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Student newspaper of The University of Alabama at Birmingham Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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A BLAZER Thanksgiving

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Students share conversations while enjoying Thanksgiving dinner.

Dorm, commuter students share Thanksgiving James T. McConatha Staff Writer jmcconat@uab.edu

On Nov. 24, the Undergraduate Student Government Association hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for students in the Blazer Hall RLC. The dinner was originally planned to provide a Thanksgiving meal for students who wouldn’t be able to go home for the holiday, but all students were welcome. Student Services Committee Chairman Ivory Dale was responsible for organizing the event. “We just wanted to do a little something special,” said Dale. “We wanted to make [the students] feel like they were at home because you know, some people won’t be able to go home.” Long tables, covered with white tablecloths and decorated down the center with a row of autumn leaves and an occasional miniature pumpkin, filled the largest part of the room. The USGA prepared for a turn-

out of around 200 students, but everyone seemed to be OK with the relatively slow start. Many students returned to the buffet for a second helping. With a menu of turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, string beans, and rolls, some students found the meal impossible to resist. “I can’t believe people are eating at the Commons!” said BlazeRadio DJ Michael Crump. “I mean, this is a free meal!” Technically, the meal was not entirely free, but students generally believed that it was a good use of their student services fees paid at the beginning of the semester. “This food is delicious,” said public relations major Calvin Sturgeon as he walked back to his friends at the table with a full plate in hand. “This is my first [helping], but I tasted someone else’s plate!” Attendees used the opportunity to discuss the previous week’s events, forget about finals, and socialize with their classmates.

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Students line up to get served rolls, mashed potatoes, turkey and other Thanksgiving dishes.

World AIDS Day commemorated with seminar, special events jsutton@uab.edu

The AIDS virus instantly brings to mind great misfortune and intense agony. Officially named a pandemic by Dr. L.O. Kallings, former secretary-general of the International AIDS Society, the virus currently infects an estimated 33 million people worldwide. Monday was the 20th annual World AIDS Day, and members of the UAB community had the opportunity to learn about the ongoing research efforts of those who continue to work toward bringing its devastating

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them that are currently taking place. Following Gray’s presentation, Saag, director of the UAB Center for AIDS Research, delivered the “State of the CFAR.” Saag, who has published extensively about HIV and has directed a number of in-patient studies on antiretroviral drugs, spoke about changes in leadership over the past year, positive funding expectations for the future, and new research directions taken by the CFAR. One such direction currently being implemented is the development of interdisciplinary research groups which serve as mechanisms to

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foster new research programs where none are in existence, but where faculty interest and university capacity is evident. Lori Renkl, program manager in the Department of Epidemiology, began the intensive coordinating of the symposium in early summer. She feels that she was able to bring engaging speakers to UAB because the School of Public Health received the 2008 Milestones in Public Health Grand Rounds Award from Pfizer, an active sponsor of similar community-based initiatives for World AIDS Day. “I want to emphasize that this symposium was a direct result of [this grant],” Renkl

said. “Pfizer’s very generous award to the UAB School of Public Health allows us to bring Dr. Gray here for this event.” Kelly Ross-Davis, the education director for the UAB CFAR, stresses that the value of World AIDS Day is that the entire global community focuses together, if only briefly, on an incredibly dire issue. “While HIV prevention workshops, testing opportunities, and treatment updates are available throughout the year, Dec. 1 allows international awareness of a disease that takes the life of over 5,000 men, women, and children every day.” The World AIDS Day 2008

* In the Middle Ages, Christmas celebrations were rowdy and raucous, similar to today’s Mardi Gras parties. * From 1659 to 1681, Christmas celebrations were outlawed in Boston. Law-breakers were fined five shillings. * Christmas wasn’t a holiday in early America. As evidence of this fact, Congress was in session on Dec. 25, 1789, the U.S.’ first source: history.com Christmas under the new constitution.

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spread to a halt. As a part of the 2008-09 seminar series by the UAB Center for AIDS Research and UAB’s Department of Epidemiology, Ronald H. Gray, M.D., and Michael S. Saag, M.D., hosted discussions. Gray, the Robertson Professor of Reproductive Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University, served as principal investigator for a trial done by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases on the efficacy of circumcision as a method of HIV prevention in males, and is currently monitoring a follow-up on long-term effectiveness. He spoke on the findings of these trials and others like

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Symposium is not the only event on campus commemorating the ongoing struggle against HIV/AIDS on Monday. Organizations such as Safe Zone, Student Housing and Residential Life, SHAPE, and the Office of Student Life will display a small portion of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. According to www.aidsquilt.org, the quilt, in its entirety, measures nearly 1.3 million square feet and contains the names of more than 91,000 victims of AIDS. For more information about AIDS research done throughout UAB, visit www. uabcfar.org.

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Impulse control, obesity linked

Study: Trait is weaker in obese women than normal-weight women Hannah K. Webber Staff Writer hwebber@uab.edu

Researchers at UAB conducted a study that found obese women displaying weaker impulse control than normal-weight women. The study also found that impulsivity levels are nearly the same between obese and normal-weight men. A UAB Media Relations article by Gail Short states that the study was conducted to see how obese and normalweight men and women differed in their decision-making skills. The study focused on delay discounting, which is the measure of how much an individual is driven by immediate gratification vs. the willingness to wait for delayed but greater rewards. Why did UAB researchers decide to focus on impulse control and obesity? Kathy Avsar, a UAB psychology graduate student and co-author of the study, cited the connection between obesity and heart disease. “Understanding mechanisms that might lead to obesity is the first step in developing effective treatments for obesity,” she said. “Several similarities are seen between drug addiction and obesity, such as both being driven by cues in the environment. Research had shown in drug addiction that impulsivity was a risk factor and we thought that it might be a risk factor in some individuals who develop obesity.” The study began with a screening process. According to Rosalyn Weller, Ph.D., the study’s principle investigator, participants for the study were recruited from introductory psychology classes by way of a screening questionnaire, followed by a phone interview. The researchers needed people who were obese – defined by a body mass index of more than 30 – and people who were of normal-weight –

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New slogan for campus watch program revealed Michelle Amaral News Editor uabkscopenews@yahoo.com

