega-hit directed by the Wackowski wherein Neo (Keanu Reeves) battles against a race of computer programs that brothers (2003) has enslaved the human race. Sthe cene Wednesday, August 20, 2003 • Page 1B University Programs ices hot Alabama day By LAURA BALL Assistant Entertainment Editor

If people are under the assumption that ice doesn’t appear in Alabama in August, they may be surprised to see just that in Tuscaloosa this weekend. Vanilla Ice, a performer who may appeal to people’s curios- ity more than musical admira- tion, is third in the lineup for the annual welcome back con- cert scheduled for this Saturday from 5 p.m. to mid- night. “Honestly, we thought [Vanilla Ice] would be an attractor,” University Programs President Leslie Hines said. “He might not be so much a musical attractor, but a curiosity factor. We knew that he would draw a crowd.” “Honestly, we thought [Vanilla Ice] would be an attractor. He might not be so much a musi- cal attractor, but a curiosity factor.” — LESLIE HINES Courtesy/ Imdb.com University Programs president

Hines said though Vanilla Ice is sure to attract student and community interest, Nappy Roots was the first band selected because of its mass appeal and recognition in the music world. With the Aug. 26 release of its new album, Wooden Leather, Nappy Roots cheesy jokes and one-liners before bru- played by Dawson’s Creek beauty may have something new for Don’t be a menace to Elm Street tally killing his victims in their dreams. Monica Keena. There’s her boyfriend, its UA audience. He’s also the ghost of a child molester Will, who knows all That audience will have to while brandishing your butter and a demon from hell. about Freddy from wait to see Nappy Roots, as the Two stand-up guys, right? So whom a past experience. Perhaps being the group holds the coveted spot knives on Friday the 13th exactly are we supposed to be pulling There’s the charm- second most famous of the last performance of the for in this fight? Luckily we’ve been sup- ing nerd who — night. Opening the welcome By MATT SCALICI plied with a handful of pretty teenagers despite his mousy member of Destiny’s back concert will be Left Front Film Critic for whom to root. The usual rules of appearance — Tire, sponsored by Tuscaloosa slasher flicks apply here, with the jerk proves to have Child finally got to radio station Z-100. Next in If ever there was a genre that had no getting killed first and the slutty girl courage when he’s line is Michael Tolture, fol- middle ground, it’s horror. Horror films soon afterward. needed. Rowland and made her lowed by Vanilla Ice, Pat rarely fall flat; they usually either suc- But that’s where the movie’s similari- And then, there’s McGee Band, Kamikaze and ceed fantastically or fail miserably. ties to its parent movies end. As the Kelly Rowland of decide to take up acting. ending with Nappy Roots. Somehow though, Freddy vs. Jason is movie opens, Freddy is upset that his hip-hop sensa- The concert will be held in able to take two movies (or series, killing days have come to an end, since tions Destiny’s Perhaps she was trying the Rec Center parking lot. rather) that both failed and make them no one on Elm Street remembers him, Child. Perhaps following in the Hines said parking will be succeed together. and he can only have power if people being the second remote, and she recommend- Freddy vs. Jason succeeds mostly are afraid of him. To solve his problem, most famous footsteps of fellow ed that students park by the because of its clever concept, which is to Freddy decides to awaken the sleeping member of Biology Building or next to the take two of pop culture’s scariest char- Jason and instructs him to do what he Destiny’s Child group member Softball Stadium. acters and pit them against one another. does best: hack up teens. Only this time, finally got to Last year’s welcome back Jason Voorhees (Ken Kerzinger), the he wants it to look like Freddy is doing Rowland and made Beyonce Knowles. concert featured performanc- hockey mask-wearing, machete-wield- the killing. her decide to take es from hard rock band Saliva, ing zombie from the Friday the 13th The plan begins to work as word up acting. Perhaps she was trying fol- R&B group City High and movies, is the perfect slasher movie vil- spreads through the town that Freddy is lowing in the footsteps of fellow group Memphis, Tenn.,-based band lain; he never speaks, we never see his back, but suddenly Jason is spotted as member Beyonce Knowles. Ingram Hill. face, and he can’t be killed. He also he makes a kill, prompting everyone to But in either case, her bootylicious- In addition to a night of always seems to attack just when two fear the “pissed-off goalie” instead of ness far exceeds her acting ability. music, UP has lined up a full attractive young teens happen to be for- Freddy. Fortunately for the movie, Rowland’s day of fun to complement the nicating in a dark room. Now we come to our favorite acting is so bad it actually works as a night. Beginning at 1 p.m. Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), teenagers. You’ve got all the standard sort of throwback to the original movies, Saturday, the intramural fields who terrorized teens in all the characters, only these characters seem which are renowned for their terrible will become a place for laser Nightmare on Elm Street films, is a bit to think for themselves a little better acting. tag, X-treme air skydiving, unorthodox for a slasher villain. He’s than their counterparts in former mechanical bull riding, gladia- incredibly sadistic, usually spitting out movies. There’s the virginal blonde, See FREDDY, Page 3B tor jousting, a dunking booth, See CONCERT, Page 3B Summer of rock fulfills Crimson White reviewer By MATT SCALICI tury dawned, there began to be whis- rolled into Atlanta’s Hi-Fi Buys Film Critic pers heard of an underground move- Amphitheatre within two weeks of ment taking rock back to its roots. each other. Those two weeks would Being a fan of rock music has been Bands were starting to bring back the prove to hold some of the best live tough over the last decade. It is the elements that made rock great and music this rocker has ever seen and driving force behind all music for the give them a new edge. an