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Vol. 117, Issue 70

UAPD: Early 2011 sees surge in thefts

By Jennie Kushner Senior Staff Reporter jfkushner@bama.ua.edu

“There have been several reported thefts from the Rec Center, and UAPD and Security Resources have been providing extra patrols in the Rec Center.”

Almost 60 percent of the University of Alabama Police Department’s crime reports — Cathy Andreen from Jan. 1 to the present have been theft related.

The majority of the related almost month-long break and returning to campus.

UA sp o ke swo m incidents occurred during the were reported upon students

an, Cat hy Andreen said UAPD and the Tuscaloosa Police Department stepped up patrol while students were away for the holidays.

“UAPD and TPD provide extra patrols in the campus and fringe areas around campus during break,” she said.

Thirteen of the 22 reports filed relating to larceny

occurred in the areas around campus.

The fringe area spans from 15th Street, Hackberry Lane, Queen City Avenue and Jack Warner Parkway.

Crime is also happening at the Student Recreation Center.

“There have been several reported thefts from the Rec Center, and UAPD and Security

See THEFT, page 6

Bottles, not books, for beer school

Status of statue remains unknown

Beer-tasting class comes to Wilhagan’s

By Stephanie Brumfield Staff Reporter snbrumfield@crimson.ua.edu

Students wonder when Saban will join other coaches on Walk of Champions

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By Taylor Holland Senior Staff Reporter tlholland1@crimson.ua.edu

Resources have been providing extra patrols in the Rec Center,” Andreen said.

“Please check the Safer Living Guide for recommendations on keeping your property safe at the Rec Center and elsewhere on campus,” she said.

Students living in residence

Trustees first approved the construction of Nick Saban’s bronze statue, honoring the team’s 13th national championship, It has been nearly seven yet Saban’s spot on the Walk of months since the University Champions is still vacant.

TideSports.com f i r st of Alabama System Board of

reported that the company building Saban’s statue, MTM Recognition, could have it completed by April 17, 2010, the date of the Tide’s annual A-Day game.

However, as the date approached, reports came out

saying the statue had not been cast yet and would not be ready for an A-Day unveiling. AL.com then reported the statue would be dedicated in mid-August, but

At Wilhagan’s, school doesn’t start until Feb. 2. Beer school, that is.

For $30, patrons can attend six one-hour classes, all of which will be held at Wilhagan’s on Wednesday nights starting at 6. The six-week class is limited to 50 people, and sign-ups will be ongoing at Wilhagan’s until the class is full.

Coordinating the effort is Wilhagan’s owner Bill Lloyd, a UA alumnus and a self-professed lover of beers.

Inspired by the work of Free the Hops, a non-profit organization dedicated to changing Alabama’s “beer laws” to accommodate more breweries and thus bring a wider variety of beer to the state, Lloyd wants to expose people to beers they may never have tried.

“There’s so much more out than what people are used to drinking,” he said. “We [Wilhagan’s] carry so many beers. We serve 36 beers on tap and 90 different beers in all, and we’re adding to that number all the time. A lot of people haven’t been exposed to many of them.”

Teaching “Beer 101,” as it has come to be known by Wilhagan’s employees, will be several beer experts and people from different breweries, Lloyd said. Each week, patrons can expect to participate in tastings while listening to experts talk about everything from brewing process and glassware to the difference between pale ales, lagers and Belgian and British style beers.

The number of beers available for tasting will vary from week to week, depending on the group

See BEER, page 11

See STATUE, page 5

Students browse ways to get involved

By Allie Hulcher Staff Reporter athulcher@crimson.ua.edu

The Ferguson Center Ballroom was filled with students during Wednesday’s Get on Board Day, sponsored by the SOURCE. About 140 organizations were represented and ready to help students learn about how they could become involved.

The diversity of interests on the UA campus was reflected by the array of organizations: religious and community service, scientific- and healthrelated, sports and student media, as well as organizations that strive to inform students le this

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For students such as freshman Hannah Miller, Get on Board Day was about taking the first step to finding a niche and becoming involved on campus.

“My first semester, I focused on my grades,” she said. “But now that I’m used to managing my time better, I want to get more involved.”

Sophomore Rachel Minor said she visited Get on Board Day to find a way to get involved through volunteering.

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ON THE MENU LAKESIDE Lunch BBQ Beef with Ginger Sauce Seasoned White Rice Cooked Black Eyed Peas General Tso’s chicken Cheese and Mushroom Strata (vegetarian) Dinner Mixed Spice Rotisserie Chicken Escalloped Potatoes Sautéed Asparagus Mexican Corn Chipotle Orange Chicken Roasted Winter Vegetables (vegetarian)

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ON THE CALENDAR FRIDAY

TODAY What: Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar Dr. Mark Shiflett on “Phase Behavior to Applications for Gases in Ionic Liquids”

Where: Shelby 1093 When: 12:30 - 2 p.m.

What: Student Recital featuring Leslie Procter, mezzo soprano

Where: Moody Recital Hall When: 5:30 p.m.

What: UA ALLELE Lecture Series Continues with NC State Biologist Mary Schweitzer - “T. Rex Under the Microscope: A New Look at an Old Dinosaur” Where: UA Biology Building Auditorium

SATURDAY

What: Creative Campus,

What: Church Music Con-

Fashion, Inc., and University Programs present Rock the Runway student fashion show, featuring 14 collections by 15 student designers.

ference Organ Concert

Where: Moody Concert Hall

When: 4:30 p.m.

Where: Ferguson Center Ballroom

What: The University of

When: 8 - 10 p.m.

Alabama Church Music Conference

Where: Moody Music Building

What: Church Music

When: TBD

Conference Festival Concert - Tickets for the performances are $12 for adults, $7 for seniors and students with ID and free for conference participants with their name badge.

Where: Moody Concert Hall

Submit your events to calendar@cw.ua.edu

When: 7:30 p.m.

When: 7:30 p.m.

ON CAMPUS

Yoga class offered for honors students

Housing contracting meetings to be held

Blackburn Institute nominations due February 1

Junior Jess Smith is starting her free yoga class again for Honors College students. The class is offered Sundays from 6 to 7 p.m. and Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m. starting Sunday. It will be held in Room 203 of the Riverside Community Center on Sundays and the first floor classroom in Ridgecrest South on Mondays. It is open, available and seeking all Honors students with an interest in learning more about basic yoga principles, breathing exercises and stretches to come and join.

No yoga mat is required, although it will maybe be preferable. It is not required that students make it to every class, so students can join whenever they have time.

Housing and Residential Communities will sponsor programs next week about the on-campus housing recontracting process and off-campus housing options. Regardless of where they currently live, students are encouraged to attend one of these programs to learn more about housing options for 2011-2012. The program is scheduled for today at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Burke West Living Room and the Rose Towers Activity Room (the programs are simultaneous).

The University’s Blackburn Institute is accepting nominations for the 2012 class of Blackburn Fellows. All students who will attend the University during the 2011-2012 academic year – including graduate and law students – are eligible. Students may nominate themselves or be nominated by a faculty member.

The Blackburn Institute is a program for developing strong leaders for Alabama’s future.

Nominations can be sent to Candace Peters at cpeters@sa.ua.edu. Include the student’s full name, CWID and e-mail address. The deadline is Feb. 1.

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Most tables sported a bowl of candy, but some tables featured advertisements to attract students.

An Israeli flag hung across the Alabama Friends of Israel table, which also featured Israeli candy and a laptop showing a movie about the U.S presidents and their relationship with Israel.

Renee Sharon, president of AFI, said her goal for Get on Board Day was to inform students about the organization.

“I hope that the Israeli flag will draw people’s attention, and people can just ask us questions,” Sharon said. “We really just want to answer questions and explain our reasons for why we support Israel.”

Delta Gamma, a nation-wide sorority that is coming to the University in the fall, was represented by members from other parts of the country in hopes of attracting potential new sisters.

“Today for our setup, we just have souvenirs and the design of our house,” said Lorie Hunter, a consultant for Delta Gamma.

“We have information for people to take and we have a video montage of all our chapters and events.”