The UAB Campus Watch Program, much akin to the famed Neighborhood Watch, recently held a contest among students, staff, and faculty to find a new slogan that aptly describes their mission. After receiving approximately 35 entries, a panel of judges selected a winner. The winning slogan, “Blazer eyes are watching you,” was submitted by Denise Graves, director of Annual Giving at UAB. Graves, who has a 17-yearold daughter, came up with the slogan while pondering a big event that will take place in her family next year, namely, when her daughter goes off to college. “My concerns about her safety led to the thought of ‘I want eyes on her’,” she said. Chris Chandler, 2009-10 president of Campus Watch,

feels that this slogan is quite accurate in describing the very message they would like to get across. “This slogan lets everyone know that we are out there, watching out for everybody,” he said. Campus Watch, an organization started in 1992 under the UAB President Charles A. McCallum, Jr., administration, is a community outreach program comprised of UAB faculty, staff, and student body members. Technically a subset of the UAB Police Department, the group directs their efforts at ensuring the safety of everyone on campus. “As students and employees, we spend just as much time [on campus] as we do at home,” Chandler said. “We want to make sure UAB is a safe place to learn and work. Each of us are a part of the UAB community; we all need to work together to make sure this is a safe environment.” According to Chandler, members of the group consistently display good behavior in an effort to encourage others to act in a similar manner. “We want to model good behavior so that the rest of campus can see and understand that we want to work in a safe environment.” Participation in the Cam-

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with a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9. “We used a delay-discounting task where individuals were given a choice between two amounts of money, a smaller amount that was immediately available and a larger amount that would be available after a specified number of days,” Avsar said. “We believe that individuals who are more impulsive, more often want the money that is available now. They are unable or unwilling to wait for the larger amount.” “We ended up with useful data from 26 obese women, 29 normal-weight women, 21 obese men, and 19 normalweight men,” Weller added. The results of the study, according to Avsar, were that overweight women are more likely to want the immediate reward. When those women have to wait, the amount of money would have to be larger than that found in the studies of normal-weight women. “No such differences were found for obese vs. normalweight men, and in fact, the control women, control men, and obese men all showed similar delay discounting,” Weller said. “The results were the same when we statistically controlled for obese versus control group differences in IQ and income.” Weller said that she and her fellow investigators were surprised by the fact that the differences in impulsivity between obese and normal-weight women were not found in men. She believes a possible explanation for this lies in a particular personality trait, eating-related disinhibition, or the tendency to overeat in response to situations or cues such a big display of desserts. In general, men score lower on this trait than women, and those with lower BMIs score lower than those with higher BMIs, so obese women may have higher levels of this trait.

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much more safe on campus and implements safety measures in her own department, particularly with employees of the UAB Phonathon program. “During work orientation and at various times during the semester we talk to them about arriving and departing from the building,” Graves said. “No one is allowed to leave by themselves; when leaving, females must be escorted by a male, and at the end of the night everyone leaves in their cars together. No one is left alone.” According to Tonya Webb, a Crime Prevention Specialist at UAB, the Campus Watch has been instrumental in solving some of their crime cases. “They are our eyes and ears on campus,” she said. “We want people to call us when they see suspect activity taking place on campus. Because of the efforts of the Campus Watch members, the group has actually solved some of our cases.” Chandler says the group would like to increase membership, particularly among the student body. Those interested should contact Chandler at cchandle@uab.edu or Webb at twebb@uab.edu.

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Black Friday turns deadly A worker dies from stampede looking to scrape up bargains Ashley Jones Staff Columnist ashleymj@uab.edu

After the momentous day of constant eating, Thanksgiving, there is the consumer-made holiday of Black Friday, the first official round of Christmas shopping. We always joke about the dangers of Black Friday, our mothers telling us to be careful and watch how we drive because of those crazy bargain hunters, but a Long Island man found these warnings to be true. According to the New York Post, at 6:03a.m.Friday, just an hour and three minutes after the doors of WalMart opened, temporary worker Jdimytai Damour was pronounced dead, due to injuries sustained while opening the doors of the Wal-Mart he had been assigned to by the temporary work services. A crowd of at least 2,000 people rushed through the doors of the Wal-Mart to purchase electronics and toys at significantly reduced prices. The saddest part of this, as customers and eyewitnesses said in the New York Post’s video coverage of the event, Black Friday is simply a series of sales that last five or six hours at most, and are not the lowest prices that can be found, although advertisements say differently. This death and the trampling of four other people, including a woman who was

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‘Australia’ entertains, doesn’t reach epic heights Jared Peoples Staff Writer jrodppls@yahoo.com

Throughout the history of Hollywood, there has been one genre of film that has displayed its ability to separate itself from the perpetual barrage of new releases: epic films. The epic film does have one major problem: consistency. In terms of consistency, a few have been great, some have been really good, some have been just OK, and others have just been bad. If these films tell us anything, it is that there is no recipe for a successful epic. Epics with amazing content are rarely rewarded in U.S. box office receipts. “Schindler’s List” is one of the greatest films of all time, but the abysmal “Pearl Harbor” amassed over 100 million dollars more in domestic theaters than the Steven Spielberg film. In fact, if you added the gross revenue of “The English Patient” to the domestic revenue of “Schindler’s List,” you still would not equal the financial superiority of “Pearl Harbor.” On the other hand, “Schindler’s List” took home the Oscar for Best Picture while “Pearl Harbor” managed only one win for Best Sound Editing. Still, this is overall a sad state of affairs. It means that not only are domestic audiences being deprived of great films, but they are also contributing to the glorification of mediocrity. Someone very familiar with films presented on a grand scale is “Australia” director Baz Luhrmann. Could we ever forget 1996’s “Romeo + Juliet,” which reintroduced the Shakespeare play to an MTV audience? Nor will we soon forget 2001’s “Moulin Rouge!” which taught many

people the only French phrases they know, via the song “Lady Marmalade.” These two films made it clear that Luhrmann does not do small. The vague trailers for “Australia” do not reveal what the film is truly about. The impression is that it is a timeless love story, set in the country known as Oz. Perhaps this is the reason that I was the only person under the age of 45 in the theater. While there was a clear age gap between myself and everyone else, I think that everyone present was somewhat surprised as to what “Australia” truly entailed. The love story element to “Australia” is, sadly, something you have seen before on numerous occasions. While the minor details are different, the film is the typical aristocratic lady-meets-cowboy formula. In a predominantly Australian cast, Nicole Kidman plays English aristocrat Lady Sarah Ashley. She is forced to go to Australia in 1939 because … well, does it really ever matter in films like this? The point is, she needs a guide to reach her destination. Who better than a barroom-brawler whose manner of speak eerily mimics that of Steve Irwin? Hugh Jackman plays this character, known only as the Drover, to comedic perfection. Dramatic perfection is much more elusive within the film, however. This age-old combination of pairing completely opposite characters in stressful situations makes up the banal portions of the film. It is those unexpected parts, though, that make up the heart of the film. Being an Aussie himself, Luhrmann uses his film’s long run time to inform the general public of the mistreatment of aboriginal Australians, while admonishing the Australian

