2005-06 YEAR IN REVIEW

Where is Bowl win caps Gingers kept down Mike Jones? exciting 10-2 season by the man ENTERTAINMENT, Page 14 SPORTS, Page 15 OPINIONS, Page 4 Friday, May 5, 2006 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 112, Issue 127 ■ SEPT. 30, 2005 Katrina slams into Gulf Coast, T-town The Gates on passed through on Aug. 29. Stoneleigh Apartments and the and Hackberry Lane. During 12th avenue sus- Houses damaged, UA Though Tuscaloosa fared bet- Four Points Sheraton also lost the morning hours Tuesday, tained extensive takes in evacuees ter than southern areas of the power during the storm. University Boulevard was damage when state, damage and power out- Power was restored in most closed between Colonial Drive BY MARLIN CADDELL, STEPHEN DAWKINS, ages could be found through- dorms by mid-morning on and Devotie Drive. Hurricane Katrina LORI CREEL AND MIKE FAULK out the city. Aug. 30. “We understand that every- hit Tuscaloosa. The The Crimson White Most of the campus was Windows were blown out at one will have to be patient,” UA damage to the without power that night, Julia Tutwiler Hall, and there spokeswoman Janet Griffith apartments caused Students on and off cam- including most residence halls. were reports of a sinkhole that said, mentioning that some many of the pus woke on Aug. 30 to find Fraternities on Jefferson developed near the drainage students might still be without residents to move trees snapped in half, downed Avenue, the Stallings Center, ditches in its parking lot. power or have trouble navigat- to other apartment power lines and electrical the University Town Center on Several trees were also ing campus roads. “We thought the Strip, all sorority houses on downed on University it would be best to go ahead complexes. outages across Tuscaloosa — damage left by the remnants Colonial Drive, apartments on Boulevard near Colonial Drive. CW/ T.G. Paschal of Hurricane Katrina, which Ninth Street, Crimson Towers, Power lines fell on the Strip See HURRICANE, Page 10

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CW/ Chris Otts Tuscaloosa Police Chief Ken Swindle talks with an Machine investigator at the site of a shooting at the Venue 1215. Carroll says she was member of secret group designed to influence campus politics Men indicted BY MIKE FAULK Student Life Editor ■ [email protected]

SGA President Mary Margaret Carroll said she in two Strip was once a member of the secretive campus group known as the Machine at a meeting of the UA Student and Campus Life Committee on Feb. 15. The statement marks the first time in at least shootings 10 years anyone has publicly acknowledged membership Paschal CW/ T.G. All victims survive shootings in the group, much less a BY MARLIN CADDELL, KRISTEN TROTTER AND CHRIS OTTS high-ranking SGA official. The Crimson White Machine members and can- didates backed by it usually deny the existence of the There were two shootings within three weeks group or say they have no on the Strip this semester, sparking increased knowledge of it. security at the popular night spot. Two men have “I used to be in the been indicted in the separate incidents. yrone Prothro’s acrobatic 42-yard to national prominence in 2005 and was Jason Michael Gardner, 23, has been indicted Machine,” said Carroll dur- Mary Margaret ing a discussion over wheth- fourth down catch over the back of later immortalized on canvas by artist for attempted murder in connection with a er to implement a proposed Carroll Southern Miss cornerback Jasper Daniel Moore. shooting near the Quick Grill stand on Feb. 26. SGA political party system. T Lukendrick Keyon Harton, 21, has been indict- “I’m seeing this from a large Faulk turned the tide in Alabama’s The catch was also named by Pontiac as ed with attempted murder, first-degree assault array of perspectives.” 30-21 comeback victory over the Golden the Game Changing Performance of the and two counts of second-degree assault in the In an interview that night, Carroll said many March 11 shooting outside the Venue 1215. students have a mistaken image of the select Eagles on Sept. 10. The play came to serve Year, earning a $100,000 donation to the Tuscaloosa Police Chief Ken Swindle said campus political coalition of traditionally white as a symbol of the Crimson Tide’s return UA general scholarship fund. See SHOOTINGS, Page 2 fraternities and sororities and its purpose. She said it is not the “monster” it has been portrayed to be. “I was a part of a group that worked for the candidate they chose to support,” said Carroll, ■ VARIOUS DATES referring to campaigns in previous years before she ran for SGA president. “I want to make it very clear that all it is, is people working for their friends.” Frat president, geology professor among ’05-’06 deaths Carroll said she has not had any role in the Machine since the 2004 SGA election. At least five students and forgotten. this week, said Meredeth lived casket was the hardest thing I’ve At the final debate of the 2005 election season, Paramedics found Marshall at the Downs, but had spent the ever done in my life,” Creel said. The Crimson White quoted Carroll saying the three profs died during Meredeth, a UA junior and former previous night at a friend’s apart- UA student James Andrew Machine hadn’t existed since the 1920s, but in academic year Kappa Alpha member, dead Sept. ment, also at the Downs, where Wren, 18, died Oct. 29 after he the interview, Carroll denied making that asser- 10 at the University Downs apart- his body was found. lost control of his car, accord- tion. “I wouldn’t have said that because that’s not BY MIKE FAULK, STEPHEN DAWKINS, TRACEY ment complex on 15th Street, The paramedics took Meredeth ing to The Daily Tribune News of true,” she said. MITCHELL AND KRISTIE BUSAM according to Tuscaloosa police. to DCH Regional Medical Center, Cartersville, Ga. Carroll said she chose not to mention her The Crimson White Lt. Loyd Baker of the Tuscaloosa where attempts to revive him Wren, who was from involvement in the Machine during her cam- Police Metro Homicide unit said were unsuccessful, Baker said. Cartersville, was in his first paign last year because she didn’t think it was The UA community saw the paramedics responded to a call Creel said he and Meredeth semester at the University. Wren relevant to the SGA. She said the group has deaths of a number of students Saturday that Meredeth was unre- were part of a tight-knit group of was planning on majoring in nothing to hide and that “humbleness” has been and faculty during the 2005-2006 sponsive at 120 E. 15th Street, friends from Dothan who grew up psychology, said Charlie Dennis, mistaken for secrecy and corruption. school year. Each were known for which is the Downs. together, and that he lived with a UA freshman who knew Wren their unique personal qualities Cameron Creel, a Kappa Alpha Meredeth last fall. and abilities, and those close to member who said he helped carry “There’s no doubt in my mind See MACHINE, Page 2 them said they would not soon be the casket at Meredeth’s funeral that toting my friend in that See OBITS, Page 6

■ ■ ■ 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 Friday, May 5, 2006 ■ NEWS 2 the night at businesses on the The extra officers will be Strip, in which UAPD officers CAMPUS SHOOTINGS Strip, Baker said. primarily on foot and will not drive by areas close to the Continued from Page 1 Madan said he was working answer calls in other areas. Strip. Tucker would not say at the grill when a customer They will be working over- how many officers had been Harton is thought to have tried came up to him and told him time, and the mayor said he assigned to the fringe patrols. to enter the Venue early March a Strip patron was urinating has requested funding from But UAPD will use “existing 11 but was denied because he in the back parking lot near the City Council to pay for the manpower to create greater brief the benches where Quick Grill extra officers. Previous patrols visibility” in areas near the IN did not meet the Venue’s dress code. customers sit. Madan said were a mixture of foot, car and Strip, he said. NEWS FROM THE YEAR The suspect left and he told the man dressed in bicycle, Swindle said. UAPD officers rarely returned, shooting four vic- camouflage, thought to be Maddox said he has a three- respond to incidents there tims with a 9-mm pistol, Gardner, to leave. part plan to bolster security because the Strip is under Secretary of State, British dignitary visit UA Swindle said. Employees of the Venue on the Strip, including add- TPD jurisdiction, Tucker said. Harton, originally from 1215 helped get rid of him, ing surveillance cameras to But, UAPD is in a mutual aid Oct. 24, 2005 Fayette, is thought to have fled Madan said. But he vowed the area, having the bars hire agreement with Tuscaloosa the scene and was picked up to come back to cause more an off-duty police officer and and Northport police to help Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British by some friends a few blocks trouble, Tyra said. possibly changing zoning if needed. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw visited the University on down University Boulevard. Gardner was belligerent laws so that no more bars can Venue 1215 owner Joel Oct. 21, speaking to more than 1,000 people at the Bryant Harton is suspected of and wanted to fight someone, come to the area. Holliday said the Strip Conference Center. shooting UA students Erin Madan said. He directed racial The city plans to put three Merchants Association plans Rice was in Tuscaloosa as part of a whirlwind trip Pinkerton, a freshman major- slurs at Quick Grill employees, or four surveillance cameras to hire two off-duty police between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham with British Foreign ing in telecommunication and Madan said. on the Strip within six months officers to specifically patrol Secretary Jack Straw to show him “the real United States.” film, and David Lee, 23, along About 20 minutes later, he to make the area safer, Maddox the Strip on Thursday, Friday Part of that trip included a speech in Tuscaloosa as part with Nikita Griffen, 20, and came back and fired shots said. and Saturday nights when of the Blackburn Institute’s annual Frank A. Nix Lecture. Venue 1215 bouncer Matthew from a .22-caliber rifle into the The cameras, which Maddox student traffic is the highest. At the presentation, Rice compared the rights obtained Burgett. minivan, Tyra said. Customers said could cost between On April 26, Phillip Weaver, by black people in the South during the civil rights move- Gardner, 23, of St. Clair often sit in their vehicles $50,000 and $100,000, will be president of the merchants' ment to the rights coming to the people of Iraq. County, is thought to have waiting or eating their food, connected to the police sub- association, said the group is She said “impatient patriots” such as Rosa Parks and fired into an occupied vehi- Madan said. station near the Strip. still contemplating whether it Martin Luther King Jr. demanded their rights from a cle in the Feb. 26 Quick Grill The cameras will act as a can hire additional officers. country where the founding fathers’ vision of “‘We the shooting. Shootings bring more deterrent to crime the same “We’re still working on it People’ didn’t mean me.” Tuscaloosa resident Nabil way they do in convenience right now to see how much As Straw approached the podium, he made the con- Chagri, 27, was released from security to the Strip stores, Maddox said. money we can raise and how nection between his home district of Blackburn and the DCH Regional Medical Center A change in zoning of the much money the merchants Blackburn Institute. He said the South produced the cot- after being shot in the head As many as six police offi- Strip area would attempt to can afford to fill in the gaps,” ton that fed industry in his home community during the and back with a .22-caliber cers patrol the Strip area on create more space between Weaver said. Civil War. rifle while sitting in his blue any given night normally, bars by prohibiting more bars Swindle said assaults in While Rice was giving her speech inside the Bryant Toyota Previa with his wife and but sometimes there are less from opening, though cur- the Strip area had decreased Conference Center, some 20 protesters were outside, two young children. Chagri’s because they respond to calls rent bars would be allowed to from 56 in 2004 to 38 in 2005. heckling Rice for her connection to the Bush administra- wife and children were not in other areas, a result of continue operation, Maddox Those assaults occurred in the tion on the Iraq war. injured in the shooting. TPD being 22 officers short, said. area between the junction of They began awkwardly on a “One, two, three, four. We Lt. Loyd Baker, command- Swindle said. Limiting bars on the Strip Riverside Drive and Queen don’t want your stupid war!” chant before hitting their er of the Tuscaloosa County As a response to the recent is a long-term solution, he City Avenue to the intersec- stride on “Hell no, we won’t go, we won’t die for Texaco!” Metro Homicide Unit, said incidents, extra police were stressed. It could take 10 or tion of 15th Street and Wallace Some high school students made their own signs to the shooting could be a case assigned to the Strip. 15 years for the effects of zon- Wade Drive. counter protesters’ cardboard messages including signs of mistaken identity because The extra police, two super- ing changes to be seen, he With a shortage of manpow- that said “I Love Bush” to “We may not be Asian, but we Chagri is of Middle Eastern visors and six officers, are only said. The city is looking into er, officers frequently respond love Rice.” descent along with the owner a temporary solution until the whether such a plan is legally to calls from other areas, leav- of the Quick Grill, Jassim police department, the mayor, feasible, he said. ing fewer in the Strip area, Madan, with whom he had an Strip business owners and UA Police Department Chief Swindle said. earlier altercation. the University can work out Steve Tucker said Swindle had “The busiest time on the IE department to be cut Gardner is thought to have a long-term plan, Tuscaloosa discussed reactivating UAPD Strip is also the busiest time in “fringe patrols” around the the rest of the town,” he said. April 12, 2006 caused problems earlier in Mayor Walt Maddox said.

