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Housing demand over capacity Racial chalkings written on Quad By William Evans Senior Staff Reporter wjevans@crimson.ua.edu
For the 2011-2012 school year, Rose Towers will be converted to a freshmenonly dorm.
information and communication for HRC. The proposed Magnolia Development for sorority housing Housing and Residential behind the President’s Mansion will Communities has been forced to lead to the elimination of Wilson, wait list students who desire on- Byrd, Parker-Adams and New Hall. campus housing contracts for next Because of this, space for on-camyear so as to preserve space for stu- pus housing has become scarce. Spencer Davis, a freshman dents who are most in need of the benefits of on-campus living, said Alicia Browne, associate director of See HOUSING, page 6
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Students make Valentines through Community Service Center
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On Wednesday morning, students found the words “First Amendment,” along with racial slurs chalked on sidewalks filtered throughout campus. “Last night, an unknown individual or individuals chalked words on our campus that disparaged members of various racial and ethnic groups, including African-American and white,” Mark Nelson, vice president for student affairs and vice provost, said in a statement the University released Wednesday afternoon. “We believe that this could have been an attempt to assert First Amendment rights,” Nelson said. “The words were removed as soon as they were discovered.” Dexter Strong, a senior majoring in religious studies, said he saw the remnants of the word “nigger” chalked on the Quad. “I thought it was interesting to me and felt that the chalking stemmed from the situation that happened with Justin [Zimmerman],” he said. “My reaction to the chalking and the recent incidents was to let it roll off my back and try not to allow it to make me upset. I don’t think ignorant comments like that should be given a response, and I think the best response is no response. I think that giving those persons a voice is [more] similar to putting gas on a fire, than evading it with water.” Joshua Berry, a junior majoring in psychology, said he saw some of the chalkings, and he said he continued walking and tried not to pay attention to the words as well. “My reaction to the chalking I saw was just ‘Wow, there are people that are really taking this out of hand,’” Berry said. “I saw the chalking written in front of Gallalee Hall, and it appeared that people had tried to wash it off, but you could see they were writing the beginning of the First Amendment.” The University’s statement continued to say that UA supports the First Amendment. However,
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CW | Teresa Portone Sophomores Angel Contreras, Jacob Siegal, and Mary Della-Vecchia (from left to right), were a few of the students who came to the Ferguson Center on Wednesday afternoon to create Valentine’s Day cards for hospice patients.
Tide seeks 101st straight victory over Auburn Senior Kayla Hoffman performs her floor routine against Boise State on Jan. 21. After two straight road meets, the Crimson Tide come back to Coleman Coliseum Friday to take on No. 21 Auburn, a team Alabama has beaten 100 straight times.
By Jason Galloway Sports Editor crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com Alabama gymnastics head coach Sarah Patterson has never been known to scold her team. They rarely give her a reason to. Last week’s meet against topranked Florida, however, was an exception. After starting the meet with an abysmal 48.075, No. 6 Alabama limped to a lopsided 197.55-195.45 loss in Gainesville. “Most of them were still in diapers the last time we lost by two points,” Patterson said. “That’s unacceptable.” But if there was ever a good time for a wake-up call, this was it. Alabama comes back to Coleman Coliseum Friday to pour out its frustrations on No. 21 Auburn and attempt to defend its streak of 100 straight victories over its arch rival. “We are so motivated,” said junior Rachel Terry. “[The Florida meet] was no fun, but it was just a kick in the pants. As frustrating as it was and as bad as it was, we needed it. It’s gotten us going, and I can’t wait to see where it will take us this weekend.” le this
nail-biters, and it’s not something know you don’t want to be the class to lose it.” the team takes lightly. Terry said, “[If the streak ended], “We don’t really take into consideration how many years it takes to it would be miserable in every aspect win 100 times in a row,” said sophomore Ashley Sledge. “We all just See GYMNASTICS, page 9
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LIFESTYLES in brief Student tickets available for first amphitheatre concert Student tickets for the opening concert of the Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre, Friday, April 1, featuring the Avett Brothers and Band of Horses, will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Students can purchase up to four tickets for $10 each in Room 356 of the Ferguson Center. The student who buys the tickets must have a valid student ID, but the other three ticketholders can be non-students, said Heather Roberts, a programming intern at the Ferguson Center. Roberts said 3,000 of the 7,000 total tickets have been blocked off for students. 1,500 general admission tickets are available for the lower bowl, as well as 1,500 reserved seating tickets for the upper bowl. Ticket sales will begin Friday at 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. They will also be on sale Saturday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m.. Regular hours for ticket sales will be Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. until tickets are sold out.
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Where: Ferguson Center When: 10 a.m.
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What: Campus MovieFest
“A Question of Productivity and Performance: Time Allocation Behaviors of Customer Contact Managers”
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Where: Ferg Center Theater
When: 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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PUBLIC INTOXICATION Time: 3:58 a.m. Location: 800 Block of Hackberry Lane
commercial aerospace, space & defense and electronics will host an information session. Interested students should meet representatives Mon. Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. in Ferguson 305.
Ferguson Center seeks nominations for Penny Allen Awards Faculty and staff are encouraged to submit nominations for the Penny Allen Award no later than noon on March 11. The award recognizes one student and one non-student (faculty, staff or administrative person-
THEFT OF PROPERTY III Time: 4:21 p.m. Location: 100 Block of McCorvey Drive
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BURGLARY III Time: 5:40 a.m. Location: 600 Block of Jefferson Avenue
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nel) who have made a significant contribution to student life at the University. Criteria, in order of importance, include: service and dedication to students; leadership activities; professional and other activities; and lack of past recognition. Student nominees must also be incoming juniors or seniors and have a GPA of at least 3.0. Nomination forms can be found at ferguson.ua.edu under the Applications tab. The School of Social Work and the Alabama Union Board of Governors established the award in honor of the late Sara Bell Penrod (Penny) Allen, a former chairperson of the School of Social Work undergraduate program.
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THEFT OF PROPERTY III Time: 9:56 p.m. Location: 400 Block of 5th Avenue East
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Thomas L. Friedman will visit the University of Alabama on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Friedman, the author of “The World is Flat” and “Hot, Flat, and Crowded,” will address students from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Student Center Theater. He will also speak at 7 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center’s Sellers Auditorium. The evening speech is open to the general public.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF III Time: 12:54 p.m. Location: 400 Block of 6th Avenue
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CRIMINAL MISCHIEF II Time: 10:37 a.m. Location: 900 Block of University Boulevard
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THEFT OF PROPERTY III Time: 10:13 a.m. Date: Jan. 29 Location: 900 Block of Magnolia Drive
Pulitzer Prizewinning New York Times columnist to visit Feb. 22
Time: 3:55 p.m. Location: 900 Block of Bryant Drive
HARASSMENT Time: 5:37 p.m.
Regions to discuss its Management Associate Program Regions Bank will host an information session about its Management Associate Program, Tue. Feb. 8, in the Ferguson East Dining Room at 6 p.m. The program provides insight into the bank’s core divisions with classroom and handson experience. Management Associates participate in leadership training and team-building exercises.
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THEFT OF PROPERTY III Time: 10:26 p.m. Location: 400 Block of 5th East Avenue
THEFT OF PROPERTY III Time: 10:40 p.m. Location: 700 Block of Campus Drive
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THEFT OF PROPERTY III Time: 6:11 p.m. Location: 400 Block of 5th East Avenue
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In the Feb. 9 edition of the Crimson White in the article EDITORIAL titled “Sonnets and Songs serenade students,” Tommy • Victor Luckerson, editor-in-chief, Walker’s email address was editor@cw.ua.edu listed as ttwalker@crimson. • Jonathan Reed, managing editor, jonathanreedcw@gmail.com ua.edu, when actually it is twwalker@crimson.ua.edu. • Brandee Easter, print production The Crimson White regrets editor the error and is happy to set • Daniel Roth, multimedia the record straight. editor • Will Tucker, news editor, newsdesk@cw.ua.edu • Kelsey Stein, lifestyles editor • Jason Galloway, sports editor • Tray Smith, opinions editor • Adam Greene, chief copy editor • Emily Johnson, design editor • Brian Pohuski, graphics editor • Drew Hoover, photo editor • Brian Connell, web editor • Marion Steinberg, community manager
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Air Force ROTC cadets undergo early morning training Left: Cadet Kyle Zimmerman recites the story of Medal of Honor recipient Michael P. Murphy as Ethan Cross supervises an exercise at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning Feb. 9 on the Rec fields. Below: Special Operations Preparation Team performs a team-building exercise in which team members lift and hold a wooden log at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning Feb. 9 on the Rec fields. Bottom: Cadets were on the Rec fields at the crack of dawn for special forces training.
