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Fans celebrate with Tide Saban says Alabama’s 14th national title is ‘pretty damn special’

Left: Head coach Nick Saban speaks to fans at Saturday’s BCS Championship celebration at Bryant-Denny Stadium. CW | Shannon Auvil

Photo courtesy of Nathan Lee Penn State fans leave tributes at the statue of Joe Paterno on Penn

JoePa, Bryant revered in death Below: Fans attend Saturday’s BCS Championship celebration. CW | Shannon Auvil By Marquavius Burnett Assistant Sports Editor msburnett1@crimson.ua.edu @Marq_Burnett An estimated 32,000 fans packed Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday to celebrate Alabama’s 14th National Championship. UA President Robert Witt, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, Athletic Director Mal Moore and the entire Alabama team attended the event. Witt and Moore addressed the crowd, along with head coach Nick Saban, Barrett Jones, Mark Barron, Dont’a Hightower and Trent Richardson. It was the Crimson Tide’s second national championship celebration in three years, an accomplishment Saban

called “pretty damn special.” “This is a special group, and I absolutely love this team and what they were able to accomplish,” Saban said to the crowd. “I hope everyone appreciates everything they did to win the national championship.” Despite rain and thunderstorms, fans lined up outside of the stadium around 8:30 a.m., even though the gates did not open until noon. Fans watched highlights from the championship game on the jumbotrons throughout BryantDenny and applauded as if the plays were happening live. Linebacker Nico Johnson said the Tide was fortunate to have a great turnout.

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Campus MovieFest returns to UA Students encouraged to express creativity through ﬁlmmaking By Deanna Winslett Contributing Writer Campus MovieFest, the global film program, is once again bringing their film contest to the Alabama campus. CMF saw success last year, with 75 teams participating. This year, CMF hopes to increase that number. The competition’s goal is to further student interest and knowledge of filmmaking. It started at Emory College 10 years ago, and since then has expanded throughout 60 campuses across the world in places such as Mexico, Canada and the United Kingdom. “What Campus MovieFest is all about is an educational opportunity for students to discover themselves, as well

as advance their filmmaking techniques,” said Nishant Gonga, media relations representative for CMF. The contest requires students to make a five-minute movie and provides them with all of the equipment and technical support they need to do so. It is free and open to anyone interested, regardless of film experience. “We have had a lot of students, I’d say even almost half, who have never had any film experience before coming into this contest and learning about film,” Gonga said. “As long as they have a story to tell, we can help them do that.” CMF lasts for one week, launching Tuesday from noon to 5 p.m. in the Ferguson Center second floor televi-

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The Jan. 27, 1983 edition of The Crimson White ran eight pages with a total of 13 stories. All of them were about one man and how important he was to Tuscaloosa. Paul “Bear” Bryant died the previous afternoon at 1:30 p.m. of a massive heart attack at Druid City Hospital. He was 29 days removed from coaching his final football game. The death of college football legend Joe Paterno Sunday from lung cancer rocked the snowy town of State College, Penn. much the same way the death of Bryant impacted the people of Tuscaloosa in 1983. Paterno had been at Penn State in some capacity since 1950 and is treated in the same vein in Happy Valley as Bryant is at Alabama. He died only 84 days after coaching his final football game.

“I [respect] the kind of character that they had, and how they both gave so much more than just being a football coach. They are the type of people that we will never see again.” — Devon Miller, UA student from York, Penn.

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Devon Miller is an Alabama graduate student studying aerospace engineering. Miller is from York, Penn., and has only been at the Capstone for a little over a semester. His family has owned Penn State season tickets for more than 40 years, and he went to his first game at age three. He is also aware of the similar way the “Bear” and “JoePa” are revered in their respective communities. “I [respect] the kind of character that they had, and how they both gave so much more than just being a football coach,” Miller said of the two men. “They are the type of people that we will never see again.” Miller went on to credit the icons for not being about the money and staying with one team for most of their lives. “They wanted to create better people,” Miller said. The reactions to the two men’s deaths were also very similar. In 1983, UA sophomore Maura Reed was in disbelief that the Tide’s iconic coach was dead. “This has to be a sick joke,” she told The Crimson White. “I can’t believe that.”

