Mt. Cody Too Tall for Volunteers
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SPORTS A&E Alabama ‘Hair’ playing this week 6 loses to Vols at Allen Bates 10 Monday, October 26, 2009 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 116, Issue 47 FOOTBALL | RECAP Mt. Cody too tall for Volunteers CW | John Michael Simpson Terrence Codyʼs hand reaches out to block Tennessee kicker Daniel Lincolnʼs 44-yard game-winning fi eld goal attempt as time expired. The block was Codyʼs second of the game. By Jason Galloway kick and the Volunteers com- ensuing 44-yard attempt. “As this third Saturday in October, and made a play to keep us kicker Daniel Lincoln made a Sports Editor pleted a 23-yard pass into field soon as the ball was snapped, I and all 92,012 fans in Bryant- undefeated.” 24-yard field goal early in the goal range with four seconds got a good jump on it, knocked Denny Stadium watched as the It wasn’t just the final second quarter but allowed a In the past three and a half remaining. the guard over and just put my emotional senior lay facedown attempt that made the differ- 47-yard attempt to fall short on minutes, Mark Ingram lost the Terrence Cody was not hand up.” on the grass before making his ence, however. The entire game the last play of the half. first fumble of his career, the thinking about that. It was the mammoth nose way into the north end zone depended on field goals. “It always seems to help Alabama defense gave up its “I told myself when I lined tackle’s second blocked field tunnel to chants of “Cody.” Leigh Tiffin connected from when you make a long kick,” first touchdown in 12 quarters, up that I was going to block goal of the fourth quarter in a “I was real emotional,” he 38, 50 and 22 yards out in the Tennessee recovered an onside this field goal,” he said of the 12-10 victory over Tennessee on said. “I actually saved the game first half, while Volunteer See FOOTBALL, page 7 Witt: UA still pursuing Bryce Flu vaccine By Eryn Phillips his advisers would consider the offer was about $24 million Senior Staff Reporter another offer to move Bryce to short of what they want. FAST FACTS available on the vacant Caraway hospital in “I have spoken with the gov- Despite the city’s pending Birmingham — taking 657 jobs ernor and he felt that our offer • Mayor Walt Mad- lawsuit against the state to out of Tuscaloosa in the midst of $60 million plus the cost of halt the sale of Bryce Hospital, of the current economic crisis. decontamination and clean- dox fi led a lawsuit campus UA President Robert Witt said Witt would not comment ing was reasonable and is still against the state Wednesday he believes the on the pending lawsuit until under consideration,” Witt about the Bryce sale. By Brittney Knox shot works exactly like the sale will go through. he could review it this week, said. “I am optimistic it will be Staff Writer mist, and they don’t have The Tuscaloosa City Council but Witt said the University accepted.” • Bryce provides 657 many side-effects.” authorized Mayor Walt made a more than fair offer University officials have The swine flu, also known The H1N1 shot has been Maddox to file the suit at the for the property, despite the discussed the purchase of the jobs in Tuscaloosa. as the H1N1 virus, has claimed delayed, and the SHC doesn’t Oct. 20 city council meeting offer being taken off the table. hospital for almost four years, several lives throughout the have the actual shot right after Gov. Bob Riley said he and Mental health officials said planning to use the land for See BRYCE, page 3 state of Alabama, and there now, Roberts said. have been some cases of stu- “The response of students dents getting the virus at getting the vaccine has been the University. However, the a good one,” he said. “Also, Student Health Center hopes the vaccine does provide the Thomas answers students’ questions to help students by provid- patient with good immunity ing the new FluMist vaccine, against the current H1N1 By Victor Luckerson Thomas’ second trip to the Supreme used to combat the swine flu virus.” Staff Reporter University and the 18th anni- Court virus. According to the Centers versary of his appointment to Justice “The FluMist is used nasal- for Disease Control and When United States the Supreme Court. Clarence ly and contains the live virus,” Prevention, the FluMist Supreme Court Justice After a brief introductory Thomas said Dr. David Roberts, a stu- Clarence Thomas came to the speech, Thomas spent most of answers dent health physician. “The See VACCINE, page 2 UA