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ENTERTAINMENT: Depp’s Secret Window a success, Page 5 SPORTS: Crimson Tide grabs No. 8 seed, Page 10 Monday, March 15, 2004 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Volume 110, Issue 106 Mooty solves Riddle, Devil, ducks and wins SGA presidency dead president By CAITLIN TUDZIN and NICK BEADLE vice president, came in second with The Crimson White 34.3 percent of the vote. He said his goal of making a difference on cam- among write-ins Hal Mooty has captured the pus would not stop. 2004-05 SGA presidency. “I think we gave it 100 percent, and From staff reports Satan’s increased support The SGA vice president of student it’s disappointing when you work hard could be the result of a split affairs garnered 61 percent of the for anything and come up on the short One losing candidate in this among the Capstone’s cartoon 4,428 votes cast in an SGA election end,” Riddle said. “I think we’ll keep year’s SGA election can take duck voting bloc in the race. heralded by election officials for its working to make sure all voices are solace in knowing his political Walt Disney’s Donald Duck cleanliness. heard on campus.” influence at the Capstone is and Duck Tales and Darkwing “This has been a long, long SGA abolishment candidate R.J. growing: Satan. Duck star Launchpad process,” Mooty said Friday after elec- Cantrell, webmaster of the Honors Though futile, the devil’s McQuack each received one tion results were announced at the Program Student Association, second attempt at nabbing vote. Ferguson Plaza. “I’ve been pacing all received 1.6 percent. The total for Blue the SGA executive vice presi- Though Satan’s political day long, and this is nothing that I Door Party nominee Jordan dency proved more successful base expanded, his servant could put into words. Hernandez, who dropped out of the than his first. While Laura Mephistopheles only gar- “We ran an incredible campaign.” race Monday, was not released. Beth Mitchell handily defeat- nered one vote for vice presi- Mooty, a member of Phi Gamma Brinkley Serkedakis won the vice ed him with 3,703 votes, Satan dent of financial affairs, Delta fraternity, said the success of his president of external affairs race with doubled his representation in despite the demon’s campaign rested on making sure stu- 69.1 percent of the ballots cast in the the UA electorate from last renowned accounting skills. dents recognized his name through- election’s only other contested execu- year, garnering two write-in The devil’s influence else- CW/ Matthew Harper out campus. tive race. votes. where, however, was not as Hal Mooty, right, congratulates SGA presidential runner-up Zac Riddle Interfaith Council President Zac Satan could not be reached following the announcement of Mooty’s victory Friday afternoon. Riddle, Alpha Tau Omega fraternity See PRESIDENCY, Page 2 for comment at press time. See WRITE-INS, Page 3 Kennedy hires Students serve community in Capstone Event By JOAN GARRETT Senior Staff Reporter new associate Members of UA student organizations dis- covered and worked to meet the needs of Tuscaloosa on Saturday through the Capstone Event. VP for finance Capstone Event is an annual service proj- ect sponsored by the SGA and designed to By CHRIS OTTS reach out to the surrounding community by Administrative Affairs Editor undertaking yard work, minor home repairs and litter cleanup for those who request the Christopher Hinton, vice chancellor for busi- service. ness and finance at Fayetteville State University Members of one of the groups that partic- in Fayetteville, N.C., has been hired as UA associ- ipated in the Capstone Event said they were ate vice president for financial affairs. shocked by the state of Tuscaloosa Middle Kerry Kennedy, vice president for financial School, which was their assigned project. affairs, announced the hiring in an e-mail to Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity was administrators last week. assigned to clean Tuscaloosa Middle School. Reba Essary, associate vice president for AKP President Kirk Barnett said the experi- financial affairs, said she will retain her position. ence really taught him a lot about the need She said Hinton will be an addition to the staff, that exists in Tuscaloosa. not a replacement. “I thought the city schools were a little bet- Essary, who briefly served in the top financial ter funded,” he said. “College students are affairs job before Kennedy was hired in August, jaded because we hear about budget said she was not involved in discussions about crunches, but we don’t really see the physical the new position. effects.” The program opened his eyes especially See VP, Page 3 since his organization was coming from the business school, which is very well funded, he said. AKP members cleaned out a janitorial closet that was crowded with trash and old State legislation sheds light on boxes. They