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CW's opinions Music students to show Tide baseball too biased opera talent this weekend edges Blazers OPINIONS, Page 4 THE SCENE, Page 12 SPORTS, Page 6 Thursday, April 6, 2006 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 112, Issue 111 Prof remembered for enthusiasm Weaver is remembered by Weaver’s daughter, Valerie his geography instruction,” Former geography chair- students, family members and Weaver, said her father had Webster said. man was ‘wonderful colleagues for his friendliness an interest in gardening and Webster said he will always and his passion for geography. loved working in his yard. remember Weaver as a great man,’ colleague says Weaver was the longest- He also enjoyed teaching his friend and colleague and is BY WESLEY HALLMAN serving member of the geog- students and participating in saddened by his death. Staff Reporter raphy department, Webster K-12 teaching institutes about “He was an absolutely won- ■ [email protected] said. Weaver was an instru- geography, she said. derful man,” Webster said. “He mental member of the depart- “He enjoyed teaching his was always here and for him David Weaver, a geogra- ment, Webster said. geography of the national to be gone is almost unimagi- phy professor who served as “Serving as chair of the parks classes the most,” Valerie nable.” chairman of the department department can be exhaust- said. Weaver’s students said they for 13 years, died Monday. He ing, and for him to serve for 13 Weaver took pride in helping will remember Weaver for his was 63. years was quite a feat,” Webster K-12 teachers in the state learn friendly smile and willingness Weaver drowned in Lake said. to emphasize the importance to help them. Tuscaloosa, said Gerald Web- Weaver was also serving as of geography to their students, Thomas Waters, a sopho- ster, the current geography director of the Regional and Webster said. more majoring in geography, UA geography department Web site chairman. Webster declined to Urban Planning Program at “Dr. Weaver impacted said Weaver was one of the Geography professor David Weaver died Monday. He was the longest comment further on the cir- the University at the time of hundreds of teachers and serving chairman of the geography department. cumstances of Weaver’s death. his death, Webster said. thousands of students with See DEATH, Page 3 Trustees to get plan COOL CLASSES ■ NEW 473 for 3 more “dorms” Students get hands New residence halls will be increase enrollment by more than dirty in globalization 6,000 students in the coming years. built on space across from Construction would include two hands-on approach to understand way of learning about the world,” four-story buildings to house stu- Class uses pottery to bridge Blount Hall a complex topic — globalization, Galbraith said. “Globalization is dents, a parking deck with about 750 which refers to the inter-connect- such a massive concept to study. spaces, a parking lot with about 360 gap between local and FROM STAFF REPORTS edness of the world thanks to bet- It really helps to focus in on a par- spaces, an amphitheater that seats global issues ter technology and communica- ticular realm to understand how it about 1,500 people and a new din- UA System trustees will consider tion. works.” ing facility, according to information BY LORI CREEL Marysia Galbraith, a cultural While students can study glo- a resolution today that would allow that will be presented to the trustees’ Senior Staff Reporter anthropology professor in New balization through economics or UA officials to begin the process of ■ Physical Properties Committee. [email protected] College who developed the course political science courses, Galbraith selecting a developer to oversee the Phase III will be located across seven years ago, said she want- said it makes sense to concentrate construction of a third new group of from Blount Hall on space occu- In the small, drab basement of ed to link two different bodies of on the local impact of globaliza- campus residence halls. pied now by Mallet, McCorvey and Carmichael Hall, students work knowledge into a single class so tion on a simple industry, such as The “Phase III” dorms, along with Sommerville halls, which are sched- steadily on their final projects, students could understand glo- pottery. the new Riverside complex and the uled to be demolished at the end of mixing and molding clay, working balization through its tangible The class meets for two hours under-construction Lakeside com- the semester. with a pottery wheel and decorat- effects. on Tuesday and Thursday each plex, are needed to accommodate ing pottery. “It seemed like a really inter- week. Students work in the studio UA President Robert Witt’s plan to See TRUSTEES, Page 2 These students, taking Glob- esting