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Nicole Kidman stars as Lady Sarah Ashley, an English aristocrat who reluctantly falls in love with the cattle-herding Drover, played by Hugh Jackman, while protecting her inheritance in Australia.

government at the same time. The main aboriginal character employed to fulfill these tasks is a young boy named Nullah, played by Brandon Walter. Nullah is the illegitimate child of an aboriginal mother and a white father. The father is the film’s main villain, and one of his primary goals is to do away with the child. Not only does Nullah face the problem of a nefarious father, but he also must avoid becoming part of the historical Stolen Generations. Australia’s racial follies are not as familiar to American audiences as our own racial

follies, but it is easy to see the similarities between the two countries. The juxtaposition of a love story against an unfamiliar racist legacy is what makes “Australia” unique. As World War II threatens to expand, Lady Ashley and Drover must not only tackle their feelings for each other, but also the prejudicial treatment they incur for being sympathetic to the plight of the aborigines. We have already seen that an epic can tell an important story and still be a bad film, though. So the question must be asked, is “Australia” a good

film? The answer is complicated. Visually, it is very beautiful. Kidman is believable as an aristocrat, but the love story with Jackman feels forced at times. Jackman is a bit too comical throughout the film to be believable. Walters makes “Australia” worth seeing and is clearly the film’s standout. He is able to narrate the story, bring the main characters together, and all the while, make “The Wizard of Oz” enjoyable again; no easy task for such a young actor, but he pulls it off seamlessly. So what will the legacy of

“Australia” be? Oscar nominations will undoubtedly occur, but they are more likely to be in the more artsy departments instead of the more- publicized categories. While the film is very easy to watch, even with its long run time, it is just not an epic in the mold of “Schindler’s List.” Its historical background is important, but just like “Pearl Harbor,” an important message still necessitates a great story to achieve a place in cinematic history. For this reason, Luhrmann’s epic falls short of greatness.

‘Chinese Democracy’ just an Axl Rose solo album Mark Trammell Features Editor kscopefeatures@yahoo.com

It’s been a weird year, what with the economy bottoming out, the seemingly endless election finally coming to a close, and the music charts rocking like it’s 1988 instead of 2008, what with the return of Metallica and AC/DC, both of whom had their highest charting successes in years. Why am I not surprised, given these circumstances, that Guns N’ Roses’ longawaited, nearly 15 years in the making, “Chinese Democracy” should finally see the light of day this year, of all years? Folks, you can now officially stop making “Chinese Democracy” jokes, because Axl Rose finally got around to releasing the thing, for better or worse. No doubt about it, this album is over-produced within an inch of its life. The list of credits is endless and the number of musicians who worked on “Democracy” is exhaustive. Indeed, one track features no less than six guitarists! None of which, I might add, are named Slash. Indeed, Slash, Duff, Steven, and Izzy (aka 4/5s of the original GNR lineup) are nowhere to be found, leading one to wonder why Axl Rose didn’t just release this thing as a solo album and be done with it. To be sure, it’s the Axl Rose show from start to finish, and it’s more self-obsessed than

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any given episode of the Tyra Banks Show. To wit, the word that recurs the most is “I,” which is featured in every single song. It’s a constant stream of endless finger-pointing and defensive reasoning for everything Axl has ever done over the years, including the amount of time spent recording this monster. It would be interesting to see what actual fans of ’80s metal make of this CD, which couldn’t be further removed from what most people think of when they think of that scene. If you want something that harkens back to primo GNR, pick up the first Velvet Revolver CD. How ironic that a group made up of cast-offs from metal groups, includ-

ing GNR, no less, would nail it on the first try, while Axl spent over a decade refining what amounts to “Use Your Illusion Part Three.” Don’t get me wrong. Axl has a real gift for, as he terms them, “melodies.” But is wading through the layers of production to get to the songs something old school GNR fans will have the patience for? True, Axl has grown a little. This time out, on the closer, “Prostitute,” he’s actually talking about — you guessed it — himself, instead of ranting about the latest woman who’s done him wrong. “If my intentions are misunderstood/ Please be kind, I’ve done/All I should,” Rose sings.

When he isn’t ranting and raving about something or the other, he just sounds exhausted. And after working on the same album for nearly 15 years, who can blame him? The problem is the record is so densely packed, it’s often just as exhausting for the listener. For instance, did “There was a Time” really need that choir intro and outro? Does the title track really need double-tracked Axls and five guitarists? Probably not, but you can’t fault a guy for trying to get the music he hears in his head as close to perfection as he can possibly achieve. Oh wait, yes, you can. In fact, with all the paranoia and recurring gun imagery, Axl sounds like one of those Waco types, armed to the teeth in an underground bunker, just waiting for some terrorist to invade his turf. What makes him fascinating is you get the feeling he’d welcome it! Now and then there’s a glimpse of something real. Take, for example, the near Billy Joel-esque piano-bar torch song, “This I Love,” in which Axl pours his heart out to a girl he loves. But even then, he can’t resist comparing her to himself: “Her heart’s just like mine.” When the most revealing track is called “Madagascar,” and reads like the gospel of Axl, you know you’re in egotistical waters like no other. “Forgive them that tear down my soul/And bless them that