The UA Exercise Physiology Club brought a device that could estimate body fat percentages, the Society for Creative Anachronism featured group members clad in traditional middle-ages dress and the Association for Computing Machinery had Marvin, a robot mascot, weaving through the tables.

Colleges Against Cancer representatives said UA chapter president Andres Peña is responsible for putting on Relay for Life. His hopes for Get on Board Day were that students

would stop by and sign up for a team and get on the mailing list.

“We are hoping to get more interest in people who want to start a team or be on the Relay for Life committee,” Peña said.

Kami Clark, a representative from Youth for Christ, said her group has had success in gaining new members at previous Get on Board Days.

“It’s nice because students can stop by and see who we are,” Clark said. “They become interested automatically or they hear something that we’re saying - it’s not like we have to grab students who are totally uninterested in what we’re doing.”

Courtney Coleman, a representative for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on campus, said she appreciated the chance Get on Board Day gave her association to reestablish itself among students.

“Recently, the NAACP has been almost an invisible organization,” Coleman said. “It has been active, but unless you knew somebody in it, you didn’t really know that the organization existed. But this semester and last semester, the NAACP is having a comeback, and we hope to bring it into the light and get more membership.”

Bobby Jordan, a senior majoring in biology, became interested in a group called Stewards when he was told that he might have an opportunity to fly on a jet.

Though he didn’t know about Get on Board until he was at the Ferg, he called the event a wonderful experience.

“I was walking around the Ferg and I heard that Get on Board Day was going on,” Jordan said. “I thought it was a good chance to find out more about what my school has to offer.”

Additional information about organizations can be found at thesource.ua.edu.

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Palin subject of Brown Bag lecture

By Brock Brett Contributing Writer Associate Professor of Communication Studies Janice Edwards discussed Sarah Palin and the effect she’s had on politics Wednesday as a part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series.

The Brown Bag Lecture Series is sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center and Women’s Studies and Wednesday’s lecture was the first of the spring series.

The lecture, “(What) Can Sarah Palin Teach Us About Women in Politics Now?� focused on Palin and her selfdefined image as a maverick and a grisly mom.

Edwards said it’s possible that an allegory might fit or help explain Palin. One possible explanation is the allegorical woman warrior.

With so much attention given to former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton due to her embodiment of the issues that define the inner section of gender studies, Edwards called for the “post-Hillary studies� to begin.

Shannon Langan, coordinator for the series, said the crowd was incredibly strong. “We had one of the best discussions I’ve ever participated in today,� Langan said. “I liked the diversity we had here today — people from different races and genders as well as students, faculty and staff were represented.�

The group of about 20 people was not shy. Edwards allowed time after the lecture for questions, and the group debated over whether Palin’s goals and viewpoints are clear.

Jennifer Davidson, a

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freshman in New College, said she thought the lecture was interesting, informative and insightful. She said she found it easy to understand where Palin stands, but she enjoyed the different opinions. “I feel like I now have a more objective view of feminism and politics and how these two areas are studied,� Davidson said.

Edwards explained that Palin was worth studying because she is such an influential figure. “Maybe we all wish she would go away, but she’s not going to,� Edwards said.

She also offered some insight into Palin’s future in politics. “After her response to the shooting in Tucson, many important people did not hesitate to criticize her,� Edwards said.

Janis Edwards, associate professor of communications studies presents her lecture, “(What) Can Sarah Palin Teach Us About Women in Politics Now?� on Jan. 19 in Manly Hall.

The lecture was the first of the Spring 2011 Brown Bag lecture series sponsored by the WomenĘźs Resource Center and the WomenĘźs Studies department.

BP funds Gulf research

By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter bsknox@crimson.ua.edu Even though it is no longer the hottest topic in the news, the BP oil spill still lingers in the minds of scientists who study the impact it had on the Gulf Coast. “The state was provided with $5 million by BP, which is the first of a larger sum of money to come to study the effects of the oil spill on the Gulf,� said Joe Benson, vice president for research. “The researchers at UA received a total of a little over $800,000.�

The teams of researchers are divided into four groups.

The groups focus on ecosystem assessment, physical distribution relating to the contaminants under the action of ocean currents and tropical storms, environmental effects of the oil-dispersant system on the seafloor and the chemical evolution and biological degradation of the oildispersant systems, Benson said.

Benson said his job was to bring the opportunity to the faculty, who then began to put together a Gulf Coast working group that completed and submitted their proposals.

The researchers come from various related departments including geology, chemistry and biological sciences. “The projects the faculty will be working on will be researchoriented projects,� Benson said.

He said he hopes these funds will give scientists a much better understanding of the nature and impact of the spill.

Fred Andrus, an associate professor of geology, is among the 18 professors who received funds for the research, and he is a member of the team that will examine some of the environmental effects, including the result the spill had on organisms. Andrus said he wants their research to bring something positive out of a bad situation.

Among other things, Andrus and his team members will be

studying oyster beds, with a particular focus on concerns seafood consumers may have had after the spill. “There are many organisms that live in oyster beds, and we will study the skeletons of the organisms to see the impact of the spill,� he said.

In observing the shells of the oysters, he said, scientists will be able to tell if their growth rate has changed and whether they have any trapped components of oil.

Some consumers may have also wondered whether the oil made it into the food chain. “The oil is definitely being broken down by bacteria, but as of right now, we don’t know the effects further up the food web,�

Andrus said. “No one expected the oil spill, and it took us all by surprise,� he said. “Yet it was quite gratifying to see how scientists from different schools and with different skills came together on this issue.�

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Rand fights for our fiscal future

By John Anselmo

en’s side. Also, a greater number of teams have represented the men’s final top 10 over this span.

I credit much of this to the rise and predominance of a select group of women’s basketball teams. Teams such as Connecticut, Tennessee, Stanford and Duke have ruled the recruitment universe with the occasional Rutgers or Baylor rising for a year or two.

These teams consistently acquire the top tier athletes on a yearly basis. Also, the top of female athletes has been far greater than the other tiers. The disparity between the tiers of athletes in women’s basketball is much greater than in men’s basketball, or, perhaps, there are more athletes in men’s basketball that reach the ‘Maya Moore’ tier.

However, the present meant nothing when considering the past. Upon further evaluation of the UCLA men’s streak, one component struck me. Looking at the top 10 rankings for men’s basketball between 1970-1974 and women’s basketball between 2007-2011, which included a majority of both team’s streaks, there were 24 teams in the top ten for men’s basketball and 20 teams in the top 10 for women’s.

So, the disparity that is relevant when comparing the two in today’s basketball world is nonexistent when comparing it to the past. The UCLA men’s season and tournament consisted largely of the same predominant forces that women’s basketball faces today.

Examination of the three frames has led me to an unexpected conclusion. If one were to compare them as equal, the difficulty was similar, the emotional effect was great, and the disparity was comparable. There is nothing that makes one streak more impressive than the other.

To my fellow bros, I am sorry.

I have failed to answer the ultimate ‘gender domination’ call.

With an unbiased, objective, media-disbarring goal, I have finally broken down the mental barrier that our male-dominated sports world has created.

The 112th Congress has pulled out the toolbox, looking to fix the broken machinery of government that was left by their predecessors.

The 2010 campaign season was chocked full of these tales of reform and economic repair.

History will tell us that Congress, despite its innate propensity to spend, never buys a new toolbox. The villains, the former members of the legislative branch, just give a housewarming gift to the new session: the same toolbox full of the worn instruments.

Congress generally does the same things each year. Republicans have Medicare, Democrats have last year’s health care bill.

Each party has massive spending records of their own, then they both point across the aisle at the opposing side’s open wallet policies. Both parties preach fiscal responsibility, but unlike the people who put them in office, the politicians on the hill spend more than they make.

It’s a sickening cycle, leaving us with less each year.

Thankfully, a newcomer has offered something a little different. Newly elected Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has offered a budget of his own. It is a rogue action for a new senator, with just two weeks on the job.

The libertarian-leaning Republican has been in the spotlight since his victory in the Republican primary in May. Paul is predicted to offer some half a trillion dollars in cuts in the federal budget. Putting forth such cuts will fulfill some campaign promises and take a step toward balancing the budget, a central theme of his candidacy.