Despite student protests, plans to eliminate the University’s industrial engineering department were all but finalized last week after UA Executive Vice President said it was only “networking.” been open to any student Judy Bonner and President Robert Witt approved a pro- MACHINE “The greek system is a com- playing a role in the SGA and KRISTEN L. LOVE posal that would phase out the program in the next five Continued from Page 1 munity, and if they choose to said accusations of student years. support someone, then that’s governmental corruption have Attorney at Law Bonner sent an e-mail to industrial engineering stu- Carroll said the secret frater- just how they feel,” Carroll hurt the positive steps taken DUI & Criminal Law dents on Tuesday alerting them to the administration’s nal society Theta Nu Epsilon said. by its officials. approval of engineering Dean Chuck Karr’s plan to does exist at the University Carroll said the Machine’s “I’m tired of the stereotypes, dissolve the department and reassign its faculty and but said the Machine is not a goal is not to put students in and I know everyone else is resources to other areas of the college. part of it. She said she was not the traditionally white greek tired of the frivolous stuff, 205-345-8995 “The students’ degrees will be from an ABET-accred- a member of Theta Nu and system above students who too,” Carroll said. “People are www.kristenlovellc.com ited engineering program and will reflect the strength declined further comment on are not in those groups. Carroll trying to be looked at for who “No representation is made that the quality of legal of the College of Engineering and the University of said her administration has they really are.” services to be performed is greater than the quality the organization. of legal services performed by other lawyers.” Alabama,” Bonner said. Historically, however, Theta ABET stands for the Accreditation Board for Engineering Nu Epsilon has been regarded and Technology, which is the recognized U.S. accredit- as the Machine’s official name. ing organization for college and university programs in The organization was found- applied science, computing, engineering and technol- ed at the University in 1888, a ogy. quarter of a century before a In an April 17 letter, Witt asked UA System Chancellor student government was even Malcolm Portera to approve the phase out of the IE formed at the Capstone. CW department. editors dubbed Theta Nu as Harbrooke Downs “This action will strengthen the College of Engineering “the Machine” in the 1920s by eliminating a relatively low enrollment department because of its efficiency at get- The Deal in Condominiums and allowing resources to be reallocated to strengthen ting its candidates into office. other programs,” Witt said in the letter. Carroll asserted, however, that she did not like calling the coalition the Machine, instead The Crimson White is ... referring to it as “a group of ■ Chris Otts - editor, ■ Marlin Caddell - metro/state friends.” • Great location in a • Hardwood floors in [email protected], 348-8049 editor, [email protected] Carroll said the Machine was not responsible for van- ■ neighborhood setting select units ■ Nick Beadle - managing Stephen Dawkins - dalizing her opponent Zac editor, news, [email protected]. administrative affairs editor, Riddle’s campaign signs dur- • Beautiful swimming • Approximately one mile edu [email protected] ing the 2005 election, as some pool area from campus ■ Tiff Schwarz - managing ■ Matt Scalici - sports had asserted. editor, design, schwarz@ editor, [email protected] She said intimidation of • Lighted tennis court • A Fabulous Economical opposing candidates is not a cw.ua.edu ■ Jessie Patterson - deputy practice of the organization. • New stackable washer “Game Day” Condo ■ Rachel Cherry - deputy sports editor, [email protected]. “I would never be associ- managing editor, design, edu ated with something that’s & dryer in each unit • Newly renovated exterior [email protected] ■ Lindsay Maples - chief copy threatening,” Carroll said. ■ Will Nevin - opinions edi- editor, [email protected] She also denied any knowl- edge of whether accusations of tor, [email protected] ■ Elizabeth de Shazo - Machine intimidation against ■ Elliot Knight - photo editor, advertising manager, 348- non-Machine candidates in [email protected] 8044 the past were true. “I don’t One bedroom/ one bath with study ■ T.G. Paschal - deputy photo ■ A.J. Johnson - creative know what happened before editor, [email protected] services manager, 348-8995 I got to school here,” Carroll said. $62,500 ■ Joan Garrett - training and ■ Benae Aultman - account Carroll said she wants stu- recruitment director, executive, 348-6875 dents to know that there is no [email protected] ■ Cassie Edwards - account “supernatural force” that con- Two bedroom/ two bath ■ Joey Dodson - graphics executive, 348-8735 trols SGA elections or student editor, [email protected] ■ Haley Moore - account government. $75,000 ■ Mike Faulk - student life executive, 348-8056 She said the Machine doesn’t choose who will run for office ■ editor, [email protected] Joseph Morgan - account and that its only purpose is ■ Ben Flanagan - executive, 348-2670 to provide a base of support entertainment editor, ■ Whitney Gullet - national for SGA candidates that have [email protected] accounts, 348-8995 befriended its members. She Buddy Causey ~ Realtor

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The Sept. 10 football game against Southern Mississippi will be played in the looming shadow of Finding new reasons to live Hurricane Katrina, the monstrosity that devastated I still remember his voice. lost. and the world pushes me to much of the Gulf Coast and had a direct impact on Deep, strong, dark and wild It’s hard — I can walk among give in. Southern Miss. — just like him. humans again, but I still have a But I think of the 15-year- We need to modify some of our behavior in regard Thirteen years and two days limp from the licks I took when old boy who only knows his to visiting opponents this week. In short, we need later, it has faded into a mum- Damage I was down. father as a picture in the liv- ing room and a white granite to be classy; not that we’re completely obnoxious to ble in the back of my mind, but I learned not to trust. I it won’t go away. Control begged my mother for us not tombstone, and I have the only visiting teams, but we need to be classier than we I only remember kindness to move. I didn’t think I could reason I need to never give usually are. and beauty in everything he take leaving the only house I up. Every hour I’ve worked When the Eagles come onto the field, don’t boo, did — the picture frames he had ever known. I expected the past five years has been to and if you can find it in your heart, you should prob- would paint, the garden he an embrace, but there were make this world a better place ably cheer for them. Maybe even give them a stand- would tend on Sunday after- too few people who were kind, for him and everyone else I noons, the days we would Nick Beadle caring and patient with my love. ing ovation. If nothing else, sit there in silence. I’ve been hiding my scars Also, keep the off-color jeers to yourself. The last walk and fish along the brown, [email protected] grief, and too many like the shallow creeks in the woods boy who told me, “If you were for so long, but I can’t do that thing we need is for the whole nation to see an behind my house. with “Surely goodness and my son, I’d kill myself, too,” or anymore. I’ve seen too many people willing to give up their Alabama fan heckling USM players for not having a My father loved those mercy shall follow me all the the church counselor who told lives and ruin someone else’s house or something equally distasteful. woods, and he loved me. He days of my life, and I will dwell my mother and me to “get over the past couple years. told me so in the glow of the it” soon after my father was As far as Rammer Jammer is concerned, we couldn’t in the house of the Lord for- I want to show them what gone. come to a decision. The Crimson White’s editorial warm April sun before he ever.” will happen to who or what board was split down the middle as to whether we dropped me off at school that My father was a born-again And I learned to hide the they care about if they give in. should perform the cheer if we win. Thursday morning. He meant Christian, as faithful and sure truth like a bullet stuck in my I want to help people find new it. in Christ as anyone I’ve ever heart. I could no longer handle reasons to live, new meanings If you go to the game, our advice is simple: Don’t He hung himself that after- known. But God could not the trepidation and questions. be a jerk. These people have been through quite for life that make them a little noon before I got home from stop him from walking into I couldn’t keep letting in spec- stronger and the world a little enough already. school. the woods with a slender white tators to watch for the day that less cruel. While it might be tough to admit sometimes, there There was no note. There rope that afternoon. The shad- I would slide a slender noose I live because I’ve been are some things more important than football. was no reason why. ow of his depression was too around my neck. through the worst, and few All we found was a black cold, and the scarred, selfish Given the family history, I’m days from here out will be as King James Bible in the mid- man he never let me know a safer bet. So is my brother, dark. dle bedroom with Psalm 23 won out. who was 2 when my father I live for the people who On saving Foster Auditorium, Nov. 4, 2005 highlighted with purple Magic Depression is a chill numb- died, but has the dark skin, depend on me and expect me Marker. He used to read it to ness I have felt often since the hair and eyes that defined him to make it through. UA administrators have proven time and time me, help me practice it for second I knew he was gone. so well. I live for the day I hear that again that if they think a project is important enough Sunday school. It’s the one that The grief, the betrayal, the Like anyone else, life always voice and do not cry. starts with “The Lord is my embarrassment of his death finds new ways to kick my ass. they can find the money, and nothing should be shepherd; I shall not want,” erased my humanity. I have There are days where the urge Nick Beadle was The Crimson more important than saving this important piece of peaks with “the valley of the been trying, awkwardly, since to forfeit my existence gnaws White’s 2005-06 managing edi- history. It’s not a lack of money that has condemned shadow of death” and ends high school to relearn what I at my gut with cold steel teeth, tor for news. Foster to a slow death. It is lack of effort. We have to do something, anything to save Foster Auditorium. Once we are able to decide what to do ■ AUGUST 19, 2005 with it, we should try to do something to commemo- rate the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door.

On political parties for SGA, Jan. 27, 2006

Only a fifth of students take the time to vote in SGA elections. Will parties makes students care more about the SGA? Apathy stems from a lack of action, or a perceived lack of action, in the SGA. Apathy can be abated only when vibrant student leaders come along with a clear and relevant message to students as to why they should vote. If parties can encourage better candidates, we’re all for them. On Mary Margaret Carroll’s ‘Machine’ acknowl- edgment, Feb. 20, 2006 CW/ Sean Hoade For Carroll, those seven words — “I used to be in the Machine” — were the most important words ■ she has said all year. It was a bold step, one that was DEC. 1, 2005 made by a person with nothing to lose as a president rapidly approaching the end of her administration. History will now certainly regard her as more than a Machine-backed caretaker president. But if she had Redheads are the real minority been more open and more honest, this could have been something truly historic for the Capstone. In a recent episode of “South “Hey, black”? Southern Miss the “redheaded We’ll have to take it for what it was — a baby step Park,” Cartman becomes a red- In high school, I learned to stepchild” of Alabama. Of all the in the right direction. head and, upon being made live with the nickname “fire stereotypes my people endure, fun of and ostracized by every- crotch,” and every day a differ- we can’t stand the notion that one around him, he snaps and Kiss My ent person thought he was first we’re all illegitimate, genetical- Our Views is the consensus of the CW editorial board. gathers all the redheads to one on Earth clever enough to ly defective children. Thanks, lead a revolt of the “Gingers.” Otts ask me if the curtains match Bruce Springsteen, for writing, Letter to the Editor, Sept. 15, 2005 It might be funny to you, but the carpet. “It takes a redheaded woman to to me it’s yet another reminder Once, I got a detention for get a dirty job done.” Professor wants Rammer be ended at that point of the cultural insensitivity my talking back to a biology teach- And on top of all that, we people have endured for cen- er, and when I had to apologize Jammer to stop and someone awarded a have to deal with Carrot Top, turies. to her the next day, she grabbed medal. who isn’t a real redhead yet For far too long, we redheads my hair and said, “Now, son, I am surprised and As a matter of fact, in have lived quietly under a cloak Chris Otts you’ve just got to learn to con- manages to set our people back deeply disappointed to be those days we won football of discrimination. Even with [email protected] trol that redheaded temper of with each terrible collect call reminded by The Crimson games instead of just crow- today’s obsession with cultur- yours.” You would think a biol- commercial. White that we still allow the ing about the possibility! al diversity, redheads remain Egyptians used to bury red- ogy teacher would know that I’ve had it. It’s time for soci- “Rammer Jammer” cheer at Maybe there is a connec- the victims of stereotypes and heads alive as a sacrifice to the no study has ever linked red- ety to start appreciating its football games. tion? insensitivity in a way no other sun god? Or that pagan witches headedness with temper. redheads. Heck, I’ve overcome This kind of vulgar, crude In any case, I call for an minority tolerates. thought the fat of redheads And what if a Mexican stu- the odds to succeed at this fine and unsportsmanlike con- immediate cessation of That’s right, I said “minor- was a necessary ingredient for dent had forgotten to turn in University. I think I deserve a duct is beneath the digni- the use of the “Rammer ity.” Redheads are perhaps the spells? his homework? How fast would scholarship. Perhaps the new ty of this institution and Jammer” cheer, once and minority of minorities. But really, it’s the long tradi- that same teacher have been Crossroads Community Center reflects in no way its heri- for all without exception. We are so rare (1 percent of tion of stereotypes that has kept fired if she said, “Now, you just could declare a Redheaded tage or its finest traditions. Perhaps sophomoric stu- the population), in fact, that the redhead down — treatment need to control that Mexican History Month on campus so I remember fondly a stu- dents lack the perspective we’re going extinct. Earlier this today’s society would denounce laziness of yours”? we recognize great redheads dent body that applauded or the maturity to realize year, a scientist at the Oxford if it were directed at any other Alas, the insensitivity contin- such as Queen Elizabeth I and any opposing player who just how damaging this Hair Foundation in the United minority. ued into college. A few months George Washington. was injured, a student body self-indulgent, adolescent Kingdom predicted redheads Allow me to share some per- ago, I was at a local bar, and I I’m telling you, culturally that would never consider behavior is, both to the might be eradicated from the sonal experiences with those looked across at these two guys sensitive world: We redheads population by 2060 because of you who have never known booing a player or even University and to the state. because I didn’t know why they add diversity. And we won’t be the gene that causes red hair the joy of a second-degree sun- were looking at me and laugh- an opponent, a marching However, that does around much longer. If you’re is recessive. Sure, the Native burn. ing. “What?” I asked. “You’re band that always played not excuse us the faculty, Americans had it bad, but “Hey, red.” Since I can killing me, Smalls,” one of them not going to give me preferen- the opponent’s fight song at the coaching staff or the they’ll at least be around in remember, that’s what people said between fits of laughter. tial treatment on a job applica- halftime before they broke administration for allow- 2060. have called me when they can’t You see, just like Asians, tion, could you at least drop the into “Yea, Alabama” and a ing this embarrassment to And like other minorities, remember my name. OK, it all of us redheads look alike. curtains-carpet joke? coaching staff that did not continue. It is intolerable. redheads have faced historical seems harmless. But can you Therefore, I look just like that The Gingers are getting fed tolerate trash talk on the Stop it now. hardships. The Potato Famine imagine what would happen annoying fat kid from the up. field or spontaneous indi- wasn’t much compared to the if you didn’t know the name of movie, “The Sandlot.” vidual displays after every Marvin Johnson Trail of Tears or slavery, but the one black guy in a room full A few months ago, one of my Chris Otts was the 2005-06 play as if the game should Associate professor of music did you know that ancient of people and you called out, own sports writers tried to call editor of The Crimson White.