By Brett Saunders Contributing Writer In the not-too-distant future, students might have their essays and papers graded not by professors or teaching assistants, but by computers. Dr. Harold Elder, a UA professor of economics, agreed to use a program this spring semester from Cengage Learning called Write Experience. Write Experience will use artificial intelligence to grade students’ written assignments instantly based on the accuracy and proficiency of their writing. It is important for students to learn handson to accomplish improving their writing skills,” Elder said. He said his goal is to make his students efficient writers. Elder, as well as economics graduate student Will Walsh, will use the program in their microeconomics classes. In the program, students are asked to access and submit four writing assignments on the Internet. As the students write their essays directly into a submission field on the website, a feature called My Tutor will analyze the students’ essays in real time. Another feature, called My Editor, observes the students’ writing mechanics in real time as well. Both features were created with the intention of giving students feedback about their writing. As part of this pilot program, Cengage will compare the computer-given grades with those given by actual people. “Cengage will make sure the computer grading is in line with the human grading,” Walsh said. Cengage was founded in 2007 to help different associations around the world, including universities, with solutions for learning. Elder said he was approached by a representative of Cengage with the new Write Experience system. Elder said he has used a program from Cengage before — a program called Aplia, used for grading homework online. “We hope applying class lessons in a written format will add to their understanding of the subject,” Walsh said. Before there was Writing Experience in microeconomics 110, clickers were used. “We have used clickers in these classes before, but nothing like Write Experience” Walsh said. Both Elder and Walsh said they feel this is a good program, but it will take time to see what it does. “We are evaluating how it works and we will see how successful it is,” Elder said. “I think [Write Experience] will be harder, but I won’t be sure until I’ve used it,” said John Baber, a freshman majoring in microeconomics. Baber also said that he feels that this type of system for grading writing will be used in the future. Write Experience may be used in the future depending on its performance this spring.
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Off-campus vegetarian options: better variety, taste By Allie Hulcher Staff Reporter athulcher@crimson.ua.edu Though the reasons for choosing a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle vary, personal health, ethics or a simple love for animals are among the most common, said Sheena Quizon, a dietitian at the Student Health Center. There has been an increase in the number of students seeking guidance with a vegetarian diet, she said. “With an even greater emphasis now on the prevention of chronic diseases through diet and other lifestyle changes, vegetarian diets have become more popular over the years,” Quizon said. Vegetarianism includes different degrees of diets. A lacto-vegetarian diet consists of plant foods plus some or all dairy products. A lactoovo vegetarian diet consists of plant foods, dairy products and eggs. A partial vegetarian diet consists of plant foods and may include chicken, fish, dairy products, and eggs, but excludes red meat. A vegan diet consists of only food of plant origin. According to the American Dietetic Association, following a proper vegetarian meal plan has led to decreased rates in diabetes, obesity, cancer, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Quizon added that though there are health benefits by excluding these elements from a diet, vegetarians and vegans need to make sure
they are thinking of alternative ways to get their necessary nutrients. “I think the biggest challenge for most students who are wanting to start a vegetarian lifestyle is that they need to make sure they are thinking of alternative ways to get the vitamins and minerals they would be missing from meat products,” Quizon said. Most vegetarians are able to get their adequate supply of protein through foods such as eggs, rice, nuts, beans and tofu. For those giving up dairy products, foods such as soy milk, spinach and collard greens offer adequate amounts of calcium. Amy Swartz is the vice president of the UA Vegetarians, Vegans, and Allied Community, which has over 100 friends on Facebook. She said that the Ferguson Center has options for vegetarians and vegans, but she suggests trying the options in restaurants around town, such as the customizable pitas at the Pita Pit, tofu at Lai Lai and a veggie sandwich at the Crimson Café. “I think the best place to get something vegetarian or vegan around the campus area is Hooligan’s,” Swartz said. “Hummus is a vegan’s best friend.” Meridith Shook, a junior majoring in Spanish and art history, has been an ovo-lacto vegetarian for five years and has been less than impressed with the on-campus options of vegetarian meals. She now brings her own lunch and
snacks to campus. “When I used to eat at the dining halls, I was primarily limited to salads and the occasional ‘stir-fry,’” Shook said. “One time, when I requested a veggie burger at Lakeside, an employee tried to just hand me a bun with tomatoes and lettuce.” Quizon said the main thing to remember when adopting a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle is to eat a wide variety of foods, including fruits, vegetables, plenty of leafy greens, whole grain products, nuts, seeds and legumes. For anyone considering vegetarianism, Quizon suggested meeting with a dietitian to ensure that the vegetarian is meeting all the necessary amounts of vitamins and minerals they need and to see if a vitamin/mineral supplement is warranted. Ethicist Stuart Rachels wrote an essay entitled “Vegetarianism” in which he argues that we should not only boycott industrially produced meat, but should not even kill animals humanely for food. His essay lists animal cruelty, infectious disease, pollution, harming the powerless and health as reasons why should all be vegetarians. “The philosophical arguments for vegetarianism are easy,” Rachels wrote in his essay. “The difficult thing is getting people to stop eating meat.” Martin Thornton, a senior majoring in social work, has been a vegetarian for more than two years and names vegetarian brands that he
CW | Lea Hanna Bertram Vegetarian options are a new feature at Bama Dining locations this semester. likes as inspirations for his diet. His primary tip for anyone considering a vegetarian lifestyle? Study. “Study before you become a vegetarian because you need to know what to eat and where to get all your nutrients to be healthy,” Thornton said. “Eating meat is unnecessary because I can get my
nutrients from other sources, and therefore, I don’t have to eat animals.” Shook did her research and realized that vegetarianism had the potential to be better for both her body and the environment. She encourages anyone to try being a vegetarian or vegan for a week. “It can’t hurt you, and
you’ll only learn more about yourself and other people by experimenting.” If a student is interested in meeting with a registered dietitian on campus, they can contact the Student Health Center at 348-2778 to set up an appointment. The appointment is $20 and billed straight to the student account.
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UA, will you please be my valentine? By John Davis
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REACTIONS TO RACIAL INCIDENTS “Guys in fraternities dont chalk unless thereʼs something in it for them. This is an organized act by anti-greeks.” — @charlespond
“Certainly, Racism is an issue, but letʼs not just boil it down just to that. There are other types of discrimination that happen. Discrimination because of religion, sex, even social class occurs everywhere. Itʼs an issue that must be solved.” — @djcdod
“UAPD needs to make a move. This prejudice and racial profiling has been existing for years and now it is out of hand.” — @tytakeitthere
EDITORIAL BOARD Victor Luckerson Editor Jonathan Reed Managing Editor Tray Smith Opinions Editor Adam Greene Chief Copy Editor
WE WELCOME YOUR OPINIONS Letters to the editor must be less than 300 words and guest columns less than 800. Send submissions to letters@ cw.ua.edu. Submissions must include the author’s name, year, major and daytime phone number. Phone numbers are for verification and will not be published. Students should also include their year in school and major. For more information, call 348-6144. The CW reserves the right to edit all submissions.
UA, students should address racial issues Last Saturday, President Witt emailed the entire student body to condemn a student for using a racial slur towards another UA student. President Witt’s email brought the incident to light and made it a news story. However, since last weekend, the administration has neither made any follow up announcements about how the student who used the racial slur will be punished nor released concrete plans for creating a more tolerant atmosphere on campus going forward. If the University brings racial incidents to the public’s attention, it should use such moments to incite progress. Instead, the administration has backed away from the controversy. The University must do more. Offensive language found chalked on the Quad Wednesday only further indicates that last Friday’s episode was not an isolated incident, but an outburst emblematic of the great divides that exist on campus. Since the University was first integrated in 1963, minorities have been allowed to enroll in classes on campus, live on campus and play
sports on campus. However, they have not been allowed to join the same social groups as other students, serve in the same positions as other students, and participate in the same programs as other students. The Honors College lags in diversity. Of the 50 members of the Capstone Men and Women, there is one black student. Overall, Alabama is the third most-white SEC school. Given this lack of diversity, it is not surprising that some students feel discrimination and racism is okay. Racial tension is not new for the University or the state. Just last fall, we reopened Foster Auditorium – where former Gov. George Wallace made his famous “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” – and paid tribute to the progress we have made. Unfortunately, Wallace’s shadow still stands in too many doors on campus. It is time for The University of Alabama to finally appreciate its role in expanding civil rights in this state and nation. The integration of this campus gave momentum to the entire Civil Rights Movement.