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they might grow old.” As if this wasn’t mindblowing enough, the song features an extended vocalsnippet-montage made up of sound-bites of movies like “Braveheart,” “Mississippi Burning,” “Seven,” and “Cool Hand Luke” (also sampled in the GNR classic “Civil War”), not to mention a prominent sampling of MLK’s “I have a dream” speech! Modesty, thy name is surely not Axl Rose. The album does have its moments. Check out the hook-laden “Shackler’s Revenge,” which sounds like an alliance between the Deftones, Rage Against the Machine, and Nine Inch Nails, with Axl on lead vocals. “If the World” has lovely Spanish guitar interludes, crunchy guitars elsewhere, and even some trip-hop and funk influences around the edges. “There was a Time,” which could serve as a requiem for the old line-up of GNR, and the perplexingly titled “Riad N’ the Bedouins” (a search reveals that it’s a reference to Arabic nomads and Moroccan gardens) both have killer choruses. Many songs are piled high with memorable riffage, and hooks for days. The musicianship is superlative across the board. Yet, the effect is almost too overwhelming. To his credit, Axl has certainly kept up with the times. “Better” could be an emo/screamo power ballad,

and “Street of Dreams” could be “November Rain” updated for the new millennium. Nor are his past influences unaccounted for. “Catcher in the Rye” sounds like a lost ’70s arena-rock stomper and “Sorry” features a sweet bluesy solo from Buckethead. Much of the CD, however, comes off like an ongoing battle between honoring Axl’s musical heroes, especially Elton John, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, and Nazareth, and trying to keep up with the times and sounds of today’s artists. The real problem is that the sounds that made people fall for GNR in the first place — that classic GNR bluesy barroom stomp — are nowhere to be found. Axl is not GNR, any more than Roger Waters is Pink Floyd or Jim Morrison is The Doors. Anyone who thinks so is clearly not paying attention. Why not call a spade a spade? This is really a solo album posing as a band many hold near and dear. GNR’s appeal was that they came off as hard-scrabble L.A. kids who wanted to rock themselves into the limelight. They were hungry and it showed. With Axl having rested on his laurels for over a decade, will anyone even care about this CD anymore? And if they do, will they be disappointed to find it’s more like an attempt to stay current than the good old-fashioned rock ’n’ roll they hoped for? Only time — and record sales — will tell.

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Sasha Fierce, the artist formerly known as BeyoncĂŠ Knowles, cuts her â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;fierceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; side loose on her new album â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I am...Sasha Fierceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

BeyoncĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s double disc hits highs and lows Ashley Jones Staff Writer ashj813@msn.com

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the self-proclaimed â&#x20AC;&#x153;number one diva in the game,â&#x20AC;? as she quips in her song, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Diva.â&#x20AC;? Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a singer, actress, entrepreneur, model, and overall filthy rich superstar, so famous that she only goes by one name: BeyoncĂŠ. The female Michael Jackson, as I like to think of her, usually strikes the right, sellable note with her pop/R&Bfusion music, and has spoken previously about her alter ego, Sasha Fierce, who helps her gain stage presence and that perfect amount of diva that is necessary to perform in front of thousands of screaming fans. But BeyoncĂŠ wants to show the world the two sides of herself quite literally, by releasing a double-CD called â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Am â&#x20AC;Ś Sasha Fierce,â&#x20AC;? which hit stores on Nov. 18. Each CD represents a different â&#x20AC;&#x153;sideâ&#x20AC;? of BeyoncĂŠ. The first, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I amâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? is the more personal, autobiographical side, while the second, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sasha Fierceâ&#x20AC;? is the side BeyoncĂŠ presents to the public. Paging Hannah Montana! (Or is it Miley Cyrus?) The first track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I Were a Boy,â&#x20AC;? is classic BeyoncĂŠ, but with a softer touch. This song, the ultimate guide for men to stop acting like jerks (think of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Irreplaceable,â&#x20AC;? without the diva), is strong because BeyoncĂŠ controls it well, but in a way itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just more of the same. Nonetheless, this song is so infectious, and does show a different side of BeyoncĂŠ, just as the next track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Halo,â&#x20AC;? does. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Haloâ&#x20AC;? shows BeyoncĂŠ as more than a pop star â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and perhaps if she had started out with this type of music, she would have been a totally different artist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disappearâ&#x20AC;? keeps the â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Am ...â&#x20AC;? side of BeyoncĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s album going. Again, I like the different sound, and I hate to say it, but I like that I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t identify this as BeyoncĂŠ. If I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know it was her, I would just wonder who that new artist was. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disappearâ&#x20AC;? uses BeyoncĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice in a more accessible way, and I appreciate the production of the song. â&#x20AC;&#x153;BrokenHearted Girlâ&#x20AC;? ruffled my feathers from the song title alone. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not one for sappy songs, and this one is not lacking sap. Its sticky lyrics proclaim â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want a broken heart/And I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wanna play the broken-hearted girl.â&#x20AC;? I was still confused and annoyed with the next song, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ave Maria.â&#x20AC;? I am familiar with the traditional song, but BeyoncĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ave Mariaâ&#x20AC;? makes the religious staple into a love song, saying that finding her love is a spiritual experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are my heaven on earth/You are my hunger, my thirst/I always hear this voice inside,â&#x20AC;? BeyoncĂŠ sings. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never really heard anything like this, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure I like the combination of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ave Mariaâ&#x20AC;? and BeyoncĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lyrics about love. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smash Into Youâ&#x20AC;? continues the downward spiral of BeyoncĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more personal side of the album. Her voice is good, but the song itself is just not enjoyable. The chorus proclaims â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanna run (run) and smash into you,â&#x20AC;? which, I assume means that she loves this

