A & E 9 SPORTS ‘Food, Inc.’ Football 11 opens in fall camp Tuscaloosa kicks off Thursday, August 6, 2009 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 116, Issue 10 SGA to hold D-Sharp never fa l registration l s for UA voters flat By Amanda Peterson Editor IF YOU GO ... Tuscaloosa residents have • What: SGA voter until Aug. 15 to register to vote registration drive in the Aug. 25 municipal elec- tions, but UA students must • Where: middle fl oor also make sure they have ful- of the Ferguson Student filled residency requirements, Center officials said. Kathy Viselli, chairwoman of • When: Tuesday and the Tuscaloosa County Board Thursday from 11 a.m. to of Registrars, said voters must have lived in the county limits 2 p.m. Gleaton for at least 30 days before the • Requirements: improvs on election. his untradi- “If they’ve been here and can Students must have lived tional violin. prove that they’ve been here… in the county for at least He said then they can update their reg- 30 days, and on-campus he wanted istration and they would be eli- students must have a something gible to vote,” she said. physical address for their that was Students who live on campus dorm and a local post eye-catch- are eligible as well, but Viselli ing, so he said they must have a physi- offi ce box. bought his cal address for their dormitory blue violin and a local post office box. requirements, James Fowler, fi ve years While most transfer stu- SGA vice president for external ago. Glea- dents and incoming freshmen ton has had will not meet the residency See SGA, page 2 many musi- cal accom- plishments already, including Students playing on Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in win research Harlem, grants, honors New York. CW | Sydney By Katie Koenig graduates working with Guy Prather Staff Writer and Kim Caldwell in their research lab, using microscop- Five students from the ic transparent worms to study By Amethyst Holmes ever since. To his own surprise, he Swift and Linkin Park, he works to University have earned fund- these diseases. Campus Life Editor counts on his fingers that he has been show people that he has versatility. ing and distinction for their Roberts and Ricketts were playing for ten years. “I just want to show people I can play research on neurological disor- awarded research scholarships On a hot afternoon on the corner of While in the ninth grade, he and any type of music,” Gleaton said. “I ders. that will allow them to study University Boulevard, Derryck Gleaton, his family moved from Columbus, Ga. don’t just play Hip-Hop. I do it all.” Nathan Roberts, a sopho- dystonia, which is a movement a junior simply known as D-Sharp, to Anniston where the high school he Through dsharptheviolinist.com as more from Huntsville double disorder which involves painful keeps his cool while pulling out his attended did not have a program for well as his YouTube, Twitter, Myspace majoring in chemistry and biol- muscle contractions for a pro- electric-blue violin from its case. him to develop his instrumental abili- and Facebook accounts, he connects ogy, and John Ricketts, a senior longed period of time, Ricketts With Snow Patrol’s ballad “Chasing ties. with thousands of viewers at a time. He from Birmingham majoring said. Roberts said the disease Cars” playing on the outdoor speakers “They didn’t have any string pro- said many of his supporters commend in biology, were named as can also be characterized by of Buffalo Phil’s, he effortlessly picks grams in the school, so I started taking him for bringing a new sound to such a Alabama Dystonia Scholars for twisting and abnormal pos- up the melody and plays along by ear. private lessons and played in three dif- timeless instrument and have crowned 2009-10. tures. Supporters show their appreciation for ferent orchestras,” Gleaton said. him as the Jimi Hendrix of the violin. Sophomore Paige Dexter Dystonia can be focused on a his craft by honking their horns in ado- Growing tired of the classical sheet Unlike Hendrix, he doesn’t ignite of Enterprise, senior Susan specific body part, such as the ration and yelling “D-Sharp! Woo!” out music that he regularly memorized, flames on his instruments. He said the DeLeon of San Antonio, Texas, hands or neck, which is known of their car windows. Gleaton humbly Gleaton decided to try something new burning desire to be successful is what and sophomore Mike Zhang as focal dystonia. It can also be smiles as he realizes that he has con- by playing songs that he heard on the keeps him on fire. of Tuscaloosa were named spread throughout the body, nected with yet another audience. radio. On a recent trip to Atlanta, Gleaton Parkinson’s Association of which is known as generalized Gleaton, now majoring in viola per- With his own renditions and com- played for four hours straight in hopes Alabama Scholars. formance, was introduced to the viola positions of everything from Michael These students are under- See FUNDING, page 2 in sixth grade and has been playing Jackson and Kanye West to Taylor See D-SHARP, page 5 UA weather INSIDE Ala. tax-free weekend starts Friday TODAY Today’s paper Shoppers likely Opinions: Our View ...4 to spend less North Korea wins with Clinton Mission ........4 than last year Clear ʻBear Countryʼ comes to 94º/68º Birmingham .............8 By Lindsey Holland Staff Writer Sports: Soccer looks to Friday 95º/70º newcomers ............ 