In short: Administrators must put action behind words promoting University.
Today, however, we lag behind many of our peers in creating an atmosphere of inclusiveness. If the University instead worked to bind students together in purpose and identity, Capstone graduates would be able to use that experience to build a better, more cohesive state. If the University worked to create an atmosphere that bridged divisions instead of reinforcing them, it could become a real agent for change throughout Alabama. However, creating this type of environment is going to require bold leadership, not just random emails and superficial statements. Our View represents the consensus of the Crimson White’s editorial board.
Intolerance a problem in greek system By Michael Patrick Last week, the University of Alabama’s students watched as greek and independent students at Auburn University fought a not-sounique battle over on-campus fashion. It seems that our neighbor has passed along the torch of greek controversy to us, and the state of Alabama is starting to find itself in the midst of a modern greek tragedy. At the University of Alabama last week, a student personally suffered the brute reality that so many of us have just written off as tradition, and even more of us just tried to ignore. The University of Alabama has been aggressively trying to push the idea and ideals of community upon its students for a while with campaigns like “You are UA” and the implementation of living-learning communities across campus. The ideals of community are even apparent within the Capstone Creed, which reads, “As a member of the University of Alabama community, I will pursue knowledge; act with fairness, honesty, and respect; foster individual and civic responsibility; and strive for excellence.” Last week at the Capstone, a fellow member of the student body was called a racial slur by a member of the greek community. In response to this incident, let us focus on the part of our creed that says “act with fairness,” while looking more broadly upon the greek system. As it stands currently, the University’s creed and its tolerance of practices within the greek
“The University calls for us to strive for excellence; therefore we are called to take action when we see the sort of unfairness we see within the greek system.”
system are at odds. The University of Alabama’s greek systems openly and obviously discriminate based on racial identity. The University of Alabama serves as an incubator for Alabama’s next generation of doctors, engineers, and politicians. This sort of behavior does not reflect values that we wish to instill in Alabama’s future leaders. The University calls for us to strive for excellence; therefore we are called to take action when we see the sort of unfairness we see within the greek system. But what can we do? I cannot claim to have all the answers in fixing the current greek system, but I know we cannot accept the status quo. The first step that we, as a student body, can take is to demand a creed to which we are actually held to by administrators. We should adopt the same sort of active honor that has prevented Harvard from having a formally recognized ROTC program for so long, because of their non-discrimination policies and the U.S. military’s very open discrimination against gays and lesbians. Upon adopting such policies, UA organizations that openly discriminate, like the greek system, will not be allowed to call the Capstone home.
Creating a system that fully embraces fairness is hard, but that is not an excuse for just sitting around and allowing unfairness and racial segregation to be the norm. We would not embrace these ideals in our hometowns and we should not accept them here in our home away from home. I do realize that the greek system is not the only institution on campus that does this, but we can no longer allow such an influential part of campus that prides itself on power to promote these unacceptable ideals. We cannot allow the inappropriate name yelled at Justin Zimmerman to fall on deaf ears. This is not just an incident between two people. It is just more tangible evidence of what we have been trying to ignore – namely, racism in the greek system. This is a call to arms. We must stand up as a university against this intolerance. Faculty, staff, and students (greek and independent) have to demand that fraternities and sororities stop promoting racism by joining the 21st Century and finally desegregating. Michael Patrick is a junior majoring in political science. His column runs biweekly on Thursdays.
Hi Alabama, it’s me, John. We’ve had a few classes together over the years, I’m not sure if you remem- oh, you do? Ah, yes, that was me. No, it was embarrassing, but I still think it needed to be said. Oh, I just wanted to chat. It’s just, you know, I’ve always wanted to talk to you, but I’ve been too shy to get involved with student government, and we don’t really hang out at the same bars so I just thought I’d say something next time I ran into you. How have you been? Yeah, I can imagine that break up with the old constitution got a little rough. The new one seems nice, though, y’all should have a nice relationship for years to come. Hmm? You want to get away from SGA types for a while? Oh…yeah I guess bureaucracy can be tiring. I don’t know, it just seems that these days everyone’s in a relationship so it’s weird that someone like you is single. You know, that’s actually kind of what I wanted to talk to you about. Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and since, you know, you’re single, and I’m single, well, I just thought… What are you smiling about? Oh no, I’ve embarrassed myself haven’t I? I knew this wasn’t a good idea. I should have just kept walking and not said anything and now I’m never going to be able to look at you without getting embarrassed and I’m going to have to find a new way to walk to class and… Oh, you think it’s cute? Oh…goodness well, um, I don’t know what to say; I never imagined this conversation going so well. What do I like about you? Well, I mean, when I was a freshman you helped me find my place on campus. You directed me to student media and that’s really where I’ve met my closest friends. And of course there was that unforgettable trip to Pasadena. I mean, when you dumped Tim like that in Atlanta I didn’t think it could get any better but Colt tried to put the moves on you and you just separated his shoulder…I mean, wow! We haven’t known each other very long, and even in those two and a half years we didn’t get to really know one another, you know, but I just thought now was as good a time as any; I mean, I’ve matured and you’ve really grown into a wonderful institution – it just seems right. Here – I wrote you a poem. I hope you like it: Had we but world enough, and time, This crippling growth, lady, were no crime. We would sit down and think which hour To go to the rec, to avoid a wait so dour; Thou by the Amphitheater’s side Shouldst country music find; I by the tide Of Homecoming would complain. I would Love you ten years before Chimes stood; And you should, if you please, refuse Till the completion of Saban’s statue. My vegetable love should grow Vaster than sorority row, and more slow. A hundred years should go to praise Thine strip, and on thy newspaper gaze; Two hundred to adore Greek Fest, But thirty thousand to the rest; An age at least to every dorm, And the last age should show your constitution reform. For, lady, you deserve this state, Nor would I love at lower rate. But at my back I always hear Graduation’s winged chariot hurrying near; And yonder all before us lie Tuition hikes of vast eternity. Thy value shall no more be found, Nor, in thy vandalized halls, shall sound My echoing song; then state gov’ments shall try That long preserv’d money supply, And your quaint campus turn to rust, And into ashes all my lust. 35,000 you desire to be numbered, But too many, I think; thou’ll be encumbered. Now therefore, while the charming hue Sits on the quad like morning dew, And while thy champion soul transpires At every hall with instant fires, Now let us bar hop while we may; And now, like freshmen with a fake, Rather at once our time devour, This bottle of whiskey within the hour. Let us roll all our strength, and pride, Our unmistakable class, up into one tide; And tear our pleasures with rough knowledge Through the iron gates of college. Thus, though we cannot make our enrollment Stand still, we will make our cherished stint.
Stop laughing! I really put some thought into that. You think it’s presumptuous? I guess I did get ahead of myself; my imagination can run a little wild, sometimes. So what do you say — Alabama, will you be my valentine?
John Davis is a junior majoring in girl talk. His column runs weekly on Thursdays.