experience I will never forget. last 75 years, but in the mid-1990s it Now rock is back in full fury and was attacked by a brutal force from overtaking all the charts. Being the Vans Warped Tour — which it almost did not survive: the rock fan I am, I hadn’t had the teen pop phenomenon. chance to see many concerts in Wednesday, July 23 True rock was nowhere to be recent years because, well, no one found in the late ’90s. There were good was playing. But with rock First up on my summer tour was attempts to rejuvenate rock with rolling back into prominence this the Warped Tour, which has become things like rap-rock (Limp Bizkit, Kid year came a stream of summer con- the premier punk rock tour over the Rock) and an influx of whiny pseu- cert tours — some trying to get their past few years. Some of the big do-punk bands (Linkin Park, Papa money while they can, but some Courtesy/ Matt Scalici names on the schedule included AFI, UA student Jason Roach, rocker Andrew W.K./ and CW film critic Matt Scalici hang out between sets at the Vans Warped Roach), but none of them seemed to spreading the word that rock is back. Tour on July 23 in Atlanta. do the trick. But as the new cen- The summer’s two biggest tours See ROCK, Page 3B Page 2B • The Crimson White ENTERTAINMENT Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Wednesday, August 20, 2003 ENTERTAINMENT The Crimson White • Page 3B

the band from Rage Against ROCK “To be honest, I’m not a paticularly huge fan of the Machine and FREDDY Continued from Page 9A Soundgarden front man Chris Continued from Page 9A The Crimson punk rock, at least what it is today. Most of it Cornell, burst onto the rock The Ataris, Vendetta Red, Less scene last year with its debut movies, which are White is looking Than Jake and Simple Plan, all comes off a little whiny to me, and to be sure album and has since released renowned for their terrible of whom have made a pretty three hugely successful sin- acting. big splash in the mainstream. there were more Mohawks, piercings and anti- for a copy editor. gles. The showdown between To be honest, I’m not a partic- Bush T-shirts than you could shake a stick at.” I can tell you the album Freddy and Jason comes in ularly huge fan of punk rock, Call the newsroom — MATT SCALICI holds at least four more songs a rather creative way, so I at least what it is today. Most Crimson White film critic that would easily dominate won’t blow it, but it actually of it comes off a little whiny to at 348-6144 for rock radio, and because of its turns the entire movie from me, and to be sure there were fans to watch other bands crowd. Most of that, I believe, incredibly inventive and a slasher flick into a bizarre more mohawks, piercings and play, and at the end of the day, comes from the fact that J5 is more information. unique sound, Audioslave is sort of horror/action movie. anti-Bush T-shirts than you he sat in the parking lot with very much the polar opposite able to hold any audience, By the end, we’ve seen mar- could shake a stick at. all his fans, signing auto- of what most hip-hop is today whether over the air or in per- tial arts, wirework and even Despite all that, several acts graphs, taking pictures and in almost every way. son, completely spellbound. a pretty decent explosion. just blew my mind. The Used telling stories. Acoustically, it is old school all Besides its original songs, Fans of these series will has an incredibly unique Never did I think I would get the way. From its clear-cut the band did a killer cover of be happy to hear this bout sound that combines very the chance to meet one of my rhyme schemes to its R&B the White Stripes song “Seven does indeed have a winner melodic choruses with favorite rock singers, let alone beats, J5 sounds like some- Nation Army,” and I have to and doesn’t pull one of screeching vocals on the vers- hang out with him. He is with- thing from an entirely differ- say it was one of the most those “nobody wins, es, and its energy level was out a doubt one of the most ent era, which I gladly wel- incredible live performances nobody loses” tricks. In the amazing on stage. Boston’s down-to-earth rockers out come in today’s gangsta rap- I’ve ever witnessed. I’m con- end, Freddy vs. Jason is a favorite punk rockers, the there and when his new dominated hip-hop scene. vinced Audioslave is the best strangely nostalgic and very Dropkick Murphys, brought album, The Wolf, releases on There were a few disap- rock band of its era. entertaining movie with out legions of fans waving Sept. 9, you can be sure I will pointing performances, Lollapalooza was a fitting surprisingly less gore than their shamrock flags and be the first in line to get it. I specifically from chick-rockers end to an incredible summer you would think. If watch- chanting out the lyrics to the end this story with the words The Donnas, who just didn’t of rock. It was long, but the ing Kelly Rowland stare Murphys’ songs, most of Andrew wrote on my sweat- seem to hit a chord with the memories will live with me down Freddy Krueger and which are speeded up versions stained T-shirt: “See and feel it crowd, and from pop-rock until I’m an old man ranting to say “you ain’t scarin’ me of Irish drinking songs. Any for real and forever.” crossovers Incubus, who really kids about how I saw with them butta knives!” punk rock band that features a just lacked the energy that’s Audioslave when their parents doesn’t make you smile, I bagpipe is all right with me. necessary for a live show. Lollapalooza — Sunday, were just glimmers in their don’t know what will. While all these bands prob- When the sun began to set, grandmother’s eye. ably would have made any however, the crowd got bigger punk rocker’s day, my defini- Aug. 3 and louder as three of rock’s tive moment at the festival leading names hit the stage. was the performance by After recovering from my First up was Queens of the Andrew W.K., the acclaimed trip to the Warped Tour, I Stone Age, who hit it big last Savior of Rock. For those who returned to Atlanta to see the year with the radio hits “No aren’t familiar, W.K. is the man real headliners of the summer One Knows” and “Go With the responsible for some of the at the triumphant return of Flow.” If you bought their most joyful