The Crimson White welcomes your view on the issues. Letters to the editor must be less than 300 words Chris Otts Editor and guest columns less than 700. Send submissions to [email protected]. Submissions must include the Nick Beadle Managing Editor: News author’s name and daytime phone number. Phone numbers are for verification and will not be published. Will Nevin Opinions Editor Tiff Schwarz Managing Editor: Design Students should also include their year in school and major. For more information, call 348-6144 or e-mail Editorial Board [email protected]. The CW reserves the right to edit all submissions. OPINIONS ■ Friday, May 5, 2006 5 ■ JAN. 19, 2006 Can men write about sex? Right before the fall semester hard R. ended, the same strange inci- If there were to be a male sex dent occurred on a few sepa- columnist, would the campus rate occasions. Several male UA really be interested in who he students approached me and If I Were previously “drilled” or “tore up” wondered if it would be pos- the weekend before? sible for The CW to run a sex You Picture the characters in the column from the male point of film “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” view alongside Liz Stierwalt’s and multiply that by at least “Come With Me”. 10,000. Every week, we would I initially found these inci- be treated to explicit terms, dents strange because I per- such as “junk,” “filled up,” sonally had never been and still Ben Flanagan “musty dugout” and much haven’t been exposed to a sex more. New, more disgusting column written by a man. After [email protected] views on shaving would cause each pitch I thought, “Sure, why you to reintroduce yourself to not?” It’s important to get both characteristic of a columnist is the eight-pack of chicken nug- sides on a matter as significant his ability to think and write gets you just ate at the Ferg. and educational as sex. A man’s his precise thoughts on paper. The “how-to” guides would opinion would be vastly help- Nothing can be built up or edit- be appalling and would have ful and would give the males of ed down (considering the writ- you begging to hear Stierwalt the Capstone information and ing skills of the columnist or instruct the public on doggy- insight with which they could the inflexibility of the editor). style. purely identify. To be blunt, the mind of a Basically, the only way this About a split-second after single straight college male is campus, or anyone for that this notion, however, I retracted a deep, dark and scary path matter, could handle a male sex my first thought and instant- that leads to a despicable and columnist is if he were a homo- ly struck it from the record. I vulgar utopia that if one were to sexual commenting on straight thought I was crazy for origi- hear the thoughts with human relationships. If he were to write nally agreeing to do this. After ears, his head would instanta- about his own experiences, this all, The CW has already received neously explode. campus would have a fit. its fair share of criticism from For this particular kind of A female will always rule the the detractors on Stierwalt’s male’s thoughts to be released sex column. It all just reinforc- column, which was certainly as words for others to hear, they es the fact that women are so expected. must go through a series of pro- proper and so much better at I eventually came to the con- cesses that basically trim them putting vulgarities into words, clusion that it isn’t logically pos- down to what could be con- though I’ve never been inside a sible to have a straight male sex sidered suitable, which would women’s bathroom to hear any columnist or, if there is one, to still sound pretty appalling. It’s conversations. take his commentary seriously. kind of like taking an NC-17- Keep in mind that we’re talking rated movie before the Motion Ben Flanagan was the 2005- about a straight college male. Picture Association of America 06 entertainment editor of The For me, the most important and cleaning it up until it’s a Crimson White.

■ Feb. 17, 2006 A smell that lingers over all The smell of charcoal: It shades of gray. In a back room, could be fresh steaks on the part of an artificial Christmas grill, it could be a roaring camp- wreath is still intact. fire — or it could be something “It’s somebody sorry that’s much more sinister. done this,” Barnes said. My View For Barnes, sorry does not ■■■ mean “feeling sorrow, regret or penitence” as Merriam- There’s really not much to Webster defines it. For Barnes, Beaverton. it means low-down, despicable. The city can’t afford to man It means worthless. It means its city hall fulltime so most Will Nevin the people that burned down of the time the small, square that church. brick building remains locked. [email protected] Across the street, there’s an ■■■ empty storefront that looms whining and squeaking hear- over its next-door neighbor, a ing aid. “They had it fixed up Standing next to the remains post office that would be in real nice in there.” of the Beaverton Freewill trouble if more than five peo- Barnes had come to the Baptist Church in the teeth of ple wanted to check post office church to survey the damage a cold February wind, the smell boxes at the same time. and to visit two brothers buried of charcoal fills the air. Soon, But Beaverton has plenty of in the church’s cemetery. it fills your nostrils, cakes your churches to pick from. The church is now nothing clothes and bathes your brain. Within a few blocks of more than skeletal remains. Soon, it’s the only thing you each other, Beaverton Baptist Looking through one of the can think about. It’s the same Church, Beaverton United many broken windows, you can smell I found at the burned Methodist and Beaverton see the twisted rubble of what cinderblock foundation of Church of God compete for was once a sanctuary brilliantly Rehobeth Baptist Church. It’s the hearts, minds and souls of illuminated by sunshine. the same smell I found at the Beaverton residents. Among the ash and debris, charred communion table of And then there is what’s three latex gloves litter the Antioch Baptist Church. left of the Beaverton Freewill ground, undoubtedly left by As these churches have Baptist Church. forgetful ATF agents as they burned all across the great state The site of Alabama’s 10th scoured the scene for any clues of Alabama, it has become a church arson in as many days, that could lead them to the per- smell that festers over all of us Beaverton Freewill Baptist petrators. — a smell that will linger until Church was torched Saturday At the door to the sanctuary, a these men are brought to jus- afternoon in broad, brazen day- fire extinguisher is still attached tice. light. Investigators confirmed to the wall, unused and unable Charcoal. that it was indeed arson a few to perform in its moment of I’m beginning to hate the days later. need. A row of pews remains smell. “It was a nice church inside,” upright and fairly untouched said Prints Barnes, an old on the left side of church; their Will Nevin was the 2005-06 man who stopped periodical- red upholstery colors a world opinions editor of The Crimson ly to spit and fiddle with his that has become muddled White.