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person so much she wants to merge with them. The sentiment is great, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure that the slow arrangement and lyrics are right. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Satellitesâ&#x20AC;? is a dreamy love song that attempts to break the cycle of less-than-enjoyable songs. I like the relaxed sound and BeyoncĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear vocals powered into the lyrics, which arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as forced as the others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Why Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Beautifulâ&#x20AC;? is a ballad about beautiful people, and again, while I appreciate the sentiment, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure I really appreciate the song as it is arranged. BeyoncĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice, while able to handle slow ballad-type songs, is better suited for more powerful, diva-heavy songs. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I longed for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sasha Fierceâ&#x20AC;? side of the album to come around â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which brings me to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Single Ladies.â&#x20AC;? I love â&#x20AC;&#x153;Single Ladiesâ&#x20AC;? because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic BeyoncĂŠ, but fresher. It is just sensual enough to be tasteful, and empowering but not clichĂŠ, and I think this might be one of the only times on the fierce part of the album that BeyoncĂŠ hits the nail on the head without going too far. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Radioâ&#x20AC;? is another upbeat song thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heavy with technoinstruments and BeyoncĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature â&#x20AC;&#x153;oh-oh-ohs.â&#x20AC;? I like this sound from BeyoncĂŠ, it almost doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sound like her, but then it does, and I enjoy the light, experimental sound the song has. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Divaâ&#x20AC;? might be a risky song, as people already think that BeyoncĂŠ and her alterego, Sasha Fierce are one and same. This half-rapping, halfsinging, sort of masculine, potty-mouthed BeyoncĂŠ is not really the woman of class and integrity she promotes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweet Dreamsâ&#x20AC;? is interesting, and I definitely like it better than â&#x20AC;&#x153;Divaâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ave Maria.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweet Dreamsâ&#x20AC;? is upbeat and easy to listen to, but did not prepare me for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Video Phone.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Video Phoneâ&#x20AC;? is a little sketchy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; telling men â&#x20AC;&#x153;So press record Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll let you film me/On ya video phone.â&#x20AC;? At one point she says â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want me naked?/If you likinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; this position/You can tape it.â&#x20AC;? I think that says it all. Maybe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a prude, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the direction this song is going. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Helloâ&#x20AC;? makes the age old expression, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you had me at hello,â&#x20AC;? an entire song. Yes, BeyoncĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice is very strong, but the message is a little overdone. I might be surprised by this songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to stick in my head, though. BeyoncĂŠ knows how to make a marketable song, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely done that here. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scared of Lonelyâ&#x20AC;? is not really a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fierceâ&#x20AC;? song, but I definitely identify with what BeyoncĂŠ is saying. Everyone is scared of being lonely, and this was a good way to end the album. So, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Am â&#x20AC;Ś Sasha Fierceâ&#x20AC;? might not be for everyone. Die-hard BeyoncĂŠ fans will love the album, fans of upbeat dancing songs will love the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fierceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; CD, and romantic types might find something to love on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Amâ&#x20AC;? CD. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not necessarily a BeyoncĂŠ fan, but I did find some tracks that I liked, and I think this album is worth a listen â&#x20AC;&#x201D; you just might not like it all.

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India attacks show need for closer ties Daniel Sims Staff Columnist drake7@uab.edu

During the week of our Thanksgiving holiday, India has suffered some of the worst terrorist violence in its history. The story has been widely reported, over 140 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in the city of Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), so the details are readily available on most news channels or Web sites. The larger question is why this has happened, and what the response of the United States should be. The origin of the terrorists, while uncertain at this time, may be Pakistan. Pakistan neighbors India and has within its borders many extremist pseudo-Islamic groups. The two countries, India with a majority Hindu population and Pakistan with a majority Muslim population, have been at odds since the creation of Pakistan more than 50 years ago. Since the removal of longtime Pakistani leader General Pervez Musharraf, and the subsequent assassina-

tion of his most popular rival for the presidency Benazir Bhutto, the country has been experiencing some turmoil as alliances within the government form and reform. It has been the widely held opinion that elements within the Pakistani government are sympathetic to some terrorist groups. It would be relatively easy in this turbulent environment to organize the forces of terrorists who infiltrated Indian territory, some allegedly entering India aboard a Pakistani ship docked at the port of Mumbai. Resentment at the cooperation between the United States and Pakistan may have something to do with these attacks. Since the terrorists cannot make it as far as the continental United States, they chose their longtime rival India as a target instead. As the turmoil in Pakistan subsides, terrorist activity based within that country will also subside as security improves. The American reaction to these attacks should be heightened awareness of our own security. The vacuum of power that took place in Pakistan before these attacks is in ways similar to the transition which will take place as outgoing President Bush and incoming President-elect Obama exchange roles. We shouldn’t stop here, though. The United States and

India have grown closer recently with the exchange of high level nuclear technology. These are peaceful applications of nuclear power and, as important as this exchange is, we should look to develop stronger security and military ties as well. As a democracy, India does not have the security controls on its population as its neighbor China does, nor does it have the monetary surpluses of China to expand its army and police forces to meet an increased terrorist threat. By establishing more significant military and security ties to India, it would give India additional security and allow India to counterbalance the growing influence China is gaining in the region. The result of closer United States-India relations can only be positive for both countries. India will become safer, and the United States will gain by applying additional pressure to terrorist groups. During the election, Barack Obama spoke often of having a more global view of ourselves and our country. I think closer and more significant ties with India would allow him the opportunity to show his leadership in a meaningful way and to accomplish something important at the same time.

TRL’s end last blow for music TV? Denise Honeycutt Staff Columnist deni_honey@hotmail.com

A few weeks ago, MTV said goodbye to what used to be one of its most popular programs, TRL (Total Request Live). I personally didn’t watch the 2-hour finale of the show, but its cancellation did make me a bit nostalgic for the earlier days of MTV and channels like it. I used to enjoy watching music videos and seeing musicians perform, but MTV doesn’t seem to be about that anymore. MTV is one example of how more “music” channels have abandoned catering to music and music fans, and have adopted reality programs as their primary format. There was once a time when all MTV did was play music videos and interview musicians. Eventually it did have some game shows as part of its programming, but the overall focus of the channel was still music, which was fitting considering it was called Music Television. I know that not everyone was a fan of the music videos shown on MTV, but MTV was the genesis of other music channels that came after it. It helped music fans learn more about the people they heard on the radio, or put a face to the name/songs they were hearing. It also helped to make some musicians more famous and more recognizable to the public. It’s sad that MTV has now decided to focus on reality programs. I used to watch one of MTV’s reality shows, “The Real World.” In fact, I think that show started the trend of popular reality programs. It existed long before