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COMPARING THE COACHES PAUL BRYANT CW | Megan Smith The crew of ‘Hustle’ works on set to make their 5-minute short ﬁlm for last year’s Campus Movie Fest. sion lounge. Each team software and a microphone will receive equipment, when they sign up. including an Apple laptop, Panasonic HD camcorder, See MOVIEFEST, page 12

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Alabama fan arrested on sexual battery charges in NOLA By Melissa Brown Staff Reporter mbrown104@crimson.ua.edu Many University of Alabama football fans are likely to fondly remember the night following the championship victory for years to come. Brian Downing of Smiths Station, Ala., is not one of them. Downing was released le this

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Students who are interested in an internship at ESPN can attend a free information session on Jan. 24 at 3:30 p.m. in Bidgood 210. The deadline to apply is Feb. 15. Those interested in applying must be currently enrolled students in good academic standing who plan on graduating in December 2012 or May 2013 and have a 2.8 overall GPA and authorized to work in the U.S.

The Office of Sustainability strives for a better environment through recycling, reducing consumption and educating others on the importance of sustainability. The Go Green website highlights sustainable projects and provides ways to connect students, faculty, staff and the surrounding communities with “green” initiatives on and off campus. Visit www. gogreen.ua.edu to see posts of upcoming events and news. People who are aware of any green initiatives that are not currently highlighted on the website can email the Office of Sustainability at gogreen@fa.ua. edu or leave a message on the website. Follow UA’s green initiatives on Facebook by searching for the “University of Alabama Sustainability” page.

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In the Wednesday, Jan. 18 edition of The Crimson White, it was reported that Paul Isom, former adviser for The East Carolinian, resigned after the newspaper ran photos of a streaker, when in fact he was fired. The Crimson White regrets the error and is happy to set the record straight.

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Joe Paterno passed away at the age of 85 Sunday, and with him, so too does the old guard of college football. This isn’t a column remembering JoePa and his legacy, per se, because I’m too young to have even been alive for half of his career. Even Nick Saban pointed out to ESPN he was 15 the first time he saw Paterno lead Penn State onto the field against West Virginia. No, this is a column about, as one 1983 interview called him, “Football’s Don Quixote.” Joe Paterno is a figurehead of sorts – a symbol of the counterforce that accompanies every object in motion. And though he was first dubbed football’s Don Quixote nearly 30 years ago, perhaps now we can fully understand the significance of that association. In my mind, it’s more accurate – or easier, at least – to frame the comparison around a member of a different old guard: Peter O’Toole, in 1972’s “Man of La Mancha.” While Quixote famously charged off to tilt with windmills, Paterno had his own allusion for battle. When asked why he admired conquerors, Paterno noted, “I’ve always been one who likes the thrill of battle, and I’ve always felt there was some correlation between getting an army to do things – the organization and motivation – and getting a football team to do them.” The battle extended beyond the playing field, though, and I think this is where images of Miguel de Cervantes, lying in his bed exhausted with Sophia Loren by his side, begin to come into focus. It’s always been acknowledged that Paterno was a force for good in college football, although the extent to which this is true never fully occurred to me until I read this

interview. The interviewer asked Paterno about the morality of college sports. He replied, “If an alumnus wants to buy a kid a car to get him to come to your school, that’s one thing, but when the university joins in, then you’re eating away at the fiber of education. And that worries me. We’re so cynical in all our institutions…If we ever want to start all over, we’ve got to start with the universities. And if people are cynical of those, you have no place to start over.” I had the privilege of being present in Paterno’s post-game press conference following the 2010 game against Alabama. Alabama had just won 24-3 in a dominating performance. A visibly perturbed Paterno entered the room, and after the first question, let out a glimpse of the competitive fire that drove the man. He went on about how they weren’t prepared, how they “got their asses kicked,” how we all saw the game, so we should know what happened. The press conference lasted all of a few minutes. It was a mythical experience for a 20-year-old kid. I can still hear his voice raging at the reporter who dared to ask him what went wrong when he was right there at the game like everyone else. I got the impression from those few minutes, and from looking back over his time at Penn State, that Paterno was a man who just understood. He understood what happened on

