ARDT BASEBALL Dance department takes inspiration Bama prepares from Chopin, Cuban clubs in Miami and to take on UAB Radiohead LIFESTYLES PAGE 6 SPORTS PAGE 8 Tuesday, March 27, 20122012 ServingS i theh UiUniversity i off AlAlabamab sincei 1894 VVol. 118, Issue 106 Saban becomes highest paid coach in nation Coach says he will end factor in our ability to maintain a negotiations and that the deal was Breaking Down Saban’s New Contract program that is widely regarded as essentially done after the title game. career with the Tide the nation’s finest.” Saban also said other teams 2012 $5,320,000 The University of Alabama’s expressed interest but would not Board of Trustees Compensation provide names. “That doesn’t mat- 2013 By Marquavius Burnett $5,370,000 Sports Editor Committee voted unanimously ter because we wanted to stay at [email protected] Monday to extend Saban’s contract Alabama, and we are not interested 2014 $5,470,000 @Marq_Burnett through the 2019 season. The total in going any place else,” he said. compensation of the deal is just over For 2012, the deal involves an 2015 $5,570,000 Alabama head coach Nick Saban $45 million, not including incentive increase of more than $630,000 over is set to become the highest paid bonuses. what he was paid by the school for 2016 $5,670,000 football coach at a public university, “The acceptance of this exten- the 2011 season. It is an increase of expected to earn just over $5.3 mil- sion expresses mine, Terry’s and a little more than $550,000 over what 2017 $5,770,000 lion for the 2012 season. our family’s commitment to the he was scheduled to make in 2012. “We are very fortunate to have, University of Alabama for the rest Saban is guaranteed a $50,000 2018 $5,870,000 without a doubt, the best head of our career,” Saban said. increase for 2013 and then $100,000 coach in college football,” Athletic The deal comes on the heels of increases each subsequent year, 2019 Director Mal Moore said in a state- Saban winning his second nation- reaching just under $6 million for $5,970,000 ment. “He has consistently assem- al championship in three years the 2019 season. bled the best staff in America. for the Crimson Tide. Saban said Rewarding excellence is a key he was not involved in contract SEE SABAN PAGE 7 CW File Bentley visits The Zone Governor discusses that loved and supported me.” When he came to UA, he did faith for The Huddle not know whether to major in aeronautical engineering By Caroline Collins or become a physician, so he Contributing Writer prayed about it. He said he was driving in Columbiana and Gov. Robert Bentley spoke stopped at a red light when a to students in The Zone on feeling overcame him that he Monday night about his should go into medicine and Photo courtesy of Grayson Martin Christian belief and its effect has never regretted that deci- Police arrive on the scene of the collision of yesterday’s accident in his life. The Huddle, a sion. involving a pedistrian and vehicle. Christian group co-founded “God opened those doors,” by University of Alabama he said. “He allowed me take students Teresa Croom and care of people and care about Lissa Handley Tyson, hosted people.” Student struck by the event. UA Chancellor Bentley said he knows God is Robert Witt and his wife always in control of his life. He Sandy, along with about said he likes to live his life in a 200 students, attended the way that glorifies God. car on campus event. “It’s how you live your life “On Jan. 17, 2011, I put my that’s important,” Bentley Skateboader’s injuries blood on his pants and flowing left hand on the Holy Bible in said. from both wrists,” said Shelby Montgomery and promised He said the book of James not life-threatening Bessellieu, a student and wit- to honor and protect any- talks about integrity, and ness to the accident. “Then I one’s right to worship as integrity is wholeness. The By Stephen N. Dethrage and noticed the windshield of the they choose,” Bentley worst thing you can do, Katherine Martin car he collided with. It was cra- said. “As governor, I he said, is to claim to be a The Crimson White tered big time, so I knew the have to defend that Christian and not live it. guy hit it hard.” right.” “Walk like you talk,” A UA student driving south Bessellieu also said two Bentley said it’s Bentley said. on Stadium Drive struck anoth- witnesses turned into first hard for him to sepa- Bentley also said he er student crossing the road on responders at the scene. First, rate his personal should not have been a