Is $500 billion in cuts too much? Is he crazy?

Most would say yes to both.

Rand Paul is right. Everyone reading this column is subject to the laws of economics. We all take in money and can only spend as much as we have. Government seems to have written a self-waiver from such a standard.

After all, why should government be different? When the shortfalls come, you and I foot the bill through taxes or inflation.

Before you start saying “right-wing loon” under your breath, consider that, as a U.S. senator, Barack Obama voted against raising the debt ceiling in 2006. Bill Clinton acknowledged the coming failure of Social Security; he at one time called for investment of Social Security funds to extend its solvency.

Rand’s father, with whom Rand shares many views, has joined forces with self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders of Vermont in Senate versions of legislation. So maybe these “extreme” views of fiscal policy and adherence to the Constitution are not as fringe as portrayed.

In spite of all the attacks on Rand Paul during his campaign, including falsehoods saying he had called for a repeal of the Civil Rights Act, he still continues to take such a unpopular position. In the face of certain scrutiny, Paul calls for drastic cuts and the abolition of several Federal agencies and departments.

These programs simply are not functioning and performing as intended after several attempts to fix them. Everyone has an opinion on the role of government, but what we have been getting lately is unsatisfactory at best.

Sounds like a difference from the status quo to me.

Whether you are right there with Rand or vehemently opposed to his budgetary recommendations, you must admit a simple fact: He is doing something that hasn’t been done on Capitol Hill lately. He is offering ideas others have been hesitant or fearful to do. Most importantly, he is facing reality, which is the mass disorder of our fiscal house.

Look a little closer at propositions of budget cuts and austerity. And while carefully studying this proposition, think of the alternative, the last ten years of fiscal policy.

Tyler Rigdon is a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering.

John Anselmo is a senior majoring in economics. His column runs biweekly on Wednesday.

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When I sat down to begin this article, I had a clear vision of the argument I wanted to support.

The Connecticut women’s basketball team has had a streak of 90 consecutive wins. The team has surpassed the previous record of 88 wins held by the legendary John Wooden-led UCLA Bruins men’s team.

The argument I wanted to back, being of the sexually dominant male side of sports, was that there was no way on God’s polished hardwood that UConn’s streak could be more impressive than UCLA’s.

However, in today’s world it is not enough to simply say that UCLA’s streak is more impressive because men are better athletes than women. I needed a formula.

I decided to look at the argument through three frames: difficulty, emotion and time period.

Basically, I wanted to compare the numbers, compare the respective meaning of each streak and compare the streaks with respect to the time period in which they were accomplished.

As for difficulty, both teams handily defeated their opponents. However, was there a difference in the strength of their schedules?

For the UConn women, the only obstacles on their road to 90 wins lay mostly in out of conference play and occasional Big East teams like Georgetown.

Also, they were rarely tested in the NCAA tournament, except for last year’s championship against Stanford.

For the UCLA men, the Pac10 was a weak conference during their streak, except for USC and an up year by Arizona. Outof-conference play was where their streak was untouchable, except to Notre Dame, who ended their fortunes. UCLA did have a tougher road to the championship than the UConn women, but it was much easier than any team in men’s basketball has ever encountered.

The emotion of the streak was the one ambiguous, subjective concept that I added to this ‘formula.’ Emotion is the one aspect that can simultaneously

fuel a rivalry, rebuild a program and gain public appeal. I decided to take one aspect from both streaks that seized the emotion of the nation as well as basketball and its future.

The UCLA men’s streak intrigued the nation to the world of college basketball. The streak will always be remembered as legendary coach Wooden leading a squad to be not only better basketball players but also better human beings.

The UConn women’s streak destroyed barriers of gender in sports while setting the standard for excellence to a higher bar. Geno Auriemma, the Susan B. Anthony and John Wooden hybrid of sports, has fought for this team to be considered among the best.

Like most coaches, including Wooden, Auriemma demands excellence on and off the court.

While women’s athletics will never pass men’s in popularity with the public and media, this streak will forever be remembered, at least until it is broken down the road.

While the two streaks have been comparable thus far, I believe that the last frame of judgment would provide the proof needed to proclaim the UCLA men’s streak more dominant than the UConn women’s.

Looking at college basketball in the modern era, men’s and women’s basketball has an apparent difference.

Whereas women’s basketball has a powerhouse of four to five teams that are seemingly the only teams in the chase year after year, men’s basketball appears more level across the playing field. I attributed this fact to the recruitment in both sports and the disparity between athletes in both sports.

For example, take the NCAA tournament from both sides.

Double-digit seeds are more frequent in the men’s tournament during the later rounds. Since 2007, seeds of 10 or higher have advanced 32 times in the men’s tournament compared to only 17 in the women’s. As for the Final Four, 13 teams have been represented on the men’s side compared to only nine on the wom-

Vaughn, Hauser: missing the herd for the elephants (in the room)

By John Davis Last week Wesley Vaughn wrote about establishing a unified campus identity – a stance that prompted criticism from graduate student Greg Houser about the concept of discussing a problem without offering a solution. With respect to both Vaughn and Houser, an identity is not what the University of Alabama is lacking.

The inherent flaw in Vaughn’s original piece is the idea that the University needs a single identity for students to unify behind. The fact of the matter is that when we begin to associate anything with one specific descriptor, what’s really happening is stereotyping.

Take a moment to think about some other universities and their identities; frankly, other than athletics I can’t really come up with any that go beyond “School A is full of nerds” and “School B is a great place to party,” both of which couldn’t possibly be universally true.

I don’t want people to have a one-word answer for the question, “What is the University of Alabama?” When that question is posed, I want it to spark a discussion. I want it to spark a description of all that makes it great.

As a student and future alumnus of this university, I don’t want people to have a one-word answer for the question, “What is the University of Alabama?” When that question is posed, I want it to spark a discussion. I want it to spark a description of all that makes it great. In truth, the identity of this university is founded on the notion that anyone, no matter what personal interest they’re passionate about, can find a community somewhere on-campus.

So yes, that means the greek system plays a vital role in our identity — a quarter of the student body is too large to pretend it doesn’t exist. The beauty of the system, though, is that

and talents into whatever aspect of the University you are involved with.

The University of Alabama does not have a single identity – it is the sum of its parts as represented by the student body and alumni.

The great thing about the University is that we recognize and take pride in our accomplishments. We should celebrate having the largest sorority rush class in the nation; we should celebrate Creative Campus and the students who created PixelCon out of thin air; we should celebrate the UA Ad Team that finished second nationally in 2009.

And that’s just it – we do.

So maybe that’s our identity. We, as the students, faculty and alumni of the University of Alabama, recognize and appreciate greatness. We appreciate greatness, and we strive in our daily lives to ensure its presence.

one can still get that sense of community from other, similar, programs such as the Mallet Assembly or the Blount Undergraduate Initiative. It may not be as large, but the option is there for students.

Personally, I’m a student media guy — that’s my identity on campus, but I also carry that part of my identity into the outside world. Much like a member of Alabama’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (the founding chapter, for those unaware) has that little extra bit of pride in his fraternity, I too take a little extra pride in writing for The Crimson White as opposed to The Auburn Plainsman or John Davis is an IBM Supercomputer. the Daily Gamecock.

His column appears weekly on The trick is to dedicate your time Thursdays.

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Resolutions increasing in SGA Senate

By Anna Kate Delavan Contributing Writer The SGA Senate has passed 183 resolutions since 2009, an increase from past, according to SGA Executive Vice President Nicole Bohannon.

The Senate has the power to pass both resolutions and bills.

“Legislation can be for internal needs and checks and balances within the SGA, approve budgetary needs, approve and promote new SGA projects or initiatives, request action from another campus department, or do something more general, like recognize someone or something on campus for outstanding work that provides service to students,” Bohannon said.

Resolutions may inform students about the happenings of organizations and campus departments, recognize accomplishments within the student body, or express condolences to the UA community, Bohannon added. Bills, on the other hand, amend SGA policy.

Of the 183 resolutions passed over the last two years, 22 honored or congratulated members of the UA community, 11 offered condolences for deaths or unfortunate incidents and 58 called for miscellaneous new programs or initiatives.