the field. He understood the team he had and the environment he was in, both on the field that day and off the field in the age we live in. But he also looked like a man who just didn’t feel like explaining it anymore. In 1983, the interviewer asked Paterno what his plan for reform would be if he were hypothetically named head of the NCAA. “First, I’d throw out the book and start all over again. Because when that book was put together, amateurs were different than they are today. Everything is different. We didn’t have the pressure of professional sports that we do now,” Paterno answered. “We didn’t have the pressure of agents, or television money, the pressure to cheat academically because you need an athlete who will make you big money on TV. We have too many rules now that are compromises on top of compromises on top of compromises.” So, while the last months of his life were filled with turmoil, controversy and heartbreaking sadness, I can’t help but think of Peter O’Toole singing “The Impossible Dream” to his beloved Dulcinea. To close, Joe Paterno was asked if he would ever take a job in the NFL. “As for going pro, that could happen if – and some people consider this a feasible answer – we begin paying the kids to play. The minute that’s

the answer, I’d be out of here. I couldn’t live with that.”

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Why morals matter in one race for the White House We all know everyone’s tired of the “Grand Ole Party” conversation. The New York Times pitied the state of South Carolina on Friday, saying, “Not even the dead can find sanctuary from the bombardment of political messages that has hit the state with a fury.” The Republican Party has willingly taken the conservative label, and in doing so has taken in the considerations of American conservatives. “Family values” and “Christian morals” (whatever those mean) have become part of their appeal. Yet as the war between Republicans wages on, the mudslinging tactics have become consistently more personal, and they are starting to pick up mud without checking for rocks. We have already seen one candidate drop out because of the dirt dug up on him and his “extramarital affairs,” and every week we are given another piece of a candidate’s morally degrading past to digest. But with increased publicity of personal affairs, it makes us question how large of a role morality should play in the 2012 election. This is a pivotal election for the United States. Unemployment rates, national debt, the war on terrorism and environmental issues alone provide enough for these candidates to converse over for hours. Yet the most popular clip from the latest debate in

South Carolina is one of Newt Gingrich berating the media for their irrelevant interest in his personal life. And he has a point. The presidential election should be determined by the candidates’ ability to fulfill the responsibilities required of the President, not how faithful he is to his wife. The various roles of a President (Chief Administrator, Head of State, Diplomat, Commander in Chief, etc.) require an understanding of the economy, diplomatic affairs and experience in politics – all of which Newt Gingrich and the remaining GOP candidates have. But ultimately the job of the President is to make decisions representing the United States of America. And it’s in Gingrich’s decision-making where I question his, as well as others’, ability to run this nation. Gingrich has been labeled a hypocrite for signing a Marriage Fidelity pledge while having notorious extramarital affairs. While Speaker of the House, he was fined $300,000 in fines for ethical wrongdoing.

Romney isn’t the shining pupil either, releasing tax returns showing a lower tax rate than some middle-class families, despite his multi-million-dollar bank account. Politics is wrought with

picture can be the deciding factor in a post-college job hunt, how are we still considering a presidential candidate who has repeatedly been caught with his hands in the cookie jar? To say morals do not play a part in politics is a convenient lie to our subconscious. We are electing someone to represent our nation, make decisions for us and lead our nation to become a better one – of course morals matter. The decisions made in someone’s personal life reflect their priorities. Marriage is “for better or for worse,” and many refer to their spouse as their best friend. If Newt Gingrich is okay with lying to his spouse, what will stop him from lying to a group of Americans he has never met? If Ron Paul weren’t 75 years old and had a legitimate chance at winning the Republican nomination, I wouldn’t be writing this column. But, unfortunately, the Republican Party is digging out mud from underneath them, creating a larger and larger sinkhole to climb their way out of. And the weaker they become, the stronger their Democratic opponent looks. As of right now, Obama is Tracy Glantz/The State/MCT looking more like the teacher’s questionable characters, and pet, after almost four questionwe’ve accepted the cheating able years in office, than these politician as simply a politi- GOP candidates look after one week of tabloid-type news. cian. It’s an American cliché. That’s a problem. In the same society in which SoRelle Wyckoff is the opinions a red solo cup in your profile editor of The Crimson White.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Advice for campus crosswalks By David Hancock Bicycle paths, sidewalks and UA’s campus streets have come back to life as students return for spring classes. When the semester starts and we’re finding our way to classes, purchasing books and trying to fit everything into our schedules, it is easy to get in such a hurry that we can forget about those people around us. I know that it happens to me. I get in a hurry, and my focus becomes