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Tension must not divide By James Fowler, Teddy Phillips, Nancy Hogan, Dakota Peterson and Ashley Getwan For days, our collective attention has unfortunately turned to an act of racial tension at the University of Alabama. On a campus that has, for too long, faced repeated incidents of racism and exclusion, Friday’s event has reminded us of the fragility of cohesiveness and unity. Human relations are just that: fragile. We all maintain different beliefs and distinct interests. At times, blending those into one community can cause hiccups. We cannot, however, allow volatile moments to set us back. At this important moment, we – as united student leaders – affirm the values of harmony, respect, and understanding. We affirm the importance of a campus that not only tolerates but also embraces diversity as an essential part of the collegiate experience. And we affirm our commitment to lead by example, striving to model the empathy we advocate. Our progress as a University has been well documented and much lauded. But, as students, we cannot confuse institutional progress for a unified community. We cannot be content with superficial unity. Rather, we must call ourselves to deeper, truer progress. Friday’s saddening incident should be a call to action for us all. Divides do still exist, and differences can still drive us apart. And while one person’s words can exacerbate those differences, we reject the notion that one person’s actions define our student body. We reject that one belief or one word can epitomize our status as a University. We, as a community, stand for progress. We stand for cohesion and mutuality. We yearn for togetherness, for that is what makes our community strong. As long as bright students invest time and energy into this campus, we will rush forward. We will create new
organizations like the Honors College Assembly. We will revamp and revitalize existing ones like the SOURCE. We will colonize new greek houses of all colors and creeds, and we will never stop exploring new academic frontiers like student research and teaching. We are, at our very essence, a campus of progress. In truth, our past has driven us to be one. We all recognize our failures, and because of them we strive to be better. When we look across classrooms, we see not the superficial identities that divide us. We see partners from group projects and co-founders of organizations. We see neighbors, fraternity brothers, sorority sisters, casual acquaintances. At the end of the day, we’re friends. Our student body, for its size, demonstrates a remarkable geniality and warmth. We triumph more than we fail, and too often those triumphs go unrecognized. In the heat of some moments, attention turns to our infrequently demonstrated divisions instead of the frequent, everyday displays of unity. That should not diminish the triumphs. It cannot drown them out. This moment is unique because we have the capacity to recognize a momentary flare of our past and universally decry it. From every corner of campus, we can join in condemning speech that tears down rather than builds up. We can show, very publicly, that we all want and need to bind up any existing wounds and to carry our campus into a more tolerant, more empathetic, and more collaborative future. Together, we shall find hope in our very capacity to progress and move forward. James Fowler, the SGA President, and Teddy Phillips, the president of NPHC, are seniors. Nancy Hogan, the president of the Black Student Union; Dakota Peterson, the president of the Interfraternity Council; and Ashley Getwan, the president of Panhellenic, are juniors.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thanks to Foster supporters By Black Faculty and Staff Association As Foster Auditorium moves into regular use as the home of UA women’s basketball and volleyball, the Black Faculty and Staff Association takes a serendipitous pause during Black History Month to thank those who recognized what this historic site is and what it should be to The University of Alabama. Advocates worked tirelessly over many years through decrees, articles, letters to the editor and to University administrators, and other strategies to ensure the audi-
torium would be restored to pay tribute to Autherine Lucy Foster, Vivian Malone Jones, and James Hood. These advocates who championed the cause consists of The Crimson White staff; student organizations including the SGA; the Faculty Senate; and individual students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the larger Tuscaloosa community. During this month of reflection and celebration, the BFSA takes this opportunity to say thanks to those advocates for: • Urging the University to stop the decay and demise of Foster Auditorium. • Suggesting that Foster Auditorium not only be renovated, but also that a fitting memorial to its historic Civil Rights significance be constructed, even as perceived financial
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obstacles persisted. • Insisting that an appropriate monument be erected even after UA Athletics assumed renovation of the actual structure. •Recommending that the Foster memorial singularly spotlight the contributions of Autherine Lucy Foster, Malone Jones, and Hood toward the desegregation of The University of Alabama. Finally, as the nation celebrates Black History Month, we all must continue to advocate for additional approaches for documenting and presenting more fully the history of the Civil
Rights Movement and progress at the University of Alabama. BFSA looks forward to working with all University constituents to add to the existing memorial by including, for example, artifacts, programming and vibrant 21st century technologies (e.g., videos, virtual tours, etc.). Commemorating such historically significant events at our beloved Capstone helps to cultivate a hospitable campus environment.
This is a statement by the Black Faculty and Staff Association.
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Group hosts Jupiter viewing Soup bowl helps feed thousands By Jasmine Cannon Contributing Writer
The astronomy group within the department of physics and astronomy will be hosting a viewing of Jupiter at 7 p.m. The viewing, which is open to the public, will take place on the dome of Gallalee Hall through a 16-inch reflector microscope. Astronomy and astrophysics professor Phil Hardee, who is hosting the event, said it is undetermined whether Jupiter, which sets around 7 or 8 p.m., will be viewable. “If the weather is clear [tonight], which now looks like it might be, we should have excellent viewing of the moon approaching first quarter,” Hardee said. “This leads to excellent shadows along the terminator — line between lit and unlit parts — from raised features which makes the lunar topography much more
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visible.” Along with Jupiter, the moon and the Orion Nebula will be visible. “The Orion Nebula is always good with clear skies with the trapezium stars near the center of an asymmetric faint surrounding nebula that may appear slightly greenish to the eye,” Hardee said. “The Orion Nebula is a region of active star formation.
“We may also view the double cluster of stars in the constellation of Perseus,” he said. “It is possible to see by eye that the stars are of different colors, red to yellow to blue-white, although the color differences are more apparent in photographic images which see deep red much better than the eye. The different colors indicate the large difference in surface temperature of the stars, with red being coolest.” This month’s viewing is the day before this year’s UA High School Physics Contest. “The scheduling of this [month’s viewing] ties in with the high school physics contest that we do every year,” said Bill Keel, an astronomy professor “Some of the teams who are coming in from places like Mobile and Huntsville may make it a road trip of coming the night before. To enrich what they can do, we moved it
to have it the night before the physics contest.” There are three more sky viewings scheduled, which are listed on the astronomy departments website, astronomy. ua.edu. On March 4, nebulae and star clusters will be viewed through one of the department’s portable telescopes in Moundville. “In March we’ll be doing nebulaen star clusters, things that are visually dim enough that they’re hard for people to see from in town,” Keel said. “So we get out there without the city lights where people can see the Milky Way.” The moon and Saturn will be viewed on April 12 and again on May 6. Both viewings will be at Gallalee. For more information about the University’s astronomy program and other scheduled events, visit their website or call 348-5050.
Fraternity leaders plan for year By Stephen Nathaniel Dethrage Contributing Writer This year’s Interfraternity Council plans to implement major changes in the greek system, IFC President Dakota Peterson said. The IFC is one of four major bodies that govern the nearly 30 fraternities on campus. The council consists of seven members who are elected each November. “This year, our most important goal is to improve the recruitment process,” Peterson said. “We’re pushing programs to make sure that rush is a safe environment for everyone involved, and one that promotes community.” Peterson said part of the process of keeping rush week safe is allowing individual fraternities more self government, another one of the IFC’s major goals this year. They are working to meet this goal by establishing an in-house judicial board in every fraternity, so
that each house can address problems with their own members individually. With this system in place, the IFC judicial board can focus on incidents that involve entire fraternities, like hazing and violations of alcohol policies, but leave smaller, more individual issues such as fraternity members not meeting their academic requirements to the judicial board of the individual houses. Brad O’Brien, a junior majoring in finance who is the head of IFC judicial affairs, is developing a template for each fraternity to follow in order to establish and run their own judicial board. Another goal of the recentl elected council is to overhaul their website, which is currently no more than a paragraph of text attached to the University’s Greek Life page. “I think the last time that page was updated was in 2006,” Peterson said. “We know we’re way behind there. It’s 2011, and we need a hub where people
“The website will be very beneficial, especially for incoming students and parents that are interested in joining the UA greek life, alumni, UA staff members and all fraternity members” — Micahel Vardoulakis can get information they need at any time, whether that be University policy, IFC policy, alcohol education, intramural rankings or information about the greek community for potential pledges and their parents.” IFC Director of Public Relations Michael Vardoulakis, a sophomore majoring in business, will oversee the development process for the website. “The website will be very beneficial, especially for incoming students and parents that are interested in joining the UA greek life, alumni, UA staff members and all fraternity members,” Vardoulakis said. “It will include a calendar for events, deadlines, etc. and will also have many resources for recruitment.”
Vardoulakis added that he has recently launched a Facebook page and Twitter account for the UA IFC in an effort to increase positive publicity for the greek system. Other goals of the council include a more effective budget and a bigger and better Greekfest, which IFC Vice president Robert Rolfe, a junior majoring in finance, said he hopes to see hosted on the Quad this year. “We were elected in November, but our government only really began with the spring semester,” Peterson said. “Now every member of the IFC has been delegated a major project, and we’re hoping for big improvements in the greek system this year.”
