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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 21, 2013 VOLUME 120 ISSUE 11 Serving The University of Alabama since 1894 CW | Austin Bigoney New sorority pledges open their bids in Bryant-Denny stadium on Saturday. NEWS | GREEK LIFE TODAYON CAMPUS Back to class WHAT: Classes begin Rush week breaks past records WHEN: All day WHERE: All over campus Sorority row welcomes 1,895 1,500 women participating in recruitment members were hand-selected to become was unfathomable, and now here we are at Sigma Rho Chis for this years recruit- students, four new houses 2,081,” she said. ment,” Gaffney said. “In preparation for __________________________ A total of 2,113 women registered for this year, a little over 20 more Sigma Rho By Sarah Elizabeth Tooker | Assistant News Editor recruitment; however, 2,081 actually par- Chis were selected than last year, which ticipated in the first round, Gillan said. was very beneficial to have more hands on Art on campus On trend with record-breaking num- Along with an increase in the number deck.” WHAT: Defining Place (Dominic Lippillo & Mark bers seen in previous years, this year’s of bids issued, this year the overall match Gaffney said three to four Sigma Rho Schoon) Panhellenic sorority recruitment at rate also rose from 86 percent in fall 2012 to Chis were responsible for a group of about WHEN: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. the University of Alabama made The 91 percent this year. 80 women. WHERE: Woods Hall University the first to surpass 2,000 for the “The national average for women receiv- The construction on sorority row also number of women registered, said Director ing a bid is 79 percent, and UA is always presented its own set of challenges for _______________________ of Greek Affairs Kat Gillan. well above that average,” Gillan said. recruitment, Gillan said. A total of 1,895 women received bids out Sam Gaffney, director of recruitment “The construction on sorority row, while of the 2,081 who participated in recruit- counselors for Panhellenic, said several definitely a sign of growth and progress, School of Music ment, an increase of 208 more bids handed adjustments had to be made in the recruit- required that we think differently in terms WHAT: Keyboard area recital out than those in 2012. ment of Sigma Rho Chis after over 2,000 of how we get women from one place to WHEN: 5:30 p.m. “Having worked in greek life since 2002, women registered for recruitment. WHERE: Moody Music Building I can recall a time when the thought of “Back in January, 100 active sorority SEE SORORITY PAGE 9 _______________________ SPORTS | FOOTBALL DIY arts and crafts WHAT: Uptown Arts Uncorked WHEN: 6 p.m. Cornerback held from season opener WHERE: Tutwiler or Presidential Village Crimson Tide’s Geno Smith Championship Game. _______________________ In fall camp, Smith was a regular starter arrested Sunday for DUI at the “star” position in Alabama’s nickel Open house night defense. By Kelly Ward and Marc Torrence | CW Staff Saban said Smith will be permitted to WHAT: Bama Hillel Pizza & Open House play after the Virginia Tech game if he WHEN: 7 - 9 p.m. Sophomore cornerback Geno Smith has makes appropriate adjustments. WHERE: Bloom Hillel Student Center been suspended for Alabama’s season- “We did it in the best interest of the opener against Virginia Tech in Atlanta, player,” Saban said. “Hopefully, this will be _______________________ Ga., coach Nick Saban announced Tuesday. something that will help him make better Smith was arrested early Sunday morning decisions in the future.” Test your trivia for a DUI. The news of Smith’s arrest came as a “We’ve never had an issue with Geno,” surprise to many members of the team. WHAT: Trivia Night Saban said. “He’s an excellent person. “To be honest, when I heard, I was real- WHEN: 9:30 p.m. When you make a bad choice, sometimes ly shocked because Geno is a great guy,” WHERE: Innisfree Irish Pub the consequences of that choice can really senior wide receiver Kevin Norwood said. have a negative effect. Some of these guys “He knows that it’s a lesson learned.” _______________________ don’t have enough foresight to understand Smith and Trey DePriest, who was sus- cause and effect, but Geno has been a pended for a violation