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No other phy chairman. brother, Taff. from Anniston majoring in on Interstate 65 when his car accounting historian has had Weaver was the longest- political science, died Feb. 18 DKE house to be torn The accident occurred at ran off the road, overcorrected his likeness and his story told serving member of the geogra- in a three-vehicle accident on and overturned, according to 11:29 p.m. Oct. 29 while Wren on the front page of The Wall phy department, Webster said. down U.S. Highway 82 just outside a report in The Montgomery was trying to negotiate a curve Street Journal. Weaver was an instrumental Prattville. Advertiser. “But he would be the first to member of the department, The Delta Kappa Epsilon on a private drive in Bartow Perry’s car was hit head-on The paper reported that the point out that being a poster Webster said. Weaver was house on University Boulevard, County, Ga., Georgia State by a woman driving her car on Autauga County coroner said child for accounting history also serving as director of the the University’s oldest frater- Patrol operator Brian Brutchett the wrong side of the road at Thornton was found dead at was not what pleased him the Regional and Urban Planning nity house, will be torn down told The Daily Tribune News. 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18, said Donald the scene of the accident near most. Rather, his life with Joan Program at the University at May 23 to make way for con- The car flipped, and Wren was Frazier, a spokesman for the mile marker 192. and the collection of pets and the time of his death, Webster struction on the new Bryant- ejected from the vehicle. Alabama State Trooper’s Office Weigand said Thornton, perhaps the Harley, which he Denny Stadium Plaza. Ground Wren loved to hang out with said. in Montgomery. He said a who was majoring in philoso- drove with all of the aban- Weaver’s daughter, Valerie will be broken in August on friends and have a good time, third vehicle hit the cars after phy, spent almost every day a new $5 million DKE house Dennis said. don of a ‘rebel with a cause,’ Weaver, said her father had the initial accident. at Crimson Café on the Strip were perhaps the center of an interest in gardening and across the street on the former “He was the type of person Perry was the only per- drinking coffee and hold- site of Gorgas Hall. who, if there was nothing to the spirited person we grew loved working in his yard. He son who died in the acci- ing long conversations with to know so well. Indeed, living also enjoyed teaching his stu- While the successor to do, would make something to dent, Frazier said. He said friends. He was known for was something Bill well did dents and participating in K- the “Mansion on the Hill” is do,” he said. “Everybody knew that Stephanie Gravlee, 41, of his unique personality, all the beyond his writings and his 12 teaching institutes about being built, the DKEs will live him; everybody liked him.” Prattville, who was driving the way down to his insistence on classroom teaching.” geography, she said. in a building at Bryce Lawn Phi Delta Theta President car that hit Perry, was taken to always dressing up, Weigand Former education professor “He enjoyed teaching his Apartments. A 3,000-square- Will Demeranville, a junior the hospital for injuries, and said. Harold Bishop died Oct. 21. geography of the national foot temporary dining/meet- from Mobile majoring in res- the driver of the third vehicle, “John was notorious for Joyce Stallworth, associ- ing hall and portable kitchen taurant and hospitality man- Donald Dobbins of Billingsley, being really well dressed,” he parks classes the most,” Valerie will be deposited next to the agement, died Feb. 4 at DCH was unharmed in the crash. said. “He even went running in ate dean of the UA College of said. building. Regional Medical Center from Perry’s boyfriend James khaki pants.” Education, said Bishop was Ute Winston, an instruc- Gorgas, a former dormitory injuries suffered after an acci- “Anthony” Sullivan, a 2005 Several UA instructors an extremely hard worker and tor at the University for more that had housed the UA Police dent at the fraternity house Stillman College graduate who also passed away this aca- touched the lives of his stu- than 20 years, died April 4. She Department since the 1960s, early Feb. 3. lives in Montgomery, said he demic year. William Samson, dents daily. was 66. was razed during Christmas UA spokeswoman Cathy and Perry had been dating for a UA accounting professor, “He was just a giant in our Many of Winston’s col- break. UAPD now operates Andreen said Demeranville two years and that he’d hoped died Sept. 15 while attend- college, in the state and in the leagues and students said out of New Hall, another for- was transported via ambu- they would get married one ing an academic conference nation,” Stallworth said. “It Winston was loved by her stu- mer dormitory behind the lance to DCH at 3:15 a.m. Feb. day. With Perry gone, Sullivan for accounting historians in is a tremendous loss, but he dents. Joseph Hornsby, direc- President’s Mansion and Rose 3 after suffering a fall at the Phi said he’s waiting for time to Wales, United Kingdom. leaves behind a tremendous tor of Blount Undergraduate Administration Building. Delt house. heal the pain of his loss. Samson was on a sabbatical legacy.” Initiative, said Winston was a Phi Delt Treasurer Patrick He said his home has many this semester, which allowed Bishop had been involved valuable asset to the Blount Boles said Demeranville fell things that often remind him him more time for research with the UA College of program. Winston was teach- UA enrollment sets down the stairs. of Perry. and travel, UA Culverhouse Education since 1974 and ing a Blount class this semes- record Boles, who played football “When I look at things in College of Commerce and also served as a consultant to ter. with Demeranville at McGill- my house that she helped Business Administration Dean more than 100 school systems “She was a great teacher and Toolen High School in Mobile, across the state. He ran for the she loved teaching, and the UA President Robert Witt, decorate, it brings back mem- Barry Mason said, because said Demeranville was a good position of chairman of the students loved her,” Hornsby speaking at the fall faculty and ories, and I’ll get depressed Samson “had a special passion friend and one of the main or start crying again,” Tuscaloosa city school board said. “She was a very student- staff meeting on Oct. 25, 2005, and interest in accounting his- reasons he joined the frater- Sullivan said. in 1991 but lost. friendly teacher. said a record 21,750 students tory.” nity. UA junior John Thornton Dale Flesher, associate dean David Weaver, a geography “Our program will be lesser are enrolled at the University “As a fraternity, we lost a lot died in a one-car accident on at the University of Mississippi professor who served as chair- because she isn’t going to be — an increase of 781 students, in Will’s death,” Boles said. “We Interstate 65 April 16, two days School of Accountancy, and man of the department for 13 with us anymore.” or 3.7 percent, from last year. The 2005 freshman class, which consists of 3,739 stu- conference games and slug- Logan Young, who was con- his head on a railing, eventu- and the case has been offi- dents, is the largest ever at the ging its way to fourth place in victed of bribing a high school ally dying from the blood loss. cially labeled an accidental University. the ESPN.com poll. coach to get a top recruit for No suspects were charged, death. The large freshman class IN brief the Crimson Tide, was found will keep enrollment on pace from staff/wire reports ... dead in his home on April 11. to reach Witt’s goal of 28,000 Smith joins Tide women, students by 2013. Young was convicted in “We are now the dominant Sports Briefs dismisses star players 2005 on money laundering university for students in the and racketeering conspiracy state,” Witt said. “It’s clear that Baseball knocks off No. The Alabama women’s bas- charges after a federal court students and their parents ketball team struggled in its found him guilty of paying are coming to understand 1 two weeks in a row first season under new head high school coach Lynn Lang the quality of programs at the coach Stephany Smith, finish- to persuade defensive line University of Alabama.” Just weeks after a win over ing the season with an 11-19 recruit Albert Means to sign But Witt said UA officials Appalachian State made head (3-16 SEC) record after losing with the University. are mindful of the Capstone’s coach Jim Wells the winningest to Vanderbilt in the first round Young’s actions became quality, not only the number coach in Alabama baseball of the SEC Tournament. part of an NCAA investigation of students enrolled. history, the Crimson Tide On Feb. 7, Smith dismissed that led to sanctions against “As important as record continued to make waves by the team’s leading scorer Alabama in 2002, costing the enrollment is, the quality of defeating the No. 1 team in the Marverly Nettles along with Tide scholarships and bowl students here is even more nation on consecutive week- senior center Krystle Johnson. appearances important,” he said. “We have ends. The Tide bested top- Smith declined to explain her Police, at first, described grown the University while ranked Mississippi State two decision to the public. the death as a brutal murder, increasing quality.” games to one on the weekend with one official stating, “The Witt said though this year’s of March 31, then faced new Former booster found nature of the attack was bru- freshman class is larger than No. 1 South Carolina a week tal. The entire house is a crime those in the past, the academ- later and again won two of the dead in Memphis estate scene.” ic profile of the class is about three games in the series. Police later revised their the same. The average GPA The Tide has since com- MEMPHIS, Tenn.(AP) — assessment of the death, say- and ACT score of incoming piled a 34-13 record (15-6 Former Alabama booster ing that Young slipped and hit students remained at about SEC) and leads the SEC head- 3.4 and 24, respectively. ing into the final weeks of Diversity has remained the regular season. The Tide a priority for UA officials as is currently ranked No. 5 in efforts are made to increase the nation by the Collegiate enrollment, Witt said. There Baseball poll. have been 43 percent more black students enrolled since Softball marks 10th 2002, which is well above the University’s 11 percent growth anniversary with overall in the same time strong season frame. The Alabama softball team UA president and wife celebrated its 10th season in 2006 with one of its strongest file for divorce regular-season performances in program history compiling UA President Robert Witt an impressive 45-8 record. and his wife, Anne, filed for The Crimson Tide domi- divorce in Tuscaloosa County nated the rest of the SEC Circuit Court on Aug. 24. The winning 22 of its first 26 divorce became official on Sept. 23. “There exists such a com- plete incompatibility of tem- perament between them that they can no longer live togeth- er, and further, that there has been an irretrievable break- down of their marriage such Earn $25 Today! that further attempts at rec- onciliation would be imprac- and $35 on your return visit tical and futile and not in their best interest,” the deposition reads. Earn up to $210+++ per month The Witt’s have agreed on the terms of the divorce, as a life saving Plasma Donor according to the filing. 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Rammer Jammer B'ham students charged in church fires approved, amendments Students charged with In the affidavit, Debusk said voted down, Various he, Cloyd and Moseley had conspiracy, arson in traveled to Bibb County on Dates Feb. 2 to hunt deer. Moseley nine fires said the three suspects had Two amendments to the set fire to two churches in the SGA constitution failed and BY MARLIN CADDELL county early in the morning the Rammer Jammer cheer Metro/State Editor on Feb. 3 when they real- earned a moral victory in ■ [email protected] ized firefighters were quick- October’s Homecoming ly responding to the fires, election, which saw voter A joke that “got out of hand” according to the affidavit. turnout up by more than and left nine churches in rural “Burning the other three 1,000 votes from last year. Alabama burned came to the churches [on Feb. 3] became The Rammer Jammer punch line Wednesday when too spontaneous,” Moseley cheer got a 98 percent investigators arrested three said in the affidavit. thumbs up from students, young suspects in connection The five churches in Bibb with only 95 students voting with the blazes. County were the first in the against it. The vote, however, Benjamin Nathan Moseley, set of nine to be burned. AP Photo does not have any legal bear- 19, Russell Lee Dubusk Jr., 19, On Feb. 6, Moseley Damage caused by a fire at Beaverton Freewill Baptist Church is shown Feb. 12, in Beaverton. ing on the fate of Rammer and Matthew Lee Cloyd, 20, and Cloyd returned to west Investigators have determined that the fire was arson. Jammer. were arrested and arraigned An amendment to abol- Alabama and burned four on federal charges Wednesday other churches “as a diversion ish dual candidacy for SGA in connection with the Feb. 2 elections failed after fall- to throw investigators off,” fire at Ashby Baptist Church in Moseley said in the affidavit. ing shy of the 66 percent Bibb County. “The diversion Avoid Re-Connection Fees needed for amendments to In state court, obviously didn’t be approved. It garnered 60 Cloyd and Moseley work,” Moseley percent of the vote. Dual each were indicted said in the affida- in the Fall. candidacy is a practice by on nine counts of sec- vit. which students run for an ond-degree arson ATF spe- SGA executive position and and nine counts of cial agent Jim a Senate seat at the same third-degree bur- time. Cavanaugh, who glary. DeBusk was An amendment to remove led the investi- charged with five outdated language in the gation into the Call Comcast counts of second- SGA Constitution requiring arsons, said inves- degree arson and Ben Moseley candidates to file petitions tigators were fol- before they are eligible to five counts of third- degree burglary. lowing 1,000 leads run for office also failed to with no break in get a two-thirds majority Moseley and Today! the case. vote. Dubusk are students at Birmingham- “We only knew Shortly after the spring a couple of ghosts semester began, the SGA Southern College, a private United were rampaging Judicial Board, exercising its through Alabama,” judicial review for the first Methodist Church 348.0424 affiliated school. Cavanaugh said. time in SGA history, ruled “But we just pushed that both proposed amend- Cloyd is a student and pushed for ments on the ballot were at the University Russel DeBusk Jr. a break, and we put there in violation of SGA of Alabama at rules and the votes were Birmingham. forced a break in considered null and void. FBI special agent the case.” Carmen Adams said The break First black frat returns FBI agents are still came, according looking into the case to the affidavit, to campus but are not going to when investigators found a common April 14, 2006 pursue hate crime charges. The hearing tire track at six of the nine churches The UA chapter of Kappa in the case is sched- Alpha Psi, the first tradition- uled for Friday, but Matthew Cloyd burned. The “very ally black fraternity on cam- the suspects have distinctive” tracks pus, presented its first class not been indicted belonged to spe- of new initiates since its two- for the arsons. cial tires on a 2000 year suspension for hazing More charges are possible green Toyota 4Runner that ended last spring. in the case, said Alice Martin, belonged to Cloyd’s mother, Though the fraternity has the U.S. attorney for northern Kimberly. been officially reinstated, it Alabama, but she didn’t know “We collected the dots, and is still without on-campus if the state also planned to then we connected the dots,” housing, said Vincent Palmer, press charges in the arsons. Cavanaugh said. vice president of the frater- At a press conference, Gov. Although investigators nity. Its old house, which was Bob Riley said the arsons opened a tip line for witness- lost after the suspension, is were an isolated incident and es to call with information, now occupied by another weren’t any type of conspiracy Cavanaugh said no one came organization. He said the fra- against organized religion or forward with information. ternity is on a waiting list for the Baptist faith. Investigators had to rely on a new house and has been “The faith-based commu- “old-fashioned police work” working on arranging hous- nity can rest a little easier,” he to lead them to the suspects. ing. Cloyd’s father, Michael, said “We’re trying to get our old said. in the affidavit that Russell house back, but I think we If the suspects are convict- Cloyd admitted knowing who would appreciate anything ed, each arson count has a right now,” Palmer said. minimum prison sentence of committed the arsons and The new pledge class was five years and a fine up to Cloyd was with the arsonists presented on April 8 at their $500,000. when they set the fires. Probate show. Birmingham-Southern offi- A message posted on Jan. Cleo Thomas, the first and cials suspended and banned 3 by Cloyd to Moseley on only black SGA president of Moseley and Dubusk from Facebook.com said that it was the University, is a Kappa campus. time to “reconvene the season Alpha Psi alumnus. In a court affidavit, of evil.” “The chapter is a vital part Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms Near the end of the mes- of the seven provinces of the and Explosives special agent sage there is a pledge that fraternity and the fraternity Walker Johnson said Cloyd asks, among other things, nationally, so we are delight- told an unnamed witness that “May our girlfriends be con- ed to have it back in active he “had done something stu- cerned about our safety, may status,” Thomas said. “We pid.” our parents be clueless, [and] just hope to maintain that “Cloyd stated to the wit- may our beers be frosty.” status and be in good stand- ness that Moseley did it as a ing and compliance with all joke and it got out of hand,” The Associated Press contrib- of the applicable rules, and Johnson said in the affidavit. uted to this report. I’m confident that they will be.” UA grad to pilot shuttle mission Nov. 11, 2005

