TUSCAPALOOZA WVUA plans live music marathon Thursday, March 31, 2011 Which seat willServing you the University of Alabama take since 1894 on Friday? Tuscaloosa Amphitheater ready for opening night with The Avett Brothers, Band of Horses Vol. 117, Issue 105 Capacity 7,470 total seating capacity 4,761 fi xed seats 2,525 removable seats 184 box seats Merchandise 12’ x 12’ big screens Restrooms Concessions 50’ High 80’ Wide 210’ distancedistance fromfrom llastast rowrow toto stagestage Upcoming Acts Amphitheater April 1 The Avett Brothers with special guest Band of Horses ($10) April 2 Patti LaBelle & The O’Jays ($25/$35) Jack Warner April 15 CrimsonRide Pkwy. Sugarland with special guest Little Big Town & Matt Nathanson ($60) One Way May 25 Free shuttles will run 6 p.m. - midnight from Blvd. Kenny Chesney with special guest Uncle Kracker ($99) University Aug. 20 the CrimsonRide transit hub and the Cam- Steely Dan ($69/$49/$29) pus Drive parking deck. Drop-off and pick- Closed Greensboro Ave. up will take place directly in front of the amphitheater. After midnight, students can Alabama gymnastics call 348-RIDE. MLK Blvd. 15 focuses on regionals Community Service th St. By Jason Galloway Sports Editor [email protected] Center plans end of year The Alabama gymnastics team has won a Regional By Bethany Blair Championship 25 of the last Contributing Writer Sherman said the 28 years and has advanced to Community Service Center has nationals each of the past 29 Students passing through weekly opportunities to vol- work with after-school men- seasons. the Ferguson Center Plaza ear- unteer. This week, the center tor programs, animal shelters, That is still not quite lier this week may have noticed hosted two projects involving soup kitchens, nursing homes enough for the Crimson Tide a small, seemingly misplaced homelessness: the Habitat for and hospices. We work with to look past the 2011 NCAA shed being constructed in the Humanity shed and Wednesday a lot of major organizations Tuscaloosa Regional on middle of the bustling student night’s Sleep Out on the Quad. like Habitat for Humanity, The Saturday. center. “Both projects deal with Salvation Army and the Red “We find ourselves think- But the oddly placed table homelessness and raising Cross, too.” ing about nationals a lot, but saw and student construction awareness for it,” Sherman Sherman said the then we remember we just crew were doing a lot more said. “Also, on April 8, we Community Service Center have to take it one step at a than making noise. They were have an event called Hands on strives to make community time,” freshman Kim Jacob part of the UA Community Tuscaloosa where we’re team- service both enjoyable and said. “We’ve decided as a Service Center building a tool ing up with SGA and Housing accessible to students. group that we’re not going shed for the Tuscaloosa branch and Residential Communities, “I think the good thing to worry about nationals. We of Habitat for Humanity. which we’re hoping to have about community service is just want to take every event, As a part of Hunger and more than 300 students attend.” it’s available to any student every meet, one step at a Homelessness Awareness Week, volunteers built the Whether students need at any time,” she said. “You Tide fans show their support for the Alabama gymnastics team at Habitat shed Monday through to fulfill community service don’t have to have any spe- See GYMNASTICS, page 11 the SEC Championships in Birmingham on March 19. The Tide will requirements, or are simply cial requirements or fill out CW | Margo Smith Wednesday, but according to likely have even more support on Saturday, as Alabama is hosting Wahnee Sherman, director of looking for a way to reach out any extensive applications to regionals in Coleman Coliseum. the Community Service Center, to their community, Sherman be able to help others around there will be many more ser- said the possibilities are end- you. And the Community vice opportunities to come as less for those looking to help Service Center wants to make Hughes takes Honors Collegethe school Assemblyyear closes. out. presidencysure students have the same “We have over 150 partners volunteering opportunities in Tuscaloosa,” she said. “We in college as they had in high By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter See SERVICE, page 2 [email protected] I am energized and ready to move the Honors The Honors College College Assembly forward for the benefi t of the Assembly concluded elections entire honors college student population and for Wednesday and named Sarah recent weeks,” Hughes said. Hughes as president for HCA our entire campus Jackie Wuska-Hurt, adviser could have been due to the with a 169 to 105 victory over for HCA, said the turnout for weather for the past two days her opponent, Michael Forst. this year’s election was a total as last year they welcomed Assembly forward for the ben- “I am excited to continue the incredible work already—Sarah Hughes of 274 voters, which is a little established by the current less than last year. sunny weather both days. efit of the entire honors col- president, while simultane- ously taking into account the “Going forward, I hope we Hughes said she was truly lege student population and continue to increase the num- inspired by the immense sup- for our entire campus,” she cycle feedback I’ve received from re this said. se p Honors College students in ber of participants in future port she received from such a a e p a diverse group of students Hughes ran on three pil- l e elections,” she said. P r lars, what she called the three • She said the low turnout throughout her campaign. P “C’s”: create, connect and l “I am energized and ready e a • s r to move the Honors College collaborate. e e p r P.O. Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Newsroom: 348-6144 | e a c p y s c i l e h t Fax: 348-8036 | Advertising: 348-7845 | Classifi INSIDE See HCA, page 6 Letters, op-eds: [email protected] Pr today’s paper Briefs ........................2 ess releases, announcements: eds: new 348-7355 [email protected] Opinions ...................4 Puzzles ....................13 WEATHER Lifestyles ....................8 Classifieds ............... 13 today Sports ..................... 14 Partly cloudy Friday 72º/47º 61º/45º Partly cloudy ON THE MENU ON THE CALENDAR LAKESIDE TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Lunch Chicken fried Pork Chop with Onion What: Dollars for Disaster What: Student Recital fea- What: JCC Sanders Lecture Gravy Series featuring Joseph G. Sweet Potatoes Casserole - local venues where dif- turing Collin Webster, piano ferent drink specials, cover Dawson III, Professor of His- Macaroni and Cheese Where: Recital Hall, Mozzarella Garden Burger (vegetar- charges and percentages tory at Texas A & M; Craig ian) of sales will go towards the Moody Music Building Symonds, Professor Emeritus Peas with Mushrooms and Red West Alabama Chapter of When: 5:30 p.m. at the United States Naval Peppers (Vegetarian) the American Red Cross Academy; and Steven E. Woodworth, Professor of Dinner Where: The Bear Trap, Italian Marinated Chicken History at TCU. Please make Innisfree, The Red Shed, What: Alabama Greece reservations by emailing ca- Red Roasted Potatoes The Booth, 4th & 23rd, and Seasoned Corn Initiative - Greece and [email protected] or calling Green Beans with Almonds Alcove Global Culture Symposium 348-7551. Black Been Burger over Greens When: 7 - 12 p.m. Where: 205 Gorgas Where: Grand Galley, Library BURKE Smith Hall BBQ Smoked Turkey Leg What: Grits and The When: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. When: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Cornbread Dressing Seasoned Carrots Great Beyond - a dialogue between all belief systems Spinach What: CultureFest is a Vegetarian Fajita (Vegetarian) on the afterlife featuring free What: Freshman Forum community focused event breakfast for dinner Track 3 book drive sponsored by the Cross- BRYANT Where: East Dining Hall roads Community Center. Where: Donation table Beef Stroganoff Ferguson Student Center It is free and open to the Chipotle Glazed Pork Loin will be located on 2nd fl oor, public and will provide a Herb Roasted Red Potatoes When: 6 p.m. Ferguson Student Center Seasoned Peas wide range of activities and Vegetarian Mediterranean Pasta When: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. feature artists. What: Alabama American Where: Holt High School Choral Directors Association FRESH FOOD When: 1 - 6 p.m. Buttermilk Fried Chicken Invitational Choral Festival Herb-Roasted Potatoes Where: Moody Music Submit your events to Breaded Okra Deep Fried Building Collard Greens [email protected] White rice and Stewed Tomatoes & When: Untimed event Okra (Vegetarian) ON THE GO ON CAMPUS Page 2• Thursday, [email protected]. All proceeds Phifer Hall. manager is Alabama native Quad in front of Gorgas Library Relay for Life to collected will go toward The The speakers are: Jerry Hank Klibanoff, who shared today from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. for March 31, 2011 host lunch with Witt University of Alabama Relay For Mitchell of the Jackson (Miss.) a Pulitzer in 2007 for his students, faculty and the public Life. Clarion-Ledger, who won a book, The Race Beat: The Press, to sign to fund higher education. EDITORIAL On Friday, April 1, from 12 MacArthur genius award in the Civil Rights Struggle, and The banner will be mailed to to 3 p.m., the UA Relay For Life 2009 for reporting that has led the Awakening of a Nation. local representatives to encour- • Victor Luckerson, editor-in-chief, Committee is hosting a lunch at to four convictions; Stanley The panel is sponsored age more funding opportunities [email protected] the President’s Mansion with Journalists to dis- Nelson of The Concordia (La.) by the University’s journal- for students at The University of • Jonathan Reed, managing President Robert Witt and his cuss civil rights Sentinel, whose recent work on ism department and the Alabama.