Model United Nations comes to campus By Anna Kate Delavan Contributing Writer The Alabama International Relations Club is hosting the Alabama Model United Nations Conference today through Sunday. High school students from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Florida were invited to register delegates to serve on one of five committees based on their country assignments. The committees will debate issues concerning the global community and draft resolutions to aid in solving these issues. According to the ALMUN website, the five committees include the Disarmament and International Security Committee, which deals with disarmament negotiations, nuclear weapon use and regional security concerns; the Social, Humanitarian and
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majoring in general health studies, said new housing construction to accommodate for the rise in enrollment diverts funds from existing campus programs and buildings. “I think what we have right now is a good size,” he said. “The money that is going to new housing could go to new technology or buildings that already exist.” In fall 2010, HRC discerned that demand for on-campus housing would exceed the supply of 7,700 residential beds for the upcoming academic year, Browne said. After accommodating for incoming freshmen who are required to live on campus, HRC prioritized housing contracts by a number of factors. “We … made sure to protect space for students who receive housing scholarships, since their money cannot be used off campus,” Browne said. “We also needed to pro-
Cultural Committee, which focuses on human rights, the advancement of women and the treatment of refugees; Special Political and Decolonization Committee which focuses on decolonization, Palestinian refugees and human rights; Security Council, which maintains international peacekeeping and authorization of military actions; and the International Press Corp, in which students act like the press in creating articles and broadcasts. During the committee meetings, students will debate a variety of topics. “Debate is structured like the United Nations, with students representing a country and collaborating to write resolutions in order to solve predetermined issues,” said Becca Benning, under-secretary general for communications. tect space for students with medical needs; those participating in a living-learning community (which, of course, cannot be replicated off campus); and students coming for a short-term program, such as those offered by the English Language Institute.” HRC engineered its wait lists in descending order of seniority. “We began the wait list with those students best prepared to move off campus, meaning current graduate students, then current seniors, then current juniors and finally current sophomores,” she said. “As we remove students from the waiting list, we will begin with current sophomores, and then, as space permits, move to current juniors, and then seniors, if possible.” No current freshmen were wait listed. “We only wait listed the number of students that we needed to, based on anticipated space, and that number was achieved before needing to wait list any current fresh-
“Debate is structured like the United Nations, with students representing a country and collaborating to write resolutions in order to solve predetermined issues,” said Becca Benning, under-secretary general for communications.“ — Becca Benning According to Benning, students will be expected to work as teams. They will gain a better understanding of global issues, enhance communication skills, learn to collaborate ideas with other delegates and develop the ability to debate from different perspectives based on their country assignments. “This year, students will be debating issues such as the legality of weapons in space, what actions could be taken against North Korea and if it should be allowed to continue its nuclear program, issues of gender equality, what efforts
can be made to combat HIV/ AIDS, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and the changing nature of the United Nations peacekeeping operations,” Benning said. Students will also be given a crisis situation related to their country that they have to work together to solve. The crisis situation is designed to force students to adapt to a rapidly evolving and serious situation, and they include anything from the collapse of a government to a widespread terrorist attack, to biochemical or nuclear war, to extensive natural disasters, Benning said.
FAST FACTS • Housing demand has exceeded the 7700 residential beds available in Fall 2011. • Students will be pulled off the wait list in descending order of seniority. • Rose Towers will be converted to a freshman dorm in the fall. men,” Browne said. HRC will convert Rose Towers into a freshman-only residence hall in the 20112012 school year to maximize the use of space, Browne said, and the majority of the building’s apartments will return to housing four residents in rooms called ‘quads.’ “This change in Rose Towers has helped us to add additional spaces to our capacity,” she said. “The apartments have been for four students in the past, and occupancy was reduced to three per apartment when there was less
demand for campus housing. The floors that have freshmen have apartments that are quads right now.” Onatome Tasker, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, said the University should exercise caution with moving students off campus since prospective students who favor living on campus throughout college might choose to enroll elsewhere. “I do think the students need more housing if the University is going to increase the number of students coming here,” he said.
By Ashlie Bowman Contributing Writer Local churches and volunteers have been working to provide food for those in need for nearly 30 years through a soup kitchen called the Community Soup Bowl. First Baptist Church, First United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Christ Episcopal Church and First African Baptist Church united in 1981 to form the ministry, which is located at 1711 23rd Ave., under the guidance of the Reverend Ray Pradat, who was the main visionary of the project. “The ministers at that time saw hungry people in Tuscaloosa,” said Amy Grinstead, the Community Soup Bowl’s executive director. “Our mission is to serve the grace of God. We work to fill the peoples’ needs, and there are many different kinds of needs.” Grinstead, who began filling in at the kitchen on a temporary basis five years ago, said although the food they serve is in constant demand, the recent economic slump has caused a steady rise in the number of people in need. In 2010, the Community Soup Bowl served nearly 53,000 plates at a two-plate-per-person limit, which is enough food to serve more than half the people in a full Bryant-Denny Stadium. The kitchen is up and running from 11 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. every day of the year, including holidays. “There is a need now more than ever,” Grinstead said. “Our numbers are increasing, food prices are going up and donations are going down.” Grinstead, along with two permanent staff members and a band of dedicated volunteers, handles all the day-to-day business of managing, organizing, running and maintaining the operation. But despite a demanding workload and the recent increase in guests at the kitchen, she remains optimistic about the work of the Community Soup Bowl and its impact on the community. “I’ve been here five years and it happens constantly; if there’s a need, I just tell one person, and the result is bombarding,” she said. “The people of the community always come through for us.” Bill Pow, a member of the
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the words were mean-spirited and unacceptable. “As members of the UA community, the majority of our faculty, staff and students reject the notion that this type of behavior reflects our collective experience,” Nelson said in the statement. “As a community, we respect and value each member of the UA family, and I trust that we will make decisions that reinforce and reflect that commitment.” Ashley Johnson, a junior majoring in journalism, said she witnessed maintenance washing off the words. “I was walking right by the Round House, and maintenance was just scrubbing around their golf carts,” Johnson said. “UAPD came running up and said something like, ‘We found more over here.’” David Fernandez, a senior majoring in business management, said he was walking from Lloyd Hall to Bidgood Hall and saw the word “kike” first. “Did I just see what I thought I saw?” Fernandez said. “I looked around to see if I could find some context.” Fernandez said he saw “First Amendment” written near by the word and continued to walk over to Gorgas Library where he saw the word “nigger.” “It wasn’t something I was really prepared to deal with at 9 o’clock in the morning,” Fernandez said. “It wasn’t the
Community Soup Bowl’s board of directors and a parttime volunteer, said this optimism has not only affected the staff; it has also spread to community members who are in need. “One thing I noticed is when you ask people how they’re doing, about 75 percent of them say ‘blessed,’” he said. Grinstead said she believes in the Community Soup Bowl’s mission statement of seeking to “provide a warm, inviting atmosphere by opening our doors seven days a week to welcome and feed the hungry,” and in their goal of “feeding the hungry while serving God’s grace.” “I have seen the grace of God happen here,” she said. “I’ve seen people come in in need and then better themselves. It just takes time.” The Community Soup Bowl’s cook and weekend assistant director, William Laycock, said the most rewarding part of his job is seeing someone who truly needs and appreciates the service he and his fellow workers provide. He said the work they do helps people get by in hard times. “People do survive off of this,” he said. “There was a man who came and donated a whole truck full of food and he said, ‘About five years ago I was homeless, and if it wasn’t for this place, I’d be dead.’” Vincent Frazier, a community member who regularly visits the Community Soup Bowl, said he agreed with Laycock, and the service the churches provide affects a lot of people in the community. “You get a lot of unfortunate people here,” he said. “If they were to shut it down for whatever reason, it would hurt a lot of people. I’ve seen mothers come in here with children in the community, and their parents can’t feed them. A lot of people depend on this.” Frazier, who works for the city of Tuscaloosa, said he appreciates what the staff and volunteers at the Community Soup Bowl do and he realizes that they sacrifice time without getting anything in return. “The people here are really nice,” Frazier said. “They don’t care who you are, or where you work, or if you work. They take their time to do this, and they don’t have to. It might be one meal, but it’s one that’s in your stomach.”
way I expected to start my day.” After his class, Fernandez said he went to take a picture around 10 a.m., but the chalking had been washed away. Fernandez said he was disappointed in the chalkings but not surprised. “Given the things that went on this weekend, I can’t say I didn’t expect it,” Fernandez said. “Definitely not the first time I’ve seen or heard something like this out in public. Don’t expect it to be the last.” Strong said he thinks the University is handling all of the situations properly. “I think the University is responding to these incidences well, and I think they are handling it the way they should be,” Strong said. “The e-mails that have followed the incidences send the message to individuals that this type of behavior will not be tolerated. It means that those persons that seek to isolate others and make them feel lesser will face negative and warranted consequences.” However, Fernandez said he felt that more needed to be done. “People need to stop acting like it’s something new,” he said. “We need to make progress on this issue.” Brittney Knox and Victor Luckerson contributed to this report.