Each resolution has the intent of creating a lasting impact in some way, Bohannon said. Some of the resolutions that have passed in the last two years created, namely, the 348-RIDE Express Route, Before Bama Freshman Engagement Program, and

Ride with the Tide away game transportation. Other initiatives called for in resolutions, however, are less publicized.

The 348-RIDE Express Route resolution, for example, formally called “A Resolution Recognizing the Creation and Encouraging the use of the 348-RIDE Express Service,” states “the Express will improve the service provided by 348-RIDE to other customers, as well as provide a convenient, easy form of late night, on-campus transportation.”

The resolution also improved waiting times and stopped at all previously existing stops and shuttled Thursdays through Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.

Lastly, Ride with the Tide, or “A Resolution Approving the Budget for the SGASponsored ‘Ride with the Tide,’” to LSU was passed in 2010. The resolution stated that all students, regardless of having a ticket to the LSU game, had the opportunity to purchase a $45 ticket which included bus transportation to and from the game, if it was a same day trip, admission to an SGA-sponsored tailgate, a meal at the tailgate and televisions to watch the game at the tailgate if students wished to do so.

Resolutions similar to “A Resolution Recognizing the University of Alabama Police Department and UAPD Appreciation Day,” for example, had less direct impact on students.

All legislation is available in the SGA office and the most current legislation can be viewed on the SGA website.

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Young America’s Foundation president to speak at UA

By Bethany Blair Staff Reporter bablair1@crimson.ua.edu The UA College Republicans will welcome Young America’s Foundation President Ron Robinson for a meet-and-greet and lecture tonight at 7 p.m. in the Mortar Board Room in the Ferguson Center, according to a Republican Women of Tuscaloosa County news release.

Tuesday, Robinson hosted a luncheon for the RWTC at the Hotel Capstone, Wednesday he was honored with a reception at the Warner Museum and tonight he will speak at the meetand-greet and lecture. His visit was made possible by the RWTC. Teri Hamilton, a member of the RWTC, said events like this not only offer internship opportunities, but also allow students to see both sides of the political spectrum.

“I think it’s important that when young people bound to graduate get into the working, they understand and make choices about what’s

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later retracted that statement and said the unveiling would take place at some point during the Tide’s 2010 football season.

Thad Turnipseed, the University’s director of athletic facilities, also weighed in on the statue’s whereabouts to ESPN.com; the article reported that “the first two statue submissions were rejected partly because the hair and face weren’t right. Saban, his wife Terry and Alabama athletic director Mal Moore have final

important to them and their family,” Hamilton said. “I think it’s important to hear from both sides. Too much of the left side is represented on college campuses. I feel like there’s more publicity about left than right.”

Although Robinson represents the conservative side of politics, Hamilton said he could have more than just a political impact on students.

“The other thing Ron brings to the table is he is an attorney that can practice before the Supreme Court,” Hamilton said. “I think law students would definitely benefit from attending and being able to learn from an actual practicing attorney.”

Robinson was an adviser to the U.S. Department of Education during the Reagan administration. A member of both the Virginia and U.S. Supreme Court Bars, he is

also the author of “Funding Fathers: The Unsung Heroes of the Conservative Movement.”

Robinson has served as president of the Young America’s Foundation for 30 years. According to their website, the non-profit foundation promotes knowledge of individual rights, traditional values, capitalism and a strong national defense. This spread of ideas is facilitated by campus initiatives and activism, conservative speakers, conferences and seminars, and internships.

Hamilton said conferences like Robinson’s represent the ongoing support between the UA College Republicans and the RWTC. “We have links with the College Republicans,” Hamilton said. “We attend their events, and they attend ours. We try to have a mutual

involvement with the young people so we can help them and gain their support, too.”

These shared events include guest speakers, luncheons and community service, Hamilton said. The College Republicans also frequently pass out dictionaries to local third-grade students.

Hamilton said she hopes Robinson will be received with a warm reception, especially since he paid for this trip himself.

“The one thing I want to say is he is coming at his own expense,” Hamilton said. “He came because I badgered him and was very persistent. To get someone of this caliber to come to Tuscaloosa is a great opportunity for us, so I want to make sure that we have a good audience to welcome him.”

To find out more about the Young America’s Foundation, visit their website at yaf.org. For more information about the College Republicans, visit their website at bamagop. com.

say on the sculpture but have yet to see a version they like.”

John McWilliams, a junior majoring in journalism and political science, said once the Tide won the national championship, he expected the statue to be on campus within a couple of months.

“You’d think that the statue would be ready by now,” McWilliams said. “I’m no expert on statue making, but good grief. This isn’t the Lincoln Memorial we’re talking about here; it’s a statue of a 5-foot-tall man. I’m sure it’ll look good when it’s completed, and hopefully they will have it ready for this year’s

A-Day game.”

The day before the Tide’s victory in the Capital One Bowl, AL.com reported that MTM Recognition had begun casting the statue and that in should be in Tuscaloosa by the end of February.

Abby Haynes, a nursing student, said she was happy Saban is getting a statue and that she didn’t care when it arrived on campus.

“I am excited for the statue of Nick Saban to be placed in its proper spot on the Walk of Champions,” Haynes said.

“Saban, along with the memorable 2009 national championship team, worked long and hard toward developing

the team, and I think the statue is a reflection of that wonderful season and a reminder of what’s to come.”

Comments from MTM Recognition and Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations Doug Walker could not be obtained by deadline.

“It doesn’t matter when the statue comes as long as it is, indeed, coming,” said Brandon Cole, a junior majoring in Spanish.

“Coach Saban helped create a new sense of spirit in the athletic program at UA that it had been lacking for quite some time.”

“I think it’s important that when young people bound to graduate get into the working, they understand and make choices about what’s important to them and their family.”

— Teri Hamilton

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Students test iPads for economics class

By Allie Hulcher Staff Writer athulcher@crimson.ua.edu There are a lot of reasons to hate textbooks. They’re heavy, dense and they definitely do not read like a novel. Many college students would say the main reason to dislike textbooks is that they are expensive.

But for students with iPads, two of their textbook stresses can be put to rest. E-books for iPads are cheaper and exist only on a one and a half pound, nine-by-seven-inch piece of technology.

Last semester, students in economics classes were presented with a new offer. Inkling, the creator of an iPad textbook app, presented students with an iPad and free textbook for the whole semester with one requirement: to use the e-book version of the textbook and report back to Inkling on their experiences.

D.J. Jackson, one of the students in professor Harol Elder’s class, had several positive comments to make about the features included in Inkling’s presentation of his textbook – “The Micro Economy Today,�

by Bradley R. Schiller. “There are a lot of cool features. You can follow the professor as he makes notes through the book, like Twitter,� Jackson

said. “You can also highlight and make notes in your textbook.�

Jackson said you can also sync your textbook to another student’s book, and swap notes.

This feature comes in handy if you miss class one day, or miss any information the professor mentions during class. By being able to swap notes made on pages of your e-book, classmates can form a network that provides different students’ insight.

Elder, who teaches economics and whose class was part of Inkling’s experiment, said e-books have a lot of potential to continue to improve. “It’s still pretty not well developed,� Elder said. “It’s still early in the process.�

Elder has been using electronic versions for his textbooks for years and foresees more development in e-books.

He wants to see the electronic aspect play even more of a role in the textbook — for the textbook to not only be about the reading but enriched with video and audio content and more interaction with others.

Students, he said, could also take exams on the tablet instead of using pen and paper, allowing for enhanced feedback from the professor.

John Voltz, another student in Inkling’s pilot participation

group, enjoyed not having to carry around another heavy textbook in his backpack. He said, however, that once you purchase an e-book, you can’t resell it. He doesn’t suggest buying an iPad just for the e-book feature.

Freshman Brittani Talbert likes the tangible experience of owning a book, although she does own a Barnes & Noble Nook. She reads some books simply for fun with her Nook e-reader but doesn’t plan to read textbooks on her Nook. “Books are, for me, to enjoy and come back to,� Talbert said. “I won’t feel like reading a textbook if it’s not in my hand. And what if my Nook crashes?� “We’re not at the point where it makes sense to go out and buy the iPad just for the textbooks,�

Elder said. “But it is convenient if you already have one, if you got an iPad for Christmas.