rock ballads ever Perry Farrell’s Lollapalooza album Songs For the Deaf, you produced, including “Party tour. Sporting some of the know these guys have a set list Hard,” “She is Beautiful” and biggest names in modern of songs with incredible guitar that song from the new Kit-Kat rock, Lollapalooza has been riffs and trippy solos backed commercials. the most talked about tour of up by the fiercest drums in the His songs are tailor-made the summer, and I was ecstat- land. The night closed with for the live experience with ic to be seeing some of my Jane’s Addiction making its lyrics that are easy for even the favorite bands in the world in comeback attempt with a new dumbest or drunkest of us to person at last. album and a new guitar- remember and piano and gui- The most surprising per- focused sound. tar-driven rock melodies that formance of the tour for me But by far the highlight of make you want to throw a came from old-school hip-hop the festival came before Jane’s party no matter where you are. revivalists Jurassic 5. It seems Addiction’s performance when After his exhausting set, like a hip-hop group would be rock’s ultimate supergroup Andrew actually came out into out of place at a rock show, but Audioslave brought the house the crowd with the rest of the it got a great response from the down. Audioslave, made up of

Rec Center has agreed to open and are emphasizing that this CONCERT the pool to students at noon is not an event specially target- Continued from Page 9A Saturday. ed for freshmen,” Hines said. food and snow cones. “This event is open to every- The welcome back concert If the hot sun begins to get body—all students. With part- is sponsored by UP, the SGA, to students while they are get- nerships with the RHA, we’ve Residence Hall Association ting their share of exercise, the worked to reach more students and Rec Center. Page 4B • The Crimson White NEWS Wednesday, August 20, 2003

ed in financial management that the plan will not affect MEETING and mandating that each sales taxes, which are general- Continued from Page 1A school system hire a chief ly high in Alabama because financial officer. they can be raised without leg- public reports detailing how Panelists often expressed islative approval. the money is used. approval of the plan’s restruc- Area resident Roamelia Wade said the committee’s turing of the tax system, which Blackburn said she found the power lies not in directly con- would shift much of the state session informative and now trolling the Legislature’s use of tax burden from the most plans on voting for the plan. the money but in being a impoverished residents to cor- But Holden McAllister, a watchdog over the fund by porations and wealthier local leader of the Libertarian providing information to the Alabamians. Party, said the panel was too public and by auditing the Moore called the plan a often asserting propaganda in fund. “very moral way” to solve the favor of the initiative. Sellers stressed Riley’s plan state’s financial crisis and a A similar discussion, also includes very strong account- way to avoid becoming a gam- moderated by Clark, will take ability measures such as bling state. place at Tuscaloosa County requiring school superintend- Panelists did, however, High School on Thursday at 7 ents to be instructed and test- express some disappointment p.m.

Boyd said the event is something to define for what CREED important because it stresses the UA community stands. Continued from Page 1A academics to incoming stu- “We needed these values,” dents. he said. “[The Capstone sors. “They need to know what Creed] unifies [new students] “This is going to have a lot of their future can hold,” Boyd as a group as part of the the same [themes] as gradua- said. University.” tion to signify the beginning Adams said he believes the The creed reads: “As a mem- and end of your academic yearly convocation could aid ber of the University of career,” he said. student retention by unifying Alabama community, I will According to UA publicity new students and making pursue knowledge; act with on the event, events similar to them feel like they are part of fairness, honesty and respect; the convocation are held at the UA community. foster civic responsibility; and Clemson and Duke universi- A driving force behind the strive for excellence.” ties. Capstone Convocation, Boyd said that though it Boyd said all new students Adams said, was the develop- may garner detractors, the were sent formal, graduation- ment of the Capstone Creed by creed would prove beneficial like invitations to the convoca- the SLC, a group composed of to the University. tion. However, Adams said the leaders of many large stu- “Even though some people organizers were depending on dent organizations. He may not think it is important, student leaders and those who defined the creed as “a set of it is something that will con- work directly with students to values that will sustain us as a tinue to make the University encourage turnout. University community for better,” she said. Though attendance seemed generations.” Boyd led the crowd in recit- modest, Boyd said after the The creed took three years ing the creed at the end of the convocation that the atten- to assemble. Adams said the convocation. Afterward, atten- dance was “most definitely” time and effort was well spent dees were given golden key what student leaders wanted because the University needed chains engraved with the oath. at the event. Kidnapped tourists return to Germany after Sahara captivity The Associated Press plane in the West African first public sight of them in nation of Mali just before months. BAMAKO, Mali — Fourteen midnight Tuesday, bound for The 14 men and women — European tourists made their Cologne, Germany, and nine Germans, four Swiss and way out of the Sahara Desert home. a Dutchman — were driven by road on Tuesday, ending a One freed hostage, too tired Tuesday from Tissalit, near six-month kidnapping ordeal to stand, was whisked away the Algerian border, to the at the hands of Islamic during the late-night recep- northern Mali desert city of extremists linked to al-Qaeda. tion ceremony at the presi- Gao after a Mali government Emerging from the desert dential palace of the Mali plane was