Chapman best for Audiences impaled by Basketball teams in secretary of state ‘Running with Scissors’ preseason games OPINIONS, Page 4 ENTERTAINMENT, Page 6 SPORTS, Page 8 Wednesday, November 1, 2006 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 113, Issue 48 ■ HOMECOMING Concert attendance less than expected Homecoming concerts have 10,000 people came to the because nearly 120,000 president of University Nick Gajewski, a senior UAPD numbers suggest no been released, but the num- Ying Yang Twins concert on people were expected Programs last year, said majoring in philosophy, increase in attendance bers come marked with an the Medical Center field. to be on campus during there were about 20,000 said that despite the less- asterisk. Last week, UA spokes- Homecoming weekend. attendees at last October’s than-expected turnout, he BY PHIL OWEN According to UAPD woman Deborah Lane said But if police numbers are concert when the bands still thinks the decision to Assistant Entertainment Editor Deputy Chief Mark Shockley, the decision by UA offi- correct, there were fewer or Collective Soul and Better split the concert was justi- ■ [email protected] between 10,000 and 12,000 cials to split the concert about the same number of Than Ezra played on the fied. people attended the Neal was a logistics issue, and concertgoers as attended Quad. The concert numbers “Hindsight is 20/20,” Some attendance McCoy show on the Quad, she said increased crowds the 2005 concert. Michelle UP relies on also come from numbers for Friday night’s and between 8,000 and were expected for the event Fuentes, who was vice UAPD, Fuentes said. See NUMBERS, Page 2 Student’s killer still on the loose McFarland Boulevard. No description of suspect Swindle said the second available yet, police say vehicle’s driver honked twice when the Pathfinder BY CHRISTY CONNER AND CHARITY SCOTT pulled into its driveway, The Crimson White and Hollis exited the car and walked into the street. Differing from earlier Approximately three shots reports, the car accident followed, and the driver of that ultimately led to UA the Pathfinder turned to find student Conrad Hollis’ mur- Hollis lying wounded in the der early Saturday morn- middle of the street, Swindle ing occurred around Denny said. CW/ T.G. Paschal Chimes on University Matt Gordon, a sopho- Left: Markecia Erby, 2, gets candy from Kate O’Conner, a freshman majoring in nursing, during Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat. Right: Gavin Vaughn, 2, Boulevard, Tuscaloosa more majoring in interna- receives candy from Amy Swartzfager, a freshman majoring in accounting, during sorority row Trick-or-treat on Halloween night. Police Department Chief tional business, was driv- Ken Swindle said. ing the Pathfinder the night After several people called Hollis was shot. and claimed they had wit- Gordon said he and Hollis, nessed the fender bend- a National Guardsman who er, TPD was able to piece had recently returned from together more information Iraq, had been best friends leading up to Hollis’ death, for years. Swindle said. “We grew up together, and TPD officials are mak- he was always easy going Trick ing progress regarding the and full of life,” Gordon description of Hollis’ attack- said. er but were unable to com- He also said Hollis was ment because of the ongo- both a great friend and stu- ing investigation, Swindle dent. or said. “He always had a positive Area children attend the which were closed off to traf- YMCA sponsors trick- “The YMCA has sponsored Hollis, 21, was a pas- attitude,” Gordon said. “He fic. Treatthis event for the past four senger in a maroon Nissan never meant any harm to annual event on Colonial Superman, also known as or-treating event for years,” said YMCA member- Pathfinder that rear-ended anybody.” and Magnolia drives 7-year-old Hunter Whitley, Halloween ship and marketing director an unidentified vehicle car- He also said Hollis had said he had a “pretty good” Bill Myers. “We want to give time. parents the opportunity to rying a man and a woman gone through a lot during BY LAURA FENTON BY KYLE GUNNELS “I liked it when the soror- bring out their kids to a safe Saturday. The drivers agreed his one year tour of duty in Contributing Writer Staff Reporter ity girls asked me to flex my environment.” there was no damage and Iraq, but always stayed opti- ■ [email protected] The event saw a rush of drove on instead of report- mistic about life. Action figures, dinosaurs muscles,” Whitley said. “I got millions of pieces of candy.” children