E-books are cheaper than new copies but about the same price as a used copy.�

Elder also points out that there are not a lot of textbooks available through an electronic format yet. However, he said he is hopeful the technology will continue to develop. Elder can envision campus in four or five years, where inside every stuCW | Teresa Portone dent’s backpack there is not a load of heavy books, but instead D.J. Jackson, a freshman, bought his iPad after being allowed to test it for a semester in his economics simply a sleek e-reader device. class.

Student-run investment group generates high returns

By Charles Scarborough Staff Reporter cjscarborough@crimson.ua.edu The Culverhouse Investment Management Group, an investment portfolio managed by selected students at the University, has shown success after its first year of investing. CIMG has turned $315,000 into $380,000 in a little more than a year.

Taylor Ritchie, who spent the last year as CIMG’s vice president of investment strategy, said the hard work and dedication of CIMG’s members has been the central factor in their success but that this type of success requires some degree of luck. “The group members are the reason why we have performed so well,� Ritchie said. “Students

that have joined have offered a lot of good stocks for us to pick.

They have done a lot of research and a lot of time is spent for them to decide which companies to invest in. But trust me, there is some luck in being this successful.�

Ritchie said the $315,000 came from a variety of outside investors, as well as UA faculty who had faith in the program. “An investor in Birmingham put a large amount of money in the fund. Dean [Barry] Mason put some money in the fund. The bulk of it comes from outside investors.�

CIMG was founded more than two years ago to give students real world experience with investing.

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Sims joined JP Morgan’s security lending desk in the fall of 2009. Green works for Morgan Keegan in Birmingham.

Ritchie, who serves as adviser to CIMG’s board of directors, said he has focused his energy to recruiting new members to continue the group’s success following an extremely productive two years. “Our alumni have all gone on to be successful,� he said. “They have all been offered good jobs and a lot of them are in law school now. We are looking for new members to be successful. We have had a lot of growth and we are looking for talented people to join us.�

Applications for CIMG membership have been sent to all business majors via crimson e-mail accounts. Those interested in being a part of CIMG may e-mail cimg.cba@gmail. com. All applications are due Monday.

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halls said they feel confident in the security, while those living in the fringe areas do not. “I absolutely feel safe; I am in a suite and only my roommates and I have access. We always lock up so it doesn’t generally bother me,� said Sarah James, a sophomore majoring in interior design.

James, a resident of Martha Param Hall, said her residence hall has tighter security because it is an all-girls residence hall. “We have a secured system, and they don’t generally let many people in,� she said. “I took my computer home over break, but my TV was left there and it was fine.�

Loretta Jones, a freshman majoring in accounting, lives in Friedman Hall and is a Tuscaloosa native. “I did feel very comfortable leaving the dorm, but I live in Tuscaloosa, so I was able to come and check on it,� she said. “When I did come back, the whole dorm was locked,� Jones said. “I trust the [resident advisers].�

However, Jones said she’s unhappy with UAPD’s performance. “I think UAPD needs to do a

better job,� she said. “I haven’t had a break in, but I know when things are reported they take it lightly. They need to take every case seriously.�

Matthew Chambless, a freshman majoring in music education, lives in Lakeside East and said the security could be tighter. “Even though you have to have an ACT card to enter, it’s really easy to break in,� he said. “There is supposed to be a police officer at every dorm.

There isn’t usually one at my dorm,� he said.

Some students living in the fringe areas said they feel uncomfortable leaving valuables for long periods of times. “I have multiple Daniel Moore Alabama football paintings, and I always take them home with me when I leave for a long break,� said Chris Allen, a senior majoring in interior design. “I believe if 13 out of 22 reports have been break-ins, that’s over 50 percent, and that’s not a good stat for UAPD.�

Blake Bollinger, a junior majoring in communications, said he feels he lives in a safe environment, but he still worries sometimes. “I’m sure there comes a point in time where, if [people] feel that you are gone for an extended period of time, they can find a way to break in.�

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President Rob Norwood said CIMG is not a “resume builder,� but an organization that will impact members in a variety of ways. “CIMG gives undergraduates real world investing experience along with the chance to put into practice what they are learning in their business classes,� Norwood said in the report. “We believe that this opportunity gives our members a significant advantage when they graduate from The University of Alabama and enter the job market.�

CIMG founders Scott Peters, Rigo Flores, Caitlin Sims and Brad Green, have all gone on to high profile careers in the financial sector.

Scott Peters, who is referred to as the “godfather of CIMG�

by Norwood within the annual report’s opening letter, recently began work in the Investment Banking division of Raymond James in Houston. Flores works as an analyst in BBVA’s

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MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

By Mike Albanese Contributing Writer The Alabama men’s track and field team opened its 2011 season with an impressive outing at the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington, Ky., over the weekend.

Junior Tyler Campbell earned top billing in the high jump at 7-0.25 feet and in the 4x400 meter relay, the squad of sophomore Kirani James, freshman Dwayne Extobol, junior Bobby Onyeukwo and sophomore Joel Lynch placed first with a time of 3:12.87.

However, the event that the Tide dominated was the 3,000 meters. Alabama placed four runners in the top 10.

The Crimson Tide was led by seniors Fred Samoei, who ran the fastest time in the country in that event with a time of 8:03.20, and Julius Bor, who placed second with a time of 8:07.81.

Junior Carison Kemei

finished fourth with a time of 8:15.76, and finishing eighth, senior Joel Rop ran to a time of 8:22.22.

To open a season after a layoff in between the Tide’s fall cross country season and spring track and field season, one may not expect to see such impressive numbers in its opening meet.

“It was one of our best opening meets we’ve had at the University,” head coach Harvey Glance said. “It showed us our guys did a lot of training over the holidays. Top to bottom there were great performances and numerous top-10 finishes.”

Arguably, the best performance of the meet was from Samoei, who ran a nationalbest time in the 3,000 meters at 8:03.20. His performance in this event impressed his coach, largely because the 3,000-meter isn’t his event and he was “conservative” in his running. “[Samoei] looked extremely strong,” Glance said. “It’s not

“It was one of our best opening meets we’ve had at the University. It showed us our guys did a lot of training over the holidays.

Top to bottom there were great performances and numerous top-10 finishes.”

— Harvey Glance his event, but he moved up and ran the eighth-fastest time in school history. He was conservative in the first part and finished strong.”

Even though Samoei posted a record time, the three other runners in the 3,000 meters, as well as prior distance runners, have posted impressive times in years past. Glance attributes that success to something for which there is no substitute.

“There is no substitute for talent,” he said. “A coach is only as good as the athletes.

They’re committed and make sacrifices to be the best they can be.”

In comparing distance running to shorter sprints, the difference goes a lot further than just the length of the run. The

training, mental outlook and physical make-up of the two competitors differs greatly.

“There’s a great deal of lung capacity and endurance in comparison to explosiveness,” Glance said. “Some distance runners go from 65 to 110 miles a week. If a sprinter can get 5 miles that pretty good.”

He also said distance runners and sprinters are made up differently. Glance said sprinters are broader and bigger than distance runners, who tend to be wirier and skinnier.

Further, they use different types of muscles to be successful in their events.

He said sprinters use what is called fast-twitch muscle fibers that create fuel through your metabolism to generate short

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Tennis team starts strong

By Jordan Bannister Sports Writer jmbannister@crimson.ua.edu The Alabama women’s tennis team began its spring season this past weekend at the Florida State University Quad Tournament. The Crimson Tide picked up 19 out of 19 wins throughout the tournament.

This undefeated set might be the first step towards the SEC Championship this season.

“The team looked good,” said head coach Jenny Mainz.

“They looked strong. They looked fresh, and they looked ready to play.”

At the start of the weekend, Alabama earned four doubles victories and six singles.

No. 6-ranked duo, Courtney

McLane and Alexa Guarachi, earned their first win over Iowa pair Lynne Poggensee-Wei and Sonja Molner.

Alabama’s next trail of victories came from junior Taylor Lindsey and freshman Alex Clay, as they knocked a pair of Hawkeyes out of flight, 8-2, while the Tide’s own Meritt Emery and Tiffany Welcher ended with an 8-3 win over Iowa as well later in the day.

