MEN’S BASKETBALL Find out who won the title of... Tide connects from downtown, topples Mississippi State The Voice of a Generation SPORTS PAGE 10 LIFESTYLES PAGE 8 Monday, February 27,7,7 2012 ServingS i theh UiUniversity i off AlAlabamab sincei 1894 Vol. 118, Issue 94 ‘Nest’ nurtures rebirth Candidates for SGA talk transparency Campaign violations, new policies also discussed during Sunday debate By Melissa Brown Senior Staff Reporter [email protected] Student Government Association presidential I’ve never accepted funds candidates discussed “from an on or off-campus transparency, loyalty and campaign violations at organization, including the Sunday night’s presiden- Machine. tial debate and candidate forum. —SGA presidential candidate In response to an audi- Matt Calderone ence-submitted question, candidates were asked how they would respond to possible rumors and allega- tions about campaign violations. Candidate David Wilson spoke first, saying recent alle- gations were made against his campaign. Candidate Matt Calderone said he filed the violations report. “I’ve had allegations made against me – and it sucks,” CW | Shannon Auvil Wilson said. “But you want to act honestly and ethically. Lindsey Short, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, helps an elementary school paint storm debris for “The Nest” project. How do we best use our time? We spend our time promot- ing our ideas. You know what you’re doing. You know if you’re being honest and ethical. You stand up for your- Structure in Rosedale Park commemorates Creative self.” Campus In response to the hypothetical question, Calderone those affected by April 27 storms unveiled said he would like to sit down with any student who made “The allegations against him to put rumors to rest. By Will Edwards Nest,” In rebuttal, Wilson directly asked Calderone why he Staff Reporter built chose not to inform him of the actions being taken against [email protected] out of his campaign. Wilson said the two had lunch together tornado around the time the allegations surfaced. On a windy Saturday, in a park whose swing sets and basketball debris, “David, I was never given a heads up that those actions goals were decimated by an EF4 tornado, UA students and profes- Feb. 25 were going to be taken,” Calderone said. “I felt it was my sors gathered as Creative Campus unveiled their newest project in Rose- duty as a student to report it. Those investigations are still that they hope will bring back hope to the area. They call it “The dale ongoing, no matter what some people say. I have an email Nest.” Park. in my pocket that says so.” The Nest is a six-foot structure made up of branches torn from In an interview following the debate, Wilson said he trees during the tornado of April 27 that sits at Rosedale Park, an CW | Shannon received a phone call from the Election Board the morn- area near public housing development Rosedale Court, which was Auvil ing of Saturday, Feb. 18, informing him that they were no nearly completely destroyed by storms. longer pursuing the investigation. The idea for The Nest came in August from juniors Emma Fick People were encouraged to paint branches and weave them into Though no references to the Machine were made in and Naomi Thompson, and Fick said she couldn’t be more pleased the nest, thus making it what Fick called “true public art.” But it moderator questions, several candidates were careful to with how it has turned out. wasn’t all done in a day. cover organization affiliation in their opening statements. “It’s surreal,” Fick said. “Seeing other people intera cting with it is powerful.” SEE NEST PAGE 8 SEE DEBATE PAGE 2 Greeks form new Wheelchair basketball teams political coalition play, win fi rst games in Foster Alabama dedicates season to The UA Advance UA aims to offer ally white fraternities and sororities, wheel- their website says they’re running city, victims of April tornado chair more competition in this independently of the Machine for the bas- year’s SGA campaigns betterment of campus. By Mary Grace Showfety ketball “We all want to spread the message Contributing Writer teams that it’s OK to have healthy competi- played By Stephen Dethrage and Taylor Holland tion in an election,” said Alex Clark, The Alabama men’s and women’s wheel- their The Crimson White Advance UA’s candidate for executive chair basketball teams made history in Foster fi rst vice president. “With everything Auditorium Friday night as the Crimson Tide games Five greek students have banded that campus has had to go through took on the Illinois Fighting Illini in their in Foster together to form Advance UA, a group this semester, we’re a fresh, excit- final collegiate tournament of the season. The Audito- that calls itself a progressive Student ing, new group that really feels that match will go down as the first wheelchair rium this Government Association ticket. we can bring a lot to campus; a lot of basketball game ever to be played in Foster. week- Although three of the five candi- change.” end. dates come from greek organizations that are members of the Machine, a CW | Megan SEE SGA PAGE 3 Smith secret political coalition of tradition- SEE WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL PAGE 10 Local club goes medieval on the grass every Sunday afternoon Brady Farris The Shire of Okeborne ing to do battle on the grassy arrived for the club’s fighter tory recreation medieval group,” (purple) and slopes of the river’s bank. Helmet practice, held at 2 p.m. every said Jessica Lawrence, the Jeremy Beat- Keep brings medieval gleaming in the afternoon sun, Sunday at Manderson Landing. Seneschal, or president, of the ers (green), battles to Tuscaloosa he steps down from his mount His horses may be under Tuscaloosa chapter and a UA members of the and draws a menacing sword the hood, but the remainder of graduate student. Medieval Club, from the bed of his green Dodge Farris’s ensemble – dented hel- “It’s like the Middle Ages,” By Jordan Cissell sword fi ght at Ram. met, sturdy armor, battle-worn said UA alumna Sierra Rodgers, Staff Reporter Manderson Brady Farris, a member of shield and purple tunic – appears “except we have electricity and [email protected] Landing on the Shire of Okeborne Keep, the authentically medieval, which is use deodorant.” Feb. 26. The mighty warrior pulls up Tuscaloosa chapter of the Society exactly the point. CW | Natalie Nichols atop his majestic steed, prepar- for Creative Anachronism, has “Basically, we’re a living his- SEE MEDIEVAL CLUB PAGE 6 ecycle thi r s p se a a p e le r Briefs ........................2 Sports ..................... 10 P Partly • • • Tuesday 70º/63º INSIDE WEATHER P P r r Opinions ...................4 Puzzles ......................9 l l cloudy e e 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 Chance of rain a a s s e e p p p p s s r i e h c t y 66º/50º e c l Lifestyles ....................7 Classifieds .................9 ONLINE ON THE CALENDAR TODAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY What: Understanding the What: Poetry Reading, Prof. What: Memory Techniques Relationship College Students Heather Dubrow Have with Information: Find- Where: 230 Osband Hall Where: 301 Morgan Hall ings from a Phenomenograph- When: 4 to 5 p.m. ic Investigation When: 5 to 6 p.m. Where: Room 503, Gorgas SOCIAL MEDIA: Library What: Student Recital featur- What: Alabama vs. Auburn WEEK IN REVIEW Basketball Game When: Noon to 1 p.m. ing Angie Chen, piano Where: Coleman Coliseum Follow tweets that use the Where: Moody Music ON THE popular campus hashtags Building When: 6 p.m. #uachat and #uatweet for a What: Undergraduate recap of last week in social Research Seminar: Presenting When: 5:30 p.m. media. 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