grounded. thin, dirty and many in leader, Amadou Toumani They then flew to Bamako. ragged desert robes and tur- Toure. Mali helped mediate the bans, the freed hostages The welcoming ceremony release of the hostages, who boarded a German military in Mali’s capital provided the were seized in Algeria. Tomorrow: • A look at the Crimson Tide’s wide receivers Sports • SEC team previews of Florida and Vanderbilt Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Page 5B 2003 Preview DEFENSIVE LINE ‘He’s just a freak’ PROJECTED STARTERS Tide defensive end wants to double DE – Antwan Odom (Jr., 6-5, 277) last season’s sack total this year DT – Ahmad Childress (Jr., 6-6, 331) DT – Anthony Bryant (Sr., 6-3, 336) By DREW CHAMPLIN Sports Editor DE – Nautyn McKay-Loescher (Sr., 6-3, 252) Antwan Odom lay there motionless. He could- n’t feel anything. TOP RESERVES: That first day of full pads practice was running smoothly until Odom went in for a tackle in a DE – Mark Anderson (Soph., 6-5, 239) goal-line practice situation and ended up tangled in running back Ray Hudson’s shoulder pads. His DE – Leslie Williams (Sr., 6-5, 216) neck snapped back, and all 6-feet, 5-inches and DT – Jeremy Clark (Fr., 6-2, 290) 280 pounds of him fell still quickly. He immediately began thinking of his wife of a year and his three-week-old newborn son. His Antwan Odom is a freak of nature at the defensive end teammates circled around him. Some prayed to THE SKINNY: themselves, but all were concerned about their position. Odom, who suffered a stinger in fall drills, is back to 100 percent fallen teammate. and should contend for All-America honors. McKay-Loescher was called the “I thought I was paralyzed,” Odom said. “I hardest worker on the team by his position coach, Paul Randolph. Childress couldn’t feel anything, period. None of my limbs. It scared me pretty bad. It scared my wife. She and Bryant have slimmed down in an effort to provide more snaps in was at the hospital.” replacing Jarrett Johnson and Kenny King. The ordeal shook up his teammates as well. “I was just praying for him personally,” offen- sive lineman Wesley Britt said. “It’s one thing Jeremy Clark. about him as a football player, but he’s also a per- WATCH OUT FOR: son. He’s got a wife and kid to take care of, and Though Bryant and Childress have slimmed he’s got a great opportunity to take care of them down, they’re still not going to be able to play through football. That’s the first thing that went the whole game. Clark, a redshirt freshman, is through my mind: him being able to provide for his little boy.” the top reserve at tackle and will see his share Odom said he felt numb for about five min- of snaps. Jeremy Clark utes, but slowly began to regain feeling in his limbs. By the time he was placed on a stretcher, he said he could have gotten up, but he was kept FINAL ANALYSIS: Odom and McKay-Loescher are proven players at still and taken to the hospital. While doctors their positions. Odom has high praises for the tackles, but are they in good determined Odom suffered nothing more than a enough condition to last a whole season? neck stinger physically, he was still plagued by thoughts of being in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. CW/ Tom Neil Compiled by Drew Champlin “It was scary,” Odom said. “I’ve got a little boy, Alabama’s Antwan Odom looks to sack Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning in last season’s game, a 42-7 See ODOM, Page 10B Crimson Tide victory. Odom is the Tide’s returning leader in sacks with 10. Tide freshman finally eligible Le’Ron McClain Tuscaloosa County confident enough to pass the may have gotten the High School in test in his final opportunity best wake-up call in Northport tried again before this season. his life last Thursday. in May. This time he “I felt confident before I That’s because passed with flying even sat down in the chair,” Randy Ross, colors. McClain said. “As soon as I left Alabama’s director of “Now that I’m at the building, I knew I passed football operations, the University of it. I prayed to God, and it took was calling to tell him Alabama, it feels 45 minutes.” that he had passed great to be out here,” McClain’s arrival should the science portion of FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK McClain said. “It’s have an immediate impact at the Alabama high Drew Champlin been a long wait. I the fullback position. Only one school graduation failed it in March. I scholarship player returns in exam — and McClain needed got down on myself. People sophomore Greg McLain, but to get to practice. Shortly were telling me I had one more he has battled injury through- thereafter, McClain was chance, and I did it. I got out fall camp. True freshman admitted as a student to the teachers and tutors to help Tim Castille has practiced at University of Alabama. me. I prayed to God, and now both halfback and fullback. After failing on a previous I’m here.” Behind them are two attempt in March, the 6-foot- After getting all the help he 1, 240-pound fullback from needed, McClain finally felt See NOTEBOOK, Page 9B Page 6B • The Crimson White SPORTS Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Wednesday, August 20, 2003 SPORTS The Crimson White • Page 7B Intramurals prepare to kick off www.cw.ua.edu By ROBERT WHITE popular sport with around 100 teams. The pro- Sports Reporter gram also offers sports such as cricket, soccer, tennis, badminton, racquetball, softball, volley- The University of Alabama is famous for its ball, golf, wiffle ball, table tennis and wrestling. varsity sports. However, few are aware of the University Recreation also holds special large intramural sports program that UA stu- events, such as the home run derby scheduled dents participate in during the school year. for March 12. A weekly event during college “We offer something for every skill level,” football season called Pick-em, in which stu- intramural program director Ken Dunlap said. dents pick the winners of the big games, is also The program, which an estimated 40 percent very popular. “Pick-em is probably our fastest of the student population participated in last growing event,” Dunlap said. UA also boasts year, offers a wide variety of sports both semes- many sport clubs such