“I think we had a really promising start to the season,” Lindsey said. “Honestly, it was just fun to be back out there competing.”

Posting the highest deficit of the day, the No. 32-ranked duo, sophomore Antonia Foehse and freshman Mary Anne Macfarlane, took Iowa senior

Alexis Dorr and freshman Christina Harazin, 8-1.

In singles, Guarachi swept junior Alexis Rodriguez, with a 6-0, 6-1 win, while Macfarlane had a bit of a scare, falling to 4-1 at the start of her match.

Macfarlane picked up the pace and added another W to the books with a 6-4, 6-1 triumph.

Day two went just as exceptionally as the first for the Tide.

The doubles teams gained four wins over Central Florida.

Another singles victory went to Macfarlane, over Florida State’s Francesca Segarelli, 4-6, 6-2, 1-0(9), and to McLane as she overtook Seminole freshman Ruth Seaborne, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4. Clay defeated FS senior Federica Suess, 6-4, 6-3, and Guarachi won her match, 6-3,

6-2. Emery ended the day with a one-sided match against freshman Manon Veldman 6-2, 6-1, rounding out 19 team wins in the tournament.

Mainz said one athlete stood out in the lineup.

“Alexa Guarachi had, I wouldn’t call it a breakthrough weekend, but she looked strong,” Mainz said. “Alexa just stayed on it. She stayed disciplined and was able to really play her game, and I liked the way she finished.”

Alabama plays again on Jan. 28 at Baylor for the ITA KickOff weekend in Waco, Texas.

The team is still cautiously riding high on its big wins from MLK weekend and has even higher hopes for the outcome of this coming dual meet.

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bursts of strength and speed.

The downfall to this type of muscle fiber is they fatigue faster than slow-twitch fibers.

Distance runners use the slow-twitch muscle fibers because they use oxygen more efficiently to generate fuel for continuous muscle contractions over a long period of time.

These muscles fire slower than other muscles, which helps keep the muscles from tiring.

Moving forward, Glance said his squad will aim to improve in every event and learn to compete in a highly competitive conference.

“We need to know how to run in traffic, because there will be traffic,” he said. “Top to bottom, the SEC is the best track and field conference in the country. On top of everything, we need to compete against the best to be the best.”

However, when it comes to distance running, Alabama may be already on its way to being the best.

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Water skiing club filled with All Americans

By Jasmine Cannon Contributing Writer There aren’t many club sports teams that can say they compete for national titles and have All-Americans every year.

However, the water skiing club is one of the few organizations on campus that can make this claim. The team has produced an All-American nearly every year since its inception and took a medal at the national championship this year.

“We have produced nearly fifty All-Americans in more than thirty years that we’ve been a team,” said ski club advisor Tom Strong. “That’s something we’re real proud of. It speaks to the quality of our skiers. Many of them have

become professional water skiers on a professional water circuit.”

Much of the team’s success can be attributed to recruiting.

The ski club brings in top talent from across America. There are only a few Alabamians on the roster.

“We have a bunch of skiers from out of state,” said Caroline Hensley, an AllAmerican sophomore skier from Tennessee. “There are a few who are from in state. UA is a great school for water skiing. That’s why we get so many people.”

The completely American roster sets the UA ski club aside from many of its competitors that bring in professional skiers from other countries.

“We’re an All-American team, and we’re all college students,” club president Haley Runion said. “The other teams have recruited people from Italy, Austria and Mexico.

That’s why it’s so hard to compete.”

Since skiing is not a NCAA sport, it is not illegal for schools to recruit students who are used to getting paid for their performances on the water. Instead of getting paid to ski for their chosen school, these professional skiers get their college education paid for. Some skiers on opposing teams have been up to 30 years old.

This semester, the team took first place at regionals in Georgia before heading to the

We knew we were capable of challenging for the top position.

— Tom Strong

national championship competition. The team finished third at nationals this year, which was held in Texas.

“We had a good season,” Strong said. “We came in third [at nationals]. We knew we were capable of challenging for the top position. We had some people fall early. There was a little disappointment. We came in third at nationals and I’m proud of that.”

The Tide finished behind the University of Louisiana

Monroe and the University of Louisiana Lafayette, who rose from last year’s fourth place finish to come out on top this year.

Last year, the University came in second behind LouisianaMonroe, which took home its 22nd national title.

Strong said a couple of skiers performed exceptionally at nationals.

“We had one skier, Dylan Schaffer, who is a freshman, beat everyone in the trick skiing category, and I’m awfully

proud,” Strong said. “Also, Caroline [Hensley], an AllAmerican, is one of the greatest skiers in the world here at UA.” Hensley recently competed in the 2010 Pan American championships.

Runion saids the team has continued to practice steadily while preparing for three competitions that will take place during the spring semester.

The team has been using the time to get ready for another run at a national championship title.

“Over the winter, the skiers will begin their training regimen and crack down on the books,” Strong said. “We’ll be using time away from the water to improve body and mind.”

MEN’S TENNIS

Tide pair finishes strong at SEC Indoors

By Seth Bowman Contributing Writer

The Alabama men’s tennis team got things going in 2011 at the annual SEC Indoors Tournament held in Knoxville, Tenn. The Crimson Tide was represented well in the competition by senior Trey Walston, sophomore Ian Chadwell and freshmen Daniil Proskura and Carlos Taborga.

One of the highlights of the competition was the competitive character of Alabama’s Proskura and Chadwell. On the first day of competition, Proskura and Chadwell fell in doubles to Mississippi senior Tucker Vorster and sophomore Jonas Lutjen, 5-8. Proskura fell in singles competition to Mississippi State junior Artem Ilyushin, 2-6, 1-6. The young pair didn’t let the first-day

failures set the mood for the rest of the competition.

The second day told a different story for the Tide pair as they rebounded nicely with a couple of wins in doubles against Tennessee junior Bryan Swartz and sophomore Taylor Patrick, winning 8-4. Proskura and Chadwell also had a dominant win over Florida sophomore Billy Federhofer and freshman Andrew Butz later that day, 8-1.

On the final day of competition, Proskura defeated Mississippi State sophomore James Chaudry in the singles consolation round of 16, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0. Proskura had one more match later in the day, but fell short of victory, losing to Tennessee senior Boris Conkic, 3-6, 3-6.

Proskura and Chadwell fell

in doubles to LSU senior Sebastian Carlsson and junior Neal Skupsk, 4-8. Although the weekend had its ups and downs for the squad, it provided much needed experience against great competition.

“The SEC is at its best, and this is probably the best competition I have seen in my nine years of coaching here,” head coach Billy Pate said.

The youthfulness and spirit Proskura and Chadwell offer the University is very valuable to the team.

“Daniil is fresh off the boat, he’s only been here two weeks, and he is very raw,” Pate said.

“Daniil is going to be very good for us. Ian had a tough time getting back to 100 percent after his injury. We haven’t seen his best yet this year, but it’s coming as he continues to play. Both guys are very

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Though he has spent only two weeks on campus, Proskura is meshing well into the men’s tennis team and getting acclimated to his new teammates and surroundings.

“Daniil’s learning curve is very strong,” Pate said. “He adapts well, is inquisitive, and is getting very comfortable as time goes on. He is strong academically and is proactive in all arenas.”

Next on the Crimson Tide’s slate is traveling to Boca Raton, Fla., to take on the USTA Boys National Team today. As the season continues, Pate is stressing to the team to take everything as it comes.

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‘Golden Globes’ see both fashion successes and failures

By Jordan Staggs It’s that time of year, when our usual lazy Sunday television schedule becomes disrupted by two things: NFL playoffs and awards shows.

Sunday brought the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, and with it all the red carpet glitz, glamour and fashion.

You know how this works.

There’s the good, the bad and the hideously ugly. The starstudded event practically begs for a fashion faux pas from someone and stunning surprises from others.

This year’s Golden Globe red carpet seemed to be dominated by classic designs in solid palettes, subtle sequins and simple silhouettes.

My personal favorite?

Emma Stone’s peachy-hued Calvin Klein sheath dress.