12 Beginning 12:01 a.m. Friday, Clear Sports: Arenas nominated students, parents and shop- for AFCA Good Works pers alike can purchase certain Saturday 94º/72º Team .....................13 clothes, school supplies and Partly cloudy electronics tax free. According to the Alabama Department of Revenue Web site, the tax-free exemptions end at midnight on Sunday. This is Alabama’s fourth annu- P.O. Box 870170 al sales tax holiday. Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 According to the National Retail Federation’s 2009 back Newsroom: 348-6144 | Fax: 348-4116 | to school survey, the aver- CW | Bethany Martin Advertising: 348-7845 | Classifi eds: 348-7355 age family with school-aged Letters, op-eds: [email protected] Whitney R. Foster, an accounting major, is getting ready for back to school and taking advantage of the tax-free weekend. Press releases, announcements: [email protected] See TAX FREE, page 6 TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY • Artrageous Riverfront Arts Tour: • The Hillbilly Circus: Jupiter Bar & • Freshman move-in begins • Cinema Nouveau presents “Food, arts at galleries in Tuscaloosa and Grill, 9 p.m. Inc.”: Bama Theatre, 5:30 p.m. recep- Northport, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. tion, 7 p.m. movie • August commencement ceremo- PAGE • The Birmingham Seven: Little nies: 9 a.m., Coleman Coliseum Willie’s, 8 p.m. • Battle of the Bands finals: Jupiter Bar & Grill, 9:30 p.m. Thursday August 6, 2009 2 freshman year. FUNDING Roberts said he learned “I know it’s weird, but working on gene regulation ANNOUNCEMENTS Continuned from page 1 about the Caldwell lab before he in worms is my life right now and I wouldn’t have it came to the University. While any other way.” Send announcements and campus news working at the Hudson Alpha to [email protected] dystonia, Ricketts said. There is currently no cure Institute for Biotechnology in {}— Susan DeLeon, a senior for dystonia, and physicians Huntsville, Roberts learned 2nd Street converted to one-way can only prescribe treatments many of the skills needed to to manage the symptoms of the work in a lab while creating with, Dr. Bob Zahorchack, told ing nanoparticles for hypother- disease. There are estimates kits used in high school labora- Roberts he knew the couple mia therapy, a form of cancer Transportation Services and Construction Administration that upwards of 300,000 people tories. and would recommend Roberts treatment that can selectively has closed the westbound lane of 2nd Street and converted in North America suffer from It was there that Roberts said to work in their lab. target cancer cells. the street from a two-way street to a one-way street (west- dystonia, Roberts said. he found an article about the Roberts said that while he Zhang said this research led bound) from McCorvey Drive to the new Marr’s Spring Road. Ricketts said he has been Caldwells winning a Hudson was excited about being a part to him being named one of 300 The change was made to more effectively serve the students working in the research lab Alpha Innovation Prize. The of the lab since he loved science semifinalists selected nation- living in the Ridgecrest Hall and Paty Hall communities. with the Caldwells since his scientist Roberts worked and research, he didn’t know ally to participate in the Intel Also, 2nd Street at McCorvey Drive is closed for resurfac- anything about dystonia before Science Talent Search, which ing. To accommodate the resurfacing project, all vehicles on joining the Caldwells’ lab when he said is often referred to as both sides of 2nd Street from McCorvey to the entrance to the he came to the University. the “Junior Nobel Prize.” Blount/Paty parking lot will need to be moved to the Ferguson However, the more Roberts It seems no surprise, then, parking deck or the north Ferguson parking lot. studied the disease, the more that Zhang became involved No vehicle traffic will be allowed on 2nd Street until Sunday he said he realized he was in disease research at the morning, Aug.