School of Law Friday after- his hour-and-a-half stage time questions noon, he didn’t want to speak taking questions from the audi- and talks FAST FACTS at a group of law students — he ence of law students, under- to UA graduates and members of the wanted to speak with them. students • The Student Health • The center is not “All too often, we spend too community. Friday. much time talking at you and “What I want to give you Center is offering the offering the shot be- not discussing what you care a sense of in answering ques- nasal spray version cause its production about,” Thomas said. tions is that there is no mys- CW | Daniel Thomas gave the Albritton tery to [the U.S. Supreme Owen of the H1N1 vac- has been slower. Lecture, held by the law school Court],” he said. “The court, cine. each year to bring national and as I see it, is the special place international judiciary figures • To schedule an appointment, call 348-2778. to campus. Friday marked See THOMAS, page 2 cycle t re his e p s a a p e today’s paper today l e INSIDE WEATHER P r • • r P Briefs ........................2 Puzzles ......................9 e l Partly e P.O. Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Newsroom: 348-6144 | p Tuesday 70º/52º a a s p e Opinions ...................4 s Fax: 348-4116 | Advertising: 348-7845 | Classifi eds: 348-7355 Classifieds .................9 i cloudy r e h Chance of thunderstorms t c y e l c Letters, op-eds: [email protected] Press releases, announcements: [email protected] Sports .......................6 Arts & Entertainment 10 72º/59º 2 Monday, October 26, 2009 NEWS The Crimson White manufacturers who produce it works or not,” she said. NEWS in brief VACCINE 200 million doses of the vaccine. Smith said since the swine THOMAS Continued from page 1 “Some of the producers are flu furor has died down on Continued from page 1 across the globe, which include campus, she has continued CAMPUS |Moral forum final tonight should be given to people 2 to Great Britain and Australia,” to remain calm about it but of Washington, D.C. People are The UA Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility will 49 years old who are not preg- McVay said. “There has been a maintained a normal hand civil. They engage in debate. host the final installment of the Moral Forum Tournament nant and do not have certain great demand across the state washing routine. They legitimately like each Monday at 7 p.m. in Morgan Auditorium. health conditions. Anyone for the vaccine. Over 900 health Roberts said the SHC has other. It’s the first place I’ve seen The final night’s debate the topic is lowering the drinking with an allergy to eggs or any care providers have ordered given several hundred doses in Washington where people are age from 21 years old to 18 years old, with two pairs of stu- other substance in the vaccine, over a million doses.” off-site and in Tutwiler Hall genuinely friends.” dents from the Moral Forum course debating its points and a weakened immune system Andrea Smith, a sophomore and Ridgecrest South. In addition, Thomas shed light counterpoints. $10,000 in scholarships will be awarded. or a long-term health problem majoring pre-medical studies, “Although we have not got- on the day-to-day practices of The event is free and open to the public. should also avoid getting the said getting the vaccine is a ten any of the actual shots the Supreme Court. vaccine. great precautionary measure for the H1N1 virus, the sup- “We work independently,” he Dr. Jim McVay, direc- to take to prevent from catch- plies for the nasal vaccine said. “We rarely see each other. CAMPUS | Alternative Break trips tor of health promotion ing the flu. meet the current demand,” We spend our time sitting at home interest meeting and chronic disease at the “I don’t think the vaccine has he said. reading briefs and deciding.” Alabama Department of Public been out long enough to have McVay said one of the Throughout the afternoon, There will be an informational meeting for Alternative Health, said there are four the opportunity to see whether goals at the end of November Thomas continually expressed Break travel options over the Martin Luther King holiday is to travel across the state that his job is a humbling experi- weekend and spring break today from noon until 1 p.m. in to public and private schools ence. Room 309 of the Ferguson Center. The MLK weekend service with a team of nurses and “These cases beat the heck trip includes working with Habitat for Humanity and the his- administer the H1N1 vac- out of me,” he said.