The cap sleeves and high neckline were modest and adorable, but the newly blonde Best Actress, Comedy or Musical nominee certainly did not look drab or too young.

The dress hugged her petite frame in all the right places, and the open back and small train won this red carpet look an “Easy A.” You can’t have a celebritypacked fashion event without invoking a little sparkle.

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to be less about the attention and more about the class.

Carrie Underwood’s crystallized Badgley Mischka strapless gown left me breathless.

Angelina and Anne Hathaway both looked stunning in fulllength, fully dazzling longsleeved gowns from Versace and Armani, respectively.

Both also kept with the openback trend, looking every bit the stars they are.

And while we’re at it, let’s talk about Eva Longoria’s black form-fitting Zac Posen gown. Can we say bombshell?

I loved the Neil Lane jewels on her waistline. This dress was so classically Hollywood, along with Claire Danes’ pink Calvin Klein halter and Dianna Agron’s chiffon J. Mendel gown.

Of course, there are two sides to every story, and it would not be an awards show without some terrible frock follies as well. Atop the list of worst-dressed at the Golden Globes sits Tim Burton’s queen herself, Helena Bonham Carter. While I love her work to death, this woman looked downright scary in a printed Vivienne Westwood calflength dress which looked like the designer closed her eyes and stuck on random sheets of tulle. Lastly? Her shoes did not match — the dress, or each

other. One red and one green pump completed Bellatrix’s “Le-Strange” ensemble.

Added to her signature crazy hair, and she looked sort of like a cross between a colorful clown, a hobo and a witch.

Then there are the disappointments. I was truly sad to see Leighton Meester in a blahlooking long-sleeve Burberry number, which washed out her fair complexion and looked kind of like a nightgown to me. And I understand it might have taken attention away from the baby bump, but Natalie Portman’s otherwise pretty-in-pink Viktor & Rolf gown was ruined by a giant red sequin rose on the bust. Sandra Bullock’s embellished Jenny Packham dress could have been beautiful, but for me, the color was wrong, and I couldn’t see it through her hair. Bullock’s new severe straight bangs and the stack of bracelets on her wrist were just plain distracting.

So if you want to see more celebrities looking like celebrities, or celebrities looking like distressed prom-goers, or even hobo-witch-clowns, check out the holy grail of awards ceremonies Feb. 27 as ABC presents the 83rd Academy Awards. I’ll definitely be watching.

(AP/ Matt Sayles) Left: Actress Emma Stone arrives at the Golden Globe Awards Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Above: Helena Bonham Carter arrives at the Golden Globe Awards Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Sophomore publishes first book of poetry

By Ashley Chaffin Contributing Writer With a long list of on campus activities and two majors to keep up with, it may not sound like Erika Wade has much time to take a breath, let alone write a book.

However, after her first book became available for sale in September 2010, the sophomore was surprised to say she is already a published author.

“I always knew it was going to happen because I wanted it to happen so badly,” Wade said. “And I figured that if you work hard enough for anything you can get it, but I never thought it would happen this soon.”

The book, “Eyestodewhurld,” is a collection of poems she wrote during her senior year at the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham. She said some poems came from personal experiences but others came from observations of the world around her.

“Some of the poems are purely from my imagination,” she said. “A lot of themes from the book are dark and deal with troubling issues, but those aren’t necessarily my issues. I just want people to read my work and feel some sort of emotional connection to it.”

Another way she tries to make her poetry more relatable is writing in the dialects that people speak. A good example of this is the title of the book. Although it’s spelled out “Eyestodewhurld,” it sounds similar to the phrase “eyes to the world” when it’s spoken. She said she thought this was a perfect title because the poems are written from her experiences watching people around her.

Writing poems that look and sound beautiful was something she said she worked very hard to do because she wanted her work to sound inviting to an audience and captivate their attention when it’s performed as spoken word.

The students in her cousin Tara Garrett’s AP Literature class make up just one of the audiences that she has captivated with her work.

“In an AP Lit class we’re studying Shakespeare and all the early writers, and her book allows them to see another perspective,” Garrett said. “I think too that it encourages them to write and that was the main goal, to encourage them to have their own voice.”

Encouraging yo u n g

CW writers to find their own voice is another goal of Wade’s. For her, the encouragement of her family always kept her writing, but for many children

from low-income families, I can’t remember her ever not writing, even with there is no encouragement to pursue the arts. crayons.

She said she hopes her story will encourage children — Tara Garrett with a passion to stick with it, and she is happy that getting her book published has given her more opportunities She said she has just started tion of short stories and working on her second book meditations. She is also workto reach out.

Wade has had a passion for and that it will be a collec- ing on turning one of her writing for as long as she can remember.

“I can’t remember her ever not writing, even with crayons,” Garrett said. “I joke with her that I’m going to give my baby a pen when she comes out just like Erika was given a pen.”

In high school, she entered slam and other literary contests that won her a long list of awards as well as a following that has helped her book sales. She is a member of the Honors College, majoring in English and African American studies and minoring in creative writing and the Blount Undergraduate Initiative.

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stories into a short film, as well as talking with a company in Atlanta about songwriting. She said she is hoping that this is just a start to a long literary career.

Anyone interested in buying a copy of “Eyestodewhurld” or finding out more about Erika Wade can log onto eewadethewriter.com.

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Cinema is to show student-selected ďŹ lms

To help start off the spring semester, the Residence Hall Association is introducing its own television channel. Cinema 15 will show movies chosen by students each month.

Different selections will run

Mondays and Wednesdays Midnight- Groundhog Day 2:00 a.m.- Rudy 4:00 a.m.- Ali 7:00 a.m.- Ray 10:00 a.m.- The Blind Side 1:00 p.m.- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 4:00 p.m.- Last Day of Summer 6:00 p.m.- Despicable Me 8:00 p.m.- Groundhog Day 10:00 p.m.- Rudy

Tuesdays and Thursdays Midnight- Braveheart

ZODIAC Continued from page 14

Essentially, astronomers and astrologers alike have known about the shifting of Earth’s axis for centuries and claim this news is in no way new or surprising.

The general consensus of astrologers seems to be that your sign cannot change. If you were a Scorpio last week, don’t fret. You are not a Libra today. The new dates of the traditional zodiac will include Ophiuchus only for those born after the change takes place.

Still, this has not kept the hype of the recent changes from worrying people about an impending identity crisis.

Others seem to have embraced the change, becoming Ophiuchus as opposed to whatever sign they were before.

Others do not seem to be affected by the change or have

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vary from week to week, depending on the group coming in to present, but Lloyd expects patrons to be able to taste at least three or four beers every time. Patrons will also be given handouts about what they learned, and they will have the opportunity to rank beers after tasting them.

Bo Hicks, head of the Tuscaloosa chapter of Free the Hops, said he will be teaching the first class at Wilhagan’s.

For the first night, he plans to give attendees a “broad overview of different styles,� and he will explain beer-related terminology.

He also plans on coming back for the rest of the classes. “There are things that even I could learn from this,� he said.

throughout the day and classics such as “Rudy,� “Braveheart� and “The Wedding Singer� will be featured along with newer releases like “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,� “Eat, Pray, Love� and “Inception.�

Many locations may not have the channel programmed into their televisions and viewers

3:00 a.m.- Finding Forrester 6:00 a.m.- Jerry Maguire 9:00 a.m.- The Wedding Singer 11:00 a.m.- We Are Marshall 2:00 p.m.- Eat, Pray, Love 5:00 p.m.- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 8:00 p.m.- Inception

Fridays Midnight- Despicable Me 2:00 a.m.- Inception 5:00 a.m.- Despicable Me 7:00 a.m.- Inception 10:00 a.m.- Despicable Me Noon- Inception 3:00 p.m.- Despicable Me

will need to scan through channels for Cinema 15 to appear instead of manually entering the channel number. This can be done using the scan feature on a television’s setup menu, called auto program channels, channel scan or something similar to that.

