ROWING SPORTS Alabama Crew Profi le of Crimson Club hosts Tide men’s golf head 5 interest program 11 coach Jay Seawell Thursday, July 17, 2008 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 115, Issue 7 Shelby ALABAMA FOOTBALL Direct snags Knight medically disqualifi ed deposit By Will Barry linebacker had two intercep- longer play football.” and, more importantly, is on Sports Editor tions, 11 tackles for loss and The 6-foot-4-inch, 235- track to graduate in August. now for Bama three sacks in 2007. pound Randolph County I would like nothing more Senior linebacker Ezekial “Zeke Knight has been graduate’s absence next than to have him with us for Knight has been medi- medically disqualified based season will leave sophomore one more season on the foot- cally disqualified from the on a medical condition that Rolando McClain as the only ball field, but unfortunately refunds money Alabama football team, head we can not disclose due to returning linebacker for the that won’t be the case after coach Nick Saban announced student privacy laws,” Saban Crimson Tide in 2008. consulting with the doc- Students can set Wednesday. said. “Zeke is a fine young man, tors and medical staff on By Jessie Gable Knight started 11 games at “He has had numerous and we appreciate all that he numerous occasions. I wish up information at Staff Reporter linebacker last season and medical evaluations by has done for this program,” him and his family nothing myBama.ua.edu was sixth on the team with numerous physicians, all of Saban said. but the best. Zeke Knight Thanks to Sen. Richard 64 tackles. which concluded that it was “Zeke did a great job for will always be a part of the Shelby, Tuscaloosa residents By Josh Veazey The wide receiver-turned- in his best interest to no us as a starter last year Crimson Tide family.” Staff Reporter may soon see some well- needed renovations in the city Students expecting refunds and on the UA campus. from the University, such On July 9, the Senate as excess financial aid, can Transportation, Housing now get their money depos- and Urban Development ited directly into their bank Appropriations Subcommittee Catching some air accounts. approved more than $4 mil- Students can complete lion in earmarked funds for a direct deposit form at the University of Alabama myBama.ua.edu by enter- for transportation projects, ing their bank routing num- including CrimsonRide, as ber and account number. well as almost $7 million for Transactions are prepared renovations in Tuscaloosa’s overnight and transmitted transportation system. The the following day. The date Senate Financial Services the refunds are available Subcommittee approved will vary according to the $25 million for a new federal student’s bank procedure and building in Tuscaloosa. rules. All appropriations approved by the sub- committees will now be See DEPOSIT, page 2 brought before the Senate Appropriations Committee. One project coming to How to register the Capstone is a new park- ing deck and CrimsonRide 1: Go to myBama.ua.edu hub on campus. The first CrimsonRide hub was fin- 2: Click on the Student tab ished before the 2007 school 3: Click on the Student year began with the onset Services folder of the CrimsonRide system. Click on the Student The new facility will provide 4: a place to park and board a Receivables folder CrimsonRide bus. 5: Click on Create/Change “The proximity of this facil- Direct Deposit ity to on-campus housing will CW | RF Rains See MONEY, page 2 Justin Kelly, left, drops into the half-pipe at the Skate Park of Tuscaloosa on Wednesday night. Inline skater Charles Wilson, right, comes back down the half-pipe. “The proximity of Six students [the new CrimsonRide hub] get Olympic to on-campus SGA observes campus lighting training housing will also provide for a safer By Josh Mixon areas around campus. including SGA President lighting was dim or non- experience and more Staff Reporter The UA Office of Facilities Cason Kirby, scoured the existent. They focused not secure campus has hired an outside light- four corners of campus in only on high-traffic areas The SGA held an impromp- ing-consulting firm to con- search of dark, unsafe areas but commonly used short- Grad students train for students.” tu meeting Tuesday evening duct the re-survey of campus in need of improvement. cuts like the area to the in Colorado Springs in support of a recently and find areas to install or The committee compiled left of Rose Administration — Sen. Richard Shelby passed resolution that calls improve lighting structures. data and took photographs By Jamie Lyons for a re-survey of poorly lit The SGA committee, of areas of campus where See SGA, page 2 Staff Reporter Six UA graduate stu- ALABAMA ATHLETICS