one-dimensional towards a certain goal. That focus, if we let it, can affect our judgment about all of the other things around us – including being safe while driving a car or riding safely on a bicycle. In the coming days and weeks, let’s all be a little extra vigilant in our neighborhoods and on our campus streets to watch out for pedestrians, cars and bicyclists. We are a family here at Alabama, and in a family, we help each other out. Here are a few tips to keep in mind: Share the street: As motorists or bicyclists, share the

street if a pedestrian is at a crosswalk – it is state law to allow them to cross. Yield to cars: Drivers aren’t the only ones who should yield at a crosswalk – pedestrians should also yield to cars out of respect. Dismount in high pedestrian areas: Walk your bike or skateboard in dismount zones. Wear bright colors at night: Wearing yellow or orange at night helps make you more visible to motorists and to your fellow classmates. David Hancock is a graduate student in health studies.

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Due to the generosity of those sponsors, 466 children in the Tuscaloosa area had a joyful Christmas morning. Year after year, the University By Terry Costanzo of Alabama continues to open its arms to the Tuscaloosa The Board of Directors community and our agency. and staff of Tuscaloosa’s One Thank you for making a difPlace, A Family Resource ference in a child’s life and Center, would like to extend this community! their gratitude and thanks to the University of Alabama Teresa Costanzo is the execustudents, faculty and orga- tive director of Tuscaloosa’s nizations that participated One Place. in adopting children for Christmas through our Holiday Heart Campaign.

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Academic misconduct becoming more creative By Brett Saunders Contributing Writer

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With more sophisticated devices, students everywhere have the opportunity to perform acts of academic misconduct in ways that were not possible in years prior to this generation. Although it appears students may be cheating more, the truth is, it just seems more obvious. The University is making a push to involve students in a move for academic integrity by creating councils in each college to allow students to be involved with actions of academic misconduct. “We currently have nine councils,” said Mark Nelson, vice president of Student Affairs. “The chief justice of each council is part of the University-wide council, which promotes academic integrity by students.” A story written by USA Today focuses on how students now have the technology to digitally insert answers into the labels of soft drinks and also text photos of exams to each other. “It is the student’s choice to cheat, and it is my responsibility to report it to the academic dean when it happens,” said art history professor Jenny Blount Tucker. Modern forms of cheating have made it harder for teachers to detect whether a student in their class is cheating or not. Many students in classes now have laptops, iPods and other forms of technology that are necessary for the class, so for teachers, the possibility of catching students is lower because of the necessity for that piece of technology in the class. “Cheating on exams is a rare situation,” said Richard Folding, chair of the political science department. “The most popular form of academic misconduct is plagiarism, when students collaborate on an assignment that should be done individually, or students use another person’s paper, or the students don’t reference a source properly.” Professors are now

implementing strategies to make it more difficult for students to find ways to commit academic misconduct. Their policies on electronics in class are strict to reduce the possibility of cheating, which includes students not being able to have any electronics on during the class to keep others from being distracted and to aid in their ability to pick on cheating in an easier way. “The general strategy we try to use is to create written assignments that are difficult to plagiarize and are specific to the topic and/or class,” Fording said. In the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, professors are seeing more students use tech-

nology and in their academic misconduct. “The main form that we see is the misuse of electronic media,” said Robert McLeod, professor of finance and academic misconduct monitor. “A student with a cellphone and a camera on it can take pictures of exams and send them to other students who have the same class but a different section.” “Alabama is ahead of the curve concerning misconduct because we are getting the students involved,” Nelson said. “Academic misconduct mostly occurs when well-intentioned students put themselves in situations by procrastination where they feel the misconduct is necessary.”