of team rules Aug. really good person in the program and just 13, both apologized to the team in a play- Out on the town made a bad choice.” ers-only meeting. The apology was wel- Smith started two games later in the comed by the team. WHAT: Fly Golden Eagle CW File 2012 season and racked up nine tackles, “I’m not too worried about it because I WHEN: 10 p.m. Smith started several games for the Tide, including four solo stops. He also had two including the 2013 national championship. WHERE: Green Bar pass break-ups, including one in the SEC SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 19 cycle th re is today’s paper today tomorrow e p email s a a p [email protected] Wednesday Thursday e e l r P Briefs 2 Sports 18 • • Chance of Chance of P P Opinions 4Puzzles 23 r e e l l e T-storms T-storms e website p p a a a a s s p p cw.ua.edu Culture 11 Classifi eds 23 e 88º/72º 90º/72º s r i e h c t y e l INSIDE c CONTACT WEATHER Wednesday August 21, 2013 p.2 CAMPUSBRIEFS SCENEON CAMPUS Capstone Alliance to hold social Capstone Alliance will host a fall social Friday at Mellow Mushroom in downtown Tuscaloosa at 6 p.m. The organi- zation is comprised of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ally faculty, staff, graduate students and University of Alabama community members. LGBTQ partners, children and friends are welcome to attend to help kick off the event. No prior registration is required, and attendees are encouraged to “like” the Face- book event page to stay updated with upcoming Capstone Alliance events. In the fall, Capstone Alliance will hold its general as- sembly meetings at 5 p.m. on the fi rst Wednesday of every month. ____________________________________________ Burger joint’s elephant returned A 6-foot, bright red aluminum elephant that was stolen from the roof of Tuscaloosa Burger, or T-Burger, sometime between late the night of July 27 and early the morning of July 28, has been returned. The missing elephant was found by a local management property company while cleaning out a student apartment across the street from T-Burger. The elephant was ordered CW | Austin Bigoney from a company based out of Colorado and custom made in Mexico over 12 weeks. The damage to the elephant was signifi cant, but since THURSDAY FRIDAY repairs would require a welder and thus be too costly, Dan Robinson, the restaurant’s owner, decided to patch up the WHAT: Homegrown WHAT: Greekfest elephant’s ear and rear with houndstooth tape. ON THE Alabama farmers WHEN: All Day Robinson decided not to press charges after the student market WHERE: Fraternity Row responsible for the theft called the next day to apologize and WHEN: 3 - 6 p.m. Recreation Center agreed to pay to have the elephant put back on the roof — a WHERE: Canterbury Episcopal fi ve-man job — and for repairs. GO ____________________________________________ TODAY Church WHAT: Capstone Alliance WHAT: Keyboard Area WHEN: 6 p.m. WHAT: India and the Culture Recital WHERE: Mellow Mushroom of Yoga Chipotle offers student coupon WHEN: 5:30 p.m. WHEN: 3 - 4:30 p.m. All Alabama Chipotle restaurants will be giving out buy-one- WHERE: Moody Music WHERE: Ferguson Student WHAT: Downright, ft. get-one coupons to celebrate the start of school and to give Building cash-strapped college students an opportunity for free food. Center Callooh! Callay! Students who show their student ID Aug. 28, from 6 to WHAT: Trivia Night WHEN: 10 p.m. 10 p.m. will receive a BOGO coupon redeemable with any WHEN: 9:30 p.m. WHAT: Uptown Arts WHERE: Green Bar purchase at the Mexican restaurant. The coupon will be ap- WHERE: Innisfree Irish Pub plicable for a burrito, burrito bowl, salad or tacos. Uncorked WHEN: 6 p.m. In addition to the Chipotle at Midtown Village, a second WHAT: The Velcro Pygmies Tuscaloosa location opened on the Strip over the summer. WHAT: Fly Golden Eagle WHERE: Ridgecrest South Students can take advantage of the offer at either location, WHEN: 10 p.m. WHEN: 10 p.m. as well as at Chipotle restaurants across the state. WHERE: Green Bar WHAT: Rollin’ on the River WHERE: Rhythm and Brews WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Tuscaloosa River WHAT: Lee Roy Parnell Market WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Rhythm and Brews P.O. 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