For help finding the scan

5:00 p.m.- Inception 8:00 p.m.- Despicable Me 10:00 p.m.- Despicable Me

Saturdays Midnight- Eat, Pray, Love 3:00 a.m.- Last Day of Summer 5:00 a.m.- Eat, Pray, Love 8:00 a.m.- Last Day of Summer 10:00 a.m.- Eat, Pray, Love 1:00 p.m.- Last Day of Summer 3:00 p.m.- Eat, Pray, Love 6:00 p.m.- Last Day of Summer 8:00 p.m.- Eat, Pray, Love

not heard of it. “Honestly, I think that it is nothing to get your panties in a wad over,� said Katie Barnett, a senior majoring in human development and family studies. “If it bothers you that much, read what sign you used to be, read the one they are saying you are now and choose which one is the best.�

Barnett said she frequently checks her own horoscope in the newspapers and admits the predictions can be quite accurate at times. “Sometimes I will read them and be like, ‘Oh my goodness, I can’t believe they are saying this. It is so true,’� she said. “Other times, I don’t read much into them because they are not accurate, but I don’t know if that’s because I don’t want to admit they are.�

The constellation itself, originally identified by the astronomer Ptolemy thousands of years ago, depicts the “serpent-

bearer,� a man seen holding or crushing a snake between his hands. The symbol has traditionally been used in medical logos and shields for years, with the serpent depicted winding around a staff or a cross.

Zodiac signs have been regarded as one of the most popular choices for tattoos, as well. It is possible that many people will be questioning their choice of body art after reading about the shifts in zodiac dates. “I’ve probably done a couple thousand zodiac tattoos, if not more,� said Ryan Miller, a tattoo artist at Eternal Art in Northport. “It’s probably as common as a girl getting a butterfly or someone getting a Chinese symbol.�

Miller said many people will probably read too much into the addition of Ophiuchus to the zodiac, but he did not personally think anything of it.

Hicks is particularly looking forward to the night when representatives from the Birminghambased Good People Brewing Company will visit Tuscaloosa. “I like supporting local breweries,� he said. “I’m interested in learning more about their product and more about how they’ve managed to be so successful. They’re a local brewery, but I think they’re about to start distributing some of their beer in cans rather than bottles. That’s how successful they’ve been.�

Both Lloyd and Hicks agree that Free the Hops has been akey part of bringing a wider variety of beer to the state of Alabama.

Until 2009, “high-gravity� beers, or beers with higher-than-normal alcohol contents, weren’t allowed in the state, affecting many craft breweries.

Even still, state laws continue to limit beer bottles to 16-oz. when many craft breweries sell

beers in 20-oz. bottles, Hicks said. Free the Hops, with the help of a lobbyist and government officials in Montgomery, is still working to get restrictions like these changed.

According to the Free the Hops website, the organization is “motivated by a desire to have the same variety of choice when purchasing beer that Alabama citizens already enjoy when purchasing wine.�

As with wine, many higherend restaurants have begun listing beer and food pairings on their menus, Lloyd said, and increasing the variety of beer allowed in the state will continue to encourage this practice.

Upon graduating “Beer 101,� patrons will receive diplomas.

All will read “Magna Cum Lager.�

For more information about beer laws in Alabama, visit freethehops.org.

feature or Cinema 15, students can e-mail UAcinema15@gmail. com with the manufacturer of their television and model number.

Cinema 15 would also like to give students a chance to display any of their own work, such as film projects, original artwork or music, on the air as

Sundays Midnight- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 3:00 a.m.- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 6:00 a.m.- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 9:00 a.m.- The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo Noon- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 3:00 p.m.- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 6:00 p.m.- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 9:00 p.m.- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

well. Submissions can be sent to the channel’s e-mail address and will be shown between movies after they are approved. “I have heard about the channel, and I think it is a great idea for a campus as big as ours,� said Clinton Graham, a senior majoring in graphic design who works at Burke Residence Hall. “It is fun and entertaining and also a great way for student work to get exposed, especially for someone like me in graphic design.�

Students will also have a chance to submit fliers for upcoming events they want advertised. Fliers should be sent to the Cinema 15 address

at least 10 days before the event will take place. Suggestions for movies to show in upcoming months can also be sent in for consideration. “Cinema 15 sounds like a really good way to bring people together on campus,� said Kara Feeney, a junior majoring in interior design. “The fact that students get to recommend movies is the best part, and I think it will keep people interested in what is being shown.�

The movie schedule will be the same each week throughout the month, so if students miss a movie they want to see, there are always plenty of chances to watch.

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“I think it’s hilarious,� he said. “I know some people who are firm believers of astrology, and this has probably messed them up bad. They probably do think we’re all going to die in 2012 now.�

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So, whether you believe in the rumored 2012 disaster or not, Ophiuchus is once more being recognized in the zodiac and has put a shift on the traditional dates associated with each sign.

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THE AGE OF OPHIUCHUS?

LIFESTYLES Page 14 • Thursday, January 20, 2011 Editor • Kelsey Stein kmstein@crimson.ua.edu

Flicks

to catch

COBB HOLLYWOOD 16 • Gants (R) • The Delimma (PG-13) • The Green Hornet 3D (PG-13) • The Heart Specialist (R) Season of the Witch (PG13) • Little Fockers (PG-13) • True Grit (PG-13) • How Do You Knnow (PG-13) • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3D (PG) • The Tourist (PG-13) • Black Swan (R) • The King’s Speech (R)

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New sign rearranged the Zodiac

By Jordan Staggs Senior Lifestyles Reporter jlstaggs1@crimson.ua.edu Astrologers say this may be the dawning of a new age.

Aquarius is out, and the previously disregarded constellation of Ophiuchus (pronounced ohfew-kus) has become the 13th sign of the astrological zodiac.

When the news broke on Friday that the moon’s pull on Earth’s axis has indeed moved the planet into the house of this sign, horoscope followers everywhere flooded the internet and social media sites with confusion, panic and even outrage at

the possibility their astrological sign may have changed.

What does this news really mean? Nothing, according to astrologers quoted in The New York Times and to University of Alabama astronomy professor Bill Keel.

“The short answer is: It doesn’t matter,” Keel said. “There is not one whit of evidence that signs of the zodiac affect people’s lives, and this was indeed hype when someone suddenly noticed a gradual creep in the Earth’s axis that had made noticeable changes in the ‘traditional’ dates of various zodiacal signs hundreds of years ago.”

OPHIUCHUS

?

Nov. 29 — Dec. 17

See ZODIAC, page 11

intelligent, organized, persevering

Dec. 22 — Jan. 20 OR Jan. 20 — Feb. 16

stubborn, understanding, practical

inquisitive, analytical, impatient

April 21 — May 21 OR May 13 — June 21

Aug. 23 — Sept. 21 OR Sept. 16 — Oct. 30

affectionate, imaginative, inspiring

caring, quiet, balanced

THURSDAY • Xpress Night: Ferguson Center Starbucks, 6 p.m.

• Girl Talk: Workplay, 8 p.m.

• The Dirty Lungs/The Banditos: Egan’s Bar, 10:30 p.m.

FRIDAY • Chinchillionaires: Gallettes, 10 p.m.

• Mad Happy/James Spann and The Suspenders: Egan’s Bar, 10:30 p.m.

unassuming, honest, artistic

Jan. 21 — Feb. 19 OR Feb. 16 — March 11

May 22 — June 21 OR June 21—July 20

Sept. 22 — Oct. 22 OR Oct. 30 — Nov. 23

SATURDAY • Fundraiser for Ladyfest Deep South: Little Willies, 7 p.m.

• Chinchillionaires: The Booth • Steven Padilla Band: Rounders

trustworthy, quiet, determined

moody, conservative, fickle, sympathetic

bold, secretive, argumentative

SUNDAY

Feb. 20 — March 20 OR March 11 — April 18

June 22 — July 22 OR July 20 — Aug. 10

Oct. 23 — Nov. 21 OR Nov. 23 — Nov. 29

creative, strong-willed, passionate, loyal

opinionated, brave, dynamic

intense, loyal, philosophical

March 21 — April 20 OR April 18 — May 13

July 23 — Aug. 22 OR Aug. 10 — Sept. 16

• Free showing of “Inceoption”: Ferguson Cennter Theater, 8 p.m.

Nov. 22 — Dec. 21 OR Nov. 29 — Dec. 17