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Terri Sewell : Incumbent Democrat • Work to prepare citizens to take advantage of new job opportunities • Make bold and wise investments in small business, infrastructure education, workforce training and green manufacturing • Strongly supports President Obama’s health care plan and health care reform • Enlist community and business leaders to go into schools and deliver inspiring messages to students

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“The video displayed the male subject committing a sexual battery upon another male subject,” stated the APB. According to a Jan. 20 espn. com article, both LSU and Alabama fans helped NOPD collect evidence to get a warrant for Downing’s arrest. Th e T i m e s - P i c ay u n e reports that Russell County Sheriff Heath Taylor identified Downing to NOPD. Taylor is Downing’s second cousin. Taylor told the TimesPicayune that he recognized Downing, called Downing’s father and instructed him to bring his son in. If the case goes to trial and Downing receives a guilty charge, he could face a minimum of 25 years imprisonment under the Louisiana Sexual Battery Statute because the victim was clearly incapacitated at the time.

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CSC celebrates King with community service By Adrienne Burch Contributing Writer Bad weather did not stop around 100 UA students from volunteering across Tuscaloosa on Saturday with the Community Service Center’s Hands on Tuscaloosa event in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hands on Tuscaloosa is a series of Saturday morning outreach efforts sponsored by the CSC and other student organizations across campus. These service days are designed to give students an opportunity to meet people from local volunteer organizations and give back to the community.

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Continued from page 1 Joe McIntyre, football reporter for Penn State’s student newspaper, The Daily Collegian, paints a picture of how he reacted to the news Sunday morning. “I was still asleep and got a phone call from my editor telling me to get to the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, which is a big church on campus,” McIntyre said. “The priest just kept telling everybody to keep the Paterno family in their prayers.” Students began gathering in front of a statue of Paterno near Beaver Stadium late Saturday night when CBS Sports picked up false reports of his death. The crowds have only grown larger since the official announcement of his passing Sunday morning and include people of all backgrounds and relationships to the University. “Now there are hats and candles among many other items there,” McIntyre said. “Many alumni and students are paying their respects.” McIntyre said students have also begun to make their way to Paterno’s home, where they have quietly held vigil.

Saturday’s event was dedicated to Dr. King and his legacy of service. “It is important for students to volunteer,” said Star Bloom, Program Director of Al’s Pals and faculty advisor in the Division of Student Affairs. “In the long term, when they take a job, these students will be the ones who understand the community’s need.” The weather prevented volunteers from working in tornado recovery zones in Alberta City. However, they were relocated to work at a local nursing home and with the Salvation Army at Temporary Emergency Services. Another group visited the

McKenzie Court Housing Authority and did Martin Luther King Jr. themed crafts and played games with the children. They read stories about Dr. King’s life and made bracelets with different color beads to represent different aspects of his character. “We want to tell the kids about [Dr. King’s] legacy,” said Shea Stripling, a junior majoring in English. “It is important that they learn about the impact he had on our society.” These student volunteers are able to bond and build relationships with the children through events like Hands on Tuscaloosa. “I enjoy working with kids,”

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pus, is becoming a local shrine, and his status as a major philanthropist has won him life long devotees. “JoePa was seen as the figurehead of this school, for better or worse,” McIntyre said. He also said many people in the community believed that he had more power than the president and that they felt that he could do no wrong. “He was the patron saint of Penn State,” McIntyre said. This type of thought about Paterno and the football program would place the University in the center of one of the largest child sex abuse scandals in recent memory.

Nearly 29 years after the death of Bryant, Alabama still remembers his legacy. The football stadium is named in Bryant’s honor. A conference center at the center of campus that sits on Paul W. Bryant Drive is named after the icon, as are a bridge, an academic building and a local high school, among other buildings in Tuscaloosa. The Paul W. Bryant Museum even boasts about a unique get-together: “Each fall, Pauls, Williams, Bears and Bryants from dozens of states converge on the University of Alabama campus to attend the reunion party honoring those named for the legendary football coach,” the Museum’s website says. Bryant’s legacy also stands out in culture – Bryant’s trademark hat has become a fashion staple at Bama athletic events. Paterno will likely be remembered in a similar way in Happy Valley. One of the largest campus libraries in State College is named after him and his family, as is the Sue Paterno Catholic Center, the Joe Paterno Statue, a course devoted to his relationship to the media, and even an ice cream flavor at the campus creamery. His home, which is near cam-

