Opinions: Don’t obsess Documentary filmmaker to Soccer team 4 over weaknesses 6 speak on campus tonight 10 wins in blowout Thursday, September 20, 2007 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 114, Issue 27 UAPD reevaluated for accreditation The assessment team was professional services that The assessment team leader UAPD going through third composed of law enforce- meet the highest standards, will submit a report of the accreditation process ment workers from agencies Liles said. agency’s performance to around the United States. Liles said the purpose of the entire CALEA commis- BY ABBY WALLER They reviewed written mate- CALEA’s accreditation pro- sion, which will decide later Contributing Writer rials, interviewed individu- gram is to improve the deliv- if UAPD will be awarded als, heard public testimony ery of law enforcement ser- accreditation again. The University of Alabama and visited offices and other vices by maintaining certain UAPD’s assessment report Police Department was places where compliance standards covering a wide will be reviewed by the CALEA assessed Sept. 8 through could be seen, Liles said. range of up-to-date public commission in Atlanta at the 12 by the Commission on UAPD officials said the safety initiatives, establish- CALEA conference in March Accreditation for Law accreditation by CALEA is ing and administering an 2008, Liles said. Enforcement Agencies, Inc. a highly prized recognition accreditation process and Accreditation lasts for a A team of assessors exam- of law enforcement profes- recognizing professional three-year period, and if ined UAPD’s policies and sional excellence. By main- excellence. UAPD is awarded this recog- procedures, management, taining accreditation in the Liles said UAPD was found nition, Liles said they must Contributed photo operations and support ser- past, UAPD has demon- to be in compliance with send annual reports proving Community Services officer Andy Liles, with the University of Alabama vices, according to an e-mail strated to the University its 341 CALEA standards dur- Police Department, directs traffic as students head to Bama Blast. from officer Andy Liles. commitment to providing ing the on-site assessment. See UAPD, Page 5 UA alum takes Students learn to salsa and tango new NASA job who were taking engineering McNair will play key role courses,” McNair said. “They in NASA’s return to moon were really doing a lot of fun things that I wanted to be BY JOSH VEAZY engaged in.” Contributing Writer McNair began her career as a mathematician for the NASA’s Marshall Space Army in Huntsville in 1958 and Center in Huntsville is now worked at the Marshall Center under the leadership of a UA when it was founded in 1960. alumna. In 2007, she was awarded the Ann McNair will be manag- NASA Outstanding Leadership ing more than 1,000 employ- Medal. ees in fields including environ- McNair said she excelled in mental management, occu- a time when aerospace engi- pational health, logistics and neering was in its infancy, and facility maintenance female engineers and operations. were almost nonex- Under McNair, istent. the center is now “I was never in a engaged in devel- class with any other opments to make female in the engi- CW/ Matt Abbey another trip to the neering school,” she Jessica Treviño, a sophomore majoring in health care management, and Jesus Sanchez, a sophomore majoring in aerospace engineering, dance moon. said. at the Latin Dance Workshop on Tuesday night. The workshop was part of National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month. “We are heavily McNair said she engaged in the devel- recalls being in an Heritage Month. workshop was one way to multicultural sorority, show- opment of a launch auditorium-sized Latin Dance Workshop Student instructors Jesus communicate cultural aware- cased its founding members vehicle to enable Ann McNair class in which she part of Hispanic Sanchez, a sophomore major- ness during the month-long in April. This is the sorority’s that vision,” McNair was the only female ing in aerospace engineering, celebration of Hispanic cul- first time leading activities said. “I was a part of in the room. heritage month and Jessica Treviño, a mem- ture and its presence at the during HLHM as an officially the early Apollo program, so it She said she became the first ber of Sigma Lambda Gamma University. recognized organization by is very exciting for me to be a female supervisor in engineer- BY BRETT BRALLEY and a sophomore majoring HLHM, which began Sept. the University. part of this new endeavor.” ing at the Marshall Center. Senior Staff Reporter in healthcare management, 15 with a kick-off celebration The Latin Dance Workshop McNair graduated from McNair said the some- ■ [email protected] taught the basics of salsa at the Ferguson Center, will was also a part of Gamma the University in 1958 with times sexist atmosphere of the dance. involve a variety of events Week, which began Sept. a bachelor’s degree in math- University in those days was Students learned to move The art of the Argentine through Oct. 15 hosted by 12. The week was a series of ematics and physics. It was never a factor for her. to the rhythm Tuesday night tango was demonstrated by Sigma Lambda Gamma, the events designed to familiar- her junior and senior years at “You just have to ignore at the Latin Dance Workshop Gustavo Heudebert, a senior Hispanic Student Association, ize the University with the the University that sparked her it,” McNair said. “You have to in the Ferguson Center, host- majoring in English, and the Women’s Resource Center newly established sorority, interest in becoming an engi- press forward and continue to ed by Sigma Lambda Gamma Nicole Ortega, also a member and Crossroads Community said Alicia Owen, president of neer, she said. pursue where your heart takes national sorority as a part of the sorority and a soph- Center. “I met a lot of young men you.” of National Hispanic-Latino omore in New College. The Sigma Lambda Gamma, a See TANGO, Page 2 Two-day career fair gives students chance to meet employers BY DEIRDRA DRINKARD organizations by giving stu- of a strong first impression thought the career fair was Contributing Writer dents a chance to meet com- due to the number of stu- successful because of the pany representatives. dents. number of companies. The Career Center actively “The job market looks The state’s average unem- “It was good to see the diver- promoted networking among pretty good right now in the ployment rate is 3.7 percent, sity of all the companies and students and companies Southern growth states,” ranking the state in one of getting my name out to sev- through its career fair, which Paschal said. “Things look the top 10 positions of lowest eral companies while staying targeted technical engineer- good, and activities on cam- unemployment rates in the with my major,” Stapp said. ing majors on Tuesday and pus [like career fairs] have nation. “It was important to make business and general inter- picked up.” While the state average yourself stand out to these ests on Wednesday. The career fair hosted 84 is 3.7 percent, Tuscaloosa companies because they see The Career Fair was held companies Wednesday, giv- County’s average is even so many people in one day.” in the Bryant Conference ing UA students the chance lower, holding a 3.4 percent Monica Thomas, a senior Center. to meet with a wide range of unemployment rate, accord- majoring in health science, Executive Director of the companies. ing to the Department of said she went to the career Career Center Jerry Paschal Students dressed for inter- Industrial Relations Labor fair to get information from said the career fair exposed views and looking for jobs met Market Information Division. pharmaceutical companies. CW/ Brittany Moore students to companies, fed- with potential future employ- Tyler Stapp, a senior major- Ryan Davis, a pharmaceutical sales representative for Eli Lilly and eral agencies and non-profit ers, proving the importance ing in marketing, said he See CAREER, Page 2 Company, talks to Britney Hoekenschnieder, a senior majoring in finance. Today Sunny. 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The Crimson White is looking for applicants for the weight, half on one leg, half on A social worker at Bryce positions of multimedia editor and graphics editor. The his cane, burdens his elderly Hospital on campus, Liddy multimedia editor is responsible for developing and coor- frame as he approaches the received her undergraduate dinating Web-only audio, video and photographic content, gate. Even so, he drags it for- and masters degrees in social as well as managing online forums. The graphics editor is ward. He hopes to make a visit work from the University. She responsible for making creative and informative graphics today, maybe to a friend or recently spent two weeks tour- to supplement stories run in the paper.