also picked up trash and cleaned within the gymnasium, the locker rooms, the hallways and various classrooms, and aided in picking up trash on the grounds outside the school. Sunshine Lisa Maddox, Tuscaloosa Middle School assistant principal, said the school appreci- ates the effort that UA students have put Laws forth to assist the school system. She said the rooms were 100 percent bet- ter after AKP was able to clean them. “We have some rooms we haven’t had time / Tiffany Schwarz to clean,” she said. “It would just pile up, and CW we get behind if a group doesn’t come.” By KRISTEN TROTTER Maddox said the school does have custo- Senior Staff Reporter dians who clean the school during the day, but it cannot afford to hire more custodians Two bills introduced in the Legislature could to clean the areas that are not reached dur- change the open records laws in Alabama, one ing the week. strengthening a current open government law CW/ Elizabeth Frenkel “Any time we can get someone’s help we called the Sunshine Law, and the second making Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity President Kirk Barnett moves mats at Tuscaloosa Middle School for the Capstone Event on Saturday certain information off limits to the public. morning. Student organizations helped clean up parts of the community as part of the annual event, sponsored by the SGA. See CAPSTONE, Page 3 House Bill 530 seeks to strengthen the Alabama law that requires official meetings to be made public, including meetings of school boards and tax commissions. Recent events, such as Auburn University trustee committees that met in private, have heightened the call for State GOP: Battle with Hubbert concerns higher ed funding, too such a bill. The Alabama Supreme Court recent- The battle between the because of the unionization of Connors said lobbyists like ly issued two rulings that allow certain commit- By HEATHER HENDERSON Alabama Republican Party and K-12,” Connors said. AEA boss Paul Hubbert fight for tees to meet in secret and certain boards to cast Metro/State Editor the Alabama Education Connors recently declared funds for health care and retire- secret ballots. Association affects not only war on the AEA, announcing ment benefits for education Senate Bill 205, sponsored by Sen. Steve No matter what the particular K-12 students, but also higher that the state GOP would no staff, including bus drivers and French, R-Birmingham, would exempt records, issue, when it comes to educa- education, state GOP chairman longer accept contributions cafeteria workers, as well as discussions or information related to security tion funding, you’ll find the state Marty Connors said. from the powerful teachers teachers. plans from the current Alabama laws that teachers union on one side, the state Republican Party on the “Higher education is receiv- union and encouraging Connors said one problem he opposite and the University, ing a smaller and smaller por- Republican legislators to do the See LAWS, Page 7 well, somewhere in the middle. tion of education dollars same. See HIGHER ED, Page 9 The Crimson White | Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 | e-mail — [email protected] | Check us out online at Newsroom — 348-6144 Fax — 348-4116 Advertising — 348-7845 Classifieds — 348-7355 www.cw.ua.edu Page 2 • The Crimson White NEWS Monday, March 15, 2004 PRESIDENCY SGA EXECUTIVE RACE RESULTS the Continued from Page 1 (4,428 votes) Serkedakis, a College of Arts PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC and Sciences senator, said she Hal Mooty – 61 percent AFFAIRS AFFAIRS is eager to get to work. She Zac Riddle – 34.3 percent Martin M. Smith – 81.7 percent Christina Carden – 83.2 percent World also spoke highly of her com- R.J. Cantrell – 1.5 percent petitor, Adam Rankin, Jordan Hernandez – dropped out, total not VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCIAL Alabama Association of Latin released VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Americans executive chief of AFFAIRS Mike Kuffner – 82.8 percent staff. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Brinkley Serkedakis – 69.1 percent “It was a well-natured race, Laura Beth Mitchell – 83.6 percent Adam Rankin – 23 percent EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Brief and I’m proud of the way we Matt Bees – 69.2 percent CAMPUS both ran it,” Serkedakis said. IN “I’m glad he got a Senate seat Mooty, who won with Engineering are Lucas C. Law are Jansen Voss and and can be involved in the 61 percent, said he only Hayes, Carson Rockett and Jeremy Taylor. Spring Anthropology Film Festival to show movie tonight SGA.” sought endorsements from Jason Hans-Alexander Lange. Runoffs will be conducted Rankin received 23 percent. registered student organiza- Graduate School senators Tuesday in front of the Office The Garifuna Journey will be shown tonight at 6 in 30 ten He thanked friends and sup- tions.