as rugby. ters. The most popular fall sport is flag football, What are they playing for, you ask? Bragging which last season fielded 161 teams. rights … and the coveted intramural champion The season starts Sept. 7, and teams that fin- T-shirts that can only be won and never bought. ish at .500 or better will qualify for the playoffs. The intramural office even puts out weekly top Teams can represent a house, fraternity or 10 polls for some of their leagues. In addition, a sorority, or be an independent team. The teams “Best Intramural Athlete” event is in the works. fall into three classifications: men’s, women’s The intramural office also hires about 100 and co-ed teams. Various teams representing referees to officiate their events. residential and greek house rivalries add flavor “We are the largest employer of students on to the games. campus, so we do serve a big purpose in cam- “We’ve also re-instated our points race,” pus life,” Dunlap said. Dunlap said. The points race involves giving Anyone wishing to play a sport or join a club houses points based on their number of total or team should contact the Rec Center immedi- participants. ately. Registration for the upcoming flag foot- “It’s about coming out and trying,” Dunlap ball season ends Sept. 2. added. The intramural programs are designed to A pledge flag football league is starting this appeal to the masses and to every skill level. fall, showing the diversity in skill levels. “We’re one of the biggest positives of college “It’s for new people who may not have played life,” Dunlap said. “This is probably the easiest before. This way they aren’t getting beaten form of social diversity because we are a melt- badly every game,” Dunlap said of the league. ing pot. Intramurals aren’t all about football, though. Everyone comes through the Rec Center at The most popular spring sport is basketball, some time. And with this being such a large which last year fielded 176 teams. Bowling, incoming freshman class, it’s great way for which is played in the spring, is the third most them to come into a safe environment.” Hogs look to defend West crown By ALEX MERRITT point victory quarterback, it is Assistant Sports Editor and a ticket to important to get the SEC him out in the open Quick, name the SEC West Championship SEC field more often. team that has been the most game. Preview “He has great dominant in the past five This year the hands,” Wilson Razorbacks are said. “He can take it years. Here are some hints: It is 2002 Finish: 9-5, 5-3 SEC; attempting to the distance. Matt the team with the best overall Represented SEC West in SEC record, home record and most lean less on Championship game, lost to has big play-mak- bowl appearances in said Jones’ arm and Minnesota in . ing ability. You have more on his to have the mental- span. Projected Finish: 3rd in West. athleticism in ity of ‘If the ball If the Arkansas Razorbacks Coach Houston general. The 6- 2003 Outlook: comes my way, I did not immediately pop into Nutt likes for his team to be picked foot-6 junior, have to make the your head, you are in the lower in the preseason polls. Early majority. Despite returning who runs a road test against Texas will tell a lot play,’ and Matt has more starters (17) than any legit 4.4 second about this Arkansas team. that mentality.” other SEC team, the perenni- 40-meter, has While having ally underrated Hogs have been splitting time between more than one capable quar- once again been picked by quarterback and wide receiver terback on a team can some- most preseason publications during practice. Senior quar- times lead to controversy, the to finish in the middle of the terback Ryan Sorahan will take same cannot be said at run- West pack if not worse and are on a larger responsibility in ning back, of which the Hogs being overlooked by just about the offense this season as Nutt have plenty. Sophomore everyone else. But if recent hopes to incorporate a suc- De’arrius Howard returns history holds true, the defend- cessful two-quarterback sys- from a standout season, in ing SEC West champion will tem – a system that has proven which ESPN.com named him once again be at or near the difficult to teams in the past. SEC Newcomer of the Year top come November. “Ryan is not wet behind the after gaining 595 yards on 131 “The one thing about [SEC ears,” Nutt said. “He’s a big guy carries and scoring seven Media Days] is we always get who has won some games for . picked last or next to last and it us. And I can’t say, ‘Matt, you’re Despite that great first helps my guys,” Arkansas a wide receiver,’ because he’s impression, Howard is not coach Houston Nutt said. “I won games and taken us to slotted for a starting role. always tell them it’s not impor- Atlanta. I really believe in Senior Cedric Cobbs, who has tant what the media say early. those two guys.” been plagued by injuries since What is important is what they The obvious problem with his record-setting freshman say and print at the end of trying to rotate these two year, is expected to start after November.” quarterbacks is avoiding pre- dropping the extra weight that So the Hogs enter another dictability on offense. Jones many believe initially led to year flying under the radar, initially made a name for him- his injury problems. just waiting to play spoiler to self with his feet, slithering “Cedric Cobbs has been on the other, more celebrated through defenses just long top of the mountain and in the SEC powerhouses like SEC enough to allow his receivers lowest of all valleys,” Nutt said. title-favorite Auburn, which to find an opening. Sorahan, “I love his dedication. He has Arkansas has beaten the previ- on the other hand, might get humbled himself to his team- ous two years by a combined outrun by some of his offen- mates so look for him to have a score of 80-34. Last season, sive linemen, but has much big year.” LSU fans were already making better mechanics and a Nutt needs to find answers reservations for Atlanta when stronger arm than Jones. to his offensive questions Arkansas quarterback Matt Receiver George Wilson, quickly. After a warm-up Jones orchestrated a miracle who led all Razorback wide- against Tulsa, the Hogs travel two-play, 81-yard outs in receptions and yards to Austin