long board at approximately 2 she said, a nurse ran to aid the beliefs. He accepted governor. When the p.m. Monday afternoon. victim and said that the bleed- Jesus Christ as the race started, he was not Neither the skateboarder nor ing from his wrists had to be savior of his life when expecting to win accord- the driver have been identified, stemmed, so a male student he was nine years ing to votes. He said it but the accident sent the stu- took his shirt off, cut strips old and believed he was a difficult time, and dent who was struck to DCH off it with a pocket knife and should give his life to he prayed constantly. Regional Medical Center with offered it for use as a basic Christ. He had to use some of injuries that University spokes- tourniquet before emergency “I was a good kid,” his retirement money man Chris Bryant said did not workers arrived. Bentley said. “I had appear to be life-threatening. wonderful parents SEE BENTLEY PAGE 7 “Right off the bat, I saw SEE WRECK PAGE 2 CW | Drew Hoover ‘Hunger Games’ reaction mixed Panel aims to provide Tuscaloosa theater sells out initial screenings understanding of HB 56 Activists, historians will By Lauren Ferguson IF YOU GO ... Assistant Lifestyles Editor discuss immigration law [email protected] • What: HB 56 roundtable By Briana Harris With an estimated $155 million in Contributing W riter discussion ticket sales in its opening weekend, • Where: Gorgas Room 205 it may be surprising that students In honor of the 50th anniversary of the are giving “The Hunger Games” University of Alabama’s American stud- • When: Wednesday at 5 mixed reviews. ies department, a public forum discuss- p.m. Based on the best selling book tril- ing the political and historical meanings ogy, “The Hunger Games” is set in and implications of House Bill 56 will be a futuristic world divided by 12 dis- held at 5 p.m. Wednesday in 205 Gorgas. tricts that are run by an oppressive The forum will feature a panel of experts Latinos have been impacted by it. government that lives in its own dis- that will inform the public about various The panel will also include two his- trict called the Capitol. aspects of the law. torians, professor Frye Jacobson from Each year the Capitol selects a Isabel Rubio, executive director of the Yale University and professor Sarah boy and girl from each of the dis- Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, Cornell from the University of New tricts to fight to the death while the and Sam Brooke, lead litigator with Mexico, who will discuss the histori- rest of the world watches on televi- HICA, will serve on the panel. They cal aspects of immigration within the sion. Katniss Everdeen, the books’ RottenTomatoes.com will discuss the legal challenges the bill Latino and Hispanic communities. Jennifer Lawrence, who plays Katniss Everdeen, walks with Peacekeepers before poses, the events that led up to the pass- SEE HUNGER GAMES PAGE 7 entering the arena. ing of the law and how Hispanics and SEE HB 56 PAGE 2 ecycle thi r s p se a a p e le r Briefs ........................2 Sports .....................10 P Clear • • • Wednesday 84º/57º INSIDE WEATHER P P r r Opinions ...................4 Puzzles ......................9 l l e e 84º/61º e e p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p a a today’s paper today Partly Cloudy a a s s e e p p p p s s r i e h c t y e c l Lifestyles ....................6 Classifieds .................9 ONLINE ON THE CALENDAR TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY What: Diabetes Alert Day What: Exorcism Death and What: Community Conversa- the Misrepresentation of tions: How do you express Where: 205 Gorgas Library Korean Shamans by Professor your Self? When: 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Laurel Kendall Where: Crossroads Lounge, Where: 205 Smith Hall Ferguson Student Center What: Bama Blitz Kick Off When: 3:30 to 5 p.m. When: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Where: Plaza, Ferguson Student Center ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: What: Southern Hospitality? What: HCA Talks: What Real ON THE CW MARCH MADNESS When: 11 a.m. Alabama’s Immigration Law in Heroes Are Made Of Political and Historical Per- Where: Riverside Community We’re down to the Sweet 16 of spectives Center our tournament to determine What: Alabama Repertory the best cartoon of the 1990s. Where: 205 Gorgas Library GO Dance Theatre, $12 for Stu- When: 6:30 p.m. Vote at cw.ua.edu. dents, $15 for Faculty/Staff, When: 5:30 to 7 p.m.