way to bring these two in the basement each Thursday, alization and Folk Craft Prod- really passionate interests of uction, or NEW 473, are using a mine together, but also a good See CLASS, Page 3 UA sopho- more Landon Foster works on NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon's car during a practice run at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. Contributed photo UA student racing to top ARCA is an American racing associa- Student doubles as crew chief tion similar to NASCAR. He has held for ARCA racing team the same position for several other racecar teams in at least 17 other BY ALEXANDRA BATTITO races in the past year, and he said he Staff Reporter loves every minute of it. ■ [email protected] “It’s neat to know that something you build, put together and set up Tension was high for crew chief is actually out there running well Landon Foster at February’s ARCA and being competitive,” he said. “It’s RE/MAX race at Daytona Internat- something I love to do in that sense. ional Speedway. Being able to put something together Foster watched the driver of from the ground up, and go out there the team’s No. 78 3D Motorsports and run with 40 other guys.” Chevrolet unexpectedly pull into As lead engineer and race day crew eighth place, only to see the rear chief, Foster is in charge of the team’s engine gear fall apart in the last lap, crew to set up the car before the race, ruining the team’s chances of victory. including checking specifications and The team still finished a respectable measurements of the vehicle. During 19th out of 41 cars. the race the pressure is on: It’s his job Though it looks like a scene only to sit on top of the pit, or the team’s for the most seasoned professionals, headquarters on the side of the race- Foster is only 20 and a UA sophomore track, and oversee the whole plan majoring in mechanical engineering. of action with the driver, calculating Foster was also lead engineer for fuel mileage and constantly making his Bessemer-based 3D Motorsports CW/ Elliot A. Knight ARCA team in the Daytona race. See RACING, Page 2 New College student Justin Dearborn places pieces of pottery into a bonfire during a firing as part of the NEW 473 class. ■ ■ ■ 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 Thursday, April 6, 2006 ■ NEWS 2 CAMPUS Summer tuition costs take a hike consistent for all summer ses- Andreen said tuition rates pay $858 per hour, Andreen But price differences sions. This should be easier for the 2005-06 academic said. INTobrief submit a brief, e-mail [email protected] based on terms are and more convenient for stu- year were approved in June Long said she had a friend dents.” 2005, but because of the who was unable to attend eliminated Andreen said the increase of University’s switch to the summer classes because of ANNOUNCEMENTS tuition money is not allocated Banner administrative sys- the cost. BY KRISTIE BUSAM to specific projects. “I don’t think there are a lot Senior Staff Reporter tem, tuition rates for the 2006 summer session were of scholarships for the sum- CW hiring for 2006-07 staff ■ [email protected] not included in the 2005-06 mer,” Long said. “My friend Applications are now available for positions on The tuition resolution. usually has grants and schol- Crimson White’s 2006-07 staff. They are available outside While some students and By the numbers arships to cover tuition, but their pocketbooks take a break This summer’s rates were The CW’s office in Office of Student Media (923 University summer tuition approved by the UA trustees she didn’t have a scholarship Blvd., next door to Reese-Phifer Hall). for the summer, many hang for the summer so she didn’t Undergraduate in-state in February, Andreen said. The following positions are available: managing editor: around campus and will feel $225 enroll for the summer because a summer tuition increase tug tuition per hour “All tuition rates are app- news, managing editor: web, managing editor: art/design, roved by the Board of Trus- she didn’t want to burden her managing editor: outreach, student life editor, campus at their wallets. Undergraduate out-of- parents. Undergraduate and gradu- $598 tees,” Andreen said. affairs editor, opinions editor, entertainment editor, sports state tuition per hour Andreen said she doesn’t “It would be more beneficial editor, chief copy editor, copy editors, photo director, assis- ate summer tuition for sum- to just get a job during the know whether there will be tant desk editor positions, deputy outreach editor, senior mer 2006 increased an average summer.” Graduate, in-state tuition another increase for the fall, staff reporters, senior photographers, staff reporters, staff of 5.4 percent for in-state stu- $237 Rachel Watts, a junior per hour as there has been the last photographers and page designers.