to take on former drive in the final minute of last season, said while Jones Southwestern Conference play to give the Hogs a one- would see plenty of time at archrival Texas on Sept. 13. Page 8B • The Crimson White SPORTS Wednesday, August 20, 2003 2003 Preview RUNNING BACKS Shaud’s time to shine Wanna write? Crimson Tide running back Tide Call The CW PROJECTED STARTERS: running learning under fifth back head coach of career Shaud newsroom at HB – (Sr., 5-8, 191) Williams FB – Greg Mclain (Soph., 6-2, 244) By CHARLIE GASNER looks to 348-6144. Assistant Sports Editor gain yardage in In 2002, Alabama led the a game SEC in rushing with a four- last TOP RESERVES: headed backfield. Running season. backs Ahmaad Galloway, Williams HB – Ray Hudson (Jr., 5-10, 202) , Shaud led the Tide in HB Williams and Ray Hudson – (RFr., 5-10, 202) combined to rush for 2,295 rushing HB/FB – Tim Castille (Tfr., 5-11, 231) yards, and quarterback Tyler last FB – Le’Ron McClain (TFr., 6-1, 240) Watts pitched in with 356 of seaso with his own. close to But Galloway and Watts 1,000 have graduated, Beard jumped yards. THESKINNY: In in his fifth year, Shaud Williams will be into the NFL draft but did not on his fifth head coach with two teams. He became a starter get drafted, and Dennis CW/ File after Ahmaad Galloway was lost for the season with a knee Franchione’s option offense injury and led the team in rushing. McLain was one of two true snuck off to College Station, Texas. So the brunt of this freshman to play last season, forced into action when returning year’s running game falls on starter Donnie Lowe retired due to concussions. True freshman Williams, a senior who led the Le’Ron McClain and Tim Castille will also get a chance to prove team with 921 yards and a 7.1 their worth. Castille has been working at tailback and fullback. yards per carry average in 2002. Coach thinks the “[Learning new offenses Ray Hudson. The position is in good hands. has] gotten easier because you WATCH OUT FOR: “He’s a first-class kid on and know what you’ve got to do to fastest running back on the team has gotten off the field,” Shula said of learn an offense,” Williams stronger every year, now weighing in at 202. Williams. “You hope he has a said. Hudson possesses the breakaway speed great year not only for us, but But occasionally, Williams that the starters and reserves don’t have, for him because he deserves said, they start to run together. it.” Sometimes he would hear a and provides a quality backup to Williams. Williams started his career play call and think of a play, at Texas Tech and planned to only to realize that it was “so- transfer to TCU after his fresh- and-so’s offense.” But even Ray Hudson FINAL ANALYSIS: With McLain and man year, only to see then- though he followed TCU coach Franchione jump Franchione to Alabama, McClain leading the way at fullback, look for to Alabama. So Williams came Williams “never considered” Williams to become the first Crimson Tide back to rush for to Alabama, sat out a year, led following him again — or leav- more than 1,000 yards in a season since in the team in rushing last year, ing after Price was fired. 1999. and stayed through both In fact, Williams, like the rest coaching changes of the past of the team, took to Shula nine months. After learning quickly. Compiled by Drew Champlin four offenses in two states in a “He played here,” Williams little more than three years, said. “We’re playing for a coach Williams says he’s ready for who’s been through what we’re almost any play call. See SHAUD, Page 10B Wildcats looking to build off winning season By DREW CHAMPLIN to Kentucky and Brooks said. impressed Brooks with his ath- Sports Editor bought into. “I would like leticism, and Brooks said Boyd [There’s been] dif- to put a number will see the field often, even if At his age, Rich Brooks is ficult transitions, SEC on his touches. I he’s not lined up at quarter- just happy to be here. difference in Preview just know the back. The 61-year-old Brooks was philosophies, dif- more times he “My philosophy has been to hired to replace Guy Morriss, ferent offensive 2002 Finish: 7-5, 3-5 SEC; touches it, the play one quarterback,” Brooks who led the Wildcats to a win- and defensive sys- Ineligible for postseason appearance better chance he said. ning season, lthough the team tems.” due to NCAA sanctions. has of making a See KENTUCKY, Page 9B was ineligible to go to a bowl Despite having Projected Finish: 5th in East. big play.” game. seen three differ- 2003 Outlook: The Wildcats Mammoth Morriss bolted for greener ent head coaches, surprised some people last season. quarterback pastures at Baylor, and Brooks, players such as New coach Rich Brooks has stars in Jared Lorenzen who has been a head coach senior All- QB Jared Lorenzen and WR Derek returns for his with the NFL’s St. Louis Rams America return Abney and has a good chance to senior season to and in college with the Oregon specialist Derek make the ‘Cats bowl-eligible. direct the Ducks, was hired to take his Abney have offense. place. adapted to the changes. Lorenzen, who has battled Brooks said he sees this job “When you have coaching weight problems his entire as an opportunity to keep changes, people look at the career, is listed at 260 pounds building a program laced with negatives, but I have had four in the Kentucky media guide NCAA probation because of position coaches, and I try to and is supposedly in the best violations committed under take the best things I can from shape of his college career. former head coach Hal each of them,” Abney said. “I told him in January to not Mumme. The Wildcats will be Abney holds five NCAA make weight an issue with the bowl-eligible this season. records, nine SEC records and media, but to make his condi- “We have 67,000 fans [and] 10 school records for kick tioning an issue with he and I,” we were 25th in the nation in returns. He has returned seven Brooks said. attendance last year in foot- kicks for touchdowns in his “He admitted a year ago that ball, coming off 2-9, 2-9 and 7- career, one shy of the all-time he tired as the game wore on 5 seasons,” Brooks said. “This NCAA record. Brooks sees and didn't look fundamentally speaks volumes about Abney as the big playmaker in like