dents are getting a behind- UA weather the-scenes look at the 2008 INSIDE Summer Olympics — with- TODAY Today’s paper out a flight to Beijing. These Stabler takes leave of absence students are participants Our View ...........................4 in the Beijing Fellowship Program at the Colorado Clear Photos of the Alabama Roberts to fi ll Springs Olympic Training 94º/67º Crew Club .......................5 in for Stabler’s Center in Colorado this sum- mer. iPhone 3G diary ................8 Tide broadcasts From July 7 to Aug. 18, the Video game review: “Civili- six will have a unique hands- zation Revolution” ..........9 By Will Barry on experience working with Friday 94º/67º Sports Editor Clear Sports: Profile of Jay See OLYMPICS, page 2 Seawell .........................11 Former Alabama quar- Saturday 92º/70º terback and Crimson Tide Bo Hodge hired as assistant Sports Network color analyst Chance of thunderstorms tennis coach ..................12 for Alabama football games The students Kenny Stabler has asked to take a leave of absence for Bryant Bruce the 2008 season. UA Athletics Stabler has been a mem- Dennis Holman, Kenny Stabler and Jerry Duncan talk Zachary Crawford P.O. Box 870170 ber of the Alabama football during the Crimson Tide vs. Vanderbilt game in 2006. Adam Lurie Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 broadcast crew for the last Katherine Murphy Newsroom: 348-6144 | Fax: 348-4116 | ten years. upcoming season, but accept Tide Sports Marketing, the Lacy Prejean “We regret that Kenny and understand his deci- multimedia rights holder for Advertising: 348-7845 | Classifi eds: 348-7355 Suzanne Salvail Letters, op-eds: [email protected] will not be part of our sion,” said Jim Carabin, Press releases, announcements: [email protected] broadcast team during the general manager of Crimson See STABLER, page 2 2 NEWS ■ Thursday, July 17, 2008 THE CRIMSON WHITE CAMPUS THE NATION IN BRIEF from wire reports SGA Continued from page 1 Study sheds light on A bigger surprise: The low- approaches — the low-carb Gibson to a five-year con- IN carb diet improved cholester- diet, a low-fat diet and a so- tract Wednesday. Bringing building going to and from brief some diet trends ol more than the other two. called Mediterranean diet back Gibson, a restricted Tutwiler. To submit a brief, Some critics had predicted — achieved weight loss and free agent, was one of “We might find a hundred e-mail [email protected] ATLANTA | The Atkins diet may have proved itself after the opposite. improved cholesterol. Cleveland’s top priorities. places or we might find four, all: A low-carb diet and a “It is a vindication,” said Financial terms of the deal but the main thing is those Mediterranean-style regi- Abby Bloch of the Dr. Robert Cavaliers make fi rst were not disclosed. four places could be a place ANNOUNCEMENTS men helped people lose more C. and Veronica Atkins move in offseason The guard averaged a that prevents a crime on cam- weight than a traditional low- Foundation, a philanthropy career-high 10.4 points on pus,” said Louise Crow, SGA CLEVELAND | The UA book club fat diet in one of the longest group that honors the Atkins’ 43 percent shooting last sea- vice president of student diet’s creator and was the Cavaliers finally made a son. He sprained his left ankle and largest studies to com- affairs. to discuss ʻWater study’s main funder. move this offseason, sign- in a Feb. 20 game at Indiana pare the dueling weight-loss “We felt that this would for Elephantsʼ However, all three ing sharpshooter Daniel and missed 18 games. techniques. be a great, proactive way for The EveryWoman Book SGA senators to make a dif- Club, sponsored by the ference on their campus and UA Transportation Center, Along with funding the and University Boulevard. Women’s Resource Center directly affect the safety of at the University, will meet the group extends to the current faculty research, the Construction on an inter- MONEY our students.” on July 24 at noon at The Continued from page 1 UAB and UAH campus. The center will be hiring a new modal facility, which will The information compiled Globe restaurant to dis- three groups work together staff member, a systems inte- allow people to park their cuss the book “Water for also provide for a safer and to fund summer workshops gration research engineer, cars and ride a trolley, has by the senate committee will Elephants” by Sara Gruen. more secure campus for stu- for middle school and high to help researchers map out already begun between Sixth be sent to the consulting firm. “Water for Elephants” dents,” Shelby said. school students, said Jay which areas of vehicle science Street and Seventh Street The firm’s team will then is a New York Times No.