Editor’s Note: The Crimson White obtained photographic evidence of the chalkings but chose not to publish them because they were obscene.
Tide brings home 2 weekend wins Freshman Alex Clay goes after a ball during the Crimson Tide Fall Classic. This past weekend, she went two for two, with a win in both singles and doubles against Tulane.
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Over the weekend, the 46thranked Alabama women’s tennis team traveled to New Orleans, La., and brought home two big victories. A solid win over Texas Tech 4-3 and a sweep over Tulane 7-0 put the Crimson Tide at 3-1 overall. Alabama started strong by taking the first three singles wins of the duel, but Texas Tech showed its resilience in the final three sets. No. 74 ranked junior Courtney McLane earned her 6-3, 6-0 win over Tech sophomore Caroline Starck, while the Tide’s freshman dynamo, Mary Anne Macfarlane, ranked No. 15 in the nation, bested Elizabeth Ullathorne, 6-1, 6-1. Tide senior Meritt Emery claimed her first dual match win of the year against Red Raider freshman Nikki Sanders 6-1, 6-4. “Texas Tech was a hungry team,” head coach Jenny Mainz said. “They are much better than their rank, and we struggled a bit. In a couple of spots the conditions were in their favor, but it’s good to be in these positions early so we can see a better response for the next time.” In doubles game play, Alabama fared well, taking two out of three pairs matches. Macfarlane and Antonia Foehse reined in the Tide’s first doubles win against an underclassmen Red Raider duo, 8-6. No. 6 ranked pair — Alexa Guarachi and McLane — took down their opposition 8-5, forcing Texas Tech to face its first loss of the season. On the next day of competition, Alabama delivered nine total wins over Tulane. Macfarlane faced Tulane’s top player, senior Mariam Kurdadze, in singles play. Macfarlane fought hard for the win throughout and ended the match 6-1, 7-5, while Foehse entered her second three-setter of the meet and
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— Jenny Mainz earned a victory over Green Wave sophomore Hila Elster, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5. “Miriam is a mature player, a seasoned competitor, and I’m very proud of the way Mary Anne got her points early and kept gaining momentum until the end,” Mainz said. “Mary Anne lets them [the opposition] know straight in that she is going to outwork them and that she is not going away.” Alex Clay collected the day’s third win in the name of the Tide, 6-4, 6-2 over Tulane’s Lindsay Dvorak. Other singles wins include Guarachi finishing her match at 6-3, 6-1 and Lindsey, 6-3, 6-0 against Green Wave sophomore Emma Helisten. No. 6 ranked McLane and Guarachi took on Kurdadze and sophomore Emma Levy in the first doubles match and earned the first team point of
the duel, 8-3. Lindsey and Clay followed their lead with their own victory over Dvorak and Helisten, 8-4 and No. 32 ranked duo, Foehse and Macfarlane, wrapped up doubles play with the final win over Tulane junior Elizabeth Hamlin and her partner, Elster, 8-7(6). “Courtney and Alexa keep making strides,” Mainz said. “They are constantly improving and they played a solid game against a tough pair.” Mainz also said she has been trying to instill the idea of “Back to Back Days” into the team. If the team plays well on day one, they are to match it or better it on day two for the positive consistency they need for the future. Alabama holds its first home match of the season on Feb. 12, playing host to the University of Central Florida and Chattanooga in the afternoon.
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Tide starts season this weekend in Vestavia By Britton Lynn Senior Sports Reporter bmlynn@crimson.ua.edu
The Alabama softball team will open its 2011 season Friday against Samford in the Hibbett/Easton All-American Softball Classic in Vestavia Hills. The Crimson Tide will also play Alabama A&M and Jacksonville State on Saturday. Then on Sunday, Alabama will go up against South Alabama and Troy. “We definitely have had a countdown,” senior pitcher Kelsi Dunne said. “We’re
definitely excited to get out there and play against somebody other than ourselves. We’ve been scrimmaging a lot. We’re excited to be able to be able to get back on the field together and compete.” The team’s eagerness to get back into playing games has made the past few weeks’ practices difficult, but the players said the energy and excitement amongst the team is at one of its highest points. “The hardest part about coming back after Christmas break is you have to practice for a month,” said sophomore
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outfielder Kayla Braud. “There’s so much anticipation for the season, and you’re ready to get to that opening weekend series. We’re really excited to start playing this weekend. We’ve been working really hard for a month. We’re prepared. I think practices have been going well. We’re just really excited to get out on the field.” Last season, the Tide’s record was 52-11. Their final ranking was No. 9 USA Today/ NFCA and No. 8 ESPN.com/ USA Softball. Alabama comes into this season at No. 6 and No. 3 respectively in those rankings. “I think its been a good preseason,” head coach Patrick Murphy said. “I think everyone’s working hard still. From the very beginning, this team
has been in the best shape of any other team we’ve had, so hopefully it’s going to pay off in the end.” The softball team has nine returning starters, having lost two seniors. The team also brings back 13 total letter winners, replacing five. “Last year we had a lot of newcomers, and we’re working on kind of starting over, seeing as we lost a lot of seniors,” Braud said. “This year we’re going to come in stronger. We’re focused on playing one game at a time, one pitch at a time. We’re focused on this first series this weekend.” Murphy thinks that the tournament this weekend will not only be a great opportunity for Alabama but also for the other collegiate schools throughout the state.
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“It’s going to be a great opportunity to showcase the entire state of Alabama softball,” Murphy said. “The talent [is spread] among all nine division schools in the state. It’s never happened before that all nine that play come to one place. It’s been a great collaboration between all the schools. It’s a great opportunity for us to get out of the scrimmage mode and play someone different. It’s been three long weeks of cold weather and wet. It’s time.” One thing that Murphy won’t have to worry about before this first series of the season is getting the athletes motivated to play. The team is filled with an incredible amount of returning
talent, including four members that were selected to the SEC All-Tournament team last season — Dunne, Braud, junior outfielder Jennifer Fenton and senior utility Whitney Larsen. The team also has two returning All-Americans and two from the SEC-All Freshman team. “Coach doesn’t have to pep us up for any games,” Dunne said. “Whenever we have game day, we’re just all excited to put on our uniforms and get out and compete together. I think we all just motivate each other. We want each other to get better. We want our team to be awesome. We’re just ready to get out and play finally.”