James Kelly, the University’s first astronaut, will pilot the Space Shuttle Discovery after its liftoff, which was sched- uled for July 13, 2005. The mission was NASA’s first since the shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry more than two years ago, killing all seven astronauts on board. Kelly, who graduated from the University with a master’s degree in aerospace engineering in 1996, and six other astronauts travelled to the International Space Station with supplies and replacement parts. The crew was scheduled to make three space walks while at the space station. Kelly made one previous trip to space in 2001 and has spent more than 300 hours in space. He was one of only 10 pilots selected in NASA’s 1996 class. NEWS ■ Friday, May 5, 2006 8 INbrief ■ FEB. 2, 2006 from staff reports ... Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Breyer visit Students live in houses illegally Capstone, Various Dates McConnell said the property Officers will not go house- Landlords fail to register owner has to significantly hunting for ordinance viola- U.S. Supreme Court Justice 4- to 5-person houses upgrade the property, com- tors, he said. Clarence Thomas visited the plying to stringent criteria, In its first stages the new campus on Nov. 11, telling BY KRISTEN TROTTER which can be expensive. city department will be made students about his nomina- Senior Staff Reporter “We’re talking about almost up of city employees, but tion battles and other battles ■ [email protected] tearing down a house and any new employees hired to he has faced during his ten- rebuilding it from scratch,” he the division will be police ure. Tommy Howell and Patrick said. officers, and eventually the Justice Stephen Breyer Cornelius live on 12th Street “There’s a lot of money entire department will be came to the Capstone on in a house with three other involved in investing in the police officers, Maddox said. March 11, talking to students guys. property,” he said. He added The division would enforce about the development of “It’s messy,” said Howell, that he cannot speak for prop- other zoning rules besides the peaceful adherence to the a junior majoring in public erty owners. “I can only spec- occupancy limit. law. relations. “That’s what you get ulate” as to why they haven’t Tuscaloosa Police Chief Breyer said he thinks of the when you have five guys living applied, he said. Ken Swindle said the police Constitution as a living doc- in one house.” Several local real estate department would have to ument that changes as citi- But that’s not all you get. companies declined to com- hire five additional police offi- CW/ Kristen Trotter zens’ “discussions bubble up It’s possible any UA students ment. Sherill Realty could not cers to fill the spots, which Tommy Howell, a junior majoring in public relations, and Patrick into the court system.” living in a house of more than be reached for comment. could be a problem since the Llera warned students to be police department cannot fill “Judges get into the act at three unrelated people could Cornelius, a junior majoring in marketing, sit on the porch on 12th end up with a court summons, cautious when dealing with its own ranks. the end, not the beginning,” Street. a fine and a judge’s orders to contracts and living arrange- “Right now we’re 20 police he said, indicating that he move out. ments. officers short,” Swindle said. “They never said anything property owner, property doesn’t think any of the judg- A city ordinance passed “One thing you have to be “But hopefully by the time the about it,” Howell said. “It’s manager and the residents es on the court fit the criteria in May 2005 created a spe- aware of when you go off to mayor implements this plan kind of shocking, to tell you are all responsible for the vio- of judicial activist. cially designated zone around school is that contracts mat- we’ll have enough police offi- the truth.” lation, he said. Thomas said the Supreme campus that allows up to five ter,” she said. “You always cers.” Another realty company If a judge finds it’s obvi- Court confirmation process unrelated people to live in one have to think about the legal The ordinance is currently they went to refused to rent ous the landlord didn’t know for judges is so heated that house — but only if landlords ramifications of what you do.” enforced on a complaint basis, to five people, said Cornelius, there were more than three federal court judges turn get special permission from Maddox said he wants to McConnell said. If the city, or a junior majoring in market- students living there, the stu- down the chance to serve on the city to let more than three create a police division to police department, receives a ing, but Sherrill Realty never dents could be held solely the Supreme Court because unrelated people live there. enforce zoning ordinances, complaint and discovers that mentioned it. responsible, McConnell said. of it. That means all UA students such as the number of people more than three people live in “They know that we have “Renters need to beware,” He said the process should who live in houses with more allowed to live in one house. the house, the residents and five people living here,” he said. than three people are break- “It’s important that we enact the landlord can be taken to be “scaled back.” Cornelius said. “They adver- City Councilman Lee ing a city ordinance. ordinances that are not paper court and fined. Thomas said the courts tised it as five bedrooms.” Garrison, who represents the To get permission from the tigers,” Maddox said. “This were being “held hostage” by Many students are not UA area, said the reason prop- city to house four or five unre- will provide the manpower to the issue of abortion, which aware of the occupancy erty owners have not applied lated people, landlords must investigate these more thor- has taken center stage in restrictions, McConnell said. for the certification could be make improvements to the oughly.” every confirmation hearing “Landlords will take advan- simple — time. property, including adding The division would not be since Roe v. Wade was decid- tage of that and purposely “I’m sure there will be peo- parking so that tenants don’t created until 2007 or 2008, ed in 1973. sign only three to a lease,” he ple applying, but it’s going to have to park on the lawn, Maddox said. The idea still While Breyer didn’t talk said. take time,” he said. adding bathrooms and/or has to go through the City specifically about the abor- The city does not aggres- The property owners have bedrooms and dividing some Council. sively enforce the ordinance to submit a site proposal to tion decision Roe v. Wade, larger houses to make two Councilman Lee Garrison, because McConnell is the the planning department to he said precedents were dif- residences. who represents the UA area, only zoning inspector who get approval and then under- ficult, but not impossible, to In May 05, city council- said he would support the can enforce it. go inspections when the con- overturn. men and UA officials praised creation of the code enforce- Senior city planner Vanessa struction is finished. the new requirements as an ment division. Llera said the city enforces “I do feel like it will happen, UA brings back incentive for landlords to “Hopefully in the near the ordinance mostly through and hopefully we’ll see more invest in fixing up residences future we’ll have people tak- BamaMail for good, complaints because it does investment in student hous- near campus, which will make ing advantage of the better not have the manpower to ing off campus and give stu- Oct. 6, 2005 for better housing options for occupancy laws,” he said. check on every residence. The dents more options to choose students as the University Maddox said the code city tries to investigate every from,” Garrison said. BamaMail, the University’s grows to a projected 28,000 enforcement division would complaint, she said, but even But achieving the certi- official e-mail client until students in the next several investigate students only as then it can be hard. fication is no piece of cake. early June, made a comeback years. complaints are received. “It’s very difficult to pin- on Oct. 5, 2005, by replacing UA Vice President of point that there are more the e-mail service in myBama Community Affairs Samory than three people living because of numerous com- Pruitt called the plan “solid” there,” she said. plaints about the new sys- and praised the cooperation McConnell said the viola- tem. between the city government GIFT CERTIFICATES tions are usually discovered myBama will still be used and the University. when police respond to a for scheduling, administra- When the new law was GREAT complaint, such as a noise discussed, Councilman Joe tion and other services – only complaint from a loud party, Powell warned that the occu- the e-mail client has been and ask who lives in the pancy rules would be hard for changed. house. GRADUATION the city to enforce. “BamaMail is back by pop- When more than three Howell and Cornelius had ular demand,” said Shawn people step forward, the no idea when they moved into Blackburn, project manager police inform McConnell. If their house that they were GIFT IDEAS! for myBama. “A lot of folks do he finds a violation, the resi- breaking city rules. Only three not like myBama.” dents receive an automatic of the five people living there court summons. He said Blackburn said students can signed the lease, Cornelius he only sees about 10 or 12 access their e-mail accounts said, but every month they cases a year taken to court. by visiting the BamaMail site send five checks for rent to “I’ve seen the judge fine directly or through the e-mail their landlord, Sherill Realty [the residents] and give them icon on the myBama homep- Company Inc. age, which redirects users to orders to leave,” he said. The the BamaMail Web site. At the beginning of the semester, UA technology officials received between 10 Tell us what you think about the and 15 complaints about the myBama e-mail client every CW. Take the readership survey at other day, Blackburn said. “Faculty, staff and students made calls and sent e-mails www.cw.ua.edu. Northport Location to the Help Desk and to me 5101 Summit Ridge 1019 McFarland Blvd with complaints,” he said. 205-342-4868 205-333-1214 Mon-Sat 10-8, Sun 1-6 Mon-Sat 10-8, Closed Sun “We want the user commu- nity to understand that we are listening to them.” Maddox wins election for mayor, Sept. 14, 2005 In a mayoral election Marr’s that some thought might come down to the wire, City Councilman Walter Maddox pulled out a solid victory Field September 13 against con- tender Sammy Watson. Maddox defeated Watson 53.99 percent to 46.01 per- Journal cent. Maddox garnered 7,096 votes to Watson’s 6,047. Maddox will replace six-term mayor Al Dupont. Watson defeated on sale now! Maddox by a small margin in District 4, which covers the University and its surrounding neighborhoods. in morgan hall Watson brought in 440 votes while Maddox brought 363, a 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 77-vote difference. Watson beat Maddox in may 1-5 the general election Aug. 3, 38.05 to 31.1 percent. Maddox replaced six- term mayor Al Dupont. Now with flipbook NEWS ■ Friday, May 5, 2006 9 ■ JAN. 27, 2006 UA seeking funds to save Foster Officials consider fundraiser to restore site of Wallace’s Stand

BY STEPHEN DAWKINS Administrative Affairs Editor ■ [email protected]

For years, UA officials have acknowledged the ailing state of Foster Auditorium, the site of former Gov. George Wallace’s infamous 1963 Stand in the Schoolhouse Door. But admin- istrators have never taken steps to renovate and save the build- ing. CW/ Kristen Mance Now, however, they are con- LEFT: Dawn Hammonds, a graduate student majoring in social work, sidering a large-scale fund- walks past Foster Auditorium. UA officials have started a fundraising effort raising effort to restore the to renovate the ailing but historic building. It was the site of former Gov. historic site, UA Vice President for Community Affairs Samory George Wallace's Stand in the Schoolhouse Door in 1963. 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CALL Grants would probably ment on the developments. about the Stand, told The stances that building should be During the Stand, Wallace Crimson White in November bulldozed,” said Clark, dean of 4531 Jug Factory Lane 2 Convenient 150 McFarland Blvd. West come in the tens or hundreds Behind Taco Bell & Sonic Locations Northport of thousands — not millions, attempted to block two black that Foster and the Stand’s the College of Communication students from enrolling at the significance in the civil rights and Information Sciences. Orange & White Mini Storage By Colonial Bank & said Gene Ford, architectural ʼ Capstone. movement should not be “But that’s not a normal Across from McFarland Mall Johnny Ray s BBQ historian in the UA Office of Tuscaloosa Orange & White Mini Storage Archeological Research. E. Culpepper Clark, a UA overlooked. building.” Foster was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in February 2005, which makes extra funds possible “upon availability,” Ford said. “Given Foster Auditorium’s PET FRIENDLY status, it would certainly be a frontrunner for any grants,” said Ford, who wrote the building’s nomination to the register. APARTMENTS Historic landmark sta- tus makes Foster eligible for grants from national and state organizations such as Save America’s Treasures, the National Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Alabama Historical Commission, he said. Kelli Harris, development coordinator for UA Museums who is working to raise funds for the museum in Moundville, said Foster’s history opens up many different sources of funds. “Of course people always want to save the historic build- ings,” Harris said. “I know that there is money out there.” Ford said he was not sur- prised discussions about Bent Tree NorthBrook Foster are still preliminary. Campus Area 391-6070 North of River 391-6060 “I think there is a whole lot of indecision in many dif- Brookstone ferent directions,” Ford said. University Mall 391-6090 Regal Pointe “Nobody’s quite sure what to Skyland Blvd 391-6055 do with it. It really does take Carriage Inn planning and a lot of effort.” Campus Area 391-6000 Rivermont Ford said turning Foster into On the River 349-1787 a new student union building, which Witt has floated as one Charleston Square River Road possibility, would “take some Close to UA 391-6080 On the River 391-6000 clever design” to keep the building’s “historic integrity” intact. Crestmont Manor Stone Creek Northport 391-6000 But using Foster for any Old BHam Hwy 391-6040 purpose would be better than its current state of neglect, he Forest Trail BRAND NEW said. Hwy 69 N 391-6084 1200 “The longevity of any build- ing is predicated on its use,” Greensboro Ford said. Fountain Square A few years ago there was a Campus Area 391-6096 Avenue push from students and fac- ulty members to make Foster Hillcrest into a multicultural center, Hillcrest Area 759-1379 but that idea is off the table 391-6000 now that the Crossroads Community Center is open in www.sealyrealty.com the Ferguson Center, Witt said in October. SGA President Mary Margaret Carroll, who has pushed the administration to take steps to renovate the 10 NEWS ■ Friday, May 5, 2006 HURRICANE ■ OCT. 19, 2005 Continued from Page 1 New Orleanians decide: Move back or move on? Six weeks after Katrina, many wonder whether it’s worth coming home

BY CHRIS OTTS Editor ■ [email protected]

This is an abridged version of the original report.