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shows such as “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race.” When I watched shows like “The Real World” and “Road Rules,” they seemed to be a bit more tame. As the years passed, these shows became more about young people doing outrageous/degrading things for attention. This seems to be the format adopted by most of the reality programs now shown on MTV. “The Real World” was once a reality show surrounded by a number of music programs, but eventually MTV became a reality channel, with the occasional music program. When TRL was cancelled, I think it was the last show on the music channel that actually showed music videos. Well really this show, which started out as a countdown of requested music videos, began to show five second clips of music videos. They rarely showed music videos in their entirety. The show became more about promoting CDs and movies. Actors, who really had nothing to do with music, began to come on the program to promote movies. Like MTV, the show seemed to lose its focus, which may be a major reason why it began to lose its audience. MTV seems to be the first music channel that has decided to change its format, in large part excluding music programs. I haven’t always been the biggest fan of MTV, or its programs, but the music channel used to at least appear to care about music. Music was the whole purpose of the channel. I think that it is only a matter of time before the other music channels do the same as MTV. They have, in fact, already begun. VH1, BET, CMT, and

MTV2 each feature reality programs on their schedules. It’s probably only a matter of time before reality programs are all that they show. For a number of years, VH1 has grabbed my attention, as far as music programs are concerned. I enjoy watching “Jumpstart” in the morning. This program seems to feature music and artists that may not be well known to the public. They also play music that we may not hear on local radio stations. VH1 also still has programs like “Storytellers,” which gives musicians the opportunity to give fans and viewers the story behind some of their hits. I would like to see more music channels adopt programs like these before it’s too late. I know that there is an audience for them. I realize that the world has changed, and some people’s interests have changed when it comes to television. I also realize that the Internet has also become a quick and easy way for music fans to keep in touch with their favorite musicians and watch videos, but I still think there is a need and an audience for actual music television. Video and music television isn’t dead yet, but like MTV, it seems to be heading in that direction. Maybe if the programs replacing many of the music programs seemed to be of some substance, I could understand the change, but shows like “The Hills,” have proven that isn’t the case. At the very least, these music channels should consider changing their names, since their focus seem to no longer be on music or videos, they are misleading.

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Dog racing perpetuates cruel treatment of greyhounds Amy Pedigo Staff Coilumnist greyhnd@uab.edu

Each year, thousands of greyhounds are euthanized after their racing careers are over. Deemed useless by many owners, the dogs who no longer measure up are cast aside. While there are some owners who care for their dogs and only raise and race a few greyhounds, the majority of owners treat their dogs as if they are solely monetary commodities. At Auburn, ex-racers are received as lab animals. Unfortunately for greyhounds, they have extremely docile dispositions when not on the track. When the dogs arrive at the university, they are either subjected to medical research or used in labs for dissections. Though we do need medical advancements and practice for our nation’s upcoming doctors and veterinarians, it need not be a factor in the propitiation in the racing industry. One suggestion that comes off the top of my head would be to use the animals from our human societies that have not been able to find homes. They are the result of society’s inability to keep the animal population under control. Greyhound overpopulation is a pandemic that has a simple solution: Stop purposely over breeding these animals. Luckily, there are many advocates for racing greyhounds. Birmingham is the home of a few rescue groups where retired dogs are placed in loving homes. But this is not enough. There is still senseless killing of dogs each year. Some live a “good, long life” of four or five years racing, others live only one or two years because they cannot make it past training, and yet others still are killed as puppies because they are simply not needed. And as for the dogs who do prove to be fast enough to live, many are subjected to overcrowding in kennels (which leads to needless fights among some males), putrid Grade D meat as food, and often poor medical care, if any is administered at all. In third world countries,

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it is the norm to torture the dogs who are “losers” after races for cheap entertainment. Often it is more cost-effective to hang dogs in order to save the cost of a bullet or euthanasia drugs. The ropes can be used multiple times, not just once. It has been a long while since the majority of the human race depended on dogs to help them hunt and catch food. So, the use for breeding

dogs for the purpose of speed seems asinine. We are intelligent enough to find other means of occupying our time and spending our money in the pursuit of leisure. Yet, greyhound racing continues. I ask: Why? Why do we endorse a pastime that is blatantly cruel? Legislators make efforts to control dogfighting rings, calling them “inhumane.” Why isn’t this rationale applied to greyhound racing?

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BCS may be just a cash cow Dale Addison Sports Columnist

Is the current BCS format really the best formula for determining a true national champion in college football? Absolutely NOT! But for those of you who aren’t old enough to remember when bowl tie-ins were the law of the land and national champions were decided by subjective voting, the BCS really has been a much more efficient way of determining college football’s national champion. Of course, it goes without saying that a playoff is at the top of every fanatic’s Christmas list this year. And why not? Playoffs are essentially the most logical way of ensuring that a championship is decided on the field of play. But it’s imperative that you come to the realization that the current BCS format is the only system that the presidents of the SEC, BIG-12, BIG-10, ACC, PAC-10 and BIG EAST will more than likely ever agree upon. The BCS is a cash cow of epic proportions. And the one aspect of life that each and every person should have already come to grips with is the fact that money makes the world go round. Sure, you can jump up and down screaming and shouting that a playoff is ultimately going to generate more overall revenue than the current BCS format, but the presidents of the big six aren’t concerned with increasing the overall revenue of the entire NCAA when it jeopardizes their perspective conferences enjoying the position as the Bill Gates of college football. A BCS bowl game pays each of its participants $17 million apiece. And if a conference is really, really, really lucky, say like the SEC and BIG-12 are going to be this year, they have the opportunity to qualify two teams and collect $34 million without ever having to land on Boardwalk or pass GO. Better yet, why would any of the BCS conferences even consider a playoff a viable option when there is a possibility that the conference is going to suffer through some down years when they might not even have a dog in the fight? Think about it like this, if a playoff were already implemented and in full effect this season, neither the ACC nor the BIG East would have a team good enough to qualify for the field of eight. So if you were thinking that each and every BCS conference champion should automatically qualify, well, would you really be willing to make the argument that a Cincinnati or Georgia Tech squad that won a watered down conference was really more deserving of a trip to Miami than either Texas or Texas Tech? Not if you really wanted people to take your opinion seriously! But under the current BCS formula that is in effect as of today, the BIG East may not have a team competing for the crystal trophy, but at least it has already guaranteed itself a $17 million payout because of the Bear Cats. Corporations all across this country have become synonymous with firing their CEO’s when they invest in a risky financial decision that causes the company to lose revenue and decreases profits, so why on earth would a conference president want to risk losing a multi-million dollar payday because the

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Blazers blank Knights Jonathan Deal Assistant Sports Editor kscopesports@yahoo.com

