SEE WHY WE’RE COVERED IN CRIMSON, GAMEDAY, PAGE 4B Get to know Roman Pay attention to court Harper Vigo thrills in ‘History of confirmations Violence’ OPINIONS, Page 4A GAMEDAY, Page 2B ENTERTAINMENT, Page 12 Friday, September 30, 2005 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 112, Issue 32 SGA SENATE Senate OKs attorney general job Senators call for resolution Thursday night officer” of the SGA by advocat- The resolution passed with Gonzalez and College of you have 54 senators,” paving the way for an interim ing “different issues as may only three dissenting votes. Education Sen. Samantha Gonzalez said. Rammer Jammer to be SGA attorney general position. arise during the school year” College of Arts & Sciences Simmons, who also voted The Senate will re-examine The resolution says the SGA on behalf of the student body Sen. Omar Gonzalez, who against the resolution, both the benefits of the attorney voted on at Homecoming Executive Council will estab- and individual students, voted against the resolution, said the duties of attorney general position near the end lish the powers and duties of according to the resolution. said the duties of the attorney general outlined in the resolu- of the school year and vote on BY MIKE FAULK the position, which will be SGA President Mary general needed to be better tion are the same as the whether to make it perma- Student Life Editor filled by an appointment by Margaret Carroll has made outlined. responsibilities designated for nent, eliminate it, or extend its [email protected] the SGA president. creating the position one of “They left the duties of the senators. interim period, the The position will serve as her administration’s priorities attorney general very vague,” “It’s hard to see a need for The SGA Senate passed a the “chief law enforcement early in the semester. he said. [an attorney general] when See SGA, Page 2A Shaping ‘Crossroads’ the Strip center still Buffalo Phil’s owner has been key player in Strip’s growth in works BY KEVIN RAINEY Officials hope to have Interviews with candi- Contributing Writer dates for the position have director named soon been conducted, and some long the Strip, a new apartment of the candidates will meet complex, several retail buildings and BY STEPHEN DAWKINS with different student a wings restaurant may seem to be Administrative Affairs Editor groups, who will provide A vastly different businesses. But if you [email protected] feedback to assist the even- look closer, there’s one man pulling tual decision, Pruitt said. the strings behind all of them. The planned Crossroads He said it would be inap- His name is Phillip Weaver. Community Center, the propriate to release names Weaver may be best known as the owner of product of years of student of candidates at this time. Buffalo Phil’s, which is celebrating its 25th pushes to create a multi- The center will accom- anniversary this year. But his interests are cultural center, will not plish its goals through “col- spread up and down the Strip along with other open on schedule. parts of Tuscaloosa. UA Vice President of “You’ve got to make Perhaps no one in Tuscaloosa is more Community Affairs Samory knowledgeable, more powerful and influential Pruitt said he expects to baby steps to get to than Weaver regarding business on the Strip. name a director sometime good things. It is what He said he has invested his money, time and in the beginning of energy in making University Boulevard a key October, while original we can get right now.” business and leisure sector for the city. plans had the center open- “I got into buying property, housing and ing by now. — JANAE STAPLES commercial property, back in 1980,” Weaver Details about the cen- president of the UA said. “I have about 350 bedrooms and 35 store ter’s operation will be avail- chapter of the NAACP fronts.” able when a director is While Weaver owns many commercial named, Pruitt said. Until buildings on the Strip, he does not own most then, officials have used of the businesses himself. He leases several phrases such as “create a laborative programming, buildings, which may have a number of busi- diverse atmosphere,” education and assess- nesses inside, to retail owners on the Strip. “work toward inclusive- ments,” according to a Weaver owns, for example, the storefronts for ness” and “encourage press release. CW/ Charley Parden Gallette’s and the Campus Party Store. involvement with different The only new staff the Phillip Weaver stands outside Buffalo Phil's Pub & Cafe on the Strip. Weaver owns several student groups” to center will have will businesses and land on the Strip and has been a key player in Strip development over the years. See WEAVER, Page 5A describe the center’s goals. include the director, one “It is common with admin- program assistant and istrative positions to recruiti three graduate students, ndividuals based on estab- Pruitt said. lished qualification around “There is also office a general mission but allowth space within the center to at individual the flexibility to accommodate additional FAC prepares for new fiscal year have input on staffing and th staff from other e plan to accomplish the mis- administrative units,” he SGA committee allocates money requested. Five received the amount they sion based on their experi- said. asked for and four different organizations’ ence and expertise,” Pruitt to student organizations By the numbers requests were tabled. said. See CROSSROADS, Page 2A Financial Affairs Committee Requests were tabled because the BY TRACEY MITCHELL groups’ representative did not show up to Senior Staff Reporter $120,000 Typical annual budget the meeting or the group was not regis- [email protected] tered correctly with the Dean of Students, Number of weeks to Elliot said. Ever wonder where student organiza- 3-4 reimburse organizations The African-American Graduate tions get the money for the trips and Student Association was one organization events they take part in? Number of student whose request was tabled. Freeman A lot of that cash comes from the SGA 50+ organizations eligible Culver, AAGSA’s treasurer, said it was Financial Affairs Committee, which deals to request funding tabled because he could not make the with the financial needs and requests of meeting rescheduled because of student organizations registered with the Hurricane Katrina. Office of the Dean of Students. The International Student Association The FAC’s voting members are four SGA At the beginning of each fiscal year in also received less than what it requested. senators, three delegates from the October, the FAC can decide on new ISA President Michael Bonnal said the FAC Coordinating Council for Student guidelines, once it sees how much money is fair but the allocation system needs to Organizations and three Student Leaders’ organizations are asking for and how it can be different. Council delegates. better benefit those organizations while ISA asked for money for Flavafest, its In recent years, the annual allocation still being reasonable, said Prince main event of the year, during which inter- the FAC has made to student organiza- Cleveland, FAC board member and vice national food is provided for people who tions has been about $120,000, said SGA president of the SLC. attend to offer them different cultural Vice President of Financial Affairs Lauren After the committee’s last deliberation tastes. CW/ Charley Parden The desks are uncluttered and the seats are empty at the Elliot. She said she wasn’t certain of the of the 2005 fiscal year, seven organizations “The FAC provides us with all the food exact amount the committee would have received less funding than what they Crossroads Community Center in the Ferguson Center. A UA official this year. requested and three received more than See FAC, Page 2A said a director for the center will be named soon. 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During the interim period, the resolution cheer, but she said it will serve as “a large I A resolution calling for the SGA, UA admin- IN says the position will be unsalaried. statement by the students to the administra- istration and Tuscaloosa Mayor-elect Walt brief The senators also suspended the rules to tors.” Maddox to unite in their common interest to To submit a brief, e-mail [email protected] pass a bill and a resolution that work togeth- There have been several letters and opin- benefit the UA community. er to call for the Rammer Jammer cheer to be ions pieces published in The Crimson White I A resolution offering SGA’s sympathy to ANNOUNCEMENTS put to a student referendum on this year’s lately after a professor called for Rammer three students who recently lost their apart- Homecoming ballot. Jammer to be discontinued. ment in a fire. A bill that passed called for “longstanding Among other resolutions passed I Two resolutions honoring the late UA UA taking applications for ‘Capstone Heroes’ traditions among University students” that Thursday: accounting professor William Samson.