NEW ORLEANS — When he finally made it back to his house, three weeks after the CW/ T.G. Paschal flood he could only watch Christina Graham, a sophmore majoring in public relations, plays with on TV, Charles de Boisblanc feared for the worst. three year old Caddel of New Orleans. Graham, along with other stu- He wasn’t so much worried dents, volunteered at the Rec Center for the temporary American Red that his Lakeview home was Cross shelter for Hurricane Katrina evacuees. ravaged by water that inun- dated the area after Hurricane and plan for classes to continue on our regular schedule. We’ve Katrina. In fact, he kind of had no injuries — that is certainly good news.” expected that. More than a week after the hurricane, many UA students still De Boisblanc, 39, was didn’t have electricity. instead bracing for the possi- UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen said there were no injuries bility he might find his uncle, reported on campus. who lived even closer to Lake Brad Fisher, spokesman for DCH Regional Medical Center, Pontchartrain and resisted evac- said the hospital treated three Katrina-related injuries in uating New Orleans as the storm Tuscaloosa, but noted there might be more. approached in late August. Two of the injuries were caused by car accidents, Fisher said. “I told him I’d leave him CW/ Elliot Knight He did not comment on the cause of the third injury or the a key in the mailbox and he Andrea and Tom Donner, of Mandeville, La., spent Oct. 15 sifting though debris inside of Andrea's parents' home, conditions of any of the patients. could use the house if it got which is only a block away from the breech in the 17th Street canal levee in New Orleans. A tree collapsed on a house on 13th Street Monday night. bad,” de Boisblanc said. “I Michael Davis, who lives in the house, said he was next door thought we might find him talking to his neighbors when he heard a loud boom and felt decomposing.” is faced with the choice revealing how the water slowly salvageable items from their the ground shake. Escorted by a police offi- The tree fell onto his home as well as a parked car with two that plagues so many New receded. home, they had all the neces- cer — there was no other way Orleanians: return to a home But where a first-time visitor sary insurance coverage. women inside it, he said. to get into the neighborhood and a city in ruins, or find a sees devastation, de Boisblanc “We’re practicing Catholics,” then — de Boisblanc inspect- new life elsewhere? sees progress. he said. “It’s like, ‘Whatever you Rec takes on double duty in Katrina’s wake ed the house, and there was About four of every 10 New “All this, this whole street, want us to do, Lord. Whatever no one to be found. He would Orleans residents or house- was a canopy” when he first you want us to do.’” Though the UA Rec Center re-opened to students Sept. 1, find out later his uncle evacu- holds who sought shelter from returned three weeks after nothing is back to normal for the some 500 refugees from Gulf ated at the last minute. the Red Cross say they will Katrina, de Boisblanc said, ■■■ Coast areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, who are using its But de Boisblanc’s relief not move back, a CNN/USA pointing down Colbert Street. Andrea and Tim Donner gym as a shelter. would be tainted by the fact Today/Gallup poll found. And though it stills smell have become excavators. Three strips of yellow caution tape cover the doors to the that 6 feet of water sat in the But for de Boisblanc, leaving of muck, the putrid odor of They don knee-high rub- gym area where a Red Cross shelter is set up for more than 600 house for days after the storm, the modest home, which his “decomposition” is gone now, ber boots, dishwashing gloves people seeking refuge from areas ravaged by the storm. The ruining furniture and creat- grandfather built in the 1950s, he said. and painter’s masks, so as gym with the indoor volleyball and racquetball courts is still ing a muddy mess. A tree fell was never an option. He plans De Boisblanc said he con- not to inhale any of the mold closed off to students. through the roof. What’s more, to tear it down and rebuild, siders himself lucky. He still or whatever else might be in The University will keep the Rec Center open indefinitely as it was like that with every but it will take a while. has a job, unlike many of New the stale air inside the home a shelter, UA Vice President for Student Affairs Margaret King house on the block, and six That’s evident from walk- Orleans’ poor, and even not- where Andrea grew up. Like said. She said as long as shelter is needed, it will be available. weeks later, there are but few ing around the neighborhood, so-poor doctors and lawyers a cave explorer, Andrea even About 500 people have taken refuge in the shelter, King signs of life in the neighbor- where mud, dead grass, old who have no clientele. has affixed a small light to her said. hood where he grew up. trash and tree limbs litter every And though a picture of the forehead. Megann Bates, director of the UA Community Service Center, “Everything that was once yard and sidewalk. Virgin Mary hanging over the They are doing Andrea’s said the professional Rec Center staff has worked “around the familiar is now unfamiliar,” he Cars are everywhere, cov- muck in the living room and 78-year-old parents a favor, said. “That’s the best way I can ered in dried mud and dust, his wife’s rosary — a family put it.” with rusty-orange lines heirloom — may be the only See KATRINA, Page 13 See HURRICANE, Page 13 And now de Boisblanc

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Also, you can sell your books @ BAD ASS COFFEE on University Blvd. and…Canterbury Chapel Lawn on Hackberry Lane May 8 - 12, 11am - 4pm Ben Flanagan ■ Editor [email protected] EntertainmentFriday, May 5, 2006 11 ■ MARCH 1, 2006 Jones never scheduled Venue show “They say they gave it to the money. Location of ticket money Mike Jones’ promoters, but I “I can’t remember the dude’s Since it ran: still a mystery work alone,” Flowers said. name now,” Gibbons said. “I Jones’ manager at Ice A representative of Catfish believe I talked to one guy Age Entertainment, Terrance BY BEN FLANAGAN Heaven could not be reached over the phone. One guy came Entertainment Editor for comment this week. in person. He just asked for Flowers, maintains that neither ■ [email protected] George Gibbons, manager a location to sell tickets. The he nor Jones ever knew of the of the Tobacco Depot and a day of the concert, he came Tuscaloosa show. Flowers said Though hundreds of tickets senior majoring in manage- and picked up the money and Ice Age’s publicist was looking were sold for two shows last ment, said he does not know extra tickets and took off.” into the matter, but no new semester, Mike Jones never the name of the company Gibbons said he himself information has been found even scheduled a performance or individuals he turned the bought five tickets for $100 at the Venue 1215, the rapper’s ticket money over to. He said and has not attempted to get at this point. There still have manager said. Tobacco Depot sold tickets his money back. not been any refunds for Terrance Flowers of Ice Age only to have the store’s name “It sucks, but we went out those who purchased tickets Entertainment said Jones “in advertised on the show’s fliers and had a great time anyway,” for the event. no way, shape or form” had and did not receive any cut of he said. booked a performance at the bar on the Strip or anywhere in Alabama Sept. 28 or 29. Flowers, who said he has represented Jones for seven or eight years, said he had no idea New Rock 90.7 Jones was being advertised for will present its the shows until The Crimson White contacted him. Flowers said Jones could not Final have been legitimately booked for the shows because he per- sonally handles Jones’ sched- Station uling and revenue collection. In September 2005, Courtesy of whomikejones.com Tuscaloosa novelty store Tobacco Depot and restau- Mike Jones never scheduled two cancelled September shows, his rant Catfish Heaven sold $20 manager attests. tickets for two concerts to be held at the Venue. Managers said he has a written contract suing for breach of contract or Benefit at both businesses said they between his business and the fraud, Holliday said his law- The even will feature eclectic rockers turned the proceeds over to rap artist to perform. Holliday yer told him that because the Ghostland Observatory from Austin, TX Jones’ promoters without tak- said he dealt with a man Venue did not lose any money, along with other local favorites. The ing a cut of the money. named R.J. Sanders, whom he it has no grounds for legal The Sept. 28 show was can- said he has not been able to action. Benefit will begin at 8:00 p.m. at the celed, but the Venue honored contact since the shows were Flowers said he fears people Concourse in downtown Tuscaloosa. It those tickets for the next eve- canceled. claiming to be Jones’ promot- will be an all ages show. Come out and ning’s show. Flowers said he has never ers ran a scam operation. Moments before the rap- heard of that person. He said “There are a lot of promot- support your campus run radio station per was supposed to take the Jones’ publicist is looking into ers out there trying to get over and celebrate 25 years of serving the stage Sept. 29, power went out the matter. on people,” he said. Capstone! on the Strip and patrons were “Whatever it is, it’s not a Tobacco Depot and Catfish told to leave and hold on to contract that I issued,” Flowers Heaven could not have dealt their ticket stubs. said. with legitimate promoters for Venue owner Joel Holliday Asked why the Venue is not Jones, Flowers said. 12 ENTERTAINMENT ■ Friday, May 5, 2006 ■ AUG. 29, 2005 Some disapprove of Coolio concert

students were glad to hear of doing the concert as rapper said he was surprised at “We got fed up with him to go onstage, but they were Some students offended some of their old rap favorites Lil’ Scrappy had. Coolio’s actions, but he said being nasty with those girls on relieved they had not gone by rapper ‘being nasty’ and appreciated the opportu- Not everyone approved of the girls seemed like they were stage,” Coston said. once they saw what was hap- nity to attend a free concert. Coolio’s “PG-13” rated show. enjoying being onstage. She said she probably pening. BY LORI CREEL “You got what you paid for,” When he pulled three female Jackson said Coolio was would not have gone to see “I know it was a rap concert, Senior Staff Reporter said Chris Reynolds, a fresh- volunteers from the audience probably just trying to get Lil’ Scrappy, but since she but they could’ve done with- ■ [email protected] man majoring in computer onstage and began danc- everyone in the audience remembered Coolio, she went out that,” she said. science. “No disrespect to ing on them, some audience more involved in the perfor- to the concert. Even though many said Students who crowded Coolio.” members were shocked. Once mance. He said it was bad “It was more funny than they would have preferred the Ferguson Center Plaza Gregory Jackson, a fresh- they were onstage, Coolio told — but funny. pure musical entertainment,” to see Lil’ Scrappy, most said Saturday night to watch man majoring in fitness man- the women they could not Jamie Coston, a junior Coston said. “It was mainly University Programs did a Coolio perform at this year’s agement, said he would have cross their legs, and he and majoring in political science just people dancing around good job booking Coolio. Still, Welcome Back Concert had preferred an “artist who’d the other performers began and dance, said she and her and acting stupid.” students such as James and mixed reactions to the night’s done something in the last grinding on them. friends left right after Coolio Melanie James, a junior Coston said they would like to events. five years,” but said he was John Thomas, a junior ma- had the three girls come majoring in health, said the see bigger bands play at the For the most part though, glad Coolio did not back out joring in communications, onstage. girls she was with also wanted Capstone.

CW/ Charley Parden Coolio performed at University Programs’ Welcome Back Concert in August. He and his posse angered some concertgoers when the rapper, best known for “Gangsta’s Paradise,” suggestively grinded against some female attendants.