UAB concluded their 2008 football season with a 15-0 blanking at UCF Saturday afternoon. The shutout was UAB’s first ever against a Conference USA opponent. “We’re really happy to win this game,” said head coach Neil Callaway. “We are tremendously proud of the players. I thought they played extremely hard and competed and stayed focused the entire game.” The game could not have gone better for senior kicker Swayze Waters, who went a perfect 5-for-5 in his final collegiate game. Waters concludes his career at UAB in second place on the all-time field goal list with 50. The Jackson, Miss., native finished his senior year making 19-of-24 field goals. While Waters scored all the points for offense, it was the Blazer defense that won the game Saturday. The much improved defense held UCF to just 209 total yards in recording the school’s first shutout in 10 seasons in C-USA. UCF (4-8, 3-5 C-USA) starting quarterback Rob Calabrese went 2-for-8 for 6 yards before being pulled at halftime. Backup Joe Weatherford had little success, either, against an inspired group of seniors leading the defense. “We talked a lot this week about three things,” said Callaway. “We talked about that we needed to just win a ballgame, obviously we wanted to win one for the seniors, and we wanted to win one to create some momentum for next year.” Blazer fans can look to next year with optimism with quarterback Joe Webb returning for his senior season. Webb finished Saturday’s game throwing for 248 yards, and completing 20-of-28 pass attempts while rushing for 80 yards. More impor-

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Running back Justin Brooks (left) takes a handoff from Joe Webb (right). Brooks and Webb combined for 115 yards on the ground.

tantly Webb managed a UAB offense that did not commit a turnover against UCF. The junior already broke C-USA’s record for rushing yards by a quarterback earlier this season, and Webb now becomes UAB’s second 1,000-yard rusher in school history, joining Carl Sanders who ran for 1,154 in 1996. UAB dominated practically every statistic, most

notably in time of possession where the Blazers controlled the clock for more than 41 minutes, compared to only 18 minutes by UCF. Game management was UAB’s agenda from the kickoff, stringing together three consecutive long drives to end the first half, all capped by Waters’ field goals. The key stat to maintaining these long drives was the Blazers’ third-down success where they converted on 11-of-19 third-down opportunities. After Waters made his fourth field goal of the game on UAB’s first drive of the second half, the Blazers turned to their opportunistic defense to close out the game. First it was freshman Chase Daniel who picked off a Weatherford pass to end a UCF drive in the third quarter. Waters then made his final field goal to extend the Blazer lead to 15-0 with 7:02 left in the game. After UCF had marched into the red zone on their next drive, cornerback Kevin Sanders fittingly put the game out of reach when he grabbed his seventh interception of the season. The interception was Sanders’ fourth in the last three games and enough to put the senior in sole possession of second place among UAB’s all-time interception leaders. “I had no idea we’d be able to shut them out,” said Callaway. “The defense played extremely well. We gave up a few throws, but that’s going to happen. We’ve come a long way from early in the year when we struggled to stop anybody and now we’re doing some things pretty well.” UAB finishes the season 3-5 in C-USA and 4-8 overall. The good news for Blazer fans is the way their football team finished the season, winning three of their last five games and nearly knocking off C-USA East Champions East Carolina.

Men’s basketball falls short in Big Apple Marlon Glenn Sports Writer mjglenn@uab.edu

The trek to the Big Apple was not so glamorous for the UAB men’s basketball team. They fell to the Oklahoma Sooners and Boston College Golden Eagles, and had their jerseys stolen in the process. “We played good in our first two games against Santa Clara and Arizona,” said senior forward Lawrence Kinnard. “We started to wither at the end of games. We need to work on finishing games and playing defense. Overall, it was a good experience, but we can play better.” According to ESPN analyst and former UCLA head coach Steve Lavin, the battle between the 13/14 ranked Oklahoma Sooners looked like a Sweet 16 match up. Two heavyweights slugged it out, but the Sooners prevailed in a hard fought 77-67 win Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Sophomore power forward Blake Griffin showed why he’s hands down the best player in college basketball this year after his fifth double-double in as many games with 32 points and 16 rebounds on 11 of 14 shooting. “Blake Griffin is a great player. He’ll probably be a lottery pick. It was a challenge guarding him. We made some mistakes, but he did a good job getting free,” said Kinnard.

The Blazers showed they weren’t a pushover, jumping out to an early 5-point lead in the game. The Sooners fought back to even the contest, but the Blazers responded with an array of jumpers and dunks to up their lead to 11. Griffin, who was quiet for a majority of the first half, led the Sooners with a late resurgence and cut UAB’s lead to 34-29 at halftime. The second half was marked by both teams making serious runs. Oklahoma came out early to take the lead as they jumped out on a 10-3 run, but UAB showed no signs of backing down as they went on a 10-0 run at the 6:45 mark. However, Oklahoma had the final say as they capped the game on a 15-5 run to end the game. Oklahoma had a big night from the field and shot 55 percent for the game compared with UAB’s 40 percent. UAB pressured Oklahoma into 16 turnovers, with Griffin making seven turnovers, compared with UAB’s nine. Delaney showed he’s over his injury with a big time performance against the Big 12 foe. He scored 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and pulled down 6 rebounds. Vaden had a tough shooting night as he had several shots go halfway down and rim out. He finished the night with 18 points on 7-of-20 shooting, including 4-of-10 from downtown. Despite his struggles with his jumper, he managed to grab a team high eight rebounds.

Freshman forward Cade Davis shot 4-of-8 from downtown and finished with 12 points, four rebounds and four assists for Oklahoma. The loss to the Sooners set up a match up with Boston College, who lost 71-64 to Purdue in the third place consolation game. The Blazers had problems with the match up with the Golden Eagles before tipoff. First, the team learned Delaney would miss the game due to an injury he sustained. Then, the team had to fly spare jerseys in from Birmingham to New York a few hours before tipoff after someone stole their jerseys. UAB came out with solid intensity and took an early 6-point lead in the game’s first few minutes, but Boston College came back to tie the game. UAB went on a 23-13 run to end the half as junior forward Howard Crawford nailed a three pointer with 10 seconds remaining in the half to give UAB a 37-29 halftime lead. The second half went back and forth until the game’s final four minutes when Boston College pulled away. Senior guard Tyrese Rice carried the team on his shoulders as he scored all 24 of his points in the second half to secure the third place finish for the Golden Eagles. He also finished with six rebounds and three assists.

