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Check out our weekly page: GAMEDAY 5 Look for the Ole Miss edition today COVERING CAMPUS HEALTH, WELLNESS AND NUTRITION Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 116, Issue 38 Increase in State Fair moves to Sokol Park By Steven Nalley arrests seen Arts & Entertainment Editor The Zipper is a frightening variation on the Ferris wheel with cages that can spin upside on campus down as the linear core they are attached to rotates. It’s one of the most intense rides Burglary arrests decrease while at any carnival and, as a result, drug, alcohol offenses higher a favorite for United Cerebral Palsy of West Alabama By Kellie Munts Development Director Brenda Senior Staff Reporter Ewart. “I’m 39, and I’ll ride anything The University’s police department made at least out there,” Ewart said. “You 20 more liquor and drug law violation arrests on never get too old.” campus in 2008 than in 2007, according to a report The Zipper is one of about released by UAPD. 30 rides at the West Alabama The crimes with the highest number of overall State Fair at Sokol Park, which offenses for 2008 were burglary, liquor and drug law began Oct. 3 and will run until violations, the report said. Liquor law violations Saturday. This is the first time rose from 87 arrests in 2007 to 112 in 2008, and drug the fair has taken place at Sokol law violations on campus, jumping to 60 arrests Park instead of the Tuscaloosa from 37 made in 2007. Jaycee Park Fairgrounds. Officer Andy Liles, crime prevention specialist, The fair raises money for said the increase in arrests is typical in a university UCP, and Ewart said several that is growing at the rate the UA campus has been. people told her this year’s fair The numbers may look high to those who are not had the biggest opening in the well aware of average crime rates on campuses, but fair’s history. the statistics are reasonable, Liles said. “We estimated an opening of “This information is pretty typical for a campus about 8,000 people,” Ewart said. that serves 30,000 people on a daily basis,” Liles said. “We use this money to enhance CW | Katie Bennett “Crime is extremely low in the categories that really the quality of the programs for The West Alabama State Fair has many different rides, a petting zoo and several food and souvenir the people we serve.” vendors. The fair runs through Saturday. See CRIME, page 3 Ewart also said the police had reported no trouble. Congressional District. Eddison Walters is to meet the public and talk to them about “Zero,” she said, making a goose egg sign running to become the first District 7 repre- issues affecting District 7 and Tuscaloosa,” with her hand. “That’s a good thing.” sentative from Tuscaloosa County in 25 years, Walters said. “We had a real large crowd out The large crowds on Saturday benefited and he said the fair gave him the chance to here Saturday. [Sunday] was pretty slow with not only UCP but also a candidate for the meet with several voters. Democratic nomination in Alabama’s 7th “I thought it would be a good opportunity See FAIR, page 8 Students have many plans for break By Sean Abdoli located in Steele],” Cogdell said. Miss game Saturday. he understands why it was short- Senior Staff Reporter Kristin Odom, a junior majoring “I’ll be going home for a couple ened. in English, said she plans to take a of days, but I have to be back up “Having a longer break would As fall break begins Thursday, trip to Panama City, Fla. here on Saturday to get to the Ole be great,” Cogdell said. “But that UA students are preparing to take However, Allie Joiner, a junior Miss game,” Sellers said. would mean losing time off some- a break from class and the rigor- majoring in construction engi- Many students agreed that a where else, so I think the length is ous demands of college life. A neering, said she has more con- break was needed. OK.” number of students have a multi- ventional plans for the long week- “I like it,” Cogdell said. “It gives “Sometimes I think the break tude of wide-ranging options on end. a nice break around midterms, should be longer, but if a shorter how to spend their four-day week- “I’m going home for fall break,” so it’s good to have a chance to break means that we get off ear- end. said Joiner, a native of Florence. relax.” lier [for winter break], then I’m all Classes are dismissed on Although many students will be “I wish it was longer since for it,” Joiner said. Thursday and Friday for students, leaving the campus for the dura- I’ve only had one true fall break But Sarah Browning, a senior but the campus will remain open. tion of the break, not every stu- in my whole four years at the majoring in mathematics and John Cogdell, a senior majoring dent is free for the whole weekend. University,” Sellers said. “We’ve English, said she thinks the in aerospace engineering, said he Daniel Sellers, a senior majoring had away games for the last three whole idea of fall break should be plans to use the break like a vaca- in business, will only have three [fall] breaks, so I’ve never really scrapped. tion. days of his break free. As a mem- got much of a break.” “I think they should give us a lon- “I’m going rock climbing at ber of the Million Dollar Band, he Even though he wished the ger Thanksgiving break instead of Horse Pens 40 [a nature park said he is expected to be at the Ole break were longer, Cogdell said this short one,” Browning said. Source: UAPD report CW | Aaron Gertler Love Stuff fi ghts state sex toy ban Bragg discusses Store’s policy edges around law new book to continue operations By Patty Vaughan worked in a cotton mill in the Senior Staff Reporter foothills of the Appalachian By Will Nevin Love Stuff stores — whether Mountains in Jacksonville. Managing Editor they are in Anniston, Hoover, Rick Bragg’s office was The mill was located in Montgomery or Auburn — dark Monday afternoon, but Calhoun County and operated Editor’s note: This is the sec- have the same general setup. a sense of warmth and light from 1902 until 2001 when it ond story in a two-part series. In a common area open to all filled the room as the Pulitzer shut down. customers, the store displays Prize-winning writer dis- “These are people who gave MONTGOMERY — Aside from nothing more risqué than the cussed the sadness and victo- their fingers, hands and arms the tools and toys in which it typical selection at Victoria’s ry in his new book “The Most to the machines,” Bragg said. trades, Love Stuff is a lot like Secret. Past the front room, They Ever Had,” scheduled “They are people who worked any other store. however, a customer has to for release later this week. the job that filled their lungs Opened in 2002, the store in show a valid driver’s license The book is a collection Alabama’s capitol city shares and acknowledge the store’s of essays about people who See BRAGG, page 2 a roof with an O’Reilly Auto policy to get into the north Parts along a choked stretch room, area B or whatever the RIck Bragg, of the highway to Atlanta. This particular store happens to professor afternoon, Sugar Ray’s 2001 call the room where Love Stuff of writing, lick “When It’s Over” drifts keeps its porn and sex toys. disusses his softy from the overhead speak- (The room is not called the book “The ers, courtesy of the local Top back room. “We try to stay Most They 40 station WHHY-FM. Even in away from that,” said Love Ever Had.” the adult room, there are signs Stuff general counsel Amy proclaiming the store’s policy Herring.) CW | Tiffany Nevin CW | Bethany against shoplifting and stick- The store’s policy, drafted Love Staff general counsel Amy Herring examines a device in Martin ers advertising half-off and buy the Auburn store. Love Stuff sells a variety of sex toys and other one, get one free sales. merchandise. See BAN, page 7 cycle t re his e p s a a p e today’s paper today l e INSIDE WEATHER P r • • r P Briefs ........................2 Sports .......................9 e l e P.O. 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