■ JAN. 20, 2006 Check www.cw.ua.edu for updates ‘Brokeback Mountain’ rides into town throughout the interim. is and making witty, flaming Cobb 16 screened comments on the hot ass that controversial film just passed by, then we don’t want anything to do with it.” BY BEN FLANAGAN Entertainment Editor ■ [email protected] Since it ran ... Focus Features’ controversial Ang Lee took the Oscar for Best film “Brokeback Mountain” will Director for “Brokeback,” but the finally be screened at the Cobb film lost Best Picture to the Hollywood 16 in Tuscaloosa starting today — more than a racism ensemble piece “Crash.” month after its projected wide release date of Dec. 16. Before, the film, which explores the relationship between two men, was in only Courtesy of rottentomatoes.com one movie theater in Alabama, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal play two characters in “Brokeback the Rave Motion Pictures the- Mountain” that fall in love. ater at Vestavia Hills. Initially, the film was given it won’t be very entertaining. student in theatre, said she a limited release in New York, Carlisle also said that the film has been frustrated with the Los Angeles and other large is a hard to market, especially film’s tardiness in coming to cities and was to spread to to men, who would feel inse- Tuscaloosa since one of her more theaters week by week. cure watching it without a friends in New York saw it over Considering the controver- female date. a month ago and praised it. sy, positive critical buzz sur- “What group of guys is going “I had a gut instinct I would rounding it and the fact that to see something like that? It’s never be seeing it here in it has been the frontrunner so image-oriented,” Carlisle Tuscaloosa even with two well- for the Academy Award for said. “A lot of people are going respected actors [Heath Ledger Best Picture, one might have to go see it for the sake of curi- and Jake Gyllenhaal] headlin- thought the film would be osity. ing the film,” Searle said. “An granted a wider release soon- “Is a guy going to see it on average American citizen does er. his own? Probably not because not want to believe that gay A Focus Features represen- of what that might suggest. people are anything but the tative said the film ran into the People need a reason to go see stereotype Hollywood has set same problem the studio has it. All they know about it is that for them. If the gay man on had for years, which is a short- it has homosexual activity.” screen is not commenting on age of film prints — even if the Stacy Searle, a graduate how fabulous someone’s purse movie is as popular as it is. A Cobb Hollywood 16 rep- resentative could not be reached to comment on why the film took so long to reach Tuscaloosa. There are many students who have been awaiting the film’s release, which is one they think the South will not fully embrace. “Brokeback,” which is direct- ed by Academy Award winner Ang Lee, involves two cowboys who fall in love while herding sheep on a mountain range. “I think in the South, espe- cially the less metropolitan areas, the image of the cowboy is something of a sanctified image,” said Chris Hardin, a graduate student in theatre. “So the idea of a ‘gay cowboy movie’ is automatically laugh- able, certainly not something to be taken seriously. I think the overwhelmingly conserva- tive socio-political climate of the South only adds to this reaction.” Maury Carlisle, a junior majoring in advertising, said he doesn’t want to see the film because he is convinced NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT ■ Friday, May 5, 2006 13 INbrief ■ OCT. 13, 2005 from staff reports ... ■ Oct. 14. 2005 Sex hair and the ‘Strut of Infamy’ Collective Soul, BTE After a night of scandal- maneuver that is the drunk She was a student at might be a little weird, though. ous dancing and partying at dial. Illinois-Wesleyan about two It would probably be a tad bit play Homecoming a local bar, you find yourself As you search your call log, years ago, and for Halloween strange if a dude woke up the inebriated and falling into you realize that last night you Come that year, she decided to don next morning to find his hot- Collective Soul and the arms of a beautiful man called the ex a mere 13 times. the ever-so-popular school- tie hookup in his bathroom Better Than Ezra will play (or woman). However, wak- Embarrassment lodges deep with girl uniform. with grooming essentials this year’s Homecoming ing up to this species of sorts within your throat. Me She pranced and flitted strewn atop the counter. Concert Oct. 28, University the next day reminds you why Jackhammer pain erodes around in this hot outfit at an Oh well. I say forgo all of Programs President John some people take a plunge at your brain as you finally turn upstanding fraternity party. that and just lift that head up Griffin said Thursday. sobriety. to look at the drunken dude After keg beer galore she high after a scandalous night Better Than Ezra, who Bright, garish light hits your from last night. It’s ... it’s — stumbled up the stairs to El because the only people that played a Welcome Back face and, as a brick of nausea one of your best guy friends. Presidente’s room for ample will judge your walk of shame concert two years ago, smacks you awake, you take No — but yes at the same Liz Stierwalt sex. are the type that desperately will open for Collective notice of your surroundings. time. He wasn’t half bad, as The next morning, she had need a raucous romp. Soul on the Quad after “Star Wars” collector action a grin of mischief spreads [email protected] to truck it across the entire I say to hell with the feel- the pep rally and bonfire figures, a Hulk Hogan poster, across your lips. He wakes up campus to her dorm wear- ings of embarrassment after that Friday night before various anime posters and a with a groan, and you collect hurriedness, you remember ing this plaid skirt concoction this infamous walk. Why the Crimson Tide’s foot- scantily clad Brooke Burke your things. After a glance to kiss [insert dude’s name for the whole school to see. should there be this over- ball game against Utah winking in your direction on in the mirror you furiously here] goodbye and march Worse, the encounter took bearing conception that we State. the wall are only a few of the rub your cheek to remove all your stilettoed butt out of place on a Thursday night, so have to feel ashamed after Griffin said he could not novelty items you glance at. A traces of illicit sex from the there. there were plenty of people hooking up and strolling back confirm the acts until now mixture of stale beer breath night before, but alas to no After scoping out the park- walking to class at the same to our respective vehicles? It’s because of contract nego- and cigarette smoke curdles avail. ing lot for recognizable faces, time she made the Walk of all propaganda, I say. tiations. the air around you. Your cell The black crust of mascara you tilt your head down and Shame. From this day forward, I “Some of these contracts phone rings, and you still still remains along with the run to your car. The heat of I still smirk whenever I think declare this long tradition are 40 and 50 pages long,” have not peeped at the dude horrific mess that is your hair. bitter shame and nastiness of her. Why can’t women be a among college students to be Griffin said. “We’ve been in bed next to you. It’s your ex Ladies, sex hair is the worst. ripples through you as you little more prepared for the renamed the strut of infamy. working on this since early calling you. Click deny, click It looks as if Chewbacca trot. This detailed narration action that is to come after a Yeah, I went there. June.” deny. jumped on top of your head equates the monster known night of debauchery? Strutters unite. Griffin said UP was Damn. You must have bro- and chewed bits of it. This as the walk of shame. We should seriously pack close to booking two other ken the first rule of ex-dom. matted concoction cannot be We all have been here. The a bag of essentials such as Liz Stierwalt is a senior major- high-profile acts for the Do not under any circum- reproduced, for it is a byprod- best walk of shame story that a toothbrush, face wash and ing in English. Her column headlining job. O.A.R. stances pick up your cell and uct of wild, drunken sex. I have ever heard comes from an extra pair of panties in return this fall on Thursdays our trunk. Hmm. I guess that in The Scene. was available and was attempt the cruel and pathetic In this state of awkward one of my closest friends. the first choice, but the band backed out to work In the kitchen, the refriger- a break from loading a U-Haul It’s hard to think life will house for the first time. Katrina on a studio album instead. KATRINA ator sits on its back, with the truck. Dorsey, a welder and fit- ever be back to normal in New chased him and his sister into O.A.R. ranked eighth on Continued from Page 10 door facing up. Asked if they ter, lived in New Orleans, where Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, Louisiana and eventually to a list of student choices had begun to clean it out, the a different levee breach inun- despite a “We will rebuild” sign Houston. Zeno, who works as for the Homecoming Andrea said, by sifting through the mud and downed furniture, Donners could only laugh with dated the area. that greets the few motorists a paper shredder, has wanted show. UP conducted a poll embarrassment. His apartment was complete- entering the area on St. Claude to come back for weeks, but of students online dur- looking for anything that might be salvageable from the mess in “We’re not going there,” ly ruined by the floodwaters, Avenue. It is one of the city’s Hurricane Rita kept him away ing the end of the spring her parents’ Lakeview home. Andrea said. Dorsey said. poorest areas, and with a breach longer. semester and summer To prove his point, he ven- Rummaging through the filth ■■■ in the Industrial Canal levee, Asked why he would return months. More than 2,000 is tedious work for a Saturday. tured into the truck and, upon water filled most houses to the to the city, knowing another students participated, The mud creates an inches— Darris Dorsey, 39, is not nos- returning, brandished a clear rooftops. hurricane could come anytime, Griffin said. thick lining through which talgic or sad — he’s ready to get bag of loose change. Charles Zeno, 57, was anxious Zeno looked as though he never UP then pursued Gavin the Donners slosh and trudge. the hell out of New Orleans. “This is all I got from there,” Saturday evening as he waited thought about it before. DeGraw, who ranked 13th Furniture is strewn about and “My life is destroyed, just he said. “This is it.” for an escort to take him into “This is home for me,” he in the poll, but he was covered in muck. destroyed,” he said after taking ■■■ that neighborhood to see his said. not available, Griffin said.

Morgan said about 40 stu- ■ Sept. 14, 2005 HURRICANE dents are “seriously” inter- Continued from Page 1 ested in the University or have already been admitted. Creative Campus clock” helping the Red Cross She said she has also taken kicks off shelter however they can. phone calls from several oth- She said the shelter will not ers who are interested in the University. Creative Campus held shut down any time soon. Leah Grodnick and its kickoff campaign meet- The Rec shelter began with Catherine Bell, temporary UA ing Sept. 13 in the Crimson 300 people during the storm, students, had to evacuate only she said, but that number had Nights room in Mary Burke one day after they had moved reached more than 500 on Hall. to Tulane. Sept. 2, and the center was Creative Campus is a Grodnick said they left new joint student-admin- still taking people in. everything in New Orleans istrative organization with because they thought they’d an objective to put an Capstone opens doors to be back in a couple of days. emphasis and spotlight But they only received their on arts and cultural oppor- students things two weeks ago, she tunities in Tuscaloosa, said. especially on the UA cam- Dozens of students, some pus. coming with only the shirt on Dozens of UA students their backs and one pair of gathered for just over an jeans, made their way to the Graduation is over. hour for the group’s intro- University after losing every- duction and orientation, thing to the fury of Katrina. which featured a brief Jacqueline Morgan, assis- Reality sets in. video, a speech and live tant director of admissions for performances by three alumni and volunteer recruit- student artists. ment, said her office has set Erica Crabtree, a senior up a checklist to streamline It’s time to go to work. majoring in communica- the admissions process and tion studies and a Creative get students into classes as Campus intern, put an quickly as possible. emphasis on the group’s Tuition payments have been mission, which is to deferred at least until mid- Where do I start? broaden the community’s semester 2005 so students can knowledge of arts and cul- find a place to live on campus ture in town through “col- and get an ACTion card and a laboration, cohesion and campus-wide ID number, she Over 90 connectivity.” said. occupational Employers are categories seeking recent graduates. Companies in our market are aggressively seeking recent graduates for jobs in hundreds of occupations. Do they know how to fi nd you? Put your name AlabamaAlabaAlab Softball in front of hundreds of companies looking to hire people just like you! No resume needed. Simply call 1-800-416-7664 or visit www.tuscaloosanews.com/apply and complete your skills profi le into our employer database. When your profi le ArkansasA matches an employer’s request, your profi le will be forwarded instantly for @ review. Call today, interview tomorrow! Call 1-800-416-7664 or visit Friday www.tuscaloosanews.com/apply

