The wing's the thing THE SCENE, Page 10 Don't make the Alternative spring break offers Davidson's 31 points leads Strip boring volunteer opportunities Bama past LSU OPINIONS, Page 4 NEWS, Page 2 SPORTS, Page 6 Thursday, February 1, 2007 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 113, Issue 78 Business owners, city officials want to keep Strip bars diversified district of shops, said he brings something Beitelspacher said. “I’m bars,” Beitelspacher said. Proposed Strip changes Parking, appearance bars and restaurants, and different. doing my part in helping the “Hopefully we can all just issues need to be addressed Shawn Beitelspacher said he And at times, he even Strip to look better, I know get along.” plays a role in that vision. enjoys being near bars dur- that much.” Maddox said a diverse The Houndstooth Y MANDA ETERSON B A P Beitelspacher owns ing the day. Because there While Beitelspacher said commercial district along Jupiter Bar & Grill Assistant Campus Affairs Editor Southern Sole on the Strip, is so little parking on the the bars are necessary for the Strip enhances the entire ■ [email protected] the only specialty run- Strip, his customers can use the Strip, he does not want campus and Tuscaloosa El Rincon Galletteʼs ning and walking store in the parking spaces the bar the area to look like a run- area. The city benefits from Crimson Cafè When it comes to the Tuscaloosa. By opening a patrons use at night. down bar-infested street. the economic boost, and the Cheapshots Strip, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt store between the Legacy “I think I’ve brought some- “We need to have the Strip, The Library Maddox wants to see a and El Rincon, Beitelspacher thing decent to the Strip,” and the Strip needs to have See STRIP, Page 3 Southern Sole The Legacy Lighting issues ■ GREEK LIFE new campus survey topic Closing Officials say putting up also use security resource the assistants. These uniformed lights is a process and un-sworn people help patrol the lots. BY JESSICA ALEXANDER “UAPD will always take divide Contributing Writer a proactive response to Segregation within greek these types of crimes. Our Following the recent string goal is deterrence and/or system, integration on of vandalism on the UA cam- apprehension of the viola- campus discussed pus, many students are won- tor,” Andreen said. dering what the University is Jasmine Clisby, a freshman BY MEGHAN MENARD doing to keep them and their majoring in English, said she Senior Staff Reporter possessions safe. believes the University should ■ [email protected] Kenneth Mancayo, UA do more. The Blount resident vice president of facilities, was one of 20 students whose Bryan Fair, a law professor CW/ Courtney Davies said the University is trying car tires were slashed nearly and panel member in the “We Fraternities Sigma Lambda Beta and Alpha Phi Alpha hosted the “We Have a Dream" forum Tuesday to improve campus light- two weeks ago. Have a Dream” forum, said if night in the Ferguson Theater. ing, and a consultant from “I have seen some shady he were to ever become presi- Birmingham recently con- characters lurking around dent of the University, he would multicultural fraternity Sigma chapter of Sigma Lambda Beta, member, said historically on ducted a lighting survey on the parking lots on numer- move all greeks to off-campus Lambda Beta. said 206 people went to the most campuses in the South, the campus. ous occasions,” Clibsy said. residences. The panel of four students event. the greek system stands for “The SGA safety commit- “We definitely need surveil- “I intend to take over all and four faculty members The University could pro- three things: racism, classism tee and I will sit down and lance cameras and more those beautiful houses and discussed affirmative action, mote a more diverse campus and sexism. look at the results and deter- lights around the parking lot make them integrated houses,” racial segregation throughout by making all organizations “That’s not to condemn all mine which areas need more and in the deck.” he said. “And all those parties campus and the responsibility open to every student, Fair fraternities and sororities, espe- lighting and which areas SGA spokesman Matt on football weekends when of student unity. said. cially the African American fra- have enough,” Mancayo said. Lewis said the survey will everybody gets drunk and then David Agee, a member of “Today, neither the histori- ternities that have been much “Then we can develop a plan verify whether lights are up to goes to the game, let those be Alpha Phi Alpha and facilitator cally black nor the historically better than the white fraterni- of attack.” industry standards. The SGA integrated pre-game parties.” of the discussion, said he want- white