the same quarterback in Kentucky football. I look at the Wildcats’ offense and will the fourth quarter. My goal is this as a great opportunity. gear the offense in that way. to have him in good shape for This senior class has seen “My goal is to make him as the opening game against three head coaches and some- dangerous a player on the Louisville.” times four position coaches. offensive side as he was in the Lorenzen’s job isn’t safe yet, “That’s not what they went return game a year ago,” however. Junior Shane Boyd Ex-Dallas, Tennessee player sentenced The Associated Press after ending deliberations in consider probation for state the evening. They resumed jail felonies. DALLAS – Former Dallas about 9 a.m. Tuesday. Goodrich said he originally Cowboys and University of Goodrich showed no emo- believed, or hoped, he had hit Tennessee defensive back tion as the verdict was read. debris, but his reaction was to Dwayne Goodrich was sen- Prosecutors had asked flee the scene. He surrendered tenced Tuesday to 7 1⁄2 years jurors to sentence Goodrich to to officers hours later. in prison and fined $20,000 in 10 years in prison for each of the hit-and-run deaths of two the two charges, the maxi- good samaritans. mum punishment since his Goodrich was convicted case was enhanced to become Friday in the deaths of Joby a third-degree felony because Wood, 21, and Demont his speeding car was consid- Matthews, 23, both of Plano, ered a deadly weapon. Texas who were hit by his “How can 10 years be too BMW as they were trying to long a price, a sentence, for the rescue a motorist from a burn- death of a couple of heroes of ing car on Jan. 14 on Interstate our generation,” argued prose- 35. cutor Fred Burns. Goodrich was originally Jurors were told Monday charged with manslaughter, that probation wasn’t an but convicted of the lesser option for Goodrich. offense, considered a state jail Originally charged with felony. manslaughter, Goodrich was Deliberations began late convicted Friday of the lesser Monday afternoon and jurors offense, considered a state jail were sequestered for the night felony. By law, jurors cannot Wednesday, August 20, 2003 SPORTS The Crimson White • Page 9B

Now that he’s here, McClain’s goals are tice on Monday with an undisclosed Brooks said his main goal NOTEBOOK lofty but accomplishable. injury. Odom has returned to practice, KENTUCKY for this season was to send Continued from Page 5B “My goal is to try and play but not start and all should suit up for the South Continued from Page 8B the seniors out with a bowl by South Florida — but hopefully by the Florida game. “My philosophy changed game. Players share the same walk-ons, Josh Smith and Nathan Cox. Oklahoma game,” McClain said. “My goal No players on scholarship have left the when I put on films of last goal. “We could sure use his help, but to is to play as a true freshman.” team since fall practices have begun, but year and witnessed Shane “The coaching staff worked count on him [for immediate production] two walk-ons have. Chris Lombardo, a Boyd's work in the spring. extremely hard this year, and would be a mistake,” running backs coach quarterback from Oregon, did not get any Not only will we play two I feel we're going in the right Sparky Woods said. Offense dominates scrimmages work in the Tide’s first scrimmage and left quarterbacks, we will play direction,” defensive end “He’s got to change our minds, but I bet the team immediately thereafter. Center them at the same time. Vincent Burns said. “Despite he does.” The Crimson Tide has held three scrim- Joseph Bennett from Hoover also left the They'll be in the backfield the fact that everyone thinks McClain, rated as the ninth-best mages as of now and will hold one more team. Running back Justin Ballard from together, both back in shot- we had a great season last national prospect at the running back before the opener on Aug. 30 against Eutaw filled one of the vacated spots in gun. Defense won't know year, we still have a lot of position by TheInsiders.com, brings an South Florida. Many of the scrimmages the 105. which one will get the snap.” room for improvement.” impressive resume to the Capstone. He feature the first-string offense against the started for three years at 6A powerhouse second-string defense and second-string Tuscaloosa County High School, playing offense against first-string defense. So it’s Quotable fullback and linebacker. He rushed for no surprise that the offense is having suc- over 1,000 yards and scored 21 touch- cess against a mostly untested second- Shula on if he’ll have butterflies in his downs his senior season. He also brings string defense. stomach in the Tide’s opener his first confidence to the field. Starting quarterback Brodie Croyle game as a head coach: “If “[I’m confident in] my ability,” McClain threw for 298 yards and five touchdowns, you don’t have butterflies, you probably said. but afterward Shula said he felt confident ought to do something else. That’s what “I think I can catch out of the backfield, in the group of wide receivers. Little-used we put in all these hours for—to make run and block at the college level. I’m just Brandon Greer led the way with four sure everything on Saturday is special.” looking forward to getting on the field to catches for 88 yards. Shula on his relationship with offensive do it.” “We wanted to find out more about the coordinator Dave Rader, who coached McClain’s only hurdle occurred when depth at the receiver position today, and him when Shula was a quarterback for the he was cleared to practice because he still we completed more passes than last Tide from 1984-86: “Here he is coaching had to wait the NCAA-mandated four time,” Shula said. me, not a very talented quarterback, and days to practice only in shorts. While he Tuesday’s scrimmage featured mainly 20 years later, I’m his boss. I ask him why was waiting for his results, he could not reserve players. I got benched my sophomore year and practice and could only watch from the why I was live in practice my freshman sidelines. year when I broke my ankle. I won’t ask “He’s a good player, but you always Injury/defection update him in private; I’ll ask him in front of worry about a freshman being able to everyone. He doesn’t answer. He just come in and play very much,” Woods said. With practices closed, Shula is keeping backs away from it.” “He missed half of practice and practi- a tight lip on the injury situation, but the cally all of installation. Now when he only notable ones so far are defensive end Drew Champlin is sports editor of The steps in the huddle, he doesn’t have the Antwan Odom (stinger), linebacker Crimson White. benefit of going day by day and installa- Cornelius Wortham (elbow) and defen- tion — he has to have it all in.” sive tackle Anthony Bryant, who left prac- Page 10B • The Crimson White SPORTS Wednesday, August 20, 2003