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Busy Thanksgiving for basketball Marlon Glenn Sports Writer mjglenn@uab.edu

Instead of stuffing their faces with turkey and dressing, the UAB women’s basketball team played three games during the week of Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, Thanksgiving week got off to a rocky start for the women’s basketball team as the nationally ranked Auburn Tigers mauled the Blazers 91-62 Wednesday night at Bartow Arena. The Blazers came out determined to upset the Tigers playing to a 32-32 tie in the first half. Auburn led 32-26 until two threes by sophomore guard Amanda Peterson evened the game. “I am very proud of the way we played in the first half,” said Coach Audra Smith. “We defended well and took some things away from them. We were also getting the ball moving on the offensive side and getting some shots. We played hard and with a lot of

intensity.” The second half was a different story as the Tigers exercised their dominance outscoring UAB 59-30. Auburn’s 23-5 run in an eight and a half minute span signaled the end for the Blazers as Auburn’s relentless intensity led to a 29 -point victory. “We played good the first five minutes of the half. But, once things started to go wrong, it seemed to snowball,” said Smith. “We weren’t getting stops on the defensive end and we gave up way too many layups. We couldn’t get anything going in the offensive end either.” Auburn shot a remarkable 64 percent from the field compared with UAB’s cold 31 percent. Auburn dominated the glass as they out-rebounded the Blazers 46-26. As further proof of their solid defense, Auburn blocked eight shots in the contest. Senior forward Dewanna Bonner scored 29 points on 9-of-14 shooting, pulled down

a game high eight rebounds, dished out two assists and recorded two blocks. Freshman guard Morgan Jennings recorded 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and tallied three rebounds off the bench. Sophomore guard Reneisha Hobbs was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field, recording 10 points and three rebounds. Sophomore guard Amanda Peterson scored a career high 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting. She was on fire as she hit six of nine treys from downtown. Senior guard Brittney Jones finished with 15 points on 6-of-21 shooting. She also dished out four assists and grabbed four rebounds. “After the first half of today’s game, I know how well we are capable of playing. If we play the rest of the season like we did in the first half, we will be just fine,” said Smith. Things didn’t get any easier

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BCS, from page 9 fans want a title decided between the hash-marks? Concentrate on that question for as long as you can wrap your brain around it, and you know deep down in the back of your mind you can’t think of one legitimate reason that they would even dare consider switching the current BCS system for a playoff format. The BCS may not be your method of choice, but as it stands right now, the winner of the match-up in SEC championship game between No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Florida is going to play either No. 3 Oklahoma or No. 4 Texas for all the marbles if they defeat Mizzou in the BIG-12 championship game. But if either No. 3 Oklahoma or No. 4 Texas manages to fall apart faster than Michael Jackson’s career and get upset, the SEC champion would then play the PAC-10 champion, which just so happens to be No. 5 USC. Now if you were to travel back in time before the BCS contract was ever negotiated, the SEC champion would have had no choice but to play the ACC champion, the PAC-10 champion would have been forced to square off with the BIG-10 champion, and the BIG-12 champion would have been required to battle the BIG East champion. In other words, if it weren’t for the current BCS format that the entire world adamantly opposes, this year’s SEC and BIG-12 champion wouldn’t be allowed the opportunity to stand toe-to-toe in the ring with one another for a 12-round heavyweight title bout. You can argue until you’re blue in the face that the BCS isn’t perfect, but do you really envision an eight-team playoff being perfect? Just like the BCS might leave out a worthy contender, so would a playoff. The BCS was never intended to be a perfect route to a national championship. The BCS was created for the sole purpose of producing revenue for the big six — PERIOD! Its second mission, the one that college football fans are the most concerned with, was to try and give college football the closest thing it had ever had to an undisputed heavyweight champion. It’s extremely important that you remember that the BCS wasn’t created for you, it was created for the conferences. If you really want to be brutally honest with yourself, the best scenario that any die-hard college football fan could ever wish to come to fruition is for the ever popular plus-one model to be implemented.

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as the team made the brief trek to Samford University’s Pete Hanna Center to participate in the Samford Classic. On Friday, the team fell 62-47 to Evansville. Cold shooting plagued the Blazers all afternoon as they shot 24 percent from the field in the first half. They improved the percentage to a subpar 32 percent in the second half and finished the game shooting 28 percent. “I don’t feel like we had any energy tonight. We just couldn’t get things going. We were struggling on the offensive end and we had a hard time containing Evansville on the defensive end.” The following day, UAB edged McNeese State 56-53 to conclude the Samford Classic. “It was important for us to get this win today,” said Smith. “We have played a couple of tough games over the past two weeks and we needed to get back on the winning track and get some confidence.” The teams played a fairly evenly matched half as UAB lead 28-27 at halftime. Three points was UAB’s largest margin when Jones nailed a

jumper with a couple of minutes remaining in the half. UAB looked as if they would pull away as they led 49-41 with just under six minutes remaining in the game. McNeese State’s 7-0 run cut UAB’s lead to one with 3:49 remaining. UAB matched that 7-0 run with a 7-0 run of their own with 32 seconds remaining in the game. McNeese scored five more points, but time expired with a 56-53 Blazer win. This marked UAB’s second win in the young season. “We had some players step up and give us some quality minutes today. We still didn’t [hit] the boards as well as we should have and we have to work on getting our offense going better, but will take this win and will build off of it,” said Smith. Jones notched a team high 16 points, four assists and four steals on 7-of-14 shooting. Salaam scored 11 points and swiped four steals for the Blazers. Freshman guard Ashlyn Baggett scored a game high 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting in the losing effort. Senior forward Jessica Hooker scored eight points and pulled down a game high eight rebounds.

BIG APPLE, from page 9 “In the second half, we lost some of our intensity. We didn’t play as hard as we did in the first half and we didn’t close out the game,” said redshirt freshman Terrence Roderick. According to Kinnard, Boston College didn’t do anything that would be too difficult for the team. “We score in space and get any shot we want. We didn’t finish strong around the basket and it hurt us in the end,” said Kinnard. “We have an option for anything you’ll take away.” Boston College also caught fire nailing 67 percent of the their jumpers from the field

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