“It is important for students to volunteer. In the long term, when they take a job, these students will be the ones who understand the community’s need.” — Star Bloom, Program Director of Al’s Pals and faculty advisor in the Division of Student Affairs said Mary Housewirth, a junior majoring in chemical engineering. “They say funny things, and it’s always rewarding to see them learn.” Many of the volunteers at Hands on Tuscaloosa also participate in other volunteer opportunities across campus, such as Al’s Pals or weekly service events sponsored by the

CSC. Sandra White, a junior at UA, volunteered for the BCS National Championship day service project in Tuscaloosa on Jan. 9, which led her to want to participate in Hands on Tuscaloosa. “It’s like you volunteer once, and you get hooked,” Bloom said. The students at McKenzie

were working with volunteers from the nationwide volunteer program, AmeriCorps. These Hands on Tuscaloosa events are designed so that students can build long-term relationships with these nationwide organizations and then continue to give back to the community in a bigger way. “Volunteering gives you a purpose,” Stripling said. “In class, you take in all of this knowledge, and volunteering gives you somewhere to share it. There is no guilt involved in giving back.” Students can visit www.volunteer.ua.edu for information regarding upcoming service opportunities through the CSC.

Fall From Grace

Paterno was forced to step down as head football coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions Photo courtesy of Nathan Lee in November of last year due A Penn State fan places a rosary on a monument dedicated to Joe Paterno Sunday. to a grand jury indictment of an NCAA-record 409 of them. Paterno’s longtime defensive ting in my bed and breaking games against Illinois. coordinator, Jerry Sandusky. down in tears,” Lee said. Bryant was a head football He won two national champiAfter 46 years and nine coach for 38 years. He won six onships. His team averaged 8.9 American presidents, Paterno national championships, 14 wins per season, and he holds was no longer allowed to lead conference titles, had 323 total the NCAA record for most bowl Comparing Men his team on Saturdays. victories and led the Tide to appearances with 37, winning Nate Lee, a Penn State senior Beyond Compare 29 bowl appearances. He also 24 of those. Joe Paterno was 85 years old majoring in journalism, was recorded three undefeated seaand is survived by his wife of covering the Board of Trustees The most direct comparisons sons. meeting that determined between Paterno and Bryant Paterno was the coach of nearly 50 years, Sue, and chilPaterno’s fate as coach. are in what they did on the field. Penn State for 46 years, coach- dren Diana, Mary, David, Jay “I remember afterwards sitBoth men coached their final ing 548 total games and winning and Scott.

SPORTS

CELEBRATION Continued from page 1

Page 8 • Monday, January 23, 2012 Editor •Tony Tsoukalas crimsonwhitesports@ gmail.com

SPORTS this week

WEDNESDAY • Men’s Basketball vs South Carolina: 7 p.m., Columbia, S.C.

THURSDAY • Women’s Basketball vs Tennessee: 8 p.m.

FRIDAY • Women’s Gymnastics vs Auburn: 7 p.m., Auburn, Ala.

“I seriously think we have the best fans in the country,” Johnson said. “No matter where we go, you know Alabama fans are going to support their team and we are thankful for that.” With everything that happened in the offseason, this was a special season for the Tide. From the April 27 tornado to the death of teammate Aaron Douglas in May, this year’s championship felt more special for the players. “This was big for us,” Richardson said. “We are happy to bring [the championship] back to Tuscaloosa and bring hope back to the town.” Jones said, “Today was awesome, just to come back and share it with the fans. They’re a huge part of what we’ve done. We wouldn’t be the program that we are if not for the great fans that we have. We have the best fans in the country, and they showed that today, the way they showed up and supported us.” During the 2009 celebration, Saban said the championship was not the end, but only the beginning. With top recruiting classes and key players returning, Alabama fans have hopes of a new dynasty. Players said this championship is still the beginning as well. “We are building a dynasty here,” Richardson said. “With the tradition that Alabama has, we are always going to be good.” “We are chasing the 15th already,” Johnson said.