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($50/hr) out on probably my best game 31-3 home victory over fifth- acrobatic catch against Entering the Cotton Bowl, it of my career — to end it on ranked Florida, a brief reign Southern Mississippi, surely was still up for debate whether profound results that note — is amazing. It’s a as the third-ranked team in one of the most impressive in the Tide could claim to have 700 ENERGY CENTER BOULEVARD, SUITE 405• NORTHPORT, ALABAMA• (205)464-0096 blessing.” the nation behind Southern NCAA history. had a good season because it Tammy Tooson, Owner • RN, BSN, CFT • ISSA Certified •Stott Pilates Madison’s enthusiasm fol- California and Texas, two But then there were the low ended in such a breakdown. lowing the Cotton Bowl vic- game-winning field goals by marks. It started with Prothro’s But in the minds of the play- Angel Burroughs • Instructor, Coredynamics tory was a marked difference placekicker Jamie Christensen season-ending injury, which ers and coaches, the victory in Carolyn Williams • Registered Dietician 16 SPORTS ■ Friday, May 5, 2006 ■ NOV. 11, 2005 No. 4 not forgotten wouldn’t be in certain situa- him in our prayers every day,” Many support injured tions we are in now.” Hall said. Prothro with tributes Hall, one of Prothro’s fel- Before breaking his leg low receivers, wore his injured while trying to catch a pass in BY JESSIE PATTERSON the end zone against Florida, Deputy Sports Editor Prothro had 17 catches for 325 ■ [email protected] Since it ran... yards and three touchdowns in the first five games of the Tyrone Prothro, Alabama’s Prothro’s spectacular catch season. He was hospitalized injured junior wide receiver, against Southern Miss was voted after the game and remained has been out of action since the Pontiac Game Changing in the hospital recovering from breaking his left leg against Performance of the Year, which surgery until Oct. 26. Florida — but he has not been earned a $100,000 donation to Fans in Bryant-Denny far from the thoughts of many the University’s general scholar- Stadium were on their feet Alabama students and fans. cheering when the pregame ship fund. That’s because of all the trib- video began 35 minutes before utes that have called attention Prothro underwent surgery on kickoff. The video showed to the spark plug that led the Feb. 21 to insert an intramedul- the footage of Prothro reach- Crimson Tide in all-purpose lary rod into his injured leg. He ing around a Southern Miss yards, with an average of 128.2 continues to rehabilitate his leg defensive back, catching the a game, before his injury. ball and somersaulting to the CW/ Elliot A. Knight and has said he is optimistic Tyrone Prothro salutes the crowd as he is carried off the field after breaking his life in the Florida game. Some Alabama football about returning to play for the 1-yard line while the word players have taken to writing “heart” flashed across the Tide. “4” — Prothro’s jersey number Jumbotron. Prothro’s now famous catch Stadium caused the addi- to update the film.” — on their taped ankles or Prothro made headlines again The noise from fans had was a decision that had been tion not to appear until the Rosen said that the timing wrists. Students and fans alike when he finished fourth in the football players looking to see made before he broke his leg Tennessee game, three weeks was just coincidental. have been sporting stickers race for SGA president in the what the cause was. attempting to catch a pass in after Prothro was injured. It “We would have added it bearing his number. Others spring elections. “We definitely noticed the the end zone against Florida. was the Tide’s first home game whether he got hurt or not,” have gotten hats and shirts video,” Hall said. “First of all, “We had planned on add- since playing Southern Miss. he said. “Obviously the crowd with his number emblazoned the crowd got excited and it ing it,” Rosen said. “It was just “We didn’t add that as an reacted well to it, and I think on them, sophomore split end made us look up, and when we a matter of time to redo it honor to him specifically,” they appreciated the great D.J. Hall said. teammate’s practice jersey in did, it was him catching the and re-edit it and get it to the Rosen said. “It was a great play it was. With him being “We do everything we can practice sessions the first week ball.” Jumbotron people.” play and a great moment for injured, I’m sure it added to let him know he is still a he was gone. Athletic department video The amount of time it Alabama football. This wasn’t something to that. Everyone part of this team,” Hall said. “If “He was a big part of this coordinator Don Rosen said took to change the video and saying we needed to do some- knows he is a great player and it wasn’t for him, we probably team, and we’re just keeping that adding the footage of switch it at Bryant-Denny thing for Tyrone, but us trying a good kid.”

■ MARCH 29, 2006 Tell us your opinion about this year's CW. Take the readership The Tide shot down by Bruins survey at cw.ua.edu. leading scorer Chuck Davis for contributing 31 of the Bruins’ Hendrix said. “We’re going Falling short of Sweet the season during the confer- 62 points. to keep working until we do 16, Tide ends better- ence opener against Ole Miss. And when the time came to that.” “We’re disappointed,” Gott- charge someone with the task than-expected season fried said, “but I couldn’t be of defending Steele’s potential- prouder of a basketball team ly game-winning shot, UCLA Since it ran... BY MATT SCALICI than I am right now. We were head coach Ben Howland had Davidson delighted Tide fans by Sports Editor 7-6 and lost our best player, no doubts. announcing he would return to ■ [email protected] and today we’re a jump shot “I will take my chances with Alabama for his senior season, away from the Sweet 16. And Arron Afflalo guarding the ball SAN DIEGO — After a night- setting the stage for a highly I wouldn’t do anything differ- against anybody in the coun- long battle with UCLA, a No. 2 anticipated run in the 2006-07 ent.” try,” Howland said. seed in the NCAA tournament, The Tide’s second-round With the perimeter closed season. the Alabama Crimson Tide’s meeting with No. 2 seed and off, the Tide had to earn most hopes for a Sweet 16 bid came Final Four contender UCLA of its points from the paint, down to one final shot. surprised many by taking the getting 12 points each from With 16 seconds remaining highly rated Bruins down to and the Bruins leading by two, forwards Jermareo Davidson the wire and showing the Tide and Richard Hendrix. The the Tide decided to go to the belonged in the tournament. man who had come through duo, along with senior forward “I’m proud of my team- Evan Brock, pulled in 19 of the in the clutch so many times mates. I’m proud of every- Great Leadership Tide’s 30 rebounds, beating the this season: sophomore point body,” Steele said. “We fought Bruins on the boards by nine. guard Ronald Steele. hard. We never gave up on The Tide was forced to play “At the timeout when I each other.” said what we were going to Steele led all scorers with 21 much of the second half with- out Davidson after the big man Opportunity Available! do, everybody in the huddle points but managed to sink felt like we would win the just two from beyond the 3- picked up his fourth foul with game,” Tide head coach Mark point arc. 9:34 remaining in the game. Gottfried said. “We’ve seen it The Tide struggled with 3- “It hurt, there’s no question,” so many times.” point shooting all night, hit- Gottfried said. “We’re a team Steele’s shot hit just off the ting on just two of 11 attempts. that needs to avoid foul trouble Apply to be an Office Manager for the office of Housing front iron and bounced into Senior forward Jean Felix, who — especially with our key play- the hands of UCLA’s Cedric set a school record for 3-point- ers. It hurt our ability to score, and Residential Communities (HRC). The Office Manager Bozeman, who then sunk a ers in an NCAA Tournament and Jermareo was playing ter- position is a student leadership position providing office free throw to seal the win for game with eight against rific offensively. That was a big the Bruins. Marquette, was blanked from factor in the game.” support for a residential community and community desk “It felt good when it left my behind the arc, going zero for Despite their disappoint- hand,” Steele said. “It just came four and finishing the night ment, the Tide players and management. up a little short.” with five points. coaches said they were proud Steele’s miss may have been The Tide’s perimeter offense of what they achieved this sea- a disappointing finish, but was frustrated thanks to some son and expect to go further Gottfried and the Tide are far superb defensive play by Bruin next season. from disappointed by their guards Jordan Farmar and “We want to get to a Final A few of the duties and responisibilities: efforts in the 2005-06 seas- Arron Afflalo, who shut down Four and win a national cham- • Provide administrative support for a residential community Felix and Steele in addition to pionship for the program,” on, considering the team lost • Manage community desk • Recruit, hire, train, and supervise community desk assistants • Assist with community opening and closings

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Applications are available in the Housing and Residential Communities main office in Burke East. Completed applications should be returned, along with a resume and cover letter to the HRC office by 5pm on Friday, May 5, 2006. SPORTS ■ Friday, May 5, 2006 17 ■ APRIL 24, 2006 coaching changes. BOWL “The last few years, Since it ran... Continued from Page 15 these guys have been through some tough The Tide capped off one of the best recruiting classes in the nation with Head coach Mike Shula times,” Shula said. “They Tide takes third, Miles entered the year under were looking at me com- a highly-publicized commitment from enormous pressure to ing in from the NFL as prospect Andre Smith. Spring practice return Alabama’s program their third head coach saw the emergence of new leaders to the national title com- in less than a year. We on both sides of the ball as well as a played some tough petitor it once was. With a crowd of almost 40,000 turning out to wins vault title at NCAAs 10-win season that includ- games and had some watch the annual A-Day scrimmage. ed a momentous New real tough losses. Last Tide senior second in Year’s Day bowl win, many year was tough, too; we Five members of the Tide’s 2006 think Shula now has the had a lot of injuries, but senior class were selected in the NFL NCAA to win three titles team headed in the right they all continued to Draft including linebacker DeMeco in same event, first in direction. stick with it.” Ryans, picked in the second round by “I think it gives us some Shula thinks the 2005 the Houston Texans, and quarterback senior class’ ability to Alabama history momentum for the off- Brodie Croyle, who was drafted by season, hopefully some deal with adversity will BY MATT SCALICI momentum recruiting- inspire both the return- Kansas City Chiefs in the third round. Sports Editor wise,” said Shula, who will ing players and any- Also drafted were safeties Roman ■ [email protected] head into the offseason one who followed them Harper and Charlie Peprah and defen- with a winning record for throughout their tumul- sive end Mark Anderson. The Alabama gymnastics the first time in his career tuous journey at the On Wednesday, the University team finished third at the at Alabama. Capstone. approved a new contract for Shula, NCAA Championships with a “You get confidence “When you go through guaranteeing the coach $1.55 million 196.725 in Corvallis, Ore., on with wins, and you get tough times together, you CW/ Elliot A. Knight April 21, marking its 17th top- confidence with experi- find out a lot about each annually through the 2011 football Freshman Cassie Martin performs her routine on the floor against Florida three national finish. ence. We played in a bowl other,” he said. “There’s a season. The new contract makes Georgia won its second on Jan. 22. game, and we won a bowl lot of different ways you Shula the fifth-highest paid coach in championship in a row with game in January. That’s got can go, and this team a 197.75, followed by Utah’s scoring a 49.400 on the vault two different vaults, and the the SEC. to make our guys coming chose to pull together.” 196.800. The Tide finished only with 9.9s from Banville and scores from those are averaged back next year feel con- .075 behind the Utes despite Magee and a huge 9.95 from together for the final score. fident about what lies counting a fall on its last event, Miles. Senior Dana Filetti Miles scored a 9.975 on her ahead.” the balance beam. posted 9.85 while Humphrey first vault and came back with Shula sees the team’s Alabama went into the last posted a 9.8. a 9.9 on her second for a 9.9375 progress in 2005 as even rotation only .025 behind Magee started Alabama off average. She outscored a pair more of an accomplish- Georgia, but even before the on the balance beam with a of UCLA gymnasts for the title, ment considering the Tide’s falls, the Dogs’ 49.65 on 9.85, followed by Banville, who beating Kristina Comforte and Tide’s NCAA setbacks and the vault put the champion- notched a 9.825. Kate Richardson. ship out of reach. Miles scored a season-best Miles is tied for third in “We win as a team,” Alabama 9.9 to lead the Tide in the third total number of career titles head coach Sarah Patterson spot. Miles’ routine was fol- with four, joining, among said. “One thing I wanted to lowed by back-to-back falls others, Alabama’s Penney impress on the ladies is that by Rightley and senior Mari Hauschild. She also pushes our falls on balance beam Bayer. Humphrey picked the Alabama’s all-time individual didn’t cost us a championship. Tide back up with a 9.85 to NCAA Championship total to “I am very proud of the way close out the event. 19. Winning one in every year our ladies went out there and Despite the disappointing since Andree Pickens’ 2002 were outstanding through the finish in the team champion- uneven bars title, Alabama has first three events and really ships, the Tide was able to cel- won at least one individual kept the pressure on. I told ebrate an individual national NCAA title in each of the last them, ‘Make them be great,’ title for Miles, who claimed her five years, the longest active Personalized Service and they did that.” fourth individual NCAA title of streak in the nation. The Tide got off to a strong her career and her third on the Miles also impressed on the start early on the floor exercise, vault. floor exercise, scoring a 9.9125 Distinctive Selection scoring a 49.375 from senior She is the second gymnast and taking third place in the Ashley Miles’ 9.95, freshman in NCAA history, and first in event. UCLA’s Richardson won Etiquette Experties Melanie Banville’s 9.9 and more than 20 years, to win the floor exercise with a 9.950. freshman Brittany Magee’s three national vault titles in Also competing in event 9.875. Freshman Ashley O’Neal a career, joining Utah’s Elaine finals, Humphrey took fourth got the Tide’s night started with Alfano, who won the titles in in the balance beam, scoring a Invitations & social stationery for all occasions a career-best 9.85 in the lead- 1982, ‘83 and ‘85. Miles is the 9.825. off spot. Junior Erin Rightley sixth gymnast in NCAA history Alabama took third in rounded out the scoring with a to win the same event three last night’s NCAA Super Six 9.8. times in a career. Team Finals, giving the Tide Alabama looked even stron- In event finals competition, an NCAA-best 21 final four ger on its second rotation, gymnasts are required to do national finishes. 18 SPORTS ■ Friday, May 5, 2006