greek organizations are ties about integrating,” he said. UA spokeswoman Cathy and the city conducted a sim- The “We Have a ed to have the forum to address doing for integration what The current membership Andreen said University ilar survey over the summer. Dream” Forum was hosted inappropriate race relations on needs to be done,” he said. process of the greek system police patrol all of the cam- Tuesday by Alpha Phi Alpha campus. Guillermo Puente, Norman Baldwin, a politi- pus parking lots and they See LIGHTS, Page 2 fraternity and the Latino-based president of the Theta Gamma cal science professor and panel See FORUM, Page 5 Scholar numbers have increased since last year Achievement and National to any university in the coun- ranks third among pub- Witt and other guests Hispanic scholars Wednesday try, are choosing Alabama,” lic universities in National honor national scholars afternoon at Bryant-Denny Witt said. “As our enrollment Achievement Scholars and National Scholarships Stadium in the north end zone increases, our goal is to grow 11th among public universi- '05 - '06 National Merit Scholars: 72 BY JAMES JAILLET plaza. with quality. ties in National Merit Scholar National Achievement Scholars: 13 Senior Staff Reporter In his speech, Witt acknowl- “Our national scholars, enrollment. The University also ■ [email protected] edged the scholars’ presence along with hundreds of other received an award for black School Year National Hispanic Scholars: 66 at the University and the con- students who come to this student enrollment. Total: 151 As 51 more national schol- tinuing effort of the University university with top level ACT In the fall, 202 freshman schol- National Merit Scholars: 85 ars make their home at the to attract the “best and bright- scores and grade point aver- ars enrolled at the Capstone, '06 - '07 University this year than in est” students from around the ages are clear indicators that comprised of 85 National National Achievement Scholars: 18 the 2005-06 school year, UA country. we are truly home to the best Merit Scholars, 18 National School Year National Hispanic Scholars: 99 President Robert Witt spoke to “We are very pleased that and the brightest.” all UA National Merit, National these students, who could go Currently, the University See SCHOLARS, Page 2 Total: 202 ■ ■ ■ The Crimson White Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Newsroom — 348-6144 Fax — 348-4116 Advertising — 348-7845 www.cw.ua.edu ■ Classifieds — 348-7355 ■ Letters, op-eds — [email protected] ■ Press releases, announcements — [email protected] online 2 Thursday, February 1, 2007 ■ NEWS CAMPUS ■ SPRING BREAK 2007 Students have choices to help INTobrief submit a brief, e-mail [email protected] “I think it is a logical choice UA organizations take because of all the displaced “During our spring break, we will come in and put ANNOUNCEMENTS part helping in and out and disfranchised people up the inside walls and install the bath tub. The next as a result of things such of the country as hurricanes,” Letourneau to last college will come in and finish the house.” CW looking for paid, non-paid staff said. — MICHELE TRAN BY CHANDLER MYERS The cost of the trip is $200 UA Chapter President of Habitat for Humanity The Crimson White is looking for students interested in Staff Reporter per student, and 33 students being a paid copy editor, non-paid photographer or designer. ■ [email protected] and seven faculty members For more information on copy editing for The CW, contact will participate, Letourneau for the Sacramento trip and left to fill. Tran said the $150 Amy Owens at [email protected]. For those interested in tak- Some students have cho- said. $576 per student for the will cover transportation ing photos, contact T.G. Paschal at [email protected]. For sen to leave the beach behind As a part of cooperating Mexico trip, she said. tools and some meals. more information on designing, contact Tiffany Schwarz at this spring break and offer a with Habitat for Humanity, “The students that are Officers got together and [email protected] or Callie Corley at [email protected]. hand to those in need. Letourneau said the going to Sacramento are stu- decided on Eustis because of Organizations such as the Navigators were given 40 dents interested in the envi- its location and because the Community Service Center, spots to fill. Registration ronment, and the students local affiliates seem welcom- SGA candidate packets available Habitat for Humanity and through Habitat for Humanity going on the trip to Mexico ing, she said. One house will SGA candidate packets for the 2007 elections are now avail- the Navigators are taking ends Feb. 19, he said. are interested in the connec- be built during this trip, Tran able online at vote.ua.edu.