scared to hit anybody.” fastest guys on the defensive for himself. A time spent away about me and Chief [McKay- Could that jump to the next ODOM Now Odom is out to prove front. He’s tall, got long arms, from the football field allowed Loescher]. If they do, [the tack- level come after this season, Continued from Page 5B that he is back to being one of huge legs — he’s just amazing. him to put on added muscle les] are going to have a field Odom’s junior season? so it was scary. I’ve got to pro- the best defensive ends not We battle every day. You win and gain quickness, and day. They’re going to have a With a family to support vide for him.” only in the SEC, but the some; you lose some.” Odom said he wanted to have great year.” and millions to be possibly He said his son, Antwan Jr., nation. His teammate Britt, His position coach, Paul seven sacks. He did just that, The national watch doesn’t made, it’s not out of the ques- only four weeks old now, has who he has battled every day Randolph, says Odom can be and more, finishing second in seem to concern Odom. tion, but right now it’s not a been a blessing to him and his in practice since the two as good as he wants to be. the SEC with 10 sacks as a Odom led the Crimson Tide in question Odom wants to wife, who have been married arrived on campus in fall 2000, “Antwan, once he starts part-time player. sacks and had 14 total tackles answer. for a year. The new addition to says he’s the best there is at the working and continues work- “I want 20 this year,” Odom for loss while he split time “There’s nothing to think the family has also changed position. ing and hits his stride, he’s said. “I think I can do it. If I with McKay-Loescher at about right now,” Odom said. his outlook on life. “He’s just a freak,” Britt said. going to come into his own work hard enough, I believe I’ll defensive end, with NFL draft “I’m just worried about the “I got to think about him “I think Antwan Odom has the and be great,” Randolph said. be able to pull it off. With the pick Kindal Moorehead at the season. I’m here for the guys and my wife now,” Odom said. best pass rush of anyone in the “I think he has [NFL] poten- guys beside me, they’ll help. other end. He has been on on the team.” “It ain’t just me and my wife; nation. I’ve gone against great tial. I think [fellow defensive Anything’s possible because many preseason All-America it’s him and my wife. I’m out of defensive ends since I’ve been end] Nautyn McKay-Loescher they are great players.” teams. Phil Steele’s College the picture.” here, guys playing in the NFL, has potential. I think both of Odom doesn’t think offen- Football Magazine ranks Odom returned to the prac- and he’s the best of any of them are going to be great sive lines will key on him, Odom as the No. 1 defensive tice field only five days later, them.” players, and I think our because if they do, two 330- end in the nation. Odom was and now says he is back to Britt wouldn’t allude to who scheme will allow them to pound hogs in Anthony chosen for the preseason All- feeling 100 percent. He partic- wins the majority of the bat- excel if they work at it, and Bryant and Ahmad Childress SEC team by media at the ipated in full-contact work tles, saying that they are both they will be put on a national will be able to wreak havoc at SEC’s annual Media Days. with the stinger and back great football players who bat- watch.” the defensive tackle positions. “There’s no pressure,” spasms already behind him. tle against each other daily Before last season, Odom “You’ve got two big old hogs in Odom said. “All that stuff does- “I’m feeling good now,” and make each other better. was coming off shoulder sur- the doggone middle,” Odom n’t mean anything to me. I just Odom said Friday. “I’ve got my “He can play low, and he’s gery and a redshirt season in said. “I don’t think they’re want to play football and try to confidence back. I’m not one of the strongest and 2001, but still had lofty goals going to worry too much go to the next level one day.”

injury early last season. games last year, starting six. In won’t be as run-oriented as leadership role. SHAUD “I don’t know if you can real- a mostly blocking role, he ran Franchione’s or as vertical as “I like vanilla ice cream,” he Continued from Page 8B ly replace Ahmaad,” Williams the ball 19 times for 81 yards. Price’s, Williams said he’s fine said. said. McLain will be backed up by with an attack some have “Just to be the starter makes going through.” “You can try.” juniors Nathan Cox and Josh described as “plain vanilla” you feel good about the hard And he immediately At fullback, a position that Smith, both of whom saw and looks forward to a greater work you’ve done.” noticed something else about was overshadowed by the “W” extremely limited action in his newest coach that back in Franchione’s option 2002. impressed him. offense and ditched complete- Cox played in the North “He knows how to dress. I’ve ly in Price’s spread offense, Texas game, and Smith made got to get with [Shula] and find sophomore Greg McLain has one tackle on special teams out where he’s buying his emerged as the starter. McLain against Mississippi State. suits.” played in 12 of Alabama’s 13 Though Shula’s offense Joining Williams in this year’s backfield will be Hudson, a junior who aver- aged over 6 yards per carry last season, and redshirt freshman Kenneth Darby, a high school standout from Huntsville. Williams said the player the running backs will miss most is Galloway, who remained a leader in the locker room after suffering a season-ending

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