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Tide prepared for road trip Time has come for Alabama to be ranked in top 25 By Brett Hudson Contributing Writer
The Alabama men’s basketball team, fresh off of a 65-60 overtime win on the road against the Tennessee Volunteers, is preparing to face Vanderbilt in Nashville tonight. The Crimson Tide has had trouble playing the Commodores in Memorial Coliseum, having not won there since 1990. That’s not something head coach Anthony Grant is concerned with, though. “This is a different team,” Grant said. “Every year it’s a new team, a new identity. We can’t worry about our past, good or bad.” The Tide’s troubles at Memorial Coliseum have been attributed to its design. Memorial Coliseum is the only basketball arena in the NCAA’s Division I to have the benches and coaches’ box behind the backboard instead of parallel to the length of the court. “I’ve never played on anything like it before,” sophomore forward Tony Mitchell said. “That will be a first, for sure.” When talking about Memorial Coliseum, Grant emphasized that every game is different and provides different challenges, but he and his starting point guard, Trevor Releford, had the same take on the setup at Memorial Coliseum. “The game is still going to be decided between the lines,” Grant and Releford both said. As for winning the second of two consecutive road games, the Tide plans on doing the same things it did to win 10 of its last 11 games and seven of its first eight conference games. “We have to go out and play 40 minutes of Alabama basketball,” Releford said. The Tide can look to Releford, the reigning SEC Freshman of the Week, to continue playing at a high level. “The other guys have confidence in Trevor to get the job done,” Grant said. Though just a freshman, Releford has not wavered in the face of a tough road crowd. “I faced a lot of this in high school, just more people here,” Releford said. “But I like shutting them up.” Defense has been a big part of Alabama’s conference play success, as well. Alabama is currently allowing only 57.67 points per game and has held two teams to less than 40 points and another five at
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CW | John Michael Simpson Freshman point guard Trevor Releford surveys the floor against LSU on Jan. 29. Releford has been an essential piece to the Crimson Tide’s 7-1 conference record this season. 50 points or less. Alabama’s scoring defense was at one point the second best in the nation. “[Defense] is the thing that has given us the chance to win in every game thus far,” Grant said. “It will have to continue to be that way.” A big part of the Tide’s strong defensive effort is Mitchell, who has had two
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I can think of. It would be terrible. We don’t even see that as an option. We’re going to go in and dominate… especially coming off last week.” Auburn is led by first-year head coach Jeff Graba, the team’s fifth coach since the streak began. Patterson, meanwhile, has led Alabama to four national championships and six SEC Championships in that time frame. “You try not to place a lot of emphasis on it,” Patterson said. “The kids weren’t even born when the streak began. You only want your kids to compete the best they can that night. To put a new pressure on them
steals and three blocks in both of Alabama’s last two wins. He also had 23 points against Mississippi State and 24 points against Tennessee, both of which were career highs. Mitchell’s high-flying, exciting dunks have been a big boost for the Tide. “Seeing him go up so high and dunk like that really
— Sarah Patterson doesn’t help anything. “[But] is it something that means a lot and is important to me? Absolutely. It means a lot to every athlete that’s come through our program.” The Tigers are ranked 23rd on bars and sixth on beam but are unranked in the Tide’s best two events – vault and floor – where Alabama is No. 2 and 3, respectively. The Tide dropped to No. 7 in the overall rankings after its poor performance at Florida
last week. After facing Auburn at 7:30 p.m. Friday night, Alabama will host its annual Pink Meet against Kentucky on Feb. 18 in Coleman Coliseum. “This Friday night, we have a chance to redeem ourselves from last week and show the kind of team we can be,” Patterson said. “I would be shocked if we don’t come out and do a great job after the performances we’ve had this week and the attitude that we’ve had.”
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gets us going,” Releford said. “It makes us want to defend more. It makes us try harder to get that steal or defend harder that possession.” Look for the Crimson Tide (15-7, 7-1 SEC) to face the Commodores (16-4, 4-4 SEC) on ESPN2 tonight, then come back to Coleman Coliseum to play the Ole Miss Rebels (15-8, 3-5 SEC) on Saturday.
When was the last time the Alabama men’s basketball team was ranked? I honestly have no idea. It may have been as long ago as the 2002-2003 season, which was the last time that Alabama won the Southeastern Conference Championship. So far this year, the Crimson Tide’s overall record (15-7) isn’t anything spectacular. But what is impressive is the team’s 7-1 conference record. For weeks, Alabama has been No. 1 in the Southeastern Conference, ahead of Florida, the No. 2 team in the SEC and No. 19 overall, by half a game. Alabama leads the West Division by three games. It’s true that most of the teams Alabama has played don’t have the highest Ranking Power Index or RPI; the team that has the highest RPI the Tide played was Purdue, and Alabama lost that game. Purdue comes in with an RPI of 11, but the team right after Purdue is Kentucky, which Alabama has beaten. The other big win Alabama came up with was last weekend against Tennessee, whose RPI is 21. After last weekend’s victory, the Tide did get 21 votes in the Associated Press Poll, but it was not enough to crack the top 25. Alabama’s RPI is 97, which also really doesn’t help the team’s case to be ranked. But the game tomorrow night against No. 24 Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., might be just enough to push the Tide into a ranked position. Vanderbilt’s RPI is 19, and because the game is away, if Alabama can pull out a victory, the Tide’s 8-1 conference record should do the trick. Aside from earning a top25 ranking, Alabama has also positioned itself to have a good chance of making the NCAA tournament this year for the first time since the 2004-2005 season. A 20-win team will generally make it to the tournament, and Alabama is at 15. There are four more home
games, so if Alabama can pull out those four wins and keep a perfect record at home, then the Tide only needs to win one more road game to have a good chance at receiving a bid. The remaining away schedule for the Tide includes a trip to Baton Rouge, La., Oxford, Miss., and Gainesville, Fla., not to mention the game that Alabama will play tonight in Nashville. I don’t think there’s a very good chance that Alabama will win in Gainesville against Florida. Last year the Gators beat the Tide in Coleman, and though this year Alabama is ahead of Florida in the SEC, the Gators’ home-court advantage may be just too much for the Tide to handle. A win in Oxford may be difficult, too. Alabama will play Ole Miss for the first time this season on Saturday in Coleman Coliseum. But, the Rebels defeated the previously No. 11 Kentucky in Oxford, making Ole Miss look like a very formidable opponent in its home court. Assuming Alabama wins all four home games, as long as the Tide can win in either Nashville or Baton Rouge, then Alabama should be in good shape to play in the NCAA tournament after Atlanta. But just as an extra push, the farther Alabama goes in the SEC Tournament, the better chances are that the team will get an NCAA bid. The hotter a team is at the end of a season, the more likely they are to receive a bid. Alabama may never be a basketball powerhouse, but if the 2010-2011 season ends with an SEC Championship title and an NCAA tournament bid, I would say that’s a big success story for this team, second-year head coach Anthony Grant and the program overall.
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Gigi’s long lines are misleading; cupcakes not up to snuff By Avery Driggers Food, like everything else, has trends. Fro-yo bars, the South Beach Diet, Rachael Ray and, now, cupcakeries. True, boutique cupcake shops have been popular for roughly 10 years (you can thank Carrie Bradshaw and her frequent trips to Magnolia Bakery for starting yet another trend), but I thought their 15 minutes of fame would fizzle out long before word got round to Tuscaloosa. And then Gigi’s happened. From the minute they opened their doors, lines have been queuing up to sample the pintsized sweets. Two weeks later, crowds still haven’t eased up, so, naturally, I wanted to see what all of the hubbub was about. I pulled up to the store around 7 o’clock and was not surprised to find a throng of hungry people. It’s a good thing I called my order in the day before. By the time I got in the store about half of the daily specials were sold out. Patiently waiting, the line zigzagged its way to the store’s one cashier as I began to get more and more claustrophobic. After thirty minutes, when it
was finally my turn to order, it hit me: Gigi, you are one sneaky lady. Make people wait in lines long enough and by the time they get to the register, they’ll want their money’s worth…I bought five. I asked for the four most popular cupcakes when I called in, which turned out to be Scarlett’s Red Velvet, Midnight Magic, Cookies-n-Cream and Wedding Cake. And after staring down the Boston Cream Pie for half an hour I decided to get that one too. The colossal cupcakes were nestled into carry out boxes (there’s no room to stand, let alone sit in Gigi’s) and I merrily made my way back home, perhaps too merrily, because when I opened the box I noticed that Scarlett’s Red Velvet had gotten a little too friendly with Wedding Cake and the icings had smushed together into a pile. As I was scooping the icing back on to their respective cakes I realized just how much icing there was. Of the Midnight Magic cupcake’s four-inch height, two and three-fourths of it consisted of icing. I attempted to take a bite and got what felt like two and three-fourth inches of icing up my nose.
Once able to breathe properly, the taste of the cake began to register: chocolate. And that’s about it. No surprises, nothing particularly special, just chocolate cake with chocolate icing sprinkled with chocolate chips. Two bites and I was bored. On to the next cake! Going to the opposite end of the spectrum, I went with the Wedding Cake next. It has white cake with white icing and – you guessed it! – white sprinkles. The pillowy cupcakes were dreamy to look at, but it didn’t make for much interest in the taste department. The cake was moist, and the icing was fluffy, but Pillsbury can do that. And to be honest I couldn’t really tell you much difference between the two. The Red Velvet Cake had gotten a lot of hype from the lady on the phone when I was ordering, so I had high hopes for this one. Those high hopes were quickly brought back to earth as the flavors of red dye #40 filled my mouth. The food coloring taste was only slightly masked by the ten pounds of cream cheese frosting plopped on top. There was so much of it that I was forced to take the bread and butter approach and spread reasonably portioned
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amounts of frosting onto sections of rather dry cake. At this point I was on my fourth cupcake and was beginning to get a better idea of what Adam Richman from “Man vs. Food” must feel like. The Boston Cream Pie had a thin, and much less intimidating, ganache icing. While there was barely any “cream” in the middle, the simple and rich flavors of the dark chocolate ganache and yellow cake easily made it my favorite. The Cookies-N-Cream cupcake finished in a close second. It was the only cupcake that did not taste exactly like what I expected. But after trying five of Gigi’s best, I was nearing a sugar coma, and the most I could process was “mmm.” Call me tough, but if I’m paying $3 for a cupcake it better be a darn good cupcake. And once I eventually recover from my comatose state, I think I’ll be sticking with the store brand.