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MEN’S TRACK & FIELD

Campbell jumps to new heights on track team By Chad Troyan Contributing Writer

Tyler Campbell has always been able to jump, and this past weekend, it was that leaping ability that led Alabama’s track and field squad to a second-place finish at the Auburn Invitational with a clearance of 7-0 1/4. Before competing in track and field as a high jumper, Campbell showcased his talent on the basketball court. He said he received scholar-

ship offers from Division I and II schools for basketball yet chose to change sports and pursue track. “With basketball, I would be constantly working to improve,” Campbell said. “I felt track came more naturally to me.” Campbell credits his dad for being the one who got him interested in track and field. “My dad competed in track in high school and college,” Campbell said. Campbell said that his track coach approached him and

asked him to join the track team. He went on to become a state-champion high jumper in 2007 and 2008. Since joining the Tide, Campbell has had a successful career. He finished his freshman year as the team’s top high jumper and finished fifth at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Ch a mp i o n s h i p s with a 6-foot-11-inch clearance. During his junior year, Campbell cleared the 7-0 1/2 mark and finished third at Southeastern Conference Championships. He also

won the Cherry and Silver Invitational by clearing the 7-0 1/4 mark. Throughout his career here at the University, Campbell has cemented himself in Alabama’s record books, as well. Campbell currently ranks second all-time for indoor and ninth all-time for outdoor in the event for UA. He also currently ranks in the top 20 in the event nationally. Unfortunately for Campbell, his success has not come without challenges. During his junior year, Campbell was

forced to miss the entire indoor season due to an i n j u r y. Campbell said he used this setback Tyler Campbell as motivation for moving forward. “I wanted to go out and compete better than I ever had before,” Campbell said.

When looking back at his career, he believes his biggest highlight to be the LSU NCAA Qualifier meet during his sophomore year. “I had to make a jump of 7-2 1/2 or higher,” Campbell said. “I ended up making the jump, and we ended up making it to the championships.” Campbell also said he hopes to be jumping more after he graduates. “I have eligibility next year and plan on running unattached during outdoor season.”

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With the Tide down 75-71, Kentucky forward Anthony Davis blocked Alabama guard Charles Hankerson’s shot with 4.5 seconds left in the game. The block was Davis’ fourth of the day and his 93rd of the season.

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Alabama forward Tony Mitchell shot only 2-9 on the game for six points. The Crimson Tide will need its electric playmaker to perform at a higher level to knock off top-rated teams like Kentucky. Mitchell, who fouled out with 5:32 left in the game, will need to stay out of foul trouble and use his athleticism if the Tide hopes to end its three-game losing streak.

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LIFESTYLES this week

TUESDAY •Campus Movie Fest Launch – The Ferg: 2-5 p.m.

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This weekend in Hollywood, the top two films released featured uncommon stories. First, “Haywire,” an action film, featured a female main character who is battling a corrupt government agency. Second, “Red Tails,” the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, featured an almost entirely African American cast. The excitement and anticipation in the theater as I waited for “Red Tails” to start was all consuming. There was not an open seat by the start of the movie, and five minutes into the film the crowd was still buzzing. “Red Tails,” produced by George Lucas, gives a fictional account of the actions of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. It follows a group of 10 pilots in the 332nd Fighter Group, or “Red Tails,” as they fight their way through the final year of the war in Europe, both on and off the battlefield. The film’s two biggest stars, Terrence Howard (“Crash”) and Cuba Gooding Jr. (“Radio”) have only minor roles in the film, and instead, the true stars are a group of young actors that includes R&B singer Ne-Yo. From the highly decorated Japanese-American units in Italy to the Tuskegee Airmen, the stories of minority groups in World War II are often left out of history books. After almost seventy years, the Tuskegee Airmen’s story is finally gracing the silver screen, and it is a whopping