arrive during the ing the accident, Swindle “We’re all going to miss and princesses occupied Smiles — along with candy Whitley has one reason to first 45 minutes of the hour- said. him,” Gordon said. “We’ll the campus for one evening — were abundant in the return next year, he said: “the and-a-half-long event, and When the vehicles never forget him.” Tuesday, and with a single Bruno’s parking lot Monday password, collected provi- girls.” attendance slowly wound reached the next red light, Gordon declined to com- night as both student and sions to enhance superpowers Twinkling mini pumpkin local organizations partici- down as the event came to a the man stepped out of the ment further about what or just stay up past bed time. lights and webs with plastic pated in the annual Trunk or close. second car wielding a gun happened early Saturday Residents of sorority hous- spiders lay in the front bushes Treat event to provide a safe “You never know an exact and ordered the Pathfinder’s morning. es on Colonial and Magnolia and the trees in the yard of alternative to trick-or-treat- number of kids to expect, but driver to follow him, Swindle Hollis’ visitation is sched- drives hosted the annual the Kappa Delta house were ing for children. this year we’re planning for said. The driver did not, but uled for Wednesday from trick-or-treating event for draped with toilet paper. Organizations set up with between 400 and 500 kids to unbeknownst to those in 6 to 8 p.m. at Lowndes children in the west Alabama “The seniors roll the yard their trunks for kids to walk come out,” Myers said. the Pathfinder, the second Funeral Home in his home- area. Each house was decked every year and make the around and get candy from This year the YMCA made vehicle followed them back town, Columbus, Miss. His in Halloween décor as fairies, tombstones,” said Molly everyone in the parking lot. it possible for some kids to to the Pathfinder driver’s funeral service will follow on cowgirls, devils, witches and Crawford, a junior majoring About 15 organizations par- attend who might not have home on Orange Street, Thursday at Mt. Zion Baptist pirates and gave away candy. ticipated in this year’s event, near Hargrove Road and Church at 10 a.m. Security patrolled the streets, See TRICK, Page 5 organizers said. See TREAT, Page 2 Tuscaloosa City Council bans new liquor licenses for 90 days just the concentration of too The city is working on a plan work.” ers the blocks between the ees or to special events licens- Moratorium will give time many bars. zoning plan for the downtown Maddox said part of that Black Warrior River to the ees. He said Cooper Consulting for a study to change the In order to prevent another area to create a “diverse mar- one chance is ensuring proper north, Queen City Avenue to is studying the downtown area large concentration of bars in ket” of restaurants, bars and zoning in the area to prevent the east, Paul W. Bryant to the to advise the city on zoning zoning for bars the downtown area like the shops for the area, Maddox a large concentration of bars south and Lurleen Wallace issues to create a varied down- concentration on the Strip, said. in one place, as there is on Boulevard South to the town shopping area. BY AMANDA PETERSON Cooper Consulting is also Senior Staff Reporter he said the City Council has “The city and the federal the Strip. There has been a west. Both the Strip and the placed a 90-day moratorium, government spent nearly $100 moratorium on all new alco- Downtown/Riverfront district working with both the city and ■ [email protected] effective today, on all new million fixing up the down- hol licensees on the Strip since fall in this area. the University to study the Mayor Walt Maddox said lounge liquor licenses, or bar town district,” Maddox said. last May. That will expire Dec. City attorney Bob Ennis said Strip area and offer advice as that the Tuscaloosa City licenses, for the “downtown “We only get one shot of mak- 15. the moratorium will not apply Council is not against bars, central business district.” ing this downtown renewal The latest moratorium cov- to new restaurant liquor licens- See BARS, Page 3 ■ ■ ■ 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 2 Wednesday, November 1, 2006 ■ NEWS CAMPUS HC queen dreamt of crown BY MEGHAN MENARD every aspect of campus wheth- INTobrief submit a brief, e-mail [email protected] Contributing Writer er it be leadership, service and academics.” “Take a minute, look around, Burch has a 3.9 GPA and was ANNOUNCEMENTS enjoy it.