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Looker, writer The Civil Wars attract crowds to Oz Music to perform at Art Kitchen By Trey Irby
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Three weeks ago writer Caleb Johnson gave one of his stories to Tuscaloosa musician Blaine Duncan, who developed a song around it to act as its soundtrack. Saturday at 7 p.m., the two artists will collaborate for a performance at the Alabama Art Kitchen. Duncan will play some of his music acoustically and writer Johnson, a UA alumnus, will read a few of his short stories in his first public reading. “It’s going to be a real relaxed thing,” Johnson said. “We’re going to crowd as many people in the room as we can, joke, talk and sing a little bit.” Duncan, who usually plays with his band Blaine Duncan and The Lookers, said he has never played a show with a fiction author. “I’m going to focus on a few of the stories that go along with the songs,” Duncan said. “I’ll give background information about how the songs came to be and offer a little insight about what inspired me to write them.” Johnson said he is looking forward to collaborating with Duncan. “I’m excited to have Blaine there with me playing his songs,” Johnson said. “The way he writes songs, they’re narratives in themselves with music along with them. I think my fiction will level with it.” He said his work is primarily Southern fiction, “if that still exists.” Much of it is inspired by people and stories from the town where he grew up, Arley, Ala, though not all of his stories take place there. He describes it all as fiction interspersed with
biographical elements. “I think what writers try to do is show a window to the world through their eyes and their words,” he said. “I try to provide something everybody can see and relate to.” Johnson said he hopes to get feedback from the crowd about his work, something writers don’t often have the opportunity to do. Musicians get responses when they play shows, but writers have to wait until their work is published to get a reaction. “Writing fiction is much more internal, and the payoff isn’t as immediate,” he said. “Your readers aren’t right there in front of you as it is with a band. You can’t see the look on people’s faces and their reactions.” The event begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to all ages. Bologna and cheese sandwiches and tomato pie will be provided for those who come early. The founders of the Alabama Art Kitchen strive to provide a space where, like Johnson and Duncan, artists, writers and musicians can experiment with their crafts. “The thing that sounded most interesting to us is that [this event] involves the collaboration of reading and music, and we’re really into having both of those things happen at the Art Kitchen,” said Allison Milham, a co-founder of the Kitchen. Milham said she and cofounder Claire Siepser, both graduate students in book arts, have tried to host one or two musicians each month at the Kitchen; most performances were either experimental or acoustic. “There isn’t really a venue for that in Tuscaloosa, but I think our space lends itself well to interesting music,” she said.
Record stores aren’t known for packing in the people these days. They hopefully get enough money to get by, but they tend to please the “quiet browsing” crowd. But on Saturday, Feb. 5, Oz Music turned into a mini Times Square. A solid 200 people came to listen to a folk band that, by a twist of fate, had the top selling record on all of iTunes. The Civil Wars have blown up in the way that bands used to. As opposed to learning about a great record six months after its release, people were made aware of the solid work of the duo’s debut full-length “Barton Hollow” within a week of its release. Not only does this just not happen with folk artists, this doesn’t happen at all. Joy Williams, a career songwriter for the major labels, and John Paul White, an old school singer-songwriter, have simply been performers toiling away at their craft. Williams has recorded music since 2000, has been signed to a major label deal, and certainly deserves recognition for having, for lack of a better term, a very pretty voice. Simply put, both White and Williams have done this a long time. On Jan. 14, the duo played “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” which is pointed to as a big deal, but it still doesn’t explain the success. Lots of bands – a shocking amount of great ones, even – play the late night circuit and get only a few eyeballs to their product. These artists don’t suddenly blow up, at least not in the modern environment. While the song “Barton Hollow” has a great video and is some great country-folk, it’s not number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Hipsters didn’t throw down a great Pitchfork score for it. The record is not released on a
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major label, but on Sensibility Music, a label co-founded by Williams. So how did this happen? Despite sounding cheesy, it was hard work and luck. Williams and her husband Nate, Yetton, founded Sensibility Music in 2008 and have worked hard to get both Williams and The Civil Wars out to a wider base. They didn’t fear the idea of “selling out” because television shows like “90210” wanted their songs. They embraced the exposure instead. As it turns out, when people produce music that is finetuned and recorded by talented people, sometimes, people actually notice. That’s such a strange thing to say in the world of Ke$ha and Katy Perry, but it actually is possible. I tire of the “America’s music tastes suck” argument because
As it turns out, when people produce music that is fine-tuned and recorded by talented people, sometimes, people actually notice.
it implies that there is nothing we can do about “taste” and that people are helpless to avoid pop. We think that certain types of people only listen to certain types of music exclusively, and that our friends are the “diverse” ones of the bunch. I’m here to tell you that among the 200 or more at Oz Music that day were frat guys, sorority girls, musicians, older adults, Marines, men in wheelchairs and hipsters in suits. While a straw man argument would yammer that the greeks were only there “because they’re famous,” or the adults wouldn’t be in the audience if it wasn’t
pleasant, or some such horse manure, it spoke a hell of a lot more to the capability of great music. I was in the back of the line for the autograph session, measuring the folk around here. Most everyone wanted pictures and such, and when I finally got there, I was pleased to see that Joy Williams, a major label songwriter by trade for country and pop artists here and yonder, noticed my New Pornographers shirt. She said, “I love those guys!” And you know what? It made sense. Because great music is in the head, and it’s all around us.
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Wine and dine your Valentine If you’re trying to decide you how to express yourself this Valentine’s Day, consider cooking a romantic, three-course meal at home. Despite the average college student’s budget and cooking skills, it’s easier than it sounds. Graham Bonner, a chef at Northriver Yacht Club, put together a simple, affordable meal of salad, Valentine’s chicken alfredo and banana pudding. The entire meal takes less than 30 minutes to prepare, is made from many ingredients you may already have in your kitchen and costs $24 for a couple.
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INGREDIENTS - Two 6 oz. chicken breasts (double-sided) - Garlic (fresh or granulated) - Flour - Parmesan - Diced Onions - Diced Tomatoes - Salt and Pepper
- Basil - Oregano - Parsley - Tomato Sauce - Olive Oil - Any type of pasta - Heavy cream - Milk - Bread crumbs
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STEP STEP 1 Prepare pasta using directions on box.
STEP 3 Add ¼ cup fresh mushrooms. Cook 45-60 seconds. Stir.
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To make stewed tomatoes to go on top of the dish, begin by putting a couple ounces of olive oil in a skillet. Add a couple tablespoons of diced onions and a teaspoon of garlic. He Heat until ingredients are softened. Stir.
Add ½ cup diced tomatoes and salt, pepper, oregano, basil and parsley to taste. Stir.
STEP 5 Add ¼ cup tomato sauce and stir. Bring to a boil then turn down to medium heat. Simmer 20-30 seconds.
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STEP 6 Completely remove from heat
STEP 7 Cut the chicken breasts into a heart shape. Season chicken with salt and pepper on both sides.
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Remove chicken breast from skillet. Using same skillet and oil, take smaller pieces and add them to oil. Stir. If there’s oil left, add a few pinches of flour to soak it up.
STEP 11 Add ¾ cup heavy cream and turn up the heat. Add a pinch of salt, pepper, parsley flakes and parmesan cheese. Let simmer until it thickens to the consistency of syrup. Put pasta on plate. Pour sauce over pasta and place chicken breast on top.
Pour a couple ounces of olive oil in the skillet. Once it’s hot, coat the chicken breast in bread crumbs and place in pan. Once it starts boiling, cut down to medium heat. Cook on low heat until golden brown.
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While the chicke chicken breast is cooking, get leftover pieces o of chicken and season them with salt and pepper. Coat in flour.
Bring stewed tomatoes back to temperature and pour over chicken. Top off with parmesan and parsley flakes.
Bon appétit! See the Chef’s Chef dessert a and wine pair pairing suggestions suggestion on
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OPTIONAL O — Add black olives to stewed tomatoes — Use fish instead of chicken — If yyou’re on a diet, take the cream out recipe and use olive oil, herbs and of re spices spic — Add wine to the sauce
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