Rotten Tomatoes disappointment. The Tuskegee Airmen were some of the most successful fighter pilots in the European theater. Overcoming great adversity, the pilots shot down over 200 German fighters and began to pave the way for the integration of the armed forces in 1948. Many of the men were also future leaders in

the civil rights movement. “Red Tails” fails as a film because it does not address these heroic actions. Instead of showing the challenges that the courageous men faced and overcame, “Red Tails” goes for the action and adventure gimmicks that were probably featured in half of the other movies screening at the Cobb last weekend. Filled with cheap dialogue and an overwhelming plot, it does not do the men of Tuskegee justice. The

casting is good, but with a script that could have been written by a high school English student, much of the acting feels forced, and the drama is not free flowing. It is a disgrace to history that stories like those of the Tuskegee Airmen are not more widely known. The studio and cast that released “Red Tails” should be commended for their efforts to address what could be perceived as an unpopular topic in cinema, but their effort

was not enough. A standing ovation from the audience greeted the end of the film, yet I left feeling empty and frustrated. I did not expect “Red Tails” to change my life, but I did hope it would address in greater detail issues of racism and stereotype that a few hundred men trained in Tuskegee, Ala., were able to overcome and prove wrong. Lacking in depth and filled with cheap action, “Red Tails” was a disappointing ode to the men of Tuskegee.

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HOW TO BUY TICKETS • Go to Wellthatscool.com • General admission tickets: $15 • VIP Package (includes food, beer, poster and exclusive acoustic set): $50 harness the power of music to help heal Tuscaloosa.” Along with the Tuscaloosabased Dexateens, the concert will feature the up-and-coming Alabama Shakes, blending rock and soul out of their hometown of Athens, Ala., and the Birmingham-based rock band Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires.

According to their website, devoted to showcasing the culture of West Alabama, the idea for a benefit concert was conceived a few days after the April 27 tornado. However, the idea was shelved, as handson relief efforts were most needed in Tuscaloosa at the time. Now, nearly a year later, Tuscaloosa Get Up has been created. General admission tickets are $15, and a limited number of VIP packages are available for $50. According to the Well That’s Cool website, VIP packages include light food, beer, an event poster and a short acoustic set from a few of the bands. For anyone who cannot attend the event but still hopes to help the cause, one can make a tax-deductible donation on their website. To hear the bands or buy tickets to the event, visit wellthatscool.com.

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MOVIEFEST Continued from page 1

CMF will provide each team with 24-hour technical support throughout the week, and will be in the Ferguson Center every day from noon to 4 p.m. For additional support, students can refer to the various film seminars CMF provides on their website, campusmoviefest.com. Besides learning a new skill, students in the contest also have the opportunity to network with established members of the film industry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I networked quite a bit during the week in Hollywood,â&#x20AC;? said Daniel Barnes, a sophomore majoring in telecommunications and film and a CMF participant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was able to meet people and industry professionals that I never thought Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be able to meet. From screenwriters to producers, they talked to us and gave us great advice.â&#x20AC;? Barnes won Best Comedy last year for his movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mind Gamesâ&#x20AC;? and advanced to the international finale. Barnes intends to continue to compete in CMF until he graduates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;CMF has fired me up to pursue my dreams with more passion than I did before,â&#x20AC;? Barnes said. Film submissions can be no longer than five minutes, although they may be shorter. Students may produce films with a range of genres, from dramas to horrors or even music

videos. CMF will collect the completed films on Jan. 30 from 2 to 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Heritage Room. UA students, faculty and select staff will then judge collected films. The top 16 films will be presented at the red carpet finale, which will take place in the Ferguson Center Theater on Feb. 2. Doors for the finale will open at 7 p.m., and the show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Winners will be chosen at the finale for Best Picture, Best Comedy and Best Drama. The audience will also be able to select an audience choice winner by texting in at the

finale. The three top winners as well as the audience choice winner will then move on to CMF Hollywood to compete against other campus winners across the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an incredible opportunity not only to show off your work, but look at what your peers are doing and how they are doing it,â&#x20AC;? Barnes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m extremely looking forward to it because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m stepping out of my comfort zone in terms of filming and writing and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m anxious to see how people receive it. This year I think will be a blast just like last year.â&#x20AC;? For more information about CMF, visit campusmoviefest.com.

CW | Drew Hoover

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â&#x20AC;˘ Teams can pick up their equipment Tuesday in the Ferguson Center from noon to 5 p.m.

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